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Alice Kuik of Lynden says the current production of

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“The Sound of Music” in Abbotsford, B.C., will be her last directing the cross-border musical effort.

A supplement of the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record

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Travel is his passion Lynden resident has visited 130 countries, some on bicycle, and he shares his travels in five ebooks

By Tim Newcomb tim@lyndentribune.com

Jim Hendrickson has a total of five ebooks, all focusing on his travels across the world. His book "Travel is My Passion" is one that tells stories of non-bicycle trips. Both "North to Alaska!" and "Vagabond on a Bicycle" tell of bicycle trips. (Courtesy photos/Jim Hendrickson)

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LYNDEN — Jim Hendrickson’s story may start in Lynden. But the 70-year-old, who rides a 25-mile bicycle loop every day on his recumbent electric bike, never ends it there.

The former linguistics professor is on the go, constantly traveling, exploring and fulfilling his curiosities. In 2014 he expects to spend just two months in Lynden. The rest of the year he is traveling around the world, with trips to the far north and Peru plus sun stops in Florida and Ecuador, just to name a few destinations.

“It is curiosity that makes me keep going,” he said, “curiosity about what is

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Hendrickson, who will turn 71 in July, retired at age 45 after a highly successful run publishing close to 70 linguistic textbooks. About seven years ago, he made Lynden his home, not that you’ll always find him here. He’s traveled to about 130 countries and done multiple tours on his bike.

A few years ago while on a trip to the Seychelles, an island country in the Indian Ocean, he decided it was time to wrap up some unfinished business. He started polishing up books he had started and in 2013 he published five ebooks, all on travel. His books, which are all full-length at between 50,000 to 65,000 words, sell for $2.99 — just the price of a Starbucks’ coffee, he said — on Smashwords.com, a way Hendrickson said he could keep the price affordable and the books accessible.

While he’s quite pleased with the popularity of the books, selling hundreds in just a few months, he says his “Shalom, Israel!” is his most popular, a story of his bicycle tour of Israel (he has since returned, including a trip there in 2013).

“Like a Leaf on a River” recounts Hendrickson’s hitchhiking tour when he was 20 that took him south to Mexico and across the world. “North to Alaska!” tells the story of his Montana-to-Alaska ride on a bike, while “Vagabond on a Bicycle” tells stories of 100,000 miles and 100 cultures, all on his bike. He culls his nonbicycle travels in “Travel is My Passion.”

The next big trip on Hendrickson’s

Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, May 28, 2014 | Ferndale Record itinerary is a camping trailer venture to Alaska, starting in June. He will drive via a dirt road to a remote village in the Northwest Territories 3,000 miles from Lynden.

He’ll spend time on the remote Dempster Highway. He’ll mix in some other tours in Alaska and visit the Top of the World Highway, retracing some of his steps from his first trip to Alaska on bicycle.

He’ll hit Alaskan towns such as Dawson and Chicken. This will be his fifth to the state, so he’s become quite familiar with it.

After the 10-week Alaskan trip, Jim plans to head to Florida for the winter.

After crashing on his bike on black ice in Lynden once, he decided that at his age he couldn’t afford risky winter weather, so he spent last winter in Arizona. This year he’ll choose Florida. But, as you’d guess, he won’t stay there long, planning a trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. He’s familiar with South America, having recently returned from Peru.

After Ecuador, he’ll venture to Morocco, Africa, where he’s already been.

“I’m always bumming around,” he said. As a single man, he enjoys the freedom and adventure.

At the top of his future visit list, though, sits the Asian country Mongolia, a place he finds exotic, remote and fascinating.

And while he’s traveling, he’ll also be writing. He plans to write a book about his road trip to Alaska and finish that in 2014. With more travels planned, expect plenty more books.

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Jim Hendrickson has a total of five ebooks, all focusing on his travels across the world. Hendrickson started his passion for travel at an early age, taking a hitch-hiking tour that sent him all across North America, including into Mexico. He recounts this adventure in "Like a Leaf on a River." That trip sparked his desire to keep traveling. Of his five travel ebooks, "Shalom Israel!" has proven the most popular with readers. That book takes readers along on a journey by bicycle through Israel. (Courtesy photos/Jim Hendrickson)

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‘Whisk away’ to a memorable experience

Above: Whether just on a day trip or an extended one overseas, fellow travelers can bond as a Senior Tour Program group. Below: An upcoming June 9-12 trip of the Whatcom County Senior Tour Program takes in gardens and more on Vancouver Island. (Courtesy photos)

Getaway options abound in Senior Tour Program of Whatcom County

the Roof” outdoors in the Ski Hill Amphitheater. Red Tail Canyon Ranch offers a hay ride and country barbecue while Liberty Orchards in Cashmere is home to the Aplets & Cotlets candy kitchen.

This trip is by motorcoach, with two nights at Icicle Inn. Final payment due June 16.

WHATCOM ­— From Victoria to Zion National Park, the Seattle Mariners to Hawaii, the Whatcom Senior Tour Program is offering options to “whisk you away.”

This is a nonprofit community service provided by the Whatcom Council on Aging to all who want to participate, of any age, said Cheryl Willis, program coordinator.

“Even people who are not members of the senior centers in Whatcom can go.

They just pay a non-member fee when they sign up for a trip ($10 extra for day trips, $15 for extended trips),” she said.

To sign up for any of these excursions, call 733-4030 and press ext. 47019 or stop by at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St. For trips into Canada (and best for all trips), a valid passport or enhanced license will be required.

You can get a picture of what’s possible on the tour program’s Facebook page at (https://www.facebook.com/ wcseniortourprogram), also online at http://wccoa.org/index.php/Tours/.

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Chicago History, Art and Architecture, Sept. 2-6 The Art Institute of Chicago is the second largest in the U.S. See the city’s architecture on a narrated boat tour down the Chicago River. Stay in the trendy Magnificent Mile district, explore the Rush Street jazz scene and also see Navy Pier, Buckingham Fountain and Grant Park. A side trip is to Springfield and the Lincoln home, museum and library.

Trip includes all travel, three nights in Chicago and one in Springfield, all entry fees. Final payment due July 7.

B.C. Bird Sanctuary & Waterfront, Tuesday, June 24 The sanctuary is made up of wetlands, marshes and dikes in the heart of the Fraser River estuary. With an expert guide, see all kinds of birds in their natural habitat. Lunch is at the Sockeye City Grill in charming Steveston, with extra time for shopping or the waterfront.

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Gourmet Food and Cooking Show, Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, June 26 Experience an interactive cooking class taught by expert chefs. Watch your lunch being prepared right in front of you using fresh local and seasonal ingredients at Well Seasoned cooking studio.

Also tour and taste at Backyard Vineyards and Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery.

Payment due June 12.

Leavenworth: Little Bavaria and Musicals, July 23-25 In Leavenworth, Washington’s quaint Little Bavaria, take in musicals “The Sound of Music” and “Fiddler on

“Canyon Country” Utah and Nevada, Sept. 28-Oct. 2 Visit three breathtaking canyons in Nevada and Utah. Zion National Park is renowned for its amazing scenery and high sandstone cliffs. Valley of the Fire State Park is in the Mojave Desert. Cedar Breaks National Monument has a halfmile-deep geologic amphitheater and 1,600-year-old bristlecone pine trees.

Trip includes round-trip airfare, one night in Las Vegas and three at a resort hotel in Mesquite, and entry to parks. Final payment due Aug. 15.

Costa Rica Paradise, Oct. 31 – Nov. 9 Cruise the canals of Tortuguero National Park. Come face-to-face with exotic wildlife in Sarapiqui rain forests.

Take in the Monteverde Cloud Forest magic skywalk, Arenal volcanic lands and thermal springs, and pristine white sandy beaches of the Pacific.

Fare covers all travel and lodges, 18 meals and tour guides. Additional activities available on arrival. Final payment due June 30.

Honolulu on Oahu, Island Paradise, Nov. 10-17 Give yourself a present and come on a freestyle tour of beautiful Oahu, Hawaii, direct out of Bellingham. Stay at luxurious Pacific Beach hotel just a walk away from the beach and then check out Honolulu Zoo, Pearl Harbor and Sea Life Park.

Cost is $1,399 per person double occupancy; call for single pricing. Add-on tours and dinners available. Final payment due July 31.

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The sunsets of Hawaii can be experienced on a November 2014 trip now in planning. (Courtesy photo) Oregon Gardens Getaway, Aug. 25-28 Stay three nights at spectacular Oregon Gardens Resort in Silverton, with acres of themed gardens and the Tropical House nearby to explore. The town is

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Lynden woman finds her joy directing cross-border musicals Alice Kuik’s life has revolved around choral singing

By Calvin Bratt editor@lyndentribune.com

LYNDEN ­ — When her husband’s job change destined her for Lynden 20 years ago, Alice Kuik wasn’t so sure what to think. She wanted to keep up her musical involvements, and she didn’t know what this little American town had to offer.

Alice had been raised in a Dutch immigrant family that virtually lived and breathed music. Then for 25 years while raising her own five children in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Alice had taken voice training and participated in many orato-

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rio and choral productions, a good number of them performed with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

“I don’t think there is a choral work that I haven’t sung,” she said in an interview at her Lynden home on Monday.

What started as a concern became a rewarding challenge, however.

As it turned out, from her own personal background and extensive experience, Alice Kuik began directing musical productions with willing folks from the Lynden and the lower British Columbia areas. She has been the driving force across 16 years of musicals — one done every other year — that have mostly been rehearsed in Lynden and then performed in a theater across the border.

The 2014 production is taking place now. “The Sound of Music” was on the stage of the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium in Abbotsford, B.C., for four per-

formances last week and the final three shows are this week Friday and Saturday, May 30-31.

Although each production is a lot of work — it feels like a full-time job for six months, Alice said — she is always deeply rewarded by the way a cast comes together and gives its full effort to develop singing and acting skills suitable for public performance — “where they start out and where they end up,” she summarizes.

What unifies many of the Lynden Festival Singers and Peace Arch Performers, as the two groups on either side of the border are called, is that they are members of the Canadian Reformed Churches including a few congregations in the United States. Cornerstone Christian School, with 120 students in grades 1-12, is associated with the American Reformed Church on Northwood Road,

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Alice hasn’t made a big deal about it, but it’s also no secret that she considers this her last time taking on the big directing job. At age 78, she says someone else can step up, although it’s not known who that would be.

She is without husband Bert now, as he passed away in 2012 a few months after that year’s production of “The King and I.” “The Sound of Music” was done once before. Others were “H.M.S. Pinafore,” “Oklahoma,” “The Pirates of Penzance” and “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Alice confides that she may be “a bit of a control freak,” but that’s in order to do all she can to bring a production up to high standards, and not just on the musical side. She gets deeply involved in the costuming, whether that’s in the making or borrowing, and she credits the Claire vg Thomas Theatre and also Western Washington University’s drama department with helping out in that regard.

This year, Alice benefited from having a granddaughter, Chelsea, who is going to university in Vancouver, helping out with the choreography.

Speaking of family, many sharing the same last name are involved in the “Sound” musical. In one way or another, the entire Willis family of Lynden shows up on the program, led by father Derek

Willis in the lead role of Captain von Trapp. All the children of the von Trapp family happen to be from south of the border, including the four girls whom Alice prepared for the role of Gretl, the youngest. The girl in the role of Marta is Shayna Kuik, another granddaughter of Alice.

The story of a family in the gathering storm of war in Austria in 1938 has special meaning for Alice, as her original family harbored Jews in the Netherlands and her father was forced to work for the Nazis in Belgium for two years.

She begins any production with a big job in itself: choosing the cast. And Alice said she was determined to have Derek Willis in the captain’s role this time, as well as Cason Van Driel of Lynden in the role of Uncle Max. Maggie Van Seters, of Cloverdale, B.C., in the role of Maria, also had the lead female role in “The King and I.” Alice wants to be sure that musical accompaniment doesn’t overpower unamplified voices on the stage. This “Sound” performance has only piano, two violins and flute in a side alcove.

The director knows that there can be those in the Dutch Reformed church tradition who frown upon stage productions. To those types she says, just attend and see if my musical doesn’t touch the heart and the spirit with a story that in-

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Across many years, Alice Kuik has been the person pulling together the big cast for a cross-border musical production every other year using both Lynden and British Columbia participants. “The Sound of Music” is being staged right now, with three more performances May 30-31 in the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium in Abbotsford, B.C. At far left is Henry Klos, also of Lynden, production manager. Proceeds of the shows benefit Cornerstone Christian School of Lynden and Credo Christian High School of Langley, B.C. (Calvin Bratt/Lynden Tribune)

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Kuik: 'Music is a way of life,' with seven productions behind her Continued from C7 spires and brings out the best in people.

And usually any doubters are won over.

For herself, someone for whom “music is a way of life,” having been able to do the seven productions has been “a wonderful outlet for me,” she said. “I’ve never had one time that I’ve said, ‘oh I have to do that again.’ I’m always eager to go.”

To attend a show n Remaining Shows: 7:30 p.m. May 30; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. May 31 n Tickets: $12.50 (Can.) matinee, $20 evening, buy online at http://www. lyndenfestivalsingers. com/tickets n Venue: Matsqui Centennial Auditorium is at 32315 South Fraser Way in downtown Abbotsford, B.C. Crossing the border at Lynden, take Highway 13 north, Huntingdon Road east, then Clearbrook Road north to South Fraser Way.

The von Trapp family children in the current show, all from the Lynden area, are: from left, front, Chloe Pelleboer, Madelyn Brown, Reagan Berends, Abigail Bareman; back, Shayna Kuik, Hannah Klos, Kenton Buitenbos, Jaymie Van Driel, Kristi Faber and Aaron Leyenhorst. (Courtesy photo)

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Larrabee Celebrating 72 years together Park planning meeting next Wednesday New management is ultimate goal OLYMPIA — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to hear about preliminary recommendations for a management plan for Larrabee State Park near Bellingham.

State parks staff will present the recommendations and take further public comment at a public meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, in Fairhaven Public Library, 1117 12th St., Bellingham. The public also may provide additional comments by email to Larrabee.Planning@parks.wa.gov or by calling Randy Kline, park planner, at (360) 902-8632.

More information about the planning process is available at www.parks. wa.gov/864/Larrabee-State-Park-Planning.

The June 4 meeting represents the third phase of a four-part planning process through Washington State Parks’ Classification and Management Plan process, in which public input is a critical component. Each CAMP process addresses overall visitor experiences, natural resources, use of park buildings, recreation areas and trails and other topics of interest to the community.

In the final phase of the Larrabee State Park management planning, staff will present draft recommendations to the seven-member State Parks Commission to consider at its July 24 regular meeting in Bellingham. The public is invited to attend the commission meeting and provide testimony or written comment.

Larrabee State Park near Bellingham is the oldest developed park in the state park system. It is a 2,680-acre camping park with more than 8,000 feet of saltwater shoreline along Samish Bay. The park features 85 campsites, picnic sites, a freshwater lake and watercraft launch, 15 miles of trails, a playground and a popular amphitheater. Larrabee receives an estimated 500,000 visits a year.

For more information about Larrabee, visit www.parks.wa.gov/536/Larrabee.

Leonard and Clara Jacobson, of Ferndale, celebrated 72 years of marriage on April 15. Leonard is 93 and was serving during World War II when they were married. Clara is 89 and was born and raised in Whatcom County. After the war, the couple owned a laundry business in the Seattle area before selling and retiring. They have traveled extensively

by RV. Clara said the keys for their long marriage included never going to bed without a goodnight kiss (even when mad), never interfering with each other's parenting of their daughter and the opportunity to work side-by-side for so many years. (Mark Reimers/Ferndale Record)

Nation's gas prices show great regional diversity right now GasBuddy sees more ‘moderate’ summer pricing BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — The nationwide average price of gasoline about a week before the Memorial Day weekend was almost identical with price levels seen in 2013 and 2012, but dramatic differences were observable when looking beyond the average to detailed fuel prices in states and cities.

The nationwide average last weekend was expected to be between $3.60 and $3.64 per gallon, or within a few pennies of the $3.64 average from Memorial Day 2012 and the $3.63 average on the holiday in 2013.

But statewide averages ranged from $3.35 per gallon to $4.35, reflecting the widest regional diversity in recent memory.

What’s more, according to Gas Buddy, the diversity is bi-directional, with some states kicking off the driving season with much lower price offerings yet other areas finding stiff increases versus previous years.

Example: One year ago, Minnesotans faced average unleaded regular prices of

$4.20 to $4.30 per gallon ahead of Memorial Day weekend. This year, those same Minnesotan drivers find average prices of $3.50.

However, motorists who actively shop for their fuel with the GasBuddy “app” can find fuel for less than $3.30, resulting in a fill-up that costs $12 to $15 less than last year.

The rest of the U.S. heartland finds distinctly advantaged prices when compared to last year. Average price decreases of 10-30 cents per gallon regularly show up in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

In contrast, consumers in about half of

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ENCORE the 50 states now see average gasoline prices that are 10-30 cents higher when compared to last year. Pennsylvania motorists are the most adversely impacted, paying about 30 cents more than what they meted out for fuel one year ago. Smaller, but considerable, year-on-year increases show up at every East and Gulf Coast state as well as a few western states such as California and Nevada.

What’s behind this incredibly diverse U.S. fuel picture?

GasBuddy keeps a short list of the key steering currents which have acted to depress prices for many inland markets, while lifting values on the coasts.

Examples include: • Uneven refining operations.

Last year saw nothing less than a major reconfiguration of large refineries in Great Lakes and Great Plains states. A much lighter schedule of maintenance has prevailed in 2014. On the other hand, Gulf Coast refineries have seen one of the most aggressive spring maintenance schedules in recent memory.

• Huge differences in crude costs.

Refiners in the Rocky Mountain and upper Midwestern regions could buy heavy Canadian crude for about $85 barrel recently. Robust new production coming from the Canadian oil sands has delivered some of the most advantaged crude in North America. In contrast, West Coast refiners are disadvantaged. Prices for Alaskan North Slope crude currently fetch a price that is just shy

of $110 barrel.

• Diminished imports.

Three years ago, U.S. ports typically handled 1 million barrels per day or more of imported gasoline from Canada, Europe and the Caribbean and most of that fuel came in to East Coast cities. More recently, the U.S. has turned into a net exporter, regularly sending more gasoline offshore than it brings in from foreign destinations.

GasBuddy analysis suggests that the prognosis for the first two months of the driving season is for continued temperate prices. The restart of major refineries that are moving through second-quarter maintenance should insure that gasoline production is near record levels. Meanwhile, efficiency gains in the light vehicle fleet

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Is your retirement plan protected?

Long-term care insurance can help give you peace of mind Planning for retirement may already be a top priority for you. If not, perhaps it should be.

These are questions to ask: Do you know how much money you need to retire? Are you concerned that you may outlive your money? Are you concerned about the burden a chronic health care need could have on your family and finances?

Your retirement is the dream for you and your family’s future. Proper planning and protection of that dream are crucial to help make it a reality.

Long-term care insurance can help protect and preserve the income and assets you have worked so hard to accumulate as well as give you the ability to spend money for care.

With advances in home care services, many people needing long-term care

are actually able to stay at home, with or near families, and still get the professional care they need.

Long-term care insurance allows your family to be there to love you, instead of worrying about the financial, emotional and physical toll of providing care for you. Whether at home, in an adult daycare center or an assisted-living facility, you and your family can maintain control of your options and your lifestyle.

As the population ages and Americans are living longer than ever before, the need for long-term care services has emerged as an important element in a comprehensive retirement plan.

In 2012, nursing home cost averaged $91,980 a year nationally, and these costs inflate every year. Do you have enough in your retirement to pay for the high cost of long-term care services?

Without a proper long-term care plan in place, your assets and income can be significantly depleted. This could leave you and your family in a difficult financial situation.

What would happen to you and your family if you have to pay out-of-pocket

for your long-term care? With long-term care insurance, you gain peace of mind knowing that you have taken control to protect your hard-earned retirement assets.

The sooner you begin your longterm care planning, the better. The cost of waiting can be expensive in several ways.

The younger you are when you purchase long-term care insurance, the lower the premiums will be. As you age, premiums are higher if you purchase an equivalent policy and you may qualify for a lesser class rating due to health changes. You could pay thousands more in premiums over the life of a policy just by waiting a few years to purchase.

Or you may not be able to qualify for coverage at all. The worst part about waiting is that you may not have coverage in place when you need it most.

With long life comes long-term planning. Make a plan for yourself and your family today.

This information was provided by Shane Van Dalen, New York Life insurance agent at 517 Liberty St., Lynden, 354-4433.

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