Vander Griend, of Dancing For Joy, wins Women in Business award
BELLINGHAM — Whatcom Women in Business chose Maluhia Vander Griend, artistic director of Dancing For Joy, as its 2016 Professional Woman of the Year at its Oct. 25 banquet and auction. ...
Art Market in holiday mode starting Nov. 28
BELLINGHAM — With the holiday season approaching, we all look for those special once-a-year gifts and indulgences to share. It’s also time for the Art Market, sponsored by the Whatcom ...
Keeping pets safe at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a special holiday that brings together family and friends, but it also can carry some hazards for pets. Holiday food needs to be kept away from pets, and pet owners ...
Coach: These guys never gave up
By Kevin Doucette [email protected] SEATTLE — Ferndale head coach Jamie Plenkovich said he was most proud of his team this season because they were a team that kept battling ...
Volleyball places at state for first time in 28 years
By Kevin Doucette [email protected] KENNEWICK — It would seem fitting that during a year the Ferndale Golden Eagles volleyball team honored the 1986 state championship team ...
Holocaust survivor Noémi Ban to speak at WWU tonight
BELLINGHAM — Western Washington University’s Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity will host award-winning teacher and Holocaust ...
Western Reads to host Robin DiAngelo today
BELLINGHAM — Western Reads is hosting Robin DiAngelo from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Fraser Hall 102. Her talk entitled, “Why is it so Hard to Talk about Race? How Whiteness ...
Days for Girls nets $832,000 in third place of Revlon Challenge
LYNDEN — The Revlon Challenge in which Days for Girls International was participating is now over, and the response from local leaders is “We’re simply in awe. Generous donors ...
Extra Amtrak Cascade trains added around Thanksgiving
SEATTLE — Amtrak Cascades will once again provide holiday travelers with more options for getting to destinations in the Pacific Northwest this Thanksgiving season. The Washington ...
North Cascades Concert Band doing ‘Listeners Choice’ concerts
BELLINGHAM — The North Cascades Concert Band presents a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in the Syre Student Center on the campus of Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg ...