Art is more than a job for Lorna Libert
Art group meets each Wednesday to paint and to enjoy each others’s company By Bill Helm Editor WHATCOM — Acrylics, oils, water colors. Canvas, wood board, recycled surfaces. At ...
Nathaniel Luke Wielenga
Nathaniel Luke Wielenga
Nate, amazing and loved son, brother, uncle, and nephew passed away on a clear, bright morning February 8th, 2023 in Bellingham. Nate was born October 28th, ...
Duane E. Mellott
Duane E. Mellott
Duane E. Mellott passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023, he was 87 years old.
Duane was born in Bellingham, WA to parents Eugene and Rose (Gillis) Mellott in April ...
Deanna Jean ‘Peach’ Brown
Deanna Jean ‘Peach’ Brown
Deanna Jean Brown, known by everyone who loved her as Peach, peacefully passed away at age 83 among family on the evening of Feb. 6.
Peach was born June ...
Northern Whatcom County sees 12 wrestlers place at state
Elijah Washburn finishes first at state in 170-pound division Nathan Schumock Sports Editor TACOMA — The northern Whatcom County schools had a successful showing at the Mat Classic ...
Ferndale High School theater department to perform Les Misérables Feb. 23-March 4
A ‘timeless message of sacrifice’ By Sarah McCauley Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Get ready to be transported to 19th-century France on Feb. 23 when the Ferndale High School theater ...
Experiment creates unforgettable experience for Lummi students
Lummi students reflect on project that recently returned from space By Sarah McCauley Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Last month, a project created by a crew of students from Lummi Nation’s ...
Man arrested for aiming gun at shoppers, police
BELLINGHAM — At approximately 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, Bellingham resident Kelton T. Lane reportedly pointed a gun at several people, including a Bellingham police officer, in a ...
Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, Feb. 15, 2023
Deputies administer lifesaving measures WHATCOM — At about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, a correction deputy monitoring the control panel noticed an offender was down on the ground ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 15, 2023
Mail-in voting ‘safest, most efficient method’ Editor, I am writing in response to the recent opinion piece by Doris Smith regarding mail-in voting. During the last presidential ...