Our Lummi Island Community

Tome 1969/07

BULLETIN

July ‑ 1969

(Summer replacement for the Lummi Island News Letter)

COMING EVENTS:

The Fire Auxiliary’s Annual Pancake Breakfast at the Grange Hall ‑ Sunday, Aug 10th ‑ 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Green foldin’, negotiable type donations accepted.

Everyone Welcome

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PTA Annual Salmon Barbecue will be held the 30th of August at the school house from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. The price of this stellar event will be $1.15 for adults and $1.00 for the kids (judging from past observations it should be reversed). Incidentally, the Fire Auxiliary will also help out on this one.

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A recent fire on the Island destroyed the Don (Tex) Owens house on Nugent Road plus some 9 acres of brush land. The house was rented by Mrs. Selie and her 5 children who were not at home at the t i me. Their entire possessions were lost in the fire. According to Mrs. Selie’s father, Harry Abrahamsen, of Bellingham, she and the children are presently located at Camp Lutherwood on Lake Samish but she has hopes of relocating on the Island. Apparently many persons have offered various items but not having a house she has not been able to take advantage of them. Mr. Abrahamsen would appreciate learning about any Island house that might be for rent.

Rick Hudson,.a local fireman, sustained a cut hand during the course of fighting the fire and required a bit of hem stitching repair by a Bellingham medic. Guess he has the honor of being about the first fire fightin’ casualty since the inception of the department ‑ wonder how much a bronze plaque would cost!!

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Seems as how a few of the local reef and gillnet fishermen are having their problems conducting their activities from on top of the water ‑ with many being forced to right their respective yachts several times after they had been overturned by strong winds. Si Eldred’s new gill net boat was swamped completely washing his partner, Earl Essex, overboard and into the net where he had a narrow escape from drowning. They were rescued by other fisherman close by and eventually got the boat beached. About two thirds of their good catch was lost however. Guess Si will be scanning the real estate ads for a parcel of ‘property over the desert lands ‑ miles from the nearest water. He even gets the “willys” looking at the morning dew.

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Before the garbage truck could start its rounds, last Monday a.m. at the store, it broke a hydraulic line and sprayed oil all over the road. Subsequently, the pick up was delayed several hours whilst the motorists, pedestrians and cyclists did the light fantastic on the oil slick with one visiting cyclist sustaining considerable injury.

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It appears that a certain element of commercial fishing type imports consistently leave most of their respective cranial material back on the mainland – at least they do not appear to have the required amount between their ears while on the Island. It is unfortunate that a few “NIT WITS” like these are. a1lowed to ruin the amicable relations between Island folk and the majority of the rest of the fishermen.

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The Community Club pancake Breakfast under the direction of Bill Peel , was a masterful success with some 400 flapjack consumers indulging in. their favorite pastime. There was a bit of misunderstanding resulting from the failure of anyone from the Fire Auxiliary to show up and help, but it was learned later that someone didn’t get the message and that they were not even asked. Several women who were members of both organizations took over, however, and ably assisted the harassed males and also improved the scene a bit. As usual, the “pearl divers” got the worst of it but they stood up well under the pressure. With such experts as Mac Granger, Duff Morse and Les Luke dunking their “lil’ pinkies” in the dish pan, who needs mechanical washers. Most will agree, however, the biggest headache of those affairs is the dishwashing ‑ now if we just had edible dishes!!

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The next meeting of the Community Club will be a Pot Luck Dinner ‑ Sept. 26th.

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Have fun and entertain those guests.

The Lummi Island Community Club

Gus Johnson,, President

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