a recent outtake

Seniors on the Reeths-Puffer Wrestling team pose for a portrait.

David Furst clears his driveway on Morton Street under the protection of a tent attachment to his snow blower, David says he found it the snow blower at Home Depot.

Makenzie Treviu, 6 (left) waits with her brothers DiLan Treviu, 3 (left to right) and Cristian Treviu , 2 and their father Elioorio outside Claire's in the Lakes Mall while shoppers on Black Friday pass by.

Naomi Bush, left, and Crystal White react after beating the North Branch Broncos three games to one during the MHSAA Semi-Finals, the Fruitport Trojans will now play the Holland Maroons for the Championship November 22nd.

Kayla Timmer falls to the floor while her teammates jump in celebration of the Fruitport Trojans' win over the North Branch Broncos, three games to one, the Trojans now advance to the MHSAA Final match versus the Holland Maroons November 22nd.

Casey Blackport, and Ryan Popma (left to right), Hudsonville football players, console each other after losing their playoff game to Muskegon High School Saturday afternoon, 12-6.

Jerry Porter, 73 and his wife Paulette have been filling their yard and porch to the brim with Holiday decorations since 1979. On a warm day in November, highs in the upper 40s, Jerry and his wife start to pack away their Halloween decorations and bring them to their storage unit where their Christmas adornments are kept as well. Jerry says they'll put out the Christmas decorations in their yard on Schuyler Street in Muskegon when the weather clears up again.

Mike Carson, a Muskegon Big Game hunter stands in his living room, a makeshift trophy room, full of animals he has hunted over the years.

Tim Wilbur, 17 and Brandon Hudson, 18(left to right) friends, football players, and Motorcross riders pose together in front of their home field at Oakridge High School. Tim plays Offensive and Defensive Tackle while Brandon plays Defensive Tackle and Offensive Guard, they say they help each other with their bikes as well.

The Ravenna High School Women's Volleyball team celebrates as they overcome Whitehall after 5 games including a tie-breaker Tuesday night.

Muskegon Catholic Central Crusader Eric Weinberg grimaces while Oakland Christian players rush the field in celebration after beating the Crusaders 1-0 for the State Championship.

Landon King, 17 an avid Spring Lake football fan, gets his body, and armpit painted by fellow Spring Lake fan and student Nate Lee, 18.

Orchard View Cardinal James Kitchen celebrates after the Cardinals win their playoff game versus the Spring Lake Lakers 20-13.

Alexia Webber, 6 feeds goats at the Lewis Farm Market and Petting Farm in New Era during a moment of sunshine Saturday afternoon.

Muskegon County Firefighter Barry Searles searches through the scalded upper floor of a residence at the corner of Denmark Street and Harrison Avenue that caught fire late Wednesday night.

Sharon Polidan, a volunteer for and friend of Mary Valentine, running for 91st District State Representative, jokes around with a cardboard cutout of Barack Obama at the Pulaski Lodge, Mary Valentine's headquarters.

Charlie Fairchild,12, has been a political volunteer "My whole life pretty much," he says, he put up signs for the Obama campaign and ran three computers on election night, keeping track of all the local elections and ballot measures at he Pulaski Lodge, Mary Valentine's headquarters.

Penny Salisz, foreground, black t-shirt, a democratic party Labor Volunteer, sits with other celebrating Democrats at the Pulaski Lodge, Mary Valentine's headquarters, to watch Barack Obama's acceptance speech from Grant Park in Chicago.

A dual horse drawn stagecoach, wearing the Double JJ name and logo, got a lot of attention outside the sight of the Public Auction at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury October 30th. All the personal property at the ranch was sold to one bidder for $150,000, all deals are still yet to be approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Grand Rapids.

The Oak Ridge Eagle, portrayed by Honi Buchner, sits during the half-time show at Oak Ridge High School while Cassidy Dove, 8 crouches above her after asking Honi if she could touch the Eagle's head.

Chris Mitchell and Aleesia Mitchell hug Chris's mother Lillian Ward, resident of 1445 Wood Creek Avenue, Ms. Parker's upstairs apartment caught fire Sunday afternoon, the fire started in the kitchen, no one was injured.

MaKalah Wallace, 6 is buried in leaves by her brother Anthony Wallace II, 3. Their mother Shawna Wallace says after having "helped" rake the leaves earlier in the day, the kids came home from a trip with their family and immediately jumped in.

Corey Huebler, 6, of Jill Kubicek's First Grade class at Shoreline Elementary in Whitehall stands on the oversized National Geographic map of North America and searches for California while her classmates wait behind her.

Volunteers from Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry load a pallet of shave gel and other various items from the Second Harvest Gleaners Food Depot at Hope Lighthouse Ministries in downtown Muskegon. Food is brought in from Grand Rapids to between 17-25 local agencies twice a month.

Gerald Malburg of G.L. Malburg Farms in Hart stands with a small pile of about 10 tons of Sugar Beets harvested early in the morning, Gerry says about 90% of his Sugar Beet crop, 2,500 tons, which are bred and raised specifically for animal consumption, will go to waste due to the ban on Deer Baiting.

Construction is being done on the existing portion of the Loutit District Library in Grand Haven, and a new addition is being built on by Triangle Construction.

Dr. Mary Fisher swims laps at the Muskegon Family YMCA on Western Ave at least once a week to stay healthy.

(From left) John Armstrong and Terry Hancock, hobby astronomers founded "Sidewalk Astronomers," aimed at "bringing the night sky to the public." John and Terry, longtime friends encourage everyone with an interest, especially those without their own equipment, to come out to their stargazing event on October 24th.

more obama

yup

still here, promise.

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Paul Simon revisited

Sent: Mon 4/28/2008 4:54 PM
From: Felix Adamo
To: Louis Medina
Cc: Photo Staff
Subject: RE: Bullfighting Midgets Sunday


I have a good file shot of bull fighting midgets if you need it.

Joseph Yoakum

Linda and Walt Bledsoe have been fetching stray balls during batting practice at Sam Lynn Ball Park "since about 2000," says Linda. In exchange for a set of Bakersfield Blaze season tickets her and her husband Walt communicate on walkie talkies to locate each and every ball that flies over the back wall, "and when we're all done we sit down and enjoy the game," says Walt who bikes home from the home games when Linda has to go to work.

If you don't do aerobics, I'm not interested

Richard Howard, skydiver, new friend. copyright 2008 coco walters

its happening

richard simmons :: the nation

mike finley :: bakersfield : Check it out ya'll

i've been doing a lot of flying

Our jumper plane, courtesy of Lloyd's Aviation, flies over a field in Northeast Bakersfield.

John Ferguson, the Liberty Belle's Co-Pilot, looks out over Bakersfield during a 20 minute flight in the restored B-17 bomber.

The "Liberty Belle," a restored B-17 bomber, made a stop on its National tour in Bakersfield and for $430 all are welcome to take a flight in the historic plane.

The Liberty Belle's crew chief Norm Skippers, 75 stands outside the belly of the restored B17 bomber to help passengers exit safely.

The "Liberty Belle," a restored B-17 bomber plane makes a stop at Bakersfield's Meadows Field Airport.

Otto Kramer, a former B-17 pilot, stands in his home in Bakersfield and holds a picture of himself in uniform from 1944.

All images copyright 2008 coco walters