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A crowd donning swimsuits and costumes brought in the New Year by taking the Polar Bear Plunge in Birch Bay on January 1. The local tradition draws a large crowd each year and got its start in …
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1/4/17 07:08 PM
May 2016: A crowd gathered to see President-elect Donald Trump at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden prior to the May 24 Republican primary. Photo by Steve Guntli. January • State …
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1/4/17 07:05 PM
May 2016: Blaine baseball players embrace after a 6–1 playoff win against Anacortes in the 2A Northwest District tournament on May 16. Photo by Janell Kortlever. By Oliver Lazenby In the second …
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1/4/17 07:02 PM
Road flares surrounded a portion of Birch Bay during the annual Ring of Fire and Hope event on Saturday, December 31. Photo by Chuck Kinzer.
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1/4/17 06:59 PM
A December holiday scene acts as the backdrop to the “Vigil” sculpture in downtown Blaine. Photo by Peter Mitchell.
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1/4/17 06:57 PM
Freezing conditions in late December left portions of Semiahmoo Bay iced over. Photo by Peter Mitchell.
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1/4/17 06:53 PM
One of the best gifts you’ll ever receive isn’t a budget buster. It’s the gift of being active. Consider this: People who are active for about seven hours a week have a 40 …
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1/4/17 06:51 PM
Healthy eating habits and gym routines can be hard to keep up after the excitement of the holidays fizzle. For parents who juggle busy schedules, it can be particularly challenging to squeeze in the …
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1/4/17 06:50 PM
January 9, 5 p.m.: A motorist on D Street overtook the car ahead of him and began tailgating the auto, which was traveling the speed limit. Perhaps because one of his headlights was out, the …
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1/4/17 06:47 PM
By Dave Wilbrecht Community Development Services • Resolved 91 Blaine municipal code enforcement cases, including demolition of 10 derelict structures and repair …
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1/4/17 06:38 PM
By Ron Spanjer As the 2016 calendar year draws to a close, the students and staff of the Blaine school district have much to reflect upon over the course of the last 12 …
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1/4/17 06:37 PM
By Jennie Sand North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) proudly serves the communities of Blaine, Birch Bay and unincorporated Whatcom County. NWFR responded to 3,864 …
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1/4/17 06:36 PM
By Bill Elfo Thank you to the citizens of Birch Bay, Blaine, Custer and surrounding areas for your continued support of the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office. Following years of …
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1/4/17 06:36 PM
By Lisa Moeller We appreciate the recent opportunity to include a monthly summary of incidents along with our usual press highlights. We’ve added this new feature …
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1/4/17 06:35 PM
By Debby Farmer Previous First Lady “Lady Bird” Johnson once said, “Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance …
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1/4/17 06:28 PM
By Jack Louws The year 2016 was a busy and exciting time for the community of Birch Bay and your local county government was proud to be a part of that. This year there was progress …
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1/4/17 06:27 PM
By Kaylee Botting January 1 will not only mark the beginning of the New Year, but also the 34th Polar Bear Plunge. The annual tradition brings thousands together as …
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12/21/16 06:22 PM
We’d like to inform our readers that The Northern Light office will be closed from Friday, December 23 to Friday, December 30. This will be our final issue for 2016. We hope that you and yours have …
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12/21/16 06:20 PM
By Oliver Lazenby Whatcom County Library System’s (WCLS) recent survey on library use in Birch Bay drew a lot of responses and even turned up two new possibilities for a library …
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12/21/16 06:16 PM
A crowd gathered at Drayton Harbor Oyster Company to celebrate the historic lift on shellfish harvesting restrictions for 810 acres of Drayton Harbor. Following the December …
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12/21/16 06:14 PM
