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By Meg Olson True to form, Point Roberts voted overwhelmingly Democratic, a result not reflected in the rest of the county, the state and the …
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11/6/14 07:05 PM
By Meg Olson BBC Broadcasting Inc. has appealed the Whatcom County Hearing Examiner’s decision to deny their application to build a radio tower farm on the …
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11/6/14 06:23 PM
To celebrate winning round one of the ongoing fight against the towers, the coalition is sponsoring a party and fundraiser on Saturday, November 29, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern. …
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11/6/14 06:06 PM
By Steve Guntli It’s official: the name of Blaine shall remain the same. The voters of Blaine have soundly struck down proposition 2014-1, the measure that would change the …
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11/6/14 05:31 PM
By Meg Olson The Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) has turned its focus to code enforcement in Point Roberts, while its alter ego, the Point Roberts Character Plan …
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10/31/14 02:31 PM
By Meg Olson Editor's note: See below story for hearing examiner's official decision. Opponents of a proposed radio tower farm in Point Roberts are celebrating an unexpected victory, …
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10/31/14 02:26 PM
By Meg Olson The twelfth annual Christmas Art and Craft Faire at the community center and up and down Gulf Road will bring together local and visiting crafters, artists and …
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10/31/14 02:23 PM
It was a spook-tacular haunted house and social at the Benson Road firehall for the fire department’s second annual Halloween event on October 25. Ghosts went a-walking …
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10/31/14 02:22 PM
Most of Puget Sound, including Marine area 7 (Point Roberts) reopened for recreational crabbing October 1 after summer catch assessments by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) indicated …
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10/31/14 02:15 PM
By Meg Olson Library branch manager Kris Lomedico is reaching out to the community with the message that the library is a lot more than just books. “How many of you have library …
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10/31/14 02:10 PM
A fishing boat off Point Roberts is bathed by the last rays of the sun. Photo by Meg Olson
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10/31/14 02:07 PM
Featured performers at a fundraiser October 26 to raise funds to fight against the radio tower project included jazz chanteuse Shaune Ann Feuz, pianist Tom Arentzen and …
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10/31/14 02:01 PM
By Annelle Norman “…the germ is nothing; the terrain is everything.” – Louis Pasteur Cold and virus season is upon us and many of us are hoping to avoid aches and …
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10/31/14 01:59 PM
When Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) held their monthly meeting in Point Roberts, director Christine Perkins added the third signature to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that brings a new …
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10/31/14 01:58 PM
By Meg Olson Vanessa Prestage and Shaune Ann Feuz are teaming up to provide a menu of services for the home. Prestage describes their new business, Lucky House, as a concierge …
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10/31/14 01:56 PM
Artist Bruce Balfe’s second installment of 3-D art, a collection of feathered creations, is on display at the Point Roberts Community Center through December. Photo by Ed …
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10/31/14 01:55 PM
The Point Roberts water district has given the go-ahead for the Point Roberts Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) to install a radio repeater on the water tower behind Baker Field. “We …
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10/31/14 01:52 PM
By Meg Olson A trio of local women are working with the Circle of Life cooperative in Bellingham to create a network of caregivers on the Point to help elderly residents stay in …
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10/31/14 01:45 PM
By Meg Olson The Cottages at Seabright Farm development is back on track after Whatcom County released additional building permits. The development is still working to …
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12/13/01 03:45 PM
By Meg Olson After some grumbling, funds from the local gas tax will be used to help maintain plantings along Tyee Drive following approval by the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee …
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12/13/01 03:45 PM
