In focus

April 21, 2017 at 12:30PM
Rita Peterson send in this 1946 picture of her mom, taken at the Air Force Base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where my mother and father were married.She is a tough cookie and is giving it her best as she deals with congestive heart failure in the ripe age of 92.
Happy Mother’s Day: Rita Peterson sent in this 1946 picture of her mom, taken at the Air Force base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where her parents were married. Rita says, “She is a tough cookie and is giving it her best as she deals with congestive heart failure at the ripe age of 92.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Attention, readers: We're looking for your photos to be part of the In Focus feature, which runs each week in the Sunday Variety section. Here are some upcoming topics:

I love Mom: Our Mother's Day feature is back! We're looking for creative (and heartwarming) pictures of the moms in your life. Deadline: May 1. Ø

I love Dad: Not to worry, we'll give dads their due, too. The more unique your photo, the better. Deadline: June 5.

May flowers: Send us pictures of those early bloomers as we hurry up and wait for gardening season to begin. Deadline: May 8.

Graduation: We want to see pomp and circumstance. Send us your out-of-the-ordinary graduation photos, from kindergarten through college. Deadline: June 1.

Feeling Minnesota: We're always accepting submissions for our monthly photo quiz. Show us a unique slice of Minnesota — readers will guess where it was taken.

To submit photos: Send high-resolution photos to infocus@startribune.com. Please put the topic in the subject line and include your name, city and a description of the photo. One e-mail per person.

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