The day in photos, May 15, 2011

photo by: Mike Yoder

Le-Asa Woods, 12, left, and Onna Phythyon, 12, draw chalk flowers on Pat Slimmer’s 1976 Cadillac during the Lawrence Community Nursery School’s Red School Rockin’ Music Festival on Saturday in Burcham Park. People at the event were decorating Slimmer’s car for the Art Tougeau Parade, coming up on May 28. “It was the longest two-door GM ever made,” said Slimmer about his black Caddy.

Character in Motion: Fourth-grade student council students at Schwegler School organized a drive from April 25 to April 29 to collect items for The Salvation Army. The school collected 438 items and delivered them to The Salvation Army on April 29. Back row, from left, are Cole Shupert, Bailey Sanborn, Beatrice Lopez, Emily Johnson, Eddie Connolly, Ben Urban, Ben Farney and Alicia Thomas; front row, Rylee Harris and Rejjin Jackson. Kea Wormsley submitted the photo.

photo by: John Young

Kansas University shortstop Kevin Kuntz tags out Alabama A&M’s Norbert Riggins as he attempts to steal second base during Game 1 of a doubleheader Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Hoglund Ballpark.