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Four new businesses open in Lynden
Business is booming in Lynden. A gourmet food and gift shop, crafting shop, children’s store, and salon have all opened their doors within the last month.

Berry Fields offers gifts, gourmet food
Berry Fields, a new store offering unique gifts and gourmet food, opened in March in Lynden’s Dutch Village Mall.
Owners Jonni and Gary Gonzales have designed their shop to have a cozy feel. The couple operated a similar store in Vacaville, Calif., for four years before selling it in 2003 and moving to Lynden. “We decided to retire and we didn’t like retirement so here we are again,” chuckled Jonni Gonzales.
Many of the gourmet food products at Berry Fields will be from Pacific Northwest, including Marketspice Tea from Seattle’s Pike Place Market, Bridgetown Coffee and Gary West Meats. The downtown Lynden store also will carry a line of Robert Rothschild Farm products.
Free gift-wrapping services will be offered throughout the year. Ready-made and custom gift baskets also will be available.

Crafters Corner will appeal to adults, children
Crafters Corner, offering supplies and tools for a diverse array of crafts, opened in March in Lynden’s Delft Square.
“Many adults and children are crafting enthusiasts, but we noticed the north county was lacking a craft supply store so we decided to open one,” said Diane Visser, owner of Crafters Corner with husband Terry Visser.
Crafters Corner is carrying products for glass art (mosaics and stained glass), beading, candlemaking, crocheting, knitting, painting, scrapbooking, dollmaking and other crafts. Guest artists will present classes and demonstrations at Crafters Corner. Also, a children’s table will offer entertaining opportunities for youngsters while their parents shop in the store.
AJ Kids focuses on clothing, products for young children
AJ Kids, a new downtown Lynden store that features high-quality clothes and other products for children, opened April 1.
Owners Brian and Monique Stacy said AJ Kids will offer every-day and special-occasion clothes for newborns up to 5-year-old boys and 12-year-old girls. “All of our clothes are hand-sewn, not mass-produced, with extensive attention to detail,” Monique Stacy said. “They’re not available in other Washington stores or on eBay. They can’t even be re-ordered.”
Most of the clothes at AJ Kids are made in the United States, but the store also carries a popular product line from the Netherlands, she added. An organic line of clothing that uses metal-free inks will be of interest to health-conscious parents and those with allergy-sensitive children.
In addition to clothing, AJ Kids will feature educational, heirloom-quality toys that encourage children to use their imagination.
AJ Kids – named after the couple’s two oldest daughters, Ashley and Jasmine – is located at corner of Third and Front streets.

Studio 104 now open
Cosmetologist and hair stylist Donna Ricci has opened her first salon in Lynden, Studio 104. Wanting to have a gender-neutral name, Ricci picked the street address, 104 Grover St., for the salon name. Ricci, has almost 20 years experience with all types of hair. The salon offers three styling chairs and a private consultation room, waxing and make up services. Featuring top-of-the line products, Ricci wants to give her clients a pampered experience. The salon is a totally remodeled turn of the century home with original hardwood floors and warm interior colors.

Gardner starts new real estate firm
Wayne Gardner and his staff have opened their new real estate office, Valley Land & Homes Inc., located in Everson. Valley Land & Homes serves all of Whatcom County, specializing in Nooksack, Everson, Sumas and the surrounding market. Gardner is the owner/broker and a lifetime resident of Everson. Gardner’s area knowledge and real estate experience will allow him and his agents to provide top quality service to their clients.

Introducing Comfort Glow Heating
Jim Youngsman of Mount Vernon, former owner of Skagit Gardens wholesale greenhouses, has started a new business venture, Comfort Glow Heating LLC. Youngsman represents economical and highly efficient Enerjoy electric infrared radiant heating panels used in homes, offices and commercial buildings.
Youngman’s experience in infrared heating spans more than 30 years. He first pioneered gas-fired low intensity infrared radiant heating at Skagit Gardens.
This experience led Youngsman to search for an electric infrared system suitable for an 8,000-square-foot office space he built at Skagit Gardens. He was so pleased with the Enerjoy product that Youngsman formed Comfort Glow Heating to market the systems in the Northwest.

Spoon up some good eats
Spoon Urban Bar and Supper Club is now open in Bellingham’s Fairhaven district. Owner/operator Guy Giacalone said he is excited to introduce Spoon to the marketplace. He successfully operated Mannino’s Italian Restaurant for the last 10 years, but has reinvented his Harris Street location with fresh new cuisine and a new name.
The restaurant features the best of fresh, mainly Northwest ingredients prepared under the direction of Chef Samuel M. Crannell. To sample a variety of fare, Spoon offers a tasting menu that changes according to available fresh ingredients, offering five or more courses starting at $30.
A unique feature of the restaurant is the Supper Club, a special evening on the third Sunday of the month for a reservation-only night of food, wine tastings, themes and entertainment. Spoon is currently open for dinner only, but plans to expand its hours this summer.

Southside News now open
The long-awaited Southside News is scheduled to open mid-March at the Fairhaven Village Inn. The 900 square-foot specialty shop will feature a wide selection of international magazines, high-end writing instruments, hand bound books and papers from Watermark Bindery, and exotic chocolates.
Store owner Chuck Marston and his wife, Emily, jumped at the chance to open the shop in their “dream location” in the center of the Historical District beside the Fairhaven Village Green. Emily is a co-owner of Film is Truth in downtown Bellingham, and Chuck has worked years in the retail magazine business.
Emily said the best part in helping open the store has been testing the chocolates from all over the world. In their research to find the finest chocolate, they discovered “single origin beans,” each as different as a coffee bean or wine grape depending upon the area in which it is grown.
More than 1,500 different magazine titles will soon fill the walls in the shop. Some titles will be Bellingham exclusives. A small sundries area will sell necessities such as disposable cameras, batteries, travel supplies and medicines to guests of the Fairhaven Village Inn.

Chiropractor/pharmacist opens practice
Dr. Charles Woodfield, a Bellingham chiropractor and pharmacist, has opened his practice, Nature’s Essence for Whole Health, in the Harborview Building on Holly Street.
Dr. Woodfield offers low-force chiropractic techniques, including activator methods, craniosacral therapy and reflexology.
Woodfield has more than 10 years of experience as a full-time pharmacist after graduating from the University of North Carolina. In 1995, he graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic with research honors.
Soon afterward, he began incorporating his knowledge of organic and therapeutic essential oils into his chiropractic practice. Woodfield compounds an array of oil and creams, blending precise combinations to help improve specific conditions, including pain relief, stress reduction, insomnia and headaches.
Woodfield is sharing a suite with Becky Masters and Lori Thompson of Massage Associates.

Gone Diving announces grand opening
Gone Diving invites both certified divers and those new to the sport to visit them for a grand opening event on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
According to Charlynn Sutton, owner/manager of Gone Diving, “This is a great opportunity for divers to pick up some tasty morsels to eat and to pick out some tasteful diving gear!”
With more than 100 items displayed in the store, Gone Diving offers a variety of brand-name merchandise, featuring women’s and men’s diving gear including Scuba Pro, Oceanic and SeaSoft Scuba.
Gone Diving LLC is a PADI-certified (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) scuba diving center, providing beginner to advanced certification programs from snorkeling to scuba diving. Gone Diving’s instructors have more than 18 years of combined experience. Once certified, divers can join the staff on local and exotic dive trips.
Bellingham’s Gone Diving is owned and operated by Charlynn Sutton, a graduate of Bellingham High School. The center is open Monday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and is located in the Iowa Business Center.

Creative space offers alternative to office
Room2Think is Whatcom County’s first and only creative meeting space.
The 2,500 square-foot facility, located on Commercial Street in downtown Bellingham, combines loft-style ambience, comfortable furniture, high tech wizardry and quirky decor.
Room2Think is the ideal place to get away from the ringing phones, drab interiors, and constant interruptions of a frenetic workplace. The creative space helps groups to gain focus, unleash creativity, explore new ideas, and form a vision for the future.
Teams can gather on soft seating in the ‘lounge’ area to brainstorm ideas on a 12-foot-long whiteboard or giant sticky notes. They can move to the plush, executive seating around the conference table to view a presentation on the wall-size video projection screen. Or they might disperse into two or three break-out rooms to carry out small group or individual tasks. During breaks, participants might solve their thorniest problems while playing ping-pong, air hockey or building a structure with magnetic toys.
Room2Think can host up to 20 people for full- or half-day meetings and includes amenities that go far beyond the typical meeting space. Complimentary features include use of a computer; video projector with 12-foot screen; surround sound speaker system; wireless high-speed Internet; office supplies; and cable TV.

Barkley Chiropractic opening
Chiropractor Kelly D. Arnold is celebrating the opening of his practice, Barkley Chiropractic. The practice is located on Woburn Street in the new Frontier Bank building.
Barkley Chiropractic provides a variety of services depending upon patients’ needs and desires. Whether it is comprehensive family care, personal-injury, or finding out if chiropractic is right for you, consultations are always provided at no charge.
Arnold earned his doctoral degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. “Our health is one of our most precious commodities,” says Dr. Arnold “It is a privilege any time a patient entrusts me with their health, which is why I will provide the kind of care that I would want for myself and my family members.”

Four new businesses open in Lynden Business is booming in Lynden. A gourmet food and gift shop, crafting shop, children’s store, and salon have all opened their doors within the last month. Berry Fields offers gifts, gourmet food Berry Fields, a new store offering unique gifts and gourmet food, opened in March in Lynden’s Dutch Village Mall. Owners Jonni and Gary Gonzales have designed their shop to have a cozy feel. The couple operated a similar store in Vacaville, Calif., for four years before selling it in 2003 and moving to Lynden. “We decided to retire and we didn’t like retirement so here we are again,” chuckled Jonni Gonzales. Many of the gourmet food products at Berry Fields will be from Pacific Northwest, including Marketspice Tea from Seattle’s Pike Place Market, Bridgetown Coffee and Gary West Meats. The downtown Lynden store also will carry a line of Robert Rothschild Farm products. Free gift-wrapping services will be offered throughout the year. Ready-made and custom gift baskets also will be available. Crafters Corner will appeal to adults, children Crafters Corner, offering supplies and tools for a diverse array of crafts, opened in March in Lynden’s Delft Square. “Many adults and children are crafting enthusiasts, but we noticed the north county was lacking a craft supply store so we decided to open one,” said Diane Visser, owner of Crafters Corner with husband Terry Visser. Crafters Corner is carrying products for glass art (mosaics and stained glass), beading, candlemaking, crocheting, knitting, painting, scrapbooking, dollmaking and other crafts. Guest artists will present classes and demonstrations at Crafters Corner. Also, a children’s table will offer entertaining opportunities for youngsters while their parents shop in the store. AJ Kids focuses on clothing, products for young children AJ Kids, a new downtown Lynden store that features high-quality clothes and other products for children, opened April 1. Owners Brian and Monique Stacy said AJ Kids will offer every-day and special-occasion clothes for newborns up to 5-year-old boys and 12-year-old girls. “All of our clothes are hand-sewn, not mass-produced, with extensive attention to detail,” Monique Stacy said. “They’re not available in other Washington stores or on eBay. They can’t even be re-ordered.” Most of the clothes at AJ Kids are made in the United States, but the store also carries a popular product line from the Netherlands, she added. An organic line of clothing that uses metal-free inks will be of interest to health-conscious parents and those with allergy-sensitive children. In addition to clothing, AJ Kids will feature educational, heirloom-quality toys that encourage children to use their imagination. AJ Kids – named after the couple’s two oldest daughters, Ashley and Jasmine – is located at corner of Third and Front streets. Studio 104 now open Cosmetologist and hair stylist Donna Ricci has opened her first salon in Lynden, Studio 104. Wanting to have a gender-neutral name, Ricci picked the street address, 104 Grover St., for the salon name. Ricci, has almost 20 years experience with all types of hair. The salon offers three styling chairs and a private consultation room, waxing and make up services. Featuring top-of-the line products, Ricci wants to give her clients a pampered experience. The salon is a totally remodeled turn of the century home with original hardwood floors and warm interior colors. Gardner starts new real estate firm Wayne Gardner and his staff have opened their new real estate office, Valley Land & Homes Inc., located in Everson. Valley Land & Homes serves all of Whatcom County, specializing in Nooksack, Everson, Sumas and the surrounding market. Gardner is the owner/broker and a lifetime resident of Everson. Gardner’s area knowledge and real estate experience will allow him and his agents to provide top quality service to their clients. Introducing Comfort Glow Heating Jim Youngsman of Mount Vernon, former owner of Skagit Gardens wholesale greenhouses, has started a new business venture, Comfort Glow Heating LLC. Youngsman represents economical and highly efficient Enerjoy electric infrared radiant heating panels used in homes, offices and commercial buildings. Youngman’s experience in infrared heating spans more than 30 years. He first pioneered gas-fired low intensity infrared radiant heating at Skagit Gardens. This experience led Youngsman to search for an electric infrared system suitable for an 8,000-square-foot office space he built at Skagit Gardens. He was so pleased with the Enerjoy product that Youngsman formed Comfort Glow Heating to market the systems in the Northwest. Spoon up some good eats Spoon Urban Bar and Supper Club is now open in Bellingham’s Fairhaven district. Owner/operator Guy Giacalone said he is excited to introduce Spoon to the marketplace. He successfully operated Mannino’s Italian Restaurant for the last 10 years, but has reinvented his Harris Street location with fresh new cuisine and a new name. The restaurant features the best of fresh, mainly Northwest ingredients prepared under the direction of Chef Samuel M. Crannell. To sample a variety of fare, Spoon offers a tasting menu that changes according to available fresh ingredients, offering five or more courses starting at $30. A unique feature of the restaurant is the Supper Club, a special evening on the third Sunday of the month for a reservation-only night of food, wine tastings, themes and entertainment. Spoon is currently open for dinner only, but plans to expand its hours this summer. Southside News now open The long-awaited Southside News is scheduled to open mid-March at the Fairhaven Village Inn. The 900 square-foot specialty shop will feature a wide selection of international magazines, high-end writing instruments, hand bound books and papers from Watermark Bindery, and exotic chocolates. Store owner Chuck Marston and his wife, Emily, jumped at the chance to open the shop in their “dream location” in the center of the Historical District beside the Fairhaven Village Green. Emily is a co-owner of Film is Truth in downtown Bellingham, and Chuck has worked years in the retail magazine business. Emily said the best part in helping open the store has been testing the chocolates from all over the world. In their research to find the finest chocolate, they discovered “single origin beans,” each as different as a coffee bean or wine grape depending upon the area in which it is grown. More than 1,500 different magazine titles will soon fill the walls in the shop. Some titles will be Bellingham exclusives. A small sundries area will sell necessities such as disposable cameras, batteries, travel supplies and medicines to guests of the Fairhaven Village Inn. Chiropractor/pharmacist opens practice Dr. Charles Woodfield, a Bellingham chiropractor and pharmacist, has opened his practice, Nature’s Essence for Whole Health, in the Harborview Building on Holly Street. Dr. Woodfield offers low-force chiropractic techniques, including activator methods, craniosacral therapy and reflexology. Woodfield has more than 10 years of experience as a full-time pharmacist after graduating from the University of North Carolina. In 1995, he graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic with research honors. Soon afterward, he began incorporating his knowledge of organic and therapeutic essential oils into his chiropractic practice. Woodfield compounds an array of oil and creams, blending precise combinations to help improve specific conditions, including pain relief, stress reduction, insomnia and headaches. Woodfield is sharing a suite with Becky Masters and Lori Thompson of Massage Associates. Gone Diving announces grand opening Gone Diving invites both certified divers and those new to the sport to visit them for a grand opening event on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. According to Charlynn Sutton, owner/manager of Gone Diving, “This is a great opportunity for divers to pick up some tasty morsels to eat and to pick out some tasteful diving gear!” With more than 100 items displayed in the store, Gone Diving offers a variety of brand-name merchandise, featuring women’s and men’s diving gear including Scuba Pro, Oceanic and SeaSoft Scuba. Gone Diving LLC is a PADI-certified (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) scuba diving center, providing beginner to advanced certification programs from snorkeling to scuba diving. Gone Diving’s instructors have more than 18 years of combined experience. Once certified, divers can join the staff on local and exotic dive trips. Bellingham’s Gone Diving is owned and operated by Charlynn Sutton, a graduate of Bellingham High School. The center is open Monday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and is located in the Iowa Business Center. Creative space offers alternative to office Room2Think is Whatcom County’s first and only creative meeting space. The 2,500 square-foot facility, located on Commercial Street in downtown Bellingham, combines loft-style ambience, comfortable furniture, high tech wizardry and quirky decor. Room2Think is the ideal place to get away from the ringing phones, drab interiors, and constant interruptions of a frenetic workplace. The creative space helps groups to gain focus, unleash creativity, explore new ideas, and form a vision for the future. Teams can gather on soft seating in the ‘lounge’ area to brainstorm ideas on a 12-foot-long whiteboard or giant sticky notes. They can move to the plush, executive seating around the conference table to view a presentation on the wall-size video projection screen. Or they might disperse into two or three break-out rooms to carry out small group or individual tasks. During breaks, participants might solve their thorniest problems while playing ping-pong, air hockey or building a structure with magnetic toys. Room2Think can host up to 20 people for full- or half-day meetings and includes amenities that go far beyond the typical meeting space. Complimentary features include use of a computer; video projector with 12-foot screen; surround sound speaker system; wireless high-speed Internet; office supplies; and cable TV. Barkley Chiropractic opening Chiropractor Kelly D. Arnold is celebrating the opening of his practice, Barkley Chiropractic. The practice is located on Woburn Street in the new Frontier Bank building. Barkley Chiropractic provides a variety of services depending upon patients’ needs and desires. Whether it is comprehensive family care, personal-injury, or finding out if chiropractic is right for you, consultations are always provided at no charge. Arnold earned his doctoral degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. “Our health is one of our most precious commodities,” says Dr. Arnold “It is a privilege any time a patient entrusts me with their health, which is why I will provide the kind of care that I would want for myself and my family members.”
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