Wintry blast to continue through New Year’s in Pacific Northwest

AccuWeather.com As Old Man Winter continues lobbing heavy snowballs at Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, a frigid blast of cold air is set to rush into the Pacific Northwest ...

News Briefs: Dec. 29, 2021

Washington gasoline prices fall 4.6 cents Washington gas prices have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.80/g as of Dec. 27, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey ...

Community Calendar for Dec. 29, 2021

Drive-Thru Christmas lights show Lights of Lynden is holding its inaugural drive-thru Christmas light show through Jan. 9 at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds. The Drive-Thru Christmas ...

Reader’s Choice

We asked our readers to send in their favorite snow photos from this past weekend. Carla Greketis Dunn of Custer sent in her photograph of a Christmas tree. Thank you, Carla…. ...

Douglas J. Ericksen

Douglas J. Ericksen Douglas J. Ericksen passed away on Friday, Dec. 17 at the age of 52, following a battle with COVID-19. He was born in Bellingham on Jan. 28, 1969 to Rev. Leonard ...

Ruth Biesheuvel

Ruth Biesheuvel Ruth Biesheuvel, age 68, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Ruth was born on March 19, 1953 in Sunnyside, Washington to Adrian and Ida Groeneweg. ...

Albert “Al” Smit

Photograph of deceased not provided Albert “Al” Smit passed away on Dec. 16 after battling MDS and Acute Leukemia. A memorial service will be held at North Bay Christ the King Church, ...

Ken Visser

Photograph of deceased not provided Ken Visser, age 74, passed away Friday, Dec. 24. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

MIELKE MARKET: 2021: A wild ride for the dairy industry

While most pundits agree that 2020 gave the world a wild ride unlike anything ever experienced at an amusement park, 2021 wasn’t a whole lot milder. We’ll take a look at it through ...

GUEST OPINION: Ever-changing, unprecedented weather in 2021

By Elisa Claassen for the Record The year 2021 started with a high of 53 degrees and a low of 41. That was long ago and far away as I sit with several layers of clothing, a blanket ...