Fire district commissioner Stan Riffle overcame initial resistance from fellow commissioners to gain unanimous approval of a pilot program to increase coverage on weekdays.

Leading a small crew of county officials, a relatively new county executive Jack Louws came to Point Roberts to introduce himself and to hear what local residents had to say. This being Point Roberts, he got an earful.

The Point Roberts Visitor Center, located at the Gulf Road community center, is now open, and Martha Tobiya's smiling face will be there to help people discover the Point every weekend until Labor Day.

The Point Roberts Primary School held its graduation ceremony on June 7

Jana Walker of Ladner and Point Roberts has recently opened The Blue Door Interiors in Ladner Village.

Recreational opportunities for local youths appear to be looking up these days. Point Roberts park commissioners reviewed local initiatives at their regular meeting on June 18.

This November, Whatcom County voters will decide on expanding the Port of Bellingham Commission to five members.

With rising water costs prompting some property owners to ask to have their connections to the system terminated, water district commissioners are re-examining their policies.

Another of the Point’s more notable residents, a great blue heron takes off from the tideflats.

The Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) got some expert advice on the kinds of improvements, big and small, that would make roads friendlier for non-motorized transportation.

A recurring epidemic on the Point, tent caterpillars are once again defoliating local trees this year. The infestation at Lily Point is so severe in areas that some park users have taken to wearing hoods to prevent the orange and black caterpillars, and their rain of feces, from falling onto hair and clothes.

The Point Roberts graduates of the 2012 Blaine High School graduating class

Richard E. Clark, writer of definitive histories of Point Roberts and of the Peace Arch and a man who could truly be called the conscience of Blaine, died May 26 at the age of 82.

“Award’s Night,” held June 7, was a happy event as Dollars for Scholars awarded 17 scholarships to assist with the cost of college tuition. Graduating high school seniors Silvija Grossman, Kaylen Hebert, Lake Hughes, Shae Perritt, Parker Wallace, and Monty Pruss each received $1,000 scholarships.

Tony Barton has a beautiful baritenor voice – dark and rich in the lower range, bright and free on the top. But voice is only part of a great performance. When talking to Barton, I heard a refreshing perspective.

The tsunami warning siren at the corner of APA Road and Tyee Drive will sound the first Monday of every month at noon to test the system’s loudspeaker.

Pamala Sheppard is opening her own store where the McFrugals store now stands on Gulf Road.

Canadian cellular telephone users need to know where they are and be clear with 911 dispatchers about their location or response could be delayed in an emergency, according to Lieutenant Bill Slodysko, deputy director of What-Comm 911, the agency responsible for handling emergency calls in Whatcom County.

Local readers are winning prizes for reading books through the local library’s summer reading program.

Thousands of Canadian dollars flow into Whatcom County every day, and the county’s chamber of commerce wants local businesses to take greater advantage of this source of business.

Nearly two years after Whatcom County moved to dissolve the existing countywide emergency medical services (EMS) system, county and city of Bellingham officials have agreed on the framework for a new one.

The Point Roberts Visitor Center, located at the Gulf Road community center, is now open, and Martha Tobiya’s smiling face will be there to help people discover the Point every weekend until Labor Day.

Whatcom County Council has approved a contract with a Colorado-based environmental consulting firm to produce the massive environmental review of the Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT).

Residents of land adjacent to coastlines will get the chance to learn more about how to safely and effectively manage their properties at a free workshop this Saturday.