Grand Coulee man takes state photo prize

Merle Roberts, of Grand Coulee, earned a blue ribbon in photography last week at the state fair in Puyallup.

Roberts named his photo, in dramatic dark gray shades of a local tree growing right out of rock, "Its A Tough Life." It took Best of Scenic for black and white photography.

He entered it in the International Photography Exhibit at the fair, which he said meant he would go up against entries...