Ferndale News

If Tuesday's election is a "top-two" primary, then why are races with only one or two candidates on the ballot? All ballots mailed to Whatcom County voters earlier this month have some choices that will decide nothing.

With the upcoming Aug. 5 primary election, even races with only two candidates are turning up the volume on their messages to voters in anticipation of the Nov. 4 general election.

The Bellingham Herald reports that a man in his 20s entered the Ferndale Mini Market just past midnight on Monday with his hand tucked into his coat pocket, as if he had a weapon concealed.

I am waiting for a call back from Vincent Buys to hear about his re-election campaign and his priorities for 2015 in the state House of Representatives.

What he wouldn't like would be increased train traffic in town. What he would like is federal and state money to build more bridges over the railroad to improve traffic flow with fewer delays waiting for trains.

A few weeks ago, due to a medical emergency, my husband John was transported to Peace Health St. Joseph's Hospital by Ferndale Fire Department.

Darrell and Jani Trull 50th Anniversary High School sweethearts Darrell and Jani Trull were married July 18, 1964 in Ferndale, WA.

Thousands line Main Street in downtown Ferndale, Wash., on Saturday morning July 26, 2014, to watch The 2014 Old Settlers Parade.

With Mt. Baker in the background, Monty Brown and his daughter Nicole ride down Ulrich Rd. as they and other riders compete in the 2013 Tour de Whatcom on Saturday, July 27, 2013 in Ferndale.

Due to a quirk in state elections law, candidates in all races where a party preference is given appear on the August primary ballot, even if only one or two candidates are running.

Nancy Knapp, left, explains the history of the 46 star flag to Vanessa and Alisha Whitaker, right, inside the Veterans Museum during the 118th annual Old Settlers Picnic in Ferndale's Pioneer Park on Saturday, July 27, 2013 in Ferndale.

The Mac King Comedy Magic Show appears at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 at Skagit Valley Casino Resort's Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, in Bow.

The longtime BMX rider behind the new dirt jump bike park in the city hopes to organize an event called a dirt jam for September.

The future of fireworks in Ferndale is still up in the air, as City Council will continue to discuss a potential ban or restrictions at its next meeting.

Drivers should be prepared for road closures on Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, for the parades that are part of the annual Old Settlers' Picnic celebrations.

Curses, Foiled AgainAfter a 17-year-old baby sitter reported a home invasion and robbery, police in Ferndale, Wash., wound up arresting the sitter, her 16-year-old boyfriend and another male suspect because the child being watched contradicted the sitter's story.

The microphone worked only part of the time, and occasionally the gymnasium walls bounced the words like a volley of loose basketballs.

Like all kids, my 12-year-old son has always looked forward to the explosive climax of Independence Day.

Whatcom County has a Public Utility District, commonly known as a PUD. The PUD is a county-wide government entity, a municipal corporation, with taxing power and a charter to perform a variety of roles and functions, such as providing water and electricity as a non-profit utility company.

A Ferndale teenager may have been trying to avoid a lit firework Wednesday afternoon, July 16, when he crawled through the back window of a moving pickup and fell from the truck bed to the road, according to the Washington State Patrol.