Archive for October, 2008
Ozzy in GI
Not really. It just looks like him on the spooky circular stairs. It didn’t take very long to get this photo once we were on location, as Ozzy Osbourne lookalike Mikaul Ault popped into his role without hesitation or encouragement. Ault told me that he’s known what he’s wanted to do from early on in life. Yet, while traveling across the country, he said that people can’t believe that he was really a pig farmer from Grand Island, Neb. I replied that everyone has to be from somewhere, thinking of how I moved to GI from Orange County, Calif.
Grand Island native Mikaul Ault was in town with his Ozzy Osbourne tribute band Aultimate Ozzy. A timely Halloween weekend treat, Ault and his band played at the Liederkranz in Grand Island.
Warm Gifts
A quiet little moment and the basic human need for warmth as the weather begins to turn colder.
As others pick out cold-weather clothing around her, Nevaeh Ducharme, 3, of Trumbull tries on a pair of gloves and a cap morning during the distribution portion of St. Leo’s Catholic Church’s annual coat drive in Grand Island.
Ganz Dive
A Husker football photo I like that didn’t make our paper.
Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz (right) is short of the goal line during the fourth quarter as he dives over the pile at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. Ganz scored on the next play, as the Huskers went on to defeat Iowa State, 35-7.
Winning Moment
A couple of photos from district softball. The one below a tight action shot, and this one is just a nice moment of celebration.
After winning the Class A, District 7 championship, Grand Island Senior High’s Sara Petska is hugged by her teammates Emily Mierau (left) and Alissa Christensen (right). Petska drove in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning to give the Islanders the win over Columbus, 4-3.
Missed Catch
Nice late afternoon light. Perhaps the sun really did get in her eyes….
York third baseman Kourtney Burianek just misses an infield fly during a B-5 district game against Aurora in Hastings. Aurora won the game, 6-1.
Collecting thoughts
Grand Island Northwest junior Amy Knapp collects her thoughts after missing a shot out of the first hole bunker at Riverside Golf Club during the Class A state tournament, Tuesday Oct. 14 in Grand Island.
Tiger Time
This photo that didn’t make our paper, but I like it — the photo that is — not the final score of the game.
The Missouri mascot celebrates after Missouri defeated the Huskers on Saturday Oct. 4, 2008 in Lincoln, Neb. The final score of 52-17 gave the Tigers their first victory in Memorial Stadium in 30 years.
Band Practice
Finding a different angle for marching band photos is a challenge, but I liked this one. If only the town’s name was facing the camera….
Marching past the town of Henderson’s water tower, members of the Heartland Huskie Band including (from upper left) tuba player Jordan Hiebner, clarinet player Abigail Bechtel and mellophone player Luis Romo practice for this year’s Harvest of Harmony Parade. The band placed first in Class C last year.
Flag Walkers
Not sure what the best way is to show that our area’s population is less diverse, but this was a good try.
Two Grand Island Senior High students walk beneath some of the flags from many countries representing the country of origin of Senior High students. According to a recent study, Hall, Howard and Merrick counties saw a fall in foreign-born population living in the area from calendar year 2006 to 2007.
Swift Troubles
Thought this photo told the story well. At first, I was shooting through the wire, and then I pulled back to frame the people between the fence and the barbed wire.
JBS Swift & Co. workers protest a compromise reached to accommodate prayer for about 500 Somolian meatpacking plant workers in Grand Island, Neb., on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at about 3:30 p.m. The objection — a change in the break schedule that leaves B shift workers shorted of hours Monday through Friday and forces them to work Saturday to get at least 40 hours in.
The situation at Swift has been resolved since this photo was taken.
Old School Husker
LeRoy Peters of Henderson tosses a husked ear of corn into a horse-drawn trailer during a hand cornhusking demonstration at Husker Harvest Days on Sept. 11, 2008. “I picked 103 bushels per day for 10 days in 60 bushel corn,” he said speaking of his youth. “I got 13 cents per bushel. I had to furnish my own team and wagon. We were young and we were strong.”
Rain Ready
I was hiding under a tent staying dry when I shot this weather feature at the Husker Harvest Days site.
Rain gear and umbrellas are common as Husker Harvest Days visitors, like these four exiting a shuttle, cope with rain for most of the morning Sept. 11, 2008.
Good Toss
While helping to celebrate Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska’s 40th year, Chantal McDonald celebrates one of three ringers in the ring toss area during a carnival Sept. 10, 2008. McDonald took home three bottles of pop as a result of her tosses.