“I've got a party to go to, and I'll probably shoot off some fireworks during the day. And I'll watch the display at the river.”

— Martin Miller, attorney, Topeka

“(Playing) youth baseball — the state tournament.”

— Jackson Dooley, eighth-grader, Lawrence

“I have to work, but I might go to a potluck lunch.”

— Valerie Hird, receptionist, Lawrence

“We'll just be kind of traveling. We started out in Topeka, doing some of the museums, and we came out to Lawrence for a day.”

— Jeff Feist, safety officer, Junction City