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ELECTION 2021 — FERNDALE SCHOOL BOARD
Four vying for two school board spots By Brent Lindquist brent@lyndentribune.com
FERNDALE — Lee Anne Riddle and Andrew McLaurin are running to re-take seats 4 and 5 on the Ferndale School Board, and Steve Childs and Peggy Uppiano (respectively) are challenging them for those seats. Riddle has 16 years of experience working for Washington State University Extension SNAP-Ed supporting food access and healthy lifestyles on a budget with under-resourced families statewide, according to the county voters’ guide. Riddle is in her 16th year on the Ferndale School Board, and she said in an email interview with the Record that the biggest issue facing the Ferndale School Board is two-way communication between the community and the board. “Finding innovative ways to continue those conversations so all voices are heard is one area where we strive for continuous improvement,” Riddle said. “I believe change in our public education system needs to happen at the state level.” Childs works as a Boeing mechanic and is a lifetime member of Whatcom County. In the county voters guide, he said he is looking forward to providing leadership and a common-sense approach in working alongside school administrators. “My intention is to serve this community through active listening, open communication, and accountability,” Childs said in his candidate statement. “I will listen to and reflect the concerns of our community and work collaboratively with fellow board members to improve our schools.” McLaurin is in his 10th year on the Board and currently serves as the Board liaison to the district’s Bond Oversight Committee and has served as Board president for the past two years. He is a speech and language pathologist. In his candidate statement, McLaurin said he believes his 11 years of service can help continue the district’s success. “The recruitment and selection process for hiring the new superintendent is underway. I was on the Board during the last superintendent search and am well versed in the selection process. Understanding the operations and goals of the district are of utmost importance in making the best choice. During the next year we will have an interim superintendent. I believe I will be a vital, supportive resource during this time.” Peggy Uppiano has worked as an on-site tutor since 1980, according to her candidate statement, as well as in a role as a standardized test scorer and as an aide in Whatcom Community College’s ESL/citizenship class. In her candidate statement, she emphasized that public schooling is a necessary option in an array of education choices that exist today. She See Board on A2
Whatcom Frightmare’s haunted barn started last weekend and runs again through Halloween weekend at Pioneer Park. (Courtesy photo/Whatcom Frightmare)
Halloween events coming up in Ferndale this weekend By Brent Lindquist brent@lyndentribune.com
FERNDALE — For the past five years, Beth Hensley and her merry band of volunteers have haunted Ferndale. They do so as part of What-
com Frightmare, in conjunction with the events put on around Halloween by the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce and the City of Ferndale. Kicking off the evening will be the chamber’s Downtown Trickor-Treat from 3 to 5 p.m.
“Unlike years past, we will not be blocking off Main Street. A majority of the action is going to be happening on Centennial Riverwalk,” city communications officer Riley Sweeney said. Trick-or-treaters can traverse Main Street via sidewalks, but candy vendors will be on hand at the Riverwalk. “Once you reach the end of the Riverwalk, guess what, you’re at
Pioneer Park and it’s time for the Mystery in the Park,” Sweeney said. “That’ soigné to be a live, interactive, Halloween-themed mystery with local actors playing suspects in a bank robbery gone wrong, and participants get to interview the suspects, review the evidence and try and crack the case. All of that is free.” See Halloween on A2
FALL HOME & GARDEN
Gardening through the cold Multiple varieties can survive the harsher seasons By Brent Lindquist brent@lyndentribune.com
FERNDALE — Ferndale mayor Greg Hansen kicked off the Ferndale City Council’s Oct. 18 meeting with a proclamation recognizing Gloria Perez for her years of working with the Ferndale Friendship Community Garden. Perez is no stranger to gardening in Ferndale, having run the community garden for 10 years before recently retiring. She’s still active with the garden and with her own at home, and she knows a thing or two about gardening through the winter months. For winter gardening, however, Perez said it’s important to start early. “They probably should have planted something already,” Perez said in mid-October. Many plants can’t stand up to the harsh winter weather, but many can. Perez mentioned carrots, broc-
Gloria Perez recently retired from her role with the Ferndale Friendship Community Garden, but she still actively gardens, even through the winter. (Brent Lindquist/Ferndale Record)
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coli, cabbage and beets as examples of vegetables that winter best. “I plant this thing called purple sprouting broccoli and in July or August, from starts, and then it produces little broccolis early March or April,” Perez said. “For people who want to grow winter veggies, June and July and August is the time to start thinking about it.” Winter garden varieties must be planted this early so they can grow to sustain the harsh winter weather, Perez said, and there are measures that gardeners can take in order to help their plantings survive the winter. “I put straw over some things to help prevent freezing for root veggies,” she said. The straw can help in the instance of a hard freeze, but getting snow on the ground before a hard freeze is actually helpful, Perez said. “If the snow comes first, that’s kind of an insulation against the cold weather if the colder weather comes after,” Perez said. For more gardening advice, check out the 2021 Fall Home & Garden Section inserted into this issue of the paper.
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