News Briefs

Published March 26, 2010
Benefit dinner set for Welcome station
WELCOME – The Welcome Fire Station Association is holding a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, March 28 from 4–6:30 p.m. to benefit the Welcome Fire Station Association. The dinner will be held at the Welcome Senior Center, 5103 Mosquito Lake Road, in Deming, and includes spaghetti, salad, garlic [...]

Police Report: Area Incidents

Published March 26, 2010
compiled by Brent Cole
The following items were compiled through reports filed with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO):
Burglary
• March 16: WCSO was dispatched to an alarm at Starvin’ Sams, 7519 Kendall Road. Upon arrival it was evident that an attempt to break into the business was made but no entry was gained.
• [...]

Nurseries, farmers seeing early spring boost

by Brita Adkinson
COUNTY – Early spring’s  warm and sunny weather has brought benefits to local nurseries, as residents prepare to start their gardens, and to farmers, who are getting an early start to the season.
“The warm weather has given us quite a fast start,” said Terry Maczuga, farm manager at Cloud Mountain Farm in Everson. [...]

Local food, farm magazine starting in May

COUNTY – A new publication focusing on food, farms and more in the great Northwest, will debut this spring.
Locally owned and operated by Whatcom County residents Becca Schwarz Cole and Brent Cole, Grow Northwest Magazine will publish bi-monthly (six times a year), with the first issue out in early May. The husband-wife team also publishes [...]

WTA seeks sales tax increase

by Stephanie Kosonen
COUNTY – The Whatcom Transit Authority (WTA) has placed a measure on the April 27 ballot asking voters to approve an increase of the sales tax in the county by two-tenths of 1 percent.
Maureen McCarthy, community relations and marketing manager for the WTA, said a $2.7 million deficit in the WTA budget necessitates [...]

New library breaking ground in Kendall

by Brita Adkinson
KENDALL – The new North Fork Community Library, to be built in Kendall, will have its ground breaking ceremony at the building site, on Saturday, March 27 at 10 a.m.
Members of the public are invited to join the ceremony, which will feature refreshments, music by the Glacier bluegrass band Bentgrass, and speeches by  [...]

10 years later, missing person case remains open

by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – It has been 10 years since Leah T. Roberts, of Durham, North Carolina, went missing in Whatcom County. Local authorities say there have been no substantial leads in her case, and are hoping  public notification will generate some information.
Roberts left her hometown  on March 9, 2000 in her 1993 white [...]

Subarea committee to meet March 31; County Council considers appointment of two applicants

by the Foothills Gazette
KENDALL – The Foothills Subarea Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, March 31 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Kendall Elementary School library.
The committee’s agenda includes a review of proposed Planning & Development Services Department modifications to the Draft Foothills Subarea Plan.
The evening prior, the Whatcom County Council will consider appointing two local residents [...]

Sygitowicz announces campaign for District 1 Council seat

by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – South Fork Valley resident Theresa Sygitowicz has announced her candidacy for Whatcom County Council seat, District 1, Position B.
Sygitowicz, a lifelong eastern Whatcom County resident and farmer, cited her diverse work experiences and extensive knowledge of the area, and says she understands the importance of agriculture and making Whatcom County [...]

County supports Bellingham’s bid for Google infrastructure

by Stephanie Kosonen
COUNTY – The Whatcom County Council signed a resolution of support Tuesday, March 16 for Bellingham’s recent application to be a Google test community for ultra-high speed broadband networks.
Bellingham has submitted the application for Google’s Fiber for Communities initiative, which has a March 26 deadline. The winning community will receive fiber infrastructure for [...]

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