Ferndale Record March 8 2023

An iconic source of folklore

Ferndale ramps up utility rate relief

Councilors stall off deciding whether to raise their salaries

By Cal Bratt For the Record

FERNDALE — Utility rate relief will continue to be available for lower-income city residents.

Ferndale City Council decided Monday, March 6, to use federal pandemic-recovery money, in fact, to ramp up eligibility for the rate assistance program.

Households earning up to 150% of the Federal Poverty Level — which is currently $27,750 for a family of four — will be able to apply for a discount of 30% from the normal city utility charge for water and sewer. e discount has been 25%.

in spots such as District Brewing and Barb’s Pies. A Metallica cover band played at a city event a year ago. e bridge with its logo has been featured as a oat in local parades in years past, according to former Ferndale mayor Gary Jensen. It even has a Twitter account.

But there’s a sense of folklore surrounding it: Who’s behind the symbol?

Jensen has some theories.

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

Hovering over the city of Ferndale, watching over its fans, is a bridge someone has blessed in heavy metal, with mystery and intrigue lingering in the air alongside it.

Much like the band Metallica, whose logo has been spray-painted on the bridge numerous times over the years, the steel structure has become an iconic gure.

Murals dedicated to the bridge reside

He takes on the mindset of a detective, listing the motives, the attributes that the culprit (or hero, depending on who you ask) would possess. A fan of Metallica and needs everyone to know? Check. Agile enough to climb over to the center platform? Check. Sneaky enough to not get caught? Check.

Jensen acknowledges it’s been going on long enough there has to be more than one person behind it at this point. However, as for who is the original artist, he’s sworn to secrecy.

“I kind of think I know who started [it], but I promised one time I would never divulge that,” Jensen said. “ at person was older than me. So this was a few years ago, but then I don’t know if maybe he, you know, got tired or something. Somebody else took it over.”

Whoever is behind it, one thing is for certain. ey’ve made a celebrity out of what may have otherwise just been another bridge in a small town.  e City of Ferndale has embraced the bridge, but with a bit of understandable hesitation. While the city enjoys the fun of it and has utilized its iconic imagery and namesake from time to time, the city does not want to encourage citizens to get up there and showcase their logo-painting skills.

“Besides the fact that it’s gra ti, you know, it’s vandalism of private property.

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FHS junior organizes Multicultural Night

Everyone invited to learn about community’s diversity

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

FERNDALE — Stop by the new Ferndale High School commons this weekend to experience and learn about various cultures represented in Ferndale at the Multicultural

Night on March 10 at 5:30 p.m.

FHS junior Jasmin Bautista wanted to embrace Ferndale School’s slogan “you belong” in her leadership project, so she decided to help showcase the diverse cultures within her school and the Ferndale community.

“My initial plan was to create a night where students from di erent cultures could be represented and for them to feel included,” Bautista said.

“As a Latina student, it was hard nding students who were like me.” e evening will feature

representations of multiple cultures including Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, East India, Kenya and Native Americans. ere will be a booth for each representation showcasing where the culture originates,

Recent math olympiad largest turnout since pre-pandemic

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

FERNDALE — Two weeks ago, 170 students and 40 volunteers packed into Cascadia Elementary School for the annual Math Olympiad event. It was the largest turnout in a couple of years as the event shifts

back to how it looked before the pandemic.

“It’s really great to see the kids excited and really wanting to improve their skills and challenge themselves,” said Sarah Steele, a teacher at Central Elementary and coordinator of the ursday, Feb. 23 event. Steele said it was ex-

citing to see such a turnout and be back at prepandemic levels. “Between all the schools, it was well represented,” Steele said.

“All the schools and teams that won awards really represented the district well.”

Cascadia eighth grader Solomon Kinser holds up his first place ribbons after competing in the Feb. 23 Math Olympiad for his fourth year. (Courtesy photo)

In an added dimension, on a test basis through 2024, households earning up to 200% of the poverty level may apply for a 15% discount, the council decided. e expected $55,000 cost of program expansion will be paid for out of remaining American Recovery Plan Act money to the city.

Whether the ARPA in ll will continue, potentially through 2026, must be decided in 2024. Otherwise, the assistance will have to be built into the utilities budget and essentially be borne by other ratepayers. “ ere’s a lot of folks just hanging on by their ngernails,” said city communications o cer Riley Sweeney, a sentiment he hears when utility bills hit mailboxes.

Councilor Erin Gunter added her comment that, yes, even the monthly water bill impacts a middle-income family like hers.

With one member absent, the council went through a few amendment votes before settling on a compromise that will require addressing the issue again next year.

In other action:

• e council ended up pushing o for a few weeks any raising of council members’ salaries.

It was proposed that the rise be $200 per month to about $936. at would keep Ferndale above the average for comparable cities in Washington, although not the highest, said City Administrator Jori Burnett.

Councilor Herb Porter was one in favor. “ e demands are a lot more,” he said of council work. “It entails a lot of time.”

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Metallica Bridge is not your average bridge, as murals of the bridge are around Ferndale

The logo on Metallica Bridge has changed numerous times, but remains a fixture on the iconic bridge. (Sarah McCauley/Ferndale Record)

Ferndale school board reorganizes, welcomes new member

District, counsel continue to review Nancy Button complaint, has not taken action

By Sarah McCauley Sta Reporter

FERNDALE — On Feb. 28, the Ferndale School Board decided that last year’s president, Kevin Erickson, should continue as this year’s board president.

e board also voted to keep Melinda Cool as vice president, and Steve Childs as bond oversight committee liaison.

e legislative representative position on the board, currently held by Cool, will open again for the board to reappoint a member in June.

e board also welcomed

Toni Je erson, who took her seat as the board’s newest member.

Je erson lls the vacant District 3 position previously held by Jessie Deardor , who resigned in November 2022.

“I’m very excited for the opportunity to work with the other board members to support the district in delivering an excellent education system to our children,” Je erson said.

e board voted 4-0 in favor of appointing Je erson after interviewing four candidates during a special meeting on Feb. 21.  District Director No. 3 covers a portion of the district that includes the Lummi Nation, of which Je erson is an active member. Je erson brings experience implementing policies and monitoring operations, thanks to her previous experience as general manager of the Lummi Indian Business Council, and through her current job as HR manager for Silver Reef Casino Resort.

“I think Ms. Je erson’s philosophy and wealth of experience persuaded me to vote for her,” Board President Kevin Erickson

said. Erickson acknowledged that the process had been “bumpier” than he would have hoped, but sees it as an opportunity for growth.

“Appointing a director to ll our open District 3 position was a bumpier process than any of us would have desired. Looking back on it, there are things that all of us wish we had done di erently,” Erickson said. “I’m hoping that this re ection will help us to move forward in a more positive mode.”

e bumps Erickson references include the complaint led by applicant Nancy Button against the district, Erickson, Cool, and Eagleridge Elementary School teacher Tammy Alejandre.

As of March 7, the district is still reviewing the complaint with legal counsel and has not taken any action, according to Celina Rodriguez, the district’s executive director of communications.

Also, there was confusion regarding whether the process could continue past the Feb. 18 deadline to nd a candidate.

Board member Peggy Uppiano asked for clari cation about the extension on Feb. 21 at the special meeting.

Board policy 1114 states the board must ll a vacancy within 90 days, and if they are unable to do so, the educational service district will ll the vacancy.

e board did o cially receive an extension to select a candidate, as stated in an email between Superintendent Kristi Dominguez and Larry Francois, superintendent of Northwest Educational Service District 189 (Ferndale’s district).

“Yes, as long as you are actively working towards an appointment, I can provide an extension to the 90-day requirement,” Francois said in his response on Feb. 21.

With the appointment of Jefferson nalized, the board moved forward with its reorganization of the school board, an agenda item that had been bumped as the selection process stretched on.

“I’m happy to not be kicking

Board members discuss matters as a full board of five members after a long search to fill the vacant District 3 position, which was o cially filled by Toni Je erson, pictured at right with various board members and district personnel, at the Ferndale Board of Directors’ Feb. 28 meeting. The board voted 4-0 in favor of appointing Je erson after interviewing four candidates during a special meeting on Feb. 21. (Sarah McCauley/Ferndale Record)

this can down the road again,” Erickson said.

Other important takeaways from the Feb. 28 meeting:

• e Ferndale School Board approved revisions to Policy 1400 covering Meeting Conduct, Order of Business and Quorum.

On Jan. 31, the board reviewed the previously made revisions with the intention of approving the changes that evening, but decided to put it on the agenda for the Feb. 28 meeting for approval. is was out of an e ort to ensure the public had adequate time to review additional changes the board made during that discussion.

Revisions include changing wording to ensure the guidelines around who is allowed to participate in public comment is fair and adjusting how public comment periods are conducted dur-

ing meetings. All policies can be reviewed through the district’s website.

• e board reviewed Operational Expectations Policy regarding communications to the board speci cally from the superintendent.

e board discussed inputting clear language in the document regarding student involvement in committees, and how to e ectively keep track of changes and keep lines of communication clear. Je erson, in one of her rst comments as a board member, said she agreed this was important.

“Structure on how to maintain it is a good idea, as things come up we may need to modify it. So it’s good to make those notes and have a system where we can make notes right then and there,” Je erson said.

e board will revisit this policy for approval at the March meeting.

• Cool updated the board about her trip to the Legislative Conference Day on the Hill with the student board members, Kwabena Ledbetter and Jazzie Gonzales.

ey learned about hot topics such as special education funding and transportation. e student members were able to meet with State Superintendent Chris Reykdal.

“I was really giddy excited to bring two young people that I know are fantastic and show them that it doesn’t end at the school board,” Cool said. “ ere are other levels where you can really get involved.”

-- Contact Sarah McCauley at sarah@lyndentribune.com

OBITUARIES

Richard Lloyd ‘Dick’ Dickerboom

In memory of Richard “Dick” Dickerboom, March 30, 1935 to Feb. 25 2023, 87 years.

Richard passed away leaving Arlene, his high school sweetheart and loving wife of 65 years, his children Gregory (Weatherford, Texas), Deanna Rosen and husband Keith (Redmond), Kristine Moe and husband Chris (Sumas), grandchildren Caitlin and husband Kevin Steuer, Hannah Rosen, Rachael Rosen, David Moe and wife Tina, Jonathan Moe and wife Michelle.

Six great-grandchildren Kyle, Braden, Ben, Laura, Tim and Evelynn. He also leaves his nephew, Todd Dickerboom and niece, Nicole Nims.

John V. Cobb

John V. Cobb passed away at home on Sunday, Feb. 26, the day after his 82nd birthday which was spent surrounded by family.

John was born in Yakima Feb. 25, 1941, to Virgil and Adrie (Vander Houwen) Cobb. e family moved to Lynden in 1945.

John attended Lynden Christian Schools and joined the Army soon after graduating.

John married Hattie Holle-

Olga Olson

Olga Olson peacefully passed away on March 4, surrounded by family.

Olga was a lifelong resident of Nooksack Valley and involved community member. Her children Bob (Nancy), Carol (Don), Jimmy, Judy (Rob) will miss her dearly. A celebration of life will be held at the barn, 3362 E Badger

Gay Robin Palmer DeBruin

Richard was predeceased by his parents Lloyd and Hazel Dickerboom and his brother and sister-in-law, Ronald and Juanita Dickerboom, as well as his father and mother-in-law, Gay and Bernice Digerness.

Born in Everett, Dick moved with his parents Lloyd and Hazel to his grandmother’s farm on Reese Hill where the family residence is to this day.

Dick attended Nooksack Valley High School, graduated from Western Washington College with a teaching degree. He went on to teach high school science in Raymond and in Lynden.

Dick met longtime friend and mentor Dr. Robert P. Gibb and left teaching to join Dr. Gibb in the eld of pathology. After working for Gibb Laboratory and St. Joseph Hospital for several years, Dick left Gibb Lab when an opportunity arose to purchase Sumas True Value Hardware in his and Arlene’s home town of Sumas. is became a true family a air with many relatives providing their skills.

man (daughter of Nick and Cobie) on Sept. 28, 1962.

He is survived by Hattie, son Monty (Wendy) in Shelton, daughter Michele (Rick)

Poortinga of Arlington, grandsons Grady (Louise) Poortinga of Everson, and Kyle Poortinga of Arlington.

Always proud of his military service, John was stationed in the US and in Germany after the Berlin Wall Crisis.

John was a member of Ameri-

Road, on Sunday, March 12. e open house will be from noon until 2:30 p.m.

All family and friends are invited to share memories of times with Olga.

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

Gay Robin Palmer DeBruin, born Sept. 23, 1959, died Jan. 24, 2023. Left us unexpectedly.

A celebration of life is pending.

Dick and Arlene grew the business to include another store in the Fairway Center in Lynden.

After several years, another opportunity arose in Sumas where Dick and Marlin Bayes, a former student converted the hardware store warehouse (Sumas Grange Hall) into e Lone Jack Saloon.

e Lone Jack Saloon became such a successful business that Dick and Arlene sold and closed the hardware stores to devote full time to the Saloon. Dick and Arlene retired from the restaurant in 2002.

Dick, an avid sportsman, loved bird hunting with his labrador retrievers, hunting for deer and moose, shing for salmon and other seafood.

He and Arlene enjoyed traveling in their RV throughout the greater Northwest and Canada with friends and family. Every season of the year had an outdoor activity. He always had close friends and family that would jump at the chance to go with him.

Dick also had a love of automobiles. A member of AARC, a local car club, Dick

can Legion Post 6 for many years.

John and Hattie continued the family livestock hauling business after the passing of his father-inlaw, Nick Holleman. Always a lover of all things trucking, John continued driving and dispatching trucks, eventually moving to Everett in 1986 where he retired from Rinker Materials/Associated Sand & Gravel in 2006 after many years as a ready-mix concrete sales rep. John loved his devoted wife of 60 years who also took care of him at home for the last few years. He loved and enjoyed his kids and grandkids, and they were always willing to help. He enjoyed

James E. Elvig, D.C.

Jim Elvig, age 76, died at a Phoenix Trauma Center Friday, Feb. 3 as a result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident.

hand-built numerous cars that had just a bit more power than the next person. Some of these cars that he built with longtime local friends and club members.

As long as your vehicle was a Ford, you were alright in his eyes. In retirement, Dick built six cars. All showed a level of quality and beauty that screamed Best in Show as evidenced by the many trophies he collected.

Dick was a family man. He devoted much of his spare time to visits and travels in the Northwest to family, boating and camping in Puget Sound and British Columbia.

Dick leaves us with many fantastic, beautiful memories, long time close friends and business associates. He will be dearly missed.

A celebration of Richard’s life is being planned and will be posted on the Gillies Funeral Home website.

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

times with Hattie and the extended family at Cannon Beach, Oregon. He enjoyed their garden, meeting with friends for co ee and just relaxing.

John especially loved the water, whether sitting by the creek on the old family farm or at Cannon Beach watching the waves and thinking about the awesome power of our God.

John and Hattie attended Everett Christian Reformed Church where John had served on the church council.

John was preceded in death by his parents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother Robert, sister Mary Ellen Hamstra, brother-in-

Jim was preceded in death by his parents Kenneth and Margaret Elvig, brothers Paul and John and his son Jason.

Jim is survived by his wife Nancy, his grandson Jake, brother Dan, sister-in-law LaDonna and numerous other relatives.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. with military honors Saturday, March 25 at Good News Fellowship Church, 1252 W. Axton Road, Ferndale.

Please share your thoughts and memories of Jim online at www.sigsfuneralservices.com

law Charlie Anderson. A graveside service was held March 7 in Lynden at Monumenta Cemetery. If you wish, give to the charity of your choice or to one of the following schools: Everett Christian School (2221 Cedar St Everett, WA 98201), Arlington Christian School (2425 200th St NE 98223), Ebenezer Christian School (9390 Guide Meridian Road Lynden, WA 98264), or Lynden Christian School (417 Lyncs Drive Lynden, WA 98264). Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Koren (Kory) A. Diemert

Koren (Kory) A. Diemert, age 80 of Bellingham passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 13 at home after a 16-month battle against brain cancer.

Kory was born August 5, 1942 to Mabel (Hawkinson) Karber and John Karber in Ulysses, Kansas. ere will be a graveside service on Friday, March 10 at 1 p.m. at Enterprise Cemetery, 7041 Vista Drive, Ferndale.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 1 p.m. at Good News Fellowship Church, at 1252 W. Axton Road, Ferndale, with a reception to follow.

Memorials may be made to Lighthouse Mission, 910 W. Holly St. Bellingham, WA 98225 or Whatcom Hospice, 2800 Douglas Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225.

Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.sigsfuneralservices.com.

Metallica Bridge: An iconic source of folklore for Ferndale

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Which of course is a crime,” said Riley Sweeney, communications o cer for the city of Ferndale.

“It’s just a dangerous situation. e trains go by at up to 50 miles an hour. It’s windy, it’s slippery. We really don’t want to have to save you from the river.”

e bridge has been around well before Metallica was ever around to inspire an adrenaline junkie to climb up on the bridge, risking their life to adorn the

bridge with the band’s logo.

Sweeney is lled with stories about the bridge’s storied past, beyond the logo.

“It’s perhaps the most iconic piece of architecture in the city of Ferndale,” Sweeney said.

While he’s not sure the exact date it was constructed, he does know that the road bridge was built back around 1931. e ribbon-cutting ceremony reminds us it was a very di erent time.

“ e opening ceremony included a performance by the high school band. ey passed out

Ferndale Council

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However, even votes to raise the pay $150 and $100 failed to pass.

By state law, no increase in salary can take e ect until after an election for the o ce. So rises now would be e ective in 2024 and 2026.

Porter said it would be best to have the whole seven-person body voting on this issue.

• With the council verbally indicating support, sta will bring forward an ordinance that extends deadlines for the Downtown Catalyst Program yet again.

is program began pre-pandemic. ree developer applicants want to take advantage of the break on fees, but it has taken longer than expected for plans to come to reality.

“It just makes sense to give them more time,” said Porter, who claimed forces of the last few years have been beyond any developer’s control.

• A public open house of the new Ferndale High School will be from 6-8 p.m. ursday, March 16, it was announced.

• Also, two positions are open on the Ferndale Community Services board of directors.

chocolate and cigars to the public and the mayor,” Sweeney said. “ ey dangled a mannequin o the edge of the bridge with a sign on it that said, ‘old man gloom’. And then, with a double barreled shotgun, blasted the mannequin into the river.”

Sweeney joked he’s inspired by the story and would like to do something “absolutely ridiculous” at the city’s next ribboncutting event.

And in between the extreme events of the past, and the logopainting today, Jensen grew up in

Ferndale and has lots of memories with the bridge.

“It used to be a rite of passage,” Jensen said. “Where kids would jump o the pedestrian bridge.”

He said that he once got in trouble for doing that, and added the disclaimer that it was a different time and they “didn’t have much entertainment.”

e bridge lives on to hover over another generation, one that did not grow up in the ‘80s rocking out to Metallica, yet they know the name and the band nevertheless.

Both Sweeney and Jensen share the wish that probably a lot of metal fans in the community do: that somehow the band members of Metallica will hear about this little town’s obsession with them and grace Ferndale with a concert.

“I think that Metallica should come perform here sometime,” Jensen said.

James Het eld, what do you say?

-- Contact Sarah McCauley at sarah@lyndentribune.com.

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GUEST OPINION

Should cell phones should be allowed in schools?

Over 90% of students have a phone. Students should be able to use their phones during class whenever they want because if they have a phone they are probably independent and with that they should be able to text friends about school things, last minute plans or even emergencies. But lots of people would say the phones could be a distraction; students could misuse them, or even not get work done because they are on their phone. at could be true, but they are more helpful than you think. Students could use them for a calendar. With them having a calendar on their phones, they are more likely to remember what they put in their calendar because it will always be with them and they are more likely to lose the paper than their phone. is just means that students should be able to use their phones in class so we can put stu into our calendars whenever we need to and not wait because when we wait we are more likely to forget.

LETTERS

Investing in peacebuilding

Editor, Our nation’s budget should re ect the concerns of its citizens. We believe peacebuilding and reconciliation programs represent an important means to facilitate non-violent con ict resolution.  ese programs e ectively create cultures of peace by bringing together ad-

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 Office 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 985040002, 360-902-4111; Public contact email form at governor.wa.gov/contact.

Website: governor.wa.gov.

Kerri Barnes

When students can use their phones during class, they can use them for emergencies. But if you think about it, most people, not just students, can’t remember a phone number because they don’t see the point because it is on their phone and they can access it whenever they need to.

Charise Rohm Nulsen wrote in her Nov. 9, 2020, article titled Cell Phones at School: Should ey be Allowed?, “Knowing that you can reach loved ones in a heartbeat thanks to mobile phones during school hours can feel more important than ever in the current climate.” Phones can also be used for taking voice notes. Most students have a hard time focusing in class and with that they feel like they are missing out on information, and when they don’t get all the information they need they more and likely don’t have all the resources they need for when a test or quiz is coming up.

Others say that students want to check their phone every time it goes o and hearing the noti cations can distract other people from getting their work done. It

versarial groups in safe spaces to address divisions and work toward common goals.

Investing in peace not only saves human su ering, but also saves U.S. taxpayer dollars.  e Institute for Economics and Peace, in fact, has concluded that every dollar invested in peacebuilding “carries a potential $16 reduction in the cost of armed con ict.” Peacebuilding programs work, they save lives, and they are cost-e ective.

Unfortunately, U.S. support

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Representative Joe Timmons (D), JLOB 419, PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600; Toll-free hotline: 800-562-6000, 360-7867854. 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 Kaylee Galloway District 1, 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360-489-9192; Email: kgallowa@co.whatcom.wa.us. Website: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/3862/KayleeGalloway.

makes other students want to stop what they are doing to see what the other student is doing.

Nulsen also wrote that students “often forget to turn o their phones in class, and ringing noises or text message alerts disrupt learning and school work. Even if set to silent, cell phones can still cause distraction for students and educators, since text messaging has become a high-tech method of passing notes in school.” While this can be true, from me being in high school, I don’t hear many phones going o in class; all I see is students using them to listen to music.

As you can see 90% of students have a phone and with them having a phone they should be able to use them during class. Students should be able to use them for calendars, emergencies (texting a family member, not remembering a phone number). ese things are on the phone for a reason, so we should use them.

If teachers and students need to compromise about everything, then they can just talk to the teacher beforehand and work things out. But in the end we should just let them and see how things go.

-- Kerri Barnes is a junior at Meridian High School in Bellingham. Barnes originally wrote this piece in her junior English class.

included for FY24:

for this work has been persistently underfunded.  In fact, our country spends 200 times more on war than on peacebuilding. We must do better.

We urge Rep. Rick Larsen to strongly advocate for an increase in peacebuilding funding at the House Appropriations SFOPs Subcommittee Member Day Hearing on March 8 as well as at ongoing budgetary talks. Speci cally, we urge the following appropriations be

whatcomcounty.us/3322/ Kathy-Kershner. Whatcom County Council Member Ben Elenbaas District 5 (Ferndale/Custer), 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, WA 98225, 360778-5025; Email: BElenbaa@ co.whatcom.wa.us; Website: https://www.whatcomcounty. us/3321/Ben-Elenbaas.

Whatcom County Council Member Barry Buchanan At Large Position A, 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360-2244330; Email: bbuchanan@ co.whatcom.wa.us; Website: https://www.whatcomcounty. us/1975/Barry-Buchanan.

Whatcom County Coun-

cil Member Carol Frazey At Large Position B, 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360-778-5024; Email: cfrazey@co.whatcom. wa.us; Website: https://www. whatcomcounty.us/2996/ Carol-Frazey.

• $40 million to Reconciliation Programs

• $66 million to the Complex Crises Fund

• $25 million to Atrocities Prevention Programs

Each of these programs provide critical tools to meet today’s challenges and facilitate the development of a framework toward sustainable peace.

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98276, 360-966-2531. Mayor Kevin Hester kevin@cityofnooksack.com. Clerk/Treasurer Virginia Arnason, email: virginia@cityofnooksack.com.

Website: cityofnooksack.com. City of Sumas, 433 Cherry St./ P.O. Box 9 Sumas, WA 98295, 360-988-5711; Mayor Bruce Bosch, email: Bbosch@ cityofsumas.com. Finance Director Jennifer Bell, email: jbell@cityofsumas.com. North Whatcom Public education

Blaine School District, 765 H St., Blaine, WA 98230, 360-332-5881. Superintendent Christopher Granger, email: cgranger@ blainesd.org. Website: blainesd.org.

Ferndale School District, 6041 Vista Drive/P.O. Box 698 Ferndale, WA 98248, 360-3839200. Superintendent Kristi Dominguez, 360-386-9207, email: Kristi.Dominguez@ ferndalesd.org. Website: ferndalesd.org.

Sumas

City Council

Sumas City Council meets at 7 p.m. the secondand fourthMonday of each month at Sumas City Hall, 433 Cherry St. Planning Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month if needed. Other committees meet only as needed. Visit cityofsumas.com for meeting agendas or for more information.

Senator Sharon Shewmake (D), 213 John A. Cherberg Building, PO Box 40442, Olympia, WA 98504, 800562-6000 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. 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.

Whatcom County Council Member Todd Donovan District 2, 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360-483-8474; Email: tdonovan@co.whatcom.wa.us. Website: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/2261/ToddDonovan-Council-Chair.

Whatcom County Council Member Tyler Bird District 3 (Everson, Nooksack Sumas), 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360-778-5021; Email: tbyrd@ co.whatcom.wa.us. Website: whatcomcounty.us/2769/ Tyler-Byrd.

Whatcom County Council Member Kathy Kershner District 4 (Lynden), 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360220-7535; Email: KKershne@ co.whatcom.wa.us. Website:

North Whatcom Municipal City of Everson, 111 W. Main St./PO Box 315, Everson, WA 98247, 360-966-3411; 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. City of Ferndale, 2095 Main St./ P.O. Box 936 Ferndale, WA 98248, 360-3844302; Mayor Greg Hansen, 360-685-2350 ext. 1105, email greghansen@cityo erndale. org. City Administrator Jori Burnett, 360-685-2351 ext. 1104, email joriburnett@cityofferndale.org. Website: cityofferndale.org.

City of Lynden, 300 4th St. Lynden, WA 98264, 360-354-1170; Mayor Scott Korthuis, email korthuiss@ lyndenwa.org; City Administrator John Williams, email williamsj@lyndenwa.org.

City of Nooksack, 103 W Madison St, Nooksack, WA

Lynden School District, 516 Main St., Lynden, WA 98264, 360-354-4443. Superintendent David VanderYacht, 360-354-4443 ext. 3414, email: vanderyachtd@lynden. wednet.edu. Website: lynden. wednet.edu.

Meridian School District, 214 W. Laurel Road, Bellingham, WA 98226, 360-3987111. Superintendent James Everett, email: jeverett@ meridian.wednet.edu. Website: meridian.wednet.edu

Mount Baker School District, 4956 Deming Road/P.O. Box 95 Deming, WA 98244, 360-383-2000. Superintendent Mary Sewright, 360-6174600, msewright@mtbaker. wednet.edu. Website: mtbaker. wednet.edu.

Nooksack Valley School District, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson, WA 98247, 360-9884754. Superintendent Matt Galley, email: matt.galley@ nv.k12.wa.us. Website: nv.k12. wa.us.

Math: Recent event largest turnout since pre-pandemic

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e event may have an even higher turnout next year when Lummi Nation School rejoins the event after a brief hiatus due to the pandemic.

“We’re excited to have them included again,” Steele said. e event is for Ferndale students in grades 4-8, with the exception of some talented third graders who participate as fourth graders.

ere are six tests to evaluate each students’ math expertise: an individual test, mental math, algebra, geometry, probability, and potpourri. Besides the individual test, all of these tests are taken as a team e ort.

Events take place from 4-8 p.m. ere is an opening ceremony lled with cheers and cheesy math jokes, then tests begin and continue through most of the evening. Once testing is done, participants enjoy dinner and an award ceremony.

Another aspect of the program the pandemic took away were the county and

state-wide Math Olympiad competitions. Steele hopes to see these events come back in the near future.  e program came up at the Ferndale School Board’s meeting on Feb. 28, rst when board Vice President Melinda Cool gave an overview of her experience grading papers at the event.

“If you ever want to see students excited about math as if they are going to the Superbowl, this is the place to go,” Cool said. “It’s fantastic.”

Kevin Erickson, president of the school board, agreed with Cool and added that he “wanted to put a bug in people’s ears” and publicly acknowledge that “Sarah

Steele who heads up [the Math Olympiad] indicated she would be willing to head that up if Ferndale wants to host the county-wide competition.” “Melinda and I have already talked about it a little bit, but we’re for it,” Erickson said.  Math Olympiad teams

begin preparing around November to be competition ready by February. Students are rst selected to join the program based on test scores with about the top 20% of students being invited to join, but all students who want to join are welcome to.

Each school has their own coach or set of coaches and have the ability to structure their practices however they choose as the program is an enrichment club, so it takes place outside of school, Steele said.

Wesley Gilchrist, a fth grade teacher at Central Elementary and a coach for the Math Olympiad program, said he became a coach because he participated in the Math Olympiad program when he was a student and “was excited to see the other side of the Math Olympiad in instructing it.”

“I love math and truly believe that it can be a lot more fun at the elementary level than it was for me as a kid,” Gilchrist said. Practices focus on teamwork, collaboration, and problem solving for the rst

few weeks before moving on to building up more targeted skills.

“After the initial weeks and once the team is in a place I am happy with regarding teamwork and problem solving strategies, including skipping a problem, we move on to targeted practice week by week where I teach a new skill then they get time to practice and ask questions,” Gilchrist said.

Eighth grader Solomon Kinser competed at the Feb. 23 event for his fourth year with the program. He said his love of math stems from his fourth grade teacher who believed in him and encouraged him to try the program.

“I really owe it all to my fourth grade teacher to be here, because he really put all of this trust in me that I was good at school. And like, I didn’t really think that before, but he kind of pushed me to be here,” Kinser said. “He opened up the whole world with math.”

-- Contact Sarah McCauley at sarah@lyndentribune. com

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fun facts and traditional food. Bautista partnered with the Ferndale Community Coalition to ensure resources would be available for parents and students who need them. e coalition “engages the community

to promote healthy youth development by addressing equity, safety and substance abuse issues,” according to its website.

Also, attendees can look forward to performances by the Native, Latinx, Ukrainian and East Indian culture groups. And there will be plenty of activities to keep kids en-

tertained, such as arts and crafts, a bean bag toss, face painting, and henna.

“I hope for students and the community to learn more about the cultures in the community and how amazing they are,” Bautista said. “As well as acknowledging the cultures that go unnoticed.”

Anyone from the Ferndale community is welcome, and the event is free. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the rst performance will be at 5:50 p.m.

-- Contact Sarah McCauley at sarah@lyndentribune.com

Letters to the editor: Investing in peacebuilding

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As U.S. citizens, we are truly alarmed by the recent dramatic growth of violence around the world.

More needs to be done in a preventative sense, for all of our sakes.

We sincerely hope Representative Larsen will push for these requests to make a positive di erence in our world.

e San Juan Islands Advocacy Team is a group of concerned citizens from the 2nd Congressional District of Washington working with the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) to lobby Congress for a sane and nonviolent foreign policy. San Juan Islands Advocacy team

Orcas Island

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Eighth grader Solomon Kinser, right, and his friends show o their ribbons after competing in the Math Olympiad on Feb. 23 at Cascadia Elementary School. (Courtesy photo)

Community Calendar

Through April 1

Gardening green

Like to have a beautiful ornamental garden that also helps to keep Whatcom waters clean? WSU Extension’s five-part live online gardening green coursewill teach essential principles for landscape gardening success using less water, and little-to-no fertilizer or pesticides. Learn how to nourish healthy soil and ways to reduce your garden chores. By the end of the course, you’ll have the framework for a landscape plan customized to your site and lifestyle. To learn more or register visit extension.wsu. edu/whatcom/nr/gardeninggreenor contactclniles@wsu. edu or (360) 778-5812.

Through April 1 Whatcom READS

Art Challenge

Allied Arts of Whatcom County, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, will host the annual Whatcom READS Art Challenge through April 1. The challenge is a partnership with the Bellingham and Whatcom libraries’ Whatcom READS program. Local artists were tasked with reading this year’s chosen book, The Cold Millions by Jess Walter. Artists are then invited to create works inspired by their reading of the book. Also featured in the gallery are works by Kiki Cardarelli, Harmoney Devauney, Lyz Stamen, Jessica Silver, and Rupert Ayton. Allied Arts is a non-profit gallery, proceeds from all sales go toward supporting the arts in the community. Email kelly@alliedarts.org for more information.

Saturdays in March

Lynden Winter Ride program

Sign-ups are open for this year’s Lynden Winter Ride program, a multi-week chaperoned ski and snowboard program for all ability levels, especially beginners. The program is open to all students in grades 6-12 who live

We gladly accept submissions for the calendar section of our newspaper. Priority will be given to educational, cultural or recreational events open to the general public sponsored by non-profit, civic, charitable, fraternal or educational organizations. All submissions are subject to review and included at editor discretion as space allows. We reserve the right to edit for content and clarity. Submissions should not exceed 150 words and include contact information. Please submit event information at least 10 business days before your event date at www.lyndentribune.com or by emailing editor@lyndentribune.com. Space is limited and we cannot guarantee placement from week to week. If you would like information on purchasing advertising space, please contact our advertising team at 360-354-4444.

in the Lynden School District boundaries, not just Lynden public students. The dates of the trips are Saturdays in March: 4, 11, 18, and 25. More details, contact information, and the sign-up link is available at lyndenwinterride.org.

March 9 Boogie Woogie Kid

Live In Concert

Toe tappin’ fun music for the whole family presented by Be The One Community Mentor Programs.Be the One began in Lynden 10 years agowith the missionof cultivating strong communities through mentoring relationships.What began in 2013 with just six mentors and six students has now impacted more than 450 students in Lynden, Ferndale and Nooksack Valley. Come celebrate with us at NCCTK Church, 1816 18th St., Lynden.Adults $10, youth $5, kids under 6 are free.Tickets available atBeTheOneToday.org/ Boogie-Woogie.

March 10-12

Fiddler on the Roof Lynden High School’s theater arts department will present Fiddler on the Roof, March 3-12, at Judson Auditorium (the old Lynden Middle School), 516 Main St., Lynden.

Showtimes are 7 p.m. March 10-11, and at 3 p.m. March 12. Tickets are all general admission and only sold at the door: $10 for adults, $5 for seniors (65 and older) and students (K-12). Call (360) 354-4401 or email LHSDramaPublicity@ gmail.com for more information.

March 10

Variety of cultures

Come learn about a variety of cultures at Ferndale High School on March 10 from 5:30-8 p.m. in the student commons. FHS junior Jasmin Bautista is the organizer behind this event meant to showcase di erent cultures

within the school. Booths will highlight each culture with fun facts and food, plus four performances showcasing Native, Latinx, Ukrainian and East Indian cultures. Kids also can enjoy arts and crafts, a bean bag toss, face painting, and henna art. Bautista partnered with the Ferndale Community Coalition to provide resources for parents and students.

March 10

Pat Hagen piano concert

Pat Hagen spent lots of time in Homer, Alaska playing the piano at church there. She has joined us at the community center for several years playing popular songs, occasionally hymns and whatever the spirit moves her to play. Come listen to some enjoyable piano songs on March 10 at the Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St. Lunch is at noon, and the music will begin shortly afterward. For more information, call (360) 354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.

March 10-12

Whatcom Cultural

Arts Festival

Allied Arts of Whatcom County presents the annual Whatcom Cultural Arts Festival at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, located in historic Fairhaven, March 10-12. This event seeks to celebrate the cultural diversity of the area through the common language of visual and performing arts. The cruise terminal will feature a host of vendors, displays and activities put together by the artists, artisans and businesses highlighting the diverse cultural communities in Whatcom County. Visit the Allied Arts web site atalliedarts.orgfor more.

March 11

Boogie Woogie Kid Trio

Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the JansenArt Center, 321 front St., Lynden, join Mat-

thew Ball aka The Boogie Woogie Kid for a family concert. Called the fastest fingers in the Midwest, Ball performs American songbook favorites from New Orleans and the swing dance era. You’ll hear a lot of boogie-woogie piano, as well as classic hits likeIt Had to be You, In the Mood, Let’s Call the Whole Thing O , Bumble Boogie, What a Wonderful World, Just a Closer Walk with Thee and Basin Street Blues. For tickets, visit jansenartcenter.org.

March 12

Chants Celestes

The organ delivers power and majesty, its expansive tones embracing the multi-faceted choral voice in Louis Vierne’s Messe Solennelle. Special guest organist Dongho Lee joins Whatcom Chorale to present Chants Celestes, a 19th century tour de force and additional works from the French tradition. Proceeds from this concert support restoration of the organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Whatcom Chorale. The concert is on Sunday, March 12 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2117 Walnut Street, Bellingham. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit whatcomchorale.org.

March 13

Deadline for spring exhibit at Jansen

Deadline for the Jansen Art Center’s spring juried exhibit is midnight Monday, March 13. Artists of all calibers and mediums are invited to submit as many as five pieces for consideration by a rotating jury made up of artists, curators, and other members of the regional arts community. Submission fee is $35. Jansen Members at the Artist level or higher receive a $10 discount on the submission fee. For submission guidelines and more information such as the membership program,

visit jansenartcenter.org. This exhibit will be on display from Thursday, April 13 through Friday, July 7.

March 13 Whatcom Genealogical Society Educational Meeting

From 2-4 p.m. March 13 at Pioneer Pavilion Community Center, 2007 Cherry St. Ferndale. Whatcom Genealogical Society’s upcoming speaker will be Janice Lovelace, a genealogical researcher, author and educator. She completed the genealogy and family history certificate at the University of Washington in 2012, the certificate program in genealogy at Boston University, and ProGen in 2014. Her presentation: Is great-grandmother really Native American?” Many families have the oral history that an ancestor was Native American. How does a family researcher begin to discover if this is true? What federal, state, and tribal records are available?

March 14 Brian Lydiard Money Matters

Join the Lynden Community/ Senior Center at 12:45 p.m. March 14 as Brian Lydiard shares his financial advice and expertise on the current market. Lynden Community/ Senior Center is at 401 Grover St. For more information, call (360) 354-2921 or email info@ lyndencommunitycenter.org.

March 15

Painting with Anne

Come brush up on your skills or learn how to paint with Anne on March 15 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St. You will use acrylic paints and you will leave with a finished picture. There is a fee of $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Sign up before is required. For more information, call (360) 354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.

State Champs

Lynden, Lynden Christian and Nooksack Valley celebrate their championship victories after they each won state at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Saturday, March 4. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Nooksack Valley joins Lynden, Lynden Christian as state champions

Nooksack Valley 43

Lynden Christian 36

Nathan Schumock

Sports Editor

YAKIMA — Nooksack Valley girls did just enough to subdue Lynden Christian and take home their rst 1A championship trophy in program history.

It has taken 46 years and 26 state tournament appearances for the Pioneers to hold up the trophy, but star junior guard Devin Coppinger said that made it all the more better.

“ is is a history-making team,” Coppinger said. “I would not want to do it with any other girls.”

In 2022, the Pioneers su ered a heartbreaking onepoint loss to LC. is year, Nooksack Valley was on the other end of the spectrum in their triumphant 43-36 victory. ese two teams knew each other well. Over the past two years, they have faced each other six times. is season Nooksack Valley nished 3-0 against Lynden Christian and slightly bested the Lyncs at every turn.

See Revenge on B2

Lynden Christian 57 Kings 47

Nathan Schumock Sports Editor

YAKIMA — Lynden Christian defeated Kings for the second straight year to win the 1A boys state championship game.

e Lyncs are back-to-back champions for the rst time in program history after the 57-47 victory on Saturday, March 4. It is the eighth state championship title that LC has won since they started playing in the tournament in 1965.

LC head coach Tim Zylstra said he is thankful to have the opportunity to coach these kids to another championship victory.

It is the third straight championship game that featured LC and Kings. In 2020, Kings squeaked by LC by three points. ere was no title game in 2021 due to COVID-19, so their next matchup did not come until 2022. e Lyncs got revenge on Kings in their second bout and returned

See Two Straight on B4

Lynden 61

Mark Morris 43

Nathan Schumock

Sports Editor

YAKIMA — e Lynden Lions boys nished o the round of championship games by throttling Mark Morris 61-43 to win their second consecutive 2A title. is is the Lion's fourth state championship win in the last ve state tournaments. In the last 11 years, they have placed in the top three every single year. Since 1923 when Lynden played in their rst state championship they have hoisted the trophy a staggering 12 times.

Lynden head coach Brian Roper said their team learned throughout the year to care and play for each other.

“We say enjoy the journey and trust the process and they did that,” Roper said.

Lynden faced a tough path en route to the title game. In districts, they fell to Sehome and were forced to play two extra win or out games. ey won both of

See Back-to-Back on B3

Revenge: Nooksack Valley takes down LC in rematch

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Even though the Lyncs did not win the gold this year, they powered through an adversarial state tournament and always played like it would be the last time they picked up a basketball.

LC head coach Brady Bomber said he is incredibly proud of his girls and how they progressed through the year.

“I thought our girls stuck together through some really challenging games this year,” Bomber said.

LC will have their rstplace state trophies from years prior to look back on and second place is still an impressive feat in a talented slate of teams. But this year, it was Nooksack Valleys' turn to bring home the hardware.

roughout the regular season and postseason, Nooksack Valley was the most dangerous 1A girl's

team in the state. ey nished the year with a 27-1 record and that one loss came to one of the best 4A girls in the state.

Head coach Shane Wichers said they played great defense at the end of the game and they knew this game was going to be a battle.

“ e kids did an incredible job. I thought we got some critical stops and big rebounds,” Wichers said.

Coppinger played like she has been all year. She led the game with 20 points and added six rebounds and a game-high four steals. She was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1A girl's state tournament.

Junior Tana Hoekema was another spotlight player. She had six points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Hoekema was named to the all-tournament second team for the 1A girls.

Nooksack Valley senior Taylor Lentz had one of

her best state tournament games in the championship. She was second on the team with eight points and added three rebounds, one steal and one block. She hit some big shots down the stretch to help Nooksack Valley get the edge on LC.

On the Lyncs' side of the ball, sophomore Grace Hintz stood out. Hintz had a team-high 10 points while adding six rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.

Hintz had a solid showing at state and was named to the All-Tournament rst team.

LC senior Daisy Poag also had a fantastic showing. Her consistent threepoint shooting helped LC get to the state championship game.

Against Nooksack Valley, Poag had nine points, all from beyond the arc. Poag was named to the AllTournament second team.

Senior Demi Dykstra was also named to the All-Tournament second team.

e state championship game was a dog ght. In the rst half, Nooksack Valley and LC traded the lead seven times.

By the end of the rst quarter, LC and Nooksack Valley were knotted at 4-4. It was a combination of strong defense and a lot of shots rolling in and around the hoop. e o ense did not kick into gear until the second quarter. LC went into halftime with a 22-20 lead after six points by Poag. Nooksack Valley junior Lainey Kimball also had six points in the second quarter. Neither team could nd the edge, but LC looked good head-

ing into the break.

Each side continued to pass the lead back and forth in the third quarter and into the fourth. About midway through the fourth quarter, Hintz hit a huge three-pointer to give the Lyncs a 34-33 lead. Following that bucket, the Lyncs struggled to produce offense and it allowed Nooksack Valley to pull ahead.

Coppinger and Lentz scored back-to-back buckets to give Nooksack Valley a 37-34 lead with two minutes left. ere was not enough time for the Lyncs to claw back in and Nooksack Valley hit big free throws in the last minute to seal the deal on their championship victory.

Nooksack Valley held on

for their very rst championship title in a thrilling conclusion to their historymaking season. “ ese girls have worked so hard and I am so proud of them,” Wichers said. “ is is a memory that we are never ever going to forget.”

Lynden Christian put up a valiant ght against a seemingly unstoppable team. ough there was heartbreak and tears, Bomber said, “ is group was humble, this group worked hard, this group sacri ced.”

“It never gets any easier to win the last one, but the way our girls went about it, I can leave here proud of what they did,” Bomber said.

A plethora of Nooksack Valley and Lynden Christian players fight for a rebound in the state championship game. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Nooksack Valley players Ella Perry and Taylor Lentz hugging after they won the state championship. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

The Nooksack Valley team with their trophy and bracket pointing to the crowd after their state championship win (left). Grace Hintz being defended by Lainey Kimball during the title game (right). (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Back-to-Back: Lynden wins fourth title in

years

Continued from B1 those games and were given the six-seed in the state tournament.

e Lions were a buzzsaw once they reached regionals and the Yakima state tournament.

ey won all four of their games by 18 points or more, it was like they turned on an extra gear when they got to state. Junior Anthony Canales was the driving force behind the Lions’ big o ensive games. He was named as the 2A state tournament Most Valuable Player. is is the second straight year he has won Most Valuable Player. Canales had his most points of the tournament in the state title win. He scored 23 points and added ve rebounds, two assists, three steals and two blocks. Canales was left speechless after the game and said it

did not feel real to win another championship.

e other standout player for the Lions was senior Kobe Baar. He had 16 points on 8-12 shooting, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals. He also got his rst career dunk late in the fourth and it sent the crowd crazy. Baar was named as an All-Tournament second-team selection.

Baar said, “I just feel blessed that I get to be able to have the opportunity to play for this program and play with these people.”

e championship game was a physical one.

ere were at least 30 fouls called in total and it put a lot of players in foul trouble early.

One of those players was senior Coston “Bubba”

Parcher who fouled out in the fourth quarter. A couple of the calls made on Parcher received loud boos from the Lynden fans. Once he

had to leave the game, the crowd started an endearing “we love Bubba” chant.

Early in the game, Parcher was e ective with seven points in the rst and second quarters. He helped give the Lions an 11-8 lead at the end of the rst. When Parcher was hit with foul calls, junior Brady Elsner stepped up to play an important role. He was solid on defense and was not intimidated by the talented Mark Morris guards.

e Lynden defense was the most impressive part of their game. Mark Morris guard Braydon Olson scored 21 points on 7-23 shooting and was the lone bright spot for the Monarchs. As a team, Mark Morris shot 14-48 from the eld and 1-15 from the three-point line. Lynden was too prepared on defense.

Roper said their defenders play hard for each other

and it provides an o ensive boost for them.

“Our kids buy in and believe in it,” Roper said. “I think they play so hard for each other, and are so committed to the defense and rebounding.”

Lynden started to pull away after halftime. ey had a 25-16 lead at the beginning of the third quarter.

e Lions scored 19 points in the third and blew the doors o the game.

e Lions pulled ahead by 20 with four minutes remaining in the game after a Canales fast break bucket.

e Lions and Mark Morris both subbed in all of their reserves and let the game run out.

It is the fourth time in Lynden's history that they have won back-to-back state championships. ey joined the Lynden football team in winning back-toback state championships this year.

Kobe Baar and Coston Parcher pictured in the state championship game against Mark Morris. (Nathan Schumock/ Lynden Tribune)

Kobe Baar and Anthony Canales embracing right before the final buzzer sounded in they won the state title. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Treyson Smiley (No.15) excited after a big play by Anthony Canales in the state championship game (left). Brant Heppner going for a block against a Mark Morris player (right). (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Two Straight : Lyncs defend title with win over Kings

Continued from B1 the favor by winning by three.

is third game served as the tiebreaker between the two 1A superpowers and at the beginning of the game, Kings was in the driver's seat. e Knights ripped o a 13-0 run in the rst quarter and were up 21-8 against LC going into the second.

LC senior Tyler Sipma said that despite being down 13 points early in the game, their coach told them they have been here before and they know how to comeback.

“Tim just kinda smiled at us and said ‘guys we are ne relax,’” Sipma said. “With that mentality running through everyone’s brain it lets us really play free and get our work done.”

Sipma was electric in the tournament. He was the perfect oor general throughout their three games and continually created o ense for himself and for his teammates.

Sipma nished the game championship game with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists. He was also placed on the All-Tournament second team.

Junior Jeremiah Wright was named the 1A tournament Most Valuable Player. Wright was incessant on the boards and contributed multiple second-chance points for the Lyncs. Wright had 15 points and a ridiculous 14 rebounds to help lead the Lyncs to the championship win.

Following the rough rst quarter, LC broke out of their funk and stormed back as they rode the hot hand of senior Lane Dykstra. He hit two threes at the beginning of the second quarter to shoot life back into the Lyncs.

Zylstra said he is proud of how they shared the ball throughout the night.

“We are so much harder to guard when other people are hitting shots, it spreads things out. I give all the credit to the boys, they work their tail o in practice and that is where it starts,” Zylstra said.

LC outscored Kings 14-6 in the second quarter but went into halftime trailing 27-22.

e Lyncs opened the second half on a heater.

ey tore o an 8-0 run to start the third quarter and grabbed their rst lead since the rst quarter. Junior Dawson Bouma started to warm up with four

points early in the third.

e Lyncs outscored the Knights 17-9 in the third quarter and did not look back after that. ey went into the fourth with a 39-36 lead and did not relinquish it again. With two and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, Dykstra and Wright combined to close the game. Dykstra hit his third three-pointer of the night to give LC a six-point lead. On their next o ensive possession, Sipma drove inside the paint and put up a shot that bounced o the rim and Wright snatched it with three King players around him. Wright dribbled back a step and put a shot o the glass to lunge the dagger into the Knight's championship hopes.

LC has been the model of consistency in the 1A division. ey have not placed worse than fth since before 2005 and have won three titles in the last ve years.

“Each group that comes through, then you have special bonds with each one of those players. Just to see them love each other and bond together like that is better than the championship. It shows what you can do when you stay together,” Zylstra said.

The Lynden Christian team storming the court and celebrating after they won the state championship for the second straight year. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

The Lynden Christian bench hyped up after an LC player drew a charge. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Tim and Dexter Zylstra with Tyler Sipma following their state championship win. The Lyncs defeated Kings for the second straight year and will bring home the championship trophy. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Jeremiah Wright fighting through a foul for two of his 15 points. Wright was named the 1A boys tournament MVP after a string of stellar performances.

(Nathan Schumock/ Lynden Tribune)

Day One: Lynden girls suffer early exit

Lynden commits 18 turnovers in upset loss to Othello

Nathan Schumock

Sports Editor

YAKIMA — e Lynden

Lions girl's season came to a close following a 3331 loss to No. 10 Othello to open up state play in Yakima, on Wednesday, March 1.

e Lions nished the season with a 20-6 record but did not have the repower down the stretch to close out wins. Lynden fell to White River last week in regionals which put them in the di cult position of having to play in the round of 12.

Lynden’s Achilles heel was their turnover problems. ey committed 18 turnovers which led to 11 points for Othello. Lynden outplayed Othello in almost every aspect of the game except for the turnover battle.

“We had too many turnovers to really say we deserved to win,” Lynden head coach Vic Wol s said. “Some of them were unforced, some of them were panicky turnovers and some were really good stu the Huskies did.”

Lynden only scored 11 points in the nal two quarters combined and could not get into a ow on o ense. eir defense kept them in it all night, as they only allowed 11 points in the nal two quarters. Wol s said they played well enough on defense to win the game, but they could not make a big enough impact on the offensive side of the ball.

Othello forward Annalee Coronado scored a game-high 15 points and stu ed the stat sheet with ve rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocks. Despite shooting 5-27 from the eld, she was the impact player of the game.

Othello will play undefeated Ellensburg in the quarter nals for their next game and Lynden will head home.

Lynden came out ring and jumped to a 7-1 lead propelled by juniors Mallary Villars, Haylee Koetje and Kalanie Newcomb. Othello closed the gap quickly and went on a 7-0 run to end the rst.

e Huskies had an 8-7 lead going into the second quarter.

On the night, Koetje played a well-rounded game with six points and 13 rebounds. Villars and Newcomb both nished with seven points.

e second quarter was the highest o ensive production the Lions saw. ey scored 13 total points but still trailed by 22-20 heading into halftime. Following halftime, the game turned into a slog as both teams had trouble formulating o ense. e Lions scored one point in the rst six minutes of the third quarter.

Lynden freshman Payton Mills was quiet until the tail end of the third quarter. Mills scored the nal ve Lynden buckets

of the game and was their leading scorer with 10 points. She was the only Lynden player who had success at the end of the game. No one else could make the shots fall. e score was stuck at 31-29 for three of the nal four minutes in the game.

Lynden had opportunities to tie or take the lead, but the shots were not going down. With under a minute left, the Lions resorted to fouling, but Othello was steady from the line and

shut the door on Lynden’s season.

Despite the early state exit, it was a stellar season for the Lions and they have a bright future ahead. ey will only lose three seniors going into next year, otherwise, the team will be fully reloaded and set up for a successful 2023-24.

Wol s said he is proud of his girls and how they performed and prepared for the game.

“We gotta good future coming,” Wol s said.

Haylee Koetje shooting the ball over the defender (top). Kalanie Newcomb trying to steal the ball from an Othello player (bottom). (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Mallary Villars slipping by a defender for a look at the hoop (top). Payton Mills fighting an Othello player for a rebound (bottom). (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Adia Newcomb hitting a jumper over Othello players. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

State tournament recap: Quarterfinals

Nathan Schumock

Sports Editor

YAKIMA — Four Tribune-area teams competed in the state quarter nals to advance to the semi nals. Each team won their quarter nal matches to move on in the tournament. Recaps of all four games are below.

1A girls quarter nals: No. 1 Nooksack Valley vs. No. 7 Cashmere

e Nooksack Valley girls basketball team started its SunDome games on the right foot after a 53-41 win over Cashmere.

e Pioneers advanced to the 1A state semi nals where they saw No. 5 Kings. It was the second straight semi nals trip for Nooksack Valley.

Cashmere played Nooksack Valley tougher than any team this year. ey were within ve points of Nooksack Valley through three quarters of the game and even led going into halftime. It is a rare occurrence to see the Pioneers trail before the half.

e Pioneers struggled mightily in the rst half. ey shot 9-27 from the eld and were trapped by the Cashmere defense. Star forward Devin Coppinger was being double-teamed throughout the game, so Nooksack Valley had to rely on other offensive options. Coppinger said it took them a half to adjust, but she is proud of how well her teammates stepped up.

“It is a team e ort, I know I don’t have to just go get mine I can rely on my team,” Coppinger said.

Nooksack Valley junior Kaylee Anderson stepped up to ll the o ensive void. She had 12 points on 4-7 shooting from the three-point line. Her e ective threepoint shooting helped the Pioneers stay in the game and provided insurance when they were closing it out.

Senior Hallie Kamphouse and junior Lainey Kimball led the way in the rst half. ey each had six points in the rst two quarters and helped the Pioneers maintain a lead while the Cashmere defense blanketed Coppinger. ey each nished the game with nine points.

By the fourth quarter, Coppinger broke through the Cashmere defense and hit some big buckets and free throws to secure the Nooksack Valley win. She nished with 12 points, seven rebounds, one assist and a steal. e Pioneers went on an 8-0 run to end the game. Nooksack Valley head

coach Shane Wichers said Cashmere was really physical and relentless, but as the game progressed, they adjusted.

“Once we started getting the spacing it was just a matter of hitting shots,” Wichers said.

State basketball is a consistent string of games, so the Pioneers played again on March 3 in the semi nals. Kings was a worthy opponent, they were 22-3 on the season and defeated Deer Park in overtime in the quarter nals.

2A boys quarter nals: No. 6 Lynden vs. No. 13 North Kitsap

Lynden blew out North Kitsap 68-34 to advance to the 2A state semi nals. e Lions moved on to face Prosser in their semi nal matchup. ey faced Prosser earlier in the season and won by a slim ve points. Following the Prosser game they advanced to face Mark Morris in the state championship.

Lynden dominated every aspect of the quarter nal game. ey outplayed North Kitsap on o ense and defense and won the turnover margin. ey also outrebounded and had more assists than the Vikings.

Lynden head coach Brian Roper said they were defensively dialed in and he was impressed by their e orts against a strong North Kitsap o ense.

“We want to be able to wear teams down with our athletes and our style of play,” Roper said.

Anthony Canales was the leading scorer in the game with 19 points. He added six rebounds, three assists, one steal and two rim-rocking dunks. Canales also suffered an ankle injury in the game and produced most of those stats while playing through the pain.

As a team, Lynden had four scorers in double digits. Senior Coston Parcher was second in points with 14, sophomore Brant Heppner had 12 and senior Kobe Baar had 11.

Lynden forced 17 turnovers and scored 22 of their points o those turnovers. ey also had 14 o ensive rebounds and 16 second-chance points.

e Lions opened the game on a 10-0 run featuring two three-pointers by Canales and buckets by Barr and Parcher.

ey never looked back after the hot start. ey outscored the Vikings 39-20 in the rst half.

By the second half, North Kitsap looked depleted. ey only scored four points in the fourth quarter and Lynden

subbed in their reserves to nish o the game. Roper said there are a lot of good teams left and anyone could win at a given time.

1A girls quarter nals: No. 2 Lynden Christian vs. No. 9 Freeman

e Lynden Christian girls played the nail bitter of the night in their 46-44 overtime victory over Freeman.

e Lyncs were one free throw away from being eliminated from championship contention. LC controlled the game throughout three and a half quarters, but midway through the fourth quarter, they started to falter.

LC was leading 31-27 heading into the nal quarter of play and seemed to have a solid grasp of the game. at was until Freeman started to go on a late run. Midway through the fourth quarter Freeman hit a three-pointer and jumped ahead by six points.

e Lyncs did not back down and battled back after big buckets by seniors Demi Dykstra and Reganne Arnold.

e Lyncs were down two points and Arnold hit a layup to tie the game at 4040 with 35 seconds remaining. Following the equalizing basket, the game got out of hand. LC had possession with about ve seconds left and ran a fast break through sophomore Grace Hintz. She missed the layup, Freeman rebounded and then LC fouled a Freeman player.

Freeman was in the bonus, so they received free throws but missed both. e game stayed knotted at 40-40 and went into overtime. Each team struggled to score in overtime, but Hintz showed up when it mattered. She caught the ball as she drove to the hoop and layed the ball in for the game-winning shot.

LC head coach Brady Bomber said he is proud of how his players persevered through all the adversity they faced in the game.

“Our girls have really pursued trying to use adversity to strengthen them this year,” Bomber said. “Whether it is in practice, whether it is how a game goes, how a play goes. I thought tonight was a great picture for us where we were able to do that.”

Collectively, it was a rough shooting game for both sides. e two teams shot a combined 34-103 from the eld. LC senior Demi Dykstra was the most e cient shooter for the Lyncs with 13 points on 6-10 shooting.

Hintz also had 13 points on 6-21 shoot-

ing. Hintz made LC history in the game. Her 13 points gave her the single-season scoring record for the Lyncs. She has 550 points through 27 games to surpass Jasmine Hommes's 542 points in 2011. It is a very impressive achievement for Hintz and she will probably pass her own record in the next couple of years.

1A boys quarter nals: No. 1 Lynden Christian vs. No. 2 Zillah

YAKIMA — Lynden Christian battled through adversity in an impressive 58-45 win over Zillah.

e Lyncs faced early foul trouble that forced Jeremiah Wright out of the game for the majority of the rst three quarters. One of Zillah’s strengths was their tall and lengthy players and Wright is usually the person to slow those guys down. With Wright out, LC had to rely on other players to step up, and they did just that.

Senior Braden Kuik played a huge role in Wright's absence.

Kuik played strong defense and helped keep Zillah scoring to a minimum. He added eight rebounds, two steals and a block in the win.

Wright said he appreciates his teammates stepping up in the quarter nal game. He noted that Kuik was an important piece for LC in the win.

Another player that stepped up was Sophomore Gannon Dykstra. He had eight points in 15 minutes played.

LC head coach Tim Zylstra said they had to patch some things together throughout the game.

“I am so proud of the bench, every single guy we put in contributed to that one,” Zylstra said.

Seniors Tyler Sipma and Gri n Dykstra were the leading scorers for the Lyncs. Sipma had 14 points and helped keep LC a oat. He also added six assists, nine rebounds and one steal. Gri n Dykstra was the second-leading scorer with 13 points on 5-15 shooting.

Despite the foul troubles, the game went into the fourth quarter of play tied at 39-39. e Lyncs were able to get their full starting lineup back in the game by the fourth. When Wright was inserted back into the game, it felt like the momentum shifted back in the LC's favor. He had six fourth-quarter points and added 10 rebounds in the game.

Gri n Dykstra, Sipma and Wright put the Lyncs on an 8-1 run near the beginning of the fourth quarter and that set the tone for LC as they closed it out.

LC senior Gri n Dykstra meeting a Zillah defender in the air as he scores a layup. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

LC sophomore Grace Hintz hitting a fade-away shot against Freeman. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

State tournament recap

YAKIMA — Four Tribune-area team played in the state semi nals on Friday, March 3. ere were a lot of tough battles in the semi nals but all four teams won their games and advanced to the state championship games. Recaps of each of those games are below.

1A girls semi nals: No. 1 Nooksack Valley vs. No. 5 Kings

Nooksack Valley advanced to the state championship game for the second consecutive year after a 58-46 win over Kings.

It was a special display of o ense from Nooksack Valley junior Devin Coppinger that spurred the victory. She had 26 points on 10-17 shooting and four rebounds in the Pioneer's win. Junior Tana Hoekema was a dominant force in the paint. She added 12 points and a gamehigh 10 rebounds.

Coppinger said they are right back where they want to be heading to the state championship.

“ is team is really great and we have such a deep bench so we can rely on everyone,” Coppinger said.

Another bright spot was the play of sophomore Kate Shinta er. She had eight points and shot 3-3 in just seven minutes of play coming o the bench. Coppinger described her as a recracker in this one.

With the win, Nooksack Valley will see a familiar foe in the state title game. e Pioneers will be up against their fellow Whatcom County competitor, Lynden Christian. ese two teams met in the state championship game last year and LC defeated Nooksack Valley by just one point. is year, it has been a di erent story. Nooksack Valley has played LC twice already and won each of them handily. It is hard to beat a team three times in one season, so it will be a fun clash between the top 1A girls teams in the state.

Nooksack Valley head coach Shane Wichers said they are lucky to feel the experience of going to two straight state championship games.

“ ese guys are just focused, it feels like we just won another game,” Wichers said. “I am sure tomorrow night when the lights go o , it will feel a little di erent, but we are excited to be back.”

Against Kings, the Pioneers jumped out to a scorching start. Coppinger already had 11 points by the end of the rst quarter and by halftime, she was up to 20 points. Nooksack Valley went into the half with a comfortable 35-22 lead.

Kings made a late push in the third and

into the fourth quarter. ey brought the game within seven points, but that was as close as they got to coming back against Nooksack Valley. Kings Freshman Kaleo Anderson was a spark plug and kept the Knights hanging around. She nished with 23 points on 7-15 shooting and added nine rebounds. Anderson hit three big threes to keep Kings close.

Despite the late push, it never felt like Kings had the chance to get back into the game. ey outscored Nooksack Valley 13-10 in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late.

1A girls semi nals: No. 2 Lynden Christian vs. No. 3 Wapato

Sophomore Grace Hintz continued her spectacular season with a 25-point display in the semi nal win. She shot 10-20 from the eld and added seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block.

Once again, LC senior Demi Dykstra shot 6-10 from the eld on another ecient night. She had 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists.

LC is the defending state champion, but they have a tall task with their matchup in the championship game. ey will see Nooksack Valley, who has defeated them twice this year. ere is nothing left unknown between these two teams and it will be an interesting showdown between the Whatcom County rivals.

LC head coach Brady Bomber said Nooksack Valley is really talented and they are going to play as hard as they can to defeat the Pioneers.

LC and Wapato were like two ghters in the ring. ey traded the lead 12 times in the rst half alone.

Lynden Christian went into halftime with a 32-31 lead after Dykstra hit a buzzer-beating layup.

It was not until the third quarter that the Lyncs really started to break away. LC senior Daisy Poag came out of the locker room with a hot hand from the threepoint line. She hit back-to-back threepointers to give the Lyncs an early advantage. By the end of the third quarter, the Lyncs had a 51-41 lead over Wapato.

Poag also broke the single-season record for three-pointers in this game. Her 66 three-pointers surpassed Paige TeVelde’s record of 64 set in 2020. It has been a great week for record-breaking stats by the LC team.

Reganne Arnold was another important contributor to the Lync's win. She provided a presence down low and added eight inside points and six rebounds.

e Lyncs broke away completely in the nal period of play to take down Wapato. LC outscored Wapato 35-20 in the last two quarters of the game.

LC reaching the state championship game for the fth consecutive year is an incredible feat and a rematch in the title game will be something to witness.

2A boys semi nals: No. 6 Lynden vs. No. 7 Prosser

Lynden used a huge three-point display to coast by Prosser 60-42.

While the Lions shot 12-30 from the three-point line, Prosser could not seem to make a three-point shot fall. e Mustangs shot a dismal 4-20 from beyond the arc and it was their undoing in the loss against Lynden.

Senior Kobe Baar was almost perfect from the eld in the Lion's semi nal win. He scored 16 points on 6-7 shooting to help guide Lynden to a victory. Baar said they just fell into a three-point shooting rhythm and it helped carry them through the game.

Sophomore Brant Heppner also lit it up from the three-point line. He opened the game with two threes in a row to give the Lions an early 6-3 lead. On the night, Heppner had 14 points, four rebounds, one block and two steals.

Across the board, Lynden junior Anthony Canales had the most complete game. He scored 16 points and added six rebounds and ve assists. He was tied for the most points scored in the game and contributed the most assists.

While the Lions had a nice rst half the second was even more dominant. ey outscored Prosser 26-12 in the third quarter and put the game away early.

Lynden had their reserves in the game about midway through the fourth quarter to close out the win against Prosser.

e Lions are headed back to their second straight 2A state championship game. Last year, they defeated Pullman in the championship, but this year they will see Mark Morris.

Mark Morris defeated Pullman by three in the semi nals to advance to the state championship game. Mark Morris is a smaller team but they have three skilled guards that can wreak havoc on opposing defenses.

Lynden head coach Brian Roper said it is humbling to be in the position of reaching another state championship game.

“We are excited for the opportunity, but it is de nitely a humbling experience,” Roper said

1A boys semi nal: No. 1 Lynden Christian vs. No. 6 Prosser

YAKIMA — Lynden Christian is going back to the 1A state championship game for the third consecutive year after a commanding 82-60 win over Toppenish on Friday, March 3.

e 1A title game will feature LC and Kings High School for the third straight year. e two teams are 1-1 in their matchups over the past few years, so the third matchup will be the tiebreaker.

In 2020, Kings beat LC by three, but the Lyncs came back strong in 2022 to defeat Kings by three. It has been a very even matchup and will make for a big showdown in the title game.

LC junior Jeremiah Wright was the most important piece in the Lync's seminal win. Wright had 23 points on 10-15 shooting, 10 rebounds and one assist. Toppenish did not have the size to handle Wright in the paint.

Wright said it feels great to be back in the championship and he is excited to contribute in a title game.

Wright had a big day, but there were multiple LC players that contributed to the win. LC senior Tyler Sipma had 16 points on 6-10 shooting, four rebounds and three assists.

Senior Dawson Bouma stu ed the stat sheet with 14 points, ve rebounds and four assists.

Senior Gri n Dykstra was quiet on o ense, but on defense, he led the team with three blocks.

Toppenish stuck around in for the rst eight minutes of the game. ey were only down three going into the second quarter and it looked like it would be close throughout.

e Lyncs had other ideas, they outscored Toppenish 20-11 in the second quarter and held a 38-26 lead going into halftime.

By the half, Wright was already up to 12 points and seven rebounds. Toppenish had spurts of life in the third quarter, led by Shane Rivera and Josh Perez. ey each nished the game with 18 points and gave LC the most trouble on defense. e game got out of hand in the second half. LC did not slow down and coasted through the rest of the semi nal matchup.

LC head coach Tim Zylstra said they had some size advantage and had to take advantage against Toppenish.

“Our game plan was to attack,” Zylstra said. “I guess we went old school, we went inside out.”

The Nooksack Valley bench celebrating a big play in their semifinal match against Kings. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

Anthony Canales floating to the rim in the Lions semifinal game. (Nathan Schumock/Lynden Tribune)

2022-23 All-Northwest Conference

basketball teams

Boys Girls

Coach of the year: Brett Sen , Anacortes

Assistant of the year: TJ Rice, Lakewood

Player of the year: Davis Fogle, Anacortes

First team:

Quinn Swanson, Mount Vernon, So.

Anthony Canales, Lynden, Jr.

Grant Kepley, Sehome, Sr.

Tyler Sipma, Lynden Christian, Sr.

Coston Parcher, Lynden, Sr.

Matt Russ, Blaine, Sr.

Grey Garrison, Sehome, Sr.

Jeremiah Wright, Lynden Christian, Sr.

Jacob Hayes, Anacortes, Sr.

Second Team:

Devari Davis, Mount Vernon, Sr

Mason Weller, Lakewood, Sr.

Matthew Storms, Sehome, Sr.

Coach of the year: Shane Wichers, Nooksack

Assistant of the year: Clare Martin, Bellingham

Player of the year: Devin Coppinger, Nooksack

First team:

Grace Hintz, Lynden Christian, So.

Payton Mills, Lynden, Fr.

Lainey Kimball, Nooksack Valley, Jr.

Demi Dykstra, Lynden Christian, Sr.

Chesah Holmes, Burlington-Edison, So.

Hallie Kamphouse, Nooksack Valley, Sr.

Madi Cooper, Sehome, Jr..

Madison Barter, Mount Baker, Sr.

Camryn Kerr, Anacortes, Sr.

Second Team:

Malia Garcia, Mount Vernon, Jr

Tana Hoekema, Nooksack Valley, Jr.

Haylee Koetje, Lynden, Jr.

March 22

Blaine Granberg, Burlington-Edison, Sr.

Blaine Granberg, Burlington-Edison, Sr.

Lucas Smith, Blaine, Sr.

Aliy’is Giles, Oak Harbor, Sr.

Jaeger Fyfe, Meridian, So.

Bennett Howe, Burlington-Edison, Sr.

Connor Cox, Sedro-Wooley, Sr.

Ashton Engelhart, Squalicum, Sr.

US/China Relations

Where are we, how did we get here, what can be done?

US-China Relations is the topic of a Bell-

ingham City Club program featuring Kristen Parris, an associate professor at Western Washington University. On March 22 beginning at noon,

Parris will discuss US flashpoints with China, domestic changes in China and common US misperceptions of its people and how Chinese Communist

Mari Binning, Squalicum, Jr.

Ellie Ochoa, Ferndale, Sr.

Adia Newcomb, Lynden, Sr.

Avery Neal, Meridian, Sr.

Analise Slotemaker, Burlington-Edison, Sr.

Daisy Poag, Lynden Christian, Sr.

Emmy Hart, Sehome, Jr.

power functions. The community is invited to this free educational meeting. To register and for more information, visit bellinghamcityclub.

org. Bellingham City Club’s mission is to inform, connect and engage the community to strengthen the civic health of the region.

March 25

Fairhaven Plant and Tree Sale

The Fairhaven Plant and Tree Sale, held at Hillcrest Church, corner of Fairhaven Parkway and 14th St. at 1400 Larrabee Ave, Bellingham, is from 10-3 on March 25. Purchase plants and other garden items directly from a variety of community-minded local and regional growers. Find a huge range of perennials, veggie starts, specialty grasses, carnivorous plants, ornamentals, trees, native plants, specialty edibles, herbs, berries,

bamboo, and metal art. Whatcom Million Trees Project will o er educational information and tree seedlings. Vendors donate a portion of sales to Fairhaven Neighbors, which in turn uses proceeds for neighborhood projects and to help support other local non-profits. More info at Facebook.com/FairhavenPlantAndTreeSale.

March 28

Eden Hospice Hospice nurse Lynn Case will discuss Eden Health’s home health, home care, palliative care and hospice services at 12:45 p.m. at the Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St. For more information, call (360) 354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org

Inching and itching into springtime

David Vos

It’s been said that March is in like a lion, out like a lamb. One can only hope that the axiom rings true and the latter portion of March brings sunny, pleasant days.

As we inch toward warmer, sunnier gardening weather and with daylight hours rapidly lengthening, there are some key tasks to accomplish outdoors this month — all of which can help scratch your gardening itch.

As the plants around your yard begin to wake up, now is a key time to fertilize many of the shrubs, perennials and fruit-bearing plants around your yard.

For all acid-loving shrubs — namely rhododendrons, azaleas, pieris, camellias, dwarf conifers, and blueberries — feed this month with an acid-based plant food like Espoma Azalea-Tone.

For blueberries, it’s best to feed twice: in early spring before the plants bloom and again later this spring once

the plants nish blooming and the fruit begins to form.

For the majority of the other shrubs and perennials you have planted, now is a good time to feed with an all-purpose slow-release plant food like Jack’s Classicote, which will provide a consistent low dose of plant food for 3-4 months. And for fruit trees — which have surged in popularity over the last few years — I recommend feeding with Espoma Tree-Tone, a great organic fertilizer formulated specically for fruit-bearing trees.

On that subject, late winter and early spring is the ideal time to plant fruit trees, and many of the nurseries around the county

have their best selection this time of year. Many of the fruit trees available at local garden centers are dwarf or semi-dwarf, meaning they’ll top out at 10-18 feet tall (depending on the variety), and if your garden space is limited to just a tree or two, many types of fruit trees are available with multiple varieties grafted onto a single tree (for instance, four types of cherry on one tree) or even fruit salad types with di erent species (for example, peaches, plums, apricot, and nectarines) all grafted onto a single trunk.

Planting fruit trees in late winter and early spring is quite easy, especially if you can buy the trees bare root

in the months while they’re still dormant. Bare root trees have no bulky root ball or heavy pot to maneuver; rather, the trees are loosely stored in sawdust or mulch at the nursery and will have their bare roots bagged upon purchase, at which point you can easily transport them home and directly into the ground. Mix some starter fertilizer into the soil at planting or soak with a starter solution like Root & Grow after they’re in the ground and watch your fruit trees take o once warmer spring weather arrives. Next, it’s time to tackle early spring lawn care. With

longer days and slightly warmer weather, moss is beginning to take o , and you’ll want to kill it before it takes over your lawn.

Start with a dose of iron — either generic ferrous sulfate or Bonide MossMax work great—then follow up a week later with a generous helping of fast-acting lime to raise your soil pH and improve soil conditions for a healthy lawn.

Later this month feed with Scotts Turf Builder with Moss Control fertilizer to thicken your turf, and you’ll be well on the way to a lush, healthy yard.

Finally, if the planting itch is getting too hard to not scratch but you’re not in the

market for fruit trees, check out the selection of springblooming plants starting to arrive at local garden centers.

Pieris, dwarf forsythia, candytuft, lilacs … there’s such an abundance of color just about ready to burst into bloom. And after the doldrums of winter, we can all use the pick-me-up of seeing spring owers.

As we inch toward spring, let’s nd ways to get started out in the garden. After all, it’s easier to scratch that spring itch with a little dirt under your ngernails.

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

Susan Finsrud

Cade Ray

Stap Equipment Repair (SER)

Starkenberg Shavings

Steerhead Cattle – Brant Visser

Stoney Ridge Farm Stowes Shoes & Clothing

Stremler Gravel

The Bourbon Bar and Grill

Tiger Construction Tractor Supply (Lynden)

Triple T Painting

Van Vino Vineyards

Vince Buys and Gerrit Van Weerdhuizen

Washington State Beef Council

Westside Building Supply

Whatcom County Farm Bureau

Whatcom Manufacturing

William’s Blueberry Farm

Windermere Real Estate – Birch Bay

Wood's Co ee

Wood's Logging Supply

Western Re nery Services – WRS

Yeager’s Zoetis

Early-spring blooming plants, such as the candytuft, lilac and rhododendron, will soon burst into bloom in the area. These are plants that David Vos says folks “can look forward to bringing us the joy of spring.” (Photo courtesy David Vos)

Benchmark milk prices drop $1.65 from January

$1.60 from December, after losing 90 cents the month before, and is $1.10 below January 2021.  e national corn price averaged $6.64 per bushel, up 6 cents from December after jumping 9 cents the month before, and is $1.06 above January 2022.

Soybeans climbed to $14.50 per bushel, up a dime, after jumping 40 cents the previous month, and are $1.60 per bushel above January 2022.

2021. e December output per cow was revised 2 pounds lower.

January output in California totaled 3.5 billion pounds, down 1 million pounds, virtually unchanged from a year ago, with 4,000 fewer cows and a loss of 5 pounds per cow. Wisconsin, at 2.7 billion pounds, was up 44 million or 1.6%, as a milder winter gifted a 40 pound gain per cow, with 3,000 fewer cows milked.

pounds or 0.3% from December, and 4.1 million or 0.3% above a year ago.

Exports likely kept cheese inventories in check. at remains to be seen if that will be the case in 2023. US uid milk sales continue to ounder, down 3.7% in December and down 2.4% for all of 2022.

e February Federal order Class III benchmark milk price was announced by the USDA at $17.78 per hundredweight, down $1.65 from January, $3.13 below February 2022, and the lowest it has been since September 2021.

Friday’s Class III futures settlements had the March price at $17.75; April, $17.53; May, $17.83; and June at $18.33, with a peak of $19.68 in October.

e February Class IV price is $18.86, down $1.15 from January, $5.14 below a year ago, and the lowest Class IV since November 2021.

Dairy farmers know rst-hand that pro tability is taking a dive. One more con rmation of that is in the Agriculture Department’s latest Ag Prices report.

e January milk feed price ratio fell to 1.73, down from 1.84 in December, lowest since August 2022, and compares to 2.16 in January 2022.

e index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a ration consisting of 51% corn, 8% soybeans and 41% alfalfa hay.

In other words, one pound of milk would only purchase 1.73 pounds of dairy feed of that blend.

e All Milk Price average fell for the third month in a row, hitting $23.10 per hundredweight, down

Alfalfa hay averaged $263.00 per ton, down $6 from December, but is $48 per ton above a year ago.

Looking at the cow side of the ledger; the January cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $81.70 per cwt., up $4.80 from December, $10.10 above January 2022, and $10.10 above the 2011 base average.

America’s dairy cows put plenty of milk in the tank in January, thanks to milder weather and an increase in numbers.

e Agriculture Department’s preliminary data shows January output at 19.3 billion pounds, up 1.3% from Jan. 2022.

e 24-State total, at 18.5 billion pounds, was up 1.5%.

Revisions lowered the 50-State December total by 30 million pounds to 18.9 billion, up 0.6% from a year ago, instead of the 0.8% increase originally reported.

Cow numbers totaled 9.4 million, up 9,000 head from the December count which was revised 4,000 head lower.

e January herd was up 38,000 head from a year ago and the largest since Oct. 2022.

e 24-State head count was up 9,000 from December and 51,000 above a year ago, also the largest since Oct. 2022.

Output per cow averaged 2,052 pounds, up 18 pounds or 0.9% from Jan.

Texas was up 5.2%, thanks to 22,000 more cows and a 35 pound gain per cow. Idaho was up 2.6%, on 12,000 more cows and a 15 pound gain per cow.

Michigan was up 2.1%, thanks to a 40 pound gain per cow and 2,000 more cows.

Minnesota was up 1.1% on a 25 pound gain per cow o setting the loss of 1,000 cows. New Mexico was down 4.1%, with 13,000 fewer cows, though output per cow was up 5 pounds.

New York was up 3.5%, thanks to 10,000 more cows in the string, and a 40 pound gain per cow.

Oregon was down 1.4%, on a loss of 2,000 cows. Output per cow was up 5 pounds. Pennsylvania inched up 0.1% on a 10 pound gain per cow o setting the loss of 2,000 cows.   South Dakota scored the biggest gain, up 9.1%, thanks to 17,000 more cows o setting a 15 pound loss per cow.

Washington State was down 1.9% on 7,000 fewer cows however output per cow was up 15 pounds, according to the USDA.

Shelves are fattening up.

e USDA’s January Cold Storage report puts Jan.31 butter stocks at 262.7 million pounds, up 46.4 million pounds or 21.4% from December, and 43.3 million pounds or 19.7% more than January 2022.

Butter stocks had trailed year ago levels for 16 consecutive months until December. January is the second month to reverse that.

American cheese stocks fell to 818.8 million pounds, down 6.5 million pounds or 0.8% from December, and 18.8 million or 2.2% below a year ago.

e other cheese category crept up to 598.9 million pounds, up 3.3 million pounds or 0.5% from December, and up 15.0 million or 2.6% above a year ago.

e total cheese inventory slipped to 1.441 billion pounds, down 4.1 million

Some of the blame is put on plant-based beverages, and the dairy industry has been calling on the Food and Drug Administration to stop such products from using dairy terms like milk but identity politics are alive and well in the dairy industry, and the FDA’s recent draft guidance does not stop such usage.

HighGround Dairy President Eric Meyer, speaking in the Mar. 6 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, said the dairy industry seems to have lost the term milk and probably should have done more earlier to head that o .

He said the FDA directive is a double-edged sword, that forces plantbased manufacturers to publish data on nutrition, concluding it is confusing for consumers that nutrition di ers under the term milk and ere’s no explanation about use of the term.

ere are some dairy state legislators that are upset over this, according to Meyer, so previous legislation from 2017 that would address this, may be re-introduced, so the ght remains, he said.

But the government seems to have allowed for this use of the term milk and that’s almost not up for debate anymore and needs to go through the Congressional process to try and get that back.

Meyer does not believe the dairy industry should give up on trying to turn around uid milk sales and says certain innovations have returned value back to the farmer. It may not be a volume play, he concluded.

But more of a margin play for the consumer of uid milk versus the others. I’ll drink to that.

Cash dairy prices saw little reaction to the January Cold Storage data, though the Cheddar blocks jumped 3 cents the following Monday, hitting $1.91 per pound.

ey closed the rst Friday of March at $1.95, up 7 cents on the week, but 20 cents below a year ago

You wouldn’t know it by the weather, but spring is right around the corner, and with it the tradition of breathing fresh air into our living spaces. Here are some suggestions for how to take advantage of your cleaning ambitions while keeping Mother Nature in mind.

• There are plenty of recipes for cleaning solutions available; a simple example would be one part white vinegar, one part water, and a sprinkle of essential oils for a fresh scent.

• Microfiber cloths are perfect for dusting and can be used for years instead of single-use products.

•Take stock of your pantry. Expired foods can be composted (with containers recycled) and shelf-stable canned/dry goods that you won’t be eating in the near future can be donated to a food bank.

when they jumped 20.50 cents.

e Cheddar barrels gained a nickel Monday, hitting $1.59, then headed lower, falling to $1.53 ursday, lowest since Nov. 24, 2021, but nished Friday at $1.5750, up 3.50 cents on the week, 39.50 cents below a year ago, and 37.50 cents below the blocks.

Midwest cheese processors tell Dairy Market News demand is steady to strong. Cheddar and Italian cheesemakers say demand is being met and production is busy with ample milk.

Customer needs are being met and any buildups of cheese are usually alleviated within two weeks of production.

Spot milk is widely available at similar prices to previous weeks.

Market tones are more neutral than bullish or bearish, says DMN, due to the large block-barrel price gap.

Looking west, domestic cheese demand is steady from retail and food service purchasers however some pizza producers report lightened demand and below forecast sales.

Export demand is mixed. Asian demand is strong according to some. Cheese output remains strong to steady with plentiful to ample milk available, according to DMN.

Cash butter gained 2 cents Monday but su ered a 7 cent relapse Wednesday and headed lower from there to a Friday nish at $2.3450 per pound, down 8.50 cents on the week, lowest in ve weeks, and 34 cents below a year ago.

Butter plants report that demand tones have yet to shift in either direction, but continue to edge on the slower side, says DMN. Buyers are approaching with caution as market prices have slipped. Butter availability has grown in the early months of 2023 and bulk butter interests have slowed.

Cream is widely available, and some Midwestern producers are full.

Contacts expect a seasonal demand push in the upcoming weeks however, as the spring holidays approach.

Cream is plentiful in the West and demand for it remains steady to light. Churns are running steady to strong, working through cream volumes.

Retail demand is light. Some stakeholders report heavy inventories due to below forecasted retail sales.

Export demand has less-

ened, according to DMN. Grade A nonfat dry milk was not helped by Tuesday’s Pulse and closed Friday at $1.1775 per pound, down 3.75 cents on the week, lowest CME price since Mar. 29, 2021, and 69.50 cents below a year ago.  Cash dry whey closed the week at 44.50 cents per pound, down 2 cents on the week and 31.25 cents below a year ago.

Lastly, a brief review on milk pricing.

In most of the USA, milk prices are determined using complex formulas by the U.S. Agriculture Department but the system has evolved over the years from a simple volume/butterfat basis to the current multiple component pricing, which takes into consideration volume, butterfat, protein, and various other components of the milk, as well as where the milk is to be used.

Presently, there are four Classes of milk; Class I is uid in the bottle or jug and yields the highest rate of return to the farmer. Class II is milk used in ice cream, yogurt, and cream cheese. Class III is milk that goes to cheese and dry whey, and Class IV is milk used in butter, nonfat, and whole milk powder.

It takes 9.6 pounds of milk to produce 1 pound of cheese, so every penny movement in the cheese price is equivalent to about 10 cents on the Class III milk price.  Dry whey is a bi-product from making cheese. One hundred pounds of milk will yield about 10 pounds of cheese and about six pounds of dry whey.

A 1 cent movement in the dry whey price equals about 5.9 cents on the Class III milk price.  e Class IV milk price is driven by powder and butter. One hundred pounds of milk yields about 8.6 pounds of nonfat dry milk and 4.2 pounds of butter.

A penny movement on the nonfat dry milk price will mean about 8.6 cents on the Class IV milk price and a penny movement on butter results in a 4.2 cent impact on the Class IV price. Farmers receive a uniform or blend price, which is determined by their region of the country, based upon how much of that farmer’s milk went into the four di erent classes in his milk market order.

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

Lee Mielke

PUBLIC NOTICES

Lynden

LEGAL ORDINANCE NO. 23-1664

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNDEN, COUNTY OF WHATCOM, AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONDEMNATION, APPROPRIATION, AND TAKING BY EMINENT DOMAIN OF EASEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN EXTENSION OF THE JIM KAEMINGK SR. TRAIL OVER THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” BELOW; PROVIDING FOR DECLARING AS A PUBLIC USE AND NECESSITY AND AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION, APPROPRIATION, AND TAKING EASEMENT RIGHTS NECESSARY THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR THE COST THEREOF AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS FOR SAID CONDEMNATION. A complete copy of this Ordinance is available during regular business hours at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 300 4th Street, Lynden, Washington. The Ordinance will be mailed upon request without cost. This publication by title is made pursuant to RCW 35A.12.160. Adopted March

6, 2023.

Published March 8, 2023

LEGAL ORDINANCE NO. 23-1665

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNDEN REASSIGNING THE PROVISIONS OF LYNDEN MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 19.49, “CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS” TO CHAPTER 19.57, ADOPTING COMPREHENSIVE ZONING REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES TO BE CODIFIED AT CHAPTER 19.49, AND AMENDING APPLICABLE DEFINITIONS IN CHAPTER 17.01.030

A complete copy of this Ordinance is available during regular business hours at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 300 4th Street, Lynden, Washington. The Ordinance will be mailed upon request without cost. This publication by title is made pursuant to RCW 35A.12.160. Adopted March 6, 2023.

Published March 8, 2023

Everson

LEGAL CITY OF EVERSON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENTS AND SITE-SPECIFIC REZONE NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Everson hereby gives notice of a pending application received from Fat Dog Investments LLC for a comprehensive plan map amendment and site-specific rezone to change the current zoning designation of a portion of a property from Recreational Open Space to Residential, and the City hereby gives notice of a City-proposed comprehensive review of and possible revisions to all residential zoning designations.

The privately proposed rezone addresses an approximately 2-acre portion of a property (former BNSF railway property) located northwest of the intersection of Harkness Street and W. 4th Street within City limits. The City-proposed comprehensive review addresses all residential properties and residential zoning designations within City limits and the designated urban growth area.

The City hereby gives notice that March 8, 2023 marks the beginning of the 60-day public review period required by the state Growth Management Act. Written comments will be accepted through May 8, 2023. Copies of the proposed map amendments and site-specific rezone are available for review at Everson City Hall, at the Everson Public Library, and on the City website: http://www. ci.everson.wa.us/departments/projects.php. For more information, contact Everson City Hall at (360) 966-3411. The Everson City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed comprehensive plan, map amendments and site-specific rezone on May 23, 2023 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Everson City Hall. Any party may submit written or oral testimony at the hearing. Interested parties should contact City Hall or the City website to receive information regarding access to the city council meeting.

Everson City Hall

111 W. Main Street

P.O. Box 315 Everson, WA 98247

Published March 8, 2023

City of Sumas is looking for repairs to 16 site damages related to sewer lines. Within the 16 sites there are multiple locations per site. Please find a full copy of the scope on our website. Please provide a unit price for each damage site which includes multiple locations. All estimates will be due to mquinn@ cityofsumas.com on March 27th

has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any persons having a claim against the decedent must, before the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original claim with the court in which the notice agent’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the late of: (1) 30 days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first pub-

lication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time

Notice to Creditors

NO. 23-4-00208-37 NON-PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.42.030

JUDGE: Robert E. Olson

The Notice Agents named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the State of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any persons having a claim against the decedent must, before the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original claim with the court in which the notice agent’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the late of: (1) 30 days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION March 8, 2023

NOTICE AGENTS Kenneth E. Olson, and Robyn Olson MacKenzie 12 Hillsdale Ave Foxboro, MI 02035 Attorney for Notice Agents: Erin Mae Glass, WSBA #39746 Chuckanut Law Group, PLLC 306 N. Commercial St., Suite B Bellingham, WA 98225

Published March 8, 15 & 22, 2023

LEGAL

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR WHATCOM COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estates of Esther Marie Welch and James A. Welch, Deceased. Cause No. 23-4-00206-37 Judge: EVAN P. JONES NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030)

of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II anti-degradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: ecyrewqianoi@ecy.wa.gov, or

ATTN: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater Washington State Department of Ecology

P.O. Box 47696 Olympia, WA 98504-7696

Published March 8 & 15, 2023

LEGAL

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE

A CLAIM OF ABANDONMENT AND EXTINGUISHMENT OF MINERAL INTEREST

COMES NOW, Friberg Family 07, LLC, a Washington limited liability company and the legal owner of the following described real property, gives notice of intention to file a claim of abandonment and extinguishment of mineral interest as to the below described real property. This Notice is given because the mineral interest has not been used for more than twenty years.

• The name and address of the Owner of the mineral interest is as follows (“Mineral Interest Owner”): Keystone Drilling and Petroleum Company

• The mineral interest held by the Mineral Interest owner was created by an Oil and Gas Lease dated January 18, 1930 and recorded in Whatcom County, Washington under Auditor’s File No. 399627 on August 11, 1931.

• The legal description of the land affected by the mineral interest of Keystone Drilling and Petroleum Company is as follows: THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER, LESS SOUTH 70 FEET THEREOF, AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER AND THE WEST 70 FEET OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, ALL IN SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST. EXCEPT A CERT LANE THIRTY FEET WIDE ON THE SOUTH SIDE THEREOF.

• The surface owner of the affected property is: Friberg Family 07, LLC 6425 W. 20th Avenue Ferndale, WA 98248

11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1) (c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

This Notice will be published.

Nathan L. McAllister, Attorney at Law, WSBA #37964 Attorney for the Personal Representative of The Estate of Douglas Lee Pullar Mailing Address for Claims:

The Estate of Douglas Lee Pullar C/O Nathan L. McAllister, Attorney at Law, PS 1313 E. Maple St., Ste. 208 Bellingham, WA 98225

Published March 8, 15 & 22, 2023

Public Notice

LEGAL

Enfield Farms, Inc., 1064 Birch Bay Lynden Road, Lynden WA 98264, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Enfield Farms Agricultural Processing & Storage Facilities Expansion, is located at 1064 Birch Bay Lynden Rd in Lynden in Whatcom county. This project involves 7 acres of soil disturbance for construction activities relating to expansion of existing Agricultural Processing & Storage Facilities, associated utility extensions and improvements, and site access and parking. The receiving waterbody is an existing stormwater detention and treatment pond. The pond discharges to Bertrand Creek through an existing stormwater control structure and outfall. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this Application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this Application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days

key Creek.

Summons

WASHINGTON FOR

• The person giving Notice to Mineral Interest Owner is: Kristen C. Reid Belcher Swanson Law Firm, PLLC 900 Dupont Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Tel: (360) 734-6390

• Abandonment and Extinguishment: A claim of abandonment and extinguishment of the mineral interests set forth above will be filed upon the expiration of a period of sixty days after the date of the last publication of this notice unless the current mineral interest owner files a statement of claim of mineral interest in the form prescribed in RCW 78.22.040.

DATED this 27th day of February

2023. BELCHER SWANSON LAW FIRM, PLLC Kristen C. Reid, WSBA# 38723 Attorney for Friberg Family 07, LLC

Published March 8, 15 & 22, 2023

and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. (Quiet Title/Adverse Possession/Declaratory Judgment/ Extinguish Defendants’ interest in real property described in complaint) File the original of your response with the clerk of the court at Whatcom County Clerk’s Office, 311 Grand Avenue, Ste. 301, Bellingham, WA 98225.

eral Permit. The proposed project, 6450 Portal Way, is located at 6450 Portal Way in Ferndale in Whatcom county. This project involves 0.9 acres of soil disturbance for Highway or Road, Residential, Utilities construction activities. The receiving waterbody is Whis-

Continued on C5

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COFFEE

Cruisin Coffee

1976 Kok Rd., Lynden Town Plaza, Lynden

5885 Portal Way, Ferndale • 360-738-3789

COMPUTER SERVICES

Lynden Computer Services

360-319-5923 • lyndencomputer.com

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

DRYER VENT CLEANING

Christensen Home Services 360-594-1468 • P.O. Box 29286, Bellingham www.facebook.com/ChristensenHomeServices

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

FLORISTS

Lynden Florea

306 Front St., Suite B, Lynden 360-306-8819 • lyndenflorea.com

FUNERAL SERVICES & MONUMENTS

Whatcom Cremation & Funeral

“Our Community’s Most Affordable Cremations & Burials - from $1095” 360-734-7073 • wcremation.com

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 & 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

GLASS, RESIDENTIAL

Louis Auto Glass

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

407 19th St., Lynden • 360-354-3232

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

GLASS, CONT.

Lyndale Glass • www.lyndaleglass.com

110 7th St., Lynden • 360-354-3937

6172 Portal Wy., Ferndale • 360-384-5956

Vander Griend Lumber Co. Inc.

8461 Depot Rd., Lynden • 360-354-2155

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

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 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

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

Home Smart One Realty- Kyle Christensen 360-594-1468 • kylechristensenrealty.com

414 W. Bakerview Rd. #103, Bellingham

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

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

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

SPORTS & RECREATION

Dave’s Sports Shop 1738 Front St., Lynden • 360-354-5591 Lynden Skateway 421 Judson Street, Lynden • 360-354-3851 www.LyndenSkateway.com

VETERINARY

Kulshan Veterinary 8880 Benson Rd, Lynden 6220 Portal Wy, Ferndale www.kulshanvet.com • 360-354-5095

VITAMINS

Lynden Nutrition Center 527 Front St., Lynden • 360-354-4884