More SPJ photos

As promised, here are the other photos we submitted for the Society of Professional Journalists 2005 awards:

Photo by Peter Day. Published July 19, 2005.
Penny Hale wipes away a tear after opening a present from a group of teenagers who as toddlers were in Hale’s “Mommy and Me” class in 1993. Hale, who is retiring as an instructor for the Hesperia Recreation and Park District after 18 years, is heading toward a local teaching job. Numerous mommies and their children gave Hale an emotional send-off at Timberlane Park.

Photo by Dan Elliott. Published September 24, 2005.
The theme for the Hesperia Days Parade was “Tribute to our Military Families.” The parade started out colorfully and symbolically with Old Glory leading the way.

Photo by Peter Day. Published January 4, 2005.
Recreational kayaker Paul Covert braves the Mojave River as a stranded car tells the tale of an earlier near tragedy. According to the Hesperia Sheriff Station, a motorist had defied a posted warning and attempted to cross Rock Springs Road, which was deluged with rain water.

Photo by Peter Day. Published July 12, 2005.
Patricia Miller embraces Max, her chihuahua/terrier mix, after a structure fire destroyed her apartment unit on Sequoia Avenue in Hesperia.

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