Game Day Party: Friday, August 9, 3-5 p.m., community center. Food, raffle prizes, board games, foosball, pool and shuffleboard. Free for all ages. Summer Reading Club prizes and certificates will be presented as well. Info: 945-6545.

Lily Point Nature Walk: Saturday, August 10, 10 a.m., trailhead at the east end of APA Road. Guided walk, with info on the park, area history and the new trail network. Local experts on hand to answer your questions. Good footwear recommended. Info: visitpointroberts@gmail.com.

Be Slim Club: Saturday, August 10, noon, Pier Restaurant at the Marina. Have lunch with a certified health coach. All welcome. Info: chc.bethinnow@gmail.com.

Wine and Music Benefit for End The Pain Project: Saturday, August 10, 4-7 p.m., Point Roberts Marina Club, 713 Simundson Drive. Wine, tapas, live music, door prizes, silent auction. Legendary bluesman/artist Jim Byrnes performing. $35 donation supports mirror therapy training in Rwanda and Bosnia. Info: 945-2713 or 604/834-5401, or to buy tickets, click here. 

Kids Overnight Camps: August 11-18 and 18-25. Featuring Carrie Thiel and Michelle Ladd teaching safe theatrical combat. Classes with internationally renowned faculty (Innovation: ancient Greece through Commercial Space and Creative Engagement/Art, Mythology, History, Leadership, Robotics, Rocketry, Film Making and Game Design), theatrical combat training, all recreation activities, events and room and board. Register now for 40 percent off, plus free movie and book gift cards. Info: campdemigod.com.

Stress Reduction Discussion: Wednesday, August 14, 12:30 p.m. at the P.R. Senior Activity Center, 1487 Gulf Road. Come join our stress reduction discussion with our speaker, Margot Griffiths, retired UBC therapist and counselor. Free. Info: Armene, 945-5043.

Mama and the OomPapas: Friday, August 16, 7:30 p.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road. Carrie Chapman returns with her popular brass quartet on stage. Admission by donation. Info: 945-7105.

Dorothy Meets Her Friends: Saturday, August 17, 2 p.m., community center. A family puppet show event. Music and stories from the Wizard of Oz presented by Welcome Marionettes. Free for all ages. Sponsored by the Friends of the Point Roberts Library.

An Afternoon of Salsa and Latin Jazz: Sunday, August 18, 2-4 p.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road. Salsa and Latin jazz by Jafelin Helten and the Locura Trio. Performing in the garden, bring a chair and a picnic and stay a while. Donations benefit the new library fund and the Children's Summer Music program. Info: 945-7105.

CPR Class: Monday, August 19, 6-10 p.m., 2030 Benson Road. Participants will learn adult, child and infant CPR, choking and AED (automated external defibrillator) use. Class is free, certification card $5. Register by emailing chief@wcfd5.com.

Firefighter Story Time: Tuesday, August 20, 10:30 a.m., 2030 Benson Road. Fire safety story and video, station tour and gifts. Info: Chief Carleton, chief@wcfd5.com.

Point Roberts Fire Department Open House: Saturday, August 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 2030 Benson Road. Come support your local firefighters as they help you enjoy food, fire trucks, police cars, helicopters, a Coast Guard boat, fire safety house and more family fun. Info: 945-3473.

Joke Telling Contest: Saturday, August 24, 7 p.m., community center. Rules: Adults only (no kids in attendance), no bad words, no ethnic slurs. Come for an evening of laughter! First-prize winner will have their name put on the prestigious Ha-Ha Cup and displayed in the library for all to see!

Third Annual Seattle Medic One Alumni Party: Saturday, August 24, Kiniski's Reef Tavern, 1334 Gulf Road. Live music from Silver City at 9 p.m. Info: 945-4042.

FOPRL Labor Day Weekend Book Sale: Saturday, August 31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., community center. Novels, hardbacks, paperbacks, non-fiction, fancy books and collectibles. Kids' and teen books, cookbooks, art books, a few large-type and audio books, lots of DVDs and VHS tapes. Info: 945-6545.

Neighborhood Hydrant Painting: Month of August. Personalize your neighborhood fire hydrants. The best hydrant will win a prize. Paint and supplies provided. Info: chief@wcfd5.com.

Summer Art Exhibit: Through September, community center. Art by local artist Savilla Kress. Info: Mark Robbins, mark.robbins@prodigy.net, Savilla Kress, info@savillacreations.com.

Point Roberts Homegrown Co-op Farm Stand: Fridays 3-6 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1702 Benson Road. Info: prhomegrowncoop.com.

Saturday Morning Market: Saturdays through August 31, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., community center. Local vendors selling crafts, produce, etc. Info: saturdaymorningmarket@gmail.com.

Historical Society Poster Display: Saturdays through August 31, community center. Showcasing many archival photos from their collection. Info: historicalsociety@pointroberts.net.

PR Registered Voters Association: Thursday, August 8, 7 p.m. community center.

PR Garden Club Annual General Meeting: Saturday, August 10, 7 p.m. Info: 945-5075.

Point Roberts Parks and Recreation: Monday, August 12, 7 p.m., community center.

Friends of the Point Roberts Library: Tuesday, August 13, 1-2 p.m., Point Roberts Library, 1487 Gulf Road. Info: 945-6545.

PR Water District: Tuesday, August 13, 5 p.m., 79 Tyee Drive, Suite A.

PRCAC (PR Community Advisory Committee): Tuesday, August 13, 7 p.m., community center. Info: 945-5075.

PR Fire District 5: Wednesday, August 14, 7 p.m., 2030 Benson Road. Info: 945-3473.

PR Historical Society: Wednesday, August 21, 7 p.m., community center. Info: historicalsociety@pointroberts.net.

Cemetery District: Tuesday, August 27, 5 p.m., 260 Tyee Drive.

PR Chamber of Commerce: Tuesday, August 27, 7 p.m., community center.

Library Fundraising Committee: Wednesday, August 28, 1 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1880 A.P.A. Road.

Point Roberts Taxpayers Annual General Meeting: Wednesday, August 28, 6-8 p.m., Brewster's Fine Foods, 1379 Gulf Road. Renew your membership ($10) and join in the annual general meeting. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene will give a keynote address at 7 p.m. Info: jmurquhart@yahoo.com.

Point Roberts Clinic Hours: Mondays 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., 2030 Benson Road. For appointment, call 945-2580.

Free Taxi to Bellingham: Every Tuesday. Call 676-7433. Pick-up at Cordata. Info: 945-1640.

Knit Night at Point Roberts Library: Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. Knitting, crocheting or other yarn crafts. Practice, advice, chat and hot drinks. For adults and grades 8-12. Info: 945-6545.

Point Roberts Writers Group: Second and fourth Tuesdays, community center. Info: 945-6545.

Wackie Walkers: Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesdays, 8 a.m., Lighthouse Park. Info: Jim, 945-1934.

The "Law of Attraction" Discussion Group: Second and fourth Wednesdays, 7 p.m., community center. We use materials from Abraham/Hicks, Napoleon Hill, Migues Ruiz and more. Info: 945-5043.