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Blaineboy returns to his roots
Blaine’snew community planner Brent Baldwin has been on the jobjust a couple of weeks but already knows Blaine quitewell. The son of retired Intalco...
Workersexcavating a water and sewer line in front of GoldstarResort’s Sandcastle condominium developmentin the 7800 block of Birch Bay Drive found...
Tasteof Whatcom directs diners
Inspiredby a love of food, restaurants and the northwest, Tasteof Whatcom.com owners Ruth and Jack Lauman of Birch Bayhave merged their website expertise...
Methaccounts for increase in crime
Aggravated assaults in unincorporated Whatcom County grew40 percent between 2003 and 2004, according to the annualUniform Crime Report (UCR) issued earlier...
Thisweek I am going to wax philosophical. Question: Why shouldwe care about gardening, growing things, life?
WhatcomCounty Health Department has advised recreational shellfishharvesters to avoid digging, collecting, or eating shellfishfrom any beach between Sandy...
OnMemorial Day, May 30, 2005, Veterans for Peace will installa memorial to commemorate service men and women killedin Iraq. Over 1800 markers will be placed...
Summerdrought concerns utility
Chances are good we’ll have a long, hot, dry summer.Blaine and Birch Bay are lucky to get their water from wherethey do: underground, deep underground...
A salmon BBQ is being held to help Blaine high schoolstudent Kholt Moore join The Sound of America choir tourin Europe this summer. Kholt is one of a very...
At the last citycouncil meeting, staff gave council the heads-up on new manufacturedhome rules scheduled to go into effect throughout Washington stateon...
“Theymight have split up or they might have capsized, or theymight have broke deep and took water. And all that remainsis the faces and names of ...
Threegrocery stores planned for Birch Bay
Threenew grocery stores are now in the works for Birch Bay,with Brown and Cole’s announcementlast week that they plan to proceed with constructionof...
Commissionersapprove new funding method
Birch Bay water and sewer district commissioners haveapproved a funding alternative that will bring sewer serviceto an area that has turned down three ...