The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery.
Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School grade sevent student Michael Giannotti raises his arms after winning the plank challenge on December 17, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Grade 7 students from Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School in LaSalle take part in a plank challenge on December 17, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Grade 7 students from Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School in LaSalle take part in a plank challenge on December 17, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Grade 7 students from Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School in LaSalle take part in a plank challenge on December 17, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Grade 7 students from Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School in LaSalle take part in a plank challenge on December 17, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Students from Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School students Jack Amyot, and Michael Giannotti round out the field during a grade seven plank challenge on December 17, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment Dr. Eric Hoskins speaks at Saturn Tool & Die in Tecumseh, Ontario on December 18, 2013. The Ontario government is helping Saturn Tool & Die invest in new equipment and expand production while creating 12 new jobs and retain existing jobs in Tecumseh. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara speaks at Saturn Tool & Die in Tecumseh, Ontario on December 18, 2013. The Ontario government is helping Saturn Tool & Die invest in new equipment and expand production while creating 12 new jobs and retain existing jobs in Tecumseh. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Saturn Tool & Die general manager Joe Lucente on December 18, 2013. The Ontario government is helping Saturn Tool & Die invest in new equipment and expand production while creating 12 new jobs and retain existing jobs in Tecumseh. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
From left, Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara, MP Teresa Piruzza, Saturn Tool & Die plant manager Randy Puryk, Saturn Tool & Die general manager Joe Lucente, and Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment Dr. Eric Hoskins on December 18, 2013. The Ontario government is helping Saturn Tool & Die invest in new equipment and expand production while creating 12 new jobs and retain existing jobs in Tecumseh. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Saturn Tool & Die employees work on a stamping press on December 18, 2013 in Tecumseh, Ontario. The Ontario government is helping Saturn Tool & Die invest in new equipment and expand production while creating 12 new jobs and retain existing jobs in Tecumseh. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
MPP Teresa Piruzza speaks at Saturn Tool & Die in Tecumseh, Ontario on December 18, 2013. The Ontario government is helping Saturn Tool & Die invest in new equipment and expand production while creating 12 new jobs and retain existing jobs in Tecumseh. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Crews work to remove girders on the Herb Gray Parkway project site near Cabana Road in Windsor, Ontario on December 18, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Faulty girders are slowly lowered onto a waiting truck by a crane on the Herb Gray Parkway project site near Cabana Road in Windsor on December 18, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Crews work to remove girders on the Herb Gray Parkway project site near Cabana Road in Windsor, Ontario on December 18, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Crews work to remove girders on the Herb Gray Parkway project site near Cabana Road in Windsor, Ontario on December 18, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Crews work to remove girders on the Herb Gray Parkway project site near Cabana Road in Windsor, Ontario on December 18, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
A girder is transported after removal from the Herb Gray Parkway project site near Cabana Road in Windsor on December 18, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Crews work to remove girders on the Herb Gray Parkway project site near Cabana Road in Windsor, Ontario on December 18, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
A large crane lifts the massive concrete beams on Huron Church Road just north of the Cabana Road/Todd Lane intersection on what’s known as the parkway’s Oakwood Tunnel on December 18, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Holy Names Catholic high school students Juejie Pan, 17, left, and Zuwei Li, 19, for story on the WECDSB and international students. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Sarah Lewis, 13, hands out some socks to a client of the Street Help/Unit 7 Homeless Services organization, Wed. Dec. 18, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. She also presented a cheque for $11,669 and over 5000 pairs of socks in total. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Sarah Lewis, 13, presents Christine Wilson-Furlonger of Street Help/Unit 7 Homeless Services with a cheque for $11,669 and over 5000 pairs of socks, Wed. Dec. 18, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Academie Ste Cecile student Anish Aggarwal, 11, carries sleeping bags into the Street Help/Unit 7 Homeless Services organization Wed. Dec. 18, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. Students at the school were inspired by Sarah Lewis who has been donated socks and money for several years. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Sarah Lewis, 13, (centre in red) poses with students from Academie Ste Cecile at the Street Help/Unit 7 Homeless Services in Windsor, Ont. The students were inspired by Lewis who donated a cheque for $11,669 and over 5000 pairs of socks. The students also donated sleeping bags and socks to the organization. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Phil Bondy comments on emission test Wed. Dec. 18, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. The provincial government is dropping the price of a test from $35 to $30. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Tyler Vincent, manager at MacDonald’s Automotive in Windsor, Ont. performs an emission test Wed. Dec. 18, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. The provincial government is dropping the price of the test from $35 to $30. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Tyler Vincent, manager at MacDonald’s Automotive in Windsor, Ont. performs an emission test Wed. Dec. 18, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. The provincial government is dropping the price of the test from $35 to $30. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Bobby Bhamra, of World Auto Body and Sales comments on emission tests, Wed. Dec. 18, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. The provincial government is dropping the price of the test from $35 to $30. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Steven Goslin is all smiles after his 1991 Dodge Shadow passed an emission test at MacDonald’s Automotive in Windsor, Ont. Wed. Dec. 18, 2013. The provincial government is dropping the price of the test from $35 to $30. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Goaltender Alex Djordjevski is beaten for a goal while playing pond hockey with friends Dylan Turnbull, left, Dylan Berthiaume, Tim Mlinaric, Brent Lizinsky, Michael Bondy, Brandon Pancerny and Charlie Fuhr, right, at Blue Heron pond in East Riverside Wednesday December 18, 2013. Early winter cold weather has provided new venues for outdoor activities. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Tim Mlinaric and Charlie Fuhr, right, skate on the frozen Blue Heron pond in East Riverside Wednesday December 18, 2013. Early winter cold weather has provided the area with plenty of snow and ice, much to the delight of many area residents who enjoy outdoor winter activities. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Papa Oppong dribbles the ball at the Windsor Express practice at the Rose City Islamic Centre Wednesday. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Brady Vail, centre, checks Saginaw’s Cody Payne in front of goalie Alex Fotinos at the WFCU Centre. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
LaSalle’s Brett Langlois, left, is checked by Luc Knight of the St. Thomas Stars at the Vollmer Centre. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Bella Casey (right) shows off her dance moves during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The Salvation Army Band plays during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Bella Casey (right) shows off her dance moves during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Volunteer Jen Tessier serves up meals during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Major Sharron Young chats with Trayden Ursulak during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Close to 1000 people enjoy a traditional Christmas dinner during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Volunteers serve up salads during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Volunteer Eileen Chen serves up hot meals during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Marlene Meloche proudly displays her holiday hat during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Close to 1000 people enjoy a traditional Christmas dinner during the annual Salvation Army Christmas Dinner at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
