Photos for May 2010

The Bonner Springs Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6401 marches into the Soldier's Circle at ... May 31, 2010	Brian Berg performs "Taps" during the annual Memorial Day Service Monday morning. May 31, 2010	Whitney, left, and Teresa Watson spend time Sunday browsing through the headstones at Edwardsville Cemetery. May 30, 2010
Kenny Shaw, back, holds granddaughter Laura Fisher as his other grandchildren — (from left) Kenny ... May 30, 2010	Whitney, left, and Teresa Watson look on Sunday at the Edwardsville Cemetery during the annual ... May 30, 2010	James Eickhoff plays "Taps" Sunday during the annual Edwardsville Memorial Day service. May 30, 2010
Members of the VFW Post 6401 raise the American Flagg to half staff Sunday during ... May 30, 2010	Larry Hollenbeck prepares the American Flag Sunday to be flown in the Edwardsville Cemetery. May 30, 2010	Members of the VFW Post 6401 walk through the Edwardsville Sunday to raise the American ... May 30, 2010
Larry Hollenbeck, far left, Pete Gomez, middle, and Bill Shields, with the Veterans of Foreign ... May 30, 2010	Bonner Springs junior Nick Carver soars in the Class 5A long jump competition on Saturday ... May 30, 2010	Dusty Tuckness gets the attention of a bull after it got rid of his rider ... May 29, 2010
Bonner Springs sophomore JJ Jackson digs in at the start of the anchor leg of ... May 28, 2010	Nick Carver begins the third leg of the 1,600-meter relay on Friday at state. May 28, 2010	Cameron Callahan takes the baton from Clayton Rhodes and begins to run the second leg ... May 28, 2010
Cameron Callahan anchors Bonner Springs' 400-meter relay team to a qualifying time in Friday's preliminaries ... May 28, 2010	Clayton Rhodes runs the first leg of the 400-meter relay during the Class 5A preliminaries ... May 28, 2010	Bonner Springs senior Brooks Ballou battled to a sixth-place finish in the 3,200 meters in ... May 28, 2010
Bonner Springs senior Brooks Ballou battled to a sixth-place finish in the 3,200 meters in ... May 28, 2010	From left, Kansas City Royals catcher Brayan Pena, Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael McHugh and ... May 27, 2010	Army Col. John M. McHugh May 27, 2010
Military personnel 21-gun salute. May 27, 2010	People in attendance for Thursday's processional hold a flag along Grant Avenue at Fort Leavenworth. May 27, 2010	Photo detail May 27, 2010
Patriot Guard members are lined up at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. May 27, 2010	Patriot Guard members hold a sign for a photographer. May 27, 2010	Military personnel line stand at attention Thursday along Pope Avenue as Patriot Guard riders proceed ... May 27, 2010
People stand at Grant and Pope avenues during the processional of Army Col. John M. ... May 27, 2010	People stand along Pope Avenue hold American flags as they wait for the processional for ... May 27, 2010	Flags line a road at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. Minutes later, a processional took place ... May 27, 2010
Jim Timmons, ceremonial honor bugler with American Legion Post 23 of Leavenworth, plays "Taps" during ... May 27, 2010	Clausie Smith May 27, 2010	Shift mates of fallen firefighter John Glaser lower his casket from a pumper truck after ... May 27, 2010
Pallbearers carry Firefighter John Glaser's casket into United Methodist Church of the Resurrection for his ... May 27, 2010	A police motorcade leads the funeral procession for Shawnee firefighter John Glaser down a flag-lined ... May 27, 2010	Shadows of firefighters saluting their fallen brother are cast on the street. May 27, 2010
Crowds turn out to watch the funeral procession for Shawnee firefighter John Glaser as it ... May 27, 2010	Amber Glaser, widow of firefighter John Glaser, looks to the gathering honor guard as she ... May 27, 2010	Bart Betzen unveils a plaque that has been created in honor of his late fiance ... May 27, 2010
Members of the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department pay their respects as the funeral processional ... May 27, 2010	Bystanders watch as the procession for Firefighter John Glaser passes in downtown Shawnee. May 27, 2010	As bystanders look on, the Shawnee fire truck carrying Firefighter John Glaser's casket begins the ... May 27, 2010
The procession begins as the Shawnee fire truck carrying Firefighter John Glaser's casket pulls onto ... May 27, 2010	Police officers line Johnson Drive, waiting to lead the procession to the funeral. May 27, 2010	Fire apparatus from all over the metro area line Johnson Drive await the beginning of ... May 27, 2010
The casket of Firefighter John Glaser is secured onto a fire truck in preparation for ... May 27, 2010	Glaser's casket is escorted to a Shawnee fire truck. May 27, 2010	Pallbearers move through members of the Marine Corps Honor Guard as they bring the casket ... May 27, 2010
Members of the Patriot Guard stand at guard at the Amos Family Chapel for Shawnee ... May 27, 2010	Lauren Klem, Basehor-Linwood senior, outruns a Harmon player to the ball during the Bobcats’ 4-0 ... May 26, 2010	Edwardsville Mayor John “Tiny” McTaggart (left) and Bonner Springs Mayor Clausie Smith sign proclamations in ... May 26, 2010
TJ McGinnis has parlayed the lessons he learned in a television production class at Bonner ... May 26, 2010	Dan Tallman, owner of Tallman Auto and Body at 13910 State Ave. in Bonner Springs, ... May 26, 2010	John Rogoza May 26, 2010
Michael Cooper, a 2008 graduate of Bonner Springs High School, sings Sunday at a benefit ... May 26, 2010	Todd Adams, vice president of sales for the Kansas City Wizards, came to the Basehor ... May 26, 2010	Class 4A state softball bracket. May 26, 2010
Dr. Jason Eberhart-Phillips, Kansas State Health Officer and director of health in the Kansas Department ... May 26, 2010	Bonner Springs is recognized as a 2009 Tree City during Monday night's City Council meeting. ... May 24, 2010	Nine-year-old barbecue contestant Kaylin Groneman takes a break from the Kidz Que competition to pose ... May 22, 2010
Matthew Rodgers, Overland Park, shows his expertise with a hula hoop while hanging out with ... May 22, 2010	Gene Swallow, Kansas City, Kan., hands out plates of brisket in the people's choice sampling ... May 22, 2010	The people's choice sampling tent, open both Friday and Saturday, offered up 160 sauces for ... May 22, 2010
Larry King, member of barbecue team the Apple Market Smokers from Lexington, Mo., slices up ... May 22, 2010	Avery Burwell, 7, cooks a barbecue-laden pork chop Friday during the Kidz Que competition, part ... May 21, 2010	Bonner Springs senior Ryan Morris entered as a relief pitcher during the Braves' 12-2 loss ... May 20, 2010
Bonner Springs' Lucas Porras dives safely into second base during the Braves' 12-2 loss to ... May 20, 2010	Carli Turner, Bonner Springs senior, prepares to fire a throw back into the infield during ... May 19, 2010	While learning about money, Bonner Springs Elementary kindergarteners were asked to bring a dollar or ... May 19, 2010
Julie Holland May 19, 2010	Ben Bruce, left, Danielle Valez, middle, and Andy Moritz recently opened Big Twins motorcycle shop ... May 19, 2010	Earp Distribution and state officials break ground Thursday, May 13 at Earp’s new site in ... May 19, 2010
Smokerz N’ Jokerz, from Bonner Springs, will go grill-to-grill with the close to 200 teams ... May 19, 2010	Marliee Stubenrauch (back) and Michelle Drew are the operators of “Seldom Open,” an ongoing sale ... May 19, 2010	District parent Jeff Barger speaks in protest of cutting nursing positions during the last board ... May 17, 2010
Former World Wrestling champion-turned-minister Ted DiBiase speaks at Praise Chapel in Kansas City, Kan. May 17, 2010	Bonner Springs Police Department Lt. Rick Schubert places a rose at the foot of a ... May 14, 2010	Bonner Springs Police Department honored fallen officers Maureen "Kelly" Murphy and C. Lee Roy Damron ... May 14, 2010
Officers for the upcoming year were installed during the May meeting of Leavenworth Area Retired ... May 14, 2010	The Bonner Springs High School Class of 2010 threw their hats in the air as ... May 13, 2010	The most recent graduates from Bonner Springs High School spray silly string and congratulate each ... May 13, 2010
Members of the BSHS Class of 2010 walk into the gymnasium for their graduation ceremony. ... May 13, 2010	Kayla Zimmerly, front, gives her portion of the valedictorian and salutatorian speech Thursday during Bonner ... May 13, 2010	Bonner Springs High School seniors celebrate Thursday, May 13 during their graduation ceremony. May 13, 2010
Mill Valley's Carlie Howe squeezes through the Bonner Springs defense to score a goal during ... May 13, 2010	Bonner Springs' Chelsea Crawford (21) and Haley Hoffine (10) track down the ball after breaking ... May 13, 2010	Bonner Springs freshman Haley Hoffine plays the ball out of the air during the Bravettes' ... May 13, 2010
Mill Valley's Kayla Hamner drives past Bonner Springs' Tessa Seaton on Tuesday. Hamner scored three ... May 13, 2010	Andy Price addresses parents and players on Wednesday, May 12, to talk about plans for ... May 12, 2010	Members of the Bonner Beautiful Commission, Clark Middle School faculty and students and Mayor Clausie ... May 12, 2010
Fifth-graders from USD 204 play tag during the May 7 Field Day event. May 12, 2010	Brendan Orahood, of Edwardsville Elementary, competes in a race May 7 at the annual Field ... May 12, 2010	Leelynn Vogan, left, of Edwardsville Elementary, and Logan Kirkman, of Bonner Springs Elementary, race during ... May 12, 2010
Fifth-graders from USD 204 fling a rubber chicken in the air to see how high ... May 12, 2010	Fifth-graders from Bonner Springs, Delaware Ridge and Edwardsville elementary schools attempt to balance a tennis ... May 12, 2010	Kyle Bingaman, left, of Edwardsville Elementary, and Alin Yang, middle, and Miles Sheldon, from Bonner ... May 12, 2010
Miles Sheldon, right, from Bonner Springs Elementary School, plays a throwing game as Kyle Bingaman, ... May 12, 2010	Jerrell, front, from Delaware Ridge Elementary, pulls classmate Eric Valenzuela during a race Friday, May ... May 12, 2010	Noah Wyant, front left, from Bonner Springs Elementary, and Lacey Dean, front right, from Edwardsville ... May 12, 2010
Bonner Springs and Edwardsville fifth-graders race using scooters as part of the district’s annual Field ... May 12, 2010	Students from Bonner Springs, Edwardsville and Delaware Ridge elementary schools attempt to walk in a ... May 12, 2010	Alexandria Eickhoff, left, and Abbreegayl McKelvin, fifth-graders from Delaware Ridge Elementary School compete Friday, May ... May 12, 2010
David Katosh May 12, 2010	Tina Ashford is the new director of the Bonner Springs Senior Center. Ashford joined the ... May 12, 2010	Cassie Schmidt May 12, 2010
Jeremy Allen Lawson, a 2001 graduate of Bonner Springs High School, was recently honored with ... May 12, 2010	DiAnne Berning, who recently retired after two decades as bookkeeper at Bonner Springs High School, ... May 12, 2010	Bonner Springs Elementary School fifth-graders were front and center Tuesday at the 12th annual D.A.R.E. ... May 12, 2010
Neva Oliver (far left), Esther Warden and Helen Timmons Foster were three original members of ... May 12, 2010	Tony Ledbetter, with the Bonner Springs Public Works Department, works on the exterior of the ... May 12, 2010	The summer reading program at Bonner Springs City Library will begin in June. Youth and ... May 12, 2010
Bonner resident Cathy Jennings has her head shaved in support of cancer during the Shave ... May 6, 2010	Capt. Gates Brown on the Kansas University campus. Brown will be part of the first ... May 5, 2010	Though youths are shooting marbles in this photo from last weekend’s Marble Days festival, marbles ... May 5, 2010
Mother’s Day has special meaning for Bonner Springs mom Leia Holley and her son Sean, ... May 5, 2010	Darrell Donahue will received the Bronze Star for his service in World War II. May 5, 2010	D.A.R.E. officer Leif French congratulates fifth-grader Judah Capalla during Friday’s D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony. This is ... May 5, 2010
Bonner Springs High School has honored six members of its 2010 graduating class with the ... May 5, 2010	Ryan Morris May 5, 2010	Photo detail May 5, 2010
Photo detail May 5, 2010	Tonganoxie third baseman Kaitlyn Wolken stretches to try to stop a sharp ground ball during ... May 3, 2010	Tonganoxie pitcher Tiffany Jacobs scoops up a roller back to the mound during the Chieftains' ... May 3, 2010
Tonganoxie second baseman Brooklyn Kerbaugh got to an infield fly just in time to make ... May 3, 2010	Bonner Springs shortstop Breanna Tendick scoops up a ground ball against Tonganoxie. May 3, 2010	Bonner Springs third baseman Cassady Holloway fires a throw to first base for an out ... May 3, 2010
Bonner Springs catcher Shelbie Thornton looks a runner back to first during the Bravettes' 7-6 ... May 3, 2010	Bonner Springs sophomore Breanna Tendick makes contact against Tonganoxie. May 3, 2010	Tonganoxie center fielder McKenzie Knight, left, crashes to the ground after colliding with left fielder ... May 3, 2010
Tonganoxie third baseman Kaitlyn Wolken prepares to fire a throw to first base after scooping ... May 3, 2010	Tonganoxie second baseman Brooklyn Kerbaugh fires a throw to first for an out against Bonner ... May 3, 2010	Bonner Springs' Cassady Holloway makes contact during the Bravettes' 7-6 loss to Tonganoxie in 10 ... May 3, 2010
Bonner Springs third baseman Cassady Holloway puts a tag on Tonganoxie's Kailan Kuzmic for an ... May 3, 2010	Tonganoxie's Haley Smith puts down a bunt during the Chieftain's 7-6 victory against Bonner Springs ... May 3, 2010	Bonner Springs third baseman Cassady Holloway throws out Tonganoxie's McKenzie Knight after fielding a sacrifice ... May 3, 2010
Tonganoxie's McKenzie Knight lays down a sacrifice bunt during the Chieftain's 10-inning victory against Bonner ... May 3, 2010	The Bonner Springs baseball team celebrates after senior Ryan Morris (27) scored the game-winning run ... May 2, 2010	Ryan Morris knocks the ball loose from the Perry-Lecompton third baseman in the bottom of ... May 2, 2010
Bonner Springs senior Ryan Morris slides into third base during the bottom of the seventh ... May 2, 2010	Bonner Springs second baseman Joey Robertson charges a ball during the Braves' victory against Perry-Lecompton ... May 2, 2010	Bonner Springs first baseman Brandon Eastland awaits a pickoff throw during the Braves' victory against ... May 2, 2010
Korey Sanborn fires a pitch during the Bonner Springs baseball team's victory against Perry-Lecompton in ... May 2, 2010	Photo detail May 1, 2010	Photo detail May 1, 2010
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Photo detail May 1, 2010	Photo detail May 1, 2010	Mill Valley senior left fielder Miranda Fields shows off the ball after tracking down a ... May 1, 2010