Small Potatoes: Gleaning and growing

Group serves 27 hunger relief agencies in Whatcom County
by Stephanie Ashton
COUNTY – Small Potatoes Gleaning Project, which has operated in Whatcom County for 10 seasons, became a project of the Bellingham Food Bank in 2009. Small Potatoes provides a service to 27 hunger relief agencies around Whatcom County by delivering a much needed resource: fresh [...]

IN THE GARDEN: Wise watering

by Chuck McClung
Summer is finally here. So, here are a few helpful reminders for keeping your plants watered through our dry, sunny summer days.
In Whatcom County, it is typically best to water in the morning as opposed to the evening. In hotter, drier areas like Eastern Washington you are told the opposite, because much of [...]

Local artists featured at Deming Library

Works by Paul Temperio, Max Lucy and others on display in meeting room
by Brita Adkinson
DEMING – Local artists will have their art on display in the new meeting room at the Deming Library, during summer and fall. The first art show opened July 6, featuring paintings by Paul Temperio of the South Fork Valley, and [...]

Letters: July 30 edition

Congrats to local youths
In June, three boys and six girls (all completing their Jr. year) from Mt. Baker High School, were selected for Boys/Girls State sponsored by the American Legion.
Girls who went to Evergreen Girls State at Central Washington State University in Ellensburg, during the week 13 – 19 June, were Maddie Brown, Jasmine Frueh [...]

Everson barn burns in early morning fire

EVERSON – A barn in the 6800 block of Nooksack Road (Highway 9) just south of Everson was  destroyed  by fire on July 29.
At approximately 1:48 a.m. firefighters from Fire District 1 arrived on scene. Units from Fire Districts 4, 7, and 14 also responded to assist. When firefighters arrived, they found a barn full [...]

River Stewards hold weekend programs

MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST – The Nooksack River Stewards are now holding their annual summer programs. The Saturday evening program “Campfire Talks” starts at 6 p.m. at the Douglas Fir campground picnic shelter, where participants can learn about salmon and stream ecology and the status of wild salmon runs in the Nooksack River. Snacks include [...]

Bearpaw Mountain Lake: First hiking trip

by John McKnight
Suddenly I
had the window I’d not expected and my daughter and I were going on a hike. At four she had to get over the “and mommy too?” bump, but once she understood it was just her and I out in the woods overnight she took hold of the idea with unbridled enthusiasm. [...]

Residents celebrate pergola project at Riverside Park

Everson Garden Club, Lions Club, and residents contributed time, donations
by Brita Adkinson
EVERSON – Around 60 people gathered on Sunday July 25 at Everson’s Riverside Park to celebrate the completion of the pergola project.
Approximately four years ago, the Everson Garden Club began planning a pergola structure for the park. “We wanted to create a place where [...]

BTC brings courses to Deming, Kendall

by the Foothills Gazette
DEMING/KENDALL – Bellingham Technical College  has started a new program called Reaching Out East 542 that will bring college courses to Deming and Kendall this fall.
The program brings BTC evening college courses to Deming and Kendall at a reduced rate for those who qualify, only $25 per class.
Classes will be available Monday [...]

Artist Point open

ARTIST POINT – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) opened the road to Artist Point at 8 a.m. Friday, July 30, after three weeks of snow-clearing work on the road above the Mt. Baker Ski Area. In order to open the road, crews had to clear snow that in some areas was nearly 20 [...]

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