Ruth Hunt attended Clearbrook Lutheran Church during her childhood and is a relative of some of the church's founding members. The church closed due to insffucient funding and a lack of a true pastor, concluding 120 years of Christian ministry for the farming community outside Lynden, Washington.“Kids nowadays, they don’t go to church like we were,” Hunt said.
Marco Morales, a precinct committee officer for the Skagit County Democrats pushed for Spanish-language election materials in Skagit County on Friday, Feb. 10. Although 19% of the Skagit's population is Hispanic, according to 2021 Census data, the County does not currently meet the Voting Right Act's threshold of 5% that speaks a language and is not proficient in English enough to participate in the electoral process.
Sanjeev Nagpal is an independent pharmacist at Rx Mart Pharmacy in Bellingham, Washington. The Rx Mart Pharmacy has a limited supply of Adderall for its patients. Nagpal cannot purchase more Adderall from the wholesalers due to the nationwide shortage.
Karel Jahns, 80, was one of five remaining members of Clearbrook Lutheran Church located on Van Buren Road between Lynden and Sumas. The church had its final service after 120 years on Jan. 22, 2023. Low attendance and the lack of a consistent pastor contributed to the closure of the church.
Madelyn Hughes-Payne and William Payne who graduated from the Dalton Vocational School in the early 1950s pose for portraits in their home in Columbia, Mon Monday, May 3, 2021 . The couple married about three decades after graduation.
Susie Adams, an AP History teacher at Battle High School, conducts her lesson's remotely due to stay-at-home mandates caused by the Cornavirus pandemic from her home in Columbia, Mo on Nov. 16, 2020.
Photographer Sam Bottman explores the natural and historical landscape of the Whatcom Creek through his project, "A Creek Runs Through It." The gallery will be available at Mindport Exhibits through March 2023.
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