All Point Bulletin – January 2020 by Point Roberts Press

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s The 11 Point Roberts primary school students performing in this year’s holiday concert on December 11 were vastly outnumbered by the standing room-only crowd of parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles and aunts, friends and neighbors who packed the community center. The theme of this year’s presentation was Winter Woodland Friends. Photo by Pat Grubb

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A Look Back at the Year That Just Was

By Meg Olson January • With approval from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) for a revised tariff, Cando Recycling and Disposal prepared to implement the mandatory curbside collection pro-

gram approved earlier by Whatcom County Council. • Manual recounts for two legislative districts handed victory to incumbents Doug Ericksen and Luanne Van Werven. • Failing due to lack of support from the Whatcom County executive and county parks department to build a lighthouse at Lighthouse Marine Park, the Point Roberts

Lighthouse Society was dissolved and donated their raised funds, close to $12,000, to the local historical society. • Bill Meursing resigned from his position on the fire district board of commissioners after 15 years on the board, most of them as chair. February • With the government shutdown im-

Water district hikes rates for 2020 and beyond By

Meg Olson

Customers who have the biggest impact on the water supply will shoulder a bigger slice of the cost under a new rate structure adopted by the Point Roberts water district. “It is desirable to differentiate between base rate fees for residential customers with substantially different impacts on the system,” states the resolution establishing the new rates, approved unanimously by

commissioners at the district board’s December 10 meeting. In addition to incremental across-theboard increases to the base rate over the next five years, the resolution establishes a “high impact customer charge” of $15 for users with very high overall use or high peak usage. “The criteria for high impact is a little convoluted but that is unavoidable when you have customers with zero use (computers cannot process division by zero),”

said Ashley Emery with Peninsula Financial Consulting, who explained the recent review of water rates. “The first criteria is, did the residence use 3,500 or more cubic feet in any billing period during the last year? If this occurred, then their peaking factor doesn’t matter because statistically they are a significant high water user and therefore high impact.” If a residence used less than 3,500 cubic feet in a billing cycle, then they are clas(See Water, page 2)

pacting numerous federal employees in the community, local residents stepped in to lend a hand, donating food and gas cards. • Chwynyn Vaughan and Holly Robinson were appointed to the Point Roberts (See YIR, page 3)

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Parks and Recreation District board of commissioners. • There were new faces on the board of the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC). Stephen Falk was appointed to one of the two at large positions, Steve Wolf took over as taxpayers’ association representative, and Tessa Pinckston was named voters’ association representative. David Gellatly was named for a second term as the chamber representative and Linda Hughes remained as the second at-large member. • Fire district commissioners praised volunteers and staff for their response to the December 2018 windstorm while chief Christopher Carleton announced plans to work with other local groups on the lessons they had learned and how to work together going forward. • Point Roberts Emergency Prepared-

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Letters To The Editor The Editor: I stood on the stage at our Winter Holiday Program and as I got ready to speak, I had an emotional wave come over me. Looking out at the sea of faces who were in attendance to see the children’s hard work was so meaningful to me. As I stood there, I could hardly communicate the quote that I had prepared by Coretta Scott King, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting our students. Some of our families are not surrounded by those of their own immediate families. Our small community becomes the support system for these families, and we are so incredibly thankful that our community of Point Roberts supports our school children. In 2019 we have had such amazing support from our community. To our community, thank you for attending our Hot Diggity Jog Fun Run. Thank you for volunteering your time to help us with our Fun Run and Winter Program. Thank you for hosting our students at library time and for preparing amazing activities for them. Thank you for keeping Baker Field mowed for weekly soccer practice and games. Thank you for canceling your monthly taxpayers meeting to support our children’s performance. Thank you for donating items for our raffles. Thank you for volunteering at our school to help the students learn to play soccer, read, play music, create art and learn about the world around them through beach and nature walks. Thank you for buying chocolate, raffle tickets, pancake breakfast and silent auction items from us. Thank you for dropping off gifts of art supplies and magazine subscriptions. Thank you for creating a place in the world where children can grow up and know they are loved and cared about by a community of people who want to see them go out, do amazing things and make an impact on our world! With much gratitude, Jessie Hettinga, M.S. ED Point Roberts primary school teacher The Editor and Whatcom County Council: For more than 25 years I have self-

hauled my household trash to the Point Roberts transfer station. In all that time, I have never spent more than $20 annually to dispose of my waste. Starting January 2019, Whatcom County added $212.64 to my annual taxes of $845.93 to pay for curbside pick-up. This amounts to a 25 percent increase in my tax bill. I am a part-time resident in Point Roberts and so far, this year, I have not generated enough trash to fill one can. It is now December and I have not put out any trash to be picked up. Last year it cost me $20 and this year $212.64 and I may end up self-hauling anyway since I may not be here on collection day. You have cost me 10 times as much to dump my trash and made a possible millionaire out of Cando Recycling and Disposal. Please return to the previous system and raise the per-pound rate so that Cando earns a decent return on its investment. The present system is blatantly unfair to the vast majority of property owners in Point Roberts. Larry Talson Point Roberts The Editor: When I moved to White Rock 17 years ago, I was fortunate to have a view of Boundary Bay. Recently, I have often seen hundreds of gulls, ducks and mergansers join five to six dozen seals in attacking schools of fish (salmon or herring?) around the White Rock pier. I had never noticed this before. During the summer, I observed gray whales for the first time. At dusk last fall, I saw thousands of gulls and flocks of crows simultaneously fly eastward for hours. It was amazing! Several years ago my wife and I spotted two pelicans, apparently blown north by strong winds, struggling in the bay; only one survived.

It makes me wonder about the environment. All it takes is one oil tanker disaster to destroy all of this. Bearing in mind the storm that damaged the White Rock pier last December, it is an accident waiting to happen. The province of Alberta seems more concerned with jobs, which they will probably get when the federally owned Liberal pipeline satisfies the conservative gluttony for oil with daily tankers. During the past several years, two more rail lines were laid south of Blaine to carry hundreds of coal cars pulled by six locomotives, at noon and night, through the Blaine and White Rock waterfronts. The wildfires of B.C. and Alberta the last few years and the recent Brazilian, Californian and Australian fires have left their mark on the global environment. It also makes me think of the White Rock urban environment, which has been in a rapid process of change. The plethora of cranes foreboding high rises in White Rock center have grown like weeds thanks to the previous city council. I think a plaque identifying the former mayor and councilors should be posted on city hall so that we remember in perpetuity how they so drastically and permanently changed the panorama of our city by the sea. I realize that change is inevitable as our population grows, but how and at what cost? Considering the reality of climate change, our natural and urban environments are increasingly becoming at risk Albert Leering White Rock, B.C.

Please send letters to editor@allpointbulletin.com Correction: A caption accompanying a photo of Harold G. Lowe taken at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the firehall on November 11 was in error. Mr. Lowe did not serve during WWII as he was only 15 years old when the war ended and his 22,000 hours of flying time included both his Air Force and airline experience. The All Point Bulletin regrets the errors.

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Bay Medical Clinic gets a reprieve By Jami Makan Blaine’s Bay Medical Clinic, which was set to close at the end of December, will remain open following an acquisition by SuperTrack Urgent Care, an expanding group of Whatcom County medical clinics. SuperTrack plans to operate the Blaine clinic starting on January 1 and will eventually expand the practice to include urgent care services. Bay Medical Clinic was opened by Drs. Marta Kazymyra and husband David Allan 39 years ago in Blaine. Its closure would have left the city without any MDs or Medicare doctors. Drs. Kazymyra and Allan spent over two years looking for a replacement provider, and had already notified patients of the clinic’s impending closure when they heard from Dr. Sean Bozorgzadeh, MD, a partner of SuperTrack, which operates two clinics in Bellingham and one in Point Roberts. “I still can’t believe that this is happening,” said Dr. Kazymyra. Dr. Bozorgzadeh, known to his patients as “Dr. Sean,” said that Dr. Allan will stay on part-time and that Bay Medical Clinic’s current staff will remain on board. “They know the patients and the patients know them,” he said. Dr. Sean said the transition would hopefully take two to three months and will involve bringing in new software for electronic recordkeeping. “We are excited to take over the clinic,” said Dr. Sean. “It’s a really good thing for the people of Blaine and a good thing for us.” Dr. Sean holds a degree in genetics and cell biology from the University of South Florida. He completed medical school at the University of British Columbia and a family residency at the University of Toronto. He previously served as director of

the emergency room at PeaceHealth United General Medical Center in Sedro-Woolley, and lives in Bellingham with his wife, who is also a family physician. They have three children. Dr. Sean and partner Mae Lary, MD, started SuperTrack about two years ago. It has a team of about seven medical providers who rotate through its different locations and accept most insurances. He said that they will be looking to recruit a female provider to join their Blaine team. “Our philosophy of practice is to take care of patients in a one-stop shop,” he said. “We strongly believe in efficiency of care and accessibility.” Patients with questions should call Bay Medical Clinic’s office at 360/332-6327 during business hours.

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reduced from two 32-gallon cans to one 20-gallon mini-can a month. In her final motion put to council, she called on fellow councilmembers to initiate a review of charges at the Point Roberts solid waste transfer station. That the motion came very close to the end of a marathon council meeting that started at 7 p.m. and lasted six hours and fourteen minutes may have had something to do with the fact that it was the wrong motion – no one had asked for the transfer station charges to be reviewed. In any event, council turned it down with Barry Buchanan, Carol Frazey, Todd Donovan and Rud Browne voting No and Brenner and Tyler Byrd voting For. Satpal Sidhu, who will become the county executive in January, abstained. The full council attended the 2:30 p.m. public works and health committee meeting chaired by Brenner. The portion dealing with service levels in Point Roberts began with Brenner lambasting fellow council member Rud Browne for his communications with the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission, accusing him of telling the commission that “only one person [Brenner] was interested in doing a review” and consequently it didn’t want to do one. Despite Browne’s invocation of Roberts Rule of Order, she refused to allow him to respond. Moving on, Brenner spotted deputy executive Tyler Schroeder in the audience and invited him down for questioning. “My understanding was, there was discussion about having a review at some time this year of the garbage service in Point Roberts. Did you not hear that or am I hallucinating,” asked Brenner. “I don’t recall that from a county standpoint. I do recall that the UTC was going to be reviewing some information and my understanding is that they have done that,” replied Schroeder. Well over a dozen residents from Point Roberts showed up and eight of them spoke to council: Samantha Scholefield, Louise Cassidy, Allison Calder, Ken Calder, Annette Calder, David Ellis, Craig Grossman and Heidi Baxter. All but Grossman spoke in favor of reducing the minimum service requirements. “I’ve been the biggest opponent of this ordinance since the very beginning,” Ken Calder told council. “Now that we’re rapidly approaching 2020, why are we focusing on mandatory garbage instead of mandatory recycling and pay as we throw. I shouldn’t be held to the same standard as the next household that produces more.” Alluding to personal relations with David Gellatly, owner of Cando Recycling, Calder

said people should rely on facts and not on rumors of a family feud. “I’m here to talk about fees versus tax,” said Louise Cassidy. “The fee acts like a tax,” she asserted and gave a number of examples of services that act the same way but are considered a tax. “I want to know if we get to vote on a tax,” she concluded. David Ellis spoke from the viewpoint of a Canadian citizen who owns property in Freeman Beach. “In my case, I use my cabin in the summer months and only had three pickups this year. I shouldn’t think that Freemans Beach is the only part of Point Roberts that has a majority of Canadians.” Ellis said he was there representing the views of Freeman Beach property owners. “We are full-time residents and we come from a different perspective,” said Craig Grossman. “We actually use one can a week. We’re very happy with the service.” He pointed out that permanent residents “are your constituents. We live there full-time and we need services such as fire and water and garbage. Garbage is a vital service.” Brenner concluded the public comments with the observation that she was “an obsessive recycler and would be so upset.” On being recognized by Brenner, council member Carol Frazey yielded her time to the heretofore muffled Rud Browne who told council that he had asked the county clerk to tabulate communications from Point Roberts residents on the new system: “Three out of four are in favor,” he said.

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• County executive Jack Louws and assessor Keith Willnauer announced they would not seek reelection. • Jason Taylor purchased the Point Roberts Airpark with the intention of continuing its use as an airfield. Local resident Bob Granley took over as airport manager. • At the annual meeting of Circle of Care, president Chris Cameron announced ambitious plans for the group working to help local residents remain in their home when faced with aging and illness. • Physician’s assistant Deb Shields took over providing care to patients of the local health clinic. April • Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws and parks director Michael McFarlane confirmed the county was giving up on the (See YIR, page 7)

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School district seeks four-year M&O replacement levy By Oliver Lazenby Though the state legislature met its supreme court ordered obligation to fully fund basic education for public schools, the Blaine school district will ask voters to renew a four-year maintenance and operations levy to cover about 15 percent of the district’s day-to-day expenses. The school district board of directors voted unanimously at a November 25 meeting to put a replacement property tax levy on a February 11, 2020 special election ballot. The four-year levy will replace one that expires at the end of 2020. Taxpayers would pay less for the replacement levy than the current levy. Currently, property owners in the Blaine school district pay about $1.39 per $1,000 of assessed value annually for the maintenance and operations levy. The replacement levy would tax voters at approximately $1.26 per $1,000 in assessed value in 2021, and rise to $1.30 per $1,000 by 2024. School district superintendent Christopher Granger said the average maintenance and operations levy for school districts in Whatcom County is $1.49 per $1,000 in assessed value. Levy rates are approximate and depend on the assessed value of all property in the district in the coming years. According to meeting documents, the replacement levy would bring in $6 million in 2021, $6.4 million in 2022, $6.8 million in 2023, and $7.25 million in 2024. The district would use the money to “support the district’s educational maintenance and daily operations, including teachers, staff, classroom materials and textbooks,” according to a resolution the school board passed on November 25. “We just want the community to know that we do appreciate their continued sup-

port of the district because without this, some of the things the community is used to seeing in our schools would be impacted,” Granger said in a phone interview. The Blaine school district also collects a six-year “technology and capital projects levy” that voters passed in 2018. That levy collected about $0.51 per $1,000 in assessed value this year. In 2017, state lawmakers passed a new education funding plan that limited the amount that school districts could levy for basic education and increased state funding. With the plan, lawmakers intended to make school funding more equitable across the state. The plan reduced the amount that the Blaine school district could levy for maintenance and operations by about $2 million, while also raising the amount local taxpayers pay to the state for education. From those state education taxes, the Blaine school district is getting about $5.24 million annually, Granger said. So while the district has more money, the state funding came with some stipulations that increased operating costs, such as higher starting teacher salaries. The bulk of the extra revenue is going toward salaries. Also, the state’s formula for fully funding basic education doesn’t always work in practice, said Lisa Moeller, the district’s new public relations specialist. “They say it’s fully-funded, but it’s based on their model, which has some big gaps.” For example, Moeller said, the state’s formula gives the district funding for 0.057 school psychologists for the entire district. Not only is it difficult to hire 0.057 of a school psychologist, it’s also not enough to meet the district’s needs, Moeller said. “That’s a good example of the way the state’s funding formula leaves some gaps for us,” she said.

Let’s take looking after neighbors to a whole new level B y C a mpb e l M c C l u s k y Yes, our Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) slogan is “neighbors helping neighbors,” but here on our little thumbnail of land, we already look after each other more than in larger communities. We slow down for bike riders and horseback riders, we often stop to offer rides, we put out signs for apples and free items, we stop and withhold honking for two drivers of vehicles going opposite directions to chat with each other, we keep the food bank donation box at the market stocked, we wait patiently in lines, we support the library, the senior lunches, the pancake breakfast, the runs for good causes, even fund-raising for unforeseen needs ... the list goes on. We watch for packages left on neighbors’

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porches and put them inside or under protection from the weather, we take mail for neighbors left in our box by mistake to the intended address, we use headlights both day and night, we enjoy both neighbors and strangers we encounter in the market aisles, we turn walks at Lighthouse Park into informal chat sessions and we commiserate with each other when trouble strikes. Notice, this list doesn’t even mention sawing up trees blown down across streets or driveways. Where might all this positive energy go? It might include: neighbors making routine house calls next door, neighbors holding preparedness meetings, neighbors committing to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training periodically offered at the fire hall, and neighbors sharing whatever preparedness steps they’ve taken with others in the neighborhood just to get them up and working on their own potentially life-saving preparations. Plus, volunteering to provide sheltering assistance when the needs arise, or canvassing homes to confirm all residents are well, or sharing emergency resources, or merely following directions from emergency personnel whether CERT, fire department volunteers, shelter managers or others providing relief. And, of course, volunteering on-going support and participation in burgeoning community efforts to be individually and collectively prepared for whatever type of emergency might impact the Point. Remember, we few may be all we’ve got.

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to gather public input on what needed to be changed in local zoning rules. • Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputy James Allen took over as one of two resident deputies in Point Roberts. • Whidbey Telecom began introducing fiber optic service to the Point starting with the community center and commercial clients along Tyee Drive and Gulf Road. • Point Roberts Marina was selected to be the new home of Race Week, an international sailing event that had called Whidbey Island home for 37 years. May • County crews began staging for a summer of road work which included chipsealing 23 of the 37 miles of public roads on the Point, some of which had previously been straight asphalt. • Outgoing county executive Jack Louws drove home the message that the Point Roberts community needed to have a “collaborative vision” if it wanted county help meeting a variety of goals. • With a projected budget shortfall for the 2019-2020 school year, the Blaine school district started looking at the possibility of teacher layoffs. • Members of PRCAC sent a letter to the county expressing concern over “the sys(See YIR, page 13

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s Gulf Road residents Chooch and Eldon Robert have decked out their classic truck with Christmas lights.

Registration for Point Roberts Race Week is ready to open the first of the year and organizers are putting the call out to fleets in the region to join the fun! This year the event is making the move to Point Roberts from Whidbey Island, where it has been a tradition for over 30 years and organizers are looking for growth at the new location. The event will be July 13 to 17 is open to boats 19 feet and over racing in fleets of six boats or more. Organizers are running two race circles to accommodate a variety of fleets racing either as one design or under a variety of rating and handicapping systems. “Now is a great time for fleets in the region to organize and let us know what your race preferences are so we can deliver these to you!” said event owner Schelleen Rathkopf. For more information, go to PointRobertsRaceWeek.com

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Space will be sized and leased to best suit the needs of individual businesses, with common areas shared, Roberts said. The main dining room will be available to rent as an event space and the large room upstairs will also be available for per-use rental, ideal for exercise classes or other scheduled activities. The commercial kitchen could be part of a smaller restaurant space but might also be set up as a commissary kitchen, a legally approved commercial kitchen available for rent by catering companies, local food artisans or delivery/food truck operators. The first tenant of the reconfigured building will be UNIQ Destinations, a travel agency Roberts has started with travel buddy Jacqui Kinsey. “We are excited to offer a storefront travel agency in Point Roberts,” Roberts said. “Stop in and have coffee, relax in front of the fire and browse through travel brochures and our extensive travel library.” UNIQ Destinations will have regular open hours and offer free WiFi. Roberts said spaces will be available for lease starting in January 2020. “I am open to ideas and look forward to talking about space for your local business,” she said. She can be reached at UNIQdestinations@ gmail.com.

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The students at Point Roberts Primary School have been working hard all Fall and are looking forward to time with their families over the Winter Holiday to celebrate the season. Many of our school families participated in our PTO See’s Candy Sale at the Holiday Faire to raise funds for our upcoming field trips to the Delta Youth Theater and Vancouver Aquarium. In addition, our 2019 Winter Program was a wonderful success. All students were important participants showcasing their musical skills with songs, rhythm sticks and recorders. In addition, the students presented their English Language Arts skills through chants, a Reader’s Theater presentation of the Very Cranky Bear and by writing and reading their own poems about Winter and Christmas. To say I am proud of what these students, grades K-3 accomplished, is an understatement. Our ongoing art this year showcases tree’s through the seasons. Students created a mixed media Fall tree using painted paper collage techniques, chalk and paint, while our Winter tree is a multistep chalk piece. As we move into 2020 we excitedly look forward to continuing to grow as readers, mathematicians, scientists, artists, musicians and athletes. The students and staff at Point Roberts Primary School wish you a wonderful holiday season!

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By Gina Gaudet Blessed holidays to you, whatever your spirit path, and a joyful, hopeful new year! 2019 was another busy year for Trinity folk, with ministries of gathering, healing, singing, uplifting and simply holding sacred space for our community. Although “Lutheran” in name, membership crosses denominations and we embrace all who come through the doors! Sunday worship at 11 a.m. includes liturgy and preaching by Father Chuck Cannon (Episcopal) Pastor Gina Gaudet (Methodist: see? interfaith!), volunteer assistants and readers and choir. Although the “liturgy” is structured, the atmosphere is relaxed and blessed with humor, always followed by coffee and light refreshment. On Monday/Wednesday mornings, find Shirley Cannon leading people through gentle stretch and strength routines that bless your body! She brings a wealth of movement, dance and yoga background. First/third Sundays, from 1–3 p.m., Pastor Gina offers Healing Touch for relief of stress, acute and chronic pain and just general well-being. Sign up at the door of the Healing Space, or email Gina at touch-

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POINT ROBERTS Historical Society

By Jessica McVey The year 2019 was a very eventful one for the Point Roberts Historical Society. After 37 years, treasured historical items are making their way out from basements, attics and under beds, into the new History Center. In the first few months, old carpet and blinds were removed, cleaning walls and windows, having wood floors stripped, sealed and given a fresh coat of paint. We now had a beautiful empty space for your History Center. First to go up, Judy Ross’ amazing abandoned house quilts, which brought even more warmth to the room. Truly stunning. We knew we wanted a timeline, and lucky for us Mark Swenson was willing to work with us to edit his comprehensive timeline from his book, Point Roberts Backstory. It now covers our east wall. A core group of Pauline DeHaan, Renée Coe, Mark Swenson and myself pulled collections together to display in our cases and photo swing panels.

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I see trees and snow. I hear Santa's reindeer. I taste cookies. I smell Christmas trees. I feel fuzzy Christmas ornaments.

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Then came the question of how to display photos and paper archives to be viewed safely. We had many different ideas, all quite costly. Gordon Connor of the Ruth Morton Baptist Bible Camp generously donated the windows that originally came from the APA Cannery, which now house our collection along the east wall under the timeline. The grand opening was August 31 and the turnout was way beyond our expectations. We have been blessed with visitors from around the world. We hosted our successful first annual Holiday Open House on November 23. Thanks to all who have come by, please continue to do so, as we build your History Center. December hours are Sundays noon–3 p.m., Wednesdays 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and Saturdays noon–4 p.m. January through March we will be open Saturdays noon–4. The Historical Society meets the third Wednesday of every month in the new History Center.

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toheal828@gmail.com to reserve a halfhour time slot. Interfaith Minister Bev Mar offers the gift of quiet time on the third Thursday of the month. Join us to re-center and recharge through quiet reflection, prayer and guided meditation. Music is big! The church choir sings most Sundays. Trinity Community Choir performs twice a year, with Christmas and spring concerts at Trinity and venues in Delta. Fred Culbert’s Power of Music team shares contemporary music through video and discussion in a welcoming ‘cafe’ environment, along with refreshments! Our best-known music experience is our Chamber Concert Series with Lucy Williams at the helm, bringing spectacular music to our community. These events fund the annual Summer Musical Camp, offered free to all children. One final note: We are mighty, gifted and dedicated. Our services are offered for free or by donation. We still have bills to pay, so here is a final offering to you: tax relief! As a non-profit, we can issue tax receipts! Looking for an end-of-year gift that gives back? Think about all we do, send a little love our way! And we thank you!

It’s been 18 months since the new library opened, and many of us still call it “the new library,” even if there is no longer an “old library.” Perhaps the new year could bring us a commitment to welcome it into our hearts and words as simply the library. What have the Friends of the Point Roberts Library (FOPRL) been up to this year? First, we were putting finishing touches on the … library. Grass, shrubs and small trees grew fitfully until we realized that a more reliable watering system was needed. This involved some irrigation changes, all now successfully working. Second, we used the last dollars in the building fund to pay for a generator, sharing costs with WCLS and the park district. We now have another space to shelter the community in the case of long-lasting power outage.

In the summer, FOPRL conducted a big used book sale, which helped restore our funds a bit, and reminded us of how much Point Roberts folks liked the book sales. We have not had them regularly because we no longer have any place to store donated books. However, at the 2019 annual general meeting, members agreed to pursue a project called The Commons which will combine a used book sale area and a meet-up/coffee space in the community center. The park district agreed to this and we are now getting furnishings and equipment for the meeting room (the former history room). The Commons 2020! In addition, FOPRL provided the funding for a monthly movie night at the library. We are looking to get a core group of supporters to take charge so that library movie nights occur more frequently, especially in the summer months.

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B y K r i s L om e d i co Whoa! First year in our new digs, a most inviting, inclusive and roomy place indeed! Even when closed, patrons check out requested items in the Library Express cubicle, open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. WIFI is available 24/7 in and around the building. Inside, comfortable seating and accommodating librarians await! All made possible by our local Friends group, donators, and county library system. Celebrating 75 years of service to this community, the Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) and its Point Roberts branch opened on November 7, 1946. So, system-wide on November 7, we had a fine party, with cupcakes for all, and, in our new meeting room, a panel discussion about the next 75 years. A list of past and present librarians and their helpers includes many still living here: Lola Loreen, Margot Griffiths, Terry Zukovic, Terry Chan, Val Loreen, Ogn Magnusson, and Shelley Damewood. A slide show included interviews with Bunny and Maureen Meikle, Sylvia Schonberg, and Pauli DeHaan, and is also available to view online. The airy meeting room seats about 30 and can be reserved online, or in person for an after-hours event. So far, uses included Tiny Ted Talks, Popcorn Movie Nights,

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book club, author talks, weekly Knit Nights, board meetings, Friend’s meetings, Spanish practice, children’s programs, free legal advice sessions and a joke-telling contest. Soon there will be coffee! An inviting sunlit corner at the back provides a cozy spot to read or gaze at the community gardens. Many books and learning games all at child level make kids welcome, and teens/tweens have a nook with drawing pads and pencils as well. A great spot to compose a poem for the yearly Forest of Words booklets, or to create an inspired image for Whatcomics, another local teen publication. Quarterly library programs offered county-wide are listed in the complimentary booklet Explorations, which includes hours, policies and recommendations. Saturday mornings began with a half hour of pre-school stories. A special pajama story time with children’s librarian Thom Barthelmess thrilled little hearts. Kids this year got to hear an astronaut speak, read to dogs, read to Icelandic horses (in English), make masks and other crafts, hear a children’s author speak, as well as listen to and celebrate the 100th year of Children’s Book Week. Kids can also send a postcard to a favorite author using the bright blue mailbox, and they will be answered! Summer Reading Bingo cards allow

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By Annelle Norman In 2019, Circle of Care (CoC) volunteers, staff and board of trustees members provided hundreds of hours of care and service to over 20 Point Roberts residents in need of support, rides, meals and general assistance. The 2018 AGM was held in February 2019 with members of the board of trustees and over 50 guests in attendance. Dr. Sean of SuperTrack was our guest speaker, presenting an informational presentation as well as answering questions from the audience about the functioning of the health clinic. Also at that meeting, board chair Chris Cameron announced a number of goals for the year, one of which was to acquire a wheelchair-accessible shuttle bus to serve Point Roberts, providing rides to doctor and other needed appointments in Whatcom County. After seeking input from the community via an online survey to assess need and support for a shuttle service, Circle of Care submitted a grant proposal to the Colton

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tematic dismantling of Lighthouse Marine Park” and asking the county to commit to engage with the community and invest in county properties here. • Acadia Tucker, a founding director of the Point Roberts Homegrown Coop, published “Growing Perennial Foods” through Stone Pier Press. • Bill and Michelle Bennett took over as new owners of Point Roberts Auto Freight. • Kyle German returned to the Point as the new general manager and golf pro at the Bald Eagle Golf Club. • The Enchanted Forest Trail opened as part of ongoing trail development at Baker Field. June • The local water district approved an ir-

Family Foundation, and in July was granted $55,000 for the purchase and operation of a bus. An eight-passenger, wheelchair-lift equipped bus was purchased in the fall and put into operation in November with the initial plan of running every Thursday to Bellingham. Rides can be arranged by calling 360/945-5222 or emailing prcircleofcare@gmail.com. In September, CoC sponsored the third annual Apple Harvest Festival, providing games and entertainment for families as well as a fundraising concert featuring Shaune Ann and The Feuz Band. In honor of the concert, the community center was transformed into a “speak-easy” nightclub atmosphere. In conjunction with volunteers from the Benson Road Gardens, two days of apple pressing were offered as well. Thousands of locally grown apples were pressed into hundreds of liters of juice for the Food Bank as well as for residents and their families. Circle of Care is grateful to individuals and businesses who have supported us with volunteer hours and financial contributions. rigation rate for the local golf course and began to consider a progressive rate structure that would shift more costs to higher use customers. • Fire chief Christopher Carleton reminded residents and visitors to tell dispatch they are calling from Point Roberts when they call 911 with a cell phone. • Marcia Rosales began offering Pilates classes in her studio and at Madrona Yoga. • Local quilter Rose Momsen took first place for quilt art at the Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival. • The local parks district hired Meghan Kelly as their program and facilities coordinator, replacing Ben VanBuskirk who resigned for family reasons. • A new biography of legendary wrestler and Point Roberts community member Gene Kiniski by Steven Verrier was released. (To be continued...)

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By Jack Louws While closing out my tenure as county executive, it’s nice to reflect on the progress we have made in past years. In 2019, we‘ve made significant improvements in technology initiatives including a new permit system (online early 2020), cyber security upgrades, and have made a good start on a new county financial system. The prosecutor and public defender are very close in choosing the appropriate vendor for their case management software. Public works has awarded the bid for the Birch Bay Berm and Pedestrian project and has replaced two bridges. Road repair and maintenance was focused in Point Roberts this season, as it has been about 15 years since the last extensive resurfacing was accomplished. I’m pleased we are close to completion on the courthouse exterior renovation. With

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“Every Dog’s a Winner” – was enjoyed by 34 dogs and their humans. At the Harvest Faire, our focus was birds and their present plight. At the Holiday Festival, we celebrated native bees and other pollinators and their future well-being. Our plans include more public education, speakers and advocacy. All animals deserve our respect and compassion. We are grateful for the support of our PAWS-Interface subscribers and the community at large. We couldn’t achieve our goals without your generous donations. Subscribe to our mailing list or contact us at: paws-interface@pointroberts.net PAWS Board – Pam Sarkissian, Fran Rozyskie, Jan Atkinson-Grosjean, Margot Griffiths, Maureen Buckley.

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some re-roofing to be done next year, the building will be sealed and protected for many years in the future. A ground-breaking was held earlier this year for a new 32bed triage facility for mental health and substance abuse patients. We anticipate it to be in operation in late 2020. These notable projects plus many more have been accomplished, along with the great work of our team members accomplishing the everyday task of keeping our citizens safe and cared for. I’m excited for Whatcom County’s future. With new leadership comes new ideas and initiatives. I ask that you stay involved to influence the direction we are taking. With a new executive and new councilmembers, they need your positive comments to better serve all of us. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you. I wish you all well as I take my seat alongside you as a Whatcom County constituent.

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month. We are supported by the generosity of local businesses, our fire department and, of course, wonderful individual folks. Food donations can be dropped off at International Marketplace. Financial contributions can be made by calling 360/945-1711 or at Banner or Umpqua banks locally. All our volunteer staff makes sure everyone in need is served to the best of our abilities. We provide deliveries to those unable to leave their homes. In addition to the above, we provide guidance in educating folks in nutrition. Our clothing bank is available upon request and at times scheduled throughout the year. We listen and will assist.

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REVIEW A LOOK BACK Community Advisory Cmte By Stephen Falk This was a busy year for the Point Roberts Community Advisory Commitee (PRCAC) which had some new faces. The Point Roberts Taxpayers Association (PRTA) selected Steve Wolff and the Point Roberts Registered Voters Association (PRRVA) selected Tessa Pinckston as their representatives. The new at-large representative Stephen Falk was selected by a new method that gave residents a voice in the selection process. Most of the PRCAC’s time in 2019 was spent in reviewing, getting public input and arguing about possible changes to WCC 20.72, the zoning ordinances

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specific to Point Roberts. The PRCAC also heard community input on many issues, including beach erosion and flooding around the seawall at Maple Beach, restoring the tree canopy on APA Road damaged by the wind storm of December 2018, and continuing concern about the new arrangement for mandatory curbside trash and recycling pickup. The PRCAC reviewed three commercial building permits during the year. Finally, we thank Linda Hughes for her four years of service on the PRCAC, including the last year as chair, which comes to an end next month, and look forward to welcoming a new at-large member in February.

POINT ROBERTS Garden Club

B y S co t t H a c k l e m a n Taking care of our project on Tyee Drive, friendly social get-togethers at each other’s gardens and sharing gardening tips and knowledge at our monthly meetings are the three main areas of focus for the Point Roberts Garden Club and 2019 was no exception. Our beautification and maintenance of the Tyee Drive corridor from Benson to Gulf roads is a big commitment for us in both volunteers and funds. Balancing those two resources between maintenance and improvement has always been tricky. Thanks to the recommendation of PRCAC and approval by county council, the club was able to utilize some of the Transfer Benefit Funds (TBF) to hire professionals for the basic maintenance in 2019 (and again in 2020). This has proved to be a big breakthrough in help with the project. Now a greater portion of the funds from the Garden Tour and the valuable time de-

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voted by our volunteers can focus on the improvements we’ve been planning for a few years now. In 2020, we will be proceeding with our plan for a “pollinator corridor” on Tyee Drive – similar to what many communities elsewhere in B.C., Washington and Oregon have begun, so watch for the new plants going in and lots of dirt being moved around! Speaking of the Point Roberts Garden Tour – 2020 is a Garden Tour year. We have quite a few charming gardens lined-up, so mark your calendar for June 28 and look forward to strolling the gardens, having tea and cookies at the community center and helping us keep Point Roberts lovely. If you would like more information about the Point Roberts Garden Club, check out our website or contact us at info@pointrobertsgardenclub.org. We meet every first Wednesday at 7 p.m. – usually at the community center – from February through October.

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Public Hospital District

By Barb Wayland The year 2019 has been a busy one. Dick Williams, long-time Point Roberts Public Hospital District (PRPHD) commissioner, retired from his position, and Richard Dennis was appointed in his place. In the recent county election, both Richard Dennis and Stephen Falk successfully ran for election as commissioners 1 and 2, respectively. Kandace Harper continues as commissioner 3. The hard work and dedication of these three individuals allows the work of the PRPHD to continue smoothly and cohesively. We want to thank Dick Williams for his many years of service to the PRPHD and wish him happy retirement from public service. Dick, you were a great asset to this commission. There are two other new faces at meetings of the PRPHD. One is our secretary Farrah Carsten. In addition to posting meeting notices, taking minutes, and preparing necessary documents, Farrah manages our website and is currently updating it to a new look. The other newcomer is Paulette Ladner, who became our bookkeeper earlier this year with the retirement of Jackie Gibilterra. We thank you, Jackie, for your excellent service to the PRPHD, and for finding Paulette and orienting her to the county financial processes. Our Point Roberts clinic has been under the management of SuperTrack Urgent Care since January 2019, providing both urgent and primary care. Local patients are well cared for by providers Deb Shields, PA, and Virginia Lester, ARNP. Completing the clinic staff are our receptionist and scheduler Shivé Marshall, and nurse assis-

tant Chwynyn Vaughn. One major issue this year for people using the clinic was related to changes in coverage for individuals insured through Kaiser Permanente HMO. Beginning in 2019, the company withdrew from contracting with some providers, among them our clinic. In response, the clinic sponsored a free information session facilitated by Aaron Abraham of Cascadia Insurance to assist individuals in learning about their options related to coverage that would allow them to use our local clinic for their healthcare. With the support of Sean Bozorgzadeh, MD, and Mae Lary, MD, the medical directors of SuperTrack, the clinic was able to obtain vaccine for our annual flu shot clinic. Immunizations were and are available for children and adults at our local clinic. The hospital district commissioners authorized purchase of two pieces of important medical equipment, a new electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) machine and a spirometer. These replace older models owned by the clinic and no longer working or repairable. PRPHD thanks the Point Roberts community for your continued support. As we work toward establishing an active telemedicine program for both urgent care and behavioral health, we encourage you to keep us aware of ways in which we can best serve the healthcare needs of Point Roberts. We also remind you that the PRPHD and the Point Roberts SuperTrack Clinic are just part of the local organizations who provide for your health and safety. We are grateful to be part of this much larger circle, working for you.

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B y M a r k R obb i n s Meeting on the second Wednesday of each month, Point Roberts Taxpayers Association (PRTA) endeavors to create a space, open to all, to discuss community issues. We participate actively on PRCAC and the Border Committee, host special meetings and volunteer for litter collection on Gulf Road under the county’s adopt-aroad program. In 2019, three topics dominated our discussions. 1) Local sales tax: Washington now collects sales tax on online purchases, with the local portion of the tax going to the shipment destination jurisdiction which, for unincorporated Point Roberts, is Whatcom County. Our parcel businesses and post office receive huge numbers of packages ordered by our Canadian neighbors. Incorporated towns derive significant sales tax revenue on such purchases. PRTA is seeking some arrangement with Whatcom County to earmark a portion to fund local projects requested by PRCAC. 2) Solid waste management: PRTA has long supported universal curbside collection in order to create a stable, viable regulated service and promote a greener Point Roberts. We favor building on the

new ordinance to expand recycling, promote waste reduction, and control litter and dumping. PRTA is on record favoring a review of the minimum level of service (MLS). Both the mandatory system and the MLS have been contentious issues within PRTA, as within the broader community. 3) Whatcom County Code 20.72 – Point Roberts Special District: We have provided suggestions for consideration by PRCAC as it works with the county to update and consolidate WWC 20.72 and the Point Roberts character plan. In 2019, PRTA hosted the sixth annual town hall meeting with U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene; and we also organized a state and local government forum with Washington State Representative Sharon Shewmake and Whatcom County Council at-large member Barry Buchanan. Another major event was the association’s annual general meeting (AGM) with Tim Ballew II, Lummi Past Chairperson, speaking on “The Importance of Point Roberts to Lumni Nation, Past and Present.” At the AGM, the membership directed the board to explore other methods of selecting PRCAC members to make representation more democratic and legitimate. This will be a major topic going forward.

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Park & Recreation District

By Bennett Blaustein Another eventful year has passed for the park district. Early in the year, Ben Van Buskirk had to sadly leave as our programs and facilities coordinator, but we were lucky in having Meghan Kelly step into the position. As a park district, we began doing more outreach to the community and we finally have a website located at prparkandrec. org. We also saw our fourth year in a row of increases in local groups using the community center. The community center has slowly been getting a long-deserved facelift through new paint and flooring in the interior; as well as upcoming kitchen upgrades from a generous grant by the Colton Foundation through PREP. The biggest change at the community center was the grand opening of the Point Roberts History Center run by the Point Roberts Historical Society. This museum space does an excellent job of telling the story of Point Roberts and has been a

must-see stop for people visiting the Point. Baker Field also had some very nice updates over the past year including the grand opening of the Enchanted Forest Trail in May and the doubling of the trail this past October. We have seen a large increase in people using the trails to visit our local gnomes, fairies and other creatures. Our trail system also expanded when we created a new dry cut through the blackberry brambles at the back of Baker Field. Our latest upgrades include directional trail signs and a new trail map created with the generous help of Darrell Cassidy. The map can be found posted at the back of Baker Field and on our website. Our goal for 2020 is to remain strong stewards for the preservation of our community center and Baker Field while providing increased recreational opportunities to our residents and visitors. We plan to continue our support for all the organizations and residents of Point Roberts that use our facilities, and we wish everyone a happy new year.

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Emergency Preparedness

By Raye Newmen New for 2019 is a column created by our vice president, Campbell McClusky, and published monthly in the All Point Bulletin. We are greatly indebted to the newspaper for doing so. We hope these monthly suggestions have been useful in helping you plan your family preparedness. The severe windstorm of December 2018 drove the Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) agenda throughout 2019: – A sheltering group was formed, and PREP is supporting their efforts. The training program this group develops will greatly benefit this community by creating a cadre of qualified shelter workers. – Thanks to the efforts of Louise Cassidy and the volunteers at Trinity Church, we are working together to create a second shelter there. – To meet that need for shelter workers and others who are not state emergency workers, PREP has acquired liability insurance that will trigger coverage from the state for all PREP members.

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– PREP was presented with a $40,000 grant by the Colton Foundation to upgrade the community center kitchen, and acquire a container as an interim storage solution. These will enhance the facility as an effective shelter. – During the emergency, the Point Roberts Amateur Radio Club provided support to CERT operations, and set up and ran communications stations in the community center and at the fire hall. – The windstorm damaged the emergency communications antenna on the community center. PREP has applied to FEMA for an assistance grant to reinstate long range emergency communications capability for Point Roberts. – The grant we received from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation for a CERT Emergency Response Trailer has successfully concluded, and final trailer outfitting is underway. The PREP July 4th Pancake Breakfast, our only real fundraiser of the year, promises to be bigger and better than ever. All of us at PREP greatly look forward to a great 2020.

Sheriff’s Report

We love boats - We can get it sold! Specializing in Marketing Vessels in Point Roberts WA, Richmond BC, Captain’s Cove and River House Marinas

December 1, 12:56 p.m.: Noise on Benson

December 8, 12:23 p.m.: Senile subject cold

We Handle all aspects of the sales cycle:

Road.

call on Mill Road.

December 3, 2:51 p.m.: Mental on Burns Way.

December 9, 8:47 a.m.: Mental on Wellington

December 3, 4:29 p.m.: Watch for on Burns

Road.

Way.

December 11, 2:56 p.m.: Suspicious circum-

December 4, 1:21 p.m.: Drugs on Tyee Drive.

stances on Gulf Road.

December 5, 1:06 p.m.: Extra patrol on Wal-

December 13, 10:32 a.m.: Extra patrol on Mill

ters Lane.

Road.

December 6, 8:37 a.m.: Disorderly conduct on

December 13, 11:20 a.m.: Theft cold call on

Tyee Drive.

Mill Road.

December 7, 10:58 a.m.: Animal problem on

December 14, 3:20 p.m.: Senile subject on

Cedar Park Drive.

Tyee Drive and APA Road.

December 7, 1:47 p.m.: Senile subject on Tyee

December 15, 4:24 a.m.: Mental on Burns

Drive.

Way.

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RECENT HOUSE & LOT PRICES

Blaine, Birch Bay & Point Roberts NOVEMBER 2019 DESCRIPTION HIGHER END HOUSES: Condo with 1,959 SF, 2 BD, 3 BA, built in 2013, waterfront; marine views.

LOCATION

SALE PRICE

Unit B205, Marin Condominiums, 9535 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine

$770,000

New 1-story house with 2,326 SF, 3 BD, 2 BA, attached garage, built in 2019; marine and territorial views, .27 acres land.

5481 Wood Duck Loop, Blaine

$695,000

1-and a half story house with 1,606 SF, 3 BD, 1 BA, 228 SF enclosed porch, 528 SF shop, built in 1931, 70 feet waterfront; marine views, .23 acres land.

693 Freeman Lane, Point Roberts

$880,000

534 Tyee Drive, Point Roberts

$1,140,000

Unit B301, Marin Condominiums, 9535 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine

$810,000

4392 Castlerock Drive, Blaine

$685,000

3-plex with 2,592 SF, built in 1990, .15 acres land.

289 B Street, Blaine

$436,000

1-story house with 1,611 SF, 1,287 SF basement, 4 BD, 3 BA, 636 SF deck, 420 SF attached garage, built in 2012; marine and territorial views, .21 acres land.

8737 Charel Drive, Blaine

$730,000

1-story house with 2,042 SF, 4 BD, 2 BA, attached garage, built in 2019; marine and territorial view, .27 acres land.

5475 Wood Duck Loop, Blaine

$634,990

1-story house with 2,326 SF, 3 BD, 2 BA, attached garage, built in 2019; marine and territorial view, .27 acres land.

5469 Wood Duck Loop, Blaine

$644,990

1-story house with 864 SF, 288 SF loft, 1 BD, 1 BA, built in 2006; storage; marine view, 24.97 acres land. Condo with 2,077 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 2013, waterfront; marine views. 2-story house with 3,013 SF, 4 BD, 4 BA, attached garage, built in 2019; territorial view, .25 acres land.

2-story condo with 2,202 SF, 4 BD, 3 BA, 468 SF attached garage, 170 SF patio, Unit #35, Semiahmoo Shore Condominiums, 9436 Turnstone Lane, Blaine, WA waterfront; marine and territorial views. 2-story house with 3,158 SF, 4 BD, 5 BA, attached garage, built in 2019; territorial view, .36 acres land. LAND: .35 acres residential lot.

$795,000

5599 Sanderling Way, Blaine

$730,000

9080 Chickadee Way, Blaine

$200,000

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Point Roberts real estate since 1968 and selling E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com * Successfully listing YEARS E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com www.pointrobertswashington.com • www.pointrobertswashington.com Point Roberts real estateSELLING sincePOINT1968 ROBERTS

79 Tyee Drive Point Roberts, WA 98281

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

REAL ESTATE • 1339 Gulf Road, P.O. Box 17 • Pt. Roberts, WA 98281 360/945-5555 360-945-5555 • Cell: E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com • 360-525-4706 www.pointrobertswashington.com *Member of NY State

1339 Gulf Road, P.O. Box 1 • Point Roberts, WA 98281

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*LISTING & SELLING POINT ROBERTS REAL ESTATE SINCE 1968

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BEACH PROPERTIES

“NOBODY KNOWS POINT ROBERTS LIKE POINT ROBERTS REALTY” visit our website: www.pointroberts.com

UPDATED DAILY! View color photos, listings and complete information of all properties for sale.

FREEMAN BEACH 697 MARINE DR. 2 BR cottage at Freeman Beach. Beach rights. $219,900

EDWARDS DRIVE HOME 75’ level south facing waterfront. 4BD, 2.5BA. Lots of amenities: 1275 BROUGHTON LANE 247 BAYVIEW DR. Granite countertops, side home. 3BR, 2BA waterfront home facing 2BR, 3BA beautiful west $199,000. Adjoining lot $35,000. Mt. Baker. Crabtown. $595,000 Brazilian hardwood throughout, master bath w/jetted tub and steam shower, double car garage.BROUGHTON Private tidelandsLANE to low 1275 247 BAYVIEW DR. panoramicwest island views. 3BA beautiful side home. 3BR, 2BA waterfront home facing 2BR, water, $199,000.MUST Adjoining lot $35,000. SEE!

Mt. Baker. Crabtown. $595,000

$889,000

QUALITY CUSTOM VIEW HOME

2117 ROOSEVELT. Maple Beach 1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, 2 blocks to beach. $169,000

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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Quality 3 BR 2 ¾ BA home situated on a private ½ acre lot with a paved private access road. Bonus room over the 2-car garage. Solid wood floors and upscale finishing throughout.

$549,000

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88 DERBY AVE. 2+BR Cottage.

WESTSIDE BLUFF.

173 KENNEDY DR. Double-wide on 668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 70‘x119’ lot. 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. Recent septic. $200,000

PEROOSEVELT. Maple 1845 JOHNSON. 75 x 200 lot. 2117 NewBeach septic tank Panoramic

1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, Furnished, private, excellent soon. 20‘x52’ lot. sunsets. 2 blocks to beach. $169,000 condition. $115,000 542 MCLAREN RD. 676 CLAIRE LANE

$225,000

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

1877 WASHINGTON 50‘x400’+/-2lot. 3BR, 2BA backs onto Lily Point BR designer home. A must-see! Park. $299,000 $595,000 Make an offer!

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

Try $118,000

TERRIFIC HOME AT A GREAT PRICE Move in ready 3 BR, 1 3/4BA with open living dining, kitchen. Low traffic private setting backing onto acreage. Terrific starter or second home.

$183,000

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.

COME TO THE POINT!

DREAM WITH YOUR EYES OPEN

EDWARDS LOT 27. Clear 600 EVERGREEN LN. 1531 COLUMBIA VISTA. 1985 JOHNSON RD. 2BR, water & island views. 2-BR cottage in South 2-BR, 3/4-BA. Short walk 1BA singlewide on 74'x200' Beach Sewer. RD. Beach. Recently676 refurshopping, post office, 1877lot.WASHINGTON one owner. $115,000 542rights. MCLAREN CLAIRE to LANE meter. Reduced to deck. bished. New 3BR,septic 2BA system. backs onto Lily Point 2 BR designer home. A must-see! 3BR Water cottage w/front and rear library.

$170,000 Adjacent to Lily Point Park.$189,000 $159,000

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1385 Gulf Road, Point Roberts

POINT ROBERTS

360-945-1011

www.pointroberts.us

for a Chris Hughes cjlh@msn.com

Wishing all our Customers and Clients a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season!

Merry Christmas and a

Tessa Pinckston

604-218-5595

Happy New Year! Thank you for your continued support and business throughout 2019!

Make an offer!

CLAIRE LANE VIEW GEORGIA CT. Treed lot. $35,000 LOTS: w/ 2-BR permit.DESIRABLE Reduced to $79,000 ACREAGE: 6.39 ACRES, EAST SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000 www.JuliusRealty.com See more listings at www.juliusrealty.com

Our heartfelt wishes 360-223-7601

Park. $299,000

From all of us at RE/MAX Northwest Team! 581 Marine Dr. $4,950,000

Michael Hughes

360-223-7603

465 Tyee Drive Point Roberts, WA

MLS# 1491914

1617 Edwards Dr. $1,375,000

360-945-1313 800-723-1313 MORE PROPERTY & LAND LISTINGS AT

MLS# 1392842

MLS# 1510544

ADORABLE AND WELL MAINTAINED CHALET STYLE COTTAGE with cedar finish. Located on fully landscaped property. $189,000

Low-bank waterfront 4-BD, 4-BA luxury property. Oceanfront southern exposure is jaw dropping!

297 Marine Dr. $675,000

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RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc.

5-BD, 4.5-BA, waterfront estate, set on a 150’ west facing low bank gated property.

THREE BEDROOM FAMILY SIZED HOME located near the end of a quiet cul-de-sac overlooking Boundary Bay, just 10 minutes walk to Maple Beach. $279,000

1 of 2 of the last Waterfront acreages on the Point, with over 100’ of west-facing waterfront with stunning views & sunsets. Level 1.74 acre lots.

If you are thinking about selling in 2020, call for us for a FREE Market Analysis.

OVER 1/3 ACRE WITHIN THE CONTROLLED SUBDIVISION OF OCEAN VIEW ESTATES. Just blocks to the Beach. $50,000.

Paul

604/968-4006 paulrusk@pointroberts.us

Kristen

778/686-7625

LARGE 1/3 ACRE LOT AT THE END OF A QUIET CUL-DE-SAC. Sidewalks and Beach Rights included.. $67,000

Hugh

604/910-5968

kristenrockrealestate@gmail.com hwilson@pointroberts.net

Greg

604/690-1468 gheppner@pointroberts.net