Residents can now officially have their say on what should be studied in the Gateway Pacific Terminal site's environmental impact statement (EIS). The public comment period for the scoping process began September 24 and will end January 21, 2013.

It's been nearly one year since the Blaine City Council voted to acquire a right-of-way on an east Blaine property, but the issue must wait until late October before it is put to rest.

Blaine school board directors got a little bit of not-so-good news leavened with a bit of good news when presented with student results on state-mandated testing at their regular monthly meeting Monday night.

It's been two months since Ace Hardware re-opened its doors to the Blaine community as part of Whatcom Farmers Co-op (WFC), and so far things are going well.

North Whatcom Fire and Rescue welcomed back one of its own, as the ambulance involved in a February collision in south Birch Bay returned to the fleet.

Bennie "Poppa" Andrews is a quiet, courteous man.

Kathleen Hildebrand has always loved interior design. As a child, her friends were playing with Barbies, while Hildebrand was redecorating Barbie’s house with whatever accessories she could find.

Drivers in Whatcom County can get their vehicles’ lights inspected and replaced free of charge on October 6 as part of the Automotive Service Association’s (ASA) annual Lights On event.

The Bellingham, Concrete, Custer, Lynden and Oak Harbor posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary honored winners of the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest with a ceremony on September 9 in Ferndale.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Washington has announced a new mentoring program specifically for teenaged mothers. The program is funded by a grant from the Whatcom County Health Department.

Blaine’s sixth annual scarecrow competition and tour is starting soon, and businesses and residents are encouraged to help dress up the town for fall by designing scarecrows for their storefronts or windows from October 13 until after Halloween. Businesses and organizations without a storefront are encouraged to participate and will be provided a location to decorate.

The first community forum for the Whatcom County Futures: Toward a Sustainable Economy project gave residents a chance to suggest ideas to support the vision for the area’s long term future.

After a life of service to his country, his community, and those he loved, Harry Bruce “Doc” Bonallo, 89, passed away peacefully at home in Blaine with his wife of 65 years and family members by his side.

Blaine's varsity football team's offense was virtually unstoppable in a game against Bellinghamâs Red Raiders on Friday, September 21, as the Borderites racked up 641 total yards with 590 of them coming on the ground.

Even though the scoreboard did not reflect it, Blaine's young sophomore-loaded team is making great strides in three areas of the game. Our fresh-faced lassies grew up Tuesday, September 18, in their losing game against Nooksack Valley Pioneers in areas of hustle, technical and fundamentals.

September 17 to 23, 2012

Monday, September 17 was another warm, late-summer day as the Lady Borderites prepared for their soccer game against Nooksack Valley Pioneers.