Photos for June 2009

Ally Li, left, and Nancy Gao, right, help set up a fireworks tent Tuesday morning ... June 30, 2009	Fireworks light up the sky Saturday during the 2009 Bonner Blast. June 27, 2009	Jonathan Walker, right, leads the celebration as twin brother and fellow 2009 Bonner Springs High ... June 25, 2009
Bruce Tyner, a 2008 Basehor-Linwood High School graduate, carries the football during a game against ... June 25, 2009	Photo detail June 24, 2009	Photo detail June 24, 2009
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Photo detail June 24, 2009	More than 150 people devoted their Saturday to running or walking to help pay for ... June 24, 2009	Leesa Cunningham and Melissa Greer give instructions to the run participants. June 24, 2009
Leesa Cunningham (top right photo) helps runners and walkers register and get their T-shirts and ... June 24, 2009	Runners make their way up the drive at Glenwood Ridge Elementary school Saturday in the ... June 24, 2009	This $65,000 street rod patterned after a 1939 Ford is for sale at Wagner’s. This ... June 24, 2009
This 1958 Chevrolet Del Ray “Fuelie” stands proudly in the showroom at Wagner’s Auto Body ... June 24, 2009	About 22 people attended the first meeting of a new Bonner Springs quilting club Thursday, ... June 24, 2009	Owner Bonnie Freeland works behind the counter at Madame Hatter’s Tea Room. The restaurant features ... June 24, 2009
Madame Hatter’s Tea Room, in Eudora, is the site of a Brownie troop mother-and-daughter tea. ... June 24, 2009	KDOT meets with the Bonner Springs City Council to discuss the Kansas Highway 7 and ... June 24, 2009	People swim at the Bonner Springs Aquatics Park to get some relief from the heat. June 24, 2009
Members of the Bonner Springs Methodist Church plant flowers for the "Mission Possible" project. June 24, 2009	Members of the United Methodist Church (above) work on painting the exterior of the home ... June 24, 2009	Rodger Shannon paints a house with the Bonner Springs United Methodist Church "Mission Possible" project. June 24, 2009
Fireworks light up the sky at the 2008 Bonner Blast. This year, event organizers with ... June 24, 2009	Becky Tomsic, who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics as a member of ... June 24, 2009	Don Singo attaches a flag to a pole June 17 for the third annual Flags ... June 24, 2009
Chance Crawford, Bonner Springs High School senior, fires a pitch during a game at CommunityAmerica ... June 17, 2009	Bonner Springs junior forward Alex Argudo earned All-Kaw Valley League first team honors after being ... June 17, 2009	Photo detail June 17, 2009
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Photo detail June 17, 2009	Photo detail June 17, 2009	Fifteen-year-old Jamie Teixeira, at right, and 14-year-old Mariza McDonald, dancers with All the Right Moves ... June 17, 2009
Three-year-old Leyton Jones, of Overland Park, spins the wheel to win a prize in the ... June 17, 2009	Relay for Life participants walk around the track lined with luminaria honoring survivors and the ... June 17, 2009	Survivors enjoy dinner during the survivor rally in the Bonner Springs High School cafeteria. The ... June 17, 2009
Judy Anderson June 17, 2009	Zach Goodman June 17, 2009	John Reintjes spreads out a 25-foot Chinese Checker board that he made using flag fabric. ... June 17, 2009
Millie is home again with her Leavenworth family after running away four months ago. June 17, 2009	The Elm Grove Baptist Church is building a $2.5 million addition to accommodate its growing ... June 17, 2009	Workers from Lowe’s Construction work Tuesday morning to lay the brick that will cover much ... June 17, 2009
Kay Shevling June 17, 2009	Cliff Brents June 17, 2009	Larry Boswell, new sports director for the Bonner Springs Family YMCA and Providence YMCA, moved ... June 17, 2009
Bonner Springs artist Ernst Ulmer, photographed in 2001 with his painting “Blood Stained Dawn,” has ... June 17, 2009	Cancer survivors take the first lap of the night for the 2009 Kaw Valley Relay ... June 16, 2009	Janet Reed, right, with the Wyandotte County Historical Society, teaches Maddie Alexander the way to ... June 10, 2009
Bonner Springs City Council president Jeff Harrington speaks at the dedication ceremony of the obelisk. June 10, 2009	Kansas City, Kan., mayor Joe Reardon speaks during the dedication ceremony of the obelisk. June 10, 2009	Representatives of the African community lay a rose at the base of the obelisk. During ... June 10, 2009
Members of the Shawnee, Delaware and Wyandot Indian tribes stand next to an obelisk dedicated ... June 10, 2009	Volunteers unveil an obelisk Sunday that was donated by the Kansas City, Kan., Ethnic Council. ... June 10, 2009	A Croatian musical group performs Sunday at the Wyandotte County 150th anniversary celebration. June 10, 2009
Hrvatski Obicaj performs Sunday at the Wyandotte County 150th anniversary celebration. June 10, 2009	Steve Zane, right, and Bobby Zane play a game of lacrosse Saturday at the Wyandotte ... June 10, 2009	Carrie Milton checks out an anvil used int he 1800s. June 10, 2009
Lithuanian dancers perform Saturday at the Wyandotte County 150th anniversary celebration. June 10, 2009	Lithuanian dancers perform Saturday at the Wyandotte County 150th anniversary celebration. June 10, 2009	Dairy Days 2009 June 10, 2009
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Children scramble to the top of a giant inflatable slide at Dairy Days. The slide ... June 10, 2009	A giant cow stands guard at the entrance to the Dairy Days festival at the ... June 10, 2009	Members of the Stranger Creek Band Barry Brown, Doug Rippee, Doug Doering and Paul Wilburn ... June 10, 2009
People shop at vendor's booths Saturday at Dairy Days 2009. June 10, 2009	Michelle Meyer June 10, 2009	Kevin Horner performs Saturday at the Bonner Springs City Library. June 10, 2009
Cancer survivors pose for a photo during last year’s Relay for Live survivor rally. June 10, 2009	Mayor Clausie Smith, left, presents Donna Schif, Garden Club president, with a proclamation in honor ... June 10, 2009	Members of the International Association of Firefighters, Local 64 carry picket signs and march Monday ... June 10, 2009
Edwardsville Mayor John “Tiny” McTaggart presents the Kansas Business Appreciation Award to Jane Jackson, co-owner ... June 10, 2009	A young boy takes a pony ride at the petting zoo. The petting zoo had ... June 10, 2009	A group of praise dancers performs during last summer’s Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at Big ... June 10, 2009
Members of the Fire Union Local 64 protest Monday in front of Edwardsville City Hall ... June 9, 2009	Dakota Herman, left, throw pizza dough in the air alongside Phoenix Vogel at a booth ... June 6, 2009	Visitors of Wyandotte County's 150th anniversary event on Saturday stop at an old fashioned candy ... June 6, 2009
Dancers perform for a crowd on Saturday at Wyandotte County's 150 anniversary celebration. June 6, 2009	Senator Pat Roberts listens to a question from Richard Fry, Olathe, about immigration reform. Roberts ... June 3, 2009	Dr. William D. Miller June 3, 2009
The Harris House, a 15-room, 1883 mansion west of Linwood, was recently purchased by Rory ... June 3, 2009	Hannah Hilsabeck, of Winterset, Iowa, was crowned queen of this year’s Shrine Rodeo. June 3, 2009	A rider holds on tight to stay on a bucking bull during competitions at the ... June 3, 2009
A horse bucks as its rider tries to stay in control during one of several ... June 3, 2009	Scott Hiatt, left, and Sal Coco work in their joint vineyard. The two neighbors decided ... June 3, 2009	Law enforcement agencies in Wyandotte County participated in the Special Olympics Torch Run on Tuesday, ... June 3, 2009
Mark Mathies June 3, 2009	Myra Taylor, right, sings with the other women of The Wild Women of Kansas City ... June 3, 2009	Sheila and James McConico, 642 W. Kump, have been awarded the June Yard of the ... June 3, 2009
Storm chaser Jay Antle discusses his experiences tracking hazardous weather with audience members May 28 ... June 3, 2009	Bill Turley June 3, 2009	Sen. Kelly Kultala, lower right, of Kansas City, Kan., just completed her first session as ... June 3, 2009
Night Ranger performs Saturday night at Old Shawnee Days. The band's biggest hit is the ... June 2, 2009	Bonner Springs seniors Jonathan Walker, second from right, and Jeremy Walker, second from left, finish ... June 1, 2009	Bonner Springs senior Jonathan Walker, right, glances over his shoulder to make sure his brother, ... June 1, 2009
Bonner Springs seniors Jonathan Walker, right, and Jeremy Walker, left, lean at the finish line ... June 1, 2009	Bonner Springs seniors Jonathan Walker, right, and Jeremy Walker, left, finished 1-2 in the Class ... June 1, 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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