Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, Jan. 23, 2023
Average gasoline price jumps 2.9 cents per gallon Average gasoline prices in Washington have risen 2.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.90/g on Jan. 23, according to ...
Petrogas agrees to settlement for alleged violations
WHATCOM — Petrogas West LLC has agreed to pay a $4 million settlement and make operational changes to resolve multiple air quality issues tied to the company’s Cherry Point facility ...
New funding would improve childcare, Murray says
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Low-income families struggling to afford childcare would get some help thanks to a big bump in federal spending. U.S. Senator ...
OUR OPINION: Vegetarian living in a meat-lover’s world
By Sarah McCauley Hello, my name is Sarah and I’m a vegetarian. New to the staff of the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers, and to the city of Lynden. To be fair, I’m ...
GUEST OPINION: Let’s do the hustle
By Elisa Claassen As kids in north Whatcom County in the 1970s, we didn’t exactly have a choice. As school let out, in May at that time, we hopped on school buses to go to the berry ...
Letters to the Editor — Jan 25, 2023
Letter: Post-Roe era Editor, Fifty years, 65 million reported abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Jan. 22 marked 50 years of legalized abortion. It seems surreal to think ...
Ferndale police seek information on bank robbery suspect
FERNDALE — At about 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Ferndale police were dispatched to Banner Bank, located inside Haggen Grocery, for a bank robbery. According to a Jan. 25 press ...
Community calendar for Jan. 23, 2023
Jan 27-Feb. 4 Murder on the Orient Express Gallery 7 Theatre is inviting audiences to join them on a mystery thrill-ride with a live stage production of Agatha Christie’s Murder ...
Briefly: Lynden and the surrounding areas in the news, Jan. 25, 2023
Whatcom County Executive Sidhu announces run for second term WHATCOM — Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu announced that he will run for re-election. Sidhu, who was elected to ...
Dolores Elaine Swanson Bjornstad
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, Dolores Elaine Swanson Bjornstad passed away at the age of 91 on Jan. 10, 2023, in Lynden, Washington.
Born in ...
