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s Rose Momsen, l., and Liz Otwell are happy to be in their new digs on Gulf Road. Check out librarian Kris Lomedico’s reading, music and video picks on page 19. Don’t miss the grand opening and ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 11. Photo by Louise Mugar

Arts and music festival expands its schedule By Meg Olson The Point Roberts Arts and Music Festival will feature music, dance and fun throughout the whole month of August. Relocating to the end of Gulf Road and partnering with Kiniski’s Reef this year, the festival will take off as usual on the first weekend in August with a mix of music,

dance, art and a variety of wares for sale. The event begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 4 with the always popular middle eastern Rahma Dancers. The afternoon and evening will offer an eclectic mix from local and visiting musicians including the Point Roberts Winds ensemble, local favorites Craig Jack and the Jackalopes, and Canadian singer-songwriter Delaney Rose.

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The day will wrap up at 7 p.m. with a performance by the Tex Varner Band. The stage will be on the lawn at the Reef (See Arts, page 6)

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The first hospital district meeting since Unity Care NW’s announcement that it will not be renewing its service contact with the district lured more than its regular contingent of residents, many of whom expressed concern with the future of the Point Roberts clinic. The meeting was held July 12, a week later than its regular schedule due to the Fourth of July holiday. After board chair Dick Williams opened the floor for public comments, former district commissioner Robin Nault said she wanted to reiterate comments made in a statement by district superintendent Barbara Wayland regarding the Unity Care NW decision in which she had said that the district had considered the loss of the service provider. “I just wanted to reassure the public that we did consider being separate from Unity Care,” Nault said, going on to laud nurse practitioner Natalié Davidson for having “done some wonderful things and had been appreciated by many members of the public.” Former nurse practitioner and fire commissioner Virginia Lester also asked to address the board. “I want to go back 16 years, I was recruited to open up a clinic here … I spent 10 years building and working at that clinic. I had a phone call today that really upset me which is really why I’m here. [The person] said that there were people in the community who were saying that I wanted the clinic to close. Let me tell you – that is the last thing I want and if that kind of information is being spread about, it’s the commissioners’ responsibility and fiduciary duty to be sure that the right message gets out to the public … We talked about running the clinic by ourselves two years before I retired and it’s a big, big job and responsibility to take on. But I think that’s possible. … I want everyone to realize that I have not badmouthed this clinic and I have not badmouthed Natalié and I will not. I want this clinic to be successful and if you can’t figure out a way to keep it open that would be a real sad thing.” Lester concluded by stating that she had no desire at her age to be involved in running the clinic. Former superintendent Elaine Komusi

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Letters To The Editor The Editor: If it takes a village to raise child, it also truly takes a community to host a successful Garden Tour! On July 15, the Point Roberts Garden Club, with the help of many other members of the community, hosted the 15th Point Roberts Garden Tour. We welcomed about 540 visitors as they toured eight varied gardens. Four hundred of these guests also came to the community center where they enjoyed tea, cookies, music, and perhaps a peek at the historical society display. All reports that I have heard indicate that our visitors had an enjoyable day. On behalf of the Garden Club, I extend a special thanks to the garden owners who worked especially hard beforehand to keep their garden watered and weeded, so that they could proudly share their gardens with our visitors. Thank you to all of our greeters who welcomed each visitor at each garden. Special thanks also go to Chris Cameron and her hard working team who decorated the community center, set up tables and chairs, and kept the cookies, water, and tea flowing in order to offer refreshments and a respite to our visitors. The tables set up in the shade of the willow tree and adorned with bouquets in teapots offered a pleasant venue to enjoy the music provided by the Point Roberts Winds and we thank them for sharing their musical talent. Thank you to all of the cookie-bakers on the Point who allowed us to offer home-baked goodies along with the tea. We thank the Point Roberts Historical Society for opening and staffing their room where they shared their displays with any interested guests. I would like to especially thank Jennifer Urquhart for handling all of our publicity. We can tell what a great job she did from the number of people who attended from all over the lower mainland. Once again, we were fortunate to have Scott Hackleman design the beautiful graphics on our posters, ads and tickets. Thank you, Scott! We sold raffle tickets on a garden-themed quilt, and were delighted that long-time Point Robert resident Sally Roberts was the lucky winner.

We also want to thank our ticket vendors, Nielson’s Building Center and Auntie Pam’s Country Store in Point Roberts, and Harris Nursery and Blue Door Interiors in Ladner, as well as Flowers Beautiful in Tsawwassen. Once again it was a pleasure to work over the past several months with all of the Garden Tour committee! In total, we had over 100 volunteers from our community helping us on a hot, sunny day in July. And we thank all of you for contributing to the success of our Garden Tour! Jane Donaldson, chair Point Roberts The Editor: Last month’s cover photo highlighted a group of people titled “the folks who brought back the 4th of July.” The first since 1916. Wow, I thought, 60 years of living in Point Roberts and no Fourth of July festivities till 1976? A lot of things must have been happening in those 60 years. I have no idea why no one celebrated for 59 years but am grateful that a civic-minded group decided our nation’s 200th birthday needed to be celebrated. Thank you, Ruby White, for organizing the reunion. What a fun time it must have been for everyone to reminisce. We take for granted the things we expect will happen, like a Fourth of July parade, but we also tend to forget that it takes a lot of people behind the scenes to make it happen. I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the behind the scenes people who have made so many things happen year after year that we have all thoroughly enjoyed. Renee Coe Point Roberts The Editor:

Having toured so many of the featured gardens on the Point Roberts Garden Tour over these many years, I am once again delighted by this excellent event. It is always a highlight of the (now biennial) season. How amazing that we are invited to enjoy these gems of local gardens, in addition to being entertained while having tea with yummies under the willow trees. All this for a nominal cost and thanks to the fine efforts of so many volunteers. My sincere appreciation to all who contribute to make this event continue. Thank you! Dee Rothwell New Westminster, B.C. The Editor: As an artist, I have always been a big fan of the U.S. Not anymore! I grew up on military bases in Europe, spent a lot of time playing sports and hanging out with the New York Yankees. In the ‘40s Americans and Canadians were heroes that saved Europe from the Nazis and the Russians. I have crisscrossed the U.S. many times and graduated with a Master’s Degree from Western Washington University. When I relocated my gallery and studio in Vancouver, I was thrilled to purchase a property near South Beach. I was helping my partner Christina Lake in her mentoring of seniors in their pursuits of the arts. Christina teaches painting, drawing and pottery. Recently, I was harangued for 20 hours at the border. One of the students was also harangued; all students are seniors citizens and were stressed by the experience. I was even told not to do a mural at the Shell Station. I was willing to do a $50,000 mural for free to support the community in Point Roberts. I was told at the border I could not paint a mural as I am classified as an “alien.” I am banned from the U.S. for five years and have to pay a $1,000 fine. I refuse to pay the fine; I am selling my Point Roberts studio and with a heavy heart I intend to never set foot on American soil again. Brian Scott Vancouver

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From page 1 provided the board with an executive summary of the public survey the district undertook beginning last November through February of this year. The analysis of the results had been delayed for a number of reasons including Komusi’s resignation and the recruitment and training of her replacement, Barbara Wayland, and the resignation and replacement of commissioner Robin Nault by Stephen Falk. Wayland addressed the Unity Care NW decision to both the board and the audience. “In its decision, the board of Unity Care directed Unity Care to provide services for up to six months into 2019 if we request that they do so. While we are hopeful that we can accomplish a changeover within the timeframe of the current contract, we also know it is a big job and will likely take more than six months. Therefore, we are prepared to ask for this continuance if necessary,” she said, adding “research into options is beginning.” Continuing, Wayland said, “The clinic remains open with the same hours, services, and staff, and it is the intention of the hospital district that there be a smooth transition to a new service provider and that the people of Point Roberts can con-

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tinue to depend on the clinic for health care on into the future. The community has a vital role in the success of this. Simply stated, we need people to continue to utilize clinic services. Potential providers need to see that we need and use our clinic [and] that we depend on healthcare being available right here in Point Roberts. This is my biggest take home point and what I would hope you will share with others in the community. I am sure you have many questions, and to be honest, it is early days yet and we are just beginning work on the answers. Some of you may have come tonight because you received a letter from Unity about the impending end of the contract and have questions about what that means. I hope my comments have made things somewhat clearer. Others have heard rumors and comments out in the community and are not sure what to believe. I salute all of you for taking the time to come here looking for information and I invite you to future meetings. By working together and supporting our clinic, we can continue to have healthcare here in our town,” she concluded. (The letter from Desmond Skubi of Unity Care NW may be viewed online at allpointbulletin.com:)

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and all ages are welcome to come listen, watch, dance and enjoy. Vendors will be located in the area outside the fence adjacent to the beach and will include Auntie Pam’s Country Store with personal care products and local creations, yard art, essential oils, CDB products and more. Tables are still available by contacting Allison 360/907-5982. The day begins with dance again on Sunday, August 5 when Los Gitanos Flamenco Dancers perform. A highlight of the day is the Heritage Ukulele Ensemble from British Columbia. The day features a variety of local and visiting songwriters and will end with a repeat performance by Craig Jacks and the Jackalopes. Resuming at 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 11, the festival continues with an afternoon of music starting with Shaune Ann Feuz and ends with Jamie Perry and Bocephus King at 7 p.m. The following weekend, the Reef’s traditional cardboard boat races will be part of the festival. The Eire Born Irish Dancers perform at 1 p.m. followed by the race, a sea going challenge using boats made from only cardboard and duct tape. The afternoon continues with musical performances by Delaney Rose, Shaune Ann Feuz, Craig Jacks and the Jackalopes, the Heritage Ukulele Ensemble and roots rockers Token Rhyme. For more information or to sign up as a vendor, contact Allison Calder at 360/9075982 or Craig Jacks at 360/945-3492.

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Parks board considers building uses With the library settling into its new home, the park district board is considering requests from local groups to use community center space. The historical society and the park district are negotiating an agreement for the former library to become a display room and archive area. “The old children’s room would become an archive room open to historical society members or for research purposes,” said historical society president Jessica McVey. Today the historical society’s collection of documents and photos is in attics, basements or under beds. “We won’t even really know what we have until we get it all together,” McVey said. The historical displays and quilts currently in the small room would be moved into the current library after the historical society and park district make upgrades to the space. McVey said they hope to enrich the display with other photographs and displays. “We think people in town have things they would be willing to share if there was a place to display them,” she said. Historical society members would open

the room at regular times, including senior lunches and some weekend hours. They would also use the space for special events such as genealogy help sessions, McVey said. “There’s so much we could do with the extra space,” McVey said. While the park board members were unanimous in supporting the historical society, there is disagreement about approving a food bank request for storage space at the community center. The matter will be on the agenda for the Monday, August 13 park district meeting.

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Members of the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) have unanimously endorsed the concept of an 80-20 split of annual gas tax revenues to fund big and small projects. The current balance of the transportation benefit district (TBD) fund for Point Roberts stands at just under $1 million and is estimated to increase by approximately $20,000 per month, said chair Jeff Christo• U.S. green cards / naturalization pher at the July 10 PRCAC meeting. “That • Work / investor visas has been steadily increasing given the gap • Denied entry waivers in the fuel prices between Tsawwassen and Point Roberts,” he said. The TBD collects • NEXUS appeals a 1 cent per-gallon tax on gasoline sales in Point Roberts to fund transportation related projects. www.blaineimmigration.com • 435 Martin St., Suite 1010 • Blaine, WA The motion proposed by Christopher Leonard D.M. Saunders, Attorney at Law was for 80 percent of the TBD funds collected to be “tracked for leveraging large www.blaineimmigration.com • 435 Martin St., Suite 2010 • Blaine, WA scale projects” while 20 percent would be used for smaller projects. Leonard D.M. Saunders, Attorney at Law The committee agreed on a procedure for vetting potential smaller projects, including consulting with the boards of the three-member organizations: Point Roberts Registered Voters’ Association, Point Roberts Taxpayers’ Association and Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce. “No monies of that 20 percent will go toward projects public works should be paying for,” Christopher said. Once PRCAC has selected a project it will need to go before county council, which serves as the governing board of the TBD. On June 19, acting on a PRCAC recommendation, county council approved establishing expenditure authority for TBD funds to be used for the maintenance

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of the Tyee Drive streetscape installed as a collaboration between county public works and the Point Roberts Garden Club. Christopher, speaking as the representative for the taxpayers’ association, said they had “a long list” of smaller projects, and on the top of it was “the completion of the long-stalemated Lighthouse Park continuum,” a walking path along Marine Drive. For more substantial projects, Christopher said they would like to look into the possibility of widening Benson Road, adding a sidewalk east of Tyee Drive and the replacement of the Maple Beach seawall with a natural berm similar to what is planned for Birch Bay. Audience member Samantha Scholefield said she was happy to see a framework for putting the gas tax funds to use. “I’m very much in support of this idea because the gas tax fund has been under discussion for 10 years with no action, so it’s good to see some action.” The TBD was created in 1991. According to the state auditor, there have been no expenditures in the fund between 2010 and now except for $20,623 in 2013. While the garbage question may not be on the agenda for the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) anymore, community members speaking in open session are continuing to push for a lower minimum service level. When Whatcom County Council voted June 5 to approve code changes that would eliminate exemptions to mandato-

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ry garbage pickup, they also approved a minimum service collection level for all developed properties in Point Roberts: two 32-gallon cans per month or 26 cans per year. “I strongly believe the mandate that has gone forward to county council is an over service,” Samantha Scholefield said at the July 10 PRCAC meeting. Scholefield said Vancouver, with a 1 percent vacancy rate, has a 26 can per year minimum service level. “There is absolutely no way Point Roberts requires the same basic level of service as Vancouver,” she said. Allison Calder said curbside collection at the minimum service level approved by county council would theoretically generate 700 tons of garbage more than the current hauler Cando Recycling and Disposal reported removing from all sources to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) for 2017. Reducing the minimum service level to twelve 32-gallon cans per years, she said, “would account for 75 percent of the total garbage produced in Point Roberts in 2017, not counting construction waste.” It should represent a sufficient increase in waste volume to assure vendor stability and stop illegal disposal, she added. Scholefield, Calder and others in the audience want to see the minimum service level set at either one 32- or 20-gallon can per month. “I’ve never been given a solid answer for how this level of service was determined (a 32-gallon can every-other-week),” Scholefield said. The level of service was decided on by PRCAC members at their October 2017 meeting. Jeff Hegedus with the Whatcom

New websites launch There are two new websites to help stay up-to-date on Point Roberts happenings. The Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness Group has launched a new website at prepgroup.org which is rich with information about what the group does and how Point Roberts residents can prepare for and respond to an emergency. The group also has an active Facebook page that shares information about what the group is up to as well as general information about emergency preparedness. Community members lobbying the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee and the county to reduce the level of service for mandatory curbside collection have launched a website at garbageinpr.com to educate the public about the new garbage requirements and why they want to see them changed.

County health department said that the difference in cost per property between one and two 32-gallon cans per month according the current tariff approved by the WUTC was $4. Committee members agreed the higher level of service was appropriate given the minimal cost difference to meet the goals of the solid waste initiative: reducing illegal disposal, addressing odor and vermin issues, and ensuring vendor stability. “Maybe my house puts out two cans a month and yours puts out two but we’re all contributing to a system that serves our community,” said committee member Linda Hughes. PRCAC members listened, but did not indicate any intention of revisiting the minimum service levels or other aspects of the council approved plan. “When this (eliminating exemptions to mandatory garbage collection) was initially brought to us two years ago it started as an idea that we asked the community if they would be interested in,” Hughes said. “There was a sensible pattern of input and a lot of changing of the plan. This is something we made together, all of us, and I’m sorry if there are some people who came late to the game and felt they weren’t represented.” Contacted after the meeting, Hegedus said, “Things are moving forward with improving service levels up there, including our submission of a significant supplemental budget request to make capital improvements to the transfer station this year, independent of the curbside issue.” PRCAC has another month in their self-imposed timeline to recreate the disbanded solid waste subcommittee following the committee’s own template: one representative from each of the three member organizations and two at-large representatives. PRCAC member Keith Glading said so far they had received only one application for the at-large positions and Christopher encouraged Scholefield, Calder and other former members of the subcommittee to reapply. “I would love to have you onboard,” he said.

Crab on! Crabbing in Marine Area 7 North (Point Roberts/Gulf of Georgia) will open August 16 through September 30. Recreational crabbing is open Thursdays through Mondays each week and closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. All shellfish gear must be removed from the water on closed days. The daily limit throughout Puget Sound is five Dungeness crab, males only, in hardshell condition with a minimum carapace width of 6 & one-quarter inches. Fishers may catch six red rock crab of either sex per day, provided those crab measure at least 5 inches across.

To the Point Roberts Community, Thanks for making the 100th concert celebration of the Trinity Chamber Concert Series such a joyful successful! Both audience members and musicians were extremely impressed with the smoothness of the operation and the volunteers’ helpfulness. Together we did it! Thanks to the musicians: The Bergamasca Recorders, the Royal City Alumni Band, The Delta Concert Band, and the Richmond Concert Band for your stellar performances. To the volunteers: all of you helped in different ways and many of you on different days – planning, setting up, designing, lifting, hauling, driving, shuttling, consulting, communicating with attendees/musicians/audience, herding, painting, and thinking, thinking, thinking! So a special thanks to: Kerrie Babiuk, Judy Barry, Dorothy Bayley, Dave & Elaine Bliss, Bennett Blaustein, Breakwater Bar & Grill, Louise & Darrell Cassidy, Carol Clark, Bob Culbert, Fred Culbert, Claire Desautels, Robert & Michele Dietrich, Jane Donaldson, Paul Ferry, Gina Gaudet, Margot Griffiths, Len Hamm, Pat & Kandy Harper, Lowell Holland, Robin Holland, Jim Julius, Wayne Knowles, Dave Lee, Jim Linde, Andy & Bev Mar, Louise Mugar, Louise Novakowski, Benedicte O’Day, John Ostaf, Henry Rosenthal, Sally Roberts, Mark Robbins, Maureen Stevens, Bob Tate, Dick Williams and Lucien Williams. This incredible support of the Children’s Summer Music Camp insures that Trinity can continue to offer a free camp to the kids.

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find a workable solution with those payment providers and/or one of the agencies so that all residents can take advantage of paid, professional in-home-care. Circle of Care is currently working with several residents and we need more volunteers to: provide rides to doctor and clinic appointments, provide meals, do light housework or gardening chores, run errands, provide pet care, etc. Please give yourself the joy of feeling helpful by providing needed help and support. If you’d like to volunteer, please leave your name and number on the Circle of Care message service on 360/945-5222 or by sending an email to prcircleofcare@gmail.com.

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Friends of the Library By Judy Ross I’m thinking the biggest event of August is the official grand opening of the new Point Roberts library, the most beautiful building in Point Roberts! Of course, you might think my judgment on that matter is somewhat biased. I confess. But it is a beautiful building, a wonderful and impressive upgrade of an essential community institution; it is funded by this community, its members’ friends and relatives, businesses, visitors and four foundations, with help from Whatcom County Library Services. The grand opening will begin with the ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 11. If you can’t come to the ribbon cutting (and the parking may be a challenge), come sometime later during the day and let us all celebrate together with cake, tea and coffee; let’s congratulate one another for having arrived at this day after seven years of planning, fundraising and finally construction and furnishing of the Point Roberts Library. A feeling of community is important

in such a small place with little governance. There is no-one here – no executive or mayor or chief honcho of any sort – who is officially tasked with ensuring that the community’s interests are attended to and put first. When a need arises, it is the community that must step forward to see how our communal life can be improved. As FOPRL’s head fundraiser for this new library, I am eternally grateful for everyone who stepped up to help us achieve this goal. But there are other needs and other community organizations who see to other needs and other community interests who also need that kind of support. I urge everyone who lives here, full time or part time, to make community a part of their own lives and to support other projects as they arise. Anything that makes the Point a better place to live enhances all our lives. Thanks for reading this column over the years and thanks to the All Point Bulletin for providing us with the space to reach out to you.

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s The dock at Lighthouse Marine Park was taken out of the water on July 25 after park employees noticed evidence that the structure was failing. Photo by Bennett Blaustein

The dock rocks no more The Lighthouse Marine Park dock has failed once again. In a July 23 press release, the Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Department advised the dock would be removed during the week of July 23 because “multiple segments of the dock are displaying signs of metal fatigue and weld failure.” The dock is being removed as “a preventative measure” and to allow a “thorough conditions assessment,” according to the release. There is no timeline for the dock’s reinstallation. The current dock is only in its second year of service after a redesign and remanufacture in 2016 following a failure the year before. In that instance, the dock was removed in July 2015 after only one month in service due to a “material failure” that was linked to faulty engineering. The county paid $27,000 for materials with the dock manufacturer Chinook Docks throwing in

the labor, and the contractor HBHansen installing the upgraded dock for free. The previous wooden dock lasted for 16 years before it was removed in 2009 due to its degrading condition. The park had no dock for six years until the current ill-fated “improved” metal dock was installed. Mark Robbins, president of the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association, left a scathing comment on Nextdoor about the dock removal: “So, once again, no dock. Goes well with no wind shelters on the vastly reduced (but nicely repaired) boardwalk. The whale watching platform at Lighthouse Park is a distant memory (never so much as an announcement or explanation to the public regarding its removal (presumably for safety reasons). All this brought to you by the county administration that failed utterly to embrace and seriously support the proposal and significant partial private funding for a proper lighthouse in Lighthouse Park.”

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Taxpayers annual general meeting – less fun, more business? B y P a t G r u bb Despite attracting a roomful of attendees on July 18, this year’s annual general meeting of the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association was noticeably subdued compared to last year’s, perhaps due to the fact that there was no bar this go-around. This year’s speaker Whidbey Telecom chief marketing officer Chris McKnight was also

less polarizing than the 2017 pick, state senator Doug Ericksen. McKnight, who hails from Bucks County, Pennsylvania and comes with a hefty resume, has worked for Whidbey Telecom for about a year. He described how the company goes about setting capital plans into place, beginning first with a customer survey and feedback process. His first visit to Point Roberts was on February 18, where he experienced firsthand the mismatch between driving a stick-shift during a surprise 6-inch dump of snow. His take-away from that visit? Businesses and residents wanted faster internet speeds. As a consequence, the company has already begun rolling out fiber optic cables to provide faster service. The first phase, scheduled to be completed by the end of the summer, will see fiber optic cables installed down Tyee Drive and along Gulf Road as far as the new library. The first customer to hook up to the service, the

S Whidbey Telecom chief marketing officer Chris McKnight presented his company’s plan to improve internet service on the Point to a roomful of taxpayers on July 18. Photo by Pat Grubb

U.S. Port of Entry, was connected in April. Whidbey Telecom has yet to determine where they will go next – one possible extension would be along Benson Road to the school/firehall/health clinic/water district office complex. In regular business, the association held its annual election of board members. The unexpired term (2018-19) of a regular director position, a vacancy created by the recent death of Wayne Knowles was filled by Heidi Baxter; three board positions were

filled by Robin Nault, incumbents Mark Robbins and Jennifer Urquhart (three-year terms, 2018-2021); and incumbents Dave Ellis, Pat Harper, Pam Sarkissian, and Steve Wolff were elected to serve as alternate directors 2018-2019. The board meets on the second Wednesday of each month; the next meeting will be at 7 p.m. on August 8 in the community center. The board will elect officers of the association for the coming year at that time.

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Salmon Classic: Saturday, August 18, Point Roberts Marina. The 4th Annual Salmon Classic returns with prizes of $1000, $500 and $250 to the top three weigh-ins. Last weigh in at 4 p.m. Tickets are $60 per adult derby entry and dinner and $25 for kids under 16. Point Roberts Fire Open House: Saturday, August 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Fire department, 2030 Benson Road. Explore vehicles, firehouse, medical transport helicopter. Food. Gospel Boys in Concert: Saturday, August 18, 7 p.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road.

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Point Roberts Joke Contest: Saturday, August 18, 7-9:30 p.m., community center, 1437 Gulf Road. Adults only. Snacks and soda provided. Info: 360/945-6545.

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Reading and Meditation: Thursday, August 23, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road. Led by interface minister Bev Mar. Shell Center Art Show: Saturday-Sunday, August 25-26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Point Roberts Shell Center, 423 Tyee Drive. Local fine artists are welcome to display their work at no charge. Sonja Picard Labor Day Sale: Saturday-Sunday, September 1-2,11 a.m.-5 p.m., Marina Club at Breakwaters Bar & Grill, 715 Simundson Drive. Sonja Picard and friends labor day sale.

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Community Blood Drive: Saturday, August 18, 10-11:30 a.m.; 12:30-4 p.m., Fire department, 2030 Benson Road. Bring photo ID and come well fed and hydrated. Sponsor code 668A. Call or go online for appointment. Info: 800/398-7888 or bloodworksnw.org/drives.

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PREP (PR Emergency Preparedness): Tuesday, August 7, 7 p.m., community center. Info: Henry Rosenthal, 360/945-1711 PR Chamber of Commerce: Tuesday, August 7, 7 p.m., community center. Info: pointrobertschamberofcommerce.com. PR Fire District 5: Wednesday, August 8, 4 p.m., 2030 Benson Road. Info: 360/945-3473. PR Registered Voters Association: Thursday, August 8, 6 p.m., community center. Info: prrva.org. PR Hospital District: Wednesday, August 8, 7 p.m., community center. PR Taxpayers Association: Wednesday, August 8, 7 p.m., community center. PR Park and Recreation District: Monday, August 13, 7 p.m., community center. Friends of Point Roberts Library: Tuesday, August 14, noon–1 p.m., Point Roberts Library, 1437 Gulf Road. Info: 360/945-6545.

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PR Water District: Tuesday, August 14, 5 p.m., community center, 1437 Gulf Road. PR Community Advisory Committee: Tuesday, August 14, 6 p.m., community center. Info: comments@pointrobertscac.org. LIC #Hanksbs02102

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PR Historical Society: Wednesday, August 15, 7 p.m., community center. PR Cemetery District: Tuesday, August 28, 5 p.m., 260 Tyee Drive.

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Point Roberts Book Club: Wednesday, August 29, 7-9:30 p.m., Point Roberts Library, 1431 Gulf Road. Call the library for book title and meeting location. Info: 360/945-6545.

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Point Roberts Library Hours: Tuesdays, 1–7 p.m., Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Info: 360/945-6545.

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By Peg Keenleyside Some 30 odd years ago I visited a garden in England called Sissinghurst Castle Garden which had been bought in the 1930s by the then famous writer and socially risqué,Vita Sackville-West. The garden was built among the ruins of a centuries-old red brick manor house, laid out in a series of interconnected ‘rooms’ that revealed intimate visual and scented pleasures as you walked between them. It was an experience that inspired me, as great art will, informing much of what I was then just learning about gardening. So it was with some nostalgia and a good deal of anticipation that I returned to Sissinghurst last month to re-visit the lessons left to us by Sackville-West. Vita was part of a modernist movement in the 1930s that was pushing back against conventional notions of how to plant a garden. That convention relied much on lots of bright colored summer annuals raised in ‘hothouses,’ planted out in late spring, often around island beds of individual roses. At Sissinghurst, Vita began using perennial plants as the mainstays of her garden rooms. What she advocated was the idea of planting perennials in masses – in a minimum of threes – so that over the years as the plants mature, you get a spectacular visual effect. That effect can be because of the repetition of leaf shapes, height, or, famously at Sissinghurst, in the use of the same color range for every plant chosen for a garden room. The most talked-about room in Sackville-West’s garden has been her ‘White Room’ in the courtyard outside the house she slept in. Here she planted peonies, climbing roses, irises, hydrangeas, clematis, all with white or white hued flowers that would glow under moonlight. The companion perennial plantings, artemisia, sea holly, astilbe and others all share foliage color in grey-green shades; the perfect foil for big, white blooms. Visiting the garden again 30 years later I was surprised to see that Vita’s ‘White Garden’ has devolved into a cottage garden-style room. Gone was the huge white-flowering clematis Montana covering an old red brick wall. Instead, the beds were dominated by self-seeding perennials. In the extreme heat that England is experiencing this summer, the white roses were all peaked and blowsy and looking for a good pruning. My regret at the loss of this most quintessential gardener’s vision of my earlier visit was tempered by the knowledge that big, artfully tended gardens are enormously expensive to maintain. The new art of gardening has incorporated low mainte-

nance methods (like self-seeding plants) because very few of us can afford garden help any longer. Even though it’s visited by some 200,000 people a year, Sissinghurst employs just three full time gardeners. And I remind myself that one of the exciting aspects of working with living materials is that a garden is always evolving. Working with that reality of life, building on from what was, adapting your initial vision, is, in part, the very central pleasure of gardening. One of my other takeaways from my young gardener’s visit to this garden was Vita’s ability to create intimate visual vignettes within a larger room; often using recycled materials. At the end of a long vista a statue is flanked by two humble clay pots. An old, stone, animal watering trough is planted with a cascade of small flowering perennials. This kind of easy, ‘visual moment’ garden creativity is a huge trend in contemporary gardens. And fortunately, you don’t need a 500-year-old stone trough to pull it off. I’ve done some garden designing over the years since last seeing Sissinghurst and it was brought home to me again on this visit that making pathways and creating ‘walls’ as a backdrop for your garden are the things you need to incorporate to, as it were, frame your design. There are many ways to do make a path, and I think one the best and most inexpensive ways to create a pathway is by using a wood strip or plastic edging material and crushed gravel. Where they are not ancient weathered red brick, garden walls at Sissinghurst are primarily made using evergreen hedges and boxwood. Creating a living hedge frame or backdrop takes a bit more thought and cash outlay for the average property than just has a couple of trees and a stretch of lawn to its name, but there are creative ways to construct them. Fence posts with lattice between them, with climbing plants grown up the lattice is one method I’ve employed. After many years of contributing to this column, I’ve decided to take a break from writing about gardening. It’s been a wonderful thing to have the space to write about a passion and a calling that has been the center of my life for many, many years, but I feel the need to explore some other aspects of my creative life that I set aside when I came to garden in Point Roberts some 20 years ago. I wish you every pleasure the garden can bring you and, as Vita once famously said, “The more one gardens, the more one learns; and the more one learns, the more one realizes how little one knows.”

THANK YOU for your donations to the Spectacular Point Roberts Fireworks Shows on July 1 and 4! In cooperation with Breakwaters Bar & Grill and the Point Roberts Food Bank. Platinum Sponsor $1000+ Point Roberts Marina Christine Day Breakwaters Bar & Grill Gold Sponsor $500-$999 Point Roberts Marketplace Point to Point Parcel Can Am Fuel Whidbey Tel Optimum Contracting (Eric Johnson) S&S Petroleum (Mobil Gas) And a thank you to Jerry Hendrichs for the use of the storage container provided for the safe storage of our 2018 Fireworks.

Silver Sponsor $100-$499 Jacqui Kinsey Meredith & Steve Roberts Andrea Majorki & Aaron Rallo Hugh Wilson Tracey Aiken Lenn Hamm Banner Bank Patrick & Louise Grubb Linda Hughes Spa Time Tsawwassen Westwind Marine Point Fuel Valero Chevron A huge thank you to the Point Roberts Fire Department for their continued support and event coverage.

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And thank you for the generosity of those who put cash in the donation jars around town.

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June

20,

4:29

a.m.: Welfare

Drive.

check on Benson Road.

July 13, 5:23 p.m.: Welfare check

June 20, 11:05 a.m.: Traffic stop

on Benson Road.

on Tyee Drive.

July 13, 5:37 p.m.: Theft cold call

June 21, 9:10 a.m.: Traffic hazard

on Tyee Drive.

on Edwards Drive.

July 14, 5:06 a.m.: Welfare check

June 24, 6:05 p.m.: Suspicious

on Gulf Road. July 14, 5:54 a.m.: Theft on Ben-

person on Peltier Drive. June 25, 11:14 p.m.: Aggravated assault cold

son Road.

call on Tyee Drive.

July 15, 12:17 p.m.: Parking problem on Garth

June 28, 1:30 p.m.: Mental on Benson Road.

Road.

June 28, 1:33 p.m.: Theft cold call on East

July 15, 2:18 p.m.: Citizen assist on Gulf Road.

Street.

July 15, 7:15 p.m.: Domestic verbal on West

June 30, 9:25 a.m.: Traffic hazard on Province

Bluff Road.

Road.

July 15, 12:17 p.m.: Parking problem on Bay-

July 1, 6:36 p.m.: Shots on Shady Glen Ave-

view Drive.

nue.

July 15, 2:18 p.m.: Citizen assist on Gulf Road.

July 2, 2:20 p.m.: Noise cold call on Edwards

July 15, 7:15 p.m.: Juvenile problem on West

Drive.

Bluff Road.

July 2, 2:45 p.m.: Theft cold call on Simundson

July 16, 9:31 a.m.: Vandalism cold call on Gulf

Drive.

Road.

July 3, 1:51 p.m.: Death investigation on West

July 19, 6:34 a.m.: Welfare check on Churchill

Bluff Road.

Drive.

July 3, 7:52 p.m.: Shots on Holiday Lane.

July 19, 6:51 a.m.: Welfare check on Churchill

July 4, 1:09 p.m.: Animal problem on Gulf

Drive.

Road.

July 20, 12:56 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances

July 5, 10:48 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident on

on Benson Road.

Gulf Road.

July 20, 10:35 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances

July 5, 4:32 p.m.: Party on APA Road.

cold call on Benson Road.

July 8, 8:19 p.m.: Alarm audible on Pelican

July 21, 5:07 p.m.: Traffic stop on Tyee Drive.

Place.

July 21, 9:47 p.m.: Juvenile problem on Roo-

July 11, 12:58 p.m.: Boat injury on Simundson

sevelt Way.

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Wayne Vernon Knowles January 24, 1954 – July 3, 2018 It is with great shock and sadness that we announce the passing of Wayne Vernon Knowles: loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, cherished son and sibling, and loyal friend to many. Wayne passed away at his home and sanctuary in Point Roberts, with Linda, his wife and best friend, by his side on July 3, 2018. Wayne’s bright spirit is carried on through his wife Linda, three children Jarrett (Lia), Cassidy (Cam) and Marcus (Mariana), his step-children Steve (Tara) and Jon (Danielle), who will all continue to share stories of their dad to his grandchildren – Ella, Boaz, Leisel, Ben and Nicolas. Wayne is also survived by his adoring mother Ruth, his siblings Brenda (Bob) and Jerry (Inge), his first wife and close friend, Patti-Lynn. Wayne was born in Chicago on January 24, 1954 to Ruth and Dr. Vernon Knowles. Shortly after, the family moved to Saskatoon, and spent summers at their beloved cabin home at Waskesiu Lake. Wayne was a celebrated athlete through-

out high school and at The University of Saskatchewan, where he received his MBA. In his 20s, he moved to British Columbia where he raised his three children before finding his permanent home in the quiet town of Point Roberts. Wayne had a vision for community – to build a space for families to enjoy – which he poured his passion and time into through his cultivation of The Cottages at Seabright Farm. Wayne will be remembered for his kind and generous spirit; he loved to laugh and was always happiest when surrounded by those closest to him. He embraced all people with an open, accepting heart, treating everyone with a sense of equality and love, and the faith in his church and God only escalated this. Above all else, he valued the importance of family, a quality that he instilled in his children, which will be passed on forever. A service to celebrate Wayne’s life was held on Thursday, July 19 at Seabright Farm, in Point Roberts.

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Senior’s Point Menus

for

August

Open 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m.: Pool, coffee and snacks. Noon: Hot lunch 1 p.m.: Wednesdays, Bridge Fridays, cards and games Wednesday, August 1: Meat lasagna, Italian vegetables, Caesar salad and fruit. Friday, August 3: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, Capri vegetables, garden salad and applesauce. Wednesday, August 8: Taco salad, cornbread and grapes. Friday, August 10: Beef pot roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, Brussels sprouts, garden salad and raspberry sherbet. Wednesday, August 15: Florentine fish, rice pilaf, baby carrots, garden salad and fruit. Friday, August 17: Beef stroganoff with rotelle pasta, Brussels sprouts, garden salad and fruit. Wednesday, August 22: Stuffed cabbage rolls, tri-color potatoes, steamed vegetables, garden salad and fruit. Friday, August 24: Turkey and cranberry, mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables and vanilla ice cream. Wednesday, August 29: Barbeque pulled pork, craisin coleslaw, steamed vegetables, garden salad and fruit. Friday, August 31: Sweet and sour meatballs, brown rice, Asian vegetables, spinach salad and mandarin oranges.

Traffic into Point Roberts for June 2018, with 2016 figures following (2017 figures unavailable): Vehicles – 93,997 (82,709) ; Commercial – 1,374 (1,311) (1,651); NEXUS – 43, 392 (40,226)

August Tides Tides at Point Roberts DST Not For Navigation

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6:06 am

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7:06 am

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6:43 pm

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VACANT LAND LISTINGS Marine Dr. MLS #889997............................ $950,000 Cedar Park Estates, Lot 2 MLS #1253371 .......$89,000 Marine Dr. MLS #890013............................ $900,000 McKenzie Wy. MLS #1156848 ....... ............... $62,500 2072 Johnson Rd. MLS #1306440....... ........ $229,000 PENDING! 1835 Roosevelt Wy. MLS #1023327 ....$59,000 1854 Benson Rd. MLS #1301783....... .......... $225,000 PENDING! 1959 Province Rd. MLS #1257376 ... $57,500 Tyee Dr. MLS #1061695 .......... ................. $199,000 PENDING! Lot 8 Donegal Dr. MLS #1291255 .... . $79,000 ....... 00$159,000 xx Highland Dr. MLS #1201233 ..................... $45,000 REDUCED! Marine Dr. MLS #965996....... $149,0 7 Ocean View Ct. MLS #1288034 .... $119,000 21 Columbia Vista MLS #1215463 .... ............ $35,000 G! DIN PEN

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100’+ of west-facing waterfront, unlimited views on 1.74 acres! Level lot; building site w/natural areas, gardens & privacy in area of estate homes. Short plat complete, 3-BR septic, water/power at street. Across from Point Roberts Golf Course.

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SALE PRICE

8858 Wood Duck Way, Blaine

$599,000

1-story house with 2,719 SF, 364 SF basement, 3 BD, 3 BA, 908 S.F. deck, 380 SF patio, 540 SF detached garage, built in 1997, .42 acres land.

8839 Bald Eagle Drive, Blaine

$734,000

1-and a half story house with 2,528 SF, 3 BD, 3 BA, 644 S.F. attached garage, 806 SF deck, built in 2000, .31 acres land.

8981 Snowy Owl Lane, Blaine

$565,000

1-story house with 1,512 SF, 3 BD, 2 BA, 408 SF attached garage, 336 SF patio, built in 1960, waterfront; marine and territorial views, .33 acres land.

723 Walters Lane, Point Roberts

$800,000

Condo with 2,333 SF, 3 BD, 3 BA, 555 SF built-in garage, 244 SF patio, built in 2017, marine and territorial view.

Unit #24, Semiahmoo Shore Condominium, 9412 Turnstone Lane, Blaine

$875,000

1-story house with 1,260 SF, 1,140 SF basement, 2 BD, 2 BA, built in 2010, waterfront; marine view, .15 acres land.

253 Bayview Drive, Point Roberts

$650,000

Condo with 2,333 SF, 3 BD, 3 BA, 550 SF built-in garage, 244 SFpatio, built in 2017, marine and territorial view.

Unit #23, Semiahmoo Shore Condominium, 9410 Turnstone Lane, Blaine

$854,846

1-story house with 1,546 SF, 959 SF basement, 3 BD, 3 BA, 660 SF built-in garage, 355 SF deck, built in 2000; marine and territorial view, .19 acres land.

8774 Charel Drive, Blaine

$628,500

New house with territorial view, .30 acres land.

5421 Wood Duck Loop, Blaine

$820,000

1-story house with 2,633 SF, 3 BD, 3 BA, 778 SF attached garage, 340 SF patio, built in 1995, .36 acres land.

5345 Canvasback Road, Blaine

$569,000

270 Elizabeth Drive, Point Roberts

$1,175,000

1-story house with 1,868 SF, 3 BD, 3 BA, 805 SF attached garage, built in 2003, .33 acres land.

8846 Goldeneye Lane, Blaine

$655,000

2-story house with 5,122 SF, 4 BD, 4 BA, 716 SF attached garage, 583 SF balcony, 373 SF patio, built in 2007, .44 acres land; territorial view.

9056 Shearwater Road, Blaine

$835,000

2-story house with 2,603 SF 3 BD, 2 BA, 1,040 SF attached garage, built in 2000, 2.50 acres land.

9935 Peace Road, Blaine

$580,000

2-story house with 2,080 SF, 4 BD, 3 BA, 552 SF built-in garage, 474 SF patio, 1,920 SF storage building plus outbuilding, built in 1973, 39.55 acres agricultural land.

9461 Sunrise Road, Blaine

$625,000

Unit C, Marin Master Condominium, 9545 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine

$1,850,000

Alderson Road, Blaine

$295,000

2281 Berry Lane, Point Roberts

$456,000

Residential lot.

5390 Salish Road, Blaine

$165,000

.16 acres commercial land.

Peace Portal Drive, Blaine

$215,000

2186 Seabright Lp, Point Roberts

$255,000

Peace Portal Drive, Blaine

$160,000

5444 Pine Siskin Rd, Blaine

$230,000

5484 Night Heron Drive, Blaine

$140,000

1-story house with 2,698 SF, 2 BD, 2 BA, 574 SF detached garage, 1,072 SF patio, built in 2010, .99 acres land; marine view.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES: 18 condo unit development rights, waterfront; marine view. LAND: 16.23 acres wooded residential land. 1.00 acres residential land; marine view.

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Church News By Gina Gaudet Manifestation is a popular topic among some self-help circles. In the widening income gap between rich and poor, many look for a way out of that gap that doesn’t include working three jobs just to make rent. “Manifesting” is an inviting concept. Years ago, I knew a family who struggled financially, and their pastor had tried to express the notion of faith manifesting the things we desire. The father of the family was using his faith to manifest a new truck. And a camper. He was so grounded in this faith, he was sure it was coming his way. Two years later, he was no closer to manifesting a truck and camper. This was a very simplistic expression of manifestation. Today, there are many “experts” out there who claim they’ve manifested great wealth and success for themselves by following a formula they created and will share with you for a fee. Which is how they continue to manifest. I was listening to a meditation by Deepak Chopra on the nature of desire, and was intrigued by the idea of the world actually turning on the drives of desire. The desire to exist. To evolve. To produce and reproduce. And universally, the desire to expand. The desire to manifest in so many forms: atoms to galaxies, bacteria to whales, molecules to oceans. Go back to the beginning. The creation

story says: “And God said, ‘Let there be ______. And there was ______.’ God expressed a desire, and it was manifest. The laws of physics tell us this process wasn’t as instantaneous as Genesis indicates. But the idea of manifestation is clearly described. God describes what is wanted, and makes it happen. Current language gives God the name, “consciousness,” and many scientists agree with the idea of an underlying ‘consciousness’ that manifests (creates) through myriad forms throughout the universe. A fairly simplistic description that embraces a whole lot of activity! But the principle remains clear: The universe turns on the energy of desire. The key to successful manifestation is deep self-understanding. Knowing who you are deep inside, the truth of your purpose on the planet, and a passionate desire to express this in your life. Most experts in the field of manifestation agree with the importance of self-knowledge, and with the energy of passion for self-expression. When we attribute “desire” to merely physical things, we miss the mystery of universal desire. When you embark on the journey of spirit, the road to understanding and authentic self-expression, you understand what true “desire” is, the true meaning of “riches,” and the deepest satisfaction of true manifestation.

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

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FREEMAN BEACH

few remaining waterfront properties with tidelands.

1275 BROUGHTON LANE 2BR, 3BA beautiful west side home. $199,000. Adjoining lot $35,000.

697 MARINE DR. 247 BAYVIEW DR. 2 BR cottage at Freeman Beach. 3BR, 2BA waterfront home facing Beach DRIVE rights. $219,900 Baker. Crabtown. EDWARDS WATERFRONTMt. LOT. One of the $595,000

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View from Lummi Island to Active Pass. FREEMAN BEACH 697 MARINE DR. 2 BR cottage at Freeman Beach. Beach rights. $219,900

CLEARED LOT WITH SEPTIC

63x135 lot that has been cleared and improved with a 3 BR gravity septic system installed. All you need to do is hook up water and build.

$45,900

1.77 ACRE VIEW LOT

One of the last large view lots on the South Slope. Site is cleared with 4 BR septic and water installed ready for that dream home.

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

DONEGAL DRIVE. Mountain & Bay views. Short walk to Maple Beach. Septic installed for 3BR. $125,000

1275 BROUGHTON LANE 247 BAYVIEW DR. 3BR, 2BA waterfront home facing ! 2BR, 3BA beautiful west side home. D $199,000. Adjoining lot $35,000. Mt. Baker. Crabtown. $595,000

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

2158 ALDER RD. Maple Beach. D 2BR, CE 1BA cottage. $314,900

MOOSE TRAIL, LOT 38. Secluded wooded area. Soils test completed for 2-3BR. $29,900

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2117 ROOSEVELT. Maple Beach 1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, 2 blocks to beach. $169,000 542 MCLAREN RD. 3BR cottage w/front and rear deck. Adjacent to Lily Point Park.

IN NDlot. 1845 JOHNSON. 75 xE200 P Furnished, private, excellent condition. $115,000 676 CLAIRE LANE

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

668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. $200,000 1877 WASHINGTON

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

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1385 PARK LANE. 1BR, 1BA, 442 SF. One block EDWARDS $159,000 LOT 27. Clear water & island views. to the beach. Quiet lane. Peaceful. $119,000 Beach rights.ACREAGE: Sewer. Water $199,000EAST SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE 6.39 meter. ACRES, DESIRABLE $299,000

www.JuliusRealty.com UNIQUE RETREAT

½ Acre compound with main house, guest house tennis court, playground and Bunkie. Extra cleared and landscaped lot included.

$488,000

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.

Steps to beach. Sunset views. $549,000.

$349,000

ACREAGE: 6.39 ACRES, DESIRABLE EAST SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000

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24.97 EXTREMELY PRIVATE AND RARE OCEAN VIEW ACRES! 15 acres forest, 6 acres pasture, 4 acres cedar with 1,152 SF home surrounded by gardens and lawns. Dividable.

MLS# 1101438

1668Drive Harbor 534 Tyee Dr. $1,200,000 Seal MLS# 860192 $1,069,500

MLS# 1291263

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1379 Gulf Road 753 Walters Lane $529,000

1379 Gulf Rd. $525,000 MLS# 1034066

$509,000MLS# MLS# 918572 1250606

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118 Park Dr. $299,000

PERFECT SOUTH-FACING WATERFRONT HOME. Exquisite craftsmanship, totally remodeled with no expense spared.

253 Bayview Dr. $775,000 MLS# 1064406

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

131 Park Dr. $224,900

398 Marine Dr. MLS# 1270689 $389,000 MLS# 883553

1962 Wellington Rd. $259,900

688 Deer Lane $275,000 MLS# 1090840

MLS# 1291262

276 Shadyglen Ave. $279,000 MLS# 1075717

D CE U D RE 1721 BensonRd. #117 $159,000 MLS# 1125664

495 Moose Trail $185,000 MLS# 1087917

MLS# 1082569

(incl. Lot 6 & 7) MLS# 823011

RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc. 465 Tyee Dr. • Point • 360-945-1313••800-723-1313 800-723-1313 RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc. Roberts, WA 360-945-1313

TWO BEDROOMS, real wood burning fireplace and large private deck. All this and just 1 block to Maple Beach. $220,000

BEAUTIFUL SEMI CLEARED LOT in central Point Roberts. A couple of large Maple trees on this large sloping lot. With shade and sun, very quiet street. $36,000

ONE BLOCK TO THE BEACH and the Reef. This quiet lane has to be one of the most peaceful settings on the Point. .$119,000

S LARGE MAPLE BEACH COTTAGE in need of a little rehab. Fantastic location only 200 feet from the beach. Fenced yard and not too many neighbors. $329,000

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OLDER MANUFACTURED HOME BUT IN GREAT SHAPE backing onto wooded acreage. Great value, priced for quick sale!. $59,000

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

LARGE FAMILY SIZED HOME, very well constructed and finished. Warm year round home on a huge lot with over sized garage. $338,000

1721 Benson Rd. #104 500 Moose cjlh@msn.com CHRIS HUGHES - 360-223-7601 $129,000 $124,000 MICHAELcjlh@msn.com HUGHES - 360-223-7603 CHRIS HUGHES 360-223-7601 -218-5595 PINCKSTON - 604 OFFICE: 465 Tyee Dr. • Point Roberts, WA MICHAELTESSA HUGHES

568 Calder $234,900 MLS# 1091965

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$549,000

MLS# 1261303

632 Highland Dr. $325,000 MLS# 942924

Highland 1953 643 Holiday Lane Dr. 1050258 $575,000 MLS# MLS# 1201227

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

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1453 Edwards Drive $1,025,000 MLS# 1250111

534 Tyee Drive $1,200,000 MLS# 1250304

Absolutely stunning custom Maurice Pez design on ocean looking due west! Extra wide waterfront lot w/views.

$1,449,000

1385 Gulf Road, Point Roberts

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

1877 WASHINGTON 542 MCLAREN RD. 676 CLAIRE LANE 3BR, 2BA backs 2 BR designer home. A must-see! 3BR cottage w/front3BR, and2BA reargorgeous deck. bluffside WEST BLUFF. home. for- onto Lily 746Point MARINE DRIVE. C2BR, 2BA, 1580 SF. Views $299,000 Park. Make an offer! Adjacent to Lily Point Park. mal dining room, library/office, large kitchen with island. of Mt. Baker and water. 400 ft. to public beach. $159,000

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Water, city and mountains views from this private well-kept 3 BR 1 ½ BA Pan Abode with outstanding gardens. This is a MUST SEE Property.

$359,000

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SOLD – Lot 2 McKenzie Way

5 ACRES WITH LARGE FAMILY RANCH HOME Home was completely renovated in the last several years, taken down to the studs and rebuilt to new condition. The home also has a full height 2284 sq/ft unfinished basement. $589,000

SOLD – Lot 11 Greenwood Drive SOLD – Lot 73 James Road

Paul 604/968-4006

Carol 360/945-2967

Greg 604/690-1468

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