Community Calendar: Sept. 13, 2023

Through Oct. 14 Winter coat drive  Winter coat drive to support the Interfaith Coalition. New or gently used, freshly laundered coats. Coats for men, women, children and infants needed. ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Milk price jumps $3.42 from July

Mielke Market By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the August federal order Class III milk price at $17.19 per hundredweight, up $3.42 from July but it’s still $2.91 ...

COUNTRY LIFE: A second spring in the garden

If I had to pick a favorite season, my choice would have to be autumn. Cool, crisp mornings and warm sunny afternoons; occasional rains returning and bringing the earthy, welcome smell ...

Our Opinion: Bringing quality coverage to the area

My name is Joe Kramer, and I’m the new intern for the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers. For the next few months, I’ll cover sports and various community and city news ...

Letters to the Editor: Sept. 13, 2023

Surviving a tsunami at 13 Editor, On the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, an earthquake with a 9.1-9.3 magnitude was registered in the Indian Ocean, between Simeulue and Sumatra in Indonesia, ...

Guest Opinion: Drug prevention, education can save lives

Grandparents often play a significant part in shaping the lives of their grandchildren. Because of this, they can speak about drugs, peer pressure and the increasing dangers of fentanyl. ...

Marilyn Kay DeVries Hughes

“Well done, thy good and faithful servant,” was heard by Marilyn Kay DeVries Hughes on the evening of Sept. 8, 2023, as she entered the pearly gates of Heaven. Marilyn Kay DeVries, ...

Robert ‘Bob’ Raplee

Robert “Bob” Raplee passed away in his Lynden home on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. The graveside service will be Saturday, Sept. 23 at 12 p.m. noon at Lakeside Cemetery, Lynden. All are ...

William ‘Bill’ Burton

William “Bill” Burton, passed peacefully at the age of 95 years old on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. We invite you to join us for a celebration of Bill’s life on Saturday, Sept. 16 from ...

John Bouwman

John Raymond Bouwman passed away on June 24, 2023 in St Marie’s Idaho at the age of 83. He was born Nov 13 1939 to Dick Bouwman and Sadie Stremler Bouwman on the family farm in Lynden. John ...