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Peter Haley-- best photos of 2011

Published: Dec. 28, 2012 at 10:57 a.m. PST — Updated: Feb. 18, 2013 at 8:15 p.m. PST
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  • Hundreds of runners of all ages crawled through this, the first of two mud pits in the sixth annual July Fourth Down & Dirty 8K Mud Run at Joint Base Lewis McChord Monday morning, July 4, 2011. Many participants dressed as cartoon characters this year. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Hundreds of runners of all ages crawled through this, the first of two mud pits in the sixth annual July Fourth Down & Dirty 8K Mud Run at Joint Base Lewis McChord Monday morning, July 4, 2011. Many participants dressed as cartoon characters this year. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Tanya Andrews, Executive Director of Children's Museum of Tacoma laughs after using a hammer to knock out a (precut) portion of wall in the new location of the Museum. About a hundred people gathered at the new downtown site for a construction kickoff Monday morning, April 25, 2011. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Tanya Andrews, Executive Director of Children's Museum of Tacoma laughs after using a hammer to knock out a (precut) portion of wall in the new location of the Museum. About a hundred people gathered at the new downtown site for a construction kickoff Monday morning, April 25, 2011. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • In the first minutes Cal's Keenan Allen grabbed a pass and ran for a 90-yard touch down. University of Washington versus University of California Berkeley in a football game at Husky Stadium, Saturday, September 24, 2011. UW beat Cal 31-23. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    In the first minutes Cal's Keenan Allen grabbed a pass and ran for a 90-yard touch down. University of Washington versus University of California Berkeley in a football game at Husky Stadium, Saturday, September 24, 2011. UW beat Cal 31-23. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Taylor Swift sings 'Story of Us' in a concert at the Tacoma Dome, part of her 'Speak Now' tour. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Taylor Swift sings 'Story of Us' in a concert at the Tacoma Dome, part of her 'Speak Now' tour. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Sounders forward Fredy Montero tries a bicycle kick but Houston goalie Tally Hall knocked the ball away in a soccer match against the Houston Dynamo at Qwest Field in Seattle, March 25, 2011. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Sounders forward Fredy Montero tries a bicycle kick but Houston goalie Tally Hall knocked the ball away in a soccer match against the Houston Dynamo at Qwest Field in Seattle, March 25, 2011. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Members of the Lahar Bicycle Club and Bonney Lake Bike Team enjoy, 118th Avenue E, one of the bucolic streets of Edgewood during one of the weekly Thursday evening group rides that originates at Bonney Lake Bicycle Club, a shop in Sumner. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Members of the Lahar Bicycle Club and Bonney Lake Bike Team enjoy, 118th Avenue E, one of the bucolic streets of Edgewood during one of the weekly Thursday evening group rides that originates at Bonney Lake Bicycle Club, a shop in Sumner. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Kids are being kids at a combined Sunday service of The Bridge and His Loving Word in a United Methodist church near South Tacoma Way. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Kids are being kids at a combined Sunday service of The Bridge and His Loving Word in a United Methodist church near South Tacoma Way. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Most Mt. Si players celebrate the victory they just clinched, but catcher Robb (cq)Lane is steamed about the hit he just took from Kamiakin's Jonny Allen (right) who had attempted to knock the ball out of Lane's glove as Lane blocked home plate. Kamiakin High School lost a baseball playoff game to Mt. Si, 3-2, in Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, May 27, 2011. (PETER HALEY/AP)
    Most Mt. Si players celebrate the victory they just clinched, but catcher Robb (cq)Lane is steamed about the hit he just took from Kamiakin's Jonny Allen (right) who had attempted to knock the ball out of Lane's glove as Lane blocked home plate. Kamiakin High School lost a baseball playoff game to Mt. Si, 3-2, in Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, May 27, 2011. (PETER HALEY/AP)
  • Christine Rayburn of Olympia works on 'Roo', one of the characters in 'Rabbits Howse' (cq), a sand sculpture made by a team from Alpine Experience on the first day of Sand in the City at Port Plaza in Olympia. The team is making a larger sand copy of a small hand-carved soap original sculpture (center) made by a member of the team. The event is a sand-sculpture competition with master sand sculptors, and interactive activities for children. The event benefits the Hands On Children's Museum. Saturday is 'beach party' and Sunday is Grandparents' Day. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Christine Rayburn of Olympia works on 'Roo', one of the characters in 'Rabbits Howse' (cq), a sand sculpture made by a team from Alpine Experience on the first day of Sand in the City at Port Plaza in Olympia. The team is making a larger sand copy of a small hand-carved soap original sculpture (center) made by a member of the team. The event is a sand-sculpture competition with master sand sculptors, and interactive activities for children. The event benefits the Hands On Children's Museum. Saturday is 'beach party' and Sunday is Grandparents' Day. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Anders Ibsen (left) looks at election returns on his laptop computer with supporter Richard Smaby as their wives, Beverly Smaby and Beverly (cq) Ibsen (right) hug shortly after the first returns showed Ibsen ahead in his race for Tacoma city council Tuesday evening, November 8, 2011. This is at an election evening party for supporters of Ibsen held in the home of Sandy Farewell. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Anders Ibsen (left) looks at election returns on his laptop computer with supporter Richard Smaby as their wives, Beverly Smaby and Beverly (cq) Ibsen (right) hug shortly after the first returns showed Ibsen ahead in his race for Tacoma city council Tuesday evening, November 8, 2011. This is at an election evening party for supporters of Ibsen held in the home of Sandy Farewell. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Hundreds of runners of all ages got dirty in the sixth annual July Fourth Down & Dirty 8K Mud Run at Joint Base Lewis McChord Monday morning, July 4, 2011. Many participants dressed as cartoon characters this year. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Hundreds of runners of all ages got dirty in the sixth annual July Fourth Down & Dirty 8K Mud Run at Joint Base Lewis McChord Monday morning, July 4, 2011. Many participants dressed as cartoon characters this year. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Andrew Moreland stands as his classmate cheer and applaud in recognition of his being the 2011 Presidential Scholar for the entire state of Washington. This is during the Olympia High School Commencement Exercises held at St. Martin's University in Lacey. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Andrew Moreland stands as his classmate cheer and applaud in recognition of his being the 2011 Presidential Scholar for the entire state of Washington. This is during the Olympia High School Commencement Exercises held at St. Martin's University in Lacey. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Logan Rysemus of Stadium High School on his way to second in the 100 Yard Backstroke at the AAAA Boys' Swim/Dive State Championships held February 19, 2011 at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Logan Rysemus of Stadium High School on his way to second in the 100 Yard Backstroke at the AAAA Boys' Swim/Dive State Championships held February 19, 2011 at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • The cool temperatures over the first half of July haven't stopped the fun in the Activity Pool at Wild Waves in Federal Way. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    The cool temperatures over the first half of July haven't stopped the fun in the Activity Pool at Wild Waves in Federal Way. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • The Wave University of Washington versus University of California Berkeley in a football game at Husky Stadium, Saturday, September 24, 2011. UW beat Cal 31-23. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    The Wave University of Washington versus University of California Berkeley in a football game at Husky Stadium, Saturday, September 24, 2011. UW beat Cal 31-23. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Abdul Gaddy returns to the court. He is point guard for the University of Washington mens basketball team. This is in Hec Ed Pavilion, November 8, 2011. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Abdul Gaddy returns to the court. He is point guard for the University of Washington mens basketball team. This is in Hec Ed Pavilion, November 8, 2011. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Cal's tight end Anthony Miller (right) exceeds his mandate as an offensive player against linebacker Cort Dennison of UW, but it didn't matter because safety Justin Glenn had already stopped Cal's Isi Sofele on the fourth down just short of the goal line in the last minute, sealing UW's win over Cal 31-23. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Cal's tight end Anthony Miller (right) exceeds his mandate as an offensive player against linebacker Cort Dennison of UW, but it didn't matter because safety Justin Glenn had already stopped Cal's Isi Sofele on the fourth down just short of the goal line in the last minute, sealing UW's win over Cal 31-23. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Six-year-old Molly Klein of Puyallup emerges from the hind end of an inflatable ride, part of the three-day-long 2011 Puyallup Meeker Days Festival which included live entertainment stages, food courts, almost 200 craft, commercial and non-profit vendors, antique tractor displays and classic cars. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Six-year-old Molly Klein of Puyallup emerges from the hind end of an inflatable ride, part of the three-day-long 2011 Puyallup Meeker Days Festival which included live entertainment stages, food courts, almost 200 craft, commercial and non-profit vendors, antique tractor displays and classic cars. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Personal trainer Chuck Carone demands a little more in a class called Team Training at Innovative Fitness in Fircrest. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Personal trainer Chuck Carone demands a little more in a class called Team Training at Innovative Fitness in Fircrest. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Employees and friend of the Museum of Flight in Seattle have no reason to applaud as it is announced that each of the three space shuttles were designated to go to other institutions. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Employees and friend of the Museum of Flight in Seattle have no reason to applaud as it is announced that each of the three space shuttles were designated to go to other institutions. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Items are being removed over a period of months at the McNeil Island Correctional Center, which is being closed down. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Items are being removed over a period of months at the McNeil Island Correctional Center, which is being closed down. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • A motorist finishes gassing up at an Arco station in Federal Way in March 2011. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer file, 2011)
    A motorist finishes gassing up at an Arco station in Federal Way in March 2011. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer file, 2011)

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