Wed, Jul 15, 2009
The Market to host BBQ cookoff
Blaine and Birch Bay residents can get a taste of smoky ribs or spicy pulled pork this weekend as The Market at Birch Bay Square hosts its first BBQ On The Border barbecue tasting and cookoff.
Semiahmoo Biodiversity Walk • Rental assistance available for recently unemployed households • Authorities recover body from boat on Boundary Bay • Annual Blaine Icelandic Picnic
Discovery Days parade and festival this weekend
Visitors and residents looking for something to do this weekend will want to check out the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce’s 30th Annual Discovery Days Arts, Crafts & Family Fun Festival this weekend.
CBP lightens restrictions for NEXUS cards
Those who have tried to get a NEXUS card for faster cross-border travel but have been denied or had it taken away may want to re-apply.
City council postpones CAO vote
Despite mounting public pressure to make a final decision on the city’s critical areas ordinance, Blaine City Council voted unanimously Monday to postpone a decision until their next meeting July 27.
Skywater Tennis Tournament Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club, June, 2009
$4.6 million grant to help Puget Sound
The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation (NSMC) Initiative has been awarded $4.6 million in economic stimulus funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to pull derelict fishing nets from Puget Sound.
Jazz fest continues with art, music
Blaine Border Patrol sector hires new deputy chief
Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA) Henry Rolon was sworn-in as the new second-in-command of the Blaine Border Patrol sector.
Asian dance series returns to Peace Arch Park
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Folk Arts in the Parks Program invites the public to attend its second series of afternoon Asian cultural performances at Peace Arch State Park in Blaine in August.
Blaine author Ken Ely publishes second book
Local author and chiropractor Ken Ely, whose young adult novel “The Sons of the Waves” came out late last year, has put out another book.
Safety inspection program can help saves lives
In January 2008, North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) implemented its new life safety inspection program. This program consists of the professional inspection of businesses by trained fire district personnel for hazards that may lead to fire or otherwise pose a threat to the business, employees and patrons.
It happens every time you go to a reunion of some kind, the sort of event that peppers a retired person’s schedule with gatherings of people you knew way back when. Some of the people you meet seem to have aged unbelievably while others are so fit they seem years younger.
Lady Washington returns to Blaine
The tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain have scheduled a return visit to Blaine the afternoon of Tuesday, July 28. The ships will offer public tours and four public sailings during their seven-day stay.
Wed, Jul 8, 2009
Blaine Fourth of July 2009 celebration slideshow
New CBP director known for his extra efforts
Greg Alvarez, Blaine Port Director for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), likes to get involved. Shortly after moving to his new post in April, an SUV was stopped at the border and inspectors discovered a hidden compartment that contained a load of ecstasy-like BZP pills.
Blaine jazz festival features return of MaD Fusion
The eighth annual Blaine Jazz Festival sponsored by the Pacific Arts Association begins on Saturday, July 11, with a repeat concert by the very popular group MaD Fusion and continues through the following Saturday, July 18, with a street fair and a five hour open-air concert by festival students at both the G Street and H Street plazas.
Library levy would maintain services
When Tim Eyman’s property tax capping initiative 747 was approved by voters in 2001, Whatcom County Library Service (WCLS) officials figured they had enough reserve funding to cushion them for several more years to come.
Website details Birch Bay park events • Long waits ahead for EDL applicants • Birch Bay man opens mobile nail salon • Garden contest open to county residents
Second Haynie Opry performance July 11
Golden landscaping a way to go ‘green’
During the summer, lawns throughout Blaine and Birch Bay reflect varying shades of green, golden or brown colors depending on the type of lawn care.
Stroke clinic offered on July 30
Blaine’s Free Church Unitarian will be hosting a stroke screening clinic on Thursday, July 30 beginning at 9 a.m. The church is located at 1218 Harrison street.
Find out what's going on at the Blaine Senior Center
New veteran’s clinic opens in Mount Vernon
The grand opening and dedication ceremony for the Mount Vernon Community Based Out Patient Clinic (CBOC) was July 2.
Rebuilding a life and a home in Birch Bay
When the fire gutted her family’s three-bedroom home in Birch Bay last month, Tatiana Kondratyuk watched from the yard in disbelief.
Pizza Factory shines with Silver Platter Award
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