William Hendrick

  In Bill’s own words:   “My full name is William Ellis Hendrick. Normally I am called Bill. I was born Nov. 16, 1931, at home about five miles northeast of Montrose, Missouri. ...

Marie Bonsen

  After battling cancer three times in the past 19 years, Marie E. Bonsen, having fought the good fight, went home March 20, 2021. Her last weeks were spent surrounded by her children, ...

Glenn Terpstra

  Glenn Wilburn Terpstra, age 82, passed away peacefully at his Lynden home on March 6, 2021, surrounded by his children and loving wife, Marilyn. Glenn lost his battle to melanoma ...

Virginia Lagerwey

  Virginia “Irene” Lagerwey, age 66, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

The money starts flowing

Just 1st District will receive $972 million   KIRKLAND — Congresswoman Suzan DelBene last week announced that local governments and school districts in Washington’s 1st Congressional ...

$3.2 billion in Rescue Plan to WA education, child care

Stipulations say how money is to be allocated   WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on March ...

Letters to the Editor — March 24, 2021

Disagreers left eggs, took a ‘love’ sign   Early on the morning of Saturday, March 20, I looked out our front window and noticed something unusual on the window screen. When ...

Jackets for the trees

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COVID rate keeps dropping

Vaccinations slowly rising By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— For the whole county the COVID-19 epidemiological curve continues to drop, as the number of vaccinations ...

WCLS online book sales now open

Friends of Ferndale, Lynden, Everson libraries operate online bookstore By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The COVID-19 pandemic forced Whatcom County’s libraries ...