COUNTRY LIFE: A nut by any other name

Holmquist Hazelnuts in Lynden area nearly 100 years Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — The story of Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards goes back more than a century when John Victor ...

Community Calendar for Jan. 12, 2022

Aaron Crawford concert at Jansen Art Center Based in the Pacific Northwest, Aaron Crawford is an original Cascade Country artist. Crawford is forging a new path: paying respect to ...

FEMA adds its support for flood recovery

So far, disaster has only been declared of Nov. 13-15 flooding By Cal Bratt For the Record WASHINGTON, DC — Federal disaster assistance is now available to supplement state, tribal ...

LUMMI: Endangered indigenous languages find online home

Hy’shke. For Heather Jefferson this one word, translated as “thank you” from her tribe’s native language of Lummi, conveys the gratitude she feels for the work Jehovah’s Witnesses ...

5.5 million at-home COVID-19 tests coming to Washington

By Leora Watson  [email protected]  WASHINGTON — About 5.5 million at-home COVID tests coming to Washington state by the end of next week. This will help keep schools open ...

Second try for Birch Bay library

Effort to raise $4.5 million fell just 26 votes short in November 2021 election By Cal Bratt For the Record BIRCH BAY — If at first you don’t succeed … try, try again. Way ...

GUEST OPINION: A future that involves water management

Rich Appel For the Record Families across Whatcom County devastated by November’s flooding disaster in the Nooksack River basin need our help with more than just putting their lives ...

GUEST OPINION: Breathe in, breathe out: 2022 is a new year

Elisa Claassen For the Record I’ve written in recent weeks about the ever-changing weather, but not the increased stress of my friends and neighbors in north county from damaging ...

Letters to the Editor — Jan. 12, 2022

Will do business elsewhere Editor, Last week, a letter from Mr. Moore-Seifred very accurately expressed my thoughts and concerns about the lack of mask wearing in Lynden. This paragraph ...

Sefzik offers more ‘age-diverse senate’

22-year-old Ferndale resident replaces Doug Ericksen as state senator By Bill Helm [email protected] FERNDALE — Washington state’s newest senator is still learning how to disagree ...