Generations Early Learning & Family Center Builds Bridges Across Age Groups
With so much of our population busy making a living and raising families, the question often arises: What’s the best way to care for both the youngest and the oldest among us? Bellingham’s Generations...
View ArticleFerndale Basketball Standout Jamie Johnson Excited To Be a WWU Viking Next...
Jamie Johnson knew she wanted to be a Viking for quite some time. The Ferndale High School senior attended her first Western Washington University women’s basketball game when she was in fifth grade....
View ArticleMeet Matthew Thuney: Officiant Behind ‘Weddings With Spirit & Wit’
Getting hitched? Taking the plunge? Tying the knot? If you’re getting married this spring, summer, or fall, you might consider calling on someone who can provide a bit of levity to your vows—as well as...
View ArticleExemplifying Resilience in Body & Mind With Joy of Pilates & Fitness
Fresh spring air is circulating, the sun is shining, and classes at Joy of Pilates & Fitness are safely welcoming students into the studio. “The pandemic was very challenging for our small fitness...
View ArticleSue Sharpe: A Career of Community Building
If Sue Sharpe’s name doesn’t ring a bell, then her long list of local achievements likely does. Sharpe was the executive director of the Chuckanut Health Foundation from 2009-2019, which has advanced...
View ArticleMount Baker Senior Ayden Rodriguez Is Packing His Bags for Kansas
Just a few months ago, Mount Baker senior Ayden Rodriguez didn’t know if he would ever play competitive football again. His senior season was in question and, while the desire was there, he had no...
View ArticleRena Priest, Washington’s New Poet Laureate, Calls Bellingham Home
Bellingham resident Rena Priest made a deal with herself: she would apply for two positions that help her follow her artistic dreams, and if she got either one, she could quit her “day job.” I recently...
View ArticleCommon Threads Farm Sows Seeds of Joy
It’s spring, and school gardens across Bellingham and Whatcom County are beginning to show signs of new growth. Pea shoots spring up beneath bamboo trellises and flowers start to bloom. These gardens...
View ArticlePete’s Poutine Serves Up Canadian Comfort Food
If you were to ask what the tech industry, a live turkey named Butters, and French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy all have in common, the answer would be Peter Hauser. Hauser is the man...
View ArticleExplore the History of Bellingham Bay’s Portage and Eliza Islands
Stand on Bellingham’s waterfront at Zuanich Point’s Fishermen’s Memorial and you’ll see waves hitting the shore, small and large boats coming and going with tourists and fish to sell, and several...
View ArticleMeet Brian Griffin, a Bellingham Man of Many Talents
He’s a former military spy, an author, a historian, a sailor and, lately, an in-demand maker of hand-built ukuleles. While Brian Griffin may not rival Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man in the World,”...
View ArticleHesitant About Getting Vaccinated? I Was, Too
On April 3rd, I walked into Building G at Bellingham Technical College. That Saturday, it had assumed a new identity as the Community Vaccination Center, where 800 people were to be vaccinated against...
View ArticleLynden’s Randy Small Turns Stunning Whatcom County Photos Into Puzzles During...
Randy Small is his kids’ coach, with three games this week. He’s a pastor, always preparing a sermon. He’s a budding photographer, who has drawn a following. He’s also a weather forecaster—and this...
View ArticleLummi Totem Pole To Embark on Journey to D.C. and the Smithsonian
A totem pole carved by the Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers is set to make its way to Washington D.C. this summer, presented in August to the Biden Administration before taking its place in the...
View ArticlePersistence and Determination Lead to a Successful 2021 Season for Gym Star...
For Ferndale’s Gym Star Sports Center, the past year was an ongoing process of navigating unexpected changes and preparing for what may come. With gymnasts unable to be in the gym, coaches quickly...
View ArticleLandmark Fairhaven Village Bus To Become Brewery and Hydroponic Garden
Fairhaven residents have long been accustomed to an out-of-place landmark on the corner of 11th Street and Harris Avenue: a 1928 London double-decker bus. This summer, the bus will see new activity....
View ArticleLynden’s Matthew Furdyk Breaks Longstanding School Record, Tops State in Shot...
It took nearly half a century, but the school shot put record at Lynden High School has received a rewrite. Senior Matthew Furdyk etched his name atop the Lions’ all-time shot put list with a throw of...
View ArticleChris Orr and Meals on Wheels: Collaborations Keep Communities Healthy
For nearly 50 years, the national Meals on Wheels program has supplied nutritious meals to senior citizens, delivering to their front doors and offering hot meals at senior centers. In the midst of a...
View ArticleTo Find Solutions, Chuckanut Health Foundation Asks Difficult Questions
For almost 40 years, Chuckanut Health Foundation has worked hard to identify and meet the health care needs in Whatcom County. In that time, it’s given millions of dollars to various local programs and...
View ArticleTeens and COVID Vaccines: Perspectives From a Parent and a Local Family...
For Bellingham residents Amy and Chris Roselli, vaccinating their 15-year-old daughter Alexis and 12-year-old daughter Alyssa for COVID once they were eligible wasn’t an immediate, foregone conclusion....
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