Photos for April 2008

Bruce Breslow makes a video of himself before the release of three thousand pink rubber ... April 30, 2008	Nathaniel Downie, Fort Leavenworth, shoots marbles during last year's Marble Days event. This year's event ... April 30, 2008	Adam Smith, Bonner Springs High School senior, was awarded the Citizenship Award of the Year. ... April 30, 2008
LT Lee (left) and Chelsea Crouch, Bonner Springs High School seniors, accept a plaque as ... April 30, 2008	Bonner Springs High School valedictorians and salutatorians will give a joint speech during the school's ... April 30, 2008	Rep. Marti Crow, D-Leavenworth, went through a series of radiation treatment under the machine behind ... April 30, 2008
After receiving her last radiation treatment last month at St. Luke's Hospital, Rep. Marti Crow, ... April 30, 2008	Mario Moraes (19) speeds by the grand stands Sunday, April 27, 2008 during the IndyCar ... April 28, 2008	Jason Nicholas, left, and his 9-year-old son Justin Nicholas, of Easton, Mo., hold their hands ... April 28, 2008
Frank Tuck, of Shawnee, enjoys the view from the grand stands Sunday, April 27, 2008 ... April 28, 2008	Drivers warm up Sunday, April 27, 2008, before the IndyCar Series race at the Kansas ... April 28, 2008	A entrance pass gets in the way as Jennifer LaRose, top, and David Charlton try ... April 28, 2008
Seven-year-old Kaela Zarrillo, top, squirms to try and get a look at Danica Patrick from ... April 28, 2008	Danica Patrick's face, which is popping up everywhere in the racing world after being the ... April 28, 2008	Dan Wheldon, shown here in his winning ride, repeated as Kansas Speedway IndyCar champ Sunday. April 28, 2008
Dan Wheldon, standing on his car, celebrates after winning the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300. ... April 28, 2008	Brendan Gaughan (10), left, tries to correct his truck as it breaks down Saturday, April ... April 27, 2008	A pit crew stands ready to service their truck Saturday, April 26, 2008 during the ... April 27, 2008
Ron Homaday Jr. (33) fights for the lead Saturday, April 26, 2008 during the NASCAR ... April 27, 2008	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racers cruise through smoke after a wreck Saturday, April 26, 2008 ... April 27, 2008	Jeff Tryon, left, and Scott Lagasse show off the Jayhawk Championship logos on Lagasee's NASCAR ... April 27, 2008
Scott Lagasse Jr. had a Jayhawk national championship logo put on his NASCAR Craftsman Truck ... April 27, 2008	Ron Hornaday Jr., left, celebrates with his pit crew after their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ... April 27, 2008	Racing fans watch a television on top of a camper Saturday, April 26, 2008 while ... April 27, 2008
Pit crews buzz to the aid of their drivers and their trucks Saturday, April 26, ... April 27, 2008	Racing fans watch the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the ... April 27, 2008	Despite the final score, Bonner Springs' pitcher Luke Terrell had a good strike out number ... April 26, 2008
In the fourth inning of Friday night's game, St. James junior Alan Burns looks as ... April 26, 2008	Basehor senior Travis Inlow is tagged out on a run to second by Spring Hill's ... April 25, 2008	Justin Gripka (5) and Ryan Lawless celebrate their runs with teammates during the sixth inning ... April 25, 2008
Senior Augie Pierce slides in home to score on a base hit from Kyle Savner ... April 25, 2008	Basehor-Linwood shortstop A.J. Richardson and his teammates participated in the Butch Foster Memorial Baseball Classic ... April 25, 2008	Fire destroyed part of a rural Bonner Springs home Friday morning. Fire crews from Bonner ... April 25, 2008
Before the start of the dedication Friday, Mayor Clausie Smith struggles against a brisk wind ... April 25, 2008	Invited guest take shovel full of dirt for the lace bark elm tree that was ... April 25, 2008	Sara Niemann looks at the lace bark elm tree during the dedication ceremony Friday at ... April 25, 2008
Mike Niemann hands a gold shovel to his wife Sara before dirt is placed at ... April 25, 2008	"An Incredible Year" documents Kansas University's 2007-08 men's basketball season. April 25, 2008	Mill Valley senior Amanda Truax connects on a base hit that scored the Lady Jags' ... April 25, 2008
Mill Valley pitcher Ashley Jones fires a pitch during the Lady Jags' 2-1 victory over ... April 25, 2008	Mill Valley center fielder Emily Crady gets a piece of a deep fly ball in ... April 25, 2008	Mill Valley sophomore shortstop Ariel Mull snags the ball for an acrobatic catch during the ... April 25, 2008
Mill Valley shortstop Ariel Mull tracks down Bonner Springs' Wendy DeLeon in a rundown in ... April 25, 2008	Mill Valley shortstop Ariel Mull tries to put a tag on Bonner Springs' Starian Porchia ... April 25, 2008	Mill Valley junior Tara Heinrich pops up a bunt during the Lady Jaguars' 2-1 victory ... April 25, 2008
Mill Valley left fielder Miranda Fields makes a catch in the fifth inning against Bonner ... April 25, 2008	Bonner Springs pitcher Sadie Kelly fires a pitch during the first game of a doubleheader ... April 25, 2008	Bonner Springs pitcher Sadie Kelly looks to first base after scooping up a bunt by ... April 25, 2008
Bonner Springs' Jonathan Walker hands off the baton to teammate L.T. Lee during the 800-meter ... April 24, 2008	Bonner Springs senior L.T. Lee hands off the baton to fellow senior James Carter during ... April 24, 2008	Bonner Springs junior Jeremy Walker flies down the home stretch during the sprint medley relay ... April 24, 2008
Bonner Springs' Jeremy Walker, far left, and Jonathan Walker, second from left, compete in the ... April 24, 2008	Bonner Springs Mayor Clausie Smith announces the Bonner Springs-Holton game on Thursday during opening day ... April 24, 2008	The Bonner Springs and Holton baseball teams warm up prior to their game Thursday at ... April 24, 2008
During a break, Zhu Jin Feng (left) and Wang Xiaojun of China make adjustments to ... April 23, 2008	Mark Schmidt of Bonner Springs separates recycling material during one of the timed events at ... April 23, 2008	Bonner Springs senior Ian Briggs fires out of the blocks at the start of the ... April 19, 2008
Meri Kelley, of Tonganoxie, has had a lifelong passion for cake decorating, and she has ... April 19, 2008	Meri Sprung displays her finished wedding cake project that was featured in a 1965 issue ... April 18, 2008	Bonner Springs junior Jonathan Walker crosses the finish line in first place during the 400-meter ... April 18, 2008
Heather Morgan, Leavenworth County administrator April 18, 2008	Basehor Police Chief Lloyd Martley April 18, 2008	Nelson Krueger piloted "Shepherd One," a Boeing 727, during Pope John Paul II's 1979 U.S. ... April 16, 2008
Kyle Toland April 16, 2008	Austin Anderson (23) delivers a pitch Monday as the Bonner Springs Braves battle against Bishop ... April 16, 2008	Bonner Springs senior Zach Holder returns the ball during action Monday at home against Mill ... April 16, 2008
The season's high winds were the cause of two streetlight poles breaking and falling into ... April 16, 2008	Edna Beryl Owens will celebrate her 100th birthday Sunday. She has lived in the area ... April 16, 2008	Edna Beryl Owens, center, sits on the lap of her of eldest sister, surrounded by ... April 16, 2008
Douglas Nelson April 15, 2008	Keynote speaker Ashley Rhodes-Courter tells guests at the fifth annual CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte ... April 10, 2008	Bonner Springs senior Joe Bland (right) makes adjustments to his robot as sophomore Chris Jenkins ... April 9, 2008
Clearing the hurdles in unison, Jeremy (left) and Jonathan Walker make their way together to ... April 9, 2008	Keynote speaker Ashley Rhodes-Courter tells guests at the fifth annual CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte ... April 9, 2008	Eric Thomas, TCI Roofing owner and North Carolina fan, pretends to have been thrown off ... April 4, 2008
Wendy Ross, a Kansas fan and the office manager at TCI Roofing, wore a KU ... April 4, 2008	Photo detail April 4, 2008	North Carolina fan and TCI Roofing owner Eric Thomas sets up a chicken dinner he ... April 4, 2008
Steve Miles, a Kansas fan and employee at ABLE Inc., admires a roasted chicken with ... April 4, 2008	A headless Jayhawk and black rose were mailed to ABLE Inc, a staff composed mostly ... April 4, 2008	Linda Lockwood, president of the Lansing Historical Society, serves Dusty Rhoads, of Lansing, during the ... April 4, 2008
Representatives from Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka stood outside the grounds of the ... April 3, 2008	Lauren Ozburn April 2, 2008	During the dual match Monday against Maranatha, BSHS senior Kyle Thomas locks his focus on ... April 2, 2008
Devin Stuart, a second-grader at Tonganoxie Elementary School, recently was diagnosed with lymphoma. He has ... April 1, 2008

Point of View

The postal service is cutting back hours at some rural post offices. How often do you go to the post office?

“For my own personal use, I only go a couple times a year to mail gifts, usually around Christmas and family birthdays. At that time I usually buy a couple books of stamps that last for most of the year! For professional use, I go a couple times a month to check our PO Box.”

— Erin Evans

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