Avenue Bread new varieties are from Skagit milled wheat

WHATCOM — This summer, a new truck arrived at a Bellingham bakery with small, simply labeled bags of fresh wheat flour. The crews unloaded a very small pallet, then a baker and a ...

Walt Pollman

Walt Pollman Jr. passed away early Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 in Bellingham at the age of 84. Walt Jr. was born Dec. 18, 1932 to Walter Pollman Sr. and Lucille Pollman in Spring Creek, ...

Marion Brooks

Marion F. Brooks — or as the grandchildren referred to him, “Grumpy” —died on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at the age of 90. Born in 1927 to Hobert and Nina Brooks, he was the ...

Pete Van Ornum

Peter William Van Ornum passed away Saturday evening, Nov. 11, 2017. Pete was born March 26, 1945 in New Jersey. He was the owner of Lynden Skateway and Bowl and now just Lynden Skateway. He ...

John Bargen

John Bargen, age 94, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

23 neighborly ideas win small grants for 2018

WHATCOM — The Whatcom Community Foundation has selected 23 Project Neighborly grantees for 2018. The funded projects encouraging neighborliness include: • an interactive art installation ...

Lummi ferry out of service part of Nov. 29

WHATCOM — The Lummi Island ferry will be out of service from 10:10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, for necessary repairs to both the island and Gooseberry Point docks, ...

Darigold giving 83,000 gallons of milk during holidays

SEATTLE ­— Since 2013, Darigold has partnered with Northwest Harvest to fight hunger in Washington state. The milk products company has donated more than 83,000 gallons of milk since ...

Blood supply needs extra donations during holidays

SEATTLE — Bloodworks Northwest is appealing to people to schedule a blood donation during the holiday season. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the time that the number of donors ...

College honors

BIOLA UNIVERSITY LA MIRADA, CALIFORNIA — Biola University on Nov. 8 named Monica Burlingame of Ferndale to its most recent Dean’s List for academic excellence…. This content ...