GUEST OPINION: How to stay sober this Fourth of July
By Michael Leach The Fourth of July is an incredibly festive time for millions of American families nationwide. It’s typically filled with picnics, BBQs, fireworks, days at the beach, ...
Letters to the Editor – June 28, 2023
Letter: Minimum wage and cap on hospital executive pay Editor, Income inequality plays a role in the Bellingham minimum wage Initiative 1 which qualified for the Nov. 7 ballot, and ...
We want to hear from Ferndale’s pioneering families
The Ferndale Record is working on our 2023 Pioneering Families publication. This special edition will insert into our July 19 Ferndale Record newspaper. Anyone whose family has been ...
Unsubdued Theater Collective comes to Ferndale
Free performances throughout July at Pioneer Park’s outdoor stage By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — Bryna Sweeney didn’t grow up doing theater. But her mother did. Hearing those ...
ARPA money keeps helps youth sports, business recovery
Jon Mutchler calls some spending ‘special interests’ By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — A bit more money, $125,000 in all, will flow for business assistance and youth sports ...
Don Geleynse
Don Geleynse
Don Geleynse, age 91 of Lynden, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
He passed at home peacefully with his beloved wife and children surrounding ...
Linda Irene Burpee
Linda Irene Burpee
Linda Irene Burpee, Feb. 26, 1945 – June 17, 2023.
On Saturday, June 17, 2023, surrounded by family and friends, Linda Burpee, age 78, of Deming passed away ...
Ronald George Vekved
Ronald George Vekved
Ronald George Vekved, 84, went home to heaven on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.
Born to George and Janny Vekved on Jan. 17, 1939 in the wheat field prairies of Sexsmith, ...
Barbara Virgena Locker (Thompson)
Barbara Virgena Locker (Thompson)
Barbara Virgena Locker (Thompson) was born June 6, 1935 in Missoula, Montana. A homesteader beginning, rich with tales of good horses, tough families, ...
Richard ‘Rich’ Darrell Alvord
Richard ‘Rich’ Darrell Alvord
Richard (Rich) D. Alvord of Bellingham, WA, passed away on May 18, 2023, at the age of 88.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Challender; his daughters, ...