Whatcom ReStart grant recipients listed

269 receive up to $15,000 to survive COVID; 30 Ferndale businesses listed as grant recipients   WHATCOM ­— Listed below are the names of all the businesses who were approved ...

Esther Neyens

  On Sept. 14, 2020, Esther Eilene Neyens went to be with her Lord and Savior.   She was born on June 17, 1927, in Bellingham, to Sigurd and Eunice (McMillin) Nordquist. Esther ...

Muriel Cartwright

  Muriel Cartwright, age 96, was lifted into the arms of Jesus on Sept. 21, 2020, after a short stay at Christian Healthcare Center in Lynden. She was known for family, faith, children ...

Maureen Jensen

  Two years ago, Maureen “Mo” (Gallagher) and Brooks Jensen moved from Anacortes to Lynden along with Mo’s newly widowed identical twin sister, Mary Lou Gallagher Childs. ...

Timothy Hughes

  Timothy “Duffy” James Hughes, age 69, of Ferndale, was born Jan. 17, 1951, in Bellingham and passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Ferndale.   He is survived by the mother ...

Christopher Rodenberger

  Christopher M. “Cowboy” Rodenberger passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at the age of 33.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation ...

Diane Sterk

  Diane A. Sterk, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services…. This content is for ...

Helen Rhea

  Helen Marie Miller Rhea, age 90, of Lynden, was born Jan. 2, 1930, to William Jennings Bryan and Jennifer Marie (Veenhuizen) Miller in Kent, Washington.   Helen attended Western ...

Letters to the Editor — Sept. 22, 2020

Criticizing a story   Your story (Sept. 9)about the Mount Baker Highway accident where the gentleman riding a Harley-Davidson rearended a Honda SUV was very poorly written. If you ...

County Health Dept.: COVID cases on rise

Pace has picked up since Sept. 8   WHATCOM — The number of COVID-19 cases in the county is not trending in the right direction, said the county Health Department in a Tuesday, ...