Thu, Sep 30, 2004
Countycouncil approves Birch Bay community plan
Afternearly four years of work and a great deal of talk andrevision, the Birch Bay Steering Committee’sCommunity Plan was approved by the Whatcom...
DieterSchugt steps down as mayor of Blaine
Blainemayor Dieter Schugt is stepping down to devote all hisenergies to his personal struggle with cancer. When citycouncil met September 27, mayor pro...
Thu, Sep 23, 2004
HomeImprovementRugs: An Elegant Way To TransformA Room
Oneof the quick and effective ways to accentuate a roomis with carpeting, and some of the best comes fromplaces where it’s been made for millennia...
Ten Ways ToEnsure Healthy FoodFor You and Your Family
“Rightnow, we still have a choice about the food we eat – achoice between food that is grown and raised locallyby family farmers or food that...
Clickit or ticket
Fromnow until October 3, extra law enforcement patrols fromWhatcom County will be monitoring city streets, stateroads and the interstate looking for drivers...
Lookingfor a few good trees
One of the projects the park board hasundertaken is to recognize our “Heritage Trees.” Blaine is trulyblessed with many beautiful trees of ...
Congratulationsagain
CassieRevell of Blaine at Denison University student is amongthose named as winners of the Heritage Scholarship. Revellis a 2004 graduate of Blaine high...
Canyou help?
TheWhatcom Literacy Council will be hosting their prospectivevolunteer tutor orientation for those interested in helpingan adult learn to read and write...
Newsin Brief
Sikh Temple planned for Birch BayPublic comments on a conditional use permit request arebeing accepted until September 30. Gurmit Singh and SatpalSidhu...
Former mayorJohn Hobberlin undergoes heart bypass surgery
FormerBlaine mayor John Hobberlin, 74, underwent triple bypasssurgery after suffering from a heart attack early onthe morning of Friday, September 17. ...
Menzieshonored for harbor work
WhatcomLand Trust has named Geoff Menzies Land Steward of theYear for his dedication and work to clean up the waterand watershed of Drayton Harbor.
ImagineNation: a great place to be
BlaineCommunity Theater is offering Imagine Nation, acting classesopen for registration beginning October 1 for kids agesfive to 10. Session one will enhance...
Longhistory behind Stafholt
TheStafholt Good Samaritan Center will host its annual Founder’sDay celebration this Sunday, September 26 with an openhouse, refreshments and live...
Comeout to hear the music
BlaineBassoonist Martin Kuuskmann will be making his secondlocal appearance as he joins New York pianist RichardBishop and New York Philharmonic Orchestra...
Countyhearing examiner to rule on pipeline
WhatcomCount Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink will hear closingarguments in an appeal of a county decision denying WilliamsPipeline’s applicationto...
FarmAid message: Local food is the best food
Asellout crowd of 28,000 jammed the White River Amphitheatreon the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, near Seattle foran afternoon of good music and good ...
Thu, Sep 16, 2004
Customsofficer in slammer for drugs
AU.S. customs officer is behind bars after he tried tosmuggle 536 pounds of marijuana from B.C. through the Lyndenborder crossing on Monday, September ...
HomeImprovementEntryways
“Putaway the shoes and coats!” urged Pat Long when talkingabout entry ways, often a house’s most overlookedarea. Long and her business...
Localgardeners show well
Fourarea gardens, three of them in Birch Bay and one in Blaine,won awards in this year’sWhatcom in Bloom competition sponsored by the WhatcomCounty...
Cityproposing changes to rules
Citycouncil will exert more scrutiny on major developmentsin Blaine if they choose to accept proposed new rules forhow these projects are reviewed.
Citizensprovide input into parks plan
Continuingon the recent trend of neighborhood solidarity, closeto a dozen Montfort Park area residents came before citycouncil to voice their opposition...
Boardwalkhits stumbling block
“Theboardwalk is just set for construction,” Blainecommunity and economic development director Terry Galvintold Blaine city council - with ...
Blaine: HollywoodNear North?
If youspot a few people gathered around town in little knotshere and there during the first 15 days of November, mostlyat night, you may have just stumbled...
Newpastor installed
Aformal installation service for Reverend Jim Chase, thenew pastor at Peace Arch Assembly of God in Blaine, willtake place at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, September...
Revell awardedWhitworth award
CassieRevell of Blaine has been awarded a $9,000 academic scholarship,which includes a $7,500 presidential scholarship to attendWhitworth College.
Baywater district nicks big grant
WhatcomCounty Executive Pete Kremen’soffice announced Monday that an $850,000 grant to installsewers and associated waste water collection apparatusin...
Cityconsidering big jump in sewer rates
Thecity’s general sewer plan isready for adoption, but city council is still tryingto digest that sewer rates and hookup costs may needto almost ...
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