Wings
Over Water bird festival flying back
For Maynard Axelson, the Wings Over Water birding festival is about more than
just watching birds. |
City
planners take another look at Seagrass
project
The Blaine planning commission has begun to chew over a new application for the
Seagrass development on Semiahmoo Spit, and is choking on the same bone that
led to the denial of the first Seagrass application: Does it match the projections
approved by the city in the 1985 Semiahmoo Master Development Plan, and does
it need to? |
Good
show from math whizzes
More than 350 students in fourth to eighth grades competed on 101 teams from
schools across Whatcom County in the 24th Annual Whatcom County Math Championship. |
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Memorial
celebrates girls’ lives...
More than 1,000 people attended a memorial for Brittney Armstrong and Kailey
Walter, two Blaine teens who died last week in a car accident. |
 Coming
home
The boys basketball team gave it their all but still lost to Nooksack dashing
their hopes for district. Photo by Tara Nelson |
Are
you green?
This week’s home improvement section reports on a builder who specializes
in green techniques.
Comp
plan coming
City planners are busy working on new zoning and comprehensive plan updates.
Council
okays airport landfill site
Blaine city council gave the airport commission the nod to go ahead with contract
negotiations that would put a landfill just south of the existing runway.
Work
continues while fundraising heats up for Vigil
sculpture
Terrell
Creek Landing breaks ground
Gina and Marc Weigum have recently broken ground on their 26,700 square foot
retail and residential project called Terrell Creek Landing. It’s being
built just east of the C Shop on Alderson Road.
Trillium
charges dismissed
United States District
Court Judge John Coughenour has dismissed fraud charges
against Trillium Corporation and president David
Syre on the grounds that knowing something is unusual
is not the same as knowing it’s wrong.
Truffles
now open for lunch
The upscale restaurant run by chef Marienes Johnson will be offering a new
Texas-style barbeque lunch menu featuring pulled pork sandwiches, beef brisket,
bratwurst sausages, barbequed chicken and a range of side dishes including
chef Johnson’s version of baked beans and creamed corn.
Attention:
Future kindergarteners!
The Blaine primary school’s kindergarten registration will be held on
Thursday, March 30 in the Blaine primary school multi-purpose room from 10
a.m. – 7 p.m.
Can
you help?
Blaine high school is looking for volunteers to help students write essays
for college and scholarship applications.
Got
damage?
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s office division of emergency management
is seeking information from individuals who received damage to their primary
residence during the storm on Saturday, February 4.
Moving
on up...
Banner Bank has announced
the promotion of Anne Graves to retail branch manager
in Blaine.
Congratulations!
Local residents make dean's list.
Opinion -
by Jerry Gay
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