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The dawn of a new year is a great time to take stock of the year that just passed and set goals for the next 12 months. Resolutions focused on improving personal health are especially popular, and …
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1/6/21 06:23 PM
When 2020 started, the gym in Birch Bay was bustling with fitness classes, kids’ activities, basketball practices, pickleball and more. This all came to a screeching halt in March when we were …
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By Heidi Holmes, program manager |
1/6/21 06:14 PM
January started with all types of plans for the upcoming 2020. We were planning a monthly one-on-one consultation for anyone who had questions about hearing changes as we age with the Hearing, Speech …
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By Kathy Sitker, director |
1/6/21 06:06 PM
Like all organizations in Blaine, the Pacific Arts Association’s (PAA) 2020 year was significantly impacted by the pandemic. Our major event, the Blaine Harbor Music Festival and Camp, was …
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By Bryan Johnson, president |
1/6/21 06:01 PM
July 11, 1:58 a.m.: Blaine police officers responded to a person jumping in and out of the ditch on the U.S./Canada border. Officers arrived with Border Patrol agents and determined it was a drunken …
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1/6/21 05:40 PM
The Covid-19 map has been updated from the map that appeared in the print issue of The Northern Light. The original map did not accurately reflect Whatcom County's
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12/31/20 03:58 PM
As investigations into the cause of the December 22 BNSF Railway derailment in Custer that forced business and home evacuations within a mile of the wreckage continue, crews have begun clearing the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
12/30/20 08:26 PM
January
• Hundreds of people braved the chilly Birch Bay water for the 37th annual Polar Bear Plunge.
• The Birch Bay berm project started construction at the beginning of the new …
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12/30/20 08:13 PM
The first Covid-19 vaccine doses given in Whatcom County were administered to healthcare workers at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center on December 18.
Agnes Kuc, a nurse in the hospital’s …
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12/30/20 08:09 PM
More than 1.5 million people have activated WA Notify since its launch at the end of November.
The anonymous exposure notification tool uses smartphones to help stop the spread of Covid-19 by …
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By Ian Haupt |
12/30/20 08:05 PM
It might look different this year, but the community will still get to ring in the new year with annual events. The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce will host a Brrr-tual Polar Bear Plunge, which is the …
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12/30/20 07:29 PM
Blaine middle and high school students will be returning to hybrid learning next week after the governor’s office and Washington State Department of Health changed their Covid-19 guidance to …
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By Ian Haupt |
12/30/20 07:03 PM
The past year has been a tumultuous experience for all of us in Whatcom County, Covid-19 disrupting every aspect of our lives.
In local government, we have been challenged to learn something new …
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By Satpal Sidhu |
12/30/20 06:59 PM
North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) responded to 4,607 calls through November 2020. Almost 68 percent of those calls were for emergency medical assistance; 3 percent of the calls were for …
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By Jennie Sand |
12/30/20 06:53 PM
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Birch Bay Water and Sewer District has continued operations. Our employees continue to safeguard public health by providing clean, safe drinking water and the …
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By Erin Carampot |
12/30/20 06:47 PM
The Editor
“Those that can give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
These words would bring scorn and contempt from many if …
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12/30/20 06:41 PM
December 24, 7:36 a.m.: Subject with weapon in progress on Lincoln Road and Shintaffer Road.
December 24, 10:36 a.m.: Vehicle theft cold call on Birch Bay Drive.
December 24, 12:24 p.m.: …
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12/30/20 06:35 PM
January 3, 1:28 p.m.: A person called to report that a very tall metal flagpole at a business was leaning dangerously over because of a windstorm. The police arrived and noticed the flagpole did not …
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12/30/20 06:33 PM
