April is National Volunteer Month, and marks the beginning of the preparation process for one of Bellingham’s biggest volunteer-run events, Ski to Sea. The multi-sport team relay event first hit Bellingham in 1973, and since then it has been all hands on deck.
The suspect who was arrested by Bellingham Police for making an alleged bomb threat at the Regal Cinemas Barkley Village 16 appeared in Whatcom County Superior Court on Monday, April 29. Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Richey said the alleged bomb threat was pre-planned and terrorized the community.
The campus community was alerted to the presence of a man who had what appeared to be a rifle slung over his shoulder via Western Alert on Tuesday, May 14, around 5 a.m.
For six hours, five bands and 13,000 fans packed into Civic Stadium Saturday afternoon for the long-awaited Double Major concert. The event was the largest music concert in Bellingham’s history, according to a press release from the Mayor’s Office. Hosted on Alumni Weekend, the benefit concert brought together Western alumni bands Death Cab for Cutie and ODESZA. All of the proceeds from the show were donated to the WWU Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment.
Libby Hielkema, midfielder, playing for her high school Lynden Christian. // Photo courtesy of Lynden Tribune
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