August 17, 2013 - Fair Winners

At the Whidbey Island Area Fair winners abound!  They can come in the form of premium compost in a jar, 4-H horse showmanship, snoring bacon, a shit kicker birdhouse or, for the admission paying public, a wet ping pong ball.  For just $5 a bucket of balls you can spend try your luck at turning a 19 cent goldfish into a $20 pet.

December 5, 2012 - Pike Place Porker

Pike Place Market's iconic piggy bank, Rachel, maintains a lonely, but colorful vigil after hours in the glow of the market's Christmas tree.  The 550 pound bronze sculpture by Georgia Gerber, named after its model, an Island County Fair award winning porker, has brought in over $200,000 in donations since she was installed in 1986.  The donations go to help the Market Foundation fund social services - low-income housing and social services - in downtown Seattle.  Over 10 million visitors come to Pike Place Market each year and a fair share of them take the opportunity to swarm Rachel for a photo op.