Local real estate developer David Syre was a driving force behind some of the most high-profile Whatcom County construction over the last 40 years. His vision evoked both applause and dismay, not only locally, but from Alaska’s Kodiak Island to the tip of South America. Now spending his time primarily as a painter and philanthropist, Syre has turned his focus back on Whatcom County.
Raising animals is an important piece of FFA, but it has grown into so much more. After winning last spring's state event, Mount Baker High School's FFA recently placed fifth in the country at nationals, in Indianapolis.
Norma Jean Huss, 91, of Willow Street, Pa., passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the Willow Valley Communities healthcare facility, after an illness.
Born in Missouri, Norma moved with her family at age five to the state of Washington. She grew up on her family s farm near Acme and graduated from Mount Baker High School in 1948.
As a young woman, Norma attended the secretarial school at Central Washington College. She secured gainful employment as a secretary in the Contracts division for Scraps and Disposals at Boeing Airplane Company. There, her most interesting assignment was to take notes for the meetings between Boeing executives and the Air Force to plan the disposal of the tooling for the discontinued legendary World War II era bomber, the B29 Superfortress.
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April 6, 2021
Terrill Patricia MacDonald
September 23, 1941 – March 27, 2021
It is with sadness, balanced with fond memories, that we announce that Terrill Patricia, “Grandma Bob”, has started her next journey up the Spirit Trail on March 27, 2021.
Born in Cranbrook, B.C., Terrill attended Mount Baker High School before attending the Marvel Beauty School in Trail, B.C. She married Joseph MacDonald in 1958 and began raising their family. Her cooking skills were second to none as several Columbia Valley fine dining restaurants that employed her as a chef, will attest. Terrill had most fun while working the bar at the Columbia Inn back in the day. When not employed, she worked side by side with her husband, setting up the tipi camp for the horse logging operation. She especially loved the Percheron Draft Horse Team, Caesar, and Brutus. Not a crack shot, but Terrill would shoot the occasional grouse with her own 22 rifle. Always proud, forever strong, Terrill fought b