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The Northern Light • October 8 - 14, 2020
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Coming up Thanksgiving Baskets: Tuesday, November 24. Free, ready-to-cook turkey dinners available for pick-up for families in Blaine, Birch Bay and Custer who are experiencing financial difficulty. Pre-registration Winter Coat Distribution: Winter coats, hats, gloves and socks required by November 13. Info and registration visit the Thanksgiving distributed throughout October. Preregistration required. Visit the coat Basket page on blainecap.org or call 360/383-8444. Sponsored by the page at blainecap.org for info, registration and appointment or call Community Assistance Program. 360/319-0269. Sponsored by the Community Assistance Program. Ongoing: Downtown Harvest Display Contest: Celebrate the season and decorate the town for fall. Decorations must be up by October 11. Blaine Farmers Market: Saturdays, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Blaine’s G Street Take a photo of your display and email to info@blainechamber.com. Plaza. Local and fresh produce, crafts and goodies. Flea market on the Details at blainechamber.com. last Saturday of the month. Info: blainechamber.com. Please wear masks and follow physical distancing guidelines.
Vinyl Night and Trivia at The Vault: Thursday, October 8, The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. This week’s trivia theme: The ‘90s. Music starts at 5 p.m., trivia at 7 p.m. Info: thevaultwine.com.
Blaine Food Bank: 500 C Street. Open Mondays 9 a.m.–noon, Wednesdays 5–7 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m.–noon. Delivery options available. Info:360/332-6350 or blainefood@hotmail.com.
League of Women Voters Online Forum: Thursday, October 8, 6:30 p.m. Featuring U.S. Congress, District 1. Info: lwvbellinghamwhatcom.org or call 360/734-2366.
The Bridge Food Distribution Program: Fridays 3:30–5 p.m., The Bridge Community Hope Center, 4815 Alderson Road. Registration required at thebridgehope.com or call 360/366-8763. Volunteers welcome.
League of Women Voters Online Forum: Saturday, October 10, 6:30 p.m. Featuring U.S. Congress, District 2 and Whatcom County public utility district commissioner. Info: lwvbellinghamwhatcom.org or call 360/734-2366. Online Gospel Music Worship Service: Sunday, October 11, 10 a.m. Featuring Claudette Dykstra Sterk and the Custer United Methodist Church vocal groups. Visit custerumc.org. “Our Community” Acting and Playwriting Class: Starts October 17. Join Blaine Community Theatre’s new Zoom 8-week Zoom class. Ages 10–13 Mondays 6:30 p.m., Ages 14–17 Mondays 7:30 p.m., Ages 18 and older Thursdays 6–7 p.m. Info and registration at blainecommunitytheater.com. Whatcom County Trip-Or-Treat: Friday, October 30, 3–7 p.m. Just like trick-or-treat, but in your car. Pull up to a location, stay in your vehicle and a volunteer will hand you a goody bag through your window. For more info and participating locations, visit whatcomcountytriportreat.com.
Crossword Answers at thenorthernlight.com
ACROSS 1. Lunar crater
41. Essential oil used as perfume
7. Upstate NY airport (abbr.) 44. Cut into small pieces 45. Mexican agricultural 10. Fruit worker 12. Seventh avatar of 48. Best pitchers Vishnu 49. Benign tumors 13. Organism that grows
17. __ Mahal 18. Backbone 20. Brooklyn hoopster 23. Intervened 24. Extremely angry 25. Indicates position
without air
50. Danish krone
14. Heals
51. Looms above
15. A book has one
DOWN
16. Open
1. Make a map of
30. When you think you’ll get there
17. Twitch
2. Cain and __
31. __ Falls
18. Plant of the mint family
3. Dried-up
32. Bullfighters
19. Soon
4. Corporate exec (abbr.)
35. Born of
21. Witch
5. Trading floor hand gesture
36. Small fishes
22. Long, mournful complaint 27. Killer clown film 28. Keeps us occupied 33. Influential lawyer 34. Formation of concepts 36. Insecticide 37. Swiss river 38. Actress Lucy 39. Unit of g-force 40. Can repel attackers
6. Strongly alkaline solution 7. Yemen capital 8. Military leader (abbr.) 9. Maintains possession of 10. Afternoon show 11. Imaginary being 12. Rearrange 14. Holy person or sage
26. Chinese surname 29. Potato state
38. “Father of chemical warfare” 40. Waste matter 41. Skin disease 42. Scandinavian mythological god 43. __ and haws 44. Villain 45. Tell on 46. Difficulty 47. Not old
The Bridge Clothing Bank Boutique: Open Wednesdays 3–5 p.m. and Fridays 12–5 p.m., The Bridge Community Hope Center, 4815 Alderson Road. Donations by appointment, call 360/366-8763. Blaine Chamber of Commerce Virtual Meetings: First Wednesday, noon. Meeting ID on blainechamber.com. Blaine Library: 610 3rd Street. Curbside holds and pick up and returns. Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Info 360/305-3600. Meals on Wheels & More: Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Blaine Senior Center, 763 G Street. Adults 60+ pick up one fresh and six frozen meals. Suggested donation $5 per meal. First come first serve basis. Info: 360/332-8040. Toastmasters Virtual Meetings: Tuesdays 6:30–7:45 p.m. Info: 360/933-1671.
Blaine H.O.R.S.E. Tournament: Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, Birch Bay Activity Center, 7511 Gemini Street. Boys and girls ages 5th grade through high school living in the Blaine School District boundaries. Registration $10 by October 12. Info and registration: bbbparkandrec.org.
Submissions to Coming Up should be sent to calendar@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.
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Police Reports September 26, 10:40 a.m.: A Blaine officer responded to an attempted vehicle prowl that occurred Thursday night. The subject did not gain access to the vehicle due to it being locked. The subject did break the driver’s side door handle when trying to gain access to the car. At this time, there is no suspect. September 26, 12:00 p.m.: A woman called police to report someone smeared a pizza on her vehicle. The woman suggested her ex-boyfriend as a suspect, but did not have any interest in pursuing charges. She requested the incident be documented in case future incidents occur. September 27, 3:14 p.m.: Blaine officers responded to a domestic dispute at the Peace Arch Park. A woman showed up at the park to confront her soon-to-be ex-husband and his girlfriend. The woman claimed she was assaulted by her husband. Officers determined no crime occurred.
Precipitation: During the period of September 28–October 4, 0.01 inches of precipitation was recorded. The 2020 year-to-date precipitation is 25.8 inches. Temperature: High for the past week was 77°F on September 30 with a low of 48°F on September 28. Average high was 70°F and average low was 51°F. Courtesy Birch Bay Water & Sewer Dist.
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September 27, 8:53 p.m.: Blaine officers responded to a reported suspicious vehicle. Officers were advised of a vehicle which was parked in the woods and the complainant thought it was someone attempting to conceal the vehicle. The vehicle was located and determined not to be stolen, and outside Blaine city limits. September 28, 12:31 p.m.: A woman came to the Blaine Police Department to report a phone scam. The woman claimed a person with the FBI had a warrant for her arrest from Texas. No money was lost to the phone-scammer. September 28, 12:53 p.m.: During routine patrols Blaine Police stopped a vehicle when it was believed the driver had a suspended license. The driver’s identity was confirmed and he was taken into custody. The driver was released a short time later with a criminal summons and mandatory court appearance date. September 28, 6:20 p.m.: Blaine police called a man who wanted to report suspicious activity by his neighbor. The man stated that the neighbor appeared to be video recording his children play and some of the neighbor’s cameras were facing his property. No crimes were determined to have occurred, but the man wanted the incident documented. September 28, 9:30 p.m.: Blaine Police Department officers responded to a fight reported in the 1300 block of Mitchell Avenue. Officers arrived and located the involved individuals, who were sparring. All confirmed the event was mutual and no one was injured. Officers cleared. September 29, 8:25 p.m.: An officer conducting radar enforcement stopped a speeding vehicle along Peace Portal Drive. The driver of the vehicle was contacted and found to have no valid driver’s license and was without ID. The man was arrested, cited, and released with a mandatory court date.
October 9–October 15 at Blaine. Not for navigation. 49° 0’ 0”N - 122° 46’ 0”W
DATE TIME HEIGHT TIME HEIGHT Fr 9
4:42 am 0.9 12:58 pm 8.3
6:11 pm 6.9
8:51 pm 7.2
Sa 10 5 :40 am 0.9
2:04 pm 8.5
7:53 pm 6.7 10:05 pm 6.8
Su 11 6 :44 am 0.8
2:52 pm 8.8
8:55 pm 6.1
Mo 12 12:15 am 6.6 7:48 am
3:30 pm 9.1
9:33 pm 5.3
Tu 13 1:59 am 6.8
8:50 am 0.8
4:02 pm 9.3 10:09 pm 4.2
We 14 3:19 am 7.3 9:46 am 1.0
4:34 pm 9.4 10:47 pm 2.9
Th 15 4 :29 am 8.0 10:38 am 1.5
5:04 pm 9.6 11:25 pm 1.6
September 29, 7:02 p.m.: A Blaine police officer responded to a residence where it was believed an unwanted person may have entered the home. The officer searched the house but did not find anyone or signs of anyone being inside the home. September 30, 4:22 p.m.: During routine patrols Blaine Police stopped a vehicle when it was believed the driver had a suspended license. The driver’s identity was confirmed and he was taken into custody. The driver was released a short time later with a criminal summons and mandatory court appearance date. October 1, 4:44 p.m.: A Blaine officer responded to a landlord/ tenant problem. The tenant wanted the landlord trespassed from the property. The officer informed the tenant that he could not be trespassed from his own property. The landlord was there to take pictures of the outside of the house because he was going to put it on the market when the tenant moves out.
Reports provided by Blaine Police Department
An Asian giant hornet caught in east Blaine with a tracking chip attached to its back. Learn more on page 1.
Photo courtest WSDA
