Earl McPhail

  Earl McPhail, Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa and Uncle, peacefully slipped into the arms of his Savior and joined his wife, Elaine, on Jan. 18, 2019. He was 95 years old and lived ...

Randy Shuler

  Randolph (Randy) Bruce Shuler passed away on Jan. 22, 2019.   Randy was the firstborn of six children in the Shuler family, born on June 30, 1950. He graduated from Lynden ...

Peter Zylstra

  Peter John Zylstra passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at the age of 83.   He was born to John and Marie Zylstra in Sheldon, Iowa, on Aug. 30, 1935. At the ...

Gerrit (Gary) Blankers Jr.

  Surrounded by loved ones, Gerrit (Gary) Blankers Jr. went to be with Christ on Dec. 20, 2018.   He was born on July 26, 1944, in Bellingham to Gerrit G. Blankers Sr. and Gladys ...

Robert Rienstra

  Robert “Bob” Allen Rienstra died of cancer at home surrounded by his family on Jan. 15, 2019, in Silverdale, Washington. He was 64.   He was born in Bellingham to Simon ...

James Blizard

  James Blizard passed away on Jan. 18, 2019, following a long battle with heart disease.   After growing up in western Washington, Jim graduated from Nooksack Valley High School ...

Ericksen wants other climate views, strict use of ‘milk’ label

  OLYMPIA — State Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, wants the Washington Legislature “to hear from experts who reflect the broad range of scientific opinion on global warming, ...

WWU helps locals envision downtown’s future

Program through WWU’s Sustainable Communities Partnership helps cities with planning By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — More than 75 people attended the City ...

Cardiac arrest survivor meets his saviors

Firefighter: Usually these types of calls don’t end well By Hailey Palmer [email protected]   LYNDEN ­— Lynden and Ferndale firefighters and paramedics saved Mathew ...

Ferndale Food Bank plans another special distribution

Set for Thursday, distribution benefits furloughed federal employees, contractors; Dewey Griffin stepping up with matching funds if dollars are raised by Feb. 1 FERNDALE — Even with ...