Ferndale Record January 11 2023

Ferndale, Lummi Island artists in Jansen’s winter exhibit

Council pauses on civic campus first step

$203,715 payment to architects, engineers gets closer look

By Cal Bratt For the Record

FERNDALE — e biggest item on the Jan. 3 City Council agenda was pulled o at meeting’s start.

A $203,715 package to get going on the rst phase of design and engineering of a new civic campus project did not, in fact, go forward. Instead, the matter was put o , by an agenda revision, to be discussed further in committee-of-the-whole at 11 a.m. Jan. 11.

6-8 p.m. Thursday exhibit opening reception

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

LYNDEN — e Jansen Art Center is an exciting hum of activity during the days leading up to the opening of its new winter exhibits. While the usual events carry on, like pottery classes in the studio downstairs where machines whirr away, upstairs, the sta at the Jansen whirrs away too as they greet artists arriving with their selected works and set up the exhibits, which open ursday, Jan. 12 with a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Many of the artists who stopped by the Jansen Art Center to drop o work were doing so for the upcoming winter juried exhibit, including Ferndale artists Liz Cunningham and Wayne Regehr and Lummi Island artists Meredith Moench and Ria Harboe.

Much like the entirety of the artwork displayed in the juried exhibit, these four artists covered a wide range of artistic mediums and styles, from jewelry to watercolor. And while each of the pieces they submitted looked di erent from one another, common threads existed between them.

Regehr will have two pieces displayed in the exhibit titled “Homestead” and “ e Red Basket.” Both are oil paintings on boards Regehr created himself along with the frames. e Ferndale artist echoed his fellow local artists when he shared that he hopes his work stirs up emotion in those who stop by the exhibit.

“I think I have a successful painting if I can create a mood or emotion. Or memories,” said Regehr. e artists showcased share a hope that those who stop by and stroll through the exhibit will be moved by what they see. Harboe, whose piece titled “Morning Light Illumines” will be on display, said this is something she hopes to achieve in all of her work.

“Well, there’s so much in this world that’s less than, you know, and so I think it’s really important to look for the good and the beauty and convey that sense I feel from what I’m seeing to my work. And hopefully that feels good to the viewer,” said Harboe.

Moench has one piece “Green Exuberance, on display in the exhibit. She echoed Harboe’s sentiment, adding that she wants to draw the viewer inwards. Light is a subject she enjoys experimenting with to achieve this e ect, she said.

“I want it to move people. For them to feel moved on some deeper level … I want it to draw you in. Deeper into the space. And have that move the viewer in some way,” said Moench.

Mayor Greg Hansen read a statement saying that it had become obvious from emails, posts and social media chatter that the council and city administration were “not on the same page” on this step toward creating a new civic complex at City Hall’s location on Main Street. Hansen said the contract with Zervas Architects, and also involving Freeland & Associates Civil Engineers, had been brought forward before the council was ready to act. He added, however, “Council, we truly believe that we prepared you for this, but unfortunately it doesn’t appear to be so.”

is rst of ve phases with Zervas is due to be paid for mostly with combined state and federal grants, Hansen noted.

A commitment of $1.5 mil-

ACADEMICS

Reykdal talks student mental health, well-being

State Superintendent

gives update on Washington K-12 Education System

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

OLYMPIA — Addressing lawmakers and the media, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal provided an overview of Washington’s K-12 education system.

Reykdal began the address with the topic of student learning recovery and the setbacks caused by the pandemic that schools are still recovering from. He compared the recent setbacks to encountering a at tire as you cruise along the interstate.

“We took a pause during the pandemic, and now we are accelerating back on our way,” Reykdal said.

Lummi Island artist Ria Harboe smiles with her artwork which will be displayed in the upcoming winter juried exhibit at the Jansen Art Center. This piece is titled “Morning Light Illumines.” (Sarah McCauley/Ferndale Record)

Ferndale resident Liz Cunningham, above, sits in the lobby of the Jansen Art Center where her jewelry will be displayed in the upcoming winter juried exhibit. Wayne Regehr, below, holds up one of his two art pieces that will be displayed in the exhibit His piece is titled “Homestead.” (Sarah McCauley/Ferndale Record)

Whatcom County home sales take needed breath in 2022

WHATCOM — Whatcom County home sales in 2022 experienced an unusual year that ended up close to normal, according to a local real estate report.

e median price of a Whatcom County home sold in 2022 rose 9.2% to $600,000, a good increase in any year except in comparison to 2021, when it soared 24.3%, according to Peter Ahn, co-owner of Bellingham-based e Muljat Group.

e racehorse pace of 2021 continued for the rst half of 2022, but mortgage rates that eventually doubled and hit a peak around 7% for a 30year loan cooled o the housing market here and elsewhere, according to Ahn, who prepared a report based on data from the Northwest Washington Multiple Listing Service.

Prices pulled back some from their 2022 highs and the number of What-

com County home sales dropped even more, falling 10.4% to 2,928, the fewest sales in the county since 2014.

Ahn said a 30-year xed mortgage rate was around 3% at the start of 2022 but steadily began to rise.

When the 30-year rate went above 5% in late summer, the dramatic e ect it had on monthly home payments put the brakes on home sales and resulted in some price adjustments, he added.

“Homeowners would be overjoyed with appreciation around 10% in any other year,” Ahn said. “ e reality is that the home market can’t sustain 20% increases for long. We still have plenty of people wanting to live in Whatcom County, there’s more housing inventory and the 30-year mortgage rate has dipped somewhat to around 6.5%, so we now have more of a balanced

market for buyers and sellers.”

Bellingham continues to lead the county in median home sales

price ($712,000, up 13%), followed by Ferndale ($629,900, up 18%) and Lynden ($595,250, up 6.3%).

e median sales price, average sales price, number of units sold and average days on the market (DOM) before a sale for

individual communities for all of 2022, with percentage comparisons to all of 2021, follow.

Jansen Art Center: Ferndale, Lummi Island artists showing work in winter exhibit; opens 6 p.m. Thursday

And for Cunningham, who creates jewelry that not only will be on display as part of the exhibit but also can be purchased in the gift shop, her priority is creating something comfortable that a person could use to tie together their out t.

Cunningham enjoys wearing more neutral out ts and letting her pieces shine as the statement piece. She does this by playing with color, which is where she nds her inspiration - the colors

she encounters in her daily life.

“I’ll see something in nature, like two bushes, and I’ll like the colors and think, ‘ at’s what I’m going to do, I’ll do something with those two colors,’” Cunningham said. “I was doing laundry one day and I had four shirts laid out and those colors, you know, just hit me,” she added, laughing.

Cunningham’s pieces “Sierra Azteca” and “Garden Path” will be on display.

Regehr was particularly excited to have two of his pieces selected for the exhibit as this was

his rst time being shown at the Jansen. He had visited the Jansen numerous times, but hadn’t considered sharing his work until a friend from a painting group he participated in suggested the idea.

All of these local artists, even the other artists who are familiar with the experience of seeing their work on display at the Jansen, agree that it is an exciting experience.

“It’s a state of the art facility and the walls are great for hanging art, and I love the group

shows … it’s a real community. I know a lot of the artists who show here,” said Harboe, who has participated in shows at the Jansen in the past.

Community members interested in viewing and supporting the work of these artists, who live and create here in the Ferndale and Lummi Island communities, are welcome to stop by the Winter Juried Exhibit at the Jansen, which will be running from Jan. 12–April 7.

Along with this exhibit there will be three other new winter ex-

hibits featuring the work of Emily Paul (exhibit titled: Portraying Personality), David Scherrer (exhibit titled: Morocco 2019), and Lorna Libert (exhibit titled: Buildings, boats and birds).

e Jansen Art Center also curates the artwork at the Inn at Lynden, just one block down from e J, where it will be featuring Frank Frazee’s work through early March.

To learn more about the upcoming exhibits follow the link at jansenartcenter.org. Jansen Art Center is at 321 Front St., Lynden.

Whatcom County and

Public Works begins water line flush project

By Cal Bratt For the Record

FERNDALE — Public Works

crews are doing their annual ushing of water main lines, starting this week.

is maintenance procedure cleans out mineral deposits that build up naturally inside pipe walls.

If the mains are not periodically ushed, the build-up can reduce the capacity and eciency of the city’s water distribution system.

Ultimately, the process provides a cleaner, more reliable water supply to Ferndale’s homes and businesses.

e city will do what it can to minimize any negative in uence on the water system.

It is not uncommon for the ushing activity to cause tempo-

rary discoloration of the water.

If the water in a building seems discolored, run a cold water tap in the bathtub for a few minutes and this should clear the lines.

Water customers should not wash white clothes or use their hot water taps when crews are ushing in their area, as mineral deposits may stain white laundry.

e rst section of town that will be impacted the week of Jan. 9 is the northwest part of Ferndale, adjacent to Horizon Middle School.

Check the city’s website for noti cation of water system ushing in your area.

Also, signs will be set out in areas being ushed.

For more information, contact Ferndale Public Works at 360-685-2379.

Ferndale Council: pauses on civic campus first step

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lion for a Ferndale civic and community campus came out of the 2022 state legislature.

Another $500,000 will be in a budget signed by President Biden, Hansen said later. And the city has raised $1.6 million more.

But for now, the whole 66page contract package, plus eight more pages of context and explanation from City Administrator Jori Burnett, will get more scrutiny by the council.

e plan that has been taking shape over years is to build a new City Hall just west of the present facility, thereby pulling together departments that have been at three di erent locations.

en City Hall would be remodeled into space for community nonpro t organizations.

After phase 1 of planning, there would be the steps of design, bidding, construction and then remodel.

“

e Phase 1 design contract will enable the city to answer a number of questions that have

not yet been answered, and to position itself for additional 2023 funding, in order to take advantage of a unique set of circumstances in which federal and state funding is owing, local elected o cials are in support and in positions of authority, and more,” Burnett wrote.

In real action at the relatively short Jan. 3 meeting:

• Mayor Hansen read a proclamation honoring Susan Cole, who has retired after 15 years as chair of the Ferndale Planning Commission. She earlier was a

Ferndale City Council member for two terms.

• Making up for something thought done years ago, the council passed a resolution allowing the continued practice of reviewing city expenditures after their payment by sta . If the council had to look at all payments prior, it could cause payment delays, Burnett says.

• ese citizens are appointed to volunteer boards and commissions: Jolynn Sullivan to Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory; Maralise Fegan and

Ferndale city crews have started conducting their annual water main flush. Water main flushing cleans the mains of mineral deposits that build up naturally inside pipe walls.

Adam Bridier to Planning; and Sarah Gearhart to Equity Advisory.

Reappointed to new terms are: Brian Knight and Tamira Use to Equity Advisory; and Hayley Fimbres to Planning.

• Hansen con rmed, via the Port of Bellingham, that Blue Wolf Capital has indeed pulled away from trying to restart the Alcoa Intalco aluminum smelter on a reduced-emissions basis.

An electricity deal with Bonneville Power Administration could not be reached.

(Courtesy City of Ferndale)

For flood victims, questions remain

You may wonder why another article about ooding. It’s been a forgotten event for many people, but not for the ones who lived through it.

How would you feel when seeming buckets of rainfall on frozen ground covered with several inches of snow? Lately it’s been warming up, so the snow on the mountains is melting, which makes the river rise signi cantly.

e alarm for ooding goes o triggering the trauma button in you. Do you start packing your suitcases?

Do you go through the house raising things up that are down low or maybe on the oor? A sigh of relief goes through you when the warning is withdrawn. No ood this time.

I sit here in my reconstructed house having lived here just 14 weeks and have nally unpacked the last box of belongings I had that survived the ood. Even though losing many treasures and special things, I still count myself blessed that I have what I need to survive and still have some special items.

I’m able to do some baking, cooking and sewing because people cared and helped.

ere are still people working on constructing their houses that are in many di erent stages, some just able to tear out walls and such to begin construction. ere are many reasons for the di erent hold ups such as not having the funds, permit hold ups, having to lift the building and many more.

Some people are still having to live in other peoples’ homes or live in RVs. Some are fortunate like me able to live in their house. Sumas is rebuilding.

People in the county are hardworking people who want to live safely, carry on their farming and other businesses. So the questions beg to be answered: where is the money and the permission to go ahead and work out the problems that cause ooding and danger to people, animals and the environment?

In the Lynden Tribune in March 2022 an article on the front page said there was $2 million given toward the problem of the Nooksack River. Nothing has been done to help.

At a meeting in Sumas with USDA money was promised in the amount of $12 million. My questions are many: Where is the money going? Is it being spent on meetings? On plans that never get carried out? Spent on other projects? On wages? Who is holding the people responsible for the money accountable to spend it on projects it was earmarked for?

Another big question is why so much red tape to x a problem that individuals are willing to help work out? Why aren’t plans that are created and money designated being released so work can start? Why are people who are not even elected allowed to spend money on anything? Why not work together instead of going to court to settle water rights?

Are we to get our houses rebuilt just to have destruction again?

Just asking.

-- Judy and Bob Heinrichs moved to Sumas from Canada where they had lived for 27-plus years. Judy, whose husband passed away in 2009, recently moved back into her home after being displaced for several months by the November 2021 oods.

WHERE TO WRITE

Federal President Joe Biden (D), The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania. Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20500; Public comment desk, 202-456-1111; email form at whitehouse.gov/contact. Website: joebiden. com.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D), 511 Hart Senate O ce Building, Washington, DC 20510, 202-224-3441; Public comment form at cantwell.senate.gov/contact. Website: cantwell.senate.gov.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D), 154 Russell Senate O ce Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, 202-224-2621; Public comment email form at murray.senate. gov/write-to-patty; Website: murray.senate.gov.

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (D), 2163 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515, 202-225-2605; Public comment email form at larsen.house.gov/contact. Website: larsen.house.gov.

State Governor Jay Inslee (D), O ce of the Governor, PO Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002, 360-902-4111; Public contact email form at governor.wa.gov/ contact. Website: governor.wa.gov.

Senator Sharon Shewmake (D), 213 John A. Cherberg Building, PO Box 40442, Olympia, WA 98504, 800-5626000 or 360-305-0356; Public comment email at app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/42/2. Or email Legislative Assistant Sarah Soulliere atSarah.Soulliere@ leg.wa.gov. Website: senatedemocrats.

Christian Health Care Center needs help

With catastrophic sta ng challenges in long-term care, community help is needed.

Christian Health Care Center is a faith-based, nonpro t organization with a long history in Lynden and its neighboring small cities. It is guided by a board of trustees that currently includes myself and Jeany Aupperlee, Blake Bostrom, Vincent Buys, Kevin DeYoung, Emily Gibson, Nancy Hendricks, Jacki Matter, Jack Veltkamp and Jim Weinert.

Since 1956, CHCC has operated in alignment with a mission to provide skilled nursing care with compassion and love in Christ’s name, and we remain committed to ensuring the long-term sustainability of this essential service in Lynden. However, we are in need of community support to do so.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, the sta ng level at Christian Health Care Center has plummeted nearly 30%, from 260 to 190. Some employees retired, some moved away and some chose to leave the industry due to increased governmental regulations and vaccination

LETTERS

Connecting dots

Editor, Drawing some lines between some dots:

• e Washington Department of Ecology has adopted California’s standards for new car sales.

By 2035, no new cars may be sold that are not all electric. ere is a transition period beginning in 2026, three years from now, where dealers must somehow increase the sales of electric vehicles (EVs).

• e Washington Building Code Council has mandated all-electric heating be installed in all-new construction, and property owners seeking upgrades in their heating systems will have to install electric heating as well.

• e Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) can’t or won’t provide low-cost electricity to help restart the aluminum re nery here in Whatcom County.   Why? I’m guessing it’s because the BPA is going to be busy providing electricity for cars and homes

wa.gov/Shewmake.

Representative Alicia Rule (D), JLOB 334, PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA 985040600, 360-746-3744; Public comment email at https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/ memberEmail/42/1. Or email Legislative Assistant Rachel Campbell at Rachel. Campbell@leg.wa.gov. Website: housedemocrats.wa.gov/rule.

Representative Joe Timmons (D) JLOB 419, PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600; Toll-free hotline: 800562-6000, 360-786-7854. Email: Joe. Timmons@leg.wa.gov or public comment email at app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/ memberEmail/42/2. Or contact Legislative Assistant Hayden Jenkins at (360) 786-6854 or (360) 718-5299 or email Hayden.Jenkins@leg.wa.gov. Website: housedemocrats.wa.gov/timmons.

County

Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu, 311 Grand Ave. Suite 108, Bellingham, WA 98225-4082, 360-778-5200; Email: ssidhu@co.whatcom.wa.us. Website: https://www.whatcomcounty. us/415/County-Executive.

Whatcom County Council Member Tyler Bird District 3 (Everson, Nooksack Sumas), 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, WA 98225, 360-7785021; Email: tbyrd@co.whatcom.wa.us. Website: whatcomcounty.us/2769/TylerByrd.

Whatcom County Council Member Kathy Kershner District 4 (Lynden), 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham,

requirements. Despite continual wage increases, numerous vaccination exemptions and robust recruitment e orts, CHCC has not been able to rebuild sta ng to pre-pandemic levels. To ensure that people get the care they need and deserve — and to minimize stress on the compassionate, dedicated sta who pull together to provide 24/7 coverage — we’ve had to turn away a large percentage of people seeking care.

60 empty beds at CHCC Right now, 60 of 142 beds sit empty at CHCC. at’s 60 of our friends, family and neighbors who cannot receive the care they need close to home. We’ve heard from many people who, when declined admission at CHCC, are left wondering where they can turn for care. While the pandemic has signi cantly reduced our sta ng, it hasn’t lessened the needs of our community’s most vulnerable people. CHCC was founded by the community speci cally to care for com-

munity members in North Whatcom County, and we are not able to meet their needs due to unprecedented sta ng challenges.

Nationwide, sta ng at care centers like ours is down 14% since the start of the pandemic, and the nursing home industry is by far the most a ected sector in health care.

If that drop constitutes a historic sta ng crisis, as the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living puts it, what we’re seeing here in North Whatcom County — with double those losses — is catastrophic.

How you can help

CHCC needs your help with staing. We need people to come to work in all positions so we can increase our capacity to care for the elderly and people recovering from injury, illness or a medical procedure. Free training is even available for anyone who want to enter the industry.

Please visit chcclynden.org/careers for a list of job openings, and/or share this need with people you know who may be a good t for the work.

Myself and the entire board of trustees thanks you for your consideration and support of this critical community resource.

-- Joel G. Kok is chair of the CHCC Board of Trustees

in Washington. So, you can live here if you don’t mind living in those apartment ghettos springing up everywhere. But you can’t nd a living-wage job here and make enough to own a bit of property.

Molly Crocker Everson

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North Whatcom Municipal City of Everson, 111 W. Main St./PO Box 315, Everson, WA 98247, 360-9663411; Mayor John Perry, email: mayor@ ci.everson.wa.us. City Clerk/Treasurer Melanie Dickinson, email: mdickinson@ ci.everson.wa.us. Website: ci.everson. wa.us.

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North Whatcom Public education Blaine School District, 765 H St., Blaine, WA 98230, 360-332-5881.

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OBITUARIES

Sherry Lynn Vandermay Salo

ey lived and laughed and loved and left.

James Joyce

And, so it was with our dear Sherry Lynn (Vandermay) Salo. Sherry was born to Tamara and Larry Vandermay on December 29, 1964, in Mt Vernon, WA. She lived her life to the fullest, made friends easily,

Jesse Dale DeVries

Jesse Dale DeVries, age 29, went home to be with his heavenly Savior on Dec. 19, 2022.

He was a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend and will be greatly missed.

and never met a stranger. She had a strong family commitment and was in her element when her family was all together. She was funny, feisty, warm and loving. Sherry quietly and unexpectedly left us as she slept on November 16, 2022. She was 57 years old. Sherry was very much loved and will be missed always. Sherry was 13 years old

when her family settled in Tillamook, OR. It was a perfect setting in which she could act on her love of animals. She became very involved raising and showing registered Simmental beef cows for both 4-H and FFA projects. She made her way around the neighborhood on her Arabian horse Suede, riding with friends. Recently, Orca her Golden Doodle, spent his time at her side.

When Sherry nished high school, she explored, but found her niche as a beloved member of the o ce sta at Tillamook Middle School. She was happy

out on the farm, playing in the barn or riding tractor.

If he wasn’t on a tractor, he would ride his scooter to Sumas Napa, where he worked for over two years at the parts counter.

Jesse graduated from Lynden Christian in 2012.

After graduation, he attended Bellingham Technical College and achieved his degree in Process Technology.

to spend time with the many wonderful people who were her friends. Sherry so loved the students and had a special way of supporting those needing extra TLC. She liked going to work every day.

ose who left before her include her mother Tamara; grandparents Ada and John Vandermay, Olga and Carl Taubenheim; uncle Chuck Taubenheim. She leaves behind her husband Ken Salo; father Larry (Vicki) Vandermay; brother John (Peggy) Vandermay; treasured sons Steven (Crystal), Danny (Nikki) and

fun uncle who would wrestle and play with his nieces and nephews.

Jesse was a caring and loyal person and never missed an opportunity to help out family or his friends.

Jesse also had a love for animals, particularly dogs.

is lead him to adopt his best friend Jax, a mini Australian Shepherd, who went everywhere with him. Jesse will be remembered for his kind heart and gentle spirit.

Jake Pugh (Cheyanne Lickar); grandsons Kyron (5) and Lucas (2); aunts and uncles Carol (Bruce) Fancher, Gail Vandermay (Leon Henley), Kay (Steve) Price, Bruce (Ann) Taubenheim, Dick (Laura) Taubenheim; as well as Taubenheim, VanHenley and Price cousinsDebbie, Kurt, Kevin, Lauralee, Danny, Kyle, Jim, Melanie, Katherine, Michael, Robby, Jerell and Leah.

Anyone wishing to make a donation in Sherry’s name can send it to: 4-H Youth Livestock Program, 2204 4th St., Tillamook, OR, 97141.

JaLynn (Kevin) Dykman and their children Ashlyn, Axton and Andon; brother Jevin (Michelle) DeVries and their children Gage and Emmy; grandparents Richard and Angie Braun, as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, so many it would take another page. But Jesse loved them all. He truly loved family.

A viewing and visitation time for family and close friends was held on Monday, December 26th.

Jesse was born on July 31, 1993 in Bellingham. He was the fourth child to Dale and Gina (Forbes) DeVries and was easygoing from the start.

Jesse quickly learned to keep up with his older siblings and cousins. He loved to be

John William Tjoelker

John William Tjoelker, of Quincy, born Sept. 16, 1934, in Everson to Peter and Anna (Oordt) Tjoelker, passed away on Dec. 28, 2022. He was the fourth child of nine children and worked on the fam-

His heart for farming lead him to work for Grassland Farms (Visser Dairy).

All of his friends agreed, he loved the farm and was very appreciative of the many years he worked there.

Jesse dearly loved his family and friends. He enjoyed being around kids and was the

ily farm until joining the Army in 1957.

John served until 1959 acquiring his GED but never straying far from Fort Lewis, WA. He married Maxine Louise Lenssen on March 20, 1959, she preceded him in death in 2021.

ey moved to Quincy, WA in

Ron Bennink

Jesse was met at Heaven’s gates by grandparents Ivan and Jean DeVries, Floyd and Donna Forbes, and Eugene Crandall; Aunt Kathy (DeVries) DeBruin and cousin Nicholas DeBruin.

Jesse is survived by his parents, Dale and Gina; brother Jayson (Emily) DeVries and their children Ava, Ty and Tanner; sister

1961 where he built their home and their farm.

ey raised replacement heifers, alfalfa, wheat, sileage corn and for awhile apples.

John also did carpentry work in the o season. ey retired after 40 years, selling the farm to their son.

John continued woodworking in retirement by building more than 20,000 toys that he donated to orphanages and missions throughout the world.

Ron Bennink passed away Jan. 2, 2023 under hospice care at his home in Sherwood, Oregon.

He was born in South Dakota to Gerard and Sarah Bennink on March 13, 1933.

He moved with his family to Lynden when he was 12.

James ‘Jim’ Ferens

Born July 7, 1953, James Louis Ferens, age 69, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on ursday, Dec. 29 on Marrowstone Island, Washington.

James is survived by his loving and devoted wife, LaDonne, his son Brandon (Cory) Ferens of Marrowstone Island, and his daughter Tilly (Nate) Ritter of San Diego, CA; seven adored grandchildren: Zachary, Zoey, Ally, Austin, Kaison, Asher, and Everly; and brothers John, Rob and Rick Ferens.

A memorial service for James will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 1:30 p.m. at Westford Funeral Home, 1301 Broadway, Bellingham.

Evelyn Jean Hagen (Buys)

Evelyn Jean Hagen (Buys), age 84, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Lynden on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022.

Evelyn was born on July 30, 1938 in Crookston, Minnesota, the third of nine children born to Gerrit and Elsie Buys (Henry “Hank”, Alta, Evelyn, Gordon, Robert “Bob”, Ron, Nella, Dave and Ruth).

e family moved to Lynden in 1940 and lived on a beautiful dairy farm.

Evelyn attended Ebenezer Christian and Lynden Christian School where she graduated in 1956. She went on to spend a year at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan before settling in

Seattle in 1957. It was while working at Boeing in 1958 that she went on a blind date and met her future husband, Arvid Hagen.

ey married later that year in November, 1958 and spent the next 64 years loving each other.

eir son, Kevin was born in 1960 and daughter, Kerin joined the family in 1963. Both Evelyn and Arvid worked until 1994 when they both retired from Boeing. In 2004, they moved back to Lynden.

Evelyn had many interests/hobbies and excelled at all of them. She loved to create a beautiful home for her family and loved to enter-

Jeanette ‘Jeanie’ Cyr

On Dec. 17, 2022, Jeanette (Jeanie) Cyr of Everson died at the age of 101. She passed peacefully at the Christian Health Care Center.

Jeanie was born to Ray and Margaret Ham on Feb. 7, 1921 in Seattle and had one sister, Julie.

Jeanie attended Everson Grade School and graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 1937. In 1941, Jeanie graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Washington and was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority.

A memorial service was held on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Sonlight Church 8800 Bender Road Lynden.

Memorial donations may be made to Beacon for Life, PO Box 60, Lynden, WA.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

John enjoyed playing the guitar and harmonica in the evenings.

John was a charter member of the Quincy Christian Reformed Church where he served as elder, deacon, and cadet counselor.

John is survived by his children: Dennis (Adel) Tjoelker of Quincy, Sheryl (Bert) Van Andel of Michigan, and Ken (Kori) Tjoelker of Moses Lake. Grandchildren: Tom (Karli), Emma (Hunter), Sam, step-grandchildren Shawn,

Always athletic he attended Lynden High School and was inducted into the Lynden H.S. Hall of Fame for basketball in 2010.

Ron attended Washington State University with a basketball scholarship. He held the WSU record for free throws and was included in the Hall of Fame there in 2011.

Ron continued to play semipro basketball with the DC

Ronnie Caldwell

Truckers and began a career in sales in the freight industry.

He was preceded in death by his rst wife, Donna Grieg.

He enjoyed caring for his yard and doing the upkeep on his 10acre horse farm.

A man of faith, he took great comfort in the knowledge he would be continuing in Heaven with his Lord.

He is survived by his wife of 50

Andrea (Paul), Ryan and Adam (Ki en). John is also survived by his great-grandchildren, Madison, Danica, Wyatt, Razel, Christopher, Dexan, Lena and Aiden.

A celebration of life service will be held in the spring.

Please leave a memory for the family or sign the guestbook at www.scharbachs.com.

Scharbach’s Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, is assisting the family with arrangements.

years Barbara, his children Greg Bennink, Brett Bennink, Brenda orp, Gerriane Waters and 10 grandchildren, his sisters Janice Geleynse, Joyce Richardson and Muriel Milem.

He was preceded in death by his brother Lyle.

A celebration of life will be announced at a future date.

Always loving, never giving up, Ronnie Caldwell went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Jan. 6. Ronnie was born Sept. 30, 1954 in Long Beach, CA to Roy and Lena Caldwell. He entered the US Air Force and served his country well.

Ronnie married Starr Nethaway and served his family wonderfully. He gave his heart to the Lord and served Him best of all.

ose who loved Ronnie knew him as a man who would never give up. “He has fought the good ght, he has nished the race, he has kept the faith.”

Ronnie is survived by his sister Rita Boyd (husband Dale), his wife Starr Caldwell, his children Jessica Andes (husband Timothy), Isaiah Caldwell (Natalie VanDiest) and Charity Caldwell and grandchildren, who he dearly loved, Titus, Liberty and Boaz Andes.

Service details to be determined. See church Website www.endtimemessagetabernacle.com.

tain friends and family. Her rose and ower gardens were works of art.

She loved playing her piano and would spend hours playing old hymns and pieces.

Evelyn took classes to improve her talents -- oral arranging and cooking to name a couple. She spent a lot of her spare time sewing clothes and crafts for her family and friends and began quilting a number of years later.

Evelyn spent many years in Bible study fellowship where she served as a leader and would speak occasionally at various church functions.

Evelyn enjoyed serving as a mentor to many young

women in her later years. She and her husband, Arvid, spent several years doing mission work in Turkey and Spain with a group of church friends.

Evelyn loved to decorate her home. It was a wellknown fact that no decorating fad lasted more than four years in her house; she was known to replace carpet and redecorate when Arvid would leave for a couple of weeks every year to go to Spring Training to watch their son play baseball. Most of all, her husband and her family were her most prized possessions. She loved spending time together and camping and vacationing as a family. She and Arvid would regularly take their seven grandchildren camping in their 29foot travel trailer.

In November of the same year, Jeanie married Douglas Cyr and together they raised two children, Peggy (Jim) Haugen and Clark (Beverly) Cyr. Doug and Jeanie were married for 58 years until his death in 1999.

Jeanie is survived by her grandchildren Chris (Karla), Brian (Jen), Steve (Jana), Sarah (Donnie), Emily (Kelly); great grandchildren Taylor, Kaitlyn, Cassidy, Bailey, Brooke, Lauren, Allie. Brock, Payton, Sloan, Cameron, and Tyler; and great great grandchild Clay. Jeanie worked in the public information o ce at WWU and enjoyed playing organ for 32 years at Everson Presbyterian church where she was a lifetime member. She was also a member of the Everson Garden Club.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 at Laurel Church, 162 West Laurel Road.

In lieu of owers, please make donations to the Bellingham Lighthouse Mission or Whatcom Hospice Foun-

eir whole-family vacations to Hawaii were treasured events and the highlights of her life.

Evelyn was a member of Grace Baptist Fellowship in Lynden where she was an active part of their congregation and helped serve on their worship team.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Gerrit and Elsie Buys, a brother, Henry “Hank” and two sisters, Alta and Ruth.

Evelyn is survived by her husband, Arvid, her son Kevin (Kelly) Hagen and her daughter Kerin (Darren) Clark, and grandchildren Kory (Jaelynn) Hagen, Kaci (Benjamin) Ingram, Kyle (Jake) Gray, Taylre (Eric) Secrist, Kent (Rusty Ridley) Hagen, Kennedy (Benjamin) Pedersen and Tanner Clark and seven great-

grandchildren as well as her ve siblings: Gordon (Florine) Buys, Bob (Berniece) Buys, Ron (Marcia) Buys, Nella Terpstra, and Dave (Kathy) Buys, many cousins, nieces and nephews, and their children.

e family would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to the sta at Lynden Manor who lovingly took care of Evelyn for the past year (and patiently and kindly redirected her on her multiple escape attempts) and to Whatcom Hospice for the support they provided for Evelyn and the family.

A celebration of Evie’s life will be at Grace Baptist Fellowship, Lynden on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.

Memorial services are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

dation. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

First inperson meeting Chamber of Commerce has hosted since 2020

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

FERNDALE — On Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Silver Reef Casino Resort, the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce will host its Ferndale Chamber 2023 Annual General Meeting. It will be the rst time the Chamber has met in person since 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began, postponing many large gatherings out of concern for safety.

RB McKeon, president of the board of directors at the Ferndale Chamber, said the chamber sees the event as essentially a meetand-greet. ey hope it will

be a fun opportunity for people to reconnect and check in after being apart for so long.

“We have members who joined pre-COVID … and members who joined during COVID when we were a resource to help them access grants and funding and understand ways to pivot their business … and now that we are sort of on the other side of a post-COVID world, it’s about really connecting with our businesses to say, ‘Hey, what do you want from the Chamber? How can we best support you?’” McKeon said.

ose in attendance can expect to watch as new members are sworn in, spend time networking with other local professionals, enjoy a provided lunch, learn what the chamber has in store for the year ahead, and meet Executive Director Megan Juenemann, plus some new faces on the executive committee: Lindsay Rohweder, REMAX Realty, Board vicepresident; and Sam Beardslee, Whatcom Land Title,

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age if that’s something you want to be a part of. We welcome you,” McKeon said.

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“Our goal is to connect commerce and community… ultimately, we want to make sure Ferndale is the best place to live, work, and do business,” McKeon said.

Ferndale Chamber’s 2023 Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Silver Reef Casino Resort, 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon. e event will begin at 12:20 p.m. For more information and to register to attend the event, visit ferndale-chamber.com.

-- Email Sarah McCauley at sarah@lyndentribune.com

Update: Reykdal talks student mental health, well-being

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His address touched on many subjects but emphasized student mental health and well-being, asking lawmakers to nd ways to create a stronger workforce of mental health professionals to help students.

“I would encourage our legislators to double down on all e orts to build the workforce of mental health supports and

Louise Inez Greer

Louise Inez Greer, extraordinarily loved mother, grandmother, aunt, and great grandmother has died in her sleep at the age of 96.

She was born on June 14, 1926 in Sumas and died on Dec. 26, 2022 in Bellingham. Louise grew up in Sumas and graduated from Nooksack High School in 1944.

to deploy the resources to make that happen. It’s going to require investing and higher education in K-12, in our community, governments, and other non-pro t providers.”

e address also covered sta ng, graduation and student enrollment data. e past couple of years have seen a labor shortage that Reykdal said the state is just now recovering from. In terms of en-

Shortly thereafter she took the train to San Diego to marry John (Jack) Greer.

After World War II they moved back to Bellingham and lived on the Hannegan Road for 70 years.

Louise was a member of the Eastern Star, Grange and Laurel Baptist Church. Her jobs included cleaning out bomber fuel tanks during World War II and bookkeeping at Grange Supply.

For many years, Louise ran a home poodle grooming business.

rollment, the pandemic led to sharp declines for early grades while high school remained steady. Transfers to private schools or homeschool reached a peak during the pandemic, but have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Regarding graduation, there was an increase in nearly every student group’s four-year graduation rate, which Reykdal attributes to the closing of opportunity gaps.

She also carried out extensive genealogical research, making trips to Ireland, Salt Lake City, and the east coast.

She and Jack hosted numerous reunions of the extended family.

After Louise and Jack retired, they divided their time between Bellingham and Yuma, Arizona. During this time, Louise knitted dozens of sweaters and hundreds of stocking caps for homeless people. She crocheted blankets for all new babies in the family.

After Jack died in 2011, she continued driving her car, taking care of her property and hanging out with her friends until the age of 95. In her nal 18 months she

Dr. Robert James Lorence

Dr. Robert James Lorence was born on Dec. 19, 1940 in Yakima to parents Charles Martin Lorence and Kathleen Esther (Pollock) Lorence. Bob passed Dec. 27 in Hermiston, Oregon at the age of 82. Bob was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Kathleen Lorence, his grandparents, numerous aunts and uncles

Louis

‘Louie’

(Punk) Millay

Louis “Louie” (Punk) Millay passed away in Bellingham, born in Lynden to parents Fred and Estella Millay (deceased) and raised on the farm in Everson with brothers Fred (Bob) and Darrell, both deceased.

Louie worked for Metzger House Moving before driving a log truck for a few local log trucking companies then buying his own truck and starting Millay Trucking.

Reykdal also talked about school funding. He asked legislators to prioritize fully funding supports for students with disabilities, providing free meals for students, and implementing a program that ensures young readers have access to books at home.

-- Contact Sarah McCauley at sarah@lyndentribune.com

brought joy to all around her at her nursing home, Spring Creek.

Louise is predeceased by Jack, her parents Harry and Marjorie Gonser, sister Lorene Stuurmans (Ron), brother-in-law Fred James (Jean), and daughters-in-law Shelly Greer and Jill Greer.

Louise’s survivors include son Terry Greer, grandsons Ian (Virginia Doellgast) and Garrett Greer, sister-in-law Delores Montero, nieces Jan Palmer and Leslie Harnell Beicher, nephew Steve Stuurmans (Vera), and her great-grandchildren Ada Greer and Ulrich Greer.

e celebration of Louise’s life was at Greenacres Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Jan. 7.

and family members.

Bob is survived by his wife of 57 years, Judy Lorence, sons Jon (Tricia) Lorence of Umatilla, OR, Bob (Dee) Lorence of Umatilla, OR and daughter Jennifer (Craig) Westling of Filer, ID, as well as grandchildren Paul Lorence, Megan Lorence, Katelyn (Brady) Butters, Ryan Lorence, Aubrey Westling, Taylor Westling and Chase Westling.

Bob is also survived by sister Kathie ( omas) McManus of Umatilla, OR and numerous cousins.

To view Bob’s full obituary please go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

A celebration of life will be announced in the spring.

Louie was a member of the Antique Automobile Restores Club and Hopewell Grange.

Louie’s wife Patricia and son Jim proceeded him in death. He is survived by two sisters-in-law, Beverly and Joan, children Irene, Jordan, Scott, Dorene, and Leeroy, six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and cousins, nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held later in the spring.

In lieu of owers, please send donations to the Deming Logging Show P.O. Box 837, Deming, WA. 98244.

Funeral arrangements by the Neptune Society.

RARE: Recycled Arts Resource Expo

Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, will hold the 11th annual Recycled Arts Resource Expo –RARE – from April 7-29. This year, RARE is an event that highlights creative reuse in the form of art through an exhibit at our Allied Arts Gallery, and a virtual gallery atalliedarts. org. RARE also promotes art organizations and facilities that incorporate sustainability in their facilities and programs. Attendees are inspired to take home innovative ideas that recognize the value of using resources creatively.

Allied Arts is a non-profit gallery, all proceeds from sales go towards supporting the arts in our community. Email kelly@alliedarts. org for more information.

Board secretary; as well as two new board members: Alyssa Pitcher, Cascadia Daily News; and Jennifer Spoelstra, Peoples Bank.

are welcome to attend the event whether or not they are a chamber

member. Non-members will be unable to participate in voting. However, the organization still encourages anyone interested in participating to come for a chance to network and to get to know their lo-

cal Chamber.

don’t have to come prepared to do anything … enjoy a nice lunch out at the Silver Reef, listen, meet people, and then you can look at our sponsorship and membership pack-

this

marks a turning point for

board as they seek to refresh and rebrand the chamber by checking in with the community to ensure the organization is working for all businesses in Ferndale.

Ferndale Chamber of Commerce Board President, RB McKeon, at the last in person Annual General Meeting in 2019. (Courtesy photo)

IN BLOOM

Four garden tasks to start the year right

After a cold start to winter, our weather has moderated to more normal conditions for our area, with milder temperatures and regular rains.

While we’re not out of the woods just yet — winter often returns in late January or February around here — with a new year upon us it’s time to start getting ready for a new year in the garden.

Here are a few gardening tips to start the year o right and be ready when nice weather arrives.

First, before the busy season arrives, take an hour to get your garden tools in good shape.

If it’s been a while since you gave your shovels some care, start by giving the shovel heads a good cleaning with soapy water and a sti bristle brush to remove any caked-on dirt.

Once the shovel is clean, turn your attention to sharpening the digging edge with a le.

Digging through rocky soil and roots dulls the shovel’s edge over time, so sharpening can make an old shovel feel like new.

Finally, if your shovel has a wooden handle worn with age, lightly sand it to smooth out any rough spots that could splinter and wipe the entire shovel down with an oil like linseed, cooking, or even motor oil to lubricate the wood handle and prevent rust on the metal surface.

Second, January is a perfect

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time to spray your fruit trees with a dormant spray to kill any overwintering insects or disease spores.

For insects, use a horticultural spray oil like Bonide All-Seasons Spray Oil to smother any insects or eggs that may be on your trees’ branches.

For diseases, a copper spray will kill fungus spores that cause diseases like peach leaf curl, ensuring healthy trees as the growing season starts.

With both types of spray, you’ll need dry weather and temperatures above 40 degrees, which admittedly is a tall order this time of year.

For best results, apply sprays with at least 24 hours of dry weather following application. Copper and spray oil can be mixed in a single application to maximize your results with minimal time commitment.

ird, if your yard looks anything like mine, you might not have nished your fall yard cleanup before the cold weather arrived.

If you remember, in mid-autumn the weather turned from unseasonably warm to quite cold in a matter of days, freeze-drying the remaining leaves on maples, dogwoods and other deciduous trees in place.

Now that the leaves have fallen, rake through your beds once more to clean up any fallen de-

bris before spring bulbs sprout.

Finally, take a few minutes to ensure you’re ready to protect your plants against a late-winter northeaster.

Hellebores are one of the most popular plants for winter color, but also one that could use some extra protection in a winter storm.

Although the plants themselves are incredibly hardy — they can survive temperatures as low as minus-10 to minus -20

degrees — the late-winter buds and blooms are susceptible to freezing o in a cold northeaster.

If your hellebores are planted on the north or east side of your house where they may be exposed to the brunt of our winter winds, one easy way to protect your plants during a winter storm is to gather the foliage up and tuck the leaves, buds and all under a large bucket or black nursery pot.

I keep a few old nursery pots

stored for just that occasion, and since I’ve started covering my hellebores before a cold winter storm, I’ve been able to enjoy their beautiful late-winter blooms each year.

As we gardeners begin to dream of warmer, sunny days, let’s make the most of the slower time to year to get ready for a successful season ahead.

-- David Vos is manager of Vander Giessen Nursery Inc. of Lynden.

Benchmark ends 2022 falling 51 cents from November

e Agriculture Department announced the last Federal order Class III benchmark milk price of 2022 at $20.50 per hundredweight, down 51 cents from November but $2.14 above December 2021.

It is the highest December Class III price since 2007, though that doesn’t mean much in view of the rising prices to operate and feed the cows.

e 2022 average is $21.96, up from $17.08 in 2021 and $18.16 in 2020, a penny o of USDA’s latest projection. e Department projects a 2023 average at $19.80.

Jan. 6 Class III futures settlements portended a January price at $19.31; February $18.59; March, $18.44; and April at $18.65.

e December Class IV price is $22.12, down $1.18 from Novem-

ber, $2.24 above a year ago, and the lowest Class IV price since December 2021. Its 2022 average is $24.47, up from $16.09 in 2021 and $13.49 in 2020.

USDA projects a 2023 Class IV average at $20.10.

Woes continue in uid milk consumption. e Agriculture Department’s latest data reports October sales of U.S. packaged uid products at 3.68 billion pounds, down 2.3% from Oct. 2021.

Conventional product sales totaled 3.4 billion pounds, down 2.5% from a year ago.

Organic products, at 237 million pounds, were up 2.0%, and represented a typical 6.4% of total sales for the month. Whole milk sales totaled 1.3 billion pounds, up 4.2% from a year ago, up 1.4% year to date, and represented 34.1% of total milk

sales YTD.

Skim milk sales, at 188 million pounds, were down 8.3% from a year ago and down 8.5% YTD.

Total packaged uid sales for the 10 months amounted to 35.8 billion pounds, down 2.2% from 2021. Conventional product sales totaled 33.4 billion pounds, down 2.3%. Organic products, at 2.4 billion, were down 0.9%, and represented 6.7% of total milk sales for the period.

e gures represent consumption in Federal milk marketing order areas, which account for approximately 92% of total uid milk sales in the U.S.

U.S. farm milk output remains above a year ago but not gushing, likely due to high feed prices and other rising input costs. e preliminary data shows November output at 18.25 billion pounds, up 1.3% from Nov. 2021, the fth month in a row to top year ago output.

e 24-State total, at 17.48 billion pounds, was up 1.4%. Revisions lowered the 50-State October total by 16 million pounds to 18.8 billion, up 1.1% from a year

ago, instead of the 1.2% increase originally reported.

November cow numbers totaled 9.42 million, up 1,000 head from the October head count which was revised 1,000 head higher. November’s herd was up 38,000 head from a year ago, 53,000 more than in January, and the largest since Aug. 2021.

e 24-State count was up 48,000 head from a year ago and up 62,000 from January.

Output per cow averaged 1,937 pounds, up 17 pounds or 0.9% from Nov. 2021.

California put 3.3 billion pounds in the tank, down 18 million pounds or 0.5% from a year ago. Cow numbers were up 4,000 but output per cow was down 15 pounds. Wisconsin produced 2.58 billion pounds, up 32 million or 1.3% from a year ago. Cow numbers were down 6,000 but output per cow was up 35 pounds.

Idaho was up 2.3% with 12,000 more cows and a 35 pound gain per cow. Michigan was up 1.6%, thanks to a 55 pound gain per cow o setting the loss of 4,000 cows.

Minnesota inched 0.9% higher, thanks to a 45 pound per cow gain o setting a 7,000-cow drop. New Mexico was down 4.3% on a 13,000 cow drop. Output per cow was unchanged.   New York was up 3.2%, thanks to a 55 pound gain per cow and 3,000 more cows. Oregon was o 0.5%, on a 5 pound drop per cow. Cow numbers were unchanged. Pennsylvania was unchanged. Output per cow was up 10 pounds but there were 3,000 fewer cows milked.

South Dakota was up 10.8%, thanks to 19,000 more cows and a 10 pound gain per cow. Texas was up 6.3% on 30,000 more cows and a 30 pound gain per cow. Washington State was down 2.0% on 6,000 fewer cows. Output per cow was up 5 pounds.

CME cheese prices plunged in the shortened rst week of 2023.

e Cheddar blocks lost 13.75 cents the rst day of trading, then fell to $1.9725 per pound Wednesday, lowest since Nov. 1, 2022, but rallied, jumping 7.50

David Vos

Lee Mielke

Clean up your flowerbeds this month before spring bulbs sprout, David Vos says. Pictured, a da odil in bloom later in the spring. Da odils, Vos says, typically bloom in March. (Courtesy David Vos)

Election notice for Whatcom Conservation District board

for one seat on the district board. Poll-site voting will be held on Tuesday, March 21 at the district’s o ce at 6975 Hannegan Road, Lynden.

Formed in 1946, the district serves all of Whatcom County and is committed to fostering a healthy, sustainable relationship between people and the environment.

Whatcom Conservation District will hold a poll-site and mail-in ballot election

e poll-site will be open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.

Conservation district supervisors are public o cials who serve without compensation and who set policy and direction for the District.

Candidates for this position must be registered to vote in Whatcom County and either own land within Whatcom County or be a farm operator. e candidate ling deadline is Jan. 6 at 4 p.m.

Mail-in ballots are available through the district by request only. Deadline to request a mail- in ballot is 4 p.m. on Feb. 7.

Mailed ballots must be postmarked by March 21 or hand-delivered to the district

o ce no later than 6 p.m. March 21. Voters registered in Whatcom County are eligible to vote in the district election. Requests for mail-in ballots, candidate ling materials, or other election information can be made on-line at whatcomcd. org/board-elections or by phone 360-5262381. If you have any questions, call District Manager Brandy Reed at (360) 5262381 x115.

Mielke Market: Benchmark ends 2022 falling 51 cents

cents Friday to close at $2.0550, down 8 cents on the week but 6 cents above a year ago.

e barrels fell to $1.7150 Wednesday, lowest since Dec. 21, 2022, but closed Friday at $1.7250, 13.25 cents lower on the week, 14 cents below a year ago when they jumped 15.50 cents, and are 33 cents below the blocks. Sales totaled 5 cars of block on the week and 11 of barrel.

Midwest cheesemakers are running busy schedules, according to Dairy Market News, as spot milk prices remained as low as they were during the holiday weeks. Cheese demand varied, with some cheesemakers saying demand slackened in recent weeks, while others say it is steady week to week.

Cheese availability has grown. Late in the year, contacts suggested extra cheese was mostly spoken for, but now stocks are, in some cases, growing, says DMN.

StoneX reported that the greatest discounts on spot milk loads were around $10 under Class, but it is unlikely that o ers are able to stay that low.

Western cheese demand is steady to lighter from food service and retail and International demand is mixed.

Lower prices from global suppliers is contributing to the lighter demand, while some report strong sales to Asian markets. Milk remains available for cheesemakers and some are purchasing it below Class prices. Schedules are busy, says DMN, but some plants continue to report delayed deliveries of supplies and labor short-

ages.

Spot butter, after holding Christmas Week and most New Year’s Week at $2.38 per pound, inched up a quarter-cent Friday to close at $2.3825, 36 cents below a year ago. ere were no sales on the week.

Cream is reportedly widely available from within and outside the Midwest. Multiples are a little steeper in some cases, but still discounted when compared to o -holiday seasons. Butter output, with the widely accessible cream, is busy and plants are running at capacity when sta ng and hauling cooperates.

Butter demand lightened some late in the year and the rst week of 2023, says DMN, and Market sentiment has clearly settled down from the fall’s bullish stint. Contacts say market timbre is uncertain at the moment.

ere are a number of factors involved, but strong

production pushes and plentiful cream supplies are not expected to rm market tones, as demand has quieted in recent weeks.

Demand for cream in the West is being outpaced by ample cream availability to start the year. Cream is being used internally by some butter producers as opposed to selling it at start of the year prices. Cream delivery delays are due to transportation issues but butter output is strong and outpacing demand.

Grade A nonfat dry milk was not helped by the week’s GDT and closed Friday at $1.2975 per pound, down 3.75 cents, lowest since Aug. 27, 2021, and 37 cents below a year ago. ere were 4 sales reported on the week.

Dry whey held steady for 3 sessions but nished the week at 39 cents per pound, down 2.50 cents, and 36.75 cents below a year ago, with 2 sales reported.

Dairy margins weakened further over the last half of December as milk prices continued to drop while projected feed costs moved higher, according to the latest Margin Watch (MW) from Chicago-based Commodity and Ingredient Hedging LLC. A build in milk production during November along with Cold Storage data from USDA both pressured milk prices, according to the MW.

e MW reported highlights from the Milk Production and Cold Storage reports, crediting the increase in milk output to a combination of increased e ciency from a larger milking herd.

e Cold Storage report re ected a seasonal decline in dairy product stocks during the month, although the drawdown was not as large as in previous months as high prices are beginning to negatively impact demand, the MW concluded.

e November milk feed price ratio inched higher for the third month in a row.

e latest Ag Prices report shows the November ratio at 1.93, up from 1.92 in October, and compares to 1.92 in Nov. 2021.

e All Milk Price average slipped to $25.60 per cwt., down 30 cents from October, but was $4.90 above November 2021.

California’s price averaged $26.40 per cwt., down 20 cents from October, but $6 above a year ago. Wisconsin’s, at $23.60, was down 80 cents from October, but $3 above a year ago.

e November national corn price averaged $6.49

per bushel, down a penny from October, after falling 59 cents the previous month, but is still $1.23 per bushel above November 2021.

Soybeans crept up $14 per bushel, up 50 cents from October, after dropping 60 cents a month ago, and were $1.90 per bushel above November 2021.

Alfalfa hay dropped $14 per ton from October, after jumping $4 a month ago and hit a record high. e November average fell to $267.00 per ton, still $54 per ton above a year ago.

e November cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $78.40 per cwt., down another $5.70 from October, after dropping $7.10 the previous month, but is $9.20 above Nov. 2021, and $6.80 above the 2011 base average.

Dairy economist Bill Brooks, of Stoneheart Consulting in Dearborn, Missouri, says Income over feed costs in November were above the $8 per cwt. level needed for steady to increasing milk production for the 14th month running.

Alfalfa hay prices set a new all-time record high price in November and all three commodities were in the top two for November all time high prices. Feed costs were the highest ever for the month of November and the ninth highest all time.

e All-Milk price was able to stay in the top ten at the eighth highest recorded, according to Brooks.

-- Lee Mielke, of Lynden, is editor of the Mielke Market Weekly.

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Nooksack Valley gets revenge

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Heading into 2023

Nathan Schumock Sports Editor

I have been at the Lynden Tribune for about four months now and I thought it would be valuable to re ect on my experiences so far with 2022 now in the books.

To start, I am immensely overwhelmed by the kindness of the players, coaches and fans in this community.

One of my favorite parts of the job has been the relationships I have built with people around the community and how helpful they have been as since I have been starting out.

Just in my rst four months, I have already seen a state championship title, two second place titles and numerous other state appearances.

e high level of play by the schools in this county has made my job even more fun.

Even with the intense rivalries in this region, I have been amazed by the mutual respect and camaraderie even in a losing e ort.

One of my most cherished moments so far was covering the Lynden state football championship in Puyallup, which is my hometown.

Pioneers stay undefeated in conference play

Nathan Schumock Sports Editor

NOOKSACK VALLEY — e Pioneers get their revenge after a monumental defeat of 1A defending champion Lynden Christian 66-52 on Friday, Jan. 6. Last year in the 1A state championship, LC defeated Nooksack Valley by a single point, but this time around the Lyncs could not match up with a wellrounded Pioneer team.

e Pioneers improve their record to 12-1 overall and 7-0 in the Northwest Conference. LC holds a record of 10-2 and 5-1 in the NWC.

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Nooksack Valley head coach Shane Wichers said he liked the contribution from a lot of di erent players down the stretch.

“We played great tonight, o ensively we had lots of di erent people hitting shots at di erent times,” Wichers said. “We did a lot of little things really well.”

On the LC side of the ball, sophomore Grace Hintz scored 29 points and accounted for over half of the team's points.

While Hintz had a big See Nooksack Valley on B2

It was a unique experience to return to the place I grew up and cover another historical landmark for the Lions as they won their second straight state championship. On that same day I was able to witness the nale of a Mount Baker team that went on an impromptu Cinderella story. Two state nals games in one day for two teams from the same region was pretty incredible to see.

Another one of my favorite parts has been capturing photos of all your kids and the emotions that are brought out in them.

e ecstasy of victory and the reluctant defeat and everything in between. I was fairly pedestrian when it came to photography and developing that new skill has been meaningful for me.

While I have made some mistakes in my tenure thus far, I have tried my hardest to improve at my job along every step of the way with help from my coworkers and tips from people in the community.

I am thrilled to watch the winter sports and I am focused on perfecting my craft. I have already enjoyed watching the elite basketball team we have and the talented players on those team.

But so far, everything has been worth it, the long hours and the far travels with the late nights. I wouldn’t trade it for anything and I am thrilled that this is what I get to do for my job.

It never ceases to amaze me how much the northern Whatcom communities care about their sports, it makes what I do all the more important, and for that I am very appreciative.

e passion is so palpable here, it would be hard to nd a county in Washington that pours as much of themselves into prep sports than this one.

I’m excited to see what 2023 has to o er and what new things I will learn along they way.

Ferndale improves to 7-4 after win over Oak Harbor

Nathan Schumock Sports Editor

FERNDALE — e Golden Eagles girls basketball team defeated Oak Harbor 52-36 in a dominant defensive showing on Friday, Jan.

6.

Ferndale is having a successful start to the year as they improved to 7-4 overall and still hold an undefeated Northwest Conference record putting them just below Nooksack Valley in the standings.

Junior Mallory Butenschoen and senior Ellie Ochoa led the Golden Eagles in scoring with 12 and 10 points. Senior Cailyn Kessen added nine points as well.

One Oak Harbor player had over half of the teams points. Heidi Hurtado had 20 points compared to the teams additional 16.

It was tough for anyone but her to score on the Ferndale defense.

e Golden Eagles opened the game slow and were outscored in the rst quarter by Oak Harbor 11-9.

Ferndale came back strong in the second scoring 17 points and holding Oak Harbor to just ve.

Ochoa had a team-high eight points in the rst half.

In the second-half Mallory Butenschoen began to heat up and dropped 11 of her 12 points in the last two quarters.

Oak Harbor gained some

ground in the third as they outscored the Golden Eagles, but Ferndale still led 36-27.

Ferndale nished the game strong in the nal quarter by outscoring Oak Harbor 15-11 and secured a 52-36 victory.

Ferndale’s next two games are against two Northwest Conference opponents.

On Wednesday, Jan. 11 they take on 8-3 BurlingtonEdison then on Saturday, Jan. 14 they play top-ranked Nooksack Valley.

e Golden Eagles have to run a gauntlet to nish their season, as the remainder of their schedule features games against Lynden and Lynden Christian.

Nooksack Valley junior Devin Coppinger rises up over LC junior Tabby DeJong to shoot the ball. Coppinger was second on the team with 19 points in the 66-52 victory over LC on Friday, Jan. 6. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Tana Hoekema led the Pioneers with 20 points, followed closely by junior Devin Coppinger, who had 19. Junior Lainey Kimball and senior Hallie Kamphouse were other big contributors to the game. Kimball nished with nine points and Kamphouse had eight.

Nooksack Valley junior Lainey Kimball tries to send a pass by LC senior Demi Dykstra in the Pioneers 66-52 victory over LC on Friday, Jan. 6. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Ellie Ochoa (#10) celebrates a three point bucket with her teammates during their 52-36 win over visiting Oak Harbor. (Dennis Cairns for the Tribune)

Meridian takes down Mount Baker, 77-55

MERIDIAN — e Trojans prevailed 77-55 in a gritty game between Mount Baker and Meridian on ursday, Jan. 5.

It was a sloppy game for both sides, with about 40 fouls committed throughout the course of the game. Meridian alone had more than 20 of those fouls, but it did not impact the nal result of the game.

e Trojan wing players were the o ensive highlight as sophomores Jaeger Fyfe and Talon Jenkins led the team in scoring. Fyfe had 24 points and Jenkins was right behind with 20 points.

e Trojans are on a bit of a hot streak, as they have now won four games straight.

Despite the loss, Mount Baker senior Ethan Larson was a monster on the glass and down low. He had a team-high 16 points and was

a big part of the reason the Mountaineers stuck around in the game.

Meridian head coach Shane Stacy said Mount Baker kept ghting and it was hard to keep them at bay.

“I thought our pressure in the backcourt in the rst half kind of stunned them, I thought we were able to capitalize on that and get some layins early on and hit a couple threes early on as well,” Stacy said. “But too many fouls in the backcourt, we got too aggressive. ey were going to the free-throw line.”

Each team had a rough start and there was not a point scored in the rst minute and a half of play, but it did not take Meridian long to get going.

e Trojans went on a 14-point run in the rst quarter shoehorned by Jenkins and Fyfe who each had seven points in the rst.

Meridian went into the second quarter with a 22-10

lead over the Mountaineers.

In the second quarter, Jenkins really turned it on. He scored 11 points in the quarter and extended the Meridian lead to 47-26 heading into the halftime break.

Jenkins said it was a good team win and he liked how they came out hot in the rst quarter.

“We have to cut down on our fouls and our turnovers cause once those things get taken care of the game gets much easier,” Jenkins said.

After watching Jenkins light it up in the rst half, Fyfe put on a show of his own in the second. Fyfe had a teamhigh 13 points in the second half and added seven of those points in the third quarter.

Mount Baker made a small push back into the game at the start of the third behind Larson’s eight points, but it was not enough to get their foot back in the door.

Meridian went into the nal quarter of play leading 61-42.

e Trojans had their lowest-scoring quarter in the fourth, but it was enough to nish o Mount Baker.

When there was a few minutes remaining in the game, the Trojans made a mass substitution as they brought in their whole second-team unit. ey closed the game out and led Meridian to a 77-55 victory.

Stacy said January is a long month in the conference and they will need a lot of leadership going forward.

“We are going to need a lot of leadership this month,” Stacy said. “We are about ready to run another gauntlet like we did in December and we just need to have good leadership and keep our goal of getting better.”

e Trojans improve their record to 7-4 and 3-4 in the NWC.

Meridian plays their next game against 11-1 Lynden Christian on ursday, Jan. 12.

Nooksack Valley: Pioneers get big win over LC

Continued from B1 day, the rest of the LC team struggled to put points on the board, as no other player scored more than seven points.

e Lyncs had a similar problem the week prior in their loss against Eastlake. LC head coach Brady Bomber said the LC o ensive struggled with their rhythm throughout the game.

“Our o ense got very stagnant for long periods of time, a lot of credit to Nooksack,” Bomber said.

“We were not able to generate the space and the shots that we need to be e cient on o ense, their traps took us out of our rhythm and their switches took away our driving lanes.”

From the opening tip, it seemed like the Pioneers had control. ey opened the game with two quick buckets by Hoekema to give them an early cushion. Nooksack Valley ran a trap defense on LC that scrambled their o ensive e ectiveness throughout the game.

Later in the rst, LC got

some help from Hintz and senior forward Reganne Arnold, who both hit threepointers to get the Lyncs back in the game. Going into the second quarter Nooksack Valley held an 18-11 lead over LC.

In the second quarter, Coppinger started to turn on the heat. She had a high of 10 points in the second quarter and led Nooksack Valley to a 29-22 lead heading into halftime.

Coppinger said they always have a chip on their shoulder.

“We are a team who is

feisty and always going to have that chip on our shoulder as an underdog program,” Coppinger said.

e third quarter is where the threads started to come undone for the Lyncs. Aside from Hintz, who had 12 in the third quarter, the only other player who got points on the board was senior Demi Dykstra who had three.

LC was outscored in the third quarter 25-15 by Nooksack Valley. e Pioneers entered the nal quarter of play with a solid grasp of the game and a 48-

34 lead.

Bomber said they were at their best when they got the ball moving and got some high-quality shots but there were not enough of those opportunities.

LC never had a grasp of this game, even going into the fourth quarter only down 14 it did not feel like they had an opportunity to come back.

Hintz had another big quarter with nine points, but it was not enough to stop the balanced attacks from Nooksack Valley.

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onto the victory and took down rival LC 66-52. While it was a revenge victory, Coppinger said it was just another league win that will help them in the standings.

She said, “It is just another league game but we have been putting in the work at practice. We know where we can get and we know where we were last year.”

Nooksack Valley plays again on Saturday, Jan. 14 against Ferndale. e Lyncs play at Meridian on ursday, Jan. 12.

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Nooksack Valley junior Devin Coppinger helped lead the Pioneers to a 3-0 week, including wins over Lynden and LC. She had 17 points against Lynden and 19 against LC. Coppinger has been a large part of the Pioneers’ success as they improved their record to 13-1.

Meridian junior Taran Burks shoots past a Mount Baker defender. The Trojans defeated Mount Baker 77-55 on Thursday, Jan. 5. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

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Mount Baker senior Riley Kruse puts in a layup. Mount Baker fell to Meridian 77-55 Thursday, Jan. 5. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Whatcom County area sports schedule: Jan. 12-24

Thursday, Jan. 12:

Meridian vs. Lynden Christian girls basketball at 7:15 p.m

Lynden vs. Blaine girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden Christian vs. Meridian boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden @ Blaine boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Mount Baker vs. Ferndale and Blaine boys wrestling at 6 p.m.

Lynden @ Sehome boys wrestling at 6 p.m.

Ferndale vs. Burlington-Edison swim and dive at 3:30

Friday, Jan. 13:

Mount Baker vs. Squalicum girls basketball at 7:15

Mount Baker @ Squalicum boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Ferndale @ Marysville-Pilchuck girls wrestling at 5 p.m.

Ferndale vs. Squalicum girls bowling at 3:15 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 14:

Ferndale vs. Nooksack Valley girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden Christian @ Seattle Academy boys basketball at 2:30 p.m.

Nooksack Valley vs. Ferndale boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Mount Baker @ Blaine girls wrestling at 10 a.m.

Ferndale @ Anacortes swim and dive at 5 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 15:

Lynden Christian vs. Oak Harbor girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Mount Baker @ Blaine girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden @ North Kitsap boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden Christian @ Oak Harbor boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Mount Baker vs. Blaine boys basketball at 7:15 p.m. Ferndale at Jackson girls bowling at 3:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 16:

Nooksack Valley vs. Meridian girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Meridian vs. Nooksack Valley boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Meridian vs. Anacortes girls bowling at 3:15 p.m. Ferndale @ Anacortes swim and dive 2:55 p.m. Lynden vs. Sehome swim and dive at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 17:

Lynden @ Burlington-Edison girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Ferndale @ Mount Vernon at 7:15 p.m. Lynden vs. Burlington-Edison boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Ferndale vs. Mount Vernon at 7:15 p.m.

Mount Baker vs. Sedro-Woolley girls wrestling at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 18:

Meridian @ Sultan girls basketball at 6:45 p.m.

Lynden Christian @ Sehome girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Mount Baker vs. Nooksack Valley girls basketball at 7:15 Nooksack Valley vs. Mount Baker boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden Christian vs. Sehome boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Ferndale vs. Lynden and Nooksack Valley girls wrestling at 6 p.m.

Ferndale and Lynden @ Oak Harbor boys swimming at 4:00 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 19:

Lynden vs. Mount Vernon girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Ferndale @ Anacortes girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden @ Mount Vernon boys basketball at 7 p.m.

Ferndale vs. Anacortes boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21:

Meridian vs. Sedro-Woolley girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Meridian @ Sedro-Woolley boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden boys wrestling tournament at 10 a.m.

Ferndale and Lynden @ Oak Harbor boys swimming at 11 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 23:

Meridian vs. Northwest boys basketball at 6 p.m.

Nooksack Valley @ Burlington-Edison boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Ferndale @ Sehome boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Ferndale vs. Sehome girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Nooksack Valley vs. Burlington-Edison girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 24:

Lynden Christian vs. Lakewood boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Mount Baker vs. Sedro-Woolley boys basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Mount Baker @ Sedro-Woolley girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Lynden Christian @ Lakewood girls basketball at 7:15 p.m.

Ferndale vs. Lynden boys swim and dive at 3:30 p.m.

Meridian and Ferndale @ Burlington-Edison bowling districts at 1 p.m.

Lynden girls basketball falls to Nooksack Valley

Nathan Schumock Sports Editor

LYNDEN — Star guard Devin Coppinger and Nooksack Valley were too much to handle for the Lynden Lions as they fell 60-47 to a relentless Pioneer team on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Coppinger had a team-high 17 points and helped lead the Pioneer squad to victory.

Other contributors were juniors Tana Hoekema and Lainey Kimball, Hoekema was second on the team with 13 points followed by Kimball’s 11 points.

Coppinger also just recently passed 1,000 career points as a junior. Coppinger said, “I was pretty hyped about it but I didn’t even know it was coming up. Now I got new goals, the unreachable ones.”

With this win, the Pioneers improve their record to 11-1 and 6-0 in the Northwest Conference. ey currently hold the top spot in the conference with this win. Lynden falls to 9-2 and 4-1 in the conference but still holds a nice spot in the standings.

Nooksack Valley head coach Shane Wichers said they knew it would be a tough test playing Lynden.

“I thought we did a good job nd-

ing the open player and hitting shots. We scored a lot of di erent ways which is always nice,” Wichers said.

e Pioneer o ense opened the game hot with six straight unanswered points and they road that start to a 20-9 lead at the end of the rst quarter nished o by a Hallie Kamphouse three-pointer.

In the second quarter, Lynden freshman Payton Mills and junior Kalanie Newcomb helped the Lions gain some ground.

Mills had ve points in the second quarter and ended the game with a team-high 17 points. Newcomb scored seven points in the second quarter and closed the gap to 34-23 at the end of the half.

e third quarter is where the Lions made a strong comeback attempt. After back-to-back threes by Mills and junior Haylee Koetje, they wiped the Nooksack Valley lead away and only trailed 40-35.

With their backs against the wall and staring down a blown lead the Pioneers responded in the strongest way possible. Senior Hallie Kamphouse and junior Kaylee Anderson responded with two threes of their own and stymied the Lynden comeback attempt. e Pioneers went into

the nal quarter of play with a 46-35 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Coppinger and Hoekema combined for all 14 points scored by Nooksack Valley and put Lynden away 60-47.

Even with the loss, Wol s said he is proud of their e ort throughout the game.

“We de nitely competed and put the e ort out,” Wol s said. “Most of the areas we need to pick up are between our ears, just mentally handling that kind of game. All credit to Nooksack, truly a great team.”

After their game against Nooksack Valley, the Lions rebounded with a dominant victory over Bellingham. Lynden beat them 60-14 and improved their record to 11-2 and 6-1 in the Northwest Conference. e Lions play again on ursday, Jan 12 against 3-7 Blaine.

Nooksack Valley went on to sweep the Lynden schools during the week. e defeated LC 66-52 in a clash of the titans on Fridya, Jan. 6. Nooksack Valley has two more Northwest Conference games coming up, the rst against a solid Ferndale squad on Saturday, Jan. 14. After that they host Meridian on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

Trojan’s 132 pounder Liam Wolven tries to fight o Lynden’s Kaleb Oostra from getting back points on Wednesday, Jan. 4. (Dennis Cairns for the Tribune)

Nooksack Valley Senior Shon Visser’s pin helped the Pioneers stay close to visiting Sehome on Wednesday, Jan. 4. (Dennis Cairns for the Tribune)

Lynden junior Haylee Koetje dribbling around a defender. The Lions fell to Nooksack Valley 60-47 on Tuesday, Jan. 3 (Nathan Schumock/ Lynden Tribune)

Pioneer senior Hallie Kamphouse sends a pass away. The Pioneers defeated Lynden on Tuesday, Jan. 3. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

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1512 N. State St., Bellingham • 360-734-3840

407 19th St., Lynden • 360-354-3232

1721 E. College Way, Mt. Vernon • 360-424-9759

Pete’s Auto Repair LLC 6209 Portal Way, Ferndale 360-380-2277 • www.petesautorepair.net

Point S Zylstra Tire 501 Grover St., Lynden • 360-354-4493

Roger Jobs Automotive Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen • www.rogerjobs.com 2200 Iowa St., Bellingham • 360-734-5230

Service Pro of Nooksack 208 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack • 360-966-4664

Vavra Auto Body 411 Nooksack Ave, Nooksack • 360-966-4444

BANKS & CREDIT

UNIONS

Bank of the Pacific 1800 Front St., Lynden • 360-318-8780 www.BankofthePacific.com

Banner Bank 138 Birch Bay-Lynden Rd., Lynden 360-354-8100 • www.bannerbank.com

BEAUTY SUPPLIES & WIGS

Sunset Beauty Supply 1225 E. Sunset Dr. # 150, Bellingham 360-738-0359 • www.sunsetbeautysupply.com

CABINETS

Lynden Interiors

2017 Front St., Lynden • 360-354-4149 www.lyndeninteriors.com

Westside Building Supply 8353 Guide Meridian, Lynden • 360-354-5617

CARPET CLEANING

Northwest Professional Services 360-354-4145 • www.npsclean.com 191 Birch Bay Lynden Rd, Lynden

CEMETERIES

Greenwood Cemetery • thegreenwoodcemetery.com East Wiser Lake Rd., Lynden • 360-647-4001

Lynden Cemetery • www.lyndencemetery.com South Side of Front St., Lynden • 360-647-4001

CLEANING SUPPLIES

Bay City Supply 360-671-7400 • www.baycitysupply.com P.O. Box 2073, 1250 Iowa Street Bellingham, WA 98229 COFFEE Cruisin

CONCRETE

Mt. Baker Mobile Mixing, LLC 360-319-4285 www.mtbakermobilemixing.com

CONSTRUCTION

TSquared Inc Construction & Roofing Troy Visser • 360-815-2616

DENTAL

Premier Dental Center 2086 Main St, Ferndale - 360-380-4553 dentistferndale.com

EYE CARE

Everson Vision Clinic, Dr. Alex Ilyin, OD 205 W Main St, Everson • 360-966-0445 Bethgutman.evc@aol.com

FARM & GARDEN

CHS Northwest 3500 Meridian St., Bellingham • 360-734-4010 1720 LaBounty Dr, Ferndale • 360-380-0578

415 Depot St., Lynden • 360-306-3800 119 17th St., Fairway, Lynden • 360-354-5671 300 Main St., Lynden • 360-354-1198 102 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack • 360-966-4193 www.chsnw.com

Portal Way Farm and Garden 6100 Portal Way, Ferndale • 360-384-3688 www.PortalWayFarmAndGarden.com

Smits Compost 9030 Guide Meridian, Lynden • 360-354-3583 www.smitscompost.com

FINE JEWELRY

Originals by Chad 521 Front St., Lynden • 360-318-0210

FUNERAL SERVICES & MONUMENTS

Whatcom Cremation & Funeral “Our Community’s Most Affordable Cremations & Burials - from $995” 360-734-7073 • wcremation.com

Main Showroom: 3944 Meridian Street B’ham • Outlet Store: 4175 Hannegan

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Family Care Network

Lynden Family Medicine • 360-354-1333 1610 Grover St., Suite D-1, Lynden Birch Bay Family Medicine • 360-371-5855 8097 Harborview Rd., Blaine www.familycarenetwork.com Ferndale Family Medical Center • 360-384-1511 5580 Nordic Way, Ferndale

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Lynden Interiors 2017 Front St., Lynden • 360-354-4149 www.lyndeninteriors.com

Vander Griend Lumber Co. Inc. 8461 Depot Rd., Lynden • 360-354-2155 Walls & Windows Inc. • 360-676-5223 4131 Hannegan Rd., Ste. 104, Bellingham

HOME LOANS

Leader One Financial Corporation David Ohligschlager, Branch Manager 102 Grover St., #208, Lynden • 360-815-1768 www.daveo.leader1.com • daveo@leader1.com NMLS #12007 & #422225

INSURANCE & FINANCIAL

Amy Warenski Insurance Agency Inc 8874 Bender Rd Ste 106, Lynden • 360-354-6868 www.amywarenski.com Brown & Brown 501 Front St., Lynden • 360-354-4488

Country Financial®, Len Corneto 102 Grover Street, Ste. 209, Lynden • 360-354-4197

Country Financial® Lesa Ferguson, Financial Representative 1610 Grover St., Suite B1, Lynden • 360-354-2975

Group of Health Insurance Services, LLC 4202 Meridian Street, Suite 104, Bellingham 360-527-2334 • hicllc.net

Guide Insurance Services 1780 Front St., Lynden • 360-354-2200

PRINT & PUBLISHING

Lynden Print Company www.LyndenPrintCo.com 113 Sixth Street, Lynden • 360-354-4444 Lynden Tribune www.LyndenTribune.com 113 Sixth Street, Lynden • 360-354-4444

REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Support Services, LLC As-built floor plans, marketing photography Art Van Allen ~ 360-255-1477 ressllc@gmail.com facebook.com/RealEstateSupportServicesLLC RE/MAX Whatcom County- Rick Meyer Branch Manager, GRI, CRS, SRES 1841 Front St, Lynden • 360-410-1213 www.meyermax.com • rmeyer@remax.net

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE

Bellingham RV Storage Quality Covered RV Storage Bakerview/Irongate area • Bellingham, WA 360-671-6100 • BellinghamRVBoatStorage.com

RECYCLING, REMOVAL & YARD DEBRIS

Green Earth Technology 774 Meadowlark Rd., Lynden • 360-354-4936

RENTAL EQUIPMENT

Brim Rentals 350 Duffner Dr, Lynden • 360-354-4411 www.brimtractor.com Westside Building Supply 8353 Guide Meridian, Lynden • 360-354-5617

RESTAURANTS, FOOD & BEVERAGE

FURNITURE

& MATTRESSES

Colony House Furniture 303 Front St., Lynden • 360-354-5554 www.colonyhousefurniturelynden.com

GARAGE DOORS

Overhead Door Company of Bellingham 202 Ohio St, Bellingham • 360-734-5960 www.ohdbellingham.com

Vander Griend Lumber Co. Inc. 8461 Depot Rd., Lynden • 360-354-2155

Westside Building Supply 8353 Guide Meridian, Lynden • 360-354-5617

GARBAGE

Jeff Lamphere Insurance 113 Third St, Lynden • 360-354-5333 www.jefflamphere.com Oltman Insurance & Financial Services 360-354-5988 8850 Bender Road, Suite 101, Lynden Vibrant USA 504 Front St. Suite 101, Lynden 360-733-5111 • vibrantusa.com VanDalen Insurance Shane VanDalen 517 Liberty St., Lynden • 360-354-4433

LUMBER

Vander Griend Lumber Co. Inc. 8461 Depot Rd., Lynden • 360-354-2155

Coconut Kenny’s 1740 Labounty Dr. Ste #1, Ferndale • 360-656-5974 8122 Guide Meridian, Lynden • 360-392-8435 Little Caesars 1804 18th St., Lynden • 360-354-8656

ROOFING

Joostens Roofing Bellingham • 360-815-7663 Mt. Baker Roofing, Inc. 360-733-0191 • www.mtbakerroofing.com

SEPTIC INSTALLATION

Tyas & Tyas 3966 Deeter Rd., Everson • 360-988-6895

& RECYCLING

Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling, Inc. 250 Birch Bay-Lynden Rd, Lynden 360-354-3400

GIFT/SPECIALTY

SHOP

Appel Farms - The Cheese Shop 6605 Northwest Dr., Ferndale • 360-312-1431 www.appelcheese.com

GREASE TRAP

CLEANING

Lil John Sanitary Services, Inc. Mark Mellema • 360-398-9828 www.liljohnsanitary.net

RESIDENTIAL

Westside Building Supply 8353 Guide Meridian, Lynden • 360-354-5617

MEDIATION

Bellingham Mediation & Consulting Sheri Russell, JD • 360-255-1666 www.bellinghammediation.com

MEDICARE INSURANCE

PLANS

Jeff Lamphere Insurance 113 Third St, Lynden • 360-354-5333 www.jefflamphere.com VanDalen Insurance Shane VanDalen 517 Liberty St., Lynden • 360-354-4433 Vibrant USA 504 Front St. Suite 101, Lynden 360-733-5111 • vibrantusa.com

PEST & RODENT CONTROL

Environmental Pest Control Inc. 3003 Bennett Drive, Bellingham • 360-676-5120 www.epestcontrol.net

SEPTIC

TANK

PUMPING Lil John Sanitary Services, Inc. Mark Mellema • 360-398-9828 www.liljohnsanitary.net

SOLAR & REFRIGERATION Glacier Pacific LLC 9657 Crape Road, Sumas • 360-739-9903 glacierpacific14@gmail.com License # GLACIPL858KO