Letters to the Editor — Dec. 15, 2021
Fate of Roe v. Wade Editor, The fate of Roe v. Wade may soon be settled by the United States Supreme Court. There are two considerations: there is no specified constitutional right ...
Community Calendar for Dec. 15, 2021
Gardening Green: online self-paced course Interested in learning about gardening green? WSU Whatcom County Extension now offers an online, self-paced gardening green course that will ...
Drive-thru Christmas Light Show at Northwest Washington Fairgrounds
By Elisa Claassen For the Record LYNDEN – The Northwest Washington Fair’s inaugural Drive-Thru Christmas Light Show will be open until Jan. 9. According to LightsOfLynden.com, ...
Deebach happy ‘behind the scenes’ at Ferndale Schools
District’s interim superintendent not a candidate to be long-term superintendent By Leora Watson [email protected] FERNDALE – Once Ferndale School District hires ...
Prepare for unexpected with disaster go bag
Don’t think you need an emergency kit? Think again, say families who need one. FERNDALE — Randy Pen checks the contents of a backpack. A radio, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat ...
Lighthouse Mission plans Christmas meal for homeless
Lighthouse Mission Ministries has planned a traditional Christmas dinner with ham and all the trimmings for hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in the Bellingham area. Hans ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Randy Honcoop retires from raspberry business
By Cal Bratt For the Tribune WHATCOM — Randy Honcoop says he was “clueless” about raspberry growing when he decided to get into the business in 1986. He was more familiar with ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Blue beating red in local berry production
Growers of both industries meet, mingle at Small Fruit Conference LYNDEN — Blueberry production is overtaking that of signature raspberries in Whatcom County. Granted, a late-June ...
COUNTRY LIFE: June ‘heat dome’ cut raspberry volume 30%
However, a relief bill has been passed by Congress By Calvin Bratt For the Tribune WHATCOM — With numbers now tallied, the 2021 county raspberry harvest was down 30% from a year earlier, ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Repairs to a flood-damaged yard, garden
IN BLOOM By David Vos For the Tribune In the past few weeks, the lives of many people around our county and region were upended, with homes, farms, and businesses damaged or destroyed ...