Developer Ken Imus' recently announced exit from the Blaine re-development scene has sparked some soul-searching and motivated a discussion on how to drive the Blaine economy forward.

Tickets are now available for the 13th annual Bite of Blaine.

The Blaine Chamber of Commerce announced on February 1 that the annual Hands Across the Border celebration would be cancelled due to escalating costs and diminishing donations.

It started with the carpets, then the bedding.

Some people look outside and complain about the rain while others see a job in the offing.

Now that we are in February we like to think of other things besides the rain, the wet and the cold.

Friday, February 15, Opera Performance Tour, Lucia di Lammermoor

An accountability report by Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley in regards to the city of Blaine's compliance with state laws and regulations was released on February 4.

Blaine High School math teacher and competition coordinator Mike Dahl, l., and volunteers from the Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery grade tests at the Phillips 66 Northwest Washington High School Math Championship on February 2.

The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association placed 24,000 chum salmon eggs into remote site incubators along Terrell Creek on February 5.

August 31, 1933 - January 24, 2013

December 10, 1928 - February 2, 2013

The Blaine girls basketball team won a physical game at home against Mount Baker in the first round of the Class 1A District Tournament on February 4, earning a trip to King's High School in Shoreline on February 6.

The boys saw their first postseason action since 2008 in an exciting matchup that got ugly at times, with slaps and hits that resonated throughout Mount Baker's domed gym.

The Blaine wrestling team was favored to win the Class 1A Sub Regional Tournament at Squalicum High School February 1, but out of the six teams in attendance Mount Baker finished first with 317 points to Blaine's 310.5.