Don’t placate the placators

Whatcom Family Farmers members and donors are invited to attend their annual members meeting to be held in person on May 25, 2022 at 5 p.m. during their “Solving Whatcom’s Water ...

Moving forward to protect our communities from flood risk

By Washington Rep. Sharon Shewmake and Everson Mayor John Perry May marks six months after the November floods and community leaders have been working on short, medium and long-term ...

Spring postseason pushes forward

Baseball, boys soccer state tournament brackets set; other district tournaments getting started  By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] WHATCOM – The spring postseason ...

Heart by Heart

Former Heart members to play May 21 at Silver Reef Casino in Ferndale  By Bill Helm [email protected]  FERNDALE — Steve Fossen considers himself a lucky man. When he and guitarist ...

Rescue program tackles abandoned rabbit problem

By Leora Watson  [email protected]  WHATCOM — Easter may have come and gone. But not for Lynden’s Bunanza Rabbit Rescue Ranch and Adoption Center. According to Elizabeth ...

Ferndale council keeps meeting at 5 p.m. for now

But that will be monitored for how it works for average citizens By Cal Bratt For the Record  FERNDALE — For now, carrying forward from two years of remote meetings during the ...

LEGALS- May 18, 2022

FERNDALE Ordinances of the City Council of the City of Ferndale, Washington, passed at the Council meeting of May 16, 2022. Ordinance #2201 An ordinance amending Council meeting information Full ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark milk jumps $1.97 from March

The Agriculture Department announced the April Federal order Class III milk price at $24.42 per hundredweight, up $1.97 from March, $6.75 above April 2021, highest Class III since July ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Alyssa Boersma crowned 2022-2023 dairy ambassador

Whatcom County Dairy Women hold first virtual dairy ambassador coronation, announce scholarships  By Sarah Eden Wallace For the Record  LYNDEN — Lynden resident Alyssa Boersma was ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Showstopping color for summer

Talking with a local farmer the other day about just how far behind schedule he and other farmers in our area are in fieldwork and planting this spring, his parting comment struck me. ...