Priscilla Chambers looks in the mirror while getting ready for the Party Foul drag show at the Odditorium in West Asheville July 26, 2018.
Stephen Henderson, a Marine Corps combat veteran of the Vietnam War, is reflected in a frame that holds a photograph of himself and military medals at his home in Fairview, North Carolina, April 18, 2019. Often, older veterans find themselves isolated and without a good social network to rely on.
Evy Leibfarth, 17, of Bryson City, made history in Tokyo as the first American woman to compete in slalom canoe in the Olympics. She placed 12th overall in that competition and 18th overall in women’s slalom kayak. Locals gathered at Wedge Brewing to welcome home Leibfarth and fellow olympian Michal Smolen August 3, 2021.
Chef William Dissen holds a red snapper at The Market Place in Asheville Feb. 21, 2019. Dissen strives to support companies that use sustainable fishing practices in his restaurant.
Charlie Layman, left, smiles at his partner, Paul Endry, as they sit in the Arrow Electronics Semi-Autonomous Motorcar a vacant Sears lot Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Endry, an Asheville optometrist, was given the opportunity to drive again after he was paralyzed in a cycling accident last year. The vehicle accelerates and brakes with a sip-and-puff device while sensors mounted to sunglasses allow head tilting motions to steer.
Ron Miller, of Ashland, Ohio, poses for a photograph in Sandusky during Ohio Bike Week June 5, 2014.
Heather Pletcher smiles as her daughter, Autumn, 11, hugs her Friday. Also pictured is Heather's daughter Annis, 1. Pletcher cares for eight children, four of which are her biological children, two are her half-sisters, one is her stepdaughter and another is her stepsister.
Nikki Schaffer looks out a window at the Old Calvary Church in Sandusky, Ohio, on her wedding day, October 17, 2015.
Diego Adams, a member of Roberson JROTC, looks up at Clyde C. Jones, a retired Navy master chief petty officer, as he salutes during the presentation of colors at Charles George VA Medical Center's Veterans Day ceremony November 11, 2017.
From left, Lizzy Cook, 12, of Woodville, Tyler Meeker, 14, of Genoa, and Natalia Wagner, 6, of Oak Harbor, at the horse stables during the Ottawa County Fair on July 16, 2014.
Francis Mendoza, 17, holds Ecuadorian flags and cries as her father, Julio, finishes his dressage competition at the World Equestrian Games in Mill Spring, North Carolina, Sept. 13, 2018. “I think he was amazing. He’s everything to me. He’s taught me so much, especially about following my dreams. I’m really proud of him,” said Mendoza.
