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Published July 18, 2012, 12:00 AM

July 18th, 2012

Photos from the July 18th, 2012 edition of the Echo Press.


More than 100 survivors participating in the relay released balloons after the survivors lap. (Photo by Nichole Roell)

  • More than 100 survivors participating in the relay released balloons after the survivors lap. (Photo by Nichole Roell)
  • After sharing their stories, Cole Haabala (right) walked with his grandmother, Pat Haabala (left) and led the survivors lap around the field. (Photo by Nichole Roell)
  • White bags represented lives lost to cancer, brown represented survivors. (Photo by Karla Mikkelson)
  • Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey
  • Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey
  • Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey
  • Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey
  • A new addition to the Classic Boat Show were European sports cars. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • A Minnesota conservation officer seized 135 fish while investigating a gross misdemeanor over-limit of sunfish in Douglas County. (Contributed photo)
  • Jingle Bells volunteers at a past telethon answered phones during the broadcast. (Contributed photo)
  • A temporary pump alongside County Road 82 in Garfield pumped water from a holding pond through an underground pipe installed last fall in County Ditch1. The water flowed into Lake Brophy and the nearby chain of lakes, Cowdry, Taylor, Stony and Union. (Contributed photo)
  • The Kensington depot (left) is now located near the Kensington Area Heritage Society Museum, once the New Co-op Creamery. (Contributed photo)
  • Summer-Fresh Bowtie Pasta can be prepared in minutes, and leftovers can be served as a chilled salad. Photo by Sue Doeden
  • Use fresh basil, cherry or grape tomatoes, red onion and garlic to create a quick and easy pasta dish. Photo by Sue Doeden
  • Meg Hintzen of Carlos is vying for the title of Princess Kay of the Milky Way at this year's Minnesota State Fair. (Contributed photo)
  • Eighteen-year-old Jacqueline Mueller was chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Minnesota Pageant set for July 29. (Contributed photo)