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Greek and Balkan music comes to Lopez. Read more about the talented musicians and their art on page 8.
Letters
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Bug Club
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New Skate Park
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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 15 • april 9, 2013
A celebration of life and community By Cali Bagby Weekly editor
Jenn Janeway describes her husband as a steady stream – constant and strong, but also gentle.
Lopez Center
But when Darryl Carfrae was diagnosed in November with advanced multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer, the future became uncertain. “It feels like you are dodg-
Dance Tribute: Cinemagic
Sunday, April 21st 7:30 pm A ballroom Dance Tribute to the Music of the Silver Screen
Riser Seating Adults/$15 Youth/$8
Tickets available at PSR, Blossom Org. Grocery, Lopez Book Shop, LCCA office and www.lopezcenter.org Presented by Utah Ballroom Dance Co.
ing bullets,” she said about the experience. “You don’t know what’s going to happen from one moment to the next.” Just a few weeks after his diagnosis, Darryl needed an emergency trip to Virginia Mason in Seattle. Cancer had weakened Darryl’s bones, leaving two vertebrae, a shoulder blade and a number of ribs fractured. Also suffering from acute kidney failure and anemia, Darryl had lost 45 pounds. For three weeks, Jenn
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stayed by his side throughout Christmas and the New Year as doctors tried to control his pain. “It was a horrendous ordeal,” Jenn said. Now Darryl is at home with Jenn and their 11-yearold son Sterling. The family is looking to raise $80,000 for Darryl’s medical bills and ongoing treatment through an event they call “A Celebration of Life, Community and the Darryl Carfrae/Janeway family,” at Lopez Center, Friday, April
Seattle’s DRÓMENO
Saturday, April 13th 7:30 pm
Greek & Balkan Dance Music With Thea Huijgen, dance instructor
Adult/$10-$15 Youth/$5
FACT: Passage of the Lopez bond measure is a significant cost: • Actual Lopez school taxes budgeted for 2013…$1,258,698 • Add estimated annual cost of paying off the $15.5 million bond………….$967,597 • Future annual Lopez school taxes assuming no other additions...$2,226,295 Percent of school tax increase if bond measure passes…
77%
Will this increase in school spending make our kids better educated? Paid for by Lopez School Facts Committee, 856 Shark Reef Road, Lopez, WA. 98261, nolopezbond@gmail.com
12 at 7:30 p.m. Jenn has been amazed to see more than 20 musicians step up to volunteer their talents for the cause – everything from jazz to Americana to folk to boogie. The line-up includes Chicken Biscuit, Lance Brittain, Lane Langford and Bill Johnson and Friends. Jenn said although the event is in Darryl’s name the idea is to honor anyone going through health issues. For Jenn, having the event is an extraordinary show of community support, but it also “feels like we are coming out of the closet and becoming vulnerable.” “It’s hard to receive help,” she said. “This is a lesson in receiving.” The family moved to Lopez from Kauai six years ago after attending a family reunion. They didn’t like the schools in Kauai and Sterling was heading into grade school. It was supposed to be just a visit, but after the reunion Jenn never went back home. Darryl
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Jenn, Darryl and Sterling. tidied up things back in Hawaii and joined her a few weeks later. They had good luck. They purchased a piece of property that was for sale next to a friend’s home. “It felt like it was meant to be,” Jenn said. Her parents also found a permanent home on Lopez and her three siblings eventually all moved to the greater Pacific Northwest area, providing plenty of cousins for Sterling to befriend, especially during tough times like his father’s extended visit at the hospital. “It’s a special community here,” Jenn said. “We are awed and amazed by everyone’s service.” Jenn said having access to help from the Hospice Home Care, Lopez Island Family Resource Center and the Lopez Island Medical Clinic See community, page 8
✓OTE YES FOR OUR LOPEZ SCHOOL We were skeptical until we heard the magnitude of critical needs: major problems with fire sprinklers, plumbing, heating, and electrical; well water restrictions; a woefully inadequate kitchen; and other significant safety, security, and communication issues.
We now understand the great benefit for Lopez (low interest rates and over $1 million in grants) and trust the ongoing community involvement in planning and cost oversight. Please join us in voting yes. We can do more now for less money or do less later for more money. - Mac & Tytti Langford Paid for by Yes For Lopez, 1937 Bakerview Rd., 98261 www.yesforlopez.org • www.lopezislandschool.org • info@yesforlopez.org
Community Calendar april 9, 10 &11
clinic: Trail Building Clinic.
The cost is $100. Call Kirman Taylor at 468-2474, or email kirmant@gmail. com for more info. weds, april 10
ferry closure: The Ferry
Terminal will be closed to vehicles. All walk-on passengers will load and offload as normal. Ferries will arrive at the terminal 10-15 minutes later. thurs, april 11
meeting: Lopez Island
Letters Letters in support of School Bond I have read many of the letters and talked with former students and many parents since my return. I have generally listened (as is my nature) to many different opinions and concerns regarding the school and the bond measure. No one has told me that the
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Lopez school buildings are fine as is or that we should just continue to make incremental repairs and changes to keep it going. (I have overheard interesting opinions from some students; maybe they’ll submit a letter.) Some people have reacted to a specific budgeted item like painting the water tanks. I have never paid much attention to them until today but they are pretty homely. I can understand the intent … the effort to have a pleasant entrance for students and safe access/egress for busses on School Road… The water tanks; I hate painting, but I’d
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“Walk In” Clinic: Wednesdays, 3pm-6pm, $30
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Galley Lopez Islander Restaurant Breakfast: begins 9am Open at 8 am Saturday & Sunday Full menu until at Lunch: least 8 pm every night 11:30 am - 5 pm daily Short-list menu Dinner: 5 pm - 8 pm after 8 p.m. Sunday - Thursday Fresh, Local, Dinner: 5 pm - 9 pm Fantastic Friday & Saturday www.galleylopez.com www.lopezfun.com 468-2713 468-2233
Garden Club, 9:30 p.m., Woodman Hall. The speaker is Bruce Richardson. The topic is “Growing Lilies.” Gardeners will learn which lilies will do well in our climate and soil conditions, how to plant them, care for them and what are their enemies. fri, april 12
fundraiser: Fundraiser for Darryl’s Cancer Recovery Fund, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
p.m., Library.
sat, april 13
music: Greek & Balkan
Dance Music Featuring Dromeno from Seattle, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. mon, april 15
meeting: Men Meet to Stop
Violence, 7 p.m., Library.
meeting: Lopez Community Land Trust Board of Directors Meeting, 4 - 6 p.m., LCLT office (25 Tuatara Road). weds, april 18
meeting: Author Molly Gloss
will be on Lopez Island, 6 help the paint the tanks within a true Lopez style group effort. So on to bigger things. I have heard that the architects and the school’s board members have worked hard and presented (in no particular order) “a bold, extravagant, “un-Lopezian” (whatever that means), creative and thereforeunaffordable,outrageous, sensitive, well designed, economical, unique” and all the way to “what in the world am I looking at” and “it is going to cost what!” I will readily admit that the entire design and building process can be overwhelming no matter what the scale is. Designing for the remodel of an existing building can be very emotional and hard wrought by all involved but the final result can be much more creative, interesting and in the end accepted by the community. Our school is special and will remain very special but it still needs work. I firmly believe that people can make a place special, it
is why I live on Lopez and why I am confident that the Lopez school will undergo a much needed renovation in a true Lopez style…some painting will be required. Please vote YES for the Lopez school bond measure. We owe that to all of Lopez, past, present and future. Nick Gervasi Lopez Island
As a long-time (25 year) taxpayer on Lopez, and parent of two children who went through the Lopez school system, I am writing in support of the proposed school bond. Recent mailings and postings have clearly shown the many ways in which the school bond “facts and figures’” can be interpreted. Two facts, however, are indisputable: our 70-year-old school has never had a comprehensive renovation, and the yearly cost of this to the taxpayer will be $68/$100K assessed value. Are the proposed renovations worth this cost to the community? I believe the answer is a
Meet Award-Winning Author Molly Gloss @ Woodmen Hall Thursday, April 18th, 7:00 Ms Gloss will speak after the Friends of the Library’s annual meeting. All Welcome!
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meeting: Farmer’s Market
Annual Membership Meeting, 7 p.m., Lopez Golf Course. Current and new members welcome. sat, april 20
hiking: Cascade Falls,
Moran State Park, Orcas Island with Leader Bob Walker. A perfect time of year to hike this trail that parallels the stream which flows from Mountain Lake to Cascade Lake. This is in a gorgeous spring environment with multiple
sun, april 21
film: “RESONANCE-Beings
of Frequency,” 7 p.m., Lopez Library.
resounding “yes.” Lopez School is at the heart of our community. As the largest island employer and a potential magnet for young families, it is important to our economic well-being. A primary goal of our school must be – and presently is – to educate students in the basics, at a level that meets or exceeds standards. But to sustain the vibrant and diverse community we prize, our school must do more. It should instill a life-long love of learning, so that former students are able to change and grow with the times. It should welcome and embrace the entire community, to increase the scope of our children’s learning. And it should inspire, so that Lopez graduates will have dreams and ideas of what to do with the skills and knowledge they work hard to acquire. A vote for the school bond is a vote for such a place. Making the school safe, comfortable, green, and empowering is neither fiscally irresponsible nor a choice between basic education and “fancy stuff.” Rather,
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waterfalls and such an easy short hike too. It is about 2.5 miles round trip, (Olga Rd. to the dam and return). Those on Lopez will car pool for the 9:55 ferry to Orcas. Meet at Orcas trailhead at 11:15. Return to Lopez on the 3:10 ferry. Sign up with Bob Walker 468-3397 or robwillwalk@ hotmail.com.
it is a recognition of the many threads that must be woven together to educate students in the 21st century, and of the unique nature of that fabric of learning in our island environment. Please take the time to educate yourself on the specifics of the school bond. Then join me in voting “yes” on your April ballot. Suzanne StroM Lopez Island
As a teacher for thirty-three years, I worked in old deteriorating schools in Seattle (now rebuilt.) Now, I suffer chronic lung disease due to extensive mold and asbestos exposure in those schools. Believe me, teachers teach more effectively and students learn and achieve at higher levels when the learning environment is a safe, healthy, well lit one. For too long short term band aids have been applied to Lopez School. The infrastructure is old and deteriorating. Classroom and vocational areas are inadequate and lacking modern efficient features. Please support our community school by making it a better place in which to learn, work and gather. The students, hugely dedicated staff and administration deserve See letterS, page 3
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The community will benefit by having better educated students in future decades. We Lopez residents will be proud of the community school we voted to improve.
Karen Grimes (and Spud, too) Lopez Island
I graduated from Lopez High School in 2012. Thanks to an outstanding faculty and the small size, this school provides a very supportive environment for students where they are encouraged to pursue their own interests or inspirations. The creation of the culinary class was a great opportunity for me as I finally had a chance to practice my passion at school, cooking. This has led me to Italy where I write this letter as I continue to pursue my dream of becoming a chef. You might have seen me at the market last summer selling my pasta? Since then the popularity of this class has grown immensely. Unfortunately the current kitchen, or half-kitchen, makes it difficult to conduct a proper class, especially for a large group. If it is renovated and turned into a working kitchen classroom with proper facilities the class will be able to function more effec-
tively. If this bond is approved it opens the opportunity for student sponsored community meals, student sponsored breakfasts or dinners to raise money and many other possibilities. Please join me as I vote from Italy for this school bond and help other students follow their dreams. Arlen Coiley Lopez Island
My wife and I are architects and the majority of our clients are government entities. We know how to effectively use public funds. The School Board has followed a planning path that includes hiring an architectural firm with plenty of school planning experience. We know the firm and are confident that they have sorted “needs” from “wants” to the extent possible at this early planning stage. Some have criticized the use of large contingency figures. This is standard practice when many unknowns exist in the design. That number will be steadily reduced as design is developed. There is close to a yearlong planning process ahead of us. Citizens will be asked for input all along the way. What may seem as an unnecessary or money-wasting idea at this point may very well disappear as design progresses. Or, the necessity may become apparent over time. Let’s not get caught in detail. Let’s support a process
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leading to a product that will serve us for another 30 years, providing an educational facility that most effectively supports Lopez education. Bob and Lois Wardell Lopez Island
NO on School Bond Voting “No” is NOT about denying the kids an education. It is about fiscal responsibility. The state has awarded the Lopez school district a $738,000 Energy Conservation grant and $400,000 grant for renovations to the high school. The Bond is for $15.5million, interest of $3.9 million over 20 years and the above grants of $1.1 million make the true cost $20.5 million not $15.5 million. Keep in mind that the grants are also awarded with tax dollars – your tax dollars. The board states that it will save $750,000 in energy cost by “green” construction additions. If we look closely at those “green” additions, from their budget, it costs somewhere between $1-2 million. What business spends $1-2 million to save $750,000 over 30 years? It will take over 90 years to recoup the investment! Our concern should be about our students’ performance. The OSPI website shows 69.7 percent of our high school students passed the year 1 (algebra) end of
course and 60 percent passed year two (geometry). San Juan School District showed 85.9 percent passed year 1 and 92.2 percent passed year 2. Lopez spends approximately $23,000 per student which will become $28,000 if this Bond passes. San Juan spends nearly one half that at $12,965/student. How a garden or culinary course can improve student performance is unclear. I would encourage you to vote NO on the Lopez School Bond. Taxes will go up an estimated 64 percent and affect everyone except the students. The investment just doesn’t add up. We need to look at student success, not community kitchens.
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Kenneth R. Sinibaldi Lopez Island
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Stephens support I have known Jamie Stephens for nearly 20 years now and I continue to appreciate, among other things, his significant and consistent dedication to the community over that period of time. In addition to serving as the chairman of the county council, Jamie has served on and worked with innumerable local boards. Many of his efforts have been apparent, such as for the Lopez Community Land Trust, Lopez Family Resource Center, Fisherman
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‘Bug club’ starting for Lopez Elementary School Lopez Island School Principal Lisa Shelby has announced the launch of a new elementary level after-school science club that will use school gardens to learn about soil geology and chemistry, plant growth and physiology, insects as pollinators and pests, the ways plants defend themselves against grazing, and partnerships between plants, bacteria and fungi. Kwiaht botanist Madrona Murphy and ecologist Russel Barsh join elementary school science teacher Lorri Swanson for six hands-on afternoon club sessions beginning April 23. Student registrations (Grades 3-5) will be accepted through April 12. Science club activities will complement the existing L.I.F.E. program, and reflect the school’s commitment to strengthening STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). The three-month trial program is supported by a private donation and equipment donated by Kwiaht, including six cordless microscopes designed for young children. A longer program, possibly including Grade 6, will be considered for 2014 depending on interest.
Kwiaht and Lopez School have partnered in a number of other science activities this school year. Weeks Wetland is a focus for Jill Rain’s high school chemistry class. Working with Kwiaht landscape ecologist Nathan Hodges, students mapped the soils and hydrology of the wetland, identifying locations where contaminants such as metals and oils would tend to accumulate. They sampled sediments throughout the wetland, and are testing for copper, petroleum hydrocarbons, and synthetic estrogens. Jennifer Romo’s Marine Biology class tested sediments from Fisherman Bay and from streams in the Fisherman Bay watershed for antibiotic resistant bacteria, under the supervision of Kwiaht genetics researcher Madrona Murphy. Fresh water bacteria were more resistant to antibiotics than bacteria from tidal water, suggesting that local use and disposal of pharmaceuticals is affecting the environment. “It’s clearly not all coming from Victoria,” Murphy says. Marine Biology students also tested a wide range of shampoos from their homes for toxicity to Daphnia, a tiny crustacean frequently used to predict the risks of products to aquatic ecosystems. With repeated testing, they learned that all of the shampoos killed Daphnia. Shampoos containing tradi-
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tional detergents suffocated most of the Daphnia within an hour or two, but “green” products containing vegetable oil derived surfactants and essential oils had immediate effects on behavior and were fatal after a day or two. cookies, and set up, to welcome the Santa Ship at Odlin Park. (This is by no means an exhaustive summary.) It is clear to me that he is personally invested in our island community on many levels. It’s an impressive broad base of involvement. I am confident that Jamie will continue to focus on our community and our needs. He is a good listener and takes into account everyone’s viewpoint. As his campaign slogan goes: “He works for you.” Please join me in voting for Jamie.
National Monument status and local control of solid waste and recycling. But there is plenty that has gone unnoticed and unheralded. As a council member, Jamie works with our neighbors in the Gulf Islands. He was instrumental in establishing (and working on) the skate park. He taught small business classes for many years, enabling a number of local entrepreneurs to make their Paul Henriksen dreams a reality. He has Lopez Island been a substitute teacher at the Lopez School for many years. As an active Lions Having served as a San Juan Club member he has repeatedly organized the 4thup of July Sign Ad #1County Commissioner and as parade and has made cocoa, a County Council Member,
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Class projects this year were made possible by a grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, a national education foundation directed by youth. For further information contact: Madrona Murphy, kwiaht@gmail.com
I have a deep appreciation for the importance of making sure we have an effective County Council – one that can get things done. It is not enough to be a “nice person.” This is a position requiring strong skills as a manager, as a consensus builder and, most of all, as a leader. I have have known Lisa and admired her work for our island community for many years. I have worked directly with her on numerous committees and projects, and consistently witnessed her ability to find common ground where others only saw differences. She is smart, knows how to build a strong team, run a lean operation, set high standards, and implement effective solutions. I want Lisa to represent San Juan County, because I want a Council that functions well, that solves problems, and that makes decisions to benefit the majority of residents today as well as in the future. I urge you to join me in proudly voting for Lisa. Senator Kevin Ranker
As a former county commissioner, I’m confident that Lisa Byers will be an excellent representative on the county council. She is a clear thinker, a powerful communicator and most importantly, a good listener. I’ve worked with Lisa on the San Juan Initiative and she has certainly proven herself to be an effective leader with the experience and ability to bring people together
and solve issues in a positive and constructive way. Please join me in voting for Lisa Byers for county council. Tom Cowan Lopez Island
Help the Carfrae We live in a society in which medical bills can swiftly become an overwhelming and unfair burden, but on such occasions we can also remind ourselves of the blessings of community, and derive renewing strength from community. Such an occasion is now at hand, as our friend Darryl Carfrae wrestles with cancer and his family wrestles with the dislocations, financial and otherwise, that the sidelining of a breadwinner brings with it. Darryl and his wife Jennifer have sought the recourse of a community fundraiser, on the 12th at the Lopez Center, to help them. It promises to be a very energizing event. We will appreciate once again our need for one another and our ability to help neighbors in need. Add to that good music, good company and good food, and we have the recipe for a truly reaffirming experience. Come join us, and please give as your means allow. It’s an investment in a good man and a good family. C.B. and Mona Hall Lopez Island
Officials say Lopez Schools are doing well In a 2013 State of the Schools message, Lopez School officials reported that the schools are doing well, and continue to provide quality educational experiences for their students. The level of instruction remains high and a number of indicators bear witness to the high level of education the students in the Lopez Schools are receiving. In the 2012 U.S. News and World Report ranking of Best High Schools in the Country, Lopez High School received another bronze medal, ranking within the top 22 percent of the almost 22,000 public schools evaluated for this annual survey, and in the top 100 of Washington State’s 626 high schools evaluated. Lopez School also received a bronze award in 2007, and school officials predict it will be ranked as high, or higher in the 2013 rankings, due out in a few months. Helping to achieve this national ranking is Lopez School’s graduation rate of 100 percent (class of 2011) and its almost 80 percent post secondary enrollment, well above the state’s 62 percent average. Lopez graduates continue to be accepted at a variety of colleges, and this year’s Seniors are no exception. Institutes of higher learning to which
the Class of 2013 have already been accepted include University of Portland (3), Tulane, Whatcom Community, Lewis and Clark (2), Barnard, Colorado College, St. Edwards University, Montana State, South Dakota State, Southwestern, Willamette, Brigham Young, Central (2), Clark, University of Denver, Syracuse, University of Washington (3), Pepperdine, Santa Clara, Western, Eastern, and Harvey Mudd. Lopez School graduates have also, in the past, served in the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps, upon graduation. Seniors at Lopez have proven their academic prowess by historically being recognized as Washington State Honors Award winners (in 2010 over 1/3 of the graduates earned such distinction). International travel and foreign exchange opportunities continue to be extended to Lopez students, including trips this year to Nicaragua, Argentina, Brazil, England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Denmark and Spain. Washington State testing data shows Lopez students to be performing well. A review of the 2011-12 school year schoolwide testing scores for the Measure of Student Progress and the High School
Proficiency Exam show that fourth graders scored 80 percent in reading (compared to 71 percent statewide), 66.7 percent in math (59 percent for state), and 66.7 percent in writing (61.4 percent for state). Lopez fifth graders scored 85.7 percent in reading (71 percent for state) and 81 percent in science (66.3 percent for state). Sixth graders scored 73.7 percent in reading (70 percent for state). Lopez tenth graders scored 85 percent in reading (81 percent for state) and 88.9 percent in writing (85.4 percent for state). Lopez students scored 83.3 percent on the “End of Course Biology” exam (64.3 percent for state). Current enrollment in the District is up from budgeted, and is approaching 230 students (head count), including 10 students enrolled as Lopez students in distance learning opportunities through Columbia Virtual Academy, and an everincreasing kindergarten class. “We are very proud of the education that our staff provides to our students,” said Superintendent Bill Evans. “It is through their impressive diligence and dedication, and the strong support of the community, that we continue the journey to excellence in the nurturing and development of our community’s greatest resource – our children.”
New skate park coming, give your input Richlite is funding and building a new skate park for Lopez Island. The new skate park will be located on the same slab as the current skate park, only with all new equipment. Richlite is a Tacoma-based manufacturer of sustainable paper-composite surface materials used for everything from kitchen countertops to skate ramps. The new park will be dedicated on
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wife of 62 years, Pat Lee,have been living together since they moved from their beautiful Lopez farm on Kjargaard Road almost exactly one year ago. Bucky brought his family to Lopez Island in 1984 after retiring from an illustrious career as the General Car Foreman of the Santa Fe Railroad yard in San Bernardino, where he had raised his family of three
Lopezian Ed (Bucky) Lee passed away March 1, 2013 at the age of 83 from complications with pneumonia. Affectionately known to his multitude of family and friends as Bucky (usually spoken in the same breath with one of his beloved dogs, Bubbah Lee), he died peacefully whileunder Hospice care at the Birchview Memory Care Community in SedroWooley where he and his
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a friendly word, whether you needed it or not. Bucky is already being missed by his surviving wife, Pat, daughters Connie Kyser, Vici Poole and Kim Kramer (all Lopez residents) and son Jerry Lee, as well as thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren (with another one in the hopper, as Bucky would put it). A memorial service is planned for Saturday April 13th, 11:30 am at the Lopez Cemetery (Center Church). Afterwards we invite you to join us at noon for one of Bucky’s favorite meals, biscuits and gravy, at the barn on the Lee Farm, 323 Kjargaard Road, Lopez Island. Be assured Bucky will be watching down on us, with Bubbah asleep as always on his knee, supremely content, as he should be, with a life well done.
Fire & EMS Fundraiser On March 10, eight Lopez Island Fire and EMS personnel participated in the 22nd Annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, a fundraising event for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The funds are used by the LLS to support its mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Thanks to the generosity of Lopezians, they raised over $2,000 to support the LLS mission. The event was held at the Columbia Tower in Seattle and all the participants wearing 50 pounds of equipment climbed 69 stories, 1,311 See fire &EMS, page 8
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he was playing Patroula, a song in 11/8 rhythm, and asked if Christos would play drum with them. Friendship – musical and otherwise – blossomed from there. Christos has collaborated with Stanley in music from the Balkans, Breton, and also Stanley’s own musical creations. Local dance instructor, Thea Huijgen, is already teaching a series of Balkan dances on Tuesdays at the Lopez Grange. April 13, she will lead the dances played by Drómeno, with brief instruction. She encourages anyone in the audience to give the dancing a try. Kathy Sandstrom contributed to this article.
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fastest time was 10 minutes and 48 seconds. Samantha Swanson, Eryn Dye, Tracie Red Elk, Solomon Bill, Dayvid Rypinski, Buck Batway and Jim Ghiglione all completed the event. They were assisted at the 40th floor with our
air bottle changer by Justin Merrifield. Solomon Bill was the fastest among teenage men with a time of 16:46. Samantha Swanson 27:33 and Eryn Dye 29:00 both 17 years of age were the youngest competitors and were second and third among teenage women. Tracie Red Elk 55:27 was the oldest female competitor. Dayvid Rypinski 20:19, Buck Batway 21:41 and Jim Ghiglione 49:31 were the times for the rest of the team.
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a founding member of the Bulgarian vocal and instrumental girl-group Medna Usta. She brings her long history of Bulgarian singing and accordion playing to the duo. Christos and Ruth have two children, Eleni and Bobby, who both play music in their band, Drómeno. Bobby is the drum dude – excellent daouli player (double headed drum – like Bulgarian tupan). He finally had some lessons last year, though he has already been playing for several years. He first performed at age nine. He is also now playing baritone (horn) in school and he has played a trap set (drums) as well. Drómeno is rounded out with Nick Maroussis on laouto and guitar and Peter Lippman on trumpet for a recipe of an authentic, Balkan-style dance party. The group is equally comfortable playing music from Northern Greece and Albania as well as Bulgarian and Macedonian dances. Christos also has been playing music with two local Lopezians – Stanley and Kip Greenthal. One year, Stanley and Kip were playing at the Dusty Strings Christmas party. Stanley told Christos
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