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Nate Little from Lariat Bar does the honors at Rat City Tree Lighting

Story, photos and video by Jason Grotelueschen
Reporting for White Center Now

White Center neighbors gathered on Sunday night for the first annual Rat City Tree Lighting, to celebrate the holiday season in style. 

As we reported previously, the festivities happened at the intersection of 16th/98th, at the community billboard/kiosk location. In prior years, the event had a different name and had been held at 16th/Roxbury/Delridge. The new name and location were organized by the White Center Business Alliance, which posts events on Instagram at Rat City Events, and is a group largely comprised of bars and restaurants in downtown White Center. 

Here’s our video of the tree lighting, facilitated by Nate Little, co-owner of Lariat Bar, along with the crowd’s rousing rendition of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas:”

Little joked that the modestly-sized tree, zip-tied to the top of the community kiosk, was a “very White Center” way to celebrate the holiday. He also pointed out that the tree topper was an action figure of pro wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (a nod to Lariat’s wrestling theme).

The festivities also included more caroling, drink/food specials at area establishments, and photo-ops with Puffy and Pandy (mascots of White Center’s own Puffy Pandy):

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