In the Media
Two seniors, who virtually rewrote the Western Washington University softball record book, have been named to the 2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II West Region all-star team, which was announced Wednesday, May 18.
Pitcher Erika Quint was a first-team choice and outfielder Michelle Wrigley was a second-team pick for the second time. Wrigley also was chosen in 2008.
Heading into the last big tourney of his prep career, Mount Si High School senior golfer Jack Kelly plays it cool.
No big boast about setting the world on fire at state.
No big predictions about finishing in the top you-name-it.
The New York Yankees will pay tribute to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and the United States Armed Forces on Saturday, May 21, prior to the Yankees' scheduled game at 7:10 p.m. vs. the New York Mets. Gates will open to fans with valid ticket at 5:00 p.m. with pregame ceremonies scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.
As part of the 11th annual Yankee Stadium Military Appreciation Ceremony, the Black Team of the U.S. Army Golden Knights will parachute into Yankee Stadium.
Western Washington University is ending its 50-year relationship with the dining vendor Sodexo, reports The Bellingham Herald. Another outsourcing giant, Aramark, will be the university’s dining vendor starting in September.
Thirty-one years after the eruption of Mount Saint Helens, a local expert says the volcano in our own backyard could be overdue for an eruption.
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Assistant Geology Professor and Volcano Seismologist at Western Washington University, says Mount Baker is an active volcano but hasn’t had a large eruption in a long time.
Western Washington University's Associated Student Pop Music presents a concert with The Head and the Heart at the Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25.
Doors open at 9 p.m.
Composed largely of transplants to the Seattle area, The Head and the Heart have been compared, stylistically, to a folksy version of The Beatles, or Crosby Stills Nash & Young with more instrumental force.
I admit that the title is a bit of an exaggeration. For one thing, most of the books were not actually overdue. Also, some people claim there were other causes for the Civil War: slavery, states’ rights, and stuff like that.
Nonetheless, the fact remains that 150 years ago, when this country was debating whether to go to war with itself, one issue on the table was missing library books.
Somewhere long ago rolled back into the ancient mists of time are key players in a long life or death drama.
The players in that drama are those things, places and beings that molded us, shaped us, helped create that which we now see ourselves as – modern Homo sapiens.
One of those elements is fire.
Western Washington University soon will have a new dining vendor for the first time in 50 years.
The university announced Tuesday, May 17, that it has chosen Aramark to handle dining services on campus, including three residential dining halls, catering and several retail cafes.
Aramark was chosen over Sodexo, Western's longtime vendor. The 10-year contract is scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 1, after details of the contract are completed, according to a press release from Western. Details about the amount of money for this contract are not being disclosed while it's being finalized.
Word spread Monday, May 16, that not only was Lynden's Tim Feenstra a co-leader at the 85th Washington Open Invitational, he shared the top of the leaderboard with PGA Tour professional Andres Gonzales.
So, the news prompted some of his family members, including his parents, to make the drive down to watch Feenstra play.
And they all carried scorecards - marking down every stroke of Feenstra's record-tying record.