Letters to the Editor – Feb. 22, 2023
Everyone deserves a safe community Editor, The Riveters Collective Justice System Committee believes that everyone deserves a safe community, regardless of where they live, the color ...
Guest Opinion UPF: Building a world of peace
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) is a global network of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace in which everyone can live in freedom, harmony, cooperation ...
Be The One program creates meaningful, lasting connections for North Whatcom County students
CLASS NOTES By Sarah McCauley Staff Reporter WHATCOM — Settling in at a table inside Lynden High School, Janna Gripp pulls out a lunch bag. But Gripp is not another student. She ...
Art is more than a job for Lorna Libert
Art group meets each Wednesday to paint and to enjoy each others’s company By Bill Helm Editor WHATCOM — Acrylics, oils, water colors. Canvas, wood board, recycled surfaces. At ...
Something for everyone at Whatcom Farm Expo
LYNDEN — Attend the seventh annual Whatcom Farm Expo on Saturday, March 4, held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the WECU Expo Building, Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden. This ...
Northern Whatcom County sees 12 wrestlers place at state
Elijah Washburn finishes first at state in 170-pound division Nathan Schumock Sports Editor TACOMA — The northern Whatcom County schools had a successful showing at the Mat Classic ...
Ferndale High School theater department to perform Les Misérables Feb. 23-March 4
A ‘timeless message of sacrifice’ By Sarah McCauley Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Get ready to be transported to 19th-century France on Feb. 23 when the Ferndale High School theater ...
Experiment creates unforgettable experience for Lummi students
Lummi students reflect on project that recently returned from space By Sarah McCauley Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Last month, a project created by a crew of students from Lummi Nation’s ...
Man arrested for aiming gun at shoppers, police
BELLINGHAM — At approximately 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, Bellingham resident Kelton T. Lane reportedly pointed a gun at several people, including a Bellingham police officer, in a ...
Ferndale School Board names new District 3 director
FERNDALE — On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Ferndale School Board named Toni Jefferson director No. 3 for the board. The board selected Jefferson after interviewing four candidates earlier ...