Clark County was stuffed with memorable moments in 2024. As photojournalists, we’re lucky to bear witness to the triumphs of life, the heartbreaks all of us endure and the small, quiet moments in between. We hope by capturing these relatable slices of life, we may also help construct bridges and understanding in our group. From a historic election to state championship sports activities, it’s a privilege to share a few of our favourite moments from the previous yr with you.
— Amanda Cowan, Columbian picture editor
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, faces off with congressional opponent Joe Kent throughout an Oct. 1 candidate discussion board hosted by the Skamania County Chamber of Commerce.
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JP Walmer stands for a portrait March 27 at his home in Vancouver. Walmer, 71, lately moved into housing after being homeless since August 2023.
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Jesse Martin, public data workplace for the Vancouver Hearth Division, from left, joins firefighter-engineer Paul Coulimore and firefighter-paramedic Caleb Butler as they help a girl struggling throughout an extreme warmth warning Sept. 5 in Vancouver. The temperatures have been hovering close to the triple digits on the time of the decision.
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Camas senior Beau Harlan (12), junior Joshua Webb and Sumner senior Carter Cocke stare at a freshly fumbled ball earlier than it rolls out of bounds Dec. 7 through the Papermakers’ 27-24 loss to Sumner within the 4A State Championship sport at Husky Stadium.
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Gattlin Lengthy, 13, of Eugene, Ore., left, appears on as Jaxon Cooper, 5, of Yacolt flips off a sheep whereas taking a flip through the Aug. 5 Mutton Bustin’ preliminary competitors on the Clark County Honest. Cooper, who was amongst 33 entrants within the occasion, was not severely injured within the fall.
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Fort Vancouver Excessive Faculty college students start their march from the college to Vancouver Public Colleges headquarters on Feb. 19 throughout a walk-out to protest the district’s cuts to 262 workers positions.
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Members of the Vancouver Police Division carry a unadorned swimmer wrapped in a blanket up the seaside throughout a psychological well being episode that introduced paramedics, firefighters and cops to Wintler Park on Sept. 5. First responders rushed to the park to discover a man within the water and a number of businesses labored collectively to carry him safely to shore.
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Cowlitz Indian Tribe council member Suzanne Donaldson appears out on the lake created by Kwoneesum Dam on Could 10 close to Washougal. The Nineteen Sixties-era dam is slated to be eliminated, restoring the Wildboy Creek to its pure state and offering miles of fish spawning habitat.
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Volunteer Madison Glenn grabs a knife whereas cooking within the circa 1845s kitchen at Fort Vancouver Nationwide Historic Website on Oct. 4. Glenn was cooking and preserving meals utilizing 1840s strategies.
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Swimmers bounce off the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge on the beginning line Sept. 2 through the eightieth Columbia River Cross Channel Swim in Cascade Locks, Ore.
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Jaylen Palmer, an Air Drive Academy cadet and Airway Science for Children chief pilot, left, prepares for a flight with pupil Erika Higuera July 30 at Pearson Area Training Middle. Airway Science for Children Inc. works with Clark County youth to offer traditionally excluded college students a possibility to find out about aviation. “All of it has been gradual. You don’t just jump into the plane and start working on it. You start small then build yourself up,” Palmer stated.
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Clark School biology professor Steven Clark releases a bee from an enclosure proper subsequent to his face to point out how docile bees might be June 24 at one in every of Clark School’s bee gardens. The faculty grew to become a Bee Campus USA affiliate in 2023. The certification means the faculty has labored to preserve the realm’s native pollinators
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Robb Rosser, who’s in his tenth yr as a volunteer on the Fort Vancouver Nationwide Historic Website backyard, strolls by means of the grounds whereas lending a hand with the flowers July 16. Usually 15 to 30 volunteers assist keep the backyard, which originated within the early 1800s, relying on the season.
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Rose Metropolis Rollers gamers elevate The Hydra Trophy Nov. 3 after the Ladies’s Flat Monitor Derby Affiliation World Championships at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Rose Metropolis Rollers’ Wheels of Justice gained their fifth total title 141-104 in opposition to Arch Rival All Stars from St. Louis, Mo.
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Guests to Moulton Falls Bridge escape the summer season warmth whereas enjoyable on the swimming space close to Yacolt on July 5.
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The solar units on the King’s Manner soccer area Sept. 27 throughout a sport in opposition to La Middle.
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Contributors within the Couve Con Chapter 3 cosplay competitors wait to take middle stage for judging Sept. 21 at Vancouver Mall. This was the third annual occasion hosted by the mall, which additionally featured distributors, a celeb visitor room, artists, panel classes and a Wonka Manufacturing facility room.
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U.S. Division of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, left, eyes the baked items choice at Vancouver’s Kafiex Gastro Cafe whereas Vancouver Metropolis Supervisor Eric Holmes appears over the menu on Feb. 13.
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