Good morning, Bellingham.

More than 1.5 million people will join the Great Washington ShakeOut drill at 10:15 a.m. on Oct.

15 across the state, and coastal residents will test tsunami sirens with their real sound during the drill.

Bellingham Public Schools scheduled hearings at the district office to discuss closures for Columbia Elementary on Monday, Nov.

2 and for Carl Cozier Elementary on Tuesday, Nov. 3, both from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. — a final decision on closures and boundaries for Aug. 2027 is expected in three weeks.

Road2Home will operate the winter shelter at the former Central Lutheran Church on N Forest Street from December through February 2027 + possibly into March after Whatcom County Council approved the contract on Oct.

13. The 60-bed facility will open nightly at 7 p.m. with extra beds during severe weather.

Prep girls soccer teams will compete tonight at 7:00 in a local cross-town showdown as the Bayhawks, who hold a 10-0-2 record, face the Mariners with a 9-1-2 record — a key matchup ahead of the district tournament.