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Christine Grinstead enjoys a refreshing drink with Kathleen and Mitch Friedman of Ollie Otter Bakery at the Local small Market in the community center parking lot on May 13. The next market will be …
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5/18/23 05:01 PM
The Point Roberts Park and Recreation District commissioners are looking for your input on what you like about the current state of the district’s facilities and programs and what you’d …
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5/18/23 04:07 PM
Washington State Representative Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) has thrown her hat in the ring for Whatcom County Executive, challenging incumbent Satpal Sidhu and Whatcom County Council chair Barry …
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5/18/23 04:05 PM
Blaine softball won its first Northwest Conference league championship May 11 after beating the Lakewood Cougars 4-3 at Pipeline Fields in Blaine.
The win gave the Lady Borderites a 14-1 …
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By Ian Haupt |
5/17/23 07:53 PM
A new citizen science program will allow the public to report European green crabs found in Drayton Harbor and other Washington waters.
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) and Washington State …
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5/17/23 06:58 PM
Boating Season is officially open in Washington! The Point Roberts Yacht Club (PRYC) hosted an opening day ceremony and flag raising on May 6 at the Point Roberts Marina. The event included …
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5/11/23 04:15 PM
Washington State Department of Health (DOH) closed recreation shellfish harvesting on all Whatcom County beaches May 3 after unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) were found in local …
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By Ian Haupt |
5/10/23 06:41 PM
State lawmakers have until July to pass a new drug possession statute in response to a 2021 Supreme Court decision that invalidated the old law. Since the legislature failed to pass a compromise bill …
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By Joseph O'Sullivan / Crosscut.com |
5/4/23 01:00 PM
The Blaine High School band played its last concert of the year in the Performing Arts Center May 2. The special occasion was celebrated as band director Bob Gray’s last performance, as Gray …
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5/3/23 08:20 PM
Elizabeth Kosa recently stepped into her role as the first female director of Whatcom County Public Works.
A Snohomish native, Kosa graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and served …
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By Grace McCarthy |
5/3/23 08:16 PM
The latest news from April Whatcom County Council meetings.
Disaster services and assistance
County council unanimously passed an authorization request during its April 25 regular meeting for …
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By Ian Haupt |
5/3/23 07:50 PM
Saving water and money just got easier. All single family homes in Whatcom County now qualify for water use efficiency rebates. The Whatcom Water Alliance’s new rebate program complements the …
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5/3/23 06:57 PM
March 31, 12:35 p.m.: Hang up (911) on Gulf Road.
March 31, 12:45 p.m.: Harassment cold call on Benson Road.
March 31, 2 p.m.: Traffic problem cold call on Marine Drive and Roosevelt …
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4/28/23 12:31 AM
Bestsellers:
The Covenant of Water .......... Abraham Verghese
No Two Persons ...................... Erica Bauermeister
The Half Moon ...................... Mary Beth Keane
Dead Fall …
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By Kris Lomedico |
4/28/23 12:31 AM
Chances are that you are reading this on Arbor Day (Friday, April 28), the American national day for honoring and planting trees. As you read this, Point Roberts Garden Club members are gifting a …
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4/28/23 12:31 AM
The approach of May always puts us in the mind of mothering. Of course, there’s Mother’s Day with its accompanying gifts, acknowledgements and honors. And since May puts us in the middle …
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By Gina Gaudet |
4/28/23 12:31 AM
The Editor and Senator Murray:
I hesitate contacting you as I know that there are many significant federal and state issues requiring your attention. However, you have proven to be such a strong …
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4/28/23 12:31 AM
Traffic into Point Roberts March 2023, with figures for 2022 following:
Personal vehicles 52,100 (39,474); personal passengers 68,976 (51,230); pedestrians 641 (528); commercial 583 (350).
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4/28/23 12:30 AM
In one of the more consequential decisions in Point Roberts history, this month commemorates the 115th anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt ending the federal government’s ownership …
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By Mark Swenson |
4/28/23 12:30 AM
Javid Nouripour, a second-year cyber security student at CDI College in Edmonton, has recently started his own business called Tech on the Point. He offers a range of technical services, including …
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By Erin Kelly |
4/28/23 12:30 AM
