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Whatcom County News Briefs: Sept. 20, 2023

Lynden Tribune, Ferndale Record want your military service stories, photographs We at the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers are making plans for our annual Veterans Day ...

Local church, pastor celebrate 35 years

Under the leadership of Pastor Jon Mutchler and his wife Diane, Ferndale Alliance Church (FAC) celebrates 35 years of Ferndale ministry and community service this month. The church ...

Generations commemorate Hispanic heritage

Festivities mark occasion, but a whole month to celebrate By Taras McCurdie Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Pioneer Park has been the location for many family gatherings such as summer ...

Photo Story: Weekend farm tours across Whatcom County

By Taras McCurdie Staff Reporter WHATCOM — Sustainable Connections, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the community through its relationships with various local and ...

Ferndale will wait for new civic campus design, price tag

Council deflects O’Larey’s attempt to cap city’s expenditure level now By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — City Councilor Ryan O’Larey tested the rest of the Ferndale council ...

Community Calendar: Sept. 13, 2023

Through Oct. 14 Winter coat drive  Winter coat drive to support the Interfaith Coalition. New or gently used, freshly laundered coats. Coats for men, women, children and infants needed. ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Milk price jumps $3.42 from July

Mielke Market By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the August federal order Class III milk price at $17.19 per hundredweight, up $3.42 from July but it’s still $2.91 ...

COUNTRY LIFE: A second spring in the garden

If I had to pick a favorite season, my choice would have to be autumn. Cool, crisp mornings and warm sunny afternoons; occasional rains returning and bringing the earthy, welcome smell ...

Whatcom County News Briefs: Sept. 13, 2023

Green Building Slam is back in Bellingham BELLINGHAM — Sustainable Connections is back again with the annual Green Building Slam, Sept. 22, from 5:30-9 p.m. This year’s Slam will ...

Hispanic Heritage Month festivities begin in Ferndale

By Taras McCurdie Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Fifty-five years ago in 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation that designated the week of Sept. 15 to celebrating the Hispanic ...