The day in photos, May 7, 2011

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Hank Booth, left, carefully steps down the curb under the delight of Shade Little and Cathie Rodkey. Booth and Little lead the The Willow Domestic Violence Center's first "Walk a Mile In Her Shoes:Red Shoe Walk" Friday, May 6, 2011, at Haskell Stadium.

This architectural rendering shows plans for an arched entryway at Lawrence High School's stadium. This view looks at the stadium from the southeast. The project is being financed through donations generated through LHS Building on Traditions.

photo by: Nick Krug

Firefighters respond Friday to a call at Gaslight Tavern in North Lawrence. The fire, which started just before 6 p.m., was confined to a small utility room in the rear of the building. The structure was unoccupied at the time of the incident and no one was injured. There were no damage estimates Friday, and the cause of the fire was unknown.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence resident Jeremiah Donnelly lays out some chickens along the grill of his smoker to offer to friends that stop by as he prepares for the 13th-annual Lawrence Sertoma 48 BBQ Cookoff. Members of the public are invited to sample meats prepared by the contestants as a part of the "People's Choice" portion on Saturday.

photo by: John Hanna | Associated Press

Kansas state Sen. Jean Schodorf, left, a Wichita Republican, confers with Diane Gjerstad, center, lobbyist for the Wichita school district, and Mark Tallman, right, lobbyist for the Kansas Association of School Boards, after a round of budget negotiations between the House and Senate Thursday, May 5, 2011, at the Statehouse in Topeka.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

The Lawrence police honor guard lay a wreath at the grave of Officer Wilson Pringle, who was killed in the line of duty in 1909. Three fallen police officers and a firefighter were honored Friday, May 6, 2011, with a wreath-laying ceremony at each one's gravesite. The event was in observance of Kansas Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day.