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Samish ferry requires renovations to remain safe By Jerry Cornfield
Everett Daily Herald, Sister paper of the Journal
The state must tear out and replace soundproofing material on its two newest ferries because the U.S. Coast Guard is concerned it may cause excessive smoke and flames in the event of a fire. Workers on Wednesday will begin removing the material from the Samish in accordance with a nationwide directive issued by the Coast Guard in September 2014. The process will be repeated on the Tokitae starting early next year, a Washington State Ferry spokesman said. The Samish was put into service on the Anacortes/San Juans Island route in June 2015 and the Tokitae joined the Mukilteo/Clinton route also in
June. Vigor Industrial, which built the Olympic Class 144-vehicle ferries, will handle the projects and pick up the tab. “There is no cost to taxpayers because it is covered under the terms of the construction contract,” said Ian Sterling, spokesman for Washington State Ferries. This problem isn’t exclusive to Washington State Ferries. Two research vessels in Washington also using the material must make changes. Those vessels are owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. And between 70 and 100 marine vessels in the Gulf Coast region will need to
undergo similar repairs, according to a Coast Guard spokesman. The Coast Guard issued its marine safety directive Sept. 19, 2014. It calls for an immediate end to use of certain sound dampening products made of mass loaded vinyl. It singled out one brand, Vinaflex, which is sold commercially and is currently installed around engine rooms, decks and other areas on various types of vessels. Lt. Dana Warr, a Coast Guard public affairs officer, said the products were extensively tested by the Southwest Research Center before the safety bulletin went out. “In its natural state it is not hazardous to passengers or crew,” he said. “However, in an onboard fire situation the product does become
hazardous due to excessive flaming and excessive smoke. It’s a safety concern for the first responders if there is a fire on the ship.” Until the material is replaced, additional breathing apparatus will be carried on each of the ferries, Sterling said. When the directive came out, the Tokitae had been in service for three months on the Mukilteo-Clinton route and the Samish was nearly built. The directive did not set a deadline for replacing the material. And the Coast Guard said it “stands ready to assist” vessel owners and operators figure out what type of sound dampening product will meet its fire protection requirements. It took several months for the Coast Guard
to approve an alternative product for use on the two ferries, as well as on the third Olympic Class ferry now being built. The replacement work won’t prevent the Samish from continuing to operate on its route. Riders will see areas cordoned off as workers pull off drywall, remove the soundproofing insulation and install a replacement material made up of a product known as lead foil, Sterling said. Each ferry will be taken out of service when the area around the engine room is ready to be worked on. That won’t happen until January, Sterling said. Once the Samish is nearly or completely finished, the same process will begin with the Tokitae.
County sued for alleged withholding of public record files By Anna V. Smith Journal reporter
A lawsuit filed Oct. 9
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against San Juan County and county prosecutor Randall Gaylord alleges that the county and its employees violated Washington State’s Public Records Act. “This case is about elected officials and public employees conspiring to conceal
improper governmental conduct from the public,” reads the introduction to the 293-page complaint that was filed in Skagit County Superior Court. According to Nicholas Power, a lawyer for plaintiff Sheryl Albritton, the complaint was filed in Skagit
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County due to the fact that San Juan County is one of the defendants. The detailed complaint is the latest in a series of memorandums from prosecuting attorney Randall Gaylord produced in March and San Juan County Council in June concerning permit applications for a building near wetlands on a Portland Fair property and allegations of improper governmental action. Both memorandums deemed the issue resolved, with the coun-
cil stating that no improper governmental action had occurred. Gaylord’s memorandum said the wetland delineation process was not followed, but that “no further action is needed to comply with the law.” The complaint states that a public records request was submitted by the plaintiff March 15 requesting “copies of all documents within enforcement file PCINQ-15-0003 related to ERTS#654194,” the file
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regarding the wetlands information and information regarding the process. The complaint alleges that at least nine relevant documents were removed from the enforcement file and moved to a different file titled “Chris Laws personal information IGA - 1/21/2015.” On January 18, the plaintiff of the suit, Sheryl Albritton, reported to the Department of Ecology “that she believed that development activity was being performed in violation of the San Juan County’s Critical Area Ordinance and that county management directed staff to approve the activity without proper review.” According to the complaint, the report caught the attention of Code Enforcement Officer Chris Laws,who became “troubled by what appeared to him to be evidence of improper governmental action. ”It goes on to say Laws filed the IGA with the prosecuting attorney’s office, who eventually told Laws to remove files, and “intentionally withheld public records from Ms. Albritton.” The lawsuit requests that the county and Gaylord explain why they withheld the public records Albritton requested, an order to supply the records, an award SEE COUNTY, PAGE 6
Community Calendar ON-GOING: Ancestry.com Tutorials, available by appointment at the Lopez Island Library. Learn to use this remarkable tool available as part of your library’s digital access and discover where your family comes from! Call 468-2265 or stop by the library to schedule your 30 minute appointment.
MONDAYS ON-GOING: Learn a foreign language with the library’s digital tool Pronunciator! www.pronunciator.com The library is offering free tutorials, 4-5 p.m., library’s community room.
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
Al-Anon: Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center Call 468-4703
TUESDAYS ON-GOING: Learn how to download eBooks! Free tutorials every Tuesday in the library’s community room, 4-5 p.m. Bring your device and log-in information (for Kindles your Amazon log-in info). WEDNESDAYS STORYTIME: Wednesday Morning Story-time at the Lopez Island Library, 10-10:30 a.m. Baby and Toddler Story-time; 11 -11:30 a.m. Preschoolers Story-time. Join us each Wednesday morning for rhymes, songs and books.
You’re never too young to become a fan of stories! In the Helen Anderson Children’s Room at the Lopez Island Library.
SAT, NOV. 7 EVENT: Inter-Island Creative Affair. 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Woodman Hall. Holiday Season Faire & Food Drive. Fine Crafts & Treats from the Islands. ART: As the days grow darker, Chimera Gallery in Lopez Village Plaza invites you to the festive opening of our holiday group show, Light in the Dark of Winter, and the kick-off of our annual raffle to benefit the Lopez School art program, 5 - 7 p.m., Chimera Gallery. Winning raffle tickets drawn Saturday, December 12. Gallery hours: Thu, Fri, Sat 10-5; Sun 10-3. www. ChimeraGallery.com. 360468-3265. EVENT: The Complete
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Working to Eliminating Meth on Lopez on Thursday, Nov. 12, Woodmen Hall at 7 – 8:30 p.m. I am not sure where to start in picking up the pieces. So I’m going to just start and trust that we can put things back in place. Two months ago we were
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WED, NOV. 11 CLASS: Vessels of Intention. 6-9 p.m., Lopez Library. In this evening of meditative weaving with Mike Kaminskas, you will transform a Mason jar into a beautiful vessel while learning about its history, sacred geometry and the meaning behind the designs. Bring a mason jar; other supplies provided. $20 if paid by 10/28, $25 thereafter. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org. FRI, NOV. 13 EVENT: Nelson Treehouse, 7 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Lopez Island Library hosts its third program in its SHELTER series as Daryl
McDonald of Nelson Treehouse presents through discussion and images, the most beautiful treehouses in the world. As foreman of Nelson Treehouse & Supply he and the Nelson team have built 200 treehouses in 6 countries. Nine out of ten Nelson Treehouses are built for adults, not children. If you have ever been inspired to live in the trees this program is for you. Free to all. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lopez Island Library and a gift from the Ramsey Shirk Fund.
SAT, NOV. 14 CLASS: Content Marketing: Attract and Retain Customers. 9-noon, Sunnyfield Farm. This workshop with Tim Fry turns business owners into content marketers, giving participants a framework for creating compelling stories
and then getting those stories in front of customers through a variety of media channels. $35 if paid by 10/31 $40 thereafter. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org.
SAT, DEC. 5 EVENT: Port Stanley Schoolhouse Holiday Craft Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Historic Port Stanley Schoolhouse, 2970 Port Stanley Road. FRI, NOV. 6 EVENT: Artist Guild Presents: Brooks, 6 - 7:30 p.m., The Gathering Place at the Hamlet, Lopez Village. Join Brooks and friends for the opening of her new show “ReArrangement: New Mixed Media Collage Plus.” The show will be on display until Dec. 2.
Working on eliminating meth on the islands on track with lots of great ideas and organized momentum to eliminate meth from our community. With my husband’s heart attack and the passing of my father, I have been absent in keeping these meetings going and for that I apologize. With the holiday season soon upon us it would be easy to just say, “Let’s wait until after the first of the year,” but I think it would be
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wise to meet one more time this year and regroup. Remember there will be stops and starts to this process, we cannot be discourage or think that we are not making a difference – I believe that in a year from now – we will see major
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changes in our community. And we will have impacted the level of meth in our community. The meeting on the 12th will bring us closer to a clear vision of where we want to start in January and what can be accomplished over the
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Holey Can from Orcas Island. the inter-island ferries. Fine craftspeople from San Juan, Orcas, Lopez and Fidalgo Islands will be there to share festive bouquets, unique hand-made holiday gifts and luscious desserts plus live music. More impor tantly, the Lopez Island Family Resource Center will be on hand to collect food for the Island families in need. Bringing a non-perishable food donation or a cash donation gives you a chance to enter our raffle for fabulous prizes from the artists, with
names drawn every hour. Winter is a hard time for families that depend on the summer for work.
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San Juan County Sheriff’s Log The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls. Oct. 21 • A Lopez Island woman reported a bicycle abandoned in a roadside ditch on Lopez. A deputy picked up the bicycle, and it was taken to the station for safekeeping. The owner is unknown. • A Friday Harbor resident reported several medications had been stolen from his mailbox. The tracking number showed the medication had been delivered on Oct. 9 to his mailbox. • A Lopez Island woman reported that someone had entered her residence. Items were disturbed, but nothing obvious had been stolen. • A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a burglary on Guard St. This incident is under investigation. • A Lopez Island deputy responded to a trouble unknown call. It was subsequently determined that a married couple at home had been verbally arguing. There was no evidence of an assault. One of the involved persons agreed to depart for the night. Both agreed to seek marital counseling. Oct. 22
• A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a possible vehicle prowl at the Lopez Ferry Terminal. An investigation showed the suspect was retrieving items left by a family member in his car. • A deputy responded to a hit and run property damage collision in the Town of Friday Harbor. The collision occurred during the night or early hours of the morning. The vehicle and driver were not on scene. The collision damaged two utility boxes. • An Orcas Island man reported a verbal dispute with his 18-year-old grandson who was refusing to follow the household rules. A deputy responded and was able to settle the incident upon contact. • A Lopez deputy responded to a possible burglary in progress complaint. There was no evidence of a burglary and the cause of the noise heard by the reporting person was undetermined. Oct. 23 • A citizen reported unknown person or persons scratched the front of their vehicle while it was parked on Spring Street in Friday Harbor. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at approxi-
mately $1,500. • A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a possible burglary. A wallet was taken, but nothing else. • Deputies in Friday Harbor received a report of a single vehicle collision on Roche Harbor Road at Sutton Road. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for driving under the influence. • A Lopez Island deputy responded to a potential DUI. It was subsequently determined that the suspect, who was being treated by EMS for an injury, was safely parked in his driveway. There was no credible evidence indicating he had committed a crime. Oct. 24 • A deputy was dispatched to the San Juan area in reference to a noise complaint. The reporting deputy arrived in the area and located a loud party. The reporting deputy made contact and the noise was stopped. • A Lopez Island deputy received found property belonging to a Lopez resident. • A deputy issued a traffic infraction to a female driver with in the Town of Friday Harbor for failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to wear
her safety belt. • A deputy was dispatched to an overdose in the Friday Harbor area. The reporting deputy arrived and located the subject. The subject was transported by San Juan Aid to the hospital for treatment. Oct. 25 • A 60-year-old Lopez Island man was cited for driving with a suspended license after being stopped for speeding on Mud Bay Rd. • A deputy arrested a female in Friday Harbor for driving with her license suspended in the third degree with four prior convictions for the same. The vehicle was impounded with a 30-day hold. • A deputy was dispatched to a disturbance in the Friday Harbor area. The deputies arrived and contacted the involved parties. Deputies spoke to several witnesses. Parties were separated and an informational report was taken. • There was a dispute between family members in Eastsound. Oct. 26 • A deputy received a report of an apparent theft of a potted plant in Eastsound that occurred in the beginning of October. There are no known suspects or leads at this time. • A San Juan deputy was
Lopez InSTEP program needs help Submitted by the Lopez School
Thanks to generous support from Lopez InSTEP (Lopez International Student Education Program) 18 Lopez students will roam between Provence and Normandy and study ancient history under the shadow of the Acropolis. Each student received a $600 grant covering a portion of the cost for each trip. This spring will be the 14th trip for the French Club. Students will visit Paris and Lyon before spending five days with French families around Avignon; they will then visit Normandy and Brittany. The Greece trip is a new trip for Lopez Island and will allow students to see first hand the locations from history but also a dynamic region today. They will visit Athens, Nafplio, Delphi and regions in Crete. Both trips plan on presenting back to the community late in the spring of 2016. “We have an amazing community that supports and sees value in these sort of eye opening experiences for our students,” says Principal Dave Sather. He also noted that the financial burdens for each of the trips are not covered by the district but by student and family contributions, fundraising, and InStep grants. InSTEP greatly benefits Lopez Students and can’t continue without your tax-deductible offerings. Visit www.lopezinstep. org to make a contribution and support future trips.
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request. • A citizen reported a hit and run to his pickup truck while it was parked at Roche Harbor. Damage is estimated at $3,000. • An Orcas deputy stopped a driver for failure to wear seatbelt and failure to signal. • Deputies in Friday Harbor received a report of a vehicle theft on Point Caution Road. The suspect was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and vehicle theft. The suspect was booked into the San Juan County Jail. • A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report that there was a subject on Point Caution Road that had a warrant out for his arrest. The person was contacted and arrested for the warrant.
FIBER UPDATE Rock Island Communications has been busy installing fiber optic broadband to homes and businesses around the county. This historic undertaking will provide fast, reliable Internet up to 200Mbps to those who want it. We’re currently managing over 250 simultaneous construction projects countywide. Here are some of the groups we’ve been working with to date: Current Group Projects Suncrest on Orcas Island Whiskey Hill on Lopez Island Cape San Juan on San Juan Island Mineral Point on San Juan Island Spring Point on Orcas Island Mineral Heights on San Juan Island The Highlands on San Juan Island Completed Group Projects Alder Forest on Orcas Island Eagle Lake on Orcas Island Seattle Pacific University on Blakely Island Alder Cottages on Orcas Island Upcoming Group Projects Gary Oak on San Juan Island Matia View on Orcas Island Portland Fair Area on San Juan Island
You Can Get Connected Too! • Start by indicating your interest online at: rockisland.com/connect • Learn more about organizing at rockisland.com, or attend one of our monthly meetings
MONTHLY FIBER MEETUPS Monthly Open Meeting Join us next month for this general information session. All are welcome! Next Meeting: November 4, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monthly Group Organizer Meeting Learn more about organizing your group at this session. Next Meeting: November 11, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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given a call about Custodial interference. It was determined that a parent had not returned a child per the parenting plan. Contact was made and plans were made to return the child and a report was filed for future use. • Deputies responded to the area of Sutton Road on San Juan Island to investigate the report of a domestic dispute. Oct. 27 • A deputy issued a traffic infraction for speeding 54 miles per hour in the posted 35 mph zone and operating a motor vehicle without insurance to a male driver on Orcas Road. • An Orcas Island resident turned in a older firearm of poor condition. The item was booked into evidence at his
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History of the Lopez cemetery Submitted by Marty Clark
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You know we have a cemetery, right? So how did that happen? In the early days of white settlement Lopez Island pioneers buried their dead in private family plots, or in a small cemetery located up the hill from the southeast corner of Fisherman Bay and Hummel Lake roads. Our community cemetery began in 1882 when John Carr decided it was time to set aside land dedicated as a “burying“ place available to all Lopez residents. His donation became the first plot in the cemetery, located across the road from Center Church. There you will find the earliest graves, many of them with traditional tall stones. The height of the stones helped family and friends find the graves of loved ones when tall grass covered the unmaintained grounds. In those early days the island was still heavily wooded, so access to the cemetery was by a footpath. Caskets were hand carried across the island, down the narrow paths. Eventually the footpaths became cart roads as horses became common. The small white building across from the wreath area started as a carriage house for a horse drawn hearse. It now houses a John Deere lawn mower. The cemetery was officially named the Lopez Union Cemetery, honoring the Union soldiers who had fought and
Right: The Lopez Union Cemetery. died in the Civil War. Ten Union soldiers are buried here. The Cemetery Association assumed responsibility for the cemetery in 1883. The volunteer Association Board continues to operate today, dedicated to maintaining the cemetery as it was originally intended,as a community burying place, open to all. Center Church was built in 1888 by the Presbyterian congregation, next to but independent of the cemetery. It’s ownership passed through different congregations until it sat empty after World War II. In disrepair, the Church was sold for $1 to the Cemetery Association, who made repairs, added improvements, and now maintains the building for the community. At times during the 133 year history of the cemetery the number of available plots became critically low. Surrounding land owners generously donated additional land, so plots are still available. Sexton Dr. George Dengler foresaw the interest and need for cremation burials, so in 2006 the Urn and Remembrance Gardens were established. The Lopez Union Cemetery is a rarity in today’s world in that it is not for profit nor is it funded by taxes. Instead the money
Crossword Puzzle Across 1. Floor it 6. Lying, maybe 10. Aquatic plant 14. Older person 15. Pink, as a steak 16. Fine-grained sedimentary rock used as fertilizer 17. Grooming articles 19. Give off, as light 20. Appropriate 21. "Dang!" 22. Auteur's art 24. Opposed to 25. Associate 26. Advocate of limiting foreign importations 30. Peace of mind 31. "Darn it!" 32. "Much ___ About Nothing" 35. ___ cheese 36. Favorite 37. Alpine transport (hyph.) 38. Campaigner, for short 39. Apple spray 41. Slanted typeface 43. Capability of producing a desired result 46. Rise again 48. Denials 49. Clear, as a drain 50. Make, as a CD 51. Marienbad, for one 54. Face-off 55. Academic enclave (2 wds) 58. Coastal raptor 59. Opening time, maybe 60. Moist depression
needed to maintain the grounds, buildings, and improvements come from the sale of cookbooks, wreaths, plots, use of the church, and donations. Most of the operating funds come from the wreath sale, which requires the incredibly dedicated work of a number of locals who collect the greens, and make the wreaths and sprays. Along with working for an important and necessary island institution, they have a great time. If you are interested in helping collect greens, or have woodlands you would open to gathering, contact Ed Sturdivant, 468-4053. To assist with wreath making, call Judy Matalon at 468-2037. Wreaths and sprays will be for sale starting Nov. 27. Don’t wait too long as they sell out every year. Visit the cemetery and take a walk through history. Find the Hummels of Hummel Lake, the Spencers of Spencer Spit, the Barlows, the Cousins, and many ancestors of present day Lopez families. The most recently opened plot is on the same side of the road as the church. Look for Hildegard Goss’s grave stone which reflects her wonderful personality. Romayne Ritchie’s beautiful stone reminds us of his love of growing apples. The Fike family monument captures their family togetherness and sense of humor. Take your family and see who can find the oldest grave or most humorous head stone. Say hello to “Uncle” Phil Hastin, who asked that a speaking tube be put in his grave. Friends do stop by to talk to him, and sometimes pour a little whiskey down the tube. Plot owners have been known to picnic on their future final resting place, checking out the view. The cemetery is a place of peace and remembrance, in a beautiful setting. No ghosts have been reported. Come visit.
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hairstyle 40. Garment covering from ankle to knee 41. Key material 42. Wee 44. Pleated and gathered a garment 45. Accustomed 46. Less polite 47. Accustom 50. Cram, with "up" 51. Kind of song 52. Bombard 53. Length x width, for a rectangle 56. Compete 57. "I ___ you one" Answers to today's puzzle on page 8
Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty ranges from 1-5 (easy) 6-10 (moderate) and 11-15 (hard). Today’s puzzle is level 3. Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8
Community Solar up and running at Lopez School Submitted by Lopez Island School District
The Community Solar installation at Lopez School is complete and the new solar panels will be supplying 9.9 kilowatts of electricity to the school ongoing. In addition they will contribute as a real life technology project for Lopez students to observe and study. The panels reside on the top of the gym’s southfacing roof. The school board formally accepted the instal-
lation at last week’s monthly board meeting. More than 70 contributors invested or donated a total of $35,000 to purchase and install the panels. Those investing will receive approximately a 10 percent payback per year and the school will receive the electricity generated for free. After ten years investor principal will have been returned and the school will own the panels outright. The school wishes to
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The panels reside on the top of the gym’s south-facing roof. thank the San Juan Islands Conservation District for leading this effort. As well it wishes to thank the many Lopez community members who publicized the program, held fundraising events, and of course the many who contributed financially.
Lambeth art pottery displayed at Lopez Library Contributed photo
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An exhibit of 19th century British art pottery at Lopez Library explores the role of working-class women in the development of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Fourteen pieces by 12 Victorian designers are on display. In 1872, British industrialist John Doulton opened an art studio at his profitable Lambeth toilet-and-drain kilns in the industrial suburbs of London, and recruited young women from the nearby Lambeth School of Art as pottery designers. It was a Victorian social experiment in using art to transcend the limitations of social class. Doulton’s own family
had been working-class potters in his childhood, and he believed in the value of individual opportunity in an expanding industrial economy that depended on innovation as much as massive mechanical power. Hundreds of young women eventually worked at the Lambeth studios. Doulton chose humble stoneware as the vehicle of its art production for practical as well as aesthetic reasons. Followers of the “arts and crafts” movements in Britain and North America, launched in mid-century by the philosopher John Ruskin, frequently took medieval
European crafts as their models. Medieval European pottery was coarse, heavy stoneware, thick and orange, modeled and sculpted by hand on the wheel. Doulton artists began their experiments with forms and decoration that were commonplace five centuries earlier. In addition, stoneware was abundant and cheap. The value of stoneware pots was entirely a function of the artists’ talent. “It is difficult to isolate the influence of Doulton’s women artists,” says collector and curator Russel Barsh. “They worked alongside male designers and sculptors, often collaborating on individual pieces. But there is a certain kind of energetic ornamentation, with beads and leaves and braided cords, that seems to have originated with women such as Emily Edwards.” Barsh says that women such as Eliza Simmance were instrumental in bringing new flavors to Lambeth pots in the 1890s, notably the restrained, nonfigurative Glasgow style of Margaret MacDonald and Charles Rennie MacKintosh. Although the Lambeth experiment dissolved in the economic disaster of the First World war and the mass production consumer economy that followed it, it left its mark on British industry for
decades more. Most of the influential ceramic designers between the wars were women, including some veterans of Lambeth, as well as a new generation led by potters such as Charlotte Rhead and Susie Cooper, who worked with Art Deco and Primitivist (bucolic sentimentalism) styles. This is the third in a series of exhibits on history and ceramics organized by Barsh at Lopez Library. The first, Canton-Dresden-London explored the reciprocal copying and counterfeiting of porcelains by Chinese, German and British potteries in the 18th century, when European kilns finally discovered the formula for making true vitreous clay bodies after centuries of Chinese monopoly. The second exhibit, Entartete Keramik, surveyed the work of German modernist potters – mainly women – that were banned in the 1930s by Nazi authorities. Women of the Lambeth Kilns 1870-1900 will be at Lopez Library from November 6 to December
18. Text and illustrations from this exhibit, as well as Entartete Keramik, can be found on Google Sites as “his-
toryandceramics.” For info: RLBarsh@gmail. com.
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A community sew-in with the Enchanted Quilters None of us likes war, but we do care about those who serve during war. We think of each quilt as a metaphoric hug and a way to express our gratitude for their service to our country. EQ member Roberta Tessen has made quilts for the wounded under the banner of the American
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Right: Mary Ann Riggs Mental Health Specialist certificate from the University of Washington. She holds a license as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. After 16 years of service, she left the mental health center to develop a small private practice, to quilt and volunteer at the Lopez Senior Center. When the position became available, she applied. She said, “I enjoy this population and I’m excited about this opportunity to serve this community.”
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of Arts in psychology from Berry Collage and worked in the field of development disabilities for several years. She attended the University of Georgia and was awarded a Master of Social Work degree. After graduation she relocated to Vancouver, Wash., where she was employed with the Veterans Administration Medical Center. After marrying her husband, Mary Ann moved to Lopez Island. Initially she worked at Island Convalescent Center, and later with the local Mental Health Center. During that time she obtained a Geriatric
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Solo viola performance of Bach’s suites at Lopez Center
Leslie Faye Johnson, shown above, returns to Lopez Center to perform all six of Bach’s Suites for Solo Viola. The performance is at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 and is $15 for adults and $5 for the youth. The Suites are widely regarded as some of Bach’s
masterpieces, and were written in Cöthen around the year 1720. Leslie says she first encountered these masterpieces as a young college student. In fact, the very first piece she learned for the viola was the Prelude to Suite no. 1. Leslie was formerly a violin major at Indiana University, where she “discovered” the viola with its golden, coppery sound. She then switched her major to viola, and began learning the Suites in earnest. Leslie says the Prelude to the first Suite, in the sunny key of G major, reminds her of a river flowing, and envisions all of the twists and turns as it makes its way to the sea. The following six
dances of this first Suite harken back to the movement of the river, using a looping bowing technique called a slurred string crossing. The second Suite, in D minor, begins with an innocent triad. Leslie feels this second Suite is a somber contemplation of the mysteries of life, with its unexpected joys and sorrows. Fortunately, the mood is lifted with the following Suite, no. 3 in C major, a very heroic work. It wasn’t until a snowboarding accident a few years ago shattered her right wrist, that Leslie was finally able to carve out the time to learn the elusive fourth Suite. “I wasn’t able to hold a bow, as my right arm was in a cast. During my recuperation, I
reevaluated my life as a performer, and made the goal of learning all six suites and recording them. I felt I had been given a second chance by the fantastic surgery performed on my wrist, and did not want to waste my ability to still play viola. I learned the fourth (and sixth) Suites simply by holding and fingering the viola with my left hand. Once my cast came off, I gradually added the bowing.” The fifth and sixth Suites are the largest in scale, with long, spun-out melodies. Leslie’s concert performance has the last two Suites as a pair after the short intermission. While they contain similar dance movement forms, the nature of each work could not be more different:
the fifth Suite is darkness and shadows; the sixth Suite feels to Leslie like redemption. Leslie received much of her performance training at the Juilliard School, completing both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees; her Doctorate is from the University of Washington. Leslie performed as Principal Violist/Solo Violist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra in Seattle, and as a guest artist on many prominent Northwest chamber music series, including the Olympic Music Festival, Chamber Music San Juans and the Second City Chamber Music Series. Leslie has taught at Eastern Washington University, where she was Assistant
Professor of Violin/Viola and a member of the Spokane String Quartet. A concert of this scope is a true journey for the listener. We hope that you come and experience some of the greatest masterpieces ever written.
Library’s series SHELTER continues – Nelson Treehouse Lopez Island Library presents its third program in its series SHELTER welcoming Nelson Treehouse Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. at Woodmen Hall. Treehouse designer and builder Pete Nelson and his team have pursued construction of complex,
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beautiful structures that are literally out on a limb. They are considered the number one builder of treehouses in the world and their work has made it possible for many to realize the dream of living vertically. Lopez Island Library’s program will feature builder Daryl McDonald who as foreman at Nelson Treehouse has been Pete Nelson’s right hand-man for over ten years, building over 200 treehouses in six countries. Daryl is responsible for taking Pete’s designs and making them a resilient reality which is a complex process. “You can’t treat a living tree like a post,” he says, “It’s growing, it’s moving in the wind.” His work includes creating the core support systems for their treehouses which requires a thoughtful eye toward ensuring the health of the tree and future retrofitting as the tree expands. Daryl is regularly featured with the Nelson Treehouse team on Animal Planet’s “Treehouse Masters” and conducts workshops across the country. The Lopez program will include discussion as well as images of some of the most stunning treehouses in the world. Nelson Treehouse has published several books on treehouses and they will be available for sale at the event. Join your library for another fun evening featuring the pure joy of SHELTER and stop by the library to find inspiration and solutions within its interesting selection of books on architecture and home design. This series is presented by Friends of the Lopez Island Library and through a generous gift from the Ramsey Shirk Fund.
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Above: One of the vertical homes from Nelson Treehouse.