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CEOs, focused on strengthening ties from Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, B.C., ac cording to its website.

Kinnebrew said he wants the city gov ernment and local organizations to rec ognize BAC’s importance in influencing things from city zoning policies, citizen participation and ability to attract new businesses. Through the council, he be lieves Blaine will become a more desirable place to live and a tourist destination.

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Artists and supporters across the com munity showed up to the meeting – from Pacific Arts Association representatives to Blaine Library manager Jonathan Jakobitz.

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s Brad Smith, Microsoft president and vice chair (l.), and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates discuss climate action at the 2022 Cascadia Innovation Corridor’s “Cascadia 2050 vision: Moving to climate action” conference at Semiahmoo Resort on September 12.

Gates also discussed the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act recently passed and how it could scale up green steel production. He said the U.S. needs to be innovative in or der to show other countries how to create climate solutions in an economic way.

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The CIC initiative is led by Business Council of B.C. and Challenge Seattle, a group of over 20 of the Seattle area’s largest

“It was great. There was a wonderful turnout,” Jakobitz said of the meeting. “It was really encouraging to see both artists and people who want to support the arts in our community come out.”

Christine Gregoire, former Washington state governor who hosted the conference, said that the CIC initiative leaders decided in 2020 they wanted to become the first sustainable mega-region in the world.

The first day of the two-day event was tightly scheduled with conversations on climate change’s economic impacts, pub lic-private partnership’s roles in climate action, regional airports’ climate action and the importance of ultra-high-speed transportation.Leadersatthe ports of Seattle and Port land, Vancouver Airport Authority and Alaska Airlines focused their conversation on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as an alternative to traditional jet fuel to lower carbon emissions.

“The Blaine Arts Council exists for the community,” a member read from the council’s mission statement. “The council promotes, cultivates and supports the arts in order to enrich the lives of the commu nity through creativity with a variety of cultural events, education and shows.”

Wildfire smoke created an orange haze over Semiahmoo Resort as cross-border dignitaries, business leaders and research ers met at the 2022 Cascadia Innovation Corridor (CIC) conference September 1213. This year’s theme: Climate change.

The initiative’s sixth annual conference, “Cascadia 2050 Vision: Moving to climate action,” was the first held outside of Seat tle or Vancouver, B.C. Organizers said the decision to host the sold-out conference in Blaine was to belatedly celebrate the Peace Arch’s centennial on September 6, 2021 that was delayed because of the pandemic.

Excited murmurs filled the room as a group of about 30 Blaine and Birch Bay artists gathered in Northwood Chapel on September 8. It was Blaine Arts Council’s (BAC) second meeting, and artists came ready to collaborate and bring the arts to the city’s center stage.

Around a dozen Seattle demonstrators gathered outside of the resort as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrived by helicopter before giving a keynote discussion with Mi crosoft president and vice chair Brad Smith.

“I strongly believe the arts council should reflect local interests and tastes while always reaching further to become aware of an ever-increasing vision and creative offerings of others beyond our self-imposed local boundaries,” he said.

“I’ve never seen a problem that’s com pletely unsolvable without the research entities, the government and the private sector coming together,” Gates said. “It’s a very complicated problem that’s a global problem.”

“Realizing this vision also requires us to address the climate crisis literally head on,” Gregoire said in her opening remarks. “Taking action to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions while adapting to the effects of climate Gregoirechange.”notedmany people fought cat astrophic flooding to attend last year’s con ference in November.

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Cross-border leaders convene for climate action conference at Semiahmoo Resort

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“It needs to be a high priority for people. I have to say it does get immense attention,” Gates said of climate action. “I’m very im pressed that, given the really bad effects are out in the future, every day we’re reading about, ‘Here’s where the weather is getting worse with floods and extreme heat condi tions’ versus 10 years ago.”

The arts council was the brainchild of Joseph Kinnebrew, an artist who’s had his work displayed across the U.S. and saw the potential for an arts council during this year’s Blaine Art Studio Tour. He met with a small group of art supporters this spring where he encouraged them to start an arts council and he offered an initial council structure.“Ihave been through this process sever al times and suggest the energy and efforts thus far are exceptional. The results and reaction of the Blaine commission remains to be seen,” he said. “Arts councils can be come vital contributors to communities but they do not happen by themselves.”

Gates told conference attendees he was feeling optimistic about climate action be cause of the pace of innovation, but not ed Russia’s war in Ukraine derailed some short-term goals.

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The group discussed the upcoming oys ter festival in downtown Blaine, updates from the council’s committees and strat egies to recruit new members. Christy Schroeder-Lloyd gave a presentation on calligraphy near the end of the meeting.

Interim BAC president Kay Dee Pow ell, who helped start the Blaine Art Studio Tour, said the arts council was just getting started and hopes to grow as new mem bers join. The first meeting, held August 11, just had painters, but Powell said she was encouraged to see a variety of artists

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“We’ve come a long way the past two years in developing the tools that allow us to adapt and live with Covid-19,” the governor said. “Ending this order does not mean we take it less seriously or will lose focus on how this virus has changed the way we live. We will continue our commitments to the public’s well-being, but simply through different tools

“In recent months it’s become obvi ous he was running out of excuses for continuing the state of emer gency, and from that standpoint I welcome today’s announcement.”

The police department deter mined the caller was OK after contacting him, Munden said.

The city’s community devel opment services department re ceived a call around 9:45 a.m. from a person who threatened to hurt themself after being denied a permit, Blaine Police Depart ment spokesperson lieutenant Michael Munden said. The call er didn’t threaten city staff but

The Legislature long ago gave the executive branch sweeping power during declared emergen cies. During the pandemic, Inslee implemented some of the strict est measures among the states af ter declaring a state of emergency at the end of February 2020.

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“They aired on the side of cau tion, which is good and what we would recommend,” Mund en said of city staff. “If nothing else, it gave us the opportunity to contact that person and make

sure they were OK.”

Some pandemic programs –such as the WA Notify contact tracing, testing programs and mobile vaccination clinics – will remain operational after the state of emergency ends.

But, “Republicans were right to question his actions, whether he appreciated that or not, and have maintained that his clinging to this extra authority was unfair to the other branches of government,” Braun said in prepared remarks.

A separate order by the state Department of Health requiring face coverings for health care and long-term care facilities will re main in place beyond the end of the state of emergency. The gov ernor is also considering options to make sure workers have work place protections should they want to wear a mask on the job.

Almost three-quarters of the orders Inslee made using emer gency powers have already been removed, according to the gov ernor’s office. The 23 remaining orders – including the underly ing emergency proclamation au thorizing the emergency powers – will end by October 31.

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tonians have died of Covid-19, according to state health data, which is among the lowest per capita Covid-19 death rates among the states. Still, Washing ton continues to announce about 10 deaths daily due to the virus, according to the governor’s office.

Safety and security issues close city hall building on September 13

In March 2020, with Wash ington at the epicenter of the first documented outbreak in the nation, the governor shut down schools, banned large public gatherings and business es deemed nonessential. In the following months, he ordered requirements for wearing masks, set up regional metrics for re opening, and imposed vaccine mandates for health care workers

In a statement, senate minority leader John Braun (R-Centralia) said the governor’s approach was justified for early in the pandemic.

and state employees.

The end of the emergen cy-power declaration will also nix the vaccine requirements for school and health care work ers, although employers can still require them. The governor is keeping Covid-19 vaccine re quirements in place, however,

Governor Jay Inslee will lift Washington’s state of emergency for Covid-19 by the end of Octo ber, ending more than two and a half years of unprecedented exec utive powers used to tamp down theInslee’spandemic.announcement in a September 8 news conference comes as the pandemic – along with public appetite for govern ment controls to curb the virus – have waned, with more people becoming vaccinated or getting immunity after recovering.

for workers at most Washington stateRepublicanagencies. state lawmakers –who are in the minority in Olym pia and who were sidelined for much of the pandemic response – have long criticized Inslee for continuing the state of emergency.

Inslee declares end to Covid-19 emergency in Washington state

that are now more appropriate for the era we’ve entered.”

Several businesses and other or ganizations have offices in the 435 Martin Street building, including the city of Blaine, Banner Bank and the Immigration Law Firm.

A sign on the building’s front door said city hall was closed due to a security and safety issue and was expected to re sume as normal September 14. Crawford said in an email that employees and the public were able to enter and exit the build ing, and city staff were letting the public into city hall on Sep tember 13.

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The Blaine city hall building, which houses several offices in cluding Banner Bank, was closed September 13 after someone threatened self-harm in a call to the planning department.

acting city manager Sam Craw ford locked the building’s doors out of an abundance of caution, Munden said.

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The airport authorities also shared goals such as the Port of Seattle wanting to be the green est port in North America and Vancouver International Airport aiming to be net zero by 2030. The group signed a statement on joint goals for four climate ac tion strategies at the conference: SAFs, airport facilities, airfield operations and vehicle trips to and from the airport.

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cross-border leaders waving their hands above their heads.

International Peace Arch Asso ciation founder Christina Win kler closed the ceremony with a sing-along performance that had

“We are a fossil fuel driven en ergy at our core so energy along with labor is often at the top of the expense ledger,” said Tamara Vrooman, Vancouver Airport Au thority president and CEO. “We exist as an airport for the benefit of our community and the economy that supports it, but we also think it’s a smart business decision. In Canada, there is a tax on carbon and the price of carbon-emitting fuels is going to go up.”

s From l.; Ann Ardizzone, vice president of supply chain for Alaska Airlines; Curtis Robinhold, executive director of Port of Portland; Tamara Vrooman, president and CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority; and Steve Metruck, executive director of Port of Seattle.

s International Peace Arch Park Association founder Christina Winkler closes out the Peace Arch community gathering on September 13 by singing the Peace Arch anthem.

“They will look at photographs of the Blaine High School band and say, ‘They were our inspira tion.’ Because if we, like the peo ple a century ago, can draw on our youth, focus on our future, we too can build a foundation and a legacy that will last and in spire and serve the people who come after us,” Smith said. “That is what today is about.”

A group of panelists encour aged conference attendees that the ultra-high-speed ground transportation was making head way. Washington state legislature invested $4 million in planning and $150 million as a state match for federal money. The group dis cussed the importance of region al transit as the population grows and the project’s ability to create jobs.“We’re accepting this is some thing we’re going to do,” said Alex Hudson, executive director of Transportation Choices Coa lition. “We’re not talking about if we should build this project. We’re talking about how and when and why we’re going to build this Discussionsproject.”during the confer ence’s second day centered on in ternational security in the face of climate change, the role of corpo rate climate leaders and climate change’s impact on Indigenous communities. The West Coast governors and B.C. premier John Horgan also gave a virtual key noteThespeech.conference wrapped up with a celebration of unity at Peace Arch Historical State Park. Speakers at the public event in cluded Terrance Adams, vice chair of Lummi Indian Business Council; lieutenant governor Denny Heck, Microsoft’s Brad Smith and Blaine mayor Mary Lou Steward. Blaine High School’s wind ensemble played the U.S. and Canadian national anthems under the Peace Arch.

Smith said he hopes people 100 years from now will draw inspi

s Artist Erin Oostra helps children at the Peace Arch community gathering create messag es of hope for a mural she gifted to the Washington State Parks Department.

“It was really lovely that they brought everyone together and opened it up for anyone to come, have a nice meal and be a part of their unity celebration,” Winkler said. “It probably completed the conference for them, not to just talk about the Peace Arch but to actually be here.”

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from Marine Drive to Clark Street. Upgrades could include benches, flower planters, landscaping bike racks, pedestrian signage, two gate way arches and decorative pave ment, according to KPG Psomas’ scope of work document. The proj ect will replace uneven and aging sidewalks as well as remove trees causing sidewalk buckling. Water and sewer could also be updated where the sidewalk is replaced.

Trips from Seattle to Vancou ver, B.C. will be a little easier by the end of the month.

Amtrak announced that it will resume service to Vancou ver, B.C. Monday, September 26. Daily trips will depart Seattle at 7:45 a.m. and arrive in Vancou ver at 11:45 a.m., stopping in Ed monds, Everett, Stanwood, Mt. Vernon and Bellingham along the way. Southbound trains will leave

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The Martin Street parklet is ex pected to cost $125,000 for plan ning and design, according to city documents.KPGPsomas would help the city with its plans to install a covered pa vilion in G Street Plaza. City coun cil approved $118,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the covered pavilion last November. Electrical service would be included to power the stufftheanalysesStormwaterpavilion.andtransportationwillnotberequiredforproject.“Threemilliondollarsonfunisanimportantthing.We

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Passengers traveling into Can ada must use the ArriveCAN app before travel and wear a mask in Canadian stations and on trains while traveling through Canada,

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shown she cares deeply about making sure all voices are heard in the state legislature and has supported bills addressing child care, dairy farmers, transporta tion and climate change. Sharon is idealistic, but pragmatic. She is data driven, but cares about the people behind the numbers. As a colleague and concerned citizen, I trust her insight into many issues knowing that her

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“To me this is a lot of money to just move forward without more discussion,” councilmember Eric Davidson said during the meeting.

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“I’m more than happy to discuss it as long as we need to. I’d love to ta ble this for two weeks from now.”

Sharon Shewmake shines a light on the needs of others and takes action. I have been ex tremely impressed by her ability to encourage both students and constituents to help shape their community through civic partic ipation. She is a great champion of both her students and constit uents’ success, and I believe we would be fortunate to have her serve as state senator.

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have to spend money on sewer,” Davidson said. “I’d really like to have more time to go over it and more time for everyone else to go over it. It’s not that I’m against it, it’s just a lot.”

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to enter a $620,000 contract with Seattle-based KPG Psomas for en gineering design services as well as bidding and construction oversight for the $2.83 million downtown revitalization project. The project’s funding has already been approved through $2.1 million in the 2022-23 transportation improvement plan, a $500,000 state appropriation and $243,000 in the 2022 capital im provement plan.

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Blaine City Council unanimous ly voted during its September 12 meeting to table voting on a design contract for its downtown revital ization project until the next coun cil meeting. Councilmembers asked for more time to look over the ap plicant’s proposed project, which includes improvements to the Peace

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s Smoky skies loomed over Blaine football’s home-opening defeat to Sehome September 9. Photo by Ian Haupt

The Lady Borderites lost to Sedro-Woolley 3-1 on the road September 6. The girls will host Burlington-Edison Thursday, September 15 at 4 p.m. and travel to Lakewood Monday, September 19 at 7 p.m. They are 0-1 so far this season.

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Sehome set the tone early in Blaine football’s home opener Sep tember 9 when sophomore An dre Watson returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. The Borderites would never fully recover and go on to give up six more touchdowns, losing 49-6.

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To all who sponsored, volunteered & participated in The Annual Golf Tournament on June 11 benefitting the Blaine Scholarship Foundation The tournament provided over $25,000 in scholarships for 20 graduating Blaine High School seniors after a two-year hiatus VOLUNTEERS Cecelia Breivik Tracy Kaptein Leah Crews Anna JaniceJohnsonStrachan Kim DianeKelseyCovellBergeBerge Diane &AmberDuftonWeatherlyboardmembers SPONSORS Kam-Way Transportation Rach Inc. Colin MacAskill Mike & Sylvia Hayden Deano Cloutier Bryan DaveMarkKansasJohnsonCityChiefs/LarryDonovanDebachVogt NW Limousine Service/ Caleb Bowe Anna’s Bread in Blaine The Vault Wine Bar + ToddBistro&Diane Berge Lorri Fayette Ted Leja Cal Payne Jim & Cheryl West Jack Surber John Bennett Kim Covell Photography Bill DeloresEliLenJaniceCarlLeahGregBPKristiWrightReeseCherryPointRefineryManningCrews&DianeDuftonStrachan&MarciaBeckettHanacek&RussWeimer

s Senior quarterback Kael Evinger avoids the Mariner blitz and looks for a pass in the Borderites’ 49-6 loss to Sehome. Photo by Ian Haupt

September 20 and travel to Lynden Christian on Thursday, September 22. Both matches are at 7 p.m. Cross country

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Boys and girls cross country will run next against Sehome and Lynden Thursday, September 15 at Lynden High School. They will then run against Bellingham and Mount Vernon Wednesday, Sep tember 21 at Lake Padden Park.

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Both meets start at 4 p.m. Swimming

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s The Borderites throw themselves at the rushing Mariner offense at the Blaine High School stadium on September 9.

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The Borderites will travel to Vashon on Friday, September 16 to play at 6 p.m. They are then back at home Friday, September 23 against King’s High School at 7 p.m. Blaine is 0-2 this season.

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TOURNAMENT WINNERS 1st place: Jarett Bloug, Curtis Copeland, Andy Redfern, & Travis McGlenn Straight drive men: Dan Luke Straight drive women: Shalane MacIntosh Hole 6 Men: Bill Wright Hole 6 Women: Lorri Fayette Hole 12 Men: Brian Berg Hole 12 Women: Shalane MacIntosh Chipping: Murray Folk Putting: Herman Sihota 2022 BLAINE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION BOARD Todd Berge - president Jeff Covell - treasurer Bill Wright Kam Sihota - new board member Bryan Johnson Larry Donovan Greg Manning John Bennett Dale Giffen For future tournaments and donations: www.BlaineScholarshipFoundation.org

Besides three consecutive 15yard penalties in the second quar ter and a run from senior Larry Creasey to get Blaine to Sehomes 25-yard line, the first half was all the Mariners. Stopping the Bor derites, freshman quarterback Nolan Wright found 6-foot-6 se nior Braddock Duckworth to take the Mariners into halftime with a 34-0Blainelead.scored at the end of the fourth quarter when sophomore quarterback Colin Davis found junior wide receiver Riley Ihde for a 26-yard touchdown pass.

Blaine had a total of 72 passing yards to Sehome’s 212. Creasy had nine carries for a total of 17 yards.

Stats thanks to Whatcom Prep Sports.

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Blaine’s co-op team with Fern dale has upcoming meets at Vanderzicht Memorial Pool in Oak Harbor at 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 20 and Forge Pool in Lynden at 3:30 p.m. Thurs day, September 22. The team’s schedule can be found at bit. ly/3U5exL8.

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Blaine lost 3-1 to Anacortes September 7 in its home opener. The team then traveled to Bell ingham to face Sehome Septem ber 12 and lost in three straight sets. They were scheduled to play Ferndale at home September 14.

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Kane also said Snohomish County officials “were inundated with complaints from their con stituents after reading our local newspaper’s article about this po tential partnership.”

Blaine High School’s swim team is growing.

County sheriff Bill Elfo informed county staff via email that the sheriff’s office was identifying other inmate housing options, but that other options are likely to cause inconveniences.

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Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office is looking for options to free up space in an overcrowd ed Whatcom County Jail after Snohomish County informed it would not have the resources to house 45 Whatcom inmates.

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has upcoming meets at Vander zicht Memorial Pool in Oak Harbor at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sep tember 20 and Forge Pool in Lynden at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, September 22. Their schedule can be found at bit.ly/3U5exL8.

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Students looking to join the swim team can email to Blaine athletic director Chas Kok at ckok@blainesd.org. The team

“The downtown jail continues to operate an unsustainable lev el,” Elfo said in an email. “We need to follow our responsibility to operate the jail in a constitu tional and safe manner and will do so. It is likely that current restrictions and requests of the courts will need to increase in bothWhatcomscope.” County Council approved a $1.2 million interlo cal agreement with Snohomish County August 9 to use up to 45 beds at Snohomish County Jail in Everett. The contract was through 2023 and the proposed $1.2 million would have been used to cover the needs of What com County inmates transferred to the Withjail.the option off the table, Elfo and the sheriff’s office will have to find another option.

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staysSwimminghealthy. is a great way to teach responsibility, Landon said. For students brave enough to give it a try, she said coach es will give them the tools to be confident and feel ready to compete.Landon, who has coached Ferndale for eight seasons, said the goal for students on the swim team is to build good val ues. Results are always nice, she said, and the students will prog ress over the 10-week season, but more importantly, it’s about growing as individuals and con necting with other students

“That’s really what it’s all about – building strong rela tionships,” Landon said.

Blaine swim team runs as co-op with Ferndale, Meridian

According to an August 30 email from Snohomish County Jail bureau chief Jamie Kane to Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office chief of corrections Wendy Jones, the Snohomish County Execu tive’s Office had concerns over the assumption of liability for Whatcom County inmates and an inability to hire more correc tionsKanestaff.wrote that he had 17 vacant deputy positions when discussions about Snohomish County Jail taking on Whatcom inmates began. As of August 30, Kane said he was down 42 posi tions and had no corrections dep uty applicants in queue.

62 individuals were booked into the jail in the week ending Sep tember 10 and 55 people were released from custody.

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The school partnered with Ferndale High School in 2019 to form a co-op swim team, which head coach Julia Landon said always welcomes new stu dents. Landon said through the co-op, Blaine, Ferndale and Meridian high schools share resources to have a combined practice team. Ferndale con tracts the coaches, and Blaine and Meridian students practice with Ferndale, but during com petitions, students compete

All together, the team has 18 swimmers. Blaine’s team dou bled from two to four swim mers this year. Ferndale has the most swimmers with 13, while Meridian has one. The team practices at Whatcom Family YMCA in Bellingham from 3:15-4:45 p.m. Monday throughBlaine’sFriday.team comprises of Jade Shields, Eden Shields, Sylvie Lausier and Hailey Fer rell. Landon said now that they have four swimmers they can send a relay team to district championships if everyone

As of September 12, Whatcom County Jail had a total of 325 people under supervision, with 12 on electronic home detention, according to jail data. A total of

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“Our big goal right now is to per meate all of Blaine, throughout the town, and infuse art in everything,” she said. “We think art is good for business and the community.”

s Powell and Jay Taber’s art displayed in Blaine Library. The library is rotating art from three artists monthly. Photo by Grace McCarthy

and the community. She hopes to get Blaine youth involved in the council and, ultimately, have an artsThecenter.arts council is holding meetings the second Tuesday of every month. The next meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Octo ber

Blaine artist Jay Taber said he sees the arts council as a way to cre ate a sense of community for art ists. Taber started creating mixed media art as a senior isolated in his apartment during the pandemic.

“I’m looking to provide a space to connect artwork from our community, with our communi ty,” Jakobitz said. “A chance to encounter more art that’s being produced locally.”

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As for the long term, Powell envisions the arts council being a conduit of art between the artists

September, the library is featur ing art from Taber, Powell and Christina Davis.

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“They’re11. going to change the culture of this area in time, and in a positive way,” Taber said of the arts Artistscouncil.interested in showing their art at the library stop by the library, at 610 3rd Street, or call the library at 360/305-3637. Peo ple interested in joining the arts council can contact Kay Dee Pow ell at kaydeepowell@yahoo.com.

Before being connected with the arts council, Taber reached out to the city of Blaine about building a community arts center on the old city hall property, with affordable apartments above, or at the current police station. City council is still determining how it would like to use the old city hall property and whether it would like to build a new police station or expand on its current building.

Powell said she’s thankful for Blaine Library’s interest in ex hibiting local art and hopes busi nesses will follow.

and art appreciators. She hopes the council will attract everyone from musicians, dancers, floral arrangers, actors, chefs and ev erything in between.

“It helps people connect with each other, which is a big theme these days,” Taber said of the arts council. “I was alone during the pandemic and now I have a group of artists to hang out with.”

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The group has partnered with Whatcom County Library Sys tem to host telescope viewing nights at the Blaine and Lynden branches. Those began over the summer. They also host monthly Telescopes in the Park nights in a variety of locations, most recent ly at Boulevard Park.

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tional Park. Hidden Lake Peak and a spot near Cutthroat Pass were slightly brighter.

Katsinis said they often rely on foot traffic at those events. The group welcomes newcomers and is pleased to share their tele scopes and passion with others.

On a clear night in North Cas cades National Park, one can see nearly 3,000 stars, accord ing to park service research.

Planets also start to come up from the horizon in the fall, he said. Saturn, Jupiter and Mars come up around 10 p.m. this time of year. He also said the Orion Nebula off of the Milky Way is fascinating target.

• Telescopes in the Park: Every month and weather permitting, Whatcom Association of Celes tial Observers gather at a park in Whatcom County to view stars and planets through tele scopes. Check their Facebook page at bit.ly/3PS3FwP for dates and location.

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portunity,” Katsinis said. “Then you’ll explain to them how as tronomy works and how the planet rotates and what’s visible from land … it’s very rewarding for most of the group and people that come down.”

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But with Vancouver and Seat tle so close, the North Cascades aren’t immune to light pollution and many other places in the West are darker. If willing to travel, darker skies can be found in east-central Oregon, Idaho, Death Valley, parts of southeast ern Utah and Arizona, according to Whatcomlightpollutionmap.info.Associationof Celes tial Observers (WACO) president Justin Katsinis said, for Whatcom County residents, Artist Point is the spot to go. Astronomers and enthusiasts will travel east on Highway 20 to get to darker skies but Artist Point has the most

For those looking to get in volved, or do some stargazing of their own, Katsinis said good viewing is upon us. International Observe the Moon Night is Sat urday, October 1. WACO will be celebrating at Zuanich Point Park.

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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 Naomi W. Wilkins, Deceased. NO. 22-4-00818-37. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS. (RCW 11.40.030) JUDGE: Lee Grochmal

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JOSEPH ADAM RZECH ULA, Deceased. NO. 22-4-01634-31.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF Whatcom In Re the Estate of Helen Evangeline Rice, Deceased. NO. 22-4-00817-37. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) JUDGE: Robert E. Olson

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The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal represen tative 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 provid ed in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mail ing 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 pre sented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provid ed 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.

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Any person having a claim against Decedent must present the claim: • Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of lim itations, and • In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070:•Byfiling with the Court the original of the signed Creditor’s Claim, and • By serving upon or mailing by first class mail to me at the address provid ed below a copy of the signed Creditor’s

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The above Court has appointed Lana S. Bulanova as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate.

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TARA TRIFON has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the dece dent 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 representa tive’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.

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Date of First Publication of this Notice: Thursday, September 15, 2022

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Address for Mailing of Service: Jennifer A. Gellner Gellner Law 8407 S. 259th Street, Suite 203 Kent, WA 98030-7536

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“We’re fortunate to have so many incredible chefs and farmers in this region,” said Jess Meyer, Sustainable Connections’ food and farming outreach coordinator, in a statement. “Eat Local Month is a celebration of all the connections that bring food from the farm to our plates – and the connections that bring us together.”

While most of the restaurants are located in Bellingham, The Vault at 277 G Street will partic ipate with three primarily local menu items – a melon, cucumber, prosciutto and olive oil powder; a prosciutto, lettuce and tomato sandwich; and a hazelnut butter and jelly sandwich. The Vault’s ingredients include Blaine busi nesses Spotted Owl Farm and Bread in Blaine.

Answer: The bigger and faster you are, the more responsibility

Photo courtesy of Matthew Boudousquie/Bistro at Shuksan

For more information, local-month.sustainableconnections.org/eat-visit

There’s a ranking here based on who is most vulnerable and who can cause the most harm. Pedes trians are the slowest and most exposed, while drivers are big, fast and protected. In between we’ve got cyclists, who are also vulnerable but faster than pedes trians and, as you mentioned, could cause them plenty of harm in a collision; and robots, who would likely be unharmed by walkers or riders but don’t stand a chance against a car.

The month-long celebration kicked off with restaurant week, where 19 restaurants added menu items made of at least 50 percent local ingredients. The specials will run for the rest of the month, according to a Sustainable Con nections press release.

Farm Week, from September 9 to Saturday, September 17, allows people to get an up-close look at farms during the Whatcom Coun ty Farm Tour on September 17.

Seafood Week will be Saturday, September 17 to Thursday, Sep tember 22. SeaFeast is a Belling ham seafood festival on September 17 that celebrates maritime culture, heritage and related industries.

Market week allows people the opportunity to get their local farm ers market from Friday, September 23 to Friday, September 30.

In the Revised Code of Wash ington, there are a couple of laws that explain who yields to whom on sidewalks and in crosswalks. Here’s how it breaks down: Driv ers yield the right-of-way to pe destrians, bike riders and per

Also, fixing humans is ex pensive. Your insurance would much rather replace a $5,000 de livery robot than cover hospital bills. Finally, don’t get yourself

s People walk their bikes on the Birch Bay berm path.

Question: Since pedestrians and bicycles share sidewalks, who has the right-of-way?

Ultimately, if our transporta tion infrastructure doesn’t work for the most vulnerable, it doesn’t work for any of us. At some point each of us becomes the most vul nerable person in a potential traf fic conflict, and we all want to get where we’re going safely.

I was at a sidewalk intersection and almost didn’t see the bicycle speeding toward me. At 80 years old it is not easy to make an abrupt stop. When I chided the rider as he swept past me, his re ply indicated he thought he had right-of-way. If bike riders want to tangle with a car, truck or bus, that is their problem. If they hit me, I will probably break some thing and that could be very se rious for me.

you have for safety. That’s not in the law, at least not officially, but it’s a good principle to keep in mind, especially if you’re the bigger, faster one on the side walk or road. Building on that concept, I’d like to introduce you to something called “hier archy of right-of-way.” That’s a term I just made up, so again, not in the law. Stick with me for a minute though, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Road Rules: Who has the sidewalk right-of-way, pedestrians or bicycles?

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sonal delivery devices. (In case you’re not familiar with that last term, imagine your camping cooler grew six wheels, became an autonomous robot, and start ed doing door-to-door deliver ies.) The robots yield to pedes trians and cyclists. And cyclists yield to pedestrians. On a side note, when I was a kid dreaming of the future it was flying cars and teleportation. Instead, we have legislation allowing robots to bring us Chipotle.

Eat Local Month celebrated with locally-focused menus, farm tours

You didn’t ask, but I have a few thoughts about the robots. Yes, drivers are required to yield to them on sidewalks and cross walks. But if you’re a driver faced with a no-good-outcomes decision between a robot and a human, of course, take out the robot. Sure, the robots are kind of cute, but humans are intrinsi cally valuable; even more, we’re kind of irreplaceable.

into a no-good-outcomes situa tion in the first place. The better plan is to look farther down the road so you see potential hazards in time to avoid them altogether. Your question brings up an other issue. On busy sidewalks it’s hard for walkers and bike riders to co-ambulate harmo niously. That’s why some cities prohibit bikes on the sidewalk in downtown districts. I’m usu ally saying this to drivers, but cyclists, when you’re the biggest and the fastest, you’ve got some extra responsibility to be safe. Even if riding on the sidewalk

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Over 10 farms around the county will be open for participants to meet the farmers and learn how local food is made from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 17, accord ing to the release. Widnor Farms, at 1858 Badger Road in Custer, is the closest farm to the Blaine area to participate in the tour. Other farms include Lydia’s Flock, a Bellingham farm with over 120 sheep and Christ the King Food

Whatcom and Skagit counties are plentiful of fresh food and lo cal restaurants. Bellingham-based nonprofit Sustainable Connec tions is using September to cele brate local food as well as those who grow and prepare it.

isn’t prohibited, the right choice might be to ride in the street, or if you’re not comfortable with that, walk your bike.

Doug Dahl is a manager with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, Region 11 and pub lishes TheWiseDrive.com.

Photo by Ian Haupt

Sep. 5, 12:27 p.m.: Suspicious circumstance on Semiahmoo Parkway.

Sep. 6, 12:34 a.m.: Noise com plaint on 14th Street.

Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL) Meetings: Mondays 6:30–8 p.m., CAP Center, 508 G Street, Blaine. A support group for parents of adult children dealing with addiction, but open to anyone (18 or old er) seeking to learn a better way to help an addicted loved one. Evi dence-based, structured curriculum and offer peer support at no cost. Info: palgroup.org or email Bev and Dave at wamillards@comcast.net.

Temperature: High for the past week was 83°F on Sep tember 11 with a low of 50°F on September 6. Average high was 65°F and average low was 61°F.

Bellingham SeaFeast: Saturday, September 17, Celebrate our rich maritime culture and heritage, thriving working waterfront, enjoyment and conservation of our water resources, commercial fishing and seafood industries, and the culinary bounty of our corner of the Pacific Northwest. Info: bellinghamseafeast.org.

Winter Coat Drive: September 1–30. Good quality used or new winter coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and socks are being accepted at the Blaine Library, Blaine Senior Center, Pacific Building Center, Cost Cutter, The Market, Birch Bay Village Rec Center, Semiahmoo Marina Cafe, Wind ermere-Birch Bay Square, and many local churches. Visit blainecap.org for additional collection sites. Sponsored by the Community Assistance Program.

Sept. 4, 3:27 p.m.: Motor vehi cle accident on Birch Bay-Lynden and Kickerville roads.

Gate-Oberfest: Saturday, September 24, noon–10 p.m., Gateway Tap house & Grill, 429 Peace Portal Drive. Keg rolling, keg throwing, pretzel eating , stein holding and stein relay competition, live music, food and drink specials. 21+ for competition participation. Info: gateway1890tap house-grill.com.

Sept. 9, 10:27 a.m.: Vehicle theft on Nautical Court.

Sept. 1, 5:27 p.m.: Suspicious person on Sunrise Road, Custer. Sept. 2, noon: Theft on Birch Bay Drive.

Trivia at The Vault: Thursday, September 22, 7 p.m., 277 G Street. Thisweek’s theme: Autumn. Info: thevaultwine.com.

The Bridge Clothing Bank Boutique: Open Wednesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m, The Bridge Community Hope Center, 4815 Alderson Road. Donations by appointment, call 360/366-8763.

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Sept. 2, 2:30 p.m.: Theft on Helweg Road.

Sept. 2, 8:23 p.m.: Sex offend er registration on Sunrise Road, Custer.

Author Reading: Wednesday, September 21, 1 p.m., Blaine Library, 610 3rd Street. Pearl Whitfield will read from her new book “Apsara,” a historical fiction novel about a young girl in a remote village in 12th century Cambodia, who is chosen to train as an Apsara dancer for the king. Info: wcls.org.

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Sept. 6, 3:14 p.m.: Sex offender registration on Blaine Road. Sept. 6, 7:11 p.m.: Subject with a weapon arrested on Portal Way. Sept. 7, 12:34 p.m.: Burglary on Harborview Road.

Sept. 6, 9 a.m.: Neighborhood dispute on Harborview Road. Sept. 6, 11:48 a.m.: Burglary on Birch Bay-Lynden Road.

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Sep. 3, 9:21 p.m.: Reckless en dangerment on 2nd Street.

Sep. 7, 1:55 p.m.: Verbal domes tic violence on Bayview Avenue.

Sept. 2, 3:33 p.m.: Harassment on Legion Drive.

Sept. 9, 3:45 p.m.: Theft on Willeys Lake Road, Custer.

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Sept. 5, 1:50 p.m.: Harassment on Harborview Road.

Sep. 4, 12:55 a.m.: Verbal do mestic dispute on A Street.

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Live Music at the American Legion: Saturday, September 24, 7–10 p.m., American Legion, 4580 Legion Drive. Neon Shadow playing the dance music for the ’80s. Open to all guests. Info: 360/371-7311.

Sept. 3, 11:02 a.m.: Motor vehi cle accident injury on Portal Way.

Gina Williams Performance: Saturday, September 24, 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Arts and Events Theater, 1314, Harris Avenue, Bellingham. Blaine resident Gina Williams performs gospel/jazz and music of Whitney Houston. Adults $20, students, seniors and veterans $15. Info: ginawilliams.com.

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Music at The Vault: Friday, September 16, 7 p.m., 277 G Street. Featur ing: Mary Ellen Lykins and Craig Adams. Info: thevaultwine.com.

Sep. 3, 8:30 p.m.: Trespass notice issued on 3rd Street.

Sep. 6, 2:59 p.m.: Physical as sault on 8th Street.

Sep. 2, 10:36 a.m.: Death inves tigation on Great Horned Owl Lane.

Sep. 5, 7:35 p.m.: Child custody dispute on H Street.

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Sept. 1, 12:54 p.m.: Rape on Birch Terrace Place, Custer. Sept. 1, 3:15 p.m.: Trespass on Birch Bay Drive.

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Toastmasters In-person Meetings: Tuesdays 6–7:45 p.m., Valley Church, 1733 H Street, suite 260 (Cost Cutter shopping center). Have fun speaking and learn to overcome fears in an entertaining and educational way. Info:Info: Call Pete 360/739-5375.

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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. Suggest ed donation $5 per meal or whatever is affordable. First come, first servebasis. Info: 360/332-8040.

Sept. 5, 12:27 p.m.: Domestic verbal on Bayshore Drive.

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Birch Bay Book Club: Meets third Wednesday, 4 p.m., Birch Bay Vogt Library site, 7968 Birch Bay Drive. Info: klia1@mac.com.

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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.

CAP Clothing Bank: Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m.–noon and Wednes days, 5-7 p.m. 508 G Street. The Community Assistance Program clothing bank is now located in the basement of the CAP Center providing free clothing and linens. Donations accepted only during open hours or by special arrangement. Info: blainecap.org or 360/392-8484.

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Sep. 6, 3:28 p.m.: Lost license plate on Bell Road.

Whatcom Dream Financial Empowerment Class: Thursdays, Septem ber 22–October 20, 6:30–7:30 p.m., CAP Center, 508 G Street. Improve your financial management skills for a more secure financial future. For more info or to register: 360/296-0441 or kevin@thewhatcomdream.org. Sponsored by the Community Assistance Program.

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Sep. 2, 9 a.m.: Civil case on F Street.

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Sept. 2, 3:56 p.m.: Sex crime, no rape, on Andreason Place, Custer.

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Alaska Packers Association Cannery Museum: Open Fridays, Sat urdays, Sundays, 1–5 p.m., 9261 Semiahmoo Parkway. Free, donationswelcome. Info: 360/371-3558.

Sept. 7, 3:32 p.m.: Missing child on Harborview Road.

Blaine Serenity Al-Anon: Mondays, noon–1 p.m. on Zoom. Have you been dealing with alcoholism with a friend or family member? Info: Jerry lyn at 360/305-2246.

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Sep. 5, 7:25 a.m.: Vehicle prowl on Semiahmoo Parkway.

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Sep. 5, 11:51 p.m.: DUI investi gation on 2nd Street.

Sept. 3, 5:59 a.m.: Traffic haz ard on Birch Bay-Lynden Road, Custer.

Sept. 9, 4:15 p.m.: Burglary on Flambeau Road.

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Music at The Vault: Friday, September 23, 7 p.m., 277 G Street. Featur ing: Trio Sueno. Info: thevaultwine.com.

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Bank: 500 C Street. Open Mondays 9 a.m.–noon, Wednes days 5–7 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m.–noon. Delivery options available.Info:360/332-6350 or blainefood@hotmail.com.

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Sep. 7, 11:15 a.m.: Domestic dispute on Runge Avenue.

Comedy Night at Great Blue Heron: Saturday, September 17, 7 p.m., Great Blue Heron Grill, 8720 Semiahmoo Parkway. Featuring Gabriel Rutledge. For adults 21+. Tickets $30. Reservations 360/371-7015, ext. 4.

Sep. 5, 2:51 p.m.: Juvenile prob lem on 3rd Street.

Sept. 5, 5:57 p.m.: Shots on Harborview Road.

Sep. 5, 6 p.m: Found pants on 12th Street.

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Sep. 2, 5 p.m.: Vehicle prowl on Marine Drive.

Sept. 8, 10:33 a.m.: Forgery on Seashell Way.

Sep. 2, 5:56 p.m.: Civil property damages on H Street.

Sep. 6, 8:44 a.m.: Juvenile prob lem on H Street.

CORE Gardening: Kombucha and Fermented Vegetables: Saturday, Sep tember 17, 1 p.m., Blaine Library, 610 3rd Street. learn about the benefits of this fun, refreshing drink. Step by step instructions on how to brew your own Kombucha. Samples of different flavorings will be available. Info: wcls.org.

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Loads of Love Fundraiser: Saturday, September 17. 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 382 Boblett Street. Yard sale with lots of items. All proceeds benefit the Loads of Love free laundry program.

Trivia at The Vault: Thursday, September 15, 7 p.m., 277 G Street. This weeks theme: The Vault to celebrate our fifth anniversary. Info: thevaultwine.com.

Blaine Book Club: Meets third Friday, 1 p.m., Blaine Library, 610 3rd Street. Info: Kelly at 360/305-3637.

Sep. 4, 8:24 p.m.: Behavioral health issue on G Street.

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Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at noon, women’s meeting Mondays at 4 p.m., Blaine United Church of Christ basement, 855 4th Street. Info: 208/750-8772 or shannonsessions2020@gmail.com.

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4 pm - Kids Crafts, Bouncy House (weather depending) Ping Pong, Bingo & Fun 5 pm - Community Chili Cook Off 6 pm - Community Pie Baking Contest 7 pm - Line Dancing FREE EVENT! All Are Welcome! For info, Call 360-332-6589 Grace Lutheran Church "We Are Grace" 702 G Street • www.blainegracelutheran.com FallSaturday,FestivalOctober1

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s Dozens of community members and Cascadia Innovation Corridor conference guests listened to speakers at the Peace Arch community celebration. The event celebrated communities on both sides of the U.S./Can ada border. Photo by Grace McCarthy

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