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This Week in Pictures December 26-January 1

| January 2, 2012 11:55 AM

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<p>David Nielsen</p>

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<p>Kathleen Francis of Fancy Face Design paints a horse on the face of six-year-old Lanae Bacon during First Night Flathead at the Kalispell Center Mall Saturday night.</p>

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<p>Ryan Beavers, left, helps Bill Pataky of Northern Energy Propane, right, maneuver his propane tank safely away from the house in June near Creston. The Beavers' home in the background is partially submerged due to high water.  </p>

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<p>Crystal Pengelly scratches her husband Ryan's head in their new home in Columbia Falls Thursday afternoon. The Pengelly's home burned down earlier this year.</p>

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<p>Tyler Miller, right, listens to his attorney Noel Larrivee Wednesday afternoon in Flathead District Court. Miller pleaded guilty to killing two people on Christmas Day 2010.</p>

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<p>Bramante pauses for a photo on the trail. He chronicles his hikes with photos, videos, maps and entries on his website, www.hike734.com.</p>

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<p>Five Trumpeter Swans out on Lake McDonald on Tuesday morning, December 27, in Glacier National Park. Trumpeter Swans are the largest native North American bird.</p>

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<p>Alisha May brings a box of cookies to a customer on Dec. 22 at the Buckaroo Bakeshop. The shop, which specializes in cheesecakes, is located next to the Echo Lake Cafe.</p>

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<p>Juliane White holds her 13 month old son Liam as her husband Kevin comes over to play with them on Friday, December 23, in Somers.</p>

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<p>Gerald Lopez of Affordable Towing talks on his cell as he keeps watch on a fire he started in an old RV on Monday afternoon west of Kalispell. Lopez said he was burning the camper as part of a process to remove trash from his property. Ambulance, fire and law enforcement were initially called to the scene after a witness reported seeing someone walking away from the fire with a gas can.</p>