Declining revenue for the Birch Bay Water and Sewer District (BBWSD) will most likely mean water and sewer rate increases, but district officials have yet to determine how much of an increase will be needed.

Mt. Baker Ski Area’s Winter Ride program is gearing up for the season, and an informational meeting will be held next Wednesday for Blaine students and parents.

Twenty boxes of archeological material sit with a private archeologist hired by the Birch Bay Water and Sewer District (BBWSD) as district officials decide what to do with them.

The options for local families in need of a Thanksgiving dinner have dwindled to two.

Former Blaine city council member David White died October 15 after a brief illness. He was 64 years old.

Gail Tierney, from Bellingham’s Brigid Collins Family Support Center, will speak at 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 6, at the Free Church Unitarian, 1218 Harrison Avenue in Blaine, about the center’s Stewards of Children/Darkness to Light class.

Blaine planning staff are recommending zoning changes to the land between D Street and the truck route, and the city’s planning commission is giving the public more time to comment on the issue.

The North Cascades Concert Band will play a rousing concert at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, in Blaine High School’s Performing Arts Center.

Police reports from the Blaine Police Department for October 25 - November 2, 2011

Two Blaine residents go all out for Halloween

Tuesday night’s play-in matchup between Blaine and Cedarcrest ended in a 35-24 Red Wolves victory, ending the Borderites’ 2011 season and leaving Borderites players and fans wondering what might have been.

Due to a small roster, Blaine competed solely in individual races at the high school cross country district competition on Saturday, October 29, at South Whidbey High School. Fortunately, three of their four runners will be advancing to state.