Arthur Marvin DeBoer

Arthur Marvin DeBoer passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2024. He was born on March 10, 1937 in Everett. Arthur was preceded in death by his wife, Pamela DeBoer. Father Rendit, DeBoer. ...

Michael Ervin Ramsey

Michael Ervin Ramsey 74 of Ferndale, died at home on Jan. 3, 2024.  Mike was born in Sedro Woolley in 1949 to Cecil and Pauline Ramsey and was the youngest of seven children. Mike ...

Letters to the Editor — Jan. 10, 2024

Letter: Inconsistent processes Editor, The lunacy never ends. Property assessments – and taxes – have rocketed into the stratosphere these past few years. Fortunately, we ...

Mayor, three councilors start new terms

McKenna Pinto-Gonzalez also joins Ferndale City Council By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Mayor Greg Hansen was sworn in for a second term, followed by returning Ferndale City ...

Heather Sherrill named Ferndale Chamber’s new executive director

Lindsay Rohweder continues as board president, names Alyssa Pitcher new VP By Bill Helm Editor Editor’s note: The original story misnamed Alyssa Pitcher. The Ferndale Record ...

Community calendar for Jan. 10, 2024

Through March 23 Lynden Winter Ride  Sign-ups are open for this year’s Lynden Winter Ride program. The Winter Ride program is a multi-week chaperoned ski and snowboard program for ...

Whatcom County News Briefs for Jan. 3, 2024

Searchers locate dead person in Fairhaven Terminal Building Staff Reports FAIRHAVEN — On Dec. 26, searchers located a dead body in the Fairhaven Terminal Building, the Bellingham ...

2023 Ferndale: A Year In Review

Editor’s note: Last week, the Ferndale Record published the first eight months of 2023 Ferndale: A Year In Review. This week, we publish the remainder of last year’s timeline of ...

Tim Ramey

After a long, slow decline, Timothy Dale Ramey succumbed to illness on Dec. 16, 2023. He was born Oct. 7, 1940 in Vancouver, Wash. Tim’s father worked building dams all through the ...

Twyla Mae (Van Zee) Vander Haak

Twyla Mae (Van Zee) Vander Haak of Lynden, WA, passed away peacefully on Dec. 28, 2023, at the age of 85.  Twyla was born Dec. 4, 1938, to Pete and Margaret (Dykstra) Van Zee in Orange ...