Letters to the Editor — Dec. 6, 2017

On a recent article Your recent article titled “Farmers tout water quality improvements” was based on misleading information provided by Whatcom Family Farmers regarding a reputed ...

Calendar – Week of Dec. 6

Ongoing Arts festival The annual Holiday Festival of Allied Arts of Whatcom County continues through Dec. 24 at 4145 Meridian St., Bellingham. See the affordable work of over 100 artisans, ...

Voting ideas to be presented

WHATCOM ­— The Bellingham/Whatcom chapter of FairVote.org invites the public to a holiday social to discuss potential improvements to local voting systems, and to meet neighbors ...

Workshop will instruct on ‘First Aid at Sea’

BELLINGHAM — Learn to effectively treat hypothermia, near-drowning, shock, trauma, burns, fractures and more while on the water. Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Bellingham are ...

Holiday events coming up at Ferndale schools

All Community Sing-Along is on Dec. 20 FERNDALE — The community is welcome to attend many holiday-related events happening in the Ferndale schools: • Cascadia Elementary Sing-Along ...

Lagreid named to fair board

He wants to keep youth involved By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] LYNDEN — Tom Lagreid of the Blaine area has been selected to replace Jim Hale on the Northwest Washington ...

Birthday: Stella Som — 90TH

Stella Vinkes/DeJong Som is celebrating her 90th birthday. She was born in Rock Rapids, Iowa, on Dec. 7, 1927, to Evert and Alice Vinkes. Her family includes children Alice and Dave ...

FHS grad Pederson’s Philadelphia Eagles one of NFL’s top teams

First-place Eagles traveled to Seattle for Sunday Night Football, losing 24-10 in great game By Kevin Doucette [email protected] SEATTLE — Former Golden Eagle standout athlete ...

The experience of a lifetime

Ferndale native gets to enjoy game courtesy of tickets from Pederson By Kevin Doucette [email protected] SEATTLE — Ferndale graduate Doug Pederson may be the head coach of the ...

Roads reopened following Thanksgiving flooding

City has reopened VanderYacht Park after weather incident FERNDALE — The Thanksgiving holiday brought flooding to Ferndale and much of Whatcom County last week, leading to road and ...