Hilary Zender of Bellingham was crowned the first Miss Lynden Rodeo Queen at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden on January 24, 2009. The pageant included a horsemanship competition, in which participants demonstrated their riding skills in front of a panel of judges. "This is a privilege," Zender said. "Rodeo is definitely a passion of mine." Organizers of the Lynden Rodeo hope to make the pageant an annual event.

Sehome's Annie Moore, left, and Clinton Overman have been named the All-County Cross Country athletes of the year for 2008. Under the leadership of Moore and Overman, both the girls and boys teams at Sehome High School won the 2008 cross country 2A state championships. As individuals, Moore finished ninth and Overman finished second.

Gray Bundy sits in his 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe that he has owned since 1980 as it is parked outside of his Bellingham home on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Bundy spent years restoring the vehicle and still does regular work on it, but says he enjoys being behind the wheel much more than under the hood. "People are a lot more friendly when you drive up in this," Bundy said. "We've had a lot of fun in it."

The hood ornament adorns the hood of a 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe owned by Gray Bundy as the car is parked outside of his Bellingham home on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Bundy spent years restoring the vehicle and still does regular work on it, but says he enjoys being behind the wheel much more than under the hood. "People are a lot more friendly when you drive up in this," Bundy said. "We've had a lot of fun in it."

Leo Marquez, one of the owners Created To Worship, hugs Matthew Joyner, 6, in front of a variety of the guitars for sale at the store on Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Marquez builds, refurbishes and sells guitars at the store, using all of the proceeds to benefit the Church on The Street's ministry to the homeless. Marquez also teaches lessons and is currently tutoring Joyner to play the guitar.