Woodinville’s Luke Houser smiles after breaking the race record during the Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational at Lakewood High School on Oct. 6 in Arlington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

A man carries items in a plastic bag as he walks own Evergreen Way on Oct. 11 in Everett, Wa. The City of Everett is looking at a ban on the bags. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Jackson’s Ainsley Johanson attempts a kill with Monroe’s Tatum McGovern (left) and Sophia Barber blocking at Monroe High School on Oct. 9. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Everett writer Richard Porter’s new book, Smokestackers! is about the “common folklore” of Everett. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

A painter puts the finishing touches in the teen room at the new Mukilteo Boys & Girls Club on Oct. 3. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Tyler Paul, senior at Meadowdale High School, got his chance to start after four years in the football program. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

One of nearly a dozen steamroller operators reverses down the runway at Paine Field while workers check compaction of the new asphalt on Oct. 3 in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Alec Mutulka hits a return shot during match against Stanwood on Oct. 4 in Edmonds. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Wearing their pink badges, Nicole Kennedy (left), Ranger Peg Bonhan and Sergeant Shaun Greenmun chat during the Mukilteo Police Department’s Coffee with a Cop on Oct. 3 in Mukilteo. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Josh Heath is double majoring in culinary arts and animation at the Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Kelly Hatley, 63, proudly displays characters from King of the Hill in Freeland on Whidbey Island. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

 Bellingham resident Dave Mauro has a tattoo on his leg representing each of the highest peak on every continent that he has summited. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Machai Harris jumps to catch a pass during football practice at Lakewood High School on Oct. 10 in Arlington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

A column of smoke from a boathouse fire on the Everett waterfront could be seen for miles on Oct. 8. (Sue Misao / The Herald)