F-15 "C" model single-seat jet fighters with the Oregon Air National Guard take off from Portland International Airport on July 28. "Our job is to get off the ground as quickly as possible," said Col. Mike Bieniewicz.

Prairie’s Katie Pagel (4) celebrates with her teammates after beating Camas for the district volleyball championship on Tuesday.

Diversions at the egg hunt included chasing bubbles, an activity that entertained Jordan Grundy, 5.

Neighbor Chris Newbrook, right, and acting captain Tom Schmaltz with Fire District 6, left, comfort Sandra Scovil, center, as she watches firefighters battle a blaze at her home Friday December 9, 2011 in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

Pam Hogeweide, of Portland, throws up a peace sign, foreground, as protesters march north on SW Second Avenue from SW Jefferson Street in downtown Portland in solidarity with the national protests against wall street bailouts and corporate greed on Thursday October 6, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)

Portland Police ride along side protesters in downtown Portland as they march in solidarity with the national protests against wall street bailouts and corporate greed on Thursday October 6, 2011.

Water droplets cling to a plant along W. 8th Street, Sunday, October 30, 2011.

Bret Lien, a member of local honky-tonk band Countryside Ride, leaves the stage at the Old Liberty Theater in Ridgefield after performing Saturday afternoon for the BirdFest and Bluegrass festival.

Logan Patino Jr., 7, right, and his brother Valin Patino, 6, play in the bedroom of their Vancouver Apartment, Thursday, September 1, 2011.

Bethany Storro pleads guilty to making a false or misleading statement to a public servant in front of Judge John Nichols at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday April 8, 2011.

From left to right, Hayden Shuh, 9, Kieran Mcdonagh, 2, and Parker Henry, 42, of Skyview High School during the coin toss before the start of a game against Skyline High School Class in the 4A state championship football game December 3, 2011 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

People who came to pay tribute to fallen soldiers are reflected in the Veterans War Memorial at a memorial day commemoration at the Clark County War Memorial May 30, 2011 in Vancouver, Washington.

Mitchell Kangas, center, of Battle Ground, with his attorney and mother and father standing close by, apologizes to victims and asks for forgiveness after sentencing Tuesday October 4, 2011 in Vancouver, Washington. Kangas and two other boys were sentenced for killing and injuring 100 pets earlier in the year in the Battle Ground area.

Shots from an 1841 mountain Howitzer start the annual Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver on Saturday. This year marked the 25th year of the parade ana the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

It’s break time for Darien Green, who said people love to have their photograph taken with him and that “I can get about 15 feet” before posing again.

Police, firefighters and paramedics respond to a man standing in the Columbia River near the Red Lion at the Quay boat dock, Sunday, October 16, 2011. The man, who appeared to be in a catatonic state, had to be pulled from the river by rescue swimmers and was transported to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.

Skyview’s Parker Henry (42) scored four touchdowns, then celebrated with his Storm teammates after their victory over Union on Friday.

The body of Battle Ground Police Officer Michael Molzahn arrives at Layne's Funeral Home in Battle Ground on Friday. A police motorcade escorted Molzahn's body to the funeral home. Molzahn drowned while boating in the Columbia River on Sunday.

Morgan Meek, 23, left, of Milwaukie, Ore., and Ricky Ellis, 27, of Gladstone, Ore., relax during the Cruisin’. Meek is trying to sell his 1966 Chevrolet C10 pickup and Ellis is trying to sell his 1974 Honda CB360 motorcycle.

Luke Bodner, 9, of Vancouver, exits the Mardi Gras funhouse on the slide at the Clark County Fair on Thursday August 11, 2011.

Marnee Alfson 36, of Vancouver talks a little good-natured smack as she passes Ben Halterman, 13, of Battle Ground, during the March Muddy Madness race that puts runners through a cross country course filled with mud, both natural and man-made obstacles and blackberry bushes on a farm in Felida on Sunday March 6, 2011. Northwest Personal Training puts on the lighthearted event that was cloaked in secrecy in order to add to the fun and discovery of the race.

Evergreen football fans cheer on their team against Mt. View at McKenzie Stadium, Friday, September 2, 2011.

Mandy Crepeau, left, hugs her son Taylor, 6, while dropping him off at his first day of kindergarten at Ellsworth Elementary School on Wednesday August 31, 2011. Crepeau says that Taylor has mixed emotions about the day, "he is scared, but excited."

Battle Ground K-9 Haulf gets some love his partner Chris Crouch, left, and others, as K-9 officers from across the Northwest gather at the Clark County Event Center on Thursday May 5, 2011, to pay tribute to Kane, a Clark County Sheriff's K-9 that was killed in the line of duty.

A couple walks along Northwest McCann Road after an early morning snowfall Thursday Feb. 24, 2011 in Vancouver, Wash.