Quinceanera

Estefany Pelaez, 15, and her court ride in style in a limo to St. Anne's Catholic Church in Gilbert for the thanksgiving Mass Saturday afternoon. The Misa de accion de gracias, or thanksgiving Mass is considered the most important part of the quinceanera celebration.

Muslim Prayer

A young boy watches as the adult men bow in prayer during the Muslim service held at Sun Angel Stadium at ASU to celebrate the end of Hajj season. The prayers mark the beginning of the four-day Eid ul-Adha, or "feast of sacrifice" holiday.

Marbury

Phoenix Suns' Stephon Marbury jumps up for the shot during the basketball game against the New York Knicks at America West Arena.

Tased

A DPS officer uses a Taser gun to subdue an unruly fan as Utah fans try to charge the field after their team won the 2005 Fiesta Bowl against Pittsburgh at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium.

Single Mother

Bridey, 7, leans away from her mother's kiss while Keelin, 5, waits patiently. Carolyn Murphy is a single mom raising three girls in Guadalupe. This Saturday morning she made french toast with the girls and then read them a story before taking them all to the YMCA for swimming lessons.

Leap of Faith

Anita Shannon, 12, of Scottsdale, leaps from the 3-meter high dive at Cactus Aquatic Center in Scottsdale during a hot August afternoon.

Mother Goose

Mother Goose (aka Nancy Townsend) gives a kiss to Maggie while Mimi sits at her side in their new house at the Arizona Renaissance Festival east of Apache Junction.

Top Athletes

The East Valley high school All-Tribune spring athletes include Kay Brin Stevenson for boys track, Lynley Wasson for girls tennis, Brett Jacobson for baseball, Jaci Hull for softball, B.J. Hiapo for boys volleyball and Kari Hardt for girls track.

Chilly Dancers

Deanna Fero, 4, of Chandler (R) and other Sunshine Generation performers, wait offstage before singing for parents and other spectators during the annual Spring Family Celebration at Founders' Park in Queen Creek. Fero feels a chill after taking off her jacket in preparation for their performance.

House Fire

Kevin O'Neil of Cave Creek gives a Rural/ Metro firefighter a boost over a wall to reach a house fire in North Scottsdale. Kevin was on his way home from work when he saw the smoke and stopped to see if he could help.

Rollergirls

(L to R, Front to Back) T-Wrexxx, Misty Cent, Joann-Thrax, Magnum and Night-Mar play roller derby for teams such as Ghetto Blasters, The Militia, Dagger Debutantes, Mother Truckers and The Easy Riders (respectively).

War Protest

Robert Carpenter, a Vietnam Veteran from the marine corp, holds up his fingers in a peace sign from his apartment window to the hundreds of war protesters walking along 1st Avenue in Phoenix following a rally at Patriot's Square Park.

Knockoff Bags

These Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Hermes and Burberry bags are all replicas.

Eye Opener

Paige Edmund, 13, from Gilbert, watches Dr. Manuel Chee and Dr. Dwight Lundell begin surgery on an aneurysm at St. Lutheran Heart Hospital during "Bring Your Child to Work Day."

A Soldier's Return

Specialist Daniel Vasquez Jr., 21, is picked up by his cousin Jose Quispe. Other family members, including his mother Esther Vasquez (right), cheer for Daniel's return. Soldiers from the 751st quartermaster company returned from a yearlong stint in Iraq disembarking at Lincoln Ragsdale terminal at Sky Harbor Airport.

Poetic Scholar

Jessica Cyrell won 1st place in the state Polly Rosenbaum Writing Competition in the 9th/10th grade category. She attends Chaparral High School. Part of a poem she wrote called "Trapezoidal World" is on the chalkboard behind her.

Aztec Dancer

Eduardo Martinez, an Aztec Dancer from Los Angeles, performs a dance called "Aztec Fancy" with Native Trails performers outside the Scottsdale Center for the Arts Tuesday afternoon, February 28, 2006.

Cross Country

Desert Vista High School's Matt Swift-Kremer (center) and Sean Rutledge push to finish the senior race during the Chandler Invitational Cross Country meet at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler Saturday morning, September 9, 2006.

Katrina Evacuee

A Hurricane Katrina evacuee rests on a cot inside the Coliseum in Phoenix Wednesday afternoon, September 7, 2005, where cots, bedrolls, blankets and pillows were provided to those in need.

Maguire Funeral

Funeral Mass was held Wednesday morning, February 22, 2006, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for the late Monsignor Eugene Maguire. David Reali, 11, an altar server and grandnephew of Maguire, leads the celebrants and pall bearers from the church at the end of Mass.

Sidewalk Fun

Rocky Romero and his girlfriend Shannon Casares play hangman using chalk on the sidewalk outside of their Chandler apartment Thursday afternoon, April 27, 2006. Shannon's sister Tara Casares plays with her two children Alissa Farinas, 1 and Ona Garcia, 3 while taking a phone call.

Laila Ali

Laila Ali walks around the ring after knocking out Christine Robinson in the 5th round during the bout at Turning Stone Casino in Rome, NY.

Pampered Pachyderms

Animal handlers with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baileys Greatest Show on Earth bathe and brush two Asian elephants outside of US Airways Center the morning of July 5, 2006.