National High School Finals Rodeo
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“Five, Six, Seven, Eight, ready?” National High School Finals Rodeo Queen Chelsea Lind said. She led the group of Queen contestants in line dance practice to the George Strait song, “Good Time,” in the Heritage Center at Camplex on Friday.
National High School Finals Rodeo contestant Jade Blackwell kicks back in his friends truck outside of the Wyoming Center on Saturday.
Oklahoma National High School Finals Rodeo contestants from left, Lane Wilhelm, Joe Lufkin, Cody Goertzen and Todd Lindstrom,right, from Garden Valley, Idaho, listen to rules and guidelines during the mandatory meeting at Morningside Park in cam-plex on Sunday.
National High School Finals Rodeo contestant Kale McKenzie,18,left, is following his father’s legacy by competing in the finals. Allan McKenzie won the National High School Finals in 1983.
Jack Kitaif competes in the bareback riding event of Tuesday evening’s performance of the National High School Finals Rodeo at Cam-plex.
National High School Finals Rodeo contestant Sam Williams, of Greenbrier, Ark., plays his guitar and sings in the band, Fallen Oak, when he is not involved in rodeo activities.
Todd Lindstrom wrestles with his steer during second performance in the National High School Finals Rodeo on Monday morning.
Jacey Johnson finishes through the poles during performance number five on Tuesday evening.
A jackrabbit haulted events in both arenas of Morningside Park at Cam-plex Tuesday evening during the fifth performance of the National High School Finals Rodeo. The jackrabbit eluded any who attempted to catch it as it darted between the barrel racing and the bull riding arenas for about five minutes.
Cutting contestant Corbin Carpenter, of Jonesville, La. broke his neck in 2008 while bullriding. Carpenter said a lot of work and prayer helped him to recover from breaking his C6 and C7 vertebrae.
Guinness World Record attempt
Nate, our photo editor
Mancel Griggs, of Frasier, Colo. bows his head during the opening prayer of Wednesday morning’s performance of the National High School Finals Rodeo. Griggs’ son, Josh, is competing in this year’s rodeo.
National High School Finals Rodeo contestants from left, Will Gentry, Blaine Corey, Chris Rinn and Kane Larsen finish trap shootng at the Gillette Gun Club on Wednesday.
Jake Choate finished his bareback ride with no score in the performance eight on Thursday morning of the National High School Finals Rodeo with a time of 25.771.
Trevor Kautzman finished with no score in the team roping event during performance eight on Thursday morning.
Warren Frey traveled to the National High School Finals Rodeo from Eunice, La. to see three of his grandchildren compete, Shane Frey, Kaitln Frey and Kylie Frey.
Jerry Harper, of Paradise Valley, Nev. serves up a full breakfast of eggs, pancakes and bacon to his rodeo family, including his NHSFR contestant son Sam, at right. Jerry and Nancy Harper’s other son, Joe, is also competing in the rodeo. The Harper’s set up their canvas tents and teepees on a campsite in the Boxelder campground. For several months each year the Harper’s have a nomadic lifestyle, living out of their tents as they move their cattle across a 50 mile ranch in Nevada.
Sienna Rucker of Homer, Alaska, finished with a time of 19.36 in the barrel racing event during performance eight on Thursday morning.
Nick Armstrong escaped an aggressive bull after no score in the bull riding event of performance eight on Thursday morning.
Talent show- shot through some stage equipment
National High School Finals Rodeo contestant Clay Elliott rises from his saddle bronc ride with no score in performance 11 on Friday evening.
Dalton Cooper,18, of Enterprise, Kansas, prepares for his bull ride during the tenth performance of the NHSFR on Friday morning. “I’m not scared, I just have respect for the animal,” Cooper said. After two rerides Cooper finished with no score.
Dalton Cooper,18, of Enterprise, Kansas, prepares for his bull ride during the tenth performance of the NHSFR on Friday morning. “I’m not scared, I just have respect for the animal,” Cooper said. After two rerides Cooper finished with no score.
National High School Finals Rodeo fans watch as the American flag is displayed during the singing of the national anthem at the opening of performance 11 on Friday evening. Friday’s rodeo performances were dedicated to the United States military service men and women.
Taylor Canaday of Grangeville, Idaho made it through the poles with a score of 26.312 in performance 11 of the National High School Finals Rodeo on Friday night.
Details in July
Karl Milner has 27 species of pheasants, there are 62 species living in the world. Milner said his goal is to own all 62 species, which will be a challenge because some breeds are very rare. A Chinese Ringneck pheasant makes his way around the pen at Lakenvelder Farm.
Bob White Quail
Karl Milner cradles a bundle of one day old Chuckars inside a 95 degree brooder on his farm. Milner keeps the birds in constant heat for six weeks, then moves them outside so they can learn to maintain their body temperature.
Temmericks Trogopan pheasant
Ray Kruse passes over his horse, “Fancy,” to his daughter, Cassidy, as she competes in the Campbell County Cowgirls events at Cam-plex on Tuesday evening. The Campbell County Cowgirls and Cowboy’s will meet on Thursday, then take a break for the rest of the month due to the National High School Finals Rodeo.
Gillette Heat softball’s 16U team watched their teammate, Shelby Ryno, tobble over a fence to catch the ball during warm up practice before their game against the Cheyenne Extremes at Bicentennial Park on Friday.
Gillette Heat softball’s 16U team warmed up before their game against the Cheyenne Extremes at Bicentennial Park on Friday. Gillette beat Cheyenne with a score of 7-5.
Gillette Heat softball’s Aspen Richardson waits in the dugout for the game to open against the Cheyenne Extremes at Bicentennial Park on Friday.
Karl Milner and his son, Theodore,8, catch Broad Breasted White turkeys inside one of the brooders on their farm, Lavenvelder Farms, on Tuesday. Milner and Theodore handed the turkey’s over to Milner’s wife, Kathy, for her to move them to an outside pen. After Milner’s birds hatch in an incubator they are kept inside brooder under constant heat for up to six weeks then moved to outside pens as they grow.
I got to hold one of the beauties
“All I’m catching is seaweed,” Nathan Coor,9, said. He put down his fishing rod and laid back on the grass to take a rest. ”We got up really early, he’s still tired,” Taylor Coor,12, said. Nathan and Taylor joined their older brother, Floyd Hackett, and Hackett’s father-in-law, Junior Manson, at the Fishing Lake on Thursday morning. In their first hour the group caught and released two Bullhead Catfish and one trout. Nathan and Taylor,of Springtown, Ark., come to Gillette for two months each year during their summer break to visit family.
Carson Martinson,6, studies the clay whistle made by Will Lopez,18, during “Mud Week” at the AVA art center on Wednesday. Lopez shaped his whistle into a duck and named him Super Duck. Mud week is offered from 9:00 a.m. to noon through Friday. The class is focused on teaching the fundamentals of working with ceramic pottery. Students between kindergarten and sixth grade have learned how to create pinch pots, coil pots and slab pieces.
June in Wyoming
Kasper Westin,11, of Göteborg, Sweden arrived in Gillette yesterday to spend five weeks visiting his grandparents. He darted around City Park with only his toy rifle, peeking through bushes and around the playground slide. “I was hunting deer,” Westin said.
Stocktrail Elementary kindergarten students line up behind their teacher, Melissa Wooldridge, to head outside during their celebration of “End of the Ol’ Stocktrail,” on Wednesday, June 2, 2010.
Our reporter Michael DiBiasio on assignment in the best light
Our reporter Tony Raap on assignment
About 15 Wild Horse 4-H Club members joined together using toothbrushes and scrub brushes to clean the Samson statue on 4J Road on Friday. The 4-H’ers clean and wax the statue twice a year through Gillette’s adopt a statue program.
The man Andy Chapman on left.
From a paintball story just outside of Gillette
Gillette Rustler Keegan Williams slides safely into second as Rapid City Rising Star Matt Skinner leaps for the catch during the second inning of their game at Legion Field on Tuesday.
Megan Zigray,12, holds closely to her family’s five year old dog, Tank. ”We thought he was a little dog and he should have a big name,” Zigray said. She sat on her perch with Tank to watch her brother, Austin Zigray, play short stop for the Gillette Rustler’s in their game against the Rapid City Rising Stars on Tuesday.
Our reporter Steve, he rocks
Gabriel Prosser,4, glides down the slide on the Raider ride at the North Star Amusements Carnival on Thursday. The carnival is set up in the Aquatic Center parking lot and will continue through Saturday night.
Children riding the Pharaoh’s Fury feel their stomachs turn as they reach the peak of height at the North Star Amusements Carnival on Thursday. The carnival will continue through Saturday, it is located in the Aquatic Center parking lot.
Our Dustin. Legend.
Our Nate on the right interviewing Charley, a youth pastor in town that organized a local mission trip to fix up the home of a family in need in Gillette. The following images are from that story.
Casey Brown,24, from left, and Jessi Runyon,13, paint plywood flooring pieces in front of Dena Lindstrom’s home on Tuesday. New Life Wesleyan’s youth group took part in a local mission trip and renovated home of Dena and her two children, Janeaha,16, and Jamie,12.
Kyla Mock,16, from left, and Paige Austin,17 work against paint dropping from the ceiling as they prime a bedroom in the home of Dena Lindstron on Tuesday. Mock and Austin took part in a mission trip with their youth group at New Life Wesleyan Church to repair and restore the Lindstron home in Gillette.
Sara Reile,18, from left, Amy Bradley,17, Callie Wilson,18, Paige Austin,17, scoop up pieces of sheet rock and plywood debri in the living room of Lindstron’s home on Tuesday. The Lindstrom’s home had holes in the floor, broken windows, leaky plumbing and a broken stove before the youth group took up the renovation mission.
New Life Wesleyan youth member Jessi Runyon,13, leaps up the new deck steps at the Lindstrom home on Thursday. Donated building materials scattered throughout the yard were used to restore the mobile home.
Callie WIlson,18, sweeps the hallway of Lindstrom’s home late in the evening on Thursday, June 18, 2010.
At 9:15 p.m. on Thursday New Life Wesleyan youth group members Cassie Williams,13, from left, and Jessi Runyon,13, paint the living room of Dena Lindstrom’s home. The group worked late each night to reach their goal of completion by Saturday.
Paige Austin,17, from left, and Amy Bradley,17, plant flowers along the outside of the Lindstrom home on Friday, June 18, 2010.
Charley Carpenter, youth pastor of New Life Wesleyan Church, receives a hug from his daughter Faith,3, as he coordinates details of the mission on his cell phone. Carpenter was constantly in touch with several local companies who donated materials for the renovation.
Liquivision Technology Diving Services diver, Uriah Redberg, left, suits up his co-worker Tyson Parker as he prepares to dive into the City of Gillette’s million gallon sized water tank on Wednesday. Parker worked to pump out sedament and inspect the tank.
Adam Boothe waits for cars to approach the hospital so that he can offer valet parking services on Thursday.
Hladky Construction employees Justin Eliassen, left, and Mario Torres lay out their retaining wall measurements at Sage Valley Junior High School on Friday, June 18, 2010. Projects including new staircases and handrails are scheduled to be completed by Aug. 13.
Thermopolis, Wy.
Thermopolis, Wy.
Hot Springs in Thermopolis, Wy. Travel story with Michael DiBiasio, captions coming soon.
Reporter Michael DiBiasio
Dark humor.
J.B. King works with his group to design, cut and weld a piece of art during the welding rodeo event in the Donkey Creek Festival on Saturday. Participants welded art work to fit under the “Western Spirit” theme of the competition. The welding rodeo was open for the public to watch from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kain Sherman,10, signs a message to his father before releasing the balloon at a roadside memorial where his father,Jeffrey, died in October 2008.
Reashell Sherman rests her hand on a roadside memorial for her late husband, Jeffrey, who died in a car crash in October 2008. Reashell Sherman’s cousin, Christopher Sievers, also died in the crash. Sherman put a sign on the wooden post that read “Love Never Dies.” Family and friends signed the post and placed flowers at it’s base. About 25 people attended a rememberence ceremony on Saturday at the crash site south of Gillette.First two weeks
I am warming up to shooting daily, it feels great. These are a few from the second half of May when I started work at the Gillette News-Record in Wyoming.
Campbell County Human Society President Jennifer Hackney rescued Tanner three years ago. “I’m very proud of him because he’s a cool dog,” Hackney said.
Campbell County High School Head Soccer Coach, Carl Matson, gives instructions to the girls team during their practice on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
Campbell County High School junior Missy Schultz defends the goal during practice on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
Kaiah King,3, rests from her perch as students and parents tour the projects at the 2nd Annual Elementary Technology Showcase at the Lakeway Learning Center on Thursday, May 20,2010.
“I’m a movie buff,” Schaefer said. He watches about two movies a week during his off work hours, usually he prefers a snack of cherry pepsi and hot tamalies. As an employee Schaefer is allowed to bring his family and view movies for free at the Foothills theater.
“Thank you, have a good day,” Rod Schaefer said as customers left from viewing Shrek The Final Chapter at Foothills Theater. Schaefer said the customers are great because they’re always in a good mood when coming to the movies.
Rod Schaefer,General Manager at the Foothills movie theater, starts the film, Letters to Juliet, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Schaefer always watches the opening scenes to be sure the film is playing properly.
Left to right, Delaney Knottnerus, Eric Borchers, Alyson Borchers, Desha Matuska and Emma Jarvis watch the hail storm from inside the Foothills theater on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
“That was freaky,” Desha Matuska said as she held up pieces of hail to show Alyson Borchers, at right, outside the Foothills theater following the hail storm on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
Paintbrush Elementary fifth grader Josh Kuhbacher placed 5th in the 75 meter dash during the track day held at Campbell County High School on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
Sunflower Elementary fifth graders from left, Adie Polk, Demi Paben, Sydney Bond, Cheyenne Domingue and Sarah Kramer cheer on their classmates during the track day at Campbell County High School on Wednesday, May 25, 2010. All fifth grade students in the county were invited to participate in activities including a meter dashe, shot put, relay race and softball throw.
Sunflower Elementary third grader Brandon Blankenship tries his hand at roping a practice steer head during a field trip to the Rockpile Museum on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
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Electrical foreman Stephen Necklason, left, hands over a U.S. flag to Apprentice Lineman Jimmy Wenzel on the corner of Douglas Highway and Eighth Street. Gillette Department of Utilities issued 60 flags for Necklason and Wenzel to place on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. The flags are in honor of Memorial Day, they are scheduled to stay up through the Fourth of July.
Twin Spruce eighth-graders follow assignment instructions from their teacher, Braidi Lutgen, during their leaf morphology lab exercise at Lasting Legacy Park on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
“I love the smell of these things,”Bridgette Arhart said as she breathed in the Crabapple blossoms during her leaf morphology lab exercise at Lasting Legacy Park on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
Twin Spruce eighth-graders from left, Chris Vaughn, Adam Coggeshall and Kyle White tackle their leaf morphology lab exercise at Lasting Legacy Park on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Their science teacher, Braidi Lutgen escorted the class of 21 students down to the park to complete the lab activity. Students were instructed to collect five different leaf samples from around the park, then compare and identify the collection to their class morphology descriptions.
My co-workers.
Thomas Ivancsich, left, and Thomas Dunkl make their way toward Buffalo on Interstate 90. Relatives from Eisenstadt, Austria, the two are in a journey across the United States on their bicycles. Their trip began in Brooklyn on May 1, 2010. They’ve traveled an average of 80-90 miles per day and expect to reach Los Angeles by June 27, 2010. “It’s our first time in America and the people are very friendly, nice and helpful,” Dunkl said. “The land is, wow. It’s great, it’s so big.”
“This is a lot of toothpaste,” Rochelle Ross said. The five-year-old helped her mother, Terrina Ross, separate the donated items for troops serving at Camp Leatherneck in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. The comfort items were collected on a Campbell County School District bus driven by Jimmy Bentz and parked outside of Wal-Mart to accept donations for the troops at Camp Leatherneck. Personal items such as sunscreen, eye drops, skin lotion and towels were collected for the troops after a fire destroyed most of their supply.
Loretta Maynard, Donald Smith and Lukas Najera,3, sign a banner for troops serving at Camp Leatherneck in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. The banner was taped on a Campbell County School District bus driven by Jimmy Bentz and parked outside of Wal-Mart to collect donations for the troops at Camp Leatherneck. Personal items such as sunscreen, eye drops, skin lotion and towels were collected for the troops after a fire destroyed most of their supply.
Kayla Graves dives into a group hug with her classmates following their graduation from Campbell County High School on Sunday, May 30, 2010.
My fantastic co-workers Michael and Nate following graduation coverage!
Ponderosa Pines
Brenda is an amazing woman. My sister-in-law and I made some sweet memories during our trip across the country. In May I moved to Gillette, Wyoming for a job at the News-Record. Life is wonderful.
Home in Lizella, Ga.
Brenda rescued the earth worms in Bowling Green, Ky.
Bowling Green, Ky.
Munfordville, Ky.
Indiana
Missouri
OMAHA
Iowa
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Gillette, Wyoming
Gillette, Wyoming
Brenda ate this for her husband Mark.
My neighborhood in Gillette
At Devil’s Tower National Monument
Outside of my apartment
Black Hills, South Dakota
Heading east on I90
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Easterday visit
Made it up for Marian and Isreal’s birthday on March 8, 2010. Was refreshing to see the family that I met one year ago, the family that made a unique impact on my life. Will always be thankful for time spent with the Easterday’s in Kentucky. To see their story go here
Samuel’s Wedding Day
Gracie and I were happy to witness the marriage of Samuel and Brandi on Saturday, March 20, 2010. We are blessed to know the Esmonds, a great family.
December
Mark and Brenda’s new apartment in Columbus, Ga.
My little brother Mark married Brenda on a New Year’s Eve Blue Moon. Here he’s on the phone with our brother Luke, currently in Iraq. Congratulations Brenda & Mark Lewis!
Peahopper turned into my frame and pulled my autofocus just as I was shooting
Annual Christmas tree portrait preparation- models are thrilled
Christmas morning mayhem
Best family in Macon, the Esmonds
Dia De La Virgen Guadalupe with Brenda
Fun Freelance Fencing
Drive thru Nativity in Macon
November
Just a few of the family from November, starting with my sister-in-law to be, Brenda. Next is my neice starting early in the tree business. My grandmother, “Mema,” saw me photographing our cat, Clyde, and didn’t notice me snap this one of her. I have a goal to make perfect portraits of both my grandmothers.
Personal
October was a great month. Here are some of the pictures of my family starting with a portrait of my brothers, left to right, Mark Levi, Luke Micah and Heath Joseph. Our mom insisted this picture be made with them wearing matching shirts. Mark is engaged to Brenda, they plan to marry before Christmas. Luke was recently deployed for his fourth tour in Iraq, please pray for his safety and peace of mind and spirit. Heath is a daddy, he’s married to Celeste and they have two children.
Mama is a Kindergarten parapro, she’s my hero and this little girls too-
Broken Shutter
My baby failed me while shooting a high school band competition for the Telegraph. These are some of the frames I took while troubleshooting. Woody and Grant helped me get my D300 fixed.
Drew & Caroline
I had the privilege of spending a few hours with Drew and Caroline Haralson’s family, they have three children; Emily, Ansley, and Levi. Beautiful, vibrant, cheerful children!
The Macon Telegraph
Since arriving home in October, I’ve been blessed to freelance quite a bit for my local newspaper. The photo staff, including Woody Marshall and Grant Blankenship, opened up my eyes to photojournalism years ago, it is an honor to learn from them again. Here are a few singles from freelancing that I liked.
Left to right, Westside’s Qwunterious Thornton, DeShaun Smith and E.J. Amporful practice before the start of their game against Harris County at Westside High School on Friday, October 9, 2009.
This is one frame I liked before my shutter broke. The first performance of Band Night 2009 begins on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Five Houston County high schools and eight middle and high school bands performed at the annual event held at the McConnell Talbert stadium in Warner Robins, Ga.
A few from an inline skating practice in Warner Robins. Mach Racing Speed Team’s Assistant Coach, Danny Collier, leads the team in warm-up stretches before the start of practice in Warner Robins, Ga.
Close family friends- the Lamberts. I was shooting this game for the Telegraph when David Lambert, scored a touchdown, I was so proud of him! First Presbyterian players congratulate David Lambert, center, after he scored a touchdown in the second quarter of their game against Mount de Sales Academy at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon, Ga. on Friday, October 30, 2009.
Funny Feature- Stratford varsity cheerleaders left to right, Catherine Kehl, Alex Slocumb, and Kayla Avant wear their rain protection before the start of their home game against Mount De Sales Academy on Friday, October 23, 2009.
I knew this was risky. Little pieces of grass and dirt were flying off the players feet onto me as they ran past, and I thought to myself, I should move now, wait.. just a few more frames, okay..now I need to move.. Too late. the team was gone and all these kids turned and trampled me. Thankfully no gear or children were harmed, someone did lose a shoe.
Maggie McCullough brews a special potion to make children obey their parents during the “Scared Silly” haunted house for kids ages 3-11, which will be going on again on Oct. 30 at the Children’s Museum on Cherry Street in Macon, Ga.
Georgia
Saw my niece Averi Lewis for the first time in 9 months. She is beautiful. I’ll be photographing her quite a bit while I’m home in Georgia figuring out the next step. The only bad part about being home is missing all my people in Ky. Okla. Va. and NH!!!
Isenhower meets Eisenhower
Libby and I drove from Concord, NH to Bowling Green, Ky. after my internship at the Concord Monitor ended in late September. Our journey took us through some fun sights including Boston, and D.C. We were able to visit some dear friends and entertain ourselves with car games for significant amounts of time on the interstate.
Live Free or Die
Best state motto ever. This is a collection of pictures of friends from my summer internship at the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire. I miss everyone in these photographs, thank you all for the memories.
Last few assignments at the Monitor
Philip Hackmann has been a volunteer EMT Intermediate for Andover Rescue Squad for the past ten years. Hackmann is a science teacher at Proctor Academy by day, and on call as head of service for the Andover Rescue Squad in the evenings. The squad receives about 140 calls a year. Taken on Friday, September 18, 2009 in East Andover, NH.
New Hampshire AmeriCorps Vista plustime members, left to right, Katrina Kretschmar, Kristen Young, and Kelly Boyer, clear out sod before planting day lilies near the Chapel at the NH Veterans Cemetery. Fifteen NH Americorps members participated in the first official 9/11 Day of Service by volunteering from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. working the grounds of the cemetery. Taken on September 11, 2009.
Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey “Clowning Around” at Skaker School Road in Concord, NH.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Nascar Sprint Cup in Loudon, NH ; Sunday, September 20, 2009.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Nascar Sprint Cup in Loudon, NH ; Sunday, September 20, 2009.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Nascar Sprint Cup in Loudon, NH ; Sunday, September 20, 2009.
Lately
I’ve fallen behind in blog posting, I’m not a dedicated weekly updater like BA Thomas Simonetti. Here are a few random selects from lately that I liked. Feedback is always welcome!!
Ange Munyaneza,10, holds her sister Nancy,1, as her neighbors play behind the Langdon Mill aparment building in Manchester, NH as new mattresses are delivered. A bedbug problem was eradicated in the apartment building. Taken on Wednesday, September 9, 2009
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, NH
Patricia Cloutier’s husband, David was laid off last week from Precision Technology, he searched for jobs online as his sons, Jonathan,9, plays and Sean,12, completed Algebra homework at their apartment in Penacook, NH
Left to right, Andy Thomas,19, of Concord, Grayel Farris,19, of Pembroke, and Anthony Sampo,18, leap into the Merrimack River from the Conservation Center walking trail on Thursday, August 20,2009
Michelle Moses, a resident at the Endicott Hotel,said a bad hip and limited income have made it difficult to comply with instructions to move furniture and prepare for her apartment to be sprayed to kill bedbugs
Ray Smith, of Cape Cod, Mass., waits for his turn to compete in the outlaw street category as test n tune cars line up alongside at the New England Dragway in Epping, NH on Saturday, August 22, 2009
Sarah Zarakotas,8, collects acorns in White’s Park as her sisters, Samantha,16, and Catherine,14, compete in a 5k cross country meet for Concord High School. Taken in Concord, NH
Dexter Healey waits in traffic on Fisherville Road in Concord, NH. Construction is scheduled through November moving down Fisherville Road and ending near Knight Street.
To love and be loved
Spc. Justin Pellerin, an Army infantryman from Concord, was killed Aug. 20 by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. He had been deployed since January and was due home in December. The Monitor has been writing beautiful stories about Pellerin’s life for the last few days, the family gave us permission to attend the funeral yesterday in Pembroke. Chelsey Pellerin, his 21 year old wife addressed the crowd, “To love and be loved is the greatest gift a heart can know, I feel so lucky to have Justin to love.”
To read the full article by Maddie Hanna, go here, http://concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090830/NEWS03/908309994
That was the most difficult assignment I’ve ever had. Maddie and I both felt intrusive despite the family’s permission to attend. As pallbearer’s carried Justin’s casket away his family stood and watched, his sisters and parents, and his wife, far right. This was supposed to be the lead photo on today’s front page. It didn’t make it there so I needed to post it somehow, I feel it’s a powerful image that needs to be seen. Their eyes say it all.
