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Week
of September 20 - 26, 2001
| Front
Page Stories |
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The
Peace Arch was surrounded by a necklace of candles,
lit as beacons of hope while community ponders
a dark day.
Photo by Jack Kintner |
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| Hundreds
gather to grieve and remember “These dark events
moved us in ways that left us not knowing how to express
ourselves,” said John Kageorge of White Rock. “It
seemed logical to go to the arch, one of our favorite
meditation spots, to settle our thoughts.” |
| Larsen,
Cantwell pledge support for beefier border “The
world changed on September 11. It changed our lives
immensely and things may be changed forever, but that
doesn’t mean we stop,” said U.S. representative
Rick Larsen standing in the shadow of a long line of
trucks at the Pacific Highway port of entry. |
| Yes
to bond, no to mayor With two hot issues on the
primary ballot, Blaine voters turned out in record numbers,
giving an emphatic yes to a new fire station and an
emphatic no to changing Blaine’s city manager form
of government. |
| INSIDE
STORIES |
| Got
time? The Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman program
has set the date and location for the next volunteer
training, and is urging individuals in Whatcom, Skagit,
Island and San Juan counties to consider becoming a
volunteer. |
| Birch
Bay planning continues The Birch Bay community planning
process is getting rolling again with a series of neighborhood
meetings over the next two months... |
| Flags
are a hot commodity As Old Glory was unfurled from
businesses and homes across the country following last
week’s attacks, Blaine city clerk Shirley Thorsteinson
joined in, putting two small flags in the window boxes
outside her H Street office. |
| State
cleans up city entrances The Washington state department
of transportation (DOT) is working to make coming and
going from Blaine a more aesthetically pleasing experience.
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| High
school reacts to attack “I was quite shocked.
I feel very sad for the people who died. It was like
a bad Hollywood movie.” said German exchange student
Roman Hiergeist. |
| 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
ON September 18, 2001 Blaine voters will be asked to
approve funds for the construction of a new station.
The present station, located on H Street, has been declared
seismically unfit for further use and has been vacated... |
| SPORTS
Neil's
Notes...and more |
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