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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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A supplement of the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record
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The Heavenly Mountain ‘I wanted to do this for a long time,’ Carl Crouse says as he writes about his family and its connection to Mount Baker By Elisa Claassen For the Tribune
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esulting from the November 2021 floods that hammered the northern parts of Whatcom County, Carl Crouse wrote his first book, “The Waters are Rising: Stories of Inspiration and Hope from the Sumas, Washington Flood of November 2021.” This came to the retired minister while he was helping flood survivors regain their footing during a difficult time. Now, Crouse is working on a second book, this one about his family’s relationship with Mount Baker. Crouse said the Mount Baker connection is something that started with his late father, Rev. Earl Crouse. “The primary focus is my own personal stories and my father’s stories to put down on paper,” Carl Crouse said. The title of this new book is “The Heavenly Mountain: Fifty Years of Adventure.” See Crouse on C4
Carl Crouse's father Earl, at right, on top of Mount Baker in a 1987 climb to the top with Al Magnuson. Magnuson could not make it to the top, so Earl Crouse carried the trophy to the top that Magnuson’s father won in the 1912 Mt. Baker Marathon race.
(Photo courtesy Carl Crouse)
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Crouse: Local author's book The Heavenly Mountain Although Carl Crouse retired from being a fulltime pastor at the end of July 2021, he continued to be of service to his community through the same church, Sumas Advent Christian Church, where he is now associate pastor. “I have the freedom to work out my own schedule and responsibilities,” said Crouse, who also volunteers through the Sumas Historical Society. He said recently that this new book is more personal for him. “It’s a book I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” Carl said. “The reason I wanted to do Mount Baker is because my father climbed Mount Baker a lot, starting in the ‘50s actually. He was an informal guide who took hundreds of people through the ‘60s, ‘70s and into the ‘80s. I started climbing with him when I was 12 years old in 1973.” Crouse said the book will be interspersed with photos primarily taken by his father, who was an amateur photographer. “The photos of Mount Baker were intermixed with music or his narration,” Crouse said. “He’d set up two slide projectors and dissolve the images and so it would fade in and out.”
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Carl Crouse, center, and his wife Sally, at the reopening of the Sumas Library in February 2023. Later that evening, Crouse signed copies of his first book," The Waters are Rising: Stories of Inspiration and Hope from the Sumas, Washington Flood of November 2021." (Bill Helm/Lynden Tribune)
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Carl Crouse The best images, Carl said, were shot earlier or later in the day since snow threw off the light meters and resulting exposures in the middle of the day. The senior Crouse served as pastor of the Sumas Advent Christian Church from
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Sometimes Earl led groups as large as 30 people. “Dad said yes to everyone,” Crouse said. One of the more inexperienced hikers assumed they would have more free time and brought reading material and a radio. “He wanted to see if there would be reception,” Crouse said. That particular hiker ended up staying at the campsite and not continuing to the summit. In ideal conditions, the groups would aim to summit by 10 a.m. Getting back down, Carl said, was considerably faster. Carl’s brother Jim, another local resident, went in the early years a few times. Their mother, who had polio in her youth, wasn’t able to join and their sister Barb chose not to go. But after the friends went, Earl started getting calls, Carl said, from friends of friends, who wanted to go. Somehow someone had given them his name. “Eventually it got to the place where people would literally be calling all year, strangers,” Crouse said. A lot of the people were Canadian and the ascents would usually be done three times a summer. Although he had started with very little gear, that changed over time with visits to REI and the former Base Camp store to include ropes, a collection of ice axes, crampons, and goggles.
In “The Heavenly Mountain,” Crouse writes and shows the route they would primarily take to the top, starting before first light while the snow was still stable. “This book is squarely in the recreational climber category,” Crouse said. “My father and I never blasted new trails. We always took the easiest path, the most worn path – just because we enjoyed it.” While the book serves as a repository for memories, Crouse said he would include information about mountaineering for the newbies as well such as descriptions of glaciers, why you need an ice ax, and why you need to rope up. Retirement years give time and introspection. This book is nearing completion for Crouse. He drew from his experience with this first book in how to do one, he said. He has placed the photos, is doing final edits and having his wife Sally check the layout and margins. In addition to Crouse’s name, his father’s name will also be on the cover with credit for the photography. Crouse still has copies of the flood book available through Amazon, Connections Store in Lynden or by directly contacting him through Facebook or the church. Carl said that once the new book is published he intends to do presentations at the Everson and Sumas libraries.
1951 until 1995. It’s the same church son Carl returned to pastor in recent years. Although Carl grew up as a pastor’s kid, his dad was also a popular school bus driver and introduced his family and many others to the wonder of seeing Mount Baker from the top. Earl, who died in 1996, came from the East Coast. He met his future wife at college in Illinois and they eventually made their way to pastoring the Sumas church, sight unseen. There he and his family, stayed from 1951 until 1995. As part of mountain rescue Earl served on the mountain rescue team and eventually summited Mount Baker 47 times. Carl has summited Mount Baker 19 times but the last was in the 1990s. As a pastor, Earl was not available to the mountaineers on Sundays, Carl said. Instead he would leave on Friday afternoon and initially head to the old Kulshan Cabin. As more people discovered the mountain, Earl’s group went beyond the cabin to set up a tent further on the mountain. “Up the Hogsback along Heliotrope Ridge,” Crouse said. “Right at the snow line we would pitch the tent. It was actually a huge improvement to getting up at 2 a.m. from the cabin. We would get everything out and put on the ropes.”
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Couples’ friendship overcomes war memories
From right, Ho Van Sy with his wife, Le Nga, in the Lynden home of friends Marlene and Roger Van Dyken on Sept. 11. (Cal Bratt for the Tribune)
Roger and Marlene Van Dyken forge a healing bond with Vietnamese pair By Cal Bratt For the Tribune
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n 1967-68 during the Vietnam War, Roger Van Dyken was a U.S. Air Force lieutenant who guided pilots on their reconnaissance flights into North Vietnam. As an intelligence officer, he was part of a group of fewer than 200 who did dangerous duty in
the air over one of the most intense anti-aircraft defenses ever devised. The tight-knit unit came to be known as the Mistys, after their Misty radio callsign. In the years after Vietnam, Van Dyken married, came to Whatcom County, got into politics and eventually founded San Juan Sailing. He says that any thoughts he had of Asia only conjured negative feelings.
Then his daughter and her husband spent time in China after adopting a dear Chinese girl. One of Van Dyken’s sons wanted to travel with him to the spots of his Vietnam war service. Now some 40 years later, he also sensed an inner nudge to deal with this part of his past and to do something in Vietnam. The first trip back, uncertain and unsettling, was in 2007. Two
years later with a war buddy, Van Dyken made his way up the narrow coastal strip of Vietnam, where he had once planned air attacks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. They checked into a hotel in the city of Dong Hoi. This was former North Vietnam enemy territory in their war days. Over a weekend Van Dyken got to meet the owners of the hotel, Ho Van Sy and his wife,
Le Nga. It was the beginning of a friendship that Van Dyken sensed could be a foundation for reconnecting with Vietnam. He describes it this way now: “Few people have the opportunity to walk on soil where they once made war, to have close friends who were once mortal enemies, and to play a small part in rebuilding that which I played a small part in destroying.”
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Roger and Sy chat at the Van Dykens’ Lynden home. This fall, Sy and Nga paid their second visit to the Van Dykens in the United States, staying at their Lynden home in September. The timing also had another purpose. The couples traveled together to the 2023 Misty reunion in Reno, Nevada, and were a part of the program there as special guests. Sy carries early childhood memories of the Vietnam air war. (Cal Bratt
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For Janna Gripp, volunteering is about being a positive role model By Bill Helm Editor
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s far back as she can remember, Janna Gripp has enjoyed volunteering. While her children were growing up, the Lynden resident said she did “a lot of volunteering” in her kids' classrooms, with their sports teams and in “all aspects of school life.” “As my kids got older, I started volunteering in other areas within our community and we have volunteered as a family as well,” Gripp said. “I have always thought it was important to do this with my family, and to be a positive role model for my kids. In the schools, in her church, in the community, Gripp is a volunteer through and through. Currently, she volunteers for Backpack Buddies and Be the One Mentor, and she helps with Family Community Services school supply distribution, and Christmas gift giving program. “In addition, I am a high school Young Life leader and serve on the Young Life committee for North Whatcom County,” Gripp said. “I also volunteer for the Special Olympics. I have done bowling at the local level, and for basketball regionals, and at the local and state level for track and field.” The final Wednesday of each month, the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers spotlight one of our community’s volunteers in a special section we call Whatcom Wonders. If you know of a volunteer you’d like to see us feature, please email bill@lyndentribune. com or call 360-354-4444. Thank you. The following is from a recent interview with Janna Gripp: Tribune: How did you begin with the organizations/programs that you are currently at? Gripp: With Backpack Bud-
When her children were growing up, Lynden resident Janna Gripp did “a lot of volunteering” in her kids classrooms, with their sports teams, and in “all aspects of school life.” (Courtesy photo) dies, I got involved at the onset of this program when the founder of this nonprofit was looking for people to help support bringing this program to the elementary schools in our community. This program currently helps support 140-plus students in our community with weekend meals during the school year.
With Be the One, I also started with Be the One at the onset of this program starting in the Lynden School District and have been involved for the past 10 years. I had seen the sign that was hung on one of the fences of the school advertising the program and looking for volunteers. I had hoped one of my own kids could
connect with a mentor and at the time his school did not offer it. However, I loved what the program was about and thought if I want support and mentorship for my own child then there is no reason why I could not be that for someone else’s. I have been a mentor ever since. This program is now in the Nooksack School District as well as the Ferndale School District. It is an easy commitment of one hour one day a week with a student. With Family Community Services through the Lynden School District, I originally connected with the amazing ladies that run this program in the Lynden community. I started with their gift giving program they offer at Christmas time. This program provides support to the families in our community that need resources and support. I have most recently helped with their school supply distribution day where 250-plus student supply packets are handed out. With Young Life Leader & Young Life Committee, I was involved in this as a high school student myself, and my kids were part of it in their high school years as well. So, it was natural for me to participate also. With Special Olympics, I got involved in this because of my connection with the first student I mentored through Be the One. She had an interest in volunteering at an event and I said why not do it together. I have been involved ever since. There are so many opportunities to volunteer through this program both at the local and state level. It is a very rewarding experience. Tribune: What do you enjoy most about volunteering? Gripp: I love meeting and connecting with people. People that have the same interests to serve as well as getting to know the people that make up my community.
I have met some amazing people because of my time volunteering. Tribune: Describe a moment while volunteering that has stuck with you. Gripp: One that particularly stands out to me was the first girl I mentored through Be the One Mentor. As I got to know her through our time spent one day a week I found she had an interest and was working with special needs students. We talked about doing something like that together and decided it would be fun to volunteer for the Special Olympics. We ended up volunteering for an event together. It really opened my eyes to those with special needs that are a part of our community. Eventually my family got aboard, and we have volunteered at many events locally, regionally, and at a state level. Those times spent volunteering as a family have been very special and greatly rewarding. Tribune: What does your community mean to you? Gripp: I love the sense of belonging that makes up being a part of a community. It is about supporting those around me. Seeing where there is a need and supporting those trying to make a difference in meeting that need. Tribune: What would you like to tell anyone who may be interested in becoming a volunteer? Gripp: Just go do it. There are so many ways to get involved at so many levels in our community whether an hour a week or maybe even more. Reach out to our local schools, our community center, and churches. Look up an organization that you have an interest in and see what you can do. Just make the first move and you will be glad you did.
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Come for the coffee, stay for the entertainment
Lynden Community/Senior Center Board President John Pitcher and his wife Yvonne in front of the harvest moon backdrop at the center's Sept. 30 fundraiser dinner/auction. (Photo courtesy Lynden Community/Senior Center)
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Lynden Community/Senior Center a place to make friends, have lunch, be entertained and learn new things By Jen Lautenbach LCSC Executive Director & Manager
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he coffee is on and it’s Woods Coffee. Woods generously donates coffee to the Lynden Community/Senior Center, and I was just informed by one of my members that this is the only decaf she can drink because it is decaffeinated using the Swiss Water Process and not chemicals. It is not unusual that I learn something new at the center. This place is alive with knowledge. Not only the presenters that come in on Tuesdays for our FYIs, but member knowledge gained from a variety of careers, life’s lessons learned and personal experiences. This knowledge can be had through a casual conversation or through the development of a comfortable relationship. That is what I value so much about working here, the relationships. I have become Cousin Jen in the Lynden Chamber’s Facebook posts and I love that this has now carried over to the center. I enjoy being everyone’s cousin, because that is what we are building at the center: one big family. Sometimes we may not have much in common or disagree with each other, but at the end of the day we care for each other and want the best for everyone. The community has embraced this and has come on board with support for this family. I recently reached out for the second year to the business community for See Senior Center on C12
Upon the occasion of Raymond Chenoweth’s recent memorial service, all of the recent Lynden Community/ Senior Center’s director/managers from 1985 to present were in attendance. Pictured from left are Bob Long (1985-2008), Mary Chenoweth (early 2000s as activities director and later manager until 2011), Kathy Le Cocq (2011-2020) and Jennifer (Jan) Lautenbach, (2020-present). Mary Chenoweth is Raymond Chenoweth’s widow. (Photo courtesy Gerald Kuiken)
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sponsorships for our meal program. The response was heartwarming, increased from last year, and will make a difference in the lives of the mature adults of our community. The center also held a fundraiser dinner/ auction on Saturday, Sept. 30. My board member, Mary Gene, oversaw getting auction items and said she was greeted with such warmth and generosity when she approached the Lynden businesses. We had a great turnout at the event and the bidders were generous with their bids. The auction committee and I are already talking about how we could make the event even better next year. One thing was to get a few more people involved, so if you love to help a good cause raise money with a dinner/auction, come see me at the center. We also want our family/community to stay healthy. The center is partnering with Hoagland Pharmacy to host two vaccine clinics in October. Both will have RSV, FLU, and COVID-19 vaccines. The first opportunity is Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 1-3 p.m. This will be a drive-up clinic and we will be set up just off Grover on 4th Street. Look for the yellow and
green tents. The second opportunity will be on Friday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. This clinic will run in conjunction with our What’s Next Info Fair – Medicare Open Enrollment. If you can’t make either of those times and have questions about how to access vaccines or where to get one, please call the center and we can answer your questions. I want to emphasize that these vaccine clinics are open the community and vaccines are free with most insurance. Another event around the idea of health and wellness is our upcoming Your Choice, Your Voice health care directive workshop, led by Advance Care Planning Facilitator Lindsey Boldrin. The workshop will be on Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 6-8 p.m. Boldrin will guide participants through the process of preparing for future decisions about medical care if you become seriously ill or unable to communicate your wishes. At the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a fully executed health care directive, the legal document that provides instructions for your medical care. The document only goes into effect if you cannot communicate your wishes. This is different from a durable power of attorney for health care. The
“I am Gordon Plotts, the current Chair of the Lynden Heritage Museum Endowment Foundation. I have been a citizen of Lynden since 1979 working as a veterinarian and part owner of Kulshan Veterinary Hospital. My family homesteaded in Montana and agriculture and history have always been important elements of my life. That made it easy to say yes when asked by the then Chair Dick Decima to serve on the board of directors.
Gordon Plotts, Chairman Lynden Heritage Foundation
Over the intervening years I have learned how important the Endowment is for the long-term success of the Lynden Heritage Museum. I along with 10 other volunteers oversee and manage invested funds that allow us to spin out quarterly payments to the museum. Our investments are in a diversified group of Vanguard Index funds with very low expense ratios. And each of us on the board of directors are unsalaried volunteers.
The dessert table at the Lynden Community/ Senior Center's Sept. 30 fundraiser dinner/ auction. The top bidding table that got to pick their dessert first bid $650 and chose a chocolate Kahlua Bundt cake with a caramel sauce and ice cream on the side. The booby prize was a box of Twinkies, which the auctioneer, Dennis Lautenbach, later auctioned for $65. (Photo courtesy Lynden Community/Senior Center)
Since the inception of the Endowment in the early 2000’s we have distributed over $300,000 to the Lynden Heritage Museum for day-to-day operations. The founders of the Endowment Foundation set a goal to raise $3,000,000 for long term stability of the Museum. While we are not there yet, significant strides have been made thanks to the support of our community. It is my hope that we can continue to receive that support from individuals and businesses. No effort is too small and there are a variety of ways for you to donate. My wife and I use part of our Required Minimal Distribution from my IRA to support the endowment. Others have included the endowment in their wills in the form of a bequest. If I can interest you in becoming a supporter of our endowment I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss that possibility.”
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ENCORE power of attorney is another legal document and it names the person that is able to make health care decisions for you. This event is free and open to the community. Once you have a health care directive, it is a good idea to discuss your wishes with your loved ones and let them know where this and other important documents are kept. We’re not serious all the time at the center, although we take information, knowledge, and education very seriously. We have a lot of fun, too. We love music and it becomes a connection between people of different backgrounds or generations. We have been borrowing a jukebox for a couple of months, and the songs of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s has inspired a dance party and fueled many memories and stories. The center is also a stop during the Lynden Music Festival. We are thrilled to host Sergei and Maria Teleshev, a father/ daughter accordion duo on Friday, Oct. 13 at 12:30 p.m. We will have extra seats ready for everyone that wants to come and hear this amazing pair. And just like your favorite grandma, we love to eat and feed the community. Ten times a year the volunteers get together on a Saturday and start flipping pancakes, scrambling eggs, and getting sausage to sizzle. It’s the Saturday Community Pancake Breakfast. The next breakfast will be from 8-10 a.m. Oct. 21. Feed your family before heading out to the soccer/football field or before any other fun fall activity. We skip November, and then it’s Breakfast with Sinterklaas on Saturday, Dec. 2. More details to come on that and our Christmas Market and Bake Sale. The Lynden Community/Senior Center building may look unassuming, but we are hopping inside. If you haven’t stopped by the Center, 401 Grover St., come on in and check out how you can become part of our family. I can’t wait to gain some more cousins.
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A charcuterie board was on each table as an appetizer during the social hour at the Lynden Community/ Senior Center's Sept. 30 fundraiser dinner/ auction. (Photo courtesy Lynden Community/Senior Center)
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What’s happening at the Lynden Senior/Community Center email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org. October 13 Two accordions Come listen to Sergei Teleshev and his daughter Maria, as they play Ukrainian folk music with their accordions. The program is part of the Lynden Music Festival will begin at 12:30 p.m. at Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-354-2921 or email info@ lyndencommunitycenter.org. Oct. 30 Award Winning Local Author Cheryl Bostrom Join local author Cheryl Bostrom as she discusses her book Award winning book “Sugar Birds,” and its new sequel, which takes place in the Pacific Northwest. Bostrom will have these and her other books available for purchase. The presentation will be at the Lynden Community/Senior Center starting at 12:45 p.m. Lynden Community/Senior Center is at 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-3542921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org. Oct 12 Opportunity Council’s Veteran’s Services Come listen to Cori Bryant from the Opportunity Council as she reviews the many veterans services the organization assists with. The presentation begins at 12:45 p.m. at Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-354-2921 or
Oct 16 Recycled papercraft-artist Ruth San Pietro Local environmental artist Ruth San Pietro, found a way to protect trees, save wildlife and be creative. She will focus on this process with a hands-on demonstration making recycled paper fiber cards and sculptural art at the Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St., at 12:45 p.m. For more information, call 360-354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.
rin for this event where you can choose and review the step-bystep process for the WA state advanced care planning documents, and health care directives. Program will be from 6-8 p.m. at Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.
period is Oct. 15-Dec. 7. This is a good time to re-evaluate your current plan and decide if you are getting the coverage you need. This event is free and open to the public. The event will be at Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-354-2921 or email info@ lyndencommunitycenter.org.
Oct 19 Living Water/Malawi Malawi, the warm heart of Africa. Come and enjoy a presentation by Hans and Caroline Schauer as they show pictures and talk about the everyday lives of these beautiful but impoverished people also share about how they became involved in helping a rural community there. Program will start at 12:45 p.m. at Lynden Community/ Senior Center, 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-3542921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.
Oct. 21 Pancake breakfast Lynden Community/Senior Center’s pancake breakfast is on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 8-10 a.m. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice. Cost is $6, $3 for kids 5 and under. Lynden Community/Senior Center is at 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.
Oct. 17 Peace Health/Palliative Care Join Stacy Phelps as she presents and discusses palliative care and the benefits it can provide. The program will begin at 12:45 p.m. at Lynden Community/Senior Center, 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.
Oct 20 Vaccine clinic The Lynden Community/Senior Center has partnered with Hoagland Pharmacy to get this year’s vaccinations. The first 100 people will get a free LC/SC shopping tote. This will be a walk-in vaccine clinic on Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Lynden Community/Senior Center is at 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.
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Oct. 24 Basic first aid Join Asst. Fire Chief Kristie Watson for Basic First Aid on Oct. 24 at 12:45 p.m. at Lynden Community/ Senior Center, 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360-3542921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org. Oct. 27 Pat Hagen Pat Hagen will share songs on the piano during and after lunchtime on Oct. 27 at the Lynden Community/Senior Center starting at 12:30 p.m. Lynden Community/ Senior Center is at 401 Grover St. For more information, call 360354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.
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