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Best Photos of 2012 Dean J. Koepfler

Published: Dec. 26, 2012 at 5:25 p.m. PST — Updated: Dec. 26, 2012 at 5:28 p.m. PST
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  • A Border collie looks more like a dog shark as it grabs a tennis ball at the end-of-the-season pup pool party at the Stewart Heights pool in Tacoma Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. The above and below water effect was accomplished using a camera in a aquarium. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    A Border collie looks more like a dog shark as it grabs a tennis ball at the end-of-the-season pup pool party at the Stewart Heights pool in Tacoma Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. The above and below water effect was accomplished using a camera in a aquarium. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • After being separated from his family for 62 years, Jerry Wooliver, of Auburn, got to meet and hug three sisters for the first time, including Janis MacPherson, left, of Burlington at the Total Living Concept offices in Kent Saturday April 28, 2012. Wooliver, who has cerebral palsy was institutionalized as a child and his family scattered after his mother died in her earily thirties. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER)
    After being separated from his family for 62 years, Jerry Wooliver, of Auburn, got to meet and hug three sisters for the first time, including Janis MacPherson, left, of Burlington at the Total Living Concept offices in Kent Saturday April 28, 2012. Wooliver, who has cerebral palsy was institutionalized as a child and his family scattered after his mother died in her earily thirties. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER)
  • A ice encrusted street light glows in Gig Harbor as freezing rain following heavy snow caused havoc in Gig Harbor Thursday January 19, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    A ice encrusted street light glows in Gig Harbor as freezing rain following heavy snow caused havoc in Gig Harbor Thursday January 19, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • While casting for Chum and Coho salmon for Mike Tinder of Tacoma, with the fly-fishing gear, and Jack Frazier, 13 of Gig Harbor, was unproductive they were able to capture, when their focus shifted momentarily off the fish, some vibrant fall colors reflected in the waters of an inlet near the Ollalla bridge Sunday October 28, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    While casting for Chum and Coho salmon for Mike Tinder of Tacoma, with the fly-fishing gear, and Jack Frazier, 13 of Gig Harbor, was unproductive they were able to capture, when their focus shifted momentarily off the fish, some vibrant fall colors reflected in the waters of an inlet near the Ollalla bridge Sunday October 28, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Tito Butler, of Tacoma, paused from his job working for Liberty Tax service and held his hand over his heart during a procession carrying the body of Washington State Patrol trooper Anthony Radulescu from the Pierce County Medical Examiners Office to Mountainview Funeral Home in Lakewood passed on a rainy Pacific Ave. Friday February 24 2012. 'Representing Lady Liberty I felt like it was important to express thanks for those who help protect and help us,' Butler said. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Tito Butler, of Tacoma, paused from his job working for Liberty Tax service and held his hand over his heart during a procession carrying the body of Washington State Patrol trooper Anthony Radulescu from the Pierce County Medical Examiners Office to Mountainview Funeral Home in Lakewood passed on a rainy Pacific Ave. Friday February 24 2012. 'Representing Lady Liberty I felt like it was important to express thanks for those who help protect and help us,' Butler said. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • The lights of a Tacoma fire engine illuminate the ice covered branches of a tree that fell over a car and a truck on the 1200 block of South Prospect as freezing rain on top of heavy snow caused havoc in Tacoma Thursday January 19, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    The lights of a Tacoma fire engine illuminate the ice covered branches of a tree that fell over a car and a truck on the 1200 block of South Prospect as freezing rain on top of heavy snow caused havoc in Tacoma Thursday January 19, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Members of the Tacoma City Ballet limber up before going on their haunt during the company's annual presentation of 'The Haunted Theatre,' Backstage Tour and Eerie Dances Sunday October 28, 2012. The ballet turned their backstage over too a haunted graveyard of master composers, a angel frozen to stone and entertained the audience with the frightfully beautiful choreograhy of Erin M. Ceragioli. The annual haunted halloween ballet sold out 5 of 7 performances and drove the kids batty. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    Members of the Tacoma City Ballet limber up before going on their haunt during the company's annual presentation of 'The Haunted Theatre,' Backstage Tour and Eerie Dances Sunday October 28, 2012. The ballet turned their backstage over too a haunted graveyard of master composers, a angel frozen to stone and entertained the audience with the frightfully beautiful choreograhy of Erin M. Ceragioli. The annual haunted halloween ballet sold out 5 of 7 performances and drove the kids batty. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Saturday Oct. 20, 2012 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's 'Zoo Boo' celebration offering enrichments and halloween fun for visitors and zoo animals alike. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    Saturday Oct. 20, 2012 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's 'Zoo Boo' celebration offering enrichments and halloween fun for visitors and zoo animals alike. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • North Thurston's Tru Hicks beats Mark Morris's Tanner Brill to a loose ball Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 during a 2A Boys semifinal game between North Thurston and Mark Morris High Schools won by the Monarchs 70-58 at Tumwater H.S. . (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    North Thurston's Tru Hicks beats Mark Morris's Tanner Brill to a loose ball Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 during a 2A Boys semifinal game between North Thurston and Mark Morris High Schools won by the Monarchs 70-58 at Tumwater H.S. . (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • A rusting steel superstructure and hull , peeling paint , much of it containing lead, and a sense of abandonment plague Kalakala owner Steve Rodrigues. Rodrigues says that he has seven bids for the Kalakala's renovation ranging from $17 to $21 million dollars. While Rodrigues says it would only cost $50,000 to do structural repairs to make the Kalakala safe to tow to another location in the Puget Sound other estimates put the cost at between $2 million and $3 million dollars. Wednesday May 2, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER)
    A rusting steel superstructure and hull , peeling paint , much of it containing lead, and a sense of abandonment plague Kalakala owner Steve Rodrigues. Rodrigues says that he has seven bids for the Kalakala's renovation ranging from $17 to $21 million dollars. While Rodrigues says it would only cost $50,000 to do structural repairs to make the Kalakala safe to tow to another location in the Puget Sound other estimates put the cost at between $2 million and $3 million dollars. Wednesday May 2, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER)
  • Kentridge's Chase Bublitz pumps his fist after a upset win in the Men's 50 yard freestyle in a time of 21.16 during the 4A State Swimming and diving championships at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way Saturday Feb. 18, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    Kentridge's Chase Bublitz pumps his fist after a upset win in the Men's 50 yard freestyle in a time of 21.16 during the 4A State Swimming and diving championships at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way Saturday Feb. 18, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • First responders from Central Pierce Fire & Rescue and the Pierce County Sheriff's Dept., joined well wishers with flags and cameras on the Ainsworth overpass over Hwy. 512 in Parkland Thursday to pay their respects during the procession for slain Washington State trooper Anthony Radulescu, 44, who was shot and killed Feb. 23 during a traffic stop in Ghorst. Thursday March 1, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    First responders from Central Pierce Fire & Rescue and the Pierce County Sheriff's Dept., joined well wishers with flags and cameras on the Ainsworth overpass over Hwy. 512 in Parkland Thursday to pay their respects during the procession for slain Washington State trooper Anthony Radulescu, 44, who was shot and killed Feb. 23 during a traffic stop in Ghorst. Thursday March 1, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Security guard Greg Conley of Tacoma described the museum as 'Amazing,' on his first day at work. Looking into the show floor Conley said, 'It's like the evolution of the car.' Workers labor into the night at the Lemay-America's Car Museum racing to finish exhibits before the opening Saturday June 2. Friday May 25, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Security guard Greg Conley of Tacoma described the museum as 'Amazing,' on his first day at work. Looking into the show floor Conley said, 'It's like the evolution of the car.' Workers labor into the night at the Lemay-America's Car Museum racing to finish exhibits before the opening Saturday June 2. Friday May 25, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Olympia H.S. Brendan McCauley reacts to narrowly missing a putt after during the Narrows League golf tournament Wednesday at Spanaway Lake Golf Course Wednesday , May 9, 2012. McCauley came back to eagle the 14th hole for the second time this week as Olympia took the team title. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    Olympia H.S. Brendan McCauley reacts to narrowly missing a putt after during the Narrows League golf tournament Wednesday at Spanaway Lake Golf Course Wednesday , May 9, 2012. McCauley came back to eagle the 14th hole for the second time this week as Olympia took the team title. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • The graceful lines of a 1942 Packard Limousine beloved by Harold LeMay reflects other treasures and the arched window of the LeMay-America's Car Museum which opens Saturday June 2. May 2012 Dean J. Koepfler / Staff Photographer. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    The graceful lines of a 1942 Packard Limousine beloved by Harold LeMay reflects other treasures and the arched window of the LeMay-America's Car Museum which opens Saturday June 2. May 2012 Dean J. Koepfler / Staff Photographer. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Will 'Ravin' Stepish right, hugged Cameron Ruba, as Addison Vigil, left, waited to say his last good byes at Pugnetti Park in Tacoma Monday February 27, 2012 as the last members of the movement left the park they had lived at since last November. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Will 'Ravin' Stepish right, hugged Cameron Ruba, as Addison Vigil, left, waited to say his last good byes at Pugnetti Park in Tacoma Monday February 27, 2012 as the last members of the movement left the park they had lived at since last November. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Kadie Anderson, a veterinarian intern at Pt. Defiance Zoo and Aquarium got up close and personal with Sumatran tiger Malosi's teeth during a cleaning as part of a physical examination. The tiger, under general anesthesia during the procedure had a breathing tube inserted down his throat to help protect his airway. Wed March 14, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Kadie Anderson, a veterinarian intern at Pt. Defiance Zoo and Aquarium got up close and personal with Sumatran tiger Malosi's teeth during a cleaning as part of a physical examination. The tiger, under general anesthesia during the procedure had a breathing tube inserted down his throat to help protect his airway. Wed March 14, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Finnegan Hyer, 4 of Tacoma, needed dad's booster rocket power to get up some steep stairs during the annual 'Trick-or-Treat in the Harbor, Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012. The aspiring astronaut and his support crew family , mom & dad Michelle and Brent Hyer, visited businesses and homes in historic downtown Gig Harbor for treats , had costume contest photos taken, and enjoyed costume watching. Mom spent two months creating the rocket ship costume complete with lights from paper mache and a old lamp shade. NASA would be proud. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    Finnegan Hyer, 4 of Tacoma, needed dad's booster rocket power to get up some steep stairs during the annual 'Trick-or-Treat in the Harbor, Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012. The aspiring astronaut and his support crew family , mom & dad Michelle and Brent Hyer, visited businesses and homes in historic downtown Gig Harbor for treats , had costume contest photos taken, and enjoyed costume watching. Mom spent two months creating the rocket ship costume complete with lights from paper mache and a old lamp shade. NASA would be proud. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Tidal channels at low tide create a graphic pattern around the new boardwalk at the Nisqually Delta National Wildlife Refuge Thursday March 8, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Tidal channels at low tide create a graphic pattern around the new boardwalk at the Nisqually Delta National Wildlife Refuge Thursday March 8, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Megan Callewaert, Collections Coordinator for the Edsel & Eleanor House in Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan, holds the steering wheel as she and the 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster, made for Ford Motor Company's Edsel Ford, is lowered on a ramp Friday May 25, 2012. Callewaert flew in from Michigan to check the one of a kind car into LeMay-America's Car Museum in Tacoma Wa. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Megan Callewaert, Collections Coordinator for the Edsel & Eleanor House in Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan, holds the steering wheel as she and the 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster, made for Ford Motor Company's Edsel Ford, is lowered on a ramp Friday May 25, 2012. Callewaert flew in from Michigan to check the one of a kind car into LeMay-America's Car Museum in Tacoma Wa. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Rain and a little mud didn't dampen the spirits of one year old Lydia Luce, of Tacoma....in fact the precipitation, that had others scurrying for cover at the Double R Farms in Puyallup Sunday, gave Lydia and big sister Emma, 4 at left, another way to enjoy the family outing by stomping in the puddles and getting a little dirty. It helped that mom and dad Megan and Tom Luce didn't care if Lydia got her little pumpkin outfit dirty. In addition to Halloween jack o 'lanterns, the farm offered food, hot drinks, hay rides and prizes for those hitting targets with their pumpkin slingshots. BEST OF 2012 Sunday Oct. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    Rain and a little mud didn't dampen the spirits of one year old Lydia Luce, of Tacoma....in fact the precipitation, that had others scurrying for cover at the Double R Farms in Puyallup Sunday, gave Lydia and big sister Emma, 4 at left, another way to enjoy the family outing by stomping in the puddles and getting a little dirty. It helped that mom and dad Megan and Tom Luce didn't care if Lydia got her little pumpkin outfit dirty. In addition to Halloween jack o 'lanterns, the farm offered food, hot drinks, hay rides and prizes for those hitting targets with their pumpkin slingshots. BEST OF 2012 Sunday Oct. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Illegal immigrants wait to board a bus on Aug. 1 at the Northwest Detention Center en route to Boeing Field for a deportation flight to Mexico. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Illegal immigrants wait to board a bus on Aug. 1 at the Northwest Detention Center en route to Boeing Field for a deportation flight to Mexico. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Steadied by the hand of her husband Sterling Wyatt Sr. , Sheryl Wyatt says goodbye to her fallen son SPC Sterling Wyatt, during a memorial service at the JBLM Lewis North Chapel Tuesday August 8, 2012, for Wyatt and SGT Michael Ristau, two soldiers of the 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division killed in two separate IED attacks July in Afghanistan. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    Steadied by the hand of her husband Sterling Wyatt Sr. , Sheryl Wyatt says goodbye to her fallen son SPC Sterling Wyatt, during a memorial service at the JBLM Lewis North Chapel Tuesday August 8, 2012, for Wyatt and SGT Michael Ristau, two soldiers of the 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division killed in two separate IED attacks July in Afghanistan. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Prayers and a moment of blessing were said during a steady rain amid children's toys and the charred ruin of the house in Puyallup where Charlie and Braden Powell were killed by their father Josh Powell two weeks ago. Associated Ministries of Tacoma organized the event to help the community, clergy and first responders deal with the grief of the boys loss. Saturday Feb. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    Prayers and a moment of blessing were said during a steady rain amid children's toys and the charred ruin of the house in Puyallup where Charlie and Braden Powell were killed by their father Josh Powell two weeks ago. Associated Ministries of Tacoma organized the event to help the community, clergy and first responders deal with the grief of the boys loss. Saturday Feb. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • The setting sun cast a glow on Mount Rainier as a meadow of Lupine is consumed in a gathering dusk in the sub-alpine meadows above Paradise. At over 5000 feet the short growing season forces wild flowers into a frenzied bloom to the delight of hikers and photograhers alike. Monday August 13, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    The setting sun cast a glow on Mount Rainier as a meadow of Lupine is consumed in a gathering dusk in the sub-alpine meadows above Paradise. At over 5000 feet the short growing season forces wild flowers into a frenzied bloom to the delight of hikers and photograhers alike. Monday August 13, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Some people bring their dogs to the lake for a swim. Ken Gurley of Bonney Lake, who admitted to liking to be a little different, brought his 11ft (and growing) Red Tailed Boa Constrictor snake Atri, with him for a cool dip in Lake Tapps Saturday July 21, 2012. Gurley said Atri is very friendly and even let sunbathers at Allan Yorke Park hold his pet Boa around their necks for a photo. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Some people bring their dogs to the lake for a swim. Ken Gurley of Bonney Lake, who admitted to liking to be a little different, brought his 11ft (and growing) Red Tailed Boa Constrictor snake Atri, with him for a cool dip in Lake Tapps Saturday July 21, 2012. Gurley said Atri is very friendly and even let sunbathers at Allan Yorke Park hold his pet Boa around their necks for a photo. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • 'God bless all of you for this great gift,' said Edith Drylie of Tacoma as she thanked volunteer Kenneth Cox for carrying her Turkey and box during the Bikers Against Statewide Hunger annual turkey giveaway Friday Nov. 16th at the BASH food bank in Tacoma. The biker non-profit brother and sisterhood provided 287 Thanksgiving boxes with all the fixings to the needy. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune)
    'God bless all of you for this great gift,' said Edith Drylie of Tacoma as she thanked volunteer Kenneth Cox for carrying her Turkey and box during the Bikers Against Statewide Hunger annual turkey giveaway Friday Nov. 16th at the BASH food bank in Tacoma. The biker non-profit brother and sisterhood provided 287 Thanksgiving boxes with all the fixings to the needy. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Tacoma News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Lt. Dale Heidal, of Key Peninsula F.D. station 44, uses a small hand line to knock down embers to a brush fire being blown by a stiff winds near the 18000 block of 144th KPN near Hwy 302 Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012. The fire burned through five acres of brush and young trees and threatened some homes for a while. Crews expected to be on the scene all night keeping watch on the fire. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    Lt. Dale Heidal, of Key Peninsula F.D. station 44, uses a small hand line to knock down embers to a brush fire being blown by a stiff winds near the 18000 block of 144th KPN near Hwy 302 Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012. The fire burned through five acres of brush and young trees and threatened some homes for a while. Crews expected to be on the scene all night keeping watch on the fire. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Outside the Northwest Detention Center gates and free after nearly five months of jail and detention, Oscar Campos Estrada embraces his girlfriend Maria who is mother to their 2-year-old son Jasiel, at left, during a tearful reunion. Campos, a longtime Tacoma resident who has worked, raised a family and paid his taxes still fears deportation. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Outside the Northwest Detention Center gates and free after nearly five months of jail and detention, Oscar Campos Estrada embraces his girlfriend Maria who is mother to their 2-year-old son Jasiel, at left, during a tearful reunion. Campos, a longtime Tacoma resident who has worked, raised a family and paid his taxes still fears deportation. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Jockey Jose Zunino. right, shows new employee Jeff Balcom , who will be working at the starting gate during races, the proper technique for riding a race horse Wednesday April 11, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Jockey Jose Zunino. right, shows new employee Jeff Balcom , who will be working at the starting gate during races, the proper technique for riding a race horse Wednesday April 11, 2012. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image

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