October

Northern Iowa's Jacqui Kalin during University of Northern Iowa media day at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Northern Iowa's head coach Tanya Warren speaks during University of Northern Iowa media day at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Northern Iowa's women's basketball players gather for a photo during University of Northern Iowa media day at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

From left to right, Kaley Bertch, Tammy Brousseau, Misty Cook, and Wylma Cook are joined by others to walk the bike trail around Meyers Lake as part of a lantern vigil in Evansdale, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. The vigil marks three months since the disappearance of Misty Cook's daughter Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 11, and her niece Elizabeth Collins, 9, who were abducted, and their bikes found near the lake in July. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Shalee Boyles, left, roasts her marshmallow while her little sister match Syleena Swanson, right, 9, both of Waterloo, adjusts her own marshmallows at the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Halloween party at George Wyth Memorial State Park in Waterloo, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The two have been a match for about two and a half years. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Andrea Comini, of Verona Italy, participates in a hot yoga class at Sol Yoga in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The class is taught in a dimly lit room with a minimum temperature of 95 degrees farenheit, and humidity of 40 percent.  (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Kathy David, front right, owner/instructor of Sol Yoga, instructs Jed Smith, front left, of Cedar Falls, while leading a hot yoga class in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The class is taught in a low-light room with a minimum temperature of 95 degrees farenheit, and humidity of 40 percent. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

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Outdoor Activities in June

Sophia Cooley, 4, left, of Cedar Falls, Nohle Cooley, 5, center, of Cedar Falls, and Brenner Ortman, 7, of Waterloo, watch the My Waterloo Days Parade in Waterloo, Iowa on Friday, June 1, 2012.

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Mya Pixler-Knight, 3, of Cedar Falls, rides on the Speedway during the Sturgis Falls Days carnival  in Cedar Fall, Iowa on Sunday, June 24, 2012.

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Hattie Wholert, 11 months, gnaws on a carrot while playing with a water gun while sitting on a blanket on her front lawn while her mother Samantha Wohlert (not pictured) looks on, in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, June 27, 2012.

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Zina Hodzic, top right, supported by Cody Lehr, lower right, wrestles with Nizama Mahmutovic, top left, supported by Casey Brookhouser, lower left, all of Waterloo, while swimming at the beach at George Wyth State Park in Waterloo, Iowa on Wednesday, June 27, 2012.

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Raveone Johnson, 17, left, is trained by her father Willie Johnson, right, an Ultimate Fighting Championship Fighter, at Gates Park in Waterloo, Iowa on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The elder Johnson offers "Neighborhood Fit", which is a selection of training that is free to the public which includes self-defense, kick boxing, Mu Tia, as well as others, at the park five days a week, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Those interested in future sessions are encouraged to contact Johnson at 433-8009.

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September

Dennis Oelmann, of Cedar Falls, is reflected in the nose of his Cozy 3 vintage airplane, as he poses at Livingston Aviation, in Waterloo, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Oelmann's plane was self-built (without any formal training) by following drawings in 1989. Oelmann got the award at the Oshkosh air show, which he has been flying in every year, for his vintage aircraft.
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Valerie Schultz, left, of Grinnell, and Adam Nesbisch, right, of Waverly, finish the 5K portion of the Park to Park race beginning at George Wythe Park in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010.
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Controlled Burn

Andrew Niebuhr of Dunkerton participates in a prescribed prairie burn as part of their Hawkeye Community College Fire Management class at George Wyth Park in Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday, April 10, 2009 .
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Gabriel Kalkbrenner, left, of Jesup, and Andrew Niebuhr, right, of Dunkerton, participate in a prescribed prairie burn as part of their Hawkeye Community College Fire Management class at George Wyth Park in Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday, April 10, 2009.
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Brisk Run

Carrie Denton, of Raymond, frosts over as she participates in the practice run for the Fools 5K run/walk at George Wyth State Park in Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. Donations raised from the event will help in the rebuilding of park facilities that suffered flood damage.
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Desolate Beauty

Winter rests peacefully over George Wyth State Park in Waterloo, Iowa on Tuesday evening, March 4, 2008. Although storms continue to pass through the area causing many delays and school closings, they leave behind this desolate beauty that lends calm.