BELLINGHAM – At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Justice Project Planning Team will present the Stakeholder Advisory Committee’s (SAC) Justice Project Needs Assessment report to the Whatcom County Council.The report establishes a vision, values, and goals for the criminal legal system in Whatcom …
OLYMPIA— Interns and employees ages 18-23 in the alcoholic beverage industry will be able to handle liquor under certain circumstances, if a bill presented in the Legislature is adopted.
OLYMPIA — People who change their names to hide from their abusers should be afforded more privacy.
Lynden residents make NWC Dean’s List
The State Board of Education’s request legislation (House Bill 1308) to expand graduation pathway options has been scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, Feb. 6, in the House Education Committee. The hearing starts at 1:30 p.m.
Average gasoline prices in Washington have risen 11.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.02/g on Jan. 30, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,666 stations in Washington.
OLYMPIA — People who change their names to hide from their abusers should be afforded more privacy.
Lynden residents make NWC Dean’s List
The State Board of Education’s request legislation (House Bill 1308) to expand graduation pathway options has been scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, Feb. 6, in the House Education Committee. The hearing starts at 1:30 p.m.
Well, you did it again! The 2022 Lynden Tribune Readers Care Fund set a record raising $22,620 in the 17th year of our annual fundraising campaign.
Inflation is a strong motivator for me to save money. I can’t change prices but I can do other things if I’m smart. In college, we carpooled.
Letter: Operation Christmas Child a success locally
FERNDALE — The unified basketball program had their season come to a close on Wednesday, Jan. 25 after a game against Squalicum.
Average gasoline prices in Washington have risen 11.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.02/g on Jan. 30, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,666 stations in Washington.
LYNDEN — In the world of planning, if comes before when.
Former Sefzik aide Patricia Mullett now local disaster recovery manager for Sumas
Scott Korthuis shares overview of 2023 plans
Redaction charge is part of a new master fee schedule; new councilor, judge in place
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Randy Reimer was 68 years old when he made his entrance into heaven on Friday, Jan. 27 after a long valiant battle with lung cancer, his loving wife Ruthie by his side.
In the early morning hours of Jan. 28, Wilma Pearl (Haak) Vander Pol went home to glory at the age of 93. She was the second daughter of John and Tena (Van Mersbergen) Haak and was born on July 18, 1929 in Lynden.
Dianna May (Dykstra) Meyer was born on March 18, 1951, in Corsica, South Dakota to Edward and Marjorie (VanderTuin) Dykstra. She passed away at St. Joseph’s hospital in Bellingham, Washington, in the early hours of Monday, Jan. 23, with a daughter holding each hand.
Longtime Everson resident, Harvey Smith passed away peacefully under the care of Hospice on Monday, Jan. 23.
Faustino “TJ” Perez, 42, went home to be with his heavenly savior on Jan. 19.
Evelyn Faye (Weaver) Williams, 92, of Everson passed away peacefully Jan. 28 at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham.
Larry Alan Honcoop was born Oct. 28, 1947, received into glory on Jan. 25.
Our hearts are heavy with the loss of Mary Ellen Hill Roebuck, mother, longtime Lynden resident, and beloved third grade schoolteacher.
Azelinah Eva Rose Briones, 11 months, of Custer, passed away in her sleep from SIDS on Jan. 13.
Norma Jean Hackett, longtime Custer resident, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Whatcom Hospice House.
Shirley Wallace of Ferndale, beloved mom, grandma, and great grandma, passed away Friday, Jan. 27. She was born March 2, 1937, and married Robert Butler “Doug” Wallace in 1954. They were married 50 years, until his death in 2004.
LYNDEN — At approximately 2:18 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, Lynden Police Officers were dispatched to Rustlers Front Street Grill, 405 Front St. regarding an accident.
Faustino “TJ” Perez, 42, went home to be with his heavenly savior on Jan. 19.
LYNDEN — The Lions girl's squad blew out Northwest Conference opponent Sehome 62-32 on Friday, Jan. 27.
LYNDEN — Sehome knocked off the Lynden boys basketball team 72-50 in a 2A Northwest Conference battle on Friday, Jan. 27.
OLYMPIA — Low-income families struggling to afford childcare would get some help thanks to a big bump in federal spending.
Lynden residents named to Iowa State University dean’s list
WHATCOM — The 2023 Doug Ericksen Community Legacy Fund scholarship applications are now available for seniors graduating from a Whatcom County high school or homeschool program.
OLYMPIA — Homelessness is still a big issue throughout Washington, and while the state has spent millions, the governor wants to invest more.
OLYMPIA -- Starting at the Olympia Ballroom in the state capitol’s historic district, students from across Washington carried inflatable orcas and salmon and marched through the streets of Olympia to the steps of the Legislative building.
BLAINE — It was a big night for Jeremiah Wright and Tyler Sipma, as they led LC to a 70-56 victory over Blaine on Thursday, Jan. 26.
LYNDEN — The Lion's boys and girls had a successful night against Anacortes on Wednesday, Jan. 26.
OLYMPIA — Water users in the Nooksack Watershed will have to opportunity to learn more about planned water rights adjudication in the Nooksack Basin during a Jan. 30 webinar.
LYNDEN — When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things in life was to go roller skating.
OLYMPIA — Low-income families struggling to afford childcare would get some help thanks to a big bump in federal spending.
Hello, my name is Sarah and I’m a vegetarian. New to the staff of the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers, and to the city of Lynden.
As kids in north Whatcom County in the 1970s, we didn’t exactly have a choice. As school let out, in May at that time, we hopped on school buses to go to the berry fields to work and earn funds for our school clothes. About that time, a song called The Hustle came out.
This is the fourth in a series of commentaries from Lynden resident Matthew Hogan, who recently lost his wife Natalie to cancer. Natalie Hogan was born in 1987. The Tribune has asked Matthew to share his journey through grief, which he will do from time to time.
Letter: Post-Roe era
LYNDEN — Lynden Christian Athletic Director Brenda Terpstra is being inducted into the officials Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 27 in Boise Idaho.
LYNDEN — The Lions boys basketball program has been a town staple for the last 110 years since its inaugural season in 1912-1913.
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LYNDEN — Research shows that fire fighters are more likely to be diagnosed with certain types of cancer than the general public – a trend that fire service organizations hope to reduce.
LYNDEN —The Lions hosted a 17 team wrestling meet on Saturday, Jan. 21 featuring Northwest Conference teams Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley and Meridian.
BELLINGHAM — At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, the Whatcom County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting regarding: