Racquel Muncy

Maple Falls

Business Reporter at Skagit Valley Herald

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Government Meetings

1 week ago | goskagit.com | Racquel Muncy |Dan Ruthemeyer

* The Anacortes City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 2, at City Hall, 904 6th St. The meeting is also available at us02web.zoom.us/j/89255646791 or by calling 253-215-8782, meeting ID 892-5564-6791.
Education Meetings

1 week ago | goskagit.com | Racquel Muncy |Dan Ruthemeyer

By Racquel Muncy,Dan Ruthemeyer * The Mount Vernon School Board will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, at Madison Elementary School, 907 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon. The meeting is also available via Zoom at zoom.us/j/99255050884. mountvernonschools.org or 360-428-6110. * The Skagit Valley College Board of Trustees will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, in the college's board room, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. skagit.edu or 360-416-7600.
Health and Wellness Fair serves East Whatcom residents

1 week ago | lyndentribune.com | Racquel Muncy

KENDALL — East Whatcom County is a desert for most services and resources, but the annual Catherine Mahaffey Health and Wellness Fair at the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center seeks to help with the need for medical care. The health and wellness fair was held on May 17 and included a variety of services, from massages and dental to insurance and physicals. It is put on by the East Whatcom Resource Coalition.
Hard work celebrated, lessons learned (with photo gallery)

1 week ago | lyndentribune.com | Racquel Muncy

Taekwondo offers continual learning far beyond reaching black belt statusSTANWOOD — Around the start of the school year my husband and I decided to enroll our kids in taekwondo at USTA Martial Arts in Lynden. While we only go once a week, my kiddos have worked hard in and out of class. Their effort was shown and celebrated during the annual Hanmadang tournament.
Local students win in new state-level FFA event

1 week ago | lyndentribune.com | Racquel Muncy

More than seeds in a fieldWHATCOM — Modern farming is on the cutting edge of technology, utilizing drones, sensors that gather soil data, computerized mapping systems, automation and robotics. To reflect this, the National Future Farmers of America Organization added Agricultural Innovations, a new career development event suited for students. Agricultural Innovations was the idea of John Grubbs, Lynden High School CTE coordinator.
Sumas Junior Rodeo Pageant to return on June 14

1 week ago | lyndentribune.com | Racquel Muncy

SUMAS — The Sumas Junior Rodeo Pageant will return on June 14 after several years of being disbanded. Lauren Ebert recently relocated to the area from Arizona where her daughter was heavily involved in the rodeo pageant circuit. “It was such a tremendous opportunity,” Ebert said of the rodeo pageant circuit, stating her then-11-year-old had learned skills she would use for the rest of her life. Prior to her daughter’s involvement in Arizona, Ebert had no rodeo pageant experience.
Meridian School District reveals Thrive award winners

1 week ago | lyndentribune.com | Racquel Muncy

LAUREL — The Meridian School District recently celebrated its outstanding educators with its annual Thrive awards. Educators were nominated by their peers, students, labor associations, supervisors, parents and community members for one of five categories. Nominations happen throughout March and in early May the winners were announced. This year, three awardees came from Irene Reither Elementary School. “Irene Reither is a really special place,” principal Tyler Dockins said.
Culture meets commerce as new art gallery opens in Ferndale

1 week ago | lyndentribune.com | Racquel Muncy

FERNDALE — Sophia Grace Gallery has been a dream decades in the making for curator and artist Sophia Kidd. Kidd has spent decades in China teaching, researching and curating art all while being based in Bellingham. She said she looks at the connection between art and culture, politics and the economy. She is also the publisher of Ingeus Press, which she inherited from her father and moved to Bellingham.
Lynden City Council continues discussion on latecomer agreement

1 week ago | lyndentribune.com | Racquel Muncy

Back to public works committee LYNDEN — The latecomer agreement for the Guide Meridian Sewer Extension project continued to be a topic of discussion for the Lynden City Council during its May 19 meeting as they worked to find an equitable solution that would also lead to more development of the area. The $1.1 million sewer project extends about 900 feet of a sewer main pipe north from Front Street to the AM/PM gas station and is intended to support future development of the area.
County Commission on Sexual and Domestic Violence holds annual meeting

1 week ago | lyndentribune.com | Racquel Muncy

Supporting survivorsBELLINGHAM — The Commission on Sexual and Domestic Violence met for its annual meeting on May 22 and discussed how to best support criminalized survivors of sexual and domestic violence. A criminalized survivor is someone whose experience with abuse led them to involvement in the criminal legal system. This could look like self-defense, being arrested for failure to protect their children or being coerced into illegal activities by the abuser, among others.