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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
Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) meetings have been dominated by solid waste issues for the last year but the group continues to work on issues as diverse as the local economy and …
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12/13/01 03:45 PM
By Meg Olson Whatcom County Council has approved changes to county code that will eliminate exemptions to mandatory garbage pickup in Point Roberts. At their June 5 meeting, council …
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12/13/01 03:45 PM
