Celebrating Japanese culture at Cherry Blossom Festival
Pioneer Pavilion transformed into a space for reflection and celebration when the annual Ferndale Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival returned on Saturday, March 18. Marla Morrow, founder ...
GUEST OPINION: Elfo to retire from Sheriff’s Office
It has been an incredible honor to serve the people of Whatcom County and the great team at the Sheriff’s Office as your sheriff since 2003. My current term as sheriff ends in January ...
GUEST OPINION: Living kidney donation: A life-affirming experience
We tell stories all the time. If we want to inform or educate on an important topic we need to tell a good story because most people are not motivated by data. It is no accident that ...
Letters to the Editor – March 22, 2023
Letter: Bender Fields ‘a hub’ for county youth athletics Editor, As northern Whatcom County continues to expand, so do the needs of the local outdoor recreation complexes. Specifically, ...
Spring sports season under way across county
Nathan Schumock Sports Editor WHATCOM COUNTY — The spring sports season is in full swing now with six sports kicking off in the last two weeks. There are tons of scores to recap ...
Ferndale baseball thumps Squalicum, 9-3
Nathan Schumock Sports Editor BELLINGHAM — The Ferndale Golden Eagles continued a strong start to the season with a 9-3 win over Squalicum on Friday, March 17 to improve to 2-0. ...
Proposed skills center could expand career opportunities for county’s high school students
WHATCOM — A community effort is bringing attention to bringing a skills center to Whatcom County. Like all skills centers, high school juniors and seniors in Whatcom County would ...
Proposal allows students to earn credits for work
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — High school students could earn elective credit through paid work experience under a bill that has passed the state House ...
Whatcom County News Briefs: March 22, 2023
Lake Whatcom annual meeting March 29 WHATCOM — The annual Lake Whatcom Joint Councils and Commissioners meeting is at 6:30 p.m. March 29 in the City of Bellingham Council Chambers, ...
Ferndale annexes Friberg farm property
But of 110 acres becoming houses, is it a net cost benefit to the city? By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The Friberg farm annexation off Thornton Road was approved by the City ...