Staff photo/Ian Gleadle
(1st row, l-r:) Marc Lobree, Erin McDevitt, Hannah Leask, Yasmin Sefrioui, Anna Kummerlowe, Nicole Vasilatos, Kirsten McNeil; (2nd row:) Jack Wagner, Cici Cyr, Kelsey Frost, Kristin Frost, Stefanie Watson, Jamie Stivala, Ryan Gilkey; (3rd Row:) Adriane Biddle, Jennell Lottinville, Cory Stoll, Derek Chestnut, Matt Petersen. Not pictured is Marc Laliberte.

On March 6-8, 53 students from the WHS DECA program, who had successfully competed in the DECA Area 3 Competition on Jan. 11, competed at the State DECA Career and Development Conference. WHS students joined over 3,000 marketing students from across Washington in vying for the coveted invitations to the International DECA Career and Development Conference to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 25-30. In Atlanta, 20 WHS DECA students will be competing with over 13,000 national and international marketing students.

Photography by Gena Horiatis
(l-r:) Ellen Covey plays Edith Frank, on the floor Olivia Spokoiny is Anne Frank, Tony Ventrella plays Otto Frank , and Maddie Gordon is Morgot Frank.

Community theatres are constantly popping up on the Eastside. Some are successful endeavors and others find it a struggle to make ends meet. They do their best to attract a loyal following, but with so many choices for live entertainment, audiences can be a fickle lot. Into this burgeoning scene comes a newcomer, Evergreen Family Theatre. Founded by local thespian Marsha Stueckle, of Bothell, and Todd Lundberg, of Woodinville, Evergreen seeks to be a theatre that goes beyond entertaining people.

Lisa Allen/staff photo
Lee Grumman, Carnation council member and businesswoman, ponders a point she is making as she discusses changes the new sewage treatment plant will bring.

Community artist and business owner is upbeat as sewer completion nears

When Lee Grumman was asked how she could describe herself and her life’s work, she summed it up in two words: “Community arts.”

Anyone who knows her, though, would probably say it’s more like community and arts, as it says on her business sign – Miller’s Community & Arts Center – since she is very actively involved in both, with the center serving as the nucleus.

Photo by Christie Isler
State geography bee semi-finalist Caitlin Gard with PARADE teacher Susie Marshall, who also teaches a geography class and runs the school-level geography bee.

Carnation Elem. 5th grader Caitlin Gard named tate geography bee semi-finalist

The National Geographic Society has just notified Caitlin Gard, a 5th grader in Ms. Isler’s class at Carnation Elementary, that she is one of the finalists eligible to compete in the 2008 Washington State Geographic Bee.

“Friends of the Market” invites the public to the first of many planned farm tours through the upcoming market season. These tours are designed to provide a chance for market customers to learn more about the farms and people who bring food to market each week during the season.

Farmers markets have exploded around the state, nearly doubling in the last 10 years, with many new markets opening each year.

Customers value high-quality, fresh foods and the opportunity to support local, sustainable food economies, knowing that each dollar spent at market circulates through other local businesses at least twice, strengthening other jobs and local industries. They also value knowing where their food comes from, meeting the people who grow these foods and learning about their farming practices.