COUNTRY LIFE: Final thoughts on 2023 NWW Fair
By Courtney Small Barn Buddies Reporter LYNDEN— The fair was so incredibly fun. We had a ton of excitement and memories made at the 2023 Northwest Washington Fair. Barn Buddies 4-H ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Barn Buddies 4-H names new club reporter
BARN BUDDIES WHATCOM — In celebration of National 4-H Week, Barn Buddies 4-H Club held its first business meeting of the new 4-H year. The 4-H year runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Milk price up $1.20 from August, $1.43 below Sept. 2022
MIELKE MARKET The Agriculture Department announced the September Federal order Class III milk price at $18.39 per hundredweight, up $1.20 from August, but no one is breaking out the ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Give your garden a head start on spring
IN BLOOM Looking out my window, the maples and sumacs in my neighbors’ yards are proudly showing their fiery fall colors, the last of the cucumbers are ripening in my vegetable garden, ...
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 11, 2023
CHCC staff ‘can’t be beat’ Editor, I am wiring from Lynden Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) to tell you about the care I have received here. I ended up at PeaceHealth with ...
Guest Opinion: Are elected officials held accountable?
As summer fades fall marches in with colors in the trees, a smell in the air and of course the harvesting of corn and crops to include pumpkins to decorate fields and homes. Then comes ...
Guest Opinion: Don’t fall for ‘hype and scare tactics’ about fluoride in water
I live in Lynden, my family resides in Lynden, and I practice public health dentistry in Bellingham. I have dedicated my career to serving low-income patients and I have background ...
Whatcom County News Briefs: Oct. 11, 2023
Ferndale restaurant named Best of NW FERNDALE — The Leader Block Trattoria & Bar, one of downtown Ferndale’s top restaurants, recently won a prestigious award. Leader Block ...
WCLS presents Open Book: A festival for readers
WHATCOM — Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) presents Open Book: A Festival for Readers, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 at the Ferndale Events Center, 5715 Barrett Road. The free ...
Whatcom County home prices hold steady despite higher loan rates
WHATCOM — Both Whatcom County and Bellingham have seen home sale prices stabilize after several years of double-digit increases, according to a new real-estate report. The median ...