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Local
vision
Sharon Roy wants to add a voice for Blaine and
Birch Bay to county council.
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| 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’t expecting... |
| Loe
Honored Edith Loe, 84, was honored at Blaine Senior
Center for her dedication to the communtiy. |
| Putting
best selves forward 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 Blaine Elementary.. |
| Tennis
tourney measures skills The second annual High School
Pre-Season Compass Draw Challenge will be held at Western
Washington University September 1 and 2. |
| 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 that changed. |
| 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. |
| Bring
four-star dining home 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 of cooking entertainment. |
| 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 are available for senior citizens
(62 or older) that can’t repay a loan... |
| ON
THE WATERFRONT The summer commercial Fraser
River sockeye season has been and gone. So far there
was one day of salmon fishing for the commercial fleet.
The treaty Indians got... |
| VIEWPOINT
ON September 18, 2001 Blaine voters will be asked to
approve funds for the construction of a new station.
The present station, located on H Street, has been declared
seismically unfit for further use and has been vacated... |
