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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
The Editor and Point Roberts residents:
Last year Dollars for Scholars held a Kiddies’ Carnival at
Lighthouse Park on the Fourth of July. It was a tremendous success,
both in making money for Dollars for Scholars and giving all the
kids who attended a wonderful time.
 This year,
we need the community to step up to the plate and donate cakes
for the cakewalk – prizes will be awarded for the best decorated
cakes. We also need new or almost new teddy bears for prizes and
odd glasses or jars for the Dime in a Glass Throw.
Please
call Margaret at 945-2940 or Ginger at 945-1308 to arrange to
drop off any of these items. Thanks in advance.
Margaret Moras
Point Roberts
The Editor:
To the person who hit the innocuous looking tabby cat at the intersection
of Monte and Wellington at about 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16
I know he didn’t look like much to you, not even important
enough to stop and look at when you hit him with your car, but
he was a precious friend to me.
A bright
spirit with a soul like no other I have ever known (and I have
known and loved very many), he came into my life at a bleak time
and brought me nothing but joy for all of the short time I knew
him. He took nothing from me and he gave me the bottomless comfort
of the sort of love that asks for nothing and only gives. He was
not the kind of cat who was independent and focused on his own
pleasures. He never had to be yelled at or scolded.
With only
a soft word he was responsive to my needs and, whenever I called
him, he came running, joyful to be called simply to be with me.
He was coming home to me when your car collided with him, crushing
his handsome head and opening a hole in my life that cannot be
filled and will only heal with the passage of many years. Luigi,
as I called him, was my joy.
You didn’t
stop. You were either too busy to be bothered, or too embarrassed
to stand and accept your accountability for driving too fast in
a quiet, residential neighborhood. Perhaps you discounted his
importance, thinking “It was just a cat,” but for one
who cannot have children that very unique cat’s adoration
filled a void in my life that you, with your human babies to love,
cannot likely fathom. I had hoped to be an old lady one day with
my Luigi still warming himself on my lap.
You slipped
away into anonymity, but God and my boy, my Luigi, know who you
are and, one day, they will show you to me. I want you to know
now that, although I forgive you (because I am sure you would
not have taken him from my life had you known how important he
was to me) his death is your wake up call to slow down.
When you
get behind that steering wheel you take into your hands the lives
and happiness of all those who drive the cars, and live in the
homes you pass. Be in the present. Think not of your bills, of
your deadlines, of your dinner plans.
Be on the
path you are on, mindful of your responsibility for the lives
that your momentary lapses in attention might cause you to take.
Lastly, for the love of the hearts your passing could break by
hitting their “babies,” be sober. Please, please slow
down.
In memorial
to a beloved friend who can never be replaced and cannot be forgotten.
Callaghan Grant
Point Roberts, WA
The Editor:
Spring is upon us and, with the regularity of the swallows returning
to Capistrano, our Canadian and American friends and neighbors
are returning to summer on the Point.
They frequently
ask a question that has become increasingly important over the
years; “If I should require urgent medical assistance, would
I be taken to an American or a Canadian hospital?” The simple
answer is, in most cases, be they American or Canadian, they would
be taken by ambulance to the hospital of their choice.
However,
there are factors which might affect the situation:
If the
patient is unconscious, but the spouse or neighbor knows that
the patient is Canadian, the EMTs will consider transporting the
patient to the most appropriate Canadian hospital.
If the
patient is unconscious, but identification found on or with the
patient shows that the patient is Canadian, the EMTs will consider
transporting the patient to the most appropriate Canadian hospital.
If the
patient is unconscious and there is no way of determining their
nationality, the patient will be conveyed to the most appropriate
medical facility to stabilize the patient’s condition. This
will be determined by the EMT and, in most cases, after consulting
with an emergency physician.
American
patients will be conveyed to the hospital of their choice. If
they are unconscious and unable to choose, the EMT will determine
the most appropriate facility for their specific medical emergency,
in most cases after consulting with an emergency physician.
In most
cases of severe injury, cardiac arrest or other form of life-threatening
trauma, when a patient is in need of immediate and life-saving
emergency care, they will be taken to the nearest medical center
capable of providing the type of care that they require.
In all
cases, the final decision on a patient’s destination is subject
to the following three questions: 1. Does the chosen facility
provide the service that the patient requires in a time-critical,
life-threatening emergency? 2. Will the chosen Canadian facility
accept the patient? (Canadian hospitals will, on occasion, advise
the EMTs that they have no room for a patient at the time of the
emergency and divert the patient to another hospital.) 3. Does
Medical Control, (the emergency physician that our EMTs report
to), concur with the EMTs decision?
A new medical
information kit is now available, free of charge, at the Benson
Road fire station. It’s called the Vial of Life, and consists
of an over-sized pill bottle containing a page on which you record
your medical information. Along with your medical information
you may also stipulate which hospital you would prefer to be taken
to in an emergency situation. Also
in the kit is a sticker, to affix to your front door, which will
tell EMTs that you have completed the medical information sheet
and where it is located. The information that you give may save
your life.
All that
having been said … May I wish you a happy, safe and carefree
summer on the Point.
John Fisher, Fire Commissioner
Point Roberts
The Editor:
A repeat of last year’s Townsite Tour has been requested
by those who missed it last summer. To accommodate these requests,
the Point Roberts Historical Society has picked Saturday, June
22 for the tour.
Those interested
should convene at the community center on Gulf Road at 10 a.m.
with a sack lunch and walking shoes. This event is free to Historical
Society members, all others by donation.
We will
view old photos, then stroll to the water side and back. Last
year we had the good fortune to see a large group of antique automobiles
on our way, wonder what this year will bring?
Don Meikle
Point Roberts
The Editor:
The board of Point Roberts Dollars for Scholars is both happy
and excited as we look forward to our second annual awards night,
to be held in the community center at 7 p.m. on May 28. Happy
because we’ve achieved our goal of raising $10,000! Excited
because we’ll be awarding 18 scholarships to Point Roberts
students.
Our community
has been very generous with their support and we are most appreciative.
Donors who have contributed since last month’s issue of the
All Point Bulletin include:
David and
Jonquil Armstrong, Bob and Barb Bell, Delta Cable, Dockside Restaurant,
Don and Linda Frantz, Bev Griffiths, Hank’s Backhoe Service,
Nate Jackson, Jesse Lofquist, Gordie and Kathy Nielson, Joan Roberts,
Sally Roberts, Point Roberts Auto Freight, Point Roberts Chamber
of Commerce, Point Roberts Marina, Henry and Esther Rosenthal,
Washington Mutual Foundation and Jerry White.
The awards
night is open to the public. Come and help us applaud the achievements
of the recipients!
Davea Fisher, vice president, Dollars for Scholars
Point Roberts
The Editor:
As summer approaches and the nice weather brings more and more
daily visitors to Point Roberts, I’d like to say thank you
to the local residents and businesses.
At the
golf course we receive more than 200 visitors many days, mostly
from the greater Vancouver area but from many other places as
well. A large number of these visitors have never been to the
Point before and others not for many years.
Of course,
our ambition is to make their visit to the course and to Point
Roberts as much fun and fulfilling as possible in hopes of having
them come back on a regular basis. Seemingly without fail, our
guests rave about “how wonderful Point Roberts is.”
They remark repeatedly about the friendly border crossing, the
nice people and the spectacular scenery. Many of our visitors
at the course frequent other businesses here as well. As of yet,
I have heard nothing but compliments for the service and reception.
There is
one business in particular I would like to thank. In our haste
to get our clubhouse project moving forward, we asked a local
contractor to work towards that goal while we finalized the drawings
and eventually got full bids for the work. Ocean Construction
took up the challenge and helped us overcome some tough holdups
while all the while keeping a forward momentum on the building.
As things
unfolded, Ocean Construction was eventually outbid on the remainder
of the work but they did successfully save us much lost time on
the job, even to the point of helping the new contractor get started.
My sincere thanks to Elliott and Tabatha Gault.
I cannot
think of a better place than Point Roberts to invite people to
come and enjoy their leisure. With such a friendly, helpful community,
I cannot help but feel confident that they will return here time
and again.
Mark Lundrigan
General manager, PRG&CC
Point Roberts
Letters Policy
The All Point Bulletin welcomes letters to the editor; however,
the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the editor.
Letters must include name, address and daytime telephone number
for verification. Letters must not exceed 450 words and may be
edited or rejected for reasons of legality and good taste.
A
fresh viewpoint on matters of general interest to local readers
will increase the likelihood of publication. Writers should avoid
personal invective. Unsigned letters will not be accepted for
publication. Requests for withholding names will be considered
on an individual basis.
Thank
You letters should be limited to ten names.
Only
one letter per month from an individual correspondent will be
published.
Please send
your letter to: P.O. Box 1451, Point Roberts, WA 98281
or fax (360) 945-1613.
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