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WEBSep 20, 2024 · More to read from our nonprofit news partners. Crosscut / Cascade PBS: Independent, reader-supported, nonprofit news for the Pacific Northwest ICT News: Independent, nonprofit, multimedia news covering Indigenous peoples InvestigateWest: Dedicated to change-making investigative journalism for the Pacific Northwest KMRE-FM Kulshan Community Media: Listener-supported community radio for ...
Harvest season arrives in Skagit County - Salish Current
WEB22 hours ago · The sudden increase in tractors on the road, fields emptied overnight and the change in weather all lead to one thing in the Skagit Valley — harvest season. The growing season started wet with some late rain in April and May that put some farmers behind, and the cool weather had many hot weather crops …
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WEBThe Salish Current is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, online local news organization serving Whatcom, San Juan and Skagit counties. Based in Bellingham, we serve 400,000 residents and tens of thousands of annual visitors to the three-county area. Our region is the ancestral home of Native treaty tribes including the Lummi, Nooksack, Samish, Sauk ...
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WEBNewsletter. Whatcom Falls 1999 disaster memorial story pole, Lummi House of Tears Carvers (Matt Benoit) Salish Current ‘s newsletter delivers: our newest stories from and about Whatcom, San Juan and Skagit counties, and. a curated list of links to news stories published by U.S. and Canadian local news media around the Salish Sea.
An important new asset for Bellingham - Salish Current
WEBSep 19, 2024 · The essays, analyses and opinions presented as Community Voices express the perspectives of their authors on topics of interest and importance to the community, and are not intended to reflect perspectives on behalf of the Salish Current. [Updated Sept. 20, 2024]Commentary: New programs in the new Lighthouse Mission building will enhance a community asset
2021: A look back at some stories from the first full year of Salish ...
WEBDec 31, 2021 · 2021 was a year like no other, with themes such as public health vis-à-vis COVID-19 and opioid addiction; social justice in the courts, the arts, housing and policing; and climate change and natural resources including water rights management. Salish Current offers a look back via articles published during the …
The vision of Mount Vernon’s Library Commons becomes reality
WEB2 days ago · A ribbon cutting open to the public at the highly anticipated Mount Vernon Library Commons will be followed by guided tours this Saturday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. The new Commons — the result of combined community dreams and ideas — is at 208 W. Kincaid Street, across from the courthouse. The Library Commons is …
Signs of a hidden threat: preparing for the really big one
WEBSep 6, 2023 · The signs and attention are meant to prepare people, especially visitors, for the certainty of a tsunami, if not the precise timing and magnitude of it. But at times, fatalism settles in. Rusk said, “If the tsunami comes, then maybe it was sort of meant to be.”. Still, making a plan is smart. Ray has an informal one.
Anticipated Salish Sea vessel traffic increases spark calls for more ...
WEBJan 28, 2022 · Ready to assist large vessels transiting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and outer coast, the tug Barbara Foss sits dockside at Neah Bay. As vessel traffic is expected to increase in the region, some are calling for additional safeguards against associated risks — such as devastating oil spills.
After the flood: still rebuilding amid uncertainty, anxiety—and ...
WEBNov 17, 2022 · Editor’s note: Salish Current continues its coverage of Nooksack flooding by revisiting the people and the places written about in earlier stories: “Flood survivors face next flood season while awaiting long-term fixes,” Sept. 15, 2022 “Flood recovery continues in Sumas, seven months on,” June 24, 2022 “Whatcom farmers face manure management challenges after flooding,” Dec. 22, 2021