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Ferndale Library sees uptick in usage

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Library is being used much more since its last move from Pioneer Pavilion to the new facility on Main Street. That’s what manager Sarah Koehler shared with ...

Students honored by Custer VFW

The Custer Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9474 and its Ladies Auxiliary honored local students on Jan. 27, who had entered the VFW annual scholarship contest and been declared winners. ...

Hovander Park plant sale May 9

FERNDALE — The annual plant sale of WSU Whatcom Extension will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at Hovander Homestead Park. Locally grown tomato plants, perennials, herbs ...

Calendar for Feb. 25

WEDNESDAY Aging in place The Bellingham Senior Activity Center will host an event titled “What’s Next – Housing Options as We Age” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 315 Halleck St., ...

Cherry trees taking root

Marla Morrow, Barbara Ingram and Kathleen Pate, all members of the Ferndale Arts Commission, plant one of 10 cherry trees on the southern edge of the Phillips 66 sports fields on Saturday ...

Calendar for Feb. 18

ONGOING Claire vg show “Rabbit Hole,” a Pulitzer-winning drama about loss, is on the Claire vg Thomas Theatre stage through Feb. 22. Thursday and Friday shows are at 7:30 p.m.; ...

Artists needed for Sept. 12-13 Art in the Park event

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Arts Commission is seeking participants for its annual Art in the Park event on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 13, from noon ...

Service awards given

  Carol Bersch and Michael Chaplin were honored at a reception on Thursday to celebrate the giving of the 2014 Thomas L. George Community Service Awards. On hand to present it ...

Mike Chaplin sees retirement differently

Former educator puts deep talents to work for Ferndale Police Department FERNDALE — A Renaissance Man is an informal term used to describe someone with deep knowledge and expertise ...

A passion for sugar — and volunteering

No one niche: Carol Bersch has found a baker’s dozen ways to plug into Ferndale FERNDALE — Carol Bersch has only lived in Ferndale for the past few years. Glance at her résumé, ...