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City wants to hear from you about offer from Chewters Chocolates

By Stefanie Donahue Blaine city councilmembers spoke candidly during a regular meeting on December 10 about why they voted to table a $1.6 million offer from Chewters Chocolates to … more

Former Costa Azul building to be demolished

Blaine City Council voted 6–0 on December 10 to approve a $247,836 contract with Dirt Works Bellingham Inc. to demolish a building at 665 Peace Portal Drive. The building was … more

Rand Jack honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Rand Jack has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce for 2018. In making the award, Jack was cited for his work with the … more

Letters to the Editor: December 13-19

The Editor: Christmas is a busy and expensive time for many families, but there is a free caroling event being held for the 21st year at Semiahmoo Resort on Sunday, December 16 that … more

Basketball teams take on Squalicum in first conference game

By Oliver Lazenby The Blaine High School girls varsity basketball improved its overall record to 3–3 by winning the first game that really counts on December 10. The Borderites … more

Food bank closer to raising $30K

The Blaine Food Bank needs to raise about $3,000 by Friday, December 21 in order to receive a $30,000 match from an anonymous donor. Volunteer Joan Smith said approximately $27,000 has been raised … more

Holiday recipes from May’s Kitchen

By May Esther, Semiahmoo resident and host of Finnish cooking show, May’s Kitchen During holiday parties, I like to serve warm glogg, open-face smoked salmon sandwiches and prune … more

Gray whale appears in Blaine Harbor

By Stefanie Donahue A gray whale that appeared to be ill graced Blaine Harbor. Video footage taken by boater Ron Gillies and other eye-witness accounts confirm that … more

Caroling returns to Semiahmoo Resort

By Stefanie Donahue Come one, come all to the 21st annual old-fashioned caroling event at Semiahmoo Resort. The event is free and will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. … more

Young at Heart

By Vicki McCullough It’s hard to believe that Christmas is a few days away and 2019 is just around the corner. Where did the time go? Blaine Senior Center director … more

Affordable exercise classes offered to seniors

By Stefanie Donahue Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 (BBBPRD2) is partnering with nationwide program Silver&Fit to offer affordable fitness classes to Medicare … more

Did you know?

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each week women who are 65 years or older, are generally fit and have no limiting health conditions should combine at least two days … more

Full-time School Resource Officer begins in January

By Stefanie Donahue The city of Blaine and the Blaine school district have reached a final agreement to fund a full-time School Resource Officer (SRO). Blaine City … more

Give blood in Blaine

Bloodworks Northwest is sponsoring a blood drive at the Blaine Cost Cutter parking lot, located at 1733 H Street, between 8:30–11 a.m. and noon–2:30 p.m. on Friday, December … more

Ericksen, Van Werven come out ahead in now-certified recount

By Stefanie Donahue Hand recounts for two 42nd legislative district races concluded this week and resulted in victories for incumbent state senator Doug Ericksen (R) and state … more

Port to get $1.75 million for harbor cleanup in settlement

By Oliver Lazenby The Port of Bellingham took a step toward starting a $6 million cleanup project at Blaine Harbor after securing $1.75 million through a settlement with a former … more

Tax exemption could spur downtown development

By Stefanie Donahue The city is considering a new property tax exemption to help spur multi-family residential development in the downtown core. “The multi-family … more

Blaine shines bright during Holiday Harbor Lights

Blaine’s annual holiday celebration took place downtown on December 1. The event featured an arts market, history museum, live music, fun run, tree lighting and … more
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