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Speaker on U.S. in Afghanistan at MHS Jan. 23
Jim McKinney is retired Army veteran WHATCOM — Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jim McKinney, a U.S. Army veteran and local resident, will talk Wednesday, Jan. 23, about his recent contract ...
Same bond, lower rate
Ferndale School District facilities bond will appear on February ballot, but rate per thousand is lower due to property assessments By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE ...
Back pay assured to federal workers
Local impacts of stalemate are mostly tied to the border; Ferndale Food Bank offering food to furloughed workers By the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record staffs WHATCOM — ...
Boys & Girls Clubs to receive STEM upgrades from Phillips 66 grant
Editor’s Note: The original version of this story specified that the grant had come from BP, when in reality it came from Phillips 66. Also, the original subhead indicated that ...
‘Bachman house’ sold, now Gracewood Manor
It is available for events via Faithlife Corp. By Elisa Claassen for the Lynden Tribune LYNDEN — After being on the market for more than two years starting at $4.4 million, ...
Home prices rise 34 percent since 2015
2018 was again solid, but real estate market is now cooling WHATCOM — The county experienced another solid increase in home sale prices in 2018, but trends developed that may ...
BP Refinery gives $100,000 to kick off Birch Bay library fundraising
BLAINE — Local library fundraisers got a big holiday gift this season, $100,000 pledged by the BP Cherry Point Refinery to launch the major capital campaign for a public library ...
Lighthouse Mission begins Shower Connect
Its operation is open to volunteer groups’ help WHATCOM — A hot shower is a taken-for-granted routine of the day for most people. But for those living on the streets of Bellingham, ...
Foundation will again fund projects ‘neighborly’
Application deadline Feb. 15 WHATCOM — If you have an idea that will strengthen community ties in Whatcom County, the Whatcom Community Foundation wants to hear from you. Applications ...
Ski to Sea Race registration open for 2019
WHATCOM — Registration for the 47th annual Ski to Sea Race is now open, and since Jan. 4 already 50 teams have registered and 31 have paid. The big race this year is Sunday, ...