Communities
Communities
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RANTS/RAVES
Rants and raves from Herald readers
I just got done helping Sehome High School with senior prom. Where was it held you ask? The old City Hall museum. Yes, that big, old, red building on Prospect Street. I have to confess, I had not been in the museum since a school trip in the second grade. I now ask myself why.
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OUT & ABOUT
Bellingham Senior Center honors, thanks its many volunteers
More than 140 volunteers walked the red carpet as they came to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center's volunteer recognition event April 27. Peoples Bank sponsored the event, which included a meal prepared by the center's cooks and a Hollywood-style program.
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WINDOW ON MY WORLD
Young chess champion finds benefits in the game
Two people are sitting at a table, their heads a few feet apart. The room is quiet; spectators are whispering and pointing. One side makes a move and hits a time clock. Black to move.
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WINDOW ON MY WORLD
People, plants the focus of Whatcom County's Master Gardener Program
Counties are made up of people, land, homes, farms, cities, gardens, schools, rivers and forests. Master gardeners have a garden-gloved finger in all of these and a curiosity about how plants, soil, water and nutrients affect them. Whether you eat or observe your garden, you benefit.
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OUT & ABOUT
Wine event raises $19,000 for Mount Baker Red Cross services
The Mount Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross hosted its annual "Win an Instant Wine Cellar" event April 20 at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, raising more than $19,000 for local Red Cross services. The event was sponsored by Talbot Real Estate and Parker Remick.
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WINDOW ON MY WORLD
Bellingham's Women with Wings take healing song to those in need
On a chilly February day, I visited an advanced dementia care unit with Women with Wings, a healing song community under the direction of Linda Allen.
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OUT & ABOUT
Whatcom County Library Foundation thanks gala patrons
Whatcom County Library Foundation chairperson Georgia Donovan sends a "great big thank you to everyone who attended and gave so generously at the Branch Out Gala" hosted by the group.
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WINDOW ON MY WORLD
Bellingham High School Alumni Band taking a seat after Ski to Sea
The Bellingham High School Alumni Band was originally formed to represent Bellingham High School in the Ski to Sea Parade for the two years it would be closed, and to honor the rich, 60-year history of the Bellingham High School music program.
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OUT & ABOUT
Whatcom County's Volunteer Center honors workers
Whatcom Volunteer Center celebrated the work of 46 volunteers April 15. Five volunteers received special awards that included a $200 donation to the nonprofit of each winner's choice, according to Sue Ellen Heflin, executive director.
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WINDOW ON MY WORLD
Habitat for Humanity to begin second Women Build project in Whatcom County
Standing on the rooftop of a single-story home, I gaze at my fellow volunteers busily shingling a house for a three-generation family of women. Not only are the new homeowners women, but the workers on the build site are women too! Laughter, camaraderie and a sense of purpose drive us all to do ...







