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 ...

Dominguez wins Crystal Apple Award

RENTON — On March 6, Kristi Dominguez received the 2024 Crystal Apple Award from the Washington School Public Relations Association (WSPRA) today at the association’s winter conference. ...

GUEST OPINION: Whatcom winters: An inward focus

By Rachael Maddalena  Winter in Whatcom County is an acquired taste. As the years render on we allow the beauty of the winter outweigh the inconvenience of the cold. The focus turns ...

GUEST OPINION: Enthusiasm makes a difference

By Rameshinder Singh Sandhu More than a decade ago, as one of my school mates concluded his morning assembly speech on the topic of enthusiasm, our headmaster, Manjitinder Sing Bedi ...

Letters to the Editor — March 13, 2024

Letter: Intact natural tooth is better than restored, replaced tooth Editor, I am a retired dentist living in Bellingham. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental ...

Ferndale Schools celebrate National FFA Week

By Melissa Kudsk and Amy McKay Ferndale School District FFA FERNDALE — This year, the Ferndale FFA celebrated National FFA Week with a multitude of events throughout the week, Feb. ...

Ferndale School Board passes policy revisions

By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — The Ferndale School Board passed a series of items on Tuesday, Feb. 27, much of it pertaining to the revision of existing school policies. ...

Despite recent snowfall, winter snowpack is low

Whatcom remains in state drought declaration from 2023 By Cal Bratt For the Record WHATCOM — Despite recent snowfall in the mountains, the 2023-24 winter snowpack remains below normal ...