Year in Photos 2016: My Favorites

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Zakara Braun, 9, protects her eyes as she gets her hair colored by volunteer Vanessa Vaughn before the start of the 2016 Girls On The Run 5K on Saturday morning June 4, 2016, at Lake Padden in Bellingham, Wash. GOTR director Jen Gallant said over 700 people registered for the fun run which included 400 participants in the GOTR and Trailblazer program as well as 300 adults from various YMCAs around the Puget Sound. She added GOTR is a YMCA after school program designed to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Jenna Clift, 7, pauses while placing flowers on graves after the conclusion of the Memorial Day service at the Veteran's Memorial on Monday afternoon May 30, 2016, at Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Wash.

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Cyclocross racer Tommy Lingbloom with the "Kevin LaFleur Memorial Team" rides across a field along Rural Road north of Bellingham during the the 2016 Sea to Ski endurance race on Sunday May 29, 2016, south of Ferndale, Wash.

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Bellingham, Squalicum, Mount Baker, and Sehome marching band drumlines combine to form one large band before the start of the 2016 Blossomtime Parade Mac Master in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon May 28, 2016.

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Squalicum's Damek Mitchell (24) goes up against Shorecrest's Malcolm Rosier-Butler during the first quarter in the 2A District 1 Boys Tournament Final on Saturday evening Feb. 20, 2016, at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Wash. Mitchell scored 16 pints in the game as Squalicum lost to Shorecrest 56 to 62.

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Lynden Christian's Sam Van Loo (25), shoots over Charles Wright Academy's Shoni Pritchett (52), left, and Kaia Velentine (14) in the 1A state regionals on Friday evening Feb. 26, 2016, at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Wash. Van Loo scored 19 points as Lynden Christian defeated Charles Wright 72 to 34 to advance in the playoffs.

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Jessica Heay and her daughter Caydance Cadiente, 4, bundle up from the cold and rain during the 2016 Blossomtime Parade Mac Master along Cornwall Avenue in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon May 28, 2016. Heay said the parade was fun to watch but her daughter was a little disappointed no one threw candy. ***Names double checked for spelling: Jessica Heay and Caydance Cadiente ***

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American Legion Post #7 bugler Riggs Nelson plays Taps in the final moments of the Memorial Day service at the Veteran's Memorial on Monday afternoon May 30, 2016, at Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Wash.

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Andi Zolton with the Boomer's Drive In Mixed hops over an obstacle at the canoe to cyclocross transfer point during the 2016 Sea to Ski endurance race on Sunday May 29, 2016, at Hovander Park in Ferndale, Wash. Boomer's Drive In Mixed won 16th place overall and 1st place in the Competitive Mixed category.

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Bellingham Pipes Band member Peter Rolstad plays Amazing Grace during Memorial Day service at the Veteran's Memorial on Monday afternoon May 30, 2016, at Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Wash.

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A couple hugs while listening to the names of the deceased of the Orlando nightclub massacre during a candlelight vigil on Monday evening June 13, 2016, at Rumors Cabaret in Bellingham, Wash. Over a hundred people turned out to honor those killed in the terrorist attack. Organizer Heidi O'Hana said she she was "heartsick and had a strong need to hold this." (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Photos of the candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub massacre on Monday evening June 13, 2016, at Rumors Cabaret in Bellingham, Wash. Over a hundred people turned out to honor those killed in the terrorist attack. Organizer Heidi O'Hana said she she was "heartsick and had a strong need to hold this." (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Tony Mansanarez, left, of Salt Lake City, and Kaitlin Davis of Bellingham attend the candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub massacre on Monday evening June 13, 2016, at Rumors Cabaret in Bellingham, Wash. Over a hundred people turned out to honor those killed in the terrorist attack. Organizer Heidi O'Hana said she she was "heartsick and had a strong need to hold this." (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Christy Linoix of Bellingham places a candle for the victims of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub massacre during a vigil on Monday evening June 13, 2016, at Rumors Cabaret in Bellingham, Wash. Over a hundred people turned out to honor those killed in the terrorist attack. Organizer Heidi O'Hana said she she was "heartsick and had a strong need to hold this." (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Reese Watabayashi, 13, approaches the finish line during the 50th annual Chuckanut Foot Race on Saturday morning July 9, 2016, in Fairhaven, Wash. Watabayashi ran the 7 mile course in 57 minutes, 31.2 seconds earning 95th overall and first in the Under 15 division. Co-Race director Melissa Kranzler said over 550 participants raced in this year's event. The seven mile race started at Fairhaven Marine Park, follows the Interurban trail, then ends at Larrabee State Park. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Janice Keller of Bellingham waits for the 2016 Bellingham Pride Parade to begin on Sunday morning July 10, 2016, in Bellingham, Wash. Keller is the Communication Manager for the Bellingham Public Library. ( photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Daniel Ashwell, left, and Justice McCartney, both from Seattle, wait for the 2016 Bellingham Pride Parade to begin at the intersection of Cornwall Avenue and Ohio Street on Sunday morning July 10, 2016, in Bellingham, Wash. Ashwell is known as Sister Cialis de Lellis and McCarney is know as Sister Angela Merici. The two are members of the Sisters of Mother House in Seattle. ( photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

2016 Color Run in Bellingham, Wash.

A volunteer sprays a participant with colored powder during The Color Run on Sunday morning Aug. 21, 2016, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Several thousand participated in the "World's Happiest 5K" fundraiser to help benefit the Whatcom Family YMCA. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Volunteer Nina Poliquit of Olympia sprays participants with orange powder during The Color Run on Sunday morning Aug. 21, 2016, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Several thousand participated in the "World's Happiest 5K" fundraiser to help benefit the Whatcom Family YMCA. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

2016 Color Run in Bellingham, Wash.

Volunteer Nina Poliquit of Olympia sprays participants with orange powder during The Color Run on Sunday morning Aug. 21, 2016, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Several thousand participated in the "World's Happiest 5K" fundraiser to help benefit the Whatcom Family YMCA. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

Football Jamboree at Civic Stadium in Bellingham, Wash.

Lynden's Connor Shine attempts to barrel through Squalicum's Jaiden Bundy (1), an Peyton Manos (50) during opening football jamboree scrimmage on Saturday evening August 27, 2016, at Civic Stadium in Bellingham, Wash. Varsity and junior varsity high school teams from Lynden, Everett, Squalicum, and Mount Baker played to test their skills. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Bellingham's Joseph Worley (44) gets buried by Lynden Christian's David Bladies (48), top, as Hunter TeVelde (33) pulls him down during the first quarter on Friday evening Sept. 2, 2016, at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Lynden's Michael Lancaster (4) reaches for an overthrown Pass as Bellingham's Nich Smith (30) moves in during the second quarter on Friday evening Sept. 2, 2016, at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Lynden Christian’s Trent Greenough reaches for a slightly overthrown pass as Bellingham’s Nich Smith (30), left, and Ethan Fields (22) tighten coverage during the second quarter on Friday evening Sept. 2, 2016, at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)