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REPORTING FROM THE
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SKAGIT WHATCOM ISLAND LOWER B.C.
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CURTAIN TIME:
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SPOOKTACULAR:
SOUNDS LIKE
HALLOWEEN, P. 22
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10.24.07
Ken Speer, Bill Snow Reception: 6-9pm, Lucky
Dumpster, Edison
ON STAGE
10.28.07
WEDNESDAY
Serial Killers: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Theater
SUNDAY
WORDS
Electric Whale Revival: 6pm, Syre Student Center,
WCC
Spoken Word Wednesday: 8-10pm, Bellingham
Public Market
ON STAGE
COMMUNITY
MUSIC
Ghost Hunter: 7pm, Bellingham Public Library
Barn of Terror: 5-10pm, NW Washington Fairgrounds
Mount Baker Youth Symphony: 2pm, Mount Baker
Theatre
Ivan Rosenberg, Chris Jones: 2pm, Nancy’s Farm
Faculty Flute Recital: 3pm, Performing Arts Center,
WWU
Jack Ingram: 4pm and 7pm, Skagit Valley Casino
Art of Jazz: 4-6:30pm, Lucia Douglas Gallery
Black Widow: 2pm, Blaine Community Theater
Seattle Opera Young Artists: 2pm, McIntyre Hall,
Mount Vernon
10.25.07
THURSDAY
WORDS
ON STAGE
Ed McMahon: 5pm and 8pm, Swinomish Casino,
Anacortes
Wizard of Oz: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community
Theatre
What-A-Sho: 7:30pm, Bellingham High School
Convention: 7:30pm, Underground Theatre, WWU
One-acts: 8pm, iDiOM Theater
Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre
ROCK OUT WHEN
KING LINES:
Chris Sharma’s Search for the Planet’s Greatest
Climbs shows off the famous climber’s prowess
Oct. 29 at Western Washington University
FILM
Mt. Baker Film Festival: 7:30pm, Mount Baker
Theatre
MUSIC
Dave Lippman: 7pm, Bellingham Labor Temple
Rachael Price: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center,
WWU
Skagit Community Band: 7:30pm, Maple Hall, La
Conner
VISUAL ARTS
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
Elsi Vassdal-Ellis: 5pm, Viking Union, WWU
Ski Swap: 4-9:30pm, Bloedel Donovan
Barn of Terror: 3pm-midnight, NW Washington
Fairgrounds
ON STAGE
Director’s Cut: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre
What-A-Sho: 7:30pm, Bellingham High School
Convention: 7:30pm, Underground Theatre, WWU
Black Widow: 7:30pm, Blaine Community Theater
One-acts: 8pm, iDiOM Theater
Rocky Horror Show: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount
Vernon
The Wizard of Oz: 8pm, Anacortes Community
Theatre
Hellingham: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre
MONDAY
WORDS
MUSIC
Mount Baker Youth Symphony: 2pm, McIntyre
Hall, Mount Vernon
Skagit Symphony: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount
Vernon
Cherryholmes: 8pm, Mount Baker Theatre
Michael Kimmel: 7pm, Viking Union, WWU
Laural Thatcher Ulrich: 7pm, Village Books
Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso
COMMUNITY
Harvest Party: 6pm, King Mountain Church
Sarah Vowell: 8pm, Performing Arts Center
10.27.07
SATURDAY
ON STAGE
Convention: 2pm and 7:30pm, Underground Theatre, WWU
Director’s Cut: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre
Black Widow: 7:30pm, Blaine Community Theater
Rocky Horror Show: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount
Vernon
The Wizard of Oz: 8pm, Anacortes Community
Theatre
Hellingham: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre
DANCE
Imprint: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center
Halloween Dance Party: 8pm, the Majestic
10.29.07
WORDS
10.26.07
FRIDAY
Costume Ball: 6pm, Northwest Ballet
Halloween Dance: 6pm, Blaine Senior Center
Imprint: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center
Helen Thayer: 4pm, Village Books
Community
Howl-O-Ween: 2:30pm, Bloedel Donovan Park
Dracula Dash: 3:30pm, Bloedel Donovan Park
Co-op Halloween Party: 4-6pm, Garden Street
Family Center
Party with a Purpose: 6pm, the Majestic
DANCE
Peter and the Wolf: 4pm, Nancy Whyte School of
Ballet
COMMUNITY
Make a Difference Day: All day, Whatcom County
Muerto Cross: 9am, Cornwall Park
Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market Square
Ski Swap: 9am-2pm, Bloedel Donovan
Pug-O-Ween: 11:30am-1:30pm, Bellingham Christian School
Barn of Terror: 3pm-midnight, NW Washington
Fairgrounds
Pumpkin Patch in the Pool: 4:30pm, Arne Hanna
Aquatic Center
10.30.07
TUESDAY
WORDS
Open Mic: 7pm, Underground Coffeehouse
Randi Berger: 7pm, Village Books
A glance at what’s happening this week
hardcore punk fame and spoken word
mastery—gets “Provoked” Oct. 26 at the
Nightlight Lounge
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DO IT
HENRY ROLLINS—he of
MUSIC
Brandi Carlile: 8pm, Mount Baker Theatre
COMMUNITY
VISUAL ARTS
Sewing Fair: 9am-5pm, Northwood Hall
Buy It or Break It: 4:30pm, Morrison Glass Art
Group Reception: 6-9pm, Smith & Vallee Gallery,
Edison
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ART & CULTURE
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20: Spooky stage time
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REAR END
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COVER ART by Terrence Nowicki
POLITICAL
GYRATIONS
Don’t we all love a really robust, fast-paced election season with our collective ears
to the ground, listening for
all the rumors and blogs and
commentary? Bellingham may
have moved to a whole new
level of political gyrations
this year. I keep waffling on
the mayoral race. Go with the
unknown nice guy with a stunningly diverse range of supporters, or go with the triedand-true powerhouse who has
proven to do the right thing?
I’m bewildered by the antiMcShane rants that seem to
drive the Pike camp. Are they
really for Pike or just against
McShane? And why is being
a cunning, strong and methodical politician a downfall? After seven years of being brutalized by this federal
administration, I wish Kerry
and/or Gore had been a little
more power-hungry and manipulative. Or do I?
Maybe I’ll let the democrat-
ic process and wise citizens of
Bellingham reveal our community’s future leader without my
vote in this race. I’ll concentrate instead on getting Ken
Mann on the County Council,
and Terry Bornemann back on
the City Council. Those are
no-brainers.
—Nicole Oliver, Bellingham
PAGE FILLER?
In a world where information is freely available, it
seems even more important
to have a critical mind when
evaluating the meaning of
facts. How facts are communicated can make all the difference between useful information and useless. Your recent
publication of domestic violence statistics falls into the
latter category.
It is easy to imagine that
domestic violence rates are
geographically variable. However, the data fails to account
for the geographic extent of
the locations in question, the
number of people that may
live in these areas, or the
types of people that do. For
example, Happy valley may
have four times as many domestic violence reports than
Samish; however, Samish may
also have one quarter the
amount of people living in
that area. A per-capita figure
would be more meaningful
when isolating geographic
extent. Also, WWU may have
the lowest amount of domestic violence reports, however,
mostly freshman college students that are not likely to
have domestic partners live
on campus.
Is this value meaningful
when compared to Birchwood
or Alabama Hill, which are
mainly residential neighborhoods? A map would seem
most useful for communicating the geographic extent of a
statistic. While this data may
mimic real geographic trends
in domestic violence rate,
there is no way to determine
this from the data you provide. Therefore, these facts
GO, TERRY
Bill Geyer is challenging Terry
Bornemann for city council. Each
must be judged by his past actions,
and Geyer’s past is disturbing.
Geyer helped found the Keystone
Forum PAC, which in 1993 elected a
county council majority that was anti-environmental and hostile to the
Growth Management Act. One Keystone candidate devoted her council
career to attacking the Lummi Nation’s tribal sovereignty. This was an
era infamous for the council’s rudeness and verbal attacks on citizens
opposing its agenda.
Geyer was also a founder of CLUE, a
“property-rights” organization trying
to dismantle environmental protection
of critical areas. From CLUE came two
movements to succeed from Whatcom
County. CLUE sponsored forums legitimizing the militia movement, and one
keynote speaker, the founder of Citizens for Liberty, advocated disbanding the U.S. government.
Terry Bornemann has a solid record serving our community through
two terms on city council. He has
supported Lake Whatcom protection
measures, downtown revitalization,
neighborhood protection, waterfront
redevelopment and the creation of a
bustling local economy.
The message of Geyer’s CLUE and
Keystone was that government is the
enemy. Terry has always seen government as a partner with the people in
creating a prosperous, just and livable
community. Let’s reelect Terry.
—Susan Rhodes, Bellingham
VOTE HIGHLEYMAN
Emily Barnett Highleyman is an
excellent choice for the Bellingham
School Board. The fact that she was
recently endorsed by the Bellingham
Education Association says a lot about
the exceptional qualities she offers.
In the years I have known Emily, she
has shown herself to be a person of
integrity, honesty and determination. She is one of those people that
works hard at what she believes in
and doesn’t step aside when the going gets rough. If Emily says she’ll do
something, you can always be assured
she’ll live up to her word with grace
and effectiveness. As a school board
member, she’ll go far beyond the job
description and excel at her duties
and responsibilities.
More than any other candidate,
Emily will use this drive to bring the
community’s voice into decisions af-
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FOR PETE’S SAKE
I’ve only worked with Pete Kremen
a few times, but each time I’ve come
away impressed. Pete really cares
about the people in Whatcom County
and the quality of life here. He works
hard. He’s dependable and he has a
lot of experience making tough decisions. Pete also has a gift for helping
folks with different viewpoints work
together.
Whatcom County will have to steer
through some interesting situations
in the next few years. I’d like to see
Pete Kremen at the wheel.
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I am aghast every time Pete Kremen
tried to upstage Lois Garlick on
environmentalism. Kremen has promoted development for the past 12
years. He says he was the only candidate endorsed by an environmental
group. But we know that Lois Garlick
was inducted into the Northwest
Women’s Hall of Fame as an “artist of
the environment.” And we know she
received ReSources first ever Lifetime
Achievement Award. Geoff Menzies,
who has done more than anyone for
the health of Drayton Harbor endorsed Lois; Marian Beddill, Sherilyn
Wells, and Hal Hart have endorsed
her—among others.
I’m voting for Lois, whose managerial experience at Western Washington Uiniversity is far more than Pete
had when he entered politics. Lois’
platform is clean air, clean water and
clean government. Sounds good to
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wins? Nothing. What can we gain with
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fecting our children and schools.
From her many conversations with
concerned parents and educators, Emily recognizes the importance of communicating with and listening to the
public, building a strong arts, music
and electives program, and improving
how the WASL is implemented in our
classrooms. I’m voting for Highleyman, and urge you to do the same.
We are extremely lucky to have her on
the ballot.
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—Sharon Crozier, Bellingham
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PETE PISSES OFF PETERSBURG: Beating a media drum,
Whatcom County Executive Pete Kremen announced
last week the county may partner with a Bellingham
company to generate and purchase electricity from
Alaska. Kremen said his administration had filed a
preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the first step in a project that would
generate electricity by drilling into an Alaskan lakebed and running a high-pressure pipe into turbines located at a lower elevation. His report stunned County
Council members, who’d not heard of such a plan.
Kremen estimates it could take a minimum of six
years before any power would be generated by the
proposed $125 million project, including permitting
and construction. Citing an economic benefit to the
county, Kremen notes power from the project might
fall substantially below current power costs.
Yet the hydro-power proposal at Thomas Bay, Alaska, has riled the residents in nearby Petersburg, worried about environmental impacts on the popular bay.
Petersburg’s city council is drafting a response to federal regulators.
Whatcom County’s partner—who also filed a FERC
application—is Cascade Creek LLC, a subsidiary of Toll
House Energy, a Bellingham company with a track record of proposing power plants in people’s backyards.
At the peak of the Enron-inspired power crisis that
shuttered Bellingham Cold Storage and the GeorgiaPacific mill, Toll House—bolstered by the new hire of
John Asmundson, GP’s former power specialist (later
manager of the Bellingham Planning Department’s
Permit Center)—proposed siting a power plant on the
waterfront to ease the spiking power rates that were
strangling the mill. Too late there, alas, Toll House approached Bellingham City Council with another proposal, this time to build a small power plant near Deemer
Road, a scheme that evaporated for lack of enthusiasm
from city policymakers.
The company, touting green, environmentally
friendly renewable energy, recently acquired a new
environmental manager—former senior planner Chris
Spens, who left the COB Planning Department this fall
to work for the company. The timing of Spens’ departure created a stir, as Bellingham City Council was finalizing their rezone of a 12-acre Whatcom Falls parcel
staffer Spens had championed—a parcel represented
by James Stanford, the construction manager for Toll
House! Oops.
As for the Cascade Creek project in Alaska, “I can
tell you it’s anything but green or friendly,” says 32year resident Becky Knight. “It amounts to a hostile
takeover of our local resources to benefit a company
with a dubious track record in Alaska.
“There are potentially huge, not-so-green impacts
to our livelihoods and lifestyles here in Petersburg,”
she continues, “including impacts to fish stocks,
the small cruise ship industry, Dungeness crabbers,
recreationists, property owners and local sport and
subsistence hunters… Thomas Bay is the backyard of
Petersburg residents and is heavily relied upon by all
who live here. It is not an unused resource waiting to
be developed.”
Yet Cascade Creek plans in Alaska were greatly assisted by the county’s application to FERC, as the county
seeks the fast-track preference granted to state and
municipal governments under the federal power act.
Cascade could not have sped there on their own.
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OP INIONS
T HE GR I S T L E
BY TODD DONOVAN
Blame the Messenger?
Campaign finance disclosure protects the rights of voters
WASHINGTON STATE
has some of the nation’s strongest campaign disclosure laws.
These laws protect the integrity
of our elections. They offer transparency by requiring candidates
to provide timely public information about the sources of their
contributions, and about people
who are spending money on behalf of a candidate.
This provides citizens with
critical information about interests who are associating with our
candidates. Such disclosure sheds
light on potential conflicts of
interest that an elected official
may have once in office. Some
candidates have been known to
accept money and financial assistance from interests they do
not really want voters to know
they are associated with. Thus we
see trial lawyers, the building industry, tobacco interests, “swift
boat veterans” and other groups
adopting fuzzy pseudonyms to
mask who they really are. Full disclosure in Washington makes this
difficult, and it allows us to track
who gives, and who gets. With
everything public record, candidates may think twice about who
they accept money from.
During a campaign season,
timely and full disclosure of the
sources of campaign funds are
critical. Failing to meet deadlines
for reporting sources of money is
usually an honest mistake. But it
can also be a means to hide something until after people have voted. Failure to disclose also takes
away the level paying field—it allows one side to be receiving donations and spending money under the radar screen. By the time
the other side catches on, it may
be too late.
On Saturday, The Bellingham
Herald reported on complaints
filed against local candidates
who appear to have violated campaign finance laws. One complaint
against mayoral candidate Dan
Pike notes that Pike failed to disclose who paid for a rather posh
fundraiser held at the Bellwether
Hotel in September. Pike responded to the Herald by saying “the
other camp doesn’t care whether
or not there is any validity” to
the questions. These questions
include: Who paid for an expensive event that helped a candidate raise thousands of dollars—
including illegal contributions he
says he returned?
I’m proud to count myself as
part of “the other camp.” I take
issue with Pike’s vitriolic assertion that I don’t care. I care
deeply about a candidate’s willingness and ability to comply
with the letter and spirit of the
law. Rather than disclose, Pike
told the Herald the donations of
three fundraising events were not
reported “because he has not yet
received the bills.” That ignores
the rules—campaigns are supposed to report before that.
The Herald did not report who
paid for the events. At the time
of this writing Pike has not yet
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amended his public records to reveal who paid for the events. Many
people have already voted, and
there has been no disclosure. Pike
told the Herald that “most” of the
discrepancies in his records could
be explained if the people complaining (including myself) just
called him and asked. But that’s
not how the process works. There
is supposed to be a clear public record that everyone can see.
When I asked Pike three weeks
ago how he could afford the Bellwether, he told me “they” donated
it. That event was almost a month
ago. Pike’s campaign has been diligent in reporting other “in-kind”
contributions—even one for a
campaign song. But not these.
I’ve heard different accounts (from
people who were there) about who
paid for the Bellwether event, but
I have no public record to check.
Was the cost of the event covered
by the Bellwether, a taxpayersubsidized business? I care about
that, too.
Pike dismisses honest questions
about this by attacking the messenger and calling the complaints
“smear tactics.” This is a classic ad
hominem fallacy—direct attention
to the motives of a questioner rather than addressing the issue.
All of this could have been put
to rest with full, timely disclosure.
That’s a candidate’s legal responsibility to the public. Without it,
we are left having to wonder who
“they” are.
Todd Donovan is a professor of
political science at Western Washington University specializing in
state and local, electoral politics
and representation. He supports
the campaign of Bellingam mayoral
candidate Dan McShane.
Pedal
to the
market
Outgoing Petersburg Mayor Ted
Smith believes the county and Cascade
Creek applications are connected, and
indeed share much of the same language. Smith believes Cascade Creek
was not able to convince Alaska municipalities to apply for the project on
their behalf, so they turned to pals in
Whatcom County.
At a recent community meeting in
Petersburg, concerns were raised over
the fact that Cascade Creek is a sister
company to Whitewater Engineering,
a company pardoned by former Alaska
State Governor Frank Murkowski after
being charged with criminally negligent homicide for the death of a
worker. “I guess ethics don’t play any
role in this process,” said one audience member, “but I don’t understand
how your company can come back to
Alaska and do business.”
Murkowski’s daughter, U.S. Senator
Lisa Murkowski, says she she’ll fight
the proposed hydro-electric proposal
at Thomas Bay if Petersburg overwhelmingly opposes it. She’d better
gear up: Smith says he can’t recall one
positive comment from that meeting.
Representatives from Alaska Department of Fish and Game have voiced
concerns about the projects’ effects
on local fish populations, warning
“there may be profound impacts on
well-established shellfish fisheries in
Thomas Bay and Fredrick Sound.”
Giving voice to the outrage, Petersburg resident Julie Hursey wrote
Whatcom County Council members:
“Just to let you know, the City of
Petersburg, Alaska, has decided to
build a wind farm on the waterfront in
Bellingham. We think green power is
the way to go, and we hear it is really
windy there. Guess you won’t mind if
we take a little power back since you
plan to appropriate the hydro-power
generated from Thomas Bay, which is
right next to our town. We figure you
would understand if we displace some
boaters and businesses and people
that have been using Bellingham harbor, since you are planning to develop
Thomas Bay in a way that will displace
the fishermen, hunters, tour operators
and recreational users that have used
Thomas Bay for generations.
“It would be nice if someone would
build the necessary transmission
lines that are needed to move power
in either direction since they only
exist in dreams at this point. Who
do you have in mind? We figure the
taxpayers of Whatcom County could
cough up the money.
“Glad we can work together like
this,” Hursey finished.
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BY TIM JOHNSON
FINGERPRINTS. IT’S about
fingerprints.
One candidate has them. His fingerprints are all over the place. Some are
firm; others are wispy, indistinct smudges. Some seem smeary or even oily. Some
come from light touches, others from a
focused grasp.
These fingerprints are the public record, and Dan McShane has left a lot of
them. He is responsible for many deeds
in public life on Whatcom County Council and elsewhere, and he can and will
be judged by those deeds by voters in
November—Lake Whatcom, the waterfront, growth; these are the issues that
define the campaign.
The other candidate leaves fewer fingerprints, because he has not served
long in the public eye. He is an able
public employee, true; but carrying out
policy as an employee is night to the
day of shaping policy in public office.
For Dan Pike, voters pretty much have
to take it on faith that he will do as he
says, perform as he says, as Mayor of
Bellingham. And yet, Pike does seem to
engender that faith.
Perhaps it is in part because of this
difference in public record that rancor
runs especially fierce in the race for Bellingham Mayor, as former McShane supporters—even friends—peel off and go
over to Pike. It’s a Hatfield-McCoy sort
of family feud, layered atop the standard left-right tension in elections.
Both candidates express frustration
with the tenor of the campaign, which—
away from the glare of forums—has been
dominated by angry and anonymous
posts on comment boards and weblogs,
with behind-the-scenes nastygrams tar-
geting wives and family. While supporters in either camp declare the other is
at fault for the negative campaigning,
it’s clear the savagery comes from every
direction.
“I have never before seen the level of
willingness to ignore issues, experience,
abilities, leadership over the desire to
control a candidate,” McShane observes.
“We’ve got a daily paper that has essentially not covered this campaign. They
haven’t run a substantive article focused
on the actual experience of the candidates.”
“My perception,” Pike says, “is that
there are a number of folks who—for
reasons of frustration or whatever—
are inclined to focus on personality or
sideline issues as opposed to policy and
performance issues. When those things
happen, I find it frustrating.
“I’d like to see people focus on real
differences in terms of policy, experience, in terms of what we’ve done. Each
of us has strengths and weaknesses. I
think in fairness to the voters, those
are what we should be talking about,”
Pike says.
And yet, undoubtedly part of the focus on matters other than issues and
experience is the absence of record of
exactly where Dan Pike stood on some
of these matters prior to announcing his
candidacy last December. At what point
can the public discuss “issues” if only
one candidate has a record more than a
few months old of addressing them?
Early on, McShane expressed bold
ideas—an office of neighborhoods, a
city department focused on Lake Whatcom, a new policy for fiscal transparency.
Agile and intelligent, Pike has danced
CONFESSIONS
The Weekly makes no candidate endorsements in this race (for reasons the accompanying article
may make clear), but I’ll confess my own bias:
As a journalist, I have worked with the McShanes—Dan and his wife, Lisa—over many years. They
have been an outstanding source of information and political insight on a range of topics, including
Lake Whatcom and the waterfront. While I have known Dan Pike off and on for nearly two decades,
I have not had opportunity to work with him or receive wisdom from him other than on occasional
transportation matters.
On a personal level, I like both candidates. I find each generally mild, congenial and certainly
intelligent.
I have a second bias. In my mind there is a preferred way to enter high office—and one of only
eight elected CEOs of a First Class municipal corporation in the State of Washington is certainly a
high office—and that is from below. You serve on various boards, committees and neighborhood
associations. You work on candidates’ campaigns, knocking on doors and talking to citizens. You get
familiar with the issues, the challenges; you meet government staff and begin to associate faces
with projects. You volunteer for a community project or serve pancakes at a hospice center. In this
way, you learn public service.
You also build a public record that confirms professed values. You get your hide toughened and
your spine nailed straight.
So, yes, on a professional and a personal level, I factually know Dan McShane better than I know
Dan Pike. But so do the many others, others who support Dan Pike over Dan McShane.
And, yes, I confess from both levels I find it unsettling that one seeker of high office will live or
die based on his record in the public eye; the other mostly gets a free pass.
out competing ideas, then distanced
himself from them.
Pike’s approach leaves in the minds of
many an impression he is open-minded,
willing to listen and consider new ideas,
not locked into positions. In the minds
of others, there’s a sense that this fresh,
new candidate really proposes no changes whatsoever from the status quo.
With McShane, you get the record,
warts and all: His decisions on cityhood
for Sudden Valley, early support for a rezone for Galbraith Mountain, seeming inconsistencies in his policy on growth. He
seems locked in, and in a sense he is: After eight years in government, you gain a
sense of what will and will not work; you
build up the detritus of enemies.
McShane laments, “I come across as
negative in this campaign because I’m
the one who has to call Dan Pike on his
assertions, some of which are in motion
or are flat-out wrong.”
He adds, “I think it does show some
sense of frustration with the way things
have been that voters seem willing to
throw out candidates with experience in
favor of those without. But to me, it’s
scary; there’s a methodology and a dialogue that has been going on that gets
thrown out as well.”
Pike replies his education in planning
and his record as a transportation corridor project manager with the the Washington State Dept. of Transportation
uniquely qualifies him for the position
of mayor. Others agree.
“The FAST Corridor partnership was a
unique arrangement,” Rob Fellows explaines. Fellows—like Pike—was a project manager for WSDOT. “The partnership included WSDOT, the Puget Sound
Regional Council, local cities along the
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VOTERS GUIDE
THE MAYORAL CIRCUS: Recent Addresses of Dan Pike
$
39,000
: Amount raised by Dan
McShane as of Oct. 22, 2007
0
: Number of alleged violations or inconsistencies in campaign finance reporting filed with
the state’s Public Disclosure Commission thus far.
Dan Pike said he will not file PDC complaints
against McShane.
VOTING RECORD OF DAN PIKE.
Pike’s voting record confirms that he has
voted in the last two elections.
$44,000
: Amount raised by Dan
Pike campaign as of Oct. 22, 2007
57
: Number of alleged violations or
inconsistencies in campaign finance reporting
by Dan Pike’s campaign in a complaint filed
with the state’s Public Disclosure Commission. The complaint was filed by Dan
McShane’s campaign treasurer. Of these, the
most significant appear to be:
Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line, the ports of Seattle and
Tacoma (and eventually Everett).
“He did not have staff assistance on this project,” Fellows
notes. “Dan played a pivotal role carrying out the partnership
agreement to fund and monitor individual projects developed by
local agencies.”
Preston Schiller, an adjunct professor at Western Washington
University engaged in transportation issues, agrees.
“From my position on the Transportation Policy Board of the
PSRC, I was quite impressed with Dan’s work and the ways in which
he handled all the delicacies and difficulties of WSDOT, freight
interests (mostly trucking, some rail), and jurisdictions from Seattle south to SeaTac and the Port of Seattle,” Schiller says. “Not
an easy group to manage, but Dan seemed to do quite well. As
I recall, Dan Pike needed to manage the group at the table and
move projects forward.”
McShane’s employment history is eclectic. A geologist by trade
and training, McShane has logged more than 20 years of experience in geologic, geotechnical and environmental evaluations at
a wide variety of sites throughout Washington and the Northwest.
His interests are diverse, including forest practices and logging,
evaluation of geologic hazards, shoreline processes and erosion,
storm water projects, building foundation investigations, and
mineral resource evaluations.
McShane struggled back from an earlier loss to Ward Nelson to
gain a seat on Whatcom County Council, where he was frequently a
minority voice in his earliest months. He actively worked on making the feisty council a more civil place to conduct the county’s
business, a commitment that’s drawn praise from his colleagues.
“I think this is an important difference between me and Dan
Pike,” McShane notes, “this idea of collaboration. You’re just not
going to reach consensus on Lake Whatcom. You have to have
good process, and, in the end, if you have good process, you avoid
a lot of problems. And I’ve pulled off a lot of changes in the
county and we’ve survived a lot of challenges.
“In the end, the decisions are the council’s to make, but you’ve
got to give them good information.”
“I understand planning issues as well as or better than most
people in the community, Pike asserts. “It’s what I’ve done for the
last 15 years of my life. I’ve looked at it from all kinds of angles;
I’ve done nationally acknowledged work on land use and transportation linkages. So I feel pretty comfortable with my knowledge
and perception.”
“Dan Pike best exemplifies an important quality that I look
for in a mayor,” agrees Bellingham City Council member Don
Gischer, endorsing the candidate. “That quality is inclusiveness.
Dan is committed not only to the willingness, but the desire,
to include each interested party in the goal or program being
discussed or proposed.”
“McShane,” counters supporter Wendy Harris, “has been tested
in the fire of tough decisions on the County Council. He can take
the heat. McShane always listened, was fair, but consistently came
out on the side of the best interest of the community.”
How much of Pike’s support is simply grievance against the public record of McShane? Hard to tell, but it may be a percentage
thick enough to turn an election. One thing is clear: Friends will
come and go, but enemies (and their memories) are forever.
Read complete interviews online at cascadiaweekly.com
1. Pike allegedly misrepresented by more than a month
when he actually began his campaign for mayor, telling the
commission his campaign began Jan. 21, 2007, when he had
distributed campaign materials at Whatcom Democratic Party
function as early as Dec. 8, 2006.
Pike counters that both McShane and Seth Fleetwood also
used the event to test the waters for their candidacy. They did
not officially file for several months afterward.
“There’s an important difference,” notes candidate committee chair John McGarrity, “between talking about running and
handing out campaign literature.”
2. Pike (and other candidates) received donations from a
foreign national, Canadian developer André Molnar, in violation of federal election laws that prohibit such contributions.
Pike said he had returned the money, but his declaration of
this had not been noted by the PDC at press time.
3. On two occasions in Sept. and Oct., the Pike campaign
held pricey fundraisers at the Bellwether Hotel, apparently
hosted by developers and realtors, that drew substantial
donations to the candidate. Pike has not yet reported who
hosted the event. Pike told the Herald he had not yet
received a bill for the event, which he explained was a
campaign donation.
“There’s no disclosure in his reply to the Herald,” observes
WWU political scientist Todd Donovan. “The public still does
not know. Bills from who? The candidate has had knowledge
of the source for weeks; the public has not. Must we wait
until after the election?”
Pike told the Weekly one fundraiser was paid for by his
campaign. The other fundraiser was sponsored by Caitac
proponent Ted Mischaikov and Arts District supporter Steve
Brinn, both former CEOs of Trillium Corp. The price tag for
each fundraiser was around $5,000, according to Pike.
“I found it difficult to track his expenditures and finances,
given the chaos of his campaign filings,” Elizabeth Britt
noted in a complaint to the PDC. “Repeated and repeatedly
incorrect filings make it easy to overlook that Pike has yet to
file other important documents.”
“That’s one point of making such complaints,” Donovan
observes, “to determine if the candidates are ignorant of the
laws or are intentionally avoiding them.”
[read Dan Pike’s complete comments and response at
cascadiaweekly.com]
KEY: Black squares mean a vote was cast. An
empty square means that vote was missed.
Primary votes are across the top, general across
the bottom. Most recent year is to the right.
VOTING RECORD OF DAN MCSHANE
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BY TIM JOHNSON
THE
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THAT WAS
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WEDNESDAY
The City of Bellingham files suit against
Whatcom County over their decision to
allow a water service extension in the
Lake Whatcom watershed. County Council
unanimously approved a new water line to
the Lake Whatcom Residential and Treatment Center, but the city is concerned that
the move could mean more development on
Squalicum Mountain. The county responds
that current rules bar big development.
A California investment firm agrees to
buy controlling interest in Bellinghambased grocer Brown and Cole, which declared bankruptcy last year. Hancock Park
Associates will pay $43 million for the
controlling stake in the chain, which—if
approved—will allow the grocer to emerge
from bankruptcy and begin renovating 20
remaining stores.
A new baby girl was
born Sat., Oct. 20 at
about 3:30am The baby is
the 12th gorilla born at
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Zoo and the third for the
parents, Amanda (37 years)
and Vip (28 years).
Lynden Mayor Jack Louws proposes the
standard 1 percent property tax increase
in the city’s 2008 budget. Even with the
increase, Louws says Lynden’s budget is still
crimped due to a fl at retail market and a
downturn in new construction.
Skybus Airlines announces they’ll end
service in Whatcom County. The airline will
fly its last plane out of Bellingham on Jan.
5. Officials blame the move on the high cost
of jet fuel.
Bellingham Police continue to investigate a report by a 14-year-old female who
said that, as she was walking home, a male
in a pickup attempted to grab her as she
walked along Eldridge Avenue.
More than two years after two Bellingham
teenagers overdosed on Dextromethorphan
they bought over the Internet, a bill to
crack down on the sale of the over-thecounter cough medicine passes the U.S.
House and moves on to the Senate.
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More than 1,500 ghouls and boys took part in last Halloween’s “Trick or Treat Downtown.” The 10th annual event
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merchants will open their doors to handle the “treat” part of
the seasonal sauntering.
Port of Bellingham commissioners grant
themselves a pay raise. The three commissioners agree unanimously yesterday to boost
their monthly wage, from $500 to $700. The
increase goes into effect next year.
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of Emergency Management. It’s unclear how
much of the fuel burned, but none spilled
on the ground. Three employees are treated
for minor injuries.
Election ballots go in the mail today.
Another political flap breaks out as complaints alleging campaign contribution
violations are filed with state and federal
campaign finance disclosure watchdogs. Complaints are levied against mayoral candidate
Dan Pike, Whatcom County Council member
Sam Crawford, City Council incumbent Terry
Bornemann, and his challenger Bill Geyer.
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On the 20th anniversary of the “Crash
of 1987,” where the stock market lost 22
percent of its value in a single day of
trading, the market tumbles like clockwork: The Dow Jones Industrial Average
sinks 366.94 points; the S&P 500 drops
39.45 points; and the Nasdaq Composite
plunges 74.15 points.
10.21.07
SUNDAY
A 17-year-old Bellingham teen is
killed when the truck he’d stolen
crashes on Aldrich Road north of the
city. The Washington State Patrol says
the teen lost control of the truck, sending it off the road and into a ditch.
An 18-year-old Blaine teen is injured
when his vehicle left the roadway and
hit a culvert. Investigators suspect
speed was a factor.
10.22.07
MONDAY
The City of Bellingham continues to
hammer out its 2008 preliminary budget that would add 22 new employees.
Under the plan presented by Mayor Tim
Douglas, total spending would increase
16 percent to $239 million. The general
fund—which covers basic services like fire
and police—would increase 22 percent
to $81 million. As much as $65 million
is targeted to capital projects like waterfront infrastructure and the library.
Port of Bellingham officials meet
again with Bellingham City Council to
discuss whether Bellingham International Airport and surrounding portowned properties should be annexed
into the city. The city provides water
to the airport area, but the port cannot add new water hookups without city
permission.
Bellingham City Council gratefully
approves a revised interlocal agreement
that will add tax revenues from the county’s other cities into a project to construct a new Art and Children’s Museum
and renovate the Mount Baker Theatre.
The state must still determine whether
those funds may be collected retroactively from the revised agreement.
On Oct. 11, Bellingham and University Police responded to a rash
of car thefts in a single morning. A
1988 Toyota Camry was stolen near
31st Street and Ferry Avenue. Four
older model Nissans and a 1995
Honda were also reported stolen
near campus. Most of the cars were
eventually recovered close to locations from which they were stolen,
one just two blocks away.
On Oct. 14, a resident advisor on
Western Washington University
campus discovered an electric golf
cart tossed into some bushes. The
advisor pushed the university property back to the Campus Safety
Building.
NINTH TIME’S A CHARM
Police were busy with nine calls in
less than a week concerning one 39year-old transient. The incidents
culminated with an officer tasering the man, who was later released
to mental health professionals for
evaluation and assistance.
On Oct. 7, an Anacortes grocery
store manager reported a man
who’d spent more than nine hours
loitering in the store. He used a
valid credit card to buy more than
$2,000 in items, but appeared
unstable and unable to care for
himself. Employees helped the 39year-old find a local motel but reported the matter to police.
On Oct. 8, Anacortes Police were
called to the Cap Sante Marina
where the same man had set up
housekeeping on the deck of a
boat he said he owned. When officers advised him that he did not
own the boat or have permission to
be aboard, he said it belonged to
everyone. He was trespassed from
the marina. Later that day he again
showed up outside the grocery
store. He told responding officers
he was waiting for a ride.
On Oct. 9, the same man was asked
to leave a hospital parking lot. Later, he allegedly caused damage in a
local bar. Officers returned him to the
bar where he paid for his drink and
the damage.
On Oct. 10, motel staff called
police because they were
concerned about the man’s
behavior. Later that day
police were summoned because he was lying in the
parking lot with his shirt
off getting some sun. Officers transported the man to
the hospital for a mental health
evaluation, where he was subsequently released.
He returned to the grocery store that
evening and made offensive comments
to a checker. Officers cited him for
trespassing.
On Oct. 11, Anacortes Police were
summoned to a motel and discovered the man refused to leave. Motel
staff told him he needed to leave the
room. An officer received no response
when knocking and had staff open
the room, where the man continued
to refuse to leave. He was arrested
on charges of trespassing.
During his arrest the man reportedly
acted aggressively and shoved the officer away. With a bellyful of this man,
the officer tasered him and again
transported him to a mental hospital.
YABLO
On Oct. 15, Bellingham Police Department’s Hazardous
Devices Unit drove to Ferndale to dispose of yet another
bomb-like object, this time deteriorated blasting caps that had
been found in a storage building. The
blasting caps were destroyed by HDU
technicians.
FOG OF WAR
On Oct. 15, gold star mothers marching to protest U.S. military involvement in Iraq drew the attention of
a motorist on Lakeway Drive, who
stopped in the middle of the curve to
observe. The motorist was struck from
behind by two following vehicles.
InDEX
125
NUMBER OF WASHINGTON teachers who lost their
teaching licenses between 2001 and 2005 for sexual
misconduct. The state employs about 65,000 teachers.
50
PERCENT OF VOTERS who say they would never
$336,059
AVERAGE PRICE OF a home sold in Whatcom
County, 2006-2007 (up 12 percent over previous
year).
57
vote for Hilary Clinton as president (up from 46
percent last March).
WEEK THAT WAS,
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PERCENT OF BELLINGHAM PLanning Department
staff dedicated to issuing building permits (full-time
equivalence)
SOURCES: Associated Press; Zogby Inrternational; Pew Research Center; Northwest Multiple
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margaritas and a tropical beach. That’s not the case for
Sarah Vowell, whose most recent book, 2005’s Assassination Vacation, followed her pilgrimage around the
country as she researched presidential murders.
Her passion for the past, combined with her penchant
for “telling it like it is,” have made Vowell a sought-after contributor for a variety of medias. She’s a frequent
contributor on NPR’s This American Life, has penned columns for The Village Voice and The New York Times, and
regularly stops by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She
can also be found as the voice of Violet Parr, the shy
teen in Pixar’s animated movie, The Incredibles.
The Weekly was able to ask Vowell a few questions, via
email, about her life and her views on everything from
the Iraq War to being a scrappy superhero.
Cascadia Weekly: How does it feel to be called “one of
the most important voices” of your generation?
Sarah Vowell: I find just speaking for myself to be a
full time job. My last book was partly about the assas-
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sination of James A. Garfield. I’m pretty sure
that’s the opposite of having my finger on the
pulse of America. All I care about is writing
about what interests me. Today, for example,
that was 17th century English parliamentarian
Henry Vane the Younger, which again strikes me
as an acutely personal concern. I really have my
finger on the pulse of 1637.
CW: If you were to give a short review of Bush Jr.’s
presidential legacy, what would it say?
SV: It’s too soon to answer, but I’m guessing the
indexes of future books about his presidency
will include entries for “death, needless” and
“soldiers, maimed” and “taxes, lowering of”
and “deficit, alarming increase of” and “cronies, lame.”
CW: What do you think about the U.S.’s continued
presence in Iraq?
I’m pessimistic. There’s no solution. There
are only varying degrees of botched. I think it’s
chaos whether we stay or go, so we might as
well go. I don’t say that lightly—I say it with
bottomless remorse and grief and shame.
CW: What would you like to tell
your fellow Americans about voting?
SV: I would like someone to
dredge up all the punditry footage from the 2000 presidential
campaign about how both major
ATTEND parties’ candidates were essenWHAT: Sarah
tially the same person and how
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no matter how much money and
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liberty versus security, etc. During that campaign, when I said
that very thing speaking at a college, a student
asked me, “Aren’t you just advocating voting
for the lesser of two evils?” I answered, “Yes!
The less evil the better!”
CW: What would you tell college students who have
a desire to change the world?
SV:At the risk of sounding overly saccharine and
inspirational: Hey, it’s not like you could make
things all that worse!
CW: What’s it like to hear your voice coming out of
a cartoon character’s mouth?
SV: Out of a superhero’s mouth, you mean? I seriously recommend it. Also, try and get your own
action figure—it’s a real self-esteem builder.
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WED., OCT. 24
WHALE REVIVAL #1: “Solomon
Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival”—
featuring well-known slam poets
from around the nation—takes the
stage at 6pm at WCC’s Syre Student
Center. The event is free. For more
info: 676-2170.
THURS.,
OCT. 25
SNOW QUEEN: Barbara Sjoholm
gives a slideshow pertaining to her
book The Palace of the Snow Queen:
Winter Travels in Lapland at 7pm at
Village Books, 1200 11th St. For
more info: 671-2626.
WHALE REVIVAL #2: Spoken word
artists bring “Solomon Sparrow’s
Electric Whale Revival” to WWU with
a free show at 7pm at the Performing
Arts Center Concert Hall. For more
info: 650-3738.
FRI., OCT. 26
WHIDBE Y POE T: Peter Lawlor reads
poems from his collections, Casting
Off and Reeds of Brass, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. For more
info: 671-2626.
SAT., OCT. 27
SLIDESHOW: Archeologist Scott
Williams will lead a slide lecture
on the Beeswax, a Spanish galleon
that wrecked on Oregon’s Newhalem
Beach, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200
11th St. For more info: 671-2626.
MON., OCT. 29
GENDER OF DESIRE: Michael Kimmel, author of Gender of Desire, will
talk about male sexuality and its
affect on gender and gay identity,
at 7pm at WWU’s Viking Union Multipurpose Room. Entry is free for students, $2 otherwise. For more info:
650-2525.
WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN: Pulitzer
Prize winner Laural Thatcher Ulrich
talks about her tome, Well-Behaved
Women Seldom Make History, at 7pm
at Village Books, 1200 11th St. For
POE TRY NIGHT: Sign up to read your
creations at Poetry Night at 8:30pm
every Monday at Fantasia Espresso,
1322 Cornwall Ave. For more info:
715-1634 or poetrynight.org.
TUES., OCT. 30
OPEN MIC: Perform your spoken
word, poetry or music at an Open
Mic at 6:30pm at Western Washington University’s Underground Coffeehouse. For more info: 650-3263.
REC YCLED PE TS: Randi Berger,
founder of Recycled Pets, talks
about her book, My Recycled Pets: Diary of a Dog Addict, at 7pm at Village
Books, 1200 11th St. For more info:
671-2626.
WED., OCT. 31
GHOULISH TALES: Those 12 and
older can listen to “Ghoulish Tales
for Grownups” at 7:30pm at the
Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. For
COMMUNITY
WED., OCT. 24
GHOST HUNTER: Learn hunting
techniques and tips when Shannon
Stidman leads “The Skeptical Ghost
Hunter” talk at 7pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave.
For more info: 676-6860.
OCT. 24 - 31
BARN OF TERROR: The annual Barn
of Terror will open its haunted doors
from 5-10pm Wed., 6-10pm Thurs.,
6pm-midnight Fri., 3pm-midnight
Sat., 6-9pm Sun.-Tues., and 6-10pm
on Halloween at Lynden’s Northwest
Washington Fairgrounds, 1775 Main St.
Expect “10,000 square feet of spinetingling chills.” Tickets are $8-$15. For
more info: barnofterror.com.
THURS., OCT. 25
CHAMPION’S BREAKFAST: NBA
player Lenny Wilkens will be the
guest speaker at the “Breakfast of
Champions” at 7:30am at the Boys
and Girls Club, 1715 Kentucky St. For
more info and to make reservations:
738-3808.
LEARNING FAIR: Reps from more
than 50 local nonprofit, government
and social service agencies will take
part in today’s Service Learning Fair
from 10am-2pm at WWU’s Viking
Union Multipurpose Room. For more
info: 650-3240.
OCT. 25 - 31
HAUNTED
HALL-O-WEEN:
From
6-9pm through Halloween, attend the
“Haunted HALL-O-Ween” at the Northwest Indian College on the Lummi
reservation. Entry to haunted house
is $8. For more info: 739-2893.
OCT. 26 - 28
FAMILY OPEN HOUSE: Community
service projects, a football game,
tours, a Filipino Heritage Dinner, a
nature-watching cruise and a talk by
author and commentator Sarah Vowell will be part of WWU’s Fall Family
Open House happening through the
weekend. For more info: 650-3846 or
wwu.edu.
SAT., OCT. 27
MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Opportunities abound to take part in Make
a Difference Day, a national day
of volunteering sponsored by the
Whatcom Volunteer Center. A kickoff
breakfast starts at 8:30am at Bellingham High School, 2020 Cornwall
Ave. For more info: 734-3055 or
whatcomvolunteer.org.
DO IT
SUN., OCT. 28
HOWL-O-WEEN: Awards for best-dressed pooches
will be part of “Howl-O-Ween” at 2:30pm at Bloedel
Donovan Park, 2214 Electric Ave. The event is free.
CO-OP HALLOWEEN: The Community Food Co-op
will host its annual Halloween Party from 4-6pm at
the Garden Street Family Center, 1231 N. Garden St.
Jugglers, a parade, face painting and more is on the
roster. For more info: 734-8158.
PURPOSEFUL PART Y: The Slum Doctor Program
will hold a “Party with a Purpose” at 6pm at the
Majestic, 1027 N. Forest St. Speaker Amos Otiento,
a viewing of The Best Medicine and more will be part
of the fundraiser. Suggested donation is $20. For
more info: 224-1644 or slumdoctor.org.
TUES., OCT. 30
CARNIVAL: All are welcome at a Halloween Carnival starting at 5pm at Ferndale’s Lummi Nation
School, 2616 Kwina Rd. For more info: 384-2351.
Now serving Holiday Pies!
Pumpkin, Peach & Apple
WED., OCT. 31
WORLD ISSUES: Lummi Nation’s Darrell Hillaire
will lead a World Issues Forum, “Finding Our Way
Home,” at noon at WWU’s Fairhaven College Auditorium. For more info: 650-2309.
TRICK OR TREAT: More than 100 businesses will open
their doors from 3-5pm as part of the 10th annual
“Downtown Trick or Treat.” Wear costumes and bring a
good bag and a parent. For more info: 527-8710.
FAIRHAVEN FUN: Kids are cautioned to keep an
eye out for ghosts and witches while trick or treating from 3-6pm at “Fairhaven Halloween.” For more
info: 650-1059.
BOO AT BLOEDEL: Carnival games, treats and
more will be part of the kid-friendly “Boo at Bloedel” from 4:30-6:30pm at Bloedel Donovan Park,
2214 Electric Ave. Kids are free, adults pay $2. For
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MARCH AGAINST WAR: Join the Whatcom Peace
and Justice Center to march against the Iraq War as
part of the “National Day of Action” rally in Seattle.
Cost is $15 to join the bus heading to the big city.
CHANGE THE DREAM: Attend today’s Pachamama
Alliance Symposium, “Awakening the Dreamer,
Changing the Dream,” at 9am at the Woodside Spiritual Center, 2224 Yew Street Rd. Cost is $25. For
OCTOBERFEST: A bake sale, plants, crafts, produce
and a silent auction will be part of an Octoberfest
celebration starting at 10am at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1720 Harris Ave. For more info: 733-9319.
PUG-O-WEEN: Dogs and humans can come in
costume to the Pug-O-Ween Party from 11:30am-1:30pm at Bellingham Christian School, 1600 E. Sunset Dr. For more info: 392-8898.
FAMILY HALLOWEEN: Kids and their parents are
welcome at Halloween Family Activity Day from
12-4pm at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St.
Seasonal crafts, a magician and more will be part of
the free fun. For more info: 676-6981.
MAZE & MORE: A haunted maze, storytelling, swimming, rock climbing and more will be part of “Halloween at the Y” from 1-5pm at the Whatcom Family
YMCA, 1256 N. State St. For more info: 733-8630.
COSTUME CARNIVAL: Food, prizes and more will
be part of a kid-focused Halloween Costume Carnival at 4pm at Central Lutheran Church, 925 N. Forest
St. For more info: 734-7180.
PUMPKINS, POOLS: The annual “Pumpkin Patch
in the Pool” happens from 4:30-6:30pm at the Arne
Hanna Aquatic Center, 1114 Potter St. Cost is $5 and
includes a pumpkin. For more info: 647-7665.
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Rattled
Snakes on the plains!
THE FIRST snake materialized out of nowhere. I came bounding around a boulder wearing nothing but my after-work sandals when the
ground suddenly erupted with noise. The telltale
rattle froze me in my tracks, but it took me a
little while longer to actually see it down there,
coiled defensively a mere six inches away from my
bare big toe.
There was no way around it. To my left, a grim
200-foot chasm straight down into the river. To my
right, a massive wall of sheer rock hundreds of feet
high. I backed off slowly and tried to “persuade”
it off the trail by lobbing a few well-placed rocks.
But that fangy, cold-blooded SOB wouldn’t budge.
Our crew had been shoring up rock retaining
walls on the South Fork of the Salmon River Trail
deep in the wilds of central Idaho for the past
week straight. It was suppertime after another
long, dusty shift and my stomach was grumbling. All I wanted was to get my hoary hide
back to camp for some wieners and beans.
So I hiked back to the river and found myself
a nice long pole. But by the time I returned
there were five more snakes. I had to wait them
out. By the time I finally got back to camp, the
wieners and beans were history.
The next snake didn’t spoil dinner, but it provided an even bigger surprise. It was a cold,
frosty morning, just a shade past 4am, and my
crosscut partner and I were setting up to fell
a tree for a bridge we planned to build nearby.
The ground around the base of the trunk was
brushy and wet, so she laid her rain jacket out
as a barrier and plopped herself down.
Suddenly, her eyes bulged wide open. She
bolted to her feet and leaped headfirst downhill, tumbling through the brush. Thinking
she’d stirred up a bee’s nest, I dropped the saw
and escaped likewise.
Ten minutes later, she brought me back to
the tree and showed me the massive, torporparalyzed Diamondback she’d accidentally
crushed.
From there on in, each afternoon brought
with it more and more snakes. The hills and
cliffs around us squirmed with them. Jesus
Mother Mary. You could hardly take 10 steps in
any direction without stirring up the obligatory chorus of rattles.
To reduce the potential of being bitten,
we deemed it crew policy to work around the
snakes’ temperature-sensitive schedule by waking up at 3am and packing it in around noon.
Meanwhile, a jumbo-sized rattler of boa
constrictor-like proportions took up permanent residence in and around our food cache.
This menacing serpent proved so confoundedly
immense that we never actually saw the whole
thing at once, but only caught partial glimpses
of it slithering through the branches and brush.
Initially, most of the crew—including yours
truly—just wanted to kill the thing and eat it.
Fortunately, it went to no small effort to avoid
human contact. And, once we finally realized
it was actually helping us defend our precious,
ever-dwindling store of backcountry victuals
by devouring its weight in food-thieving rodents every other week, the Fear dissipated
and we bestowed upon it the venerable title
of “King.”
and Snowboard Tuning 101” clinic
starting at 6pm at REI, 400 36th
St. All attendees will receive a
coupon. For more info: 647-8955 or
[email protected].
FITNESS FORUM: Sally Lewis
will talk about “What I Learned
on a Three-Day Walk” at 7:15pm at
Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St.
BAKER FEST: The Mt. Baker Film
Festival kicks off at 7:30pm at the
Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. The 8th annual event
features indie filmmakers from
around the region. Tickets are
$6.50-$8. For more info: 734-6080
or mountbakertheatre.com.
OCT. 25 - 27
SKI SWAP: It’s time for the annual Komo Kulshan Ski Swap. From
4-9pm Thursday, bring used gear
to the Bloedel Donovan Park Gym,
2214 Electric Ave. The sale happens from 4-9:30pm Fri., and 9am2pm Sat. For more info: 201-2567
or mtbakerraceteam.us.
SAT., OCT. 27
ALPINE AWARENESS #1: Bent
Grass will perform at the Alpine
Safety Awareness Program fundraiser at 5pm at Boundary Bay Brewery,
1107 Railroad Ave. Live and silent
auctions, ASAP Ale and much more
will be available. Tickets are $10.
MOUNTAINS TO SEA: Naturalist David Bean will lead a guided walk,
“Mountains to the Sea: Ancients in
the Neighborhood,” at 10am at the
Stimpson Family Nature Reserve on
Lake Louise Rd. Cost is $2. For more
info: 733-2900.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Be part of
Make a Difference Day by attending
a work party at 9am at Birch Bay’s
Terrell Creek. For more info: 7150283 or n-sea.org.
C YCLOCROSS: Wear costumes to
today’s cyclocross race, “Muerto
‘Cross,” starting at 9am at Cornwall
Park. Cost is $5-$20. For more info:
cyclocrazed.com.
TULIP TREKKERS: Join the Northwest Tulip Trekkers for a Volkswalk starting at 10am on Camano
Island Sate Park. Meet up for the
6.2-mile walk at True Value Hardware, 370 E. Camano Rd. For more
At an age when most people
would move to a retirement villa
in Florida, Helen Thayer is still
seeking unlimited adventure. Hear
about her latest quest when she
talks about her book, Walking the
Gobi, Oct. 28 at Village Books
info: (360) 392-0101.
SUN., OCT. 28
DRACULA DASH: The all-ages
“Dracula Dash” starts at 3:30pm at
Bloedel Donovan Park, 2214 Electric Ave. Kids can bring goody bags
for treats along the way. Cost is $5.
WALK ING THE GOBI: Helen Thayer, author of *Walking the Gobi*,
will talk about her latest adventures at 4pm at Village Books, 1200
11th St. For more info: 671-2626.
HAUNTED TOURS: Teens and adults
can sign up for “Haunted Fairhaven”
walking tours happening today from
4-5:30pm and 6:30pm and from
6:30-8:30pm Oct. 31. Cost is $19.
MON., OCT. 29
CLIMBING DOC: Sender Films will
bring its documentary, King Lines:
Chris Sharma’s Search for the Planet’s Greatest Climbs, to town for a
showing at 7pm at WWU’s Arntzen
Hall 100. Tickets are $3-$6. For
TUES., OCT. 30
ALPINE AWARENESS #2: Folks
from ASAP—the Alpine Safety
Awareness Program—will give a
free presentation about staying
safe on the slopes at 6pm at REI,
400 36th St. The clinic is a must for
anyone who plays in the snow, at
any level. For more info: 647-8955
or [email protected].
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CABARE T FLAMBÉ: Juggling,
dancing, acrobatics, stage
fighting, music and comedy
will be part of Cabaret Flambé
at 7:30pm at Mount Vernon’s
McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College
Way. Tickets are $19-$25. For
more info: (866) 624-6897.
THURS.,
OCT. 25
HEEERE’S ED: Experience
comedy and conversation with
Ed McMahon when he performs
at 5pm and 8pm at the Swinomish Northern Lights Casino,
12885 Casino Dr., Anacortes.
Tickets are $50-$100. For more
info: (360) 293-2961.
GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch
“The Good, the Bad and the
Ugly” at 8pm at the Upfront
Theatre, 1208 Bay St. Tickets
are $5. For more info: 7338855 or theupfront.com.
OCT. 25 - 26
The Midnight Mystery Players get spooky Oct.
31 at the “Arch Ober” Halloween Festival
WHAT-A-SHO: The 71st annual “What-A-Sho” happens
at 7:30pm at Bellingham High
School, 2020 Cornwall Ave. “If
It’s Too Loud, You’re Too Old”
is the theme of this year’s variety show. Tickets are $5. For
OCT. 25 - 27
BY AMY KEPFERLE
Scary Stages
Serial killers, vampires, transvestites!
BLOOD WILL be spilled on stages near and far in the
days leading up to All Hallow’s Eve. If you’re brave enough,
peruse the following events and prepare to get scared silly.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
SERIAL KILLERS: Crowds have been filling the iDiOM Theater
this month to watch bloodshed in action. Each Wednesday has
seen the six Serial Killers teams dwindle as the audience ruthlessly votes an ensemble off the roster (and sentences them to
eternal damnation). October 24 will see Solomon Olmstead’s
The Life of Us, Ben Eisner’s The Dastardly Death of Doctor Darkness, and Colossal Production’s Redline Rally struggle to stay
afloat. The two teams left standing will take the stage on Halloween night and fight to the death. When: 8pm and 10pm, Oct.
24 and Oct. 31. Where: iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave. Cost:
$10. More info: 201-5464 or idiomtheater.com.
BLACK WIDOW: When a black widow spider has
finished mating, she sometimes chooses to bite
off her boyfriend’s head and consume his carcass
before going on with her life. Things won’t get
quite as gruesome when the stage version of Black
Widow shows at the Blaine Community Theater, but
audiences will be exposed to the dark side when a
woman becomes convinced her mother and a family friend are responsible for her father’s death.
The dark drama also features insanity, ghosts and
a juicy plot that is sure to thicken as the night
goes on. When: 7:30pm Oct. 26-27, Nov. 2-3 and
2pm Oct. 28 and Nov. 4. Where: Blaine Community
Theater, 1733 H Street. Cost: $8-$10. More info:
392-0582 or blainecommunitytheater.org.
HELLINGHAM: The folks at the Upfront Theatre are
up to no good with “Hellingham: An Improvised
Murder Mystery.” For each performance, a diverse
set of characters, created with help from the canny
audience, interact in Hellingham, a small town harboring a secret, serial murderer who won’t stop until he—or she—is caught. Because it’s improvised
and any of the townsfolk can draw the killer card,
neither the audience nor the other cast members
know whodunit—or who’s next to get the axe—
ONE-AC TS: Victoria Fringe
Festival faves Jake’s Gift and
Giant Invisible Robot will take
the stage at 8pm at iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave. Cody
Rivers hotshot Andrew Connor
hand-picked the one-act plays
so, chances are, they’re amazing. Tickets are $10. For more
info: 201-5464 or idiomtheater.com.
WIZARD OF OZ: The Wizard
of Oz shows at 7:30pm Thurs.,
and 8pm Fri-Sat. at the Anacortes Community Theatre,
918 M Ave. Tickets are $16. For
more info: (360) 293-6829 or
acttheatre.com.
CONVENTION: A dark comedy
dubbed Convention shows at
7:30pm Thurs.-Sat., and 2pm
Sat. at the Underground Theatre
on the WWU campus. The play
was penned by recent Western
grad Dan Erickson. Tickets are
$5. For more info: 650-6146.
FRI., OCT. 26
SYCAMORE FUN: The monthly
“Live at Sycamore Square!” happens from 7-9pm at Fairhaven’s
Sycamore Square Building. Mu-
sicians, hula and belly dancers,
and hoop performances will be
part of the free fun.
OCT. 26 - 27
MIXED BAG: Watch improvisers battle it out in “Director’s
Cut” at 7:30pm and see a new
seasonal improv form, “Hellingham: An Improvised Murder Mystery Show,” at 9:30pm
at the Upfront Theatre, 1208
Bay St. Tickets are $8-$10. For
more info: 733-8855 or theupfront.com.
SUN., OCT. 28
OPERAT IC ODES: Skagit Opera presents Seattle Opera
Young Artists performing Rita
and Trouble in Tahiti at 2pm at
Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall.
Tickets are $14-$28. For more
info: (866) 624-6897 or skagitopera.org.
MON., OCT. 29
BELLINGHAM PLAYS: A new
theater lab workshop series
continues tonight at 7pm at
the YMCA, 1256 N. State St.
Instructor Gene Schankel will
lead both beginners and experienced actors. For more info:
671-7854.
DANCE
FRI., OCT. 26
DANCE PART Y: Attend the
annual Halloween Dance Party
from 8-11pm at U & Me Dance,
1027 N. Forest St. “Ghoulishly
great” music will be provided,
and costumes are encouraged.
Entry is $7-$12. For more info:
676-0292.
OCT. 26 - 27
IMPRINT: Five amazing pieces
from the Bellingham Repertory
Dance Company can be seen
when Imprint shows at 7:30pm
at the Firehouse Performing
Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave.
Tickets are $12-$15. Additional shows happen Nov. 2-3. For
SAT., OCT. 27
PE TER, WOLF: A free, informal performance of Peter and
the Wolf can be seen at 4pm
at the Nancy Whyte School of
Ballet, 1412 Cornwall Ave. For
CEILIDH: Wear a costume to
tonight’s Halloween Ceilidh
from 7-10pm at the Depot Arts
Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes.
For more info: (360) 299-8981
or skagitscd.org.
HALLOWEEN PREVIEW
ROCKY HORROR: What do you get
when you combine a dark and stormy
night, a foreboding castle, an innocent
couple and a leather-and-fishnet-clad
mad scientist intent upon building the
perfect man? The answer, of course, is
the Rocky Horror Show. Fans of the cult
film can see the Theater Arts Guild’s
stage version starting Oct. 26 at the
Lincoln Theatre, and we’re guessing
the musical will get you in the mood
for all things freaky. Due to its graphic
nature—Transylvanian transvestites
and sexual liberation make for possible
nudity and mature themes—the kids
should probably stay home and let the
adults “do the Time Warp again.” When:
8pm Oct. 26-27, 31 and Nov. 1-3, 8-10.
Rocky
Horror Show
Where: Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon.
Cost: $20. More info: (877) 754-6284 or
theaterartsguild.com.
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until the penultimate moment. Scary
stuff. When: 9:30pm Fri.-Sat, Oct. 26-27
and 8pm Wed., Oct. 31. Where: Upfront
Theatre, 1208 Bay St. Cost: $8-$10. More
info: 733-8855 or theupfront.com.
COSTUME BALL: Be aware of the “finger foods” and “thirst quenchers” being
offered when Northwest Ballet puts on
a Costume Ball this Saturday at Castle
Dracula. In addition to entertainment
provided by the living dancers of the
company, you’ll also have an opportunity to do some ballroom dancing,
learn the “Transylvanian Twist” and, after dusk, win enticing door prizes. P.S.
When your host asks you if you’d “like to
stay for dinner,” shove a bulb of garlic
in his face and throw some holy water
on him. When: 6pm Sat., Oct. 27. Where:
Castle Dracula, 1417 Cornwall Ave. Cost:
$15 per person or $25 per couple. More
info: 714-1246 or northwestballet.org.
ARCH OBOLER: If you’ve ever wanted
to know what a human skull sounds
like as it’s being relentlessly sawed in
half or wondered what noises a man
would make if he was being turned
inside out, you’ll want to make plans
to attend the “Arch Oboler” Halloween Festival happening on Halloween
at the American Museum of Radio
and Electricity. The Midnight Mystery
Players will recount the greatest horror and suspense dramas ever broadcast—including Peter and the Brain,
Cat Wife, The Dentist, and The Chicken
Heart that Ate Bellingham—and scare
up some fun in the meantime. If you’re
holed up in your lair and can’t make
it to the live broadcast, simply tune
in to KMRE 102.3 FM and listen to the
lunacy. Thereminist Will Wilkerson will
also perform creepy classics on the
world’s first electronic musical instrument at the special event. When: 7pm
Wed., Oct. 31. Where: AMRE, 1312 Bay
St. Cost: $5 for kids, $12 adults (plus a
$1 discount if you’re in costume). More
info: 738-3886 or amre.us.
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FRI., OCT. 26
“Dear Mohammed Atta”
BY AMY KEPFERLE
Naming Evil
Artist examines war, genocide
“WE ARE going to be naming evil,” says Elsi Vassdal-Ellis
of her upcoming talk, “Crossroad: A Book Artist Turns Left on the
Moral Map.”
When she speaks of putting a name and a face to evil, VassdalEllis isn’t talking about mythological bloodsuckers or other imaginary villains. Since 1999, most of the artist’s work has dealt with
real-life war and genocide. That summer, after a bout of creative
stagnation, she gave herself 24 hours—broken up into three eighthour days—to respond to an article she’d read about the Kosovo
“conflict.” In the story, a couple was questioned about whether
the wife had been raped by Serbian troops. The Serbs said Kosovo
women were too ugly to be raped, and the woman knew that if she
admitted the attack to her husband, he’d leave her.
Within the time frame she’d set for herself, Vassdal-Ellis wrote
text, set wood and lead types and printed 15 copies of the tome. “I
submitted the book to a jury for a show,” Vassdal-Ellis says. “It received the top award. That’s when I realized there was an audience
for people who are interested in difficult topics that are current.
“I see my books standing as a witness. There are people who
have seen events happen, and there are
people who try to remind others that
these atrocities have happened. There
probably always will be war and genocide of some type. We can’t seem to get
it together.”
Since her Kosovo book, Vassdal-Ellis
has gone on to create art books such
as Women Dream (focusing on JudeoChristian-Muslim constructs of gender
space, dreams and consequences), *Icarus* (an examination of genocide), Axis
of Evil (part of a series focusing on Iraq
and Iran), and If Johnny Comes Marching
Home (about consequences of the current Iraq war). After 9/11, she also fashioned a series of “Dear Mohammed Atta”
letters, which were performed on the
first anniversary of the terrorist attacks
in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
At her “Crossroads” presentation, an
exhibit of her works focusing on morality, war and genocide will be available for perusal.
Vassdal-Ellis
will
also shed light on
how she does her
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COST: Free
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translating contemporary events.”
In addition to creating the ideas for
her art pieces, Vassdal-Ellis authors, illustrates, designs, prints and binds her
books. The fascinating display of her
works will only be up for the night, so
do what you can to see them.
As for naming evil, Vassdal-Ellis knows
there is probably no end in sight. “There
really is no answer,” she says. “The holy
land is a vampire that infects everyone
who lives there. The land is infected, the
air is infected. It’s a vampire that wants
your flesh and blood. I don’t see any end
to it.”
FULLER RECEPT ION: An opening
reception for Chris Fuller’s “What
it Was: A Small Collection of Large
Photos” happens from 6-9pm at
Casa Que Pasa, 1415 Railroad Ave.
SAT., OCT. 27
SEWING FAIR: A fashion show
and landscape quilt display will
be part of the Whatcom Sewing
Fair happening from 9am-5pm at
Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwest
Ave. Fabrics, books and more will
be available. Entry is $3. For more
info: 714-0070.
BUY OR BREAK: The annual “Buy
It or Break It” art auction starts
with demonstrations, food and
drinks at 4:30pm at Morrison Glass
Art, 122 Ohio St., suite 104. From
5:30-7:30pm, bid on pieces—if
they’re not purchased, they’ll be
smashed to smithereens. For more
info: 714-8732.
EDISON OPENING: A reception
for an exhibit featuring works by
Paul Havas, David Hall, and Kris
Ekstrand happens from 6-9pm at
Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery,
5472 Gilkey Ave. The show will be
on display through Dec. 23. For
more info: (360) 305-4892.
LUCKY DUMPSTER: View paintings
by Ken Speer and sculptures by Bill
Snow through October at Edison’s
Lucky Dumpster and dear edison
gallery. A reception for the artists
happens from 6-9pm tonight. For
more info: (360) 766-4049.
SUN., OCT. 28
ABSTRAC T AC T ION: Curator
Kathleen Moles will give a talk
about the “American Abstraction”
exhibit and the Washington Art
Consortium at 2pm at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St. For
O N GO I N G
EXHIBITS
ALLIED ARTS: The 6th annual
“Recycled Art” exhibition shows
through Oct. 27 at Allied Arts,
1418 Cornwall Ave., and also at
the RE Store, 2309 Meridian St. For
more info: 676-8548 or 734-7161.
BELLINGHAM RAILWAY MUSEUM: The museum is open to the
public from noon-5pm Tues. and
Thurs.-Sat. at 1320 Commercial St.
BLUE HORSE: “Keeping it Real,”
featuring new works by Lanny Little and Rob Gisher, can be perused
through Nov. 7 at the Blue Horse
Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. For more
info: 671-2305.
CENTER FOR EXPRESSIVE ARTS:
View the “Altar/Alter Girl Show” at
the Center for Expressive Arts,
1317 Commercial St. For more info:
920-2292.
GOOD EARTH: Cheryl Lee is the
featured artist for October at Good
Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. For
HISTORICAL MUSEUM: “Harvesting
the Light: Images of Contemporary
Farm Life” shows through November
at La Conner’s Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 4th St. For more
info: (360) 466-3365.
INSIGHTS: Anne Schreivogl’s
“Holding to Creativity” can be
viewed through October at Anacortes’ Insights Gallery, 516 Commercial Ave. For more info: (360)
588-8044.
LA VIE EN ROSE: See paintings
by Erin Libby through November at
La Vie En Rose, 111 W. Holly St. For
LUCIA DOUGLAS: “Guy Anderson: Paintings, Prints and Other
Works” can be viewed until Oct. 27
at the Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415
13th St. For more info: 733-5361 or
luciadouglas.com.
MINDPORT: Potter and sculptor
Jayme Curley’s “Forest Bones” can
be seen through Nov. 4 at Mindport
Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. Admission is $2. For more info: 647-5614
or mindport.org.
MONA: See “Joseph Goldberg: A
Retrospective” through Jan. 1 at
La Conner’s Museum of Northwest
Art, 121 S. First St. For more info:
(360) 466-4446 or museumofnwart.org.
ROEDER HOME: Marie Delaney’s
“October Dreams” is on display
until Oct. 31 at the Roeder Home,
2600 Sunset Dr. For more info:
733-6897.
VIK ING UNION: The “Recycled
Art” exhibit shows through Oct. 27
at WWU’s Viking Union Gallery. For
WESTERN GALLERY: “Fabric of
Identity” shows through Nov. 1 at
the Western Gallery on the WWU
campus. The exhibit is open to
both students and the community.
HALLOWEEUM: A spooky interactive exhibit can be visited through
October at the “Halloweeum” exhibit at the Whatcom Children’s Museum, 227 Prospect St. Admission is
$3.50. For more info: 733-8769.
WHATCOM MUSEUM: “American
Abstraction” and “Love, Murder,
Magic” are currently on display at
the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St. For more info: 676-6981 or
whatcommuseum.org.
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FOR WHATEVER reason, probably by the same logic
that makes St. Patrick’s Day also a big holiday for music here
in Bellingham, there’s no better night to see a variety of bands
all over town than Halloween. And while you can celebrate St.
Pat’s with any ol’ bit of green, Halloween costuming takes a
bit more time and thought—all the more reason to don your
seasonal disguise and hit the town. However, make sure your
costume is a durable one, as this year Halloween
starts a little early—almost a full week early, in
fact—meaning, if you do things right, your costume will see more action from Friday to Wednesday than you’re likely to see all year. Here’s the
rundown on all the Halloween happenings. Pick
your party and get your ghoul on.
FRIDAY, OCT. 26
HORROR BUSINESS, THE CHERUBS, PIANO MOVER, THEA ROSENBERG, I LOVE YOU AVALANCHE:
Once upon a time, Fantasia retired from loud rock
shows in favor of the more subtle sounds of singer/
songwriters. And while those elements are certainly present at this eclectic all-ages show in the form
of Thea Rosenberg and I Love You Avalanche, no
one could ever argue that Bellingham’s own Misfits
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Rumor Has It
WHILE I’M READYING myself for all this Hallow-
een holiday music hoopla, some other shows,
having nothing to do with ghosts or ghouls or
dressing like them, may seem like they’ve been
lost in the shuffle. Such as Brandi Carlile’s impending Oct. 30 visit to the Mount Baker Theatre. The show, which also features A Fine Frenzy, a.k.a. Seattle-born Alison Sudol, is part of
VH1’s “You Oughta Know” tour. What this means
if you’re one of the many who either don’t have
cable or don’t spend it watching VH1’s “Celebreality” lineup all day long (who are you people,
anyway?), is between showings of Rock of Love
and I Love New York you can be treated to incessant snippets of both Carlile’s and Sudol’s music
neatly packaged into
VH1’s prefab “You
Oughta Know” television
commercial
template. It’s enough
to make you either
never seek out their
music or think about
revising your opinion
of them if you’re not
already a fan. Blame
VH1 and not the artists, I say. I mean,
we all know Ravensdale native Carlile is a
BY CAREY ROSS
solid songwriter with
a great voice. As such, she is certainly deserving of whatever lucky break she can get. At any
rate, I believe tickets are still available for the
show at the Baker, so get yours and see what it
is that “you oughta know” about. You will not
be disappointed.
As I may have mentioned before in this very
column, there are few people in this town I like
more than photographer and all-around music
fan, Chris Fuller. He’s spent many years—and
expended tons of his own talent and resources—creating a veritable photographic encyclopedia of the music scene here in Bellingham. If
you’ve been to more than a few shows in town,
you’ve likely seen him: He’s the guy standing
front and center before the stage with his
camera, somehow refusing to be jostled while
angling for the perfect shot. He’s also the only
person I’ve ever seen who can drink whiskey,
reload his camera and dodge flying cans of beer
all at the same time—which is a talent that
will surely impress your friends but doesn’t exactly translate into fame and fortune in real
life. At any rate, he’s cobbled together a tiny
fraction of the fruits of his photographic labor
into a show called “What It Was: A Small Collection of Large Photos by Chris Fuller,” which
is currently hanging at Casa Que Pasa where it
will remain through this time next month. And
because he’s not the kind of guy just to hang a
bunch of photos and then go gentle into that
good night, he’s throwing an opening reception starting at 6pm Fri., Oct. 26. You’re all
invited. And if you buy one of his photos, he’ll
be your best friend. Guaranteed. For life.
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tribute band, Horror Business, was
either quiet or subtle. And while you
may think you recognize these Misfits
wannabes from other local bands, I’m
going to have to say you’re sorely mistaken as the boys of Horror Business
don their devilocks and emerge from
their punk rock lair just once a year.
The show has an early 7pm start time,
so don’t miss out.
Where: Fantasia Espresso, 1324 Cornwall Ave. Cost: $4. More info: myspace.
com/fantasiaespresso.
HENRY ROLLINS: All right, while this
is not strictly a Halloween-related
event, I gotta say, out of all the
bands playing in honor of the holiday, Henry Rollins is the only person
who truly scares the shit out of me.
By that logic alone, he is a Halloween headliner in my book. The title
of this particular evening of informed
ranting is “Provoked,” which begs the
question, when isn’t Rollins provoked
about something? It’s like naming his
show “Pulsing Neck Veins” or “Scary
Stare Down” or some such thing.
Where: Nightlight Lounge, 211 E.
Chestnut St. Cost: $25. More info: 5271531 or nightlightlounge.com.
HALLOWEEN WARM-UP BASH #1
FEAT. ACORN PROJECT AND SAVAGE
HENRY: So, just to get things straight,
the folks at the Wild Buffalo thought
it would be a good plan to have not
one, but a duo of “warm-up” parties
before their actual Halloween hoedown on the holiday itself. This first
show, which is either a first warm-up
for the big Halloween show proper, or
a warm-up for the second warm-up
show, which is, in turn, warming us all
up for the real party on Halloween (I
think I just made my own brain bleed)
features the talents of the ever-popular Acorn Project and their cohorts
in Savage Henry. Needless to say, the
jams will be fierce and the dancing
will be prevalent.
Where: Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.
Cost: $8-$10. More info: wildbuffalo.net.
SATURDAY, OCT. 27
YOGOMAN BURNING BAND, THE ALLNIGHTERS, VINCENT BLACKSHADOW:
Sure, we all love Jordan Rain and the
Yogoman Burning Band. And, since
the day the All-Nighters introduced us
to the joys of surf punk, we’ve had a
deep-seated, unshakable affection for
them as well. Performance powerhouses both those bands may be, they’d
be hard-pressed to hold a candle to
Vincent Blackshadow. That may be a
tall claim to make about a 10 year old,
but from the face paint to the fierce
covers of everything from KISS to AC/
DC (not to mention his own original
tunes), Vincent Blackshadow breathes
fire and lives to rock.
Where: Old Foundry, 100 E. Maple St.
Cost: $5. More info: whaam.org.
HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST
FEAT. DJ SCOOTER: Now, I’d bet that
you, like me, thought every night was
costume contest night at Rumors.
That may, in fact, be the case. But I’m
going to go out on a limb and guess
that of all the places you could go to
observe the garishly garbed masses,
none of them will top Rumors when
pride is on the line and prizes are at
stake. Whether you’re putting the final touches on your surefire winner
as we speak, or you want to take in a
scene where the eye candy is as sweet
as it gets, Rumors never disappoints.
Oh, and be sure and craft a costume
you can dance in. Unless, of course,
you’re going dressed as a wallflower.
Where: Rumors Cabaret. More info: rumorscabaret.com.
HALLOWEEN WARM-UP BASH #2
FEAT. RED HOT BLUES SISTERS, KIM
ARCHER BAND: In case the first Warmup Bash left you a little cold, or you
want to rekindle real Halloween heat
from its rosy afterglow, the Wild Buffalo is happy to oblige you with, you
guessed it, Halloween Warm-up Bash
part two. While jambands were the
order of the day in the first installment, for its sequel, the ladies will be
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JAZZ AT PAC: Young jazz vocalist Rachael Price will
kick off the PAC series at 7:30pm at WWU’s Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. Tickets are $16-$25.
SINGING & SAT IRE: Political satirist Dave Lippman—otherwise known as singing CIA agent George
Shrub—will perform at 7pm at the Bellingham Labor Temple, 1700 N. State St. Suggested donation is
$8-$12. For more info: davelippman.com.
HALLOWEEN TREAT: Hear classic scary music when
the Skagit Community Band performs a “Halloween
Treat” at 7:30pm Fri. at La Conner’s Maple Hall, and
3pm Sun. at Brodniak Hall in Anacortes. Tickets are
$8-$10. For more info: (360) 466-4409.
ABBACADABRA: Abba tribute band Abbacadabra
will sing and dance at 7pm and 9:30pm at Bow’s Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane. Tickets are $20. For more info: (877) 275-2448.
SAT., OCT. 27
YOUTH SYMPHONY: The Mount Baker Youth Symphony and the Fidalgo Youth Symphony will perform
selections from Peer Gynnt and Phantom of the Opera at 2pm at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall, 2501
E. College Way. For more info: (866) 624-6897 or
mcintyrehall.org.
SK AGIT SYMPHONY: Bellingham alto Deborah
Gaudette will be featured when the Skagit Symphony gives a “Light Classics Concert” at 7:30pm at
Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way.
Tickets are $22-$35. For more info: (866) 624-6897
or mcintyrehall.org.
CHERRYHOLMES: Grammy-nominated bluegrass
family Cherryholmes will do their thing at 8pm at
the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St.
Tickets are $20-$39. For more info: 734-6080.
SUN., OCT. 28
GUI N N ESS
YOUTH SYMPHONIES: The Mount Baker Youth
Symphony and the Fidalgo Youth Symphony will
perform at 2pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104
N. Commercial St. Tickets are $10 general, free for
those 15 and younger. For more info: 734-6080 or
mountbakertheatre.com.
FUN WITH FLUTES: A Faculty Flute Recital happens at 3pm at WWU’s Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. Entry is free. For more info: 676-9521.
JACK INGRAM: Country crooner Jack Ingram performs at 4pm and 7pm at Bow’s Skagit Valley Casino,
5984 N. Darrk Lane. Tickets are $30. For more info:
(877) 275-2448.
ART OF JAZZ: Seattle’s More Zero—led by composer and trombonist Chris Stover—will perform at
the Art of Jazz concert from 4-6:30pm at the Lucia
Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St. Entry is $10. For more
info: 650-1066 or jazzproject.org.
IVAN & CHRIS: Dobro and banjo player Ivan Rosenberg, and bluegrass guitarist Chris Jones will give a
concert at 2pm at Nancy’s Farm, 2030 E. Smith Rd.
Suggested donation is $10. For more info: 966-4640
or nancysfarm.com.
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singing the blues. The ladies in question are the Red Hot Blues Sisters, also
known these days as the Red Hotz, and
they have won more awards from the
Washington Blues Society than you can
shake a pixie stick at.
Where: Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.
Cost: $10. More info: wildbuffalo.net.
SUNDAY, OCT. 28
FUNK OR TREAT IV FEAT. LA PUSH:
For many of you, this is the Halloween show most looked forward to every
year. While Bellingham’s foremost purveyors of all that is funky can always be
counted on for a high-energy, crowdpleasing show, Halloween is when the
band really turns it out. No one, and
I do mean no one, in town can whip
an audience into a frenzy like frontman
Joel Ricci, and his work is never done
until every single person in the room
is dancing and singing and sweating in
euphoric, funk-fueled bliss.
Where: Nightlight Lounge, 211 E. Chestnut St. Cost: $12-$15. More info: 527-1531
or nightlightlounge.com.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31
YOGOMAN BURNING BAND, NO-FI
SOUL REBELLION, GUINNESS AND THE
REPARATIONS, A GUN THAT SHOOTS
KNIVES: Never let it be said that Boundary Bay doesn’t know how to throw a
party. Four bands, two stages, seasonal
brews—what more, besides a costume,
do you need? While it is quite possible
that, with any other bands, Boundary
could’ve gotten away with using just
one stage for this show, with the potent
combination of the infectious Yogoman
Burning Band and the dynamic duo of
No-Fi Soul Rebellion on the bill, containing all that energy to a single stage
would likely be tough—especially after
Guinness gets the crowd all riled up
with Bellingham’s best homegrown hiphop. My only question concerns A Gun
That Shoots Knives: What does a band
known for performing in all manner of
crazy costumes wear for Halloween?
Where: Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107
Railroad Ave. Cost: $5. More info: bbaybrewery.com.
SPACEBAND: Halloween entertainment options may be bordering on
slim in Fairhaven, but were it not for
the boys of Spaceband, it is likely trick
or treating would be the only way to
celebrate the holiday in the Southside.
Fear not Brian Hillman and Co. will be
on hand—and hopefully in costume—
to play all your favorite dance tunes
from the ‘90s and beyond. While other
people in town may pay a lot of lip service to such musical innovators as Bell
Biv Devoe, Spaceband is the only band
in town brave enough to try and bring
back the New Jack Swing.
Where: Fairhaven Pub, 1114 Harris Ave.
More info: fairhavenpub.com.
BLACK EYES AND NECKTIES, HONEYMOON’S OVER, THE RUSSIANS: Here’s
the part where I have to apologize
to all other bands playing Halloween
shows for what I’m about to say: For
my money, this is pretty much the only
Halloween happening in town—unless,
of course, you count the Black Eyes and
Neckties’ earlier show at the Old Foundry (see below). It’s not just because
this is the holiday that birthed Bellingham’s most beloved horror punk band.
It’s not even just because this show
marks the long-long-awaited release of
their album Apparition—although that
certainly factors in. It’s because BENt,
Honeymoon’s Over, and the Russians
are pretty much an unbeatable entertainment combination, Halloween or
no. Trust me when I say you should get
there early or you won’t get in at all.
Where: Nightlight Lounge, 211 E. Chestnut St. Cost: $5. More info: 527-1531 or
nightlightlounge.com.
BLACK EYES AND NECKTIES, THE
WASTELANDERS, THE BRAILLE TAPES:
Never ones to overlook the kids, Black
Eyes and Neckties has scheduled their
first show of the night as an early, allages affair. But lest you think this will be
a kinder, gentler version of the mayhem
that will take place at the Nightlight
later, it should be noted that last year’s
all-ages Halloween endeavor by the band
drew 300-plus people—and that wasn’t
even a CD release show. Show up early,
pick up a copy of Apparition and delight
in the blood-soaked wonder of it all.
Where: Old Foundry, 100 E. Maple St.
Cost: $5. More info: whaam.org.
THE ALL-NIGHTERS, HORROR BUSINESS,
HALF-SAC: Making their second of just
two local appearances this year is the
mysterious Misfits tribute band known as
Horror Business. As I’ve already stated,
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appearances by both the band and their
frighteningly aggressive devilocks are
rare enough not to be missed. Added to
the appeal is, of course, the deeply entertaining surf punk of the All-Nighters,
themselves no slouches in the department of creative coifs. While I have no
idea what the guys of the All-Nighters
have up their sleeves in the way of costumes, personally, I think they should
dress as the guys from Horror Business
dressed as the guys from the Misfits and
see if anyone gets the joke.
Where: Rogue Hero, 1313 N. State. St.
More info: 756-0069.
PIRATES R US: When trick or treating
from dorm room to dorm room becomes
tedious, head to the third floor of the
Viking Union and the Underground Coffeehouse for a pirate party. The rowdy
folks of Pirates R Us will be on hand
in all their Jolly Roger-themed glory to
make you swab the deck and walk the
plank and generally engage in all manner of piratical activities.
Where: Underground Coffeehouse, Viking Union, WWU. More info: coffeehouse.
as.wwu.edu.
FLOWMOTION: The reason the Wild Buffalo needed to throw so many warm-up
parties was to ready themselves for this
monster of a Halloween bash. After all,
a trip this deep into the jamhole requires thought, preparation and skilled
leadership, which is to be amply and
capably provided by a band renowned,
not just in Bellingham, but also in parts
both near and far-flung, for their forays
into the land of jam. Seriously, though,
if what you’re looking for is a night of
dance-your-ass-off entertainment—in
costume, no less—you need look no
further than the Wild Buffalo.
Where: Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St. Cost: $10-$15. More info:
wildbuffalo.net.
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
Archer Ale House
Commodore Ballroom
Fairhaven Pub
Fantasia Espresso
Green Frog Café
Acoustic Tavern
Phil Sotile & Phil Emerson
Paul Klein
DJ Krush, Mat the Alien
Broken Social Scene
Aesop Rock
Brandi Carlile, A Fine
Frenzy
Karaoke
Karaoke
The Who Tribute w/The
Relay
Spaceband
Chris Koza Band
Hannah Parks
Karaoke
High on Fire
Rockfish Grill
Fidalgo Swing
Open Mic w/Chuck D feat.
Mike Hill
College Night
King Ludd
Open Mic feat. The Can
Kickers
Rachel Ries and AJ Roach
Tony & The Tigers
Karaoke
’80s Night
Henry Rollins
Aesop Rock, Black Moth
Super Rainbow, Blockhead
w/DJ Signify
Funk or Treat IV feat. La
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The Pop-offs
The Pop-offs
Line Dance Lessons w/Bev
Ollerenshaw
DJ Deerhead and Friends
Yogoman Burning Band,
The All Nighters, Vincent
Blackshadow
Vadinska and Friends
Vadinska and Friends
Marvin Johnson
Sin City Fetish Halloween
Apocalypse
State Radio
The BB Allstars
Randy Oxford Band
Straight A Students, Our
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Horror Business, The
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Robin Cutler, Biagio
Biondolillo
Nightlight Lounge
Poppe's
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Honey Moon
Main St. Bar and
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SUNDAY
Bob Storms
Savage Henry
Acoustic Oasis Open Mic
feat. BIMA/Songsalive
Mt. Baker Film Festival
After Party feat. Tap Habit
Happy Hour Jazz Project
(early); Acorn Project, Savage Henry (late)
Red Hot Blues Sisters, Kim
Archer Band
Karaoke
The Halleck Street
Ramblers
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DJ Postal, DJ Shortwave
Monday Night Football
Tuesdays with Trish
Wild Buffalo Weekly Blues
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Dan in Real Life
Evan Almighty who?
STEVE CARELL may have suffered a major setback
in his short movie career with the box-office failure of the
biblically extravagant summer comedy Evan Almighty, but
he’s sure to win back some audience goodwill with the
more sensibly modest comedy Dan in Real Life. Director
Peter Hedges’ second feature effort shares with his first,
Pieces of April, a gentle sensibility and a keen appreciation for how families can be both comforting and utterly
maddening. And, at the center of it all, is a vulnerable
and understated performance by Carell which confirms the
former Daily Show madcap and current Office fool is also
quite an accomplished movie actor.
Dan in Real Life starts a bit unpromisingly, as newspaper
advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell), a widower with three
rambunctious girls, takes off for his family’s annual reunion
at the Rhode Island home of his parents (Dianne Wiest and
John Mahoney). The complaints of Dan’s daughters—one
begs permission to drive the car, another is suffering from
puppy love—are straight out of a TV sitcom, and the Burns
clan’s avid pursuit of family activities (touch football, skits,
charades, etc.) has an oppressive Norman Rockwell vibe.
But then the premise kicks in. Wandering into the local
bookshop, Dan encounters a beautiful woman named Marie
(Juliette Binoche) who mistakes him for a shop clerk; Dan’s
initial “sales pitch” evolves into a warm
and intimate extended conversation.
It’s an instant love connection, which
Dan all but blurts out to his large family when he returns to the homestead.
No sooner does Dan confess his feelings than his younger brother Mitch’s
girlfriend arrives at the house—and
of course it’s Marie. For the remainder
of the film, Dan and Marie try to fight
their mutual attraction—or at least
come to terms with their sudden feelings—amidst the uncomfortably close
quarters of a house swarming with nosy
people and one potential cuckold.
Hedges and co-writer Pierce Gardner
have set up a classic screwball-comedy
situation that can’t possibly end well,
yet somehow does. The complications
include the awkward sharing of a shower, and Dan being set up with a onetime
neighborhood ugly duckling who has
blossomed into a sexy surprise (Emily
Blunt, in a delicious cameo), stirring up
Marie’s instant jealousy. For his part,
Mitch (Dane Cook) dotes on Marie, but
it’s clear there’s something missing in
the equation for this elegant and cultured woman.
The fine-featured Binoche and the
not-quite-handsome Carell would
seem to be an unlikely romantic pair,
but their mutual intelligence compensates for their lack of physical chemistry. Carell, who also shone in Little
Miss Sunshine, carries the film with
his subtle portrayal of a man quietly
suffering pangs of love in an environment where its expression would
ignite a family crisis. Standup comic
Cook is also surprisingly good as Dan’s
unsuspecting rival, the better-looking
brother who’s oblivious to the turmoil lurking underneath his seemingly
ideal romance. Wiest and Mahoney are
solid as Dan’s formidable parents, and
Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, and
Marlene Lawston are spirited as Dan’s
demanding daughters.
A film of quiet but true pleasures, Dan
in Real Life affirms the real movie career
still ahead for Steve Carell.
REVIEWED BY GLENN WHIPP
About a Son
In Kurt’s own words
WE’VE ALL heard the buzz about Todd Haynes’
impressionistic, multi-Dylan-mensional I’m Not There,
but AJ Schnack’s rock doc Kurt Cobain About a Son is
just as revolutionary in its own way and probably, at
the end of the day, more revealing about its subject.
Both Bob Dylan and Cobain had to deal with being
the “voice” of their respective generations, a heavy,
unwanted mantle that absolutely crushes an artist’s creative voice, not to mention what it does to the psyche.
Dylan dealt with it by disappearing for a time after his 1966 motorcycle accident. Cobain disappeared,
too. But he went away forever. A year before he committed suicide in April 1994, he talked with journalist
Michael Azerrad for a book that became Come As You
Are: The Story of Nirvana. Their conversations spanned
four months, ultimately running more than 25 hours.
Cobain spoke with humor and candor about his upbringing, influences, thoughts and feelings.
Those words from Azerrad’s audiotapes are heard
for the first time in About a Son. And they’re synched
up to images from the places Cobain lived and to the
music that Cobain loved. Until the final couple of minutes, we don’t even see Cobain. We just hear his voice
and witness the world in which he lived.
About a Son delivers a rich portrait of Cobain,
not just because it’s his words we’re hearing, but
because Schnack marries those words to striking,
evocative images and a beautiful score by Sub Pop
producer Steve Fisk and Death Cab for Cutie singer
Benjamin Gibbard.
All these elements combine to deliver a deeply personal movie about a gifted, complicated man who
could never shake the feeling that he didn’t belong.
Early in the film, Cobain tells a childhood story about
pretending to be an alien in order to make sense of
the world.
Fame and success only heightened his contrary, angry remoteness.
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FILM SHORTS
Across the Universe: An imaginative, innovative, somewhat successful attempt at a love story
set against the backdrop of the 1960s and to the
music of the Beatles. All you need is love. ★★★
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Rober t Ford: If you can’t figure out
what this film is all about from the title, nothing I
can say here will help you. Except that it’s almost
three hours long and stars Brad Pitt. ★★★★ (R
tISTNJO
Sunset Square 1:45 | 5:10 | 8:45
The Bourne Ultimatum: The most bankable—
and unlikely—action star around, Matt Damon
kicks ass all over London in this, what he claims
will be the final installment of the mega-successful and wholly entertaining Bourne franchise.
★★★★1(tISNJO
Bellis Fair Call 676-9990 for showtimes
The Comebacks: Because we were all just dying
to watch an intelligence-insulting spoof of sports
films. So, thanks, I guess. ★ 1( t IS NJO
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Dan in Real Life: See review previous page.
★★★1(tISNJO
Elizabeth: The Golden Age: Cate Blanchett reprises the role that earned her an Oscar nod and
made her a star—with far less successful results
this time around. ★★★1(tISNJO
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The Game Plan: Yet another story about a ma-
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possession of a child he must parent. Two words,
The Rock: birth control. Unfortunately, dealing
with your faltering film career is not a problem as
easily solved. ★1(tISNJO
Gone Baby Gone: Ben Affl eck wisely stays behind the camera and directs brother Casey in this
story of a private investigator who will risk his
very sanity to find a missing girl in Boston’s rough
Dorchester neighborhood. ★★★★ 3 t IS NJO
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excellent performances, this time as a corporate
“janitor” with a conscience called upon to clean
up all manner of nefarious white-collar offenses.
★★★★3tIST
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romance—in this film that shows the sobering
consequences of being a terror suspect in today’s
hysteria-fueled political climate. ★★★ 3 t IST
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thought Bobby Farrelly was a no-talent hack when
clearly he is such a cinematic genius. ★ 3 t ISNJO
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Holy Modal Rounders...Born to Lose: A
tale of musical passion, collaborative spirit, and
missed opportunities as seen through an outlandish group who married early psychedelia with
American roots music and somehow lasted 40
years. ★★★★6OSBUFEtISNJO
Pickford Sat. @ 10:45am
Things We Lost in the Fire: Problematic story
and dubious production values are no match for
the powerful performances of Academy Award
winners Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in this
story of loss and redemption. ★★★★3tIS
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Into the Wild: Sean Penn directs this beautifully haunting adaptation of the bestselling book
by Jon Krakauer that tells the story of doomed
dreamer Christopher McCandless, a.k.a. “Alexander Supertramp.” ★★★★★3tISTNJO
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30 Days of Night: This film, for all the world
looks like 28 Days Later, substituting vampires for
zombies. I’m not suggesting this is a bad thing.
★★★★3tISNJO
Sunset Square 1:30 | 4:15 | 7:15 | 10:10
Kur t Cobain About a Son: See review previous
page. ★★★★6OSBUFEtISNJO
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Michael Clayton: Gorgeous George Clooney offers up yet another riveting turn in a career of
We Own the Night: Two men (Joaquin Phoenix
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are trapped in the middle of a New York City police
war. I remember this film the first time around,
when it was called The Departed and was directed
by Martin Scorsese. ★★★3tISNJO
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ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): For all we know, in
your past life you were a virgin who was thrown into a
volcano to appease a fire deity. But whether or not that’s
an actual fact, we can say this with certainty: At some
time in your current life, you made a great sacrifice in
an effort to pacify a person whose anger or violence or
manipulativeness you were intimidated by. Now I say
unto you, Aries, that it’s an excellent time to fix any distortions that were unleashed in your life because of that
sacrifice. You’ve got the personal power and insight you
need to set the healing in motion. Halloween costume
suggestions: the mythical phoenix; a virgin-turned-warrior carrying the severed head of the fire deity; a fireman,
firewoman, or firedancer.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Empathy is the most
radical of human emotions,” says activist Gloria Steinem.
What does she mean by “radical”? I think the word
implies audacity, fierceness, and extreme courage. It connotes a revolt against the status quo, a transcendence
of what’s normal and habitual. And that’s exactly the
spirit I hope you bring to your expression of empathy in
the near future, Taurus. To enjoy life to the fullest, you
should marshal an extravagant ability to feel what others
are feeling. Halloween costume suggestions: Be a mirror,
a psychotherapist, a giant ear, or a sponge.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): My writer friend Jeff
Greenwald is looking for a publisher for his book Fifty
Ways to Leave Your Comfort Zone. I think it’s a great
concept, which is why I’m surprised that some of Jeff’s
colleagues discouraged him from using that title. “At this
tormented moment in history,” said one person, “the last
thing anyone wants to hear is how to do what’s inconvenient and nerve-wracking.” To be true to your current
omens, however, that’s exactly the advice I’m duty-bound
to offer you, Gemini. The most interesting pleasures you
can generate in the next few weeks will come from leaving your comfort zone. Halloween costume suggestion:
whoever is least like you in the whole world.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Spiritual teacher A.H.
Almaas believes that a genuinely creative act is always
motivated by generosity. If that’s true, how do you explain all the ego-obsessed “geniuses” who treat everyone
like dirt even as they churn out their supposedly brilliant
art? In any case, I’m siding with Almaas’ definition, and I
advise you to keep it in mind now that you’re in the most
imaginative and self-expressive phase of your astrological
cycle. To ensure that your creative juices keep flowing in
ways that make you feel really good, dedicate them to
spreading inspiration and giving gifts. Halloween costume suggestions: a pregnant painter, a flower exuding
bursts of pollen, a sexy midwife.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you visit the Polish
village of Szymbark, you’ll find an upside-down house.
Philanthropist Daniel Czaplewski hired a team of construction workers to build it in the reverse position with
meticulous detail. The floor is above you, with all the
furniture hanging down, and the ceiling is what you walk
on. I urge you to make this place your power symbol
in the coming weeks, Leo. Use it to inspire you as you
experiment with changing your home around every which
way. Dare to be crazy, wise, and funny as you rearrange,
reinvent, and renovate the domestic vibes. Halloween
costume suggestion: an upside-down house. (See a news
story on the place at tinyurl.com/2ywstz.)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Writing in the L.A.
Times, Rosa Brooks bemoaned the budgetary cuts that
have caused the mass firings of reporters at many major
newspapers. This sad development means there are
“fewer persistent, nosy people with a mandate to wander
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to be a persistent, nosy person wandering around asking
questions. Halloween costume suggestions: journalist,
spy, muckraker, whistleblower.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A survey of Russians
revealed their thoughts about the best ways to get rich. A
third of them said that stealing is most effective, whether
that comes in the form of embezzlement, fraud, extortion,
or plain old larceny. I don’t recommend that approach to
you, Libra, even though you’re in an astrological phase
that’s favorable for increasing your wealth. Instead, consider these strategies: working harder and smarter, expanding
and deepening your web of connections, intensifying your
commitment to excellence, and reading a book like Personal
Finance for Dummies. Halloween costume suggestion: an
impeccably styled schmooze specialist carrying a wad of big
bills and a Wall Street Journal.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t eat stale candy
from a vending machine where it has sat for six months.
Don’t seek advice from people who haven’t changed
their minds about anything since the last century. And
don’t wear clothes you acquired before 2005 or cling to
attitudes you adopted before last month. Catch my drift,
Scorpio? You need to evade every influence that tends
to keep you frozen in the past. In fact, I’ll go so far as
to say that it’s time to make yourself fully available for
the healthiest kind of future shock. Halloween costume
suggestions: a grinning exclamation point, a rose bud
about to burst open, a welcome sign, a religious devotee
dressed in white.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you’ve been
put on a pedestal by a person who admires you a little
too much, it’s likely you’ll have to climb down from that
pedestal in the coming weeks. If you’ve been floating up
in the clouds, it’s time to get your feet on the ground. In
fact, Sagittarius, if there’s any way in which you’ve been
too high and mighty, too far outside and beyond, you’d
be wise to leave it behind in favor of a more down-toearth perspective. This is very good news, by the way.
After an initial jolt, life will be more interesting and
people will become more helpful. Halloween costume
suggestions: an angel coming down a ladder, a parachutist, a celebrity drunk in rehab.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A 12-year-old sea
lion at the Pittsburgh zoo has taken up painting. Maggie’s trainer had to coax her at first, but now she truly
enjoys swabbing canvases with paint-soaked brushes.
Let’s make her your inspirational role model, Capricorn.
It’s an excellent time to cultivate and refine your instinctual nature . . . to teach your inner animal new tricks
. . . to bring more conscious intention to things that
come second-nature. Halloween costume suggestion: the
creature you’d be if you weren’t human.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A 30-foot-high shaft of
concrete draped in straw sprouts from an altar at an amusement park in Changchun, China. According to the China
Folk Culture Association, this phallic symbol celebrates
“our ancestors’ pursuit of happiness and prosperity.” Even
if you’re a lesbian, I suggest you make a comparable
tribute to divine virility, Aquarius. Perform a ritual to tap
into the archetypal energy of the Wild Man. Make or buy
a lucky talisman that will inspire the full bloom of your
martial exuberance and primal will. Halloween costume
suggestions: Dionysus, Pan, a shamanatrix with a strap-on,
a transgender magician with a huge wand.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Bending the rules of the
game? Blowing off the expectations of the pack? Circumventing the conventions of the way it’s always been done?
Good work, Pisces. But why stop there? How about if you
invoke an outrageous spiritual truth so you can suspend
a humdrum old law of nature or two? After all, lyrical
transgression is your specialty these days. It’s one of those
rare times when your “sins” are likely to be so sublimely
necessary that they will generate no bad karma. Halloween
costume suggestion: Blend a deity with a superhero, like
Buddha and Spiderman, or the goddess Athena and Storm
from X-Men, or Jesus and Neo from The Matrix.
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home for rent. If you are clean
with no pets and want to live in
a nice neighborhood, Call and
we can discuss possible rent
nogotiation. Must rent!! Lease
not required. 3 bedroom with
two master suites. two car
500
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car port and two car garage.
Large kitchen, open floor plan.
Call Ray @ 734-1731
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BLAINE
$899 Great location!
Rent
includes
most
utilities & cable. Beautiful spacious and comfortable
2BD, 1.75 Bathroom apartment. Rent includes cable,
water, sewer, garbage, extra
outside storage, a designated
covered parking spot (note
there’s plenty of on-street
parking too), and use of pool
(when it is open). The apt. is
on Orleans St (nearest intersection is Orleans/Lakeway,
near the Cost Cutter & Fred
Meyer shopping centers).
Several bus stops are nearby.
Easy access to downtown,
shopping centers, and freeway--without the freeway
noise! It’s a great location,
convenient but quiet! No pets
(though something like fish
would be fine). No smoking.
Move in date is flexible. Email or call 360-738-6472.
$1200 / 2br - 2BR 2BA +
Loft on 1.25 acres near
Dakota Creek Wonderful
1600 sq ft Northwest home
on private road that offers a
quiet, peaceful setting, yet
just 5 minutes from downtown Blaine and Birch Bay
Square. Home has ceramic
tile, hardwood floors, and
carpet in master bedroom.
Great open floorplan with
wood-burning stove for cozy
fall & winter days. One full
bathroom downstairs and
another full bath upstairs.
Huge loft space for additional
bedroom, office, or family room. Washer, dryer, and
dishwasher. $1200/mo., $600
deposit and WSG paid. Available 11/15. Call 332-4364
$1100 / 3br - sudden
valley peaceful setting
3 bedroom 1 bath home in
quiet neighborhood, good
schools stove, fridge, dishwasher, washer and dryer
included easy entrance off
of gate 13 15 minutes to town
no smokers pets okay phone
(360)738-1905
$1800 / 3br - Lovely
Ocean View Furnished
House for Rent Beautiful Ocean VIEW Home for
Lease; Few Minutes walk to
Lighthouse Park; 3 BR, 2.5
BA on lake; 2400 s.f., New
Furniture, New kitchen appliances; NS, NP, available Oct.
12; $1800 mo. (you do your
own utilities); 770-251-0174;
678-416-1408
$775 / 2br - Great Bellingham Townhouse This
is a 2 story, townhouse 5
min’s from the freeway right
by Albertson, Walgreens,
Subway, and Bellis Fair Mall.
Its close to an elementary
school and a middle school. It
has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom,
Washer and dryer, 1 car garage, and new paint. $775 +
400 dollar deposit. Call Shannon @ 1-360-420-8804
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BIRCH BAY
$1390 / 2br - Brand
spankin’ new Birch Bay
oceanfront condo Be the
first to live in this 2br luxury
condo! 1050 sqft interior with
huge 370 sqft enclosed patio.
Hardwood floors, granite slab
counters, tile kitchen, radiant
floor heat in both bathrooms
-- you name it. Email: [email protected]
$1195 / 3br - BEAUTIFUL
Birch Bay 3Bd/2.5Bth
in
new
neighborhood Clean, comfortable
3bd/2.5bth. Open floorplan
in quiet neighborhood. Large
kitchen with skylights and
pantry. Living room and
separate family room with
gas fireplace. Laundry room.
Walk-in closet in master bedroom. Double vanity w/jetted
tub in master bath. Garden
shed in backyard. Short walk
to beach. 15 minutes to the
border/20 minutes to Bellingham. No smoking/pets.
For more info please call
(360)306-5453.
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$450 1 bathroom Studio
Studio, 1 bathroom, Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal,
On site laundry 811 30th #9
Anancortes WA 98221 AND
819 30th #9 Anacortes WA
98221 Please Contact: Piazza
Realty Property Management
360-424-7368
$650 / 2br - 2 bedroom
1 bathroom Apartment
2 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment, dishwasher, garbage
disposal, on site laundry. Water Sewer and Garbage paid.
NO SMOKING NO PETS 819
30th #6 Anacortes WA 98221
Please Contact: Piazza Realty
Property 360-424-7368, email
[email protected]
$1400 / 3br - 3 bedroom
2.5 bathroom Victorian
3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom, dining room, dishwasher, washer
and dryer, gas fireplace, large
walk in closet, detatched garage, large fenced yard, No
smoking, pets neg. 706 N
8th Street Mount Vernon Wa
98273 Please contact: Piazza
Realty Property Management 360-424-7368 angel@
piazzapropmgt.com
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have a older dog, she’s very
quiet and friendly. I’d like to
be in Lynden or close in to
downtown. Want reasonable
rent and a quiet place to live.
Bus is a transit style and looks
nice. Thanks for any help-call
599-9190 ask for Mel
tion needed for background or
financial info. any questions?
call for laura at 360 477 9821
or email me at laura_ladd@
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$600 WCC Student needs
1 bdrm apartment!!! I am
looking for my own place. i
really would like it to be in
the 500 a month range, but i
am willing to pay up to 600 a
month, utilities included with
a washer/ dryer nearby or included. At this point, though,
i’m willing to take anything
i can get. i moved here from
out of the country, and don’t
have much credit built up yet.
i am willing to pay whatever
deposit i have to so i can move
in. I can provide any informa-
Are you looking
to buy a home and
can’t find one
you can afford?
PURCHASE
THIS CONDO FROM
A KULSHANCLT
OWNER!
$800 looking for 2 or
3 bdrm We are a family
of 4 looking to rent a 3 or 4
bdrms ranging form 500-800 a
month. working father stay at
home mom with 2 young children. we are a nice quiet family with excellent rental history n references. unfortunatly
due to past credit problems
we have not been sucessful at
finding a place. If you are willing to overlook the credit issues and refer to our excellent
rental history. please contact
me at 360-922-0882 or e-mail
[email protected]
ROOMMATES
WANTED
$275 Room in nice view
home.. Room for a responsible female in clean, friendly
view home. Rent includes all
utilities, DirectTV, wireless
DSL internet, Washer/Dryer,
shared bathroom, shared use
of frig, cupboards, kitchen,
living area. No Smokin’/No
Drinkin’ or Druggin’/No Pets.
Email or ask for Helen at (360)
647-0056 (home) or 739-2994
(cell)
$275 Cheap rooms for
rent Newly remodled home in
Bellingham. Nice home close to
town. Rent includes all utilities
and rental contract is month
to month. I have two rooms
avaliable perfect for college
students on a budget. Please
call Dan @ 360 224 4182
$325 Room in Duplex
Room in Duplex in Alabama
Hill Area near Woburn. Share
house with two mature, employed males in 40’s. Rent
includes internet, electricity,
and garbage. Cost is rent plus
1/3 of heat(gas) in Nov.-May
period. Room has large closet
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The purchase price
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Katie Lawson
360-715-8000
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bedroom condos priced from
$116,950 and 2 bedrooms
from $133,950. New granite
counters, stainless appliances, and real fireplace with
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Pick your own carpet color, or
wood-type floors are also an
option! Great location, walking distance to grocery shopping center, and less than 10
minutes from WWU, downtown, and all of Bellingham’s
amenities. Now is the perfect
time to buy at Cottage Creek!
$2,000 Buyer Bonus and Free
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$499,900
Top
Notch
Builder Top Notch Builder
Type: Single Family Home
Location: 19 Cascade Ln ,
Bellingham, WA 98229 Bedrooms: 4, Bathrooms: 3 full, 0
half Price: $499,900 Description: This top notch builder
finishing it with the finest
appointments including dramatic bridge entry, stamp
design foundation work,
granite, curly maple stair risers, custom cherry cabs, oak,
maple and imported Indian
slate floors, hydronic heating and heated floors. Central vac is only plumbed in.
Master suite with deck wired
and plumbed for hot tub. This
one is an architectural masterpiece. Possible MIL lower
level. Contact Chris Weitzel
& Associates RE/MAX Whatcom County 1937 Lake Whatcom Blvd Bellingham, WA
98229 Phone: 360-312-5151
Fax: Email: chrisweitzelandassoc @ NUMBER1EXPERT.
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Re/Max
Whatcom County
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$189,900! 3BR/1.75BA,
approx. 1558 sq ft. Close
to Canadian border and
Blaine School District.
Lease Option Available!
For additional information, inquiries and offers
please contact Dee Dee
at (360)927-8813.
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HOUSE - 9733 Vista Terrace 9733 Vista Terrace is
now $309,900! 3BR/2BA, approx. 1927 sq ft. Quiet neighborhood, beautiful views,
large and level fenced yard
and large deck. Lease Option available! For additional
information, inquiries and offers please contact Dee Dee at
(360)927-8813.
$474,800 Lake View New
Construction
Dream
Home! Open House Sunday 1-3 Brand new construction with beautiful lake views!
Top of the line interior features
include coffered and vaulted
ceilings, wood wrapped 8 foot
doors, and crown moldings
throughout. Gourmet kitchen
has granite slab counters,
cherry cabinetry and JennAir Stainless appliances. In
the master bath, relax in the
heated jetted tub. Private
back deck and covered front
deck to enjoy the views and
barbeque. Located in desirable Gate 1. Walking distance
to golf course and lake access.
Paul Balzotti John L Scott Real
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$349,500 3BD 2.5BA 1880
SqFt Geneva Gem-large
fenced in back yard
MLS#27170006
Geneva
Gem, Turn key home w/a lot
of updates. New Carpet, New
double pane storm windows,
New paint throughout, Lots
of storage & Updated bathrooms. Large fenced-in back
yard with bonus playhouse,
extended deck, new hedge
MOTIVATED SELLER!
$504,900
Amazing Panoramic View of Bellingham Bay,
the San Juan Islands, and Downtown.
In the heart of Historic South Hill. Minutes from
WWU, Sehome Arboritum, Bellingham Farmer’s
Market and City Center. Luxury living with
1346 square feet, 2 Bedrooms, 1.75 baths, bamboo
flooring, slated tile and maple cabinets. MLS #27099207
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with several mature Cedar
trees, and convenient location. In addition to all House
includes a 27’ Flat screen t.v.
(Sony), and an alarm system
w/remote. Buyer Tours Realty MLS Info and 360 Virtual
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$475,000 7BD 5.25BA
5100 SqFt Commercial
Kitchen MLS#27090026
Huge rooms, 5100 sqft +attic
and basement. Commercial
kitchen equipment, firesuppression sprinkler system
pipes at the ceilings, but
building is clean and solid, radiators in excellent shape, security sys. Upper floor views
over city include WWU hill,
downtown, Lummi to Canadian Cascades. Lots of uncovered parking. Classic turn of
century neighborhood, conditional use/adaptive reuse
options in residential. Bring
ideas, offers, options... cool
place for art studio(s) with
lots of light. Buyer Tours Realty MLS Info and 360 Virtual
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$327,500 3BD 1BA Near
Lake Whatcom with large
back yard MLS#27166645
Silver Beach Rambler on a tremendous lot boasts nothing
but the best in location & potential. Love the outdoors?Lk
Whatcom,Whatcom Falls,Big
Rock Park-moments away.
Or stay in your garden of a
back yard,feeding your Koi
after the morning swim,or
picking fresh fruit from miniorchard of mature trees.Oak
flrs throughout,sky lit den w/
wood burning stove,& a LR w/
an open FP,garage w/cooler &
plenty of room for storage,RV
parking,even storage studio
has a skylight.Buyer to verify
dream home come true Buyer
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$199,900
Gorgeous
sunny side waterfront
property
with
dock
MLS#27035536 Gorgeous
sunny side Toad Lake, lightly
treed WATERFRONT. Septic
permit approved and on file for
3 bed home. Moderately steep
bank with plateaus for building or yard gives great views
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to the South and South West.
Plans put house just above
access road (only 3 lots have
easement) then 60 Ft of gentle
slope to lake. Dock in place.
Great trout fishing lake. Electric motors only, quiet, great
for kayaking or canoeing, excellent swimming lake, clear
deep water. Parking above
and/or below. Buyer Tours Realty MLS Info and 360 Virtual
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On the
Level
Sharing the
road—safely
Bicycles and cars sharing the road
can often be like mixing oil and water, seemingly incompatible. Now, two
years into commuting by bike, mixed
with 38 years of driving a car, I decided to learn more about safer bike
riding. Of late, many a friend and
acquaintance has been involved in a
bike crash, so I enrolled in, and just
completed, the quarterly Full Cycle bicycle safety class (671-BIKE or everybodyBIKE.com).
What’s there to learn, you ask? I’m
here to tell you: a lot.
I grew up smack dab in the middle
of the 1930-1965 era, when few adults
rode bicycles in North America. This
proved long enough for incorrect
ideas about bicycling to become deeply rooted. Like many others, I was told
to “always keep away from traffic.”
No, children and young adults
shouldn’t be allowed to ride bicycles
in heavy traffic. But that doesn’t mean
that I, as an adult, should have to ride
like a child. Taking this class proved to
me I was less safe because I shied away
from asserting my legal right to ride in
a safe manner. Here’s one example: I
biked far too close to parked cars, making me vulnerable to motorists opening
their door into my path.
What’s the correct place for me to
ride in this case? Since the law says
I’m allowed to ride as far to the right
as I can yet still remain safe, Full Cycle taught me to stay three to four
feet away from the parked cars.
Now here’s the rub: if you’re a motorist behind me, you may not be able
to get around me because I’m taking
up too much of the lane, even though
I’m legal and safe. You may lose pa-
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In the end, it comes down to weighing risks—am I safer slamming into
the edge of an opening door of a stationary car, or getting hit by a passing car traveling in the same direction
as me at a lower differential speed?
The class reinforced that avoiding the
“open door zone” is the safer path.
Safe biking relies upon respect and
patience from motorists, and vise
versa. And we all know there are irresponsible bikers and motorists—bikers
without lights and bikers travelling on
the wrong side of the street or on sidewalks. They piss me off as much as you.
They need to take this class.
Know that most bicyclists are doing the right thing and that an action
on their part that appears aggressive
may be a maneuver necessary to insure their safety. You may not be able
to see the potential risk that they see
that might force them farther into
“your” lane than you’d like. But the
lane legally belongs to the bicyclist if
they determine this is the only way to
ride safely.
I adore bicycling. It’s empowering
to know that I reduce traffic problems
because I take up less road space than
a car. The simple fact is bicycling is
more fun than motoring. Although my
parents didn’t know any better when
they taught me to stay away from
traffic, they did instill in me the love
for clean air and good health. To those
ends I will continue to spin
Rick Dubrow owns A-1 Builders and Adaptations, their design division. Tune in to his radio show ‘On The Level’
on KMRE FM 102.3. His past shows can also be found on A-1’s website: www.a1builders.ws.
$249,000 3BD 1.5BA 1626
SqFt Gorgeous Back
Yard
MLS#27154106
Beautiful 3 bedroom home
close to all the trails and
waterfalls of Whatcom Falls
Park. Spacious lot with tons
of trees. Gas Fireplace and
wine cellar. Buyer Tours Realty MLS Info and 360 Virtual
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$525,000 Vacant Land
or Fixer-Upper HomeDividable
Acreage
MLS#27140039 Location &
views! Fixer-upper that sits on
9.8 acres of the most beautiful
setting in the county. Views of
Mt. Baker from everywhere
on the property. Dividable
acreage offers outbuildings
and a lovely pond w/ a dock.
Centrally located to anywhere
in the county. Property boasts
mature landscaping, fruit
trees, Black Walnut & American Chestnut trees. Private &
Peaceful. Home is a great fixer
or build your dream home in
this incredible country setting.
Buyer Tours Realty MLS Info
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$224,900 GREAT OPPORTUNITY, GREAT PRICE,
GREAT LOCATION! 10 year
old rambler in gated community of Sudden Valley! 3 bedrooms-2 baths, 1460 square
feet, extra storage space, 2
car garage, quiet neighborhood! Generates $100,0/mo. in
rental income, great investor
or personal home! Email: [email protected]
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$242,500 3BD 2BA Only
minutes to the beach in
Birch Bay MLS#27161736
Remodeled 3 bd/2 full bath
home in beautiful Birch Bay.
Home is in move-in condition
and offers slate flooring and
new paint. It is fully fenced
and in a private cul-de-sac. It
is only minutes to the beach!
Plans & a permit are included
for a future 14 x 6 x 25 deck
off the kitchen. Buyer Tours
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$389,500 Best Buy at
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Semiahmoo Sunday 1 to 4
PM If you are looking for an
great investment and perfect get away, 2nd home or
Semiahmoo starter! Come
and experience the beautiful
life at Semaihmoo Resort.
Gated community. Home sits
on choice lot which backs up
to and overlooks golf course.
Newer easy care landscaping
gives you more time to enjoy
Semiahmoo ammenities. You
can walk or ride your bike to
clubhouse, work out facilities,
golf course or beach! Enjoy all
the area has to offer - this
home is a great buy. Less than
one hour from Vancouver or
two hours from Seattle Call
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$230,0000 9.10 Commercial Acres 9.10 acres zoned
general commercial. Located
just off I-5 at Grandview
only a few minutes North of
Bellingham/Ferndale in the
I-5 Industrial Center. Ready
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“This place is a Feng Shui train wreck.”
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My husband of two months has always treated me very well, and is usually thoughtful. But, one week before
our wedding, he broke a promise. I hate
the whole stripper thing, so he agreed
to a coed party at a dueling piano bar.
There was a strip club next door, but he
promised he wouldn’t go in. All was well
until I learned that he and his brother
(who’s nothing but trouble) were at the
strip club. I went over and went crazy
and tossed an ashtray at his head. I
was kicked out, they followed, and his
brother yelled at me. I wanted to call
off the wedding, but we still got married. Since then, I keep bringing this up
and he keeps begging for forgiveness,
saying he’d never been so drunk, and he
didn’t know what he was doing. I just
can’t understand how he could hurt me
this way. — Still So Angry Inside
If your husband tossed an ashtray
at your head, do you think he’d be
describing himself as “Still So Angry
Inside” or “Still In Court Trying To
Get The Charges Reduced”?
It doesn’t take much for domestic
violence against men to be taken seriously...usually, just a chalk outline
where a man’s body used to be. The rest
of the time, people tend to shrug it off
or even find it cute: “Well, well, well,
she’s quite the firecracker!” Granted,
male abusers can do much more damage with their fists, but put a heavy
object in a woman’s hands, and good
morning brain damage! (Just wondering...has your husband gotten the ashtray out of his skull, or does he have
to hang around smoking areas with his
head bent down so people have someplace to flick their ash?)
But he broke his promise! Bummer. Human nature happens. If your
husband’s a cad, why marry him at
all (couldn’t get the catering deposit back)? If he’s a good guy who
got drunk and slipped (maybe after
his bro gave him a little push), why
make him sorry he married you? Sure,
if he keeps slipping, say, by tucking your monthly mortgage payment
into some stripper’s G-string, that’s
one thing. But, come on...two-plus
months later, are you really reacting
to what happened—or just acting out
as a means of controlling him? Consider what you’re doing to him and
to your marriage by showing him that
nothing he says or does makes the
slightest bit of difference. As a friend
of mine likes to say, “Your proctologist called. They found your head.”
You can stay married to your
grudge or your husband—pick one.
Frankly, you each have a lot of work
to do in therapyland, individually and
together. You have to deal with your
uncontrollable anger and the underlying issues—probably insecurity and
fear of being ditched—and get in the
habit of expressing your fears instead
of weaponizing them. Your husband
needs to start standing up for himself—for starters, by doing a Senator
Craig and withdrawing his guilty plea.
The correct response? The one your
girlfriends would be pushing on you
if the tables were turned: “There’s no
excuse for domestic abuse!” (Physical
or emotional.) Finally, the two of you
should attend one of Dr. John Gottman’s research-based marriage weekends (gottman.com) and learn to have
a partnership instead of a monarchy.
Marital harmony can be yours, just not
by getting your husband to “agree” to
like what you like: stag parties featuring your fat, fully clothed co-workers
burying their heads in plates of cake
instead of some hot young thing leaping naked out of one.
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Views of Canadian Mtns, sits
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This wonderful updated farm
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3012 Mt. Baker Highway, just
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BELLINGHAM
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State Street. The workshop
is open to beginners as well
as experienced actors who
want to hone skills and is
basically split into two parts
each meeting. The first half
is theater games, improvisation and more, the second is
developing scenes between
CREATIVE JOURNALING
- WITH HEART FREE INTRO
CLASS! Lifelong journaler and
teacher will share her secrets
for unlocking creativity and relaxing the inner critic. Bellingham, Fairhaven Library on Sat.
Oct 27, 10am-Noon. Two handson exercises. Presented by
Jenny Davidow, author of “Embracing Your Subconscious.”
More info: (360)676-1009.
Beginning Wu Style Tai
Chi October 19th. In this
session, we will start from
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movement long form. This
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lower back, and developing
a tranquil mindset. Suitable
for all ages, experience levels, and physical conditions.
Firehouse Center, Fairhaven,
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$10 class. Bring a friend and
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Call Humphrey Blackburn for
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Bridges Out of Poverty
Training The Northwest
Training Institute proudly
presents Bridges Out of Poverty, a one-day training based
on the innovative work of Dr.
Ruby Payne, on Friday, October 19, at the Majestic. For
more information about the
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REC IPE S
RE V IE W S
PROF IL E S
TWISTED CARAMEL APPLES
This recipe emphasizes both sweet and salty flavors. A great appetizer with a nice loaf of bread,
or you can roll it into dark greens such as chard.
4 slices thick-cut bacon
2-3 sweet tart apples, such as Fuji
½ pound Cambozola cheese
¼ cup Spicy Caramel Sauce (Recipe follows)
Cook the bacon on medium-low heat, until cooked through and crispy. Crumble it into a small dish and set aside.
Next make the Spicy Caramel Sauce. When it is finished, remove it from heat and set aside. (You will have more
than you need for this recipe. It also goes great with ice cream, pumpkin cheesecake, etc.) Slice the apples and the
cheese and layer them in an ovenproof dish, alternating apples and cheese, starting with the apples and ending
with cheese. Broil the apples and cheese until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from the oven and sprinkle
with the bacon crumbles, then drizzle with the caramel sauce to taste.
SPICY CARAMEL SAUCE
This caramel recipe comes straight from Gourmet Cookbook. I added some spice to their basic formula.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY KENDRA MILLER
Treat Yourself
Ghoulish goodies
AS STORMS bubble and boil though our fair city, a
holiday looms close. Dark clouds and howling winds, dancing
leaves that rustle mysteriously, long and strangely skeletal
shadows of trees now bare and shivering, the impossibly stubborn chill that creeps up your spine and into your bones—
these are the ideal accompaniments to one of my favorite
holidays, All Hallow’s Eve, or, as it is most commonly known,
Halloween.
I have always loved Halloween because it is the holiday I
most associate with fun, fear, mischief and humor. There are
no familial obligations, you get to dress up as anything you
want and the main course of the evening is candy.
As I’ve gotten older, my love of Halloween hasn’t diminished, though my cravings for enormous sacks full of sugar
have waned. Aside from a very guilty enjoyment of Candy Corn
that lingers on, I have found appreciation for a whole array of
foods that capture the spirit of the holiday.
There are pumpkins, glowing and orange, seductively round,
filled with seeds for roasting and a sweet, delicately fl avored
flesh that lends itself to soups and purees. One of my favorite
recipes utilizing pumpkins comes from Comfort Me With Apples,
book number two in Ruth Reichl’s fantastic series of memoirs.
She calls it Swiss Pumpkin, wherein you bake a whole pumpkin
with bread and cheese stuffed inside of it, turning it into a
luscious savory bread pudding that’s an eye-catcher on the
2/ -cup sugar
3
½ cup heavy cream
1 tbs. butter
½ tsp. kosher salt
¼ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. cayenne
Cook sugar in a dry saucepan on low heat, stirring slowly with a fork until the sugar melts and is a
pale gold. Continue cooking until the color of the sugar darkens to a deep gold, then remove the pan
from heat. Pour the cream down the side of the pan and return the pan to the heat, stirring until
all of the hardened caramel is dissolved. Add the butter and seasonings and cook until the butter is
completely melted and incorporated into the sauce.
table, as the whole gourd is served, top and
all. It looks like an un-carved jack-o-lantern, or
perhaps, with its slight sag and wilt, a pumpkin
left too long in the patch. You can find versatile
sugar pie pumpkins at the Food Co-op, and also
at that infamous madhouse, Trader Joe’s.
Roasted pumpkin seeds are good both as a
snack and as an addition to salads or as garnish
to soups. Plus, there is something viscerally
satisfying about sliding your fingers through
the stringy guts of the pumpkin to retrieve the
seeds in their gleaming, slimy glory.
You can also go straight for kitsch with your
Halloween food ideas. Amy Sedaris and Epicurious.com got together this year and put together
a great menu for a 1950s horror movie showing. It’s straight from the June Cleaver era, but
classic if you are paying homage to the bygone
black-and-white monsters of Hollywood.
One thing that I noticed advertised this year
were kits for making creepy critters with caramel corn and candy accessories. I decided to
do the same thing myself this year, only with
Rice Krispy Treats. I gathered a posse of my
friend’s feral ankle-biters, made some treats
and provided all kinds of candy bits and frosting for decorating. Much sticky-fingered, giggly
screeching ensued. The kids came up with some
of the coolest Rice Crispy Treat monster ideas
I’ve ever seen. (Evil bunny was my favorite.)
Halloween allows you to go to the kitchen
and have fun. Be the horrific “theme party diva”
you would usually make fun of. You might find
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