Snap Decisions 2019

A photo collection of the faces and places from our area and beyond shot through the lens of photojournalist Dan Pelle during this past year.

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Tue., Dec. 24, 2019

Students at the Inland Northwest Ballet of Spokane walk hand-in-hand from staging in the Ovations Lounge at the Bing Crosby Theater to the back stage area for a practice session, Monday, June 17, 2019, in Spokane. Nearly 300 students participated in the Magical Music Box performances.

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NASA astronaut and Gonzaga Prep grad Anne McClain prepares to speak to G-Prep students at an assemble in the school gym, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Spokane Chiefs Adam Beckman celebrates his score against Tri-City, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in the Spokane Arena.

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Mayoral candidate Ben Stuckart is consoled by his wife, Ann, as they view election results on their phone in the basement of Lucky You Lounge, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Spokane. Stuckart conceded the race after seeing his numbers lag behind Nadine Woodward.

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Elite Runner Bernard Ngeno takes on water atop Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2019.

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Vanessa Judd drags broken tree branches off her Honda Pilot along Manito Blvd, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Spokane, Wash. Judd said they had recently moved to the area because of the nice fall season.

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Manito Blvd. looked like a disaster zone after heavy snow broke tree branches, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Terrence McKinney, a Shadle Park graduate and former college wrestling star, overcame a near-death experience due to drugs and a gruesome leg injury last year. He competed in UFC's Dana White's 'Challenger Series' on ESPN Plus on July 23, 2019.

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Terrence McKinney, a Shadle Park graduate and former college wrestling star, overcame a near-death experience due to drugs and a gruesome leg injury last year. He competed in UFC's Dana White's 'Challenger Series' on ESPN Plus on July 23. Here he works out in the Sik-Jitsu gym on North Market Street, July 18, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Street artists Amber Hoit, right, and Newk Williams , left, participate in the Dker Graffiti Get Down, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Boot Bakery in downtown Spokane. Dker is the 45- year-old artist who runs the wall and it's repainted every month. It's one of the first legal rotating graffiti walls in Spokane. Dker hopes to use the wall to create a community of local street artists, hip hop performers, and artists who use other mediums to have a place to express themselves.

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Evyn Bartlett, 22, leaps across the Bloomsday finish line as he participates in the race for the first time, Sunday, May 5, 2019.

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Gio, an 11-year-old Italian Greyhound, left, and Ruah, a 13-year-old Whippet, don their spring fashion wear as they pause on a walk with their owner, Gary Gilbert, Thursday, March 28, 2019, on 28th Avenue near Post Street in Spokane, Wash. Gilbert and the dogs were on their way home so he could get another pair of dogs out for a stroll.

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Everett Martin fought in the Battle of the Bulge on Dec. 16, 1944. He now lives in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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A Canada goose and her chicks waddle along a path on the formerly named Canada Island in Riverfront Park, now in the Spokane Tribe Salish language called “salmon people” in English, Friday May 3, 2019.

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Spokane Public Schools Resource Officer Walt Pegram barrows a viola from eight-grade orchestra student Olivia Bournes, right, and proceeds to scratch out notes in the halls of Sacajawea Middle School, Thursday, April 25, 2019.

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Mo Thompson and his stepson Seneca Keith a school bus during a practice run to Camp Wilson, Wednesday morning, Aug. 28, 2019. Wilson Elementary School students will be displaced this year by renovations at their school. They will go to the old Jefferson Elementary Building at 37th and Grand and most of them riding school buses for the first time.

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Cathy Pratt, 51, spends her day sipping expresso in the Cannon warming center, Tuesday, March 12, 2109, in Spokane, Wash.

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A dog takes a nap atop a sleeping homeless person at the Cannon warming center, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Tahnyon McDonald, of Chester Elementary School, wore a tie and jacket to the Spokane Symphony Fourth and Fifth Grade Concert, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. The 10-year old said he wanted to dress up for the symphony event.

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Lili, a military working dog, clamps down on the arm of SSgt. Michael Albion after he made a sudden move during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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Daryl Sahli and Tina Brisson, of Cameron Reilly Concrete, watch the installation of the first of two art pieces by artist Susan Zoccola, Monday, June 10, 2019, at the West End Plaza in downtown Spokane.

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Westview Elementary School teacher Tiffiny Santos comforts kindergarten student Eli Madreau after his project failed during the 5th annual Westview Egg Drop, June 5, 2019. Nearly 200 students created egg survival chambers for a raw chicken egg to survive a 40-foot fall from a Spokane Fire Department ladder truck.

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DeLorean automobiles line up outside the First Interstate Center for the Arts, Thursday, June 6, 2019, as part of the DeLorean Expo in Spokane, Wash. The car was featured in the Hollywood movie series “Back to the Future.”

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Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie, center, battles for rebound position against CSU Bakersfield forwards Darrin Person (25) and Taze Moore, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Gonzaga guard, 5-foot 6-inch Jessie Loera, takes on BYU center, 6-foot 7-inch Sarah Hamson, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Gonzaga guard Laura Stockton lays it on BYU Caitlyn Alldredge, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in the McCarthey Athletic Center. D

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Eli Perez and Aaron Strom have worked the vegetable gardens inside the razor wire fence at the Geiger Corrections Center, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.

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Spokane Police Sgt. Sam Yamada view the damage to the cab of a pickup truck that caused a four-car accident, Friday morning, June 21, 2019, on the Freya Way Bridge in Spokane, Wash. The driver of the truck had to extricated from the vehicle.

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Londyn Carlen, 7, celebrates fall with a tossing of maple leaves during an outing with her mother Rachel and her sisters at Audubon Park in Spokane, Oct. 15, 2019.

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Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley of KISS crank it up for "Detroit Rock City," Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, in the Spokane Arena.

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EWU instructor/performer Jody Graves has been was honored in the Steinway Hall of Fame for being an awesome teacher and musician.

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Hoar frost on a chain-link fence is highlighted by a brilliant winter sun, Monday, Jan. 15,4, 2019, in south Spokane, Wash.

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Cowboy poet Harry Wear, 84, lives in the town of Marshall, Wash. Wear said he was a Trump supporter long before the presidential nomination.

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Roger Devaney, 57, of Spokane, takes a slide down the Red Wagon before participating in the March for Life Northwest, Saturday, Jan 12, 2019, in Riverfront Park.

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Game official Brian Wood was the only one on the floor to dislodge the ball on the rim during the Gonzaga game against Warner Pacific Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Whitworth LB Kale Wong celebrates a little too early after the Pirates broke up a pass in the end zone against Linfield Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in the Pine Bowl. The Bucs were called for pass interference on the play.

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Whitworth WR Taylor Hall hangs onto a pass after being blasted off his feet by Linfield safety Dusten Ramseyer-Burdett (21), Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in the Pine Bowl.

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Members of the Bulldog Brigade, consisting of ROTC students from Gonzaga and Whitworth, display the flag before the Whitworth/Linfield game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in the Pine Bowl.

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Rick Dahl from Jewels Helping Hands pauses while helping to set up a portable shower for the homeless in Spokane Valley, Wash., August 27, 2019.

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Homeowner Katy Barton, left, gets a embrace from her daughter, Miranda Dowdy, Friday morning, June 28, 2019, after a fire destroyed the rear of Barton’s house, her two garages and damaging a neIghbor’s garage. Everyone made it out unharmed from the residence, including four dogs.

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Jaren Stottlemyre, 8, right, brought her “big Lips” vehicle and her step brother, Jax Van Keulen, 9, carries his “American Warrior” entry to the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Jackie Pederson, 67, and Ed Engel, 75, dressed in their pirate costumes from the Dollar Store as they attended the January Birthday Party event, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, at the Hillyard Senior Center located in the Northeast Community Center. Six senior celebrated their birthdays during the pirated-themed party.

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Spokane resident Noah Alderson, 4, has a rare heart disease that requires him to travel to Boston Children's Hospital for surgery.Due to the nature of his medical procedures, Noah can't travel via plane. Outdoorsy, an RV rental company, donated an RV for the family to travel with Noah to Boston. ON Wednesday morning, Aug, 1, 2019 the RV arrived at Noah’s northeast Spokane home.

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Norah Spilker, 9, zeros in on the heavy bag during a work out at the Spokane Boxing Gym, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Gonzaga University guard Jessie Loera tosses a tee shirt into the crowd at Fan Fest, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Dave Ellison gets down low to get the lowdown on the dirt under Tim Kerrigan’s 1933 Ford, Thursday, April 11, 2019 during setup for the Spokane Speed and Custom Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. The show will have 190 cars, featuring restored muscle cars, street and hot rods, motorcycles, boats and eight local car clubs. Gates open Friday at noon and runs through Sunday.

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Carmen Wiley, of Spokane, takes her dogs for a stroll through the snow, Thursday morning, Dec. 19, 2019 on Manito Boulevard. Wiley and the dogs, from left, Zoey, a Jack Russel mix, Zack, a Schnauzer, and Aoife, an Irish Wolfhound trekked for three miles.

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Spokane County Sherif’s Honor Guard and retired Lt. Gary Smith pauses at the site of Deputy James Slater’s memorial, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, on Grove Road near Marshall, Wash. Deputy Slater died while on duty on Aug 29, 2003.

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Rogers High School Principal Lori Wyborney takes a selfie with a gathering of students during Senior Signing Day, Friday, May 17, 2019, in Spokane. The seniors walked across a stage, said their names and announced intentions for further education next year.

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Modern-day gladiators roll around the Colosseum in Rome Italy, Sept. 22, 2019.

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Wood turner Ron Valley has made urns for his brother Ken Valley, brother-in-law Gene Stoll, sister Audrey Stoll, sister of Linda Pagel, brother-in-law, Tom Pagel and sister Ginger Galbraith.

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The many years of rust and peeling paint create a pallet of color on a vintage Ford pickup truck, Friday, March 29, 2019, near Manito Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Train crews were working Wednesday morning, July 17, 2019, at the scene of a derailment where six train cars, including some tankers hauling molten sulfur, came off the tracks in Spokane Valley near the corner of Sprague Avenue and Havana Street.

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William Copeland, 64, clears his sidewalk along Post Street near Jackson Avenue in his wheelchair, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, after an over an overnight snowfall left around an inch on the ground. The U.S. Navy veteran, who lost his leg due to a MRSA infection, says he can complete the task if there are only a couple of inches and it’s not too heavy.

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A pedestrian walks cautiously through a new snowfall as towing crews clean up a tangle of cars at the corner of Lincoln Street and Seventh Avenue, Wednesday morning Dec. 11, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Will Davis, Kent Police Department, wipes away tears after visiting the new Memorial to Fallen Law Enforcement Officers in Washington State, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at the Spokane Police Regional Training Center. Davis saw the name of fellow Kent officer Diego Moreno on the memorial. Moreno was killed while on duty in July 2018. The current Basic Law Enforcement Academy Class 792's project was dedicated on Thursday.

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A young STA rider gazes out the window during a south-bound trip across the Monroe Street Bridge, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Milo Erhmantrout, 80, of Spokane, touches some of the 68, 378 names of American servicemen and women on The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial who lost their lives fighting the war. The display was at Medical Lake Middle School in June of 2019.

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