Photos for August 2009

Bonner Springs High School varsity cheerleaders perform Saturday in the gazebo at Kelly Murphy Park. August 29, 2009	Children control small airplanes as one of the carnival rides available Saturday to Tiblow Days ... August 29, 2009	Kids ride a carnival ride Saturday during the 2009 Tiblow Days. August 29, 2009
Monty Drennon, of Edwardsville, checks out the engine of a car Saturday during Tiblow Days. ... August 29, 2009	Monte Cox, a member of the Pumpin' Smoke team for the Smokin' on Oak barbecue ... August 29, 2009	A parade participant performs a wheelie. August 29, 2009
Eight-year-old Desmond Battle carries cotton candy to his family during the Tiblow Days parade. August 29, 2009	The Abdallah Shriners of Overland Park August 29, 2009	The Abdallah Shriners of Overland Park August 29, 2009
Sheriff Don Ash waves to onlookers during the Tiblow Days parade. August 29, 2009	The Bonner Springs High School marching band performs during the Tiblow Days parade. August 29, 2009	Nine-year-old Mason Harris enjoys his breakfast so much, he gave it a thumbs-up sign. August 29, 2009
Cook John Roberts pours pancake batter on the griddle. As a former pastry chef for ... August 29, 2009	First Christian Church volunteers prepare plates of biscuits and gravy for hungry residents. August 29, 2009	Bonner resident Tom Morrell slathers butter on his pancakes at the biscuits and gravy breakfast, ... August 29, 2009
Damian Douglas, who is holding young Vince Sola, enjoy the music and represent. August 28, 2009	Patrick Woolam, of The Transients Band, performs at Tiblow Days. August 28, 2009	Jesse Anderson, 16, does a heel flip with his skateboard while waiting for the bands ... August 28, 2009
Six-year-old Lauren Clark helps her mom, Beth, out with her booth at Tiblow Days, Bow-Tique. ... August 28, 2009	Bonner residents enjoy Tiblow Days from the sidelines. From left are Debbie Saving, Minnie Moss ... August 28, 2009	At the Tiblow Days carnival August 28, 2009
A young Tiblow Days visitor takes a ride at the carnival. August 28, 2009	Sixteen-year-old Bobby Hodge, at left, and James Wagner, 12, have a fight with their inflatable ... August 28, 2009	Work on County Road 1 continues in southern Leavenworth County. The road is expected to ... August 28, 2009
Unified Government Mayor/CEO Joe Reardon speaks during the Mayor's Banquet on Thursday, Aug. 27. August 28, 2009	Breanna Tendick had a breakthrough tennis season as a freshman, emerging as the Bravettes’ top ... August 27, 2009	Master gardener Joy Kromer prepares some sample red, green and yellow tomatoes for audience members ... August 26, 2009
Ziggy Schucker, left, Ty Grotheer, middle, and Ryan Russell were the three youths who completed ... August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009
22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009
22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009
22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009
22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	22nd annual VFW Horseshoe Pitching Tournament August 26, 2009	Stefan Mbiyavanga, from Switzerland, listens to his teacher during class at BSHS. Both students will ... August 26, 2009
Crystal Richardson August 26, 2009	Nina Sabllotny from Germany, takes notes during her math class at Bonner Springs High School. August 26, 2009	Worker set up a carnival ride Wednesday in preparation for the Tiblow Days carnival, which ... August 26, 2009
Crissy McNellis, volunteer with the Humane Society of Greater Kansas Society, holds Sasha, a Chihuahua ... August 26, 2009	From left: Tina Ashford, Bonner Springs Senior Center assistant director, Reba Shaw, Ken Stewart and ... August 26, 2009	Kathy Renn, Basehor assistant city clerk August 26, 2009
A Transport Workers Union of America Local 530 float was featured in last year’s Labor ... August 26, 2009	Bill Kromer, a master gardener, speaks at the Basehor Community Library during a presentation on ... August 26, 2009	Students take notes during a math class at Bonner Springs High School. For 2009, BSHS ... August 26, 2009
Master gardener Bill Kromer holds up a few of the red heirloom tomatoes he grew ... August 21, 2009	Brandon Eastland, Bonner Springs High School quarterback, looks down the field for an open receiver ... August 20, 2009	Photo detail August 19, 2009
Leah Dahlke, front, and Miles Sheldon exit a bus Tuesday for their first day of ... August 19, 2009	Photo detail August 19, 2009	Photo detail August 19, 2009
Photo detail August 19, 2009	Photo detail August 19, 2009	The Swegle family, of Bonner Springs, walk up to the doors Tuesday of Bonner Springs ... August 19, 2009
Shane Daniels, front, and Andrew Christensen exit a bus Tuesday for their first day of ... August 19, 2009	First day of school at Bonner Springs Elementary School. August 19, 2009	First day of school at Bonner Springs Elementary School. August 19, 2009
Craig Stephan August 19, 2009	LaDrew Murrell August 19, 2009	Vans Warped Tour concertgoers enjoy their front-row standing room spots. The concert, Tuesday, Aug. 4, ... August 19, 2009
A check is presented to the Bonner Springs City Library is memory of Joanne O'Brien. August 19, 2009	Joanne O'Brien August 19, 2009	Bonner Springs High School woodworking students sit atop the cabinets in the new concession stand ... August 19, 2009
DiAnne Berning, bookkeeper for Bonner Springs High School, begins cutting fabric for a new quilt ... August 19, 2009	Christine Wood, English teacher at Bonner Springs High School, knits scarves for a homeless shelter ... August 19, 2009	Students swarm the freshman hallway Tuesday at the end of the school day. Freshmen are ... August 19, 2009
Candice McField is co-owner of Unwired Unlimited in Bonner Springs with her cousin S. McField. ... August 19, 2009	Leavenworth County Humane Society Director Crystal Swann Blackdeer writes the name of a cat on ... August 19, 2009	The first day of school for USD 204 was today. Students at Bonner Springs Elementary ... August 18, 2009
Players squared off at the first day of football practice on Monday at Bonner Springs ... August 18, 2009	Lucy Rieke, McLouth, pats the shell of Harry, a sulcatta tortoise that made an appearance ... August 15, 2009	Sydney Angell, Tonganoxie, gets to the finish line at Saturday's pedal tractor pull. Sydney took ... August 15, 2009
Gloria Spath, Leavenworth, tries with all her might to move her tractor during Saturday's pedal ... August 15, 2009	Beth Doty and Haley Helm, Easton, are all smiles after giving each other a face-full ... August 15, 2009	Jenni Ciszewski, Basehor, at right, laughs after her piece of pie and plate falls off ... August 15, 2009
Photo detail August 15, 2009	A truck takes to the mud strip Friday at the Mud Run. August 15, 2009	Keeley Redford, 11, Leavenworth, walks with her animal during showmanship judging Thursday in the show ... August 14, 2009
Cameron Kilgore, rural Leavenworth County, shows his animal Thursday at the Leavenworth County Fair. August 14, 2009	Local residents taking part in Senior Day at the Leavenworth County Fair mingle Friday at ... August 14, 2009	Bonner Springs spaghetti dinner 2009 August 13, 2009
Bonner Springs spaghetti dinner 2009 August 13, 2009	Bonner Springs spaghetti dinner 2009 August 13, 2009	Bonner Springs spaghetti dinner 2009 August 13, 2009
Photo detail August 13, 2009	Bonner Springs spaghetti dinner 2009 August 13, 2009	Bonner Springs spaghetti dinner 2009 August 13, 2009
Bonner Springs spaghetti dinner 2009 August 13, 2009	Bonner Springs spaghetti dinner 2009 August 13, 2009	Shriners entertain the crowd at the Leavenworth County Fair Parade on Tuesday in downtown Tonganoxie. August 13, 2009
Contestants compete during last year’s Tiblow Days barbecue contest. Among other growth seen within the ... August 13, 2009	Sally Helin, one of the affected residents of a recent off-roading incident, peruses the damage ... August 13, 2009	L.T. Lee was a force on the football field for the Bonner Springs Braves during ... August 13, 2009
There's service with a smile at the Spaghetti Dinner. August 12, 2009	Sam Garcia, an employee with the Wrap Factory in Edwardsville, sweeps debris left by a ... August 12, 2009	Car shopper Gwenna Davis, of Lansing, takes a look at a Ford Focus with sales ... August 12, 2009
Living history performer Ann Birney shows Basehor Historical Museum visitors Aug. 6 where Amelia Earhart ... August 12, 2009	Nick Schuster, third-grade teacher at Bonner Springs Elementary, hangs a poster Wednesday morning in front ... August 12, 2009	Edwardsville Elementary School teacher Erin Nichols works on a reading exercise with Devante Washington (left), ... August 12, 2009
Jackson Wagner of KC Varsity Post 199 takes the field as lineups are announced for ... August 6, 2009	Alex Angermuller, left, and Jacx Johnson jockey for control of the ball during a drill ... August 5, 2009	Basehor-Linwood High School graduate Matt Murrell leads campers in a drill at the Basehor-Linwood Soccer ... August 5, 2009
Ty Hofer controls the ball during a drill at the Basehor-Linwood Soccer Association's youth soccer ... August 5, 2009	Matt Murrell, right, leads campers in a game called Shark Attack during the BLSA summer ... August 5, 2009	Melissa Seaman, a junior-to-be at Basehor-Linwood High School, shields the ball from Ty Hofer, right, ... August 5, 2009
The Bonner Springs High School Orange Dazzlers Dance Team completed a three-day Universal Dance Association ... August 5, 2009	Carol Courtney, who manages Miller’s Too, cuts the ribbon during a ceremony for the move-in ... August 5, 2009	Merrill Bilyea, Bonner Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center resident, demonstrates his prowess on the Nintendo ... August 5, 2009
Michael Amayo August 5, 2009	Kristopher Hann August 5, 2009	Kevin Jones August 5, 2009
Debra Fisher, owner of Essential Massage, gives a sports massage to new client Caleb Charron. ... August 5, 2009	David Pierce August 5, 2009	Lyra Thompson, 3, of Edwardsville, was born with albinism, a genetic condition that causes a ... August 5, 2009
A parent fills out paperwork during all-school enrollment at Basehor-Linwood High School. August 5, 2009	Brett Reynolds plays in the water at the Bonner Springs Aquatic Park with his daughter, ... August 5, 2009	Kansas City, Kan., resident Harriet Alvey spends an afternoon shopping in The Pink Zebra Boutique. ... August 5, 2009
Ian Sangster, of Bonner Springs, combs through some dirt looking for any hidden artifacts. Sangster ... August 5, 2009	Archeology students dig in Bates County, Mo. The field class, through University of Missouri-Kansas City, ... August 5, 2009	The Aqua Pro Assassins 15-and-under softball team recently completed an undefeated season. The Assassins posted ... August 5, 2009
A player attempts a shot from a tough position during the Disc Golf World Championships ... August 5, 2009	Matt Stillwagon of The Woodlands, Texas, shows his frustration after narrowly missing a long putt ... August 5, 2009	Ali Bailey, a 2009 Maranatha Academy graduate, anchors the 3,200-meter relay team in what turned ... August 5, 2009
James Farmer of Jefferson City, Mo., eyes the pin before taking his first shot on ... August 5, 2009	Jason Springer, a Lenexa resident, watches his frisbee sail toward the pin on Thursday during ... August 5, 2009	Brett Burgess of Kansas City, Kan., knocks down a putt on the 15th hole during ... August 5, 2009
Guitarist for Florida-based band In Passing Sterling Plemmons, at right, and bassist Joe Tavarez take ... August 4, 2009	The White Tie Affair performs at the Vans Warped Tour. August 4, 2009	Vans Warped Tour concertgoers take time off from the music to enjoy some shade. August 4, 2009
A concertgoer crowd surfs during A Skylit Drive's performance. August 4, 2009	A Skylit Drive performs. August 4, 2009	Vans Warped Tour concert goers enjoy front row standing room. August 4, 2009
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan. (center), visits with retired Lt. Gen. Robert Arter (left) and ... August 3, 2009

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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