Shorecrest’s Philip Pepple (center) tips a shot back toward the hoop above Marysville Pilchuck’s Raequan Battle (left) and Corbin Sims (right) during a game at Shorecrest High School in Shoreline on Jan. 9. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

IMarysville Pilchuck’s Josiah Gould (center) takes a shot as Shorecrest’s Latrell Jones (left) defends during a game at Shorecrest High School in Shoreline on Jan. 9. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

Silvertips goaltender Dustin Wolf eyes the puck during a game against the Tri-City Americans at Angels of the Winds Arena in Everett on Jan. 10. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

Ethel McNeal, whose heritage is African-American and Native American, is believed to be the first woman of color on the Everett City Council. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Paisley Molnick, 5, reads a book during the grand opening of the new Lakewood/Smokey Point Library in Arlington on Jan. 6. (Kevin Clark / The Daily Herald)

Law enforcement officers examine the area of a six-vehicle pileup on U.S. 2 that caused serious injuries and shut down the road in both directions on Jan. 8 in Snohomish. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)