LUMMI ISLAND NEWS LETTER
C 0 M I N G E V E N T S
WEDNESDAY MARCH 22 6:30 P.M. POT LUCK SUPPER
Program and Meeting Follow
GRANGE HALL
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ISLAND EASTER EGG HUNT ‑ TUESDAY, MARCH 21 ‑ 1:30 P.M. ‑ Open to all Island school and preschool children.
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EASTER SUNDAY ‑ MARCH 26th
EARLY MORNING SERVICES AT THE ISLAND CHURCH ‑ Everyone welcome.
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THE LOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE FERNDALE SCHOOL BAND AND CHORUS AT THE ISLAND SCHOOL HOUSE IS PLANNED FOR THE 12th OF APRIL ‑ WATCH FOR FURTHER’NOTICE.
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CIVIC CLUB RUMMAGE SALE ‑ Coming Up in a month or two keep it in mind an4 start saving your items for the event.
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The community study groups recently formed by the club in response to the general desires expressed in the recent survey have apparently started to function. The~ prime activity in all instances appears to be an Interchange of Ideas regarding the procedures necessary to acquire the facts and figures in the most economical way possible ‑ both in time and effort. Snap Judgments and preconceived solutions have been shunted to the background in order to establish fresh new concepts and Ideas. The exceptional ability and talent of the Island people is bound to produce a remarkable guide line that very well could be a pattern for other communities to follow. To those of you who have not as yet actively participated we urge you to bring your star out from ‘neath its wraps and let the rest of us benefit thereby. Who knows, you may be the genius we‑are‑all‑looking for.
Remember that the ferry will be off after the midnite run on April 23 (Sunday nite) and it is, not expected to be back on schedule until the early morning run on the 13th of May (Saturday morning). A special deputy sheriff will be on duty each night, for the duration, at Gooseberry Point, Soooo ‑ dear friends and gentle hearts stock up the larder and fuel tanks and be sure you have enough pills and vitamins to weather the convenience drought. It is an interesting note to learn that the chief engineer of the Wisconsin firm furnishing the engines flew out here to appraise the situation personally ‑ and apparently he has guaranteed that the new power plants will do the job this time. Hope he is right but we will keep an outboard motor, around ‑ just in case.
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Dr. Thomas Nilsen ‑ a professor in the department of speech at the University of Washington conducted a discussion workshop March 1st, for members of the Community Club at President Bill Peel’s home. Dr. Nilsen’s appearance was part of the program sponsored by the Bureau of Community Development at the University. The object of the workshop was to show how group discussions can be conducted to realize the maximum results from a guided exchange of ideas and general conversation. All present felt it was most informative and quite interesting even though most were made to realize that their conversational technique at meetings and elsewhere left a lot to be desired.
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The Civic Club requests everyone to‑save and donate to their stock pile all Betty Crocker coupons as they intend to use them to buy silverware service for the church. ‘Tis indeed a noble deed they do ‑ and it is noted here as a public service. However we wish to state that the management of this epistle does not necessarily subscribe to the commercial products mentioned herein. I hate cake mixes, daq nab it!
The P.T.A. have in mind a community project that they feel is sorely needed the construction of a ball field at the school grounds ‑ could be just the outlet that all you “young at heart” are looking for and it would seem to deserve your active consideration.
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The Cemetery Board requests everyone to remove the unused pots and miscellaneous plant containers as soon as possible in order to facilitate mowing. Wonder if that could be a job for the Tops Club? ‑ ‑ ‑ Pots?? ‑ off??
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Understand Bert Ecker is headed for Ethiopia at the request of the armed services ‑ now just what in heck are we doing in Ethiopia? ‑ Must have been too peaceful there.
Jack Miller’s yachting cap fell victim to a strong gust on the ferry t’other day but Earl Granger came to the rescue with a pike pole. Apparently Jack wasn’t in full agreement with the method used in retrieving it as he felt there was too much “horsing around” ‑ perhaps ‑ he was referring to a “sea horse”., however.
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To those persons who state that they have not been consistently receiving these letters, please let the mailing committee know your correct address. Mrs. Gus Johnson is the dear soul who has undertaken this tedious and thankless task and her phone number is 756‑2562.
Islanders contributing to the benefit to the medical profession and the hospital maintenance funds by way of being unintentional recipients of their respective services are as follows (and all are doing as well as can be expected ‑‑ naturally): John Corcoran, Leo GiIfilen, Sam Ferry, Paul Smith and Earl Granger. The first four had considerable difficulty during their confinement and the last one couldn’t be confined at all but treat him tenderly anyway. (Special note to Jack)
The local firemen are a bit disgusted because they apparently missed a total conflagration of some magnitude. The new house of a Mr. Burroughs from Ferndale that was being completed on Lummi Mountain completely disappeared one nite with all its furnishings and construction tools and no one saw it happen. Now that is what you might call a secluded neighborhood. Our sympathies go out to the owner, however, and perhaps a good neighbor policy might be in order from all the Islanders.
Bob Adema, our new assistant mail carrier, is in the process of being initiated into the rigors of performing the actual job while Frank Adema the regular carrier is on vacation. After the first day or so Bob was ready to head for the hills and no doubt many of the patrons would have been right behind him.
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SO NOW BEGINS THE COIMURSHALS ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
F 0 R S A L E
CHOICE DAHLIAS ‑ 150 VARITIES; TUBERS READY FOR SALE BY APRIL ist. ‑ SELECT DAHLIA SEEDS READY FOR SALE NOW.
KONECKE DAHLIA GARDENS ‑ 1683 S. NUGENT RD. PHONE 758‑2364
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DWARF FRUIT TREES ‑ GRAFTED SELECT ‑’
APPLES – GRAVENSTEIN, KING, YELLOW TRANSPARENT . . . . $3.75 ea.
PEARS – BARTLETT & ANJOU . . . . . ……………………………. . . .. . 3.25
ITALIAN PRUNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………………………… . . 3,30
COMBINATION SWEET CHERRY . . . . ……………………….. . . . . . 7.00
APPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………………………… 5.30
ENGLISH WALNUT ‑ FRANQUETT .. . …………………… 4.75
FLOWERING TREES ‑ CRABS, CHERRIES & PLUMS
MANY VARIETIES OF ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS NOW AVAILABLE
Marion Tuttle and Lehr Miller Phone 758‑2404 and 758‑2422