Locally owned appliance and mattress retailer DeWaard & Bode celebrated its 75th anniversary in October by supporting three food banks in Whatcom and Skagit counties.
Idea started as a joke, became reality when schools closed
After 42 years of owning the station at 899 E. Pole Rd. bearing his name, Marlin Hendricks and his wife Linda hosted a retirement open house at the station on Saturday, Feb. 8. Here he holds his 4-year-old grandson Sherman from Spokane amid the many folks who came by. Marlin’s Auto Service, …
Growth drives schools; many county officials retire; Ecology takes over water planning; city buys Glenning site; two die trying to save dogs; Sen. Ericksen adds a Cambodia job; Bass convicted of Stavik death; P.O. mural causes furor; Farm Pavilion built; Sumas gets $2 million for projects
Art to be in Lynden Library and in printed form in January
Procedure has just been FDA-approved; few places do it
Management gives notice to hundreds around golf course; meeting set for Monday, Dec. 30
Food bank is a recipient of 2019 Tribune Readers Care Fund
This work is critical to waterfront industries, says the port
WHATCOM — Barron Heating & Air Conditioning recently created two $5,000 scholarships that can help people obtain family-wage jobs in the building trades without incurring significant education debt.
Event is March 26; honoring is in its 34th year
WHATCOM — Snapper Shuler Kenner Insurance, in its eighth annual turkey drive, received enough donations to give out 384 turkeys to two county food banks in November.
First teams did their thing back in September, and interest has grown
Also upcoming: Art Jingle and Noel Ensemble
Four local cheesemakers coordinate the Creamery Crawl
It’s all Dec. 4-6 at fairgrounds
Poag couple again running it; opening is next Tuesday
WHATCOM — The county’s Marine Resources Committee seeks motivated community members to join as advisors to county government in addressing local marine issues and leading boots-on-the-ground projects to protect marine resources.
District is seeing if access can be allowed from Main Street
This is the third of Family Care Network in NW Washington
SUMAS — The Sumas City Council will have a public hearing at its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, on the application of Lakeport Reach LLC for two permits to construct a concrete products manufacturing facility at 3867 Kneuman Rd.
Don and Sally Korthuis are the applicants for Front Street Station
But this 50-unit project could be appealed to the City Council
LYNDEN — Whatcom County Farm Bureau invites bot members and the community to its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Mt. Baker Rotary Building, 1775 Front St.
Area annexed is Breckenridge Road including existing school and cemetery
October is busy time in the Pumpkin Patch
WHATCOM — Funding a farming dream can be one of the trickier parts of the equation. Yet many farmers may not be aware of resources available for financial support.
Ferndale pair with Corion stay involved
Menu and hard work of Nick Apreza, and family, are a winning combination
WHATCOM — Interfaith Coalition’s Winter Warmth Drive provides gently used coats, hats, gloves and scarves to children and adults at locations throughout Whatcom County.
Any of three solutions is now estimated to cost $34 million
For wastewater excellence: Golden Plunger Award
BLAINE — The CIA estimates that 45,000 to 50,000 women are trafficked for sexual exploitation in the United States each year, and Washington State is an in-take region for it.
Name change will be evident soon, says local manager
WHATCOM — These are remaining Farm Speaker Series topics offered by the Whatcom Conservation District this fall:
WHATCOM — County Comprehensive Plan and code amendments relating primarily to Cherry Point are the focus of a town hall meeting set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. The meeting of the Planning Commission will be in the County Council chambers of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Ave.…
Terms set on parking spaces, mural protection for two-floor add
SUMAS — Total building permits and related fees in the City of Sumas have already seen a 14 percent increase over all of 2018 — with four months still to go in 2019.
SUMAS — The City of Sumas is still in the process of receiving bids to build a new event complex at the Howard Bowen Memorial Park, along with a new spraypark downtown.
Off Duffner Drive, it will handle trucks and the mail’s distribution
WHATCOM — Michael Baldwin, a co-owner of Whatcom Land Title Co. for more than 25 years, recently became the company’s operations coordinator.
It was a reprise of successful showings of the past for family
Grand opening of revamped store Saturday
Appraised at $1.18 million, property is zoned industrial
Success expected by financial office
Half of $30 is for finder, half to help others; $2,500 big prize
Also, two music events upcoming
WHATCOM — The 13th annual county Farm Tour sponsored by Sustainable Connections is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8.
All Whatcom County Watershed Improvement Districts’ board of directors meetings have been canceled for July and August.
Purpose of visits and meetings is to gain ‘local perspective on national issues’
BELLEVUE — As part of its ongoing succession planning effort, the board of directors of Puget Sound Energy has named Mary E. Kipp, currently president & CEO of El Paso Electric, as president of the state’s largest utility company, reporting to CEO Kimberly Harris.
Helen Solem is a mentor of her values at Sumas River Farm
Families can be recommended through July
Tierra y Libertad had a first-harvest-of-the-year celebration Sunday
YES Whatcom is new online recruitment tool launched by businesses
Blake and Jody Starkenburg cultivate their vision for a ‘village feel’ off Judson alley
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