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Two storms last week knocked out power to thousands in Whatcom County and pushed logs, rocks and other debris over the road at Birch Bay. Photo by Eric Ellingson.
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3/17/16 05:25 PM
A great blue heron alights on the top of a tree in Semiahmoo. Photo by Walter Selden
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3/9/16 04:30 PM
Michael Andes, owner of Augusta Lawn Care, shows his cousin Cole the American flag in Semiahmoo. Photo by Jessica Andes
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3/2/16 06:39 PM
From l.: Caroline Winfrey, Iain Buchanan, Christy Lonquist, Rodny Lonquist and Kim Grams celebrate a successful auction at the Pastime Tavern in Blaine. The Pastime auctioned off …
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2/24/16 05:48 PM
Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce president Randy Parten, l., presents outgoing president Jeff Carrington with an honorary surfboard on February 11. The board commemorates …
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2/17/16 05:22 PM
A bald eagle perches on a piling in Birch Bay. Photo by Ruth Lauman
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2/3/16 06:09 PM
A seagull pauses on a chunk of driftwood to take in the view of Birch Bay. Photo by Ruth Lauman
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1/27/16 05:21 PM
A local man drags a stray log out of the way of boaters in California Creek. Photo by David Riffle
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1/20/16 04:35 PM
Blaine High School and middle school students rehearse for their upcoming performance of “Guys and Dolls” in the Performing Arts Center. The show opened last week and will have …
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1/13/16 06:26 PM
The Northern Light’s offices will be closed from December 21 through December 25 for the holidays, reopening on Monday, December 28. Our final issue of 2015 will …
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12/16/15 05:46 PM
A county work crew demolished buildings at the Birch Bay Beach Park site on December 7. The site should be cleared in time for the Birch Bay Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s …
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12/9/15 05:46 PM
NBA player Luke Ridnour (kneeling, far right) stopped by his alma mater to play in an alumni scrimmage/practice against the current Blaine High School boys basketball team. The …
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12/2/15 05:18 PM
The Blaine Elementary School food drive collected 5,275 pounds of food for the Blaine Food Bank. The classes that brought in the most food took a field trip to the food bank to …
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11/24/15 06:21 PM
Mayor Harry Robinson, l., presented Mike Hill with the Blaine Builder’s Award for November at the regular city council meeting on November 9. Hill, the owner of Hill’s Chevron …
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11/11/15 05:29 PM
Kyle V’Dovec, l., and Anthony Persse gathered 103 lbs. of canned food and candy during Trick-or-Can of Food at Birch Bay Square Halloween night. The food drive was part of Blaine …
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11/4/15 07:21 PM
Members of the Blaine Senior Center Waves bocce team accept a trophy at the senior center on October 26. The Waves recently won the All-County Bocce Tournament, beating out eight …
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10/28/15 06:02 PM
“Sun Flight,” a sculpture by Oregon artist Jesse Swickard, was installed this week near the corner of H and 3rd streets. Swickard donated the piece to the city after showing it …
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10/21/15 05:17 PM
Jacob Finston shows off the chain-link fence logo he recently completed for Whatcom Physical Therapy. Photo by Alan Finston
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10/14/15 06:33 PM
This Steller’s jay, photographed at a Blaine feeder, is a close relative of the blue jay found east of the continental divide. Jays, along with ravens and magpies, are part …
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10/7/15 05:53 PM
Blaine Elementary School fifth graders participate in a walk-a-thon on September 30 to benefit the Blaine Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). Photo by …
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9/30/15 06:08 PM
