2022: The year in photos

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Joseph Cordell, a long time patron of the Everett Skate Deck, demonstrates some of his skate moves during the final open skate session at the Everett Skate Deck before it’s permanent closure on Sunday, April 3, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Ashley Olson releases green balloons from the dock at Davies Beach in memory of her brother, Joey Mell, who overdosed a year ago on Feb. 23, 2022. Green was Mell’s favorite color and Olson describes her brother as “gorgeous” and “a real thrill seeker” due to his job as a highline tree trimmer. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Photographers at The Daily Herald cover hundreds of stories and travel thousands of miles each year documenting day-to-day life around Snohomish County. As 2022 draws to an end, they look back on the images that have helped define the most important moments of the year. For more photos, turn to Page A3, and for a gallery of more images, go to HeraldNet.com. To get the story behind the top images of the year, pick up our spring editon of Sound & Summit Magazine.

The sun turns a deep red as it sets beyond the Port of Everett and the Olympic Mountains on a hazardously smoky evening on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Following the start of the Bolt Creek Fire and other wildfires in the region, air quality in Snohomish County was often hazardous through September and October. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

The sun turns a deep red as it sets beyond the Port of Everett and the Olympic Mountains on a hazardously smoky evening on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Following the start of the Bolt Creek Fire and other wildfires in the region, air quality in Snohomish County was often hazardous through September and October. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Students help drench second grade teacher Katelyn Pancake-Boal with freezing cold water as Cedar Wood Elementary celebrates their success in the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Bothell, Washington. Students at Cedar Wood raised over $20,000 for the AHA during the months of February and March, and five educators, including Pancake-Boal, sacrificed themselves to buckets of ice water to help reward the hundreds of students who participated in the Kids Heart Challenge. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Students help drench second grade teacher Katelyn Pancake-Boal with freezing cold water as Cedar Wood Elementary celebrates their success in the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Bothell, Washington. Students at Cedar Wood raised over $20,000 for the AHA during the months of February and March, and five educators, including Pancake-Boal, sacrificed themselves to buckets of ice water to help reward the hundreds of students who participated in the Kids Heart Challenge. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Maria Goodall, a vascular technologist at Providence Hospital, stands outside in her medical gear on Saturday, January 22, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Goodall helped negotiate three of her union’s most recent contracts with Providence. Increasing and retaining staff at the hospital is a concern at every negotiation, she said. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Maria Goodall, a vascular technologist at Providence Hospital, stands outside in her medical gear on Saturday, January 22, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Goodall helped negotiate three of her union’s most recent contracts with Providence. Increasing and retaining staff at the hospital is a concern at every negotiation, she said. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Beverly LaBruyere holds the hands of Ferne Violet Berg Ullestad as the they talk during Ferne’s 100th birthday celebration on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Beverly LaBruyere holds the hands of Ferne Violet Berg Ullestad as the they talk during Ferne’s 100th birthday celebration on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Braxton Atticus Bell is lifted onto his mother’s back and laughs after his adoption is made official during Adoption Day at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Braxton Atticus Bell is lifted onto his mother’s back and laughs after his adoption is made official during Adoption Day at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Crew Chief Dennis Fennessey stands and takes notes on the wing of Sentimental Journey, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, after a morning flight on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Arlington Municipal Airport in Arlington, Washington. Sentimental Journey is now one of only four airworthy B-17s in the world following the fatal crash of Texas Raiders in Dallas on November 12. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Crew Chief Dennis Fennessey stands and takes notes on the wing of Sentimental Journey, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, after a morning flight on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Arlington Municipal Airport in Arlington, Washington. Sentimental Journey is now one of only four airworthy B-17s in the world following the fatal crash of Texas Raiders in Dallas on November 12. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Gina Touche’s glitter beard and jewels shine in the sunlight at Arlington’s first-ever Pride celebration on June 4, 2022 in downtown Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Gina Touche’s glitter beard and jewels shine in the sunlight at Arlington’s first-ever Pride celebration on June 4, 2022 in downtown Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Joseph Cordell, a longtime patron of the Everett Skate Deck, demonstrates some of his skate moves during the final open skate session at the Everett Skate Deck before its permanent closure on Sunday, April 3, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Joseph Cordell, a longtime patron of the Everett Skate Deck, demonstrates some of his skate moves during the final open skate session at the Everett Skate Deck before its permanent closure on Sunday, April 3, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Mountlake Terrace celebrates winning the 3A District Title over Ferndale Saturday evening at Everett Community College in Everett, Washington on February 19, 2022. Fourth-seeded Mountlake Terrace closed on a 14-3 run to end the game and came from behind to beat No. 7 Ferndale to clinch their first district title since 2012. (Kevin Clark / The Herald )

Mountlake Terrace celebrates winning the 3A District Title over Ferndale Saturday evening at Everett Community College in Everett, Washington on February 19, 2022. Fourth-seeded Mountlake Terrace closed on a 14-3 run to end the game and came from behind to beat No. 7 Ferndale to clinch their first district title since 2012. (Kevin Clark / The Herald )

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Everett High School student Soren Dellaguardia leads a walkout from the high school to North Middle School to protest rape culture in schools on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Everett High School student Soren Dellaguardia leads a walkout from the high school to North Middle School to protest rape culture in schools on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Dancers wait in a single file line to enter the longhouse for Salmon Ceremony on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tulalip, Washington. Over 100 people gathered to welcome the King Salmon after two years without the ceremony due to the pandemic. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Dancers wait in a single file line to enter the longhouse for Salmon Ceremony on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tulalip, Washington. Over 100 people gathered to welcome the King Salmon after two years without the ceremony due to the pandemic. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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A few weeks before what could be her final professional UFC fight, Miranda Granger grimaces as she pushes a 45-pound plate up her driveway on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Lake Stevens, Washington. Her daughter Austin, age 11 months, is strapped to her back.

A few weeks before what could be her final professional UFC fight, Miranda Granger grimaces as she pushes a 45-pound plate up her driveway on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Lake Stevens, Washington. Her daughter Austin, age 11 months, is strapped to her back.

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Betsy Alvarado and Irma Amundson, the mother and grandmother of Adriana and Mariel Gil, respectively, hug over the girls’ grave during their funeral on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Everett, Washington. Adriana, 17, and Mariel, 16, were found dead along with their father in December, 2021, and questions remain surrounding the girls’ deaths. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Betsy Alvarado and Irma Amundson, the mother and grandmother of Adriana and Mariel Gil, respectively, hug over the girls’ grave during their funeral on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Everett, Washington. Adriana, 17, and Mariel, 16, were found dead along with their father in December, 2021, and questions remain surrounding the girls’ deaths. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Stanwood’s Ryan Bumgarner and teammates yell in celebration after winning the Stilly Cup back from Arlington for the first time in 11 years on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Stanwood’s Ryan Bumgarner and teammates yell in celebration after winning the Stilly Cup back from Arlington for the first time in 11 years on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Shorecrest’s Elijah Johnson, standing, Glacier Peak’s Bobby Siebers, Jackson’s Sylas Williams, Mountlake Terrace’s Jeffrey Anyimah, Arlington’s Ethan Martin, front, and Mariner’s Naser Motley are The Daily Herald’s All-Area Basketball Team of the Year. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Shorecrest’s Elijah Johnson, standing, Glacier Peak’s Bobby Siebers, Jackson’s Sylas Williams, Mountlake Terrace’s Jeffrey Anyimah, Arlington’s Ethan Martin, front, and Mariner’s Naser Motley are The Daily Herald’s All-Area Basketball Team of the Year. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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One-year-old Amiyah and her grandfather Bob ride by on a bicycle during a rally in support of LGBTQ+ students on Monday, June 6, 2022, in front of the Marysville School District Service Center in Marysville, Washington. Parents, teachers and students in the district gathered outside the service center to protest a proposal that would have required students to receive parental consent to join extra-curricular clubs, which some felt would pressure LGBTQ+ students into coming out to their parents against their will. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

One-year-old Amiyah and her grandfather Bob ride by on a bicycle during a rally in support of LGBTQ+ students on Monday, June 6, 2022, in front of the Marysville School District Service Center in Marysville, Washington. Parents, teachers and students in the district gathered outside the service center to protest a proposal that would have required students to receive parental consent to join extra-curricular clubs, which some felt would pressure LGBTQ+ students into coming out to their parents against their will. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Snohomish softball player Carmela Porletto bunts during a game against Cascade High School at the Phil Johnson Ballfields in Everett, Washington on May 5, 2022. The Panthers won 9-3 in a key matchup between two of the top teams in Wesco 3A/2A. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Snohomish softball player Carmela Porletto bunts during a game against Cascade High School at the Phil Johnson Ballfields in Everett, Washington on May 5, 2022. The Panthers won 9-3 in a key matchup between two of the top teams in Wesco 3A/2A. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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RJ Stevenson removes a microphone from Will Litton, in character as Shrek, during a dress rehearsal at Byrnes Performing Arts Center in Arlington, Washington on February 26, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

RJ Stevenson removes a microphone from Will Litton, in character as Shrek, during a dress rehearsal at Byrnes Performing Arts Center in Arlington, Washington on February 26, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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A harbor seal pup sleeps on the riprap below a walkway Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the Port of Everett. Local wildlife enthusiasts gathered to watch the pup and protect it from overly curious passersby until its mother returned. According to the National Park Service, harbor seal pup season is from March through July, and babies can often be found on their own along the waterfront. This rarely means they have been abandoned, though, as the mothers are typically in nearby waters feeding. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

A harbor seal pup sleeps on the riprap below a walkway Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the Port of Everett. Local wildlife enthusiasts gathered to watch the pup and protect it from overly curious passersby until its mother returned. According to the National Park Service, harbor seal pup season is from March through July, and babies can often be found on their own along the waterfront. This rarely means they have been abandoned, though, as the mothers are typically in nearby waters feeding. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Two people stand out past beds of eelgrass along the ocean and take a photo together during a significantly low tide at Howarth Park on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Tides during the week reached the lowest levels in over a decade, allowing people to venture far beyond the typical shoreline. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Two people stand out past beds of eelgrass along the ocean and take a photo together during a significantly low tide at Howarth Park on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Tides during the week reached the lowest levels in over a decade, allowing people to venture far beyond the typical shoreline. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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A suspect in the shooting of Everett police officer Dan Rocha is held at 35th and Rucker Ave after a three car accident in Everett, Washington on March 25, 2022. The suspect was later identified as Richard Rotter and charged with first-degree aggravated murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver. Rotter is being held without bail, and is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty to all three chargers. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

A suspect in the shooting of Everett police officer Dan Rocha is held at 35th and Rucker Ave after a three car accident in Everett, Washington on March 25, 2022. The suspect was later identified as Richard Rotter and charged with first-degree aggravated murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver. Rotter is being held without bail, and is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty to all three chargers. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Richard Rotter puts his head in his hands after entering a not guilty plea on all three charges against him Monday, April 25, 2022, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. Rotter has been charged with the murder of Everett Police office Dan Rocha. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Richard Rotter puts his head in his hands after entering a not guilty plea on all three charges against him Monday, April 25, 2022, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. Rotter has been charged with the murder of Everett Police office Dan Rocha. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Lake Stevens anchor Trayce Hanks, left, takes a peek over at another runner as they cross the finish line neck-and-neck during the 4A boys 4X100 relay Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the 2022 WIAA State Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Washington. Despite a stumble in the final leg, Lake Stevens won the race and went on to claim a state title for longtime coach Jeff Page. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Lake Stevens anchor Trayce Hanks, left, takes a peek over at another runner as they cross the finish line neck-and-neck during the 4A boys 4X100 relay Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the 2022 WIAA State Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Washington. Despite a stumble in the final leg, Lake Stevens won the race and went on to claim a state title for longtime coach Jeff Page. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Josh and Nicki Haine help their 4-year-old niece Eleanor get around on skates for the first time as her mother Tiffany Butler, left, follows in tow on the opening night of Arlington’s new seasonal ice rink Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at Legion Memorial Park in downtown Arlington, Washington. Without pause, Eleanor said she was enjoying her first time on skates. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Josh and Nicki Haine help their 4-year-old niece Eleanor get around on skates for the first time as her mother Tiffany Butler, left, follows in tow on the opening night of Arlington’s new seasonal ice rink Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at Legion Memorial Park in downtown Arlington, Washington. Without pause, Eleanor said she was enjoying her first time on skates. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Haley Constance, 17, is an up-and-comer at Evergreen Speedway and will be among the contenders at the Mark Galloway Shootout, one of the region’s premier Pro Late Model races which takes place at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe. Constance is photographed outside her home with her race care in Snohomish, Washington on June 16, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Haley Constance, 17, is an up-and-comer at Evergreen Speedway and will be among the contenders at the Mark Galloway Shootout, one of the region’s premier Pro Late Model races which takes place at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe. Constance is photographed outside her home with her race care in Snohomish, Washington on June 16, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Joel Christensen, 24, who was born with Infantile Refuse disease, causing him to be unable to see or fully hear, stands with his grandfather Harold as he tosses trash into the pit at the the Airport Road Transfer Station on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Going to the transfer station is one of Joel’s favorite activities with the vibration of humming machinery, the whooshing of front end loaders and the tactile nature of his family’s trash all stimulating his strongest senses. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Joel Christensen, 24, who was born with Infantile Refuse disease, causing him to be unable to see or fully hear, stands with his grandfather Harold as he tosses trash into the pit at the the Airport Road Transfer Station on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Going to the transfer station is one of Joel’s favorite activities with the vibration of humming machinery, the whooshing of front end loaders and the tactile nature of his family’s trash all stimulating his strongest senses. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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People fish on a boat along the edge of Possession Sound as the water is blanketed in smoke from the Bolt Creek fire and other wildfires burning in the Cascade range on Oct. 20, 2022, in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

People fish on a boat along the edge of Possession Sound as the water is blanketed in smoke from the Bolt Creek fire and other wildfires burning in the Cascade range on Oct. 20, 2022, in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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The sun turns a deep red as it sets beyond the Port of Everett and the Olympic Mountains on a hazardously smoky evening on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Following the start of the Bolt Creek Fire and other wildfires in the region, air quality in Snohomish County was often hazardous through September and October. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Students help drench second grade teacher Katelyn Pancake-Boal with freezing cold water as Cedar Wood Elementary celebrates their success in the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Bothell, Washington. Students at Cedar Wood raised over $20,000 for the AHA during the months of February and March, and five educators, including Pancake-Boal, sacrificed themselves to buckets of ice water to help reward the hundreds of students who participated in the Kids Heart Challenge. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Maria Goodall, a vascular technologist at Providence Hospital, stands outside in her medical gear on Saturday, January 22, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Goodall helped negotiate three of her union’s most recent contracts with Providence. Increasing and retaining staff at the hospital is a concern at every negotiation, she said. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Beverly LaBruyere holds the hands of Ferne Violet Berg Ullestad as the they talk during Ferne’s 100th birthday celebration on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Braxton Atticus Bell is lifted onto his mother’s back and laughs after his adoption is made official during Adoption Day at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Crew Chief Dennis Fennessey stands and takes notes on the wing of Sentimental Journey, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, after a morning flight on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Arlington Municipal Airport in Arlington, Washington. Sentimental Journey is now one of only four airworthy B-17s in the world following the fatal crash of Texas Raiders in Dallas on November 12. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Gina Touche’s glitter beard and jewels shine in the sunlight at Arlington’s first-ever Pride celebration on June 4, 2022 in downtown Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Joseph Cordell, a longtime patron of the Everett Skate Deck, demonstrates some of his skate moves during the final open skate session at the Everett Skate Deck before its permanent closure on Sunday, April 3, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Mountlake Terrace celebrates winning the 3A District Title over Ferndale Saturday evening at Everett Community College in Everett, Washington on February 19, 2022. Fourth-seeded Mountlake Terrace closed on a 14-3 run to end the game and came from behind to beat No. 7 Ferndale to clinch their first district title since 2012. (Kevin Clark / The Herald )

Everett High School student Soren Dellaguardia leads a walkout from the high school to North Middle School to protest rape culture in schools on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Dancers wait in a single file line to enter the longhouse for Salmon Ceremony on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tulalip, Washington. Over 100 people gathered to welcome the King Salmon after two years without the ceremony due to the pandemic. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

A few weeks before what could be her final professional UFC fight, Miranda Granger grimaces as she pushes a 45-pound plate up her driveway on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Lake Stevens, Washington. Her daughter Austin, age 11 months, is strapped to her back.

Betsy Alvarado and Irma Amundson, the mother and grandmother of Adriana and Mariel Gil, respectively, hug over the girls’ grave during their funeral on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Everett, Washington. Adriana, 17, and Mariel, 16, were found dead along with their father in December, 2021, and questions remain surrounding the girls’ deaths. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Stanwood’s Ryan Bumgarner and teammates yell in celebration after winning the Stilly Cup back from Arlington for the first time in 11 years on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Shorecrest’s Elijah Johnson, standing, Glacier Peak’s Bobby Siebers, Jackson’s Sylas Williams, Mountlake Terrace’s Jeffrey Anyimah, Arlington’s Ethan Martin, front, and Mariner’s Naser Motley are The Daily Herald’s All-Area Basketball Team of the Year. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

One-year-old Amiyah and her grandfather Bob ride by on a bicycle during a rally in support of LGBTQ+ students on Monday, June 6, 2022, in front of the Marysville School District Service Center in Marysville, Washington. Parents, teachers and students in the district gathered outside the service center to protest a proposal that would have required students to receive parental consent to join extra-curricular clubs, which some felt would pressure LGBTQ+ students into coming out to their parents against their will. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Snohomish softball player Carmela Porletto bunts during a game against Cascade High School at the Phil Johnson Ballfields in Everett, Washington on May 5, 2022. The Panthers won 9-3 in a key matchup between two of the top teams in Wesco 3A/2A. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

RJ Stevenson removes a microphone from Will Litton, in character as Shrek, during a dress rehearsal at Byrnes Performing Arts Center in Arlington, Washington on February 26, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

A harbor seal pup sleeps on the riprap below a walkway Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the Port of Everett. Local wildlife enthusiasts gathered to watch the pup and protect it from overly curious passersby until its mother returned. According to the National Park Service, harbor seal pup season is from March through July, and babies can often be found on their own along the waterfront. This rarely means they have been abandoned, though, as the mothers are typically in nearby waters feeding. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Two people stand out past beds of eelgrass along the ocean and take a photo together during a significantly low tide at Howarth Park on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Tides during the week reached the lowest levels in over a decade, allowing people to venture far beyond the typical shoreline. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

A suspect in the shooting of Everett police officer Dan Rocha is held at 35th and Rucker Ave after a three car accident in Everett, Washington on March 25, 2022. The suspect was later identified as Richard Rotter and charged with first-degree aggravated murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver. Rotter is being held without bail, and is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty to all three chargers. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Richard Rotter puts his head in his hands after entering a not guilty plea on all three charges against him Monday, April 25, 2022, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. Rotter has been charged with the murder of Everett Police office Dan Rocha. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Lake Stevens anchor Trayce Hanks, left, takes a peek over at another runner as they cross the finish line neck-and-neck during the 4A boys 4X100 relay Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the 2022 WIAA State Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Washington. Despite a stumble in the final leg, Lake Stevens won the race and went on to claim a state title for longtime coach Jeff Page. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Josh and Nicki Haine help their 4-year-old niece Eleanor get around on skates for the first time as her mother Tiffany Butler, left, follows in tow on the opening night of Arlington’s new seasonal ice rink Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at Legion Memorial Park in downtown Arlington, Washington. Without pause, Eleanor said she was enjoying her first time on skates. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Haley Constance, 17, is an up-and-comer at Evergreen Speedway and will be among the contenders at the Mark Galloway Shootout, one of the region’s premier Pro Late Model races which takes place at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe. Constance is photographed outside her home with her race care in Snohomish, Washington on June 16, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Joel Christensen, 24, who was born with Infantile Refuse disease, causing him to be unable to see or fully hear, stands with his grandfather Harold as he tosses trash into the pit at the the Airport Road Transfer Station on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Going to the transfer station is one of Joel’s favorite activities with the vibration of humming machinery, the whooshing of front end loaders and the tactile nature of his family’s trash all stimulating his strongest senses. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

People fish on a boat along the edge of Possession Sound as the water is blanketed in smoke from the Bolt Creek fire and other wildfires burning in the Cascade range on Oct. 20, 2022, in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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