 In
the last two months, Anna Uiboma has single-handedly raised
over $500 for the Trinity Church building fund by her crocheting. |
| CANPASS
returns but it’s not the same Last month the U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service and Canada Customs
and immigration authorities announced their pre-clearance
programs for U.S. and Canadian pleasure boaters were back
in place for this year’s boating season. |
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School district looks for ‘remote
and necessary’ status “We’re obviously
a remote school and we think it’s necessary,” Point
Roberts primary school parent Ron Hughes told a state committee
visiting the school to review eligibility for additional state
funding as a remote and necessary school. |
| NEXUS
meeting to be held in May The first town meeting to introduce
the NEXUS commuter lane system and invite community members
to apply will be held in Point Roberts sometime next month. |
| INSIDE |
 Thanks!
With this issue, the APB hits the grand old age of 17
years. Without the support of our advertisers and readers,
we couldn’t have made it. (The letters to the editor
and the sheriff’s reports helped too.) |
Good girl! Heather McPhee and her dog were part of
80-plus people who picked up more than 2300 pounds of garbage
in the spring cleanup on April 20. |
| U.S.
shovels more money at borders A bill recently approved
in the United States Senate and expected to sail through final
approval in the House of Representatives next week tightens
up control of visas but contains measures that could ease
cross-border movement. . |
| Medical
center on track for Point “I love seeing all of you
in this room excited about health car services here in Point
Roberts and I commend you as a community,” Mary Looker
of the state health department told a crowded meeting at the
Point Roberts community center |
| A
View from Olympia - by Senator Georgia Gardner - We faced
an almost insurmountable task and we did it. We came up with
a balanced budget for the state of Washington; we came up
with an excellent transportation proposal; and we did it all
in 60 days. That’s the good news. The bad news is what
it took to get there. |
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Don’t
invite anyone over for a crab feed The Washington Department
of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has shut down all crab harvesting
in all waters in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Again this year the closure is a ban on all crab harvesting,
not just pots. Ring traps and hand harvesting are also prohibited.
11 tips before you head out to
sea 1. Check safety equipment (boating safety guides
at store)...
Local gardeners find plenty to
plant at C.G. Bloomers Connie George and Debra Baker
of Bloomers are scrambling to keep up with the needs of
local gardeners in their still growing Benson Road location.
Gardens don’t have to be
straight and narrow Spring offers gardeners a blank
canvas. A clean, empty bed is more than space to line up
your lettuces.
To feed a hummingbird Did
you know a hummingbird’s heart beats 1,260 times per
minute? And that if an average man had a metabolism comparable
to that of a hummer, he would have to eat 285 pounds of
hamburger every day to maintain his weight?
Fisher recognized for saving
life Last fall local resident and fire commissioner
John Fisher was at Lighthouse Park when a woman collapsed
of an apparent heart attack.
Date
for economic meeting set The Partnership for a Sustainable
Economy wants to hear from local residents about the best
ways to improve the local economy.
Who?
A new guru A recent arrival in Point Roberts, Gary Schmidt
has brought his computer business with him and hopes to
expand locally.
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| OBITUARIES |
