Whatcom County News Briefs: Sept. 6, 2023
Free, educational programs for Whatcom families WHATCOM — Washington Family Engagement (WAFE), a statewide nonprofit organization, now provides free, family civic and community leadership ...
Ferndale resident uses wood to create art
Father-son moment becomes woodturning hobby, then business for James Clevenger By Taras McCurdie Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Just more than a decade ago, James Clevenger traveled south ...
Agnes Lankhaar
Agnes Lankhaar, age 99, passed away at the Christian Health Care Center on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.
The graveside committal will be 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 at Monumenta ...
Gallery: Ferndale’s new field ready for regular season
Ferndale High School has finally completed construction on its new football stadium and it is ready for the team’s home opener on Friday, Sept. 15 against Glacier Peak. For the past ...
Joe Martin posthumously inducted into two halls of fame
Dick Martin accepts awards for late father in Seattle, Wichita Nathan Schumock Sports Editor The late Joe Martin, baseball legend and pioneer in Whatcom County, was recently elected ...
Phyllis Lankhaar
Phyllis Lankhaar, age 94, passed away at the Christian Health Care Center on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Her graveside service will be 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8 in Monumenta Cemetery.
Funeral ...
Karen Lea Stroud
Karen Lea Stroud had the most beautiful heart and soul. She entered a room with a one-of-a-kind contagious smile and magically she made each person feel special. Karen was a devoted ...
Mark Douglas Scholten
Longtime, local sports broadcaster Mark Douglas Scholten passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023 at the age of 54.
A celebration of life will be held at Bellingham High School ...
Peter Boonstra
Peter Boonstra, 90, a long-time resident of Lynnwood, passed away on Aug. 15, 2023. He was born in Beets, Friesland, the Netherlands in 1933, the son of Oscar and Anna Boonstra. Peter ...
Lola Osgood
Lola Osgood went upstairs to embrace her new life with her savior in heaven at the age of 101.
She was born in Lancaster, Wisconsin in 1922 to parents Rufus and Hazel (Thompson) Ellis. ...