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In need of a vacation? Southwest Airlines announced it will start flights out of Bellingham International Airport (BLI) before the end of the year.
“We can’t wait to welcome Southwest …
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3/17/21 05:59 PM
Governor Jay Inslee has announced that Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery will be transitioning from a regional approach to a county-by-county evaluation process. Inslee also announced a new …
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3/11/21 07:05 PM
As of March 8, Whatcom County has had a total of 6,858 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic and 159 probable cases (7,017 total cases), according to Washington State Department …
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By Grace McCarthy |
3/10/21 09:05 PM
Governor Jay Inslee announced March 4 a projected Covid-19 vaccine timeline that includes expanding to essential workers on March 22, with others planned to follow in April.
Phase 1b Tier 2, which …
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By Grace McCarthy |
3/10/21 08:22 PM
Electric and natural gas customers struggling to pay their bills due to the economic impacts of the pandemic have until July 31 before worrying disconnections will restart.
On February 23, the …
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By Ian Haupt |
3/10/21 07:55 PM
A total of 280 Covid-19 vaccinations have been administered over the past two weekends, according to Point Roberts fire chief Christopher Carleton. There were 74 shots given on February 20 with …
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By Pat Grubb |
3/4/21 06:46 PM
A task force on public health and the U.S./Canada border is taking submissions of anecdotes and case studies on the personal impacts the nearly yearlong border closure has had on residents. The …
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By Ian Haupt |
3/4/21 06:03 PM
As of February 28, Whatcom County has had a total of 6,646 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic and 83 deaths, according to Washington State Department of Health (DOH) data. …
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By Grace McCarthy |
3/3/21 08:44 PM
Governor Jay Inslee directed the state to immediately open vaccine eligibility for K-12 teachers on March 2. This follows a directive issued the same day from President Joe Biden to get every public …
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3/3/21 08:31 PM
The Blaine school board has directed superintendent Christopher Granger to begin planning for cuts in next school year’s budget in the event that state funding is reduced. The plan would …
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By Ian Haupt |
3/3/21 07:48 PM
All regions in Washington will remain in Phase 2, the most advanced of the two-step “Healthy Washington” reopening plan.
“We’re making this pause in recognition of the fact …
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By Grace McCarthy |
3/3/21 07:37 PM
It’s 8 a.m. and 38 degrees. A wintry sun glitters across the water. The wind is brisk on South Beach and I’m wearing a parka.
They arrive quietly and purposefully. This is no polar …
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By Margot Griffiths |
2/25/21 10:45 PM
The Point Roberts Historical Society’s history center in the Gulf Road community center will reopen after a year-long Covid-19 restriction closure.
“We will be open for business …
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2/25/21 10:40 PM
The Point Roberts library is welcoming patrons again ahead of the rest of the Whatcom County Library System after being deemed a low risk “because of the isolation and the lack of Covid-19 …
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By Meg Olson |
2/25/21 10:40 PM
Trinity Community Lutheran Church is launching a fundraising campaign to save the historic building on APA Road.
“The church is in significant structural trouble,” said church manager …
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By Meg Olson |
2/25/21 10:30 PM
Organizers of the 2021 Circle of Care annual general meeting took an innovative approach to justify an ambitious set of goals to a large audience of 70 attendees: they first presented a history of …
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2/25/21 10:18 PM
Did the winter storm in Texas last week make you think about what if we had a disaster here in Point Roberts? What would you do? Are you prepared?
Point Robert’s beauty and isolation is a …
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By Kellie Ryan |
2/25/21 09:40 PM
Consensus may be hard to come by in Point Roberts, but participants in a recent town hall meeting to gather input on a proposal to suspend the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) …
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By Meg Olson |
2/25/21 09:36 PM
Scheduled Meetings/Ongoing Events
Point Roberts Walkers: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays on Elizabeth Drive and Saturdays at Lily Point.
PR Seed Exchange: …
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2/25/21 09:24 PM
As I write this, we are just a week into Lent. Oddly, sometimes it feels like we are into our second year of Lent, as we still live with a degree of restraint and enforced quiet contemplation of some …
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By Gina Gaudet |
2/25/21 09:10 PM
