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Blaine soccer faces low turnout and looks to rebuild

By Oliver Lazenby After a successful season, sports coaches can often expect excitement surrounding their sport to bring more athletes into the program the following year. For Blaine High … more

Birch Bay residents find community with Bellingham Roller Betties

By Oliver Lazenby The 2019 season for the Bellingham Roller Betties, the local nonprofit roller derby league, started in January and a growing number of people from Blaine … more

Poetry contest accepting submissions this month

Whatcom County residents can submit a poem to the 2019 Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest during March. Now in its 14th year, the free contest is open to people of all ages and experience … more

Local barista brings personal flair to Starbucks on Peace Portal Drive

By Gwen Roley Millions of people visit Starbucks stores around the world every day, but every member of the franchise has something that makes them different. Local … more

Pinky Vargas launches campaign for Bellingham mayoral race

By Gwen Roley Former candidate for state senator Pinky Vargas is running for another position this year. After losing the incredibly close race against Doug Ericksen … more

New card game for birders to debut at Wings Over Water festival

By Jami Makan Two friends from Washington state have created a new birding-themed card game, which they plan to launch at this year’s Wings Over Water … more

Blaine End Pier named after retired Port of Bellingham commissioner

By Jami Makan The pier at the end of Marine Drive in Blaine has been named after longtime Blaine resident and retired Port of Bellingham commissioner Jim … more

School district could allow more access to its facilities

By Oliver Lazenby When Kari Holley moved to the Blaine area from Oregon, she was surprised that the Blaine School District’s complex of baseball and soccer fields, … more

B&O tax may be expanded to include more businesses

By Jami Makan Blaine City Council may introduce modifications to the proposed Business and Occupation (B&O) tax, based on input from councilmembers and the … more

Wings Over Water festival returning to Blaine area

By Jami Makan The 17th annual Wings Over Water birding festival will take place in Blaine Friday through Sunday, March 15 to 17. The festival celebrates the variety … more

Letters to the Editor: February 28-March 6

The Editor: TouchStone Health Clinic’s staff and providers would like to thank the communities of Blaine and Birch Bay for the recognition of the 2018 Business of the Year … more

Bruce L. Elliott

July 16, 1943 - February 17, 2019 A graveside service will be held at Blaine Cemetery on Monday, March 4 at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Blaine Fisherman’s Memorial Fund, 948 Peace … more

Yvonne Jean Rothwell

October 22, 1929 – February 10, 2019 Yvonne passed away at her home of over 71 years. She was born to Daniel Henry and Reba Fay Martin in Myrtle Point, Oregon. Her father passed … more

Blaine Police Department reports: February 28, 2019

February 16, 10:06 a.m.: Officer was dispatched to a welfare check when a neighbor was not seen for the last two weeks and lives alone. Officer was about to knock at the door when the person exited … more

Birch Bay resident serves as Van Werven’s page in the state House of Representatives

Maddy Reyes, a Sehome High School student from Birch Bay, served as a page in the Washington state House of Representatives during the week of January 28 to February 1. She was sponsored by … more

SeaFeast board hires executive director

The Bellingham SeaFeast board of directors has hired an executive director for the increasingly popular annual event. In a February 19 press release, the SeaFeast board of directors announced … more

Bellingham man to recount his life’s adventures at Blaine library

The Blaine library is hosting a talk by a man who grew up in China, was interned at a Japanese prison camp during World War II, crossed the Alps with an Indian elephant and became an inventor in … more

PeaceHealth to open medical clinic in Lynden

By Jami Makan PeaceHealth has announced plans to open a medical clinic in Lynden in 2021 to serve north Whatcom County. This follows in the footsteps of Unity Care NW, which plans to … more

Tourism strategy moving ahead

By Jami Makan A new tourism strategy to promote Blaine to outside visitors is moving ahead. The city of Blaine has retained BounceBox SPC, a communication design and … more
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