Images: We chose these good ones to look at again in The Week in Pictures
Everything from Dragon Boats to Viking boats are highlighted this week
A calf, no more than a week old, licks Dale Drendel, owner of Lindale Holsteins dairy farm in Hampshire.
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Prairie Crossing School eighth grader Jennifer Stenzel, right, helps Lily Butler plant vegetables and herbs in boxes at Autumn Leaves of Gurnee on Wednesday. Stenzel and Christine Sullivan built four wooden gardening tables to donate to the memory care facility.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
VFW member Tom Repa burns flags as part of Des Plaines VFW Post 2992's flag disposal ceremony on Flag Day to retire worn and unserviceable American flags
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
John Maack, of Libertyville pushes off from the dock as he took his replica Viking warship he built by hand for its maiden voyage at Larsen Marine in Waukegan Thursday.
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Marine Cpl. Noah Currier is hugged by Diana Anastazia, of Project Join Us as he receives an all-terrain wheelchair for his foundation during a presentation by the Firehouse Subs resturant Public Safety Foundation in Vernon Hills. Palatine Fire Department and Countryside Fire Protection District also received life-saving equipment.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Venessa Laskey, of Bollingbrook, hugs her 8-year-old daughter, Erica, on Sunday after finishing the Gildan Esprit de She women's triathlon in Naperville. Laskey has been participating in the event for five years. "Erica always meets me at the end and pushes me that last 200 meters," Laskey said.
Morgan Timms/mtims@dailyherald.com
A board technician at a recent graduation ceremony uses two sets of headphones to monitor the production. I can get easily distracted from my assignment by details like this. I shot this picture, went back to shooting the ceremony, and returned later to look at this situation again. He was obviously concentrating on his job because he hadn't moved in several minutes. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Maureen Ford, of Aurora, and Mary Beth Nolan, of Kaneville, attempt to identify the flowers in Ford's garden Saturday during Aurora's GreenFest. Ford said she wanted to determine whether or not they were a native species.
Morgan Timms/mtims@dailyherald.com
Particpants navigate deep mud at the one-mile marker during the Chicago Women's Mudderella at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Ray Tromotola, of Lake Villa dusts off his all original 1962 Corvette at Lake Villa's Celebration of Summer in Lehmann Park. Tromotola's Corvette, which was originally from Ohio, has been on display at the National Corvette Museum and he's owned it for four years. This is the first time he's displayed it at this show.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
With assistance from Amy Smith, of Lombard local PGA golf professional Peter Longo, "The King of Clubs," shows how he would hit a ball from the base of a pine tree with a bent-shaft club while performing golf trick shots as part of Golf Appreciation Day at Links and Tees Golf Facility in Addison Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Rebecca Boskovic, of Wheaton, paddles for team Crossfit Turbine alongside drummer Jessica Zolmierski on Saturday during the annual dragon boat racing in St. Charles. Crossfit Turbine won the heat by nearly 15 seconds.
Morgan Timms/mtims@dailyherald.com
Olympic champion Adolph Kiefer swims at his home in Wadsworth. The 97-year-old U.S. swimmer won the gold medal in the backstroke in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany under Adolf Hitler's regime.
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Leigh Lasota, of St. Charles poses while interacting with fair-goers Saturday during the annual dragon boat races in St. Charles. It is the festival's first year with a mascot and Lasota said the response has been mostly positive. "There are a few children who are a little timid," Lasota said, "because, you know, I'm a dragon. But most have been welcoming."
Morgan Timms/mtims@dailyherald.com
Friendship Village resident Herb Demmel, 85, was presented with a Conservation@Home certification by the Barrington Area Conservation Trust for his work in helping to restore the largest remnant of Sarah's Grove. Here he takes a walk out by the Coy pond on the property of Friendship Village in Schaumburg.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Visitors to the Art and Alpacas open house browse through clothes made with fibers from Waldron Grove Alpaca Farm on Sunday in Campton Hills.
Morgan Timms/mtims@dailyherald.com
Hundreds of American flags are draped on bins as FlagSource V.P. of Operations Jon Christiansen leads a tour of the Batavia company Tuesday. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Flag Day, which was started by a Batavia resident.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Susan Pribyl, left, and Grant Benjamin, both of Ingleside dance during the Summer Music Series featuring R-Gang at Independence Grove Forest Preserve Tuesday in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Steve Salberg, of Bolingbrook spreads purple paint around the Jack London School in Wheeling. Purple and silver are the school colors. Over 500 volunteers from Discover's Business Technology Department sprucied up the Jack London and Eugene Field Elementary School as a way to enhance the educational environment.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Tommy Zbikowski, a Buffalo High School graduate and Notre Dame all-star, found himself on the path from addiction to drugs and alcohol to redemption, with a new career as a Chicago firefighter. He has continued to box, and is preparing for an upcoming match in Elk Grove on June 17.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Dave Frick, of Libertyville helps his four-year-old son Austin walk on dinosaur feet during a children's party put on by the Libertyville Junior Women's Club at Cook Park Friday in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Lee Goodman, of Northbrook reads a statement on behalf of Peaceful Communities, an advocacy group that hosted a protest outside of DS Arms, a gun manufacturer in Lake Barrington Friday afternoon.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Dorothy Ross, of Des Plaines dances with Michael Covotsos, 34, of Des Plaines at the Taste of Des Plaines on Friday as they and others listen to the D62's band, which is comprised of school teachers from District 62 in Des Plaines.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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