November20: While on patrol an officer was contacted by a concernedcitizen who reported a man was using a pay phone in the200 block of E Street. The citizen...

2004has been an extremely busy and productive year for thecity of Blaine. The major issue in the city continuesto be the siting and construction of a new...

The2004 Polar Bear Swim started the year off with one ofthe largest crowds ever, gathered at Birch Bay for the21st annual dip on January 1. There were ...

DaveCrossen’s tenure as fire chief of North WhatcomFire & Rescue Services (NWFRS) came to an end at midnighton New Year’s Eve. At a special...

Thestate department of ecology (DOE) has issued a fine of$18,500 to Nature’s Path Foods inBlaine for discharging more than 600 pounds of sugar intothe...

RonaldSanchez, 46, died early New Year’s Day whenhe lost control of his 1988 Porsche on Birch Bay Drive nearCottonwood Drive. Sanchez was southbound...

In atwo-day road trip last week that took them to both thebright lights of the big city and the modest confines ofa “Hoosiers” style old high...

January8: A winter storm rolled into Blaine and Birch Bay, droppingseveral inches of snow onto icy roads leading to twodays of school closures.

(Editornote: Patrick Green and Becky Johnson are formerBlaine teachers currently living and teaching inSingapore. The following is Green’seyewitness...