Candidate Statements: County Council District 1

Editor’s Note: The Foothills Gazette invited the Whatcom County Council District 1 candidates to provide a statement about why they are running for office and to share their experiences, goals, and priorities. Their statements have not been edited. The primary election is Tuesday, August 17.
Tony Larson
Local politicians are always talking about maintaining our [...]

EVERYDAY LIFE: Ready for bear

by John McKnight
After an excruciating drive we were finally at the trail head.  It was 10:30 p.m. on a Friday night as we piled out of the car. I looked at Mark, he looked at me, and in that instant we decided to walk in that night. After all it was only 2.5 miles in [...]

A tale of two Goats: Goat Mountain over the seasons

by Richard Dahlstrom
One of the great things about hiking in the North Cascades is the variety of scenery that’s available by visiting the same spot at different months of the year. Colors and berries become hints of snow, which quickly become an utterly frozen landscape buried in white. Months later the silent grip of winter [...]

IN THE GARDEN: Gardening maxims

by Chuck McClung
We all seem to have tendency to resist rules in one form or another.  In the gardening world, however, many of us regularly rely on ”rules” to help us remember and understand when and what to do. Of course, all rules have exceptions.  So here are a few common “rules” or maxims in [...]

Volunteers perform bulk of new library construction

by Brita Adkinson
KENDALL – The new North Fork Community Library currently under construction in Kendall is progressing faster than anyone had hoped.
Friends of the North Fork Community Library started building on April 2, with volunteer Scott Swanson leading a team of volunteers in the initial phase of laying the foundations, framing the walls and constructing [...]

Stringband Jamboree celebrates 10 years

Two days of music, kids activities and workshops at Log Show Grounds
by Brent Cole
log show grounds – The Subdued Stringband Jamboree got its start a decade ago when local musicians Robert Sarazin Blake, Bruce Shaw and Mike Davis were hanging out at the Grand Alehouse in Bellingham. “We thought it would be fun to have [...]

Former players, band members attend Battle of the Decades II

by Belva Tyska
DEMING – The Battle of the Decades II was held on Saturday, July 17 at the Mount Baker Field House.
Over 40 players answered the Alumni Association’s call to join in the games. Players from the 1970’s 80’s and 90’s were combined and then split into two teams, Grey and Red. Red was the [...]

News Briefs

Increased patrols through Sept. 6
COUNTY – Between August 12 and September 6 extra DUI patrols will travel Whatcom County roadways in search of impaired drivers. This Drive Hammered, Get Nailed will be the largest summer DUI enforcement campaign ever with 178 agencies participating throughout the state. Participating locally in the Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign [...]

Voters asked to approve District 16 levy

by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – Voters in the Van Zandt-Acme-Wickersham area are being asked to approve a levy in the amount of 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation to provide EMS funds for maintenance, operations and equipment.
The measure, requested by Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 16, will be voted on during the Aug. [...]

No big cuts in Mount Baker budget

Assistant superintendent position to remain vacant, for now
by Brita Adkinson
DEMING – The Mount Baker School Board is set to vote on the proposed $22 million operating budget for the 2010-2011 school year. The district will maintain staffing levels with no big cuts outlined in the budget.
One staff position that will not be filled, however, is [...]

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