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🌱 What priorities will Blaine’s new curriculum director bring to local schools?

And check out 1st Friday Downtown Art Walk — Blaine Art Gallery (October 2) on the Blaine Patch calendar

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Good morning Blaine! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What priorities will Blaine's new curriculum director bring to local schools?
  • How Blaine residents can help map Washington's native bees this winter
  • Why Blaine students must cross two borders just to reach school

Also on today's calendar: 1st Friday Downtown Art Walk and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 59 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meet Blaine SD's new director of curriculum and instruction, Aubrey Van Orden (thenorthernlight.com) — Blaine families can get to know Aubrey Van Orden, the new Blaine School District director of curriculum and instruction, who aims to support principals and keep student learning at the center of every decision. In this Q&A, he shares why he chose Blaine, what he hopes to accomplish this year, and how he plans to build relationships across the district.
   

• 'How are our native pollinators doing?' state asks during work to build first bee atlas (thenorthernlight.com) — Blaine resident and entomologist Megan Asche is helping build Washington's first Bee Atlas and says more volunteers are needed from the Blaine area. The statewide project trains residents to collect and document native bees, creating crucial data for conservation and agriculture, with winter online training preparing participants for hands-on fieldwork next season.
   

• Why Driving To This Washington Town Requires A Passport, Even If You're An American (thetravel.com) — Residents of Blaine are reminded how uniquely connected they are to Point Roberts, where local students must cross the Canadian border twice daily just to attend Blaine schools. The piece explains why driving there requires passports or enhanced IDs, outlines acceptable documents, and highlights nearby attractions like Maple Beach and Lighthouse Marine Park that Blaine families can easily visit with proper border paperwork.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 1
  • High School Open House
    Ferndale School District Ferndale, WA 98248
    6:00 pm
    • Friday October 2
  • ANT Healing Hearts Breakfast
    Bellingham Yacht Club, 2625 S Harbor Loop Dr, Bellingham
    8:00 am
  • CUSTER Fall Festival
    Ferndale School District Ferndale, WA 98248
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • MORE FROM KNUTE - VOICING CHIEF SEATTLE:
    Recently we had Ken Workman in the Cascade PBS recording studio to read a passage of Chief Seattle's famous speech for an upcoming Season 12 episode… (Nextdoor Birch Bay Village)
  • MOSSBACK and THE SOUND OF CELILO: This from an email from Knute Berger:
    Q&A: The sound of Celilo? Hi Knute, big fan of the cool information we hear from you and your show…. My dad grew up in eastern Oregon (Freewater,… (Nextdoor Birch Bay Village)
  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Blaine. Apply here.
  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Ferndale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blaine here.

🗞 Nearby News

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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