Thu, May 24, 2007
WSDOTto fix Blaine Road culvert
The Washington stateDepartment of Transportation (WSDOT) awarded a $1.3 millionconstruction contract this week to replace a rusting culvertunder Blaine...
Aroundthe Bays
Memorial exhibit scheduled MondayThe Bellingham and Seattle chapters of Veterans For Peace will sponsoringa traveling exhibit honoring fallen U.S. soldiers...
Citydrops ball with Folklife invite
Complicationsand miscommunications between the Blaine Tourism AdvisoryCommittee (BTAC) and the United States/Canada Peace AnniversaryAssociation (USCPAA...
PloverFerry starts inaugural run this Friday
Blaine’shistoric Plover Ferry will be starting its 11th summerseason, beginning with its inaugural run at noon this Fridayat Blaine Harbor at gate...
WhatcomCounty judge reverses Douglas ruling
Ina brief, two-page final decision handed down last week,Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Ira Uhrig said thatthe city of Blaine was in error when it...
Thu, May 17, 2007
BorderiteReport May/June 2007
Brought To You By The Blaine School DistrictCharlotte Fouse, Editor I would love to hear your comments or feedback. Send to:borderitenews@blainesd.org
BannerBank hires assistant VP
Banner Bank last month announcedthe promotion of Anne Graves to assistant vice presidentat its Blaine branch. Graves will continue to serveas Blaine...
Blainechurch hires Rozendaal
Thereverend Jay Rozendaal was installed last Tuesday eveningas vicar of Christ Episcopal Church in Blaine by hisbishop, the Rt. Reverend Vincent Warner...
NWFire and Rescue adds 10 new firefighters
Fire Chief Tom Fields of North Whatcom Fire and Rescue(NWFR) completed a recently planned expansion in staffingwith a recognition ceremony Monday night...
NewKira’s Grill owners offer Russian delights
Kira’s restaurant has newowners and some new menu items.Sergey and Svetlana Kravchenko, of Blaine, took over thebusiness in February after former...
Eventshows local talent up-close
The 11th Annual Close-up CommunityTalent Show once again proved to be a magnet for all thewonderful talent in Blaine and Birch Bay.
Blaineresident wins WASA leadership award
Region 108 of theWashington Association of School Administrators (WASA)recognized Blaine’s Kristi Galbraith earlier thismonth for her years of volunteering...
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Power outage scheduled this SaturdayThe City of Blaine has scheduled a poweroutage originally planned for May 8 to Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m...
Citysets public hearing for street plan
Thecity of Blaine will discuss its six-year road plan duringa series of public hearings scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday,June 11 at city council chambers as...
Housebill could exempt children from passport req’s
Childrenunder the age of 15 living in Point Roberts and attendingschool in Blaine could be exempt from passport requirementsif a bill passed by the U.S...
Reportshows county-wide decrease in crime
TheWashington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs(WASPC) released figures last week that showed a significantoverall reduction in both violent and...
Thu, May 10, 2007
UWprofessor surveys dead birds
Julia Parrish has been studying seabirdpopulations long enough to know that their survival ratescan be useful indicators of the health of a marine ecosystem.The...
Wantto start a garden? Find plants to suit your lifestyle
There is so muchhappening in the garden that it is difficult to pick astarting point. I have received many questions and inquiriesrecently from folks wanting...
Blainephysicians celebrate 25 years in practice
Blaine’stwo physicians, David Allan and Marta Kazymyra, firstmet when a college secretary assigned them to be labpartners in an undergraduate biochemistry...
Beachprogram offers free training for volunteers
Washington State University’svolunteer Beach Naturalists program will be returningto Whatcom County’s shoreline parks this summer.RE Sources...
Sculptureexplores U.S./Canadian border relations
What would the U.S./Canadian borderlook like under different circumstances?
BeingFrank about salmon
This year’sNorth of Falcon salmon management process, for the coastand Puget Sound, was tougher than it’s ever been.
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Kindergarten readiness night
Blainegroup to speak at Folklife
TheUnited States/Canada Peace Anniversary Association willrepresent the city of Blaine at Seattle’s FolklifeFestival this year.The annual four-day...
Mother’sDay art tour scheduled this weekend
Thesecond annual Mother’s Day art studio tourin Blaine is set for this weekend, May 12 and 13, and isboth bigger and more varied than last year&rsquo...
Blaineborder officials find men in rail cars
Intwo seperate incidents last month, Customs and BorderProtection officers (CBP) scanning southbound rail carswith gamma rays discovered Honduran stowaways...
Thu, May 3, 2007
There’smore to life than team sports
Growing up just outside the smalltown of Blaine really helped me to be creative when itcame to entertainment. There were only so many activitiesavailable...
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