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Week
of August 2 - 8, 2001
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Marsha
Hawkins braves the waves of Drayton Harbor for
the Plover swim, which was joined this year by
a smorgasbord of maritime events.
Photo Courtesy of Drayton Harbor
Maritime |
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| Fire
chief David England resigns abruptly Newly appointed
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue Services (NWFRS) chief
Dave England abruptly resigned Tuesday night, one week
after being appointed chief by the NWFRS board of directors.
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| Council
will weigh public input for and against porn zone
It will be up to city council to decide if action or
inaction is the best way to deal with smut in the city.
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| Eight
vie for spots on council By the time the regular
filing period for the fall election closed Friday afternoon,
the county auditor had a full slate of Blaine candidates
competing for city council seats. |
Inside
Stories
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She’s
baaaack...
Blaine’s maritime festivities continue next
week with the visit of the Lady Washington.
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Mowin'
along
Discovery
Days kept rolling with a duck race, dueling lawnmowers
and a kid-powered sand-kayak.. |
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| Blaine:
forged by fish and timber Few people today remember
that Marine Drive and the entire harbor area of Blaine
is not a natural formation. Rather, it is man-made,
and has evolved from a three-quarter mile long wharf,
jutting out across the mud flats, to reach the channel
where large ships could come in to the mills and canneries
along that dock. |
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Lady returns to Blaine Lady Washington is sailing
into town again, but this year she will be welcomed
to Blaine in a new way. On August 6, community boat
owners will go out to Birch Point where they will greet
the Lady Washington with noise and excitement. A “hornblast,”
where boaters will honk their.... |
| BBQ!
The American Legion Post 86 is having a baron of beef
barbecue on August 15th to celebrate B.C. Day and.... |
| SPORTS
Blaine tennis player Scott Bianchi won the boys 16A
division at the junior tennis North Central Washington
Championship at the Wenatchee Racquet and Athletic Club
July 17 to 19. |
| VIEWPOINT
Last week’s rescue of a capsized boater by the
Plover ferry inspired me to write a few words on the
virtue of lifejackets and basic boating safety. |
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