Dentist Visit.


Matilde Matamoros, right, comforts her daughter, Joselin, as Dr. Glade Peterson, left, pulls Joselin's tooth. February 2 was Give Kids a Smile Day, where impoverished children throughout the country visited dentists for free.

Joselin Matamoros.

PYRO!
I should point out that the firefighters torched the house on purpose for a training exercise. That didn't stop me from taking part in a spot news exercise.

Skillz.

The scanners blared left and right. I couldn't tell what happened, so I went to check it out. The result: a person threatened suicide. The police adverted the attempt, taking away a shotgun and a pistol.

Building a rail jump for snowboarders.

Feature hunting: Staying warm in an indoor pool. These are a few of the pictures I liked from the take.

The MMA crew invited me back for another night of fights.

Feature Hunting: Feeding the Ducks.

I got an assignment to follow Justin Cornelson, a student resource officer, for a morning. The students at Hillcrest High School like him because they can joke with him or speak to him (in a way they couldn't with a teacher) when a problem arises.

Still, Officer Cornelson has to do his share of paper pushing.

My editors wanted me to find a feature. Instead of regular physical education activities, students in Idaho Falls learned circus techniques.