June 2022
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Don’t be bringing poultry into the states, page 3
Parks district has busy summer planned for kids
Circle of Care to hold townhalls, page 7
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Volunteer Appreciation Day planned, page 10
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B y P a t G r u bb With Covid-19 restrictions being relaxed and border traffic slowly approaching pre-pandemic times, the local parks board has lined up an exciting summer program for kids aged 6-12. Camp begins July 11 and goes through July 29, five days a week. Unlike in years past, there is no age breakdown by morning or afternoon session. The lead counselor for the second year in a row is Aslee Dixon. She will be assisted by at least five and possibly seven counselors. Young adults interested in working with the kids should contact the parks district. New for this year are field trips off the Point. Trips are currently planned to the Greater Vancouver Zoo, Science World and the Vancouver Aquarium. Counselors and volunteer parents will chaperone the kids on the bus trips. Final details will be available in mid-June. Funding for the trips was provided by a SEEK grant of $31,100 for the kid camp and activities. The district was recently awarded another $7,500 SEEK grant to develop a youth paddleboard program to be operated in conjunction with the kids camp and the kayak program. The money will be used to pay for the paddleboards and associated safety equipment. Leftover funds can be used to supplement the kayak program. The district has installed two storage bins, one at the Gulf Road community center and the other at Baker Field. The one at the community center contains pickleball equipment and basketballs while the Baker Field one contains baseball equipment and soccer balls. People wanting access to these bins for the recreational equipment can email prparkdistrict@gmail.com and specify which bin they need the code for, their name, their email address and a contact phone number. The district asks that all equipment to be put away after use. In other news, the commissioners have reposted their advertisement for a maintenance person after receiving no response.
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s Sunny skies, good food, drinks and company brought a crowd to Kiniski’s Reef Tavern on Saturday, May 21. Reef owner Nick Kiniski, l., talking to customers. Photo by Louise Mugar
Bordertown bill fails to proceed through Senate B y P a t G r u bb A Democrat-led effort to pass a bill in the U.S. Senate containing aid to Point Roberts and other exclaves failed after it fell short of the 60-vote filibuster-proof threshold. The aid component was contained in the restaurants and small business relief package proposed by Senate Democrats in continuation of Covid-19 relief programs. In an email to Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce president Brian Calder, Amanda Wyma-Bradley from U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s office wrote, “Only 5 Republicans joined Democrats in voting for this important bill, which made it impossible to get to the 60-vote threshold. We are evaluating our options for next steps, and I will
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keep all of you in the loop as we determine what that might be.” The exclave component was modeled after U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene’s Point Roberts Small Business Fairness Act. The bill included $40 billion for restaurants, $1.4 billion for border businesses and $10 million for the three U.S. exclaves. DelBene’s legislative assistant Abe Friedman told Calder, “Though the bill had a majority of senators vote in favor of it (52-43), the bill failed to overcome the filibuster (which requires at least 60 votes in favor), due to Republican opposition. We were extremely disappointed by this outcome and understand that you are too.
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Classifieds ......................................... 12 Coming Up ....................................... 11 Crossings ............................................ 3 Obituaries ......................................... 14 Library Picks..................................... 10 Obituaries ......................................... 14 Sheriffs ............................................. 13 Tides ................................................. 13