| INSIDE
STORIES |
| Council
gives tepid train support Blaine city council gave
unanimous but lukewarm endorsement to Senator Georgia
Gardner’s drive to restore passenger rail service
to Blaine. |
| Council
asks for break at borders Blaine city council has
sent the following letter to the members of the Washington
congressional delegation... |
| Watching
local water quality Blaine public works crews replaced
a crumbled section of sewer line under Marine Drive
last week and volunteers in the Drayton Harbor community
oyster farm project are hoping to notice a change. |
| Letters,
resolutions, frame Blaine position on border, taxes
The message from Blaine city council to local citizens
and businesses is pull together, support each other
and keep the pressure on legislators. |
| Talk
to the top... Names, addresses of who to send your
letters to... |
This
lady’s not so naughty and sounds very nice
At first glance, “Naughty Ladies of the Night”
would seem to be a bit of an ironic title to show in
Blaine following the recent uproar over the downtown
adult bookstore. |
| Matching
bigs with littles Having fun is something Big Brothers
Big Sisters (BBBS) take seriously. |
| Businesses
marked for cleanup Two local businesses have been
added to the state’s toxic cleanup list, after
a site assessment concluded cleanup efforts haven’t
finished the job. |
| Lions
look for young artists This year the Birch Bay Lions
Club will submit two entries to the Lions International
Peace Poster Contest. Local kids born between November
16, 1987 and November 15, 1990 may enter through the
Blaine Boys and Girls Club or through the Blaine middle
school art department. |
| Tosco,
Phillips merger is official There’s a new sign
over the gate but Tosco refinery manager Gary Goodman
said that’s the biggest change the Cherry Point
facility will see under the Phillips 66 corporate wing.
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| District
13 mulls future aid plans Fire district 13 sent
an engine to fight fires for the state department of
natural resources (DNR) last summer and as a result
was paid over $11,000 for seven days’ work. |
| Birch
Bay Plan Important dates to keep in mind... |
| Ready
to make your mark? Blaine residents are being asked
to change the face of the city in one day. Organizers
of the city’s Make a Difference Day are hoping
neighborhoods will arm themselves with paintbrushes
and weed-whackers and take to the streets. |
| Reverse
911 lets police call you If you get a call from
the cops telling you to pull the blinds, chances are
it’s not a crank call from the kid down the street. |
| ON
THE WATERFRONT The summer commercial Fraser
River sockeye season has been and gone. So far there
was one day of salmon fishing for the commercial fleet.
The treaty Indians got... |
| VIEWPOINT
Folding of Old Glory... I’ve known how the
21-gun salute was determined (adding the digits of 1776),
but I just found out why the flag was folded 13 times
when it is lowered and carefully folded and handed to
the family at the burial of a veteran... |
| SPORTS
Runner
conquer golf course... Misdirection puts NV over Blaine...Other
scores... |
