Thu, Jan 31, 2002
Rules tightened for southbound plants
There will be a few more hoops to jump through for gardeners who want to buy their plants in Canada. New federal rules prohibit any live plants, bulbs ...
Border Patrol makes record coke seizure
On January 23 Blaine border patrol agents found 76 pounds of cocaine lying in a ditch separating the U.S. from Canada. The cocaine, found shortly after...
Diane Nestlebush has been selling insurance in Blaine for more than 20 years. This week, she’ll have her last day on the job and head off on the open...
After converting even the skeptics in a crowd of 250 at last year’s Bite of Blaine event, organizers of this years event are expecting more people...
New degrees, honors for Blaine students
The following students from Whatcom Community College were appointed to the Dean’s List Fall Quarter 2001. Students are named to the Dean’s List...
BHS entry heads to flower show
“With thousands of people walking by we want our window box to make them stop,” said Blaine high school advanced horticulture student Beth Winters...
Following a public hearing devoid of members of the public, Blaine City Council opted to replace the city board of adjustment with a professional hearing...
Next Saturday a train station will pop up in the Blaine performing arts center and the middle school cafeteria as the Blaine Fine Arts Association (BFAA...
Final stages of Birch Bay plan delayed
The Birch Bay steering committee put the final touches on the land use chapter of the comprehensive plan last Wednesday and, with three meetings left, ...
State grant to help fund a new face for Sixth
Sixth Street will get sidewalks next summer, thanks to gas tax dollars trickling back to Blaine.In September, city assistant public works director Steve...
Thu, Jan 24, 2002
A man, an artist and a portrait
U.S. Customs will hold an open house in Blaine on January 31 to recruit applicants for positions as customs inspectors at Washington ports of entry.Customs...
Shellfish fest for harbor cleanup
Groups working to improve water quality in Drayton Harbor want to see more public involvement and awareness, and they’ll be using oysters and mussels...
Busts along border bring agents back from the south
The ebb and flow of border patrol agents from San Diego to Blaine continues with another temporary detail of the agents, this time to help patrol between...
Police snag internet sex predator
A Blaine 13-year-old could have been one of dozens of young girls whose sexually explicit pictures were seized from the computer of a 72-year-old Santa...
Thu, Jan 17, 2002
Washington Legislature
Blaine head football coach Jim Rasar has announced his intention to resign. His resignation should be finalized January 28 at a school board meeting.Rasar...
Birch Bay boat launch hearing set
The Birch Bay Steering Committee, faced with losing the state park’s boat launch over a shoreline development permit squabble between Birch Bay State...
Council starts new year with development fee overhaul
Blaine city council tackled a packed agenda at their first meeting of 2002, starting with a little musical chairs. New council member Bruce Wolf was sworn...
Larsen taps into border realities
When the first Point Roberts students boarded the school bus before dawn last Thursday, they found some seats already taken. U.S. Representative Rick Larsen...
Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Senator Georgia Gardner is inviting Whatcom County teens to be a part of state government this year.The senator still has positions open for legislative...
Webheads, head to the woods
Standing Tall, the Peace Arch Anthem by local musician and arts booster Christina Alexander, is now available on compact disc. With the help of volunteers...
Blaine School District
Lindsay McDonald of Semiahmoo is the first “firefighter of the month” selected. by The North Whatcom Fire & Rescue Service (NWFRS), which...
When the directors of the North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) met in Point Roberts last Thursday, they left the development phase and turned ...
Drop in donations put chill in heating aid programs
Local programs aimed at keeping home fires burning are feeling the pinch this winter, which could mean some local families won’t have the help they...
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