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Week
of May 17 - 23, 2001
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Street motorists were cajoled by Joelle Oates,
standing, and Melissa Roberts into dropping by
the horticultural class plant sale held May 11
in support of Future Farmers of America. |
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| School
bond too close to call... Blaine will know Friday
if its $20 million school bond has passed or not. |
| Intalco
to shutter Cherry Point aluminum smelter Local members
of the business community were some of the first county
residents to learn of a plan to close Intalco Cherry
Point facility this week. |
| It’s
time for D.C. and the big bucks Blaine will pick
up the tab for lobbyists and Washington, D.C. junkets
if that’s what it will take to get a regional sewer
system rolling. |
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Thanks,
Mom!
Kids and Dads treated Mom to Mother’s Day
brunches in restaurants around the area. What
did you do to make her day special?
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Fix
it, they say...Marc and Don Hurd learned
the hard way on the dangers of crossing SR 543.
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Accident
spurs Boblett Street safety campaign
A few years ago, Don Hurd stopped using the Boblett
Street intersection to cross state route 543. Worried
about the safety of the intersection, he takes the time
to find another way to get where he’s going. |
| Small
town representation pushed for WTA board Blaine
city manager Gary Tomsic is spearheading an effort to
boost input from smaller cities at the Whatcom Transportation
Authority (WTA) by giving them more seats on the board..
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| Awards
and honors... The following students were named
to the Western Washington University honor roll at the
completion of winter quarter, 2001. |
| VIEWPOINT
State's water problems are not new. You’ve
heard the news: “The driest year on record”
and “Drought declared by Governor Locke.”
Yes, this is going to be a dry summer, the worst drought
since 1977, or maybe longer. |
| ON
THE WATERFRONT Spring is here at last! The
birds are paired up and looking for nesting sites. Our
two white pelicans came back, fatter than ever. It’s
nice to see them, they should be here for the summer.
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SPORTS
potty pitching and errors
hamper Borderites...Clausen honored by peers...Bianchi,
Leigh and Wiens off to Tri-District in tennis...and
more. |
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