City seeks art submissions for city hall display

City seeks art submissions for city hall display

Attention artists:

If you're looking for a way to showcase your art in a more permanent manner than on a rock near Taylor Dock, here's your opportunity.

The Bellingham Arts Commission is seeking small sculpture submissions to display in the lobby of City Hall. For six weeks, local artists will have the opportunity to have their work put on display for all to see, as long as it fits inside the clear 22-inch cubes inside the lobby.

The works will go on display beginning July 2, and the rotating exhibit will go through December 14. City staff will provide a small label identifying the artist's name, title of artwork, medium, and, if so desired, the artist's contact info.

The deadline for submittals is 5 p.m. Friday, June 15. For more information, visit the Bellingham Arts Commission.

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Memorial Fund established in memory of WWU student

Memorial Fund established in memory of WWU student

The parents of the Western Washington University student who died last month have established a memorial fund at the University in their son's honor.

Jerry Crossan and Susan Flores established the Timothy Crossan Memorial Fund in memory of their son who died April 16 after falling from the top of Nash Hall. The Whatcom County Medical Examiner ruled the incident a suicide. Timothy was 19 at the time of his death.

The endowment was set up by his parents with a gift of $25,000. The Fund was established to increase and promote counseling services on campus for students in need of emotional and mental health support while attending Western, the university said in a press release.

“Western would like to recognize and thank Jerry and Susan for their generosity, which will enhance counseling services for Western students,” said Eileen Coughlin, vice president for Enrollment and Student Services at Western. “We are humbled by their willingness to give to support other Western students.”

Founder returns to iDiOM to tell a Trojan story

Founder returns to iDiOM to tell a Trojan story

The founder of iDiOM Theater, Glenn Hergenhahn, will make a triumphant return to Bellingham this weekend with the opening of his play, “Briseis.”

Hergenhahn, who founded the theater in 2001, has since moved to New York City where he has been writing plays as well as acting and directing.

He makes it a point to return to iDiOM once every season to direct a play. This time, it is a play he wrote which tells the story of Briseis, the famous Achilles’ wife.

The play is set during the time of the Trojan war, but unlike many other stories it does not revolve around the warriors. Instead, the play focuses on Briseis and the people who surround her in the tents where she lives.

Briseis is hardly mentioned in Homer’s “Iliad,” and Hergenhahn wanted to expand her story.

“I kind have a recurring theme of taking minor characters and making them major characters,” he said.

Solomon Olmstead, the artistic director of the theater, has worked with Hergenhahn for years, and said it is refreshing to have him back to work with the theater for a while.

City of Bellingham hosting open house to discuss future of pedestrian master plan

Speaking of meetings, the City of Bellingham is also holding an open house tomorrow to discuss the city's Pedestrian Master Plan, which is now available as a draft for review and comment.

The meeting will be held tomorrow, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bellingham Public Library. At the meeting, members of the Pedestrian Master Plan Steering Committee, city staff and consultants will highlight parts of the plan, and answer questions.

“The Pedestrian Master Plan is Bellingham's action agenda to create a safer, more walkable and healthy city," said Mayor Kelli Linville. “Implementing this plan is key to enhancing our quality of life, fostering economic vitality, and protecting our environment. Most importantly, this plan builds a sense of community. When we walk, we connect more with others and with our environment. Let's work together to make the vision in this plan a reality!”

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WSDOT holding community meeting to discuss new roundabouts

WSDOT holding community meeting to discuss new roundabouts

Two new roundabouts are planned for Badger Road in Lynden next year, and WSDOT wants the community to know what's happening, and to prepare for the inevitable lane closures and delays.

"We're talking about building roundabouts in the middle of two busy intersections; no matter how we build them, there will be delays to contend with," said Project Engineer Chris Damitio. "We've got a couple
options for building them, though, and we'd like to bounce our ideas off the community to see what they think."

WSDOT engineers will be on hand to share detailed designs and construction plans, as well as to answer questions, at a community meeting at the Lynden City Hall Annex tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m. The meeting is informal, so people are invited to show up whenever they can.

The single lane roundabouts are blanned for Badger Road at the Bender and Depot Road intersections. Both roundabouts can be built one of two ways, Damitio said, and there are pros and cons to both.

Mother's Day means more sun, continues through start of work week

Mother's Day means more sun, continues through start of work week

Happy Mother's Day! 

We are in for some wonderful weather for getting outside. 

Plan on sunny skies today with highs in the mid-70s to low-80s in many spots.  The warmest areas will be in the south Sound.

The strong ridge of high pressure will stay locked in for Monday with highs rising a few degrees.

Even Tuesday is looking mostly sunny with a few high clouds toward the end of the day.  It isn't until late Wednesday that the ridge breaks down enough to allow a stronger onshore flow to bring us more clouds and cooler temps.  By Thursday morning we could even have some areas of mist.

Theron Zahn
The KOMO4 Forecast Team

Tomorrow, you too can help Stamp Out Hunger

Tomorrow, you too can help Stamp Out Hunger

Here's one more thing to add to your calendar for this weekend (as if there wasn't enough going on). This Saturday is the 20th Annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive. 

“Last year, despite many obstacles, letter carriers proudly collected 70.2 million pounds of food, raising the total amount of donations picked up over the history of the drive to more than 1.1 billion pounds,” said NALC president Frederic Rolando on the organization's website. “With help from our brothers and sisters in the rural craft, alongside other postal employees and volunteers, letter carriers will do what we can again this year to help all Americans.”

Want to help the Letter Carriers bring in even more food this year? It's easy, collect and bag non-perishable food items and leave them by your closest mail box. Your local letter carrier will then leave it at the closest food bank.

That sounds easy enough, right?