COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming events

Saturday, May 29
Ski to Sea festivities: Grand parade on Saturday in downtown Bellingham. For list of weekend festivities, visit skitosea.org.
Grow Northwest launch party: 3 p.m. at Boundary Bay, Bellingham. Celebrate the launch of the Grow Northwest magazine, a new local food and farm magazine, and a sister publication of the Foothills Gazette. Ski to Sea [...]

Opportunity Council will operate County’s proposed Resource Center

by the Foothills Gazette
COLUMBIA VALLEY – Whatcom County officials have released a new timeline relating to the construction of the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center, and have confirmed the facility will be operated by Opportunity Council, a non-profit based in Bellingham.
The proposed East Whatcom Regional Resource Center, in planning stages for several years, will be [...]

News Briefs

Class of 2010 ceremonies coming up
DEMING/EVERSON – Class of 2010 ceremonies for graduating seniors from Mount Baker High and Nooksack Valley High Schools will be held in early June. Mount Baker seniors will graduate in a commencement ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 9 at Bob Tisdale Field. Other senior activities include the High School [...]

Public hearing set for Subarea Plan update

by the Foothills Gazette
KENDALL – The Whatcom County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 10 regarding the proposal to adopt a new Foothills Subarea Plan and related comprehensive plan and zoning amendments. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Kendall Elementary School gym.
The proposed Foothills Subarea Plan covers the [...]

Ski to Sea: Several teams go car free

by MELANIE MERZ
COUNTY – The approximately 460 teams competing in this year’s Ski to Sea will race 90 miles from the snowy slopes of Mt. Baker down to the finish line and festivities in Fairhaven’s Marine Park. For many the race is the perfect opportunity to showcase our breathtaking landscape and engaged community, but for [...]

Crews to construct temporary bridge over Gallup Creek

Demolition of existing bridge at later date
by the Foothills Gazette
GLACIER – WSDOT maintenance crews will begin construction the first week of June to replace the Gallup Creek Bridge in Glacier.
Officials said the low-clearance bridge is a chokepoint for Gallup Creek and routinely causes the creek to flood across the highway, posing a risk to the [...]

County Planning Director takes position with City of Bellingham

Bellingham Planning & Development Director will leave for Mercer Island
by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – Whatcom County Planning Director David Stalheim will leave the position in mid-June, and has been appointed the new Block Grant Program Manager for the City of Bellingham.
In this new position, Stalheim will manage more than $2 million in annual federal Community [...]

Ceremony to dedicate Sumas memorial for veterans

Eagle Scout project: Everson teen organized the effort
by BRITA ADKINSON
SUMAS – A ceremony to dedicate a new memorial honoring veterans buried at the Sumas Cemetery will be held on Monday, Memorial Day, at 12 noon, at the Sumas Cemetery. The dedication will be the final part of the annual Memorial Day ceremonies.
The newly constructed memorial [...]

Sumas family doctor treats Haitian earthquake victims

by BRITA ADKINSON
SUMAS – A few months after a January earthquake devastated Haiti, many people turned their attention to other matters. However, some people haven’t forgotten the tragedy. Dr. Rodney Thompson is one who recently traveled to the country to help earthquake victims.
Five years ago, Dr. Thompson, a family doctor in Sumas, founded Healing Clinic [...]

EVERYDAY LIFE: Second time around

by John McKnight
There are plenty of good fishing lakes in the area but I always seem to find myself on Silver Lake. Maybe it’s the Ospreys and Eagles, maybe it’s the scenery, maybe it’s a sentimental thing and I miss all the tackle I’ve left on the bottom. Whatever the reason I found myself trolling [...]

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