Photos for May 2012

Maurine E. Sweet May 31, 2012	Bonner Springs Police Department served a search warrant at this home at 505 Lakewood Thursday, ... May 30, 2012	Bonner Springs City Council member George Cooper, center, reads the poem "What Heroes Gave" by ... May 30, 2012
Boy Scout volunteers Rob Green and Jacob and Jimmy Klingele salute the flag during the ... May 30, 2012	A ballerina cow faces Parallel Road in front of Sarah’s Studio of Dance. May 30, 2012	A ballerina cow faces Parallel Road in front of Sarah’s Studio of Dance. May 30, 2012
An intricately decorated cow featuring the school colors of Linwood Elementary School sits in front ... May 30, 2012	The Dairy Days cow in front of the Basehor Snap Fitness center along U.S. Highway ... May 30, 2012	Gene Ward, left, and his son, Brent Ward, bow their heads as flags wave in ... May 30, 2012
Members of Bonner Springs VFW Post 6401 perform the 21-gun salute. May 30, 2012	The crowd stands at attention during the National Anthem at Monday’s Bonner Springs Memorial Day ... May 30, 2012	The Linwood Community Library had a reception May 20, 2012, for Sue Peavy, who retired ... May 30, 2012
Seth Jenkins, Peter Klingele and Dick Hardy (from left), members of the Bonner Springs VFW ... May 30, 2012	Jonas Nordman, Lawrence, cheers during the Sporting KC match against Montreal on May 5 in ... May 30, 2012	Nathan McCommon is the new city administrator in Tonganoxie. He started his new post May ... May 29, 2012
Basehor-Linwood senior Brooke Redmond struck out 29 batters in three games during the 4A state ... May 29, 2012	Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 members perform a gun salute during a Memorial Day Weekend ceremony ... May 27, 2012	Basehor-Linwood senior Dakkota Edmonds finished with a 32-11.25 in the triple jump at the 2012 ... May 26, 2012
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Ingrid Maehl, Kim Frazier and sisters Laura Kisro and Julie Downey (from left) together in ... May 23, 2012	Michael and Angela Hughes' yard. May 23, 2012	Ramie and Cheryl DeGraeve's yard. May 23, 2012
Philip and Cindy Bartko's yard. May 23, 2012	Basehor-Linwood girls basketball coach Jason Tatkenhorst. May 23, 2012	Basehor-Linwood wrestling coach Tyler Cordts. May 23, 2012
A fascination with marbles led to Shawnee resident Richard Maxwell’s collection and his new book. May 22, 2012	This dog will be one of the pets available for adoption at a Leavenworth County ... May 22, 2012	Stella Bolin May 22, 2012
Phil Minkin, Lawrence, has several of his grandmother's recipes, including her version of traditional Jewish ... May 22, 2012	Ivy Travis' recipe for spinach salad, which she got from her late mother-in-law, is a ... May 22, 2012	Ivy Travis chops vegetables for her spinach salad, a recipe she got from her late ... May 22, 2012
Photo detail May 19, 2012	Freshman cassie stock at the 2012 state swim and dive meet last May. May 19, 2012	Bonner Springs senior Cassie Stock competes in a 100-yard breaststroke prelim at the state girls ... May 18, 2012
Steven Coy gets a hug from his father, Marvin Coy, after graduating from Basehor-Linwood High ... May 17, 2012	New graduate Cammie Mitchener hugs her grandmother, Arlene Mitchener, in the hallway after the Basehor-Linwood ... May 17, 2012	Members of the BLHS Class of 2012 send their caps high in the air after ... May 17, 2012
BLHS senior Ben Kamm is congratulated by Andy Gehl after being named the 2012 winner ... May 17, 2012	Basehor-Linwood High School senior Marcas Box delivers the senior address at the BLHS commencement ceremony ... May 17, 2012	Basehor-Linwood High School graduate Grant Moyer shakes the hand of retired Air Force Lt. Col. ... May 17, 2012
The top 10 percent of the Basehor-Linwood Class of 2012 is recognized at the class's ... May 17, 2012	Members of the Basehor-Linwood High School Class of 2012 watch as their commencement ceremony begins ... May 17, 2012	Justin McLaughlin shares a laugh with industrial arts teacher Steve Myer before the Basehor-Linwood High ... May 17, 2012
Tanner Schoepflin and Marissa Dove have their photo snapped before Basehor-Linwood High School's 2012 commencement ... May 17, 2012	Emily Hunt poses for a photo with her degree folder after crossing the stage at ... May 16, 2012	Victorya Haynes shakes teacher Matt Hull's hand as she crosses the stage during the ceremony. May 16, 2012
Ivory Elijah accepts his degree folder from teacher Matt Hull as he crosses the stage ... May 16, 2012	Johnathan Jackson makes his part of the joint valedictorian/salutatorian speech. May 16, 2012	Ashley Crane May 16, 2012
Matthew Coffman speaks during the group valedictorian/salutatorian speech. The Class of 2012 valedictorians were: Melissa ... May 16, 2012	Graduates sit at attention during Thursday's ceremony. May 16, 2012	BSHS graduates file into the District P.E. Center as Thursday's ceremony begins. May 16, 2012
The 1/6-scale toy industry is largely populated with World War II figures, like these from ... May 16, 2012	Steve and Margaret Allen of Bonner Springs spent hundreds of hours researching to create this ... May 16, 2012	Justin Roberts, 13, of Bonner Springs, stands near one of his two prints currently on ... May 16, 2012
Steve and Margaret Allen, owners of Timewalker Toys & Collectibles, pose with their World War ... May 16, 2012	A record number of six Eagle Scouts — from left, Levi Draper, Sam Fahrenkrug, Ben ... May 16, 2012	Basehor-Linwood junior Kara Stephens scored three goals to lead the Bobcats past Sumner Academy, 3-0, ... May 15, 2012
Kansas City Chiefs safety Jon McGraw smiles as he takes questions from fifth-graders during a ... May 15, 2012	Open windows can be a safety hazard for children, who may accidentally fall through if ... May 15, 2012	Steaming fish, such as this filet of hake, is a speedy cooking method that doesn’t ... May 14, 2012
Basehor-Linwood High School 2012 junior prom royalty: In back, Ben Johnson, Alec Otting, Prince Austin ... May 14, 2012	Basehor-Linwood High School's 2012 senior prom royalty: In back, Sam Fahrenkrug, King C.J. Nahrebeski, Dalton ... May 14, 2012	Basehor PRIDE member Ron Milbourn chats with Basehor Chamber of Commerce president Blake Waters at ... May 12, 2012
Basehor resident Stephanie Swenson (left), who has a plot in the Basehor Community Garden, examines ... May 12, 2012	Basehor PRIDE member Orville Stokes prepares to snip the ceremonial ribbon at the Basehor Community ... May 12, 2012	Visitors munch snacks and sip drinks at the grand-opening event for the Basehor Community Garden ... May 12, 2012
Spencer Bush chases a ball against Wichita Collegiate on May 11. May 11, 2012	Quinton Schneck meets a ball from Wichita Collegiate in the first round of the 4A ... May 11, 2012	Spencer Bush takes a shot at the 4A state tennis tournament in Topeka on May ... May 11, 2012
Quinton Schneck smacks a ball against Wichita Collegiate on May 11. May 11, 2012	Spencer Bush leaps to meet the ball against Wichita Collegiate on May 11. May 11, 2012	Spencer Bush and Quinton Schneck slap fives between sets against Wichita Collegiate in the second ... May 11, 2012
Brandon Roberts, a fire inspector for the Fairmount Township Fire Department in Basehor, accepts a ... May 11, 2012	Basehor-Linwood sophomore Brett Fritz shot a 95 at the KVL golf tournament on Wednesday, May ... May 10, 2012	Bonner Springs junior Jason Van Maren finishes a putt on the back nine at the ... May 10, 2012
Bonner Springs junior Jason Van Maren works his way out of a sand pit on ... May 10, 2012	Basehor-Linwood junior Alec Otting shot an 86 at the KVL tournament in Lawrence on Wednesday, ... May 10, 2012	Bonner Springs junior Tristan Abts prepares for a putt on the back nine at the ... May 10, 2012
Victoria Smith spins and throws in the discus Wednesday at the KVL track and field ... May 10, 2012	Skylar Ross placed fifth in the long jump Wednesday at the KVL track and field ... May 10, 2012	Basehor-Linwood senior Chris Blake led his team with an 85 score at the Kaw Valley ... May 10, 2012
Matt Ogilvie, left, won the 110-meter hurdles Wednesday at the KVL track and field meet. May 10, 2012	Bonner Springs junior Tristan Abts placed 10th in the Kaw Valley League tournament with an ... May 10, 2012	Madison Howard took fourth in the pole vault Wednesday at the KVL track and field ... May 10, 2012
Bonner Springs High School juniors (from right) Chad Uhl, Jordan Lackner, Sydney Shepherd and Tess ... May 9, 2012	Basehor-Linwood Middle School reading teacher Tom Cooper talks with eighth-graders Jaymez Turner (left) and Sam ... May 9, 2012	Dan Streit has been named the new boys basketball coach at Bonner Springs, where he ... May 9, 2012
Basehor-Linwood's Megan Sixta tries to keep the ball away from Tonganoxie's Madison Simmons. May 8, 2012	Hailey Robinson throws a ball inbounds. May 8, 2012	Basehor-Linwood's Alyssa Harwick battles Tonganoxie's Kelsi Briggs for the ball. May 8, 2012
Alex Gorman intercepts a pass. May 8, 2012	Ellen Farris and the Basehor-Linwood girls soccer team couldn't get by Tonganoxie on Tuesday. May 8, 2012	Telemarketing scams are now contacting people via text, such as the text above, which uses ... May 8, 2012
Mothers in the area rally behind their children. With Mother's Day Sunday, we look at ... May 8, 2012	Herbed Baked Eggs, Buttermilk Spice Muffins and Blueberry Soup make for a simple, family-friendly Mother's ... May 7, 2012	Marble Day attendees wander Oak Street as the last of the pinky balls make their ... May 7, 2012
Pinkies volunteers tally the numbers on the winning bouncy balls. May 7, 2012	Pink bouncey balls descend to bounce and roll down Oak Street for the annual Running ... May 7, 2012	Faith Nelson, 2, of Olathe plays the ring toss with Connie Fenton, co-owner of This ... May 7, 2012
Jessie White waves a bubble wand on Oak Street during Marble Day 2012. May 7, 2012	Maddie Crabtree, 7, of Kansas City, Mo., fishes for prizes at the Drive Kansas fishing ... May 7, 2012	A juggler on stilts captures the attention of two boys at Marble Day 2012. May 7, 2012
Stella Harrington of Bonner Springs gives her best hop during the sack races. May 7, 2012	The sack race was one of the old-fashioned games at Marble Day. Participants included a ... May 7, 2012	Lauren Jacobs, 6, of Overland Park crawls out of the hay bale maze at Centennial ... May 7, 2012
During the Basehor City Council's planning retreat at Falcon Lakes Golf Club in Basehor on ... May 4, 2012	A wooden pergola and bench, built by Basehor-Linwood High School construction students, mark the entrance ... May 2, 2012	Basehor resident Pat Rogers examines her plot at the Basehor Community Garden on Monday morning. ... May 2, 2012
Carol Geary sorts through items for the food pantry at Vaughn-Trent Community Services. Geary will ... May 2, 2012	Bryan Schoonover hoes a row into the plot he and his mother share at the ... May 2, 2012	This sign advertises Grace Temple Church's garden to the community. Divided into 10- by 15-foot ... May 2, 2012
Mill Valley junior McKenzie Koch tries to beat Basehor-Linwood junior Kara Stephens on May 1. May 2, 2012	Basehor-Linwood senior goalie Ellen Farris makes a leaping save following a corner kick attempt by ... May 2, 2012	The ensuing scrum following a Mill Valley corner kick on May 1. The Jaguars defeated ... May 2, 2012
Mill Valley senior Lauren Gibson had a goal erased in the second half against Basehor-Linwood ... May 2, 2012	Mill Valley sophomore Abby Sieperda tries to get around Basehor-Linwood sophomore Marissa Horton. Sieperda scored ... May 2, 2012	Mill Valley senior Laren Gibson, left, tangles with Basehor-Linwood senior goalie Ellen Farris in front ... May 2, 2012
Mill Valley sophomore Michaela Remijio had one goal and one assist during Mill Valley's 10-0 ... May 2, 2012	Senior Jane Heinen on defense against Mill Valley. The Jaguars defeated the Bobcats, 10-0, on ... May 2, 2012	Mill Valley senior Kelsey Wakefield drives toward the Basehor-Linwood goal as Bobcats sophomores Hailey Robinson ... May 2, 2012
Basehor-Linwood sophomore Alex Gorman clears an attempt by Mill Valley senior Lauren Gibson. May 2, 2012	Basehor-Linwood senior goalie Ellen Farris kicks away an attempt by Mill Valley junior Megan Schmidt ... May 1, 2012	Hannah Tush had seven hits, including a three-run home run, in Basehor-Linwood's two-game sweep of ... May 1, 2012
Brooke Redmond struck out a combined 23 hitters Tuesday in Basehor-Linwood's sweep of Tonganoxie. May 1, 2012	Jared Turrel of Kansas City, Kan., Troop 5 drops another flag on the flames during ... May 1, 2012	Peter Turrel, 7, of Kansas City, Kan., salutes the flags to be retired while taps ... May 1, 2012
VFW members Dick Hardy, post commander, Al Stucklik, Seth Jenkins and Jim Jenkins (from left) ... May 1, 2012	Even many of the smaller flags were properly folded before they were burned. Sara Martin ... May 1, 2012	Al Stuchlik of the VFW cuts grommets from the flags prior to folding them. May 1, 2012
Seth Jenkins, Mike Klingele and Jim Jenkins (from left) fold one of the larger flags ... May 1, 2012	Pizza is one of 10 types of foods that account for more than 40 percent ... May 1, 2012

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