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Up by 20 points, Blaine boys varsity basketball head coach Brett Farrar subbed off his starters with a minute left in the game. All five of them separately gave him an emotional hug before sitting …
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By Ian Haupt |
2/16/22 08:38 PM
Fully vaccinated travelers will soon have the option to show proof of a negative antigen test, instead of a PCR test, when entering Canada. Canadian government officials announced the changes will go …
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By Grace McCarthy |
2/16/22 08:37 PM
A popular pizza joint has just opened its doors in Blaine.
Westside Pizza opened its newest location adjacent to Cost Cutter, at 1733 H Street, on February 16. The 3,660-square-foot restaurant …
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By Grace McCarthy |
2/16/22 08:34 PM
Two Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies who were shot February 10 while responding to a Maple Falls altercation have been released from the hospital and at home recovering. The …
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By Grace McCarthy |
2/16/22 08:27 PM
A motorcycle-vehicle accident on Birch Bay Drive sent the motorcycle driver to the hospital with severe injuries and closed a main section of the thoroughfare for two hours on February 13.
A …
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2/16/22 08:06 PM
The Semiahmoo Resort Association (SRA) board of directors has selected David Franklin to take the reins as its new general manager. Franklin, who brings over 20 years of resort and community …
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By Grace McCarthy |
2/16/22 08:04 PM
The girls varsity wrestling team took seventh in the regional tournament February 12 at Sedro-Woolley High School, and three girls advanced to the state tournament this weekend in …
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By Ian Haupt |
2/16/22 07:51 PM
With two firsts, two seconds and four fifth places, Blaine boys wrestling narrowly won the regional tournament last weekend by a half-point. The Borderites scored a total of 187 points while …
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By Ian Haupt |
2/16/22 07:49 PM
With only an estimated 50 votes left to count in the February 8 special election, plans for financing construction of the Birch Bay Vogt Community Library through a voter-approved tax initiative …
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2/16/22 07:46 PM
Catherine Valentine Wilson celebrated her 100th birthday on Valentine’s Day at Good Samaritan-Society – Stafholt. Her friends and family were there to commemorate a century of good …
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By Georgia Costa |
2/16/22 07:43 PM
State senator Simon Sefzik (R-Ferndale) introduced a ‘Blessing of the Fleet’ resolution to honor the commercial fishermen who risk their lives every year in Alaska. The resolution, Senate …
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2/16/22 07:40 PM
On Wednesday, February 23, the Whatcom Watersheds Information Network (WWIN) will host a free, virtual Whatcom Marine Research Symposium. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include …
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By Georgia Costa |
2/16/22 07:39 PM
Governor Jay Inslee has announced plans to lift the outdoor mask mandate, and indicates indoor masks may soon be optional as well.
“We are having conversations about when and how to safely …
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By Grace McCarthy |
2/16/22 07:36 PM
Combine a 22-year-old oyster farmer, a Blaine High School freshman and a woman who walks the waterfront every day. What do you get? A book about a dog.
“I went to the waterfront every day. …
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By Georgia Costa |
2/16/22 07:24 PM
Question: What am I supposed to do when the person who has the right-of-way is “polite” and tells me to go? If something goes wrong won’t I be responsible? I’d rather they …
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By Doug Dahl |
2/16/22 07:21 PM
There have been 1,492 Covid-19 cases in Whatcom County in the past week (February 6 to February 13), or 4.1 percent of the county’s total Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, …
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By Grace McCarthy |
2/16/22 07:18 PM
Sasquatch, a.k.a. Blaine resident Greg Nuzum, was sighted in Lincoln Park on February 12. Nuzum is known to dress up as other characters around town, most recently spotted as the Grinch last …
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2/16/22 07:11 PM
Feb. 4, 10:08 a.m.: Theft on Petticote Lane.
Feb. 4, 12:04 p.m.: Death investigation on Kayak Way.
Feb. 4, 9:33 p.m.: Burglary on H Street Road.
Feb. 5, 11 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances on …
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2/16/22 07:08 PM
Feb. 5, 5:50 p.m.: Welfare check on G Street.
Feb. 5, 7:28 p.m.: Harassment on D Street.
Feb. 6, 1:38 a.m.: Criminal traffic on Peace Portal Drive.
Feb. 6, 9:25 a.m.: Behavioral health issue …
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2/16/22 07:07 PM
The Editor
Could Chief Tanksley identify who he chose to voluntarily serve on the LEMART (I believe it stands for: Law Enforcement Mutual Assistance Response Team) intended to assist in …
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2/16/22 06:27 PM
