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Calendar – Week of April 12

Ongoing Lunchtime music Each Wednesday, a local musician performs during the lunch hour at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., as guests enjoy lunch at the Firehall Cafe. Free. Janice ...

Calendar – Week of April 5

Ongoing Lunchtime music Each Wednesday, a local musician performs during the lunch hour at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., as guests enjoy lunch at the Firehall Cafe. Free. Sylvia ...

Public Meetings — April 5, 2017

Monday, April 3 • Ferndale City Council, City Hall Annex, 5694 Second Ave., 6 p.m. • Lynden City Council, City Hall Annex, 205 Fourth St., 7 p.m. • Nooksack City Council, City ...

Calendar – Week of March 29

Ongoing Lunchtime music Each Wednesday, a local musician performs during the lunch hour at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., as guests enjoy lunch at the Firehall Cafe. Free. Sylvia ...

There are no easy answers to bullying

A community member shares In this guest commentary Megan Clay of Lynden adds her voice to the community discussion of youth suicide and bullying in schools. There are no easy answers. ...

Letters to the Editor — March 22, 2017

On bullying I found it very interesting in the March 15 edition of your paper that the front page featured the article on bullying. It also went on to say how we can prevent such tragedies. ...

Calendar – Week of March 22

Ongoing On Phoebe Judson Mary Michaelson speaks six Wednesdays on “My Search for the True Life of Phoebe Goodell Judson.” This sharing on the “Mother of Lynden” is from 2 to ...

Letters to the Editor — Feb. 15, 2017

On the county’s water crisis Whatcom County faces a water quality crisis. Shellfish harvesting is conditionally closed on 800 acres of the Lummi Nation’s shellfish beds, and almost ...

Calendar – Week of Feb. 8

Ongoing Art Market The Whatcom Art Market on 11th Street in Fairhaven features jewelry maker Peggy Alexander Feb. 8-12 (Sunday demo); acrylic/multi-media artist Karin Silvernale Feb. ...

Sheriff’s Office does not enforce immigration law

This is a guest column from Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo. Given local and national focus on immigration issues, there has been recent interest in the Sheriff’s Office’s policy ...