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By Oliver Lazenby After decades of planning and administrative work, the Birch Bay beach restoration project known as the berm is set to receive its final permit – a …
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4/17/19 05:45 PM
By Zoe Deal It was standing room only on the night of the vote, one of many such nights at Blaine City Hall for city council and planning commission sessions on the topic. …
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4/17/19 05:43 PM
By Jami Makan The city of Blaine has started demolishing a dilapidated downtown building. The building, located at 665 Peace Portal Drive, was formerly occupied by …
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4/17/19 05:42 PM
By Oliver Lazenby It’s National Library Week and the Friends of Birch Bay Library group is working behind the scenes to raise approximately $3.5 million to build a branch of the Whatcom …
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4/10/19 05:53 PM
Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 (BBBPRD2) is funding a variety of community programs in 2019. BBBPRD2 considered five community program support requests at its regular January …
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4/10/19 05:52 PM
By Oliver Lazenby Starting Monday, April 15, the Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) is offering a series of free U.S. citizenship classes at the Blaine Library at 610 3rd Street. The …
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4/10/19 05:51 PM
By Oliver Lazenby Blaine softball traveled to southwest Washington over spring break where it was rained out of one game and lost another due to a downpour of errors. Tenino beat the …
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4/10/19 05:51 PM
Blaine Freshman Elee Faulkner ran the 300 meter hurdles in 48.85 seconds at the Birger Solberg Invitational track meet, making her Blaine’s top finisher. At the April 6 meet at Civic …
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4/10/19 05:50 PM
By Jami Makan The month of April has been proclaimed Sikh Awareness Month in the city of Blaine. Mayor Bonnie Onyon made the proclamation at the April 8 city council meeting. Onyon …
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4/10/19 05:49 PM
By Oliver Lazenby Three Blaine Middle School students were disciplined after one student wrote “whites only” on a restroom wall on March 26, according to the Blaine school …
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4/10/19 05:49 PM
By Jami Makan A poet who was raised in Blaine and had a difficult childhood plans to share her inspirational message with local youths this Saturday. Sara Sutton, …
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4/10/19 05:48 PM
By Oliver Lazenby Ben Wallen pitched six innings and shut out Lakewood (4–8) in a 10–0 Blaine win at home on April 9. After the win, Blaine’s record is 8–3 …
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4/10/19 05:45 PM
By Zoe Deal Musician and Blaine resident Gina Williams was recently honored by Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS) as the winner of its international Call for …
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4/10/19 05:43 PM
By Zoe Deal Walk into Blaine Senior Center on the odd Thursday afternoon, and you’ll be greeted by a sea of friendly faces. After a few minutes of conversation and moving …
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4/10/19 05:42 PM
Photo by Ruth Lauman/The Northern Light By Jami Makan Bob Boule, owner of the Smuggler’s Inn Bed and Breakfast at 2480 Canada View Drive in Blaine, has been arrested for allegedly helping people …
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4/10/19 05:38 PM
By Jami Makan Ben Elenbaas, farmer and oil refinery worker, has announced that he is running for the district 5 seat on Whatcom County Council. District 5, also …
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4/10/19 05:36 PM
Peace Arch State Park now has a new sidewalk from the border towards the U.S. customs building. That may not sound like a big deal, but the 413-foot red brick walkway is the …
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4/10/19 05:35 PM
By Jami Makan Some Blaine residents may experience water outages as a result of the redevelopment of Hughes Avenue, which is set to begin on April 8. Property owners will be notified …
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4/3/19 05:53 PM
By Gwen Roley The number of women represented in the film industry remains low, but the third Cascadia Film Festival has grown since last year, with its unique lineup of …
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4/3/19 05:53 PM
By Gwen Roley Pilates studios are common nowadays, but Colleen Wenrich is one of the few instructors in the area to be certified in authentic, classical …
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4/3/19 05:52 PM
