Thu, Jan 13, 2005
BirchBay Steering Committee:The plan is adopted at last
Afterfour years of meetings and careful consideration, the BirchBay Community Plan: A 2020 Look to the Future, was adoptedby the Whatcom County Council...
BlaineSchool District: A year of improvements
Onbehalf of the school board, our administrative team,the Blaine school district staff, and especially ourstudents, we would like to thank you for our ...
Go forth and buy...
Concertto benefit jazz festival
Bassoonplayer Martin Kuuskmann is hosting a benefit concert thisSaturday night in support of the Pacific Arts Association’sannual summer Jazz Festival...
Cityof Blaine expecting significant development
“We’reat the very beginning of a considerable incline. Growthis on its way at a significantly increased rate.”
BirchBay group mulling form of government
Blaine’sgoverning body and those trying to determine who shouldbe governing Birch Bay had a little uneasy flirtationthis week.
Thu, Jan 6, 2005
Bestof the Police Report: 2004
November20: While on patrol an officer was contacted by a concernedcitizen who reported a man was using a pay phone in the200 block of E Street. The citizen...
Cityof Blaine: Challenges and Opportunities
2004has been an extremely busy and productive year for thecity of Blaine. The major issue in the city continuesto be the siting and construction of a new...
BirchBay Chamber of Commerce:From cold water to hot festivals
The2004 Polar Bear Swim started the year off with one ofthe largest crowds ever, gathered at Birch Bay for the21st annual dip on January 1. There were ...
Oneless Crossen to bear for commissioners and firefighters
DaveCrossen’s tenure as fire chief of North WhatcomFire & Rescue Services (NWFRS) came to an end at midnighton New Year’s Eve. At a special...
Departmentof ecology levies $18,500 fine
Thestate department of ecology (DOE) has issued a fine of$18,500 to Nature’s Path Foods inBlaine for discharging more than 600 pounds of sugar intothe...
Highspeed car crash takes one life, one seriously injured
RonaldSanchez, 46, died early New Year’s Day whenhe lost control of his 1988 Porsche on Birch Bay Drive nearCottonwood Drive. Sanchez was southbound...
Blainebasketball mania hits the road
In atwo-day road trip last week that took them to both thebright lights of the big city and the modest confines ofa “Hoosiers” style old high...
January8: A winter storm rolled into Blaine and Birch Bay, droppingseveral inches of snow onto icy roads leading to twodays of school closures.
Localteachers experience power of tsunami
(Editornote: Patrick Green and Becky Johnson are formerBlaine teachers currently living and teaching inSingapore. The following is Green’seyewitness...
Thu, Dec 23, 2004
It’sa chocoholic’s dream, seeing 20 poundsof the finest Belgian chocolate cascading down a five-tieredfountain. It’s also one of Blaine...
Celebratingthe season in Birch Bay
It’s that time again – timefor all those gutsy people to take leave of their sensesand plunge into the cold, cold waters of Birch Bay in thewinter...
Historyof the Peace ArchPart Three: The Celebration Begins
Theycalled him Coal Oil Billy. William Carlson was racingat Tacoma’s speedway duringthe Fourth of July, 1915, when his peppy Maxwell blewa tire. ...
TheBlaine primary school’s kindergarten registrationwill be conducted differently this year than in past years.Instead of an evening orientation,...
Asian rapper nabbed for murderBorderprotection officers from both the U.S. and Canada workedtogether to arrest an Asian rapper wanted in New York forattempted...
Blainebasketball mania hits the road
In atwo-day road trip last week that took them to both thebright lights of the big city and the modest confines ofa “Hoosiers” style old high...
Parksboard wants the spit to stay in public hands
The Blaine Parks and Cemetery Board expressed its approvallast week of efforts by a group of local citizens to buyout the land intended for the Seagrass...
Cantwellin town to talk border resources
SenatorMaria Cantwell was in Blaine last week to see how heroffice can bring additional resources to tighten up localborders.
Thu, Dec 16, 2004
ScottLiles of Blaine was sentenced to nearly six years inprison on Friday, December 10 in Federal District Courtin Seattle after having been convicted ...
TheMt. Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross presentedFire Hero Awards to Brenna Woronuik of Blaine and Blainepolice detective Dan Sartain last Friday...
Donorsbecome winners of a James Williamson print
Twenty-five generous individuals and companies were thelucky recipients of a signed James Williamson print ofthe Semiahmoo Lighthouse following a drawing...
Cityscoots in law before Christmas
Blainecity council has approved an ordinance setting rulesfor the use of scooters in the city. “I considerthis to be a tool more than an axe handle...
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