Annie Barker

Left to right, Zayley Singer, 9, Langston Singer, 8 months, Brenick Singer, 5, and Kaizley Singer, 3, play and take a group photo with their dog Dipstick as their family does yard work at Pythian Grove Cemetery near Cr-1315 and Colemansville-Berry Road. The family has relatives buried here and works with Bobby Rose who is employed by the cemetery.

Theatrical and film acting freshman Preston Lyford poses for a portrait. He’s appeared on America’s Got Talent, West Michigan’s Got Talent, and is slated to appear on the next season of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” a TV show for aspiring magicians to try their best acts in front of the famous comedy-magic duo.

Makenna Fuson, 10, plays as Daniel Fuson, 35, finishes up brewing a batch of beer and cleans up at Maiden City Brewing Company at 123 East Pike Street. Daniel’s wife is a second-shift nurse so he often watches over his three daughters at the brewery. During the school year he is a middle school teacher.

Assistant Professor Christina L. Myers poses for a photo outside the Michigan State Communication Arts and Sciences building. Myers spoke about Michigan State and mental health of Black students.

Festival attendee Rod Hites participates in the beard and mustache competition at the Brrs, Beards & Brews: A Lumberjack Festival in Old Town.

Justyn Lafata, 38, paints his face for the St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade at fellow firefighter Seth Rochon's, 28, home in Detroit. The pair are a part of the Detroit Clown Team.

Josh Curtis, 28, helps to hang tobacco used for wrappers at a barn on Republican Pike between Buzzard Road and Winterwood Lane. Josh leads the operation, but got his start working with his father, Mike Curtis, 55. This year is Mike's 40th crop. When Mike was 15, his uncle and grandfather let him grow his own acre of tobacco. Josh is the reason Mike has stayed farming. “Without these guys I would’ve done quit,” Mike said, referring to Josh’s team. The last growing season did not yield good results, but Josh is determined to make things work.

Quinten Loeher, 13, prepares to participate in the Ultimate Cowboy / Cowgirl Showdown at the Harrison County Fair. Participants tried their hand at different events that tested riding and lasso skills.

Rylie Galusha, 13, walks with her pig Pork Chop for a portrait after the Purebred Berkshire round of judging at the Harrison County Fair. Rylie goes to Royal Spring Middle School and is in her first year of showing. A teacher at her school got her interested in the activity. This year she placed third in her competition.

Tanner Pearson, 21, smokes a cigarette after a long day in Harrison County.

James Poore, 41, poses for a photo and waits for a delivery at Poindexter Lumber Company at 208 East Pleasant Street. James has worked at the company for six years.

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Pat Ford, 29, feeds Eight Ball at his workspace at 219 W Pike Street. Pat’s friend Jeff Maddox visited from Carlisle one day and accidentally brought over Eight Ball, a small black cat, who had hitched a ride in his fog light. Eight Ball is a stray and Pat made an effort to get him back home, but the cat ended up staying in Cynthiana. Eight Ball got his name because he is “hard to corner and black”. At first Eight Ball was shy, but after three months he became friends with Pat and accepts food and pats on the head.

Pat works a day job and then spends his evenings working on metal projects such as the new pillar at South Main Street and East Pike Street. The pillar repaired damage where a semi-truck hit 101 E Pike Street. Pat works long hours and is surprising his wife with a honeymoon that was postponed for three years. 

Al Holland secures knots on a mailbag to be hauled up via a line while on the M.S. Westcott on the Detroit Rive

Florencia Denti poses with Mexican goods at the Fiesta de Mexico in Guildhall Yard, London. “What inspires me is the beauty of my country and the talent of the craftspeople,” Denti said.

Chris Palmer, 48, inspects bee hives at Ashford Acres Inn. The Palmer brothers are Harrison County natives and have jobs outside of beekeeping. Jason works at the Harrison Memorial Hospital as a Network Analyst and Chris works as a bus driver for Harrison County Schools. The pair stay busy between cultivating honey and working to educate children and those interested in beekeeping.

Phillip Kelly, 48, left, and Gene Arnold, 59, right, pose for a photo with Kelly’s 2000 Harley Davidson Custom Fat Boy Bike during a meet up at Ernies Sports Bar for Cynthiana Bike Nite, held on Wednesdays, at 201 South Main Street. The streets were mostly empty except for a line of motorcycles and their riders milling around in the summer humidity.

Charles Ted Thompson, 79, closes his eyes in the summer heat while posing for a photo at his home near Crooked Creek. Nearby, a bale of hay sits partially submerged that belongs to Thompson who says a mixture of sun and smoke in his eyes led to the bale getting dropped and sent down the hill into the creek.

A protester stands outside of the East Lansing Police Department at the “We’re next!!” protest against police brutality in East Lansing. The protest was peaceful and speakers talked about the current state of the nation as well as removing East Lansing Police Officer Andrew Stephenson from his position.

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Skyridge midfielder Austin Wallace, this year's Deseret News Mr. Soccer, poses for a photo at Skyridge High School in Lehi.