Thu, Feb 9, 2006
Planned improvements to State Highway 543 between I-5exit 275 and the Canadian border, a section of road knownlocally as the truck route, have been put...
Groupgetting ready to forward recommendations
TheBlaine Citizens Wastewater Advisory Committee opted forone more work session with engineers, architects andlandscape designers before coming to city...
Stormcuts power, leaves homes waterlogged
Residentsin Birch Bay and Point Roberts are continuing cleanupefforts after a storm that ravaged several parts of thecounty, leaving 1,110 Whatcom County...
Thu, Feb 2, 2006
Localstudent's work on display
JettieWilce, a junior at Blaine high school will be displayingher recent charcoal drawings at Fantasia Espresso & Teaat 1324 Cornwall Avenue in Bellingham...
Schooldistrict looks to future infrastructure needs
Blaineschool district superintendent Dr. Mary Lynne Derringtongathered a group of community leaders last summer tobegin studying how the school district...
Mother& daughter team up for garden show
ForDianna MacLeod and Lacy Best there are several importantingredients to building a garden – an old fashionedswing, a four-foot high pink glass ...
MurrayGoff celebrates 80 years of life
MurrayGoff, owner of Goff’s Department Store, said hegot into the menswear business when he realized he neededa job that paid better than being in...
Conflictof interest charge dropped
Localattorney and Blaine hearing examiner Roger Ellingson,the first of four members of city government named ina conflict of interest case to go before...
Principalreceives deferred sentence ByJack Kintner
Blaine high school principal Dan Newell received a deferredsentence in Whatcom County District Court early Wednesdaymorning after pleading guilty to one...
Expropriationprocess explained
Staff from theGovernment Services Administration (GSA) reviewed what they call the “acquisitionand possession” process last week at a meeting...
Groupseeks donations for "The Vigil"
Pacific ArtsAssociation announced the kick-off of a major fundraisingdrive this week that will fund a major sculpture honoringthe families of Blaine&rsquo...
GSAdecision slowed by state interchange concerns
Blaine cityofficials have been nervous about the negative effecta new customs facility being built at the Peace Archwould have on Blaine’s ability...
Airportalternatives committee gets underway
Thecity’s airport alternatives committee will be openingup the discussion of what benefits the city could realizeif the airport went away. The airport...
Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Getready for a fun-filled evening!
Theninth annual Arts & Jazz benefit auction is scheduledfor February 11, 2006, from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Blainehigh school cafeteria.
Thiscould be serious rain on the Birch Bay Discovery Daysparade
The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce is in need of volunteersto help with its annual Discovery Days parade and artsand crafts festival. At a meeting at Stephani...
A moratorium on multi-family homes in central Blaine has been extendedfor the third time, drawing the ban out to two years.Blaine community development...
Blainedirector of public works Steve Banham has told MarineDrive businesses to expect some disruption next summeras the $5 million Marine Drive renovation...
PeaceArch shootout creates long border delays
Officersfrom the Washington State Patrol, Whatcom County Sheriff’soffice, the Blaine police department and several federalagencies chased two murder...
Citycouncil hears arguments for flexibility
BlaineCity Council members listened to concerns from the planningcommission about a new way to evaluate development inBlaine’s downtown, but they...
Thu, Jan 19, 2006
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...
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