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Sculptors wrap up work Saturday at Bellingham welding rodeo

Peter Reiquam, of Seattle, smoothes out rough edges on sculpture while he competes with his team during the Welding Rodeo Friday, May 17, 2013 at Bellingham Technical College. Teams have 8 hours to turn scrap metal into sculptures. The rodeo continues Saturday where audience members can come view the works in progress.

BELLINGHAM - Eight teams will be scrambling to finish up their sculptures Saturday, May 18, during the second day of Bellingham Technical College's Welding Rodeo.

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NATIONAL

Analyst: Chinese coal demand falling as Pacific Northwest considers export terminals

The push for mass coal exports from Washington state, already facing a huge environmental battle, also could get hit with slowing Chinese demand for coal shipments.
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- Link: Bellingham Herald reporter John Stark's blog entry on waning coal demand

2013 LOCAL ELECTIONS

Whatcom candidates file for 2013 elections

This year the old saying is true: All politics is local.
CRIME

Pilot blames Lynden biplane crash on bright sunset, firefighters say

LYNDEN - A biplane pilot from Bellingham crashed near the Lynden airport late Thursday, May 16, but crawled from the wreck nearly unscathed.
LOCAL NEWS

Motorcycle procession in Ferndale Saturday to honor Vietnam vet

FERNDALE - Motorists should expect some delays on Main Street around noon Saturday, May 18, as 150 or more motorcyclists ride through Ferndale to honor a former resident and Vietnam War veteran who died April 24.
CRIME

Driver likely to be deported for causing crash on East Badger Road

NOOKSACK - A Nooksack resident faces deportation after pleading guilty to causing a crash that injured three people in rural Whatcom County, his public defender said Thursday, May 16.
CRIME

Whatcom County Jail report for May 16

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into the Whatcom County Jail. In many cases, charges have not been filed. Guilt is determined by the courts.
LOCAL NEWS

Nooksacks facing disenrollment await judge's ruling

DEMING - More than 300 members of the Nooksack Indian Tribe must wait another week to find out if they will face loss of tribal membership and the benefits that go with it.
WHATCOM BUSINESS

Morris Piha, onetime property kingpin of downtown Bellingham, dies at 79

Morris Piha, a Bellevue developer who was the dominant property owner in downtown Bellingham from the early 1970s into the 1980s, died Tuesday, May 14, at the age of 79. A memorial service was held Friday in Seattle.
CRIME

Fire destroys old home on Alabama Street (Dispatcher blog)

BELLINGHAM -- A fire destroyed a derelict home on Alabama Street near Yew Street late Thursday.
LOCAL NEWS

Retail plans for Slater on hold as Ferndale, Lummi Nation fail to reach agreement

FERNDALE - Lummi Nation was on the verge of jump-starting major retail development along Slater Road but canceled the possible sale of 25 acres to a major retailer because the tribe and the city of Ferndale failed to reach agreement on how to divide sales tax revenue.