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Kirkland resident earns scholarship from WWU

Western Washington University student Ryan Patrick Hasert, son of Clifford Hasert and Deborah Krogman of Kirkland, received a $1,218 Gary Gray Memorial Scholarship in Environmental Photography for the 2012-2013 academic year.

2012-07-23
College Quest students perform WWU waste audit 2012-07-20
Water Quality Decline Has Slowed

According to the latest Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program Annual Report for 2010-11 (Matthews et. al., 2012), our community’s primary drinking water source continues to decline in water quality. The rate of decline has slowed as indicated by some water quality parameters; however, other parameters…

2012-07-18
Sheldon crowned Kent's Miss Cornucopia

For Kelli Sheldon, the coronation was validation.

Kent's newly crowned Miss Cornucopia considers the honor humbling, a reflection of her tireless, fulfilling work in the community

2012-07-16
Students blog from Siberia during Polaris Project 2012-07-13
Google tracks hellish wildfire season in the American West

Google has created the 2012 US Wildfire Crisis Map to dynamically track the four dozen wildfires blazing across the United States, mostly in the West.

The map, built on its Crisis Response platform, is tracking about 50 fires, including the 100,000-acre Clay complex in Utah and the…

2012-07-05
Celebration of life for James Scott set for July 20 in Bellingham 2012-07-02
Peninsula College names Student of Year

Ian Keene was named the 2011-2012 Peninsula College Student of the Year.

His selection was announced last week by Student Body President Kimmy Jones at the Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting.

Keene, a resident of Pullman, has a 3.79 grade-point average, and graduated Saturday with…

2012-06-18
WWU Honors Seven Students as Presidential Scholars 2012-06-13
Author with local ties pens his 11th book

A fascination with a compelling swath of history has propelled former Columbian reporter and columnist Bill Dietrich to release his 11th novel.

"The Emerald Storm" ($25.99; Harper/HarperCollins Publishers) is the fourth in Dietrich's adventure tales featuring Ethan Gage.…

2012-06-08
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