The Things We've Seen » Barrett Stinson

Origami on the Plains

Barrett — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:59:48 +0000

As over 100 students from Japan’s Senshu Middle School visit Stuhr Museum in Grand Island, (from left) Sho Hirasawa, Ryohei Goto and Koutaro Fujita work on origami cranes with their classmates in the museum’s Fonda House.

Vegetables

Barrett — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:55:25 +0000

The boy on the right is great, but I love the boy behind him.

Dressed as vegetables for “V” day, Trinity Lutheran School first-graders (from left) Dominick Witter, James McClure and Wayne Bilka watch the show as AriSon Records artist Jen Williamson prepares to perform at Trinity Lutheran School as part of Lutheran Schools Week. Many students were in costume, including these three, for “V” day at the school, as they celebrate the letters in the word “serve.”

Framed Diver

Barrett — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:53:34 +0000

Grand Island’s Tess Merrill competes in the diving portion of a swimming meet against Columbus at the Grand Island YMCA.

Sundog

Barrett — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:50:20 +0000

A snow plow makes its way north on Sky Park Road as a sundog shines through ice crystals in the sky.

Coffee or Bust

Barrett — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:46:55 +0000

Streets are closed, but nothing stops these three ladies from getting their morning coffee.

After getting their morning coffee, three women make their way through drifts of snow on Wheeler Avenue in downtown Grand Island after windy conditions blew around 10 inches of snow the night before.

Protecting the Ball

Barrett — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:42:32 +0000

Good emotion in an unusual battle for a loose ball.

Grand Island Senior High’s Emily Mierau (right) and Courtney Holder of Lincoln High battle for a loose ball during the fourth quarter of their game at GISH. The Islanders won the game 75-20.

Cowboy Entrance

Barrett — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:39:25 +0000

Skeeter Kingslover is introduced during a Professional Bull Riders event at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island.

Pig Races

Barrett — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:41:09 +0000

The kid on the left wore the right T-shirt for this race.

As Cedar Hollow students (from right) Sydney Simmons and Ashley Kenyon urge on their class’s entry, Jordan Beck celebrates as his class’s purple pig prepares to win a opening-round race during the school’s annual mechanical pig races.

Christmas Feeling

Barrett — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:37:59 +0000

Nice how the girl’s arms mimic the patterns in the lights behind her.

As the sun sets and the Christmas lights behind her mimic the form of her dance, Shana Havenridge, 14, joins other Heartland School of Dance students in a performance during the Downtown Christmas celebration in downtown Grand Island.

Season Changer

Barrett — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:34:20 +0000

Not the best football photo ever, but possibly the turning point of the 2009 season.

Nebraska’s Prince Amukamara (left) intercepts a pass to Adron Tennell of Oklahoma and returns the ball deep into Oklahoma territory during the second quarter of their game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.