Basketball teams take tough losses on court
DEMING/EVERSON – The Mount Baker boys basketball team took a loss to Lynden, 44-34, on Jan. 14, bringing them to a 6-4 record. After a low scoring first half with the two teams knotted up at 16-16,...
View ArticleStudents to hit the stage with winter productions
by THE FOOTHILLS GAZETTE EVERSON – The Nooksack Valley High School Drama Department will present “Terror by Gaslight,” a play that takes place in early 19th century Philadelphia, beginning this week....
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Local cemetery records sought for genealogy project
Rick Read examines headstones at Mount Hope Cemetery in Deming. Welcome Cemetery, one of the locations included in the record collection. Courtesy photo by Brita Adkinson COUNTY – A project is under...
View ArticlePolice Report
compiled by Brent Cole The following items were compiled through reports filed with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO): Arson to vehicle • Dec. 30: Whatcom County Fire District 14 responded to...
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More charges filed against Wilhelm; Acme resident retrieves his truck BELLINGHAM – Additional charges have been filed against Noah Wilhelm, 21, of Acme, in the shooting of Kyle Brown, also 21. Wilhelm,...
View ArticleMan attempts to smuggle $2 million in ecstasy at Sumas port of entry
by the Foothills Gazette SUMAS – A Canadian man was taken into custody at the Sumas port of entry on Jan. 14 after allegedly attempting to smuggle in $2 million worth of ecstasy tablets, according to...
View ArticleSumas man killed in dairy accident
by the Foothills Gazette SUMAS – A Sumas man working at a local dairy was killed when an overhead door fell down and pinned him. The incident has been ruled an accident, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleAcme mining proposal draws concerns
Many want county to complete Environmental Impact Statement by the Foothills Gazette ACME – Local residents are voicing concerns over a proposal to expand mining in the Acme area and are asking Whatcom...
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Community mourns slain teen
by the Foothills Gazette KENDALL – Friends, family, neighbors and community members came together several evenings last week to remember Felicity Elizabeth Boonstra, the 14-year-old victim in a...
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“Our Little Corner of the Valley” presentation on Jan. 30
Bud Iverson (above) grew up in this home on West Main Street, one of the Everson homes commissioned to be built by his father. “My real name is Earl Iverson, but everyone always called me Bud,” he...
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