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Logos for new Birch Bay library invited

WHATCOM — Friends of the Birch Bay Library invite anyone to enter a logo design contest. A Birch Bay theme, a library building, or a reading, learning and discovery theme should be ...

Giving Trees help local children

FERNDALE — One week remains for those looking to donate a gift to the Holiday Giving store of the Ferndale Community Resource Center. The center has been asked to help almost 500 ...

Conservation District seat up for election in early 2018

WHATCOM ­— An election for one seat on the Whatcom Conservation District board of supervisors will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the district office, 6975 Hannegan Rd. south ...

VFW raffling off .22 rifle

LYNDEN ­— VFW Post 9301 is raffling off a Henry Frontier lever-action Octagon .22 long rifle, with the drawing for it to happen at the end of monthly post breakfast on Saturday, ...

Human rights conference on Saturday before MLK Jr. Day

BELLINGHAM ­— The 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Conference will be held on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Whatcom Community College’s Syre ...

Blaine marks 1 year of clean Drayton Harbor

BLAINE ­— Celebrate the one-year anniversary of lifted shellfish harvesting restrictions for Drayton Harbor. Everyone is welcome to attend the Drayton Harbor Shellebration on Friday, ...

McDonald’s promotion benefits Boys & Girls Clubs

Campaign to help local kids celebrates 10 years of giving WHATCOM — All eight Whatcom County McDonald’s restaurants are participating in a donation campaign benefitting the Boys ...

PHOTOS: Olde Fashioned Christmas and Holiday tree lighting

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Ferndale Grain and clean water advocates reach settlement

Cargill Inc. to pay $70,000 fine, not going to plaintiffs By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — On Friday, an agreement was reached between the Ferndale Grain company ...

City still evaluating Main Street signal removal effects

Monday evening was city council’s final meeting of 2017; outgoing member Carol Bersch honored By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale changed ...