Photos for August 2010

Anna Mary Landauer leans against the mail box at the Doege family farmstead. Her grandfather ... August 31, 2010	George Dudley August 30, 2010	Maj. Gen. John E. Davoren, of Lansing, stands at attention while his wife, Debra, and ... August 30, 2010
John Frank, a member of the KC Smokin' Boys team, spread sauce on his chicken ... August 28, 2010	Mark "Sparky" Krull, a member of the Disciples of Blues and BBQ team, prepares chicken ... August 28, 2010	Ryan Pals, a members of the Disciples of Blues and BBQ team, cuts up brisket ... August 28, 2010
Chris Miller, a member of the Petrified Pig team, prepares a selection of meat for ... August 28, 2010	Craft, food and vendor booths were set up on several downtown street Saturday for Tiblow ... August 28, 2010	Tiblow Days visitors walked through and checked out the vintage cars along Oak Street Saturday. August 28, 2010
Cars line Oak Street Saturday afternoon for the Tiblow Days Car Show. August 28, 2010	Edge of Forever, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band, performs. August 27, 2010	Lydia Benton watches Edge of Forever, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band, and poses for the ... August 27, 2010
Andreas Chaparro, 6, enjoys a snow cone purchased from the Bonner Springs Boy Scout Troop ... August 27, 2010	Kinsley Kane, 2, shows off her face paint and balloon animal. August 27, 2010	Alex Arnold, 7, braves the slide at the carnival. August 27, 2010
A look at one of the rides at the Tiblow Days carnival. August 27, 2010	Young participants walk past rows of floaty prizes on their way to their next destination. August 27, 2010	Carnival goers take a turn around a ride Friday night during the Tiblow Days festival, ... August 27, 2010
Law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s help in locating Adam Joseph “Rocco” Longoria, 36, ... August 27, 2010	A pep rally is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the Bonner Springs Price Chopper for ... August 27, 2010	Secretary of State Chris Biggs speaks during Thursday night's Mayor's Banquet. August 26, 2010
Don and Vicky Wheeler (left) are recipients of the Marion Vaughn Community Service Award, which ... August 26, 2010	Yard pests are numerous and have been busy this summer for various reasons. Dan Lekie, ... August 26, 2010	NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer, an Emporia native, exchanges helmets with Kansas football coach Turner Gill ... August 26, 2010
Marcus Morris and NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer, visit after Bowyer was given a KU Jersey ... August 26, 2010	Tim Ross, senior vice president with George Butler Associates, shares an update about the Kansas ... August 25, 2010	Steve Lewandowski builds a chemical waste tank to be used under a sink in a ... August 25, 2010
Tina Ashford August 25, 2010	Ruby Shannon, a resident of Nettleton Manor in Bonner Springs, rides her electric wheelchair on ... August 25, 2010	Del Coleman, standing, was the featured speaker during the annual court of honor for Troop ... August 25, 2010
Scouts, committee members and family members gathered Aug. 21, for a banquet honoring the 50th ... August 25, 2010	Luke Porras (22) is one of numerous players on the Bonner Springs offense who coach ... August 25, 2010	Chandler King, Basehor-Linwood linebacker, makes a tackle during the Bobcats’ playoff game against Jefferson County ... August 25, 2010
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., speaks at a ceremony Friday at Fort Leavenworth’s Louis and Clark ... August 21, 2010	U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore addresses the crowd at the “Driving for Quality Care” tour, a ... August 20, 2010	Jourdaine Smallwood, Bonner Springs quarterback, gives a pump-fake before firing a pass during the first ... August 19, 2010
Spencer Bush, Bonner Springs forward, hurdles BSHS goalkeeper Brett Steuart during the first day of ... August 19, 2010	Offensive linemen work on blocking drills during the first day of football practice Monday at ... August 19, 2010	Shelby Witt and James Covey August 18, 2010
Former Bonner Springs High School teacher Jacci Leib poses for the camera to the backdrop ... August 18, 2010	Taekwondo instructor Rick Grimm (right) teaches a class at his new studio, Grand Master Kim’s ... August 18, 2010	Autumn Rogoza August 18, 2010
Joe Hornback is the new principal of Bonner Springs High School. August 18, 2010	Local band H GAGE performs at the Whiskey A Go Go night club in Hollywood, ... August 18, 2010	Tara Eveland and James Hovey August 18, 2010
Teann Eveland and Keith Frazier August 18, 2010	Bonner Springs volleyball coach Heather Campbell, center, instructs her players during a timeout against Bishop ... August 18, 2010	The BSHS Dazzlers pose with their trophies earned at the National Dance Alliance elite camp ... August 18, 2010
Kodi Grace Koch August 18, 2010	Easton Blondell Bosley August 18, 2010	Ted and Dora Stolfus August 18, 2010
Walter “Smitty” C. and Mae Fern Smith August 18, 2010	Kevin and Christine (McMackin) Schrader August 18, 2010	Gene and Helen McGraw August 18, 2010
Darrell and Genevieve Donahue August 18, 2010	It’s one of those sounds that means summer — the almost constant evening and night ... August 18, 2010	Emmett Keene watches with anticipation a moment before his rocket launches Friday at the Leavenworth ... August 17, 2010
County Road 1 August 17, 2010	Jody Baragary leads her grand champion market steer in the auction pit Friday at the ... August 17, 2010	The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved placement of a larger stop sign and other ... August 17, 2010
Taylor Leach of Linwood grooms one of the dairy cows she and her sisters would ... August 17, 2010	Taylor Leach of Linwood grooms one of the dairy cows she and her sisters would ... August 17, 2010	Students of USD 204 headed back to school Tuesday. August 17, 2010
Assistance from the public is still being requested in locating a vehicle identified during the ... August 13, 2010	Assistance from the public is still being requested in locating a vehicle identified during the ... August 13, 2010	Jerry Theis of Leavenworth waters down the aisle in a livestock barn Wednesday at the ... August 13, 2010
Taylor Leach leads a red and white Holstein heifer Thursday in the show ring for ... August 13, 2010	Taylor Leach applies hairspray Thursday to the back of Jersey heifer before the 4-H dairy ... August 13, 2010	Taylor Leach, 15, of Linwood cools herself Thursday before starting to groom one of the ... August 13, 2010
Blaze Taylor, 11, of Tonganoxie gets tips Wednesday from Lindsey Gonser on how best to ... August 13, 2010	Rob Leach shaves hair along the backbone of a Jersey heifer Wednesday before the start ... August 13, 2010	A pig does not appear to be enjoying its stay at the fairgrounds as temperatures ... August 13, 2010
Clinton Kissinger, 19, of Tonganoxie sprays water on a hog he said would rather be ... August 13, 2010	Morgan Morris sits Wednesday on one of the Brahma steers her Tonganoxie family was showing ... August 13, 2010	Lindsey Ewert, 18, brushes a beef steer Wednesday at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds. The Leavenworth ... August 13, 2010
Three-year-old Morgan Morris, Tonganoxie, gulps soda in an attempt to stay cool Wednesday in a ... August 13, 2010	Members of the 9,019 division of the Union Pacific work on replacing portions of the ... August 13, 2010	Bob Caviar, owner of Papa Bob's BBQ in Bonner Springs, places a picture of Adam ... August 11, 2010
Bob Caviar, far left, owner of Papa Bob's BBQ in Bonner Springs, watches the Man ... August 11, 2010	Customers of Papa Bob's BBQ in Bonner Springs crowed the restaurant Wednesday night to watch ... August 11, 2010	Bob Caviar, left, owner of Papa Bob's BBQ watches the television screen Wednesday night as ... August 11, 2010
Papa Bob's customers clap and cheer as the Man v. Food episode featuring the Bonner ... August 11, 2010	In honor of the "Ultimate Destroyer's" television debut on Man v. Food, several groups visited ... August 11, 2010	Skip, behind, and Mason Dobbs look over the dessert table Friday night at the annual ... August 11, 2010
Florence Wasson, left, picks out a dessert Friday night at the Senior Center spaghetti dinner. August 11, 2010	The 2010 Senior Center spaghetti dinner raised $1,423 for the Senior Center/Nancy Jones Johnson Scholarship ... August 11, 2010	A group of Bonner residents enjoy Friday's community spaghetti dinner. Pictured are Steve and Linda ... August 11, 2010
Mike Walker, right, serves spaghetti to Elizabeth Hatfield Friday during the Senior Center spaghetti dinner. August 11, 2010	Mike Walker, right, serves spaghetti to Bud Hendricks Friday during the annual Senior Center spaghetti ... August 11, 2010	Pat Krambake, left, Zola Bundy, middle, and Reba Shaw serve salad and bread Saturday at ... August 11, 2010
Kat Kasckow, center, a young Bonner resident, performs in the chorus of the Lyric Opera’s ... August 11, 2010	Bush Farm owner Chris Bush, at right, assists customer Doris Wilson with her fruit and ... August 11, 2010	Travis Anderson, assistant mechanic with USD 204, inspects a sky light on one of the ... August 11, 2010
De Soto USD 232's seventh elementary, Belmont School, 5805 Belmont in western Shawnee, opens this ... August 11, 2010	Photo detail August 10, 2010	Grace Coffin, Tonganoxie, offers the stem of a lollipop to a goat Monday at the ... August 10, 2010
Sisters Mollie and Lauren Hoge, rural Linwood, pose with their animals near their home. August 10, 2010	Janet and Dave Falk stand in their family garden behind their children, from left, Luke, ... August 10, 2010	Randy Freeman, front, performs Saturday with his band Johnny Rockit and Weekend Rockstars. The band ... August 10, 2010
NASCAR has approved a request for a second weekend of Sprint Cup Series racing beginning ... August 10, 2010	Mitchell Jones, right, son of former Senior Center director Nancy Johnson, helps serves spaghetti Friday ... August 6, 2010	Former Kansas Chief Justice Robert E. Davis August 5, 2010
Truth crew member Felix Lamorena (at middle with the microphone), engages Vans Warped Tour attendees ... August 5, 2010	Jerry Moran, U.S. Senate nominee, spoke Wednesday morning at a Republican Party “Victory Breakfast.” Republicans ... August 4, 2010	Sisters Destiny (left) and Mable Mestagh, rural McLouth, are involved in several projects in 4-H, ... August 4, 2010
Travelers on U.S. Highway 24-40 near 155th Street were treated Tuesday to the sight of ... August 4, 2010	The reading tutoring program at the library this summer consisted of several volunteer leaders. Pictured ... August 4, 2010	DaNa’e Banks, left, helps Kathy Cleveland recognize sight words using flash cards on the last ... August 4, 2010
Sue Adams August 4, 2010	Randy Freeman has been suffering from kidney failure since December 2008. Freeman’s friend Terry Long ... August 4, 2010	Tim Karrick celebrates a win at the Lakeside Speedway. Karrick was one of four Lakeside ... August 4, 2010
Sisters Destiny Mestagh and Mable Mestagh, rural McLouth, are involved in several projects in 4-H, ... August 3, 2010	Austin Foley, 12, and Alyssa Foley, 9, stand with their parents, Carrie and Adam Foley. ... August 3, 2010	With the continued mixture of heat and rain, conditions have been good for the growing ... August 3, 2010
Ethan Hugeback, 6, participates in a tackling and fumble recovery drill during former Kansas University ... August 3, 2010	David Thomas, 6, takes a handoff from former KU running back Jake Sharp at a ... August 3, 2010	Anthony Angelotti, 7, hops over the tackling dummies during a running back drill Saturday at ... August 3, 2010
Stella Soleil, lead singer of Dirty Little Rabbits, performs with crutches, which she had to ... August 2, 2010	Stella Soleil August 2, 2010	Zoltan "Zoli" Teglas, lead singer of Pennywise, performs. August 2, 2010
Ace Enders performs. August 2, 2010	Fans push each other around in a mosh pit during a Pennywise song. August 2, 2010	Fans sing out to a song by Artist vs Poet. August 2, 2010
Caleb Evans, from Lawrence, screams during a favorite song. Evans was among several concert attendees ... August 2, 2010	A fan crowd surfs during a Pennywise song. August 2, 2010	Fans push each other around in a mosh pit during a Pennywise song. August 2, 2010
Ace Enders performs. August 2, 2010

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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