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Pioneer Village celebrates settlers

Parade, car show, vendors, live music highlight annual picnic July 28-29 By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — July 28-29, Whatcom County Old Settlers Association will celebrate 127 years ...

Summer meal program at Ferndale

By Taras McCurdie Ferndale Record FERNDALE —  Held at Cascadia Elementary School from June 21 to July 20, Ferndale School District operated a summer meal program where anyone 18 ...

Storybook garden for children

Master Gardeners have special creation at Hovander Small gardens based on kids’ books Master Gardeners conceived 50 years ago By Elisa Claassen For the Record FERNDALE — Especially ...

ENCORE JULY 2023: Giving back to community through tradition

How failure is not an option especially with the future of farming unknown By Taras McCurdie Lynden Tribune  LYNDEN — Howard Nunnikhoven was born and raised in southeast Iowa, and ...

ENCORE JULY 2023: Old Friends Club offers much needed relief for caregivers

Local organization offers respite care for people helping loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease By Sarah McCauley For the Tribune LYNDEN — What can be one of the most ...

WHATCOM COUNTY NEWS BRIEFS: July 19, 2023

Watch League of Women Voters primary election forums  WHATCOM — Anyone who missed the primary forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of Bellingham & Whatcom County, can ...

Bloomquist & dahlia legacies lives on with Triple Wren

By Elisa Claassen For the Record  FERNDALE — The  Bloomquist name is akin to a rock star of the plant, or more precisely the dahlia world in Whatcom County and beyond.  For decades, ...

22 candidates for six primary races affecting North Whatcom

Melinda Cool is not running to keep her seat as Vice President of the Ferndale School Board By Bill Helm Editor WHATCOM — Six races, 22 candidates. That’s what this year’s primary ...

Ferndale field games

With temperatures exceeding 80 degrees on July 15, the City of Ferndale hosted a well-needed field games event at Pioneer Park. Family activities included a bouncy house, water balloon ...

Master Gardener Foundation of Whatcom County hosts third tour

Hovander Demonstration Gardens By Taras McCurdie Ferndale Record FERNDALE — On a humid, warm Saturday afternoon, Hovander Homestead Park was a scenic place to visit and learn about ...