The Plover ferry is back in business for the season Friday and Saturday noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Drayton Harbor.

Whatcom County assessor Keith Willnauer has announced he plans to institute annual property assessments ahead of a state-mandated deadline.

The Blaine Parks and Cemetery Board and Northwest Park and Recreation District 2 are looking for volunteers to help build a new gravel pathway along the north side of Peace Portal Drive.

The annual Run To The Border race to benefit Girls On The Run of northwest Washington is back.

Expert to lead Semiahmoo bird walks • Birch Bay Sandcastle contest June 20 • NWPRD2 forms new kickball league • Birch Bay blood drive Monday, June 15­ • Volunteers needed for clam survey June 6 • State programs offer help for uninsured • School math materials review June 11

Say goodbye... Blaine’s longest running business, Goff’s Department Store, will close its doors for good on August 31.

Gardening and much more... A new Birch Bay business offers a wide variety of plants.

Blaine high school students showcased their best work last Thursday.

Great kids doing great things

As unheralded as a surprise summer thundershower, Blaine’s track athletes stormed the state championship meet last weekend in Tacoma. When the dust cleared the Borderites had set 12 records in winning the girls meet by four and a half points over Sehome, 56 to 51.5, and getting second in the boys meet to Lynden by 6 points, 45 to 39.