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04.25.07 

WEDNESDAY 

ON STAGE 

Throne of Straw: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, 

WWU 

MUSIC 

Bird’s Creek Boys: 7:30pm, Roeder Home 

WORDS 

Dan Savage: 7pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU 

Bellingham Reads: 7pm, Bellingham Public Library 

Spoken Word Wednesday: 8-10pm, Stuart’s at the 

Market 

04.26.07 

THURSDAY 

ON STAGE 

Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Upfront 

Theatre 


WWU 

Once Upon A Mattress: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community 

Theatre 

WORDS 

Ellen Currey-Wilson: 7pm, Village Books 

Songs and Stories: 7pm, Bellingham Public Library 

Mike Gray: 7pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU 

COMMUNITY 

Spring Career Fair: 10am-2pm, Viking Union, WWU 

Climber Micah Dash: 8pm, Fraser Hall, WWU 

04.27.07 

FRIDAY 

ON STAGE 

Peter Pan: 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre 

The Monologue Project: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing 

Arts Center 

Drowning Lovely: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Theater 


WWU 

Panic Squad: 7:30pm, Lynden Christian High School 

SOARS: 7pm, Viking Union, WWU 

Improv Evolution: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre 

So You Think You Can Improvise?: 9:30pm, Upfront 

Theatre 

Once Upon A Mattress: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community 

Theatre 

WORDS 

Urban Legends: 7pm, Bellingham Public Library 

Ann Spiers, Anita K. Boyle: 7pm, Village Books 

COMMUNITY 

Countywide Garage Sale: 12-6pm, NW Washington 

Fairgrounds, Lynden 

Benefi t Dinner: 6-8pm, United Methodist Church 

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ON STAGE 

Peter Pan: 2pm and 7pm, Mount Baker 

Theatre 

The Monologue Project: 7:30pm, Firehouse 

Performing Arts Center 

Drowning Lovely: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM 

Theater 

Throne of Straw: 7:30pm, Performing Arts 

Center, WWU 

Improv Evolution: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre 

So You Think You Can Improvise?: 9:30pm, 

Upfront Theatre 

Once Upon A Mattress: 7:30pm, Anacortes 

Community Theatre 

Don’t Count Your Chickens: 2pm and 7pm, 

Blaine Community Theater 

MUSIC 

Irish Pub Night: 7pm, Maple Hall, La Conner 

Skagit Community Band: 7:30pm, Brodniak 

Hall, Anacortes 

WORDS 

Mary Lou Sanelli: 7:30pm, Village Books 

COMMUNITY 

Countywide Garage Sale: 8am-4pm, NW 

Washington Fairgrounds, Lynden 

Swedish Pancake Breakfast: 8-11am, Norway 

Hall 

Dirty Dan Days: 10am-4pm, historic 

Fairhaven 

c . a . s . c . a . d . i . a 

EEKLY 

A glance at what’s happening this week 

Big wall climber Micah Dash will 

share tales of adventure from 

Pakistan to Yosemite April 26 at 

WWU’s Fraser Hall 4 

04.28.07 

SATURDAY 

Linuxfest: 10am-5pm, Bellingham Technical 

College 

Safety Fair: 10am-1pm, Barkley Village 

Plowing Match: 11am, NW Washington Fairgrounds, 

Lynden 

April Brews Day: 5-10:30pm, Depot Market 

Square 

Latino Heritage Celebration: 5:30-9pm, 

Viking Union, WWU 

VISUAL ARTS 

Multi-Artist Reception: 7-10pm, Dear Edison 

Gallery, Edison 

Garden Art Fair: 10am-5pm, Depot Arts 

Center, Anacortes 

Panic Squad crosses the border to share 

family-friendly improvisational comedy 

April 27 at Lynden Christian High School 

For music-related events, see page 25 

More event information can be found starting on page 18 

04.29.07 

SUNDAY 

ON STAGE 

Life and Times of General George Pickett: 1pm, Whatcom 

Museum 

Throne of Straw: 2pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU 

Don’t Count Your Chickens: 2pm, Blaine Community 

Theater 

DANCE 

Square Dance: 6-8:30pm, YWCA Ballroom 

Hafl a Northwest: 7pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center 

MUSIC 

Skagit Community Band: 3pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount 

Vernon 

Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: 3pm, Mount Baker 

Theatre 

Richard Scholtz, Tom Hunter: 2pm, Nancy’s Farm 

Art of Jazz: 4-6:30pm, Lucia Douglas Gallery 

Selena Tribute: 7pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon 

WORDS 

Deborah Noyes: 5pm, Village Books 

COMMUNITY 

Dirty Dan Days: 8am-5pm, historic Fairhaven 

Linuxfest: 10am-5pm, Bellingham Technical College 

Soup for Shelter: 2-6pm, Boundary Bay Brewery 

Hearts & Hands Awards: 2-4pm, Bellingham High School 

VISUAL ARTS 

Garden Art Fair: 10am-5pm, Depot Arts Center, Anacortes 

Backyard Habitat Garden Party: 12-5:30pm, Chuckanut 

Bay Gallery 

04.30.07 

MONDAY 

ON STAGE 

Alice: 6:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre 

Ball: 7pm, Viking Union, WWU 

WORDS 

Ken Wilcox: 7pm, Village Books 

Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso 

05.01.07 

TUESDAY 

ON STAGE 

Throne of Straw: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU 

Other Funny Stories About Cancer: 7pm, Viking Union, WWU 

DANCE 

Afternoon Ballroom Dance: 1:30-4pm, Bellingham Senior 

Center 

WORDS 

Bob Keller: 12:30pm, Whatcom Museum 

Jeff Cohen: 7pm, Fairhaven Auditorium, WWU 

John Lombard: 7pm, Village Books 

COMMUNITY 

Immigrant Solidarity March: 12-5:30pm, Cornwall Park 

Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn: All day, throughout 

Bellingham 

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said former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 

upon hearing of the death of the fi rst elected president of 

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Views & News 

4: Our readers react 

6: Taxing issues 

8: Ellen Murphy is free! 

10: A town in transition 

14: Booze, bombs, burgling 

16: Week in review 

Art & Culture 

18: Wild chickens of Kauai 

19: Drug crazy 

20: The children are our future 

21: Cultural convergence 

22: Reunited (and it feels so good) 

23: Scott Biram’s dirty blues 

26: Francophiles rejoice! 

Rear End 

30: Help Wanted, Buy/Sell/Trade & 

Rentals 

33: This Modern World, Mannkind, Perry 

Bible Fellowship 

33: Real Astrology 

37: Crossword, Troubletown 

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c a s c a d i a 

REPORTING FROM THE 

HEART OF CASCADIA 

4/25/07 :: 02.17 :: FREE 

PEACEFUL PARDON: ELLEN MURPHY IS A FREE WOMAN, P. 8 

THE MONOLOGUE PROJECT: STUDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY, P. 20 FUTURE CITY FEAR: A POST-PUNK REUNION, P. 22 

ERICKSEN’S 

‘MISLEADERSHIP’ 

Happily for kids who live in 

Washington State, last week 

our legislature passed the 

Healthy Youth Act, which mandates 

that public schools that 

choose to teach sex education 

must use a comprehensive, 

medically accurate curriculum. 

However, I was very 

disappointed that Rep. Doug 

Ericksen used his fl oor time to 

oppose the Healthy Youth Act, 

claiming this was a “Seattle issue” 

and that he had not heard 

from anyone in his district regarding 

this bill. 

In fact, 50 of his constituents 

signed postcards asking 

for his support of the Healthy 

Youth Act. A delegation of 

constituents from the 42nd 

District went to meet with him 

in Olympia, but he cancelled 

the meeting, leaving us with no 

other option but to leave materials 

about the bill with his 

staff. I personally sent him a 

handwritten note about the bill 

letters 

table of contents credits letters 

after he cancelled his meeting 

with us, and I also sent him 

several emails regarding the 

issue. I know others from our 

district have contacted him as 

well. Not only did Ericksen ignore 

his constituents’ support 

of the issue of medically accurate 

sex education, but he also 

lied during the debate. 

—Lisa Van Doren, Bellingham 

We just learned our representative, 

Doug Ericksen, has lied 

about not receiving constituent 

support for the Healthy Youth 

Act. We are completely outraged. 

Rep. Ericksen’s claims during 

the sex-ed bill debate are 

willfully inaccurate. We both 

traveled to Olympia on Feb. 12, 

crossing two international borders 

to do so, just to meet with 

our legislators and let them 

know of our support for the bill. 

We didn’t meet with Rep. Ericksen 

because he claimed to be 

out of town, yet that same day 

he was seen at the capital. If he 

did not want to meet with his 

constituents, he should have 

told us so. 

Instead, because he told us he 

was out-of-town, we left written 

notes with our personal contact 

information indicating that we 

live in Point Roberts, his district, 

stating our support for the 

Healthy Youth Act and family 

planning funding. How dare he 

imply that medically accurate 

sex education is a “Seattle issue” 

when there has been considerable 

support within the 42nd 

District for this legislation. In 

fact, we witnessed 50 postcards 

from his constituents in support 

of the Healthy Youth Act being 

delivered to his offi ce while we 

were leaving our personal notes. 

We also phoned and emailed his 

offi ce prior to our visit stating 

our support of the Healthy Youth 

Act. Not only did Rep. Ericksen 

wantonly ignore his constituents’ 

support for medically accurate 

sex education, he deliberately 

lied during the debate that 

he had not heard from us.

We are ashamed our representative 

acted dishonestly. Perhaps the Legislature 

should consider an Honest Representatives 

Act. 

—Rev. Robert D. Schoenhals and Jill A. 

Warren, Point Roberts 

GLOBAL BARBECUE 

Last week, the U.N. Intergovernmental 

Panel on Climate Change, involving 

dozens of experts, provided a more 

detailed assessment of the effects of 

global warming on North America. The 

67-page report predicts devastating 

droughts and hurricanes and extensive 

fl ooding of coastal areas, displacing 

millions. Erratic weather fl uctuations 

are likely to increase human and animal 

casualties from heat, storms, pollution 

and infectious diseases. 

A report released by the U.N. Food 

and Agriculture Organization last November 

blamed animal agriculture for 

18 percent (more than automobiles) of 

greenhouse gas emissions that cause 

global warming. Carbon dioxide, the 

chief greenhouse gas, is emitted by 

burning forests to create animal pastures 

and by combustion of fossil fuels 

to operate farm machinery, trucks, 

refrigeration equipment, factory farms 

and slaughterhouses. The much more 

damaging methane and nitrous oxide 

are released from the digestive tracts 

of cattle and from animal waste cesspools, 

respectively. 

The annual observance of Earth Day 

provides a great opportunity to start 

saving our planet by dropping animal 

products from our diet. More details 

are available at CoolYourDiet.org. 

—Bradford Calhoun, Bellingham 

MEANINGFUL LEARNING 

We are fi nishing the fi rst week of our 

8th grade test administration—and 

for most teachers this also signifi es 

the end of meaningful learning. Those 

teachers know their evaluations are 

based on how well their students score 

on the WASL. They have focused their 

energies and curriculum around the 

types of content and questions used on 

the WASL. They have purchased the test 

preparation booklets sold at Barnes and 

Noble, and they have made copies of 

its sections and used them as assignments 

in their classes. 

For other teachers, the end of the 

WASL testing marks the beginning 

of meaningful learning. Those teachers 

feel free to teach what’s relevant 

and meaningful. They can now push 

their students not just intellectually, 

but also creatively. They can seek to 

inspire and motivate their curiosity 

about life and the world. Their lessons 

can encompass global issues and current 

events while cultivating an inti- 

macy with self and surroundings. 

For students, the test is largely 

about one’s ability to read and reason—habits 

of mind that seem to 

run counter to the perpetual gratifi - 

cations and titillations promoted by 

consumer society. In that vein, the 

test might be a stronger indicator of 

the emphasis placed on education by 

one’s family. 

One thing is clear: during the two 

weeks of testing, the students express 

exhaustion. They want to lay on the 

fl oor and listen to their iPods. They 

want to gossip with their friends. They 

want to eat candy and look at magazines. 

They want to go outside. They 

want to be done with school. 

—D.D. Russell, Bellingham 

SUPPORT KEN MANN 

I am writing to express my support 

for Ken Mann’s candidacy for Whatcom 

County Council. As Chairman of the 

Whatcom County Planning Commission, 

Ken has demonstrated a high degree 

of integrity, initiative and leadership, 

and I know Ken will fairly represent all 

of the citizens in Whatcom County. I 

have talked with Ken about preserving 

farmland and communities from poorly 

planned development while continuing 

to protect property rights. Ken understands 

the value of strong, locally 

owned small businesses and farms. I 

know he will bring a refreshing energy 

to county government. Ken understands 

the issues and is dedicated to 

working for real solutions. 

Ken Mann’s qualities are greatly 

needed in the District 2 seat he is 

seeking. On the issues that really matter 

to the people of Whatcom County, 

he will bring leadership, commitment 

and hard work. It is time for a new 

voice in District 2. Please join me in 

supporting Ken Mann for Whatcom 

County Council. 

—Larry Horowitz, Bellingham 

Ken Mann’s candidacy for Whatcom 

County Council is a fantastic opportunity 

for all of us. As Chairman of the 

Planning Commission, Ken worked diligently 

and with inspiring integrity to 

both respond to citizen concerns and 

develop a vision of his own. The key, 

as I see it, is his balanced approach. 

Ken advocates protecting communities 

and farms from urban sprawl while 

simultaneously respecting the desire 

of individual property owners to invest 

in their own futures. Further, 

Ken has shown consistent support for 

local business. 

I will vote for him; I hope you will 

too. 

—Joshua Brahinsky, Bellingham 

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The Gristle 

LX OLYMPICS: In a marathon ending late Sunday evening, 

Washington’s laboring Legislature dropped the 

gavel and declared Sine Die on its 60th legislative session. 

With sizable Democratic majorities in both houses 

as an unintended consequence of last November’s referendum 

on the Bush administration, the Legislature 

was able to hammer in sweeping reforms to health, 

environment, education and family law. 

The session produced another unintended consequence—it 

made a media star of Rep. Doug Ericksen, 

R-Ferndale. While Ericksen was powerless to do much 

this session, as deputy party leader he was a frequently 

quoted voice of opposition in Seattle media. 

By contrast, Sen. Dale Brandland, R-Blaine, quietly 

accepted his role in helping the D majority craft nuanced 

legislation. In fact, the soft-spoken Republican 

admitted he supported reforms in a number of areas 

proposed by the Democratic caucus. 

Lawmakers wrapped up their 2007 session with lastminute 

compromises on the state pension system, 

prison reform and the mandatory assessment test for 

high school graduation. Then they passed a $33.4 billion 

budget and adjourned for the year. 

Underscoring their priorities, legislators declined to 

spend time debating the future of pro basketball in Seattle 

and instead spent closing hours to narrowly pass 

(26-22 in the senate) legislation that ensures parents 

can take time off to care for their newborn children. 

The measure—considered a highwater mark of the 

session—ends a battle that has raged for years among 

the Democrats’ strongest supporters. If Gov. Chris Gregoire 

signs the bill as expected, it would provide paid 

family leave beginning in October 2009. Details are 

scarce—as Ericksen is quick to point out—on how to 

pay for it all. 

Other highlights of the session include: 

Family Law: A bill creating a domestic partnership 

registry with the state is paired with another confi rming 

rights for same-sex and elderly couples. Lawmakers 

also took action toward providing all children in the 

state with health insurance. 

Environment: Lawmakers passed legislation aimed 

at cutting greenhouse gas emissions and provided the 

down payment for the large-scale effort to clean up 

Puget Sound. 

Education: The Legislature passed a bill to delay 

vexing math and science requirements in WASL high 

school graduation tests until 2013, while authorizing 

additional research on appropriate means testing. 

Budget: Lawmakers worked to pass a $33.4 billion, 

two-year state budget that dips into the state’s 

surplus, providing increased spending on education, 

health care and the environment. The spending plan 

vacuums a large share of a $2.2 billion tax surplus to 

plow more than $1 billion into schools, expand college 

enrollment by 9,700 students, cover 39,000 more 

children in health care and begin the $8 billion task of 

cleaning Puget Sound. With all that, the budget still 

leaves $724 million unspent, including $134 million 

earmarked for a “rainy day” account—a gesture of restraint 

that pleased conservatives. 

While Republicans complained about breaking into 

the budget surplus, declaring that “the taxpayers’ 

pockets aren’t large enough to accommodate this budget,” 

the spending was in sectors of popular appeal 

among voters… sectors originally slashed to provide 

corporate tax breaks when the GOP held power in 

BY LINCOLN RUTTER 

Building 

Problems 

Overvalued, overhyped 

real estate 

ready for a tumble 

AS ONE whose property taxes have 

increased by 250 percent in the last 

six years, I thoroughly understand 

what it means to pay for the “infrastructure” 

while the real estate developers 

walk off with huge profi ts. 

When I read that an additional 

$70 million “subsidy” or “special tax 

levy” would be required, above the 

$200 million in costs already identifi 

ed for the taxpayers of Bellingham 

for redevelopment of the central waterfront—with 

only 14 percent of the 

“New Whatcom” development project 

set aside as parks—I realized that 

the cost of our growth is not being 

properly allocated. 

One of the primary principles of 

our state’s Growth Management Act 

(GMA) is that “growth should pay for 

itself” so that the inevitable infrastructure 

costs do not always default 

to the taxpayer. The three primary allocation 

mechanisms are supposed to 

be “concurrency ordinances” and “impact 

fees” assessed on those lots to 

be developed, and the proper sizing 

of the corresponding Urban Growth 

Areas (UGAs). 

New Whatcom’s “six million square 

feet of new building space for housing, 

offi ces, retail, institutional and 

industrial uses” should embody the 

cost of that infrastructure in its selling 

price, so that the developer’s 

creativity and competition will yield 

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innovative ways for the market to 

raise the capital required. Simply 

obligating the taxpayers as the Port 

and the City of Bellingham have done 

with New Whatcom makes a mockery 

of our GMA laws. 

“Economic factors will intervene,” 

said Sylvia Goodwin, Port of Bellingham 

planning director, as if to explain 

why $200 million does not buy 

a park these days. “The outcome has 

to be sustainable and supportable.” 

Let us look closely at a few of those 

economic factors. 

First, the total U.S. mortgage market 

represents $10.2 trillion dollars, 

of which 12.5 percent is now comprised 

of “subprime” loans or those 

for low to moderate income families 

with low or no down payment, “balloon 

clauses” or otherwise high risk 

terms; some, called “liar loans,” are 

based on little or no documentation 

at all. 

Last year 80 percent of subprime 

loans—or approximately $650 billion—were 

adjustable rate mortgages 

(ARMs). 

The subprime category is experiencing 

a 13 percent default rate nationally. 

The “loan to value ratio” for 

all U.S. mortgages fell to 86.5 per- 

Views expressed are not necessarily those of Cascadia Weekly 

cent in 2006, revealing an extraordinary 

degree of default exposure. Of 

these, 1.2 million were residential 

foreclosures last year, an all-time 

record. The next rung higher on the 

risk scale above subprime, known as 

“Alt–A’s,” when combined constituted 

more than 40 percent of all loan 

originations in 2006. 

Obviously, much of the “demand” 

associated with the recent building 

boom has been artifi cially fabricated 

by lowered credit standards and inaccurate 

market hype. 

Second, one substantial driver of 

default is the fact that 60 percent of 

all adjustable-rate loans made since 

2004 will be reset to payments that 

will be 25 percent higher or more; 

one in fi ve will see monthly payments 

soar by 50 percent or more. 

More than one million property 

owners were in default on their 

mortgages in 2006, up 42 percent 

from the year before. Every percentage 

point drop in house prices 

brings 70,000 extra repossessions. 

Rising numbers of repossessions 

will increase the already huge supply 

of unsold homes, now standing 

at more than 3.5 million homes or 

more than six month’s sales. Locally,

over-aggressive real estate speculation 

ranks 41st in the nation. 

Third, the pace of new housing starts 

is down 33 percent from its peak in January 

of 2006. Plunging residential investment 

is the main reason that America’s 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth 

has slowed to 2.2 percent. The national 

ratio of income to housing costs is still 

some 10 percent worse than its historical 

norm and 20 percent worse than levels 

at the end of the last housing downturn 

in the early 1990s. 

Nationally, construction and real estate 

employment is at a record 8 percent 

of total jobs; however, if that slides to 

its historic average of 7 percent, one 

million people will lose their jobs. In 

Whatcom County 28 percent of jobs are 

in the residential housing sector. 

Finally, the national average personal 

per capita income in 2006 was up 

only 5.2 percent from the prior year. 

Contrast that rate with a 250 percent 

rate of increase in local property taxes, 

and the outline of a structural problem 

begins to emerge. 

If the above mortgage economic factors 

were not enough to give the port 

and the city occasion to pause and 

think, they should investigate “covenant 

lite” corporate loans, or those 

that subject corporate borrowers to 

few of the usual performance and collateral 

requirements. 

Debt buyers have taken on $41 billion 

of such “lite” loans so far during 2007, 

a fi gure greater than the last 10 years 

combined. To date in 2007, 37 percent of 

institutional loans written represented 

“covenant lite” loans compared with just 

1 percent in all of 2005. 

The root cause of both the bursting 

housing market bubble and the impending 

implosion of the corporate debt 

bubble is that banks now parcel out 95 

percent of the loans they originally underwrite 

to other investors in the form 

of big loan packages they cut, slice and 

package. Banks have ceased their traditional 

role as gatekeepers of our credit 

system; now they’re in the shipping 

business, not the storage business. 

How, as a community, in the face of 

these serious economic forces, could 

we possibly consider selling “six times 

more square footage than Bellis Fair 

Mall” without asking the developers to 

contribute so much as a single dollar of 

the $200 million in “infrastructure” required? 

We must reconsider a plan with 

a known revenue shortfall of at least $70 

million (according to the port’s planning 

director) and probably tens of millions 

of dollars more, that will inevitably be 

borne by taxpayers. 

Lincoln Rutter—a retired businessman 

and founder of U.S. Check—is a board 

member of Futurewise. 

The Gristle 

GOP held power in Olympia. 

In fact, emphasis on issues deemed important 

by voters undercut the GOP’s oppositional 

strategy, leaving Ericksen and 

his cohorts blowing wind about how the Ds 

were out of touch with the values of Washington 

voters. 

Declaring the Democrats pushed one of 

the “most radical” agendas the state has 

seen in years, Ericksen told the Seattle 

Times, “If you look at the mainstream of 

Washington state, I think this Legislature 

has been about four steps to the left of 

the mainstream…” leaving the Gristle to 

wonder how many steps Ericksen is out of 

the mainstream. Education, environment, 

energy, health care? Doesn’t get more mainstream 

than that. 

Chris Vance, a former chair of the state 

Republican Party, admitted Democrats “did 

a masterful job” of appearing moderate 

while keeping supporters happy with increases 

in spending. “I give the Democrats 

high marks for accomplishing what they set 

out to accomplish, but that is not going to 

insulate them in 2008 against a competent 

Republican effort,” he promised. 

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While we’re in Olympia, kudos to Whatcom 

County Executive Pete Kremen for turning 

up the burner on the issue of gasoline 

prices, which average higher in Washington 

than the rest of the nation, but never more 

so than in Whatcom County. 

As Kremen noted when he petitioned 

Olympia last fall, gas prices in Whatcom are 

typically 10 to 20 percent higher than the 

state average, representing a $14 million 

drain on the local economy. Prices average 

8.5 cents a gallon less in Bremerton and 

6.6 cents less in the Seattle-Everett area— 

this, despite several refi neries located in 

the region. 

Kremen asked the state’s auditor and attorney 

general to look into this mystery. 

This week AG Rob McKenna agreed, saying 

his offi ce will team with the Department 

of Community, Trade and Economic 

Development (CTED) to investigate factors 

that infl uence gas prices in the state. 

McKenna says he’ll employ economists at 

the University of Washington to research 

conventional reasons for price difference. 

Those include increased demand versus 

limited production capacity; “zone pricing,” 

where refi ners sell gasoline to retailers 

at wholesale prices that vary across 

geographic areas; the price of crude oil 

and the distance of refi ning facilities; and 

retail margins that differ in remote areas. 

Perhaps the AG may also investigate and 

dispel more insidious claims, such as that 

elevated prices are payback for costs Bellingham 

and Whatcom County placed on the 

petroleum industry following the rupture 

and explosion of Olympic Pipeline here in 

June, 1999. 

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news commentary briefs 

BY TIM JOHNSON 

CONVI TED, 

citizenship and who use the tools and freedoms 

granted each of us to express a higher civic 

purpose. 

According to a jury of her peers, lifelong peace 

activist Mary Ellen Murphy broke the law last October 

when she used Congressman Rick Larsen’s 

offi ce to speak out against the U.S. occupation in 

Iraq. Yet the judge who sentenced her ruled for 

leniency, expressing an appreciation of the important 

distinction between criminal offenses 

and peaceful civil action. 

“What we do in this room does have consequences,” 

Bellingham Municipal Court Judge 

Debra Lev argued, suspending Murphy’s sentence 

of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fi ne for criminal 

trespass in the fi rst degree. “What we do here is 

connected to the real world.” 

Lev did rule Murphy, 70, must serve 40 hours of 

community service and pay $43 in court costs for 

failing to leave the hallway outside Congressman 

Rick Larsen’s offi ce in Bellingham when instructed 

to last October. 

Murphy’s attorney, Joe Pemberton, hailed the 

ruling as a victory. 

“In the end, Ellen got her day in court. She 

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got her chance to put her feelings on the record, 

and was heard and acknowledged by the 

judge,” he said 

On October 13, Murphy stood with others outside 

the hall of Larsen’s offi ce and quietly read 

from a list of U.S. service personnel killed in Iraq. 

Their purpose was to draw attention to the occupation 

in Iraq and ask the congressman why he 

continues to support that occupation. 

Larsen’s offi ce is in the old Federal Building on 

Magnolia Street, a public building now owned by 

the City of Bellingham, which leases the offi ce to 

Larsen. Larsen himself was not in the offi ce, but 

was in session in D.C. 

Murphy said her purpose was to impress upon 

her elected representative his need to reconsider 

his position on the war in Iraq. The action was 

only a gesture, she says; she knew Larsen was 

not present. 

“It’s the only thing we’ve got, this offi ce, our 

only access to congressional representation in 

Washington, D.C.,” Murphy explained. 

Larsen’s staff, preparing to close the offi ce for 

the day, telephoned Bellingham Police for assistance 

with the protestors. Police arrived and—af- 

ter consulting with Larsen’s community representative, 

Luke Loeffl er—selected several activists 

and issued an order to trespass from the building, 

according to police reports. 

Charges were later dropped against two of the 

trespassed activists who’d had no prior run-ins 

with the law. Murphy, noted for her years of 

peace activism and civil disobedience, was not 

as lucky. The City chose to prosecute her. She 

ended up in front of a jury last week. 

“Murphy refused to leave Congressman Larsen’s 

Bellingham offi ce at the close of business,” Larsen’s 

communications director, Amanda Mahnke, 

confi rmed. “Our staff contacted the Bellingham 

Police Department.” Larsen himself has refused 

to comment on the incident. 

“This case raises interesting questions about 

the nature of trespass, especially as it concerns 

citizens’ access to their elected representatives,” 

Pemberton observed. “Is it a crime to attempt to 

communicate with one’s congressman?” 

In pre-trial hearings, Lev disagreed with Pemberton 

and limited the scope of his arguments. 

Murphy, Lev ruled, would not be allowed to reference 

her contitutional rights of free speech and

freedom to assemble in a public place. 

In effect, Lev ruled Murphy would not 

be allowed to explain why she was in 

the Federal Building and what she was 

doing there. 

More controversial, Lev allowed the 

prosecution to change the time of the 

arrest report, amending the time to 

after 5pm. 

As Loeffl er testifi ed in court, Larsen’s 

offi ce closes for public business at 

4:30pm, after which staff prepare the 

offi ce for its offi cial closure at 5pm. 

Loeffl er said he warned the activists 

to leave before phoning police. 

Other witnesses contend they were 

outside Larsen’s offi ce no later than 

4:50pm when police arrived and that 

no warning had been issued by Larsen’s 

staff. 

“I observed nothing amounting to a 

request to leave, as Loeffl er testifi ed,” 

said Gene Marx, who was with Murphy 

on the day of the arrest. Marx, acting 

president of the Whatcom Peace and 

Justice Center, served as a witness for 

the defense. 

The foreman of the jury, who declined 

to be named when interviewed, 

said that despite hours of deliberation 

among them, he and his colleagues 

were comfortable with their verdict. 

“The police showed up and it was 

time for them to leave. They did not 

leave,” he explained. The juror, who 

served in the U.S. Army during the fi rst 

Gulf War said, “I do believe in a cause. 

I do understand what concerns these 

activists, and I support their right to 

do what they are doing.” 

“It went about as well as could be 

expected under the narrow guidelines 

set forth in pre-trial,” Marx agreed. 

“It all came down to credibility,” 

said Tim Paxton, who observed the 

trial. “The report fi led the day of the 

incident never mentioned warnings, 

asking to leave, etc. The City Attorney 

created that one key affi davit.” 

Several observers had hard words 

for Larsen, who dodged a subpoena to 

testify about his policies. Many understood 

that while Larsen may not have 

been the source of the prosecution, 

his infl uence with the city might have 

ended the prosecution. 

“Congressman Rick Larsen needs to 

be ashamed for bringing these charges 

and even more shame for not dropping 

them before they got to this point,” 

observed Doris Kent at Murphy’s sentencing. 

Kent’s son, U.S. Army Spc. 

Johnathan Santos, was killed in Iraq in 

October, 2004. 

Murphy was not the fi rst to be arrested 

and prosecuted for protesting 

outside Larsen’s Bellingham offi ce. 

Margie White, 76, was similarly con- 

victed of criminal trespass and fi ned 

$500 by Bellingham Municipal Court. 

Unlike Murphy, White was not ultimately 

allowed to make a statement 

explaining her reasons for being outside 

Larsen’s offi ce. 

“What kind of court does not allow 

a defendant to explain why they did 

what they did?” White said. 

Bellingham prosecutors had argued 

for a fi ne of $400 for White; Lev increased 

it to $500. 

“The fi ne is very severe for someone 

on a fi xed income,” White observed. 

White recently appealed her case in 

Whatcom County Superior Court. 

For her part, Murphy was overjoyed 

at the verdict and is eager to begin her 

community service. 

“Judge Debra Lev took the necessary 

time and thought to fully explore 

the ramifi cations of this sentencing,” 

the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center 

noted in a press release. “She recognized 

the profound difference between the actions 

and motivations of Ellen Murphy as 

compared to those of other defendants 

convicted of the crime of trespass.” 

Audience members in the courtroom 

stood and applauded Lev after Lev 

made her remarks in support of civic 

activism. City Prosecutor Ryan Anderson 

also stood and applauded the 

judge’s remarks. 

“So many of us in the movement 

have been feeling disheartened; but 

to know that this has happened in our 

community, and is happening in communities 

just like ours around the nation, 

reminds us that there is hope,” 

Marx said. 

“I am saddened at all the different 

costs of this trial,” Murphy admitted 

at her sentencing, “That Rep. Larsen 

worked so hard to remove himself from 

this case, but did nothing to advance 

the cause of justice or assist this court; 

and that the case was not dismissed by 

the city. But there were costs on a far 

greater scale that were incurred during 

the days we were in court,” she said, 

citing numbers of civilian casualties in 

Iraq over the days of the trial. 

“We are all responsible for what 

much of the world considers to be 

crimes against humanity done in our 

name,” Murphy said. “When we as a society 

say that the few who resist openly 

are guilty, we might be tempted to 

absolve ourselves. But true absolution 

will not come with business as usual, 

or by silencing the mourners and seekers 

of redress, but with massive renunciation 

of this war and the exploitive, 

ecologically suicidal corporate foreign 

policy which initiated it and sustains 

it—a policy which amounts, at the 

very least, to moral treason.” 

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BY ERICA HAM & AMY HARDER 

Town in 

Transition 

Residents happy to call 

Marietta home 

MARIETTA RESIDENT Ken White juggles 

his seven-month-old son Corban and two-year-old 

daughter Lexi Rose while refl ecting on his changed 

life in the small fl ood-prone community a few miles 

north of Bellingham. Winter, 32, says moving to 

Marietta nine years ago helped him overcome his 

heroin addiction and build a family with his 25-yearold 

wife April. 

“The bathtub,” as some residents call the twoblock 

community, sits on the bank of the Nooksack 

River on the edge of the Lummi Indian Reservation. 

Floods threaten the area every fall because of its 

low-lying location in a fl ood plain. 

“I was actually the guy who was on the local news 

station in a little boat rowing down the street,” 

White says, referring to a fl ood in 2005. “I’ve been 

here long enough not to even really think about it 

anymore. It’s just something that happens. It’s the 

cost of living in paradise.” 

A homemade 25-mph sign and numerous neighborhood 

dogs welcome drivers to the community lined 

with rundown mobile homes, deserted houses and 

remodeled buildings. A faded “Baker’s Market” sign 

is all that remains in the vacant lot that used to have 

a convenience store, post offi ce and gas pump. 

Approximately 40 residents live in this unincorporated 

area of Whatcom County on the edge of Bellingham 

Bay. Land values in the area barely reach $3,000, 

and dip as low as $600. Marietta residents contend 

with the physical battles of fl ooding and the social 

issues of a town transitioning from decades of drug 

activity, fl ood debris and poverty to the quintessential 

small-town America. 

Resident Paul Ridley, 66, said a close-knit atmosphere 

has developed throughout the years of cleaning 

up the town. 

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“If somebody yells here, the whole town shows 

up,” Ridley said. “This is a good place. We share everything—food, 

clothes. If someone has a downed 

tree, they’ll call one of our guys who cuts wood to 

come help them.” 

HELPING RESTORE MARIETTA 

White says the small-town feeling of Marietta that 

has replaced its troubled reputation is what keeps 

him and his family here. 

“There aren’t many people who are outside the 

sphere of Marietta that really want to come here because 

it’s had such a bad reputation,” White says. 

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nearest the river’s edge. The 40-some residents live in this unincorporated area of Whatcom County battle fl ooding and the social issues 

resulting from decades of fl ood damage, drug activity, and poverty as they try to build and strengthen their community 

“It’s just that everybody helps each other and we 

do everything we can for neighbors. Besides that, 

where else would a lower-class working family be 

able to afford a house?” 

When he read an article in the Bellingham Herald 

that stated that the county was going to buy out 

the area in 2005, White contemplated his family’s 

uncertain future. 

“The only two options I’ve come up with is buying 

a trailer and living in a mobile court somewhere,” 

White says, “or moving out of Whatcom County because 

the land here is just too expensive.” 

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The only place White says they could 

afford land is Eastern Washington. 

Contrary to what the article stated, 

the county never intended to buy out 

Marietta, says Paula Cooper, manager 

of the River and Flood Division 

of Whatcom County Public Works. It 

works with residents, however, who 

voluntarily want to sell their houses. 

The county has bought four properties 

in Marietta over the past three 

years—one from a homeowner and 

three from tax foreclosures. Cooper 

says the county will continue to buy 

lots that go up for sale in the area. 

“[We buy properties] to try to keep 

more development from going into an 

area that, at this point, we don’t have 

a solution for from a fl ood perspective,” 

Cooper says. 

Marietta residents have worked with 

the Public Works Department for almost 

20 years to clean up the town and 

safeguard homes from the fl oods the 

area faces every fall, as well as fl oods 

that can occur in the springtime. 

Ridley and his wife Karen have led 

the major efforts in the community to 

collaborate with both the county and 

Lummi and Nooksack Indian tribes. 

The Ridleys have lived in Marietta 

since 1989, but Paul grew up in the 

area before traveling and serving in 

the military. 

Ridley helped form the Forward Veterans 

Group, a nonprofi t outreach organization 

that helps people recover 

from post-traumatic stress disorderrelated 

problems, such as drug and 

alcohol addictions, war and abusive 

pasts. The group has been instrumental 

in organizing the community’s 

cleanup efforts, which also brought 

the community together. 

White says the familial relationships 

he and his wife have with their 

neighbors helped them through the 

tragedy of their two-year-old son Kenny’s 

death, four years ago. The child 

slipped on the muddy bank of the dike, 

fell into the water and drowned. 

“This community was here every 

day, making sure we had everything 

we needed,” White says. “It’s because 

of the people around here that we 

made it through so well.” 

After the misunderstanding over 

buying out the area, the county has 

realized residents don’t want to leave, 

and residents have realized the county 

is in a diffi cult position to help, 

Ridley says. 

“It’s a quagmire, a nightmare for 

[the county and state] to try to just 

go do something,” he says, “because 

you can’t come out here and clean this 

place up like we did because it isn’t 

your property. We can do it because 

we’re all family. We know everyone, 

and we know how to negotiate and 

work with each other.” 

The county is concentrating on 

building levees upstream, with hopes 

that it will alleviate the problems in 

Marietta, Cooper says. 

“We’ve been trying to develop the 

big picture,” she says. “Keep things 

band-aided as needed so they don’t 

get too much worse than they already 

are. If a levee has a hole in it, we 

need to fi x it so the damages are less 

than they were before.” 

CLEANING OUT ‘THE 

BATHTUB’ 

Marietta began in 1883 as a bustling 

fi shing village due to its location 

along the Nooksack River, Paul 

Ridley says. He remembers the town 

as it was when he was a child—with 

a hamburger eatery, an automotive 

store and Baker’s Market at the end of 

the street. But the community began 

to decline in 1962 when the county 

started to develop the areas outside 

the fl ood plain. 

“Everybody started leaving, and 

when they did, the fl oods just took everything,” 

Ridley says. “So, the consequence 

was this town was full of debris 

from years and years of fl oods and from 

houses that were falling apart.” 

When residents moved out of the 

area, many did not have the money to 

dispose of their belongings, so they 

often left them outside their homes. 

More than 50 years of fl oods left Marietta’s 

ditches full of TV sets, vacuum 

cleaners, mattress springs, wrecked 

cars and garbage bags of dirty diapers, 

Karen Ridley says. 

Resident Janet Anderson, 88, 

moved to Marietta just after a large 

fl ood in 1990, which left 18 inches of 

water inside her recently purchased 

house and the streets and ditches full 

of debris. 

“If you think it looks messy now, 

you should have seen it then,” Anderson 

says. “At one time, where that 

playground is out there [beside the 

Ridley’s house], that was stacked up 

probably this house high and covering 

that whole lot with junk.” 

In the spring after the 1990 fl ood, 

the Ridleys decided to clean up the 

area with the help of the veterans 

group and veterans who were staying 

in the group’s safe house at the time.

The group, as well as community 

members, cleaned up 237 wrecked 

vehicles, 514,000 pounds of trash 

and appliances and more than 600 

gallons of toxic sludge that year, 

Ridley says. This was the fi rst time 

the county collaborated with the 

veterans group by providing dumpsters. 

“All the work that we’ve done 

here,” Ridley says, “including the 

sandbags, all adds up to keeping it 

so the fl oods aren’t devastating anymore.” 

TAKING IT IN STRIDE 

Marietta residents continue to organize 

annual cleanups, which often 

coincide with community picnics and 

barbecues, Karen Ridley says. The residents 

have begun to use the fl oods 

to come together as a community. 

“Whatever Mother Nature gives us, 

we take it, and take it with a smile,” 

says resident George James, 53, who 

works as the spiritual adviser for the 

veteran’s group. 

George, or “Big George,” as his 

neighbors call him, wears a cross 

around his neck and punctuates his 

statements with “Praise the Lord” 

and “Amen.” He said he likes the 

spiritual feel of Marietta, which is on 

an Ameircan Indian burial ground. 

Many residents don’t want to 

give up the friendships they have 

made, the river where they launch 

their boats, the spiritual infl uence 

of the American-Indian tribes and 

Marietta’s history. 

So, they have learned to cope 

with the fl ooding, whether by hauling 

valuables up to the attic during 

warnings or evacuating their homes. 

“It’s never anything too serious,” 

White says. “You move your cars to 

high ground and, like in my garage, 

I make sure my lawnmower’s up and 

stuff like that. You just take it in 

stride and if it happens, it happens.” 

When the county issued a fl ood 

warning in November 2006, April 

White took their children to her mother’s 

house in Ferndale, and Ken spent 

the evening painting the house. 

Since the White’s house is six feet 

off the ground, he says that when the 

fl oods come, the water typically only 

rises to the fi rst couple of steps, so 

he doesn’t worry much anymore. In 

fact, he says, they give him a good 

excuse to work on his roof. 

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cers to leave him alone and go catch 

real criminals. He was provided with 

a white Tyvek suit and escorted out 

of the business with his shit-stained 

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On April 22, Bellingham Police issued a 

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at Bellingham Public Library. 


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Store employees requested the offi cer to 

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On April 21, a 35-year-old woman entered 

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her purse. Promptly arrested by police 

as she exited the store, the woman explained 

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news commentary briefs 

BY TIM JOHNSON 

Ferndale retail 

fallout? 

04.18.07 

WEDNESDAY 

Ferndale’s city planning director resigns 

to work as a planner in Blaine for 

$14,772 less a year. Tom Black, who has 

worked as the planning and building director 

since 2000, announced his resignation 

along with another planner, Cory Smith, 

who will take a position elsewhere. 

Former Deputy City Administrator Don 

Keenan misses getting on our cover as 

the seventh candidate to announce he 

is running for mayor of Bellingham. 

Keenan is endorsed by two former mayors— 

Mark Asmundson and Ken Hertz. 

Jobless fi gures for the Bellingham area 

are approaching record lows, according 

to a release by the Washington Dept. 

of Employment Security. Bellingham’s 

unemployment rate for March was 4.2 

percent, almost a half-percent lower 

than last March. Unemployment across 

the state is the lowest it’s been in more 

than 30 years. 

Meanwhile, state revenue fi gures 

show Whatcom retail sales were up 4.4 

percent in the 4th quarter of 2006 compared 

to the same time period a year 

earlier. Statewide taxable retail sales 

grew by 6.7 percent. Data suggests the 

largest increases occurred in construction, 

general merchandise, restaurant, 

hotel and car purchases. 

04.19.07 

THURSDAY 

eeTHE 

THAT WAS 

Bellingham School District introduces 

four possible replacements for Superintendent 

Dale Kinsley, who will retire at 

the end of June. The four fi nalists include 

superintendents Gary Cohn, Port Angeles 

School District; Cynthia Sickman Simms, 

Mercer Island School District; and Kenneth 

Vedra, superintendent of a school 

district in Colorado Springs. The fourth 

is Fred Poss, deputy superintendent of 

Mukilteo School District. 

St. Joseph Hospital names Nancy 

Steiger as the facility’s new CEO effective 

July 1. Steiger currently manages 

a 509-bed hospital in San Mateo, Calif. 

St. Joe’s is in the midst of a 20-year expansion 

that will bring the number of 

beds up to almost that number. Steiger 

replaces Nancy Bitting, who’s retiring 

this summer. 

Ferndale Police catch four people who 

may be involved in a multi-state credit 

card scam. Police say several Whatcom 

County banks have reported being victimized. 

The scammers allegedly fl y into 

communities and try to get cash advances 

on fraudulent credit cards, then 

fl y out before they’re caught. It’s estimated 

that $370,000 has been stolen in 

nine western states. 

04.20.07 

FRIDAY 

Gov. Chris Gregoire signs a bill making 

the Walla Walla sweet onion the offi 

cial vegetable of Washington state. 

04.21.07 

SATURDAY 

Whatcom County celebrates Earth 

Day through the weekend. In a special 

noontime ceremony, the Environmental 

Protection Agency recognizes the City 

of Bellingham as a leading Green Power 

Community at the Farmer’s Market. 

Western Washington University joins 

the festivities with a series of ecoevents 

and music on campus. 

04.22.07 

SUNDAY 

On a vote of 41 to 6, the Washington 

Senate approves sweeping reforms, demanding 

prisons do more than warehouse 

inmates. In their fi nal day in Olympia 

this session, the House agrees on a 64 

to 33 margin. Under the proposed prison 

reforms, each felon is to have a “re-entry” 

plan that addresses their problems, such 

as education, drug dependence or lack 

of job skills. The bill also improves community 

services, while enacting tougher 

penalties for violating probation. 

In their fi nal act this session, the Senate 

agrees to a $4.3 billion capital budget 

in support of local community programs, 

including organizations in Whatcom 

County. Under a bill championed by Sen. 

Dale Brandland, the Ferndale Boys and 

Girls Club will receive $1,063,000; Bellingham 

Food Bank and the Brigid Collins 

Family Support Center will each 

get $400,000; with $500,000 directed to 

Bowen Field in Sumas. 

04.23.07 

MONDAY 

Ferndale’s city planning director is 

abruptly fi red by Mayor Jerry Landcastle, 

although he had already resigned 

and would have fi nished his last day this 

week. Tom Black, was fi red after a letter 

he sent to Landcastle explaining why he 

was resigning became public. “Your apparent 

desire to dominate every aspect of 

government and every level of management, 

in reality, hampers your organization 

instead of strengthening it, because 

it discourages your employees from offering 

you candid opinions or frank advice,” 

the letter to landcastle states. 

Yet another scorecard places Bellingham 

on its list of top 100 places to 

live, this list the ominously named Relocate-America.com 

04.24.07 

TUESDAY 

Ferndale City Council members begin 

calling for an investigation into Mayor 

Jerry Landcastle’s conduct after fi ring 

the planning director. “It is unfortunate 

that you have never been able to 

understand or accept the fact that, I 

have responsibilities to the law and to 

the citizens of Ferndale that at times 

transcend your authority as mayor—and 

I have paid a heavy price for reminding 

you of that fact.” Council member 

Keith Olson—whom Landcastle disparaged 

last December—said he intends to 

contact the Attorney General’s Offi ce. 

Gas prices in Bellingham—the highest 

in the state—continue to creep into 

record territory. 

PASSAGES 

‘AGENT LIFE’ 

Michael Anthony Mullen, 36, died in 

an Aberdeen prison on April 15, with details 

of his death shrouded in mystery. 

Mullen killed two registered sex offenders 

in August 2005 and afterward issued 

a manifesto that began: 

“I am Agent Life! And I alone am responsible 

for the deaths of the two level 

three pedophiles in Bellingham, Washington, 

and they are not the last to be 

executed unless things change for the 

better to protect ‘our’ children.” 

Mullen was sentenced in March 2006 to 

44 years in state prison for posing as an 

FBI agent and shooting Victor Vazquez, 

68, and Hank Eisses, 49, in their home on 

Northwest Avenue. 

Ironically, Mullen’s obsession actually 

caused concerned law enforcement 

offi cials to reduce the amount of information 

they distribute about the whereabouts 

of registered sex offenders.

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STORY AND PHOTO BY JOHN D’ONOFRIO 

Among the 

Chickens 

Adventure on alpine Kauai 

OK, LET’S get this out of the way right up 

front: the Island of Kauai is not technically located 

within the regular geographical boundaries 

typically covered in the pages of this publication. 

In fact, it is roughly 2,400 miles west 

of our lovely burg. But sometimes—at that certain 

time of year when spring seems to procrastinate 

before actually wrapping us in her aromatic 

skirts—you have to make the journey. 

This is such a time. The liquid grey skies of 

our sweet little corner of the country suggest 

a hike of a different kind. And what a hike: 

a 10-mile loop high above the fabled Na Pali 

coast in Koke’e Park, Kauai’s high country. Not 

to mention the chickens. 

When most folks think about a trip to Hawaii 

they’re not thinking about grunting up 

glorifi ed pig trails in the clouds. There’s the 

beach—palm trees and all that. And we will 

avail ourselves of those aquamarine shores. 

But for now, the cloud forest beneath Mt. 

Wai’ale’ale (the wettest place on Earth) will do 

quite nicely. It’s a warm rain, you see. 

We rise with the dawn and load our packs. 

We walk to the trailhead of the Nu’aholo trail 

and plunge into the greenery of the cloud 

get out 

hiking running cycling 

forest. Our itinerary stitches three separate 

trails into a grand loop that will take us to 

the brink of the Na Pali cliffs, then across a 

traverse high above the sparkling ocean on the 

Nu’aholo Cliffs trail and then fi nally back to 

the Awa’awapuhi trail. 

The path alternates between root-choked 

and muddy, but the skies are clear. The route 

takes us generally downhill through dense forests 

of strange and wonderful trees and across 

open meadows of green, wind-ruffl ed grasses. 

Unseen, the infamous wild mountain chickens 

of Kauai can be heard clucking in the underbrush. 

I fi nd this immensely cool. 

As we approach the edge of the great cliffs 

we work our way down gullies of bare red dirt 

and out onto a great fl ying buttress 2,500 feet 

above the gleaming sea. The fl uted columns of 

the Na Pali coast rise around us in the noonday 

sun. We drop our packs and eat lunch on this 

green perch as we watch the cloud shadows 

move across the ocean. Describing the Na Pali 

coast is a dubious business: think of Shangri 

La by the sea. 

We head out onto the Nu’aholo Cliffs trail and 

trace a sometimes-precarious line high along 

the cliffs. The trail plunges into the jungle, 

where giant prehistoric ferns with fi ddleheads 

the size of dinner plates rise above our heads. 

We arrive at the second grand lookout and 

the wild mountain chickens of Kauai are all 

over us. Resplendent in all the colors of the 

rainbow, they fl ash like trout lures in the late 

afternoon sun. 

Clouds begin to gather as we start up the 

Awa’awapuhi trail. We reach the trailhead as 

a light rain drifts through the trees and head 

back. It’s a warm rain. 

get out EVENTS 

THURS., APRIL 26 

WALL CLIMBER: Big wall 

climber Micah Dash will 

present a show featuring 

highlights from climbs from 

Pakistan to Yosemite at 8pm 

at WWU’s Fraser Hall 4. The 

event is free. For more info: 

650-7533. 

TIDES, CURRENTS: Sea kayaker 

Sharmon Hill leads a 

free clinic dubbed “Tides 

and Currents” at 6pm at REI, 

400 36th St. For more info: 

647-8955. 

SAT., APRIL 28 

PLOWING MATCH: The 66th 

annual Plowing Match starts 

at 11am at Lynden’s Northwest 

Washington Fairgrounds. The 

event promises “unique sounds 

and smells” and perhaps even 

some asphalt plowing. For 

more info: nwwafair.org. 

TRACKING CLASS: Learn 

about “The Five Arts of Tracking” 

at a class from 10am- 

3pm with Earthways Nature 

School. Cost is $35. For more 

info and location: 599-1393. 

TULIP TREKKERS: Join the 

NW Tulip Trekkers for a walk 

along parts of Fairhaven and 

the Interurban Trail at 10am 

at Fairhaven Runners, 1209 

11th St. For more info: 392- 

0101 or nwtrekkers.com. 

SUN., APRIL 29 

DIRTY DAN CHALLENGE: As 

part of Dirty Dan Days, sign up 

for the Dan Harris Challenge 

starting at 8am at Boulevard 

Park. Entry for the nine-mile 

rowing and paddling race is 

$20-$25. For more info: danharrischallenge.com. 

MON., APRIL 30 

CONSERVATION, CONFLICT: 

Bellingham trail guide author 

Ken Wilcox will present 

a slide program based on his 

new tome, Wilderness Alps: 

Conservation and Confl ict in 

Washington’s North Cascades , 

at 7pm at Village Books, 

1200 11th St. For more info: 

671-2626. 

BOCCE BALL: All are welcome 

to join in to play Bocce Ball 

at 5pm at the Fairhaven Village 

Green. For more info: 

Fairhaven.com. 

TUES., MAY 1 

BIKE 101: Gain confi dence 

on the trails and roads by 

attending a free “Bike Maintenance 

101” clinic at 6pm 

at REI, 400 36th St. For more 

info: 647-8955.

BY AMY KEPFERLE 

Drug Crazy 

Mike Gray wants to end the war 

IF YOU ask Mike Gray a simple question—such as, “How 

is the War on Drugs going?”—you should be prepared for 

a whopper of an answer. 

When the Cascadia Weekly spoke to Gray last week regarding 

his upcoming talk at Western Washington University, 

the author of Drug Crazy: How We Got Into This Mess 

and How We Can Get Out of It made it clear that a lot of research 

has gone into answering the preceding question. 

“The War on Drugs is a disaster,” Gray says emphatically. 

“It was a preconceived disaster—like the Iraq 

War.” Gray goes back in history to point to the fi rst cases 

of outlawing drugs in our country. In 1880, for example, 

the United States and China completed an agreement 

that prohibited the shipment of opium between the two 

countries. From 1920-1933, the prohibition of alcohol 

made history. It wasn’t until Richard Nixon was in the 

White House, however, that the term “War on Drugs” 

gained favor. 

Aside from the fact that he 

doesn’t think the War on Drugs 

has ever stopped a drug addict or 

alcoholic from imbibing his or her 

substance of choice, Gray points 

to the theory that our country’s 

prohibitions have worked against 

those of color. 

“Every single drug prohibition 

that we have had has a racial component,” 

Gray says. “The very fi rst 

laws we passed against drugs—the 

anti-opium laws—were aimed specifi 

cally at the Chinese. Why were 

they trying to incarcerate Chinese? 

Because they were through with 

them.” 

Gray views modern Drug War tac- 

words 

community lectures books 

Attend 

WHAT: Mike Gray, 

author of Drug 

Crazy 

WHEN: 7pm 

Thurs., April 26 

WHERE: Performing 

Arts Center, 

WWU 

COST: Free 

INFO: 650-6116 

or csdp.org 

tics with disdain, pointing out that the number of incarcerated 

drug offenders has multiplied dramatically in 

recent years—between 1980 and 2000, the numbers increased 

twelvefold. That year, 44 percent of all prisoners 

in our country were African American. And the numbers 

have climbed higher every year. 

“When we began the War on Drugs, it was during a time 

when we were ramping up for alcohol prohibition, which 

“We’ve set our hair 

on fi re, and we’re 

trying to put it out 

with a hammer.” 

—Mike Gray 

was an unmitigated disaster,” Gray 

says. “Was there a lower rate of alcoholism? 

No. It never occurred to the 

government that a huge segment of 

the population would just ignore the 

law and say, ‘To hell with that.’” 

Enter organized crime and a vast 

industry of drug trade that has kicked 

the criminal enterprise in this country—and 

the world—into overdrive. 

Gray says the estimated illegal global 

drug trade, according to the U.N., 

now nets $500 billion annually. 

“That money goes directly into the 

pockets of some of the worst people 

on the planet, tax-free,” Gray says. 

“We forced all the other countries on 

this planet to go ahead and follow 

our Drug War, and all we do is add to 

the fi repower, chaos, death and destruction.” 

Gray’s solution to the chaos is simple: 

end drug prohibition and legally 

control the sale of drugs. “You can’t 

have partial prohibition,” he stresses. 

“It doesn’t work. We’ve set our hair 

on fi re, and we’re trying to put it out 

with a hammer.” 

If you’ve got more queries about 

the War on Drugs and why Mike Gray 

thinks it’s crazy, bring them with you 

when you come listen to the author 

and fi lmmaker. He says he’ll stay at 

the podium until your questions are 

answered. 

LISTINGS 

WORDS 

WED., APRIL 25 

DAN SAVAGE: “Savage Love” sex advice 

columnist Dan Savage gives a talk at 7pm 

at WWU’s Performing Arts Center Concert 

Hall. Tickets are free for students and $5 

general. For more info: 650-6146. 

READ IT: Bring a poem to share in commemoration 

of National Poetry Month at 

7pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 

Central Ave. For more info: 676-6860. 


TV-FREE: Ellen Currey-Wilson shares 

ideas from The Big Turnoff: Confessions 

of a TV-Addicted Mom Trying to Raise a 

TV-Free Kid at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 

11th St. For more info: 671-2626. 

FRI., APRIL 27 

URBAN LEGENDS: Bellingham Storytellers 

Guild members will tell “Urban Legends” 

at 7pm at the Bellingham Public 

Library, 210 Central Ave. For more info: 

676-6860. 

ANN & ANITA: Poets Ann Spiers and 

Anita K. Boyle will read from their collections 

at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 

11th St. For more info: 671-2626. 


FALLING AWAKE: Mary Lou Sanelli 

reads from Falling Awake: An American 

Woman Gets a Grip on the Whole 

Changing World One Essay at a Time at 

7:30pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. 

For more info: 671-2626. 


ANGEL, APOSTLE: Deborah Noyes reads 

from Angel and Apostle at 5pm at Village 

Books, 1200 11th St. For more 

info: 671-2626. 


POETRY NIGHT: Sign up to read your 

words at Poetry Night every Monday at 

8:30pm at Fantasia Espresso, 1322 Cornwall 

Ave. For more info: 715-1632 or poetrynight.org. 

TUES., MAY 1 

WHATCOM PLACES: Bob Keller talks 

about Whatcom Land Trust’s Whatcom 

Places II , 12:30pm at the Whatcom Museum, 

121 Prospect St. For more info: 

676-6981. 

SAVING THE SOUND: John Lombard 

reads from Saving Puget Sound: A Conservation 

Strategy for the 21st Century at 

7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. For 

more info: 671-2626. 

COMMUNITY 


BENEFIT BUFFET: Support local healthcare 

activists at a benefi t dinner for 

United for National Health Care from 

6-8pm at the United Methodist Church, 

1326 N. Garden St. Suggested donation 

is $7. For more info: 398-7326. 

COUNTY SALE: Slake your thirst for deals 

at a Countywide Garage Sale from 12-6pm 

Fri. and 8am-4pm Sat. at Lynden’s Northwest 

Washington Fairgrounds. Entry is $2. 

For more info: 354-4111 or nwwafair.org. 


SWEDISH PANCAKES: The monthly Swedish 

Pancake Breakfast happens from 8- 

11am at Norway Hall, 1419 N. Forest St. 

Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for kids. For 

more info: 733-6618. 

SHRED-A-THON: A free “Shred-a-thon” 

happens from 10am-2pm at the Industrial 

Credit Union, 3233 Northwest Ave. 

and at Offi ce Max, 1055 E. Sunset Dr. For 

more info: 676-6920. 

CITY CHICKENS: Find out all you need 

to know about raising urban poultry at 

today’s “City Chickens 101” class from 

9am-noon in downtown Bellingham. Cost 

is $10-$20. For more info: 927-1590. 

SAFETY FAIR: Attend today’s free Safety 

Awareness and Community Fair from 

10am-1pm at Barkley Village. For more 

info: 650-8374. 

APRIL BREWS DAY: More than 15 breweries 

will take part in April Brews Day 

from 5-10:30pm at Bellingham’s Depot 

Market Square. The annual festival benefi 

ts the Max Higbee Center. Tickets are 

$12 in advance or $15 at the door. For 

more info: 733-1828. 

LATINO CELEBRATION: “Through Our 

Passion Our Culture Prospers” is the 

theme of tonight’s Latino Heritage Celebration, 

which happens from 5:30-9pm 

at WWU’s Viking Union Multipurpose 

Room. Tickets are $10-$12. For more 

info: 650-6146. 

APRIL 28 - 29 

DIRTY DAN DAYS: Celebrate the founder 

of Fairhaven as part of “Dirty Dan Days” 

from 10am-4pm Sat. and 9am-5pm Sun. 

in historic Fairhaven. An antique fair, 

chowder cook-off, vintage car parade, 

sea shanty singers and a piano race will 

be part of the fun. Entry is free. For 

more info: 676-8990. 

LINUXFEST: Software galore, speakers 

and a RoboExpo will be part of Linuxfest 

Northwest from 10am-5pm at Bellingham 

Technical College, 3028 Lindberg 

Ave. Admission is free. For more info: 

linuxfestnorthwest.org. 


ICE CREAM SOCIAL: The Whatcom Volunteer 

Center holds its annual “Hearts 

and Hands Awards and Ice Cream Social” 

from 2-4pm at Bellingham High School, 

2020 Cornwall Ave. Entry is free. For 

more info: 734-3055 or whatcomvolunteer.org. 

TUES., MAY 1 

SOLIDARITY MARCH: Take part in today’s 

Immigrant Solidarity March starting 

at noon at Cornwall Park. For more 

info: 756-2478 or foodjustice.org. 

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THE YOUTH of Bellingham have something to 

say, and if you’re smart you’ll listen closely. This 

weekend, the inner lives of dozens of Fairhaven Middle 

School students will be on display at the Firehouse 

Performing Arts Center as part of The Monologue 

Project , a series of more than 40 short pieces 

adapted for the stage comprised of topics ranging 

from body issues to popularity to stereotypes—and 

everything in between. 

“Some of the best ones tackle really mundane topics 

like brushing your teeth,” says eighth-grade Language 

Arts teacher Joel Gillman. “It’s a great equalizer—we 

all have to brush our teeth. This girl 

wrote about brushing her teeth, looking 

in the mirror and not liking what she saw. 

One kid wrote about how he had cancer 

and had to give himself a shot every day. 

Without pity, he managed to encapsulate 

his cancer story in 250 words.” 

Gillman says The Monologue Project came 

about after a Power of Hope AmeriCorps 

team—comprised of Meghen Chaffi n and 

Jessica Armstrong—facilitated a series of 

workshops focused on self-refl ection and 

expression. Each student created as much 

as three monologues, which were given 

to an Acting 260 class at Western Washington 

University and directed by Rich 

Brown, assistant professor of acting and 

movement. After the Western students 

performed them for the eighth-graders, it became 

obvious that the words of the students needed to be 

shared with a larger audience. 

stage 

theater dance profi les 

The 


Monologue 

Project 

Student 

Sam 

Goldstein 

STUDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY 

See It 

WHAT: The Monologue 

Project 

WHEN: 7:30pm April 

27-28 

WHERE: Firehouse 

Performing Arts 

Center, 1314 Harris 

Ave. 

COST: $5-$8 

INFO: 676-6450 or 

powerofhope.org 

At the Firehouse shows, the Western students 

will perform two monologues each and a handful 

of Fairhaven students will also take turns on 

stage translating pieces from their peers (most 

kids are not performing their own pieces). The 

monologues are all short—between 150-350 

words—so expect a wide variety of topics. You 

should also prepare to be affected. 

“It was very moving—much more than I 

thought it was going to be,” Gillman says. “It 

seemed like the kid’s voices were like canaries 

in the coalmine: indicators of the health of our 

society. They aren’t trying to say anything except 

what’s inside them. 

“One parent said it was one of the 

most moving experiences he’d had in 

his life. Maybe the community can 

benefi t by seeing it—to fi nd out how 

we’re raising our kids and more about 

the world our kids are growing up in.” 

Gillman says the diversity of subject 

matter came about partly because the 

students didn’t have any boundaries 

on what they could write about. 

“I thought it was a great experience,” 

student Heather Pattern says. 

“Seeing it performed was amazing. It 

was really touching. I’m just a middle 

school student, and seeing my words 

spoken through good acting was thrilling. 

When I fi rst wrote it, I thought it 

only applied to me. I realized that everyone has a 

broader sense of themselves. You’re not just narrowed 

down to a category.” 

LISTINGS 

STAGE 

APRIL 25 - MAY 2 

THRONE OF STRAW: Explore moral 

questions raised during the Holocaust 

when Throne of Straw shows 

at 7:30pm Wed. - Sat., 2pm Sun. 

and 7:30pm May 1-2 at WWU’s Performing 

Arts Center Underground 

Theatre. Tickets are $6-$8 and 

additional performances happen 

through May 5. For more info: 

650-6146. 


GOOD, BAD, UGLY: See “The 

Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 

7:30pm and again at 9:30pm at 

the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. 

Tickets are $5. For more info: 733- 

8855 or theupfront.com. 

APRIL 26 - 28 

MUSICAL COMEDY: View the musical 

comedy Once Upon a Mattress 

at 8pm at the Anacortes Community 

Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tickets 

are $16. For more info: (360) 293- 

6829 or acttheatre.com. 


SOARS: See a woman’s journey to 

reclaim her body, sexuality, spirituality 

and self-esteem after a 

rape when SOARS: Story of a Rape 

Survivor shows at 7pm at WWU’s 

Viking Union Multipurpose Room. 

Dance, spoken word and music 

will be part of the free show. For 

more info: 650-7982. 

PANIC SQUAD: Canada’s Panic 

Squad performs family-friendly 

improv at 7:30pm at the Lynden 

Christian High School Worship 

and Fine Arts Center, 515 Drayton 

St. Tickets are $10. For more info: 

354-7888 or panicsquad.com. 

APRIL 27 - 28 

DROWNING LOVELY: View the sixth 

and fi nal episode of the serial play 

Drowning Lovely at 8pm and 10pm 

at iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall 

Ave. Tickets are $10. For more info: 

201-5464 or idiomtheater.com. 

FUNNY EVOLUTION: Week two of 

“Improv Evolution: Survival of the 

Funniest” shows at 7:30pm at the 

Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 

9:30pm, see the competitive “So 

You Think You Can Improvise?” 

Tickets are $8-$10. For more info: 

733-8855 or theupfront.com. 

PETER PAN: The Bellingham Arts 

Academy for Youth utilizes a cast 

of 60 young people ages 8 to 14 

as part of its performances of Peter 

Pan at 7pm Fri., and 2pm and 7pm 

Sat. at the Mount Baker Theatre, 

104 N. Commercial St. Tickets are 

$10. For more info: 734-6080 or 

mountbakertheatre.com. 

APRIL 28 - 29 

CHICKEN COUNTING: See a takeoff 

on Aesop’s Fables titled Don’t 

Count Your Chickens ‘Til They Cry 

Wolf at 2pm and 7pm Sat. and 2pm 

Sun. at the Blaine Community Theater, 

1733 H St. Tickets are $5. For 

more info: 392-0582 or blainecommunitytheater.org. 


PICKETT PLAY: Historian and 

performer Mike Vouri goes back 

in history to portray The Life and 

Times of General George Pickett at 

1pm at the Whatcom Museum, 121 

Prospect St. He’ll be joined by 

folksinger Michael Cohen. Entry is 

free. For more info: 676-6981 or 

whatcommuseum.org. 


ALICE: The Kennedy Center 

brings Whoopi Goldberg’s play 

Alice to town at 6:30pm at the 

Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. 

Commercial St. The play centers 

around an “urban teen” named 

Alice who makes her way through 

a neon wonderland. Tickets are 

$12.50. For more info: 734-6080 

or mountbakertheatre.com. 

APRIL 30 - MAY 1 

BALL: Testicular cancer survivor 

Brian Lobel performs his one-man 

“traumedy,” Ball , at 7pm Mon. and 

Other Funny Stories About Cancer at 

7pm Tues. at WWU’s Viking Union 

Multipurpose Room. Tickets are 

$5-$7. For more info: 650-6146. 

WED., MAY 2 

NUNSENSE II: The musical Nunsense 

II: The Second Coming” starts 

tonight at 7:30pm at Lynden’s 

Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 

Front St., #13. Tickets are $10-$12 

and additional showings happen 

through May 26. For more info: 

354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.org. 

DANCE 


SUNDAY SQUARE: Attend a 

monthly Square Dance from 6- 

8:30pm at the YWCA Ballroom, 

1026 N. Forest St. Lucas Hicks will 

do the calling, and there’ll be live 

music and lessons. Entry is $3. For 

more info: 733-5960. 

HAFLA NORTHWEST: Belly dancers 

and troupes from around the region 

will perform as part of “Hafl a 

Northwest” at 7pm at the Firehouse 

Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris 

Ave. Tickets are $7 at the door. 

For more info: 714-0781.


Figures 

of Thinking 

Cultural convergence 

DURING A recent afternoon at the Western Gallery, 

a mixed bag of patrons made their way through 

the space’s latest exhibit, “Figures of Thinking: 

Convergences in Contemporary Cultures.” As they 

perused pieces by the 14 artists—all women, incidentally—who 

contributed their work to the mixedmedia 

show, conversations and interpretations 

about what the work meant to them abounded. 

It’s fi tting that curators Vicky A. Clark and Sandhini 

Poddar see the essence of the show as a metaphor 

of a dinner party where guests sit around with the 

artists and discuss the complexities of life. Clark and 

Poddar are from different countries and generations, 

and their vision of the collaboration included bringing 

women from various walks of life together for 

the show to discover some of the connective tissues 

linking contemporary ideas. 

“In the age of information, where no one can possibly 

take in and process everything they encounter, 

we have to make decisions about what is most important,” 

write Clark and Poddar in their curator’s statement. 

“We believe we shouldn’t exclude ideas, beliefs 

and theories that don’t seem to fi t.” 

Rina Banerjee’s gasp-inducing entryway instal- 

visual 

galleries openings profi les 

lation, “Take Me, Take Me, 

Take Me to the Palace of 

Love” is the fi rst thing 

you’ll see upon setting foot 

in “Figures of Thinking.” 

The pagoda-like display is 

suspended from the ceiling, 

and viewers can literally 

submerge themselves in it. 

Come inside the bright pink 

structure and you’ll fi nd a 

suspended chair, a globe, 

strange fruit, butterfl ies, 

fi sh, feathers, fans and furry 

things. 

Other large-scale installations, 

fi ber works, drawings, 

prints, photographs, terracotta 

sculptures, paintings 

and video are part of the 

fascinating collection. Adri- 

See 

WHAT: Figures of Thinking 

WHEN: 10am-4pm Mon.- 

Fri; 10am-8pm Wed., 12- 

4pm Sat. through June 8 

WHERE: Western Gallery, 

WWU campus 

COST: Free 

INFO: 650-3963 

Simone Leigh’s 

“Untitled #1, 

#6, #9” 

enne Heinrich uses cast rubber 

sculptures to make her 

statement. Look closer and 

you’ll see items such as an 

oversized clothespin, Christmas 

bulb, a pearl necklace 

and small table—personal 

and public histories embedded 

in rubber. 

Lesley Dill uses wire, 

horsehair, thread and tea 

stains to get her point 

across. Her fragile materials 

hold both literal and fi gurative 

meanings. Wangechi 

Mutu utilizes paper, Mylar 

and collaged magazine 

photos to create hybrid 

creatures based on myths 

that attempt to explain our 

place in the world. Cheryl 

Yun’s “Abstract One Piece,” 

a swimsuit comprised of 

Japanese tissue and shrapnel, 

speaks of both war and 

beauty. 

The above is just a sampling 

of what “Figures of 

Thinking” has to offer. If 

you go allow yourself time 

to experience the exhibit 

and not rush through it 

quickly. Think of it as dinner 

party where you’re meeting 

new people and want to 

give them time to say what 

they have to say. 

LISTINGS 

EVENTS 


LABYRINTH DISPLAY: Women’s 

works can be seen as part of a 

literary arts display when a reception 

for the latest Labyrinth 

happens from 6-8pm at the Viking 

Union Gallery, WWU. The 

display will be up through May 

4. For more info: 650-6534. 


CAREER DAY: High school students 

can come face to face 

with artists, art educators and 

art professionals as part of “Art 

Career Day” today at the Whatcom 

Museum, 121 Prospect St. 



PROCESSION STUDIO: A Community 

Art Studio is available for 

folks to work on their Procession 

of the Species costumes f 

rom 10am-4pm Sat. at 216 Grand 

Ave. The studio will also be open 

from 6-9pm Tues. and Thurs. For 

more info: 738-7308. 

EDISON EVENT: Attend a reception 

from 7-10pm at Edison’s 

Lucky Dumpster and Dear Edison 

Gallery, 14011 Mactaggart Ave. 

In addition to art by Steeb Russell, 

Tal Connor, Aaron Brick, Nicole 

Zeller, Amanda Triggs, Sam 

Dawson, Willow Kosbab, and Karie 

Jane, there’ll be tunes from 

Technicolor Reveries and Double 

Happy Studios. Entry is free. For 

more info: (360) 907-4074. 

APRIL 28-29 

ART FAIR: The annual Garden 

Art Fair happens from 10am-5pm 

at the Depot Arts Center, 611 

R Ave., in Anacortes. For more 

info: (360) 293-3663. 


GARDEN PARTY: One-of-a-kind 

birdhouses and feeders made 

by Northwest craftspeople will 

be part of the Backyard Habitat 

Garden Party from 12-5:30pm at 

Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture 

Garden, 700 Chuckanut 

Dr. For more info: 734-4885 or 

chuckanutbaygallery.com. 

EXHIBITS 

ALLIED ARTS: Paintings by 

Donna-Lee Elke and Erin Libby 

can be seen through April 28 at 

Allied Arts, 1416 Cornwall Ave. 

For more info: 676-8548 or alliedarts.com. 

BLUE HORSE GALLERY: The annual 

“Reaching for the Light: A 

Breast Cancer Art Show” shows 

through May 11 at the Blue 

Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. 


COLOPHON CAFÉ: View paintings 

by Johnel R. Fox and Paul 

Temperio through April at the 

Colophon Café, 1208 11th St. For 

more info: 647-0092. 

FRAMEWORKS GALLERY: Sarah 

Vergin’s “Green Power Inspirations” 

will hang through April 

at FrameWorks Gallery, 1426 

Cornwall Ave. For more info: 

650-1001. 

HANDPRINT ARTS: See artwork 

created by young women from 

Sea Mar Visions through April 

at Handprint Arts, 1611 N. State 

St. For more info: 647-9087. 

IMPORT 12: Works by painter 

Annabelle Vergne-McHugh and 

landscape photographer Eddie 

McHugh can be seen through 

April at Import 12, 2711 Meridian 


LUCIA DOUGLAS: Art by Clayton 

James, Arnie Garborg, and Sheryl 

Funkhouser can be viewed through 

April 28 at Lucia Douglas Gallery, 

1415 13th St. For more info: 733- 

5361 or luciadouglas.com. 

MINDPORT: “Baggage Claim: 

The Paradox of Possessions” 

shows through April 29 at Mindport 

Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. 

Entry is $2. For more info: 647- 

5614 or mindport.org. 

MONA: “Raiment,” shows 

through June 10 at La Conner’s 

Museum of Northwest Art, 121 

S. First St. Entry is free during 

April. For more info: (360) 466- 

4078 or museumofnwart.org. 

NIGHTLIGHT LOUNGE: “New 

Works in Color” by Paul Chandler 

can be viewed through May 13 

at the Nightlight Lounge, 211 E. 

Chestnut St. For more info: 527- 

1531 or nightlightlounge.com. 

RADIO MUSEUM: “The Dawn of 

the Electrical Age” exhibit is 

featured at the American Museum 

of Radio & Electricity, 1312 

Bay St. Admission is $2-$5. For 

more info: 738-3886 or amre.us. 

ROEDER HOME: See charcoal and 

pastel drawings by Jim Duemmel 

through April 30 at the Roeder 

Home, 2600 Sunset Dr. For more 

info: 733-6897. 

SOUTHSIDE NEWS: Photographer 

Arlene Feld’s “Views of Venice” 

can be seen through May 6 

at Southside News, 1200 10th 


STUDIO UFO: In collaboration 

with the “Reaching for the Light” 

exhibit, see “Portraits of Courage” 

at Studio UFO, 301 W. Holly 


WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Building 

Tradition” and “Heritage of 

Design” are on display at the 

Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect 

St. For more info: 676-6981 or 

whatcommuseum.org. 

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show PREVIEW 

BY GRAHAM ISAAC 

music 

previews rumor has it 

Future City Fear 

Gettin’ the band back together 

ON POSTERS promoting shows with bands featuring members 

of better-known bands, it’s common practice to put in parentheses 

an “ex-more recognizable band” in smaller type below the 

band’s name. It’s not that often, however, that you’ll see a “pre” 

affi xed to promotional materials; generally the pre-bands that 

spawn later, better-known outfi ts are gone for good. 

But not always, as Friday’s show featuring reunited locs Future 

City Fear can attest. Future City Fear may not have the 

instant name recognition amongst many local music fans that 

many of the bands that followed it did, but FCF was instrumental 

in not only introducing its members to the scene, but also in 

shaping Bellingham’s affi nity for post-punk and prog alongside 

the garagey-er elements of the rock scene. 

The band, consisting of Josh Holland on guitar 

and vocals (also of Cicadas, Black Eyes and 

Neckties, and Federation X), 

Jeff Kirby on bass and vocals 

(also of Old Thunder and the 

Marianas Anchor), and John 

Dillon on drums, lasted, like 

so many others, less than two 

years. They formed and played 

their fi rst show in spring 2003 

with the Market Zeroes, who 

later became the Mark. Future 

City Fear broke up during fall 

of 2004, and its members went 

in their own various directions, 

both musical and non. 

During its all-too-brief lifespan, 

the band recorded an album, 

I Want It, I Will Kill For It, that 

FUTURE CITY FEAR 

Photo by Chris Fuller 

Hear 

WHO: Future City 

Fear, The Mark, 

Police Teeth 

WHEN: 9pm Fri., 

April 27 

WHERE: Chiribin’s, 

113 E. Magnolia St. 

MORE INFO: 

myspace.com/ 

chiribins 

will fi nally see the offi cial light of day for the fi rst 

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 

Rumor Has It 

HEARD IT FROM a friend who, heard it from a 

friend who, heard it from another REO Speedwagon 

is coming to town. Yep, the band that 

has gifted us with such songs as the aforequoted 

“Take It on the Run,” along with other 

such monster hits as “Can’t Fight This Feeling” 

and “Keep On Loving You,” will pay Lynden a 

visit this August during the Northwest Washington 

Fair. Although this news is exciting 

enough for those of you who have never had 

the chance to hear your favorite power ballads 

performed live (karaoke does not count), 

it pales in comparison when you consider who 

will be taking the 

Grandstand stage 

the very next 

night: Ted Nugent. 

Now, I know 

I’m not the fi rst 

to say this, but I 

thought we’d all 

be snowboarding 

the slopes of Hell 

long before the 

Nuge would ever 

enter Lynden’s 

city limits. You 

BY CAREY ROSS 

know, because I 

spend so much time considering the relationship 

between Ted Nugent and Lynden. 

In case you’re unfamiliar with the ol’ 

Nuge, aside from being an undeniably skilled 

guitar player who has gifted us with songs 

like “Cat Scratch Fever,” “Wango Tango,” and 

the more descriptively dubbed “Wang Dang 

Sweet Poontang,” in his spare time he likes 

to stockpile weapons and travel the country 

as a national D.A.R.E spokesman. As for his 

famous all-guns-all-the-time stance, his advice 

for dealing with criminals is to “Remember 

the Alamo” and “just shoot ‘em.” Now, 

I don’t know whose side he’s on with this 

whole Alamo thing, but, if I’ve got my history 

straight, it seems like Sam Houston and 

crew tried to take his advice and it didn’t 

work out so well for them. But they probably 

weren’t dealing with the kind of fi repower 

the Nuge can command. 

In other pseudo-celebrity-related news, 

I’m told that a song by Kasey Anderson 

(“Raining in Hattiesburg”) will appear in an 

upcoming episode of the VH1 reality series 

Whitestarr, a “comedic romp” about Cisco 

Adler and his band Whitestarr (natch). If 

you can’t remember why you’ve heard of Cisco 

Adler, he’s most famous for having dated 

Mischa Barton... and then being dumped by 

her after photos taken by Paris Hilton of 

his naked nether regions surfaced on the 

Internet following the theft of the heiress’ 

ever-present Sidekick. Mischa Barton is, of 

course, most famous for having portrayed 

the spoiled teen Marissa Cooper on the O.C. 

Which means, if you squint just right while 

playing the degrees-of-separation game, it’s 

sort of like Kasey Anderson dated Marissa 

Cooper. Right, though?

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time at Chiribin’s. 

“The album was never 

available to anyone but us 

and our friends,” Holland 

says. “But we all agreed that 

we really love it and would 

like more people to hear it.” 

As time has passed since 

their breakup, FCF lore and 

legend has increased, and 

their music has found it’s 

way to discerning Bellingham 

rockers through underground 

means. 

“Randomly, every few 

months, someone will come 

up to me who’s somehow 

heard the record and liked 

it,” Holland says. 

As such, the reunion show 

will also serve as a CD release 

show for I Want It, I Will Kill 

For It, a searing seven-track 

release that balances the 

high-speed tech thrash Holland 

currently employs in Cicadas 

with melodic breakdowns 

and a guitar sound as spikey 

as it is heavy. Comparisons to 

Botch or At the Drive In (or 

the unholy lovechild of both) 

aren’t out of line, though FCF 

also have a slightly dirtier 

vibe going on than either of 

the above crews. 

The reunion is a one-time 

thing, what with Kirby now 

living in Seattle, Dillon 

having a personal schedule 

too involved for commitment 

to a band, and Holland 

splitting his time between 

various current projects. 

That said, it’ll be an energy-charged 

piece of recent 

Bellingham indie rock history 

that’s very much relevant 

to the sounds coming out of 

our fair city today. 

“Plus, you know,” Holland 

says, “I’m a total whore for 

nostalgia. Anyone who knows 

me will tell you that.” 

BY CAREY ROSS 

Scott Biram 

Put the screwdriver away 

DON’T LET the trucker cap fool you: Austin’s 

Scott Biram is not a hip man. Sure, during 

his singular journey down a path that is most 

decidedly of his own making, Biram arrives at 

the crossroads of current fashion from time to 

time. But he’s far more likely to give fashion 

the fi nger before continuing on the road less 

traveled than he is to pay it any mind. 

With his raw, dirty style of blues, played on 

a hollow-body 1959 Gibson guitar and accompanied 

by his stomping left foot, Biram seems 

like something of a throwback. And, in many 

ways, he is. His songs bear such titles as, 

“Blood, Sweat and Murder,” “18 Wheeler Fever,” 

“Raisin’ Hell Again,” and, simply, “Whiskey,” 

and his music evokes a time when musicians 

who melded country, rock and the blues 

truly were outlaws. Not to mention the fact 

that he tours endlessly, thrusting his face in 

front of audiences and earning fans one show 

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at a time—an increasing rarity in 

this era of living-room musicians 

with MySpace pages. 

And, much like the musical 

outlaws he brings to mind, Biram 

has something of a largerthan-life 

reputation. This is, 

in part, fueled by stories of a 

now-legendary show he played 

in 2003 at the Continental Club 

in Austin—mere weeks after 

barely surviving a head-on collision 

with a speeding 18 wheeler, 

and with an I.V. reportedly 

still dangling from his arm. As 

one music critic said, “Biram is 

the kind of guy you don’t laugh 

at all the way just in case he 

really is crazy. We all wanna be 

entertained, but nobody wants 

to get stabbed in the head with 

a screwdriver.” 

One-man band Scott Biram takes 

the stage at 9pm Sun., April 29 

at the Nightlight Lounge, 211 E. 

Chestnut St. Cost: $8. More info: 

527-1531 or nightlightlounge.com. 

misc. MUSIC 

WED., APRIL 25 

BIRD’S BOYS: The Bird’s Creek Boys, recent 

transplants from Tennessee, perform a mix of 

country, gospel and bluegrass tunes at 7:30pm 

at the Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr. Suggested 

donation is $8-$12. For more info: 733-0662. 


MUSIC & POETRY: Irish fi ddler Randal Bays 

and Dublin-born poet Tony Curtis present “An 

Irish Pub Night of Poetry and Music” at 7pm 

at La Conner’s Maple Hall, 108 N. Commercial 

St. Tickets are $10-$15. For more info: (360) 

466-2665. 

APRIL 28 - 29 

COLE TRIBUTE: The Skagit Community Band 

presents “A Tribute to Cole Porter” at 7:30pm 

Sat. at Anacortes’s Brodniak Hall and 3pm Sun. 

at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall. Tickets are 

$8-$10. For more info: (360) 466-4409 or mcintyrehall.org. 


FAMILY FUN: The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra 

presents its annual “Children’s Concert” for 

families at 3pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 

104 N. Commercial St. Entry is free. For more 

info: 734-6080. 

RICHARD AND TOM: Richard Scholtz and Tom 

Hunter will make beautiful music together 

at 2pm at Nancy’s Farm, 2030 E. Smith Rd. 

Suggested donation is $10. For more info: 

966-4640. 

ART OF JAZZ: The John Worley Quartet will 

provide tunes for the monthly Art of Jazz 

Concert from 4-6:30pm at Lucia Douglas Gallery, 

1415 13th St. Entry is $10. For more info: 

650-1066. 

SELENA TRIBUTE: Pay homage to a pop music 

idol as part of tonight’s “Remembering Selena 

Tribute and Contest” at 7pm at Mount Vernon’s 

Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St. Entry is $2-$5. 

For more info: (877) 754-6284 or lincolntheatre.org. 

WED., MAY 2 

MUSIC CLUB: The Bellingham Music Club will 

host a free concert featuring Western Washington 

University award recipients at 10:30am 

at Faith Lutheran Church, 2750 McLeod Rd. For 

more info: 671-0252. 

JADRANKA: As part of Japan Week, hear singer 

and songwriter Jadranka—a native of Sarajevo 

who’s lived in Tokyo on and off since 1988—at 

7:30pm at WWU’s Performing Arts Center Concert 

Hall. Tickets are $3-$5. For more info: 

650-6146. 

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THURSDAY 

The Caved-in Trio, The 

Loose Digits 

Bar Tabac Field 

Recordings: Expanded 

Band 

Interpol, Lynx, Ram 

Jim Beam Medicine Show 

feat. Memes, Whiting 

Tennis 

04.27.07 

FRIDAY 

Future City Fear, Police 

Teeth, The Mark 

04.28.07 

SATURDAY 

Michael White and the 

White 

04.29.07 

SUNDAY 

Soup for Shelter feat. 

Yambique, The Prawns 

Jazz Trio 

Fairhaven Pub Karaoke Karaoke Spaceband Spaceband Comedy 

Green Frog Café 

Acoustic Tavern 

04.30.07 

MONDAY 

Gallus Brothers 

Karaoke w/Poops and the 

Americas 

Open Mic w/Chuck D feat. 

Backbeat Revival 

05.01.07 

TUESDAY 

Jazz night with Bill 

McDonough 

Jarvis Cocker, The Choir 

Practice 

College Night 

Greg Klyma Sam Marshall Dave McGraw Kate Mann Sweetheart of the Rodeo Vespertine 

Honey Moon Ashaman Gray Marcia Guderian 

Main St. Bar and 

Grill 

Karaoke 

Open Mic w/Chuck D feat. 

Sabrina y Los Reys 

Tony & The Tigers Tony & The Tigers Karaoke 

Nightlight Lounge ’80s Night Elf Power Industrial Dance A Go-Go Scott Biram DJ Deerhead and Friends 

Nooksack River 

Casino 

The Old Foundry 

Richard’s on 

Richards 

Rockfi sh Grill 

Rogue Hero 

Leaves Sleeves, Loyal 

Sinners, Eric Vaughn, One 

for the Mouse 

The Books Sasha Dith Sin City The Last Stop 

Fidalgo Swing 

Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, 

The Paul DeLay Band 

Strait A Students, Our 

Fallen Heroes, Bug 

Jerome 

The Gryffyn Band 

The Love Lights, Yes, Oh 

Yes, 10 Killing Hands 

Line Dance Lessons w/Bev 

Ollerenshaw 

Royal Industry Night College Night Ladies Night Party Night Karaoke 

Rumors 

Betty Desire Show, DJ 

Velveteen 

DJ F DJ Qbnza DJ Marcus Purnell Band Fight Night 

Silver Reef Casino The Jack Benson Band The Chryslers The Chryslers 

Skagit Valley Casino Gruvbox Gruvbox 

Skylark’s 

Tweek’s 

Underground 

Coffeehouse (WWU) 

Walt Burkett 

Tim Mateis and Willie 

Matheis 

Crossfox, The Plankton 

Beat 

The Spencetet Misty Flowers 

The Collected, Orange 

Crate, Lewis Wylde 

Savage Henry Baby Gramps Open Mic 

Village Inn FenderBenders FenderB enders 

Wild Buffalo 

Acoustic Oasis Open Mic 

feat. Becky MacMurray 

Kate Mann/April 

29/Green Frog 

Sons of the Widow James, 

Sir Reginald Cosgrove 

Happy Hour Jazz Project 

(early), Yambique (late) 

Nick Vigarino D.B.’s Happy Pals 

Interpol/April 25/Commodore 

Ballroom 

Wild Buffalo Weekly Blues 

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REVIEWED BY DON WILMOTT 

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Avenue Montaigne 

A celluloid sojourn in the City 

of Lights 

AN ABSOLUTE must for Francophiles and a great 

choice for anyone who loves a vibrant ensemble dramedy, 

Avenue Montaigne is a bustling delight, a slice of Parisian 

artistic life that will have you dialing Air France the morning 

after you see it. 

Set in a small theater district in Paris, the movie tracks 

the intersecting lives of a virtuoso pianist, a successful actress 

and a rich old art collector, each of whom is facing a 

huge life change. The connections between them are facilitated 

by Jessica (Cécile De France), a young and innocent 

country girl who has arrived in the big city and taken a job at 

an atmospheric cafe patronized mainly by the artistic types 

who live and work nearby. 

Jessica is thrilled to wait on her favorite television star, 

Catherine (Valérie Lemercier), who is appearing in a play 

across the street. A fi ery, larger-than-life thespian, she’s a 

hilarious bundle of nerves, the Parisian version of an Almodóvar 

heroine. All she wants is to be cast as Simone de 

Beauvoir in an upcoming biopic, but to get the part she’ll 

have to convince the American director (Sidney Pollack, es- 

sentially playing himself). She 

gives it her all at an uproarious 

dinner meeting during which 

the two destroy both French and 

English while trying to communicate. 

Concert pianist Jean-François 

(Albert Dupontel) has had it with 

the grind. He’s a genius, but he’s 

ready to leave the circuit, build 

a house in the country and play 

in hospitals and prisons and for 

people like Jessica, whose charming 

lack of musical knowledge 

makes him realize how sick he 

is of playing to the same stuffy 

audiences. His wife/manager has 

other ideas, however. 

And the elderly and super-rich 

Jacques (Claude Brasseur) is also 

in the neighborhood, supervising 

an auction at which he plans 

to sell his beloved and priceless 

art collection while his gold-digger 

girlfriend hovers and his son 

Frederic (Christopher Thompson) 

jabs at him for his distracted 

parenting and disrespect of his 

now-dead mother. Again, it’s 

Jessica and her admiration for 

one of Jacques’s Brancusi sculptures 

that inspires both Jacques 

and Frederic. 

Writer/director Danièle Thompson 

has an intensely powerful feel 

for the neighborhood she captures. 

Every detail is perfect. The 

fi lm looks and sounds great, from 

the croissants in the café to the 

lovely theater interiors. Bits and 

pieces of the Eiffel Tower are almost 

always present in the background 

as Jessica darts across 

the street in her waitress uniform 

to make food deliveries to the 

concert hall or the theater. 

All the characters face their 

life-changing decisions with authentic 

surges of fear and enthusiasm, 

and Jessica, who thinks 

she’s merely observing all these 

dramatic lives, is actually egging 

them on without even realizing 

it. She’s simply delightful, and 

it’s a pleasure to watch her work 

her subtle magic on this crowd of 

fascinating people. 

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BY ROBERT W. BUTLER 

The Cats of 

Mirikitani 

It’s not really about cats 

THE CATS of Mirikitani is an astonishingly rich documentary 

that began with a simple case of curiosity. 

In 2001, New York fi lmmaker Linda Hattendorf became 

fascinated with the aged Asian man living on the streets 

of her SoHo neighborhood. Unlike other homeless people, 

this old fellow seemed tremendously motivated, spending 

every waking moment drawing. 

Armed with large sheets of paper and a collection of colored 

pens, 80-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani labored for days 

on each of his self-described “masterpieces.” Most were 

delightfully cartoonish portraits of cats (a traditional 

Japanese subject). The others were vast, eerie landscapes 

of the desert internment camp in which Jimmy and 18,000 

other Japanese-Americans spent World War II. 

At fi rst his drawings look like folk art. But with remarkable 

frequency Jimmy produces something absolutely 

breathtaking in its composition, playfulness and use of 

color. Hattendorf discovered that University of Kansas 

painting professor Roger Shimomura was one of Jimmy’s 

regular customers. 

Hattendorf began fi lming Jimmy at work, revealing a 

stubbornly independent man who refused all offi cial assistance, 

though he accepted a Korean grocer’s offer to 

spend the winter in a plastic-enclosed space in front of his 

store. Jimmy was eccentric, certainly, but far from mad. 

He didn’t talk much, but when he did he was coherent. 

He revealed his past to Hattendorf: Born in Sacramento, 

moved to Hiroshima at the age of three, returned to the 

United States in his late teens, spent 3 1/2 years in a 

camp (his sister was sent to another camp; he never saw 

her again), renounced his U.S. citizenship under pressure 

and lost most of his living relatives in the atomic bomb 

attack on Japan. After the war he moved to New York City, 

and for the last 25 years has lived on the streets. 

Oh, yes, he hates the U.S. government. 

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REVIEWED BY KASEY ANDERSON 

Notes on a Scandal 

THERE’S DARK comedy and then 

there’s pitch-black, disturbing, I’m-laughing-but-maybe-I-shouldn’t-be 

comedy. 

Richard Eyre’s Notes on a Scandal is a clinic 

in how to achieve the latter. Driven by 

stellar performances by Cate Blanchett 

(as an adulterous teacher who becomes 

smitten with her pupil) and Dame Judi 

Dench (as the cranky, craggly colleague 

with ulterior motives), Notes cruises 

along, blending tightly wound drama with 

Dench’s hilariously caustic narration. Perhaps 

the “racy” subject matter deterred 

the Academy from rewarding Eyre’s fi lm, 

but anyone who takes the time to watch 

Notes will realize the relationship between 

Blanchett’s character and the student is 

little more than a plot device, the real 

emotional fi reworks here come from the 

The Cats of Mirikitani, cont. 

Then came Sept. 11, and Hattendorf, 

fearing Jimmy would die from breathing 

the pulverized concrete in the air, 

invited him into her home. 

Cats works on multiple levels. For 

starters, it’s a revealing personality 

study. But it’s also a profoundly moving 

depiction of friendship. Hattendorf, to 

her credit, avoids the saccharine and 

the obvious. She could have showed us 

footage of Jimmy cleaning up—shaving, 

cutting his hair, dumping his fi lthy 

clothing. She doesn’t, recognizing this 

man deserves more than Odd Couple 

cuteness. 

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examination of the relationship between 

Blanchett’s and Dench’s characters. In 

even remotely capable hands, Patrick Marber’s 

( Closer ) script would have been plenty 

to work with; but with Blanchett and 

Dench sinking their teeth in, the material 

is absolutely scorching. Wrenching humor 

out of such dramatic material is never an 

easy task, but Dench delivers Marber’s 

words like hollow-point bullets, tearing 

through characters around her. It is a delightfully 

wicked performance, and one 

that deserved to be rewarded. It’s a shame 

this fi lm didn’t fi nd a larger audience, as 

it certainly deserved to be dissected and 

discussed. Special features include audio 

commentaries and a behind-the-scenes 

featurette. (Movie ) R • 1 hr. 38 

min. (20th Century Fox) 

It’s a tale of rebirth. At her gentle 

insistence, Jimmy locates his few remaining 

relatives. She helps him get 

an apartment in a state-run facility for 

elderly people. She arranges for him 

to teach drawing and mount solo art 

shows. She has his citizenship restored. 

And she follows Jimmy to a reunion in 

California of Japanese-American survivors 

of the internment camps. 

Cats is a low-budget effort with a 

huge emotional and intellectual payoff. 

And it’s yet further proof that the best 

fi lms being made in America today are 

documentaries. 

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The Queen 

ONE OF the most critically lauded 

fi lms of 2006, The Queen offers little in 

the way of story development or character 

arc. What it does offer, however, 

is an opportunity to watch Helen Mirren 

sink her teeth into the role of Queen 

Elizabeth II (after she’d already devoured 

Elizabeth I in the HBO series Elizabeth 

I ). Director Stephen Frears seems 

to realize that the fi lm itself works on 

only two levels: as a vehicle for Mirren’s 

Oscar-winning performance, and as an 

evisceration of the Royal Family (a perennial 

punching bag), and so Frears 

controls the fi lm accordingly, allowing 

Mirren plenty of screen time (the fi lm 

is called The Queen , after all), and mak- 

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ing sure to capture every scathing jab 

at the monarchy. Following Elizabeth II 

in the wake of Princess Diana’s death, 

The Queen doesn’t offer much information 

that wasn’t already available, and 

it certainly doesn’t offer much unique 

insight into the psyche of Elizabeth II, 

but it is an entertaining and, at times, 

touching portrait of a polarizing, revered 

political fi gure. There’s not nearly 

enough of that going around in cinema 

these days and for that, Frears and his 

cast deserved all of the credit, if not 

necessarily the awards. Special features 

include audio commentary and a making-of 

featurette. (Movie ) PG- 

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Are We Done Yet?: Brought to you by the 

same folks responsible for the ill-advised 

Are We There Yet? , this equally dubious effort 

has Ice Cube reprising his role as frustrated 

father to a couple of children most 

politely described as total brats. (PG • 

1 hr. 32 min.) 

Sunset Square 12:20 | 2:30 | 4:45 | 7:15 

| 9:30 

Avenue Montaigne: See review page 26. 

(PG-13 • 1 hr. 46 min.) 

Pickford 6:30 

Blades of Glory: Will Farrell teams up with 

Napoleon Dynamite (John Heder) to create 

a spandexed spoof of pairs fi gure skating. 

Sort of like Talladega Nights, but with Zambonis. 

(PG-13 • 1 hr. 33 min.) 

Sunset Square 12:00 | 2:15 | 4:30 | 7:00 

| 9:20 

The Cats of Mirikitani: See review on page 

26. (Unrated • 1 hr. 14 min.) 

Pickford 4:45 | Sat. & Sun. @ 3:00 

Disturbia: This modern take on the suspense 

classic Rear Window is surprisingly 

well-done. While Shia LaBeouf is no Jimmy 

Stewart, he’s certainly an engaging actor 

in his own right. (PG-13 • 1 hr. 44 

min.) 

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The Condemned: Ten people are chosen to 

be dropped on a remote island where they 

will fi ght each other to the death. The winner 

gets to leave with his life. Sort of like 

Survivor, but with a more desirable outcome. 

(R • 1 hr. 40 min.) 

Sunset Square 1:15 | 4:00 | 7:30 | 10:05 

Fracture: Anthony Hopkins, channeling 

Hannibal Lector but without the craving for 

cannibalism, stars as a man who murders 

his cheating wife, then has to win a battle 

of wits with Ryan Gosling in order to get 

away with it. (R • 1 hr. 52 min.) 

Bellis Fair 2:00 | 4:50 | 7:30 | 10:10 

Grindhouse: Quentin Tarantino and Robert 

Rodriguez team up to create a cinematic 

slam-dunk of back-to-back feature-length 

tributes to stylized violence, foxy women 

and all the other distinctive characteristics 

that make grindhouse fi lms memorable. 

(R • 2 hrs. 45 min.) 

Sehome 3:10 | 9:35 

The Hoax: Richard Gere, in his best performance 

in years, plays Clifford Irving, a 

man who fools the nation into believing his 

tell-all about Howard Hughes was written 

with the help of the famous recluse himself. 

(R • 1 hr. 55 min.) 

Sunset Square 2:00 | 7:10 

Hot Fuzz: Does it really matter what this 

movie is about? The only piece of information 

about this police caper worth knowing 

is that it is brought to you by the same 

team of geniuses responsible for Shaun of 

the Dead. (R • 2 hrs. 1 min.) 

Sehome 1:00 | 3:50 | 7:15 | 10:00 

In the Land of Women: Adam Brody plays 

a otherwise-intelligent man who is clueless 

about love and confused about women. 

How very Seth Cohen of him. (PG-13 

• 1 hr. 40 min.) 

Bellis Fair 2:10 | 4:40 | 7:10 | 9:40 

The Invisible: A talented writer is murdered 

and must labor in limbo to solve the 

mystery of who killed him before his time 

somehow “runs out.” If the fi lmmakers can’t 

fi gure out the fl aws inherent in this plot, 

I’m certainly not going to point them out. 

(PG-13 • 1 hr. 37 min.) 

Bellis Fair 2:30 | 5:05 | 7:40 | 10:15 

Kickin’ it Old Skool: This movie stars Jamie 

Kennedy—and his singularly annoying 

brand of comedy—as a former breakdance 

champ who wants to get the dance troupe 

back together after awakening from a 20year-long 

coma. Expect unfunny mining of 

various tired ‘80s fads and clichés. (PG- 

13 • 1 hr. 47 min.) 

Sehome 12:45 | 3:30 | 7:30 | 10:15 

The Lookout: Joseph Gordon-Levitt 

proves he is no fl ash in the indie pan 

with yet another stellar performance, this 

time as a memory-addled kid seduced into 

helping to pull a bank heist. (R • 

1 hr. 38 min.) 

Pickford 8:45 

Meet the Robinsons: The second non-Pixar 

feature from the House of Mouse revolves 

around abandoned boy genius Lewis, whose 

quest for his birthmother is put on hold 

when he’s time-machined into the future 

by a member of the eponymous mega-clan. 

(G • 1 hr. 32 min.) 

Bellis Fair 2:05 | 4:45 | 7:20 | 10:00 

Next: Nicolas Cage stars as a man able 

to see into the future, so, of course, he’s 

called upon to use his gifts to save the 

world. (PG-13 • 1 hr. 36 min.) 

Bellis Fair 2:50 | 5:20 | 7:50 | 10:20 

Perfect Stranger: If, as the preview for 

this movie suggests, Halle Berry plays hero 

and Bruce Willis plays villain, who then, 

plays Cousin Larry and Balki Bartokomous? 

(R • 1 hr. 49 min.) 

Bellis Fair 4:40 | 9:50 

300: This faithful and decadently violent 

adaptation of Frank Miller’s legendary 

graphic novel tells the story of the 300 

Spartans who fought the Battle of Thermopylae. 

And if you thought Sin City looked 

cool, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. (R 

• 1 hr. 57 min.) 

Sehome 12:30 | 7:00 

Vacancy: This run-of-the-mill horror fl ick 

about a couple terrorized at an out-of-theway 

hotel should be elevated by the presence 

of Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson. 

But it’s not. (R • 1 hr. 20 min.) 

Sunset Square 1:00 | 3:15 | 5:30 | 7:55 

| 10:00 

Wild Hogs: A group of middle-aged friends 

comprised of John Travolta, William H. 

Macy, Martin Lawrence, and Tim Allen take 

to the road on their hogs to escape middleaged 

boredom and engage in bad slapstick. 

At least one of these guys should really 

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Department at the address indicated below. All employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and be able 

to obtain a Class II/III Gaming License. All Salaries are Depending on Qualifications. The Silver Reef will offer a 

comprehensive benefits package. The Silver Reef Casino Practices Native American Preference in hiring according to law. 

Week of January 15, 2007 

POSITION 

FACILITIES 

STATUS 

Engineer Full-Time 

Assistant Engineer (High Duster) 

GAMING* 

Full-Time 

Dual-Rate/Floor Supervisor Full-Time 

Dealer Part-Time 

Cage Cashier Part-Time/On-Call 

Slot Attendant Part-Time 

Surveillance Observer Part-Time/On-Call 

* must be able to pass written test, knowledge of all games or equal experience. 

SECURITY 

Security (Certified EMT) Full-Time 

Security 

FOOD & BEVERAGE 

Full-Time 

Pavilion Server Part-Time 

Busser Part-Time 

Restaurant Server Part-Time 

Bartender Part-Time 

Cocktail Server Part-Time 

Steward/Dishwasher Full-Time 

Line Cook Full-Time 

Host Cashier (Panasia) 

SPA 

Part-Time 

Receptionist Part-Time 

All positions do not 

have closing dates. 

Open until filled. 

If you would like 

more information call 

(360) 312-2361 

Applications may be 

picked up at: 

Silver Reef Casino 

4876 Haxton Way 

Ferndale, WA 98248 

Resumes may be E-Mailed to: 

applications@silverreefcasino 

Completed applications and 

resumes may be faxed to 

(360)312-0559 

FYI: 

The Job Announcement 

is updated every Monday. 

You may also refer to our 

Website address: 

www.silverreefcasino.com 

and click on the 

Employment option.

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Services 

Oils-Synergy Supplements. 

360 483-3736, 1200 Harris 

Ave. #203 in Fairhaven, Wa. 

Exclusive, All Natural 

Detox Seeking a slimmer 

physique, increased mental 

stamina, want more joy out 

of life? Discover how homeopathy 

can help your body 

to gently detoxify, restore 

proper functioning of the GI 

tract, strengthen your overall 

immunity and resistance to 

stress, leaving you feeling fit 

and energized- just in time for 

summer! 10-week individualized 

program. 10% off bookings 

made before June 1st. 

Some Sat appts. For details 

contact Monique Arsenault, 

RC at The Natural Health Clinic 

1707 F Street Bellingham 

360-734-1560 

LIFE SKILLS WORK- 

SHOPS Special Learn life 

skills that serve to assist you 

in creating the life that you 

want. 7 basic principles are 

covered in these interactive 

and informative classes.Dates: 

4/6~ 7-8:30, 4/7000 10-11:30 

pm, 4/13~ 7-8:30 pm, 4/14~ 

10-11:30 pm, 5/11~ 7-8:30 pm, 

5/12~ 10-11:30 pm, 5/26~10-12 

pm. Healthlight Center-1200 

Harris Ave. #203 Fairhaven. ph. 

360 483-3637 (By donation) 

KEIKI HULA WORKSHOP 

May 12, 2007-Saturday, 1-2 

pm Learn basic hula steps 

and songs. 7-13 yrs. Taught by 

Kahu Erna Hoakalei Woo Cotton 

$10 All levels welcomed 

Firehouse Performance 

Arts Center 1314 Harris 

Ave. Fairhaven-Bellingham, 

Wa. 360 483-3736 

info/registration 

BELLY DANCE FOR TEENS 

April 28, 2007-Saturday 11:30- 

12:30 pm. History, music, 

dance videos, SHOPPING! 

1200 Harris Ave. #203 Sycamore 

Square, Fairhaven 

1-2 pm asic foundation 

& movements Firehouse 

Performance Arts Center, 

1314 Harris Ave. 

Fairhaven $15 All levels welcomed 

Master teacher- Erna 

Woo with over 30 yrs. experience. 

360 483-3736 

Wu Style Tai Chi Staring 

March 30th. Beginning long 

form, Wu style, Tai Chi at the 

Firehouse Center, Fairhaven. 

For balance, strength, flexibility, 

tranquility, energy 

flow. Suitable for all ages. 

Fridays, 3:30-4:30. $50/ 8 

weeks or $10/class. For more 

information, call Humphrey 

Blackburn, 366 5709 

Multimedia 

Home Movies to DVD! 

$10 Per hour of footage. Additional 

editing available. 

Special bulk prices. www. 

thebkgproductions.com 

360.201.4537 

Professional 

I WANNA BE A STAR! Discover 

your potential. Theater 

workshop consisting of the- 

classifi 

broadcast 

eds 




200 

Services 

ater games, scene study, improvisation, 

ensemble work 

and concentration. Classes 

will be facilitated by Gene 

Schankel, who has produced 

and/or directed more than 

seventy main stage productions. 

Downtown. Monday 

evenings. $90 for six weeks. 

Information 671-7854, spencer911@gmail.com 

ORGANIZE: Orderly Impulse 

(professional organizing 

service) Everyone 

has the impulse for order 

in their lives, but not always 

the time, energy or mindset 

to attain such organization. 

Orderly Impulse is an organizing 

service that provides the 

ability for clients to turn chaos 

into order. Contact Orderly 

Impulse: 360.483.6638 jh@ 

orderlyimpulse.com www. 

orderlyimpulse.com 

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Buy Sell Trade 

Like new GE Range $250 

Switching from electric to 

gas. White glasstop range, 

less than one year old, selfcleaning, 

digital controls, 

large canning element, in perfect 

condition. You haul. Call 

820-2748 to arrange to see. 

$35 Sanyo Microwave 

oven, perfect! Super 

Showerwave, white, no problems. 

Selling during kitchen 

remodel. Call 820-2748 to 

see. 

Canon EOS D20 camera 

and 3.5-4.5 brand new lens. 

Cables and disks included. 

$1200 Firm. Call 224-2387 

400 

Wheels 

Handicapped Accessible 

Van Handicapped 

Accessible Van with power 

ramp for wheelchair access. 

Premium tie-downs 

for wheelchair included. Air 

suspension (“kneeling van”) 

with oversized battery and 

alternator. Installation of 

these handicapped facilities 

in another van would cost you 

$12,500! Will sell for $5,500. 

671-0238 

AUTOS FOR SALE $500 

POLICE impounds, cars from 

$500! Tax repos, US Marshal 

and IRS sales! Cars, trucks, 

SUV’s, Toyota’s, Honda’s, 

Chevy’s, more! For listing call 

1(800)425-1620, x2178. 

Wanted 

VAN wanted Do you need 

a tax deduction? Local nonprofit 

(Small Potatoes Gleaning) 

needs van to transport 

fresh produce to food banks 

and shelters. (Our old one just 

blew a head gasket.)966-2533 

Accessories 

Red Toyota canopy 

$500, 815-5681 good con- 

200 

Services 

dition, slider front window, fiberglass, 

MCM Legacy, $500, 

360-815-5681 

500 

Rentals 

Rentals: WWU 

$800 / 2br - New duplex 

near downtown and 

WWU Brand new duplexes 

with all new appliances including 

laundry. Off street 

parking and nice landscaping. 

First month’s rent and 850 deposit 

to move in. landlord pays 

water, sewer and garbage. 

Call 360 224-4294 to see. 

$745 / 2br - Bellingham 

Quiet Duplex WWU Area 

Very clean and quiet duplex. 

More private than an apartment. 

But just a few steps 

to WWU. Two Bedrooms 

one bath. New carpets. New 

stove. Fireplace. Washer and 

Dryer. About 850 sq. feet living 

space with an additional 

large separate storage building. 

Covered parking $745/ 

Month. Deposit and ? last 

months rent required. One 

year lease. Located on the 

corner of 21st St. and Douglas. 

Please drive by and look. 

If you would like to see the inside 

call 360-738-7781 Sorry, 

No Smoking/No Pets 

$825 / 2br - South Side 

Bellingham South side of 

Bellingham. Close to everything. 

Newly remodeled, 2 

bedroom, 1 ? baths, townhouse 

style duplex. New appliances, 

dishwasher, stove & 

refrigerator. All new flooring, 

paint, light fixtures and carpet. 

Woodstove and washer/ 

dryer. We pay water & sewer. 

Damage deposit $800. Must 

see to appreciate! If you 

have any question, or would 

like to see the duplex, please 

contact us at 360-676-9262. 

Available June 1st. No dogs, 

not even little ones. Cats ok 

with $200 non-refundable pet 

deposit. 

$900 / 2br - Spacious 

apt. near WWU, includes 

utilities Available 

Sept. Spacious 2 bdr. apt. 3 

blks from WWU. Hardwood 

floors, view, full kitchen and 

bathroom, lots of storage, 

coin-op laundry in building, 

private parking space. Rent 

includes heat, water, sewer 

and garbage. F/L month’s 

rent and damage deposit. No 

pets and no smoking. (360) 

961-3100 

$700 / 1br - Close to 

WWU, includes utilities 

Beautiful 1 bdrm. with 

hardwood floors, full kitchen, 

view, lots of storage. Private 

parking space and coin-op 

laundry facilites in the building. 

Rent includes heat, water/sewer 

and garbage. Available 

mid-June. No smoking 

and no pets. (360) 961-3100 

$775 / 2br - 2 Bedroom 

Apartment near WWU 

230 Gateway Apartments 

500 

Rentals 

(near Sehome Village). Newer 

2 bed/ 2 bath unit available 

on June 18th. W/S/G is paid. 

Unit comes with W/D, D/W, 

Refrigerator. 206 484-6460 

$1500 / 3br - Near WWU. 

Clean. Great location. 

5BR, 2BA near Western 

Washington University. On 

Busline. Walk to Haggens. 

Two car garage, plus room 

for off street parking. Available 

9/1/07 Showing now! 

Must call to view as house is 

currently rented. Call Erica 

360-941-4105 

$1675 / 4br - Near WWU: 

GREAT house - 2 yrs old 

4 BR, 2.5 Bath; On Busline. 

Only two years old!! Available 

7/1/07 Near WWU. Garage 

with lots of off street parking. 

Showing NOW for next 

school year. Must call to view 

as currently rented. Call Erica 

360-941-4105 

$1875 / 5br - Near WWU, 

GREAT House 5BR, 2BA 

near WWU. On Busline Available 

7/1/2007 Showing today. 

Call for viewing as house is 

currently rented. Call Erica 

at 360-941-4105 or Bonnie at 

360-319-1375 

$1950 / 5br - Near WWU; 

One year old house 5BR, 

2.5BA; one year old house 

near WWU. On busline. Available 

7/1/2007 Showing today. 

Call for appointment as house 

is currently rented. Call Erica 

at 360-941-4105 

$715 / 2br - Minutes 

from WWU LOCATION, LO- 

CATION, LOCATION!! Walk 

to WESTERN! Spacious updated 

2 bedroom, 1 bath unit 

minutes to WWU. On-site 

laundry and reserved covered 

parking. W/S/G included. 

No smoking/pets. For more 

information or a showing, 

please contact Bayview Property 

Management at (360) 

734-5420 

$900 / 3br - Minutes to 

WWU and Downtown 

LOCATION, LOCATION, LO- 

CATION! 3+ bedroom, one 

bath HOME close to shopping, 

bus line and convenient for 

WESTERN! In the York Street 

Neighborhood. No smoking/ 

pets. For more information 

or a showing please contact 

Bayview Property Management 

at (360) 734-5420 

5 & 6 Bedroom Houses 

near WWU One lovely 5 

Bedroom & 4 nice 6 Bedrooms 

near WWU. Rentals 

from $1750 - $2200 Located 

on Franklin, Humboldt, King, 

Lincoln & Valencia Streets. 

Franklin St. is the very nicely 

remodelled 5 Bedroom @ 

$1750. Valencia St. is available 

7/1/07 and all the rest 

available 9/1/07. Lincoln St. is 

a 1 year old lovely large home 

and Valencia St. is a totally 

remodelled nice home. Call 

360-354-8131 for showings. 

$450 / 1br - Lg. 1 Bedroom 

Close to Western! 

One Bedroom Apt.in ‘Timberline 

Apartments’ with deck 

500 

Rentals 

and on-site laundry. Large 

Bedroom with extended closet. 

W/S/G Paid... Centrally located. 

Need someone to take 

over the last three months of 

my lease then can renew on 

July 1st(when my lease is up) 

Please call (360) 441-1530 if 

interested or with questions. 

$950 / 2br - Convenient 

2 br 1 ba close to WWU 

2br, 1 ba house off Indian 

St. and 4 blocks to WWU. Includes 

water/sewer/garbage 

and lawn maint. Has washer/ 

dryer. $500 damage deposit / 

no smoking. Available now!!!! 

Please call after 5 pm 425- 

252-9878 

$650 Fantastic 1BR Aparment 

near WWU Clean, 

quiet, 1 bedroom apartment 

located next to WWU, utilities 

include water/sewage/trash, 

washer/dryer included, has 

kitchen island, plenty of parking, 

this is a newer apartment 

with lots of space. If you’re 

a Western student and need 

housing for Spring quarter 

then this is the place for you! 

Rent is $650 w/$650 deposit, 

lease until August 10th. NO 

PETS ALLOWED Contact Dan 

at (360)920-4028 

$520 / 1br - large one 

bedroom near WWU 

and Sehome Highschool 

Large one bedroom, one 

bathroom apt. The apartment 

is 600 square feet and on the 

top floor. Water, sewer, and 

garbage are included in rent. 

There is on site laundry and on 

site management. Ten minute 

walk to Western and also on 

the bus line. The apartment 

is available May 1st. If you are 

interested I am flexible with 

the move-in date. Please call 

(509) 220-3090 

Rentals: 

Bellingham 

$1000 / 2br - unusual 

South Hill rented space 

Two and one half bedrooms on 

the south hill with an incredible 

view of Bellingham Bay. 

Large kitchen, living room, 

and dining room. Washer and 

dryer in the storage basement. 

No pets or smoking. 

One year lease. Please call 

360-676-1106. 

$650 / 2br - 2 BR / 1.5 

Bath Townhouse Apartment 

900 sq ft Two level 

Townhouse, 2 Bedrooms, 

1 1/2 baths, Large Walk 

Through closet, Washer and 

Dryer hu , Dishwasher, private 

patio on greenbelt in central 

Bellingham. New Carpet just 

installed. No Pets or Smoking. 

Water,serer and garbage/recycling 

paid. Damage Deposit 

of $650 and 1 year lease. $40 

application fee per individual 

or $40 for married couple. 

Quiet and intimate...only 13 

units. Drive by and check it 

out. Parker Place Apts. 2400 

Racine and Texas streets Call 

360 739 5624 DAYS 

$2850 / 3br - LAKE WHAT- 

COM WATERFRONT Executive 

Lake Whatcom Wa- 

500 

Rentals 

terfront single family home. 3 

Bedroom 3 bath plus den and 

workout/office room. Two 

car garage, huge decking and 

private dock. Unfurnished or 

furnished $2,850. would like 

long term lease. website: 

www.inlandnet.com/~ jvreid 

360-733-8595 or cell 509-899- 

2999 Owner 

$800 / 2br - 2 bd 1 bath 

House for Rent in Bellingham 

2 bedroom 1 bath house 

at 2706 Nevada Street in Bellingham. 

Recently remodeled, 

washer/dryer, dishwasher, 

storage garage and yard. $800 

per month, plus fi rst/last and 

deposit. Pets are negotiable 

with additional non refundable 

deposit. Available March 10th 

please call 360-366-0190 to arrange 

a viewing and receive an 

application. 

$1075 / 2br - Beautiful, 

spacious townhome 

Spacious, newer, light-filled 

townhome in a very convenient 

location. 2 bedrooms, 

2.5 baths. Over 1500 sqft. of 

living space. 1-car garage. 

Washer and dryer in unit. Dining 

room. Large breakfast/ 

family area adjacent to kitchen 

with slider onto back deck. 

Lots of storage in basement. 

Only minutes to shopping and 

the freeway. Big deck off living 

room. Water/sewer/garbage 

included in rent. Open 

house Sunday, March 25, 1:00 

- 4:00 p.m. $1000 deposit. Call 

Robert at 206-595-9704. 

$1200 / 3br - 3 bedroom 

2 full bath Family room 

3 bedroom 2 full bath Family 

room large patio Gas heat,hot 

water & fireplace. hardwood 

floors fenced backyard attached 

garage very clean! 

Call 384-4803 

$975 / 2br - 2 Bath, 1200 

sq.ft. brand new, upgraded 

condo Brand new, 

upgraded condo on bus line, 

near WCC. Washer/dryer. 

Great for professional/student/family. 

Beautiful cabana 

with work out room. 

High speed Internet ready in 

computer room. Ground floor 

on 3 level building. Carport 

parking with ample visitor 

parking. Lv mesg (360) 527- 

3344. 

$675 Bellingham Duplex 

two bedroom, duplex in the 

barkley area. $675. Dead 

end street, near trail system. 

Available 4/1/07. Hurry. Call 

Eric 360-224-5282 

$889 / 2br - Luxurious 

Apartment for Rent 2 

bed/ 2 bath unit available on 

May 4th. W/S/G is paid. Unit 

comes with W/D, D/W, and 

garbage disposal. Pets are ok. 

Non-smoking. Security deposit 

is $600. Located in upscale 

Barkley area of Bellingham. 

Please feel free to contact us 

at kristie@visitlandmark.com 

or (360) 647-281 

$920 / 2br - Luxury Suite 

for Rent 2 bed/ 2 bath unit 

available. W/S/G is paid for. 

Unit comes with W/D, D/W, 

and garbage disposal. 1008 

500 

Rentals 

sq.ft. No-smoking. No pet 

building. Located in upscale 



at (360) 647-2818 or kristie@ 

visitlandmark.com 

$1064 / 3br - Luxury 3- 

Bed Apt. for Rent 3 bed/ 2 

bath unit available. W/S/G is 

paid. Unit comes with W/D, D/ 

W, and garbage disposal. Pets 

are ok. Non-smoking. 1093 

sq.ft. and will be available on 

4/20. Located in the upscale 



at (360) 647-2818 or kristie@ 

visitlandmark.com 

$849 / 2br - Luxury 

Apartments for Rent 2 

bed/ 2 bath units available. 

W/S/G is paid. Units come 

with W/D, D/W, and garbage 

disposal. Pets are ok. 

Non-smoking. Located in the 

upscale Barkley area of Bellingham. 

Please feel free to 

contact us at (360) 647-2818 

or kristie@visitlandmark. 

com 

$895 / 2br - Home for 

rent 1200 square ft home 

for rent, walking distance to 

downtown Bellingham. Available 

May 1st 360 658 7510 

$895 Large house on 2 

acres in Geneva Hills 

This house and property is 

great for kids and for barbeques! 

Looking for someone 

to take over lease on 

my 3 bed/2bath 1200sq ft 

townhouse. Private parking, 

garage, wooded setting with 

a creek, washer/dryer/dishwasher. 

Hi-speed internet access 

already set up. Only bill 

is electricity which is about 

$58 month. Tiled kitchen/dining 

room, new wood floor in 

living room and master bedroom, 

new side by side fridge. 

360/961-7441 cell 

$700 / 1br - Quiet Country 

Apartment Country 

Apartment located less than 

8 miles from Bellingham, on 

Kelly Road, between the Hannegan 

and Noon Road. Very 

Clean, quiet, spacious, downstairs 

apartment. Includes 

utilities. Available May 1st. 

Space for gardening! Telephone 

360 510-9198. 

$1350 / 4br - Clean, 

Quiet Location with Bay 

Views! 4 bedroom, 2 full bath 

unit right across the street 

from Whatcom Falls park. 

Washer/dryer included. 2 car 

garage, great deck for bbq’s, 

and a gas fireplace. 7 minute 

drive to WWU. This place has 

amazing bay views!!! Available 

June 1st. 2118 xenia st. 

Mike 206.288.3503 

$900 2bdrm 1ba house/ 

Silver Beach 2 bedroom, 

1 bath home in Silver Beach 

near Lake Whatcom. Garage, 

full basement, yard, vegetable 

garden, view. House is 

across the street from Silver 

Beach elementary school. 

First,last, deposit and references 

required. $900 plus 

utilities. Lease or month to 

month negotiable. Pets con- 

500 

Rentals 

sidered. Available April 16th. 

Call 360-739-0080. 

$795 / 3br - Huge Townhouse 

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 

one car garage, private backyard 

with beautiful view. Two 

levels in nice quiet nieghborhood. 

Owner mows the grass, 

electric garage door, washer 

and dryer hookup in pantry/ 

storage area. Call 253-948- 

6756 or 425-330-8551 to set 

up a time to come and look. 

$1350 / 3br - Sudden 

Valley Home for Rental 

Lrg, bright 3BR, 2.5BA home 

w/2,000 sq.ft.,lrg living rm 

& family rm. Open flr plan 

w/vauled ceilings,jacuzzi in 

master bath.Wrap around 

deck looks onto park & 

creek,2-car garage.Only 1 

block from Lake.Amenities 

include Golf,tennis,swimming 

pool, marina all with-in walking 

distance. Email: clanfedecky@yahoo.com 

$1300 / 4br - Completely 

remodeled home with 

character Bellingham 4 

Bedroom, 1.5 Bath, 1500+/- 

SQFT home For Rent on W 

Maplewood Avenue. Hardwood 

floors, eat-in kitchen 

nook + dining room, gas fireplace, 

gas heat, large level 

lot. Fully applianced. Full 

basement for lots of storage 

and/or work area. Available 

now. $1300/month + Deposit. 

Email: delisa@nwhomes.net 

$1050 / 3br - House for 

Rent 3 Bedroom 1 Bath 

home, with carport and lots of 

storage. This home has large 

kitchen family room, washer/ 

dryer hook up, all appliances, 

newly painted and some new 

carpeting. Available Now. 

Near Bellis Fair $1050 per 

month, for more info call 223- 

0444 

$1350 / 4br - Clean, 

Quiet Location with Bay 

Views!!! 4 bedroom, 2 full 

bath unit right across the 

street from Whatcom Falls 

park. Washer/dryer included. 

2 car garage, great deck for 

bbq’s, and a gas fireplace. 

7 minute drive to WWU. 

This place has amazing bay 

views!!! Available June 1st. 

Call 206.288.3503 2118 

$550 / 2br - Close to 

Civic Field, Aquatic Center 

and Shopping Large 2 

bedroom, 1.75 bath unit with 

dishwasher, disposal, on-site 

laundry, on city bus route and 

close to shopping. W/S/G included. 

No smoking/pets. For 

more information or a showing 

please contact Bayview 

Property Management at 

(360) 734-5420 

$550 / 1br - Almost in 

Downtown Large 1 bedroom, 

1 bath in small quiet 

complex. Freestanding fireplace 

in the living room and 

dishwasher in the kitchen. 

Washer and dryer included! 


information or a showing 



734-5420 


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32 

500 

Rentals 

$675 / 2br - Great Location 

Lower unit 2 bedroom, 1 

bath in park like setting, fourplex. 

Living & dining combo 

with slider to balcony/deck. 

Bright kitchen with dishwasher 

& disposal, washer/ 

dryer, reserved parking and 

additional storage. W/S/G 

Paid. No smoking/pets. For 

more information or a showing 



(360) 734-5420 

$775 / 2br - On Cul-de- 

Sac and Close to Shopping 

Townhouse-style 

DUPLEX with 2 bedroom, 1.5 

baths and covered parking! 

Upper portion has living & 

dining rooms, a kitchen with 

dishwasher & disposal, half 

bath and lower portion has 

both bedrooms, full bath, 

laundry room with washer/ 

dryer and additional storage. 

Quiet location, on a cul-desac 

and close to shopping 

and bus line. W/S/G included. 





734-5420 

$800 / 2br - Condo in 

Great Community Upper 

level 2 bedroom, 2 bath 

condo in great community. 

Open living and dining room 

combination, gas fireplace, 

kitchen with breakfast bar, 

dishwasher, deck and utility 

room with washer and dryer. 





734-5420 

$1350 / 3br - Large 

House, Great Neighborhood 

Large 3 bedroom, 2 

bath home with 1700 square 

feet! Living room and separate 

family rooms, both with 

fireplaces Updated kitchen 

with all appliances including 

dishwasher, disposal 

and microwave. Utility room 

with washer and dryer and 

attached double car garage 

with extra parking. No smoking. 

For more information or a 

showing please contact Bayview 

Property Management 

at (360) 734-5420 

$1600 / 3br - Newer Home 

Close to Shopping Beautiful 

newer 3 bedroom, 2 bath 

home with an open floor plan 

and on a corner lot. Tile entry, 

9 feet ceilings and tasteful 

decorator colors throughout. 

Custom maple cabinets, neutral 

granite counter tops and 

stainless steel appliances. 

Master suite with a walk-in 

closet and attached bath. 

Fenced backyard, security 

system and attached double 

car garage complete the 

home. No smoking/pets. For 

more information or a showing, 



(360) 734-5420. 

$1050 / 3br - home for 

rent 3 BR 1 BA home large 

kitchen and family room with 

washer/dryer hook-up, carport 

and extra storage, large 

classifi 

broadcast 

eds 




500 

Rentals 

yard, very quiet but close to 

Bellis Fair $1050 month. For 

more info call 360-223-0444. 

$600 Studio with view 

Beautiful Studio that overlooks 

Heritage Park with 

view of Bay. Gated Building 

in Courtyard Studios on E 

Street. WSG paid. On site 

laundry. Lovely brick courtyard 

and parking. Excellent 

credit references are necessary. 

Will be available April 

1st. If interested email steveprint@aol.com 

$595 / 2br - 1603 Alabama 

Spacious duplex, W/D 

hookup, gas heat, garage, 

fireplace, NSP. Rent $595, deposit 

$500 WSgarbage paid. 

Windermere Management by 

Ebright Wight, LLC 4061 Eliza 

Ave., Bellingham, WA 98226 

360-733-7944 phone 360-733- 

7969 fax www.ebrightwight. 

com Monday-Friday 9-5 

$1350 / 4br - Clean, Quiet 

Location with Awesome Bay 

Views 4 bedroom, 2 full bath 

unit right across the street 

from Whatcom Falls park. 

Washer/dryer included. 2 car 

garage, great deck for bbq’s, 

and a gas fi replace. 7 minute 

drive to WWU. This place has 

amazing bay views!!! Available 

March 1st. Call 206.288.3503 

$1150 / 4br - 4 Br, 2 Ba 

Home for Rent 4 bedroom, 

2 bathroom manufactured 

home for rent @ 3142 Y Road, 

Bellingham, WA. Woodstove, 

electric forced air heat, 

firewood available, electric 

range, refrigerator, dishwasher, 

washer, electric dryer. 

Bellingham school district. 

2 blocks off Lake Whatcom 

1,150/month, 1,000.00 damage 

deposit, month to month 

terms. Tracy 360-671-9499, 

360-739-2840. 

$650 / 2br - Beautiful 

2BD, 2BA Bautiful 2bd 2bath 

apartment. Master bedroom 

has 2 large closets and w/d, 

outside storage. Great location, 

couple minutes to Bellis 

Fair Mall. 1st floor. Bayveiw 


360.734.5420 Call for appt. 

$595 Sweet Downtown 

Studio Apt Avail. Immediatly 

450ish square foot 

studio apartment. 15 foot 

ceilings, large windows. Must 

have someone take over the 

lease to move. Have to fulfill 

requirements of Daylight Properties 

and apply at 4th Corner 

Network. Apartment available 

May 1st. Will show the 

apartment between noon and 

3:30 on weekdays and noon to 

5:30 on Saturdays. Please call 

James at 920-7983. 

$495 Sweet studio 

fairhaven Very nice upstairs 

studio in Happy Valley 

area for students, or one 

person only.No pets sorry. 

This unique floorplan is on 

1016 24th St. and is conveniently 

locate on the busline 

or within walking distance 

to WWU. The unit includes 

on site laundry ,parking, and 

water,sewer,garbage. Leases 

500 

Rentals 

are required with a $400 

security, damage deposit. 

Please call Laurie at 671-8558 

(360) for appointment. 

$795/ 1br - Cute Secluded 

house at the end of 

a country road. $795 / 1br 

- Cute Secluded house at the 

end of a country road. (Bellingham) 

Secluded house at 

the end of a country road. Rabbits 

birds trees and fl owers. 

Country living close to the city. 

House on 20 acres 425 605 2101 

or 425 773 2703 

$1000 / 3br - Apartment 

for rent 3 Bedroom, 1 1/2 

baths, w/d hookups, appliances, 

big back yard, two car 

parking, two family, no pets. 

Email: Lincarlis5@comcast. 

net 

$700 / 2br - Nice, large 

apartment , big deck, 

fireplace, view Two bedroom 

apartment for rent 

available May 1, Dish washer, 

washer and dryer. It has a 

great deck with good sun 

and a view of mt baker and 

Bellingham. Water, sewer and 

garbage paid. The bedrooms 

are big and pretty much the 

same size. Nice layout. Good 

size kitchen. Fireplace. You 

can call anytime for more information. 

Leave a message 

if I don’t answer. I’ll call back 

pretty quick. 360 420 6116 

Sarah 

$460 / 1br - Charming 

1 bd duplex in town 

AVAILABLE 3/1 AVALABLE 

March 1st! Super cute, sunny 

1 bedroom top floor duplex. 

Bright and freshly painted. 

Steps to Haagen Market. Easy 

downtown access. Hurry, this 

one won’t last! water/sewer/ 

garbage included. NS/NP 

first/last and security deposit 

required Call or email to see! 

206-508-2418, cdenholm@ 

gmail.com 

$875 / 2br - 2+ bedroom, 

Fairhaven - Purple 

Craftsman ! 2 bedroom 

nice & slightly earthy. 2 living 

rooms, plus large enclosed 

porch area - could be office, 

bedroom, or.... perfect for 

a couple or... Super private, 

surrounded by trees. Garden 

area. 2 blocks from western. 

Nicely painted, wood floors 

throughout. Incl: w/d, fridge, 

stove. Gas forced-air heat. 

Includes lots of storage & 1 

off-street parking spot. Lots 

of street parking. No dogs. 

Avail. 6/1. 733-9091. 

$1250 / 3br - NEW 3Bd 

for rent MAY 1 NEWER 

3 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath, 2 

Story house for rent May 1, 

2007. Large fenced backyard, 

Washer and Dryer, Very 

CLEAN, Gas heat. Yard care is 

included, 2 Car garage, Water, 

Sewage and Garbage is 

paid for. No pets and no smoking. 

Great neighborhood!! We 

will be available this Sunday, 

March 18th to view, call 206- 

890-4089 $1250.00 rent with 

a $2000.00 Deposit (You do 

not have to pay for last month 

rent ahead of time) 

500 

Rentals 

$350 Small cabin for rent 

Small cabin behind house for 

rent. Share yard with two in 

front house. In fairhaven, a 

couple blocks from the water, 

near shoping/stores/bike 

path/bus You: responsible, 

stable, quiet..... Available 

april 1 (maybe sooner), Rent 

is $350, one third of electric 

bill, one third of garbage bill. 

Contact Tim via email timmyriley@hotmail.com 

$995 / 1br - Bayview 

Fairhaven Condo Excellent 

location! Gorgeous new 

Fairhaven condo located in 

popular Harris Square Complex! 

Available now! $995/ 

month with water/sewer/garbage 

paid. Ideal corner 1 bedroom 

unit with high ceilings, 

view of water and unique 

Harris Street. Stainless steel 

appliances, washer/dryer in 

the unit and gated covered 

parking. Very safe - secure 

access to elevator and garage 

by key only. Nearby walking/hiking 

trail along water. 

Fairhaven shops, restaurants 

and famous coffee houses at 

your doorstep. Hurry, this will 

go fast! Please email jeannenel@netos.com 

or call 360- 

739-4098 for inquiry. Sorry no 

smoking and no pets 

$725 / 2br - 2 Bed, 1 Bath 

duplex 2 bed, 1 bath duplex 

in fairhaven available at 

the end of march. Just 4 or 5 

blocks to WWU if you want 

to walk, or the bus stop is 

half a block down the street. 

Washer/Dryer, diswasher in 

the kitchen. Nice front yard 

that is maintained by the 

landlord, with a patio in the 

backyard that is perfect for 

barbequeing. Call Willie at 

360.305.4644 to come check 

it out or if you have questions. 

Lease negotiable. 

$1500 3 BR Lake Samish 

house for rent 3BR house 

on Lake Samish, 2.5 Baths, 

finished daylight basement, 

dock, boat lift with canopy, 

hot tub, kids play area, fenced 

yard.....available July 1, one 

year lease. Call for details, 

360-820-3653 

$450 / 1br - Studio Plus. 

Includes W/D, wireless Internet, 

cable, W/S/G. On bus line. 

Quiet, family neighborhood. 

Non-smoking. No pets. Perfect 

for one person. Call (360) 

676-0526 for more details. 

Rentals: Birch 

Bay 

$750 / 2br - Birch Bay 

Townhouse - PRIVATE 

BEACH 2bdrm, 1 1/2 townhouse, 

with wash/dryer and 

all other appliances. New 

paint. Nice well maintained 

complex with pool and private 

beach. $750 mo. $500 

deposit. Available Now. 425- 

742-4830, 206-795-0211 

$595 / 1br - Small Beachfront 

Cottage Clean and 

cozy beachfront cottage 

on Birch Bay. Water, sewer, 

trash paid. No pets. Small one 

bedroom, Partly furnished. 

500 

Rentals 

Living room, dining/kitchen, 

bathroom with shower, Sleeping 

room with built-in bunks 

Watch sunsets from your own 

private beach. Available immediately. 

360-920-0420 

$750 / 2br - Birch Bay 

townhouse 2bdrm, 1 1/2 

townhouse, with wash/dryer 

and all other appliances. nice 

well maintained complex with 

pool and private beach. $750 

mo. $500 deposit 425-742- 

4830, 206-795-0211 

$1500 / 3br - Brand New 

& Close to the Beach 

Brand New three bedroom, 

two bath home with approximately 

3000 square feet and 

OCEAN VIEWS! Open floor 

plan with large kitchen, great 

room style living and dining 

rooms and seperate rec. 

room. Comfortable master 

suite and attached bath with 

seperate tub and shower. 

Large deck and two car garage. 

For more information 

or a showing, please call Bayview 


at (360) 734-5420 

Rentals: Blaine 

$850 / 3br - 3 BR/1.75 BA 

Charming Renovated 

1918 Cottage Great deal!!! 

Gas forced air heat, new appliances 

+ dishwasher, new 

tile floors in bathrooms, 

kitchen, and laundry room 

(which has washer/dryer 

hook up), carpeting throughout, 

newly painted inside, 

master bedroom en suite, two 

enclosed porches - one with 

new slate flooring, large double 

and half corner lot, close 

to town/marina with some 

views of Drayton Harbor from 

the yard. Only 15-20 minutes 

to Bellingham and 5 minutes 

to the Canadian border. No 

pets. No smoking. Available 

April 1. Call Jeff 360-734-5850 

or 360-733-6883 

$1150 / 3br - 7470 Seashell 

Way $1150 rent, $1100 

security deposit Small pet 

(under 10#) friendly w/fee, 

washer/dryer hook up, 2 car 

garage, 2.5 baths, gas heat/ 

range, deck, no smoking, 

Windermere Management by 

Ebright Wight, LLC 4061 Eliza 

Ave., Bellingham, WA 98226 

360-733-7944 phone 360-733- 

7969 fax www.ebrightwight. 

com Monday - Friday (9-5) 

4 Bed 2 Bath Duplex Ferndale 

& Bellingham rent getting 

too expensive? Brand new du- 

500 

Rentals 

plex in Blaine, 4 bedrooms and 

2 bath with attached carport. 

All appliances included. This 

one won’t last long. Close to 

schools. This is perfect for a 

family or students. Please call 

soon, before the opportunity 

is gone!!! 360-510-2789 

Rentals: 

Ferndale 

$1300 / 4br - for rent 

beautiful home in Ferndale 

for rent beautiful 4bedroom, 

3 baths family home in 

a quite neighborhood. Huge 

bonus room, brand new carpet, 

fire place, oversized 2 

car garage, RV parking large 

corner lot with fully fenced 

backyard and paved courtyard. 

Awesome view of Mt. 

Baker located at 2450 pine dr. 

Ferndale wa 98248 any questions 

please call: (360)319- 

1211 or (360)393-7465 

3 Bed 2 1/2 Bath Beautiful 

Home In cul-de-sac, 

within walking distance of all 

schools. Very quiet neighborhood. 

Call 360-510-2789 

$1250 / 4br - lg tri-plex 

with great view 4 bedroom, 

2 1/2 bath. Gourmet 

kitchen all stainless steel 

aply. Nice office area with 

great size bedrooms. This unit 

is new has had 1 renter. Big 

windows in every room and 

lots of parking. Please call to 

view this won’t last long. 360- 

527-2749 

Wonderful location in 

Ferndale Close to schools, 

buses and town. In cul-de-sac, 

with yard, area to play. All appliances 

included. 3bed/2 

bath. Call 360-510-2789 

Rentals: 

Lynden 

$1150 / 4br - Lynden 

WA Duplex with selfcontained 

Granny Suite 

Upper 1700 sq. ft. main floor 

residential with lighted landscaped 

entrance, overlooks 

corn field beside Lynden, 

Washington. The monthly 

rent of $1150 includes utilities 

for 2 occupants. This 2 bedroom 

rural residence includes 

a separate self-contained 

Granny Suite complete with 

a brand new refridgerator, 2 

more bedrooms, and its own 

4 piece bathroom. A heated 

hobby/shop can be added to 

this unique double residence 

for an additional $200/month. 

All real estate advertising in this newspaper 

is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which 

makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, 

limitation or discrimination based on race, 

color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status 

or national origin, or an intention to make any 

such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status 

includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal 

custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody 

of children under 18.This newspaper will not knowingly accept 

any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. 

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised 

in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. 

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669- 

9777. The toll-free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800- 

927-9275. 

500 

Rentals 

To see it call Ivan at 360-815- 

5364 or 360-815-6895 

$450 Super studio Nicely 

updated clean studio located 

at 715 Judson st (Heighfeild 

ct apts ) Lynden WA Water/ 

sewer/garbage pd also gas 

heet paid $450 mo/w 6-month 

lease 739-7999 or 739-9625 

$750 / 2br - In the HEART 

of Lynden Nearly new, 2 

bedroom, 1 bath in the heart 

of Lynden. Enjoy territorial 

views, living room with fireplace, 

bright kitchen with 

dishwasher and microwave 

and washer/dryer. Two reserved 

parking spaces. No 

smoking/pets. W/S/G included. 

For more information 

or a showing please contact 

Bayview Property Management 

at (360) 734-5420 

Rentals: Sumas 

$625 / 2br - Updated Sumas 

Four-plex Spacious 

updated 2 bedroom, 1 bath 

unit in four-plex. Hardwood 

floors in the kitchen with all 

appliances and gas fireplace 

in the living room. Nice deck 

and on-site laundry. W/S/G 

and BASIC CABLE included. 





734-5420 

$800 / 4br - House in the 

County Large 4 bedroom, 

1 bath with spacious yard, 

storage shed and recently remodeled! 

Approximately 1100 

sq feet, 1.5 story house with 

living & dining areas, utility 

room with washer/dryer. Pet 

possible with references & 

fee. No smoking. For more 




734-5420 

$575 1 Bedroom Sumas 

All utilities included 

Large 1 bedroom well kept 

located in town Sumas ALL 

UTILITIES INCLUDED except 

phone and cable. Gas heat 

Washer and Dryer private 

fenced yard and seprate storage 

area off stree parking. 

This is not an apartment complex 

I only have 1 unit.Close 

to everything 1 Block from 

grocery store,post office and 

3 blocks from library.$575/ 

month and $550/Deposit. 

(360) 599-1254 or (360)961- 

0562 

Rentals: Skagit 

$1250 / 4br - 4 bedroom 

house big fenced back 

yard great location within 

walking distance of schools 

call today 360 393-3709/ 360 

421 4529 

$1000 / 2br - All Utilities 

included w/internet 2 

bed, 1 bath Mother in law 

apt, 1200 sq ft, tile, granit 

and hardwood through out, 

view, upscale neighborhood, 

no washer or dryer, bedrooms 

are 10 x 12, all utilities with 

comcast high speed internet 

included, 1 mile from Skagit 

500 

Rentals 

Valley College, small pets 

considered. Home is on a 

hillside so not really suited 

for small children as the yard 

is not fenced. Small patio off 

front of private entrance. 

$350 deposit would like lease. 

Call 360-424-0625 or email Dlbepeterson@comcast.net 

$995 / 2br - New 2bdrm / 

2bath / 1 car garage Full 

bath in Master Detached 1 car 

garage Beautiful fenced comman 

grounds. Rent is $995 

Call Chuck for more details at 

(360)661-3717. Preview Properties 

Skagit LLC 

$1175 / 3br - New 3 bdrm 

/ 2 ba / den /2 car garage 

Attached two car garage Bath 

in Master Bath. Beautiful 

fenced comman grounds. Rent 

is $1175. Call Chuck for more 

details at (360)661-3717. Preview 

Properties Skagit LLC 

$600 / 1br - 1bdrm includes 

cable and w/s/g 

Cheerful basement apartment 

located on Jameson 

street near the high school. 

Available immediately upon 

completion of application 

and credit check. First, last 

and deposit required. $500 

deposit $200 non-refundable. 

Seperate entrance, 3/4 bath, 

full kitchen and comfortable 

quiet neighborhood. No pets 

please and non smoker. (Single 

cat may be allright dependant 

on circumstances $100 

additional non-refundable pet 

deposit.) 360-416-0413 

$1400 / 4br - 4 Br. 2 bath 

Near sammish bay in 

Edison WA. This 1500 sq. ft. 

2 story house with bay views. 

Outside pets are welcome as 

well. There are 3 upstairs bedrooms 

and 1 bath. 1 bedroom 

or offi ce downstairs and one 

bath. forced air gas heat, one 

car attached garage and 1 car 

carport. spacious living and 

diningroom just off an open 

kichen.Fully fenced and gated 

for security or just to keep the 

dogs in. First, last, and $800.00 

Cleaning deposit. $100.00 discount 

for 3yr.+ lease. Call 360- 

661-2131 

Rentals Wanted 

$500 Looking for Studio 

or One-bed Apartment 

I am looking for a studio or 

one-bedroom apartment. I 

will consider any place with 

a less than $500 rent. I am in 

my second-year at Western 

and I work part-time now 

and plan to work full-time in 

the summer. I am a smoker 

but I always smoke outside 

and I always throw my butts 

away and I am also clean and 

quiet and am looking for a 

place that offers this. email: 

raptertiff@yahoo.com phone: 

360-224-1659 

$600 Responsible mature 

adult needs 1B, MIL, 

or Studio Quiet responsible 

working professional with 

excellent references and 

credit. Ready to move in presently. 

Please contact Terry @ 

206.383.9984

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FREE WILL 

ASTROLOGY 

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “If you hold your 

dreams too tightly, you’ll crush their little ribs,” was 

the message scrawled on the wall of a public restroom I 

visited today. I immediately recognized that as excellent 

advice for you. While I’m usually all in favor of cultivating 

a ferocious devotion towards one’s goals and desires, 

I’ve noticed lately that your grasp on yours has turned 

into a manic clench. Please let them breathe better. Give 

them some slack. Maybe tell yourself a joke about how 

funny you look applying that death-grip. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): One of the most 

demanding and exhilarating transitions of 2007 is 

coming. Here are fi ve tips to help you get maximum 

enjoyment out of it. (1) Be an early adapter, a quick 

study, and a resilient improviser. (2) Hang out in places 

where things are just beginning. (3) Intensify your 

commitment to the lessons that spontaneity can bring. 

(4) Be a specialist in uprisings and breakthroughs. (5) 

Give your generous attention to infl uences that are 

pure, innocent, and buoyant. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the quest for enlightenment, 

no experience is irrelevant. Meditating for days 

in a mountaintop sanctuary may work well for some seekers, 

while others are more likely to uncover hidden truths 

about the nature of reality as they microwave a burrito 

in a convenience store or play soccer in the living room 

with their drunk friends, using a rolled up pair of socks 

as the ball. Even if your spiritual search usually fi ts the 

fi rst description, Gemini, I suspect it will more closely 

match the second in the coming weeks. The secrets of 

the Divine Wow are primed to reveal themselves to you 

in the midst of everyday chaos. 

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The U.S. Army has 

dramatically lowered its recruitment standards. Since 

2004, the number of new soldiers who’ve entered the 

ranks even though they’ve committed a crime has risen 

by over 50 percent. I urge you to move in the opposite 

direction, Cancerian. According to my understanding 

of the astrological omens, your success in the coming 

months depends on you raising your expectations, 

demanding more excellence, and absolutely insisting 

on ethical impeccability. If you have a goal that seems 

to require you to lower your standards, I suggest you 

abandon that goal. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Problem-solving is highly 

overrated,” says artist Chuck Close. “Problem-creation 

is far more interesting.” Whether or not you’re inclined 

to agree with that assessment, Leo, I invite you to 

make it your hypothesis in the coming week. In other 

words, put yourself in an experimental mood, and act 

as if problem-creation is where all the action is. How 

might your life be different if you were not chronically 

worrying about the dilemma of the hour, but instead 

were always on the lookout for the next tricky challenge 

that will awaken sleeping portions of your heart 

and mind? 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re capable of 

pulling off some unprecedented mixing and matching 

in the coming weeks, Virgo. You could fi gure out a 

way to blend oil and water, metaphorically speaking. 

And you might fi nd a logical loophole that allows you 

to reasonably compare apples and oranges. But those 

examples represent only the most obvious ways your 

skills at juxtaposition could work. You might also, 

for example, be a matchmaker for the son of a Saudi 

Arabian oil magnate and a Jewish goth performance 

artist, or convince the Dalai Lama to have a summit 

with Paris Hilton. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): On December 10 last 

year, 36,000 couples got married in Delhi, India. The 

mad rush to the altar was prompted by Vedic astrologers, 

who decreed that day to be an auspicious time to 

wed. I don’t know enough about the Vedic system to 

judge whether its practitioners would also regard the 

coming weeks as propitious for ritual unions. But my 

reading of the omens says that from the perspective of 

Western astrology, it’s very favorable for you Libras. If 

you’ve been thinking about deepening your commitment 

to a trustworthy partner, you’ve got cosmic mojo 

on your side—not just for romantic mergers, but also 

for business deals, artistic agreements, mutual oaths, 

and just about any splashy adventures in togetherness. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear Rob: My plan 

has been to steal the man I love right out from under 

his wife’s nose without feeling a raging case of the 

guilties. Here’s what I’ve discovered thus far: You 

can only do something like this if you’re not friends 

with his wife, and if you love the guy so much that 

the beating of your heart drowns out the drone of 

your conscience. Any advice? -Scorpio Under a Spell.” 

Dear Scorpio: It’s rarely a good idea to break up a 

committed intimate relationship by stealing one of its 

members, but it’s an especially unfavorable time to 

pursue that goal now. May I recommend instead that 

you sublimate the urge by seducing your inner male? 

It’s an excellent time for you Scorpios to get crazy sexy 

deep with the part of your psyche that feels like the 

opposite gender. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Poet Kay Ryan 

told the Christian Science Monitor that her poems often 

begin “the way an oyster does, with an aggravation.” 

Her ultimate intention, however, is to liberate her 

readers. “I like to think of all good poetry as providing 

more oxygen into the atmosphere; it just makes 

it easier to breathe.” I believe this progression from 

aggravation to liberation is a strategy you could profi tably 

pursue in the coming days, Sagittarius. If you 

agree to absorb what’s bugging you, you’ll ultimately 

create an expansive new swath of breathing room for 

yourself and everyone around you. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In The Book of 

Thoth, Aleister Crowley says that for Capricorns, the 

impulse to create can be so strong that it transcends 

logic, ignores tradition, and eschews foresight. It 

might even be “divinely unscrupulous, sublimely careless 

of result.” Why is this urge so wild? The formula 

for Capricorn, he writes, is “the complete appreciation 

of all existing things . . . rejoicing in the rugged and 

barren no less than in the smooth and fertile.” While 

his assessment might be a bit extreme, it does contain 

far more than a few grains of truth—especially as it 

applies to you in the coming weeks. Given the current 

astrological omens, I believe your will to create will be 

relentless, majestic, and primordial. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to the 

macrobiotic approach to diet, the healthiest food for you 

to eat is that which has been grown near you, or at least 

in the same latitude. Unless you live in the tropics, for 

instance, bananas shouldn’t be on your menu. Let’s make 

that meme your Metaphor of the Week, Aquarius. According 

to my interpretation of the omens, all your best bets 

will be local and homegrown. You should pluck pleasures 

that are close by, and avoid temptations beckoning 

from a distance. You should trust clues that arrive from 

sources you can personally verify, and be skeptical of 

those from friends of friends of friends. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Summing up his ongoing 

attempts to understand the truth about reality, 

San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll wrote, “I 

am grasping one hair at the end of the tail of a very 

large tiger, whose exact nature and intentions are not 

known to me, nor will they ever be. I can only hope 

to describe a few things about the hair. And I could 

be wrong.” While this is in general an apt description 

of the quest most of us are on, I think it’s overly 

modest in light of your current astrological omens. For 

the foreseeable future, Pisces, I bet you’ll have the 

tiger’s entire tail in your clutches, and your ability to 

extrapolate from it to surmise the nature of the whole 

tiger will be extraordinary. 

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Your Partners 

in Self-Healing 

Sue Aufhauser, D.C. & Kim Haustedt, D.C. 

1012 Dupont St., Bellingham, WA 98225 

360-714-0550 

info@rolws.com 

500 

Rentals 

$700 We need apartment!!! 

My girlfriend and 

I will be moving to B’Ham in 

July and need a place to live. 

We are willing to take over 

a lease or sign a new one. 

Both of us have jobs and good 

credit. Please help:) Ryan 

509-216-7803 

LOOKING FOR HOUSE We 

are two responsible girls, one 

from Bellingham, one from 

Skagit County looking for a 

house near or on Lake Samish. 

Please contact me if you know 

of something. Thanks! nmgeertsma@hotmail.com 

Back from the Tetons 

Spend my summer in the san 

juan as sea kayak guide. Enjoy 

living in Fairhaven/Bham on 

my days off. Ski mountaineer 

about 30 days a summer too. 

If you have a place or good 

leads, Call 360 920 0948 Chris 

Carpenter Needs Temporary 

Work/Housing I 

am in town visiting family and 

need work and lodging until 

May 1st. I am a carpenter 

and handyman and would like 

to find someone who needs 

skilled work done, and make 

a trade. Cash or Trade. I am 

flexible, call 360 739-5339 for 

Alberto. 

Looking for 1 bedroom 

for summer I am a current 

student at Western looking 

to move back to the area for 

my summer internship. I don’t 

have any pets, I don’t smoke, 

and I am looking to move in 

June or July. Please call me at 

360-672-8451. 

Roommates 

Wanted 

$500 I need a roommate 

Hi! 19 year old female here 

looking for a roommate in 

Bellingham. I’m neat, I have 

no kids or pets, except for 

some goldfish. Need my own 

room, can share bathroom. 

Will buy own food. Will room 

with male or female preferably 

around my age. Ready 

to move May 1st! Please call 

360-927-0422 or 360-734-1207 

or email rosebud_98226@ 

yahoo.com 

$450 Wanted: Roomate 

immediately Brand new 

house in Birch Bay,quiet neighborhood.Medium 

bedroom 

with private bath.All utilities 

paid(high speed,cable/phone 

in room)$200 deposit negotiable.Call(360)820-1925 

or 

(360)933-1928.E-mail crystalcallison@comcast.net 

$350 Furnished room in 

quiet adult household 

Fully furnished room includes 

all utilites(cable internet, tv 

etc) Employed adult household. 

Hottub, decks, backyard, 

garden area...within 

walking distance to the beach 

in Birch bay Village. Call/ 

leave msg 392-8200 

$350 Furnished in quiet 

adult household Fully 

furnished room includes, 

cable internet, tv, all utilities, 

decks, backyard, hottub etc. 

500 

Rentals 

Quiet adult working household. 

Within walking distance 

to the beach. Call Linda at 

392-8200 

$340 1 bedroom avail in 

2 bedroom house. avail 

apr 1st 1 bedroom avail in 

2 bedroom house, includes 

share of an additional upstairs 

attic space also. peacefull, 

nice neighbors, cornwall park 

in sight from house. needs to 

be filled by avail apr 1st. my 

name is brodie. calling is the 

best way to reach me (360) 

303-5141. 

$400 Room Mate Needed 

One room mate needed for 3 

bedroom/ 2 bath house in 

Ferndale. Person can be male 

or female, must like dogs and 

be clean and drug free. Rent is 

$400.00 plus 1/3 of utilities. 

For more information please 

contact Kodi via email or call 

(360) 312-1985. 

$225 Looking for a good 

roommate Hello! We are a 

house with many interests. 

Gardening, biking around 

town, and sailing are the main 

priorities along with work 

and school for most of the 

housemates. There are many 

projects occuring, so we are 

looking for roommates that 

don’t mind the projects and 

noises. There are rooms available 

from $225-250. Call Ryan 

at 360 510 1818 

$350 Share Spacious, 

Bright, Luxurious 

Fairhaven Apt Housemate 

wanted to share spacious 

2bd/1ba Fairhaven apartment 

with deck, dw and w/d 

in unit. Approx $400/month 

including utilities / Available 

April 1. Walk to WWU, Boulevard, 

Trails, Churches, Shops, 

Fairhaven Market, etc. Big 

windows and lots of light. Recently 

remodeled! Share with 

friendly, relaxed, responsible 

WWU student. To see contact 

Ben D. 360-961-3375 

$425 Kulshan Building, 

BAY VIEW corner spot 

Need someone to share apartment 

with nice relaxed roommate, 

starts now through end 

of summer, 2 bed room, living 

area, kitchen, bathroom... 

great view, located on high 

street, between campus 

and downtown come look! 

kulshan building, please call, 

leave message 775 544 2609 

P.S. roommate is a fantastic 

cook! food will be ready when 

you get home! 

$300 Room Available 

Today-Four Blocks from 

WWU Room in 4 bed/1 bath 

house Alley parking spot 2 

girls, one guy, student-types, 

friendly and easygoing one 

(small and cute) snake, two 

bunnies (outside) Lease runs 

through Aug. 31st Call Kristi 

at 206-334-5462 or email at 

r_kristi@hotmail.com 

$333 Room for Rent Room 

For rent, 4bedroom house 

currently two people. Must 

attend WWU, clean house, 

big yard, garage, and nice 

kitchen on Kenoyer dr, next

500 

Rentals 

to Whatcom falls. If we find 

a forth roommate rent will 

be around $250 Contact Tom, 

425-358-0355 

$375 Room for Rent Large 

room in three bedrm home,w/ 

kitchen priviledges, laundry 

facilities and bay view.Large 

back yard 360-656-6931 

$280 awesome room in 

duplex for summer rental!! 

Im looking for a female to 

sublet my room from July thru 

August (june if needed). Its a 

new duplex w/d, dishwasher, 

garage, parking, etc. The 

room is large and very quiet! 

If interested please contact 

me asap! 206.992.7501 

$475 Lots of privacy in 

house with frequently 

absent owner Only one 

working person to share 3bedoom 

furnished house, own 

bedroom and bath with queen 

size bed and own bathroom. 

Owner is absent often at other 

home in Vancouver. All utilities 

included in price. Email: 

linkjudy@aol.com 

$350 Gay friendly male 

roomate wanted Gay 

friendly male roomate wanted 

to share 3 bedroom/1 bath 

house just east of Ferndale. 

Must be responsible, employed, 

respectful. No hard 

drug addicts or alcoholics. No 

drama. Must own a vehicle. No 

smoking indoors. No pets. You 

will be living with 1 laid back 

but hardworking gay male and 

one cat. Large yard, room for 

a garden. High speed internet 

access available along with 

cable TV. Nice view of Baker. 

Rent is $350.00 per month 

+ 1/2 utilities. No deposit. 

Available now. Call Michael 

@ 441-7376 after 3:30pm on 

weekdays, anytime on weekend 

days. Leave a message if 

no answer. 

$395 I have a extra room 

! everything is paid 4 

Nice quiet & safe ! The place 

has everything you would 

need. No outdoor pets Your 

welcome to call me 933-1049 

$425 Share 2 bedrm 

house with view and 

garden Mature, quiet, 

friendly, Christian woman 

seeking same to share 

2bdrm, 1 bath house in 

beautiful Silver Beach area 

near Lake Whatcom. Full 

basement, garage, yard and 

garden. Will consider pets. 

References required. Available 

April 16th. $425/month 

plus split all utilities. Call 

Pam 360-739-0080. 

$350 Female Roommate 

Needed Female (30+) 

roommate needed to share 2 

bedroom / 2 bathroom apartment. 

The apartment has 

its own washer / dryer and 

dishwasher. It is in a 6 year old 

quiet complex that is close to 

I-5 and the Bellis Fair Mall. No 

smoking. No Pets. Located at 

Telegraph Road and Primrose 

Lane. If interested please call 

(360) 756-0157 

$372 Need a great apart- 

classifi 

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ment?!? Big, spacious, 

room, with vaulted ceilings. 

Living with 3 great girls in a 

fun duplex community. Only 

about a 20 min walk from 

campus, or are only a block 

away from a bus stop. Single 

car private garage, plenty of 

parking. Interested, call or 

email! 360-305-7961 

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Condos: 

Bellingham 

Fairhaven Condos Brand 

New Exquisite Upscale 2 bedroom 

condos in the core of 

Bellingham’s, Fairhaven Historic 

District. Now accepting 

reservations for advanced presales. 

Move in Fall 2007. View 

these exclusive condominium 

estates at ... http://www. 

thewaldron.com Wayne Weed, 

VP of Operations Commercial 

Properties Condominium Sales 

360-738-1940 360-961-1234 

http://www.ebenal.com 

$194900 Sudden Valley 

Condo Price Reduction 

22 Marigold Dr # 42 Price reduced 

on 2 BR 1 BA, Approx 876 

Sq Ft This fabulous condo has 

updated kitchen with appliances 

included. New flooring and 

free-standing corner fireplace 

in light and bright unit. Private 

patio, convenient carport and 

shed. Close to Sudden Valley 

amenities. For more information, 

contact: Dustin or Becky 

at 360-733-3353 

$174,900 Fir Ridge II 

Townhouse Rare townhouse 

in the Fir Ridge complex 

with 2 beds and 1 bath. 

This well cared for condo has 

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been updated with new paint, 

flooring, and fixtures. It’s got 

an open layout and includes 

all appliances. There’s even 

a locked storage unit off the 

patio! The location is close to 

everything! The I-5 is within 

minutes. Dues are currently 

$145.00 a month. These townhouses 

rarely come up for 

sale. Don’t wait! For a showing 

please call Stephanie McSorley 

of Coldwell Banker Miller 

Arnason @360-739-1407 

Houses: 

Bellingham 

COUNTRY 

HOME 

Country Home For 

Sale County home for 

sale on 1 1/3 acres. 3 BR 

1 Bath, large kitchen and 

family room, enclosed 

porch and 2 decks. Apples, 

blueberries, peaches, 

grapes, and cherries. 

New septic system, water 

pump and tank and 

hot water heater. 2 year 

old roof. $230,000. Call 

for appointment. 360- 

714-0570 

$299,900 Great Family 

home in Bellingham 

Great family home with a 

large fenced back yard, 

covered porch, large deck 

in back, RV parking, 3 bedrooms, 

2.5 baths, workshop, 

living & family rooms, fireplace, 

nice maple kitchen and 

much more. Price reduced 

for immediate sale. Price includes 

new roof and siding 

replacement allowance. Call 

Pete Coy, Muljat Group Real- 

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How to Sudoku: Arrange the digits 1-9 in such a 

way that each digit occurs only once in each row, only 

once in each column, and only once in each box. Try it! 

tors at 739-4100 for a private 

showing. 

$389,000 Bellingham 

Rambler Meticulously 

maintained one story home 

in sought after Bellingham 

neighborhood. This home has 

3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, bonus 

room, attic storage and 

work shop room. Features 

include vaulted ceilings, builtin 

vac and fireplace. Patio 

doors enter onto a large patio 

with covered hot tub. Excellent 

home for entertaining. 

The property borders the 

241 acre Whatcom Falls Park 

with its miles of hiking trails, 

waterfalls and fishing hole. 

Call Sherry Miller 360-739- 

8888 (Coldwell Banker Miller 

Arnason) 

$848,000 Spectacular 

View home in great 

subdivision Amazing view 

of Bellingham oceon mountains 

from every room. This 

custom designed 4 bedroom 

3.5 baths. this home boasts a 

fabuous layout for entertaing. 

Beautiful granite kitchen with 

large eating area to enjoy the 

breathtaking sunsets. Vaulted 

ceilings, large lot and extra 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridget Between 

the Sheets 

Too hot, too cold - just right 

Goldilocks was on to 

something, ya know? Sometimes life 

demands compromise and trying new 

things to ultimately fi nd a good fi t. 

Just like when I was eying that huge 

slice of double chocolate fudge cake 

on my sister’s kitchen counter. While 

I would have enjoyed diving into its 

dark, moist layers, I knew that crisp 

apple in the fridge was a much better 

option for me as I’m trying to squeeze 

into a fab little sundress. The same is 

true for our personal relationships and 

sex lives. Sometimes one of us fi nds 

that we want sex more often than the 

other, and vice versa. 

This is true for a reader who emailed 

me worried that her partner is simply 

not interested in her anymore. When 

they were fi rst together they couldn’t 

keep their hands off each other—now 

she’s lucky to get a peck on the cheek. 

When one of you wants sex three times 

a day and the other only wants it three 

times a month, how does a couple 

cope? 

First things fi rst, are you being realistic? 

For those beyond the fevered 

fl ush of passion in a new relationship, 

couples can settle into a pattern of 

less-frequent whoopie. Being that I’m 

a quality over quantity type of gal, 

I’m cool as long as the quality is there 

—i.e. there better be that big sexy 

slice of choco cake waiting for me; no 

pre-wrapped snack cake (or porridge) 

please! For mature relationships this 

is easier because you know each other’s 

bodies better, and are more relaxed 

with one another—far more important 

than putting notches on the bedpost. 

That said, if you feel you are in a passion 

rut, simply making the effort or 

communicating more with each other 

could be the key. 

If you happen to be the partner 

who could take it or leave it, why not 

try fi nding that “just right’ solution? 

When you love someone, it means mak- 

ing reasonable concessions to make 

them happy. For example, I may not 

be thrilled to hand the remote control 

over for a Seahawks game when there is 

a new episode of What Not to Wear on, 

but seeing my honey enjoy men patting 

each other on the rump is worth waiting 

for the rerun. 

If you fi nd that your partner is approaching 

you when you are “just not 

in the mood,” suggest more agreeable 

times or ideas. Let your signifi cant 

other know about what might turn you 

on. I’m sure there will be interest that 

could heat things up! 

If you are the one who is left wanting, 

don’t just assume your partner is 

no longer interested in you or sex for 

that matter. It is also not necessarily 

a refl ection on your skills as a lover. 

As much as you may not want to hear 

this, there is no set number of times 

per week that every couple should be 

having sex. 

Instead of griping about the lack of 

action, try showing some concern. Is 

your partner tired, stressed, feeling 

down or taking medication? All these 

things can seriously affect sex drive. 

Pressuring sheet action will only make 

you look selfi sh, and make them feel 

worse. 

Remember, this could be temporary. 

Talk it through gently and calmly, without 

ugly accusations. You can work it 

through together, and be patient. In 

the meantime you can always masturbate 

to relieve the sexual tension—it’s 

good for you, and you defi nitely won’t 

go blind. 

This could also be time to go for 

relationship counseling or a medical 

checkup. Try seeing things from your 

partner’s viewpoint. When your partner 

is happy and feels they are being 

heard and understood instead of being 

pressured, then they just might want to 

please their partner. And that is just 

right! 

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storage above garage. This 

well planned executive home 

is gorgeous. Email: kathymcguire@comcast.net 

$289,000 Desirable Geneva 

Rambler Lovingly 

cared for 3BR, 2BA home 

situated on .22 acre fully landscaped 

lot. This home is ready 

to move in and with easy care 

vinyl siding and low maintenance 

landscaping leaves 

your weekends free. Two 

large decks for entertaining 

and with the fenced in back 

yard makes your own private 

sanctuary. RV Parking and 

extra space for parking. Licensed 

Agent: Shelley James 

- RE/MAX Whatcom County, 

Inc. Cell: (360)303-0248. 

$285,000 Very Nice 

Home for the Price! 

Better than new home in 

excellent condition, featuring 

many upgrades including 

brand new hardwood floors, 

granite counters & stainless 

appliances in kitchen, attractive 

paint colors, custom 

wrap-around deck, wired for 

central vacuum. Basketball 

hoop and all appliances including 

washer & dryer stay. 

Located near walking trails 

and Barkley Village. For 

more info, please call Bryant 

Davis with RE/MAX Whatcom 

County at 360-815-1262 or go 

to www.BryantDavis.net. 

$380,000 3 level home 

with great views on 

large corner lot This 

beautiful corner lot home is 

in one of Bellingham’s private 

neighborhoods. Close to 

Bellis Fair Mall and Madrona 

Medical. Fully landscaped lot 

great views and large deck. 

3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 

awesome daylight basement 

with and office and media 

room. Call 360-820-3538 / 

360-398-2797 

$385,000 Beautiful 3 level 

home, in the Cordata 

Area - Great Neighborhood 

Great corner lot home 

in one of Bellingham’s private 

neighborhoods. Close to 

Bellis Fair Mall and Madrona 

Medical. Fully landscaped lot 

great views and large deck. 

3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 

daylight basement with and 

office, game room and media 

room. Built in 2005. Call 

360-820-3538 / 360-398-2797 

$369,900 Sudden Valley 

Home for Sale Gate 

1 location. Beautiful custom 

home on landscaped double 

lot w/3 bedrooms 2.5baths 

& 2200 sq. ft. Private 2 stone 

fireplaces, family room, 

sunken living room, vaulted 

ceilings & French doors. 

George Fedecky, at Re/Max 

Whatcom County 360-303- 

4849. 

$379,000 Quality Home 

for Sale Fabulous Lake 

Whatcom view home. 

3BR,2.75BA & large family 

rm. Tons of upgrades including 

new roof,interior & exterior 

paint,new hardwood flo 

ors,skylights,complete remodeled 

kitchen & new view 

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deck.All new windows,new 

gas heating system with on 

demand hot water.New free 

standing fireplace,the list 

go on. Call George Fedecky 

at Re/Max Whatcom County 

360 303-4849 

$269,000 Sudden Valley 

Home for Sale Gate 1, location, 

private & peaceful on 

1 1/2 lots. 3BR, 2BA,newer 

roof,paint inside & out,newer 

floors,carpets,remodeled 

kitchen,vaulted ceilings. 

Hugh living room & dining 

rm.Open kitchen,flat 

entry,large carport w/room 

to build a garage.Large wood 

burning fireplace,natural gas 

heat plus all appliances stay. 

George Fedecky at Re/Max 

Whatcom County (360) 303- 

4849 

$18,000 3 bedroom 1 

bath 3 bedrooms & 1 bath 

in evergreen retreat mobile 

home park. close to lake padden. 

call nathan martin at 

prudential kelstrup realtors 

360-510-2952. space rent 

is $310 and includes water, 

sewer and garbage. 

$289,500 New 3 Bed / 2.5 

Bath Another quality home 

built by Alliance Properties, 

2000 LLC. This home, the 

?Stonecrest?, is an amazing 

value for a new three bedroom 

home in Bellingham. 

With approximately 1670 sq. 

ft., this home boasts granite 

countertops, stainless appliances, 

master bed & bath 

with vaulted ceiling, central 

vacuum system, gas fireplace 

and stove, 10 year warranty, 

and much more! Save 

thousands by buying builder 

direct. For more information 

call Nate @ 360-305-8331. 

$240,000 4 bedroom Fixer-Upper 

Bring your paint 

brush for this 4 bedroom, 2 

bath classic home on a corner 

lot just a few blocks from 

downtown Bellingham. This 

home could be a money-maker 

with a little work. Popular 

neighborhood, fenced back 

yard, gas heat, well insulated 

but it needs new siding, 

new windows and cosmetics 

inside. Call 739-4100 for a 

private showing. Pete Coy, 

Muljat Group Realtors 

$219,900 Great York 

Neighborhood Home 

2 Bedroom home featuring 

vinyl windows, gas forced 

air, woodstove, alley access, 

attached garage, and fenced 

sideyard. Excellent Location ? 

Ready for You to Move in! Sally 

Webb RE/MAX Whatcom 

County Inc. (360) 224-1270 

http://www.buyermax.com 

$432,500 Custom Log 

Home 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath 

Custom Log Home located 

on 4.68 acres just on the outskirts 

of Bellingham. Vaulted 

ceilings ? huge covered deck ? 

private setting ? 2,560 square 

feet ? 864 square foot shop ? 

Bellingham schools ? Minutes 

from town Keith Cook ABR, 

CRS, CRES Associate Broker 

RE/MAX Whatcom County 

Inc. (360) 739-5600 

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$329,900 Mediterranean 

Style on Alabama Hill 

2617 Vining Pl 3 BR 1.75 BA 

Approx 1,348 Sq Ft Captivating 

single level Mediterranean 

style home on large 

corner lot. Custom wrought 

iron and tile give the home a 

warm feel. Expansive patio 

and no maintenance landscape. 

New 50 yr tile roof in 

2005. Bay view during winter 

months. Email: inger@homequesthomes.com 

$308,900 Restored Tudor 

Home 2714 Peabody St 3 BR 

2 BA Approx 1,552 Sq Ft Many 

updates are designed to keep 

the vintage feel with modern 

finishes. Spacious floor plan, 

refinished hardwood floors, 

second floor is a Master Suite. 

New landscaping. Detached 

garage with work shop area 

and alley access. Email: inger@homequesthomes.com 

$305500 Quality Home 

Near Whatcom Falls 

Park 2205 Old Lakeway Dr 

3 BR 1.75 BA Approx 2,154 

Sq Ft Old Lakeway’s charisma 

won’t be lost on you. 

Newly finished family room 

in daylight basement. Many 

updates and built-ins. Satin 

finished hardwood floors. 

Sought after neighborhood 

close to city, parks and lakes. 

Quiet street. Email: inger@ 

homequesthomes.com 

$179,900 single family 

fixer 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living 

room dining room kitchen 

(combo), utility room. Good 

starter or investment property. 

New kitchen cabinets, 

stove and referigerator!! front 

deck. Small, easy to care for 

lot - no garage. Owner contract 

for qualified buyer. call 

671 8104 or 920 3482 

$535,000 Residential + 

Duplex Property Includes 

Duplex at 1302 & 1306 Grant 

Street + House at 505 Lakeway 

Drive. Property is zoned 

R-M Residential Multifamily. 

This zone allows multiple; 

mixed (offices only) following 

planned commercial procedures 

1,000 sp.ft. per unit 

for Residential. For more information 

call Frank Muljat 

@ (360)739-0445. ~ Muljat 

Group Realtors 

$875,000 Beautiful New 

Penthouse Condominium 

in the Heart of 

Fairhaven One of a kind 2 

bedroom, 2 bath plus den/office, 

top floor, penthouse condo 

in Harris Square. Approx. 

1912 sq. ft. Panoramic views 

of Fairhaven and Bay. Close 

to shopping, village green, 

Marine Park and local restaurants. 

Modern living in the 

heart of Fairhaven. This unit 

includes two parking stalls 

in an underground, secured 

parking garage. Walking 

distance to the Alaska Ferry 

& Amtrak/bus station. Must 

see to appreciate! For more 

information, Contact Frank 

Muljat at 360-739-0445.~Muljat 

Group Realtors 

$350,000 Wonderful 

Columbia Family Home 

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Fabulous location! Older 

home in charming Columbia 

neighborhood 3bd. 2bth. 

large yard, and only 1 block 

from Elizabeth Park! Please 

call, 303-439-9525 

$298,500 4 Bed, 3 Bath, 

BUILT IN 2006, GREAT 

HOME!! 4 bed, 3 bath home 

built in 2006. House is on a 

flat lot with a flat driveway. 

Hardwood floor in kitchen 

and dining area. Tile in bathrooms, 

laundry room, and 

entry. Large kitchen with big 

center island bar. Large laundry 

room with lots of storage. 

Beautiful cabinetry and finish 

work throughout. Two living 

rooms and one fireplace. Nice 

deck off of the dining area. 2 

car garage. Quiet neighborhood 

with nearly no traffic. 

For sale by owner. Save $$$. 

This is a very nice house. You 

won’t find a nicer house for 

the money! Make an offer. 

360-671-4841 520-266-2370 

$214,900 Affordable 

and Nice! Very nicely kept 

zero-lot line home built in 

2004. Open floor plan with 

large dining room—plenty of 

room for home office nook. 

Hardwood floors, carpets in 

excellent condition, fireplace, 

granite counters in kitchen 

and bathrooms. Plenty of 

windows bring in lot of light. 

Extra space at top of stairs 

with room for workout equipment, 

toys, etc. Back patio 

with small fenced backyard. 

Affordable living in family 

neighborhood. For more information, 

please call Bryant 

Davis with RE/MAX Whatcom 

County at 360-815-1262 or go 

to www.BryantDavis.net. 

$324,900 Sunny Southside 

Craftsman Home! 

This 4 bed, 1 bath character 

home has been recently remodeled 

throughout! 10ft. 

ceilings, built-ins, hardwood 

floors, detatched artist studio 

& large shed all on a huge .34 

acre double lot. Located close 

to WWU, Fairhaven, parks & 

trails! Call BRIAN HENDER- 

SON Muljat Group Realtors 

(360) 303-1787 

$119,000 1bedroom- 

Great Location Ground 

floor, end unit with fresh 

paint, laminate flooring, 

newer applainces (including a 

stackable washer/dryer), and 

a deck. Located near the WWU 

park and ride, Civic Center, 

shopping, banks, restaurants 

and so much more! Spacious 

and open floor plan makes the 

unit feel much larger than it 

is. This is priced for a quick 

sale - so hurry! Email: lancefoster@comcast.net 

$1,200,000 Once in a lifetime 

waterfront Estate 

1.03 acres of uplands with 

fabulous view plus approx. 20 

acres of 2nd class shorelands 

bordering Bellingham Bay and 

the Nooksack River. Beautiful 

4 bedroom, 2 bath custom 

home with 2 large shop buildings 

plus a double garage. 

The view of Bellingham Bay 

and the San Juan Islands is 

spectacular and the exist- 

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ing home is high quality and 

ready to move into. See more 

photos and details at www. 

petecoy.com or call 739-4100 

for a private showing. Pete 

Coy, Muljat Group Realtors 

Houses: 

Everson 

$59,999 country setting 

Three bed room, two bath, 

1480 sq. ft. on app. 2ac. leased 

land.1996 moduler home, will 

make a great starter home or 

By Rick Dubrow 

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nice rental. call for info 360- 

966-4187 

$206,900 Right Place! 

Right Price! 7166 Mecklem 

Rd Open House Saturday, 

3/3/07, 1 PM - 3 PM 4 BR 1.5 

BA Approx 1,420 SqFt Nicely 

updated home with cozy 

fireplace on oversized lot. 

Only 20 minutes from Bellingham. 

Home comes with large 

shed, covered wood storage 

area and parking space for 

3+ cars Email: inger@homequesthomes.com 

Green 

Builder 

Price versus cost 

Government tends 

to wait quite some time to react to a 

problem, doesn’t it? The delay between 

problem recognition and embracing a solution 

set can be forever long and typically 

diluted in its effectiveness. Political 

compromise crawls at a slug’s pace. 

Then there’s the Precautionary Principle, 

a key environmental concept that 

suggests this: once the majority of the 

scientifi c jury is in about a particular 

issue, logic demands that we begin to 

enact the solution. It may simply prove 

too late to wait for consensus or yet another 

study confi rming the momentum 

of data that is already compelling. 

Consider this system dynamic we fi nd 

ourselves in: government tends to react 

slowly and weakly, while threatening 

environmental problems compel us to 

react quickly and strategically! 

The result is that, at times, we have 

the right to behave in a certain way 

even though we know, at our core, that 

it’s not the right thing to do. 

My immediate refl ex is to suggest a 

few examples for you, but I’m not going 

to do your homework for you. Instead, 

consider what you do that you know, in 

your heart, is the wrong thing to do. 

Something for which society offers you 

a smokescreen behind which to hide. 

“Hey, there’s no regulation against such- 

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Houses: 

Ferndale 

$389500 A Beautiful 

Custom Made With Unfiltered 

Island Bay And 

Mt. Baker Views A beautiful, 

custom-made, 2400 square 

foot home with panoramic Island, 

Bay and Mt. Baker views. 

4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths with a 

Jacuzzi off the master. Granite 

counters, real hardwood 

fl oors, central vacuum system, 

custom tile and quality carpet, 

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vaulted ceilings, and custom 

stone front entrance and fi replace. 

Own this house for $ 

1,942.96 per month! Asset Realty 

Group Direct: 425.761.7743 

Offi ce: 425.828.1000 Fax: 

425.952.0123 

$378,000 4 BR Ferndale 

Home with $25,000 

worth of upgrades! 

Email: jillene@kw.com 

Houses: Lynden 

$319,000 Charming, 

and-such, so I can carry on! When our 

government knows that such behavior is 

wrong, I’m sure they’ll take the necessary 

actions to make it right!” 

Wrong. Remember the governmental 

lag time and its probable dilution? 

How long have we known, for example, 

the intelligence of increasing the 

average fuel effi ciency of our vehicle 

fl eet? Like… forever. Instead we’ve 

gone backwards. Our fl eet continues to 

crawl. Frankly, it’s beyond embarrassing. 

It’s criminal. 

You live in a city with environmental 

behavior that’s off the charts. Our per 

capita environmental performance for 

things like hybrid vehicle ownership and 

green power purchasing reveal a population 

that is more aware and intelligent 

than the norm. We are a strange and 

wonderful breed… a people who adore 

our natural world and are willing to fi ght 

for it. We’re willing to act in ways we 

know are right; towards solutions we 

wish our government would lead us. 

We simply can’t wait for government to 

catch up to the problems at hand while 

our natural world continues to unravel. 

Hence the dance: we can regulate ourselves, 

voluntarily, or involuntary regulations 

will follow. 

You and I need to do what’s right, 

sooner, not later, even though others 

choose to behave otherwise by hiding 

behind lagging and ineffective environmental 

laws. I can only dream that if 

enough of us act in unison with the natural 

world, leadership may unfold that will 

align society’s law with natural law. 

In the meantime, this I know: we 

cannot grow on like this. We need to 

get a grip on our numbers and we need 

to get a grip on the average ecological 

footprint that each of our numbers 

brings forth. 

Consider doing what’s right even if 

you have the right to do otherwise. 

Tune in to Rick Dubrow’s regular radio show “On The Level” on KMRE FM 102.3

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Warm, Sale By Owner 3 

beds, 2 baths, 1900 s.f., one 

level. Kitchen/dining room 

great room; island with Jennaire 

gas stove top; twosided 

gas fireplace. Master 

bedroom has adjoining bathroom, 

Kohler jet tub, double 

sink vanity, walk-in closet, 

private shower room. Central 

vac. Multipurpose storage 

room adjoins garage. Corner 

lot, white vinyl picket fence, 

in-ground sprinkler system, 

covered deck. Immaculate, 

must see! For sale by owner. 

Call 360-354-8968. 

$317,000 House For Sale 

This is a beautiful four bedroom, 

two and a half bath 

home located in a great 

neighborhood at the end of 

a culdesac. Located near a 

Elementary and High school, 

it is a great location for raising 

a family. Spacious back 

yard with new deck built by 

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Dream Decks, Dimension One 

Spa, Rainbow play set, new 

carpet, flooring, and counter 

tops in kitchen. Email: mjzimmermann@msn.com 

$420,000 A Home in the 

Country Character home 

on 4.77 acres ? 4BD, 2BA ? 

Main floor master ? Covered 

porch - Attached 2 car garage 

? Detached M-I-L Apt ? Huge 

50x100 Barn ? Large deck, 

fruit trees, and garden space. 

Keith Cook ABR, CRS, CRES 

Associate Broker RE/MAX 

Whatcom County Inc. (360) 

739-5600 

$290,000 3 bedroom, two 

bath,two car garage 3 

bedroom house with huge lot 

next to schools and playground. 

Big kitchen,living room, family 

room, and dining room. Need to 

sell now. 815-4769 

$215000 Beautiful Custom 

Home Beautiful 4BD, 

2.5BA, 2166 SQFT home in 

Maple Falls. Gourmet kitchen 

featuring L-shaped island ? 

tile flooring ? granite countertops 

? large dining room ? 

upstairs master suite ? landscaped 

yard with fruit trees 

Keith Cook ABR, CRS, SRES 

Associate Broker RE/MAX 

Whatcom County Inc. (360) 

739-5600 http://www.buyermax.com 

Maple Falls real estate 

for sale 

Houses: Maple 

Falls 

$148,500 This house 

sells Saturday HOT HOT 

HOT!!! Maple Falls, this 

beautiful 2 story 3 bedroom 

home will sell this Saturday. 

Owner will be there! 

Quiet neighborhood, lot is 

60x120+-, French doors open 

to balcony overlooking front 

yard. Wood floors in kitchen 

and dining, tile in bath, laundry 

room, carport/garage 

framed but needs some tlc. 

Lots of updating and remodeling 

have been done! Under 

valued price is $148,500. 

Great financing with super 

terms available! Address is 

6803 Goldenvalley. Directions 

are Kendall hiway to 

Cimmeron, rt on Cimmeron 

and 1st right again and another 

1st right (Goldenvalley). 

About 1/4 mile on 

right side next to a vacant 

lot. House is beige w/ white 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Beast needs food, beast gets food 

Across 

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“Big Bunny,” to friends 

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Crown Affair” 

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series 

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40 “Beverly Hills Cop” song 

42 The Shangri-___ (1960s 

pop group) 

43 Sound from the henhouse 

44 Cheerful and childlike 

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48 Code-breaking org. 

49 “The Happy Hooker” 

author Hollander 

51 Word before lettuce or 

cucumber 

52 Speaker of the quote 

54 YouTube post 

57 “___ Certifi ed” (sticker 

at the mechanic’s) 

58 Broken 

62 In any way 

63 Pull (on) 

64 Make less dangerous 

65 Aristocratic 

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short 

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5 Do as you aren’t told 

6 “___ I just say?” 

7 Hedren of Hitchcock’s 

“The Birds” 

8 Stand in good ___ 

9 Mexican dish 

10 Olympic fi gure skater 

Kulik 

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12 Trig functions 

13 Brewmaster’s powder 

21 Subject in a Perot/Gore 

debate 

22 “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” 

poet 

26 Loaf ends 

28 Raise high 

Last Week’s Puzzle 

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30 Spotted laugher 

31 Lessen, as pain 

32 Sportage maker 

33 It’s hunted on a Sunday 

34 Play in which Daniel 

Radcliffe bared all 

35 Bolivian city 

36 Deer in a petting zoo 

39 Store based in Sweden 

41 Soldier’s hiding place 

43 Bust out laughing 

45 Scratch the surface 

47 Gold, to Cortes 

50 Subscription unit 

52 Mobile 

53 WWE wrestler born Glen 

Jacobs 

54 The Mystery Machine, 

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55 Lance on the bench 

56 Bit of hair gel 

59 Kung ___ shrimp 

60 Vase’s cousin 

61 Symbols after brand 

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trim. Ask for Kellen or Randy. 

If you miss us call Randy @ 

360-856-1346. 

$229,000 Wonderful 

home in the foothills 

Very sweet house in beautiful 

downtown Maple Falls, walking 

distance to restaurants, 

stores, library and post office. 

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1,181 sq 

feet, carport, small yard, .27 

acres. There is a fenced pet 

area. This home is located in 

a wonderful, family friendly 

neighborhood. It would be 

perfect for a couple or single, 

or as a starter home. Home 

values in this area are growing, 

so it is a good place to 

buy. 30 minutes to Bellingham 

and 30 minutes to Mt. Baker 

Ski area, skiing, snowboarding 

and hiking. Perfect place 

for outdoor sports enthusiast. 

If you are interested in more 

info, call Marty Kutschbach, 

360-647-6432 

Houses: Sumas 

$229,000 New homes for 

sale in Sumas New homes 

for sale in Sumas. Two homes 

currently under construction. 

1,500 square feet, 3 bedroom, 

2 bath on 10,000 square foot 

lots. These are nicely finished 

homes that live well. They include 

a gas fireplace w/beautifull 

mantel, stainless steel 

appliances, bath and closet 

off the master bedroom, and 

vaulted ceilings. Drive by and 

take a look at 1210 & 1218 

Boon Ave. in Sumas. For more 

information call Ben @ 360- 

223-9500. 

I Buy Houses 

Friendly 

& Fair 

Katie Lawson 

360-715-8000 

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Houses: Skagit 

$242500 3 bedroom 1 1/2 

baths rambler Owners are 

elderly and need to downsize. 

This lovely home is located on 

a quiet cul-de-sac and is close 

to Interstate 5 and to all shopping. 

It has a large sunroom, 

vinyl windows throughout, 

forced air gas heat. It is welldesigned, 

light and clean 

with many extras. There is 

an attached one-car garage. 

The house was built in 1961, 

has oak floors and has been 

upgraded to a modern home. 

The lot is approx. 100 100 ft 

with fruit trees and a small 

workshop. (360)757-2400 

$267,900 Mount Vernon 

Gardener’s Delight Immaculately 

maintained home 

on the hill in Mount Vernon. 

Lots of garden space on this 

large lot,with a spacious wrap 

around deck for entertaining 

and views of the Skagit 

River. The interior boasts a 

bath off the master, gas fireplace 

insert,and views of the 

Skagit from the living room 

and kitchen. The lower level 

has a spacious flexible floor 

plan with lots of possibilities 

for different uses, bedroom, 

offfice, media room. Bring 

your imagination. Contact 

your friendly listing agent 

Andrew Culp (John L. Scott 

Anacortes)360.391.9342 

$300,000 Selling First 

Option To Buy Looking for 

someone interested in a 3year 

first option to buy. 1900 sqft 

Rambler with garage on 1.25. 

Nice 3 bedroom, 1 & 1 1/2 

bath, large kitchen, new pellet 

stove, fireplace and outbuildings. 

Asking $5,000 for 

first 3yr lock. Please contact 

me at 360-840-8710. 

$340,000 4211 Tyler way 

Nice 4bedroom 3bath in 

Skyline. Recent remodel including 

kitchen, hardwoods, 

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furnace, and carpets. Large 

fenced lot backs up to huge 

greenbelt. Southside deck 

has view of water Burrows 

island and Olympics. aproximately 

1800sf plus 2car garage/shop. 

Andy (206)423- 

3707 COMPLETE ADD AT 

FSBO.COM #90331 a2dibeh@ 

hotmail.com 

700 

Bulletin Board 

Acoustic Bass and 

Drummer needed now 

I am putting together a 

swingin threesome: Swing 

Guitar,swing/fundamental 

drums and thump-swing 

bass. Mostly Originals. Would 

like to collaborate with band 

mates on new material. Must 

be willing to record and tour. 

Call me for details Jimmy 

(360) 319-3674 

NSAC Spring Studio Sale 

Drop by and check out our annual 

studio Sale. We have many 

artisans with jewelry, textiles, 

glass and more at 805 E. North 

St. Sat. and Sun. April 28th and 

29th from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. 

Contact Jan at 738-3124 

LIVE AT SYCAMORE 

SQUARE The Last Friday 

of Every Month 7-9 pm Ms B 

Hooping Allure, Halau Kameleokalani, 

Guest musicians, 

Erna Woo “Lotus Dancers”, 

Store Specials & Raffle(must 

be present to win) SycamorE 

Square 1200 Harris Ave. in 

Historic Fairhaven, Wa.98225 

By: Fun to Shop, CODA, Life 

Arts Inc. Free. 

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our tan/white rattie is 

LOST GONE plz call 966- 

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and tan and white rat terrier, 

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Food for 

Thought 

Make a difference by dining out 

I KNOW what it’s like to not know where your next 

meal is coming from. A couple of winters back, during 

a period of post-holiday joblessness and painfully high 

gas bills that left my bank account hobbled and lame 

and my larders stark naked, I found myself applying 

for food stamps. 

I was a 36-year-old woman with a college degree, 

yet I was sharing my story of fi nancial distress with 

a stranger in order to request food credit to get me 

through the month. Around me, women with squalling 

children waited patiently in long lines. I overheard 

some of them explaining why they needed 

help. Their reasons were more varied than there is 

room for in this column. 

I only used food stamps for a few months, but the 

funds helped me get through the cold season. I appreciated 

the help. I recall that time in my life when 

events such as the Opportunity Council’s Dine Out for 

Maple Alley Inn or Northwest Youth Service’s Soup for 

Shelter come on my radar. 

The idea for the 7th annual Dine Out fundraiser is 

simple, Public Relations Director Sheri Emerson explains. 

On May 1, more than 30 area restaurants will 

chow 

recipes reviews profi les 

Boundary Bay is one of 

the many restaurants 

participating in Dine 

Out for Maple Alley Inn. 

They’ll also be one of 

the hosts April 29 at 

Soup for Shelter. 

DINE OUT 

WHAT: Dine Out for Maple 

Alley Inn 

WHEN: Tues., May 1 

WHERE: Bayside Café, Red 

Robin, Boundary Bay, Busara, 

Café Akroteri, Cascade 

Pizza, D’Anna’s, Diamond Jim’s, 

Giuseppe’s, Hilltop, Hizzoner’s, 

India Grill, La Fiamma, Mambo 

Italiano, Mount Bakery, Mykonos, 

Nimbus, On Rice, Oriento, 

Our House Deli, Pacifi c Café, 

Pastazza, Pepper Sisters, Rocket 

Donuts, Stanello’s, Taco Lobo, 

Thai House, The Keg, Black Drop 

Coffeehouse, Grace Café, Wingdome, 

Flats Tapas Bar. 

INFO: 734-5121, ext. 243 or 

oppco.org/dineout 

WHAT: Soup for Shelter 

WHEN: 2-6pm Sun., April 29 

WHERE: Boundary Bay Brewery, 

Depot Market Square 

COST: $25 general, $5 for kids 

INFO: 734-9852 

open for business as usual. At the 

end of the day. The eateries will 

donate as much as 20 percent 

of that day’s profi t to the Maple 

Alley Inn—a program that has 

been providing meals to people 

in need twice a week since 1987. 

Annually, the Inn serves 14,000 

hot, nutritious meals to the 

homeless, mentally ill, working 

poor, aging, disabled veterans 

and families with children. 

Emerson says if you choose to 

dine out on behalf of the Inn, you 

should be prepared for a wait. 

Last year’s event took in more 

than $20,000, and she says the 

lines are growing longer every 

year. And that’s a good thing. 

“I’ve never seen people so happy 

to wait for a table,” Emerson 

relates. “It gets better each time 

and I hope every year it’s harder 

to get a reservation. The more 

the restaurants serve, the more 

money we raise.” 

On May 1, Emerson says she’ll 

be sure to buy pastries for the 

offi ce, get coffee, visit several 

lunch establishments and go out 

for dinner. 

“We like to check in and see 

how they’re doing,” Emerson 

notes. “There’s no real way to 

acknowledge everyone that participates, 

but we try to visit all 

the restaurants and acknowledge 

people that do. 

Another way to help out 

community members in need 

through food consumption 

happens April 29 at Soup for 

Shelter. More than 35 local restaurants 

will contribute soup 

to fi ll bowls and stomachs, and 

there’s also an auction and live 

music. Funds go to support 

Northwest Youth Services, including 

foster care programs, 

family counseling, safe homes, 

family reconciliation, a 24-hour 

crisis line and a transitional living 

program. 

These days, I can afford to 

treat myself to a fancy restaurant 

meal once in a while. But I’ll never 

forget the cold January morning 

when I swallowed my pride 

and asked for help so I could put 

food on the table. 

3 rd Annual 

Crawfish Feed! 

April 27 & 28 

Starting at 5pm 

or until gone! 

All you can eat 

$ 19 95 / person 

714-0606 

Dine In / Full Bar / Catering 

2400 Meridian Street 

Fountain District 

Bellingham 

www.speakezs.com 

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