OUR OPINION: Vegetarian living in a meat-lover’s world
By Sarah McCauley Hello, my name is Sarah and I’m a vegetarian. New to the staff of the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers, and to the city of Lynden. To be fair, I’m ...
GUEST OPINION: Let’s do the hustle
By Elisa Claassen As kids in north Whatcom County in the 1970s, we didn’t exactly have a choice. As school let out, in May at that time, we hopped on school buses to go to the berry ...
Letters to the Editor — Jan 25, 2023
Letter: Post-Roe era Editor, Fifty years, 65 million reported abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Jan. 22 marked 50 years of legalized abortion. It seems surreal to think ...
Ferndale police seek information on bank robbery suspect
FERNDALE — At about 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Ferndale police were dispatched to Banner Bank, located inside Haggen Grocery, for a bank robbery. According to a Jan. 25 press ...
Community calendar for Jan. 23, 2023
Jan 27-Feb. 4 Murder on the Orient Express Gallery 7 Theatre is inviting audiences to join them on a mystery thrill-ride with a live stage production of Agatha Christie’s Murder ...
Briefly: Lynden and the surrounding areas in the news, Jan. 25, 2023
Whatcom County Executive Sidhu announces run for second term WHATCOM — Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu announced that he will run for re-election. Sidhu, who was elected to ...
Dolores Elaine Swanson Bjornstad
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, Dolores Elaine Swanson Bjornstad passed away at the age of 91 on Jan. 10, 2023, in Lynden, Washington.
Born in ...
Fred H. Dow
Fred H. Dow, born Aug. 11, 1933, passed away peacefully of heart failure at home in Lacey on Jan. 12.
Fred lived most of his adult life in Ferndale and worked for Intalco until his ...
Norma Jean Hackett
Norma Jean Hackett, age 78, passed away at Whatcom Hospice House on Saturday, Jan. 21.
For service date and times, please inquire with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
Ferndale suffers loss to top-ranked Anacortes
Ferndale battles hard despite rough season By Nathan Schumock Sports Editor FERNDALE — Top-ranked Anacortes came to town and took down Ferndale 59-38 on Friday, Jan. 20. The Golden ...