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By Oliver Lazenby The 2019 season for the Bellingham Roller Betties, the local nonprofit roller derby league, started in January and a growing number of people from Blaine …
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3/6/19 06:25 PM
Whatcom County residents can submit a poem to the 2019 Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest during March. Now in its 14th year, the free contest is open to people of all ages and experience …
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3/6/19 06:22 PM
By Gwen Roley Millions of people visit Starbucks stores around the world every day, but every member of the franchise has something that makes them different. Local …
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3/6/19 06:21 PM
By Gwen Roley Former candidate for state senator Pinky Vargas is running for another position this year. After losing the incredibly close race against Doug Ericksen …
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3/6/19 06:20 PM
By Jami Makan Two friends from Washington state have created a new birding-themed card game, which they plan to launch at this year’s Wings Over Water …
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3/6/19 06:18 PM
By Jami Makan The pier at the end of Marine Drive in Blaine has been named after longtime Blaine resident and retired Port of Bellingham commissioner Jim …
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3/6/19 06:17 PM
By Oliver Lazenby When Kari Holley moved to the Blaine area from Oregon, she was surprised that the Blaine School District’s complex of baseball and soccer fields, …
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3/6/19 06:12 PM
By Jami Makan Blaine City Council may introduce modifications to the proposed Business and Occupation (B&O) tax, based on input from councilmembers and the …
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3/6/19 06:11 PM
By Jami Makan The 17th annual Wings Over Water birding festival will take place in Blaine Friday through Sunday, March 15 to 17. The festival celebrates the variety …
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3/6/19 06:09 PM
Maddy Reyes, a Sehome High School student from Birch Bay, served as a page in the Washington state House of Representatives during the week of January 28 to February 1. She was sponsored by …
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2/27/19 05:26 PM
The Bellingham SeaFeast board of directors has hired an executive director for the increasingly popular annual event. In a February 19 press release, the SeaFeast board of directors announced …
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2/27/19 05:25 PM
The Blaine library is hosting a talk by a man who grew up in China, was interned at a Japanese prison camp during World War II, crossed the Alps with an Indian elephant and became an inventor in …
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2/27/19 05:25 PM
By Jami Makan PeaceHealth has announced plans to open a medical clinic in Lynden in 2021 to serve north Whatcom County. This follows in the footsteps of Unity Care NW, which plans to …
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2/27/19 05:23 PM
By Jami Makan A new tourism strategy to promote Blaine to outside visitors is moving ahead. The city of Blaine has retained BounceBox SPC, a communication design and …
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2/27/19 05:21 PM
By Jami Makan Big Climb 2019 is set to take place in Seattle on March 24, raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Blaine doctor Marta Kazymyra …
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2/27/19 05:18 PM
By Jami Makan Blaine Jewelry Source is closing at the end of April due to its owner being diagnosed with cancer. The business, which first opened in July 1996, is …
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2/27/19 05:15 PM
Roland Middleton, special projects manager for Whatcom County Public Works, urged attendees at a February Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce luncheon to let the county hearing examiner know what they …
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2/27/19 05:12 PM
By Oliver Lazenby Birch Bay Drive will be fully functional this summer after all. The road along Birch Bay is damaged and closed in sections from a December 20 …
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2/27/19 05:08 PM
By Jami Makan U.S. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, who represents Washington’s 1st congressional district, hosted a community forum in Blaine on Saturday, February 23 in …
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2/27/19 05:06 PM
By Jami Makan Applications are now being accepted for the role of Blaine police chief. Applicants are encouraged to apply by March 24, when a first review will be …
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2/27/19 05:02 PM
