VITAL RECORDS

Whatcom County property taxes and information: Whatcom County Assessor, 311 Grand Ave., Suite 106, 676-6790, www.what comcounty.us/assessor/index.jsp.

Property tax payments; property appraisals and revaluations; maintains inventory, description, ownership, sales and mapping for all property; public computer access to assessment data.

Whatcom County Auditor's office: 311 Grand Ave., Suite 103, 676-6740, .

Elections and voter registration, vehicle and vessel licensing, legal document recording of deeds, mortgages and marriage licenses.

Whatcom County Health Department Vital Records Division, 676-6724, www.co.whatcom .wa.us/health.

Certified birth certificates for all Washington state births registered from 1930 to present, all persons born in the City of Bellingham from 1908 to present and all persons born in Whatcom County from 1930 to present. Certified death certificates for people who died in the city of Bellingham 1908 to present, and Whatcom County 1936 to present.

Whatcom County Council: 676-6690, www.co.whatcom.wa.us/council.

The legislative branch of Whatcom County government.

POST OFFICES

United States Postal Services, (800) ASK-USPS

• Acme, 2026 Highway 9 (Valley Highway).

• Bellingham, 315 Prospect St.

• Bellingham City Center, 104 W. Magnolia St.

• Bellingham-Mount Baker, 3150 Orleans St.

• Blaine, 701 Harrison Ave., Blaine.

• Custer, 7632 Portal Way, Custer.

• Deming, 5014 Deming Road.

• Everson, 108 Blair Drive, Everson.

• Ferndale, 5703 Fourth Ave., 380-3127.

• Lummi Island, 2211 N. Nugent Road, Building 2, Lummi Island, 758-2320.

• Lynden, 600 Front St.

• Maple Falls, 7392 Mount Baker Highway.

• Nooksack, 605 Nooksack Ave.

• Point Roberts, 1582 Gulf Road.

• Sumas, 534 Railroad Ave.

CITY GOVERNMENT

Bellingham: City Hall, 210 Lottie St., www.cob.org.

Blaine: City Hall, 344 H St., 332-8311, www.ci.blaine.wa.us.

Everson: Everson City Hall, 111 W. Main St., 966-3411, www.ci.everson.wa.us.

Ferndale: City of Ferndale, 2095 Main St., 384-4302, www.ci.ferndale.wa.us.

Lynden: City of Lynden, 323 Front St., 354-4270, www.lyndenwa.org.

Nooksack: City of Nooksack, 103 W. Madison St., 966-2531, www.cityofnooksack.com.

Everson-Nooksack Chamber of Commerce, 966-3407.

Sumas: City of Sumas, 433 Cherry St., 988-5711, www.cityofsumas.homestead.com.

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom, 734-2366, www.lwv bellinghamwhatcom.org.

Whatcom County Democrats, 647-7661 www.whatcomdemocrats.com.

Whatcom County Republican Party, 734-5215, www.whatcomgop.com.