The best photos of 2014

Published 9:00 am Sunday, December 28, 2014

: Members of local veterans organizations stand outside Freeborn County Courthouse during a Veterans Day program Nov. 11. — Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

: Psychic medium Susan Kalis offers readings from her home in Albert Lea. She said during an interview June 5 that she was first told she had the ability by a local psychic she went to after her father passed away. — Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

: Ellen and Matt Raleigh rehearse a rumba number April 30 at Northbridge Mall. Matt owns Raleigh Ace Hardware in Albert Lea and Ellen is a fitness instructor at the YMCA. The couple competed in the Dancing with the Freeborn County Stars competition to benefit the Red Cross. — Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

: Marlee Goskeson, 3, goes through an obstacle course May 7 at Albert Lea High School during the Special Olympics Young Athletes Expo. United Preschool and the high school’s National Honor Society teamed up this year for the first time to host the expo. — Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

: A specialist with the 2-135 IN Bravo Company holds an M4 carbine with an M203 grenade launcher attachment. Members of the Guard and Reserve in southern Minnesota headed to Fort McCoy between Sparta and Tomah in Wisconsin for annual training Aug. 1. — Hannah Dillon/Albert Lea Tribune

: Dabang Gach, pictured with his son Keat Ruot, 5, fled South Sudan when he was 15 due to the civil war conflict. He, along with many others, traveled on foot to a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Gach said it’s important to him that his children know their history and know what their parents experienced to give them a life here in the U.S. Gach was interviewed for the Tribune series “Seeking Refuge” in July. — Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

: Alyssa Picht, behind, Donna Hovey, right, and Nicole Wahl, front, assist 100-year-old Margaret Godfrey down the steps of a bus the morning of Feb. 20 in Kensett. The women worked for Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, which had been evacuated because of an explosion at a fertilizer storage facility at the municipal airport. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune

: United South Central student Alyssa Drescher cries as she receives a hug from Wells resident Lisa Kibler after finding out she would be expelled for the rest of the school year. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune

: Alyssa Drescher’s 9 year-old brother, Brendan, holds a sign in support of his sister during a protest April 21 in front of USC. The back of his sign read “Forgot to make a big sign.” “It’s funny; he forgot to make a big sign, just like Alyssa forgot to take the knife out of her bag. Simple as that,” said Alyssa and Brendan’s father, Rick. Drescher was suspended after a pocket knife was found in her locker during a random search. She was eventually expelled for the rest of the school year. — Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

: An offender rests his hands on the door to a cell inside of Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater May 2 during a tour of the facility. About 280 offenders are housed in the cell hall pictured, and the prison itself houses over 1,600 offenders. — Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

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