GUEST OPINION: Recognizing Black History Month

Adri Tiesinga For the Record In recognition of Black History Month, I’d like to share my experiences with learning Black history. When I was young, my knowledge of and interest in ...

GUEST OPINION: No one can help us if we don’t help ourselves

Rameshinder Sandhu For the Record I can still recall that oval circle in red ink, with a cross along on the word “others” that I had scribbled in an English test, when I was in ...

Letters to the Editor — Feb. 16, 2022

Letter: What should we do about flooding? Editor, The devastating flood that just occurred in NW Washington’s Nooksack and Sumas rivers in Whatcom County was not just an act of nature. ...

Individual Assistance, Public Assistance programs serve different purposes

Homeowners and renters in Clallam, Skagit and Whatcom counties, the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Quileute Tribe and all tribes in the designated areas who had uninsured losses ...

FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit in Whatcom County through Feb. 28

BELLINGHAM – It will soon be easier than ever to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Whatcom County, thanks to a mobile vaccination unit (MVU) arriving from the Federal Emergency ...

Ferndale voters support school district levy

Birch Bay Library misses 60% supermajority By Bill Helm [email protected] FERNDALE — With an estimated 50 ballots left to count, approximately 60% of Ferndale’s participating voters ...

City of Ferndale uses COVID-19 relief to jump start downtown

FERNDALE — Thanks to an infusion of COVID-19 relief funds, Ferndale is launching a number of initiatives aimed at improving the city’s downtown corridor. Of the approximately $4.2 ...

Patrick Alexander joins NW Technology

Ferndale company’s new telecommunication, video specialist worked 28 years with Baron Communications FERNDALE — On Dec. 31, 2021, Baron Telecommunications closed its doors to clients ...

LEGALS- February 16, 2022

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM In Re the Estate of NANCY K. BRAAM, Deceased. NO.   22-4-00094-37 PROBATE ...

Community Calendar for Feb. 9, 2022

Youth mental health in anxiety age Bellingham City Club hosts Western Washington University’s Associate Vice President of Counseling and Wellness, Dr. Sislena Ledbetter for its Wednesday, ...