In the Media
As the Central Washington University women’s basketball team walked off the floor Jan. 3 the victims of a nine-point loss to rival Western Washington, the sentiment among fans, media and players from both teams was similar. Central was becoming more competitive, evidence coming in the tight game with nationally-ranked Vikings.
Some may call it a moral victory, but CWU head coach Jeff Whitney is tired of moral victories. He simply wants a level playing field.
The No. 1 reason Mead and Central Valley school district officials think their capital improvement bonds failed Tuesday: the economy.
“I had dozens of discussions with people who have talked about many things that they are dealing with as far as (economic) issues,” said Thomas Rockefeller, Mead’s superintendent. Ben Small, Central Valley’s superintendent, echoed the comment.
Passing a bond during times of high unemployment already is a challenge. Now, experts say there’s another element affecting special elections: vote by mail.
“I think the vote by mail has changed school elections,” Small said. “You see a higher percentage of people who say no.”
Interfaith Coalition of Whatcom County is presenting an afternoon of spiritual music Saturday, Feb. 12.
The choir festival begins at 1 p.m. at Church of the Assumption, 2116 Cornwall Ave.
Choirs from 10 congregations that are members of Interfaith Coalition will each present a selection from their faith traditions and then combine to perform - 250 voices strong - an ecumenical selection directed by Tim Fitzpatrick, assistant professor of choral music/vocal education at Western Washington University.
If you see a children's book lying around a coffee shop, a restaurant or similar public place over the next few weeks, don't worry about finding its owner.
It was left there intentionally by fans of children's literature who want you to read it and pass it to another book lover - sort of a literary chain letter.
It's a program called Read & Release, pegged to the 2011 Children's Literature Conference, scheduled for Saturday, March 5, at Western Washington University.
The morning commute is bumper to bumper. A man in the next lane absently blows on his morning coffee. Catatonic. The woman in the rearview mirror texts rapidly. Distracted. The line of cars crawls endlessly toward heated offices and stale coffee. Bad benefits. Insecure tenures.
But — and there's always a but — there is another way to live. Alyeska, Jackson Hole, Mammoth, Vail. Mythical places that only exist in the "10 Winter Getaways" pages of ski and travel magazines. Yet real people actually live there. And they ski and snowboard more than you.
Lauren Hefflin’s basketball career at Western Washington University began sooner than it was supposed to.
Now that she is a senior, the Ridgefield High School graduate could be playing for a while.
Cathy Johnson Evans, who helped the Western Washington University softball team to the NAIA national championship in 1998, has been inducted into the WWU Athletics Hall of Fame.
The Hudson’s Bay High School graduate was one of four to formally enter the Hall on Saturday, bringing its total membership to 117.
Seniors can now sign up for a free guided bus trip to Western Washington University's fine arts gallery.
The trip will depart from the Bellingham Senior Center, 315 Halleck St., at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb 9.
Olympic College does not have plans to increase the amount of four-year degrees offered, due to the state budget crisis, but administrators are conducting research into what degrees could be offered when the opportunity returns.
In addition to partnerships with both in and out-of-state universities, OC offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, which the college has been accredited by the state to award. The partnered universities; Old Dominion University, Western Washington University, Saint Martin's University and Washington State University, offer four-year degrees from the Bremerton campus, but the degrees are not awarded by OC.
"Things will eventually turn around, so we need to start investigating and researching into those things now," said OC Dean of Instruction Mary Garguile. "We'll continue to look at the options and continue to keep things open."
Center Lauren Hefflin scored 18 of her game-high 20 points in the second half as Western Washington University overcame a cold shooting night to defeat Western Oregon University 59-50 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball game on Monday, Feb. 7, to extend its winning streak to 15.