USDA Forest Service plans to develop NW Forest Plan amendment

PNW — On Dec. 15, the USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the proposal to amend the 17 land management plans of ...

Whatcom County News Briefs: Dec. 20, 2023

Gov. Inslee appoints new member to State Parks and Recreation Commission OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Scott Merriman of Thurston County as the newest member of the Washington ...

Carol Mae (Jones) Garberg

Carol Mae (Jones) Garberg Carol Mae (Jones) Garberg was born in Owatonna, Minnesota on April 25, 1936, to S. Wayne and Florence (Sunness) Jones. She died peacefully on Dec. 13, 2023, ...

Eleanor Louise Zylstra

Eleanor Louise Zylstra Eleanor Louise Zylstra was greeted in Heaven by Jesus and husband Andy on Dec. 14, 2023, in time for her son-in-law, Stan’s, heavenly birthday. Eleanor was ...

George C. Wilson

George C. Wilson George C Wilson was born on Feb. 21, 1935. He died on Dec. 12, 2023. He met the love of his life, Norma Ogle, and they married in 1955. Before Norma died in 2018, ...

GUEST OPINION: God’s gift wrap is for free

CHRISTmas time is here again, a time of joy and mirth, To celebrate and to proclaim our Savior Jesus’ birth. Why did Jesus live with us? What was the heav’nly plan? The bible tells ...

GUEST OPINION: An experiment in rehabilitation

Local news continually keeps us aware of drug use and crime in Bellingham, always referencing homelessness. I don’t know about you, but I am hoping for more news suggesting solutions ...

Letters to the Editor — Dec. 20, 2023

Letter: How would you feel if you could never go home again? Editor, For many the holiday season is the time of year when family and friends gather to celebrate. Yet for far too many ...

Community calendar for Dec. 20, 2023

Through Feb. 29 Enhanced Fitness in the Afternoon The Lynden Community/Senior Center has updated its enhanced fitness class. This session is a drop-in class. Cost is $2 for members, ...

Ferndale School Board revisits ground rules

Hundreds of books and technology items are declared surplus; if wanted, claim now By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — School board members will take another look at the wording ...