Volleyball places at state for first time in 28 years

By Kevin Doucette [email protected] KENNEWICK — It would seem fitting that during a year the Ferndale Golden Eagles volleyball team honored the 1986 state championship team ...

Holocaust survivor Noémi Ban to speak at WWU tonight

BELLINGHAM — Western Washington University’s Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity will host award-winning teacher and Holocaust ...

Western Reads to host Robin DiAngelo today

BELLINGHAM — Western Reads is hosting Robin DiAngelo from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Fraser Hall 102. Her talk entitled, “Why is it so Hard to Talk about Race? How Whiteness ...

Days for Girls nets $832,000 in third place of Revlon Challenge

LYNDEN — The Revlon Challenge in which Days for Girls International was participating is now over, and the response from local leaders is “We’re simply in awe. Generous donors ...

Extra Amtrak Cascade trains added around Thanksgiving

SEATTLE — Amtrak Cascades will once again provide holiday travelers with more options for getting to destinations in the Pacific Northwest this Thanksgiving season. The Washington ...

North Cascades Concert Band doing ‘Listeners Choice’ concerts

BELLINGHAM — The North Cascades Concert Band presents a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in the Syre Student Center on the campus of Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg ...

Lummi ferry out of service part of next Wednesday

GOOSEBERRY POINT — The Whatcom Chief ferry will be out of service on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. for necessary inspection and maintenance activities, ...

Public Meetings — Oct. 26, 2016

Wednesday, Nov. 9 • Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee, Northwest Annex conference room, Planning and Development Services, 5280 Northwest Dr., Bellingham, 3 p.m. • ...

Everson robbery, shooting leave two injured

By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] EVERSON — Suspect Tita Keanu Preston Paul remains in custody at Whatcom County jail after a robbery that resulted in a shooting last weekend ...

Calendar for Nov. 9

Thursday Lake Padden history The process of creating the book “Lake Samish Reflections,” due out in December, will be told by the publishing group at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, ...