In preparation for the FlowRider Pro/Am competition on Saturday, flowboarder Aiden Fox-Bailey, 15, barrel rolls a bodyboard at the Snohomish Aquatic Center on June 28 in Snohomish. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

A worker crosses over what will be the new parking garage for the Northgate Light Rail Station. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

A horse rider hands a cellphone to another rider as they head out on a trail at Lord Hill Park on June 16 in Snohomish. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

This is where light rail trains coming from the south will enter the Northgate Station. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

Tamia Reese reacts during swim safety lessons at Lynnwood Recreation Center on June 21. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

The Aquasox’s Ryne Ogren reaches for third base as the team took on Tri-City at Everett Memorial Stadium on June 24 in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

From his wheelchair, Isaiah Kobernik, 4, looks up at his parents, Gerad and Anastassia Kobernik, and Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary at the Snohomish County Courthouse. Isaiah has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which affects the motor nerve cells in the spinal chord. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

An Alaska state flag decorates the hat of Kyle Knell as he watches his team, the Goldpanners, play the first game of a three-game series against the Everett Merchants at Everett Memorial Stadium on June 26. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Mountain bike riders Mike McGuire (left), Keith Goodnight and Frank Rentko pedal past horseback riders Janet Berko and Catherine Collins (right) on a trail at Lord Hill Park on June in Snohomish. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Five-year-old Autumn climbs onto a sturdy tricycle in the playground area at Tomorrow’s Hope Child Development Center in Everett. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Granite Falls pole vaulter Kelsey Bassett, seen here at Granite Falls High School on June 20, is the Herald Female Athlete of the Year. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Bobby Stoyanov, Mountlake Terrace senior, posted 47 goals and 14 assists this season. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

A mother hands her child a strawberry as families with children and teens eat at the Summer Free Lunch Program in the cafeteria at Sunnycrest Elementary on June 20in Lake Stevens. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Kenny Barr catches a boomerang during his warmup at Lake Stevens Community Park on June 22. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Kia Crawford (right) gets physical therapy instruction for Jared Appleby at Experience Momentum in Lynnwood on May 9. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

P.J., formerly known as Poo Jr., an orphan poodle, was recently adopted. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

James Stickney (left) and Kenny Barr warm up before long-distance boomerang-throwing at Lake Stevens Community Park on June 22. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Ham and Swiss pretzel sandwiches are available aboard the Edmonds ferry on June 9. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Katelyn Pryor, Diego Corpening, Dylan Austin and Prabhman Aujla take high school level credit classes while attending Eisenhower Middle School on June 11 in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Stanwood’s Mason Phillips is The Herald’s Athlete of the Year and will attend University of North Carolina. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)