Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Election 2009: Candidate Answers
Whatcom County Council and Port of Bellingham commission district 1 and 2
Young At Heart
Find out what is happening at the Blaine Senior Center
Wed, Oct 7, 2009
County council schedules Lincoln Road fix
Whatcom County Council last week approved a six-year transportation plan that puts long needed Lincoln Road improvements on track for 2011.
Trillium weighs in against dropping impact fees
Your chance to do good locally
Deb Cummings benefit to be held
Blaine school administrator Deb Cummings has a motto on her e-mail – “It’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do with what happens to you.” On July 15 she was diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of cancer, and two days later she began chemotherapy at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham.
New in Brief
Curves celebrates women’s health and fitness • Retailing to Canadian visitors • Birch Bay Farmer Market’s Last Day • Business fair coming up • Need a job?
Cycling: For All Ages
Fire Prevention Week
In conjunction with Fire Prevention Week 2009 here are some safety tips for adults on ways to keep homes fire safe and prevent painful burns. By following simple safety rules, you can “Stay Fire Smart!”
Election 2009: Candidate Answers
Blaine Council Ward 1, Position 2 • Blaine Council At Large, Position 7 • Whatcom County Council District 1, Position A • Whatcom County Council Dist. 2, Pos. A • Whatcom County Council Dist. 3, Pos. A
Open and ready for business
After some long days and nights, Gabrielle Esquiro’s grand opening for her sewing, alteration, laundry and dry cleaning shop called Rags to Stitches happened last Thursday.
New physical therapist at Whatcom Physical Therapy
Thu, Oct 1, 2009
Red tide alert
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
After 8 years of service, police dog Yoshi retires
After eight years, 1,076 calls, many arrests and detections including a year in which he found over a quarter ton of drugs, Blaine’s police dog Yoschi, 10, is retiring.
Council postpones decision on impact fee removal
After much deliberation, Blaine City Council agreed Monday to extend the public comment period on a proposal to waive traffic and park impact fees for development.
Work proceeds on BP expansion
The BP Cherry Point Refinery at 4519 Grandview Road is replacing their 38-year-old maintenance and shop complex (MSC) building with two new structures located in the northeast corner of their property.
News in Brief
Park fundraiser honors composer • String quartet performs October 18 • Local farmers grow trees for water • Coat drive scheduled for October 11 • Contest invites businesses to get scary
On the Waterfront
Commercial crab season opens this week, on October 1. The crab pots have been arriving at the harbor, fish plant crab buyers have been stacking up totes and arranging for delivery of crab to their markets, crab bait is arriving to be placed into the bait jars inside the crab pots, this is now the busiest time of the year for Blaine fishers.
Nineteen Blaine high school students earn AP awards
With onset of fall, time to check smoke detectors
Blaine girl tries for Miss Teen Seattle
SSC reduces emissions with fleet diesel retrofit
Sanitary Service Company Inc. (SSC) garbage and recycling collection trucks are leaving a little less behind when servicing their collection routes in Whatcom County.
Blaine resident, 85, credits an active lifestyle to staying youthful
True beauty explored in “Wrinkles, Grace In Time”
Five women ages 71-87 share their stories in a celebration of aging on the weekends of Oct 1-4 and 8-11 at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center.
Way to go!
Locals medal at U.S. Judo Championships
Little Red Caboose has new owners, dynamic menu
Jon Quimod and Kylie Bestul, of Blaine, have a knack for balancing adventurous eating with small-town pragmatism.
Celebrating the freedom to read in 2009Celebrating the freedom to read in 2009
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