Gary Nelson

Gary James Nelson was born on April 9, 1941, in Bellingham. He passed away on Nov. 10, 2015, in Roseville, California. Gary spent five years at the Lynden Elementary School, and then ...

City council approves solid waste tax increase in split vote

Tax won’t affect Ferndale residents, unless they use local transfer stations; revenue will pay for new police vehicles, other city needs By Brent Lindquist [email protected] ...

Community meeting revives a Ferndale tradition

Hearkening back to the 1950s-era welcome meetings, gathering featured city official introductions, information on 2016 issues By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — ...

Denton Howell

Everson resident Denton Howell, age 85, passed away on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. Arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Ferndale Food Bank preps for winter

Canned meats needed as weather gets colder By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale Food Bank is the 2015 recipient of the Ferndale Record’s Readers Care ...

New faces to fill council seats

Greg Hansen, Teresa Taylor, Rebecca Xczar take over in January By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Nov. 3 general election is done, and the Ferndale City Council ...

Sorting through the election’s charter changes

County districts will change, but exactly how and when? By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — Voters may have seemed lukewarm, or deeply divided, on the competing ...

May Corcoran

  May Corcoran of Everson passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Good Samaritan Stafholt Center in Blaine.   May was one of eight children, born Dec. 11, 1924, in Bellingham to ...

Ronald Heeringa

  Ronald Lee Heeringa was born to Luke and Lucy Heeringa on April 11, 1936, in Lynden and passed away peacefully on Nov. 11, 2015, after a short fight with lung cancer.   He ...

Winter squash adds flavor and nutrition to pasta dish

By Melissa Horton   Butternut squash doesn’t look like much from the outside. Oddly shaped and rather dull in color, its outer appearance hides the flavorful bounty inside. Once ...