The Tome Of Lummi Island
Volume XLV No. 2
February 2010
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Community Association Meeting – Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Potluck Dinner – – – 6:30 PM
Program and Business Meeting – – – 7:15 PM
Program: A Potpourri – Some Important Business and a Bit of Fun.
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C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S________
LI Volunteer Firefighter Training ………………………………………………… 1, 2 & 3 Thursdays 7:00 PM
Elderberries – Fun & Games for Seniors– Church ………………………….. Every Wednesday 10 AM to 3 PM
Island Church & Sunday School – 758-2060………………………………. Every Sunday 10:30 AM
Food Pantry (Parish Nurses) –Church ………………………………… 1st & 3rd Thursday 11 AM to 1 PM
Island Chapel – Grange Hall ……………………………………………………… Every Sunday 9:30 AM
AA Meeting – Church basement …………………….………………… Every Monday 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Boys & Girls Club Teen Nights ……………………………………………………. Alter Fridays
PTO All Island Talent Review – Beach School …………………….. Feb 20 Saturday 2;00 & 7;00 PM
Recycle Pickup – Your House ……………………………………………………… Feb 22 Monday morning
Boys & Girls Club Board Meeting – at the Club …………………………….. Feb 23 Tuesday 6:30 PM
LICA POTLUCK DINNER MEETING —Grange Hall ..…………… Feb 24 Wednesday 6:30 / 7:15 PM
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. Feb 25 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM
“The Bellingham Herald – Future of Local Media” – Island Library …. Feb 27 Saturday 7:00 PM
Cemetery Board – Library …………………………………………… Mar 1 Monday 7:00 PM
Grange Meeting ………………………………………………….……. Mar 3 Wednesday 6:30/7:00 PM
Lummi Island Players Society – Library …………………….………… Mar 6 Saturday 4:00 PM
Lummi Island Conservancy Board – Library …………………………………. Mar 7 Sunday 7:30 PM
Recycle Pickup — Your house ………………………………………. Mar 8 Monday morning
Friends of Island Library ………Note new date – Second Mondays … Mar 8 Monday 7:30 PM
Community Land Trust Board meeting …………………………………………. Mar 9 Tuesday 7:00 PM
Fire Commissioners Meeting — Fire Hall—Open to Public ……..…… Mar 9 Tuesday 7:00 PM
Beach School PTO — Beach School ………………………………… Mar 10 Wednesday 6:45 PM
LICA Board of Directors — Library ………………………………….. Mar 10 Wednesday 7:30 PM
Civic Club – Church Fellowship Room ………………………………………… Mar 11 Thursday 10:00 AM
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. Mar 11 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM
Septic System Inspection Class – Grange Hall……………………… Mar 11 Thursday 1-5 PM
The Tome Deadline ……………………………………………………………… Mar 12 Friday 11:00 PM
A Gourmet Italian Market Dinner . Heritage Trust – by Reservation … Mar 13 Saturday 6:00 PM
Post Office Hours Mon-Fri 7:45 AM to 3:15 PM; Sat 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Boxes 24 hours) 758-2320
Library hours Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 to 8:30 PM; Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM 758-7145
Recycle Hotline Monday – Friday 9 to 5 plus answering machine 676-5723
Grange Hall Rent contact: Leslie Dempsey – Cell 206-818-9500
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A POTPOURRI – SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND A BIT OF FUN. – – ed
At next Wednesday’s (February 24) Potluck Dinner Meeting we will be concluding nominations for LICA Officers and Board members, and then we will vote by secret ballot. Nominees so far are: Pres, David Thorn; V-Pres, Joannie Roteman; Sect, Carl Hanson; Treas, Paul Davis; Board Members: Jerry Anderson, John Arntsen, Joan Moye and Chuck Keiper. David Jones will complete his two-year term this year.
Last month we made the first of two necessary votes on a package of 2010 LICA Grants totaling $4,025 to various Lummi Island non-profit organizations. Next Wednesday we will vote again to finalize approval of the package. The grants recommended by our Board of Directors are: Parish Nurses – $1,000; Grange – $900; FOIL – $500; B&G Club – 2 grants totaling $ 750; Heritage trust – $625; Girl Scouts – $50; Christmas Ship – $200. Sadly this package falls far short of the requests, but this is the best we could do because of a shortfall in Tome subscription donations and fewer ads in the Tome this year.
Additionally, we will have a report from PLIC (Protect Lummi Island Community) on their activities.
And to top it off, we might, maybe, possibly have a bit of fun with some history snippets from early issues of the Tome (Newsletter).
Door prizes will be $5 for some Lummi Islander in the Hall and $80 for a Tome subscriber if s/he is in the Hall at the time of the drawing. Last month Carolyn Jenkins won the $5, but Mary Stack forgot to come to the meeting to get her $75.
All Lummi Islanders are urged to participate and vote. Potluck starts at 6:30 PM exactly. Remember to bring all your own table service as supplies are not available at the Grange Hall. The business meeting starts at 7:15 PM – exactly.
“Never argue with a woman when she’s tired – or rested.” – H.C. Diefenbach
ISLAND RAINFALL | January | Last year | ||
Westshore Farm Hayfield | 4.36” | 3.80” | (Sheila & Al Marshall) | |
North Tuttle Lane | 4.68” | 3.82” | (Nancy Simmerman) | |
South Tuttle Lane | 4.70” | 4.00” | (Wynne Lee) | |
South Nugent | 4.59” | 4.11” | (Jerry Brown) | |
Otto Preserve | n/a | 4.36” | (Paul Maier) | |
Scenic Estates | 4.75” | 3.50” | (Darlene Stoffer) |
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN — Plans for Building Permits. unCommon Sense Design/Luther Allen 758-2019
WEBSITE DESIGN AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, Nancy Swanson, Ph.D. 758-4277
FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, Bridal Bouquets etc. brujabotanicals.com 758-4277
ERIK’S LANDSCAPING Professional pruning, installation, renovation and maintenance. 758-7105
ALUMINUM CAN-RECYCLING by the Grange. Bins located in Grange parking lot. Thank you.
A NOTE FROM OUR Retiring LICA President – – Terry Terry, President, LICA
Avery special thank you goes to our Island community and Lummi Nation for participating in a very successful “Town Hall Meeting.” We had a chance to listen to each other and gain a better understanding of our communities and each other’s history. We all understand that there is much more work to do with the terms of the ferry lease but it is such a relief to know that we will have service to Gooseberry Point.
There are several other county agencies and organizations that in a variety of ways support the effort on both sides of the negotiating table. I have been asked to continue to serve on their boards and attend their meetings even though I am stepping down from the LICA Board.
Tami Chock was instrumental in coordinating the meeting between our community and Lummi Nation. Tami is a Native Hawaiian who lives on Lummi Island and has worked for Lummi Nation for the past 10 years. Her graciousness was always present and moved us toward the excellent meeting.
Whatcom County officials have asked Lummi Island Community Association (LICA) to coordinate and moderate future Town Hall Meetings that will involve the county. LICA continues to maintain a neutral position within the community and has successfully orchestrated several Town Hall Meetings these past 4 years. Now we can focus on the upcoming fundraising events that are so needed by our Island organizations. More information will be coming your way about The Heritage Trust dinner in March.
The Boys & Girls Club has several exciting events coming your way and the Beach School Foundation has the Edible Garden Tour on Sunday, July 18.
Even though the Beach School was saved from the budgeting cuts last year it will be facing a similar situation again this coming school year. There are several events coming your way to support the school.
Again, thank you to all for such a respectful meeting.
“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” – Ralph Hodgson
BEACH SCHOOL NEWS – – Judy Thomas, School Manager
Thanks to the Ferndale School District for supplying the gym, chairs, PA system, etc. to the Lummi Nation Ferry Task Force meeting and to the Island PLIC meeting. So many people helped make the two events successful: 5th and 6th grade students set up chairs and Bryan Thurber made sure the PA system worked.
For the Lummi Nation Ferry Task Force meeting, Buff Lapof organized the gift baskets, and Larry Roteman parked cars. Dozens of people brought food and others helped clean up. Thanks also to LICA for organizing the food and Terry Terry for moderating.
These two events emphasize the importance of our school to the community. Thanks to all for making both meetings positive events.
Mark your calendars for the PTO All Island Talent Review on February 20th. The matinee starts at 2:00 PM and the evening performance begins at 7:00 PM. Watch for signs telling more.
“No matter how young I think, I can’t get under sixty.” – Bill Copeland
$10 MONEY TEN MONEY $10 – – ed
Last month’s winner of the $10 Certificate hidden in one copy of The Tome was Loyal Tome subscriber Robert Brownlee.
Each month we hide a Certificate redeemable for $10 cash in one copy of the Tome. Only Tome subscribers on Lummi Island are eligible for this cash bonanza.
Grange News – – Louise Kolstad, Secretary
The Grange meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Grange Hall.
In February, the Grange had a Valentine’s Dinner – guys made and served dinner for the ladies. Dinner was delicious and the 50+ people who attended didn’t discover who swam naked in the lake in Scenic Estates.
The Grange will sponsor a septic system inspection class given by the county on March 11 from 1 to 5 PM. For more information email James Hayes at the County Health Department:
JHayes@co.whatcom.wa.us or phone him – 676-6724 ext. 50847.
Mark your calendar for May 8 for the Tuscan Feast at the Grange.
Officers for this year are Bob Auld, Steward; Candy Jones & Sharon Smith, Chaplin; Leslie Dempsey, President; Mel Kolstad, Vice President; Pat Moye, Treasurer; and Louise Kolstad, Secretary.
Future dates:
March 3: Grange social @ 6:30 PM Grange meeting @ 7 PM
March 11: Septic system inspection class, 1-5 PM at the Grange.
May 8: Tuscan Feast at the Grange
“Bigamy: The only crime on the books where two rites make a wrong.” – Bob Hope
Island Chapel – – Louise Kolstad
Island Chapel, a nondenominational church, meets every Sunday morning at 9:30 at the Grange Hall. Children’s Sunday school is provided. Men’s Bible study is held each Monday evening at 6:30 at Wendell Terry’s home. For more information please call 758-7432. Women’s Bible study is held at Candy Jones’ home each Thursday at 9:30 AM and again at 6:30 PM; call 647-1411 for more information. Chris is planning to teach a Survey of Theology class from 5:30 to 8:00 PM starting the last Sunday in March. Call Chris (296-4963) for more information.
Youth Group (grades 6-12) meets at Jason & Lisa Letchworth’s home every Wednesday, from 6:30-8:00 for dinner and fellowship.
In January Chris and his crew took the youth group to winter camp at Camp Black Mountain at Silver Lake. Seventeen Island kids had a great time skiing, inner tubing, 4-wheeling in the snow and playing board games at the camp; 64 kids attended the winter camp. A youth group summer camping trip to Mt. Saint Helens is currently in the planning stages.
If you need any help with a project or want spiritual help, please call Chris at 296-4963. Island Chapel board members: Wendell Terry, Dave Jones, Jerry McRorie and Mel Kolstad as alternate. Pastor: Chris Immer.
The healthiest part of a donut is the hole. Unfortunately, you have to eat through the rest of the donut to get there
FRIENDS OF ISLAND LIBRARY PRESENTS – – Mike McKenzie
FOIL presents “The Bellingham Herald and the Future of Local Media” Julie Shirley, Executive Editor of The Bellingham Herald will discuss how the Web has affected local media and how The Herald and media in general have survived the economic downturn. Yet, they keep the faith as watchdogs and sources of information and connectivity with readers and the community at large.
After an introductory, anecdotal presentation on a few key points, she will open the program for questions from the audience.
This FOIL event is free; FOIL welcomes donations that help maintain the Library building and property.
Saturday, February 27, 7:00 PM at Island Library
If you put a crouton on your sundae instead of a cherry, it counts as a salad.
LUMMI ISLAND PLAYER’S SOCIETY – – Myra Ramos
All right! Copies of The Real Inspector Hound are now available for sign-out at the library so you can have a look prior to the SATURDAY MARCH 6, 4:00 PM reading. It’s a one-act, won’t take long to preview. To get in the mood, this is an exaggerated, over-the-top spoof. Way fun. Hope to see you on March 6! (Please forward on to anyone I’ve missed.) Remember, it’s a change from the usual first Sunday.
ISLEWARD – – Meredith Moench for the Lummi Island Conservancy
BEES BUSINESS
Early signs of spring are here, including the appearance of bees on early flowering plants. The continuation of life on earth is dependent on the pollination services of various animals and insects, the most important of which are native bees. Recent years have seen native bee populations declining, but with a little effort we can help. Some native bees nest in old wood, especially in the tunnels left by beetles. Leaving snags, rotting logs and stumps will preserve nesting sites. A sunny patch of unmowed “weedy” grasses and wildflowers can provide food.
Maintaining a variety of native plants and trees which bloom in different seasons is important as research has shown that native plants are four times more attractive to native bees. A number of attractive garden plants appeals to bees as well, especially those with yellow or blue flowers. Should you notice a bee coming out of a hole in a bare spot in your garden, it is a ground nesting bee. They are not aggressive and will happily coexist while pollinating your fruits and vegetables. This spring the Lummi Island Heritage Trust is partnering with www.greatsunflower.org to distribute free sunflower seeds as part of a national project asking citizens to plant sunflowers and count the bees who come to them, relaying the information back to their data. base. The Xerces Society web site (www.xerces.org) is an excellent resource for additional information on bee conservation with regional plant lists, fun bee nest box projects, and bee identification information.
I have metal fillings in my teeth. My refrigerator magnets keep pulling me
into the kitchen. That’s why I can’t lose weight.
Civic Club Garden Expo 2010 – – Pat Moye
The Civic Club’s world famous Garden Expo will take place Saturday May 1 at the Grange Hall 9:30 AM to 1 PM. The Expo will include Retail booths, Information booths, Presentations from Master Gardeners, and due to the mild winter we are having a whole bunch of wonderful Plants!
Please keep the Plant sale in mind as you start to work in your gardens. All the plants we sell at the sale come from Lummi Island gardens, so please start potting up your extra plants. If you need pots or help digging up your plants call Louise Kolstad at 739-9663. Please put identification sticks in your plants if at all possible
We are looking for people who would like to sell items and services that tie into the garden theme such as bird houses, stepping stones, garden gates, pots, etc. Plants cannot be sold at the retail booths. Services could include landscape design or yard maintenance. Retail tables (6ft) cost $10 and can be reserved by calling Linda Smith at 758-2130.
If you have helpful information to impart to Islanders regarding gardening and are interested in an information booth (no cost) contact Wynne Lee at 778-0271.
If you would like to volunteer to help or have general questions call Pat Moye 510-7392
I was going to wake up early to go jogging, but my toes voted against me 10 to 1.
LUMMI ISLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH – – Cindy Bauleke, Pastor
Our attention has been focused inward, as we have held our breath waiting for a resolution to the question of the future of the ferry, our life line to the mainland, which enables us to live and work and play on this Island we love. Can you hear the collective sigh, as we release our anxiety and our breath, with reassurance the Whatcom Chief will continue to run to Gooseberry Point? There are still details to work out, details which will impact our lives in unknown ways. Yet we are reassured by the Lummi Nation the details will be worked out. Whether or not we like it, we find ourselves dependent upon our neighbors. I can’t help but wonder how we can be better neighbors. What can we do to bridge the gap between us? It is a question I have pondered since coming to the Island. I wonder if in breathing out, we might find ways to reach out, to listen, and to learn. We are all created in God’s image, and we are wonderfully diverse people.
In the church calendar it is Lent, a season of preparation for Easter, a time of opening our hearts and our lives to God and to neighbor. No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome to join us for worship on Sunday at 10:30, with Sunday School for children. Come and walk the labyrinth in the woods behind the church or use the path to the beach, as together we breathe deeply.
“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be without it?” – Ben Franklin
Civic Club – – Pat Moye – Secretary
The Civic Club February meeting was hosted by Eileen Martin and Marlene Sweetingham. The ladies enjoyed wonderful fruit filled scones. The business meeting focused on planning for the May 1 Garden Expo. The Beach School asked the Civic Club if they would be willing to donate a new tennis net for use on the public tennis court and the decision was made to do so. The program included an exchange of favorite recipes. Some members shared how their recipe became a favorite. One story included the handing down of a recipe by mothers, grandmothers, aunts, in-laws and neighbors! Members also exchanged home-made Valentines.
We wrapped up the meeting by filling baskets with Valentines cookies that were give to the wonderful people at the Islander Grocery Store, Ferry, Fire Department, Library , Post Office and to Paul Davis for keeping all us Islanders in touch through the Tome and Brown Betty. We sincerely thank all these people for providing us with services we cannot live without.
Our next meeting will be March 11 at 10 AM in the Congregational Church Basement. All Lummi Island ladies are invited to attend. Our program will be a Certified CPR and first aid instructor, Bob Busch teaching us how to conduct Infant CPR (very important for all the Grand Children) and bleeding Control. Bob will also bring the Initial Attack truck to show off to all the Ladies.
The Lummi Island Civic Club, founded in 1916, is an organization dedicated to volunteerism and fund raising which support the charitable, educational and cultural services on Lummi Island.
The handle on your recliner does not qualify as an exercise machine.
YOUR LIBRARY – CONNECTING LEARNING TO LIFE – – Joan Keiper
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 – 8:30 Saturday 10:00 – 4:00
The theme of March’s book display in the library is “Food”. Everything you can imagine about food. YUM!
Upcoming & Ongoing Events
for Kids
“E-Books for e-Kids – Check out the new online library at www.wcls.org on the kids’ page.
Pre-school Story Time – for pre-schoolers, Saturdays at 11:30
“Power Readers” – a book club for Grades. K – 2, the Third Tuesday of each month at 3:00 to 4:00 PM.
“Runaway Readers” – a book club for 3 to 6 graders, the 4th Tuesday of each month from 2:30 to 3:30 PM.
Power Hour Homework Help Island Library has homework help available on a drop-in basis for elementary school aged kids. Tutoring provided by Boys and Girls club staff on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 4 PM.
Events for Adults
“The Bellingham Herald and the Future of Local Media” – Julie Shirley, Executive Editor, The Bellingham Herald – Saturday, February 27, 7 PM at the Library.
Lummi Island Players – Play reading group will be reading “The Real Inspector Hound” on Sat., Mar 6 at 4:00 PM. Scripts available at the library. LI Players is open to all who enjoy reading aloud.
The Friends of Island Library (FOIL) board meets the second Monday of each month at the library. The next meeting is March 8 at 7:30 PM. Meeting is open to all.
What fits your busy schedule better, exercising one hour a day
or being dead 24 hours a day?
LUMMI ISLAND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ADVISORY BOARD – – Jerry Anderson
Please do not forget the Lummi Island KIDS. Usually, in February, the L.I.B&G.C. send a letter to all addresses in the community. In this letter we acknowledge the prior year’s donors and sponsors, review the past and upcoming years and remind residents of our need for donations. We are postponing sending this information out until March this year because of all the unknowns regarding the ferry. The staff and KIDS at the local club are doing great. Many forward strides were made in 2009, and we look forward to a very active 2010 for the Island KIDS. Please keep us in mind as we need to raise money to keep the club going. Donations can be sent to LIB&GC, P.O. Box 1, 98262 Thanks for making the Lummi Island B & G Club the POSITIVE PLACE FOR KIDS.
“A lady is a woman in whose presence a man is a gentleman.” – Peg Bracken
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB – – Kjerstin Satter, Director
Many heartfelt thanks to those of you making a donation to the club recently. Without question, the monetary donations are important to any non-profit organization, the Boys & Girls Club included. I want to clarify that every dollar of your donation stays on-Island and is specifically for the Lummi Island Club. If you send a donation to the main branch, you will need to indicate it is for Lummi Island if that is your wish. This money is wisely spent in ways that provide maximum benefit to the kids.
In addition to cash donations, we have received equally generous donations of time and labor as well. There has been an outpouring of volunteer hours and donated materials recently. Many hardworking people have spent days fixing the drainage outside of the club door: digging trenches, providing crushed rock, transporting the rock and laying drainage pipe.
This year, a goal of our club is to give back to the community. We are developing programs that will offer community-wide education, increase safety on the roads, and add a Litter Control Patrol for our lovely Island. Please watch for more information.
These individuals won awards at the Boys & Girls Club Award Ceremony last month: Jerry Anderson – Pacesetter Award; Susan Plumb – Board Member of the Year; Pam Miller – Volunteer of the Year and Ingrid McGarry – Volunteer of the Year. Congratulations!
Each month, we select a “Youth of the Month”. These students demonstrate exemplary behavior and a positive attitude. This month, Jarid Poole is our Youth of the Month. Keenan Berg was honored at the County-Wide Awards Ceremony as Lummi Island’s Youth of the Year. Boys & Girls Club is about the kids and we think these boys are the greatest!
Thanks to Friends of the Club: Lummi Island Heritage Trust, Aggregates West, Lummi Island Community Association, George Sweetingham, Dale Granger, Dave Wertz, Mike Skehan, Jeff Campbell, Bill Boulton, Dave Wertz, Jim Rammel, Ted Mork, Susan Plumb and Pam Miller.
I’m going to order a broiled skinless chicken breast, but I want you to bring me lasagna and garlic bread by mistake.
Heritage Trust News – – Becca Rettmer
The Heritage Trust’s Annual Benefit Dinner will be held March 13th and promises to be an elegant evening. Please join us for a delicious Gourmet Italian Market Dinner, fine wines, appetizers, raffle items and door prizes. This event is an important fundraiser for the Trust. Suggested donation ranges are $75-Friend, $150-Sustainer or $500-Benefactor. Seating for the candlelight dinner is limited and by reservation only. To make your reservation, please call the Trust office at 360-758-7997.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Heritage Trust Annual Meeting. Seventy people enjoyed an engaging and very interesting presentation by author Thor Hanson about his conservation work in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. We also recognized all of our dedicated volunteers and several lucky volunteers received special gifts. The Trust is looking forward with renewed energy and enthusiasm to the year ahead. Thank you to all of our members and supporters!
Thank you to Wanda Cucinotta, Janice Holmes, Bobbi Hutchings, Malcolm Hutchings, Steve Schneider, Mike Skehan, and Randy Smith for working to reconfigure parking spaces, improve drainage, increase privacy for our neighbors, and enhance the natural beauty of the Baker Preserve parking area. The ambitious crew transplanted young hemlocks, cedars, salmonberry and sword ferns, redirected ground water from the parking area toward the new plantings, and created new parallel parking spaces. The Baker Preserve trail and parking area will be in great shape for spring and summer hikers.
A final draft of the Baker Preserve Management Plan is available for public comment. The Plan is available on the Trust’s website liht.org, at the Island Library, and at the Resource Center. Written comments may be submitted by mail or email until March 5.
My doctor told me to start my exercise program very gradually. Today I drove past a store that sells sweat pants.
WHO’S IN CHARGE?
God looks over the millions of people and says “Welcome to Heaven. I want the women to go with Saint Peter, and the men to form two lines. Make one line of the men that dominated their women on earth, and the other of men who were dominated by their women.”
There’s much movement, but eventually the women are gone and there are two lines. The line of the men that were dominated is 100 miles long. The line of men that dominated women has only one man.
God gets angry and says, “You men should be ashamed of yourselves. I created you in my image and you were all dominated by your mates. Look at the only one of my sons that stood up and made me proud. Learn from him!”
He turns to the man and says, “Tell them, my son. How did you manage to be the only one in that line?”
The man says, “I don’t know, my wife told me to stand here.”
WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN
A fellow has been learning to be a balloonist and takes his first solo flight. Unfortunately, the wind gets up, he is blown off course and is forced to land. He is in a paddock close to a road but has no idea where he is. He sees a car coming along the road and hails it. The driver gets out and the balloonist says, “G’day mate, can you tell me where I am?’
“Yes, of course”, says the motorist. “You have just landed your balloon and with this wind you have obviously been blown off course. You are in the top paddock on John Dawson’s farm, 13.5 kilometres from Mukinbudin. John will be ploughing the paddock next week and sowing wheat. There is a bull in the paddock. It is behind you and about to attack you.”
At that moment the bull reaches the balloonist and tosses him over the fence. Luckily he is unhurt. He gets up, dusts himself off and says to the motorist, “I see you’re an accountant”
“Good grief,” says the other man, “you’re right! How did you know that?”
“I employ accountants,” says the balloonist. “The information you gave me was detailed, precise and accurate. Most of it was useless and it arrived far too late to be of any help!”
IN CASE YOU LIVE FAR-AWAY OR DON’T ENJOY THE PRIVILEGE OF BROWN BETTY’S VISITS – – ed
Lummi Nation and Whatcom County have agreed to an interim continuation of the County’s ferry operation at its present location at Gooseberry Point. In exchange, Whatcom County will pay Lummi Nation $16,667.00 per month, commencing February 15, 2010. Additional amounts owing for this year, will be paid by the County, backdated to February 15, 2010, by the end of the year. The parties have spoken to officials at the Bureau of Indian Affairs and have received verbal confirmation of that agency’s acquiescence in this temporary agreement. This agreement will remain in effect during on‑going productive negotiations pertaining to lease arrangements for the tidelands and uplands associated with the Gooseberry Point ferry dock.
Cowboy logic: Some folks spend more time wantin’ what they don’t have than enjoying what they do.
You can’t be too careful
A honeymoon couple is in the Watergate Hotel in Washington. The bride is concerned “What if the place is still bugged?” The groom says “I’ll look for a bug”. He looks behind the drapes, behind the pictures, under the rug “AHA!” Under the rug was a disc with four screws. He gets his Swiss army knife, unscrews the screws, throws them and the disc out the window.
The next morning, the hotel manager asks the newlyweds “How was your room?”, “How was the service?”, “How was your stay at the Watergate Hotel?”
The groom says, “Why are you asking me all of these questions?”
The hotel manager says “Well, the room under you complained of the chandelier falling on them!”
SUBSCRIBERS OF THE TOME – – ed
Below is a listing, according to my records, of all 2010 Tome subscribers who have given me Lummi Island as their mailing address by Feb 13. If you see an error or omission, please let me know at (758-2414) or thetome@lummiislandcable.com.
We are still waiting to hear from folks who have had higher priorities. If you feel that this is the right time, just send a check to LICA, PO Box 163 or use the Tome Drop Box across Nugent from the school. We appreciate it.
We hope every Lummi Islander will help support The Tome and your Community Association. Our out-of-pocket expense is more than $7/year for each Island address. Overall, it costs over $440 to publish and mail each monthly issue, and our only expenses are supplies, printing and postage. Our only revenue is from subscriptions, donations and advertising fees.
Only one name per household is listed here, so if your names are different, you may be listed under either name. First names are abbreviated as necessary to conserve space.
Please note – this list is only for folks who have given their Lummi Island address for Tome delivery.
ABAKHAN , AVRIL
ANDERSON , JERRY
ANTHOLT , CHUCK
ARMBRUSTER , B.
ARNTSEN , JOHN
ARONSON , DON
AULD , BOB
AUSTIN , DAN
BABCOCK , WAYNE
BAILEY , DAVID
BAIN , RON
BAJEMA , JOHN
BAKER , CHARLES
BAKER , DALE
BAKER , DONNA
BAKER , JON
BALDWIN , JACK
BARKER , DAVID
BARNES , LaPRIEL
BARRY , BOYD
BAZLEN , BILL
BEACH STORE CAFÉ
BEAN , KARIN A.
BEARD , CHUCK
BENSON , RANDALL
BERG , KEVIN
BERNARD , TOM
BETHUNE , JACK
BLAKE , CLARK
BLAKE , RHAYMA
BOCOCK , GLEN
BOHL , NORMA
BONAPARTE , JAN
BOSTROM , LAURA
BOULTON , BILL
BOWMAN , AUDREY
BOWMAN , PAUL
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
BRANDOW , BOB
BRISKEY , GRACE
BROWN , BILL
BROWN , DOOLIE
BROWNLEE , BOB
BRUBAKER , JILL
BUECHNER , NEVA
BUFORD , MARK
BURROUS , REBECCA
BUSCH , BOB
BUSH , JUDY
CALDERHEAD , GLO
CAMERON , PETE
CAMPBELL , JEFF
CARLSON , ANN-MARIE
CARLSON , BETSY
CARLSON , JEANNE
CARR , AMY
CHESSMAR , G.
CHURCH , CONGREG
CLANCY , SEAN
CLARK , STU
CLAYTON , ALICE
COE , DOUG
COHEN , RUBEN
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OLSEN , JUDY
OLSEN , MICHAEL
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