Top eagle watching spots in Whatcom & Skagit

Our beautiful, local rivers – the Nooksack and the Skagit – attract hundreds of eagles each winter as they feast on salmon in the clear, cold waters. This region is nationally known to have the highest eagle population in the lower 48 states.
There are several sites in eastern Whatcom and Skagit counties that provide visitors [...]

Wintry mix covers county; rain next

Avalanche, flood watches issued; storm dumps 57 inches at Mt. Baker Ski Area

by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – Areas of eastern Whatcom County received up to 18 inches of snowfall during this week’s storm, with temperatures below freezing and making for icy road conditions and closures. According to the National Weather Service, [...]

Radio Roundup: KAVZ hosts meeting for volunteers

by CAMERON DEUEL
VAN ZANDT – The South Fork Valley Community Association is holding a Radio Roundup at the Van Zandt Community Hall on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. for anyone who may be interested in volunteering for KAVZ 102.5 FM.
The station is in need of a variety of positions, including web managers, programmers, and [...]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Local events

Friday, Jan. 20
Bingo in the Barn: Join in the Bingo fun and help build the South Whatcom Public Library at Sudden Valley. Families welcome. All proceeds will benefit the building fund. Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, follow the signs. 7 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of Sudden Valley Library. For more information [...]

Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley drama students perform Annie, Hide and Shriek

by the Foothills Gazette
DEMING/EVERSON – Drama students at Mount Baker and Nooksack Valley schools are preparing to hit the stage with their winter productions over the next few weeks.
Mount Baker High School drama students present the Broadway hit musical ANNIE, during  two weekends in February. Annie is the story of the depression-era orphan girl, played [...]

Letters

Thank you Little Caesar’s
Little Caesar’s Pizza deserves recognition for their continuing contribution to our Community Garden in Everson.
When Gretchen Hoyt, a long-time farmer, and I envisioned a community garden in  Everson, we wanted a place where residents of the mobile homes and apartments, people without access to gardening space, could grow food.  We also wanted [...]

News Briefs

North Fork Brewery awarded
DEMING – Sustainable Connections awarded five Whatcom County businesses as sustainability champions at the organization’s annual All Members Meeting & Potluck on January 12. The North Fork Brewery was awarded as a Leader in promoting Healthy Environment. “The North Fork has been a leader in choosing local first, buying green power and [...]

Nooksack Valley, Mount Baker school levies put to voters

Measures on Feb. 14 ballot
by Marnie Jones
COUNTY – Voters in the Nooksack Valley and Mount Baker School Districts are being asked to approve levy measures on the Feb. 14 ballot.
Nooksack Valley
Voters in the Nooksack Valley School District will decide on the district’s request for a general fund levy for educational maintenance and operations as well [...]

Public meeting to take residents’ suggestions for resource center

COLUMBIA VALLEY – Local residents are invited to attend a community meeting at the new East Whatcom Regional Resource Center (EWRRC) on Thursday, Feb 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss ideas and suggestions for how the new facility can be used to meet local needs.
The facility, constructed and owned by Whatcom County, is [...]

Man, 20, dead after gang confrontation

PARADISE LAKES – A 20-year old man was killed late Saturday night, Jan. 14, following an altercation in Paradise Lakes.
According to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of a stabbing in the 8400 block of Cimarron Way in Paradise Lakes at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14. “An adult male [...]

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