2013 Letters About Literature state champions (from left): Cora Tessaro, Jordyn Tonkinson and Julia Batson. Inspiration can come from anywhere. This year’s Letters About Literature state champions were inspired by books about eating healthy food, being yourself and standing up for what you believe in, and challenging yourself and trying new things, even when afraid. [...]
(Photo courtesy of American Red Cross.) This week’s tornado-related disaster in Oklahoma is causing people to consider donating money to help those affected. Our Combined Fund Drive program has established a way for anyone to make a contribution to the Oklahoma Relief Campaign. The proceeds will support several charities in their efforts to help those [...]
(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives.) Following Thursday’s collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Mount Vernon just before the Memorial Day weekend, our State Archives staff quickly found some classic photos of the bridge from Archives’ Washington State Department of Transportation collection. The top photo, taken in 1960, shows an [...]
Photo courtesy of Ellensburg Public Library Will she end up being the next Steven Spielberg or Kathryn Bigelow? Hard to say, but 16-year-old Serah Manning already has a nice accomplishment under her director’s belt. Manning, a homeschooled 10th-grader from Ellensburg, is the director and creator for the winning video in this year’s Washington Teen Video [...]
(Photo courtesy of Washington State Library.) For many Washingtonians, the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, is one of those moments forever ingrained in collective memory. Saturday is the 33rd anniversary of the iconic mountain blowing her top. We feature photos from our State Archives and State Library showing how the mighty [...]
