In the Media
Western Washington University's Jordan Welling broke his own school record in the men's 5,000 meters with a NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying time of 14 minutes, 10.43 seconds on Friday, March 25, at the 37th annual Stanford University Track and Field Invitational at Palo Alto, Calif.
When Cosette Harms picks up her paddle, she's good to go.
Harms, 67, is an avid waterwoman at home with a kayak, outrigger canoe or stand-up paddleboard.
"Anything in the water, on the water, underwater," she said.
Last summer she paddled the Na Pali Coast in a kayak. Two years ago it was white-water rafting on the Colorado River.
Around our house, spring break usually involves hikes, day trips to museums or a long car trip to visit family.
Above all, it means finding a good book or two to devour in that precious week - plus several audio books to make traveling more enjoyable. My wife Rebecca and I try to avoid allowing our daughters to isolate themselves for hours behind an iPod, the Internet or DVDs, so we chose - or better yet, let them chose - books we can enjoy together in the car.
A special showing of the award-winning environmental documentary film "Bag It" is set for 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, in the Performing Arts Center at Western Washington University.
"Bag It," which examines the effect of plastics on society, is sponsored by Bag It Bellingham, Associated Students Environmental Center, Surfrider Foundation, Sierra Club, AS Office of Sustainability, Community Food Co-op and RE Sources for Sustainable Communities.
A measure of how seriously Bellinghamsters consider their city’s environmental policies: When The Bellingham Herald first reported on a proposed ordinance to ban single-use plastic shopping bags a few days ago, 343 readers had something spirited to say about it. That’s in a newspaper with a weekday circulation of 20,000. The number of responses may not be a record, says online editor Jim Donaldson, “but it’s right up there in the top four or five” among Herald stories that have opened up the comment stream.
Mark W. Nelson, Columbia Bank's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, was recognized by Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics as a 2010 'Distinguished Executive'.
Langley Boy Scout Troop 57 is proud to announce the attainment of the Eagle Scout rank for Trevor Ulrich and Craig Justus.
In an Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony, Scout Masters Donny Neil and Ken Berry presided over the ceremony honoring the two young men for their achievement.
Alex Rumbolz, a 2008 graduate of Eisenhower High School in Yakima, was one of nine college students from across the country chosen to perform in a theatrical production in New York City.
Rumbolz, now a junior at Western Washington University, has 15 years of training in classical, pop rock and pop opera music. Organizers of the New York show, "Carner & Gregor's Barely Legal Showtune Extravaganza," discovered Rumbolz and the other students through their videos on YouTube.
In 1965, Bellingham physician Robert Kaiser wrote the president of Western Washington State College with the idea of creating an Institute for Canada-American studies. Kaiser, concerned that there was too little understanding of our northern neighbor, believed that Western was the right place for the new institute because of its location and rising prominence.
Encouraged by interest from the college president, Kaiser set out to convince government leaders of Canada's importance to the region, state and the nation, and therefore why such a program was needed. He wrote numerous letters to U.S. Sens. Henry Jackson and Warren Magnuson, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Meeds and U.S. State Department and education officials. Kaiser, a persistent man, donated $100 of his own money and eventually saw the birth of a Canadian-American Studies program in 1971.
For the fourth year running — in a valuable contribution to Anglo-American cultural relations — a group of young actors from Western Washington University’s theatre arts department visited Chacombe, near Banbury, with a series of new short plays penned by members of the Northwest Playwrights Alliance.
In so doing, the six introduced Saturday’s audience at Sophie’s Barn (and a larger crowd on Monday at The Mill in Banbury) to entertainment in a refreshingly different style.