Tuesday, July 22, 2008

A video from the wedding...


The theme of the wedding was "seasons of love" thus the song choice.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Steamboat Days 08 - Part 2

Cotter High School's Mark Brown, 16, plays the tuba in the marching band as they make their way down Broadway on Sunday during the Grand Parade as part of Winona's Steamboat Days. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)Eight clydesdales make their way down Broadway during the Grand Parade on Sunday in Winona. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)Cousins Jarin Hanson, 4, left, and Nikolas Hasan, 6, watch in awe as the Osman Mighty Mites zoom around Broadway in minature cars during the Grand Parade on Sunday in Winona. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Beth Chick, left center, and her five grand-daughters, from left, Emma, 7, Mckenna, 4, Anisa, 12, Madelyn, 9, and Kaylee, 8, huddle under a blanket to escape the rain Sunday as they watch the Grand Parade on Broadway in Winona. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Fireworks light up the sky over the Mississippi River in Winona on Sunday night at the close of the 2008 Steamboat Days. (Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Monday, June 23, 2008

Steamboat Days 08 - part 1

Children clap and dance along as Bob and the Beachcombers perform a Children's Concert Friday at the Bandshell in Winona's Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Children wave to Sparky, Winona's Fire and Rescue mascot, Friday during the Kiddie Parade in Winona's Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Runners take off from the start of the BK5K Saturday morning at Lake Winona. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
David "The Cannonball" Smith is launched out of an 80-foot cannon Friday at Steamboat Days. Smith flew 150 feet and landed in a safety net on the other side of the ferris wheel. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Visitors stroll through Sharon Kaczorowski's garden at her Wabasha Street home on Saturday during the 12th annual Tour of Gardens. The event was sponsored by the Women's Resource Center and featured six gardens in all. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Winona Sunsets

After sundown over the Mississippi River near Levee Park and the Interstate Bridge in Winona, Minn.
Sunset from the bluffs in Winona.

Interstate Bridge Closing

MnDot crews erect barricades as the last cars from Wisconsin cross the Interstate Bridge at Winona Tuesday night. MnDot Commissioner Tom Sorel ordered the brdige closed at 8:00 p.m. based on results of an inspection conducted Monday and Tuesday. Sorel said the main channel span of the bridge would remain closed indefinitely while inspection results are analyzed. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)A Minnesota state trooper directs the traffic waiting to cross the newly opened Interstate Bridge on Saturday morning in Winona, as the first cars and pickups cross over from Wisconsin since June 3. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)A steady stream of cars and pickups cross the Interstate Bridge to and from Wisconsin on Saturday morning in Winona. Constant traffic continued for nearly 20 minutes after the bridge re-opened. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)Elle Engel, 2, left, and her mother Dana ride the Mississippi Explorer ferry Wednesday from Winona to Latsch Island. For the nearly two weeks the Interstate Bridge connecting Winona, Minn., to Wisconsin was closed, commuters had to use two different ferries to cross the Mississippi River. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Cars wait in a line stretching two blocks down Fourth Street on Saturday morning in Winona just minutes before the Interstate Bridge was re-opened to traffic crossing. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Dakota Homecoming 2008

Lyric Mueske, 10, entertains 15-month-old Saleen Meffert Saturday at the Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming in Winona's East Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Katie Clemons, 4, left, and Ann Marie Donahue, 5, keep a safe distance from Harriet the bald eagle Saturday during the Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming in Winona's East Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)Drummers from Santee, Neb., perform Saturday as traditional dancers participate in the Grand Entry at the Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming in Winona's East Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Pat Rosebear organizes a tray of hand-made beaded jewlery Friday as she prepares for this weekend's Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming festivities in Winona. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Michael Weddell, a men's traditional dancer, participates in the Grand Entry Saturday at the Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming in Winona's East Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Slip n Slide!!!

Storms Storms and More Storms


The sun sets over Winona after severe storms rolled through all day creating tornadoes, flooding, and lots of thunder and lightning. Sure was pretty though :)

Monday, May 19, 2008

Winona's Capital for a Day

Twins Poden, front, and Jacob Larsen, 21 months, and their brother Quinn, 4, enjoy free ice cream Friday courtesy of the City of Winona during festivities at Lake Park, which was part of Winona's Capital for a Day celebration. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
A Winona family enjoys a picnic in Lake Park Friday during festivities celebrating Winona being capital for a day. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)Alex Kunce, 2, and his father, Craig, enjoy exploring the inside of a fire truck Friday at Lake Park in Winona during the festivities in celebration of Winona being capital for a day. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Zoe Zosel, 1, tries a bite of raspberry snow cone Friday at Lake Park in Winona as part of Winona's Capital for a Day celebration. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News) Anna Velikanova, 9, pets Iris and Holly, the horses pulling a hay ride, Friday at Lake Park in Winona during festivities that are part of Winona's Capital for a Day celebration. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Playoff Softball

Cotter's Laura Erickson slides safely into second base knocking the ball from Caledonia/Spring Grove's short stop Libby Augedahl Saturday during Sub-Section East playoff game in Saint Charles. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Saint Charles' Erin Abbott, right, and Katie Dunlay celebrate Saturday in the Saint's 4-1 victory over LaCrescent in the Sub-Section East playoffs in Saint Charles. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Saint Charles' Taige Thoreson is tagged out by LaCrescent's catcher Michelle Lassig at home plate Saturday during the Sub-Section East playoff game in Saint Charles. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Have Their Cake and Eat It Too

Bryan Atchison, 22, left, and his partner Neil Olstad, 22, team Koo Koo, compete in the championship round of the third annual Saint Mary's Cake Race on campus Thursday. The pair, who are defending champions from the previous two years, finished the cake in four minutes and 13 seconds to win the top spot of 12 teams. "We call that a three-peat," Olstad said.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Spring Baseball and Softball Around Winona

Winona State University's Kristen Fossell delivers a pitch to Upper Iowa University's Katie Flood Tuesday, April 15 during a doubleheader at Maxwell Field in Winona. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Mankato East catcher EJ Scharmer tags out Winona Senior High's Kim Hawthorne at home plate Tuesday, April 22 during a Big Nine Conference match-up at the WSHS softball field. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Stewartville's Donnie Beddow slides safely into home plate to score a run, knocking the ball out of Cotter's catcher Matt Wolfe's glove in the collision Monday, April 14 at the Cotter baseball field in Winona. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Saint Mary's Cassie Otte steals second base past Bethel's short stop Kelly Berg Wednesday, April 9 during the MIAC double header in Winona. The SMU dugout cheered her on yelling, "Thats Otte, she's fast! Woosh!" (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Lost and Found


Bowey, a labrador retriever, takes a time out from chasing a ball Thursday, March 27 at the Winona Area Humane Society. Two local Fish and Wildlife Service workers rescued the lab, named Bowey by the humane society volunteers, from an island out past Winona's east end boat ramp and harbour. It is believed the dog was out on the island for at least a week, though he is in good contition, and now the humane society hopes to find his owners. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Football Starts Again

Winona State University's defensive football players participate in a tackling drill during the spring season's opening practice on Monday, March 24 at Maxwell Field. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Winona State Football players Anthony Buckner, left, and Vaughn Gesing, right, practice throwing during the football teams opening spring practice Monday, March 24 at Maxwell Field. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

International Saxaphonist

Marc Bernstein, left, an internationally recognized jazz saxophonist, plays "Cold Duck Time" alongside student Ryan Ballanger, center, and Professor Eric Heukeshoven on Tuesday, March 26 during a jazz workshop combo class at Saint Mary's University. Bernstein traveled from his home in Denmark to work with SMU's concert band on the new music he composed for them as part of this year's Kaplan Commissioning Project. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Flaming Tequila

Doug Dahlgren, executive chef, flips flaming tequila lime shrimp Thursday at Signatures Restuarant in Winona. Dahlgren has been working professionally as a chef for more than five years and says he doesn't like to follow recipes, he just knows what he likes and puts it together. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Friday, March 21, 2008

WSU Basketball Fans

Winona State University basketball fans, from left, Nate Glynn, William Cienian, Tony Inveen, Chris Kopydlowski and Ryan Gooding, wait in line to get tickets to the North Central Region championship game Tuesday outside McCown Gymnasium. The Warrior fans were first in line and had been there since 7 a.m. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News
Ryan Gooding plays catch with a football to entertain himself in the last hour of his nine-hour wait in line for tickets to WSU's North Central Region championship game on Tuesday. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Nate Glynn, left, and Tony Inveen high five to either the idea of being first in line or a Warriors victory, they couldn't agree, while they waited for the doors to open to the championship game. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)