January 2008

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Change in tower site requested
Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink is asking county planning staff to look at alternative locations where Verizon Wireless could build a 150-foot steel lattice communications tower.

Fire chief decides to stay on the job
Bill Skinner is back in the saddle again as Point Roberts fire chief after deciding to retire from duty in October.

Sam Say Farm Bob Culbert and Builders Without Borders help out in Laos

New Hours
Canada has expanded NEXUS hours at the Peace Arch.

We, the People
Want changes to the border? Sign the petition to be found at local businesses

2007 in Review
• Point Roberts Food Bank
• Friends of the Library
• Point Roberts Parks and Recreation District
• Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce
• Trinity Lutheran Community Church
• Point Roberts Library
• Point Roberts Voters Association
• Point Roberts Parent Teacher Organization

Point Roberts Primary School News

Scholarships, grants available
Four special community-focused grant and scholarship programs offering more than $200,000 in funding are now available through Whidbey Telecom.

Neither snow nor sleet nor border...
It wasn’t rain or sleet or gloom of night that almost made the Point Roberts mail miss the outbound truck in Blaine. It was the border.

Water board ups rates in response to GVWD increase

In the Garden

Health Matters
• Restless leg syndrome (RLS)