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Blaine High School Recognition Night 2022

2022 Awards/Scholarship Recipients  Abrams Scholarship Morgan Zaccheo Bellingham-Whatcom Firefighter’s Benevolent Foundation Morgan Zaccheo Blaine Athletic Booster Club … more

School board may remove virtual option

Blaine school board meetings may no longer have a video option as governor Jay Inslee lifted the emergency proclamation requiring remote access be required to the public. It has yet to be decided if … more

Teen financial literacy courses to start

Blaine-based nonprofit Community Assistance Program (CAP) is sponsoring two upcoming financial literacy course series, the first of which will be geared toward teens looking to better manage their … more

Road Rules: When U-turns are legal, and when they’re not

Question: At some intersections, and even some mid-block locations, I see no U-turn signs. I thought U-turns were generally illegal, especially mid-block. If that’s true, then why post no … more

Letters to The Editor: June 16-22, 2022

The Editor: We are so privileged to do the work that we do. The outpouring of support that we received from the community during the past two years is immeasurable. But now, once again we must ask … more

Blaine Police Department Reports: June 16-22, 2022

June 3, 9:03 a.m.: Juvenile problem on H Street. June 4, 1:44 a.m.: Verbal domestic dispute on 11th Street. June 4, 12:14 p.m.: Verbal domestic 4th Street. June 4, 4:40 p.m.: Violation of a … more

Sheriff's Reports, June 16-22, 2022

May 31, 1:24 p.m.: Welfare check on Drayton Harbor and Blaine roads. June 1, 11:16 a.m.: Vandalism on Birch Bay Drive. June 1, 2:57 p.m.: Trespass on Ostrich Trail. June 1, 4:28 p.m.: … more

Recreational shellfish harvest closure in effect in north county, commercial remains safe to eat

Washington State Department of Health (DOH) closed recreational shellfish harvesting for all species of molluscan shellfish in Blaine, Birch Bay and Point Roberts after biotoxins reached unsafe … more

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bob Boule’s suit against U.S. Border Patrol agent

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold Smuggler’s Inn owner Bob Boule’s Fourth Amendment excessive-force claim and First Amendment retaliation … more

Blaine school board asks state to waive missed days following lockdown

Blaine school board filed an application to Washington state’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in a special meeting June 6 for the waiver of two school days that were canceled … more

Fundraising for Blaine man who died during Ski to Sea surpasses goal

Team members of a Blaine man who died during the Ski to Sea relay race have raised nearly $12,000 for his memorial. Rob Lawrance of Blaine died May 29 of an apparent heart attack during the … more

Tongue-in-cheek editorial wins international award

A three-part editorial written by Pat Grubb that called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mom to help Point Roberts during the depth of the pandemic was a Golden Quill Dozen winner in the annual … more

Lil’ Sprouts receives state grant to expand

Lil’ Sprouts Child Care Center in Blaine received nearly $300,000 in state grant money that the owner expects will double the center’s enrollment. Statewide, the $43 million grant was … more

Update: City of Blaine development

The city of Blaine’s Community Development Services department (CDS) created an emailing list to notify residents of applications for development permits. To sign up for the email list, visit the … more

Blaine Senior Center lunches return to three days per week

A highly anticipated program has returned to Blaine Senior Center. The senior center and Whatcom Council on Aging (WCOA) restarted the center’s hot meal program on June 2 after a two-year … more

The Gathering Place offers social services to Blaine area

Blaine resident Joe Zaccaria saw north Whatcom County residents required help to connect with various social services and figured he was the one who needed to step up and provide that help through … more

Free native landscaping program offered to Birch Bay homeowners

Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management District (BBWARM), in partnership with the Whatcom Conservation District (WCD), are working on a free neighborhood native landscaping program to … more
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