Speed climber

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Shannon Lochridge, 10, climbs the structures at Summit Climbing Gym in Grapevine on Thursday, August 7, 2003. Lochridge is a member to the U.S. national climbing team, where she qualified in both the speed and difficulty categories.

This young lady was simply amazing. I had to climb the wall in the background with some of my equipment for another shoot a few weeks earlier, so I knew how much effort (and sweat) it takes. She flew to the top of this obstacle like she had wings.

Jazz bass

John Adams of the John Adams Trio jazz band plays a bass in the Grapevine city Gazebo off Main Street in downtown Grapevine on Thursday, April 3, 2003. The Convention and Visitors Bureau sponsors free concerts each Thursday to spur area shopping.

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Happy Valentine's Day

Kevin Mitchell of Grapevine talks to his 22-month-old daughter Macie Mitchell during a Valentine's family dance at the Grapevine Community Activities Center in Grapevine on Saturday, February 8, 2003.

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Wet Dog rescuers

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Shadow, a 5-year-old black Labrador retriever, brings a buoy to his owner Charlene Dunn of Arlington while Tyler (right), a 6-year-old rottweiler, pulls Mim Aiken (left) of Arlington to safety with a rope at Lake Grapevine on Saturday, August 3, 2002. The dogs and their owners participated in the Wet Dog class for K-9 assisted water rescue.