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Tsunami sirens to be tested first Monday of each month
WHATCOM — On the first Monday of each month at noon, the All Hazards Alert Broadcast radios will be tested in Blaine and Birch Bay to ensure operational readiness. This started May ...
Dairy panel is May 25 event of Whatcom Food Network
Over 90 dairy producers in Whatcom County BELLINGHAM — A panel of dairy farmers will talk about the different sizes and types of working dairies in Whatcom County at the Whatcom ...
It’s Mt. Baker Highway repair season
And expect road crews elsewhere too GLACIER — The season of fresh powder on the ski slopes has wrapped up, meaning it’s time for the Mount Baker Highway’s construction season ...
Cemetery tours start up again this Saturday
LYNDEN — A cemetery is a wonderful place, full of history, art and meaning, states Cemetery District 10 commissioner Troy Luginbill. To bring such memories to life, the Lynden Pioneer ...
Pro/con writers needed on South Fork fire levy measure
WHATCOM — County Fire Protection District 16 (South Fork Valley from Deming south to the border with Skagit County) has submitted a resolution for the Aug. 1 primary election that ...
High schoolers can tour WCC, attend classes
WHATCOM — High school juniors and seniors are invited to an open house at Whatcom Community College from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 18, to help them learn more about academic programs ...
Air quality here close to U.S. best
Whatcom gets high rank on Lung Association list WHATCOM — The air quality in Whatcom and Skagit counties ranks among the country’s cleanest in terms of ozone and fine-particle pollution, ...
Boats must show new Hull ID Numbers
BELLINGHAM — The U.S. Coast Guard is beginning to enforce the new federal standard for Hull Identification Numbers (HIN) on vessels. This may require about 19,000 Washington vessel ...
College honors
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIV. SEATTLE — Nine students from north Whatcom County made the Seattle Pacific University 2017 winter quarter Dean’s List.They are: Lynden — Payton ...
Hovander prepares for tour season
Several measures necessary to keep home up during winter months By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Hovander Homestead is open for tours from Memorial Day to ...