The Month in Photos: September 2011

Megan Watts, 2, swings in the playground on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at Lions Park. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Wyoming linebacker Mark Nzeocha, left, intercepts a pass intended for Texas State tight end Chase Harper during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Kids wait in line to roast marshmallows during a camping event on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at the Laramie County Library. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Sculptor Tim Upham from Fort Collins, Colo. surveys his sculpture, "Water to the Garden," on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at the Paul Smith Children's Village at the Botanic Gardens. The sculpture, comprised of 75 lodgepole pine trees, will be on display through Halloween. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Cheyenne South coach Tracy Pugh talks to his players in the locker room before a Class 4A football game on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. Central won 63-0. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Cheyenne South's Andy Moyte takes a moment as he waits for a kickoff during a Class 4A football game on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. Central won 63-0. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Lynn Brown from Longmont, Colo. grooms her dog, Hal, a Rough Collie during the American Kennel Club dog show on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at Frontier Park in Cheyenne. Brown said when Hal isn't competing in dog shows he's an active sheep dog. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Weber State's Caldwell Taylor sacks Wyoming quarterback Brett Smith during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Cheyenne Central senior cheerleaders Santana Keith, left, and Laine Newell cheer during a volleyball game against Cheyenne East on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at Cheyenne Central High School. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Logan Esplin, right, 1, shares a laugh with his dad, Joe, as they shape a piece of clay into a pig's head during a mud sculpting activity on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at the Paul Smith Children's Village at the Botanic Gardens. The two were joined by several families and youngsters who created everything from horses to hearts to bowls out of clay. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

An Air Force structural maintenance crewman walks on the wing of a C-130 on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at the Wyoming Air Guard Airport. Around 30 personnel are being deployed to Boise, Idaho for regional fire control efforts. (Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Nii Danso, right, holds an American flag as he pauses for a moment of silence during the Cheyenne Interfaith Council's 9/11 observation ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at the State Capital. A crowd gathered to listen to music and readings from various religious texts. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Jerry Plumley, Isaac Salas' grandfather, leans back as his beard is shaved off after getting a mohawk haircut on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. Plumley had made a deal with his late grandson: when Salas walked again he would get a mohawk and shave off his beard. Salas died on Sept. 3, but Plumley followed through on the bet with his grandson by getting his haircut. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Arianna Marlin, 14 helps set up a jewelry booth for the Cheyenne Greek Festival on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at the Frontier Days Exhibition Hall. The festival, which features traditional Greek food, music and dancing, continues today from 11 a.m. to 8.p.m. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Debra Martinez cries as a life flight helicopter arrives at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center to transport her nephew Michael Jacoby Carabajal to a hospital on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Denver. Police say an officer shot Mathew Jacoby Carabajal early Monday morning after he fled during a traffic stop. (Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Cheyenne East's Joe Ash reaches out for a pass during a game against Cheyenne Central on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at Cheyenne East. (Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Friends and family gather to pay their respects to former U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop as he lies in state on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at the State Capital. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Nebraska's Quincy Enunwa stiff arms Wyoming's Luke Anderson during the second quarter at Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in Laramie. (Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Nebraska's Rex Burkhead stiff arms Wyoming's Kenny Bowder (24) during a game at Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in Laramie. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Clay Casey, 17, does a trick on the halfpipe on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at Clay Sturman Bike, Blade and Skate Park. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Cheyenne South freshman Lincoln Trujillo poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at the school. Trujillo is the WyoSports Cheyenne Prep Athlete of the Week. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Maggie Madsen, 2, inspects a flower she pounded into a piece of paper to make a colorful work of art on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at the Paul Smith Children's Village at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Firefighters use the Jaws of Life to pry the door off of a sports utility vehicle after a rollover crash along Hynds Boulevard, an Interstate 25 service road, between Riding Club and 4 Mile roads late on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, north of Cheyenne. Robert Higgins, 18, died after the vehicle rolled into a pasture next to the road, according to police. Firefighters extracted the driver, Corina Higgins, 19, at the scene. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Samantha Lewan, who portrays a character named "Dominique de Lace," performs during a rehearsal of "Boudoir of Horrors," a production by the Laramie Burlesque Troupe, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at the Laramie Plains Civic Center. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Students Eric Zuniga, left, and Jasmine Parker share a laugh as they sit in the west stands of Cheyenne South's stadium Friday night. Zuniga and Parker were watching their Bison play Cheyenne East in football. (Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)