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Gina O'Leary, 6, hangs out in a newspaper box as she and her bother Rober, 13, wait for their mother to pick them up in front of AVH Monday afternoon May 20, 2002.

Aspen Elementary student Molly Rosenstein, 7, is helped by Jess Graber of the AVFD during a visit to the fire barn Tuesday morning May 7, 2002. The class of Jonathon DuPont experienced everything from sitting in the fire truck, the jaws of life adn sprying a fire hose. Paul Conrad photo.

A game of pick up basketball in Russelville, Ky.

Riding High

LAKESIDE- COWBOY HATS

PHOTO BY PAUL CONRAD- Cowboys wait at the chutes during sunset for the bullriding to begin at the Bullnanza held at the Hooper Arena in Hooper, Utah, on Saturday evening September 27, 1997.

Carly Sewell, left, and Katrina DeVore, both of Aspen, Colo., inspect the brain of a sheep as the two study the complex organ during biology class at Aspen High School. Although Sewell said the gray matter was "slimy" and she would never become a brain surgeon, it also made her realize how complex the brain is. "It makes me want to learn more about it," she said.

"This is so much fun," yells Amarose Gamache, 81, right as he and Winifred "Winnie" Elliott, 87, react to the wind in their hair as they ride in a 1934 Ford Model T. "In 1939 I went to an auction at Sm Reeds farm with only $5.30 in my pocket," remembers Gamache, "I paid $5 for a 1919 Model T and 30 cents for a horse drawn sleigh. We had an old mare from WW1 with "USC" stamped on her ass. She was from the Army's cavalry."

Flag Bearer

© Paul Conrad/The Aspen Times - Ballet Folklorico dancer Addie Vasquez, 11, holds onto the U.S. Flag Saturday morning August 20, 2005.

Paul Conrad/Aspen Times Weekly With a lady bug painted on her face, Lucy Meade, 3, hangs from her dad while he talks to *** at the 30th annual Snowmass Balloon Festival Saturday night September 17, 2005.

Belting the Blues

Singing to the people in the Snowmass Mall, musician Mary Morley of Summit County belts out a few tunes with her group "The Plums" Wednesday afternoon February 8, 2005. The band will be back on the mall Thursday. (photo © Paul Conrad/Paul Conrad Photography

Paul Conrad/The Aspen Times Watching others of her dance team rehearse, Folklorico Mexicano dance team member Ashley Venture,12, of El Jebel watches others rehearse at Basalt Middle School while waiting to perform during Cinco de Mayo celebrations Friday morning May 5, 2006. The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet sponsored dance troup performed througout the valley at area schools.

Paul Conrad/The Aspen Times With air blowing around her face, Olivia Zweig, 3, of Ashcroft pokes her head through an opening of a bouncy castle in Paepcke Park at the end of the annual Aspen Children's Parade Thursday morning May 18, 2006. Hundreds of pre-school age children, along with parents and teachers, marched from the intersection of Galena Street and Cooper Avenue to Paepcke Park.

Paul Conrad/The Aspen Times After reading the random ball to the players, bingo master George Heimann keeps track of what was called during Bingo hour at the Pitkin County Senior Center Wednesday afternoon Jan. 3, 2007.

Paul Conrad/The Aspen Times As Aspen fire fighter Craig Melville, left, and others hold tight, a bear cub screams Saturday afternoon Sept. 8, 2007, on the Hyman Avenue Mall in Aspen. A mother and her two cubs were captured by the Colorado Division of Wildlife to be moved to a safer region. "We'll be letting them go as a family," said DOW wildlife manager Kevin Wright. The mother and her cubs have been creating a stir over the last few days as they napped in trees and searched for food in the downtown core. Aspen police and fire personell helped in the capture of the bruin family.

Paul Conrad The Aspen Times Kicking back for a good read, Lillian Cassidy, 5, of New York City browses through the children's selections Wednesday afternoon Mar. 19, 2008, at the Evelyn Flug Children's Library at the Pitkin County Library in Aspen, Colo.

Dalai Lama visit to Aspen

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama blesses a scarf for a little girl behind the Benedict Music Tent on Saturday afternoon July 26, 2008, after finishing his talk in Aspen, Colo. His Holiness leaves after being the keynote speaker during a three day symposium on Tibetan culture at the Aspen Institute. (AP Photo/The Aspen Times, Paul Conrad)

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography A hurdy-gurdy at the Bellingham Farmer's Market in Wash., and a wall of religion.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography A hurdy-gurdy at the Bellingham Farmer's Market in Wash., and a wall of religion.

Finishing Touches

CoCo & Co. lead make-up artist Antonio Cejudo touches up a client during the Seattle SMUG Cancer Survivor's photoshoot at the Baroness Hotel in Seattle, Wash. (photo © Paul Conrad/Paul Conrad Photography)

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography - A man takes a rest among the pilings at Boulevard Park in Bellingham, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Raindrops warp a target in the parking lot of the T-Mobile call center on West Bakerview in Bellingham, Wash., on Wednesday afternoon Oct. 31, 2012.