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  • What's for dinner takes on new meaning for roadkill harvesters

    Elliott Almond, Cascadia Daily News|Updated Feb 12, 2024

    Most of us have seen poor little critters on the road smashed, bashed or otherwise mutilated. Roadkill, it seems, is a gruesome byproduct of the automobile age. So, it was heartening to meet Bellingham newbie Kai Wians, aka "Kai.ote Jack." We recently spent a morning at Lettered Streets Coffeehouse talking about roadkill harvesting and honoring animals who have perished on the highways through no fault of their own. Wians, 26, is mastering the art of roadkill harvesting for food and providing community service. Wians is one...

  • Trio of local paddlers gearing up for 70-mile race

    Elliott Almond, Cascadia Daily News|Updated Jun 1, 2023

    Some among us seem hellbent on contriving the most hair-brained follies to test the outer limits of personal capabilities. It's baked into the DNA, I suppose. A decade ago, rock climbing star Alex Honnold challenged his mental and physical proficiency in adventures captured in an Amazon Prime video called "Sufferfest." The phrase gained traction among certain personality types. It surfaced when talking to paddlers Marc Fuhrmeister, Bart Maupin and Ian Sawyer, Bellingham's...