Lauren Loebsack sits for a portrait Friday at Jimmy's Diner, just outside of East Wenatchee.
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“People in town were just starting to get cable and satellite,” Lauren Loebsack said, “but we really made our own fun.”
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Lauren Loebsack sits for a portrait Friday at Jimmy's Diner, just outside of East Wenatchee.
World photo/Josey Meats“People in town were just starting to get cable and satellite,” Lauren Loebsack said, “but we really made our own fun.”
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