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Bellingham woman offers e-primer on organic gardening

Marilyn Williams has combined her love of organic gardening with the need to fight off difficult financial challenges during the recession to become an entrepreneurial author.

The 49-year-old Bellingham resident is offering her book, "Easy Organic Gardening Guide," for $7 with鈥

Amid Cuts, Public Colleges Step Up Appeals to Alumni

As state legislatures cut back support for higher education, public colleges and universities across the country are turning to their alumni, hat in hand, as never before 鈥 hiring consultants, hunting down graduates and mobilizing student phone banks to raise private money in amounts they once鈥

Retired teacher thankful for dental program at Bellingham senior center

Alice Ellingson says the high cost of dental appointments prevented her from getting regular cleanings and dental care until she found out about reduced-cost dentistry at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center.
A former special-education teacher, she says she has to make sure her鈥

Bellona appointed assitant professor of civil, environmental engineering at Clarkson

Christopher Bellona has been appointed assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Clarkson University.

Bellona received his bachelor of science degree in environmental sciences from Western Washington University, and his master of science and Ph.D. in environmental鈥

On the right path

A team of 10 National Civilian Community Corps volunteers arrived in Casa Grande Monday, ready to blaze trails at Casa Grande Mountain.

The team, which calls themselves 鈥淔ire Four,鈥 consists of six young women and four young men from various parts of the country.鈥

草榴社区 HALL OF FAME: Class of 2011 has coaching feel to it

A quick scan through the list of members inducted into the Western Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame since 1968, and the word "coach" keeps popping up. Fifteen times, to be exact.

In fact, the only words to show up more often are football (32 times), basketball (22鈥

Pacific Bank's Abbott, Young promoted

Bank of the Pacific recently announced the promotion of real estate team members Claudia Abbott and Jennifer Young. Both have been promoted to vice president.

Young brings 15 years of loan officer experience to the real estate department as a real estate loan representative. A lifelong鈥

Magnuson to retire as ELC superintendent

Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District Superintendent Dick Magnuson has submitted his resignation effective at the end of the current school year.

In a Jan. 6 letter to the school board, Magnuson said he will be retiring at the end of his current contract.

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Twin Teachers Share Passion at North Mason High

When twin sisters Ramey and Anna Bishoff were growing up in Gig Harbor, they worked diligently to make sure their lives intersected as little as possible.

They didn鈥檛 have common interests 鈥 Anna was more artistic while Ramey was attracted to sciences. They didn鈥檛鈥

Liberty graduate stars in Seattle鈥檚 鈥楧on Giovanni鈥

Danny Kam, a 2006 Liberty High School graduate, has landed the lead role in 鈥淒on Giovanni: A New Musical,鈥 at Seattle Musical Theatre and Fruition Productions.

Kam, who graduated from Western Washington University in 2010, said he was excited to play Don Giovanni鈥

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