Thu, Jul 28, 2005
Redtide closure lifted except for Drayton Harbor
DraytonHarbor is the only Whatcom County beach currently closeddue to the potential risk of paralytic shellfish poisoningor “red tide.” Healthdepartment...
Comeone, come all to the Icelandic picnic
TheBlaine city council has declared July 30, as IcelandicHeritage Day. On this date, the Blaine Icelandic HeritageSociety is renewing the annual Icelandic...
Thismilk is f-f-f-fab-b-b-bulous
Graceand Tim Lukens, owners of Grace Harbor Farms, a small55-dairy goat operation in Custer, have a reason to celebrate.This July, they received the first...
ANooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) employeemade an unexpected discovery earlier this year that couldindicate an improvement in the health ...
Realestate taxes jump sky-high
The mid-yearreport on Blaine’s finances is mostly what city finance staffwas expecting, with a standout exception: the real estate excisetax collected...
JasonOverstreet has won city council approval for the kind ofchanges to the Blaine sign ordinance he says he needs tomake his business thrive.
Housingstarts raising sewer capacity concerns
Record-breakingbuilding starts are of equal parts concern and celebrationwhen they’repaired with a debilitated and outdated sewer plant.
Schoolboard approves 2005-2006 budget
TheBlaine school board voted this past Monday to pass a$17.8 million budget for the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Thu, Jul 21, 2005
Candidatefiling week begins 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 25 at the WhatcomCounty Auditor’sOffice and ends Friday, July 29 at 4:30 p.m.
GreatNorthern Cafe on Peace Portal open for business
WhenYolanda Calderon and Joyce Guimond met in San Diego, CA,they had no idea they would run a business together 15years later in a small town on the opposite...
Thelarge meeting room at the Blaine library was packed withpeople during the recent 4th of July weekend, all lookingfor that right book at the right price...
Thisis probably the busiest time of the year for the localfishing fleet.
Plannersnix Seagrass development
The Blaine planningcommission voted 5-1 last week to recommend to the Blaine city councilthat they deny approval for the Seagrass condominium developmenton...
Enjoya sunset concert in the park
TheNorth Cascades Concert Band will perform at the Sculptures,Sunsets and Serenades concert at Blaine Marine Park from6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, July...
Newplan for county emergency services proposed
Anew plan to provide emergency medical services (EMS)in Whatcom County was unveiled last week which, if embracedby elected officials and voters, will keep...
Consultantsuggests $16.8 million airport plan
Aconsultant hired by the city of Blaine to study optionsfor a $16.8 million airport expansion presented his findingsthis past Monday at a public meeting...
Thu, Jul 14, 2005
Markingthe first local church construction project in many years,Christ Episcopal broke ground Sunday for a planned $200,000addition to their century old...
BlackRock Cable to offer fiber optic access for city
Blainecity council approved a franchise agreement this past Mondayallowing Black Rock Cable to build a fiber optic networkwithin the city.
Comecelebrate a grand opening!
WhenBlaine’s Pacific Building Center took overthe old Shanty Town Tavern on Bell Road five years ago,it took almost eight months to turn the place...
2010Olympics driving border infrastructure concerns
“Ifthe story of the games becomes what happens at the borderit will be very bad for the image of the United States,” BellinghamWhatcom Convention...
• The NorthCascades Concert Band will perform at the Sculptures, Sunsets andSerenades concert at Blaine Marine Park from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., SaturdayJuly...
Thinkback to a few hundred years ago when the Northwest wasuntamed wilderness. It was then that the fearless captainGeorge Vancouver and his men engaged...
Residentsurged to weigh in on growth concerns
Populationgrowth inside the Blaine city limits began acceleratingrapidly three years ago and at this time there’sno end in sight, according to figures...
Countycouncil pledges progress on roads
Residentsin Birch Bay may see some relief to traffic congestionon Birch Bay Drive and Lincoln Road as soon as 2008.
Thu, Jul 7, 2005
Itwas a fun and safe Independence Day in Blaine and BirchBay...
“Thanksto a lot of people, it all worked out OK,” saidBlaine police chief Mike Haslip, reviewing incidents followinglast Monday’s Old...
Localartists featured at Summer-Aire festival
Blaineresidents and visitors will be able to sample an eclecticmix of local art at the city’ssecond annual Summer-Aire art festival beginning 10 ...
Grouplooking for old Peace Arch postcards
TheU.S. Canada Peace Anniversary Association (USCPAA) isinviting the public to donate their copies of imagesor original vintage postcards of the Peace ...
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