Amanda Hackenberg's HS Graduation Party, 6/18/05

My oldest cousin on the Hackenberg side, Amanda Helen, graduated with Salutatorian honors in Lawton, MI. I'm extremely proud of her, both for her scholastic achievements and for the wonderful young woman she's become. Here are some photos from the party her dad John Hackenberg held at his place. Congratulations, Amanda!

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Self-portrait at New Buffalo gas station.	Uncle Ace, aka Magnum P.I., aka Knight Rider, has a new car.	Ace's new ride, detail of flame work.
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Joe, Mary and Lori Ramirez w/ Vanessa.
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The Sewing Circle?	Grandma with a couple old ladyfriends.	Vanessa and Amanda, two of my favorite girls in the world!
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Beto, my grandpa Russ, and Beto's wife Mary Jean.		Jackie looking pretty weary. Looks kind of like Dirty Harry to me in this one. "Feel lucky, punk? Well DO YA!?"
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Jackie and her daughter Miranda in a more posed-for shot.	Jacqueline and Mary Matz, Aunt Lottie's granddaughter and daughter-in-law.	A bunch of Matz's, Frank, Mary, Lottie and Jacqueline.
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Uncle Ace tossin' some 'shoes with Gerald Schurr in the background.
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Vanessa Amanda and I.	Nice old decals on chairs borrowed from the VFW Hall.	Amanda's cake, now with edible pictures!
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Sunset seen from top of hill on Valley Rd., Lawton.		Long exposure of yard and tent areas.
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Long exposure facing opposite direction, east towards "light pollution" of Kalamazoo.	Scary Mary by candlelight.	A little less scary with some white balance correction.
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First of several long-exposure shots of fireworks being shot off, most are about 6 seconds.
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The pink line is the torch that my uncle John was using to light them with.
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		My grandpa has some pretty awesome style, love the socks with sandals combo.
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Incognito "eating at the table" shots.	The family would probably be upset with photos like these, but sometimes it's nice to show the in-between moments, so that every photo among thousands isn't the same posed-for smile.
	Sun, Jun 19, 2005
	Uncle Ace, the self-declared "Black Sheep," taking his meals apart from everyone else.

Last updated: 6/21/05

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