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Rebekah Godke

Julie McCormic

Bill Crady

Since Barb's Kolache Bakery, 22354 W. 66th St., opened last week, its employees have spent a lot of time explaining just what a kolache is. From left are Georgia Vratanina, Alex Lenville, Wendy Cudnik and owner Barbara Vratanina, holding a tray with two cinnamon rolls and four of the mysterious kolaches.

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Eight-year old Grant Terris will use his big driver along with the other clubs in his bag when he competes this weekend in Omaha for the Drive, Chip and Putt regional competition.

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Don Allen (18) of the Kansas Kaos runs the ball after a completed pass reception against the KC Shockers.

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Looking a lot like a young Harry Potter, Daanan Hollenbeck, 7 of Turner watched the costume contest with sister Maia, 9 Friday night at Borders' Express in Shawnee during a release party for the seventh and final Harry Potter book by J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".

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Some of the precision parts that C&R Manufacturing Inc. of Shawnee make is by drilling and machining holes and other features in solid aluminum pieces that are eventually used for medical equipment testing. Company president Ron Wosel (right) recently double the workspace to accommodate for more equipment.

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Mill Valley senior Mackenzie Lollar (center) plays the character Wendy Jo in "Footloose," the final installment for the summer series at Theatre In The Park.

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Funk Syndicate performed last year at the first Shawnee Summer Concert Series. The band returns this year with two new vocalist.

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