Champion Kade Sonnier from Carencro, La. competes in bareback riding during the 127th anniversary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo at Cheyenne.
Braxton Cherni, 4 years old, stands in front of an American flag as the room waits for Harriet Hageman to take the stage during the Primary Night Celebration with Harriet Hageman at the Frontier Days Event Center in Cheyenne.
Jillian Sands, 16, left, Elly, 16, and Katy Hess 20, pose for a portrait during a rally for reproductive rights in front of the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. “Not your body. Not your choice,” is written on their skin in black paint.
Cassidy Weber, 20, yells for a portrait during a rally for reproductive rights in front of the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.
Kristi Matthews-Bailey and her colleague, Donna Jones, kneel in a patch of light beside St. Joseph Medical Center during a “White Coats for Black Lives show of solidarity” in Joliet, IL.
Izabella weaves yarn into artistic mats in a work collective run by women known as the Nanyuki Spinners and Weavers. It was started with the goal of training poor, windowed and single women living in the surrounding villages of Nanyuki in the craft of spinning, knitting and weaving to make them self reliant according to their website. Nanyuki was chosen because it is one of the major wool producing areas in Kenya due to favorable weather for sheep rearing and raising. Half of the proceeds acquired go directly to the women and the other half is retained at the centre.
Brynlee Loyd, 12, from Pine Bluffs, waits to compete in barrel racing during the Laramie County Fair at the Laramie County Fairgrounds, in Cheyenne. Loyd became is this year’s pole bending champion.
Costuming Assistant Brittany Pitzer, left, fits dancers Sophia Brodin, center, and Abbey Mann for their corsets and tutus during a costume fitting for “The Nutcracker” at Canyon Concert Ballet in Fort Collins.
Balloon artist Cecilia Villar, left, hands resident Louise Jacobsen a balloon flower then takes another request during the Primrose Rocks Alzheimer's event at Primrose Retirement Community in Cheyenne. “My favorite thing is to surprise people, make something they’ll never expect,” said Villas. This fundraiser was part of The Longest Day, a national day of raising money for the Alzheimer’s Association on the summer solstice. “We have people here with dementia and Alzheimer’s so it’s an important cause for us,” said Primrose of Cheyenne Sales Director Christine White. “I like to find causes that are near and dear to my residents’ hearts.”
Mario Martinez tattoos client David Shissler’s right forearm with the main character from the anime show One Piece during the Culture Expo in Cheyenne.
Ian Percy, 77 years old, from Greeley, Colo., throws a hammer during the Wyoming Senior Olympics at Johnson Jr. High in Cheyenne. Percy trains for two and a half hours every Saturday with his friend and coach Tim Edwards. When he was 60 years old, Percy became the world champion in the throws pentathlon.
Matthew Smith from Saraland, Ala., competes in bareback riding during the 127th anniversary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo at Cheyenne.
University of Wyoming junior guard and forward Tess Barnes (5) attempts to get through blocks by Colorado State University graduate guards McKenna Hofschild (4) and Sydney Mech (24) during a basketball game at Moby Arena in Fort Collins.
John Anderson, 6, plays extreme hopscotch on the street outside his home in Cheyenne. The chalk design included a ladder, a bridge, a twirl, and of course, a minimum of three bad guys. “They love to be outside,” said mother Anna Anderson of her sons John and Colton, 3. “It could be -50 and they’ll still want to be outside.”
MSU student Alec Gerstenberger gets his makeup done by Hanah Kaplan in Mersaille, France.
Visitors enjoy the Paris Carnival days after a heat wave hit the city.
An armed protestor equipped with a first aid kit and a cigarette mills around during a protest against the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Cheyenne Post 6 pitcher Colter McAnelly throws a fastball during a baseball game at Powers Field in Cheyenne on Friday.
Greg DeFrance, top left, and his children, from left, Eric, 10, Lucy, 4, and Raymond, 11, check out a plasma ball during Family Day at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne on Saturday. Raymond, in particular, has shown a keen interest in science. According to Greg, that morning, Raymond had taken apart a robot to see what was inside. “He was able to put it back together. But I had told him, ‘If you break it, I don’t care,’” recalled Greg. “It had a lot of gears and microchips,” reported Raymond with a smile.
Participants begin the “Running of the Santas .5K” event hosted by Visit Cheyenne beginning at Chronicles Distilling. “This year we added the aspect of them having to go into small business to encourage them to see these places and to add another fun element,” said organizer Jenna McCormick. Participants were offered a drink and had to receive a sticker on their passports from each location to complete the run. Locations included Desperado Depot, Chronicle Distilling, Freedoms Edge, Alexis Drake, The Albany, and Accomplice Beer Company.
David Richey, a pastor from Vassar, MI prays on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol following the news that Joe Biden has won the presidential election. "Abortion is very dear to my heart. There is so much turmoil. There's so much going on. We all need god."
Colt Honey from La Junta, Colo., competes in steer wrestling during the 127th anniversary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo at Frontier Park Arena.
Star Valley junior Cameron Kendall (1) and senior Derek Castle (33) cheer on the sidelines during the state 3A high school football championship game at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. Star Valley went on to win the game 14-7, becoming the State 3A Champions.
Josh Frost rosins his rope in the chute before competing in bull riding during the 127th anniversary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo at Frontier Park Arena. Rosin is a sticky substance added to a bull rider’s glove and rope to give him a better grip when he competes.
Jack Ramey stirs the succotash cooking at Kevin Romines’ chuckwagon in Old Frontier Town. Ramey has won the last two CFD chuckwagon competitions and hopes to win a third this year.
Drinks are prepared at the bar during Barrio Taco’s grand opening.
Sawyer Copple sits up after getting thrown during mutton bustin’ at the Laramie County Fair in Cheyenne.
New Mexico lobo safety Tavian Combs (7) dives to tackle University of Wyoming junior running back Harrison Waylee (4) during a football game at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
Zipcare Founder and Leader Zipporah Mwangangi poses for a portrait at the Flora Hostel in Nairobi, Kenya..
Paraeducator Catherine Hamilton, right, hosts a small reading group in a space that was formerly a custodial closet at Arp Elementary School in Cheyenne. From left, Wrigley Lott, 5, Isabella Funari, 6, and Maddox Osier, 5, read “Big and Little” together. Hamilton has worked at Arp for 14 years, and this year was the first time she’s had her own space. “Thirteen years of classroom corners and hallways,” she recalls. “They moved a shelf out of the custodial closet to make space for a table and me.” Despite the cramped quarters, Hamilton meets with multiple groups of students throughout the day, including three reading groups in the morning, three sound groups just before lunch, and three math groups in the afternoon. Next year, Arp Elementary students will be moved to Eastridge Elementary as part of a first stage in the LCSD1 South triad facilities plan, according to Superintendent Margaret Crespo.
University of Wyoming players react to a foul call by the referees during a basketball game against Colorado State University at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie.