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Week
of October 25 - 31, 2001
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Santa
and fellow HOGS of Whatcom County rode into Blaine
Saturday to distribute toys for the holiday season. |
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| Council
approves proposed skate park “Our council meeting
tonight has been taken over,” commented Blaine
mayor Dieter Schugt looking over a council chamber packed
with Blaine young people, parents and other supporters
of a skate park behind the library. |
| Community
providing input for Birch Bay retail center The
Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce and community members
gathered to hear and discuss plans and ideas for developing
the 80,000 square foot retail center on the southeast
corner of Blaine Road and Birch Bay-Lynden Road intersection.
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| Gardner
gets Boblett traffic signal Blaine senator Georgia
Gardner came to Blaine city council Monday night with
some long-awaited good news. The Boblett Street truck
route intersection is getting a traffic light. |
| INSIDE
STORIES |
| They're
coming! Immigration and Naturalization Service
brass have announced that 100 border patrol agents would
be reassigned to help ease congestion along the northern
border. |
| Touched
by an angel? Blaine police broke up a brawl last
week after neighbors reported six people armed with
knives and baseball bats were dusting it up on the front
lawn of an Adelia Street apartment complex. |
| Tripling
of traffic forecast by Birch Bay planner “Transportation
is the supporting element of this plan,” said consultant
Mart Kask, predicts a tripling of traffic volume in
the next two decades to serve a projected population
of 11,500 or more in Birch Bay. |
| Ten
Steps for Fire Safety Step to follow for fire safety
at home and work... |
| OBITUARIES |
| 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
Lady
Bs in NCC...and more... |
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