ENCORE OCTOBER 2022: Keith Maddux brings wooden creations to farmers markets across Whatcom County
A surprising artistry By Leora Watson Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Keith Maddux began making wooden toys after having a desire to build something in his shop. When Maddux first began ...
ENCORE OCTOBER 2022: Jim, Katrinka Smith beautify Lynden’s parks as volunteer trash collectors
By Nathan Schumock Sports Editor Jim Smith has kept Lynden’s parks clean for the past year. A Lynden man, Smith focuses specifically on City and Bender parks and has made an impact ...
COUNTRY LIFE OCTOBER 2022: Fall harvest celebration begins
Cousins Sadie and Cayden Assink and Levi and Megyn Norman take a seat on pumpkins at Stoney Ridge Farm in Everson. Last weekend, Stoney Ridge opened to the public for its fall harvest ...
COUNTRY LIFE OCTOBER 2022: Death, taxes … and rain
Ben Franklin once said that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. But he had obviously never visited the Pacific Northwest in autumn and experienced the rainy season that, ...
COUNTRY LIFE OCTOBER 2022: Benchmark down 28 cents, butter at record high
The September Federal order Class III benchmark milk price was announced at $19.82 per hundredweight, down 28 cents from August, after plunging $2.42 in August, but is $3.29 above September ...
The importance of family
For some people, visiting family might be a short drive down the road. For me recently, it was two flights and 17 hours of traveling. It has been almost a month since I returned from ...
EMS linked to quality of life
When someone calls 9-1-1 for a medical emergency, they rightfully expect an immediate, professional response from their local EMS provider. Understandably, the caller isn’t thinking ...
Nooksack River adjudication ‘is necessary’
I am a retired litigation attorney, a member of the (Water Resource Inventory Area 1, the Nooksack River watershed) WRIA 1 Environmental Caucus, and chair of Sierra Club’s Mt. Baker ...
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 12, 2022
Malfeasance toward general welfare? Editor, What right do Whatcom County Council members Barry Buchanan, Carol Frazey, Kaylee Galloway and Todd Donovan, and County Executive Satpal ...
Ferndale Library’s new manager makes plans to meet community needs
By Leora Watson Staff Reporter FERNDALE — A library’s reach in the community goes far beyond the books it lends. While libraries are a place for community members to have access ...