Lynden rodeo competitive against records
LYNDEN — The 2017 Lynden PRCA Rodeo did not break any arena records in its 13th year. However, the times and points earned last week Tuesday and Wednesday at the Northwest Washington ...
Ferry out of service Aug. 30
WHATCOM — Ferry service to Lummi Island will be suspended on Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 10:10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m., county Public Works announces. Necessary inspection and ...
Gasoline likely at yearly high in August
SEATTLE — Average retail gasoline prices in Washington fell 1.1 cents per gallon in the week ended Aug. 20, averaging $2.77 per gallon as of that date, according to GasBuddy’s daily ...
Ferndale 12U win Cal Ripken Championship
‘We knew the whole city was still behind us’ By Kevin Doucette [email protected] CLEMMONS, North Carolina — They did it. Ferndale’s 12U Cal Ripken team are the 2017 Cal ...
Street Festival features pie-eating contest
Main stage acts, kids’ area, car show all return to annual Main Street event By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale Street Festival will be a little ...
View the eclipse with NASA locals
Event on Monday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. FERNDALE — The City of Ferndale, Ferndale Library and the Ferndale School District will be hosting a solar eclipse observing event during the ...
Do not view the eclipse without certified glasses
NASA will livestream Monday’s event WHATCOM — Local residents can expect to see between 85 and 86 percent of the highly anticipated Aug. 21 solar eclipse, assuming clear skies. ...
State Patrol giving ‘grace’ for six months on new law, but don’t push it
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol is running a six-month “grace” period on the tougher distracted-driving law that went into effect July 23, according to communications director ...
Wondermud set for Aug. 26 at Bellingham BMX
BELLINGHAM — Whatcom Events announces that Wondermud (formerly Muds to Suds)is returning this year. The family-friendly run (for ages 8 and up) features 20 obstacles and mud pits ...
Laura Wells
Laura Wolff Wells went to be with the Lord on Aug. 8, 2017 at age 96.
A resident of Meadow Greens retirement home for the past 12 years, Laura was born in Prairie County, Montana, ...