http://thenorthernlight.com/news News RSS Feed http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_it_s_time_to_talk_about_the_trains The Washington State Department of Transportation is ready to talk about the future of rail travel in the Cascades Corridor. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_it_s_time_to_talk_about_the_trains http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_financials_holding_steady__council_appoints_new_member Blaine is weathering its storm well. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_financials_holding_steady__council_appoints_new_member http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_make_your_voices_heard__jail_scoping_period_is_open The scoping period for the new jail site has begun, and officials are seeking comments from members of the public on the impacts of building a new jail at the preferred site in Ferndale. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_make_your_voices_heard__jail_scoping_period_is_open http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_time_to_pedal May is National Bike Month. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_time_to_pedal http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_nursery_sale_helps_new_farmers_grow Each year Cascade Cuts opens their wholesale nursery to the public for a single day as a fund raiser for the Sustainable Connections Food and Farming Program. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_nursery_sale_helps_new_farmers_grow http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_borderites_take_the_stage Four Blaine High School students are making themselves known in local community theater circles. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_borderites_take_the_stage http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_critchley_s_quest__a_search_for_family_history After driving to the end of Semiahmoo spit to see where a large salmon cannery once stood, Robert Critchley approached a curved hulk of weathered gray wood lying in the grass near the shore. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-15_critchley_s_quest__a_search_for_family_history http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_birch_bay_to_get_first_stoplight Birch Bay's designation as a small town without a stoplight has a limited future as county engineers intend to begin construction this summer that will result in a traffic signal at the intersection of Portal Way and Birch Bay-Lynden Road. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_birch_bay_to_get_first_stoplight http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_keeping_an_eye_on_your_neighbor_helps_community It started with a little graffiti on fences and garages every now and then. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_keeping_an_eye_on_your_neighbor_helps_community http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_the_show_will_go_on___with_a_little_help_from_donors Thousands of people flood the streets of Blaine each year on the Fourth of July to watch fireworks light the night sky. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_the_show_will_go_on___with_a_little_help_from_donors http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_making_a_difference_one_step_at_a_time Just over a month ago, 6,000 of us participated in The Big Climb. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_making_a_difference_one_step_at_a_time http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_vonna_s_is_open_for_business Birch Bay's newest restaurant, Vonna's Purple Fin Restaurant, opened on May 4, and is open seven days a week from breakfast to closing time. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_vonna_s_is_open_for_business http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_guest_editorial__are_our_courthouse_doors_closing_ Several years ago, judges statewide began urging the legislature for more stable funding for the trial courts so we could provide equal and accessible justice across our state. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_guest_editorial__are_our_courthouse_doors_closing_ http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_studio_tour_travels_new_artistic_roads The annual Mother's Day Weekend art studio tour in Blaine, Birch Bay and Custer will be exploring new ground this year. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_studio_tour_travels_new_artistic_roads http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_young_at_heart May happenings and events http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_young_at_heart http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_a_garden_in_full_bloom Bruce and Sandy Wolf have always had green thumbs. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_a_garden_in_full_bloom http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_fishermen_commemorated_with_wreath_sent_to_sea A wreath was decorated with flowers in memory of lost fishermen and set aboard the Plover as part of the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony on May 5. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_fishermen_commemorated_with_wreath_sent_to_sea http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_brownie_clean_up Ana Townson, l., and Sophie Roemer, members of Blaine Brownie troop #43575 search the bushes in Marine Park for garbage as part of their community service project on May 3. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_brownie_clean_up http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-01_pedestrian_study_seeks_birch_bay_volunteers Will the new birch Bay Drive bike and pedestrian project improve the community's health? http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-01_pedestrian_study_seeks_birch_bay_volunteers http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-01_shellfish_farm_offers_opportunities_for_education It may not look like much, but there's more to the Beauty than meets the eye. http://thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-01_shellfish_farm_offers_opportunities_for_education