Thu, Apr 27, 2006
Intersectiondebated at Brown and Cole meeting
Nearly70 Birch Bay and Blaine area residents gathered at ameeting of the Birch Bay steering committee last Mondayto hear representatives from Brown and...
Thu, Apr 20, 2006
Getout & growNative plants add magic to garden
Springin Whatcom County is a magical time. Within our boundarieswe see the bounty of a Pacific Northwest spring such asdaffodils, tulips, hyacinth, ribes...
Getout BoatingGet your ship in shape
Thefirst day of spring was nearly a month ago but nobodyreminded Mother Nature and she’s just catchingup this week, which means that if you haven...
Brownand Cole to hear concerns
Birch Bay arearesidents concerned about the traffic impacts of a new retail developmentat Birch Bay–Lynden andBlaine roads are invited to attend ...
Cityasked for $4 million in damages
Bellinghamdeveloper Joel Douglas has slapped the city of Blainewith $4 million in damage claims for what Douglas saidwere damages stemming from two stop...
Fedsannounce people smuggling ring arrests
FourteenU.S. and Canadian residents, including at least one Washingtonstate resident, have been indicted for their allegedinvolvement in a human smuggling...
Statecomes through with off-ramp cash
“We’recoming here to remodel the house in Blaine and we knowthat comes with disruptions,” said Washington StateDepartment of Transportation...
Thu, Apr 13, 2006
TheC Shop in Birch Bay will host a free Easter egg huntfrom 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 15, in the lot nextto the C Shop.
Keepingthe grass green and the water clean
Whetherit’s because we’re imitating medievalbarons who surrounded their country manors with sheep pasturesor it’s because we’re...
Plansfor the redevelopment of Birch Bay Square are movingahead as scheduled.
GSAplans to blend in at border
TheGeneral Services Administration (GSA) showed the “preliminarydesign concept” for the new Peace Arch port of entrybuilding last Thursday ...
Thecommercial crab season is about to close for local fishers.April 15 is the traditional day not only for taxes, butalso for crab fishing closure.
Airport:to vote or not to vote
Blainecity council members were unable to reach an agreement about howto decide the future of the city’s airport.
Schoolschoose new superintendent
TheBlaine school board, meeting in executive session lastFriday afternoon, hired assistant superintendent RonSpanjer of the Port Angeles school district...
Hearingset for Brown and Cole traffic mitigation
TheWhatcom County hearing examiner has scheduled a hearingto decide whether Brown and Cole stores should be forcedto make road improvements to accommodate...
Hearingexaminer rules against developer
Supportersof a proposed sister city relationship based on Blaine’stheme of peace are trying to put on an upbeat face aftera disappointing and surprising...
Thu, Apr 6, 2006
A photograph by Sue Freeman ofPortrait Art and Design of Blaine was awarded “FemalePortrait of the Year” at the annual ProfessionalEducation...
Karateteacher praised for service
AlthoughBlaine resident Thomas Drake has been a karate instructorfor many years, it seems his enthusiasm for the job neverebbs.
Aprilhas arrived and after perusing the luscious seed catalogsand planning the perfect garden it is finally time toget our hands dirty. We are beginning...
Blaineresident Nina Hazard wanted a way to use her more than25 years of corporate marketing experience but wantedmore flexibility. So, in 1998, when her...
?Firstrecipients of award named
?JohnChoulochas and Christina Alexander are the first tworecipients of the new Blaine Builder award, developedby Debbie Harger in the Blaine community ...
Birdingfestival organizers getting ready for 2007
“DraytonHarbor is such a unique area,” saidlong time bird conservationist Maynard Axelson, “andI’m afraid we’re just taking...
Afterspending the winter analyzing stormwater shortcomings alongSemiahmoo Parkway and Drayton Harbor Road, the city ofBlaine is starting to design a solution...
‘Ain’tgoing to be no tomcatting around Blaine’
Blaineis considering requiring cat owners to get licenses fortheir pets.
Blaineman updated to stable conditionA Blaine man has been updated from serious to stable condition at St.Joseph Hospital in Bellingham after being hit...
ForKathy Berg, there are two rules for getting what youwant from government agencies: know what you want anddon’t go away. On January 21, 2001, Berg...
Senatorsoffer alternative to border passport rule
Blaineresidents concerned about a federal passport requirementmay have less to worry about if a new proposal is approvedby Congress.The proposal, an amendment...
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