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November 2007


Point Roberts’ newest resident, Rhett Butler, after being unloaded from the boat seen in the background. Read story. Photo by Meg Olson

WTA hears concerns of residents
More than 30 Point Roberts residents came out to deliver a clear unanimous message to the Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA): We need our van!

School district sets $40 million vote
Next year is shaping up to be the year of going to the polls or should we say the post office to drop off your mail-in ballot. There will be two Blaine school district funding measures for a special March election.

NEXUS head states program has exploded
Between local supervisors, district managers in Seattle and a Vermont ombudsman, anyone who has a legitimate beef with the NEXUS program should be able to get it fixed, according to the head of the nation’s trusted traveler programs.
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Stories from the border

Kaboom!
Five boats went up in smoke down at the marina.

Thank you
Fire chief Bill Skinner has handed in his resignation.

Goodbye
Border lineups final nail in the coffin for bingo charity.

Border lineups deliver final call to bingo
After over 30 years, Fireman’s Bingo is closing its doors.

It’s that time of year again
The 5th annual Holiday Craft Fair and dinner in support of the Point Roberts Food Bank is set to go December 1 at the community center.

District puts off decision on new building
Faced with bids double or more than the anticipated project cost, fire district commissioners agreed to put plans for an additional building on hold.

Scott Hackleman appointed commissioner
Water district commissioners have appointed Scott Hackleman to fill the vacancy on the three-man commission.

Park department seeks to renew levy

Candidate says: Vote for opponent
The candidate on the ballot for a position on the hospital district board is encouraging a vote for the candidate that isn’t.

New pastor installed
A decade after first arriving at Trinity Lutheran Church, Pastor Jean Barrington was enthusiastically welcomed by the congregation as their permanent pastor.

Birds trapped
The International Boundary Commission will be changing the railings on the recently revamped boundary markers after they turned into a fatal perch for cormorants.

Point Roberts Primary School News

The Screening Room -Recent movie reviews

Local recycling options multiplying
The local transfer station is adding recycling options to help keep costs down for consumers and more material out of landfills.

Border agriculture rules clarified

Fires bring back lots of memories
Déjà vu. Every time the fires hit Malibu I go back to a time in the ’60s when we lived there.

Running locally
Campbell McClusky will be looking for a spot on the Blaine school board, hoping to give the Point a stronger voice.

Local conservation group formed
A newly formed local non-profit group will join the Whatcom Land Trust raising funds to buy a 90-acre chunk of Lily Point, and hopes to go further.

In the Garden

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