Issuu

FREE

Community Newspaper of Blaine and Birch Bay

October 10 - 16, 2024

HHHECRWSSHHH Postal Customer

IN THIS

ISSUE

NEXUS fees increase, page 3

Oyster Fest, Harbor Harvest Festival set for October 12

BHS Hall of Fame inductees, page 10

Emergency drill on Oct. 17, page 5

PRSRT STD U. S. Postage PAID Permit NO. 87 Blaine, WA 98230

First Fridays make art scene the focal point

By Grace McCarthy A celebration of all the harvest Blaine brings, from oysters to pumpkins, will take over downtown Saturday, October 12 with a mashup of two festivals, Blaine Oyster Fest and the Harbor Harvest Festival. Drayton Harbor Oyster Company (DHO) will host the third annual Oyster Fest from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at its restaurant, 685 Peace Portal Drive, and H Street Plaza. DHO will sell oysters, a seafood boil, shrimp tacos and other seafood specialties. To avoid lines, food and drink tickets can be purchased at the restaurant starting at 8 a.m. Oyster Fest will have a shucking contest, ‘oysteregg’ hunt and other activities. Live music will be performed by Doug Allen and Friends, Monk Slippers Jazz Quartet and The Penny Stinkers. The Harbor Harvest Festival will be held next to DHO along Peace Portal Drive, H Street and G Street Plaza from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entertainment will include a street fair with over 60 vendors, paella from Paellaworks on G Street Plaza, a beer garden, and youth activities s Artist Bridged Atkins showcases her work during Blaine Art Council’s First Friday Downtown Art Walk on October 4. Local art work that include face painting, chalk and was shown at the Blaine Art Gallery and downtown businesses during the evening event. The council will hold its next First Friday Photo by Ruth Lauman cornhole. The music set list includes Mi- event on Friday, November 1. chael Dayvid, DJ Michael, and Shannon Patiño and the Late Night Cravings. Christ Episcopal Church will have a celebration of its garden’s harvest at 382 Boblett Street. The church will have carrots to harvest, youth games, quirements to serve, Crawford said, such as live music, a quilt raffle and free carrot B y G r a c e M c C a r t h y having lived in Blaine for at least a year and cake. The first 150 people will receive a Coming Up . . . . . 14 Five candidates have thrown their hats being registered voters. pumpkin and flowers will be given out Michael Ashby retired from a 32-year cainto the ring for a vacant Blaine City Counwhile supplies last. Classifieds . . 11, 12 The Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Rec- cil position representing east Blaine, south- reer in law enforcement where he last served Letters . . . . . . . . . 4 as chief of police for Nooksack Tribal Police reation District 2 shuttle will provide east and part of central Blaine. The city of Blaine received the five appli- Department, according to his application. free rides between downtown and the Police . . . . . . . . . 14 cations from Michael Ashby, Juliana Kenny, Ashby currently works as an investigator church. Sports . . . . . . . . 6, 7 The Blaine Chamber of Commerce is Eric Lewis, Martha Menard and Jiggy Sor- for the Washington State Department of SoTides . . . . . . . . . . 14 organizing the Harbor Harvest Festival rell to fill the Ward 1 Position 2 seat. The cial and Health Services. He is chairman of in partnership with the city of Blaine, seat was left vacant in August by former city Industrial Credit Union’s board of directors. Juliana Kenny owns a copywriting and Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation council member Kerena Higgins after she brand strategy business and has 14 year District 2 and Christ Episcopal Church. moved out of the ward. Blaine City Council is anticipated to in- of experience managing staff at marketing The Blaine Arts Council will have a station at its gallery, 922 Peace Portal terview candidates during a study session companies, according to her application. Drive, for people to make free oyster before its regular meeting on Monday, Since moving to Blaine in 2021, Kenny TheNorthernLight @TNLreporter @TheNorthernLightNews shell ornaments from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 14, deputy city manager Samuel said she’s been invested in the city’s growth Dewaard For more information on the festivals, Crawford wrote in an email to The NorthFLYERS (See Applicants, page 13) & Bode visit blainebythesea.com. tjohnson;Seattle;Clean Air Heating & Cooling;C33432-154586;10x2-4C (24Fa-B1)ern Light. All of the candidates fulfill the re-

INSIDE

Five candidates apply for city council seat

TheNorthernLight.com

This Week’s

Receive up to $1,500 in rebates when you purchase the Ultimate Comfort System™*

Your Lennox® system. Your Lennox dealer. Perfect together. Perfect Together-24Fa-4c-B1.indd 10

OR Qualiﬁed Buyers make no payments, incur no interest for 12 months when ﬁnancing a new Lennox® system*

PLUS up to $2,600 in Federal Tax Credits*

PLUS, Up to $4,000 in local utility rebates on qualifying equipment*

360-398-9400 www.CallCleanAir.com

8/29/24 3:09 PM