Bike to Work and School Day coming up

WHATCOM — Bike to Work and School Day is scheduled for Friday, May 18, and residents in Everson and Nooksack have a little added incentive to participate this year.
“For the very first time, we will have an Everson/Nooksack Celebration Station,” event organizer Mary Cole said. “We haven’t had one this far out in the county [...]

Offering pollination, swarm capture, tasty honey

WHATCOM — Whatcom County has the largest per-capita crop of red raspberries in the world, and the United States gets upwards of 65 percent of its red raspberries from the area.
Honeybee colonies are an essential factor in the pollination of many of the world’s crops, and local berry crops are no different. Locally, that means [...]

Nooksack Valley spring play opened Thursday

EVERSON — “The Curious Savage” opens at Nooksack Valley High School today, Thursday, May 10, and the cast and crew worked down to the wire perfecting the Susan Postma-directed play.
The play tells the story of Mrs. Savage, whose departed husband leaves her $10 million, which she intends to use to help others realize their hopes [...]

Ski to Sea Race coming up on May 27

It’s that time of year again. The county’s annual Ski to Sea tradition brings its popular and rueling competition to the foothills.
As usual, the relay race will cover seven different sports and about 93 miles. The race goes from Mount Baker to Bellingham Bay.
The race begins with a four-mile loop of cross-country skiing followed by [...]

Westside Pizza, Subway coming to Everson

EVERSON — Everson residents are about to gain a few new dining options.
Westside Pizza and Subway will open new locations in the Marketplace Business Center building at 102 W. Main St., which also houses Everson Physical Therapy, Ruiz Family Martial Arts and Farmers Insurance.
“On the main floor, the Subway and Westside Pizza restaurants are going [...]

Nooksack Valley schools receive two large grants

EVERSON — In the ever-changing world of public education legislation, a little financial help can go a long way.
The Nooksack Valley School District has been awarded two grants that will assist the district in adopting various new mandates across the educational spectrum.
Kellogg Grant
A $500,000 W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant will help the Nooksack Valley and Anacortes [...]

Fire District 14 holding public hearing

KENDALL — The Whatcom County Fire District 14 Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the district’s draft Fire District 14 Capital Facilities Plan on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 7 p.m. at 7528 Kendall Rd., Maple Falls (the Kendall Fire Station).
The draft Capital Facilities Plan will be available for viewing on the district’s website [...]

South Fork Park plan narrowly approved

BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom County Council approved on Tuesday a controversial conceptual plan for a large regional park along the South Fork of the Nooksack River.
The council voted 4-3 to approve the plan, with council members Bill Knutzen, Barbara Brenner and Kathy Kershner opposed.
The site contains three separate land parcels southeast of Acme—the Nesset Farm [...]

In stitches: At The Sewing Room, business is booming

by MARNIE JONES
EVERSON — Jody Sorenson and Joan “Dody” Rice took their hobby sewing to a new level with the launch of their cooperative business, The Sewing Room, one year ago. The April 1, 2011 opening was “purely selfish,” Sorenson said. “We got off our butts, away from the fridge, and back to work.”
According to [...]

Good to Go Meat Pies opens

by Cameron Deuel
EVERSON – Holly Bumford, the owner of Good to Go Meat Pies, is excited about her new business. “I just wanted to do something different,” Bumford said. “I have two grown-up kids and I thought it was time to try something new.”
Bumford, a house cleaner for the past 20 years, said she noticed [...]

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