Commercial fishing vessel captains and owners will be recruiting new crew members to help with the summer fishing season from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at Bellingham Dockside Market. Those … more

State senator Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) and state representatives Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) and Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham), all of the 42nd Legislative District, will hold a town hall in Ferndale … more

PRCAC has created a survey to gage the opinions of Point Roberts residents regarding Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) serviced. WTA no longer provides once a week zone service to and from Bellingham or … more

The Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee has issued a callout to local residents interested in becoming board members. The board is currently short two at-large members and wishes to bring the committee to full-strength. … more

The Blaine boys basketball team took home third place from the Class 1A state tournament after beating Toppenish High School 70-60 March 4 in the Yakima Valley SunDome.  The third place is … more

The latest news from February Whatcom County Council meetings and the first meeting in March. Healthy Children’s Fund implementation plan In its March 7 meeting, council voted 7-0 to … more

Online registration for new kindergarteners to start at Point Roberts Primary School in the fall opened March 6. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must turn 5 years old by September 1 ... more

A residential structure fire took place on February 23 on Benson Road. Fire crews were dispatched at 5:29 p.m. and first units arrived five minutes later. The fire was under control by 6:07 p.m. Over … more

The Blaine boys basketball team opened up its state tournament run with a win over No. 2 Zillah High School February 25 at Davis High School in Yakima. Blaine won 61-58, as the No. 7 seed in Class 1A … more

The Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival will bring the joys of bird watching to Blaine, Birch Bay and Semiahmoo for its 20th annual event from Friday, March 17 to Sunday, March 19. The … more

Domestic violence victims will get more protection under a package of bills now moving through the state legislature. State representative Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline) is sponsoring House Bill 1715. … more

Henry Rosenthal Nov. 22, 1933 – Nov. 18, 2022 Henry Rosenthal lived a very active life as a loving husband and a pillar of his community. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he moved to the … more

While talk of building a multi-million-dollar Baker Field replacement for the current community center has died down for the moment, the self-improvement drive at the Point Roberts parks district … more

  The Point Roberts Taxpayers Association-sponsored bird walk on February 18 attracted all kinds of birds of a feather all interested in, you guessed it, the birds of Point Roberts.   … more

February 3, 2:57 a.m.: Assist citizen on Boundary Bay Road. February 3, 8:52 a.m.: Whatcomm record on Cedar Park Drive. February 3, 9:36 p.m.: Suspicious vehicle on Birch Point. February 6, … more

Point Roberts clinic numbers January 2023 (2022 figures following) Total 144(142); office visit 96 (68); labs 17 (25); PT/INR 4 (8); telemedicine visit 15 (20); Physical exams 3 (2); skin … more

Both adults and kids got into the fun playing bingo at the Gulf Road community center on February 7. more

February 22, 1949-January 19, 2023 Wijbrandus “Bill” Hooites Meursing, passed away peacefully at home in Point Roberts, Washington on January 19, 2023 after a long struggle with … more

Traffic into Point Roberts December 2022, with figures for 2021 following: Personal vehicles 44,862 (21,499); personal passengers 60,116 (28,525); pedestrians 583 (299); commercial 421 … more

It has been 10 years since Point Roberts residents discovered that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had given the go ahead to BBC Broadcasting (BBC) to build an array of five 150-foot-tall … more