The Tome Of Lummi Island
Volume XLV No. 8
September 2010
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Community Association Meeting – Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Potluck Dinner – – – 6:30 PM
Program and Business Meeting – – – 7:15 PM
Program: Chris Immer Dives Around Lummi Island
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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
Saturday Market – Islander North end ………………………………… Every Saturday 10 AM to 2 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
Recycle Pickup – Your House ……………………………………………………….. Sept 20 Monday morning
LICA POTLUCK DINNER MEETING —Grange Hall ..…………..… Sept 22 Wednesday 6:30 / 7:15 PM
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. Sept 23 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM
Owl Prowl – With Clark Blake and Dave Engebretson – Otto Preserve Sept 25 Saturday 8:00-9:30 PM
Blessing of the Animals – Congregational Church parking lot ……….. Sept 26 Sunday, 1:30 PM
Boys & Girls Club Board Meeting – at the Club ……………………………… Sept 28 Tuesday 6:30 PM
Fall Harvest Dance – Grange Hall – LICA Scholarship Program. Oct 2 Saturday 7:00 PM
Lummi Island Players Society – Library ……………………………… Oct 3 Sunday 2:30 PM
Lummi Island Conservancy Board – Library …………………………………… Oct 3 Sunday 7:30 PM
Recycle Pickup — Your house …………………….…………………. Oct 4 Monday morning
Gardener’s Network – Fire Hall ……………………………………….. Oct 4 Monday 6:30 PM
Cemetery Board – Library …………………………………….……… Oct 4 Monday 7:00 PM
Flu Shot Clinic at the Fire Hall …Sponsored by Parish Nurses ……. Oct 6 Wednesday 2:30-5:00 PM
Grange Meeting ………………Social at 6:30 PM……………….……. Oct 6 Wednesday 7:00 PM
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) ………….. Oct 7 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM
Friends of Island Library ……………………………………………… Oct 11 Monday 7:30 PM
Fire Commissioners Meeting — Fire Hall—Open to Public ……..…… Oct 12 Tuesday 7:00 PM
Beach School PTO — Beach School ………………………….……… Oct 13 Wednesday 6:45 PM
LICA Board of Directors — Library ………………………………….. Oct 13 Wednesday 7:30 PM
Civic Club – Church Fellowship Room – Candy Jones – Glass Fusing Oct 14 Thursday 10:00 AM
The Tome Deadline ……………………………………………………………….. Oct 15 Friday 11:00 PM
-Annual Salmon BBQ- – Grange Hall …(Grange Scholarship fund) … Oct 16 Saturday 5:00 to 6:30 PM
Recycle Pickup — Your house …………………………………..……. Oct 18 Monday morning
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) ………. Oct 21 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 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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Chris Immer dives around Lummi island – – ed
Our program at next Wednesday’s (September 22) Potluck Dinner Meeting will be local diver Chris Immer who will present an exciting program showing what is under the surface of the beautiful waters surrounding Lummi Island. Also PLIC is planning a few minutes for an update on their activities.
Chris’ program starts at 7:15 PM exactly. If you want to share in the Potluck we start eating at 6:30 exactly, so please have you “pot” on the serving table before that time. Remember to bring all your own table service as supplies are not available at the Grange Hall. Everyone is welcome as this is your Community Association in action.
Our usual business meeting will follow the programs. Door prizes will be $5 for some Lummi Islander in the Hall and $105 for a Tome subscriber if s/he is in the Hall at the time of the drawing. We increment the cumulative door prize by $5 each time it is not claimed. Last June Sheila Marshall continued the Marshall family tradition of winning the $5 which she immediately deposited into the LICA Scholarship program. Bill & Susan Bazlen forgot to come to collect their $100.
“The airplane, the atomic bomb and the zipper have cured me of any tendency to state that a thing can’t be done.” – R.L. Duffus
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Westshore Farm Hayfield |
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North Tuttle Lane |
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(Nancy Simmerman) |
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South Tuttle Lane |
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1.20” |
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South Nugent |
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1.17” |
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Scenic Estates |
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN — Plans for Building Permits. unCommon Sense Design/Luther Allen 758-2019
WEBSITE DESIGN AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, Nancy Swanson, Ph.D. 758-4277
HOUSE CLEANING, $17.50 per hr, 758-4290, Betsy Johnson
COTTAGE FOR RENT, one person only. Details on Islander window or call Nancy Simmerman, 758-2489
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.
HERE’S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT LIVING ON A SMALL ISLAND – – ed
We have amazing volunteer activity on the Island because everyone cherishes our small community and wants to maintain it in its present condition as long as possible. What do you like about living on a small Island?
AN LIGF THANK YOU! – – Sharon Drivdahl
The Lummi Island Girl Friends would like to thank all those who made our stay for the LIGF Reunion at the Reefnetter on Legoe Bay so special: Thanks to Paul Davis for finding space in the Tome for our notices and ad; thanks to Mark Cross for renting us Reefnetter for four nights, plus thanks for rounding up the “Kayak-mobile” for our driving use; thanks to Manly and Korkee for storing “stuff” before the ferry dry-docked; thanks to Terry and Bryan Martins for hauling our “stuff” to the Reefnetter and supplying crab; thanks to John Granger for his horse-drawn carriage rides, thanks to our photographers Amanda Harryman and Sharon Grainger with a special thanks to Sharon for inviting us over for a visit; thanks to Nancy Swanson for her beautiful flowers and vases to display them; thanks to Basil Atkinson, Ria Nickerson, and Lynn Dee for tours of their studios, with a very special thanks to Basil and Ria for a battery charge!; and a loving thanks to David and Jim Dickenson for letting us spend our final evening on their beach enjoying the gorgeous sunset. Most of all, thanks to the wonderful women who “got it” and came to our LIGF Reunion Reception.
“Age is not important – unless you are a cheese.” – Helen Hayes
$10 MONEY TEN MONEY $10 – – ed
Last month no one won the $10 Certificate hidden in one copy of The Tome. Oops – someone thought her husband paid the 2010 subscription to the Tome and he thought she did. Too bad! 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.
A THANK YOU NOTE
Recently a 911 call was made on my behalf. Up to this point I took the Fire Department for granted. Not being a full-time resident, I never thought of all of the training that they performed and the dedication they exhibit. Well, all of us whether we ever need their service and help should be appreciative and supportive of their service. Each and every one of the volunteers is special. The Commissioners and Chief Duncan McLane lead a great resource and a vital aspect of living on Lummi Island. – – Tom
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB NEWS – – Kjerstin Satter
September is a busy month for Boys & Girls Club news, so the following is abbreviated. Please call the club at 758-2828 if you would like more information on any of the following.
- Watch for the Safety Patrol on the roads after school. This Boys & Girls Club Program increases safety for all. When you stop your vehicle for a Safety Patrol – it’s state law – please give lots (and lots) of extra space.
- Run on the Rock (aka The Great Race) must be cancelled this fall, but plans for a community event in October are “in the works.”
- Club will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting on September 14th, with a change in programming. Thursdays, the club will offer exciting specialty classes, pre-registration required. Some examples of classes to come: photography, internet safety, cooking, bike maintenance, sewing, Spanish, digital movie making, knitting, French and more…
- Thanks to everyone involved in the auction (donors, volunteers, attendees.) We exceeded our goal by over four thousand dollars!! Every single penny stays at the Lummi Island Club. Our membership enrollment is historically high, and our attendance numbers are too, so the extra money will be well spent serving more kids than ever!
“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?” – Mark Twain
2010 PHONE BOOKLETS NOW AVAILABLE – – ed
Every resident of Lummi Island who was a Tome subscriber before August 10 should have received a free 2010 Lummi Island phone list in the mail at your Lummi Island address on August 19. We are always looking for ways to reward folks who support their Community Association, The Tome and Brown Betty. This is just one of your benefits.
Additional phone booklets are now for sale to anybody at The Islander Store. Or you may order a phone booklet sent to you by mail anywhere in the USA. Send your name and mail address with $2 which includes first class postage to the Lummi Island Community Association
LICA
P.O. Box 163
Lummi Island, WA 98262
“He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.” – Forrest Tucker
Gardeners’ Network – – Ginny Winfield
The Lummi Island Gardeners’ Network will meet Monday, October 4th, at the Fire Hall at 6:30. Sean Tait will give an hour presentation on pruning fruit trees, and other items of interest will follow. Sean will be giving a series of talks about pruning and tree health in the next couple of months, the charge will be nominal and class size is limited to thirty.
Our thanks to Joanie Roteman who came to our last meeting and gave us tips on drying fruit and making jams and jellies!
We are an informal group and welcome all aspiring, challenged and experienced gardeners. Our purpose is to share inspiration and knowledge, and promote healthy gardening practices.
“He uses statistics as a drunk uses lamp-posts – for support rather than illumination.” – A. Lang
VISITS TO SCULPTURE WOODS – – Ann Morris
As of October 2010 Sculpture Woods, studio grounds of Ann Morris, at 385l Legoe Bay Road, Lummi Island, will be open to the public on the FIRST SATURDAY of each month from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There are sixteen large sculptures on the grounds to be visited and the gallery of smaller works will be open. The working studio will not be open. There is no admission charge. No photos please.
Park diagonally in the designated parking area, take a map for the self guided tour and enjoy.
Annual Salmon BBQ at the Grange— Scholarship Fundraiser—Oct 16 – – Louise Kolstad
Mark your calendars for October 16, 5 to 6:30 PM for the annual Salmon BBQ. As in previous years, money raised will be used for scholarships. The Grange gives out up to two scholarships annually. Hank and Erin Baumgart are again donating the salmon for this money raising event.
The menu features barbequed salmon, Au Gratin mashed potatoes, homemade slow-cooked baked beans, garlic bread, salad, and a home-made cobbler. Coffee, tea and lemonade will also be served.
Come to visit with friends and neighbors at the Grange while enjoying another outstanding meal. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for 12 years and under.
After a certain age, if you don’t wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead.
ISLAND CHAPEL – – Louise Kolstad
Coming soon is Man’s Camp on September 24 and 25. This is the church annual men’s retreat. Youth Group for grades 6 through 12 continues to meet at Jason and Lisa Letchworth’s Wednesday evenings. Come for dinner at 6:30 with fellowship following.
Fall starts Bible study for women at Candy Jones’ home on Thursday evenings at 6:30 and a morning group on Fridays at 9 AM. If you have questions, call Candy or Chris Immer. The men’s Bible study continues at Wendell Terry’s Monday evenings at 6:30 PM. Call Wendell or Chris for information.
Island Chapel is a non-denominational church, meeting Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the Grange Hall; Sunday school is provided for children. Call Chris at 296-4963 if you need any help with a project or want spiritual help. Pastor: Chris Immer. Board members: Boyd Barry, Christy Hart, Mel Kolstad, Jerry McRorie, Wendell Terry.
In about 40 years, we’ll have millions of old ladies running around with tattoos.
Islander Denny Franzmann is Competing for National Award – – Louise Kolstad
Lummi Island’s Denny Franzmann is a self-taught guitarist and winner of the State Grange Talent Show. He won the talent show playing his original winning composition on the guitar. Denny graduated from Ferndale High School in June. Supporters can purchase raffle tickets being sold at the Grange Salmon BBQ on October 16. Money will be used to help pay Denny’s expenses to the National Grange Convention competition in South Carolina in November.
GRANGE NEWS – – Louise Kolstad, Secretary
Carolyn Jenkins and Anne Jewell designed the Lummi Grange “record-breaking sweep of the People’s Choice Award” for all 6 NW Washington Fair days. Our Island booth also took both the Sweepstakes Award and the best produce booth award. Each year county Granges compete for these honors. Our Grange took it all this year!
Grange members are gearing up to volunteer at Beach School. We will be helping with their reading program again this year, supervising on the playground and helping with a new “Brown Bag with Scientists” program. Jon Fincke is planning the schedule; call him if you would like to help.
The Grange meets the first Wednesday of each month – next meeting is October 6. Join us for social at 6:30; meeting from 7 to 8 PM.
The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.
TO ALL ISLAND ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS – – Diana Pepper
Please join us for the Fall Artists’ Studio Tour, November 13 and 14. To new and returning artists and crafters, write a description including your name, location and 25-words about your art for the tour map. Put the description and your $25 fee payable to Ria Nickerson in an envelope and bring it to the Islander or deliver it to her studio. For the Fall Studio Tour, the description and fee must be paid by Saturday, October 23. You are responsible for submitting them in a timely fashion or you won¹t be listed on the map. Questions? Call Ria Nickerson at 758-7121 (Cell 201-4611) or Lynn Dee at 758-2815.
“If you think dogs can’t count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket
and then give him only two of them.” – Phil Pastoret
LUMMI ISLAND CIVIC CLUB – – Pat Moye Secretary
At the September meeting, Civic Club members and guests enjoyed pastries, coffee and tea hosted by Beverly Busch and Rose Ann Auld. The guests had such a fine time that at the end of the meeting they all joined the Civic Club.
New President Rose Ann Auld honored Bobbie Hutchings as past president and mentioned many of the Club’s accomplishments under her direction. She then introduced the new board of officers; Vice President Beverly Busch, Secretary Pat Moye, Treasurer Tamia Sorensen, Events Chair Linda Smith, Sunshine Chair Tootie McCollum and Memorial Chair Dorothy Hanson.
In June the Civic Club donated $1,500 to Lummi Island non profits. Recipients of these donations were the Boys & Girls Club, Parish Nurses, Heritage Trust, Watershed Enhancement, FOIL and the Girl Scout Troop.
We are very excited about our calendar for the upcoming months as it includes many wonderful presentations, workshops and fund raising events:
October 14 –Candy Jones’ Glass Fusing presentation & workshop.
November 11: Luncheon fund raiser with fashion show & antique auction.
December 9 – Nancy Swanson Christmas Wreath presentation & workshop.
The Lummi Island Civic Club meets the second Thursday of each month in the basement of the Congregational Church. All Lummi Island women are invited to attend.
“A denial of a favor is not an invasion of a right.” – James Fenimore Cooper
FIRE DEPARTMENT – – Duncan McLane, Chief
Thank you for your cooperation during the total burn ban this summer, it is very much appreciated.
With fall and winter approaching, it is time to make sure your chimneys are cleaned, flashlight and radio batteries are fresh, generators are working and fire extinguishers are at the ready.
Give Burns the Boot Saturday October 2, Lummi Island firefighters will be walking the ferry line asking for donations for The Northwest Burn Foundation, a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization serving all those in need in the Pacific Northwest. Their mission is to prevent burns and improve the quality of life for burn survivors through programs, education and research. Your generous donations help fund the following programs: Cosmetic Consultation, Emergency Housing, Prevention Education, Summer Camp and Support Groups. Fire boots will also be located at the Islander Store, The Tap Root and at the Beach Store Cafe.
September is National Preparedness Month and this year’s theme is Plan Now, Work Together, and Be Ready. The Map Your Neighborhood program is a good program and we are here to assist anyone who would like to be more active in their Neighborhood. At the very least, think about how you and your neighbors will help each other through a significant weather event or other disaster like an earthquake. It is easier to plan ahead than react in a crisis.
“I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.” – Walt Whitman
FALL HARVEST DANCE – – Kent Nielsen
As the weather cools, the rains begin, and the harvest comes rolling in, it is time to get together and enjoy the good cheer of friends and neighbors. The Lummi Island Community Association (LICA) is planning a fund raising dance in support of the Scholarship Fund. The award this winter will be the fourth to help Lummi Islanders move ahead through education.
On October 2, 2010 at 7:00 PM, LICA will open the Grange Hall doors to all considered adult by age at least. Bryan Thurber and his band will provide music for a Contra style dance. Do not worry if you are clueless like this writer, a caller will be there to tell you what to do. There will be snacks and drinks to help you move your feet. Come enjoy the turning of the seasons.
I am rich! I am $13 trillion dollars richer than the entire USA government.
Anita Smith Ross – October 24, 1926 – August 18, 2010
Anita Smith Ross, 83, passed away at home on August 18, 2010. She was born in San Antonio Texas on October 24, 1926 to David and Anita Smith, the second of three girls. She married Jim Ross in 1946 and spent the next 20 years as an Air Force wife. They were transferred to 10 different places around the US during that time, and had three children. As was typical of her life, she looked a 
t the bright side and saw all the moves as an opportunity to see more of the country. Jim retired from the Air Force in 1966, and the family moved to Washington. They lived in Yakima and Chehalis, then settled in Raymond for 30 years. Jim passed away in 2006. Anita moved to Ferndale in 2007 then to her son’s house on Lummi Island in 2009.
Anita liked to stay busy. Some favorite activities were Elderberries, quilting and sewing, gardening, bowling, Scrabble, crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and watching Mariner games. In Raymond she sang in the church choir and was in a gardening club and a research club. She was a good cook, but a favorite saying was “the way to a woman’s heart is through the door of a good restaurant.”
Anita is survived by her son Jim Jr. and his wife Mary Ross, her daughters Virginia Gibbs and Cindi Dunsmoor, grandchildren Andrew and Michael Gibbs and Alex and Tashi Dunsmoor, and sister Marguerite Crist. The family is especially grateful for the caring and professional assistance provided by Whatcom Hospice and Parish Nurses, Tammy Lowdon, and Koelle Bodhi. Their help made it possible for Anita to remain at home during her illness and be well cared for.
“The swallows of sorrow may fly overhead, but don’t let them nest in your hair.” – Chinese Proverb
LUMMI ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP Kent Nielsen –
The Lummi Island Community Association (LICA) Scholarship is celebrating its third anniversary. This scholarship is intended for any Lummi Island resident who is or would like to continue in an educational program beyond high school. The characteristics of the successful applicant include a strong academic record, demonstrated personal motivation, and concern for our community. The deadline for application is November 20. If you are interested in this scholarship, contact Kent Nielsen, chair of the Scholarship Committee, at 360-758-2148 or lummikent@yahoo.com.
Last winter, we awarded the third $500 scholarship to Mr. Alex Mech to help him complete his degree in Political Sciences at Seattle Pacific University. At present, we have approximately $2,100 in this account and would like to increase the fund so that it can be self-sustaining. To that end, we are planning a fund raising dance on October 2. Mark you calendars and come to the Fall Harvest Dance at the Grange Hall. Look for an announcement elsewhere in this issue of the TOME. If you would like to support this scholarship separately, please contact Kent Nielsen or send a donation for the LICA Scholarship fund to the Lummi Island Community Association, P.O. Box 163, Lummi Island, WA 98262.
It’s amazing how persuasive you can be if you are talking to your own ears.
YOUR LIBRARY – CONNECTING LEARNING TO LIFE – – Joan Keiper
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 – 8:30 Saturday 10:00 – 4:00
We’re celebrating the Freedom to Read during Banned Books Week Sept 25- Oct 2. Come in to the library to see a display of books that have been banned and check one out.
October is time for Whatcom Reads. If anyone hasn’t read Jim Lynch’s books, now is the time! “The Highest Tide” is the selection for teens and “Border Songs” is the title for adult reading. There will be copies of these books at the library. Book discussions will be taking place in libraries, schools and book groups. And we’ll get another chance to hear Jim speak at Whatcom Community College in January.
Thanks for Malcolm & Bobbie Hutchings who hosted the Mad Hatter Tea Party as a fund-raiser for FOIL. It was truly a charming and magical event. Photos of the party are on the picture frame in the library.
Thank you, Islanders, for your tremendous support of the Used Book Sale. Best year ever. Your support added $1,990 to FOIL’s coffers.
Events for Kids
Preschool Storytime – A half-hour of stories and more for 3 – 7-year-olds. Saturdays, 11:30 AM.
Mask Making for kids of all ages. Hear a story and make a mask! Thursday, Oct 14, 2:30.
Kids Book Clubs return after summer break! Enjoy talking about your favorite books and hear what other kids have to recommend. Food and prizes as well!
We need volunteers to lead these reading groups. If interested, please contact the library staff for details.
Power Readers, grades K-2, Tuesday, September 21, 3 to 4 PM.
Runaway Readers, grades 3 – 6. Tuesday, September 28, 2:30 to 3:30 PM.
Events for Teens.
Urban Legends and Scary Stories in the Old Barn: Bring the scariest story you know and dress warmly for the cold. This program is for middle and high school students who aren’t afraid of the dark. Tuesday, October 26, 7 to 8 PM, Noble Barn. Please sign up at the library or respond to a Facebook invitation if you want to come.
October is Whatcomics month. Teens send in an entry of original comics or art (not in pencil, as gray tones don’t reproduce well) by Oct 31 to be published in the 2011 Whatcomics. Entry forms are at the library.
Join the Whatcom County Library Teens on Facebook. Post your online reviews of books and websites and be entered to win prizes in our weekly drawing!
Adult Events
FOIL Photo Forum – The “Summertime on Lummi” contest ends Sept. 21. Photos must be entered in jpg format to FOILphoto@gmail.com . Access website for additional information.
Lummi Island Players –. For October, bring something to read that relates to the library, to Lummi Island, to the surrounding sea, the mountains, the Salish people, maybe something that was written on the Island. In November, we will be reading “Arcadia”, a play by Tom Stoppard. Next meeting is Sunday, Oct.3 at 2:30. LI Players is open to all who enjoy reading aloud.
The Friends of Island Library (FOIL) board meets the second Monday of the month at the library. Next meeting is Monday, October 11, 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Meeting is open to all.
“The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.” – G.B. Shaw
HERITAGE TRUST NEWS – – Megan Crouse
A big thank-you to all the volunteers, kids and parents who made this summer’s Nature Explorer’s program at the Otto Preserve educational and fun!. Annie Franzmann, Joe Cook, Terry Cook, Kim Gardner, Arria Merrill, Jodi Forsberg, Joe Anderson, Kristine Pomeroy, Mike Skehan, Jeremy Robinson, Julie Hirsch, Robin Richardson, Robin O’Callahan and Cara Blake led group games and hikes, shared journal-writing, dug for “decomposer”, and helped teach our next generation of land stewards how to respect and care for Lummi Island’s natural world.
During the September Artist’s Tour, the Trust hosted Luther Allen, who read from his newly published book of poems, “The View from Lummi Island.” Chuck Robinson of Village Book writes, “The View…is a year-long homage in verse to a treasured island. His daily poems capture the essence of place.” Islanders and visitors purchased poetry books, bid on outdoor raffle items, and enjoyed cookies and lemonade. Congratulations to raffle winners: Kathy Thurber, Cindy Paffumi, Mary Beth Watkins, Sheila Sondik, Megan Crouse, Joan Kammerzell, Yvonne Owen, and Jo Ann Philpot. Copies of “The View from Lummi Island” are on sale at the Heritage Trust Resource Center and Sister’s in the Islander store.
Bring your flashlights and join birders Clark Blake and Dave Engebretson for an Owl Prowl! Come search for Great Horned, Barred, Barn, Saw-Whet, Screech and Pygmy owls at the Otto Preserve on Saturday, September 25, 8:00-9:30 PM. Meet at the Resource Center, 3560 Sunrise Road. This program is designed especially for kids and families.
If you love Lummi Island’s stunning natural beauty and rural community life, please support the Heritage Trust with your membership today. Membership gifts support our land conservation work. They sustain our stewardship programs, so we can manage and care for the land we protect. Membership donations help us connect people with Lummi’s natural habitats through programs like owl prowls and Nature Explorers. Your membership sustains everything we do at the Heritage Trust. Thank you for your ongoing financial support. We can’t do it without you!
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.” – Groucho Marx
ISLEWARD – – Meredith Moench for the Lummi Island Conservancy
THE DIRT UNDER YOUR FEET
How much do you know about the “dirt” under your feet? Did you know that there are 191 different soil profiles in Whatcom County? Of these 21 are present on Lummi Island. They have names like Kickerville, Pickett-Rock and Neptune. They are determined by depth of soil, drainage, water retention, chemical attributes like salinity, susceptibility to erosion, the presence of clay, sand, rock or gravel, and the average annual precipitation, air temperature, and frost-free period.
Appropriate land use depends upon these soil characteristics. Woodland renewal, for example, will be more successful on soil which among its attributes has low seedling mortality. Good wildlife habitat develops on soils which support a wide range of vegetation.
For the home owner, building and septic siting depend upon soil type. What about that tree growing in Kickerville soil? It only has a slight chance of becoming uprooted during a wind storm, but one growing in Pangborn or Whitehorn soil has a severe chance of windthrow.
Lummi Island boasts six of the prime farmland soils found in Whatcom County. The most common here is Kickerville which can be seen at the Heritage Trust’s Curry Preserve where their Community Garden is located. Most of the surrounding area there on the northern half of the Island has similar prime farming soils. Soil maps are available for those who would like to know more. The Lummi Island Heritage Trust Resource Center can help with finding information, or you can go on-line to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s interactive web soil survey for an aerial map pinpointing your property and its soil type.
Click on “Web Soil Survey
“Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.” – Harry Fosdick
Lummi Island Congregational Church – – Cindy Bauleke, Pastor
Autumn is here! With autumn comes wonderful opportunities. Please join us for the ones interesting to you:
Kids’ Fellowship; all elementary school kids are welcome! Saturday, September 25, 5-7:30 PM, at the McGarry’s.
Blessing of the Animals, Sunday, September 26, 1:30 PM, in the church parking lot. All are welcome: pets, working animals, farm animals, for this brief service blessing God’s creatures.
Elderberries (for those over 55) meet for fellowship and fun, 10-3, each Wednesday, at the church, with lunch served – thank you to the great cooks who provide these delicious, hot meals. Come for the day, or come for lunch.
Winter Coat Drive,
sponsored by Interfaith Coalition, collecting clean, used coats, hats, and gloves for all ages. Drop them off at the church by September 26. Coats are distributed at the United Church in Ferndale.
Parish Nurses are sponsoring a Flu Shot Clinic, Wednesday, October 6, 2:30-5, at the Fire Hall, bring your Medicare Card.
Join us for as what should be lively discussion of the book: If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person. Wednesdays, Oct 6, Nov 3 and Dec 1, 7- 8:30 PM, at the church.
Come walk the labyrinth or visit Church Beach. Of course, we worship and have church school each Sunday at 10:30 AM. Come sing with the choir at 9:45 AM. No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here. More details at:
on Facebook at Lummi Island Congregational Church; or give me a call 303-1941.
It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you don’t know that you can’t do it.
I am not a great admirer of Mozart and I cannot speak for all microbes, but if I were a microbe, I’m sure that, rather than Mozart, I would prefer Beethoven, Brahms, Frank, Rimski-Korsakov or even Sibelius.
Mozart for microbes makes sewage plant sweeter Kate Connolly, Berlin
Mozart has been credited with everything from increasing the intelligence of unborn babies to boosting the milk yield of cows. Now the head of a German sewage plant has introduced piped Mozartian music to stimulate the activity of microbes that break down waste.
Anton Stucki, Swiss‑born chief operator of the sewage centre in Treuenbrietzen, an hour south‑west of Berlin, believes the chords and cadences of the compositions speed up the way the organisms work and lead to a quicker breakdown of biomass.
“We think the secret is in the vibrations of the music, which penetrate everything ‑ including the water, the sewage and the cells. It creates a certain resonance that stimulates the microbes and helps them to work better. We’re still in the test phase, but I’ve already noticed that the sewage breakdown is more efficient.” he said.
He has developed a sound system that projects Mozart operas in several directions at once, recreating a spread of sound similar to that of a concert hall. And he compares the process to that of an orchestra. “Just as in an orchestra where everything has to be in harmony, so it is here. But of course you need the right frequencies and the right music, and Mozart hits the spot.”
So far Stucki’s preferred composition is The Magic Flute. “But we’re keen to try others as well, and to see what effect they have.” he said. “I’m convinced we can influence the nitrate contents with this method.”
The method was first developed at a smaller sewage treatment plant in Austria whose owners said it helped reduce the cost of waste treatment.
Stucki said he was not a classical music fan and first had to be convinced of the efficacy of the music before agreeing to listen to it all daylong. “I prefer rock music.” he admitted.
“But my theory as to why it works is that Mozart managed to transpose universal laws of nature into his music. It has an effect on people of every age and every cultural background. So why not on microbes? After all, they’re living organisms just like us.”
The plant expects savings of as much as €1,000 a month. It has welcomed requests from any scientists who wish to follow the process.
I WALK THE LINE ‑ A COWBOYS LAMENT
A cowboy, who just moved to Wyoming from Texas, walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. He sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more.
The bartender approaches and tells the cowboy, “You know, a mug goes flat after I draw it. It would taste better if you bought one at a time.”
The cowboy replies, “Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in Arizona, the other is in Colorado. When we all left our home in Texas, we promised that we’d drink this way to remember the days when we drank together. So I’m drinking one beer for each of my brothers and one for myself.”
The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves it there.
The cowboy becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way. He orders three mugs and drinks them in turn.
One day, he comes in and orders only two mugs. All the regulars take notice and fall silent. When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says, “I don’t want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss.”
The cowboy looks quite puzzled for a moment, then a light dawns in his eyes and he laughs.
“Oh, no, everybody’s just fine,” he explains. “It’s just that my wife and I joined a very strict church and I had to quit drinking.”
“Hasn’t affected my brothers though.”
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
The local United Way office in Bellingham realized that it had never received a donation from one of the city’s most successful executives. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. “Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn’t you like to give back to the community in some way?”
The executive mulled this over for a moment and replied, “First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?”
Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, “Um … no.”
“‑or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?” The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology but was interrupted, “‑or that my sister’s husband died in a traffic accident,” the executive’s voice rising in indignation, “leaving her penniless with three children?!”
‘The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, “I had no idea ……….
On a roll, the executive cut him off once again: ‑ “So if I don’t give any money to them, why would I give any to you?!?
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LUMMI ISLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS – _- 2010___
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President: David Thorn |
Jerry Anderson Joan Moye |
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Vice President: Joanie Roteman |
Chuck Keiper John Arntsen |
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Secretary: Carl Hanson |
David Jones |
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Treasurer/Editor/Archivist: Paul Davis |
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