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- Whatcom County Jail report for Nov. 28 to Nov. 30
The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into the Whatcom County Jail.
- Officer's help may have saved biker
The Hells Angels member shot by an off-duty Seattle police detective during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have survived because another off-duty officer from Washington rushed to save him.
- Hassling swans to save them
Years of collecting dead carcasses and examining lead-poisoned livers have convinced Mike Smith of this: To save Pacific Coast trumpeter swans, he has to haze them.
- Time again to pack up, ship out
Early Saturday morning, a line of volunteers the size of two military companies curled around the flag-festooned parking field at Blaine and Diane Anderson's Maple Valley barn.
- Whatcom County residents say there's too much rural growth
In the last decade, Whatcom County's rural areas have experienced too much growth, residents recently told county government in response to a questionnaire.
- New machines scan IDs at border crossings
Agents along the Canada and Mexico borders are using a controversial new machine that can "read" the personal information contained in some government-issued ID cards - such as passports and driver's licenses - ...
- Bosa nearly ready
A year ago, Miramar Village was two concrete towers surrounded with cranes, scaffolding and unfinished, open concrete floors.
- Whatcom County Jail report for Nov. 17
The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into the Whatcom County Jail.
- Radio tags speed Blaine border crossing
New technology should speed up entry into the United States at the Blaine border crossing - if drivers have identification cards with radio frequency identification tags.
- Blaine breaking in new border crossing technology
Beginning Tuesday, travelers entering the United States at the Blaine border crossing can shave some time off the inspection process if they have a passport card or an enhanced Washington State driver's ...
- County residents gain recognition
Several local residents recently were named to boards, won prizes or reached other milestones.
- Heavy border traffic expected Nov. 11
Expect heavy traffic crossing the border Tuesday, Nov. 11, as Canadians observe Remembrance Day and Americans observe Veterans Day.
- Two accused in baseball bat beating remain jailed
Two men remain in jail and two others have been released from the hospital after a fight involving a baseball bat last month.
- Suit aims for school choice for special-needs children
Washington has a reputation for tolerance. It might surprise you, then, to learn that our state is drawing upon a history of religious discrimination to deny educational opportunity to some of our most ...
- Tamerlane Updates Pine Point Feasibility Study Financial Analysis
3 /CNW/ - Tamerlane Ventures Inc. announced today that it has updated the Company's financial analysis for the Pine Point project, located in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
- Agora Inc. Bill Bonner Racist Attack On Obama
Bill Bonner as desribed below is partner of the British Lord William Rees-Mogg as well as Agora Inc.
- Homemade underground fortress for sale...
This fellow in Blaine WA spent 20 years making a bomb shelter under his house The Underground Fortress is an 8th wonder of the world! It is an unbelievable feat of engineering.
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City DescriptionBlaine is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The city's northern boundary is the Canadian border. Blaine is the shared home of the Peace Arch international monument.
Blaine was officially incorporated on May 20, 1890, and was named after James G. Blaine (1830–1893), who was a U.S. senator from the state of Maine, Secretary of State, and, in 1884, the unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate.
Blaine, Washington, was first settled in the mid 1800s by pioneers who established the town as a seaport for the west coast logging and fishing industries, and as a jumping off point for prospectors heading to British Columbia's gold fields. In its heyday Blaine was home to over 10,000 people, twice today’s population. The World's largest salmon cannery was operated by the Alaska Packer's Association for decades in Blaine: the cannery site has been converted to a waterfront destination resort on Semiahmoo Spit. Several saw mills once operated on Blaine's waterfront, and much of the lumber was transported from its wharves and docks to help rebuild San Francisco following the 1906 fire there. The forests were soon logged, but Blaine's fishing industry remained strong and ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Peace Arch
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Where is a good fishing spot near blaine washington or birch bay washington?
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Going up for a short weekend get away and I want to do some fishing. I have tried searching on yahoo Blaine fishing or birch bay and nothing came up. I have found washingtonlakes.com website but I can not figure out which locations are the close to Blaine washington where we will be. Any help would be greately appreciated.
Thanks,
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In that area be careful of the seasons. They have closed Rockfishing and bottom fishing some what. There are many kelp beds in the area and I would go to one and fish the edges with a 3/4 ounce jig and large twistertail rubber worm. I have never had a kelp bed let me down yet. Also write the WDFW and they have been very good at getting back to me with specific questions. I was wanting to know about flounder and squid fishing and they gave me very good info. Usualy withing a couple days they would email me back. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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Would it be fair to call Blaine, Washington a suburb of Vancouver, B.C.?
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It is a different country, but Vancouver is by far the closest big city around. If you're going to call, say, Langley a suburb, then Blaine is actually closer.
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Yes, but living in Blaine requires crossing the border. There is a fast lane for people who do it frequently, but it can be tedious. I suspect that employment data show that Blaine is a suburb of Bellingham with some people also working in Vancouver. It is like Snohomish in Washington, some people work in Seattle and some in Everett, but more work in the latter city so Snohomish is considered a suburb of Everett. Blaine is also a border town, and lots of its activity is a function of sitting at the main crossing from Washington into BC.
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Blaine Washington......private romantic getaway?
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Does anyone know of a great place for a romantic getaway for dinner and overnight. (cottage, hotel, etc)
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As long as you are in Blaine, why not hop across the border to Vancouver? A B&B in Kits .... or North Van .....
Or better yet ... Hope .... and Harrison Hot Springs ....
OK .. on WA side of the border .... there oughta be some cool spots in Birch Bay, if you want to stay close.
In Bellingham, the Hampton Inn is very nice, lots of amenities, and across the street is a wonderful Greek Restuarant, pleasant atmosphere, a bit upscale but NOT the prices! Food and service is great. Then take in a concert, live show, or live music somewhere in B'ham ... plan the getaway for when something you enjoy is happening.
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Buying Waterfront in Small town Washington (Blaine, Bellingham)?
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I am a Canadian possibly looking to buy to rent out a home in Blaine or Bellingham, Wa. It seems like waterfront property is WAY cheaper than the Vancouver area. Any comments or suggestions?
From Vancouver, BC, Canada
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yep.
call jerry wright @ 425-355-1052
he is a really good loan officer that got us our house.
(oh and i live in bellingham)
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Do you live in either Marysville or Blaine in the State of Washington? Please tell me about your town. Thanks.
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Is Marysville near Tualip Bay? Is Blaime near Birch Bay? What kind of activities do you have in your city? Some magazine recommended those two cities for buying vacation summer homes. What is your opinion on that? Thank you.
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Sorry dunno much about either town, but if you're consider a vacation home on the west coast - consider Lake Tahoe - summer and winter - lakeside beaches, snow skiing, water sports, hiking, biking, biking, swimming, golf; a little pricey but it's heavenly!
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What are some good camps in Washington State?
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Preferably week long camps. Where you stay all week and you come home on the weekends or you stay all summer and your parents can come visit you. I will be staying in Maple Falls Washington. And it can be in Blaine also. So anywhere between Maple Falls & Blaine is fine. I would like some good camps that you reccomend. I will be 17 in September and i would like to be a camp counselor next summer. Thank you :)
Then why did you bother answering?
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Mt. St Helens camp is the best camp in Washington
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Do I need to wait in the long border lineups to visit peace arch park at Blaine/surrey?
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I want to meet my friend at peace arch park... I live on the Canada side and she lives on the Washington side. We're just going to the park to hang out for an hour or so, will either one of us have to wait at the border lineups? (never been there before)
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actually, at one time you could visit peace arch park without going thru customs as long as you stayed in the confines of the park. . It was a friendship thing between US/Canada that allowed just what your talking about. I dont think its allowed post-911 tho... I think you have to go thru the actual border. Check out some of the links and you may be able to find a # to call them.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/peace_arch/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Arch_Park
you could always chat with your friend thru a chain link fence... (lol)
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Do Government establishments close on President's Day in Washington state?
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I'm suppose to be exporting a motorcycle through the Blaine border crossing on Monday, but I see on my calendar that it is President's Day. I've tried finding information on whether gov't offices close, but all I get is it is up to every state. Apparently California had theirs yesterday. I'm wondering if the export office will be closed ? Thanks...
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Entering and Exiting Canada?
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I plan on traveling to Canada in 2 weeks but I do not have a passport and I cant seem to find my Birth Cerifacite or my Social Security card. I am 20 and will be traveling with 3 other people of my age, So I'm guessing that my Drivers License wont be good enough on its own. What other forms of id can I use? I will be going through the Blaine Washington entrance if that is of any use. Thank you
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You might still be able to use your Driver's Liscence to get back into the USA. Also, it would help if you brought some bills with your address, things of that nature. Since you're 20, you should have a student ID, bring that too....anything that shows proof of your residence in the United States.
The laws mandating a required proof of passport to get in and out of the US haven't gone into effect yet, so you should be okay.
Have fun, British Columbia is GEORGOUS!
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Did i get jipped??
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I bought a ps3 off ebay and i got standard rate shipping. Today May 31, is the 8th business day before i purchased it. Did i get jipped????? It is going from saint albans NY to Blaine Washington. I got it for 450 USD
not before the date after the date sorry
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Wait a day or two and then panic
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Flying cross-country with our 5 month old daughter?
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Well, my husband and I have flown plenty in together. We are military. But this is the first time in almost 2 years that we have gone on a flight and the first time for our 5 month old babygirl.
It's a long haul. Key West to Seattle and then a lil more to Blaine Washington. I have direct flights, so the time in air is about 6 hours. But we have two and three hour layovers in Miami and Seattle. God help us! :)
I am wondering about everything! We are new to flying with a baby. Our seats are in the rear of the plane both ways. We are having her in our laps. I figure we will bring a baby sling or front pack? Diaper bag...blankie a couple toys. She is part breatfeeding still, part bottle fed. Tell me what to bring, what to expect! We are going for a month.
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A baby is easy. Just bring diapers, food, a change of clothes for you and the baby. (mine spit up or should I say threw up on me on a flight once) and a pacifier for landing and take offs so that the ears will pop or they cry.
Dress them light I had a person over dress the baby once on a flight to Europe. the kid cried for a hour then mom started to cried, the stewardess got upset an took the baby. She ended up giving it to my friend and I we undressed it cooled it down and it went to sleep.
Next time get bulk head seats - no one in front of you and room for the little one to stand and sit in front of the seats. babies are easy toddlers are harder. One of mine got diarrhea of take off while the smaller one had to sit alone in the seat. The stewardess sat with my 1 1/2 year old daughter. While I tried standing in the bathroom on take off with a kid with the runs. Ah memories!
For hints and tips try
http://www.cheap-fun-family-travel.com/
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nanny/babysitting jobs in washington?
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i am wanting to be nanny. i am looking for a job in ferndale, bellingham, lynden, blaine, and custer.. i have a car and can drive. i dont drink smoke or do drugs. i do not have a boyfriend if that matters. please help me find a job
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try posting an ad on www.nannies4hire.com or www.babysitters.com
for very local stuff, post an ad about yourself in the Childcare section of craigslist, it worked for me
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This is my english paper. Can you help me find mistakes and things i need to fix?
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Amory’s Side of Paradise
Amory Blaine, son of Stephen Blaine and Beatrice O’Hara Blaine, grows up with money. At fifteen, Amory leaves his Midwestern home to attend St. Regis. St. Regis is a preparatory school in New Jersey, where he is consumed with football and popularity. Shortly after enrolling, he meets Monsignor Darcy, with whom he has a number of intellectual conversations about current issues. Darcy serves as a mentor to Amory, who is 30 years younger than Amory. From St. Regis, Amory goes on to Princeton. At Princeton, he begins to write for the Daily Princetonian. In his sophomore year, he is easily wins a competition for the newspaper, and is the most likely candidate for the editor position until his grades make him ineligible because of his want of popularity and lack of focus on schoolwork.
Among the friends he makes at Princeton is Thomas Parke D’lnvilliers, whom Amory admires for his poetry. He introduces Amory to many modern writers. With this, Amory begins his love with literature. He also begins his love affair with love. One of his more interesting love interests is with his widowed third cousin, Clara Page. They later realize that marriage is out of the question. After Amory has returned from military service in France, he meets Rosalind Connage, sister of rich Princeton friend Alec. Although they are deeply in love, Rosalind finally rejects marriage because Amory is too poor.
Distraught over the loss of Rosalind, Amory stays drunk for three weeks, then quits his job and heads for Washington, D.C., to talk with Monsignor Darcy. They fail to meet and Amory drifts to Maryland to visit an uncle. There he meets the eighteen-year-old Eleanor Savage, who is as wild as her name suggests. Together they ride through the countryside and write poetry. For six summer weeks, they are in love. Eleanor tries to kill herself and that is the end of their romance.
Despite all of his disappointments and failures, Amory believes that he has learned about Himself and can face the future with hope. In the end, Amory “Knows himself…but that is all”(332). Amory means that he knows himself and who he has become but nothing else.
Fitzgerald uses symbolism to display the theme of romantic love with obstacles. Fitzgerald symbolizes how there is no perfect love through tangible items. Amory’s life symbolizes this. “Nature as a very coarse phenomenon composed largely of flowers that, when closely inspected, appeared moth eaten…” (279). Amory’s life was full of flowers that would come into his life and would end up leaving a short time later.
Amory’s vanity is an example of the theme egotism in This Side of Paradise. When Amory says he is an egotist, he does not mean that he is self absorbed. He just values self importance over anything else. In the last chapter of the novel titled, “The Egotist Becomes a Personage,” the statement, “This selfishness is not only part of me. It is the most living part.” (319) Amory comes to think of himself as all he has. Amory gets his egotism from his snobby superiors. Amory fully embraces his egotism but does not recognize it’s value.
I am torn between weather I like or do not like This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The main reason I like it is because the main character, Amory, is amusing to me. He thinks that he is superior to everybody else and he thinks he can get through life thinking that. Another reason I like him is because he has a lot of arrogance and it does not stop him from getting what the wants. I like the moral of the book’s story. I think that it is trying to tell you that if you think to much of yourself you will end up with no friends. In the beginning, I did not see where the book was going. Overall, this was a great novel from F. Scott Fitzgerald.
i need an introduction paragraph and a closing paragraph.
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You need to go over the writing processes and make sure you make different paragraphs not one looooooooooooong paragraph.
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Why should I pay Sales tax on my car?
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I bought a car a few years ago when I lived in Oregon (Sales Tax Free State). Paid off 100% was mine. I went to move up to Canada and the car wasn't going to pass B.C's "AirCare" so I gave it to a friend of mine. Well me and my wife then decided we would rather live in the USA. So we moved to Blaine WA. The car company wouldn't let me import the car I was leasing from them. Well my friend had never used the car so he said he would just give it back to me. So I drove back down to Oregon to pick the car up. He had registered the car in his name as Oregon law requires. When I got back up to Washington and try to register my car in my name again they want to charge me 8.5% Sales tax on the Bluebook value of the car ($1400) thats $153. Even though the car was a "GIFT" Is the lady at the office wrong? (In WA they dont have DMVs like other states. Here they have like grocery stores that do this stuff) Or am I really going to pay that on top of the registration fees?
Any Link to the actual rules and regulations would be the best! Thanks!
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The money pays to fix the pot-holes in the roads. And there are plenty of them to fix. So you have to pay..
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