Michelle Roedell

Seattle invites you to kick off summer at the Fremont Fair on June 20 and 21. The event takes over six city blocks during Solstice Weekend with two stages of live music, 300+ craft vendors, beer gardens, art cars, one-of-a-kind Parades, delicious fair foods and so much more! Saturday features the Solstice Parade (famous for nude painted bicyclists) and Sunday offers the dog parade at 2pm. For more information, visit fremontfair.com

The morning of June 20, 1937, a roar of an airplane engine woke 12-year-old Don Carpenter, who could recall the sound of every airplane he’d ever heard. This one, he hadn’t. Popping from between his sheets, he saw a red-winged plane banking, so he pulled on his clothes, grabbed his bicycle, and peddled for Pearson Airfield in Vancouver, Washington. He didn’t know the flight had jerked the Vancouver Barracks commander, Brigadier General George Marshall, away from his Sunday breakfast.

Sukhtaj Grewal is a local high school student who loves writing, basketball, tennis, and travel. She speaks four languages and has a blog covering global affairs, Global & Glossier: The Business Edit. “I love writing about identity, family, and the everyday moments that make you who you are. Through my storytelling, I aim to connect my personal experiences to something that people can relate to.” We all have an image of how life is meant to go.