Our Lummi Island Community

Tome 2012/09

The Tome Of Lummi Island
Volume XLVII No. 8
September 2012

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Community Association Meeting – Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Potluck Dinner – – – 6:30 PM

Program and Business Meeting – – – 7:15 PM

Program: Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences at Bellingham Technical College

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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 & 4 Thursdays 7:00 PM

Saturday Market – Islander North end ………………………………… Every Saturday 10 AM to 1 PM

Elderberries – Fun, Games and Lunch for Seniors – Church …………… Every Wednesday 11 AM to 2 PM

Island Church & Sunday School – 758-2060………………………………. Every Sunday 10:30 AM

Island Chapel – Grange Hall ……………………………………………………… Every Sunday 9:30 AM

Community Swim/Picnic with PTO – Scenic Estates Lake …….. Sept 23 Sunday 1:00 PM

LICA POTLUCK DINNER MEETING —Grange Hall ..…………… Sept 26 Wednesday 6:30 / 7:15 PM

Ferry Returns to Service – We Hope …………………………………. Sept 26 Wednesday

Cemetery Board – Library …………………………………………… Oct 1 Monday 6:30 PM

Recycle Pickup – Your House ……………………………………………………… Oct 1 Monday morning

Grange Meeting ………………Social at 6:30 PM……………….….. Oct 3 Wednesday 7:00 PM

Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. Oct 4 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM

Incarceration in the U.S Grange Hall An Educational Forum ……. Oct 6 Saturday 1:00 PM

Lummi Island Conservancy Board – Library …………………………………. Oct 7 Sunday 7:30 PM

Gardeners Network – Grange Hall …………………………………… Oct 8 Monday 6:30 PM

Friends of Island Library Annual Meeting – Learn about Renovation Oct 8 Monday 7:30 PM

Fire Commissioners Meeting — Fire Hall—Open to Public ……..…… Oct 9 Tuesday 7:00 PM

Beach School PTO — Beach School ………………………………… Oct 10 Wednesday 6:45 PM

LICA Board of Directors — Library ………………………………….. Oct 10 Wednesday 7:00 PM

Civic Club – Church Fellowship Room ………………………………………… Oct 11 Thursday 10:00 AM

The Tome Deadline ………………………………………………………………. Oct 12 Friday 11:00 PM

Harvest Festival/Parade – Grange Hall ……………………………… Oct 13 Saturday 11:00 AM

Salmon Barbeque – Grange Hall ……………………………………. Oct 13 Saturday 5.00-7.00 PM Recycle Pickup — Your house …………………………………….…. Oct 15 Monday morning

Recycle Pickup – Your House ……………………………………………………… Oct 15 Monday morning

Boys & Girls Club Board Meeting – at the Club …………………………….. Oct 16 Tuesday 6:30 PM

Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. Oct 18 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM

Mushroom Foray – Otto Preserve …………………………..……….. Oct 20 Saturday 10:30 AM

Owl Prowl Otto Preserve By Reservation Only ………………… Oct 21 Sunday 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Halloween Party – Beach School …………………………………….. Oct 27 Saturday TBA

Owl Prowl – Otto Preserve By Reservation Only ………………… Oct 27 Saturday 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Deadline for Heritage Trust comments about accreditation ………….. Oct 29 Monday

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 2:00 to 8:00 PM; Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM 758-7145

Grange Hall Rent contact: Leslie Dempsey – 325-3420

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Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences – – Larry Roteman & ed

Our program at next Wednesday’s (September 26) Potluck Dinner Meeting will be a presentation by Bellingham Technical College President Patricia McKeown and associate Debbie Granger. They will speak on the plans in motion to improve the Perry Center for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences at the Maritime Heritage Park.

The potluck dinner will start at 6:30 PM sharp and the program at 7:15. All are invited to bring a dish and enjoy the potluck. Be sure to bring all your own table service as there are no supplies at the Grange Hall.

The usual LICA business meeting will follow the program.

The door prize will be $25 for a Tome subscriber if s/he is in the Hall at the time of the drawing. Last month Larry & Janet Lutz-Smith decided to take a nap before the meeting, but the alarm didn’t go off, so they missed their $20 door prize. We add $5 each time it is not claimed.

What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? ……..The saurus.

TO ALL ISLAND ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS – – Diana Pepper

Please join us for the Fall Artists’ Studio Tour, November 10 and 11. 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 20. You are responsible for submitting them in a timely fashion or you won’t be listed on the map. Questions? Call Ria Nickerson at 758-7121 (Cell 201-4611) or Lynn Dee at 758-2815.

Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

ISLAND RAINFALL July august
Westshore Farm Hayfield 1.38” 0.07” (Sheila & Al Marshall)
North Tuttle Lane 1.52” 0.08” (Nancy Simmerman)
South Nugent 1.41” 0.16” (Jerry Brown)
Scenic Estates 1.50” 0.00” (Darlene Stoffer)

NANCY SIMMERMAN’S GUDE ERTH KNITWEAR & GIFT SHOP, 2386 Tuttle Lane, 758-2489. Feel free to drop by or make appointment. NEW: Multi-color knitting yarn hand-dyed with inkjet ink!

ERIK’S LANDSCAPING Professional pruning, installation, renovation and maintenance. 758-7105

DAVID HAWLEY-5 yr. Island resident, great refs, weed-wacking, trimming, expert pruning, yard clean-ups, gardens, paths, planting, painting, & more. Free Estimates -255-3434 or 758-9950.

FOR SALE: 1998 FORD 3 DOOR TRUCK, seats 4. 4 wheel drive with tow package for boats. Asking $5,200. Call David at 758-2559 to see.

YARD WORK: Morgan Anderson, age 20, cell 383 7339 or msg Jerry @ 758 7449

PLANS FOR BUILDING PERMITS/CONSTRUCTION CONSULTATION — unCommon Sense Design Luther Allen 360-739-7846

ALUMINUM CAN-RECYCLING by the Grange. Bins located in Grange parking lot. Thank you.

A THANK YOU NOTE

We’d like to thank all the Island Ladies who provided such wonderful desserts for Marion Tuttle’s Memorial Service on July 20th. A special “thank you” to Rhayma at the church who helped in countless ways. And a special “thanks” to you, Jackie and Frankie for all your help that day also.

Marion truly was blessed to have lived with such generous and caring neighbors and friends. May God bless all of you!

The Beeman and Tuttle Families

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

MONTHLY FIRE PREVENTION CHECKLIST – From Northwest Burn Foundation

September ‑ Your kids can be safe and spooky at the same time! Make sure to buy flameproof costumes and decorations.

$10 MONEY TEN MONEY $10 – – ed

There was no winner of the $10 Certificate hidden in one copy of the July issue of The Tome. “Why haven’t I been getting Brown Betty thus year – whadaya mean I fergot to subscribe to the Tome?”

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.

FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ADDRESS

You can now send notifications, questions, ideas, suggestions, comments and other information to all seven members of the Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee to one email address: lifac7@gmail.com

LIFAC will use this address for notifications, recommendations, minutes and committee email discussions, etc. as an archive for written public-record communications, effective immediately.

ISLAND CHAPEL NEWS – – Jerry McRorie

Summer camps ended Sept. 22 with a three-day Man’s Camp on Barnes Island. Now the church is gearing up for autumn programs.

Ladies Bible Study at Candy Jones home, 2450 N. Nugent, resumes at 9:30 AM Friday, October 5. The ladies will be sharing great fellowship and fun studying in Proverbs. All women are invited to attend the Friday morning get togethers. Call Candy at 758-7986 for more information.

Evening Bible Study for men and women will continue in Matthew at the Wendell and Terry Terry home each Monday with soup and salad at 6 PM followed by study at 6:45.

Everyone is invited to the free community Thanksgiving dinner at the Grange Hall on Saturday, Nov. 17. Get it on your calendar now for an evening of food, fun and fellowship. Time will be announced in the October Tome.

Sunday morning church continues at the Grange Hall from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. For more information, contact Pastor Chris Immer at 758-2254.

“A man always has two reasons for what he does – a good one and the real one.” – J.P. Morgan

THE DIRTY DOZEN LIST A cooperative effort of LIHT and LICA – – Ginny Winfield &Mike Skehan

ENGLISH IVY: (hedera helix) Look at the dead tree to the right which served as home to this invasive climbing vine for a number of years before succumbing to a lack of sunlight, air, and exposure to disease harbored by the entanglement of vines and leaves – a slow but sure death.

As we drive around the Island, it’s easy to see where this ‘non-native’ ornamental has decided to take on one more host.

This class C weed offers little in the way of food for our native fauna while it’s waxy leaves crowd out those species that do.

Manual control is best by pulling the roots up on juvenile plants, or cutting the climbing vines off of tree trunks from eye level down to the ground, then a 3 foot radius around the tree. Be sure to use gloves as the sap can cause skin irritation in some people. Once cut, the portion of the vine in the tree can be left there, and will eventually die.

Pulled stems can re-root in moist soil, so be careful how you dispose of them.

We don’t recommend using Roundup or other chemical means, even though it can be effective. Remember, we’re on a small island and we eventually drink most the stuff we let seep into our groundwater supplies.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.

A SMALL GRANGE STORY – – ed

When you see the new Lummi Island Phone Booklet, you will notice a picture of the Grange Hall on the front cover. The Grange in Whatcom County was established in 1906 by William H. Kaufman who was later elected Whatcom County Assessor. He also started Granges in many other Washington Counties and was the first Master of the Whatcom County Grange.

His daughter, Edith Kaufman was the teacher at the North End School on Blizard Road in 1915. The South End School was on the property now occupied by our Fire Department. Two schools were needed because the kiddies had to walk or ride their horses to school. In 1920, the North End and South End Schools were combined in the new Beach School on Centerview. There is ample historical evidence from Peggy Aiston’s research that Beach School was built in 1920 – not 1919 as stated on the signs at the school. The contractor for the school construction was William H. Russell. We have his bill of materials for the construction in our Lummi Island Archive. Russell’s three sons, Orrin, William and Robert came to the “75th” reunion of Beach School in 1994 (actually the 74th) and presented us with the bill of materials. The oldest son, Orrin, was in the first grade in the first year of the school in 1920, so we voted him the honorary title of “Beach School’s First Student.”

You may have wondered about the dogleg in Centerview Road around the school house – but that is another story for another time. Oh – Will Kaufman who started the Whatcom County Grange was my grandfather – his daughter, Edith who taught at the North End School in 1915, was my mother who taught alternate years to work her way through college at UW.

From a South Carolina State Trooper: “If you take your hands off the car,

I’ll make your birth certificate a worthless document.”

Leo J. Travenshek – March 7, 1958 – July 13, 2012

Leo J. Travenshek (age 54) passed away peacefully at his home on Lummi Island surrounded by his family and friends. Leo was born in Bellingham, to Leo F. and Shirley (Brown). He is survived by his wife, Maxine (Robison) Travenshek; daughter, Jana Travenshek of Ferndale, WA; sons, Leo Travenshek of Lummi Island, Karl Travenshek of Seaside, Oregon and two grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents. A celebration of life was held on, July 18, 2012 at the Lummi Island Grange Hall. Memorial contributions may be given in Leo’s name to Whatcom Hospice or the Lummi Island Boys and Girls Club. Leo was a wonderful husband, father, fisherman and friend and will be missed by many.

I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.

Heritage Trust Seeks Public Input   – – Becca Rettmer

The Heritage Trust is pleased to announce that we have been accepted to apply to become an accredited land trust through a national program administered by the independent Land Trust Accreditation Commission. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. The Commission will conduct an extensive review of our policies and programs and is inviting public input on our pending application.

A public comment period is now open. Signed written comments must relate to the Heritage Trust’s compliance with national quality standards, which address both technical and ethical operation of a land trust. Deadline for submission of comments is October 29, 2012. To learn more about the accreditation program and to submit a comment, visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org <http://www.landtrustaccreditation.org> (search under quick links) or send your comment to: Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn: Public Comments, 112 Spring Street, Suite 204, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Fax: 518.587.3183.

Thank you for supporting the Heritage Trust as we strive to create a legacy of abundant open space, native habitat, and natural resources on Lummi Island by inspiring people to protect and care for the Island’s farms, forests, wetlands and shorelines – forever.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.

New Lummi island phone booklet – – ed

After months of research, trying to phone everyone, begging for corrections, deleting obsolete numbers, providing a draft copy for everyone to check, proofreading and adding new features, your LICA Board of Directors and friends have finally put together the best possible phone list that could be done by a dedicated group of individuals. Of course there are still some errors which we regret, but we did the best we know how.

The new phone list has been – or will be shortly – mailed to every 2012 Tome subscriber who gave us a Lummi Island address by September 20. For others, a copy may be purchased at the Islander for $2.00. Otherwise you may obtain a copy by US Mail anywhere in USA by sending $3.00 to LICA; PO BOX 163; Lummi Island WA 98262.

Multiple thanks to the 26 advertisers in the booklet who paid all expenses and also added to our annual LICA good works including the LICA Grant Program benefitting non-profit Island organizations.

England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.

Earl Dale Granger – August 20, 1923 – August 12, 2012

Son, brother, soldier, husband, father, friend passed on 8/12/2012 at his home in view of Mt. Baker with his wife, daughter, daughter–in–law, sons, nephew, niece, and adopted granddaughter at his side.

Born on 8/20 1923, Earl was the ninth child of a family of eleven siblings, born to Arthur Hotchkiss Granger and Cora Jeanette McMillan Granger, on Lummi Island. Earl’s 88 years of life were spent on Lummi Island except for the period he spent in the Army in WWII. Earl was six years old before he first left the Island. He squabbled and played with his large extended family, as he grew. At the age of 16 he lied about his age to join the Washington National Guard, to get out of milking cows on Wednesday nights.

He was activated for World War II and served in the Pacific with K Company 161th regiment, wounded on Guadalcanal, he recuperated for 18 months, then was assigned to the 70th Infantry Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany. He again was injured in the line of duty and spent seven months in a field hospital. For his service he received a Silver Star, Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts from the USA and the King George Medal from Great Britain. Released from active duty, he returned to Lummi Island and said he would never leave again.

In 1946 he married Adonna Mae Myers. They had four children three boys and one girl. He was hired to work as a deck hand on the Lummi Island Ferry in 1946 and worked his way up to being the Chief Engineer. He worked there for 29 years. He retired in 1975. He was the last of the original Ferry Crew who christened the current Ferry the Whatcom Chief. He and Donna purchased what was known as the William’s Place. It was 340 acres, with the house where their current home is now. It was here they raised their children Rick, John, Jake and Mary. With a large extended family, the house was always filled with family friends and laughter. They logged the land, farmed the land and raised cattle. Earl helped form the Volunteer Fire Department on the Island and was the first Assistant Fire Chief.

With his Brother-in-law, Ray McFarland, he formed a construction company called GraMac Construction Inc. They built the roads and put in the water systems for Scenic Estates and Isle Aire and supplied most of the redimix concrete for home construction. They also put in septic systems. They built the first service station and laundromat, which is now the Islander Grocery Store. They also purchased the Tuttle’s Marina and operated it as GraMac Village Point Marina. They later sold the Service station and the Marina in the 1970’s. Earl retired from the Ferry and the construction company in 1975, at the age of 54, but not from work. He worked in the Quarry on the Island, cut brush along the road sides and could be seen working on his back hoe up to three weeks before he passed.

He was active in the Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. He was a Past Master of Ferndale Lodge # 264 and he was as Patron of Ferndale chapter 223 OES.

He was preceded in death by his Mother and Father Cora Jeanette and Arthur Hochkiss Granger, his brothers Angus Mac, Frank Eugene, Douglas Arthur, Donald Rodgers, Gordon Grant, Robert George, Lyle Albert; sisters Lucy Isabella Granger Tomtan and Laura Leigh Granger Singhose and his son Jake

He is survived by his wife Donna, sister Irene Granger McFarland, sons Richard, John (wife Elaine), daughter Mary of Lummi Island; his daughter-in-law Barbara (Bobbi) Granger, granddaughter Marianne Granger Hollander (husband Chris), of Lynden, granddaughter, Kelly Thompson Wichert (husband Scott) of Chehalis, grandson David Thomson of Texas. great granddaughters Noah and Piper Hollander and Great Grandsons Blake and Luke Wichert, as well as numerous Island young adults who have called him “Grandpa” and a vast extended family.

Memorials may be made to the Lummi Island fire Department or to the Ferndale Masonic Lodge # 264 for Spokane Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.

Be kind to your dentist. He has fillings, too.

COMMUNITY SWIM/PICNIC WITH PTO – – Jackie Granger

Let’s get together to celebrate our community, the young and the young-at-heart. Join us at the Scenic Estates Swim Lake for multi-generational enjoyment. You can swim, play volleyball, chat with your neighbors, or watch. We’ll have the barbecue going for hot dogs. We’ll also provide soft beverages, and a special treat. Bring your blanket and a side dish. We will be organizing carpooling from the Beach School. Thank you to Scenic Estates for allowing the community to play in and appreciate your swim lake.

Civic Club News – – Tamia Sorensen

The Lummi Island Civic Club held their Season Kick-off meeting this week at the Congregational Church. We are celebrating the Civic Club’s 96th year! Launched in 1916, one of the Civic Club’s first projects was to send care packages to our boys at the front in the Great War. The organization also successfully spearheaded the acquisition of the Island’s first phone service. Beverly Busch shared with us one of the first meeting minutes from 1916.

We also welcomed member Joan Keiper, who gave us an update on the Friends of Island Library (FOIL) plans for renovating the Lummi Island Library. Joan reminded us that, especially in light of recent cut-backs in State and County school system funding, our community library plays a key role not only in inspiring literacy and intellectual development, but also in more immediate and practical task of helping our children with their homework. We thank Joan for her thought-provoking and well-organized presentation.

Finally, we are in the early stages of planning the spring 2013 Plant Expo. We are grateful for any Islander donations, including all manner of non-invasive ground cover, mystery horticulture, trees, shrubbery, bulbs, tubers, roots & rhizomes – the earlier the better! Do you have a favorite? Are you famous for your lavender, peonies, dahlias, daisies, or glads? Do consider donating just one healthy plant and we will proudly label your contributions e.g. “Catryna Crocosmias” or “Rose’s Roses.” For information, please contact colleenmacgilchrist@gmail.com or tamiasorensen@gmail.com.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

GRANGE NEWS – – Tamia Sorensen

This month the Grange welcomed new member, John Arntsen and guests Judy and Eric Arntsen. We are proud to award Eric Arntsen the Lummi Island Grange scholarship and we wish him good luck in his studies at the University of Washington.

We also wish to thank Hans Trieselmann, who very generously donated his time and skills in helping member Bud Jewell to reinforce a number of sub-floor blocks buttressing the Grange Hall’s support beams.

Member and Chair of the Grange Country Life Series, Randy Smith, updated us on upcoming workshops for this fall and winter. Last week, Nancy Ging conducted a workshop on how to purchase beef in bulk. Upcoming workshops include encore presentations of Mary Stack’s cheese making workshop and Mike Moye’s chainsaw technique and maintenance workshops. Additionally, Judy Olsen is going to teach us how to make soap.

In August, the Lummi Island Grange took second prize at the Northwest Washington State Fair for their entry. Thank you to member Carolyn Jenkins for providing the creative momentum and project leadership for this event.

Finally, we are gearing up for the 2012 Salmon BBQ, which will be held Saturday, October 13 from 5.00-7.00 PM. Adults $10, Children $5. For more information on any of our events or if you are interested in joining us, please visit us at www.lummigrange.com. The Lummi Island Grange meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Coffee and refreshments from 6.30-7.00 PM and the meeting commences at 7.00 PM.

What is the main reason for divorce?  Marriage

JYL RESCUED AND ON THE MEND – – Jyl Peterson

Accidents are a stunning split second life altering event. One moment you are on one side of your endeavors merrily proceeding and the next dropped into a stop order of complete immobility and helplessness.

The Fortune of this unfortunate situation is living on Lummi Island where we have a web of helping hands and hearts that seem to magically appear in times of need.

First I was rescued from Waldron by Chuck Papish and Ed Scott who boated out to bring me home. And then my wonderful neighbor Beverly Darnall ‘stopped by’ and immediately contacted the Parish Nurses for help. The next day Nancy and James Wong spent their time taking me to various doctor appointments in town. And now dinners are coming along with some good company of my caring neighbors.

I have always been thankful for this community and what we do for each other, now this appreciation has been renewed and redoubled. We are like a forest of trees standing independently yet our unseen roots are all one. This is our treasure. My most heartfelt Thank You Lummi Island.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being

governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato

BEACH SCHOOL NEWS – – Judy Thomas, School Manager

Greetings to all our Island friends and families. Beach School has had a few changes. We’ve moved classrooms around. Terri Cook returned as our K-3 teacher. Arria Merrill was given more teaching responsibilities with music and PE now that she has her Masters Degree in Education. And we added para educator time to Ingrid McGarry’s day. Plus Ingrid is our new kitchen queen/cook for lunches.

Several new families on the Island have helped increase enrollment to 35 this year. We have four kindergarteners. As always we need volunteers to assist at recess, listening to readers, copying, etc. If you have time, please call Kathy (383-9440).

Our first big event is not until October 27 with the annual PTO Halloween Party followed by a Veteran’s Day program in November. Later in the year we’ll have a family/community Math Night and WATER will be a constant and unifying topic to be discussed and studied throughout the year. A Jurassic Park look is slowly taking over the front office. Dinosaur memorabilia are welcome. We encourage you to look on the Ferndale School District Web site under Beach School to find the most current school newsletter and calendar of events:

(www.ferndale.wednet.edu/)

A BIG thank you for the Leap Frog program that was donated by the family of Edith Granger. We are excited to put this great program to use and are humbled by the generosity.

How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

Grange Salmon BBQ – – Tamia Sorensen

The Grange proudly presents our annual Salmon BBQ from 5.00-7.00 PM, Saturday, October 13 at the Grange Hall. Adults $10, Children $5. In celebration of the Salmon BBQ tradition and of childhood on

Lummi Island, member Rose Ann Auld has penned the following tribute:

This is Mr. Pumpkin Head

He came to the Salmon Dinner!

He was outside in the cornfield

And we don’t know how he got in-here!

He caused a lot of trouble

He flopped around the room

His hay was flying everywhere!

Someone grabbed a broom.

He ate up all the cookies, he drank up all the punch!

He danced up on the tables, looking for more lunch!

A lady screamed, the tables fell, the salt and peppers flew!

The drinks all spilled, the chairs collapsed, what were we to do?!

This wild dancing pumpkin man was really going crazy,

He whirled and swirled around the room, then knocked down poor Miss Daisy!

He headed towards the kitchen, the chef yelled out to STOP! Then he grabbed onto the pumpkin head

And popped his head right off!!

Everybody gasped in horror!

But the chef let out a sigh, “Don’t worry folks”, he told us, “I’Il make him into pie!”

So Mr. Pumpkin Head went away

His clothes all in a heap

But he’ll be back again next year to make another treat!

So kids, come here next year when we have the Salmon Dinner

‘Cause Mr. Pumpkin will be back

And his pie is a Blue Ribbon winner!

Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

PARISH NURSES/HEALTH MINISTERS – – Nancy Wong

Parish nurses are Registered Nurses who have received additional specialized training. Health Ministers have also gone through the training, but are not Registered Nurses. Our mission on Lummi Island is to provide Islanders with assistance in times of need. Some examples include: loaning medical equipment (walkers, wheel chairs, bedside commodes, hospital beds, etc.), help with coordinating medical care needs, food, emergency bill pay, prayer & comfort. We do not work as home health nurses who provide direct patient care (dressing changes, staying in the home as care providers, IVs, etc.) but, can make recommendations or referrals if this kind of care is needed. We are available to anyone on Lummi Island.

If you have questions or have a need, please give us a call. First call: Dorothy Hanson (758-2484, or 303-3766). Other Parish Nurses are Nancy Wong (201-9063) & Jane Phillips (758-7214). Health Minister is Megan Crouse (758-2146). Donations of gently used, clean medical equipment are appreciated. Monetary donations to the Parish Nurse Fund are also appreciated and will be used to meet the needs of Islanders (food, medical equipment, emergency bill pay, yarn for prayer shawls).

How can a man go eight days without sleeping?  No problem, he sleeps at night.

Harvest Festival – – Pat Moye

The Lummi Island Grange welcomes all Island organizations, businesses, families and individuals to participate for free in our Harvest Festival Saturday October 13. The festival will start about 11:00 AM with a parade, followed by events happening at the Grange until 3 PM. The event will culminate with the annual Salmon BBQ from 5 PM to 7 PM.

PARADE: Our very imaginative parade coordinators are Leslie Dempsey and Isaac Colgan. Our Grand Marshals of the parade will be Bob and Bev Busch driving their wonderfully restored 1947 Frasier automobile. The parade can consist of old cars, fire engines, floats, kids with wagons, kids dressed up walking pets, families etc. If you want to participate but are having trouble coming up with an idea please call Leslie at 360-325-3420 to tap into her and Isaac’s creative genius!

THE GREAT PUMPKIN CONTEST: Master pumpkin grower, Bob Auld will be in charge of our Great Pumpkin Growing contest. Bob has been fussing over his entry all summer. He has bought a palette to ensure that he can get his pumpkin to the Grange using a fork lift! Bob says to make sure that your pumpkin does not grow so large that it will not fit under the utility wires running above the roads. I think he is very optimistic as I have seen his pumpkin. For questions about the pumpkin contest call Bob at 758-4117.

FOOD: Master Chef Byron Moye and his culinary team will be serving up grilled Bratwurst, sauerkraut and non alcoholic beverages for your enjoyment. Other foods booths are welcome, but may need a food permit.

BOOTHS: We are hoping that all you creative organizations and Islanders will participate in this Festival. Some ideas for booths are Apple Pie and ice cream, apple cider, apple squeezing booth, fresh produce, flowers, arts and crafts, other food items, quilt show, games etc. All events will be held outside as we will have the hall set up for the BBQ. (Must be family friendly and if permits are required such as liquor the participant must have them). Also, it would be fine to have events on other properties such as the fire hall, LIHT properties, restaurants and the store. Each participant must supply their own tables, tents, chairs. Each participant is free to do whatever they want with little control by the Grange.

THE SALMON BBQ is a big fund raiser for the Grange and helps pay for hall upkeep. Everyone will be encouraged to come to the BBQ and it would be greatly appreciated if businesses and organizations did not compete with this event during the evening.

More information will be published as details for this event continue to unfold. If you have questions call Pat Moye at 510-7392.

Golfer: “I’d move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course.”

Caddy: “Try heaven, you’ve already moved most of the earth.”

Lummi Island Congregational Church – – Rhayma Blake

Activity has centered around solving the flooding problems of last year by improving drainage around the century-old church building. Hopefully, upcoming rains will confirm success in these recent efforts.

Deepak Chopra’s “Why is God Laughing? The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism” will be the basis for our pot luck dinner, Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30 PM and discussion starting at 7:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall at the church.

Besides laughing, a lot of singing has been going on, especially when Stella and Randy Benson lead us in some Bluegrass Gospel during the service – it’s fun, joyous music that we are taking a step further. Join the Bluegrass Gospel jam session, Sunday, October 21. Bring a pot luck dish at 11:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall, then gather around Noon in the sanctuary with fiddles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, string basses, harmonicas and voices raised for a jam session. Pros and beginners, gather round. Randy and Stella will provide the songbooks to keep us all on the same page.

Elderberry gatherings and lunches continue every Wednesday between 11 AM and 2 PM in the church Fellowship Hall, welcoming any and all of our Island elders. Pastor Cindy will be returning from her vacation to rejoin the group at the end of the month.

Also on hiatus has been the Prayer Shawl ministry. This group has created over 28 prayer shawls since May, and given 22 to those going through difficult times. All are welcome to gather to knit & crochet prayer shawls and get to know each other better. Coffee, tea & light refreshments are provided. Contact Nancy Wong at 201-9063 to be contacted about the next meeting date.

“There ought to be one day – just one – when there is open season on senators.” ~Will Rogers

Stacey is still “dancing” – – Jim Thomas

Lummi Island’s own Stacey Thomas begins her 11th season as the Executive In Charge of Productions for the highly rated Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) television show on ABC Television. The first show will air Monday, September 24 with a cast of stars and professionals who were among the top performers of previous seasons. Last year’s show was so popular with dancers performing in the high scoring range from the very first show, it was thought the show had outdone itself. But this season is already causing quite a stir as fans line up behind their favorite dancers. Stacey has produced 140 segments of DWTS.

As Executive in Charge of Productions, Stacey is the top managing producer of the show with 400 crew who report to her through 15 production managers. The multi-million dollar budget is largely consumed within a ten week period and Stacey is fully in charge of all production costs. This being a live production, all nerves are on edge until host Tom Bergeron gives his famous closing. Tom is a great admirer of Stacey’s leadership and they generally all dine in the same restaurants after some shows. Judy and I have been privileged to be included in the entire process.

Even though Stacey is constantly among stars and professionals, she herself was “off the wall” thrilled when she was invited last year to the Emmy Awards as DWTS was nominated. The DWTS show follows a very “diversified” route. Stacey is a producer for BBC Television that creates the show; it is then sold to ABC for airing but it is filmed and produced at CBS Studios in Beverly Hills, California.

Beach School was where her education started. But it was at Washington State University that she received her Communications Degree and went straight into MTV beginning as a technical producer. Some famous shows followed: The Ryan and Trista Wedding; The New Gilligan’s Island; she was executive in charge of production on MTV’s Spring Break: The Tequila’s Spring Break Fantasy – a TV Movie; and such game shows a Family Feud, Card Shark, etc. She produced Are You Hot – America’s Sexiest People; Bound for Glory (with Dick Butkus), Grease – You’re the One that I Want, and many more.

Stacey is a voting member of the Academy Awards. She resides in Hermosa Beach, California. At least once a year, she tries to get back to Lummi Island and visit with family and friends. Stacey is getting married on December 6, 2012 to Matt Muir at Moorea, Tahiti.

We are going on a class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there’s no pop quiz.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB NEWS – – Lynn Schreiber

We had a busy summer with swimming up at the Scenic Estates Lake, going to the movies courtesy of Regal Cinemas, partnering with Nature Explorers, working in our garden boxes and doing lots of art, playing games and outdoor fun. It was a great summer and now we’re ready for an even better school year!

We want to thank everyone again who supported our annual auction. This is our biggest event of the year and we are so appreciative of all the support of our donors, sponsors, branch board members, volunteers and so many more! We would also like to thank everyone who attended the Concert on the Lawn. It was a lovely afternoon with wonderful music, great food and delicious beverages. Special Thanks to Susie and Carl for putting on this event at their lovely home.

We are sad to announce that Kaci McCauley left us to move into town to attend college. We will miss her smile, her sense of humor and the way she could make math easy for everyone. We would like to introduce our two new staff members, Danielle Hahn will be our Program Lead and Chris Bilik-Franklin will be our Program Staff. We are so excited to have them on board and look forward to lots of fun art and outdoor fun with them both!

We are gearing up for Basketball, and sign-up ends on September 25. Please contact Lynn at the Club with any questions you may have at 758-2828.

Please stop in and visit sometime to see what Club is all about. We would love to show you around and have the opportunity to tell you what we do here!

“Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.” – Benjamin Franklin

ISLAND LIBRARY – IT BELONGS TO YOU – – Joan Keiper

Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 – 8:00 Saturday 10:00 – 4:00

Another sign that summer is over – The Library is back to regular hours.

Kudos to Melanie Bazlen, the grand prize winner for the teen’s Summer Program of book reviews, who won the Kindle Fire and to Rory Carleton who won the Youth summer reading grand prize – a bicycle. Both prizes were provided by FOIL.

Upcoming Events

You asked and we listened – Tech Tuesdays. Improve your computer skills on Tuesday starting October 2, 12 to 1 PM, Island Library. First week will cover basic computer, email and Internet searching. Different topics covered each Tuesday. Stop in the library and pick up the entire schedule.

Pajama Story time and Stuffed Animal Sleepover. Bring your cuddly buddies with you to enjoy some bedtime stories, and let them stay overnight for an animal party. Pick up your friend on Saturday and you’ll be given a photo of what your friend was up to while they had the library to themselves. Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:00 PM. Library

Pre-school Story time – Stories and more for ages 3-5. Weekly on Saturday, Sept. 27 through Dec 15, noon to 12:30 PM at the library.

Ongoing Events

The Friends of Island Library (FOIL) Board meets the second Monday of each month at the library. October is our annual meeting. FOIL members will conduct a tour of the library and explain the planned library remodeling. FOIL members are community volunteers who work diligently on behalf of the Island Library. The next meeting is Monday, Oct 8, 7:30 to 9:00 PM at the Library. All are invited.

“Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die, even the undertaker will be sorry.” – Mark Twain

HERITAGE TRUST NEWS – – Megan Crouse

It’s beginning to feel like fall: foghorns sound off on damp mornings, the sunlight turns to pale gold, apples ripen and leaves begin to curl, squashes ripen, and the Whatcom Chief returns from dry-dock.

During these mellow autumn days, try a leisurely visit to the Community Orchard at the Curry Preserve. The old apple trees are laden, and a beautiful array of new fruit and nut trees are being tended. The orchard stewards, led by Thurid Clark and Lauren Christensen, ask that visitors do not pick fruit from the new trees this year. They are carefully assessing the trees and fruit and want to make accurate field notes. You are welcome to pick apples from the old, established trees but be sure to leave some for others, too.

Listen closely.…do you hear owls calling in the dark woods? Join local birder Victor Burgett as he guides us on an Owl Prowl to listen for, and maybe even see, the Great-Horned, Barred, or Barn owls that live at the Otto Preserve. In order to create a more intimate experience, each tour will be limited to 10 people. Call the Heritage Trust office to sign up for Sunday, October 21, 6:30 – 8:30 PM or Saturday, October 27, 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Weather permitting, owls don’t like high winds or rain, and bring a flashlight.

Did you know that hundreds of mushroom species have been identified on the Heritage Trust preserves? The Northwest Mushroomers will lead a Mushroom Foray and identification tour on Saturday, October 20. Meet at the Otto Preserve at 10:30 AM for an orientation session, followed by a field foray, sample collection, a potluck lunch, and mushroom sorting and identification. Come enjoy some time in the woods and learn a lot about mushrooms! Please remember that mushroom collection on Heritage Trust preserves is restricted to events like this, for educational or scientific purposes only. Call the Trust office for more information, 758-7997.

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” – Theodor Roosevelt

EDUCATIONAL FORUM-“INCARCERATION IN THE U.S.” – – Deborah Hawley

October 6, Sat. at 1 PM at the Grange, Deborah Hawley M.A. is hosting a forum about incarceration in the U.S. which includes the high recidivism rates, the disproportionate incarceration of ethnic minorities, the extremely high rate of incarcerated nonviolent drug offenders who are receiving little or no drug treatment, how public safety is compromised, the amounts tax payers are paying to house inmates and the profiteering of the prison-industrial complex. This forum will encourage dialogue among participants, and include a Q & A period. Lunch, coffee, tea, and free literature will be provided. Deborah has dedicated the rest of her life to this mission, and will be raising awareness Statewide and beyond. In addition, she is currently working with Senator Adam Kline, (37thDistrict, Seattle) to propose new bills to State legislators and with other organizations, state and national that advocate for criminal justice and prison reform. Donations are desperately needed in order to begin this mission.

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