Lisa Harkrader, author of “Airball: My Life in Briefs,” attended the River City Reading Festival on Oct. 14. Harkrader’s book won the 2006 Juvenile Literary Award from the Friends of American Writers and was selected as a Kansas Notable Book. She lives in Tonganoxie.

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Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self pauses for a photo with Best Buy employees during the Coaches vs. Cancer reception. From left are Brandon Perkins, Self, Faith Gowin, Joe Barton, Maggie Occeno, Danny Jocoby and Holly Ussery. The fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society was Oct. 9 at Maceli’s.

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Angel Lang, 7, of Lawrence, poses with Lilly, a character that appears in children’s books by Kevin Henkes. They attended the inaugural River City Reading Festival, which featured workshops, seminars and appearances by authors — including a keynote speech and book signing by PBS news anchor Jim Lehrer. The event was Oct. 14 at the Lawrence Arts Center.

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Randy Weseman, second from left, superintendent of the Lawrence school district, gathers with World War II veterans and a mannequin displaying war memorabilia during a meeting of the Lawrence Rotary Club. Weseman, who collects memorabilia and history from the war, gave a presentation at the meeting. From left are Bob Piller, Weseman, Atlee Vernon and Paul Getto. The meeting was Sept. 17.

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Gary Lechliter, Lawrence, was one of the writers on hand for the River City Reading Festival, which was Oct. 14 at the Lawrence Arts Center. Lechliter, who has received the Langston Hughes Award for poetry and the David Ray Award, holds his recent book of poetry, “Under the Fool Moon.”

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Barbara Neff, left, and Nancy Wickersheim rode on the Happy Time Squares dance club’s float during the Leavenworth County Fair Parade, which was Aug. 8 in Tonganoxie. The float was organized by Frank and Betty Alexander, and won the most original float award and a $50 prize.

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The Douglas County Historical Society honored several individuals and Treanor Architects for excellence in collecting, preserving, teaching and supporting history during a dinner. From left are Tensie Oldfather, Dr. Henry Remple, Martha Parker and Vance Kelley. Oldfather, a longtime philanthropist whose $4 million gift in 2000 started the Douglas County Community Foundation, died Oct. 2. Kelley, a principal at Treanor Architects, attended on behalf of the firm.

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Members of Boy Scout Troop 65, Baldwin City, at the summit of Mount Antero in southern Colorado are, back row, from left, Kirsten Shuck and Todd Coffey; second row, Alex Coffey, Keenan Coffey, Colby Soden, Josh Hoffman and Jake Hogsett; front row, Brian Jones and Brandon Baltzell. The Scouts climbed the mountain in July during a trip to Packard High Adventure Base in Poncha Springs.

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Robert Collins, left, of Andover, talks with author Scott Phillips, of St. Louis, at the River City Reading Festival. Phillips has written the novels “The Ice Harvest,” “The Walkaway” and “Cottonwood,” as well as numerous short stories. The event was Oct. 14 at the Lawrence Arts Center.

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