Guy Padgett is a Casper City Council member. He was Casper's first openly gay mayor as well as the first mayor under 30 years old.
Lisa Fujita, Tate Geological Museum Volunteer of the Year for 2009, works out in the field recently for the museum in Casper. (Photo courtesy of Tate Geological Museum.)
Nick Sramek, 8, waits in anticipation before the first race of his car the Golden Nugget at the pinewood derby at the Industrial Building at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Dorothy "Miss Blues" Ellis is a blues singer from Direct, Texas, who was orphaned at an early age. She has gone on to perform with Richard "Groove" Holmes, Little Joe Blue, Drink Small and others, as well as opening for Bo Diddley. Miss Blues has been featured in several Wyoming shows and also has self-published her memoirs, "Hoecakes and Collard Greens."
Overgrown brush engulfs a plot of land in a neighborhood in Mancelona, Michigan. The town has been hit hard by the troubles of the American auto industry. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Wyoming wide receiver Kaither Holiway is taken down by Keith Lewis and T.J. Atwater in the second half of the Brown vs Gold spring game Saturday in Laramie. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Bill Avery, owner of Avery's Restaurant, chats with regulars before the lunch rush last August in Mancelona, Mich. The town, about a half-hour drive from Traverse City, is struggling with plant closures and layoffs. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Bill Avery, owner of Avery's Restaurant, chats with regulars before the lunch rush last August in Mancelona, Mich. The town, about a half-hour drive from Traverse City, is struggling with plant closures and layoffs. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Overgrown brush engulfs a plot of land in a neighborhood in Mancelona, Michigan. The town has been hit hard by the troubles of the American auto industry. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Cherie and Dave Stricker stand with their children Corey, 16, and Danielle, 19, during a final family gathering in Dave's parent's home on Aug. 13, in Traverse City, Michigan. The Strickers left early the next morning to start a new life in Sheridan, Wyoming after struggeling to stay in their home town. Michigan has taken an exceptionally hard economic hit over the past few years, and many people there are finding work in Wyoming. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
The Stricker's house sits on land that has been in the family for generations in Traverse City, Michigan. Dave's parents live within sight of the house. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
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