Judyth Rainwalker

Judyth Rainwalker  Judyth Rainwalker, previously known as Judy Gillespie, passed on Friday, May 20. A celebration of her life is scheduled at United Church of Ferndale for Saturday, ...

Leona Eshuis

Leona Eshuis, age 103, passed away Sunday, May 29 at the Christian Health Care Center. The memorial service will be 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 at Second Christian Reformed Church, Lynden.  Funeral ...

Darryl VanderHaak

Darryl VanderHaak, age 78, passed away on Saturday, May 28. His memorial service will be Friday, June 3, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Faith Community Church on the Birch Bay Lynden Road. Funeral ...

Hermina Verbree

Hermina Verbree Our mom, Hermina Verbree, joined our dad, and other loved ones in heaven, on May 28 at the age of 95.   Mom was born in Broek op Langedijk, Holland, on Feb. 18, 1927, ...

Solutions table has been tabled

The continuing saga of flood mitigation without dredging is endless and tortuous. Apparently the term mitigation is not about solutions. It is about maintaining the problem so that ...

Letters to the Editor – June 1, 2022

From little somethings to big somethings Editor, It’s been several days since the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and most of us have moved on to more parochial, immediate ...

Four local golfers finish top 10 at state

Tournament placements for all 16 local athletes By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected]  WHATCOM – Four local golfers finished top 10 in the state in their respective golf ...

Petz, Beason, others capture five state titles

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected]  WHATCOM – Lynden’s Troy Petz and Mount Baker’s Davin Beason made up three of the five pieces of state title hardware that local ...

Ferndale adds pop of color

Ferndale Arts Commission brings temporary mural to downtown Ferndale By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE — A pop of color has been added to Ferndale. Driving down ...

Mandatory watering restrictions in effect June 1 through Sept. 15

By Bill Helm [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council approved mandatory watering restrictions during what Communications Officer Riley Sweeney called “the extreme ...