October 2005
Photos for October 6, 2005
Shoppers peruse yard sale items Saturday at St. Francis de Sales Church, 109 Ida St. The event raised $2,572 toward hurricane relief through Catholic Relief Services. The Lansing Historical Society had its first yard sale the same day, which pulled in about $500. That money will go to the general fund for the Lansing Historical Museum.
Members of the Lansing High School Class of 1980 gather for their 25th anniversary reunion.
Steve Fitzgerald, an unsuccessful candidate for the Kansas Senate in 2004, talks at The American Dream Express tour stop in Leavenworth. The 23-stop statewide tour, which promoted a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights for Kansas, ended Friday in Leavenworth. Among those at the tour stop, at Fitzgerald's immediate right, are Alan Cobb, Kansas director of Americans for Prosperity, and John Bradford, organizer of the Lansing chapter of Americans for Prosperity.
Lt. Ben Ontiveros of the Lansing Police Department is questioned on the witness stand during the trial of the man suspected in the December 2004 robbery and rape of a clerk at Wood Oil Co. A mistrial was declared, and a new trial set for Nov. 14.
Yearbook staffers, from left, Bryonna Pitts, Bianca Castello and Kristen Gould search their files Friday for a picture of Lansing Middle School for a layout.
Josh Cain, right, a graduate of the Lansing Educational Achievement Program, is a resident assistant with the housing department at the University of Kansas. He's shown helping a student at KU's Jayhawker Towers in Lawrence.
Lansing High School freshmen, from left, Nick Mowery, Dylan Delich and Kyle Willcott work on the class float for Friday's Homecoming parade, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday at St. Francis de Sales Church.
Kaifeng principal Wang Kai, far left, presents a scroll to LHS principal Steve Dike, far right. Translator Sherrie Willis, second from left, explained to Dr. Donna Hughes, second from right, and Dike that the scroll is called "The Five Cows" and is an embroidered work. Wang said the gift was from Kaifeng Municipal Education Bureau.
Kaifeng principal Wang Kai signs an agreement for a student exchange program between Lansing High School and Kaifeng No. 5 Middle School. Lansing assistant schools superintendent Donna Hughes, left, also signed the agreement to seal the deal.
Kaifeng principals Wang Kai, far left, and Liu Peibing, far right, hold a Lansing flag that was a gift from the city of Lansing, presented by City Council president Kenneth Ketchum, second from right. Also pictured is Dr. Donna Hughes, Lansing assistant schools superintendent.
LHS principal Steve Dike presents an LHS jacket to Kaifeng vice principal Liu Peibing, standing, and to Kaifeng principal Wang Kai. Dike said the principals could wear the jackets to the Homecoming football game Friday, which is expected to be a chilly night.
Principal Wang Kai admires a book about Kansas given to him by Lansing assistant schools superintendent Donna Hughes.
Lansing teachers and administrators meet with principals from Kaifeng No. 5 Middle School and a translator Wednesday night. Lansing is starting an exchange program with the Chinese school. The first group of students from Lansing will go to Kaifeng in March. From left are LHS principal Steve Dike, language arts teacher Linda Leffler, foreign language teacher Mary Alice Schroeger, Kaifeng vice principal Liu Peibing, translator Sherrie Willis and Kaifeng principal Wang Kai.
LHS cheerleaders performed stunts as the bonfire's flames died.
LHS cheerleaders boost the crowd's spirit Wednesday at the bonfire.
The Lionettes dance team performs at Wednesday's bonfire.
Seniors Casey Welch and Lauren Griffen, both members of the LHS varsity volleyball team, told the football team it was their turn to defeat Immaculata. The volleyball team swept the Raiders in a match earlier this season.
The LHS football team gathers around coach Bill Pekarek at the bonfire. Pekarek said this year might be the last for the Lions to play the Immaculata Raiders because both schools were changing size. The team also announced that it would guarantee a win on Saturday.
Students watch the ball of flames while waiting for the band, Lionettes and cheerleaders to perform.
The flames of the bonfire grow as it engulfs more of the tinder set up for it. The bonfire was held near the northeast corner of the LHS parking lot.
Lansing High School held a bonfire Wednesday night as part of Homecoming spirit week. Though it started drizzling just before the bonfire was lit, the rain held off until the festivities were over.
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Talking points
What are you looking forward to most with the warming weather this spring?
Just getting out of the house and playing with the kids.
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