A flock of Easter bunnies, Point Roberts first graders were
jumping for joy.. |
| Pioneer
group lands a grant to open local clinic After almost
a decade of trying to bring a medical clinic to Point Roberts,
the Pioneer group is close to their goal. . |
|
Residents-only lane gets little
support from chamber Blaine chamber of commerce president
Terrie LaPorte was invited to a roundtable with Whatcom County
mayors and U.S. Senator Patty Murray, but she never made it...LaPorte
was stuck in line at the Peace Arch border crossing for over
two hours. |
| Trees
voted back in subarea plan Whatcom County Council reversed
a planning commission recommendation to cut tree retention
provisions from title 20 and brought them back stronger. |
| INSIDE |
 Executive
visit
“Our goal is to get people home, and help visitors
inject money into the Point,” said county executive
Pete Kremen, discussing border relief options at the
Chamber of commerce meeting.. |
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| It's
the Nexus best thing Details continue to trickle out about
how, and when, the proposed new NEXUS commuter lane will be
in place at local borders. The good news is, it’s cheap.
The bad news is, there’s a growing list of problems to
address before it’s up and running. |
| Dollars
for Scholars fundraising campaign gets underway Spring
is here and with it the annual drive to raise money for the
Point Roberts Dollars for Scholars, a nonprofit volunteer
organization that provides local students with financial and
academic assistance to help them pursue higher education. |
| Less
talk, more action Voters’ association president Tom
Hollett might have gotten heckled through most of the group’s
annual general meeting, but they liked him enough off the
stage to re-elect him president for another year. |
Border
hassle claims another victim Getting out of the hospital
is not the end of the road to recovery.
We’re jazzed Dick Kensett
is forging into the boating season as Point Roberts’
new yacht broker.
Scout
Jamboree On March 15-17, the scouts and leaders
of 12th Central Surrey Scout Troop held their first Mini International
Scout Jamboree at Lighthouse Marine Park.
District snags low interest loan
The Point Roberts water district won preferential loan status
with the state drinking water revolving fund, allowing the
district to borrow $400,000 for system improvements at rock
bottom interest rates..
More fun times! On April 19
at 6 p.m. at the community center, Point Roberts Girl Scouts
host their second annual cake walk and auction featuring guest
auctioneer Brian Crossen. Dozens and dozens of delicious cakes
will be available to win at only 25 cents a ticket. Old fashioned
fun at old fashioned prices!
Fun times! The Point Robert
Chamber of Commerce spring social is being held April 20 at
Point Roberts Marina so attire is semi-formal. We anticipate
lots of dancing to the tunes of our live band, back by popular
demand, The Reflections after our sit down, white linen dinner,
thanks to the culinary delights of Mark and Joe and Helena. |
| OBITUARIES |
