Articles published Sat, Oct 1, 2005
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Board agreesto pay off debt
The commissionersof the Point Roberts fire district are grudgingly paying offdebt acquired by the North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Servicemaintenance shop...
New daycare center opens up
Tera Hertingis enjoying being a mom so much she wants to share it. “Ijust really get a kick out of it,” shesaid.
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Here comethe Minutemen
When theypatrolled the southern border President George Bush calledthem vigilantes, but Tom Williams describes members of theMinuteman Civil Defense Corps...
Local artistshowcased during Ballard ArtWalk in October
FloatingLeaves Tea; Seattle’s new premiersource for gourmet Chinese tea, and only authentic ChineseTea House, is showcasing: Voice of Flying Ink:...
Districtcould use a little input from the public, says fire chief
“Thisyear it’s never saved a life. It’snever saved a building. Is this money well spent?”
Travel
I met atraveler from an antique land who said: Two vast and trunklesslegs of stone stand in the desert. So starts Percy Bysshe Shelley’srequiem to...
School districtresumes local parents meetings
ByTara Nelson
No more B.C. water to be had, say they
After a meeting with Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) engineers, water district manager Dan Bourks is working on options that don’t include...
The new,improved taxpayers
The PointRoberts taxpayers association wants to reinvent itself andis hiring a consultant to direct the process.