A look at some of my favorite and newsy photos from April ...

Arbor Day Celebration 02Liam Mcleod, 8, of Rochester, plays air guitar and dances while listening to music during the fourth annual Arbor Day Celebration on Friday, April 29, 2016, at Silver Lake Park in Rochester, Minn. Blaine Marcou 02Blaine Marcou of Wabasha, Minn., holds a painting of Prince that was created for a potential album cover. Marcou worked as a set and stage designer for Prince in the early 1990s. Photo taken April 22, 2016. Pinewood Derby 06Andrew Boelter, 6, of Chatfield, places his car at the start line for a heat race during the Hiawatha District Pinewood Derby on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Apache Mall in Rochester, Minn. All racers are responsible for placing their own cars for races. Cascade Meadow Burn 01A crew from Zumbro Valley Forestry conducts a controlled burn Monday, April 18, 2016, at Cascade Meadow Wetlands in Rochester, Minn. It was the first burn in three years for the wetland said executive director Scott Walker. The plan is to have controlled burns for each of the next three years for prairie management and to eliminate invasive species. "We want it back to how mother nature used to take care of it," Walker said. Prowl Visit 02First-grader Chase Stewart laughs as Prowl, the Minnesota Lynx mascot, places a sticker on his forehead during a visit Thursday, April 28, 2016, to Churchill Elementary School in Rochester, Minn. Frankie MickelsonRochester Century senior slugger Frankie Mickelson. Photo taken April 4, 2016. Boys Golf MeetMayo's Jackson Edwards hits out of a bunker on hole 10 during the Byron Invitational on Monday, April 25, 2016, at Somerby Golf Club in Byron, Minn. RCTC vs. ICCC Baseball 01Rochester Community and Technical College shortstop Damon Nuss, left, tags second base with his glove to force out Iowa Central Community College's Cory Alexander (00) after fielding a grounder up the middle during the first game of a doubleheader Sunday, April 17, 2016, in Rochester, Minn. Pine Island vs Stewartville Baseball 01Stewartville catcher Colton Miller, left, tags out Pine Island's Aaron Gillard at home on a squeeze play in the eighth inning of a Hiawatha Valley League game Monday, April 4, 2016, in Pine Island, Minn. The game was suspended at the end of the ninth inning tied at 3-3. RCTC vs. ICCC BaseballThe dust settles as Rochester Community and Technical College second baseman Logan Fuller, right, picks up the ball after Iowa Central Community College's Cory Alexander safely steals second during the first game of a doubleheader Sunday, April 17, 2016, in Rochester, Minn. Lourdes vs. Stewartville Softball 02Teammates celebrate a solo home run by Stewartville's Amanda O'Connell (7) during a Hiawatha Valley League game against Lourdes on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Rochester, Minn. Marion Road SE CrashEmergency responders work the scene of a head-on collision between two cars Friday, April 15, 2016, on Marion Road Southeast near the 50th Avenue intersection in Rochester, Minn.