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Community Calendar for August 17, 2022

Aug. 19-20 Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon At 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20, watch as Ferndale High School Theater Alumni presents Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon. ...

Letter to the Editor: August 17, 2022

Flood prevention nixed by absence Editor, Here we are — rounding out the calendar year — 10 months after the November 2021 flood overflowed the banks of the Nooksack River. We have ...

Whatcom County home sales slowed by higher interest rates

LYNDEN — Whatcom County housing prices reached all-time highs again in the second quarter of 2022, but the number of homes sold felt the impact of rising mortgage rates. The median ...

Julia Parker joins North Coast Credit Union

WHATCOM — North Coast Credit Union recently appointed Julia Parker as vice president/member business lending. In the financial industry, Parker has served clients in northwest Washington ...

900-day threat to our liberties

Wednesday, Aug. 17 marks the 900th day since Gov. Jay Inslee declared emergency powers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I know for many of us this probably isn’t top of mind ...

Carl’s Mower & Saw expands with much larger building

FERNDALE — After 32 years of helping Whatcom County customers improve their properties, Carl’s Mower & Saw knew it was time to work on their own. The Ferndale business, founded ...

Food Truck Fridays: Chispita de sabor

Homemade ingredients create ‘sparkle of flavor’  By Taras McCurdie For the Record  FERNDALE — Rafael Vargas and his wife, Angelica Vazquez, don’t cook and sell Mexican food ...

2022 Primary Election results

These are the final results of the 2022 Primary Election. The General Election is on Nov. 8. The Ferndale Record plans to publish a Q&A with each candidate for the General Election…. ...

Expert advises settlement route mediated

Versed in Western water law, Ramsey Kropf is retained to look at Whatcom’s situation  By Cal Bratt For the Record WHATCOM — Agriculture advocates have put forth an expert’s analysis ...

FSD’s 2022 business of the year

Bella Boutique recognized by Ferndale School District for giving back, clothing donations  By Leora Watson Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Bella Boutique and Consignment has been named ...