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Published September 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

September 19th, 2012

Photos from the September 19th, 2012 edition of the Echo Press.


Shelby Iverson reacted after she was crowned homecoming queen Monday morning. King Kyle Blank placed the crown on her head while his fellow king candidates, Nick Knoblach and Patrick Leary looked on. Also pictured are queen candidates Claire Donovan and Becca Illies. (Photo by Lowell Anderson)


  • Shelby Iverson reacted after she was crowned homecoming queen Monday morning. King Kyle Blank placed the crown on her head while his fellow king candidates, Nick Knoblach and Patrick Leary looked on. Also pictured are queen candidates Claire Donovan and Becca Illies. (Photo by Lowell Anderson)<br /><br />
  • (Left to right) Sophomore attendants: Justin Cumberbatch and Ellie Bergstrand; seniors: Christian Anderson, Claire Conovan, King Kyle Blank, Queen Shelby Iverson, Nick Knoblach, Becca Illies, Patrick Leary, Maggie Shay; junior attendants: Zach Peterson and Amanda Christianson.
  • Alexandria’s Megan Bristow swam the 100 breaststroke, finishing second behind teammate Hannah Eklund, That 1-2 finish helped the Cardinals defeat St. Cloud Apollo 112-73 and improve to 2-2 overall for the year. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)
  • Natasha Randall put together binders for a company. The work, she said, is her favorite part of the job. (Photo by Caroline Roers)<br /><br />
  • Trent Piepenburg was the most improved runner for the Cardinal boys’ cross country team at the Lucky Lindy Invitational at Little Falls Thursday. (Contributed)
  • Anna Spanbauer chased down a ball during Alexandria girls’ soccer action earlier this season. The Cardinals defeated Sauk Rapids-Rice to hand the Storm its first loss of the conference season. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)
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  • Team “50 Shades of Grapes” won their round in Stomp for a Cause. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Skilly and Duff entertained with a never before heard a cappella performance on the Marquette Stage on Sunday. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • To continue helping trauma patients in Minnesota, trauma being the third leading cause of death in Minnesota, the Douglas County Hospital was re-designated as a level 3 trauma hospital. (Contributed photo)
  • Sophomores today will be the first graduating class from the new high school in 2015. Pictured with their parents are (left to right): Lukas Bigger, Gretchen Watkins, Andrew Storm, Sydney Steinbring, Drew Eidsvold, Sam Carlson, Chase Nielson, Danika Guenther and Jenny Eng. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Science teacher Tom Smith described a class experiment where students saw a field where Jefferson High School stands, much like the land where the new high school will be constructed. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
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  • A participant in a past snowshoe class at Lake Carlos State Park learned how to string laces on a snowshoe frame. (Echo Press photo by Raeshel Betterman)
  • Amanda and Nicholas Dahmes and their children, Thomas and Olivia. (Contributed photo)
  • "This is so worth anything I am going through if I can have a baby for her." — Amanda Dahmes, Mother