All Point Bulletin May 2017 by Point Roberts Press

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Parks district considering upping the levy By Meg Olson Point Roberts Parks and Recreation District commissioners are looking at asking the community for a significant boost in their levy this fall. At their April 12 meeting, commissioners discussed what number to put on the ballot when they go to the voters this November to renew their operational levy, which expires at the end of the year. “We are thinking about increasing it,” said commissioner Stephen Falk, and the increase they are considering is a significant one, up to a doubling of levy revenue. “We want to hire a part-time manager and our budget today is so small if we make a small increase it won’t generate what we need to accomplish what we need to accomplish.” Currently the parks district collects approximately $50,000 a year through its operational levy, costing taxpayers eight cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation each year. This levy is the only source of operating revenue for the district, paying for upkeep of the community center and Baker Field, as well as parks programs and a portion of the senior center programs. In addition, taxpayers are paying off a 10-year bond for improvements to the community center with an additional tax of six cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The owner of a $200,000 home paid (See Levy, page 8)

s Whatcom County assistant director of planning and development Mark Personius explaining a zoning issue during the Point Roberts Registered Voters Association annual general meeting and townhall held April 25. Listening are county executive Jack Louws and county councilmember Barbara Brenner.

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Planning Commission recommends character plan changes By Meg Olson With some reluctance, the Whatcom County Planning Commission voted to recommend county council approve a proposal to take the meat of the character plan and move it to the zoning code. At their April 13 meeting in Bellingham, commissioners voted unanimously to accept a staff proposal to amend the Point Roberts Subarea Plan, part of the county’s comprehensive plan, removing the charac-

ter plan from that document. Simultaneously, the Point Roberts Special District, part of the county zoning code, would be amended to turn portions of the character plan into the Point Roberts Design Guidelines. “Essentially what we’re doing is taking the character plan out of the comprehensive plan,” said senior county planner Cliff Strong. “The reason is because if anyone wants to change the character plan as it is now it constitutes a comprehensive plan

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When asked why local controversies always seem so overheated, former owner of the International Marketplace Craig Cole replied, “Because the stakes are so low.” Not much has changed around here since he uttered those words in 1992. A seemingly mundane request by the Point Roberts Hospital District to the fire district to change the clinic’s signage has led to harsh words and accusations, bitter

relations, over-the-top public record requests, multiple apologies and, of course, no new signs. As an added bonus, the All Point Bulletin was taken to the woodshed for a very public spanking (see sidebar). Could anywhere other than Point Roberts make such a mountain out of a molehill? Last summer, fire district commissioner Shannon Tomsen suggested that each commissioner should act as a liaison with another local taxing district, with her taking the hospital district, Bill Meursing re-

sponsible for the parks, and Stan Riffle, the water district. Unlike the other two commissioners who have not attended any of their assigned district’s meetings, Tomsen took to her task with enthusiasm, showing up regularly at hospital district meetings. In turn, hospital commissioner Robin Nault began acting as her district’s liaison to the fire commission. The hospital district, which operates the (See Tempest, page 6)

amendment and can only be done once a year.” Zoning text amendments can be done at any time. Whatcom County Planning and Development Services (PDS) proposed the change in response to a request from the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC), formalized in a motion at its March 14 meeting, to “harmonize and (See Planners, page 2)

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update” the character plan and the zoning code. A primary goal of the committee in making that recommendation was to “reduce restrictions, simplify the permitting process while retaining desired esthetic and environmental protection.” Strong said the proposed changes would incorporate basic development standards from the character plan – such as height, landscaping, PRCAC review and parking – directly into the zoning code. The architectural design guidelines in the character plan would be converted to the Point Roberts Design Guidelines, which would be adopted as an addendum to the code. “Getting them out of the subarea allows us to modify them anytime,” Strong said. Commissioners spent as much time discussing the lack of adequate notification as they did the issue itself. “A lot of people don’t have any idea what’s going on tonight,” said local resident and former planning commissioner John Lesow. Notice of the meeting was published in the Bellingham Herald but, though staff stated they sent notice to the All Point Bulletin, none was received. After receiving the information through Lesow, the All

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Point Bulletin published the meeting notice in the electronic edition the day of the meeting. “This is the second issue of poor notice in as many months,” said planning commissioner Natalie McClendon, suggesting they not take action until the community had received adequate notice. PRCAC chair Joel Lantz urged commissioners to not delay their decision so his committee could get to work immediately on changing development guidelines, rather than have to wait for next year’s window for comprehensive plan changes. “None of the character plan is going away,” he said. “That’s what we will be working on as a community for the next six to eight months.” Lesow urged commissioners to step back. “I don’t want to see any of the good parts of the Point Roberts visioning statements lost,” he said. Strong told commissioners he was trying to incorporate as much of that language as possible into the guidelines that would be folded in to the zoning code. The public still has opportunity to weigh in on the proposal, which will now move to county council for final approval. It will be introduced at the May 2 council meeting, and will likely move on to a public hearing on May 16.

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s A landslide at Crystal Water Beach damaged several cabins on the foreshore.

Letters To The Editor The Editor: On Thursday, April 6, the Seattle Times reported thousands of defects found on rail lines hauling crude oil. Nearly 24,000 safety defects were found on routes in 44 states. No wonder our county council has decided to slow down the process of allowing more crude oil traffic in the county. County residents are seeing more “Protect Cherry Point Jobs” signs produced by Whatcom Business Alliance (preservecherrypoint.com). It appears Gateway is at pushing the oil trains again. Consider the jobs gained by these trains of crude. The idea is to sell the crude to China where it will be processed, then possibly sold back to the U.S. as petroleum. This will not be jobs gained, but really good refinery jobs lost and the taxes and community participation refineries offer. Consider coal trains: temporary jobs constructing a robotized complex that will require thousands of gallons of precious water a day to control dust, which will drain into the Salish Sea, and increase foreign tanker traffic in pristine waterways. Foreign workers will man the ships, carry unknown organisms in their ballast water and risk numerous accidents by rail and sea. The only long-term jobs created will be in after the fact-spill clean-up and land and water restoration, if possible. Do not fall for the rhetoric! Donna Starr Blaine The Editor: Point Roberts Parks and Recreation District 1 commissioners voted unanimously to use property as collateral for a lien to fund $160K from WCLS to FOPRL. After the expense of an unsuccessful levy vote, FOPRL believes 55 percent of 752 votes is a mandate to build (unconcerned that the law requires 60 percent, that 250 did not vote and over 1,000 can’t vote.) Point Roberts Parks and Recreation District benefit: almost $1 million more borrowing power. The community center may become a parking garage with the new borrowing power. Can’t wait for the price of an elevator in Point Roberts! Point Roberts parks district is not the Whatcom County Parks Department and can barely maintain the community center and 65-acre park it already owns, let alone act as or hire the project manager, manage or create programs for the community center. The center’s dishes, cups, etc. are provided by senior’s club members and the Meals on Wheels program provide seniors’ meals and half the cost of equipment/repair. Taxes pay operating costs and

a $250K capital improvements bond levy. The parks district will soon request more operating funds. LEEDS buildings typically cost 20 to 25 percent more to build (hence the estimated $840K) and operate, requiring more frequent, technical maintenance. The estimated cost does not include landscaping, paving, etc. As a public entity Whatcom County Library System could have requested its own tax levy for building, but county oversight and debt restrictions could apply. “No levy” voters welcome a new library, if donated and maintained by WCLS. Changing estimated costs, encumbered title of parks and recreation property plus increased operating costs for a high-maintenance, single-use, part-time building are the problems we have with present arrangements. All are detrimental to Point Roberts Park and Recreation programs. No voters feel FOPRL and WCLS should adjust spending to cash on hand. What is the parks departrment’s mission? Tell parks commissioners how you feel or don’t complain about high taxes. New MOU: Parks and Recreation property liened by WCLS for up to 25 percent of net proceeds for any sale, (even if the building is sold to another public entity). Federal budget proposals could cut Meals on Wheels funding. FOPRL: a private entity is not accountable to public disclosure laws. Donna Gillespie Point Roberts The Editor: We recognize that many people are homebound and this can cause isolation, depression and extreme loneliness. We are starting a birthday card program for the Meals on Wheels clients in Whatcom County for our Girl Scout Silver Award. We will come together and make birthday cards, each with a hand-written note. We will include a chocolate bar and these cards will go out on the client’s birthday. This allows the homebound individual to feel remembered by their community. Consider joining us this Friday, April 28, 6–7 p.m. at the Blaine Senior Center. Hailey Karuza and Amira Hanowell Girl Scout Troop 42579

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The Editor: From all the signs that have gone up around the county, you may be aware that the local business advocacy organization, Whatcom Business Alliance (WBA), has a website, preservecherrypoint.com. Unfortunately, the WBA leads off that webpage saying, “The Whatcom County Council is considering passing a study to kill jobs at Cherry Point and cut education funding for schools in our communities.” This statement is not true. The study the county council and planning commission are recommending is to “develop recommendations for legal ways the county can work to limit crude oil, coal, and natural gas exports from the Cherry Point UGA above levels in existence as of July 5, 2016.” Additional export of fuels, such as crude oil, can mean more crude-by-rail trains prone to explode, more vessel traffic in and around the aquatic reserve and treaty-protected fishing grounds, and fewer jobs at Cherry Point since the refining of increased fuels shipped in would not be done by workers at the Cherry Point refineries. Additional export of natural gas can mean more pipelines that could leak into the same vulnerable waters at Cherry Point. Additional export of coal would mean keeping the door open to a coal terminal that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers already found would violate Lummi Treaty Rights. The May 2016 Army Corps decision specifically found the construction of the additional fourth pier at Cherry Point that Gateway Pacific Terminals wanted to build would violate Lummi Nation’s usual and accustomed treaty fishing rights. When considering increased export of such fuels, we also have to remember that even though our Cherry Point refineries are safer compared to others, the extraction of these fuels is often devastatingly invasive and polluting of our planet and can be incredibly dangerous to workers. Smart and successful businesses adjust to the demands of the changing world around them. When they do, they have the potential to thrive like never before. Time for Cherry Point industries to transition to safer and renewable energy options. Dena Jenson Birch Bay Please send letters to editor@allpointbulletin.com

Fire chief Christopher Carleton is now officially a full-time employee of the fire district. Part of the move was generated by Carleton’s wish to harmonize his retirement planning by making pension donations to the same plan he contributes to through his job in Ferndale. “For the last couple of months I’ve talked about becoming part of the law enforcement and firefighters pension plan and becoming a full-time employee of the district, which is a requirement of that plan,” Carleton said at the April 12 meeting of fire district commissioners. The change also better reflects the actual hours Carleton puts into the job. Though contracted to work 100 hours per month, Carleton put in 130 hours in December 2016, 152 hours in January 2017 and 114 in February 2017. Since January 2013 he has worked an average of 154 hours per month. Now living in Point Roberts, Carleton has more flexible availability to respond to calls and work on department business. “I’m always on duty,” he said. His contract will now be for 160 hours a month. Carleton’s salary will increase from $50,500 to $60,000. The salary is at the lower end of salaries for comparable chief’s positions in the county. “It’s a pretty sweet deal for Point Roberts,” said former fire chief Nick Kiniski, given Carleton’s qualifications as a paramedic.

Also in line with other full time chief’s, Carleton’s vacation will increase from 40 per year to 180 hours per year. However, the per-contract cap on accrued vacation time will remain at 200 for each five-year contract period. Commissioners and Carleton still need to agree on contract modifications regarding sick days, which is expected to be on the agenda for their May 16 meeting.

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Ed Aydon Health Clinic, leases its clinic space at the Benson Road fire hall from the fire district. The medical services are provided by Unity Care NW (formerly Interfaith Community Health Center), a local non-profit healthcare provider affiliated with a national network of community health centers. Following the name change from Interfaith, Unity Care decided to standardize its signage across its facilities in Bellingham, Ferndale and Point Roberts. In September, the hospital district’s new signage proposal went before the fire commission and if they were expecting a swift agreement, they were disabused of that notion. “There are a number of reasons to decline this request,” Tomsen said, adding she felt “very uncomfortable allowing any vendor to put up a sign on this public building.” [The sign was intended for the parking lot entrances.] “This started as a local project and should remain one,” agreed Meursing. Riffle concurred and commissioners unanimously agreed the clinic could either keep its current sign, or have no sign at all. Nault said later she was disappointed in the decision and would have appreciated an opportunity for a dialogue about why her district supported new signage. “The sign we have now is not visible and it’s not professional,” she said. Typically, commercial lessees have the option for signage but the hospital district’s lease with the fire district contains no stand-alone signage clause, leaving it with little leverage in the negotiation. At the subsequent hospital commission meeting, the board decided to shelve the issue. Stewards of Public Lands Fast forward to January 27 when the All Point Bulletin covered the hospital district meeting earlier that month at which time the subject of the sign was raised again. The story also reported that the commissioners wanted to have a deeper dialogue with the fire commission. The article spurred an angry email to hospital district executive director Elaine Komusi from Tomsen who wrote, “Letting us know via an article in the APB that the hospital district seeks “deeper communication” with the fire district was a poor choice on your part.” She reminded Komusi of a September meeting attended by Tomsen, Carleton and Komusi at which “we discussed the lack of respect the hospital district and Unity Care employees have for the fire district. Your decision to air your grievance about the sign in the APB … is a continuation of that.” She then blasted Komusi by writing, “You should understand how disingenuous your ‘desire’ for ‘deeper dialogue’ is … Unity Care wants that sign up and the hospital district is willing to say and do anything to achieve their goal – even if it means you are untruthful.” According to Komusi, Tomsen told her that September that the fire district intended to follow the letter of the law when it came to the lease agreement and said hospital staff were no longer allowed to use the fire hall’s kitchen facilities or open a fire hall door that allowed air flow during the summer. When Komusi turned to Carleton and asked if that’s how he wanted things to go, Tomsen commanded her not to ask him, as she was making the rules. “That’s when I knew things had crossed a line, “Komusi said. The fireworks continued at the fire commission’s February meeting when commissioners assailed Nault about the APB report and the re-opening of the sign issue. Riffle said, “It’s a public building – we do not do private advertising,” adding that the district does not allow painters or roofers working on the facility to put up signs while working there. Nault pointed out, “We are tenants. We pay rent for that space

so why shouldn’t we be able to advertise?” Tomsen, an early backer of the health clinic, said, “You made the decision to change the name of the clinic. Everything has changed. It now says Unity Care brought to you by the Point Roberts Hospital District … The hospital district is a taxpayer funded district. We are one of the few socialized medicine organizations in the country.” [There are 54 public hospital tax districts in Washington state’s 39 counties alone.] Tomsen continued, “You’ve got a sign up. Either that sign or no sign. That sign got you where you are today. Everyone who comes to that clinic comes because of that sign!” In response, Nault said the two districts would have to go back to agreeing to disagree, adding, “It sounds very personal.” That prompted a furious response from Tomsen who, her face flushing and banging her pen on the table, said, “That is absolutely incorrect and I’m not going to let you say that! It is inappropriate for you guys to repeatedly say stuff about things being personal and about people from the past and needing to move on!” “Public land is sacred. We are stewards of the public’s land and public money,” added Meursing. The three commissioners agreed to drop the issue. The apologies and then the deluge The March meeting of the fire district was marked by the tempestuous Tomsen, speaking telephonically. “I want to apologize for letting my temper get the best of me at our last meeting,” she told her fellow commissioners. “Without a doubt, I could have handled myself better and I again apologize for that.” She made a similar apology to Nault at a hospital district meeting. Presumably feeling the need to atone, she told Riffle and Meursing that she had come up with “a really lame mockup” of a sign and had sent it to the hospital district for their consideration and apologized for bringing the subject up “as Bill was very clear” last month about ‘beating a dead horse.’ In an email exchange, Komusi discussed the mockup and thanked Tomsen for re-considering but pointed out that she would need time to present it to the board and make a response. Tomsen was adamant that the sign issue be wrapped up quickly and, beginning March 17 through 23, began emailing the hospital district with OPR requests asking for, among many other items, the district’s 2009 and 2017 budgets, lists of meeting attendees from September 2016 through January 2017, meeting minutes, draft letters, the hourly rate of pay for all employees and description on how hours are recorded, commissioner compensation, financial connections between employees, their families and Unity Care, quarterly presentation materials, service contracts, sign costs, and copies of all emails between Komusi and Robin Nault, Renée Coe, Natalié Davidson, Des Skubi, and Shanon Hardie for various periods beginning January 2016 to the date the OPR request was filled. Komusi, who only works eight hours a week for the district, responded to Tomsen and said it would take her two weeks to fulfill the request. Dissatisfied, Tomsen called and emailed Nanci Krier, the state’s assistant attorney general for open government, accusing the hospital district of intentionally stalling. Responding, Krier advised her the attorney-general’s office did not consider two weeks to be an unreasonable length of time to assemble the multitude of records Tomsen had requested. On April 20, Tomsen emailed another OPR request to Komusi, this time asking for “any communication between anyone involved with the Point Roberts Hospital District and anyone at the All Point Bulletin from September 1, 2016 and the date this request is fulfilled.” According to Komusi, Tomsen’s first 11 requests were answered within two weeks,

her subsequent four requests were also responded to within two weeks and her most recent request regarding the APB was responded to in four days. In all, Komusi spent close to 25 hours fulfilling Tomsen’s multiple requests, including time spent talking to the district’s attorney. The beating of the dead horse stops On April 5, Tomsen once again attended the hospital district’s monthly meeting and audibly gasped when she saw the All Point Bulletin reporter walking in, perhaps because also in attendance was fellow fire commissioner Bill Meursing. From the beginning, the meeting was acrimonious, with constant interruptions by Tomsen. The issue of signage was brought up early, with Tomsen suggesting a possible sign maker who could make the sign less expensively than what had been projected by Unity Care in emails to Komusi. Tomsen had come across the correspondence as a result of her OPR request that she said she had made as a private citizen. In response, Komusi said, “My issue is around communication and the public record requests made by commissioner Tomsen as a private citizen. You’re using the information to talk about the signs which makes it non-private … Eleven public record requests is not a public record request; it’s a full-on audit and I find it difficult to consider partnering with you on any kind of project.” Tomsen appeared taken aback by Komusi’s comments and said, “I thought we were on the Yellow Brick Road, we were going ahead. I thought this would be the be-all, end-all.” She then laid out a timeline and process for getting the signs built. Weighing in, Nault said, “You wanted us to have three drafts by the end of this meeting. I

don’t know how you could expect us to have three designs when we wouldn’t even meet until this meeting.” Tomsen replied, “I could respond to that but I won’t because he [the All Point Bulletin reporter] is here.” “If the goal is to have peace in the house, then we’re not going about it in the right way,” said Komusi, adding that since Tomsen had come aboard, there had been 43 events that engendered email threads whereas previously she had three or four emails from the chief. “I generally come home at night and there’s an email from you and often they are not very polite. Even our lawyer said I don’t have to respond to these argumentative and repetitive requests,” Komusi stated. Following further discussion, hospital commissioner Kandace Harper said, “We might not be ready to do anything until the fall,” to which Tomsen replied, “And I would have lost interest in the sign. You don’t need to rush but we need to rush.” Meursing then addressed the board, saying, “Speaking as a private individual, again because I need to be careful, I would like to suggest, as a private individual, that you write the fire district that you want to table the issue and that the fire district should table it too.” On April 12, the fire commissioners met for their regular monthly meeting. Chair Bill Meursing told fellow commissioners, “We should put the signage issue to a rest for awhile – they deserve a rest and we deserve a rest. Let’s start working on a relationship we can be proud of, no stabbing anymore. It’s a small town, we should be able to do that, let’s treat everyone with respect. The sign is dead, in my opinion.” The Tempest in a Teacup was over.

Ouch. The APB gets taken to the woodshed. On April 19, the All Point Bulletin submitted an Open Public Records (OPR) request to fire chief Christopher Carleton and copied the district’s attorney as instructed in earlier OPR submissions. The OPR requested emails, letters or other forms of communication sent or received by fire commissioners and staff that referenced the hospital district. The APB pointed out in a three-person board, two commissioners together constitute a quorum. As both Tomsen and Meursing were discussing the sign question, they were essentially conducting fire district business outside of an official regular or special meeting, which is not allowed under the state’s open public meeting act. The APB’s OPR request also pointed out that, while Tomsen claimed she was submitting her hospital district OPR requests as a private citizen, she was using the information received to conduct fire district business. By so doing, the APB asserted, it opened up to disclosure any emails sent from fire district or personal email accounts that involved the hospital district. The letter pointed out previous APB OPR requests had discovered a consistent disregard to the Act by the district. On April 24, the fire district called a special meeting of the board. Speaking nervously from a prepared statement and wearing a fire district 5 shirt, commissioner Shannon Tomsen announced that she had asked for this meeting to be held to discuss the OPR request made by the APB. “In addition to all his inaccuracies, Pat Grubb’s [APB] email included numerous and repeated threats to me, Bill and this district ... if we don’t defend ourselves against this sort of fallacious attack, then we will be seen as either weak or tacitly admitting guilt to him ... I propose that we authorize our attorney to send a letter refuting the fallacious claims and statements he made in his April 19 email as our attorney sees fit.” Again, without citing any evidence, Tomsen accused Grubb of making

threats and intimidation. Meursing said he’d like to go further and instruct the attorney to only communicate with the APB’s attorney. After more discussion, the commission voted in favor of the motion proposed by Tomsen. Tomsen went to the item on the agenda which dealt with advertising in newspapers. She proposed “a resolution prohibiting the expenditure of any taxpayer funds in any publication owned by Pat Grubb or his wife Louise Mugar.” Commissioner Stan Riffle complained about the cost of advertising and said fire district information should be considered public service information. Meursing agreed with the other two. [In 2016, the fire district purchased six ads in the newspaper and electronic version for a total of $725, charged at the non-profit ad rate. Ad design and color charges were provided at no charge.] Chief Carleton spoke up, telling the commissioners that as fire chief, he needed to be able to educate the public and that he needed to be able to reach a wide audience. After agreeing to allow the chief to ask for exceptions, the commission voted to prohibit advertising in the All Point Bulletin. Tomsen then asked about an email Carleton had received from Grubb concerning the recent delayed posting of fire district meeting videos which had pointed out that they were often being posted after the APB’s press date. Carleton said that he had telephoned Grubb and, “I explained the process involved in producing and posting the videos to Pat who thanked me and who also sent an email thanking me.” Commissioners then approved a motion instructing Carleton not to post the videos until noon on the last Friday of each month which, coincidentally, happens to be the day the APB is printed. Finally, Tomsen announced that she did not intend to stand for re-election as a fire commissioner in November but would be running for the hospital district. The only hospital district seat open this election is currently held by Robin Nault who intends to run for re-election.

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What took the tireless efforts by a dedicated group of Point Roberts residents and leaders to plan and launch has turned into an 11-year partnership between the community, the Point Roberts Hospital District and Unity Care NW (formerly known as Interfaith Community Health Center). Staffed originally by Virginia Lester, ARNP, and a dedicated team of staff, she passed the torch upon her retirement in February 2013. Virginia was the backbone of the clinic for all of those years and ensured this fledgling start-up gained stability and offered exceptional care. Natalié Davidson, ARNP, took over as the provider and leader of the clinic in May 2013. She has focused on building a strong primary care/family practice clinic with accountability and transparency for results and outcomes. As more and more insurance payers and funders are requiring accountability for results as a condition of reimbursement for services, these efforts are critical, besides just being the right thing to do for patients and care. Some of the key improvements Natalié and her team have made over the past few years include: • Increasing cervical cancer screening rates from 39 to 52 percent • Increasing colorectal cancer screening rates from 16 to 37 percent • Improving blood sugar testing for diabetics from 66 to 74 percent • Improving kidney disease testing for diabetics from 59 to 74 percent • Increasing TDaP vaccination rates from 19 to 53 percent • Increasing flu vaccination rates from 29 to 33 percent • Increasing pneumonia vaccination rates from 17 to 48 percent • 100 percent of clients surveyed in 2016 were satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of care they received at their last visit.

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a total tax bill of $28 in 2017 to the parks district. “There is consensus we need to go higher,” Falk said, but also an agreement the commissioners need to get their comprehensive plan in place before they settle on a number. “One of our reasons for doing the plan was for voters to see what we’re asking them to pay for.” In addition to hiring a part-time manager for local parks, currently maintained by volunteer commissioners, the district has a number of other current and proposed projects to fund. The septic system for the community center requires immediate replacement. “We have enough in savings, [but] it would wipe that out,” Falk said. In the interest of responsible financial management, the district tries to keep six

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• 100 percent of clients surveyed in 2016 were satisfied or very satisfied with their ability to get an appointment when they wanted to be seen. There is still work to be done, but the clinic is certainly making some nice progress on these measures. The Point Roberts Clinic provided comprehensive primary and urgent care services to 547 patients with 1,110 visits in 2016. Though the intention and contract between the hospital district and Unity Care NW is focused on the provision of primary care medical services, there have been community requests for behavioral health and adult dental services. In response, Unity Care NW began planning the expansion of behavioral health services and recently implemented them at the clinic. Behavioral health services are hard to financially sustain but if the demand is there, we are committed to doing our best to maintain a program. Janet Clingaman, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, is scheduled to be at the clinic every other Monday. She is working closely and collaboratively with the Point Roberts Clinic medical team to co-manage patients with behavioral health needs. Though the Point Roberts community cannot financially sustain a standalone dental clinic, Unity Care NW has brought in a dental treatment bus staffed by a team of dentists and dental assistants annually for the past two years to provide exams and urgent treatment. There are discussions about increasing that to twice per year if funding allows. We look forward to our continued relationship and partnership with the Point Roberts Hospital District, focusing on providing high quality and affordable healthcare and exploring opportunities to better meet the unique needs of the Point Roberts community. It has been and continues to be a pleasure serving you. Here is to another 11 years of partnership and collaboration! (Hardie is COO of Unity Care NW) months of operating revenue in the bank. Commissioners have also indicated an interest in investing more in local parks and facilities to deliver more value to the public. “We keep talking about little improvements at Baker Field but we need a plan and the funding to make it work,” Falk said. Commissioner Mary Edgley voiced concern that the public needed to know this was not a levy for new capital projects, but the only source of funds for the district to continue to operate parks facilities and programs. “My fear is if the number’s too high it will be voted down and, basically, we’ll be out of business,” she said. Commissioners will continue to discuss their comprehensive plan and operational levy request at coming meetings. The levy amount would need commissioner approval by July before going to the county auditor in August for inclusion on the November ballot.

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In The Garden Peg Keeleyside It was a wicked cold wet winter here in the Pacific Northwest, and my garden shows it. The big rosemary plant I had sheltered near my dryer vent is a goner. So is a large New Zealand flax with its big spiky leaves. These and many other just-hardy perennials – the ones that can’t handle subzero temperatures for the long spells we had – are all done for. Reflecting on the damage this past winter has wreaked, I’m reminded that climate change isn’t just about the higher temperatures and summer droughts that we’ve had, it can also mean more severe swings in winter weather conditions too. To get some supporting data on how our weather is changing, the U.S. globalchange. gov website used to have links to a variety of projected climate change models for U.S regions you could access online. I’ve used these in past columns. Those links have been taken down by the Trump administration, and the public’s climate science inquiries – like how much of

a swing in our summer to winter temperatures we can expect in our gardens – or in our farm fields – in coming years, will have to be sourced elsewhere on the Internet than on government sites. My point? Well, apart from the dubious project of climate science denial, if you’re thinking of buying an expensive specimen tree, or landscaping a new garden, you’re likely going to want to know if your trees and plants can survive the projected colder, wetter winter conditions for our area. Our current plant hardiness zone, Zone 8–9, has historically been no more than 14 degrees F in the winter months. However, planning ahead, it might be that we should start looking at trees, shrubs and perennial plants that withstand Zone 7 winter conditions; as much as 0 degrees F. If you want to find out more about the USDA plant hardiness zones, visit the garden.org website where there are good color-coded visual maps. And when you’re shopping for plants,

Dollars for Scholars gears up for 2017 With new directors on board the local Dollars for Scholars chapter is kicking off its 2017 fundraising drive with a new focus on accountability. “The main goal right now is to be as transparent and organized as we can,” said Fern Peltier, who replaced Linda Hughes as treasurer this year. Steve O’Neill remains president of the chapter with Vicki Robertson as secretary and Pam Sarkissian and Brian Calder as board members. Peltier said she had stepped up to take over the volunteer role because of frustration with delayed awards and lack of donor recognition. “It seemed to me a lot of things were not being done right. It wasn’t being run the way a nonprofit should be run,” she said. Earlier this year Hughes acknowledged that she and other board members had been facing “very serious personal issues” that had led to “unfinished business.” Peltier said she had started identifying gaps in financial records and getting missing documentation from the bank. “Now that I have it all organized there should be no more misinformation or mis-documentation going forward,” she said. Scholarship America, the national organization, does not audit local chapters books, but Peltier said the board would be moving forward with an audit of the organization’s finances since 2012, the year after founder Davea Fisher stepped down. Peltier said she was also working on adding information to the chapter website acknowledging donors and recognizing scholarship recipients. “It’s important the community knows where the money is coming from and where it went to,” she said. “Everyone will see exactly who got the money and who the donors are.” Point Roberts Dollars for Scholars has raised approximately $200,000 for local post-secondary students since it was founded over 20 years ago. Board members are all volunteers and 100 percent of the funds raised go directly to scholarships. “Currently embarking on the 2017 fundraising drive, your board continues to believe our greatest community asset is that of the future of our young people,” Peltier wrote in a press release. Students are also encouraged to apply at pointroberts.dollarsforscholars.org. Applications, to be completed online, are due May 14 and are not needs-based.

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Thank you! The following are excerpts from thank you notes received by Point Roberts Dollars for Scholars This scholarship will allow me to pursue my dream of obtaining my degree in history and education, with a goal of teaching high school history. Thank you. Alexandria Szabo It will definitely help to put towards student loans I have taken during law school at UBC – I graduate this summer. Thank you very much. Aliya Laird I am a public health major with an emphasis on community. After graduating from Fresno State, I’m applying to medical school. Thank you. Alex Peltier I will graduate in 2019 from UBC with a BA degree in Psychology. I hope to become a psychologist, or have a job focused on mental health. Thank you. Sarah Vaughan-Jones I am attending the University of Calgary, beginning my third year this September. When I graduate from the Haskayne School of Business, I will be receiving my Bachelor of Commerce degree with a concentration in Real Estate Studies. My goal one day is to own a commercial or real estate development company, building for the future. Thank you. Bo Glaser I am attending the University of Washington and beginning my second year this September. My goal is to graduate in June 2020 with a BS in biochemistry and with that I hope to attend medical school to pursue my passion in the health sciences. Thank you. Charlie Glaser

take a moment to check the growers tag for zone compatibility. If you purchase a Zone 9 compatible plant, keep it in a pot so you can bring it inside over winter. Moving on to some plant picks to look for at the garden centers this month, the trend in both annuals and perennials for flower color is to a more muted color palette_say pale apricot over bright orange flowers. You will also see lots of cool foliage perennials where leaf shape alone plays the central role. Calibrachoas and supertunias, both with small repeat blooms lasting much of the summer, are great picks for baskets and containers. Pair them up with a cascading bright green-leafed ipomoea (potato vine) for a really abundant look. Looking for a climbing vines to cover a fence or trellis? Try an evergreen clematis like Armandii Apple Blossom, which is hardy to Zone 7. It flowers dark pink turning to pale pink star-shaped blooms in March and April. As a bonus, it’s fragrant. The trend in shrubs is for new dwarf versions of lilacs, hydrangeas and buddleias. Look for the “Bobo” cold hardy mini hydrangea with its white flowers that turn pink in autumn. The new miniature buddleias with their long stems and bottle-brush blooms are way better behaved than their regular size counterparts and come in both the lavender and pink. Garden center finds this May are also pe-

rennial plants with dark burgundy-colored foliage. Look for the low-growing sedum called “Firecracker.” In hucheras, look for a new hybrid variety series, “Foamybells,” which starts off with bright green leaves that turn burgundy in the fall. Gardeners and garden lovers looking for a day of inspiration this summer should check out the South Delta Garden Club’s 2017 Garden Tour happening on June 25 in Tsawwassen and Ladner. There are 10 great local gardens on the tour and advance tickets are $15; available at local Delta garden centers starting this month. Visit the club website at southdeltagardenclub.ca for more information.

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buffet dinner of salmon, roasted chicken, salad, curry, vegetables and desserts. Staff served wine and drinks while Circle of Care board of trustees, families and friends played hosts, bussed tables and did dishes. Shaune Ann Feuz and her fabulous band wowed the audience with tunes from the last 60 years and once the buffet was cleared away, diners danced and enjoyed the music. Local businesses CanAm and McEvoy Oil contributed $500 each and other local businesses purchased tickets for employees, donated door prizes and sold tickets. The Quilters have donated a gorgeous “Sunflower” quilt for raffling and a 50/50 draw was held. Over $3,000 was netted from the event. Currently, no certified home care aides (HCA) are registered for referral with Circle of Care. State law requires that HCA care workers must complete 75 hours of training through a program approved by the Department of Social and Health Services, and must successfully pass the home care aide certification examination, as well a background check, in order to become certified by the Department of Health. One of Circle of Care’s primary objectives is to use funds raised to assist a few local residents in acquiring the training and certification that Washington state requires for anyone providing personal in

home care. The training and certification costs about $800. Currently, the training is offered only in classroom settings in Blaine, Bellingham, Seattle, etc. so it is a big commitment of time, money and resources. Anyone interested in a scholarship grant for acquiring the training and subsequently benefiting from Circle of Care’s referral to residents in need of in home care should leave a message on 945-5222 or send an email to prcircleofcare@gmail.com. In the meantime, Circle of Care is seeking volunteers for training at an upcoming volunteer orientation and training (dates to be announced). Volunteers are currently providing needed rides to appointments, meals for clients and their families, er-

rands, run for groceries, prescriptions, etc. Additionally, volunteers are needed for administrative/office work, social media and fundraising. If you are interested in volunteering with Circle of Care, please leave a message on 945-5222 or send an email to prcircleofcare@gmail.com. Once again, Circle of Care wishes to acknowledge the generosity of its supporters: South Beach House, CanAm, McEvoy Oil, All Point Bulletin, Auntie Pam’s Country Store, Nielson’s Building Center, International Marketplace, TSB Shipping, Larry’s Liquor Locker, Banner Bank, Umpqua Bank, Seabright Farm Cottages, Point Roberts Marina, Compass Rose Bar & Grill and the fabulous Shaune Ann Feuz and band.

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The Whatcom County Health Department has received 165 responses in the first two weeks that its Point Roberts solid waste survey has been online. “The responses are comprehensive, with lots of great comments,” said Jeff Hegedus, environmental health supervisor with the county health department, which manages solid waste in the county. “When the survey is complete, all responses will be

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Scheduled Meetings/Ongoing Events PREP (PR Emergency Preparedness): Tuesday, May 2, 7 p.m., community center. Info: Henry Rosenthal, 945-1711, Virginia or Ed Lester, 945-2827. PR Chamber of Commerce: Tuesday, May 2, 7 p.m., community center. PR Garden Club: Wednesday, May 3, 7 p.m., spring member garden visits. Info: 945-5075. Point Roberts Hospital District: Wednesday, May 3, 7–10 p.m., community center. PR Registered Voters Association: Thursday, May 4, 6 p.m., community center. Info: prrva.org. PR Park and Recreation District: Monday, May 8, 7 p.m., community center. Friends of the Point Roberts Library (FOPRL): Tuesday, May 9, noon–1 p.m., Point Roberts Library, 1437 Gulf Road. Info: 945-6545. PR Water District: Tuesday, May 9, 5 p.m., Point Roberts Water District Office, 79 Tyee Drive. PR Community Advisory Committee: Tuesday, May 9, 6 p.m., community center. Info: prcac.us.

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Church News By Gina Gaudet The energy of our Easter Sunday Service – the energies of Christ’s love and its raising of our hearts – was almost overwhelming! Father Chuck’s sermon took some sudden turns, revealing that the elements of Christ’s love and plans for us can have the effect of turning our “nos” to “yeses” in service to his plan and his people, just as Jesus surrendered his life to service. The results changed people around him; they changed the world then and still are changing our word today.

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For the regular members of our congregation, we were in the Presence as our church was filled with love and almost tripled our usual numbers. Choir and soloists sang, musicians played trumpet, piano, woodwinds and organ. We celebrated the baptism of a mother and child. Then we experienced a time of community, eating together, sharing a version of the loaves and fishes with food spilling over on tables. Easter is about hope and transformation – changes in lives – and that was certainly our Easter experience, as we continue on

Are you up for a chili challenge? The Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) group will be hosting a chili cook-off to share the passion of local cooks for their secret recipes and the commitment of the PREP group to keeping Point Roberts safe. “We want to make it a nice community event and get people to come together and learn how to prepare for emergencies,” said president Shant Tersakian. There will be room for 12 pots of chili and cooks need to preregister at prepgroup17@gmail.com. The registration deadline is May 15. The event itself on May 21 at South Beach House from 5 to 9 p.m. will charge a $10 admission for a chance to sample and vote on the chili offerings. The top three vote-getters will win an award and bragging rights. Beer and wine will be for sale at the event. Events like this one are a perfect match for the group’s mission to “create a network of people and resources so that we

might sustain a level of self-sufficiency in the event of an emergency of any kind threatening our community,” Tersakian explained, important in any community but critical on the Point, given its geopolitical isolation. “All the funds we raise will go to benefit the community,” Tersakian said. This event will specifically raise funds to acquire and equip a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trailer. Under the PREP umbrella a number of community members are trained through the national emergency preparedness program. Previously a Red Cross trailer was stationed in Point Roberts but Tersakian said the community lost that asset earlier this year. “The Red Cross decided our community was too small to make the best use of the resource,” Tersakian said. Adding a CERT trailer to replace the lost resource has become a primary fundraising goal for the group.

sic and popular music. We will be enjoying a concert from New Zealand called “The Voice.” As always, delicious light refreshment will be provided. Sunday, May 21, 3 p.m. The Point Roberts Winds, Flutopia Flute Choir, Allan Marter, tenor, and Margaret Behenna perform a Chamber Series Concert in the sanctuary. Reception following. Admission by donation.

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In April, the Friends of the Point Roberts Library (FOPRL), the Point Roberts Park and Recreation District, and Whatcom County Library Services (WCLS) signed the new memo of understanding to move to the completion of the new library. FOPRL will provide an additional $140,000 that it has raised over the past five months; WCLS will contribute up to $160,000 to complete the $300,000 that the levy would have raised; and the park and rec district will supervise the construction of the library. The MOU has other aspects that deal with future issues, but these are the critical ones to move this project forward: we now have $840,000. The permitting is largely completed, and the project architect, David King, will now prepare the bid documents which will then be put out to contractors. Everyone hopes that local contractors will submit competitive bids. With luck, the construction will begin in the coming months. This has been a long road, close to six years, and those of us who have worked on the fundraising are deeply grateful to the many hundreds of people who have contributed. Many of those people have con-

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s Two seal pups on the shore Last summer, despite the best efforts of volunteers with the Whatcom Marine Mammal Stranding Network (WMMSN), a seal pup had to be rescued from the beach at Lighthouse Marine Park after too much attention from humans spooked the mother away. WMMSN principal investigator Victoria Souze hopes stepped up efforts to educate the public will prevent it from happening again. “Keep your distance,” she said. “If you get too close, mother seals abandon their pups. You are too close if an animal starts to stare, fidget or flee.” Seals and sea lions come ashore to rest, regulate their body temperature and nurse their young. Mothers often leave pups behind to rest and stay warm while they return offshore to feed. They are very wary and easily spooked away from returning to care for their pup. A seal pup alone on the beach has likely not been abandoned, but could become so if people and pets remain in the area. The infants have not developed wariness like the adults, so will not go back in the water if people or animals approach. This makes them vulnerable to attack. Keep pets away and on a leash. Pets can disturb or harm wildlife or separate mothers from their pups. Federal regulations prohibit harassing or interfering with marine mammals such as harbor seals, and requires people stay a minimum of 100 feet away from the animals. WMMSN will be giving a certified responder training on June 3 in Point Roberts at the community center at 10 a.m. Cost is $25. The class lasts about three hours. Please contact Souze if you are interested at vsouze56@gmail.com If you see an injured, stranded or dead marine mammal, please call the Whatcom Marine Mammal Stranding Network’s hotline at 360/966-8845. Visit wmmsn. org to find out more about the stranding network.

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Spacious Point Roberts house with rooms to rent by the week, month or year. Rent a private, locked bedroom with access to 2 kitchens, 2.5 baths 2 dining rooms, 2 decks, 2 car carport, great living room. Wifi and Utilities paid. Stay all year or travel and return without hassles. Short term rooms when available. 719-659-5075 or Info@

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2153 Cedar St. Point Roberts

$1,195,000

$249,500

6 BR, 4.5 BA, 5,828 s.f. Captivating Views of Boundary Bay, Mountains and BC. One of the most Stately homes in Point Roberts can now be yours.

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Best waterfront lot in Marina Estates! Point Roberts

1613 Edwards Dr. Point Roberts

$1,488,888

$469,888

Beautiful 3-BR, 3-BA, 3983 s.f. home sited on south facing, low bank waterfront lot. 60’ lap pool in a fully enclosed private courtyard, no maintenance front yard that connects with the beach. Marina is 5 minute walk.

Build your dream home w/water, sewer & electric at street. Panoramic views; Mt. Baker to Vancouver Island. Walk to restaurants, shopping & your boat! MLS #956045

OCEANFRONT HOME

VIEW LOT Sunrise Dr. Point Roberts

$149,999

Level .99 acre home site with protected views of Mt. Baker, Boundary Bay, and city lights. Water/electricity at street and septic design for 3-BR home.

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$799,000

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Contemporary 3 BR home on south-facing no bank waterfront. Panoramic views of Mt. Baker, San Juan & Gulf Islands. MLS #945498

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1649 Edwards Dr. Point Roberts

1726 Edwards Dr. #10 Point Roberts

3-BR, 3-BA 2580 s.f.

Beautiful 2 BR, 2.5 BA townhome!

$989,000

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Border on Lily Point Park Summer rates $109 per night Weekly and monthly rates as well

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Historic Charmer in first block of the beach. Open floor plan, lovely fenced yard, new in-ground septic.

MLS #902245

Incomparable setting on US peninsula just 30 min to Vancouver B.C. Architect designed in marina district. 2-car garage & more! MLS #917059

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COTTAGES BY THE SEA! Beautiful, cozy, private setting. Lovely sundeck & fireplace. Have some fun in the sun. Daily, weekly or monthly rates. 360-945-0521.

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Resort living with huge no-bank rare private beach, heated pool, dock and campfire pit. Sail in to Marina and walk home! Great for year ‘round living or getaway time.

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2-BR, 2-BA, 2-level townhouse with 1051 SF.

Huge decks with views of harbor, Mt. Baker and San Juans. This spectacular large custom home is perfect for entertaining and year round living. Call for appointment.

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3 BR, 3 BA, 3240 s.f.

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US $499,000

Perfect 1,541 s.f. getaway that you’ve always dreamed of owning. Great weekly rental for extra income when you’re not there. MLS #813017

Frances Evans 360-961-8579

Awesome 2-BR, 1,000 s.f. vaulted cedar ceiling. Brand new 650 s.f. deck/ guest cottage, large greenhouse/ 10 acres of forest behind the property. Open dining and living rooms, bay window, airtight woodstove. Hardwood floors throughout, completely landscaped.

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LAND LISTINGS Marine Drive MLS# 889997 ................$1,100,000 Marine Drive MLS# 890013 ................$1,000,000 2281 Berry Ln. MLS# 782793 ................$469,000 Tyee Dr. MLS# 1061695 .........................$299,000 xxxx Seabright Lp (starting at $190,000) Marine Dr. MLS# 965996 .......................$159,000 230 Iris Blvd. MLS# 1078671 .................$125,000 1569 Roosevelt MLS# 890506 ...............$100,000 1 Rex St. MLS# 717692 .........................$100,000 26 Wicklow MLS# 710266 .......................$94,000 1835 Roosevelt Way MLS# 1023327 .......$69,000 999 Peltier Dr. MLS# 715476 ...................$49,500 XXX Greenwood Dr. MLS# 1073419 .........$30,000

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1976 Cedar Park Drive • $199,500

Unique, family friendly, rural location just 36 min., to downtown Vancouver. Exceptional recreation oppty’s. • 3-BR, full BA, 960 s.f., double gar. • Large Lot 45’ x 170’, beach rights, • 180˚south-facing views Mt Baker, Georgia Straight, San Juans & Gulf Islands • Full-service marina, cheap fuel • Restaurants • art galleries • 18-hole golf course

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$295,000

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695 Freeman Lane $989,500

WEST Facing, NO Bank VIEWS of Gulf Islands MLS# 1103325

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All estate/rentals advertisAll real real estate/rentals advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race,iscolor, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin,or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will ing in this newspaper subject knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on tonot the Federal Fair Housing Act an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-877-0246. of 1968 as amended, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-877-0246.

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Do you have anything you’d like to say to CBP? The Point Roberts Taxpayers’ Association has set up an email address to gather public input about issues they can take to local border agencies for resolution. The association, along with representatives from the voters’ association, the chamber of commerce and the Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) committee, make up an ad-hoc border committee that meets with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection port director and staff several times a year. The committee takes community concerns to the border and in turn brings information back to the community that

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is disseminates through its membership, the All Point Bulletin, and Point Interface, said taxpayers’ association president Mark Robbins. “Through this collaboration we have achieved certain tangible improvements at the border,” Robbins said, including extended NEXUS hours in the summer. The next meeting of the committee and border staff will be May 3, and Robbins invited anyone with concerns to submit them to PRborderQA@gmail.com. “The more details you provide the better we will be able to represent your issue or concern,” Robbins added.

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www.homehardwaredelta.com 1140 56th St., Tsawwassen, B.C. • 604-943-0141 s Meraw demonstrates use of handheld HAM unite at the Baker Field water tank where PRACS has installed a repeater to improve coverage.

36TH ANNUAL

JOG FOR A JUG

Saturday June 18 at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern NOW OPEN TO ALL AGES

Join us for a 11K race through the gorgeous seaside community of Point Roberts followed by a jug of beer at the finish.

Photo by Linda Bruce

The Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness and the Point Roberts Auxiliary Communications Services (PRACS) are asking you to take a few hours to learn to be a certified HAM radio operator. “We are asking for all employers, employees and community members to consider getting HAM radio licenses to safeguard our companies, organizations and community from harmful disruptions of service in the event of extended power outages, emergencies and disasters,” said

PRACS member Judson Meraw. PRACS will host a HAM licensing exam on May 20 at 2 p.m. at the Point Roberts fire station on Benson Road. The exam costs $15, payable on exam day, and preparation takes approximately five hours of study at QRZ.com. “HAM radios work when other forms of communication don’t,” Meraw said. “Together we can provide a vital link between each other and the outside world in case of service disruptions or emergencies.”

$2,712,641

WON THIS PAST MONTH

Race starts at 11am , walkers start at 10:30 am.

APRIL 23RD

Post race party at the Reef! BBQ, prizes, awards and jugs.

APRIL 14TH

SHOP ONLINE: RUNNINN.COM 1212B-56th Street, Tsawwassen 604-943-4661 www.runinn.com www.facebook.com/theruninn @theruninnstores

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APRIL 6TH

APRIL 2ND

MARCH 30TH

MARCH 28TH

$80,000

$20,000

$15,288 88 FORTUNES

$22,070

ABBOTSFORD, BC MELTDOWN

$48,000

LYNDEN, WA

FREEDOM PAYS

$20,000

APRIL 11TH

MONROE, WA

BLAINE, WA

s PREP and PRACS members.

APRIL 12TH

$16,660

LYNDEN, WA

$20,271

All profits from this race will be donated to Kidsport Delta

APRIL 14TH

APRIL 15TH

CHASE, BC

$30,000

APRIL 21ST

$20,226

ABBOTSFORD, BC

$10,897

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James JamesH.H.Julius, Julius,Broker* Broker* James H. Julius, Broker* James H. Julius, Hugh Wilson, James H. Julius, Broker*

NotaryPublic Public Broker* Notary Public Notary Broker Notary Public

* *Successfully Successfully listing listingand andselling selling Maureen Stevens, Broker Notary Public * Successfully listing and selling

Point Roberts Roberts real real estate estate since 1968 1968 Point Roberts real estate since 1968 E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com *Point Successfully listing andsince selling E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com • www.pointrobertswashington.com Point Roberts real estate since 1968 E-Mail: E-Mail:prprty@Whidbey.com prprty@Whidbey.com • • www.pointrobertswashington.com www.pointrobertswashington.com www.pointrobertswashington.com

79 Tyee Drive Point Roberts, WA 98281

E/Mail: prr@pointroberts.com

1339 Gulf Road, P.O. Box 17 • Pt. Roberts, WA 98281 360/945-5555 E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com • www.pointrobertswashington.com •••1339 1339Gulf GulfRoad, Road, P.O. P.O.Box Box1717• •Pt.Pt.Roberts, Roberts,WA WA98281 98281 360/945-5555 360/945-5555 BEACH PROPERTIES *SUCCESSFULLY LISTING & SELLING POINT ROBERTS REAL ESTATE SINCE 1968 Road,PROPERTIES P.O. Box 17 • Pt. Roberts, WA 98281 360/945-5555 • 1339 Gulf BEACH BEACH PROPERTIES

Phone: 360/945-1115 Fax: 945-0804

BEACH PROPERTIES

“NOBODY KNOWS POINT ROBERTS LIKE POINT ROBERTS REALTY”

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UPDATED DAILY! View color photos, listings and complete information of all properties for sale. FREEMAN BEACH 697 MARINE DR.

1275 BROUGHTON LANE

247 BAYVIEW DR.

1857 WASHINGTON DR.Beach. 3BR, 2BA. Lots of waterfront fruit trees. home facing 475 MOOSE 2BR with large 2 room loft and garage. 2BR, 3BATRAIL. beautiful west side home. 2 BR cottage at Freeman 3BR, 2BA Extra large garage. $210,000 $199,000. Adjoining$299,000 lot $35,000. $219,900 Beach rights. Mt. Baker. Crabtown. $595,000

FREEMAN FREEMANBEACH BEACH

CH 1275 1275BROUGHTON BROUGHTONLANE LANE 697 697MARINE MARINEDR. DR. 247 247BAYVIEW BAYVIEWDR. DR. FREEMAN BEACH BEA 2BR, 2BR, 3BA 3BA beautiful beautiful west west side side home. home. 2 BR 2 BR cottage cottage atat Freeman Freeman Beach. Beach. 3BR, 3BR, 2BA 2BA waterfront waterfront home home facing facing E L 1275 BROUGHTON LANE 697rights. MARINE DR. P 247 BAYVIEW $199,000. $199,000. Adjoining Adjoining lotlot $35,000. $35,000. $219,900 Beach Beach rights.$219,900 $595,000 $595,000 Mt. Mt. Baker. Baker. Crabtown. Crabtown.DR. A M 2 BR cottage at Freeman Beach. 3BR, 2BA waterfront home facing 2BR, 3BA beautiful west side home. $199,000. Adjoining lot $35,000. Beach rights. $219,900 Mt. Baker. Crabtown. $595,000 SIDE BY SIDE LOTS

Two side by side lots with one being a corner lot. Quiet low traffic area and within walking distance to Lily Point Park. Here is an opportunity for a great site at a super value. $17,900 each

SOUTH SIDE LOT

.47 Acre (114 x 178) lot located on the Sunny South Side. Beautiful treed lot affords plenty of privacy with a generous building site.

$48,900

621 MAPLE AVE. 4BR, 5BA. 3500+ s.f. South Beach area. Beautiful design and finish. $749,000 or $849,000 for 2 lots! 2117 ROOSEVELT. Maple Beach 1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, 2 blocks to beach. $169,000

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2116 CEDAR. 2BR. Only 840 feet to Maple Beach! $219,000

1845 JOHNSON. 75 x 200 lot. Furnished, private, excellent condition. $115,000

668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. $200,000

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1845JOHNSON. JOHNSON.7575 x 200 x 200 lot. lot. 668 668SOUTH SOUTHBEACH BEACHRD. RD. 2117 2117ROOSEVELT. ROOSEVELT.Maple Maple Beach Beach 1845 328 EVERGREEN WAY. 2 BR. Nice2 home adjacent LOT 272EDWARDS DR. Water views access.private, 2BR 2BR cottage cottage plus plus lots 2 lots near near beach. beach. 1920s 1920s cabin, cabin, BR, 2 BR, wood-burning wood-burning FP,FP,and beach Furnished, Furnished, private, excellent excellent to 5 668 acre farm. 159,900 $199,000 1845 JOHNSON. 75 x 200 lot. SOUTH BEACH RD. 2117 ROOSEVELT. Maple Beach $200,000 $200,000 2 blocks 2 blocks toto beach. beach. $169,000 $169,000 condition. condition.$115,000 $115,000 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. 1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, Furnished, private, excellent $200,000 2 blocks to542 beach. $169,000 condition. $115,000 1877 WASHINGTON MCLAREN RD. 676 CLAIRE LANE

ECDED C UU ERDEDCED R ACREAGE: 6.39 ACRES, DESIRABLE EAST SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000 U D RE www.JuliusRealty.com

3BR cottage w/front and rear deck. Adjacent to Lily Point Park. $159,000

NEAR LILY POINT PARK

Building lot located in Deer Park. Nicely treed corner lot. Private area with little traffic and just a short walk to Lily Point Park with walking trails and beach access. $19,900

Moose Trail 70x120 ............... $19,500

.40 ACRE VERY PRIVATE

Just shy of a ½ acre, very private setting. Possible peek-a-boo water and city views once cleared. Soil work completed for septic.

$17,900

Cliff Rd. two lots 130x162 ..... $22,900

If you’re serious about purchasing at the “Point” do yourself a favor and visit our office for a complete list of everything for sale in the area and also check out our website for general information, color photos, maps and full property search function.

3BR, 2BA backs onto Lily Point Park. $299,000

622 BELL’S GROVE. 3BR cottage with new septic. Beach access. $179,000

LOTS - READY TO BUILD!

MARINA CHANNEL LOT. The last one! 98.2’ frontage. Sewer..

www.JuliusRealty.com www.JuliusRealty.com See more listings at www.juliusrealty.com www.JuliusRealty.com ACREAGE: 6.39 ACRES, DESIRABLE EAST SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000

Point RobeRts PRoPeRties

1385 Gulf Road, Point Roberts

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COMMERCIAL 755 Marine Drive

MLS# 607767

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COMMERCIAL

$5,950,000

1350 Pelican

$5,300,000

MLS# 1091860

2275 Berry Lane

$1,495,000

MLS# 942906

534 Tyee Drive $1,200,000 MLS# 860192

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253 Bayview Dr. $775,000 MLS# 1064406

1953 Holiday Lane $575,000 MLS# 1050258

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COMMERCIAL 1379 Gulf Rd. $525,000 MLS# 1034066

753 Walters Lane $509,000 MLS# 918572

340 Boundary Bay Rd. $448,000 MLS# 1057901

398 Marine Dr. $389,000 MLS# 883553

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550 South Beach Rd. $325,000 MLS# 814163

688 Deer Lane $289,000 MLS# 1090840

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568 Calder $234,900 MLS# 1091965

495 Moose Trail $185,000 MLS# 1087917

276 Shadyglen Ave. $279,000 MLS# 1075717

1721 Benson Rd. $129,000 MLS# 1082569

500 Moose (incl. Lot 6 & 7) $124,000 MLS# 823011

CHRIS HUGHES cjlh@msn.com 360-223-7601 OFFICE: 465 Tyee Dr. • Point Roberts, WA MICHAEL HUGHES

RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc.

360-945-1313 • 800-723-1313

POINT ROBERTS CLASSIC Two story home with Southern exposure backing onto a beautifully treed green belt for privacy. . $129,000

CENTRAL BUILDING LOT, located on Windsor Drive, partially cleared with a wooden garden shed included.. $19,900

IN ND

632 Highland Dr. $325,000 MLS# 942924

SUPER CLEAN WITH GREAT LAYOUT - single floor living! Covered breezeway from garage to home. Park like setting (adjoining lot to the South available with home) Huge lot. $269,000

371 W.Bluff Rd. $1,449,000 MLS# 1101438

51 ALBERTA WAY. On 2 lots. Renovated. New septic. Short walk to Maple Beach. $139,000

1877 1877WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 542 542MCLAREN MCLARENRD. RD. 676 676CLAIRE CLAIRELANE LANE WELLINGTON 3BR, 2BA 2BA backs backs onto onto Lily Lily Point Point 2 BR 2............................ BR designer designer home. home. A$59,000 A must-see! must-see! 3BR 3BR cottage cottage w/front w/front and and rear rear deck. deck. 3BR, 1877 WASHINGTON 542 MCLAREN RD. 676 CLAIRE LANE $299,000 $299,000 Park. Park. Make Make ananoffer! offer! Adjacent Adjacent toto Lily Lily Point Point Park. Park. CULP COURT ............................. $58,000 3BR, 2BA backs onto Lily Point 2 BR designer home. A must-see! 3BR cottage w/front and rear deck. $159,000 $159,000 SHADY GLEN ............................. $45,000 Park. $299,000 Make an offer! Adjacent to Lily Point Park. ACREAGE: ACREAGE:6.39 6.39ACRES, ACRES,DESIRABLE DESIRABLEEAST EASTSIDE, SIDE,SUBDIVIDABLE SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000 $299,000$34,900 $159,000 TELLER .......................................

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2 BR designer home. A must-see! Make an offer!

LARGE WELL MAINTAINED MANUFACTURED HOME with 3 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms, new floors, paint, appliances and large rear deck. $119,000

EXECUTIVE HOME WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS, stainless appliances, soothing colors and lighting. Tree house, chicken coop. storage shed, fenced in side yard, dog run. $449,000

LARGE SERVICED LOT just up from Maple Beach. In ground 3 bedroom septic system installed, power is installed, lot is cleared, groomed and fenced. $57,000

SOUTH BEACH COTTAGE with Beach Rights. Two bedroom with updated kitchen, new roof, large storage shed and very private back yard. $199,000

IN ND

THREE BEDROOM SOUTH BEACH COTTAGE with new windows, flooring, gas fireplace and electrical upgrades. $199,000

Paul 604/968-4006

Carol 360/945-2967

Greg 604/690-1468

paulrusk@pointroberts.us

carolg@pointroberts.net

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