Betty Davis, left, holds on to her mother Leia, who holds onto daughter Alana,7, as they watch books fall from shelves inside The Big Shaker as it shakes like a magnitude 8 earthquake on April 19 in Everett. The Big Shaker is an earthquake simulator in a 24-foot trailer that replicates a typical living room of sofas and shelves with books and plastic dishes that fall during the demonstration. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Big Shaker: This rockin’ trailer simulates an 8.0 earthquake

The real thing would be seismically serious, but getting a feel for what’s to come can be fun.

Yard sale season kicks into gear — ‘Take our junk, please’

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Yard sale season kicks into gear — ‘Take our junk, please’

Elvis albums, fish flip-flops, biker chaps are among finds in Mukilteo. Marie Kondo will never know.

A visitor looks at a sculpture on the Cloudstone outdoor gallery in Freeland. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Walk the Whidbey wonderland of 400 sculptures by Hank Nelson

Cloudstone opens to the public for a rare glimpse at pieces “small as a chair and as large…

A man looks though an aisle of buds in the 170,000-square-foot greenhouse at Washington Bulb Company on Thursday, April 11, 2019 in Mount Vernon, Wash. RoozenGaarde, the retail division, is the public side of the enterprise, with fields to stroll, gift shops and bouquets of fresh flowers so visitors can bring the magic home. Washington Bulb Company is the wholesale operation of growing and shipping about 40 varieties of tulips. With 15 acres of climate-controlled greenhouses, plus warehouses and loading docks, it is as practical as the fields are pretty. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Pretty tulips aren’t the only things budding at Roozen

The family business operates Washington Bulb Company and destination playground RoozenGaarde.

Girl, 10, invents shampoo bottle that doesn’t waste a drop

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Girl, 10, invents shampoo bottle that doesn’t waste a drop

Callia Park won Best of Show in Invent Washington and is headed to the nationals. Patent pending.

Scottish ‘rock star’ returns to fix stone wall crafted in 2001

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Scottish ‘rock star’ returns to fix stone wall crafted in 2001

It’s more than a 220-foot-long wall made of rocks; it’s the foundation of a transatlantic love story.

At 84 years and 155 pounds, he’s hardly He-Man and yet he is

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At 84 years and 155 pounds, he’s hardly He-Man and yet he is

Roger Sweet of Lake Stevens had a hand in creating the 1980s Masters of the Universe series.

Mukilteo ferry terminal takes shape and could open in 2020

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Mukilteo ferry terminal takes shape and could open in 2020

The Whidbey Island ride might be short, but it’s the busiest for traffic — 2.3 million vehicles per…

Yaaah! That’s hipster Gregr of ‘Nerd Talk’ you see around town

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Yaaah! That’s hipster Gregr of ‘Nerd Talk’ you see around town

The morning host of radio station 107.7 The End has traded Seattle vibe for Snohomish family life.

Edmonds sign saga: Locals chime in on ferry, seagull, font

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Edmonds sign saga: Locals chime in on ferry, seagull, font

“Don’t use cursive lettering … kids can’t read that anymore.”

Everett Community College biology instructor Greg Crowther sings a song he wrote, “Hey, Urethra!” to his human anatomy biology class. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Among hits by songwriting biology instructor: ‘Hey, Urethra!’

Science rocks when Greg Crowther belts out tunes for Everett Community College students.

Field trip to Funko is good training for service dogs

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Field trip to Funko is good training for service dogs

Summit Assistance Dogs are schooled for two years. First, the pups must learn to behave in public.

Andy Bronson / The Herald                                 Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival Association President Julie Martin, holding her granddaughter, Ariah Martin, 2, and Bashar Elali, vice president. Martin says the festival could use help. “We still have a large chunk of last year’s festival to pay off, so we’re working on coming up with some fundraisers.”

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Popular Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival could use helping hands

More volunteers and sponsors are needed to keep the event from going dark after this year.

Tulalip Tribes hope cannabis can combat heroin addiction

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Tulalip Tribes hope cannabis can combat heroin addiction

A $2 million grant funds studies into opioid abuse and Alzheimer’s disease at Stanford University.

Get lucky — or not — at these top-winning lottery stores

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Get lucky — or not — at these top-winning lottery stores

Powerball jackpot is $750 million. “It’s “all about the anticipation,” says Everett winner of $190,000.

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Youth vaping increases — cigarettes, drugs and drinking decline

Healthy Youth Survey results show concerning vaping trends in Snohomish County.

Spring it on! Free DQ cones, sunshine, super-duper moon

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Spring it on! Free DQ cones, sunshine, super-duper moon

Today’s vernal equinox brings longer, brighter days ahead and leaves winter woes behind.

Edmonds CC student Lazarus Hart excels in and out of class

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Edmonds CC student Lazarus Hart excels in and out of class

Hart and two others are named to All-Washington Academic Team of top scholars from community colleges.

Jake Douglas, former Lake Stevens wrestling standout and now a junior at Cal Poly, is on Monday’s “Wheel of Fortune” show with other college students. Photo Credit: Carol Kaelson

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Lake Stevens ex-wrestler is $50,000 ‘Wheel of Fortune’ champ

Jake Douglas, a Cal Poly junior, went on to win after “Food Fight on the Cafeteria” blunder.

Permission to be loud: Drum club is a hit with kids

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Permission to be loud: Drum club is a hit with kids

An elementary gym teacher with donated drums knows how to channel all that fidgety energy.