Adan Rodriguez, a third grade teacher at Madison Elementary, gives a thumbs up to students during the first moments of class on the first day of school on on Sept. 2, 2020 in Mount Vernon, Wash. After a couple test runs the night before, Rodriguez said he felt confident in his setup using both a laptop and phone for better audio.
Elwin Vernon returns a salute to a group of motorcyclists at a surprise drive-through birthday party on March 4 in downtown Anacortes, Wash. The event was organized in part by American Legion Post 13 in Anacortes to celebrate the WWII veteran who was protected by a plexiglass screen.
Ben Mesman helps birth a newborn calf on his farm on March 2 east of La Conner.
Alexander Yzaguirre kisses his mother's hand on April 14 during a Skagit Habitat for Humanity home ribbon-cutting ceremony in Sedro-Woolley.
Annie Taylor (left) and Rick Dole react to the cold waters of the Swinomish Channel after completely submerging themselves on New Year's Day in La Conner. The plunge celebrated the new year and brought attention to La Conner's "First on First" program which normally runs on the first Friday of the month.
Spectators stand near the gate before barrel racing begins at the 2024 PRCA Sedro-Woolley Rodeo.
A man reacts to a house fire on Aug. 6, 2018 in Selah, Wash.
Gerardo Rodarte, owner of Samish Gold Seafoods, tosses garbage in his flooded storefront on Nov. 16 in Bow. Water from recent storms flooded several businesses in the Allen neighborhood of Bow and closed part of Chuckanut Drive.
Ryan Terry, left, and Jason Poston pose for a “selfie” with 3 Musketeers bars in the backstage pump up room of the Arnold Classic on March 5, 2016. Terry of the United Kingdom and Poston of Dallas, Texas both traveled to Columbus during the Arnold Sports Festival to compete in the Men’s Physique section of the Arnold Classic.
Grace Hanshaw, a first grader at Lyman Elementary, receives help putting a mask on from Ronda Oudman during the first day of in-person classes on Oct. 12, 2020 in Lyman. The Sedro-Woolley School District will allow kindergarten, first and second grade students back to class two days a week with the remaining weekdays being taught online.
Familias Unidas por la Justicia president Ramon Torres speaks to a crowd during a Washington Bulb Company worker strike on March 23, 2022 east of La Conner.
Evergreen Elementary School Principal Brian Isakson wipes away party string from his face visor as students continue to spray him on Feb. 18, 2022 in Sedro-Woolley.
The sun rises above Burlington Hill and smoke-filled skies on Aug. 20 in Burlington.
Children watch as judges taste and rate bowls of menudo at the 15th Annual Menudo Festival on Sept. 2, 2018 in Granger, Wash. The event held at Hisey Park featured a volleyball tournament and car show with the menudo competition.
Margaret Gingerich, right, a resident artist for the Honey for the Heart collaborative art project, works on making puppets with a group of students and professors in the Baker Center Trisolini Gallery.
Josh Kraght tosses eight-month-old Wesley into the air as he is filmed by mom Jessie on April 13, 2022 at RoozenGaarde west of Mount Vernon.
A man watches the fireworks show after a night of races at the Yakima Speedway on Aug. 18, 2018 in Yakima.
Ella Aiken uses a wand to blow a large bubble on July 13 at the Concrete Youth Activity Day at Silo Park in Concrete.
A helicopter takes off from the plane crash disaster response simulation on Sept. 15, 2018 in Yakima, Wash. As part of the simulation, the helicopter picked up two blow-up dolls and transported them to the hospital.
Six-year-old Mitchell Pawson reacts as he grips a cup with his new prosthetic hand at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon. The hand was made through to a partnership between e-NABLE and the Skagit Valley College Manufacturing Club.
Members of the hazmat team prepare to enter the Skagit County Auditor's Office after an elections official found an envelope containing a white powdery substance on Nov. 8, 2023 in Mount Vernon.
Jason Haugland, winner of the Sasquatch Calling Contest, belts out a call at Skagit Bigfoot Fest in Mount Vernon.
Shawna Tesarik (left) a fourth grade teacher at Lyman Elementary, reacts as a water balloon explodes near her during a water balloon fight on June 17 on the school playground.