Thu, Feb 3, 2005
Howzaboutan exchange student?
NWServices is looking for 55 caring Washington familiesto host high school students from various countries forthe 2005/06 school year. The students are...
Qualityof life forMatureAdults
It’snever too late to get in great shape...
Kayakernabbed with pot
Theofficer in charge of the “Eye in the Sky” bordersurveillance cameras noticed an unusual disturbance latelast Monday night in Semiahoo Bay...
Dean’slist
Thefollowing area students have been named to the Dean’slist at the University of Washington for the autumn quarter.
Newdirector of youth club appointed
NicoleHarr is the new director of the Blaine Boys & GirlsClub, a unit of the Boys & Girls clubs of WhatcomCounty, and she’s wasting no time...
Happydays are here again
Blaineand Birch Bay will get almost six million dollars worthof sewer construction funding from the state thanks toa bill that the Washington state house...
Citysewer plan up for final approval by state
Blaine’splan for handling the city’ssewage for the next 20 years has been submitted to thestate for final review, and with department of ecologyapproval...
Highschool principal Newell pleads not guilty
Blainehigh school principal Dan Newell has pled not guiltyto gross misdemeanor charges of rendering criminal assistanceand obstructing a law enfrorcement...
Thu, Jan 27, 2005
LibraryLink
Didyou know that the Blaine Library carries 145 differentmagazine subscriptions, and all but the latest issue maybe checked out for three weeks?
Arts & Jazzbenefit on tap this Saturday at high school
Theeighth annual Arts & Jazz is theannual benefit auction and dance which celebrates thetalents of the Blaine high school jazz band, chamberchoir and...
Needhelp with taxes?
AARP Tax-Aide helps taxpayers file their personal incometax returns between February 4 through April 15. Volunteersare trained to assist in filing basic...
50,000chum and counting
“Thisis the day we’ve been waiting for!” exclaimedRachel Vasak, program director for the Nooksack SalmonEnhancement Association (NSEA...
Sewageoverflow in torrential rains lead to oyster closure
Heavy rains last week led to around 40,000 gallons ofraw sewage spilling into Semiahmoo Bay from the Blainemunicipal system.Public works director Steve...
Onthe Waterfront
Apart of Blaine’s fishing history sailed away fromour harbor this month.
2004:A year in the life of Richard Clark
January: NewYear’s Day opened withan arctic cold snap and snow. In my part of the world,eight degrees Fahrenheit is awful. In order to avoidfreezing...
Countyasked to ignore UGA request
Blainecity council approved an incisive letter to county councilasking them not to consider a comprehensive plan amendmentthat would chop the Blaine urban...
Howto prevent a heart attack
PatGilson, originator and chair of the popular “ChickenSoup for the Mind” lecture series at Semiahmoo, announcedearlier this week that Dr. ...
Schoolrallies behind tsunami relief effort
TheBlaine middle school Tsunami Change Drive was a hugesuccess! In just five days our school of just 550 studentsraised over $2,500! Each day, my students...
Schooldistrict tackles legislators
Scoliosistraining. Safety committee documented meetings. No childleft behind measurements and documentation. Annual busdriver training.
PeacePortal condos planned
“Thisis the beginning, the first,” Blaine communitydevelopment director Terry Galvin advised city council membersas they got their first taste...
Hertzspecifies needed changes
Theeast Blaine annexation agreement was back before citycouncil almost a decade after its controversial adoption,and so were the same people who had concerns...
Blainehigh school principal suspended
Blainehigh school principal Dan Newell will face charges onFriday of obstructing a law enforcement officer and renderingcriminal assistance in the second...
Thu, Jan 20, 2005
Localartist wins contest
Localartist Connie Orgonas won the second annual Smuggler’sInn art contest with her watercolor of “Blaine Lighthouseon a Stormy Night,&rdquo...
Hearingexaminer extends public comment period
Ahearing has been set for 2 p.m. next Wednesday, January19, in the Whatcom County Courthouse to review aspectsof the proposed Great Links at The Bay development...
2004:A monumental Year
Followingtheir selection by an international jury in February, 10outstanding artworks from an international group of artistswere placed on display in April...
DraytonHarbor: Cleaner every year
2004has been a banner year for Drayton Harbor clean-up efforts.Due to the persistence of the Drayton Harbor shellfishprotection district advisory committee...
Worldpremiere composition impresses audience
Threecomposers caught my attention at the Pacific Arts Associationconcert Saturday evening. Although they wrote demandingpieces that made their performers...
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