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Maryann Garber watches intently as the inaugural proceedings are broadcast on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 in her home in Athens, Ohio.
Cast members of Rocky Horror Picture Show wait for their turn on stage at The Union during a dress rehearsal on Mon. Oct. 22. The actors are preparing for several shows coming up this week.
Devin Nolan, a fine art major at Ohio University, poses for a portrait in Washington Hall on Jan. 23, 2008.
Jason Walls prepares for a buoyancy lesson during a SCUBA class, where basic technique is learned, on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 at the OU Aquatic Center.
Kale Linscott waters basil plants at Green Edge Gardens in Amesville, Ohio on Thrusday, May 29, 2008. Green Edge Gardens is an organic farm that uses sustainable energy resources to produce vegetables for the surrounding communities year-round. The farm has been organic for the past seven years, and their products can be purched at the Athens Farmer's Market. "We try to sell directly from our farm to the consumer," Linscott said.
Connor Riordan, left, battles Billy Sparks, both 11 of Western Springs, at the Village of Western Springs' annual Gathering on the Green on Friday, June 20, 2008.
Kale Linscott brings a container of freshly harvested green leaf lettuce back to the barn at Green Edge Gardens in Amesville, Ohio on Oct. 18, 2008. The lettuce was grown organically in newly acquired acreage for the farm.
Joe Krause lifts up his 12-month-old son Jacob after submerging him in the waters of Dow Lake in a traditional Jewish Conversion ceremony held in Strouds Run State Park in Athens, Ohio on Sept. 21, 2008. Because his mother is not Jewish and his parents want to raise him according to the Jewish faith, Jacob had to officially convert in order for them to do so.
Kendra Churchill battles out a competitor at the Ohio University Homecoming WomenÕs Cross Country meet in Athens, Ohio on Sept. 27, 2008. The Ohio University womenÕs team came in first place.
Opera singer Neil Dingow, an Ohio University senior, jokes with his fellow performers in a dressing room of Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium during a dress rehearsal on April 15. The OU School of Music, in keeping with its annual tradition, will show three one-act comedic operas on April 18 and 19. VICO 390 photo by Julia Dose
Paul Wiehl, Mayor of Athens, Ohio, stands in his favorite spot in town: the Currier Street Bridge along the Athens County bicycle trail. A Long Island, NY native, Wiehl has lived in in Athens for the past 26 years, and was elected mayor last november. VICO 390 photo by Julia Dose
Mircea Lazar of Romania is an Ohio University music graduate student studying violin performance. He has been playing since he was 5 years old and currently plays on a Romanian-made instrument. Lazar has spent the last several months preparing for professional orchestra auditions across the country.
Kate Krause holds her 12-month-old son Jacob after being submerged in waters of Dow Lake in a traditional Jewish Conversion ceremony held in Strouds Run State Park in Athens, Ohio on Sept. 21, 2008. Because his mother is not Jewish and his parents want to raise him according to the Jewish faith, Jacob had to officially convert in order for them to do so. Photo by Julia Dose
Jen Miller, conservation program coordinator of the Ohio chapter of the Sierra Club, right, collects samples of coal on the ground with Nachy Kanfer, left, as Loraine McCosker and Tony Szilagye look on at the Lost Run tributary stream in Athens County, Ohio on Sat. Nov. 8, 2008. The group was part of an organized tour, sponsored by the Sierra Club, of the Sunday Creek Watershed in Athens County that showed the effects of coal mining damage to water in various tributaries and streams in the area. Photo by Julia Dose
Black Friday shoppers are quick to buy big ticket items on sale at Best Buy in Countryside, IL on Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 at 5:30 a.m.
Western Springs Garden Club members partake in their annual tradition of decoration the Thomas Ford Library for the Yuletide season on December 3, 2008.
Western Springs resident Will Layden completed his Eagle Scout project this spring by building and installing 20 Wren Houses in various parks in town. Eighteen of them are inhabited at this time, providing a safe haven for the endangered species native to this area. Dispite having to deal with vandalism, Layden said, he has found this project very rewarding and hopes that other Western Springs residents will appreciate it. Layden will have his Eagle Scout ceremony this September.
