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Parks board Sun, sand and water – what more do we need? working on comprehensive plan B y P a t G r u bb Looking to the future, the Point Roberts Park and Recreation District board of commissioners has created a sub-committee to begin work on a comprehensive plan. Commissioners Mary Edgley and Linda Hughes will start working on a mission statement outlining short and long term goals of the district. “I think the comprehensive plan has to be at least as long as the levy term and it has to feed into the next levy request which is not until 2017,” said board chair Mark Robbins, adding, “We have the advantage of having five commissioners so it’s perfectly legal to have a sub-committee of two commissioners start work” on the plan. Speaking from the audience, local resident Ron Hughes told the board “You really need to reach out to the community to ask what everyone thinks the parks should be doing. And then there’ll be lots of stuff that’s unrealistic, lots of minor stuff but then you can chop it down and a budget will come out of it and you can use it for marketing the levy.” Speaking earlier in the regular meeting held August 10, Edgley sought to clarify the board’s position regarding its commitment to the proposed new library to be built next door in the old Julius fire station. “I’d like to go back to the minutes,” she said. “I don’t think anyone ever said that we are not interested in supporting the library as we agreed to in the memorandum of understanding,” between the parks district and the county library system. “The only issue is, how to we do that and should or should not that money come out of our operating budget,” she said, addressing the district’s commitment to making up any shortfall between the cost of the building and the money that has been raised so far. Edgley told fellow commissioners that (See Parks, page 7)
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Group waits for routine character plan review B y P a t G r u bb An updated and revised Point Roberts character plan is very close to being unveiled to the public, according to Annelle Norman. Addressing the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) on August 11, she gave the group an overview of the document, saying it would be ready in the near future. A member of the sub-committee formed by PRCAC to review and update the plan
for the first time since it was adopted, Norman reported that her committee had been meeting for more than a year. Norman said they had requested county planning and development staff review the revised plan from a technical point of view and “when that process is complete, we will be able to forward the plan to the committee [PRCAC].” She added “While it is up to your discretion, I feel strongly that the public should have the opportunity to review the final draft.”
New county parks ranger assigned to Point Roberts By Meg Olson The Whatcom County Parks and Recreation department has assigned a new ranger to Point Roberts who brings a regular presence and a sturdy skill set to local parks. “I’m a fresh set of eyes,” said Aaron Johnson, who took up the newly created position July 9 and moved to the Point with his fiancée Melissa and dog Leroy in mid-August. Johnson, 32, spent the first 10 years of his life in Australia and the next 10 in
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New Hampshire, joining the U.S. Navy at 20 years old. He was stationed in Everett with the Abraham Lincoln and served for four years with two deployments, one in southeast Asia and another in the Gulf region. “One of the things that really drove me to get into recreation was the guys saying there was nothing to do,” Johnson said. As he discovered the Pacific Northwest he said he was amazed at the incredible natural resources. “A short drive away there’s everything,” he said. “I thought ‘I
need to get these guys out there!’” After his discharge Johnson went to Western Washington University, graduating in 2010 with a degree in outdoor recreation. He went to work as the manager of the Jim Creek Recreation Area near Arlington, a military facility that includes a campground, an RV park, a lodge, a challenge course, a lake, a disc golf course, hiking and biking trails and other amenities. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Johnson (See Ranger, page 7)
However, in an email to PRCAC members, assistant county planning and development director Mark Personius advised the group that planning staff were in the thick of updating the county’s comprehensive plan and wouldn’t be able to perform a final review until near the end of the year. He promised to assign a staff member to begin the review in the fall and to initiate staff meetings with PRCAC. According to Norman, the plan has been (See PRCAC, page 6)
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Letters To The Editor The Editor: This is an open letter to the person leaving golf balls on the beach between Maple Beach and Lily Point. A cursory Internet review of the environmental impact of golf balls shows they take 1,000 years to degrade. We hope that, realizing the long-term pollution, you will cease to litter the beach. Thank you. Kelvin Williams Point Roberts The Editor: I just returned from my evening walk with my dog in my neighborhood here on the Point, and a vicious, uncontrolled dog attacked us yet again. My dog has four distinct bites on her, but fortunately no blood drawn this time. I’ve been attacked by uncontrolled dogs while bicycling or walking my dogs in Point Roberts as many times in the past year as I have (combined) over the 12-year period that I’ve owned dogs elsewhere. I am not one for strict bylaw controls, or municipalities meddling in people’s affairs, so I don’t advocate getting the authorities involved. However, I would like to put out a plea to the people of Point Roberts to control your animals. When they are outside, whether supervised or unsupervised, keep them contained either by leash, rope, chain or fence. There is no reason why your dog should ever be out of your control. An uncontrolled dog puts everyone’s safety at risk, including the animal itself. Ian Furstrand Point Roberts The Editor: A special thank you to Chief Carleton from the Point Roberts CERT and PREP members for a very informative training session on August 8. You have put much time and effort into making plans and helping to prepare residents for many kinds of disasters. This type of service to your community helps strengthen our ability to manage a disaster more effectively. Twenty members were able to partici-
pate in this activity. I hope we will have many more in the future to make us more self-reliant here in Point Roberts. Virginia Lester, PREP President Point Roberts The Editor: Last month, we held the first blood drive in Point Roberts, and it was a huge success! We registered a total of 42 donors, 31 of those being first-time donors. Of these 42 donors, we were able to collect 34 units of blood – since a unit is separated into its different components (red blood cells, platelets and plasma), your blood drive helped bring health and comfort to 102 patients. The blood donations collected at the blood drive are critical to maintain a stable blood supply for surgeries, medical emergencies and for supporting patients battling life-threatening illnesses like leukemia and other cancers. Bloodworks Northwest (formerly Puget Sound Blood Center) supports all of the hospitals in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, and seven other Washington counties. Your blood donations are directly helping local families, neighbors and friends. Thanks to all the donors who took time out of their busy day to donate blood. I hope it was a great experience for all of you. With great appreciation to Alexandria Szabo for organizing the drive and recruiting donors, Whatcom County Fire District 5 for providing the blood drive site, and Christopher Carleton for helping to coordinate the drive – we couldn’t have done it without you. On behalf of patients in our community’s hospitals, I wish to extend our thanks to you. Below are just a few of many pa-
tients in our community who recently received blood products: A 42-year-old patient: Heart surgery. Patient used: 24 units red blood cells, nine units platelets, 29 units plasma and eight cryoprecipitate pools. A 37-year-old patient: Open heart surgery. Patient used: 12 units red blood cells, eight units plasma, two unit platelets and two cryoprecipitate pools. A 61-year-old patient: Organ transplant. Patient used: 12 units red blood cells, 10 units plasma and two cryoprecipitate pools. Each day 800 people must donate blood to meet the needs of patients in western Washington and Oregon hospitals. Your blood drive played an important role in helping meet that goal. If anyone would be interested in helping to coordinate future blood drives on Point Roberts, please contact Sasha Seiden at 360/527-3651. Those who donated at this drive will be eligible to give again October 10. Sasha Seiden Donor Resource representative Bloodworks Northwest The Editor: A big thank you to all our Cross Border Coalition to Stop The Radio Towers members. Our members number in the thousands. If you are reading this it is likely you are a member even if you have not really thought of yourself in this light. Our benefit concert to fund our legal costs that all of you supported and/or attended last Sunday at Seabright Farm in Point Roberts was a huge success due to the help of our peninsula’s residents, businesses, Seabright Farm and all the people who staffed this amazing event. You know who you are, and any list would be too long to print. You all helped us put a serious dent in our legal bills. Please accept our thanks for the unity, the donations in all their sizes, shapes and Please send letters to editor@allpointbulletin.com
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an accidental job. I love the outdoors.” Johnson will manage the four Point Roberts parks and assist in other parks in the county’s northwest region, working Thursday through Monday. He starting with simple steps, such as moving picnic tables off the closed section of the boardwalk to more useable locations. “I want to see more day-use areas,” he said. “It just needs some attention, someone who’s here five days a week.” One of his goals is to get a signage plan in place. “I have been asked many questions that could have been resolved with a sign,” he said. Johnson is also looking for opportunities to connect with the community and to set some priorities. “I’m not looking to jump in and change the world,” he said. “I want to see what the community wants.” August issue. She said the issue was not the board’s level of support but how much financial support would be necessary and where the funds would come from. In other district news, Hughes gave the board an update on this year’s summer program for kids. “I think it wrapped up very well,” she said, adding that parents generally thought it was a great program this year. The board also adopted an Open Public Records request policy based on “ideal policy guidelines” created by the Municipal Research and Services Center, a non-profit organization that aims to support the success of local governments in Washington state through research and knowledge base.
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Point Roberts made the front page of the Vancouver Province newspaper under the headline “Our Water, No Restrictions.” “Residents of the Washington state community can sprinkle lawns and wash cars with water bought from Metro Vancouver,” the article stated, while across the line in Delta and other lower mainland commuwww.blaineimmigration.com • 435 Martin St., Suite 1010 • Blaine, WA nities strict water restrictions limited use. Leonard D.M. Saunders, Attorney at Law The catch, the article pointed out, is that water in Point Roberts costs four times www.blaineimmigration.com • 435 Martin St., Suite 2010 • Blaine, WA more than it does north of the border under the contract under which the Point Leonard D.M. Saunders, Attorney at Law buys water from the Vancouver system. According to water district manager Dan Bourks and Acadia Tucker at the Point Roberts Homegrown Coop, the cost of water on the Point is a restriction in itself, and local gardeners couldn’t afford to water at will during this dry summer. Bourks was reading meters as the All Point Bulletin went to press to determine water use for July and August, but he said that in May and June, despite a dry spring, water use was less than it was last year. Water use is not metered in Delta, he said, so residents have no financial benefit to Effective through Sun. Sept. 6 conserving water, making watering restrictions the means to curb use in a drought.
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At Point Roberts Primary 2015-2016
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Welcome to the Point Roberts Primary School and the start of the 2015-2016 School Year Welcome back to the 2015-16 school year students and families of Point Roberts Primary School! As principal of Point Roberts Primary and Blaine Elementary I’m very happy to welcome all of our students back at both schools! I’m excited to continue supporting Mary Edgley, Deb Wilkowski and Tracy Kelly as they provide an outstanding educational experience for our kids. We will continue to work
together to support programs that are unique to Point Roberts, while also connected to initiatives in the Blaine School District. I will continue to visit Point Roberts Primary at least once each month to work with Mary and our students throughout the school year. I will also attend a variety of events and meetings during the school year. Mary and I are currently working to finalize a calendar for the year and will publish these dates in the coming weeks. I look forward to the coming school year and supporting a great program at Point Roberts Primary School. Please feel free to contact me
with your questions or comments as we begin another school year! School starts Wednesday, September 2. Point Roberts Primary will continue on a 9:10 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. schedule this school year, while students attending schools in Blaine will start at 8:20 a.m. On behalf of our staff, welcome to the 2015-16 school year!
Craig Baldwin Principal Point Roberts Primary and Blaine Elementary Schools
2015-2016 School District Calendar August 31 Freshman orientation, 5 p.m., cafeteria or football field September 2 First day of school MS 1st sports season begins 7 Labor Day - no school 8 PS PTO meeting, 6 p.m., PS library 9 HS picture day 14 MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 15 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 16 HS open house, 6 p.m., PAC Blaine Fine Arts Assoc. meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 17 6th grade band parent meeting, 7 p.m., MS cafeteria 23 ES curriculum night, 6 p.m., PAC 24 MS open house, 6:45 p.m., PAC 7th/8th grade band parent meeting, 7:15 p.m., MS cafeteria 28 Late start at 10:20 a.m. School board meeting, 7 p.m., district office 30 MS picture day October 1 PS open house, 6 p.m. 2 MS academic assembly, 10:45 a.m., PAC 6 PS PTO meeting, 6 p.m., PS library 9 HS Homecoming chili feed, 5 p.m., MS cafeteria 12 MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 13 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 14 HS picture retakes 14-15 PS picture days 19 Late start at 10:20 a.m. 20 HS honor society, 6 p.m., PAC 21 Blaine Fine Arts Assoc. meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 22 ES picture day 24 MS dance, 7:30 p.m., MS cafeteria 26 MS 2nd sports season begins School board work session, 5 p.m., district office School board meeting, 7 p.m, district office 28 PS PTO Harvest Festival, 5:30 p.m., MS cafeteria November 2 Late start at 10:20 a.m. 3 PS PTO meeting, 6 p.m., PS library HS fall concert, 7 p.m., PAC 4 MS picture retakes 5 7th/8th grade concert, 7 p.m., PAC 6 MS sports awards assembly, 1 p.m., PAC 9 MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 10 MS Veterans Day assembly, 9 a.m., PAC ES Veterans Day assembly, 2 p.m., PAC ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 11 Veterans Day - no school 12 Winter ride meeting, 6:30 p.m., MS library 16 Teacher workday - no school HS winter sports begin 17 PS picture retakes 19 HS winter sports parent meeting, 5:30 p.m., PAC Blaine Fine Arts Assoc. meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 19-25 K-8 conferences/early release at 12:50 p.m. MS & PS book fairs 25 K-12 early release at 12:50 p.m. 26-27 Thanksgiving break - no school 30 Late start at 10:20 a.m. MS 2nd trimester begins December 3 PS concert, 1 p.m., PAC 8 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library
December (continued) 11 MS academic assembly, 8:30 a.m., PAC 14 MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 15 School board meeting, noon, district office 7th/8th grade concert, 7 p.m., PAC 16 HS Roman banquet 21-Jan 1 Winter Break - no school January 1 Winter Break - no school 5 PS PTO meeting, 6 p.m., PS library 7-9 HS musical, 7 p.m., PAC 11 Late start at 10:20 a.m. MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 12 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 14-16 HS musical, PAC 15 MS MLK assembly, 10:15 a.m., PAC ES MLK assembly, 2 p.m., PAC 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - no school 20 Blaine Fine Arts Assoc. meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 21 6th grade concert, 7 p.m., PAC 23 Arts & Jazz festival, 7 p.m., MS cafeteria 25 MS 3rd sports season begins School board meeting, 7 p.m, district office 30 HS math championships 22 6th Grade concert, 7 p.m., PAC 24 Arts & Jazz, TBD, PAC 26 Late start at 10:20 a.m. MS 3rd sports season begins School board meeting, 7 p.m., district office February 1 Teacher workday - no school 2 PS PTO meeting, 6 p.m., PS library 8 Late start at 10:20 a.m. MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 9 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 12-15 Mid-winter break - no school 16 MS sports awards, 1 p.m., PAC 18 ES class pictures PS Bedtime & Books, 6 p.m., PS multipurpose room 22 School board work session, 5 p.m., district office School board meeting, 7 p.m., district office 23 7th/8th grade concert, 7 p.m., PAC 27 Whatcom County math championships 29 HS spring sports begin MS 3rd trimester begins 29-March 4 K-8 conferences/early release at 12:50 p.m. March 1-4 K-8 conferences/early release at 12:50 p.m. 1 PS PTO meeting, 6 p.m., PS library 3 HS spring sports parent meeting, 5:30 p.m., PAC 5 Pizza & Pizzazz, 5 p.m., MS cafeteria 7 Late start at 10:20 a.m. 8 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 10 Kindergarten registration, 10 a.m., PS multipurpose room 14 MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 16 Blaine Fine Arts Assoc. meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 19 MS state math championships 21 MS 4th sports season begins 23 Visiting Japanese band concert, 6 p.m., PAC 24 MS academic assembly. 8:30 a.m., PAC 28 Late start at 10:20 a.m. School board meeting, 7 p.m., Point Roberts PS 31 ES/PS drama performance, 7 p.m., PAC
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April 4-8 Spring break - no school 11 MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 12 PS PTO meeting, 6 p.m., PS library 15 MS spelling bee, 2 p.m., PAC 18 Late start at 10:20 a.m. 19 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 19-20 HS student led conferences, 1 p.m., MS cafeteria 22 MS sports awards, 1 p.m., PAC MS dance, 7:30 p.m., MS cafeteria 25 School board meeting, 7 p.m., district office 26 HS concert, 7 p.m., PAC May 2 Learning Improvement Day - no school 3 PS PTO meeting, 6 p.m., PS library 5 HS drama performance, 7 p.m., PAC 9 MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 10 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 11 PS concert, 1 p.m., PAC 18 Blaine Fine Arts Assoc. meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 19 HS recognition night, 6 p.m., PAC 23 School board work session, 5 p.m., district office School board meeting, 7 p.m., district office 24-25 HS senior boards HS early release at 11:50 a.m. 26 6th grade spring concert, 7 p.m., PAC 30 Memorial Day - no school 31 MS sports/fitness awards, 1 p.m., PAC June 2 Evening of the Arts, 6:30 p.m., PAC 6 HS all choral concert, 7 p.m., PAC 7 ES PTO meeting, 6 p.m., ES library 7th/8th grade concert, 7 p.m., PAC 10 HS Graduation 13 MS PTO meeting, 7 p.m., MS library 14 8th grade tea, 7 p.m., PAC 15 Last day of school - early release at 12:50 p.m. 16-17 Closure make-up day (if necessary) 27 School board meeting, 7 p.m., district office
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Teacher’s Corner It is always exciting to see the kids on the first day of school. I love that moment when they boil off the bus, thrilled to be together again. They gather around me, all talking at once, wanting to share the events of their summers. The first few days are always full of activities that help students get to know each other again and begin to think like a group. The first week I like to imbed academics in fun, often physical, activities that ease students back into the habit of learning. This year the students will each become a superhero of their own design. They will decide on their super powers, design their own costumes and choose their sidekicks and super pets. Just think about the opportunities this presents for developing student literacy! Over the course of the next few months the students will write their own books, documenting the adventures of their superhero. We will do a lot of reading and talk about what story elements make the superhero tales they are familiar with so appealing. They will start their books with a chapter about how they got their superpowers. The possibilities here are endless. The first few days will be a chance to read, reflect and plan with a fair amount of imaginative play thrown in for inspiration. We have a lot planned for the school year and are jumping right in. We always welcome volunteers so if you have some extra time we would love to see you. Mary Edgley
Point Roberts Primary School September Upcoming Events Sept. 2 – First Day of School Sept. 7 – NO SCHOOL, Labor Day Sept. 9 – Library/Beach Field trip Sept. 10 – School Picture Day Sept. 22 – Open House, 6 - 7 p.m. Sept. 25 – Pizza lunch, sponsored by the PTO Sept. 28 – Late start at 11:10 a.m.
BORDERITE BUS SCHEDULE 2015-2016 PLEASE ALLOW FIVE TO 10 MINUTES before and after the times on the schedule for buses to arrive at the stop during the first two weeks of school. TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE anytime after the first day of school. NOT ALL STOPS ARE SHOWN. NEW RIDERS should plan to board the bus at the stop nearest their home. More BUS ROUTE INFORMATION may be obtained at the school transportation office by calling 332-8933.
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Family Service Center.......................... 332-0740 Special Education ............................... 332-5881
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Arts & Music 2015
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s The annual Seafood Festival at the Pier Restaurant went off without a hitch on Saturday, August 22. Winner of the salmon derby - a 22-pounder, was caught by Nelson Greidanus Photo by Louise Mugar
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All Point Bulletin • September 2015 S Henry Rosenthal has been manning the Visitor’s Center at the Point Roberts Community Center solo this summer, handing out maps and information: “A little bit of history, what things there are to do here, what services there are – simple things,” he said. So far Rosenthal said he is hoping to have volunteers next year so the center can be open more often. Interested community members can contact Rosenthal at 9451711. Photo by Meg Olson
S A summer of busy book sales at the Saturday Morning Market will culminate with the granddaddy of all book sales at the community center on September 5 and 6. The book sales have been generating $200-250 per week all summer, said organizer Judy Ross, and benefit the library building fund. The upcoming book sale will fill both big rooms at the community center with over 10 times more books than most Saturdays, Ross said. Photo by Meg Olson
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Reduce, reuse and recycle In a tiny space on Gulf Road, Margarita Trifonova is highlighting a growing trend with Point Roberts artisans. “The theme of the studio is reduce, reuse and recycle,” said Trifonova, who opened Maralex Studios on July 4. Trifonova makes wooden trays, napkin holders, planters and other items using wood from old mattresses she obtains through a mattress recycler in Richmond. “My father is a carpenter so I have a love for wood and he taught me a lot,” she said. Other items in the studio come from the approximately 20 consigners who sell their wares there. These include handmade aprons, jewelry, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, cards and clothing. “The fabric used to make these dolls is recycled from old clothes,” Trifonova said, pointing out a shelf of folk art by Abby Armstrong. Suncatchers by Annelle Norman are
made with sand dollars from local beaches, and Lawnie Collard uses beach rocks as the canvas for her paintings. “I love natural materials – wood, stone and fibers,” Trifonova said. She also loves a good story, and takes select previously owned items on consignment. “I look for unique and interesting items, especially if the seller has a story that goes with it,” she said. “It’s good to have some small old piece we can incorporate into our lives in some way.” The studio will be open into September and will reopen in the spring. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Wednesday and Friday when Trifonova, who is also the coordinator of the Point Roberts Senior Center, opens for a few hours in late afternoon. She always has coffee and cookies to offer. “I’m a very social person and some people just come in to chat,” she said.
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Lately, I’ve been thumbing through old gardening books and magazines. One thing that strikes me is how much gardening advice has changed in the last 20 years. Most of this change is driven by the application of careful scientific observation and research to practical gardening advice, in the same way as scientific advances lead to changes in medical treatment. Two examples illustrate such changes – one that occurred recently, and another that is happening right now. Tree pruning advice is a prime example of a recently completed change. Decades ago, people would prune tree branches at any old point. Perhaps they would also slather paint or tar over the cut. Pruning in this manner was based on the folk assumption that trees are robust and that, as with fingernails, where to cut was a matter of practicality and aesthetics. And as with human skin, covering a wound was expected to result in faster healing. But in 1984, Dr. Alex Shigo published a scientific analysis of how trees’ cellular structure protects them from injury and spreading infection. For decades, researchers had been chipping away at folk misconceptions and previously published advice, but Shigo managed to pull this research together in a clear and convincing way, and draw a clear link between botanical facts and best pruning practice. This paper revolutionized professional pruning, although it took a while for its recommendations to penetrate the practices of home gardeners. I first learned about Shigo’s arguments in a pruning workshop at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the late 1990s, in which I was taught to identify the slightly raised collar where a branch joins its parent branch or trunk, and then to cut the branch exactly and cleanly at that collar. This allows the tree to isolate the tissue damaged by the cut and to form a barrier against opportunistic fungi, insects and other nasties. While this advice was new to home gardeners in 2000, all reputable gardening magazines, books and websites now recommend this practice. A current transition in gardening advice is soil amendments. Everybody had (and still has) his or her own favorite fertilizer. Compost, manure, commercial preparations, kelp, minerals, Epsom salts, earthworm castings, home recipes – sigh. The list goes on and on. Gardening books, magazines and television shows abound with advice. It can all be overwhelming. And then a presentation to the Point Roberts Garden Club last year changed every-
thing for a number of us local gardeners. Mycorrhizal fungi. Well, I had heard of these before. They are fungi that live in the ground and form symbiotic relationships with the roots of some plants. In exchange for carbohydrates supplied by the plant, these tiny fungi help the plant absorb water and soil nutrients. When I first noticed these tiny white filaments in the soil a long time ago, I thought they were a sign of fungal infection in the soil. I didn’t realize at the time that they are a sign of healthy roots. Several decades of agricultural research have now demonstrated that inoculating soil with mycorrhizal fungi results in plants as much as doubling their size in comparison to those grown with no fertilizer. Seedlings planted with mycorrhizal fungi are taller, healthier and more productive than those planted with other soil enhancements. And finally, plants whose soil is rich with mycorrhizal fungi need less water and fertilizer to become healthy and productive. While mycorrhizal fungi can be more expensive than water and commercial chemical fertilizers, being able to reduce our use of the latter has tremendous benefits for the environment. Since water, phosphate and nitrogen fertilizers that are not taken up by plants are simply washed away into the environment, reducing their use will help us avoid water waste, phosphate run off, water pollution and algal blooms in bodies of water. So where do you get mycorrhizal fungi, and will they benefit the home garden? Since research is only just beginning to translate into home gardening advice, this is a bit of a challenge. Until more guidelines and products are available, it makes sense to assume that all plants will benefit unless they are known not to use these fungi (e.g., kale, cabbage). As for buying these fungi, research suggests you should source as locally as possible in order to purchase a mix of fungi that will work with your soil, plants and climate. Since you are unlikely to see a bottle of Pacific Northwest mycorrhizal fungi (usually available in powdered form that you add to your watering can or soil) on your local nursery shelf, try ordering from Fungi Perfecti in Olympia. In science, there is always more to know. But how exciting it is to see plants growing healthier with each advance of biological and agricultural science. I wonder what the next installment of research will bring.
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second with 21 percent, and Jesse Creydt followed closely behind with 20 percent. On the county level, Todd Donovan took a healthy lead in the race for Whatcom County Council’s district 1, position B seat. Donovan won 62 percent of the vote. Bruce Ayers came in a distant second, with 17 percent. To see a detailed breakdown of the results, visit results.vote.wa.gov/results/20150804/whatcom. Conservative group sues county over redistricting A local conservative group is suing Whatcom County over the proposed redistricting rules. Dick Donahue, chair of Common Threads Northwest, is suing Whatcom County and Debbie Adelstein, Whatcom County’s auditor, to remove ordinance 2015-029 from the November 3 ballot. If approved, the ordinance would divide Whatcom County’s three voting districts into five. Donahue and his group allege the proposal violates county rules, since it specifies how the districts will be drawn. A hearing for the lawsuit was slated for August 14. Donahue is asking for a court order to remove the five-district proposal from the ballot, and is also alleging the county council illegally voted in a private session on another measure. Ordinance 2015-029, which was added to the ballot July 7, would divide the districts between Bellingham and the rest of the county. Under the new proposal, Bellingham would have two districts to itself. Conservatives in the county have protested the proposal, saying it gives the much more liberal Bellingham a population edge over the traditionally conservative smaller cities and rural Whatcom County. Progressives have embraced the five-district system as a response to a district-only voting measure that will also appear on the November ballot. Progressive protesters voiced concern that district-only vot-
ing would shift the makeup of the county council to a conservative majority. According to documents provided by Donahue’s lawyer, Thomas Moser, the suit asserts that identifying specific regions in each proposed district violates the Whatcom Charter Commission’s authority to define the districts. Additionally, as a redistricting plan, the measure is required to face a public hearing at least one week before adoption. The ordinance in this case was adopted in the same meeting as the public hearing. The suit also alleges the council violated the Open Public Meetings Act by voting in a private session to remove ballot proposal AB2015-217, a measure that would require countywide voting for county council members. Whatcom County council clerk Dana Brown-Davis said the item was removed from the agenda on the advice of county attorneys because countywide voting is already in place. Hawaii, Las Vegas flights back at BLI Alaska Airlines is bringing back daily flights to Hawaii and Las Vegas out of Bellingham International Airport (BLI). Alaska will now offer flights to Honolulu, Maui and Las Vegas beginning November 1. The Las Vegas and Honolulu flights will be daily from November through May 2016, and the Maui flights will run four times a week November through March 2016, according to Alaska spokeswoman Bobbie Egan. Alaska had previously offered the flights from Bellingham in the summer, but chose not to run the flights this year. BLI has been experiencing a decline in passengers, showing a year-to-year decline of 30 percent, according to acting flight director Mark Leutwiler. The Port of Bellingham, which owns and operates BLI, is encouraging airlines to offer more flights from more destinations. Leutwiler said the port is considering lowering prices for airlines during the slow season, but those ideas are still in discussion and nothing has been made official.
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By Judy Ross Here we are at the final chapter of fundraising for the new library. But first, a little catch-up on where the Friends of the Point Roberts Library (FOPRL) has been the last few months. Back in February, state senator Doug Ericksen agreed to put the Point Roberts library on his list of capital projects. These are projects that, if they are included in the final state budget, are guaranteed a certain level of funding (we used to call them earmarks). But in the months-long process that is how the legislature now creates budgets, the library fell off the list. But we didn’t know that until July. Our funding goal is $538,000. In July, we had $445,000; short by $93,000. We put together the list of everyone who had previously given at least $1,000 and set about asking them whether they could possibly pledge an additional $1,000 by the end of this year. Twenty-six people/families have said, “Yes!” as of August 15. We have also received other donations during this period, including a generous $2,000 gift from the new owners of the marina. They hope to follow up on this gift in the fall. What with Saturday markets, used book sales and quilt raffle tickets, we
are now in need of about $60,000. We know that everyone can’t make $1,000 donations; yet, we need to get this fundraising done in 2015 so that construction can begin in spring 2016. We need to get this done because it’s time to get it done, for you and for us and for the library. There are no more possibilities of foundation grants or state gifts: It’s simply up to us, to the caring members of the Point Roberts community. If you can’t donate $1,000, can you please make a first or final contribution of whatever you can afford? Between group and individual donations, we’ll be done in the next few months – we’ll have that $538,000 in the bank. We can then close
the book on the fundraising segment while the much more important history of the new library begins to arise before our eyes. We need a bigger library; the community and its friends have responded generously to this need over the past 3.5 years with over a thousand individual donations, so it’s clear they want this to happen. We began with a belief that it takes a community to build a library. We will be finishing knowing that the community has risen to the need. To donate, make out checks to FOPRL (a tax-exempt organization) and leave at the library or mail to P.O. Box 970, Point Roberts, WA 98281.
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nettes, which Carroll said is an easy way to put on your own show. “Just throw up a sheet, put a light behind it and you’ve got a show!” she said. The Welcome Marionettes are created by cutting the pieces for their puppets out of flexible cutting boards. Carroll’s parents had a puppet theater in Carmel, California from 1925 to 1949. When her father died, the show closed; later, all of the marionettes were destroyed in a fire. “When I retired as an art teacher, I wanted the bring the marionettes back into our family. The troupe makes all our own puppets,” she said. In total, they have almost 60 from this and previous shows. The troupe tries to debut a new show every year first at their home in Welcome, and then takes it on the road through the Whatcom County Library System. Last year they brought the Wizard of Oz to the Point.
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Autumn Leaves Summer is almost gone, cabins are being closed for the year and leaves are preparing to fall. The last of the summer garden produce is being harvested. It was a bumper crop of delicious Point Roberts blackberries this summer, and many have been made into jam or frozen for use through the winter. Enterprising folks have canned and dehydrated much of summer’s bounty and pantry shelves are full. We have much for which to be thankful. Summer Music Camp is over for the year and the participants can look back on another stellar performance at the Arts and Music Festival. This year all of the soloists had headset microphones, thanks to Jonathan Quick for his generous donation of time, expertise and the loan of the sound equipment. Thanks, too, to the volunteer organizers, directors and band members for making this camp a great success. And thank you, Point Roberts, for coming to the performance and supporting these wonderful young performers. On Sunday, August 23 we had a celebration of Ernie and Lola Loreen’s 65th wedding anniversary following church. Congratulations to two of our favorite people. You are an inspiration to us all. One more concert remains for the current Trinity Chamber Series. Folk Music for the Ages with Marian Buechert is on Saturday, September 12 at 7 p.m.
This is the first appearance in our series for this popular Vancouver singer who has performed at many venues, such as the Princeton, B.C. Traditional Music Festival. We are delighted to bring her to Point Roberts. Mark your calendar now so you don’t miss this season’s closing concert. It’s sure to be a wonderful evening. Something new has come to Trinity. Thanks to the generosity of Jean Barrington and Curt Bush, we now have a lending library of reference books on all things spiritual. Jean and Curt set up two large bookcases and have everything catalogued. The books are shelved according to category and a sign-out system has been put in place. Coffee hour following Sunday service is a great time to look over the books and even check something out. In the next few weeks, Jean will begin writing reviews and recommendations of various books in the library. These will be posted in the Sunday bulletin, in the library area and on our website. Thank you Jean and Curt. On a personal note, I love autumn – the feeling of a nip in the air despite the sunshine, colorful leaves falling to earth, the sense of life slowing into winter and the golden light and earlier sunset that invites us to tuck in for the night. May this be one of your loveliest autumns ever.
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Local agencies commended for saving life of a visiting bicyclist B y P a t G r u bb A crowd of approximately 100 people attended an unprecedented commendation ceremony held Wednesday, August 12, in recognition of the contributions made by various agency personnel in saving the life of Jim Graham, a Canadian who suffered a heart attack while cycling across the border on June 7. The commendations were presented by U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene who presented U.S. flags that had been flown on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C. She also read the commendation that had been read into the U.S. Congressional Record. Graham collapsed outside of the U.S.
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A summer of capital improvements at the school district
s Over 70 family and friends showed up at Trinity Church on Sunday, August 23 to help celebrate the 60th anniversary of pastor Ernie and Lola Loreen. Four of the six Loreen children, from left, Erica, Dana, Robin and Valerie, were there as well as Sylvia Schonberg and Joan Linde, both of whom attended the wedding.
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The Blaine school district campus may have been devoid of students this summer, but construction crews kept the place busy working on a litany of long overdue maintenance and improvements projects. A new playground at Blaine Primary School is open to the public. Northwest Playground Equipment, Inc. installed the playground, which includes slides, ladders, a carousel and a climbing wall. Capital improvements project manager Jim Kenoyer said the public’s response to the new equipment has been positive. “As soon as it was opened, kids were playing on it instead of going over to play on the old playground,” Kenoyer said. “That was a good sign.” The old playground will eventually be removed to make way for an addition to the primary school. A less visible but no less substantial upgrade was made to the parking lot at the west end of the elementary school. Instead of merely repaving and repainting the aging and problematic surface, crews dug down and replaced the base layers as well. “Hopefully, we now have a parking lot that will last for decades,” superintendent Ron Spanjer said. The track oval was also overhauled. The rubberized surface and sub-layers were completely replaced, the curves were edged with concrete to extend the life of the track and the lines were repainted. All of the approaches to the track were redone as well. The seats and risers of the grandstand at Blaine stadium were repainted to go along with the new track. The aging grandstand
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is slated for replacement in three years when construction of the new high school is underway. Crews replaced and repaired roofing on portions of the middle school, and replaced worn carpeting in a handful of classrooms in the elementary school. In Point Roberts, crews repaired the roof of the primary school and plans to upgrade the playground are moving ahead. Parents and staff, in conjunction with the Point Roberts Park and Recreation District, approved a playground design that will be installed this fall. Point Roberts Primary School sits on land the school district is leasing from the parks department for 99 years, but now the school district will own and be responsible for the maintenance of the new playground. Money for the capital improvements this summer was budgeted as part of the $25 million bond approved by voters last year. Construction of another project funded by the bond, the addition of eight classrooms to Blaine Primary School, could begin in late October. The project is slated to open to contract bidders in early September. Construction of the addition could be completed in April 2016, and a hallway connecting the addition to the rest of the building would be built over summer 2016 to minimize interruptions to students, Spanjer said. “It’s great to be tackling these projects that are long overdue,” Spanjer said. “It’s also exciting to see us making progress on our commitments to the taxpayers to follow through on our planning and use the bond money wisely.”
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723 Walters Lane $949,000 MLS# 811882
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1953 Holiday Ln. $699,000 MLS# 812275
317 Marine Dr. $699,000 MLS# 405687
1471 Edwards $650,000 MLS# 766234
1457 Churchill Dr. $615,000 MLS# 723660
1594 Edwards Dr. $515,000 MLS# 820438
1860 Washington Dr. $389,000 MLS# 794924
398 Marine Dr. $389,000 MLS# 810579
632 Highland Dr. $325,000 MLS# 803235
550 South Beach $325,000 MLS# 814165
403 W. Bluff $295,000 MLS# 820341
1948 Cliff Road $289,000 MLS# 669333
757 Claire Ln. $250,000 MLS# 698466
665 Deer Ln. $219,000 MLS# 803078
574 Boundary Bay Rd. $195,000 MLS# 803204
500 Moose $129,000 MLS# 823011
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2281 Berry Lane MLS# 782793 ................$575,000 1361 Peltier MLS# 628921 .......................$355,000 XXX Boundary Bay Rd. MLS# 820511 .... $349,000 Tyee Fr. MLS# 826250 ............................ $299,000
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Views of Boundary Bay & City. 2 BR, 1 BA. Living/dining area, kitchen with breakfast bar, large loft and full walkout basement. Well priced at $169,000
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658 Marsh Lane. 2BR on 2 lots close to beach. Immaculate. $275,000 DIANE CIRCLE. 60x120 septic installed. $69,000 490 MOOSE TRAIL. 3BR, 1.5BA, condo. 1400 s.f. $139,000
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1275 BROUGHTON LANE 247 BAYVIEW DR. 3BR, 2BA waterfront home facing 2BR, 3BA beautiful west side home. 1275 BROUGHTON 247 BAYVIEW $199,000. Adjoining lotLANE $35,000. $595,000 Mt. Baker. Crabtown. DR. 3BR, 2BA waterfront home facing 2BR, 3BA beautiful west side home. $199,000. Adjoining lot $35,000. Mt. Baker. Crabtown. $595,000
722 CLAIRE LANE. 2BR, 2BA, West Coast Modern backs on to Lily Point Park. $309,000 THIS LARGE LOT Across the street from the beach in the South Beach area, half way between Marina and South Beach. $79,000
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LOT 28 REX STREET $29,000 LARGE HOME ON 5 ACRES. Huge house with full height basement. Sunny home and yard with acreage behind. Bank Owned. $220,000
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LOT 4 PANORAMA DRIVE $39,000 Water Meter & Septic Design
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1361 PARK LN. 2BR and dden. Quiet lane. 1 block to beach. $170,900
1845 JOHNSON. 75 x 200 lot. 668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 2117 ROOSEVELT. Maple Beach 611 EVERGREEN. 2BR, beautifully crafted log cabin in South 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. 1920s cabin, 2 BR,Lots wood-burning FP, Furnished, private, excellent Beach area. of love went into this home. $284,000 1845 JOHNSON. 75 x 200 lot. 668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 2117 ROOSEVELT. Beach $200,000 2 blocks to beach.Maple $169,000 condition. $115,000 2BR cottage plus$245,000 2 lots near beach. OFF MILL. 1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, Furnished, private, excellent 5 ACRES $200,000 2 blocks to beach. $169,000 condition. $115,000 HUGE NORTH SLOPE LOT. 140x190. Water meter in, site prepped. $89,000
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landscaped, RV? 65’x76’. $39,900
328 EVERGREEN. Estate sale. Good starter home. $179,000
EDWARD DR. Large beach lot. $569,000
1877 676 D! WASHINGTON D! MCLAREN RD. D! CLAIRE LANE L L542 L2BA O O O 3BR, backs onto Lily Point 2 BR designer home. A must-see! 3BR cottage w/front and rear deck. S 1877 WASHINGTON S 542 MCLAREN RD. S 676 CLAIRE LANE Park. $299,000 Make an offer! Adjacent to Lily Point Park. 3BR, 2BA backs onto Lily Point 2 BR designer home. A must-see! 3BR cottage w/front and rear deck. $159,000 620 CRYSTAL BEACH RD. Park. $299,000 Make an offer! Adjacent to Lily Point Park. 1790 $159,000 BENSON. Contemporary 2BR, 1BA.$299,000 Perfect summer getaway. 68 REGINA ACREAGE: 6.39 ACRES, DESIRABLE EASTWAY SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE 2BR cottage. $179,000
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