Photo archive for October 8, 2007
The Emporia High boys and girls cross country teams display apples they won after sweeping the El Dorado Invitational on Saturday. The team with the lowest combined score wins a bushel of apples at the El Dorado event. View photo
William T. Soden (Ron Slaymaker) prepares to cross a stream (the quilt) after stealing the county seat from Americus. View photo
The Midwest Life helicopter was on display at the Americus Days festival on Saturday. View photo
Children participate in a potato sack race, Saturday, at Americus Days. View photo
Cast members quibble over whether Emporia or Americus should be the site of the county seat, represented by a commode decorated in gold, during a spoof presented Saturday afternoon at Americus Days. Members of the Community Theatre of Emporia and the Americus community took part in the play, “The Great Seat Robbery.” View photo
Emporia State quarterback Andre Sloan El tries to avoid a sack by Central Missouri's Max Fairclough Saturday afternoon at Welch Stadium. The ESU offense scored just once in its 38-7 loss to UCM. View photo
Emporia State's Justin Wieser runs with the ball Saturday afternoon at Welch Stadium. View photo
Charlie Laughridge of the Tallgrass Express String Band plays his fiddle and entertains the crowd Sunday at the Howe House Festivities. View photo
Steve Schowalter with Country Boys Carriage in Newton along with Kirsten and Ava Starforth of Kansas City give covered wagon rides Sunday at the Howe House. It was 1-year-old Ava's first covered wagon ride. View photo
Mariah Peacock, 12, of Emporia, helps out with the petting zoo Sunday at the Howe House. The zoo was part of “A Step Back Into Time” at the historic house. View photo
The 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, Civil War re-enactors, came from all over the state for Sunday’s event at the Howe House. View photo
Logan Dreir of Olpe observes a golf game Sunday afternoon. Golf was one of the many games provided for the kids to enjoy after dinner. View photo
Kristina Ervin of Waverly paints a butterfly on Whitney Cole’s face Sunday afternoon at St. Joseph’s Church Festival in Olpe. Whitney is the 6-year-old daughter of Mike and Lisa Cole of Olpe. For more photos, see Page 9. View photo
There was a full house Sunday afternoon at St. Joseph's School in Olpe for their annual Fall Festival. They served ham, roast beef, dressing and many homemade treats. Brian Martin from Olpe said his dinner was "Well worth your money!" View photo