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Aha! Childcare & Family Learning Center is all heart

Decades of experience back up this nonprofit model operation FERNDALE — Meeting the needs of Ferndale families is the top priority of Toni Petch, director of Aha! Childcare & ...

WHS anime club enjoys camaraderie

Anime fans gather every Friday to watch Japanese shows, movies of animation FERNDALE — One room at Windward High School becomes a little slice of Japan once per week as the school’s ...

Summer chess class to be offered for middle schoolers

FERNDALE — The Ferndale High School Chess Club, together with the Ferndale Public Library, is sponsoring the Summer Institute of Chess Mastery. Ferndale students entering grades 6 ...

Applications available for Randy Hansen Scholarship Fund

FERNDALE — The Ron Davenport Memorial Chapter 165 of Bellingham is accepting applications for the Randy Hansen Scholarship Fund. Applicants can either be students who are veterans ...

FHS Band Booster mattress fundraiser coming up on May 2

FERNDALE — The second annual Ferndale High School Band Booster Mattress Fundraiser is coming up on Saturday, May 2. All mattress sizes will be available, with a wide variety of mattress ...

WHS Oral History Project book now on sale

First introduced in 2004 by teacher Melissa Engels, project combines a variety of skills learned in school FERNDALE — The Oral History Project began at Windward High School in 2004, ...

Northwest Career & Technical Academy accepting Applications for next school year

WHATCOM — The Northwest Career & Technical Academy provides tuition-free career training in high-wage, high-demand occupations to area high school, home school, and GED students ...

Kindergarten registration open

FERNDALE — Parents with children who will enter kindergarten in the Ferndale School District in fall 2015 are encouraged to enroll their students now. Parents should register students ...

FSD accepting nominations for gifted program

FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District is accepting nominations of students for next year’s (2015-2016) Talented and Gifted Programs. These programs will serve students who perform ...

Can’t teach this

Teachers at Eagleridge Elementary School jammed to a song of their own making during Friday’s school talent show. See Arts & Entertainment on page A6 of the March 18 issue for ...