Port Ludlow Voice 2010-03

Port Ludlow
Serving the Village of Port Ludlow since 1998
March 2010
Contents:
Arts and
Entertainment
36
Bay Club
33
Beach Club
29
Chamber of
Commerce
44
Community
Meetings
20
Editor’s Keyboard 2
Features 2
Golf News
42
Local News
12
Mariners’ News 41
Port Ludlow
Associates
40
Port Ludlow
Village Council
24
Regional News
45
Village Activities 27
Ludlow Village Players
Present Love, Sex, and the IRS
by Phyllis Waldenberg
As the curtain rises, the doorbell
rings. Jon answers the door. It
is not Kate as expected, but a
proper, middle-aged man. He
wears a suit and hat. He carries a
briefcase. He wears glasses and
is just about to take a puff of a
cigarette. Jon quickly realizes
this is the IRS man, two hours
early, and they are not prepared!
Jon panics. He looks towards the
bedroom, back to the man, and
slams the door shut. The doorbell
rings again, Jon, in shock, opens
the door. The man’s foot prevents
another door slam. His cigarette
and hat are smashed into his face.
It’s that time of year again—
when the IRS man comes knocking to tell you how much you
Featured in “Love, Sex, and the IRS” are (front, l. to r.) Randy Duhon,
owe to Uncle Sam. We all know
Stacey Larsen Stafki and Matt Ready; (back, l. to r.) Zach Nesmith,
you can fool the IRS some of the Don Clark, Pam Baillargon and Doug Hubbard.
Photo by Peggy Lee Flentie
time, but you can’t fool the IRS
all of the time. Why seek advice
from your accountant when you can get your advice from Jon and Leslie and their partners in
crime? You will not only learn many ways to explain, to get around and fool the IRS; you will
get your funny bone tickled at the same time. Be prepared to hold your sides until they ache
from laughter as you watch the antics unfold in the twists and turns of this plot. Come watch
this supremely talented cast entertain you and take your mind off the very unpleasant subject
of paying your taxes.
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Feature Articles
From the Editor’s Keyboard
by Beverly Browne, Editor
The Voice has published a number of articles about
Iron Mountain Quarry (IMQ), expressing dismay at the
prospect of having a large mining operation adjacent to
the Master Planned Resort (MPR). Earlier this month
Olympic Property Group (Pope) approached us about
submitting an explanation of the project. Subsequently,
we received an article from Jim Burnett of IMQ
supporting the company’s venture and criticizing Voice
reporting. This is expected; Burnett’s company will make
a ton of money as will Pope. (See related article on page 3
of this issue.)
We continue to believe that this business is incompatible
with adjacent properties and with the concept of Port
Ludlow as a resort/retirement community. We are highly
suspicious of mollifying comments about restoring forest
habitat and mitigating wetland impacts. In the Pacific
Northwest we have grown up with the extraction industries and understand they are necessary. However, we also
know that some are worse to live with than others. Mining
is particularly despised, especially when done on a large
scale.
In March 2008 Hearing Examiner Steve Casseaux determined that the Doctrine of Diminishing Assets applied to
the 142 acres leased from Pope Resources by IMQ (Voice,
May 2008). Although this and a subsequent decision
upheld the mine as an allowed land use, the decision itself
is suspect. Records from the current Shine Quarry and
property reports filed by Pope with the State and given to
purchasers in the 1970s cast doubt upon the contention
that Pope always intended to mine the area. Rather, they
indicate that quarry operations were established for the
limited reason of providing material for logging roads
and other Pope projects (Voice, April 2009). It is neither
credible nor defensible that Pope Resources would sell
their newly developed community as a pristine retirement Mecca while planning to park a large mine next
door. Here, size does matter. The Voice did not and does
not contend that this is a State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA) issue. It is either misleading advertising or they
never contemplated future mining.
Throughout the process, IMQ representatives tried
to fly under the radar “to clear the way for the permit
process” (Voice, September 2009), and when that was
unsuccessful, launched legal challenges over a Mineral
Resource Overlay (MLO) and a Conditional Use Permit
(CUP). They bullied the County by threatening a lawsuit.
The aim of these challenges was to conduct business
without the inconvenience and expense of dealing with its
prospective neighbors. At the present time the company is
resisting a requirement of doing an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS), which we believe is essential.
Mr. Burnett’s article says that the only permit required
by the County is a Stormwater Management Permit. It is
a requirement of the SEPA process. However, there are
also State and Federal requirements that must be met. For
instance, the Department of Transportation (DOT) will
determine the levels of traffic on SR 104 and determine
mitigation if that is required. He also says that cumulative impacts, which we would like to see evaluated, are
“impacts from dependent projects or phases.” County
officials provide a slightly different definition: “The combined impacts of a proposed development action along
with past impacts and impacts of the reasonably foreseeable future development actions.” In an operation that
spans 40 years and turns a mountain into a valley, do we
really think there will be no impacts or that they would all
be predictable?
During the effort to keep the citizens of Port Ludlow
out of the conversation about their future, we were told
that IMQ desperately wanted a dialogue. Arranging it
took forever; meanwhile we got sales pitches from Pope.
Negotiations that took place in the interim have already
been violated. For instance, retaining the ridge that
protects Ludlow from southerly winds and quarry noise
was promised. That promise has disappeared; the ridge
will go. A mitigation plan was to be brought before the
community. We haven’t seen that either. Put away the
red carpet and get out the pitchforks! We stand by our
reporting.
Past copies of the Port Ludlow Voice are archived on plvoice.org. The
views expressed in this column are this Editor’s alone and should not
be construed to represent the views of every member of the Voice staff.
www.plvoice.org
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Port Ludlow Voice
The Facts about the New Quarry
by Jim Burnett, Iron Mountain Quarry
Iron Mountain Quarry (IMQ) is submitting an application
to Jefferson County for a new quarry. I would like to set
the record straight and address any misconceptions about
this project.
The proposed quarry, adjacent to the existing Shine Quarry, will mine around 400,000 tons of rock annually from a
142-acre site over an approximately 40-year period. Each
mining phase will be followed by reclamation to restore
the forest habitat and mitigate wetland impacts. The mine
has been designed to meet all applicable County, State
and Federal environmental laws and regulations.
Two previous lawsuits established that mining is an
allowed land use at this location. The only permit
required from the County before mining is a Stormwater
Management Permit. In order to properly contain and
treat runoff, IMQ’s civil engineers have designed the
stormwater management facilities to include detention
ponds with treatment systems. Best Management
Practices will be applied in all mining operations.
This proposal must undergo environmental review
according to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
If foreseen environmental impacts can be addressed by
meeting the County’s detailed development codes (e.g.
zoning, critical areas, building and stormwater), the
County must issue a determination of non-significance
(DNS). Development code compliance alone often
avoids significant environmental impacts. For example,
no significant stormwater runoff will result because the
Quarry’s stormwater facilities will meet the Western
Washington Stormwater Management Manual.
If additional mitigation is needed beyond the code to
avoid “significant adverse impacts,” the County may issue
a mitigated determination of non-significance (MDNS).
Additional mitigation measures must be reasonable,
capable of being accomplished, and supported by adopted
County policies. If code compliance and mitigation cannot reduce impacts to the level of non-significance, then
the County can require preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS). However, if project impacts
are well understood and able to be addressed though the
MDNS process, an EIS is not appropriate.
Iron Mountain will submit several environmental studies to assess environmental concerns and demonstrate
compliance with County codes. The consultants working
on behalf of IMQ are highly regarded in their respective
fields and have prepared the following studies according
to professional standards and best practices:
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Geotechnical Analysis
Ground Water Hydrogeology Report
Critical Aquifer Recharge Area Report
Community Noise Assessment
Visual Impact Assessment
Traffic Impact Analysis
Plants and Animals Technical Analysis
Wetland Inventory
Wetland Impact Analysis
Wetland Avoidance Analysis
Conceptual Wetland Mitigation Plan
Each study considers the full range of impacts likely to
result from the proposed Quarry and concludes that code
compliance and additional mitigation are sufficient to
avoid significant adverse environmental impacts. The
County staff will independently review these studies.
These studies can be viewed at the County’s Department
of Community Development (DCD).
Prior articles in the Port Ludlow Voice have misstated the
law regarding SEPA. The law is clear—size alone cannot
determine whether an EIS is needed. Even large projects
can be environmentally benign if impacts are carefully
considered and addressed through mitigation and code
compliance.
Similarly, in our opinion, prior articles have misstated
the requirement for a “cumulative impact study.” Under
SEPA, “cumulative impacts” is a legal term describing impacts from dependent projects or phases. Several
Washington courts addressing “cumulative impacts
analysis” requirements under SEPA have concluded that a
cumulative impact study is required only when a proposal
itself will lead to future projects or phases with additional
undisclosed impacts. For IMQ’s proposed Quarry, no
cumulative impact analysis is required because no present
or future project depends on its development.
Nonetheless, the studies completed by IMQ’s consultants
considered the combined impact of the proposal with
existing conditions and known future projects. For
example, analysis of the SR 104 access considered traffic
from the existing Shine Quarry and Fred Hill Materials
site, and concluded that no congestion or safety impacts
will occur. Likewise, noise, view and hydrogeology
studies consider existing conditions and known future
projects.
We encourage interested citizens to review IMQ’s thorough application, become familiar with SEPA and not
be misguided by reporting that omits salient information
needed to fully understand the project.
Port Ludlow Voice
A Day in the Life of a Navy Pilot
by Howard Koester
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of us charged with the delivery of a comparably sized
A-bomb, to the environment we might expect after bomb
detonation.
You may wonder what it feels like to know that you may
be ordered by your Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), the
President, to deliver this incredibly destructive weapon
to an enemy target knowing the death and destruction it
will produce. I can only speak for myself, but I was ready
to do just that if ordered. I was a professional, career
military officer. My duty was to protect my country from
enemies who threatened to destroy us. My only hope was
that the C-in-C would exercise and use Solomon-like
wisdom and judgment in so ordering.
Howard Koester’s Douglas AD Skyraider.
Submitted photo
It was very dark but clear that early morning, some time
between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. on May 5, 1955, when I
took off in the single reciprocating engine Douglas AD
Skyraider from a Naval base in Southern California. My
mission was to arrive at the Nevada Nuclear Test Site at
exactly 0510 hours, several miles above and one mile to
the side of “ground zero” at which time a 30-kiloton (kt)
A-bomb, sitting atop a tower, would be detonated. By
comparison, the bomb that flattened Hiroshima in 1945
was 20 kt.
The countdown to the actual explosion was both exciting
and demanding since it was imperative to get the airplane
exactly in the right place at the time of bomb detonation.
At the time, 55 years ago, there was no GPS (Global
Positioning System). We flew mostly by dead reckoning
and ground-based radio aids.
With autopilot engaged, the countdown was on: five, four,
three, two, one, and then the flash! With the fleshy part
of my hands dug into my eyes I thought I was looking
directly at the sun on a bright day! A few seconds later
the shock wave hit but it was not as bad as I expected. I
did pick up a little radiation, as recorded on the dosimeter
clipped to my flight suit.
I was only one of many military personnel that took
part in this Apple–2 event of Operation Teapot, which
consisted of a series of A-bomb test explosions conducted
during 1955 in Nevada. This bomb was positioned on a
tower. One of the purposes of the test was to expose those
At the time of this mission, I was a 28-year-old Naval
Lieutenant in training status, attached to Composite
Squadron VC-35 based at North Island, Coronado, CA.
This squadron provided special weapons delivery pilots to
the Pacific fleet. The Essex class aircraft carriers deployed
to the Western Pacific carried on average 100 pilots in the
Air Group. Five of those pilots were trained to deliver
special weapons a considerable distance from the carrier, by standards of that day, and to do so at night in bad
weather. We flew our missions no higher than 50 feet off
the water, 200 feet above rolling terrain, and 400 feet
above mountainous terrain to stay in radar ground clutter
so the enemy could not readily see and target us with their
guns. My first carrier deployment was September, 1955,
to the western Pacific on the USS Hancock (CV-19), a
straight deck, Essex class aircraft carrier, as Operations
Officer of VC-35 VAN Team George. (VAN stands for
“night attack.”)
If you Google on your computer the “Douglas A-1
Skyraider as nuclear bomber,” you will find an interesting
account dealing with the beginning of World War III
titled, Carrying a Nuke to Sevastopol. It’s fictional, but I
could have written the same story (except from a two-year
earlier perspective) about flying off the USS Hancock
(CV-19) in the Western Pacific to a target in Communist
China. On our readiness, training missions, the black box
used to arm the MK-7 atomic bomb, the loft maneuver
to toss the bomb (Alley-oop! or modified Cuban eight
loop maneuver) in the account is accurate, and with a
few minor changes, exactly as I remember it, even the
sore butt from the oxygen bottle in the parachute pack we
sat on during those six- to ten-hour flights. What “rides”
those readiness missions were! But, thank goodness, we
never were called on to deliver this terrible weapon!
For a brief explanation of the “Operaion Teapot” project,
see the adjacent column on the following page.
Port Ludlow Voice
Operation Teapot
The events of the Manhattan Project, the effort to develop
the atomic bomb, have been grouped into a series of time
periods beginning with scientific explorations of the atom in
1890. Howard Koester’s feature article in this issue describes
an event in the last period, the Nuclear Age, extending from
1945 to the present. This period includes the cold war and
efforts to develop international control over nuclear proliferation. During that period several series of nuclear tests were
conducted in the Southwestern United States.
Operation Teapot consisted of fourteen tests taking place
between February and May 1955 in Nevada. Apple-2
was the thirteenth test in the series. According to Wikipedia, one of its purposes was to test the survival of various building construction types in a town, nick-named
“Survival Town,” in a nuclear blast. During the blast a
documentary film showing buildings being damaged was
produced, some of the footage of which was used in the
1983 made-for-television movie, The Day After.
An interesting site to explore is the Trinity Atomic website. It contains vivid descriptions of atomic testing at the
Alamogordo Air Base in New Mexico.
Eating Around: Nemo’s
Sunday Champagne Brunch
by Valerie West, Contributor
We had not been to Nemo’s for many months. When we
heard that a new chef, Walter Santschi, was on board, we
decided to celebrate my husband’s birthday by trying out
the new Sunday Champagne Brunch.
We were delightfully surprised! Arriving around 1:00
p.m. (the hours are from 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,) we had
the restaurant and quietude all to ourselves most of the
time. Entrées offered on the menu were Belgian Waffles,
Baked Praline Brioche French Toast, Salmon Benedict,
Swiss Roesti, Angus Rib Eye Filet and Eggs, Nemo’s
Fisherman Omelette, Ham and Cheese Melt and Oyster
Scramble. We ordered the Salmon Omelette and the Swiss
Roesti. There was enough for four and the quality was
top notch. Preceding the entrée presentations by a very
pleasant and helpful wait-person, was a fresh fruit platter displaying ten varieties, all nicely ripened even at this
time of year. The champagne was Italian Brut Prosecco
and the coffee was freshly brewed. I am anxious to return
and try the French Toast!
The cost is $10 to $18 per person. This includes the
entrée, fruit platter and champagne or coffee. Every table
has a beautiful view of the marina and the sculptures in
the gardens. The interior décor is stunning with large
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stained-glass windows and modern glass sculpture. You
don’t have to drive to Port Townsend or Bainbridge Island
for a fine brunch!
NEMO’S
The Inn at Port Hadlock
310 Bay Road
Port Hadlock, WA
360 385-7030
“Eating Around” wants to hear from you. Send us news on your
favorite eating placesany places you’ve had a pleasant—or not—eating
experience—within an hour’s drive from Port Ludlow. Send your
comments, criticisms, conclusions and compliments to Marti Duncan,
“Eating Around” Editor, at [email protected]. Note: We reserve the
right to edit your contribution to fit out style and space constraints.
From the Commissioner’s Desk
by John Austin, Jefferson County Commissioner
Shortly after my retirement, I discovered the wonderful
world of volunteerism. The American Red Cross and the
Veteran’s Administration allowed me to contribute to the
community and introduced me to that world.
At the recent meeting of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) in Port Ludlow, we recognized the
volunteers who give so much to our County. Our Village
is blessed with volunteer community associations such as
the Port Ludlow Village Council (PLVC), the North Bay
Lot Owners Association (LOA), Ludlow Maintenance
Commission (LMC), over a dozen neighborhood associations in the South Bay that comprise the South Bay Community Association (SBCA), as well as many committees
that contribute to the quality of life in Port Ludlow. The
Trails Committee, Port Ludlow Days, and Farmers’ Market are visible reminders of volunteer efforts, while the
Emergency Preparedness Committee provides a less obvious, but very important contribution to our community.
Opportunities to volunteer in the larger community are
numerous. I will mention only a few of the many that are
available. Our County Sheriff has almost 100 volunteers.
One group helps in the installation of car seats for children. Linda Pfafman is the contact person at 385-3831,
ext. 721. If you love cats and/or dogs, you may help out at
the Animal Shelter by calling 385-3292. Jefferson Transit
has a Citizens’ Advisory Committee that serves to encourage ridership and advises the Transit Board on the needs
of the community. Since members of the Committee are
encouraged to learn more about the system, each is issued
a transit pass.
The Planning Commission is a nine-member board that
makes suggestions to the BOCC on land use, including
revisions to the Comprehensive Plan, and zoning. Each
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of the three Commissioner Districts has three representatives. Application is made through the Department of
Community Development (DCD) at 379-4450.
Of course there is always weeding. Cress is particularly
prevalent now, so you want to remove it before it goes to
seed. Remember everything you do now will make your
spring more beautiful.
If anyone is interested in learning other ways to volunteer,
I would be happy to hear from you by phone at 385-9100
or by e-mail [email protected].
Are You Sharing Your
Viagra and Botox With Your Pet?
Commissioner continued from previous page
by Diane Ruff, Contributing Writer
Tending the Garden in Spring
by Eline Lybarger, Contributing Writer
Is it spring? Truly this January
felt like spring, especially after
that cold December with very
little snow and cold winds;
conditions that dehydrate
and kill plants. Some things,
like my nandina (Heavenly
Bamboo) and rosemary, are
obviously deceased. However,
the clematis will not show
itself for a couple of more
Eline Lybarger.
months, so I will not prune it.
Photo by Peggy Lee Flentie
Spring is definitely the time of
year to prune your trees, roses,
ornamental grasses and anything dead.
Spring is also a good time to add mulch, which will feed
your plants all year long, plus retain water during the
dry part of the summer. Even your dense ground covers
like thyme and gentiana should be mulched. This is best
accomplished by working the mulch into the base of the
plant with your hands. With some plants, like iris, the
mulch should be kept away from the corm or base of the
plant to allow it to breathe.
A good spring tonic for all the plants, but particularly
roses and rhododendrons, is Epsom salts. It is not a
fertilizer, but it helps the plant to metabolize fertilizers.
Since our spring is so wet, there is no need to mix it with
water—just sprinkle a little around the base of the plant.
Other than mulch, it is too early to apply a stronger fertilizer because we could still get some freezing weather
which would kill any new sprouts, and if the plant doesn’t
have enough stored energy to create new sprouts, it too is
a goner.
You also might want to get the jump on the heavy, plated
moss that will strangle delicate plants. Again, because of
the wet weather there is no need to dilute Clorox, but do
try to avoid spraying it directly on your treasures—just
the moss. Also I don’t recommend using it in lawns, as it
turns them yellow and they are slow to recover.
Viagra, or sildenafil citrate, improves blood flow, but can
also help treat pulmonary hypertension, a disorder that
causes high blood pressure in the lungs. Your veterinarian
may prescribe Viagra if your dog has a pulmonary problem.
Botox is used to treat some eye problems in dogs.
Almost all of the medications we give pets are crossovers
from human medicine. Some veterinarians estimate the
figure is between 80 to 90 percent. In more specialized
treatments, the figure is even higher.
Having a geriatric dog requiring long-term expensive
medications, I researched where I might purchase them
less expensively. Here is what I discovered:
Cats and dogs metabolize medicines differently
than humans so it’s imperative you check with your
veterinarian before giving a pet any medication also given
to humans, even allowing for weight difference. Although
the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves
human medications, veterinarians must often use fairly
limited evidence to treat animals with differences in drug
metabolism.
Ask your veterinarian if there is a generic brand of your
pet’s medication given to humans. Compare that cost in
the correct dosage at your veterinarian, PetMeds.com,
or other pet medication sites, against those medications
given to humans that are available at Costco, Wal-Mart or
your favorite pharmacy. I found that Costless Pharmacy
(888-461-2792) in Gig Harbor charged less for my dog’s
allergy pills and some other medications. Also, some
Canadian pharmacies online might be less expensive if
you trust the quality of the medication you’re receiving.
A compounding pharmacy may be able to compound a
medicine your pet needs although prices may not be less
expensive.
In 1994 Congress passed the Animal Medicinal Drug Use
Clarification Act regulating the conditions under which
human medication can be given to a pet. However, it is up
to the veterinarian to know about pharmacology and drugs
prescribed for humans that can be prescribed for pets.
My information regarding human medication for pets was
from Dr. Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori in Parade,
“Give Your Pets the Right Medicine,” December 20, 2009.
Port Ludlow Voice
Is it Time to Sell?
Contributed by Ian McFall, Windermere Hood Canal Real Estate
Most of the pundits don’t see a
rapid recovery in the real estate
market. The recovery will be slow
and hampered by credit availability.
Because real estate is unlikely to
appreciate faster than inflation, the
real value of your property will be
stagnant for a while.
If you are thinking of selling a second home, you should first determine the cost of keeping it. These
costs include real estate taxes, interest on your mortgage,
and the cost of maintenance. Selling your home immediately eliminates all these costs and you are not foregoing
profits, because your home will not appreciate much over
the short term. Be aware, however, that selling your second home could have serious tax implications, especially
if you have been renting it and taking tax deductions.
Consult your accountant or tax attorney. A home equity
loan can provide cash without incurring the tax liability.
Ian McFall, realtor.
Provided photo
Selling your primary home is a bit different. If you want
to downsize to a lower maintenance condo or need to be
closer to medical facilities, consider both the cost of keeping your existing home and the cost of owning the new
home. Downsizing means most of the costs of owning the
new home will be lower. Condos may have Homeowners
Association dues that fund upkeep. Make sure you know
what these fees are before you buy.
Homes closer to medical facilities may be more expensive
than expected. That difference in value could increase
your interest costs or require you to use some equity in
the old home to buy the new one. However, you may
reduce your total expenses if you can buy a smaller,
bargain-priced home.
The bottom line is that you can save money by selling
now instead of later, but understand that the value of your
home isn’t what it was two years ago. If you bought your
home 25 years ago for $30,000, it may have been worth
$350,000 in 2007, but today it’s only worth $295,000.
The reality is that you have gained $265,000 in appreciation in 25 years, not that you are “losing $55,000” in
value by selling today.
So, look at what it costs you to keep your home versus
what you may gain in appreciation if you sell later. You
may be surprised at the result in today’s market.
Ian McFall is a retired entrepreneur and licensed realtor with Windermere Hood Canal. He can be reached at
[email protected].
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Garden Designer in
a Gardener’s Paradise
by Kathleen Traci, Contributing Writer
Those who attended last year’s Port
Ludlow Garden Club Tour may have
wondered who designed the exquisite
garden at the Shine waterfront
residence. Kate Heinsberg of Cedar
Winds, a landscape design and
garden maintenance business, created
the design working closely with the
Giske family to realize their garden
dreams. Her creative landscape
design accented the hardscape work
Kate Heinsberg,
garden designer.
of Aragorn Deane of Greenstone
Provided photo Landscaping. Kate’s choice of
beautiful shrubs, structurally
interesting trees/evergreens, radiant wildflowers and
perennials framed the water view exquisitely.
Kate’s passion for plants spans most of her life. As a
child, she with her family raised and preserved vegetables; they continue to be involved in the health food and
supplement industry. Kate’s interest in plants evolved into
professional garden design work in 1999. She enjoys creating designs that are ornamental, yet functional. Running
a maintenance business has allowed her to observe the
garden not only through the seasons but also over time,
giving her a valuable edge in the design process.
Kate is a firm believer in sustainable and organic gardening. In order to create a healthy and thriving garden with
minimal water needs, she creates a soil base that nourishes the plants. By feeding the soil through composting,
amending with manures, mulching and supplementing
with appropriate organic fertilizers, Kate creates a situation
where the soil feeds the plants, instead of plants relying on
chemical fertilizers for their nutrients. She is an expert in
choosing the right plants for the right environmental conditions. By making the proper plant choices for our unique
microclimates, an incredible amount of water, time and
energy can be saved. Utilizing native plants, implementing
layering techniques, and being realistic about what particular garden locations provide and require ensures that Kate
will create a beautiful haven that, once established, requires
minimal maintenance. Kate feels that this particular region
of the Pacific Northwest allows gardeners to utilize plants
from all over the world, making this truly a gardener’s
paradise.
To schedule a consultation or garden maintenance by
Kate, call 360-301-5170 or e-mail cedarwinds05@msn.
com. (For examples of gardens designed by Kate, go to
the Photo Section on the Voice website, plvoice.org.)
Port Ludlow Voice
Village Players continued from page 1
The all-star cast includes Matt Ready as Jon; Randy
Duhon as Leslie; Stacey Larsen Stafki as Kate; Zach
Nesmith as Floyd Spinner; Doug Hubbard as Jansen the
landlord; Pam Baillargeon as Vivian, Jon’s mother; Sue
Platt as Connie and Don Clark as the “shady” character
Grunion. Vallery Durling once again lends her exceptional experience and talents to direct this play, with Janet
Christiansen as her assistant, produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., which includes Melanie
Lewis performing her magic as production manager.
Many talented neighbors and friends make up the rest of
the production crew.
The three evening performances are at 7:00 p.m., with
doors opening at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 25
through Saturday, March 27. The fourth performance
is matinee at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 28, with
doors opening at 1:30 p.m. Tickets for the bargain price
of $12 can be purchased now at the Beach Club, checks
or cash only please, or on-line at www.brownpapertickets.com. Seating is limited in this intimate theatre venue
at the Beach Club and this is sure to be another sold-out
show. Avoid disappointment; mark your calendar and
buy your tickets early. You won’t want to miss this!
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you do to get a boat in top shape. They could use it for
their research; in exchange, Harold and Marianne Moe
and their family could go along on one of the trips.
The boat had to be towed to Grant and Nonie’s dock
since it had too many barnacles to be operable. The
transformation took about four months. The tugboat got
a complete face lift—new paint, hand rails, new bunks,
an electronic system—and was renamed Evolution. Its
maiden voyage to Alaska was quite harrowing, according
to Patrick. Making many round trips between Alaska
and Washington, the researchers now leave the boat in
Petersburg where it stays from September to May. It then
sails to Frederick Sound and Chatham Strait in Alaska,
where the researchers observe the humpbacks.
For additional information, contact Melanie Lewis at
437-9088 or [email protected], or Vallery
Durling at 437-2861 or [email protected].
Life’s A Breach*
by Bev Rothenborg, Contributing Writer
After attending the recent talk on the humpback whales
of the Salish Sea by Dr. Fred Sharpe of the Alaska Whale
Foundation (AWF), I wanted more information. Sharpe’s
parents, the late Grant and Wenonah (Nonie) Sharpe, were
well known to some of us when they lived in Port Ludlow. There is a memorial plaque dedicated to Grant on
the Interpretive Trail, and Nonie, who now lives in Port
Angeles, volunteered as a proofreader for the Voice.
Fred’s brother, Patrick Sharpe, provided information
about the acquisition of the research vessel now being
used by the Foundation. The researchers had been using
an unsatisfactory vessel moored at Mats Mats when one
day in spring 1996, they noticed neighbor Harold Moe,
two docks down, working on the tugboat Fantasy. It was
in bad shape. The Sharpes had been looking for a larger
boat. They approached Harold and made him a deal. They
would haul out his boat, repaint it, install a new interior,
get the engine running and all the other necessary things
AWF’s R/V Evolution is a reincarnation of Harold and Marianne
Moe’s old tugboat from Mats Mats.
Photo courtesy of Alaska Whale Foundation
In 1996 Harold Moe and his three daughters took the
researchers up on their offer of a cruise they would never
forget. From Juneau, they took a floatplane to Angoon,
about 75 miles south, where they boarded Evolution. For
the next five days they observed humpbacks and orcas,
caught fresh salmon for dinner and kayaked along the
shore, anchoring in little coves for the night. At the end
of her dream vacation, Tracy Moe said, “We came on this
trip knowing little about whales, but left with a wealth
of knowledge and a respect for humpbacks.” When they
arrived back in Port Ludlow, one of the daughters said to
Marianne, “Mom, you didn’t tell us we couldn’t shower
for five days.”
To learn more about this subject and the important work
being done, go to www.alaskawhalefoundation.org. If
you wish to make a monetary donation, click on the
appropriate link.
* Tee shirts with the words from the title of this piece are
available for purchase on the website.
Port Ludlow Voice
Honored in India:
Mary Small, M.D.
by Kathleen Traci, Contributing Writer
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Weismeyer, and her nephew’s wife with six-foot-long
garlands made of cardamom seeds and flowers. Mary’s
nephew and his two teen-aged sons received fine cloth
shawls. Referring to Mary as a “Living Legend,” the
local dignitaries presented her with a gigantic rosewood
and brass plaque along with their thanks for her years of
service (2,500 babies delivered). Mary said, “The most
fun was seeing former co-workers and patients. Meeting
the adults who were the babies that I had delivered was
very gratifying. At the reception one young man even
brought along his birth certificate.”
The celebration went on for two days and Mary
particularly enjoyed visiting with two girls whom she had
helped with their elementary and college education. While
Mary was visiting the new wing, a woman that she had
delivered 26 years ago was the first patient in the delivery
room since the naming ceremony: this woman delivered
the first baby of 2010. According to Mary, “While I am
overwhelmed by the honor the hospital bestowed upon
me, this single event provided symmetry for me.”
A “baby” delivered in 1982 by Dr. Small attended the reception in
her honor with his birth certificate in hand.
Provided photos
Upon Mary Small’s return to her former hospital in the
state of Kerala, India, in December 2009, her first evidence of the honor that awaited her was the enormous
banner hung over the entrance to the hospital gates
proclaiming her one of two “pioneer doctors” who had
staffed the hospital during its early years. Mary had
returned to witness the opening of the newly refurbished
labor and delivery section of the hospital that now helped
to serve three million people. This labor and delivery
room recently had been remodeled with fetal monitors,
ultrasound equipment, two delivery tables and all of the
equipment necessary to perform a C-Section. The hospital
community honored Mary by naming the new section for
her and they erected a large brass plate over the entrance,
Mary L. Small Labour and Delivery Room.
The naming ceremony took place in a pandal, a
temporary tent, erected on the lush manicured hospital
grounds. Glowing gold material formed the backdrop,
matching Mary’s beautiful Selwar Kamiz (a tunic and
harem garment embossed with gold threads). Local
dignitaries first presented Mary, her friend Helen
Mary’s party then embarked upon the second leg of their
journey—a ten-hour van drive over bad jungle roads to
the Nagarahole Wild Animal Park, where the Maharaja
of Mysore used to go shooting tigers. Guided trips by
open jeep took them into the heart of the park, where they
saw monkeys, elephants, peacocks, spotted deer, water
buffalo, wild pigs, Malabar giant squirrels and even a
leopard. After roughing it in the park’s cabins, they ended
their trip in Ooty at a Victorian Mansion Hotel located
among tea plantations at 6,000-foot elevation, far above
the smog and humid heat. There they dined with linen,
crystal, and silver, and retreated to their bedrooms where
hot water bottles and glowing fireplaces awaited them—a
fitting reward for the 36 hairpin turns it took to reach their
destination and a wonderful ending for a memorable trip
to India.
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The Art of Nature Photography
Risky Loans Bring AMB Down
by Stephen Cunliffe, Contributing Writer
by Barbara Wagner-Jauregg, Contributing Writer
Many, if not all of us, live in
the Pacific Northwest because
we love nature. It should be no
surprise that we would like to
record some of that nature in
a photograph. The choices are
literally endless, and to make
them, you don’t need a camera. The most essential piece
of equipment is the eye, and
the brain attached to it. Most
Stephen Cunliffe.
aspiring
photographers worry
Photo by Peggy Lee Flentie
too much about the quality of
their cameras and not enough about the quality of their
“seeing.”
The easy part of seeing is finding a subject. The hard
part is framing that subject within rectangular boundaries to communicate what attracted you in the first place.
We have all fallen into the trap of coming across a great
view, grabbing our camera, taking a quick snap, proudly
converting it to an image on computer screen or photo
paper, and being distinctly underwhelmed by the result.
The photograph completely fails to convey what we know
we had seen.
It is frustrating. We can’t say to the viewer “you had to
be there;” we must find a way of capturing that sight so
viewers feel they were there. To do that, eyes and brains
come into play.
Suppose you are walking along a beach, camera in hand,
and you see a particularly attractive rock. Ask why you
like the rock and the answer will tell you how to photograph it. If it is color and texture, get in really close
and take just a piece of it showing that. If it’s the overall
shape, fill your viewfinder with the whole rock and try to
exclude anything else. If it’s the way the rock stands as
a punctuation mark on the beach, back off and take the
whole scene, making sure the rock is not in the center.
Three different ways of seeing the same subject lead to
three different ways of photographing it.
Next month, this series will present more on the subject of
seeing. Examples will be provided on plvoice.org.
The monument sign at the corner of Osprey and Oak Bay Road now
reads Columbia Bank.
Photo by Peggy Lee Flentie
The Washington Department of Financial Institutions
(DFI) took over the 62-year-old American Marine Bank
(AMB) on Friday, January 29 and handed it over to
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). To
protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase
and assumption agreement with Columbia State Bank of
Tacoma, turning all of AMB’s branches over to the new
owner.
Columbia has wanted to have a greater presence in the
West Sound area for several years. “This was perceived as
a very good retail franchise,” said Brad Williamson, director of DFI’s Division of Banks, recently in an interview.
“There were a lot of banks that were interested in this
franchise. This bank has been around for almost 60 years.
It’s got a good footprint. They have good core deposits.”
Columbia State will acquire approximately $350 million
in assets and approximately $270 million in total deposits located in American Marine Bank’s branches. It will
pay the FDIC a premium of 1.0 percent to assume all of
the deposits of AMB. Before that agreement, Columbia
had $3.2 billion in assets. With the addition of American
Marine, Columbia can mark a total increase in assets of
41 percent—to nearly $4.5 billion.
In Washington, this moves Columbia State into the top
ten in deposit market share. The “whole bank with loss
share” process essentially means Columbia will share a
percentage of risky loans with the FDIC while the FDIC
pays Columbia to take over American Marine’s assets and
operations.
continued on next page
Port Ludlow Voice
AMB continued from previous page
The prior week on Friday, January 22, Columbia State
Bank also took over Columbia River Bank, headquartered
in The Dalles, Oregon, in an FDIC-assisted acquisition.
The combination of Columbia River, with 21 branches
throughout Oregon and Washington, and American
Marine Bank with 11 branches in Kitsap, Clallam,
Jefferson, Mason and King Counties increases Columbia
State’s footprint to an area ranging from Bellingham to
Bend, Oregon, and from Port Angeles to Yakima.
American Marine Bank had 120 employees at the end of
September. Columbia State is obligated under its agreement with the FDIC to keep the AMB branches open for
at least a year.
For many Port Ludlow residents, particularly those who
were here in January 2000 when AMB opened its new
branch on Oak Bay Road, its demise felt like the death
of an old friend. During construction, Port Ludlow Voice
founder Ralph Thomas was a frequent visitor to the building site in the Upper Village Center. He captured and
printed photos of the vault being put in place. The new
bank immediately opened its arms to organizations and
residents and soon was an integral part of the community.
In fact monthly Voice staff meetings were held in AMB’s
conference room until our growing group of volunteers
outgrew the facility. With hot coffee and cookies always
available, the bank became a gathering spot for Ludlow
residents.
Linda Germeau was the first manager and she welcomed
organizations, homeowner associations and non-profits
to establish accounts. As the community grew, so did
its organizations. These same groups opened savings
accounts and invested in certificates of deposit. American
Marine Bank responded by supporting Community
Enrichment Alliance (CEA), Friday Market, the Port
Ludlow Artists’ League, the Port Ludlow Arts Council,
Port Ludlow Days and its predecessors, as well as the
Voice. Those people and organizations that benefited from
the bank’s community outreach are asked to recap AMB’s
involvement in the April Voice. When Germeau left in
2004, Susan Whitmire replaced her and subsequently
Paula Zimmerman took over as Branch Manager.
American Marine Bank opened in September 1948 as
Bainbridge Island Bank in Winslow. Before the bank
opened, the nearest banking for the island’s 6,000
residents was a ferry ride away in Seattle. Paychecks
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were cashed at the local grocery or the hardware store.
American Marine Bank became the new name in 1970, as
the bank expanded beyond Bainbridge Island into other
Puget Sound communities.
American Marine got into trouble when risky commercial, real estate and bank-participation loans defaulted
as the economy’s real-estate-fueled downturn began last
year. For example, American Marine Bank was left holding $6 million from the troubled White Horse Development and Golf Club in Kingston, including an 18-hole
golf course and 159 undeveloped lots. The development
opened two years ago and filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in
August. Ownership was transferred to AMB in December
after a foreclosure auction brought in no offers. It also had
made a $1.1 million loan to a Seattle-area developer for a
Spanaway project. That developer has been in bankruptcy
proceedings and the money has not been repaid.
The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance
Fund (DIF) will be $58.9 million. American Marine Bank
is the 15th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation in
2010, and the third in Washington.
Candidates Seek County
Commissioner Seat
Port Ludlow Democrat John Austin announced that he
would seek a second four-year term as County Commissioner from District 3. He will be opposed by Republican
Jim Boyer, president of the Citizen’s Alliance for Property
Rights. Boyer is also a Port Ludlow resident.
Austin supports preservation of public land, funding of
State Parks, water quality protection and improvement of
public health care services. He wants to see the completion of sewage treatment systems in Brinnon and Port
Hadlock. He serves on the State Board of Health as the
County’s representative and is concerned about protecting
the health and welfare of Jefferson County children.
Boyer’s primary concern is for the rights and values of
property owners. He believes that the economic downturn
has created difficulties for school funding. According to
Boyer the County needs to encourage business growth to
stimulate economic recovery.
District 3 covers Port Ludlow, the southern part of East
Jefferson County and the County’s West End. Austin is
the only one of the three commissioners up for re-election. Phil Johnson (Port Townsend) and Dave Sullivan
(Cape George) were re-elected in November.
Port Ludlow Voice
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Local News
Grab Your Waders
and Your Camera
February, you are invited to submit your images to DOE
at [email protected]. They will help document the coastal impacts our state may face as sea levels
rise. In addition, you may submit photos taken at the same
location during a “normal” high tide for comparison.
Submit your images on sea level rise, along with the date,
time and detailed location information. Provide contact
information in order to receive a release form for future
publication of your photos.
And if you do take photos, remember to practice personal
safety, especially if there are high waves and winds. Your
safety is more important than your photos! For additional
information and resources on sea level rise and climate
change impacts, preparation and adaptation, see
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/adaptation.htm .
Water Main Flushing
Port Orchard waterfront, January 5, 2010.
Photo by Steve Clemans
High waters flooded Washington beaches in January
and February due to El Nino according to a report
from Joanna Ekrem of Climate Change Research. The
Department of Ecology (DOE) has asked for photos
from the public. These photos can be viewed on the
High Tides page of the DOE website, www.ecy.wa.gov/
climatechange/ipa_hightide.htm.
High tides are expected to become a topic of increased
importance in the coming decades due to climate change.
Rising sea levels are expected to intensify flooding of
coastal areas during major storms, shift coastal beaches
inland, increase erosion of coastal bluffs, and endanger
structures near the shore or the edges of bluffs. As the sea
level rises, coastal freshwater aquifers may experience
increased salt water intrusion.
Understanding the future impacts from sea level rise and
creating tools and information to assist local governments
and citizens is a priority for the State of Washington. In
May 2009 Governor Gregoire signed an executive order
directing DOE to “evaluate the potential impacts of sea
level rise on the state’s shoreline areas.” Additional legislation (E2SSB 5560) included provisions for the formation of an “integrated climate change response strategy”
to address the impact of climate change.
The public has another opportunity to document seasonal high tides. If you photographed high tide events in
Olympic Water and Sewer (OWSI) will conduct annual
water main flushing for the Port Ludlow Master Planned
Resort (MPR) area beginning approximately on Wednesday, March 3 through Friday, April 30. Crews will
flush the mains using fire hydrants on Monday through
Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
This program is designed to flush away minerals that
are left behind by the water. The lines need to be flushed
periodically to prevent buildup and to prevent problems to
the system.
The flushing may cause a harmless and temporary change
in the appearance of the water. The changes are generally
in color, ranging from brownish to black in extreme cases.
The discolored water might appear not only in the tap
but also in hot water tanks and toilet tanks. In most cases
running your tap for a few minutes will eliminate the
discoloration. It is a temporary condition and the water
should quickly return to normal. There are no health
issues associated with the discoloration.
Call OWSI at 437-2101 if you have any questions about
this notification or experience difficulties with your water
returning to normal.
Save the Date!
The annual Daughters of the British Empire (DBE) Tea
will happen soon—on Wednesday, April 28. Watch for
all the details in the April issue of the Voice.
Port Ludlow Voice
Local Climber to Participate
in Lung Disease Benefit
In July of this year Ron Simms, a
local United Parcel Service (UPS)
driver, will attempt to summit
Mount Rainier as part of the 23rd
annual “Climb for Clean Air,” a
benefit climb associated with the
American Lung Association. Each
year participating climbers
raise at least $3,500 each to
equip themselves and take part
in several training climbs, in
preparation for their attempt at
Ron Simms.
the most difficult climb in the
lower 48 states. Funds raised
from this year’s climbers will fund research to find cures
for a number of lung diseases, as well as to help kids with
asthma, and to advocate for clean air in our beautiful state.
Climbing Mount Rainier has been a life-long dream
for Simms, an avid outdoor enthusiast. His research on
the topic led him to the “Climb for Clean Air” website,
which hit home for him, since both of his parents suffered
from lung disease. His father Bob Simms passed away in
1996 after being diagnosed with Mesothelioma, a form
of cancer that is almost always caused by exposure to
asbestos. Sally Simms, his mother, suffered from asthma
her entire life and passed away in 2007. Ron Simms will
be climbing in their memory. To read more about their stories and follow updates on
Simm’s training climbs, visit his blog at www.ronsclimb.
blogspot.com. You can also access his sponsorship page
and the “Climb for Clean Air” site from there.
Jefferson Healthcare
Solicits Opinions
Jefferson Hospital Commissioners have been hosting
open houses around the county to determine what constituents think of healthcare services. They plan to hold
public meetings quarterly at different sites. Meetings are
scheduled on Wednesday, April 14 in Brinnon, Wednesday, July 14 in Port Ludlow and Thursday, October 14
in Quilcene. The first meeting was held at the Jefferson
County Library in January. Results of the meetings will
affect healthcare planning.
Questions being posed are:
• What medical services are important to your
community?
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• How would you prioritize existing services?
• Are you currently using Jefferson Healthcare Services?
Why or why not?
• Jefferson Healthcare has clinics in Port Townsend and
Quilcene. It was unable to open a clinic in Port Ludlow
last year because the new clinic would have been
within 35 miles of Harrison Hospital in Bremerton.
Rules concerning operating distances between hospitals
are being re-interpreted. Jefferson Healthcare is still
leasing space in Port Ludlow but has not decided which
services can be offered there.
Group Forming to Plan
Menu for the Future
Some residents are looking to form a
group of 10 to 15 people who would
like to join in a discussion about
food! The Northwest Earth Institute
(NWEI), which offers programs such
as simplicity and reconnecting with the
earth, has put together a six-week self-directed seminar.
The goals of this discussion group will be to:
• Explore food systems and their impacts on culture,
society and ecological systems. • Gain insight into agricultural and individual practices
that promote personal and ecological well-being.
• Consider your role in creating or supporting sustainable
food systems.
The discussion/course will take place over six weeks. A
group of at least eight participants will meet each week
beginning in March or April after completing a reading
selection. The group will meet in a home or office here
in Port Ludlow. There are several other Jefferson County
groups forming this winter that are completing this same
discussion course. Organizers will try to engage a local
farmer for the group.
At the first session a NWEI mentor will acquaint everyone with the NWEI group process and how the weekly
discussions work. Once you decide to participate, discussion materials costing $25 will be ordered for you. You
can order and pay in advance in order to prepare for the
first session.
To learn more about this discussion group, please refer to
the website, www.nwei.org/discussion_courses/courseofferings/menu-for-the-future. You also may call Adele
Govert at 437-8090 or e-mail her at [email protected] with
questions or to sign up for this interesting conversation.
Port Ludlow Voice
Artists’ League:
Artist of the Month
The Port Ludlow Artists’ League
will honor Virginia Moyer, its
Artist of the Month, at a reception on Friday, March 5, 4:00
to 5:00 p.m., in the lobby of
Columbia Bank in the Upper
Village.
Moyer began a career in Fashion
Design after graduating from
Seattle Central Community
Artist of the Month: Virginia College. She specialized in small
Moyer.
business management and owned
Submitted photo her own business for six years.
Upon retirement, she traveled
worldwide with her husband Art, and found a passion
for photography, using her understanding of balance and
color to begin a new artistic career. They have lived in
Port Ludlow for 11 years. Go and see a grand display
of matted and framed photographs and visit with the
League’s honored artist.
Adjacent to Columbia Bank is the Art Gallery, where
the League’s First Friday Reception will continue there
from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. You can enjoy appetizers and wine
while viewing the new exhibit of artwork representing 16
local artists. Call your friends to join you in the Gallery
before you go to dinner.
The “Village in the Woods by the Bay” has an abundance
of artists exhibiting a variety of media that is available for
viewing in many locations until the end of March.
The Artists’ League thanks these merchants and clubs
for exhibiting our art in the community: Active Life
Physical Therapy: Jeanne Joseph, pencil drawings;
Coldwell Banker Realty: Joyce Jordan, oil and watercolor
paintings; Columbia Bank Conference Room: Bob
Jamison, oil paintings; Cucina Pizza: Mary Brannaman
and Barbara Adams, watercolor paintings; Home Instead
Senior Care: Bev Nelson, oil paintings; Mats Mats
Chiropractic: Wanda Mawhinney, acrylic paintings;
Port Ludlow Community Church: Rick McKenzie,
photographs; Madrona Hill Urgent Care: Betty Harmon,
oil paintings and ink drawings; Beach Club Gallery
Room: Northwest scenes by Fran Bodman, Mary
Brannaman, Betty Bullen, Connie Glaser, Francy and
Harry Gronewald, Bob Jamison, Lenetta Johnson, Bill
Hansen, Virginia Moyer, Bev and Dean Nelson, Sally
Pendergast, Ellie Peters and Penny Sanzaro.
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In addition a display of acrylic, watercolor, India ink
and mixed media by Barbara Adams will be featured in
conjunction with the California Guitar Trio concert at
the Bay Club, sponsored by the Arts Council, Thursday,
March 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Second Healthcare
Resource Meeting
Spend a few hours helping to develop a helpful webbased community healthcare resource guide. An
enthusiastic group met in January to discuss the project
and will meet again on Monday, March 1, from
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Beach Club. Project
leaders are looking for more people who are interested
in ensuring others in the community have the resources
to make knowledgeable healthcare choices. If you are
a physician, nurse, health care administrator, hospital
administrator, health insurance administrator or any of
the numerous health care professionals, consider giving a
little of your time to this project.
The resources now available on portludlowtoday.com
need expansion. You are invited to bring your expertise,
advice and counsel to the group. Check out portludlowtoday.com, look at what has been done so far, and send your
suggestions for additions and improvement. Better yet, go
to the meeting and let the organizers know what you can
do to help.
Everybody Counts
Our Constitution says that a count
of the citizens will be taken every
10 years. This year the U. S. Census
Bureau will send us a 10-question
form in March. Everyone needs
to complete the form and send it
in by Thursday, April 15. It is
important for our representation in
the country that we each complete
this questionnaire.
Go to www.2010Census.gov for more information. If you
have any problems the County Library in Port Hadlock
will be available for assistance.
Please call Adele Govert at 437-8090 or e-mail her at
[email protected] with your questions or concerns.
Port Ludlow Voice
Dementia: Recognition
and Treatment
Gail Bosch, RPh, CGP, will speak on dementia, its
recognition and treatment, at the Bay Club, Saturday,
April 10, 9:00 a.m. until noon. Bosch is a graduate of
Michigan’s College of Pharmacy and spent over 30 years
as a clinical pharmacist. In 1993 she became associated
with the University of Michigan’s Disease Research
Center as a Consultant Pharmacist. She followed over 400
patients with various dementias and was responsible for
their medication reviews and investigational drug studies.
She is currently Consultant Pharmacist for Hospice of
Kitsap County.
To attend the talk, sign up at the Bay or Beach Club
or at the office of the Olympic Area Agency on Aging
in Sequim. Seating is limited to 220 attendees so early
signup is recommended. There will be a charge of $1
for those who do not belong to the Bay Club. Parking is
limited so carpooling is recommended.
Booklets and handouts on the subject of dementia and
Alzheimer’s disease will be available, as will a copy of
the PowerPoint presentation.
Paul Wolman, General Manager of The Resort At Port
Ludlow, will be offering a tasty and reasonably priced
lunch menu at The Fireside at The Inn following the talk.
Please call 437-7000 for lunch reservations.
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Flag Alert
Retired flags can be dedicated to a group or individual.
Voice archives
Memorial Day is a holiday that is observed this year on
Monday, May 31. For the eighth year the South Bay
Community Association (SBCA) is holding a unique
memorial. Several retired military offer a fitting way to
retire American flags. The Constitution says, “The flag,
when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting
emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified
way, preferably by burning.”
This ceremony will be held at the Bay Club at 11:00 a.m.
There will be a choral group and refreshments following
the ceremony. Please take flags for disposal to the Bay
Club. They may be dedicated to an individual or group.
If you have questions, call Jerry Conover at 437-0537 or
Mike Morgan at 437-2208. Due to the Hood Canal Bridge
closure, the ceremony did not take place last year.
“Wine by the Case”
at the Marina Store
Ludlow Residents Lauded
for Food Bank Donations
by Kori Ward, Marina Manager
The Chimacum Food Bank volunteers and recipients
appreciate the support Port Ludlow residents give to their
efforts. Not only do individual residents donate, but also
several clubs and associations have made a special effort
to help those in need. These include the Artists’ League,
Computer Club, North Bay Homeowners Potluck,
Olympic Terrace Homeowners Association and others.
The Port Ludlow Marina Store can order wine for you
by the case at a discounted price. We currently have four
distributors that carry a variety of wines. You can e-mail
your request to [email protected], or call
us at 437-0513. We will reply to your request within 24
hours with a price and date of delivery. Orders made prior
to a Monday at 2:00 p.m. will be delivered to the Marina
within the next three days. Our prices are unbeatable for
your wine of choice!
For further information regarding our Wine by the Case
service, call Jane Richardson at the Marina store.
Food Bank boxes are at both the Bay and Beach Club
entrances. Such items as crackers, cereal, raisins, canned
fruit, Jell-O, pudding, spices, sauces, paper and soap
products, toothpaste, toothbrushes and disposable razors
continue to remain in great demand. Small containers are
especially appreciated by those who lack storage space.
Port Ludlow Voice
Jefferson County Fire District #3
Alarm Statistics January 2010
Alarms
Fire
False Alarm
Rescue/Emergency Medical
Service
Good Intent Calls
Hazardous Conditions
Total Alarms
Ambulance Transports
Jefferson Healthcare
Harrison Medical Center Harrison, Silverdale
Airlift Northwest
Total Transports
Mutual Aid with Neighboring Districts
Provided
Received
Total Mutual Aid
1
2
37
4
9
4
57
6
10
2
1
19
2
2
4
Chief Wilkerson’s Safety Tip
In light of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, I wanted to devote this month’s safety tip to disaster preparation. Disasters are major events that can strike anywhere and at any
time. In a disaster, traditional 9-1-1 and First Responder
capabilities such as fire, police, paramedics and utility
personnel will be overwhelmed and unable to immediately assist individuals.
Preparing your neighborhood is vital. Neighbors will
likely be the first ones to offer you assistance. Neighbors
who are prepared offer more effective response to a disaster and are more self-sufficient in the first 72 hours after
a disaster. Fortunately Port Ludlow has active neighborhood groups that are organized and willing to help. The
Port Ludlow Village Council (PLVC) Disaster Preparedness Committee is one of those groups. Find out more
about them on the PLVC website www.plvc.org.
Take action today. Begin by thinking about who your
neighbors are. We suggest 15 to 20 households because
the first hour of a disaster response is vital and you want
the size of your neighborhood to be manageable. The Get
Emergency Prepared website getemergencyprepared.com
and Washington State’s emergency safety program Map
Your Neighborhood (MYN) provide excellent guidance
on what to do next, as do many local programs.
Spending a couple of hours with neighbors can help your
whole neighborhood be prepared to handle an event that
could overwhelm all of you as individuals. The program
is similar to having a neighborhood watch meeting in
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which you commit to helping each other if needed. Port
Ludlow Fire and Rescue is here to help. You can find
links to both of the programs mentioned above at our
website www.plfr.org or contact Lt. Tim Manly at tim.
[email protected] for additional information.
PLYC Wreck Room Opens
by Liz Healy, Contributing Writer
The Port Ludlow Yacht Club’s (PLYC) land-based facility, the Harbormaster Wreck Room, opened for business
in January to rave reviews from members. The Wreck
Room is on the lower level of the former Harbormaster
restaurant and includes an outdoor deck with expansive
views of The Inn At Port Ludlow, the Marina and the
Olympic Mountains.
The Wreck Room is intended for PLYC members, their
guests, and members of reciprocal yacht clubs. With its
excellent marina-based location, the site is perfect for
the wide range of social activities sponsored by PLYC.
Members of other yacht clubs will now be able to enjoy a
lovely location in which to socialize when they visit Port
Ludlow.
PLYC members devoted many hours to redecorating
the facility, which has bar service, a large screen plasma
TV, a growing selection of games and books, and plans
for more amenities. Members enjoying the facility may
choose to have food delivered from The Inn or other
restaurants in the area, or bring their own.
The Wreck Room’s current operating hours are Fridays
from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to
8:00 p.m. PLYC also sponsors a monthly social for
members and guests, and plans a range of other events
throughout the year. Since the January opening, PLYC has
held several special social events. Because the facility is a
bar, no one under 21 years of age is allowed in the Wreck
Room.
In addition to social events, the Wreck Room will also
serve as a site for monthly PLYC Board meetings, training events, sailors’ meetings before and after races, PLYC
women’s group activities and other business needs of the
Club.
Full details about the new facility are posted on PLYC’s
website at www.plyc.us on the Wreck Room page. PLYC
has an excellent website full of information about the
Club and its many cruising, sail racing, training, social
and other activities.
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PLFR Hires Volunteer Coordinator
Laura Halady, longtime Port
Ludlow resident, has accepted
a position with Port Ludlow
Fire & Rescue (PLFR). Halady
started on February 1 as the
District’s new Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Coordinator,
a position funded by a federal
Volunteer Recruitment grant
received by the District in 2008.
The grant provides funding for a
part-time, limited term volunteer
Laura Halady.
coordinator
to help ascertain opProvided photo
portunities to recruit more volunteers into the District and to define strategies to ensure the
District can retain the services of those that do become
volunteers. Her work will continue through April 2011.
PLFR volunteers serve the community by responding to a
variety of situations, ranging from emergencies to routine
citizen requests for information, assistance or education.
The District has several categories of volunteers.
• Resident Firefighter/EMTs: Individuals interested in
a career in the fire service who are actively seeking
employment in the fire service. Unlike other volunteers,
Residents are assigned to one of three shifts just like
career staff and receive a stipend for each shift they
work that covers out-of-pocket expenses such as gas
and meals.
• Firefighter/EMT Volunteers: Also known as “traditional
volunteers” are either retired or employed elsewhere,
and serve the community by responding from home or
work to emergency situations.
• EMS Only Volunteers: Respond to and deal with
emergency medical situations that can pose a threat to life
but are not directly involved in fire suppression activities.
• Support Services Volunteers are assigned to a number
of different areas of non-hazardous volunteer work
that would otherwise have to be performed by other
personnel. This frees up qualified personnel to focus on
emergency duties.
“The challenge is in reaching out to the community and
attracting qualified individuals to join our organization
and serve in one of our volunteer capacities and then
keeping them involved once they join,” said PLFR Fire
Chief Ed Wilkerson. “This is where our new Volunteer
Coordinator will make a difference.”
Halady’s background includes four years of service in the
Air Force as a Medtech/EMT and significant experience
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in marketing, sales and project management. She is a
realtor and broker with Windermere Port Ludlow and
also serves on the Board of Directors of the Washington
Realtors.
Local Produce
Delivered to Port Ludlow
Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) is
based on the principle
that the community
supports a local farm
by buying shares during
the winter and spring
in order to receive
their dividends in the
summer and fall.
Farm-fresh organic produce grown in
the Chimacum Valley.
Submitted photo
Dharma Ridge Farm will deliver a box of produce for you
weekly at either the Bay or Beach Club, from Wednesday, June 16 through Wednesday, October 27. CSA
prices have not increased this year! A small share to serve
one or two people is $300 and a large share at $450 will
feed approximately two to four. Dharma Ridge Farm
produce is sold at Central Market in Poulsbo, the Food
Co-op in Port Townsend and at farmer’s markets in Port
Townsend and Chimacum. Learn more about this farm at
www.dharmaridgefarm.com/about.html or call Haley at
732-0178.
Another Chimacum valley farmer delivering to the Beach
Club is Red Dog Farm. They have several CSA sessions
of eight to nine weeks that start on Wednesday, April 7
through Wednesday, January 26, 2011. The price for
these shares ranges from $100 to $345. See the website
at: www.reddogfarm.net for details. Discounts are based
on the number of sessions you join. The phone number is
732-0223.
If you’d like fresh eggs, contact Jennie Watkins at Ananda
Hills Farm next to Dharma Ridge Farm on Embody Road.
Her phone number is 732-0111. She offers an egg CSA
and delivers her eggs each Wednesday to the deck of a
home in South Bay. Her share price is $50: that entitles
you to 10 dozen eggs.
Consider joining a CSA. You’ll be doing something terrific for yourself and your local farmers that will also be
good for our economy and environment. We are lucky
to be able to have farm fresh organic produce delivered
practically to our doorstep. Call Adele Govert at 437-8090
if you have any questions.
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Annual Silent Art Auction
Helps Chimacum Students
The Port Ludlow Artists’ League is sponsoring its fifth
annual Scholarship Auction Friday and Saturday,
April 9 and 10, in the Conference Room of the Bay Club.
This is a wonderful opportunity to pick up artwork and
art-related items by local artists, and at the same time help
college-bound Chimacum High School students. With
generous community support, the League has been able to
provide over $10,000 of college scholarship money from
previous auctions. Thirteen students from this area have
been helped in their pursuit of a higher degree as a result
of this money.
As in previous years, items up for bid may include
original paintings in oils, watercolors and pastels; prints;
photographs; pottery; tiles; textiles; jewelry; baskets of art
supplies for visiting grandchildren or for a budding adult
artist; tuition to local art classes; and hand-painted cards.
All works donated are from members of the Port Ludlow
Artists’ League and other local artists.
Items will be offered through a silent auction with bidding
opening at noon on Friday, April 9, and running through
8:00 p.m. The Auction opens again at 9:00 a.m. and finally
ends at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 10. Winning bidders
may pick up their items at the Club through 4:00 p.m. on
Saturday.
For more information, to donate an art-related item or to
donate money for the scholarships, please contact Ginny
Ford at 437-2298 or [email protected].
Bringing Music to the Children
The Port Ludlow Arts Council invites children, grades
3 through 5, to be its guests for a Vocal Workshop
conducted by the Colorado Children’s Chorale Sunday,
April 25, 12:30 p.m., at the Bay Club. There is no
charge for the Workshop. The Chorale does numerous
performances with other arts organizations in Colorado,
tours around the world, and conducts an extensive
Education Program as part of its mission.
For the Port Ludlow Workshop on Sunday, local children
will explore all aspects of stage performance including
singing, dancing, acting and stage movement as the
Children’s Chorale performs for and with them. Involving
students and Chorale members, this 45-minute musical
presentation provides group interaction and gives students
a feeling for their individual capabilities and potential.
Students who participate in the Workshop have the
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opportunity to perform on stage with the Chorale at the
3:00 p.m. concert that afternoon at the Bay Club and at a
school concert the following morning.
Parents with children in grades 3 to 5 are urged to enroll
their children in this free workshop. Students from
Jefferson County—public, private or home school—are
welcome. For questions or to register a child, contact
Martha Dawson at 437-4167, e-mail [email protected] or
Dion Watson at 437-0216 or [email protected].
On the following Tuesday, April 27, at approximately
10:00 a.m., nearly 500 elementary age students from
Chimacum Schools will gather in the auditorium for
a school concert, sponsored by the Arts Council. The
Colorado Children’s Chorale will combine its infectious
enthusiasm and performing energy with lots of audience
participation to create an exceptional experience for all!
This 45-minute concert will seek to introduce children to
the great classics of choral literature, musical theatre and
opera with a hearty dose of dynamic Chorale choreography. Children who participated in the Vocal Workshop
on Sunday will have the opportunity to join the Chorale
onstage for a few musical selections.
A grant from the Western Arts Federation (WESTAF)
provides funding to help offset the expense for both youth
outreach events.
Central Market Tour
Ever wonder how all the wonderful food and other goodies get on the shelves at Central Market? The Community
Enrichment Alliance (CEA) invites you to join them for a
tour of the Market on Monday, April 12 and see firsthand how they are able to keep everything so fresh and
delicious. We will be doing a tour of several interesting
departments and sampling some of the foods as we go
along.
The tour will be limited to 24 people and will be broken
up into two groups that day, one tour at 11:00 a.m. and the
other at 12:15 p.m. You will be able to have lunch or shop
either before or after your tour.
You will need to sign up at the CEA Promotional table
any Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For information only, you may call Vicki Tallerico at 437-4065.
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Weed Whack Scheduled
Democrats Have a “Spring Fling”
by Jack Manning, PLVC Trails/Natural Resources Committee
On Sunday, March 14, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Democrats from District 3 as well as others from around Jefferson County will gather for a “Spring Fling” at the Beach
Club. The purpose of the gathering is to meet and greet
each other.
“Hot Dog!”—literally, if you join in the fun with the
Trails/Natural Resources Committee in our ninth
annual effort to sweep Scotch Broom out of Port
Ludlow. Volunteers will attack the invaders, including
Tansy Ragwort and Herb Robert.
Thursday, April 15 is the date! Meet at the Beach
Club at 1:00 p.m. We will form teams and pinpoint
locations. We choose our weapons based on using the
cut and paint technique or the brutal yank them out with
weed wrenches. Those who have trucks can be on the
ever-rewarding haul-away crews.
Speaking of rewards, all the volunteers (spouses too) will
return to the Club at 4:00 p.m. for complimentary BBQ
and social time. Sign-up sheets are at both the Bay and Beach
Clubs. Bring along a lopper or pruning saw and gloves
(several wrenches are available) and your truck if you
like. Everyone join in. You get some exercise, rewards,
and a great group with which to socialize.
Bluebills Host Agency
Appreciation Day
The Olympic Peninsula Boeing Bluebills is hosting an
Agency Appreciation Day on Friday, March 19 from
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The festivities will take place at the
Bay Club.
The Bluebills take this opportunity to recognize and thank
all their agency partners in Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap
Counties for the support they provide their clients. All
Bluebills and their spouses plus retired Boeing folk are
cordially invited. The Olympic Peninsula Bluebills also
extend a warm and friendly invitation to anyone interested in volunteering their time in the Clallam, Jefferson and
Kitsap County areas.
Please RSVP to Michael Graham at [email protected] by Friday, March 12. They look forward
to seeing you there!
Democrats will be celebrating the candidacy of John
Austin, our County Commissioner, for re-election. Other
elected officials from the County will attend, including
Tony Hernandez, our Sheriff, who is also up for re-election. Refreshments for the day will be light snacks accompanied by coffee and tea. A charge of $2 a person will
cover the expenses of the party. All Democrats and others
of independent minds are invited to attend.
Community Good Friday Service
A combined Community Good Friday service will be
hosted by Grace Christian Center and Port Ludlow
Community Church, It will be held Friday, April 2,
6:30 p.m. It will be held this year at Grace Christian
Center, located at the former Port Ludlow Conference
Center, 200 Olympic Place.
GRACE CHRISTIAN CENTER
Solid, Spirit-Filled Bible Teaching
Loving Jesus and Loving Each Other
Inviting you to worship with us
Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.
Port Ludlow Conference Center

200 Olympic Place, Port Ludlow
Pastor Kevin Hunter, Th.D.
(360) 821-9680
Pastor Sherri Barden, Ph.D.
(360) 821-9684
www.gracechristiancenter.us
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Community Meetings
Quick-Start Painting
Demonstration
An artist is often asked, “How
do you start your painting; what
do you do first?” Patti Settle,
acrylic painter, resident and
member of the Port Ludlow
Artists’ League has solved her
problem of painting too slowly
to keep up with all the ideas she
has spinning around in her brain.
“Over the past couple of years
I’ve taken workshops with Max
Grover and Don Tiller. Both of
these painters are enviably prolific and inspiring. I learned to plan my composition carefully, sketch it out quickly and lay down the color blocks.
While this may seem simplistic, within a few hours you’ll
have the bones of the painting on your canvas. I’ve been
so excited with this approach, I’m happy to pass it on to
other painters for consideration.”
Patti Settle.
Photo by Gary Settle
Studying at the University of Kansas and the Instituto de
Allende in Mexico, Patti finished with a BFA in drawing and painting from Washburn University in Topeka,
Kansas. During the 1960s she studied and produced
batik in the Chicago area. She has generously given her
time and talent to produce posters for the Artists’ League
Scholarship Auction, Port Ludlow Days and Port Ludlow
Theater. One of her art pieces was juried into Northwind
Arts Alliance show “About Face” in April 2008. Last year
one of her paintings was the featured art for a 70-person
alumni show at the Mulvane Museum in Topeka. This
spring she will be artist-in-residence for a month, occupying the studio of Lester Raymer, a revered 20th Century
Kansas painter, in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Port Ludlow Artists’ League eagerly awaits more tips and
techniques demonstrated by our Guest Artist Patti Settle,
on Wednesday, March 17, at 1:00 p.m. at the Bay Club.
A short business meeting and social time precede her
presentation. Guests are welcome to attend by paying a
$5 donation, or are invited to join the League and become
a card-carrying member by paying $30 dues. For more
information, contact Gary Settle at 437-0302 or
e-mail [email protected].
March Hikes
Friday, March 5: Duckabush River Trail
Enjoy a moderate hike of 7 miles with a 1,300-foot elevation gain on climbs up Little and Big Humps. For any
adventurous hikers willing to go an extra 1.5 miles, there
is an opportunity to enter impressive old growth forest.
Meet at the Bridge Deck at 8:30 a.m. to arrange carpools
and get directions to the trailhead. For information, contact Dick and Heather Ullmann at 437-5010.
Friday, March 19: Hansville Trails
An easy walk of 5 to 6 miles on the network of trails
being developed in North Kitsap County. Meet at the
Bridge Deck at 8:30 a.m. to arrange carpools and get
directions to the trailhead. For information, contact Doris
Monti at 437-0716 or Alyce Hansen at 437-2458.
Friday, April 2: Port Gamble Trails
Explore the trail system on a 6-mile stroll through 4,000
acres of Pope Resource’s property near Port Gamble.
View Port Gamble Bay and the Cascade Mountains. Meet
at the Bridge Deck at 8:30 a.m. to arrange carpools and
get directions to the trailhead. For information, contact
Larry and Judy Scott at 437-9299.
Every Wednesday: Timberton Loop
Walk the 4.5-mile Timberton Loop. Enjoy views of the
Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier. Meet at the trailhead on Timberton Road at 9:00 a.m. For information,
contact Doris Monti at 437-0716.
Sumi-e Painting
Again this month, dedicated Sumi painters will pick up
their brushes with black ink and add the “e” which will
then spell “the art of painting with black ink” in Japanese.
Sumi-e is not unique to Japan, and is practiced throughout
Asia. Come join the group and feel for yourself the relaxation that can be achieved through this ancient art form.
We meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of each
month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bay Club. This
month’s meetings will be Thursday, March 11 and 25.
This instructorless class is free for South Bay members,
just $1 for others. If you’d like more information, please
contact either Barbara Emerson at 437-7800 or
[email protected], or Maureen Poole at 437-2165,
[email protected].
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Out to Lunch at Sawatdy
Save the date for
the Community
Enrichment Alliance
(CEA) Out to
Lunch Bunch trip
to Sawatdy Thai
Cuisine, probably the
best Thai restaurant
in the Northwest. We
will share a “Chef’s
Choice” assortment
of foods guaranteed
to gratify your palate.
The date is Thursday,
March 18 at 11:00
Sawatdy’s will serve its Chef’s Choice.
a.m. The restaurant
Courtesy of Kitsap Sun
is located at 8770
Fletcher Bay Road on Bainbridge Island.
Lunch will be $25 per person payable at the time of
registration. You may register at the CEA Promotional Table
at the Bay Club any Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The deadline for reservations, both payment and refunds, is
Thursday, March 11.
Take Highway 305 from Poulsbo to Bainbridge Island.
From 305 turn right on NE Day Road. Take the first left
onto Miller Road that will become Fletcher Bay Road.
Sawatdy is located in a small complex of shops on the left.
Gardeners take note that Sawatdy is very near the
Bainbridge Nursery, which is well worth exploring for
exotic plants and garden art.
For questions, please call Lou Sharp at 437-0818.
Book Club Discusses
Japanese Monarchy
Take a journey inside the workings of the royal family of
Japan with the Port Ludlow Book Club, Tuesday, March
9, 6:30 p.m., at the Bay Club. Author John Burnham
Schwartz bases his fourth novel, The Commoner, on
Empress Michiko and Crown Princess Masako and
the shrouded mystery and secrecy that surrounds this
ancient monarchy. Here we meet Haruko, the beautiful,
bright and educated daughter of a wealthy merchant
who catches the eye and heart of the Crown Prince of
Japan. In 1959 Haruko becomes the first commoner to
ascend the throne. The story details the hurdles she must
endure to exist in this cloistered environment: complete
isolation from her family and former life, a relentless
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schedule, and a mother-in-law who despises her for
being a commoner ignorant of royal customs. The story
culminates as Haruko helps persuade another woman,
also a commoner, to marry her son, with consequences
both dramatic and tragic.
Told in the voice of a living Japanese empress, this
extensively researched and fascinating work succeeds in
making it nearly impossible to determine how much is
thinly disguised fact or fiction.
The selection for April is The Elegance of the Hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery. All are welcome. Questions? Call
Martha Dawson at 437-4167.
Dine and Discover
On Monday, March 1, at the Bay Club, Richard Watson
and his cousin Robert (Cougar) Garten will take us back
in history to the 1840s and tell us about the beginning of
development of this area. Their ancestors were among
the first white settlers here and their family tree includes
members of Indian tribes and other prominent early
settlers.
Richard and Robert are a treasure trove of stories about
our past and the subsequent development of our community. Come learn about their heritage and our community,
related in their own special way through stories passed
down from generation to generation. Please sign up at the
Bay Club to bring a potluck dish to share with at least 10
people.
On Monday, April 5, at the Beach Club, local artist
and author Nancy McDaniel, Chairwoman of the unrecognized Snohomish Tribe of Washington and author
of The Snohomish Tribe of Indians: Our Heritage...Our
People will educate us about our local Indian tribes. The
Snohomish Indian Tribe is only one of several Native
American tribes in western Washington and while they
share much of their cultural history with other tribes, it is
significantly different from most. Nancy will also provide some insight into the problems and politics imposed
by the Federal recognition system for Native American
tribes. Her book will be available for purchase.
For both events, bring your own complete table settings
and beverage. A fee of $2 per person will be collected at
the door. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For questions, contact
Michael and Hilda Cahn at 437-8223 or for the April
event, contact Kevin and Sue Ryan at 437-7996.
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Garden Club Focuses on Orchids
On Wednesday, March 10 at the Bay Club, the Port
Ludlow Garden Club (PLGC) is pleased to present Bob
Ellis speaking on the cultivation and care of orchids. Mr.
Ellis has been a Master Gardener for over 14 years. A
former chemist and nuclear physicist, he is an enthusiastic
grower of all kinds of plants and trees and before retirement was also a commercial grower of orchids with B&B
Orchids in Port Angeles. His background in chemistry
provides him a unique basis for understanding the many
factors necessary for optimum orchid growth and health.
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soap, laundry detergent, shampoo, toothbrushes and
paste as well as paper products. Throughout the month,
remember that you can also drop off donations at either
the Bay or Beach Club.
We thank Kimberly Wright of Soft Touch Massage for
her generous gift certificate for our February raffle. All
proceeds from the raffle, after nominal expenses, go to
support the Food Bank. We hope to see you in April at the
Bay Club for our Victorian Fashion Show.
January Duplicate Bridge Winners
Did you know that orchids are native to every continent
except Antarctica? That they are native to every state
in the union except for Hawaii? (That certainly seems
counter-intuitive since we associate orchids with Hawaii.)
Did you know there are over 800 types of orchids and
many more varieties? To find out more interesting facts
and learn how to better care for your orchids, please join
us at this meeting.
by Ian Feltham
Doors at the Bay Club open at 11:00 a.m. This is a brown
bag luncheon, with beverage and desserts provided by
the Garden Club. There is a $5 charge for non-members.
Dues are $20 for the 2010 gardening year, which commenced in January, and may be paid at the March meeting
or mailed to PLGC, P.O. Box 65235, Port Ludlow, WA
98365. Dues cover the January to December calendar year
regardless of the month they are paid.
January 18: Tom Stone/Ted Wurtz, first; Marilyn Elgin/
Marvin Segar, second; Darrell Fett/Bruce Schmitz, third.
Artist Showcased at
First Wednesday Lunch
The First Wednesday Luncheon will be held Wednesday, March 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the
Beach Club. Our program will showcase Bob Jamison, a
Bremerton artist known in the Puget Sound area for his
murals, landscapes and portraits. Invite all your art-loving
friends, as we will have a special raffle for a painting created by Jamison during his program. Visit his website at
jamisonart.com to see a gallery of his work. Deadline for
signing up at the Bay or Beach Club was Friday, February
26. But, you can contact Sandy Rooks at sjskoor@yahoo.
com or 437-0747 up through Monday, March 1.
The Tri-Area Food Bank has requested cereals, crackers,
Cup-A-Soups, syrups and jams as the monthly food
donations. As always, however, generous donations
of cash or checks payable to the Tri-Area Food Bank
are especially appreciated. And please don’t forget the
ongoing need for larger sized baby diapers, bar and liquid
January 4: Darrell Fett/Bruce Schmitz, first; Tom Stone/
Ted Wurtz, second; Bernice Ingman/Marilyn Linrothe,
third.
January 11: Robert MacNeal/Shirley Porter, first; Doris
and Ian Feltham, second; Darrell Fett/Bruce Schmitz,
third.
January 25: Darrell Fett/Bruce Schmitz, first; Lee
Amundson/Ralph Stroy, second; Dan and Soozie Darrow,
third.
Duplicate Bridge is played on Mondays from noon
to 5:00 p.m. at the Ludlow Maintenance Commission
(LMC) Bridge Deck. For information, call either Doris or
Ian Feltham at 437-9196.
Stamp and Paper Arts
The Stamp and Paper Arts Group will meet at 10:00 a.m.
on Wednesday, March 17 at the Beach Club. This time
we’ll be initiated into the mysteries and triumphs of creating apparent dimension by using the masking technique.
Anyone interested in doing this, or sharing his or her
expertise doing so, is welcome to join us. We always learn
something new with which to enhance our beautiful handmade cards and art pieces.
Our Cards for the Troops project is ongoing, and we’ll
gladly receive contributions of used or new cards and
calendars year round. We’ve already shipped several
consignments to the troops and they have been received
with delight and gratitude. We are so touched by the
response of Port Ludlow residents to this cause; thank
you all once again!
Jeanne Mitchell will be glad to answer any queries at
437-7702.
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Computer Club News
Electronic Book Readers: A good thing or bad?
Books have been around in their current form for a very
long time and have, thus far, proved resistant to technological changes. The basic concept of a book today is very
much the same as it was a hundred years ago. Now, however, it looks like technology may have eventually found
a better format for enjoying the written word—or has it?
A simple idea in principle, electronic book readers, or
eBook readers as they are commonly known, provide
the facility to store entire book collections in a package
smaller than a traditional paperback, without affecting the
ability to read and enjoy books wherever and whenever
you like.
Join the Port Ludlow Computer Club (PLCC) as we
explore this topic and have a show and tell of the most
common devices on the market such as the Kindle, Nook
and Sony e-reader. Club member Martha Dawson will be
leading the Monday, March 8, presentation at the Bay
Club beginning at 6:00 p.m., with a social time at 5:30 p.m.
This event is open to the entire community and all of its
book lovers. Please join us for this very special evening.
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• Office SIG meets Monday, March 1, 10:30 a.m. –
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• Special Topics SIG is Monday, March 15, 10:30 a.m.
– noon
• Mac SIG meets Monday, March 15, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
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1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
• Photography SIG meets Monday, March 22,
10:00 a.m. – noon
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Workshops are held every Saturday morning, 10:30 a.m.–
noon. All SIGs and workshops meet at the Bay Club
and are for members only. For information about joining
PLCC, contact Dick Allyn at 437-7804 or e-mail him at
[email protected]. Check the website at www.pl-cc.com for
up-to-date Club news.
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Reservations should be made with Jerry at 379-2855 by
Wednesday, March 17. All singles are welcome to join
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Port Ludlow Village Council
Port Ludlow Village
Council (PLVC) Report
by Beverly Browne, Editor
President Tony Simpson called the February PLVC General Meeting to order on Thursday, February 4 at
3:00 p.m. Council members in attendance were Laury
Hunt, Howard Koester, Dean Mosier, Larry Nobles,
Shane Seaman, Tony Simpson, Elizabeth Van Zonneveld
and Art Zoloth. A quorum was determined. Minutes of the
previous meeting were approved.
Reports from Agencies and Organizations
Jefferson County: John Austin, County Commissioner,
said that the County is still waiting for Iron Mountain
Quarry to submit a stormwater request and to check the
County website in order to follow the request. An Environmental Impact Study (EIS) may be required dependent
upon the complications of stormwater permit. Stacey
Hoskins, the County’s EIS person will make a determination of whether it is significant, is non-significant or is a
non-determination of significance.
The Transit Advisory Board is looking for citizens to volunteer for a Citizens’ Advisory Committee. They are
especially interested in having someone from Port Ludlow. Duties would include attending a monthly meeting.
The Committee member would have a free bus pass.
Contact Jefferson Transit or John Austin for more details.
The County is negotiating with the Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) to acquire property between Beausite
and Gibbs Lakes. The property is currently used as a
campsite in summer. It contains trails that are sometimes
used by hikers.
Port Ludlow Associates (PLA): Diana Smeland,
President, said that the market for homes remains
depressed. PLA is likely to place its model homes on the
market. They intend to increase inventory once models
are sold and are considering constructing new smaller
models. Currently, 58 homes are re-sales.
PLA has conducted a market study for obtaining a grocery
store. Efforts are hampered by limited population. There
are 3,200 residents in Port Ludlow proper and 5,300
in the surrounding areas. This is not an attraction for a
new grocer. If a market can be found the location would
probably be where Friday market currently operates. The
prospected size is 10,000 to 12,000 square feet. A suitable
store would be something like Trader Joe in size and
appearance, but PLA is seeking an independent grocer.
Port Ludlow Village Council Meetings
General Meeting
Thursday, March 4
3:00 p.m., Beach Club
Workshop Meeting
Tuesday, March 16
3:00 p.m., Beach Club
www.plvc.org
Port Ludlow Chamber of Commerce: Arlene Obtinario,
Secretary/Treasurer, was absent, but submitted a written
report announcing the Valentine Mixer on Tuesday,
February 9 at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port
Townsend.
Council Treasurer and Committee Reports
Treasurer’s Report: Don Thompson, BA, BSEE, MBA,
was unanimously appointed Treasurer and Chair of the
Finance Committee for an indefinite term. Thompson is a
retired permanent resident of Port Ludlow. He spent over
forty years as an aerospace engineering manager primarily
for Lockheed Martin and has extensive computer skills.
He has prepared tax returns for H & R Block.
John Cragoe, in the treasurer’s absence, presented the
Financial Statement. John will do reconciliation for the
full year and complete it in time for presentation at next
PLVC meeting. PLVC fund balances were as follows:
PLVC General Fund.
Certificates of Deposit
IMQ Legal Fund
Total
Trails – Deposits
$15,233.75
$10,760.59
$879.53
$26,123.58
$1,000.00
A motion was made to submit approved signatures to
Columbia Bank, previously American Marine Bank, via
presentation of appropriate Board Minutes. The motion
stated that the PLVC officers are authorized to sign PLVC
checks on American Marine Bank or successor Columbia
State Bank, and to make transfers to and from Certificates
of Deposit. At present they are: Tony Simpson, President;
Tom Stone, Vice President; Jack McKay, Secretary.
Don Thompson, Treasurer shall also be authorized to
sign checks. The bank shall remove all others from the
approved signature list. The minutes of this meeting shall
be signed and certified by the Secretary for presentation to
the Bank. The motion was unanimously approved.
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PLVC Report continued from previous page
Port Ludlow 20/20 Committee: Art Zoloth reported
that invitations were sent and responses received from
40 community members to participate in the discussion
of the future of Port Ludlow. Copies of background
materials for the meeting are at the two Clubs and are
available on the website.
Iron Mountain Quarry Mitigation Committee: Steve
Failla said that a transcript of the last hour of the Pope/
IMQ meeting with the community is done and included
a review of all the promises implied or made during that
meeting. The purpose is ultimately that all of these promises be made into a written agreement to augment the
community’s legal standing. Although the last hour has
been transcribed, the record of the first part of the meeting is yet to be done. The question was whether the cost
of transcription could be charged to the IMQ legal fund. It
was recommended that transcription proceed, conditional
on SBCA approval.
Port Ludlow Days 2010 Committee: Neil Robinson,
2009 Chair, reported that no one is stepping up to be the
official leader but there are lots of helpers. A manual is
available on all aspects of running the event; he stated in
his opinion the event will not make money without food
service. If it were a community event, the event would
need to be funded to break even. He feels that a bi-annual
event would be more successful.
Paul Wolman, General Manager of The Inn At Port
Ludlow, has shown some interest in a leadership role in
Port Ludlow Days. By Friday, February 12, President
Simpson will make a decision about holding the event.
A vote will be taken by e-mail. Art Zoloth will lead in
making the decision to commit funds for the next Port
Ludlow Days.
Community Development Committee: Larry Nobles
reported that Barclay Hampton has resigned and Dick
Grieves has agreed to take his place on this Committee.
The change was approved.
He described a meeting planned for the future where
Diana Smeland will talk about PLA long range plans
including single-family and multi-family home sites, the
restraints the County might place on them and the roadwidening project. The talk would be open to the community. Bill Browne suggested it be a separate meeting,
rather than a PLVC business meeting. Smeland, Van
Zonneveld, Dan Meade and Tony Simpson will meet to
determine a suitable date.
Al Scalf, Jefferson County Department of Community
Development, is willing to come and answer questions for
members of the community on the Shoreline Management
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Program (SMP) and how it affects properties, particularly riparian ones. The talk would be scheduled for May
or June. The SMP faces legal challenges from property
rights groups.
The Nominating Committee is working on finding candidates for a North Bay PLVC Board member, vacant
due to Doug Henderson’s resignation, according to Van
Zonneveld. Announcements of the vacancy will be carried
in the local communication vehicles.
Project Planning: Tony Simpson referred to the latest
spreadsheets in the binder including Committee importance ranking. Three committees are in the bottom ten
percentile of importance. The Council voted unanimously
to cancel all three committees.
Friday Market: Sandie Schmidt will run the Friday
Market. She will chair the Committee, consisting of Don
Thompson, Bill Browne, and a Chamber of Commerce
member. There will not be music this year. The Market
opens on Friday, May 7 on Mother’s Day weekend.
Comments from the Floor
Dave Armitage asked about the Drainage District and
pollution of the Bay. He said that his research showed
that Ludlow Bay is not polluted. Bev Browne suggested
Pat Pearson at Washington State University (WSU) might
have technical information on this topic. Other sources
are the Hood Canal Coordinating Council and the Salmon
Coalition.
Larry Nobles suggested that the Council organize a
Candidates’ Forum. The proposal was assigned to the
Workshop for discussion. Subsequently, the Board
went to Executive Session to discuss personnel matters,
adjourning upon completion of the session.
Announcements: The next PLVC General Meeting will
be on Thursday, March 4, 3:00 p.m. at the Beach Club.
The Workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 16,
3:00 p.m., at the Beach Club.
Disaster Preparedness and You
by Tom Stone, Port Ludlow Disaster Preparedness Director
News of the massive earthquake in Haiti reminds us of
our own vulnerabilities. We live near several major earthquake fault lines and experience daily tremors which we
cannot feel. Large tremors sometimes occur; one could be
of the magnitude that shook Haiti. We have significantly
better housing construction codes than in Haiti, but a big
earthquake could still seriously hurt us.
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Disaster continued from previous page
Our disaster preparedness depends on neighborhood
Block Captains, Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT) members, and on each resident’s personal
preparedness. Block Captains do neighborhood disaster
assessments and relay information to the Fire District and
Jefferson County’s Emergency Operation Center. CERT
members help care for neighbors. But there are things
individuals should do. If you’re doing nothing to prepare,
it means you’re counting on others to take care of you.
That could be faulty thinking.
Here are just a few of those things:
• Plan and practice an escape route from every room in
your house in case of fire.
• Pick a meeting place nearby where you would go in
an emergency. Tell the other people in your house and
your neighbors where you plan to meet.
• Prepare for lack of phone service. Would they be able
to get in?
• Arrange for one or two people to be your helpers in
case of an emergency. These people should live with
you or nearby. Consider how they will get in. Leave a
key and information with neighbors.
• Have flashlights ready to find your way in the dark.
Keep a flashlight with extra batteries near your bed.
• Keep a pair of sturdy shoes and leather gloves under
your bed to put on quickly in case of an emergency at
night.
• Know where your important legal documents are kept.
In case of an emergency, someone you trust should also
know where they are.
There is so much more that we can do to prepare. Find a
detailed check-off list online at www.getemergencyprepared.com/index.html. We should all pray that a disaster
never happens. If one occurs, be prepared.
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Village Activities Calendar
Most events are open to everyone in the community unless members-only is indicated, or unless obviously for special-interest groups
March
Mon., March 1
8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Foot Care, Beach Club
9:00 – 11:00 a.m., LOA Meeting (members), Beach Club
10:30 a.m. – noon, Computer Club Office SIG (members),
Bay Club
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Healthcare Resource Meeting,
Beach Club
3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Voice Staff Meeting (members), Beach Club
5:30 – 8:00 p.m., Dine and Discover, 1840s in East Jefferson County, Bay Club
Tues., March 2
9:00 – 10:30 a.m., PLVC Trails Committee Meeting, Bay Club
10:00 a.m. – noon, CEA Meeting, Bay Club
2:00 – 5:00 p.m., PLUSH Investment Meeting, Bay Club
Wed., March 3
Annual Water Main Flushing through April 30
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., First Wednesday Luncheon with Bob Jamison, Artist, Beach Club
3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Lecture Series, Christianity, Bay Club
Thurs., March 4
9:00 a.m. – noon, Bayview Board Meeting (members),
Bay Club
1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Knitwits, Beach Club
3:00 – 6:00 p.m., PLVC General Meeting, Beach Club
Fri., March 5
8:30 a.m., Hiking Club leaves for Duckabush River Trail, Bridge Deck
9:00 – 11:00 a.m., SBCA Board Meeting (members), Bay Club
4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Artists’ League Reception for Virginia Moyer, Columbia Bank
5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Artists’ League Reception continues at Art Gallery, next door
5:00 p.m., Northwest Food and Wine Dinner, The Fireside at The Inn
Sun., March 7
1:00 – 3:00 p.m., North Bay Art Group Art Show Reception, Beach Club Gallery
Mon., March 8
10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Bluebill Meeting, Bay Club
5:30 – 6:00 p.m., Computer Club Social Time, Bay Club
5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Computer Club General Meeting, Electronic Book Readers, Bay Club
Tues., March 9
WGA First Day Scheduled Play, Golf Course
3:30 – 5:30 p.m., MGA Board Meeting
6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Book Club, Bay Club
Wed., March 10
MGA First Day Scheduled Play, Golf Course
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Garden Club Brown-Bag Lunch and Orchids, Bay Club
3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Lecture Series, Christianity, Bay Club
7:00 p.m., Flotilla 41, Coast Guard Auxiliary meeting, Fire Station
Thurs., March 11
9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Sumi-e Painting, Bay Club
10:00 a.m. – noon, Drainage District Meeting and Swearing In, Beach Club
Noon – 8:00 p.m., Hands on Clay, Bay Club
5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Fairwood Village Board Meeting (members), Bay Club
Fri., March 12
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Hands on Clay, Bay Club
10:00 a.m. – noon, Inner Harbor Board Meeting (members), Bay Club
5:00 – 7:00 p.m., SBCA Monthly Social (members), Bay Club
6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Family Movie Night, Bridge Deck
Sat., March 13
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., LMC Meeting (members), Beach Club
Sun., March 14
2:00 – 5:00 p.m., District 3 Democrats Spring Fling, Beach Club
Mon., March 15
10:30 a.m. – noon, Computer Club Special Topics SIG
(members), Bay Club
6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Computer Club Mac SIG (members),
Bay Club
Tues., March 16
10:00 a.m. – noon, Woodridge Board Meeting (members),
Bay Club
1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Knitwits, Beach Club
1:00 – 4:00 p.m., Fly Fisher General Meeting, Bay Club
3:00 – 5:00 p.m., PLVC Workshop, Beach Club
3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Computer Club Board Meeting (members), Bay Club
6:30 p.m., Readers’ Theater, call for location, 437-2861
Wed., March 17
10:00 a.m. – noon, Stamp and Paper Arts Club, Beach Club
10:30 a.m., SBCA Facility and Long Range Planning meeting, Bay Club
1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Artists’ League meeting features Patti Settle, Bay Club
5:00 p.m., St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, The Fireside at
The Inn
Thurs., March 18
11:00 a.m., CEA Out to Lunch Bunch, Sawatdy Thai,
Bainbridge Island
1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Computer Club Pro Show Gold SIG
(members), Bay Club
7:30 – 9:30 p.m., Performing Arts in Port Ludlow presents The California Guitar Trio, Bay Club
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Calendar continued from previous page
Fri., March 19
8:30 a.m., Hiking Club leaves for Hansville Trails,
Bridge Deck
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Cooking Vegetables at A Day with Chef Dan, The Fireside at The Inn
9:30 – 11:00 a.m., SBCA ARC Review Meeting, Bay Club
4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Bluebills Spring Agency Appreciation Day, Bay Club
Mon., March 22
10:00 a.m. – noon, Computer Club Photography SIG
(members), Bay Club
Tues., March 23
3:00 – 5:00 p.m., WGA Meeting, Bay Club
5:00 p.m., Singles dine at Pedro’s Fiesta Jalisco, Port Hadlock
Thurs., March 25
9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Sumi-e Painting, Bay Club
Noon – 8:00 p.m., Hands on Clay, Bay Club
5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Niners Opening Social, Bay Club
7:00 p.m., Ludlow Village Players present Love, Sex and the IRS, Beach Club
Fri., March 26
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Hands on Clay, Bay Club
6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Family Movie Night, Bridge Deck
7:00 p.m., Ludlow Village Players present Love, Sex and the IRS, Beach Club
Sat., March 27
7:00 p.m., Ludlow Village Players present Love, Sex and the IRS, Beach Club
Sun., March 28
2:00 p.m., Ludlow Village Players present Love, Sex and the IRS, Beach Club
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Future Events
Hiking Club to Port Gamble Trails, April 2
Dine and Discover, on Snohomish Tribe, April 5
Artists’ League Scholarship Auction, April 9 and 10
Hospice of Kitsap County Dementia Talk, April 10
CEA Central Market Tour, April 12
Trails/Natural Resources Weed Whack, April 15
LMC Annual Board Meeting, April 17
Free Spirits Le Club de la Baie, April 17
CEA Conversation with Mark Harvey, April 21
For Sale by Owner Boat Show and Marine Swap, April 24
Children’s Vocal Workshop, April 25
Colorado Children’s Chorale Concert, April 25
Daughters of the British Empire Tea, April 28
Friday Market Opening Day, May 7
Retirement of American Flags, May 31
Jefferson Healthcare Open House, July 14
Artists’ League Art Walk, July 23 and 24
Music on the Green, July 25
Hiking Club Fall Getaway, September 13 - 17
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Beach Club/North Bay News
Submit your articles to Barbara Berthiaume at 437-0423, or
by e-mail to [email protected]
no later than the 10th of the preceding month.
q
Denotes Beach Club members-only activity
LMC July Board Highlights
by Barbara Berthiaume, North Bay Editor
The Ludlow Maintenance Commission (LMC) monthly
Board Meeting was held on Saturday, February 13 at the
Bayview Room of the Beach Club. The Board took the
following actions:
• Accepted the liability waiver and release for volunteers
working in the Greenbelt.
• Approved as a first reading, the revised Greenbelt
Policies and Procedures with the insertion of
notification to the Port Ludlow Drainage District when
Greenbelt applications are received. This will now be
sent to the Covenants and Regulations Committee.
• Recommended sending a letter to the membership,
along with a cover letter, detailing the proposed
changes to Regulation II, Article 1, Paragraph B Trees
and Views on Private Property. The cover letter will be
prepared by the Architectural Control Committee and
will state the rationale for the proposed changes that
pertain to trees and views. Members will be asked to
submit their written comments by Friday, March 5.
• Requested Brian Belmont, LMC General Manager, to
contact the LMC attorney to clarify procedures when
dealing with members who are going through personal
bankruptcies or foreclosures.
• Accepted the Operations Committee recommendation
of allowing Monthly Contract Memberships as an
option. The proposal will now be sent to the LMC
Finance Committee.
• Passed a motion to suspend facility privileges to
members who are delinquent in paying their Annual
Assessment.
• Approved that a letter be sent to Recreational Vehicle
tenants inviting them to a meeting with the County
Sheriff to discuss the recent vandalism attacks in
the LMC storage lots. Residents in the immediate
surrounding areas will also be invited.
Important Dates
LOA Meeting
Monday, March 1, 9:00 a.m.
LMC Board Meeting
Saturday, March 13, 9:00 a.m.
Tel: 437-9201
e-mail: [email protected]
Sign up for the Log online at the above address.
Visit www.lmcbeachclub.com
for more complete information
All LMC members are welcome.
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President’s Message
by Elizabeth Van Zonneveld
The Ludlow Maintenance Commission (LMC) Trustees
met for longer than usual this month, and we were a
weary bunch when we finished! A number of Committees
discussed measures for completing ongoing projects as
we near the end of LMC’s annual cycle. Michael Cahn
reported that writing has begun on the Long Range Plan.
His group has been meeting almost weekly over the past
months. Greenbelt proposed a liability waiver form for
volunteers. The Board accepted that as part of Greenbelt
Committee’s policies and procedures. The Committee
also proposed a draft working agreement between
LMC and the Trails Committee of the Village Council.
Architectural Control Committee (ACC) Chair Bill Clark
reported on the progress of his Committee. Covenant and
Regulations (C&R) Chair Dwayne Wilcox brought the
Trees and Views proposed language to the Trustees. The
community will be receiving the revised language by mail
very soon to be sure all members have the opportunity
to review and understand the proposed revision and
comment if they have not already done so during the past
previous months.
We are approaching the end of our year and LMC’s
Annual Meeting in April. The terms for a couple of
Trustees representing condominium owners, and two
who represent lot owners, are ending so there’s room
for candidates for election to the LMC Board. This isn’t
onerous duty; it is democracy and it is also interesting and
rewarding to work with other LMC members to maintain
our community’s character and quality.
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President’s Message continued from previous page
A community member who has served on one or more of
our Standing Committees will start with an understanding of the array of governing documents guiding LMC.
Consider it basic civics and, if you have served on a PTA
committee, any civic association, or your church, you will
recognize many familiar routines. Board members participate in an orientation workshop early in the work year to
get to know each other and establish goals for their year
together.
There are opportunities for more than just Board positions. LMC has several Standing Committees: ACC,
Communications, C&R, Operations, Greenbelt and
Finance. Keep LMC humming along by working in one
or more of these with your friends and neighbors. Stop
by the Beach Club to inquire or write to Brian Belmont at
[email protected].
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LMC Board Elections
At this year’s Ludlow Maintenance Commission (LMC)
Annual Membership Meeting, Saturday, April 17, there
will be two three-year lot owner positions, one two-year
condominium position, and one three-year condominium
position open for election. Ballots are scheduled to be
mailed to the membership by Friday, March 26. To be
included in the mailing, candidate bios should be sent
electronically to [email protected] by Tuesday,
March 9. Bios must be limited to no more than 300 words.
Volunteers are needed to fill a number of positions
including the above Board positions, Committee Chairs
and Committee members. This is a great opportunity to get
involved in your community and make a difference. If you
are interested or would like further information, contact
Brian Belmont at [email protected] or 437-9201.
Manager’s Report
Drainage District Election Results
by Brian Belmont, General Manager
by Barbara Berthiaume, North Bay Editor
Year-to-date 75 percent of this year’s assessments have
been collected. At this time last year we had collected
80 percent and in 2008 we had collected 90 percent. On
Monday, February 15 a late payment penalty was added
to the accounts of over 250 owners who haven’t paid their
assessments this year.
Lee Amundson was re-elected Drainage District Commissioner, defeating challenger Stan Kadesh, for a six-year
term of office. According to Jefferson County Auditor
Donna Eldridge, there are 1,131 parcels, all in the North
Bay, that are within the Port Ludlow Drainage District.
Each parcel gets two votes, but you must be a lot owner
and be registered somewhere in Washington state.
I met with Double D Electric and Hi-Tech Electronics
from Port Angeles in an attempt to gather information
regarding possible security improvements for the RV
storage lots. Because the size of the Talbot lot is 1.2 acres
and the Rainier lot is 1.57 acres, full camera monitoring
is difficult and could be very expensive. However, several
alternatives are being explored.
As has been discussed in previous meetings, the Ludlow
Maintenance Commission (LMC) is accepting donations
for the purchase of a digital projector to be used in the
Bayview room. We have received donations from Dine
and Discover and from Marilynne Gates. Recently we
received $203.14 from the Homeowner Potluck Steering
Committee. We have $600 in pledges from the Port Ludlow Computer Club and Peter Joseph. The current total
collected and pledged is $1,183.14.
From October 28, 2009 through January 5 of this year,
LMC purchased 371 gallons of propane for the indoor
pool. During the same period a year ago LMC purchased
1,842 gallons of propane, a difference of 1,470 gallons.
Using the average price per gallon that was paid in 2009
and including sales tax this is a $2,677 reduction.
Eldridge will swear Amundson in at the Drainage
District’s monthly meeting on Thursday, March 11,
10:00 a.m., in the Bayview Room at the Beach Club.
Home Owner’s Potlucks
When was the last time you volunteered to help at a
Home Owner’s Potluck (HOPL) or attended one? Has it
been quite a while? In order for the Potlucks to continue,
a new group of volunteers is needed.
The previous volunteers have retired due to a variety of
reasons; thus the last of the Potluck money in the amount
of $203.14 has been donated to the Ludlow Maintenance
Commission (LMC) to go towards the digital projector
for the Bayview Room. Remaining Potluck items are
stored in the basement of the Beach Club and are marked
HOPL. In addition, there are several cartons of soft drinks
and some beer and wine that will be donated to the LMC
for the April cocktail party.
So it is goodbye to future Home Owner’s Potlucks unless
volunteers step forward to keep them going. For more
information, contact Ian Feltham at 437-9196.
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RV Storage Lot Break-ins
A Gaggle of Geese
by Brian Belmont, General Manager
by Francy Gronewald
On December 8, 2009 it was reported to the Ludlow
Maintenance Commission (LMC) that at least three RVs
stored in the Talbot Way RV storage lot were broken into.
Determining the exact time of the break-in was not possible. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office was notified.
LMC staff found that the vandals had cut the perimeter
chain link fencing to gain access to the storage lot; staff
immediately patched the damaged fencing.
The North Bay Art
Group (NBAG) is
sponsoring a new
show of artwork
titled “A Gaggle of
Geese and Other
Wonders of Nature,” that will
be hung Friday,
March 5 at the
Beach Club’s Gallery Room. NBAG
will host a reception
there to view the
artwork and meet
the artists on Sunday, March 7, from
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be served. Mark your calendars now.
During the morning of January 30, the same RV storage
lot was again violated. The perpetrators went to the same
area of fence that had been previously cut and removed
the installed patch material. At least six owners have
reported that their stored equipment was broken into and
have reported losses. Again, the Sheriff’s office was notified and the fence repaired.
On February 1, LMC sent out e-mail to all members
notifying them that another break-in had occurred, and
endeavoring to heighten everyone’s awareness. LMC
has two storage lots, one on Talbot Way and the other off
Rainier Lane. At this time it appears that only the Talbot
lot has been targeted.
The storage lots, for the most part, are isolated. Although
they are fenced and have overhead lighting, both lots are
almost completely surrounded by trees and brush and not
very visible from surrounding streets.
Judging by the type of damage it appears that the individuals may have been fairly noisy while in the RV lot.
Based on what has been reported stolen, they probably
had a vehicle nearby. If anyone noticed anything suspicious on the evening of January 29 or the morning of
January 30, in the Talbot/Swansonville area, please report
it to the Sheriff’s office.
If you have stored equipment in either storage lot, please
check your property and report anything missing or vandalized to Jefferson County Sheriff’s office at 385-3831.
The LMC Operations Committee scheduled a meeting of
RV owners with Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez for the evening of Friday, February 26 in the Bayview
Room of the Beach Club. Written invitations were mailed
to storage lot tenants. In the meantime, LMC is looking at
ways to improve security in both storage lots. We ask that
all members living in the area be vigilant and report any
unusual activity to the Sheriff’s Office.
NBAG members enjoyed displaying our winter and holiday scenes from November through February, which we
hope our neighbors enjoyed. We are all busy now working
on spring and summer subjects. If you enjoy doing artwork or photography, be sure to join us at our workshops
that are held each Friday (with the exception of holiday
weekends) from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Bridge Deck.
Bring whatever project you are working on or just drop in
to see what is going on.
NBAG extends its thanks to the people who left compliments or comments at the sign-in desk at the Beach Club.
It is nice to know our members enjoy our ongoing art
displays. Questions? Call Penny Sanzaro at 437-7970 or
Francy Gronewald at 437-0546.
Range Finder Needed
If you own a range finder that you would be willing to
rent, loan, donate or sell, the Greenbelt Committee would
like to talk to you. Jefferson County has identified many
areas in Port Ludlow as critical in terms of potential for
erosion. When working in the Greenbelt, it is important to
be able to identify exactly where these areas are.
The Committee is looking for a range finder that is
accurate to within 1 or 2 feet at 100 yards. If you can
help or would like more information, call Ted Buehler,
Greenbelt Chairman, at 437-0500.
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Family Movie Night
Make a date with your kids and get together with other
families to watch great movies Friday, March 12
and March 26. Meet at the Bridge Deck from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. and enjoy popcorn and juice served along with
the movie, as well as the opportunity to socialize with
your neighbors.
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covers a range of activities that take place in the North
Bay.
If you are interested or would like further information,
contact Bev Browne at 437-8099 and/or Barbara
Berthiaume at 437-0423
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Bay Club/South Bay News
Judy Thomas, 437-7906, and Eva VanBuren,437-7932, are the
Bay Club editors. Submit articles to them by e-mail at
[email protected] or [email protected]
Janet Force, 437-4019,
[email protected], is the SBCA editor.
For information, call Linda Colasurdo at 437-2208.
s Denotes Bay Club members-only activity.
SBCA Update
by Janet Force, South Bay Editor
The meeting of the South Bay Community Association
(SBCA), held at the Bay Club on Friday, February 5,
was called to order by President Dan Meade at 9:00 a.m.
Directors present were: Dave Armitage, Richard Grieves,
Howard Koester, Meade, Steve Shanklin, Sharon Walker
and Chris Whitehurst. Also present: Bay Club staff member Linda Colasurdo, Mea Graham, Recording Secretary
and 18 SBCA members.
The January minutes were unanimously approved.
Chris Whitehurst reported the financial highlights for
December, showing Total Current Assets for the month to
be $323,028 and Total Assets to be $588,372 (an increase
of $29,998 over last year’s Total Assets). The Income
Statement for December 2009 showed Total Revenues of
$8,327 and Total Operating Expenses of $36,633 with Net
Operating Surplus of $7,652 for the fiscal year. The Maintenance Reserve is $202,941 and the Renovation Fund is
$74,780. This report was unanimously approved.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
The next regular Board meeting will be held on Friday,
March 5 at 9:00 a.m.
The Facility and Long Range Planning Meeting will be
Wednesday, March 17, 10:30 a.m. at the Bay Club.
SBCA President’s Message
The Life Cycle of a Homeowners’ Association
by Dan Meade, President
Rather than dealing with the day-to-day details in this
month’s column, let me go over some general thoughts
I have on the maturing of the South Bay Community
Association (SBCA).
In 1989 Pope Resources launched the SBCA complete
with its very own set of Covenants, Conditions and
SBCA Board Meeting
Friday, March 5, 9:00 a.m.
Visit http://plsbca.org/for more complete information.
All SBCA members are welcome. s
Restrictions (CC&R). These regulations were written
by a developer for a community that it was building
and were really designed for an endeavor that was in its
formative years. The major problem we have with the
CC&Rs is that they were written for another era and
the supermajority required to amend makes updating to
today’s world extremely difficult.
Along with giving us our founding documents, Pope built
the Bay Club and underwrote the Association’s operations
of the common areas until the SBCA was of sufficient
size that it could support itself. At that juncture the facilities and the obligation to pay the bills were turned over
to us—debt free. I would assume that the Bay Club was
viewed as an attractive state-of-the-art facility when it
was built.
As Pope turned the Bay Club over to the membership, the
Club was in an advantageous position. Dues on a large
and growing population of houses allowed for smooth
operations and the accumulation of a cash cushion. This
situation was greatly aided by a nearly new building that
had no mortgage. Ah, the golden care-free years of young
adulthood!
Where are we now? Do not despair, we are not at the
decline and fall of the Roman Empire revisited! But the
community, when looked at from a growth standpoint, is
maturing. Our well-maintained 20-year old Bay Club is
entering a period when we will have to spend more on it.
What set our community off from other areas in the
County are an attractive Bay Club and the control of the
way our neighborhoods are maintained. An excellent
Architectural Review Committee (ARC) makes the latter
possible. In order to keep up the facilities we will ratchet
up spending on such items as replacing our aging multipane windows and repairing sections of our parking lot
that are starting to crumble. This is normal aging—the
building is 20 years old.
If we did not do this, the Club would rapidly move from
mature to declining. For the next couple of years we
believe we can keep dues where they are and meet higher
operating costs by increasing fees to market rates.
Port Ludlow Voice
SBCA February
Committee Highlights
by Jen Portz, Contributing Writer
At the South Bay Community Association (SBCA) February Board Meeting, two Committee Reports were of
particular interest:
Facilities and Long Range Planning: David Reid gave
an overview of the proposed Conference Room work.
The new upgrades will include carpet tiles that will help
with acoustics and can easily be removed for cleaning or
replacing. New furniture will include 14 chairs with arms
as well as seat and back padding (which also will improve
acoustics); a large boat-shaped conference table that can
accommodate all chairs; two small side tables; and a 52inch TV monitor with wireless laptop-connection. All furnishings are of high quality with long life-expectancy and
will coordinate with existing cabinetry and compliment
the current Bay Club color scheme. No speaker system
was necessary as the room is small. The cost of upgrades
is expected to be just $22,000, due to deep manufacturer
discounts.
Additionally the Club’s front and restroom doors will be
upgraded by installing wireless, remotely-operated openers. This is not a mandated requirement, but was deemed
necessary to accommodate the increasing number of
residents with special needs. These handicap-access improvements should cost $7,000. After much discussion the
Board voted unanimously to approve both expenditures.
Dan Meade thanked Reid for his outstanding work.
IMQ – SEPA (Iron Mountain Quarry – State Environmental Policy Act): Richard Grieves described his
and Larry Nobles hour-long visit to IMQ’s Granite Falls
facility saying it was a clean, very big facility that covered hundreds of acres. There were five crushing mills
(as opposed to the projected two crushing mills they will
have here) with 100 to 150 trucks per day, though when
the economy was booming there were upwards of 500
trucks per day. Grieves said, “The most significant part
of the operation is trucks. They’re big—all doubles; big
is the only way to describe it.” Their operating hours are
from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. four days a week, which may
change as the economy improves. Trucks move quite well
through the town. No dust was noted as it was raining.
Grieves found it “not as noisy as I thought. It didn’t take
long to diminish as you moved away. The biggest factor
was that the trucks are always in motion.”
Jim Burnett, co-owner of IMQ, said they should be
submitting their plan to the County within one to two
weeks. He expected some administrative delays in
processing the approximately 1,000 pages that comprise
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the application. When submitted, the application will
be available on the website (see www.plvoice.org for
updates) and two hard copies will be dropped off with
the SBCA and Port Ludlow Village Council (PLVC). An
audience member thanked the Board for “taking the right
approach with IMQ.”
Make Litter Removal a Priority
There used to be regular “trash bashes” in South Bay to
encourage the removal of litter from area roadsides. These
provided effective clean-up but have disappeared due to
lack of an organizer. As a result the roadsides are beginning to look unkempt and, let’s face it, seedy. Trash on the
roads does not help the image of our Village.
Recently a couple of community-spirited citizens, Bill
Browne and Ken Snider, noticed the problem and took it
on themselves to adopt and clean up a section of Paradise
Bay Road. They collected bags of cans, bottles, cigarette
butts, paper and other refuse but could only do a small
section of the road. There is still a lot of road that is
lined with trash. This is true of other roads in the Village,
particularly in South Bay. It’s important to note the North
Bay has an active ongoing clean-up program under the
direction of Jerry and Diane Purdy.
It would be nice if everyone who passed through Port
Ludlow took their litter with them. That is not likely
to happen—so what can we do? One possibility is that
walkers take bags with them and pick up as they go along
the roads and trails. Deposit your treasures in garbage or
recycle. Notify appropriate authorities when you come
across large items that you cannot handle (such as tires or
television sets) at the trailheads or elsewhere.
Another possibility is that a community-minded individual step up to organize South Bay’s Trash Bash again. They
were fun and useful. If anyone is interested in serving in
that capacity, talk to Club management and/or a representative of the South Bay Community Association (SBCA).
Free Spirits in April:
C’est Si Bon
Come spend an evening in Paris with the Free Spirits on
Saturday, April 17, and see the Bay Club transformed
into “Le Club de la Baie.” Cocktails and appetizers will be
served at 6:00 p.m. followed by French cuisine at 7:00 p.m.
Members may sign up beginning Wednesday, March 17,
non-members Monday, April 5. The final day to sign up
will be Monday, April 12. Cost for members is $22; nonmembers $29. Save the date. C’est Si Bon!
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SBCA Members’ Social
South Bay Community Association (SBCA) members are
invited to the monthly social on Friday, March 12 from
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Appetizers are much appreciated, and
beverages are provided. (Icon)
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Arts and Entertainment
This section features news on Port Ludlow arts and entertainment events as well as a performing arts calendar for
Jefferson, Clallam and Kitsap Counties. Submit news and calendar items to
Beverly Rothenborg, editor, at [email protected] by the 10th of the preceding month.
Bach to the Beach Boys with CGT
(L. to R.) Hideyo Moriya, Paul Richards and Bert Lams of CGT.
Provided photo
Thursday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m., the Arts Council’s
Performing Arts in Port Ludlow series continues with
a concert by California Guitar Trio (CGT) at the Bay
Club. When CGT takes the stage, you can expect to
hear a set that includes a mixture of original songs with
inventive covers of music by J. S Bach, the “Ventures”
and even the group “Queen.” CGT’s version of Bohemian Rhapsody has become one of the trio’s concert
staples.
It was 1987 when Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Bert
Lams of Brussels and Hideyo Moriya of Tokyo first met
in England at one of Robert Fripp’s Guitar Craft Courses.
Fripp is best known for being the guitarist for, and only
constant member of, the progressive rock band “King
Crimson.” His work, spanning four decades, encompasses
a variety of musical styles. Rolling Stone ranked
him 42nd on the magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time.”
After completing several of Fripp’s intensive courses,
Lams, Moriya and Richards toured worldwide with his
League of Crafty Guitarists. Wanting to continue working
together after the League had run its course, they convened in Los Angeles and in 1991 founded The California
Guitar Trio (CGT). For over 19 years they have honed
their intricate original compositions, surf covers and classical re-workings. “It’s fun to see the surprise on people’s
faces when we play something in a completely different
style than they expect,” says Richards.
CGT was quickly recognized for the principles picked up
under Fripp. “One of the things we learned was a technique called circulation—dividing the melody between
the three of us,” explains Richards. As an example he
cites the very unique sound they create in a Bach prelude where Lamm plays the first note, Richards plays
the second and Moriya the third—and on and on in rapid
succession. “I’ve seen other guitar groups where they just
exchange solos and take turns kind of showing off what
they can do individually,” he continues. “Our strength has
always been in what we can do as a group.”
“An audience doesn’t fully realize how much they contribute to a performance,” Richards adds. “When the three
of us are on stage and the people at the venue are in tune
with us, it gives everybody a very special energy. Some
nights, I get such a buzz that it’s hard for me to go to sleep
afterwards. It’s such a rush.”
To experience the range of CGT’s repertoire, including
Bohemian Rhapsody, Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and
Classical Gas, go to www.cgtrio.com and click on “listen
now.”
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for seat selection and a lively
social hour in the Bay Club Great Room. Enjoy a glass
of wine, visit with friends and be sure to take time to see
artwork in acrylic, watercolor, India ink and mixed media
by Barbara Adams. She exhibits at the Artists’ League
Gallery and Cucina Pizza in Port Ludlow and at Jefferson
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Healthcare Hospital. Notecards printed from original
paintings are available at the Art Gallery and personalized
notecards may be ordered.
To be assured of a seat to hear California Guitar Trio,
get your tickets early. With a worldwide reputation, this
group is not to be missed. Individual tickets at $20 can
be purchased at the Bay Club or by credit card at www.
brownpapertickets.com. To check on ticket availability,
call the Bay Club at 437-2208.
“Fiddlers to the Fore” Concert
The spring concert of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers
(WOTFA) District 15, “Fiddlers to the Fore,” will be on
Sunday, March 21, 2:00-5:00 p.m., in the Sequim High
School Performing Arts Auditorium. A pre-show performance at 1:30 p.m. will feature the Dungeness All Stars
Folk Dance Band. Admission is by a $10 family donation, $5 individual or the purchase annual membership at
$15. Proceeds fund a youth scholarship program as well
as mentoring beginning fiddlers of any age. There are
currently 11 youth and 12 adults in the District’s program.
The Auditorium is on Sequim Avenue North at Fir Street.
WOTFA is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserve, promote and perpetuate the art of old-time fiddling.
They play primarily music of the 1800s and early 1900s
although some newer traditional and country music is also
performed. In addition to fiddles, they welcome violins,
guitars, mandolins, banjos, autoharps, harmonicas, pianos
and acoustic bass violins.
There are 17 WOTFA Districts in Washington with 180
members from Clallam and Jefferson Counties in the
local district. Members play in small groups at retirement
centers, nursing homes, country markets, fairs, festivals
and other local events.
Monthly jam sessions and performances are free and are
open to the public. They are held at the Sequim Prairie
Grange on the second Saturday of the month and at the
Chimacum Tri-Area Community Center on the fourth
Saturday of the month, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., except
during June, July and August. For further information, go
to www.olympus.net/community/oldtimefiddlers/play.htm.
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Listen to the Music:
The Sound of Children’s Voices
by Barbara Wagner-Jauregg, Contributing Writer
On Sunday, April 25, the Port Ludlow Arts Council
welcomes the Colorado Children’s Chorale for a busy
two-day schedule that includes a Bay Club concert plus
outreach to area youth, including a Children’s Vocal
Workshop earlier that day and a concert for all elementary students in Chimacum Schools the following morning. This extensive program is made possible through a
grant awarded to the Arts Council by the Western Arts
Federation (WESTAF), a non-profit arts service organization supported by the National Endowment for the
Arts (NEA), arts agencies throughout the western states,
private and corporate foundations, and individuals.
For more than three decades, the Colorado Children’s
Chorale has brought its artistry and charm to audiences
throughout the world—and now they are coming to our
area. The Chorale will conduct a Children’s Vocal Workshop at 12:30 p.m. followed by the Bay Club concert at
3:00 p.m., featuring the Chorale’s diverse repertoire in
classical, folk and popular traditions. Performances by the
Colorado Children’s Chorale include an innovative stage
presentation as well as a unique theatrical spirit. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to join with
the Chorale for several numbers. (Particulars on the Vocal
Workshop can be found on page 18 of the Voice.)
The Chorale’s Performance Program presents a series
of self-produced concerts, numerous performances with
other arts organizations in Colorado and tours around
the world. The Chorale’s mission includes an extensive
Education Program, which was awarded an NEA grant
and received an Education/Outreach Award from Chorus
America.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Deborah
DeSantis and Executive Director Diane Newcom, the
Colorado Children’s Chorale annually trains 400 members
between the ages of 7 and 14. Since it was founded in
1974, the Chorale has sung countless performances with
some of the world’s finest performing arts organizations,
appeared with world-renowned artists and performed for
numerous dignitaries. It performs by invitation across
Colorado, as well as nationally and internationally.
Tours have taken the Chorale across the U. S. and to
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Brazil, China, England, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan,
Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan.
This spring the Tour Choirs will present a series of concerts in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. A total of 36 children accompanied by a staff of 8
and bus driver will tour in this region. The Arts Council
and its volunteers will provide lunch and dinner for the
touring group.
Jeanne Joseph of the Port Ludlow Artists’ League will be
the featured artist for this concert. She will display her
unique floor cloths that are impervious to wear and tear
with a minimum of care. Painted with acrylics on “floor
cloth,” a heavy canvas, they are varnished with up to ten
coats of water-based polyurethane. Custom orders will be
accepted.
Due to the Chorale’s name recognition, ticket demand
is expected to be high. Flex Pass holders are reminded
to make exchanges immediately to be assured of using
all remaining punches. Your pass and request should be
mailed now with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to
P. O. Box 65210, Port Ludlow 98365. Tickets will be sent
to you by return mail. Tickets at $20 can be purchased
immediately on-line at www.brownpapertickets.com and
at the Bay Club beginning the middle of March.
The Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Season subscribers who are unable to use their tickets are urged to share with friends or donate them to the
Arts Council for a tax deduction. Put them in an envelope
marked Jane Navone and leave at the Bay Club or mail to
the P. O. Box listed above. Season subscribers are guaranteed a seat at all concerts; the Arts Council cannot resell
them to its waiting list unless tickets have been released
to the Council.
The Envelope, Please…
Port Townsend Film Festival’s (PTFF) annual Oscar gala
will be held on Sunday, March 7, at the American Legion
Hall on Water Street in Port Townsend. There will be
champagne, a buffet, and auction of experiences, services
and adventures. You are encouraged to wear a costume and
prizes will be given for the best star look-alike.
The reception begins at 3:30 p.m. and the Academy
Awards start at 5:00 p.m. Tickets at $25 per person are
available at the Village Store Grocery in Port Ludlow as
well as other locations. For more information call
379-1333 or go to www.ptfilmfest.com.
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Coffee Concerts Return
The popular Coffee Concerts will resume Monday and
Tuesday, March 29 and 30, 10:00 a.m., at Turtle Bluff
III. Gwendolyn Moore and Barbara Hinchliff have been
working on their duo-piano programs. The concerts will
occur every Monday and are repeated on the following
Tuesday. Each one lasts until about noon with an ample
refreshment break about halfway through the program.
The concerts are accompanied by Moore’s fascinating and
informative commentary. At press time, the music being
performed had not been announced.
Turtle Bluff III is located at 523 Blue Ridge Road in Port
Townsend. It is necessary to call 385-3626 to make a
reservation and to get directions to the venue. You could
also ask to be placed on the mailing list to keep informed
of these and other events.
Three Scandinavian Opera Greats
Opera buff Norm Hollingshead will present three free
lectures to the public on opera greats from the Scandinavian countries. A fascinating speaker, he will sprinkle his
lectures with excerpts from his extensive collection of
opera CDs. His talks will be given in the Heninger Room
at the Sylvan Way Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library
in East Bremerton. The schedule is as follows: Sunday,
March 14 – Kirsten Flagstad; Sunday, March 21 – Lauritz Melchior; Sunday, March 28 – Birgit Nilsson. All
lectures begin at 2:15 p.m. For more information, contact
Margaret at 360-377-0973 or visit www.KRL.org.
A Date to Remember
Make this the year you make plans to save the weekend
and attend the Arts Council’s 13th Annual Music on the
Green, Sunday, July 25, on the Bay Club lawn. The
Booking Committee has put together a full afternoon of
music that should please every ear—whether you are an
ardent traditional jazz fan or go for honky-tonk blues.
This year’s headliner will be Black Swan Classic Jazz
Band out of the Portland area. Specializing in Dixieland,
early jazz styles, ragtime and old-time gospel, you’ll love
the hot jazz music of the 1920s and the sizzling talents of
vocalist Marilyn Keller.
Rounding out the afternoon will be Stickshift Annie with
Kimball and the Fugitives. With the flying fingers of Kimball Conant on lead guitar and vocals, one of the tightest
rhythm sections in the Northwest, and the sultry vocals of
Annie Eastwood—these veteran Seattle players perform
every style from Freddie King shuffles, slow grinders and
Texas two-beat blues, to Latin, jazz, swing, rock and roll
and rhythm and blues.
Port Ludlow Voice
Performing Arts Calendar
Friday, March 5
Utilizing seven actors and puppets, this production of Shakespeare’s popular comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, adapts
and reveals the story lines in fresh and accessible ways, Admiral Theatre, Bremerton, 7:00 p.m., 360-373-6743,
www.admiraltheatre.org.
Saturday, March 6
PT Shorts presents The Hungry Ocean: Selected Works of Linda
Greenlaw, Pope Marine Building, Port Townsend,
7:30 p.m., free admission, 385-7396. Readings of literary works
are presented in conjunction with the monthly Gallery Walk,
www.keycitypublictheatre.org.
Saturday, March 6
For more than 16 years, The EDGE Improv has inspired rave
reviews, delivering on-the-spot comedy for all ages from audience suggestions, 7:30 p.m.; The Viola Question, one of Yale
University’s oldest comedy groups, takes the stage for a “Blue”
pay-what-you-can improv show at 10:00 p.m., 206-842-8569,
www.BainbridgePerformingArts.org.
Sunday, March 7
Go to Bremerton’s Admiral Theatre for this Oscar party.
Show up in your glitziest gown, walk down the red carpet as
the paparazzi go crazy, get interviewed, cast your eyes upon
a decadent dessert bar complete with a champagne fountain,
watch the show on the big screen, 5:00 p.m., 360-373-6743,
www.admiraltheatre.org.
Sunday and Monday, March 7 and 8
Here, There and Everywhere, a program of monologues by
contemporary women playwrights, is a fundraiser for Domestic
Violence/Sexual Assault of Jefferson County, and will include a
reception with desserts, Sunday at 2:30 p.m., Monday at
7:00 p.m., Key City Public Theatre, Port Townsend, 379-0195,
www.keycitypublictheatre.org.
Friday, March 12
The Enchantment Theatre Company will delight and amaze as
they combine life-size puppets, masks, magical illusions and
original music to bring to life the story of The Adventures of
Harold and the Purple Crayon, 7:00 p.m., Admiral Theatre,
Bremerton, 360-373-6743, www.admiraltheatre.org.
Saturday, March 13
The Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Vaughan
Williams program with narrators and chorus, 10:00 a.m.
dress rehearsal, 7:30 p.m. concert, Port Angeles High School
Auditorium, 360-457-5579, www.portangelessymphony.org.
Saturday, March 13
Known for his lightning-fast finger work, Jake Shimabukuro
plays everything on the ukulele from classic rock (he’s a big
Beatles fan) to classical (he’s shared the stage with Yo-Yo Ma),
6:30 p.m. dinner, 8:00 show, Admiral Theatre, Bremerton,
360-373-6743, www.admiraltheatre.org.
Wednesday, March 17
A champion Irish dancer and a Celtic harpist join Men of Worth
to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the Admiral Theatre with
dancing, storytelling and folk music from Scotland and Ireland,
7:00 p.m., Bremerton, 360-373-6743, www.admiraltheatre.org.
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Thursday, March 18
For 19 years California Guitar Trio (CGT) has performed its
intricate original compositions, surf covers and classical
re-workings. With Port Ludlow a stop on its West Coast tour,
the Arts Council is pleased to bring them to the Bay Club,
7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for seat selection, an art
exhibit by Barbara Adams, liquid refreshment and socializing,
www/portludlowartscouncil.com.
Thursday and Friday, March 18 and 19
WordPlay staged reading of Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam
and Eve, Thursday at 7:00 p.m., Friday, 8:00 p.m. Key City
Public Theatre, Port Townsend, 385-7396,
www.keycitypublictheatre.org.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, March 19–28
The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck is an American classic
that addresses issues of social and economic justice while
underscoring the importance of family and hope for the
American dream in the face of adversity, 7:30 p.m. and 3:00
p.m. on Sundays, Bainbridge Performing Arts, 206-842-8569,
www.BainbridgePerformingArts.org. Pay-What-You-Can
preview on Thursday, March 18, 7:30 p.m. plus school
performances on some dates.
Friday, March 19
The Irish Rovers have a timeless ability to deliver a rollicking,
rousing performance of good cheer that will have you singing
and clapping along, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 8:00 p.m. show, Admiral
Theatre, Bremerton, 360-373-6743, www.admiraltheatre.org.
Saturday, March 20
The Bremerton Symphony takes a turn south with Fiesta Latina:
Hispanic Music from Spain and the New World with violinist
Claire Sledd, 7:30 p.m., Bremerton Performing Arts Center,
360-373-1722, www.bremertonsymphony.org.
Sunday, March 21
The Bremerton Symphony Youth Orchestra welcomes spring
with a program to be announced from the stage, 4:00 p.m.,
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, 360-373-1722,
www.bremertonsymphony.org.
Friday and Sunday, March 26 and 28
Recording studio cellist, performer and teacher Kevan Torfeh
joins the Rawson Duo of violin and piano for a program of
chamber music followed by refreshments themed to the music,
2:00 p.m., seating by advanced paid reservations, 379-3449,
www.rawsonduo.com.
Saturday, March 27
Cutting edge magician Curtis Adams unleashes a new era of
magic as he explodes onto the stage with his extravagant new
show featuring dangerous stunts, illusions and pyrotechnics,
3:00 and 8:00 p.m., Admiral Theatre, Bremerton,
360-373-6743, www.admiraltheatre.org.
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Port Ludlow Associates
Developer News
by Diana Smeland, Port Ludlow Associates, President
The weather has been amazing. I hope you are enjoying your outside activities early, like the flowers that are
blooming in my yard.
Golf News: I know that not everyone reads the Voice
article “From the Desk of the D.O.G.” by Vito DeSantis,
so I thought I would reproduce it in my column as the
subject is very important. If this is the first time you are
reading about dogs on the Golf Course, you may not
know that this issue has been the most time-consuming
one in the past two years. He has written about this many
times. If you have ideas or suggestions, please let him
know at 437-0272.
“We continue to have complaints about walkers and dogs
on the Golf Course. The Port Ludlow Golf Course is private property. Those that use the Golf Course for exercising their dogs are, with all due respect, trespassing. Our
golfing members pay a monthly fee for access to the Golf
Course and expect that when they play golf the only thing
they will encounter are normal golf obstacles, not dog
feces. Dogs possess the potential to harm turf grass. In the
winter months when the turf is softer, dogs can and have
torn grass from the roots and left unsightly skid marks on
fairways, tees and greens.
In the past, I have asked dog owners and walkers alike
to please cease from using the Golf Course as their
personal play field. These requests are met with little or
no response and, based on the number of complaints, a
refusal to comply. For this reason, I am now asking that
members of the Port Ludlow Golf Club help us in our
efforts to keep the Golf Course clear of pets and walkers.
Although our Golf Course staff tries, it cannot unfortunately be in all places at all times. Usually by the time
we hear of a complaint, it is far too late to rectify the
situation. For this reason, I implore anyone that sees a
dog and/or walker on the Golf Course to contact the Golf
Shop or Course personnel.
We have signs at all entrances to the Golf Course that
make our policy pertaining to walkers abundantly clear.
With your help, together we will be able to spread the
word that the Golf Course is no place for dogs and the
casual walker. Port Ludlow has miles upon miles of roads
and trails that people are more than welcome to use. Once
again, thank you for helping us with this most difficult
problem.” (Vito DeSantis)
Olympic Terrace Models: We recently listed our models
in Olympic Terrace, which caused some questions about
our future plans. We have one home and numerous lots
left in inventory. Most banks are not loaning for “spec”
homes. We decided to put the models up for sale for a
couple of reasons. The first reason is their size. We are
looking at a smaller home replacing the largest home
and it would be nice if the homes were on lots 7, 8 and
9, before the turn to Mount Wilder Way. We also wanted
a little more inventory to help our cash flow as we work
through the down economy. We are planning on building out Olympic Terrace and expect the subdivision to be
as nice as the first Olympic Terrace. When I drive to our
models, I am so impressed with the wonderful yards.
Questions? I would love to hear from you with questions
that I could answer in my column. We continue to look
forward to meeting with groups and residents to share
ideas or deal with any expressed concerns about Port
Ludlow’s future. If you have questions or would like to
meet, please call me directly at 437-8342 or send e-mail
to [email protected].
Resort News
by Paul Wolman, General Manager, The Inn At Port Ludlow
Spring is in the Air: The daffodils are showing their
white petals; tulips and jonquils are competing for a spot
in your living room. The birdies are preparing their nests
and the coyotes are, well, the coyotes are doing what they
are always doing, looking for a good meal.
Speaking of a good meal, The Fireside is really the place
you should go to enjoy an exceptional and affordable
breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Fireside Specials and Themed Dinner Nights:
Mondays: BYOB of wine, the corkage is on us
Tuesdays: Paris Comes to your Table – four-course
dinner $24; paired with two wines $29.
Wednesdays: Prime Rib Night – Starting Wednesday,
March 3, and every Wednesday thereafter, the best cut
of Oregon natural country beef, a meal fit for a king and
queen, and “Half Priced Wine.” Don’t be afraid to order a
rare wine from our wine list. It’s 50 percent off!
Thursdays: “Cena Con la Famiglia Ed Amici” (Italian
Family Dinner) – four-course dinner $19; paired with
two wines $24.
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Reservations are recommended for these daily specials.
Call now to reserve at 437-7000.
Upcoming Events – Save the Date:
St Patrick’s Day Celebration – Wednesday, March 17:
The meal will start with a cheddar and ale soup followed
by a wild salmon salad. Next, the entrée will be corned
beef accompanied by cabbage, potato and carrots served
with a side of pureed green peas and finally an Irish
pudding with Jameson sauce. This dinner comes paired
with beer, not the green stuff, but a 16-ounce Mac and
Jack, not too shabby! The cost is $24 per guest. Early
reservations are recommended; call now at 437-7000.
“An Unorthodox Passover Seder” – Tuesday, March 30:
For Jews and Gentiles, an exotic menu prepared by Chef
Dan, paired with exceptional wines from Israel. All the
props for a genuine Seder: Auntie Sadie matzoh ball soup,
Brooklyn-style gefilte fish, prime rib with garlic and
horseradish crust, and finished with meringues, strawberries and chocolate sauce. This exotic four-course menu,
paired with wines, costs $39 per guest.
International Dinner – Friday, March 5: Featuring a
giant of the Northwest wine-making industry, winemaker
extraordinaire Danny Gordon of Tamarack Cellars. He
will present his creations in harmony with a five-course
special menu created by Chef Dan. Do not miss this
unique Northwest food and wine event. The cost is $59
per guest. Just a few more seats are available. Call
437-7000 to reserve.
A Day with Chef Dan
Friday, March 19
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
“There is More Than Boiling Water
for Cooking Your Carrots”
Chef Dan will demonstrate the many
ways of preparing vegetables.
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Mariners’ News
Dock Talk
by Kori Ward, Marina Manager
For Sale by Owner Boat Show and Marine Swap: Spring
cleaning time, captains! Saturday, April 24, will be our
annual Boat Show and Marine Swap. Check the lazaret,
dock box, v-berth and garage for the boating goods you
no longer need! The show will be Saturday only, from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration will begin Thursday,
April 1. For further information call or e-mail kward@
portludlowresort.com.
New Marina Employee: I would like to welcome Gary
Kavanagh to our team. Gary was hired as a dock attendant
this January. He will be assisting Gary Hanson, lead dock
attendant, with Marina maintenance and guest services.
The two Garys have been working diligently getting the
docks ready for another successful summer season. Help
me welcome Gary to our team; stop by Tuesday through
Thursday to introduce yourself.
Fishing License: Don’t forget to renew your fishing
license for the upcoming season. Please bring your
expired license along with you to expedite the process.
Facebook: Port Ludlow Marina has a fan page on
Facebook. Become a fan of Port Ludlow Marina and
get weekly updates regarding clothing sales, fuel prices,
maintenance projects and much more. Starting in April,
we will be holding monthly photo contests on our
Facebook page. Upload your Marina photo and have a
chance to win great prizes!
New Tenants: I would like to welcome our new tenants
to the Port Ludlow Marina:
Frank Lawson
Peter Okonski
Robert Young
34-foot J-105
36-foot Hunter, Olenka III
30-foot Cal, Dolphin
This will be followed by a
four-course meal.
Each course will be enjoyed
with a different wine
paired by your host, Paul.
Speed Limit in Port Ludlow Bay
Students will learn the fun and importance
of the complement between food and wine.
No Wake, It’s the Law!
The cost will be $49 per person.
Space is very limited, so
contact Paul now at 437-7074 or 437-7000.
5 mph
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Tide and Timber
From the Desk of the DOG
by Vito DeSantis, PGA Director of Golf
Women’s Golf (WGA)
Association News
Did you know that the first St. Patrick’s Day parade
took place not in Ireland, but in the United States?! Irish
soldiers serving in the English military marched through
New York on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the
parade helped the soldiers reconnect with their Irish roots,
as well as with fellow Irishmen serving in the English
Army.
by Peggy Selby, Captain
To honor the event Niblick’s Café will be hosting an
Irish dinner on Sunday, March 14. The dinner menu
will include Corned Beef and Cabbage and green beer
specials. Space is limited so make your reservation early
by calling the Golf Shop at 437-0272.
The WGA is about to kick off another year of good golf
with good friends. Our first day of scheduled play will
be Tuesday, March 9, with a game of medal play. That
first game of the year is always a special one. We drag our
clubs out of storage, lace up our boots, and see some of
the friends we haven’t seen all winter. There is always a
lot of catching up to do.
Once again March brings the start of a new golf season.
The Port Ludlow Women’s Golf Association (WGA), the
Port Ludlow Men’s Golf Association (MGA), the Men’s
and Ladies Niners and Couples golf associations start
league play the first week in March. As these groups start
to compete so does the urgency to start making tee times.
As a Port Ludlow golfing member you enjoy a 14-day
booking window to make times before the general public.
However if you cannot keep a reserved time, please
cancel it as soon as you know of a conflict.
March is also going to be a very busy time at the Golf
Course because we will be upgrading our computer systems including our point-of-sale and tee sheet software.
If you visit the Golf Course or Niblick’s restaurant during
the first part of March, you may notice some unfamiliar
faces “marching” around. They belong to employees of
the EZ LINKS software team who are doing installation.
They will train our staff on running and negotiating the
system. We appreciate everyone’s patience during this
time of transition.
I also wanted to take this time to say thank you to Brian
Cresto. He worked for us at Port Ludlow Golf Club for
almost two years. Recently Brian moved to further his
career at Havill Golf on Bainbridge Island. Although he
has left us, you may see him from time to time at Port
Ludlow enjoying a round of golf or finishing up a series
of lessons. If you happen to see Brian, let him know his
time spent at Port Ludlow was sincerely appreciated.
Thank you Brian; you will be missed!
Welcome to our new WGA members. If you are a member of the Golf Course and haven’t yet joined our ladies
Tuesday golf group, now is a great time. I’ve said it
before and I will say it again, this is the best way I know
to exercise, have a great time, and meet wonderful, fun
ladies.
This winter has been warmer than last, but it also has
been wetter. (El Nino, I suppose.) Our time out there playing winter golf has been limited. Even though we tried
to stay in shape during the winter months, keep in mind
that the movements in a golf swing don’t mirror too many
other activities we do. Be sure to do some warm ups
and stretching before going to the practice range or the
first tee and taking that first swing of the new year. Lord
knows we all have enough pains without adding strains
and sprains to the mix. After all, wine can only heal so
much.
I would say shine up your shoes, but I think that might
be premature. We may have a few weeks left using the
mudders and boots as there are some rainy days still in
the forecast. I always enjoy the faces of our visitors from
warmer, drier climates when they see the collection of
rain and winter wear piled in the garage. So stay warm
and dry, and let the club do the work.
Men’s Golf Association Update
by Dean Morgan, Captain
We are ready to kick off a new season of golf camaraderie
and competition for 2010. There will be a couple changes
in the Port Ludlow Men’s Golf Association (PLMGA)
program for 2010. First, based on the membership vote
last fall, the entry fee for our regular Wednesday games
will be $10. The additional amount will go entirely to the
prize fund and thus allow more places to receive payouts.
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While it is a significant increase, it is the first in many
years and will make the collection of fees somewhat
simpler.
A second change the Board has agreed upon is the method
of signup for our weekly competitions. Rather than using
a sign-up sheet on the board at the Clubhouse, signups
will be done via e-mail or telephone. Each week, an
e-mail will be sent to members with a description of the
game to be played the following week. Members wishing to play can simply respond to the e-mail. Don’t have
e-mail? Can’t get to your e-mail account? The dog ate
your e-mail? Call our Tournament Chairman Terry Lyle at
360-379-1904. And be kind to Terry. Get those entries in
by 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
Our season will kick off on Wednesday, March 10 with
a two-man team scramble. The following week we will
show our appreciation of the Port Ludlow Golf Club staff
by hosting them for lunch at Niblick’s after the Wednesday competition. Let’s have a great turnout for that event.
The complete season schedule is on the PLMGA.org website, including the expanded Home and Home program.
Thanks to Terry Lyle, Ken Baldwin and Tom Jones for
their work in getting us ready for another season of golf.
It should be a great year!
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News from the Niners
The nine-hole ladies will host the opening social at
the Bay Club on Thursday, March 25 at 5:00 p.m.
The officers, past and present, will provide delicious
appetizers. Drinks are B.Y.O.B.
Golfers will be signing up to play with the nine-hole
groups—men’s and ladies. The handbook containing the
schedule of play, rules and other critical information will
be handed out. Please bring your checkbook. Fees will be
the same as last year, $35 per person. For this paltry sum,
members receive comradeship and competition, healthy
outdoor exercise, a chance to hone skills and an extended
calendar of fun events. If you are not a member of the
Niners, now is your chance! Don’t miss it.
The ladies will be playing on Tide beginning at 9:00 a.m.
on the day of the social. The game is a Mexican Standoff
with three-person teams.
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Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson County Chamber News
Weekly Luncheon Meetings
Port Ludlow’s Piper Diehl and Dana Petrick orchestrated
a fabulous wine and chocolate mixer during the pre-week
of Valentine’s Day for the Jefferson County Chamber at
the new Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Nearly one
hundred people attended this very festive and engaging
evening.
The weekly Monday luncheon meetings for Chamber
members and their guests are held at the Port Townsend
Elks Lodge at 555 Otto Street, from noon until 1:00 p.m.
Check the website www.ptchamber.org for information on
the luncheon hosts and speakers. Take advantage of these
weekly luncheon meetings for you and your business to
become introduced to other business owners in Jefferson
County.
First of all, the Maritime Center is awesome! Be certain to
look for an opportunity to visit. Secondly, look for ways
to enjoy the wines of the presenting wineries, namely
Christina James Winery, FairWinds Winery, Finnriver
Farm and Sorensen Cellars. And while you’re enjoying
the wines, add a sweet taste of chocolate from the presenting chocolatiers, Elevated Ice Cream Co. & Candy
Shop and Port Townsend Chocolates at Lehani’s Deli and
Coffee.
Chamber Mixers are always the second Tuesday of each
month, so check the Jefferson County Chamber website at
www.ptchamber.org for information on the March event.
Reminder to Shop Locally . . .
This month is a perfect time to become reacquainted
with the Village business amenities while viewing local
artwork displays. Several Chamber business members are
participating in a March parade of artistic splendor. Active
Life Physical Therapy is flaunting Jeanne Joseph’s pencil
drawings. Coldwell Banker is boasting Joyce Jordan’s
oil and watercolor paintings. Columbia Bank’s (former
American Marine Bank) Conference Room is displaying
Bob Jamison’s oil paintings. Cucina Pizza is showing
off watercolor paintings by Mary Brannaman and
Barbara Adams. Home Instead Senior Care is showing
Bev Nelson’s oil paintings. Mats Mats Chiropractic is
proclaiming Wanda Mawhinney’s acrylic paintings and
Port Ludlow Urgent Care is exhibiting Betty Harmon’s oil
paintings and ink drawings.
Gather a few close friends together and make plans to
seek out each of these sponsoring businesses while taking
note of their neighboring businesses. You may be surprised at the variety of service and shopping opportunities
right on your doorstep!
For the Monday, March 1 luncheon, Carol McGough,
former owner of The James House, takes a look at issues
affecting the bed and breakfast industry in Port Townsend,
sharing her experience and insights of the last 20 years.
Port Ludlow Sub-Board
The Board of the Port Ludlow Chamber continues to
meet as the Sub-Board of the merged Jefferson County
Chamber. The Sub-Board looks forward with anticipation
to some new members joining forces and bringing new
ideas and fresh eyes to their midst. These new members
are very active in the Port Ludlow community and will be
introduced in the next Chamber article for the Voice.
To get more involved at the community level, contact
the Sub-Board at [email protected] for more
information.
Snelgrove Gets Certification
Dr. Hank Snelgrove, Oak Bay Animal Hospital,
received certification in veterinary acupuncture from
the Chi Institute of Veterinary Medicine. The Institute
is associated with the University of Florida School of
Veterinary Medicine. He is on the registry of Traditional
Chinese Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Snelgrove attended post doctoral courses at the Chi
Institute over the past two years. Successfully passing
his qualification examination permits him to administer
animal acupuncture for various conditions, ranging from
pain management and arthritis to gastrointestinal and
behavior problems. He is currently studying Chinese
herbal treatments for his Master’s in Traditional Chinese
Veterinary Medicine through the Chi Institute. Reach him
at Oak Bay Animal Hospital, 385-PAWS (7297).
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Regional News
Jefferson Home Health
Receives High Ranking
Who is C. S. Lewis?
Jefferson Healthcare recently received notice from Decision Health that its home health agency has been named
to the 2009 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the topperforming home health care providers in the United
States. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of
agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures
in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial
performance. The ranking takes into account 12 different
measures including wound care, pain management and
improvement in ambulation. HomeCare Elite winners
have a commitment to providing patients with the best
possible care.
Elizabeth O. (Betty) Harmon
will present a four-part series,
Mondays, March 1, 8, 15
and 22, 3:00–4:30 p.m.,
at the Community United
Methodist Church in Port
Hadlock, focusing on the
life of C. S. Lewis. Lewis
is one of the most profound
writers and thinkers of the
20th Century and the group
will study “why” he has made
such an impact on present
Educator Elizabeth O. (Betty)
Harmon.
and past readers. His inner
Photo by Gary Settle
spiritual journey, ethics/
morality and his views of the
relationship between nature and the supernatural will be
the foundation of this series. His popular writings include
the seven Chronicles of Narnia and Space Trilogy. All are
welcomed to this free series. Pat Shaughnessy, Director of Home Health services,
credits her team and their continuing focus on quality
improvement for the honor of being ranked as one of the
HomeCare Elite. Keri Johns, director of Home and Community Services at Jefferson Healthcare, says, “We have
been recognized before and I am so pleased that we are
being recognized again for the work we do to improve our
quality outcomes.”
The 2009 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The data used
for analysis was compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of 2009 HomeCare Elite agencies
can be viewed by visiting the OCS (originally Outcome
Concept Systems) website at www.ocshomecare.com.
Ferry Funding Option Proposed
House Bill 2816 would institute a State tax on out-of-state
oil exports that could generate $50 million a year to build
new ferries. The bill would add a 2.5 cents-per-gallon tax to
exported fuel, 60 percent of which would go to Washington
ferries. The rest would go to a new Columbia River bridge.
It is supported by six State representatives and the Ferries
Community Partnership, but faces heavy opposition.
Supporters believe the bill would allow the State to
buy a new 144-car ferry instead of a fourth 64-car boat.
Seattle’s Todd Pacific Shipyards has three 64-car ferries
under construction, with an option for a fourth. State law
requires that ferries be built by Washington contractors.
Washington ferries are an extension of the State highway
system; however, some Olympic Peninsula residents feel
they have not been a funding priority.
by Linda Karp, Contributing Writer
Harmon is an educator and has taught all levels of instruction from elementary to post graduate students
and adults. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, a
Master’s Degree in Administration/Supervision and a
Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership. Harmon is
a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and has
consulted with the World Health Organization (WHO)
in Curriculum Development and Teacher Training in the
Lesser Antilles. She has co-authored two textbooks, has
written numerous articles for professional journals, and
has been a conference keynote speaker on several occasions. Harmon was named “Teacher of the Year” in
Florida’s Lee County School District. In 1989 she was
cited by President George Bush for her endeavors in
establishing the “Coalition for a Drug Free Lee County,”
which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. Since moving to Washington she has been active in
the United Methodist Church as a Certified Lay
Speaker and Director for Vacation Bible School and
is a member of the Jefferson County Substance Abuse
Advisory Board and the Port Ludlow Artists’ League.
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Animal Shelter
Raffle Donations Needed
Northwind Arts
Presents “The Sea”
The Humane Society needs donations for its upcoming Animal
Shelter Raffle. It also is collecting donations for its pick-a-prize
raffle, bottle of wine, painting,
handmade scarf or a fabulous
re-gift! In exchange you or your
company name will be listed in
its event program and will be
on display the afternoon of the
Sheriff Tony Hernandez,
event. Your generous gift will
award recipient.
Voice archives help provide food, care and shelter to unwanted and homeless pets
in the Jefferson County Animal Shelter. For information
contact [email protected].
by Linda Karp, Contributing Writer
The name of the auction, “Curry for the Furry,” reflects
the first known animal protection effort. It occurred in
India between 273 and 232 B.C., when King Ashoka
passed the first known legislation for humane treatment of
animals. Celebrate India and the Jefferson County Animal Shelter. Enjoy authentic vegetarian northern Indian cuisine
presented by Bombay Bistro of Tacoma. Relax to world
sounds by Good Vibes DJ Service. During the event
Sheriff Tony Hernandez will be presented with an award
acknowledging his service to the Animal Shelter and the
animals of Jefferson County. Take part in a pick-a-prize
raffle/auction or just purchase a $5 raffle ticket to win an
Apple iPod touch 8GB. Note iPod touch tickets can be
purchased in advance, as many as you like and you need
not be present to win.
“Curry for the Furry” will be Sunday, March 14, at
the Elks Lodge #317 in Port Townsend, beginning at
1:00 p.m. Admission is $20 per person, advance ticket
sales only. Seating is limited so don’t delay! All proceeds
will benefit the Humane Society of Jefferson County,
a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, established to support the
Jefferson County Animal Shelter.
Tickets can be purchased at Quimper Sound or at the
Jefferson County Animal Shelter, 112 Critter Lane,
open Wednesday–Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
To order by mail, send a check or money order to The
Humane Society of Jefferson County, P. O. Box 845, Port
Hadlock 98339, or contact a shelter volunteer by calling
385-1680. Credit or debit cards cannot be accepted.
Contact www.jeffersoncountyhumanesociety.org for
additional information about the shelter.
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Michael Hale’s 2003 Wooden Boat Festival poster.
Courtesy photo
Northwind Art Center presents “The Sea,” a juried show
of maritime art Friday, March 5 through Monday,
March 29. The show is presented in conjunction with
the Port Townsend Public Library’s “Community Read
2010,” featuring a book by Linda Greenlaw entitled, The
Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain’s Journey.
Michael Hale, a native of Washington State who has
studied architecture and fine art at Washington State
University (WSU), The Burnley School of Fine Art
in Seattle and the Museum Art School in Portland, is
the juror for the show. In 2003 his painting of sails
and bowsprit was chosen as poster for the 27th Annual
Wooden Boat Festival. He has worked as an architectural
illustrator in Portland, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Port
Townsend and has served as a designer and scenic artist
on projects for Disney, Universal Studios and Paramount.
He also has taught both illustration and painting. His
work is currently at the B and R Gallery in Los Angeles.
Entries for the show all must be original works in any
media executed within the last three years. All artists’
entries must be delivered no later than, Sunday, February
28, 4:00–6:00 p.m., or Monday, March 1, 10:00 a.m.–
2:00 p.m.
Port Townsend’s Gallery Walk is always the first Saturday evening of each month. The Northwind Gallery Walk
reception is Saturday, March 6. More information is
available at its website www.northwindarts.org.
Naval Undersea Museum
The first Saturday of every month is Family Day at the
Naval Undersea Museum. Children from pre-school to
age 12 are invited to attend and participate. Each Family
Day will include an experiment or a make-and-take craft
project, a story-and-song time, and a tour of the galleries.
The fun begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends around noon.
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Parents or a responsible adult must accompany children.
The next Family Day will be on Saturday, March 6
when children can make a cookie diver and test it in the
water table.
In honor of Women’s History Month, on Saturday,
March 6, 1:00–2:00 p.m., there will be a visit from
Sojourner Truth. Poulsbo elementary teacher and former
Navy Chief Barbara Paxton will give Sojourner’s famous,
“Ain’t I a Woman” speech. At 2:00 p.m. the same day,
Folksinger Linda Allen, in partnership with Humanities Washington Inquiring Minds program, will give a
45-minute multimedia presentation featuring a sing-along,
images, stories and readings. You will meet Spokane’s
Helga Estby and Rosie the Riveter.
The Naval Undersea Museum has an author series. They
will welcome for the third time author Brad Matsen who
will discuss his newest book, Jacques Cousteau: The
Sea King. Signed copies of the book will be available for
purchase. This presentation will be in the auditorium on
Saturday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m. On Sunday, March 21
at 2:00 p.m., the Navy Band Northwest performs, also in
the auditorium.
The Naval Undersea Museum is the official U.S. Navy
Museum about undersea history and science. It is closed
on Tuesdays and major holidays. Admission to the
museum and to all of the above programs is free. From
Highway 3, take the Keyport exit onto Highway 308.
Follow the signs to the Museum which is in Keyport. The
telephone is 360-396-4148 and the website is
www.navalunderseamuseum.org.
Gateway Visitor Center News
by Bill Roney, Manager
The New Year has a couple of months under its belt, our
weather has softened to the point that I can venture out
without an assortment of gloves, wool hats, raingear and
hip waders, and the Olympic Peninsula is waking up. It is
spring on the Peninsula and longer days pull me outside.
The first flowers are sprouting and Barred Owls are hooting softly in the dusk. Ducks, geese and swans are looking for the south wind to take them north to Alaska. Small
wonders peek from last year’s grass and bare branches.
It is time to discard wool and polar fleece and experience
the promise of summer, walk on the beach, dig some
clams and reflect on how we are blessed to be on the
Olympic Peninsula.
Your Gateway Visitor Center is a convenient source
for information for every interest; hiking, waterfalls,
golf, fishing, shellfish rules, the Olympic National Park,
whatever is needed to plan for a week or weekend. We
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have new printed batches of 2010 Peninsula information,
from festivals and events to art exhibits, as resources for
summer family and friends. Gateway Visitor Center is
your source for everything that runs on Peninsula time.
Inside the Gateway in March we have an exhibit of
a diverse collection of works from the Olympic Art
Gallery in Quilcene. This display reflects the tapestry of
our Peninsula in an array of media and features several
local artists. For more information on this gallery and
associated artists, go to www.olympicartgallery.com.
In Port Townsend the Jefferson County Historical Society
will return on Monday, March 1 to its daily 11:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. schedule. The first Saturday of the month is free
admission to our Museum for Jefferson County residents.
This month a “Family Day” celebration, presented in conjunction with Port Townsend Library’s Community Read,
runs from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with demonstrations of
sailor’s knots, splices, games and nautical skills presented
by the Sea Scouts from the ship Falcon.
The Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitor Center, managed by the Jefferson County Historical Society, is open
seven days a week, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., staffed by
volunteers. For more information call 437-0120 or e-mail
[email protected].
Auction Benefits
Marine Science Center
Like a fine wine, the “Tides of March” auction benefiting
the Port Townsend Marine Science Center (PTMSC), just
keeps getting better and better. In its sixth year, the auction continues to be a delightfully fun community event
with unique, one-of-a-kind items on which to bid. Having
earned a reputation for serving some of the best food at
any of the auctions held around the area, this year promises to surpass others with over 20 chefs donating appetizers for the famed “Chef’s Showcase.” It’s happening on
Saturday, March 13, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m., in the Erickson
Building at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Auction
proceeds go to PTMSC, a center dedicated to marine and
coastal education and conservation.
One of the many stellar items to bid on includes a luxury
cruise for six people from Port Townsend to Seattle on
the MV Olympus, a 1929 92-foot fantail motor yacht, on
Sunday, September 12. The cruise includes a four-course
gourmet dinner, too! Other tantalizing items include a
halibut fishing trip, five nights at an incredible guest house
in Santa Fe, a cruise to Friday Harbor with whale watching, among many others. And for the “foodies” out there,
several remarkable themed dinners will be up for bid, too.
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In a spirit of being “green,” this year the auction catalog
will be on-line at www.ptmsc.org, posted Friday, March
5. There will be a special auction page to keep you
updated on all the latest information.
PTMSC encourages you to pre-register. Your pre-registration helps to provide early funds for many of the upfront
costs required to put on an auction. Pre-registration by
Friday, March 5 for PTMSC members is $30 per person,
for non-members is $35. Registration at the door is $40
for both members and non-members.
To register, call 385-5582, ext. 104, or go on-line to
www.ptmsc.org—scroll down the Home Page until
you see “Auction,” then click through to download the
registration form.
Chimacum Superintendent Search
by Linda Karp, Contributing Editor
“There are 19 superintendent positions open in Washington
at this time and many are having trouble getting qualified
applicants, but we are having an excellent response
to recruiting and marketing processes,” reports John
Fotheringham, Search Consultant for Chimacum Schools.
Closing date for receiving applications was February
25 and they will be considered by the School Board the
first week in March with Preliminary Interviews held on
Saturday, March 6. By the end of that day, the Board will
select two or three candidates as finalists for the position
and those will be invited to come, one each day, to the allday sessions on Tuesday–Thursday, March 9, 10 and 11.
The Preliminary Interview Schedule begins on Saturday,
March 6 with Board preparation at 8:30 a.m. Interviews
are scheduled for 8:45, 10:00 and 11:15 a.m. After a break
for lunch they resume at 1:30 p.m. The last interview is at
2:45 p.m. At 4:00 p.m. the Board will deliberate.
Finalists will visit again on March 9, 10 and 11. The
schedule will be:
10:00 a.m.–noon
Noon–12:45 p.m.
1:00–2:00 p.m.
2:30–3:00 p.m.
3:00–3:30 p.m.
3:30–4:00 p.m.
4:30–5:00 p.m.
5:00–6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Campus Tour
Lunch with District Staff
Meet with Administrators
Meet with Secondary Staff
Break
Meet with Elementary Staff
Break
Meet with Community
Final Interview with Board
Dinner at Nemo’s Restaurant
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Parents, staff and community may attend any of the sessions. The schedule will also be posted on the School
District’s website at www.csd49.org.
School Funds Judged Too Low
by Linda Karp, Contributing Editor
Superior Court Judge John Erlick ruled that the State
of Washington is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to
fully pay for basic public education. The decision favored
the “Network for Excellence in Washington Schools”
coalition spearheaded by Chimacum Superintendent Mike
Blair.
The State disagreed, and Erlick acknowledged the State’s
efforts at reforming the way it pays for education and
encouraged the legislators to continue its work. Blair, who
retires at the end of this year, was quoted as saying, “He
ruled on everything the coalition asked for.”
Much of the testimony Judge Erlick heard focused on
how much it costs to run a School District, whether the
State is meeting its obligations and whether the Legislature is meeting its obligations. Erlick said that the State
is depending on “funding formulas” that do not correlate
with the actual costs.
“Society will ultimately pay for these students. The
State will pay for their education now, or society will
pay for them later through unemployment, welfare or
incarceration,” Erlick wrote.
Garage Sale to Benefit Animals
Center Valley Animal Rescue, formerly known as Last
Chance Ranch, will participate in the annual “Port Townsend
Garage Sale” at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Center Valley
is currently collecting items for this sale. If you would like
to donate yard sale items, i.e. antiques, furniture, books or
collectibles, please call Stephanie Hawley at 437-7769 or
Kathy Stanger at 385-2865. They will be available to pick
up your items. Please do not donate electronics, clothes or
exercise equipment.
Center Valley is a 501(c)(3) non-profit no-kill animal
rescue and sanctuary. A “tax-exempt form” for your
donated items will be available upon request. All
proceeds of the sale will help the animals at Center Valley
Animal Rescue.
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Free Hawaiian Show
Na Hula O Kauhale No Nahele Kai, directed by Port
Ludlow’s Bernie Pualei Robinson, performs on Saturday,
March 27, 5:30-8:00 p.m., at Ferino’s Pizza Parlor in Port
Hadlock.
Bernie has taught these dancers the traditional style of
dance and they perform to a live combo of musicians.
There is no cover charge, so buy a pizza or salad and
enjoy some authentic Hawaiian entertainment.
Editor’s note: The shows by these Hawaiian dancers and musicians
have been drawing large crowds. Although the entertainers move
around the room, go early to get a good table!
Nominate Your Local Hero.
Can you recall someone who makes a difference in Jefferson County—someone who has made our communities
a better place? Someone who cleans up waterways, serves
as a literacy tutor, raises money for disabled people, protects animals, organizes food programs for the hungry and
aids crime victims and their families.
The three Rotary Clubs in Jefferson County and Peninsula Daily News (PDN) invite nominations for the 2010
Jefferson County Heart of Service Award. This award
was created to recognize the dedication, sacrifice and
accomplishments of local people who do extraordinary
things for their neighbors, their community or the environment. Now in its fifth year—the two Rotary Clubs of
Port Townsend, the East Jefferson Rotary Club and PDN
sponsor the award.
For instructions on making a nomination, contact the Port
Townsend office of PDN at 385-2335. Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 22.
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Highly Skilled Pruning and Hedge Trimming. Ornamental trees,
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Foot Care. Dr. Jessica Lund, Podiatric Physician and Surgeon.
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Taxes and Accounting. We specialize in tax preparation and needs
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Bill’s Custom Carpentry. Kitchen and bath remodels, additions,
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Dog Townsend. Community-style boarding and daycare for your
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Rick’s Garden Services. Need help with planting, pruning,
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Port Ludlow Carpet Cleaning. Quality at a reasonable rate.
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Olympic Gutter Cleaning & Moss Treatment. Improving the
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Marvin Painting. Meticulous finishing of your home both inside and
out. Expert custom interiors. We take pride in our work! Call us to
receive our brochure and references. 344-4235.
Rental. Port Ludlow Beachfront Condo. Fabulous view. Three
bedrooms/three baths, loft with queen bed. Sleeps 8. Kitchen, dining
room, living room, fireplace, deck, free WiFi. 206-992-6036.
[email protected] or www.PortLudlowVacationRentals.com.
Rental: One-level Port Ludlow Custom high-bank waterfront
home. Fully furnished. Magnificent water & mountain views. Three
bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths, solarium, large deck, free WiFi. Sleeps 8.
wwwPortLudlowVacationRentals.com. 206-499-1504.
Income Tax preparation for individuals, partnerships & corporations.
Prompt and accurate service. Free E-file. Your place or mine. Call
437-0630. Shirley Davis Accounting & Tax Service.
Housecleaning by Responsible Couple. One-time cleaning, moveout, home sale preparations, house checking, condos, thorough springcleaning for home/garage. Olympic Music Festival employee since
1998. 437-9511.
Spacious 3-Bedroom 3-Bath Vacation Home in Port Ludlow. Views
of Olympics, Mt. Baker, Hood Canal. Wireless Internet, personal chef.
Available weekly/monthly. Call Larry, 437-1055 or visit
www.olympicridgehouse.com.
Admiralty Property Management. Let us serve your needs as owner
or renter with care, communication and integrity. Call Kevin Hunter at
437-0888.
Elena’s Alterations and Tailoring. Over 15 years’ professional
seamstress experience. Can sew anything from fine silk to denim and
leather. For high quality alterations call 437-9564 or 360-643-3661.
Heating and Cooling. Your local expert, 23 years’ experience.
Maintenance, repair, installation. References gladly. For prompt
professional service call Bob @ Coast Mechanical LLC 437-7558.
Massages, Facials and Waxing by Connie. Also featuring
Reflexology and Hot Stone Massage. Connie Norman LMP and
Licensed Cosmetologist. 360-437-8226.
Avon. Person delivery. Guaranteed satisfaction. Inette Wallace,
Independent Sales Representative, 437-2071. I
[email protected].
“Yardening with Excellence.” Start up time March 10. Hauling,
trimming, beauty bark, power washing, fertilizing, yard maintenance.
Local resident, George-of-the-Jungle, 437-7688.
Excellent, Conscientious Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning by Phil
with his rotary-extractor system. Local individual at reasonable prices,
379-5130 or message 437-0994.
Abiding HomeCare. Some agencies just want warm bodies, we want
warm hearts. Provide in-home non-medical companionship and home
care to seniors. Part-time, day/night/weekends/live-in. 877-266-2856.
www.abidinghomecare.com.
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Big Valley Pet Resort is a great place for your socialized pet to play
while you are away. Check out bigvalleyanimalcarecenter.com or call
360-697-1451 for more information.
Clock Repair. Mantel, wall, cuckoo or Grandfather’s clocks repaired
quickly at reasonable prices. Pick-up and delivery or house call. Call
Father Time at 360-437-5060.
Drywall, New Construction. Remodels, small repairs, texture
removal. 38 years’ experience. Local references. 437-1435.
Haircuts at Sonja’s Bayside Barber. Open Monday-Friday from
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Men, women and children welcome. Appointments or
walk-ins. Located in Port Ludlow Village. 360-301-0009.
Avis Mortgage, Port Ludlow’s Reverse Mortgage Specialists. Call
for information: Teresa Forrest, Broker, 437-1192. Nancy Karam,
Loan Officer, 301-5808. 29 years’ combined experience. Licenses:
#510MB47252, #510LO47253, #510LO47689.
[email protected].
Quality Painting with Affordable Pricing. Exterior. Interior. Pressure
washing. Lots of local Port Ludlow references. Bonded and insured.
License CBSPAP*917CD. Call Tony Forrest, owner CBS Painting, for
a free estimate: 1-360-633-5702.
Photo Repair and Document Restoration by Digital Process. Repair
and enhance old and/or damaged photographs or documents.
437-0680. Bob Graham. [email protected].
APP Propane is now serving your Port Ludlow neighborhoods with:
lower cost propane, home and business deliveries, great service and a
Guaranteed Price Plan offer. Call us toll free 800-929-5243.
Age Intervention Regeneration Facial incorporates an entirely new
concept in topical anti-aging and skin regeneration. It benefits any skin
type. Remarkable and immediate skin resurfacing and rejuvenation.
Therapeutic Facials. 437-3798.
Computer-Fix. Your complete computer services company, available
24/7. Repair, data recovery, virus removal, affordable prices. PC and
laptop. Broadstripe authorized affiliate. Kala Point Professional Bldg.,
260 Kala Point Drive, Ste. 202. 385-6166. www.computer.fix.com.
Valley Barber has Moved to 95A Oak Bay Road, Hadlock (Kivley
Center, next to Good Sports). Open Monday–Friday, 9–5. Appointments or walk-ins welcome. 379-0664. Hope to see you soon!
Nightly or Weekly Rental. Admiralty II, Waterfront. Condo and 10
guest rooms. Perfect for guests/small groups. Smoke-free, pet-free,
free Internet. View rooms, best views of shipping lanes. Info: Kent
206-795-0400.
Beaver Valley Storage. 100–800 square feet. Twenty-four hour security on duty. One month free with minimum six-month lease. 732-0400.
John Reed Construction. 30 years’ experience remodeling and
custom construction. Small jobs OK. I also consult on renovations or
remodels. Avoid innocent but expensive mistakes. Great references.
Licensed/bonded, 385-5723.
Gutter Cleaning, Leak Repair, Window Cleaning. Quick callback,
free estimates, and reliable service. Jeremy at All Clear Detail,
360-301-6083 or 379-5281. Licensed, insured, strong local references.
Companion Care. Companion/Caregiving in your home, light housekeeping, meal prep, shopping, laundry, errands, Port Ludlow area.
Please call 425-270-5987. Non-medical, excellent references (upon
request).
Piano Lessons for All Ages. Kathie Sharp, an experienced teacher and
performer, provides the tools to learn and develop musical skills to last
a lifetime. 437-7928 or e-mail: [email protected].
Sun Problems? 3M Window/Skylight Film benefits: furniture fade
protection, glare, privacy, insulates, security, lets sunshine in. Clear to
opaque. Also decorative glass. Lifetime Warranty. Window Scapes Inc.
385-3810.
Spring & Summer Cruising: The only way to view the extent of our
area is by boat! Reserve your cruise for your family and friends now
with Captain Otness. A day or a week. 437-4000.
www.pcocharters.com.
Cash for Contracts. Secured by Real Estate. Full or partial—nationwide. Call us to discuss your options. Convert your future payments to
cash now. Duane E. Anderson, President, 437-1392.
All Phases of Wood Working from rough framing to detailed
finish. Design and consultation! Cabinetmaker since 1972. For more
information call Joe Borg 437-7909.
Gurneyman! Handyman Services. Small job specialist. Diversified
quality repair and maintenance. A “handy” man to have around.
360-710-1250, [email protected].
Another Shold Construction. “Built with Quality.” General
contractor. Remodel, decks, siding, fencing, etc. No job too small.
Licensed, bonded and insured. Todd Shold, 360-620-5035.
“Keeping Track” Pet Sitting. Small and large pets. Daily drop-in
visits. Overnights in your home. Dog walking. Call Elisabet, 437-5145.
Alterations Done Reasonably. My home in Hadlock. Many
references. Also, pillows, cushions and special projects. Attention to
detail. Janice, 385-3929.
Experienced Housecleaning Service. $20/hr. Guaranteed satisfaction.
360-385-4958.
Violin Lessons. Learn to play the violin with Gail! New and returning
students welcome. 437-0177.
vonStark Photography. Fine art photographer at large. Studio or your
location. Portraits/events/photo restoration. Save those special images.
Where artists get their work photographed. 360-765-0076. Quilcene.
Golf Condo in Nipomo on beautiful Central CA. coast. 3Bdrm/2.5BA
fully-equipped condo w/many great features, just steps away from
27-hole course. For details, call 437-0794 or visit www.blbirdhouse.
blogspot.com.
Winter Clean Up. Pruning, hauling, fertilizing, dump runs, total yard
care, odd jobs, labor, whatever your needs. Two-man team. Landscape
consulting/teaching. Visit www.plantingyourgarden.com. Do not open
in Firefox—Internet Explorer friendly. 437-9321.
Jazzercise Class every Tuesday at the Bay Club 9 am to 10:30 am
and Thursdays and Saturdays at the Conference Center 9 am to 10:30
am. Inquire to: Scotty Thompson, 437-7897 or Scotty-pl-jazzercise@
cablespeed.com.
General Yard/Home Care Based in Port Ludlow. Pruning, weeding,
planting, pressure washing, hauling. Versatile and dependable. Call
Mike at SoundScape, 774-1421.
Sunflower Cleaning. Experience in residential cleaning, general
services. Licensed/insured. Business I.D. 602-906-455. Free estimates.
Please call Maria, 360-302-0213.
Antique Roll Top Desk. Beautiful 48-inch cherry cylinder desk with
spindle gallery, pull-out teal leather writing panel. Circa 1880. $3,000
OBO. Jeanna 437-1230.
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Moving, Pickup, Delivery. All types of hauls. Transfer and storage.
Fast friendly service. Call Ron, 360-732-0003.
For Sale: WorldMark Time Share. 8,000 credits. $1.90/credit or best
offer. Call Emily @ 206-772-2267.
Shine Home Health LLC. Home Care Services. “With 26 Years’
personal experience, we truly understand.” Registered Nurse on staff
24/7. Companionship/ housekeeping/ transportation/meal prep/bathing/
medication reminders. Skilled nursing. 360-765-3114.
[email protected].
Northwest Hardwood Flooring. Licensed, bonded, insured. Quality
work at affordable prices. Dustless sanding, installation, refinishing.
Free estimates. Andrew Shoop, 360-301-1332.
Mold, Allergies: Need Answers? I address problem within the home
regarding poor air quality and environmental issues. For consultation, call Brian at (cell) 360-301-5695 or (home) 360-385-3285. Low
Impact Environmental Services.
Salon Service. Port Hadlock, Tues.-Sat. Men and women. Cuts, color,
pedicures, manicures, waxing, sugaring. Call Reisa at 360-301-6898
for appointment.
Remodel Service. Interior, exterior, repairs, landscaping, decks, small
jobs OK. Local. References. Licensed. Bonded. Call Dick at
360-301-5015.
Rent Cancun Timeshare. Two units sleep 6 adults. Suite with kitchenette, living room and grand master room with king-size bed. Can be
used separately or simultaneously. Lock off. Contact Bob 437-0410 or
[email protected].
Ludlow Bay Massage and Wellness Spa. Hot Stone-Deep Tissue
Treat, 75 min. $80. Both Hot Stone and Deep Tissue Massage unite to
remove stress and tension from your body. 437-3798.
Marine Dive Service. Boat maintenance; bottom cleaning, zinc
replacement, inspection, and repair. Prompt response. Reasonable
rates. Call 301-6083 or 379-5281.
Piano, Spinet, Good Condition. $600 OBO, 437-7325.
[email protected].
Companion Services. Family worried about you staying home alone?
This might be the solution. Services include errands, transportation to
appointments, and overnights. 33 years on the Peninsula. 360-379-1206.
Firewood. Pickup load $135, 1/2 pickup load $75, w/cedar kindling.
Cedar lumber. Call 437-0761.
Paint Paramedics. Custom home specialists. Fine spray finishes. New
construction/repaints. Interior/Exterior. When you simply have to have
the best! $25/hour. 360-301-0578.
Matrix Carpet Cleaning. Carpets and upholstery. Oriental rugs.
360-385-3147 or 360-301-0153.
For Sale. Admiralty II Condo-Upper Unit, 3 BR/2-1/2 bath, bonus
room. Remodeled and furnished. $400,000. Would consider as part of
trade for upscale waterview home. Be creative! 425-985-2866.
Deep Touch Therapy. $39 for 1/2-hour deep tissue massage. Michele Pirie
Carlson, LMP, at Ludlow Bay Massage and Wellness Spa. 437-3798.
Handyman for Hire. Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, yard work,
house sitting. Hourly rate $20. Contact Rick 360-774-1508 or leave
message at 360-765-0978. E-mail [email protected].
Landscape Services. Full yard maintenance. Pruning, design and
installation. Detail oriented, reliable. Over 25 years’ experience. Local
references available. Call John 360-620-6364.
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Travel Solutions for Seniors. Let us help you by providing a travel
companion. We can also help with travel arrangements. 33 years on the
Peninsula. Call 360-379-1206 or 360-774-1427.
Murphy Bed. Queen size. Includes mattress. Good condition, as is.
437-8015.
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Advertiser Index
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Active Life Physical Therapy
Allstate Insurance
Avis Mortgage
Bankers’ Life
Charisma Design
CLA Construction
Coldwell Banker
Couch, Sterling, CPA
Craftsman Painting
Cucina Pizza
Custom Designs
Discovery Physical Therapy
Double DD Electrical
Edward Jones
Fireside at The Inn
First Federal
First Presbyterian Church
Glessing & Associates
Grace Christian Center
Hadlock Mattress & Furniture
Handy Man with a One Ton Truck
Hear for Life
Home Instead Senior Care
Jefferson Healthcare
Kitsap Bank
Koller. RH, Rug Cleaning Larkin, Kathy, & Associates
Liberty Bay Auto Center
Liberty Shores / Harbor House
Lloyd, Bob & Clydene Lulu’s B & B for Dogs
Ludlow Bay Realty
MACAid, Inc.
Madrona Hill Medical Center
McCrorie Carpets
NW Olympic Glass
Osterman, Rob, Computer Consultant
Pizzo Computer Consulting
Port Ludlow Art Gallery
Port Ludlow Community Church
Port Ludlow Plumbing
Port Ludlow Voice
Port Townsend Computers
Posey, Jim, Insurance
Riggs Construction
Secret Gardens Nursery
Snug Harbor Café
SOS Printing
Tizzano, Richard Weber’s Window Cleaning
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Physical Therapy
35
Insurance
51
Mortgage Services
51
Insurance
43
Design & Organization
23
Home Building & Remodeling
49
Real Estate
49
Accountants/CPA
26
Home Maintenance & Repair
50
Restaurant
32
Landscape Designs & Installations43
Physical Therapy
28
Electrical Service
35
Investment Securities
26
Restaurant
26
Bank
50
Church
32
Accountants/CPA
51
Church
19
Furniture
19
Moving, Hauling & Repairs
49
Hearing
50
Home Healthcare
51
Home Healthcare
32
Bank
23
Carpets/Decorating/Floors
43
Real Estate
32
Automotive Repair
28
Assisted Living / Memory Care 35
Real Estate
51
Pet Services
35
Real Estate
28
Computer Services
28
Medical & Urgent Care
49
Carpets/Decorating/Floors
35
Glass
23
Computer Services
50
Computer Services
51
Art Gallery
50
Church
26
Home Maintenance & Repair
50
Monthly Magazine
50
Computer Services
49
Insurance
26
Remodeling/Construction
32
Gardening Plants & Supplies
50
Restaurant
23
Printing
35
Attorney
35
Window Cleaning
32
Real Estate
43
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