photo by: Photo courtesy of Thomas Wilkerson

Lawrence Kiwanis Club’s Annual Pancake Feed, the club’s annual major fundraiser for supporting children and youth in our community, was held March 12 at Applebee’s Restaurant, 3900 W. Sixth St. Members, from left, are John Wessels, John Sayler, Frank Purvis, Harold Jones, Shelia Roberson, Bob Bowline, Megan McGlinn, Larry Almstrom, Judy Pinegar, Eileen Hart, Susan Wachter, Vicki Wilkerson and Cindy Hart.

photo by: Photo courtesy of Thomas Wilkerson

Ron and Sylvie Olin attended the Lawrence Kiwanis Club’s annual fundraiser held March 12 at Applebee’s Restaurant, 3900 W. Sixth St. The Olins were among the more than 150 individuals in attendance. All proceeds went to support children and youth in Lawrence.

photo by: Photo courtesy of Ann Dean

2011 Kansas Governor’s Arts Award recipient for Arts in Education, Linda Reimond, center, is pictured with her family at the March 3 awards ceremony at Washburn University. Back row, from left, are Jerry Reimond and Nick Reimond; front row, Reimond and Jerilynn Reimond Burris. Sara Paretsky, a Lawrence native and distinguished author of fiction and memoir, not pictured, received the Distinguished Arts Award at the same event.

photo by: Photo courtesy of Ann Dean

2011 Kansas Governor’s Arts Award for Artist recipient Louis Copt, left, is pictured with Henry Schwaller IV, chairman of the Kansas Arts Commission, and Llewellyn Crain, Kansas Arts Commission executive director, at the March 3 awards ceremony at held at Washburn University’s Memorial Union.