Shorewood’s Jonathan Birchman (center) jumps over the last hurdle in the 3A Boys 110-meter hurdles during the second day of competition at the 4A/3A/2A State Track and Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School on May 23 in Tacoma. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Dustin Comey, a veteran who served in the Marines from 2003 to 2007, helps moves logs during the Habitat for Humanity veteran home build on May 25 in Gold Bar. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Seattle Storm’s Shavonte Zellous jumps for a high pass during the season opener game against the Phoenix Mercury on May 25 in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

The former Manhattan Room is still lit by a massive chandelier in the Club Broadway building on May 1 in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Meadowdale’s Emma Meyer walks off the field dejected with her team after losing to Bonney Lake during the 3A Softball State Championship at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey on May 24. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Pete Cameron, general manager of Evergreen Funeral Home and Cemetery, watches over View Crest Abbey Mausoleum where some of his ancestors are entombed. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Everett’s Cody Bennett throws the javelin during the second day of competition at the 4A/3A/2A State Track and Field Championships on at Mount Tahoma High School on May 23 in Tacoma. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

At the Hero’s Cafe in Lynnwood, more than 100 people listen to Michael Reagan, a veteran of the war in Vietnam. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Shorecrest’s Kiana Lino launches the shot for a 43 feet, 4.75 inches throw during the second day of competition at the 4A/3A/2A State Track and Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School on May 23 in Tacoma. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Members of American Legion Post #66 and VFW #8870 present the Colors during the 37th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Columbarium in Edmonds on May 27. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Lake Stevens’ Matthew Zehrung cheers as he crosses the finish line to give the Vikings state a title in the Boys’ 4x100 meter relay at Mount Tahoma Stadium on May 25 in Tacoma. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Glenda Wabaluku, 14 (left), and Abdulkarim Sankareh, 18, pay a visit to Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo with Rachel Kittle, executive director of Leadership Launch. Wabaluku and Sankareh will join 16 other local teens involved in a grassroots mentoring program to put on a program called “We Are Culture.” (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Cascade’s Katie Nelson clears the high bar at the Washington State track finals at Mount Tahoma Stadium on May 25 in Tacoma. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary speaks at a panel discussion about the Office of Neighborhoods North County Unit Embedded Social Worker Program on May 28 in Arlington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Megan Black, Jackson High senior, has recently been accepted to MIT. She was on the varsity girls swim team and has a perfect 4.0 GPA with 12 Advanced Placement classes under her belt. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Elizabeth Person demonstrates some of the techniques she used while illustrating “To Live on an Island” at her in-home studio on May 22 in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)