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By Steve Guntli State senator Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) has called for a repeal of new rules that would allow transgendered people access to restrooms and locker rooms of their …
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1/7/16 04:52 PM
[slideshow_deploy id='4018'] It was all hands on deck on January 3, when the local fire department used a donated house on Marine Drive for a morning of live-fire training before …
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1/7/16 04:40 PM
The Whatcom Marine Mammal Stranding Network (WMMSN) has determined the cause of death for the large Steller sea lion found at Lily Point was human …
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12/31/15 03:11 PM
By Renee Coe The Point Roberts Public Hospital District would like to thank both the clinic staff for seeing a record number of patients this year, and the community for their …
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12/31/15 01:39 PM
By Steve Guntli Washington and B.C. residents felt the effects of a moderate earthquake that struck Victoria, B.C. late on December 29. The U.S. Geological Survey …
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12/31/15 01:28 PM
The Point Roberts Primary School holiday concert attracted a standing-room-only crowd at the community center on December 16. Photo by Ed Park
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12/18/15 02:47 PM
By Meg Olson January • The community rallied with donations after a thief at the fire station stole the firefighters’ association boot drive funds, destined to help the local food …
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12/18/15 02:46 PM
By Meg Olson It’s official. Community efforts to prevent a proposed radio tower farm from being built on the Point have succeeded. November 30 was the last day that BBC Broadcasting …
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12/18/15 02:43 PM
It was a very happy group of Cross-Border Coalition to Stop the Radio Towers members who gathered December 4 to celebrate after BBC Broadcasting, Inc. failed to appeal the court decision …
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12/18/15 02:42 PM
By Meg Olson Following back-to-back outages, Whidbey Telecom is accelerating plans to improve its backup system. “There are probably no less than four projects in flight now to …
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12/18/15 02:41 PM
Members of the Tsawwassen First Nation have voted against a proposed liquid natural gas shipping facility on their lands with 53 percent voting against and 46 percent for. Of the 290 eligible voters, …
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12/18/15 02:40 PM
By Meg Olson The local parks board is sending out an appeal to stop dumping on parks property, or anywhere else. “We have a constant inflow of TVs, filing …
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12/18/15 02:40 PM
Parks commissioners Bennett Blaustein, Stephen Falk and Linda Hughes during the oath of office ceremonies at the board’s December meeting. Photo by Meg Olson
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12/18/15 02:38 PM
By Barbara Brenner Happy Holidays, Point Roberts residents! This year, for a change, I want to share my feelings regarding the past year and what I wish for the future. This …
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12/18/15 02:37 PM
By Sylvia Schomberg The Point Roberts Historical Society has had opportunities to reach out to the community this year. On the Saturdays when the community market is held, we have had the …
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12/18/15 02:32 PM
By Judy Ross Almost four years ago, the Friends of the Point Roberts Library went into the new library fundraising business and now we’ve reached our original goal of …
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12/18/15 02:31 PM
By Virginia Lester The primary mission of the Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) group is to provide a public educational forum for developing, promoting, increasing and maintaining …
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12/18/15 02:30 PM
By Linda Hughes Your Point Roberts Park and Recreation District accomplished several important tasks this year. At the community center, a major drainage project facilitated better water flow …
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12/18/15 02:29 PM
By Joel Lantz The Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) saw a major change in board membership in 2015. PRCAC welcomed new board members: John Lesow: At-large …
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12/18/15 02:29 PM
By Annelle Norman Circle of Care (COC) steering committee members met December 15 to discuss fundraising efforts and to make plans for the new year. Currently, COC is providing evergreen …
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12/18/15 02:28 PM
