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March 2006


Cabins on Crystal Water Beach took the brunt of waves and logs during the February 4 storm. Note the rogue log under this cabin’s deck. Click here for more photos.

Local officials call for delay in border ID plans
State legislators are asking for more time and more planning before a passport or similar secure travel document is required of everyone crossing the U.S. border.
District considering lottery allotments
The state department of health has given the Point Roberts water district authorization to issue 162 additional water connections, but the allocation plan being proposed by district legal staff is making commissioners squirm.
Biggest storm since the ’80s slams the Point
At 8:30 a.m. on February 4 Lee Williams listened as a log five feet in diameter and 15 feet long pounded down the row of cottages at Crystal Water Beach, driven by waves as tall as his cabin. “It sounded like a Japanese bell, a beautiful tone in a scary way,” he said.
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Got space?
The food bank is asking the fire department for a little bit of space.

And the envelope please?
The Point Roberts hospital district has chosen a new administrator.

How about a quick game of WOOF?
Local park manager and game inventor Ben VanBuskirk is at it again. With partner and college roommate Jeff Pickering the DAO inventor is launching his next game, WOOF.

Whose job is it, anyway?
“This storm was a great eye-opener in how important our plan will be,” said Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) group director Emily Smith. “In a lot of ways, we’re on our own.”

Point Roberts Primary School News

Expect a water rate increase
A newly completed rate survey will change how Point Roberts residents pay for their water, and how much they pay for it.

In the Garden

Jerry Gay

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