Shauna North starts college in Salt Lake City in a couple of days. Shauna hopes to become a doctor. The family gathered for dinner at Shauna's house in Jackson Wyoming, to wish her good luck. Before leaving the family dinner, Larry North, Shauna's grandfather takes a moment to give a big hug to Shauna.

Actors from the Jackson Hole Playhouse parade with the "Betsy Ross Flag" in old western costumes and with guns at 4th of July parade in town square. The "Betsy Ross Flag "did not appear until the early 1790s, and there is no solid evidence to support claims that Betsy Ross created the first stars and stripes.

Lora Dunlop drops off her son, Max Dunlop, on his first day in 3rd grade at Colter Elementary School in Jackson, Wyoming.

The mexican community In Jackson Wyoming celebrated Independence day with traditional food and dance. The celebration commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810.

The Broetsky family has been in the carnival world for five generations. They travel the country for 10 months every year. Every member of the family helps out with the family business except the youngsters. Dominic Fraley, 14 has hired by Jan and Stephen T Broestsky to babysit their kids, Stephen P and Cash, over the summer. Jan doesn't get to see her husband 5 weeks in the fall and 5 weeks in the spring because her oldest son is in school at their hometown Scottsdale, Arizona. "This is the life of a carnies' wife, but when we come out in the summer is like vacation.", said Jan.

Gill Scooter, the first boy in the Jackson Golf team plays the 8rd hole in the Jackson Hole High School Golf tournament at the Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club. Last year Scooter won the state golf tournament.

Kelly Tamayo finishes his plate first out of 15 participants in the pie eating contest at the annual Bondurant Barbecue in Wyoming. Bondurant Barbecue takes on the last weekend of June.

"He is the way he is because we don't have a TV," says Jorge Colon about his son. Ciel Colon, 12, opened his own business in June. He sells fresh squeezed lemonade, brownies and cookies every day at the intersection of bike paths near Wilson, Wyoming. Other kids tried to copy his idea. "I hired them to work for me but they are too lazy so they quit fast", says Ciel.

Jan Segerstrom and Steffan Freeman are walking during Relay for Life at the Jackson High School. Segerstrom and Freeman are both cancer survivors. She beat up breast cancer two years ago and he escaped from testicular cancer eight years ago.