Minnie Pohlman

  Minnie Priscilla Pohlman passed away on Feb. 23, 2018 in Everett. She was born March 6, 1940 in a farm house near Custer, Washington, the second child of Arnold and Hilda DeKubber.   Her ...

Greta Crabtree

  Greta Crabtree of Lynden, age 99, passed away peacefully on Feb. 27, 2018, at the Christian Health Care Center of Lynden, just three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.   You ...

Elizabeth Fadden

  Elizabeth Josephine Fadden, age 96, formerly of Sumas, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

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 ...

Wayfinding — the community benefits of intentional signs

By Jori Burnett City of Ferndale Community Development Director   We’ve all been there: lost in an unfamiliar city and unable to find what you need. You look to the street signs, ...