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Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Swimming, basketball and a streetcar named desire

After a couple slow news days at the office, I got my first real taste of what it’s like to be busy in Cheyenne tonight. I had three assignments that all overlapped meaning that I could only stay 30 to 45 minutes at the first two assignments due to drive time across town. I started off with a swimming assignment on the east side of town, drove to a basketball game on the south side and finally drove back up to the east side for a dress rehearsal of “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The theater is actually directly next to the school where the swim meet was earlier in the evening. In all, I put about 25 miles on my truck with the three evening assignments.

Central's Garrett Koehler swims in a heat for the 200 yard intermediate medley during a East-Central boy's swim meet on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at East.
Central's Garrett Koehler swims in a heat for the 200 yard intermediate medley during a East-Central boy's swim meet on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at East.
Cheyenne South's Jamie Andersen (30) runs onto the court as she is introduced as a starter before a game against Wheatland on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at South High School.
Cheyenne South's Jamie Andersen (30) runs onto the court as she is introduced as a starter before a game against Wheatland on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at South High School.
Stanley (Mark Schaad) has a moment with his sister-in-law, Blanche (Christi Mitchell), during a dress rehearsal of "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the Mary Godfrey Playhouse. The show opens Friday.
Stanley (Mark Schaad) has a moment with his sister-in-law, Blanche (Christi Mitchell), during a dress rehearsal of "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the Mary Godfrey Playhouse. The show opens Friday.

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A moose at a quilt sale

Well I finally photographed my first moose in Wyoming … sort of. I went down to the local quilt shop looking for a feature after I noticed they were having a big sale this week. I have to admit I don’t know much about quilting, but I know my grandmother would have really enjoyed herself at the shop.

Brenda Salverson, owner of the Quilted Corner, emerges from behind a quilt covering the entryway to her office on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the downtown store. The store is selling 30 machine and hand-made quilts from local quilter Sarah May Robinson through Jan. 22.
Brenda Salverson, owner of the Quilted Corner, emerges from behind a quilt covering the entryway to her office on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the downtown store. The store is selling 30 machine and hand-made quilts from local quilter Sarah May Robinson through Jan. 22.

Preacher lives homeless for a week

The Rev. Rodger McDaniel took an interesting route to start his retirement. After retiring, he walked across town and checked himself into COMEA House, the local homeless shelter. McDaniel, the preacher at the Highlands United Presbyterian Church, wanted to get out of his comfort zone to start the new year so he lived as a homeless person in Cheyenne for a week. At the end of the week, he walked from the shelter across town to his church to deliver a sermon to his congregation.

The Rev. Rodger McDaniel walks from the Laramie County Public Library to COMEA House on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. McDaniel, the preacher at the Highlands United Presbyterian Church, spent a week living as a homeless person in Cheyenne after retiring from his position in former Gov. Dave Freudenthal's administration. His idea to become homeless for a week came from a series of sermons telling his congregation to get out of their comfort zones.
The Rev. Rodger McDaniel walks from the Laramie County Public Library to COMEA House on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. McDaniel, the preacher at the Highlands United Presbyterian Church, spent a week living as a homeless person in Cheyenne after retiring from his position in former Gov. Dave Freudenthal's administration. His idea to become homeless for a week came from a series of sermons telling his congregation to get out of their comfort zones.
The Rev. Rodger McDaniel hugs a member of his congregation after a sermon on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at the Highlands United Presbyterian Church. McDaniel, who retired from a government position, lived homeless for a week as he transitioned into retirement.
The Rev. Rodger McDaniel hugs a member of his congregation after a sermon on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at the Highlands United Presbyterian Church. McDaniel, who retired from a government position, lived homeless for a week as he transitioned into retirement.

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Fun on the frozen lake

Today the feature hunting began. I spent a few hours at the beginning of my shift driving around some of the local parks looking for some “wild art” – a feature photo that doesn’t go with a story. I spotted a few fishermen on a frozen lake, and took several frames of them although the shots didn’t really pan out like I had expected. As I was getting ready to leave, I spotted a guy grabbing a sled out of the back of his car and asked him if he minded if I tagged along and snapped a few photos. He ended up pulling his son around for a while on the sled as I snapped away.

David Norby, right, pulls his son, Cameron, across a frozen Sloan Lake on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. Despite temperatures in the high 30s Wednesday, several people made their way onto the lake for fishing and sledding.
David Norby, right, pulls his son, Cameron, across a frozen Sloan Lake on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. Despite temperatures in the high 30s Wednesday, several people made their way onto the lake for fishing and sledding.