Smoke from fires in Central Washington have left our skies clouded and smelly and have forced area schools to adjust some of their outside activities. The above photos show how Roos Field looked Saturday morning prior to an Eastern Washington football scrimmage. The lower view came Monday when the particulate levels reached the hazardous level of 185 parts-per-million, forcing various sports to move practices indoors.
There's the tragedy associated with the 2015 edition of Washington's devastating wildfire season: death, destruction and personal loss.
And then there's the inconvenience.
When measured against what those in the path of the blazes have experienced, the inconvenience some in our area - specifically sports teams busily preparing for their upcoming seasons - having to scramble to initiate Plan-B for practice the two do not remotely compare.
Juggling schedules and facilities doesn't even compare, Medical Lake High School head football coach Wes Hobbs said when considering other people's lives, tow...
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