Photo archive for July 5, 2007
The St. Andrew's Episcopal Church float travels down Commercial Street in the Fourth of July parade. View photo
The Wichita Caledonian Pipes and Drums lead the Fourth of July parade. View photo
City Manager Matt Zimmerman and City Commissioner Jim Kessler participate in the Fourth of July parade. View photo
Madden Seidl, 6 months, enjoys his first parade July 4. His grandparents came from Hutchinson to enjoy the parade with him. View photo
Jeremy Bell of Cottonwood Falls plays the keyboard at the sesquicentennial street festival on July 4. View photo
Emporia State head baseball coach Bob Fornelli talks with former assistant coach Yancy Ayres in this file photo. Fornelli will remain at ESU after turning down an offer to become head coach at Central Missouri. View photo
Fireworks light up the sky Wednesday night at the Fourth of July firework show at the Lyon County Fairgrounds. Spectators watched from the fairgrounds and nearby business parking lots as well as county roads with good vantage points of the sky. View photo
Jerry Fair, Jack Havenhill, both seated, and Karen Hartenbower, standing, ride on the League of Women Voters float in the Fourth of July parade. View photo
2-year-old Ivan Rodriguez, left, and his brother Jacob, 3, wave tiny American flags while watching the Fourth of July Parade Wednesday morning. Ivan and Jacob of Garland, Texas, were visiting their grandparents Frank and Dinah Rodriguez of Emporia. View photo
5-year-old Chase Owen, left, and Sam Muoio, 4, work to blow up balloons that were handed out at the Fourth of July parade. View photo
The Fowler family float participates in the Fourth of July parade Wednesday morning. The Fowler's were one of the founding families of Emporia. View photo
Nick Jones helps Marisleysis Velazquez use a fire hose to squirt water at children on the other side of a wooden board with holes in it. Children enjoyed playing in the water with the high temperatures Wednesday. View photo
Rose Nasrazadani, right, paints 7-year-old Emma Alvarez's face at the sesquicentennial street festival Wednesday afternoon. View photo
Emporia A-15s Brian Keisler throws a pitch Tuesday evening in a game against Manhattan Pro-Copy. The A-15s won 11-6. View photo
Emporia AAAs' Alex Reyes fields the ball Tuesday evening in a game against El Dorado. The AAAs won 8-4. View photo
Bernie Toso loads a firework mortor Wednesday afternoon to test everything for the firework display Wednesday night. View photo
The Emporia AAAs' Jared Krause prepares to release a pitch Tuesday evening. The AAAs beat El Dorado, 8-4. View photo
The Emporia A-15s' Brett Lechien rounds third base and heads for home Tuesday evening in a game against Manhattan. The A-15s took advantage of five consecutive Manhattan walks in the seventh inning to rally for an 11-6 victory. View photo
The Emporia A-15s' Malik Sommers runs toward the dugout after catching a throw to first base for the third out of an inning. Manhattan Pro Copy's Garrett Hess was the out. View photo