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In turkey drive SSK will match the first 100 donations of $15
WHATCOM — While many look forward to bountiful feasts during the holiday season, too many families in the county just wonder what they will do for their next meal. The sixth annual ...
Climate change action session Saturday, Nov. 10
BELLINGHAM — The League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County invites everyone to an educational program titled “Climate Reality: Hope Through Action” from 10 a.m. to noon ...
Pet food drive has started
WHATCOM — All are invited to participate in a Holiday Pet Food Drive that benefits the Whatcom Humane Society’s Pet Food Bank, the Ferndale Food Bank, the Blaine Food Bank and the ...
Berry growers eye a fight over imports
Commission will decide soon whether to hire a law firm LYNDEN — With usual customers not buying their frozen raspberries, growers are ready to pay money to figure out why. They ...
Apples, milk lead state’s ag commodities
Blueberries in Washington lead the nation OLYMPIA — While apples are far and away Washington State’s leading agricultural commodity, milk continues to hold the second position ...
4H Reports
BARN BUDDIES Tabitha Revak, reporter Barn Buddies’ last club meeting was called to order at 3:10 p.m. on Oct. 7 at club leader Debbie VanderVeen’s home. As I was not able to attend ...
Honcoop to speak for Save Family Farms
Lynden-raised ‘farm kid’ switching roles from KGMI LYNDEN — Locally raised Dillon Honcoop, after nearly 12 years with KGMI Radio, is taking his journalist skills and “farm kid” ...
Tips to get your lawn and garden ready for winter
By David Vos Although we’re officially only halfway through autumn, the weather we’ve experienced in the last week has felt decidedly like winter. And, if long-range forecasters ...
Deadline to get USDA blueberry insurance for 2018 is Nov. 20
SPOKANE — The USDA Risk Management Agency reports that Monday, Nov. 20, is the closing date to buy 2018 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation blueberry coverage. Current policyholders ...
Kate Hansen ahead in city council race
Eric Grant winning in Fire District 7 commissioner race As of the first election ballot count this evening, Kate Hansen is ahead of Connie Faria 1,112 votes (53.44 percent) to 969 (46.56 ...
