Photos of the month | January 2021
Yakima Herald-Republic photographers Evan Abell and Amanda Ray selected 41 of their best images last month: COVID-19 vaccine distribution, survivors of the novel coronavirus, mass vaccination clinics, luminaries dedicated to people who have died of COVID-19, and many more.
Wearing a birthday crown, Carolyn “Fritzi” Bryant, left, smiles at her daughter Nancy Frame through a window at Landmark Care and Rehabilitation in Yakima, Wash., Friday, Jan. 1, 2020. Bryant, a survivor of COVID-19, celebrated her 107th birthday.
Carolyn “Fritzi” Bryant, right, celebrates her 107th birthday in the “Angel Booth,” or a visiting box, with her family Friday, Jan. 1, 2020, at Landmark Care and Rehabilitation in Yakima, Wash. After contracting COVID-19 in April, Bryant had a mild cough for nearly four weeks and recovered at the age of 106.
Dr. Roy Simms sports a time stamp sticker near his shirt collar of when he received a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at a Community Health of Central Washington clinic in Ellensburg, Wash.
Elk watch as hay falls from a feeding truck at Oak Creek Wildlife Area on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2020 in Naches, Wash.
A sign informs customers that anyone using a reusable bag must bag their own groceries on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at Wray's Food and Drug in Yakima, Wash.
Chawley, left, and Becky Thomas explain their process making barn quilts, weatherproof painted boards made to look like quilts and hung on barns or buildings, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at their workshop in Yakima, Wash.
“Diamond T,” a barn quilt created by Chawley and Becky Thomas, is seen Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, on the Taylor’s family barn near the intersection of Aspen and South 83rd avenues in Yakima, Wash.
Bus driver Ron Cookson talks to a Naches Valley Elementary School student while waiting for others to board the bus on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Naches, Wash.
Yakima Health District’s COVID-19 outbreak response team socially distance as they pose for a group portrait Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, near the Health District building in Union Gap, Wash. Brittany Morrison, left, Shanna Chua, Josina Bickel, Jolene Rios, Jennifer Hiebert, Rudy Silva, JoAnne Compo, and Gisselle Cervantes.
Kim Pedersen, left, and Camille Bennett, right, snowshoe near the Hells Crossing trailhead on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 off State Route 410 in Yakima County.
Trees and peaks are seen covered in snow from State Route 410 on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in Yakima County.
Paraeducator Lori Huck, left, carries bags of milk as she walks off of Ron Cookson’s school bus during a Naches School District meal distribution Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Gleed, Wash.
Robert Patton Jr., a substitute kitchen staff member, left, delivers food supplies to two students during a Naches School District meal distribution Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Gleed, Wash.
A sign informing people the COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available hangs on the door of Walgreen's on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 in Yakima, Wash.
A hot fire iron can be used to heat a hot buttered rum.
Rev. Robert Trimble poses for a portrait at Martin Luther King Jr. Park Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Yakima, Wash. According to Trimble, the annual community peace march on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is canceled to help rein in the number of coronavirus infections.
Athel "Diesel" May and Clara May pose for a portrait at their home where they were married 70 years ago on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 in Selah, Wash. They will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Feb. 3.
Diana Weeks, left, spins a prize wheel outside of the West Yakima Grocery Outlet during its grand opening Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Yakima, Wash.
Sue Lim, Washington State University pharmacy intern, right, gives Highgate Senior Living resident Lee Stuck a COVID-19 vaccine shot in his arm on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 in Yakima, Wash.
Medical assistant Marisa Hernandez, left, gives Joann Garcia, a health care worker with Yakima YWCA, a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at Neighborhood Health in Yakima, Wash.
Domex Superfresh Growers employees Mac Wood, left, Paris Tsigonoff, center, and Wendy Smith, right, volunteer at a food box giveaway at Henry Beauchamp Community Center on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 in Yakima, Wash. 500 food boxes were put together in partnership with Domex Superfresh Growers, Fiesta Foods and Northwest Harvest.
A boy waves from a vehicle during a symbolic drive Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Toppenish, Wash. A drawing of Dr. King Jr. is seen tapped to the vehicle’s passenger window.
The Rev. Donald Davis Jr., left, Rosa Ortiz, Joanna Valdez, Ysela Lopez, Eligio Jimenez, and John Cerna wave to motorists during a symbolic drive Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Toppenish Middle School in Toppenish, Wash.
A group of people wear face coverings as they ride in the bed of a truck during a symbolic drive Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Toppenish, Wash.
Union Gap city officials announced on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, that a new KME Ridgerunner, a multipurpose apparatus, will be stationed at the Yakima Fire Department Station 96 in Union Gap, Wash. In this image, firefighter Dan Jensen opens a rear compartment on the new apparatus.
Cecilia Gonzalez, early learning center and parenting classes manager, organizes art supplies inside La Escuelita at La Casa Hogar on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Yakima, Wash.
Peggy Haskett, left, and Mike Haskett display their Band-Aids after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at their home in Yakima, Wash. Mike and Peggy are members of the Yakima & Selah Neighbors’ Network, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that provides limited services to local seniors. The nonprofit offered arranged appointments for volunteers to receive the vaccine.
FILE — People wait 15 minutes under a doctor's supervision after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination as others check in to get vaccinated at Toppenish Middle School on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
Adriana Torres, left, and Caleb Sanchez place electric candles in luminaries dedicated to the 336 people who have died of COVID-19 in Yakima County on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 in Toppenish, Wash.
Irma De Prieto, right, receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot from Bianca Perez, Astria Health certified medical assistant, at Toppenish Middle School on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 in Toppenish, Wash.
Victoria Urrutia poses for a portrait with two print versions of her art piece titled "Pick Your Poison" on the street next to Collaboration Coffee, where some of her art is displayed, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 in Yakima, Wash.
Jon Olney Shellenberger holds a blanket he designed Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Rose’s Native Designs Gift Shop in Toppenish, Wash. Shellenberger explained that his family is the inspiration behind most of his designs.
Yakima Valley Emergency Management Operations Manager Horace Ward speaks at a press conference announcing a community vaccination site at the Yakima SunDome on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 in Yakima, Wash.
Nursing students Melinda Yohe, left, and QuAnna Grove, right, work through a nursing simulation in front of their class at Yakima Valley College on Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 in Yakima, Wash.
A sign reads, “Wear a Mask. Let’s Open Yakima.” is seen on a window Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at K Nails and Spa in Yakima, Wash.
Gonzaga's Jordan Thompson, left, falls after colliding with Seattle University's Sydney Carr during an exhibition women's soccer match on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at SOZO Sports Complex in Yakima, Wash.
FILE — Press workers Kelly McKnight, bottom right, and Kurt Modine change plates on the press Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at the Yakima Herald-Republic in Yakima, Wash.
Gonzaga players celebrate a goal during an exhibition match against Seattle University on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at SOZO Sports Complex in Yakima, Wash.
Beverly Gonyea, volunteer and president of the Upper Kittitas County Rotary Club, center, guides Michael Brady, left, and Darlene Brady through their vaccination appointment Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in the waiting area at the Putnam Centennial Center in Cle Elum, Wash.
Kayleen Gordon, a medical assistant-certified, fills a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at the Putnam Centennial Center in Cle Elum, Wash.
Yakima County Sheriff's Office detective Judd Towell, left, and Sgt. Randy Briscoe, right, pose together for a portrait at Yakima County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Yakima, Wash. Briscoe retired earlier in January while Towell's last day was Friday.
