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Orcas nurse starts conversations about death and dying on the islands by Colleen Smith Armstrong Sounder editor
When “death by chocolate” cupcakes are served, you know it’s going to be a good meeting. Libby Garcia held her first Death Cafe session on Orcas in January, and a group of 75 people showed up. “It was so well attended, I was shocked,” she said. The international phenomenon offers a place to
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discuss death while eating cake and drinking tea. The model was developed by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid, based on the ideas of Bernard Crettaz. Death Cafes have spread quickly across Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Since 2011, there have been 1,674 meetings. The cafes don’t run on an agenda or feature a speaker – they are centered around
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conversation. If the attendance is large enough, participants may be sectioned into small groups. People can read poems, sing a song or ask questions about hospice. The only rule is: there are no rules. “It’s not grief counseling and it’s not a therapy session, but it’s important for people to talk about whatever they want,” said Garcia, who is a nurse at Orcas Medical Center. “In small communities, sometimes it’s hard to open up because you know everyone. But the group is intended to be 100 percent confidential.” The event on Orcas was so popular that Garcia will
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Libby Garcia with her dog Honey Bear. be holding another one on Lopez in April and then a fall session on San Juan and Orcas. The Lopez Death Cafe is Sunday, May 3, 2:304:30 p.m. at Lopez Public Library. Garcia’s family settled on Orcas in 1946, and both of her grandmothers were war nurses. Her grandmother Helen Buchan ran an American Red Cross nursing station from her home. As a nurse, Garcia has worked in emergency rooms and hospice – both of which inspired her to start a group conversation about death and help educate people about advanced directives. While living in Bellingham, she attended her first Death Cafe. “You have suffering that is inherent in every diagnosis, but there is additional suffering from people not ready for death,” she said. “I want to help decrease endof-life suffering.” During her time in Bellingham, Garcia saw the Death Cafes bring
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now seeing a shift in how people prepare themselves for death. Green burials are becoming more popular, and Washington state has two cemeteries that offer it. A green or natural burial is the interment of the body in soil in a way that allows the body to recycle naturally. In 2008, Washingtonians approved the “Death with Dignity” act, which allows terminally ill adults to request lethal doses of medication from physicians. “There are all these new ways to honor our dying,” she said. For more info, email lizabelwrites@yahoo.com.
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people together for a profound sense of community. Despite death being one of the few things we all can count on happening, it is still a very difficult topic for many people to explore. But Garcia says it hasn’t always been that way. “All of the important events of the family, like birth, death and marriage, used to happen in people’s homes, but now they are done in institutions,” she said. Garcia is
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TUES THRU MAY 26 GAMES: Pinochle card games, 7 p.m., Woodmen Hall. $2 per player.
THURS, ONGOING EVENT: Thursday Tech Time, 6 - 7 p.m., Library Community Room, led by Library Director Lou Pray. Lou & others are on hand to help you better navigate your Kindle, tablet, smartphone or iPad. Learn to download movies, music, books and apps on to your devices and access software at your own speed. Learn about Microsoft IT Academy & Lynda.com! Visit lopezlibrary.org for more info. Made possible
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MAR. 31 - APRIL 28 EVENT: “Years of Living Dangerously” film series and community conversation, 7 - 9 p.m., the Gathering Place at the Hamlet. Showing of “Years of Living Dangerously,” an EmmyAward winning Showtime nine-week series on climate change from the perspective of people living through its hardships, dangers and challenges. Each episode will be followed by special speakers and community conversation.
Request for Proposals for San Juan County 2016 Lodging Tax Facilities Grant Program
San Juan County has established a tourism facilities program, funded by a portion of the revenue collected under the State Lodging Tax excise statutes and is seeking proposals from qualified entities interested in 1) funding single project proposals concerned with acquiring, improving or developing facilities for enhancing the tourism experience; and/or 2) matching grants for operating tourism facilities that enhance the tourism experience; and/or 3) matching grants for events that draw tourists; and/or 4) projects that carry out the goals of the San Juan County LTAC Tourism Master Plan. The contract year will begin on January 1, 2016. The expected outcome of the funded activities is to increase economic activity in San Juan County in 2016 and beyond through the overnight lodging of tourists, through tourism-related expenditures, and construction of tourism-related facilities. Program categories are: Emphasis on Tourism facilities capital program (only for facilities in which the County has an ownership position): • Construction • Improvement • Renovation Matching grants for Tourism Events and Festivals designed to attract tourists Matching Grants for operation of existing eligible tourism facilities that meet the criteria of this RFP and the long-range tourism plan (including, but not limited to historic museums, performing arts, visual arts) Special Investments that help to accomplish objectives of the LTAC Master Plan (available online at: http://sanjuanco.com/LTAC) The total available funding for 2016 will be approximately $486,000. Proposals are due no later than 4:30 p.m., May 15, 2015. For information and an application packet, visit the LTAC website: http://sanjuanco.com/LTAC or contact Sue Kollet at the office of County Council (360) 370-7470. Packets may be picked up from the Council Office at 55 Second Street, 1st floor, Friday Harbor, WA. Requests by mail should be sent to:
WEDS, APRIL 1 EVENT: Nicaraguan trip presentation and dinner, 5:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room at Lopez Island School. THURS, APRIL 2 MUSIC: Ruth Moody Band, 7 p.m., Lopez Center. Tickets in advance: adult $18 and youth $8. Buy tickets online. Available also from: Lopez Center Office, Paper Scissors on the Rock, Blossoms Organic Grocery, Lopez Bookshop Tickets at Door: Adult $18, Youth $8 SUN, APRIL 5 EVENT: 4H Easter Egg Hunt, 2 - 2:20 p.m., Odlin Park. EVENT: Acrobatic Conundrum, 7 p.m., Lopez Center. Tickets in advance: adult $15 and youth $6. Buy tickets online. Available also from: Lopez Center Office, Paper Scissors on the Rock, Blossoms Organic Grocery, Lopez Bookshop
Lopez Island AA Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809
TUES APRIL 7 EVENT: OPALCO Candidates Forum, 5 - 6.30 p.m., Library Community Room, hosted by Islands Energy Coalition. Hear candidates running for two open positions from Orcas on OPALCO board of directors. Candidates Randy Cornelius (recently retired General Manager of OPALCO) and Ed Sutton (chosen by OPALCO search committee) are running against the two incumbents, Winnie Adams and Chris Thomerson. Ballots will be mailed out April 8, and voting closes May 2. This forum is an opportunity to ask questions and help shape OPALCO’s direction about rate increases, broadband policy and more. THURS, APRIL 9 EVENT: Lopez Island Garden Club meeting, 9:30 a.m., Woodmen Hall. “Drawing and Painting Wildflowers throughout the West” with Linda Ann Vorobik, botanist and botanical artist, for a visual journey of what her
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SAT, APRIL 11 EVENT: San Juan Islands Audubon Society field trip, 8 a.m., starting at Otis Perkins Park and walking, for most, to the Land Bank Peninsula Preserve. This trip is sponsored by the Lopez Community Trails Network. We will try to arrange it for both walkers and those who want to car pool. Time permitting, we will visit Harris Pressenda marsh and Center Church. Looking for migrating shorebirds and arriving songbirds. EVENT: Chimera Gallery’s opening for Piper Dalton and Mali Fisher field trip, 5-7 p.m., Chimera Gallery. Two Lopez born and raised young artists returning to show their newest inspirations. The show runs through May 8. SUN, APRIL 12 EVENT: Winter Lecture Series at The Hamlet, 2- 3 p.m., The Gathering Place, Lopez Hamlet. Nancy McCoy, former founder and director of Lopez Historical Museum, will be the final speaker for The Hamlet’s Winter Lecture Series.
“Memorable Islanders, Lopez and Beyond” will include Nancy’s stories, tales and historical anecdotes about early European settlers here. Learn about Amelia Chadwick, a Native woman who married a Civil War veteran and homesteaded Watmough Head; Christopher Carruthers, 1900 postmaster down at Mud Bay, and many others. Plenty of time for questions and answers following the presentation.
TUES, APRIL 14 MEETING: Enchanted Quilters Meeting, 9:30 a.m. coffee and goodies, 10 a.m. Laurie’s program then “Show and Tell.” What’s new in the quilting world? Join us as Laurie Latta defines the modern quilting movement. There will be locally made modern quilts on display along with Laurie’s presentation. THURS, APRIL 16 EVENT: North Pacific Gray Whales, 7 - 8 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Dr. James Sumich, OSU fisheries and faculty leads a discussion on this highly observed and favorite cetacean. Learn about current populations and research through lecture and images. Sponsored by the Lopez Library and Friends of the Lopez Library.
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Naturalist’s diary: Winter birds of Lopez seashores By Russel Barsh, Joe Behnke, and Madrona Murphy
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Winter can be a relatively quiet season for land birds, but along our seashores it is a time of very diverse and dynamic bird communities, many of them taking advantage of forage fish such as Pacific sand lance and Pacific herring that congregate and spawn in our waters between January and April. Some seabirds and shorebirds travel farther north when our weather warms in spring, while others, such as marbled murrelets, will stay and nest here in the Salish Sea. For all of these species, island habitats are indispensable for at least one phase of their life cycle. Kwiaht scientists and volunteers have conducted surveys of seabirds, shorebirds and waterfowl at Fisherman Bay and Iceberg Point for five years, looking at seasonal and annual changes in their numbers and behavior. Surveys are weekly in Fisherman Bay and every two weeks at Iceberg Point. Key concerns are the effects of climate change on the migration timing, diet, nesting sites and survival of seabirds, in particular the endangered marbled murrelets; and impacts of human activities including Navy overflights. Here is a sampling of wildlife biologist Joe Behnke’s reports for January and February. Fisherman Bay, Jan. 10: Calm seas and a light rain, the bay still swollen from heavy rains the week before. Counted 43 marbled murrelets in San Juan Channel at least 300 meters out from the beach at Otis Perkins, floating in pairs. Spotted 16 more marbled murrelets from the Bay Café, also pigeon
guillemots, common murres, red-necked grebes and Pacific loons. Airborne over San Juan Channel were glaucous-winged and mew gulls and closer to shore, buffleheads, horned grebes, common loons, common goldeneyes, red-breasted mergansers and harlequin ducks. Within the bay, a typical winter assortment of dabblers and diving ducks, with common goldeneyes, buffleheads, redbreasted mergansers, double-crested cormorants resting on buoys, gulls, herons, kingfishers, crows and ravens. On the spit, five herons blended in with the driftwood, a lone common merganser dove and drifted in the slow current near the entrance to the bay accompanied by pelagic cormorants and red-breasted mergansers. American wigeons, Northern pintails, and gadwalls made up the dabblers at Week’s Wetland. Fisherman Bay, Jan. 24: Waterfowl of all kinds still dominate the bay but we should see their numbers decrease in the next months as they head north to their nesting grounds, leaving only some hooded mergansers and mallards. This winter red-breasted mergansers aren’t foraging in such large groups, commonly 150-200, as we saw last year. red-breasted mergansers herd small fish like herring into the shallows where they easily gobble them up. This is why they are often seen foraging together in long lines. But so far this winter the highest number we have seen together inside the bay was 73. Perhaps our surveys
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a large part of the shoreline habitat used by birds continues to be modified and developed in San Juan County, including much of Fisherman Bay. Homes and docks are not necessarily an impediment to seabird survival, but chemical pollution is a growing concern. Sediments in Fisherman Bay exhibit elevated levels of copper, zinc, and byproducts of automotive and marine engines such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in studies carried out independently by Kwiaht and the county. Kwiaht will host a regional scientific meeting on declining bird populations in the Salish Sea in Eastsound, in association with Orcas Bird Fest (May 1-3, 2015). For more information on Lopez seabird research and how you can get involved, email kwiaht@gmail.com.
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Lopez Village Subarea Plan Public Meeting
Thursday, April 9, 2015, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm Lopez Center for the Community and the Arts Join with fellow Islanders to help shape the future of Lopez Village! Lopez Village Planning and Review Committee seeks your input on the development of the Lopez Village Subarea Plan, a part of San Juan County’s Comprehensive Plan being created by Lopezians.
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 Lopez Center for the Community and the Arts 4:30 to 5:00 pm — Welcome, Project Presentation & Overview 5:00 to 5:30 pm — Questions and Answers 5:30 to 6:30 pm — Work station sessions to get your thoughts about alternative boundaries for possible new land use designations designed to support the development of a compact mixed-use Village core.
Project website: www.sanjuanco.com/cdp/LopezVillage/lv_default.aspx For more information contact lindak@sanjuanco.com or 360-370-7572
Climb, conquer, cure Submitted by the Lopez Island Prevention Coalition
They came to save lives. Their motto, “climb, conquer and cure,” propels them up 69 flights of stairs and 1,311 steps to the top of the second tallest building west of the Mississippi, carrying 60 pounds of gear and equipment. Reaching the top, the lives they will save are not those endangered by fire, but threatened by an unseen host. Eight members of Lopez Fire and EMS conquered 788 feet of vertical elevation to participated in fundraising efforts for a cure for diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma.
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Dayvid Rypinski, Eddie Kramer, Layne Nichols, Justin Merrifield, Tracie Red Elk, Destiny Becerra, Jennifer English and Sam Fowler joined 1,800 of their fellow firefighters from across the country and around the world to participate in 24th annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, held at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle, raised over $1.97 million dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Red Elk, captain of the squad, and English are both paramedics and firefighters. Becerra, a recent graduate of the firefighting program, and Fowler are two of 33 firefighters who serve the Lopez community. Nichols and Rypinski
are cross trained as firefighters and EMTs, and Merrifield and Kramer are Lopez Island High School students participating in the firefighters/student EMS program. A special thank-you goes to all those who supported our local unit through generous donations to the Stairclimb event, both this year and in previous years. If you are interested in helping to find a cure for these blood cancers that take the lives of more children and youth than any other cancer, you can send a donation directly to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Attn: Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, 123 NW 36th St, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98107, online or by phone at 206.628.0777.
The OPALCO Board of Directors has approved the following change to the bylaws, Article III, Directors, Section 3, Nominations and Election of Directors, a) Nominations. The revised language reads: “It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to appoint, not less than one hundred (100) days before the date of a meeting of the energy members at which directors are to be elected, a committee on nominations consisting of not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) energy members from each of the voting districts for which a director is to be elected. No officer or member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed a member of such committee. The committee shall prepare and post in the lobby at the principal office of the cooperative at least seventy (70) calendar days before the meeting a list of its nominations for directors.” A revised bylaw document is posted at www.opalco.com.
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OPALCO candidates announced for the annual meeting The local member-owned electric cooperative, Orcas Power and Light Co-op, announces the slate of candidates for its board of directors. This is each member’s opportunity to influence who sets co-op policies and rates. Every OPALCO member has the right to vote in each election, regardless of their home district, with one vote per membership. For this 2015 election, there are four candidates running for two open positions in District 2 (Orcas, Armitage, Blakely, Obstruction, Big Double, Little Double and Fawn Islands). The 2015 candidates are: Winnie Adams (incumbent), Randy J. Cornelius, Ed Sutton and Chris Thomerson (incumbent). Candidate bios are sent by mail to each co-op member with their ballot, and are available online at www.opalco.com. This year, there is one memberinitiated bylaw amendment. Ballots and a voting guide will be mailed the week of April 8 and the annual report will be posted online. Co-op members can vote one of three ways: online, by mail or in person
at the annual meeting. Voting online is the preferred method; it is secure and it saves co-op resources. A survey on this year’s ballot will ask you how you prefer to vote; beginning next year paper ballots will not be sent to those who prefer to vote online. Absentee balloting closes at 10 a.m. on May 1. If members choose to vote by absentee ballot, the ballot must be mailed in time to meet the deadline. Or members can vote at the annual meeting on Saturday, May 2. Members and their families who attend the 78th annual meeting aboard a Washington State ferry will be treated to lunch. The meeting begins at 9:45 a.m. on the ferry. Members should arrive earlier than their boarding time to park and register. Members who are disabled or require special accommodations to participate in the meeting should call Bev Madan at 376-3549 to make arrangements. Full travel details, including ferry departures, are available at www.opalco.com.
Support solar for Lopez School By Chom Greacen Special to the Weekly
Attention all Lopez residents and property owners! URGENTLY WANTED: 1) Money stashed away in your freezer; 2) Medium/ long-term savings sitting in bank accounts earning practically zero interest; 3) Stock-holdings wishing for a moral upgrade from the current portfolio of questionable companies you’d rather no one knows about; and 4) Watershed of generosity inspired by vision of green energy and quality education for Lopez children. If you detect any sign of the above in your household, notify the Community Solar for Our Schools program. Call 378-6621 or email energy@sjislandscd.org or visit www.sanjuanislandscd. org Why? In addition to such commonly known benefits as local energy resiliency, lower power bills for schools, and educational benefits, putting your money or investment in the Community Solar program is likely be a catharsis, especially if you answer yes to any of the following self-psycho-analysis questions. Is your pride hurt when you see Lopez lagging way behind Orcas and San Juan in our contributions towards the $35,000 goal for a 10 kilowatt community solar system for the school (see graph)? Have you been plagued by doubts that you may not have done the most you can for your children, grandchildren and other Lopez youth? Do you ever feel overwhelmed by
climate change because you don’t know what concrete positive steps you could take? Have you felt a tinge of guilt because your money is not where your conscience is?
The therapeutic value of parting with your money temporarily to enable a solar system to be installed on the Lopez School roofs SEE SOLAR, PAGE 6
The annual meeting of the Catherine Washburn Medical Association (CWMA) Saturday, May 16, 2015 10 a.m. at the Lopez Library meeting room Reports will be provided and directors elected to three vacant positions as specified in the By-laws. The Board nominates Bette Shuh, Charles Janeway and Christa Campbell. Additional nominations may be taken from the membership; nominees must be members of CWMA, permanent residents of Lopez Island, and have the written endorsement of ten CWMA members. Nominations must be postmarked by April 30, 2015 and sent to CWMA PO Box 309, Lopez Island, WA 98261.
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began to consider the expansion of Opalco’s fiber optic communications system to include access for joint-use wireless facilities using existing power poles. Hindsight may make for 20-20 vision.
bring. In 2007, I was concerned about a proliferation of numerous unsightly cell phone towers that might be needed to serve the difficult topography of our islands. It was not until 2012, two years after I left the County Council, that Opalco even
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Lopez is lagging behind San Juan and Orcas in the sum of money raised towards the goal of $35,000 to install a 10 kilowatt solar system on Lopez School. depending on how much Lopez can raise to close the $25,000 gap between the goal and the sum raised thus far. In an attempt to save Lopez pride, all Lopez (full/ part-time) residents and businesses are called to rise and re-direct part of savings or investment portfolio into the Community Solar program. Sign up today (contact info listed above). There will be a Solar de Mayo Dinner and Benefits Concert on May 2, 5 p.m. at the Lopez Community Center. Come celebrate, feast on delicious homemade tamales and give support to the program.
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CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10:00 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at www.ctkonline.com/lopez. Email: lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421-4CTK ext. 819. COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings. Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service. Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org. GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome! LOPEZ QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Please join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m., at Sunnyfield Farm, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2406. Email: Lopezfriends@gmail. com. LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Beth Purdum, 370-0023. ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday starting January 3. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
Ann B. Chapin Ann B. Chapin, 88, of Anacortes, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Rosario Assisted Living in Anacortes. She was born on November 24, 1926, in Seattle, WA, the daughter of George and Maud (Buchanan) Bovik, Jr. Private family services are planned. Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., Anacortes, WA and the San Juan Islands. To share memories of Ann, please sign the online guest register at www.evanschapel.com.
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tour — we travel, then load-in the theaters, get our rigging and tech stuff squared away and sneak in some rehearsals to adjust our show to the new space. We start warming up and prepping the space two to three hours before show time, so our days end up being very full. So far on tour, we’ve found time to go for hikes and paddle board, though, so we do have some free time.” To keep the tour economical, the artists stay in homestays rather than hotels and recruit local circus friends to help with publicity. They pile into two cars, navigating themselves and all their equipment and sets from city to city. A typical day starts around 8 a.m. with a hearty breakfast and ends around 7 p.m. on rehearsal days and 10 p.m. on show days. Still, they find time to see a few sites, catch up with friends, and celebrate joyful moments. What is your favorite part about the show? Company director and rope artist extraordinaire Terry Crane said, “I love having a team that I can delegate
to and trust. Onstage and off. They are great performers and great communicators. I love doing a show that touches people in an emotional way and has intellectual content. And, I love watching our clown do his hula hoop number; he’s always switching it up and trying to surprise us, which makes me crack up on stage.” Each and every member, answering this question, emphasized the closeness and communication of the group. There’s a sense of family, although no one is related. Why do you do it? Ty, the group’s multi-tal-
ented clown, said, “I don’t feel like I ever stopped growing I don’t really consider myself a ‘grown up’. Circus is one of many ways I get to play, have fun, and feel free.” Terry adds, “I think it’s important for people to gather together and all see the same story be told at the same time. We need the ritual of theater; it’s essential to form community and remind us of our own humanity.” As each of the members continue to pipe in, the love of movement, story-telling, art, and striving is clear. Circus isn’t necessarily about “running away,” as the adage goes. More so, it’s a community
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Lopez Center presents Seattle’s premiere contemporary circus company, Acrobatic Conundrum, and their latest full-length original show, Language of Chance. Easter Sunday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at Lopez Center. You can purchase tickets online at www.lopezcenter.org, Blossom Organic Grocery, Lopez Bookshop and the LCCA office. There will be a question/ answer session with troupe
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They each come with their own story, reason to serve and personal commitment to protect life, property and the environment. Nine members of the Lopez community recently became the newest firefighters of San Juan Fire District 4. Chad Ferrians, Destiny Becerra, Derekk Buffum, Sophie Burton, Emalie Hobi, Thomas Hobi, Mike Hobi, Table Studzienko and Vinny Kramer have joined the team of 33 volunteers also known as Lopez Fire and EMS. Sophie, Emalie, T.J. and Vinny are students and participate in the Youth Fire and EMS program. Congratulations to the new graduates and thank you for serving and protecting our community.
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