The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery.
Rhoda Taylor mans the Salvation Army kettle at the Zhers store at Tecumseh and Lauzon in Windsor, Ont. on Wed. Dec. 11, 2013. After receiving complaints about the use of the traditional bells, she was forced to participate in the Christmas season fundraiser without them. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Coco the parrot is back at Corbrets Pet Shop after the pet was stolen recently. He is shown at the Windsor, Ont. store on Wed. Dec. 11, 2013. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Corbrets Pet Shop manager Cory Drouillard is happy to have Coco the parrot back after the pet was stolen recently. He poses, Wed. Dec. 11, 2103, at the Windsor, Ont. store with the orange-winged amazon. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star) (
Rose Wood poses with a portable defibrillator unit Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ont. Wood, a part-time employee at the arena used such a device to save a recreational hockey player’s life Friday evening. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Steve Ferry, left, and Christian Steingraber celebrate a goal against Guelph. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Shannor Allard of Canada Post delivers mail to doorsteps on Thompson Avenue in Riverside Wednesday December 11, 2013. The days of having door to door mail delivery is being phased out according to Canada Post. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Shannor Allard of Canada Post delivers mail to a doorstep on Thompson Avenue in Riverside Wednesday December 11, 2013. The days of having door to door delivery may be a phased out according to Canada Post. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Striking Red Cross workers in Windsor on Dec. 11, 2013. (TwitPic: Nick Brancaccio/The Windsor Star)
Striking Red Cross workers in Windsor on Dec. 11, 2013. (TwitPic: Nick Brancaccio/The Windsor Star)
Striking Red Cross Care Partners (RCCP) including chief steward Millie Hickson, right, on the picket line during a noon hour rally on Grand Marais Road East December 11, 2013. Other unions joined picketers and showed their support. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Striking Red Cross Care Partners (RCCP) Olga Corra, left, Fran Martens and Millie Hickson, had plenty of energy on the picket line on Grand Marais Road East December 11, 2013. Strikers were buoyed by support from Canfor members and teachers’ union representative during a noon hour rally. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Charlie Diemer, on July 5, 2010, is founder of Woodslee Credit Union. The well-known dairy farmer died Dec. 8, 2013 at the age of 94. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Area resident Edward Oleksiuk, left, speaks with Eha Naylor, Hanna Ibrahim and Kevin Warner, right, all of Windsor Essex Mobility Group during an open house/information meeting dealing with the proposed Windsor Essex Parkway held at Ciociaro Club of Windsor May 18, 2011. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
St. Anne’s Ashley Maitre, right, scores against Villanova goaltender Alessandra Ceccacci in first peirod action at Tecumseh Arena Wednesday December 11, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Villanova’s Olivia Giannotti, left, deflects a pass from St. Anne’s Kylene Dupuis in high school girls hockey action from Tecumseh Arena Wednesday December 11, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
St. Anne’s Kylene Dupuis, right, looks for an opening against Villanova goaltender Alessandra Ceccacci, left, as Wildcat Julia Pignanelli follows the play at Tecumseh Arena Wednesday December 11, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
St. Anne’s Taylor Reaume, left, is tripped up by Villanova’s Lauren Jedlinski at Tecumseh Arena in girls high school hockey action Wednesday December 11, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Villanova’s Taylor Conte, right, shields the puck against St. Anne’s Ashley Maitre at Tecumseh Arena in girls high school hockey action Wednesday December 11, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Wyandotte Street east between George Avenue and Cadillac Street in Windsor, Ontario on December 11, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Brook Brignall, 50, during the Survivor’s Day ceremony was held at the Civic and Education Centre in Essex, Ontario on December 11, 2013. Brignall was saved by Windsor police after a cardiac arrest while stopped at a traffic light. Windsor Fire, Windsor-Essex EMS paramedics all assisted in saving his life. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Anthony di-Domenico, centre holds back tears while thanking Windsor-Essex EMS paramedics Giselle Bacon, left, and Wendy Willis, for helping save his life after he collapsed while jogging. The Survivor’s Day ceremony was held at the Civic and Education Centre in Essex, Ontario on December 11, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Sean Sawyer, left, gets a hug from Rose Wood during the Survivor’s Day ceremony was held at the Civic and Education Centre in Essex, Ontario on December 11, 2013. Rose Wood used a defibrillator to restart his heart after he suffered a heart attack during a hockey game at the WFCU Centre. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
