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First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsStudents in Mrs. Courtney Worley's Safety Town class wait for the light to change at the intersection of High and Main streets July 11, 2013 at New Albany Safety Town in New Albany, Ohio. During the summer class, kids use pedal cars to learn about the rules and etiquette of the road.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsOlivia Lunde, 9, center, hula-hoops with her brother, Alex, 7, left, and father, Jim, second from left, as Army Capt. Angelia Childs, right, leads the family in the exercise during the first Family Fitness Night Apr. 17, 2013 at Goshen Lane Elementary School in Gahanna, Ohio. Capt. Childs and several other military service members led groups in various activities meant to promote a healthy lifestyle.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsGahanna Lincoln senior Sydni Randle, 17, center, dances with her classmates at prom Apr. 13, 2013 at the LC Pavillion in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsHudson's Alex Obendorf takes a practice dive before the start of the OSHAA Division II swimming finals Feb 22, 2013 at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsHilliard Darby Homecoming Queen Savannah Garrett, 17, and King Ryan Baldridge, 18, center, throw baby powder into the air as they cheer during kickoff of Darby's football game against Westerville South Oct. 11, 2013 at Hilliard Darby High School in Hilliard, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsGahanna resident Sarah Gee reacts as she feels her head for the first time after shaving it as part of a fundraising campaign for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a group that supports childhood cancer research, Nov. 24, 2013 at Easton Town Center's Fado Irish Pub and Grill in Columbus, Ohio. Gee and several others raised more than $5,500 for the charity. Gee also donated her hair for use in wigs for cancer patients.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsPark Street students draw Chinese characters using special pens and paper during a lesson about the Chinese language taught by visiting teachers from Hong Kong Feb. 7, 2013 at Park Street Intermediate School in Grove City, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsGahanna track athletes Sara Richards, Daniella Johnson and Sami Shaw pose for a portrait Apr. 25, 2013 at Gahanna Lincoln High School in Gahanna, Ohio. The three are returners on the relay team. Last October, the fourth member of the relay team, senior Dominae Gaston, was shot and killed. Now, the runners touch a picture of Dominae that hangs in the locker room before heading out to the track.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsDale Johnson shoulders his AK-47 while rallying with other gun-rights supporters during "Guns Across America" Jan. 19, 2013 at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. During the rally, gun owners from across the state marched with their firearms to raise awareness on proposed state laws in Connecticut that would ban high-capacity gun magazines, require instant background checks on all gun sales and establishes a "dangerous weapon offender" registry.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsKorean War veteran Clifton Davis poses for a portrait May 17, 2013 at his home in Worthington, Ohio. Davis, a native of Delaware, Ohio, served in an infantry regiment and later as a quartermaster in an integrated regiment of the U.S. Army. The Westerville Rotary club will honor Davis during its Field of Heroes event later in May.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / Joshua A. Bickel/ThisWeek CommunChloe Degitz, 14, holds a chicken while working in the coop in Shawn Fiegelist's Clintonville backyard Aug. 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. Fiegelist and Degitz, a neighbor, are raising chickens, and Fiegelist has started a Facebook page for urbanites to share information about raising urban chickens.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsRiley Passias, center, a fifth-grader at Olde Sawmill Elementary, watches as his schools' team falls behind during the 6th annual Dublin City Schools dodgeball tournament Apr. 5, 2013 at Dublin Scioto High School in Dublin, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsBetsy DeFusco wears a custom hat featuring German Village landmark signs for the hat contest during "Tea 4 2: Two-Hundred for Tea," Aug. 17, 2013 at the German Village Guesthouse in Columbus, Ohio. The party was a fundraiser for the German Village Society, which hopes to create actual signs that would then be placed around the historic Columbus neighborhood for visitors.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsFlames engulf an American flag during Boy Scout Troop 826's flag retirement ceremony June 12, 2013 at VFW Post 9473 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsZac Heyob, 7, center waits with Ben Moffitt, 9, left, and Ganen Roach, 9, second from left along with the rest of Cub Scout Pack 679 while waiting to place flowers at the base of an American Flag during a dedication ceremony for the new Killed in Action memorial as part of Memorial Day ceremonies May 27, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsBishop Hartley's Ronnie Bolden reacts after his third-place performance during the men's 100-yard butterfly during the OSHAA Division II swimming finals Feb 22, 2013 at C.T. Branin Natatatorium in Canton, Ohio. Bolden held the lead for much of the race, falling behind in the final length.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsThe Bishop Watterson boys basketball team listens during the singing of the National Anthem before their state final against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsThe Bishop Watterson pep band plays the school's alma mater during the Division II State Championship Final Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsBishop Watterson head coach Vince Lombardo kisses his wife, Cathy, as he walks into Value City Arena for Watterson's state final against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Mar. 23, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsBishop Watterson's Cody Calhoun, center, works his way around St. Vincent-St. Mary's Jarel Woolridge, left, during Watterson's state final against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsSt. Vincent-St. Mary's Fransohn Bickley (4) confronts Watterson's Andy Grieser (10) after pushing him at the end of the first half of Watterson's state final against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsHead coach Vince Lombardo, right, helps Bishop Watterson's Cody Calhoun, left, heads to the bench after being hit in the face during Watterson's state final against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Calhoun left the game briefly in the fourth quarter after getting hit, returning about a minute later to score five of his 14 points in the final five minutes of the game.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsBishop Watterson head coach Vince Lombardo, center, talks to his team before the start of the fourth quarter during Watterson's state final against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsThe Bishop Watterson student section cheers during their state final Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsBishop Watterson's Matt Hughes, left, defends as St. Vincent-St. Mary's Fransohn Bickley (4) attempts a game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds of Watterson's state final against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsBishop Watterson's Cody Calhoun reacts as the buzzer sounds on Watterson's 55-52 victory against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in their Division II State Championship Final Mar. 23, 2013 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It was Watterson's first state title in its 55-year history.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsSouthwest Airlines Flight 8018 casts a shadow over Maryland as a plane carrying Ohio World War II and Korean War veterans with Honor Filght Columbus prepares to land at Baltimore Washington International Airport.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsNavy Midshipman 2nd Class Julie Stabile, left, of Framingham, Mass., and Navy Midshipman 2nd Class Cody Horr, center, of Houston, greet World War II Navy veteran Ralph Heller, of Columbus, after his Honor Flight landed Apr. 27, 2013 at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsWorld War II Army veteran Chuck Gaiser, of Radcliffe, Ohio, stands at the World War II Memorial Apr. 27, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Gaiser came with more than 70 veterans and their guardians to see the memorial with Honor Flight Columbus.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsWorld War II veteran Tennison Williams, left, of Columbus, Ohio, speaks with retired U.S. Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) before posing with a picture with the 89-year-old senator Apr. 27, 2013 at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Sen. Dole led the fundraising effort for the construction of the memorial and serves as its national chairman. When he is able, Sen. Dole comes to the memorial to speak with veterans visiting as part of Honor Flights.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsA family is reflected in the Korean War Memorial's wall Apr. 27, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsWorld War II veterans Art Hewitt, left, of Nelsonville, Ohio, and Nick Panzone, right, of Columbus, Ohio, place their hands over their hearts during the Changing of the Guard Apr. 27, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetary in Washington, D.C. The pair, along with more than 70 World War II and Korean War veterans, visited D.C. as part of Honor Flight Columbus.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsNavy Midshipman 2nd Class Cody Horr, center, of Houston, leans down to snap a picture with other Honor Flight guardians as veterans pose for a picture Apr. 27, 2013 at the Air Force Memorial in Washington, D.C.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsWorld War II Army veteran James Deeter, of Greenville, Ohio, looks out the window while waiting for the return flight home Apr. 27, 2013 at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsSheila Boyer, center, greets her grandfather, World War II Army veteran Jerry Smith, of Newark, Ohio, right, along with Smith's sister, Joanne Smith-Steffen, left, of Pataskala, as Honor Flight veterans return home Apr. 27, 2013 at Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.
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Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunWilliam Jacks provides the power behind his granddaughter Emily Rutherford's wheels during the Summer Sky Festival in the parking lot of the Heritage Center.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunAn honor guard waits outside for the hearse to arrive before a memorial service for the city Police Division's K-9 officer, Rambo. Rambo's watch ended January 31st, 2013, after a battle with cancer. Rambo is survived by his partner Officer Michael Fredendall.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunOfficer Michael Fredendall closes his eyes after receiving a folded American Flag during a memorial service for his fallen K-9 partner Rambo, who passed away after battling cancer.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunTyler Warner of Uhrichsville Claymont reacts to winning a state title at 106 lbs. over Seth Beard of Napoleon during the Ohio high school wrestling championships.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunChaminade-Julienne basketball players Erinn Bailey (23), Krista White (11), Brittaney Jefferson (3) and JaCole Tabor (22) celebrate a 47-45 win over Carroll in overtime during Friday's Division II regional final basketball game.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunEarl Isaacs of Waynesville counsels Trevor Bates of Greenville at Optimus Prosthetics in Dayton. Both are artists, both had amputations of their left legs due to motor vehicle accidents. Isaacs wears the advanced BiOM bionic foot and ankle prosthesis while Bates has not yet been able to fit comfortably into a prosthesis.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunGraduating Wittenberg University students jump on the school's seal in celebration of finishing their degrees before proceeding to Commencement Hollow for their ceremonial exercises.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunShawnee head coach Andy DeWitt celebrates with a flying leap into the air at third base after Joey Chapman hit a two-run homer to bring the Braves within a run of tying Jonathan Alder during a Division II regional semifinal baseball game.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunThe Springfield Fire Rescue Division battled a two-alarm fire in the structure housing McMurray’s Irish Pub, Paddy’s Backdoor Pizza and Carmae Catering.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunTaylor Cordell of West Liberty-Salem is inadvertently tripped up as Matt Hodge of Valley falls during the 110 meter hurdles at the OHSAA track and field championships in Columbus on Friday, June 7, 2013.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunJaelyn Wooten, 3, gazes at the lights above while riding the merry-go-round with her father James Wooten at the Clark County Fair on Tuesday night.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunAmanda Raber of Northeastern High School wrestles with a squealing pig while competing in the annual pig scramble on the muddy track at the Clark County Fair on Friday evening.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunBig Time Pro Wrestling annually entertains fairgoers at the Champaign County Fair. The event's most passionate supporter is Dorothy "Grandma" Brown, 96, who stands ringside to support her favorite wrestlers with cheers and threaten cheaters with a leather belt. Brown's referee's shirt is covered in autographs and she collects hugs from many of the athletes going to and from the ring.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunWith about three hours left to go until the polls closed, Judie Hopper, Barb Fletcher, and Susan Truchses passed quiet moments with knitting, books, and snacks while working the polls at Risen Christ Lutheran Church on East Possum Road on a special election day.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunBeating Korey Schultz of Minster to the line, John Lint of Gahanna Columbus Academy reacts with a yell to a win in the Division III 4x400 meter relay, during the OHSAA state track and field championships in Columbus.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara Perenic / Springfield News-SunOfficer Mike Fredendall of the Springfield Police Division does paperwork at the beginning of his shift while K-9 officer Rambo plays with a favorite ball. Rambo was the department's first K-9 officer, a dual-purpose dog trained for narcotics and tracking. He was successful on the job and popular with the community. The department planned to raise funds for a second K-9 officer. In early 2013, Rambo succumbed to cancer. His partner Mike Fredendall dealt with his grief while training with a new dog in the spring.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunOfficer Mike Fredendall weeps during a memorial service for his partner, Rambo, the department's first K-9 officer. Rambo's watch ended January 31st, 2013, after a battle with cancer.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunMike Fredendall's living room became a shrine to Rambo. The dog's crate became surrounded by a collection of awards the dog had merited while on duty and gifts, cards and presents from well-wishers that Mike received after the funeral. For months, the pile grew as Mike went to counseling, grieved for his friend and reluctantly applied for the position of being the next K-9 officer.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunMike was offered the job in the spring. He accepted and headed to training at Pine Grove Kennel in Reedsville where he met his new partner, a German Shepherd named Jack. They would dual-train and certify in narcotics and tracking, just as Mike had trained with Rambo.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunAfter his K-9 partner Rambo's death, Officer Mike Fredendall was chosen based on his previous experience to train with the incoming K-9 officer, Jack. He was sometimes conflicted and frustrated, comparing Jack to Rambo in everything from physical traits to personality to how they progressed through training. He was allowed to take Jack home to "bond" over the weekends while the pair trained at Pine Grove Kennel in Reedsville.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunReturning to training at Pine Grove Kennel in Reedsville after a weekend at home, Mike put Jack in the kennel and spent the evening looking at photos of Rambo on his laptop and reminiscing. Many of the officers he was training did not have previous experience working with a K-9 partner, nor did they understand the complicated feelings of loyalty and loss that Mike was experiencing.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunWhile at Pine Grove Kennel in Reedsville, Jack had to stay in a kennel while Mike stayed in a bunkhouse. He eagerly waited for Mike's appearance in the morning, which would signal breakfast and work.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunMike was overcome with a combination of stress from training with Jack and grief for Rambo while talking to Master Trainer Steven Heater in the common room of the Pine Grove Kennel bunkhouse.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunMike and Jack work on tracking in the woods at Pine Grove Kennel in Reedsville. Jack had been pre-trained differently than Rambo and Mike had to evolve to be consistent with his commands. Jack turned out to be excellent at tracking. His talent in this area was a boost for Mike when Jack had difficulties in other areas.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunMike was awed by the ferocity with which Jack would apprehend a suspect. Jack had formidable size and strength and no fear. Mike gained confidence when he released Jack to go after a suspect (Zach Schaad in the bite suit). Trainer Matt Champlin helps Mike be more commanding when he ordered Jack to release a suspect.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunMike and Jack made their first public appearance with the Springfield Police Department during the annual Woofstock dog health fair in May at Wiggley Field dog park. While Mike was nervous, Jack was calm and handled the crowds like a veteran.
Second Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-SunMike and Jack wrestle on the bed at Mike's home. Having passed both narcotics and tracking certification tests, they were deemed ready to hit the streets as Springfield's newest K-9 unit in late May.
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Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunThe Boonshoft Museum of Discovery's Andy Bergeron cleans a stuffed polar bear Thursday as he and other employees work to get the museum's new branch ready to open Saturday in the old Elder Beerman location at the Upper Valley Mall in Springfield. The Boonshoft Museum is moving from its current smaller location in the mall to a much larger space vacated by the department store with space for much many more exhibits and hands on activities.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunJames Hernandez, 9, chants along with a crowd of several hundred immigration reform supporters who turned out for a march to Speaker of the House John Beohner's Springfield office to demand that he offer a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunMembers of the Springfield Fire Division battle a two alarm fire at McMurray's Irish Pub Friday, June 8, 2013. The popular restaurant and bar at 122 E. College Ave. was completely destroyed by the fire.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunKenton Ridge's Justin Conley tackles Tippecanoe's Jacob Hall as he carries the ball during Friday's tournament game at Tipp.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunSela Chase, right, and Johnna Linson read books with the rest of their 10th grade english class at Springfield High School Thursday. Springfield City Schools superintendent David Estrop addressed the school board on Thursday with his thoughts on the statewide implementation of Common Core standards.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunRick Miller, dressed as Uncle Sam and wearing his drywall stilts, reads the instruction sheet posted in the voting booths at the election poll in the Risen Christ Lutheran Church in Springfield as he waits for voters. Miller said he dresses like Uncle Sam for every election and passes out voting stickers to people after they vote.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunBee keeper Scott Judy is surrounded by bees as he inspects the exterior wall of a abandoned house at 1217 Innisfallen Ave. in Springfield Tuesday evening. Judy was called by the Clark County Combined Health District after the neighbor, who lives next door to the house and is extremely alergic to bees, called to complain about the bees swarming in her back yard. Judy removed the honey filled hive and plans to relocate the bees he sucked up to the hives he manages on his property. Judy estimated the hive to contain approximately 35 thousand bees.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunXenia High School football player Alexis Qumsieh talks with Springfield High School cheerleaders before the start of the second half of Friday nights match-up. Alexis is a kicker on the football team.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunMatthew Puckett, a junior at Springfield High School, reacts as Megan Ehalt shaves his head in the school gym during a pep rally Friday. Nearly $4,000 was raised for childhood cancer research as nine male students at the school got their heads shaved for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunRandy Chevalley, ODOT District 7 deputy director, talks about the more than 80 construction projects planned for District 7 including the relocation of State Route 794 around the Springfield Air National Guard Base Wednesday, April 10, 2013 during ODOT's construction season kick off event at the guard base.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunHannah Wilson, 5, gets nose-to-nose with her goat named "Tiny" as she ges ready to compete in the PeeWee Goat Showmanship competition Saturday at the Champaign County Fair.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunJerry Caudill rides a recumbant bicycle past the mural on the side wall of the Bicycle Stop in Springfield Friday. Caudill was taking the bike for a test ride around the business before purchasing it.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunFootball fans in the Shawnee student section use their cell phones to light up the stands as they have fun while they wait for the lights to come back on Friday at the Braves' homecoming game against Kenton Ridge. The power went out suddenly, stopping the game for about a half hour until the lights came back on.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunEric Ortiz checks the amount of water he's using in a science experiment. Eric is a freshman a STEM school in columbus that focuses on science and technology.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunMembers of the Springfield Twp. Fire Division battle a fully engulfed car fire on State Route 4 near the Old Mill Road bridge that completely closed the southbound lanes of the the highway while the car was extenguished. There were no injuries in the fire.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunAs October arrived, so did the spooky decorations around Springfield. David Hupman adjusts one of the skulls hanging around his front porch along North Murray Street in Springfield as he decorates for Halloween. Hupman said he and his family made the decorations out of plastic skulls and string.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunJonah Kintner smiles as his service dog "Clank" lays his head on him as they play together on the floor of their family's living room. According to Jonah's mother, Judy, Yellow Springs schools have denied her son the use of his service dog.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunRianna Thorud, 8, makes her way across the rain puddles in the parking lot at Northwestern High School on her way back to her car Friday. The football game she had come to see between Northwestern and Shawnee High School had been canceled due to the weather.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunIsaiah Hill, 9, shows his excitement as he rides a horse for the first time. Hill and his third grade classmates at Simon Kenton Elementary School got a chance to ride horses Thursday, May 23, 2013 as a reward for good behavior all school year.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunIn May a set of bald eagles set up a nest in a farm field in eastern Clark County. Wildlife officials and local residents were thrilled when a pair of eaglets were spotted in the nest. The giant birds are rarely seen in Clark County and hopes were high that they would return year after year to the same area. Those hopes were dashed, however, when a severe thunderstorm blew the nest and the eaglets out of the tree. Members of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Glenn Helen Raptor Center saved the eaglets and after making sure they were not injured, they returned them to a new man made nest they built in a tree near their original nest with hopes that the parents would return and take care of their offspring, which they did. A bald eagle returns to its nest in eastern Clark County with a fish for its eaglets.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunA bald eagle sits in its nest high in a tree surrounded by a farm field in eastern Clark County.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunA sign hanging on a Clark County farm fence asks people to be respectful of the bald eagles nesting in a tree behind it as they drive past.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunThe bald eagle nest that has attracted so much attention in eastern Clark County is now a pile of sticks on the ground under the tree that it once hung in after it was blown down after Friday's severe weather.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunBrett Beatty, of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, builds a new nest for two juvenille bald eagles Monday after the nest they were being raised in was blown out of the tree last Friday. The two eagles were placed in the nest with hopes that the parent birds, which are still in the area, will return and continue raising them.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunBetty Ross, director of the Glen Helen Raptor Center, struggles to hold onto a young bald eagle while it flails around as she hands the bird off to a Brett Beatty, left, of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, so he can place the bird in a man made nest Monday.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunBrett Beatty, of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, places two juvenille bald eagles in a man made nest in Clark County Monday after the nest they were being raised in was blown out of a tree last Friday. The two eagles were placed in the nest with hopes that the parent birds, which are still in the area, will return and continue raising them.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunTwo juvenille bald eagles sit in a man made nest in Clark County Monday. The young eagles found themselves homeless after the nest they were being raised in was blown out of the tree last Friday.
Third Place, Photographer of the year - Small Market - / Springfield News-SunSoon after the eagles nest was rebuilt by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the pair returned to their young and could be seen for several weeks later soaring over the treetops of eastern Clark County.
