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Thank you What you see reproduced to the right is the front page of the first issue of The Northern Light, published 23 years ago this week. The newspaper started out on a bi-weekly …
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6/20/18 05:41 PM
By Oliver Lazenby Whatcom County is applying for a $500,000 grant to help fund construction of the future Birch Bay Community Park, just north of the Visitor Information Center on …
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6/20/18 05:38 PM
Naturally eroding bluffs at Point Whitehorn. Photo by Oliver Lazenby By Oliver Lazenby Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management District, Whatcom Conservation District, Northwest Straits …
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6/20/18 05:34 PM
By Oliver Lazenby At U.S. military bases around the planet, service members occasionally bend the rules by adopting stray dogs or cats. When they come home or when their new pets are …
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6/20/18 05:33 PM
Summer recreation may not always include our four-legged friends, as summer heat and other issues can pose a threat to companion animals. As a result, pet parents must make pet safety a …
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6/20/18 05:32 PM
The Editor: Of course citizens want to vote on the best qualified police chief; it wouldn’t hurt if he allowed an officer, staff member or volunteer to give us readers the old …
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6/20/18 05:31 PM
September 17, 1935 – April 14, 2018 Leonard “Len” Schwab, an avid sailor and longtime resident of Birch Bay, died peacefully in his sleep April 14, 2018 after a short battle …
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6/20/18 05:30 PM
October 29, 1929 – June 8, 2018 Elizabeth (Betty) Margaret (O’Toole) Brackett, age 88, passed away on June 8, 2018 in Bellevue, Washington. Elizabeth was born in …
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6/20/18 05:29 PM
June 13, 12:48 a.m.: Dog complaint on Vista Terrace. June 13, 1:22 a.m.: Parking violation on Ludwick Avenue. June 13, 10:45 a.m.: Assist fire department on Pine …
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6/20/18 05:28 PM
June 8, 5:26 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident on Blaine Road. June 8, 1:26 p.m.: Private impound on Birch Bay Drive. June 8, 2:02 p.m.: Domestic violence order cold call …
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6/20/18 05:28 PM
The Peace Run torch relay crossed the border at Blaine on June 17 as part of the 2018 North American run that starts and finishes in New York. After running through the Peace Arch, local and …
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6/20/18 05:27 PM
Sophia Levetsovitis added top quality lemonade to the plants and other wares on sale at the Salishan Neighborhood Association sale July 16. Photo by Meg Olson
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6/20/18 05:26 PM
The city hosted a reception introducing the final three candidates for the police chief position to members of the public. Within a matter of 60 days, current Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) …
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6/13/18 07:00 PM
Blaine High School seniors celebrated graduation on June 8 at the high school gym – 142 students received diplomas. Read …
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6/13/18 06:58 PM
By Stefanie Donahue Due to a growing need for repair, the cost to operate Whatcom County Jail is rising and cities that use it are being asked to pay more. On June …
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6/13/18 06:56 PM
Terry Brown, principal of Zervas Architects, leads a discussion at the Birch Bay library community input meeting on June 11 at the BP Heron Center. Photo by Oliver Lazenby. By Oliver Lazenby At the …
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6/13/18 06:55 PM
[slideshow_deploy id='24886'] Photos by Jolene Hanson Marisa Papetti, owner of Marie’s Bees, sat down with The Northern Light to talk about what it is like to work …
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6/13/18 06:52 PM
By Oliver Lazenby A traveling show featuring a parade, music, dance, lectures, acrobatics, juggling, singing and more is making its final stop in Blaine on the last weekend in …
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6/13/18 06:50 PM
Tom Beckwith, of La Conner-based Beckwith Consulting, and city manager Dave Wilbrecht, pictured, discussed the next steps of the city’s Strategic Economic Initiative at the Blaine …
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6/13/18 06:46 PM
