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Candidates still needed, can file next week for certain Whatcom offices
Published May 21st, 2013 - 3:20PM
Candidates are sought for 15 offices up for election this year because no one signed up for them during the regular filing period last week.
Bellingham climber reaches top of Mount Everest
Published May 21st, 2013 - 3:18PM
A Bellingham climber has summited the 29,029-foot Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, and achieved his quest to climb to the highest summit on seven of the seven continents.
Ski to Sea Book Sale starts May 22
Published May 21st, 2013 - 3:00PM
BELLINGHAM - Book lovers and bargain hunters will be out in force Wednesday, May 22, for the opening day of the annual Ski to Sea Book Sale.
Bear rummages through birdfeeders in Birch Bay Village
Published May 21st, 2013 - 9:17AM
BIRCH BAY - Several Birch Bay Village residents had a shock in the early morning Tuesday, May 21, when they looked in their yards to see a bear rummaging around for food, said the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.
WTA proposes reduced service to Ferndale, Birch Bay
Published May 20th, 2013 - 5:22PM
Whatcom Transportation Authority proposes reducing the reach of its service on Route 55 to improve on-time performance between Cordata Station and Blaine.
Kulshan Cycles teammate Char Waller serious about continuing Ski to Sea streak
Published May 20th, 2013 - 5:00PM
The Boundary Bay Brewery team's string of 13 straight Competitive Female Division victories is as well known around Ski to Sea circles as Barron Heating's dominance in the Competitive Open Division.
Bellingham fire marshal: Apartment fire that started in bushes 'a little bit suspicious'
Published May 20th, 2013 - 3:32PM
BELLINGHAM - Investigators are still looking into what ignited a fire that started in bushes before spreading to an apartment building near Civic Field Sunday evening, May 19, according to the Bellingham fire marshal.
Proposed Bellingham fireworks ban gets more scrutiny
Published May 20th, 2013 - 6:20PM
BELLINGHAM - A draft ordinance banning all personal fireworks in the city is getting closer to a vote by City Council.
Hearing to consider new Whatcom courtroom, other building projects
Published May 20th, 2013 - 3:07PM
A new courtroom for the Whatcom County Courthouse has increased the county's anticipated capital costs. The public will have a chance to comment on changes to the county's six-year capital improvement program at a public hearing Thursday, May 23.
Lynden Tupperware consultant wins second Ford Mustang for her sales success
Published May 20th, 2013 - 4:00PM
LYNDEN - Stephanie Meester surprised herself by becoming one of the most successful Tupperware consultants in the program's history, but she still considers her true role to be a bit different.
Fire damages Bellingham apartment complex
Published May 19th, 2013 - 11:47PM
BELLINGHAM - One family was displaced as fire damaged an apartment complex west of Civic Field on Sunday evening, May 20.
Longtime Whatcom Family YMCA director to retire
Published May 20th, 2013 - 8:00AM
When Dave Harding was hired as director of the Whatcom Family YMCA, there was talk of moving the Y from downtown to the outskirts of Bellingham, in part because it occupied, in the words of a longtime board member, an "old, dilapidated, crummy-looking building."
Longtime Whatcom Family YMCA director to retire
Published May 19th, 2013 - 10:00PM
When Dave Harding was hired as director of the Whatcom Family YMCA, there was talk of moving the Y from downtown to the outskirts of Bellingham, in part because it occupied, in the words of a longtime board member, an "old, dilapidated, crummy-looking building."
Whatcom County farms sought for u-pick listing
Published May 20th, 2013 - 10:00AM
Our annual u-pick and farm-stand guide and schedule for summer fruit- and vegetable-related events will publish in The Bellingham Herald on Sunday, June 16.
Roadwork to cause delays north of Bellingham this week
Published May 20th, 2013 - 9:00AM
Drivers are advised to take alternate routes Tuesday, May 21, through Friday, May 24, when crews will lay asphalt on some Whatcom County roads in preparation for chip sealing.
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