Photo archive for May 19, 2007
Fardusa Council talks with her children and some of the women she is housing who have recently arrived in Emporia. Mana Abu started working in Emporia recently and hopes to be able to get a place of her own soon. In the meantime Fardusa is happy to give them a place to stay until they get adjusted to life in America. View photo
Ahmed Hashi serves a plate of traditional Somali food at the Ayan Cafe. Hashi opened the cafe in 2006 to cater to the growing Somali population in Emporia as well as to bring Somali food to the Emporia community. View photo
Muslim men pray during evening prayers Tuesday at the Islamic Center in Emporia. The predominately muslim immigrant community from Somalia is happy to be in America, they say, where freedom of religion has always been important. View photo
Abdirahman Dagane listens to the Friday sermon at the Islamic Center. Dagane is a Somali who moved to Emporia last March 2006 to work at the Tyson plant. View photo
Ahmed Alim works at the Tyson meat packing plant. Alim moved to Emporia to work at the plant five months ago. Alim is happy with his job at the plant and happy with Emporia. View photo
A young Somali woman orders food at the Ayan Cafe. "Women's role in Islam in general is different than women's role in America, both culturally and historically," says Fadusha "but women's roles nowadays is totally different. Women are working and women are providing for their families." View photo
Sue Blubaugh, right, assists Cindy Evenson in a quilting class at Prairie Pieces Quilt Shop. View photo
Diane Lindsay double checks a pattern before using a sewing machine in a quilting class at Prairie Pieces Quilt Shop. View photo
Rose Fields works behind a sewing machine during a quilting class. View photo
Wanda Myers measures out a patch for a quilt at Prairie Pieces Quilt Shop. View photo
A large 2007 model combine sits outside Emporia ready to take to the fields of Texas. Dan and Stephanie Skinner, along with their crew, travel from Texas to the Canadian border to cut farmers’ fields. Skinner Harvesting has been in business for 15 years and started out with a single combine. View photo
Dan and Stephanie Skinner (center) have hired a crew of men from across the county to help with their custom cutters business, Skinner Harvesting. The Skinners and their crew travel from Texas to the Canadian border harvesting farmers’ crops. From right to left is Joel Bowyer, of Brookville, Ohio; Stephanie Skinner and Dan Skinner; P.J. Palmentera (on ladder), Baltimore, Ohio; Jacob Fox (on ladder), New Vienna, Ohio; Ian Hungate, Stanford, Mont. Not pictured are Zach Harder, Springfield, Mo.; David Ohlson, Princeton, Ill.; and Ted Guthrie, Lacrosse, Wis. View photo
Emporia High's Eric Dorsey competes in the discus Friday afternoon at 5A track and field regionals. Dorsey took first place in the event. View photo
Emporia High's Lindsey Hollond clears the bar in the high jump Friday afternoon at Welch Stadium. Hollond took first place in the event at 5A State Regionals. View photo
Emporia High's Michaela Reynolds competes in the 1600-meter run Friday evening at Welch Stadium. Reynolds took first place in the 1600 and 3200-meter runs. View photo
Emporia High's Brandon Childs soars in the air while competing in the triple jump at Welch Stadium Friday evening. Childs placed first in the triple jump and in the high jump breaking previous school records in both events. View photo
Emporia High's Layne Moore is the first to cross the finish line in the 800-meter run Friday evening at Welch Stadium. Moore placed first in the 400 and 800-meter runs. View photo
Emporia High's Jacob Davies leads the pack in the 800-meter run Friday evening at Welch Stadium. Davies placed first in the event. View photo