Wayne Kruse stands with fishing trophies at his home on Lake Cavanaugh on March 6 in Mount Vernon. Kruse, who has been writing outdoors stories for The Everett Herald since 1976, is retiring. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Arlington High School senior Cody Oakes tees off at Gleneagle Golf Course in Arlington on March 6. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

Everett’s Markieth Brown Jr. attempts a shot with Chemeketa’s Eric McKinstry II defending during the NWAC Basketball Tournament at Everett Community College on March 10. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Spring is coming. (Chuck Taylor / The Herald)

Carter Booth, Jackson senior outfielder, slides safely into third base past Marysville-Getchell’s Gavyn Cookson at Jackson High School on March 15. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Carter Booth, Jackson senior outfielder, makes his way to the dugout after scoring at Jackson High School against Marysville-Getchell on March 15. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Bippiti, the goat, rides of the back of Star the cow on the farm of Randy De Jong, his little piece of Iowa in Snohomish. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Katri Shields works through practice at Snohomish High School on March 7. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Marysville Pilchuck High School’s drama club rehearses at the school on Feb. 20. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

Sign installer Ted Merritt, from Barry Sign Systems, hooks up the final word for the new Angel of the Winds Arena sign at the corner of Hewitt Ave and Oakes Ave. on March 16 in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Everett’s Tori Odom (center) attempts a shot through Chemeketa’s Jamel Merriweather (left) and Eric McKinstry II during the NWAC Basketball Tournament at Everett Community College on March 10. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Looking east toward the U.S. 2 trestle as cars begin to backup on March 1 in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Lisa Karumba, 9, (right) works at the structural engineering booth Wednesday afternoon during the 2018 STEAM Family Night at The Future of Flight Aviation Center in Mukilteo on March 14. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Everett’s Gio Jackson attempts a shot with Chemeketa’s Jason Richey (left) and Stepan Zavydovskyy defending during the NWAC Basketball Tournament at Everett Community College on March 10. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Instead of the standard single-blade cutter, Frances Turner cuts the large sheets of bicotti into exact sizes with a cutter her husband, a Boeing employee, designed and built for her. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Pacific Stone Company manager James Martin enjoys a warm morning along Evergreen Way in Everett in front of his sign, “Don’t Forget To Open.” (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Sydni Hillman (right), a sophomore at Scriber Lake High School, walks out of school with other classmates to bring awareness of gun violence in schools on March 14 in Edmonds. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

Marek Novy stands on his property, between Lake Stevens and Granite Falls, on Feb. 6. The Pilchuck River is eating away at Novy’s land which used to extend to where downed trees in the river can be seen now. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

Marysville Pilchuck junior Laura Davis, in the flowered dress, joins other high school students from the region on the Paramount stage at the conclusion of student performances Wednesday. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

The Historic Everett Theatre is for sale, with an asking price of $2,450,000. Since 2014, brothers Craig and Curt Shriner have brought crowds to downtown Everett between music acts and films. Here, Curt Shriner sits at an organ between two vintage movie projectors in the lobby. (Dan Bates / The Herald)