The last year has been a good year for me as far as my career goes.
I graduated college, which I mentioned in my last post, and am now working full time at the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D., which has been an amazing experience so far. I'm very excited for what 2014 brings.
I kind of went on for a while in my first "Year-End" post, so I'll keep the chatter to a minimum on this one.
Here are some of my favorite photos of 2013 from my newspaper work. The work includes stuff from the Argus Leader, Emporia Gazette and Winona Daily News. In that order.
Thanks for looking.
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| Steve Feimer, a professor at the University of South Dakota and author, speaks during a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action day event at the Disabled American Veterans Agency in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Jodi Schnider stands outside of the Tea Area Elementary School urging parents and passersby to vote after a kindergarten concert in Tea, S.D., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Tea Area School District voters voted on a $10.5 million bond vote to build a new elementary school in the northern part of the district, put an addition on the elementary school in Tea, and build a performing arts center on Tuesday. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Nickey Zirpel, 16, gets her face painted by Meg Wolstenholm, 17, during a tailgate party before the Dakota Bowl at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Emmett Reistroffer, of Sioux Falls, waves to passersby while dressed in scrubs and wearing a President Barack Obama mask during a protest of government controlled healthcare in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether signs the final 30-foot steal beam once before he ceremonially signed the beam before it was put into place during a "Topping Off" ceremony at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Larry Rohrer kneels in a field with his dog while pheasant hunting during pheasant hunting opener near Howard, S.D., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Scott Simpson makes his way through a corn field while hunting during pheasant hunting opener near Howard, S.D., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Larry Rohrer carries a pheasant he had just shot along a fence line while hunting during pheasant hunting opener near Howard, S.D., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| A rooster pheasant sails over a corn field untouched by hunters' shots during pheasant hunting opener near Howard, S.D., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Washington's #7 Hannah Nieman sets the ball during a match against Lincoln at Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Miami Heat President Pat Riley places his hand on the podium as he addresses the media during a press conference at the Sioux Falls Convention Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Three-year-old Logan Jensen, left, stands by his mom, Brandy Jensen, as she sells jersey raffle tickets before a game between the Sioux Falls Stampede and the Waterloo Blackhawks at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Minnesota Vikings' Cheerleader, Kayla C., talks with Lincoln High School football players during a surprise visit to a Lincoln High School football practice to award Lincoln football players a 24-person suite for the upcoming Vikings vs. Eagles football game and an iPad with the X2 Ice application, which is used to help athletic trainers with the brain health of athletes, at the Sanford Fieldhouse in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Lincoln's Keshaun Britt, center, looks on during a surprise visit to a Lincoln High School football practice by Vikings' Josh Robinson and Toby Gerhart to award Lincoln football players a 24-person suite for the upcoming Vikings vs. Eagles football game and an iPad with the X2 Ice application, which is used to help athletic trainers with the brain health of athletes, at the Sanford Fieldhouse in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Lightning strikes over Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday night, Aug. 31, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Volunteer Travis Kiggins helps clean up Robert Ahola's Carpets after Saturday night's storm blew the tent down on the east side of the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Judy Rolfson, an employee at J's Wild Casino, tosses a used match into an ash tray while taking a smoke break outside the casino in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. Rolfson, who has worked in casinos for about nine or 10 years, said before the smoking ban she wouldn't have had to go outside for a smoke break. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Despite cold temperatures, Tyler Kremer, 19, of Sioux Falls, catches some air while snowboarding at Terrace Park in Sioux Falls, S.D., as the sun sets in the background on Thursday evening, Dec. 5, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Governor Dennis Daugaard and Dan Spisak, a tandem skydive instructor with Skydive Adventures, go through what will happen in the air during a charity skydive at the Madison Municipal Airport in Madison, S.D., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Brandon Valley's #7 Jake Comeaux is sacked by Roosevelt's #8 Kory Lindquist during a game at Brandon Valley High School in Brandon, S.D., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Levi Van Pelt looks out of a South Dakota Army National Guard Humvee during the Meet the Heroes event in the Wendy's parking lot at the corner of 12th Street and Lyons Avenue in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| O'Gorman's #13 Lauren Witte dives for a ball during a match against Brookings at O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| A lone cyclist makes his way down the bike path near Rotary-Norlin Park in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Kelsie Thomas, of Sioux Falls, carries a protest sign as other protesters gather at Sertoma Park before a March Against Monsanto protest in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. Protests were being held around the globe as a part of March Against Monsanto on Saturday. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Roosevelt's #12 Kolby Scott heads the ball for a goal during a first-round Boys State Soccer match against Washington at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Mato Denoyer, 6, shops with officer Curt Daughters, with the Sioux Falls Police Department, during the Shopping With Kids and Cops event at the Target store on Louise Avenue in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Lincoln's #15 Paul Thanel reacts with his teammates after a fumble recovery during a game against O'Gorman at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Kale Bossman, a Lennox High School senior, works on a house for Austin Schoppert (not pictured), 7, of Tea, S.D., as a part of a Lennox High School Industrial Technology class outside of the Lennox High School in Lennox, S.D., on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. Students from Tea Area Schools are also helping with the construction of the house. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Jerry Keiser, with the Canton Historical Society, walks down the stairs outside the Canton Historical Society House Museum in Canton, S.D., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Tea Area Schools Superintendent Jennifer Lowery gives a presentation about an upcoming election to pay for a new elementary school next to the Family Wellness Center during an informational session at the Family Wellness Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Isaak Booker, 3, of Lennox, S.D., checks out a 1962 American LaFrance Fire Pumper truck during the Touch-a-Truck event put on by the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation department at Harmodon Park in Sioux Falls. S.D., on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| South Dakota Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jarod Morken helps 4-year-old Drionna Jackson, of Sioux Falls, put on a rock climbing harness while Jackson's dad, Deon Jackson takes a video with his mobile phone during the Meet the Heroes event in the Wendy's Parking lot at the corner of 12th Street and Lyons Avenue in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Sam Siganos, a Washington fan, and Logan Harmelink, an O'Gorman fan, walk toward the entrance to Howard Wood Field during a tailgate party before the Dakota Bowl in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| SDSU huddles during the second half of a game against the University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Mayor Mike Huether speaks during a groundbreaking at the future TJN Enterprises location just north of Great Bear Recreation Area in Sioux Falls on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Different types of waterfowl are silhouetted by the setting sun as they fly over a field near the border between South Dakota and North Dakota on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| A kindergartener eats lunch at Lowell Elementary School in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Madison's #7 Jacob Giles looks for an open receiver during a game against Dell Rapids at Trojan Field in Madison, S.D., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Runners participate in the Boy's 5,000-Meter Championship race during the Nike Heartland Region cross country meet at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| SDSU's #83 Jason Schneider carries the ball for a touchdown after catching a pass during a game against USD at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D., on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| A jet soars past a sunset in Sioux Falls on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Miller police chief Shannon Speck looks out over the Miller High School parking lot while doing his usual walk-through of the schools in Miller, S.D., Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Speck said, because Miller doesn't have a school resource officer, him and his officers try to check up on the school almost every day. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Law Enforcement Academy recruits, from left, Tyler Heine, Jason Jasper, Michael Wollman, Cameron Beyer and Lamont Bracey prepare a brief presentation about a semi-automatic handgun during a South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy Basic Certification course at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre, S.D., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Miller police chief Shannon Speck, right, laughs while talking to Miller School District super intendant Mike Ruth about recent patroling of the school zones during a walk-through of the school in Miller, S.D., Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Law Enforcement Academy recruits listen to instructor, Greg Williams during an ethics class during a South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy Basic Certification course at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre, S.D., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Miller police chief Shannon Speck patrols the streets of Miller, S.D., Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Law Enforcement Academy recruit Mike Boyd demonstrates the loading function of a semi-automatic handgun during a South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy Basic Certification course at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre, S.D., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Miller police chief Shannon Speck waves to a community member as they drive by outside the Miller School in Miller, S.D., Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Deb Willert, a florist at Nature Bound Floral & Greenhouse, works on a flower arrangement at the greenhouse in Miller, S.D., Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Willert said, when it came to crime at the greenhouse, she could only think of two trees being stolen in the seven years that she has worked at the there. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Miller police chief Shannon Speck interacts with children at the Miller Elementary School while doing a walk-through of the school in Miller, S.D., Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Speck explained that because Miller's elementary and junior/senior high schools are connected it easier for Miller police officers to check up on the schools. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Law Enforcement Academy recruit Chance Davis demonstrates the eject function of a semi-automatic handgun during a South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy Basic Certification course at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre, S.D., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Miller police chief Shannon Speck waves into a classroom while doing a walk-through of the school in Miller, S.D., Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| A Law Enforcement Academy recruit sits in an ethics class with his fake, blue handgun holstered at his side during a South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy Basic Certification course at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre, S.D., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. The fake handguns are a way to familiarize recruits with carrying a real handgun, said Scott Rechtenbaugh, head of law enforcement training. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader) |
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| Drake Genoble, 4, of Emporia, looks through the fence at the animals Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at the David Traylor Zoo of Emporia, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Cyrus England, 5, of Manhattan, measures his wingspan Sunday, June 23, 2013, during an open house at David Traylor Zoo of Emporia, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Ashlyn Garriott, 8, of Emporia, does her favorite move off the diving board, a cannon ball, Wednesday evening, June 26, 2013, at Jones Aquatic Center. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Norma Hodges carries fallen branches to a trailer Friday morning, June 28, 2013, after Thursday night’s storm blew them down at her home near Bethel Corner in rural Lyon County, Kan. A tree had blown down over the road during the storm, and Hodges and her grandson, Hayden Morris, 13, (not pictured) used a four-wheeler to move it off the road, Hodges said. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Dressed as the "Wicked Witch of the West" Kimberly Smith, of Americus, waits for the start of the third annual Tornado Trot 5K Run/Walk fundraising event to begin Saturday, June 29, 2013, in Reading, Kan. The Tornado Trot started as a fundraising event to restore Reading City Park, but has grown to include fundraising for restoration projects around the town, explained Nancy Standiferd, co-director of the event. All proceeds from the "There's No Place Like Home" themed event go toward Reading community development. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Erin Lewis, 16, center left, and Corrie Hawthorne, 18, center right, cheer on race participants during the third annual Tornado Trot 5K Run/Walk fundraising event Saturday, June 29, 2013, in Reading, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Ruth Miller works with a client Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Emporia Fitness. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Tucker Lee, 16, of Emporia, goes through his pre-flight routine, before taking off in a Cherokee 180 with instrucor, Dan Dewald Wednesday, July 3, 2013, from Coffey County Airport in Coffey County, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Tucker Lee, 16, of Emporia, goes through his pre-flight routine, before
taking off in a Cherokee 180 with instrucor, Dan Dewald Wednesday, July
3, 2013, from Coffey County Airport in Coffey County, Kan. (Gazette /
Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Tucker Lee, 16, of Emporia, flies a Cherokee 180 with instrucor, Dan Dewald Wednesday, July 3, 2013, after taking off from Coffey County Airport in Coffey County, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Tucker Lee, 16, of Emporia, goes through his pre-flight routine, before
taking off in a Cherokee 180 with instrucor, Dan Dewald Wednesday, July
3, 2013, from Coffey County Airport in Coffey County, Kan. (Gazette /
Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Tucker Lee (left), 16, of Emporia, flies a Cherokee 180 with instrucor, Dan
Dewald Wednesday, July 3, 2013, after taking off from Coffey County
Airport in Coffey County, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Tucker Lee, 16, of Emporia, flies a Cherokee 180 with instrucor, Dan
Dewald Wednesday, July 3, 2013, after taking off from Coffey County
Airport in Coffey County, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Cooper Legako, 4, of Emporia, peaks through a window to see the DEPCO LLC's autonomic robot named NAO Tuesday, July 16, 2013, during the Mining Robots event put on by the Emporia State University Elementary Science Education students at the Emporia Public Library in Emporia, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Ed Moyer weighs an onion for a customer Wednesday evening, July 17, 2013, at the Emporia Farmers Market in Emporia, Kan. Moyer has been coming to the Farmers Market for 31 years, he said. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Josh Creel, 10, of Fort Leavenworth, makes a cast while fishing Thursday afternoon, July 18, 2013, at Camp Wood YMCA in Chase County, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Tyler Blochlinger, 13, of Kipp, climbs The Tower Thursday afternoon, July 18, 2013, at Camp Wood YMCA in Chase County, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| People look on during an auction Saturday evening, July 20, 2013, during Clint Bowyer's Support Emporia 2013 Charity Event at the Emporia Civic Auditorium in Emporia, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Joyce Thierer, a history professor at Emporia State University, listens during a public forum regarding the Common Core State Standards Initiative, an initiative to establish standards in reading and math on a national scale, on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at the Community Center in Admire, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Anglers fish in a swollen Cottonwood River Tuesday, July 30, 2013, from Soden's Grove Bridge after a night of heavy rains in the area in Emporia, Kan. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Darrian Davis, 5, Donovan Davis, 5, and Destiny Davis watch trees and other debris flow under the Soden's Grove Bridge in a swollen Cottonwood River in Emporia, Kan., Tuesday, July 30, 2013, after a night of heavy rains in the area. (Gazette / Joe Ahlquist) |
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| Sarah Johnson, of Winona, works on her chalk drawing during the Chalk On! event Saturday, April 20, 2013, during the Winona Earth Day Celebration at Levee Park in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| A member of the congregation prays during a Good Friday service at the Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka Friday, March 29, 2013, in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps performs Friday, April 19, 2013, night during the Mid West Music Fest at Ed's No Name Bar in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Cotter Junior High actor Mariah Bruner, left, helps Mikayla Brown with her makeup as she glances over into the mirror before they perform in the one-act play "Frump Tales" during Cotter's One-Act Play Festival Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at St. Cecilia Theater in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Winona State University Rugby players from left, Heather Kohl, Sam Bastyr, Holly Edelburg and Kelly Srdar make their way out of East Lake Winona after jumping in during the Goose Bump Jump Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, near the Lake Lodge in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Area fire departments conducted a controlled burn as a part of a Firefighter 1 training class with students from Riverland Community College Saturday, March 23, 2013, at 1845 West 5th St. in Winona, Minn. According to Winona Fire Department assistant chief Britt Hendrickson, the fire departments conducted 11 training burns, which ended by burning what remained of the house down. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| A firefighter with the Lewiston Fire Department works to put out a vehicle that had caught fire Friday, March 1, 2013, on Interstate I-90 near Winona, Minn. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on Interstate I-90 and caught fire shortly after 12 p.m. Friday. Driver Brendan Trocinski of Austin, Minn. was driving with his wife Rachel, six-year-old daughter, and sons ages five and nine when he looked in the rearview mirror and noticed smoke. No one was injured, and the fire was extinguished by 12:30 p.m. The Lewiston Fire Department, Winona County Sheriff's department and Minnesota State Patrol assisted at the scene. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Winhawk fans cheer for their team during a Big Nine Conference game against Rochester John Marshall Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Winona's Kelsey Ewing (second from the right) screams with the rest of the varsity jazz dance team before performing their routine Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Winona Senior High School during the Winhawks Dance Team 2013 Invitational in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Lucas Schott sits in his A-Modified car Friday, April 26, 2013, before taking a lap with the American Flag during the National Anthem during the 2013 Season Opener at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Caledonia's Maddy Mullins (10) and Taylor Winjum comfort each other after losing a MSHSL Section 1AA championship game against Pine Island Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Saint Mary's shortstop David Barry tags out Gustavus' Drew Block at second base after a hit during the second game of a MIAC doubleheader against Gustavus Sunday, April 28, 2013, in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Winona's Jeff Schultz (16) scores the winning run in extra innings as his teammates react during a Big Nine Conference game against Austin Saturday, April 20, 2013, in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Winona State's Ashley Walker slides safely into third base after a steal Saturday, April 6, 2013, during the first game of a NSIC doubleheader against University of Mary in Winona, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| From left, Buck Mueller (closest to camera), 17, Cole Sanders, 17, Daniel Dahl (in the distance), 16, and Brett Strand, 14, test the frisbee throwing arm of a robot that they are working on with other St. Charles High School students as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School, in St. Charles, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| From left, Erik Nielsen, 17, Daniel Dahl, 16, and St. Charles High School teacher and robotics coach Chuck Koestler work on a robot that they and other St. Charles High School students are working on as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School, in St. Charles, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Brady Jones, 18, works on a robot that he and other St. Charles High School students are working on as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Kameron Bailey tests the frisbee throwing arm of a robot that him and other St. Charles High School students are working on as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Levi Kittleson is helped by his dad Rod Kittleson, a software engineer at Benchmark Electronics who is helping mentor St. Charles High School Students, with some programming for a robot he and other St. Charles High School students are working on as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist/Winona Daily News) |
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| Brett Strand (right), 14, works on a robot that he and other St. Charles High School students are working on as a part of the school's first robotics team while other students stand by Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| St. Charles High School teacher and robotics coach Chuck Koestler, right, looks at a part that Brady Jones, left, had been working on for a robot that Jones and other St. Charles High School students are working on as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Minn. Jones was using a tap to make threads on the inside of the part when the tap broke off on the inside. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| Jayden Snitker, 18, works on some programming for a robot she and other St. Charles High School students are working on as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| From left, St. Charles High School teacher and robotics coach Chuck Koestler, Daniel Dahl, 16, and Brett Strand, 14, examine a robot that they and other St. Charles High School students are working on as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
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| St. Charles High School students gather around as Levi Kittleson (orange shirt), 15, drives a robot they have all been working on as a part of the school's first robotics team Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Minn. (Joe Ahlquist / Winona Daily News) |
