Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner walks off the field after Seattle’s 38-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at CenturyLink Field. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner walks off the field after Seattle’s 38-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at CenturyLink Field. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
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Gloria and Frank Witt, married for 71 years, are reflected in a toaster they received as a wedding present 71 years ago. They still use the toaster daily, Gloria just says that you have to watch it and pull the toast out once smoke starts coming out of the top of the toaster. They live in Gig Harbor, shot Wednesday, September 16, 2020. 215086
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Tyffani Murillo, her daughters Rylie Dickinson, 9, and Emmie Dickinson, 12, with their grandmother Kareen Huffman are photographed near some freshly cut trees on Huffman’s property in Lake Stevens. The young granddaughters are holding a photograph of their great grandma Darlene Mach who passed away earlier this year at the age of 83. The girls great-great grandmother, Kathleen Chappell died last year at the age of 103. Photographed on September 22, 2020. 215100
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Skamania Lodge will have a different type of welcome experience for guests once they open this week. Friday, May 22, 2020 214023
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King County employees Gail Robertson, left foreground, and Janey Trytek, right foreground, recount votes for governor, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, in Seattle, as monitors, all for the GOP, in the background, watch. From left: John Wootress of Kirkland; Craig Keller of West Seattle; Brian Thomas of Seattle; and Eric Brown, an attorney from Washington, DC. (Photo by Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) 0395094700

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Interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz addresses a news conference about changes being made at the department Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Seattle. The Seattle Police Department is reassigning 100 officers from specialty units to patrol in hopes of increasing community engagement and speeding up 911 responses. Mayor Jenny Durkan and Diaz described the changes as part of the city’s broader efforts to reimagine the role of officers in response to anti-racism and anti-police protests that have gripped the nation following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Embers fly off burning trees on the Silverado Trail as a hillside goes up in flames during the Glass Fire in St. Helena, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP) BKWS309 BKWS309

New wildfires scorch wine country near San Francisco  VIEW

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Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf hauls in a 29-yard touchdown against Cowboys strong safety Darian Thompson to put the Seahawks up 38-31 after a successful two-point conversion in the fourth quarter as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Dallas Cowboys Sunday September 27, 2020 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. 215167

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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson celebrates a successful two-point conversion to put them up 38-31 in the fourth quarter as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Dallas Cowboys Sunday September 27, 2020 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. 215167
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Photos: Seahawks beat Cowboys, move to 3-0  VIEW

Les Schnick is building a hidden internal structure along with Ric Brenden (CQ) to keep the skull, jaw bones and neck bones together. The skull is 8-feet, 3-inches long and weighs 500-pounds and is in Schnick’s workshop in Port Townsend. REF to more photos online (Schnick and Brenden are friends of Stefanie Worwag and Mario Rivera who own the skeleton. They live near Port Hadlock) REF to more photos online (The coil of safety rope on the skull is where the eye would be) Northwest Wanderings The skeleton of a 42-foot whale with skull at the workshop pf Les Schnick in Port Townsend, and the rest of the skeleton at the home of Mario Rivera and Stefanie Worwag. Also includes Ric Brenden Wednesday September 2, 2020 214930
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A gray whale’s massive, bone-dry remains have a home in a Washington yard. The owners named him ‘Gunther.’  VIEW

A dragonfly flies over a patch of Lily pads at Martha Lake in Lynnwood on August 11, 2020. The dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera. Adult dragonflies, a sure sign of summer, have large, multifaceted eyes and two pairs of wings. Their huge compound eyes allow near-360-degree vision. Their wings with muscles in the thorax that can work each wing independently. LO LO LO 214751
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So long! Look back at Seattle summer fun as season ends  VIEW

Quarterbacks coach Austin Davis, defensive end L.J. Collier and safety Jamal Adams celebrate stopping the Patriots at the goal line, securing their 35-30 home opener win, as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday September 20, 2020. 215067 215067
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Photos: Seattle Seahawks beat New England Patriots 35-30  VIEW