Pictures of the Week July 17 - 23
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Victoria Ramirez, 19, is in a cool, blue world all her own while lap swimming at Southside Park. -
Lainey Clouse of Rancho Murieta reacts to a panorama of the Apollo 15 mission on display at the Aerospace Museum of California. -
Retired Aerojet engineer Clay Boyce is surrounded by Apollo 11 memorabilia, including a model of the lunar module and orbiting lunar station. Boyce and his colleagues at the Johnson Space Center control room waited with bated breath in July 1969 to see if their propulsion system would steer Apollo 11 to the moon. -
Omar Morales, a recent graduate of Foothill High, installs computer wires under the desks at Martin Luther King, Jr. Technology Academy on Tuesday. Below, Andrey Becherskiy, a junior at Grant High School, does maintenance on a computer station router. Morales and Becherskiy are paid IT interns for the Twin Rivers Unified School District, which said getting the computers ready for the new school year would have taken weeks longer without them. -
Omri Casspi carries a nation's hopes as the first Israeli to play in the NBA. "My country's on my back, and it's just the beginning." -
Bogle family members, from left, Warren, Jody, Patty and Ryan, discuss the winery business around PattyÕs kitchen table, discussing crop issues and distribution. Warren talks about the DeltaÕs growing water challenges, then Patty gives her children some homework: Come to the next session with a five-year plan for the winery. -
Warren Bogle is president of Bogle Vineyards, but still works 12 hours a day, six days a week, at the familyÕs farm in Clarksburg. "IÕm never going anywhere but here," says Warren, 34. He left his ag business studies at Chico State to oversee farming operations after his dad died in 1997. "Some people told my mom it would be better to hire somebody as a vineyard manager," he says. "I wanted to do it." -
Sally Phillips, who lives in Sacramento's Land Park neighborhood, gets in her laps recently at the Southside Park pool. This pool and three others in the city offer lap swimming for adults each day. -
Ben Xiong, left, and Vilai Xiong, center, are relatives of Song Ger Xiong. They sit in front of photos of Xiong during a traditional Hmong funeral on Sunday. -
Kat Drovdahl of Central Point, Ore., bonds with a LaMancha dairy goat, a breed known for its short ears. Drovdahl is one of 200 exhibitors at the 2009 American Dairy Goat Association National Show that opened Saturday at Cal Expo. An herbalist, she also has a vendor's booth at the show. -
Erin Billingsley is a recent master of arts graduate of California State University, Sacramento, with a piece entitled, "Feather Chandelier" which is part of the "Fresh Young Things" exhibit at Jay Jay gallery in Sacramento. -
At Oakland's Oliveto restaurant, intern Stuart Leavenworth, center, concentrates on slicing tripe as the kitchen is a blur of activity around him. -
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Sacramento rookie Courtney Paris shoots over the Seattle StormÕs Janell Burse, left, and Camille Little during a 69-56 loss Friday night at Arco Arena. The Monarchs are 0-2 under John Whisenant. -
Percaeus Yang, 4, jumps up and down as her mother, Pa Lor, left, puts Percaeus' name on the waiting list Friday with the help of Alla Ponomar of Cover the Kids. -
Angelique Flores, a thriving 2-year-old, gets a kiss from her mother, Angela Zapata, at their Elk Grove home. Angelique was born prematurely with major medical problems. Angela Zapata believes former Bishop Alphonse Gallegos interceded for Angelique. -
Linda Barnard of Sacramento throws a Frisbee for her dog Emma while wearing the NESS L300 wireless prosthetic stimulation aid. The device has given Barnard, who has multiple sclerosis, greatly increased mobility. -
A resident of the Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary in Elverta enjoys a swim Sunday. At the least, experts say, make sure pets have plenty of water to drink -
Grant Bos, center, of Yolo CountyÕs Department of Employment and Social Services, assists Kayla Woltman, right, of Woodland, with a question. At left, Jessica Harrison holds WoltmanÕs son, Stephan Hanley. Bos says the job can be emotionally draining. -
Marcia Milgrom Dodge enjoys a rehearsal for "Guys and Dolls" at Music Circus. From Sacramento, sheÕll go to New York to direct "Ragtime" on Broadway. -
Brooke Haynes of El Dorado Hills, in middle, and Miranda Dodd of Shingle Springs, both 10, test on Thursday a robot they built during the weeklong session of the Internal Drive Tech Camp offered by UC Davis this summer. About 30 to 50 youths attend each camp. -
Kayaks line up on the American River during the 36th annual Eppie's Great Race on Saturday. -
Cyclists cross a bridge over the American River during the 36th annual Eppie's Great Race on Saturday. -
American River College freshman Nathan Miller jumps from a special force plate as UC Davis biomechanical engineer Judd Van Sickle prepares to measure how hard he comes down on the device. Van Sickle hopes to develop a quick, low-cost test to predict which athletes are most at risk for anterior cruciate ligament tears, a common but serious knee injury. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger poses for a celebratory photo with Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, left, Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass. Schwarzenegger praised the budget deal --sans tax increases -- as "a really great, great accomplishment."
