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A year in photos: The images that defined 2020 in Park City

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Tanzi Propst
  

Intermountain Healthcare workers sanitize themselves and their personal protective equipment between testings at a mobile COVID-19 testing location outside of Park City High School on April 18. The location was set up after health officials classified two nearby apartment complexes as local hot spots for the coronavirus. Officials offered the tests to anyone living within a 2-mile radius of the complexes, including those with no symptoms.
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The year 2020 lived up to at least one preconception – it was unforgettable, though not in the way anyone imagined.

The year was full of unprecedented challenges, requiring Parkites to step up in some way for the greater good. Park City has shown a strength and determination in making the most out of the circumstances, from drive-by birthday celebrations and drive-thru voting to homemade mask fundraisers and socially distanced learning.

Documenting life in Park City, sans its iconic events, while observing 6 feet of distance has provided its own new way of seeing things: images of a resilient community that carried on throughout a global pandemic.

Peter Baxter, president and co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival speaks to a crowd during the festival’s film awards at the Treasure Mountain Inn on Jan. 30.
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Interstate 80 at Kimball Junction lacks its normal traffic congestion of commuters heading to and from Salt Lake City during the afternoon rush hour on March 25 during the county-imposed stay-at-home order.
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Park City resident Sallie Rinderknecht, who has enjoyed sewing since she was a child, sewed and sold more than 300 face masks to community members within the span of a month earlier this year. Rinderknecht, to date, has donated more than $15,000 to the Christian Center of Park City.
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Julia Knight, a server at Silver Star Cafe, delivers a family meal curbside Wednesday evening, May 13. The restaurant began offering curbside meals in addition to outdoor only dining.
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Members of the Park City community paid tribute to essential workers by adopting a local and ski race tradition of ringing cowbells during a drive-by celebration on May 21. Most of the attendees decorated their cars in addition to ringing cowbells while driving past local businesses and the Park City Hospital.
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Anonymous protesters stand in silence, holding signs to relay messages, during a demonstration on Monday, June 1 at Dozier Field. The protest, which upwards of 300 people attended, was held in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, which sparked a national conversation on race.
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Park City High School senior class members file onto the North 40 fields as their commencement ceremony begins July 31. The ceremony, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, featured a ride on Deer Valley ResortÕs Silver Lake Express ski lift and a socially distanced commencement outside.
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Quinn G. holds a two-sided homemade sign reading “Protect Our Teachers” and “Prioritize Public Health” during a demonstration outside of the Park City School District offices Wednesday afternoon, August 26.
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A family strolls Main Street with other tourists during Park City’s pedestrian-only Sunday on Sept. 20. Restaurants offered extended outdoor dining, musicians performed live and souvenir shops were open to shoppers during the event.
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Poll volunteer Amy Regan, right, speaks with Amanda Ramsey about her election ballot as she drives through a voting location at the Summit County Fairgrounds in Coalville on Election Day Nov. 3.
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A skier rides down Homerun, a green ski run, at Park City Mountain Resort during the resort’s opening day Nov. 20. The resort offered seven skiable runs off of four lifts and a terrain park for guests, who were required to wear masks and maintain social distance.
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Skiers and snowboarders wait in line for the PayDay ski lift on opening day at Park City Mountain Resort Friday morning, November 20. In addition to social distancing in lift lines, the resort is also requiring face masks to be worn.
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Left: A first-grader at McPolin Elementary School waits in a socially distanced line outside of her classroom as students arrive for their first day of school on Aug. 20. Right: A fifth grade classroom is set up for the first day of school at McPolin Elementary, designating specific space for each desk to comply with social distancing guidelines.
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Left: Katherine Martz, left, and her mom Carleen Gardner, right, wave to passing cars filled with friends, family members and neighbors as they celebrate Gardner’s 91st birthday. Right: A friend of Carleen Gardner’s holds a ‘Happy Birthday’ sign and waves out of the window of her car as she rides past Gardner’s house, wishing her well on her 91st birthday.
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