Photo archive for February 21, 2007
Emporia State senior, Denisa Svarova passes around a Truman State player Wednesday night at White Auditorium. The Lady Hornets beat Truman State 77-62. View photo
David Muhammad, left, president of the Muslim Association, and Nayaf Alluhaiden, vice president, hold a chicken and rice dish called Saudi Kabsa that Alluhaiden prepared. View photo
Emporia High School's Caydrick Bloomquist takes the last shot of the game over a Hayden defender Tuesday night in an effort to win the game. The shot hit the front of the rim and missed. View photo
Emporia High School's Kyle DeBlonk goes up for a basket Tuesday night during their game against Hayden at EHS. View photo
Congressman Jerry Moran speaks Tuesday afternoon at the Noon Rotary Club at the Emporia Country Club. View photo
A cake made by Steve and Chase Ihde tries to replicate various parts of Emporia, including the Granada Theatre and Plumb Hall on the Emporia State University campus. View photo
Ariana Estrada, 11, right, learns how to play pick-up-sticks Tuesday afternoon while attending the Sesquicentennial Celebration at White Auditorium. Helping her learn the game at left is Kim Holcomb with the Lyon County Historical Society. View photo
Maranada Scheller, 7, demonstrates a table loom Tuesday afternoon while volunteering at the Sesquicentennial Celebration at White Auditorium. View photo
William Allen White Elementary School students look over postcards Tuesday afternoon before making puzzles of them while attending the Sesquicentennial Celebration at White Auditorium. From left are Alfredo Vasquez, Cesar Sanchez, Jordan Curfman and Bryan Landeverde. View photo
Helen Ericson of Emporia, left, demonstrates how to make a quilt Tuesday afternoon while volunteering at the Sesquicentennial Celebration at White Auditorium. Ericson is a member of the Flint Hills Regional Quilt Guild. View photo
Darren Biggs of Emporia visits with Emporia students Tuesday afternoon about a Confederate soldiers life during the Civil War. View photo
People of all ages were enjoying the historical displays at the Sesquicentennial Celebration Tuesday afternoon at White Auditorium. View photo
Donna Russell sits with some historical pieces about the Plumb family while at the Sesquicentennial Celebration at White Auditorium. Donna is the great great niece of Preston Plumb. View photo
Floyd Conrade, left, and Evora Wheeler, look for some help while hanging the Emporia 150th banner Tuesday afternoon at White Auditorium. Wheeler and Ron Slaymaker were the two chief organizers of the celebration. View photo
Family relations and generations were the topic of many conversations Tuesday as people visited at the Sesquicentennial Celebration at White Auditorium. Vickie Hayes-Walworth takes time to hug her 3 1/2-month-old great niece Isabella Samples. View photo
Ron Slaymaker wonders through the crowd Tuesday afternoon attending the Sesquicentennial Celebration at White Auditorium. Slaymaker and Evora Wheeler are the co-chairs of the Sesquicentennial Committee. View photo
Mary Lopez helps her granddaugther Lauren Lopez, 5, pick out a cake after being the first cake walk winner Tuesday night at Emporia's Sesquicentennial celebration at White Auditorium. View photo
A line of people winds through the halls of White Auditorium Tuesday night as they get their chili. View photo
Kate Dreiling, 6, looks at the many birthday cards created by Emporia students for the 150th Birthday celebration. View photo
Donald Evans, 5, of Emporia, gets some help from his mother, Ashley, Tuesday night as he signs a Happy Birthday wish on a scroll of paper to be put into a time capsule. View photo
Emporia City Engineer Keith Beatty, left, Duane Hendrickson, center, and Civic Auditorium Manager Ed Rathke, look over a display of historical photos Tuesday night at White Auditorium. View photo
Members of the Emporia State University Community Chorus perform Tuesday night under the direction of Terry Barham, music professor at ESU. View photo
Emporia Mayor Jim Kessler welcomes those attending Emporia's Sesquicentennial Tuesday night at White Auditorium. View photo