Several events offer fireworks

COUNTY – Fireworks for the upcoming July 4th weekend holiday will be held at several events in Whatcom County, including the Deming Speedway on Saturday, July 2, and festivities in Blaine and Bellingham. The Blaine Chamber of Commerce presents activities and fireworks on Saturday, July 2 in downtown Blaine and along the waterfront. The Haggen [...]

Annual Home & Landscape Tour set

BELLINGHAM – Sustainable Connections presents its 8th annual Imagine This! Home and Landscape Tour on Saturday and Sunday, June 26 & 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event includes a tour of homes in the Bellingham area, and includes live demonstrations, a look at green roofs, how to build a raingarden, and [...]

Glen Echo Strawberry Social on June 26

EVERSON – The Glen Echo Community Club will hold its annual Strawberry Social from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, June 26. There is a suggested donation of $6, $3 ages 6 and under or 60 and older. Fresh local strawberries will be served with shipped cream, ice cream and homemade shortcake biscuits. The evening includes musical [...]

South Fork group receives WCF grant

COUNTY – The Whatcom Community Foundation (Foundation) awarded a record dollar amount in competitive grants this year – a total of 24 community organizations through its annual competitive grant process. “Thanks to our local donors and two major grants, the 2010 awards bring the Foundation’s grants for this fiscal year to more than $2.26 million,” [...]

Community Calendar: Local events

FRIDAY, June 25
Summer Art Workshops: For kids ages 7-14 with Janet Bergstrom at Mountainside Gardens, 1-4 p.m. $40 each (materials included) or all 4 discounted 15%. For more info call 599-2890.
Joowanaroo 3: A total of 14 bands over three days, with food and fun. Admission on Friday and Saturday, free all day Sunday. 21+ [...]

EVERYDAY LIFE: The weed eater

by John McKnight
We recently moved and with the new property I apparently bought the rights to take care of the ditches that run along the street. I am not sure this is technically our property, but it is certainly my job. So when the grass in the bottom reached a height twice the [...]

Group pushes for larger North Cascades National Park

by SUSAN MORGAN
NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK – More than 40 years after the creation of North Cascades National Park, support is growing to add acreage and complete the job.
Magnificent mountains, pristine rivers, old-growth forests, and important wildlife habitat were left out of the Park when it was signed into law in 1968. Washington Pass and [...]

Ride to the top: One man’s unicycle adventures

by Brent Cole
MT. BAKER – On Saturday, June 12, Joe Myers rode his unicycle from Bellingham Bay up to Mt. Baker and back, a total of 122 miles, in just under 13 and a half hours. The 53-year-old Myers, who at 15 climbed Mt. Rainier with his brother, began unicycling six years ago as a [...]

Field of Greens offers organic produce from area farmers

by Brita Adkinson
EVERSON – The Field of Greens farm stand in Everson officially opened in late May, offering a wide range of fresh, organic vegetables and chemical-free herbs, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, walnuts and hazelnuts.
“All the produce sold in this store is grown right here, within half a mile,” owner Joy Monjure said. “The four farmers [...]

IN THE GARDEN: Gardening together

by Chuck McClung
Besides getting the chores done, gardening, for many, fulfills a more basic, personal need like getting outside, getting away, connecting with the ground, meditation, exercise, painting with plants, fresh air, etc. When we garden with others, we are also provided with the opportunity to learn about the other person. Gardening together, [...]

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