Letters to the Editor — March 20, 2024

Letter: Undefined costs outside of scope Editor, It was such a disappointment to see Mayor Korthuis misrepresent the Homestead Golf Course class action lawsuit at the Lynden Chamber ...

EP&O Levy helps Ferndale employ 100-plus educators

By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — On Feb. 13, Ferndale School District’s voters passed a $64 million levy that promises to fund dozens of programs, activities and resources ...

Ferndale Kiwanis Club honored by local Sons of the American Revolution

Recognized for posting flags along Main Street By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — On March 5, Ferndale Kiwanis Club was recognized for three decades of placing American flags along the ...

Rep. Larsen secures $19.3M for north Whatcom projects

New Ferndale civic campus, Lynden Bradley Road upgrading on list By Cal Bratt For the Record WHATCOM — Second District Congressman Rep. Rick Larsen secured $19.3 million for 15 projects ...

Ferndale City Council hears from county health head

No pressing business done in 75-minute meeting By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Beside approving payroll and meeting minutes, the Ferndale City Council had no business to act ...

Community calendar for March 20, 2024

Through March 23 Lynden Winter Ride  Sign-ups are open for this year’s Lynden Winter Ride program. The Winter Ride program is a multi-week chaperoned ski and snowboard program for ...

UPDATE: Inmate charged with controlled substance homicide at Whatcom County Jail

Staff Reports WHATCOM — A 38-year-old inmate has been charged with controlled substance homicide in the March 13 death and overdose at Whatcom County Jail. Angel Leffingwell was also ...

COUNTRY LIFE: New life and color for lawn and garden

IN BLOOM By David Vos LYNDEN — Charles Dickens once wrote of sunny March days as “summer in the light and winter in the shade.” With the promise of sunny, warmer weather arriving ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark jumps 91 cents from January

The nation’s benchmark milk price reversed two months of decline in February but still has a ways to go to return profitability to most U.S. farms. The Federal order Class III milk ...

Farmers object to break for rural parcels

Up to a half-acre of yard watering could use Ecology’s easier short form  By Cal Bratt For the Tribune WHATCOM — The state-mandated adjudication of water rights in the Nooksack ...