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Elenbaas likens environmental nonprofit group to domestic terrorists By Jami Makan
The Blaine Police Department (BPD) is investigating after 28 storage units were burglarized at Pantec Mini Storage at 943 Boblett Street in Blaine. On January 30, Pantec Mini Storage reported that nine individual storage units had been burglarized. The on-site manager had discovered some garbage outside of the wing of the facility’s “B” building, and after checking inside, she found that nine units had their locks cut and had been entered. “The exterior doors of the storage buildings are not locked,” said a BPD statement on the incident. “It was inside the building that the sliding bolt door latches had been cut by what appears to have been bolt cutters. Three bolt pieces were collected to be sent to the lab for fingerprints and tooling. The lack of activation on the security cameras indicates that the breakins happened during business hours.” Two days later, on February 1, an additional 19 storage units were found to
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Newly elected Whatcom County councilmember Ben Elenbaas likened a Bellingham-based environmental nonprofit organization to domestic terrorists, complaining about the group’s past political advocacy at a recent county council meeting. At the February 11 Whatcom County Council meeting, councilmembers debated whether to authorize the county executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and RE Sources to increase the number of educational outreach opportunities in the amount of $15,000 for a total amended contract amount of $65,000. RE Sources, a Bellingham-based nonprofit organization founded in 1982 to advocate for the environment, has implemented a waste reduction and recycling education program in local school districts and youth organizations since 2011. Participants in the program gain an understanding of the impact of personal choices on the waste stream. In debating whether to increase the budget of the program by $15,000 to increase the number of these educational opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students, Elenbaas criticized RE Sources’ past political advocacy. “I have a hard time with their tactics,” said Elenbaas. “If you talk to businesses around the county, you’ll hear about what I would consider ‘greenmail.’ If you look at the definition of domestic terrorism, you might even identify with some of the stuff that they do as that.” Elenbaas continued: “They didn’t just campaign for individuals. They interfered with the public process, the public process that set the way councilmembers would be elected who would then decide how the money was divvied up.” In response to Elenbaas’ comments, councilmember Todd Donovan said that he doesn’t like the optics of a politically active group contracting with the county, but that the contract went out for an RFP and anybody could have responded to it. “This has been recommended by the Solid Waste
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City to install new electric vehicle charging station on Peace Portal Drive By Jami Makan The city of Blaine will soon be installing a new electric vehicle charging station on Peace Portal Drive in downtown Blaine. The new charging station, which will be equipped with two fast-chargers allowing two electric vehicles to charge at the same time, will replace an old charging station that utilized outdated technology and became inoperable in late 2018. The old charging station was recently removed and will soon be surplused and disposed of by the city, said Blaine public works director Ravyn Whitewolf. The new, two-head charging station will be located in roughly the same spot, on the angled parking side of the street across from Hill’s Chevron. The city of Blaine will be leasing the new charging station from ChargePoint, a California-based company that operates an international network of electric vehicle charging stations. “They are one of the most prominent electric vehicle charger folks in the country, with a huge network and online access and all kinds of things that will make it easier for the public to use, because it’ll be part of a network,” said Whitewolf. “They come highly recommended. We’re looking forward to their custom-
er service and being able to have our community within their international network.” Whitewolf said that during the three-year lease, ChargePoint will maintain the charging station and collect and remit the user fees on Blaine’s behalf. The cost to the city will be $2,400 per year, and additionally, ChargePoint will keep 10 percent of the user fees. The city of Blaine is currently working on determining the rate that electric vehicle owners will be charged for using the machine. “The city is not expecting to mark this up as a revenue-generating installation,” said Whitewolf. “Our intent is to work with ChargePoint to just make sure that we cover our own costs.” The new charging station, a CT4000 Level 2 model, was shipped to Blaine last month. The city then hired an electrician to make the site ready for installation. As soon as the electrical work is done, the city will notify ChargePoint, whose staff will come to Blaine to install the machine. Whitewolf said that this will hopefully happen in the next month or so. “We’re really happy that city council supported the lease and that we can provide this alternative to our citizens in Blaine,” said Whitewolf.
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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, Pacific Coast Weddings annual guide, 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 Copy Editor Aly Siemion aly@pointrobertspress.com Reporter Oliver Lazenby oliver@pointrobertspress.com Reporting Intern Grace McCarthy prpintern@pointrobertspress.com Creative Services Ruth Lauman, Doug De Visser production@pointrobertspress.com Office Manager Jeanie Luna info@pointrobertspress.com Advertising Sales Molly Ernst, Kristin Siemion sales@pointrobertspress.com General Editorial Inquiries editor@pointrobertspress.com
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s The officers and directors of the Blaine Chamber of Commerce at the 20th annual Bite of Blaine fundraiser on February 17. From l., Julia Mullenix of Peace Arch Real Estate; Louise Mugar of The Northern Light; Carroll Solomon of the Blaine Visitor Information Center; James Danger of Banner Bank; Kathy Sitker of the Blaine Senior Center; Tim Woodard of the BP Cherry Point Refinery; and Serge Samoylenko of Spoken Designs. Not pictured are Heidi Holmes of Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 and Michael Ebert of Fortiphi Insurance.
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Letters The Editor: Dena Jensen was right to criticize the patented name “Iron Chink.” It is a derogatory slur from the past. I refer her and other readers to the Exclusion Acts of 1880 and 1924. The Chinese were imported to work on the railroads in the 1850s, then rounded up and deported starting in the 1880s. Some were born in the U.S. and had to fight for the right to remain. There must have been a demand for Chinese workers as the canneries employed the Chinese crews through a Chinese contractor. The contractor negotiated to provide separate housing, food and pay. There is strong evidence that the Chinese were good workers, and were even known to take a hungry white youngster in for a hot meal. Our history has many unpleasant truths. The name of the above-mentioned machine is one. The cruelty of the Exclusion Acts is another. The Alaska Packers Association Museum offers the story of Scandinavians, Italians, Greeks, Filipinos, Chinese, Mexicans and women working in salmon canneries. Sunny Brown Blaine The Editor: Hailey’s Law was passed in response to a 2007 accident caused by a driver who drove drunk twice in one night. After the first DUI arrest, the driver returned to her parked car and soon collided head-
on with another car at about 50 miles per hour. The victim, Hailey French, suffered a collapsed lung and severe lower body injuries including a shattered kneecap and crushed foot. It was a long battle to get Hailey’s Law passed by the state legislature and signed into law in 2011. Hailey’s Law required law enforcement officers to impound cars for twelve hours belonging to people they arrest for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. But an October 17 decision by the Washington State Supreme Court overturned the law. Why? Representative Luanne Van Werven is working on a new bill, HB 2483, which will meet the court’s concerns so that a person who is still impaired doesn’t have access to their car. Nobody else should be injured or die because we didn’t fix this. Hailey’s Law isn’t a political issue. It’s about protecting all of us. Please contact your state legislators and ask them to support it. Joan Dow Bellingham The Editor: I watched part of President Trump’s address to his Las Vegas political rally. From him, I heard name-calling and racial slurs, irrelevant anecdotes about how great a TV celebrity he was and, worst of all, “kiss my ass.”
Question 1: To what base part of the American psyche does this man appeal? I will tell you what part: to the part that enslaved millions; to the part that slaughtered the native peoples they found here and systematically destroyed the resources upon which those people lived; to the part that still maintains women of all races as second-class citizens. President Trump’s stage antics reminded me of Benito Mussolini. The frightening thing is, the people of Italy pandered to Mussolini and allowed him to govern them right up to the point that their country was destroyed. Is that what we will do? I fear we may, which leads me to Question 2: What benevolent conqueror will save and restore us in the manner we conquered, saved and restored Italy? As the old Roman saying goes, “Who guards the guards?” For this question, I have no answer because there is no one. Of the great powers, we are the only hope. Perhaps, as Churchill warned of the Nazi regime, we will descend into a second dark age more frightening and more malevolent than anything mankind has ever known. Perhaps. Ken Ely Blaine Please send letters to letters@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.
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The Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest will accept single-poem submissions from Whatcom County residents during the month of March. Winners of the annual contest will be invited to read their poems at a free public awards ceremony on Thursday, May 14 at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Avenue. The free contest is open to county residents regardless of their age or experience level. A total of 25 winners will be chosen by a panel of judges. Winning poems will be published in a chapbook collection. They will also be displayed on the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Walk outside the Bellingham Public Library and/or inside Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) buses. This year’s guest judges are Bellingham poets Roger Gilman and Kami Westhoff. Gilman, a former dean of Fairhaven College, is poetry editor for Adventures Northwest, winner of a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship, the winner of several Sue C. Boynton prizes and a teacher at Hugo House, a literary center in Seattle. Westhoff is the author of “Sleepwalker” and “Your Body a Bullet,” which was co-written with Elizabeth Vignali. A winner of Minerva Rising’s “Dare to Be” contest, Westhoff teaches creative writing at Western Washington University, where she is the faculty adviser for Jeopardy Magazine. Contestants must be Whatcom County residents and may submit only one previously unpublished poem. Contestants must be the exclusive authors of their poems. Poems should be limited to 27 lines including the title and blank lines, with 55 or fewer characters per line including letters, spaces and punctuation marks. Poems beyond these limits will not be accepted. Two copies of your poem must be submitted. Your name, street address, phone number and email address should be listed in the upper right-hand corner of one copy, while the second copy
should not identify you in any way, for judging purposes. Students in K-12 must also provide the name of a parent or guardian, the name of their school, their grade level and a teacher’s name on the same copy containing their name and address information. Entries may be mailed to Boynton Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 1192, Bellingham, Washington 98227; delivered to Mindport Exhibits, 210 West Holly Street, Bellingham during open hours; delivered to Film Is Truth inside the Allied Arts Building, 1419 Cornwall Avenue, Suite B, Bellingham during open hours; or emailed to boyntonpoetrycontest@hotmail.com. Submissions postmarked before March 1 or after March 31 will be disqualified. If emailing your submission, a Word document is preferred, and the document should be titled with the name of your poem. Winners will be notified by phone or email on or before Thursday, April 30. Be sure to keep a copy of your poem, since poems will not be returned. By entering the contest, you grant permission to the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest to display or reproduce your poem, name and photograph for publication or fundraising purposes. The contest is named for Sue Crocker Boynton, an early resident of Whatcom County. For more information about Boynton and the contest, visit thepoetrydepartment.wordpress.com/contest.
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Gavino Rodriguez takes fourth place finish at state wrestling tournament An early loss at the Mat Classic tested Blaine senior Gavino Rodriguez, but he overcame the setback to win four out of six matches over the two-day tournament for a fourth place finish. Rodriguez was the only Blaine wrestler to place in the tournament, which was February 21 and 22 at the Tacoma Dome. Fellow Borderites Tyson Kirk and Colton Pedersen both won matches and contributed to Blaine’s team score. The Borderites placed 33rd place out of 51 teams. “We’re inexperienced wrestlers and we’re going up against seniors,” said Blaine head coach
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Tom Hinz. “But as far as how we felt, it was awesome.” After winning his first match, Rodriguez narrowly lost his second in a second tiebreaker overtime period. That defeat was especially tough, since one loss puts wrestlers out of contention for the championship title. “That’s a test. After that, do you lose your next one or do you pick yourself up and keep going?” Hinz said. Rodriguez kept going, winning the next three matches by twopoint decisions. In the match for third place, he went up against Cedarcrest’s Matthew Weinert, a 6-foot, 8-inch tall wrestler with a long reach. “His arms are like pythons,” Hinz said. Rodriguez wrestled well, but got pinned in the final seconds of the second round. “Gavino was really proud of what he did. He was really excited about it,” Hinz said. “The one disappointment he had was just that his high school wrestling career is over.” Blaine’s performance is about what Hinz hoped for the Borderites. Compared to other years,
Blaine’s team is relatively young and most hadn’t experienced the state tournament in the Tacoma Dome – an atmosphere that can induce performance anxiety. “We have great athletes who are dedicated to getting better, but we’re pretty inexperienced,” Hinz said. The upside for the Borderites is that out of the five wrestlers who wrestled at state and three others who went as alternates, seven will be coming back next year. Blaine freshman Genesis Vazquez, the only wrestler from the girls team to make it to state, won a match and lost two, getting beat by the eventual fifth place finisher, as well as the eventual state champion. Unlike the boys tournament, girls from every school classification – 1B to 4A – compete against each other at state. “Getting through regionals and sub-regionals in a weight class that’s absolutely stacked with great wrestlers, is a fantastic achievement,” said girls wrestling head coach Damon Higgins. “The mere fact that she got to state as a freshman and won a match is amazing.”
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Local hosts needed for international exchange students Local hosts are needed for international exchange students who will be attending Blaine High School during the 2020-21 school year. The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is seeking local hosts for international exchange students. In the past, students have visited from countries such as Brazil, Germany, Italy, Spain and Thailand, and they are typically 15 to 18 years old. For the next school year, CIEE will most likely have full-year exchange students, so it is looking for families that are willing to host from August 2020 to June 2021. “Families provide a safe place for the student to sleep, eat, use the restroom and study,” said local CIEE coordinator June Hamilton. “It is almost like having an extended family member stay with you. The students are here for the purpose of educational exchange. The students attend 10th, 11th or 12th grade at one of our high schools and get to experience life in the U.S. In exchange, the family receives an unforgettable experience learning about another country.” Founded in 1947, CIEE is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit study-abroad and intercultural exchange organization, serving 300 U.S. colleges and universities, 1,000 U.S. high schools and more than 35,000 international exchange students each year. CIEE operates 60 study centers in 40 countries and sponsors international faculty training programs, teach-abroad programs and various specialty and custom programs for secondary, post-secondary and international students. After completing an application online at ciee.org, applicants will be vetted through a home visit, in which CIEE will meet the prospective hosts and ensure that the exchange student will have a suitable bedroom and bathroom. It is possible for an exchange student to share a bedroom with another child, as long as they are less than four years apart and are the same gender, said Hamilton. Applicants must live within the school district that the exchange student will be attending. They need not have children of their own. In addition to Blaine, there are spots for the Lynden and Meridian school districts. While hosts are not compensated by CIEE, they are able to take a $50-per-month deduction on their taxes for each month that they host. “It’s on a volunteer basis,” said Hamilton. Applicants are encouraged to apply soon, so that planning can begin for the next school year. If you cannot host a student for the full school year, it may be possible to participate in a half-year placement beginning in January 2021. For more information, contact Hamilton at june0394@ gmail.com or 360/361-8268.
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Originally a four bedroom single level home, but being on almost an acre, very visible lot offering frontage on Pt Roberts main commercial artery. This property has a long history of offering residential, business office, retail store and distribution center services. Offers privacy, and flexibility in residential build out as well as commercial use.
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offers abundant opportunities for a recreational getaway or permanent homestead. Mature natural landscape & wildlife abound, as this well-preserved property is a blank slate for you to create your serene masterpiece. Hop the ferry to Lummi Island for a day of exploring! Partake in color-rich sunrises and sunsets. Your memories and enjoyment await just footsteps away.
SF, 2 BD, 1 BA garden unit comes with some furnishings. It’s everything you are looking for whether it is a quiet place to live, weekend getaway or rental income. Tile floors throughout, double pane windows, lots of cabinets, granite counter tops and updated bathroom. Enjoy all that Jacobs Landing has to offer: indoor pool, hot tub, racquetball courts, clubhouse and outdoor tennis courts.
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No credit checks, Small Deposit Children welcome, Pets negotiable Starting at $1300/mo 833 Meadowlark Dr. • Lynden $389,000 MLS #1561295 Charming remodeled 4-BD home on huge lot with 2 living spaces, beautiful updated kitchen with granite counters and tile floors. Large private master bedroom with attached office. Updated laminate floors throughout. 2 gas FP. Centrally located between Bellingham and Lynden on a dead end street in a quiet neighborhood. Over a 1/4 acre yard with ample gardening space and tons of parking.
8682 Harbor Dr. • Blaine $245,000 MLS #1567337 3-BD, 1-BA home is on fantastic 1/4 acre lot. This charming home & land is oozing with character. Old ponds, rock walkways, chicken coops, garden space, trees & the perfect artist studio! Fully furnished & movein ready in quiet neighborhood. Newer metal roof & water heater. Darling wrap around tree deck, two car garage, plenty of wildlife and a perfect spot to relax and call home.
Here is your opportunity to get into the sought after Neptune Beach neighborhood. This home is only 120 steps to the beach and is in the perfect spot to vacation, live or rent. House is a blank slate and is in need of remodeling. Some materials to remodel included. Wonderful quiet neighborhood with incredible beach just steps aways. Keep the current home or tear down and build your dream home. The possibilities are endless.
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5398 Quail Run. • Semiahmoo $639,900
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7556 Terrill Dr. • Birch Bay $244,500 MLS # 1556822 • 2-BD, 2-BA, 692 Sq. Ft. The Cozy Conch is now available! Highly rated Vacation rental or just a great home. Vaulted ceilings, laminate floors, french doors, master with en-suite, spacious deck front with french doors, as well as a useful landing deck in back. All appliances including washer & dryer stay.
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360-325-2336 1-BD MOTHER-IN-LAW apartment. Private and quiet. W/D, utilities included. No pets, no smokers. $1,000 mo. 360220-7127 BIRCH BAY VILLAGE lakefront home. 2-BR, 1-BA, 1200 SF, complete remodel. 2-car garage, plus workshop. Available April. $2,000/mo. Call Linda 805-451-6979.
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Conservation district seeking applicants for appointed board position By Jami Makan Whatcom Conservation District (WCD) is seeking candidates for an appointed board position, and the deadline to apply is March 31. A non-regulatory subdivision of Washington state that provides free and confidential services to landowners to help manage and protect natural resources, WCD is governed by a board of five supervisors. They are all local residents who serve without compensation. Three supervisors are elected locally by the public, while two are appointed by the Washington State Conservation Commission. A supervisor’s term of office is three years. Supervisors are expected to attend 12 regularly scheduled board meetings per year, committee meetings and other special meetings, for an average of 20 days per year. The open board position is an appointed position. Applicants must be Washington state registered voters, but they do not have
to live within the district to apply. For specific information and to obtain an application form, visit the Conservation Commission’s website at scc.wa.gov/elections-and-appointments. Additional information is available at whatcomcd.org/board-elections or by contacting Dawn Bekenyi at wcd@whatcomcd.org or 360/526-2381 ext. 101. Responsibilities include identifying local natural resource conservation needs; developing and evaluating annual and long-range plans; educating and informing landowners, farm operators, the general public and local, state and federal legislators on conservation issues and programs; administering the district by delegating tasks through a structure of board officers and committees; budgeting district funds and reporting on activities to the public; and setting policy for the district’s executive director to implement. WCD’s mission is to assist land managers with their conservation choices. Since 1946, WCD
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has worked with landowners and farmers to manage natural resources in Whatcom County. WCD disseminates information concerning water quality issues, management of small and large farming operations and implementation of best management practices. The district publishes newsletters, hosts educational workshops and tours and offers opportunities for volunteers to get involved. Current WCD board chair Heather Christianson will serve another three-year term, after no other person filed an application to be considered as a candidate in 2020. The deadline was January 10, and Conservation Commission rules provide that if the only person filing by the deadline is the incumbent, they are automatically re-elected so long as the requisite notice was given and the petition contained the signatures of 25 register voters. A sufficient number of signatures of registered voters was confirmed on January 13, said a January 28 press release.
Whatcom Land Trust gets a new executive director after previous one retires By Jami Makan Gabe Epperson, Whatcom Land Trust’s long-time conservation director, became executive director of the nonprofit land conservation organization on February 1. In a January 17 press release, Whatcom Land Trust said that Epperson will be taking over from Rich Bowers, who served as executive director since 2015 and is now retiring. During Bowers’ tenure, Whatcom Land Trust played a key role in the conservation of properties including Blaine’s California Creek. Bowers “also solidified organizational finances and systems, built a strong team of staff, oversaw completion of both conservation and communications/outreach strategic plans, including migration to a new Land Trust website, and led the largest com-
munity-driven fundraising campaign to acquire Skookum Creek as well as the 2017 reaccreditation process through the national Land Trust Accreditation Program,” said the release. Whatcom Land Trust’s board selected Epperson as executive director after a nationwide search conducted over the last nine months. “I am honored to be taking the helm as the new executive director,” said Epperson. “I intend to maintain and grow our reputation as the conservation leader in Whatcom County.” Epperson led Whatcom Land Trust’s acquisition efforts over the last four and a half years, protecting over 4,000 acres of high-priority park land, wildlife habitat and farms in Whatcom County. Prior to joining Whatcom Land Trust, Epperson was the planning director for Envision Utah,
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Folded Not Sewn/Variations on the Accordion Book Workshop: Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., 235 Marine Drive. Visiting artist Cherryl Moote allows students to make a wide Teen Art Club: Monday, March 2, 3-4:30 p.m., variety of accordion books such as reverse folds, basic Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd Street. Do you love to pop-up books, gallery books, tunnel books, flag books, draw, paint or create original characters? Bring your Belgian Beer Tasting: Friday, March 6, 3–7 p.m., The meandering books and books that do tricks. From Celebrate 100 Years of Voting Rights: Thursday, creativity and your friends! All art supplies provided. Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. Featuring Aar- $275. Info/registration: washiarts.com/workshops. February 27, 6:30 p.m., Western Washington Univer- Info: 360/305-3637. on Cohn with Merchant du Vin European beer importer. Al-Anon Meetings: Mondays, noon, United Church sity Performing Arts Center. Elaine Weiss discusses Info: 360/392-0955. Blaine Chamber Breakfast Meeting: Wednesof Christ, 885 4th Street. Info: Call M.J. 360/920-3679 her book The Women’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win day, March 4, 7:30–8:30 a.m., Loomis Trail Golf, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experi- or Bob 360/920-3676. the Vote. Co-sponsors: League of Women Voters, 4342 Loomis Trail Road. Pastries, scrambled eggs, ence: Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 8, Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education, Village bacon, sausage, juice and coffee. $18.15. Register 3 p.m., White Rock Playhouse Theatre, 1532 Johnston ArtScape Teens: Tuesdays, 3–5 p.m., Soul Space Books. Free parking. Lwvbellinghamwhatcom.org. online at blainechamber.com. Speaker: Dr. Christoper Road, White Rock. Script and lyrics by Mo Williams and Studio, 264B H Street. A safe place for teens to set Granger, Blaine school district superintendent. their imaginations free through art. Free studio time. Allied Arts Cultural Arts Festival: Friday and music by Deborah Wicks La Puma. For tickets call the Sponsor: Healthy Youth Coalition. Info: 435/704-1598. Saturday, February 28–29, Bellingham Cruise Termibox office at 604/536-7535. nal and throughout Fairhaven. Activities, events and Landscaping with Native Plants: Wednesday, vendor booths focused on arts, music, performance, March 4, 4-6 p.m., Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd Stitching A Small Story Workshop: Sunday, March Community Meals: Wednesdays, 5–6:30 p.m., Street. Learn about the benefits of native plants and 8, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., 235 Marine Drive. Join artist Blaine Community Center, 763 G Street. Through May, food, presentations and workshops highlighting about the many varieties of groundcovers, edibles diverse cultural communities in Whatcom County. Christine Mauersberger as you stitch free flowing lines except holidays. Info: blainecap.org. and trees that work well in our area. Presented by Info: alliedarts.org. and small marks using thread and a variety of colorful WW Workshop: Thursdays, 5 p.m., Northwood AlliC.O.R.E. (Community Organization for Resources and papers and fabrics including Oakshott, Kaffe Fassett, ance Church, 508 C Street. Registration/sign-in from Foreign Policy Forum: Friday, February 28, 1–2:30 Education). Info: 360/305-3637. Purl Soho brand and Japanese fabric bits to create small 5-5:30 p.m., and half-hour meeting to follow. p.m.. Blaine United Church of Christ, 885 4th Street. artworks in response to our own short stories. $145. Films from the Forbidden Zone: Wednesday, Topic: Red Sea Security. Info: 360/332-6906. The Alaska Packers Association Museum: Info and registration washiarts.com/workshops. March 4, 7–9 p.m., Semiahmoo Resort Discovery Saturdays and Sundays, 1–5 p.m., 9261 Semiahmoo Theater. Controversial films have rattled the movie Coloring for Good Health: Friday, February 28, Parkway. Info: 360/371-3558. industry ever since the silent days, prompting waves Blaine Primary School Kindergarten Registra3-4:30 p.m., Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd Street. All materials provided, but you are welcome to bring of censorship. This program examines films originally tion: Thursday, March 12, 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Blaine Primary School, 820 Boblett Street. For the 2020/2021 Teen Nite: Saturdays, 5–9 p.m., Border Town Pizza, reviled by some, but widely regarded as classics your own. Info: 360/305-3637. school year. Bring proof of child’s birthdate and immuni- 738 Peace Portal Drive. Kids ages 13–18 come enjoy today. Info: semiahmoo.com/ron-miller.php. open mic, karaoke and games. Free pizza at 5 p.m. zation records. Info: 360/332-1300. Live Music at The Vault: Friday, February 28, 7-9 Semiahmoo Men’s Breakfast: Thursday, March 5, p.m., The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. Narcotics Anonymous Meeting: Sundays, 7:30 a.m., Great Blue Heron Grill. Coffee, big break- Neon Sock Glow Dance: Thursday, March 12, Featuring: Adrian & Phil. Info: 360/392-0955. 6:30–7:30 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 382 Boblett 5:30–7:30 p.m., Blaine Elementary School gym and fast $17. All men are welcome. This week’s speaker Street, entrance on 4th Street. Nwwana.org. The Birds of Western North America: Saturday, is Matt Mullett, president and CEO of All American cafeteria. DJ/dancing, photo booth, game table, craft February 29, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Blaine Library, 610 Marine in Bellingham, who will speak on cutting station, light refreshments. Socks and glow wands availSubmissions to Coming Up should be sent to 3rd Street. Wildlife photographer Ken Salzman shares edge vessel construction in Bellingham. able for purchase. Tickets $10 per person in advance his beautiful images of more than 150 birds in a at my.cheddarup.com/c/neon-sock-glow-dance. Must calendar@thenorthernlight.com slideshow set to music. For a preview of Ken’s work, An Evening with Eowyn Ivey: Thursday, March 5, be accompanied by a responsible adult. Presented by no later than noon on Monday. 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 North Commercial Blaine Elementary School PTO. visit his website, kensalzman.zenfolio.com. Open Call for Student Art: Through Friday, April 3. Whatcom County students in grades 6-12 are invited to submit a two-dimensional piece of artwork inspired by the theme “living without the Internet.” More info and application form: gallerysyre.com or email gallerysyre@gmail.com.
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Street, Bellingham. Whatcom READS welcomes author Eowyn Ivey for a presentation about her novel To The Bright Edge of the World. Book signing to follow. Free event; no ticket required. Lobby doors open at 6 p.m. Info: whatcomreads.org.
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Police Reports February 17, 12:36 p.m.: A Blaine officer on routine patrol observed a vehicle with expired registration. The officer stopped the vehicle and determined the driver possessed a fraudulent trip permit and failed to transfer the vehicle’s title within 45 days. Officers arrested, cited and released the individual with a mandatory court date. Officers cleared with no further incident. February 17, 5:18 p.m.: Police were advised of a possible shooting threat at a business. Officers conducted an investigation and found no threat had occurred. A misunderstanding from several different employees had created a false rumor. February 17, 6:02 p.m.: A Blaine officer responded to a local tow company because they were having trouble with the subject. The officer determined there was no crime and made sure there would not be any more trouble. The officer cleared the call without incident.
Precipitation: During the period of February 17–23, .52 inches of precipitation were recorded. The 2020 year-to-date precipitation is 13.03 inches. Temperature: High for the past week was 58°F on February 21 with a low of 29°F on February 19. Average high was 53°F and average low was 33°F. Courtesy Birch Bay Water & Sewer Dist.
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February 18, 12:01 a.m.: A Blaine officer responded to assist a citizen at the Peace Arch port of entry. The citizen was trying to get to Canada and was refused entry into Canada. Canadian customs seized his vehicle for 24 hours. The officer gave the citizen a ride to the Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham. No further action was taken. February 18, 3 p.m.: Blaine police officers were dispatched to the 200 block of 15th Street for a report of a female crying and yelling she needed to go to the hospital. Officers arrived and determined the individual was conscious and breathing and not suicidal at the time. Officers waited until North Whatcom Fire and Rescue arrived and assessed the female. Family members agreed to take her to St. Joseph’s Hospital. Officers cleared with no further incident. February 18, 4 p.m.: Blaine police responded to the 1100 block of Boblett Street for a fraud report. A woman had been directed by scammers to purchase a gift card and provide them the numbers over the phone. The woman had complied but became suspicious after they asked her to purchase another card and called police. February 19, 3 p.m.: Blaine officers responded to the 200 block range of Jerome Street for a report of an abandoned motorcycle. Officers arrived and checked with the neighbor who advised it does not belong to anyone at his residence. Officers collected the property and booked it into safekeeping at the Blaine Police Department. February 19, 3:40 p.m.: Someone from the Port of Bellingham turned in an envelope he found while cleaning. The envelope contained a $100 bill. The envelope with money will be booked into the property room and an attempt will be made to locate the owner. February 19, 4:11 p.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to a report of a fight on Mitchell Avenue. Officers arrived and determined that the argument was over a public parking space. None of the involved parties wished to pursue charges or trespassing.
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February 20, 10:48 a.m.: A Blaine officer on routine patrol stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation. During the traffic stop, the officer determined the driver had a suspended license in Washington state. Officers arrested, cited and released the individual with a mandatory court appearance. The vehicle was impounded and the individual was released with no further incident. February 20, 4:15 p.m.: A Blaine officer responded to a report of a purse on the side of the road. Officers collected the property and took it to the police department for safekeeping. Officers cleared with no further incident. February 21, 5:08 a.m.: Blaine Police Department officers were contacted by Skagit County Jail to confirm a warrant issued for a person booked into Skagit County Jail on a different warrant. The warrant was confirmed and sent via teletype to Skagit County Jail.
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s Four new North Whatcom Fire and Rescue recruits: from l., Gary DeJager, Philip Jackson, Alden Roberts and Chris Lubenow. Photo courtesy of Jennie Sand
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Great Kids Doing Great Things Featuring students of the Blaine School District
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Advisory Committee,” said Donovan. “We don’t have anybody questioning [RE Sources’] capacity to actually deliver the services in terms of recycling education.” Donovan then said that Elenbaas’ comments were frightening. “There’s a lot of groups, they have their nonprofit side, they have their political arm, they can use so much of their capacity to do political work within whatever the bounds that the state sets, and I think this is one of those
groups that does that,” he said. “But to call that domestic terrorism, that’s not a slippery slope. That’s like cascading off a cliff. Domestic terrorism is coordinating militia groups and advocating violence against the government … Having petitions or circulating petitions or picketing peacefully, to call that domestic terrorism is kind of frightening, I’m sorry.” Elenbaas then replied: “I stand by what I said.” Shannon Wright, executive director of RE Sources, responded to Elenbaas’ comments in a February 17 letter to county councilmembers. “The councilmember’s
groundless accusation puts our 60 staff, board, trainees, AmeriCorps members, interns and their families at risk,” said Wright. “Whether the councilmember’s use of this threatening term stemmed from his operating with extremely inaccurate information about RE Sources or out of some other motive, we do not know. We do know that the act of branding constituents with baseless, explosive labels in council’s chambers endangers them. It also chills civic participation.” In addition to criticizing Elenbaas’ “baseless and irresponsible accusation,” Wright’s letter noted that RE Sources never endorses,
backs or campaigns for candidates or party platforms. She said that RE Sources is a “by-the-book, mainstream environmental education and advocacy organization” that uses “commonplace, established organizing tactics utilized by thousands of nonprofit organizations across our country and across the political spectrum.” Separately, Wright said that RE Sources has no plans to take legal action against Elenbaas and instead seeks to find common ground with him. The agenda item passed 4-3, with Tyler Byrd, Kathy Kershner and Elenbaas opposed. Byrd said
he opposed the item because of concerns about transparency and abuse of process. “I disagree with the fact that that group has helped campaign in the past,” he said. Kershner, meanwhile, claimed that RE Sources has championed students walking out of school and going on climate strikes. In her letter, Wright noted that as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, it is illegal for the group to back individual candidates. She also said that RE Sources has not organized any climate strikes, and that it is up to students’ parents to decide whether or not they should leave school for such events.
North Whatcom Fire and Rescue hires four career firefighters The next 12 months will be very busy for four new North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) recruits. Prior to being hired on January 6, the four new recruits – Gary DeJager, Philip Jackson, Alden Roberts and Chris Lubenow – were required to complete a variety of pre-hire testing. This included a written test that covered mechanical aptitude, basic math, spelling, reading comprehension and memorization. They also participated in a series of interviews as well as a physical abilities test, which entailed lifting objects, climbing stairs and operating in confined spaces. The hiring process started in early November. The candidates were ultimately ranked, and DeJager, Jackson, Roberts and Lubenow were giv-
en conditional offers of employment. They then had to undergo a medical and physical evaluation, a background check, a psychological evaluation and a driving record review prior to being offered full-time jobs. After being hired full-time, the four recruits were fit-tested for their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), uniforms and bunker gear (the suit worn by firefighters consisting of a fire-resistant coat and pants). “SCBA is the air pack on their back that’s got compressed breathing air,” explained NWFR division chief of operations Jason Van der Veen. “It allows us to work in smoke-filled environments. The mask is part of that gear, and fit-testing is where we put a probe inside the mask and measure the air pressure while
they move their head and neck around, read, talk and perform other movements. This makes sure the seal is not broken.” The recruits also received an in-depth orientation from the chiefs, administrative staff, union and training division. The recruits then spent a couple of weeks on day shift participating in Emergency Vehicle Incident Prevention (EVIP) and ride-alongs and learning various operational procedures. “EVIP is driving practice,” said Van der Veen. “There’s a requirement that we practice driving, and they have been doing it in an ambulance so far. It involves backing around corners, backing up straight, moving forward, being able to judge distance and so forth. It’s just to make us safer and more defensive drivers when
we’re out amongst the public.” On January 22, the group left for the next few months to participate in the Washington State Fire Training Academy located in North Bend. There they will earn their Firefighter 1, Firefighter 2 and Hazmat (hazardous materials) certifications. “They are now in North Bend and have begun their state-level certification training, and they’ll be there for a while and then back to us in about four months roughly,” said NWFR fire marshal and division chief Herschel Rostov. Following graduation in May, their status will be changed to probationary firefighters. The first two weeks back will consist of finishing touches such as daily shift responsibilities and learning how to utilize all the necessary equipment that may be needed during a call.
The next nine months will incorporate daily training on emergency management skills, fire skills and report writing. All four will be evaluated daily, and will also receive quarterly evaluations by their officers along with the training division. Their final probationary assessment will be completed at the one-year mark and will consist of a cumulative written and practical exam of all that has been learned. After utilizing all the information gained over the past year, the operations chief and captains will work together to specifically assign each new firefighter to a permanent shift and station. The placements are a critical piece of the overall process and are intended to benefit the new firefighters and form strong, lasting crews.
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