Latest photos by John Beal

Splash Cove is closed now that the children have all put away their carefree, summertime ... September 29, 2010	Longtime Shawnee civic leader and funeral home director Gene Amos died Friday at age 78. ... July 24, 2009	Darrel Donahue discusses his World War II memorabilia with Brad Harrington, left, Mary Ann Allen ... March 19, 2008
Slaves huddle in fear in this scene from "Underground," presented last weekend at the Lyric ... February 13, 2008	James Clark serves up a sausage order to Scout Matthew Taylor at Boy Scout Troop ... February 11, 2008	Mike Pasquale of Bonner Springs takes a second helping of sausage for his family at ... February 8, 2008
Retired teacher Edna Kloepper accepts the Bonner Springs Community Service Award from Mayor Clausie Smith ... January 30, 2008	Several members of Project X, a select Bonner Springs High School choir, performed Tuesday night ... January 30, 2008	Crowds and exhibitors tents lined up on Second Street under a cloudy Tiblow Day sky. August 30, 2006
Painstaking craftsmanship and attention to detail are evident in this example of the quilter's art. March 22, 2006	With quilts from the Bonner Springs United Methodist Church's United Methodist Women's Quilt Show laid ... March 22, 2006	As mistress of ceremonies Connie Drummond, left, describes the quilt, Kristen Smith holds up a ... March 22, 2006
Several copies of a quilting journal are laid out for participants to examine. March 22, 2006	Mary Clark, left, and Judy Anderson (back to camera) hold up a "scrappy" Irish chain-style ... March 22, 2006	First step in the massive cleanup project was to dig the tires out of the ... March 15, 2006
Laura Calwell, the Kansas Riverkeeper, organized the cleanup effort. Calwell said it looked as if ... March 15, 2006	Several volunteers are framed by the arms of the tracked hoe operated by Dave McCowan ... March 15, 2006	Volunteers Ellyn Owen of Baldwin, left, and Susie Nightingale of Lawrence struggle to roll a ... March 15, 2006
Kyle Clark hauls tires up the riverbank to the collection point. Clark was one of ... March 15, 2006	Joe Montaleone of AMCOR uses a little body English to get all the way up ... March 15, 2006