Start off the Summer by shopping local! You will find items for auction at www.Govdeals.com. These are items that have been unclaimed or found property and left at the Police Department.
Make sure to pre-registerin order to participate in the auction. Auction starts on Friday, August 6th! You will find hand tools, Apple products, Compressor, Jewelry, New Sketchers, Star Wars Memorabilia, Luggage, Musical Instruments and Digital cameras.
On 7/17/21, Ferndale Police responded to a report regarding Mr. Bleil being a missing person. According to family members, Mr. Bleil was last seen on 7/16/21 at about 8:00 am as he left his residence. He suffers with mental health issues, left without his medication and has been behaving abnormally recently.
He was last seen wearing a dark colored T-shirt, shorts and was carrying a backpack. Any information regarding Mr. Bleil’s whereabouts can be reported to the Ferndale Police Department at 360-384-3390 or the Washington State Patrol’s Missing Persons Unit at 1-800-543-5678.
Ferndale Terrace Closed Morning of Thursday July 22, 2021 for Paving
Drivers should seek alternate routes as Ferndale Terrace will be closed to through traffic between Legoe Avenue and Vista Drive, on Thursday, July 22, 2021, from 7am to noon. Local traffic to/from homes within closure area will be permitted.
The closure is necessary for City of Ferndale Public Works crew to complete paving work associated with a recent utility repair.
Please see the above map of traffic impact area.
For more information about this closure, please contact Ferndale Public Works at (360) 384-4006.
Here is Clue #6 – the final clue in the Great Ferndale Frontier Folly! You still have time to find all the cow banners, solve the word scrambles and win prizes. Just make sure to turn in your scorecard by July 27th at City Hall. More details at www.cityofferndale.org/folly
One of Ferndale’s more colorful settlers, Blanket Bill Jarman is credited as the first permanent white settler in the area when he first put down roots in Whatcom County in 1852. Jarman caused quite a stir earlier when he was kidnapped by tribal members from Vancouver Island and had to be ransomed with a pile of blankets as tall as he stood, earning him his nickname.
In the 1850s, he officially delivered mail by canoe for Fort Bellingham by canoe, and unofficially served as a smuggler. In the 1860s, he staked out a homestead in the county and worked as a bartender for a saloon in Bellingham. In 1871, a saloon patron insulted Jarman’s sister. A fight broke out and Jarman shot and killed the surly patron. Jarman was jailed for a short time before returning to England for a decade.
He returned to Whatcom and moved to Ferndale to stay with his niece and her husband, William Manning on their farm. In 1904, the Old Settlers Association recognized Jarman as the oldest living settler and described him as, “Sailor, deserter, trader, hunter and fisherman, fur dealer, Indian slave, tribesman, squawman, homesteader, ship master, telegraph linesman, army courier and mail carrier, interpreter, bar tender, accused murderer, gold digger; there was little he did not find interesting and zestful”. You can find out more about Blanket Bill from the Ferndale Heritage Society at Pioneer Park.
Here’s Clue #5 for The Great Ferndale Frontier Folly. We’ve got one more clue on Tuesday and then make sure you get your scorecard in by July 27th. That’s plenty of time to find all the missing cows and score lots of points. More details and all the released clues so far at www.cityofferndale.org/folly
Mayor Greg Hansen invites the public to come to the 125th Old Settlers Weekend in Pioneer Park July 23rd-24th. More details available at www.facebook.com/whatcomoldsettlers
Here’s clue #4 for the Great Ferndale Frontier Folly – this one is a little trickier but I bet you can find our missing cows! Join in the fun at www.cityofferndale.org/folly
Here’s clue #3 for the Great Ferndale Frontier Folly! Can you find the wandering cow banners? Plenty of time to join in – swing by City Hall to pick up your scorecard or download it at www.cityofferndale.org/folly
Time for Clue #2 in the Great Ferndale Frontier Folly! Find the cow banner, complete the activities and you could win cash prizes. Rules and scorecard available here
