Norwalk heads to state finals

Norwalk's Jeff Thomas shoots the ball as Colin Gossard reaches to block in the Division II regional championship against Lima Bath at Bowling Green State University Saturday, March 15, 2014.




Sue Gray (far right), wife of Norwalk coach Steve Gray (foreground), can barely watch along with daughters Elise (center) and Kailyn (left) in the closing seconds of Saturday's game. Click here for a great story Mark Hazelwood wrote on how basketball played a part in Sue's triumph over cancer.




Norwalk's Jordan Johnson shoots as Lima Bath's Trent Jones reaches to block.




Norwalk fans react as their team wins the Division II regional championship game.




Jordan Johnson leaps into the air after winning the Division II regional championship game.




The Norwalk basketball team hugs their fans after the game.




Norwalk's Jordan Johnson, right, hugs Breck Turner Saturday.

Flyin'

Bob Staight closes the door to his Ercoupe over 11-year-old Andy Bores during Huron County Airport's Young Eagles "Kids Fly Free" event hosted by EAA Chapter 50, on Saturday, June 25, 2011, in Norwalk, Ohio. When Bores landed, he explained, "I saw my cat's vet and the right row win at the racetrack!" Staight has flown over 450 children in his airplane and volunteered his time and fuel for the event.

Adonn Kruki, 12, and his sister, Ava Kruki, 10, gaze out the window on their first plane ride as Dan LeClair, president of Friends of the Huron County Airport, lifts off the runway. "I have one word to say about this: 'Wow'," remarked Adonn during the flight. The children's excitement prompted LeClair to explain, "This is why we do this." The pilot donated his time and fuel to participate in the event.

Somewhere above Huron County, Ohio.

Adonn Kruki, 12, looks out the window as he and his sister, Ava Kruki, 10, soar above Huron County.

Antonio Diaz, 13, left, of Norwalk, and Dae'Won Anderson, 9, of Lorain, admire their Young Eagles certificates after taking a ride in an airplane at the Kids Fly Free event. Many of the children who participated in the event were first-time flyers.

Learn more about EAA Chapter 50.

Norwalk Silo Day 2

You can check out the video here.

Grain Silo Collapses in Norwalk

Try-error-try

"I just fell and landed and I am still standing here to tell you that you've gotta learn to love the falling, because it's all about falling."

Erie Trail

Most people I know are guilty of taking photos out the window as they drive.  On my way to Columbus over break, I decided to snap a photo anytime I saw a "For Sale" sign, because I noticed so many on my way back from school.  This one stuck out to me.

I remember driving here with Alysha to get beef jerky with her dad when we were little.  I remember standing in the sun, filling up the tank of my little white Grand Am in the summer.  I remember driving past it in the snow after pulling an all-nighter for my first "real" photo story, as the sun rose with my excitement.  And I remember pulling in there with barely a drop left of gas (too many times)... there's not another gas station for miles.

Whatever, it's just a gas station.

Blogger makes my photos look disgusting, at least on the computer I am using at the moment.  Right now, they look alright, but let me know if these look horrible on your screen, because I toned them like crazy to try to keep the color.  Thanks.