Friday, December 30, 2011

Best of 2011| News and Features

Overall, 2011 was a successful year. Three of my favorite stories that I covered were the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition featuring the Keefer family of Etters, the Penn State scandal and the Flood of 2011, after Tropical Storm Lee hit the midstate. Below are a few of my favorite news and feature photographs.

Third Pennsylvania, Company H Calvary members Tony Posinski, left, of Baltimore, MD, chats with Larry Geib, right, of Palmyra, during the March to Destiny event in downtown Shippensburg.


















Below, onlookers watch as ducklings climb the slide during the opening day of 95th Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.
















Hens enjoy their feed during the opening day of 95th Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show Saturday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.

















Many different colorful Ukrainian Pysanky eggs sit in a basket as Eleanor Swank, background, of Boiling Springs creates another egg at the History on High, The Shop on High Street in downtown Carlisle.






















Doug Wagner, of Pittsburgh casts his fishing line into the Yellow Breeches Creek at Borough Park in New Cumberland on the first day of trout season.
















An unidentified fisherman casts his fishing line into the Yellow Breeches Creek at Borough Park in New Cumberland on the first day of trout season.

Union soldiers fire back at the Confederate army during a skirmish on West King Street in downtown Shippensburg during the March to Destiny event.
















Retired Major William Smith of Gettysburg, PA, looks through a collection of letters that he had sent home to his family while serving a tour in the Vietnam War. Retired Major Smith met the family of his fallen friend, Willard Spencer Lund,  during a Memorial Day ceremony in Sayville, NY.






















Excavators and builders work on the rear section of the Keefer home during day three of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on Dubbers Drive in Newberry Township.















Hundreds of spectators cheer "Move That Bus" during the reveal day of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on the Keefer residence on Dubbers Drive in Newberry Township.















The Keefer family reacts after seeing their new house for the first time during the reveal day of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on the Keefer residence on Dubbers Drive in Newberry Township.















Brian Keefer gets a pat on the chest from one of this brothers during the reveal day of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on the Keefer residence on Dubbers Drive in Newberry Township.






















The Keefer family lead by Brian Keefer enter their new home during the reveal day of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on the Keefer residence on Dubbers Drive in Newberry Township.
















Steven Stilo Jr., of Northeast Fire Rescue, Company 20, tries to cool off after fighting a house fire in Lemoyne.






















A rider from the group The Pair Trio participates in the 15-mile bike ride during the Boiling Springs Triathlon with proceeds going to Project SHARE in Boiling Springs.















Maryland Polo's Marissa Wells allows fans to pet her horse prior to the 2nd chukker against Virginia during the 6th Annual George F. Hempt Memorial MS Polo Match at Hempt Farms in Mechanicsburg.






















Mallorie Bew of New Cumberland looks from the back porch of her home on the two-hundred block of Bridge Street after torrential rains from Tropical Storm Lee caused flooding on Market and Bridge Streets in downtown New Cumberland.















Local children play in the murky water on the edge of New Cumberland's Borough Park after torrential rains from Tropical Storm Lee caused flooding in downtown New Cumberland.















Members of New Cumberland's River Rescue check gas meters on Market Street after torrential rains from Tropical Storm Lee caused flooding in downtown New Cumberland.
















Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly speaks during a news conference inside the Capitol Media Center at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg to discuss the child abuse investigation against former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
















Former Penn State vice president Gary Schultz, center, enters District Judge William Wenner's office in Harrisburg for an arraignment on perjury and failure to report under Pennsylvania’s child protective services law in connection with the investigation into allegations of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
















Penn State athletic director Tim Curley leaves District Judge William Wenner's office in Harrisburg after an arraignment on perjury and failure to report under Pennsylvania’s child protective services law in connection with the investigation into allegations of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
















A Penn State University alumni shows his dissatisfaction for the Board of Trustees prior to the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA.






















Mark Bernardyn, of Gilberton, PA, shows his support for former Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno prior to the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA.






















 Penn State University students show their support for former Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno prior to the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA.
















Television satellite trucks lined up along the Susquehanna River across from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg during the preliminary hearings for Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley and former Penn State vice president Gary Schultzon for perjury and failure to report under Pennsylvania’s child protective services law in connection with the investigation into allegations of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.















Cowboy Monkey's run along the infield following a game between the Harrisburg Senators and the Portland Seadogs at Metro Bank Park in Harrisburg, PA.
















Becki Campanaro along with her son, Caleb Campanaro, both of Pittsburgh, enjoy the Halloween snow storm in New Cumberland.

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