Henry Maleng

On a sunny spring day after so many rainy ones, Henry Martin Maleng passed away at home with his wife and granddaughter by his side on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Born Oct. 9, 1937, Henry ...

Connie Schoen

Connie Elizabeth Schoen, age 67, of Lynden, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018. At Connie’s request, no services will be held. Arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral ...

Rose Gagne

Rose Gagne, age 68, of Lynden, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 4, in Monumenta Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gillies Funeral ...

Creating a beautiful place to ‘play ball’

Volunteers, donors put massive effort into remaking Ferndale High School’s outdated baseball field By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Just last spring, the baseball ...

Staff changes coming to Ferndale School District

Jill Iwasaki to retire in June WHATCOM — The Ferndale School District’s executive and school principal teams will undergo personnel changes beginning this summer. Among the changes ...

BIAWC names 9 scholarship recipients

Connection to association is a requirement WHATCOM ­— The Building Industry Association of Whatcom County awards post-secondary scholarships annually to students in any field of ...

Plowing Match will be May 19

LYNDEN — The date of the 77th annual International Plowing Match of magnificent draft horses is Saturday, May 19. Admission is free. The 2018 event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...

WECU touts community involvements

BELLINGHAM — In 2017 Whatcom Educational Credit Union (WECU) donated $249,696 to 166 local community organizations and led 23 volunteer events with 175 WECU employees volunteering ...

Whatcom man writing crime novels while also in real-life crime research

Spencer Kope works for the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Dept. LYNDEN ­— Spencer Kope, who lives in Lynden, is writing a series of crime books while working full-time as a crime analyst ...

Injuries in three crashes

Hannegan and Van Dyk one on Sunday could involve charges WHATCOM ­— The Washington State Patrol responded to several injury crashes in the region over the past week involving local ...