Rock
on!
There was lots of fun at the Spring Fling.
Taxing
situation
Council member Barbara Brenner has some ideas on what to do about property
taxes.
Now!
Unless you want to be sitting with the peons, get your NEXUS renewals in.
PREP
working to get juiced
As part of its efforts to coordinate response to a community-wide emergency
in Point Roberts, the Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness group (PREP) is
working to get generators in every potential shelter.
Post
office plans improvements
“For four years the postal service has denied we had a problem and now
at least they aren’t in denial,” said voters’ association member
Ruby White.
Cover
art competition announced by Whidbey Telecom
Whidbey Telecom has announced their 2007 Directory Cover Art Competition for
local artists. The competition’s winning artwork is featured on the cover
of approximately 20,000 telephone directories, which are circulated annually
throughout Whidbey Telecom’s local and extended customer base.
Pregnant?
A Bellingham-based not-for-profit organization is providing services to pregnant
and post-partum woman and their babies and families throughout Whatcom
County.
However,
if you can remember the ’60s, you weren’t
there
The Point Roberts Historical Society is trying to tap the community’s
collective memory.
Time
to go for a walkabout
A series of interpretive walks hosted by Whatcom County Parks and Recreation
will showcase the diverse landscapes of Whatcom County from the river to the
slopes of Mount Baker.
Primary
school reunion planned
This summer organizers are hoping to draw a crowd of former students from 14
years of early education at the local school.
Quicker
tickets on the way
Drivers stopped for violating traffic laws in Washington, or who are involved
in a collision, are going to see something new.
County
council discusses septic regulations
The Whatcom County Council discussed new state-mandated on-site sewage (OSS)
regulations late last month but in the end decided to wait for more specific
recommendations from the Whatcom County health department before making a decision
about if and when a homeowner would be allowed to inspect his own septic system.
High
tides?
The Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee will host a presentation and
panel discussion at 7 p.m. May 3 in the bottom floor conference room of the
Bellingham public library, on predicted sea level rises in Puget Sound.
Health
Matters
People believe (often incorrectly) that a bad reaction to food is an allergy.
Actually, bad or adverse reactions can be divided into two groups: True allergies
that call the immune system into action (immunologically mediated) and non-allergic
reactions that do not cause an immune response (non-immunologic)
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