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 ...

Injuries in three crashes

Hannegan and Van Dyk one on Sunday could involve charges WHATCOM ­— The Washington State Patrol responded to several injury crashes in the region over the past week involving local ...

Northwestern professor to give Scholars Week keynote at WWU

David Figlio to speak May 15 BELLINGHAM — As the keynote speaker for Western Washington University’s Scholars Week, Northwestern University’s David Figlio will present “How ...

Seattle UX designer to speak at WWU

BELLINGHAM — Christian Manzella, chief experience officer of Moz in Seattle, will speak at Western Washington University at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, in Miller Hall 152, with his ...

New ‘Avengers’ packs a punch with giant cast

Film marks the culmination of 10 years of superhero storytelling By Brent Lindquist [email protected] Comic-book superheroes are a dime a dozen in movies these days, but that ...

Calendar – Week of May 2

Ongoing Noon music The Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., hosts free live noon-hour entertainment on Wednesdays in the Piano Lounge. It’s Sylvia Bos on May 2 and Doris Mae Bajema on ...