Photos for July 2010

Former Kansas University running back Jake Sharp hands off the ball to a camper during ... July 31, 2010	Basehor-Linwood cross country runner Kayla Peterson signed a letter of intent to run cross country ... July 28, 2010	Aaron Mills, with Mills Construction, measures out a section of a house he and other ... July 28, 2010
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Bob Alden, Tonganoxie, makes a point to U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt as Madeana Knipp listens ... July 25, 2010	Rachel Elise fills out paperwork during casting calls for “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” Auditions ... July 22, 2010	Photo detail July 21, 2010
Photo detail July 21, 2010	... and the violin. July 21, 2010	Saige White, 2, enjoys the maracas. July 21, 2010
One man was taken to the hospital after his semi-truck plowed into another in Basehor. July 21, 2010	Aidan Emerson, 2, takes to the strings of the cello. July 21, 2010	Sasha Welicky blows the tuba. July 21, 2010
Sasha Welicky, 7, blows the tuba. July 21, 2010	McKenzi White, 4, tries her hand at playing a drum. July 21, 2010	The building committee for the Risen Savior Lutheran Church break ground Sunday on the site ... July 21, 2010
The board of elders for the Risen Savior Lutheran Church break ground Sunday on the ... July 21, 2010	The Basehor Bobcats 11-year-old baseball team won the Wyandotte County Jayhawk Classic Tournament on July ... July 21, 2010	Russ Owens (left) chats with a Bonner Springs Police officer as the Kansas City, Kan., ... July 21, 2010
Courtney Hooks, a 2010 Basehor-Linwood High School graduate, is headed to Ottawa University this fall ... July 21, 2010	John Makona July 21, 2010	Jacci Leib July 21, 2010
Cindy Hayes July 21, 2010	The Bonner Springs Rotary Club recently elected its new officials to serve for the next ... July 21, 2010	John Robison July 21, 2010
Edna Kloepper, known around Bonner Springs as “Scooter Girl,” was hit by a car on ... July 21, 2010	The Rev. Robert Weinkauf breaks ground Sunday at the new site of Risen Savior Lutheran ... July 21, 2010	A colobus monkey lounges on a branch in the rainforest on the lower slopes of ... July 20, 2010
Glaciers still exist on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. July 20, 2010	Sports Editor Chris Wristen catches a view high above his campsite (bottom right) and high ... July 20, 2010	Trekkers climb over large boulders along a segment of trail during the climb up Mount ... July 20, 2010
Meals were served in a dining tent, safe from the elements. July 20, 2010	The climbing team and support staff celebrate at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on June ... July 20, 2010	Sports Editor Chris Wristen (blue coat) and his fellow climbers reached the summit of Mount ... July 20, 2010
Mount Kilimanjaro towers over a nearby village in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro stands 19,341 feet high and ... July 20, 2010	Sports Editor Chris Wristen poses with the sign marking the Uhuru Peak summit, the highest ... July 20, 2010	Photo detail July 15, 2010
A large fan helps to dry the newly painted floor of the Bonner Springs High ... July 15, 2010	Tanner McCleary, left, and Brandon Clark, right, pose with a new mural in the Bonner ... July 15, 2010	Michael Eckstein July 14, 2010
Michael E. Eckstein July 14, 2010	Wyatt Dittman, 6, from Ames, Iowa, gets a lift over the fence so he can ... July 14, 2010	Tractor Daze attendees enjoy a hayride throughout the grounds of the Ag Hall of Fame. July 14, 2010
Roger Brandt, of Basehor, competes in the tractor pull. July 14, 2010	Event attendees enjoy the animals at the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead petting zoo. July 14, 2010	William Thompson, 6, from Kansas City, Mo., wipes his face after taking a big bite ... July 14, 2010
A goat takes a snack from an outstretched hand. The goats were part of the ... July 14, 2010	Members of the Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club sit and converse while waiting for Tractor ... July 14, 2010	Adam Richman, host of the Travel Channel’s “Man v. Food” show, recently came to Bonner ... July 14, 2010
A group of Bonner Springs High School students visit Montmorency Sea Falls in Quebec City, ... July 14, 2010	Diane Picknick, at far right in back, and Carol Stuckwisch, left, present residents of the ... July 14, 2010	A quilting group in Bonner Springs recently completed a service project with the Quilts for ... July 14, 2010
Leroy Shipman, the former Bonner Springs Public Works director, died at the age of 58 ... July 14, 2010	Tom Farris, left, and Bob Burkhart, members of Kaw Valley Heritage Adventuring, set up an ... July 14, 2010	Megan Rehm pounces on home plate while being mobbed by her teammates after hitting a ... July 8, 2010
Lynsey Ostman, left, was a four-year varsity basketball player at Bonner Springs High School. Throughout ... July 8, 2010	Mary Fallesen July 7, 2010	Kathy and Miguel Morado, owners of Freseros Mexican Restaurant at 224 Oak St., are expanding ... July 7, 2010
Bonner Springs High School students (from left) Kaylie Holloway, Austin Epp, Nate Mitchell, Lauren Callahan ... July 7, 2010	Cinthia Ebertz, co-captain of the Bonner Springs High School Dazzlers dance team, practices during one ... July 7, 2010	Thomas Hook, 14, works diligently to help build infant caskets as a community service project ... July 7, 2010
A “no smoking” sign hangs outside Kobi’s Bar and Grill in Bonner Springs. The statewide ... July 7, 2010	Putting gasoline in your car in the evening allows fumes to dissipate overnight, making it ... July 7, 2010	Putting gasoline in your car in the evening allows fumes to dissipate overnight, making it ... July 7, 2010
Second suspect leaving store July 6, 2010	Suspect leaving store July 6, 2010	White Tiger Tae Kwon Do members entertain the audience with their skillful stunts. July 4, 2010
Parade grand marshals Danny and Debbie Dearinger make their way down 155th Street. July 4, 2010	Bonner Springs volleyball players won the spring league at Okun Fieldhouse in Shawnee. Team members ... July 1, 2010