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School district planning budget that would require teacher layoffs By Oliver Lazenby
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s A Blaine Builder Award was presented to Gary Dunster by mayor Bonnie Onyon at Blaine City Council’s April 22 meeting. Dunster was recognized for his contributions to the city of Blaine, including as a fire department volunteer, high school sports coach and commercial fisherman. Dunster is chairman of Blaine’s Fisherman’s Memorial Committee, and is helping to organize the upcoming Blessing of the Fleet memorial event on May 5. For more on Dunster’s contributions to the fishing community, see the story on page 10.
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Superintendent retiring after 36 years in education By Oliver Lazenby After 13 years as Blaine school district superintendent and 36 years in public education, Ron Spanjer announced plans to retire at the end of August. “This is something that my wife and I have been thinking about for a while,” he said. “Thirteen years is a long time. It’s been a very positive experience and I’ve worked with very supportive people and incredibly dedicated board members, so the years have really gone by quickly.” With the three-year Blaine High School
construction project coming to a close this summer, the timing seemed right, Spanjer said. He counts that as a standout project during his tenure, along with shifting all district schools to the same schedule and expanding college in the classroom and career and technical education programs, among other things. Before coming to Blaine, Spanjer worked for the Port Angeles school district as an assistant superintendent, special education director and human resources director for eight years. Prior to that, he was an elementary and middle school principal in
High B.C. gas prices bring motorists south of border By Jami Makan Blaine gas stations had a busy weekend, as the Easter holiday and high B.C. gas prices brought more drivers south of the border to fill up their tanks. For the second weekend in a row, gas prices in B.C. reached another record-breaking high. Many B.C. drivers interviewed by The Northern Light on Sunday reported seeing prices of $1.72 Canadian dollars per liter in B.C. over the long Easter weekend.
“I’ve seen a huge increase in the number of B.C. drivers crossing the border to fill up,” said Cameron Branco, clerk at the Mobil station at 371 3rd Street in Blaine. “Many of them are also bringing gas cans to fill up, in addition to their cars.” The math shows that B.C. drivers can indeed save big bucks by crossing the border to fill up. $1.72 Canadian dollars per liter translates to $6.51 Canadian dollars per gallon, since there are 3.785 liters in a gallon. At Sunday’s exchange rates, that meant B.C. drivers would be paying
the equivalent of $4.88 U.S. dollars per gallon north of the border. South of the border, however, prices were considerably lower on Sunday. At the Mobil station, for example, regular fuel was $3.69 U.S. dollars per gallon. That’s a savings of almost 25 percent compared to the price of B.C. gas. The price of gas was somewhat higher at other Blaine stations. At the Shell station near Peace Portal Drive and Bell (See Gas prices, page 7)
the Battle Ground school district in southwest Washington. He began his career in education as a teacher in the Port Angeles district. In retirement, Spanjer plans to spend more time with his family. He has three kids and other family members scattered throughout Washington and Oregon. “It will be nice to take a step away from a 24–7 schedule and do more than just flyby visits with family,” he said. Spanjer’s decision to retire isn’t related to the district’s forecast $1.1 million budget deficit for the 2019-2020 school year or (See Spanjer, page 6)
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The Blaine school district is projecting a $1.1 million budget shortfall next year and is planning a budget for the 20192020 school year that could require laying off up to six teachers. The factors are fluid, as state lawmakers continue to work on a budget that will affect the district’s finances, but the district is contractually obligated to notify teachers of possible layoffs by May 15. “We have to continue moving forward with this process and assume the worst case scenario,” Blaine superintendent Ron Spanjer said at the beginning of an April 15 budget work session. Complicating things further, the state legislative session isn’t scheduled to end until April 28 and lawmakers haven’t adjourned on schedule since 2009; the 2015 and 2017 state legislative sessions both extended into July. The Blaine school district board of directors typically passes a final budget at its August meeting. The audience at the April 15 budget work session, composed mostly of school staff, said any staffing cuts will impact students: changes to kitchen staff could mean less on the menu and a line longer than the lunch period; teacher changes mean bigger classes; losing intervention specialist and learning support staff means less support for students at risk of dropping out. What might be cut? District finance director Amber Porter presented a plan to the board at the April 15 meeting that outlined cutting $650,000 from the district’s budget for teachers and about $250,000 from its classified staffing budget. Classified staff include most non-teaching positions, such as janitors, cafeteria and playground support, secretaries, maintenance and operations and library staff. That corresponds to roughly six teacher
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positions and eight to 10 classified positions, though many classified positions are part-time and as little as 2.5 hours per day, Porter said. While the district has a May 15 deadline for its decision on teacher layoffs, there’s no contractual deadline for classified staff. District officials would try to spread the cuts out across a variety of positions, Spanjer and Porter said. Alleviating layoffs The district can get creative to reduce the number of actual layoffs. Two teachers have resigned so far this year, and if more teachers resign the district may be able to shuffle teachers around and avoid laying anyone off, district officials said at the budget planning meeting. Teacher salaries, including benefits and all other costs to the district, range from about $130,000 to $73,000, Porter said. Typically, teachers who resign are near the top of the pay scale. The district is looking at having teachers change grade levels to maximize the amount of state money it can receive. The district can get additional state money by keeping primary grade class sizes below 17, so it could move
teachers from the elementary school to the primary school to unlock those extra state funds. That’s one of several ways the district can get more state funding by moving teachers. If resignations and shifting teachers around can’t close the $650,000 gap, teacher positions must be cut. “Those discussions tend to lead toward electives,” Spanjer said, especially at the middle school and high school level. “That’s not to diminish the importance of electives. We’re limited in terms of what our options are and right now the discussions lead to how we can be more efficient at the seventh to twelfth grade level.” For classified staff, Porter said meeting the budget cut may be manageable by resignations and realignments alone. Why the deficit? In 2017, lawmakers reduced the amount that districts can collect from local tax levies. The state intended to make districts more equitable by providing more state funds and reducing district’s reliance on their tax base. The change has benefitted some districts financially and hurt others. For 2019-2020, the amount the Blaine school district can levy dropped by $2 million. Other factors contributing to the district’s budget deficit include
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The Northern L ght 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@pointrobertspress.com Co-publisher & Advertising Director Louise Mugar lmugar@pointrobertspress.com
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The Editor: I am a resident in Birch Bay and want to encourage everyone to support our restaurants along the bay. We would like a variety of restaurants, but need to support them. The winter months are especially hard for them to survive. Keeping Birch Bay alive means we support our restaurants as well as the activities. Come on, Birch Bay, eat out regularly if not for the enjoyment of being waited on and good food, then for the support of Birch Bay’s restaurants and employees’ livelihood. Donna Jerns Birch Bay The Editor: Regarding the article “Financial literacy class coming to Blaine next month” in the April 18-24 edition of The Northern Light: I have never been able to figure out why a financial literacy class isn’t a required class in high school, or at least an elective. Many
students are already working during the summer months and after school earning money. Many of them have no idea what to do with it, except spend haphazardly. Having such a class in high school would give them a great start on their financial future as an adult, and you would eventually find less people living paycheck to paycheck. It is a practical lesson which is relevant to one’s entire life. Think about it, school administration. Sharon Neem Blaine The Editor: In reading the recent article in The Northern Light concerning the Woodberry Project, I was saddened but not surprised to see the city once again side with special interests over its residents. “Blaine community planner Alex Wenger said he couldn’t explain why this project in particular garnered so much public attention.” Clearly Mr. Wenger must have missed reading the written cor-
respondence and listening to the public testimony submitted in opposition to this project. As in the case with the Sea Smoke development, the city staff, city planning commission and most members of the city council ignored the wishes of the taxpayers/voters living in west Blaine. In addition to ruining the parkway for tourists, resident wildlife and the local residents, how can the city cram more housing out here before having solved the train crossing problem at Bell Road and Peace Portal Drive that has gotten considerably worse over the years and effectively deters many of us from shopping/frequenting the restaurants and other businesses in our town? The city must want west Blaine folks to go to Ferndale or Bellingham to shop/eat? (Continued on next page) Please send letters to letters@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.
Civic Meetings Birch Bay Water & Sewer District: Second and fourth Thursdays, 4:30 p.m., district offices, 7096 Point Whitehorn Road, Birch Bay. Info: bbwsd.com.
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April 25 - May 1, 2019 • thenorthernlight.com community events programs. I have submitted my email address to groups, paid a membership fee to some and still am not seeing how I can remain active and involved if I don’t have the information for meeting dates. I might suggest that The Northern Light, when they run a new article on any of these events that involves a meeting or community group, that at the end of the article, you always list the next meeting info or contact info for follow up. To all you community group presidents ... the Coming Up section in The Northern Light is the perfect place for you to stay in touch, and at a great price ... free! Looking forward to seeing you
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State senator Doug Ericksen (R-Whatcom County) has registered as a foreign agent for the kingdom of Cambodia. According to media reports, Ericksen created a company that has secured a $500,000 lobbying contract from the Cambodian government. Ericksen praised the Cambodian government last year during a controversial visit as an election observer. In an April 3 filing with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Ericksen, along with former state representative Jay Rodne (R-Snoqualmie), registered as a foreign agent through a corporate entity called PacRim Bridges LLC. The Washington Secretary of State department lists Ericksen and Rodne as the sole principals of the firm, which was incorporated on November 28, 2017. The contract with Cambodia was first reported by Politico on April 5. Politico reported that Ericksen and Rodne will meet “with U.S. officials, elected [officials] at both the federal and state levels, and administrative officials to promote improved relations between the U.S.A. and the Kingdom of Cambodia.” According to the DOJ filing, their work will include arranging “visits by Cambodian officials to the U.S. and visits by U.S. officials to Cambodia” as well as setting up meetings with American business leaders. The contract was signed on March 25 and is worth $500,000 a year. In an interview with the Seattle Times, Ericksen said that the arrangement is “one hundred percent legal” and noted that state legislators serve part-time and are expected to have outside jobs. “I am just trying to make my way in this world,” he told the newspaper. The 2018 Cambodian general election was condemned by international rights groups, as a result of the dissolution of the main
opposition party and a crackdown on the press by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. “Although voting day was peaceful, the overarching dynamic of the elections were unfair, with unequal media access for opposition parties, bias toward the CPP in electoral institutions, and lack of independent and impartial dispute resolution mechanisms,” read a report from Human Rights Watch. The White House also criticized the Cambodian election. In a statement issued on July 29 last year, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated: “The United States regrets that Cambodia’s July 29 parliamentary elections were neither free nor fair and failed to represent the will of the Cambodian people.” However, Ericksen had praised
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The Editor: Like a previous letter writer last week, I look forward to every edition of The Northern Light and read it from cover to back cover. What I have found also is, I am not getting the information on what meetings are available for me to get involved within my new Birch Bay community on a consistent level. I recently moved from Everett and am looking forward to being an active member within my new community. I have attended a number of local
meetings but for whatever reason, I don’t know when the next meetings are and continue to find out I missed them when there is a follow up article in the latest edition of The Northern Light. I would like to make a suggestion to all these groups like the Birch Bay Library, the Birch Bay berm or the chamber of commerce specifically for Birch Bay ... to make sure their information to the public for attendance is sent into your newspaper on a consistent level. Within the Coming Up section, I know every week when The Vault Restaurant is having music, which is great ... but I believe this section is supposed to be geared toward the public and
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in the loser-out first round of the tournament. Sedro-Woolley scored all three runs in the third inning against Blaine. That inning aside, Knutzen allowed just two hits. “I have a lot of confidence in him,” Borderites head coach Tanner Olson said. “In districts if he pitches like that we’re going to find a way to win.” Knutzen pitched six and twothird innings. Relief pitcher Tyler Haggith struck out Sedro-Wool-
ley’s final batter in three pitches. At-bat, Hayden Dohner hit two singles and Nick Gunderson, Chase Abshere, Ben Wallen, Ryan Turnberg and Tobin Akre each hit one. “Overall our at-bats were fine, we just didn’t have luck on our side,” Olson said. “That’s the way baseball goes.” Blaine plays at Burlington-Edison (14–3 overall) at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Playoffs start Tuesday, April 30.
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Blaine soccer gets first win, 3–1 over Nooksack Blaine boys soccer won 3–1 at Nooksack Valley, the first win of the season for Blaine soccer. “The kids have been working really hard for that win every game,” said Blaine head coach Gio Quesada. “I think they felt like this was the chance, because the last two games will be harder against Sedro-Woolley and Burlington-Edison.” Blaine took the lead in the first half on a goal by freshman Carlos De Carvalho. Nooksack an-
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the district’s need to reduce salaries, he said: “not at all, this is just the time.” “I’ve committed to stay through August to see that budget process through,” Spanjer said. “We’ll get to the other side of it and there will be a quality program in place
swered with a goal and the first half ended in a tie. The small Blaine team has had trouble keeping up in the second half after first-half ties in recent games, but it finished strong with goals by freshman Preston King and senior Alex Mercado. “It was a team effort,” Quesada said. “Everyone worked hard for it.” Next, Blaine plays its senior game at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 at home against Sedro-Woolley. with quality staff supporting kids. There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind about that.” The school board is holding a special meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 29, to discuss the process of hiring a new superintendent. Larry Francois, superintendent of the Northwest Educational Service District 189, will discuss how other districts go about recruiting and training new superintendents.
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Road, regular fuel was advertised at $3.79, while it was $3.99 at the Chevron on Peace Portal Drive in downtown Blaine. Elsewhere the price of gas was even lower. At the Market Fuel at 8839 Blaine Road, it cost just $3.55 when paying with cash or debit. B.C. driver Brian Gomes estimates that he saves 30 percent by filling up south of the border. Gomes, who was at the Shell station in Blaine, went to Seattle over the long weekend for a show. “I thought I would fill up here in Blaine before returning back to B.C.,” he said.
Other B.C. drivers said they come to Blaine on a regular basis to fill up. “I come here twice a week,” said Andrea Robbie of White Rock, who was at the Mobil station in Blaine. “My husband was down here this morning to fill up. We pretty much got our Nexus cards just for this.” Keith Rivet of Surrey was in town on Sunday at the Mobil station. He said gas costs him $100 Canadian dollars or more per tank in B.C., and that he crosses the border about four times per month just to fill up. “Do the math,” he said. “By coming here, for every four tanks, it’s like I get the fifth tank for free.” There are many factors that go into the price of gas, but taxes are one reason why the cost of B.C. gas is so high. Accord-
ing to Dan McTeague, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy. com, residents of metro Vancouver pay about 53 cents per liter in taxes. That includes provincial motor fuel tax (7.75 cents), B.C.’s carbon tax (8.89 cents), the B.C. Transportation Finance Authority tax (6.75 cents), the TransLink tax (17 cents, increasing to 18.5 cents on July 1), federal excise tax (10 cents) and the five percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on top of the total price. McTeague said that limited supply is also another factor. Metro Vancouver, he said, gets about one third of its gasoline from Washington state, and another third of its gasoline from Alberta, where the newly elected premier Jason Kenney has
threatened to “turn off the taps” to B.C. in retaliation for B.C.’s opposition to the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. “It’s probably the only community in Canada that relies so heavily on external sources,” McTeague said of metro Vancouver. “But the same B.C. government that is increasing taxes is also opposing expansion of [the Trans Mountain pipeline], which delivers about a third of the gasoline needs for the lower mainland.” “With these being the highest recorded prices by any North American city historically, if you happen to be in White Rock and you happen to have a Nexus card, you’re definitely going to be traveling south to fill up on fuel,” said McTeague.
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an April 22 press release. Candidates can file their declaration online at whatcomcounty. us/1891/file-for-office. Online filing begins at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 13 and closes at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 17. Alternatively, candidates may file in person at the auditor’s office, 311 Grand Avenue in Bellingham, but they will be directed to a computer station to file. In-person filing opens May 13 at 8:30 a.m. and ends May 17 at 4:30 p.m. A candidate may also mail the declaration form accompanied
by the filing fee to the Whatcom County Auditor’s Office, Election Division, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103, Bellingham, Washington 98225. Filings can be received by mail beginning April 29 but will not be processed until the official filing week. Filings must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on May 17. Any filing received before April 29 or after the deadline will be rejected and returned to the candidate. Following are the elective offices that Blaine and Birch Bay voters will be casting their ballots for in November.
2019 election races Blaine School District Director District 1 (4-year term) Director District 2 (4-year term) Director District 4 (4-year term)
John Freal* Todd Berge Charles Gibson
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The benefits of using reclaimed timber Using reclaimed timber when building or renovating a home benefits the environment in various ways. According to GreenBusinessWatch.org, building and renovating with reclaimed timber helps to preserve forests by greatly reducing the need to cut down trees. In addition, when using reclaimed timber to build or renovate a home, contractors and homeowners tend to use locally sourced reclaimed wood, reducing the need to transport wood from afar to complete the projects. That
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Original Harbor Café Fisherman’s Table to be replaced By Zoe Deal Back in the 1980s, Blaine belonged to the fisherman. During gillnetter openings it wasn’t uncommon to have 600 boats in the water. The seasons were long and the days longer, but the fishing community thrived in this port town. Up until the Harbor Café closed its doors in 2004, it was the place to be. A room just right of the entrance was devoted to fishermen, who filled the restaurant at all hours of the day. In the center sat a long table engraved with the names of every local fisherman alongside illustrations of renowned local fishing boats. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that this table was the center of Blaine’s fishing community. Gary Dunster, chairman of the Blaine Fisherman’s Memorial committee remembers starting each day sitting at the Fisherman’s Table, eating breakfast and playing cards. When the boats pulled back into the harbor, they’d return to the table for dinner and drinks. “We caught more fish at the Fisherman’s Table than we ever caught out in the bay, and that’s a true story,” Dunster said. The table was created by Whatcom County artist Jim Williamson, who was commissioned by Harbor Café owners Joe and Pat Slevin. Joe Slevin had heard of Williamson’s reputation as a marine artist who had created numerous paintings of local fishing vessels, Williamson said. The two worked closely to create what Slevin envisioned. Slevin’s boat, The Fawn, was one of five boats featured on the table. Slevin wasn’t a fisherman, and the boat was only in his possession for a short time, but Dunster believes Slevin’s few experiences on the water instilled in him an appreciation for the industry. “I think that’s where he got the idea of doing something like this, to honor [the fishermen],” Dunster said. “He had a tremendous
respect for the fishing community, and I think we kept his business alive.” Harbor Café eventually closed for financial reasons, Dunster said. In the years after, nothing could replace the restaurant. Occasionally, fishermen would meet up at Big Al’s, but eventually fishermen stopped going altogether. At the same time, Blaine’s fishing industry was losing momentum. Many retired and others left. The fish became fewer and the number of boats in the water dwindled by the year. “[In the 80s and 90s], we had probably over 100 seiners fishing out of Blaine. Now we might have four or five.” Dunster said. “It’s not like it used to be, not even close.” The Fisherman’s Table was given back to the fishermen when Harbor Café closed. By then, the names were so faded that they blurred together, and the wood had been sun-bleached to an unseemly yellow. It was eventually hung at the Blaine Fisherman’s Memorial along Marine Drive. After watching the table’s intricate markings retreat back into the wood year after year, Dunster decided it was time to create a new Fisherman’s Table, one that time and sun couldn’t take away from the community. It wasn’t easy. “The images and the text had diminished to the degree that there was no possibility of attaining a usable scan to recreate them,” said Dave Freeman of AMS Print and Mail. “At one point we thought we would be able to restore the original, but we knew that taking the acrylic cover off the table would most likely destroy it all together.” Luckily, Williamson said he was able to find the original drawings in perfect condition among stacks of artwork in his crammed art studio. Freeman and his team measured each image and location on the banner to replicate the exact size and dimension. Dunster and Freeman then com-
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piled the list of 157 names. Freeman and AMS are planning on printing the replica on a canvas material and frame it behind UV-resistant acrylic and hang it in the Blaine Harbor Master’s meeting room. It will cost roughly $1,600 and likely be 29 by 116 inches, depending on available framing options. Freeman only fished for a few summers in high school, but has fond memories of seeing the fishermen anchored at the dock and watching the fleet sail out to fish on opening day. “Bringing this banner back to life helps to restore and keep the memory of the men and women who were part of Blaine’s past,” Freeman said. “I am glad to be part of keeping that memory for future generations to learn.” For harbormaster Andy Peterson, the table tells the tale of how the community was built. Though Peterson spent years as a wharfinger and often visited the table to read the names and look at the illustrations, he was always afraid to sit at the table. “It was one of those places where you knew if you weren’t a fisherman you shouldn’t sit down. It had an aura,” Peterson said. Peterson can still remember coming down to the harbor just past 6 a.m. to see the table lined with fishermen. Even still, at Seattle conventions, Peterson comes across many with fond memories of that era of Blaine fishing. For Dunster, the table represents many of the important people who have come and gone from his life. “The fishing community is a strange bunch. We like to think we’re independent businessmen, but when it comes right down to it, we depend on each other all the time,” he said. This is what drew him to the Fisherman’s Memorial Committee, to be more involved in the community he’s been a part of for over 40 years. The table will be a legacy, for him and the many fishermen who have frequented Blaine’s shores. “I want the next generation to know and understand what that table means, what all those names
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s A preliminary version of the future tabletop, which will be printed on canvas and hung in the Blaine harbormaster’s meeting room. Photo by Zoe Deal
mean,” Dunster said. “That’s really what we’re trying to do, preserve history the best we can.” The committee will have a printed rendition of the table top
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SKAGIT IN THE ESTATE OF KATHERINE L. COLLINSON, Deceased. NO. 16-4-00456-3 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of filing copy of notice to creditors: April 16, 2019 Date of first publication: April 24, 2019 MARY SHACKLETON Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: John R. Shultz Shultz Law Offices 127 E. Fairhaven Avenue Burlington, WA 98233
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Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in 28-Years Experience the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal PUBLIC NOTICE Representative or the Personal RepresenWhidbey Telecom1 is a local telecommunications company that has been serving tative’s attorney at the address stated bethe Point Roberts area since 1988. During the intervening years, we have worked hard to build a telecommunications system that provides high quality telephone andof the claim and filing the origilow a copy • Remodel & Home Repairs other telecommunications services to the communities we serve. 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360-332-1777 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: MARY ELLEN KINTZ, Deceased. No. 19-4-00204-37 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Judge Lee Grochmal The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probated proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 AND 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of Filing of Notice to Creditors: April 17, 2019 with Clerk of Court Date of First Publication: April 24, 2019 Name of Personal Representative: CINDY MAXWELL Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven D. Avery, WSBA #35262 Address for Mailing or Service: Avery Elder Law, P.S. 801 Samish Way, Ste. 202 Bellingham WA 98229 Telephone: (360) 325-2550 Email: steve@averyelderlaw.com DATED April 17, 2019 AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S. STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262 Attorney for Personal Representative CINDY MAXWELL
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Meet the new division chief and fire marshal North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) will host a community meet and greet to welcome new division chief and fire marshal Herschel Rostov. The open house-style event will take place at Odell Station 61, 9408 Odell Street from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 29. Rostov joins NWFR from the Mercer Island Fire Department. He started as a firefighter there in 1996. He spent the last four years as the fire marshal, and 15
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years before that as the assistant fire marshal. Prior to 1996, Rostov was a volunteer firefighter for four years with King County Fire District 20, located between Renton and Tukwila in Seattle. Born in Seattle, Rostov is moving to Whatcom County from Whidbey Island. In addition to his duties with the Mercer Island Fire Department, Rostov has also volunteered as a captain with South Whidbey Fire and
EMS since 2012. “It’s amazing to be joining a department that has an eye towards fire prevention, and it’s nice to see the foresight that the department has to be looking at moving in that direction,” said Rostov. “[NWFR] is putting lots of resources into being preventative and trying to provide safety by hiring this position, so I’m excited about being able to take on this role.”
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Two Blaine High School students were recognized for their writing skills in a statewide contest. Freshman Morgan Zaccheo was selected as a semifinalist in the Letters About Literature contest, while freshman Nicole Moreva-Montoya (now at Mount Baker High School) was selected as an honorable mention and invited to attend the awards ceremony on May 22 at the capitol building in Olympia. The Letters About Literature contest encourages young readers to read a book and write a letter to the author about how the book changed their view of the world or themselves. Students can write about works of fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Letter writers compete at three levels; level 1 is grades 4-6, level 2 is grades 7-8 and level 3 is grades 9-12. State judges select the top letter writer in each level and those three letters advance to a national competition. The letters written by Zaccheo and Moreva-Montoya were part of an assignment in Christine St. Pierre’s 9th grade English class. Zaccheo wrote a letter to Suzanne Collins after reading The Hunger Games, while Moreva-Montoya wrote a letter to Laini Taylor after reading Daughter of Smoke and Bone. The judges for level 3 were James Rosenzweig, assistant professor and education librarian at Eastern Washington University Libraries, Claire Sandoval-Peck, a recent masters of librarianship graduate and public library aide and Sharma Shields, an author in Spokane. The contest was managed by the Washington Center for the Book (WCB), a partnership between the Seattle Public Library and the Washington State Library which was formed in 2017. The mission of the WCB is to promote literacy and a love of books.
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September 29, 1933-April 17, 2019 Richard Lansing Geer of Blaine, Washington died April 17, in Whatcom Hospice House. He was born September 29, 1933 in Portland, Oregon to Willard and Mary Geer. He married Alice Elizabeth Jackson in 1955 (divorced in 1991). They had two daughters, Marilyn and Elizabeth born in 1956 and 1958, respectively. He attended college at both Willamette University and the University of Southern California graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering, aeronautical sequence and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force. He was a member of the mechanical engineering honorary, Pi Tau Sigma, and the all engineering honorary, Tau Beta Pi. He obtained two masters degrees: one in aeronautical engineering and the other in systems engineering. He was one of a very few experts in moon dust research before the first man on the moon. He performed research in crew high altitude/ velocity aircraft escape. For this research he designed a gondola, which it is on display in the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force base. He was often himself a test subject for seat ejection evaluations. He worked on some of the first Air Force man-in-space programs. One of his most interesting jobs was on a classified defense meteorological satellite program, which greatly improved reconnaissance/surveillance of the Soviet Union and was invaluable during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was extremely pleased when the program was declassified and he could tell his family what he was working on all that time. The story of this program is now documented in a video, “The Satellite Men.” He continued working on the Burner II program and other military space crafts. He also served on an inspector general team and later as part of the USAF foreign technology division. He retired from the Air Force as a Lt. Colonel and returned to Boeing in 1981, working as principal engineer for design research in the space program. Richard retired in Blaine with his wife Nan Geer (married in 1992). Richard has been a devoted member of Free Church Unitarian, Blaine. He was a brilliant man of absolute integrity, great generosity and a wicked sense of humor, dearly loved by many. Richard is survived by his wife, Nan Geer, his brother and sisterin-law Charles and Lynne Geer, his daughter Marilyn Geer Vancil, her husband Travis Vancil, his grandchildren Andi Vancil Carneiro Ribeiro (Hugo), Megan Vancil Worcester (James), and Nan’s children Rob B., Tim (Jean), Moira (Steve), Heather (Travis), and Nan’s grandchildren Pierre, Inès, Zach, Eli and Henry. A memorial service will be held at the Free Church Unitarian, 1218 Harrison Ave., Blaine on Saturday, April 27, at 1 p.m.
Peter W. Sargent
July 16, 1940 – April 9, 2019 Peter W. Sargent, aka Grandpa Pete, passed away suddenly on April 9, 2019 in Blaine, WA. He is preceded in death by his wife Arlene, and parents Edward Sargent and Florence Frost Sargent. Peter was a former Air Force veteran who specialized in electronics and worked on the U.S. Apollo space program. Peter loved to work in his garden, work on electronic equipment, and take long walks with the family dog, Lulu. He is survived by his daughter Kalene (Scott) Drummond, his grandchildren Joshua, Brandon, Jacob Drummond, and Sarah (Drew) Sooter, his great-grandchildren, brother David Sargent of AZ, sister Elizabeth Azcarate of CO, and numerous nephews and nieces. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m. in Blaine, WA. To share your memories of Peter, please visit molesfarewelltributes.com.
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November 25, 1928 – April 18, 2019 Sally was born in Bellingham to Bud and Hilda Park and graduated class of 1946 from Bellingham High School She later married Glenn Breivik and together they had three children. Sally was caring, loving, and treasured her family. A longtime member of Sunrise Baptist Church, she was dedicated to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn, in 2005. Survivors include her children, Brad (Shannon) Breivik, Kim Lagerway, and Steve (Tammy) Breivik; seven grandchildren; and thirteen great-great grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Sunrise Baptist Church (2480 W Badger Rd, Custer). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sunrise Baptist Church. Please share your memories of Sally at www.molesfareweltributes.com
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Firsts in Flight: A Hidden History: Through August 4, Whatcom Museum’s old city hall building. Showcasing significant contributions of women and African Americans, particularly African American women, to our country’s history of aviation and space flight. Info: whatcommuseum.org. Inspire Higher Dreams Auction and Gala: Friday, April 26, 5:30 p.m., Silver Reef Casino Resort, Event Center. Fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Whatcom County. Guests will enjoy a plated dinner, silent and live auction, dessert dash and after-party with SpaceBand. The gala is a formal event and formal attire is encouraged.Tickets $150 per person, available at whatcomclubs.org. Spring Open House: Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m.–6 p.m., VW’s Home and Garden, 8210 Portal Way. One day sales, kids planting corner, tour at 2 p.m., prize drawings – win a hanging basket! Food for purchase. Info: 360/366-3906.
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Bike Rally: Wednesday, May 1, 4 p.m., Blaine High School football field parking lot. Free bikes for middle schoolers who join the Blue Beat bike program. Kids ages 5-18 test their skills as they ride through the “danger zone” test track, boost confidence on the road and meet heroes from the American Legion Riders, Blaine Police, Whatcom County Sheriff, North Whatcom Fire and Rescue, Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol. Family fun activities. Sponsored by the Healthy Youth Coalition. Shearwater Folk Trio: Wednesday, May 1, 7–9 p.m., Packers at Semiahmoo Resort. Featuring folk gems from the 60’s and 70’s with Brian Ellison, Dana Cohenour and John Sturdivant.
Nielsen Avenue, Ferndale. Unique varieties of tomatoes, vegetable starts and herbs, perennials and shade plants, native trees, shrubs, and dahlia tubers and potted succulents for Mother’s Day.
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Gospel Matinee: Saturday, May 11, 3 p.m., Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road. $5 admission.
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Realities of Advance Medical Interventions: Monday, May 13, 6:30 p.m., Blaine United Church of Christ fellowship hall, 885 4th Street. Rebecca Tech Cutler, former Whatcom Hospice and home health care will present. Info: 360/332-6906.
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Depression and Bipolar Support Group: Thursday, May 16, 6–7:30 p.m., downstairs at Blaine United Church of Christ, (Use doors on Clark street, elevator available). No cost, but donations accepted. Third Thursday of every month.
“Saturday Safari” Afternoon Tea: Saturday, May 4, 1–3:30 p.m., Blaine Senior Center, 763 G Street. Tea sandwiches, scones, sweets and English Step Families That Work: Saturday, May 18, 8 tea, entertainment, silent/live auctions. Tickets $20. a.m.–4:30 p.m., CTK North Bay 4895 Birch Bay-LynLimited seating. Proceeds benefit the Blaine Senior den Road. Mike and Kim Anderson lead this one-day Spring Concert: Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m., Syre Au- Center. workshop to help discover real-life, practical strategies ditorium on the WWC campus, 237 W. Kellogg Road in Bellingham. Featuring: The Bellingham Community Jedi Institute: Saturday, May 4, 2–4 p.m., Blaine to help lead stepfamilies with success. $50 per couple, Band, with musicians from Blaine and all over WhatPublic Library, 610 3rd Street. Geek out with fellow $35 per individual. Limited free childcare. Register: mikeandkimcoaching.com/ctk. com County. Tickets $10 at door. Kids under 10 free. Star Wars families with games, trivia, light saber battles, crafts and general galactic fun. Cosplay ArtScape Teens: Tuesdays, 3–5 p.m., Soul Space Live Music at The Vault: Friday, April 26, 7–9 p.m., is welcomed. May the fourth be with you! Info: Studio, 264B H Street. A safe place for teens to set The Vault Wine Bar, 277 G Street. Featuring Havilah 360/305-3637. their imaginations free through different art mediums. and Phil Sottile. Free studio time. Sponsored by Healthy Youth Coalition. 35th Annual Blessing of The Fleet: Sunday, Live Music at The Vault: Saturday, April 27, 7–9 May 5, 1:30 p.m., Blaine Boating Center, 235 Ma- Info: 435/704-1598. p.m., The Vault Wine Bar, 277 G Street. Featuring rine Drive. Fishermens’ memorial. Info: 360/319Blue Beat After School Bike Program: WednesMary Ellen Lykins and Craig Adams. 5924. days, 3 p.m.. Kids ages 11-14 bike ride with Blaine police. Middle schoolers who join Blue Beat bike program Native plant and bird walk: Sunday, April 28, Palliative Care: Monday, May 6, 6:30 p.m., are eligible for a free bike. Register at blainebikerally. 9–11 a.m., BP Heron Center, Birch Bay State Park. Blaine United Church of Christ fellowship hall, eventbrite.com. Brought to you by Healthy Youth Come explore BBSP on a guided walk. Learn about 885 4th Street. Dr. Marie Eaton of the Palliative Coalition. the native plants and bird identification. Care institute at WWU will talk about choices and possible results of not planning ahead. Info: Teen Nite: Saturdays, 5–9 p.m., Pizza Factory, 738 Disc Golf Skill Building: Sunday, April 28, 10 a.m., 360/332-6906. Peace Portal Drive. Kids ages 13–18 come enjoy open Lincoln Park. Free. mic, karaoke and games. Free pizza at 5 p.m. Kombucha: Wednesday, May 8, 4 to 6 p.m., Community & District Meet and Greet: Monday, Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd Street. Kombucha is Narcotics Anonymous Meeting: Sundays, 6:30– April 29, 6–8 p.m., Odell Station 61, 9408 Odell the fizzy drink you can brew from sweetened green 7:30 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 382 Boblett Street, Street. North Whatcom Fire and Rescue will host a or black tea. Sample different flavors, learn how to entrance on 4th Street. For other meeting times and community meet and greet to welcome new division make it, and take home your own starter culture. locations visit nwwana.org or call 360/647-3234. chief / fire marshal, Herschel Rostov. Presented by Blaine C.O.R.E. (Community Orchards for Resources and Education). Info: 360/305-3637. Blaine Chamber of Commerce Meeting: WednesSubmissions to Coming Up should be sent to day, May 1, noon, Pizza Factory, 738 Peace Portal Master Gardener Plant Sale: Saturday, May 11, calendar@thenorthernlight.com no later than Drive. Speaker: Whatcom County Library System. 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Hovander Homestead Park, 5299 noon on Monday.
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Precipitation: During the period of April 15 to 21, 1.6 inches of precipitation was recorded. The 2019 year-to-date precipitation is 11.8 inches. Temperature: High for the past week was 64°F on April 17 with a low of 38°F on April 16. Average high was 61°F and average low was 45°F. Courtesy Birch Bay Water & Sewer Dist.
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More police reports can be found online at thenorthernlight.com. April 12, 3 p.m.: Officers responded to I-5 at mile post 273 in reference to a report from Ferndale PD of a hit and run involving a semi truck and trailer in their jurisdiction. The truck hit a utility pole and left the scene headed northbound on I-5. Blaine officers located and stopped the vehicle on I-5 as it entered Blaine. Officers identified the driver and took photographs of the damage to the truck. Officers forwarded all information to Ferndale police.
notified the parents their son has been located and was going to the Juvenile Detention Facility. April 16, 6:45 a.m.: Complainant reported his girlfriend would not give him the keys to his vehicle. Officers arrived and spoke with the complainant and the girlfriend. Officers determined the vehicle question was still not registered to either one of them, the vehicle registration was expired, neither person had a title to the vehicle and neither person had valid driver licenses. Officer advised both parties this was a civil matter and need to be dealt with in civil court.
April 12, 8:50 p.m.: Officers responded to a reported vandalism at the Semiahmoo Marina. The complainant reported his tire was cut during an argument with other individuals driving recklessly in the area. Officers were unable to locate the suspect April 16, 6:28 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to a hit and run. Officers were notified a vehicle and were not able to obtain any security camera was traveling at a high rate of speed southbound footage related to the event. on Mitchell Ave, turned onto Cherry Street and slid into the stop sign. The female driver then left. April 13, 9:31 p.m.: Officers responded to the Peace Arch port of entry for a minor in possession of Officers canvassed the area, however were unable to locate the vehicle(s) involved. marijuana. Officers arrived and confirmed that the substance was marijuana. An officer arrested the minor and issued a him a court date. The minor was April 17, 6:56 p.m.: An officer took a report from concerned parents that their juvenile child then released. was provided alcohol and marijuana by an adult. April 14, 3:15 p.m.: Business reported their driver Officers later interviewed the juvenile and forwardwent to pick up a trailer filled with peanut butter in ed the report to the prosecutor for review. Blaine, but discovered it had been stolen. Business April 18, 4:07 p.m.: Officers responded to said the GPS attached to the trailer indicated the the 2400 block of Bell Road for a report of a trailer was located in Montana. A stolen vehicle report was signed and the trailer entered as stolen. non-blocking collision. Officers arrived and determined a semi-truck was attempting to turn into a Dispatch contacted the Montana State Police and informed them of the stolen trailer. Later in the eve- business and decided to back up in the roadway. During backing up, the semi-truck backed into a ning the owner called to report someone accidentally picked up the trailer and they no longer wanted jeep that was stopped behind it waiting for the it reported stolen. Dispatch was then notified of the truck to turn. Officers provided an exchange of information and will submit a collision report to update. the state. April 15, 9:11 a.m.: During routine patrols, Blaine April 18, 7:54 p.m.: Officers responded to a man police located a person driving with a suspended license. The driver was also found to have three mis- who ordered a meal and did not have any money to pay for it. Officers cited and released the man demeanor warrants for his arrest and was booked into Whatcom County Jail along with a new driving for theft. Officers cleared with no further action. charge. April 18, 7:36 p.m.: Officers were notified of a sighting of a listed missing person from Seattle at April 15, 10:53 p.m.: Officer was dispatched to the Semiahmoo Inn. Officers contacted the woman take a runaway report. Officer arrived at the home and found her to be safe, apparently healthy and and the parents completed a runaway report. The not in need of any assistance. Seattle PD was juvenile was entered into LE databases. Dispatch notified of the located woman. Officers cleared. advised the runaway had been picked up by the Bellingham police on a warrant for his arrest. Officer Report by the Blaine Police Department
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Bay Builders From Cherry Point to the Peace Arch
Great Kids Doing Great Things Featuring students of the Blaine School District
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City recognizing best yards The city of Blaine will be giving out a weekly award to recognize the city’s best yards and gardens. The Yard of the Week committee will be nominating the best yards and gardens to receive a Yard of the Week award each week from mid-May through the end of August. The city has been giving out the awards since 2007, when the city began recognizing the best yards “to encourage citizens’ efforts to create a more beautiful Blaine.” The award consists of a personalized Yard of the Week certificate, in addition to a sandwich board identifying the yard or garden as an award winner. Winning yards and gardens will also be recognized in The Northern Light and on the city of
Blaine’s website. “The committee also encourages nominations for yards and gardens from the community,” said an April 18 press release. “Don’t be shy about nominating your own yard.” To be eligible, a yard or garden must be located within Blaine city limits including Semiahmoo. It must belong to a residence or business, and must be visible from the street. To learn more about the Yard of the Week award program, and to view past award winners, go to cityofblaine.com. Those interested in making nominations or joining the committee should contact Debbie Harger directly at 360/543-9982 or dharger@ cityofblaine.com.
s The Lummi Nation and Lummi Commercial Company held a grand opening for the new Lummi Bay Market at Fisherman Cove on April 19 with a ceremony featuring the Black Hawk Singers. The grocery and marine supplies store also has a kitchen named Boathouse Burgers and Fries, serving exactly that. The adjacent 76 gas station has diesel and ethanol-free gas. The store and gathering place is located across the drive from the Lummi Island ferry at 2570 Lummi View Drive.
Photo by Louise Mugar
New public health campaign aims to connect citizens with nature By Zoe Deal Everyone knows that being outside and breathing fresh air feels good. Whether it’s the smell of fresh rain, the chirp of birds in the front yard or the touch of cool ocean water, feeling nature flood one’s senses can bring a sense of peace and belonging in a world filled with motion. Organizations around Washington are making an effort to bring people back into nature. Here in Whatcom County, Recreation Northwest is launching its
new Parkscriptions public health campaign. The campaign begins April 28, the first annual Whatcom Parkscriptions Day. Participants can attend any of 15-plus free, all-ages educational events in various Whatcom County and state parks. The campaign is in partnership with community doctors and health care providers, who are encouraged to prescribe time outdoors to patients. The act of writing out a prescription is meant to help patients foster a healthier lifestyle in tune with nature and gain improved men-
tal and physical health. It can also be more encouraging to get a parkscription in a written format, according to Dr. Richard Smith, regional medical director at Humana. “We all receive advice from physicians, and it seems to have more traction when it’s written down,” said Dr. Smith. Dr. Smith added that along with exercise, parkscriptions get people of all ages acclimated to parks in their communities. It’s not just valuable for seniors, Dr. Smith said, though that age demographic is often less active
outdoors due to physical barriers. Though most events are in and around Bellingham, there is an event in Blaine at Peace Arch State Park on April 27 at 10 a.m. At the “Walk with a Ranger” event, participants will learn about the history of the park and how park operations function in two countries. The walk is about 600 yards and open to all ages. The walk will occur again on April 28 at 1 p.m. There will also be a disc golf demonstration at Lincoln Park on April 28 at 10 a.m. Whatcom
Disc Golf Club will lead the free demonstration. Disc golf is played much like traditional golf, but instead of a ball and clubs, players use a flying disc or Frisbee. As well, there will be a guided walk in Birch Bay State Park on April 28 at 9 a.m. Starting at the BP Heron Center, the walk will be a chance for participants to learn more about native plants and birds in the area. For more information and a detailed schedule of events, visit recreationnorthwest.org/ parkscriptions.
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