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Volunteers needed for Bay to Baker Trail work on Sunday, Aug. 1

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 30, 2010 # Comments Off

Mount Baker Club needs volunteers to help trim shrubs and overhanging vines along part of the Bay to Baker Trail on Sunday, Aug. 1.

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Prayer fellowship across Whatcom County July 31 to Sept. 11

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 30, 2010 # Comments Off

Northwest International Ministries will be hosting countywide prayer fellowships Saturday, July 31, through Sept. 11, in Whatcom County.

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Ferndale schools make cuts but organize budget to match regular revenue

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 30, 2010 # Comments Off

FERNDALE - Officials in the Ferndale School District hope the 2010-11 budget sets the district up for fewer position and program cuts in coming school years.

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Help sought finding Bellingham man last seen in Douglas County

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 30, 2010 # Comments Off

A Bellingham man who suffers from mental-health issues walked away from his parents' home in Douglas County last weekend and has not been located.

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Longtime Ferndale School Board member resigns, replacement sought

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 30, 2010 # Comments Off

FERNDALE - After 23 years on the Ferndale School Board, Dr. John Hruby is stepping down.

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3 state Supreme Court justices seek re-election

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 30, 2010 # Comments Off

OLYMPIA - Washington state Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders is no stranger to controversy, and his bid to seek a fourth term has led to an unusually spirited campaign that may extend beyond next month's primary.

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Bellingham school bus driver wins international safety title

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 30, 2010 # Comments Off

BELLINGHAM - A substitute driver for the Bellingham School District is one of the safest school bus drivers in the U.S. and Canada, according to the National School Transportation Association.

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State disciplines Whatcom County nursing assistant for assaulting vulnerable adults

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 30, 2010 # Comments Off

A Whatcom County nursing assistant convicted of assaulting two vulnerable adults she was caring for is being disciplined by the Washington Department of Health.

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Researchers will band baby terns along Bellingham waterfront Friday

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 29, 2010 # Comments Off

BELLINGHAM - An Oregon State University research team will be banding Caspian tern chicks beginning around 7 a.m. Friday, July 30, and the activity will no doubt raise a ruckus among the thousands of birds nesting on the old Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill site on the waterfront.

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Bellingham’s St. Sophia to welcome new priest

The Bellingham Herald: Local News @ July 29, 2010 # Comments Off

BELLINGHAM - Members of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church will officially welcome their new priest and a new era at the church Sunday, Aug. 1, when Father Michael Tervo celebrates his first Divine Liturgy at St. Sophia at 10:30 a.m.

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