In the Media
Justina MacDowell scored two goals and Megan Chapin had a goal and two assists as Western Washington University rolled to a 4-1 win over Western Oregon University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's soccer contest Thursday, Sept. 29, at the WOU Soccer Field.
The four goals were a season high for the Vikings, all of them by players who had not scored previously this fall. WWU, which had just six goals in its first eight games, improved to 4-3-2 overall and 3-2-0 in GNAC action.
New district boundaries for the Whatcom County Council and Port of Bellingham Commission have been released.
They were developed by a bipartisan districting committee of five people. The district boundaries are the same for County Council and the port districts.
While there are no wholesale changes to the boundaries that will be in effect for the next local election in 2013, the committee did make some intricate changes to district boundaries within the city of Bellingham. The affected areas include some precincts or portions of precincts in the Old Town and Lettered Streets area, a few blocks near Bellingham Technical College, and an area north of Illinois Street and west of Meridian Street.
Forward Tyler Schultz scored on a penalty kick in the 84th minute as Seattle Pacific University blanked Western Washington University 1-0 on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Orca Field.
The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Vikings, who dropped to 3-4-0 overall and 2-2-0 in conference play.
Forget the corn mazes and the kissing alpaca - just getting out to the country is the best thing about this weekend's Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms, says Trica Plyme, the event's executive director.
The farm tour, now in its 13th year, features 14 free stops that highlight a range of Skagit Valley agriculture, from wineries and dairies to fruits and vegetables, and even alpacas and shellfish. Among the sights and activities are high-tech and antique farm equipment, an ultrasound exam of a live steer, and a demonstration of alpaca fibers being processed.
Tigard City Council has called a special business meeting next week to publicly announce their final pick for city manager, a position vacated two months ago.
Derek Todd, a former town administrator in Frederick, Colo., and Martha "Marty" Wine, currently the assistant chief administrative officer of Renton, Wash., have been announced as the two finalists for the job.
Earth scientist Michael C. Wilson will discuss how animals and plants arrived on islands in the Pacific Northwest during a lecture Friday, Sept. 30, at Western Washington University.
A SERIES of poetry readings will be delivered at the courthouse gallery in Ennistymon next Thursday to celebrate All-Ireland Poetry Day.
Readings will be given by Joseph Woods and a number of writers who have made North Clare their home such as Knute Skinner, Jean Kavanagh, Isla Thielan and Jessie Lendennie.
Ray K. Tsuchiyama has been named the University of Hawaii Foundation director of institutional advancement for UH-Maui College.
Based on Maui, he will oversee annual giving, scholarships, major gifts, planned giving, corporate partnerships and stewardship under the leadership of UH-Maui College Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto.
Only 10 days after work began to remove the Elwha River Dam, water from Lake Aldwell has begun flowing over a big bite taken out of the south side.
The south spillway gates have been removed, and the gate floor has been blasted down to bedrock.
Then on Monday afternoon, cofferdams holding the river away from the site where crews and equipment had worked were cut open, and water rushed in to pour over the newly lowered lip.
By dusk Tuesday, water was slowing down over the north spillway. The river was switching sides of the canyon.
Not even three months into its two-year budget cycle, Washington state is facing as much as a $2 billion budget problem.
Between the dire September revenue forecast and another dip anticipated in November, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced her intentions to call the Legislature back into a special session in November.
This news comes after three painful years of state budget deficits. The low-hanging fruit, the simpler, more obvious cuts, have been made. And the possibility of raising new revenue faces high hurdles with voter-affirmed requirements for a two-thirds legislative majority for any tax increases or a vote of the people.