COUNTRY LIFE: Preparing your garden for spring burst
IN BLOOM By David Vos Looking outside my window, I can see the first signs of spring beginning to emerge: my daffodils are sprouting, the winter heather is in full bloom, and the buds ...
COUNTRY LIFE: First benchmark of 2023 drops $1.07
MIELKE MARKET By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the January 2023 Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $19.43 per hundredweight, down $1.07 from December ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Inventors of 1-MCP inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame
CANTON, OH — National Inventors Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio, recognizes inductees Sylvia Blankenship and Edward Sisler, co-inventors of 1-MCP for fruit, vegetable and ...
GUEST OPINION: Education leaders seek support of Washington’s students
The leaders of Washington’s statewide organizations representing parents and families, teachers, principals, classified school employees, superintendents, school board members, and ...
GUEST OPINION: Mail-in ballots lack security, transparency, integrity
For convenience and democracy, we accepted mail-in balloting in 2011. Then, voting became uncertain and we could not verify it. The will of the people was replaced by entities. When ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 8, 2023
Letter: County council, executive ‘are being watched’ Editor, This is a letter I sent to the Whatcom County Council and County Executive Sidhu. I am writing to you regarding council’s ...
Corrections deputies quickly respond to multiple overdoses, administer lifesaving measures
By Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office WHATCOM — At about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, a correction deputy monitoring the control panel noticed an offender was down on the ground ...
Lynden, Ferndale compete in NWC B Champs
Members of the Ferndale and Lynden swim squads participated in the Northwest Conference B Champs on Friday, Feb. 3. The B Champs served as another opportunity for swimmers to qualify ...
Ferndale girls close regular season with win
Nathan Schumock Sports Editor FERNDALE — The Golden Eagles finished off their regular season with a dominant 57-35 win over the visiting Blaine Borderites on Thursday, Feb. 2. Ferndale ...
A fascination with planes
Jack Caldwell, right, proudly smiles with his plane at the City of Ferndale’s Paper Airplane Derby on Saturday, Feb. 4. His dad said that Jack has always had a fascination with planes. ...