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Shane Sentz of Troop 1307 finds a pelvis and partial spine. Scout troops from all over Teton Valley gathered at the National Elk Refuge to meander through the landscape on the hunt for antler sheds.

Grace Wallace, 2018.

Leslie Dobbins works at Need More Acres farm in Scottsville, Ky. After spending more than 40 hours per week working in an office at Spencer’s Coffee, Dobbins shifted gears to agriculture. “I feel more confident and peaceful when I’m working on the farm,” Dobbins said.

Dixie Mahurin has worked at WKU for over three decades. She taught mathematics before transitioning to academic advising. Growing up in Hopkinsville, Ky., Mrs. Dixie, as her students call her, remembers classmates dropping out of school to go to Vietnam, being the only woman in her mathematics classes and witnessing the American political climate cleave. From fashion to politics, there isn’t much Mrs. Dixie doesn’t have an opinion on. Her colleagues say her eccentricity makes the office as fun as it is. Mrs. Dixie’s passion for her students’ success can be felt in her words and seen in her actions. One example is the names of straight A students scrawled in chalk on her office wall. “Maintenance had a fit,” Mrs. Dixie said. “It isn’t a chalkboard. It won’t come off, but I just couldn’t stand that black wall.”

Ben Butts (left) and Frank Armstrong (right), co-owners of Tattoo Heartland 

John Gray, 84, does not speak. His wife Eunice does all the talking for him. He slowly rises from his seat and shuffles his walker through the front door. Eunice said that she and John have been friends for a long time. She helped take care of John's sick wife in her final days while he was at work. Eunice recalls Mrs. Gray's final wishes were for Eunice to take care of her husband. "And that's what I did," said Eunice "we'll be married seven years this June."

Chris Kohley, 20, poses before a flag mural on the side of a warehouse in Bowling Green, Ky. 2019.

Alex Gray, Bowling Green, Ky 2019.