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Local couple breathing new life into Northwood Market

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Local couple breathing new life into Northwood Market

For more than seven decades a community market has been at the corner of Northwood Road and the Badger. In recent years, many have noticed that the market wasn’t kept up as well, but now under new ownership it’ll soon be a new day for Northwood Market.

Northwood Market Under Renovation Lynden WA
An “Under Renovation” sign hangs in front of the Northwood Market.
Layne and Lori Brennick are the new owners of the Northwood Market, and work is already well underway to update the building inside and out. The Brennicks lived in Lynden until about 12 years ago, when their work in education brought them across the country. “We decided we wanted to move back to this great area, and then we found this diamond in the rough for sale, and decided to go for it,” Layne shared.

Artist's rendering of new Northwood Market frontage
Artist’s rendering of new Northwood Market frontage on Badger Rd.

The goal is to open September 1st, though exact date and details of the grand re-opening will be shared on the Northwood Market’s new Facebook page as the date nears. The market will re-open with groceries first, and hopes to have a deli open by around Christmas. Then, they’ll consider further improvements such as a frozen yogurt bar and craft beer growler fills.

The old fuel tanks are being removed, and the State plans to start work on a new roundabout at the busy intersection this week, which will slow traffic down and make it safer and easier to access the market.

While Northwood Market used to be far from town, as a mid-way between Lynden and Sumas, development growth in east Lynden means that for many Lyndenites this will be the closest store to home.

The inside of the market has been completely gutted for a full renovation.
The inside of the market has been completely gutted for a full renovation.
Northwood Market renovation

Many have stopped in to see what’s happening, including a couple local old-timers who recall visiting the same market in the 1940’s. The building has a 3,000 square foot home built into the back of it, where the Brennicks will reside. It also has a 3-bay shop facing the highway, for which they are seeking a tenant (conversations are already in the works for a couple possible options).

Old Northwood Market sign on Badger Rd in Lynden WA

The Brennicks have a lot of roots in Lynden area — Layne’s father Daryl served a term as mayor and his great grandparents were an early family in the area. Now back home, the couple is planting roots once again.

Layne and Lori Brennick
Lori and Layne Brennick are back in the Pacific Northwest after a decade away working in education.

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Joel grew up in Lynden, attended Lynden High School, then moved to Seattle to study business at Seattle Pacific University, where he met his wife Lindsey. After 8 years in Seattle, Joel and Lindsey moved back to Lynden in 2013. Joel is the founder of <i>ourLynden</i> and Borderview International, and serves on the Lynden Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors [<i>ourLynden</i> is not directly affiliated with the Chamber]. Joel and Lindsey make their church home at Calvary Creekside on the Badger. Their son Jude Hanson VanderHoek was born in 2017. "Lynden is home and we love it!"

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