Community Calendar: Sept. 13, 2023
Through Oct. 14 Winter coat drive Winter coat drive to support the Interfaith Coalition. New or gently used, freshly laundered coats. Coats for men, women, children and infants needed. ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Milk price jumps $3.42 from July
Mielke Market By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the August federal order Class III milk price at $17.19 per hundredweight, up $3.42 from July but it’s still $2.91 ...
COUNTRY LIFE: A second spring in the garden
If I had to pick a favorite season, my choice would have to be autumn. Cool, crisp mornings and warm sunny afternoons; occasional rains returning and bringing the earthy, welcome smell ...
Our Opinion: Bringing quality coverage to the area
My name is Joe Kramer, and I’m the new intern for the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers. For the next few months, I’ll cover sports and various community and city news ...
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 13, 2023
Surviving a tsunami at 13 Editor, On the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, an earthquake with a 9.1-9.3 magnitude was registered in the Indian Ocean, between Simeulue and Sumatra in Indonesia, ...
Guest Opinion: Drug prevention, education can save lives
Grandparents often play a significant part in shaping the lives of their grandchildren. Because of this, they can speak about drugs, peer pressure and the increasing dangers of fentanyl. ...
Whatcom County News Briefs: Sept. 13, 2023
Green Building Slam is back in Bellingham BELLINGHAM — Sustainable Connections is back again with the annual Green Building Slam, Sept. 22, from 5:30-9 p.m. This year’s Slam will ...
Hispanic Heritage Month festivities begin in Ferndale
By Taras McCurdie Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Fifty-five years ago in 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation that designated the week of Sept. 15 to celebrating the Hispanic ...
County farm tour this weekend
By Taras McCurdie Staff Reporter WHATCOM — In 2008, Sustainable Connections hosted its inaugural Whatcom County Farm Tour. Located in Bellingham, Sustainable Connections strives to ...
District votes to not reinstitute Teen Council’s planned parenthood program
Ferndale will continue teaching health class as-is By Taras McCurdie Staff Reporter FERNDALE — At the May 30 Ferndale School District board meeting, Whatcom Teen Council representatives ...