Photos for May 5, 2012
Battle Ground photographer Korie Accetta photographs Jacinda Hanks at Hockinson Meadows Park, Saturday, April 21, 2012.
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Kristen O'Gallagher photographs Nicole Collins and her son Jared Collins, 11, as John James watches at Hockinson Meadows Park, Saturday, April 21, 2012.
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Kristen O'Gallagher photographs Nicole Collins and her boyfriend John James at Hockinson Meadows Park, Saturday, April 21, 2012.
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Battle Ground photographer Korie Accetta photographs a subject at Hockinson Meadows Park on April 21. Accetta launched the You Matter campaign to raise money for suicide prevention efforts.
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Alexa Efraimson
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Alexa Efraimson, All-Region girls cross country runner of the year, Tuesday, November 22, 2011. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
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This man was arrested Monday in Portland on accusations of running a scam. Authorities say he used many names, including "Bobby Thompson," and are offering a reward to try to learn his actual identity.
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This Tuesday photo shows the house at at 600 N.E. 72nd St. where a man who is believed to have called himself Bobby Thompson — among numerous other names — was arrested Monday night. "Thompson," on the run for more than two years, was sought on accusations that he ran a scam that collected $100 million in donations from people in dozens of states who believed they were helping U.S. Navy veterans. U.S. marshals are offering a reward to encourage anybody who knows the actual identity of the man they have in custody to come forward.
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Columbus Crew goalie Andy Gruenebaum makes a save as Portland Timbers' Darlington Nagbe, center, drives through defenders in the first half during Saturday.
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Camas High graduate Jennifer Brannan won a Fulbright grant this spring to study water treatment methods in India later this year. Brannan graduates from the University of Portland Sunday.
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Camas High graduate Jennifer Brannan recently won a Fulbright grant to study water treatment methods in India beginning in August. Brannan graduates today with a degree in civil engineering from the University of Portland.
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Around 50 vendors from across the area sold food, arts and crafts and many other items as the Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market kicked off its spring season Saturday.
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Jennifer Solverson and her 18-month-old daughter, Bethany Nease, explore the Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market on Saturday morning. The market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday through July; in August and September, it will be open from 3 to 7:30 p.m. each Friday.
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Food, arts and crafts, including hats from Be Crafty, are on sale as the Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market kicks off its spring season Saturday.
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“I think the word is getting out,” said Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market organizer Jennifer Riddle.
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The Donaldson family -- from left, Audrey, 5, in orange hard hat; Mari, 4; mom Rosie; Devon, 18 months (in stroller); and D.T. -- play with balloons they were given Saturday at the market.
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BNSF contractors work on the track at the south end of Esther Street on Friday May 4, 2012. The project has closed Arnold Way, formerly West Fourth Street, between Columbia and Esther streets until the end of 2013 when the City's Roadway Phase is scheduled for completion.
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BNSF Railway contractors work on the track at the south end of Esther Street on Friday. Arnold Way, formerly West Fourth Street, is closed for construction between Columbia and Esther streets until the end of 2013.
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Jolee Mercer, a veteran dispatcher with CRESA for 17 years, works the county sheriff calls, which also includes BNSF, Camas police, Washougal police, Ridgefield police, La Center police, Battle Ground police at the CRESA office May 24, 2011 in Vancouver, Washington. In total, Mercer keeps track of 45 units. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Courtesy of Scott Jones Washougal native Scott Jones, 25, plans to use his master’s degree in architecture and recycled shipping containers to build community centers in Kenya.
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