The Tome Of Lummi Island
Volume XLVIII No. 5
May 2013
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Community Association Meeting – Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Potluck Dinner – – – 6:30 PM
Program and Business Meeting – – – 7:15 PM
Program: Lummi Island Potpourri – a fun program
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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 6:30 PM
Saturday Market – Islander North end …Starting May 25………….. 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
Civic Club Plant Expo – Grange Hall ……………………………….. May 18 Saturday Noon to 2:00 PM
Bread Making with Janice Holmes: Country Living Series ………… May 18 Saturday Noon to 5 PM
Heritage Trust 15th Birthday Party ……Beach School Gym ………… May 18 Saturday 7:30 PM
Cheese Making with Mary Stack – Grange Hall Country Living Series May 19 Sunday 1:00 PM to 4 PM
Boys & Girls Club Board Meeting – at the Club …………………………….. May 21 Tuesday 6:30 PM
LICA POTLUCK DINNER MEETING —Grange Hall ..…………… May 22 Wednesday 6:30 / 7:15 PM
Memorial Day Studio Tour …Maps at Islander ……………………… May 25 & 26 Sat & Sun
Recycle Pickup – Your House ……………………………………………………… May 27 Monday morning
Memorial Day Observance – Cemetery & Church Parking Lot ……… May 27 Monday 11:00 AM
PLIC General Meeting – Grange Hall ………………………………. May 28 Tuesday 6:30 PM
Bingo Night at Beach School To benefit Library Renovation ………… May 28 Tuesday 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. May 30 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM
Bird Watching Tour – with Clark Blake – Curry Preserve …………… June 1 Saturday 7:30 AM
Lummi Island Conservancy Board – Library …………………………………. June 2 Sunday 7:30 PM
Cemetery Board – Library …………………………………………… June 3 Monday 6:30 PM
Grange Meeting ………………Social at 6:30 PM……………….……. June 5 Wednesday 7:00 PM
Wild Medicines of the Northwest Workshop #4 Saturday…………….. June 8 Saturday 10 AM to1 PM
Recycle Pickup — Your house ………………………………………. June 10 Monday morning
Gardeners Network – Grange Hall …………………………………… June 10 Monday 6:30 PM
Friends of Island Library ……………………………………………… June 10 Monday 7:30 PM
Fire Commissioners Meeting — Fire Hall—Open to Public ……..…… June 11 Tuesday 7:00 PM
Beach School PTO — Beach School ………………………………… June 12 Wednesday 6:45 PM
LICA Board of Directors — Fire Hall (During Library renovation) …. June 12 Wednesday 7:00 PM
Civic Club – Church Fellowship Room ………………………………………… June 13 Thursday 10:00 AM
Ferry Fueling Day (Alternate Thursdays at Gooseberry Point) …………. June 13 Thursday 12:30 to 1:20 PM
The Tome Deadline ……………………………………………………………… June 14 Friday 11:00 PM
Beach School Field Day & BBQ at Harmoneys’ …………………… June 17 Monday 11:00 AM-1:30PM
Beach School Graduation ………………………………………………….. June 18 Tuesday 8:30 AM
Boys & Girls Club Board Meeting – at the Club ……………………………… June 18 Tuesday 6:30 PM
Fire Department 11th Annual Open House ……………………………. June 30 Sunday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Annual Pancake Breakfast – Grange Hall …………………………….. July 6 Saturday 8.30 to 10.30 AM
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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Lummi Island Potpourri – a fun program – – ed
Our program at next Wednesday’s (May 22) Potluck Dinner Meeting will be a nice mixture consisting of (1) a short video by Leslie Dempsey of the 2nd Annual Lummi Island Parade, (2) a short discussion by Randy Smith about the Grange County Living Series and finally (3) a short slide show of historical Lummi Island found by Carol Chaudiere and digitized for us by Mary Ross. If that is not enough, three or four of our LICA Board members will tap dance wearing tutus while singing Suwannee River.
Our program starts at 7:15 PM, and if you want to share in our Potluck, please be there before 6:30 PM. During our short business meeting after the program, we will vote on a supplementary LICA Grant to Friends of Island Library of $2,000 for the Library renovation fund, and such other business as may be properly brought before the chair. These LICA meetings are open meetings – every Lummi Islander is invited and welcomed. If you live on the Island, your vote is as valid as mine.
The door prize will be $55 for a Tome subscriber if s/he is in the Hall at the time of the drawing. Last month Bill Moye was not present to collect his $50, so we added another $5 to the pot.
If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.
ISLAND RAINFALL | APRIL | Last year | ||
Westshore Farm Hayfield | 3.89” | 2.67” | (Sheila & Al Marshall) | |
North Tuttle Lane | 4.25” | 3.07” | (Nancy Simmerman) | |
South Nugent | 4.02” | 2.81” | (Jerry Brown) | |
Scenic Estates | 4.25” | 3.75” | (Darlene Stoffer) |
NANCY SIMMERMAN’S GUDE ERTH KNITWEAR & GIFT SHOP, 2386 Tuttle Lane, 758-2489.
Drop ins welcome. Free Knitting instructions, fiber chats and project rescue.
BIG DOG FOR SALE Eats everything and is fond of children.
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.
$10 MONEY TEN MONEY $10 – – ed
Last month there was no winner of the $10 Certificate hidden in one copy of The Tome. Would you believe there are still a few people on this Island who do not subscribe to the Tome and Brown Betty, and therefore do not support the Island community and have no idea what’s going on and don’t give a hoot? Pity them, for they do not know what they are missing.
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.
Children’s letters to God: “Dear God, who draws the lines around the countries? – Nan”
GRANGE GIANT PUMPKIN CONTEST BEGINS – – Bob Auld
All Islanders; Now is the time to plant your giant pumpkin seeds in your favorite sunny spot. The Grange is sponsoring the second annual giant pumpkin contest and the green flag has officially dropped; let the growing begin. Only one rule: your pumpkin must be grown on Lummi Island. Remember size and weight matter and the largest pumpkin will be awarded the grand prize of Lummi Island Giant Pumpkin bragging rights. Of course, there will be awards for second and maybe third place but no bragging rights – only warm handshakes and quiet congratulations. Judging will be at the annual Grange Salmon BBQ in October. Good luck to all Giant Pumpkin Growers; may the biggest be really big!!!!
Age doesn’t always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.
PLIC REPORT – – Rhayma Blake
On April, the PLIC Board of Directors reviewed and adopted the Needs-based Ferry Fare Recommendations presented by a subcommittee formed at the PLIC Annual Meeting. Committee members Deborah Roth, Kathleen Gallagher, Betsy Schneider, Naomi Jarvie, Steve Thomas, Connie Hahn, Norma Bohl, and Lorraine Dukes conferred to develop the recommendation.
In it, ferry transportation is recognized as a basic need of Islanders. It is recommended that the current qualification criteria be continued. If the Whatcom County Treasurer’s Office declines to administer any part of the program, it is the recommendation of the committee that those duties be assumed by the Opportunity Council with any additional expense to be borne by the Ferry Fund.
In addition, it is recommended that a 10-ride Needs-based Passenger/Pedestrian punchcard replace the 25-ride Needs-based Passenger/Pedestrian punchcard with essentially a revenue neutral effect.
The resolution can be viewed in its entirety at www.plicferry.org. Comments can be shared at info@plicferry.org or at the upcoming PLIC general meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30 PM at the Lummi Island Grange Hall. Cake and ice cream will be available, as well as updates on this and other ferry issues.
Just as soon as you get used to today, tomorrow comes along.
Boys & Girls Club……Why we need you! – – Lynn Schreiber
You may ask yourself “Why does the Club need me?” I would like to give you the answer. I am required to make a yearly budget and stick to it. As you know this is hard enough to do in our own homes, let alone at a Boys & Girls Club. What makes it more difficult is we live on a small Island with so many non-profits vying for the same community dollars.
Your next question may be “Where does the money go?” The answer to that is simple. It goes to staff hours, building maintenance, supplies, insurance, vehicle repairs and most importantly to run our programs.
What are the programs? Snack: Served daily to an average of 31 children. These are healthy snacks like, English muffin pizza, bagels with cream cheese or peanut butter, quesadilla’s, popcorn and more. We also offer a vegetable or fruit and Erin Baker Breakfast Cookies. We do all of this with a budget of $100 per month for a total of over 2,000 snacks served yearly. Sound impossible? It is.
Power Hour: homework help each day, reading help, educational computer time (limited to 15 minutes. each day).
Art: Pastels, oils, water color, clay, mixed media and more.
Community Service: garbage pick-up, helping out neighbors and more.
Smart Girls: a program that teaches girls conflict resolution, the importance of education, answers life questions and gives them a voice.
Triple Play: A Mind, Body and Sport component.
Garden Club: Teaching children the importance of growing and caring for their own food.
We need your help to keep offering these amazing programs and a safe place for our Island kids! Please make a donation today. Without you…….we do not exist.
Thank you!
When you get old: A 2-pound box of candy will make you gain 5 pounds.
Charles “Frank” Adema – March 28, 1923 – April 30, 2013
Frank Adema, of Bellingham, WA, passed away on April 30 at the age of 90 years. Frank was born March 28, 1923, in Burlington, WA to Eva and Floyd Adema. His youth was spent on the banks of the beautiful Skagit River in Clear Lake, surrounded by his family and extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was a graduate of Sedro-Woolley High School. Frank served two years (1944-1946) in the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in the Philippines and Japan during a period of bombing, clean-up, and “showing the flag.”
In 1945 his family relocated to Lummi Island, and when Frank returned from the service, he made Lummi his home. In 1958 he married Geraldine Parberry, and they had two children. Frank loved and cared for his children and enjoyed all the many happy times spent with his grandchildren.
Frank moved to Bellingham in the mid-60s and was a rural letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for approximately 25 years. Over the years, he provided mail service to patrons on Lummi Island and Gooseberry Point, Lummi Indian Reservation, and Marietta communities.
Frank valued his autonomy and had a forward-thinking view of politics. He enjoyed the news and the History Channel and kept current on local and global events. He loved to spend hours tinkering in his shop fixing things. Above all, Frank was a kind and generous man who would drop anything to go to the aid of those he knew well and those whom he didn’t know.
He leaves behind his family, including sister Lucille Miller and brother Donald Adema of Lummi Island; his children, son Jim Adema and daughter Suzanne Baker, both of Bellingham; his grandchildren Maggie (Jack) Sheldon and Lucas Baker of Seattle; and many dearly loved nieces, nephews, and cousins and friends. A celebration of Frank’s life will be held at a future date.
The best way to keep the kids at home is to make a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of their tires.
Memorial Weekend Artists’ Studio Tour – – Diana Pepper
Support your local artists and crafters! Memorial Day weekend Lummi Island Artists’ Studio Tour is Saturday and Sunday 5/25 & 5/26. Visit the artists’ studios between 10 AM and 6 PM and take home some of the wonderful new creations they are offering – paintings, prints, pottery, jewelry, fiber, flower essence & aromatherapy products, glass, stonework and much more. Free maps are available at The Islander or on-line at www.lummi-island.com/events.html. Questions? Call 758-7121 or 758-7499.
The merits of International Baccalaureate Program – – Tom Phillips
I’m an islander, a Beach School alumnus and am presently, a member of the Beach School Foundation (BSF) board soon to be known as Lummi Island Foundation for Education (LIFE). Most people with a connection to Beach School have heard of our interest in establishing the school as an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. I’d like to share my reasons why I support this change.
My first reason is about as un-international as it gets: although this Island does contain a schoolhouse, there remains no certainty of it possessing a school. The school has low enrollment now and projected low enrollment. I joined the foundation to further the “magnet school” option, of which IB is one, to keep the school: to keep the families: to keep a rounded community.
The IB is a proven, viable option as a magnet. Bellingham IB schools have waiting lists, and we’ve got empty desks.
Without a school, I don’t like our chances of maintaining a balanced demographic. Beyond maintaining resident families, it is my hope that the inflow of students commuting here or families moving here over the years will improve the stream of enrollment.
My second reason is more philosophical. Knowledge has always been power, and access to it has never been cheaper or easier. However, the process by which people learn is, I think, changing to favor analysis more than in the past. To be healthy and aware in a modern society is to be comfortable synthesizing many differing opinions and facts. Simultaneously.
Our educational model, which was once an intra-national institution must now accommodate an international awareness, if for no other reason than the student’s economic present and future – which informs or decides much of what any of us do throughout life. What I like about this program is that it has a consciously expansive model of awareness, and it places importance on engaging students through inquiry and debate.
So long as we have libraries and the internet, we will have the tools for education; but how well those tools can be utilized, for personal and professional betterment, is another matter. Learning to use those tools, and to be comfortable using them, is something I don’t think can be started too early.
“I’m not going to vacuum until Sears makes one you can ride on.” – Roseannne Barr
Bingo! Fundraiser for the Island Library – – Nancy Swanson
Tuesday, May 28, 7 to 8:30 PM at the Beach School gymnasium. The Beach School sixth graders are organizing the Bingo to help the library raise funds for their renovation project. The sixth graders have made ginger ale, the Civic Club ladies are baking cookies and we are gathering some great prizes: flowers, plants, baked things, clothing, artwork, jewelry, first edition historical Lummi Island poetry book, herbal ointments, eggs, & thumb drives. The Boys & Girls club is donating artwork that the kids have made especially for the event. If you have something to donate please call Nancy Swanson 758-4277, or leave with Karly at the library.
Drive carefully… It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker
Island Chapel – – Jerry McRorie & Louise Kolstad
A summer of camps on Barnes Island for families as well as youth camps was announced at the annual membership meeting of Island Chapel on May 5. All Lummi Islanders are invited to drop in (boat in) for a few hours, the day, or spend a night or more. If spending the night, bring a sleeping bag. There is running water, bathroom facilities and cooking facilities. If you have any questions, call Chris Immer at 360.296.4963 (cell) or
360.758.2254 (home).
Preparation for camp is scheduled for July 5-15 with work parties scheduled for July 16-18. Family Camp will be July 29 to August 3 with August 19-22 picked as Family Camp in case of bad weather in the July 29-August 3 period. On August 4, Junior High Camp will begin and continue through August 10. Senior High Camp will follow from August 11 through August 18. The camps are open to all Lummi Island people interested in attending and friends from the mainland. Contact Pastor Chris Immer at 758-2254 for details.
The All Church Picnic will be at the Wendell and Terry Terry home at 2882 N. Nugent Rd following church on July 21. For more information, contact Wendell or Terry at 758-7432.
Ed Scott has volunteered to maintain the Island Chapel website, www.islandchapel.net where scheduled events and other church news will be announced.
At the annual membership meeting, Candy Jones was elected to the board of directors for a three-year term. Ed Scott and Gailen Ludtke were elected alternate board members for a one-year term.
Bible study continues for men and women weekly at the Terry home each Monday with soup served at 6 PM followed by study at 6:30. Candy Jones leads women’s Bible study at her home at 2450 N. Nugent. They will be taking a summer break and will resume studies in the fall. Call her 319-1074 for details.
Regular Island Chapel services are at 9:30 AM each Sunday at the Grange Hall.
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVATION – – Tom Philpot
Memorial day is observed May 27, 2013, Monday. As is our custom on Lummi Island, we will gather at 11:00 AM in the Congregational Church parking lot and conduct a service in the Cemetery honoring those that have served in US Armed Forces and died in the service of their country. We will open with a color guard posting the colors, have a chaplain lead invocation, words of introduction, a speaker for the occasion, and in closing, have a three round salute retiring of the colors. The service lasts about one half an hour followed by refreshments provided by the Congregational Church. For details and willingness to participate in the service, please contact Tom Philpot, 758-7844. Everyone is welcome.
Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
Lummi Island Foundation for Education – – Jennifer Bernard, Chair Beach School Foundation
We are changing our name but not our mission! The Beach School Foundation has filed a Doing Business As (DBA) with the Secretary of State with our new name, Lummi Island Foundation for Education (LIFE).
Our mission remains unchanged; we are committed to sustaining and enhancing elementary school
education at Beach School and for children of Lummi Island through current and long-term financial support and stability. We continue to work to support educational goals and objectives of Beach Elementary School students, faculty, staff, Parent Teacher Organization and the Lummi Island community.
This name change will be a slow (but steady) transition; you can still visit our website at www.beachschoolfoundation.org to read more about our funding of the Foreign Language Program and the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. Also, remember our 5th Annual Edible Garden Tour fundraiser is coming up on August 10. Please contact me at 758-3388 or email
secretary@beachschoolfoundation
if you’d like to be more involved with the Foundation. We would welcome the help. We are so thankful for the Island’s continued support of our organization and for the support of our community partners: PTO, FOIL, LICA, LIHT, Lummi Island Grange, Commercial Street Theater Project and the Puget Sound Restoration Fund. Our address is P.O. Box 85, Lummi Island, WA 98262.
“The hardest years in life are between ten and seventy.” – Helen Hayes
Lummi Island Grange – – Tamia Sorensen
Lummi Island Grange Entrants shone triumphantly at the recent State Grange Arts & Crafts Contest and Exhibition. With thirteen entries we had an astounding number of winners including 1 red ribbon, 12 blue ribbons, and 8 purple ribbons. Frankie Small won Best in Show for her knitting wears and Betsy Johnson was awarded Best in Show for her decorative wreath. Anne Jewell won a blue ribbon in the canning category. Finally, Dorothy Hanson won blue and purple ribbons for her artistic contributions. Grange President, Leslie Dempsey, and Grange Secretary, Tamia Sorensen, will be delegates representing the Lummi Island Grange at the Annual Washington State Grange Conference at the end of June.
Meanwhile, our Country Living Programs continue with a workshop on Cheese Making presented by Mary Stack which will take place on Sunday, May 19, from 1 to 4 PM at the Grange Hall.
Finally, we are preparing for our Annual Pancake Breakfast, which will take place this year on Saturday, July 6 from 8.30 to 10.30 AM. All Island Residents and Guests are warmly welcomed.
The Grange wishes to welcome any and all to join our organization, or to attend as our guest. The Lummi Island Grange meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Coffee and refreshments from 6.30 to 7.00 PM and the one-hour meeting commences at 7.00 PM. www.lummigrange.com
Every year it costs me more just to stay the same age I was the year before.
CIVIC CLUB NEWS – – Tamia Sorensen
The Civic Club Annual Plant Expo is coming Saturday, May 18 from Noon to 2 PM. So far, we’ve gathered an unprecedented variety of plant species this year, including indoor and outdoor plants, edibles, exotic ornamentals as well as native plants. In addition to our plant offerings, we will be selling a range of decorative items for your home and garden. This year, our annual raffle prizes will include art, gourmet food baskets, textiles, a bird bath, lawn chairs and other fun things! We are also delighted to have two local plant experts on hand to help answer your gardening questions – Mary Elizabeth von Krusenstiern, Farm Manager at Loganita Farms, and Cheryll Kinsley, Master Gardener.
Originally established in 1916, the Lummi Island Civic Club is one of the Island’s oldest organizations. The Plant Expo is our major annual fund raiser. Proceeds go toward helping to support a range of Island organizations and community projects, including the refurbishment of the Island Library, and grounds maintenance for our Lummi Island Fire Department. For plant donations, or questions about the Plant Expo, please contact Colleen MacGilchrist at colleenmacgilchrist@gmail.com or Tamia Sorensen at tamiasorensen@gmail.com
We are very grateful to all those who are donating plants, items and assistance with this event. Do join us for our next Civic Club meeting at the Congregational Church, May 9 at 10 AM. All Island ladies are warmly welcomed.
An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world. A pessimist fears that this is true.
SUMMER CAMP ON LUMMI ISLAND – – Jackie Granger
Lummi Island Summer Theater Camp for KIDS and Lummi Island Summer Film Camp for TEENS is here!! Thanks to a fantastic idea from Robin Richardson, the Beach School PTO has secured an incredible amount of award-winning talent to work with our youth this summer and is excited to be providing this valuable program.
Our two-week Theater Camp for all kids K through 6th will start Monday, July 22nd and culminate with a performance of “ANNIE” on Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, the 3rd. The theater camp will run five days a week, five hours a day (2.5 hours a day for children K-2nd) alternating mornings and afternoons. The cost is: K-2 $125 and 3rd -6th $175. Save 20% by registering before July 1!
The Film Camp for all 6th through 9th grade youth will run five hours a day for five days beginning Monday, July 29 through August 2. The final cut of the film will be screened and open to the public at the Beach Store Cafe’s Outdoor Theater. The screening will be the culmination of the Beach School Foundation’s 5th Edible Garden Tour on August 10th. Cost for this program is $175. Save 20% by registering before July 1st!
For more details or to register, please see our Beach School PTO Facebook Page or go to www.beachschoolfoundation.org PTO Events page or call me at 758-7171 or Erna Gregory at 758-4076.
Ever notice when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets mad at you,
but when you take him in your car, he sticks his head out the window?
BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – – Judy Thomas, Manager
It has been a year of exploration, questioning and learning. We began the year studying Egypt and attending the King Tut Exhibit in Seattle. Two weeks ago, we were back to Seattle for the University of Washington’s “Discover Engineering Days” and a Burke Museum Tour. The trip ended with the 4-6 grades spending the night at the Woodland Park Zoo.
In between, we’ve had the fire department educate our students on fire safety, visited with the Island Veterans and had Island folks talk about Whales, bike trips across South America and Komodo Dragons. We have so many community members enriching our curriculum through donations and volunteering. Thanks to everyone who makes Beach a special school.
Important dates at the Beach School:
May 21 – 6:30 – 7:30 6th grade Music History Presentations
May 28 – 7:00 – 8:30 Bingo for FOIL
June 7 – 1:30 – 2:00 Student Talent Show
June 17 – 11:00 – 1:30 Field Day & BBQ at Harmony’s
June 18 – 8:30 AM Graduation
Maslow’s Maxim: If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
REEFNET SEASON PREDICTIONS – – Jerry Anderson, Associate Member
Predictions for the upcoming Reefnet season were given at the WA Reefnet Owners Assn. annual meeting on April 27. President Jack Giard, Vice President Steve Thatcher and Fraser Salmon Panel Chairman Kyle Adiks reported to the group at the meeting. Counting by the reefnet gear at Lummi and the Lopez and San Juan sites will begin July 20. Limited catch by gears that fish for the Pacific Salmon Commission will start when fish begin to show. The main reefnet fishery is projected to start the second week of August for sockeye for likely two days of RN fishing. The main fishery for pinks will probably start toward the end of August. The PSC is predicting a sockeye total run of about 4,765,000 and a pink run of 8,926,000.
Islanders may remember the large pink salmon catches by the reefnet fishers in 2011. Everyone hopes for a repeat of a large catch again this year. The sockeye catch is projected to be small this year. Eight gears will be set in Legoe Bay.
Islanders are reminded that much Legoe Bay reefnet history can be obtained at
www.washingtonruralheritage.org/lummi.
It IS as bad as you think, and they ARE out to get you!
LUMMI ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT – – Duncan McLane, Fire Chief
Save the date: 11th Annual Open House on Sunday June 30th from 10: AM to 2: PM.
Keep watching Smokey for the current outdoor burning conditions. While this early summer-like weather is nice, it will make for a long fire season. We just put our new Heart Monitor in service; all of us are excited to have this new tool, especially our Advanced Life Support volunteers (like kids in the candy store). Speaking of kids, the District is supporting The Safe Kids Coalition of Washington by issuing Safe Rider Citations to the children in the community who are observed practicing safe riding habits by wearing helmets. Theses citations are good for one free Happy Meal at participating McDonald’s.
Recently a man drowned at Lake Spanaway after his lifejacket came off because it was not sized correctly and slipped off him. A strong and healthy teenager drowned at Whatcom Falls Park just a few days ago. These two incidents emphasize the need for safety awareness when you are on or around water.
If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague
Lummi Island Congregational Church – – Cindy Bauleke, Pastor
As the weather grows warmer, we are gearing up for summer at the Church. We love the increased activity which comes with the return of snowbirds, summer residents, visitors, weddings, and of course, salmon. Memorial Day weekend we welcome Chaplain Dick Cathell as our guest preacher on Sunday at 10:30 A.M.
On Monday, May 27th there will be a Memorial Day Service to honor those who have given their life for our country at 11:00 A.M. in the Cemetery, organized by Tom Philpot, with refreshments.
Our Parish Activities Board will not be having a Parish Dinner in June as they get ready for the Rummage Sale July 5th & 6th with many treasures, music, and food. Watch for details on dropping off your rummage donations in the June Tome and Nextdoor. We are so grateful for generous Island support of the Rummage Sale.
The Church is planning a new photo directory and the photographers will book sittings for other Islanders, if you have been longing for a family portrait, on July 11 and 12.
RENEW is the theme for Vacation Bible School, we may all become a little greener learning to care for God’s creation, July 30, 31, Aug 1, for kindergartners through 6thgraders.
We are experimenting with opening the Church every Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. for quiet meditation. You are invited to use the labyrinth in the woods at any time for a walking meditation, and the path to Church Beach is waiting for your visit.
Elderberries gather each Wednesday from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. with lunch at noon, come for lunch ($1 donation suggested) or come for the day.
Parish Nurses are available to help with medical equipment loans and to answer your health care questions; Dorothy Hanson is the first call 758-2484.
You are always welcome to join us for worship on Sundays, or check out our web page LummiChurch.org to see what is going on. You’ll find us on Facebook and Twitter. I am on the Island Wednesdays and Sundays if you would like to discuss spiritual or other personal matters. No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
Save the earth….. It’s the only planet with chocolate!
ISLAND LIBRARY – IT BELONGS TO YOU – – Joan Keiper
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 – 8:00 Saturday 10:00 – 4:00
Used Books Because of the upcoming remodeling work on the library building this summer, the Noble Barn will not be available for the Used Book Sale. At this time FOIL is not certain if they can hold the used book sale this summer. We are currently looking for an alternate building/location. So, PLEASE do not drop off any books for the sale at the library. We have no place to keep them. Thanks for your cooperation.
Upcoming Library Events
Worms – Long, thin, slimy ones. Short, fat, juicy ones. Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms! See a worm farm, and participate in fun worm activities including a worm race. Everyone gets a worm to take home. Grades K – 5. Island Library, June 6, 2:30 – 3:30 PM.
Summer Reading Club – The theme for this summer’s reading club is “Dig into Reading”. Reading Club starts June 15th.
For Teens – Drop into the Library and make an organic planting pot. Plant your choice of flower and vegetable seeds, and then take them home to nurture. During open hours until June 15th.
Beach Walk! Dig for Hidden Treasure – Explore a bit of the Salish Sea and see what you can dig up! Come join Buff Lapof and Nadia Woodcock for a summer low tide treasure hunt! Meet at the Public Beach across from Beach Store Café. For all ages- Refreshments provided. All Ages/Family, July 20, 9:00 – 10:30 AM at the Library.
The Friends of Island Library (FOIL) Board meets the second Monday of the month at the library. FOIL members are community volunteers who work diligently on behalf of the Island Library. The next meeting is Monday June 10, 7:30 to 9:00 PM at the Library. All are invited.
Courtroom interrogations: Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A: All of my autopsies are performed on dead people.
Heritage Trust News – – Megan Crouse
Thanks to all the pruners, mowers, dusters, scrubbers, rakers, window-cleaners, weeders, pressure-washers, weed-whackers, sweepers, chain sawers and extraordinary helpers who volunteered for the Otto Preserve Spring Clean-up on April 27th. The Resource Center and the Preserve look great, thanks to you.
It’s a Party! Join us for the Heritage Trust 15th Birthday Party and Dance with music by Lummi Island’s own Christopher Nunn and his band, Waterbear, May 18, 7:30 PM at the Beach School gym. Bring your family and friends to enjoy great dancing, birthday cupcakes and a big celebration of 15 years of saving land on Lummi Island.
Save These Dates:
- June 1st, 7:30 AM at the Curry Preserve: Join expert birder Clark Blake to learn how to identify birds by sight and song. Dress for the weather and bring your binoculars.
- June 8th, 10:00 AM to1:00 PM Wild Medicine Workshop “The Heart: Wild Rose and Hawthorn Flowers.” Call 758-7997 for more information.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Call to Artists – – GuruBani Khalsa
In celebration of our 15th Anniversary, Lummi Island Heritage Trust is holding an art competition to select an image for our commemorative 15th anniversary poster. Interested artists are asked to submit their work by July 25th. A jury will select the winning piece. All entries will be displayed at the Resource Center during the Labor Day Artist Tour and posters will be available for sale at that time. Art images must reflect the Heritage Trust’s mission of Preserving the Nature of Lummi Island. For more details, please contact the Heritage Trust office at 360-758-7997 or gurubani@liht.org.
Never buy a car you can’t push.
IT’S YOUR LANGUAGE – LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture..
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Let’s face it – English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand works slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn’t it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
PS. – Why doesn’t ‘Buick’ rhyme with ‘quick’?
MORE LUMMI ISLAND HISTORY From Peggy Aiston’s collection
1871(BH) The first white settler on Lummi Island was Floyd and Marion Tuttle’s grandfather, Captain Christian Tuttle, who arrived in the summer of 1871. One version of the family’s history is that Captain Tuttle saved the life of an Indian Chief, and later, when the Chief died, became the guardian of the Chief’s orphaned daughter. Being a sea captain and a bachelor, with no permanent home, Captain Tuttle arranged for the Indian Princess to be raised and educated in a California convent. At the age of 18, her education completed, she left the convent and traveled to Lummi Island where she and Captain Tuttle were married and established a home.
Note: In a conversation with Marion Tuttle on May 14, 1997, he stated that Clara Shrewsberry and the Indian princess were one and the same person. She may have been part Indian. The details of the above story may be at least partly fanciful imagination.
1873 November On November 8 the Bellingham Bay Mail announced a lecture at the schoolhouse in Sehome by Captain Tuttle who would talk on The Open Polar Sea. This was Lummi Island’s Christian Tuttle (grandfather of Floyd and Marion) who first came around Cape Horn in 1845 on a whaler and whaled in Alaskan waters. He was on Lummi Island in 1872 doing some burning and sowing of grass on the 160 acres on which he received a land patent from the U.S. in 1889.
1874 On September 24, the first land patent on Lummi Island was recorded by Thomas E. Barrett and covered NW ¼ SE ¼ Sec. 32 38.1E. (This may be an error–see 1870 October above.)
Sehome School District up to the year 1874 included Sehome, Whatcom, Lummi Island, Bellingham and what later was Fairhaven.
1875 January The U.S. granted a land patent to Sutcliffe Baxter covering property in Section 32 38.1E. This seems to be the second patent issued on Lummi Island and no others were listed until 1884 to Wade H. Beach.
May County tax levy 8 mills; Territorial 4 mills; school 4 mills; road 2 mills. A poll tax of $2 and a road poll tax of $4 on all persons between 21 and 50 years.
July A reporter from the Bellingham Bay Mail visiting the Sutcliffe Baxter sheep ranch on Lummi Island reported: “The range for the common sheep, of which there are about 700, extends from here to the southern point of the island, a strip of mountainous land 3 by 5 or 6 miles in extent, so much so that the shepherd finds great difficulty in corralling the sheep for shearing, and often misses many of them.” There was also a flock of 25 Cotswold sheep imported from England.
October City Marshal Land and other officers went to the south end of Lummi Island on the revenue cutter Scout and dug up articles stolen from a mainland home and cached there by burglars.
1876 W.H. Beach born in Wisconsin, for 18 months a soldier in 17th U.S. Infantry, settled on Lummi island in 1877.
First Puget Sound cannery was established in 1876 and the total P.S. pack was 25,000 cases.
(LLD) Soon after Christian Tuttle had settled on Lummi Island, Frederick F. Lane came to the Island and built a home on the beach just south of Lummi Point (Lane Spit). he is credited as being the second homesteader on the Island. He was here in 1880, but did not receive title to the NE quarter of section 4 until 1887. He married a Lummi Indian (some accounts say Sumas and others Canadian Indian), Miss Nellie Howen and they had twelve children.
About this time, the increased demand for timber resulted in a rapid increase in the settlement of the Island. The majority of the early settlers were interested in lumbering rather than farming and many left the island after the timber was logged off.
April The times were turbulent; In April, 1876, the people of Bellingham Bay subscribed to a fund to capture outlaws who were terrorizing the settlers among the islands of Rosario Strait, and an armed posse was sent in pursuit, but without results.
1876 May 19 Road Poll tax set at $4.00 on all male inhabitants “liable to perform said labor.”
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