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On The Waterfront

Week of June 6 - 12, 2002

The Plover foot ferry is up and running again for the season, ferrying locals and visitors between Blaine Harbor and Semiahmoo. Photo by Louise Mugar

FRONT PAGE

NEXUS enrollment opens on the internet This week NEXUS application forms became available on the internet and a series of meetings unveiling the new commuter lane got rolling.

Strong local turnout for port economic plan meeting “Our plan is to develop a blueprint for a vital economy in Whatcom County,” Port of Bellingham economic development director Steve Jilk told a room full of Blaine and Birch Bay residents and business owners.

United Helicopters takes off in Blaine The sleek red, white and blue helicopter seen lifting off from the Blaine Airport is part of Blaine’s newest business, United Helicopters.

INSIDE
Fly boy
Keith Vasey, vice-president of Lancair NW, shows off a new 310 h.p. Lancair "Columbia 300" at the Blaine airport fly-in held June 1.

Congratulations!
106 Blaine high school students will don their caps and gowns June 10.

Council action At their May 28 meeting council gave their support to a policy change under which the city would waive extra power costs due if a city error was responsible for a customer paying too little for their power bills.

Spaghetti feed for young athlete - A family spaghetti dinner will be held on June 7 at 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church to raise financial support for Melissa Galbraith, a seventh grade student athlete from Blaine middle school.

ON THE WATERFRONT

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