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WTA to start regular bus service Sunday, June 13 Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) is slated to resume regular bus service throughout the county Sunday, June 13. WTA will also begin collecting fares July 1 after it suspended fare collection during spring 2020 to keep riders six feet apart from bus drivers. WTA announced it will ease back into its normal transportation operations due to the federal mask mandate on public transportation, and many bus drivers are now vaccinated as more riders are getting vaccinated. The transportation authority is now able to resume fare collections, which vary in cost for type of pass and are offered at a discount to veterans, people with disabilities, students and youth. At the beginning of the pandemic, WTA reduced its bus service by 30 percent to lower ridership as more people stayed home and WTA faced staff uncertainty. WTA says more people are requesting normal transportation and it expects demand to continue to go up throughout summer and fall. This comes as WTA has more confidence to predict its staff levels. WTA provides fixed route, paratransit, rural dial-a-ride, and vanpool service in Whatcom County. WTA is also starting an on-demand Lynden van service June 13. For $1 per ride, anyone can use the “Lynden Hop” to pick them up and take them wherever they need in Lynden. People who want to use the van can download the “WTA Ride” app, create an account, and then can book a ride. Lynden riders can also book a ride by calling WTA at 360/676-7433 or online at ridewta.com/ride. WTA is also starting a new Youth Ride Free program for those 17 and younger or those in high school can pick up a free No TouchPass Card at the Bellingham station at 205 E Magnolia or a student can request a card if they email buspasses@ridewta. com using their school email. For services starting June 13, visit ride(See WTA, page 10)
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Memorial Day Weekend in Birch Bay
s Beachgoers celebrated Memorial Day weekend by sailing, paddling and soaking in everything that a Birch Bay summer offers. Photo by Richard Sturgill
BPD swears in two new officers, more to join By Ian Haupt The Blaine Police Department (BPD) hired two new officers who were swornin June 1 at city hall. Jordan Maphumulo, 31, and Katelyn Weaver, 27, who worked together at the Western Washington University Police Department, both said they chose to serve the city of Blaine due to its values and philosophy. At the ceremony, mayor pro tempore and city councilmember Mary Lou Steward swore in officers Maphumulo and Weaver,
and chief of police Donnell Tanksley presented each of them with the BPD badge. The families of the new officers, BPD officers and other city officials witnessed the small swearing-in ceremony in city council chambers. With five and three years’ experience in law enforcement and coming from WWU, where Tanksley previously worked as assistant chief of police from 2014 to 2017, Tanksley said Maphumulo and Weaver will make a great addition to the Blaine police force and community.
In-person graduation and parade in the works By Ian Haupt The Blaine school district and community are trying to make graduation celebrations available to as many people as possible. While the district is waiting until Monday, June 7 to decide whether this year’s in-person ceremony will be held inside or out, senior parents have put together a drive-by celebration similar to last year’s. Blaine High School graduation Lisa Moeller, public relations supervi-
sor for the school district, said the district will not be making any decisions on where graduation will be held – whether outdoor or indoor – until Monday, June 7. Moeller said they are leaving it late so they have a better idea of the weather forecast on graduation day. If weather permits and the ceremony can be held outside, she said students will receive four tickets. In the case of an indoor ceremony, students will be allowed two guests. Moeller said there will not be areas des-
ignated for vaccinated attendants. Drive-by parade for BHS seniors Senior parents have brought back the drive-by graduation celebration for the second consecutive year. On Sunday, June 6 at 2 p.m., Blaine High School seniors are invited dress up in their caps and gowns and assemble on both sides of Mitchell Avenue south of the I-5 overpass as family and community members drive down Mitchell Avenue – possi(See Graduation, page 7)
Maphumulo, who graduated from WWU with a degree in sociology, said he chose a career in law enforcement because he wanted to do something that would outlast himself. “I wanted to work in a profession that would afford me the opportunity to serve and make tangible change in people’s lives,” he said. “I also enjoy the fact that no two days are the same in this job. Each day is new and exciting and you never know (See Officers, page 4)
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Business grant applications due June 7 The Port of Bellingham is issuing another round of emergency business grants to which local businesses can apply before midnight on June 7. Through the Small Business Relief Program, the port will be awarding grants as large as $25,000 and no less than $10,000. Applications opened May 31 and will close on 11:59 p.m. Monday, June 7. To qualify, businesses must be located in Whatcom County; have opened on or before January 1, 2020; impacted by Covid-19, including revenue loss; be a
for-profit business; have no more than 25 full-time employees; and must show proof of expenses that haven’t already been covered by grants. Those looking to apply will need to have their fourth quarter 2019, third quarter 2020 financials and first quarter 2021 profit and losses, as well as a list of previous grants and their amounts, according to the port. Business owners must also provide any Covid-19 economic injury disaster and paycheck protection program loans they have received. The grants must cover expens-
es made on or before June 30, 2021. The grant application is available on the port’s website and should be emailed as a PDF to whatcomado@ portofbellingham.com. The port, which works to promote economic development in Whatcom County, has issued several other grants for small businesses since the start of the pandemic. For more information, visit the Port of Bellingham’s website at portofbellingham.com/979/ small-business-relief-program.
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Summer Farm Market Kick-Off! Join us at the farm Saturday, June 12th • 10am - 4pm FREE ADMISSION s Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) closed the Custer rest areas along I-5 for two months of maintenance work such as restriping parking lines and debris removal, as captured in the before and after photos. Photos courtesy WSDOT The Custer rest areas on I-5 reopened May 28. The rest areas, northbound milepost 269 and southbound milepost 26, closed in mid-March for Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintenance
crews to make improvements. According to WSDOT, closing the area allowed crews to improve sidewalks, trim trees, clean the septic system, remove debris and graffiti, restripe parking lines and preserve asphalt.
In March, WSDOT said the closure allowed the agency to reallocate operational funds to make the necessary repairs during a time when there was a significant decrease in traffic because of the U.S./Canada border closure.
Salish Sea report, first of its kind in over 25 years, cites major environmental decline Western Washington University’s Salish Sea Institute released its State of the Salish Sea report, the first of its kind in over 25 years – and the results aren’t great. The 275-page report published in May shows a declining health in the marine ecosystem that spans 4,600 miles in coastline between Washington and B.C. “Report authors and contributors illustrate the Salish Sea is under relentless pressure from an accelerating convergence of global and local environmental stress-
ors and the cumulative impacts of 150 years of development and alteration of our watersheds and seascape,” according to a media release on the report. Climate change and human impact, in a place that went from only being the home of Coast Salish tribes and First Nations 200 years ago to supporting nearly 9 million people now, are the two biggest causes for environmental decline, the report outlines. To mitigate the negative impacts, the report’s researchers point to
strong collaboration between cross-border governments and individuals. Kathryn Sobocinski, WWU assistant professor of environmental studies, led the report with over 20 contributors. The Shared Waters Report, the last report of this extent, was published in 1994. To read the State of the Salish Sea report, visit the Salish Sea Institute’s website at wp.wwu.edu/ salishsea.
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Squirrel sparks Memorial Day power outages A squirrel sparked power outages across the city of Blaine that lasted eight hours Memorial Day. The power outages started around 8 a.m. May 31 after a squirrel climbed into a Puget Sound Energy (PSE) substation and made contact with a 12k volt busbar, which is used as a conductor in electrical substations,
city of Blaine’s public works director Bernie Ziemianek said. Fixing the power outages took longer than normal because many PSE workers were off work for Memorial Day, so PSE needed to assemble its off-duty crews and then it took about five hours of testing transformers and cables to get the system running again,
Ziemianek said. One feeder provided power to Semiahmoo and the wastewater treatment plants so there wouldn’t be a problem with sewage, Ziemianek said. Local firefighters were also able to receive water, he said. Ziemianek estimated the power outages affected about 4,200 residents within Blaine city limits.
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s Blaine Police Department officers Jordan Maphumulo, l., and Katelyn Weaver took their oath of honor in front of mayor pro tempore Mary Lou Steward at city hall on June 1. Photos by Ian Haupt
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what challenges you’re going to face.” Weaver, who graduated magna cum laude with a degree in criminal justice from Corban University in Salem, Oregon, said she wanted to work for a small community with strong values that felt like a
place where she could invest her time both on and off duty. Tanksley said before the ceremony this might be the first time in 20 years that BPD has had a female officer. “But don’t quote me on that,” he joked. It’s the first time the police department has hired two officers at the same time since 2007. And the department has more positions to fill before summer is up,
Tanksley said. Following lieutenant Ryan King’s retirement in April and a sergeant vacancy, BPD has been left with holes in its ranks. Tanksley said the department will be promoting a sergeant to lieutenant, two officers to sergeants and hiring two more officers this summer. BPD has 12 commissioned officers, and a total of 16 people on staff.
Public input needed in June 5 redistricting meeting By Nolan Baker In an effort to increase awareness and public participation in the congressional and legislative redistricting process, the Washington State Redistricting Commission will hold a virtual meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 5. The meeting will focus on Washington’s First Congressional District, which includes legislative districts in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish and parts of King County. The meetings will be available to all members of the public via Zoom, YouTube and TVW, and anyone who wants to comment during the public comment period can register online at bit.ly/3yPMSmV before 3 p.m. Friday, June 4. Redistricting is the process of redrawing, or creating new, district boundaries to adjust for population changes since 2011.
The U.S. and state constitutions require each congressional and legislative district represent roughly the same number of voters, and keeping that balance requires tweaking and changing political subdivisions as demographics shift. For Congress, the number of representatives is limited to 435 to be distributed across all 50 states, according to the most recent census. For the Washington legislature, the number is limited to 98 representatives from 49 districts. Since some states and communities grow faster than others, redistricting is necessary to make sure the number of congressional seats for each state represents the population of the country. For example, the 2020 Census shows that Texas, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon and Utah will all gain a seat (with Texas gaining two) in next year’s Congress.
The redistricting commission has been operating throughout the state since its inception in 1983 when voters approved Constitutional Amendment 74, establishing an independent commission to redistrict legislative and congressional districts every decade. The commission said on its website it will host 20 or more public forums from May to August across the state in order to “listen to your ideas and proposals about current and future Congressional and legislative district boundaries.” The commission is encouraging residents to send comments and insight about their community, share testimonials during public outreach meetings, and to even draw their community with the “DRAW YOUR WA” mapping tool, available online at bit.ly/2SMfiO7.
Civic Meetings Birch Bay Water & Sewer District: Second and fourth Thursdays, 4 p.m., district offices, 7096 Point Whitehorn Road, Birch Bay. Info and Zoom meeting link: bbwsd.com.
Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation: Second Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., location varies. Info: bbbparkandrec.org. Virtual meeting info: bbbparkandrec.org/board-meetings.
Blaine City Council: Second and fourth Mondays, 6 p.m., Blaine City Council chambers, 435 Martin Street. Info and virtual meeting login: ci.blaine.wa.us.
Blaine Park and Cemetery Board: Second Thursday, 9 a.m., virtual meeting. Info: 360/332-8311, ext. 3330.
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Blaine School Board: Fourth Monday, 7 p.m., Blaine school district offices. Info and virtual meeting link: blainesd.org. North Whatcom Fire & Rescue: Third Thursday, 1 p.m. Info: nwfrs.net.
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How birds in the Pacific Northwest experienced the pandemic A community science effort asked hundreds of northwest residents to keep tabs on birds, and they learned a lot about themselves in the process. By Hannah Weinberger / Crosscut.com From a picnic table at Smith Cove Park in Interbay looking east, Elaine Chuang can help you find an osprey. “You have to be lined up with me here,” she says, orienting toward a large processing ship and eyeing a manmade platform 500 yards beyond it. On top sits an osprey that recently flew up from Central America. “When she’s down and all you can see is her head, then you know she’s on eggs,” says Chuang in a Texas accent made faint by 27 years in Seattle. “They’re laid one a day, and after about 30 days, then they’ll start to hatch.” The ospreys are dependable. Yesterday, Chuang saw the male swoop in with a fish. Chuang has been staking out the pair religiously as part of a novel and groundbreaking community science project. Started by researchers with the University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the beginning of the pandemic lockdowns last year, the UW Lockdown Birding Study was launched to help people better understand both how different species of birds in the Pacific Northwest respond to human behavior and environmental changes during the pandemic and how well we can detect those birds during this time. Lead author Olivia Sanderfoot, a graduate researcher, had planned to continue studying the impacts of wildfire smoke on bird vocalization for her Ph.D. research. But when lockdowns prevented her from accessing her study areas, she and principal investigator Dr. Beth Gardner, an associate professor and Sanderfoot’s adviser, pivoted. “With social distancing measures in place across the Pacific Northwest for weeks to months, we are presented with a unique opportunity to learn more about how human behavior directly and indirectly affects birds and identify actions we can take in the future to safeguard birds in urban
and suburban settings,” the two wrote in a project description on crowdsourced birding app eBird, which volunteers used for the study. More than 900 people initially signed up to participate in the project, which ran from April 1 through June 30, 2020, and is continuing over the same period in 2021. For 10 minutes at a time at least once a week, volunteers monitor birds in their backyards or spaces they can access without violating shelter-in-place ordinances. In each 10-minute survey period, volunteers log all the birds that they see and hear from one vantage point. Birders have different perspectives on what techniques yielded the best results for the survey. Some sat deadly still while others flitted around, getting down on the ground while whipping out their binoculars to get just the right vantage point. For the past few weeks, volunteer Tracy Campion has been surveying from her Bothell yard, always in her polka-dot pajamas, with Jack Sparrow, her threelegged one-eyed “pirate dog,” by her side. “I’m sure these neighbors are like, ‘this lady’s crazy,’ because I’ll be holding up my phone trying to figure out what the [bird] song is and it’s barely dawn,” says Campion, who has done field studies before as a primatologist. “But it’s just a nice way to wake up. Even if it’s cold or rainy, I come out in nature first thing in the morning to see what the birds are doing and get a count on everybody.” To get counts, volunteers across the Pacific Northwest log into eBird, start a timer and enter all their sightings, along with a tag for the survey to identify their report. There’s a lot of data left to parse, and more data yet to come, but what they’ve identified so far (detailed in a draft paper yet to be peer-reviewed) says as much about humans as it does birds. Findings Study data show 404 people spent more than 1,200 hours birding in service of the study, submitting 7,216 10-minute sur-
vey checklists via eBird at 479 study sites. Volunteers noted 193 species of birds at these sites, the vast majority (72.7 percent) of which were yards. The researchers could account for not only the natural and built aspects of habitat (canopy cover, roads), but also resources meant to attract birds, like feeders, fountains and bird houses. More than half the sites included bird feeders within view of volunteers. The most observed bird species included American crow, darkeyed junco, black-capped chickadee, American robin, house finch, Anna’s hummingbird, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Bewick’s wren and northern flicker. “The study was designed to tease apart this idea of where are these particular species and what drives where they are?” Gardner says. Lots of things may affect bird behavior, from static elements like land cover or canopy cover to the dynamic aspects of outdoor spaces – weather, temperature and air quality measures of pollutants, including fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide. The researchers wanted to
know how much the probability that birds visited a given survey site is influenced by the type of habitat it offers and, on a given day, how those dynamic factors
CITY OF BLAINE Due to COVID-19 and the Governor’s Proclamation, meetings are now only open to the public telephonically. Information on how to listen to the meeting live will be on the City Council agenda which is located on the City’s website homepage under Your Government, City Council, City Council Agenda. Please check the agenda prior to each meeting as the call in number or location may change.
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By Ian Haupt As the school year begins to wrap up, with graduation next weekend, we are still in the midst of the adjusted winter sports season. All home games for boys and girls basketball are live streamed on the athletic department’s “Borderites Live” YouTube page at youtube.com/c/BorderiteSportsandLiveEvents. Boys basketball The Borderites opened up the Oak Harbor Wildcats in the second quarter May 27 with a 27-2 run. The game finished with the boys taking home a 30-point victory, 72-42, and four-game winning streak. Joss Russ led the
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team in scoring with 25 points while Carson Lehnert was only one basket behind with 23. Cole Thomas also made it into double figures with 12 points. The boys then traveled to Squalicum May 31 where a two-point loss capitulated their winning streak. Losing 62-60 to the Storm, the team has a 4-2 record. The boys were scheduled to host Meridian June 2, and then will travel to Lummi Nation Thursday, June 3, and Mount Baker Friday, June 4. On Tuesday, June 8, they will play Burlington-Edison at home. Girls basketball The Lady Borderites hosted Oak Harbor on May 26, doubling their score for a commanding 42-24 victory. They also hosted Squalicum on June 1 and lost in a tight, defensive 30-25 game. The girls basketball record so
far this season is 2-4. They are set to travel to Meridian to take on the Warriors Thursday, June 3, and host Mount Baker Saturday, June 5. On Monday, June 7, the Borderites are scheduled to play the Wildcats in Oak Harbor. Wrestling Boys wrestling was scheduled to travel to Mount Baker to compete in an in-conference meet on June 2. The Borderites will travel to Meridian for another in-conference, multi-school meet Saturday, June 5. The girls team traveled to Mount Baker as well for an in-conference match June 1. On Thursday, June 3, they are scheduled to host Nooksack Valley and Squalicum for a conference competition that will be shortly followed by another Saturday, June 3, in Mount Vernon.
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Covid-19 in Whatcom County, by school district boundaries: Recent two-week case rates, cumulative counts and vaccinations By Grace McCarthy The Whatcom County community vaccination center will permanently close Thursday, June 17. Local healthcare providers have run the clinic at Bellingham Technical College since early March. “As with other mass vaccination sites around the state and the country, we’re seeing a drop in demand at the CVC,” Erika Lautenbach, Whatcom County Health Department director, said in a media release. “Nursing students have played a large role in staffing the CVC, and the current student group will be moving on as the academic quarter ends. With these changes, it makes sense to transition our vaccination efforts to mobile and pop-up clinics.” Clinic volunteers administered over 8,500 Covid-19 vaccine doses since the clinic started 13 weeks ago, according to the health department. Eight clinics are scheduled before clinic disbands, including the last two open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 16-17. Healthcare workers will administer the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at the clinics. To make an appointment, visit prepmod.doh.wa.gov or call 360/778-6075. Whatcom County has had a total of 9,084 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic and 382 probable cases (9,466 total cases), according to
Blaine Vaccination: 51.6 Case rate: 63 Case count: 632
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Bellingham Vaccination: 62.2 Case rate: 77 Case count: 3373 s The case rate is the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people over the past two weeks. Case count is the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Vaccination is the percentage of the population that has had at least one vaccine shot. Rates were updated June 2. May 31 Washington state Department of Health (DOH) data. The county’s death toll remains at 98. The percent of deaths per total confirmed cases is 1 percent. Every school district decreased in Covid-19 case rates. Blaine school district dropped from 148 cases per 100,000 people last week to 63 cases per 100,000. The school district had 43 confirmed Covid-19 cases since last week. The county should receive at least 2,970 vaccine doses this week, although this number is not final and is likely to increase. Last week, Whatcom County re-
ceived 7,010 vaccine doses. About 44.9 percent of county residents are fully vaccinated and 52 percent have received at least one vaccine dose, according to the department. The department reports 102,351 county residents are fully vaccinated and 118,719 residents have received their first shot. Statewide, 7,061,165 vaccine doses have been administered. About 43.2 percent of all residents in Washington are fully vaccinated and 50.3 percent have received one dose. Public spaces in the state can reopen to full capacity before June 30 if 70 per-
cent of people 16 and older are fully vaccinated. Right now, 53.9 percent of people 16 and older are fully vaccinated. Washington state has had 402,536 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic and 34,448 probable cases (probable cases come from an antigen test). In all, 5,789 people in Washington with the virus have died as
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bly with decorated vehicles – and honk, wave and show love to the graduating seniors. The celebration originated last year. When the graduation ceremony was pushed to Zoom due to the pandemic, a group of parents of the 2020 graduating class organized a parade-like event on Peace Portal Drive for their seniors to have their moment in the spotlight. “These kids have
waited their entire lives for this moment, and parents have waited for this moment,” said Angie Dixon, who helped organize last year’s event. “We still want to see them have that moment.” While this year’s seniors will have an in-person graduation ceremony, Friday, June 11, they also requested having a driveby ceremony for those unable to attend, said Kristi Shipp, who helped organize this year’s event. She said the kids thought it was so cool last year that they wanted to have one of their own.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has left many people scrambling for ways to unwind without risking their health or the health of others. For more than a year, opportunities to let loose and have fun have been stymied by the cancellation of concerts, theater shows, sporting events, family holidays, and so much more in the name of public safety. Individuals can look to coping strategies to find silver linings. Pampering oneself can be a healthy and enjoyable endeavor to explore. Pampering means different things to different people. Pampering involves indulging in
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and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates one in three American adults do not get enough sleep. Getting seven or more hours of sleep per night is important, but you also can add to your sleep bank by taking short naps in the early afternoon. A nap can reduce stress and elevate the mood. Stick to a snooze of 30 minutes or less. Indulge in a luxurious practical item Instead of splurging on something that is whimsical or unnecessary, allocate some disposable dollars to something functional – but put a luxurious spin on it. Think of buying a set of silk bedsheets or indulge on a high-end cut of meat for a family dinner. You’ll feel rewarded without feeling guilty that you were wasteful. Schedule a salon service Hair, nail or skin services enable you to get away from home for an hour or more and devote time all to yourself. Plus, you’ll have the benefit of walking out of the salon looking like the best version of yourself. Take a hot bath People may be pressed for time when engaging in their daily beauty and grooming routines. A 10-minute shower before work might not provide the relaxation and sense of escape you need. Set aside a time in the evening to soak in the tub and let stress as well as aches and pains melt away in the water. Scent the water with essential oils for a relaxing aromatherapy session. Find a simple pleasure Display fresh flowers on the table, listen to some favorite music while cleaning the house or plan a homemade meal for yourself accompanied by a fine wine. Planning for a simple pleasure once or twice a week gives you something to look forward to. Pampering comes in many shapes and forms and is an effective way to reduce stress.
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affected people’s ability to detect birds in spaces where we know they’ve been seen before. There might be a bird nearby, but in order for someone to realize that it spends time in a given habitat, three components of detection need to be met: Birds and people need to hang out in the space at the same time; the bird needs to do something that catches the eyes or ears of a person, and the person needs to have the wherewithal to know what to do with that information. Ultimately, the researchers homed in data submitted by the 376 people in Washington and Oregon who followed the survey protocol and produced usable data. The resulting upcoming first-year analysis is based on these participants’ 6,640 eBird checklists created from surveys at 429 monitoring sites, and focused on 46 recorded bird species observed frequently enough to provide good data. Accounting for the effects of seasonality, weather, air pollution and change in human mobility from a pre-pandemic baseline using Google mobility data, the researchers noticed a few strange things. For one, they found that air pollution – something rarely investigated in the context of bird detection even before the pandemic – had a statistically significant effect on detecting 10 of the 46 bird species included in the final report. But most interestingly, there was a relationship between the level of human mobility (based on the location history of Google users at a county scale) and our ability to detect birds. They had expected to see that when people moved around less, volunteers would notice more birds. Half of the studied species were detected less frequently when the percentage change in human mobility – which closely correlates with traffic – was down. Twelve species were less likely to be detected as mobility increased, while volunteers were more likely to see 23 species at higher levels of mobility. “It suggests that the relationship between human mobility and detection of birds is more complicated than a simple masking effect of traffic volumes on birdsong,” Sanderfoot says. “And it just shows that we’re very much part of our local environment.” “We saw an effect of human mobility on detection for 76 percent of study species, [which] means our study shows that there is a relationship between human mobility and one of those three components of detection – I have no way of teasing it out,” Sanderfoot says. “For those species with positive relationships, I have one of two hypotheses: Birds are changing their behavior in a way that makes them more noticeable – they might sing more loudly when there are more cars on the road, for one – [or] birds are spending more time where our observers are as traffic ticks up.” The researchers’ dataset suggests that on most days, human mobility was much lower than it was just prior to the pandemic.
s A sparrow is seen atop a bird feeder at Nadine Santo Pietro's home, while she conducts a 10-minute Covid-19 bird survey in Seattle's Phinney Ridge neighborhood on May 21. Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut Volunteer Nadine Santo Pietro noticed changes in her Phinney Ridge-area backyard as traffic picked up. “At the beginning of the pandemic, I would sit up here because you could hear,” she says from a porch looking out over the yard. She selected her study site so she can be less obtrusive to birds, to the point that sometimes she surprises them when she moves suddenly. But increased traffic noise now interrupts her site. “It sounds like being next to a waterfall.” Sometimes, she’ll notice birds stop singing when traffic is low, and resume singing when it starts back up. They also noticed that while birds like glaucous-winged gulls – which eat our trash and find ways to live in built spaces – continue spending time in highly urbanized areas, American crows that use human spaces similarly were seen less in urban areas. The researchers suggest that crows, which aren’t restricted to coastlines, may have moved elsewhere when urban businesses put out less trash. Sanderfoot says that the data is strong enough that the level of birding expertise among volunteers couldn’t account for the variation in detection alone. She says people’s physical presence isn’t a huge factor in bird behavior, especially for urban species. In surveys of the volunteers themselves, many said they were eager to participate to indulge their fascination with and concern for birds and the environment. Others signed up to learn more about nature, the chance to contribute to science, for fun, or for mental health benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic. “A lot of people don’t think of themselves as scientists, but they’re out there collecting data!” Gardner says. The fact that Sanderfoot put time into training her volunteers and standardizing their surveys
allows her to make stronger analyses than if she simply drew from general eBird data, says Michael Schrimpf, an ecologist in Manitoba who also researched bird behavior in the pandemic. “When you know that things are more standardized, you’re able to make comparisons with a smaller dataset, and the comparisons that you can make are a little bit more precise,” Schrimpf says. Using eBird data from about 93 counties in North America, Schrimpf’s study into where eBird users saw birds showed greater counts of many species in counties with stronger lockdowns. “It’s not just the things that we build – the roads and the buildings and everything – but how we use them that has effects on wildlife. And for the most part … all you have to do is reduce that human activity, and birds will use spaces more.” What’s next, for birders and the birds Sanderfoot says there is much left to study, but volunteers are creating a second season dataset that will help answer some lingering questions. “I wasn’t expecting to tell a story about human mobility … and I’ve actually been pushing myself to learn more about noise pollution and light pollution and these other facets of urbanization that are often confounded with air pollution that could help explain why that is,” Sanderfoot says. “I think that many people expected that we would be able to more readily observe birds, and our study suggests that that was not true for all species, which creates this opportunity to think a bit more critically about both how birds might have changed their behavior during lockdowns,” Sanderfoot says. Bird populations change annually, Sanderfoot says, as do environmental conditions. This year is supposed to be warmer than
2020, which may show up somehow in this year’s bird behavior. As they noticed changes in bird behavior and relationships with the environment, the volunteers noticed similar changes within themselves. Reflecting the sentiments of many participants, Santo Pietro didn’t consider herself a birder before all of this. “I liked watching birds, but I didn’t know much about them. Before, you know, we could name like, crows and robins, and then the rest were Little Brown Birds. “I found we had so many more birds than I thought, just from being asked to look for them.” Santo Pietro has since signed
up for bird identification and drawing classes through the Cornell Ornithology Lab, and started journaling. She has multiple journals filled with bird drawings, tallies, environmental conditions and unusual sightings. “Once I started this, I realized how much I did not know,” she says. Campion identifies birds mostly by sound, and can hear differences in calls now. She’s also more aware of how changes in the environment affect birds: The day after a forested area behind her house was razed for development, her yard felt like a “bird airport,” she says: They decked the fences and blotted the sky, looking for a new place to live. Birding can be a “gateway drug” to so much of nature, Chuang says. When she talks, her ears are always scanning. “You don’t want to turn it off,” she says, pointing out a harbor seal. If you want to know where to find birds, you have to be able to read the landscape. She points out a cotoneaster bush. “Eventually, you’ll want to know that it has red berries that cedar waxwings love, and in some of my counts last year, there would be 50 cedar waxwings on that bush,” she says. While volunteers were stuck inside, some say watching birds even helped their mental health. Campion finds herself coming out to her yard even during nonsurvey times to talk to the birds. She started gardening to beautify her research area. Santo Pietro says the survey process gave her hope. “Part of it was everything else was just so hard and falling apart – and, yet, the birds are still building their nests, having to feed their babies and they’re still singing and, I don’t know, it really helped a lot in that way,” she says. “There’s something moving forward.” Visit crosscut.com/donate to support nonprofit, freely distributed, local journalism.
Free state parks on Juneteenth, June 19 The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has created Juneteenth, recognized every June 19, a free state park day. This means a Discover Pass, which costs an annual fee of $30 or $10 for a one-day permit, will not be needed on June 19 for vehicle access to Washington State Department of Natural Resources lands or Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lands. The new free day honors Juneteenth, when the Emancipation Proclamation was read to people who were enslaved in Texas in 1865, nearly 2.5 years after Abraham Lincoln first issued the end of slavery. According to the commission’s press release, state land agencies are committing to promote diversity, equity and inclusion as core values. This comes as June 19 will become a paid state holiday for state workers in 2022. There are 12 days per year when a pass is not needed.
Juneteenth will be adding on to three more free days in June. This includes June 5, in recognition of National Trails Day; June 12, in honor of National Get Outdoors Day and Free Fishing Weekend; and June 13, for Free Fishing Weekend. The remaining free days for 2021 are August 25 for National Park Service Birthday, September 25 for National Public Lands Day, November 11 for Veterans Day, and November 26 for Autumn Day.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF Whatcom In Re the Estate of Mary Lou Levasseur aka, Mary Lou Leavesseur, Deceased. NO. 21-4-0042437. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) JUDGE: Lee Grochmal The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: June 3, 2021 Personal Representative: Jeanne Levasseur 3 Monroe Parkway Ste P #228 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Attorney for the Personal Representative: Katti Esp 301 Prospect Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Address for Mailing or Service: Katti Esp 301 Prospect Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Court of Probate Proceedings Superior Court of Whatcom County and Cause Number: Cause No. 21 4 00424 37
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: ALICE BODIEN LARSEN, Deceased. No. 214-00107-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Judge Robert E. Olson The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probated proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of Filing of Notice to Creditors: May 19, 2021 with Clerk of Court: Date of First Publication: May 20, 2021 Name of Personal Representative: JEAN DARA LARSEN HILDEBRAND Attorney for Personal Representatives: Steven D. Avery, WSBA #35262 Address for Mailing or Service: Avery Elder Law, P.S. 801 Samish Way, Ste. 202 Bellingham WA 98229 Telephone: (360) 325-2550 Email: steve@averyelderlaw.com DATED May 19, 2021. AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S. STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262 Attorney for Personal Representative JEAN DARA LARSEN HILDEBRAND www.averyelderlaw.com
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF Whatcom In Re the Estate of Jose M. Sonora, Deceased. NO. 21-400371-37. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030). JUDGE: Evan Jones The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: June 3, 2021 Personal Representative: Benita S. Lipayon 704 Woodbury Way Bellingham, WA 98226 Attorney for the Personal Representative: Katti Esp 301 Prospect Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Address for Mailing or Service: Katti Esp 301 Prospect Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Court of Probate Proceedings Superior Court of Whatcom County and Cause Number: Cause No. 21-4-00371-37
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: CAROLYN JEAN CALMAN, Deceased. No. 21-4-00401-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Judge Evan P. Jones The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probated proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 AND 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of Filing of Notice to Creditors May 19, 2021 with Clerk of Court: Date of First Publication: May 20, 2021 Name of Personal Representative: DEBRA MARLENE LUND Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven D. Avery, WSBA #35262 Address for Mailing or Service: Avery Elder Law, P.S. 801 Samish Way, Ste. 202 Bellingham WA 98229 Telephone: (360) 325-2550 Email: steve@averyelderlaw.com DATED May 19, 2021 AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S. STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262 Attorney for Personal Representative DEBRA MARLENE LUND www.averyelderlaw.com
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: MARY SHEILA HYATT, Deceased. No. 21-4-00379-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Judge Evan Jones The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probated proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of Filing of Notice to Creditors: May 19, 2021 with Clerk of Court: Date of First Publication: May 20, 2021 Name of Personal Representative: JEAN ADAMS Attorney for Personal Representatives: Steven D. Avery, WSBA #35262 Address for Mailing or Service: Avery Elder Law, P.S. 801 Samish Way, Ste. 202 Bellingham WA 98229 Telephone: (360) 325-2550 Email: steve@averyelderlaw.com DATED May 19, 2021. AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S. STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262 Attorney for Personal Representative JEAN ADAMS www.averyelderlaw.com
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM In re the Matter and Estate of: MARIAN RUTH ALLARD, Deceased. No. 21-4-00354-37. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS. RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: May 6, 2021 Personal Representative: Deborah Allard Riehl Presented by: Whatcom Law Group, P.S. Roger L. Ellingson, WSBA #19292 Attorney for Personal Representative PO Box 1258 / 289 H Street Blaine, WA 98231-1258 (360) 332-7000; Fax: (360) 332-6677
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This 1 BD, 1 BA home has been seriously upgraded and remodeled! The main living area is 384 +/- SF with a 132 +/- SF front porch that has an enclosed addition on the porch which could be used as a second bedroom! There is a nice garden shed which will have a washer / dryer hook up. This 180 day property is close to all amenities at Latitude 49: pool, hot tub, putting green, exercise room, playground and clubhouse. Minutes to I-5 and the US/CND border.
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RARE FIND! VIEW, VIEW, VIEW! Only true West facing waterfront vacant land available within Boundary Ridge at Semiahmoo. 1.08 acre lot located on highly sought after street, with all utilities underground. Next to community beach access stairs on dead end street for privacy. Build dream retreat & start enjoying incredible sunsets, beach lifestyle. Views to North of B.C., West to Strait of Georgia, South towards San Juan Islands. Opportunity is unique & cannot be duplicated with high bank lot. Semiahmoo offers private marina, beaches, top rated golf & country club, tennis, pools, biking/walking trails & 4 star resort hotel. Vacation living everyday!
SOLD FOR FULL PRICE! Hidden masterpiece w/ timeless design-no expense spared! Just shy of 1 acre, 3,419 sq. ft & 139’ of waterfront w/views of Bay, Gulf & San Juan Islands. Single level design delivers rare opportunity. Chef’s kitchen w/custom cabinets, granite, eating bar & tons of storage. Master suite has beautiful west facing views-private patio leading to in-ground spa. Guest wing w/oversized bedrooms & full bath. Natural light beams throughout w/vaulted living room. Huge 3.5 car garage offers room for toys! Brand new metal roof 3/2021. Rare home at this price!
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Cherish east and west facing YOUR OWN PRIVATE views from Mt. Baker to the San 50 FT DOCK Juan Islands from this 4164 SF 3 BD, 3.5 BA home. Enjoy the recently remodeled chef’s delight kitchen. Your boat awaits its own private 50 foot dock to take you out to the San Juan Islands and beyond. Bonus mother in law suite is fully equipped with kitchen, laundry, bath, bedroom and private entrance - or use for potential rental income. Enjoy all of Sandy Point’s amenities including: swimming pool, golf, tennis and community beach access! This home has it all!
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5550 Salish Road • Blaine $799,500 MLS # 1735916 3258 square feet
Birch Bay Village home. Built in 2008, but you would think it was built in 2021. 1462 sq. ft. of ultimate privacy and quality. One level home with 3 bedrooms, 1.75 bath, 2 car garage, rv parking, 8x16 outbuilding with concrete floor. See pictures at briansouthwick.com
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Road Rules: Bicyclists, pedestrians or vehicles? By Doug Dahl Question: Are bicyclists who use crosswalks when crossing a road considered vehicles (which must yield to road traffic) or are they considered pedestrians (to which cars must yield) because they are in a crosswalk? In our community this is an issue where paved recreation trails cross busy roads. There are no signals at these crossings. Answer: Bicycles – the chameleons of traffic law. Sometimes they follow the rules for cars, sometimes they follow the rules for pedestrians. So here’s a simple guideline to figure out which rules generally apply. Treat bikes on the road like vehicles and bikes on a sidewalk or crosswalk like pedestrians. Before we get deeper into that answer, I’ll admit that I’m a bit confused by the first part of this question; the part implying that if a bicycle is a vehicle, it has to, by default, yield to other traffic. I might be misunderstanding, and if so, please indulge me for a moment as I make an unwarranted clarification. Bikes are not a lower-status vehicle that takes a secondary position to vehicles with motors. To quote the law, “Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle ...” There are some limitations in the law for bikes due to their slower speed, but giving up right-of-way at intersections is not one of them. Back to the question. The same law that I just quoted also states, “Every person riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk or crosswalk must be granted all the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to a pedestrian ...” When a recreation trail (a
shared-use path for walkers, runners and riders) meets a roadway and becomes a crosswalk, yes, drivers are to yield to both pedestrians and cyclists in the crosswalk. (Side note: In some business districts riding on the sidewalk is prohibited. Where allowed, cyclists are to yield to pedestrians, so keep it slow.) Providing crosswalks for vulnerable road users is great, but often these shared-use paths don’t align with an intersection. The rules for crosswalks are the same, whether they’re at an intersection or mid-block, but a driver may be less likely to notice a crosswalk when it’s in an unexpected location. The driver still needs to yield to the person in the crosswalk, but if you’re the one crossing, think about who cares most that you make it across. If you’re a driver, be aware of what you might need to yield to at these crosswalks. By law, a pedestrian is defined as, along with a person on foot, any person who is using “a means of conveyance
propelled by human power other than a bicycle.” Skateboards, kick scooters, roller blades, wheelchairs; using any of them qualifies you as a pedestrian. Many of those conveyances are a lot faster than a regular pedestrian, and when I’ve ridden on shareduse paths I’ve encountered all of them, often ridden by kids. The law prohibits a pedestrian or cyclist from suddenly entering a crosswalk when it is impossible for the driver to stop in time, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. How good were you as a kid at knowing and following traffic rules? I was going to make a joke about kids doing dumb stuff, but this applies to grown-ups too. We all have a responsibility to watch out for each other, and this especially applies to any of us who are piloting two tons of steel through a crosswalk. Doug Dahl is a manager with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, Region 11 and publishes TheWiseDrive.com.
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August 8, 1942 – May 22, 2021 Joy Darlene Dalry (nee Bergman), age 78, of Blaine passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by love, laughter, and her favorite lilacs on May 22, 2021. Joy was born in Renton, WA on August 8, 1942 to Ralph and Lillian Bergman (Freeman). After four boys, Lillian was thrilled to welcome her “darling” girl! Joy graduated from Renton High School in 1961. She married her high school sweetheart, Douglas Dalry, on September 2nd of that same year. The two of them welcomed their first child, Jodi, the following year. They would go on to welcome three more children: Darin in 1965, Jill in 1967, and Jayme in 1970. Doug and Joy moved their family to Blaine in 1975 and bought a 10 acre farm where they raised their kids, some animals, and had the time of their lives! Joy’s many talents included keeping kids in line as a school bus driver, and working as a part-time bartender at some of the local establishments. Thirty years ago, Joy retired and spent her days taking care of her grandchildren, baking cowboy cookies, and watching Food Network. In 1990, Joy and Doug moved into their dream home that they built together in Birch Bay Village. Over the years, their home would be the center for family; celebrating holidays and birthdays, cooking large dinners, and making many memories. Their home was always warm and inviting, and full of laughter. Joy is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Doug; her four children, Jodi (John) Lefler, Darin (Sheila) Dalry, Jill (Scott) Campbell, and Jayme (Don) Swansen; her grandchildren, Carli (Tim) Collins, Dani (AJ) Pieczynski, Aaron Bedow, Caidan Lefler, and Spencer and Conner Dalry; and her great-grandchildren, Annabelle, Sawyer, Amelia, and Lillian. A celebration of life will be organized by the family in August. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Joy’s name to Whatcom Hospice House, whose care and love meant more to our family than we can ever truly express. Please share your thoughts and memories of Joy online at www. sigsfunerlservices.com
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Kathleen Louise Gilbert August 4, 1947 – May 18, 2021
Kathi was a long-time resident of Birch Bay and Blaine. She lived in L.A., California before moving here years ago, where she made her living as a model. Her true passion was caring for animals. Kathi volunteered as an advocate for the Alternative Humane Society and also participated each year in “Doggy Days”. On many occasions, she offered assistance to help animals in need. Kathi was devoted to her own family of dogs, cats, and a variety of birds. She adored Dalmatians and it was common to see her driving down the street with her beloved Rocket or Annie, then Dena and Lucy. One of her favorite pastimes with them was swimming together in a pool. She had smaller dogs with endearing names such as Spot “the Dot”, Gabe “the Babe”, Mikey and Ziggy. Among her many cats over the years were Casey and Tanner who lived very long, happy lives. One of the birds in Kathi’s household, named Dakota “the Peep”, could be heard “peeping away” in the background on her answering machine. Kathi loved to go on outings with her friends to seasonal craft fairs, local cafés and restaurants. The spring and summer were her favorite times of the year, and she especially enjoyed the Plover rides to and from Semiahmoo to spend time with them there for lunch. Kathi will be remembered by the many friends who will always love her and she will be deeply missed. She had said many times that she longed to go back home to L.A. one day. For all of us who knew you here Kathi, we will think of you as being home now with your dearest Rocket, your mom and all of those beautiful souls you shared your life with.
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Sheriff’s Reports May 22, 5:42 a.m.: Domestic order violence on Portal Way. May 22, 3:58 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident on Kickerville Road. May 23, 8:46 a.m.: Civil problem on Birch Bay-Lynden Road. May 23, 11:05 a.m.: Domestic verbal on Alderson Road. May 23, 5:52 p.m.: Theft cold call on Leeside Drive. May 24, 5:56 p.m.: Civil problem on East Street. May 25, 12:57 a.m.: Impound private on Halibut Drive. May 25, 12:25 p.m.: Property found on Harborview Road. May 25, 6:15 p.m.: Noise on Kickerville Road. May 26, 9:05 p.m.: Neighborhood dispute on Elaine Street. May 27, 11:04 a.m.: Request for law enforcement on Pacific Highway. May 27, 11:19 a.m.: Serve papers on Valley View Road, Custer. May 27, 12 p.m.: Suspicious person on Birch Bay-Lynden Road. May 27, 4:09 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident blocking on Portal Way and Birch Bay-Lynden Road. May 28, 10:30 p.m.: Vandalism cold call on Birch Bay-Lynden Road. May 29, 7:26 a.m.: Harassment on Harborview Road.
May 29, 12:08 p.m.: Hot rod on Surf Place and Sunburst Drive. May 29, 4:35 p.m.: Fight on Stein Road, Custer. Suspect arrested for fourth degree assault. May 29, 6:23 p.m.: Hit and run on Birch Bay Square Street.
Police Reports May 22, 8:55 a.m.: Criminal traffic stop on Peace Portal Drive. May 22, 12:55 a.m.: Burglary at an apartment on Runge Avenue. May 22, 5:40 p.m.: Juvenile problem on Mary Avenue. May 23, 3:28 a.m.: Verbal argument between a couple on Snowy Owl Lane. May 23, 12:41 p.m.: Welfare check on Snowy Owl Lane. May 23, 3:45 p.m.: Urinating in a public place on Semiahmoo Parkway. May 24, 10:15 a.m.: Assist citizen on H Street. May 24, 2:43 p.m.: Stalking on Alder Street. May 24, 4:54 p.m.: Juvenile runaway report on E Street. May 24, 6:19 p.m.: Neighbor dispute over trees on Lincoln Lane.
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May 29, 5:40 p.m.: Disorderly conduct on Birch Bay Drive. Suspect arrested. May 29, 8:35 p.m.: Fight on Bay and Jackson roads. May 30, 12:29 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident on Pacific Highway.
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Coming up Please wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines. Seeds of Culture: The Portraits and Stories of Native American Women: Thursday, June 3, 7 p.m., Mt. Baker Theater, 104 N. Commercial Street, Bellingham. Melding powerful storytelling with video, photography and song, Matika Wilbur, expands on her experiences photographing Native American women from across the hundreds of sovereign nations she visited over nearly a decade. Free. Registration: mountbakertheatre.com/online/article/seedsofculture. Sponsored by Whatcom Museum. Trivia at The Vault: Thursday, June 3, 7 p.m., The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. This week’s theme: Greek mythology plus toga costume contest. Info: thevaultwine.com.
May 24, 6:52 p.m.: Possible stalking/harassment on H Street. May 25, 4:37 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances on Runge Avenue. May 25, 2:36 p.m.: Found property on H Street. May 25, 8:07 p.m.: Commercial alarm on Boblett Street. May 25, 8:57 p.m.: Violation of no-contact order on Marine Drive. May 25, 9:12 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances at a business on 3rd Street. May 25, 9:37 p.m.: Warrant arrest on Marine Drive. May 25, 10:23 p.m.: Verbal argument between couple on Mitchell Avenue. May 27, 2:13 a.m.: Criminal driving offense on Mitchell Avenue. Report by Blaine Police Department.
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Live Music at The Vault: Friday, June 5, 7 p.m., The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. Featuring: Lefty and the Right Hand Band. Info: thevaultwine.com. Disc Golf Work Party: Saturday, June 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Lincon Park. Volunteers will help out the Whatcom Disc Golf Club prepare the Lincoln Park course for the annual Battle by the Border tournament June 19. Non-disc golf volunteers welcome. Blaine High School Class of 2021 Drive-by “Parade:” Sunday, June 6, 2 p.m., Mitchell Avenue between the I-5 overpass and Alder Street. Come drive by the seniors in their caps and gowns to honor their graduation. Decorate your car, wave a sign, and show the students how much their community appreciates them. Blaine School District Community Q & A: Monday, June 7, 6 p.m. The community is invited to ask Blaine school district superintendent Dr. Christopher Granger questions. Zoom link on blainesd.org. RE Sources Environmental Heroes Awards Celebration and Fundraiser: Wednesday, June 9, 5:30 p.m. Virtual celebration honoring 13-year old Blaine resident London Fletcher, Darrell Hillaire and Mary Ruth Holder plus keynote speaker Rep. Debra Lekanoff and Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. Info and registration: re-sources.org/Heroes2021. Proceeds support Re Sources’ critical programs and projects. Summer Farm Market Kick-Off: Saturday, June 12, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Home Farm Upick and Events, 8020 Kickerville Road. Shop 20+ local craft and food vendors. Free admission. Info: homefarm.farm. Watershed Watchers: Day at the Beach: Saturday, June 12, noon–3 p.m., Birch Bay State Park. Low tides, free parking, guided naturalist beach walks, and free popsicles. Sponsored by Whatcom Conservation District and BBWARM. Info: bbwarm.whatcomcounty.org/get- involved/Watershed-Watchers. Haynie Opry: Saturday, June 12, Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Custer. Join Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends band for an old-time gospel music matinee at 3 p.m. and an evening show with musical guests Al and Carol Linde at 7 p.m. Tickets at the door $5 for matinee, $10 evening show. Info: 360/366-3321. Semiahmoo Women’s Club Luncheon: Thursday, June 17, 11:15 a.m., the pavillion at Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club, 8720 Semiahmoo Parkway. $25 plated lunch. RSVP by 5 p.m. Saturday June 12th to B.J. Windrum, 817-6004192 or young.drum@hotmail.com. Women from all communities welcome to join the club – check us out at semiahmoowomensclub.org
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“Dive-in” Movie at Birch Bay Waterslides: Friday, June 18, gates open at 8 p.m., movie starts around 9:30 p.m., Birch Bay Waterslides, 4874 Birch Bay Lynden Road. Drive-in movie-style, showing Angry Birds 2. Cost $20 per car. Purchase tickets at birchbaychamber.com.
June 3 – 10 at Blaine. Not for navigation. 49° 0’ 0”N - 122° 46’ 0”W
Kites For Kids Day: Saturday, June 19, 11 a.m–4 p.m., Birch Bay Vogt Community Library, 7968 Birch Bay Drive. Free kites for kids (while supplies last) plus kids activities, story telling and more. Info: birchbaychamber.com. Presented by the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce.
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Fr 4
1:59 am 9.3
9:14 am 2.6
2:54 pm 5.6
7:41 pm 3.8
Birch Bay Library Neighborhood Captain Meetings: Saturdays June 19 and 26, noon–2 p.m. Birch Bay Vogt Community Library property, 8968 Birch Bay Drive. Learn more about becoming a Neighborhood Captain and sharing information with your friends and neighbors supporting the Library Capital Facilities Area campaign. For info and questions, email FOBBLpresident@gmail. com.
Sa 5 2:27 am 9.1
9:46 am 1.7
Ongoing:
8:41 pm 4.8
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:360/3326350 or blainefood@hotmail.com.
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Su 6 2:53 am 8.9 10:14 am 0.8
5:18 pm 7.1
9:37 pm 5.6
Mo 7 3:17 am 8.8 10:44 am 0.1
6:08 pm 7.9 10:33 pm 6.2
Tu 8 3:41 am 8.7 11:14 am -0.5
6:52 pm 8.6 11:27 pm 6.7
We 9 4:07 am 8.5 11:44 am -1.0
7:32 pm 9.1
Th 10 12:17 am 7.0
4:33 am 8.4
8:10 pm 9.4
12:16 pm -1.3
Weather
Precipitation: During the period between May 24 and 30, 0.68 inches of precipitation was recorded. The 2021 year-to-date precipitation is 13.2 inches. Temperature: High for the past week was 70°F on May 25 with a low of 43°F on May 28. Average high was 60°F and average low was 55°F.
Courtesy Birch Bay Water & Sewer Dist.
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. 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’s Market by the Sea: Saturdays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., G Street Plaza. Featuring high quality arts and crafts vendors selling handcrafted merchandise. Info: cjsolomon07@comcast.net. Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce Virtual Meetings: Third Thursdays, 1 p.m. Meeting ID on birchbaychamber.com. Blaine Library: 610 3rd Street. Open to in-branch visits, Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Curbside holds and pick up, Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Info 360/305-3637. Blaine Friends of the Library Bookstore is now open during in-branch open hours. Meals on Wheels: Thursdays 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m., Blaine Senior Center, 763 G Street. Adults 60+ pick up one hot and six frozen meals. Suggested donation $5 per meal or whatever is affordable. First come, first serve basis. Info: 360/332-8040. A.P.A. Museum: Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 1–5 p.m., 9261 Semiahmoo Parkway. Free, donations welcome. Masks required Info: draytonharbormaritime.com. Toastmasters Virtual Meetings: Tuesdays 6:30–7:45 p.m. Entertaining and educational. Have fun speaking, learn to overcome fears. Info: Call Pete 360/933-1671 or email him at pcorcorran@gmail.com for the Zoom link. Movie Nights: Fridays, 8:15 p.m., Birch Bay Activity Center, 7511 Gemini Street. Playing family friendly movies. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and watch the movie on the big screen. Free popcorn. Masks and social distancing required. Info: bbbparkandrec.org. Submissions to Coming Up should be sent to calendar@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.
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By Grace McCarthy Through hard work and dedication, a Blaine High School (BHS) alum graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy on May 28. Alfonso Dermendziev, BHS class of 2017, received his bachelor’s degree in quantitative economics from the prestigious academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Alfonso said he chose the major because it had real-world applications that focused heavily on math. Following graduation, Alfonso will be granted leave before he commissions as an ensign in the navy with a surface warfare job. In this position, Alfonso will be stationed on the USS Portland in San Diego for two years and lead a group of 40-50 sailors. “I’m looking forward to getting to know the ship and sailors, and creating an atmosphere where we’re all focused on getting the job done but also having a good time,” Alfonso said. Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy educates its student body of nearly 4,500 people to become officers in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps through moral, mental and physical training, according to an academy press release. Alfonso, the first in his family to serve in the military, learned about the U.S. Naval Academy from a close family friend during his sophomore year of high school. Alfonso applied his junior year and subsequently attended a track camp at the academy. “I knew I wanted to go there right away,” he said. During high school, Alfonso competed on the football, basketball, and track and field teams. He was also part of the associated student body for three years and MC at pep rallies. With free time outside of school, Alfonso volunteered at Blaine Food Bank and was involved with Bellingham Police Explorers program, which offered ride-alongs and mini bootcamps to youth interested in a service career. While attending the academy, Alfonso played rugby during his first two years, and was involved in mountaineering club, Latin dance club, Latin American studies club and Catholic midshipmen club. Alfonso said his university experience challenged him with managing an array of responsi-
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2013 Blaine High School Graduate Ryan Wallen played the best round of his life on May 15, 2021 at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, AZ when he married his sweetheart Emily Marie Woodard of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Ryan is the son of Jerry and Susie Wallen of Birch Bay and Emily is the daughter of Lee and Rhonda Woodard. Ryan earned his MBA at the University of Wyoming and Emily earned her Bachelors degree at Wyoming, then attended Kansas City University and earned her degree of osteopathic medicine. The couple will be relocating from Arizona to St. Louis, Missouri where Emily will begin her 4-year residency as an OB/GYN while Ryan continues his career as a professional golfer.
s BHS alum Alfonso Dermendziev. bilities from military obligations to a rigorous academic load that required at least 18 credits per semester. Military obligations included 6 a.m. musters, preparing for parades that displayed military professionalism and twomonth summer training. “Going from high school without prep school, the transition from civilian to regimented service life can be a shock to a lot of people, and it definitely was for me the first few days,” he said. “I knew this was where I wanted to be so I did everything I could to ensure I graduated.” Alfonso’s older sister Magda Dermendziev said it has been inspiring to watch her brother, who grew up in a low-income, minority household, achieve his dreams. Their mother escaped the civil war in El Salvador during the ’80s and eventually landed in Blaine, where Alfonso and his siblings grew up. “I have to compose myself so I don’t cry,” Magda said when asked how it felt to see her brother graduate. “He worked hard in Blaine, and he had this dream and support from us and several families in Blaine. They pushed him to achieve this goal and he made it.” For Magda, she’s most proud of seeing her younger brother stay humble through his accomplishments. People consistently tell Alfonso they’re proud of him, but it shows in his actions, she said.
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“To think I’m a graduate from little old Blaine is pretty awesome,” Alfonso said.
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