2020 Lewiston Tribune Pictures of the Year
Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror, here are 100 photos that Tribune photographers August Frank and Pete Caster found to be their favorites. Despite a tumultuous 365 days that saw misfortune, heartache, and despair, there were still moments of joy, laughter and beauty across the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley and beyond. Please enjoy this chronological look at the year that was.
Brave souls leap into the frigid waters of the Snake River for the annual Polar Plunge on Wednesday, Jan 1, 2020 in Clarkston.
Washington State forward Aljaz Kunc (4) celebrates after the Cougars beat UCLA, 79-71, in overtime of a Pac-12 Conference game, Saturday, Jan. 4, in Pullman.
Jon Auer, a part owner of Owl Pharmacy, assesses the damage to the building of the Southway Avenue branch after a van drove through north entrance on Monday, Jan 6. According to Lewiston Fire Department officials, two passengers were in the van, neither reported injuries after the accident. The officials also added that there was exterior damage to the building but no structural damage. The Lewiston Police Department is currently investigating the cause of the accident.
A man walks across Fifth Street as cars maneuver slowly through the busy intersection as the snow falls across the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley on Monday, Jan. 13.
The Washington State students screams as Klay Thompson walks by just before tip-off of the Cougars’ Pac-12 Conference game against Oregon State on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman. At halftime Thompson’s jersey number was retired and Washington State beat Oregon State, 89-76.
After a soggy day across the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, the evening sun brightens up the sky as Lewis-Clark State baseball players wait on deck for their turn at the plate during practice on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Harris Field in Lewiston.
Washington State guard Noah Williams (24) dunks the ball as Arizona State guard Alonzo Verge Jr. (11) looks on during the first half of a Pac-12 Conference basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman.
Providence guard Reed Hazard (22) attempts to keep the ball in play as she falls out of bound while chasing down a rebound as Lewis-Clark State forward Kiara Burlage (23) defends during the first quarter of a Frontier Conference game on Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Lewis-Clark Activity Center in Lewiston.
Two boys race along the Lewiston Levee Parkway Trail as the sunset shimmers on the Snake River on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Lewiston, Idaho.
Cameron Summerfield (42) hoists the district trophy while surrounded by Timberline fans after the Spartans beat Logos, 49-42, to win the Idaho 1A Division II District 2 championship game on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Lapwai.
With their sport coats off, Reps. Gary Collins (left), R-Nampa; Mike Moyle, R-Star; and Robert Anderst, R-Nampa, enjoy a Taco Tuesday lunch special at the cafeteria in the capitol building while Sen. Jim Rice, R-Caldwell, comes over to give them reaffirmation that the verbiage in a bill the three representatives are hoping to move through the senate is not going to work for Rice. Rep. Moyle reacts in frustration after attempting to find a common ground with Rice for much of the morning on March 3.
A porch umbrella being used as a rain cover couldn’t provide Rob Charpentier any protection as he runs away from the Chevy Camero that caught fire after he was spraying aerosol into the engine compartment as he and a some friends were working on getting the car running on Monday, March 30, in Lewiston, Idaho.
Kali Jones, a custodian at Clarkston High School, sprays down the desktops with disinfectant as a custodial crew begins to deep clean the school on Monday, April 6.
Empty pews surround Father Joe Sullivan as he prostrates in front of the crucifix after walking toward the altar at the beginning of Good Friday service at Saint Boniface Church in Uniontown on April 10.
Tri-State Memorial Hospital Dr. Anubhav Kanwar, M.D., gives a patient a nose swab test for COVID-19 while standing inside his make-shift greenhouse at the Clarkston campus on Tuesday, April 20.
After finding an unwanted couch on the side of Reservation Line Road on Thursday, April 23, a trio of teenagers thought it would be a good idea to take it home for the “boys room.” Here they transport the couch slowly east along a graveled Bever Road.
Martha Ellis, of Moscow, attempts to regain her composure after picking up her mother’s belongings from Life Care Center in Lewiston on Friday, April 24. Ellis mother, Marsha Ellis, died on April 11 from complications after contracting the coronavirus.
A bolt of lightning streaks toward the remaining vestiges of a rainbow over the Lewiston Orchards as a thunderstorm rolls through the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley on Wednesday, April 29.
Former Brookdale employee Adair Becker, of Genesee, leans as far as she can out the window to say hi to all the residents of the assisted living facility in Lewiston during the “Parade of Love” event on Friday, May 8.
Lewis-Clark State College senior Kaitlin Blalock (left) smiles as her family celebrates after her name was called during the college’s virtual commencement ceremony on Facebook which they watched live from her apartment on Friday, May 15. Blalock’s parents John and Shannon Crowe came up from Mountain Home, Idaho to celebrate Kaitlin earning her Bachelor’s degree in psychology. Zach Dreier (center-left), Blalock’s boyfriend, awaited his name to be called as he earned his associates degree in business management.
After serving up plates of spaghetti, Katy Moore prepares to sit down to find her youngest daughter, Brooklynn (right), 3, slurping down her noodles while Braelyn, 5, and Bailey 10, look on Thursday, May 21, at their home in Lewiston.
A kayaker whips water off of his face as he tries to stay above water while traversing the Lochsa Falls rapid along the Lochsa River on Friday, May 22, in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests east of Lowell.
Torie Simpson, a bartender at The Wrangler Bar and Grill, celebrates after finding the Buttershots Schnapps bottle after searching for the it amidst dozens and dozens of recently purchased bottles were spread across the bar top on Friday, May 29. The Wrangler is one of many bars across Idaho that are preparing to open their doors today to customers in Phase 3 of the reopening of the Idaho economy.
A graduate sits atop their vehicle as the Parade of Graduates moves up 14th Street on Saturday, May 30.
A reflection of opened “voted ballot” envelopes are seen in the glasses of Nez Perce County Auditor as her and seven others open the mail-in envelopes and organize the ballots for counting on Tuesday, June 2, in the basement of the Nez Perce County Courthouse in Lewiston.
Protesters sit down for 10 minutes of silence before the Black Lives Matter march along the Lewiston Levee Parkway Trail on Saturday, June 6.
With family hanging out the windows to capture the moment, Clarkston senior Kyla Goddard walks up to receive her diploma during a drive-by ceremony on Saturday, June 6, in front of the main entrance to the high school.
Lighting strikes in Lewiston during a storm that passes through the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley on June 12.
Julia Klapprich, 9, and Ashlyn Seyer, 9, take up the trunk of the car as Elli Klapprich (left), 16, Melissa Klapprich, Tate Klapprich, 16, and Casey White, 13, find a front row seat on Friday, June 12, to watch "Grease" for the opening night of the Sunset Auto-Vue Drive-In Movie Theater after being closed down when a wind storm destroyed the movie screen in April.
Anthony Verdino attempts to rope his son Hudson Verdino, 4, during a lunch break at the 4-H Spring Show on Saturday, June 13.
Phoenix, a 1-year-old parrot, sits on the shoulder of Ash Demattos, 15, at his home in Clarkston on Friday, June 19, for a portrait. The Demattos family recently lost Phoenix, before he was found in a warehouse and returned to them.
Lewiston City Councilor Bob Blakey takes a selfie in front of a sign calling for his ouster from office during a protest by gun rights advocates outside Lewiston City Hall on Monday, June 22.
Eden Reed, 10, runs through the sprinklers as 3-year-old Jack, a three-quarter border collie and one-quarter Australian shepherd, goes in for a drink of water as he runs beside her on Thursday, June 25, in Lewiston. "Always a good time, always a party at Granny and Bompa's house," Eden's grandmother Angie Atkins said. "This is the best day of his life," Atkins said of Jack as he ran back and forth through the water, occasionally stopping to stick his mouth over the sprinkler head.
Brayden Bovey, 17, leaps towards the finish line a little early during the sack bag race of the Craigmont June Picnic on Saturday, June 27.
A pair of osprey do battle with beak and talon for who gets to sit atop a pole in the parking lot of the Bryden Canyon Golf Course on Tuesday, June 30. Nesting osprey will tend to vigorously chase away other osprey that encroach on their nest area. Osprey have few predators, owls and eagles are among the few that will go for young osprey in the nest. If the nest is reachable, raccoons may also attempt to steal eggs or chicks.
A birthday crown sits on Martha Engledow's head for her 102nd birthday on Saturday, July 4.
Ryan Severson lets out a yell as he is hit in the back with a firework, at his own request to attempt to dodge them, fire by Skylar Mael at Heights Elementary School in Clarkston on Saturday, July 4.
Fellow skate park patrons look on as Elijah Chavez, 16, of Lewiston, jumps over a street cone at the Mountain Dew Skateboard Park in Lewiston on Thursday, July 9.
In this photo taken on Friday, July 10, a sign warning people of loose gravel stands in front of a 25-foot tall boulder that fell off a cliff adjacent to U.S. Highway 95 at mile marker 188 on Thursday night about eight miles from Riggins.
Comet NEOWISE, one of the brightest comets in a generation, streaks across the sky above the Lewiston-Clarkston Bridge on Wednesday, July 15. Before becoming visible, NEOWISE spent most of its life in the Oort cloud where it lacked its dust tail that can be 10 million miles long on comets. Now in orbit on its elliptical path around the sun, NEOWISE's tail can be seen leaving a long curving streak upwards through the night sky. Alongside it a second, fainter, tail can be spotted which is made of gas. While the comet is visible to the naked eye, a better view can be seen of it with the use of binoculars, a telescope or a long exposure photograph via camera on a tripod.
A goose becomes the outlier from the skein as he flies upside down while twisting his head to remain upright as the geese come in for a landing under harsh winds on Mann Lake on Wednesday, July 29. Flying upside down is known as whiffling, whereas a bird will rapidly descend with a zig-zagging motion. The aerodynamics usually at play during flight that give the bird lift become inverted and drop them towards the ground faster.
Phillip Spataro, 9, finds himself in a difficult wrestling match as he pretends he's being attacked by a shark under the Lewiston-Clarkston Bridge as temperatures reach 104 degrees on Thursday, July 30.
Carolina Lachnann (right), of Clarkston, shares a laugh with Joanne Bolick, of Asotin, at the Asotin County Courthouse as they open up envelopes containing ballots in the old jail on Aug. 4.
Jerel Allen throws up a peace sign to passing by cars as he dances on the Southway Bridge while controlling traffic on Friday, Aug. 7.
Members of the band pump their fists as they play the fight song after the ribbon cutting at the new Lewiston High School on Friday, Aug. 14.
Cars move down U.S. Highway 12 as a wildfire burns down the ridge on the northern side of the Snake River on Sunday, Aug. 15. The fire, which began in a mobile home further down the road earlier in the day, was breathed back to life by heavy winds as dark fell.
A tanker dumps fire retardant across the wildfire burning East of Mt. Idaho to slow the spread of the flames nearby Grangeville on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Eston Berglund, a student at the University of Idaho, smacks a punching bag, while John Sensing (center-left), teaches fellow freshman Josh Salmon (left) the basics of boxing while freshman Marston Sneddon (right) takes a water break as they all workout outside safely distanced from each other on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Moscow.
Kylie Leavitt, Kasi Bly (left, not pictured) and Maddie Bittle (right) dowse Brayden Hoyt and Owen Boreson with color as the two attempt to turn the tables on them during the Hometown T1D 5k Color Run on Saturday, Aug. 22. Around 130 came out to the color run which was in support of Type 1 diabetes.
Despite the overcast and general haziness of the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, Gary Meacham, of Silverton, Ore., moves his brush across the canvas of an oil painting he worked on from a scenic overlook atop the Lewiston Hill on Monday, Aug. 24. Meacham, who grew up on the Camas Prairie, hopes to do an art show in the valley one day that comprises many of his oil paintings from across the area.
Orofino football players sprint through obstacles during pre-season practice on Monday, Aug. 24, in Orofino.
A family moves down the Lewiston Levee Parkway Trail as the setting sun turns the waters of the Snake River a golden orange on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Jerry Townsend is reflected in a downtown window mural as he takes a photo of a 1964 Ford Convertible at the Lewiston Hot August Nights Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 29.
A mantis smiles for the camera while standing near a doorway in the Lewiston Orchards on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The Mission Mountain Range accents the horizon as a bison grazes on a hillside at the National Bison on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 6, in Charlo, Mont.
Bryce Sifers, 13, whips his scooter around as his legs come off in a finger whip as his dad Brian Sifers (right) looks on at the Lewiston Mountain Dew Skatepark on Monday, Sept.7. Bryce has always rode scooter and began practicing tricks 2 years ago for fun and the challenge.
Angie Pomponio walks towards the farm on her property, followed by dogs Arlo and Charlie on Thursday, Sept. 10. Pomponio didn't know what to expect returning home after being forced to evacuate their home with her son Dominic, while her husband Dom was off fighting a separate fire. They returned to find the fire stopped short of claiming their home and much of their property thanks to a line cut by a bulldozer.
Rachel Montgomery waves a flag from the bridge stretching over Bryden Canyon Road as a procession of emergency response vehicles, motorcycles and others rolls by in remembrance of the lives lost in the September 11th terrorist attacks on Friday.
Sean Boydston, of Spokane, tosses a pass from atop a house boat while Nick Allgood, of Winthrop, Wash., looks on as Brian Dibble, of Spokane, attempts to catch the football while riding on a jet ski at Kalispell Island on Priest Lake on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Asotin County Sheriff’s Detective Jackie Nichols (left) and Gloria Bobertz stands outside the Civic Theatre, the last place Kristina Diane Nelson, 21, and her stepsister Jacqueline Ann “Brandy” Miller, 18, were seen alive before their remains were found on March 19, 1984, in a rural area 35 miles from Lewiston near Kendrick, Idaho, on the anniversary of their disappearance Saturday. Nichols and Robertz have continued their search for the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer that took four lives in the valley between 1979 and 1982, and evidence that would convict the man they believe responsible for the murders.
Anglers drift across the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater as geese fly by overhead against a white backdrop of smokey conditions on Monday, Sept. 14.
Sara Musto hugs her daughter Brinley Musto, 8, as she begins crying watching the P-3 Orion her dad is on depart from the Lewisotn Airport on Monday, Sept. 14.
Kelton Maxfield, of Nampa, Idaho, does his best to hang on during the high school bareback riding competition at the Idaho District 3 High School Rodeo on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Lewiston Roundup Grounds.
In this picture taken on Tuesday, Sept. 22, Rich Schaefer holds up a giant peach he picked on Saturday in the orchard alongside his home in Lewiston, Idaho. The giant Desiree peach weighed in at just over 1 pound, 8 3/8 ounces. Schaefer, 74, has been involved in growing peaches since 1955. “It took this long to get the best crop I’ve ever known,” he said.
After the Chinese food he ordered fell out of its container while in the bag, Colby Mosman, 7, uses his fingers to eat the rest of his chow mien noodles on Friday, Sept. 25, at the Lewis County Fair in Nezperce. Earlier in the day Mosman showed a chicken.
Keeley Nielson, 17, fits a mask over her steer Montague as she preps him for the 4-H Livestock Auction at the Nez Perce County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 26. This year will be Nielson’s 12th and last year doing 4-H as she gets ready to head off to college. Nielson said it is kinda sad because 4-H is her favorite thing to do, but will be looking to become an FFA advisor in college to continue to be part of 4-H and FFA activities. Nielson began 4-H with goats before moving onto sheep and then beef with her first steer the previous year, named Cuddles.
Afton Bond follows her daughter Omah Ankney’s, 6, lead as they do some yoga at home on Thursday, Oct. 1. In addition to math, spelling and phonics schoolwork, Bond will do other life skill focused activies with her daughter including yoga and cooking.
Prairie running back Brody Hasselstrom knocks over Kamiah’s Landon Keen on a punt return during the first quarter of a Whitepine League game on Friday, Oct. 2, in Cottonwood. The play was negated after a roughing-the-punter penalty was called.
Orofino’s Kadence Beck (left) faces Moscow’s Skyla Zimmerman in a wrestlers stance for a portrait on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Arnett’s Martial Arts America in Lewiston.
The sunset brightens up the clouds as a trio of skateboarders ride along the Lewiston Levee Parkway Trail on Thursday, Oct. 8, in Lewiston.
Nathan Beauchamp, of Lewiston, hits a rotten tomato into the brush below Pioneer Park as Zach Arzen, of Lewiston, waits his turn on a sunny Friday, Oct. 9. Beauchamp explained that this was the first time in a long while that the two close friends both had a Friday evening off at the same time.
A barge carrying eight 300-foot blades that will become wind turbines is pushed up the Clearwater River to the Port of Lewiston on Monday, Oct. 12. The blades would be removed from the barge by a pair of large cranes and transported onto trucks. The trucks would then bring them to a loading area where they would be prepared to be transported by another truck north along U.S. Highway 95 to their final destination in Alberta, Canada.
A man makes his way down the streets of Malden on Wednesday, Oct. 21, devoid of houses on either side from the fire that tore through Malden on Labor Day. The Babb Road Wildfire claimed an estimated 80 percent of homes in the rural town and left residents facing the decision to either pick up what they had left and leave or start life anew.
Deary run over to grab the Class 1A Division II district volleyball championship game trophy after beating Highland, 3-1, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Kendrick.
Prairie’s Tyler Wemhoff stretches out as he crosses the finish line to cap his come-from-behind kick to earn 10th place past Timberline’s Jude Nelson during the Class 1A Division II district meet on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Community Park in Lewiston.
Lapwai’s Mason Brown runs the ball in for a touchdown on Friday, Oct. 23, in Lapwai. Lapwai defeated Potlatch 40-22 in Lapwai.
Raden Shira, 9, dressed as Captain America and Bruce Schwartz, 6, dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow angle to catch donuts in their mouth on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Grangeville. The kids, who are all homeschooled, gathered for Fall party including a cake eating contest, bobbing for apples and a cake walk.
Bryant Ciesielski, 7, falls back down to the trampoline while his siblings Isabella Ciesielski, 6, and Annabelle Ciesielski, 2, bounce behind him and mother Kristen Ciesielski looks on Thursday, Oct. 29, in Malden. The Babb Road Wildfire burnt down both sides of the road, claiming the families barn and duck business, while sparing their home.
Kristen Ciesielski and her youngest Annabelle Ciesielski, 2, hold and pet Avalon, on Thursday, Oct. 29. The Ciesielski’s cats managed to survive the fire.
With protective face gear one, Asotin County election volunteers Elaine Nagle (left) and Julie Swank look over a ballot as they check for voting irregularities on Monday, Nov. 2, at the Asotin County Courthouse in Asotin. Voting has been strong and steady since ballots went out last month. Registered voters can turn in their ballots until 8 PM tonight.
Trigger Riener, 2, peeks around the legs of his mother Mandi Riener as his father Damian Riener makes his way over to a booth in Cottonwood on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Voters fill out their ballots at the First Church of the Nazarene in Lewiston on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Kent Eberhardt (left) and his twin brother, Kurt, both of Lewiston, wave flags in support of President Donald Trump while standing outside their truck on Main Street in downtown Lewiston on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The brothers both wore their colorful costumes to their respective polling sites where they voted earlier in the day.
Tyler Wolff, 11, gets some big air as he jumps up and down with his pogo stick in front of his grandmothers house on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Wolff has had the pogo stick, which he received for his birthday, for about a month and has found it easy to learn how to perform tricks with it.
Charles Burke (left), Clay Thomas (center-left), Bob Selzer (center-right) and Connor Spencer work to realign a cable on a Skagit machine on a logging site outside Harvard on Thursday, Nov. 5.
In this photo taken with a camera upside down, a sprinkling of snow glazes the top of rocks sitting near the banks of Mann Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Oakley’s Austin Cranney makes a catch against Prairie. The Prairie Pirates lost to the Oakley Hornets 42-40 in the Class 1A Division O state semifinal football game at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow on Friday, Nov. 13.
Smoke wafts up through the sunlight of an old barn as Lions Club members enjoy burgers and drinks after scaling down a hillside to replace light bulbs and turn on the Christmas star on the hill overlooking the Lewis-Clark Valley on Saturday, Nov. 14
Shafer Murray, a reporter from the Tri-Cities, looks for the cardboard cutout of his daughter, Kinsley, 5, in a sea of Washington State football fans prior to the start of a Pac-12 Conference game against Oregon on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Martin Stadium in Pullman.
McGhee Elementary School kindergartner Jaxon Ream leaps in the air as he tests his new boots that were given to all the students at the school on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Lewiston Orchards. The boot giveaway was part of Optom Idaho’s “Give Cold Feet the Boot” 2020 campaign where it, along with the Idaho State Department of Education chose eight schools across the state to give the entire student body new pairs of winter boots. North 40 Outfitters also donated a pair of socks to each student at McGhee.
Brian McDermott rides an all-terrain vehicle as he guides the Idaho Territorial Capital Building, divided into two parts, in a tight fit down D Street in Lewiston while moving it from its old location at the intersection of Main Street and 12th to its new location beside the Nez Perce County Historical Society and Museum on Tuesday.
Brian McDermott, owner of Brian McDermott Construction which was tasked with moving the Idaho Territorial Capitol Building, steadies down the roof of the building into place at its new home at the Nez Perce County Historical Society & Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Lewiston.
Brian Bedard, of Lewiston, addresses the Lewiston City Council as he talks about being against a mask-mandate on Thursday, Nov. 19, during a special meeting at the Lewiston City Library.
Aaron Page and Jessica Bibee check the photo they took under one of the Winter Spirit trees on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Kids cast long shadows as they roller skate along the Greenbelt Walkway under the Southway Bridge in Clarkston on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Idaho guard Natalie Klinker (42) attempts a shot in the lane as Sacramento State forward Tiana Johnson (24) defends during the second quarter of a Big Sky Conference game on Friday, Dec. 4, at Memorial Gym in Moscow.
Two bald eagles battle over a fish while flying over Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho on Saturday, Dec. 5. The winter is peak viewing season for the eagles as they fish for kokanee salmon on the northern Idaho lake.
Andrew Whitfield throws a punch as he trains with Ron Simmons with paddles at Jackson’s Boxing Gym in Lewiston on Thursday, Dec. 10. Whitefield will be headed to Los Angeles for a nationally televised fight against Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial.
Pastor Rick Hust embraces Dave Murdoch at the weekly River City Church Meal Handout on Wednesday, Dec. 16. “They’ve given something to the city that the city hasn’t had. They’ve given hope to people,” Murdoch said.
A firework explodes over the Snake River as around 40 boats decorated with holiday lights drift through the water in the Lighted Boat Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 19.
