Chuckanut Ridge celebration is Sept. 1 in Bellingham
BELLINGHAM - Long-standing efforts to preserve Chuckanut Ridge, also known as the 100 Acre Wood, will be celebrated Thursday, Sept. 1, at Fairhaven Middle School.The free musical celebration is 6 to 9 p.m. at 110 Park Ridge Road in Bellingham. It will include music by Dana Lyons, Linda Allen and others, as well as speakers.
The city has announced plans to buy Chuckanut Ridge for $8.23 million in a deal that is expected to close by Sept. 29.
On Aug. 15, the Bellingham City Council unanimously authorized Mayor Dan Pike to buy it from seller Washington Federal. The 82 acres on the south side would be added to the city's greenways.
People are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner. Ice cream and cake will be provided.
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Upset with Pike over Chuckanut Ridge
Mayor Dan Pike intends to spend $8.87 million of citizens' tax dollars to purchase Chuckanut Ridge. Has he not read the city website where reasons are listed why the city believes the ridge does not fit into city goals?
Fairhaven Highlands (history and background 2005) indicates: Since 1997 the city has purchased 136 acres on the south side. Central/north Bellingham has significant infill with fewer parks, trails and open spaces. The south side has fewer housing units than most of Bellingham. Encouraging infill on the south side is consistent with adopted city goals and policies.
Greenways 3 also posted on the city's website shows: $12.1 million for north side acquisition, to help correct the current imbalance of parkland distribution in the community; $6 million is set aside for the south side. These funds are designated to complete/enhance existing greenway corridors, not purchase Chuckanut Ridge.
Volunteers needed to help build Raptor Ridge connector trail
BELLINGHAM - Volunteers are being sought to help build a mile-long route in the Chuckanut Mountain trail system that will connect Raptor Ridge to the Lost Lake Trail.
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BELLINGHAM - Long-standing efforts to preserve Chuckanut Ridge, also known as the 100 Acre Wood, will be celebrated Thursday, Sept. 1, at Fairhaven Middle School. The free musical celebration is 6 to 9 pm at 110 Park Ridge Road in Bellingham.
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Hundreds turn to celebrate, feat reopening of Whatcom Middle School
BELLINGHAM - Hundreds of people turned out Thursday, Sept. 1, to celebrate the reopening of Whatcom Middle School - less than two years after a fire destroyed the school's roof and top floor and water flooded the bottom floor.
"For many of us, this has been a long emotional journey," said Greg Baker, superintendent for Bellingham School District, as he stood near the "Waste Not Thy Hour" motto chiseled above the main entrance.
The school will reopen to students and staff a year ahead of schedule. Rebuilding it cost $15.7 million.
Much of the short speeches on Thursday focused on the spirit and the hard work - including by general contractor Dawson Construction - that made the early reopening possible.
"We are so excited for our first day of school," Principal Jeff Coulter said.
After the early morning fire on Nov. 5, 2009, many believed the school would be closed for years, nevermind opening a year early.
Among those who took part in one of three ribbon cuttings Thursday was Alice Fraser, who graduated in 1929 and just turned 100 years old on Saturday, Aug. 27.
Rebuilding the school meant resurrecting the main section of the historic building that had been a fixture in the community for more than a century. Nearly of all of it had to be demolished after the fire.
Ed Bosteter, a parent who turned out for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration, was impressed with what he saw on the inside.
"The library and the commons are amazing," said Bosteter, who has a daughter entering the seventh grade at the school. "It looks like a college campus."
Nick Dyrland will be in seventh grade at the school this year. He was among the Whatcom Middle School students split among three different schools during the repair.
He went to Geneva Elementary School last year and said he was excited about being in a middle school atmosphere.
"It just felt like elementary school again," he said of going to Geneva last year.
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