Man suspected of smuggling ecstasy

MAPLE FALLS – A Canadian man was suspected of smuggling Ecstasy on Monday, Feb. 1, after authorities responded to a call from a citizen in the Silver Lake area. Border Patrol authorities said a person was reportedly in the area wearing camouflaged clothing and a backpack near the Silver Lake area. Border Patrol agents from [...]

Local district, cities want review of growth update

by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – Whatcom County Fire District 14 and the small cities of Nooksack and Sumas are challenging Whatcom County’s plan to update Urban Growth Areas (UGA), and have asked the state growth board to review the process.
According to the state Growth Management Hearings Board, a hearing will be held on March 2. [...]

Downward trend in student enrollment expected to continue

by Stephanie Kosonen
DEMING – The downward trend in enrollment numbers in the Mount Baker School District is expected to continue for the 2010-2011 school year, based on an initial projection discussed at Thursday evening’s Mount Baker School Board meeting.
The number of students enrolled has dropped each year by up to 50 or 60 students consistently [...]

Community Calendar: Upcoming Events

Saturday, Feb. 13
Let’s Make Valentines: Make valentines for family and friends. For kids of all ages. 10:30 a.m. Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Drive. Call 966-5100.
Lake Whatcom Railway Valentine Train: Take your loved one for a 90-minute ride through the woods of Wickersham to southern Lake Whatcom. Noon only, advanced reservations required. Visit lakewhatcomrailway.com for ticket [...]

EVERYDAY LIFE: A hillbilly goes on a business trip

by John McKnight
Since it was 4 AM and I wouldn’t be meeting anyone important after my multiple flights across the country, I opted not to dress up. There really isn’t a point since the real business part of my trip wouldn’t occur until the following day. I don’t really mind dressing up to fly, but [...]

Cross-country skiing at the gates of heaven

by John D’Onofrio
COUNTY – People cross-country ski all over the country. Even in New Jersey. But here in the Northwest corner we are fortunate enough – nay, blessed – to have at our disposal scenery that buoys the heart and surrounds us with the true, deep silence of winter.
The cross-country destinations that radiate from the [...]

Mount Baker Hard Core celebrated in Vancouver exhibit

by Brent Cole
MOUNT BAKER – Some of the best snowboarders in the world have called Mount Baker home, including the riders of the legendary Mount Baker Hard Core, who are being recognized at an event celebrating snowboarding history and culture during the same time as the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, B.C.
In 1990, Bob Ridgley, owner [...]

Septic regulations temporarily eased

by Stephanie Kosonen
COUNTY — The Whatcom County Council decided to ease inspection requirements for residential septic systems in a 5-2 vote on Tuesday, January 26. The temporary halt was enacted in response to public outcry about tougher regulations put into place in 2008.
The council’s health committee will discuss an amendment to allow for people to [...]

Deming man dies in logging accident

by the Foothills Gazette
DEMING – A Deming man died in a logging accident on Feb. 5, at a job site near Darrington.
Justin Levi Compton, known as Gus by friends and family, was working as a choker-setter when a bundle of logs caught on a dead tree, knocking it over and pinning him to a tree. [...]

Portion of 542 to be moved away from river

by the Foothills Gazette
GLACIER – WSDOT has awarded a $2.1 million contract to Interwest Construction, Inc. of Burlington to shift a quarter-mile of the Mount Baker Highway away from the Nooksack River east of Glacier.
Crews will shift a portion of the highway near E. Church Mountain Road to help reduce the risk of flood damage [...]

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