10 for 2010.

My ten favorite photographs from 2010... and my last blog post of the year!

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coming right at you.

High School Basketball. St. Thomas More v. Spearfish.

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when things get a little icy.

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working on x-mas day.

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nope.

Rapid City youth soccer organizers' reactions after the city council rejected funds for a new 25-field soccer complex.

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lakota nation invitational grand entry.

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junior rotc drill competition at the lakota nation invitational.

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lakota nation invitational basketball tournament.

The girls finals basketball game was close... and it was full of off-the-action features.


lakota nation invitational wrestling tournament.


winter sports part i.

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x-mas choirs.

A few choir assignments as of late... with the holidays coming and such.

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an x-mas celebration.

i. dressing up for nativity scene family portrait.

ii. playing "name that x-mas tune."

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ski season's here.

Opening weekend, Terry Peak Ski Area, Lead, S.D.

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end of an era.

i & ii. stepping down as bell choir director.

iii. stepping down as business owner.

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long live the tuba!

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rollover.

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purple heart ceremony.

In September 2009, Branden Stackenwalt was on patrol in an armored vehicle in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device exploded. The blast killed one soldier, wounded two others and left Stackenwalt with a mild traumatic brain injury and a number of serious injuries, including crushed vertebrae in his neck and back and broken bones in both legs, both heels and his left arm. When U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin met Stackenwalt at Walter Reed, Stackenwalt was unable to speak. He pulled out a piece of paper and wrote, "I'm sorry." Herseth Sandlin helped Stackenwalt and his family navigate the logistics of military medical bureaucracy and and the obstacles of the recovery process. Since then the two families have grown close. Herseth Sandlin pinned the Purple Heart on Stackenwalt earlier this week.

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fighting fires.

I've had several assignments at the fire department recently.

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x-mas light celebration.

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kids like cookies.

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black friday.

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pastor ryoo celebrates his first thanksgiving as an american citizen.

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