Courtney Potter's (courtpotter) Blog

This weekend, the first weekend of June, marks the annual Bellingham Scottish Highland Games.  This event to be held Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 at Ferndale's Pioneer Park has grown each year to become quite an established, well-attended gathering.  I recall in the '80s when the games wer...

Come on downtown this Saturday for the monthly Swedish pancake breakfast held at the Norway Hall from 8-11 am.  The address is 1419 N Forest St, right across the street from the old Herfy's/TJ's Place.  For only $6, you can put away as many of these rolled up Scandinavian delights as you like.  Y...

It's that time of year again -- the Ski-to-Sea Festival here in Bellingham.  Events for the festival this Memorial Day weekend include the actual race, a pasta feed, a car show, bands playing, a flight museum open house, the street fair in Fairhaven, and, one of my favorites, the grand parade.  T...

Bank of America recently announced that it just rolled out it's "No Fee Mortgage Plus" plan, a grand program that offers competitive rates and no fees to attract homebuyers.  Clients are urged to shop around for loan rates and details, so much that BOA will pay applicants $250 if they choose to g...

This week (May 14-20) marks the annual Rhododendron Festival in the spectacular seaside burg of Port Townsend.  I'm headed over this evening for the festivities.  Port Townsend is about as wonderful a relic this state has.  It's astounding how many late 1800s/early 1900s Victorian buildings and h...

Well, the race turned out unexpectedly really well for me.  Going in, I wanted to maintain pace with my girlfriend and her running partner (they both are in a running class through Fairhaven Runners).  At the start I eased into it to see how things felt, then pushed a bit harder, longer strides, ...

Spring greetings, folks.  Mother's Day is coming up very fast, so I'm curious as to what some of you do to celebrate and honor thy matriarch.As far as gifts, a nice flower pot appeals to me, but stuff like gift certificates not as much.  Do a lot of you go out to breakfast?  How about making brea...

It's that time of the year again for the annual Haggen-to-Haggen Fun Run.  The action proceeds at 8:30 am just across Bill McDonald Parkway from the Sehome Village Haggen store and participants wind their way through neighborhoods across town to the Meridian Street Haggen.  All in all, it's appro...

Ahh.  Finally it's starting to warm up!  This spring seems like it's been so cold and now we've had three sunny days here this week.  With this colder spring and our memorable winter (wind, snow, rain, wind, snow), I'm glad to see temperatures over 60.  Let's hope it'll stay that way.  I recall J...

I work at A+ Mortgage and our office is located at 1616 Cornwall Avenue downtown Bellingham.  Most of the long-time Bellingham residents refer to the site simply as "the old Sears building."  I recall as a kid shopping at the Sears here with my dad and the place being a neat, inventory-packed bui...