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Morgan Kearns carries a portrait of Jimmy Thomas to place in front of his photo booth at Glendale's annual Chocolate Affaire in downtown Glendale. "A cover model for roughly 2,500 romance novels," according to Thomas was brought in as a guest celebrity model so fans could take a photo with him during the event. Photo by Sean Ryan/The Arizona Republic

Lon Austin of Peoria laughs while playing his Banjola while posing for a portrait at Sahuaro Ranch Park in Glendale. Austin will be preforming with various artists during the Glendale Folk and Heritage festival March 24 - 25 at the Sahuaro Ranch Park.
Photo by Sean Ryan/The Arizona Republic

Scottsdale Engine 601 firefighters and Professional Medical Transport paramedics lift an elderly South African woman by her bed sheet to transfer her to the gurney outside the room before taking her to the hospital during a medical call Sunday morning at an assisted living facility in Scottsdale.  Photo by Sean Ryan/The Arizona Republic

High school girls pole vaulters wait in line to practice their runs before the start of the pole vaulting competition during the Chandler Rotary Track and Field meet in Chandler.
Photo by Sean Ryan/The Arizona Republic

The first post

After much procrastination I have made a blog. This first post are images from this last weekend in Phoenix working for the Republic. ASU vs. USC in baseball, a community protest, and Country Thunder filled my weekend. I hope to keep adding new images but also put in some old images from the Flint Journal.

 Omar Cotto Lozada of the University of Southern California watches the ball after bunting it against Arizona State University during college baseball Sunday afternoon April 15, 2012 at Packard Stadium in Tempe. ASU won the game 8-1.

Third baseman Drew Stankiewicz of Arizona State University catches a foul ball for an out against the University of Southern California during college baseball Sunday afternoon April 15, 2012 at Packard Stadium in Tempe. 

Chole O'Conner 20, of Tucson reacts to her friend Quinn Johnson 21, of Orange County, Cal.  after touching country music performer Jake Owen at Country Thunder Friday night April 13, 2012 in Florence. "O my god he is my favorite person in the whole world." said O'Conner of Owen.

Bret Frimmel, right, owner of Uncle Sam's restaurant and landlord of High Maintenance Smoke shop debates with a community member who would not give his name, outside of Frimmel's business Saturday afternoon April 14, 2012 during a protest of the smoke shop.