Thu, Jul 6, 2006
Becomea shore steward!
Earlysettlers to the wild and rugged shorelines of Washingtonstate were happy, eager even, to clear the land and domesticateit. The towering forests ran...
Firstphase of boardwalk construction celebrated
Blaine’sboardwalk is now a reality. Dedicated on a hot Thursdayevening last week, its first official use came five dayslater as Blaine hosted its...
TheCruising Life
Bellingham sailors Terry and JillHummell arrived to clear customs at the Blaine Harbor visitordock on their Gulf 32 Alegria after a cruising trip tothe...
Jazzgroup to perform in Blaine
An unusual eightpiece group dedicated to historical, pre-1930 jazz kicksoff both Blaine’s Jazz Festival and the Pacific ArtsAssociation’s new...
Twowomen, one good cause
TwoBlaine women will walk this summer to raise money for breastcancer research and prevention in the Northwest region.
Briefs
Blaine family featured in national magazineKim Van Wingerden, 22, of Blaine, was featured in the June/July 2006issue of Farm and Ranch Living, a nationally...
Countyrules in favor of developers
WhatcomCounty Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink has ruled infavor of Birch Point Village developers who contestedfees that Whatcom County Fire District ...
Districtmandates public sewer for Birch Bay View
BirchBay Water and Sewer District (BBWSD) officials are takinga new approach to solving the problem of failing on-siteseptic systems (OSSs) in the Birch...
Trainrelocation group seeks ally in city council
Proponentsof shifting the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) traintracks to the east away from the shoreline have approachedthe city of Blaine, looking...
Thu, Jun 29, 2006
BlaineJazz Festival Schedule
Presented byThe Pacific Arts Association, The City of Blaine and The City of Bellinghamin cooperation with the Blaine School District
Librarylink
School is out, and the lazy daysof summer are here. Be sure you have a good book handywhen you’re lounging at the beach or sprawled outon the backyard...
Programto bring exchange students to Blaine
Can you tradea place to sleep and an extra setting for breakfast anddinner for three weeks for a chance to make a life-longfriend from China? Teachers ...
LandmarkBirch Bay restaurant back in business
Theformer Dry Dock restaurant is back with a new name.Bob Grant, along with the restaurant’s former owners,Don and Mary-Lynne Carl, all of Birch ...
SnowShack offers many flavors to cool off with
Robin Welch mightgreet you with a smile and a friendly Texas accent, but the sourceof her unusual syrups for her new snow cone stand is strictly offlimits...
Residentsask city for moratorium
SomeSemiahmoo residents are alleging the city is turninga blind eye while runaway growth overburdens infrastructureand services. At the June 26 city council...
Summerschool session helps students retrieve credit
ManyBlaine primary and elementary students who are failingin school are also failing to take advantage of the district’ssummer school program, designed...
Bigger,better Fourth of July planned for Blaine
Blaine’sannual Fourth of July celebration will be bigger than everthis year, with more vintage cars, a longer parade thatwill feature four bands,...
Thu, Jun 22, 2006
Blainestudents win awards
Blainehigh school alumnus Devlin Montfort was awarded top honorsand a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering by WashingtonState University in Pullman...
AngelFlight offers free flights, via Blaine
Bradand Diane O’Neill of Blaine celebrated their20th wedding anniversary two years ago by re-enacting theirvows on the beach near Tofino, on Vancouver...
Costonwins tournament
Jeff Coston, the resident golfpro at the Semiahmoo Country Club, won his third tournamentin a row last week in taking the Senior Washington OpenInvitational...
Blainemother donates kidney
Blaine residentLorrie Zehler is organizing a fundraising event FridayJune 23 to raise money to give her daughter one of herkidneys.
Briefs
Opryseries begins SaturdayCountry music fans will be able to enjoy homegrown bluegrassand country music this Saturday, as part of a seriesof all-ages concerts...
BPrefinery fined $32,000 for sulfur dioxide leak
A failed instrument at the BP Cherry Point Refinery resulted in therelease of hundreds of pounds of sulphuric acid-producing sulphur dioxideand nearly ...
Boardwalkribbon cutting June 29
The city of Blaine will celebrate the completion of thefirst phase of its boardwalk project with a ribbon cuttingceremony at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29...
Councilnears decision on Seagrass project
“The fact of the matter is there’s goingto be a project there. We can’t live in a couldawoulda shoulda kind of world and I don’...
WhatcomCounty law enforcement steps up patrols
Police departments throughout Whatcom County are cooperatingon an enforcement project this summer aimed at arrestingimpaired drivers.
Thu, Jun 15, 2006
Steeringcommittee meeting schedule
Meetingsfor the Birch Bay Steering Committee and its subcommitteesare as follows:
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