photo by: Kevin Anderson

Oklahoma City Thunder center and former Kansas University player Cole Aldrich, right, checks a list of school supplies he planned on buying for Isaiah Mayo, 8. Aldrich and Target purchased $1,000 worth of school supplies for city youths Monday at SuperTarget, 3201 Iowa Street.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Employee Celeste Wray pulls pre-ordered textbooks Monday as the Kansas Union Bookstore gets ready for the 2011 fall semester at Kansas University, which starts Monday, August 22.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Chris Thompson watches his shot after a drive on hole No. 14 on Monday on the private side at Alvamar. Thompson, a former Kansas University golfer, shot 65 in a Nationwide Tour qualifying event.

photo by: Nick Krug

Levi Davis, right, executive director at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, chats with Secretary on Aging Shawn Sullivan on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, during a reception at Brookside. Sullivan presented an award to the facility's staff and administration for providing patient-centered care in a home-like setting.

photo by: Nick Krug

Brookside Retirement Community resident, Ruth Trask, 80, claps during a celebration in which the retirement home was honored with a Promoting Excellent Alternatives in Kansas (PEAK) award from the Secretary on Aging, Shawn Sullivan, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. It was one of only seven nursing homes to receive the honor.