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Nia Boothman, 3, looks off to the side before climbing the tree while her cousin Nyche'le Crouch, 6, hangs backwards from her perch while climbing a tree in front of Saint Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church in Auburn Wednesday.
Rhiannon DuVall, 6, plays in the inflatable moonwalk during the benefit for the DuValls at the Victory Fire Departmen Sunday afternoon.
Tina Mitchell reads in the hallway of Cayuga Community College. Mitchell is working towards an associates degree in early childhood education and hopes to get her bachelors online at Empire State College. Her economic outlook is better than some students who have to work extra hours to afford the high price of school, her tuition is fully covered by grants and loans.
The Cato-Meridian girls soccer team fawns over a tiny grey kitten found in the school parking lot Tuesday. The girls threw out several suggestions for a name including Pepper, Jersey, Soccer and Cato before one teammate convinced her mom to adopt the kitten.
Cpl. Jonathan Cregg, of Auburn, left, and Brandon Goldsberry, of Trumansburg, talk with other members of the 222nd military police unit during a training break.
Ginny Pfau is treated by Stephanie Delahunt, who is a licensed massage therapist and certified lymphedema therapist at Fairmount Massage, mimics Pfau's lymph system in by encouraging the flow of lymph material. Pfau is suffering from lymphedema after being treated for breast cancer.
Skaneateles' Jeffrey Donigan celebrates after scoring a goal during their game against Bishop Ludden at Skaneateles Thursday evening.