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The Canadian government continues to dash hopes that the U.S./Canada border will open any time in the foreseeable future. During a media briefing June 22, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated that people shouldn’t expect the borders to open quickly. “I understand there are a lot of tourism firms and airlines who would like us to be able to once again welcome tourists,” he said. The U.S. and Canada had previously announced that the U.S./Canada border closure would be extended another 30 days until July 21. The previous closure agreement was set to expire on June 21. The two countries initially agreed to a temporary border closure on March 21, barring non-essential travel between the two countries to slow the spread of Covid-19. This is the third month-long extension to the initial closure. The federal government has faced unrelenting pressure from provincial premiers arguing against re-opening the border. The U.S. has had more than 2.4 million cases of Covid-19 to date with 123,464 deaths, according to the CDC. Canada has had about 101,000 cases with 8,453 deaths, according to Statistics Canada. B.C. has had 2,822 cases with 169 deaths compared Washington state’s 28,870 cases and 1,276 deaths as of June 21. The U.S. has about three times as many cases per capita as Canada. In a June 23 report by The New York Times, European countries preparing to reopen their borders are planning on blocking Americans traveling from the U.S. due to the country’s failure to control the virus. The U.S. has been lumped in with a group of countries including Russia, Brazil, China, Uganda and Vietnam. The criteria used to create the list has been based on rigorous scientific criteria, the report said, but echoes moves by the U.S. in March when air travel from Europe was closed down. The conditions of the border closure remain the same as before. Non-essential travel across the border is prohibited while essential travelers such as health profes-
s Local residents Carol and Stephen Fowler, r., sit on the U.S. side of Maple Beach to meet with her son Scott Jackson, l., daughter-inlaw Ginaya Peters and their three children, Ellis, Anya and Lucy Jackson who were sitting in Canada. Photo by Ginaya Peters
Hospital district votes to consider new operator B y P a t G r u bb The Point Roberts hospital district board of commissioners have voted against automatically renewing SuperTrack’s contract to operate the local clinic on Benson Road. The board took action at a special meeting held on June 20 after it received an unsolicited offer by Deb and John Shields to operate the clinic. The district had until June 30 to notify SuperTrack that it was not automatically renewing the contract for another term. At the district’s regular meeting on June 9, commissioners were presented with a proposal from Deb Shields, a physician’s assistant and previously one of the medical providers at the clinic, who stated that she and her husband, John, assistant Point Roberts fire chief, had formed the Shields Company and were prepared to present a bid to operate the clinic.
At that meeting, Shields offered an extensive preview of the services her company would provide for the community, including a network of collaborating consultants, telemedicine, 24/7 on-call coverage, a financial hardship program and a graduated rate structure, among others. Commissioner Stephen Falk started the special meeting which was held virtually using Zoom meeting software by stating the purpose of the meeting was to “discuss and possibly come to a conclusion to not automatically renew SuperTrack’s contract effective January 1.” He pointed out that if commissioners didn’t reach a conclusion then the contract would automatically roll over into a new term at the beginning of the year, according to the terms of the agreement. Fellow commissioner Richard Dennis clarified the nature of the discussion, saying, “We’re not talking about terminating
the contract, we’re talking about allowing it to expire.” Addressing the comments that had been received by the district, Dennis (See Hospital, page 6)
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Point Roberts Taxpayers Association United States & Canadian Citizens Working Together for Point Roberts, WA PRTA looks forward to resuming public meetings as soon as possible. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to support our local Point Roberts businesses. Shop locally and utilize local services as much as possible. Consider using this time to have local tradespersons do repairs, maintenance, and improvements to your property. Enjoy the great new restaurant dining options. s Trinity Church’s Sunday Singers gathered on Lola and Ernie Loreen’s lawn on June 7 for communal song, observing social distancing. They were accompanied by Lucy and Dick Williams.
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sionals and transportation services continue unimpeded. In normal times, approximately 75 percent of border crossings are made by Canadians traveling to and from the U.S., often to shop, meaning some Whatcom County businesses have been hit hard by the closure. On June 9, the Canadian government allowed immediate family members separated by the U.S./Canada border to enter Canada under certain conditions. The continued closure of the border has inspired petitions on both sides of the border calling on the two governments to address the special circumstances of Point Roberts. A petition launched in late May by local resident John Beals on Change.org (bit.ly/3ebymLx) to increase the list of essential reasons to cross the border has had 2,087 signatories as of June 23. Another one launched by Kevin McIntosh of Ladner (bit.ly/3fy4EAl) points out the inability of Canadians to maintain or remove their cabins, RVs, boats, horses and other property in Point Roberts. The petition calls for special dispensation “allowing Canadians access … to perform maintenance, removal or care functions under controlled conditions, i.e. no contact with local residents for business or pleasure purposes.” As of June 23, 1,254 people had signed the appeal. Not everyone is in favor of loosening up the border judging from comments on Facebook and NextDoor. Dana Bernard, a permanent resident of Canada and U.S. citizen with a home in Point Roberts, wrote on NextDoor that he wasn’t “going to sign this [Ladner petition]. … Have you heard of any/all of the negative comments that
the people of Tsawwassen/Delta have been saying about the people of Point Roberts? Instead of thinking about us as neighbors, they think of us as disgusting, disease-infested, lower than life human beings that should never cross the border. I live and work in Canada, but I have Washington plates on my car. You can’t even imagine the dirty looks, the reaction, the social media comments.” Some essential workers have recounted similar experiences. One commuter recounted how a middle-aged man in a gray souped-up Dodge Dart on June 17 roared up beside him on Highway 17 to repeatedly yell “Go f***ing home!” while shaking his fist.
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Letters To The Editor The Editor: We, the people of Point Roberts, Democrats, Republicans, independents and those of other political or national identity who have held space in this place called Point Roberts during the “shutdown,” we have held this land free of Covid-19. We have done it each in our own way, with differences, but we have done it. We have endured together for months. We the people have increased our love for this peninsula– we have come to more deeply cherish its beauty, serenity, wildlife, birds and critters. We are blessed to be here. We have supported each other, received from each other in friendly waves, in food take outs, in acts of neighborliness, in words, in actions. We have, in some numbers, been tested for Covid-19 organized by our EMS/Fire department. We have walked these streets, these paths, the beaches and breathed the air– cleaner now. We have refrained from physical hugs, so long overdue. We have Zoomed, learned new technology. We have sat across the physical border with our Canadian loved ones– grandparents, children, family, dear friends, socially distancing. We the people of this land, Point Roberts. When the powers of our nations deem it, we will welcome Canadians to their “summer homes,” we will get our pets examined, we will enjoy the wider range of goods and services so long depended upon and missing when borders are closed. We will enjoy friends and family. You will find us shaggy but not wild. But please know, we have watched your properties with a caring eye, we have done neighborly tending, we have honored the space here. We have not been overrun by crime. You need not fear us even as you gaze at “the Americans” on TV screens.
Bank in the Fraser River estuary. Terminal 2 expansion will also increase man-made threats to the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales such as reduced prey and feeding opportunities, acoustic and physical disturbance, contaminants and collisions with boats. They are an endangered species vital to the health of our oceans and an invaluable part of our cultures. The destruction of this keystone species Corophium volutator and the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales are strong key arguments for stopping the Terminal 2 expansion. The cumulative effects and the cascading social-ecological costs and benefits of the project must be determined before any irreversible decisions are made by the federal and provincial governments. Once a species is eliminated, there is no way to restore them. Yours for saving the keystone species Corophium volutator, western sandpipers and the endangered Killer Whales (Northeast Pacific Southern Resident population). Jim Ronback, system safety engineer (retired) Tsawwassen, B.C.
Though we too sometimes wonder, will “they” bunch up on the beaches? Will they meet in groups at their cottages or on walks? Will they walk by us telling stories of “the Americans” and load us all into a group moniker, ignoring “us,” our months of isolation, holding in calm and integrity this land? Will we each become “they” and not “us?” We the people, heart-holding, know we will share with you our precious land because we are not owners of this land. We, like Chief Seattle speaking in 1855, are simply honored to enjoy and be blessed to spend our time here held in beauty, in awe, and nurtured in peace and respect. This, we share with you, and so you will become for a time, us. One of us, we the people who love here, for a time. Bev Mar Point Roberts
The Editor: I’ve had a boat at the Point for over 20 years and happen to think quite highly of the nice American folks who live there. Covid-19 has been tough on a lot of people, bringing out the best and worst behaviors, and I don’t think it’s good writing and editing to print the worst stuff you can dig
The Editor and federal and provincial ministers of environment: Half a million western sandpipers have been observed at Roberts Bank in a single day during their migration. In addition to biofilm as a food source for western sandpipers, we also have the Corophium volutator (tiny shrimp) identified as a keystone species that must be protected to prevent collapse of the western sandpiper population that rests and feeds in the mudflats of Roberts
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up at a time like this. Terry Nagy Surrey, B.C. The Editor: I was appalled to read the last paragraph of the subject article. I have had a boat in the Point Roberts Marina for the past 30 years or more and I lived in Tsawwassen for half that time on Wallace Avenue. The insulting and degrading comments made in that article are untrue and totally unjustified. I could go on further but save it to say that quoting what individuals say on any social media sites is very poor reporting
and as for the person shouting obscenities from his muscle car, take it from where it comes. I am very disappointed that as editor, you would allow such slanderous and inflammatory comments be including in such an article. The fine people of Point Roberts deserve an apology from the All Point Bulletin and Pat Grubb should be reprimanded. Keith Dickinson Surrey, B.C. The Editor: A big, big thank you to all those helping us during our recent problems. Circle of Care, family, neighbors, friends, the fire department and the International Marketplace. Point Roberts is amazing with amazing people. We are so lucky to live here. Gillian and Norm Tennock Point Roberts
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services.” At the prior district meeting, Dennis had twice asked Shields to provide some sort of assurance that her company had the financial ability to deliver on the promises she was making regarding the services that were being offered; Shields had declined but said she was prepared to do so in a formal bid proposal. Dennis had apparently come around to Shield’s point of view, saying, “I’m convinced that the services promised by the Shield Company are good,” and that the issue of financial wherewithal comes up “when contracts are being considered.” Citing the possibility that the present service supplier might not make a proposal, Dennis said, “We should try to get as many proposals as possible.” Commissioner Kandy Harper followed Dennis’ remarks by saying, “I’m going to give you the short version. Our goal as commissioners is to keep the clinic going and to provide the best service to our patients.” Without elaborating, she said that she had “recently received new information” and wanted to have discussions with both service suppliers. Speaking next, SuperTrack co-owner Dr. Sean Bozorgzadeh said, “I’m not sure this is a journey that Point Roberts people want to take and accept the risks with a company without a track record. … Please keep in mind that putting together a group and administration is not an easy thing. I think Point Roberts already experienced that in 2018.” Dr. Bozorgzadeh said the first year of their contract was essentially spent putting out fires and the second involved stabilizing the clinic’s operations. “Not knowing if we will or will not get the contract makes it difficult to plan” for the future, he concluded. District superintendent Barb Wayland told the commissioners, “My concern is not
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whether or not the Shields are prepared to go ahead with the new company or whether SuperTrack can continue with their contract and bring in all of the things they’d like to have. It’s unfortunate that we’re in the middle of a pandemic which has limited what everyone can do … My concern is, from the standpoint of the contract, if SuperTrack were to choose not to re-bid and, I don’t know what SuperTrack would do, I’m just playing Devil’s advocate here, and if for any reason they chose not to re-apply, and if for any reason the Shield’s company was either not able to go forth or something happened financially and it didn’t work out – I know what we went through trying to get someone before because none of the major systems want to take on outlying clinics. We could end up having just one bid and it’s not a good bid and if it didn’t work out, we’d have no place to go. I think a year from now would have been a better time to consider this. After considerable back and fro between commissioners and Zoom attendees, Falk queried Bozorgzadeh on whether SuperTrack would re-do a contract. Bozorgzadeh described the major resources his company possessed in personnel and infrastructure and the time spent building the SuperTrack team and said, “To dismantle that at this point, I don’t think that’s a good decision for the people of Point Roberts.” The commission then voted unanimously to cancel the automatic renewal of the SuperTrack contract and scheduled another special meeting for June 20 to discuss the timetable for sending out requests for proposals to service providers. In that meeting, the commissioners agreed on an aggressive schedule to put out the bid on July 1 with a July 31 deadline and to choose a provider on August 18 with the contract signed by mid-September.
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The 4th of July celebration goes on By Meg Olson There won’t be a parade this Fourth of July but Breakwaters Bar and Grill owner Whitney McElroy is planning a socially distanced outdoor party complete with fireworks. “It’s just sad. People have nowhere to go,” McElroy said. “I think everyone deserves it.” McElroy said he had been given the green light for the event by county health authorities if he limited capacity, promoted masks and social distancing, and held the event outdoors. “It will all be outside in the field,” he said. “There will be an outdoor barbecue and live
music. With the border closed, we aren’t going to get a big crowd.” Elvis impersonator Jeffrey Elvis has confirmed he will perform, McElroy said, and other bands were being approached. The event is scheduled to get underway at 5 p.m. With funds left over from last year’s fireworks display and some help from donors, McElroy said they would be able to host a smaller fireworks display, scheduled to get underway at 10 p.m. To donate to the fireworks through the non-profit “Point Roberts Community Growth Society,” contact McElroy at 360/603-6484. Kiniski’s Reef Tavern will also be open on the Fourth from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saltwater Cafe from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Cash flow trickles into water district The Point Roberts water district is feeling the squeeze like other local businesses with no Canadian consumers in Point Roberts this summer. “With the predicted water usage down this summer, will there be budget implications?” asked Rhiannon Allen at the June 9 district meeting, held virtually. With water consumption in Point Roberts down over 50 percent since the border closure in March, and likely to shrink even more from the previous year’s numbers as the summer progresses, district manager Dan Bourks acknowledged “It’s going to be tight, but I don’t think we’ll have to go into reserves.” The current rate structure, which charges all users a base rate regardless of their water use, shields the district from
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Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
Gabriel Joseph Almeida Botelho Gabriel’s parents are Joseph and Dina Botelho. • Honors: Vancouver College President’s Honour Society for average of 90 percent or higher on final grades (grades 9-12) • Top academic award in varsity basketball and varsity football • Scholarships from Holy Cross All Catholics basketball tournament, Portuguese Cultural Centre of B.C. Scholarship, Western University’s Scholarship of Distinction and Point Robert’s Dollars for Scholars. • Co-Captain of the varsity football team that won the B.C. Provincial Championship (2019) • Player on the varsity basketball team that placed 3rd in the BC AAAA Provincial Championship (2020) • Played rep hockey as a goalie with the Vancouver T-Birds at bantam level and then with the South Delta Storm as a midget. • Member of the student council and chair of the graduation committee. Vol-
unteered at Bumpin Bakery working to feed the homeless in Vancouver’s Eastside. • Accepted to UBC Sauder and University of Toronto’s Rottman schools of business and an advanced early opportunity to University of Western Ontario’s Ivey School of Business. Gabe’s plan is to minor in political science and then pursue an Ivey combined business and law (JD) degree at the University of Western Ontario. He hopes to practice law or continue graduate studies. In 2016, we moved to Point Roberts when Gabe was in grade 9. He attended elementary school at St. Margaret’s in Chino, California.
Ashlee Dixon A Blaine High School 2020 graduate, Ashlee Dixon has called Point Roberts home all her life. “It has always felt comforting to come back to Point Roberts and to grow up in such a safe place,” she said. Attending Blaine schools from Kindergarten through graduation, Ashlee has spent
plenty of time on the bus. “The bus ride and the early mornings were not really awful, but it was frustrating to be an hour away from anything you wanted to do with your friends from school,” she said. Diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and a compromised immune system Ashlee combined online learning with classroom learning throughout high school, also studying ballet in Ladner. She attended Whatcom Community College through Running Start as a senior and will continue there next year, with plans to transfer to Western Washington University. Ashlee is interested in studying Art History, though she ruefully acknowledged “it might not be a viable career path” so she is hoping to find an engaging way to pursue that interest and make a living!
Georgia Jacobs Georgia Jacobs started school here in Point Roberts with then teacher Mary Edgely until moving to Ladner Elementary in grade 3. She is graduating from DSS this year with a very different graduation than she was hoping for but is glad to be done high school. Georgia loves swimming and has enjoyed competing with the Winskill Dolphins and Ladner Stingrays in her high school years. She presently enjoys coaching for the Ladner Stingrays Swim Team and is hoping to continue her love of aquatics in her future. After working locally, she hopes to travel before entering a post secondary program once she has determined what she’d like to study. Her family is very proud of her and wishes her much success in her bright future! Bravo, Georgia!
Julia Farkasch Julia is graduating from Southpointe Academy in Tsawwassen. She has many fond memories of growing up in Point Roberts including paddleboarding, summer camps and the Fourth of July celebrations. She especially enjoyed playing ball hockey at school and spent countless hours on the ice playing hockey in both the U.S. and Canada, winning the Provincial Championships last year! Julia is looking forward to attending Queen’s University this fall to pursue an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Our son, Sean Heppner, is a 2020 high school graduate of Vancouver College in Vancouver, B.C.. As residents of Point Roberts for the past 22 years, all of Sean’s schooling and athletics has been in the lower mainland of B.C. Sean will be attending the University of British Columbia where he will be playing varsity baseball with the UBC Thunderbirds while pursuing a degree in engineering. Greg & Sharon Heppner
Sophie Kay Johnson is a 2020 graduate of Point Grey Secondary School in Vancouver, B.C. Sophie never missed an honor roll. She won many sports awards and traveled to Japan with the school in grade 11. Sophie will be attending Queens University, Smith School of Business in Kingston, Ontario starting this fall. She will be pursuing the six-year combined Bachelor of Commerce/JD in Business Law Degrees. Sophie was a member of the school field hockey team, the school ski team and won many awards playing on the school basketball team (her dad was the coach) and was a competitive dancer for 10 years. Sophie is the child of Brett and Michelle Johnson of Vancouver, both of whom grew up in Tsawwassen. Her proud grandparents are Sam and Karen Penner of Tsawwassen, and Ingrid, and the late Harry Johnson, of Point Roberts. Congratulations, Sophie! You have your dreams to inspire you, your heart to guide you, and your family and friends behind you! Now go and dance ....
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Parks still hoping for kids program By Meg Olson Point Roberts Park and Recreation District’s annual kids’ camp is ready to go for an abbreviated session if Whatcom County can meet the requirements to move to phase 3 of the state’s Safe Start re-opening plan. “If we hear by July 10 that we can move to phase 3 that will give us time to hire counselors and get them tested for a one or two-week session to at least give the kids a break and let them socialize before they need to go back to school,” said parks board chair Bennett Blaustein. While shorter, the abridged kids camp would run all day for five days a week while it was in session, he added.
Parks district commissioners Dan Schroeder and Holly Robinson are looking at ways to revive the parks district’s kayak program, which has been mothballed for four years due to lack of an instructor. At the June 8 virtual meeting of the parks board, Robinson suggested they explore a model of kayak rentals with basic usage rules rather than requiring training to use the kayaks. An initial consideration would be where to locate the kayaks. Lighthouse Marine Park has been used in the past but Blaustein said the county parks department wanted to charge for the district to base their program there. The marina allowed the kayak program to operate from their property for free but required training users for liability reasons.
Parks commissioners also agreed to allow horses along the perimeter to Baker Field over the summer while they determine a more long-term shared use policy for horses. Blaustein said that following their discussion on June 8, he had spoken with Blaine schools superintendent Christopher Granger who asked that horses not be allowed on the field when children from the school were using it. Allowing dogs off-leash during nonschool hours was not successful in the long term because dog walkers did not consistently adhere to time limits, Blaustein said, and there were concerns a similar conflict could occur with horses. “For now, they are allowed to ride along the perimeter and we will be discussing the superintendent’s concerns when we meet next month,” Blaustein said.
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omelets, used as pizza toppings or a pesto base. Toss them in sandwiches or soup. If you are interested in a more traditional salad green, you can still start lettuce from seed, as long as you sow the right variety in a place protected from mid-day sun. So plant it in shade or in the shadow of other plants. Avoid lettuce mixes, which likely contain varieties that will not produce in the heat of summer. Consider, instead, the more robust Buttercrunch, Cimmaron, Salad Bowl or Romaine Little Gem. Whatever you seed, keep it well-watered and harvest it before full maturity. All these robust summer varieties will be ready for the compost in two months from sowing. So if you want a lettuce supply to last, engage in succession planting by sowing just a few seeds every two weeks from the beginning of July through the end of August. Another salad addition good for summer sowing is kohlrabi. If you’re not familiar with it, let me extol its merits. You might have seen it in farmers’ markets and wondered what on earth it is. It looks like a mutant turnip sprouting leaves directly from its spherical body. But unlike the root vegetable turnip, the culinary gem of kohlrabi is the swollen stem, harvested at any size from a 2-inch diameter up to the size of a tennis ball. Although generally harvested between 50-70 days after sowing, in my experience kohlrabi is still great well into very late autumn if garden pests leave it alone for that long. For summer salad crunch, cut off the rind and then cut the flesh into matchstick-shape pieces to toss into virtually any salad. If you are interested in more detail on summer vegetable growing, I recommend Linda Gilkeson’s book “Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest,” just released in its second edition. It won’t give you recipes but, hey, there’s always Google.
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June 6, 8:14 p.m.: Suspicious vehicle on Pan-
Beach Road.
orama Drive.
June 4, 2:52 p.m.: Serve papers on Gulf Road.
June 5, 11:05 a.m.: Welfare check on Whalen
June 4, 3:37 p.m.: Serve papers on Boundary
Drive.
Bay Road.
June 19, 11:22 a.m.: Assist citizen cold call on
June 7, 11:57 a.m.: Game law violation on
June 5, 1:51 p.m.: Trouble with guest on Ed-
June 3, 7:39 p.m.: Whatcomm Record on Ben-
Julius Drive.
Bay View and Roosevelt Road.
wards Drive.
son Road.
June 16, 11:17 a.m.: Security check cold call
June 6, 11:28 a.m.: Request for law enforce-
June 5, 3:42 p.m.: Theft cold call on South
June 2, 4:08 p.m.: Civil standby on Mill Road.
on Edwards Drive.
ment on George Road.
June 13, 10:23 a.m.: Security check cold call
June 6, 5:27 p.m.: Refer to other agency in
on Garth Road.
progress on APA Road and Boundary Bay
June 13, 10:59 a.m.: Welfare check on Deer
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Lane.
June 6, 7:04 p.m.: Welfare check APA Road.
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June 12, 12:34 p.m.: Welfare check cold call
July Tides Tides at Point Roberts
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June 10, 11:27 a.m.: Security check on Peltier
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HIGHER END HOUSES - $600,000 AND ABOVE: 1-story house with 2,503 SF, 4 BD, 3 BA, 710 SF attached garage, 190 SF patio, built in 2006, .32 acres land.
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1-and a half story house with 3,892 SF, 4 BD, 4 BA, 1,238 SF attached garage, 539 SF deck, built in 1999, 6.63 acres land.
5858 Semiahmoo Ridge, Blaine
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1-story house with 3,069 SF, 3 BD, 3 BA, 600 SF attached garage, 495 SF patio, 1015 SF patio, built in 1970; waterfront; marine view, .23 acres land.
5423 Tsawwassen Loop, Blaine
$795,000
1-story house with 3,226 SF, 3 BD, 3 BA, 1,077 SF attached garage, 384 SF patio, built in 2002, .42 acres land.
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Church News B y B a r b a r a W ay l a n d We are starting to come back to life. People are out enjoying the sunshine. Restaurants are filling outdoor spaces, stores are re-opening. We still feel limitations, but our wings are drying and stretching and making us long for even more freedom. What will back to normal look like? Some think this is the time to create new normal. This lockdown allows you to reflect on how old normal was not working, and to look at how we can come out of this ready to hit a reset button, as it were. It may not happen on a large scale, but we each have a life, and our own choices to make, situations to resolve and heal. I am inspired to share some words of wisdom from Caroline Myss, a teacher, speaker and healer. In a transcribed weekly YouTube video, that seems timely: “This is your moment. You don’t discover how you can heal until you’re sick. You don’t discover how ingenious you are until you need that . . . how much you influence your reality until you need to do that. Go one step at a time. When you are sitting around thinking ‘What am I going to do next?’ you are going to turn to your history by habit, when in fact, that part is gone. You have to get through the ‘rattlement’ of your fear in that moment and start to consider only what’s in front of you, what’s within you and learn to listen to guidance
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that’s going to direct you in ways you’ve never considered before. Because all you can consider is what’s in front of you. Heaven only works with what’s in front of you. And that’s how heaven makes miracles happen.” “God in your blood and bones; the nature of organic Divinity”. “So, never, ever underestimate the power of a prayer, the power of faith. So when you close your eyes, say, ‘God, hover over me. don’t know where you are, I don’t know what you’re up to, but just pour some grace into my system now. I need it. Make it some real serious badass grace because I am in need of some guidance now.’” “And that’s how you pray. Pray as though you are crazy, as though you expect that power to show up right now, and it does. Don’t expect books to start flying off the shelf. The way grace works, it settles you inside, like an antacid. It calms you down. You take a deep breath. And somehow a thought will occur to you, maybe an hour later, maybe two hours . . . you forget you even said a prayer. And then, something occurs to you . . . and that’s how heaven works.That’s how heaven works. Always.” Perhaps a lesson from lockdown is openness to still oneself, to listen, to wait patiently, expectantly, and then to simply, receive. That’s how heaven works.
The Blaine school board unanimously approved a three-year contract for Blaine school district superintendent Christopher Granger during its virtual meeting on May 26. The contract, starting on July 1 and ending on June 30, 2023, will start with a base salary of $187,000 in addition to a $2,000 stipend given to administrative staff in the school district who hold a doctoral degree. The school district hired Granger in August 2019 to replace former superintendent Ron Spanjer, who retired. Granger’s original contract had an annual base salary of $171,000. Granger’s salary will not be less than the average base salary for superintendents in the Northwest Educational Service District region, which includes the Lynden and
Mount Baker school districts, according to the contract. During the board meeting, Granger said he will not receive additional benefits that other district administrators don’t have. “I think I can speak, at least to this board, that we appreciate the work that you’re doing and that we have every confidence that you will continue to do the outstanding work that you’re doing,” said board president Charles Gibson to Granger during the May 26 meeting. Granger has a doctorate in education leadership and master’s in educational administration from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He moved to Blaine after working as assistant superintendent of Bisbee Unified School District in Bisbee, Arizona. The salary will be adjusted annually by commissioners during the contract.
Coming up ... Scheduled Meetings/Ongoing Events PR Amateur Radio Club: Monday, July 6, 7 p.m., via Zoom. Email club president Michele Wallis at wb6f@ pointroberts.net for meeting invitation. PR Chamber of Commerce: Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. Attendees are required to wear masks and practice social distancing. PR Fire District 5: Wednesday, July 8 at 4 p.m., via Zoom. Info: 360/945-3473. PR Taxpayers Association: Meeting to be announced. PR Registered Voters Association: No July meeting. PR Water District regular meeting: Tuesday, July 14 at 5 p.m. PR Hospital District regular meeting: Tuesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. Historical Society regular meeting: Wednesday, July 15 at 7 p.m.
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Businesses respond to new rules By Meg Olson While the continuing closure of the border keeps cutting off the flow of Canadian customers, Point Roberts businesses started reopening as the county moved to Phase 2 in the Governor’s Safe Start plan. “It’s been great to be back,” said hair stylist Robin Nault. “Something as simple as a haircut can really make people feel good.” Nault said she is booking longer appointments so clients don’t overlap and she has time to disinfect her work space thoroughly. She wears a mask and requires clients to do so as well. “I think in Point Roberts people have been very careful about following protocols,” she said. Nault is taking appointments at 360/945-1301. Also open for business and taking appointments is Candy Downs at The Studio. She may be reached at 360/739-1204. Stephen’s Hair Design is also taking appointments again at 360/945-5152 and like Nault, Stephen Hedlund said he’s seeing fewer clients a day. “It’s my responsibility to make sure people are safe while they’re here so it’s one on one and I have a sign saying STOP at the door. People need to call to first.” Hedlund said he’s happy to be open again but a closed border means many of his regular clients can’t come in. “I miss my clients and they came from all over.” Non-essential retail was able to open after the June 5 approval of Phase 2, as well as limited capacity restaurant seating.
“I hadn’t been open in so long part of me wondered if I wanted to do it anymore but in one day I knew. I missed it so much,” said Pamala Sheppard at Auntie Pam’s Country Store. Auntie Pam’s is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with the hour from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. reserved for senior and at-risk shoppers. They have installed a plexiglass shield at the register and distancing stickers on the floor. “We have the rules of the road posted by the door.” Business has been slow, Sheppard said, but those who do come in are buying more. “We have all sorts of things to keep you safe and healthy,” Sheppard said, including her own hand sanitizer, masks, disinfectant sprays and all sorts of soaps. Under Phase 2 rules, restaurants have been able to welcome dine-in customers and Kiniski’s Reef and Breakwaters Bar and Grill have reopened their doors on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 50 percent capacity. “There’s just not enough business for me to be open more hours,” said Reef owner Nick Kiniski. At Saltwater Cafe, which has stayed open for takeout, owner Tamra Hansen said they were now offering patio seating and had added dinner service on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a special senior dinner available. “I hope to add a pergola with heaters when I can,” she said. The restaurant is also open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. “I’m hanging in there, but we need things to change,” she said.
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2117 ROOSEVELT. Maple Beach 1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, 2 blocks to beach. $169,000
1805 SHAW CRESCENT Completely remodeled! Everything first class and new. $227,000
EDWARDS DRIVE HOME 75’ level south facing waterfront. 4-BD, 2.5-BA. Lots of amenities: 1275 BROUGHTON LANE Granite countertops, 2BR, 3BA beautiful west side home. Brazilian hardwood throughout, master $199,000. Adjoining lot $35,000. bath w/jetted tub and steam shower, double car garage. Private tidelands to low water, panoramic island views.
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668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. $200,000
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173 KENNEDY DR. Double-wide on 3BR cottage w/front and rear deck. Adjacent to Lily Point Park. 70‘x119’ lot. Recent septic. $159,000
1845 JOHNSON. 75 x 200 lot. 668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. Furnished, private, excellent $200,000 condition. $115,000 1877 WASHINGTON 676 CLAIRE LANE
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1363 GULF RD. 3BR, 3BA 1985 JOHNSON RD. 88 DERBY AVE. water view home. Well-built 699 CLAIRE LN. 2-BR, 1-BA 14’x60’ 2+BR Cottage. and maintained. ListedRD. by 1877 WASHINGTON 2-BR, 1.5-BA 542 MCLAREN 676 CLAIRE LANE New septic tank soon. Corinthian on 74’x200’ lot. 3BR, 2BA backs ontoOne Lily owner. Point $99,999 2 BR designer home. A must-see! 3BR cottage and rear deck. NRS.w/front $399,000 $499,000 $225,000 Adjacent to Lily Point Park. CHURCHILL DR. $159,000
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5 ACRES near golf course, Huge lot. $75,000 LOTS: cleared. $220,000 ACREAGE: 6.39 ACRES, DESIRABLE EAST SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000 SOLD! CLAIRE LANE VIEW w/ 2-BR permit. Reduced to $79,000
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