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2005in ReviewBlaine School District
At Blaine school district, every year brings new reasonsto say, “It was a great year!” Our students,staff and community can be very proud of...
Whenyou absolutely, pawsitively need to buy something for your mutt (or cat)
HeatherCampbell used to haunt specialty dog stores all overthe world during her travels as a flight attendant forAir Canada. Now retired, she has brought...
Happy2006! A new year means a new fishery for local fishers.Those who go north to Alaskan waters start fishing forpollock and cod on January 20. Crab fishers...
2005 in ReviewDraytonHarbor Shellfish District
The Drayton Harbor Shellfish Protection District CitizensAdvisory Committee has just wound up its 10th year workingto clean up Drayton Harbor. It has been...
MarineDrive upgrades disruptions to be discussed at upcomingmeeting
Blainecity officials have scheduled a meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday,January 19 to discuss updates to the Marine Drive reconstructionand wastewater tank installation...
“Wedidn’t run into anything unusual exceptthe occasional old beer bottle,” said Joe Petersongeneral superintendent for McDowell Northwest...
Police to beginSemiahmoo patrols
Blaine police will be starting to patrol behind the gatesat Semiahmoo in response to a request from board of theSemiahmoo Resort Association.In a December...
Newelltrial to begin next week
Judge David Grant dropped one of two misdemeanor chargesagainst Blaine high school principal Dan Newell Tuesdayin Whatcom County District Court. The remaining...
2005in ReviewBlaineChamber of Commerce
2005was another great year for the Blaine Community Chamberof Commerce. It seems that as our city grows, so doesour chamber of commerce. We were pleased...
WWUstudy predicts impact of passport initiative
When the Departmentof Homeland Security (DHS) announced its plans to push for legislationthat would require all visitors to the United States to possess...
Differentdowntown vision presented
“There’sbeen lots of interest in our downtown. All sorts of interestand activities and ideas, talk of buildings 20 storieshigh, but no one ...
Cityexpresses concern about border crossing plans
Inthe pre-Olympic rush to build a new port of entry, citymanager Gary Tomsic is worried Blaine could get leftbehind.
Newborder crossing ID announced
Ina press conference Tuesday with Secretary of State CondoleezaRice, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoffannounced a new passport card as an...
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Police Report -- January 19, 2006