This or that

The paper printed this one

But I kind of like this one. Thoughts?

Bay City

Shopping center constuction, corner of Saginaw and Center

Greg Kimbrue, co-owner of Kingfish restaurant and Tiki

dog walkin'

Bay City All Saints girls softball practice

Portraits

Tom Weiss, 49, Auburn, has been farming for 32 years, since graduating high school, with Weiss Farms in Auburn.

Sister Maria Goretti Beckman, recipient of the Pax Christi Michigan's 2010 Purple Ribbon for Peace award

Bay County District Judge Scott Newcombe, retiring after 31 years

Beautiful weather

'He was like a brother to us,' said Nichole Gotwalt, as she and Matthew Pierson hold up the signs they brought to the protest in front of their car, decorated with words of tribute to Brett 'Dewey' Elder. A protest against Taser use was held by the police station on the one year anniversary of Elder's death. Elder, a Bay City fifteen year old, died after being stunned with a Taser by police during a confrontation at a Bay City apartment.

Machine-rolled cigarettes, $25 per carton at Let's Roll Tobacco on Wilder rd.

Fishing Ban along the Kawkawlin River after the area was designated a fish spawning area. It was a beautiful day to go walking in the mud in dress clothes.

Students make wood duck nesting boxes at Washington Elementary School

Lacrosse

I started a long term story yesterday following the Bay City Western lacrosse team. This is the first year the school will have a lacrosse program, so it should be interesting to see how the season progresses. Guess I'll have to learn the rules of lacrosse.

Wednesday

Wendy Zvara, cashier and food service technician at Bay City Western

Lorene Moyer, 91, buying a new used car at Hagen Ford

Bob Hagen, owner of Hagen Ford

Unexpected notes from people I'll never know.

Rainy Saturday

Guy Henika, 12, takes a shot on basket as Trenton Thomson moves in to block on Saturday, March 13. The boys and many others enjoyed the outdoors despite cold temperatures and rain.

Noah VanAllen, 10, struggles to break his line after his hook becomes stuck.
VanAllen was fishing for walleye with father Terry VanAllen.

James Johnson, Clare, left, and Brian Engel, fish for Walleye along the Saginaw River on Saturday despite cold temperatures and rainy conditions. 'We're not really fishing for walleye anymore, more like anything that bites,' said Johnson.

Today was my last of four consecutive saturday shifts for a while and there wasn't anything lined up and I had no deadline, so I just drove around for a while, looking for people out on a cold and rainy day. There were way more people out than I thought there would be (especially fishermen!), and it was nice to just shoot without any looming assignments for once.