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Finalists named in search for new Blaine police chief By Jami Makan The search for a new police chief has been narrowed down to three finalists, who will be interviewed by committee of city staff, officials and others on May 9. Timothy Doney, James Miyashiro and Donnell Tanksley have been selected from the pool of 14 candidates who applied for the position. The hiring process is at the discretion of city manager Michael Jones, who has arranged a day of interviews on May 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Four city councilmembers will be participating, as well as the recruitment firm that is overseeing the search, the Prothman Company. The Prothman Company is based in Issaquah and specializes in providing national and regional executive recruitment services to large and small cities, counties, special districts, nonprofits and other governmental agencies throughout the U.S. Community organizations and law enforcement agencies will also be participating in the interviews. Two interview panels have been assembled with about 14 people representing different perspectives. “The city manager has hiring authority over department heads,” said Jones in an April 25 email. “I’ll make the decision after consulting with the recruitment firm, the 14 or so people who sit on interview panels, city council and the officers who have met with the candidates. Basically, I’ll take into account all the information I have, check references further and make a preliminary offer if I’m satisfied.” The city manager opted not to hold a public forum. “I decided not to include a public forum this time because I felt that with resumes and supplemental responses, two preliminary interviews, two panel interviews, a final interview with the city manager, input from the police department and reference checks, I’m already provided with a tremendous amount of information to consider,” said Jones, who noted that in the past couple of decades, the city has only twice done a public forum for hiring. (See Police, page 3)
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Smuggler’s Inn owner granted bail By Jami Makan Bob Boule, owner of the Smuggler’s Inn Bed and Breakfast in Blaine, has been granted bail following his arrest for allegedly helping people cross into Canada illegally. Judge Robert Hamilton’s decision was announced in Surrey Provincial Court on April 25. Boule’s bail was set at $15,000 and has more than a dozen conditions, including that Boule must turn away potential customers if they give any indication that they plan to enter Canada illegally. Boule must reside at the Smuggler’s Inn unless given permission to move elsewhere. He must cancel all his existing
phone numbers and email addresses and must provide any new ones to his bail supervisor, along with his call logs, text messages and account passwords. Notably, Boule was required to erect a lighted four-by-eight-foot sign 10 feet from the border of his property that states, on both sides, “Warning, it is illegal to enter Canada directly from Smuggler’s Inn property.” Boule will be required to send a time-stamped photo of the warning sign to his bail supervisor once a week to show that it’s still standing. He was not allowed back into the U.S. until the sign was erected, and the warning will also have to be posted on any website set up by the Smuggler’s Inn.
Boule is alleged to have helped 16 individuals cross illegally into Canada. Smuggler’s Inn is located immediately adjacent to Canada and “0” Avenue in Surrey, B.C. Crown prosecutors have alleged that Boule committed a number of offenses, including offenses contrary to section 117(1) of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. According to a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), the maximum penalty for each such offense is a $500,000 fine or 10 years’ imprisonment. “The penalty for this same offense, if done for profit, is a minimum of three years’ imprisonment,” said the spokesperson. Details heard over the course of the bail
Birch Bay library gets $2 million grant in state budget By Oliver Lazenby Washington state’s 2019-2021 capital budget, passed on April 28, includes $2 million toward building a Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) branch in Birch Bay. The library system’s architect for the project, Zervas Architects, estimated that it will take $4.7 million to build the project – a revised estimate, up from about $3.7 million estimated in 2018. “What that means for us now is we need to ramp up our fundraising efforts and raise
the other half of the money,” said Dianne Marrs-Smith, president of Friends of Birch Bay Library, a nonprofit group in charge of fundraising for the library. “We’re just really excited about everyone’s interest in the project.” The library may be in danger of losing the state funds if it doesn’t raise the remaining money by 2021, Marrs-Smith said. Before the state allocated money for the library, Friends of Birch Bay Library had raised just over $100,000. Friends of Birch Bay Library has a barbecue
fundraiser planned from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, at the site of the future library, at 7968 Birch Bay Drive. The barbecue will include children’s activities, book sales, salmon and hotdogs and live music by local band The Replayzmentz. Gary and Cindy Lou Vogt sold the 0.86acre future library property, which includes a historic craftsman-style house and outbuildings, to WCLS in 2017 for $675,000. The library system held a series of design (See Library, page 8)
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After the May 9 interviews, the vetting process is expected to take some time. If a preliminary offer is extended to one of the finalists, a background investigation will then occur. If the investigation presents no significant concerns, the city will proceed with polygraph and psychological evaluations. “When it’s all done, assuming a candidate gets through all those steps, I’ll present a contract to city council for
consideration,” said Jones. All three finalists are from out of state, which is not uncommon for a search of this type, said Jones. One of the first-round applicants was a city employee, but Jones declined to name them. According to candidate bios provided by the city, Timothy Doney is currently the police chief for the city of Talent, Oregon. He was also police chief for the city of Springfield, Oregon, for over three years, retiring in 2016. Doney was with the Medford police department in Oregon from 1988 to 2013, starting as a patrol offi-
cer and serving in positions including detective, sergeant, lieutenant and deputy police chief. He has a bachelor of science degree in business management and communications from Corban College, Salem, Oregon, and he is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. James Miyashiro has 34 years’ of experience in law enforcement in California. He is currently assistant vice president of the department of campus safety at the University of San Diego. Prior to that, he was senior director of safety operations for the Uni-
versity of La Verne. His chief of police experience includes Riverside Community College for eight years and the Santa Ana Unified School District for 11 years. He has also served the cities of Desert Hot Springs, San Jacinto and La Palma police departments. Miyashiro has a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Phoenix and an associate degree in criminal justice from Golden West College. Donnell Tanksley has been chief of police for Portland State University in Oregon since 2017. Prior to that, he was the assistant
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chief of police for Western Washington University in Bellingham for over three years. Tanksley was with the St. Louis Metropolitan police department in Missouri from 1993 to 2014, and held the position of commander from 2007 to 2014. Tanksley has associate degrees in human resource management, education and training management, and criminal justice, a bachelor’s degree in management from National-Louis University, and a master’s degree in management from Fontbonne University.
Legislature adjourns with new budget, new spending
The Washington state legislature adjourned minutes before its midnight deadline on April 28, ending its 105-day session on time for the first time since 2009. Before the $52.4 billion biennium operating budget saw final passage, lawmakers worked out a deal that includes a school levy lid lift and prohibiting public records requests on the bump stock buyback plan. “This truly has been an epic legislative session of unprecedented scope and dimension of achievements for the people in the state of Washington,” said governor Jay Inslee at a press conference just after midnight. The House passed the operating budget in a 57-41 party line vote at approximately 11:45 p.m. The Senate had already passed the operating budget in a partisan 27-21 vote with less than an hour before cutoff time. Senator Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) was the only Democrat to vote against the operating budget. “We are building a really solid foundation for the young people of our state, for the working people of our state, for the companies and businesses of this state and for the future of this state with this budget,” said senator Christine Rolfes (D-Kitsap County), who is the Democratic budget lead and chair of the ways and means committee. This budget, “represents the values of the entire state,” said Rolfes. The House and Senate announced a budget deal on the evening of April 25 and released the full conference commit-
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tee report April 26, which cements the operating budget in a non-amendable form with total spending at $52.4 billion. The issue holding both chambers up until the last hour was school levy lids, which school districts across the state have requested the legislature raise to save them from potential layoffs. The levy lid lift came in the form of Senate Bill 5313 that allows a district to levy $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed value or $2,500 per student in districts with fewer than 40,000 full-time students and raises that number to $3,000 per student in districts with more than 40,000 full-time students. The legislation also includes accountability measures for school districts in how they use these enrichment levy funds. Chair of the Senate K-12 education committee, senator Lisa Wellman (D-Mercer Island), said the levy change “responds to the needs of both our largest school districts as well as our small school districts.” In the 2019-21 operating budget total spending of $52.4 billion includes a $7.8 billion spending increase over the biennium. The major funding areas are K-12 education with $4.5 billion, up by approximately 60 percent. Special education funding comprises a large part of that increase at $936 million along with funding formula changes that will give more money to schools that use integrated education programs. Higher education also received huge increases in funding with a Workforce Education B&O revenue increase passed separately from the budget bringing in $62.2 million. The State Need Grant and Washington College Grant programs will receive $17 million.
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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 Editor Jami Makan jami@pointrobertspress.com
s Blaine Elementary School (BES) has been holding monthly assemblies focusing on different character attributes, like Borderite pride and empathy. The purpose of these assemblies is to provide social-emotional learning to all staff and students in a fun way to build school community. To reinforce character attributes, staff members have been wearing BES character attribute shirts every Tuesday. The PTO noticed the hard work students have put in this year to show character attributes and has purchased matching shirts for all of the students. On April 16, students were surprised with new shirts in celebration of their new character attribute, integrity. They are now going to show their Borderite pride at BES through wearing their matching shirts every Tuesday.
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The Editor: The annual Letter Carrier Food Drive will take place on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Letter carriers across Whatcom County and the nation, will participate in the largest one-day food drive of the year. Letter carriers hope to collect at least 6,000 pounds from Blaine, Custer and Birch Bay area residents that day during the ‘Stamp Out Hunger Drive.’ “This food drive is critical to our food bank and the families we serve,” says Jerry Bladies, Blaine Food Bank executive director. Bladies says that one in six Blaine households visit the food bank regularly, and that visits have gone up by almost 30 percent since 2016. This time of year is challenging for us as it is in between the holiday giving season and the summer growing season. We must rely on canned fruits, vegetables and shelf stable boxed meals to provide for our clients. The Stamp Out Hunger drive is a lifeline for us and the families we serve as your generous donations refill our empty shelves and allow us to continue to provide for our friends and neighbors in need until we receive the wonderful bounty of our local gardeners. It’s an easy food drive for anyone to join. Letter carriers will pick up donations as they deliver the mail on Saturday, May 11. They will be joined by many volunteers to help carry all of the donations back to the food bank. We thank everyone for their continued support in this very worthy cause. Jerry Bladies and volunteers Blaine Food Bank The Editor: Annie Wright is a senior at Blaine High School. She’s currently taking classes at
Whatcom Community College through the Running Start Program and has been accepted at Western Washington University with Distinction where she plans to pursue a double major in film studies and creative writing. Annie first started learning Kungfu Fan in the fall of 2013. She was an attentive student, and it was clear from the start that she was a leader. Attached is a picture of Annie leading Kungfu Fan at the Bellis Fair Mall for Chinese New Year 2014. Behind her, is her sister MaKenna who has supported her throughout her journey. Annie’s senior project was to co-organize World Tai Chi Day 2019. When Annie first approached me about being her mentor, I immediately said yes. I knew that she would accomplish whatever she set her mind to, and her strong work ethic and positive outlook would carry her through any challenges she would come up against. One of the challenges she faced was that her mentor up and moved across the border, but that didn’t deter Annie. She
came across the border almost every week to continue working on her project. What Annie and I didn’t realize last year was that our roles as mentor and mentee would flip back and forth. I don’t know who learned more from whom. Some pictures of the event include practices in the Peace Arch Park, volunteers she coordinated, and people who attended the event. They came from as far as Mount Lake, Terrace and Vancouver. I’m thrilled that Annie is going to continue her journey with Tai Chi and is planning to teach Kungfu Fan in the near future. I wish Annie great success with all of her endeavors, and I’m sure she’ll move through life as with everything else she’s done so far, with distinction. Kelly Hong-Williams Surrey, B.C. Please send letters to letters@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.
S Masonic scholarships were awarded to students from the junior classes of all nine public high schools in Whatcom County. Three junior finalist girls and three junior finalist boys were chosen based on scholarship, leadership, service and their application essay. An awards ceremony was held at the Bellingham Masonic Building on April 25. The Blaine High School (BHS) finalists were Ingrid Aosved, Leo Goode, Marni Aosved, Charles Streeter, Samantha Boczek and Elijah Yost. Representing the students was BHS vice principal Wayne Vezzetti. Marni Aosved was awarded the Masonic Scholar-Citizen Award for the BHS girls and also won a college financial scholarship. Elijah Yost won the Masonic Scholar-Citizen Award for the BHS boys. Photo courtesy of Shelley Winder-Yost
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Portage Bay reopened to spring season shellfish harvest to minimize the impact from Canadian sources, and DNA testing is being done to determine the animal sources contributing to water quality problems. Other activities to reduce bacteria pollution from animal waste included fencing farm animals out of saturated pastures and waterways, managing manure and mud in pastures and storage areas, planting shrubs and trees along creek banks, picking up dog waste and securing pet food to deter wildlife. According to a Whatcom County press release, actions to reduce bacteria pollution from human waste have included evaluation and repair of septic systems and work in the city of Lynden to address sewer cross connections and to offer sewer hook-up to eligible residents. “This is a prime example of how successful we can be when communities pull together to protect and improve sensitive, important resources,” said Scott Berbells, manager of the shellfish growing area section. “We can all take pride in the results of that teamwork in the Nooksack watershed.” The county created the Portage Bay shellfish protection district and advisory committee in 1998 to address the bay’s bacteria pollution and poor water quality. Between 1996 and 2006, portions of Portage Bay were closed to shellfish harvesting year-round. By 2006, after many management
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and infrastructure changes and resulting improvements to water quality, Washington Department of Health removed the harvesting restrictions. However, after just a few years of relaxed attention to pollution prevention, bacteria levels in both the Nooksack River and Portage Bay began to climb. By 2015 the department closed harvest during spring and fall seasons for 800 acres of shellfish beds in Portage Bay. “We are glad to see that the spring season harvest closure is being lifted, but we remain concerned about continued poor water quality during the fall months,” said Merle Jefferson, Lummi natural resources department executive director. “As we move forward in tackling the
remaining problems, the Lummi Nation remains committed to continuing to work with community partners to improve water quality throughout the Nooksack River watershed.”
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The Blaine police department has updated its records management system as part of the migration to the What-Comm 911 dispatch service. To quicken response times and improve safety for law enforcement, the city of Blaine switched to What-Comm 911 for emergency dispatch services in October last year. All calls made to 911 in Whatcom County connect to WhatComm 911, a dispatch center located in Bellingham, where a dispatcher determines if a caller needs police, fire or medical assistance. Prior to switching over to What-Comm 911, calls that required a police presence in Blaine, for example, were transferred to the U.S. Border Patrol dispatch center, adding an extra time-consuming step. As part of the transition, Blaine police recently updated their records management software to a new program called Longarm, run by the Bellingham Police Department. The department hired Canada-based Compuwork to migrate data from their previous software system, Justice, a process that was completed about three weeks ago. The Blaine police department had been using the Justice software since the mid-1990s, and the software has not been updated since its initial installation, apart from some minor bug fixes.
it’s a real time-saver for us.” The new Longarm system will also help save valuable time in submitting mandatory reports to the FBI. Nationally, each police agency has to report certain criminal incidents to the FBI for statistical purposes. These include rapes, robberies, manslaughters, arsons, burglaries and thefts. “It used to be a three to fourmonth project because we had to go into the back end of our previous program, Justice, to extract the data,” said King. “Longarm is able to do this automatically and almost seamlessly. So at the
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It is now possible to harvest in the Lummi Nation’s Portage Bay shellfish beds for most of the year, after the state department of health announced that important water quality standards are being met. This follows the opening of 810 acres of shellfish beds in Blaine’s Drayton Harbor in late 2016, according to a press release from Whatcom Family Farmers (WFF), the unified public outreach arm of the watershed improvement districts and the Whatcom County Dairy Federation. Effective April 1, harvesters can operate from January through September on approximately 800 acres in Portage Bay, whereas they were previously restricted during the important April through June period. “This is wonderful news for the Lummi harvesters who have had their shellfish harvest restricted,” said WFF board president Brad Rader. “When farmers formed the Portage Bay Partnership with the Lummi leaders, they made it clear they were committed to continued hard work on addressing potential contamination from farms, but also from all sources of contamination. This shows that commitment is paying off.” The opening was announced on March 18 by the Whatcom County public works department, which noted that the fall
harvest closure remains in effect October through December due to high bacteria levels in the bay during that period. The three months of continued closure are the rainy months of the year, when rain flushes bacteria from a variety of sources into the bay. This includes fecal coliform, which refers to a variety of human, animal and naturally-occurring bacteria. As shellfish filter the water for food, their systems are particularly sensitive to the accumulation of bacteria which can then pose health problems for consumers. In the two years since the Portage Bay Partnership was formed, water quality has markedly improved with 80 percent of the sites tested showing improvement in the past year. Over 5,200 water quality samples have been analyzed in the past year. “No doubt we have seen strong progress and we want to acknowledge the great work done by so many of our farmers to protect water quality,” said Portage Bay Shellfish Advisory Committee member Fred Likkel. “But we will not rest until we are certain contamination from farms is further reduced or eliminated.” Whatcom County farmers have taken various steps to reduce contamination from farms. Inspection protocols involving dairy farms have been adjusted, septic systems are now more routinely checked, a transboundary working group has been formed
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Sports By Oliver Lazenby
Borderites baseball beats Mountlake Terrace in must-win playoff game Pitching powered Blaine baseball to a 3–0 victory in a loser-out first round playoff game against Mountlake Terrace on April 30 at Pipeline Fields. Blaine starting pitcher Colby Knutzen threw five-and-a-third innings and struck out seven. Tyler Haggith closed the game for the Borderites and didn’t al-
low a single hit. “Colby getting off to a good start gave us that energy and confidence,” said Blaine head coach Tanner Olson. “Tyler’s been the dude out of the bullpen. With his size and arm and being a lefty, he’s almost cheating.” Blaine’s runs came one at a time through hard-fought at-
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bats against Mountlake Terrace starter Dillon Gordon. Ryan Turnberg got Blaine’s first base hit, a single through the infield in the third inning. He advanced to second base on a bunt and to third on an error. Nick Gunderson hit a sacrifice fly to bring him home. In the fourth inning, Turnberg walked with the bases loaded, forcing in Blaine’s second run. The Borderites got six hits, while allowing two hits from
Mountlake Terrace. Chase Abshere hit a double and scored Blaine’s third run on an error. Tobin Akre hit two singles. With the must-win round of the tournament out of the way, the pressure is off for the Borderites, though they play top-seeded Archbishop Murphy next at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, at Daniels Field in Anacortes. Blaine lost to Archbishop Murphy 9–5 in a regular season game on March 15.
After two scoreless games in late April, the Borderites improved at-bat over the last two games. If Blaine can keep that up, Olson expects they’ll have a chance against Archbishop Murphy. “We’re still not 100 percent but the fact that we’re putting together quality at-bats against a good pitcher like that – we have a lot of confidence going into Saturday,” Olson said after the April 30 game.
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Softball Blaine softball toppled Squalicum 7–6 on Monday, April 29 at home. Riley Weinkauf led Blaine with three hits and Maeva Thompson pitched all seven innings to earn the win for Blaine. Also in the last week, the Borderites lost to Lynden Christian 12–2 on April 25 and to Meridian 16–6 on April 30. The Borderites’ record is 4–14. Next, Blaine travels to Nooksack (10–7) for a 4:30 p.m. game on Friday, May 3. Blaine’s final home game is at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, against Sedro-Woolley (9–7).
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Port working to bring high speed internet to Haynie, rural Whatcom By Oliver Lazenby The Port of Bellingham has a plan to bring high speed internet to rural parts of Whatcom County that currently have little or no internet access, including areas east of Blaine. The port, as part of its mission to spur economic development, plans to start construction next year on the first segment of a $6.8 million, 113-mile network of fiber optic cable. Fiber optic cable, commonly called fiber, transmits internet using light rather than electricity and is faster than cable or DSL internet. The port completed a feasibility study with a $50,000 state grant this spring and plans to start construction next year with state Department of Commerce Community Economic Revitalization Board grant. The port plans to start building from Bellingham toward Deming, Kendall and Glacier – areas the feasibility study found are most in need. That’s the first of three segments; segment two is a line from Nugent’s Corner through Nooksack, Lynden, Haynie, Blaine and Birch Bay. East of Blaine, that segment would travel along Haynie Road. The third segment would run from Deming to Sedro-Woolley, connecting with a fiber network in Skagit County. “As we did the feasibility study we confirmed what we already knew,” said Gina Stark, port economic development project manager. “There’s a huge need for the businesses, for community mem-
bers, schools, first responders, firefighters, sheriffs and EMTs.” The network will include buried lines and fiber strung from utility poles. The 64.8-mile-segment from Birch Bay through Blaine to Nugent’s Corner would travel almost entirely along utility poles. Once the fiber is installed, internet service providers could lease it for 0.02 cents per foot. The port should break even on its investment in the infrastructure after 16 years, according to the feasibility study. Multiple service providers could use a segment of fiber; the port hopes that will spur competition and lower prices. According to state law, the port itself can’t operate the fiber as an internet service provider. The feasibility study proposes that the port would build connections from the main fiber network to homes and businesses. How far those connections would extend depends on topography and other factors, Stark said. In northwest Whatcom County, the fiber network will have the biggest impact in the Haynie area east of Blaine, the feasibility study found. At Northwest Fire and Rescue station 65, on Haynie Road, satellite is the only option for internet, and it’s more expensive than other forms of highspeed internet. Division chief Henry Hollander said the district currently uses radios when information can’t be transmitted online. While fiber would impact the fire district, it
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would be a bigger change for local residents, Hollander said. The feasibility study mentions an IT business operating out of a home east of Blaine that pays $160 a month for satellite internet service that the study calls inadequate. The port is currently applying for county, state and federal grants and working with public utility districts and other partners to plan construction. “Implementation will be gradual. It’s going to take many years,” said Mike Hogan, Port of Bellingham public affairs administrator. “It’s not going to happen overnight, but we’re committed to putting this core infrastructure in.”
School board approves reduced educational program plan No relief for Blaine in state budget By Oliver Lazenby At an April 29 meeting, the Blaine school district board of directors approved an initial plan for the 2019-2020 school year that will reduce services to make up for a projected $1.1 million budget deficit. The district estimates it will need to reduce the number of full-time teaching positions by six and the number of non-teaching positions by about 53 employee-hours per week (that could be as many as 10 positions, since many are part-time and some as little as 2.5 hours per week.) The school board typically passes a final budget at its August meeting, but must notify any teachers who may be laid off by May 15, according to its contract with the teachers’ union. The district may not have to lay anyone off in the end, officials said; it’s likely that enough employees will resign or retire to make up for the budget deficit, and remaining teachers and employees can be re-assigned to fill gaps.
“Our hope would be that when all is said and done for this program year that we’ve accounted for all of our staff,” district superintendent Ron Spanjer said at the meeting. “That doesn’t mean we’re going to be able to account for all of our programs.” Spanjer said at an April 15 budget work session that discussions on cutting education programs “tend to lead toward electives.” “That’s not to diminish the importance of electives,” he said. “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.” Districts around the state are in the same position as Blaine. The state in 2017 reduced the amount that districts can collect from local tax levies. Lawmakers intended to make districts around the state more equitable by providing more state funds and reducing districts’ reliance on their tax base. 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 increasing costs for audits, assessments and other programs the school is mandated to carry out, and increasing staff wages, said district finance director Amber Porter. The state legislature passed a temporary lift to the “levy lid” on April 28 that will ease budget woes for some districts, but not Blaine. Senate Bill 5313 allows districts to levy the lesser of $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value or $2,500 per student, up from $1.50 per $1,000 of value or $2,500 per student. For Blaine, a district that includes more property owned by private industry than the average district, the lesser in both cases is $2,500 per student. Blaine already levies at the $2,500 per student level for 2019, but levied at a higher rate (about $1.84 per $1,000 in assessed value) in 2018. District officials hoped several other pieces of legislation would ease its budget, but nothing did. “Virtually every piece that we were looking to for some level of relief, albeit minimal, did not come through,” Spanjer said.
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vided through employers or government assistance programs or individually purchased. Understanding some health insurance-related jargon is a great way to better educate oneself about the industry. – Benefit period: The benefit period refers to the duration of time services are covered under your plan. It is usually a calendar year from the point of start to end. It may begin each year on an anniversary date when you first received coverage. – Coinsurance: This is a percentage of the cost of services rendered in specific areas outlined by the health plan that you are responsible for after a
deductible is met. For example, a plan may cover 85 percent of costs, with patients responsible for the remaining 15. – Copayment (copay): A copayment refers to the flat rate you pay to a provider at the time you receive services. Some plans do not have copays. – Deductible: The amount you pay for health services before the insurance company pays. You must meet a set limit, which varies by plan and provider, before insurance will kick in and cover the remaining costs during the benefit period. Many plans have a $2,000 per person deductible. This deductible renews with each calendar year.
Topics to discuss before having surgery Many people will find themselves on a surgeon’s table at one point or another. Professional athletes who get injured frequently and, of course, surgeons may be accustomed to the surgical wings of hospitals, but the general public has no such familiarity. Perhaps due to that lack of familiarity, many people are nervous before an impending surgery. Asking the right questions prior to the procedure can calm those nerves and help people approach pending surgeries with confidence rather than fear. Anesthesia Much of the fear people have in regard to surgery surrounds anesthesia. Few people want to be put completely under, but some surgeries may require that. General anesthesia affects the entire body, and this is the type administered during surgeries that require patients to be unconscious. Regional anesthesia affects a large area of the body, while local anesthesia only numbs a small part. Knowing which type of anesthesia will be administered during a surgery can prepare patients and their families in advance, and may even calm nerves. Length of surgery Patients and their families often want to know how long surgeries will last. Patients should discuss this with their physicians and surgeons, especially if family and friends will be in the waiting room while a surgery is performed. If surgeons note there’s a possibility that a surgery will be extended after it begins, patients should let family and friends know this, even if they don’t want to worry them. People in the waiting room will grow concerned and fearful, possibly unnecessarily, if a surgery is not completed within a certain amount of time. Pain Pain might be a side effect of surgery. Knowing this in advance
won’t raise alarm bells if patients are discharged and begin to experience pain upon arriving home. Ask surgeons if pain is a side effect of your surgery, and where than pain is likely to be felt and for how long. Many people are prescribed opioids to address pain after surgery, but such medications can be addictive. Ask about opioid alternatives, as well as any non-prescription relaxation techniques or therapies that may help manage pain. Blood clots Pain is not the only potential side effect of surgery. Some surgeries can increase patients’ risk of developing deep vein throm-
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A look at Whatcom Parkscriptions Day in Birch Bay On April 28, Recreation Northwest held its first annual Whatcom Parkscriptions Day. This new public health campaign allowed participants to attend any of 15-plus free, all-ages educational events in various Whatcom County and state parks. The campaign was in partnership with community doctors and health care providers, who were encouraged to prescribe time outdoors to patients.
Though most events were in and around Bellingham, there was an event in Blaine at Peace Arch State Park. The “Walk with a Ranger” event allowed participants to learn about the history of the park and how park operations function in two countries. There was also a disc golf demonstration at Lincoln Park. Shown here are photos from the guided walk that took place in Birch Bay State Park on Sunday, April 28.
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By Meg OlsOn Whatcom County Council has approved 1 changes to county code that will eliminate exemptions to mandatory garbage pickup in Point Roberts. At their June 5 meeting, council heard from an almost evenly split 15 community members on the proposal, which would establish a mandatory minimum service level of a 32-gallon can of garbage to be picked up twice-monthly and billed through the property tax roll. Opponents of the proposal cited a number of reasons for their opposition, primarily that the minimum service level was too high. “This exceeds the needs of 80 FREE Community of Blaine and Birch Bay July 27 - August 2, 2017 percent of those surveyed (in a 2016 Newspaper online survey sponsored by the county solid HHHECRWSSHHH Postal Customer PRSRT STD waste division) who self-haul or use tags,” U. S. Postage Kimberly Butts said. PAID IN THIS celebration, Permit NO. 87 the first since 1916. On June 20, they had Ken Calder, also opposed to the chang- s Back in 1976, a group of civic-minded people got together to plan a 4th of JulyBlaine, WA 98230 a reunion at Ruby White’s house. See story, page 16. Standing, from l.: Fred DeHaan, Rosy Negron, Carla Scherer, Pauli DeHaan, George es, submitted a petition signed by 364 sea- Scherer, Pat Jorgensen, Doreen Peltier. Seated: Norma Peltier, Ruby White, Kris Manning. Photo by Shelley Damewood sonal and full-time residents asking that council delay the decision until September to allow a recently formed solid waste subcommittee of the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee to continue to look at the issue. erts hospital district on June 26 that Unity according to Unity Care. Cites client base and “increasing Those in favor of the change as well as Care NW would end its contract to proThe number of people being served at community turmoil” county staff pointed out that PRCAC had vide services on the Point as of December the Point Roberts Clinic, as well as the been pondering the garbage collection B y M e g O l s O n 31, 2018, but would provide services on a number of visits, have been declining, acfor over two years, held numerous public a n d P a t g r u B B month-to-month basis if needed until June cording to the resolution. The number of meetings, sponsored an online survey and 30, 2019 and help with a possible transi- visits per year shrank from 1176 to 1033 sent out a mailer. Unity Care NW is done with the Point tion to an alternative service provider. between 2015 and 2017, which is deB y S t e fa n i e D O n a h u e “There have been numerous opportuni- Roberts clinic. According to the June 25 resolution, the (See Hospital, page 8) Are impact fees the key to ties revitalfor people to put in their two cents’ Citing declining use, a disproportionate Point Roberts Clinic does not fit with izing downtown and incentivizing worth,” Arthur Reber said. “This process administrative burden and “communi- the other clinics Unity Care NW opergrowth in Blaine? has been very thorough and collaborative,” ty turmoil,” the board of directors of the ates in Ferndale and Bellingham, which The question was at the heartsaid of taxpayers’ an association president Mark non-profit health care provider voted at its it described as “patient centered medihour-long discussion between Blaine City Chamber of commerce president June 25 meeting to discontinue the con- cal homes.” Close to half of the visits to Robbins. allpointbulletin.com Council and city staff at a specialDee meetGough said her association also sup- tract to operate the Point Roberts Clinic. the Point Roberts clinic are for urgent facebook.com/allpointbulletin ing held July 24. Not yet ready toported makethe proposal, agreeing that mandaNotice was delivered to the Point Rob- care, and not for primary medical care, a decision, council voted unanimoustory trash pickup was the obvious solution ly during a separate meeting that eve-perennial problem of dumping garto the ning to request that city staff draftbage a proon the roadsides. Classifieds ........................................ 20 posal based on four types of impactJeff feesHegedus with the Whatcom County Coming Up ...................................... 19 and incentive programs – the council Health Department said by establishing a B y M e g O l s O n running three weekends in August. will either approve, deny or modify the Garden ............................................. 15 mandatory minimum service level for all Kiniski’s Reef Tavern is partnering with proposal in a few months. Library ............................................ 18 developed properties, as determined by “The Point Roberts Arts and Music the foundation, offering a location, planImpact fees are one-time charges that Obituaries ........................................ 22 counties, cities and towns imposewhich on de-properties have a water connection, Festival is back on the water,” says Arts ning assistance and funds for this year’s would lead to vendor stability because Foundation founder and festival organizer event. “We decided to make it longer so Opinion .............................................. 4 velopers. The funds are used to itextend moreInusers would support the system. Craig Jacks. more people can enjoy it,” said tavern public services to support growth. Seniors ............................................ 18 After being put on the shelf for a year, manager Allison Calder. The first weekend Washington state, impact fees can be used Tides ................................................ 10 (See Garbage, page 7) the festival will be back for its 23rd year, (See Arts & Music, page 14) on public streets, roads, publicly-owned parks, open space, recreation facilities, school facilities and fire protection facilities. Impact fees and other development incentives have already been written into s Droves of sand sculptors took part in the Birch Bay Sand Sculpture contest July 22-23. More photos on page 15. Photo by Chuck Kinzer the Blaine’s comprehensive plan, which deAFTER PARADE FAMILY ACTIVITIES: BEGIN THE DAY AT THE tails how to accommodate growth over the next 20 years. H Breakwaters Bar & Grill Community Center 1437 Gulf Rd. STARTS AT 12 NOON along POINT ROBERTS MARINA “These are things we’ve been looking atPancake Breakfast 7:15-11:15 am PREP benefit at Point Roberts Marina. for a while,” said community development Gulf Rd. from Marine Dr. to Tyee Dr. AT 10:30 PM Flag Raising Ceremony 11:30 am featuring PR Winds H Kiniski’s Reef Tavern director Michael Jones. “The comprehensive plan and what you’ve already adopt- B y O l i v e r l a z e n B y child will be turned away on the basis of a not being able to pay for lunch, includzero or negative balance account.” ing anything from stamping kids’ hands ed recognizes the idea that there has to be enough financial capacity of the city to conIn some school districts, if a stuThose guidelines aren’t new, but they’re as a reminder to bring money, to denying tinue to do its job and provide the services dent doesn’t have lunch, they don’t in writing for the first time in response to them a lunch tray. and things that it needs to do while taking eat. In others, they get a cheese sand- new U.S. Department of Agriculture regBlaine’s guidelines say students won’t this into consideration.” wich to eat in front of their classmates ulations that require school districts to get turned away at the lunch counter, even The city has already started developing who are toting trays of corndogs, baked communicate, in writing, what they’ll do if they already have a negative balance on their account. Instead, they’ll either a revised impact fee ordinance out of a re- beans, fruit and vegetables. when students can’t pay for lunch. quest from the state legislature for all citFor the most part, that’s not the case at The new federal rules are aimed at end- get a regular meal and some more debt Blaine schools. The district’s guidelines for ing “lunch shaming,” a term for a variety (See Fees, page 2) dealing with unpaid lunch debt state, “No of practices that single students out for (See Lunch, page 6)
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Tall ship Lady Washington sets sail for annual maritime festival B y S t e fa n i e D O n a h u e In just a matter of days, tall ship Lady Washington will appear in Drayton Harbor – the vessel is a full-scale replica of the first American ship to touch land on the west coast of North America in 1788. Lady Washington typically pairs with the Hawaiian Chieftain for trips along
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through the Pacific’s brisk waters are set to make a stop in Blaine from August 3 to 6 during Drayton Harbor Days, offering a slew of local cruise excursions and tours. Here’s a look at what’s in store: Vessel Tours: The tours are offered throughout Lady Washington’s stay in Blaine. Stanton said they offer the public
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Auditor asks state to pay its election costs By Jami Makan County auditor Debbie Adelstein is asking the state of Washington to pay its fair share of election expenses. Currently, the state only pays its share of election costs in odd years. However, proposed legislation supported by Adelstein would require the state to pay its share of election costs every year. The proposed legislation asks the state to pay a proportionate share of elections and recounts, just as local jurisdictions and districts do. Counties bill direct and indirect election costs to different jurisdictions using specific accounting guidelines, and when the state doesn’t pay in even years, the state’s share is absorbed by each county. “Instead of stepping up to their responsibility as every school, fire and park district does, the state of Washington continues to refuse to pay its bills, putting your vote at risk,” said an April 24 press release from the Whatcom County auditor’s office. “The state legislature has de-
cided to ‘dine and dash’ during even years, when the vast majority of their state offices are on the ballot,” continued the press release. “Despite being given multiple opportunities to do the right thing and change the law, the state instead sticks your cash-strapped county government with the bill.” According to an information sheet released by the Washington State Association of County Auditors (WSACA), the state’s unpaid share of election costs was $9,741,194 in 2014 and $13,675,094 in 2016. This ended up costing Whatcom County an additional $383,770 in 2014 and $398,843 in 2016. Figures were not available for 2018. “We’ve been asking for this change for 25 years, and there has been no progress,” said Julie Anderson, WSACA legislative committee co-chair. “Once the state has gotten used to skipping the bill, it’s hard to get them to do the right thing. It’s hard to change bad habits.” County auditors like Adelstein are concerned that 2020, which
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City launches citizen-friendly website By Jami Makan The city of Blaine has launched an updated website, which is intended to make key information more readily accessible for Blaine citizens. The new website at cityofblaine.com went live on April 25. The city worked with its website provider CivicPlus to redesign the website after reviewing what information people tended to look for the most. The goal is to make as much information available as possible right on the front page. “We’re trying to eliminate clicks,” said Jason Watson, information systems specialist with the city. “We’re eliminating time on the site to get to information.” One of the biggest improvements is a more prominent search box on the home page, which allows visitors to search for what they are looking for. “A lot of times, when we go to a website, we lose that Google mentality,” said Watson. “When people come to the city website, we wanted to
keep that mentality going.” On the top left side of the home page, there are new links to the three most popular things that people search for: utility billing, municipal court and the police department. The FAQs section is now more prominent, allowing people to easily find answers to their pressing questions. Also, the website is now ADA-compliant. People who are visually impaired and use screen readers (software that reads aloud the text of a website) can more easily interact with the website compared to the previous version. The website now includes a
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“Have a Suggestion?” link at the bottom of the home page, which allows visitors to email the city with any feedback they have regarding the website specifically. The city’s logo is retained at the bottom of the home page, but for the top of the page, the city decided to incorporate a new graphic featuring the trawler and wave from city’s logo. “It’s not as cluttered and we’re able to make it bigger,” said Watson. “But the city logo certainly hasn’t changed.” According to Watson, it has been a smooth transition to the new website. “It’s been one of the smoothest website transitions I’ve been involved with,” he said.
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May 22, 1945 - April 27, 2019 Nancy Marie Kelly of Blaine, Washington went home on Saturday April 27, 2019 to be with her Heavenly Father and many others waiting for her. Nancy lived a long and wonderful life. Born May 22, 1945 to the late Lillian (Dixon) and Richard Loudenback in Indianapolis, Indiana. Nancy is predeceased by her sons Timothy and Mathew Kelly, and sister Martha Waters. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Michael T. Kelly, son Christopher Kelly, daughter Kathleen (Todd) Davis, seven grandchildren, and brother-in-law Robert A. (Orleta) Waters, and sister-in-law Terry Kelly Barber. Nancy was a very special person to everyone she knew. She was always patient, kind, sweet, and loving to others building them up making them feel special and loved. Although she suffered for 45 years of M.S. as well as other complications, she never complained and was always happy and bringing joy to others. Nancy will be missed by many people. Funeral services will be Monday, May 6 at noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2550 Thornton Rd. in Ferndale, Washington.
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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. Vinyl Night and Trivia: Thursday, May 2, 7–9 p.m., The Vault Wine Bar, 277 G Street. Info: 360/392-0955. Live Music at The Vault: Friday, May 3, 7–9 p.m., The Vault Wine Bar, 277 G Street. Featuring Sonja Lee. Info: 360/392-0955.
Coming up 360/305-3637. Semiahmoo Women’s Club Luncheon: Thursday, May 9, 11:15 a.m., Palmer Room, Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club. $25 buffet lunch, free draws. Speaker: Marcy, The Garden Spot in Bellingham. Annual Kentucky Derby hat theme. Info: semiahmoowomensclub.org. RSVP by 5 p.m. Monday, May 6 to B.J. Windrum at 817/600-4192 or young.drum@hotmail.com. Letter Carrier Food Drive: Saturday, May 11. Letter carriers will pick up donations as they deliver the mail.
Cain Creek Restoration Work Party: Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Mitchell Avenue Apron. Wear your Natalie McClendon Campaign Kick Off: Friday, work gloves! May 10, 5–8 p.m. at her home, 4682 Wynn Road, Bellingham 98226. Natalie McClendon is a candi“Saturday Safari” Afternoon Tea: Saturday, May date for Whatcom County Council, district 5. Info: 4, 1–3:30 p.m., Blaine Senior Center, 763 G Street. Tea 360/319-8287 or nataliemcclendon.com. sandwiches, scones, sweets and English tea, entertainment, silent/live auctions. Tickets $20. Limited seating. Master Gardener Plant Sale: Saturday, May 11, Proceeds benefit the Blaine Senior Center. 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Hovander Homestead Park, 5299 Nielsen Avenue, Ferndale. Unique varieties of toJedi Institute: Saturday, May 4, 2–4 p.m., Blaine Pub- matoes, vegetable starts and herbs, perennials and lic Library, 610 3rd Street. Geek out with fellow Star shade plants, native trees, shrubs, and dahlia tubers Wars families with games, trivia, light saber battles, and potted succulents for Mother’s Day. crafts and general galactic fun. Cosplay is welcomed. May the fourth be with you! Info: 360/305-3637. Sea Skills: Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Blaine Harbor boating center, 235 Marine Drive. Live Music at The Vault: Saturday, May 4, 7–9 Marine distress flare and fire extinguisher training p.m., The Vault Wine Bar, 277 G Street. Featuring Walt at 10 a.m. at Blaine Marine Park. One-hour classes Burkett and TracyJjones. Info: 360/392-0955. from 1–5 p.m., plus kayak skills demos, vessel safety checks, virtual trainer. Free. Info: boatingisfun.org. 35th Annual Blessing of The Fleet: Sunday, May 5, 1:30 p.m., Blaine Boating Center, 235 Marine Drive. Gospel Matinee: Saturday, May 11, 3 p.m., Fishermens’ memorial. Info: 360/319-5924. Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road. $5 admission. Cinco de Mayo Party: Sunday, May 5, Paso del Norte, 758 Peace Portal Drive. Food and drink specials in the bar plus live music 5–8 p.m. by the Replayzmentz. Info: 360/332-4045.
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More police reports can be found online at thenorthernlight.com. April 19, 10:30 a.m.: Officers responded to the 200 block of G Street for a report of a verbal domestic disturbance. Officers arrived and determined the parties had separated. After investigating officers also determined no crime had occurred. Officers cleared with no further incident.
April 22, 11:44 p.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to a loud party complaint. Officers arrived and contacted a couple enjoying beers and music in their garage with the door open. The couple agreed to lower the music and apologized. Police cleared without incident.
April 19, 3:22 p.m.: Officers were called to a possible attempted burglary. A door of a residence was found with an object sticking out of the lock. No damage appeared to have been done and no signs of entry were made. The circumstances were suspicious but did not appear to be criminal. Officers cleared.
April 23, 6:35 p.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to report of a recovered stolen vehicle at the Peace Arch port of entry. Due to border related issues the crime actually occurred in Canada. Canadian Border Services would not provide written statements to Blaine police. The stolen vehicle was impounded. The suspects were interviewed and released. The case will be forwarded to the Whatcom County prosecutors office for review.
April 19. 6:33 p.m.: Officers were contacted by WTA to check the welfare of an elderly disorientated passenger. Officers contacted the man and determined the intoxicated, irritated transient did not need or want any assistance. Officers cleared without further actions. April 20, 7:25 a.m.: Officers working routine patrol viewed a hit and run. Officers stopped the suspect vehicle and determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Officers contacted the Washington State Patrol who arrived and assisted with the investigation. The suspect was arrested and booked into the Whatcom County Jail for driving under the influence. April 20, 1:30 p.m.: Blaine police responded to the 200 block of Clark Street for a report of a burglary. An unknown person entered an unlocked shop and stole a generator while the homeowner was out. This is an ongoing investigation. May 21, 6:57 p.m.: Blaine police responded to a residence in the 500 block of 9th Street for a report of parents having issues with a teenager. Over the course of the investigation, probable cause was established for assault 4th degree by the teenage girl. The girl was booked into the Whatcom Juvenile Detention Center.
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April 24, 2:19 a.m.: An officer on patrol located a downed street sign at the D Street roundabout. It appeared a commercial tractor trailer had run over the sign as indicated by fresh tire marks. The incident was documented and referred to public works. There are no suspects in the incident. April 24, 7:35 p.m.: An officer handled a civil complaint by phone. A man reported his credit card was mistakenly charged by a motel and has not received compensation. The officer contacted the motel owner who planned on meeting with the reporting party and reimbursing him. The reporting party was instructed to call back if he is not reimbursed. April 24, 7:28 p.m.: Blaine police responded to a “serious injury” collision on Drayton Harbor Road. Police arrived shortly after fire crews. The driver of the vehicle was not injured but was obviously impaired by alcohol. WSP troopers arrived a short time later and arrested the driver for DUI. Blaine police cleared without incident. April 24, 7:06 p.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to check an open door on an abandoned train station. Officers cleared the building and did not locate any persons on site. BNSF was notified and sent a crew to secure the door. Police cleared without incident.
April 21, 11:29 p.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to a vandalism report in which two vehicles had tires slashed. Police checked the area but did not locate any persons of interest. The damage was documented. Victims will contact their insurance Report by the Blaine Police Department companies in the morning.
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Ceremony to mark start of boating season By Jami Makan A ceremony to celebrate the opening of the boating season will be held this weekend. Hosted by the International Yacht Club (IYC), the event on Saturday, May 4 will feature a flag-raising ceremony and boat parade. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at Blaine harbor’s gate 2 flag pole. To start things off, there will be one or more speeches by the commodore, vice commodore or treasurer of IYC. They will welcome the boating season and will discuss the importance of boating as well as boating safety. “The overall message will be to get out there and have a
good time,” said IYC commodore Norm Root. “We’ve got an incredible playground to use out there in the islands and the bay.” The officers will raise both the U.S. and Canadian flags while playing each country’s anthem. A local minister will offer a prayer for the harbor and its boaters. At noon, boats will muster in Semiahmoo Bay and sail past the commodore’s boat. “When you go past the commodore’s boat, it’s starboard to starboard,” explained Root. “The crew on each boat will ‘dip’ their rear staff that has their country of origin flag. The dip is like a tip of the hat.” Later in the day, officials will be on hand to perform individual christening ceremonies for
anyone who has purchased a new boat this year. According to its official website, IYC was launched in January 1958. A group of interested boaters from Washington state and B.C. successfully lobbied the port commission to provide moorage for pleasure boats in Blaine harbor. IYC was based in Blaine until 1986, when it was transferred to White Rock. The club’s goal is for like-minded boating enthusiasts to enjoy the marine environment. “Come on down to the flag raising ceremony, everybody’s welcome there,” said Root. “There might be the odd opportunity to go out on a boat. A lot of people don’t mind sharing.”
Church to host talks on advance directives By Zoe Deal A series of community-organized events titled “Be Prepared for the Unexpected” will be held at the Blaine United Church of Christ in the month of May. The events hone in on advance directives, which are legal documents that give instructions for care and medication in the event that a patient is not able to make decisions at a later date. Organizer Mary Libby said she was inspired by a similar series in Bellingham. Knowing the distance might be too much for Blaine residents, she decided to hold a similar option in Blaine. “We just wanted to be able to
offer something of importance to the community,” Libby said. At the first session on May 6 at 6:30 p.m., Dr. Marie Eaton of the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University will speak on choices and the result of not planning ahead. The goal of the institute is to normalize conversations about the end of life by transforming the practice of palliative care in Whatcom County. On May 13 at 6:30 p.m., Whatcom hospice and home health nurse Rebecca Rech Cutler will discuss the realities of advance medical interventions, specifically by bringing some pieces of equipment to show audience
members what will happen without an advance directive. Peace Health Advance Planning Program coordinator Hilary Walker will lead a workshop on May 20 at 6:30 p.m. to help participants complete an advance directive. Anyone 18 or older may participate and free notary services are available for participants upon completion. “They may think they already have it, but it’s a good thing to check and make sure that it’s in place and up to date,” Libby said. All sessions are held at the church’s fellowship hall. Light refreshments and cookies will be provided.
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The Northern Light • May 2 - 8, 2019
Northwest Ballet Theater bringing Swan Lake to Bellingham By Zoe Deal As it turns out, you don’t have to go to Seattle to see ballet. Northwest Ballet Theater, known locally for their annual production of The Nutcracker, is celebrating their 20th year with their first-ever production of the celebrated ballet Swan Lake in Bellingham. Northwest Ballet artistic director John Bishop said it’s the most demanding production one can do. With custom costumes, dramatic backdrops and a crew of over 70 dancers and technical staff, this massive production is sure to shock and delight any audience. The high cost and physical demand of this renowned production is part of the reason the theater had yet to try it, Bishop said. Though The Nutcracker itself is not a walk in the park, it draws a regular holiday crowd for whom the dance is a tradition. Embarking on a production such as this was a risk. “Though we have a lot of patrons, we don’t have as many donors, so we have to make sure we do everything we can to get the word out,” said Bishop. “If we could import our Nutcracker audience for a spring production, we’d be in heaven.” The ballet is comprised of traditional choreography, with some additions and amendments by Bishop to include some younger dancers and appeal to local clientele. The theater has hired a guest
dancer, Alberto Gaspar, who is currently a principal dancer with Olympic Ballet in Edmonds. As Prince Siegfried, he will partner with Northwest Ballet artist and Bellingham High School student Julia Schwartz, 16, as Odette/Odile (the White Swan and the Black Swan). Schwartz is a phenomenal dancer who has received accolades nationally for her traditional Russian ballet style. Bishop said Schwartz is one of the reasons he decided to do Swan Lake. “Julia’s quite exceptional. Her control is amazing,” Bishop said. “It makes it a professional-level production when you have that. If I didn’t have her, I probably wouldn’t have done the ballet.” Bishop, 61, started Northwest Ballet Theater with his wife Mieko following a lengthy career in ballet as a dancer and choreographer. Though it took him a while to adjust to Bellingham (he prefers the city), Bishop says he’s happy in the “big family” that is Northwest Ballet. The theater has six instructors that teach all ages from pre-K through high school. Each year, the theater does three main productions. Dancers have been rehearsing for Swan Lake since January. “The kids are really dedicated; they just breathe ballet,” Bishop said. He encourages dancers to stay engaged in school, and they do. Most of the dancers at Northwest Ballet are straight-A students, Bishop said.
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s Bellingham High School student Julia Schwartz and guest dancer Alberto Gaspar star in Northwest Ballet Theater’s upcoming production of Swan Lake.
Photo courtesy of Northwest Ballet Theater
In a production of this magnitude, it’s hard not to be moved by the beauty and athleticism of the young dancers, Bishop said. “If you like dance, this is for everybody. Everything that goes into it, the costumes, the scenes, the
special effects, are things you don’t expect to see in a town this size,” Bishop said. “But that’s what we’re bringing.” The production will come to Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham June 8 at 7:30 p.m. and June
9 at 2 p.m. The next weekend, June 15-16, they will appear at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon at the same times. Tickets are between $10 and $40 and are available online at mountbakertheatre. com and mcintyrehall.org.
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