On to the football playoffs
By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale’s Cole Semu took a handoff 84 yards for a touchdown on the Golden Eagles’ first play of the game and never looked ...
The calm before districts, state
The Ferndale girls swim team was at the Arne Hanna Aquatics Center in Bellingham for a meet against Sehome on Thursday, Oct. 20. The Mariners ended up winning 125-57 over the Golden ...
Volleyball inches closer to a state berth
By Kevin Doucette [email protected] ARLINGTON — The Golden Eagles volleyball team has won back-to-back matches to open up the district playoffs. Now they are only one win away ...
Prepare for winter driving conditions
OLYMPIA — With winter on the way, now is the time to start preparing before the snow starts to fly. The Washington State Department of Transportation urges all drivers to prepare ...
Apples to oranges
When comparing the cost of an education for a student, there really isn’t one magic number By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] LYNDEN — Gas costs an average of $2.60 per gallon, ...
Downtown Trick or Treat and Haunt the Park
More than 2,000 kids attended Downtown Trick or Treat on Oct. 29 on Main Street in Ferndale. Forty-five businesses opened their doors and welcomed event-goers of all ages. At 5 p.m. ...
County halts rural permit process
By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — The county has slapped a hold on development permit applications for land where new private wells would be needed. The County ...
Community is key to suicide prevention
By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — For the founders of Suicide Prevention Feat (SPF), preventing suicide is about getting the issue out in the open. Randi Taggart, ...
Author Mary Doria Russell to visit Western’s Fairhaven College Nov. 2
BELLINGHAM — Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies will host Mary Doria Russell for a discussion of her best-selling book, “The Sparrow,” ...
Farm Bureau annual meeting also addresses issue of flooding farmland
LYNDEN — A government plan to flood approximately 800 acres of Whatcom County farmland and convert it into fish habitat will be discussed Thursday, Oct. 27, during the Whatcom County ...