The Editor:
Good job, Pastor Ernie!
November 7, 1975, on beautiful Point Roberts, Ed and Jamie Armstrong became man and wife. The simple ceremony, presided over by Reverend Ernie Loreen, was followed by a reception at the home of Ron and Annette Calder.
The happy couple became acquainted the year previous, when Ed, who was busy building the Calder home, decided to take lunch at the Reef Tavern. As fate would have it, Jamie was the cook/waitress that day, and the rest as they say, is history.
After leaving the Point in search of greener pastures (making a living in the construction industry, often requires moving about), the couple resided on Saltspring Island, B.C. (where their daughter and grandkids live today).
Cranbrook, B.C., Blaine, Mill Creek, and Bothell, Washington, Las Vegas, Nevada and now happily retired in Winston, Oregon.
Who’d have thought, 50 years? The betting on the Point in ’75 gave the newlyweds six weeks at best. The Lord apparently had a better idea and so here we are, happy as clams with our cats and a few stray animals who stop by to check the dry chow bowl on the back porch.
Ed and Jamie Armstrong
Winston, Oregon
The Editor:
Referring to the letter on this subject from Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce president Wayne Lyle, published in the October issue of the All Point Bulletin and pursuant to a resolution of the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association (PRTA) board of directors, passed unanimously on October 9, 2025:
PRTA endorses and supports fully the requests made by the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce to enhance the safety and enjoyment of Maple Beach County Park by residents and visitors. The needed improvements include sanitary facilities, trash collection (in particular, dog waste), and increased public parking.
The absence of any sanitary facilities and services at a public park that attracts large numbers of visitors on warm summer days, many with dogs on leash, is intolerable.
We call upon Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee to consider this request for submission to the Whatcom County Executive and Whatcom County Council on behalf of Point Roberts.
On behalf of the board of directors,
Mark Robbins, president
Point Roberts Taxpayers Association
The Editor:
At our October 9, 2025 meeting, the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association (PRTA) board of directors passed unanimously a motion to thank ASAP Towing for removing the abandoned vehicle on Gulf Road. The following is the text of our letter, sent to ASAP on October 11, 2025, pursuant to that motion:
“It has come to our attention that you have helped our community by coming across two borders each way to pick up and dispose of an abandoned car that had been an irritating annoyance and eyesore on Gulf Road in Point Roberts. We learned that you do not get paid per se for such removals, but reap the rewards, if any, of the fees that may or may not be collected or from sale of the vehicle.
We appreciate that doing this for Point Roberts is much more difficult than other locations in the county. Our deputy sheriff, Trent, has worked with you in effecting this remedy and we greatly appreciate your actions. Knowing that you might actually lose money on this effort, we offered to “pass the hat” on your behalf, but your manager politely deferred. She said that our verbal “thank you” was appreciated and now we’re formalizing that with this big written thank you from Point Roberts!
We are sharing this appreciation and acknowledgment of your efforts with our local paper, the All Point Bulletin, and with various community groups. We are also very grateful to our resident sheriff’s deputy, Trent Leach, for his intervention to make this happen.
For the board of directors,
Barbara Bradstock, secretary
Point Roberts Taxpayers Association
The Editor:
Well, I wouldn’t even board a plane or drive to Seattle to participate in the fanfare of baseball between the Mariners and Blue Jays due to U.S. disturbances. Also, I wouldn’t fly to Toronto either as it is too darn far and much too expensive!
I do sincerely appreciate the concerns facing Point Roberts and its folks. It most certainly looks (and I hear the water sounds in your video) and appears like a wonderful place to call home, perhaps in Canada, (Yay, if its citizens choose to flee the U.S.).
I wonder what President Trump would have to say about that debacle thrown his way? I have viewed news media programming about the financial woes of your “parcel duty-free” border, many decades-of-age store there, predominantly caused by the U.S. tariffs and drastic reductions in travel and tourism between our countries. Well, we Canadians are, also and as usual, in the waiting game to see what our “new” honeymoon-is-over Liberal government actions will be.
Hopefully, we can all respectfully get our prolific acts together and permanently welcome newcomers such as Point Robertans!
Kindest Regards,
Lorna Radke
Alberta
The Editor:
As the holiday season approaches, Circle of Care is launching its annual Angel Project – a local giving campaign that offers direct support to Point Roberts residents facing financial hardship.
Last year, 20 households received assistance averaging $75 per household, provided as International Marketplace gift certificates and small cash amounts to cover household essentials.
This year, with rising living costs and potential cuts to programs like food stamps and Medicaid, we anticipate even greater need. To begin the campaign, Circle of Care is seeding the Angel Project with a $1,000 donation. We are inviting the community to help grow it.
Donations can be made by check to Circle of Care, PO Box 597, Point Roberts, WA 98281, or online at prcircleofcare@gmail.com.
Together, we can make sure no one in Point Roberts faces the winter months alone.
Circle of Care – neighbors helping neighbors, year-round.
Annelle Norman, Point Roberts Circle
of Care
Point Roberts
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