Genealogist creates connections
Carol Signet unintentionally told her own stories while discovering her family’s By Sarah McCauley Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Skilled genealogists know unearthing unexpected stories ...
Medcalf, Larrabee claim first place golf titles
Nathan Schumock Sports Editor WASHINGTON — Seven Northern Whatcom County golfers finished in the top 20 of the respective golf tournaments, including two state championship titles ...
Lynden parade celebrates local farming community
By Bill Helm Editor LYNDEN — Retiring Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo has been named this year’s Farmers Day Parade grand marshal. According to a Thursday, May 25 post on the Lynden ...
Ferndale remembers Memorial Day
More than 1,800 veterans’ flags lined the Avenue of Flags at Greenacres Memorial Park just outside of Ferndale. On Memorial Day, a series of speakers took turns reciting prayers, ...
Local team brings much needed relief to southern Malawi, Africa
By Caroline Schauer For the Record MALAWI, AFRICA — A 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, Living Water Malawi provides education, sponsorship, support and relief to orphans, vulnerable ...
Ferndale resident graduates Magna Cum Laude at Whitworth
SPOKANE — Ferndale resident Cady Sytsma has received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Whitworth University in Spokane. A 2021 Ferndale High School and Whatcom Community ...
LEGALS- May 31, 2023
FERNDALE
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FOR CITY OF FERNDALE
SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Notice is hereby given that the Ferndale City Council will hold a public hearing at 5:00 p.m. ...
Letters to the Editor — May 24, 2023
Owe them all Editor, Being born and raised here, I am very active in the community. Each year. I see Memorial Day lose its true meaning. People talk about where they’re going to go ...
Guest Opinion: To those who died for our freedom
My name is Mary Lou Childs and I wrote this poem titled “To Those Who Died For Our Freedom.” I was born in 1954, long after World War II; the Korean war had just ended. Vietnam ...
Our Opinion: Being active should be for fun, not for health
“What made you want to run a marathon?” I get asked this question a lot ever since I signed up for the 2023 Bellingham Bay Marathon. It’s not something I broadcast, but once it ...
