{"id":18106,"date":"2020-06-25T23:12:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T03:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=18106"},"modified":"2020-07-16T23:22:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T03:22:27","slug":"week-in-photos-june-19-to-june-25-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/06\/25\/week-in-photos-june-19-to-june-25-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"Week in photos June 19 to June 25, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gianna Bonfini, 13, right, wears a mask with ballet terms on it during a ballet techniques class at Texture Ballet School, which returned to in-person classes this week in the green phase of reopening, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in McMurray. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Quincy Kofi Swatson, center, enjoys a picnic with sons Quincy Kason Swatson, 7, left, and Elijah Kwame Swatson, 3, on the North Side on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The pandemic shutdown has allowed Mr. Swatson to spend more time with his sons. He’s used that time to expose them to experiences he missed as a child, such as playing tennis and fishing. “It”s been great to have more time to create those memories,”he said. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Michelle Kenney, of Rankin, mother of Antwon Rose II, left, holds hands with her daughter Kyra Jamison as people pray for them and celebrate his life on the two-year anniversary of his death near the site where Antwon Rose II was killed Friday, June 19, 2020, on Linden Avenue in East Pittsburgh. Ms. Kenney, her family, and community organizers planned events to celebrate her son Antwon Rose II, who died on June 19 which also marks Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the U.S. (Michael M. Santiago\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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SarahJameelah Martin, of Knoxville, an Underground Railroad historian, gives a talk on the Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania during the Black Historic Site Tour and Juneteenth Freedom Day Walk for the Western PA Juneteenth Celebration, Friday, June 19, 2020, on Smithfield Street in Downtown. (Michael M. Santiago\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Family friend Wendy Blotzer hugs the sister of Jefferson Hills police Officer Dale T. Provins Jr. Rachel Moss during the visitation Officer Provins on Friday, June 19, 2020, at the Jefferson Hills Municipal Complex in Jefferson Hills. Officer Provins died on Saturday, 10 days after an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and struck his police cruiser in the 200 block of Old Clairton Road. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sisters Kyann Griffin, 7, left, and Laloni Griffin, 5, join their father Lance Griffin in prayer with Pastor Nate Carter, all of East Pittsburgh, during a Juneteenth celebration honoring Black men and father’s during community cookout, Saturday, June 20, 2020, at the Connect Center Courtyard in East Pittsburgh. (Michael M. Santiago\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Michelle Lucas cries after receiving a folded flag during the grave site service for her fiancee Jefferson Hills police Officer Dale T. Provins, Jr. on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Round Hill Cemetery in Elizabeth. Officer Provins died last Saturday, 10 days after an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and struck his police cruiser on Old Clairton Road. Officer Provins, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, worked 15 years with the Jefferson Hills Police Department and was a second-generation police officer. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Geri (Cuddy) Prinkey places a flower on the casket of her son Jefferson Hills police Officer Dale T. Provins, Jr. on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Round Hill Cemetery in Elizabeth. Officer Provins died last Saturday,10 days after an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and struck his police cruiser on Old Clairton Road. Officer Provins, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, worked 15 years with the Jefferson Hills Police Department and was a second-generation police officer. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Irina Portnoi, of Ross, holds her daughter Elizabeth, 1, as they play in the Troy Hill Spray Park, Sunday, June 21, 2020, in Troy Hill. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jim Cleis, of Carnegie, helps his daughter Freya Cleis, 2, reel in her fishing line while Jim\u0092s father Ed Cleis, of Hopewell, watches Sunday, June 21, 2020 at North Park. It was their first time fishing in North Park Lake. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A great blue heron flies by while people kayak and paddle board on North Park Lake Sunday, June 21, 2020 at North Park. Many people were taking advantage of the warm weather at the park. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Byron Nash, 47, plays the guitar Monday, June 22, 2020, at his home in Oakland. Mr. Nash is a bartender, musician and personal trainer. Three industries deeply affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19. (Nate Guidry\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Travelers make their way through security lines at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Moon. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Officials work the scene where a person was struck by a train where the tracks cross Amity Street in Homestead, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. A witness says the 65-year-old victim was tryihg to cross in an area not open for pedestrians. ( Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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City of Pittsburgh Police investigate at the scene of a hit and run involving a three-year-old girl that wandered onto Biscayne Drive at the intersection of Edgar Street at 12:30p.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in the Carrick. Members of her family are on the sidewalk. The girl was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in critical condition (Darrell Sapp\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jaime Confer looks through her mother’s Holy Bible, after she found it in a box in the front yard of her burned out home at 108 Custer Avenue early morning, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Vandergrift in Westmoreland County. The fire involved three homes and started after 2 a.m. (Darrell Sapp\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Justine Curley from Pittsburgh lugs a trash can of muck from the drained Lake Elizabeth to hand off to Dani Kramer, the Land Based Program Coordinator for Allegheny Cleanways during the first of two clean-up sessions in Allegheny Commons Park on the North Side Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Hannah Samuels,of Milvale, also with Allegheny Cleanways, drags her own trash can of muck behind Ms. Curley. The fifth-annual clean-up is a joint effort between the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the Pittsburgh Department of Public Works and Allegheny Cleanways. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Samantha Dix, right, plays Jenga, one of several games the family has played regularly to stay busy during stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with her daughters Ashley Kennedy, 14, left, who she adopted through foster care, and Daneisha Kennedy, 10, her biological child, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in their home in Elliott. Ms. Dix has also been fostering a 1-year-old boy during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Georgetown” towboat and its cargo makes its way onto the Allegheny River past the fountain at Point State Park, Thursday, June 25, 2020, toward the Pittsburgh. (Darrell Sapp\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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More than 100 participants in the Pittsburgh Underwear Bike Ride make their way along Butler Street in Lawrenceville on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Founded in 2012, the first ride of the season is to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and to celebrate Pride Month. (Lucy Schaly\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Volunteers distribute diapers and wipes to families at the drive-up event hosted by Global Links, Western PA Diaper Bank, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation to support families and caregivers financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, June 26, 2020, on Logan Street in Uptown.
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