Dixie Hansen
A celebration of life will be held for Dixie Hansen, who passed away last year. Please join us for a beach barbecue in her honor, where we can remember her in one of her favorite ...
Carolyn Strey
Carolyn Louise Strey (“Carrie”), daughter of Ted and Elsie Strey, great granddaughter of homesteader William Baer and granddaughter of Carrie and Walter Jensen was born in ...
Norman Abrahamson
Norman Abrahamson, age 88, of Lynden passed away Sunday, Aug. 8. He will be greatly missed. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
Parents tell Lynden ‘no’ to mask mandate
By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — Close to 200 people attended Lynden School District’s Aug. 12 meeting. Many were against the July 28 announcement that cloth face coverings ...
Letters to the Editor — Aug. 18, 2021
Making kids wear masks ‘not good science’ Editor, Around 200 people attended the last school board meeting giving a resounding “no” to a mask mandate. Teachers reported ...
One last hurrah, for now
Vaudeville Etiquette played Ferndale’s final 2021 Music in the Park and the culmination of the city’s Summer of Fun series for the year Saturday night. (Courtesy photo/Riley Sweeney)
Council approves ability to ban fireworks
Ban would require period of extreme heat; won’t go into effect for a few years By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council voted to give future ...
County health impact assessment shows dire situation
Kindergarten readiness, childcare, housing security, homelessness, behavioral health all evaluated By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The Whatcom County Health Department ...
Golden Eagles eye a return to state this fall
Ferndale volleyball hopes to make it eight straight postseason trips By Hailey Palmer [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale volleyball team has been to the state tournament ...
FARMING FOR LIFE
Fair to open long-awaited Ag exhibit on Aug. 12 By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — Farming for Life isn’t a museum. It’s an interactive experience. David Lackey, the ...