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In
the race
Birch Bay resident Sharon Roy kicked off her campaign
for county council at the C-Shop last week.
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A
day in the shade
Seniors
Day at Peace Arch park was a celebration of the
young at heart.
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| Semiahmoo
marina fined for sloppy reporting The Semiahmoo
Marina in Blaine was fined $2,000 for failing to monitor
and report stormwater pollutant discharges. |
| Blaine
cops need a good nose In the near future Blaine
Police will have a job opening on the force. The position
is not for a human, but for a dog. ... |
| Reprieve
for owners of older mobiles? A proposed city ordinance
that would give owners of aging manufactured homes some
breathing room for a public hearing August 27. |
| Birch
Bay's Roy runs for county council Sharon Roy of
Birch Bay is hoping to step into Bob Imhof’s shoes
on county council, but she faces some stiff competition. |
| Police
and the chocolate factory Marine Park will be the
center of an exciting afternoon as the police raise
money for a four legged friend and promote safety issues. |
| Save
water, save money water conservation tips.... |
| Local
students on UW Dean's list See who's been names
to the Dean's List at the University of Washington for
Winter Quarter. |
| Free
class The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
of Whatcom County will sponsor the NAMI Family-to-Family
Program specifically for the families of a person diagnosed
with serious mental illness. |
| A
little lady lore... The original Lady Washington
was built in Boston in the 1750s. She set sail from
Boston in 1787 serving as a privateer during America’s
War of Independence... |
| BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Happenings in the area businesses... |
| SPORTS
Fifty six players turn out for Birch Bay Open Golf Tournament...Becky
Riddle has a successful summer. |
| 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. |
| ON
THE WATERFRONT The salmon fishing fleet has
gotten much smaller, due to the license buy-back which
took place during the last week of June. Licenses for
non-Treaty Indian fishers who fished for Fraser river
sockeye were bought by the state government to decrease
the number of sockeye that would be caught by U.S. fishers. |
