Bellingham Business Journal articles from October 2008

Bellingham Business Journal archives from October 2008

Third waterfront plan emerges.
October 1, 2008... Waterfront planning took another twist late last month. As the time nears to finalize a plan for redevelopment of the former Georgia-Pacific site, local developer John Blethen and architect Dave Christensen have put forth a plan they hope...

Opening the door to affordable housing: part one of four.(real estate and construction)(affordable housing )
October 1, 2008... Many people dream of their Very own piece of the pie--a home to call their own. Maybe it's a condo with floor-to-ceiling windows in an urban skyscraper Or a cozy Victorian in the country with a garden and a porch swing. The form is...

Walkers Carpet One buys Elements building.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Local real estate developer and owner of Elements Design Center Fred Bovenkamp sold his 25,000-square-foot Elements Design Center building located at 2425 E. Bakerview Road to Walkers Carpet One for $2.85 million in September. The deal...

City, WCC, Clearwire team up to boost wireless coverage.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Clearwire's wireless coverage could be getting much better in the coming months. Clearwire, a high-speed Internet and phone service provider, is planning to install three antennas, two microwave dishes, and six base-transceiver-station...

Landmark expands by 20 new employees.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... After purchasing Property Management Professionals and its maintenance company, Mountain Bay Cleaning & Maintenance, in early September, Landmark Real Estate Management, located at 3800 Byron Ave. Suite 112, has leased the neighboring...

Wise Buys opens new downtown store.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Wise Buys Shop, one of Bellingham's longest-running thrift stores, reopened Monday, Sept. 15, at a larger location downtown in the Hotel Laube building at 1224 N. State St. Wise Buys is operated by volunteers from Lydia Place, a local...

Beach 'n Brew Bistro to open in October.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Madrona Bay Development and Real Property Management)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Morgan and Laurie Bartlett, the couple behind Madrona Bay Development and Real Property Management, are working to open Beach 'n Brew Bistro, a tanning salon and restaurant lounge which will be located at 436 W. Bakerview Road Suite 107 inside...

New office for Sterling Life Insurance Co.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Sterling Life Insurance Company, located in the Barkley District, is planning to open a new office at 192 E. Bakerview Rd. Suite 202 by Nov. 1. The 2,000-square-foot office will house the sales staff--about 15 people --who are currently...

CB Wholesale consolidating space.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... CB Wholesale, located at 1991 Division St. in Irongate, is planning to consolidate its operations under one roof. The roofing and drywall wholesaler had been running the drywall division out of a 15,000-square-foot space just down the road...

Mental health clubhouse to get new space on Holly.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Harmony House, a mental health clubhouse program run by Whatcom Counseling and Psychiatric Clinic, will soon be getting its own space at 209 W. Holly St., across from The Wild Buffalo. The clubhouse is currently in the Rainbow Center, a...

Morgan Stanley to add more space, employees.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Morgan Stanley, a full-service brokerage firm located in the Dorothy Haggen Building at 2211 Rimland Drive Suite 116 in Barkley Village, is expanding into approximately 700 square feet previously used as storage space by Haggen Inc. ...

VSH opens new office in Surrey.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Varner Sytsma Herndon )(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Varner Sytsma Herndon (VSH), a Bellingham-based accounting firm specializing in U.S.-Canadian cross-border taxation and consulting services, has opened a new office in Surrey, British Columbia. The firm opened the office on Sept. t in the...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi chats with Whatcom County farmers, including Henry Bierlink, at Dick Bedlington's potato farm in Lynden on Sept. 8.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi chats with Whatcom County farmers, including Henry Bierlink (gesturing), at Dick Bedlington's potato farm in Lynden on Sept. 8. Rossi talked about lowering...

Dollar Wise Animal Clinic opening in Oct.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Dollar Wise Animal Clinic, located at 414 W. Bakerview Road Suite 101, is planning to open by mid-October. This will be the fifth time Dr. Roger Williams has opened a clinic in his 38 years as a veterinarian, but it is the first one in his...

Desert Sun opening second salon.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Though summer has ended, the sun is shining brighter for Tatyana Tchaikovskaya, the local franchisee of the tanning salon Desert Sun. Tchaikovskaya is busy planning the opening of her second store, located at 1062 Lakeway Dr. next to Crazy...

Van Beek Drywall moving to Irongate.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Van Beek Drywall)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Van Beek Drywall, located at 2121 King St., is planning to move to 4110 Strider Loop Suite 109 by November. Owner Doug Van Beek said the business has been looking to move for the past three years. The original plan was to find a one-acre...

Eye clinic to move to Cordata in Nov.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Bellingham Eye Physicians, currently located at 2979 Squalicum Parkway Suite 202, is planning to move to a new space at 4540 Cordata Parkway Suite 102 that would double its current size. According to building permit data, the eye clinic was...

Gymnastics academy gets new owners.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... North Coast Gymnastics Academy, located at 1710 Express Drive, recently got a facelift and some new owners. In May, Teresa Storrer and Jamie Sutterfield purchased the academy after years of watching their daughters compete inside the 12,000...

Left Right Left moves to Holly Street.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Left Right Left)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Left Right Left, a men's and women's shoe retailer, has moved from the Gateway Building down the street to 113 W. Holly St., which was formerly The Grotto Hair Salon. The store had been in the Gateway Building, which also houses Bob's...

Car Audio Plus now open on Sunset.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Car Audio Plus, located at 1204 E. Sunset Drive in the same building as the Sunset Car Wash, is now open for business. Owner Paul Luzius opened the custom car audio shop earlier this summer after scouring the market for a suitable location....

New building under way in Barkley.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The Barkley District will soon have a new office building, located at 1835 Barkley Blvd. The 23,600-square-foot, two-story building was issued the go-ahead permit on Sept. II. The estimated cost is $493,650. So far, the only tenant...

TD Curran expands to open Everett location.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... TD Curran, a local Apple retailer and service specialist located at 4370 Meridian St., has expanded to open a new location inside the Everett Mall at 1402 S.E. Everett Mall Way. TD Curran sells and services most Apple products from...

DingBusters opens in Iowa Street location.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... A Bellingham man specializing in paintless dent repairs for the last 12 years has added a retail aspect to his business with the launch of DingBusters. Bruce Halverson opened DingBusters on Aug. 4 at 2001 Iowa St. Suite E, across the...

Evolutionary Enterprises opens in Gateway Centre.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... The Gateway Centre Executive Suites, located at 1313 E. Maple St., has a new arrival. On Aug. 1, Evolutionary Enterprises, a subcontractor for Comcast, moved into Suite 236. Peter Gibson, field director for Evolutionary Enterprises,...

New family magazine launches in county.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
October 1, 2008... Whatcom County has a new free, family-oriented publication. Last month, Hoo Knows Family & Kids launched its first issue. Marla and Steve Johanesen, owners and editors of the publication, said starting the magazine was really a leap of...

A new way to B: B Corps step up environmental, social standards for businesses.(Moka oe Coffee received the highest rating off all B Corps )
October 1, 2008... Trudy Scherting, owner of Moka oe Coffee, is the kind of business owner who doesn't care too much about the bottom line--and it has gotten her into plenty of trouble. But it's also what has made her one of the most respected members of...

The markets CEO takes stores in new direction: Weatherill leads new design, new marketing for Cost Cutter stores.(CONVERSATION: KEVIN WEATHERILL)(Interview)(Company overview)
October 1, 2008... Kevin Weatherill, the new president and CEO of the newly formed The Markets LLC, has taken over at a critical time. After Brown & Cole LLC emerged from Chapter n bankruptcy last year, The Markets took over as a new company with new...

Regional banks hang in during crisis: National upheaval leads to question 'is my money safe?'.
October 1, 2008... With so much recent news about Wall Street and government bailouts, it can be hard to determine exactly what is happening in the nation's economy, let alone the local economy. Companies thought to be too large to fail have now faltered. The...

Athletes and businesses: a winning combo triathlete shop sponsors athletes with special challenges: sponsoring athletes is more than just marketing.(Train-or-Tri)(Josh Henrie )
October 1, 2008... Before Josh Henrie embarked on his first-ever Ironman last month, he got a call from fellow triathlete Mo Trainor. She offered him advice and health tips to keep in mind during the 140.3-mile race around Grand Coulee, Wash. "It helped me...

Taste the world through local grocers: Bellingham's ethnic stores offer foods from around the globe.
October 1, 2008... A quick tour of Bellingham's restaurants reveals a not-so-hidden secret: This town has a taste for ethnic food. From pad thai to Russian dumplings, it seems Bellinghamsters like to live vicariously through their taste buds. But such...

Bio: interesting things about our area's most interesting people.
October 1, 2008... Name: Lea Kelley Age: 49 Business/job title: Owner/Artist: Lea Kelley Contemporary Art Founder: Bellingham Art Tank Faces of Bellingham Hometown: Santa Cruz/San Francisco/Bellingham What brought you to Bellingham? The Beauty,...

Visual marketing in a visual age: dynamic signs draw customers in, inform passersby.(Mount Baker Theatre )
October 1, 2008... Just months before the Mount Baker Theatre closed for renovation in March, the 18-foot-wide marquee sign out front had a "catastrophic failure," as Executive Director Brad Burdick put it. The LED sign simply stopped working, which turned...

Three new gadgets in today's marketplace.(Buyers guide)(Buyers guide)
October 1, 2008... Product: Wireless USB adapter Product description: Plug and go with this wireless Internet adapter. Simply plug it into a USB port on your laptop or PC and it connects you to local wireless networks--no need for cumbersome ethernet cables....

Eve in the sky: a look at security tech from all angles.
October 1, 2008... One morning in August, Joe Hoppis, a downtown real estate representative for The Muljat Group, arrived at work to find his office violated. A burglar broke in during the night and stole everything electronic. Hoppis said physical security...

Social Media conference NW 2008.(Conference news)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The Bellingham Business Jurnal was a co-sponsor of the Social Media Conference NW held at Whatcom Community College on Sept. 10-11. This first annual conference was the brainchild of Western Washington University's Small Business Development...

Networking/telecommunications: ranked by number of employees.(Table)(Company rankings)
October 1, 2008... Networking/Telecommunications ranked by number of employees Company name Phone No. of Street/Web Address Fax employees 1 Oasys, Inc. ...

Computer sales: ranked by number of employees.(Company rankings)
October 1, 2008... Computer Sales ranked by number of employees Company name Phone No. of Street/Web Address Fax employees 1 3D Computer Corp. ...

The Anker Cafe.(business births)
October 1, 2008... Owners: Bill and Katy Anker Address: 1324 Cornwall Ave. Phone: 318-7515 Startup date: Aug. 4 Square footage: 2,200 Simple logic might state that if a previous business failed in a certain location, then opening a similar...

Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen.(business births)
October 1, 2008... Owners: Will and Mari Kemper Address: 601 W. Holly St. Phone: 752-3377 Startup date: July 10 Square footage: 5,900 Web site: www.chuckanutbreweryandkitchen.com After spending years away from the Pacific Northwest,...

The Take-a-Class Teach-a-Class Workshop.(business births)
October 1, 2008... Owner: Cary M, Christensen Address: 1220 N. State St. Phone: 383-7100 Startup date: June 1 Square footage: 1,700 square feet Web site: www.theworkshop-tac.com The Take-a-Class Teach-a-Class Workshop is a blank canvas....

Building permits.(TOP PROPERTIES)
October 1, 2008... 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 3008 Northwest Ave., $35,000 for tenant improvement: new...

Top properties.(commercial and high-end residential property sales)(List)
October 1, 2008... 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...

Chang & Boos attorney offers solutions at Immigration Law Conference.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Conference news)
October 1, 2008... Delivering his paper "The Dillingham Inadmissibility Exception" to the 2008 Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference, attorney W. Scott Railton offered possible solutions for individuals and businesses affected by new immigration laws....

The markets announces new management appointments.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Markets LLC, formerly Brown & Cole Stores, announces several appointments to its management team. Art Allbery has been named director of produce. With almost 30 years of experience in the grocery industry,...

Skelton named supervisor of ICU's new branch.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Industrial Credit Union)(Vickie Skelton )(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Industrial Credit Union has named Vickie Skelton as supervisor of its Barkley Village branch, which opened Sept. 9 Skelton has 10 years of experience in financial services, including five years with ICU. She most recently worked as...

Assoc. of fundraising professionals to honor philanthropists.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... Village Books, students Anders Crabo and Colin Flynn are among seven outstanding philanthropists that will be honored at the 20th anniversary National Philanthropy Day Luncheon Nov. 20 hosted by the Washington chapter of the Association of...

Giles relocates to Bellingham. publishes first book.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... Linda Giles, creator of the company Life Inspired, has recently relocated to Bellingham from Hawaii. After reaching personal and professional success, Giles aims to inspire the lives of others with her company, which offers classes on coaching...

Sportsplex appoints new skating and hockey directors.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Bellingham Sportsplex Ice & Indoor Soccer Arena has appointed Katrina Stewart as skating director and Alana BreMiller as hockey director. Stewart has moved to Whatcom County from Minnesota, where she was...

Whatcom County habitat for Humanity appoints executive director.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(John P. C. Moon )(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The board of directors of Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County announces the appointment of John. P. C. Moon as executive director of the Christian based housing ministry. Moon has previously served as executive director of the Hanover,...

Sterling Real Estate Group welcomes new agents.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... Nancy Nelson has joined the Sterling Real Estate Group waterfront team. Nelson comes to Sterling with a background in education, marketing and customer service. She brings skills and experience in buying and selling homes, extensive remodels...

Toyer earns mutual fund designation.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Robert F. Toyer, a member of the Whatcom Young Professionals and financial adviser at Toyer Financial Corp., has earned the Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor designation. To obtain the designation, the adviser must...

Saturna capital hires investment manager to focus on Islamic community.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... Bellingham-based Saturna Capital Corporation, investment adviser to the no-load Amana Funds designed for American Muslims and the Sextant Mutual Funds, has appointed Owaiz M. Dadabhoy as investment manager. Dadabhoy will be responsible for the...

Waddell & Reed announces new appointment.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Matt Howell has joined the Waddell & Reed firm as a financial adviser in Bellingham. Howell previously worked as the repair department manager at Fairhaven Bike for seven years. As a personal financial adviser...

WWU professor chairs sessions in Italy.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Western Washington University)(Conference news)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Bertil van Boer, Western Washington University College of Fine and Performing Arts professor, chaired paper sessions Sept. 20-2i at an international conference in Alessandria, Italy on 18th century composer Antonio Broschi and his influence on...

WWU appoints Blank as Ross Distinguished Professor.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Stephen Blank)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University appointed Stephen Blank as its Ross Distinguished Professor of Canada-United States Business and Economic Relations. As Ross chair, Blank will...

Horizon Bank names Pohlman as vice president.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Horizon Bank has named Andy Pohlman as their vice president and investment sales manager. Pohlman brings his experience in banking and investments, and was previously with U.S. Bank and Elliott Cove Capital...

Kiwanis Club of Bellingham announces 2008-2009 officers.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Richard Emerson, Jim Carney and Barbara Audley )(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Kiwanis Club of Bellingham held their 86th Annual Installation Banquet on Sept. 26. Richard Emerson of United Way is president and Jim Carney of Gateway Center Executive Suites has been named president-elect....

Wallin honored by society of certified insurance counselors.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... Bob Wallin, of Bob Wallin Insurance, has received a certificate from the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors honoring his 30 years of participation in advanced education. Wallin earned the designation through a series of examinations and...

Haney elected to maritime museum board of directors.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... Faith Haney has been promoted from Bellingham International Maritime Museum staff cultural resources coordinator to full board member by election. Haney joined the museum team in January and has since worked on a wide range of museum...

Gregoire appoints Washington Technology Center directors.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
October 1, 2008... Governor Chris Gregoire has appointed Robin Halliday and Arlan Norman as Washington Technology Center directors. Robin Halliday of DIS Corporation has been named chair of the board of directors. Arlan Norman joins the board of...

Meyers participates as panelist at elder law conference.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Elder Law Conference )(Conference news)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Barry M. Meyers, a certified elder law attorney, participated as a panelist at the Annual Fall Elder Law Conference on Sept. i2 in Seattle. At the conference, "Protecting Our Parents: Prevention and Resolution of Elder Law Issues," the topic of...

Bellingham Allstate agent honored for volunteerism.(Award/Anniversaries)
October 1, 2008... Scott Richardson of Bellingham has received an Agency Hands in the Community Award from the Allstate Foundation for his commitment to volunteering in the local community. The foundation has also donated a $500 grant to Lydia Place, the...

Ofteness places second in Professional Aerial Photographers competition.(Award/Anniversaries)
October 1, 2008... Each quarter the Professional Aerial Photographers Association International has a competition among its 300 members for the cover image on its newsletter. Tore Ofteness won the competition last year, and this quarter he placed second with a...

U.S. Bank honors Nunn with five star volunteer award.(Award/Anniversaries)
October 1, 2008... U.S. Bank has presented employee Carey Ann Nunn with the Five Star Volunteer Award for exceptional volunteer service and donated $500 to Blue Skies for Children in recognition of her efforts. The award honors i36 U.S. Bank employees for...

St. Francis scores second major quality award.(Award/Anniversaries)(St. Francis of Bellingham)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... St. Francis of Bellingham has won the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living Step II Quality Award. The facility is one of only 23 skilled nursing facilities in the nation to win the award and achieved Step I...

Brooks Manufacturing receives Good Neighbor Award from local Red Cross.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The Mt. Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross has awarded Brooks Manufacturing with the 2008 Good Neighbor Award. The Good Neighbor Award recognizes an individual or organization outside the American Red Cross that has made a significant...

HBHansen Construction wins Whatcom County BIA award.
October 1, 2008... HBHansen Construction Inc. has been presented with their first Whatcom County BIA Remodelers in Excellence Award for "Best WholeHouse Remodel Over $500K." Their winning entry was a wholehouse remodel and addition to an Edgemoor...

A thousand points of pollution: small businesses, toxic waste and the health of Puget Sound.(business toolkit)(Tips to tackle toxicity)
October 1, 2008... I't happens all the time. An uncovered bucket of used motor oil or a can of paint gets left outside and, as always, it begins to rain. The bucket slowly fills and eventually seeps over the edge to be washed into the local waterway, which,...

Meetings & clubs.(Conference news)(Calendar)
October 1, 2008... * 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...

Peoples Bank invests $35,000 into community.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... Peoples Bank donated $35,000 in the second quarter of 2008, totaling $70,000 this year, to support local organizations. The bank plans to continue to invest in the community throughout the rest of the year in support of local industry,...

Surfriders marks storm drains to foster pollution prevention.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... The Northwest Straits Chapter of Surfriders Foundation received 1,000 "Drains to Bay" storm drain markers from DAS Manufacturing this August. With help from the city of Bellingham's Public Works Department, chapter members began marking a...

Windermere hosts second annual pro-am golf classic.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... St. Joseph Hospital Foundation and Whatcom Hospice Foundation held the 2nd Annual Windermere Pro-Am Golf Classic on Aug. 2 at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club. The event raised more than $110,000 and proceeds will equally benefit the two...

Haggen program raises $42,295 for Whatcom County schools.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Customers of Haggen Food & Pharmacy stores raised $42,295 for Whatcom County public and private schools during the 2007-2008 school year through Haggen's School Bucks program. Haggen customers in Bellingham and Ferndale selected a Whatcom...

Ski to Sea reduces impact in 2009.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The Bellingham Chamber Board of Directors has mandated the chamber staff develop a green program for all its events, including the Ski to Sea race. Reducing the race's carbon footprint is aimed to maintain the geographic diversity and varied...

Pickford Film Center receives $124,000 donation.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... The Showtime Fund of Whatcom Community Foundation has donated $124,000 to the Capital Campaign for construction of the Pickford Film Center, a two-screen cinema currently being built at 1318 Bay St.

ConocoPhillips awards $6,500 grant to the local Red Cross.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... The Mt. Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross received a grant of $6,500 from ConocoPhillips in support of local Red Cross efforts. The grant is committed to the Real Heroes Dinner Celebration. The awards banquet dinner is the primary...

United Way announces $22 million campaign goal.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The 2008 United Way of Whatcom County campaign announced the goal for this year's campaign, $2.2 million, a 6 percent increase over the record total raised in 2007. The campaign officially began Sept. 4 at its annual Kick-Off Luncheon where the...

Arthritis Foundation to host Jingle Bell Run/Walk breakfast.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... The Arthritis Foundation will be hosting a Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis Kick-Off Breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club. A complimentary continental breakfast will be served. Participants will...

Companies, police department partner for celebration.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... The North Coast Credit Union is partnering with Sound Shredding & Recycling and the Bellingham Police Department in celebration of International Credit Union Day and Crime Prevention Month. The celebration will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct....

Cribbage tournament raises more than $2,500 for local nonprofit.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... Thanks to the sold out crowd of 96 participants, the second annual "Compete for a Cause" Cribbage Tournament on Sept. 7 raised more than $2600 for the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center. The tournament was sponsored by Boundary Bay Brewery...

Kiwanis Club donates to local communities, the world.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The Kiwanis Club of Bellingham has donated a total of $15,765 during the past four months to a variety of programs and organizations in Bellingham as well as worldwide. The club gave scholarships to Cody Erickson of Meridian High School...

Local businesses raise more than $3,600 for Blue Skies for Children.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... LouArestad.com and Mumm's Heating hosted an Annual Little. Wishes Golf Tournament Sept. 7 at Shuksan Golf Club to benefit Blue Skies for Children. They raised more than $3,600. The event was sponsored by 22 local businesses, and more than...

St. Luke's Foundation announces grants given to local health.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The St. Luke's Foundation has donated more than $180,000 in grants to local health related organizations and educational programs and an additional $24,000 in nursing scholarships in the third quarter of 2008. Deadline for the next major...

DeWaard & Bode donates $33,000 to Bellingham Food Bank.(Nonprofit Notebook)
October 1, 2008... DeWaard & Bode, a locally owned business specializing in major appliances and mattresses, has donated $33,000 to the Bellingham Food Bank. The donation will help the food bank successfully complete the capital campaign for its new...