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Ferndale-backed EMS measure on verge of failing
By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — The county property tax levy for emergency medical services (EMS) was still narrowly losing after the latest addition of counted ...
‘Black Mirror’ returns, with a series-best
By Brent Lindquist [email protected] Charlie Brooker’s wonderful anthology show “Black Mirror” recently returned to television via Netflix, further bolstering the platform’s ...
Mayor: We’re a 50/50 city
By Jon Mutchler Ferndale Mayor After the dust of the election settled, I looked up the vote totals for Ferndale and guess what? It was within five votes — 2,508 people voted for Hillary ...
Letters to the Editor — Nov. 16, 2016
Buys is right Rep. Vincent Buys said (Nov. 2 edition) that the state budget is $12,000 per student. Patti Fairbanks, director of finance for the Lynden School District, said they get ...
Alcoa Foundation grants $135,000 to four Whatcom nonprofits
WHATCOM — Alcoa Intalco Works announced on Nov. 14 a total of $135,000 in 2016 grants from the Alcoa Foundation for continued community enhancement. The recipients are Sustainable ...
Holiday Dessert Contest is Dec. 2
LYNDEN — Think that you make the best holiday dessert? Show off those skills by entering Lynden’s third annual Holiday Dessert Contest. There’s no entry fee. All it takes is a ...
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. ...
$46,050 raised by Lynden rodeo for Bellingham cancer center
LYNDEN — The Lynden PRCA Rodeo’s Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign set a record this year by donating $46,050 to the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center in Bellingham for breast ...
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 ...