Donald Farrer

  Donald G. Farrer passed away on July 2, 2018.   A graveside service will be held in Mountain View Cemetery of Ferndale at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 17.   See full obit and ...

Shon Geer

  Shon Paul Geer, age 60, died June 9, 2018 doing one of the things he loved most, riding his motorcycle. Shon was born May 7, 1958 in Bellingham to Llewellyn Ferris Geer and Margueritte ...

A classic Old Settlers tradition returns

Friday-night dance will feature the Rocky Vasalino Show By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Laurie Irwin has served as organizer for the Whatcom Old Settlers Picnic ...

‘Love Thy Neighborhood’

New city program encourages groups to pick up in neighborhoods around Ferndale By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale has begun another new partnership ...

County seeks damages for opioid epidemic

Whatcom County ‘greatly impacted’ by prescription drug abuse By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — The county is suing the largest manufacturers of prescription ...

Ferndale woman dead following Thursday crash

It also involved two motorcycles on northbound I-5 FERNDALE — A young woman is dead following a Thursday-night car crash on Interstate 5 near Grandview Road. Makyla Carpenter, 18, ...

Where will all the raspberries go?

Big buyer pulls out, then relents a bit, showing difficulties of competitve fruit market By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   WHATCOM — Raspberry farmers knew it was a ...

An appeal for kindness in the face of conflict

By Jon Mutchler Ferndale mayor   During the wretched days of Jim Crow, minorities relied upon the Green-Book (by Victor H. Green) to find hotels, restaurants, barbers and salons ...

No dreamin’ now, Mariners are for real

Sunday’s 1-0 win epitomized this amazing team, now 23 games over .500 By Eric Trent for the Ferndale Record   SEATTLE — It’s like “Groundhog Day,” but in a good way.   Unlike ...

Penny Stinkers in the park

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