Josie Van Werven

  Josie (Josiena) Van Werven passed away on June 30, 2021 in Lynden, Washington.   A lifelong resident of Lynden, Josie was born on December 30, 1926, and was the second of ...

Thomas Berkley Blume

  Thomas Berkley Blume, age 73, of Bellingham passed away Monday, June 7, 2021, in Bellingham.   He had been a lifetime resident of Whatcom County. Tom was a Master Craftsman ...

Mark Edward Vander Yacht

  Mark Vander Yacht, age 55, passed away on June 7, 2021.   Mark was born to Donald and Anita (Jensen) Vander Yacht in Bellingham, WA on Feb. 15, 1966.   He grew up on the ...

Power of interconnected grid with ample supply

By Don C. Brunell for the Record   How about some good news coming out of our record-breaking (extreme) heat wave?   Luckily, we live and work in the Pacific Northwest, and ...

Whatcom home sales match soaring temperatures

By Dave Brumbaugh for the Tribune   Pick what was hotter in Whatcom County: The June 26-28 heat wave or home sales in the second quarter?   Tough call.   Homes, which have ...

States, school districts may apply for rescue plan funds

WHATCOM — To help support the needs of students experiencing homelessness, the U.S. Department of Education invites states to complete the application for their share of the second ...

Market brings variety every Friday

No two vendors’ offerings are the same By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — A wide variety of booths and stands populate the Ferndale Farmers Market each Friday ...

Two Flicks in the Park events coming up

‘Labyrinth,’ third ‘Indiana Jones’ movies to be screened in Pioneer Park By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — As July continues and the sun shows no signs ...

City secures skate park grant funding

Metalworks Skate Park construction set for 2022 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — A project years in the making will finally come to fruition next year in Ferndale. ...

Letters to the Editor — June 30, 2021

More discussion needed for Lynden police cameras   Cameras protect officers and help prove the bad guys were bad. Kudos!   Please ensure the data is kept for a significant period ...