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Pee wee goat showmanship at Cass County Fair

Quinn Curcio tries to convince a reluctant goat to fall in line before the start of the pee wee goat showmanship during the Cass County 4-H Fair on Monday, July 30, 2012, in Cassopolis, Mich. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Quinn Curcio tries to convince a reluctant goat to fall in line before the start of the pee wee goat showmanship during the Cass County 4-H Fair on Monday, July 30, 2012, in Cassopolis, Mich. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Dustin Luthringer, left, lines up as he takes part in the pee wee goat showmanship during the Cass County 4-H Fair on Monday, July 30, 2012, in Cassopolis, Mich. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Dustin Luthringer, left, lines up as he takes part in the pee wee goat showmanship during the Cass County 4-H Fair on Monday, July 30, 2012, in Cassopolis, Mich. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

The day of the cow at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair

My paper was in need of A1 wild art again today so I was able to convince my editor to let me drive over to Goshen, Ind. for the Elkhart County Fair. The fair is one of the largest county fairs in the country so I figured I might be able to get something out of it. It just so happened that today was the big 4-H dairy show.

Karina Kern, 10, of Goshen, reacts as she hoses down her holstein dairy feeder calf, Dude, during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. Kern is showing for her second year in 4-H, but is a fourth-generation participant. Many 4-Hers and their cows filled the stalls on Tuesday afternoon as they prepared for the day's dairy show competitions. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Karina Kern, 10, of Goshen, reacts as she hoses down her holstein dairy feeder calf, Dude, during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. Kern is showing for her second year in 4-H, but is a fourth-generation participant. Many 4-Hers and their cows filled the stalls on Tuesday afternoon as they prepared for the day’s dairy show competitions. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Andrea Kline, of Goshen, sits on a fence petting her jersey cow, Present, during a break in the action at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. The fairgrounds dairy barns were buzzing Tuesday as participants prepped their cows for the day's various dairy show competitions. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Andrea Kline, of Goshen, sits on a fence petting her jersey cow, Present, during a break in the action at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. The fairgrounds dairy barns were buzzing Tuesday as participants prepped their cows for the day’s various dairy show competitions. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club

I had the opportunity last week to photograph a very neat assignment: a group of old-timers who gather weekly to pitch horseshoes in Mishawaka. More than it’s a competition, it’s a social event for the folks who trek from as far as Edwardsburg, Mich. to partake in the pitching. I really enjoy shooting community assignments like this. Often I don’t have much time to spend at an assignment, but luckily I was able to spend some time talking with and photographing the club members. This was probably one of my favorite assignments of the year.

A member of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club lets a horseshoe fly on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. A group of lively old-timers gather at the park every Wednesday to toss horseshoes and engage in some friendly trash talking. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
A member of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club lets a horseshoe fly on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. A group of lively old-timers gather at the park every Wednesday to toss horseshoes and engage in some friendly trash talking. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Bus Kelver, left, of Osceola, reminisces with fellow members of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club including Gene Ingle of Edwardsburg, Mich., on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Bus Kelver, left, of Osceola, reminisces with fellow members of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club including Gene Ingle of Edwardsburg, Mich., on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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Ag Days

Sara Holderbaum, a sophomore at Marian High School, shears a sheep during the first day of Ag Days on Friday, April 13, 2012, at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds in South Bend. Ag Days runs through Sunday. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Sara Holderbaum, a sophomore at Marian High School, shears a sheep during the first day of Ag Days on Friday, April 13, 2012, at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds in South Bend. Ag Days runs through Sunday. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Julia Frick

A couple weeks back, I photographed Julia Frick, a local women who adopted two children she had cared for as a foster parent. The images were part of the Tribune’s ongoing investigation and coverage of the Indiana Department of Child Services.

Julia Frick helps Matthew Frick with some homework on Thursday, March 22, 2012, in the backyard of her Elkhart home. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Julia Frick helps Matthew Frick with some homework on Thursday, March 22, 2012, in the backyard of her Elkhart home. Frick wishes the system worked more cooperatively with foster parents. These kids are not a lost cause, she says. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Julia Frick loads a game into an Xbox 360 for her son while holding her daughter, Jazzie, on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at her Elkhart home. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Julia Frick loads a game into an Xbox 360 for her son while holding her daughter, Jazzie, on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at her Elkhart home. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)