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Fox Island Nature Center will sponsor a free pubic lecture by University of Washington professor John Marzluff entitled “Gifts of the Crow” on Jan. 18 at Nichols Community Center, 690 9th Ave., Fox Island.
Fox Island Nature Center will sponsor a free pubic lecture by University of Washington professor John Marzluff entitled “Gifts of the Crow” on Jan. 18 at Nichols Community Center, 690 9th Ave., Fox Island.
Marzluff, a professor at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, has been studying crows for years and has written for many publications and several books on crows and their behavior.
The public, including children, are invited to attend.
A 21-year-old Bellingham man died early Sunday, May 5, when he lost control of his speeding car and spun into a utility pole in the Geneva area.
Ramon Garcia was eastbound on Lakeway Drive at well over the posted 35 mph speed limit when his 1994 Honda Civic crossed into the opposing lane on a curve near Lowell Avenue, a Washington State Patrol accident report said. Garcia overcorrected and hit the pole facing west on the eastbound side of Lakeway Drive. Acquaintances said he went by the name Marcus.
Force of the 2:30 a.m. collision drove the utility pole through the driver's door into the center of the two-door compact, pushing Garcia toward the passenger side and pinning him.
A Dutch sociologist has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias social sciences prize for her work in the field of globalization and urban sociology.
The Pierce College-Puyallup Art Gallery will feature the wildlife and tribal portrait art of Becci Crowe for its winter exhibition, Feb. 4 through March 22.
BELLINGHAM - Environmentalist and activist David Suzuki will speak at Western Washington University Monday, May 6, as part of the university's Japan Week celebration.
Suzuki's lecture is called "Time is Running Out: Ecology or Economics?" and will take place at noon at WWU's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. The talk is free and open to the public.
Suzuki has worked as a radio and television host, explaining natural sciences in an understandable way, and has written more than 50 books. He is currently a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
A seven-run third inning and an eight-run lead and, still, it seemed like the Kansas City Royals had to hang on all night Wednesday before securing a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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