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The results are in! The people of Fern-dale 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!
FERNDALE
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THE
HAGGEN Northwest Fresh1815 Main Street(360) 380-9000haggen.com
Business
Floralescents2058 Main Street(360) 510-8933�oristbellingham.com
SCRAP-IT1526 Slater Rd(360) 734-1112scrapitwa.com
Thrive Community Fitness1859 Main St(360) 318-7506thrivecommunity�tness.com
Start-UpSmall Business
GreenLarge Business
Woods Co�ee1867 Main Street(360) 778-3128thewoodsco�ee.com
Customer Service
ALCOAIntalco Works4050 Mountain View Rd (360) 384-7061alcoa.com
Civic MindedHAGGEN Northwest Fresh1815 Main Street(360) 380-9000haggen.com
PERSON Gary Jensen,MayorTook o�ce on January 1, 2008
Local Elected O�cial
Ginger BurressFloralescents, Owner
Local Business Person
DININGSERVICESAccommodations1. Silver Reef Casino2. Super 8 Motel
Automotive Service1. Willands Tech-Auto2. Pete’s Auto Repair
Financial Institution1. WECU2. Peoples Bank
Real Estate Company Sterling Real Estate Group
PhotographyGeri DeZarn Photography
Insurance1. D&D Insurance2. Farmers Insurance, Ann Cline
Restaurant 1. Chihuahua 2. Lux Thai
Espresso/Co�ee 1. The Woods Co�ee2. Curb Shots Espresso
Bakery/Café1. Barb’s Pies & Pastries2. Carol’s Cake Design
Burgers 1. Grant’s Burgers2. Bob’s Burgers & Brew
RECREATIONPark/Playground 1. Hovander2. Pioneer park
Community Festival/Event1. Street Festival2. Old Settlers Picnic
Golf CourseShuksan
Meeting Place1. The Woods Co�ee2. Maggie’s Pub
SHOPPINGGrocery1. Haggen Northwest Fresh2. Cost Cutter Foods
Convenience: 1. Seven Eleven2. Ferndale Mini Mart
Gift Shop/Jewelry1. Allison Amy Jewelry2. Floralescents
Furniture1. Samuel’s Furniture2. Wilson’s Furniture
Clothing1. Find Your Fashion2. 2nd Avenue Sports
Florist1. Jensen’s Ferndale Floral2. Floralescents
PET SERVICEVeterinarian1. Glacierview Animal Hospital2. Whatcom Veterinary Hospital
Groomer1. Hot Dogz2. Purdy Paws Dog Grooming
Pet Supplies1. WFC Country Store2. Portal Way Farm & Garden
HEALTH/BEAUTY
Medical FacilityFerndale Family Medical
DentistPremier Dental, Dr. Linh T. Vu
Optometrist1. Vision Source, Dr. Mike Hovander2. Vision Plus
Pharmacy1. Rite Aid2. Haggen Northwest Fresh
Chiropractic1. Natural Way Chiropractic2. Rouse Chiropractic
Acupuncture1. Gentle Touch Acupuncture2. Shannon Freeman LAC, LMP
Massage1. A Better Way2. Silver Reef Casino Spa Hotel
Spa1. Silver Reef Casino Spa Hotel2. L & L Salon and Tanning
Tanning1. L & L Salon and Tanning2. Thrive Community Fitness
Hair Salon1. The Uppercut Salon & Boutique2. Hair by Terri
Barber1. Pioneer Barbers2. Gent’s Club Barbershop
Bar/Tavern1. Maggie’s Pub2. Main Street Bar & Grill
Live Music 1. Main Street Bar & Grill2. Silver Reef Casino
NIGHTLIFE
ARTS/FUNLocal Charity/Organization1. Boys & Girls Club2. Ferndale Heritage Society
Charity event1. Dollars For Scholars2. Boys & Girls Club Auction
Local Band1. South Bound2. Ferndale High School
Wedding Venue1. Ferndale Events Center2. Hovander Park
HOME/AUTOHardware/Lumber1. Ace Hardware2. True Value
Tires1. Les Schwab2. TDS
Body ShopGitts Auto Body
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4050 Mnt View Road(360) 384-7061
BESTCIVIC MINDED
BUSINESSin Ferndale
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5675 Third Ave, Ste 102Next to Subway
BESTGIFT SHOP/
JEWELRYin Ferndale
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1920 Main Street (360) 312-8978
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BAKERY
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in FerndaleRESTUARANT
5694 3rd Avenue (360) 384-5820
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5715 Barrett Road (360) 734-7832
BESTWEDDING
VENUEin Ferndale
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1863 Main Street #101(360) 393-3190
BESTCLOTHING
STOREin Ferndale
FINDYOURFASHION.COM
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2058 Main Street(360) 510-8933
BESTSTART-UP BUSINESS
in Ferndale
Ginger Burress
BESTLOCAL BUSINESS
PERSONin Ferndale
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2076 Main Sreet # 2 (360) 739-9272
BESTACUPUNTURE
in Ferndale
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948 West Laurel Road (360) 384-4626
BESTAUTO BODY
SHOPin Ferndale
GITTSAUTO BODY
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1874 Main Street (360) 384-4482
BESTVETERINARIAN
in Ferndale
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2054 Main Street (360) 312-9101
BESTGROOMER
in Ferndale
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5715 4th Avenue (360) 656-6882
BESTHARWARE/
LUMBERin Ferndale
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Best Overall Business: HaggenGrocery store involved with numerous community organizationsBy Brent Lindquist [email protected]
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 enjoy-able to be a part of this com-munity 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 un-der Rick Haggen in Belling-ham, 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 oth-er. They have so many com-munity events and so many fundraising events for differ-ent causes that come up in the community.” Haggen itself has done a great deal to support the community and its under-takings as well. “Our primary focus is to be as supportive as we can be for schools and for fami-lies, 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 fami-lies 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 remem-ber back when we didn’t even carry bottled water. Now we have 27 feet of it. We’ll be doing some revamp-ing 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 prod-ucts that we have and give the best customer service for our customers and continue to grow and serve the Fern-dale community.” The store offers a vari-
ety of services along with the essential grocery offerings. These services include an ATM, Banner Bank, Chef Ex-press, dry cleaning, DVDX-press, 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.
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1815 Main Street | (360) 380-9000
BESTOverall
Businessin Ferndale
BESTLarge
Businessin Ferndale
BESTGrocery
Storein Ferndale
Thanks for the votes Ferndale!
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TANNING
1730 Labounty Drive (360) 380-1151
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1731 Labounty Drive (360) 380-4660
BESTTIRES
in Ferndale
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in FerndalePHARMACY
5655 3rd Avenue (360) 384-1551
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FURNITURESTORE
1904 Main Street(360) 384-3388
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in Ferndale
GOLFCOURSE
1500 East Axton Road (360) 398-8888
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BESTACCOMODATIONS
in Ferndale
BESTSPA
in Ferndale4876 Haxton Way
(360) 383-0777
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1820 E Main Street(360) 756-0021
BESTREAL ESTATE
COMPANYin Ferndale
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5683 2nd Avenue (360) 384-3042
BESTCOMMUNITY
EVENT/FESTIVALin Ferndale
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2008 Main Street360-746-8169
BESTHAIR SALON
in Ferndale
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PET SUPPLIES
1720 Labounty Drive (360) 380-0578
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2040 Vista Drive (360) 384-1584
BESTAUTOMOTIVE
in Ferndale
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1867 Main Street | (360) 778-3128
BESTCo�ee/
Espressoin Ferndale
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BESTMeeting
Placein Ferndale
BESTCustomer
Servicein Ferndale
Thank You Ferndale for visiting our stores!We are here to serve you!
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Two-year-old business expanding into other recycling marketsBy Brent Lindquist [email protected]
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 recy-cling center. Scrap-it officially opened under Parberry En-vironmental Solutions Inc., in conjunction with the stor-age business Stow-It in 2010. “I just figured that the community needed an in-door 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 compa-ny 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 equip-ment, front-end motorcy-cles, big iron — we do it all,” Parberry said. Parberry said people don’t often realize the ben-efit 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 some-thing 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 ex-tend 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 met-als such as stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, insulated wires, lead, elec-tric motors and transform-ers. Ferrous-metal services include heavy equipment, steel, iron, tin, car bodies and farm and logging scrap. Scrap-It also performs au-tomotive, appliance, battery and electronic recycling ser-vices. With 2013 almost here, Parberry said he is looking to expand the business into other realms of recycling. Sometime in 2013, the busi-ness will begin paper recy-cling 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 solu-tions. Scrap-It is located at 1526 Slater Rd. in Ferndale.
Best Small Business: Scrap-It
Barb Scogginsof Find Your Fashion.
Ferndale’s best clothing store!
Ginger Burress of Floralescents Ferndale’s best local business person and start up business!
Sharon, of the WFC Country Store, Ferndale’s
best source of pet supplies!
Ron Willand of Willand’s Tech-Auto, Ferndale’s Best Automotive Service!
The staff at WECU, Ferndale’s best financial institution!
Alex of Chihuahua, Ferndale’s best restaurant!
Ann Cline, President of Ferndale Chamber of Commerce, organizer of the Ferndale Street Festival. Voted best community event/festival!
The staff at Glacierview Animal Hospital,
Ferndale’s best veterinarian!
Geri Dezarn of Geri DeZarn Photography, Ferndale’s best photographer!
Dr. Allan Sheen of A Natural Way Chiropractic, Ferndale’s best chiropractic services!
Gayla Woodenlegs, of Gentle Acupuncture. Ferndale’s best acupuncture services!
Monica and Norman of Rite Aid.
Ferndale’s best pharmacy!
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