Meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28

Forum to feature WWU professor Bill Deitrich and Seattle City Council president Richard Conlin.

Annual event scheduled for Saturday, April 30

Parents of Blaine primary school students are invited to participate in a coffee and conversation.

Plans that would eventually improve stormwater management in the Birch Bay watershed are in motion after a Whatcom County Council vote last week.

Drivers crossing the border at the Peace Arch port of entry will now have an extra lane to choose from if their travel documents contain radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, border officials announced last week.

The renovation of the gym at Bay Horizon Park is done, and Northwest Park & Recreation District 2 is hosting an open house this weekend to celebrate.

Blaine resident Monika Kelly and her bunny Twinkie earned a second place ribbon in the Whatcom County Youth Fair.

A nearly full moon rose over Whatcom County last Saturday.

Those interested in trashy fashion trends will want to attend the RE Store’s Trash Fashion Show this Saturday in Bellingham.

Now that winter is just a memory, millions of Americans will take to the roads to enjoy the warmer weather.

When it comes to celebrating Earth Day and helping the environment, vehicle owners and drives should not feel left out.

The Beast of Burden slowly entered the kitchen wearing a woeful expression. “Why are you inside when there are still a few good hours of daylight left for planting?” I asked.

In my past two columns, I recommended three methods of removing noxious Morning Glory (bindweed) and Himalayan blackberry plants: manual (pulling or digging plants by hand), mechanical (mowing down plants for Himalayan blackberries and hand pulling for bindweed) and, as a last resort, herbicides.

U.S. Border Patrol Report for 4-21-2011

A local couple recently opened a new gardening business in the former Birch Bay Garden Center.

Leonard Kristjan Breidford, age 94, passed away April 14, 2011.

Blaine head baseball coach Gary Clausen has witnessed a stomach-churning number of one-run games for his Borderites this season, many of which had gone the wrong way for his team.

Sports Briefs for 4-21-2011