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City participating in Holiday Giving Store

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale will continue a tradition and once again participate in the Ferndale Holiday Giving Store. The Ferndale Holiday Giving Store program began in 2003 ...

Fair board adds Matt Koetje, votes Chambers as president

Baron also honored five contributors LYNDEN — During the annual meeting of the Northwest Washington Fair Association on Nov. 8, Matt Koetje was elected to serve a three-year term ...

Celebrating Christmas legends

By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The word “legend” has a wide variety of definitions, and the Ferndale Heritage Society is embracing many of them for this ...

Small fruit is all the rage here for yearly meetings, equipment show

LYNDEN ­— The agenda is all things berry-related, from microbes to marketing, research to technology. The combined Washington Small Fruit Conference and Lynden Ag Show are happening ...

Louws vetoes council budget

WHATCOM ­— County Executive Louws has vetoed the county budget and property tax ordinances passed by the County Council on Nov. 22. Louws has given the council his written objections ...

Chamber’s holiday tree lighting set for Friday

The Ferndale Chamber of Commerce’s annual holiday tree lighting will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, at Centennial River Walk on the corner of First and Main streets. ...

Letters to the Editor — Nov. 30, 2016

On water rights There is really no excuse for the kind of public rudeness and ignorance being exhibited toward the County Executive, the County Council and other officials who are attempting ...

WSP reports two DUI-suspect crashes

WHATCOM ­— The Washington State Patrol reported these two accidents last week: • A Lynden man, Adan L. Rodriguez-Martinez, 24, was injured and transported to St. Joseph hospital ...

Fair board adds Matt Koetje, votes Chambers president

LYNDEN — During the annual meeting of the Northwest Washington Fair Association on Nov. 8, Matt Koetje was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors. Outgoing President ...

Ten Golden Eagles earn Wesco conference honors

By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale Golden Eagles football team finished the season with an overall 9-2 record, 6-1 in conference play. They lost in ...