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The Drayton Harbor Pirate Festival brought seafarers to Blaine Marine Park and the Blaine Harbor Boating Center for a day of family-friendly activities on August 2. The event, hosted by the …
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8/6/25 05:18 PM
In a show of goodwill to the senior citizens no longer under its purview, the Blaine Senior Center nonprofit sold nearly the entirety of its gym, kitchen, entertainment and other equipment to the …
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By Nolan Baker |
8/6/25 05:08 PM
National Night Out provided an evening of building community relations with first responders on August 5 at Birch Bay State Park. The event, which brought first responders from across Whatcom County, …
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8/6/25 05:06 PM
Question: A news site has an article about it now being illegal to have a license plate frame on your vehicle, and the author thought the cars she saw being pulled over were because of license plate …
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By Doug Dahl |
8/6/25 04:48 PM
Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering.
These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws that took effect …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard |
8/6/25 04:45 PM
As a diabetologist, I have seen the profound impact diabetes has on individuals, families and entire communities. Today, my concern extends beyond my patients to all of Whatcom County and our …
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By Sandhya Gelou |
8/6/25 04:41 PM
The Editor:
Recent reporting in The Northern Light said “...de-annex a chunk of east Blaine, which would likely lead to high-density housing near Semiahmoo...” This is not quite what …
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8/6/25 04:40 PM
July 19, 10:54 a.m.: Missing child on Alder Street.
July 20, 1:43 a.m.: Domestic – physical on E Street.
July 20, 1:52 a.m.: Overdose on H Street.
July 20, 7:33 p.m.: Fight on …
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8/6/25 04:36 PM
July 25, 12:27 p.m.: Domestic order violence cold call on Carson Road.
July 25, 2:41 p.m.: Civil problem on Creasey Road.
July 25, 9:00 p.m.: Sex offender registration on Highland Drive.
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8/6/25 04:35 PM
Linda K. Hickman
July 27, 1941 – July 9, 2025
Linda K. Hickman, 83, of Blaine WA, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2025, after a sudden illness. Born on July 27, 1941, in …
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8/6/25 04:05 PM
Dale Roy Crosby
August 12, 1938 – July 23, 2025
Dale Roy Crosby, 86, of Blaine, WA, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2025.
Born in Idaho on August 12, 1938, Dale …
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8/6/25 04:03 PM
Bradley Lloyd Clark
December 4, 1966 – July 6, 2025
Bradley Lloyd Clark of Blaine, WA passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2025. He was born in Yakima, WA on December 4, …
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8/6/25 04:00 PM
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Norma Jean Gudmundson-Bakarich
August 14, 1931 – May 8, 2025
A Celebration of Life for Norma Jean will be held at Free Church Unitarian, 1218 …
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8/6/25 03:59 PM
Birch Bay was the center of discussion during Blaine school district’s second-to-last meeting of the 2024-25 school year on July 28, with talk on adding Birch Bay to the district name and …
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By Nolan Baker |
7/30/25 07:34 PM
A festival treasured by many is returning for a raft race, theater performances and maritime-themed youth activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, August 2.
The annual Drayton Harbor Pirate …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/30/25 07:32 PM
Ballots for the primary election need to be returned to a ballot box no later than 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 5. According to the Whatcom County Auditor’s Office, 15,337 ballots have been received …
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7/30/25 07:31 PM
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration placed Whatcom County in a tsunami advisory on July 29 after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Russia’s Far East region earlier in the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/30/25 07:26 PM
The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted the 42nd annual Birch Bay Sand Sculpture Competition on July 26 and the 11th annual Rollback Weekend Car Show on July 27.
About 3,000 people attended the …
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7/30/25 07:25 PM
