Community calendar for August 3, 2022

Aug. 4 Mike Adkinson to visit Parkinson Support Group The Lynden Parkinson Support group meets at 10 a.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 ...

Letters to the Editor: August 3, 2022

New party ‘to move us forward’ Editor, Right now, a significant, historic change is stirring in the United States. Three new political parties put aside their differences, found ...

ABCs of automotive insurance

Insurance is an agreement between parties to transfer risk. That means that one party pays another party to provide financial compensation in the event of loss of assets, property or ...

At the family reunion, still belonging

We are in the afterglow of a back to the roots Bratt family reunion in northern Michigan in July. About half of the 100 descendants of Daniel and Betty (Klein) Bratt, my parents, came ...

Lynden business owner charged with suspicion of arson

“I did not intentionally burn my shop down,” Kerry Bolton said on Facebook page. “It was an honest accident.” By Bill Helm Editor LYNDEN — At approximately ...

Ferndale officer charged with attempted child molestation

By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE— A Ferndale police officer has been arrested and charged with second degree attempted child molestation, a felony. At approximately 9 a.m. Tuesday, July ...

Ferndale helps youth sports, food bank

Total of $284,500 of federal ARPA money will be made available to two organizations  By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council took nearly an hour to decide ...

Otto Graep

Otto Graep Otto Gerhardt Graep passed away peacefully on July 20 in Ferndale at the age of 102. He was born on Oct. 31, 1919, in Everson, Washington.  Otto was preceded in death by ...

Leona Zander

Leona Zander Leona (Lee) Gail (Emerson) Zander, age 86 died on July 25, surrounded by her family at home in Bellingham.  Leona was born on Nov. 20, 1935 in Spokane to Kent T. Emerson ...

Neal Lemlein

Neal Lemlein  Neal Charles Lemlein, born on Sept. 29, 1950, died on July 22, 2022, was interested in people and they responded.  “He was probably one of the most charismatic ...