Jeanette Payne

Jeanette Payne of Ferndale passed away on Aug. 10 at the age of 66. Jeanette was the daughter of Shirley and Robert Payne of Laurel. She attended Meridian Schools and was a lifelong ...

Toni Feller

Toni Feller Toni Diane (Visser) Feller passed away Aug. 8 from epithelial ovarian cancer.  Toni was born to Thelma (Rector) and Harold Visser on Aug. 16, 1945. She attended Lynden ...

Kim Anderson

Kim Anderson Kimberley Reneé Anderson passed away suddenly at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham on the evening of Aug. 6. She was 63 years old. Kim was a lifelong caretaker, which ...

Wendell Kooy

Wendell Kooy Wendell Duane Kooy passed away peacefully on Aug. 19 at the age of 70.  He will be remembered by his brother Blaine (Ardelle) Kooy; and by his sisters: Barbara (Fred) ...

Father-daughter dance

The Ferndale Father-Daughter dance was back in full swing on Aug. 16 at Pioneer Park from 6-8 p.m. After a two-year break because of the COVID-19 pandemic, loved ones spent time eating ...

Ferndale theater alumni perform Brigadoon

Aug. 19-20, the Ferndale High School theatre alumni performed their very first show, a production of Brigadoon, a musical love story in the Scottish Highlands. Alumni who participated ...

Rachel Moothart named new Ferndale finance director

By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The city has hired a new finance director, Rachel Moothart, due to begin work in City Hall on Sept. 2. She replaces Sirke Salminen, who put ...

Whatcom Land Title to open Ferndale office

Title manager Dave Paulette named branch manager of new location  By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — Whatcom Land Title will officially open its new Ferndale location on Oct. 1. Beverly ...

New Ferndale High School takes shape

Use of new gym, PE room starts this fall; academic wing opens in January 2023  By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Out with the old, in with the new. Both demolition and construction ...

Jam on the River: Ferndale street festival reimagined

Live music, vendors and food trucks on Aug. 27  By Leora Watson Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Jam on the River hosted by Ferndale Chamber of Commerce will return for its second year ...