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And they’re off … running for office

By Calvin Bratt [email protected] Byrd, Collick, Langley among new names for County Council; Weimer bowing out LYNDEN ­— The picture of jockeying for positions on the reformulated ...

Connecting project sets sessions in Ferndale, Kendall

WHATCOM — The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center is launching Project Connection: Curiosity, Culture and Conversation, with events set in Ferndale and at Kendall. The premise behind ...

Saturday tours of cemeteries have started up

LYNDEN — A cemetery is a wonderful place, full of history, art and meaning, states Cemetery District 10 commissioner Troy Luginbill. To bring such memories to life, the Lynden Pioneer ...

Ferndale baseball falls one game short of reaching state tourney

Coach: Seniors put a stamp on this program that will last a long time By Kevin Doucette [email protected] ARLINGTON — The Ferndale Golden Eagles baseball team fell a game short ...

WeSNIP marks 17,000th spay/neuter with May 20 event

BELLINGHAM — WeSNiP, the Whatcom Education, Spay & Neuter Impact Program, is celebrating its 17,000th spay/neuter surgery at the third annual Meows & Mimosas event on May ...

Tyler Byrd in District 3 bid, with backers

He is the force behind Red Rokk online marketing WHATCOM — Tyler Byrd, head of Red Rokk Interactive, an online marketing agency, has launched his candidacy for the County Council ...

‘Walking the Line’ for cancer research

Ferndale School District employee Neil McKay raised over $4,800 for cancer research By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — Some may know him as Neil McKay, a webmaster ...

Running again? Incumbents say yes, no, or undecided

Ken Mann to end his county run; four small-city mayors still game By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM ­— Veteran County Council member Ken Mann will not run again for ...

Vista, Horizon spring play on Thursday and Friday

Middle school students take on their version of ‘Into the Woods’ FERNDALE — Vista and Horizon Middle School students are joining together once again for their annual spring performance. ...

Calendar – Week of May 10

ONGOING Musical ‘Godspell’ “Godspell,” based on the Gospel of Matthew, has a May 4-21 run in the Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. Shawn Fuller directs. The musical ...