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The Northern Light sent out questionnaires to the six legislative candidates seeking offices that affect the Blaine and Birch Bay area. Listed here are the first three responses in the order …
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10/15/14 06:01 PM
by Ian Ferguson The Whatcom County Council will decide on October 28 whether to spend up to $2.5 million of the county budget to buy a four-acre property in the heart of Birch Bay …
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10/15/14 05:59 PM
Aileen and Ed Brandsma cut the ribbon to officially open their Edaleen Dairy store at 458 Peace Portal Drive on October 6. Photo by Steve Guntli
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10/8/14 08:04 PM
by Ian Ferguson Whatcom County Council approved four new Watershed Improvement Districts (WIDs), bringing county farmers a step closer to water-management autonomy, but councilmember …
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10/8/14 08:03 PM
by Steve Guntli U.S. Representative Steve Daines (R-Montana) visited Washington last week to show support for the Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) project at Cherry …
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10/8/14 08:02 PM
by Steve Guntli Two Canadian brothers have been sentenced after selling faulty counterfeit airbags over the Internet. Surrey residents Abdul Masood Qayumi, 25, and …
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10/8/14 08:01 PM
Winter crabbing season has officially opened. On September 30, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) re-opened much of Puget Sound for recreational crabbing through …
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10/8/14 07:59 PM
Photos by Janell Kortlever Blaine High School homecoming king Adam McShane belts out lyrics from Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” as queen Hanna Kiele laughs at …
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10/8/14 07:47 PM
by Steve Guntli Medicare’s fall open enrollment runs Wednesday, October 15 through Sunday, December 7, which means that seniors can choose to change their Medicare coverage with …
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10/8/14 07:42 PM
by JoAn Newby The new season has descended upon us. The wind has a certain chill and the sky is bright, but tinged with the smoky haze of fall. The message is clear: summer has …
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10/8/14 07:40 PM
One out of every three adults over 65 years old falls each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for older adults with dementia, the risk of falling is three times …
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10/8/14 07:39 PM
Photos by Steve Guntli Wayne Broadhead lines up a shot on the rec room pool table. Brenda Hansen, l., and Colleen Marie surf the …
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10/8/14 07:38 PM
by Ian Ferguson Whatcom-Skagit Housing, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income families build their own homes, recently purchased 44 lots in the Drayton Reach neighborhood, …
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10/8/14 07:34 PM
by Steve Guntli Edward Gaultier was a mild-mannered shoemaker, until his wife’s constant infidelity drove him to murder. Samuel Thomson killed his wife and a hired hand while a …
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10/8/14 07:31 PM
by Steve Guntli Embrace your dark side this Halloween with a creepy book, CD and movie that may not have been on your …
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10/8/14 07:29 PM
by Steve Guntli Volunteers for the winter coat drive program spent the summer collecting coats from the community, and next week they will pass those along to those in …
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10/8/14 07:25 PM
Crabbing season is going to be a little longer than usual this year. On September 30, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced that most of the marine areas …
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10/6/14 06:46 PM
Katelyn Baertsch gets a little encouragement from young volunteers as she approaches the finish line for the second annual Run with the Chums 5k on September …
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10/1/14 07:37 PM
By Ian Ferguson The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce has an ambitious plan to rebrand the bayside community over the next few years, and it all starts with some big changes in …
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10/1/14 07:36 PM
By Steve Guntli Blaine’s new Edaleen Dairy store is tentatively scheduled to open next week. The dairy, located on 458 Peace Portal Drive, has been under …
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10/1/14 07:33 PM
