Day 113 – 365 Things To Do In Bellingham, WA – Oyster Shell Sculpture Competition - 07/23/10 02:29 PM

 
The Oyster Shell Sculpture Competition will take place Saturday as part of the annual Bivalve Bash and Low Tide Mud Runat the Taylor Shellfish Farms, 2182 Chuckanut Dr.The 15 three-person teams will have from 9am-1pm to  create works of art using only  the shells of the bivalves to bring their visions to life-no mud, rocks, seaweed, wood, clams, mussels or crab shells can be used for embellishments. The 40,000 shells they'll have on hand are trucked in from a shucking house in Shelton, Wash., where the company also operates it's oyster farms.
 
The event celebrates the cultural, biological and economic importance of shellfish grown in Samish Bay. The Mud Run, … (1 comments)

Day 109 – 365 Things To Do In Bellingham, WA – The Northwest Raspberry Festival - 07/16/10 06:09 PM
The Northwest Raspberry Festival is this weekend along Front Street in downtown Lynden.
On Friday there will be free children's activities like face painting, inflatable bounce houses and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for kids in kindergarten through 2nd grade. Saturday, will have a display of classic cars at the Razz and Shine show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. between 7th Street and 10th Street, and a 5K run/walk beginning at 9 a.m. at Lynden Christian High School.
Free registration for the car show begins at 8 a.m. and is first come, first served.
Race preregistration is $10 by Wednesday, July … (1 comments)

There is still a Tax Credit available for First Time Homebuyers - 07/08/10 12:35 PM
Yes it's true the $8000 tax credit for first-time home buyers has gone away.
But there is a little-known federal income tax credit for home buyers that can help you buy a home. It's called the Mortgage Credit Certification program MCC for short.
Mortgage Credit Certificate, is a certificate issued by certain state or local governments that allows a taxpayer to claim a tax credit for some portion of their mortgage interest each year.
The MCC program is designed to help first-time homebuyers offset a portion of their mortgage interest on a new mortgage as a way to help homebuyers qualify for a loan.Since it is … (6 comments)

Day 102 – 365 Things To Do In Bellingham, WA – Bellingham Cycle Works - 07/08/10 12:46 AM
Summer has finally arrived, get out and ride your bike.  If your ride has been sitting in the garage all winter collecting cobwebs or you ride so hard it needs a tune up, get down to one of Fairhaven’s newest businesses,Bellingham Cycle Works at 905 Harris Ave.
They just do repairs and tune-up and sell a few parts, if you want to buy a bike you’ll have to go elsewhere.
They say “Bellingham Cycle Works was born out of simplicity. We don’t want to sell you bikes, we don’t want to sell you extra stuff, we just simply want to repair your … (0 comments)

Don’t let bad credit stop you from buying a home. - 07/02/10 09:48 PM
Yes it’s true you can get your credit restored to buy a home.

Here’s the secret to credit bureaus don’t want you to know. In 1971 the U.S. Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Buried in this bill is section 609 where Congress required any information reported about you on your credit report must be backed up “verifiably prove.” The credit bureaus do not have any proof, and they never have since the laws passed, so they been operating outside the law for the past 39 years. The credit bureaus rely on banks, finance companies, credit card companies, etc. to provide … (2 comments)

Day 98 – 365 Things To Do In Bellingham, WA – Get ready for the 4th of July - 07/02/10 09:43 PM
Get ready to party on Sunday, July 4, Independence Day
Bellingham’s Haggen Family 4th of July Celebration at Zuanich Point Park will include a fireworks show, music all day and a Kids Zone, all for free,.
Live music, begins at 11 a.m. includes Bellingham Youth Jazz band, The Motown Cruisers and Vaughn Kreestoe.
The fireworks show will begin about 10:30 p.m. over Bellingham Bay.
If you want to get out on the water to view the fireworks show over Bellingham Bay. and don’t have your own boat, Victoria San Juan Cruises will be offering a Fourth of July fireworks cruise from … (1 comments)

 
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