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Rein Neem
December 31, 1937 – January 13, 2022
Rein Neem of Blaine, died of congestive heart failure January 13, 2022, in Bellingham, with his wife and daughter by his side. He was 84 …
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1/19/22 07:18 PM
The Editor:
Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “The time is always right, to do what is right.” On this, nearly all of us agree. Where we tend to drift apart, is what we think …
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1/19/22 07:15 PM
Jan. 8, 1:24 a.m.: Narcotics violation on Peace Portal Drive.
Jan. 8, 2:32 a.m.: Welfare check on Alder Street.
Jan. 8, 7 a.m.: Malicious mischief on 3rd Street.
Jan. 8, 11:38 a.m.: …
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1/19/22 07:14 PM
Jan. 7, 12:56 a.m.: Suspicious vehicle on Birch Bay-Lynden Road, Custer.
Jan. 7, 9:35 a.m.: Behavioral health issue on Birch Bay-Lynden Road.
Jan. 7, 9:36 a.m.: Traffic hazard on Drayton Harbor …
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1/19/22 07:12 PM
Whatcom County Council voted 4-2 to appoint 22-year-old Simon Sefzik (R-Ferndale) as state senator for the 42nd Legislative District to replace the late Doug Ericksen.
“We are not here, in …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/12/22 07:47 PM
A 28-year-old Blaine resident was taken to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center after crashing head on into a semi-truck on Birch Bay-Lynden Road on the evening of January 9.
Akash Kumar, of …
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1/12/22 07:37 PM
King tide, storm pressure and 2-4 foot waves caused flooding in south Birch Bay January 7 that left The Bridge Community Hope Center building with a foot of standing water to drain.
John Gargett, …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/12/22 07:36 PM
All of Blaine City Council met January 10 for the first time in council chambers since August, when it voted to conduct online meetings until governor Jay Inslee lifted the state mask mandate. …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/12/22 07:25 PM
Whatcom County health officials say the county has not yet reached its peak during the omicron surge, which has already caused Covid-19 to skyrocket to numbers unseen during the nearly two-year …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/12/22 07:22 PM
President Joe Biden accepted governor Jay Inslee’s request to declare the November 2021 flooding a major disaster in Washington state on January 5, which will soon bring individual assistance to …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/12/22 07:17 PM
Nearly all Whatcom County school district areas have Covid-19 case rates in the 1,000s, the highest most areas have ever been since the start of the pandemic because of the highly transmissible …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/12/22 07:08 PM
After two narrow, historic wins for Blaine basketball, the boys lost 64-51 to an undefeated Lynden Christian Monday night in the Blaine High School gymnasium.
The Borderites came into the game on …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/12/22 07:02 PM
As Washington’s Legislature begins a new session Monday, the omicron variant of Covid-19 continues its rampage through the state, scuttling lawmakers’ plans to conduct more of their business in …
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By Melissa Santos / Crosscut.com |
1/12/22 07:00 PM
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested a woman who allegedly attempted to smuggle 100 kilograms of methamphetamine into B.C. at the Blaine …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/12/22 06:58 PM
Upon review of Whatcom County’s 2021-22 budget, the county found it received $4.8 million more in sales and property tax in 2021 than it expected when drafting its budget in 2020.
When Whatcom …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/12/22 06:52 PM
The Blaine school district is looking for substitutes in all positions. Superintendent Christopher Granger is encouraging anybody who thinks they may have an interest in education or would like to …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/12/22 06:50 PM
The Editor:
I have two responses to share; first, I so agree with the remarks shared by Susan Werner in the December 30 issue regarding the contrasted reporting about Doug Ericksen and Sharon …
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1/12/22 06:44 PM
Jan. 1, 9:55 p.m.: Traffic hazard on Custer School Road, Custer.
Jan. 1, 10:49 p.m.: Trespass on Blaine Road.
Jan. 2, 1:49 a.m.: Domestic verbal on Halibut Drive.
Jan. 2, 1:52 a.m.: Alarm …
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1/12/22 06:42 PM