12/28/15 Year in Review photos by Andrew D. Brosig
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Jennifer Young as Uncle Sam smiles from the back of her golf cart and she holds her hat in place Thursday during the annual Independence Day Golf Cart Parade at Meadow Lake Senior Living Community in Tyler. Residents, staff and guests circled the complex in decorated golf carts, boats and by bicycle to celebrate the upcoming holiday. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Brook Hill Invention Convention
Landon Holik, right, describes his invention, the Leg Lifter, for Cynthia Durrett during the Third Grade Invention Convention on Friday at Brook Hill School in Bullard. Students learned about inventors throughout history before taking to the drawing board and flexing their creative muscles to come up with their own inventions. Landon said he studies the work of British inventor Sir William Mills, who built the first effective hand grenade for use in World War I. Photo by Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
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Joe Queen, a firefighter from Flowed, Miss., breaks through a simulated door and cracks his fire hose during his heat in the Brookshire’s Firefighter Combat Challenge on Friday, June 5, 2015, in Tyler, Texas. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Asif Hussain watches the festivities on stage while his son, Mohammed Usman, 18 months, sleeps on his chest Friday, July 17, 2015, during the Eid al-Fitr celebration at Harvey Convention Center in Tyler, Texas. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the annual Ramadan observance with prayers, food and fun. (Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Eslendi Moreno, left, shares a bite of a frozen confection with her son Jaden, 20-months, on a bench near the fountain at Bergfeld Park on Friday in Tyler. Jaden and his sister, Yelane, 5, were enjoying the cool water in the fountain to escape the near 100-degree temperatures in the city. Highs are expected to hover around the century mark, with even greater heat indices, for most of the next week. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Constance Hollie-Jawaid, center right, talks to family members on the bridge over Ioni Creek on FM 2022 south of Slocum on Saturday during the Hollie Family Reunion. The creek was the site of several deaths, including a 4-year-old girl, during the infamous Slocum Massacre, when, according to witness accounts and official documents, several white mobs went from house to house shooting black residents on July 29, 1910. Following a years-long battle, a state historic marker is planned for the community to be erected in November, commemorating the events. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
East Texas Tales - Tyler State Park
A butterfly dips its proboscus into a flower on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, along one of the trails in Tyler State Park north of Tyler. Recreational activities from wildlife watching to hiking, swiming and boating abound at the almost 1,000 acre park, build in the lat 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
A Wildcat football player gets a drink of water during a break in practice Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas. Staying hydrated is important for athletes and non-athletes alike as temperatures surpass the 100-degree mark around the region. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP MANDATORY CREDIT
Students find shelter from the storm in a covered walkway on the east side of the administration building on Tuesday on the Tyler Junior College campus in Tyler. A storm front moved through the area early Tuesday, dumping about an inch of rain by midmorning and leaving thousands without power across Smith County. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Ray Lively, right, plays his guitar and sings as two boys walk down the sidewalk on the west side of Bergfeld Park on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2105, in Tyler, Texas. Lively, of Elkhart, said he was in town for a dental appointment and often comes to the park to pass the time with music. "I come here to pick and grin," Lively said. (Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
A boy watches the activities inside through the doors of Harvey Hall Convention center while waiting for the start of the annual School Is Cool back-to-school event Thursday in Tyler. Thousands of Tylerites attended the event which featured fashion shows, exercise demonstration, games and informational booths. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Jaci Wickham, left, stretches as teammate Briana Webster works on hand movements before captains auditions for the 2015-16 Apache Belles on Friday at Tyler Junior College. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
King's Academy Christian School
Ruthie Huval, 7, listens as a classmates takes their turn reading during an reading/language arts class on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at King's Academy Christian School, located on the campus of Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
East Texas Tales - Pine Cove Christian Camp
One of the Pine Cove resident horses watches as campers head to the next activity station in the background on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at The Ranch near Lake Palestine west of Tyler. Equestrian activities is one of the programs at The Ranch, one of six Christian youth summer camps Pine Cove operates in the Tyler area. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
East Texas Tales - Tyler State Park
Sally Wade, center, points out fish below the surface to her grandchildren Roan Wade, 6, and Georgia Wade, 4, in the still water of the boat rental dock area Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at Tyler State Park north of Tyler. This, for me, was just a really nice moment I was allowed to share and capture with my camera. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Jack Elementary School students Jessa Baez, left, and Lilianna Davis watch anxiously through the slats in a hay wagon as they ride to the field to pick their own pumpkins during a school tour Wednesday at Moore Farms west of Bullard. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
With their belongings stacked in the yard, Van, Texas, residents begin the process of cleaning up Monday, May 10, 2015, in the aftermath of at least one tornado that struck the community Sunday, May 10. Two people were reported dead and dozens more injured from the storms, part of a larger system which killed five and injured more in Texas and Arkansas on Sunday. (AP Photo/Tyler Morning Telegraph, Andrew D. brosig) MANDATORY CREDIT Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Sean Carter, namesake of the nonprofit he and his mother, Jenny, started, "When Sean Speaks," stands with the assistance of his wheelchair while an image of him in a coma 10 years ago following a drunk driving accident is projected on the screen for a group of high school students at Winnsboro High School on Monday, May 18, 2015, in Winnsboro, Texas. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Young players watch from the sidelines as they take a break from training Tuesday, June 16, 2015, during the third annual Youth Basketball Camp at Glass Recreation Center in Tyler, Texas. Boys and girls ages 7 to 18 learned basketball fundamentals and skills from a group of athletes hosted by local player Romen Tucker. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Sarah Grandy of East Tawakoni plays with one-year-old Alvin while waiting to be seen by the dentist on Wednesday at the free health clinic at Van Junior High. For the third year in a row, Northeast Texas Public Health District, Texas Department of State Health Services and more came together to offer health, dental, vision and hearing services and more to uninsured and underinsured individuals throughout the region. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Allie Jones, 4, stops the soccer ball with her ear during a fun drill Wednesday, part of the annual Apache Soccer Camp on the Pat Hartley Soccer Fields at Tyler Junior College in Tyler. Campers learned soccer fundamentals from TJC women's head coach Corey Rose, assisted by a cadre of other coaches from around the area and current and former Apache players in the four-day camp. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
One of the young students waves to family from his seat in the sanctuary at First Baptist Church on Thursday before the Niños de Promesa preschool graduation ceremony in downtown Tyler. Niños de Promesa, which focuses on preparing students for kindergarten while teaching or helping them strengthen their English language skills, has graduated more than 600 young people since it was founded in 2004, school director Asthma Vargas said. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Jacob Dowling, 9, leaps into the air as he's hit by a cup of green powder thrown by John Wofford, left, during the Bluebonnet Blast Color Run on Saturday, July 4, 2015, in Rusk, Texas. Capturing the peak of action is the goal of any photographer and I think this one's got it. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph