Neil McKay

Free Meals for Kids at Schools

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FREE MEALS FOR CHILDREN All public school districts in Whatcom County including the Lummi Nation School have plans in place to provide meals to students while schools are closed. Please check their websites for times and details. We are grateful to  our local school districts for stepping up for kids! Bellingham https://bellinghamschools.org/families/health-services/monitoring-communicable-diseases/ Blaine https://www.blainesd.org/covid-19-nutrition-plan Ferndale … Read more

Library locations and book drops are closed, but you can access the library’s free digital resources online. Need help? Call library staff between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. daily at 360-305-3600. Please keep your library materials until we reopen. There are no overdue fines.

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Although Whatcom County Library System buildings are closed, community members can still access the library’s extensive, free digital resources online. And, beginning Monday, March 23, library staff will answer patron questions daily from 1-5 p.m. via phone, email and online chat. A library card is required to access digital services. It’s easy to apply for … Read more

Ferndale Chess Coach Randy Kaech offers K-12 online chess club

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Randy Kaech, Chess Coach for Ferndale High School, has started an online chess club for K-12 students in the northwest. They have free-for-all tournaments Saturday mornings 9-11am, Monday eves 7pm, and Wednesday evenings 7-8pm. Randy has coached chess at elementary and middle schools in Ferndale as well. “Check” it out!https://www.chess.com/club/the-kraken

Khan Acadamy and Disney offer “Imagineering in a Box”

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Imagineering in a Box logo

Khan Academy is a non-profit devoted to offering free video courses for preschool to high school and beyond on a wide range of subjects with an emphasis on math, science, and engineering. They have teamed with Disney to create a Middle and High School-appropriate course called Imagineering in a Box where students can design their … Read more

Popular Actors Read to Your Kids at StoryLine Online

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Storyline Online has your favorite actors and other reading engaging storybooks using all the talents that got them into the Screen Actors Guild. Kristin Bell, Sean Astin, Allison Janney, Chris Pine, Oprah Winfrey, Rami Malek, and many more. Find StoryLine Online here: https://www.storylineonline.net/

Cincinnati Zoo Showcases Animals on Facebook Live

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The Cincinnati Zoo has started a daily Facebook Live feed called The Home Safari, where they feature their animal friends like Fiona the Hippopotamus (https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/videos/646073945952924/ ) and Rico the Brazilian Porcupine ( https://www.facebook.com/61800120478/videos/152751482590378/). You will learn a lot about these animals and you have the opportunity to complete a quiz and win a future visit … Read more

Book Buzz: The Ghost Map

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The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World With reports of COVID-19 dominating the news cycle and the worldwide run on face masks and antibacterial hand sanitizer, reading a book about a deadly cholera epidemic in London might not be the kind of escapist … Read more

Book Buzz: Highway of Tears

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Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid Ramona Wilson, a bright, bubbly teenager from Smithers, B.C., was last seen alive the evening of June 11, 1994. As teenagers are wont to do, Ramona told her mother she’d … Read more

Whatcom READS presents author Eowyn Ivey at free public events March 5-7, 2020

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Image of raven with Whatcom READS logo, author event dates March 5-7, 2020, and url, whatcomreads.org

For its 12th annual season, Whatcom READS, Bellingham and Whatcom County’s countywide book club, welcomes author Eowyn Ivey to town March 5-7 to discuss her book To the Bright Edge of the World. The events at five venues in Ferndale, Bellingham and Lynden are free; no reservations or tickets are required. Arrive early to secure … Read more