Ken Peck knows the highs and lows of small business. As the head winemaker of the artisan Dakota Creek Winery, he endeavors to find a niche in the highly competitive winemaking business.

Improvements to a stretch of road north of Birch Bay are on the top of the county’s 2011 construction project list. Whatcom County Council voted 6-1 to adopt the county’s 2011 annual construction program at their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 28.

Owners of septic systems within Blaine city limits now have more time to connect to city sewer, Blaine City Council members decided last month.

Two Blaine residents have opened a massage therapy practice in Blaine.

Mt. Baker Kidney Center (MBKC) is celebrating a number of milestones this year.

Local residents can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture.

Kathy Richardson is a volunteer at the Blaine Visitor Center and has lived in the area since 1963. Kathy Richardson is a volunteer at the Blaine Visitor Center and has lived in the area since 1963.

Former Birch Bay Village resident Elizabeth “Betty” Liepart, l., gets a hug from a friend during a celebration for her 100th birthday October 4 at the Leopold Retirement Home in Bellingham.

It wasn’t the start that either team may have expected, but the results of the game were certainly surprising as Mount Baker rolled into Blaine and hammered the heavily-favored Borderites 41-15 Friday, October 1.

After a mediocre first half, the Lady Borderites battled back in the second to pull ahead of the Meridian Trojans by two goals, only to have Tuesday’s girls’ soccer game end in a 3-3 tie at Pipeline Field.

Blaine sophomore goalkeeper Anna Hewitt clears the ball in Blaine’s game against Sehome Thursday.