Photos for December 2012

Desales’ Matthew Moore attempts a shot during a game against Valley Christian at the D.A. ... December 30, 2012	Desales’ Molli Lesko pushes the ball down the court while Valley Christian’s Kailee Hayak tries ... December 30, 2012	Walla Walla Community College's Hailey Felgenhauer goes up for a shot during Saturday night's game ... December 30, 2012
A woman carries a reader board for a going-out-of-business sale at the Sears store at ... December 29, 2012	Protesters who believe Cesar Chavira was wrongfully killed by New York Store owner John Saul ... December 29, 2012	People lined streets, flags, messages and the reflections of a large American flag hanging from ... December 29, 2012
The sale of liquor moved from the state to private businesses. December 29, 2012	A mother and her daughter step out of Inland Octopus beneath the store’s multi-story purple ... December 29, 2012	Alaska Airlines put a stop to some flights into and out of Walla Walla two ... December 29, 2012
Police officers, sheriff's deputies and other officials gather outside the Walla Walla County Public Safety ... December 28, 2012	Daniel D. Dodd is escorted into the court room Monday afternoon at the Walla Walla ... December 28, 2012	DeSales’ Reilly Roach (second from left) makes a pass against Weston-McEwen’s defense at the D.A. ... December 28, 2012
DeSales and Weston-McEwen players battle for a loose ball during their game on the opening ... December 28, 2012	Waitsburg-Prescott and Touchet boys players battle for the ball at the D.A. Davidson Christmas Classic ... December 28, 2012	Touchet defender Cierra Jo McKeown (right) contests the shot of Waitsburgs-Prescott’s Chelsey Brannock during their ... December 28, 2012
Walla Walla County Superior Court Judge Donald W. Schacht reflects on his 24 years as ... December 27, 2012	Numerous American flags hang in the Walla Walla workshop of Pierre Remillard as he applies ... December 26, 2012	Pierre Remillard December 26, 2012
Brian Hough (left) and Mark Nibbler relax on the couch in their house. THe two ... December 24, 2012	Brian Hough hugs his sister-in-law as she visits him at his apartment December 24, 2012	Mark Nibbler checks out a movie display cut-out in the house he shares with Brian ... December 24, 2012
Hannah Joseph (blue) and Adriel Borshansky cross-country ski down Main Street and through downtown Walla ... December 24, 2012	Jan Gorman, right, is the assistant director of the Family History Center at the Church ... December 24, 2012	ZOMBIE SMILES – Walla Walla Rollergirls’ player “Nemesis” catches her breath in the penalty box. December 23, 2012
Among the rows and rows of boxes full of a wide variety of comic books, ... December 23, 2012	A closing notice hangs on the front door of North Star Comics next to an ... December 23, 2012	Marine Lance Cpl. Logan Morris' mother, Donna, waits with her husband Brad, for her son's ... December 23, 2012
North Star Comics store owner Sarah Jones displays a $100 signed "The Superman Gallery" comic ... December 23, 2012	Marine Lance Cpl. Logan Morris hugs his father, Walla Walla Deputy Fire Chief Brad Morris ... December 23, 2012	Marine Lance Cpl. Logan Morris returned to Walla Walla on Friday to a welcoming crowd ... December 23, 2012
A SPIRITED WIN — DeSales’ Joe Duehn celebrates a state 2B playoff TD on a ... December 23, 2012	THE WATER HORSE – Rapidly rising water through Mill Creek under Main Street creates the ... December 23, 2012	A sign awaits U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Logan Morris for his homecoming at Walla Walla ... December 23, 2012
A woman waits and Walla Walla Regional Airport. December 23, 2012	A FLYING COYOTE — Columbia High School Coyotes 3rd baseman Daniel Percifield makes a diving ... December 23, 2012	HELPING HANDS – With an outcropping of helping hands, three members of the Walla Walla ... December 23, 2012
WATER WALL — A family cools off from summer in a wall of water. December 23, 2012	FOX HUNT — The hunter becomes the hunted as a magpie chases a small red ... December 23, 2012	LADYBUG IN FLIGHT — A ladybug tests its wings as it flutters from grass blade ... December 23, 2012
TURNING TABLES ON THE RAIN — Walla Walla Sweets baseball fans Nick Borgia, 10, left, ... December 23, 2012	INTO THE FIRE — Silhouetted against the upper rim of Bennington Lake on Jan. 4, ... December 23, 2012	Wa-Hi's Maddy Sirmon (right) shoots over Pasco's Melissa Rodriguez Saturday night in Walla Walla. December 22, 2012
Wa-Hi's Aaron Eggart looks for a pass under Pasco's Brian Arroyo Saturday night in Walla ... December 22, 2012	Wa-Hi's Tanner Cranor rebounding between Pasco's DeDrain Miller (left) and Alfonso Cobain (right) Saturday night ... December 22, 2012	Tom Vandenberg with RIDER of Washington waits with other veterans. December 22, 2012
DeSales' Ryan Baumgart signs a National Letter of Intent to play college golf at Saint ... December 20, 2012	A jetboat speed down stream on the Snake River. December 19, 2012	A stoic heron rests on a rock in the Grande Ronde River. December 19, 2012
The effort to establish a permanent ice-climbing facility in Bozeman, Mont., got a boost from ... December 19, 2012	The effort to establish a permanent ice-climbing facility in Bozeman, Mont., got a boost from ... December 19, 2012	Snow geese swarm into the air at a Burbank pond. December 19, 2012
Whitman's Tochi Oti passes the rock under the Missionaries basket during Tuesday's matchup against Walla ... December 19, 2012	WWU's Alexander Marshall fends off the Missionaries' Tochi Oti as the Wolves try to get ... December 19, 2012	Photo detail December 18, 2012
With her little, overweight paunch pulled towards the floor by gravity, Minni Too wanders around ... December 18, 2012	Nineteen pound kitty, Minni Too, talks to the U-B reporter and photographer while Blue Mountain ... December 18, 2012	Photo detail December 18, 2012
Andy and Nikki Hetterley, owners of Bennett’s Locksmith examine intricate parts of a lock at ... December 18, 2012	Andy Hetterly works on a lock while wife Nikki keeps on eye on the front ... December 18, 2012	DeSales' Molli Lesko (No. 12) and Mac-Hi's Avery Wells battle for a rebound Monday night. December 18, 2012
DeSales' Matt Moore (No. 23) passes to teammate Tavis Haen (left) through the defense of ... December 18, 2012	Mark Nibbler sits in his couch at his house. December 17, 2012	The mighty Thor strikes a heroic poses as he does battle with rival Loki on ... December 16, 2012
Johnny "No Land" Johnson puts the finishing touches on a Christmas display at Abajian Toyota ... December 16, 2012	Johnny "No Land" Johnson takes a break from his mural work. December 16, 2012	Bowlaway Lanes owner Rich Naccarato bows a strike under the watchful eyes of Johnny Johnson's ... December 16, 2012
Photo detail December 15, 2012	The Nutcracker and the Mouse King fight during the height of battle Friday evening. December 15, 2012	Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Deputy Gerrod Martin helps Amaya McDavid, 7, search for a toy ... December 15, 2012
Amaya McDavid waits patiently as the gifts she picked out for family are checked in ... December 15, 2012	Lisa Peterson is assisted by her daughter, Haley, as a team of volunteers wraps presents ... December 15, 2012	Transformed in to a prince, the nutcracker leads Clara through the moonlit night during dress ... December 15, 2012
Local children creep across stage as mice during a Friday evening dress rehearsal scene from ... December 15, 2012	Victor Mendes surfaces during the second heat of the 200-yard medley relay at Whitman College's ... December 15, 2012	A temporary tattoo clears the water as Patrick Geideman surfaces during the boys 200-yard breaststroke ... December 15, 2012
Walla Walla Blue Devils post Tanner Cranor (left) links arms with Chiawana's Jesse Briones as ... December 15, 2012	Walla Walla Blue Devils post Tanner Cranor (center) makes a diving pass surrounded by Chiawana ... December 15, 2012	Walla Walla's Maddy Sirmon runs into a forest of Chiawana defenders as she attempts to ... December 14, 2012
Walla Walla's Mikayla Ferenz (right) competes with Chiawana's Sierra Perez for a loose ball near ... December 14, 2012	Walla Walla's Madi Doepker (left) steals the ball from Chiawana's Delaney Hodgins near midcourt during ... December 14, 2012	Josh Bumgarner surfaces during the boys 200-yard medley relay Saturday morning at Whitman College's Harvey ... December 14, 2012
Connecticut State Police lead children from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a ... December 14, 2012	Wa-Hi senior Zane Henderson works to pin Kennewick's Todd Pink in the 195-pound weight category ... December 14, 2012	Wa-Hi head coach Dallas Jones leads his Blue Devils team during their match against Kennewick ... December 14, 2012
Wa-Hi's Logan Reardon works his opponent, Kennewick's Gerardo Rodriguez, up on to his shoulder during ... December 14, 2012	David Cosby, longtime owner of Earthlight Books at 321 E. Main St., says books don’t ... December 11, 2012	Students pass in front of rows of portraits in the hallway of Davis Elementary School ... December 11, 2012
Children pass plans for a new Davis Elementary School in the hallways of the old ... December 11, 2012	Festive lights adorn the Power House Theatre, which on Monday celebrated a long-term partnership with ... December 11, 2012	Christina Lethlean, president and chief executive officer of Gesa Credit Union, and Mark Anderson, a ... December 11, 2012
James Hayner of the law firm of Minnick-Hayner and Laurie Wolfram help new Walla Walla ... December 11, 2012	Photo detail December 11, 2012	Showing aggressive team defense throughout the game, DeSales' Ashlyn Lyons (right) slides to her knees ... December 11, 2012
DeSales' Cameron Richman draws the offensive foul as he tries to go up and over ... December 11, 2012	Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch No. 24) runs against the Arizona Cardinals during the ... December 10, 2012	Photo detail December 9, 2012
Steve Henderson’s “Autumn Sail” was accepted into the International Marine Art Exhibition at Mystic Seaport, ... December 9, 2012	Photo detail December 9, 2012	“Eyrie,” which depicts the Grand Canyon, is one of three Steve Henderson paintings accepted into ... December 9, 2012
Photo detail December 9, 2012	Photo detail December 9, 2012	Steve Henderson sits at the easel he built in his studio converted from an old ... December 9, 2012
Pomeroy's Ireland Mayfield goes down while trying to gain control of a loose ball with ... December 9, 2012	Pomeroy's Ireland Mayfield draws the foul as she reaches in on Dayton's McKayla Bickelhaupt during ... December 9, 2012	Pomeroy's Torrie Koller passes the ball off to Emily Jentz on the fly during Saturday ... December 9, 2012
Dayton's Courtney Fuller stetches high for the long ball to break the Pomeroy press and ... December 9, 2012	A high-flying Isaiah Lambert saves Dayton from getting the over-and-back call as he flings the ... December 9, 2012	Winemaker Dan Wampfler attends to guests at Dunham Cellar’s Holiday Barrel Tasting on Saturday. Wamplfer ... December 8, 2012
Enrolled in Walla Walla Community College’s Automotive Technology program, Scott Andrews works to install fabric ... December 8, 2012	A Charlie Brown Christmas scene unfolds in the front yard of a home on Imperial ... December 8, 2012	It’s that house transformation time of the year when basketball hoops are adorned with stars ... December 8, 2012
A dental office on Howard Street is streaked with headlights and tail lights from passing ... December 8, 2012	Whitman's Marah Alindogan, left, and Heather Lovelace, right, try to stay clear of a diving ... December 8, 2012	The Missionaries' Tiffani Traver, right, gets enough of a fingertip deflection on a shot put ... December 8, 2012
Holding on to a rebound with what appears to be an extra hand, Whitman's Mary ... December 8, 2012	Even with four-on-one, Whitman's Matt Mounier passes off the ball to a teammate as he ... December 8, 2012	Whitman's Ryan Gilkey gets caught in log jam with the Logger's Joey McKay (#4) and ... December 8, 2012
Bob Thomsen recently visited Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight Network program. December 7, 2012	From left, U.S. Navy veteran Bob Thomsen, 98, U.S. Air Force veteran Sam Schneidmiller, 92, ... December 7, 2012	Mac-Hi's Derek Richwine (left) and WWVA's Matt Hanson battle for the ball Thursday night at ... December 6, 2012
Pioneer cheer erupts from the bench as Mac-Hi pulls away from a tight game in ... December 6, 2012	Mac-Hi's Sabrina Glaeser drives to the hoop during the Pioneers' 51-44 win over visiting WWVA ... December 6, 2012	WWVA's Alex Wagner pulls in the offensive rebound past Mac-Hi's Saul Ortiz during Thursday night's ... December 6, 2012
U-B FILE PHOTO: Wine barrels trimmed in holiday lights wait to greet vistors at Dunham ... December 6, 2012	Gonzaga forward Kelly Olynyk (center) drives between Washington State guard Dexter Kernich-Drew (left) and forward ... December 6, 2012	Simpson stands in front of a sign at the border of Yukon, Canada, and Alaska ... December 6, 2012
Cyclist John Anderson slows on his bike to take a look at Squire Broel's new ... December 6, 2012	"Looking Back, Looking Forward," Squire Broel's newest sculpture, sits reflecting the rising sun and under ... December 6, 2012	An adult male house finch. December 6, 2012
An adult male house finch. December 6, 2012	A Townsend's solitaire takes flight near Benniington Lake. December 6, 2012	A piliated woodpecker at Rooks Park. December 6, 2012
Colors blend on the ground at Rooks Park. December 6, 2012	Nora rests in a carpet of leaves at Rooks Park December 6, 2012	Photo detail December 5, 2012
Photo detail December 5, 2012	Riverside Christian's Victoria Carpenter gets the takeaway from DeSales' Allesyn Lyons as the Crusaders take ... December 4, 2012	DeSales' Ashlyn Lyon bends over backwards to try to reach the loose ball between two ... December 4, 2012
DeSales' Luke Fazzari (left) plays keep away from the reach of Riverside Christian's Josh Cowin ... December 4, 2012	Floating through a sea of hands and Crusader defenders, DeSales' Matthew Moore goes up for ... December 4, 2012	Kimberly Miner, left, and Tami Arias conduct sales of various boutique merchandise out of their ... December 4, 2012
Photo detail December 3, 2012	Two girls in Santa hats stand in the rain as a Richardson Excavating truck decorated ... December 3, 2012	Walla Walla High School swimmer Cole Woelfle comes up for air on the breast stroke ... December 2, 2012
Walla Walla High School's Bradley Duprey makes a splash swimming the backstroke during the 200-yard ... December 2, 2012	Wa-Hi swimmer Eddie Kaminsky comes up for air in a spot of sunlight filtering through ... December 1, 2012	Walla Walla Community College Warrior Allie Kelsey (25) is sandwiched by Clackamas defenders Jenny Johnson ... December 1, 2012
Walla Walla Community College's MeShel Rad (23) and Clackamas' Megan Feldman (15) tangle hands together ... December 1, 2012	Walla Walla Community College's Jake Hight (14) slids through the key with posession of the ... December 1, 2012	Walla Walla Community College's Case Rada (3) is fouled as he drives between Gonzaga University ... December 1, 2012
Honey bears from Octopus Garden Honey are topped with Christmas caps. Owner Susan Hosticka said ... December 1, 2012	Sandy Flores does some legal research at the Walla Walla County Courthouse law library. December 1, 2012	Sandy Flores, the first Latina to be sworn on to the bar in Walla Walla, ... December 1, 2012
Danny Butler models his wool suit that earned him a trip to the national Make ... December 1, 2012	Midnight Oil Soap Company oåwner Kim Hedine helps customers at her booth at Saturday’s Holiday ... December 1, 2012

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