Photos for November 30, 2012

Fire District 3 clears the collision of a car and pickup Friday in Hockinson; it blocked Northeast 159th Street for 45 minutes.

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Jon Spratlen lights an "AIDS Candle" during a World AIDS Day event hosted by Martha's Pantry at the Clark County Health Department.

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Michele Kruchoski talks about living with HIV during a World AIDS Day event hosted by Martha's Pantry at the Clark County Health Department on Friday.

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Nancy L. Haigwood, a researcher at Oregon Health and Science University, talks about the state of AIDS related research during a World AIDS Day event hosted by Martha's Pantry at the Clark County Health Department on Friday.

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Budget Talks Potluck

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Safe Landing Expected

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Mere Appetizers

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Portland Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge (12) looks to move against Boston Celtics' Jason Collins (98) in the first quarter Friday.

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An empty coal train heads south through Bellingham's Boulevard Park on Aug. 24.

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A coal train is heading north through the old Georgia-Pacific site in Bellingham, Washington, March 1, 2011. Rail lines that few people noticed for years are suddenly busy with trains, and the increased traffic has generated a backlash in communities across the country.

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Jasper deHoog of Burlington gives a thumbs-up to a speaker supporting construction of a Gateway Pacific Terminal, which would export coal to Asia, at a meeting Nov. 29, 2012, in Ferndale.

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Mary Helmes, who authors the Paleo in a Pinch blog featured on The Columbian website, drizzles balsamic vinaigrette over Brussels sprouts.

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Mary Helmes tosses mushrooms in a pan as she prepares dinner in her Felida home Tuesday evening.

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Paleo in a Pinch blogger Mary Helmes prepares a paleo chicken dinner, Coq Au Vin, for her family Tuesday as her husband, Aaron, and youngest daughter, Bella, keep her company in the kitchen. The Helmeses adopted the paleo diet a year ago.

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Scott Matthews of Advance Welding Inc. welds a cylinder in the company's Vancouver manufacturing plant.

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Advance Welding Inc. employee Javier Roman, at work at the company's Vancouver plant. (Vivian Johnson, for The Columbian)

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Dan Timblin, owner of Advance Welding Inc.

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Angel M. Torres-Reyna, 41, of Vancouver at his first appearance Oct. 1 at Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of setting his room on fire at the Quality Inn in Hazel Dell. Torre-Reyna's arraignment was delayed to allow time for mental health evaluation.

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Fruit Valley: This is the mural design that will hit the street this spring.

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Frozen Fruit Salad.

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Pecan-Crusted Cod With Rosemary.

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Fig and Pecan Tapenade With Goat Cheese.

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Wheat Berry Salad With Oranges, Cherries and Pecans.

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Cider-Braised Cabbage With Apples and Pecans.

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Hockinson: Hockinson Intermediate School fifth graders Elizabeth Flanders, left, and Ben Kautz weave on small looms. They and other students in the class sell their efforts and donate the profits to a charity that helps support drilling of clean water wells around the world.

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Ridgefield: Audubon Society of Portland environmental educator Tim Donner shows an owl named Julio to fifth-grade art students at Union Ridge Elementary on Oct. 25. The students practiced drawing the subject.

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Joseph Reilly, 21, is shown here wearing a suit he'd lately been wearing, according to his cousin, Aaron Hahn, who spoke for the young man's family Friday, Nov. 30 at a press conference at PeaceHealth Southwest in Vancouver.

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Neighborhood leader feature on Dick Malin for neighbors section Wednesday March 17, 2010. (The Columbian/Troy Wayrynen)

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Joseph Reilly, 21, is shown here wearing a suit he'd lately been wearing, according to his cousin, Aaron Hahn, who spoke for the young man's family Friday, Nov. 30 at a press conference at PeaceHealth Southwest in Vancouver.

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Mark and Cindy Hill hold a Powerball check with their three of their four children, Jarod, left, Cody and six-year-old Jaiden in Dearborn, Mo., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Mark and Cindy Hill hold a Powerball check with their three of their four children, Jarod, left, Cody and six-year-old Jaiden in Dearborn, Mo., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Mark and Cindy Hill hold a Powerball check with their three of their four children, Jarod, left, Cody and six-year-old Jaiden in Dearborn, Mo., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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This image of Columbian photographer Steve Lane's dog Cooper, an Australian cattle dog mix, is an example of a photo that could make it on the cover of a homemade calendar. Send your own 2013 calendar's cover photo to stover.harger@columbian.com by Dec. 17.

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This image of Columbian photographer Steve Lane's dog Cooper, an Australian cattle dog mix, is an example of a photo that could make it on the cover of a homemade calendar. Send your own 2013 calendar's cover photo to stover.harger@columbian.com by Dec. 17.

Published on November 30, 2012