GUEST OPINION: A future that involves water management
Rich Appel For the Record Families across Whatcom County devastated by November’s flooding disaster in the Nooksack River basin need our help with more than just putting their lives ...
GUEST OPINION: Breathe in, breathe out: 2022 is a new year
Elisa Claassen For the Record I’ve written in recent weeks about the ever-changing weather, but not the increased stress of my friends and neighbors in north county from damaging ...
Letters to the Editor — Jan. 12, 2022
Will do business elsewhere Editor, Last week, a letter from Mr. Moore-Seifred very accurately expressed my thoughts and concerns about the lack of mask wearing in Lynden. This paragraph ...
Sefzik offers more ‘age-diverse senate’
22-year-old Ferndale resident replaces Doug Ericksen as state senator By Bill Helm [email protected] FERNDALE — Washington state’s newest senator is still learning how to disagree ...
Simon Sefzik appointed to replace Sen. Doug Ericksen
By Leora Watson [email protected] Tuesday, the Whatcom County Council voted 4-to-2 to appoint Simon Sefzik of Ferndale for the 42nd legislative district in the Washington ...
One man injured in head-on collision near Custer
By Bill Helm [email protected] WHATCOM — At 8:52 p.m. Sunday, Washington State Patrol and North Whatcom Fire & Rescue responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision on Birch ...
School support on Feb. 8 ballot
Ferndale School District is asking for a two-year replacement operations levy By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District is asking the community for a ...
Inslee wants law to ban lying about elections
Washington governor supports legislation criminalizing lying about election results by elected officials or candidates for office Brooklynn Hillemann Washington State Journal On the ...
Sikh community, Whatcom Community Foundation donate to flood relief efforts
The Whatcom County Sikh community and greater Seattle Sikh business owners raised $75,000 for north Whatcom County flood relief efforts. County Executive Satpal Sidhu, a local Sikh, ...
Freda Henken
Freda Henken
Freda Lil Henken of Bellingham slipped away to heaven on Dec. 24, 2021.
She was 85.
Freda was born July 25, 1936 in Great Falls, Montana. She was the second oldest child ...