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Week
of November 22 - 28, 2001
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Diving
into the Christmas season, visitors to Spooner
Creek strolled through a forest of sparkling trees,
each with a mission. |
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| Giving
Tree needs Christmas sponsors “Christmas is
always a hard time for needy families, but this year
seems worse,” said Ann Walter, administrator of
Stafholt Good Samaritan Center. The center’s annual
Christmas “Giving Tree” program has begun
and already has over 70 families that have applied for
sponsorship... |
| Fire
agencies team up to improve training, service Continuing
on the bigger is better trend that brought fire districts
#3, #5, and #13 together as North Whatcom Fire and Rescue
Services (NWFRS), that organization’s board approved
participation in a training organization that would
bring together most of the county’s fire districts. |
| Loans
available for hurting businesses Small businesses
directly impacted by the September 11 tragedy could
be getting help from the federal government. Tom Dorr,
director of the Small Business Development center at
Western Washington University said Economic Injury Disaster
Loans (EIDL) through the U.S. Small Business Administration
were available to help small businesses bounce back.
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| Inside
Stories |
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It
pays to stay home
The Shop Blaine First program kicked off last
week, offering a chance at $100 to shoppers who
spot the logo and keep their dollars in town.
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Busted
State fish and wildlife officers were on the water
last week grabbing gear that landed on the wrong
side of the line. |
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| Water
systems beef up security In response to threats
to national security, utilities across the country are
at work to protect water supplies. |
| A
feast for the binoculars The local chapter of the
Audubon Society reports Blaine Marine Park has become
a hot spot for bird sightings in the last month. |
| Cannery
vertean lived local lore In 1893 a group of 15 canneries
in Alaska banded together to form the Alaska Packers
Association. In 1894 they bought the Drysdale cannery
on Semiahmoo Spit. This was the beginning of the APA
cannery at Blaine, which became the world’s largest
cannery. |
| Shop
Blaine program gets rolling Local shoppers can follow
the signs to a chance at a $100 savings bond... |
| Birch
Bay fire Firefighters were called to Harborview
Estates at 8 p.m. November 18 to a garage in flames...
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| OUT
and ABOUT... |
| SPORTS
Neil's
notes...and more |
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