Photos for May 2009

Bonner Springs junior Brooks Ballou competes in the 3,200-meter run on Friday at the Class ... May 30, 2009	Bonner Springs senior Jonathan Walker digs into the start of the curve during his preliminary ... May 30, 2009	Bonner Springs freshman Emily Wilson competes in the 200-meter dash preliminaries at the Class 5A ... May 30, 2009
Bonner Springs senior Garron Wayne fires out of the blocks during the start of the ... May 30, 2009	Bonner Springs sophomore Bridgett Bradley finished sixth in the discus at the Class 5A state ... May 30, 2009	Bonner Springs' Bridgett Bradley competes in the discus at the Class 5A state track meet ... May 30, 2009
Bernadette Gray-Little will become KU's 17th chancellor. May 29, 2009	Photo detail May 28, 2009	Photo detail May 28, 2009
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Photo detail May 28, 2009	Photo detail May 28, 2009	Rev. Kay Dagg with the St. Martin's in the Field speaks Sunday, May 24 during ... May 28, 2009
Photo detail May 28, 2009	Participants of the Edwardsville Memorial Day service look on as the American flag is flown ... May 28, 2009	James Eickhoff plays "Taps" Sunday, May 24 during the Edwardsville Memorial Day service. May 28, 2009
The VFW Post Guard raises the flag Sunday, May 24 at the Edwardsville Memorial Day ... May 28, 2009	The VFW Post Guard raises the flag Sunday, May 24 at the Edwardsville Memorial Day ... May 28, 2009	The VFW Post Guard raises the flag Sunday, May 24 at the Edwardsville Memorial Day ... May 28, 2009
The VFW Post Guard raises the flag Sunday, May 24 at the Edwardsville Memorial Day ... May 28, 2009	The VFW Post Guard raises the flag Sunday, May 24 at the Edwardsville Memorial Day ... May 28, 2009	Members of the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville VFW march to the center of Edwardsville Ceremony to raise ... May 28, 2009
O.A.R. will be making the Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone a second stop on its ... May 27, 2009	O.A.R. will be making the Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone a second stop on its ... May 27, 2009	Photo detail May 27, 2009
Photo detail May 27, 2009	Photo detail May 27, 2009	Six-year-old Katie Peterson, from Grain Valley, Mo., competes in the children’s barbecue pork chop contest ... May 27, 2009
Five-year-old Andrew Frick, from Overland Park, competes in the barbecue pork chop contest with the ... May 27, 2009	Photo detail May 27, 2009	Mike Horsch, from Lee Summit, Mo., enjoys a sample of the Bacon Explosion, which had ... May 27, 2009
Leif French May 27, 2009	Joey Grimm May 27, 2009	Parents and children play games at Kidz Corner during the 2008 Kaw Valley Relay for ... May 27, 2009
Erica Voell May 27, 2009	Al Ramirez May 27, 2009	Bonner Springs Mayor Clausie Smith (third from left) cuts a ribbon on Friday at the ... May 27, 2009
Three Edwardsville children place a Memorial Wreath at the base of the flagpole Sunday during ... May 27, 2009	Kansas City Schlitterbahn Director of Sales and Marketing Chris Ozimek points to a picture of ... May 27, 2009	O.A.R. will be making the Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone a second stop on its ... May 27, 2009
The presentation of colors is offered during the 2009 Bonner Springs Memorial Day service at ... May 27, 2009	Dale Abernathy, of Fountain, Colo., enjoys some food catered by Oklahoma Joe’s Barbecue during Friday ... May 27, 2009	The retaining wall separating Bonner resident Cindy Jones’ house from her neighbor Robert Dykes’ property ... May 27, 2009
Hundreds turned out for Memorial Day services at Fort Leavenworth. May 27, 2009	Mike Horsch, of Lee's Summit, Mo., enjoys a sample of the Bacon Explosion. May 24, 2009	Jason Day and wife Megan offer a sample of the Bacon Explosion to Brad VanEss, ... May 24, 2009
Chris Ozimek, director of sales and marketing for Kansas City Schlitterbahn, speaks to Basehor Chamber ... May 21, 2009	Bonner Springs Elementary assistant principal Gayle Bertram, left, and principal Kim Mitchell take to the ... May 20, 2009	Gov. Mark Parkinson (left) congratulates Monica Sorensen, of Bonner Springs High School, who was selected ... May 20, 2009
Delaware Ridge Elementary second-graders Erica Brady, left, Joshua Pittman, middle, and Ricky Santana show off ... May 20, 2009	Bill Moyer May 20, 2009	Ethan Jenkins places an American Flag on the grave of a veteran that was buried ... May 20, 2009
Members of G Company, 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division give a demonstration of the ... May 20, 2009	Students and teachers from Delaware Ridge Elementary cheer for performers on Thursday at the D.A.R.E. ... May 20, 2009	Teran Holter, Bonner Springs High School senior, presents her senior project to a panel of ... May 20, 2009
Olivia Walterman, far left, gives her portion of the valedictorian and salutatorian speech on Thursday ... May 20, 2009	Members of the Bonner Springs High School Class of 2009 stand up to go on ... May 20, 2009	Linda Horvath, far left, with the Bonner Springs High School Art Department, accepts a check ... May 20, 2009
Dana Wright, pictured, is a bus driver with the Tiblow Transit. Department head Rita Hoag ... May 20, 2009	Kylie Pitts (far right) and three of her friends celebrate her fight against cancer with ... May 20, 2009	Photo detail May 19, 2009
The Bonner Springs High School Class of 2009 celebrate graduation following a ceremony Thursday night ... May 15, 2009	Troy Findley May 14, 2009	Bonner Springs senior center fielder Starian Porchia dives and narrowly misses hauling in a line ... May 14, 2009
Mill Valley sophomore Katie Yoder receives a high-five from coach Sarah Haub after belting a ... May 14, 2009	Bonner Springs left fielder Nancy DeLeon fires a throw back to the infield as center ... May 14, 2009	Mill Valley's Miranda Fields slides safely into home after a collision at the plate with ... May 14, 2009
Bonner Springs third baseman Kylee Timberlake tags Mill Valley's Ariel Mull out at third when ... May 14, 2009	Bonner Springs freshman shortstop Breanna Tendick dives for the ball along the third-base line against ... May 14, 2009	Mill Valley junior Ariel Mull flashes a grin a the dugout while rounding the bases ... May 14, 2009
Bonner Springs senior center fielder Starian Porchia scoops up a ground ball in the outfield ... May 14, 2009	Mill Valley junior Miranda Fields slides safely into home as Bonner Springs catcher Anna Nelson ... May 14, 2009	Mill Valley junior Katelyn Appleby prepares to unleash a pitch during game one of a ... May 14, 2009
Bonner Springs softball coach Kara Wardlow, a 2000 Basehor-Linwood graduate, was recognized as one of ... May 13, 2009	Bonner Springs freshman shortstop Breanna Tendick fires a throw to first base for an out ... May 13, 2009	Basehor-Linwood third baseman Kara Douglas fires a throw to first for an out against Bonner ... May 13, 2009
Basehor-Linwood junior Megan Rehm is congratulated at home plate by her teammates after hitting a ... May 13, 2009	Bonner Springs third baseman Kylee Timberlake fires a throw to first base for an out ... May 13, 2009	Basehor-Linwood shortstop Megan Rehm fields a sharp one-hopper before throwing to first base for an ... May 13, 2009
Basehor-Linwood's Caylee Smith slides safely into second base before Bonner Springs' Kaylie Holloway can apply ... May 13, 2009	Bonner Springs senior Starian Porchia applauds freshman Breanna Tendick after she drove in runs early ... May 13, 2009	Bonner Springs senior Starian Porchia slides safely into second base before Basehor-Linwood's Megan Rehm can ... May 13, 2009
Basehor-Linwood first baseman Annie King fields a one-hopper for an out during the Bobcats' sweep ... May 13, 2009	Bonner Springs' Kelly Chastain fires a pitch during the first game of a doubleheader Monday ... May 13, 2009	Photo detail May 13, 2009
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Photo detail May 13, 2009	The ride begins as motorcyclists pass by the Basehor VFW Hall and down 155th Street. ... May 13, 2009	Basehor VFW Commander Fred Box chats with visitors during the Saturday morning all-you-can-eat breakfast. May 13, 2009
A group of riders arrives at the motorcycle show Saturday morning. The Basehor VFW was ... May 13, 2009	Ethan Isaacs May 13, 2009	Gov. Mark Parkinson (left) congratulates Laura Rink, of Bonner Springs High School, who was selected ... May 13, 2009
Loyl Stromberg, founder of the National Poultry Museum at the National Agriculture Hall of Fame, ... May 13, 2009	Ken Stewart May 13, 2009	Members of the Bonner Springs Police Department raise a salute during the Law Enforcement Memorial ... May 13, 2009
Photo detail May 13, 2009	Bonner Springs Police Department D.A.R.E Officer Patrick Budy speaks with fifth-graders at Delaware Ridge Elementary ... May 13, 2009	Bonner Springs High School has honored seven students of its 2009 graduating class with the ... May 13, 2009
Photo detail May 13, 2009	Stacy Davis, left, director of mental health promotion with Mental Health America of the Heartland, ... May 13, 2009	Christina Osburn was killed by her boyfriend, Brandon Reed, on Thanksgiving Day, 2008, in Shawnee. May 13, 2009
Courtney Huhn, a second-year Kansas University medical student, consults last week with Mary Williams, a ... May 11, 2009	Actor Gary Sinise brought his Lt. Dan Band to Fort Leavenworth on Friday. May 9, 2009	Bonner Springs High School assistant baseball coach Butch Foster, Jr., left, and head coach Rick ... May 6, 2009
Sheryl Chadwick May 6, 2009	The Bonner Springs Mayor’s Youth Council tours the new library. Pictured are, from left, Mayor ... May 6, 2009	Bill Stephan counts out money to Stephan’s Service customer Tim Creasman. Stephan is working for ... May 6, 2009
Debbie Folk, first-grade teacher at Edwardsville Elementary, and student Addie Gibson participate in a pie ... May 6, 2009	Bonner Springs Elementary first-graders attend a mock city council meeting with the Bonner Springs City ... May 6, 2009	Brett Wood, right, lead road designer with GBA Architects Engineers, discusses the Kansas Highway 7 ... May 6, 2009
Construction takes place on 138th Street and Kump Avenue during phase 1 of the Kump ... May 6, 2009	Kevin Shrylock, manager of the Edwardsville Mobile Home Village, cuts a ribbon Sunday, May 3, ... May 6, 2009	Mark Bishop May 6, 2009
Nancy DeLeon May 6, 2009	Gov. Mark Parkinson, left, and Earl Watkins, president and chief executive officer of Sunflower Electric ... May 5, 2009	Bonner Springs senior Jonathan Walker tries to bring the BSHS 400-meter relay team from behind ... May 4, 2009
Bonner Springs sophomore Josie Freeby competes in the shot put at the Blazer Invitational. Freeby ... May 4, 2009	Bonner Springs senior Garron Wayne competes in the long jump at the Blazer Invitational at ... May 4, 2009	Bonner Springs senior Garron Wayne competes in the 100-meter dash preliminaries on Friday at the ... May 4, 2009
Bonner Springs senior Jonathan Walker cruises to victory in his preliminary heat of the 110-meter ... May 4, 2009	Bonner Springs senior Jeremy Walker competes in the 110-meter hurdles on Friday at the Blazer ... May 4, 2009	Bruce Breslow, owner of the Moon Marble Company, dressed as a "Giant Woopie" Saturday for ... May 2, 2009
Marble Days 2009 May 2, 2009	Marble Days 2009 May 2, 2009	Amanda Berry shoots a marble during the marble tournament at Marble Days. May 2, 2009
Children participate in a crab-walk race as one of the many activities at Marble Days. May 2, 2009	Children color marble-related drawings as one of the many activities available at Marble Days. May 2, 2009	Marble Days participants help clean up the pinky balls that reached the bottom of Oak ... May 2, 2009
A child exits a large tunnel made by hay during Marble Days Saturday. May 2, 2009	The Running of the Pinkys May 2, 2009	Children rush Oak Street to roll pinky balls that got stuck in obstacles down the ... May 2, 2009
The Running of the Pinkys May 2, 2009	Onlookers watch as thousands of pinky balls race down Oak Street in the Running of ... May 2, 2009	Thousands of pinky balls are released at the north end of Oak Street in the ... May 2, 2009
Onlookers wait along Oak Street for the Running of the Pinkys to begins. May 2, 2009	An entertainer shows off his juggling skills Saturday during Marble Days. May 2, 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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