COUNTRY LIFE: Final thoughts on 2023 NWW Fair

By Courtney Small Barn Buddies Reporter LYNDEN— The fair was so incredibly fun. We had a ton of excitement and memories made at the 2023 Northwest Washington Fair. Barn Buddies 4-H ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Barn Buddies 4-H names new club reporter

BARN BUDDIES WHATCOM — In celebration of National 4-H Week, Barn Buddies 4-H Club held its first business meeting of the new 4-H year. The 4-H year runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Milk price up $1.20 from August, $1.43 below Sept. 2022

MIELKE MARKET The Agriculture Department announced the September Federal order Class III milk price at $18.39 per hundredweight, up $1.20 from August, but no one is breaking out the ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Give your garden a head start on spring

IN BLOOM Looking out my window, the maples and sumacs in my neighbors’ yards are proudly showing their fiery fall colors, the last of the cucumbers are ripening in my vegetable garden, ...

Our Opinion: Which sport is the most athletic?

Joe Kramer For the Record Which sport requires the most athleticism? Looking at sports played by our local high school athletes, several come to mind, such as soccer, football, basketball, ...

Ferndale takes conference match over Oak Harbor

Nathan Schumock Sports Editor FERNDALE — The Golden Eagles swept Oak Harbor 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-17) on Thursday, Sept. 29, to improve to 4-4 overall and 4-3 in Northwest Conference ...

FALL HOME & GARDEN 2023: Lynden Powerhouse a multi-generational Net-Zero energy home

By Jake Evans For the Tribune The Lynden Powerhouse makes all its own energy. That means a $0 utility bill. Because this new home is super-insulated and doesn’t leak heat, the house ...

FALL HOME & GARDEN 2023: Everything well-ordered and its space

By Elisa Claassen For the Tribune Jennifer Johnson is the founder of The Orderly Space, a professional organizing business based out of the Bellingham/Ferndale area. Johnson’s work, ...

FALL HOME & GARDEN 2023: Scheffer family downsizes into forever home

Twists and turns result in home on Sumas Mountain By Elisa Claassen For the Tribune Ken and Charmae Scheffer met through mutual friends in their high school years, he at Nooksack Valley ...

FALL HOME & GARDEN 2023: New home for Davis family

Fresh start means more space By Elisa Claassen For the Tribune The Davis family was living happily in a new home when the November 2021 Nooksack Valley floods hit hard. It wasn’t ...