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Participants in the parks district summer kids program and their leaders at an outing to the skateboard park on Benson Road.
Photo by Meg Olson

Water district sets date for connections lottery
After two years of a moratorium on new connections the local water district is set to start the complicated process of distributing the still-limited resource.

Sun & fun on tap at arts & music fest
The Arts and Music Festival promises to again turn Lighthouse Park into a cultural kaleidoscope.

Bomb squad arrives six hours later
A bomb that wasn’t a bomb has Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo worried that in a real emergency when seconds count, Point Roberts won’t get the help it needs when it needs it.

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Red Hats!
A great day it was on the 4th of July. Click here to download more photos.

Dyde given six month sentence
Steven Dyde will serve six months in county custody after pleading guilty to felony child molestation following allegations he had sexual contact with a teenage girl last summer.

Burn bans still in effect, chief says
Despite a little mid-month rain, burn bans went into effect in July and stayed there.

Rules change
As of Sunday, July 22, people harvesting shellfish or seaweed are no longer required to display their fishing licenses on their clothing.

Ruby White offers up some thoughts in Musings From Over The Hill

County to mandate light recycling
Whatcom County residents will likely be required to more carefully dispose of electronics, computer monitors and compact fluorescent light bulbs, following a decision by the Whatcom County Council last week.

Lifeforce calls for day off for orcas
While the music and festivities celebrated Independence Day the three orca families in the endangered southern community reunited in waters near Point Roberts.

Kelly comes third
A touring national skateboard competition known as the Concrete Rodeo came to Mukilteo two weeks ago and local riders brought home gold.

New guru...
Point Roberts has a new computer guru with a passion for helping people tackle their own computer problems.

Coming home?
For drivers headed to Canada ath mainland crossing, the wait at the border may not be over, but at least they’ll know how long it’s going to be.

PREP group forges ahead
The Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) group is working on a database to help community members give and receive aid in case of an emergency.

In the Garden

Point Roberts Garden Tour 2007
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