In the Media

"Katie Colard, a senior guard at Elma High School, has signed a national letter of intent to play women's basketball at Western Washington University."

"Western Washington University's Patrick Boag shot a 3-over par 75 on Thursday, May 20, at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championships being held at The Sagamore Club in Noblesville, Ind."

"A boatload of Bellingham went into a new flick from DB Skimboards that's debuting Friday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in the Western Washington University multi-purpose room."

"Earl H. Settlemyer, a child actor in movies and television during the 1950s who later went into banking, died Friday, May 14, at his home in Sudden Valley. He was 63.

Settlemyer, who went by "Earl Robie" as an actor, retired to Whatcom County in 2005 with his sister, Louise Settlemyer Lott."

"Lonnie Hicks has resigned as the head softball coach at Western Washington University. Making that announcement was Vikings' director of athletics Lynda Goodrich.

Hicks posted a record of 227-205 in nine years at Western, half of the program's existence. The Vikings finished 27-25 in 2010 following a 13-17 start, and placed third in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings at 22-17."

"Western Washington University women's basketball coach Carmen Dolfo announced Wednesday, May 19, that Marcel Pounds, a senior guard at Bonney Lake High School, has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Vikings."

"An art auction to benefit a Dominican-Haitian nonprofit organization will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at Honey Moon, a winery and tasting room.

The goal is to raise money for the Movement of Dominican and Dominican-Haitian Women, which works to promote democratic and sustainable development, as well as respect for human rights."

"Cecilia Lewis is light years away from growing up in Effingham because she is a fishery biologist in the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Division of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Conservation in Washington, D.C.

Caught on her cell phone while walking down a D.C. street to the U.S. House of Representatives, the 2000 graduate of West Florence High School said her interest in conservation came from watching S.C. Educational Television."

"A team from Western Washington University has received a qualified go-ahead for the next phase of the Progressive Automotive X Prize - an international competition to build a super fuel-efficient vehicle that would appeal to the public.

WWU's Vehicle Research Institute and its sporty coupe, the Viking 45, is competing for part of a $10 million purse. The car runs on electricity and gasoline."

"A fairly small amount of waterfront redevelopment is expected to occur in the next four to five years as major changes wait on environmental cleanup and street construction.

That was part of the message that Port of Bellingham commissioners got at their Tuesday, May 18, meeting as Port Environmental Director Mike Stoner updated them on the master planning process."