The Tome Of Lummi Island
Volume XLV No. 9
October 2010
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Community Association Meeting – Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Potluck Dinner – – – 6:30 PM
Program and Business Meeting – – – 7:15 PM
Program: THREE IMPORTANT REPORTS
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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 – Closed until next June
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
Cemetery Board – Library …………………………………………… Nov 1 Monday 7:00 PM
PLIC Meeting – Grange Hall ………………………………………….. Oct 20 Wednesday 6:30 PM
Boys & Girls Club Board Meeting – at the Club …………………………….. Oct 26 Tuesday 6:30 PM
LICA POTLUCK DINNER MEETING —Grange Hall ..…………… Oct 27 Wednesday 6:30 / 7:15 PM
Halloween Party and Haunted House …Beach School ……………. Oct 30 Saturday 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Recycle Pickup – Your House ……………………………………………………… Nov 1 Monday morning
Grange Meeting ………………Social at 6:30 PM……………….……. Nov 3 Wednesday 7:00 PM
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. Nov 4 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM
Players Society – Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia! – Act I – Library ………… Nov 7 Sunday 2:30 PM
Lummi Island Conservancy Board – Library …………………………………. Nov 7 Sunday 7:30 PM
Friends of Island Library ……………………………………………… Nov 8 Monday 7:30 PM
Health Care Specialists Meeting -. Lummi Island Fire Hall ………… Nov 9 Tuesday 6:00 PM
Fire Commissioners Meeting — Fire Hall—Open to Public ……..…… Nov 9 Tuesday 7:00 PM
Beach School PTO — Beach School ………………………………… Nov 10 Wednesday 6:45 PM
LICA Board of Directors — Library ………………………………….. Nov 10 Wednesday 7:30 PM
Civic Club – Church Fellowship Room ………………………………………… Nov 11 Thursday 10:00 AM
Veterans Day Program – Beach School ………………………………. Nov 12 Friday 10:30 – 11:30 AM
The Tome Deadline ……………………………………………………………… Nov 12 Friday 11:00 PM
Players Society – Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia! – Act II – Library ……….. Nov 13 Saturday 4:00 PM
Fall Artists’ Studio Tour – Maps at The Islander ………………….. Nov 13 & 14 Sat & Sun
Recycle Pickup — Your house ………………………………………. Nov 15 Monday morning
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. Nov 18 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM
LICA Scholarship Application Deadline ……………………………… Nov 20 Saturday
Thanksgiving Dinner by Island Chapel – Grange Hall – All Welcome Nov 20 Saturday 5:00 PM
Open Recital – at the Congregational Church ……………………….. Nov 21 Sunday 1:00 PM
Thanksgiving Dinner – Congregational Church – RSVP …….. ….. Nov 25 Thursday 4:00 PM
LICA Non-Profit Grant Request Deadline …………………………… Dec 1 Wednesday
Christmas Bazaar – Grange Hall …………………………..………….. Dec 4 Saturday 10 to 3
Grange Scholarship Application Deadline ……………………………. Dec 31 Friday
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
Grange Hall Rent contact: Leslie Dempsey – Cell 206-818-9500
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THREE IMPORTANT REPORTS – – ed
Our program at next Wednesday’s (October 27) Potluck Dinner Meeting will be a mixture of reports from various organizations:
Robb Kahn will report on the new Lummi Island Health Care Assessment Committee.
Beach School Manager Judy Thomas will report on how the $71,000 we all raised and donated to save the school last year has been used.
Stuart Rich will give us a report on the proceedings of this week’s PLIC meeting.
Potluck Dinner starts at 6:30 PM and program starts at 7:15. Everyone is welcome
We have decided to discontinue the $5 door prize because winners have been donating it back to LICA, so it serves no purpose. However, the cumulative Door Prize continues adding $5 each time it is not claimed. This time there will be a drawing for $110 for a Tome subscriber if s/he is in the Hall at the time of the drawing. Last month Byron Moye donated his $5 winnings to the LICA Scholarship Fund, but Brad & Deborah O’Malley were too busy at the Islander to come for their $105.
Signs of age: You burn the midnight oil until 9 PM.
ISLAND RAINFALL |
September |
Last year |
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Westshore Farm Hayfield |
4.61” |
2.09” |
(Sheila & Al Marshall) |
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North Tuttle Lane |
5.03” |
2.14” |
(Nancy Simmerman) |
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South Tuttle Lane |
4.55” |
1.74” |
(Wynne Lee) |
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South Nugent |
4.90” |
1.92” |
(Jerry Brown) |
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Scenic Estates |
5.37” |
1.68” |
(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
COTTAGE FOR RENT, one person only. Details on Islander window or call Nancy Simmerman, 758-2489
BACK PORCH SALE Tomorrow – Saturday, October 23, 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Brass, China, Antiques.
2361 N. Nugent Road above the cable tower.
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.
$10 MONEY TEN MONEY $10 – – ed
Last month, no one claimed the $10 Certificate hidden in one copy of The Tome (“Dang! I meant to subscribe to the Tome, but I forgot.”)
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.
Boys & Girls Club – – Kjerstin Satter, Branch Director
Thank you neighbors for your care driving around the Boys & Girls Club Safety Patrol this fall. At 2:10 PM every Monday – Friday, members are on the road, crossing Beach School Students. The safety of students and drivers alike has improved dramatically, and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Our members have been instructed not to direct traffic. Their job is to hold up a stop sign, wave walkers across the road, and then get off the road safely themselves. We realize that sometimes, directions from the guard may be ambiguous. If this is the case, please stop and be patient; (s)he will move out of the way shortly. If the sign is up, please stop. If the sign is down, proceed with caution. Thank you so much!
Thanks to friends of the club:
Dave Wing built a beautiful ‘shelter’ for our communication board. (Check out our happenings on your way to or from the restaurant.)
Thanks as well to the Pieces of Eight barbershop quartet for a free concert, to Virginia Barry and Jack Mulhern for planning and organizing this wonderful fundraiser, and RoseAnn and Bob Auld for pitching in.
I’m flexible as long as you don’t change anything.
YOUR LIBRARY – CONNECTING LEARNING TO LIFE – – Joan Keiper
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 – 8:30 Saturday 10:00 – 4:00
New at the Library:
All Libraries – One Card. The new One Card program allows everyone who lives, works or attends school in Whatcom County to check out materials from any public or academic library in Whatcom County? Participating libraries include Bellingham, Whatcom County Libraries, Bellingham Technical College, Northwest Indian College, Whatcom Community College, and Western Washington University.
Upcoming Events
Preschool Story Time – A half-hour of stories and more for 3 – 7 year-olds. Saturdays, 11:30 AM, Library.
Island Kids Library Club – Enjoy talking about your favorite books and hear what other kids have to recommend. For kids in grades K-6. Food and prizes too! Tuesdays, October 19 & November 2, 3 to 4 PM, Library.
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 in the Noble Barn. Please sign up at the library or respond to a Facebook invitation if you want to come.
Monster, Magnets, & Mario – Crafts, Wii, and crashing! For middle and high school students. Tuesday, November 16, 6 to 7 PM Library
Paper Plate Sculpture – Learn to fold a paper plate tetrahedron in one easy lesson, and make millions of variations from this mathematical shape, with Karen Weber from Mindport. For adults, middle and high school students. Tuesday, Nov 2, 7-8 PM, Library
“Moon Child” Book Launch Party – Celebrate the publication of Moon Child the first picture book by local author Nadia Krilanovich, who will share her experiences writing picture books, and thank the community for its support. Music and snacks add to the festivity at this free event hosted by the Friends of Island Library and the Krilanovich family. Saturday, November 6, 6:30 PM Lummi Island Grange.
Lummi Island Play Readers – November’s selection is “Arcadia” by Tom Stoppard. Since it is a two-act play, we’ll do it in two sessions: Act One – Sunday, November 7, at 2:30 PM; Act Two – Saturday, November 13 at 4:00 PM at the Library. Pre-reading recommended. Copies of the play are available at the library.
The Friends of Island Library (FOIL) Board meets the second Monday of each month at the library. Next meeting is Monday, November 8, 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Meeting is open to all.
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
OPEN RECITAL – – Stella Benson
This event will be a great way to start the holiday season. On November 21, 2010 at 1 PM there will be an Open Recital at the Congregational Church. This could be your family affair; adults, teens and children will participate! We welcome musicians of all ages, of all levels. Instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome, and it’s free. The performances are limited to trios, and must be acoustic. Each set (actual playing time) will be ten minutes in duration. Please contact Stella Benson by email sbagency@sprynet.com or call 758‑2278 to signup, or if you have any questions. Invite family and friends!
Sometimes I sit and think, and sometimes I just sit.
REMEMBERING JOANN
When one lives in a small community for 70 years, one is bound to make some kind of impression … and Joann always made an impression. She came to Lummi Island with her mother in 1940 to work in the fish canneries. She met and married Don Smith. After Donna, Manly and Delayne were born, Joann found herself as a single parent.
Life was a bit tough on the Island for a single woman, especially when the canneries disappeared, but Joann survived by starting a laundry business (washer boards and flat irons), harvesting food from the shore and the land, sending her little kids out for wood, or gathering bark from the beaches.
She married Jacob Nordensson in 1952 and had her fourth child, Karlene. Basic survival was time consuming, but Joann made the time to be an active member if not a charter member of many organizations on the Island. She was proud of her heritage, her community, and her family.
Physically large, Joann was also large with her opinions and emotions: she spoke her mind freely and without hesitation, hand on her hip, finger in the air. Some folks might remember her as the cookie baker at the market, the lady at the post office, the berry bus driver with dangling rhinestone earrings; the artist, the singer. Many new Islanders don’t even know Joann, as her illness has taken her from the Island these last few years. So for those who didn’t get to meet her, think of her when you hear the siren – it’s volunteer efforts like hers that makes that siren sound.
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person
is like expecting the bull not to attack because you are a vegetarian.
Be Prepared: Active Weather this Winter and Other Disasters – – Duncan McLane
The National Weather Service is now forecasting a moderate to strong La Nina for the upcoming 2010-2011 Wet Season with expectation that La Nina conditions will persist through at least early 2011. Historically, wind and lowland snow events are more prevalent during La Nina cycles and flooding is also a strong possibility. Some things to think about and prepare for: Power Outages: Have generators ready, new flashlight and radio batteries, one corded phone, carbon monoxide detectors to name a few.
Hazardous driving conditions: studded tires, tire chains, windshield deicer, emergency roadside kit, wear your seatbelt, the safest is do not drive.
Mainland flooding: Do not drive thru water over roadways, provide extra time for detours, several days isolation from mainland if Haxton Way floods.
Better to be ready and nothing happens than not be ready when it does. There are several web sites that provide more information on how to prepare but you could start with www.whatcomready.org. If you have any questions please call us at 758-2411.
The Disaster Committee will have a meeting to prepare for health care on the Island during a major disaster. The purpose is to review how we would provide emergent care, ongoing care, supplies needed and how to acquire them. We are requesting all MDs, DOs, DCs , DDSs, ARNPs, PAs, RNs, LPNs , Medical Social Workers, Psychologists, Respiratory Therapists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistant and Physical Therapists attend at 6 PM at the Lummi Island Fire Hall on Tuesday, November 9th.
Bank accounts are like toothpaste: easy to take out, but difficult to put back in.
BEACH SCHOOL NEWS – – Judy Thomas, School Manager
Our school focus this year is science with Kathy’s office decorated for space travel through our solar system. Check it out and take a nostalgic look at memorabilia from the old Star Wars era (Ewoks were so cute!) With science in mind we are going to begin a Brown Bag science “lecture” series during lunch. Each presentation will last about 30 minutes. We will post the dates and topics on Brown Betty as they are scheduled. The community is welcome and encouraged to attend.
VETERAN’S DAY!!!
To honor our veterans this year our program will be Friday, November 12 from 10:30 – 11:30 AM. There will be music, singing, poems, coffee, tea and treats. The invitations are in the mail. If you don’t receive one, please call Kathy (9440). We try to keep our mailing address current but are sure we are missing names of Island vets.
Mark your calendars for the coming events: October 29 – Carved Pumpkin display all day in the gym and our incredible PTO sponsored, decorated, created Halloween Party and Haunted House on Saturday, October 30 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM.
Try to not let your mind wander; it’s much too small to be going off by itself.
CIVIC CLUB NEEDS YOUR SHELLS – – Pat Moye
Attention all you beach combers out there! Civic Club needs your buckets full of shells that you have collected over the years and have never done anything with. The Civic Club would like to make shell ornaments such as wreaths, mirror frames and bird nests with shells. However due to past projects our members have run out of shells. We are also interested in beach glass, interesting driftwood and anything else that might look good on an art project. If you have shells you would like to donate please call Pat Moye at 360-510-7392 and she will arrange to pick them up. All proceeds from these projects go back into the community via donations to non profit organizations.
“Never grow a wishbone where you backbone ought to be.” – C. Paddleford
Lummi Island FIRE District 11
Our Fire Fighters would like to thank the members of our community for the generous support that was given to the Northwest Burn Foundation “Give Burns the Boot” fundraising drive on October 2. The community gave over $2,500 to this important cause, and your Firefighters wish to thank you for your support and kind generosity.”
NEW BEACH SCHOOL WEBSITES – – BSF & PTO
Beach School on Lummi Island has a new Web presence in the form of two on-line sites: At http://www.BeachSchoolFoundation.org, you’ll find everything about the Beach School Foundation that is dedicated to financial and advocacy support of our Island’s historic K-6 elementary school — the mission, action plan, board, events, photos and how to donate or assist otherwise as a volunteer.
The site also contains two links to the PTO — one with regularly updated current events, and the other its home page which also can be accessed directly at http://www.BeachSchoolPTO.com.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR SIGNUP – – Leslie Dempsey
Calling all Artists, Craftspeople, Chocolatiers, Gnomes, Elves, and Santa’s Helpers: it’s time to reserve your table for the Christmas Bazaar on December 4 at Ye Olde Grange Hall. Please contact Candy Jones @ 758-7986 or 647-1411 to secure your spot.
FOR OYSTER LOVERS – – Julie Hirsch
Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF) is a Washington-based nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to restoring marine habitat, water quality and native species in Puget Sound. Their Drayton Harbor Community Oyster Farm has played an important role in helping to restore water quality in Drayton Harbor. When the project started, in 2001, oyster harvest was entirely prohibited in Drayton Harbor. After generating partnerships and more than $500,000 to help restore water quality, are now able to grow and harvest oysters from prime tidelands.
Having completed many seasons of direct oyster sales on the docks in Blaine and local sales to seafood retailers and restaurants in Whatcom County, we formed a “Community Supported Aquaculture” (CSA) operation a year ago. CSAs have been used for small-scale agriculture for many years. Shareholders, oyster lovers in this case, invest up front in the farm and get a return during the harvest season (March through early June) in the form of fresh Drayton Harbor yearling oysters.
Why should Lummi Islanders care? Eating local shellfish connects us in a very real way as stewards to Puget Sound and to our own shorelines and the funds are reinvested into shellfish restoration projects. Fresh local oysters taste great! You can invest in local oysters at the PSRF website ) or contact Geoff Menzies at 384-9135 or geoffmenzies@comcast.net or Julie Hirsch 758-4046. Friends can get together to share a share and if we get 10 or more Lummi Island members we can take turns with pick-ups.
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need but it’s on sale.
HELLO FELLOW LUMMI ISLAND PLAYERS – – Myra Ramos
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming reading of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia! Since it is a two-act play, we’ll do it in two sessions:
Act One – Sunday, November 7, at 2:30 PM in the library.
Act Two – Saturday, November 13 at 4:00 PM in the library.
An advance reading is highly recommended, and I’ll let you know as soon as I have copies available in the library. Meanwhile, please pass the word to anyone you think might be interested.
There are a number of parts, and it would be wonderful to have a goodly crew to read them.
Anagrams: DORMITORY: When you rearrange the letters: DIRTY ROOM
ISLEWARD – – Meredith Moench for Lummi Island Conservancy
WINTER HUMMINGBIRDS
Long past summer, when days have turned dark and chilly, you may be surprised to see a hummingbird. This likely is an Anna’s Hummingbird. Slightly larger than its cousin, the Rufous Hummingbird, the Anna’s has a green back and grayish-white breast and may be seen throughout the winter. Unlike the Rufous which have long-since flown south to Mexico, Anna’s Hummingbirds do not migrate. They have been very successful and expanding their range northward, the first breeding pair appearing in Tacoma in 1976 and are now seen regularly in Bellingham.
What do they eat in winter? Late blooming flowers such as hardy fuchsia are a favorite nectar source, but Anna’s also eat more insects and spiders than any other hummingbird, and can be seen gleaning insects from spider webs or sappy holes in trees. During cold weather they shelter in evergreens and are capable of going into a state of torpor, a kind of light hibernation which enables them to survive very cold temperatures. For this reason, you should not disturb a hummingbird seen resting on a cold day. Consensus seems to be that it does no harm to feed them, that their winter presence is not caused by human-supplied food. If your nectar feeder freezes you can solve the problem by having a second feeder ready to replace it, alternating between the two. The same 1:4 basic white sugar water solution should be used. Do not add additional sugar which may be harmful and do not use commercially prepared solutions which contain dyes and preservatives.
I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger, then it hit me.
A Matter of Health: Please Pick-up After Your Pet(s) – – Julie Hirsch
It has been estimated that a single gram of dog waste can contain 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, which are known to cause cramps, diarrhea, intestinal illness, and kidney disorders in humans if ingested. Pet waste is one of the main pollution sources contributing to closure of beaches for swimming and shell fishing. The Isle Aire Beach Association board asks folks to please observe the sign posted at the Isle Aire Beach and pick up your pet’s waste. Thank you!
NEW HEALTH GROUP FORMING – – Bob Fodor
Asmall group of Islanders have formed the Healthcare Assessment Committee. The group’s title accurately describes its purpose. Over the next months, the group will solicit the advice and counsel from all current and retired health care providers on the Island as well as the Parish Nurses and our local fire department’s emergency medical staff.
It is expected that all residents will be surveyed to establish what kind and level of health services warrant the highest priorities. The committee invites the participation of all Islanders interested in the provision of sustainable health care services on Lummi Island. For more information please contact Bobbie Hutchings, Kathy Thurber, Joan Moye, Darlyn Del Boca, Dr, Robb Kahn, Bob Fodor.
A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
GARDENERS’ NETWORK – – Ginny Winfield
October fourth, the Lummi Island Gardeners’ Network had its last meeting for this year. We will resume in February. However, Wednesday, November 3rd we are sponsoring a talk by Lummi Islander, Sean Tait, a certified arborist. Sean will continue his educational and entertaining discussion on pruning, general tree care and the life of trees. If you have even one tree in your yard, you will be looking at it with new eyes!
Sean’s talk will be 6:30-7:30 PM with time for questions after. We are asking for a $3.00 donation to cover Sean’s time.
Lummi Island Gardener’s Network welcomes all aspiring, challenged and experienced gardeners. Our purpose is to share inspiration and knowledge, and promote healthy, science-based, gardening practices.
For questions or information, please contact Ginny Winfield @ 758-2663.
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
Lummi Island Artists’ Studio Tour – – Diana Pepper
Buy Local this Holiday season by supporting our Island artists. Please join us for the Fall Artists’ Studio Tour, November 13 and 14. Offerings include paintings, prints, pottery, jewelry, glass, stonework, aromatherapy and much more. Chat with the artists and craftspeople in person and get a jump on your Holiday shopping.
Free maps are available at The Islander or on-line at www.lummi-island.com. Questions? Call 758-7121 or 758-7499
How important does a person have to be before he is considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
LICA asks for NON-PROFIT GRANT REQUESTS – – ed
In February of each year your Community Association distributes its excess cash to Lummi Island non-profit organizations for worthy projects. The deadline for 2011 grants is this December 1. Please be very brief in making your request – if it is a full page of text, your LICA Board of Directors may not read it. Just tell us what your project is and how much you would reasonably like to have, considering that several organizations will be competing for a limited amount of money. You can mail your request to LICA, P.O. Box 163, or e-mail it to thetome@lummiislandcable.com or place it in the Tome Drop Box across Nugent Road from the school house.
Remember – December 1.
“She had a passion for hats, none of which returned her affection.” – Strom Jameson
DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE the TOME AND BROWN BETTY? – – ed
Enclosed you found a copy of our New Improved 2011 Tome Subscription Coupon. Easier to read and more difficult to make mistakes. Just be sure to check all the little boxes that apply. Something new for next year – if you want both paper and e-mail versions of the Tome, you get the privilege of paying for both. And remember that Brown Betty must be requested anew each year – so if you feel that Brown Betty has improved your life this year, be sure to check the Brown Betty box. This is for the calendar year, January to December, 2011.
December is my busiest month, what with recording subscriptions, Brown Betty lists and getting next year’s ads organized, so it will help a lot if you send in your subscription early; I appreciate it. Your subscription fee and donation pay for all Tome expenses, LICA operating expenses (no salaries or remuneration of any kind) plus it provides financial help for our Island non-profit organizations.
If you are new to the Paul Revere/Brown Betty service, it is an emergency & important news e-mail service free for Tome subscribers only. No ads, opinions, personals or blogs. We will find your lost dog or tell you that the ferry is out of service – or even that the British are coming if they should try that again. It is strictly for important and interesting news that is not timely to wait for the next issue of the Tome. We will remind you of important events and schedule changes. During this past year we have had all the ferry news the minute it was available from the County.
One nice thing about egotists: they don’t talk about other people.
LUMMI ISLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP – – Kent Nielsen
The Lummi Island Community Association (LICA) Scholarship Program 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. Contact Kent Nielsen, chair of the scholarship committee, at 360-758-2148 or lummikent@yahoo.com if you have questions or would like to apply.
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 over $3,100 in this account and would like to increase the fund so that it can be self-sustaining. If you would like to support this scholarship, 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.
Signs of Aging: You sink your teeth into a steak and they stay there.
PHONE BOOKLET SALES – – ed
The new Lummi Island Phone Booklet is for sale at The Islander for $1.50. Or you can order one by mail in USA; Send $2 which includes postage to: LICA; P.O. Box 163; Lummi Island WA 98262.
GRANGE NEWS – – Leslie Dempsey, President
During a time when many other Washington State Granges are struggling with declining membership, the Lummi Island Grange continues to grow, gaining five new members during the third quarter of 2010. We extend a warm welcome to new Grangers Stu Clark, Carol Chaudiere, Randy and Linda Smith, and Denny Franzmann.
The Grange is accepting applications now through December for a $500 scholarship award that will be presented in January. Please contact Bob Auld at lummiranch@yahoo.com for an application. Nominees must be sponsored by a Grange member.
The Grange meets the first Wednesday of each month;-next meeting is November 3. Please join us for a dessert social at 6:30 and meeting from 7 to 8 PM.
Signs of aging: You look forward to a dull evening.
HERITAGE TRUST NEWS – – Megan Crouse
Thirty Islanders and guests of all ages joined expert birders Clark Blake and Dave Engebretson for our recent “Owl Prowl” at the Otto Preserve on a breezy September night. Prowlers roamed the preserve with their flashlights and listened to recordings of Screech, Sawhet, Pygmy, Barn, Barred, Great Horned and Long-Eared owls, hoping to have the owls call back. Winds were strong that night and the resident owls were silent, but our prowlers learned to better identify owl calls in locations all over Lummi Island, weather permitting!
Can you tell the differences between Cantharellus cibarius, Russula xerampelina, Clavulina cristata, and Pluteus cervinus? Here are some clues about these types of mushrooms, all identified and photographed recently at the Otto Preserve: Pluteus grows on logs; Rusula has a dark red cap; Clavulina is spiky and looks like undersea coral, and Cantharellus cibarius, commonly known as Golden Chanterelle, is edible. Fall weather provides the perfect environment for mycologists (mushroom enthusiasts) to identify mushrooms and lichens. Please enjoy discovering mushrooms on the Trust’s preserves, but do not disturb or remove them from their natural habitats.
The Heritage Trust thanks Mary Stack for her years of service as office assistant, volunteer and ambassador for the Trust, and wishes her well in her future endeavors. Mary was always ready with treats for dogs-on-leashes at the Otto Preserve and will be remembered for her passion for connecting people to the Island lands we have protected.
Membership donations sustain everything we do to protect land on Lummi Island and ensure that the Trust remains a strong organization, poised to take on new conservation projects and to care for the lands we have protected. Your support as a member is very important. Please renew your membership today.
“O fortune, fortune! All men call thee fickle.” – William Shakespeare
CIVIC CLUB MEETING – – Pat Moye, Secretary
Civic Club members and guests enjoyed pastries, coffee and tea hosted by Dorothy Hanson and Nancy Swanson at our October meeting. As usual, the guests had such a fine time that at the end of the meeting three of them became members.
At this meeting we discussed our plans for an annual project. Last year we took on the job of restoring the Island Map in front of the Grange Hall and this year are looking at putting an information sign about reef net fishing in Legoe Bay. To support our project we are going to have members and local artists design mailboxes that we will sell in the spring. If you are interested in participating in the mailbox project please contact President Rose Ann Auld at 758-4117.
Our next fund raiser is the luncheon that will be held on November 11 at the Grange Hall. This year not only will members and guests enjoy a wonderful lunch but will also be able to buy antiques donated by members and watch a vintage fashion show.
Our Program for this meeting was “Fused Glass with Candy Jones.” Candy gave a wonderful presentation on the process of fused glass and those who stayed for the workshop got to make a fused glass coaster.
Nancy Swanson will be our program presenter for December 9. The workshop will be making bio-degradable Christmas wreaths. Bring a natural (grape vine/twig) wreath (can be bought at Michaels for $3 or $4) and some greenery.
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.
All Lummi Island Women are welcome to attend.
“A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most
tremendous object of the whole universe.” – Oliver Goldsmith
ISLAND CHAPEL – – Louise Kolstad
Island Chapel is planning another Thanksgiving dinner for the Lummi Island Community. Mark your calendar for November 20, 5 PM at the Grange. Come to visit with friends and meet new friends as we all set some time aside to count our blessings. Feel free to bring something to add to our Thanksgiving dinner – or not. We will be cooking the turkeys, making the dressing, preparing the potatoes. It is a time to enjoy.
If you have any questions about Island Chapel, a non-denominational church, call Chris or one of our board members. We invite you to join us any Sunday at 9:30 AM at 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 and Wendell Terry.
“Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.” – Samuel Johnson
BEACH SCHOOL PTO NEWS – – Kathy Buford, Secretary
The school year is in full swing and we’re ready to tackle what is arguably the best Halloween party in town! The Beach School Halloween Party and Haunted House. Remember the excitement of dressing up for Halloween as a kid? Share that experience with the Beach School students on October 30, 6:30-8:30 PM. The PTO invites our community members to volunteer and help us pull off a hauntingly good time. We offer a variety of activity stations for all the ghosts, goblins and fairy princesses to enjoy (games, candy, toys). We need people to make cakes for the cake walk and also to volunteer for working the booths, setting up and taking down. This event is open to the public and we encourage you to bring your friends. Contact Tierra McLane for more details at x2354.
Don’t forget the carved pumpkin contest on Friday, October 29 at 9:00 AM.
TRICK OR TREAT sign up sheet is available at the Islander if you are interested in having trick or treaters come to your house on Halloween.
November events include our Veterans Day Social on Friday, November 12, 10:30 to 11:30 AM at Beach School. Please join us as we show our support for our Lummi Island veterans. We need volunteers to make baked goods. Call Julie Hirsch x4046 if you can help out.
The PTO sends a big THANK YOU to our Lummi Island community for all their support. Our first meeting of the year was well attended and we are very excited about the coming year. We are discussing new fundraisers for this school year – stay tuned for details. We appreciate and value your input and ideas so please try to attend our meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Our next meeting is November . 10 at 6:45 PM at Beach School in Judy’s classroom (downstairs). PTO officers can be contacted via: ptobeachschool@gmail.com or visit our blog @ http://beachschoolpto.blogspot.com/ to view our event schedule. We welcome your thoughts, ideas and participation.
Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught.
LUMMI ISLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH – – Cindy Bauleke, Pastor
Canadians have celebrated Thanksgiving as we in the United States look forward to ours . . . in the church we think this is a good season for giving thanks for our many, many blessings. Thank you to all who donated coats to warm others this winter. Thank you to Mike Moye, Todd Granger, David Thorn and many others for fresh paint on the church. Thank you to all who use Church Beach, or the labyrinth, and leave it as you found it, or even better. Thank you to those who joined us for Blessing of Animals. Thank you for ways large and small you care for neighbors near and far.
In this Thanksgiving Season we invite you to contribute to the baskets Parish Nurses distribute on the Island for Thanksgiving, with non-perishable food items, or perhaps even a turkey, if frozen. The Church will have a community Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov 25 at 4 PM, sign up at the Islander or the Church. If you are retired, come join Elderberries for lunch on Wednesdays at noon. Stella Benson is organizing an “Island Recital” at the church on Nov 21 at 1 PM – all ages are welcome to participate as musicians or audience for delightful sharing of music. Nov 7 is “Friend-Raising” Sunday – if you have been wondering about church, this is a great day to come and see what is going on as we worship at 10:30 AM. No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
“Every man is a volume, if you know how to read him.” – William Ellery Channing
WATERSHED ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE (WEC) UPDATE – – Wanda Cucinotta, Chair
Many thanks to Lummi Island Civic Club for their donation to purchase a Mitt Mutt Station (doggy do bag dispenser). It has been installed near the propane tank south of The Islander Store. We hope this and our other work will improve the quality of storm water runoff from the area entering our clam beds.
Water Sampling Continues: We are still collecting water samples every month at 4 locations on Lummi Island through a grant from the Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee (MRC). We will be posting the results in the coming months.
Additional Water Sample Volunteers Are Still Needed. The MRC/Shellfish Subcommittee and WEC’s Little Neck Clam enhancement pilot project here on Lummi Island showed little results in producing more little neck clams (For more info: go to our blog). The Lummi Island Heritage Trust (a 501(c)3 nonprofit) is now sponsoring our Ferry Landing Enhancement Project. We are currently seeking donations and applying for grant funds for additional restoration work around the Lummi Island Ferry Landing as well as monitoring and maintenance of our 2009 work. We have permits in hand and hope to start again this winter/spring.
For information or to volunteer contact: Wanda @ 360-220 -3077, email: forestflor@aol.com, or check updates on our Blog: http://liwec.wordpress.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lummi-Island-Watershed-Enhancement-Committee-LIHT/111343635550960
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