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Aliyah, Rae Ann and Giana Machado and Alyus and Christina Campbell.
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Chelsea Jensen, of Eureka, was headed for getting a citation from the Department of Naughty List with her ugly sweater's decorations.
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Angleo Munk, of Fieldbook, was also officially cited by the Department of Naughty for his use of jingle balls on ugly sweater.
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Beth Erquhart, of McKinleyville, was collecting self-reported names of "Naughty" and "Nice" on her "list" ungly sweater. Ginger Larsen and mother Amber Bennett of Arcata.
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Almost 300 ugly sweaters and their owners showed up for the Ugly Holiday Sweater Fun Run starting on the Arcata Plaza on Sunday morning, Dec. 4. The 1-mile or 5-kilometer race was a fundraiser for Humboldt Educare and organized by Arcata Main Street.
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The cheerful army of ugly on the plaza.
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While many of the ugly sweaters were homemade and non-political in theme, Tim Edwards, of Eureka (with his daughter Amber), admitted he'd ordered his "Make Christmas Great Again" sweater online.
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Mother and daughter Cassandra Thompkins (left) and Peara Jiroudek, of McKinleyville, displayed their ungulate-themed sweaters.
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Christina Campbell, Aliyah, Giana and Rae Ann Machado, and Alyus Campbell celebrate winning a prize for the children's ugliest sweater.
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Debbie Ennes, of Arcata, Sherry Hansen, of Redding, Kloe Bryant, of Eureka, Robin Bailey, of McKinleyville, and Sue Bardbury, of Arcata, celebrate their prize for ugliest sweater in the "group" category.
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Kualli Major, of Arcata, has to pause and think about where to place her name on the "naughty" or "nice" list worn by Beth Erquhart, of McKinleyville.
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In a tree costume, Phyllis Cunningham, of Eureka, with her daughter Amber head for the finish line.
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All those decorations add to wind resistance.
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Nicki Leonardo, of McKinleyville, with 3-month-old Vina in the decorated stroller head for the finish line.
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Amber Bennett, of Arcata, carried her daughter Ginger across the finish line.
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Providing discerning taste in what counted as ugly, Arcata city council members Sofia Pereira (left) and Susan Ornelas (along with Justin Mcdonald) were judges for the Ugly Sweater Holiday Run in Arcata on Sunday.
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With Grinch on her hat, ugly sweater, red streamer and two race numbers, Heather Ballinger, of Arcata, headed for the finish line.
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Beth Erquhart, of McKinleyville, was collecting self-reported names of "Naughty" and "Nice" on her "list" ungly sweater. Ginger Larsen and mother Amber Bennett of Arcata.
