Photos for February 13, 2013
La Center's Austin Meyers celebrates with his team after beating Woodland at the boys 1A District Tournament at Kelso High School, Wednesday, February 13, 2013. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
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Staci Doucette, Ad Rutschman Award winner
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Jennifer Senescu
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Richard Mensinger
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Carla Rise
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Kari Jonassen
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Eric Walters
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U.S. Army veteran Richard Alvarez flexes as Kate Singh takes a photograph for an exhibit of military-related tattoos. The exhibit opens Tuesday at the Clark County Historical Museum.
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Kate Singh, a former Army nurse, photographs Navy veteran Bob Fry's tattoo of a skunk in a sailor's uniform.
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Kate Singh prepares to photograph U.S. Army veteran Richard Alvarez as part of an exhibit -- "Vet Ink: Military-Inspired Tattoos" -- at the Clark County Historical Museum.
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U.S. Army and veteran Richard Alvarez shows off a tattoo he had done in 2008, 35 years after he served in Vietnam. Alvarez is part of an exhibit of military-related tattoos that opens Tuesday at the Clark County Historical Museum.
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Victoria Parker's tattoo commemorates five soldiers who were killed in Iraq.
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Kyle Olsen's tattoo is a tribute to three soldiers who died in an attack in Baghdad. His unit's rescue mission turned into a casualty recovery.
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Navy veteran Bob Fry and Vancouver photographer Kate Singh check out an image of Fry's tattoo after a photo session.
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Chris P. Bacon was born without the use of his hind legs. Last month, Clermont, Fla., vet, Dr. Len Lucero made a wheelchair for him using toy parts.
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Murder suspect Christopher Dorner is believed to have died Tuesday when this cabin, shown Wednesday, burned near Big Bear, Calif.
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Christopher Dorner
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Rick Heltebrake Was confronted by suspect
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Nicolas Batum watches with forward Luke Babbitt, right, in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans.
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Melissa Brotons
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Miestro Salvador Brotons of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has been married to his wife, Melissa, for nearly 30 years.
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Maestro Salvador Brotons of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
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Lexington Herald-Leader files Illustration of a boy reading a book.
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Vancouver resident Denise Waitkus, 52, and plastic surgeon Allen Gabriel discuss Waitkus' health during a medical appointment Friday at PeaceHealth Medical Group Plastic Surgery in Vancouver. Waitkus and Gabriel are advocating for two state programs that provide free breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment for low-income residents.
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Dr. Allen Gabriel, a plastic surgeon, performs a follow-up exam with Vancouver resident Denise Waitkus, who had breast reconstruction surgery in July. Waitkus, 52, received breast cancer screening and treatment thanks to a state program that provides free care to low-income Washington residents who are uninsured and underinsured. State funding for the program may be eliminated.
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The late Bob Moser will be honored Saturday at the Clark College men's basketball game.
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K9 Support Group
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Mayor Tim Leavitt of Vancouver, left
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A new, six-lane lap pool is part of the expansion planned for the Clark County YMCA. Portrayed in this artist rendering, the new pool would be next to the current, kidney-shaped one, and the pools would be surrounded by glass windows.
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An artist rendering shows the teen center planned as part of the Clark County Family YMCA's remodel.
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Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee, right, rolls out his jobs package during a "Working Washington Agenda" news conference, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in Olympia. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Ken Lambert) OUTS: SEATTLE OUT, USA TODAY OUT, MAGAZINES OUT, TELEVISION OUT, SALES OUT. MANDATORY CREDIT TO: KEN LAMBERT/THE SEATTLE TIMES.
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Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee will visit Vancouver on Friday to push state lawmakers to come up with the money for the Columbia River Crossing project.
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Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at his Working Washington Agenda news conference Wednesday in Olympia.
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Boaters anchor in the lower Snake River downstream of Ice Harbor Dam. Fishermen in the Snake River caught more than 2,300 spring chinook in 2012. This year, the initial allocation is 360, but may be more depending on the final size of the run.
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Pope Benedict XVI blesses the ashes as he celebrates the Ash Wednesday mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of 40 days of prayer and self-denial leading up to Easter. Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful Wednesday that he was resigning for "the good of the church", an extraordinary scene of a pope explaining himself to his flock that unfolded in his first appearance since dropping the bombshell announcement. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful at the end of the Ash Wednesday Mass on Wednesday in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
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Columbia Credit Union's Michelle Thor sets up the company's information booth. It is one of several businesses that will showcase its green practices at Thursday's Green Business Showcase at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.
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Steve Valenta, left, and Kevin DeGraw show off the Kiggins Bowl, from left, the Mighty Bowl, the Peanut Bowl and the Carter Park smoothie at Mighty Bowl. STEVEN LANE The Columbian
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Kris Allen, the winner of the eighth season of “American Idol,” will perform on Feb. 16 at Mississippi Studios in Portland.
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David John Pederson
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Zachrey Thomas Allen
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