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Governor Snyder's chief of staff Dennis Muchmore, left, listens to Rev. Charles Williams II, of Detroit, during a Jan. 16 rally outside of the governor's subdivision in Ann Arbor. Protesters were opposing the state's emergency manager law. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

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• Governor Snyder's chief of staff Dennis Muchmore, left, listens to Rev. Charles Williams II, of Detroit, during a Jan. 16 rally outside of the governor's subdivision in Ann Arbor. Protesters were opposing the state's emergency manager law. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/011612_NEWS_Rally_MRM_02_fullsize.JPG
• Michigan football player Denard Robinson smiles and waves to the crowd as he is acknowledged by President Obama Jan. 27 at the Al Glick Fieldhouse. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/012712_NEWS_Obama_MRM_11_fullsize.JPG
• President Barack Obama speaks Jan. 27 to an audience of 3,000 at the University of Michigan's Al Glick Fieldhouse. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/012712_NEWS_Obama_MRM_13_fullsize.JPG
• Wines Elementary School kindergartener Shane Roberts, 5, covers an eye as he concentrates on a spelling exercise during class at the school in January. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/012712_NEWS_Wines_Elementary_MRM_02_fullsize.JPG
• Chinese Modern Dance class student Tzong-Yu Cheng, age 5, dances with fans for the "Jasmine Flower" song during a Chinese New Year celebration Jan. 28 at Washtenaw Community College. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/012812-AJC-Chinese-New-Year-21_fullsize.JPG
• Detroit Red Wings player Niklas Kronwall makes his way back up the tunnel after a Feb. 9 press conference announcing the 2013 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium. The Winter Classic was later canceled. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/020912_SPT_NHL_Classic_PResser_MRM_18_fullsize.JPG
• Jadein Black, of Ypsilanti, puts the finishing touches on her makeup during 'Love is a Drag Show' at Frenchie's in Depot Town, Ypsilanti on Friday, Feb. 10. The event featured entertainment from local drag queens to raise money for Ozone House, a housing agency for at-risk youth in Ypsilanti. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/021012_ENT_Drag_Show_CA_015_fullsize.JPG
• Alanna Gehringer kisses her fiance Anthony (no last name given) after putting her makeup on outside of their tent Feb. 14 at Camp Take Notice. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/021412_NEWS_Camp_Take_Notice_MRM_05_fullsize.JPG
• Ann Arbor firefighters work to put out a fire March 5 at Broadway Auto Care. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/030512_NEWS_Auto_Fire_MRM_65_fullsize.JPG
• Huron Valley Ambulance employees wheel 19-year-old Lukequan Williams through the front door and into his make-shift bedroom in Romulus. Williams, a quadriplegic, was returning home from a lengthly stay at University of Michigan Hospital where he was treated after being shot. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/030712_NEWS_Williams_MRM_09_fullsize.JPG
• A Dexter firefighter tapes off the most damaged houses in Huron Farms neighborhood after a tornado hit Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-06_fullsize.JPG
• Walkers enjoy warm weather and make their way past a colorful graffitied train car as they walk along the Huron River March 19. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/031912_NEWS_Weather_MRM_01_fullsize.JPG
• Eight-year-old Carly Judit plays with a doll in the back of her tornado-damaged home in the Huron Farms subdivision in Dexter. Carly rode out the March 16 storm with her mom, sister and grandparents in their basement. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/031912_NEWS_Tornado_Damage_MRM_16_fullsize.JPG
• Dicken Elementary schooler Logan Seiler, 7, smiles as he hangs on to a corner of a colorful parachute while playing Intramural Sports Building March 23 during the 14th annual kids fair at University of Michigan. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/032312_NEWS_UM_Pen_Pal_MRM54_fullsize.JPG
• Tears stream down the cheeks of Christiana Turner, U-M senior, as she reflects upon the shooting of Trayvon Martin (Fla.). Turner said, "I think about that happening to the people close to me." Students organized a March 26 rally on the Diag following the shooting, which made national headlines. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/032612_NEWS_Trayvon_Vigil_CA_011_fullsize.JPG
• From right: Porscha Kazmierczak and Mary Blake-Booth, of Ann Arbor, wait outside the University of Michigan Museum of Art before parading through the streets of downtown Ann Arbor as part of Festifool weekend's FoolMoon event on Friday, March 30. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/033012_ENT_FoolMoon_CA_01_fullsize.JPG
• A group gasps as a papier-mache puppet jolts toward them during FestiFools April 1 in Ann Arbor. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/040112_ENT_FestiFools_CA_010_fullsize.JPG
• Andres Tamez and Jackie Conliffe, of Ann Arbor, slap the overhead banner as they finish the 5-kilometer Big House Big Heart Run race at the 50-yard line of Michigan Stadium April 15. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/041512_NEWS_BigHouseBigHeartRun_CA_008_fullsize.JPG
• Joe Tashnick, owner of Sugarbush Farms in Superior Township, looks on as he sits in front of what is left of his barn which caught fire and burned down April 30. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/043012_NEWS_Sugar_Bush_MRM_03_fullsize.JPG
• A rainbow arches across the sky during the Michigan baseball game against Coastal Carolina. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-19_fullsize.JPG
• Inventor Michael Flynn is seen through his creation, the Ferrofluid Magnetoscope which is on display at the Hands-On Museum. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/051112_NEWS_Michael_Flynn_MRM_03_fullsize.JPG
• Loretta Baugh, a judge with the Cat Fanciers' Association, checks the eyes of Celine, a 4-month-old American Shorthair from Northville at the Cat Fanciers' Association Cat Show May 12. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/051212-AJC-cat-fanciers-association-show-06_fullsize.JPG
• Faith Falzon of Dexter smiles, hugs a signed teddy bear and looks up at former University of Michigan football player Charles Woodson as he signs a hat for her May 19 at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. "I have something to show you," Faith later said, motioning a thumbs down while saying "Michigan State." Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/051912_NEWS_UMATMOTTHOSPITAL_JMS01_fullsize.JPG
• Skyline seniors Alex Belanger and Rachel Mettler dance during Skyline High School's first prom May 19 at the Michigan Union Ballroom. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/051912_NEWS_SKYLINEPROM_JMS05_fullsize.JPG
• Milan resident and Vietnam veteran David "Doc" Martinez dedicates a flag to Frank Addice, who died at 19 while the two served together, during "Watchfire," a ceremonial flag burning in dedication of fallen soldiers May 27 at the Washtenaw County Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/052712_NEWS_WATCHFIRE_JMS10_fullsize.JPG
• Huron Valley Ambulance personnel and University of Michigan Survival Flight crew wheel an injured man to a helicopter in a field at the corner of Miller and W. Delhi May 31 after he was pinned underneath a tree at a nearby address. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/053112_NEWS_Crane_Accident_MRM_01_fullsize.JPG
• Gemma and Sean Almendras embrace June 1 after uncovering the bench dedicated to the memory of their daughter, Mariel, who passed away in November 2011. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/060112-AJC-bench-dedication-Mariel-Almendras-06_fullsize.JPG
• First Climb instructor Ronnie Dickson hangs from a rock to make a difficult climb up the wall at Planet Rock June 2. Dickson is a certified prosthetist and an amputee who teaches climbing skills. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/060212-AJC-First-Climb-Planet-Rock-13_fullsize.JPG
• Ann Arbor resident Maurice Archer does a backflip as he break dances in front of a crowd June 2 during the African American Festival in downtown Ann Arbor. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/060212_ENT_AFRICANAMERFEST_JMS01_fullsize.JPG
• 16-year-old Asia Jackson of Ann Arbor hula-hoops with a friend during Taste of Ann Arbor on Liberty Street June 3. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/060312_ENT_TASTEOFANNARBOR_JMS03_fullsize.JPG
• 10-year-old Lara Miskevich dumps a bucket of water over her head while playing outside with her fifth-grade class at Pittsfield Elementary School in June. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/060812_NEWS_PITSSFIELDGARDEN_JMS03_fullsize.JPG
• Skyline graduates throw their caps in the air during Skyline High School's first commencement at the EMU Convocation Center June 11. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/061112_NEWS_SKYLINEGRAD_JMS15_fullsize.JPG
• Sarah Osterholzer, 5, holds a candle as she looks on during a prayer vigil in support of Camp Take Notice at St. Mary Student Parish. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/061412_NEWS_CTN_MRM_26_fullsize.JPG
• Half-marathon runners make their way down Liberty Street during the Ann Arbor Marathon June 17. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/061712_SPT_ANNARBORMARATHON_JMS06_fullsize.JPG
• Ypsilanti resident Luke Stolarski floats on his back after jumping from a bridge above the Huron River near Barton Nature Area during unseasonably warm weather. Temperatures were in the mid-90s the week of June 19. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/061912_NEWS_HEAT_JMS03_fullsize.JPG
• Camp Take Notice resident Jimmy Hill takes a break on a stack of plastic milk crates and underneath a larger American flag erected by a fellow resident and veteran at the camp on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Hill received a voucher for an apartment but is still working out where he will live in the time before it is available. AP Photo/AnnAbor.Com, Melanie Maxwell /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/060212_NEWS_CTN_MRM_01_fullsize.JPG
• Camp Take Notice resident Craig Kelly moves soft drinks for the camp's goodbye party before their eviction on June 22. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/062112-AJC-camp-take-notice-move-out-05_fullsize.JPG
• People ride the YoYo attraction June 22 during the Ann Arbor Jaycees 61st annual Summer Carnival in Pioneer High School's parking lot. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/062312_ENT_CARNIVAL_JMS01_fullsize.JPG
• The Kin members Thorald and Isaac Koren perform a song in the graffiti alley off of Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor in June. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/062312_NEWS_THEKIN_JMS_fullsize.JPG
• 5-year-old Jake Williams of Ann Arbor screams as a Tyrannosaurus roars during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth in the lawn of the Power Center during the Ann Arbor Summer Festival June 29. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/062912_ENT_DINOSAURS_JMS08_fullsize.JPG
• Members of the Redford Jaycees junior chamber perform a "Rockette" inspired kick line as they march with lawnmowers in the 22nd Annual Fourth of July Parade hosted by the Ann Arbor Jaycees in downtown Ann Arbor. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/070412_NEWS_AnnArbor_Parade_MRM_25_fullsize.JPG
• Amanda Jones looks through an ice cream cooler as Dion Giles illuminates the cooler with a cellphone as the pair pick through melting ice cream containers at Stadium Market. The market offered the ice cream to customers for free after the power was knocked out in early July. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/070512_NEWS_Power_Outage_MRM_07_fullsize.JPG
• Ann Arbor resident Larry Young laughs while preparing to practice a drill with other members of the French Dukes at a park off of Monroe Ave. in Ypsilanti. The French Dukes reunited in July after being apart for more than 40 years. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/070712_NEWS_FRENCHDUKES_JMS03_fullsize.JPG
• A mixed pomeranian waits in the back seat of a police cruiser after an accident between a Lincoln LS and a Chrysler Pacifica at the corner of Fourth and Huron Streets. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/070912_NEWS_COURTHOUSEACCIDENT_JMS03_fullsize.JPG
• 2-year-old Liam Taton of Allen Park squints his eyes and smiles as he plays with a water-spraying frog statue during Huron River Day in July at Gallup Park. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/071512_ENT_HURONRIVERDAY_JMS13_fullsize.JPG
• HVA Paramedic Rachel Brunelle of Chelsea rides her bike through a color zone during the Color Run 5K in downtown Ypsilanti July 22. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/072212_NEWS_COLORRUN_JMS14_fullsize.JPG
• Participants dance and scream during a dance party at Riverside Park after the Ypsilanti Color Run 5K. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/072212_NEWS_Color_Run_MRM_18_fullsize.JPG
• 7-year-old Kylie Slocum of Chelsea picks up a young pygmy goat during the Washtenaw County 4-H Youth show at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds July 27. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/072712_NEWS_4HFAIR_JMS13_fullsize.JPG
• Romulus resident Mike Calabrese, also known as "hobo destructo," puts on a homemade mask while hanging out with a friend in July in the graffiti alley off of Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor. "It's my hobby, it's what I love to do," Calabrese said of his blood-splattered costume made from cardboard. "It's my day off of work, I don't have to wear a uniform today." Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/073012_FEA_HOBODESRUCTO_JMS01_fullsize.JPG
• Milan resident Adam Fronhofer lays out a variety of tomatoes during the Saline farmers market, 555 N. Maple Road. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/073112_NEWS_SALINEMARKET_JMS05_fullsize.JPG
• Ann Arbor residents Stephanie Huang, age 20, and her brother Daniel, age 18, take their kayak through the Argo Cascades in Ann Arbor in August. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/080412-AJC-argo-cascades-02_fullsize.JPG
• World War II re-enactors make their way down the battlefield and advance on the German troops during Thunder Over Michigan at Willow Run Airport Aug. 4. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/080412_ENT_THUNDER_JMS06_fullsize.JPG
• Huron High School water polo coach Justin Thoresen reacts to a save by USA water polo goalkeeper and Huron graduate Betsey Armstrong during a watch party with members of his team for the gold medal Olympic game against Russia. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/080912_SPT_Huron_Olympics_MRM_01_fullsize.JPG
• Downtown Ann Arbor Aug. 10 as seen from a U-M Survival Flight Helicopter. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/081012_NEWS_SURVIVALFLIGHT_JMS17_fullsize.JPG
• Umpire Darryl "Foul Ball" Albright looks on as Chelsea Monitor player Dan "Crusher" Williams swings at the ball Aug. 11 during a 1860s-style baseball game against Dexter Union on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter. Chelsea Monitor won 18-5. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/081112_SPT_VINTAGEBASEBALL_JMS01_fullsize.JPG
• Four-year-old Ypsilanti resident Christiana Jackson jump ropes Aug. 25 at the Parkridge Community Center Summer Fest. Chairman of Parkridge Community Center Summer Fest Anthony Williamson says the event is a way for the community to get together and support education and resources. Williamson says Summer Fest has grown from last year and he hopes it will continue to get bigger and better. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/08252012_ENT_Parkridge_Community_DJB_06_fullsize.jpg
• Ann Arbor resident Lucy Pike, 6, inspects a sukkah design in Liberty Plaza Sept. 23 during a design competition. A sukkah is a temporary hut, constructed for the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/09232012_ENT_Sukkah_Design_Comp_DJB_0686_fullsize.JPG
• A horde of zombies walk on the Michigan campus Sept. 29 in the 2012 Ann Arbor Zombie Walk to benefit Food Gatherers. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/09292012_NEWS_Zombie_Walk_DJB_0174_fullsize.JPG
• The Michigan State Police Meth Response Team removed three one-pot meth labs from a Ford Mustang on Briarbrook Drive in Ypsilanti Township Oct. 1. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/100112_news_meth_lab_car_Briarbrook_dr_cs_1_fullsize.JPG
• A sand trooper plays a game of oversize chess at the Ann Arbor District Library during Star Wars Read Day Oct. 6. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/10062012_ENT_StarWars_ReadDay_DJB_0066_fullsize.JPG
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• The sun sets on downtown Ann Arbor. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/A2Sunset2_fullsize.JPG
• MIDEN (Michigan Immersive Digital Experience Nexus) in the University of Michigan 3D Labs as it reaccelerates before loading a new 3D environment. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/103112_Michigan_3D_Labs_CS (12 of 19)_fullsize.JPG
• Garrett Comer of Ann Arbor, 3, left, and Yusuf Miracle of Ann Arbor, 3, right, make scary faces during storytime at the Ann Arbor District Library on Oct. 31. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/10312012_NEWS_TrickOrTreat_JT_12_fullsize.JPG
• FIJI quarterback runs the ball against SAE during the 2012 Mud Bowl at University of Michigan Nov. 10. Courtney Saco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/111012_mud_bowl_CS (28 of 36)_fullsize.JPG
• A technical rescue team practices an emergency situation in November using cranes on Washington and First streets in Ann Arbor. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/11112012_NEWS_TechRescue_DJB_0717_fullsize.JPG
• A crowd gathers Nov. 25 in Kerrytown to witness the holiday tree lighting. Santa said this was the biggest audience he has seen in the last few years. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/11252012_ENT_Kerrytown_TreeLighting_DJB_0054_fullsize.JPG
• Dr. Ohye (Right) and Dr. Jennifer Nelson (Left) perform a atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repair on 4-month-old Dominic Santini at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/112712_Mott_heart_CS-36_fullsize.JPG
• Old english bulldog Stout is photographed with Santa. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/12012012_ENT_SantaPets_DJB_0252_fullsize.JPG
• Firefighters work Dec. 3 to contain a fire in the 500 block of Spanish Oak Lane in Augusta Township. The house was been vacant for about a month. When neighbor David Bailow walked outside his home, he couldn't tell whether it was fire or smoke. Bailow has lived in the neighborhood for 10 years. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor,com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/12032012_NEWS_AugustaTownshipFire_DJB_0234_fullsize.JPG
• Julia Niswender's parents Jim and Kim Turnquist along with her twin sister Jennifer and younger sister Madison Turnquist all light candles during a vigil held Dec. 14 at EMU's Big Bob's Lake house. Julia Niswender was the victim of an apparent homicide, police say. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 NEws and Features /cache/121412_Julia_Niswender_EMU_Candle_light_Vigil_CS-5_fullsize.JPG

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