Evelyn Newlon-McLean poses for a photo at the Reptile Man show in Anacortes. Hundreds of children attended the event, which kicked off the Anacortes Library’s summer reading program.

For seven weeks Mike Adkinson has been traveling from Perch Lake, Minn., to Bellingham via tractor to raise money and awareness for Parkinson’s disease. He had made it to Sedro-Woolley on Thursday.

Several Master Gardeners met at the Discovery Garden in Mount Vernon to celebrate the Master Gardener Program’s 50th anniversary.

Members of the Benson/Berentson family pose for a photo in front of their family history board at the 119th Annual Pioneer Picnic in La Conner.

Violet (left) and Celia work on their tie dye shirts Friday at Hillcrest Park in Mount Vernon.

Levi shows his tie dye shirt creation.

Madeline McGonagle (left), Jerry Sells and Linda Larsen pose for a photo Monday at the Skagit Food Distribution Center. Sells and Larsen donated the pile of produce in the photo from their community garden on Samish Island.

Students in Conway School’s ASB program toss candy during the Conway Back-To-School Parade.

La Conner Mayor Ramon Hayes presents Tom Robbins with a key to the city.

La Conner Mayor Ramon Hayes proclaims Saturday Tom Robbins Day in front of town hall.

Sedro-Woolley quarterback Carsten Reynolds carries the ball Friday against Mount Vernon.

Sedro-Woolley's Carsten Reynolds celebrates a touchdown Friday with lineman Cyrus Betts.

Mount Vernon's Darnell Allen fights off a tackle attempt Friday by Sedro-Woolley's Lucas Rommel.

Mount Vernon's Darnell Allen tries to break free of a tackle.

Liz Westby talks to a visitor Saturday at the annual Preparedness Fair in Concrete, WA.

Hallie Walls (left) and Vanessa Dallas experiment with dirt and sand to observe erosion in the Natural Resources and Ecology science class at La Conner High School.

Theresa James (left) points out the Jamie Joe Cheer Leadership Award plaque to Ayona Cayou, Aurora Cayou and Isabelle James Yuk.

Anacortes’ Brady Beaner (left) and Brock Beaner tackle Lynden’s Cooper Moore on Friday during a Northwest 2A Conference football game.

Lynden works Friday to tackle Brock Beaner.

Customers admire the pumpkin display at Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse.

Volunteers get into position for the Port of Skagit's mass casualty training at Skagit Regional Airport.

An aerial shot of a mass casualty incident training at Skagit Regional Airport.

Firefighters assess the damage during a mass casualty incident training at Skagit Regional Airport.

Paramedics with the Mount Vernon Fire Department load a volunteer into an ambulance Friday at the Port of Skagit's mass casualty incident training.

Colby Schnautz hands out lemonade and s’mores bars at the Cooking for Kids fundraiser at Camp Korey.

Misha Sakura and her dog Diddy perform a sound bath ritual at the labyrinth dedication at Bow Sanctuary.

The Seattle Cossacks Motorcycle Stunt and Drill Team line up Sunday at the beginning of their show at the 40th Oyster Run in Anacortes.

Five stuntmen perform Sunday with the Seattle Cossacks at the 40th Oyster Run in Ancortes.

Jim and Stacy Chapin sign copies Monday of “The Boy Who Wore Blue,” a children’s book written by Stacy Chapin to honor her son Ethan Chapin, who was one of four University of Idaho students killed Nov. 13.