Bellingham News

Visiting Angels home care assistant Shana Shelter hands George the dog to Janette Morris, 94, at her Bellingham home, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013.

City of Bellingham Parks Department worker Cary Mapes pulls downed tree branches to a chipper in the old area of Bayview Cemetery Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

Nancy Horan's highly anticipated new work of historical fiction, and Indie-Next pick, "Under the Wide and Starry Sky," changes our view of the author of such classics as "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

The derby offers $25,000 in purse money with lots of merchandise prizes. There are also special prize categories for women, youth, and active military.

Nooksack's Ryan Gelwicks dives into first base as Bellingham's Owen Jewell waits for the throw to arrive Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Nooksack Valley.

A gust of wind kicks up and Sally Farrell covers up as wind blows up her skirt during the fifth annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 15, 2014 in Bellingham.

The 2nd Street Brass Ensemble to Bellingham for the third annual "Play It Forward Chamber Residency" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Western Washington University's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.

Kelly Lockwood celebrates with friends as they gather at the finishing line of the annual Runnin' O' the Green Saturday morning, March 15, 2014 in Bellingham.

The AAA Driver Improvement Program is holding a one-day refresher course that will focus on defensive driving and curbing traffic accidents.

By this summer, a mobile poultry processing unit - basically a slaughtering and packing house on wheels for birds and rabbits - should be scheduling appointments with Whatcom County farmers, said Fred Berman, project manager at the Northwest Agriculture Business Center.

BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 14 -- The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers issued the following news release: Each year SPIE recognizes outstanding achievements through its awards program.

Watch the two day old chicks get fed at Sustainable Living Farm & Garden on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 6931 Hannegan Road, north of Bellingham, Wa., in the former Hannegan Farm & Home building.

Millie Johnson and Rena Ziegler, right, laugh as they put on chicken hats before performing with the klezmer band What the Chelm during Congregation Beth Israel's annual Purim Carnival at the Bloedel Donovan Community Building on March 23, 2008.

Caladh Nua performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014 at Skagit Valley College's McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, in Mount Vernon.

The bicyclist who was stuck by a truck in a bike lane Wednesday, March 12, remained in serious condition in the hospital Friday.

MOUNT VERNON — Several people were arrested Thursday morning, March 13 following a three-county drug raid executed by the local branch of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Henry Miller presents his line of raw spicy honey flavors called Henry's Humdingers, on the ABC show Shark Tank.

A program that would remove the right to build homes from some rural areas and transfer them to cities got a nod of approval on Tuesday, March 11. The Whatcom County Council approved in a 6 to 1 vote preliminary population and job-growth estimates that will guide updates of the county and cities' 20-year plans, which are due in 2016.

Don Phillips, a longtime Bellingham jazz aficionado, recently donated a sizable quantity of his music collection to Western Washington University's jazz program and music library.

The rains have returned to Whatcom County, signaling the warmer weather of spring and reminding us of what it takes to makes our region so lush and green - water.