Photo archive for April 30, 2008
Workers set poles as construction started this morning on the Peter Pan Park Playground. Volunteers are scheduled to work through Sunday to assemble the new playground. Organizers said this morning that they could use 80 more volunteers for Thursday. Work will begin at 8 a.m. each day. To volunteer, just show up at the building site. View photo
Mark McAllister, 7, plays piano Tuesday at the Americus Senior Center. Mark and other home-schooled children from the area performed for the senior citizens at the center. View photo
Shawnee Height's Austin Wegener (11) slips under the tag by Emporia second baseman Brian Keisler (35) Tuesday. View photo
Corey Bacon (3) hustles down the 1st baseline in an unsuccessful effort to reach base in the bottom of the second inning of the game against Shawnee Heights Tuesday, April 29. View photo
Emporia High's Michael Knight catches Shawnee Heights' Jordan Cooper in a rundown during Tuesday's doubleheader at Soden’s Grove. Cooper was eventually tagged out on the play. View photo
Emporia High’s Jacob Loucks pitches during the first inning of Game One during Tuesday’s doubleheader against Shawnee Heights. The Spartans lost both games of the doubleheader, falling 15-4 in Game One before losing 18-1 in the second game. View photo
Emporia High’s Michael Knight run toward home plate during the first inning of the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader against Shawnee Heights at Soden’s Grove. View photo
Emporia High’s Brian Keisler (35) can’t come up with a pop fly alongside Michael Knight, left, and Corey Bacon, right, during Tuesday night’s doubleheader against Shawnee Heights. Heights defeated the Spartans, 15-4 and 18-1. View photo
Ermergency workers try to free Alyssa Boesche from a car as fellow Emporia High student Aaron Wyatt is airlifted during a mock DUI accident at the school on Tuesday. The scene was staged to demonstrate to EHS students the consequences of driving drunk. There was no actual accident and no one was hurt. View photo