The Editor:
Ahoy there, good citizens of Blaine! In case you have wondered whether ‘tis true or not, pirates are indeed alive and well in Drayton Harbor. Yes, with all the crab they steal from the crab pots of recreational crabbers in the area who conscientiously buy their licenses, buy their own crab pots, rope and floats, pay their fees at the boat launch, and drop their pots in the waters of Drayton Harbor in the fond hopes of taking home a couple of crab for dinner, Drayton Harbor’s pirates are alive and eating well.
I do not exaggerate. Everyone we know who goes out on the water has their own story to tell of having left their crab pots overnight and returned (having paid another launch fee), only to pull up a completely empty pot, bait eaten by the crab lured in, but the crab removed by the stealthy pirates. In our own experience, whether having left the pots out overnight or just having motored around the area for an hour, our crab pots have been robbed. Friends of ours have not only had the crab stolen, but the pots and all as well. Some have decided to give up the hunt.
While the brazen pirates are dining on what was to be our dinner, I’m afraid the whole situation has left us with a bad taste in our mouths, nowhere near the delicious taste we had anticipated of Drayton Harbor Dungeness crab dipped in butter.
Andy Stampley
Blaine
The Editor:
Volunteerism is a tradition in Blaine, with Blaine Food Bank, Friends of Blaine Library, and Blaine Music Festival (Pacific Arts Association) serving as shining examples. Even Blaine City Council is a volunteer position paid a small stipend for attending meetings.
To revitalize volunteerism as current volunteers age, we need to recruit new younger residents. Toward that end, I suggest holding a volunteer fair at Blaine Community Center as part of a series of public information sessions to help newcomers become acquainted with our town.
One project that holds promise is to start a Blaine civic improvement group to work with city hall on public engagement, starting with a visioning process to reimagine our civic center as a vibrant hub for cultural enrichment of residents and visitors alike, with a new library, affordable housing and arts center. To do this, we need to pull together.
Jay Taber
Blaine
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