Photos for May 2008

Jim Geary zips down a line strung between trees in a Colorado forest. Jim and ... May 28, 2008	Carol Geary floats slowly back to the ground after skydiving out of a plane with ... May 28, 2008	April Brown (left) the 2007 Shrine Rodeo Queen, presents this year's queen, Alyssa Morrison, Bonner ... May 28, 2008
The Bonner Springs boys track team placed second in Class 5A at the state meet. ... May 28, 2008	Jonathan Walker, Bonner Springs junior, leans across the finish line in first place during the ... May 28, 2008	Kendall Gott, senior historian at the U.S. Army's Combat Studies Institute, walks through the U.S. ... May 28, 2008
Lynnea Davis, 15, squats with students from the Bonner Springs Head Start program during a ... May 28, 2008	Winners of the Edwardsville slogan contest pose after receiving their prize money during the City ... May 28, 2008	Norman Dysart (foreground) and other members of VFW Post 6401 fire a 21-gun salute during ... May 26, 2008
A gray overcast sky hangs over as the color guard with VFW Post 6401 marches ... May 26, 2008	Darlene Thompson of Edwardsville wears the gold star banner pin in honor of her son ... May 26, 2008	James Eickhoff plays taps during the Edwardsville Cemetery Memorial Day Service Sunday afternoon. May 26, 2008
Nine-year-old Joshua Grimm (right) places a wreath at the flagpole base with help from his ... May 26, 2008	Members of The Olsen-McGraw-Thompson-Goins Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6401 prepare to raise the flag ... May 26, 2008	The Bonner Springs boys track team poses with its second-place trophy at the Class 5A ... May 25, 2008
Bonner Springs junior Jonathan Walker leans across the finish line to win the Class 5A ... May 25, 2008	Bonner Springs senior James Carter, second from left, pushes up from ninth to third on ... May 25, 2008	The Bonner Springs 400-meter relay team set a new 5A state record in the event ... May 25, 2008
Members of the Mill Valley 400-meter relay team congratulate the Bonner Springs 400-meter relay team ... May 25, 2008	Bonner Springs junior Jonathan Walker was pumped up after seeing his team's state record time ... May 25, 2008	Bonner Springs junior Jonathan Walker anchors the 400-meter relay team to a state championship and ... May 25, 2008
Bonner Springs senior Ian Briggs fires out of the starting blocks at the beginning of ... May 25, 2008	Jonathan Walker crosses the finish line a few strides ahead of twin brother Jeremy Walker ... May 25, 2008	Bonner Springs junior Jeremy Walker goes airborne during the long jump at the Class 5A ... May 25, 2008
Bonner Springs freshman Bridgett Bradley competed in the discus on Friday at the Class 5A ... May 23, 2008	Bonner Springs junior Jonathan Walker competes in the triple jump at the Class 5A state ... May 23, 2008	April Brown, left, the 2007 Shrine Rodeo Queen, presents this year's queen, Alyssa Morison, Bonner ... May 23, 2008
Alyssa Kelly, the leading scorer on the Bonner Springs girls soccer team, will play soccer ... May 22, 2008	Bonner Springs Elementary field day 2008. May 21, 2008	Bonner Springs Elementary field day 2008. May 21, 2008
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Pearl Branchcomb turned 105 on May 14. Branchcomb is a longtime resident of the Edwardsville ... May 21, 2008	Hudson Smith, front, Tessa Gallardo, middle, and Angel Villarreal, all first-graders, play a game Tuesday ... May 21, 2008	Crew members ready umbrellas at the Bonner Springs Aquatic Center. The center's 2008 season-opening day ... May 21, 2008
Robert Marmon, BSE substitute teacher, hula-hoops Monday afternoon during Field Day. Marmon had to get ... May 21, 2008	Andrew Stephen, left, and Corey Brown, right, catch soft balls being thrown by their teammate ... May 21, 2008	Saul and Efrain, two undocumented immigrant brothers from Mexico City, relax outside near the shelter ... May 21, 2008
L.T. Lee pulls away from Bishop Miege and the other 400-meter relay teams after taking ... May 21, 2008	The 1918 Building. May 14, 2008	Riley Shonkwiler, 9, of Bonner Springs, stands by the grave of Henry Tiblow near Nowata, ... May 14, 2008
Small gray morels were found in early April, as temperatures in the 50s marked the ... May 14, 2008	It was a packed house of students and guests watching the Delaware Ridge talent show ... May 14, 2008	KBMC television news anchor Dan Weinbaum (left) and Bonner Springs Mayor Clausie Smith taste hamburgers ... May 14, 2008
Between some of the talent acts, third-grader Cail Isabell provided some comic relief by telling ... May 14, 2008	Fifth-grader J.T. Johnson was "Rockin the Blues" on his alto sax along with his band ... May 14, 2008	Fourth-grader Vicky Hoover recites a poem called "Boa Constrictor" as she is swallowed up in ... May 14, 2008
A Unified School district 204 worker fills a bus with fuel at the Bus Barn. ... May 14, 2008	Cody Wallace, Bonner Springs senior, watches his putt roll across the green during the Class ... May 14, 2008	Bonner Springs seniors sit in cap and gown during graduation, waiting their turn to walk ... May 14, 2008
Basehor-Linwood senior Megan O'Bryan (11) and Bonner Springs' Alyssa Kelly race for a loose ball ... May 14, 2008	Perry Parks May 10, 2008	Despite chilly weather, Friday was "Dunk a Dean" Day as part of the annual End ... May 10, 2008
Members of he U-19 Boys LUSC Boro team are, back row: Ethan Alexander (Lansing), Jonas ... May 8, 2008	Before the 5000 rubber balls were released, Amber Vochatzer of Bonner Springs wanted to rest ... May 7, 2008	After the first round of the cake walk, Kellie Dunham (left) helped her niece Mikayla ... May 7, 2008
After the run of the Pinky balls, spectators helped gather the rubber balls into large ... May 7, 2008	Ashley Gagnebin of Bonner Springs enjoyed playing with the bubble wand as part of the ... May 7, 2008	Between games Monday night, parents and teammates took time to recognize the outgoing seniors for ... May 7, 2008
Alex Reid of Basehor had his turn at the 10-cent gumball machine that was on ... May 3, 2008	Spectators try to stay clear of the Pinkie balls that raced down Oak Street Saturday. May 3, 2008	A front loader releases 5,000 "Pinkie" balls down Oak Street Saturday at Marble Days. May 3, 2008
Brian Callahan had a balloon alligator head that caught the attention of "Abby Puckett," a ... May 3, 2008	Cousins Luke Johnson (left) and Wyatt Johnson compete against each other in a sack race ... May 3, 2008	Tyler Bonebrake carefully takes his shot during a game Saturday at Marble Days. May 3, 2008
High winds downed several trees overnight May 1 in Bonner Springs. May 2, 2008	Photo detail May 2, 2008	Photo detail May 2, 2008
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A tree in the year of a Bonner Springs resident at 413 Insley Ave., was ... May 2, 2008	Photo detail May 2, 2008	Photo detail May 2, 2008
Bonner Springs High School students lined the fence to watch as BSHS seniors Zach Holder ... May 2, 2008	Bonner Springs senior Kyle Toland returns a shot during a doubles match at the Class ... May 2, 2008	Bonner Springs senior Zach Holder stretches for a shot at the net during the Class ... May 2, 2008
Five Bonner Springs High School football players have signed letters-of-intent to play college football. Byron ... May 1, 2008	The Leavenworth County Justice Center at 601 S. Third St., Leavenworth May 1, 2008	Kevin DeVore (seated), Bonner Springs High School senior, signed his letter-of-intent on Wednesday to play ... May 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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