Gov.
Gary Locke, flanked by wife Mona Lee Locke and bandleader
Johnny Lewis, lifts a toast during the Governor's Inaugural
Ball Wednesday night on the Capitol campus. (Tony
Overman/ The Olympian)
Members
of the Seattle Men's Choir applaud the governor and first
lady as they enter the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday night. (Tony Overman/ The Olympian)
Sounds
of the Johnny Lewis Band fill the Temple of Justice building. (Steve Bloom/
The Olympian)
Gov.
Gary Locke and wife, Mona Lee Locke, dance with party goers
in the Temple of Justice. (Tony Overman/ The Olympian)
Washington Lion Dance performs during the opening ceremonies Wednesday night in the Capitol
Rotunda. (Steve Bloom/ The Olympian)
Dancers
from the Filipino-American Youth Club of Yakima perform a
candle dance in the Rotunda. (Steve Bloom/
The Olympian)
Student
chef John Langley of the Art Institute of Seattle rushes
bouche appetizers to guests in the food tent. (Tony
Overman/ The Olympian)
Juanita
Ramsey-Jevne and her husband Bill Jevne, of Sequim, trip the
light fantastic to the Johnny Lewis Swing Band in the Temple
of Justice. (Tony Overman/ The Olympian)
Sonny
Kwan (right) and Daniel Ha perform with Washington Lion Dance
during the opening ceremonies Wednesday night in the Capitol
Rotunda. (Tony Overman/ The Olympian)
Bates
Vocational School student Walter Charron works the dining
area with his sample tray. (Steve Bloom/
The Olympian)
Mary
M. Knight students (from left) Andrea Evans, Rosy Dierker
and Ashley Brown got an opportunity to see the governor up
close, and even talked briefly with him. (Tony Overman/ The Olympian)
Olympia
High School students Nichole Hayes and Ty Vennewitz enjoy
the romance of the evening on the Capitol steps. (Tony Overman/ The Olympian)
