The day in photos, January 28, 2011

photo by: Kansas Historical Society

The Fort Larned Belles, dressed in period costume in this photo, won the state-wide contest for creating a Kansas Centennial menu. The contest was sponsored by the Kansas Press Association. The winning menu included Fort Larned Oxtail Soup, Kansas Centennial Fried Chicken, Kit Carson Baked Potatoes, Wagon Train Gravy, Cherokee Corn-on-the-Cob, Lean Bear Tossed Salad, Sliced Love Apples, Buffalo Bill Biscuits, Sand Hill Plum Jelly, Pawnee Creek Ice Cream, General Custard White Cake and Black Kettle Coffee.

This brochure was one of the many pieces of literature that was published around Kansas' centennial celebration in 1961.

photo by: Karrey Britt

About 160 people attend the 42nd annual meeting of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at Maceli's. Kathy Clausing-Willis, vice president and chief development officer, gives opening remarks.

photo by: Karrey Britt

Kirsten Flory, left, and Coeli Baker answer questions about heart health during an online chat on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at The News Cente, 645 N.H.

photo by: Kansas University

Marilyn Stokstad

photo by: AP Photo | Pablo Monsivais

Kansas basketball player Thomas Robinson and his 9-year-old sister Jayla Robinson, arrive for funeral services of their mother Lisa Robinson, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at Antioch Baptist Church in Washington.