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After decades of borrowed space, early learning center for farmworker families opens in Lynden
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (338+ words) LYNDEN — Small chairs were neatly tucked under tables, untouched toys sat on shelves and streamers covered the walls of a new modular building in Lynden. In just a few days, small children will light up the space for the first…...
Some Whatcom County families will receive $300/month for childcare starting in 2027
1+ week, 4+ day ago (622+ words) Eligible Whatcom County families could eventually receive $300 a month for childcare tuition as the county finally starts to roll out a subsidy program first promised more than two years ago. On Aug. 11, the Whatcom County Council approved a $7 million contract…...
Free school supplies, resources for kids available at these back-to-school events
1+ week, 5+ day ago (299+ words) In just a few weeks, students in Whatcom and Skagit counties will head back to school. Here’s a guide to district and community resources for families needing a little bit of extra support to get ready for the new school…...
Lummi Island's Beach School down to one teacher as enrollment drops
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (458+ words) Last summer, when Lummi Islanders heard that because of enrollment declines and budget challenges, Ferndale School District couldn’t support a two-teacher staff at their beloved island school, they raised thousands of dollars to keep the second teacher for another year....
Back-to-School Health Checklist for Families
2+ week, 2+ day ago (678+ words) School supply lists. New clothes. Parent forms. These are likely a big part of the back-to-school to-do list. But one other thing that may sneak up on parents? Immunizations and medications. Before the first bell rings, Washington parents need to…...
Modern book clubs are vulnerable, bold and buying up the attention economy
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1082+ words) Editor’s note: This is part four of “In Real Life,” an ongoing series about how young people in our region build in-person community in a disconnected time. Email [email protected] with suggestions. Bellingham resident Krista Coleman responded to a Facebook post…...
Child crushed by log at Little Squalicum Beach Wednesday night
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (165+ words) No Q&A content found. A 6-year-old Bellingham boy was transferred to Seattle Children’s Hospital with a traumatic brain injury from a beach accident Wednesday evening, July 8. Emergency responders, including Bellingham Fire Department, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and Bellingham…...
WA child welfare deaths drop significantly after record year
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (731+ words) No Q&A content found. Deaths and critical injuries among children in Washington’s child welfare system fell steeply in the first quarter of 2026, state officials reported Wednesday. Still, four children died and three more nearly died in the first three…...
Behind the scenes of Shoestring Circus's most ambitious show (so far)
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (1073+ words) Shoestring Circus has a deserved reputation for high-flying acrobatics, mind-bending illusions and original storytelling. But ahead of its fourth season, organizers feel confident this year’s show will be the most ambitious yet. “We’ve built some props and some illusions, and…...
Caroline McDowell: owner of Toybox Treasures
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (414+ words) Tell us about you and how you ended up opening a toy store. I picked up an Ernie puppet because “Sesame Street” was just getting big at that time. Ernie had movable cloth arms and a rubber hand, so I…...