Drive-thru Christmas Light Show at Northwest Washington Fairgrounds

By Elisa Claassen For the Record LYNDEN – The Northwest Washington Fair’s inaugural Drive-Thru Christmas Light Show will be open until Jan. 9. According to LightsOfLynden.com, ...

Deebach happy ‘behind the scenes’ at Ferndale Schools

District’s interim superintendent not a candidate to be long-term superintendent  By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE – Once Ferndale School District hires ...

Prepare for unexpected with disaster go bag

Don’t think you need an emergency kit? Think again, say families who need one. FERNDALE — Randy Pen checks the contents of a backpack. A radio, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat ...

Lighthouse Mission plans Christmas meal for homeless

Lighthouse Mission Ministries has planned a traditional Christmas dinner with ham and all the trimmings for hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in the Bellingham area. Hans ...

LEGALS- December 15, 2021

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM In Re the Estate of PHILLIP REX BRINN, Deceased. NO. 21-4-01025-37 NONPROBATE ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Randy Honcoop retires from raspberry business

By Cal Bratt For the Tribune WHATCOM — Randy Honcoop says he was “clueless” about raspberry growing when he decided to get into the business in 1986. He was more familiar with ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Blue beating red in local berry production

Growers of both industries meet, mingle at Small Fruit Conference LYNDEN — Blueberry production is overtaking that of signature raspberries in Whatcom County. Granted, a late-June ...

COUNTRY LIFE: June ‘heat dome’ cut raspberry volume 30%

However, a relief bill has been passed by Congress By Calvin Bratt For the Tribune WHATCOM — With numbers now tallied, the 2021 county raspberry harvest was down 30% from a year earlier, ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Repairs to a flood-damaged yard, garden

IN BLOOM By David Vos For the Tribune In the past few weeks, the lives of many people around our county and region were upended, with homes, farms, and businesses damaged or destroyed ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark milk price gains 20 cents

Mielke Market By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the November Federal order Class III milk price at $18.03 per hundredweight, up 20 cents from October, $5.31 below November ...