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Ferndale firefighters give back

Work party coming up this weekend to renew Blaine family’s home; online fundraiser live By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — In times of hardship, certain ...

Wes Martinsen Memorial Scholarship established

Money comes from undesignated funds; future scholarships will require community donations By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — For years, Wes Martinsen and ...

Group appointed to guide DNR recreation plan locally

First meeting of new committee is at Rome Grange on March 8   OLYMPIA — Members have been chosen for a volunteer-based planning committee to help guide recreation on lands managed ...

Broselle wins it all

Golden Eagle wrestling team placed ninth overall at state By Kevin Doucette [email protected]   TACOMA — It has been an exciting start to 2016 for Ferndale junior Ben Broselle, ...
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Inert hand grenade found by woman on walk

City reminds citizens to refrain from handling potential explosives By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Following a Monday appearance by the Bellingham Bomb Squad ...

School district plans in-school reflection on donkey basketball

It won’t be a full public forum, as originally considered By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The controversial donkey basketball fundraiser has come and gone, ...

Donkey basketball draws crowd, protests

With protestors outside, Ferndale High School gym still reached capacity By Kevin Doucette [email protected]   FERNDALE — Donkey Basketball is a hot topic in Washington ...

Old Settlers seek new members

County-wide group runs annual Pioneer Park July event By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — It’s hard to talk about Ferndale without mentioning the Whatcom County ...

Transportation Benefit District helps fund road projects throughout city

Created in 2011, TBD helps generate matching funds from granting agencies for road repairs, other improvement By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — There’s a new ...

New report finds 20-25 percent are ‘working poor’

About 2 in 5 households ‘struggle to get by’ By Elisa Claassen for the Ferndale Record   WHATCOM — It could be your neighbor, or it could be you, living a paycheck-to-paycheck ...