Articles published Thu, Jul 12, 2001
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Letters to the Editor -- July 12, 2001
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Japan world softball champs
Second ranked Australia met their demise as third ranked Japan (Red) grabbed the International womens softball championship title in a 6-1 defeat...
Rainbow maker opens art fest
The three-day International Arts Festival at Peace Arch Park begins July 20 with something really unusual: Fred Stern, an internationally recognized artist...
Open Studio inauguration
Over 40 painters from Washington and British Columbia will gather at the premiere of the Open Studio in Blaine, Friday, July 13, 7 p.m., in an exhibition...
Stores liven downtown streets
Gretchen Budnick and Chris Olason have moved a little home into their new downtown store, and theyre selling it off a little bit at a time. Olason...
BHS student heads to D.C.
Reilly Vinall, a 16-year-old student at Blaine high school, will travel to the U.S. capital city as a participant in an international conference, the Future...
Local kids looking for mentors
Eight Blaine kids need a special adult to help them grow-up. Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Whatcom County, a division of United Way, is looking for local...
Water negotiations on track
The growing community of Birch Bay wants to ensure its future ability to grow. The area went through a growth moratorium in the early 90s and Birch Bay...
Exchange students need hosts
Sophia Costima and Yumi Nakauchi have recently returned to their homes in Germany and Japan after spending 10 months with Blaine host families, the Nelsons...
Last chance for summer lessons
We have to establish early in school children (and adults) the belief that music belongs to everyone and is, with a little effort, available to everyone...
Birch Bay planning takes a break
The Birch Bay planning process is moving into its next stage, hanging the flesh on the basic plan developed by the Birch Bay steering committee and neighborhood...
Semiahmoo neighbors supportcity direction
Were not there to debate or argue, said Blaine city manager Gary Tomsic to 25 Blaine residents at the first in the citys community...
Birch Bay assault suspect shot by deputy
A Whatcom County sheriffs deputy shot and killed a 55-year-old Birch Bay man suspected of physically assaulting the woman he shared a home with. ...
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Police Report -- July 12, 2001
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Sports -- July 12, 2001