An elf on stilts takes a quiet moment inbetween entertaining the crowds at the annual lighting of the Newport Christmas tree in Jersey City on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.
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An elf on stilts takes a quiet moment in between entertaining the crowds at the annual lighting of the Newport Christmas tree in Jersey City on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.

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An elf on stilts takes a quiet moment in between entertaining the crowds at the annual lighting of the Newport Christmas tree in Jersey City on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.

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(Left to right) Eden and Rock Ward carefully climb a log to join their parents Erin and Jeff while they practice their fly fishing techniques on August 11 in Oregon's Opal Creek Wilderness. Erin and Jeff visited the wilderness area earlier in the year for
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(Left to right) Eden and Rock Ward carefully climb a log to join their parents Erin and Jeff while they practice their fly fishing techniques on August 11 in Oregon's Opal Creek Wilderness. 

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(Left to right) Eden and Rock Ward carefully climb a log to join their parents Erin and Jeff while they practice their fly fishing techniques on August 11 in Oregon's Opal Creek Wilderness. 

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Danna Barrett feeds some of her 600 ostriches at the Rooster Cogburn Ranch in Picacho, Ariz. After a career as a professional barrel racer, Barrett moved out West with her parents to work with her father, D.C. "Rooster" Cogburn, at the ranch which also ho
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Danna Barrett feeds some of her 600 ostriches at the Rooster Cogburn Ranch in Picacho, Ariz. 

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Danna Barrett feeds some of her 600 ostriches at the Rooster Cogburn Ranch in Picacho, Ariz. 

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Audience members cheer as Jack Manley defeats Dash Venture in a match at West Coast Wrestling Connection's 11th Anniversary Show at the Scottish Rite Center on Sunday, March 6, 2016. Audience participation is encouraged at the show and spectators could be
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Audience members cheer as Jack Manley defeats Dash Venture in a match at West Coast Wrestling Connection's 11th Anniversary Show at the Scottish Rite Center on Sunday, March 6, 2016. 

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Audience members cheer as Jack Manley defeats Dash Venture in a match at West Coast Wrestling Connection's 11th Anniversary Show at the Scottish Rite Center on Sunday, March 6, 2016. 

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Logan Decker adjusts his helmet before the Best in the West soap box derby race on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Bush's Pasture Park. This was Decker's first soap box race; loaner cars are available from the Salem Soap Box Derby Club for those who call ahead.

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Logan Decker adjusts his helmet before the Best in the West soap box derby race on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Bush's Pasture Park. This was Decker's first soap box race; loaner cars are available from the Salem Soap Box Derby Club for those who call ahead.

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Cage the Elephant opens for Muse at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 20, 2013.
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Cage the Elephant opens for Muse at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 20, 2013. ×
Cage the Elephant opens for Muse at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 20, 2013. ×
A cowboy competes in bronc riding at the 20th annual Santiam Canyon Stampede on Friday, July 22, 2016, in Sublimity.
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A cowboy competes in bronc riding at the 20th annual Santiam Canyon Stampede on Friday, July 22, 2016, in Sublimity. ×
A cowboy competes in bronc riding at the 20th annual Santiam Canyon Stampede on Friday, July 22, 2016, in Sublimity. ×
Penney Salivar soothes the last ewe to be sheared at the Bar 47 Ranch outside of Bisbee, Ariz., on Feb. 19. After three days, Salivar had sheared 118 sheep for friends and ranchers Deb and Dennis Moroney. "Penney is the best at this," said Deb. "We couldn
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Penney Salivar soothes the last ewe to be sheared at the Bar 47 Ranch outside of Bisbee, Ariz., on Feb. 19. After three days, Salivar had sheared 118 sheep for friends and ranchers Deb and Dennis Moroney. 

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Penney Salivar soothes the last ewe to be sheared at the Bar 47 Ranch outside of Bisbee, Ariz., on Feb. 19. After three days, Salivar had sheared 118 sheep for friends and ranchers Deb and Dennis Moroney. 

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Swegle Elementary students congratulate McKay High School senior Fatima Preciado on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Preciado and ten other McKay seniors who attended Swegle came back to visit the school for a parade of honor, days before their high school gradua
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Swegle Elementary students congratulate McKay High School senior Fatima Preciado on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Preciado and ten other McKay seniors who attended Swegle came back to visit for a parade of honor.

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Swegle Elementary students congratulate McKay High School senior Fatima Preciado on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Preciado and ten other McKay seniors who attended Swegle came back to visit for a parade of honor.

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Stephen Hladik, performing as Wilbur Turnblad, waits backstage at a Bayonne High School drama society rehearsal for its production of Hairspray on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in Bayonne High School. There will be three performances, running Friday, Saturday a
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Stephen Hladik, performing as Wilbur Turnblad, waits backstage at a Bayonne High School drama society rehearsal for its production of Hairspray on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in Bayonne High School. 

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Stephen Hladik, performing as Wilbur Turnblad, waits backstage at a Bayonne High School drama society rehearsal for its production of Hairspray on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in Bayonne High School. 

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Friends and family hold Hannah Hart, wife of Lance Cpl. Ty Hart, as she hugs the flag she was presented with at an honor burial for the fallen Marine on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Lance Cpl. Hart was one of 12 Marines who died Jan. 14 when two military helic
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Hannah Hart, wife of Lance Cpl. Ty Hart, hugs the flag she was presented with at an honor burial for the Marine on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Hart was one of 12 Marines who died in a January training exercise.

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Hannah Hart, wife of Lance Cpl. Ty Hart, hugs the flag she was presented with at an honor burial for the Marine on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Hart was one of 12 Marines who died in a January training exercise.

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Students from West Salem High School hold signs bearing the names of victims of the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., as they walk out of class for a nationwide demonstration for gun safety in schools on Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

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Students from West Salem High School hold signs bearing the names of victims of the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., as they walk out of class for a nationwide demonstration for gun safety in schools on Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

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Kelly Dirksen sticks his arm deep into the water to grab lamprey as a team of four harvest the fish from Willamette Falls on Monday, July 9, 2018, in Oregon City. Dirksen is the fish and wildlife program manager for The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, which operates one of the region’s largest lamprey restoration projects.

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Kelly Dirksen sticks his arm deep into the water to grab lamprey as a team of four harvest the fish from Willamette Falls on Monday, July 9, 2018, in Oregon City. Dirksen is the fish and wildlife program manager for The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, which operates one of the region’s largest lamprey restoration projects.

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Particpants at the Dirty 6 Mud Run jump through a wall of fire at checkpoint three of the race on March 12. Once they lept over the flames, contestants battled the water from a fireman's hose trying to knock them over in the mud. The run is one of several
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Particpants at the Dirty 6 Mud Run jump through a wall of fire during the race on March 12. Once they lept over the flames, contestants battled the water from a fireman's hose trying to knock them over in the mud. 

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Particpants at the Dirty 6 Mud Run jump through a wall of fire during the race on March 12. Once they lept over the flames, contestants battled the water from a fireman's hose trying to knock them over in the mud. 

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Jersey City firefighters respond to a fire at 229 Clinton Ave. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The flames started in the basement and spread up through the four story building.
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Clinton Avenue 2-alarm fire Jersey City firefighters respond to a fire at 229 Clinton Ave. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The flames started in the basement and spread up through the four story building. ×
Clinton Avenue 2-alarm fire Jersey City firefighters respond to a fire at 229 Clinton Ave. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The flames started in the basement and spread up through the four story building. ×
Chalk messages to Governor Kate Brown are written on the sidewalk in front of the Capitol following a Second Amendment rights protest on Saturday, July 23, 2016.
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Chalk messages to Governor Kate Brown are written on the sidewalk in front of the Capitol following a Second Amendment rights protest on Saturday, July 23, 2016. ×
Chalk messages to Governor Kate Brown are written on the sidewalk in front of the Capitol following a Second Amendment rights protest on Saturday, July 23, 2016. ×
Craig Dee plays guitar outside of his three-story home on the banks of the Willamette near Hickory Street NE on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Dee is leaving the home in part because of the Third Bridge proposal; he says one reason he was unable to have the hous
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Craig Dee plays guitar outside of his home on the banks of the Willamette River on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Dee says he is unable to sell the house as it is in the path of the proposed Third Bridge in Salem.

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Craig Dee plays guitar outside of his home on the banks of the Willamette River on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Dee says he is unable to sell the house as it is in the path of the proposed Third Bridge in Salem.

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Dino DiVincenzo carries a pocket-size U.S. Constitution as well as his Ruger P91 pistol and AR-15 at a Second Amendment rights protest on the Capitol steps on Saturday, July 23, 2016.
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Dino DiVincenzo carries a pocket-size U.S. Constitution as well as his Ruger P91 pistol and AR-15 at a Second Amendment rights protest on the Capitol steps on Saturday, July 23, 2016. ×
Dino DiVincenzo carries a pocket-size U.S. Constitution as well as his Ruger P91 pistol and AR-15 at a Second Amendment rights protest on the Capitol steps on Saturday, July 23, 2016. ×
The sky turns a bright orange color as the sun sets over the Oregon State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. The fair spanned 11 days, from August 26 to September 5.
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The sky turns a bright orange color as the sun sets over the Oregon State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. The fair spanned 11 days, from August 26 to September 5. ×
The sky turns a bright orange color as the sun sets over the Oregon State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. The fair spanned 11 days, from August 26 to September 5. ×
Photobooth patrons at the Hoboken Historial Museum's "Swingin' Speakeasy" themed fundraiser at the Hoboken Elks Club on Saturday, March 22, 2014. The event raised money for the Historical Museum, and featured music, swing-dance lessons and a live auction.
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Hoboken Historical Museum's Swingin' Speakeasy fundraiser Photobooth patrons at the Hoboken Historial Museum's "Swingin' Speakeasy" themed fundraiser at the Hoboken Elks Club on Saturday, March 22, 2014. 

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Hoboken Historical Museum's Swingin' Speakeasy fundraiser Photobooth patrons at the Hoboken Historial Museum's "Swingin' Speakeasy" themed fundraiser at the Hoboken Elks Club on Saturday, March 22, 2014. 

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