Best Of Ferndale 2012

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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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in Ferndale

in Ferndale

Best of 2012

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

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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

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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

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BEST

Coffee/ Espresso

BEST

Meeting Place

BEST

Customer Service

BEST

ACCOMODATIONS in Ferndale

BEST SPA

in Ferndale

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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.

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