In the Media
Former Squalicum shooting star Derek Dickerson showed he still has the touch at the college level, hitting six 3-pointers on his way to 18 points as the Western Washington University men's basketball team defeated Walla Walla University 81-56 in a non-conference game on Monday, Nov. 22, at Sam Carver Gym.
Two senior post players have signed national letters of intent to play for the Western Washington University women's basketball team.
Western Washington University women's basketball center Lauren Hefflin was been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for Nov. 14-20.
Two Western Washington University volleyball players, outside hitter Megan Amundson and setter Kari Rice, were named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Division II West Regional held last weekend at San Bernardino, Calif.
"The Final Forest: Big Trees, Forks, and the Pacific Northwest" by William Dietrich (University of Washington Press, $19.95). This book focuses on the debate over the management of old-growth forests both on the Olympic Peninsula and worldwide — Forks, the self-proclaimed "Logging Capital of the World," has a central role. This is a new reprint of a 1992 book titled "Final Forest: The Battle for the Last Great Trees of the Pacific Northwest" by Dietrich, a former Seattle Times reporter, now a professor at the Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University. With a new introduction and afterword by the author.
Stella DeBari, a member of Assumption Catholic Church, loves to witness her faith.
When asked what she would tell young people, she answered, "I would tell them I don't know how you will get through any crisis in life, health or otherwise, if you did not have God in your life. Who could you turn to?"
John and Dianne Harter are retired, but both maintain busy lives.
John, 79, was plant manager for a gift bag manufacturing company when he retired. Before that, he worked in economic development.
Dianne, 67, worked for 16 years with the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, starting as the front-desk greeter and moving up to administrative assistant. At the job, she worked with people of all ages, from children to seniors.
Bob Monahan, 84, a retired professor of geography who taught for nearly four decades at Western Washington University, learned early about the importance of dental health.
He grew up during the Great Depression, but his parents made sure he had proper dental care, even at the expense of their own teeth.
At age 30, Nadia Krilanovich is still young, but she's old enough to testify to the value of patience and persistence.
A native of Santa Cruz, Calif., she moved to Bellingham a dozen years ago to study art at Western Washington University, with the hope of illustrating children's books. Now she has done it, thanks, in part, to her way with words.
"Moon Child" - in which otters, raccoons and owls play with, and are comforted by, a full moon - came out in October. She has another title, "Chicken, Chicken, Duck!" coming out next spring, both from a division of Random House.
Western Washington University men's basketball forward Rory Blanche was named to the Seattle Pacific Tip-Off Classic all-tournament team while guard Amanda Dunbar and center Lauren Hefflin, members of the Vikings' women's team, were named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference/California Collegiate Athletic Association Crossover Classic all-tournament team.