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The Ferndale Marching Band won the Judges Choice award in this year’s Farmers Day Parade, June 7 in Lynden. (Bill Helm/Ferndale Record)

LYNDEN — As the sun dips low over Wiser Lake, a stretch of shoreline three miles southwest of Lynden, consider combining your sunset landscaping plans with a relaxing evening of boating and fishing. Wiser Lake, a shallow 116‑acre body of water, offers accessible water access and fishing oppo…

LYNDEN — The City of Lynden's Public Works department will close the intersection of Main and 1st streets from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday through Friday June 18 to July 16 for an overlay project that will include asphalt overlay and road reconstruction.

Father’s Day was founded just one year after Mother’s Day, in 1910, at the YMCA in Spokane. Inspired by Anna Jarvis’s 1909 sermon honoring mothers, Sonora Smart Dodd sought to create a day recognizing fathers. Her own father, William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised seven children. 

The Ferndale Marching Band won the Judges Choice award in this year’s Farmers Day Parade, June 7 in Lynden. (Bill Helm/Ferndale Record)

LYNDEN —  As 93 parade floats and entries traversed east on Front Street for the annual Farmers Day Parade, Lyndenites and other farm-to-table enthusiasts visited opening day at the Lynden Farmers Market. Michael DeGolyer, market secretary and co-owner of Five Elements Farm, noted a 2.6% inc…

  Larry John Meeboer, age 76, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025. He was born on March 11, 1949, in Bellingham, to parents Hollis and Dorothy (VanRy) Meeboer. 

  Born in 1950, Lindsay Lloyd Bates aka Auggie, was the son of Midge Kittleson and Robert Bates. He died peacefully at his home on May 26, 2025. Auggie grew up in Lynden and graduated from Lynden Public schools. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and returned to Whatcom County wher…

Celebration of life for Jerry Jeffers will be Sunday, June 15, 2025. It will begin at 2 p.m. at the family home.

  Theodore ‘Ted’ Victor Linde, age 84, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. Born in Bellingham on Sept. 29, 1940, Ted grew up on the family dairy farm on Blaine Road, Blaine, with his parents Victor and Minnie Linde.

John and Joanne Odens of Ferndale will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 21 with family and friends. They were married on June 20, 1975, at Mt. View Christian Reformed Church of Lynden. Their children are Dean and Heather Oostra, Justin and Jennifer Odens, Justin and Laura Kin…

  Sunny passed away peacefully on May 28, 2025, in Lynden, just a short distance from her grandparents’ farm-at the age of 91. Sunny lived up to her name, bringing light, warmth and joy to everyone around her.

  Evan Del Miller went peacefully to be with his Lord on Feb. 10, 2025 surrounded by his family. Born in Bellingham on Oct. 28, 1951 to Robert and Dellis Miller, he grew up in Lynden, the second of six children. He graduated from Lynden High School in 1970.

  Rhoda Ruth Elenbaas, of Bellevue, left our presence here on earth on June 2, 2025, at the age of 71, surrounded by some of those who meant the most to her. Her children and grandchildren were her crowning glory and helped her face her battle against a rare and aggressive cancer with streng…

Lynden High School celebrated the 2025 senior class in its gymnasium on Friday, June 6. The night began with the traditional Pomp and Circumstance, as played by the Lynden High School Band, followed by the official welcome, by LHS Principal Ian Freeman, who was joined for translations in Spa…

NOOKSACK VALLEY — A cherished tradition took flight again this spring as Nooksack Valley High School students partnered with kindergartners from across the district to build wooden birdhouses. 

FERNDALE — Tenant Lake Park, part of the Hovander Homestead complex in Ferndale, is one of Whatcom County’s most spacious and scenic public parks. Nestled along the banks of the Nooksack River, the area blends open farmland, wetlands, historic structures and waterfront access into a quiet, s…

KENDALL — Victoria Anderson and Amber Goodrich were math professors when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Unhappy with the direction of education, they decided to create a space in the community that could benefit students and their families. 

With the final whistle of spring sports, another high school sports year is in the books. When I started this job in the winter of 2023, I knew covering high school sports would be demanding. What I didn’t realize was just how much of a juggling act it would become each season.