Lala Cantu
Lala Cantu
Elida “Lala” Ledesma Cantu passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by all her loved ones on April 2.
A funeral service will be held at North County Christ the King ...
Paul Van Dyken
Paul Van Dyke
Our beloved “Pops” or “Papa”, Paul D. Van Dyken, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, March 31 surrounded by his family. He fought a valiant fight against ...
John Quanz
John Quanz
John Lewis Quanz, a loving brother, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home in Bellingham on Thursday March 31, 2022, about 4:15 a.m., the time ...
Mildred Snydar
Mildred Snydar
One of the last members of a pioneer family has died at age 105.
Mildred Houser Snydar was born in Concrete, Washington on Nov. 10, 1916, but moved shortly after to Bellingham.
Mildred ...
Len Honcoop
Len Honcoop
Leonard “Len” Melvin Honcoop, age 74, went to be with his beloved Savior on March 28 in Glendale, Arizona after a short battle with cancer.
Len had an ease with people ...
Dena DeKriek
Dena DeKriek
Dena DeKriek, age 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep March 29.
Dena was born March 11, 1930 in Manhattan Montana to Frank and Tryntje De Haan.
Dena moved to Artesia, ...
Virgil Stremler
Virgil Stremler
Virgil Stremler went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 3 after a 7-year battle with esophageal cancer.
Virgil is remembered for his love of God and family, ...
The orca-salmon-dam-dredging controversy
A huge ecological impediment called Save the Orca blocks our emergency measure. To save the orca killer whales, Gov. Jay Inslee wants to remove four major dams on the lower Snake River. ...
Gas prices fuel work from safety of home
With COVID-19 vaccines widely dispensed and masking requirements mostly lifted, will work-from-home end? Will workers return to downtown offices at pre-pandemic levels? Probably not. ...
Weekly spring sports scoreboard
By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] WHATCOM — Another week is in the books for the spring sports season. The Northwest Conference standings continue to take shape, ...