Thu, Oct 28, 2004
BirchBay steering committee revamped
TheBirch Bay Steering Committee (BBSC) met last Saturdayto re-invent itself. Having had its community plan approvedlast month by Whatcom County Council...
Thu, Oct 21, 2004
The League That LastedNeil W. MacdonaldMcFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers$29.95
Cityplans to object to county zoning decision
Thecity of Blaine isn’t happy withzoning changes recently adopted by the county along withthe Birch Bay community plan. According to city managerGary...
Ata joint work session of the Citizens Wastewater AdvisoryCommittee and Blaine City Council participants listenedto 10 different ways Blaine could treat...
Thecity of Blaine has produced 10,000 copies of NorthwestBirding, a new brochure that will “encourage peopleto see this as an important birding area...
Workersfrom the Bow Hill Mill began the process of removingnearly 500 trees from the area south of the Blaine airportthis week, ending an effort that began...
Timeto sign up for Boys & Girls club basketball
Basketballseason is here for kids in grades K through 8th grade.The Blaine Boys & Girls Clubhas started registration for the 2004-2005 winter season.Registration...
LincolnPark: Blaine’s first park
LincolnPark is our first Blaine public park. Purchased by thecity in 1906, it is about 29 acres of beautiful nativetrees, with walking/jogging paths winding...
Oncea hot rodder, always a hot rodder.
BirchBay Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and DinnerStephani’s Restaurant October 19, 2004
Inspite of the baseball playoffs Tuesday night Stephani’sRestaurant had a full house for the Birch Bay Chamber ofCommerce annual meeting and dinner...
Shirley packs it inAfter 26 years in city hall, Shirley Thorsteinson is retiringat the end of the year. “She’s kind of theheart and soul around...
Blaineharbor wins environmental award
ThePort of Bellingham’s Blaine Marina has beenhonored with a five-star rating by Whatcom County’sEnviroStars program. This program certifies...
Thecounty auditor has discovered that 836 ballots out ofthe more than 70,000 absentee ballots mailed last weekwere issued with the wrong name on the mailing...
Airportcommission member Bob Brunkow has been appointed to fillthe vacancy on city council left by the October 4 deathof mayor Dieter Schugt.
Teencourt proves effective in fighting juvenile crime
“Ilike it because we’re taken seriously,” saidBlaine junior Nancy Khoury, one of two coordinators forthe 27 Blaine high school students...
Developmentpace appears poised to increase
OneBellingham developer, Joel Douglas, has long had hiseyes on Blaine and there are strong indications thatFairhaven developer Ken Imus is also poised ...
Thu, Oct 14, 2004
Blaineis seeing a building boom in 2004, with close to a 70percent increase in permits being approved by the cityin the first three quarters of 2004 compared...
Lawenforcement make their case for a new jail
Voterswill soon consider Whatcom County Proposition Number1 proposing a sales tax of 1/10 of one percent (a dimeon $100 taxable purchase) to fund the construction...
Doit while the sun still shines
Whenasked how to prepare your car for winter, Rich Eacret ofBlaine’s NAPA store reminded people of the four-footsnows and weeks of freezing temperatures...
BOGO,the newest pizza restaurant in Blaine has just addedchicken dishes as a feature of their menu, an idea ownerJerry Thrasher has been working on for...
SACdisbands by group consensus
The Student Ambassador Committee, a high school age businessoriented youth group established last January under theaegis of the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce...
Weare well into fall now but it is an important time inthe garden. Our wet discomfort now will be greatly rewardednext year so put on those wellies and...
Amayor in fact, if not in deed
byMeg Olson
NorthWhatcom Fire and Rescue Services (NWFRS) fire administratorDave Crossen announced that the Bellingham Fire Departmentplans to relocate its Medic One...
TheBlaine boardwalk project is being put on the shelf whilea complicated condemnation proceeding works its way throughthe courts – or until the propertysells...
Decrepitjail described as just short of “horrific”
Blainepolice chief Mike Haslip is joining other county lawenforcement officials in asking voters to approve a newsales tax to build, maintain and run county...
BirchBay Golf Club scheduled for auction
The18-hole Birch Bay Golf Club will be auctioned off bysheriff’s deputy Kevin Moyes on November 5 tosettle a $20 million debt owed by owners Jim ...
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