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Ag Advisory Committee meets today

Renewed Ag Strategic Plan spells out issues to dig into By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Over the summer, the County Council approved an update of the county’s ...

4-H Reports

BARN BUDDIES Tabitha Revak, reporter   Barn Buddies member and officer Kara Teachman has just returned from the National 4-H Dairy Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. This is an event ...

Music festival opens today in Lynden

  LYNDEN ­— The 2018 Lynden Music Festival, 18 performance events at many venues across town, opens today at noon in the Jansen Art Center.   After Mayor of Lynden Scott ...

News briefs — Oct. 10, 2018

Farmers’ event is networking on grant opportunities   LYNDEN ­— A networking event on farm grant opportunities is next in the Whatcom Farm Speaker Series, at 6 p.m. Thursday, ...

Halloween-themed events return to Ferndale

‘Fright Fest’ brings Downtown Trick or Treat, Haunt the Park, both Oct. 27; Harvest Festival happening Sunday FERNDALE — The annual Downtown Trick or Treat and Haunt the Park ...

Gleaning an orchard, doing community service

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Remains found at Mt. Baker could be of lost snowboarder

  MOUNT BAKER ­— Remains that could be of one of two snowboarders who disappeared from the Mt. Baker Recreation Area last November have been found, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s ...

Local author lands Christian award for first fiction effort

Cheryl Bostrom draws inspiration from Whatcom County nature By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — Lynden writer and former educator Cheryl Bostrom was unaware she had ...

News briefs — October 3, 2018

WCC to receive almost $5 million to build up cybersecurity, STEM offerings   WHATCOM — Five grants totaling almost $5 million from the National Science Foundation are focused ...

Pinky Vargas makes a bid for state Senate

Upbringing and political, professional life so far have led to this, she says By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Pinky Vargas often thinks back to how it was ...