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Borderites close out their season Blaine and Bellingham score biggest tax benefits from pot By Steve Guntli

s Anthony Ball, number 88, tackles a Lynden opponent at the senior game October 23. Blaine lost 37–14. See story on page 7. Photo by Janell Kortlever

Jail tax too close to call as election results come in By Steve Guntli The first votes have been counted, and the proposition to increase the sales tax by .2 percent to pay for a new Whatcom County Jail is too close to call. With 40,518 ballots counted, Proposition 2015-1 is still up in the air. Early returns show 19,701 votes (50.75%) in favor and 19,122 votes (49.25%). Those percentages are certain to change as more ballots are counted. On Wednesday, County executive

Jack Louws told The Northern Light it’s still too early to comment on the vote. “We presented an option for voters to consider, and it appears we’re going to have to wait a day or two to find out,” Louws said. “Obviously, I will respect whatever decision the voters make.” Also too close to call is the race for Whatcom County Council district 2, position B. The first returns show Kathy Kershner with 19,332 votes (50.02%) and Satpal Sidhu with 19,318 (49.9%). Louws handily defeated challenger Joy Gilfilen in the race for county executive.

Man robs Blaine bank, waits for police to arrest him By Steve Guntli A man robbed the U.S. Bank on H Street, but then waited outside for the police. On October 29, Gregory Jason Walker, 49, walked into the bank at 280 H Street and handed the teller a note asking her to hand over cash. Upon receiving it, he took the money and the note outside, but waited around the area for Blaine Police to arrive.

Police found Walker sitting outside the bank, waiting to be arrested. Walker was not carrying a weapon and didn’t threaten the teller with a weapon. Walker told police he had been in the bank and then handed over the cash. He was arrested and booked into Whatcom County Jail. He is being charged with suspicion of first-degree robbery. The case is unrelated to a similar string of

robberies in Bellingham, the most recent of which occurred November 2. In that case, 65-year-old Richard Kenneth Gorton handed a note to a teller at a bank on Meridian Street, and then waited outside for police to arrest him. This was the third such robbery Gorton has committed since 2014. In each instance, he told police he was about to lose his housing and preferred to be in jail rather than on the streets.

Louws won 25,508 (71.2%) of the votes, and Gilfilen took 10,311 (28.8%). In the race for Blaine school district board of directors, Joan Lotze won over challenger Russ Schutt with 1,779 votes (68.3%) to Schutt’s 825 (31.7%). Three other candidates, John Freal, Charles Gibson and Todd Berge, ran unopposed. Blaine native Bobby Briscoe defeated former Ferndale mayor Gary Jensen for a seat on the Port of Bellingham commission. Briscoe won the seat with 20,575 votes (54.9%), compared to Jensen’s (See Election, page 5)

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Washington state is distributing tax revenues from marijuana sales with counties and cities, and Whatcom County is one of the biggest recipients. In the two years since Initiative 502 legalized recreational marijuana, Whatcom County has raked in $267,396 in tax revenue. That number puts the county fourth highest in taxable pot revenue, with projected yearly receipts of $160,438. The county is behind King, Spokane and Snohomish counties. The amount jurisdictions receive is based on their taxable sales and will be distributed quarterly. The first payments went out in October. Bellingham took the lion’s share of the county’s tax revenue and received $102,286 for 2015, the sixth highest total for individual cities in the state. Blaine is the only other city that received tax revenue, albeit a much smaller amount: $4,672. Blaine has one retail marijuana store in operation, Evergreen Cannabis on Peace Portal Drive. This June, Governor Jay Inslee approved a pot reform bill that would allow the state to share tax revenues with counties and cities, something that wasn’t addressed in the original language of I-502. The pot reform bill changed the tax rate to a 37 percent excise tax for marijuana at the point of sale, as opposed to separate 25 percent taxes at each level of production. The state will distribute about $6 million for this fiscal year, which began July 1, and another $6 million in the next fiscal year. Beginning in 2018, if statewide tax revenue on marijuana exceeds $25 million, 30 percent of the revenue over $25 million will go towards counties and cities where retail stores are located, and the remaining 70 percent will go towards cities and towns on a per-capita basis. However, areas that prohibit state-licensed producers, processors or retailers are not eligible for tax benefits. According to state law, the tax revenue must be used for funding marijuana law enforcement and public safety measures, but neither of those terms is clearly defined.

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Blaine school district seeks four-year levy for maintenance and operations By Ian Ferguson With the state legislature still failing to fully fund basic education, school districts across Washington continue to rely on local levies for a significant chunk of operational expenses, and Blaine is no exception. In February 2016, Blaine school district will ask voters to renew a four-year maintenance and operations (M&O) levy to cover 25.3 percent of day-to-day expenses. Superintendent Ron Spanjer and director of finance and operations Amber Porter presented the details of the levy initiative to the school district’s board of directors at their regular monthly meeting

October 26. The M&O levy is nothing new. All seven school districts in Whatcom County will seek M&O levies this spring, as they typically have every four or five years for decades. What’s different this time is that the state supreme court has ordered the state legislature to provide complete funding for basic education. If the state legislature increases state funding, local collection amounts will decrease, but until that happens school districts must plan for the status quo. The levy currently in place expires at the end of the 2016 calendar year, with a projected total collection in 2016 of $6.5 mil-

lion at a rate of $1.85 per $1,000 of assessed property value. According to Porter’s summary update, the new four-year levy is projected to collect $7 million in 2017, $7.17 million in 2018, $7.34 million in 2019 and $7.5 million in 2020. The anticipated rates are $1.98, $2.01, $2.04 and $2.06 per $1,000 of assessed property value. Part of the increase is to account for inflation, Porter said, and some is to account for the added costs of state-mandated program additions such as allday kindergarten, increased credit-hour requirements and smaller class sizes. Although the state supreme

court has ruled that the state must fund a greater proportion of basic education, it seems as though the ratio of local-versus-state funding of schools has been going in the other direction lately, Spanjer said in an interview after the meeting. “We do see our local obligation increasing, because we continue to get new mandates that are not fully covered,” Spanjer said. All-day kindergarten, an increase to a 24 credit-hour graduation requirement for high schools and smaller elementary school class sizes are three of the most contentious mandates. State law requires all three, and all three bring additional expenses not covered by the state. All-day everyday kindergar-

ten begins next school year. It requires more classroom space, so crews are building a new wing at Blaine Primary School. Funding for that construction didn’t come from the state – Blaine school district voters passed a $45 million construction bond measure in February 2015, and the primary school wing was part of the measure. Although the state will fund three full-time and one half-time teacher salaries to help support full-time kindergarten, covering the additional classroom materials, teacher training, a portion of benefits and other costs is up to the school district. “One example is we’re going (See Levy, page 5)

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The Northern L ght Trick-or-treating for a cause The Northern Light is published weekly by Point Roberts Press Inc. Locally owned and managed, the company also publishes the All Point Bulletin, covering Point Roberts, Mount Baker Experience, covering the Mt. Baker foothills area, and the summer recreation guide Waterside as well as maps and other publications. Point Roberts Press Inc. is a member of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, Chambers of Commerce of Bellingham/ Whatcom County, Birch Bay, Blaine and Point Roberts and the Bellingham/Whatcom County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors. Letters Policy The Northern Light welcomes letters to the editor. Please include name, address and daytime telephone number for verification. Letters are limited to 350 words and may be edited or rejected for reasons of legality, length and good taste. Thank-you letters are limited to five individuals or groups. Writers should avoid personal invective. Unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication. Requests for withholding names will be considered on an individual basis. Consumer complaints should be submitted directly to the business in question or the local chamber of commerce. Only one letter per month from an individual correspondent will be published. Email letters to letters@thenorthernlight.com. Publisher & Managing Editor Patrick Grubb publisher@thenorthernlight.com Co-publisher & Advertising Director Louise Mugar lmugar@thenorthernlight.com

s Kyle V’Dovec, l., and Anthony Persse gathered 103 lbs. of canned food and candy during Trick-or-Can of Food at Birch Bay Square Halloween night. The food drive was part of Blaine High School’s SWAP project. The food will be donated to the Blaine Food Bank. Photo by Dan Persse

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Letters The Editor: Veterans Day is held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to honor the end of the war to end all wars. It didn’t end war but it is a day to remind us to remember the veterans who have served and still serve the nation. On November 11, the local veterans groups will gather at the veterans memorial on the 3rd and H Street corner at 11 a.m. to hold a memorial ceremony. Members of VFW Post 9474, American Legion Post 86 and American Legion Post 247 will be in attendance. The community is invited to attend and participate. Bill Irwin Blaine The Editor: All veterans in Whatcom County are invited to attend Veterans Day events at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1585 located at 625 N. State Street, Bellingham. The three auxiliaries in Whatcom Coun-

ty (Bellingham, Custer and Lynden) are joining hands to make this a very special day. It will begin at 3 p.m. with the presentation of the colors by the honor guard from Lynden, followed by other events. It will conclude at 5 p.m. with Bobby Lee of Bellingham leading a patriotic sing-along. There will be an historical Buddy Poppy display and, of course, free food for all veterans. On this Veterans Day, please join members of the auxiliaries who are proud to honor and thank those who served our great nation. We would also like to extend this invitation to widows or widowers of our veterans. If you need more information, please email me at cindymellema@comcast.net or phone 734-5520. Cindy Mellema Auxiliary president, VFW Post 1585 The Editor A big thank you to everyone who donat-

ed, collected or helped with the CAP coat drive. Many neighbors were blessed by your generosity. Thank you also to the folks who donate to the CAP clothing bank throughout the year. It is great to be able to help our neighbors by sharing our unwanted or unneeded clothing resources. We also see it as an opportunity for community-building and recycling at its finest. If you would like to be part of this good work by volunteering at the clothing bank, please contact us at 360/232-4457 or clothingbank@blainecap.org. Information about all of the Community Assistance Programs is available at blainecap.org. Thank you. Dan DeMent CAP executive director Blaine Please send letters to letters@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.

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Levy ... From page 3

to have 75–85 more kindergarten kids on buses everyday. Perhaps some won’t come to school on buses, but we run pretty full buses so we’re going to have to look at routing structures and what the implication is for transportation. We’re going to have more kids eating lunch everyday, more kids on the playground everyday; so they aren’t really hidden costs but they’re local costs and we have to take those variables into consideration,” Spanjer told board members. In August the state supreme court ruled the state’s lack of funding for basic education unconstitutional. Until the legislature passes laws to better fund basic education, the state must pay $100,000 a day in sanctions. The ruling stems from McCleary et al. v. State of Washington, filed

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16,884 (45.07 percent). In Birch Bay, Birch Bay Water and Sewer District commissioner Carl Reichhardt ran unopposed to retain his seat. Three Blaine Birch Bay Parks and Recreation District 2 commissioners, Richard Sturgill, Jeff Carrington and Douglas Robertson, also ran unopposed. Voters approved nine out of 10 proposed amendments to the Whatcom County Charter, including Proposition 1, which

s School board member Todd Berge, l, and superintendent Ron Spanjer discuss a levy initiative at the school board’s regular meeting October 26.

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by two families against the state in 2007. According to court documents, the fines will be held in an account to help pay for basic education until the contempt order is lifted. Whether the fines have the intended effect remains

calls for district-only voting in general elections, and Proposition 9, which will split the county into five voting districts. Only Proposition 8, which would alter the composition of the county districting commission, was rejected. Voters also strongly supported Proposition 7, which would limit the county executive and county council members to three consecutive terms. For full results from the election results, see pages 10 and 11. As of Tuesday night, the 40,518 ballots received represented 31 percent of registered county voters.

to be seen. “If the state steps up and takes on some of that burden, we’ll collect less, but until that happens we continue to rely on local levies,” Spanjer said.

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Sports Borderites wrap up with loss to Lynden In their last game of the season, the Borderites played the Lynden Lions, with a 37–14 loss at home. Lynden’s defense shut down Blaine’s running game, limiting Riley Fritsch, the second most productive running back in the Northwest Conference (NWC), to just 49 yards over 25 carries. On the other side of the ball, the Lions showed off their strong passing. Quarterback Sterling Somers threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns. In the second quarter, quarterback Jalen Kortlever hit Gunnar Arnason with a 40-yard pass over the middle to set up Fritsch to score on a 4-yard run. Kyle Sentkowski kicked the extra point, and Blaine soon regained possession when Josh Fakkema intercepted a pass at mid-field and returned for decent yardage and

good field position. The ensuing drive ended with a 1-yard Fritsch touchdown. Blaine trailed by six points after scoring those two consecutive touchdowns, but Lynden kept up the pressure and pulled away with a 17-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Another touchdown and a field goal in the fourth quarter prevented any hope of a Blaine comeback. “They did a good job stopping our run, especially in the second half,” said Blaine coach Jay Dodd. “They have a three-year starting quarterback with good targets, so their passing game is strong. Our secondary did a good job of limiting the damage, but they were still able to make a lot of passes. It came down to us not being able to run the ball as well as we’d like to.” The October 23 game was senior night for Blaine, and the last high school game the Borderite se-

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niors will ever play. Dodd reflected on the strong leadership displayed by those seniors on the team. “The seniors worked hard, and they’re just good people. It was an absolute pleasure being around them for the last four years, and just because the season is over doesn’t mean the relationship is over. This is just one phase of their lives, and I’ll be available to help them figure out what’s next,” Dodd said. For some, the next step might include playing football in college. Josh Fakkema, Armando Moser and Shaq Woods are all considering playing at the next level. “We’ll definitely get in contact with coaches from different schools, and we’ll help them find a good fit. The most important thing is to find a school that offers degree programs in line with what the kids want to study and what career path they want to pursue,” Dodd said. Dodd recognized the contributions of all the seniors, including Jonathan Starcer, Preston Bellville and Marcus Potts. Potts was tapped to start as quarterback halfway through his sophomore year, when lead quarterback Nathan Kramme sustained an injury. “I remember it like it was yesterday,” Dodd said. “He led us from behind to a win against Meridian, which put us into the playoffs, and he led us to a playoff win as well. I have a lot of good memories with the seniors on this team, and we’re going to miss them. Realistically, we have a lot of guys who will be coming back and we’re going to be a strong team next year.” Kortlever will return as a senior with a year of experience as a starting quarterback under his belt. The line will be stronger in some regards, Dodd said, with another year to grow and strength-train in the gym. Skills players such as wide receivers Anthony Ball and Layton Hagee will keep Blaine’s option open on offense, and Fritsch will no doubt continue to put his strong running abilities on display. The Borderites will look to improve on this season’s 2–5 NWC record as they compete in a strong 2A field next year. “We’ll be working hard in the off season,” Dodd said.

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have a higher immune response compared to those who focus on life’s frustrations. “Grateful people take better care of themselves and engage in more protective health behaviors like regular exercise, a healthy diet, regular physical examinations,” said Dr. Robert Emmons, expert on the role of gratitude in positive psychology. In his book, “Thanks: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier,” Emmons explains how positive thinking can impact our bodies and health: “We tend to take better care of something if we see it as a gift.” Think about something or someone for which or for whom you are grateful. Close your eyes and focus on it. What else do you feel? Whether you are being kind to someone else, being acknowledged by another or taking a moment to count your blessings, gratitude is usually accompanied by a charge of positivity. The challenging beauty of gratitude is that it’s a choice, like a light with a switch – you can turn it on or off. Even in times of tragedy or upset, you can choose to be grateful. Now think of something that

plies achieving a state of fixed happiness at some point in the future after a person has succeeded in becoming richer, faster, stronger, thinner, better looking or any of the other things commonly associated with the right to feel happy. In an age of instant gratification, it is often overlooked that you can cultivate happiness as quickly as you can choose it. In their study published in the Review of General Psychology, psychologists Sonja Lyubomirsky, Kennon Sheldon and David Schkade found 40 percent of one’s ability to be happy is based on intentional activity. It’s a practice that requires conscious effort, and while you can’t always choose your circumstances, you can choose how you react to them. Gratitude is choosing to recognize happiness in the present. Here are a few tips to teach yourself to be happy and grateful every day: Keep a gratitude journal, a written daily log of what you’re grateful for or even a recap of 3–5 new things each week. Researchers suggest even something as simple as writing about the positive aspects of your day for 15 minutes before bed can improve sleep quality and duration. Perform random acts of kindness. Being kind feels good. Take

upsets you – maybe a pet peeve or an upsetting person or situation. What emotions come to mind? Reflecting on frustrations give rise to venting, a form of negative expression in which we focus energy on the things for which we are ungrateful. Is it relieving to “let it out” sometimes? Of course, but perhaps life would look different if we spent more energy on absorbing positivity instead of unleashing negativity. According to the World Health Organization, 350 million people worldwide suffer from some type of depressive disorder. This is a saddening statistic when you consider that a majority of people wished for happiness over wealth, health and success in an experiment discussed by Dr. Robert Holden in his book “Be Happy: Release the Power of Happiness in You.” It’s no secret that your mental state can have profound impacts on our physiological state and vice versa – how you feel physically can easily influence your mood. Just as stress has been shown to increase risk of heart disease, Dr. Emmons points out several studies showing a conscious application of optimistic emotions like gratitude may improve heart health and much more. The pursuit of happiness im-

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a few extra seconds to hold the door or elevator for someone, pay a stranger a compliment, or call a loved one randomly to tell them how wonderful they are. Don’t take offense if the skeptical ones react with, “Do you need to borrow money or something?” When they realize you don’t, it’ll mean even more! Write a letter. Take a few minutes to put the personal touch on a handwritten message to someone. Once in a while, write one to yourself acknowledging your strengths. Thanksgiving is a perfect opportunity to be in touch with your thankful side. It is an annual

reminder for many Americans to consciously count their blessings and take time to recognize the good things in life that are often taken for granted in the hustle and bustle of everyday life in the pursuit of happiness. This year, notice your mood when you are actively grateful through the holiday season. Challenge yourself to continue the momentum and see how your happiness and health improves through the new year. Oh, and thank you for reading! Feel free to contact Jess with any questions/comments on twitter @nutritionwiser or email her at nutritionwiser@gmail.com.

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28.8%

Jack Louws (incumbent)

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Decrease sales tax rate, unless legislature asks voters for constitution- 20,323 al amendment.

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45.1%

Bobby Briscoe

20,575

54.9%

Proposition 2015-1

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63.9% 36.02%

Would make selling, purBobby Briscoe chasing or trading certain Gary Jensen endangered animal species and products a Class-C 25,074 felony

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Sales tax increase to pay for new county jail

51.6%

Tax increase on oil transport

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Tax exemptions for software manufacturers

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Medical marijuana excise tax

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Kieth Wilnour

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County Council, District 1, Position B

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Advisory Vote 11 48.4%

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50.02%

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Satpal Sidhu

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21,120

54.2% Proposition 2 Yes

YES

Limiting power of council to propose charter amendments

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20,156

Proposition 3 52.5% Yes

YES

Limiting the power of council to amend charter’s election provisions

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18,141 Initiative1366

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YES

16.1%

Page 1

Increase word limit for ballot questions from 20 to 40 words

Initiative1366

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Proposition 5 31,650Xxxxx xxxx x xxxxx x x Yes

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Requiring fewer signatures for citizen initiatives and referendums

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18,263

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Yes

Proposition 6

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Page 1

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Requiring fewer signatures for citizens to amend charter

Initiative1366

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60.7%

Proposition 7 Xxxxx xxxx x xxxxx x x

Yes

Proposition 7

YES

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Applies term limits for county council and county executive to three consecutive terms

Page 1

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Initiative1366

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69.9%

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Proposition 8

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54.4%

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Yes

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ners set PRs in the boys heat: Dylan Grimme (17:23), Zack Oakley (17:55) and Killian Wright (19:44). Spenser Dodge (19:27) ran his best time of the season and was two seconds off his personal record. Greg Arps (18:59) also ran his best race of the season. For the girls, sophomore Sophia Dwyer set a personal record with a time of 22:00 for 45th place. The NWC championships included schools from 1A, 2A and 3A. The state meet will be held at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pascoe, Washington on Saturday, November 7. The 2A boys race begins at 1:30 p.m.

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Yes

Proposition 9

Blaine runner Parker Morris is headed to the state meet for his fourth year in a row after a top-10 finish in the 2A District 1 championships. Morris has led the boys cross-country team at every meet this year. The senior’s goal all along was to reach the state meet, and after running a 17:06 in the 5,000-meter district race at South Whidbey High School, he’s on his way to Pascoe, Washington for the state meet this Saturday, November 7. Head coach Carey Bacon said it took a lot of training and some smart running to get here. “He’s really earned his way,” Bacon said. “He put in all the hard work, did everything right training-wise during the season and made good decisions in all of his races.” The district race was one in which Morris had to develop a strategy and stick to it for success. With uneven, forested terrain and a significant hill, the South Whidbey course is challenging, and on race day it was wet and muddy after heavy rains. “He was more nervous than I’ve ever seen him before the race,” Bacon said. “We talked about it, and decided he needed to put himself in the top 15 at the end of the first mile.” Much of the course is hidden from view for spectators and coaches. After the first mile, Bacon saw Morris was running comfortably in 11th place. “He got where he need to be, and he was able to maintain it the rest of the way,” Bacon said. Morris gained a position after the first mile. He finished in 10th place with a time of

17:06.73, 16 seconds off his personal record of 16:50 set the week before in the Northwest Conference (NWC) championship meet. Morris wasn’t the only Borderite to set a personal record at the NWC championships, which were held at Civic Stadium in Bellingham October 22. Eleven Blaine athletes ran their personal best time of the season at the meet. For some runners, it was the last opportunity to set a personal record. “It was a great way to end the season for a lot of our athletes,” Bacon said. Parker Morris ran a time of 16:50, good enough for 18th place. Three other Blaine run-

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sert and beverage (wine included) and music to satisfy your soul. We are privileged to host jazz and big band sounds provided by the Bellingham Youth Jazz Band. Thank you to Jerns Funeral Chapel and Orchard Park Assisted Living for sponsoring this event. Each month the senior center honors one of our many volunteers as Volunteer of the Month. This month we thank Guo Cheng for her time and expertise in leading a Tai Chi (Taiji Qigong) class that is offered at 9:30 a.m. on Mondays for free. Thank you, Guo! Now is the time to build those muscles, exercise that body and get in shape for the holidays. We have

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OBITUARIES Nancy Elaine McGee

November 20, 1935 - October 26, 2015 Nancy Elaine McGee 79, of Blaine passed away peacefully on October 26 with her family by her side. She was born on November 20, 1935 in Milan, IL to Russell and Maxine Wellbourne. A long time resident of Blaine, Nancy loyally worked many years for Art Lawrenson and Dolph Hill. She loved family gatherings, especially holidays. She enjoyed going to garage sales and reading. Preceded in death by her parents, she is survived by her husband of 43 years Gary D. McGee, sisters Rosie, Joan and Gail, brothers Tom and Butch. Daughters Cindy (Morberg), Theresa (McGrew) and Michelle (Reed), sons Rick Wright and Gary W. McGee. Numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren. With special mention of nephew Rex Wayne and granddaughters Caitlin Reed, Autumn Fitzgerald, Holly Crain and Kailee Morberg. The family would like thank everyone for their love, support and prayers during this difficult time and extend their sincere thanks to the amazing staff and personnel at Good Samaritan Society Stafholt and PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center. At her request no services will be held.

Mary Baker Baland

North Whatcom Fire & Rescue, District 21 Mary Baker Baland, age 93, of Blaine passed away peacefully on November 2 at Good Samaritan Stafholt in Blaine, WA. Mary was born on a family farm in Kentucky where she spent her youth as a lover of horses and the outdoors. She then lived many years in both Arizona and California before finally moving to Blaine in 2011 to be with her daughter and son-in-law. A day never passed in Blaine that she did not acknowledge her gratitude for living “in paradise”. Mary was the last survivor of a family of 11 children. She was preceded in death by husbands Ralph Westwood and Bruce Baland and by her daughter Sandra Westwood. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sallie and Dennis Cymbalski, granddaughter Holly (Michael) Kendall, grandson Roman Garcia, great grandchildren Lyndsie Kendall, Tyler Kendall, Kaitlyn Garcia, Brooke Garcia and numerous nieces and nephews, all who loved her dearly and deeply admired her courage and strength. Mary met all of her life’s many difficulties and challenges with a deep and unwavering faith. She had the heart of a servant, which will continue to influence her friends and family far into the future. Mary’s memorial will be held in California where she will rest with her daughter, Sandra and her late husband, Bruce Baland. The family wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the staff at Good Samaritan Stafholt. The care, concern and kindness that Mary and the family received were deeply appreciated. Please sign the Book of Memories, light a candle and leave your condolences for the family at www.JernsFH.com

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An indoor enthusiast attempts a half-marathon By Steve Guntli The poor fools. They have no idea what they’re about to go through. Look at them, stretching and laughing and shouting encouraging platitudes to one another like they haven’t a care in the world. But I’ve been there, man. I’ve seen things. I’ve seen legs give out right underneath a person as they charge across the pavement. I’ve seen thick layers of crystalline salt form in a man’s hair and eyebrows as his body rapidly used up all its vital fluids. I’ve seen a man cross the finish line with huge, rusty stains on his shirt right about where his nipples used to be. I’ve seen this man. I was this man. You may so reasonably ask why someone would put themselves through all of these terrors, and then come back and ask for seconds? The answer is complicated, but it can be summed up in one fairly simple sentence: love is strange. I first started running when I was dating Nicole, who would later become my wife. Before I met her, I didn’t think it was physically possible for a human being to run more than half a mile without imploding like a neutron star. She, a lifelong runner who ran track in high school and college and regularly participated in races, thought I was joking. I was not. But because I liked her and wanted to spend time with her (and because I wanted some bargaining chips when I tried to convince her to come with me to Comicon), I began going on thrice-weekly runs with her. We started small, a 5k here, a fun-run there. Then, in 2013, as part of an ill-advised New Year’s resolution, I decided to run the Bellingham Bay Half-Marathon, and Nicole eagerly agreed to help me train. I was largely insufferable through the entire process, but Nicole is a great coach and she pushed me to do better. On race day, I clocked a finishing time of 1:57, which is pretty good for a guy who, by the time he reached the finish line, was basically a pale, disheveled head attached to bloody sinew in running shoes. I was proud of finishing, but fairly traumatized and vowed to not do another half-marathon for the foreseeable future. It turns out “the foreseeable future” was

s Hydration. It’s important. about a year and a half, because there I was in late April 2015 in Oak Harbor for the Whidbey Island Half-Marathon. Right off the bat I felt bad about this whole venture. I’m was in much worse shape than I was the first time out, and I wasn’t in great shape then. Nicole and I had trouble timing our training schedules, and the most we were able to run was an 11-mile course about three weeks before the race. So I wasn’t feeling particularly prepared as we stepped up to the starting line, and even less confident that I would be able to top my previous half-marathon time, which Nicole wanted me to try to do. But like I said, love is strange, and Comicon was awesome this year, so I had to do what I had to do. The race started out well. The weather was crisp but not cold, and the course mostly level. I’ve got a real problem with running up hills, not so much physically as spiritually and emotionally. I feel a deep existential hatred at every gentle slope. Luckily, the biggest source of my loathing was right around the one-mile mark, before I’d used up my stores of energy. We were supplementing that energy with gummy bears, which we would pop every two miles or so. While running I’m thinking of marketing this: “Gummy Bear Sport.” They’d be wearing little headbands and we’d replace their little potbellies with shredded abs. There’s money to be made here, I’m sure of it. It was about the two-and-a-half mile mark that I started to notice some idiosyncrasies in Nicole that only real athletes display. Nicole had decided on a nemesis. As

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near as I could tell, the decision was arbitrary, possibly based on the brightness of the enemy’s shirt but just as easily attributable to anything else. Nicole’s nemesis was a petite girl with curly brown hair wearing a bright pink longsleeved running shirt. Nicole pointed her out to me when she was about 20 yards ahead of us. “See that girl?” she whispered conspiratorially, “As long as we stay in sight of that girl, we’ll be fine.” At first I thought this was a runner’s trick to pacing, but as the race wore on it started to feel personal. Even stranger, the nemesis began acting in ways that felt adversarial. She was employing a sprint-walk running style, where she would take frequent walk breaks, allowing us to catch up or even overtake her, and then hit the gas and leave us panting in her dust. Obviously, she couldn’t have known my wife had targeted her, but I started to wonder if the two were communing on some deeper level that only athletes can access, a kind of competitive hive-mind that develops in tandem with one’s calf muscles. For my part, I was incredulous of the whole thing, and even felt bad for this poor girl who was the unwitting foil to my competition-crazed bride. More than halfway through the course, and I was feeling good. I hadn’t stopped to walk yet, except for brief pauses at water stations that never lasted more than a few seconds. I was feeling optimistic and motivated enough that I thought I might try to run the whole thing without stopping to (See Marathon, page 18)

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Police Reports October 27, 11:48 p.m.: A Blaine resident reported her 17-year-old son as a runaway. The young man also has an outstanding warrant for his arrest. A runaway report was taken and a search was made of the area without success. The juvenile’s information was entered into law enforcement databases as a missing person and officers continue to look for him. October 28, 9:36 a.m.: A senior citizen called to report that almost $500 had been stolen from her in an Internet fraud. The problem started with a convincing man in a phone call explaining to her that her home computer was riddled with viruses and was being accessed by hackers. The crook convinced the lady to pay $449 to remove the infection. The victim’s bank is working on her behalf to have her account reimbursed. October 29, 1:30 p.m.: Police responded to a motel on a report that a guest was refusing to pay his bill. When they arrived the manager explained the problem tenant was refusing to vacate his lodging. The officers went to the patron’s room to get his side of the story, but had to shout through the closed door to converse with him. The man claimed he was unable to depart because

the door lock was broken and he had in fact been trying to get out of his room since the previous day. The tenant of a unit nearby noted that she had heard the guy the night before, yelling about being trapped in his room. Ultimately the manager pried off the lockset and got the door open. After taking in some fresh air and having a face-to-face conversation the gentleman gathered his belongings and departed. October 29, 4:32 p.m.: A man entered a bank and gave an employee there a note announcing a bank robbery and demanding money. After committing the robbery he stepped outside and took a seat on a nearby bench. A Border Patrol agent and sheriff’s deputy were nearest to the scene when the 911 broadcast was made reporting the crime, and they detained the suspect until Blaine Police officers arrived. No one was physically injured, the money taken was recovered, and the suspect was booked into jail. October 31, 4 a.m.: An officer was dispatched to a disturbance in the area of the 200 block of H Street. Dispatch reported the person was yelling at the top of their lungs and crying. Officer arrived to find a young adult upset over an argument earlier in the night

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with his girlfriend. The person declined any assistance or help. He and the girlfriend were interviewed and counseled about domestic violence and disorderly conduct. October 31, 1:05 p.m.: A woman came to the police department to ask for assistance caring for her pet dog. She was losing her home and unable to properly take care of the animal. An officer put her in contact withe the Whatcom Humane Society. October 31, 4:30 p.m.: Police stopped a vehicle when a license plate check showed the car’s registration was expired, although it bore current decals. The registered owner eventually admitted to scraping off another family member’s license plate decal and repurposing it without the relative’s knowledge. He did this because he could not get new tabs for his own car because he had an outstanding unpaid parking ticket. The driver was issued a new ticket for having an expired registration and operating a motor vehicle without insurance, and he was advised he might face additional charges as well. This report is provided by the Blaine police department. A full listing of the week’s police report can be found at thenorthern light.com.

Tides November 6 – November 12 at Blaine. Not for navigation. 49° 0’ 0”N - 122° 46’ 0”W

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Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce AGM and Banquet: Friday, November 6, 5:30 p.m. meeting, 6 p.m. for public, Ferndale Events Center, 5715 Barrett Road, Ferndale. Enjoy an evening of fun, food, live music and auction. Tickets $25 at the Birch Bay Visitor Information Center, 7900 Birch Bay Drive. Info: 371-5004. Community Spaghetti Feed and Bellingham Youth Jazz Band Performance: Friday, November 6, 5:30 p.m. dinner, music at 7 p.m., Blaine Senior Center, 763 G Street. Spaghetti, green salad, garlic rolls, dessert and beverage. Tickets available now at the Blaine Senior Center: adults $10, children $5. Sponsored by Jerns Funeral Chapel and Orchard Park Assisted Living. Info: 332-8040. Public Meeting on Healthcare Access: Saturday, November 7, 9:30 a.m., Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Avenue, Bellingham. Representatives from University of Washington School of Public Health, Health Care for All WA, Washington State representatives and Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Advancement. Info: 398-2295. Holiday Shopping at The Loft: Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., The Loft, 638 Peace Portal Drive above Black Forest Steakhouse. Local vendors and artisans will sell their wares. Info: Kelley, 933-1304. Ciderfest: Saturday, November 7, noon–5 p.m., BelleWood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden. Hard cider tasting, brat bar, home cider brewing competition, brewing workshop and more. Info: bellewoodfarms.com. Home Education Seminar: Saturday, November 7, 1–5 p.m., Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd Street. Information on the Washington State Housing and Finance Commission’s first mortgage programs, down payment assistance and more, and is accepted by all affordable housing loan programs as meeting or exceeding educational requirements. Registration is required and space is limited. Info: wcls.org or 305-3637. Veterans Day Memorial: Wednesday, November 11, 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial, 3rd and H streets. Public welcome. Save Birch Bay Monthly Meeting: Wednesday, November 11, 6:30 p.m., Birch Bay Fire Hall, Birch Bay-Lynden Road. All are welcome. Warren Miller’s Chasing Shadows Film: Friday, November 13, 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial Street, Bellingham. Ski film showing. Tickets from $8. Info: mountbakertheater.com Blaine Business Bazaar: Saturday, November 14, 2–5 p.m., Blaine Community and Senior Center, 763 G Street. Raffles, free samples and music. BHS Senior Grad Night fundraiser. Date and Paint: Saturday, November 14, Bay Cafe, 7608 Birch Bay Drive. Family time 2–4 p.m., adults only 6–8 p.m. Cost: $25 includes all supplies and instruction. Info: 325-2457. Operation Christmas Child Collection: Monday–Monday, November 16–23, Freedom Fellowship Blaine, 5504 Bay Ridge Drive. Drop off shoeboxes packed with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement. Info: samaritanspurse.org/occ. Blaine Primary School Annual Book Fair: Thursday–Friday, November 19–20 and Monday–Tuesday, November 23–24, 1–4 p.m., Blaine Primary School library. Proceeds help purchase books for students and teachers to borrow from the library. North Cascades Concert Band Performance: Friday, November 20, 7:30 p.m., Blaine Performing Art Center. Enjoy pop classics by the masters plus guest band Mt. Baker Youth Symphony. Free admission, donations accepted. Info: nccband.org. Safe and Sober Grad Night Silent Auction: Saturday, November 21, 5–11 p.m., Semiahmoo Resort. Silent auction, dinner and entertainment. Tickets, $40, can be purchased by emailing bhsgradnight2016@gmail.com or contacting Julie Butschli at 360/961-5932. Custer Gospel Night: Saturday, November 21, 6 p.m., Custer United Methodist Church, Bruce and Main streets, Custer. Come for an evening of good old-time country gospel music with Claudette Dykstra Sterk and the Custer United Methodist choir and friends. Dessert to follow. Free-will offering for Eastern Washington forest fire victims. Info: 366-3379. Friends of the Library Bake Sale: Tuesday, November 24, 2–6 p.m., Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd Street. Take home some treats for your holiday celebration and help the Friends raise funds for library improvements. Info: 305-3637. Holiday Pie Contest: Tuesday, November 24, 5–6 p.m., Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd Street. Make a sweet pie (no savory pies this time) using a recipe found from any library resource – cookbook, magazine or electronic database. Winners in categories: grades 6–12 and adult. Info: 305-3637.

Ongoing Afterschool Activities: Weekdays, 2:30–5:15 p.m., Birch Bay Activity Center, 7511 Gemini Street. Kids ages 5 and up. A different theme each week, organized games as well as board games. Info: bbbparkandrec.org. AA Meetings: Monday and Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, noon; Wednesday, 7 p.m. (women only); Saturday, 11 a.m., United Church of Christ, 885 4th Street, Blaine.

Precipitation: During the period of October 27 to November 2 there were 2.26 inches of precipitation. The 2015 year-to-date precipitation is 23.34 inches.

Al-Anon Meetings: Tuesdays, 1–2 p.m., Good Samaritan Society-Stafholt, 456 C Street, Blaine. Open to all. Info: 332-8248.

Temperature: High for the past week was 65.1°F on October 27, with a low of 44.0°F on November 2. Average temperature for the week was 53.3°F.

Semiahmoo Men’s Club: First and third Thursdays, 7:30 a.m., Semiahmoo Resort. Breakfast at 8 a.m., speaker at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast $15, membership $10. Info: 778-2075.

Courtesy Birch Bay Water & Sewer Dist.

Community Meals: Wednesdays, 5–6:30 p.m., Blaine Community Center, 763 G Street. Dinners free; donations accepted. Everyone welcome! Sponsored by Community Assistance Program. Info: communitymealsblaine@ gmail.com.

Live Music with J.P. Falcon Grady and Special Guests: Saturdays, 7–10 p.m., Paso del Norte, 758 Peace Portal Drive. Info: 332-4045. Submissions to Coming Up should be sent to calendar@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.

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walk. I could sense Nicole starting to get restless, as the nemesis in the pink shirt was disappearing over the horizon, but I begged her to stay with me to keep me accountable to my goal. At around Mile 7 we hit another hill, not as steep as the first one but much longer. This is where Nicole stumbled on her nemesis’ weakness; it seems the girl in pink had as much affinity for hills as I did, and she slowed to a walk at even minor slopes. Nicole, being a psychopath with reverse biology, is extremely fast going uphill but much slower going down. She says it’s because she’s worried about losing control going downhill and falling over. Obviously, I have no regard for my body or I wouldn’t be doing this thing in the first place, so I greet every downhill slope with a frantic flailing of arms and an unbridled “woo” as Sweet Mother Inertia takes some of the burden off my dying legs. Mile 9 of the race passes right through Windjammer Park, where the whole thing started. This seemed unduly cruel. From the Mile 9 signpost, you can smell hot dogs grilling. You can hear the band warming up, the crowds cheering, the announcer starting to congratulate half-marathon finishers who are somehow four miles ahead of me. I had to actively resist the sweet siren song of a cover of “Margaritaville” and turn away from the park, towards what would turn out to be a nightmarish 2-mile hill under the glare of

to ignore the big, red LED timer that revealed I was clocking in at around 2:05, and instead scanned the crowd for my wife. I saw her near the finish line, medal glinting around her neck, cheering wildly for me as I finally barreled across the finish line. My nemesis was long forgotten. I’d won the day. My stomach began to churn as my body struggled to reorient itself to a relatively stationary mode. A pre-teen boy draped a medal around my neck, handed me a plastic bag dripping with condensation and shuttled me down the line to make room for other finishers. A photographer snapped my photo. I’m sure it’s one for the Christmas card. Nicole found me soon after, bent over a picnic table and wondering why the roof of my mouth felt like it was cultivating mold. She had finished about three minutes before me, but she still looked and behaved like a human being, while I was more jellyfish than man by this point. In time, I would feel the pride of completing something challenging, of setting goals and sticking to them even when the going got tough. For now, all I wanted to do was fall over into the grass. As for the pink-shirted nemesis, we never saw her again. I didn’t notice when she finished, and she spent so much time running ahead of me that I never noted her name or her number. Maybe she never really existed, but was a mental construct we’d designed to keep us going. Or you know, maybe she just left. There were a lot of people there.

within me burn as I focused my energy forward. I no longer cared about winning any medals or finishing with a good time. I didn’t even care about the food and water and beer waiting for me at the end. The race narrowed down to just two people: myself, and my newly adopted nemesis. I surged forward, Pink-Shirt responding with her taunting sprint-walk gait, letting me gain ground before pulling ahead. She was well ahead of me as we came out of a small valley and started on what would be the final uphill battle of the race. Pink Shirt slowed to a walk. If there was ever a time for me to clinch this, it was now. Focusing every ounce of my hatred for all things hill-y into an engine, I charged the hill. Every part of me screamed in protest, including, possibly, my voice. I can’t be sure about that, but I was getting some weird looks. By the time I was heading back downhill, I was coasting. I could no longer sweat because there was nothing left in my body to secrete. I could no longer feel any pain because all the nerve endings were dead. I let my momentum carry me back down the hill, back to the narrow dirt path where Nicole had first left me, back towards the vibrant, thumping music and white noise of cheering voices that gradually pulled into focus. I thought of looking back, of seeing if my nemesis was still nipping at my heels, but I knew that she wasn’t. Finally, the finish line was in sight. Brightly colored banners festooned the long alley that had been built on the lawn. I tried

when I spotted Nicole waiting for me at the next water station. It seems she felt guilty for letting her competitive spirit get the better of her, and was resolved to run the rest of the track with me, even as Pink-Shirt overtook us once again. The hill finally leveled out at the 11-mile marker. I was exhausted and hurting and feeling largely defeated, but I also knew that I’d run 11 miles, so what’s two measly miles by myself? “Honey,” I said, tapping Nicole on her sweat-drenched shoulder. “Go get her.” With a grateful smile, Nicole was off like a shot. In the distance, I could see her easily overtake her nemesis and disappear around the corner. I knew I wouldn’t see her again until the finish line. So now it was just me, dragging deadened limbs across an unforgiving blacktop towards a glory I could no longer conceptualize. Clichés like “runner’s high” and “hitting the wall” were turning to ash on my tongue. I didn’t feel high and I didn’t feel defeated. I was just a lone soul forcing myself onward down a road I was no longer convinced had an end. And then, a curious thing happened. From out of a cluster of runners about 100 yards ahead of me, I saw a flash of bright pink. She was slowing down again, anticipating a slight crest that would lead to a 2-mile slope towards the finish line. Maybe it was the crazed machinations of my fevered mind, but I felt a sudden urge of competitive spirit. I felt the last well of strength

direct sunlight. This was the first moment where I honestly considered just giving up. Not slowing to a walk, just completely calling it a day. Even Nicole seemed vexed by this huge hill so close to the end of the race, but still she stuck by my side. That is, until… We were winding our way around a narrow dirt trail, trapped behind a pack of middle-aged women who were noticeably slowing. A tough-looking guy with a military haircut came barreling down the opposite direction, and shouted in encouragement, “Great job, ladies!” Thinking myself hilarious, I called up to Nicole, who had managed to squeeze ahead of the middle-aged women. “Nicole!” I shouted. “I’m a lady!” The ladies around me weren’t amused, and Nicole didn’t even hear me, because without warning, she was sprinting ahead like a dog who had just seen a squirrel. It wasn’t until I came off the dirt trail and onto the wide, paved stretch of hill that I saw why: her pink-shirted nemesis, back in sight for the first time in miles. And Nicole was already well ahead of her. Feeling dejected, I trudged along as people I’d left behind miles ago started to overtake me. The hill seemed to stretch on into infinity, and every inch of me burned. Watching how easily Nicole crushed her nemesis, I started to feel guilty, like I was some sweaty burden keeping my wife from reaching her full potential. I was feeling ready to collapse

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