Thu, Oct 4, 2007
Localcandidates forum October 16
TheNorthern Light will sponsor a candidate’s forumfor local political races this month.
BirchBay developer fights Growth Management Act
Birch Bay developer Bill Granthas given his attorney the go-ahead to ask the state supremecourt to overturn an appeals court decision about countyland ...
Localbusiness gains from the rise of the Loonie
Afterbeing worth just a little over 60 cents U.S. a few yearsago the Canadian dollar has passed the U.S. dollar invalue for the first time since 1976 and...
Thu, Sep 27, 2007
Blaine furniture store has long-time roots
Publisher’s Note: Living,visiting and working as we do on the 49th Parallel, theborder has an undeniable impact on our lives. Borderpolicies and ...
Council sets public hearing to vote on hearing examiner
Maintaining public input in the planningprocess was the central concern in a decision by the Blaine PlanningCommission to withold support of an expanded...
Max Shelton withdraws fromcouncil race
Liebertto stay on ballot, Forslof says
WhatcomCounty Auditor Shirley Forslof determined earlier this week thatfirst ward city council member John Liebert’sname will remain on the general...
Atthe end of June the NEXUS program turned five years old,with 130,000 members nationally, and slated for continuedexpansion. But some wonder if the program...
Gregoirecalls anticipated border waits ‘unacceptable’
Washington State Governor ChristineGregoire may have pioneered a state driver’s licensepilot program earlier this year, but it won’t beof much...
NWFRSruling will stall development permits
Adecision by Whatcom County hearing examiner Michael Bobbinkthat certain Birch Bay developments may proceed withouthaving to pay fees the fire department...
Thu, Sep 20, 2007
WWUeconomist to study U.S. trade with Canada
Western Washington University Economics Department chairPaul Storer is currently working on a research projectthat will examine the complex relationship...
Kremenappoints planning director
Whatcom County ExecutivePete Kremen has appointed David Stalheim as the new Planningand Development Services Director for Whatcom County.
Economicalelectric stoves save money by ‘zone heating’
Localman crosses country on bicycle
It was still mid-June and rainingwhen Allan Williams, of Blaine, was training for what wouldlikely be the ride of his life.
Blainestudents accept Rachel’s ‘chain of kindness’ challenge
Love… I don’t thinkI know of any other theme that prevails quite as oftenthrough messages delivered to us by the media. However,it seems that...
Remembering the meaning of the Peace Arch monument
Not many years after Kelli Linville’sgreat grandfather, Knute Evertz, forged and fastened iron gatesto the Peace Arch walls, the Great Depression...
There’sstill time for hiking in the North Cascades
Hike: Winchester MountainLength: 2.1 miles, one-wayElevation gain: 300 feetDifficulty: More difficult
BriefsIncorporationstudy meeting this Monday
TheBirch Bay Incorporation Feasibility Study Committee has scheduleda community forum to discuss the fundamentals of incorporation andgather information...
Notedclassical guitarist to play Friday
JasonVieaux, head of the Cleveland Institute of Music’sguitar department, will be presenting a program of classicalguitar music as a part of Blaine...
CouncilmemberLiebert lives in wrong ward
Whatcom County auditor ShirleyForslof dropped a bombshell on two-term council memberJohn Liebert’s re-election campaign last week bytelling him that...
TotallyChocolate celebrates year in new facility
TotallyChocolate marked a year in their new manufacturing facilitylast month with increased production that generated recordpayroll outlays.
Thu, Sep 13, 2007
FormerBirch Bay cabin becomes space for grandkids
Bellingham dentist TheoRasmussen and his wife Florence bought a small cottagein the Cottonwood Reach section of Birch Bay in 1924, whenCalvin Coolidge ...
Huntereducation program now online
Thenew online version of the state’s basic huntereducation program is about to leave the old home-studycourse by the wayside.
Blainewoman offers helpful advice on home decor
Now that the lazydays (or were they busy days) of summer are about to leaveus, with autumn coming in before too long, we are lookingforward to new and ...
Birch Bay and Blaine community monthly meetings
Alanon Meetings: Blaine meets every Wednesdayat 7:30 – 9 p.m. at the Unitarian Church at Cedar & Harrisonstreets. 332-5863. Custer meets...
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