In the Media
The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) has selected 10 projects to receive a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to compete for $3 million in loans and grants from the new Export Assistance Program.
The Export Assistance Program is an integral component of Gov. Chris Gregoire's state export initiative. The initiative also directs the state to help 5,000 Washington businesses achieve $600 million in new export sales. A review panel consisting of CERB members and experts in state export promotion evaluated 31 proposed projects supporting growth of Washington state product and service exports. The 10 finalist projects, totaling $5.5 million, are now invited to submit a full proposal for further consideration.
Two Whatcom County high school graduates recently received $1,000 scholarships from the Northwest Washington Fair.
Elizabeth Kayser, Lynden High School, has been involved in a variety of different fair activities, but she really enjoys showing cattle. She plans to attend Western Washington University to major in broadcast journalism and minor in political science.
Paul Becker and the UL-14 Sammamish Mortgage/WWU College Engineering Tech wins the Graham Trucking Unlimited Lights final.
Excellent racing by the Unlimited Light hydroplanes warmed up a drizzly day in Seattle. Paul Becker led the way with heat victories in 1B and 2A and both were closely contested. Becker, driving the UL-14 Sammamish Mortgage-Western Washington University College of Engineering and Technology-GO NAVY took first place over Kayleigh Perkins in the UL-72 Foster Care-Triad Racing Technologies in a battle to the finish line. Both drivers had to overhaul Rod Bourke in the UL-5 Vestus Foreclosure Group who won the start and led much of the first lap before finishing third.
Roland L. "Larry" De Lorme, a retired Western Washington University administrator and history professor credited with starting several campus programs, died Sunday, Aug. 1. He was 73.
Give a skimboarder an inch of water and they'll take a mile.
Ok, not in actual distance. But those who ride skimboards need just inches of water to throw down. As in toss what looks like a 3- to 4-foot long wooden plank on the water and turn it into a glorious ride.
When street crews finish a new stormwater retrofit project this year, just about all city streets in the Lake Whatcom watershed will have their runoff treated before it enters the lake.
This week crews will begin a project to retrofit Flynn Street, which is south of Bloedel Donovan Park and connects Electric Avenue with Lakeside Avenue. It's part of a project to ensure stormwater from both Flynn and a portion of Lakeside is treated before entering the lake.
There's a history bus tour of Bellingham coming up Saturday, Aug. 14.
In a twist, the tour isn't organized by a local bunch. Instead, the tour is an out-of-town venture by Historic Everett, a nonprofit preservation group. But Whatcom County people can join in.
As most in West Seattle know, the totem pole from Rotary Viewpoint was stolen last November, recovered, repaired, restored, reinstalled, and will be re-dedicated Aug. 10. And while South Dakotan Native artist Robin Young originally carved the pole about 35 years ago, it took a lot of behind-the-scenes expertise to reinvigorate the pole, to bring the pole back as close as possible to Young's original vision.
A small-business conference that provides networking and training opportunities will be at Whatcom Community College Sept. 10-11.
Western Washington University's Small Business Development Center, Whatcom Community College, along with sponsor Whidbey Island Bank, will host ThinkBiz 2010.