Thu, Sep 6, 2001
Teary finish at Vancouver Indy
“I am just full of joy, it was so hard to get here. With five laps to go I started to cry in the car and I kept saying to myself; concentrate, concentrate...
PEACE ARCH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
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Will orcas join salmon on list?
Peter Hamilton received the call March 18, 2000; an orca had been beached in Boundary Bay. “It was chaotic, kids were walking around in pools of blood...
Small amounts of steam could be seen rising up from a construction site August 29 afternoon. A backhoe operator had broken a two-inch gas line approximately...
Rescue crews arrived at the Blaine Harbor Marina August 29 in response to a report that a crab fisherman’s boat had gone down near Birch Point. The...
Smugglers busted with small haul
Local law enforcement nabbed two marijuana smugglers dressed for the big time, but only seized three pounds of pot.Just before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, ...
Election could cut short Tomsic’s tenure as manager
Blaine city manager Gary Tomsic has been on the job a little over a year, and he thinks he’s made a difference. His bosses on Blaine city council,...
White Rock stop gets OK from Amtrak
Mayor Hardy Staub of White Rock and Amtrak West President Gil Mallery stepped off the northbound Amtrak train in White Rock last week, a symbolic inauguration...
Thu, Aug 30, 2001
The Semiahmoo Ladies Club fundraising juggernaut is rolling again, generating dollars to support local charities. This year the group’s fundraising...
Blaine’s airport is on its way to becoming a heliport.At their August 27 meeting Blaine city council approved a lease with Silver Star/United Helicopters...
Blaine city council will keep mulling a city ordinance that would relegate adult entertainment businesses to manufacturing zones, after a packed public...
Bess McMillan, who celebrated her 99th birthday Friday, attributes her long life to enjoying each day and not worrying about tomorrow. Known for being ...
Council backtracks on zoning idea
Spurred by their wish to accommodate one property owners’ request to put a manufactured home on a single lot, city council has backtracked and allowed...
Eager beavers get their craband seizure, too
Washington state department of fish and wildlife (DFW) officers seized a commercial crabber’s catch and gear for jumping the gun on a 24-hour opening...
Beautification efforts pick up steam
People of Blaine are pulling together to make their city one to be proud of. Amanda Harger, 19, is one of those people. “I have lived here my whole...
Thu, Aug 23, 2001
Federal bucks for broken homes
USDA Rural Development (RD) has loan funds available for home repairs to remove health and safety problems for very low-income rural homeowners while grants...
Ever thought of having a fancy dinner at home without having to lift a finger? Lewis Machado goes into the homes of his clients and gives them a night ...
Local woodturner spins art from hearts of trees
Hidden in the woods south of Birch Bay Park sits a little woodshop where ordinary wood is turned into art. “I can take wood from a firewood pile and...
Roy focuses on planning, action
The Blaine, Birch Bay area hasn’t had a local on county council since Tom Burton stepped off the dais over a decade ago. Sharon Roy thinks its time...
The second annual High School Pre-Season Compass Draw Challenge will be held at Western Washington University September 1 and 2. This regional junior tennis...
Seeing kids smile so much it hurt, was the focus for teacher Barb Montfort at the award ceremony for the Best Self summer learning program Thursday at ...
Edith Loe, 84, was honored at Blaine Senior Center for her dedication to the communtiy. She served on the finance commitee at Blaine Senior Center Loe ...
Electric rates keep creeping up
Blaine city manager Gary Tomsic said news of another power rate hike came as a surprise. “It appears there may be another rate increase we weren’...
Council decision stirs up neighbors
As tinkering continues with the city’s manufactured home rules, neighbors of a property singled out by city council as an exception to those rules...
Attacker wanted to break a spell with gasoline
A Canadian man remains in custody after he attacked two people with gasoline in hopes of breaking a magic spell last week. Tejpal Sing Kaiser 49, of Surrey...
Congressman tours local chain factory
Whether it’s tankers coming into San Francisco Bay or a sailboat gliding up the intracoastal waterway, a bit of Blaine will be helping to guide them...
Thu, Aug 16, 2001
Jerry Larson, a life-long Birch Bay resident, pointed to an old fir tree on the beach and said “That’s where Vancouver first stepped ashore in...
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