8+ hour, 53+ min ago   (469+ words) Live music, farm tours and silent auction WHATCOM — Last year the Foothills Food Bank brought the community together for its first Foothills Feast Fest at Empyrean Farms. This year the event will return better than ever on July 25. Last year,…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (925+ words) Concert choir members from Ferndale High School sing in New York NEW YORK — Emily Norman lost her voice on June 13. The next day, she sang at Carnegie Hall. Norman was one of 18 concert choir members from Ferndale High School to…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago   (312+ words) Newest member to be sworn in on July 29 LAUREL — The Meridian School Board held a special meeting on July 8 to interview two candidates for the District 4 representative seat that was left vacant following the departure of longtime board member Marty…...

8+ hour, 23+ min ago   (89+ words) Lynden Tribune Sumas held its first Whatcom Grooves concert on July 18 with Americana band Pine & Shake. Rag, blues and swing music drifted through the town as people gathered with their blankets, lawn chairs and snacks at Sycamore Park. The Whatcom…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (126+ words) Lynden Tribune After a week of learning about Shakespeare, practicing the performance and putting together witty Shakespearean insults, local youth put together “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” thanks to the Shakespeare in the Park program through the Ferndale branch…...

2+ day, 46+ min ago   (440+ words) The Curt Maberry Memorial Classic 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament took over Front Street for the 26th edition of the tournament as part of the Northwest Raspberry Festival. (Zen Hill/Lynden Tribune) LYNDEN — Basketball invaded Front Street in downtown Lynden for a 26th year…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (243+ words) A cowboy tries to hold on during the Ranch Bronc Riding event at the Sumas Bull-A-Rama on Saturday. (Dennis Cairns for the Tribune) A bull riding competitor gets ready to hit the dirt at the Sumas Rodeo Grounds during the…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (384+ words) Last week, Congress passed H.R. 6644, the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, an important step toward addressing America’s housing affordability crisis. That effort is welcome. But Congress should also consider a simpler, longer-term solution: helping young Americans begin saving from childhood…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (952+ words) Fresh produce from the vegetable garden, warm summer sun and the sweet aroma of raspberries hanging in the air: this is summer in Whatcom County. While there’s so much to love about this month, July can bring a number of…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (550+ words) Lynden Christian's baseball team was 17-8, but the team has hired a new head coach, Hunter Anderson, after former coach Noah Rawls stepped down at the end of last season. (Zen Hill/Lynden Tribune) Former Blaine head coach takes over as…...