What’s happening in Whatcom County for Sept. 23
Louie Gong, who was raised in the Nooksack tribal community and is now a Seattle-based artist, presented a bentwood box to President Xi of China on Tuesday. Gong, who is known for his merger of Chinese and Northwest Native American artistic influences, was asked by the Seattle mayor’s office to create a gift to represent Seattle. The result is hand-painted Fu Dog design applied to one of his Uncle Peter Gong's bentwood boxes, which are made of red and yellow cedar and typically used for ceremonies and special events.
Use your right
This week about 218,000 people around the state who aren’t registered to vote but look like they’re eligible will get postcards from election officials reminding them that online registration is easy at MyVote.wa.gov. To get the chance to vote in the Nov. 3 general election, register online or by mail before Oct. 5; first-time voters can register in person at their county election office until Oct. 26.
Tweet of the day
First day of Fall in Bellingham pic.twitter.com/Ebp2Sd2HTD
— Philip A. Dwyer (@PhilipADwyer) September 23, 2015
Sudden Valley road delay
One lane of Cascade Lane near Sigma Circle will be closed Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24-25, for culvert work. Expect delays.
No sitting
Go see: The Western Gallery at Western Washington University will display “The Art of Seating,” a survey of American chair design featuring 40 examples of iconic seating from the early 19th century to the present, Sept. 23 through Dec. 11. Gallery admission is free.
Daily chuckle
From the Blaine police log: On Sept. 21 on H Street “passersby called 911 when they heard a woman's loud screams of pain and alarm and sounds of a fight coming from from an apartment on H Street. The arriving officers also heard the cries inside and they received no response except more yelling when they announced themselves at the doors. Upon entry the officers discovered a man and woman in the bathroom locked in a no holds barred battle, with their cat. The sodden creature did not want to be bathed and was clawing its way through its captors to freedom. The officers made sure no bandages or veterinarians were needed then went back outside to reassure the worried neighbors.”
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This story was originally published September 23, 2015 at 11:14 AM with the headline "What’s happening in Whatcom County for Sept. 23."