Point Roberts

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SUNSHINE CARPET and upholstery steam cleaning, reasonable rates. 360-945-0411 or lawson_brad@yahoo.com.

HANDYMAN Carpentry • Remodeling • Fencing • Decks • Painting • Pressure washing • Gutters • Hauling. 360-945-0521.

YARD MAINTENANCE Lawns • Pruning • Hedge/ shrub trimming • Gutters • Pressure Washing • 24 years experience. 360-945-1957.

Coming up

Scheduled Meetings/Ongoing Events

Washington State Hospitality Grant: Portal open until April 6, 5 p.m. Restaurants, bars, caterers, food trucks, bakeries, lodging businesses and other small hospitality organizations are eligible to apply for a onetime grant award. The grant application is now open! Apply here: wahospitalitygrants.com.

Dollars for Scholars Open Enrollment: Through Monday, May 15. Students must complete an online profile on pointroberts.dollarsforscholars.org.

Point Roberts Clinic Hours: Primary Care: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., appointment needed. Urgent Care can be accessed through telemedicine or at the clinic Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Always call for an appointment before coming in, even for urgent care services. Hours subject to change. Flu shots available. Info: 360/945-2580.

PR Library Hours: Tuesdays 1-7 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Library express hours: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m. daily.

Point Roberts Walkers: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 a.m., coffee to follow at 9 a.m., Thursdays at the community center, Saturdays at Lily Point. Tuesdays location varies and can be found at prwalkers. wordpress.com.

PR Food Bank: Every Wednesday 9–10:30 a.m. at the Gulf Road Community Center. Info: prfoodbank.org. Seniors and More Lunches: Wednesdays and Fridays, dine-in or park and come inside the community center to pick up your lunches available from 11:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., PR community center. All ages welcome. More info: prseniors@whidbey.com or 360/945-5424.

PR Amateur Radio Club: Monday, April 3, 7 p.m., via Zoom.

PR Beekeepers Association: Monday, April 3, 7–8:30 p.m., community center. Info: thelittlegoldenharp@ gmail.com.

PR Cast & Crew: Tuesday, April 4, 7–8:30 p.m., community center. Info: thelittlegoldenharp@gmail.com.

PR Emergency Preparedness: Tuesday, April 4, 7 p.m., community center/Zoom. Info: prepgroup17@gmail. com.

Business Services

TopTier Tree Service

Brandon 360-592-7617

Licensed/Bonded/Insured

Experienced and Professional customer service Specializing in dangerous large tree removal of dead and living trees.

Topping, Pruning, Rigging, Felling, Chipping, Excavating, Lot Clearing, Stump Removal and much more . Firewood For sale!

Half/Full Chords delivered, Different types of wood and sizes depending on availability. Onsite commercial burning services.

Top Tier Roofing

Licensed/Bonded/Insured

Experienced and Professional customer service . Specializing in Duroid/Sloped, Torchdown/Flat and metal roof installs. Moss spraying and removal, roof, gutter cleaning, repairs.

Rabbit Ride and Roll: Saturday, April 8, 10:30 a.m., Kiniski’s Reef Tavern. Outdoor, fun and free community bike ride. Arrive at 10:30 a.m. to decorate bikes. Ride starts at 11 a.m. Bikes, scooters, big wheels, etc all welcome. All ages. dress for the weather. Info: prta@pointroberts.net.

PREP Chili Cookoff: Saturday, April 8, noon – 2 p.m., Kiniski’s Reef Tavern. Tickets: $10. Prizes for first, second and third. Sign up to be a competing chef by Wednesday, April 5 by emailing sara.oggel@icloud.com. Please prepare six to 10 quarts of your favorite chili recipe and arrive at 10:45 a.m. Proceeds support PREP. To register email sara.oggel@icloud.com or cadenza@whidbey.net.

Wildfire Preparedness: Saturday, April 8, noon – 2 p.m., Kiniski’s Reef Tavern. Wildfire preparedness table with Whatcom County’s Wildfire Resilience Specialist. Takes place during PREP Chili Cookoff.

Prologue: An Afternoon of Story and Song Inspired by Spring: Saturday, April 8, 4–5:30 p.m., Trinity Church. Stories from Paul Lucas’ memoir: A Guitar Player on the Yukon Border. Music by Paul Lucas, Craig Fry and pianist Javid Nouripour. Event benefits the save our historic building fund. Suggested donation of $10–$20. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Covid-19 PCR testing: Sunday, April 9, 10–11 a.m., Point Roberts Fire Hall, 2030 Benson Road. Bring ID and insurance information. Final covid testing session.

Easter Egg Hunt: Sunday, April 9, 1 p.m., Baker Field. Bring a basket and join the fun! Please arrive five minutes early to ensure you’re lined up for the hunt.

PR Park and Recreation: Monday, April 10, at 7 p.m., via Zoom. Info: prparkandrec.org.

Water District: Tuesday, April 11, 5 p.m., via Zoom.

Fire District 5: Wednesday, April 12, at 4 p.m., via Zoom. Info: WCFD5.com.

PR Hospital District: Wednesday, April 12, 7 p.m., via Zoom. Info: pointrobertsclinic.com.

Taxpayers Association: Thursday, April 13, 7 p.m., via Zoom. Info: PRTA@pointroberts.net.

Septic System Homeowner Training: Saturday, April 15, 10 a.m. – noon, community center. Whatcom County Health Department is offering a free training that allows homeowners to perform required evaluation and become eligible for septic system rebates. Register: bit.ly/WCHDHomeownerTraining2023 or call 360/778-6000.

“The Leaves Be Greene” Bergamasca Concert: 4 p.m. Sunday, April 16, Trinity Community Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road.

Circle of Care AGM: Sunday, April 16, 2–3:30 p.m. at the fire hall. Guest speaker: Dr. John Anwar. Come hear how Circle of Care is moving forward to provide you with more extensive services. Zoom link: bit. ly/3lHF30V.

Whole Round Earth: Wednesday, April 19, 3:15–4:15 p.m., PR Library. Celebrate Earth Day! Come to the library to make a collaborative art project, creating a whole round Earth for the kids’ room wall.

PR Historical Society: Wednesday, April 19, 7 p.m., in the History Center.

Wildfire Education: Wednesday, April 19, 7–8 p.m., virtual. Subject: improving the wildfire safety on your property. Email Amanda at aknauf@whatcomcd.org for the presentation link.

PR Community Advisory Committee: Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m., via Zoom.

Wine and chocolate pairing/silent auction: Saturday, April 22, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Trinity Church community hall. Savilla Kress will be performing music of the 1970s. Join the fun, enjoy the wines and chocolates from Washington State, and bid on the perfect service for yourself or for someone else. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. Tickets are available by contacting us at prcir-cleofcare@gmail.com or 360/9455222.

Wildfire Risk Assessment Blitz: Tuesday, May 23, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Email Amanda at aknauf@whatcomcd. org to sign up.

PR Garden Club: Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m., community center. Hugelkultur (hill or mound gardening). Public welcome. Info@pointrobertsgardenclub.org.

Stars Above and Stars Below: Wednesday, May 31, 3:15–4:15 p.m., PR Library. Come to the library for crafts and activities that explore the universe and all of our places within it.

History Center: Saturdays, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., History Center, Gulf Road community center.

Storytime: Wednesdays, 10:30–11 a.m., PR library. For ages 2-6. An open program that includes stories, rhymes and songs with opportunities for movement and interactive participation.

Craft and Game Night: Tuesdays from 5–7 p.m., Point Roberts Library. Bring a craft to work on or a board game to play.

Whatcom County Al-Anon: Online meetings available via Zoom and GoToMeeting. Info: whatcomafg.org.

Library piCks

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Bestsellers:

Dead Fail Brad Thor

The White Lady

Crossings >>>

Jaqueline Winspear

My Father’s House

No Two Persons

Movies:

Joseph O’Conner

Erica Bauermeister

Triangle of Sadness

April Tides

Harris Dickinson

Living Bill Nighy

Missing Nia Long

Juniper Charlotte Rampling

Music:

A Concert for Ukraine Metropolitan Opera

Where the Crawdads Sing Taylor Swift, MST

Atum Smashing Pumpkins

Getting’ Old Luke Combs

Teens:

Free Radicals Lila Riessen

Into the Light Mark Oshiro

The Quiet & the Loud Helena Fox

Kids:

I Did It! Michael Emberley

Whale Done Stuart Gibbs

The Windeby Puzzle Lois Lowry

Hours:

sheriff’s report

call on South Beach Road.

March 14, 9:14 a.m.: Threat cold call on Simundson Drive.

March 14, 8:17 p.m.: Alarm panic on Marine Drive.

March 15, 1:02 p.m.: Landlord tenant dispute cold call on Simundson Drive.

March 15, 12:33 p.m.: Theft cold call on Benson Road.

March 16, 6:43 a.m.: Vehicle theft cold call on Simundson Drive.

March 18, 9:14 a.m.: Traffic hazard on Johnson and Mill roads.

March 18, 11:33 a.m.: Request for law enforcement on Boundary Bay Road.

March 18, 1:05 p.m.: Security check on Gulf Road.

March 18, 2:43 p.m.: Civil problem cold call on Peltier Drive.

March 19, 7:45 p.m.: Hang up (911) on Gulf Road.

March 19, 11:49 p.m.: Request for law enforcement on Boundary Bay Road.

March 20, 8:30 p.m.: Suspicious vehicle on Marine Drive.

September 7, 1939 – March 17, 2023

Tom passed away peacefully on March 17, 2023, at the age of 83 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Tom was born in New Westminster,

Yacht Sales–Power and Sail Service

B.C., to Fred and Joyce Hollett. He grew up in Vancouver, B.C. and was the eldest of four children. As a boy, he was often involved in many antics, especially with his brother, Rod. Tom always loved the outdoors, camping, fishing, and hiking. As a boy and teenager, he always talked about his fishing trips.

His family fondly remembers later trips to many lakes and Campbell River, and camping on their property in Cle Elum, Washington. He loved the beach. Skipping stones on Blackie Spit in Crescent Beach, and agate hunting in Point Roberts were his favorite pursuits. In his retirement years, he enjoyed hiking clubs while snowbirding in Yuma, Arizona.

One of his greatest accomplishments was becoming a Queen’s Scout with the Boy Scouts of Canada. He had the honor of being one of three chosen to guard Queen Elizabeth II’s hotel room when she visited Victoria. She even spoke to him briefly. He always told the story of the night he slept alone in the woods with a cougar (he didn’t sleep a wink and built the biggest fire imaginable!).

While working at Christie Biscuits in his young adult years, he discovered he had a gift for numbers and went to night school at the University of British Columbia to get a degree in accounting. He became a Chartered Accountant and financial controller for Empress Foods, a division of Canada Safeway, then later at Western Foods. He also did the accounting for his wife’s retail business, Now & Then Interiors.

After retiring from accounting, Tom became one of the mail carriers for Point Roberts. He loved this job and the people of Point Roberts. People would often leave treats in their mailbox for him and consequently later down the route, residents would find chocolate smudges on their mail. Tom served on the Point Roberts Registered Voters Association and he also helped work on replacing the pier.

Tom had a dry sense of humor and a witty quip at the ready. He loved attention and would make certain he was noticed. For example, he would ask bakeries to take a broken cookie off their hands and he would almost always be given a full one!

Tom loved his family; his wife of almost 46 years, Jackie, and five children. When his kids wanted something, they learned to stroke his ego and call him “wonderful, handsome dad.” It didn’t always work, but he loved it.

The family remembers their camping and fishing trips, Hawaiian vacations (he begrudgingly fell in love with the place), ski trips to Whistler and later traveling to Europe with Jackie and friends. Always seeking attention, Tom even named the “bratty boy” in him, Garrett. Garrett notoriously gave the family completely useless gifts at Christmas. There were groans from the receivers but Tom beamed.

Tom loved being a grandpa best of all. He would get away with sneaking treats to the grandkids when their parents weren’t looking (and even when they were). He would intentionally teach the grandkids the wrong names of animals and they quickly learned to play along with “silly grandpa.”

Tom was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by the love of his life, Jackie, of Blaine; daughters Brenda Hansen of Blaine, Lesley (Daryl) Boden of Cloverdale, B.C., and Molly (Erik) Ernst of Blaine; sons Matt (Jean) Hollett of Penticton, B.C. and Mike (Deanna) Machula of Ocklawaha, Florida; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; brothers Rod and Dugan and sister Terry.

Family and friends will celebrate Tom’s life at a date to be determined this summer. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer’s Society or the Boy Scouts of America or Canada.

Smoked Salmon Fettuccine

Available in April starting at 11:00AM

House-smoked salmon in creamy seafood infused alfredo sauce with julienne zucchini and garnished with fried capers. Served on top of fettuccine pasta with garlic bread and choice of soup or salad.

$21.95

Spring Drink Specials

Available through May starting at 8:00AM MEXICAN CANDY $11

COCONUT MARGARITA $11

SPRING FLING $8