Community Calendar for Feb. 23, 2022
Parkinson’s support group The Lynden Parkinson support group meets the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Lynden Senior Center. We welcome all those diagnosed with Parkinson’s ...
Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, Feb. 23, 2022
Forestry association hosts online tree sale Whatcom County Farm Forestry Association’s 63rd annual tree sale pick-up will be held at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in ...
Politics ‘not about any one idea, any one person,’ Simon Sefzik says
22-year-old aims to make a difference as Washington’s youngest state senator Leora Watson [email protected] WHATCOM — There is a reason why if you ask the average American ...
Meatloaf dinner raises money for injured WCSO deputies
Elisa Claassen For the Record EVERSON — On the afternoon of Feb. 10, two Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies responded to a shots fired call in the 3000 block of Green ...
Ferndale boys advance in 3A District 1 tournament
3A District 1 tournament, quarterfinals: No. 7 Ferndale 73, No. 9 Cascade (Everett) 51 By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] FERNDALE –Against all odds, the Golden Eagles ...
ENCORE: Hall of Fame induction ‘a humbling experience’
LYS board member, president Rich Waldemar has spent the better part of 47 years serving Lynden’s youth Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] LYNDEN – In the context of coaching, ...
North Whatcom County boards and councils
School districts Lynden School District The Lynden School Board meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Visit lynden.wednet.edu for more information, including ...
GUEST OPINION: Recognizing Black History Month
Adri Tiesinga For the Record In recognition of Black History Month, I’d like to share my experiences with learning Black history. When I was young, my knowledge of and interest in ...
GUEST OPINION: No one can help us if we don’t help ourselves
Rameshinder Sandhu For the Record I can still recall that oval circle in red ink, with a cross along on the word “others” that I had scribbled in an English test, when I was in ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 16, 2022
Letter: What should we do about flooding? Editor, The devastating flood that just occurred in NW Washington’s Nooksack and Sumas rivers in Whatcom County was not just an act of nature. ...