Last weeks of the Internship

Monroe County Fair

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Today was an interesting day. I had never been to a fair before, and was a little nervous. When I got there I was given the assignment to shoot the oldest man and woman awards presentation at the fair. There I met Gladys Brown a 100-year-old woman who wanted to ride a camel. According to her family while in the hospital for gall-bladder surgery a few months earlier she told the doctors to make sure she would be well enough to ride the camel during the fair. Talk about a woman. I want to be like her when I get old. I could only stay for an hour or so before heading off to my next assignment, but I had a lot of fun. Tomorrow promises to be a full day affair at the fair. I am excited.



Edith Micallef, 95, right, and her sister Gladys Brown, 100, left, get strapped in before taking a ride on Gunther the camel during the Monroe County Fair. Brown was given a trophy earlier that day for being the oldest woman at the fair and for three years Brown had been planning on riding a camel at the fair when she turned 100.



Edith Micallef, 95, of Monroe looks up at Gia, the camel, after riding on Gunthers the camel's back during the Monroe County Fair.

One of my other assignments for the day was to shoot a football player during practice. While walking to the gym to shoot I heard the patter of little feet...



Rory Jorgensen, 9, right, and brother Owen, 5, of Monroe race each other down the hallways of St. Mary's Catholic Central High School while their father principal Sean Jorgensen grabs a few things from his office.

Random Week

Bella Reede, 5, waits for Farmer Charley's Wizard of Oz float to join the Monroe County Fair Parade.



Camden Schmidt, 3, watches as Scott Foster preforms tricks with his model helicopter during the Little One's Air Show.



Chris Stanfill, 10, left, of Monroe hangs out with his brother Travis Stanfill, 7, right, on their porch on Union Street on Monday.



At the top of the stairs, Joe Liedel, of the Monroe Township Fire Department waits to get the hose from, Daryll Yarger, bottom left, of Berlin Township Fire Department in Newport and Dave Nagy, bottom right, of Berlin Township Fire Department in Newport during a training exercise. Monroe Township Fire Department and fire departments across Monroe County came together to train at the Monroe Senior Citizens Center on Thursday.



Bill Saul installs Styrofoam board onto the Monroe County Historical Museum's float on Tuesday. The float is a miniature Eby Log Cabin for the fair parade.



From Left, Jim Miller, of Monroe, Paul Vaughn, of Franklin, Ga., Don Kroeger, of Monroe, and Dan Langford, of Monroe, sit on Lincoln Elementary School's auditorium bleachers together after singing the school song with the rest of the class of 1959. Lincoln Elementary School's class of 1959 toured Lincoln during their class reunion. Lincoln closed its school doors at the end of the school year.



Jan Vergiels, of Monroe, looks in on one of Lincoln Elementary School's rooms during a tour of the building after it had closed its school doors at the end of the school year. Mrs. Vergiels taught fourth and fifth grade at Lincoln for five years.



Miss Monroe County Elizabeth Wertenberger, left, Kylah Stumpmier, 9, of Monroe, center, and Jimilynn Angerer, 8, of Monroe, right, watch a tumbling routine during Madison O'Neill's charity birthday party.

Health Fair

Yesterday I was assigned a preschool health fair. Theses are the shots I got, no pun intended.



Mindy Stadler, of Monroe, administers the last of five shots to Dalton Clark, 4, of Monroe, while his mom Tammy Clark holds him at the Monroe County Preschool Health Fair. Preschool children from the ages of 3 to 5 were able to get immunizations, lead testing, hearing and vision screenings, dental fluoride treatments and nutrition information at the Monroe County Community College on Saturday.



Dalton Clark, 4, of Monroe, looks up at Mary Petit, of Temperance, while Ms. Petit measures Dalton's height. At the Monroe County Preschool Health Fair, preschool children from the ages of 3 to 5 were able to get immunizations, lead testing, hearing and vision screenings, dental fluoride treatments and nutrition information at the Monroe County Community College on Saturday.

Update

Breanna Stiefel, 16, of Monroe waits to block the goal during a practice drill at a soccer camp at Muson Park on Thursday. Six coaches from the British Isles coached the kids during the week. The coaches are from the Challenger Company which sends the coaches around the United States teaching at various camps.


Breanna Stiefel, 16, of Monroe takes the ball towards a goal, while Colin Devenish, 10 of Monroe, tries to block her, during a practice drill at a soccer camp at Muson Park on Thursday. Six coaches from the British Isles coached the kids during the week. The coaches are from the Challenger Company which sends the coaches around the United States teaching at camps.



Tanner Gilmore, 3, from Bedford, rides his broom to the finish line during a Quidditch race at Bedford Library. For the premiere of the latest Harry Potter movie: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Bedford Library held games and snacks for enthusiasts.



Terry Lewis Sr., right, of Bedford and Todd Seals, of Temperance, direct Clarence Elsenmann, of Blissfield, where to place gravel so that the road would not collapse while they are working. Contract workers from Zink/Covell Excavating worked on putting a sewer line that will run just short of a half a mile to the state line from Secor and Smith Rd in Bedford on Wednesday. "Residence members south of Smith Rd circulated a petition to create a special assessment district to pay for a project to create a sanitary system," said Douglas J. Thompson, chief engineer for the Monroe County Drain Commissioner. "It will raise the value of the peoples land and their homes." said Mr. Thompson.


Jon Green (The Wolverine) warms up at the Monroe Martial Arts. Mr. Green will compete August 7, at the Glenn Stock Arena as part of the Monroe County Fair in the Light Heavy Weight class.


Bud Golubic, of Monroe, left, judges which ball, is closest while Sam Mignano, of Monroe, right, watches to see if his partners ball roll down the green during a game of Bocce. Every Thursday night there is a group playing Bocce on the green courts next to the Parish Center at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Monroe. St. Joseph's installed two courts 16 years ago.


Orville Hammer, of Monroe, center, watches to see if his ball rolls close to the jack during a game of Bocce. Opponents August Patania, of Monroe, and Sam Mignano, of Monroe, right, walk down to see whose ball is closest as Bernadette Patania, of Monroe, judges the distance. Every Thursday night there is a group playing Bocce on the green courts next to the Parish Center at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Monroe.


"When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight."
Placido Domingo


A young cast is putting on The Music Man July 24-26 at the RRCA for the Summer Youth Theatre. Jennifer Bezeau is directing the musical.


Five couples that have been friends for years celebrate their 40 years of marriage together with their families on Friday at the VFW Hall in Carleton. The couple try to round up their grandchildren so they can take a family group photo.


The Southern Michigan Timberwolves defeated the Kalamazoo Stampede at Monroe High School on Saturday. It was the Timberwolves opening game.


“Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch life from the side lines.”

Quotes

"O to realize space! The plenteousness of all--that there are no bounds." - Walt Whitman

"Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.