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The best of Blaine police reports

Continued from last week... August 18, 11 a.m.: A resident contacted police for advice regarding the new neighborhood felines which are trespassing at their home, fouling the flower … more

What’s on the menu at the Blaine Senior Center?

Thursday, January 11: Sausage and egg, casserole, breakfast potatoes, orange juice, blueberry oatmeal and apple crisp. Friday, January 12: Chicken cobb salad w/bacon and blue cheese, … more

How aging adults can maintain their mental acuity

Aging is associated with or linked to a host of mental and physical side effects. Although physical side effects like diminished vision might not frighten aging men and women as much … more

Young at Heart

By Kathy Sitker, Blaine Senior Center director The New Year has arrived. I look at my hands and realize how much they look like my mother’s, and her mother’s. My … more

Year in Review 2017: Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management

By Holly Faulstich, program specialist Reducing stormwater impacts, improving water quality and protecting aquatic habitat are chief concerns of the Birch Bay Watershed & Aquatic … more

Year in Review 2017: Birch Bay Water and Sewer District

By Dan Eisses, P.E. general manager In 2017, the district welcomed new commissioner Jeff Benner, who brings a background of process engineering. Commissioner Carl Reichhardt retired … more

Year in Review 2017: Pacific Arts Association

Host of the Drayton Harbor Music Festival By Kitty King, board member This year, we set out to bring the Blaine and Birch Bay community closer to our organization … more

Year in Review 2017: Blaine Public Library

by Debby Farmer, Blaine branch manager Your Whatcom County Library System’s Blaine Library branch promoted lifelong learning in countless ways in 2017. Babies and … more

Year in Review 2017: Blaine Police Department

By Michael Knapp, interim chief of police This year, the police department saw changes in personnel with the retirement of two veteran officers, police chief Mike Haslip and Sgt. … more

Year in Review 2017: Drayton Harbor Shellfish Protection District

By Kate Kimber, water quality planner The Drayton Harbor Shellfish Protection District was formed in 1995 by Whatcom County Council in response to the Washington State Department of … more

Year in Review 2017: Whatcom County Sheriff

By Bill Elfo, Sheriff Thank you, Birch Bay, for your continued support of the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO). We appreciate your partnership in working to keep our … more

Year in Review 2017: Blaine Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2

By Heidi Holmes, program manager Playground equipment, land acquisition and outdoor pickleball courts were just some of the major projects sponsored by the Blaine Birch Bay Park and … more

Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce

By Doralee Booth Birch Bay is a vibrant, inviting unincorporated Urban Growth Area community where folks live, work and vacation: sometimes all three at once! The year kicked off … more

Year in Review 2017: Blaine Chamber of Commerce

By Carroll Solomon We’re celebrating our 126th year! The Blaine Chamber of Commerce ended the year with 84 members including 14 new members. Our business of the … more

New members appointed to key city positions

By Stefanie Donahue Following a string of candidate interviews on January 8, Blaine City Council voted to appoint nine individuals to a slew of key positions serving the city. Take a … more

Post 86 to host benefits fair

Learn how to obtain benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at an event hosted by Birch Bay’s American Legion Peace Arch Post 86 on Saturday, January 20. Members … more

Blaine Police Department reports: January 3-9

January 3, 8:24 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to the 700 block of a street for a domestic disturbance. Officers arrived and determined it was a verbal argument between two individuals regarding … more

Year in Review 2017: Blaine Police Department reports, part 1

January 16, 4:43 p.m.: Police were dispatched to a store for a report of threats between two employees. The argument started when one of the women discovered her co-worker had been exchanging … more

Revelers take to Birch Bay to ring in the New Year

Donning costumes of all kinds, hundreds plunged into Birch Bay’s icy waters on January 1. The annual Polar Bear Plunge was hosted by the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce and featured food vendors and … more

Year in Review 2017: A look back at the year that was

January • Representatives from US and Canadian border agencies, Washington State Department of Transportation, US General Services Administration and other agencies discussed … more
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