Photos for October 14, 2012
Piadina, a pasta bowl and an Italian soda served at Strada in Vancouver.
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Northeast 10th Avenue currently dead-ends into 155th Circle. A county road project will extend 10th Avenue from Northeast 149th Street to Northeast 164th Street. Construction isn't expected to begin until 2017.
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A county road project will improve Northeast 10th Avenue from Northeast 149th Street to Northeast 164th Street. The project will include a 375-foot bridge over Whipple Creek.
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Jon Ryan
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Portland's Ronnie Price grimaces as he is helped off the court in Phoenix after rolling his ankle on Friday.
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Will Barton
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Bill Hughes in his souvenir Red Army uniform (and some other disguises).
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Bill Hughes in his souvenir Red Army uniform (and some other disguises).
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Camas: At the 75th anniversary party for Camas Friends Church, Becky Ankeny, superintendent of Northwest Yearly Meeting, spoke about the role Quakers have played in social change, both historically and today.
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Ridgefield: These high school history students researched their ancestors, applied to be naturalized citizens and swore the oath before a Superior Court judge.
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Battle Ground: At its Oct. 8 meeting, the Battle Ground School Board thanked Battle Ground High School student Kyle Harris, left; Maple Grove school nurse Jan Paullin; Battle Ground Mayor Lisa Walters; Prevention Education Specialist Cindi Schroeder; Learning Support Programs Coordinator Jennifer Kerr; Homeless Intervention Coordinator Lydia Sanders for their role in the naming of Battle Ground as one of the ì100 Best Communities for Young People.î
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La Center: Leadership Clark County has named La Center resident Troy Van Dinter its 2012 Oustanding Alumnus.
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Associated Press files President Barack Obama arrives at a fundraising event in 2009 for Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
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Same-sex marriage advocates Justin Pabalate, 31, and Jessica Nguyen-Ventura, 26, both of Portland, gather at the First Congregational Church in Hazel Dell before volunteers canvassed neighborhoods on Oct. 5.
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Cascade Park: Jennifer Baker and Peggy, her new guide dog, are at home in Vancouver after training together for two weeks at Guide Dogs of the Desert.
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Ogden: Teddy, left and George Kinerk and their mother, Holly Kinerk, walked to Peter S. Ogden Elementary's Walk to School event on Oct. 11.
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Harney Heights: Youth and adults gathered in Vancouver in late September for the first-ever Youth Explosion hosted by the Community A.M.E. Zion Church.
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Friends and family cheer on runners of the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sundayin downtown Vancouver. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Bob Knight, center, starts the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Just get a load of Robby Halterman in pink. The Battle Ground man teamed up with 24 other men to raise $25,000 for the Kearney Breast Center. He gathered $1,500 by telling friends and family they could dictate his costume if they gave generously. Pink Brigade teams members flank him, including Jim West, left.
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Participants leave the starting line of the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Jackson McMillan, 6, sprints to beat his mom, Sherri McMillan, and sister Brianna McMillan, 11, at the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. McMillan of Northwest Persoanl Trainijng sponsors the event, now in its sixth year.
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Participants leave the starting line of the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Susan Loken, from Phoenix, AZ, wins the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Sherri McMillan and Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt address the crowd before the start of the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Participants warm up before the start of the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Participants wait for the start of the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Participants warm up before the start of the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon on Sunday. Profits from the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kearney Breast Care Center.
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Some 2,600 runners take off Sunday in downtown Vancouver for the 2012 Girlfriends Half Marathon that benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Kearney Breast Center at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center and The Children's Center in Vancouver.
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A family picks out food from the Lewis River Mobile Food Bank trailer which visited the La Center Free Evangelical Church in January 2011.
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FILE -- In this July 24, 1997 file photo, a plastic casting of the skull from the bones known as Kennewick Man, is seen in Richland, Wash. A scientist who studies the ancient skeleton known as Kennewick Man says he wasn't from the Columbia River valley where his bones were buried. Smithsonian anthropologist Doug Owsley told tribal representatives that isotopes in the bones indicate Kennewick Man was a hunter of marine mammals, such as seals and that he lived most of his life on the coast. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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Files/Associated Press These 1997 photos show a plastic casting of the skull from the bones known as Kennewick Man. A scientist who studies the ancient skeleton says Kennewick Man wasn't from the Columbia River Valley where his bones were buried. Smithsonian anthropologist Doug Owsley told tribal representatives that isotopes in the bones indicate he was a hunter of marine mammals such as seals, and that he lived most of his life on the coast.
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Fees at the Washington State Department of Licensing increased Oct. 1, 2012.
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Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman (25) intercepts a pass intended for New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch (84) in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Wearing his Hall of Fame jacket, and his new Hall of Fame ring, Cortez Kennedy kisses the bust of his likeness that will be featured in the NFL's Hall of Fame during halftime ceremonies Sunday, marking the retirement of his Seattle Seahawks jersey. (Dean Ruiz / The Seattle Times)
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Seattle Seahawks' Sidney Rice, left, Golden Tate, center, and Paul McQuistan, right, celebrate Rice's touchdown against the New England Patriots in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) is tackled by Seattle Seahawks' Kam Chancellor in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Seahawks' Sidney Rice comes down with a game-winning touchdown reception in the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. The Seahawks beat the Patriots, 24-23. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes under pressure from Seattle Seahawks' Chris Clemons in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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New England Patriots' Wes Welker, right, scores a touchdown ahead of Seattle Seahawks' Earl Thomas, left, in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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New England Patriots' Wes Welker (83) runs the ball as Seattle Seahawks' Brandon Browner (39) attempts the tackle in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Seattle Seahawks' Earl Thomas (29) is pursued by New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) and New England Patriots guard Dan Connolly (63) after after Thomas intercepted a pass in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Seahawks great Cortez Kennedy speaks next to his bust from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as his number is retired during a halftime ceremony during an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Seattle Seahawks' Doug Baldwin (89)makes a catch for a touchdown as New England Patriots cornerback Kyle Arrington (24) tries to defend in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson scrambles with the ball in the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, right, looks to pass as Seahawks' Doug Baldwin blocks Patriots' Rob Ninkovich (50) in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. The Seahawks beat the Patriots, 24-23. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Seattle Seahawks' Sidney Rice, right, celebrates his touchdown against the New England Patriots with Seahawks' Golden Tate, in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Seattle. The Seahawks beat the Patriots 24-23. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Same-sex marriage advocates Kelly Keigwin, left, and Sam MacKenzie hold "heart bombs" on Sept. 28 in Vancouver as part of a "Love is Radical" campaign to encourage people to vote to approve Referendum 74. The ballot measure would allow same-sex couples in Washington state — such as Keigwin and McKenzie — to get married. Advocates encouraged people on the street to hang the hearts up around town.
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Same-sex marriage advocate Amy Wells, left, 51, of Vancouver, and Basic Rights Oregon Organizing Director Raahi Reddy, 40, of Portland, look for specific addresses inside an apartment complex in Hazel Dell as they canvass on Saturday.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson carries the ball in the first half of Seattle's 24-23 win over New England on Sunday in Seattle. Wilson threw three touchdowns, including a 46-yard game-winner to Sidney Rice with just over one minute remaining in the game.
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Seattle Seahawks' Bobby Wagner, right, celebrates with Richard Sherman (25) after Sherman intercepted a pass New England Patriots' pass in the second half Sunday.
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Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, longtime Senate moderate and architect of the one-bullet theory in the death of President John F. Kennedy, died Sunday. He was 82.
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Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria celebrates after successfully completing the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M., on Sunday. Baumgartner came down safely in the eastern New Mexico desert minutes about nine minutes after jumping from his capsule 128,097 feet, or roughly 24 miles, above Earth.
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