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The sun is out, the waves are rolling and it’s National Safe Boating Week.
National Safe Boating Week, celebrated May 16-22 this year, is a worldwide campaign to promote responsible boating …
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Grace McCarthy |
5/20/20 07:05 PM
The Editor:
I cannot imagine what prompted the city of Blaine to devise a new director’s position to accommodate a staff member’s “preferred” line of work due to …
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5/20/20 05:01 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 19 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/20/20 03:03 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Canada/U.S. border closure to non-essential travel would be extended another 30 days until June 21. “This is an important decision that …
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By Pat Grubb |
5/19/20 04:59 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 15 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/18/20 07:43 PM
In the April 30 issue of The Northern Light, we offered local kids the following newsroom assignment: While spending more time at home, have you noticed things changing in your community or …
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5/14/20 10:09 PM
In a new stay home order allowance, restaurants with a license to serve spirits, beer and wine can now sell pre-mixed cocktails to-go, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board announced on May …
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Oliver Lazenby |
5/14/20 05:28 PM
May 2, 12:15 p.m.: A man called police to report an email fraud. The man was threatened with having a salacious video of himself released to friends and family if he didn’t pay the suspect …
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5/13/20 11:12 PM
Obituary: Elinor Blakely peacefully passed away to her Heavenly Father Monday, May 4. Born Sept. 25, 1923 to Mindi and Jenny Olson. Life was an adventure for Elinor. She grew up on the family farm on …
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5/13/20 11:08 PM
Obituary: Donald R Thomas passed away suddenly in his home in Chilliwack, British Columbia on May 5, 2020 at the age of 54. He was born on July 21, 1965 at Langley Hospital in British Columbia to …
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5/13/20 11:06 PM
Obituary: Shirley Maxine Fullmer was born to Donald and Ardyth Fullmer on December 22, 1936 in Chehalis, WA. She graduated from Montesano High School in 1955, and married John E. Duffield on April …
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5/13/20 11:03 PM
After a relatively normal March and April, the Blaine Food Bank is serving more and more people, said operations manager Sally Church. In early May, donations helped feed the roughly 460 families …
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Oliver Lazenby and Jam Makan |
5/13/20 08:57 PM
The city of Blaine is offering a new loan program for local businesses to help them get through the economic challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Beginning Thursday, May 14, Blaine-area …
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Jami Makan |
5/13/20 08:50 PM
Mail Boxes International is one of over 20 mailbox stores in Blaine usually bustling with Canadian customers taking advantage of lower U.S. shipping prices. But the stores have been desolate in the …
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Grace McCarthy |
5/13/20 08:08 PM
Blood donations are needed as Washington hospitals prepare to re-start surgeries, organ transplants and cancer treatments that were suspended in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals and …
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5/13/20 07:45 PM
As Whatcom County continues to focus on social distancing, handwashing and face masks to flatten the curve, PeaceHealth is beginning to plan for the future with a focus on safely returning to care …
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5/13/20 07:25 PM
The city of Blaine plans to eventually remove the Armstrong maple trees that line Peace Portal Drive and are causing damage to sidewalk panels. The trees, which have sprawling root systems that some …
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Jami Makan |
5/13/20 07:22 PM
