Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, York on April 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
It’s not every day that you meet a Holocaust survivor.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Holocaust survivor Severin Fayerman shows the tattooed serial number he received in Auschwitz when he was 19 years old. Fayerman, a Pole who later founded a multimillion-dollar hardware business in Reading, Pa., said he never removed the tattoo because he now sees it as "a badge of honor" and a testament to the horrors of the Holocaust.
Posted in Food, Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, York on April 24, 2011| 1 Comment »
It’s not just about the chocolate bunnies. (Or turkey hands, or Christmas trees, or a lot of other things.)
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. George Riddley of York City walks toward the drinks table after receiving his plate of Easter lunch at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist on Sunday, April 24, 2011. The lunch was open to any public safety workers, the homeless, those living in shelters or those living by themselves.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Tables start to fill up at the annual Easter lunch at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist on Sunday, April 24, 2011. Rev. David Lovelace said the church began the Easter lunch seven or eight years ago. "People were asking what we do for Easter. We do meals for Christmas and Thanksgiving, so why not Easter?" Lovelace said.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. The Easter lunch served at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist included ham, green beans, sweet potato casserole, tropical fruit salad, bread rolls and homemade Easter eggs.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. William Donald, who said he is homeless, sits by himself in the corner during Easter lunch at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist on Sunday, April 24, 2011.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, Sports, The York Dispatch, York on April 24, 2011| 2 Comments »
Baseball! Sunshine! Action!
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution third baseman Vince Harrison unsuccessfully tries to tag out Heroes of the Diamond outfielder Francisco Santana in the first inning of the exhibition game on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
But first: Music! Overcast sky! Thompson Square!
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. American country duo Thompson Square -- husband Keifer and wife Shawna Thompson -- perform "Let's Fight" as their first song for the crowd who came to Fan Fest outside Sovereign Bank Stadium on Saturday, April 23, 2011, before the York Revolution's exhibition game against the Heroes of the Diamond.
Yesterday was the York Revolution’s exhibition game against the Heroes of the Diamond, which is a traveling team of former and active-duty military personnel. Opening day isn’t until April 29, but I worked to make plenty of “first game” feature pictures.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Staff member Jim Knaub scans tickets at one of the Sovereign Bank Stadium gates before the York Revolution exhibition game on Saturday, April 23, 2011. Knaub said he took the first ticket at the Revolution's first-ever game, as well as the 1 millionth ticket last season.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Grounds crew member Bob Darr cleans off the home plate at Sovereign Bank Stadium prior to the York Revolution's exhibition game against the Heroes of the Diamond on Saturday, April 23, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution third baseman Vince Harrison stretches against the foul-line wall before the exhibition game on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, York on April 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I covered police officers who were training to administer standardized field sobriety tests.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Volunteer Brandon Freistat, a Fairview Township firefighter, follows Penbrook police officer Calvin Vanderpool's pen during a field sobriety test on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at the York County Fire School. Vanderpool and 20 other central Pennsylvanian police officers have been undergoing a three-day training course to administer the standardized field sobriety test.
Two things I learned that surprised me:
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, Sports, The York Dispatch, York on April 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »
York has its own professional baseball team, and yesterday was the first day of spring training.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution pitching coach Mark Mason, far left, gives a few pointers to the pitchers during the first day of spring training at Sovereign Bank Stadium on Monday, April 18, 2011. Monday, April 18, was the York Revolution teams first day of spring training for the 2011 season. The team plays its first game on Friday, April 29, at home against the Camden Riversharks.
One of the sports reporters, John, told me that the players have one-year contracts with the team, which means that half of this year’s team is new to York. Their jerseys haven’t arrived yet, so we’ll be getting to know their faces pretty well over the next two weeks of training.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution manager Andy Etchebarren, center, talks with outfielders Chris Walker (not pictured), Scott Grimes and Val Majewski between practice drills on the first day of spring training at Sovereign Bank Stadium on Monday, April 18, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution pitcher Jason Richardson changes out his cleats mid-practice at Sovereign Bank Stadium on Monday, April 18, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution catcher Salvador Paniagua suits up during the first day of spring training at Sovereign Bank Stadium on Monday, April 18, 2011.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, Sports, The York Dispatch, York on April 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Here’s another spring sport I shot for the first time recently: Golf.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Rollie McSherry, of Out Door Country Club, chips his shot to the 18th green at the Bon Air Country Club golf course for the 2011 York County Amateur Golf Association Better Ball tournament on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
A big storm had hit the region the night before, wreaking destruction and leaving hundreds of people without power. But the golf course remained intact for the tournament, and while it was cold and windy, the quality of light was, largely, stunning.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Brandon Hoffman, of Grandview Golf Club, chips his shot to the 18th green at the Bon Air Country Club golf course for the 2011 York County Amateur Golf Association Better Ball tournament on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Eric Schaefer, of Regents' Glen Country Club, watches his shot after putting at the 18th green at the Bon Air Country Club golf course for the 2011 York County Amateur Golf Association Better Ball tournament on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
And, with one exception, practicality seemed to overrule the golfers’ fashion sense.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Ricky Hoke, of Briarwood Golf Clubs, putts his shot at the 18th green at the Bon Air Country Club golf course for the 2011 York County Amateur Golf Association Better Ball tournament on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, York on April 18, 2011| 1 Comment »
York hosted its 36th annual Easter egg hunt yesterday.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Trinity Melendez, 2 of Dover, hunts for Easter eggs along with other 1- and 2-year-olds at Farquhar Park on Sunday, April 17, 2011. Children ages 1-8 participated in the 36th annual Easter egg hunt hosted by York City Recreation & Parks at Kiwanis Lake in Farquhar Park.
About 7,000 eggs were discovered by children ages 1-8 in almost no time at all.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. About 7,000 plastic Easter eggs were filled with candy -- and slips of paper redeemable for special prizes -- for York City's parks and recreation department's 36th annual Easter egg hunt in Farquhar Park on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. The Easter eggs in one of the Eckenrode boys' baskets lie in separate halves after their candy contents were emptied out at Farquhar Park on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. As their father Jay Eckenrode helps open Easter eggs, Jacob, 4, hands his brother Jon, 6, a Starburst candy he knows that Jon likes, after the Easter egg hunt ended at Farquhar Park on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, Sports, The York Dispatch, York on April 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I shot another sport I’ve never covered before: Track and field.
Mostly girls’ track, though, since all the events were happening all at once and the reporter was focusing on the girls in track and I could only shoot one thing at a time so I might as well get the shots that would go with the article. </run-on sentence>
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Suburban's Tessa Stewart runs with the baton during the 3200-meter relay at Northeastern on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The York Suburban girls won that race with a time of 11:22.41. Northeastern High School hosted a track and field meet against York Suburban High School. York Suburban girls won 80-70; York Suburban boys won 92-57.
It was a little more difficult than I’d anticipated. For one, hand-offs in the relay races can happen anywhere in a range of 20 feet (guesstimation), so the range of potential exposure was huge. For another, these kids are fast. In basketball and soccer and other constant-motion sports, the athletes have to slow down a little bit before they shoot the basket or pass the ball — but for running sports? They’re running. And god help you if your autofocus isn’t up to speed.
So I tried for some peak action shots, and then I tried for feature shots. Feature shots, I think, won the day.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Northeastern's Katelyn Starner lies on the football field turf in exhaustion after completing her run in the 1600-meter relay on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The York Suburban girls won that event with a time of 4:29.78.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Northeastern's Misty Parshall covers her face after being told her winning time for the 800-meter run on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Parshall won the event with a time of 2:37.39.
Posted in Pennsylvania, Photography, The York Dispatch, York on April 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Ten months ago — no, eleven — we discovered wildlife in The Poynter Institute’s courtyard.
Today, I discovered wildlife next to the York Dispatch‘s parking lot.
Mama and Papa Duck, in a puddle. In the middle of York City.
The ducks were gone when I left the newsroom at the end of my shift. The puddle had also evaporated -- or absorbed into the earth -- significantly.
So take that, National Geographic — you’re not the only one around these here parts that has ducks hanging out.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, Politics, The York Dispatch, York on April 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Last night was York City mayor Kim Bracey’s first State of the City address. In my pursuit of two other people’s names, I decided to leave the auditorium and venture backstage despite my not knowing my way around. In doing so, I happened to find the mayor waiting offstage.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York City mayor Kim Bracey waits offstage as York City Schools superintendent Dr. Eric Holmes introduces her prior to her State of the City address at William Penn Senior High School on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
I tried making other pictures of the mayor before she took the stage, but it was simply too dark. I tried one photo with a flash, but put it away because using the flash would have been too jarring an effect and ineffective in showing her jitters. (“Is she nervous because she’s about to give a speech or because I’m making pictures of her?”)
Anyway, more photos from last night —
Keys:
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Keys to the city lie on a shelf in the William Penn Senior High School library on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, before they were presented to 10 recipients of York Awards at a reception prior to mayor Kim Bracey's State of the City address.
The arts:
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Performing as the eponymous character of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera," Central York senior Danté Strange sings "Music of the Night" as William Penn senior Maria Houck performs as Christine Daaé, before York City officials and mayor Kim Bracey took the stage for her first State of the City address at William Penn Senior High School on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
And an iPad oopsie:
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York City mayor Kim Bracey bites her lips as she scrolls through her iPad after losing her place while giving her first State of the City address on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at William Penn Senior High School. Bracey said earlier that she often uses her personal iPad to give speeches*, and that she always has her speech on a piece of paper as backup.
* This is what Bracey told me while we were offstage, before she gave her speech. When, 10 or so minutes into her speech, she paused for 30 seconds, I could tell from her arm motion that she was scrolling through her speech.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, Vignettes, York on April 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Theme: Stuck in warmer weather.
Or, just flowers and springtime.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Ruth Kober, of Windsor Township, and her daughter Sue Johnson, of Hellam Township, look at pansies at Miller Plant Farm on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Johnson is an avid flower gardener and said she lives for flowers. "She takes after me," Kober said. Miller Plant Farm on Indian Rock Dam Road opened a new greenhouse and retail store on Monday, April 4, 2011. The farm, which has been in operation since 1928 and is in its fifth generation, used to sell its wholesale and retail plants and merchandise in greenhouses further back on the farmland. The new greenhouse is exclusively for retail customers, while the old greenhouses are still in use for wholesale customers.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Alexis Koontz, 2 of Spring Grove, shyly stands to the side and Amiyah White, 5 of Thomasville, watches as Madyson Rupp, 3 of Seven Valleys, high-fives the Easter Bunny near closing time on Sunday, April 10, 2011, at West Manchester Mall. The Easter Bunny will be available for photos 12-8 p.m. on April 10-14, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. on April 15, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. on April 16, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. on April 17-21 and 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. on April 22 and 23. Domestic pets can have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny 4-5 p.m. on Sundays.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. The York County Administration Building and a Bradford Pear tree are reflected on the side of the Susquehanna Bank building in Continental Square on Monday, April 11, 2011. The York area hit a high of 85 degrees on Monday, one of the hottest days so far in 2011.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, Sports, The York Dispatch, York on April 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The spring sports season has begun, which means I’m shooting a few sports I’ve either never covered before or only shot once.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. South Western's Jess Kopenhaver passes the ball against the defense of Dallastown's Amanda Brown and Madison Garrity at Dallastown Area High School on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. The Dallastown girls lacrosse team lost 18-5 at home to South Western on Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
The first (and only) time I shot lacrosse was when I was a college freshman. It was a challenge then, but when I shot it late last month, it wasn’t as difficult as I remembered my first game to be.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. South Western's Jess Kopenhaver passes the ball against the defense of Dallastown's Amanda Brown and Madison Garrity at Dallastown Area High School on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. The Dallastown girls lacrosse team lost 18-5 at home to South Western on Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
Next: Soccer.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. West York's Shyanne Kimbrough keeps the ball away from Susqehannock's Olivia Royer during the second half on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at West York. West York defeated Susquehannock 1-0 in girls soccer at home on Thursday, April 7, 2011.
That’s right — four years of photojournalism in Columbia, Mo., and I never actually shot soccer. I did, however, edit a lot of soccer photos in my 1.5 years of collegiate photo-editing experience.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Susquehannock's Danna Lehneis, center, fights West York's Jordan Seifarth and Savannah McCauley for the ball in the first half on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at West York.
And finally: Volleyball.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Central York's David Moler sets the ball against Red Lion at home during the third match on Thursday, April 7, 2011. Central York defeated Red Lion 3-0, 25-22, 25-18, 25-23 in boys volleyball at home on Thursday, April 7, 2011.
Volleyball, I knew, would be tricky. The pace of action is unlike that of football (predictable), baseball/softball/tennis (largely static) or soccer/lacrosse/basketball (constant movement). Shooting from the ground would mean I’d have to sort through layers of players to see the game action. Fortunately, this first volleyball game that I shot was in a gym that has a second-floor track running around the whole court. So I was able to photograph from above and get clear shots of the players.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Red Lion's Shane Zeller returns the ball to Central York home during the third match on Thursday, April 7, 2011.
The two running themes for me, in covering these spring sports?
Alas.
Posted in Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, Vignettes, York on April 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Theme: Up in the air.
I took this first photo quite a bit ago, and these houses are pretty much done now. I just never got around to finding an appropriate time to publishing it. This was taken from the second-floor level, although it seemed much higher because I had to climb two ladders from the basement level to get up there.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Lavern Martin and Eric Martin, both PsL Construction employees from Ephrata, help raise the wall of what will be a three-story townhouse's second story (not including the basement) in the 900 block of North George Street on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Construction crews are working on six, three-story townhouses on the 900 block of North George Street, where a June 8 fire destroyed $1 million worth of property and mixed-use buildings.
These next two “up in the air” photos were taken much more recently.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Tanner Myers scrapes paint off and cleans his second-story windows in the 200 block of W. Market Street on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Myers' window frames were painted about a month ago on a windy day, so the paint splattered all over the glass.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. This solar thermal unit is one of several installed on the roof of a York Housing Authority single-room occupancy building. The tubes are filled with propylene glycol, which doesn't freeze and which will be heated by the sun, pumped through the system and help heat the building's water. Thanks to a $2 million competitive, energy-specific American Recovery and Reinvestment Act fund, the Housing Authority of the City of York has installed photovoltaic/solar panels and solar thermal units to service one of its single-occupancy buildings on 449 East King Street.
Posted in Diptych, Pennsylvania, Photography, Travel on April 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Last Philadelphia post, then I’ll resume posting spring break photos as well as regular York Dispatch assignments.
After attending the Flash Bus event and eating Burmese food in Chinatown, Charles and I walked around a bit and then drove around a bit longer. His bus wouldn’t leave until 9 p.m., so we had plenty of time to see more of Philadelphia at dusk and night.
Red light!
In Chinatown, heading west on Race Street. Taken from the street curb.
Green light!
In downtown, heading south on Broad Street. Taken from inside my car (hence the light streaks - thanks, windshield!).
Needless to say, York has been growing on me, and now Philadelphia is starting to grow on me, too.
Posted in Food, Pennsylvania, Photography, Travel on April 7, 2011| 3 Comments »
I love being in York, Pa., but I miss a good Chinatown. York is decidedly lacking in that area.
So when I was walking to the Flash Bus event from my parking spot yesterday morning, I was delighted to notice building signs and street signs in Chinese, as well as other indications that the Pennsylvania Convention Center is right next to Philadelphia Chinatown.
Walking around in Philadelphia Chinatown during the Flash Bus event's lunch break. This is heading south on 10th Street.
This meant that Charles and I did a fair bit of exploring (and eating) in Chinatown during the Flash Bus lunch break, as well as after the event concluded.
Where else but in Chinatown can you get delicious pastries (and pork buns! and coconut bread!) for less than a dollar? (Despite these price tags, the woman at the counter charged me 80 cents for a chocolate cake.)
The Chinatown Friendship Gate at 10th and Arch Streets. This gate is the first authentic Chinese gate built in America by Chinese artisans, according to Plan Philly.
It felt so good to be in a thriving, legit Chinatown again.
(Note: By my experience at least, Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown is not thriving nor legit. I like to call it “China-street.”)
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, York on March 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Eight hours after I covered the Three Mile Island vigil, I found myself in a black box theatre and surrounded by a bunch of clowns.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York College student Joe Sheely performs as a clown as he wraps a bib around his neck in professor Rachel Snyder's Commedia Clown class on Monday, March 28, 2011. Snyder had her students bring baby clothes to class so they could try to put them on while performing as clowns.
Welcome to Commedia Clown — a class at York College wherein students learn to clown it up. And, believe it or not, it’s harder to play the clown than it might seem.
For more antics and commentary, check out the video I shot and edited.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York College student Adi DiFabia looks astonished as classmate Vince Scalco proposes to her with a triangular protractor during a warm-up exercise in professor Rachel Snyder's Commedia Clown class on Monday, March 28, 2011, in the Perko Playpen Theatre on campus. During this warm-up exercise, students were asked to retrieve an item from their backpacks or purses and incorporate it into an act not normally associated with it.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, York on March 28, 2011| 2 Comments »
Thanks to a tip I got from a Washington Post photographer whom I’ve long admired (more on that in an upcoming post), I left my apartment at 1:15 a.m. today to cover the 32nd annual Three Mile Island vigil.
The vigil was about what I’d expected. There were signs…
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Joyce Corradi, center, of Middletown, and Paula Kinney of Hampden Township prop up a sign describing the Three Mile Island partial core nuclear meltdown, during a vigil marking the accident's 32nd anniversary outside the nuclear plant's Unit 1 on Monday, March 28, 2011. Kinney said after the accident, she and her family moved 20 miles upwind to avoid the spread of nuclear particles.
…and candles…
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Paper cranes, votive candles and sunflowers lined the feet of those who came to the annual Three Mile Island vigil outside the nuclear plant's Unit 1 on Monday, March 28, 2011. About two dozen people gathered the vigil in remembrance of the plant's second unit meltdown 32 years ago on March 28, 1979. This year's vigil was dedicated to the victims and survivors of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear plant crisis in Japan.
…and media.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. NHK Japanese Broadcasting Corporation reporter Ichiro Kabasawa files a report on Monday, March 28, 2011, from the annual vigil held outside of Three Mile Island in remembrance of the plant's second unit meltdown 32 years ago. NHK was one of several Japanese news crews at the event, in addition to local media.
There were also security goons…
© 2011 by The York Dispatch.
…who made sure nobody crossed the nuclear plant’s property line.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch.
On the surface, it was similar to many vigils I’ve covered. A few people spoke out against nuclear power and the powers that be. There were plenty of media, and there were plenty of candles and signs.
Yet, covering this particular vigil was a little strange to me. (more…)
Posted in Pennsylvania, Photography, York on March 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Something caught my eye during my drive to the newsroom this afternoon. So I circled the block, parked and found the alleyway.
Shadows.
And then I looked up.
The source.
And then I continued on to the newsroom.
Posted in Food, Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, York on March 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I believe it was my good friend Esten, on the first day of our epic spring break trip, who told me that the Spanish word for “pancake” is “panqueque” — which, if you break it down, translates to “bread what what.”
Ever since, I’ve enjoyed referring to pancakes as “¡bread!¿what?¿what?”
On a slightly more somber note: This morning, I got up and photographed a pancake breakfast hosted by a local church to benefit the Japan relief effort. The breakfast is still going on until 11:30 a.m., so if you’re in the area and want to donate to the fund and have your pancakes too, go for it.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Diane Imler, of Springettsbury Township, places a few homemade cranes and other origami figures onto the welcome table at the pancake breakfast hosted by St. John Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The church has been advertising the pancake breakfast, which will benefit the Japan relief effort, this week via signs. Church members said a Japanese woman who works at a local florist saw the signs and brought the origami pieces to the church to show her thanks.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Five pancakes are almost ready to be removed from the griddle during the pancake breakfast hosted on Saturday, March 26, 2011, by St. John Lutheran Church on Mt. Rose Avenue. The church is hosting a pancake breakfast 8-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2011, in the school gym, to benefit the Japan relief effort, and is accepting donations of any dollar amount, and all donations will go toward the Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod World Relief and Human Care fund.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Isabelle Peregoy, 6, and Madison, 1, both of McSherrystown, join their grandfather David Peregoy of Spring Garden Township and other St. John Lutheran Church members in prayer at a pancake breakfast hosted by the church on Saturday, March 26, 2011, to benefit the Japan relief effort.
I just called up Diane Imler, who was at the breakfast and helping coordinate things. She said the breakfast raised $1,150 this morning.
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Dispatch, Vignettes, York on March 24, 2011| 2 Comments »
There’s always something going on at the York Expo Center.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Florist Vince Butera's face is reflected in water-filled glass bulbs suspended from the birch-branch canopy of his booth's wedding pergola as he inserts Thai orchids into holes in the bulbs, on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. When completed, the pergola will feature the orchids from Thailand as well as roses from Ecuador, lilies from Pennsylvania and ranunculus from Holland. The annual Pennsylvania Garden Show of York, which opened at the Toyota Center on Thursday, March 3, featured 120 vendors in display gardens, building products, specialty designs and home improvement. This year's theme was "Romantic Garden."
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Diamond, a Standard Schnauzer, watches as her half-brother Schweitzer is groomed by her owner Carol Filer of Altoona and held still by Brenda Kibler of Monkton, Md., on the first day of the Celtic Classic dog show at the Toyota Arena on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. The annual Celtic Classic dog show opened at the Toyota Arena and Memorial Hall West on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Featuring dogs from the York, Lancaster and Delaware Kennel Clubs, the show ran through Sunday, March 20, at the York Expo Center.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. A train rushes past several people and their parked cars on part of the model set built by the Susquehanna Valley Garden Railroad Society for the East Coast Large Scale Train Show in Memorial Hall at the York Expo Center on Thursday, March 24, 2011. The East Coast Large Scale Train Show's spring show is open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday, March 25, and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, at Memorial Hall in the York Expo Center. Featuring dozens of vendors selling everything from tracks to miniature shrubbery to trains, the show also is host to several clubs and societies that have constructed railroad models in the halls.
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