May 24, 2013
 Scott Lansdowne waits for Darren Babcock (left) and Chris Northup to level a headstone Wednesday morning at Oakwood Cemetery. The city of Parsons workers were bringing the headstone back to ground level after it had sunken over the years. Landsowne was waiting to pour a sand and concrete mixture around and under the stone. The three will spend all summer leveling headstones at Oakwood, working from the east to the west.
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 Joe Kinder of Parsons, a member of the Labette County Archery Club, instructs Alissa Fearmonti, 10, of Parsons how to shoot a bow during a Tolen Creek Park celebration Tuesday afternoon. The celebration was organized by the city of Parsons and also included a disc golf demonstration, inflatibles for children, free hot dogs, tours of the old stone house at the park and information on the Farm Heritage Celebration and from Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.
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 Cousins Olivia Martinez (left), 7, and Bella Dominguez, 7, both of Parsons, try to pick up Smarties with chop sticks Saturday during the kids games at the Mound Valley Flagpole Festival.
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 Cousins Olivia Martinez (left), 7, and Bella Dominguez, 7, both of Parsons, try to pick up Smarties with chop sticks Saturday during the kids games at the Mound Valley Flagpole Festival.
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 Blake Palmer (left) and Jacob Rion try to open their frozen T-shirts Saturday during the adult game time at the Mound Valley Flagpole Festival. Unrolling and donning a frozen T-shirt was the first step for competitors in Briar's Amazing Race for Adults. The event is named after Blake's brother, Briar Palmer, who died in an automobile accident last year. His mother, Kandy Palmer, died from accident injuries as well.
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 Blake Palmer (left) and Jacob Rion try to open their frozen T-shirts Saturday during the adult game time at the Mound Valley Flagpole Festival. Unrolling and donning a frozen T-shirt was the first step for competitors in Briar's Amazing Race for Adults. The event is named after Blake's brother, Briar Palmer, who died in an automobile accident last year. His mother, Kandy Palmer, died from accident injuries as well.
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 Steve Heston shows a frame from one of his bee hives, on which worker bees have begun to construct a colony by feeding larvae royal jelly to produce queens.
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Matt Ray (left) of the Tucker & Markham Mariners grabs a throw to second as Ethan Dieker (right) of the VFW Rays arrives safely at second on a steal following a strikeout in the second inning of Thursday’s game between the two at Sonny Johnson Field in Winway Park. The Mariners won 8-3 after the game was tied 3-3 early on. Quintin Smith and Ray teamed up in a solid pitching performance for the Mariners.
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 Alexandria Folk, 10, slides into the cool water of the Parsons Municipal Swimming Pool Wednesday afternoon on the first official day of summer.
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 Hoping for homemade cookies, Sayler Holsinger watches as her mother Kim Holsinger and friend Theresa Austin look through the fresh baked goods from Linda and George Stump at the Parsons Farmers Market in Forest Park.
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