JULY 2022
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In case of emergency ... Show your appreciation to volunteers By Annelle Norman With a lot of help from a lot of people and organizations, Point Roberts made it through Covid-19. On Saturday, June 25, gather to celebrate the heroes, some of them anonymous and most of them unsung, to say thank you and to finally break from the clutch of Covid. Come to the Benson Road firehall on Saturday, June 25 from noon to 3 p.m. Bring a potluck dish and a camp chair, grab a free burger or hot dog, play some games, listen to some great music and tell someone thank you! There will be fun activities for the kids: giant bubbles, corn hole, games with the volunteer firefighters, giant Janga, and tattoos as well as for the whole family: cake walks and thank you messages. There will be music of all sorts and storytelling. There will be an open mic where you will have the opportunity to tell a story from Covid-19 about someone who cared, someone who helped, an organization that made a difference, or just simply say thank you. Music will be provided by a dozen talented musicians, nine of them assembled in a new cover band, “The Point” – Shaune Ann Feuz, Savilla Kress, and Krispian Emert on vocals, Joseph Siegel on keyboard, Casey Carmody on drums, Jeff Butts on conga, Derrick Luder on guitar, and Jess Pennoyer providing sound. Additionally, the Craig Jacks and the Jackalopes will be making an appearance. The Circle of Care bus will shuttle attendees from the community center parking lot to the event throughout the afternoon.If you’d like to participate in the community potluck, please email prvolunteerday@gmail.com. If you’d like to donate a cake for the cake walk, please bring one on a dish that you don’t mind giving away. And most importantly, bring your happy, grateful heart and your friends and family. Let’s celebrate together! For questions or if you’d like to volunteer either before or after the event, email prvolunteerday@gmail.com.
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s On June 18, Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) hosted the Emergency Volunteer Air Corps and Disaster Airlift Response Team for their codenamed “Thunder Run” fly-in which brought in 800 pounds of food and supplies to Point Roberts and an additional 60,000 lbs. of food to other locations in Washington and Oregon.
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State commerce director to speak at taxpayer’s AGM Lisa J. Brown, PhD, director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, will be the keynote speaker at the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association’s (PRTA) 2022 annual general meeting. The AGM takes place on Thursday, July 21, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern on Gulf Road. Brown will be speaking on “Washington’s Economic Recovery: Helping Communities Thrive” and will address the challenges facing Point Roberts as it recovers from the pandemic and border shutdown. Her remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer period with the audience. Washington State Representative Sharon Shewmake is expected to participate as well.
Dr. Brown has served as director of the Department of Commerce since February 2019. Her prior roles include Chancellor of Washington State University, Spokane, and majority leader of the Washington State Senate. She holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Following her presentation, the second half of the meeting will consist of organizational business, including the PRTA president’s report and election of officers. There will be an open session at the end for members to raise issues and concerns that the association’s board of directors should address in the coming year. (See AGM, page 3)
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