Wednesday's annual Best Bagger competition felt like a little like Tetris as piles of groceries made their way into their grocery bag nooks and crannies.

Statewide competitors joined each other at the Red Lion in the Park in Spokane for a little friendly competition to see who would represent at the national grocery bagging competition in Las Vegas.

Representing their employers and towns, store clerks hailed from Olympia, Seattle and Walla Walla. Spokane had three of their own competing: Hailey Knudsen - Trading Company, Jacon Wilson -Yoke’s, Erik Behren - Rosaurer’s.

Set to classic songs like Eye of a Tiger and La Bamba, the clerks used their years or even just months of experience to bag groceries just like they do every day at work.

When drivers pass by Chester and Orchard Center Elementary, they’ll be guided to slow down with the help of new flashing school zone signs. They alert drivers when the 20 mph speed zone around the schools are in effect.

The beacons flash for 30-45 minutes during student arrival and departure times.

The signs were installed using grant money from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to increase pedestrian safety and driver awareness in school zones.

A Public Works study conducted at Progress and University Elementary showed the flashing beacons have reduced the fastest speed of traffic by 31.9%

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission is coming to Eastern Washington in November to continue discussions about its Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. It’s designed to guide state management efforts as wolves re-establish a sustainable breeding population in the state.

The plan dates back to October of 2006 when Commission made a call for citizen advisory members. The final plan was presented to WDFW over the summer. The plan is in the final stages of review. They expect to take action on the plan in December.