It may be socially distanced, but a visit to Santa is still a holiday tradition. The Lacys of Edmonds – Tom, 12; John, 10; and Mary, 5 – had a picture taken with Alderwood’s Santa in Lynnwood. Stores and shopping centers are doing everything they can to comply with pandemic requirements, while still being an attractive destination for shoppers during an unusual holiday season. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
Alderwood mall's Santa stays 6 feet from visitors who drop by for a photo. This year, the holiday season will be critical for businesses already struggling under pandemic restrictions. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
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Published November 27, 1960 LONG AGO: A crowd of 28,000 watched the Washington-Dartmouth game in 1920 in the Washington Field inaugural Photo courtesy of the U.W. 0417104759 Published 1920 and March 28 1976 University of Washington Stadium, Denny Field. This was the Unviersity of Washington Stadium on opening day, November 27, 1920. The Huskies lost the historic contest to Dartmouth, 28-7. (THIS CAPTION IS FROM THE MARCH 28, 1976 PUBLICATION) Denny Field was the univerisity’s first “stadium.” It was built on the upper campus about 1910, after the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition left the scene. I n 1920 U.W. students conducted a whirlwind fund-raising campaign; they netted a quarter-million dollars and a new stadium was built in the record time of six months. Dartmouth and Washington formally opened the bowl in November , 1920; Darmouth won the game, 28-7, before a capacity crowd of around 26,000. As years went by, the stadium was enlarged to its present 58,000 capacity. High-school teams continued to use Denny until the next big facility, Civic Stadium, was built around 1927. Civic, in turn, gave way to the present Memorial Stadium soon after the Second World War.
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It may be socially distanced, but a visit to Santa is still a holiday tradition. The Lacy’s of Edmonds – that’s Tom, 12; John, 10; and Mary, 5 – have their picture taken. with Alderwood Mall’s Santa. Like other retailers and shopping centers, Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood has done everything it can to comply with Covid requirements, while still being an attractive destination for shoppers during the holiday season. Photographed Wednesday, November 25, 2020 215742

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In this image made from video, lawmakers fight during a parliament session in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Taiwan’s lawmakers got into a fist fight and threw pig guts at each other Friday over a soon-to-be enacted policy that would allow imports of U.S. pork and beef. A blue banner at right reads: “Protest against ractopamine pork, We want a referendum.” (FTV via AP)

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Anna McAllister of Seattle walks her rescued retired racing grey hound Trevor along the Seattle Turkey Trot run route on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 in Seattle. The run was virtual this year and participants went on their own schedules. McAllister said she always runs the race but decided this year she would make a Trot donation, forgo the tee-shirt, sleep in and walk the route ending at Golden Gardens. 215763
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Joe Mills zips up his daughter’s, Honoka, caught as her brother Hayato plays on the steps at Green Lake on Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Their father Joe took them to the park to burn off some energy and watch the sunset. 215764
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Waterfront Park’s Pier 62 is now open, and the one-acre area is getting a steady flow of socially-distanced visitors, and not just for the fishing, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 in Seattle. A series of lanterns changing colors show archival images that serve to symbolically honor and celebrate Seattle communities and families. The sprawling piece was made by the art collective Psych-Pop, two former Garfield High School classmates: Devon Midori Hale and Chi Moscou-Jackson. The duo was invited to create here by Friends of Waterfront Seattle’s Artist-in-Residence Takiyah Ward, who asked local artists “How do we honor our elders, determine our self, and protect our youth?” according to a sign at the pier. The 2020 lantern piece is called “Artifacts From Utopia.” The pier is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. For more information about Pier 62 go to waterfrontparkseattle.org . 215738
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Seth Rodwell secures the top of a tower tree in Westlake Park. With no annual carousel coming to the park, the Downtown Seattle Association is bringing Holiday Lights & Delights from Nov. 27 through Jan. 9. Following the Westlake Center tree lighting, the switch will be flipped on more than 80,000 lights, all LED’s, on arches, tower-trees, orbs and more. (DSA says presented by Amazon) Ref to more photos online Saturday Nov. 21, 2020 LO Linesonly 215721
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