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Slater open at new bridge site

WHATCOM — After months of replacement of the bridge at Jordan Creek, Slater Road was reopened to traffic at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10. The spot is east of Haxton Way toward Sandy Point. ...

Cut your own Christmas tree in National Forest

Do it free if you are a 4th grader EVERETT — The U.S. Forest Service is working through fourth graders across the country, as part of the national Every Kid in a Park initiative, ...

Mt. Baker Ski Area opening Thursday

MOUNT BAKER ­— It’s official: Opening day at the Mount Baker Ski Area is this week Thursday. The announcement was given online Tuesday after the ski area was treated to six inches ...

Lummi tribal matriarch Mary Cagey passes at age 99

She started a children’s Bible camp in 2005 in her back yard WHATCOM — The Lummi Indian Business Council announced Monday that respected Lummi elder Mary Helen Cagey had passed ...

Cross-border agencies testing response to a Mt. Baker event

WHATCOM — On Nov. 15-16 national defense officials from both sides of the border will test their response to a scenario of volcanic eruption and crater collapse of Mount Baker. The ...

BP Refinery seeks upgrade of coker gas venting

FERNDALE — The BP refinery at Cherry Point is seeking a local air permit to install equipment at its complex to better capture venting gases. BP asks the Northwest Clean Air Agency ...

Golden Eagles rout Ballard 70-7 in district round

Ferndale makes big statement at snow-covered Civic Field By Kevin Doucette [email protected] BELLINGHAM – The Ferndale Golden Eagles football team was nearly perfect in ...

Ferndale Food Bank sees significant winter need

Food bank is 2017 Ferndale Record Readers Care Fund recipient By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale Food Bank is the 2017 recipient of the Ferndale Record’s ...

Citywide meeting hearkens tradition

Upcoming Nov. 14 event will feature water taste tests By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale saw a major shift two years ago, and the 2015 Citywide Community ...

Ferndale man OK in multiple-injury and fatal Monroe crash

MONROE ­— A Ferndale man was involved in a Sunday, Nov. 5 crash on State Route 203 south of Monroe that resulted in a fatality, according to the Washington State Patrol. Paul W. ...