A helicopter makes a drop over houses along Sky Crest Lane in Wenatchee before firefighters begin a burnout at the Red Apple Fire on July 14, 2021. (Don Seabrook / The Wenatchee World)
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Hanford McCloud, 6th councilman with the Nisqually tribal council, teaches fourth graders from the North Thurston School District how to paddle a canoe during their visit to the Nisqually Cultural Center in DuPont Tuesday, April 26, 2022. He also shared with them Nisqually tribal stories. The students were at the center to participate in day-long STEM workshops steeped in tribal history and traditions. This includes a range of activities from learning beading and weaving to learning about canoe journeys, studying the salmon migration and dissecting salmon. Learning Nisqually history starts with building a sense of place. 220229

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A helicopter makes a drop over houses along Sky Crest Lane before firefighters begin a burnout at the Red Apple Fire on Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

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Reverse-seared steak in Santa Barbara, Calif., May 2, 2022. Reverse-searing allows thick cuts of steak, such as tri-tip, top round and porterhouse, to cook to an even doneness and develop a charred crust. Food styled by Carrie Purcell. (Andrew Purcell/The New York Times)

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The breakfast buffet area at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov 9, 2021. Marriott International Inc., which has more than 7,900 hotels around the world, is adding the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection to its loyalty program.  Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg

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Coach Heather Tarr sends Jadelyn Allchin home after her 3-run blast opened up the game for Washington in the 5th. The 13th-seeded Washington Huskies played the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks in NCAA Regional Softball Friday, May 20, 2022 at Husky Softball Stadium, in Seattle, WA. 220420
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Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 052022 Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd passes between Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes and forward Nneka Ogwumike during the second quarter Friday, May 20, 2022, in Seattle, Wash.
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Photos: LA Sparks at Storm VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
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Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
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