Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, August 24, 2022
Life saving aid given to Canadian citizen at Point Roberts port of entry BLAINE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Point Roberts Port of Entry ...
Ferndale Almanac 2022: The Wild Pioneer life of William ‘Blanket Bill’ Jarman
By Riley Sweeney Ferndale Communications Officer One of Ferndale’s more colorful settlers, William Jarman is credited as the first permanent European settler in the area when he first ...
Ferndale Almanac 2022: Ferndale: Yesterday, today, tomorrow
By Jori Burnett Ferndale City Administrator The site of what is now Ferndale was originally known to the Lummi people as Te’Ti’Sen. While Te’Ti’Sen was well-known to the Coast ...
Ferndale Almanac 2022: A ‘culture of belonging’ at Ferndale schools
Here at Ferndale School District, we greatly value the wide array of cultures, backgrounds and experiences that make up our school population. And our region’s Hispanic and Latino ...
Ferndale Almanac: Ferndale by the numbers
Figures from the US Census Bureau. Figures retrieved on Aug. 5. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population ...
Ferndale Almanac 2022: A message from Ferndale Mayor Greg Hansen
It is no secret that Ferndale continues to grow as a community. Not just in population or new houses, but we are adding new public art downtown, new community events and yes, a new ...
Letters to the Editor: August 24, 2022
Hope and prayer Editor, As the summer winds down, and Roe v. Wade is off the books, we can only speculate on the future of America’s Unborn. Lynden Human Life spent 10 days at the ...
End of fair, end of summer
You could say my friend Debbie Vander Veen is heavily involved in local agriculture and the NW Washington Fair. Last weekend, she said the Small Animal Experience volunteers voiced ...
Rita Brandt
Rita Brandt
Rita Mae Brandt passed away suddenly on Monday Aug. 15 in Puyallup.
Rita was 58 years old, born May 22, 1964 in Bellingham and was the fifth of five children to Robert ...
Bruce Swanson
Bruce Swanson
Bruce A. Swanson passed away peacefully on March 16, at his home in Bellingham, surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer.
Bruce was born March 13, 1934, to ...
