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Lynden steamrolls Sehome, heads to 2nd straight district title game
MOUNT VERNON — Sophomore post Payton Mills scored 18 points for Lynden and the Lions bolted to a second straight 2A District 1 championship appearance with a 60-20 thumping of Sehome on Saturday, Feb....
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What’s the Deal With: The rocket statue on Holly Street?
Before Rocket Donuts left 306 W. Holly St., the owner commissioned local designer Alexei Ford to build a 13-foot rocket-shaped sign. “What if we did you a 30-foot rocket, that is an actual rocket,”...
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A pearl and a gem: Wine tasting at The Oyster Bar
There are very few restaurants in our area that elicit such feelings of joy and anticipation that The Oyster Bar does. The drive alone, along Washington state’s first scenic highway known as Chuckanut...
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Bellingham City Council suspends Zoom public comment after hate speech incidents
Bellingham City Council has restricted public comment online over Zoom due to recent incidents of hate speech at Whatcom County Council and across the state. Council President Dan Hammill gave...
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District swimming: Whatcom County prep athletes earn 32 entries to 2A state meet
Bellingham’s Miles Cratsenberg set two new district meet records and Whatcom County high school swimmers earned 32 entries to the 2A state meet following the 2A District 1 boys swim and dive...
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Regional wrestling: Whatcom sending 54 athletes to Mat Classic XXXV
Whatcom County high school wrestling teams are sending 54 total athletes to the Mat Classic XXXV state wrestling tournament following regional events at various locations on Saturday, Feb. 10. More...
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Jack Hughes has a goal and an assist to lead Devils over Seattle 3-1
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — All-Star Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist for his first points since being injured in early January, Nico Daws made 27 saves and the suddenly defensive-minded New Jersey Devils...
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2A District 1 boys hoops: Bellingham, Sehome eliminated
Bellingham and Sehome boys basketball were eliminated from the 2A District 1 tournament following consolation semifinal losses on Monday, Feb. 12 at Mount Vernon High School. No. 6 Sehome (11-12) was...
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Activists ask Skagit County to reconsider ‘absurd’ decision for controversial...
Grassroots activists fighting a proposed gravel mine in a rural area north of Sedro-Woolley asked Skagit County to reconsider a “semi-incoherent, absurd” decision approving the project without further...
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The serious side of CHRVNS
The man known as CHRVNS wears a lot of different hats in the Bellingham scene. At the heart of it all, he’s a skillful and creative rapper whose nimble lyrics never fail to astonish. He’s got a new...
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Skagit farmers navigating complex water issues, variable weather challenges
Skagit County farmers are looking for ways to navigate complicated water issues, overcome variable weather and ensure the continued survival of Skagit agriculture in an increasingly complex...
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Portal fixture Sun-E-Land Bikes for sale
A bright yellow fixture of the Portal Container Village in Bellingham is looking for a new owner. Sun-E-Land Bikes, which sells and rents electric bicycles from a repurposed metal shipping container...
View ArticleRosario Resort and Spa on Orcas Island sold to new owners, will temporarily...
Rosario Resort and Spa, located on Orcas Island, has been sold and will temporarily close starting Tuesday, Feb. 20. The new owners will be investing in “substantial upgrades” to the Moran Mansion,...
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Kulshan Community Land Trust nabs $2.25M grant for affordable home project
Kulshan Community Land Trust has been awarded $2.25 million from the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Housing Trust Fund for an 18-home affordable homeownership development in the Birchwood...
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Tatar scores in shootout, lifts Kraken to 2-1 victory over Islanders
NEW YORK (AP) — Tomas Tatar scored the lone goal in a shootout and the Seattle Kraken beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday night. Matty Beniers scored in regulation, Philipp Grubauer made 26...
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Special election results: Blaine, Lynden bonds likely to fail; most levies pass
Lynden will likely not get a new high school, following initial results in the Tuesday, Feb. 13 Whatcom County special election. Bonds put to voters by Lynden and Blaine school districts seem unlikely...
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2A District 1 girls hoops: Sehome survives consolation quarterfinals
Sehome girls basketball avoided elimination while Squalicum saw its season end following loser-out 2A District 1 consolation quarterfinal games on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Mount Vernon High School. No. 4...
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Letters to the Editor, Week of Feb. 14, 2024
Editor, Why is it that when bad actors get involved with vulgar or hateful speech during public comments at council meetings (CDN, Feb. 12, 2024) it is the public at large that gets punished by ever...
View ArticleFree Will Astrology for the week of Feb. 14, 2024
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Review: ‘Cold Victory’ by Karl Marlantes
Set in Helsinki, Finland in January/February 1947, Karl Marlantes’ new novel, "Cold Victory," takes place at the beginning of the Cold War when the United States and the Soviet Union are still wartime...
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