August 2007

Huntington - Members of the community turned out Friday night for a candlelight vigil for the six trapped miners in the Crandall Canyon Mine.

Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster – Vigil

Game officials at the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco pose for a souvenir photo before the game.

Honorable Mention – Humor

Huntington - Robert Murray, president and CEO of Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp, speaks to reporters at the command post in full miners gear before dawn Saturday morning (4am).

Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster – Bob Murray in miner’s outfit

Cheerleaders and tanks mix backstage at the ultra-patriotic 4th of July celebration

3rd Place – Humor

Provo - Roger Cook (center left with cowboy hat) and his wife Marianne Cook look for the names of five friends (neighbors, a missionary companion, and Cook's commanding officer) who were killed in the Vietnam conflict. Roger Cook is a Moroni resident who served in Vietnam in 1968. The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., is on display in Provo. A steady stream of visitors paid their respects to the more than 58,000 names memorialized on the wall.

The Moving Wall

Salt Lake City - Real defender Matias Mantilla celebrates his first-minute goal with Kansas City goalkeeper Kevin Hartman at rear. Real Salt Lake vs. Kansas City Wizards, MLS Soccer at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Real Salt Lake v Kansas City Wizards

Media crowd around Utah governor Jon Huntsman after a mass for the families of miners trapped in the Crandall Canyon Coal Mine. Tribune reporter Jennifer Sanchez at right.

Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster – Mass

Farmington - Dustin Volk reacts after sinking a long putt on the 17th hole at the 2007 Utah Open golf tournament, at the Oakridge Country Club.
; 8.25.2007

Sinking the Putt

Salt Lake City - Garrett Smith, a teenager, is now dancing with the Houston Ballet. He's been on a rapid trajectory toward success in the dance world.
; 8.15.2007

Garrett Smith – Ballet

Huntington - Robert Murray, president and CEO of Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp, led reporters on a tour of the Crandall Canyon coal mine Wednesday.
Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune; 8.08.2007

Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster – Media Tour

Funeral for Gary “Gibb” Jensen

B Wedding

Huntington - Robert Murray, president and CEO of Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp, speaks to reporters at the command post in full miners gear Wednesday evening, as six miners remained trapped in the mine.

Crandall Canyon Coal Mine Tragedy – Playing to the Camera

Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster – Press Conference

Looking out from canadian war museum toward construction and crane

Window

Bountiful v Viewmont

mormon tabernacle choir. Salt Lake City - Funeral for President James E. Faust, a member of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
; 8.14.2007

James E. Faust Funeral