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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 6 • February 5, 2013
Putting it all together By Colleen Smith Armstrong Islands’ Sounder editor/ publisher
It’s all about to change and it’s up to county voters. With the Charter Review changes now in effect, the council will consist of three members – one from each district. Before those candidates are chosen, there is a primary and a general election. The primary is on Feb. 12 and ballots are out now. There are six candidates total: Greg Ayers, Lisa Byers and Council Member Rick Hughes from Orcas and Council Members Bob Jarman, Marc Forlenza and former Councilwoman Lovel Pratt from San Juan. All voters, on all islands, will cast their ballot for these six candidates. Two from Orcas (District 2) and two from San Juan (District 3) will go on to the general election on April 23. Council Member Jamie Stephens and Brian McClerren are vying for the seat from Lopez, which is part of District 3, along with Shaw and surrounding outer islands, Two weeks later, on May 7, the April election would be certified, and
the new council members would take office the following Monday, May 13. At that time, the terms of the six sitting council members would end. Each member of the three-person council will be paid an annual salary of $75,000 plus benefits.
Candidate bios
District 1, San Juan and surrounding islands
Marc Forlenza Economic development and job growth top Friday Harbor businessman Marc Forlenza’s list of priorities. He intends to meet with business leaders locally and in Seattle, and with representatives of state government, as a means to help create new economic opportunities in the islands. He supports expansion of the broadband initiative, spearheaded by Orcas Power and Light Cooperative, to foster new educational and telecommuting opportunities. Part-owner and manager of the Technology Center on Mullis Street,
Forlenza claimed a seat on the county council in the November election, defeating two-term incumbent Howie Rosenfeld by 99 votes. In the race against Rosenfeld, Forlenza opposed the Charter Review Commission’s proposed changes to the charter, Propositions 1-3, and along the way drew the endorsement of Local 1849, the largest labor union of county employees. His campaign website is http:// www.campaignforlenza.com/.
Bob Jarman A San Juan Island resident of 38 years, Bob Jarman is a two-term incumbent on San Juan Island Fire Department’s elected commission and for more than 30 years worked in various roles and capacities with the local phone company, operated now by CenturyLink. In his first-ever bid for the county council, he defeated first-term incumbent Lovel Pratt by 90 votes to claim the South San Juan position in the November election. Jarman believes the health of the See electionS, page 6
Coal project sparks nearly 100K EIS comments Almost 100,000 comments were received by the agencies conducting the environmental impact statement scoping process for the Gateway Pacific Terminal. The public comment period, which ended Jan. 22, accompanied hearings across the Northwest conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington
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Department of Ecology, and Whatcom County, the “lead agencies” considering the project. More than 450 people attended a Nov. 4 hearing in Friday Harbor. Most comments either opposed the project outright or asked for broad environmental review of the coal export terminal proposed by Peabody Energy and SSA
Marine at Cherry Point, Wash., north of Bellingham. Residents, businesses, organizations and elected officials called on the agencies to look at impacts from the mines, the transport of the coal along rail and shipping routes, and from burning coal at destinations in Asia. Friends of the San Juans led local efforts to assist islanders
in crafting EIS comments. “Hundreds of submissions are from San Juan County and I feel confident that we have successfully expressed concerns for the Salish Sea,” said Friends Community Engagement Director Katie Fleming. The terminal, one of five proposed for Washington and Oregon, would be the largest coal export terminal in North America, with Peabody Energy exporting coal mined from the Powder River Basin.
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36. Digress 40. "For ___ a jolly ..." (2 wds) 41. Bouquet 45. Art ___ 48. Paper money 49. Paint thinner, British 50. Cheat, slangily 51. "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g. 52. Pivot 53. Cambodian currency 54. "___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto) 55. House 57. Money dispenser (acronym) Answers to today's puzzle on page 8
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Community Calendar tues, feb 5
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More out of your Mac, 1 - 4 p.m., library. Instructor Ian Byington teaches you how to use your Mac, but know there is even more to your computer. Great followup class for participants in last fall’s “Getting More out of your Mac” class or other experienced Mac users wanting to increase their productivity and creativity. Bring your Mac (Tiger or newer operating system) and questions. Fee is $20. Max students for class is10. weds, feb 6
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meeting: San Juan County Community Meetings, 6 p.m., Lopez Center for
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classes: Knit a Hat, 6:308 p.m., Larkspur Shop. Instructor Piper Dalton will guide you in creating a beautiful hand-knit hat! Complete novices who prefer to start with a scarf may opt to do so. Beginner knitters who want guidance with another beginning project are also welcome. Bring two skeins of yarn and knitting needles (circular needles or four doublepointed size 8 needles recommended). Call if you have questions about supplies or project. Max is 8 people. Fee is $30. fri, feb 8
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Letters Support for Ayers
Listening to the candidates for county council at the Eastsound Firehouse on 1-26-2013, brought out again and clearly that Greg Ayers offers outstanding qualifications and experience. He is creative, logical, practical, straight forward and without any political agenda. He has close to his heart all the great things that make life in the San Juan Islands so very desirable. His clear thinking is what our county council needs to steer a course that is responsive to the desires of our community and fiscally in balance. He will motivate all employees who work for the county to recognize that they are working to serve us, the “customers” who pay the bills. His outlook
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and commitment are simply refreshing. There is no pursuit of hidden goals of others and special interest groups. Please join us to vote for Greg Ayers. Rolf and Ruth Nedelmann Orcas Island
I first met Greg Ayers in early December when I responded to his Letter to the Editor, inviting locals to meet with him as he considered running for county council. Never one to turn away from an interesting opportunity, I took him up on his offer, and I’m glad I did. The first question I asked Greg was “Why, with your background in engineering and medicine, would you want to run for such a thankless job? In this day Publisher
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5 - 7 p.m., Chimera Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, Lopez Village Plaza. Chimera Gallery invites you to the opening reception in honor of all Valentines “Art from the Heart” annual group show. Refreshments and good cheer at the reception and lots of beautiful new work by our members. Show runs through March 8.
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Friends Concert ‘Warmth In the Heart of Winter,’ 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. sun, feb 10
film: ‘Sonatas of the Soil”
PART 1, 4 :30 p.m., library meeting room. Lopez Locavores film series present “Sonatas of the Soil” Part 1. Beautifully filmed and orchestrated short films
and age, most folks will find fault in everything you do?” He chuckled and responded that he thought he had a lot of different kinds of experiences to bring to the table and that he was at a point in his life that enabled him to make the kind of time commitment needed for the role that county council members will now play. Greg has deep experience launching and running innovative businesses. He has run start-ups for medical devices, which require an entrepreneurial and innovative approach to high-qual-
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continue the themes of “Symphony of the Soil”: soil conservation, sustainable farming practices, and how we can support these processes by the food choices we make. Discussion following. Free admission.
dinner: Thai Dinner Fundraiser For Baseball and Softball, 5:15 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
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meeting: Lopez Island Garden Club meeting, Coffee & Goodies 9:30 a.m., the meeting begins at 10 a.m., Woodmen Hall on Fisherman Bay Road. Guest speaker Dawn Chaplin from Conway, speaking on “Patios, Paths and Walkways.” Winter is the best time of year to plan patios, paths and walkways. A welldesigned walkway adds pleasure, comfort, and focus to a ramble through the garden and often includes benches. ity problem solving, accuracy, and implementation. A status quo approach simply does not work in that kind of high-risk environment. Our county has some significant challenges ahead, such as planning viable budgets, improving pubic health and environmental services, and implementing the critical area ordinance in a reasonable and transparent way. I believe that Greg will bring a fresh approach to our challenges that builds on his business
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Spotlight on Seniors by Gretchen Wing
Phyllis Nansen
Lopez Island
The painting stops me at my first step into Phyllis Nansen’s home: vibrant swirls and bubbles of color feathering out like waterways, or satellite pictures of Earth. “Go on and touch it,” Phyllis encourages. Our interview reveals how Phyllis’s life parallels this art: colorful, multi-layered, and hands-on. The Nansens, an opera
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singer married to a rocket scientist, have sailed thousands of miles around the world, and yet this exoticsounding couple met as second-graders in a small eastern Washington town. Ralph and Phyllis first dated in seventh grade. Now married 61 years, they contemplate a life of “marvelous adventure,” blessed by good fortune and undaunted by adversity. Phyllis and Ralph married as students at Washington State University, starting a family immediately after graduation. Following a stint in the Air Force, Ralph began an engineering career early in the space race. Landing a job at Boeing, he joined the design team for the Saturn V rocket, planning the first moon shot. So, in 1961, the Nansens, now a family of five, moved to New Orleans. Three kids would have defined most wives of the time, but Ralph encouraged Phyllis to follow her dream of studying opera. “I had this wonderful husband who encouraged me, and was willing to babysit so that I could go do things in the evening.” Phyllis laughs, “I’ve always told people, ‘I’m the original liberated woman; I didn’t have to fight for that. He gave that to me.’” Soon after receiving her degree from Loyola University, Phyllis began singing with the New
Orleans Opera. A mezzo-soprano, Phyllis sang mostly with the chorus, but once a year she had a role with a solo. “Standing on the stage with these stars, like Placido Domingo – it felt like, whoa, what am I doing here?” she exclaims. Phyllis and Ralph loved the excitement of their demanding lives. Opera provided an entrée into an artloving New Orleans society that would otherwise have remained closed. “It was a culture that was absolutely alien” to them, but they grew fond of New Orleans, staying for ten years. When the Saturn V contract ended in 1971, the Nansens moved back to Seattle, where Phyllis gave recitals, sang freelance with small groups, and taught voice classes. She also directed church choirs, and started a teen group in which all three of her children – David, Lynn, and Lisa – sang. When they graduated, Phyllis enjoyed the “dream job” of paid soloist at University Presbyterian, but continued to teach voice and encourage young singers. Life might have continued in suburban comfort, except, as Phyllis puts it, “that’s when we got this hare-brained idea” of “sailing across the ocean.” The Nansens had bought a boat and learned to sail in Louisiana, but when they discovered the San Juans, “that was how the dream began.” Since their boat was not up to the challenge, Ralph built a new one, the 55-foot Fram (Norwegian for “forward”), in their back yard. After a few years of practice sailing, the couple felt ready for their grand adventure. Then, adversity struck: Phyllis developed breast
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Phyllis Nansen, then and now. cancer. This wasn’t the Nansens’ first experience with scary diseases; Ralph had spent six months in the hospital with tuberculosis back in the 1950s. Just as then, the couple plowed through. (Not focused on obstacles, Phyllis mentions these health challenges only late in our interview.) After using the year of Phyllis’s chemo treatments to circumnavigate Vancouver Island, the couple acknowledged they had needed that open-ocean practice. Finally, in 1987, they set off. As sailors, Phyllis and Ralph stayed spontaneous, allowing their fellow “yachties” to help determine their course. After Mexico, they launched across the Pacific. To describe that life, Phyllis proffers the book they co-wrote in 2011, “Stone Boat Odyssey,” not-
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ing that their adventures “had more to do with people than with the weather – we only went through one real storm.” They loved the selfsufficiency of Fram, and delighted in inviting locals aboard. Their nautical idyll lasted for seven years, ending abruptly when the book Ralph was writing, on energy solutions, required a prepublication overhaul. For the next three years the Nansens holed up in Ocean Shores to rework the book, then moved back to Seattle, then Lopez, where they continued to sail. But “you kinda get that adventure out of your sys-
tem,” Phyllis says, “when you’ve had so many.” Around 2000, they began enjoying the luxury of cruising, and they finally sold Fram. They have now cruised around the world and look forward to more. “When we think of where we started as kids, and where we’ve been as adults…” Phyllis shakes her head. Her message is written into her book: “Have a dream? Do it.” The result of that motto is a life as fascinating as the paintings she and Ralph can gaze on while remembering stories of space, and music, and the sea.
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skills. For instance, he will introduce new strategies to create incentives, accountability and rewards for our county employees, so that the current “us versus them” approach to interactions shifts to “we’re all rowing in the same direction. “ For these reasons, in addition to the fact that he fixes his own flat tires, I support Greg Ayers for the San Juan County Council. Donna Riordan Eastsound
Support for Pratt
This letter intends to express my support of Lovel Pratt for county council. As many of you know, the solid waste (garbage) facilities on San Juan Island and the entire county have been experiencing issues for quite some time. After another very long wait to dump my garbage in the summer of 2011, I decided to visit Lovel in the county council offices. During that meeting she acknowledged the issues, briefed me on the details of what the county was planning and invited me to join the Solid Waste Advisory Council, which I did. Our collaborations continued even after I joined SWAC, and I can honestly say that I have learned almost as much about the state of our solid waste facilities through my brief collaborations with Lovel as I have during the entire year that I have served on SWAC. With the changes the voters recently approved to our county council, I believe that Lovel is the right person to lead our county in the right direction. She supports the transparency we need and wants our government to do the most good for the most people and the environment for the longest time. Ken Crawbuck San Juan Island
Lopez needs to ensure that the members of our county council represent all the islands and have strong countywide knowledge and perspective. Lovel is the San Juan District 1 candidate who cares about the entire county and is accessible. She reaches out to Lopez. She listens to and understands our issues. She showed this in her service on the Planning Commission and on the council. She was crucial in the approval of the Lopez Solid Waste District, in securing funding for senior services, and in
scheduling an island hearing for the coal terminal. As a candidate she comes over and talks with us. She celebrated with us at the Dump Party. She toasted our community leaders at the Andy Holland Spirit Award dinner. She joined us at the spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Woodman Hall. She hosted a public meet and greet time prior to the LWV candidates’ forum. She will dine with us again Jan. 31 at Meals at the School. She is willing to be contacted by phone or email, and she responds. What impresses me about Lovel is how many decision makers and influential people, those within our community and on the state and national level, listen to her. While Lovel may be soft-spoken – the intelligence, dedication, energy and sincerity she has commands respect from many. Whether it is the prompt response she receives when she sends an email to leaders in D.C. who may determine the fate of our BLM lands, the discussion she had this summer with gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna on the importance of education, or her appointment to the statewide oil spill and vessel traffic commission by the Washington Association of Counties – she is recognized by many for her knowledge and hard work. Having someone of this stature to represent our county goes a long way in advancing the county’s priorities. Lovel understands the demands and challenges of this council position. She presents a realistic, balanced approach to working with our community to move forward building a vibrant economy and effective governance within this beautiful landscape. Join me in supporting Lovel Pratt for council, San Juan District 1. Sally Reeve Lopez Island
I had seen Lovel Pratt in action at council meetings before. She had always seemed thoughtful, wellinformed and thorough. So last summer, even though she was not our representative on the council, I approached her about the concerns a number of us on Lopez had about possible environmental damage from the transit of Cape-size ships through our waters to the proposed Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal at Cherry Point. She was terrific. First she listened and her questions and comments told me that a) she had been closely following the issue and b) she was concerned enough to follow up. She brought up a number of ways that the county might be impacted and what sort of costs there might be, economically and environmentally. When I met her a month or so later, not only did she remember our conversation, it was obvious that she had done followup research and had more to discuss. She was incredibly helpful in filling me in on the background to many concerns and suggesting approaches to the issue. She was an advocate in the best sense of the term. She was an advocate for us and our concerns. And it showed in her actions as the months passed and she continued to work on how best to address those concerns for us and for the county within the legal process of the EIS for the terminal. I have been so impressed.
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Even before county-wide elections Lovel Pratt was OUR representative. She has consistently been responsive to our concerns and worked hard on our behalf. Barbara Keller Lopez
Another change needed
We tried the six-member district council form of county government and I am pleased that we will now have three commissioners as recommended by the Charter Review Committee and adopted by voters in November. In my opinion, we need one more change to create a real people’s government and home rule: each commissioner be elected by the people of his/her district, not by the entire county, and the votes of commissioners on county issues be weighted by district populations. The county has been divided into three districts since 1889: San Juan #1, Orcas #2, Lopez-Shaw #3 with each district including neighboring smaller islands. The people of each district deserve a direct voice in their own affairs and the people of one district have no business being involved in the local issues of another district
The 3 commissioners are the voice of county government with representation of all islanders. An honored professor at the University of Washington, Giovanni Costigan, taught me that levels of American government are simple, singular and sovereign and of the people, by the people and for the people. I believe that election of commissioners by districts and weighting of their votes by district populations fit this description of American government and fit the people of the San Juan Islands.
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ELECT LISA BYERS TO SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL As a County Council member, I will focus my leadership to: Sustain a healthy, diverse and vibrant community
The San Juan Islands nurse an immense diversity of marine life. We must be visionary about conservation and recovery efforts, practical about what is right for the San Juans, and powerful in our advocacy for the Salish Sea. Our islands’ culture has been shaped by a blend of independence and interdependence. We must honor and cultivate individuality, while we strengthen collaborations to help our neighbors through difficult times.
Foster job opportunities that strengthen island culture
Hallmarks of the islands’ economy are creativity, ingenuity and inspiration. I believe that we must cultivate local solutions, export ideas and products that inspire visitors to our island home, and focus on economic development that strengthens our island culture.
Align a balanced budget with citizens’ priorities
As a Council member, I will steward taxpayers’ dollars with care, be responsive to citizens and strive to lead the county in providing predictable and consistent service. Government must be lean and efficient, utilize technology to maximum benefit, maintain adequate reserves, and cultivate effective partnerships in order to be efficient and effective.
LISA BYERS FOR COUNTY COUNCIL “Crafting solutions that stand the test of time” We hope you will join us in voting for Lisa Byers for District #2 For more info go to: www.lisabyers.org Paid for by Lisa Byers for County Council PO Box 806 Eastsound WA 98245
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local economy will depend on both the number and diversity of well-paying jobs. “Construction, the wholesale/retail trades, healthcare, farming and real estate sales, all need to be fostered and encouraged while respecting our environment and maintaining our island way of life,” he said. “I’ve been a worker and an employer on San Juan Island, and I know how hard it is to make a living.” His website is www.electbobjarman.com.
Lovel Pratt Lovel Pratt points to 21 years of experience on San Juan Island in the areas of farming, education, and affordable housing as one qualification for the new council. She served for ten years on the Planning Commission (including two years as chairwoman), and one term on the current council, including serving as council chairwoman in 2011. On the council, Pratt has been an advocate for the county in Olympia, serving on the Legislative Steering Committee of the Washington State Association of Counties
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and on three statewide committees related to oil spills and vessel traffic risk assessment. Supporting a strong local economy and providing effective advocacy at the regional, state and national levels, are issues she is highlighting in her campaign. Pratt supported the Charter Review Commission propositions. She also supported formation of the Lopez Solid Waste District and the bid by Orcas Recycling Services to manage the Orcas transfer station, pointing to them as protection of local jobs and provision of local solutions to local problems. Her website is www.lovelpratt.org.
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Rick Hughes won the November election for the Orcas West council seat, earning 69 percent of the vote against Scott Lancaster. “I am very excited and thrilled and honored to have that much support,” Hughes said at the time of his win. Hughes and his wife Marlace manage Ray’s Pharmacy. He also runs a property management group; serves as treasurer of the Orcas Island Farmers’ Market Association, is a board member of Eastsound Planning and Review Committee; volunteers as little league coach; and serves as the PTSA co-president. He was also instrumental in implementing a trash can program for Eastsound. Prior to moving to Orcas, Hughes was an executive with ESPN. His family has been on Orcas since 1944 and Marlace is a fourth generation Orcas Island resident. His campaign website is www.hughesfororcas.com.
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CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, Now meeting at 10:00 AM at the Lopez Elementary School in the multi-purpose room. Find us on the web: www. CTKonline.com/lopez or email lopez@CTKonline.com GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 . Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome!
early 18th-century transcription for flute, and great vocal works by Handel including joyous and heart-wrenching selections from the Nine German Arias, Sweet Bird from L’Allegro, il Pensiero ed il Moderato, and the cantata Lucrezia, a dramatic portrayal of the legend of Lucretia, whose rape and subsequent suicide in ancient Rome led to the formation of the Roman Republic. Corelli and Handel’s Soprano is the second of five 2013 Salish Sea Early Music Festival performances on Lopez Island from January through June with some of the world’s most accomplished performers on period instruments from Germany, Montreal, Eugene, Los Angeles and the Northwest.
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Lisa Byers’ decision to run for office after 17 years at the helm of OPAL Community Land Trust is based on wanting to “help our community thrive into the future. I love Orcas and believe that I have the experience and perspective to serve the county well.” Byers attributes her “balanced, pragmatic approach” to her experiences managing organizations whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities. Byers has a bachelor’s degree from
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Last year – around this time – Lane Langford had nightmares that he would step on stage and face an empty hall. Luckily, that was just a dream and when the concert became a reality he was happy to see a sold-out crowd. “It was a lovely, lovely event,” said Langford about last year’s benefit concert for the Lopez Island Family Resource Center called
Leonard will perform a few solo numbers and his brother James Leonard is coming to work the sound and make a recording of the performance. “I played with him when he was 21 and I was 23,” said Langford about Byl. “We played in Hawaii and in L.A. We have been musical soul mates for years.” Other performers include Nick and Susie Teague on vocals, John Seibold on harmonica, Colin Doherty on bass, Becky Johnson on piano, Todd Goldsmith on drums, Geoff Heard on pedal steel, Sand Dalton on oboe and Bill Johnson will work the lights. “My favorite thing to do is to work with other musicians, especially if they are better than me, which is usually true,” said Langford. “It makes my job easier. In a sense I am the organizer and to work with such good musicians and add their souls and their musicality and love … it’s so wonderful.” The show will be a blend of Langford’s original songs
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“Warmth In The Depth Of Winter.” “The musicians played their hearts out and I think it’s going to be great again this year.” At last year’s show Langford and several of his fellow music makers raised $1,753 for LIFRC. Once again he is gathering talented friends and gracing the stage of the Lopez Center, Saturday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. This time Langford is calling the event “Warmth In the Heart of Winter.” “Heart is a little sweeter and it fits because it’s close to Valentine’s Day,” he said. He describes the line-up of performers joining him for the show as “quite an entourage.” His long-time friend Byl
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Lane Langford in last year’s benefit concert at Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. and tunes by other folks. This year’s proceeds from the show will be divided to benefit LIFRC and the Lopez Children’s Center. “I love what both organizations do for the community,” said Langford. “Having children is having the biggest sign of hope. We have
to take care of them.” Tickets in advance and at the door are $15 for adults and $9 for youth. Tickets are available from Lopez Center, Paper Scissors on the Rock, Blossoms Organic Grocery and Lopez Book Shop, and at the door the night of the performance.
Fifth year of ‘Evening Meals’
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Left, the community celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Evening Meals at School program on Thursday, Jan. 31. Above, Denah Feldman, Jean Perry and Marney Reynolds.
Mollie Kohring makes Whatcom honor society Mollie Kohring will be inducted into the Alpha Xi Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Whatcom Community College on March 8. Kohring, from Lopez Island, majoring
in Liberal Arts/General Studies, is the daughter of Charles and Paula Kohring. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,280 chapters on
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