Letters to the Editor — March 6, 2024
Letter: Why no secret ballot in Washington? Editor, One of the cornerstones of our democracy is the secret ballot. Why is the state of Washington requiring us to declare Democrat or ...
Aaron Christopher Stacey
Aaron Christopher Stacey, beloved dad, son, brother, and friend passed from this life on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at the age of 46 after suffering from a brain aneurysm. He is survived ...
Alta Louws
Alta LaVergne Louws, age 93, went to be with her beloved Savior on Saturday, March 2, 2024, surrounded by her family.
Alta was born in Long Island, Kansas on July 2, 1930, to BC and ...
Gary Abercrombie
Gary Abner Abercrombie, 76, of Everson died peacefully on Feb. 20, 2024.
Gary was born in Everett on April 16, 1947 to Wayne Milton Abercrombie and Norma Isadean Purtteman. He was raised ...
Marsha Miller
Marsha Miller, age 72, passed into her heavenly home on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, after an eight-year battle with cancer. She was able to stay in her Lynden home under the constant care ...
Nicholas ‘Nick’ Criscuola
Nicholas “Nick” Criscuola was born on June 15, 1946, in Coupeville, Washington.
Raised on his family’s fishing boat, he joined the Navy after graduating high school in 1966, serving ...
Christy ‘Grizzly’ Baisden
Christy Lynn “Grizzly” Baisden, born Sept. 17, 1959, age 64, passed away peacefully on Feb. 29, 2024, at an adult family home in Birch Bay. Christy was born with Down Syndrome and ...
Lillian E. Hettich
Lillian Elizabeth (Reichert) Hettich passed away, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at the age of 92.
She lived for the last 20 years in Lynden and called it home.
Lillian was born in New Jersey ...
Phyllis Quinn
Phyllis Quinn, age 92, of Lynden, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
Phyllis was born Oct. 25, 1931, in St. Charles, Iowa, to parents Clarence R. and Clariece (Gibson) ...
Whatcom County News Briefs: March 6, 2024
Nomination deadline approaching for teacher award WHATCOM — A nomination deadline is approaching for a new award that honors excellence in Whatcom County public school teachers. The ...