Darcie
and Brandon Baker prepare the entrance to Bloomer’s
Pumpkin Patch. Opening October 12. |
| Engineers
leave with many questions unanswered Point Roberts water
district engineers came to Point Roberts to present property
owners and residents with the tip of the sewer iceberg but
the almost 80 people in the audience at the September 10 meeting
weren’t satisfied. |
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Ancient remains become bone of
contention Close to half a dozen projects along Point
Roberts shorelines are on hold because they either have, or
might have, a Native American grave under ground. |
| WTA
asked to pursue bus routes The Whatcom Transportation
Authority (WTA) is looking into applying for state funds to
provide bus service to Point Roberts, after a well-rehearsed
local nudge. |
| INSIDE |
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 Tour
de Golf
Local chamber members got a chance to tour the Point
Roberts clubhouse and golf course on September 26.
 Holding
down the fort Nick Kiniski may be looking after things
with the help of volunteers now but, come November, he’ll
be joined by 12-year veteran Kevin Biery who is transferring
from district 13.
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| NEXUS
applications slow down to trickle After starting with
a flood, NEXUS applications have slowed to a trickle. |
Larsen
spanks opponents in heavy Democratic primary turnout Looking
at the September 17 primary election numbers in Point Roberts
could
convince county Democrats to hold their
conventions here. |
| Briefly...
The Delta Museum and Archives in Ladner are currently looking
for volunteer docents to help lead elementary school groups
through the museum’s very popular school programs. |
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Race
track group looks at other location With rumors milling
about that EQTAH is packing up and shelving plans for a
horse racing facility in Point Roberts, company representative
James Ough is adamant that Point Roberts is still at the
top of their list.
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100
years young. A family reunion was held the weekend of
July 27 to celebrate the 100th year of Elsa Thorsteinson
Piper.
Go
ahead and cook up a storm! - Alert: all good cooks in
Point Roberts!
In
odd coincidence, man runs into another brain-dead creature
50 years later -When Jim Keith was a nineteen-year-old
sailor in the Canadian Navy, he got a little rambunctious
on shore leave in Hawaii. He wound up paying $25 to get
out of jail with a dead bird on his conscience and a headache.
Almost half a century later the headache was back when the
old fiasco resurfaced and Keith was told at the Point Roberts
port of entry, where he had been crossing the border a few
times a week since he was a child, that he was no longer
welcome...
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