Hits and misses of the legislative session
The Legislature adjourned on March 8. It is great to be back in beautiful Whatcom County. Since being home, we have had opportunities to meet with constituents and local groups ...
$1 million from state helps buy Birch Bay park
County has already taken steps on this OLYMPIA — Whatcom County gets $1 million to help buy land for a Birch Bay waterfront park, as part of an overall statewide disbursal ...
Summer of Fun off to strong start
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Lummi language teacher lands award
WE organization takes note of commitment to Native American students By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — Smak i’ ya (Matt Warbus) of the Ferndale School District ...
Creating a beautiful place to ‘play ball’
Volunteers, donors put massive effort into remaking Ferndale High School’s outdated baseball field By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Just last spring, the baseball ...
Staff changes coming to Ferndale School District
Jill Iwasaki to retire in June WHATCOM — The Ferndale School District’s executive and school principal teams will undergo personnel changes beginning this summer. Among the changes ...
BIAWC names 9 scholarship recipients
Connection to association is a requirement WHATCOM — The Building Industry Association of Whatcom County awards post-secondary scholarships annually to students in any field of ...
Plowing Match will be May 19
LYNDEN — The date of the 77th annual International Plowing Match of magnificent draft horses is Saturday, May 19. Admission is free. The 2018 event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...
WECU touts community involvements
BELLINGHAM — In 2017 Whatcom Educational Credit Union (WECU) donated $249,696 to 166 local community organizations and led 23 volunteer events with 175 WECU employees volunteering ...
Whatcom man writing crime novels while also in real-life crime research
Spencer Kope works for the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Dept. LYNDEN — Spencer Kope, who lives in Lynden, is writing a series of crime books while working full-time as a crime analyst ...
