Kendall Elementary breaks ground on new school garden

Common Threads non-profit will provide support; spring plans in the works
by Marnie Jones
KENDALL – Kendall Elementary students, teachers and families broke ground on a new garden on Saturday, Dec. 3. The garden, which is being constructed under the guidance of the Common Threads School Garden Collective, will allow students to learn about food, farming, horticulture, [...]

Glacier Glass Works: All in the family

Items include jewelry, ornaments and more
by Cameron Deuel
GLACIER – Kristen Fisher and her husband, Bear Yoho, didn’t intend to start a glass-blowing company. “It just sort of happened,” Fisher said.
Their interest in the craft began about 15 years ago when Yoho was just starting to toy around with the art of blowing glass. Fisher remembers [...]

Mt. Baker Ski Area’s new Raven Hut Lodge to open soon

by Marnie Jones

MT. BAKER – A new mid-mountain lodge, expected to open later this week, will offer food, warmth, and comfort to Mount Baker Ski Area visitors.
Accessible only by ski and snowboard, the new Raven Hut stands at the site of the former Raven Hot Cafe. Full dining service, a rock fireplace, and classic [...]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Local events

FRIDAY, DEC. 2
Three Rivers Holiday Silent Auction and Show: All are welcome to join the local non-profit school, Three Rivers Cooperative, for the annual Holiday Silent Auction and Show. 6 to 9 p.m. at the Van Zandt Hall. Family fun, bingo, and children’s musical performance. Varied selection of over 50 auction items, donated from local [...]

Mt. Baker Ski Area opens for season

MT. BAKER – The Mt. Baker Ski Area officially opens for the season Friday morning, Nov. 18. Continual snowfall this week allowed for the opening, creating a base of over 40 inches at Heather Meadows, all before the Thanksgiving holiday, a popular time at the ski area. All lifts will be operating.
The weekend forecast calls [...]

Donation effort under way for Foothills Gazette Community Fund

Proceeds to benefit local food banks
COUNTY – Through an agreement with the Whatcom Community Foundation (WCF), the 4th annual Foothill Gazette Community Fund is now accepting donations.
The annual fundraiser benefits the Foothills Food Bank and Everson-Nooksack Food Bank, which also serves the Sumas Food Bank.
Through Dec. 31, the Foothills Gazette will collect monetary donations, placing [...]

Louws is new County Executive; Crawford, Brenner re-elected

COUNTY – Whatcom County voters selected Jack Louws as the new County Executive, and re-elected Sam Crawford and Barbara Brenner to their Whatcom County Council seats.
Results show Louws took nearly 54 percent of the vote, with 34,460 ballots cast in his favor, over Doug Ericksen, who received 29,489. Louws is the former mayor of Lynden; [...]

News Briefs

Annual Blood Drive held Dec. 8
DEMING – The Mount Baker High School will be hosting its annual blood drive through Puget Sound Blood Center on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donors under 18 years old must have a permission slip. For more information, call the Puget Sound Blood Center at 1-800-398-7888.
Extra [...]

County offers a variety of Christmas tree farms

COUNTY – Tis the season to find your perfect Christmas tree. A number of Whatcom County tree farms are ready for the season, most of them opening the day after the Thanksgiving holiday. Many farms offer various u-cut and we-cut varieties, as well as balled trees, wreaths, handcrafted gifts, and other items. Some have wagon [...]

North Cascades Highway closes

COUNTY – The winter gates were closed on the State Route 20 North Cascades Highway at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in advance of snow storms.
Road conditions, avalanche danger and weather forecasts will be reassessed on Monday , Nov. 21 to determine if SR 20 can be reopened for Thanksgiving week. The National Weather Service [...]

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