Photos for May 2011

Photo detail May 31, 2011	Students at area schools explored the concepts of light source and shadow while studying Rembrandt ... May 31, 2011	Student self-portraits. May 31, 2011
Teacher portraits from Picture Lady projects inspired by Rembrandt. May 31, 2011	Students created whimsical avatars (representations of self) with recycled art supplies while studying Mary Cassatt. May 31, 2011	Photo detail May 31, 2011
Photo detail May 31, 2011	A hidden entrance that led law enforcement officers to a trap door and an underground ... May 31, 2011	Trap door entrance to an underground marijuana growing operation. May 31, 2011
Waitsburg graduate James Lehr in the shot put event at the NWAACC Track championships. May 31, 2011	Boy Scout Troop #305 and Jonathan M. Wainwright AMVETS Post 1111 hits the streets Memorial ... May 30, 2011	Pirate Brielle Hocking tied the state record while winning the pole vault title with a ... May 30, 2011
Photo detail May 30, 2011	Tory Knebel finishes the Pomeroy boys' state-title run in the 400 relay. May 30, 2011	Dayton's Shelby Smith slides back to first base on Liberty Bell's pick-off attempt during their ... May 28, 2011
DeSales' Tim Caudill (second from right) is thrown out at second base against LaConner Saturday. May 28, 2011	Wa-Hi pitcher Alyson Ambler delivers a strike under pressure during the Class 4A state championship ... May 28, 2011	It was hugs for the game hero as Alyson Ambler (center) gets surrounded by her ... May 28, 2011
Actors from 'The Harvest Trilogy” play, Maria Ortiz (left), Bill Howard (center) and Nancy Wolfe ... May 28, 2011	Photo detail May 28, 2011	Part of the daily routine at the station, Keith Farrens, left, and Steve Sickles cook ... May 28, 2011
Steve Sickles shops at the grocery for breakfast items. May 28, 2011	Not in use at the moment, lockers full of equipment await the next fire. May 28, 2011	Taking a turn at mowing, Brian Winn trims the grass in front of the fire ... May 28, 2011
Photo detail May 28, 2011	Photo detail May 28, 2011	Wa-Hi State softball got off with a Blue Devil bang as the team gathers around ... May 28, 2011
A brave Blue Devil fan holds his umbrella to the driving wind and rain at ... May 28, 2011	The Blue Devils gave it their all-out effort---including a 6th inning dive by shortstop Andrea ... May 28, 2011	Wa-Hi head coach Jerry Humphreys, left, and Andrea Hamada watch their softball field at Dwight ... May 28, 2011
Andrea Hamada signal two down for Wa-Hi as the Blue Devils take out Thomas Jefferson ... May 28, 2011	Stopped before she can make it back to the bag, Eastlake's Sydney Paddon goes out ... May 28, 2011	Taking all that they could in the second game against Lakeside, Wa-Hi head coach Jerry ... May 28, 2011
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Photo detail May 28, 2011	Photo detail May 28, 2011	Sarah Gibbs, left, and Megan Nicholson plant a flag at the grave of a World ... May 27, 2011
Julia Jacobs, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1357, and Skylar Nordman plant a flag ... May 27, 2011	An outside view of the new Key Technology's Innovation and Solutions Center on the corner ... May 27, 2011	Outgoing Battalion Commander cadet Lieutenant Colonel Robyn Paul surveys the Wa-Hi JROTC during the Annual ... May 26, 2011
New Battalion Commander for Wa-Hi JROTC c/Lt. Col. Richard Jimenez. May 25, 2011 May 26, 2011	End of ceremonies final glance at the JROTC Annual Review. May 25, 2011 May 26, 2011	A Wa-Hi JROTC cadet stands at ease in diffused sunlight Wednesday morning at the Wa-Hi ... May 26, 2011
Cadet Michael Matthews makes a final adjustment to his beret as he waits with other ... May 26, 2011	POC Lt. Col. Bill Bialozor, left, completes the Change of Command to cadet Lt. Col. ... May 26, 2011	Redefining Heavy "Medal" Jacket, cadet Captain Karri Mickelson brandishes a chest full of medals for ... May 26, 2011
THE RACE TO HOME---With the race to home between ball and baserunner at hand, Mac-Hi ... May 26, 2011	Mac-Hi's Cheyenne Kessler drives a hit down the third base line and over the shoulder ... May 26, 2011	MAC-HI CATCHER CHEYENNE KESSLER---Catcher Cheyenne Kessler heads to the mound to settle things down during ... May 26, 2011
Alyssa Harrington and Cheyenne Kessler, right, whoop it up after just winning in the rain ... May 26, 2011	Wa-Hi tennis duo Claire Konen (left) and Tianna Cummings head to Vancouver today for the ... May 26, 2011	Newport had a tough time getting the outs at home as a steady rain Wednesday ... May 26, 2011
Mac-Hi's Belen Betancourt gets beaned by a wild pitch against Newport. May 26, 2011	In the grit between the green of growing fields off Old Milton Highway, a tractor ... May 25, 2011	The Milton-Freewater Armory on Main Street. The state Military Department has announced the building is ... May 25, 2011
An American Avocet launches from Malheur Lake. May 25, 2011	Wa-Hi softball head coach Jerry Humphreys, in glasses, will be looking to this weekend's State ... May 25, 2011	A family of Canada geese keeps an eye on Nora the Schnauzer. May 25, 2011
A feeder draws birds at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge headquarters. May 25, 2011	A red-wing blackbird clings to a wind-blown weed. May 25, 2011	A sandhill crane is a resident of the Malheur basin. May 25, 2011
Visitors to the refuge venter can enjoy a pleasant patio, if the sun is shining ... May 25, 2011	An adult Belding's ground squirrel lets visitors know its opinion. May 25, 2011	Walla Walla's Bob Williams (with hand on horse) and his quarter horse RMiss Jessy at ... May 25, 2011
Framed within the swirling rainbow colors of a glass and welded steel sculpture on the ... May 24, 2011	Michael I. Mercado enters the Walla Walla County Superior Courtroom Monday morning. Mercado is connected ... May 23, 2011	Benito Gomez leaving the Walla Walla County Superior Courtroom after his first appearance in court ... May 23, 2011
Although the "D" still needs work, the sign painted by the Mid-Columbia Ninety-Nines and their ... May 23, 2011	Polina Aksenova loads a paint tray to put the finishing touches on a 20-foot tall ... May 23, 2011	DeSales' Garrett Leahy, left, and Tim Caudill whoop it up from the dugout with the ... May 22, 2011
Travis Haen grabs the throw to force out Kittitas runner Zach Welch at second during ... May 22, 2011	DeSales pole vaulter Megan Moberg has room to spare as she clears the 7 foot ... May 22, 2011	DeSales base runner Kyle Lindgren finds the opening to the bag and beats the throw ... May 22, 2011
Teagan Wilke, 10, and Siera Marshall, 5, of Walla Walla, pat a willing Izzy the ... May 21, 2011	Firefighters work to put out a fire in an empty warehouse on Saturday afternoon. May 21, 2011	Firefighters work to put out a fire in an empty warehouse on Saturday afternoon. May 21, 2011
Amy Arnzen, 14, of Walla Walla holds her hog steady for ear stamping, while her ... May 21, 2011	Patton Wright of Milton-Freewater faces off with the hog he will show at the fair ... May 21, 2011	Director Matt McNeil, right, confers with cameraman Jamie Hall as Dunham and his sidekick, Bobby ... May 20, 2011
Comedian Jeff Dunham and Bubba J, who only really comes alive when he's with Dunham. ... May 20, 2011	Comedian Jeff Dunham during his stop in Walla Walla. (May 18, 2011) May 20, 2011	As hints of a warm sunset start to fill the sky, construction workers along the ... May 20, 2011
DeSales hurdler Nick Wales (right) gets an early lead over the first set in the ... May 20, 2011	Waitsburg-Presoctt's Eshom Estes shows off his power in the boy's discus on Thursday in the ... May 20, 2011	DeSales' Megan Moberg has room to spare as she clears the 7-feet-6-inch mark to win ... May 20, 2011
Turned from ladies to wenches, (left to right) Elena Enriques, Horte Hernandez and Rachelle Flanik ... May 19, 2011	Sisters Lynette Gordon (left) and Connie Burke (right) laugh as their father, Walt Anderson, jokingly ... May 19, 2011	Skip Winchester, a Walla Walla athlete, shows off his medal at the Washington State Senior ... May 19, 2011
Cyclists prepare for a race at last year's Wasahington State Senior Games in Olympia. Walla ... May 19, 2011	Members of the four man Chinese delegation move in unison to place the wreath at ... May 18, 2011	Following in the footsteps of a great man, a four man delegation from China proceeds ... May 18, 2011
With a card in the middle of the wreath signed by members of the Chinese ... May 18, 2011	The four man delegation from China bow in honor of General Wainwright during a wreath-placing ... May 18, 2011	James Payne, left, Fort Walla Walla Museum executive director, and Daniel Clark present Wang Enxiang, ... May 18, 2011
A hidden waterfall off the Deschutes River near Maupin, Ore. May 18, 2011	A lost pair of fishing pliers finds a new owner. May 18, 2011	Abelted kingfisher studies the water for dinner. May 18, 2011
Columnar basalt stands tall in Mack's Canyon near the Deschutes. May 18, 2011	Irish eyes are smiling for baserunner Ashlyn Lyons, who stretched a hit against Liberty Christian ... May 18, 2011	DeSales base runner Devon Pommerening was safe — but ultimately out — at third base ... May 18, 2011
Letting out a Lyons' roar of enthusiasm after getting the hit to first base, Ashlyn ... May 18, 2011	DeSales' Ashlyn Lyons rounds second base with the Irish ahead of Liberty Christian 3-0 and ... May 18, 2011	A sample of the beautiful bounty Gleaners can enjoy and share with community food banks. May 17, 2011
Walla Walla Gleaner Jessica Salvador blends in with the green leaves of a cherry tree ... May 17, 2011	Walla Walla Gleaners take a break after gleaning an onion field. May 17, 2011	A beet glean makes for a wet, dirty and satisfying day. May 17, 2011
Nestled within the blossom of a small blue flower, a red ladybug offers a burst ... May 17, 2011	In the topsy-turvy calm after the storm of wet and windy weekend weather, it's hard ... May 16, 2011	Edison Elementary student Brooke Perkins shows off the similarities of her just-sculpted self before destroying ... May 15, 2011
The soccer ball goes from mold to metal in capable hands. May 15, 2011	Students gain hands-on experience as they follow the sculpting of a soccer ball. May 15, 2011	Abigail Williamson finishes a self-portrait in clay. May 15, 2011
Photo detail May 15, 2011	Edison Elementary students marvel at a newfound sense of art appreciation. May 15, 2011	Going toe-to-toe with La Grande's sliding Syndey Brown, Mac-Hi second baseman Mariah McElrath arches for ... May 14, 2011
Mac-Hi's Alejandra Ibarra throws the javelin. May 14, 2011	Mac-Hi's Alex Ortiz runs down a La Grande ball hit deep to center field and ... May 14, 2011	Abraham Lincoln's signature as it appears on the 147-year old document. (Andy Porter photo) (March ... May 14, 2011
Red sky at morning...balloonist take warning. Red, orange, dark and ominous it was when the ... May 14, 2011	Friday's Balloon Stampede launch was successful but ominous, dark clouds hinted of things to come ... May 14, 2011	Balloonmeister and local pilot of The Spirit of Walla Walla hot air balloon, Jerry Cummins ... May 14, 2011
Under low, grey skies, Saturday morning's Pilots Briefing at the Fairgrounds was brief with a ... May 14, 2011	Rainbow at morning...balloonists take warning. The low, morning sun erupts briefly out of a break ... May 14, 2011	Grounded due to intermittent rain, instability and chances of thunder storms, Saturday morning's balloon vehicles ... May 14, 2011
Kim O'Donnell looks at a 147-year-old document signed by Abraham Lincoln which she will be ... May 14, 2011	It's a spring thing. A hot air balloon floats above just greening branches of spring ... May 13, 2011	Teddy bear clutched warmly in hand, 4-year-old Violet Clark marvels at the inflating balloons at ... May 13, 2011
It was a banner launch Friday morning as crew member Chris Brooks stetched out the ... May 13, 2011	Two balloons fly "two-gether" following the six balloon simultaneous launch Balloon-A-Thon from Garrison Middle School ... May 13, 2011	The Coca Cola balloon fires its burner as the 37th Annual Balloon Stampede heats up ... May 13, 2011
The six Balloon-A-Thon balloons launch simultaneously from Garrison Friday morning joined by another balloon, far ... May 13, 2011	It was a shotgun start for six balloons, two shown hovering above the barrel of ... May 13, 2011	It's the real thing...as a passenger in the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives balloon gives a thumbs ... May 13, 2011
Balloon pilot Mark Sullivan blends the colorful patterns on his balloon as he straightens out ... May 13, 2011	In the first-ever Balloon Stampede Balloon-A-Thon, six balloons launch simultaneously from the Garrison Middle School ... May 13, 2011	Walla Walla Sweets and college teammates Scott Gottschling (center) and Christian Ramirez (right) talk with ... May 13, 2011
Photo detail May 13, 2011	Approximately six pounds of processed marijuana was discovered at the home of Terry L. Knapp. May 12, 2011	Terry L. Knapp was arrested after officials served a search warrant at 712 Whitman St. ... May 12, 2011
Baker Boyer Bank's Megan Clubb (right) congratulates Mac-Hi's Belen Betancourt during the 35th annual Blue ... May 12, 2011	Wa-Hi softball pitcher won Female of the Year honors. May 12, 2011	Wa-Hi softball coach Jerry Humphreys won Coach of the Year. May 12, 2011
Male Athlete of the Year winner Oscar Flores had his brother, Francisco Flores, accept his ... May 12, 2011	Ngozi Opara, mother of Chinonso Opara, accepted her son's Scholar-Athlete of the Year trophy. May 12, 2011	Renee Baumann, captain of the state champion Weston-McEwen volleyball team, represented her team for the ... May 12, 2011
The Tomato Truck near the new Garden Vegan Cafe on Colville. May 11, 2011	The new Green Spoon venue on Main Street. May 11, 2011	Art, wine and sunshine combine in the newly opened Wine@NINE tasting room, a joint venture ... May 11, 2011
Windows slant skyward on the street-facing door of Charles Smith Wines. May 11, 2011	DeSales baseball coach Kim Cox has led the Irish to 16 state championships and is ... May 11, 2011	Downtown passers-by watch a large group of honey bees swarm together into a large mass ... May 11, 2011
A beekeeper/honey maker reaches in to a huge swarm of honey bees in a crevice ... May 11, 2011	Sager Middle School science teacher Darin Durand observes his students working in groups from the ... May 10, 2011	Craig Madsen of Healing Hooves with some of the 135 goats being used to trim ... May 9, 2011
Donations for the Walla Walla Salvation Army Food Bank were accepted at Adamant Cellars. Tasting ... May 8, 2011	Lore Lee Pernick's dog "Sally" surveys the scene across the street as the two walk ... May 8, 2011	Lora Lee Pernick is happy to be reunited with her dog "Sally" who went missing ... May 8, 2011
Walla Walla Farmer's Market starts attact customers on the first Saturday of the market this ... May 8, 2011	Fresh asparagus from Locati Farms is prepared. May 8, 2011	From his perch in a Redbud Tree, Nico Dietzman, 7, from Wenatchee, Wash., people watches ... May 8, 2011
Photo detail May 8, 2011	Capt. Carmen Nicely traveled to Contingency Operating Base Speicher to promote her daughter Spc. Christina ... May 8, 2011	Wa-Hi base runner Alyson Ambler (13) slides into Wenatchee catcher Emily Holzerland (20) at home ... May 7, 2011
Wa-Hi's Janelle Hartford (14) beats a late and off line throw to the plate that ... May 7, 2011	Wa-Hi shortstop Andrea Hamada (18) fields a ground ball off a Wenatchee bat during their ... May 7, 2011	Dust flies from the bat on ball contact as Andrea Hamada (18) hits a double. May 7, 2011
Wa-Hi's Alyson Ambler (13) smiles while talking with her coach Jerry Humphreys from third base ... May 7, 2011	Wa-Hi's Alyson Ambler (13) tangles up with Wenatchee catcher Emile Holzerland (20) on a play ... May 7, 2011	Wenatchee catcher Robin Weigel (9) comes up with a finger-tip held grab on a pop ... May 7, 2011
Wa-Hi's Hope Klicker (23) winds up to deliver a pitch to a Wenatchee batter during ... May 7, 2011	Wa-Hi pitcher Hope Klicker smiles with her teammates after giving up a homerun during her ... May 7, 2011	Teammates celebrate at home plate after Alyson Ambler (13, left) and Andrea Hamada (18) score ... May 7, 2011
Wa-Hi's Mariah Gerling (16) lays down a successful squeeze bunt during the Blue Devils' game ... May 7, 2011	Wa-Hi junior Andrea Hamada (18) slides safely into home just ahead of the tag from ... May 7, 2011	Alyssa Stremcha, left, and her sister Alexis Stremcha, are the stars in a video which ... May 6, 2011
Jennifer Stremcha, mother of Alyssa and Alexis, poses with the camera the family used to ... May 6, 2011	Blue Devil runner Rebekah Heath makes her way down the 100-meter stretch during the girls ... May 6, 2011	Wa-Hi sprinter Michael Matthews runs in the boys 100-meter dash Thursday. May 6, 2011
Wa-Hi senior Jake Robertson leans back before his third and final javelin throw Thursday afternoon. ... May 6, 2011	Wa-Hi's front runner Rachel Nelson (center) finds herslf in the middle of the pack with ... May 6, 2011	Wa-Hi hurdler Gabby Anderson gets off to a quick start during the girls 100-meter hurdles ... May 6, 2011
Wa-Hi's J.P. Wolpert sprints toward the finish with teammate Aaron Nelson right behind him during ... May 6, 2011	Blue Devil senior Gabby Anderson leaps a hurdle ahead of her Richland Bomber and Eisenhower ... May 6, 2011	Photo detail May 5, 2011
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Photo detail May 5, 2011	During rehearsal at Cordiner Hall for the Whitman Dance Theater's presentation of Minidoka---a tribute to ... May 5, 2011	MINIDOKA CARRIED AWAY May 5, 2011
Fencing, barbed wire and confinement for Minidoka internment camp detainees (front row only) Laura van ... May 5, 2011	Laura van der Veer is carried slowly away by fellow dancer Kari Paustian while flanked ... May 5, 2011	Torn together as they share a moment of comfort in a painful situation, dancers David ... May 5, 2011
Dancer Hanna Kahl reacts after loudspeakers blare the announcement of the surprise Japanese attack on ... May 5, 2011	Dancer Emily Hanscam lies on stage in a pool of golden light during a rehearsal ... May 5, 2011	According to Vicki Lloid, "I think of this movement as 'creating the other” when we ... May 5, 2011
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Photo detail May 5, 2011	"i have got an offer from other radio stations to come and do my show ... May 5, 2011	Power Tejano radio show host Adan Escobar introduces a Tex-Mex song on Saturday. the nearly ... May 5, 2011
Irish pitching coach Jerry Votendahl looks over the DeSales squad in between games against Waitsburg-Prescott ... May 5, 2011	Tuesday at Walla Walla High School's commons Sophomore Martin Carrillo participating in Kick Like a ... May 4, 2011	The opening page for the new Walla Walla Valley Wine Guide application as it appears ... May 4, 2011
A coyote watches hikers as a spray plane passes overhead. May 4, 2011	Many of the sand dock plants verge on full bloom on dunes. May 4, 2011	Nora takes leaping bounds to the top of a dune. May 4, 2011
Winds leave interesting patterns in the Juniper Dunes Wilderness area. May 4, 2011	Above: Waitsburg-Prescott center fielder T.J. Hofer comes within inches of snagging a fly ball hit ... May 4, 2011	DeSales third baseman Bri Jones fields the ball during the seventh inning of the first ... May 4, 2011
Right: A grin comes across the face of DeSales pitcher Victor Mata (in green) as ... May 4, 2011	DeSales center fielder Tommy Gregg (9) tracks a pop fly into his glove for the ... May 4, 2011	Waitsburg-Precott out fielder Brock (8) makes a grab with his glove twisted out from his ... May 4, 2011
DeSales right fielder Darryl Galloway (23) snags a fly ball for a Waitsburg-Prescott out. May 4, 2011	Teammate Tim Caudill (15) cheers as Tommy Gregg (9) crosses home plate to break the ... May 4, 2011	Waitsburg-Prescott third baseman Joe Purdin (14) reachs out to tag DeSales base runner Travis Haen ... May 4, 2011
Waitsburg-Prescott center fielder T.J. Hofer (7) zeroes in on a pop-fly early during the team's ... May 4, 2011	DeSales pitcher Victor Mata works through the Waitsburg-Prescott lineup early in their Tuesday afternoon game ... May 4, 2011	After retiring the Waitsburg-Prescott side, DeSales' Victor Mata (27) fist bumps with his catcher as ... May 4, 2011
Waitsburg-Prescott left fielder Matt Zuger (1) moves to his right to come up with a ... May 4, 2011	VFW Auxillary Post 992 member Martha Logan glances back through the back window of her ... May 3, 2011	By sirens blare from police cars, downtown bystanders are drawn to the sidewalk to watch ... May 3, 2011
Monday's parade marking Osama Bin Laden's end moves up Main Street. May 2, 2011 May 3, 2011	Flags line Main Street while the parade celebrating the announcement of the death of terrorist ... May 3, 2011	AMVETS Post 1111 member Larry Cunnington holds fast a bundle of American flags used to ... May 3, 2011
BYE BYE BIN LADEN...HELLO AMERICA---It was "Bye-bye Bin Laden...Hello America" Monday morning May 2, 2011 ... May 3, 2011	Rising to the occasion, retired Navy vet Jerry Cummins lifts off in The Spirit of ... May 2, 2011	Crowds gathers outside the White House in Washington early Monday, May 2, 2011, to celebrate ... May 1, 2011
Playing lone wolf, a dog trods well ahead of his people on a walk in ... May 1, 2011	Photo detail May 1, 2011	Photo detail May 1, 2011
A cat roars a mighty, sharp-toothed, ferocious yawn. May 1, 2011	A deer sticks its tongue out while another deer isn't looking. May 1, 2011	Photo detail May 1, 2011
Photo detail May 1, 2011	Clinging tenaciously to the Whitman College indoor climbing wall during the intermediate and open climb ... May 1, 2011	Whitman College Outdoor Program Director Brien Sheedy instructs climbers about this year's 19th Annual Sweet ... May 1, 2011
The poster child for a gripping competition, climbers in this year's Sweet Onion Crank traverse ... May 1, 2011	Climbers in the open and intermediate session of the 19th Annual Sweet Onion Crank climbing ... May 1, 2011

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