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Week of June 7 - 13, 2001

Front Page Stories
Peace Arch State Park gardeners ready the patriotic plantings just in time for the annual Hands Across the Border celebration this Sunday.. Photo by Brendan Shriane
Volunteer treasurer facing theft charges Theft charges are pending against a former Blaine resident accused of stealing money from the organizations she gave her time to.
Planners finalizing new sign rules for Blaine Blaine planning commissioners hope to get their final licks in on the city’s revised sign ordinance, sending it on to city council for final approval.
Vice-principal leaves high school Seniors are not the only people moving on from Blaine high school this year; vice-principal Tim Haney is leaving Blaine to become the principal of an alternative high school in Edmonds, Washington.
Inside Stories
Prom Emperor
James Ong struts his stuff at the Blaine high school prom.
Art Queen Judges at the Evening of the Arts chose Rebecca Brown’s senior art display as best of show.
Art explosion rocks Blaine When Joseph Drayton, a civilian artist on Charles Wilkes’ voyage to chart the northwest in 1838, sailed into the harbor that would come to bear his name, he must have been awed by the beauty of the pristine body of water, almost completely surrounded by towering evergreens.
2001: An Odyssey in Excellence A Message to Graduates from Dr. Gordon Dolman, Blaine School District Superintendent.
Gearing up for summer fun Organizers of Harborfest, Blaine’s summer-long party, are working to draw a record number of community members into the celebration.
BP gives texh bucks to school Blaine school district is receiving $100,000 from BP for technology training, including the purchase of laptop computers for home usage by low-income students.
Blaine grads: the next step Blaine alumnus Ryan Kuttel is the Western Washington University outstanding student in history for 2001.
Invitation to a bookish summer Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) doesn’t want teens to spend this summer forgetting what they learned this year at school. So for the third year, the library system is sponsoring its Summer Reading for Teens program.
Fireworks need donations The Blaine chamber of commerce is hosting a community-wide garage sale this weekend to raise money for the Fourth of July fireworks..
Evening of the Arts 2001 Blaine High School celebrated student accomplishments in...
VIEWPOINT The job I really hate the most is pickin’ corn by hand. It absolutely terrifies me that I could be sentenced to this for more than a week or two. .
AROUND THE CITY The city’s community and economic development department has secured a $10,000 grant from the state Coastal Zone Management program for improvements...The city of Blaine has turned down a request by the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) to contribute to lobbying efforts against aluminum companies’ (Direct Service Industry, DSI) efforts...Blaine city council will hold a series of neighborhood meetings this summer to find out what Blaine citizens have on their minds.
SPORTS B'ham Bells play pair at Pipe
 


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