Second year of Whatcom Farm Circle for kids Nov. 1-2; also Farmer Rally

LYNDEN ­— The second year of Whatcom Farm Circle, a fun and informative field trip for local third graders, will be on Nov. 1-2 in the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds’ Expo Building. ...

New sculpture placed in Ferndale

Oregon’s Jesse Swickard brought piece up for Peace Arch Sculpture Exhibition, then donated it to Ferndale By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — When Oregon-based ...

Derrick Watson drops out of city council race

Candidate says he will vote for competitor Cathy Watson By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Derrick Watson has dropped out of the race for Position 5 on the Ferndale ...

State approves transfer of 1 million farmed fish into Salish Sea

Over 100,000 fish of August Cypress Island escape still unaccounted for, however WHATCOM — Last week, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a new permit allowing ...

NSEA adds a program with $30,000 grant

WHATCOM — The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association has received a $30,000 grant from the Alcoa Foundation to kick off a new internship training program called Future Leaders of ...

Procession of trucks went from Lynden to Pierce County

By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM ­— County truckers made their presence known on Thursday, morning, Oct. 5, as part of a larger nationwide protest. A procession of ...

Discussion is ‘State of Farmland’

FERNDALE — “The State of Whatcom Farmland” is the topic of an educational networking event to take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Ferndale Library, 2125 Main ...

Ferndale volleyball unbeaten through eight conference games

Golden Eagles have beaten top teams such as Lynden and Squalicum By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — With only five conference games left before the Ferndale Golden ...

Golden Eagles football faces season’s toughest task Friday

Oak Harbor awaits Ferndale in battle of undefeated Wesco teams By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — It was quite the homecoming game for the No. 4-ranked Golden Eagles ...

Kids’ science and math expo at Lynden fairgrounds Saturday

LYNDEN — The Kids Math and Science Expo, presented by the Lynden Noon Kiwanis Club, will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Northwest Washington Fair Expo Building. ...