Lillian Lentz, 4, leaps high to help wash a horse during the opening day of the Evergreen State Fair on Aug. 22 in Monroe. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Meadowdale’s head coach James Harmon watches his team practice at Meadowdale High School on Aug. 22. (Katie Webber / The Herald)

Finishing touches are placed on a ride at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe on Aug. 21. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Team 3 White races after a penalty shot during the Silvertips’ Training Camp at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett on Aug. 22. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Scientist Mauri Pelto balances on the walls of an ice chute to take footage of a water current on Columbia Glacier. (Zachariah Bryan / The Herald)

Sebastian Wanjiru runs through a tackling drill during practice at Mariner High School in Everett on Aug. 22. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Andersen Insurance of Everett is home to a lot of cat figurines. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Scenes from the Arlington Fly-in at Arlington Municipal Airport on Aug 26. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Scenes from the Bocce tournament during the Special Olympics Washington Summer State Games at Kasck Park in Everett on Aug. 17. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Gino Sanita (center) teaches his son Carlo, 5, and daughter Virgina, 7, how to fish off of the boat launch dock at Camano Island State Park on June 9. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Otis Sistrunk, former NFL defensive lineman, talks with visitors to his tent during the Bill Baker Memorial Steel and Wheel Car Show at Everett Machinists Hall on Aug. 17. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Angie Rolly pots a succulent during the Edmonds Farmers Market on Aug. 10. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Sadie Sheldon hides behind her iPad as she watches YouTube Kids at her home on Aug. 15 in Marysville. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Dogs are welcomed to the AquaSox game as part of Bark in the Park 2 at Funko Field in Everett on Aug. 20. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

At the Everett Public Library, Vietnam War veteran Bradley Andrews, 69, begins telling his story to Civil Air Patrol members Zachary Colburn, 14 (foreground), and Kenneth Butcher, 15. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Jason Castro has been a bartender at Fred’s Rivertown Alehouse for more than 3 years. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Pilot Phil Ayers inflates his Roadrunner balloon for a tethered flight for the Arlington Fly-In on Aug. 16. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)