The elephants leave the Civic Center in Hammond following a performance of the Orak Shrine Circus.

People stop to view the painting "Americans: Youngstown Ohio" by Alfred Leslie at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio.

Spent casings litter the ground as Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy cadets learn how to use a pistol on the outdoor shooting rangea Law Enforcement Academy cadets learn how to use a pistol on the outdoor shooting range in Hammond

Spent casings litter the ground as Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy cadets learn how to use a pistol on the outdoor shooting rangea Law Enforcement Academy cadets learn how to use a pistol on the outdoor shooting range in Hammond.

Lake County Highway Department snow plow driver Roger Ohlenkamp makes preparations to tow his truck out of a ditch in Crown Point following a massive blizzard.

Senior Mike Karas gets his head shaved for the St Baldricks fundraiser in support of pediatric cancer at Lake Central High School.

Dancers Adam Meeker and Amber Mack with the Indiana Ballet Theatreshare a moment before performing a production of Sleeping Beauty.

Dancer Amber Mack with the Indiana Ballet Theatre performs as Princess Aurora at the St Jude House Spring Tea hosted at the Avalon Manor in Hobart.

Willy Love, of South Bend, cools off at Deep River Waterpark in Merrillville

Hindu women pray near the holika dahan during the Hindu celebration of Holi at the Indian American Cultural Center in Merrillville.

Young Seth Petreikis is held by his mother Becky Petreikis as she explains the outpour of sympathy and the news that Seth will receive the thymus transplant that was not covered by their Medicaid provider.

Students audition for the South Shore Dance Company at South Shore Centre for the Arts in Gary.

Conservation Officer Bryce Klimek visits 'Two Does and a Buck' processing center on the first day of firearm deer season.

Jay Curler looks at the scoreboard in the final minutes of a game against the New York Jets at Soldier FIeld.

Jim Downs discusses his life and family at his home in Otis.

Lowell's Sarah Wieser intentionally fouls Boone Grove's Jordan Chester in the 2011 Region Roundball Rumble at Valparaiso UniversityJim Downs discusses his life and family at his home in Otis.

Samir Mammadov of Azerbaijan (red) and Anvar Yunusov of Tajikistan square off in the AIBA world championship at UIC pavilion, Chicago.

A bloodied bull prepares to charge matador Emanuel Lopez at La Paloma bullring in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Matador Emanuel Lopez squares off against the bull during a fight at La Paloma bullring in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Karl Gillighan tries to lift a 800 pound tire barbell in a strongman show hosted by the Hammond Civic Center.

Chesterton's Julia Campbell competes in the 500 Yard Freestyle during the 2011 state championship.

Surfer Jim Hoop waits for an opportunity to dive in and catch some unseasonably high waves in Whiting, Indiana.

The town of Dyer says goodbye to 2010 with fireworks at their Centennial Send Off at Pleasant Hills Park.

A firefighter from St John, works to extinguish a still smoldering field after a brush fire broke out the day before off Clark road in Crown Point.

Firefighters Jon Klein and Ed Roy use pike poles to tear down a burning home in Highland. The house was intentionally set on fire for training purposes.

Students at St. Mary School, Griffith, watch as palms are burned in preparation for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.

Mike Huckabee looks for his bus as he leaves Chicago Dawg in Mason City. The presidential candidate made an appearance at the restaurant to rally support for the 2008 Iowa Caucus

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney poses with his grandson in West Des Moines, Iowa, in the 2008 caucus.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters at a Super Tuesday celebration at the Hyatt Regency.

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks to a crowd of more than 20,000 at a Presidential rally in Wicker Park, HIghland.

Father Tom McNally prays with Death Row inmate Eric Wrinkles.

Death Row inmate Benjamin Ritche talks about life behind bars inside his cell at Indiana State Prison, Michigan City.