A team of three Haller Middle School sixth-graders nears completion on construction of a wind-turbine they created to generate power in a large mock Mars colony on the school campus in Arlington. The girls are (from left) Isabelle Gutierrez, Angelina Vasquez and Rihanna Sahnow. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

At Snohomish Fitness Center, Richard Striker of Edmonds (left), Donna Thorp of Lynnwood (center) and Rebecca Long of Snohomish enjoy some lighter conversation with a slightly heavier boxing workout. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Burke Nelson (left) and Max Rooney get ready to race at the Challenge Soap Box Derby races on June 4. (Anna Marie Jensen)

Sue Brauch (left), a bartender for more than 50 years, is joined and celebrated by friends and colleagues Monday at Patty’s Eggnest in Everett. Behind Brauch is (from left) bartender Tricia Flood an her mother, Linda Flood, restaurant manager Pam Gahan and customer Dwight Jeffries. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

James Monroe Elementary School students say their goodbyes to Principal Gerard Holzman during an assembly to celebrate his 17 years of service at the Everett school on June 21. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

Liv Hwang plays at Boyd’s Pianos in Everett on June 11. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

The pho is packed with meat, noodles and flavor at Pho Han Vietnamese Restaurant in Lynnwood. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)

At Biringer Farms, strawberry picker Camilo Dominguez fills up a flat full of strawberries while laying down in a solar powered picking assistant machine on June 19 in Arlington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Aquasox’s Greifer Andrade is tagged out at home plate by Hillsboro Hops catcher Cole Thompson in Everett’s 9-2 loss to the Hops at Everett Memorial Stadium on June 19. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Aquasox catcher Juan Camacho hits a solo home run in the seventh inning as the Everett Aquasox lost 9-2 to the Hillsboro Hops at Everett Memorial Stadium on June 19. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Snohomish’s Jason Fairhurst (left) fights for possession of a ball with Gig Harbor’s Tyler Meyer during a state 3A semifinal game at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup on May 26. (Ian Terry / The Herald)