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  Bellingham man helps create replica of ancient Polish synagogue

  Bellingham timber framer Jackson DuBois couldn't resist the opportunity to work six days a week in Poland hewing logs for a history project that warmed his heart as much as it warmed his muscles.

  DuBois, a tall and lean 36-year-old, works for Cascade Joinery of Ferndale, but he spent last May and June using old-style hand tools to help recreate part of a famous 300-year-old wooden synagogue. An 85-percent-scale replica of the synagogue's roof and ornately painted cupola will become a major display at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, now under construction where the Warsaw Ghetto once stood.

  The synagogue was in Gwozdziec, a town that's now in Ukraine but that used to be part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

• Face to face with local artists

  Face to face with local artists

  East Pierce County Open Studio Tour aims to deliver an authentic experience for art lovers in the region, yearning to meet the creators behind their favorite works

• Salmon hatchery tour, riverside walk highlight Whatcom Water Week events

  Salmon hatchery tour, riverside walk highlight Whatcom Water Week events

  A rare glimpse at a Nooksack River salmon hatchery and a riverside walk to see spawning salmon are part of several events scheduled to kick off the annual Whatcom Water Week, which starts this weekend.

  Water Week is an annual celebration of Whatcom County's water resources. It's sponsored by the Whatcom Watershed Information Network, a varied group of government agencies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.

  There's a kickoff event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Bellingham Farmers Market, corner of Maple Street and Railroad Avenue. It features displays and information and an appearance by the costumed mascot Wayne Drop.

• Powder magazine headed to Sun Valley for 40th birthday

  Powder magazine headed to Sun Valley for 40th birthday

  Powder magazine is returning to its Baldy roots. To coincide with the launch of the commemorative 40th Anniversary issue, Powder will be in Sun Valley Dec. 9-11 for parties and other events.

• Fairbanks rally targets federal government

  Fairbanks rally targets federal government

  Win a tour of scenic "Gestapo Point" (and a picnic lunch to eat there)! Take home a replica Gestapo badge! Those are two of the prizes being offered at Wednesday's scheduled "Fed Up With the Fed" rally in Fairbanks. Although everyone with any kind of gripe with the federal government is invited, the main beef of organizers seems to be the well-publicized arrest by park service rangers of 71-year-old Jim Wilde after a heated encounter on the Yukon River. They've labeled the spot where Wilde was arrested "Gestapo Point." Continued on jump