Whidbey Weekly, January 22, 2015

January 22 - January 28, 2015

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Did you see that?!

While the skies can be gray and the wind does whip through the straights, if you are taking a drive or better yet, a walk, there is a lot to see at this time of year. This is one of the best times for eagle watching. We are coming close to the end of the Skagit Eagle Festival which has activities in Concrete, Rockport and Marblemount. But you can just take a walk along the river and enjoy the many birds in the trees. It is a sight to behold. Closer to home, have your camera handy while walking along some of Whidbey’s shores, because you could see a lot of eagle activity here, too. During a recent drive to Coupeville, we saw three of those white headed beauties just hanging out on the side of the road. It wasn’t obvious if they had been hunting but there they were, big, beautiful birds who still give most people that “wow� feeling when seen. A fun activity with the kids is to hike one of the island's many trails, pause to look up into some of the trees to see if you can spot an eagle's nest.

If you are lucky, while taking a stroll on the beach, you may catch a glimpse of an early arrival Gray Whale. According to the Orca Network (www.orcanetwork.org) the Gray Whale has two blowholes and the spout looks similar to a heart shape so if you are seeing something on the water, that would be one way to make a confirmation of what you are looking at. You can also look into whale watching tours. We are very lucky to have a few to choose from. It is a great experience and one I recommend to anyone. You will learn a lot about how to support our waters and marine life while enjoying the beauty of where we live. For those of you who are new to the area or maybe you just want to get out more, I would suggest you look into volunteer groups like Beach Watchers. You will make new friends, see the island in a different way and most likely, learn about the natural environment of the island.

For many outdoor enthusiasts our island boasts all kinds of trails. If you go to the Island County Public Works website (islandcounty.net/PublicWorks/trailsmain.htm) you can view trail maps for hiking, and running. You can also find equestrian and bike trails, too. We have groups who meet regularly, like the Whidbey Walkers, a group who's been meeting for over 40 years. If you get a chance, you should check out these trails. Map is courtesy of the Whidbey Island Public Works. Bundle up, lace up your shoes and Get Moving!

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A wife texts her husband on a cold winter’s morning: “Windows frozen, won’t open.”

Her husband texts back: “Gently pour some lukewarm water over it.”

Five minutes later, the wife texts back: “Computer really screwed up now!”

Boiler Up Ever since our folks told us to “simmer down,” I have been fascinated by the boiling of water.

I never know when it will happen, but the water does.

Boiling water always seems the same, yet, for me, different.

Boiling may be boiling to water, as it always seems to boil at the same temperature, but for me, as an observer and founder of the Watch Water Boil Bowl, where locals compete for the most unique way to boil water, the process of the boiling of water is always unique.

Sure, there is the traditional method of boiling water in a pan on an open fire, or on a gas stove, or on a wood stove like I am doing right now.

As a bona fide member of AARP, I figure if I am going to watch water boil, I may as well write about it.

Most of the time, if I am not using the wood stove, which seems to be confined to about six weeks a year, I microwave my water to a boil. It is invigorating to watch the little bubbles explode in turmoil.

Ever notice how different kinds of water boil differently?

Me neither, but I know intuitively that no two boils have ever been the same.

In all my years of keeping a water log, no two boilings have ever been alike.

There was one time in 1983 when I had a boil off, pitting a pan of Mountain Valley Water up against a pan of flat Perrier.

As you would expect, the Arkansas water boiled up after the French water.

Maybe it was the French carbonation, like a carbon footprint in our country?

The next time you and your family, or friends, are gathered around the stove to watch water boil, think about how the water must feel.

It can be very absorbing.

Robe Gallery Last night, watching the two ladies of the house wearing their robes, I wondered silently–why were we not issued robes in Marine Corps boot camp?

We were issued smoking lamps to light, why not smoking jackets?

Then there was the story about the smoking gun in our platoon who squealed on the smokers caught puffing their “cancer sticks” on fire watch.

At seventeen cents a pack, who cared who squealed?

We always had another pack of smokes in our wall lockers, our foot lockers, or our socks.

Close Up The other day, I took out both my contact lenses for a full twenty-four hours. Without wearing my contacts, I am only able to see clearly about eighteen inches in front of me.

Imagine being fogged in, but in your own living room, without fog.

The advantage of this exercise is I get a lot of reading done. It is not always safe to leave my chair.

Looking up from his possible straight flush, Dr. Phil asked, “Hey, cowboy, don’t you want my autograph, too?”

I woke up before I got the autographs.

Rock On Watching those two brave and skilled rock climbers last week, scaling El Capitan at Yosemite, I was reminded once again to maintain clean fingernails should I ever have the opportunity to be on NBC Nightly News.

With this reality in mind, and after noticing there are no want ads in the Seattle Times for silent film impersonators, I have decided to throw my cowboy hat into the ring of fire.

It is obvious to me no one is advertising for silent screen star impersonators because I am the first person to think of this.

Shaking my head, I began wondering if I had consumed too much sarsaparilla.

Feeling bold, I walked over to their table to get the autographs of Wyatt and Doc.

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Imagine a one-man show where I impersonate some of the great silent screen stars of the ‘20s.

Imagine my bringing to life the likes of Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Lillian Gish, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, and William S. Hart.

Send it here!

I am still working on my accents for Gish and Fairbanks.

The Freeland Habitat Store has repurposed over 1.25 Million lbs. of usable furniture, appliances & building supplies.

Not having ever heard them speak, I am all over the vocal map with ideas.

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The Little Lad “When I was but a little lad, with folly on my lips…”

This was the first line of some song our Dad would go into after a couple of pops of Bourbon DeLuxe.

Then, Dad would laugh his great laugh, and smile his great smile, before having another sip.

Come to think of it, who said there was a second line to that song?

Quiet Time After more than thirty years of research, not counting the years preceding the conscious tabulation of data, we here at headquarters have realized we prefer writing in the rain to typing in the sun.

The quiet expressed by the flow of ink released by my BIC Velocity 1.6, as the blue letters slide across the yellow sheet of paper from an old legal pad, is reminiscent of the quiet which must have been achieved after the last person turned the lights out when he left Seattle in the ‘70s.

Then again, who really listens in the quiet?

Aren’t we really all just thinking about something else anyway?

Valentine’s Day Gift Alert Looking through the latest BUDK catalog, I noticed the “Zap ‘Em With a Cheetah Smart Phone Stun Gun” ad.

While the stun gun is not really a phone, it sure looks like one.

That works out to less than .000001 cents a volt.

You won't get that kind of deal with a Puget Sound Energy approved strip bar.

Playing five card stud behind me were Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Dr. Phil.

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Ever step on your remote?

Tuesday night, or early Wednesday morning, I dreamed I was in a saloon in Dodge City.

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See the Need Grandpa always used to tell us to “see the need and fill it.” Looking at today’s economy, it seems to me many people spend their discretionary income on entertainment.

On sale at $39.99, this stun gun is a stunner, with an LED flashlight, a clip on holster, and 3.8 million volts of stun.

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And then, without notice, Dr. Phil shot me.

Whether it is a DVD rental, a night at the movies, Amazon CDs, iTune MP3s, Borders books, live theatre, or any of the other already met needs of our culture, pleasure seems to drive a good portion of our leisure time.

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“No sir, you are out of context. You aren’t supposed to be here yet.”

For example, if I try to find the remote for the television, it is not unlikely I will trip or fall in pursuit if my contacts are in a carrying case.

It is not easy chasing those little AAA batteries on a wood floor.

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For your info, BUDK will not ship the Cheetah smart phone stun gun to Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, or Pennsylvania.

Nuts.

There go all those gift ideas for the Packer fans in Green Bay. To read past columns of On Track in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www.whidbeyweekly.com.

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Bits & Pieces man out of show business, but you can’t take show business out of the man. Performance dates are April 10, 11, 17 and 18.

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South Whidbey School District Garden Program to Receive Over $44,000 from Community Donations and Goose Community Grocer

Letters to the Editor Editor, Crazy weather you say? Freezing in the east, warm and humid here? Floods and landslides are increasing. Sea stars are suddenly succumbing to a routine virus and dead Cassin’s auklets piling up on our coast having starved to death. The drought in California is impacting food prices. What is going on?

Well, 2014 was the warmest year on record.

Our ocean is warming, souring and rising. It is 97% certain these changes have a human cause. This is in a 1.5 degree warmer world.

We are on track for a 10-12 degree increase by 2100. Not even imaginable. This summer, in Paris, leaders from 196 countries will meet for another Climate Conference. For the first time in history they will not be beginning from scratch because, at long last, the USA showed leadership at the recent conference in Lima, Peru. For the first time ever the USA has a plan to take on the most challenging issue threatening our future. One of the most effective ways to meet the challenge, expand the economy and build good, lasting, well paying jobs is via a carbon tax and dividend approach.

Which is what CarbonWA proposes to put before the citizens. This bi-partisan strategy has made British Columbia Canada’s strongest economy. It has not been implemented in the USA because of fossil fuel’s stranglehold on Congress. This Washington, however, can lead the way to a healthier, wealthier future and reduce the increasingly destabilizing impacts of carbon pollution. It’s a whole lot easier than trying to vaccinate sea stars, hand feed auklets or wrestle the jet stream into submission.

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UUCWI Concert Series: Gloria!

On Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7, Gloria Ferry-Brennan, Whidbey’s own phenomenal violinist, will perform a solo sonata by J. S. Bach, violin concerti by Barber and Mozart, and compositions by Debussy and Paganini. She will be accompanied by Eileen Soskin on piano. Both performances will take place at 7:30pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island in Freeland.

Gloria is 18 years old and began playing the violin at age 4. She is currently a student of Simon James. Her accompanist is Hiro David of the Coleman Violin Studio. She recently returned from The Perlman Music Program in Florida and was a student at Itzhak Perlman’s summer camp in 2014. Gloria has performed as a soloist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and will appear with them again March 14, 2015 as a soloist in Ravel’s Tzigane. In 2012, Gloria appeared on NPR’s “From the Top,” and in 2014 she was selected as a finalist in the highly competitive Menuhin International Violin Competition.

Tickets may be reserved online at concerts@ uucwi.org or purchased at Moonraker Books in Langley or Habitat for Humanity in Freeland.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students, and will also be available at the door until sold out.

This is the third concert in the 2014-2015 Concert Series. The final offering is PastureIzed, a new musical, written and directed

by Ken Merrell with original music by Eileen Soskin, about a Broadway producer whose family convinces him to retire to Whidbey Island. They quickly learn you can take the

In October 2014, Goosefoot, a local nonprofit community development organization, offered up a challenge grant of $15,000 from the Goose Community Grocer in support of the South Whidbey School District Garden Program.

Training for the class of 2015 starts in February and finishes in June. Training consists of online coursework, in-person class time, and field trips. Classes are taught by WSU faculty, veteran Master Gardeners, and other qualified experts. Topics include water management, soils, composting, native and invasive plants, fruit production, plant diseases, entomology, Integrated Pest Management, and more.

Master Gardener trainees should have an interest in gardening, enthusiasm for acquiring and sharing horticultural knowledge and skills, and time and willingness to participate in volunteer educational activities. Basic experience with gardening is helpful, but interest and enthusiasm are essential.

Not only was the grocery store’s challenge met, it raised over $22,000 in donations from the community. And the Goose Grocer has decided to match the whole amount, for a grand total of $44,726, that will go directly to the school garden program to use during the 2014/2015 school year. The store is also offering a $15,000 challenge grant for each of the next two school years—2015/2016 and 2016/2017.

Those accepted into training commit to completing the training program and then volunteering 85 hours of community service as an Island County Master Gardener Intern over the subsequent two-year period. Once internship hours are completed, Master Gardeners remain active through continuing education and 25 hours of volunteer work each year.

The public is invited to join in a “big check” ceremony on Thursday, January 22, 4:00pm at The Goose Grocer, where the donation will be given to the program. The Goose is located at 14485 SR 525 on South Whidbey Island.

Completed applications are due January 31.

For more information and an application, visit http://ext100.wsu.edu/island/gardening/ master-gardeners/ and click “Become a Master Gardener Volunteer,” or call (360) 240-5558.

The Goose Grocer is owned by Goosefoot.

“The Goose is now in a position to give back and the school garden program appealed to us on many different levels,” says Sandra Whiting, Goosefoot’s executive director. “Goosefoot is currently researching ways to support our local food system. Instilling an appreciation of fresh vegetables at an early age will have ripple effects for years to come.”

[Submitted by Pam Bishop Corfman]

The South Whidbey School District Garden Program is the result of a unique collaboration amongst several Whidbey Island non-profits: Good Cheer Food Bank, Goosefoot, South Whidbey School District, Whidbey Institute, and Whidbey Island Nourishes (WIN).

Fresh produce from the school gardens was first served in the cafeterias at the end of the last school year in May 2014. This school year, over 400 pounds of fresh veggies have already been served at lunch at all three schools—in the salad bar, as roasted vegetables, and in soup.

Funding from the three-year challenge grant cycle will allow for current and additional garden program staff to work with the school district in making the program self-sustainable. The gardens are used by faculty to teach science, math, and English...all in concert with the core curriculum.

For more information on the South Whidbey School District Garden Program, visit their website at https://whidbeyschoolgardens. wordpress.com/ Goosefoot can be reached at (360) 321-4145 or at info@goosefoot.org. For more information, visit http://www.goosefoot.org [Submitted by Marian A. Myszkowski, Goosefoot]

2015 WSU Island County Master Gardener Training Applications are now being accepted for the Island County Master Gardener training program for 2015.

The Master Gardener (MG) program is a unique opportunity to gain in-depth, researchbased knowledge about gardening and to share the knowledge with members of your community, all in service of the larger goal of being effective stewards of the environment.

The Master Gardener program started in the state of Washington in 1973 and became a nation-wide model of building and sharing resources for the gardening community.

Master Gardeners in Island County work in partnership with the Washington State University (WSU) Extension office to disseminate knowledge throughout the community.

A training fee of $300 covers the cost of all class materials.

Law & Justice Council Seeking Member Representatives The Island County Board of Commissioners is seeking citizen member representatives from each of the three County Commissioner Districts to serve on the Law & Justice Council.

The Board of County Commissioners appoints Law & Justice Council citizen member representatives for 2-year terms, which may be renewed by mutual agreement. Three citizen member representatives will complete their terms of service February 28.

The Law & Justice Council consists of members representing the various law and justice offices of the County and cities, school districts, mental health providers, Dept. of Corrections and Public Defenders Association. In addition, there are two citizen member representatives from each of the three County Commissioner Districts. The current openings are for three representatives, one from each of the Commissioners Districts. Applicants must reside within the area they are representing.

The Law & Justice Council meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at noon. Meetings normally run for one hour. Service on the Law & Justice Council is without fee or compensation.

Interested individuals should provide a letter of interest and statement of qualifications by mail, email or fax to: Island County Board of Commissioners, Attn: Pam Dill, Re: Law & Justice Council, Post Office Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239. The fax number is (360) 679-7381 and email applications should be sent to pamd@co.island.wa.us. Application materials should be received no later than 4:30pm February 16. For additional information, please call (360) 679-7353 or e-mail Pam Dill at the above address.

[Submitted by Pam Dill]

Whidbey Camano Land Trust Receives $1 Million Federal Grant to Protect Possession Sound Shoreline

www.whidbeyweekly.com Locally operated. nently protect an amazing waterfront property on Possession Sound, consisting of 2,000 feet of shoreline, 33 acres of forest and wetlands, and 26 acres of beach and tidelands located on the southeast side of Whidbey Island, north of Clinton. The grant is awarded through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program and is a partnership with the Washington Department of Ecology.

This shoreline project will protect upland forest, wetlands, and several small creeks flowing down steep, eroding, forested feeder bluffs to 2,000 feet of beach and tidelands lush with beds of eelgrass and abundant with marine life. The private tidelands will be available for public beach walking once they are purchased by the Land Trust. These will then connect, except for a small private holding, to more than 10,000 feet of public tidelands, reaching all the way to Sandy Point near Langley.

The property once played an important role in Whidbey’s timbering history. Debra Waterman, one of the landowners, recalls that “wood chips from our family’s sawmill in Langley were trucked to the property and funneled down the bluffs to barges” that took the chips to the mainland. No longer in operation, the property now provides rich habitat for wildlife and a place for public enjoyment. There’s a paved county trail open to bicyclists and pedestrians that stretches the length of the property.

Once protected, the Land Trust will partner with the Washington Department of Natural Resources to remove a wooden bulkhead that is cutting off the sediment supply to the beach and releasing creosote into the nearshore environment. Restoring feeder bluffs to their natural function is important because the coastal sediment that erodes from them helps to maintain beaches, shape landforms and nourish marine habitat that’s key to the survival of animals like Chinook salmon and gray whales.

The Land Trust is especially grateful for the financial generosity of its members. Land Trust membership supports the nonprofit organization’s professional staff who submitted grants totaling $7.8 million in 2014, of which $3.4 million has already been awarded, including this most recent success. Continue to check the Land Trust’s website (www.wclt.org) in the coming months for more grant funding successes and stories of treasured lands and waters.

The Whidbey Camano Land Trust actively involves the community in protecting, restoring, and appreciating the important natural habitats and resource lands that support the diversity of life on our islands and in the waters of Puget Sound. For more information, visit www.wclt.org, email info@wclt.org, or call (360) 222-3310.

[Submitted by Janelle Castro, WCLT]

Local Business News Penn Cove Gallery is Being Remodeled From now through January 30 Penn Cove Gallery will be closed. The Gallery will reopen on January 31 at 10:00am with new paint and carpeting. Come check out Penn Cove Gallery’s fresh new look along with all your favorite and familiar Whidbey Island Artists on January 31 from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Penn Cover Gallery is located at 9 Front Street in Coupeville. For more information, call (360) 678- 1176 or visit www.penncovegallery.com

Helping Hand is Moving

Effective February 2, Helping Hand will be serving clients on the campus of Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 18341 SR 525 in Freeland. They will be located in the old community building on the corner of Woodard and State Route 525, and only a few feet from the bus stop.

Helping Hand can assist individuals with such things as heating and electrical bills, rental and mortgage payments, miscellaneous emergencies, and referrals for counseling and child care.

The Whidbey Camano Land Trust is proud to announce they’ve been awarded $1 million in federal grant funding to acquire and perma-

Office hours are Monday thru Friday from 9:00am to 12:00pm. For more information, call (360) 221-7777, the phone is monitored daily for messages.

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The Oak Harbor Music Festival has grown into a destination event. The talent the event brings to the island, of local and Northwest artists, is inspirational. Not to mention the OHMF awards scholarships. But in order to do this and have events like this happening in our community, it takes money.

One way to do this is by holding fundraisers, like the one coming up Sunday, January 25 at 5:00pm. For only $80 per person, you can enjoy a dinner show at Frasers Gourmet Hideway and enjoy their musical guest, Greg Murat aka Papa G. Plus you are benefiting the Oak Harbor Music Festival. Papa G makes his home in the Northwest and according to his website (gregmurat. com) he’s described as “an acoustic Jazzy Folk Pop Singer/Songwriter.� Visit his web site and read about the incredible musical background Papa G has. This is a “shouldn’t miss� event.

The Oak Harbor Music Festival was established in 2012 and their mission is to raise funds to support local needs in the community, including but not limited to the scholarships. The festival is held the weekend of Labor Day in Historic Downtown Oak Harbor. They have two stages and there is music of all genres playing throughout the weekend. And it’s free! By supporting the fundraising, such as the dinner show, you help to make this happen. For more information, contact Cynthia Mason at (360) 544-2343.

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If you enjoy wine and music you should plan on heading down to Blooms in the historic Cash Store at Bayview Corner. The Wizards are Coming! A special Saturday night variety show with Piper Reva and WINOTÂ productions January 24 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. And January 25 from 3:00pm-5:00pm, enjoy the EC Band (Erik Christensen, Che Edoga and Mark Strohchein) who perform a mix of original and folk music.

For an evening of some good musical “rock 'n' roll� history, Click Music, Oak Harbor’s community music store, and their new Venue Manager, David Stern, will have their first event of 2015 – "The Day the Music Died" – a tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. This live, all-ages sock hop will take place in The Garage at Click Music, February 3 from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. For more information, contact davids@clickmusic.biz This sounds like a night you won’t want to miss.

Music speaks to all of us, whether is it a song that brings back a special time, or sparks a memory. Music incites emotion. And an art I hope never fades, is the beauty and emotion of classical music. Whether it is a crescendo of a full orchestra or the intimacy of a trio playing chamber music, classical music is truly art.

The second program of the 2015 Salish Sea Early Music Festival is “Winds of the Baroque: Jeffrey Cohan, Anna Marsh and Jonathon Oddie� Thursday, January 29 at 7:00pm at St. Augustine's in the Woods Episcopal Church in Freeland. Anna Marsh, who grew up in Tacoma, is in constant demand as one of the premier players of the baroque bassoon.

Baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan has won two of the most prestigious awards for performers of early music and plays all over the globe. The two team up with harpsichordist Jonathan Oddie in this performance to present chamber music for wind instruments and harpsichord from the courts of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Frederick the Great in Winds of the Baroque.

The fifth annual 2015 Salish Sea Early Music Festival includes six programs of 16th to 19thcentury chamber music of period instruments on Whidbey Island, with 54 performances in nine cities around the Salish Sea, and special guests from Berlin and LĂźbeck, Germany, Montreal, and from around the Northwest and the United States.

For anyone who appreciates music, there is always something to be found on the island to enjoy. Experience something new and you may be surprised how much you enjoy a different genre of musical art.

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons. You will find it is to the soul what a water bath is to the body. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Life Tributes Jeanette Trask

Jeanette Trask, age 85 and lifelong resident of Oak Harbor went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ January 8, 2015.

She was born in Oak Harbor to Hank and Stena Hilberdink April 8, 1929. Jeanette graduated from Oak Harbor High School and was a life member of the First Reformed Church where she participated in various activities, attending Sunday School and other youth groups. In later years she taught Sunday School and participated in the church choir.

n 1953, Jeanette met Jim Trask at a local coffee shop-restaurant in Oak Harbor. They were married May 14, 1954. Together Jim and Jeanette raised three children, Susan, Karen and Mike.

Jeanette is survived by her husband Jim at the family home, daughter, Karen (Craig-Dec) Fenwick of Oak Harbor and Mike (Candy) Trask of Mountain Home, ID. Also surviving are a grandson, Joe Trask of Oak Harbor and granddaughter LeAnn (Kevin) Williams of Marysville, WA, step-grandsons Chris Noah of Phoenix, AZ, Calvin Caudell of Tucson, AZ, step-granddaughters Megan Caudell of Mountain Home, ID and Jennifer Caudell of Carlin, NV and a great-grandson, Trae Williams. Jeanette is also survived by sisters Pat (Bob) O’Dell, Betty (Bob) Van Dyke and a brother Hank (Ruth) Hildberdink and numerous nieces and nephews in Oak Harbor and Pennsylvania.

Jeanette’s mother and father, daughter Susan and her husband Peter Boyle and grandson D.J. Fenwick have all gone ahead to heaven, greeting her when she arrived.

The family has a special thank you in their hearts for the caretakers at Carriage of Whidbey for their loving care while Jeanette was there.

Funeral services for Jeanette were held Friday, January 16, at the First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor with Rev. Matt Waite presiding. A reception followed in Wezeman Hall. The family suggests donations to the First Reformed Church or Oak Harbor Lions Club.

God saw she was getting tired

And a cure was not be

So He put His arms around her

And whispered, ”Come with me.”

Many times with tearful eyes, We saw her suffer

And saw her slowly fade away,

A golden heart stopped beating,

Hard working hands to rest

God broke our hearts to prove To us,

He only takes the best.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home, Oak Harbor. To share memories or condolences please visit Jeanette’s’ Book of Memories page on the funeral home website at www.wallinfuneralhome.com.

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FRIDAY, January 9 7:05am, NE 3rd Ave. A suspicious male dressed all in black.

Geraldine was born in Missoula, Montana April 14, 1920. In her adult life she worked as a typesetter in the newspaper industry.

8:29am, NE 5th Ave. Reporting a “ruthless speeding driver” driving through the neighborhood with an “old-style” horn honking. The vehicle was screeching it’s tires, honking horn and speeding.

Geraldine Gray passed from this life January 8, 2015 in Anacortes, WA. She was 94 years of age.

Per her wishes there will be no formal funerals services. Arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. Memories and condolences may be shared on Geraldine’s Book of Memories page at the funeral home website, www.wallinfuneralhome.com.

HENRIETTA “ETTA” HAMMING

Henrietta “Etta” Hamming was called home to the Lord January 14, 2015 at the age of 86. Etta was an Oak Harbor native, born March 2, 1928 to Jake and Jennie (Fakkema) Balda. Etta graduated from Oak Harbor High School. She was a life member of the Oak Harbor Christian Reformed Church and it was at church that she met a young man, Elmer Hamming. She and Elmer were married in the Christian Reformed Church September 2, 1952 and they celebrated 62 years of marriage this past September.

In 1948, Etta was hired as a cashier and bookkeeper for Western Farmers Co-Op. She served in all capacities, including Assistant Manager and Manager before retiring in 1984 with 34 years of service. She was a lifelong supporter of “The Back to God Hour” ministry. She enjoyed needlepoint, painting, and various computer games, but her real love was travel.

Etta and Elmer enjoyed traveling. They made several trips to Hawaii, visited Australia and New Zealand, took a cruise through the Panama Canal and spent their winters as “Snowbirds.” They pulled their RV south for more than 20 years, enjoying most of the southern U.S. and the warm, dry climate.

Etta is survived by her husband Elmer and one sister, Jo Balda, both of Oak Harbor and by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews and a large extended family. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Sally Eerkes, Agnes Hamming and Elsie Balda and one brother Harry Balda.

Family graveside services for Etta will be held at 1:00pm Friday, January 23, 2015 at Fircrest Cemetery, Oak Harbor. Memorial services will follow at the Oak Harbor Christian Reformed Church with Pastor Randy Beumer officiating. Viewing for family and friends will be held at Wallin Funeral Home, Oak Harbor Thursday, January 22 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Donations in Etta’s name may be made to the Oak Harbor Christian School Foundation.

Please visit Etta’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com to share memories and condolences. Arrangements are entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC., Oak Harbor, WA.

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3:23pm, SE Pioneer Way Requesting contact regarding a male who continues to call, yelling profanities.

5:43pm, SR 20 Request a call to speak with an officer. He has 52 days until he turns 18 and wants to know his rights about leaving. He is not having a disagreement with parents.

9:10pm, SE O’Leary St. A female caller advising there is a subject driving around the neighborhood using a speaker with a Bluetooth saying very loudly, “I don’t like you.” She did not provide location or their name.

SATURDAY, January 10 9:26am, SE O’Leary St. A subject is calling in on a business line screaming saying “make the people leave me alllllooooonnnnnneeeee,” then hung up.

9:14pm, NE Barron Dr. Advising the caller is in a yelling match with his student. It has not been physical.

SUNDAY, January 11 7:30pm, SW Bayshore Dr. Reporting red and green lights flying, possibly a plane. Then saw it dive down right into the water. No further sightings in the area, nothing else seen in the water, no visual. The Coast Guard has been advised.

MONDAY, January 12 9:26am, NE 7th Ave. Dead seagull for pickup.

2:05pm, SW Erie St. Reports this morning a strange man was walking around with a backpack and a computer. Subject left his backpack and computer on the floor and left. Caller then saw the subject with another backpack and computer by a vehicle in the parking lot.

4:29pm, N Oak Harbor St. Reports a woman, unknown last name, is at location playing loud music and has all her stuff on the ground. Associated vehicle is a grey Jeep Grand Cherokee with back window busted out.

8:00pm, SW Erie St. Caller advising she’s in front of Walmart, “doesn’t know exact address,” keeps saying “I need help” and apologizing for caller. Caller now advising she is standing in front of Walmart in the parking lot.

Says she has been drinking.

8:10pm, SR 20 Caller advising there is a disturbance in the back parking lot of K Mart. Advising a male in a RV is “flipping out,” yelling and screaming. Caller advising the subject is hitting his windshield.

8:36pm, SR 20 Caller advising there is a male in the

area of Home depot yelling and screaming. Caller advising the male just darted behind the Seamar Dental building towards the apartments.

9:30pm, NE Izett St. Caller advising there is a “weird guy” in the parking lot of the complex. Caller advising the male is just standing there staring at the apartments.

11:35pm, N Oak Harbor St. Advising neighbor is playing guitar very loud. Caller can feel it through his walls and he is a couple apartments down.

Advising son and mother live there.

11:37pm, SR 20 Caller advising a male at location is messing with the gas pumps. Now across the street from Ultimate Cuts. Subject is now yelling at no one and jumping around.

TUESDAY, January 13 12:40am, SR 20 Male subject is yelling near Acorn Motor Inn. Trying to gather further information, language barrier. Male is now near car dealership. Caller believes he is drunk.

Caller’s customers are sleeping and are being woken up by this subject.

10:37am, NW 2nd Ave. Reporting vehicle parked partially in caller’s driveway for past 30 minutes.

Requesting the owner be contacted and asked to move vehicle and be given warning.

1:32pm, SW Mulberry Pl. Caller advising male subject acting weird.

States he is sitting in green Bronco in parking lot. Advising subject comes to location often. Thought possibly friend friend of subject in another unit, not sure why he just sits out there and waits.

10:42pm, NE Kettle St. Caller was walking and saw a Jeep SUV hybrid drive between Sears and Dollar Tree. Stopped and waved at caller to get in his vehicle. Occurred 25 minutes ago.

Last saw vehicle on NE 3rd St. near Sears.

WEDNESDAY, January 14 1:40pm, SW Berwick Dr. Requesting call referencing threats received by neighbor since July. Female sent text to another neighbor that if their neighbor disputes are not resolved she will show “what an expert she is.”

Was not specific but is known to be an expert marksman and owns hand guns.

Unknown if neighbor is there. Caller is afraid to go outside. Requesting in person contact.

4:34pm, SR 20 Requesting check of motorhome. Looks like something “really bad happened.”

Coachman Motor Home.

THURSDAY, January 15 12:09pm, S Beeksma Dr. Reporting a male transient has been hanging out in bathroom since 9am. He is sitting on toilet, drinking and smoking.

Report provided by OHPD & Island County Sheriff’s Dept.

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ville native, on the journey of the Big Guns from the Philippines to Fort Casey State Park.

Al was involved in this project which enhances the visitor experience to Fort Casey State Park.

For more information, call (360) 675-7269 or e-mail lincr88@comcast.net For more Meetings and Organizations, visit www.whidbeylocal.com.

All entries are listed chronologically, unless there are multiple entries for the same venue or are connected to a specific organization (such as Sno-Isle Libraries) in which case all entries for that venue or organization are listed collectively in chronological order under one heading.

Lions Club Blood Drive Thursday, January 22, 9:00am-5:00pm First United Methodist Church, Oak Harbor Sponsored by the Oak Harbor Lions Club for the Puget Sound Blood Center. This time of year, the supply of blood drops drastically.

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments will have priority. Email donorsched@psbc.org or call (800) 398-7888 to make an appointment.

Photo ID or donor card are required to donate.

Your donation could actually save up to three lives. The First United Methodist Church is located at 1051 S.E. Ireland Street.

Telephone Town Hall Thursday, January 22, 6:00pm Tenth District Reps. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, and Dave Hayes, R-Camano Island, are holding an hour-long telephone town hall. The program is similar to a call-in radio show in which people may call and ask questions over the telephone, and participate in surveys.

People who wish to join the community conversation can call (425) 249-0219 during the event. Those wishing to ask a question may do so by pressing the STAR * key on their telephone keypad.

For more information about the telephone town hall, call Rep. Smith at (360) 786-7884 or Rep. Hayes at (360) 786-7914, or visit their websites at: www.representativenormasmith. com and www.representativedavehayes.com.

88 Keys Piano Club Series Saturday, January 24, 7:30pm Tickets: $20 Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley Longtime piano jazz teacher and performer Maureen Girard invites some of her most talented friends to join her at the piano in the style of the National Public Radio program, Piano Jazz with the late Marian McPartland.

Enjoy an evening in an intimate setting featuring great piano music with solo performances, duets on two pianos, conversation, plus fine wine and small plates. The show is recommended for all ages except very young children.

Tickets are available online at www.wicaonline.org, via phone by calling (800) 638-7631 or (360) 221-8268, or at the box office located at 565 Camano Ave.

Whidbey Audubon Field Trip Tuesday, January 27, 9:00am In winter, Red-throated Loons gather in great numbers to feed in Deception Pass at the turn of the tide. Veteran birders Sarah Schmidt and Joe Sheldon lead this free field trip. Meet at the north end of the West Beach parking lot in Deception Pass State Park. Carpools leave from Coupeville Transit Station at 8:00am and Windjammer Park on South Beeksma Drive in Oak Harbor at 8:30am. All drivers must have a Discover Pass. Dress for weather and in layers.

If you have them, bring binoculars or spotting scope. For information, contact Schmidt at (360) 678-8396 or 4bats@ixoreus.com.

Marimba Café Benefit for Matanho Project Saturday, January 31, 7:30pm-9:30pm Bayview Cash Store, Bayview Suggested Donation: $5-$10 Enjoy a family friendly evening of dancing with Sarungano and friends. They will be playing energetic African music on mbira, marimba, drums, guitar, and hosho. Sarungano is Dana Moffett, Donita Crosby, Dyanne Harshman, and Leslie Breeden. Guests include Ron Rossel

on bass, Eric Conn on drums, Chris Harshman on saxophone, Annabet Berlin, Kaj Olson and Audrey Neubauer on marimbas. Food and beer will be available for purchase from the local eateries, along with wine from Blooms Winery.

Proceeds will benefit the Matanho Project, a nonprofit organization to help local musicians donate instruments to Zimbabwean schoolchildren. For more information, contact Dana Moffett (360) 321-3868, marimba@whidbey. com.

Upcoming Sno-Isle Library Events See schedule below Cost: Free Lit for Fun Book Discussion Group Thursday, January 22, 9:00am Freeland Library Discussion of the biography, “Leaving Mother Lake: a Girlhood at the Edge of the World” by Yang Erche Namu. A young Chinese woman describes growing up in Moso country in the Himalayas, among her people’s unique matrilineal society, and the conflicts with her strong-willed mother that led her to leave her mother’s home to create a life of her own.

Geek Speak - OverDrive for Mobile Devices Thursday, January 22, 2:00pm-4:00pm Coupeville Library Learn how to download free eBooks from the library using the OverDrive Media Console.

Discover the ever-expanding collection of titles available from Sno-Isle Libraries. Bring your library card, Adobe ID, and your fully charged tablet or mobile device.

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Thursday, January 22, 2:00pm Freeland Library Monday, January 26, 1:30pm-3:30pm Coupeville Library Elizabeth Kolbert’s 2014 nonfiction book covers past mass extinctions and demonstrates that Earth is in the midst of a “sixth” great extinction, driven by human activity.

With every ecosystem on the planet significantly degraded, can humans survive? Climate Reality Education & Advocacy Team (CREATE) members present information from the book with a discussion to follow.

Faces of the Tsunami Thursday, January 22, 3:00pm Oak Harbor Library Dr. Bill McDaniel will be discussing his new book, Faces of the Tsunami. The devastating tsunami that hit Indonesia on December 26, 2004, killed 240,000 people there, then continued to Thailand, India and Sri Lanka, killing an additional 42,000 people. It is considered one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. Dr. McDaniel will speak about his experience in Indonesia, and the strength and dignity of those he met during his threemonth rescue response effort.

Journeys: Treasures of Syria Monday, January 26, 2:00pm Freeland Library See Syria, for millennia a Middle East crossroads, in a rare look just months before the current war began. Explore and learn about Syria’s culture, people, and historic sites.

Presented by Rich Thom.

Galleries & Art Shows Sketchers in Action Friday, January 23, 1:00pm-5:00pm UUCWI Gallery of Art, Freeland Whidbey Whimsy features the creative sketches, notebooks and imaginative creatures of the Whidbey Island Sketchers. Come and watch the artists as they sketch on site. Their artwork will be on display through the end of February. UUCWI is located approximately one mile north of Freeland at 20103 State Route 525.

Museo’s Winter Event Artists’ Reception: Saturday, January 24, 5:00pm-7:00pm Museo Gallery, Langley This year’s theme is Pop Art. Starting in the late 50’s and running through the 60’s, Pop art employed images of popular culture in art, emphasizing the banal or kitschy elements of any given culture, often through the use of irony or images of famous people of the period. Come dressed in costume or wear threads from the 50’s/60’s. There will be performers and entertainment, libations and appetizers. For more information, call (360) 320-1885.

Meetings and Organizations Soroptimist of South Whidbey Island Thursday, January 22, 5:30pm Useless Bay Country Club, Langley The first Program Meeting of 2015. The meeting will begin with a social hour, dinner at 6:00pm at a cost of $22 and program to follow.

Wendi Barker will present some personal safety tips for women and talk about the Kickin & Screamin classes sponsored by our Soroptimist Club annually which teach personal and dating safety to South Whidbey High School teen girls and also provides an opportunity to practice techniques to get out of a dangerous situation.

Soroptimist means “best for women”. The Soroptimist of South Whidbey is a club of individuals from the community who support Soroptimist International’s mission of improving the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

Diabetes Health Group: Preventing Low Blood Sugar Monday, January 26, 6:30pm Whidbey General Hospital Board Room, Coupeville As efforts are made to improve blood sugar control there is increased risk for developing glucose levels that are too low with dangerous symptoms. The group will discuss prevention of low blood sugar, how to avoid developing hypoglycemia unawareness, and how to reverse hypoglycemia unawareness once it develops. Use of continuous glucose monitors in preventing hypoglycemia will also be reviewed.

PBY Memorial Foundation Luncheon Tuesday, January 27, 11:30am CPO Club Ballroom, Oak Harbor The featured speaker for this month’s no host luncheon will be Robert Dempster who will speak on the first round the world flight originating at Sand Point, Seattle in 1924 and the development of our own NAS Whidbey Island.

For more information, contact Richard Rezabek at (360) 675-1102, (360) 929-5226 or leave message at (360) 240-9500.

Freeland Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Tuesday, January 27, 11:30am-1:00pm Useless Bay Golf & Country Club, Langley Guest speaker this month is Ed Halloran from the Port of South Whidbey. Check in on what’s new with business colleagues and make plans for the coming year. Guests welcome. Lunch $15, please RSVP to freeland@whidbey.com, or (360) 331-1980.

Keepers of Admiralty Head Lighthouse Saturday, January 31, 10:00am Coupeville Library Join the Keepers of Admiralty Head Lighthouse for their annual meeting followed by a presentation given by Al Sherman, a Coupe-

Classes, Seminars and Workshops Dan’s Classic Ballroom & Moonlight Dance Cruises Featured on The Price is Right, March 2012 & 2013 See website for schedules/fees www.dansclassicballroom.com (360)720-2727. Group & Private Lessons, Adults, Teens, Children, Wedding Dances, Special Events/Parties.

Located just north of Oak Harbor (Dugualla Bay). Classes on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday evenings. Anacortes classes meet on Wednesday evenings.

Offering classes in: Smooth Dances: Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango Latin & Rhythm: EC Swing, WC Swing, Cha Cha, Rumba, Mambo, Merengue, Bolero, Samba Club Dances: Salsa, Night Club 2-step, Hustle, Bachata We also do Dance Cruise Vacations to Alaska, the Mexican Rivera, Alaska, New England, Hawaii & the Caribbean. Please see our other website at: www.MoonlightDanceCruises.com for details.

Ways of Whales Workshop Saturday, January 24, 9:30am-4:30pm Coupeville Middle/High School PAC Cost: $35/person, $25/seniors & students Topics include: Hexacopter Killer Whale Research; Blues, Grays and Humpbacks; Lolita/Tokitae & J32 Update and more. For information and to register, visit www.OrcaNetwork.org.

DUI/Underage Drinking Prevention Panel Saturday, January 24, 12:45pm Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room Open to all, no late admittance. Required by local driving schools for driver’s education students and parents. For more information, call (360) 672-8219 or visit www.idipic.org.

Photo Composition; Putting It All Together Tuesday, January 27, 6:30pm-8:30pm South Whidbey Senior Center, Langley Fee: $20 Members, $25 Non-members Whether you choose to use your camera on the full Automatic setting, or make all the decisions yourself, the one thing your camera can’t help you with is the composition of your image. Composition is where technology takes a back seat to creativity. No matter what type of camera you use this class will offer you techniques to enhance the composition of your photographs. For class information, contact the instructor, Joe Fackler at joefackler@comcast.net. To register, call (360) 321-1600.

DUI/Underage Drinking Prevention Panel Tuesday, January 27, 6:45pm Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room Open to all, no late admittance. Required by local driving schools for driver’s education students and parents. For more information, call (360) 672-8219 or visit www.idipic.org.

Photography for the Traveler Wednesday, January 28, 6:30pm-8:30pm South Whidbey Senior Center, Langley Fee: $20 members, $25 Non-members Do you have a trip planned for the coming year? This class will help you to bring back the best photos of your travel experience, will give you guidance on what equipment to take and what to leave home, show you how to protect your equipment from the elements and theft, and will provide you with some ideas regarding what subjects make the best images. For class information, contact the instructor, Joe Fackler at joefackler@comcast .net. To register, call (360) 321-1600.

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Annie: Shocking no one, this movie was nominated for exactly zero Oscars. (PG • 1 hr. 58 min.)

Big Hero 6: I confess that each time an animated adventure is released, my main interest in it can be summed up by a single question: Pixar or not? However, I may have to revise that inquiry to include Disney, as they’ve upped their animation game of late ("Frozen," I’m looking at you) and this tale of a boy, his endearing robotic companion and their crime-fighting capabilities will only bolster the House of Mouse. (PG • 1 hr. 33 min.)

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Interstellar: Dear Academy, I get it. You hate Christopher Nolan. Just like you hated Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, and all of those other great directors you never saw fit to reward with one of your stupid Best Director Oscars. (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 49 min.)

Into the Woods: A few weeks ago, I made a joke about how Meryl Streep would no doubt be nominated for her 19th Academy Award for her role in this Stephen Sondheim musical, and apparently I joked her Oscar nod into existence. Just another day at the office for our greatest living actress.

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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb: Supposedly, this is the final installment of this particular film franchise. Since it features Robin Williams in one of his final big-screen appearances, this alone makes it worth seeing–although it might be the only thing that does. (PG • 1 hr. 37 min.)

Paddington: Since every other character from every other beloved children’s books gets a film franchise, I guess its Paddington’s turn. The fact that the animation in this bears a striking resemblance to the ani-

matronic beasts found at Chuck E. Cheese is just so much icing on the cake. (PG • 1 hr. 35 min.)

Penguins of Madagascar: Since live-action penguins are the most loveable animals on the planet, animated penguins should be double loveable. (I’m pretty sure there’s a math equation locked up at Pixar somewhere that determines animated vs. liveaction animal magnetism by allowing you to solve for "x" with a cuteness coefficient.)

However, methinks something got lost in animation here. (PG • 1 hr. 32 min.)

Selma: Somehow, this film went from being the assumed Oscar frontrunner to wholly and thoroughly snubbed by the Academy, which, perhaps coincidentally, is comprised entirely of rich white people.

I’d like to make a statement about the Academy marginalizing a movie about the struggle for Civil Rights, but it’s hard to see clearly through all the irony. (PG-13 • 2 hrs.

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Taken 3: I’m pretty sure I have a handle on this Liam Neeson film franchise. First, they kidnapped his wife. Or maybe his daughter.

Or possibly both. Liam gets mad. Punches wolves (that might be a different movie, come to think of it). Presumably, this third part has something to do with all that. And possibly more wolf-punchery. But maybe not. (PG-13 • 1 hr. 49 min.)

The Theory of Everything: Stephen Hawking is the Smartest Man Alive, a feat made all the more amazing by the fact that he’s done the bulk of his big, universechanging thinking while also battling ALS. But before all that, he was a college kid with a giant brain, a mysterious medical condition only beginning to manifest and a love interest that would be tested by both his limitless intellect and limited body.

(Unrated • 2 hrs. 3 min.)

Unbroken: Cinematographer Roger Deakins, who is responsible for the most beautiful movies you have ever seen (The Assassination of Jesse James, No Country for Old Men, The Shawshank Redemption), has been nominated for 12 Oscars during his lifetime, but has never won one. I’m not saying this is the travesty of our time, but this is the travesty of our time. (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 17 min.)

The Wedding Ringer: Kevin Hart stars in a comedy with a premise so thin–he’s a best man for hire–it can only be rendered funny by the presence of Kevin Hart. Or not. (R • 1 hr. 41 min.)

Whiplash: All I want in life is for J.K. Simmons to win an Oscar, not only for his excellent work in this film, but for a lifetime of excellent work, including his turn as Dr. Emil Skoda on Law & Order. (R • 1 hr. 46 min.)

Wild: I guess the Academy listened to me with regard to my threat concerning Reese Witherspoon’s Oscar nomination. I guess they’re not all bad, all the time. (R • 1 hr.

55 min.)

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death: I hope this so-called “Woman in Black� isn’t counting on the element of surprise, because the title of this movie pretty much gives up what she’s all about up front.

(PG-13 • 1 hr. 38 min.)

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Down & Dirty

by T.A. McGee

Plant It! Bread: Ancient food for modern people Bread dates back thousands of years. Not the regular, puffy loaf of bread we are familiar with but rather it’s ancestors. Bread dates back to about the Neolithic period. It is believed that grains were ground into a rustic paste and baked on stone slabs over a fire that then caused the grains to harden and form a flat ‘bread.’

In 5500 BC all the way up until 300 AD, the Egyptians tried their hand at making use of different ingredients for bread making. They typically used a variety of ingredients such as spelt flour, barley, wheat, salt and water, ground up into a paste and baked over hot stones.

It wasn’t until about 1500 BC that leavened bread made its debut in the human diet.

There are two trains of thought about how leavened bread came into existence. The first is that ambient yeast drifting by in the air, happened upon an unsuspecting piece of forgotten dough and made its way into it for lunch. It feasted on the sugars in the dough and as a result produced carbon dioxide as a by-product. The carbon dioxide became bubbles in the dough-giving rise (literally) to the puffy, airy texture we know bread to have, once baked. The second train of thought is that while experimenting with different bread making ingredients, the Egyptians used beer instead of water which in turn fermented causing yeast to consume the sugars in the dough and again, create carbon dioxide by-product bubbles. Most historians feel it may have been a combination of the two scenarios that resulted in the birth of leavened bread.

Bread actually became almost a bartering for power, a necessity for royal families. It was so valued that the Pharaoh Ramses would apparently offer up 200,000 loaves of bread annually to the gods. Royal families throughout history, mainly across Europe, would have to ensure a sufficient supply of bread was always at their kingdom’s disposal. In times when food was scarce people made their way to towns that were secure in terms of food supply. The bread was used as appeasement and a shallow means by which those in power could garner the trust of the people, and maintain steady public support.

With its humble beginning so many thousands of years ago, it has come a long way from the stone slabs it was initially baked on and yet in many countries all over the world, the method of bread making has remained the same. Today we can find breads in every taste, shape, and size imaginable, sweetbread, pastries, herbed bread etc. Bakers use all sorts of ingredients in their bread today.

It wasn’t until the turn of the 20th century however, that due to a drastic increase in demand, and to prevent spoilage, bread flour was bleached, and additives used to increase the shelf life.

I think each culture, anywhere you go, has its own ‘native bread.’ In Brazil, for example, an extremely popular bread is pao di queijo.

These little guys are made with tapioca flour and cheese. They resemble a cheese popover.

Since they are gluten-free, anyone who has Celiac disease would be happy to know they can indulge in them. French baguettes are renowned the world over. These crusty loaves vary from region to region in France.

Not only are the French famous for their baguettes but also for a bread called ‘la boule’ or ‘the bowl’ in English. It’s very much

like a sourdough bread. In India, naan and chapati are two different types of a flatbread, and both are equally delicious. Chapatis are relatively simpler to make in comparison to naan. Chapatis have fewer ingredients (whole meal flour, water and salt) as opposed to naan (sesame seed, yogurt, milk, eggs, yeast, flour, and sesame oil). Regardless, both breads represent the diversity and art of bread making. In Japan, steam baking is more prevalent than anywhere else in the world. ‘Saka manju’ is a very common steamed bread that is consumed across the country. And in my home country, we have a very popular bread we eat at barbeques. It’s called roosterbroed, or roosterkoek (which literally means, grill bread or grill cake) as it is cooked right on the grill. As with many breads you could put any topping on it or any filling in it.

Whether you use yeast, eggs, honey, or milk in bread making, it doesn’t matter. It is an art, but one anyone can partake in. The best thing about baking bread yourself is you can add any ingredients to a basic recipe. Sweetbread would be my favorite since I am partial to all things sugary! There are few aromas as good as that of freshly baked, especially at home. Even better than the aroma is the taste of a warm, straight-from-the-ovenchunk of bread, spread with a pat of butter.

I have made dinner rolls on several occasions. I would love to know what breads you grew up on, so Let’s Dish! If you would like to send me a recipe for your favorite bread or tell me what your favorite bread is (and where I can get it) please feel free to do so at letsdish@whidbeyweekly.com. Below is a recipe for basic white bread. I would love to know if anyone tries their hand at this, and what the results are.

2 Tablespoons butter 1/2 cup warm water 1 cup milk 2 Tablespoons sugar 2 packages active dry yeast 1 Tablespoons salt 1 cup warm water 6-7 cups unbleached bread flour Heat milk and butter in saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Pour 1/2 cup of warm water into a small bowl. Slowly stir in yeast. The constant stirring prevents yeast from clumping. Set yeast mix aside for five minutes and continue with recipe.

In a large bowl, add salt, sugar and 1 cup of warm water and mix well. Pour the milk/ butter mixture into the salt, sugar and water mixture. Pour yeast water into the milk mixture and combine very well. Note: the batter should be just warm. Excessive heat can kill the yeast and prevent the dough from rising.

Start adding flour, one cup at a time, until it is too stiff to mix with a spoon. At this point turn it out onto a floured surface and mix remaining flour in while kneading dough until it is smooth. In a large greased bowl, place the dough and turn it over so the top is now ‘greased.’ Cover and leave to rise for an hour or until doubled in size. ‘Punch’ down the dough and knead five minutes to remove bubbles. Divide dough in two and roll out each section into a rectangle. Roll up like a pumpkin roll, pinch seam closed and tuck edges under the loaf. Cover with kitchen towel and allow to double in size (approximately 30 minutes). Bake at 375 degrees fahrenheit for about 45 minutes. Enjoy!

Lady Bird Johnson, our first lady from 19631969, was an advocate for beautifying the nation’s cities and highways.* Having grown up in a home where gardening was an integral part of our family life, my mother would include native plant species. She would say it was important to preserve those plants, as they were important to the natural foundation of the area we lived. I didn’t quite grasp what she meant back then but on a recent visit ‘home’ to see old friends I became very aware that the hardscape of the area had taken over what was once roadside poppies and oleanders. Other than an occasional private garden, there were very few familiar plants, much less actual plants. This made me wonder how many other places in the world had seen this change and the impact it could potentially play on our ecosystem today.

Occasionally we read a story where a nonnative plant has had a very negative impact on our local ecosystems because it has been accidentally introduced by visitors either to one of our lakes or suddenly appears in a garden. One plant, often seen on the side of our roads, is Scotch Broom. You know the one, the bush with the yellow flowers. Why should you care? It looks nice, right? But it’s classified as a weed. According to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board, “Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland, prevent or slow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers, and create fire hazards.

Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses.” There is a Spanish Broom, also considered a weed, but it doesn’t have the same negative affects. It’s important to know the differences, primarily because if you are thinking to yourself, wow that is so pretty, I wonder if I can put it in my yard, it could be causing a problem for yourself and your neighbors. Be safe and get your plants from a gardening center, local Master Gardener plant sale or the Whidbey Island Conservation District (WICD).

something and ask questions; we have the WSU extension, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife who can assist with whether a species can harm our waters, both salt and fresh and we have the WICD. The WICD has a newsletter to keep you informed, includes tips you can do to ensure your garden or farm is working positively for our island and the environment and ways you can help the WICD, They have informative meetings and dates/times are commonly found in the Whidbey Weekly calendar for all of those aforementioned groups.

The WICD Native Plant sale is one of the best ways to boost your own native planting. I encourage you to go online, root around their website and educate yourself about not only the plants they are pre-selling but other topics as well. As we each start taking a step into doing something to preserve our ecosystem, like many things, one positive action will cause a ripple effect and we can all be doing something positive, for the place we call home. * Wikipedia

Final Two Weeks of Annual Native Plant Sale Whidbey Island Conservation District (WICD) is in the final two weeks of accepting orders for an assortment of Western Washington native species. Species include: Baldhip Rose, Mock Orange, Red Osier Dogwood, Noble Fir, Oregon Grape, and many more. Most plants are bare root and sold in bundles of five, while a few varieties are sold individually in small pots. The plants are one to two years old, 6" to 36" tall, and are priced very reasonably (most under $2.50 each). Currently, there is discount pricing for pollinating plants and large quantity orders of conifers. January 31 is the deadline for accepting orders. To view the complete plant list and order online, go to www.whidbeycd.org, or call (360) 678-4708. Pick up for all confirmed orders will occur Friday, February 27 at the WICD office in Coupeville, or Saturday, February 28 at Greenbank Farm - just in time for spring planting! Order soon as stock is selling out quickly.

We are lucky, with where we live, that we Revenues from the plant sale contribute to have so many beautiful and unusual native all WICD resource conservation and wildlife plants. You can get really creative in beautifyhabitat enhancement programs - including your curb appeal or backyard oasis if you ing educational workshops and assistance take a moment to chat with someone who to all landowners on topics including farm knows about planting in this region. We have Master Gardeners on the island who hold and forest management and storm water meetings where you can bring aPuzzle branch of management.

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Chicken Little & the Astrologer

By Wesley Hallock

If you are looking for a comfortable retreat with panoramic views, hoping to relax and restore your spirit, don’t go to Haldde Mountain in January. The views are unsurpassed, it is true. On a clear day you can almost see Einstein looking through curved space at the back of his own head. But, while the name encourages fanciful images of the place being up-lifting—Haldde being a Lappish word for “guardian spirit”—the mountain lies north of the Arctic Circle, meaning that in January the darkness and cold of winter grinds like Beelzebub’s frozen yogurt machine.

On Haldde Mountain in January of 1900, in an observatory christened “the Castle” owing to its resemblance to the mythical abodes of troll giants, Kristian Birkeland and a small scientific team huddled around the woodstove and tried to keep their kerosene lantern lit. They were not happy campers.

The wind outside was a raging hurricane spit out by Jack Frost’s ice cube maker. Its frigid tendrils whipped constantly through the tiniest of cracks to blow the lantern out.

Heat was nearly as scarce inside the Castle as it was outside, which is to say, scarcer than laughter at a philanthropist’s funeral and twice as short lived. So great was the chill, a pan of water would freeze two feet away from the blazing stove. The door was nailed shut against the wind, for on the several occasions when the wind had blown the door open, it took the combined strength of three men to close it again. Frequent back drafts down the stove pipe kept smoke and soot swirling around the room. Even more appalling, the storm seemed to have no end.

It had kept the men trapped in these conditions for going on three weeks.

The Arctic storm seemed to have set a personal goal of tearing Birkeland’s newly built observatory off Haldde Mountain. So far the wind had ripped the boards off one of the shuttered windows and snapped one of the steel security cables that tied the observatory roof to the Castle’s stone and concrete walls.

A reindeer hide nailed over the window at least redirected the progress of the winddriven snow sifting in. But there was nothing to be done about the snapped roof cable, except pray. If the terrible wind succeeded in lifting the roof off, the men were done.

Birkeland and company were braving Haldde Mountain in winter to meet, on the most intimate terms possible, what is popularly called the Northern lights and what Galileo had called the boreale aurora, the “Northern dawn.” By any name, the light of the aurora in 1900 was a mystery.

The aurora was thought by some to be produced by sunlight shining through prism-like “vapors of clouds” and projecting its colors onto the screen of Earth’s atmosphere. The plausibility of this idea lay in what must rank as the most romantic of scientific demonstrations ever, involving a simple crystal prism and a glass of cognac. A beam of light simulating the Sun was shone through the prism, over the glass of cognac and onto a screen. In a dark room the vapors rising off the cognac softly swirled a prismatic rainbow onto the screen like a dancing aurora.

The imaginative mind here leaps forward with possibilities. Soft music, the crackle of a warm fire, two glasses and, not just any

Prior to Haldde Mountain, the romantic cognac demonstration had been Birkeland’s favorite aurora experiment. His mountaintop study of the aurora, however, had from the start been anything but romantic. An early season blizzard in October had caught the men leading sled-towing reindeer across the treeless tundra, still en route to the observatory. Forced to wait out the blizzard’s fury inside an unheated tent pitched in a snow drift, one of the team suffered severely frozen fingers that were later all amputated up to their first or second joint.

The Lapp reindeer herder who kept busy hauling Birkeland’s mail and supplies up Haldde Mountain lived in morbid fear of the aurora. To him, the aurora signaled the presence of a vengeful God. He never looked at the aurora, kept very quiet when under its light, and he made sure to take the bells off the reindeer so as not to anger God with their noise or attract His attention. Red auroras signaled wars, hardships and strife, and when Birkeland’s observatory was being built, the aurora had swirled blood red.

The early storm and frozen fingers seemed a fulfillment of that bad omen.

The January storm on Haldde Mountain seemed another fulfillment. Scarcely had the centennial rooster crowed, announcing the arrival of the 20th Century, before a blast of Arctic wind blew its figurative tail feathers off and sent it tumbling rump over wattles down the slope.

Dismayed but undefeated, Birkeland and his assistants worked in shifts around the clock, as they had been doing since the first of November, recording hourly readings of their scientific instruments while enduring everything the Arctic threw at them. On a second peak a mile away, a fourth man worked alone—his companion was to have been the man with frozen fingers—recording comparison measurements.

Readings included the standard meteorology measurements of air pressure, temperature, humidity and wind speed. On the roof were instruments for measuring the electrical state of the atmosphere. But to Birkeland the most important of his measuring devices were the three magnetometers that measured changes in strength and direction of Earth’s magnetic field. Birkeland intended to use those measurements to prove his theory that in the thin curtain of the aurora, Earth met space and the cosmos.

Birkeland’s theory was a direct challenge to the Victorian view of space as orderly, perfect and unchanging, and thus in no way connected to Earth. In thinking of Earth and space as touching hands through the aurora’s transparent veil, Birkeland already was earning for himself the title of “first space scientist.”

There would be other challengers. In another sixteen years, Albert Einstein would publish his General Theory of Relativity. With Relativity came the curved space idea and the notion that if only a person could see far enough, they would see the back of their own head….looking a might shaggy back there, Albert. Might want to mosey over to the Hee Haw Barbershop and have Floyd take it up a little around the ears.

To be continued.

Wesley Hallock is a professional astrologer, navigating the sea of consciousness since 1982, and an avid connecter of dots. Chicken Little in the 1943 Disney version of the folk tale was the gullible dupe in Foxy Loxy’s scheme to raid the hen house. Connecting dots and dupes and reporting on the result is Wesley’s special delight. He calls this “the dot nitty gritty.” Send your nitty gritty questions and comments to Wesley at planetbiz4u2@ gmail.com. To read past columns of Chicken Little and the Astrologer in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www. whidbeyweekly.com.

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59. Morgue, for one

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