The day in photos, July 1, 2011

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Haskell graduate Brandon Bandy leads the circle dance around the arena. The Haskell University Upward Bound program hosted a powwow Thursday to create the largest round dance on record in Kansas. Other Upward Bound groups from around the region participated in the event.

photo by: AP Photo | John Hanna

This photo shows a Planned Parenthood clinic in Overland Park Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Planned Parenthood confirmed Thursday that the clinic had received a license to continue performing abortions under Kansas' new regulations for abortion providers.

photo by: Dena Johnston

OrthoKansas is located on the northwest corner of Sixth and Maine streets.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Work is under way on a seven-story apartment, office and retail building at the southwest corner of Ninth and New Hampshire streets. The city’s Public Incentives Review Committee on Thursday recommended giving a development group led by Lawrence businessman Doug Compton about $280,000 in incentives related to the project.

photo by: AP Photo/Nick Ut

School children enter the water Wednesday June 29, 2011 on Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif. Eleven percent of California's beaches reported elevated levels of bacterial contamination, the largest amount in five years but Santa Monica Beach was not among the ones mentioned. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report Wednesday detailing the water quality for the country's most popular beaches.

photo by: Nick Krug

Johnson County Sheriff's officer Mark Rokusek is one of several deputies who found Rachel Perez's in the attic of her home. Rokusek described the scene as “shocking” and initially thought the boy was a toddler because of his size.

Nice ride: Free State High School junior Baylie Moon captured state honors at the Kansas National Barrel Horse Association Finals held May 20-22 at the Expo Center in Topeka. In addition to placing first in the Youth 18 & Under division on Classy’s Cashbox, Baylie also placed fifth in the open finals competing against 286 riders. She is the daughter of Randy and Raelynn Moon of Lawrence, who submitted the photo.