Happy Retirement to Mel and Donna

Farewell to Donna & Mel

Donna has been a recognizable face in Bellingham for quite a while. In the eighties she owned Tapestry–a knitting and weaving supply shop in downtown Bellingham. She nurtured her love for books by working at Wilson Library before coming to work for Village Books and Paper Dreams in 2008. Always an appreciated perfectionist, you would have seen her busily focused on buying used books or happily recommending her much-read and loved fiction. Enjoy your well-earned retirement, Donna!

We'll miss you!

When you talk to Mel, you really don't know what you will hear next. Mel Ericson is the bookseller customers would go to for the latest in history books. But the staff know to go to Mel for both crazy stories and profound expertise; from how to wire a house to how to buy a car, from how to fix a toilet to how to do, well, anything at all. Mel always has the answer. Mel did a ton of work for the store that was never seen by customers but was very much needed. His devotion to his job was never-ending. Enjoy your lovely garden, time with family, and a dram of well-aged scotch now and then, Mel.

2020 International Day of Peace "No Justice, No Peace" Virtual Celebration

Sunday, September 20, 2020

For the 17th year in a row, Whatcom Peace & Justice Center will host Bellingham’s International Day of Peace celebration.

This year features a series of virtual events including the presentation of the annual Lifetime Peace maker Award, and a oncein-a-lifetime conversation between Seattle Black Pan

ther co-founder AARON DIXON and Portland art ist, author, and educator WALIDAH IMARISHA.

This is WPJC's main fundraising and educational event of the year, rais ing critical funds to support the ever more critical work of the Center in advocating for peace and against wars and militarized systemic violence at home and abroad. You can also Take Out for Peace–restaurants will be donating a portion of their proceeds to WPJC that weekend.

Register, donate, and read more at whatcompjc.org