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Blaine Police Department receives $20,000 donation

The city of Blaine recently accepted a $20,000 gift from the Stroum Family Foundation which will be used toward additional training of Blaine Police Department (BPD) officers and staff. At the … more

Whatcom County sees flooding due to heavy rainfall

Heavy rainfall last weekend caused parts of Whatcom County to experience flooding, leading to local road closures and emergency response initiatives. On January 31, the city of Blaine’s … more

To our town’s unsung heroes, thank you for your service

On hiring a new reporter or editor, I typically sit them down and give a short talk about how we approach the news in our corner of the world. I always ask them to treat elected and non-elected … more

City’s finance department releases video about budget

The city of Blaine’s finance department recently produced a short video about the city’s budget process and how the city pays for the services it provides. The video, which is three … more

Rodriguez leads Blaine to fifth place finish at Berserker tournament

Gavino Rodriguez’s exciting first place finish at the Berserker Tournament led the Blaine boys wrestling team to a fifth place finish at that tournament, held on February 1 at Curtis High … more

In other Borderites sports...

Girls wrestling The Blaine girls wrestling team placed 17th out of 26 teams at the Berserker Tournament on February 1 at Curtis High School in University Place. Genesis Vazquez led the … more

Sports classification to change next year

Blaine High School sports teams should have a better chance at earning winning records next school year. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) just updated its … more

Blaine Harbor Music Festival teacher wins Grammy award

A Blaine Harbor Music Festival teacher got his moment of recognition on January 26, winning best classical vocal solo album at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. Charlie Porter, a Portland-based … more

Five things everyone should know about heart disease

Can you name the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States? You might think it’s cancer, but heart disease is responsible for more deaths than all types of cancer … more

Are you drinking enough water each day in order to stay hydrated?

Ever wish you had more energy, could concentrate better or improve your mood? Think about this – are you are drinking enough water each day? The human body is approximately 60 percent … more

Local sommelier to launch wine club on Valentine’s Day

A Blaine resident who is a sommelier and wine expert is planning to launch a new wine club on Valentine’s Day to help Whatcom County residents discover new wines. Amberleigh Brownson, who … more

Nature’s Path hosts event benefitting food-insecure middle schoolers

Organic breakfast foods company Nature’s Path hosted a “foodraiser” on February 3 at its Blaine facility, where bags of breakfast and snack foods were assembled for distribution to … more

City council votes to update fee schedule for fire marshal services

Blaine city councilmembers recently voted 5-0 to update the “Building” portion of the city’s Unified Fee Schedule, which lists fees that are charged to property owners for fire … more

PSE rescues stuck juvenile bald eagle

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) workers removed a juvenile bald eagle stuck by its talon in a utility line on West Road near Peace Portal Drive on January 28. The eagle appeared to be uninjured and flew … more

Park and recreation district has ample scholarship money for youth recreation

Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 (BBBPRD2) is trying to spread the word about its youth athletic scholarship fund, which it started in 2019 to help families in need pay for equipment, … more

Blaine-based Japanese paper merchant offering upcoming workshops

About five years ago, Linda Marshall was in Strasbourg, France when she went into a stationery store and noticed that the window display featured Japanese paper from The Japanese Paper Place, a … more

City council debates contribution to USGS coastal storm modeling system

Blaine city councilmembers recently voted 4-1 to contribute $10,000 to a countywide project that will allow the city of Blaine to benefit from a coastal storm modeling system developed by the U.S. … more

Field director disavows knowledge of detention directive, says Jayapal

CBP Seattle field office director Adele Fasano told lawmakers she only learned of the detention of Americans of Iranian background after hearing of it through news reports, said U.S. House … more

Source provides directive telling CBP officers to detain Iranian-born travelers

In a bulletin issued by the tactical analytical unit (TAU) in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Seattle Field Office, officers were instructed to conduct vetting on all individuals who met … more

City plans to develop alley below Peace Portal Drive

The city of Blaine has plans to develop the alley that is located below and to the west of Peace Portal Drive and is roughly parallel to the BNSF railroad tracks. By building a road on the lower … more
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