The Northern Light: November 28-December 4, 2019

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Bus services, Community Thanksgiving Meal returns to Blaine city of Blaine brace for cuts after I-976 passes

By Oliver Lazenby Local agencies aren’t yet sure how the passage of Initiative 976, which caps car tab fees at $30, will affect Whatcom County transportation services and infrastructure, but they expect there will be some impacts.

The initiative, passed statewide by voters with a 53 percent yes vote in the November election, repeals and reduces certain motor vehicle weight fees, repeals the authority for city transportation benefit districts to impose vehicle fees, reduces electric vehicle fees and repeals the 0.3 percent tax on motor vehicle retail sales, among other things.

The Washington State Office of Financial Management told the Associated Press that the initiative could reduce state and local revenues by more than $4 billion over the next six years.

In Whatcom County, the measure could potentially mean cuts to Whatcom Transportation Authority bus services, the Lummi Island ferry and funding for rural roadwork and other transportation projects.

The city of Blaine has more than a dozen projects in its six-year Transportation Improvement Plan that rely at least partially on funding from state car tab fees, including sidewalks on Peace Portal Drive from F Street to Clark Street, resurfacing Semiahmoo Parkway and building another phase of the community trail along Peace Portal Drive south of Bell Road.

The initiative’s biggest impact is to the Bell Road grade separation project, “arguably the most significant public infrastructure project planned in the city for the next decade,” according to a city council draft resolution opposing the initiative. That project would construct an overpass above the train tracks at Bell Road to alleviate traffic backups caused by passing trains.

“We have $1.55 million in state funding for that that could be going away,” said (See I-976, page 3)

s Blaine United Church of Christ, Healthy Youth Coalition and American Legion Riders came together to bring back the Community Thanksgiving Meal, after the annual dinner – a fixture of the community for nearly two decades – was unexpectedly cancelled last year.

On November 23 at the Blaine Senior Center, over 250 people were served a free turkey dinner. Organizers cooked more than 20 turkeys, and the leftovers were donated to the Lighthouse Mission homeless shelter in Bellingham.

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‘Tis the season for Holiday Harbor Lights

By Jami Makan The Holiday Harbor Lights celebration is sure to draw a festive crowd to Blaine on Saturday, December 7.

There will be plenty of activities the whole weekend, including shopping, a Blaine history museum, kids’ activities, a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, horse-drawn carriage rides and – if everyone is on their best behavior – a visit from Santa Claus.

The main attraction will take place on

Saturday, December 7 at 4:30 p.m. at the G Street Plaza in downtown Blaine, which will be closed to traffic between Martin and G streets. At that time, there will be a countdown and the city of Blaine’s 20foot Christmas tree will be lit. The Blaine school band and choir will be caroling, and members of the public will be invited to join in the singing.

At about 4:45 p.m., Santa is expected to arrive in Blaine from the North Pole. He will arrive on a horse-drawn trolley. After stepping off his trolley and interacting

with the crowd for a few minutes, he’ll invite the kids to follow him down the street to Border Town Pizza, where his winter wonderland will be waiting.

From 5 to 6 p.m., kids can line up at Border Town Pizza to meet and take photos with Santa. Free goodies will be distributed, and while they are waiting, kids can attend a petting zoo in the Border Town Pizza parking lot. There will also be free rides on Santa’s trolley, which seats about 10 people, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Earlier in the afternoon, Blaine-Birch (See Lights, page 3)

B y P a t G r u bb The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a proposal to make substantial increases to U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) fees. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 14 and allows public comments until Monday, December 16.

USCIS is required by law to fund its adjudication and naturalization services through fees charged to applicants; the proposed fees average 21 percent higher than existing fees. In addition, the department has added new fees for certain benefit requests and eliminated some fee waivers.

The fees, as proposed, could change depending upon comments received and various legal and technical considerations. In order to determine the new fees, the agency was required to determine the costs involved in providing specific services, including the number of labor hours involved.

Individuals considering applying for immigration benefits would be wise to do so sooner rather than later. It is anticipated that the new fees will go into effect next spring. As an example, DHS proposes to increase the fee to apply for naturalization from $640 to $1,170, an increase of $530 or 83 percent.

Comments posted on the proposed rule were uniformly negative in character. Anna Serkiz wrote, “A grandson of an immigrant with two immigrant wives ... No wonder he hates immigrants!” Another person, Mary September, posted, “Once again you are proposing policies that would hurt families. Stop it! This is cruelty! If you need more money, grant citizenship quickly so these hard-working people can get on with their lives, focus on building their businesses, buy homes and pay their taxes.

That will generate so much more revenue than these ridiculous fee hikes.”

To learn more about the USCIS fee hikes or to comment, go to bit.ly/34617E4.

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I-976 ...

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city public works director Ravyn Whitewolf. “It’s all still up in the air. The state’s also wrestling with what this all means so right now it’s all kind of speculation.”

The city council had passed a resolution to oppose Initiative 976 at its October 28 meeting.

The local impact of the initiative is not yet clear for several reasons. Seattle, King County and other agencies filed a lawsuit on November 13 that calls the initiative unconstitutional and requested an injunction on November 18 to stop it from going into effect until a judge can rule on the lawsuit. According to the plaintiffs, the initiative violates several provisions of the constitution by being misleading and by disallowing the tax to be used for voter-approved local projects.

A court decision on the injunction was scheduled for Tuesday, November 26.

Beyond that, much of the money the state collects from the fees goes into accounts that also get money from other sources. For example, car tab

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Bay Park and Recreation District 2 will be hosting its annual Holiday Lights Dash at 2 p.m. in Lincoln Park. Attendees can park in the Cost Cutter plaza and register starting at 1 p.m. It is also possible to pre-register online at bbbparkandrec.org. The event will feature a family-friendly run and walk, with 12 obstacles including a candy cane forest, a gingerbread tree and a gum drop pass. There will also be slides and hoops for kids to jump through.

The cost to participate in the Holiday Lights Dash is $30 for families with up to five members, $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages five to 17 and free for children under age five. Attendees are encouraged to dress in holiday attire. Strollers, wagons and sleighs on wheels are welcomed for younger family members.

Participants will receive a race medal, and will be able to enjoy hot chocolate, coffee, cookies and chili.

Meanwhile, the Blaine Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an art show and history museum from noon until 6 p.m. on both Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 at the Blaine

fees help fund the state’s Rural Arterial Trust Account, which is also funded by fuel taxes and other sources. Since grants funded by the Rural Arterial Trust Account are not linked to specific funding sources within that account, it’s not clear how the loss of one funding source will affect the program overall.

Governor Jay Inslee directed the state department of transportation to postpone projects not yet underway and asked state agencies that receive funding from car tab fees to defer non-essential spending.

Whatcom Transportation Authority could lose about $1 million per year for paratransit services – special needs transportation for the elderly and disabled. By state law, WTA is required to provide door-to-door transportation to riders whose disability prevents them from riding the fixed route bus system, so it cannot cut those services.

For 2020, WTA can cover the loss of $1 million from its general fund or other funds, said spokesperson Maureen McCarthy. But in future years it may have to reduce fixed route services to make up for the loss, she said.

“We are affected but not near-

ly as severely as some of our smaller transit peers,” McCarthy said. For some rural bus services, a larger share of their operating revenue comes from state funds. The initiative could reduce transit services in Garfield County, in rural southeast Washington, by 50 percent, according to the Garfield County Transportation Authority.

For car owners, the initiative goes into effect on December 6, according to the Washington State Department of Licensing.

Whatcom County residents pay the base rate of $68.25 for cars under 4,000 pounds. That includes a $30 renewal fee, a $4.50 filing fee to the county and $8.75 in service fees, plus a vehicle weight fee of $25 for cars under 4,000 pounds.

Elsewhere in the state, car tabs can cost more than $200. Other counties or cities may have higher fees due to local transportation benefit districts that fund transportation projects.

(The city of Blaine has a transportation benefit district that is funded through a local sales tax and does not affect car tab fees.)

Residents of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties pay a re-

Pavilion, 635 8th Street. The art show will feature about 20 vendors selling fine art, fused glass, jewelry, ornaments, art cards and prints. Some will offer live demonstrations of their work.

The art show will be accompanied by a mini museum featuring vintage photos of Blaine.

People will be able to browse artifacts and old newspapers dating back to the early 1900s.

“There will be a couple of people there who can answer questions about Blaine in the early days,” said chamber of commerce secretary Carroll Solomon. “A lot of people are bringing some of their old family photos.”

Other activities that weekend include a holiday boutique and craft fair on Friday, December 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Semiahmoo Resort. Presented by the Semiahmoo Women’s Club, the event will include a $35 buffet luncheon with reservations required by Sunday, December 1.

The Blaine Library will also host a holiday book sale on both Friday and Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

On Friday, December 6, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, December 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. a Christmas market will take place at St. Anne Catholic Church, 604 H Street. There will also be an open house at Day-to-Day Dance

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Seattle is likely the most expensive place in the state to renew vehicle tabs. Residents there pay the base fee of $68.25, an additional $80 fee for the city’s transportation benefit district that funds maintenance and safety enhancements and a fee to Sound Transit that varies based on vehicle value that

could cost an extra $150 for a sixyear old car with a $24,000 original retail price, according to the state department of licensing office’s fact sheet on car tabs.

Political activist Tim Eyman sponsored Initiative 976. He’s been working on similar car tab initiatives since about 1998, according to a January 2000 Seattle Times article.

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Tom Kimberly Blaine The Editor: When I moved to White Rock 17 years ago, I was fortunate to have a view of Boundary Bay. Recently, I have often seen hundreds of gulls, ducks and mergansers join five to six dozen seals in attacking schools of fish (salmon or herring?) around the White Rock pier. I had never noticed this before. During the summer, I observed gray whales for the first time. At dusk last fall, I saw thousands of

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Several years ago my wife and I spotted two pelicans, apparently blown north by strong winds, struggling in the bay; only one survived.

It makes me wonder about the environment. All it takes is one oil tanker disaster to destroy all of this. Bearing in mind the storm that damaged the White Rock pier last December, it is an accident waiting to happen. The province of Alberta seems more concerned with jobs, which they will probably get when the federally owned Liberal pipeline satisfies the Conservative gluttony for oil with daily tankers. The wildfires of B.C. and Alberta the last few years and the recent Brazilian, Californian and Australian fires have left their mark on the global environment.

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been in a rapid process of change. The plethora of cranes foreboding high rises in White Rock center have grown like weeds thanks to the previous city council.

I think a plaque identifying the former mayor and councilors should be posted on city hall so that we remember in perpetuity how they so drastically and permanently changed the panorama of our city by the sea.

I realize that change is inevitable as our population grows, but how and at what cost? Considering the reality of climate change, our natural and urban environments are increasingly becoming at risk.

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Amateur radio operators provide assistance to Blaine Police Department When Blaine’s annual Christmas tree lighting takes place on Saturday, December 7, a team of amateur radio operators will be working quietly in the background, assisting the Blaine Police Department.

Equipped with portable radios, the volunteers will direct traffic, maintain a presence at closed intersections, monitor crowds and alert police officers to any medical problems or injuries.

This team of radio operators, known as the Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS), consists of 26 volunteers who are trained in the use of amateur or “ham” radios. They have licenses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate ham radios at certain bandwidths or frequencies. The FCC issues different classes of licenses, and there is a test for each class.

Managed by the Blaine Police Department, ACS volunteers provide volunteer assistance during major Blaine events such as the Fourth of July, the Christmas tree lighting and the Ragnar Relay long distance race. But their real goal is to be able to communicate with the outside world in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.

“We are providing volunteer manpower to the Blaine Police Department,” said Blaine city councilmember and ACS member Mary Lou Steward (call sign KG6BMQ). “But our real goal is that in an emergency, when everything is overwhelmed, we will be able to communicate with the state and with everybody else. Cell phones and everything else will be down in a disaster. So our ham radios will work and allow us to communicate with the outside world.”

According to ACS manager Jim Elston, ACS radio operators will communicate with Whatcom County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during an emergency. The EOC is located near the airport in Bellingham, and serves as a venue for coordinating emergency responses. “We would talk to them, initiate communications and send status reports or whatever information they require,” said Elston, whose call sign is KP2X. Lieutenant Ryan King is the group’s liaison at the Blaine Po-

lice Department. He said Blaine’s ACS was formed about 12 years ago under the direction of former Blaine police chief Mike Haslip.

“It was formed based on the need for having communications if a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, occurs,” said Lt. King, whose call sign is K7RGK. A division of the Blaine Police Department, ACS has a room at the police department that contains many of its radios. All of the equipment in the radio room belongs to the police department, but ACS volunteers installed, maintain and operate the gear.

Some of the radios are even computerized, allowing the operators to type out messages that can be sent via ham radio to Bellingham and beyond. “They are kind of like emails,” said Elston.

In addition to the radio room at the police department, ACS also uses a mobile communications van, which is set up identically to the radio room. “We started building it in 2007, and it took a year to build,” said Elston. “The van can do the same things as the radio room at the police department. It’s a mirror image of the radio room.”

ACS volunteers have practice call-ins once a week, on Tuesday mornings. During the call-ins, one of the team members goes to the Blaine Police Department and calls into the EOC and other ACS groups in Whatcom County. The EOC also runs regular emergency drills and communications exercises.

Among themselves, ACS members have call-ins on Sunday evenings. “Those are for the 20-plus members of our group to practice checking in,” said Steward. “We just call in and say, ‘Yes I’m here.’

We do it on a list. We take turns and will call out each member on the list and ask if they received the message and could acknowledge that they are present.”

In order to carry out its operations, ACS needs a variety of antennas. This is because the group communicates using different bands: FM, HF (high frequency), UHF (ultra-high frequency) and VHF (very high frequency). Each band requires a different antenna.

In addition to its antennas, ACS also has a network of repeaters.

Repeaters are radios at higher loca-

tions that receive communications at one frequency and re-transmit them on a second frequency. There are repeaters on Sumas Mountain and the Harvey Road water tower, among other locations.

Last month, a new telephone pole was installed at the Blaine Police Department, which will house eight ACS antennas to be installed by the end of the year.

“Every radio in the communications center will be attached to an antenna on that pole,” said Elston. “Some antennas will have two radios attached to them.”

The new telephone pole was required because ACS antennas had to be relocated from Blaine’s old city hall, which may be demolished in the future. “The city wanted the antennas down so that if they had to quickly come in and demolish the building, our antennas would not be in the way,” said Steward. “So we have had them stored and not usable, over this last 18 months, which

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New girls bowling team off to a 1–1 start Blaine High School added girls bowling to its lineup of winter sports options and the program is proving to be popular, with about 20 girls currently participating.

“It’s really an opportunity to get girls that aren’t currently active in a sport during the winter season to participate in an activity,” said head coach Sean Miller, in an email. “The girls seem to have taken a real interest in it.”

Competition started on November 19 and so far the team has a 1–1 record. The Borderites lost to Ferndale on November 19 and beat Meridian on November 20.

The team practices at Mt. Baker Lanes in Ferndale every day and

plays home matches there as well.

Whatcom County only has three other girls high school bowling teams: Ferndale, Meridian and a combined team with girls from all three Bellingham high schools. The Borderites play those schools, as well as schools in Skagit County and Everett during the regular season.

The school district added the program in response to low participation numbers in girls sports, said district athletic director Sean Linville.

The district took a survey last spring to find out which of three winter sports offered in the Northwest Conference but not at Blaine High School – bowling, swimming and gymnastics – stu-

dents were most interested in.

Bowling received the most votes.

“We got a really good response,” Linville said. “Sometimes you wonder if kids who showed interest in a survey will actually sign up, but a lot of them did.”

Miller is also the softball coach and some softball players followed him into the program.

“We have quite a few who played softball but not another winter sport,” Linville said.

“We have a bunch of kids that are brand new to athletics.

That was our intent, to attract those kids.”

The bowling team’s next match is at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, at Mt. Baker Lanes against Bellingham (1–1).

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Blaine man arrested after leaving cell phone at scene of Lynden crime

By Jami Makan A Blaine man was recently located, arrested and charged with theft after he allegedly stole an ATV from a Lynden farm in September and accidentally dropped his cell phone at the scene of the crime.

Trenten Pope, 34, faces charges of first-degree theft and second-degree burglary after he allegedly stole a white Kawasaki ATV and various tools from a 40-acre blueberry farm on West Badger Road in Lynden. The theft was reported on September 11 at about noon by the farm’s owner, who said the ATV had the keys in the ignition. The farmer also reported missing items including an air compressor, pressure washer, impact gun, grinder, drill and saw.

The farmer told Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies that he had discovered a

cell phone lying on the ground, approximately two to three feet from a storage trailer where the missing tools had been stored.

The phone had not been there when the farmer left the farm the night before, and it didn’t belong to any of his employees.

A WCSO deputy obtained a search warrant for the cell phone, and data extracted from the phone revealed Pope to be the device’s owner. The data included Facebook messages sent from Pope’s Facebook account, incoming text messages addressed to him and outgoing text messages stating “Hello, it’s Trenten” and “Hey, it’s Trenten.”

The phone also contained several images of Pope, as well as a web history with links to online accounts with the username Trenten Pope. “Of significant importance is a text message

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Trenten received the morning of the theft from a contact named ‘Yh,’” states a WCSO deputy’s report. “The message asks, ‘Did you get the quad?’ There is also a text exchange with the same contact about a saw that was likely stolen.”

The total value of stolen property was $5,425. The ATV was recovered later in the day on September 11, after it was found sitting in a dirt driveway about a mile west of its original location with its key missing. Pope’s contact “Yh” could not be identified.

Pope, described by WCSO as a transient from Blaine with no fixed address, could not be located until the afternoon of November 9, when a 911 caller spotted him in Ferndale and contacted authorities. Pope had other active arrest warrants in addition to the probable cause for first-degree theft.

A WCSO deputy found Pope in a house on Trigg Road, arrested him and transported him to Whatcom County Jail, where he remained as of November 21.

Before Pope was booked into jail, the WCSO deputy “asked

Trenten why his phone would have been left at the scene of the crime,” said the deputy’s report.

“Trenten told me he had lost his phone but the only way it would have ended up at the scene of the crime would be if someone else had put it there. Trenten said his phone must have been left in a friend’s car.”

According to court records, Pope also faces an unrelated charge of possession of a stolen vehicle. The Whatcom County Superior Court case number is 19-1-01369-37.

New barbershop opens in Birch Bay

By Jami Makan Birch Bay has a new barbershop, run by an experienced barber who recently moved to Birch Bay from Seattle.

Mario Lupo recently opened Lupo’s Barbershop at 7620 Birch Bay Drive, where he is renting a shared space across the street from The C Shop. Lupo cuts and styles hair for men, women and children. “I do everything,” he said. “I specialize in men’s hair, but I can do everything from military cut fades for men to long women’s haircuts with layers, and kids’ haircuts as well.”

Lupo has been a barber for 10 years, and previously worked for Rudy’s Barbershop, a high-end chain of barbershops founded in Seattle. In mid-October, he decided to move to Birch Bay in order to be closer to his parents, who live in Birch Bay, and his brother, who lives in Ferndale. “We’re all close,” he said.

Lupo learned how to cut and style hair at the Gene Juarez Academy in Seattle. He was attracted to the career because of

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the opportunity to interact with customers and meet their aesthetic needs.

“I’ve always enjoyed just being in barbershops and seeing how they’re all different and unique,” he said. “I figured it would be fun to do that. You get to talk to people all day and meet new people and make them happy. When they come in and sit down, you’ve got to make them look good.”

Lupo’s prices are in the $25 to $35 range, depending on hair length. He also offers senior and military discounts.

Lupo’s Barbershop is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday for walk-ins.

To make an appointment outside those hours, call 206/518-8930.

“I’m pretty open to any time that works for people because people have different schedules,” he said.

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Dog Day Afternoons lets kids read to dogs at the library

By Zoe Deal Whatcom County youngsters have something to look forward to as the Whatcom County Library System brings back a popular program that puts children and dogs into conversation.

Dog Day Afternoons provides a time for children to practice their reading skills in front of an accepting audience – a canine companion.

Blaine Public Library will host two Wednesday sessions on December 4 and 11 from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Participants will choose a half-hour period and read once a week for up to two weeks.

Visiting dogs are owned by volunteers at the Whatcom Humane Society (WHS) and have completed basic obedience training or participated in education programs at the humane society.

The dogs have been assessed to ensure they will be safe around kids, said Zakia Kaminski, whose role is outreach and humane education at WHS. Volunteers from the humane society stay with their dogs for the entire session.

The program is especially beneficial for kids who have difficul-

ties reading and, as a result, feel insecure reading aloud in front of classmates or parents. With one hand in the floof of a canine and the other holding up a good book, children can experience a friendly, comfortable atmosphere fit for learning and self-discovery.

“Reading aloud is essential in the development of a child’s literacy skills,” said Whitney Motley, children’s librarian at Blaine Public Library. “Reading aloud to dogs, who love to listen and won’t judge us when we stumble over our words, can really help build a child’s confidence and enhance their love of reading.”

In one case last April, Motley said a young boy chose reading to the dog over ice cream.

“His friend said, ‘We’re going to go get ice cream, do you want to come with us?’ and he said ‘No. I’m reading to the dog,’” Motley shared.

Blankets over tables separating the two spaces and bean bag chairs make kids feel comfortable and safe. Children, dogs and volunteers have their own list of rules, which include: “try not to bark while my student teacher is reading” and “have a ‘pawsitively’ great time.”

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Space is limited and registration is required. To register, you can call 360/305-3637. Children must be able to read with minimal help.

City council set to vote on 2020 budget Blaine city council will soon vote on the city’s 2020 budget, which is expected to total $54.2 million, representing a three percent increase from the 2019 budget.

The 2020 budget proposal is subject to final approval by councilmembers at their public meeting on Monday, December 9. The preliminary $54.2 million budget is comprised of an operating budget, which covers day-to-day expenses required to deliver services to residents, and a capital budget used for long-term investments like infrastructure and facilities.

“The 2020 budget is fairly status quo,” said Jeffrey Lazenby, the city of Blaine’s finance director.

At the November 12 city council meeting, a public hearing was held regarding the 2020 budget, but no Blaine residents offered public testimony at that time. The public hearing was continued to the November 25 city council meeting, with no testimony given.

“The budget continues to fund top city priorities such as economic development, including allocating staff time to foster economic development programs and strategies,” Lazenby said at the November 12 meeting. “It continues to allocate resources to public safety, in particular implementing a police fleet replacement program in 2020.”

Lazenby continued: “[The budget] focuses on maintaining city infrastructure and capital improvements for streets, electric, water, sewer and stormwater, and there is continued emphasis on parks and facilities maintenance, ensuring that our city’s recreational facilities and office buildings are in safe and operating condition.”

Some major capital highlights of the 2020 budget include electric utilities such as power line upgrades; water infrastructure

improvements such as water line replacements and well pump replacements and upgrades; wastewater improvements to lift stations; continuation of the east Blaine extension project; and completion of the Gateway stormwater pond project.

City-provided utilities make up the largest proportional share of the budget based on dollars spent. Of the general fund bud-

get, which is part of the operating budget, the largest proportional share goes to law enforcement.

Lazenby noted that the city faces a number of budget challenges, including keeping up with transportation infrastructure needs; limited funding from local, state and federal sources; and fluctuations in revenues tied to the level of cross-border activity, such as sales tax revenue and the gas tax.

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The steps necessary to winterize annuals depends on which type of annuals, cool- or warm-climate, you have. Cool-climate annuals should be covered with polyspun garden fabric when light frost is in the forecast. In addition, Better Homes and Gardens recommends pulling dead annuals and adding them to a compost pile after a killing frost. Any annuals that developed fungal disease should be discarded. Mulch annual beds with a three- to four-inch layer of chopped leaves or similar materials, spreading the mulch only two inches thick over self-sown seeds you want to germinate in the spring.

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Get Busy Gardening notes that the bulbs of tender plants like dahlias and tuberous begonias can be dug up and overwintered in their dormant state. All dead foliage should be removed after the bulbs have been dug up, and the bulbs should be allowed to dry out a little before being stored. Container gardeners can overwinter their tender bulbs in their pots inside, but be sure to remove their foliage and store them in a dark, cool place that maintains temperatures above freezing.

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Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial Street, Bellingham.

Live screening of The Snowman, local children’s choirs and hot cocoa at intermission. Tickets: 360/374-6080.

Info: bellinghamsymphony.org.

Craft and Chat: Monday, December 9, 5:30–7 p.m., Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd Street. Enjoy demonstrations of different craft techniques. Bring a needle craft or other craft you’re working on. Info: 360/305-3637.

Al-Anon Meetings: Mondays, noon, United Church of Christ, 885 4th Street. Info: Call M.J. 360/920-3679 or Bob 360/920-3676 ArtScape Teens: Tuesdays, 3–5 p.m., Soul Space Studio, 264B H Street. A safe place for teens to set their imaginations free through art. Free studio time.

Sponsor: Healthy Youth Coalition. Info: 435/704-1598.

Toastmasters Meeting: Tuesdays, 6:30–7:45 p.m., 382 Boblett Street. Improve your public speaking skills.

Community Meals: Wednesdays, 5–6:30 p.m., Blaine Community Center, 763 G Street. Through May, except holidays. Info: Blainecap.org.

The Alaska Packers Museum: Saturdays and Sundays, 1–5 p.m., 9261 Semiahmoo Parkway. Info: 360/371-3558.

Teen Nite: Saturdays, 5–9 p.m., Border Town Pizza, 738 Peace Portal Drive. Kids ages 13–18 come enjoy open mic, karaoke and games. Free pizza at 5 p.m.

Narcotics Anonymous Meeting: Sundays, 6:30–7:30 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 382 Boblett Street, entrance on 4th Street. Nwwana.org.

Submissions to Coming Up should be sent to calendar@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.

Weather

Precipitation: During the period of November 18–24, .85 inches of precipitation was recorded. The 2019 year-to-date precipitation is 27.61 inches.

Temperature: High for the past week was 59°F on November 24 with a low of 31°F on November 22.

Average high was 54°F and average low was 38°F. Courtesy Birch Bay Water & Sewer Dist.

November 8, 6:16 p.m.: Blaine Police Department officers took a suspicious person report via phone from a Blaine school district employee regarding the conduct of another employee. Investigation ongoing.

November 8, 7:01 p.m.: Officers responded to a call of a man being assaulted at the Blaine skateboard park. A 35-year-old man struck an 18-year-old man. Officers located the suspect. He was issued a criminal citation for punching the other man.

Tides DATE TIME HEIGHT TIME HEIGHT November 29–December 5 at Blaine.

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November 8, 9:29 p.m.: Officers responded to an injured owl in the roadway. An officer removed the owl from the roadway and later turned it over to the Whatcom Humane Society to be treated.

November 9, 11:52 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a person yelling outside a residence. Officers contacted the resident who advised an ex-girlfriend showed up uninvited and was yelling at him from outside the house. He requested she be trespassed when she is contacted. Officers checked the area and were not able to locate her.

November 12, 10 a.m.: Officers responded to a welfare check in the 500 block range of E Street. An individual reported that she is worried about her mother, who she had not spoken with in five years. Officers attempted to contact the woman at her residence but were unsuccessful. It also appeared that she was not home at the time. Officers will check back again at a later time.

November 12, 10:15 a.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to investigate a series of odd voice messages left on the city’s answering machine over the weekend. Officers were able to determine the caller’s identity and are aware of substantial mental health issues at play.

November 13, 1:25 p.m.: The school resource officer was advised that a student brought alcohol to Blaine High School and was being uncooperative with school staff. The juvenile student was found to be in possession of suspected alcohol and was disciplined by the school. Charges were forwarded to the juvenile prosecutor.

November 15, 5:21 p.m.: A woman called police to report a man rolling around in the roadway. Police found the heavily intoxicated man stumbling down an alleyway. The man did not want any police or medical help and walked the short distance to his home.

November 15, 6:50 p.m.: While dealing with a neighbor dispute, officers were told of a person possibly following a group of juveniles.

No personal contact was made and no crime occurred. The actions will be documented.

November 16, 8:40 a.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to the Peace Arch port of entry for a report of a man in possession of almost five times the legal limit of marijuana. An officer arrived and arrested, cited and released the man with a mandatory court date.

U.S. Customs officers returned the man to Canada.

Reports provided by Blaine Police Department

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by Friday, December 20, a local resident will match community donations up to this amount.

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Semiahmoo Women’s Club hosting holiday boutique and craft fair The Semiahmoo Women’s Club (SWC) will be hosting its annual holiday boutique and craft fair on Friday, December 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Open to the public, the event will take place at Semiahmoo Re-

sort and will feature a craft fair with more than 20 vendors, as well as a performance at 1 p.m. by the Blaine High School choir.

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SWC, which welcomes women from all communities, was founded as the Semiahmoo Ladies’ Club in 1992. In 2011, the group registered as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, allowing annual dues and donations to be tax deductible. In 2017, the group’s name was changed to the Semiahmoo Women’s Club, but its purpose and activities as a philanthropic and social organization have remained the same.

Each year, funds raised through dues, individual contributions and fundraising activities are used to provide scholarships to deserving Blaine High School seniors and to support worthy organizations in the Blaine, Birch Bay and Semiahmoo communities. For more information about SWC’s annu-

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One of SWC’s regular activities is its monthly luncheon held on the second Thursday of each month in the Palmer Room of the Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club. Each luncheon offers a speaker program covering a wide variety of topics, themed centerpieces designed by SWC’s hospitality team and draws for a free luncheon and other prizes. The May luncheon features a Kentucky Derby theme where many members vie for the “best hat” prize.

SWC’s luncheons cost $25 and are open to members only, although non-members are cordially invited to attend their first lunch to learn more about SWC. Attendance for the luncheon is by reservation only, with an RSVP required by 5 p.m. on the Monday prior to the event. Members can sign up for the luncheon via an online form sent out approxi-

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