Bellingham Business Journal articles from May 2009

Bellingham Business Journal archives from May 2009

Study finds city has 998 net acres for future jobs.(Report)
May 1, 2009... The City of Bellingham has released a report that analyzes how much Bellingham land is available to support future job creation. Bellingham's Employment Lands Report provides a snapshot of Bellingham's industry sectors, employment zones,...

Whatcom Land Trust celebrates 25 years: nonprofit plays crucial role for parks.
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Were it not for Whatcom Land Trust, the public might never have seen the 54 acres of forested wetlands and beach that encompass Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, Whatcom County's newest park. The story of how this...

ACB posts record quarterly revenue: business has $17 million backlog of boats to build.(Aluminum Chambered Boats)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Fairhaven boat-builder Aluminum Chambered Boats (ACB) reported a record first quarter revenue this year, up 269 percent from the first quarter of 2008. "In a difficult market, we are very thankful that we continue to see positive growth,"...

Peoples Bank reports 1st-quarter profits.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Financial report)
May 1, 2009... Peoples Bank announced last month that at the end of first-quarter 2009, the bank had a total of $1.1 billion in assets and a year to date after-tax profit of $1.4 million. Total loans grew i2 percent in the past year and deposits grew 17.5...

Peregrine Expeditions opens for mountain guiding.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Joseph Anderson )(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Joseph Anderson and his wife, Michelle, recently launched their own Bellingham-based mountain guiding company, Peregrine Expeditions. Anderson previously guided for American Alpine Institute, which is also based in Bellingham, but decided...

[Cartoon].(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Cartoon)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Don't think of this as a layoff. Think of it as 6 months of REALLY casual Friday's." WILOT atizans.com

Foothills Gazette could close in June.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Becca Schwarz and Brent Cole)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... A Whatcom County newspaper is in trouble. Becca Schwarz and Brent Cole, publishers of the bi-weekly Foothills Gazette, have announced that due to a significant decrease in advertising, the Gazette will be forced to close in June if...

ReThreads moving to former Frank's Place.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... ReThreads, a local men's and women's consignment shop, is moving to the former Frank's Place pawnshop location at 1311 Railroad Ave., which closed at the end of 2008 after 60 years. Kristin Emmet, manager at ReThreads, which is currently...

Edward Jones office moves back to downtown Lynden.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... Edward Jones financial adviser Will Mouat, displaced by the Delft Square fire, is returning to downtown Lynden on May 18, Mouat is opening the Edward Jones office at 517 Front St., just a half-block from Delft Square, which was severely...

Audio Innovations offers DJ services.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... Audio Innovations opened recently, offering mobile disc jockey services, equipment rental and event planning. Owner Jaron Kensok has worked in the DJ and event-planning business for nine years, including three years as an on-air personality...

Bliss Salon & Boutique opening in May.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Bliss Salon & Boutique, located at 1031 N. State St. Suite 106, opened its doors May 4. The salon offers full-service hair care and also features a small clothing boutique in the 650-square-foot space, said owner Alysha Ritter. Several...

Bellwether Gate breaks ground.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Bellwether Gate LLC, a development company with the same principal as Bellingham firm Ebenal General, had a groundbreaking ceremony on April 20 to celebrate the beginning of construction on the first of the four buildings in its Bellwether Gate...

WAG tours the waterfront.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] City councilman Jack Weiss, right, talks with Waterfront Advisory Group member Robyn du Pre about the reuse potential of the Barking and Chipping Plant during an April 15 WAG tour of the industrial site. The WAG and...

Brown's Beauty & Barber Supply to close Fountain location.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... With a heavy heart, Gloria Hardan, owner of Brown's Beauty & Barber Supply at 2815 Meridian St., is planning to close the business's Fountain District location at the end of June. Brown's Beauty Supply at Sunset Square, located at 1225 E....

Technology Alliance Group launches tech directory.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... The Bellingham-based Technology Alliance Group (TAG) recently launched an online directory for technology businesses in Whatcom County. The listings are free and the directory now contains information on 60o local businesses in various...

Wavelengths Salon closes.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Wavelengths Salon, located at 2925 Newmarket Place Suite 104, closed at the end of April. Owner Rochelle Klinnert said she is closing due to a change in her lifestyle--she became a foster parent and doesn't want the stress of running her...

Employment watch.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Starting with this issue, the BBJ will be tracking unemployment numbers in Whatcom County in a graph each month. The graph above shows Whatcom's unemployment in March at 9.0 percent, which is on par with the national...

Bellingham Alive to launch in May.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(K&L Media LLC)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Whatcom County will soon have a new feature publication. In May, Lisa Karlberg, co-owner of K & L Media, is planning to launch Bellingham Alive, a bi-monthly, lifestyle magazine, alongside Bellinghamalive.com, a Web site designed to be...

texture clothing opens downtown store.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... texture clothing, a local women's clothing design and manufacturing company, recently opened its first retail location, called texture.home, at 1425 N. State St. next to Harley Davidson. For the past seven years, owner Teresa Remple has...

New "doo" service opens.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Doo Bandits)(Dennis Pate )(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Dennis Pate of Bellingham recently started Doo Bandits, an eco-friendly "poo" removal service that uses only biodegradable trash bags and environmentally safe cleaning products. Pate said animal waste can affect the appearance of a yard,...

Nails 2 you opens mobile business.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Local entrepreneur Ralph Cuellar recently opened Nails 2 You, a mobile nail-care service. Cuellar and employee Tiffeny Le bring the comfort and quality of a nail salon to residential facilities and special events. The business offers...

Bellhaven buys Performance Yachts.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... Bellhaven Yacht Sales and Charters, located at 714 Coho Way, purchased the local boat brokerage Performance Yachts on April I. Performance Yachts will keep its name and offices on the Bellwether Peninsula, but will now be under the umbrella...

Tabar ranks No. 5 best place to work.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... Outside magazine recently ranked the Bellingham office of Tabar Inc., a glove design and manufacturing company, as the fifth-best place to work in the nation. The full list of 30 companies and the related story is in the May issue of...

Fairhaven Mortgage merges, changes name.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Homestead Mortgage Co.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Fairhaven Mortgage, located at 1128 Finnegan Way Suite 100, has merged with Everett-based Homestead Mortgage and will assume the parent company's name. Nicole Walker, who owned Fairhaven Mortgage, said the merger with Homestead Mortgage...

Former club DJ launches Bellingham Event Music.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... Christine Clauson spent years spinning vinyl at parties and clubs in Seattle and New York as DJ Analog Girl. Now she owns her own mobile disc jockey company called Bellingham Event Music. The company provides music for events all over...

Timothy Krell opens real estate law office.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... Timothy Krell, former manager of First American Title, is opening a private law practice, Timothy G. Krell, Real Estate Law PLLC, at 301 Prospect St. Suite 7. Krell said he graduated from law school in 1986, passed the Washington state bar...

Sutter Professional Finishing expands in size, services.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Sutter Professional Finishing, a local painting contractor formerly known as Paper Interiors, has moved into a 3,000-square-foot warehouse at 2694 Roeder Ave. from its previous location at 1409 E St. Owner Dave Sutter said the new location...

Anytime Fitness opening in Whatcom Plaza.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
May 1, 2009... Whatcom Plaza will soon have its first tenant, called Anytime Fitness. Located at 4252 Cordata Parkway Suite 103, the 4,000-square-foot gym is scheduled to open the first week of May and is now taking early membership registrations, said...

Book Fare gets new owners.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Book Fare Cafe)(Gloria Calderhead)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Book Fare Cafe, located on the second-floor mezzanine in the Village Books building at 1200 nth St. in Fairhaven, has new management. Gloria Calderhead, managing broker at Fairhaven Realty, and her daughter, Lori Calderhead-Wetzel,...

Federal stimulus money in Whatcom County.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... As of April 28, Whatcom County is slated to receive more than $7.6 million as part of federal stimulus money that is being distributed around the country. Below is a list of where the money has been allocated so far: * $113,175 for the...

BiO: interesting things about our area's most interesting people.(Diehl Ford, Inc.)(Mike Diehl)(Interview)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Name: Mike Diehl (Navy callsign: BFD) Age: 40 Business/Job Title: Diehl Ford, Inc. / General Manager Hometown: Bellingham [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What brought you to Bellingham? The stork Favorite memory: Leaving for a...

Good news in a bad economy: local businesses expand, profit year over year.(YOUR TURN)(Energy Conservation Services)(Fairhaven Shipyards)(Arrowac Fisheries facility )
May 1, 2009... These days, you can't click on a news site, turn on the radio or open a paper without the media dragging you down with more scary business news. It seems every other sentence begins with: "More bad news for the economy came today..." It's...

Businesses hiring workers, growing despite national trends.(Whatcorn County Housing Authorities )(Sandalwood Salon and Spa )(Bellhaven Yacht Sales and Charters)(Performance Yachts)
May 1, 2009... John Harmon Director of the Bellingham/Whatcorn County Housing Authorities [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Good News: The joint housing authorities have received $934,586 in federal stimulus funds collectively, which will be used...

Restaurants, inspectors work as partners: Silver Platter awards recognize businesses with best practices.
May 1, 2009... They could be the most dreaded words for a food business to hear: "Hi, my name is Tom from the health department. I am here for a routine inspection today." They could be the most dreaded words. It all depends on the food business. ...

Inspectors keep food businesses in compliance, out of trouble.
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The state's role in food safety Claudia Coles, manager of the Washington State Department of Agriculture's (WSDA) food safety program, said the state food safety program regularly inspects about 1,300 state food...

Jittery stock market presents opportunities: volatility in markets leads many to reaffirm investment plans.(Market Watch)
May 1, 2009... Tim Villhauer, a financial adviser with Edward Jones in JL Fairhaven, has a crystal ball on his desk. While many of his clients wish he could see the future in that ball, it simply bears an inscription that reads: "If you can not predict...

Real estate market ready to rebound: local home prices still low, pending sales rise.(Market Watch)
May 1, 2009... Here's the big question: When will we hit the bottom of this recession? Nobody really knows, but everybody has their own predictions. Other than blind confidence, the only thing to look at is the numbers. And for more than a year now, the...

Art around the world: gallery owner plans art trips to Europe, Mexico.
May 1, 2009... Wade Marlow remembers vividly the first time he organized a trip for local artists to travel and paint in France. It was 1995 and the group had rented a house in the upper Loire Valley and everything seemed to go wrong. "There was no...

The Glow Nightclub.(business births)
May 1, 2009... The Glow Nightclub Owner: Pete Wasley Address: 202 E. Holly St. Phone: (360) 734-3305 Square footage: 4,500 Opening Date: Feb. 10, 2009 Pete Wasley, owner of Bob's Burgers & Brew in the Gateway Building on Holly St.,...

Dog on Fire, Computer Service Specialist.(business births)
May 1, 2009... Dog on Fire, Computer Service Specialist Owner: Justin Vail Address: 1001 Larrabee Ave. Phone: (360) 202-5560 Opening date: March 1, 2009 Square footage: 500 Web site: www.dog-on-fire.com Justin Vail had been...

Kuru Kuru Sushi.(business births)
May 1, 2009... Kuru Kuru Sushi Owners: Sam and Judy Min Address: 11 Bellwether Way, Suite 11 Phone: (360) 392-8224 Square footage: 2,000 Sushi is a meal that calls for an acquired taste. Even Judy Min, owner of recently opened Kuru Kuru...

City gets public input on Fountain redevelopment: business, residents weigh in on mixed-use urban village.(real estate and construction)
May 1, 2009... Bellingham's Fountain District has a lot of potential. A stroll along Meridian Street between Monroe and West Illinois streets reveals a hodge-podge strip of homes, businesses and homes-converted-into-businesses surrounded by parks, schools...

Building permits.(TOP PROPERTIES)
May 1, 2009... The following recent building permit activity includes permits for commercial projects valued at $10,000 or more, and residential homes valued at $250,000 or more. Accepted 4110 Strider Loop Suite 109, $40,000 for commercial...

Top properties.(List)
May 1, 2009... The following is a list of recent commercial and high-end residential property sales in Whatcom County. Top properties is compiled by Wendy Darling with assistance from the county treasurer's and assessor's offices. Residences above...

Intern architect rebuilds houses in New Orleans.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lee Hall, an intern architect with Zervas Group Architects, recently spent a week in New Orleans, helping to rebuild houses that are still in need of repair after Hurricane Katrina. The Office of Disaster Relief was...

Bellingham Childcare and Learning Center elects new board members.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... Angela Murray, grant coordinator for Bellingham Public Schools, Johann Neem, professor at Western Washington University, and Debbie Chudek, retired Whatcom County Public Health Nurse, were elected as board members of Bellingham Childcare &...

Four faculty members awarded tenure at WCC.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Whatcom Community College)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Angela Enderberg, Grace Kolodychuk, Barry Maxwell, and Sally Sheedy have been awarded tenure by the Whatcom Community College Board of Trustees. Enderberg, a Spanish instructor, is the faculty advisor of Phi Theta Kappa at Whatcom and...

Lohrer and Miller join HB Hansen Construction Inc.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Phil Lohrer and David Miller have joined HB Hansen Construction, Inc.'s construction management team. Lohrer will serve as project manager and Miller as the construction coordinator. Lohrer...

William Barnes joins Sterling Life Insurance Company.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] William Barnes has joined Sterling Life Insurance Company as senior vice president, legal and compliance. Barnes will take on the general oversight of expanding legal operations of the company, internal audit...

Stylist joins Hair by Wendy.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... Hair stylist Shelley McClanahan has joined Hair by Wendy, located in Finnegan's Alley in Fairhaven. She received her training at Paul Mitchell and Estee Lauder in California and has 16 years' experience in creative hair design, color, and...

Wilson Engineering hires Matthes as senior project manager.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Michael F. Matthes)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Michael F. Matthes recently joined Wilson Engineering, LLC as senior project manager in Bellingham. Matthes has 20 years' experience as a civil engineer and project manager of educational campuses, hospitals, commercial centers and...

Ferndale contractor wins Best Booth.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... Elemental Contracting of Ferndale won Best Booth of Show at the Lynden Home Show in March with an indoor/ outdoor home-themed display. Owner Ryan Jackson got the opportunity to take the four booths at the entryway after a cancellation for his...

Marcus Fairbanks General Family Dentistry doubles office space.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marcus Fairbanks, DDS General Family Dentistry has announced extensive remodeling of his entire office suite, nearly doubling the size of the previous configuration to 1,800 square feet. During the 18-month...

Stewart Title hires four new employees.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Sue Hulsebus, Rick Norris and Sheila McElroy )(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sue Hulsebus came to Stewart Title in January 2009 with almost 30 years of experience in the title industry. She has expertise in title examination, recording...

Physical therapist joins Core Therapeutic.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Core Therapeutics PT appoints Tawny Bridge-Pope)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tawny Bridge-Pope, physical therapist and Prates instructor, has joined Core Therapeutics PT in Fairhaven as a clinician. She earned her Master of Physical Therapy degree from Eastern Washington University and has...

Joseph Trimble wins Lifetime Achievement Award.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... Western Washington University's Joseph Trimble has been awarded the International Lifetime Achievement Award for Multicultural and Diversity Counseling by the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Trimble, a...

Farmers Insurance agent qualifies for Topper Club.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Erik Dyrland, a local Farmers Insurance Agent, has qualified as a Topper Club agent. This award is given to Farmers agents who obtain consistently high levels of sales volume in auto, home, life and business...

WC Association of Realtors honors Mark Brown and Drew Wilkens.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Whatcom County Association of Realtors recently honored Mark Brown of Windermere Real Estate and Drew Wilkens of The Bank of the Pacific. Brown, a Bellingham native, was named the...

Guyette named Dean of College of Fine and Performing Arts at WWU.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... Daniel Guyette has been appointed to serve as dean for the College of Fine and Performing Arts at Western Washington University. Guyette, the current dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of South Dakota, will begin at Western...

Moss Adams accountants pass CPA Exam.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Moss Adams LLP has announced that audit manager Tegan Long and tax senior Diane Hack have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accounting examination. Individuals must pass the exam in order to qualify for licensure...

Van Mersbergen joins the staff at local accounting firm.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Krista Van Mersbergen has been hired as a new staff accountant for Varner Sytsma Herndon. Van Mersbergen graduated from Western Washington University in June 2008 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. She has...

City Councilman Louise Bjornson decides not to seek re-election.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Louise Bjornson announced that she has decided not to seek re-election to the Bellingham City Council. Bjornson served 22 years on the Bellingham City Council starting in 1988, 5 years on the Bellingham Planning...

Core Therapeutics owner featured in article on "going green".(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Core Therapeutics PT owner Elizabeth Hampton PT was featured in the April issue of nationally distributed PT Magazine, in an article on physical therapists "going green" and offering "therapy for the planet." Hampton shared advice from her...

Legg to speak at the WSCPA Annual Conference.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Conference news)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Max Legg, a Moss Adams LLP partner, will be a featured speaker on May 1 at The Washington State Society of CPA's Annual 2009 International Tax Conference in Seattle. Legg will speak about what professionals need...

New members appointed to the Pickford board of directors.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Rich Pelo, David McLeod and Kirsten Barron)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Rich Pelo, recently retired from Brenthaven, Max Kaiser, owner and director of Hand Crank Films, David McLeod, current CFO of Brenthaven and Brian Sibley, president and CEO of Sibley Public Relations, Inc. have joined The Pickford Film Center's...

Banner Bank announces two North Sound promotions.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Banner Bank has announced two promotions in the North Sound. Former Lynden Branch Manager Cheryl Fischer was promoted to vice president and deposit relationship officer. In her new role,...

Timothy Krell opens real estate law office in Bellingham.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
May 1, 2009... After 20 years in the title insurance industry in Washington state, Timothy G. Krell is proud to announce the opening of his law practice in Bellingham WA. The new firm will offer expertise in real estate purchases and sales agreements,...

Wellesse receives Corporate Sponsor of the Year Award.(AWARDS and ANNIVERSARIES)
May 1, 2009... Wellesse, a division of Botanical Laboratories, Inc., recently received the Corporate Sponsor of the Year award from the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. Wellesse was honored for its ongoing support of the Foundation's...

Roosendaal-Honcoop Construction celebrates 30th Anniversary.(AWARDS and ANNIVERSARIES)
May 1, 2009... Roosendaal-Honcoop Construction, Inc., a Whatcom County general contractor, celebrated its 30th anniversary April 18, 2009. Roosendaal-Honcoop Construction is owned and managed by lifelong county residents Gary Honcoop and Roger Roosendaal....

Meetings & clubs.(Conference news)(Calendar)
May 1, 2009... * Bellingham Referral Network--Meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at The Bellingham Golf and Country Club. For more information, call Tim Villhauer at 714-8661, or visit www.bellinghamreferral.org. * City Club--Noon to 1:30 p.m. the fourth...

Bellingham Bay Rotary donates $4,000 to Special Olympics.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Bellingham Bay Rotary Club)(Special Olympics Washington)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Special Olympics Washington received a $4,000 donation from the Bellingham Bay Rotary Charitable Giving Committee. The donation will pay for seasonal usage fees at local training facilities used by athletes and their coaches. Many...

Brigid Collins Annual Auction raises over $120,000.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Brigid Collins Family Support Center)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Community members who attended the Brigid Collins Family Support Center's 14th Annual Benefit Auction contributed over $120,000 to help break the cycle of child abuse. On average, the 2009 auction attendees gave 22 percent more than last year....

Los Ninos Fund to provide aid to families affected by Yamato raid.(Nonprofit Notebook)
May 1, 2009... The Whatcom Community Foundation (WCF), in collaboration with Community to Community Development, established the Los Ninos Fund to support local families affected by the Feb. 24, 2009, immigration raid at Yamato Engine Specialists in...

Big Brothers Big Sisters raises over $50,000 at annual fundraiser.(Nonprofit Notebook)
May 1, 2009... Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Washington (BBBSNW) hosted its 12th annual Bowl For Kids Sake fundraiser on April 4-5. Over 300 bowlers showed up at the Park Bowl in Bellingham and helped raise over $50,000 to support one-to-one mentoring...

Susan Howlett fundraising courses available through NWTI.(Nonprofit Notebook)
May 1, 2009... Northwest Training Institute will host a series of fundraising courses featuring Susan Howlett in May and June at St. Luke's Health Education Center.. Howlett is a respected trainer and consultant from Seattle who has served as core...

Training offered in delegating work to volunteers.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Conference news)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Whatcom Volunteer Center will host a training workshop for people who work with volunteers and those responsible for ensuring that staffs work well with volunteers. "Share the Load: Delegation for People who Work with Volunteers" will be held...

Kiwanis International sponsors One Day Project.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Boys and Girls Clubs )(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Kiwanis International sponsored the 3rd annual One Day Project on the first Saturday in April. The organization set aside one day where clubs around the world do a hands-on service project in their communities. This year, the Kiwanis Club...

Moss Adams employees donate to Evergreen Aids Foundation.(Nonprofit Notebook)
May 1, 2009... The Bellingham Moss Adams office has designated one Friday each month as Dress Down for Charity Day, an office sponsored day that supports a more casual dress code, and provides an opportunity to donate to a worthy cause. Throughout...

Blue Skies presents its 4th Annual Mother's Day Garden Party.(Nonprofit Notebook)
May 1, 2009... Blue Skies for Children will host its 4th annual Mother's Day garden party on May 10 from n a.m. to 4 p.m. The garden party will be held at neighboring homes five miles north of Bellingham, west of the Guide Meridian, at 373 and 375 W. Hemmi...

Workshops offer information on care options for seniors.(Nonprofit Notebook)
May 1, 2009... Home care expert Debbie Gann is partnering with community outreach programs to demystify the service options, insurance pitfalls and support available for seniors and care providers. Debbie Gann, owner and director of Home Attendant Care,...

Mt. Baker Dental Society donates $2,000 to "Campaign for Kids!".(Nonprofit Notebook)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... The Mt. Baker District Dental Society (MBDDS) donated $2,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County's capital campaign, "Campaign for Kids!" MBDDS is a professional organization that is the local component of the Washington State...

Kulshan Community Land Trust awarded $500,000 grant.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Washington State Housing Trust Fund)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Kulshan Community Land Trust has been awarded $500,000 from the Washington State Housing Trust Fund to provide up to 10 or more qualified homebuyers with mortgage gap financing. The Land Trust's award was one of 15 statewide homeownership...

Bellingham Bay Rotary donates $1,750 to BCLC.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Bellingham Childcare and Learning Center )(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Bellingham Bay Rotary Club has donated $1,750 to Bellingham Childcare & Learning Center to purchase computers. BCLC is nonprofit child care center dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality child care for families in need in Whatcom...

SPIE donates to local aid organizations.(Nonprofit Notebook)(International Society for Optics and Photonics)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... SPIE's Good Corporate Citizens Committee donated $5,025 to local charities throughout Whatcom County. The agencies that received portions of the funds included the Whatcom Literacy Council, Interfaith Coaltion, Big Brothers/Big Sisters,...