Saturday, August 25, 2012

Last few weeks in Elkhart.

It has been a few months since I've posted...but it has been a busy few months.  More on that in the next blog post.  My 9.5 month internship at The Elkhart Truth in Elkhart, IN ended at the beginning of June and these are a few shots from my last few months there.  Thanks for looking!

City Councilman Kyle Hannon looks for jewelry for his wife during the first cash mob in Elkhart organized by the Greater Elkhart Young Professionals and Michiana360 on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. 

Fairfield's Brad Newcomer (7) tags Marian's Brendan Short (5) out at third base during their game at Fairfield High School on Friday, March 30, 2012.

Michelle Matsey, a volunteer with the Humane Society, playfully protests against the movie "All Dogs Go To Heaven" outside of The Lerner on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 by claiming that "all cats go to heaven too."  The movie was shown to help raise money and awareness about the Humane Society.

JoAnne Glick hugs her grandson Alston Glick, 7, during an event hosted by CAPS for National Child Abuse Awareness Month at the Joy Rose Center in Elkhart on Thursday, April 12, 2012.  Alston's older sister, TaraNova Glick, was killed in 2004 at the age of three as the result of child abuse and neglect.

Two people walk by the rows of pinwheels on their way to attend an event hosted by CAPS for National Child Abuse Awareness Month at the Joy Rose Center in Elkhart on Thursday, April 12, 2012.  Each of the 2, 836 pinwheels represents a child that was born in Elkhart County in 2011.

Anne Gibbons smiles and strokes her cat Howie as she talks about her father, August Wennerstrom, who survived the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912 at her home in Elkhart on Friday, April 13, 2012.  The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship is on Sunday, April 15, 2012.  

Concord students Eric Roebuck, back table second from left, Nate Overbey, back table third from left, and Emma Nicoson, back table right, listen to the question before answering during the fine arts category of the Area Academic Super Bowl contest at Northridge High School in Middlebury, Ind. on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

Central's Riley Keigle drives the ball during their golf match against NorthWood at Christiana Creek Country Club Golf Course in Elkhart on Thursday, April 19, 2012.  NorthWood won the tournament 165-176.

Jimtown's Kayla Isenbarger watches NorthWood's varsity softball team as they warm up in between innings during their game at Jimtown High School on Tuesday, April 25, 2012.  Jimtown won the game 11-1 in five innings.

A man is secured on a stretcher after being rescued from an eight-foot hole at behind the house at 114 Wagner Street in Elkhart at around 8:15 p.m on Friday, April 27, 2012.

Neighbors watch rescuers work to save a man who got stuck while digging an eight-foot hole in the backyard of 114 Wagner Street on Friday, April 27, 2012.

A man is loaded into an ambulance after being rescued from an eight-foot hole at behind the house at 114 Wagner Street in Elkhart at around 8:15 p.m on Friday, April 27, 2012.

Marissa Adkins, 5, crosses part of a ropes course with help from Spc. Chad Koets, left, and Spc. Jason Hochstetler, right, during the We Give spring celebration in the parking garage behind Central Park in Elkhart on Saturday, April, 28, 2012.

Dawn Rodino, right, speaks with Dan Fitterling of Frontier Communications while trying to finish the remodel at Rodino Liquor in Elkhart on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 after the store was damaged in a fire several weeks ago.  The store is scheduled to reopen on Friday, May 4, 2012.

Mary Ziegler, of Bristol, fills out her ballot in one of the voting booths during early voting at the Elkhart County Administration Building in Goshen on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

Hannah Slaight is pushed down the ramp by her fiance Brandon Mitchell after running through their wedding during the wedding rehearsal at Zion Missionary Church in Elkhart on Friday, May 11, 2012.  Slaight was involved in a car accident in 1999 that left her  paralyzed.

Melissa Tapp looks out one of the windows of her home with her children Michael, 4, middle left, Danielle Tapp, 9, middle right, Gabrielle Tapp, 7, right, on Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Elkhart.  All of the windows and the cabinets in the kitchen were recently replaced as part of a lead abatement program through Elkhart County.

Fairfield's Sophie Brown vaults over the bar set at 11-6 3/4 inches beating her own previous sectional record during the Warsaw Sectionals at Warsaw High School on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.  Brown placed first in the event.

The 2012 graduating class of Elkhart Christian Academy shoot streamers into the air after moving their tassels during their graduation ceremony at First Baptist Church in Bristol on Friday, June 1, 2012.

Joey Poirier, 4, smiles at his mother, Melissa Mills, at their home in Elkhart on Friday, June 1, 2012.  Joey was diagnosed with anaplastic medulloblastoma, a common type of cancer found in children, in January and is currently undergoing his maintenance round of chemotherapy.

Concord graduate Robert Frutig does the invocation during the graduation ceremony at Concord High School on Thursday, June 7, 2012.

Ted Wentz, owner of Elegant Dessert, sells smoothies during Rhapsody in Green on Friday, June 8, 2012 at Island Park in Elkhart.

Gabri Thompson, 3, dances to the live music during the second day of Rhapsody in Green at Island Park in Elkhart on Saturday, June 9, 2012.

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