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We're just under a week away from a summer-long closure of State Route 542/Mount Baker Highway between Britton Road and Noon Road. Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will build a new bridge for the Squalicum Creek to Bellingham Bay Fish Passage > > READ MORE
Event needs to be moved to another date due to scheduling conflicts. LICA still will be sponsoring an Island wide Lummi Island Ferry Town Hall Meeting in the Beach School Gym in the future. We will let everyone know the details as soon as we > > READ MORE
Dear Islanders, We are reviewing our bylaws. We wish to make them simple, clear, and useful. These are the first of the changes we will be proposing. Please read for content only. Because of additions and changes, numbering will be corrected on the revised bylaws. Any > > READ MORE
The Lummi Island Historical Society's museum at Village Point will be open on Saturday, May 27th from 10:00am - 2:00pm. Stop by and view our collection of Island family histories and artifacts. > > READ MORE
The Lummi Island Community Association (LICA) has been awarded a Washington state Recreation and Conservation Office PLANNING Grant LICA will use the $103,450 reimbursement grant over the next 18 months to conduct public involvement and develop preliminary site plans, conceptual designs, and initial cost estimates for construction of > > READ MORE
Wednesday May 24th 6:30 – 7:30 Inspired by Lummi Island Aloha coordinator Julia Lowe’s "Luscious Lummi" Article that appears in this May issue of The Tome, the LICA Board decided we would change up the May General Meeting format to something a bit more casual. > > READ MORE
PROGRAM: LIFD Disaster Preparation Team - “Island Firewise” Wednesday, April 26nd 2023 at the Grange Potluck Setup is at 6pm, We start eating at 6:30. The Program starts about 7:00 Be sure to bring your own Plate, Bowl, Utensils, Drink glass, and Napkins! RSVP HERE to help us > > READ MORE
Blood Donation takes less than an hour and each donation can save the life of up to three patients. Sign Up NOW ! “Pop Up” Blood Drive June 6th - Every donor must schedule their own appointment directly with Bloodworks NW. You can do > > READ MORE
LICA 2023 Roadside Clean Up Volunteer Crews Keep Over 700 lbs. of Debris Out of Salish Sea A huge thank you to all of the 80+ volunteers that showed up on Saturday morning ready to walk the roads and beaches of Lummi Island to keep > > READ MORE
The LICA 2023 Roadside Clean-Up on April 1st Goes Back to the Pre-Pandemic style celebration of this Island Rite of Spring. Our Roadside Clean-Up event will look different than it has during the past couple of COVID years. Back by popular demand will be the > > READ MORE
Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 at the Grange and via Zoom PROGRAM: “NEW TO THE ISLAND?” We welcome any Islanders that have recently joined the island community during the last three years. While all islanders are encouraged to be a part of this informative evening, we > > READ MORE
Blood Donation takes less than an hour and each donation can save the life of up to three patients. Sign Up NOW ! “Pop Up” Blood Drive April 6th - Every donor must schedule their own appointment directly with Bloodworks NW. You can do > > READ MORE
The wine bags I am making and selling will be to raise money for LICA at $10 each. If you are interested in purchasing any of the bags, I will be making these for all occasions and holidays. Please email, text or call me. Jesse > > READ MORE
Your Letters must mailed soon to be received by the 7th - Timing is crucial. The legislative calendar cut-off is March 8th In November 2022, Lummi Island Community Association (LICA) submitted an application for a grant from the Washington state Recreation and Conservation Office. This > > READ MORE
We apologize for the late notice, but we're also very excited to share in this journey! Come join us on Monday afternoon, March 6th, at 4pm for a celebration of the Totem Pole Journey at the Island Library, 2144 S Nugent. > > READ MORE
Your donations support all our services throughout the year: The Tome/eTome, Brown Betty, Island Directory, Grants, Community Website & Calendar, Events, Celebrations, and more. Please consider making your donation now if you have not already, as the amount we receive determines what funds we can > > READ MORE
Blood Donation takes less than an hour and each donation can save the life of up to three patients. Sign Up NOW ! LICA is excited to announce that the Bloodworks NW’s Mobile Blood Drive Team will be back on Lummi Island for a one > > READ MORE
Whatcom County Public Works proposes increasing ferry fares in 2023 to comply with the farebox recovery rate mandated in Whatcom County Code. The initial fare proposal was released on December 1, 2022, and reviewed in the Whatcom County Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee on > > READ MORE
Emergency repair work on a dolphin (group of pilings) at the Lummi Island Terminal will shorten ferry service over eight days in late January. The project contractor will work late evening and overnight, requiring ferry runs to end earlier than scheduled. Please plan ahead for > > READ MORE
I started teaching myself to sew during COVID. As a kid I used to watch my grandmother sew. She could make anything and I will always remember sitting and watching her. This got me to thinking about a reusable gift that would not end up > > READ MORE
The Whatcom Chief will be out of service from 10:10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, for a planned end-of-the-year inspection of the ferry terminal facilities at both Lummi Island and Gooseberry Point. Whatcom County Public Works would like to thank everyone for > > READ MORE
1) Lummi Island Community Association Annual Funding Starts Your donations support all our services through our annual budget: The Tome/eTome, Brown Betty, Island Directory, Grants, Community Website & Calendar, Events, Celebrations, and more. In past years, we called your donation a subscription to the Tome, > > READ MORE
Everyone is welcome! Featuring: Ken Swanson on keyboard, Free cookies, hot chocolate, and cider. Friday Dec 16th, 7:00 to 8:30 PM @ the Grange Hall This is also an opportunity to purchaseLummi Island Caramels with 50% of sale price donated to the Grange! > > READ MORE
Not everyone had a chance to attend the Whatcom Chief 60th Anniversary party we had in Orchard Park (ferry overflow parking area). It was a great time with music, food, and good conversations. We also had the commemorative print available for sale. Since then, a > > READ MORE
Updated: 2021/06/20 @ 7:28 pm Tark Henderson