‘Neighborly’ applications taken to Jan. 16

  WHATCOM — The Project Neighborly grant round of the Whatcom Community Foundation is now open, and applications will be taken to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16.   The goal is to ...

Lyle Isert

  Lyle V. Isert, age 92, passed away quietly on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at his home in Burlington. Lyle was known for his very strong faith and unending love for his wife Elvena. ...

Paul Werth

  Our dad, Paul Edward Werth, of Ferndale, passed on Dec. 24, 2019, at Bellingham’s St. Joseph hospital after a brief illness. He was 84 years old.   Born in Milwaukee, Paul ...

Arnold Raaymakers

  Arnold T. Raaymakers passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Dec. 2, 2019, after a short illness complicated by Alzheimer’s.   Arnie was born on March 3, 1930, ...

Sharon Downey

  Sharon Eva Downey passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, after a lifelong fight against lupus and several years battling breast cancer. Her husband Ben and service dog “Jiggs” ...

Judy Calkins

  Judy Lynn Calkins, of Lynden, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 16 at the age of 72, surrounded by her kids. Judy was born Oct. 18, 1947, in Arlington.   She ...

Lots in store for Ferndale in 2020

Catalyst projects set to move forward in 2020 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The coming year is shaping up to be a huge one for the City of Ferndale. The Ferndale ...

Montoya-Lewis now on state Supreme Court

That leaves a vacancy to fill for Whatcom County Superior Court By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   OLYMPIA ­— Raquel Montoya-Lewis, for five years a Superior Court judge ...

School districts outline their levy requests

Election is Feb. 11; Lynden and Meridian also seek extra for technology and facilities By Hailey Palmer [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— County public school districts have ...