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FERNDALE EVENTS | FOOD | SHOPPING | PLACES | PEOPLE | SERVICES The results are in! The people of Ferndale and our loyal readers have cast their votes. Ferndale has several wonderful small businesses, many of which are the best at what they do. We have compiled a section to showcase our best local businesses, important people, and favorite events. Thank you to all who voted!
1859 Main St (360) 318-7506 thrivecommunityfitness.com
1867 Main Street (360) 778-3128 thewoodscoffee.com
2058 Main Street (360) 510-8933 floristbellingham.com
PERSON
Local Elected Official
Gary Jensen, Mayor Took office on January 1, 2008
Local Business Person Ginger Burress
Floralescents, Owner
Civic Minded
ALCOA Intalco Works
RECREATION Park/Playground 1. Hovander 2. Pioneer park
Community Festival/Event 1. Street Festival 2. Old Settlers Picnic
Golf Course Shuksan
Meeting Place
1. The Woods Coffee 2. Maggie’s Pub
HOME/AUTO Hardware/Lumber
Green SCRAP-IT
4050 Mountain View Rd (360) 384-7061 alcoa.com
SERVICES
Accommodations 1. Silver Reef Casino 2. Super 8 Motel
Automotive Service 1. Willands Tech-Auto 2. Pete’s Auto Repair
DINING
Restaurant 1. Chihuahua 2. Lux Thai
Espresso/Coffee 1. The Woods Coffee 2. Curb Shots Espresso
1526 Slater Rd (360) 734-1112 scrapitwa.com
HEALTH/ BEAUTY Medical Facility
Ferndale Family Medical
Dentist
Premier Dental, Dr. Linh T. Vu
Financial Institution
Bakery/Café
Optometrist
Real Estate Company
Burgers
Pharmacy
1. WECU 2. Peoples Bank
Sterling Real Estate Group
Photography
1. Barb’s Pies & Pastries 2. Carol’s Cake Design 1. Grant’s Burgers 2. Bob’s Burgers & Brew
Geri DeZarn Photography
Insurance
1. D&D Insurance 2. Farmers Insurance, Ann Cline
Gitts Auto Body
Start-Up Floralescents
1815 Main Street (360) 380-9000 haggen.com
Body Shop
1815 Main Street (360) 380-9000 haggen.com
Woods Coffee
HAGGEN Northwest Fresh
1. Les Schwab 2. TDS
HAGGEN Northwest Fresh
Thrive Community Fitness
Large Business
Tires
Business
Customer Service
Small Business
1. Ace Hardware 2. True Value
OVERALL
SHOPPING
Grocery
1. Haggen Northwest Fresh 2. Cost Cutter Foods
Convenience:
1. Seven Eleven 2. Ferndale Mini Mart
Gift Shop/Jewelry 1. Allison Amy Jewelry 2. Floralescents
Furniture
1. Samuel’s Furniture 2. Wilson’s Furniture
Clothing
1. Find Your Fashion 2. 2nd Avenue Sports
Florist
1. Jensen’s Ferndale Floral 2. Floralescents
PET SERVICE
Veterinarian
1. Glacierview Animal Hospital 2. Whatcom Veterinary Hospital
Groomer
1. Hot Dogz 2. Purdy Paws Dog Grooming
Pet Supplies
1. WFC Country Store 2. Portal Way Farm & Garden
ARTS/FUN
Local Charity/ Organization
1. Boys & Girls Club 2. Ferndale Heritage Society
Charity event
1. Dollars For Scholars 2. Boys & Girls Club Auction
Local Band
1. South Bound 2. Ferndale High School
Wedding Venue
1. Ferndale Events Center 2. Hovander Park
1. Vision Source, Dr. Mike Hovander 2. Vision Plus 1. Rite Aid 2. Haggen Northwest Fresh
Chiropractic
1. Natural Way Chiropractic 2. Rouse Chiropractic
Acupuncture
1. Gentle Touch Acupuncture 2. Shannon Freeman LAC, LMP
Massage
1. A Better Way 2. Silver Reef Casino Spa Hotel
Spa
1. Silver Reef Casino Spa Hotel 2. L & L Salon and Tanning
Tanning
1. L & L Salon and Tanning 2. Thrive Community Fitness
Hair Salon
1. The Uppercut Salon & Boutique 2. Hair by Terri
Barber
1. Pioneer Barbers 2. Gent’s Club Barbershop
NIGHTLIFE
Bar/Tavern
1. Maggie’s Pub 2. Main Street Bar & Grill
Live Music
1. Main Street Bar & Grill 2. Silver Reef Casino
Best of 2012
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Best Overall Business: Haggen Grocery store involved with numerous community organizations By Brent Lindquist reporter@lyndentribune.com
FERNDALE — It’s been a solid 2012 for the Ferndale Haggen store. “It’s been a great year,” store manager Dan Bowhay said. “It’s always so enjoyable to be a part of this community and all the things that go on here.” Bowhay has managed the store for almost four years, but has worked for Haggen itself for 41 years. He began as a courtesy clerk under Rick Haggen in Bellingham, and grew up with the business.
“Ferndale is such a close-knit community that does so many events. I’ve worked in several towns, four Haggens. As I moved around. I’ve never seen a community like this anywhere,” Bowhay said. “Everyone is so caring and supportive of each other. They have so many community events and so many fundraising events for different causes that come up in the community.” Haggen itself has done a great deal to support the community and its undertakings as well. “Our primary focus is to be as supportive as we can be for schools and for families, so we get involved a lot with different events in all of the different elementary schools,” Bowhay said. “At the high school, we work with the leadership groups quite often. We advertise in their newspaper. We are happily involved in the Boys & Girls Club and their events because that supports families in the area, and then with all the different events that go on with Pioneer Park downtown there with the Heritage Association and the senior citizen groups, with Hovander Park and the events that go on out there, the Street Fair. We try to be as supportive as we can be.” Bowhay said change in the grocery industry can be hard to spot, but there is always change to be seen, large or small. “It doesn’t seem like there are many changes year
to year in the food industry,” he said. “ But I can remember back when we didn’t even carry bottled water. Now we have 27 feet of it. We’ll be doing some revamping of some of our sections to expand. We have gluten-free products, which is probably one of the hottest trends in the grocery industry. We’re just trying to make sure we have the best quality products that we have and give the best customer service for our customers and continue to grow and serve the Ferndale community.” The store offers a vari-
ety of services along with the essential grocery offerings. These services include an ATM, Banner Bank, Chef Express, dry cleaning, DVDXpress, Full Service Floral, Garden Shop, a gluten-free section, Hissho Sushi, an in-store bakery, the Market Street Café, Market Street Catering, Orient Express, parcel pickup, a pharmacy, self checkout, a Starbucks and a wine specialist. The Ferndale Haggen is open 24 hours a day, and is located at 1815 Main St.
THE 2012 FERNDALE Best Of
Best Of
Best Of
BEST HARWARE/ LUMBER
BEST CIVIC MINDED BUSINESS
BEST GIFT SHOP/ JEWELRY
in Ferndale
in Ferndale
5715 4th Avenue (360) 656-6882
4050 Mnt View Road (360) 384-7061
5675 Third Ave, Ste 102 Next to Subway
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FINDYOURFASHION.COM
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BEST
BAKERY
in Ferndale 1920 Main Street (360) 312-8978 BY FERNDALE RECORD READERS
BEST
RESTUARANT in Ferndale
BEST
WEDDING VENUE in Ferndale
5694 3rd Avenue (360) 384-5820
5715 Barrett Road (360) 734-7832
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GITTS AUTO BODY
Ginger Burress
BEST
START-UP BUSINESS
BEST CLOTHING STORE in Ferndale
in Ferndale
BEST
LOCAL BUSINESS PERSON in Ferndale
1863 Main Street #101 (360) 393-3190
2058 Main Street (360) 510-8933
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BEST ACUPUNTURE in Ferndale
2076 Main Sreet # 2 (360) 739-9272 BY FERNDALE RECORD READERS
BEST AUTO BODY
BEST
VETERINARIAN
BEST GROOMER
948 West Laurel Road (360) 384-4626
1874 Main Street (360) 384-4482
2054 Main Street (360) 312-9101
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ferndalerecord.com • Wednesday, December 26, 2012 • 3B
Best Small Business: Scrap-It Two-yearold business expanding into other recycling markets By Brent Lindquist reporter@lyndentribune.com
FERNDALE — Brian Parberry has worked in the recycling business since way back in the 1960s, when he began working in his father’s scrapyard. What began as a small recycling buyback center has grown into Scrap-It, Bellingham’s largest recycling center. Scrap-it officially opened under Parberry Environmental Solutions Inc., in conjunction with the storage business Stow-It in 2010. “I just figured that the community needed an indoor scrapyard,” Parberry said. “Instead of battling against the elements all the time, like, if you imagine draining a car outside on a day like today,” he said in dreary December weather. In the two years since Scrap-It opened, the company has recycled about 6,000 vehicles, from Volkswagens to BMWs and Mercedes to semi trucks. “Then we’ll also do heavy equipment, farming equipment, logging equipment, front-end motorcycles, big iron — we do it all,” Parberry said. Parberry said people don’t often realize the benefit of scrap businesses like
his until they realize just how much scrap they have. “Some people just leave it laying around,” he said. “’I’m going to build something out of that,’ they say. It just sits around and finally, boom, it goes to scrap and they get rid of it.” Scrap-It’s services extend much further than North Whatcom County. The business provides scrap recycling to Bellingham, Ferndale, Whatcom County, Skagit County, Peninsula counties, San Juan Island and Island County, and more. The company’s scrap metal recycling services include non-ferrous metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, insulated wires, lead, electric motors and transformers. Ferrous-metal services include heavy equipment, steel, iron, tin, car bodies and farm and logging scrap. Scrap-It also performs automotive, appliance, battery and electronic recycling services. With 2013 almost here, Parberry said he is looking to expand the business into other realms of recycling. Sometime in 2013, the business will begin paper recycling in addition to metal. Scrap-It is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. The business’s phones are monitored 24 hours a day for emergency storage solutions. Scrap-It is located at 1526 Slater Rd. in Ferndale.
BEST
BEST
PET SUPPLIES
Best Of
AUTOMOTIVE
in Ferndale
in Ferndale
1720 Labounty Drive (360) 380-0578 BY FERNDALE RECORD READERS
BEST
BEST
PHARMACY
FURNITURE STORE
in Ferndale
in Ferndale
2040 Vista Drive (360) 384-1584
5655 3rd Avenue (360) 384-1551
1904 Main Street (360) 384-3388
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BEST
BEST
GOLF COURSE
TANNING in Ferndale
in Ferndale 1500 East Axton Road (360) 398-8888
1730 Labounty Drive (360) 380-1151
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BEST TIRES
in Ferndale 1731 Labounty Drive (360) 380-4660 BY FERNDALE RECORD READERS
Thanks for the votes Ferndale!
Overall Business
BEST
Large Business
in Ferndale
BEST
Grocery Store
BEST COMMUNITY EVENT/FESTIVAL
BEST HAIR SALON in Ferndale
in Ferndale
1820 E Main Street (360) 756-0021
5683 2nd Avenue (360) 384-3042
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BEST
BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY
2008 Main Street 360-746-8169 BY FERNDALE RECORD READERS
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Meeting Place
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BEST SPA
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1815 Main Street | (360) 380-9000
1867 Main Street | (360) 778-3128
4876 Haxton Way (360) 383-0777
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Hospital, The staff at Glacierview Animal n! aria erin vet t Ferndale’s bes Gayla Woodenlegs, of Gentle Acupuncture. Ferndale’s best acupuncture services!
Geri Dezarn of Geri De Zarn Photography, Ferndale’s best photo grapher!
. man of Rite Aid Monica and Nor y! ac pharm Ferndale’s best
Ann Cline, President of Fernda le Chamber of Commerce, organizer of the Ferndale Street Festival. Voted best community event/festival!
Dr. Allan Sheen of A Natur al Way Chiropractic, Ferndale’s best chiropractic services!
Alex of Ch ihuahua, Ferndale’s best restau rant! The staff at WECU, Ferndale’s best financial institution!
Ron Willand of Willand’s Tech-Auto, Ferndale’s Best Automotive Service!
Barb Scoggins of Find Your Fashion. Ferndale’s best clothing store! le’s
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