Show your lawn and garden some love

Show your lawn and garden some love By David Vos Late summer is upon us, and with it the joys of eating dinner on the deck and relishing the last weeks of warm weather before autumn ...

Milk price slips 99 cents

The July Federal Order Class III milk price is $15.45 per hundredweight (cwt.), down 99 cents from June but 21 cents above July 2016. The price tops California’s comparable Class ...

4H Reports

THUNDERBIRDS Simeon Leavitt, reporter Hello, you have probably read my reports before. If not, we are the 4H Thunderbirds Racing Pigeons Club. I have some exciting news to tell you! ...

Tour of three Lynden farms offered Aug. 24; registration needed

WHATCOM — In an effort to accurately depict the agriculture industry of the county, the Whatcom Business Alliance is collaborating with Whatcom Family Farmers to offer a new tour ...

September is Eat Local Month

WHATCOM ­— September is again Eat Local Month for Sustainable Connections and the Whatcom Food Network. At the height of harvest season, it means a variety of activities “to celebrate ...

Stanwood farm will test new dairy nutrient cleanup system

Stillaguamish tribe, resource groups partner with Janicki Bioenergy of Sedro-Woolley SPOKANE — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced July 7 that the agency will ...

Outdoor gear package in Woods’ 15-year promo

WHATCOM — The Woods Coffee is celebrating its 15­-year anniversary, which now includes a major giveaway of over $9,000 in outdoor gear. Since 2002 Woods’ mission has been to Serve ...

Celebrating tradition at Old Settlers’ Parade

While the annual youth parade took place the evening before, that didn’t stop youngsters from getting in on the fun of the Old Settlers’ Grand Parade in Ferndale on Saturday. (Brent ...

Boonstra and Byrd advance in County Council Foothills district

Bell, Wenger to vie for port commissioner WHATCOM — These are the results of five races in the Tuesday, Aug. 1, primary election, from ballot counting on election evening: County ...

BC fires’ haze drifts in, softens heat wave

Various weather factors create health risks By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM ­— A predicted days-long heat wave of temperatures in the 90s started to hit the north ...