As you navigate the last hours of 2020, punching the accelerator into 2021, we invite you to slow down and check the rearview mirror. Here’s a chance to reminisce, recall and ponder how you can get involved in making this valley the best it can be.

In a nod to the pervasiveness of the COVID-19 pandemic, we opted for a pair of top 10 lists. The one that begins above is the news that would have dominated in a usual year; below is what drew the most attention.

1. Grizzly 399 and crew’s big walkabout