Farming is not for the fainthearted

by Satpal Sidhu   A farmer sits down his son, who has finished a degree in business management. The farmer says: Son, the time has come to pass on the farm to you. You have worked ...

Making cheese, the seed-to-table way

Ferndale Farmstead to produce Italian family cheeses on Aldergrove Road By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The word “farmstead” carries a great deal of meaning ...

Alfred Clark

  Alfred “Neil” Clark, age 59, of Lynden, passed unexpectedly at his family home on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. He was born on Jan. 14, 1956, in Brawley, California, to Henry ...

Frieda Jordan

  Frieda Elsie (Miller) Jordan was the youngest of eight children. Born on Feb. 8, 1928, to Henry and Magdalene Miller on the Ten Mile family farm, she passed away on Sept. 5, 2015.   Frieda ...

Serena Haugen

  Serena Bernice Haugen went to be with her Lord on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.   Serena was born on June 6, 1922, at her family home on Van Dyk Road in Lynden to Joseph and Stella ...

Ferndale’s experienced volleyball team has high hopes

All but one of Ferndale’s starters from last season’s state run return this year By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — League games may not have begun for the Golden ...

Girls’ soccer hopes for a state run

Standouts Jordin Bartel and Carly Bannerman are gone, but coach Joe Gonzalez believes he has the players for even more success than last season By Kevin Doucette [email protected] ...

Bob Bateman

  On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2015, Bob Bateman, age 71, unexpectedly went home to be with his Lord and Savior. He had spent the afternoon watching his grandson’s football ...

Betty Metz

  Betty Metz was born on Dec. 29, 1938, in Polson, Montana, to Allen and Helga Crawford and passed away on Sept. 8, 2015, in Lynden at the age of 76.   Betty graduated from ...

Lester Kooistra

  Lester Keith Kooistra, age 56, of Lynden, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, after a courageous two-year battle with ALS.   Les was born on Nov. ...