Photos for January 1, 2013
Ridgefield: On March 14, “Pi Day,” Ridgefield math students enjoyed putting pie and pi together. View Ridge Middle School’s Daliah Ponce recited a real mouthful of pi: 83 digits. All students were rewarded with pie, of course.
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Woodland: Jael Clark, pictured with her 40-pound cabbage, was selected as Washington’s winner through the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage program in early 2012. Clark was awarded a $1,000 savings bond toward her education for growing the giant vegetable.
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Ellsworth Springs: In June, the 13 boys of Cub Scout Pack 95, Den 6 embraced old-fashioned fun by building and racing Cubmobiles — otherwise known as go-carts. The group meets at Vancouver’s Church of the Good Shepherd, but ran the carts at Sky Ridge Middle School in Camas. “No major accidents, thank God. Just a few scrapes and a lot of laughs,” said den mother Maureen McKinney.
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Ridgefield: First-graders at South Ridge Elementary School got a timely lesson on the pumpkin lifecycle in October. Students, including Taylor Nix, from left, Sammy Schafer, Olivia Hess and Tyler Kangas, learned from teacher Nathan Ingroum how pumpkins and other plants develop from seeds into mature crops. The kids also got a chance to grow their own plants from stem cuttings.
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Bella Vista: Ahoy, Fido! In August, the Bella Vista neighborhood drummed up a boatload of business for its annual picnic by giving the event a pirate theme. More than 80 neighbors turned out — including Aleen Potts and pirate dog Lily.
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Andresen/St. Johns: Clark County’s honorary sheriff Carter Harris got a chance to “inspect” K-9 teams Aug. 1. The 5-year-old, diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, was a participant in the Washington State Chief for a Day program last year. He was sworn in on May 16 and participated in a number of honorary activities during 2012, including cutting the ribbon for Portland’s Rose Festival and riding in numerous parades.
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President Barack Obama smiles as he arrives with Vice President Joe Biden to make a statement regarding the passage of the fiscal cliff bill in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday.
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Chris Soltisiak, a Share House volunteer for more than 20 years, talks to Gary Anderson in the dining room on Friday.
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Hello tax hikes
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New York Knicks' Amare Stoudemire, right, shoots over Portland Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge and Jared Jeffries, rear, during the first quarter Tuesday.
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Tucked into the "fiscal cliff" tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for businesses of many stripes.
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Kyle Reed, right, talks with friends Daulton Hanks, left, and Connor Lau, while being interviewed Dec. 22 over pizza at Jersey Boys Pizzeria in Redmond, Ore., about life after he was shocked in a hunting accident in May.
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Russell Wilson
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New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, right, is pressured by Portland Trail Blazers' Jared Jeffries during the second quarter Tuesday. The Blazers won the game 105-100.
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New Year's morning 2013!
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Stanford running back Kelsey Young rushes through the would-be tackle of Wisconsin's Devin Smith for a touchdown to cap the opening drive.
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Stanford running back Stepfan Taylor breaks through Wisconsin defensive back Nate Hammon (14) during the second half Tuesday.
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Stanford wide receiver Keanu Nelson celebrates with other members of the team following their 20-14 win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on Tuesday.
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, center, returns to his office from the House chamber, as talks continue regarding the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate Monday night, on Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington.
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Wisconsin wide receiver Jared Abbrederis is hit by Stanford linebacker Joe Hemschoot (40) during the second half of the Rose Bowl on Tuesday. Stanford won 20-14.
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Clark County Sheriff's detective Todd Barsness demonstrates firing a 'less-lethal' weapon at the sheriff's firing range earlier this year.
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David Engelsman and his son Ian talk to The Columbian about how the 12-year-old found the drums to be a successful therapy for his autism on Thursday December 27, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Ian, 12, twirls his drumsticks after playing on Thursday. He got his first real drum set at age 9.
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Ian Engelsman, 12, plays the drums in his family's home in Vancouver on Thursday. Ian plays as a form of therapy for his autism.
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Claudia and David Engelsman talk about their 12-year-old son Ian, right, who has successfully used the drums as therapy for his autism. Ian's brother, 10-year-old Kevin, who is also autistic, is in the background.
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Ian Engelsman, 12, taps drumsticks on his leg as he talks about his favorite bands. Playing the drums has helped Ian to blossom from a muted, isolated child to a more confident pre-teen.
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Crews responded to a house fire at 1808 S.W. Sixth St. in Battle Ground early Tuesday morning. The fire caused an estimated $265,000 in damage to the home, according to Clark County Fire & Rescue.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) pushes past St. Louis Rams' Eugene Sims for a 15-yard run in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 20-13. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Rescue-Pod partners, from left, Neal Jackson, Andy Lehto and Randy Harper of Camas are marketing a tsunami/hurricane/tornado escape pod that they created over the past several months.
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Partners, from left, Neal Jackson, Andy Lehto and Randy Harper invented a tsunami/hurricane/tornado escape pod which has gotten some national attention lately.
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Andy Lehto, a partner in the Camas company Rescue-Pod, demonstrates how to strap in to the two-man tsunami/hurricane/earthquake escape pod .
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Andy Lehto, a partner with Camas-based Rescue-Pod, peers through a small window in the two-man escape pod.
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Vancouver resident Jesse McChesney was first across the finish line at Tuesday's Hangover Run, finishing the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course in 15 minutes, 58 seconds. Tuesday marked the 40th year of the annual New Year's Day run hosted by the Clark County Running Club.
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A hat that reads "got beer?" hangs on a fence post during Tuesday's Hangover Run, an annual New Year's Day race held at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Few participants, if any, appeared to actually bring a hangover with them to the event.
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2013 marked the 40th year of the Hangover Run, a New Year's Day race through the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The event drew more than 200 people, according to organizers.
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Well over 200 people took part in Tuesday's Hangover Run, an annual New Year's Day event put on by the Clark County Running Club. Participants ran and walked the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course through the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., leaves a news conference with House Democratic leaders after discussing the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate last night that's waiting for a vote in the Republican-controlled House, on New Year's Day at the Capitol.
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