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Eagleridge shines at Junior Ski to Sea

Boys take home third, coed team wins second By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] BELLINGHAM — The students at Eagleridge Elementary School are walking away from this weekend ...

Eight roads in asphalt paving this week

WHATCOM — Eight roads are scheduled for contracted asphalt paving the week of May 22-26, with work possible from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., county Public Works reports. The roads are: Valleyview, ...

These are the candidates for elected office …

WHATCOM ­— Printed below is the slate of candidates that filed for local public office during the official filing period last week. Primary election day — for narrowing down races ...

Calendar – Week of May 24

ONGOING Cemetery tours Free tours of Lynden Cemetery highlighting local history happen at 1 p.m. every Saturday on the southeast corner of Front Stree and Guide Meridian Road. Also, ...

Trustees to tour site of a planned library at Birch Bay

BIRCH BAY — Trustees of the Whatcom County Library System will tour the site of a planned Vogt Birch Bay Community Library starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25. All five board members ...

Bellingham Bay history cruises again offered in July and August

BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom Museum is again offering its popular summer history cruises along Bellingham Bay, now in its 34th year. This season, the museum is partnering with San Juan ...

College honors

AZUSA PACIFIC UNIV. AZUSA, California — Lynden resident Arissa Alvarez graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a bachelor’s degree in social work on May 6, one of approximately ...

Tuesday rally sends a ‘Wake Up’ message

By Calvin Bratt [email protected] Business, farm groups see County Council decisions as ‘crippling’ BELLINGHAM — A coalition of local organizations planned to stage a Wake ...

Young father, infant die in Mother’s Day crash on Mt. Baker Highway

Also, a Blaine 33-year-old is struck and left in ditch on Birch Bay-Lynden Road WELCOME ­— A young father and his infant daughter died in a three-vehicle crash on the Mount Baker ...

Snook makes first appearance on animal abuse charges

Ferndale farmer allowed to keep animals not seized By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — Seth Daniel Snook, 35, Ferndale farmer at Snookbrook dairy farm, pleaded not ...