About

Mission: The Foothills Gazette newspaper will provide eastern Whatcom County with local coverage that informs and entertains readers, allow businesses an affordable advertising outlet, give local communities a forum, and work towards overall betterment and consistent quality of life.

Communities served: Acme, Columbia Valley, Deming, eastern Bellingham, Everson, Glacier, Kendall, Maple Falls, Newhalem, Nooksack, Nugents Corner, Sumas, Van Zandt, Wickersham and all parts in between.

Coverage: All local, all community, all the time. Includes news, sports, features, events, history, outdoors, opinions, classifieds, business and more.

Circulation: The Foothills Gazette encourages readers to share and recycle newspaper editions. Currently, 3,500 copies are circulated each edition from Glacier to Bellingham, Sumas to Sedro Woolley, and beyond, with an outstanding pick-up rate.

Subscriptions: $25 for one year of mail delivery. Call Karina at 360-354-4444 to sign up and subscribe today.

Online: All editions of the Foothills Gazette are published online and archived at www.foothillsgazette.com. Web users can also submit events, story ideas, letters and classifieds.

Advertising: For display advertising information, please call (360)354-4444 or e-mail Heidi Schroyer at ads@foothillsgazette.com for a complete rate sheet and media kit. Classifieds cost is $6.00 for 15 words and each additional word is 25¢. Ads can be  sent via e-mail, by phone, or mail.

Press releases, opinions and story ideas: To submit press releases, events, letters to the editor or story ideas, e-mail Brent Lindquist at foothills@lyndentribune.com, write to P.O. Box 153, Lynden, WA 98264, or call the office at (360)354-4444. Letters should not exceed 450 words, and must be signed with contact information.

Contact the newspaper: Reach the Foothills Gazette via phone at (360)354-4444, email editor  Brent Lindquist at foothills@lyndentribune.com, or send snail mail to: P.O. Box 153, Lynden, WA 98264. The publisher is the Lynden Tribune.