GUEST OPINION: Snow days can be fun, productive

By Elisa Claassen The weather seems to be heading to cold and colder yet. I tend to play the game of pretending endless summer is possible but the temperatures make it hard to continue ...

Letters to the Editor — Dec. 14, 2022

Letter: Happy holidays to all Editor, I Love Lynden, a charming town with friendly folk and old fashioned architecture. One of my favorite times is at Christmas. Driving down Front ...

Community calendar for Dec. 14, 2022

Dec. 18 Estrella’s Holiday Wish Estrella’s Holiday Wish, presented by Day-to-Day Dance, at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Blaine Performing Arts Center, 975 H St. Join Estrella’s journey ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Garden treasures to share with a friend

IN BLOOM By David Vos LYNDEN — Gardening is a hobby best shared with friends. Not to say that there’s no benefit to being alone in the garden. I think most gardeners would confess ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark drops 80 cents from October, but $2.98 above Nov. 2021

MIELKE MARKET By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the November Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $21.01 per hundredweight (cwt.), down 80 cents from October ...

Ted Huizenga

Ted Huizenga Theodore “Ted” Huizenga, age 86, died peacefully at home on Dec. 13. Ted was born June 18, 1936 in Downey, California to parents Ted and Flora (Weidenaar) Huizenga.  Ted ...

Bob Van Beek

Bob Van Beek On Dec. 5, Robert “Bob” Van Beek, surrounded by his family, passed quietly away at the Christian Health Care Center. Bob was born Nov. 1, 1932 in Brookings, South ...

Dolores Schipper

Dolores Schipper Dolores (Bosman) Schipper, age 79 of Sioux Center, IA, passed away Thursday evening Dec. 8 at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center, Iowa. Dolores was born to John and ...

Jennifer Maarhuis

Jennifer Maarhuis Jennifer Marie Standerfer Maarhuis, age 57, passed away on Dec. 4 at the Idaho Falls Community Hospital with her loving family by her side. Jennifer was born Aug. ...

Sherry Salo

Sherry Salo They lived and laughed and loved and left. — James Joyce And, so it was with our dear Sherry Lynn (Vandermay) Salo. Sherry was born to Tamara and Larry Vandermay on ...