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Financial literacy class coming to Blaine next month

By Jami Makan A financial literacy class aimed at individuals with low to moderate incomes is coming to Blaine next month. Topics to be covered include goal-setting, budgeting, debt, … more

Traffic safety: how drivers should use center turn lanes

By Doug Dahl Q: Is it legal to use the center turn lane as an on-ramp to merge into traffic? A: Yes, it is. I’ll get to the legal reference in a moment, but first let’s think … more

Track teams finish in middle of the pack at weekend invite

By Oliver Lazenby Blaine boys track and field placed 11th out of 18 teams and the girls placed 11th out of 20 at the Mountlake Terrace invite on April 13, at Edmonds Woodway Stadium. … more

In other sports news...

By Oliver Lazenby Boys Soccer Blaine lost to Mount Baker 5–2 on April 12 and to Lynden Christian 3–1 on April 16. The Borderites are 0–9–0 in conference games. They play next … more

Blaine Community Theatre seeking actors for upcoming production

Blaine Community Theatre will be holding auditions for Alan Ayckbourn’s trio of plays Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden, known collectively as The Norman … more

Rebecca Xczar to run for Whatcom County Assessor

By Jami Makan Rebecca Xczar, a certified residential real estate appraiser and Ferndale City Council member, has announced that she is running to become Whatcom County … more

Dog Day Afternoons lets kids read to dogs at the Blaine Public Library

By Zoe Deal Whatcom County youngsters have something to look forward to as the Whatcom County Library System brings back an annual program that puts children and dogs into … more

Softball gets first conference win, 12–7 against Squalicum

By Oliver Lazenby Blaine softball got its first conference win of the season on April 12, in an exciting 12–7 victory over Squalicum (2–6 overall) at Pipeline Fields. … more

Blaine student attends STEM event at state capitol

By Jami Makan A Blaine High School student attended the annual Washington STEM Signing Day event on Friday, which highlights and celebrates students who are pursuing STEM … more

Hearing examiner calls berm permit a “done deal”

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 … more

Woodberry project moves forward after city council approval

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. … more

City demolishing dilapidated downtown building

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 … more

Blaine Police Department reports: April 11, 2019

March 29, 11:50 p.m.: A local hotel requested officers respond for a drunk and disorderly female guest. The hotel was requesting the woman be removed from the property. Officers contacted the … more

Letters to the Editor: April 11-17

The Editor: It’s beginning to look a lot like spring! Which is a welcome sight. It’s also the time when people think about the annual ritual of “spring cleaning.” We at the Blaine … more

Friends of Birch Bay Library making progress on fundraising

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 … more

BBBPRD2 funds community programs

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 … more

Free citizenship classes at Blaine library start April 15

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 … more

Errors lead to loss on the road for softball

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 … more

Faulkner places 4th in hurdles at track invitational in Bellingham

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 … more
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