Photos for July 2012

Photo detail July 31, 2012	With bags full of market produce and other goods, patrons of the Walla Walla Farmer's ... July 31, 2012	Walla Walla Community College chefs Arturo Tello, left, and Jordan Muldoon serve up dishes at ... July 31, 2012
Contra dance caller Howard Ostby. July 31, 2012	Crater Lake, what's left after ancient Mount Mazama blew up in a volcanic eruption nearly ... July 31, 2012	Members of the Wednesday Night Band, who perform at area contra dances are, from left, ... July 31, 2012
Photo detail July 31, 2012	Crater Lake, what's left after ancient Mount Mazama blew up in a volcanic eruption nearly ... July 31, 2012	Young-at-hearts of all ages enjoy a contra dance held recently at the Whitman Mission National ... July 31, 2012
Contra dance caller Howard Ostby. July 31, 2012	Members of the Wednesday Night Band, who perform at area contra dances are, from left, ... July 31, 2012	Huckleberry steps toward visitors petting him during a sidesaddle demonstration by Linda Hermanns at the ... July 30, 2012
The Whitman Mission National Historic Site held sidesaddle demonstrations and horse regalia and other beadwork ... July 30, 2012	Kasey Kelty sits in his Ford Mustang dragster at the Walla Walla Drag Strip. July 29, 2012	One of four white peacock chicks finds shelter and food in a small pen at ... July 28, 2012
Duke the border collie is held by Liz Wiley, as he tries to find more ... July 28, 2012	JoJo, a 9-year-old Boston terrier watches the game with owners Roy and Alice Lightle and ... July 28, 2012	After throwing out the first onion, Blue Mountain Humane Society Executive Director Sara Archer receives ... July 28, 2012
A dalmatian named “Romeo" greets father and son shoppers at the Saturday Farmer's Market. A ... July 28, 2012	A group of women with the Walla Walla Kennel Club let Farmer's Market shoppers and ... July 28, 2012	Photo detail July 27, 2012
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Walla Walla Valley centerfielder Cody Worden makes a desperate leap for a ball hit deep ... July 27, 2012	Mercer Island's Justin Ho goes under the bag, but not the tag, as Walla Walla ... July 27, 2012	Walla Walla Valley catcher Parker Davis gets the ball just a hair late as Mercer ... July 27, 2012
Walla Walla Valley centerfielder Cody Worden makes a desperate leap for a ball hit deep ... July 27, 2012	Walla Walla Valley's Carter Davis grabs the ball and gets in pursuit of a fleeing ... July 26, 2012	Carter Davis puts the tag on a fleeing Wyatt Mosher of Woodinville at Valley Little ... July 26, 2012
Surrounded by his teammates in the dugout, Walla Walla Valley's Isaiah Lomeli quietly holds one ... July 26, 2012	Although now behind in the game, Walla Walla Valley shortstop Parker Likes (left) surprises Mill ... July 26, 2012	East Division All-Star pitcher Hunter Virant (right), representing the Walla Walla Sweets, gets a pat ... July 26, 2012
East Division All-Star Jace Conrad, representing the Kelowna Falcons, leaps and takes a grounder to ... July 26, 2012	East Division second baseman Jace Conrad, representing the Kelowna Falcons, applies a tag to West ... July 26, 2012	West Division All-Stars Bo Walter (right), representing the Bend Elks, and Caleb Whalen, representing the ... July 26, 2012
The Healing Ground was created this year after efforts by Kristan Patterson-Fowler, chief of home ... July 25, 2012	AmeriCorps volunteer Kristen Whittington weeds in the garden July 25, 2012	Photo detail July 25, 2012
Photo detail July 25, 2012	Clockwise from left, veterans Steve Adkins, Russel Hendrickson and Austin Nisky spend time working in ... July 25, 2012	The parcel used for the garden stood fallow prior to the project. July 25, 2012
The Healing Ground garden after development and planting. July 25, 2012	AmeriCorps volunteer Kristen Whittington weeds in the garden July 25, 2012	Photo detail July 25, 2012
The parcel used for the garden stood fallow prior to the project. July 25, 2012	Clockwise from left, veterans Steve Adkins, Russel Hendrickson and Austin Nisky spend time working in ... July 25, 2012	Photo detail July 25, 2012
The Healing Ground garden after development and planting. July 25, 2012	Photo detail July 25, 2012	Nora pauses to smell the pipsissewa blooms. July 25, 2012
Little pipsissewa also blooms along Sinks Trail. July 25, 2012	Deadfall provides habitat for many species along Sinks Trail. July 25, 2012	A spider hangs onto its web with grim determination. July 25, 2012
A gray squirrel plays possum on deadfall beside Sinks Trail. July 25, 2012	A goshawk watches passersby on Sinks Trail. July 25, 2012	Squirrels chirping from the deadfall can be a distraction. July 25, 2012
Sections of Sinks Trail pass easily through the forest. July 25, 2012	Nora waits patiently for her partner to continue along the trail. July 25, 2012	Photo detail July 24, 2012
In this May 23, 2011 file photo, Benito Gomez leaves the Walla Walla County Superior ... July 24, 2012	Players, fans, music, games, food and fun under a Walla Walla Sweets banner were part ... July 24, 2012	Sweets manager JC Biagi signs a Sweets cap for a fan during Monday's downtown block ... July 24, 2012
Photo detail July 24, 2012	Nine-year-old Casey Swanson delivers a fastball into a net Monday evening at the downtown Walla ... July 24, 2012	Sweet Lou chats with young siblings and other attendees at Monday's party. July 24, 2012
Photo detail July 24, 2012	Photo detail July 24, 2012	Seeds like these from the USDA Agricultural Research Service are sent to the Svalbard Global ... July 24, 2012
Sherry Orchard works at her feather-painting art in her booth at the Walla Walla Farmers' ... July 24, 2012	Youngsters enjoy a slide at the Waitsburg Swimming Pool. Several town north of Walla Walla, ... July 24, 2012	Seeds like these from the USDA Agricultural Research Service are sent to the Svalbard Global ... July 24, 2012
Youngsters enjoy a slide at the Waitsburg Swimming Pool. Several towns north of Walla Walla, ... July 24, 2012	Walla Walla Valley's Parker Likes runs to third base during their state tournament game against ... July 23, 2012	Walla Walla Valley's Parker Likes runs to third base during their state tournament game against ... July 23, 2012
Greg Ferrel stands in his field of chickpeas in the foothills of the Blue Mountians ... July 23, 2012	Photo detail July 23, 2012	Photo detail July 23, 2012
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Photo detail July 23, 2012	Walla Walla Sweets catcher J.J. Robinson tags Klamath Falls Gems base runner Kevin Davidson out ... July 22, 2012	Photo detail July 21, 2012
Photo detail July 21, 2012	Mules big and small made their way through the parade route in downtown Dayton as ... July 21, 2012	Mules parade through downtown Dayton as part of Mule Mania on Saturday morning. July 21, 2012
Photo detail July 21, 2012	Photo detail July 21, 2012	A Walla Walla Sweets baseball fan uses a padded seat as a rain cushion Thursday ... July 20, 2012
Choreographer Jon Passafiume and dancer Adele Nickel prepare for a performance during the Walla Walla ... July 20, 2012	A Walla Walla Sweets baseball fan uses a padded seat as a rain cushion Thursday ... July 20, 2012	Walla Walla's Jarrod Turner secures the ball with both hands to get the tag on ... July 20, 2012
Photo detail July 20, 2012	People gather outside the Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colo., at the scene of ... July 20, 2012	People gather outside the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at the scene of ... July 20, 2012
Walla Walla Sweets shortstop Nick Vilter, of UC Riverside, crashes to the infield dirt just ... July 19, 2012	Two raccoons forage on the WWCC campus. July 18, 2012	Two deer watch from the sun-lit woods along Mill Creek. July 18, 2012
Three mink cavort among the Mill Creek rip rap. July 18, 2012	A raccoon hides in plain sight on the WWCC campus. July 18, 2012	An osprey poses with an enviable catch near Rooks Park. July 18, 2012
A mink surveys supper prospects from a rock in Mill Creek. July 18, 2012	A kingfisher skims along Mill Creek at dusk. July 18, 2012	A killdeer fakes an injury among the gravel on the WWCC campus. July 18, 2012
A great blue heron launches from a Mill Creek weir. July 18, 2012	Walla Walla's Kalani Brackenridge (left) gets the tag before Cowlitz's Austin Wobrock can get to ... July 18, 2012	Sweets shortstop Nick Vilter gets the out on the run with his throw to first ... July 18, 2012
Two raccoons forage on the WWCC campus. July 18, 2012	An osprey poses with an enviable catch near Rooks Park. July 18, 2012	Two deer watch from the sun-lit woods along Mill Creek. July 18, 2012
A raccoon hides in plain sight on the WWCC campus. July 18, 2012	A kingfisher skims along Mill Creek at dusk. July 18, 2012	A killdeer fakes an injury among the gravel on the WWCC campus. July 18, 2012
A mink surveys supper prospects from a rock in Mill Creek. July 18, 2012	Three mink cavort among the Mill Creek rip rap. July 18, 2012	A great blue heron launches from a Mill Creek weir. July 18, 2012
Storm damage is seen Monday in this aerial view of Woodward Canyon Road in the ... July 17, 2012	Luckenbill Road shows the effects of an inundation Sunday night and Monday morning that has ... July 17, 2012	Yox Road shows the effects of an inundation Sunday night and Monday morning that has ... July 17, 2012
Yox Road shows the effects of an inundation Sunday night and Monday morning that has ... July 17, 2012	Storm damage is seen Monday in this aerial view of Woodward Canyon Road in the ... July 17, 2012	Luckenbill Road shows the effects of an inundation Sunday night and Monday morning that has ... July 17, 2012
Mules Belle and Kate pull Doug Krueger's wagonette. July 17, 2012	Doug Krueger puts his team of driving mules, Belle and Kate, through their paces outside ... July 17, 2012	Maria Martinez, left, of Martinez Produce sells fresh, colorful vegetables to eager buyers at Milton-Freewater's ... July 17, 2012
A flag snaps to attention as a thunder and lightning storm - prettied up with ... July 17, 2012	Valerie Weaver sits in the Walla Walla odd Fellow's library, which she helped reorganize. She ... July 17, 2012	Maria Martinez, left, of Martinez Produce sells fresh, colorful vegetables to eager buyers at Milton-Freewater's ... July 17, 2012
Lightning streaks across the Walla Walla Valley and through a rainbow Friday during a storm ... July 17, 2012	Valerie Weaver sits in the Walla Walla odd Fellow's library, which she helped reorganize. She ... July 17, 2012	Jason Kaehler and Kara Jenkins enjoy morning coffee and the antics of their 18-month-old daughter, ... July 16, 2012
Born with DiGeorge syndrome, Peyton Kaehler is missing part of chromosome 22, causing a host ... July 16, 2012	Born with DiGeorge syndrome, Peyton Kaehler is missing part of chromosome 22, causing a host ... July 16, 2012	Cloudy, humid weather failed to dampen spirits as the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival opened ... July 16, 2012
At the same location, Hanna Kuhn of Kelso, Wash., has her arm painted with a ... July 16, 2012	At one of the entrances to the event, pedestrians walk past boxes and bags bearing ... July 16, 2012	Jason Kaehler and Kara Jenkins enjoy morning coffee and the antics of their 18-month-old daughter, ... July 15, 2012
Born with DiGeorge syndrome, Peyton Kaehler is missing part of chromosome 22, causing a host ... July 15, 2012	Walla Walla Bears pitcher Connor Lawhead throws in the final inning while taking Eastside out ... July 14, 2012	Bears center fielder Moe Handcox runs down a ball to hold the batter at first ... July 14, 2012
At one of the entrances to the event, pedestrians walk past boxes and bags bearing ... July 14, 2012	At the same location, Hanna Kuhn of Kelso, Wash., has her arm painted with a ... July 14, 2012	Cloudy, humid weather failed to dampen spirits as the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival opened ... July 14, 2012
A storm system moved into the area Friday night, as seen from this photograph taken ... July 14, 2012	A procession down people- and American flag-lined Main Street welcomes home First Lt. Mat Fazzari ... July 14, 2012	Framed within a lighted, vintage vanity mirror, a shopper at The Trading Post in Milton-Freewater ... July 13, 2012
Larry Luke brings for a vibrant painting and frame from the darker confines and organized ... July 13, 2012	Luke sweeps the sidewalk clean in front of his store. July 13, 2012	A box of 35mm film canisters recalls a bygone day and offer up a brightly ... July 13, 2012
Luke starts his day by moving items to the sidewalk to free up customer walking ... July 13, 2012	Walla Walla's Emily Baumgart hits her second shot on the second hole during the first ... July 13, 2012	Photo detail July 12, 2012
Photo detail July 12, 2012	Barely containing their excitement, brothers Matthew, 8, and Geoffrey Robinson, 9, eagerly anticipate the medals ... July 12, 2012	Barely containing their excitement, brothers Matthew, 8, and Geoffrey Robinson, 9, eagerly anticipate the medals ... July 12, 2012
Photo detail July 12, 2012	A golfer tees off during the Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championship at Wine Valley Golf ... July 12, 2012	Photo detail July 11, 2012
Volunteer Kevin Richard uses all of his appendages as he assembles an office chair at ... July 11, 2012	There were boxes aplenty Tuesday as Helpline, including Executive Director Dan Willms, above, moved into ... July 11, 2012	Walla Walla's Daniel Lake survives the 2nd base pick-off attempt as the throw goes just ... July 11, 2012
The Walleyes' Jordan LaCelle gets pursued by Walla Walla's Junior Ruiz and eventually caught in ... July 11, 2012	Hope Wirtzberger, age 7 when this photo was shot in 2007, puts the finishing touches ... July 11, 2012	A video camera operator tapes the festivities at the Chocolate Wines tasting room for the ... July 10, 2012
Rand McNally judges Mike Shubic and Brian Cox for the Best of Road small town ... July 10, 2012	Mike Shubic talks with Walla Walla tourism director Michelle Liberty. July 10, 2012	Insects do their part as an outcropping of sunflowers overlooks a sunny, Saturday morning at ... July 9, 2012
Volunteers weed through the Walla Walla Community Harvest Giving Garden in Saturday morning's growing heat. July 9, 2012	The giving and taking process continues early Saturday as Kristen Whittington lifts a handful of ... July 9, 2012	Panting and sweat-covered but pitching heat on a 90-degree night at Borleske Stadium, Baylor University's ... July 8, 2012
Walla Walla's Alex Bonczyk rolls with the flow after he makes a desperate lunge for ... July 8, 2012	Walla Walla's Alex Bonczyk makes a desperate lunge for a 3rd inning ball hit wide ... July 8, 2012	With swimmers at the Joe Humbert Family Aquatic Center in Milton-Freewater reflected in his sunglasses, ... July 7, 2012
Waiting for a rally to heat up with the home team down 3-1 on a ... July 7, 2012	Katya German hugs a family friend on the Fourth of July, the first holiday as ... July 7, 2012	Katya and Vlad German listen as daughter Oksana Bennion presents them with a cruise for ... July 7, 2012
Oksana Bennion presents the gift of an ocean cruise to her parents, who rarely do ... July 7, 2012	After the game, a player exits the field, hot dog in hand. July 6, 2012	Watched by a younger boy, a youth grabs a dangling branch from a tree near ... July 6, 2012
Walla Walla Pacfiic's Garrett Martin jumps high for the high-five at the start of Tuesday's ... July 6, 2012	Glove on hand and sporting a shaved head, Carter Schreindl watches a friend playing in ... July 6, 2012	While the two teams battle it out on the field, two girls practice the calm ... July 6, 2012
Walla Walla Valley's Michael Cornia holds his breath on the throw to first base. July 6, 2012	An explosion of sunlit dust erupts from the solid thud of a strike hitting the ... July 6, 2012	River Sanders scores in front of Matthew McKenzie as Walla Walla Valley picked up from ... July 6, 2012
Walla Walla Pacific pitcher Devon Oliver delivers a sidearm strike in the District 5 11/12 ... July 6, 2012	Walla Walla Pacific's Hunter Polley celebrates as his team racks up more runs in Thursday's ... July 6, 2012	Walla Walla Pacific's Dylan Ashbeck pumps his fist while celebrating two more scores during a ... July 6, 2012
Walla Walla Valley pitcher Parker Likes covers home but can't find the handle on the ... July 6, 2012	A case of dugout dejection for Walla Walla Valley as they lose 19-3 in the ... July 6, 2012	Walla Walla Pacific 9/10 players form a victory pile of players and coaches following their ... July 6, 2012
Wearing a patriotic mask, Teresa Holtzinger, 2, giggles behind stars and stripes while celebrating Independence ... July 5, 2012	Photo detail July 5, 2012	"New Mexico Back Road" July 5, 2012
Landscapes such as this by Walla Walla artist Bonnie Zahn Griffith are on exhibit at ... July 5, 2012	Griffith caught this scene with patches of snow still visible. July 5, 2012	Shades of goldenrod, rust red and purple dot Griffith's "Wild Clover." An exhibit of her ... July 5, 2012
"Dry Creek Rail" July 5, 2012	Wearing a T-shirt from Texas Tech's trip to the Washington Regional of the softball College ... July 5, 2012	Beneath bright red, white and blue top hats Theresa Lightfoot celebrates a quacky Fourth of ... July 5, 2012
Walla Walla Sweets' Nick Vilter (10) raises his shark fin atop his head while his ... July 5, 2012	Walla Walla Pacific's Dylan Ashbeck holds his glove and the ball up in disbelief as ... July 4, 2012	Walla Walla Valley's Jackson Shumate dusts Walla Walla Pacific catcher Anthony Senne as he slides ... July 4, 2012
Overcoming the obstacle of his downed bat as he heads for 1st base, Walla Walla ... July 4, 2012	A Monarch butterfly chrysalis in one of the breeding cages at the Washington State Penitentiary. July 3, 2012	A penitentiary staff member peers into one of the Monarch butterfly breeding cages built by ... July 3, 2012
The star of the show. A monarch butterfly rests in the palm of David James' ... July 3, 2012	A Monarch butterfly starts life as a caterpillar, shown above. July 3, 2012	A penitentiary staff member peers into one of the Monarch butterfly breeding cages built by ... July 3, 2012
David James, Washington State University entomologist, talks about the Monarch butterfly breeding project at Washington ... July 3, 2012	One of the signs in the Monarch breeding project room. July 3, 2012	Walla Walla Valley 11-12's Isaiah Lomeli goes up high for a ball over his head ... July 3, 2012
Walla Walla Valley 9-10 second baseman Jackson Shumate is all smiles after turning a double ... July 3, 2012	Walla Walla Valley 9-10 second baseman Jackson Shumate (background) barehands a toss from a teammate ... July 3, 2012	Walla Walla Valley 11-12's Carter Davis (center) celebrates with his teammates after knocking a homerun ... July 3, 2012
Walla Walla Valley 11-12 base runner Dalton James smiles as he rounds third base after ... July 3, 2012	Walla Walla Valley 9-10 base runner Joseph Terry (No. 5) slides safely in to home ... July 3, 2012	Rowers enjoy a cruise on Bennington Lake just east of Walla Walla as the sunset ... July 3, 2012
Construction workers add to the building of the new Social Security Administration building on Rose ... July 2, 2012	Artist Douglas Gisi shows visitors to his barn shop around the store featuring the many ... July 2, 2012	Local artist Doug Gisi works on one of his latest wine barrel art creations, a ... July 2, 2012
A sphere of random wine barrel hoops comes together under the guiding hands and welding ... July 2, 2012	Artist Doug Gisi talks about the design of his wine barrel stave Adirondack chairs that ... July 2, 2012	Doug Gisi looks to welcome customers to his Touchet shop full of his wine barrel ... July 2, 2012
Only feet from where it was harvested in Woodward Canyon's herb garden, Walla Walla Community ... July 2, 2012	From his ophthalmic office on N Second Avenue, Bradley Nielson sheds some light on his ... July 2, 2012	In this U-B file photo, Angela D. Effinger, 29, is escorted to court at the ... July 2, 2012
Walla Walla Pacific 9/10 right fielder Ethan Zehner (2) makes a leaping attempt for a ... July 1, 2012	Walla Walla Valley 9/10's Jackson Shumate (10) grabs the ball and swings toward Walla Walla ... July 1, 2012	Walla Walla Pacific 10/11 shortstop Kyren Morris (5) steps off the second base bag and ... July 1, 2012
After stepping on the second base bag, Walla Walla Sweets' shortstop Shane Zeile (14) fires ... July 1, 2012	With a hop, skip and jump in his step Sweets' base runner Kris Paulino (24) ... July 1, 2012	Walla Walla Pacific 10/11 third baseman Reagan Bond (6) keeps his focus on the ball ... July 1, 2012
Behind the Bellingham Bells catcher, Walla Walla Sweets' base runner Chance Kopacz (26) slides his ... July 1, 2012	Walla Walla Valley 10/11 shortstop Owen Peterson (12) slides to his right and attempts to ... July 1, 2012

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