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News Briefs: Dec. 29, 2021
Washington gasoline prices fall 4.6 cents Washington gas prices have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.80/g as of Dec. 27, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey ...
Reader’s Choice
We asked our readers to send in their favorite snow photos from this past weekend. Carla Greketis Dunn of Custer sent in her photograph of a Christmas tree. Thank you, Carla…. ...
Ferndale 2021: Images and words
By Bill Helm [email protected] FERNDALE — Once in 1941, and then again in 1958, Ferndale residents experienced record-breaking high temperatures of 102 degrees. This year, thrice, ...
Court accepts redistricting as complete
Upcoming state legislative session begins Jan. 10 By Cal Bratt For the Record OLYMPIA — The Washington Supreme Court will not get involved in adopting a new redistricting plan for ...
CLASS NOTES: Whatcom parents choosing homeschooling
COVID-19 pandemic one reason more parents educating their children By Leora Watson [email protected] FERNDALE — It is no secret that COVID-19 has uprooted the nation’s education ...
Les Molenaar: A man, a guide dog, and more
ENCORE: Man’s young black lab is trained, loyal and disciplined; Newt can be playful when his work harness is off Cal Bratt for the Record LYNDEN — To say Les Molenaar has a ...
Anna Greta Boice: A volunteer for all seasons
ENCORE Anna Greta Boice has donated her time to the Lynden Pioneer Museum since 1980 Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — From skiing in Austria to dancing around the kitchen ...
Revitalizing self, others: Raneys go from owning own business to creating business in other countries
ENCORE By Elisa Claassen For the Record WHATCOM— The Beech family goes back for generations in the small community of Maple Falls. Becky (Beech) Raney’s mother Danna Beech Haddock ...
Crews continue road, levee repairs
By Cal Bratt For the Record WHATCOM — County Public Works crews continue to repair roads and levees that were damaged in the November 2021 floods. This was a Dec. 10 report from ...
District Brewing to open Ferndale location in April
By Leora Watson [email protected] FERNDALE — There’s a new brewery coming to town. Mark Shintaffer, owner of District Brewing in Mount Vernon, plans to open a second location ...
