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DHS to provide new bombresponse vehicles Whatcom County will shortly have a new bomb response vehiclethanks to a 2005 grant from the Department of HomelandSecurity...
Douglascalls stop-work orders ‘a public lynching’
Bellinghamdeveloper Joel Douglas appeared before a work sessionof the Blaine City Council last Monday to appeal rulingsmade earlier this year that supported...
Clown’sdog has zest for clean, folded laundry
Boband his wife Susie Fordyce have an unusual dog, a yellowfemale lab named Butter who likes to retrieve laundry.
Atale of three cities: Blaine, Pugwash and Bremerton
On April 10, 2006, the Blainetown council was approached by fellow citizens to considerPugwash, Nova Scotia – waterfront town, and fellowpeace-oriented...
Yachtclub makes donation to M/V Plover
This week CaptainRichard Sturgill of the Drayton Harbor Maritime Associationaccepted a donation on behalf of the association for $600from Semiahmoo Yacht...
WildCarrot shop displays owners’ homespun style
Theold Windmill Store at the corner of Bell Road and PeacePortal Drive was once a grocery store, run by second-generationdescendants of the Hovander family...
Programoffers cash to those who carpool, bike
Whatcom Countyresidents now have more reasons to walk, carpool or bicycle to work.
DiscoveryDays set for this weekend
Organizersof the Birch Bay Discovery Days and annual arts and craftsfestival said spectators at this year’sevent can anticipate Captain George Vancouver...
Blaineman on ballot for state Court of Appeals judge
Thebattle for the State Court of Appeals has boiled downto two Whatcom County residents.
NorthCascades Concert Band to play Saturday
TheNorth Cascades Concert band will perform in Blaine thisSaturday as part of the Sculptures, Sunsets, and Serenadesconcert at 6:30 p.m. in Blaine Marine...