Rose Hamstra

Rose Hamstra Rose Marie (Simonson) Hamstra passed away on Jan. 14. Rose was born in Mt. Vernon to parents Victor and Alice Simonson. She attended Ferndale High School, and in September ...

Robert Gilmore

Robert Gilmore Robert Clayton Gilmore, Sr., age 88, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20 at home in Lynden.  Robert was born May 9, 1933, in Lordsburg, New Mexico to Everett and Jessie Bell ...

José Cardona

José Cardona José “Joe” Cardona, age 75, passed away Friday, Jan. 14 in Bellingham.  Joe was born Sept. 21, 1946 in McAllen, Texas to parents Santos and Estella M Cardona. He ...

GUEST OPINION: Just say what you mean

By Elisa Claassen For the Record What is it with words or more precisely terms? “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a popular adage from William Shakespeare’s ...

GUEST OPINION: It’s all in how we look at things

Rameshinder Sandhu For the Record Not many years back, as I kept rolling out concerns from my workplace before my aunt, she suddenly asked, pointing to the glass of water in her hand: ...

GUEST OPINION: Family businesses survive tough time

We are only a couple of weeks into 2022 and it is already shaping up to be another challenging year for America’s 5.5 million family businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. ...

$400K to service cooperative will help in COVID-19 recovery

Ferndale Council also voices support for Feb. 8 school district levy By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The city will advance $400,000 to the Ferndale Community Service Cooperative ...

Lummi Nation students prepare for Spaceflight Experiments Program

LUMMI — Students at Lummi Nation School are preparing for liftoff. Exciting scientific work has been underway for students participating in The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program ...

HEALTHY LIVING: The road to good health

Supplements and vitamins: stepping stones in your health journey   By Leora Watson  [email protected]  With the start of the new year comes new health goals. Whether it’s ...

Sefzik visits Everson, hosts meeting on Whatcom County flood frustrations

County, city officials join in listening session EVERSON — About 100 people gathered at Nooksack Valley High School in Everson on Saturday, Jan. 22 to air concerns about government ...