Mask mandate lift discussed during Ferndale School Board meeting 

By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE — How the Ferndale School District will approach the statewide mask requirement lift for indoor establishments on March 12, was ...

Plant-based exhibit at Jansen through April 30

Three Ferndale-area artists in themed show  By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — A diorama is a three-dimensional exhibit, oftentimes seen through an aperture, sometimes ...

Washington lawmakers seek to professionalize birth-care doulas

By Azeb Tuji Washington State Journal Aijanae Young is a birth postpartum doula, a person who delivers non-medical care after birth. She said she didn’t realize the value she brought ...

Metalworks Skate Park coming to Ferndale

City won a state grant, now taking design input and working with an expert team By Cal Bratt  For the Record  FERNDALE — Ferndale’s Metalworks Skate Park is set to become ...

Ferndale’s Disaster Recovery Center will close March 2

LACEY, Wash. – The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Ferndale will close at 3 p.m. on March 2. Survivors of the Nov. 5-Dec. 2, 2021 flooding, straight line winds, severe storms, landslides ...

Gov. Inslee ends indoor mask mandate as of March 12

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Monday, Feb. 28 that the indoor mask mandate will end on March 12. Following CDC guidance, Washington will join with California and ...

16 applicants interested in becoming Ferndale’s next superintendent

By Leora Watson [email protected] FERNDALE – The search for the new Ferndale School District superintendent continues. Northwest Leadership Associates, an organization the district ...

GUEST OPINION: So many ways to say ‘thank you’

Elisa Claassen For the Record I remember a popular book on relationships by author Gary Chapman, “The Five Love Languages.” According to Chapman, who studied couples and human kind, ...

GUEST OPINION: Recognizing Black History Month

Adri Tiesinga For the Record This is the second part of a two-part commentary on Black History Month. Growing up, my only exposure to Martin Luther King Jr. was watching his famous ...

Letters to the Editor — Feb. 23, 2022

Letter: Moratorium on new home building? Editor, The very same week the City of Sumas sent residents letters regarding potential opportunity for floodplain property acquisition and ...