Congratulations graduates!

Those wishing to support local farmers will soon be able to do so on a whole new level.

Following heated testimony from landowners, developers and environmental groups on Monday, Blaine City Council voted down a critical areas ordinance (CAO) 4-3 that would increase buffer zones around wetlands, and scheduled a work session to amend the ordinance in what some councilors called an attempt to balance environmental protections with property rights.

Following requirements by the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) Blaine community development director Terry Galvin unveiled a proposal that would cut the city’s urban growth area (UGA) by two-thirds.

Teacher awards and scholarships

City offers walk-in passport appointments • Voluntary watering begins June 15 • Candidates file for Blaine City Council • Need help? Hire a football player • Officers arrest murder suspect at border • Pancake breakfast scheduled June 20 • Boys & Girls Club seeks auction items

A group of Custer musicians have scheduled this year’s Haynie Opry series with a beginning performance on June 13 at the Haynie Grange.

Some Blaine residents could raise chickens in city limits if Blaine City Council adopts a staff proposal later this month.

Piano for a cause... A Father’s Day piano concert will help raise money to replace aging playground equipment at Peace Arch State Park. 

Helping hands. Blaine high school graduate Shanelle Freeman recounts her experience at a Kenyan orphanage.

North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) Chief Tom Fields was named fire chief of the year by the Washington Fire Chief’s Association (WFCA) at their annual meeting in Spokane last month.