George Young

George Young, longtime resident of Lynden, passed away Nov. 30, 2016. He was born on May 29, 1927 in Rockville, Nebraska. After graduating from high school, George served in the merchant ...

Charlene French

Charlene (Blackburn) French passed away unexpectedly in her home in Ferndale on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 at the age of 72. Charlene is survived by her husband, Robert French; mother Natalie ...

Kathleen Pickel

Kathleen Mae Utvich Pickel, age 55, passed away on Dec. 1, 2016. She was born on July, 26, 1961, in Glendale, California, and grew up in Newhall, California, where she graduated from ...

Nick Vander Veen

Nick Vander Veen went to be with his Lord on Sunday morning, Dec. 11, 2016 at the age of 84. He was born in Twijzel, Freisland, the Netherlands, to John and Christine Vander Veen on ...

Marion DeKoekkoek

Lynden resident Marion M. DeKoekkoek, age 79, passed away with her husband by her side on Dec. 11, 2016. She was born on March 31, 1937 in Blaine to John and Eva (Kandler) Baldwin. ...

Elizabeth Frazier

Lynden resident Elizabeth Frazier, age 84, passed away at the Christian Health Care Center on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and ...

Susan Bishop

Susan “Sue” Bishop, age 70, was born in Bellingham and passed away in Vancouver, Washington, on Nov. 18, 2016, with her family by her side. Please share your thoughts and memories ...

Edward Froberg

Edward Froberg, of Bellingham, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 at the age of 85. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation ...

John Wilson

John Wilson, of Lynden, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at the age of 78. Funeral arrangements are with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Rural permit ban now at 3 months

County Council, citizens remain frustrated at how to deal with state court’s water ruling By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM ­— The moratorium on building in rural ...