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City council Horizon at Semiahmoo sells for $14.3 million approves plaza lease agreement By Grace McCarthy

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s Harbor Custom Development, Inc. purchased the longtime vacant Horizon at Semiahmoo housing development for $14.3 million on June 28. The company says it is ready to make progress on the housing development that could provide up to 230 residences. Story on page 15. Photo by Grace McCarthy

An unofficial car show and H Street vendors among changes to Blaine’s Fourth of July Changes are in the works for Blaine’s Fourth of July. The city of Blaine has relocated the event to the first two blocks of H Street near Peace Portal Drive, according to Blaine Chamber of Commerce director Carroll Solomon, who is organizing the Fourth of July event with the city of Blaine. The street fair was originally expected to take over one block of G Street and G Street Plaza, but the city decided it didn’t want roads blocked so close to businesses, Solomon said. Street fair vendors will line the first block of H Street off Peace Portal Drive and an unofficial car show will be reserved for the second block, across from the

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Blaine Police Department. Solomon said residents voiced concern about not having a car show, so event organizers are inviting people with unique cars to park on the second block of H Street to show them off. There will be no fees or trophies for participants, she said. Performers will now play live music at the H Street Plaza. Blaine High School students and other musicians will provide upbeat melodies to the plaza and nearby streets. Border Town Pizza will turn its parking lot into a kids zone with a bouncy house and games, Solomon said. All other Independence Day celebrations are slated to remain the same, Solomon said, including 10 p.m. fireworks, no parade and a Blaine Library book sale.

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Outdoor dining will now be a permanent option in downtown Blaine plazas, thanks to a unanimous Blaine City Council vote that allows establishments to lease the H, G and Martin Street plazas. Blaine City Council voted 6-0 with councilmember Eric Davidson excused, on ordinance 21-2961 during a June 28 council meeting. Businesses can pay for yearlong use of the plaza for $9 per square foot or a six-month lease during the city’s peak season, May through October, for $6 per square foot. The lease agreement will go into effect July 6, city of Blaine’s economic development and tourism coordinator Alex Wenger said. One business is very interested and another considered leasing plaza area but is not actively pursuing it, he said. “We’re not anticipating a high volume of applications off the bat but it’s a great program,” Wenger said in an interview after the council meeting. “As downtown continues to grow and new restaurants move in, it will be a great tool to increase economic development downtown.” City staff made the fees $1 per square foot per month for the peak season and 50 cents for months outside of peak season, according to a memo to city council. The city had considered a monthly lease but decided that would create too much work for staff and would be unpredictable, Wenger told councilmembers during the meeting. Leasing plaza space will be first come, first serve, but Wenger said the city is not expecting a high volume of applicants based on conversations with businesses. Organizations can still obtain a parks special use permit that allow 100 percent use of plaza space for activities like the farmers market and the tree lighting ceremony, Wenger said. A business with a lease agreement would have priority over parks special use permits for plaza space, he added. “We gave it our best shot but there may be future amendments needed to this. I think we have a really good proposal together but we may need to amend this in

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s Birch Bay Activity Center visitors play pickleball on the outdoor courts June 23. Pickleball is just one of many activities people can participate in at the center this summer. To register for a fitness class or reserve a pickleball court, visit bbbparkandrec.org. Photo by Emily Feek

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Letters The Editor: Does anyone else out there question the sale by the city and approval by council of the property at 665 Peace Portal? I realize that this cash-poor city paid out a lot of money to demolish the existing building and needed to replace that money, but in doing the math with the sale, I don’t see that the city will even make all of its money back. Don’t tell us beggars can’t be choosy. With real estate now they can be just that. How have we all benefited? The probable loss of a water view, our biggest asset. A buyer who has voiced not being sure of what he’d do with the property – having definite plans should have been part of the sale. This property is commercial property with a waterfront view on the main street of a city. Every similar parcel in the same part of the city can also be bought for at least twice the price. Yes, they still sit unsold, yet this is as close to a giveaway as can be seen … and cities aren’t allowed to gift by state law. I guess though when money is received back, that law is circumvented. The sale was premature and underval-

ued. In the past six months, well before the property was listed, property values in Blaine had increased by as much as 50 percent. Even derelict properties command premium prices, and have sold well above asking. Yet this was a list and sale at old time prices. Come on, city administration and council. If you’re going to plead poverty and reduce services, or eventually pass costs on to all of us, help yourself too when you get the chance. We may all have lost on this one, except the buyer who made all of his money back just in the purchase itself thanks to rising property values here. To rephrase a line from a novella, “Power never has to say I’m sorry” (or perhaps, never have to give reason). I do believe though that we all deserve to receive some better reasons regarding this sorry transaction from both the city and council. Ray Leone Blaine

ent Birch Bay businesses. He will continue visiting every day (sometimes even twice in one day) through July 4. To find him, watch for clues on the Friends of Birch Bay Library Facebook page (FOBBLibrary) or NextDoor.com. Just show your library card to the staff and you’ll receive some amazing treats such as popsicles, snow cones, sodas and candy bars. When you find Stripes, you can take a selfie with him and post it on NextDoor. com and your own Facebook page with the #StripesSearch to be entered into a drawing for some pawsome prizes from generous Birch Bay businesses. Prize pickup will be at the future Birch Bay Library site starting July 5. Please contact Dianne at FOBBLPresident@ gmail.com or 206/850-8590 for more information. Ruth Higgins Blaine

The Editor: The Search for Stripes continues through the holiday weekend. Stripes is a patriotic library kitty who has been visiting differ-

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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.

Blaine Planning Commission: Second and fourth Thursdays, 6 p.m. Info: blainepc@cityofblaine.com. Info for joining Zoom meetings: bit.ly/2CiMKnk.

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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Birch Bay poker run on July 3 The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce is hosting a poker run for golf cart and bicyclers. The first poker run will commence Saturday, July 3, with three other dates throughout the summer. The poker run will fall on the Birch Bay berm celebration August 21, and the other dates are tentative but the poker runs will also be on Rollback Weekend July 23-25 and Discov-

er Birch Bay Days September 3-5. During the poker run, participants will draw a playing card at each checkpoint with the goal to have the best poker hand by the end. The event is a free, family friendly event has prizes for those with the best poker hands. Golf carts should be driven only in the Birch Bay golf cart zone. To register, visit the chamber’s website at bit.ly/3y3J9AI.

CDS will only accept electronic permit applications The city of Blaine’s community development services department (CDS) will transition to only accepting electronic permit applications starting Monday, July 12. This comes after the department used electronic submittals while city offices were closed during the pandemic. The switch to electronic copies will be more efficient, reduce paper and expenses from printing and shipping, according to a CDS press release.

“This move to fully embrace electronic permit submittal is needed now more than ever in order to meet the city’s goals for housing and economic development,” CDS director Stacie Pratschner said in a statement. Instructions on submitting electronic permits are available on the city of Blaine’s website at bit.ly/3hbxAR6. For more information, CDS staff can be reached by calling 360/332-8311.

The League of Women Voters to host virtual primary forums The League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County (LWV) is hosting primary election forums for candidates who will appear on the August ballots. The virtual forums will be streamed online and broadcast on KGMI. People may watch the forums any time at LWV’s website, lvwbellinghamwhatcom.org. On Wednesday, July 7, LWV is hosting a 6:30 p.m. forum for Whatcom County Council District 3. The candidates are incumbent Tyler Byrd, Rebecca Lewis, Fred Rinard and Kathy Sabel. A 7:30 p.m. forum for Port of Bellingham District 2 candidates will include incumbent Ken Bell, Austin Chapin and Kelly Krieger. On Thursday, July 8, LWV is hosting two Whatcom County Council forums and one Bellingham City Council forum. The at-

large Whatcom County Council position will be the first forum from 6 to 6:45 p.m. with incumbent Barry Buchanan, Kamal Bhachu, Bob Burr and Misty Flowers. The Whatcom County Council District 1 forum will follow from 7 to 7:45 p.m. with candidates Kaylee Galloway, Jeremiah Ramsey and Eddy Ury. A forum for the Bellingham City Council atlarge position will start at 8 p.m. LWV is a national, nonpartisan organization founded in 1920 that works to get people, regardless of age or gender, active in government. Primary election ballots will be mailed July 14 before the August 3 election. For more information about the August primary, visit the Whatcom County Auditor’s Office website at whatcomcounty. us/1732/current-election.

Birch Bay woman pleads guilty to second-degree assault By Grace McCarthy Kathy Jo Andersen, 64, pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon after an incident in which she ran after her Birch Bay neighbor with a hunting knife in December. Andersen was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered not to come within 1,000 feet of the victim for the next 10 years, according to Whatcom County Superior Court records. Andersen pleaded guilty May 27, nearly two months before her jury trial that was scheduled for July 19.

Carrying a large hunting knife, Andersen confronted her neighbor in the victim’s yard as the neighbor was leaving for work in the early morning of December 3, 2020. Andersen chased the victim with a large hunting knife near the 4700 block of Birch Bay-Lynden Road near the intersection of Harborview Road. The neighbor ran to her car, closing the door which Andersen then tried to force open. The neighbor told police she feared for her life during the incident. The neighbor had previously reported Andersen’s erratic behavior before to the police.

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Mike Mulder, who died from amyloidosis June 16, will be remembered by many as an impassioned businessman known for his drive to build Blaine into a prosperous city with strong community values. Mulder, 65, an Everett native, grew up in Tsawwassen, B.C. before eventually moving to Custer. Known for developing downtown Blaine properties, Mulder also invested time and money in philanthropic pursuits through the nonprofit he co-founded, Wildbird Charity. Buildings line Peace Portal Drive bringing life to Mulder’s ideas, from the parking lot next to The Railway Café to his last complete project, The Rustic Fork. With landmarks like the Goff building under his belt, Mulder pushed forward with development, even until his last days. Through his real estate company, Nimbus Real Estate, he was planning an elaborate event center and bakery, all while racing for a September opening of Gateway 1890 Taphouse, Seafood & Grill. Mulder dreamed of bringing Blaine together by developing spaces that could create shared community experiences, friends and business partners say. Mulder invested his time into other people who could help build Blaine into a destination town similar to La Conner or Anacortes. “He liked to give everybody opportunities,” said Karen Trudel, who worked closely with Mulder as a Nimbus Real Estate broker. “He wanted to employ people, he wanted people working and he wanted the town working.” Those who knew Mulder describe him as big-hearted, gener-

ous, uplifting, family focused and as someone who gave opportunity to those around him. His philanthropic values drove him to cofound Wildbird Charity in 2016 with a group of friends from Trinity Western University in Langley, where Mulder attended school in the ’70s. “He was really conscious of giving back to the community, whether that’s in business or in charity,” said Phill Esau, a Wildbird Charity co-founder and Nimbus Real Estate broker. “And even though he was a quiet sponsor of Wildbird Charity, he was a major sponsor from our start nearly five years ago to present day.” Nimbus Real Estate’s extra profits went to the nonprofit, and all of Mulder’s developments, like The Rustic Fork, contributed to Wildbird Charity. The charity founders originally sought out to fill gaps serving people in Whatcom County and found a niche providing students meals on weekends. The organization went from feeding 250 to 900 county children per week during the pandemic last summer, according to the Wildbird Charity website. Mulder’s wife also started Wildbird Charity Boutique in downtown Blaine to help fund the nonprofit’s projects. “A real estate company that funds a charity was his dream,” Trudel said. “You’ll never hear that again. It just doesn’t happen because [real estate] is about making money and this guy was not about making money for himself. He wanted to take care of everyone else around him. He wants everyone to be self-supporting and do their own thing.” Mulder was a humble man who happened to be smart with his in-

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the future,” Wenger said during the council meeting. Blaine city manager Michael Jones issued an emergency order on June 9, 2020 that allowed businesses with a special permit to use plazas for commercial use, which city council approved later that month. The order was created to help businesses during the pandemic and was set to expire when the city terminated its emergency proclamation. City council decided in April for Blaine’s community development services and public works departments to look into creating a leasing program to continue plaza use after the pandemic. The departments worked together to draft amendments to the right-ofway section in Blaine Municipal Code and the streets unified fee schedule. The changes didn’t require a public hearing or notice, according to city staff. Payments will be collected annually, according to the city memo. Council may also update plaza fees through a resolution. The public works department has the authority to approve, conditionally approve or deny an application, according to the rightof-way changes in the Blaine Municipal Code. When looking at an application, public works

staff will consider if the proposed business would unreasonably interfere with businesses or activities already approved in the area; cause risk or damage; or interfere with operation and maintenance of public infrastructure. If two businesses are vying for the same plaza space, Wenger said public works staff would work to divide the space and come to an agreement for both parties. “It would be a great problem to have multiple businesses interested in plazas,” he said. Commercial plaza use may not take over more than 35 percent of a plaza and 65 percent of the plaza must remain open to the public. A 12-foot space is reserved for adjoining properties’ business activities and is included in the 35 percent of the plaza space. There’s no fee in the lease agreement for the 12-foot space that is used as a sidewalk for business access. “The plazas shall primarily be for public use and enjoyment,” the new code states. Any plaza area not used will be open to the public and weather canopies and dining enclosures are permitted, according to the code. “We can change this. This is a test case in a way,” mayor Bonnie Onyon said during the meeting. “We’re going to see how it works and we might have to modify it in the future but I think this is a really good start to allow these businesses to use this space.”

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State fire marshal urges caution, preparation for upcoming wildfire season By Nolan Baker As summer draws closer and the risk for potential wildfires increases, the Washington state fire marshal’s office urges citizens to educate themselves and prepare their properties now in order to reduce the chance of human and property damage. Last year was one of the worst wildfire years in recent memory,

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Covid-19 in Whatcom County, by school district: Recent two-week case rates, cumulative counts and vaccinations Washington state opened businesses to 100 percent capacity June 30, bringing the state back to a sense of seeming normalcy for the first time since the pandemic forced shutdowns in March 2020. People who are unvaccinated are asked to continue wearing masks when indoors in public. Whatcom County has had a total of 9,905 confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to June 28 Washington state Department of Health (DOH) data. The county’s death toll remains at 103. Covid-19 case increased in four school districts: Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden and Nooksack Valley. Blaine school district increased from 58 to 84 cases per 100,000 people last week. The school district has had seven confirmed Covid-19 cases since last week. Just over 53 percent of county residents are fully vaccinated and 5.7 percent are either waiting for their second dose or for the two weeks after receiving their last vaccine dose, according to the department. The department reports 121,594 county residents are fully vaccinated and 12,867 residents are in the process of becoming fully vaccinated. For county residents 12 and older, 68 percent are either fully vaccinated or are in the process of becoming fully vaccinated. Statewide, 7,795,522 vaccine doses have been administered. In all, 49.9 percent of people in Washington are fully vaccinated and 5.2 are in the process of becoming fully vaccinated. Right now, 60.4 percent of people 16 and older are fully vaccinated and 5.9 are in the process of becoming vaccinated. Washington state has had 451,248 confirmed and probable cases since the start of the pandemic (the 36,739 probable cases came from an antigen test). In all, 5,920 people in Washington with the virus have died and 25,455 have been hospitalized. For more Whatcom County information, visit whatcomcounty. us/covidvaccine and whatcomcounty.us/coviddata. State information is available at bit.ly/3r2URJj. Vaccine locations can be found at bit.ly/3nZiMqr. For CDC data, visit bit.ly/39Kt4qh.

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Asian giant hornet trapping starts July 1 Hornet quarantine starts July 3 In other Asian giant hornet news, the hornet quarantine act that prohibits all live hornet species from being sold and knowingly transported to or through Washington was passed and will go into effect Saturday, July 3. The restrictions also apply to infested sites, which are within 20 meters of a hornet’s nest and will guarantee WSDA access onto the property. For more information, visit the WSDA website at bit.ly/32bWV6k.

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the world’s largest hornet. More than 1,200 Washington residents made homemade traps during 2020, which was the first time the state agency asked the public to participate in survey trapping. Excluding the eradicated nest found in east Blaine, WSDA trapped 15 hornets and Whatcom County residents found another 16 during 2020. WSDA started the season trapping hornets in north Whatcom County but is adding more traps to Snohomish County after a deceased male hornet was discovered June 4. Entomologists believe the male hornet died before 2020, but are still trying to understand how it got to Washington. The invasive hornet is usually 1-2 inches in length with orange-and-black stripes that can become darkened in the bait, according to WSDA. If a live Asian giant hornet is found in a trap, call WSDA immediately at 800/443-6684. Visit WSDA’s website at bit.ly/3h9QnfA for more information on creating a trap and reporting its contents. People with questions can also email WSDA’s Pest Program at hornets@agr.wa.gov.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM In the Matter of the Estate of ANTHONY MICHAEL dal PIAZ, Deceased. No. 21-4-00259-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. 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 of 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. 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 .40.020(3); 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 non-probate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: June 24, 2021 DATE OF FILING OF NOTICE: June 18, 2021 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: Marian Klebanoff ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Elizabeth Heath ADDRESS FOR MAILING: P.O. Box 48522, Spokane WA 99228 ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: 411 E Shiloh Hills Dr. Spokane WA 99208 ELIZABETH HEATH, Attorney for Personal Representative

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Legals (cont.) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF Whatcom In Re the Estate of Donald Larcom, Deceased. NO. 21-400469-37. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) JUDGE: David E. Freeman 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 17, 2021 Personal Representative: Brian D. Larcom 4214 James Street 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. 21-4-00469-37

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: EDWIN F. KUTSKO, Deceased. No. 214-00466-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Judge Lee P. Grochmal 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: June 17, 2021 with Clerk of Court: Date of First Publication: June 24, 2021 Name of Personal Representative: JIM DOBEY 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 June 17, 2021. AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S. STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262 Attorney for Personal Representative JIM DOBEY www.averyelderlaw.com

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF Whatcom In Re the Estate of Lydia Jane Hoffman, Deceased. NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.42.030 The notice agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the abovenamed decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent, and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed. 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 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’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 notice agent’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(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 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: July 1, 2021 The notice agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington on May 19, 2021, at Bellingham, Washington, that the foregoing is true and correct. Notice Agent:: Coby Hoffman 706 Willow Court South Bellingham, WA 98225 Attorney for notice agent: Katti Esp 301 Prospect Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Address for Mailing or Service: Katti Esp 301 Prospect Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Court of notice agent’s Declaration and Oath: Superior Court of Whatcom County Cause No.: 21-4-00509-37

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM In re the Matter of PETITIONER, AMANDA HAMEL AND RESPONDENT, RODEL M. PASAOA, PRESUMED FATHER No. 21-3-00161-37. SUMMONS SERVED BY PUBLICATION To: RODEL M. PASAOA: Petitioner has started a court case by filing a petition. The name of the Petition is Petition for a parenting plan, residential schedule and/or child support. You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side. Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this Summons is published which is July 1, 2021. If you do not file and serve your Response or a Notice of Appearance by the deadline: No one has to notify you about other hearings in this case, and The court may approve the requests in the Petition without hearing your side (called a default judgment). Follow these steps: 1. Read the Petition and any other documents that were filed at court with this Summons. Those documents explain what the other party is asking for. 2. Fill out a Response on this form: FL Parentage 332, Response to Petition for Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support You can get the Response form and other forms you may need at: * The Washington State Courts’ website: www.courts.wa.gov/forms * Washington LawHelp: www.washing tonlawhelp.org, or * The Superior Court Clerk’s office or county law library (for a fee). 3. Serve (give) a copy of your Response to the person who filed this Summons at the address below, and to any other parties. You may use certified mail with return receipt requested. For more information on how to serve, read Superior Court Civil Rule 5. 4. File your original Response with the court clerk at this address: Whatcom County Superior Court Clerk 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 301 Bellingham, WA 98225 5. Lawyer not required: It is a good idea to talk to a lawyer, but you may file and serve your Response without one. This Summons is issued according to Rule 4.1 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the state of Washington. Dated: June 23, 2021. Casie C. Rodenberger, WSBA# 54348 Attorney for Petitioner Mailing address: PO Box 1258 Service address: 289 H Street, Suite A Blaine, WA 98231

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Rules of the Road: Young drivers and summer road trips By Doug Dahl Question: My daughter just graduated from high school, and now she and her friends are planning a multi-day road trip to celebrate. I’m not sure how smart or safe it is to let four teenagers drive together for several days. I’m trying to figure out if letting her go makes me a good parent or a bad parent. Answer: I am reasonably qualified to answer a question about traffic safety. I’m certainly not qualified to determine if you’re a good or bad parent, so I can’t help you there. However, the fact that you’re asking the question has me leaning toward the former. I can imagine the questions you’re asking yourself, because several years ago I was asking myself the same ones as my son departed on a road trip with some recently graduated friends. Based on that evidence, you might think I’m going to recommend that you let your daughter go on the trip. But I’m smarter than that; I’m not going to tell another parent what’s right for their kid. Instead, let’s consider the facts. Yep, this is the part where I tell you how bad young drivers are. Drivers age 16-25 make up about 13 percent of all drivers, but they’re involved in 30 percent of all fatal crashes in Washington. Part of that is lack of experience; until we can get skills implanted in our brains like they did to Neo in The Matrix, there’s going to be a chunk of time when a driver just isn’t that good at it yet. And part of it is brain devel-

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• Distraction: Young drivers make up the highest proportion of distracted drivers in fatal crashes. Even though young drivers engage in high-risk behaviors more frequently than adult drivers, it’s not like “everybody’s doing it.” Most young drivers make smart driving decisions most of the time. As an example, a national study found that 87 percent of young drivers wear their seatbelt compared to 90 percent of adult drivers. Yes, young drivers wear seatbelts less, but the vast majority still wear them. In addition to “Am I a good parent?” here are some questions you may want to ask yourself: Does your daughter wear a seatbelt, drive the speed limit, avoid distractions, never drives impaired, and makes sure that the people she shares the driving with do the same? Have you giv(See Road Rules, page 15)

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1-story house with 1,964 SF, 1,858 SF basement, 4 BD, 3 BA, 576 SF attached garage, 374 SF deck, built in 1998, .71 acres land; marine and territorial views.

8869 Semiahmoo Drive, Blaine

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1-story house with 1,560 SF, 3 BD, 3 BA, bonus room, 1,176 SF attached garage, 524 SF patio, built in 2008, .31 acres land.

5351 Canvasback Road, Blaine

$750,000

Condo with 2,003 SF, 2 BD, 3 BA, built in 2020, waterfront; marine views.

#103, Pacific Point Condos, 9545 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine

$1,229,000

Condo with 2,003 SF, 2 BD, 3 BA, built in 2020, waterfront; marine views.

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$1,149,000

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1-and a half story house with 3,780 SF, 1,596 SF finished basement, 3 BD, 4 BA, 672 SF attached garage, 640 SF deck, built in 1992, waterfront; marine and territorial views, 2.39 acres land.

8735 Oertel Drive, Blaine

$1,850,000

2-story house with 3,242 SF, 4 BD, 4 BA, 225 SF detached garage, 522 SF patio, 288 SF deck, built in 2019; marine and territorial view, .20 acres land.

1613 Harbor View Drive, Point Roberts

$685,000

1-and a half story condominium with 2,407 SF, 3 BD, 4 BA, attached garage, built in 1992.

#7, Bldg 4, Melrose Cottages Condo, 5552 Canvasback Rd, Blaine

$647,283

1-and a half story house with 2,580 SF, 3 BD, 2 BA, 576 SF attached garage, 602 SF deck, 1,080 SF storage, built in 1999, 4.79 acres land.

1840 H. Street Road, Blaine

$690,000

2-story house with 3,047 SF, 4 BD, 3 BA, 647 SF attached garage, 415 SF patio, built in 2006, 5.01 acres wooded land.

2259 H. Street Road, Blaine

$815,000

1-story house with 2,818 SF, 2,350 SF basement, 4 BD, 4 BA, 1,347 SF attached garage, 618 SF deck, 438 SF patio, built in 1997, waterfront; marine view, .49 acres land.

9145 Great Blue Heron Lane, Blaine

$1,850,000

1-story house with 2,328 SF, 2,112 SF basement, 3 BD, 3 BA, 338 SF balcony, 502 SF attached garage, 350 SF detached garage, built in 2017, .23 acres land.

8775 Clubhouse Point Drive, Blaine

$1,444,000

1-story house with 2,402 SF, 1,075 SF basement, 4 BD, 3 BA, 742 SF attached garage, 181 SF deck, built in 1996, .32 acres land.

5336 Canvasback Road, Blaine

$1,125,000

9131 Chickadee Way, Blaine

$1,160,000

5320 Nootka Loop, Blaine

$750,400

9058 Sea Mist Lane, Blaine

$744,500

1 and a half story house with 2,923 SF, 1,487 SF basement, 3 BD, 3 BA, 1,800 SF barn, 1,405 SF deck, built in 1985, 18.50 acres land.

4042 Hoier Road, Blaine

$865,000

1-story house with 1,828 SF, 1,408 SF basement, 4 BD, 3 BA, 528 SF attached garage, 392 SF deck, 200 SF patio, built in 2004; partial marine and territorial views, .23 acres land.

8046 Niska Road, Blaine

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1-story house with 1,842 SF, 4 BD, 3 BA, 528 SF attached garage, 506 SF deck, 200 SF patio, built in 1990, .29 acres land, waterfront; marine views.

5375 Nootka Loop, Blaine

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1-story house with 1,368 SF, 1,368 SF basement, 2 BD, 2 BA, 378 SF attached garage, 288 SF deck, built in 1975, waterfront; marine view, .87 acres land.

8545 Semiahmoo Drive, Blaine

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1-story house with 3,419 SF , 4 BD, 4 BA, 772 SF attached garage, 862 SF patio, built in 1993, waterfront; marine views, .93 acres land.

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Fourplex with 4,424 SF, built in 1989, .34 acres land.

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Sheriff’s Reports June 21, 1:05 p.m.: Domestic physical on Welkers Road. June 21, 1:13 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances on Quinalt Road. June 21, 1:32 p.m.: Threat on Harborview Road. June 21, 5:46 p.m.: Domestic order violence on Birch Bay Square Street. June 22, 4:20 a.m.: Domestic verbal on Maple Crest Avenue. June 22, 9:31 a.m.: Trespass on Birch Bay Square Street. June 22, 10:30 a.m.: Civil problem on Harborview Road. June 22, 11:09 a.m.: Hazard on Stein and Loomis Trail roads, Custer. June 22, 11:16 a.m.: Property found on Gulf and Henry roads. June 22, 6:45 p.m.: Traffic hazard on Dean Road, Custer. June 22, 7:50 p.m.: Neighborhood dispute on Birch Bay-Lynden Road. June 23, 5:31 a.m.: Suspicious vehicle on Badger Road, Custer. June 23, 12:14 p.m.: Civil problem on Birch Bay-Lynden Road, Custer. June 23, 2:01 p.m.: Domestic verbal on Knorr Court. June 23, 2:27 p.m.: Suspicious person on H Street. June 23, 3:29 p.m.: Theft on Valley View Road, Custer. June 23, 5:39 p.m.: Trespass on Loomis Trail Road, Custer.

June 23, 6:15 p.m.: Fugitive warrant served on 2nd Street. June 23, 10:33 p.m.: Hot rod on Bay Road. June 24, 8:25 a.m.: Traffic hazard on Birch Bay Drive. June 24, 11:38 a.m.: Civil problem on H Street Road. June 24, 12:30 p.m.: Threat on Delta Lane Road. June 24, 3:35 p.m.: Harassment on Morningside Drive. June 24, 3:55 p.m.: Theft on Holeman Avenue. June 24, 9:02 p.m.: Shots on Semiahmoo Drive. June 25, 1:18 p.m.: Theft on Loft Lane.

June 19,11:45 a.m.: Trespass authorization letter issued on Peace Portal Drive. June 20, 2:14 p.m.: Parking problem on B Street. June 21, 1:55 p.m.: Two theft investigations on Alder Street. June 22, 5:07 p.m.: Domestic dispute, no assault, on Belted Kingfisher Road. June 22, 8:09 p.m.: Threats on Semiahmoo Parkway. June 22, 8:56 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances at a business on Peace Portal Drive. June 23, 5:40 p.m.: Vehicle theft

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on 16th Street. June 24, 1:28 p.m.: Civil case on Sanderling Way. June 25, 11:13 a.m.: Assist other agency on Sanderling Way. June 25, 1:27 p.m.: Children locked in car on Marine Drive. June 25, 9:12 p.m.: Death investigation on Peace Portal Drive. June 11, 8:01 p.m.: Suspicious circumstance on Odell Road. June 11, 9:39 p.m.: Threats complaint on C Street. Report by Blaine Police Department.

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Live Music at The Rustic Fork: Thursday, July 1, 6 p.m., The Rustic Fork Eatery, 442 Peace Portal Drive. Featuring Mark Williams and Thomas Sandblom. Info: therusticforkeatery.com. Trivia at The Vault: Thursday, July 1, 7 p.m., The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. This week’s theme: USA/4th of July history hosted by Alan. Info: thevaultwine.com. NSEA Guided River Walk: Fridays and Saturdays July 2–September 11, 3–4 p.m.. Join Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association naturalists on an hour-long guided walk along the Nooksack River to learn about local salmon species and their lifecycle and habitat! Open to all ages, no RSVP required. Trail includes stairs and slight inclines. Meet at Horseshoe Bend Trail just east of Glacier. n-sea.org/nooksack-river-stewards. Live Music at The Vault: Friday, July 2, 7 p.m., The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. Featuring: The Unknowns. Info: thevaultwine.com. Dive-in Movie at Birch Bay Waterslides: Friday, July 2, 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 A League of Their Own. Cost $20 per car. Purchase tickets at birchbaychamber.com.

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Blaine’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July: Sunday, July 4, 12-5 p.m. Street fair on H Street, car show, kids’ scavenger hunt, live music at H and G Street Plazas. Fireworks at 10 p.m. at Marine Park. Info: blainechamber. com. Friends of Blaine Library Book Sale: Sunday, July 4, 12–5 p.m., Blaine Library, 610 3rd Street. Books, DVDs, audio books, and more. Live Music at The Rustic Fork: Sunday, July 4, 1:30–4:30 p.m., The Rustic Fork Eatery, 442 Peace Portal Drive. Featuring the Jimmy Wright Band. Info: therusticforkeatery.com. Live Music at The Vault: Sunday, July 4, The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. 3 p.m. music by Adrian Clarke, 7 p.m. music by Lefty and the Right Hand Band. Info: thevaultwine.com. Fourth of July Beach Clean Up: Monday, July 5, 9 a.m.–noon. Birch Bay Visitor Center, 7900 Birch Bay Drive. Help clean up trash and firework debris on the beach. Light refreshments provided. Info: email director@ birchbaychamber.com. Live Music at The Rustic Fork: Wednesday, July 7, 6 p.m., The Rustic Fork Eatery, 442 Peace Portal Drive. Featuring Wicked Timing. Info: therusticforkeatery.com. League of Women Voters Virtual Candidate Forum: Wednesday, July 7. Whatcom County Council district 3 candidates Tyler Byrd, Rebecca Lewis, Fred Rinard, Kathy Sabel at 6:30 p.m. and Port of Bellingham district 2 candidates Ken Bell, Austin Chapin, Kelly Krieger at 7:30 p.m. Watch online or anytime before voting at lvwbellinghamwhatcom.org. Live Music at The Rustic Fork: Thursday, July 8, 6 p.m., The Rustic Fork Eatery, 442 Peace Portal Drive. Featuring solo artist Ron Hardt. Info: therusticforkeatery.com. League of Women Voters Virtual Candidate Forum: Thursday, July 8. Whatcom County Council at-large candidates Kamal Bhachu, Barry Buchanan, Bob Burr, Misty Flowers at 6 p.m., Whatcom County Council district 1 candidates Kaylee Galloway, Jeremiah Ramsey, Eddy Ury at 7 p.m. and Bellingham City Council at-large candidates Tonia Boze, Kristina Michele Martens, Russ Whidbee at 8 p.m. Watch online or anytime before voting at lvwbellinghamwhatcom.org.

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Hunters of the Sky: Saturday, July 3, 6 p.m., Birch Bay State Park wildlife theater. Experience live birds of prey up close, learn as highly skilled trainers from Sardis Raptor Center show off winged hunters and provide insight into identification, anatomy of flight, raptors’ role in the environment and much more! Please bring chairs. Info: fobbsp.org.

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June 25, 1:26 p.m.: Traffic hazard on Stein and Haynie roads, Custer. June 25, 1:40 p.m.: Drugs on Sunburst Drive. June 25, 1:44 p.m.: Domestic physical on H Street Road. June 25, 6:07 p.m.: Fireworks on Moonglow Court. June 25, 10:06 p.m.: Fireworks on Custer School Road, Custer. June 26, 9:38 a.m.: Threat on Birch Bay Drive. June 26, 8:42 p.m.: Vehicle prowl on Legion Drive. June 26, 10:46 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident on Sunrise Road, Custer.

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Trivia at The Vault: Thursday, July 8, 7 p.m., The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. This week’s theme: Breaking Bad hosted by Alan. Info: thevaultwine.com. Live Music at The Vault: Friday, July 9, 7 p.m., The Vault Wine Bar and Bistro, 277 G Street. Featuring: JP Falcon. Info: thevaultwine.com. Haynie Opry: Saturday, July 10, 7 p.m., Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Custer. Join Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends band for a special tribute to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Carl Perkins. His hits include “Blue suede shoes,” “Honey don’t,”and others. Gospel matinee at 3 p.m. Tickets at the door $5 for matinee, $10 evening show at the door. Info: 360/366-3321.

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Summer food program: Blaine school district will have no charge meals available for all students up to 18 years of age, or 21 if enrolled in a program and not graduated. Meals are to be picked up on Wednesdays between 1 and 5:30 p.m. through the summer. Visit the food services page for more information.

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Precipitation: During the period of June 22 – 28, no precipitation was recorded. The 2021 year-to-date precipitation is 14.1 inches.

Temperature: High for the past week was 96°F on June 28 with a low of 56°F on June 23 and 24. Average high was 81°F and average low was 64°F.

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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. 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. 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. Blaine Library: 610 3rd Street. Open to in-branch visits, Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. In-branch visits, curbside services, and Friends of the Library Bookstore now open 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. 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. Alaska Packers Association Cannery Museum: Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 1–5 p.m., 9261 Semiahmoo Parkway. Free, donations welcome. Masks required Info: 360/371-3558.

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or city of Blaine jurisdiction, depending on their location. He’d like to get approvals in place from both governments as soon as possible, so the company can hopefully start building homes this year and people could potentially move into the homes during the first six months of 2022. “Our objective is to start immediately,” he said. “After the holiday, we want to start cleaning up the existing lots to move forward right away.” The company will first build on the 71 lots that are already approved, while moving through the engineering process for the undeveloped properties, which Griffin said will provide a finalized number of residences. The upper-end homes will be Pacific Northwest style for vacationers and people looking to raise families alike, Griffin said. Homes will be priced $600,000 to $1 million. There is no standard size for the lots. Some lots are 15,000 square feet, others larger or smaller, and undeveloped lots have yet to be sized, Griffin said. The properties will primarily be single-family homes with the possibility of condominiums for sale if zoning allows. Horizon was set to be the area’s

By Grace McCarthy A 219-acre empty Semiahmoo property won’t stay that way much longer. Harbor Custom Development, Inc. (HCD) purchased the Horizon at Semiahmoo housing development June 28 for $14.3 million, and developers say they’re ready to spur progress on an upward of 230 residences almost immediately. Horizon is located off Semiahmoo Parkway, adjacent to the Semiahmoo golf course, and provides panoramic views of Birch Bay, the San Juan Islands and the Semiahmoo golf course. The housing development contains 71 residential lots that are already serviced and approved, according to a HCD press release. Horizon also has 75-80 undeveloped lots in a second parcel and 37 acres that developers believe could add 80 residences, 20 of which would be just steps from the Semiahmoo golf course. Sterling Griffin, HCD president and CEO, said he’s watched the Horizon property over the past few years but started keeping a closer eye on it six months ago because of Whatcom County’s severe housing shortage. “We believe you take the existing housing shortage and you have the Canadian border closed for residential traffic and when it opens, it will be a boom for the county,” Griffin said. Griffin said the properties fall under either Whatcom County

first residential mixed-use development in the mid-2000s, but went moribund after the 2008 recession, changing hands several times. HCD is a real estate company that works from land acquisition to sales and management of residential projects. The company began development in western Washington and has expanded to Sacramento, California and Austin, Texas, with a focus on suburban areas and resort communities outside of cities. Semiahmoo’s proximity to Vancouver also played a role in HCD acquiring the Horizon subdivision. “We are excited to enter the Vancouver, B.C. metro market allowing Harbor to offer our residential product to both U.S. and Canadian buyers,” Griffin said in a statement. “Expanding our Washington state footprint into Whatcom County is a natural progression of our strategy to

“After the holiday, we want to start cleaning up the existing lots to move forward right away.”

provide housing in suburbs that are a commutable distance to a core job market.” People interested in purchasing a home in the Horizon at Semiahmoo subdivision can follow the HCD website, harborcustomhomes.com, for updates, Griffin said. Griffin, who took notice of Blaine on drives to B.C., said he is interested in developing more in Blaine, considering it an underserved community. “We’re excited to be coming to Whatcom County,” he said. “This is a beautiful piece of property.”

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