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North Whatcom Fire and Rescue firefighters are handing out ice cream coupons to kids “caught” wearing helmets while riding bikes, scooters and skateboards in Blaine and Birch Bay.
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8/26/20 07:19 PM
Question: I got pulled over because I didn’t dim my headlights at night. All I did was flash my headlights because I thought the oncoming headlights were way too bright. I wasn’t driving …
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By Doug Dahl |
8/26/20 07:16 PM
Expect lane closures on northbound and southbound I-5 lanes through August 29 between Custer School Road and Birch Bay-Lynden Road for an $11.5 million project to improve fish passage in California …
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By Ian Haupt |
8/26/20 07:14 PM
A Surrey resident was charged August 10 for allegedly importing nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine two years earlier at the Pacific Highway Border Crossing. If convicted, he could face life in …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/26/20 07:07 PM
Nimbus Real Estate and Wild Bird Charity hosted the American Graffiti Auto Show on August 22 in downtown Blaine. People drove from around the region to show off classic and vintage cars as well as …
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8/26/20 06:18 PM
The Blaine school board voted unanimously to approve a letter of agreement between the district and a union representing school service employees that will furlough employees until October 31. Under …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/26/20 05:49 PM
Blaine City Council decided not to pursue an unsolicited offer to purchase the old city hall, at 344 H Street, at its August 24 meeting.
City manager Michael Jones received a letter from Leonard …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
8/26/20 05:41 PM
A union representing Blaine school district service employees announced to its members in an August 18 letter that the district plans major layoffs that could affect dozens of employees, including …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/19/20 08:19 PM
Whatcom County’s Covid-19 mobile testing program will offer a free, low-barrier test site at the Birch Bay Bible Community Church parking lot when the pilot phase is complete.
This week, the …
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By Ian Haupt |
8/19/20 08:13 PM
The first male Asian giant hornet found in the U.S. was discovered in a Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) trap in Custer. The agency trapped the hornet on July 29, but it wasn’t …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/19/20 08:08 PM
At least one car show is still on this summer: Nimbus Real Estate and Wild Bird Charity are hosting the American Graffiti Auto Show this Saturday, August 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Nimbus’s …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
8/19/20 08:00 PM
The celebration was everything but traditional for Blaine High School graduates when they marked the end of their K-12 education in a June virtual graduation. Class of 2020 graduates across the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/19/20 07:58 PM
As Covid-19 continues to spread in Whatcom County, Whatcom Unified Command (WUC) is looking for more volunteers to help with testing sites and food bank support. Since March, WUC has developed an …
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By Kyra Planetz |
8/19/20 07:43 PM
For Chris Hughes and The Firm Real Estate Services, the border closure could not have come at a worse time. Hughes, a real estate agent, had been selling Point Roberts real estate to Canadians for …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
8/19/20 07:41 PM
John Finn of Birch Bay celebrates his 100th birthday on Thursday, August 20. He was born in 1920 in a small Michigan town and grew up to live an exciting and adventurous life. Now 100 years later, …
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By Kyra Planetz |
8/19/20 07:30 PM
Anna’s @BreadinBlaine, a Blaine micro bakery that started selling sourdough bread last November, has partnered with Birch Bay farm stand Home Farm to offer fresh bread to Birch Bay …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/19/20 07:25 PM
The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce held its annual Sand Sculpture Competition virtually this year. Here are some of the winners. Learn more at birchbaychamber.com.
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8/19/20 06:30 PM
Non-essential land travel between the U.S./Canada border will remain closed until at least September 21, acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf announced in an August 14 tweet.
This is …
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8/17/20 03:33 PM
Less than a month before the 2020-21 school year begins, the Blaine school board voted during an August 8 special meeting to start the academic year with remote learning.
The reversal of the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/12/20 07:22 PM
The Whatcom Council on Aging and Blaine Senior Center will host a drive-through cookout at the senior center on Thursday, August 27.
The event, Picnic with a Purpose, will replace the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/12/20 06:17 PM
