Deming congregation celebrates 120th anniversary

by Brent Cole
DEMING – The Deming Community Church (formerly the Presbyterian Church) will be celebrating its 120th  anniversary on June 5 with a worship followed by a potluck that features guest speaker Joe Mitchell, the great grandson of James Mitchell, one of the three founding members of the church.
The church was founded on July 10, [...]

Ski to Sea: Annual event features seven legs of recreational racing

by the Foothills Gazette
The annual Ski to Sea race, Whatcom County’s great outdoor 7-legged race that runs from the Mt. Baker Ski Area (approximately 4,300 feet in elevation) to Marine Park in Fairhaven, takes place this Sunday, May 29. The event continues to grow, attracting more racers — from all over – and observers, and [...]

EVERYDAY LIFE: Opening Day

by John McKnight
Opening day didn’t happen for me this year. Or rather it happened, I just wasn’t fishing. But that’s OK; I’m finally going this Friday to Silver Lake. It will be warmer, I don’t care if it rains, and there won’t be quite so many boats. There won’t be as many fish either, but [...]

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Memorial Day service set at Saxon
ACME – American Legion Post 224 will hold Memorial Day services on Monday, May 30 at 11 a.m.at Saxon Cemetery, on Bowman Road in Acme. All schools, and county and federal offices will be closed on Monday in remembrance of the Memorial Day holiday.
New turn lane on 542 in Deming
DEMING [...]

City of Everson, Lions Club begin construction of new park space

by Marnie Jones
EVERSON – The city of Everson, with Mayor John Perry at the helm, has begun development of Miller Court, a new recreational space in the park adjacent to city hall. The sportsplex is being funded in part by the Everson Lions Club as well as by corporate and individual donors, and will include [...]

Edaleen Dairy opening Sumas store

by the Foothills Gazette
SUMAS – Edaleen Dairy will open a retail store in Sumas, with the opening tentatively slated for Wednesday, June 1.
The new store – the second location for Edaleen Dairy – will be opened at 908 Cherry Street. According to a company press release, the store will be open 8 a.m. to 9 [...]

North Cascades Highway opens

NEWHALEM – The North Cascades Highway opened for the season at noon Wednesday, May 25, marking the second latest since the highway opened 39 years ago. The latest ever was June 14, 1974, and the next latest, surpassed by this year, was in 1976 when it reopened on May 21.
The clearing effort took more than [...]

Area campgrounds ready for season

COUNTY – Despite the cool, wet weather, most campgrounds will open for Memorial Day weekend in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, including Douglas Fir just east of Glacier and Silver Fir 14 miles east of Glacier.
Reservations and availability of forest service campgrounds can be accessed with the forest campground concessionaire, HooDoo, at http://hoodoo.com/mt-baker-snoqualmie-national-forest-wa/, or on [...]

Local woman wins hat contest, weekend trip to Kentucky Derby

by Becca Schwarz Cole
VAN ZANDT – Local resident Kelly Makaravage said she now understands why the Kentucky Derby is called the “most exciting two minutes in sports.”
Makaravage, who entered her handmade Horse’s Ass hat into the annual Kentucky Derby hat contest sponsored by NBC’s Today Show, was named the winner and given a weekend trip [...]

Kremen will not seek re-election

by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – County Executive Pete Kremen announced May 24 he will not seek re-election. Kremen, who initially stated he would seek another term and had a re-election team behind him, said he would withdraw from the race due to health reasons.
“As many of my family and friends, as well as members of [...]