Water Fight!

What happens when a fire truck with its hoses and deck gun takes on a band of neighborhood kids...

Velour show

Fun to shoot, and good music too.

The Band West, and Strange Family.

Cody Towse's Memorial

I talked about Cody Towse, a 21-year-old Army Medic who was recently killed in combat in Afghanistan, in my last blog post. A few days after his body was returned home, a memorial and military burial was held for him. I feel grateful to the Towse family for welcoming the Herald again into their lives, and allowing us to help tell Cody's story.

Cody Towse

Specialist Cody Towse, an Army Medic, was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 14. He was 21. His body was flown to the Provo Airport, and during the Military's dignified transfer ceremony, the Army gave his body over to the Towse family - parents Jim and Jamie Towse, and siblings Will, 20, Callan, 17, and Christian, 14. A hearse carrying his casket was then driven in a motorcade through the county to the Towse family home in Elk Ridge.  I had the chance to photograph the day's events for the paper. It's pretty hard to shoot this type of thing, but the family was really welcoming, and felt the coverage was important, partly to remind Americans that a war is still going on overseas. 

Backstage

Waiting to perform.

Paint

Utah Valley Marathon

The Dugout

Colton Hill of Salem Hills, the All-Valley Baseball MVP.

Memorial Day

Eye of the Monster

Well, just a view into the new, high efficiency, 500-horse power Boiler now being used by the local hospital here. But still.