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Week
of September 27 - October 3, 2001
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Lisa
Goering's class and the rest of Blaine elementary
swelled with patriotic spirit this week, as students
made bracelets and posters and wrote letters of
support to New York firefighters. |
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| Border
woes impact local businesses “First of all,
write to Congressman Larson and Senators Cantwell and
Murray and let them know that we need more border people
immediately,” said Blaine Chamber of Commerce president
Pam Christianson Monday, “not next week, now.”
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| Officials
reluctant to impose new fee schedule “I’m
just not ready to move on this yet,” said city
council member Ken Ely, as city council weighed a proposed
new business license fee structure against a weakening
local economy. |
| WASL
scores: good news, bad news Recently released state
standardized test scores show many Blaine students are
still struggling with the basics, but schools are making
some progress bringing them up to state standards. |
| INSIDE
STORIES |
| Local
border funds sought from feds Representatives from
International Mobility and Trade Corridor (IMTC), led
by the Whatcom County Council of Governments (COG) project
were in Washington D.C. this week to push for some of
the $40 million in federal emergency funds to relieve
pressure on local borders. |
| You
can help! A Penny Drive has been established to
help the families of New York firefighters, EMS and
rescue workers. |
| Council
potpourri... City council approved a new 6-year
capital improvement plan for the city’s water system
that maintains the existing system and prepares for
increased demand as the system grows. |
| He's
in the Air Force now Last Thursday high school math
teacher and U.S. Air Force reservist, Mike Rouse, was
called into service by the air national guard. Rouse
will be at McChord for at least 45 days... |
| 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...Wrestling sign up now...Powerful Meridian tops
Borderites! |
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