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Two added to CHS Northwest board
LYNDEN — At the annual member-owner meeting on Dec. 15, two were elected board members of CHS Northwest. Bill Swanson and Jerry Juergens will add their skills and experience to the ...
Lummi water specialist to present tonight
LYNDEN — A specialist with the Lummi Nation’s Natural Resources Department will present on a longtime program monitoring surface and ground water and the status of Portage Bay shellfish ...
EQIP deadlines coming up
EVERSON — Whatcom County producers interested in EQIP funding for 2017 should contact the USDA Service Center, now at 914 Citadel Dr. Suite C, just around Hinote’s Corner from ...
Appel Farms opens new cheese-making plant
Faber company calls it ‘one of a kind’ building FERNDALE — Appel Farms moved its cheese operations in December into a new 12,800-square-foot production and cold-storage facility, ...
Gardening resolutions for the new year
For as enthusiastic about gardening as I am, I’ll admit I find winter a wonderful season of refreshment with few gardening tasks. And this year, for the first time in several, we’re ...
Class III price averaged $14.87 in 2016, lowest since 2010
Benchmark milk prices in California and the Federal Orders ended 2016 in different directions. The December FO Class III price is $17.40 per hundredweight (cwt.), up 64 cents from November, ...
Plunging into the new year
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Cold weather returns
30s will be the high for a while WHATCOM — As predicted, the cold weather has returned. As of Monday, temperatures in north Whatcom County had dropped into the low 20s, with a possibility ...
Whatcom berry grower faces $102,000 Ecology penalty
‘George’ Sandhu allegedly watered a 220-acre field illegally and did not submit required records By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — A county berry grower is being ...
North Whatcom fire chief Pernett wins a high professional credential
WHATCOM — Fire Chief William Pernett of North Whatcom Fire and Rescue has successfully completed the process that awards him the professional designation “Chief Fire Officer.” ...