The new year is in full swing and I have been shooting like a mad-man. Graduations, basketball and lots of snow related assignments. Check out a sampling of what I have been up to below, as usual, click an image to enter the slideshow for the best viewing…
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Ken Herron, a long-time volunteer with Coconino County Search and Rescue, stands in front of a snowcat being used to make a trail in the forest below Arizona Snowbowl to help direct backcountry skiers toward the main road.
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Long-time Coconino County Search and Rescue volunteers Ken Herron, left, and Art Pundt, right, ride in a snowcat along Forest Road 522 with the goal of creating a trail that backcountry skiers can use to find their way back to the main road and prevent becoming lost.
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Coconino County Search and Rescue volunteer Art Pundt walks toward a broken snowcat track which became separated from the machine after running over a large rock in the forest below Arizona Snowbowl.
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Coconino County Search and Rescue volunteer Art Pundt radios into headquarters after his snowcat was damaged by a large rock while on a routine mission in the forest below Arizona Snowbowl.
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Rene Coggins (1) of Northern Arizona University passes the ball during game action Saturday.
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Coconino High School’s Brett McGowan (25) looks for a shot during game action against Ironwood Wednesday.
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Spencer Timberlake (4) of Northland Preparatory Academy drives for the basket during game action Thursday against Yuma in the Pepsi Holiday Tournament.
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Flagstaff High School’s Bridger Hershey (23) moves the ball during game action against Saguaro Saturday.
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Flagstaff High School’s Mitch Thompson (24) jumps for a layup during game action against Saguaro Saturday.
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Flagstaff High School student Ben Vining conducts the school orchestra during rehearsals for their winter concert.
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Students listen as Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng makes an address during commencement at the Walkup Skydome Friday morning.
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A large fir tree trimmed with ornaments made by fourth graders at the San Francisco de Asis School stands in the common room of the Riordan Mansion. The historic home will be decorated for Christmas as it would have been 100-years-ago through January 4, 2016 with tours begining on the hour Thursdays through Mondays.
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Jim David is the Arizona Daily Sun Citizen of the Year for 2015.
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Sally Veazey has been named the Arizona Daily Sun Citizen of the Year for 2015.
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Thousands of people crowd into the Wing Mountain Snow Play area Tuesday afternoon.
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Anthony Castro and his son Alexander Castro, 7, disappear in a blanket of snow as they sled down the hill at Wing Mountain Snow Play Area Saturday morning.
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Karen Carswell with the US Forest Service cleans up piles of broken and discarded sleds inside the Fort Valley Experimental Forest which is closed to the public.
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A forest service pickup truck full of broken and discarded sleds left along the side of Fort Valley Road.
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Wing Mountain Snow Play Area provides dumpsters and trash receptacles for snow players to discard of their broken sleds and other trash.
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It took me a while to get it together, but here is the second part of my “Best of 2015” post. Check out the previous post for images of sports, presented here are more news related images from the past year. I would like to put together one more as a “Best of Personal Work” but I will need to get a scanner as I shot almost exclusively film when not at work…Find me in person and I will let you dig through my box of prints if that appeals to you. In the mean time, please enjoy a selection of my favorite images from the past year. As always the best way to view the images is to click on the first one and enter slideshow mode…
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Tom Carter walks past a partially-full cattle tank near his Parks, Ariz. home Friday afternoon. Some residents use the pools of standing water to gauge the state of the shallow water-bearing zones underground that feed many of the domestic wells in the area. These groundwater zones respond quickly to climate events, drying out during periods of drought and recharging with snowmelt or major rainfall.
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Susanne Severeid, who came all the way from Oregon to attend Saturday night’s candle vigil to honor Kayla Muller, lights a small candle inside the NAU Campus Ministry building.
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Arizona State Governor Doug Ducey gives a talk during the Coconino County Republican Committee Lincoln Day Dinner at the DoubleTree Hilton in Flagstaff Tuesday evening.
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Poet’s Pen organizer Molly Wood sits at the Wine Loft in downtown Flagstaff, which hosts her popular weekly event.
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Zoe Rucker, 10, touches a static charged ball which causes her hair to stand on end during the second-annual Flagstaff Community STEM Celebration at the Skydome Wednesday evening.
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Kayci Cook Collins, Superintendent of Flagstaff Area National Monuments, stands in the former living quarters of the Cliffs Ranger Station at Walnut Canyon National Monument. The monument is celebrating it’s 100 year anniversary in July.
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Kaleb Lightfood, left, and Rowan Mitchell St-John, right, dig through the stacks of comic books at Cab Comics during Free Comic Book Day celebrations Saturday.
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Beverly Thomas of Flagstaff uses a small broom to sweep off the head stones of military services members in preparation for Memorial Day ceremonies to be held at Citizens Cemetery in Flagstaff Monday.
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Lynn Nemeth, Executive DIrector of the Arboretum at Flagstaff, stands in a green house with a Horsetail Milkweed plant, one of several varieties being planted in hopes of helping to restore declining Monarch butterfly populations. Monarchs lay their eggs on Milkweed and it is the only plant that their larvae eat making it extremely critical for the species.
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Howard McAnly, a volunteer at the Flagstaff Family Food Center, waits for customers to arrive to collect their donated food boxes.
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A firefighter with the Coconino National Forest stands in clouds of smoke monitoring burning grass at a managed fire near Mormon Lake Wednesday afternoon.
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Father and son wait for the action to begin at the Flagstaff Pro Rodeo Thursday.
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Vivian Descheny weaves a Navajo rug on a loom at the Museum of Northern Arizona during the 66th annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture Saturday. The two day event continues Sunday.
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Inside the new Science and Health building looking north from the second-floor.
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Climbers stop near the top of Snowbowl Road for a quick selfie during the annual Climb to Conquer Cancer Saturday morning.
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Mark Richardson uses a pressure washer to clean the floor of the 4-H Club rabbit barn ahead of the Coconino County Fair.
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Alma Angelina Aispuro spins a pot on a pottery wheel in her home studio during the 18th annual Flagstaff Open Studios Saturday afternoon. During the two day event, which continues Sunday, many area artists open their studios and homes to the public offering demonstrations and selling their art.
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A kayak trip down the Verde River near Clarkdale requires two portages to get over Brewer’s Tunnel Diversion Dam, historically used by United Verde Copper Company to divert river water for industrial use.
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Rows of food vendors at the Coconino County Fair. The fair continues at the Fort Tuthill County Fair Grounds through Monday.
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Members of the Northern Arizona University Community Music and Dance Academy preform at Ardrey Auditorium ahead of the Flagstaff Festival of Science Shoemaker Keynote Presentation Friday evening.
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Metal sculpture artist Tom Williams stands in the workshop of his Williams, Ariz. home.
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A speaker addresses the gathered crowd at a candlelight vigil on the Northern Arizona University campus Friday night following a shooting that left one student dead and three others hospitalized earlier that day.
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Nicholas Prato, center, one of the victims of last week’s shooting incident that took place at Northern Arizona University, stands with fellow fraternity members during a walk and gathering Tuesday afternoon to honor the victims of Friday’s deadly shooting on the NAU campus.
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Michelle Deal and her son Tristin Deal, 11, embrace in their Flagstaff home after having a bag of toys delivered by Officer Ryan Forsman from the Northern Arizona Law Enforcement Toy Drive.
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Karen Carswell with the US Forest Service cleans up piles of broken and discarded sleds inside the Fort Valley Experimental Forest which is closed to the public.
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Flagstaff drummer Sam Neely
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Local band Tow’rs sits at the counter of the Grand Canyon Cafe.
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Sky Black (center) and the Mural Mice stand at the center of their new mural The Sound of Flight.
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Well once again I have let another month slip away without really blogging about anything…Here is a quick snapshot of some of what I covered for the month of November. New bars, schools, courts, salons, sports and more…
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Wine taps and bottles behind the bar at Blendz wine bar in downtown Flagstaff.
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The tasting room at Blendz in downtown Flagstaff.
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A panel of judges watches as participants in the Mr. Coconino Pageant are introduced to the audience at Coconino High School Thursday night. Junior and senior boys dressed as women to compete in the pageant, which some people said was offensive to transgender people.
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James Vance, 17, a senior at Coconino High School stands outside the school auditorium ahead of the annual Mr. Coconino Pageant Thursday. Vance, who preferred not to have his face photographed, said the pageant was offensive to transgender people.
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Noelle Mushro of the Northern Arizona University Community Music and Dance Academy leads several young girls through a dance from The Nutcracker during a performance at the annual Mountain Campus Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday morning.
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Gene Munger reads to fourth-graders at Knoles Elementary as part of the weekly Book Pals program.
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Jillian Hernandez looks at student work during a math concepts exercise in her Killip Elementary fifth-grade class. Hernandez has spent ten-years teaching, two of which have been at the fifth-grade level and has been nominated as a Rodel Exemplary Teacher finalist.
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Sarah Hendricks, a kindergarten teacher at John Q. Thomas Elementary, has been nominated as a Rodel Exemplary Teacher finalist. Hendricks has been teaching kindergarten for 14-years and believes in connecting her passions such as physical activity and eating well to the classroom.
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Robert Resendez stands in Coconino County Superior Court during closing arguments in the 1981 cold case murder of Jerry Heath in which Resendez is the defendant. Resendez was later found innocent in the case.
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Northern Arizona University Head Coach Jack Murphy runs his players through drills during team practice Thursday afternoon.
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Northern Arizona University wide receiver Emmanuel butler (8) carries the ball downfield during Saturday’s game against Sacramento State.
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Northern Arizona University’s Brittni Dorsey (4) and Addy Lofstedt (14) celebrate a score against Sacramento State Thursday night.
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Northern Arizona University’s Stacia Williams (2) digs the ball during game action Friday.
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Northern Arizona University’s Lauren Jacobsen (5) hits the ball past two Sacramento State defenders during Friday’s Big Sky Conference Championship semifinal game at the Rolle Activity Center.
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Northern Arizona University Head Coach Ken Murphy talks with an official after a point was recalled during Friday night’s Big Sky Conference Championship semifinal game at Rolle Activity Center.
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Jordan Leiter (15) of Northern Arizona University dives for the ball during Saturday night’s Big Sky Conference Championship game against Idaho State.
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Addy Lofstedt celebrates with her team after beating Idaho State for the Big Sky Conference Championship Saturday night.
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The Northern Arizona University volleyball team celebrates after beating Idaho State to win the Big Sky Conference Championship tournament Saturday night.
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The staff of Headspace Southside Salon out front of their downtown location.
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Owner Vanessa Villaverde (center) and members of her staff at Headspace Southside Salon.
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Headspace stylist Sam Bee rides his scooter through the spacious salon.
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With lots of natural light, plants of all types find a home at Headspace Southside Salon.
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Quirky details adorn every corner of Headspace Southside Salon. VillaVerde keeps her roller-skates in a corner.
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The salon is also being utilized as a space for live music. In this photo, Flagstaff psych rockers, Coffee Pot, preform to a crowd of local music enthusiasts.
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The salon is also being utilized as a space for live music.
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Quite a long week at the paper, late nights and diverse assignments. The Flagstaff Festival of Science kicked off this week, an annual Bluegrass fest went down, I saw sports and toured an artist studio…
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Members of the Northern Arizona University Community Music and Dance Academy preform at Ardrey Auditorium ahead of the Flagstaff Festival of Science Shoemaker Keynote Presentation Friday evening.
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Members of the Northern Arizona University Community Music and Dance Academy preform at Ardrey Auditorium ahead of the Flagstaff Festival of Science Shoemaker Keynote Presentation Friday evening.
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Metal sculpture artist Tom Williams stands in the workshop of his Williams, Ariz. home.
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Electric grinders, clamps and other tools hang above a workbench at metal artist Tom Williams’ studio.
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Rita Greenwell, left, plays a ukulele while Andy Shirk, right, plays his upright bass in the campground of the annual Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival. For many participants, the campground is a major highlight of the festival, with professional and amateur musicians playing impromptu sets together late into the evening.
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Members of the band John Reischman and The Jaybirds preform on the main stage at the annual Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival. The three day event continues Sunday at the Pepsi Amphitheater.
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Ella Bundy, 3, looks through a microscope with some help from her mother Elaina Bundy inside the Coconino Community College booth at Science in the Park, which is part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science, Saturday afternoon.
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Marco Amabile, 4, stomps on a large foot pump, launching a paper rocket he made at The Wonder Factory’s booth during Science in the Park Saturday afternoon.
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Adrian Nixt (19) of Northern Arizona University maneuvers around a North Dakota State player Friday.
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Northern Arizona University’s Mei-Te Coco (2) kicks a goal for NAU’s fist score against North Dakota State Friday.
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Northland Preparatory Academy’s Myka Becenti (5) sets the ball for teammate McKael Barnes (9) to hit Thursday evening.
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McKael Barnes (9) of Northland Prep jumps to defend against a Kingman High Player during game action Thursday evening.
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140 girls from 19 schools line up to start the Four Corners Cross Country Invitational at Buffalo Park Saturday morning.
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Davis Boggess of Flagstaff High School runs against a Mingus runner toward the finish at the Four Corners Cross Country Invitational Saturday. Boggess finished first for Flag High and sixth overall with a time of 16:53.4.
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Have you ever wondered who makes up the staff at the Arizona Daily Sun? No? Well I was asked to photograph the news room staff for an award ceremony, below is almost everyone. Stereotypes about the auto repair industry being male dominated? One young lady is helping to break that apart, see photo below. Local residents are upset about a possible gravel mine being built, and I was able to attend the Coconino County Fair for the first time ever last weekend, pretty good stuff, pretty diverse weekend.
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The newsroom staff of the Arizona Daily Sun standing near the onsite printing press. There should be two or three more, including myself, but not everyone could make it and someone had to take the photo.
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Ashley Palmer, 16, stands in a work bay at Planet Dodge where she works on vehicles one day per week. Palmer is the first participant in a new apprenticeship program between Coconino High School and Planet Dodge in Flagstaff.
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Rows of food vendors at the Coconino County Fair. The fair continues at the Fort Tuthill County Fair Grounds through Monday.
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Nathan Riggs, 3, from Leupp, waves to his parents as he flies past on a carnival ride at the Coconino County Fair Friday morning.
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A show pig sticks it’s snout through a pen at a 4-H Club barn at the Coconino County Fair Friday.
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Rebekah Lilly, 12, and Tyler Morgan, 13, wait for their turn to show their 4-H Club pigs at the Coconino County Fair Friday morning. The annual fair continues at the Fort Tuthill County Fair Grounds through Monday.
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Rainbow Trout swim in a giant tank at the Trout Unlimited booth at the Coconino County Fair.
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Derian Chatter, 7, sinks a line into a giant fish tank with the help of Steve La Falce at the Trout Unlimited booth at the Coconino County Fair Friday morning. The annual fair continues at the Fort Tuthill County Fair Grounds through Monday.
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Honey bees on display at the Coconino County Fair. The fair continues at the Fort Tuthill County Fair Grounds through Monday.
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A large chunk of basalt sits in a forested area near Parks, Ariz. on the site of a proposed gravel mine. The sale of the land for mining is opposed by many area residents.
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Parks, Ariz. resident Bruce Johnson stands near a core sample hole drilled in the forest near his home by FNF Construction based in Tempe. Area residents are concerned about the use of land near their homes for a proposed gravel mine and are undertaking efforts to stop the land sale.
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Deep ruts in the ground left by large drilling machines lead the way through the forest to several core sample holes drilled in the area of a proposed gravel mine near Parks, Ariz.
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Fairly diverse week as far as assignments go. Did everything from a river tour, more on that in a few weeks, checked out a local air show, toured area artist studios and watched as 4-H Club kids prepared for the annual Coconino County Fair.
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Charlee Kosterman, 4, left, and Sean Fuller, 5, right cover their ears as a US Marine Corps SuperCobra helicopter prepares to take off during the Thunder Over Flagstaff air show at Flagstaff’s Pulliam Airport Saturday morning.
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A Great Blue Heron stands in a shallow pool along the Verde River near Clarkdale, Ariz. Friday afternoon.
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Marybeth Jones, 9, left, takes a break from sweeping the 4-H Club poultry barn at the county fairgrounds with her sister Lillyanne Jones, 11, while their mother Christie Jones, right, looks on.
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Tandy Drye, right, and Lydia Peterson, left, work to clean the windows of one of the many 4-H Club animal barns ahead of the Coconino County Fair.
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Shayla Maclin, 17, uses a pressure washer to clean pens at the county fairgrounds that will hold goats she and other 4-H club members have raised. The Coconino County Fair will is scheduled for September 4-6 at Fort Tuthill County Park.
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Local jewelry maker Billy Bob Vaughan stands with some of his creations at his home during the annual Flagstaff Open Studios Saturday.
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Alma Angelina Aispuro spins a pot on a pottery wheel in her home studio during the 18th annual Flagstaff Open Studios Saturday afternoon. During the two day event, which continues Sunday, many area artists open their studios and homes to the public offering demonstrations and selling their art.
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