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Camp is Edmonds school's reward For Austin White, it's a deep breath of salty air, a fight on the beach with driftwood swords, four charred marshmallows dissolving in gooey sweetness.It's three years of waiting, watching older kids head off to camp with sleeping bags and flashlights, until, finally, the end of third grade arrives and it's his turn. It's waving goodbye to Madrona School and Edmonds, and riding a ferry with his classmates to Whidbey Island, where grass and sand cover more land than pavement does. Gone are the fractions and poems he's been studying in class. Here he learns by holding a red sea urchin as big as his head; feeling water drip down its spiny quills and through his fingers. By walking on the beach with his mom, looking for heart-shaped rocks. They're everywhere. By crawling through 119-year-old forts, hiding in dark corners, pretending to be one of the soldiers who once served here. Here he plays on a field beside Admiralty Inlet with his basketball, soccer ball and $1 tennis balls that don't really work, but that's OK because here he can also use a real baseball for once, and not worry about whacking out a window and winding up in trouble. Camp is a rite of passage for Austin. It's a fire warming his face after a cold breeze blows off the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It's looking up to a sky full of stars. It's staying up until exhaustion wins out, then falling asleep on a cot on creaky wooden floors in an old army barrack. It's waking up at 5 a.m. without an alarm, excited. It's orchestrating an early morning raid on the girls' barracks to steal back the boys' toilet paper. For Austin White, it's the best two days of his life -- so far. Kaitlin Manry: 425-339-3292, kmanry@heraldnet.com. |
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- Fire breaks out at Everett car dealer
- Everett rethinks boutique wineries
- A tidy lawn could be law in Lynnwood
- Snohomish County's bargain housing won't last
- Boeing's 747-8 takes off after weather delay
- Plan for I-5 closures this week
- A new bowling alley for Monroe?
- Lake Stevens man homeless after fire
- I-5 bridge joint may give you a jolt, but it isn't damaged
- Vote on school levies by Tuesday
(9) - A tidy lawn could be law in Lynnwood (8)
- Everett rethinks boutique wineries (6)
- Everett police officers cleared in 2008 shooting death (5)
- 1949 travel aid shows how few places blacks were welcome in Washington (4)
- Toyota has powerful D.C. friends (3)
- ORCA a whale of an improvement for Community Transit (2)
- I-5 bridge joint may give you a jolt, but it isn't damaged (2)
- Large part from 747 falls outside Miami mall; no one hurt (2)
- Life story: Man fought depression courageously, family says (2)
- Edmonds educator, famous announcer dies
- Mill Creek to appeal ruling on annexation
- Through the air, with the greatest of ease
- E-W thriving under new coach
- The path to citizenship
- EUUC puts on ‘Pants & Shoes’
- Wolfpack wins the ‘Battle'
- Lynnwood’s annexation plans OK’d
- Arlington's Cascade Valley Hospital celebrates expansion, national award and 100 years of service
- Business Licences Feb. 2010
- Technology tips for launching your own business
- Business Events Feb. 2010
- Tech Talk: No excuse today for going without a Web site
- State already raising fees and rates that restrict business growth
- Some legislators again targeting people’s initiative petition rights
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