News briefs — March 14, 2018

High schoolers can learn about careers in law enforcement   OLYMPIA — Washington State high school juniors and seniors with an interest in law enforcement as a career have an ...

Ferndale school bond proposal finalized

It calls for $105 million for new high school, $2 million for PAC upgrades By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   FERNDALE — The Ferndale Community Bond Task Force has finalized ...

Disney Institute comes to Ferndale

Ferndale Chamber of Commerce hosted institute’s Business Excellence seminar on Thursday By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Disney came to Ferndale last week, ...

Local beer wins in New York competition

Atwood Ales is getting noticed by those who buy product for a living   BLAINE ­— The local Atwood Ales Farm Brewery was awarded a bronze medal for its beer Triticale at the seventh ...

Owens named NWC Coach of the Year

Four FHS basketball players earn honors By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale coach Jason Owens may have just finished up his third year as head coach of the ...

City council allocates funds for library AC

Mayor pledges to add second school resource officer in wake of school shootings, scares By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council voted Monday ...

Ferndale again celebrating Japan connection

Third Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates city’s relationship with Minamiboso, Japan   FERNDALE — The third Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival is planned for Saturday, April ...

10 legislators assail bill for creating birth ‘market mentality’

House women say bill allows ‘commercial surrogacy’ By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   OLYMPIA — Last week, the Washington State House of Representatives approved legislation ...

Appointment of Personius made permanent

  WHATCOM — County Executive Jack Louws has made permanent appointment of Mark Personius to the position of Whatcom County Planning and Development Services Director.   This ...

Our Voice — Thank to the governor for vetoing a bad idea — now let’s see follow-up

  Gov. Jay Inslee did in fact veto the Olympia bill ESB 6617 concerning public records exemptions that this newspaper and numerous others in Washington State editorialized against ...