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It was a challenging holiday season for many of us.<\/p>\n

We lost a good friend and colleague in Dori Monson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There seemed to be many prominent passings as the year faded away.<\/p>\n

The winter rain, sleet, snow, and ice canceled many holiday plans.<\/p>\n

But we made it through, and the days are getting longer.<\/p>\n

\n

Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.\u201d
\n<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Maya Angelou<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We send you into the new year with the winter lights from the Tulalip Casino in Marysville.<\/p>\n

We wish you a very successful 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":25,"protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":3766560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[97],"tags":[66098],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n2023 - The light has just begun, Seattle days are getting longer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We send you into the new year with the winter lights from the Tulalip Casino in Marysville. 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