Heidi Tanner, left, community development manager for the Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council, presents Heidi Kennedy and Rebecca Gant the Outstanding Volunteer Award. They received the recognition May 3 at First Presbyterian Church.

From left are Marcia West, Lissa Revenew, Lynisha Thomas, Judy Inverarity, Cris Bandle, Jeannie McClure, Rebecca Gant, Jill Hardesty and Nancy Keel. They were recognized May 3 for their work with the Girl Scouts' Douglas County Service Unit.

Standing from left, Ann Wimmer, Nancy Keel, Mary Murphy, Barb Goff and Robin Robertson received their 15-year membership pins for being Girl Scouts of America members. The received the honor May 3.

From left, Shirley Kaspers, Betty Jo Miller, Phyllis Talmadge, Lenoir Ekdahl and Evelyn Senecal help during the annual Lawrence Memorial Hospital health fair. The event was April 24. They are members of the Douglas County Home Economics Assn.

From left, Lissa Revenew, Robin Robertson and Lessa Terry receive the special volunteer award for their services to Douglas County Girl Scouts. They were honored during a meeting May 3 at First Presbyterian Church.

Photo courtesy of Nicole Madril Members of the Kansas Ki Society gather after a martial arts demonstration that was part of the Kansas University Center for East Asian Studies' Military Arts in East Asia conference. The conference was April 24. Members are, back row from left, Patrick Bukaty, Mike McCune, Pam James, Owen Livingston, Stan Haehl, Bob Lavendusky, Andrew Wolf, Jana Rittenhouse and Chris Zotos; front row from left, Maya Long, Nishta Dasta, Andrew Tsubaki and Lydia Dasta. Tsubaki is head instructor of Kansas Ki Society and a professor emeritus at Kansas University.

From left, Junior Girl Scouts Amanda Davidson, Jamie Fischer, Amy Trompeter, Allison Burke, Kate Baringer and Megan Garvin were recognized for earning the Bronze Award. Heidi Tanner, in back, community development manager for the Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council, presented the recognition May 3.

Members of Brownie Troop 620 attend their first mother-daughter sleepover at Camp Daisy Hindman, south of Dover. The event was in April. The members attend Century, Corpus Christi and Quail Run schools. The members are, back row from left, Abby Pang, Heather Jackson, Teanna Totten, Brooke Leslie, Cailin Caldwell, Caroline Gish, Maria Davies, Daniella Smith and Eadington Graham; front row from left, Katie Conrad, Elizabeth Schmidtberger and Emily Nelson. Karen Davies and Jan Conrad are the troop's leaders.