Spirit of America Pictures

Today I got a full picture spread in the paper for my Spirit of America feature I did.  If you are interested, you can see what was published on the website.  I produced a video (which is listed a few days back) and these couple of images.

http://news-herald.com/articles/2010/07/11/news/nh2742010.txt

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Skye Rupnow, 13, right, squirts water into Desirae Feeney, 12, center, while taking a break on their sailboat during the Spirit of America on Wednesday. Also on the boat are Lake Metroparks Recreation Manager Leigh Garam, left, and Carolina Kane, 13. Because of the high heat during the sailboating lessons, the boats were given squirt guns and the students enjoyed shooting water at each other to cool down.

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Leigh Garam, right, shows Skye Rupnow how to prepare the sail and mask before going out on the water. All of the students learn how to set up the sailboats and tear them down after they are done sailing.

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A Spirit of America instructor shows two girls how to recover from a sailboat capsize. All of the students at Spirit of America learn how capsize their sailboats, rescue men overboard and do simple maneuvers.

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Sailboat No. 2 with, from left to right, Desirae Feeney, Skye Rupnow, Carolina Kane and Leigh Garam perform a drill where the sailboats must follow the chase boat in a straight line. Sailboating is one of the boating activities the seventh-graders learn while attending the Spirit of America program.