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Smoke Out XI – Chopper rally for The Communicator

Santa Rosa resident Bill Bates eyes the choppers as he rides his rascal scooter along Parker Ave during the Smoke Out motorcycle rally on Saturday, June 19, 2010.

In an effort to beat the heat, Rebecca Konno of Las Vegas NM splashes water from the fountain on her friend eight-year-old Janessa Sigala during the Smoke out motorcycle rally Santa Rosa NM.

Dressed as Evil Kenevil, Jesse Keierleber of Mesa AZ does a “smokey burn-out” for the crowd following the Superhero mini-bike races event at the Smoke out motorcycle rally Santa Rosa NM on Saturday, June 19, 2010. A smokey burn-out is running the tread off the tire until the tire pops.

Baile en Burque




I had a change to check out the swing dancing at Height Community Center with my new friends Brian and Marisa, who are regulars at the Tuesday night event and avid dancers. They are the couple still dancing after the music had stopped in the last picture, and I love the way Marisa looks at Brian. It’s the look of true love.

My friend Craig Fritz shot an incredible Seeing page on this a few years back at the Trib, and these images don’t even come close to his work from it, but it was fun to check out for myself.

Anne + Lieb = Rhys


Anne + Lieb = Rhys – Images by Steven St. John

My friends Anne and Lieb got married last year and welcomed their son Rhys in December. They had a party last weekend to celebrate and asked me to document the fiesta for them.

Today (June 8th) Rhys (the baby happily being handed about and adored in these picture) is having surgery to repair one of his kidneys. He is going to be just fine, but do me a favor and say a prayer for him if that is your thing or just send him good thoughts. (UPDATE: Rhys is out of the hospital and doing just fine) He is without a doubt the coolest babies I have ever met, must be a Sagittarius thing.

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Mike + Alisa = my (newest) niece


Mike + Alisa = my (newest) niece – Images by Steven St. John

Of all the  titles I hold, I’m probably most proud to be called an uncle. That is why I and the rest of my family are so excited for the arrival of my newest niece in the coming weeks. Stay tuned everyone, much more to come.

From the archive: Memorial Display

Local herosThis being Memorial Day, I thought I’d share the PDF version from this day in 2007. This was without question, the biggest and best play I ever got for a photo I’d taken at the Trib, and that is saying something, because gave lots of space to good photography. Six columns above fully about the fold just doesn’t happen in newspapers, and to my knowledge, it only happened once during my years at the Trib, which is what made it such a powerful tribute to our local fallen heroes.