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Prepare for unexpected with disaster go bag
Don’t think you need an emergency kit? Think again, say families who need one. FERNDALE — Randy Pen checks the contents of a backpack. A radio, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat ...
Lighthouse Mission plans Christmas meal for homeless
Lighthouse Mission Ministries has planned a traditional Christmas dinner with ham and all the trimmings for hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in the Bellingham area. Hans ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Randy Honcoop retires from raspberry business
By Cal Bratt For the Tribune WHATCOM — Randy Honcoop says he was “clueless” about raspberry growing when he decided to get into the business in 1986. He was more familiar with ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Blue beating red in local berry production
Growers of both industries meet, mingle at Small Fruit Conference LYNDEN — Blueberry production is overtaking that of signature raspberries in Whatcom County. Granted, a late-June ...
COUNTRY LIFE: June ‘heat dome’ cut raspberry volume 30%
However, a relief bill has been passed by Congress By Calvin Bratt For the Tribune WHATCOM — With numbers now tallied, the 2021 county raspberry harvest was down 30% from a year earlier, ...
Whatcom Live Aid to raise money for flood victims
Whatcom Live Aid, Dec. 10-11, promises to be an extravagant holiday fundraising event. Contributions will help with relief efforts for people devastated by the recent flooding. Live ...
Olde Fashioned Christmas returns to Ferndale
Saturday, Dec. 4, the Olde Fashioned Christmas and Lighted Christmas Stroll returned to Ferndale’s Pioneer Park. With “Lights and Sounds of Christmas” as its theme, each of the ...
Lynden Christian students provide flood relief for Ferndale families
Heart, Hands, Feet By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — More than 200 volunteers have participate in Samaritan’s Purse’s recent action plan to help Whatcom County flood ...
Ferndale debriefs on flood response
Council told ‘crews did an extremely good job responding’ By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Debriefing from the November floods took up two-thirds of a three-hour City ...
Superintendent search counts down in Ferndale
District profile being developed; final selection set for March By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The process of choosing a new Ferndale School District superintendent counts ...
