JEROME POLLOS

Recent Work

Various doings from the last few months

Post Falls High's Marcus Colbert spots the ball for the rebound as Kyle Blanchard from Madison High does the same in the second half of their game Friday during the state 5A boys basketball tournament at the Idaho Center in Nampa.
   
Lake City's J.J. Stoddard draws a foul from Tony Buzzini, right, as his Borah High teammate Jeremy Jones comes in to assist in the defense during the first half of the T-Wolves 52-46 loss Thursday to the Lions at the state 5A basketball tournament.
   
Willow Smith, 8, sizes up Natasza Springer's hat she donned for Dr. Seuss' birthday celebration Tuesday at Bryan Elementary in Coeur d'Alene.
     
  
Jackson McDonald, 11, throws a baseball back to his dad during an after school practice Monday in Hayden for the upcoming little league season.
   
Rheana Pollos taking the top spot on the podium as the overall champion of the Flip Factory gymnastics competition held Sunday in Coeur d'Alene.
   
Tsones Nomee, 4, waits to perform with the rest of the Shooting Star Dancers during the winter blessing event held Thursday at the Ernie Stensgar Pavilion near Worley.
     
  
Dayna Drager holds the state championship trophy while standing with the rest of her teammates during an assembly for the girl's basketball team Wednesday at Coeur d'Alene High. The lady Vikings won the state championship Saturday in Nampa bringing their total eight since 1977.
   
T.J. Philp from Lake City High falls on top of Post Falls High's Connor Hill as he battles for the ball and tries to beat out Hill's teammate Justin Mikkelson during the second half.
   
Ted McCaffree swings through a tee shot to start his round of golf Monday on the opening day for the Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. With the regional weather under the control of El Nino, courses are opening earlier to the delight of golfers.
     
  
Zoey Larue, right, and Courtney Cutting wait for their turn on the balance beam Friday at the Great West Gym Fest as Ashlyn Smith, their teammate from Avant Coeur, performs her dismount.
   
John Hurley, with Hurley Lighting Sales of Seattle, helps install displays Thursday at Idaho Lights in Coeur d'Alene among the hundreds of other lighting fixtures in the showroom. Idaho Lights has noticed 15 percent decrease in their power bills when comparing 2009 to 2008 due in large part to using energy efficient lighting for their displays, according to the owners.
   
Dennis Desmarais rises out of the water as he prepares to turn and complete another lap in the pool Wednesday at Peak Fitness in Coeur d'Alene. The Hayden Lake resident comes to the fitness center twice a week to swim two miles in the pool.
     
  
John Klapp, a teacher at Seltice Elementary, puts the finishing touches on his "half shave" during a school assembly Tuesday where four staff members at the school shaved half of their facial hair after the school raised $505 for Haitian earthquake victims. Klapp hadn't shaved since Dec. 23.
   
Terry Pardue stands in front of his watercolor paintings hanging at the Office Bar and Grill on Fourth Street in Coeur d’Alene. Pardue is turning the midtown bar into his own art gallery after the professional painter regained his stroke following a 15-year break.
   
Ken Roberge, an arborist with Specialty Tree Services, prunes a tree Monday along Fifth Street at a residence in downtown Coeur d'Alene.
     
  
Josiah Mann, 6, opens wide while Meredith Spears, a dental assistant at Dirne Dental, places a flouride tray into his mouth Friday during a free dental day for children event.
   
Miles Kison, 5, tries to concentrate on relaxing as he lays alongside his classmate Charles McCoy, also 5, during a yoga class Monday. Children from Kinder Magic in Coeur d'Alene learned various poses and relaxation methods as part of the field trip to Parkside Fitness.
   
Manny Amparan works on a staircase in a new home Friday at the Fieldstone subdivision in Post Falls. Local contractors are beginning to see a slight increase in construction contracts for new homes, but many say it's too early to say it will be a better year than last.
     
  
Joel Underdahl bounced back from a serious knee injury he sustained in a football game in 2008 to become Lakeland High's leading scorer on the varsity basketball team.
   
Frank Zwinger, with Zwinger Excavating, cuts through concrete Wednesday while crews begin the remodel of Capone's Pub & Grill in Coeur d'Alene.
   
Dan Buckley McCullough has his wounds treated by Coeur d'Alene firefighters after being stabbed Tuesday following an altercation at his home on the 3100 block of 7th Street. McCullough was transported to Kootenai Medical Center with stab wounds to his back, left arm and left hand.
     
  
Summer Sembar, 3, climbs up to her father Shawn Sembar on the jungle gym at Finucane Park in Hayden while enjoying the mild winter weather Monday. Temperatures hovered around 50-degrees as clouds moved in from the west which is expected to bring rain to the area for much of the week.
   
Paul Landrum welds a seam on a 7,000-gallon fuel tank Thursday for one of Ground Force Manufacturing's large mining support vehicles. The Post Falls facility is planning to gradually rehire 35 workers that were laid off last year as more contracts are finalized for Ground Force's equipment.
   
Dick Panabaker discusses his collection of classic cars Wednesday while at his shop in Hayden. Panabaker is the former mayor of Hayden and chairman of the board of Kootenai County commissioners and now has reentered the political arena as a Hayden City councilman.
     
  
Lake City High's Chris Wheelock races toward a loose ball as Connor Hill from Post Falls High watches from the floor during the second half of the T-wolves 68-57 win Tuesday over the Trojans.
   
Anthony Hall tows his daughter Hannah, 5, and Wiley Pierce, also 5, on a sled while ice skating Friday on Fernan Lake.
   
Richard Burbine works on rehabilitating his hip that was replaced in November as Zachary Norling supervises his physical therapy session Thursday at Pinnacle Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine in Post Falls. The physical therapy office is offering free classes to help educated the community on the benefits and the process of having a total hip or knee replacement.
     
  
Post Falls High's Connor Hill flies toward the rim after blowing past Stefan Buratto from Sandpoint High during the second half of the Trojans 94-75 overtime win Wednesday.
   
Re-elected Coeur d'Alene City Council members Woody McEvers, left, Deanna Goodlander and Mike Kennedy share a laugh after taking their oaths of offices Tuesday during the city council meeting.
   
Maynard Nisbet walks around a sports utility vehicle that rolled over after colliding with a car Monday on Appleway Avenue in Coeur d'Alene. No injuries were reported in the accident.
     
  
New Year's revelers race out of the 39-degree water Friday at Sanders Beach during the 31st annual Polar Bear Plunge. Hundreds of people took over the beach to take part in the New Year's Day tradition or just watch those who were brave enough dive in.
   
Rachael Hogan, 13, right, and Alli Ballard, 16, practice their dance routine as Shelby Hankins, 11, looks back to watch Wednesday before a play at the Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center. Children participated in the Christian Youth Theater "Play in a Day" event where they audition, gather props and costumes, put together a set, rehearse and perform an entire play in one day.
   
Bill McFadden and his wife Earlene decided to move into an assisted living home instead of living in their Coeur d'Alene home due to safety issues as well as convenience.