Republicans host property tax speaker

LAUREL ­— Whatcom County Republicans host William Perry Pendly for a property rights discussion from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Meridian High School. He speaks at 7 p.m. Common ...

Environmental caucus salutes clean water partnership

 This is a guest opinion from Jim Hansen, of Bellingham, who is the media contact for the WRIA 1 Environmental Caucus. When the going gets tough, the tough get collaborative. This ...

Letters to the Editor — Feb. 1, 2017

Fire Ericksen Would you still get paid if you didn’t show up for work? If you were the boss, would you still pay your employee who took a second job and then didn’t come in to work ...

Public Meetings — Feb. 1, 2017

Wednesday, Feb. 1 • Lynden Historic Preservation Commission, Lynden Pioneer Museum conference room, 217 Front St., 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 • Lynden City Council Public Safety Committee, ...

WCC receives $650,000 grant to help STEM students

BELLINGHAM — Whatcom Community College will use a five-year $650,000 National Science Foundation grant to provide scholarships and academic support for 36 low-income, academically ...

Boys’ basketball put on back-to-back offensive explosions

FERNDALE — In their last two games the Ferndale boys have combined to score 151 total points. In the three games prior to that, the Golden Eagles had combined for only 146 points. ...

Ferndale wrestling at 12-0, hosting 3A teams Saturday

FERNDALE — The Golden Eagle wrestlers have seen tremendous success so far this season. In Northwest Conference matches Ferndale is a perfect 12-0 and has also won some tournaments ...

Superb defense leads Golden Eagles over Mariners

Tough Ferndale defense forced 26 Sehome turnovers as the Golden Eagles soar past Mariners 41-25 By Kevin Doucette [email protected] SEHOME — “Defense wins championships.” ...

Cathy Adkins

Cathy A. Adkins passed away peacefully on Jan. 25, 2017 at home in Bellingham. View the full obituary and share memories with the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com.

Ronald Beers

Ronald George Beers passed away on Dec. 18, 2016. A memorial gathering will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 in Broadway Hall, 1300 Broadway, Bellingham. Share your memories ...