Photos for June 11, 2012
The international Spartan Race, an test of endurance through a muddy obstacle course, will make its first appearance in the Pacific Northwest at the Washougal MX Park.
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The international Spartan Race, an test of endurance through a muddy obstacle course, will make its first appearance in the Pacific Northwest at the Washougal MX Park.
Published on June 11, 2012
The international Spartan Race, an test of endurance through a muddy obstacle course, will make its first appearance in the Pacific Northwest at the Washougal MX Park.
Published on June 11, 2012
The international Spartan Race, an test of endurance through a muddy obstacle course, will make its first appearance in the Pacific Northwest at the Washougal MX Park.
Published on June 11, 2012
The international Spartan Race, an test of endurance through a muddy obstacle course, will make its first appearance in the Pacific Northwest at the Washougal MX Park.
Published on June 11, 2012
Fresh bark dust and flowers provide a spiffy facade for Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver on Monday.
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Leaders at City Hall indicated they'll ask voters for $70 a year in property taxes on a $200,000 home to pay for parks and recreation. Staff members warned, however, that a second vote that protects the levy from being cut due to a decrease in home values will be necessary.
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Flowers have a good view of City Hall near Esther Short Park. Vancouver is likely to ask voters to approve a parks levy in November.
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Members of the Woodland Rotary Park Committee, from left, Arwyn Borzone, Lesa Beuscher, Ingrid McQuivey, Sandy Larson and Carol Rounds, pose for a portrait in front of what will be Scott Hill Park and Sports Complex. Rotary Club of Woodland is raising money to develop the 39 acres, purchased by the city of Woodland in 2011, into a park and multiuse sports complex.
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Members of the Woodland Rotary Park Committee, from left, Arwyn Borzone, Lesa Beuscher, Ingrid McQuivey, Sandy Larson and Carol Rounds gather at the future site of the Scott Hill Park and Sports Complex. Rotary Club of Woodland is raising money to develop the 39 acres, purchased by the city of Woodland in 2011, into a park and multiuse sports complex.
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Provided photo This field overlay image shows how the Scott Hill Park and Sports Complex in Woodland might look once development is complete. Woodland physician, Dr. Ellis Johnson, paid for the preliminary design.
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Sean Keller, Heritage track and field
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Heritage senior Sean Keller is the All-Region boys track and field athlete of the year.
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Friends and family of fallen soldier Sgt. John Kyle Daggett stock fireworks at the Wounded Warrior fireworks stand off Northeast Andersen Road on June 27, 2011. The stand raises money for veteran's needs. The Vancouver City Council on Monday advanced plans to ban all but "safe and sane" fireworks similar to those allowed in Oregon.
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An incredible amount of information on service vehicles, from fuel usage to speeding, is available as part of a GPS system Clark County uses. The county is going to install the devices in more vehicles.
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Clark County Risk Manager Mark Wilsdon, right, with Bob Moag, a facility maintenance specialist, track county vehicles via GPS Insight from Wilsdon's office at the Clark County Public Service Center in Vancouver. The county is expanding the use of tracking devices to increase productivity, lower claims and increase worker safety.
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The Liberty Theatre, shown earlier this year, is celebrating its 85th birthday Thursday.
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When the theater opened in downtown Camas in 1927, it was the Granada Theater.
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Clark County's drinkers, in search of lower prices, are pouring across the Washington border into Oregon's government-supervised stores, overwhelming the Hayden Island liquor outlet and emptying some of its shelves.
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Orchid
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Belle
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A television cameraman tapes the traffic crossing in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles Monday, June 11, 2012, where the U.S. Commerce Department Secretary John Bryson suffered a traffic accident Saturday June 9. Officials on Monday said U.S. Commerce Secretary Bryson had suffered a seizure in connection with two Los Angeles-area traffic crashes that led to a felony hit-and-run citation. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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John Bryson U.S. Secretary of Commerce
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The intersection where U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson had the first of two traffic accidents Saturday, which led to a felony hit-and-run citation.
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Robert Earl Ferguson
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Former Vancouver Lake Crew teammates Reiner Hershaw, left, of Washington and Navy's J.C. Russell.
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Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has agreed to split the $5.6 million cost of an electrical substation three ways with the Port of Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities, even though BHP Billiton has not officially signed on to occupy the port’s Terminal 5, where it would build a facility to export potash fertilizer.
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Harold Murrain was last seen at his work Tuesday June 5th 2012 His sister spoke with him around noon and he told her he was getting off work early and heading to Powell's Bookstore off Burnside. He's been missing ever since. If you've seen him, spoke with him, texted h...im or communicated in any way PLEASE contact Jaime Murrain immediately. The family is worried sick. You can also contact the Clackamas County Police Department. The report is with the Oregon City Police Department case #12-1990 Jaime Murrain: 503-593-0795 PLEASE HELP US FIND HAROLD!!!
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U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson faces felony hit-and-run accusations in California. The Commerce Department said Monday that he had a seizure while he was driving.
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Vancouver firefighters knocked out an attic fire in a central Vancouver home Monday morning.
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