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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: October 12, 2016.

Congratulations to the winners of this week’s Picture of the Week! Brittainy Newman won first place, Michael Owens won second place, Brittainy also won third place, and Boris Shirman won honorable mention!

 

First Place: Brittainy Newman

Phyllis Kitt, 87, looks down at her wedding ring from her most recent marriage at her home in Pittsford, N.Y. Phyllis has been married twice before, and spends most of her time either home or at the Pittsford Community Library reading books. Kitt works on a volunteer basis to tutor refugees at the Pittsford Community Library in Pittsford, N.Y. on Oct. 5, 2016.

 

Second Place: Michael Owens

Elias Ghantous (4) of the Robert Morris Colonials catches the puck against the RIT Tigers during the regular season opener at Gene Polisseni Center on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus in Henrietta, N.Y. on Oct. 7, 2016.

 

Third Place: Brittainy Newman

Oct. 5, 2016. Phyllis Kitt shops for a ‘get better’ card for her nephew at the supermarket Wegman’s in Pittsford, N.Y.

 

Honorable Mention: Boris Shirman

Carmen Kendall shakes a team mates hand to secure a pact not to share their new nicknames during an Upstate New York Diving training at the RIT swimming pool in Henrietta, N.Y. on Oct. 10, 2016. Upstate New York Diving is a program led by RIT diving coach Clifford Devries.