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Despite the chill in the air, Whittier School principal, Cothron McMillian, falls into the outdoor dunk tank many times to the delight of her students at the Whittier Fall Carnival.

A western lowland baby gorilla female was born recently at the zoo to mother Amanda, 37, and father Vip, 28. According to gorilla keeper staff, Amanda is showing excellent maternal care. "She's holding the infant close and keeping her warm, fed…MORE

Marble-size hailstones collect on the steps of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Ballard. The storm hit at noon, Friday, October 19th, and lasted about 15 minutes.

Jessie Trost picks up a handful of marble-size hailstones on the sidewalk in front of Ballard Library. The storm hit at noon last Friday and lasted about 15 minutes.

Olivia McIntyre, 6, screams into a telephone transmitter for Ballard Goodwill store manager Tony Barnes. Constume consultants will be on hand every Saturday in the month.

It took two years for Ballard resident Matt Smith and a pair of his equally laid-back buddies from his Washington State University days to sail their 44-footer from Shilshole Marina to Tacoma. Sure, they could have made it in one day, but they…MORE

Publisher Jerry Robinson was awarded a first place for humor writing in the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest recently and also was given a clock with a funny movement. Robinson writes a regular column…MORE

Nicole Donnelly and her daughter Sara Ann,3, use the windstorm on Thursday to fly a kite on Alki. Nicole explained, "She loves the wind and got excited about the storm."

Photo by Patrick Robinson

"I only work on the weekends," says Parker Nelson, 11 of Woodring Farms in Monroe. His dad who, "used to be a chocolatier" now makes a full line of jams, jellies, and butters for eating and use in cooking. They are out most weekends at farmer's…MORE

The M/V Tillikum heads toward Vashon Island in the early evening sunset as seen from Lincoln Park.

Photo by Patrick Robinson