Nunn honored by U.S. Bank for community service

Nunn is an administrative assistant at U.S. Bank in Bellingham and through her volunteer work with Blue Skies for Children, she serves as a director on the organization's governing board, and she volunteers at events and fundraisers.

BOUMA MOVES INVESTMENT PRACTICE

Chad Bouma has moved his financial advisory and investment management practice to Thomas & Company Wealth Management, LLC at the Pacific Meridian Plaza building located at 4164 Meridian St. Suite 100.

Bouma can be contacted at (360) 527-0500 or e-mail chadb@dthomasandcompany.com.

SKELTON TO SUPERVISE ICU'S BARKLEY BRANCH

Industrial Credit Union has named Vickie Skelton supervisor of its Barkley Village branch in Bellingham that opened in September.

Skelton has 10 years of experience in financial services, including five years with ICU. She most recently was supervisor of ICU's Fred Meyer branch in Bellingham.

Skelton now will oversee the Barkley Village branch's home, auto and consumer loans, in addition to personal and business banking services. She also will supervise four employees at the branch, located at 2955 Newmarket St., Suite 107.

The new branch will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. ICU will offer a no-fee ATM, consumer and home loans and a variety of everyday banking services at the Barkley Village branch.

ALLSTATE RECOGNIZES LOCAL AGENTS

Annette Booth of Ferndale and David Gould of Bellingham were both recently recognized with Agency Hands in the Community Awards for their commitment to volunteering in the local community.

With these awards come $500 grants from The Allstate Foundation to the non-profit organization at which each volunteers.

Both volunteer with the Ferndale Boys & Girls Club. Booth serves on the board of directors and is a member of the Capital Campaign Committee. Gould helps organize and facilitate events throughout the year.

The grants are part of Allstate's Agency Hands in the Community program. To qualify for the grant, agents must show evidence of volunteer work that has had a positive impact on the local community.

ATTORNEY SPEAKS ON IMMIGRATION LAWS

Delivering his paper "The Dillingham Inadmissibility Exception" to the 2008 Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference, attorney W. Scott Railton offered possible solutions for individuals and businesses adversely affected by new immigration laws.

The two-day conference in Seattle was attended by immigration experts from around the country, as well as senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Railton's paper examined a post-9/11 ruling on immigration law by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in which a non-citizen previously denied entry into the U.S. was later granted admission. The ruling is significant, Railton explained to conference attendees, especially for businesses who may rely on the special expertise of guest workers.

Railton is an attorney in the Bellingham office of Chang & Boos, an immigration law firm with offices in Bellingham and Toronto.

DYRLAND RECOGNIZED BY FARMERS INSURANCE

Erik Dyrland, Farmers Insurance agent in Bellingham, has been named an "Unsung Hero" by the Washington State Office of Famers Insurance.

Out of 650 Farmers agents in Washington, only 13 were recognized for their efforts to help in volunteering and to take positive actions to promote their local communities.

Dyrland was nominated and chosen because of 11 years of service to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County, his support of the American Cancer Society through the Relay for Life event and the leadership role he and his staff took as one of the presenting sponsors of the 2nd Annual Poker Run Against Cancer benefiting St. Joseph Cancer Center in Bellingham.

For more information, visit www.dyrlandinsurance.com or by phone at 734-5072.

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