Letters to the Editor — June 28, 2017

Changing the country Our new Supreme Court justice is on my same page being a great-grandson of first settlers. I want to change what this country is becoming. Bill Maher, a TV politically ...

Lighthouse Mission open house Aug. 3

BELLINGHAM — The Lighthouse Mission will have an open house at 910 W. Holly St. from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3. The mission has been serving the homeless of Whatcom County for ...

Langley learned the foothills area as a deputy

He is now a County Council candidate WHATCOM — Cliff Langley, for 35 years a sheriff’s deputy working in the foothills area, is now running for the new District 3 position of the ...

Mayor Mutchler: Friberg Construction will rebuild

Mayor remains optimistic that Ferndale staple will bounce back after fire By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Even with the cause of the fire that leveled the Friberg ...

Expect plenty of chip-sealing this week

WHATCOM — It’s getting to be busy season for the road chip-seal treatment. A large number of roadways both public and private are set to receive it this week. Motorists are asked ...

Ferndale SD names Jeremy Vincent new high school principal

Other hires include assistant principal, director of facilities and maintenance FERNDALE — When Ferndale students return to school next fall, they may notice some changes. The school ...

Big Haggen fireworks show on Fourth at dusk

But waterfront activities run from 11 a.m. on BELLINGHAM — The annual Haggen Family 4th of July Celebration, a free day-long event co-presented by Haggen Inc., the Port of Bellingham ...

Complete Eats partnership for better eating is on at Safeway

OLYMPIA — The Department of Health and Safeway have kicked off Complete Eats, a program making fruits and vegetables more affordable for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

College honors

OREGON STATE UNIV. CORVALLIS, Oregon ­ — At Oregon State University commencement on June 17, Nicholas P. Wilhelmi of Deming was one of the graduates, receiving his master’s degree ...

Hustling at the Baker Blast

More than 1,500 soccer players made their way to the 27th annual Baker Blast By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — If you noticed full hotels, busy restaurants, heavy ...