Latest News
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, ...
Darigold giving 83,000 gallons of milk during holidays
SEATTLE — Since 2013, Darigold has partnered with Northwest Harvest to fight hunger in Washington state. The milk products company has donated more than 83,000 gallons of milk since ...
Blood supply needs extra donations during holidays
SEATTLE — Bloodworks Northwest is appealing to people to schedule a blood donation during the holiday season. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the time that the number of donors ...
College honors
BIOLA UNIVERSITY LA MIRADA, CALIFORNIA — Biola University on Nov. 8 named Monica Burlingame of Ferndale to its most recent Dean’s List for academic excellence….
This content ...