Happy Halloween, Kids.

Cheerleader in Training

Cece Dodd, 2, of Mt. Pleasant is held up by Mt. Pleasant High School cheerleaders,
including Kylie Boyd, left, during a mentoring program Sunday afternoon on the high school's
football field in Mt. Pleasant.

A Boy's First Love... continued.

I can't believe how drastically a year can make someone grow and mature.
I become really attached to Sam last fall while photographing him & knew his story wasn't complete.
(I also know it won't ever be complete.)
I am so excited to be spending time with him & his family again.

(Above)
Sam Neyer, 13, of Shepherd laughs and uses his phone as he sits on top
of his cow's head after feeding his family's cattle animal crackers outside his home Sunday
afternoon in Shepherd. Neyer, a third generation farmer, works on his family's dairy farm and
intends to take his father's job after college. In addition to the hundreds of cattle on the farm,
Neyer and his family raise several in their backyard.

Suicide Awareness Balloon Release

About fifteen students stand in a circle and release yellow balloons to
symbolize their experiences related to suicide as part of Suicide Prevention Week
Wednesday evening outside Charles V. Park Library.

Noises at Monster Truck

CITIZEN PATRIOT • ASHLEY MILLER
Alexis Stackling, 1, of Jackson reacts to the monster trucks Friday night
during their performance on the grand stand at the Jackson County Fair.

NASCAR Sunday (WIDE!)

Slap me on the wrist and tell me to put away my wide angle.
(For the record, I promise I mixed up my lensing.)

As much as I made fun of NASCAR before this summer, I will admit it...
I like it. I like NASCAR.

"My Religion saved me."

Montel Beavers, 15, of Summit Township is a devout Christian and attends the
Church of God in Jackson almost daily. His religious beliefs, he said, separates him from most
other teenagers. "(My religion) saved me and prevented me from doing things other teens are
doing now a days, like drinking," he said. Beavers said he was saved by God on a Wednesday
evening during service when he was 10 years old. "I felt like I needed to be saved
because I knew if God came back, I wouldn't go to Heaven," he said.

Neighbors | Sharon Arntson

Technically speaking, this portrait could be a lot better.
But I really appreciate it.

I learned this summer not to obsess over making a portrait that is completely literal –
Instead, capture personality. Life.

I left with several different portraits, but this one consistently stuck out to me.
This was the most genuine and warm. This defined Mrs. Arntson.