2001 IN REVIEW
Point Roberts Parks & Recreation District

By David Niles

The Point Roberts (PR) Parks District #1 was created by the residents of the Point who recognized organized recreational opportunities and a community center for local assembly would enhance a sense of community. As well as always keeping an eye out and evaluating new program ideas, it is our primary responsibility to administer our ongoing community programs and facilities.

Toward this end, Baker Field, adjacent to the PR primary school, offers a multi-purpose sports field that includes two baseball diamonds, bleachers and restroom facilities.

Our popular PR community center facility on Gulf Road provides space for our seniors program, community meetings, a polling station, a permanent home for our local branch of the Whatcom County library and a ‘rec’ room with card tables and now two full-size pool tables. The board would like to thank Tod and Irene Manrell for their recent donation of our second full size pool table to our center.

This past summer, Kelli Madsen, again the program coordinator, continued to improve our successful five-week summer program. Kelli and our board are indebted to Tonja Stuart, Neal Teutsch, Lisel Campbell, Pam Sim, and Ryan Lopez for their energetic assistance to ensure the program’s success.

Once again, the series of field trips to the Vancouver Aquarium, the Space Center, Science World, an animal petting farm, Splashdown Park and of course Irene’s barbecue at her home highlighted our popular program.

Your PR parks board continues our commitment and remain the charter organization of our local Boy Scout Troop #45 and girl’s scouting program that meet regularly through the school year at the community center.

To keep things running smoothly at the community center, we would like to thank the ‘Brady Bunch’ for handling the weekly building maintenance, Jesse Lofquist whom we rely on for major repairs and Lynn VanBuskirk, our reliable parks board secretary.

Your PR Parks board of commissioners for this year were chairperson Irene Waters, Shelley Damewood, Bev Griffith, Tom Hollett, and Dave Niles..

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