District Brewing to open Ferndale location in April

By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE — There’s a new brewery coming to town. Mark Shintaffer, owner of District Brewing in Mount Vernon, plans to open a second location ...

Washington State Sen. Doug Erickson dead at 52; left legacy of love of family, community

Elisa Claassen for the Record FERNDALE — When the Washington State Legislature convenes for its Jan. 10 regular session, it will be short one of its long-time members. Friday, 42nd ...

Washington State Sen. Erickson dead at 52

42nd District Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, died Friday. He was 52. Washington Senate Republican Caucus announced Ericksen’s death Saturday afternoon in a press release. According ...

Deebach happy ‘behind the scenes’ at Ferndale Schools

District’s interim superintendent not a candidate to be long-term superintendent  By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE – Once Ferndale School District hires ...

Prepare for unexpected with disaster go bag

Don’t think you need an emergency kit? Think again, say families who need one. FERNDALE — Randy Pen checks the contents of a backpack. A radio, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat ...

Lighthouse Mission plans Christmas meal for homeless

Lighthouse Mission Ministries has planned a traditional Christmas dinner with ham and all the trimmings for hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in the Bellingham area. Hans ...

Whatcom Live Aid to raise money for flood victims

Whatcom Live Aid, Dec. 10-11, promises to be an extravagant holiday fundraising event. Contributions will help with relief efforts for people devastated by the recent flooding. Live ...

Lynden Christian students provide flood relief for Ferndale families

Heart, Hands, Feet By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN —  More than 200 volunteers have participate in Samaritan’s Purse’s recent action plan to help Whatcom County flood ...

Ferndale debriefs on flood response 

Council told ‘crews did an extremely good job responding’ By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE —  Debriefing from the November floods took up two-thirds of a three-hour City ...

Superintendent search counts down in Ferndale

District profile being developed; final selection set for March By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE —  The process of choosing a new Ferndale School District superintendent counts ...