A ‘timeless message of sacrifice’

gun, getting on the ground, and complying with commands.”

Lane was taken into custody without further incident and taken to the hospital for treatment “as one of the exible batons re-injured a pre-existing wound he incurred from a previous incident with a different law enforcement agency,” the City of Bellingham stated,

Lane was booked into the Whatcom County Jail for rst-degree attempted robbery, two counts of second-degree assault, and obstructing law enforcement. He is being held without bail. e weapon recovered during this incident “was a realistic looking Sig Sauer airsoft gun,” the press release stated.

Experiment creates unforgettable experience for Lummi students

Lummi students reflect on project that recently returned from space

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

FERNDALE — Last month, a project created by a crew of students from Lummi Nation’s STEAM program returned to earth after spending a couple of months on the International Space Station.

“It was kind of surreal cause I was like, man, it took like a whole year and a half,” said Tony Cline, an 11th grader who was part of the group. “We’re nally here now.”

Fellow 11th grader and member of the team, Serena-Jo Pantalia, added that she had a hard time believing it was real when their science teacher, Gary Brandt, told them they would be creating a project that would eventually make its way up to the ISS.

Ferndale High School theater department to perform Les Misérables Feb. 23-March 5

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

FERNDALE — Get ready to be transported to 19th-century France on Feb. 23 when the Ferndale High School theater department premieres its latest production: Les Misérables.

Shows are at Ferndale High School auditorium, 5830 Golden Eagle Drive. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and 7 p.m. on March 2-3, as well as two shows on March 5, a 1 p.m. matinee and an evening show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for students and seniors.

Les Misérables is a classic and impressive production with plenty of musical numbers that can easily make an audience tear-up due to the sad nature of the story, or in awe of the vocal abilities of the performers.

“It seemed like a good t for this year’s cast. It was time for an epic show,” said Chrissy Ford, theater director for Ferndale Schools. “ e timeless message of sacrice and redemption is always beautiful.”

Watch as these students tell the story of Jean Valjean, trying to redeem himself and recreate his life after spending 19 years in jail for stealing a loaf of bread.

Here are some thoughts on the theater and this ambitious production, directly from the performer’s themselves. Plus, a look at what happened behind the scenes:

• “I love the people and the family they have become,” said Josiah Fox, a senior playing Jean Valjean. “I’ve enjoyed seeing the younger people really give their all for this show.”

• “ e actual performance is so exhilarating,” said Helena Somers, a senior playing a lovely lady and Parisian woman. “It’s a high that can’t be matched. Especially when dancing.”

• “[I like] the community, the friends

“We didn’t believe him,” Pantalia said. “We’re like, there’s no way this is going to space.” e experiment was that seeds from a devil’s club plant were introduced to distilled water in microgravity in order to observe if the seeds will germinate and sprout in that environment. is will show whether the plant has the ability to grow fully in microgravity, Brandt explained before the experiment.

Dominic Solomon, another team member, also in the 11th grade, said the idea came to him during a cultural weaving class.

“We had cultural weaving class and we carved devil’s club beads to make necklaces. And I think I had a few shavings in my pocket and I just took it out, put it on the desk,” Solomon said. “And I think Keyonee [11th grader Keyonee Morris, part of the team] said what about those and we thought about it and it was kind of a pretty good idea because it had some cultural values.” e project was originally supposed to go up into space in July 2022, but for various reasons it was pushed to November 2022. It stayed in space until it came back down on Jan. 19.