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 ...

More than ever may be served Lighthouse Mission meal this year

  BELLINGHAM — Lighthouse Mission Ministries seeks support for its 93rd annual Thanksgiving dinner, offered to hundreds of hungry and/or homeless people in the community. Lighthouse ...

Calendar for Nov. 16

Thursday 6th grade musical Lynden Christian School sixth-graders perform the musical “The Agape League” on Nov. 17-18 in the high school auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. Matinee ...

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 ...

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 ...