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Farmers tout recent water quality improvements
EPA testing of river finds cows not to blame LYNDEN — A new study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Lummi Nation shows no evidence that cows are to blame for bacterial ...
WSP seeks any information on car-pedestrian crash in Blaine
EVERETT — District 7 of the Washington State Patrol seeks the public’s help related to a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Blaine on Saturday, Nov. 11. On that day at approximately ...
Council hears from library manager
Air-conditioner funding was taken out of 2018 preliminary budget By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council approved a few different items at ...
Ecology wants to retest wells for nitrates
Additional ones may be needed beyond the 248 checked in 1997 Editor’s Note: This is a recent blog post by the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Northwest (Bellingham) office. ...
Calendar – Week of Nov. 22
Ongoing Noon music The Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., hosts free live noon-hour entertainment on Wednesdays in the Piano Lounge. It’s Nell Veenstra on Nov. 22 and Meg Krieg on ...
Skookum Kids raises $28,500
BELLINGHAM — Local foster care nonprofit Skookum Kids is $28,500 stronger after hosting a first fundraiser on Nov. 10. Over 200 people attended the event that featured a speech given ...
Cut your own Christmas tree in National Forest
Do it for free if you are a fourth grader EVERETT — The U.S. Forest Service is working through fourth graders across the country, as part of the national Every Kid in a Park initiative, ...
Avenue Bread new varieties are from Skagit milled wheat
WHATCOM — This summer, a new truck arrived at a Bellingham bakery with small, simply labeled bags of fresh wheat flour. The crews unloaded a very small pallet, then a baker and a ...
23 neighborly ideas win small grants for 2018
WHATCOM — The Whatcom Community Foundation has selected 23 Project Neighborly grantees for 2018. The funded projects encouraging neighborliness include: • an interactive art installation ...
Lummi ferry out of service part of Nov. 29
WHATCOM — The Lummi Island ferry will be out of service from 10:10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, for necessary repairs to both the island and Gooseberry Point docks, ...