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Street Festival emphasizes family

WCFD7 taking over hot dog stand fundraiser By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — The Ferndale Chamber of Commerce has always focused on family and community ...

Fiestas Patrias returning to Ferndale

It will be Sept. 7 in Pioneer Park By Laura Place [email protected]   FERNDALE — Sitting in his restaurant Don Samuel, Manuel Reta and his wife Berta Reta discussed their ...

Tie-Dye Your T-Shirt event at Star Park

The annual Tie-Dye Your T-shirt event, part of the City of Ferndale’s 2019 ‘Summer of Fun,’ took place at Star Park on Saturday. Despite the rain, tie-dyers came out in the dozens ...

Ericksen wants Seattle to undo its locks, dams

He is trying to match the idea of breaching on the Snake River   OLYMPIA — Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, wants the state to look into removing the Ballard Locks and Seattle ...

Lawsuit leveled at Nooksack court judge, police officers, following battery and arrest of tribal elder and daughter

By Laura Place [email protected] Adams family files in Superior Court against court judge, police officers   WHATCOM — After seeing Nooksack tribal police at his door with ...

Deputies deal with shooting at Sandy Point

It involved the owner, renter of a residence   WHATCOM — A 74-year-old man was arrested at Sandy Point Aug. 7 for allegedly shooting at another man, a renter on his property. ...

Banner Bank takes donations for Backpack Buddies in August

  LYNDEN — For the month of August, the Lynden branch of Banner Bank at 138 Birch Bay–Lynden Rd. is hosting a food drive for Backpack Buddies in preparation for the upcoming ...

Medical cause suspected in freeway fatality crash

  CUSTER — A 79-year-old man died in a collision Thursday, Aug. 8, when his vehicle went off northbound Interstate 5 at the Birch Bay-Lynden Road exit.   The man was pronounced ...

Ferndale metal artist creates his own styles

By Laura Place [email protected] Cunningham’s technique and objects have been on display at Jansen Art LYNDEN ­— Ferndale-based artist Steve Cunningham says no one else is ...