From left, Katy Martin, Mari Janssen, Shannon Ikerd, Geri Summers and Buck Rowland, all of Lawrence, attend the 11th annual Red Ribbon Art Auction. The Nov. 23 event, which included refreshments and auctions, raised money for the Douglas County AIDS Project.

Members of the Welcome Club of Lawrence stand behind items they collected for Women's Transitional Care Services. From left are Deb Yager, president; Kelley Witmer, secretary; Kenya Nolte; Judy Poklinkoski; Terri Koch, second vice president; Neva Wilson; Helen Edwards, treasurer; and Sally Cloar, vice president. The club collected the items Nov. 19 during a luncheon at the First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive.

These Lawrence residents attend the 11th annual Red Ribbon Art Auction at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott. Back row, from left, are Cindy West, Elaine Houston, Catherine Bolton; front row, from left, are Jenna Smith, Jessica Sand and Kelly Kapaun. The Nov. 23 event raised about 3,500 for the Douglas County AIDS Project.

From left, Karen Curl, Gene Curl and Charles Williams attend the Lawrence Masonic Lodge No. 6 membership award ceremony. Gene Curl and Williams received 25-year awards during the Oct. 30 event.

Members of the board of directors of the Douglas County AIDS Project pose for a photo during the 11th annual Red Ribbon Art Auction. Back row, from left, are Joan Letendre, Mary Head, Janet Horner, Mark Batesel; second row, from left, are Geri Summers, executive director, Lauren Yoshinobu Buskirk and John Baur; Tammy Willits is in front. The event, which included refreshments and a live auction, was Nov. 23 at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott. The auction raised about 3,500 for the Douglas County AIDS Project.

These area residents are celebrating the 70th birthday of Rita Conner, Eudora, second from right. From left are Duane and Dorothy Wulfkuhle, Lorie Corbin, Ruth Wilson, Rita Conner and Carrol Gerstenberger. The event was Oct. 7 at the home of Carrol and Eva Belle Gerstenberger in Eudora. Conner's birthday was Oct. 1.

Jennifer Gartner, Welcome Club of Lawrence member, talks with Maggie Beedles, Women's Transitional Care Services outreach coordinator. The club collected items for the agency Nov. 19 during a luncheon at the First Baptist Church in Lawrence. The agency provides a refuge for battered women and their children.

From left, Willis McCorkill, Ross Wulfkuhle, Leo Langlois and Bob Brooks, all of American Legion Post No. 14, discuss the proper way to fold the American flag at the Dole Institute of Politics. They spoke Nov. 5 to Cub Scouts from Pack 3072.

Cub Scout Wolfs-Den 1 of Pack 3072 met with veterans of the American Legion Post No. 14 at the Dole Institute of Politics. The boys, all second-graders at Quail Run, learned about Veterans Day and flag etiquette on Nov. 5. Back row, from left, are Bob Brooks, Ross Wulfkuhle, Leo Langlois, Carly Barnes, Willis McCorkill and Alan Fisher; second row, from left, are Michael Hedges, Christopher Ryan, Bryce Lignell, Sam Dowell, Anish Patel and Evan Barnes; front row, from left, are Stan Skwarlo, Levi Sedlock, Joshua Hodge, Asher Vieux, Briggs Fish, Saxon Seaberg and Jake Rogers.