Celebrating a bond well done

Ferndale celebrates bond passage; next steps outlined at Saturday event at high school By Hailey Palmer [email protected]   FERNDALE ­— The Ferndale School District celebrated ...

Farmers talk of a ‘disconnect’ to food consumers

Theme: Bridge issues, or U.S. food will come from overseas By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   LAUREL ­— Farming representatives spoke of challenges they face but also ...

Ericksen calls Senate rail bill an assault on refineries

He expects it to be challenged legally, if passed   OLYMPIA — A measure setting a new vapor-pressure regulation for railroad tank cars is an assault on the thousands of workers ...

William Verwolf

  William Allen Verwolf, age 77, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, passed away March 2, 2019.   He was born to Rev. William and Fannie Verwolf on Feb. 28, 1942, in Summerside, Prince ...

Barbara Kamps

  Barbara Lois Kamps took a big breath and met her heavenly father on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. She embodied joyfulness and kindness, but was she ever boisterous. She loved life and ...

Sandy Rasmussen

  Sandy Rasmussen was born on May 30, 1944, in Bellingham to Dewain and Jean (Sypien) Unick. She graduated from Ferndale High School in 1962.   She always told us kids, “I’m ...

Keith Bakker

  Keith Bakker, age 73, of Bellingham, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 surrounded by his loving family, after an eight-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.   Keith ...

Roy Sinclair

  Roy Sinclair, age 71, passed away Feb. 26, 2019, at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan, Montana.   Roy was born in Lewistown, Montana, on May 6, 1947, to Pat and Bobbie ...

Robert Sterk

  Robert R. Sterk of Lynden passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019, at the age of 61.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Vernon Armstrong

  Vernon Ray Armstrong of Bellingham, formerly of Ferndale, passed away on Feb. 21, 2019.   He was born in Goodland, Kansas, on March 10, 1953.   He was a Jewish Christian ...