COUNTRY LIFE: Something old made new
IN BLOOM By David Vos We gardeners are drawn to shiny new things — the lure of something new causes us to browse seed catalogs, stroll the aisles at garden centers, and try to convince ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark milk prices drop $1.65 from January
MIELKE MARKET By Lee Mielke The March Federal order Class III benchmark milk price crept higher, propelled by higher cheese, butter, and dry whey prices. The Agriculture Department ...
Ferndale police arrest three adults in youth overdose death
Staff Reports FERNDALE — In response to the death of a 5-year-old female on March 8, the Ferndale Police Department arrested and charged Melissa Welch, Cody Craig and Michael Doane ...
Winnie Maarhuis
Winnie Maarhuis
Winnie Maarhuis, age 95, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 3.
Winnie was born to Meindert and Janet (Hofstede) Tjoelker on August 28, 1927 ...
Guest Opinion: Go outside, feel better, save the climate
We’re experiencing disastrous climatic events because we treat the land – metaphorically speaking – like dirt. Nature’s ecosystems regulate climate. In turn, the well-being ...
Wallace David (Doc) Hardman
Wallace David (Doc) Hardman
Wallace David (Doc) Hardman passed away quietly on March 29 holding his family’s hands. He is now in God’s hands, at peace and in perfect health.
Doc ...
Nicholas ‘Nick’ Brossoit
Nicholas ‘Nick’ Brossoit
Nicholas John Brossoit, 64, died peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on Palm Sunday, April 2.
Diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in August 2020, ...
Sheryl Renee Tolsma
Sheryl Renee Tolsma
Sheryl Renee Tolsma, age 65, was called home by her Heavenly Father on Monday, April 3, after suffering several years with chronic illness. She loved her family, ...
George Kinzer
George Kinzer
George Kinzer, age 86, passed away on Friday, April 7.
Please join the family for a graveside service at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 13 at Monumenta Cemetery, with Spud Bronkema ...
Rochelle ‘Shelly’ Lea Murray
Rochelle ‘Shelly’ Lea Murray
Rochelle Lea Murray “Shelly” entered her eternal rest on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 69. She was a devoted mother and grandmother.
Shelly was ...