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Whatcom Live Aid to raise money for flood victims

Whatcom Live Aid, Dec. 10-11, promises to be an extravagant holiday fundraising event. Contributions will help with relief efforts for people devastated by the recent flooding. Live ...

Olde Fashioned Christmas returns to Ferndale

Saturday, Dec. 4, the Olde Fashioned Christmas and Lighted Christmas Stroll returned to Ferndale’s Pioneer Park. With “Lights and Sounds of Christmas” as its theme, each of the ...

Lynden Christian students provide flood relief for Ferndale families

Heart, Hands, Feet By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN —  More than 200 volunteers have participate in Samaritan’s Purse’s recent action plan to help Whatcom County flood ...

Ferndale debriefs on flood response 

Council told ‘crews did an extremely good job responding’ By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE —  Debriefing from the November floods took up two-thirds of a three-hour City ...

Superintendent search counts down in Ferndale

District profile being developed; final selection set for March By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE —  The process of choosing a new Ferndale School District superintendent counts ...

Whatcom Live Aid to raise money for flood victims

Whatcom Live Aid, Dec. 10-11, promises to be an extravagant holiday fundraising event. Your contributions will help with relief efforts for people devastated by the recent flooding. ...

More than 129,000 kids ages 5 – 11 receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in less than a month

Pediatric vaccine will help protect children and slow disease spread this holiday season Across the state, more than 129,000 children ages 5 through 11 have received their first dose ...

Dec. 6 deadline for municipalities, public entities to report flood damage

Businesses, individuals have no deadline to report, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office states Whatcom County, its tribes, cities, towns, port districts, water-sewer districts, school ...

Check coverage, document damage, keep receipts for insurance claims

Flooding victims know: It’s not over when the water recedes. Andrew Jewell, a Farmers Insurance agent at the Andrew Jewell Insurance Agency in Lynden since 2005, has helped clients ...

Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, Dec. 1, 2021

SSK Insurance drive gives 213 turkeys to food banks Snapper Shuler Kenner Insurance’s 10th-annual Turkey Drive provided 213 turkeys to Whatcom County families in need in November.  ...