Fri, Jan 3, 2003
2002 IN REVIEWBlaine Airport Commission
It has been a busy year for the airport. The trees at the south end are not down yet, but we are getting close. The council condemned an easement over ...
2002 IN REVIEWBlaine School District
The Blaine school district is celebrating an exciting 2002 and looking forward to wonderful events in 2003.Over the past 12 months we have seen many changes...
2002 IN REVIEWBlaine Chamber of Commerce
2002 was a very successful year for the Blaine Community Chamber of Commerce. In February we held the second annual Bite of Blaine which offered delicious...
2002 IN REVIEWBirch Bay Chamber of Commerce
Your board of directors for the last year has been Ruth Lauman, Julie Gerity, Ted Morris, Pat Palmer, Jana Soloway, Cheryll Ryan, and myself. The board...
Stafholt administrator retires
“I’ll miss turning the corner on a foggy morning and seeing this bright green roof,” said retiring Stafholt Good Samaritan Center administrator...
Another year flew by and a flock of changes with it. For our first issue of the new year we’re taking a look at the past 12 months and the events ...
Changing the guard at Blaine public works
Blaine public works director Grant Stewart is moving on to drier pastures. On January 3 he will leave his position in Blaine to take over the public works...
Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Uniquely ours...You could get Dad a new tie, or you could get him the world’s toughest yet softest slippers at Goff’s. Your niece probably wouldn...
This trip will rock the generations
From high school student to local rock veterans, over a dozen local musicians will come together this weekend to raise the roof on the Ken Waters gym and...
Birch Bay hostel gets the proverbial axe
Wayne Maschger has lost his home and his job, but he is more concerned that the community and the traveling public have lost a unique resource – the...
Board considers superintendent qualifications
In refining what they’re looking for in a new superintendent, Blaine school district board members are mulling over what Blaine schools are all about...
Thu, Dec 12, 2002
More Christmas spirit in best pageant ever
Sandy Wolf’s holiday offering this year is an adaptation of Barbara Robinson’s children’s story, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,&...
City finds bucks to move boats
Blaine has found a source of state funding to pay for removal of two fish boats abandoned in Drayton Harbor.“We’ve pinpointed a funding source...
Our trees but not their trees?
Blaine city council continued to mull over the neighborly dispute between the airport commission and the parks board over Skallman Park. At their December...
Uniquely ours...You could get Dad a new tie, or you could get him the world’s toughest yet softest slippers at Goff’s. Your niece probably wouldn...
Winter wonderlands can be treacherous
With winter upon us, snowmen, ice skating and holiday cheer is often accompanied by blizzards, ice storms and aggravation. Though these disruptions to ...
North Whatcom County Fire and Rescue Services (NWFRS) firefighters met their new interim chief David Crossen at a fire district 13 commissioners’ ...
Blaine police chief Bill Elfo will take over as county sheriff in January when Dale Brandland moves on to the state Senate.On December 10 county council...
Blaine budget takes bite out of hours
Blaine’s budget cuts will hit home next week as the police department cuts hours and services.As of December 16, the office hours for the Blaine Police...
No runway expansion without economic expansion
At the heart of the new Blaine airport expansion feasibility study is a chicken and egg story.“If the council were to extend the runway additional...
Fire district lumps years of taxes into one big one
Regardless of Tim Eyman’s Initiative 747, which restricts municipal agencies from increasing their levies by more than one percent without asking ...
Thu, Dec 5, 2002
Uniquely ours...You could get Dad a new tie, or you could get him the world’s toughest yet softest slippers at Goff’s. Your niece probably wouldn...
Cartridge recycling to help parks
The city of Blaine has teamed up with an online fundraising center to raise money for new play equipment in the city’s parks.Community members can...
Flurry of pot busts at the border
U.S. Customs inspectors working at Pacific Highway truck crossing seized 276 pounds of marijuana during a routine examination November 23. They discovered...
Skate park benefit unveils new BMX vid
An extreme BMX video will hit the silver screen for the first time at Blaine’s performing arts center (PAC) and a raffle will hand out prizes to make...
New park pondered for Birch Bay
The Birch Bay chamber of commerce will be working with Whatcom County Parks and Recreation through the upcoming year to create a small park along Cedar...
Reassessment could mean property tax adjustments
Local property owners are getting revised valuations in the mail from the county auditor’s office. After an error in the first mailing of reassessments...
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