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MIDSUMMER NIGHTS
Ballet with the Bard, p.15
TOM FREUND:
The best songster you’ve never heard of, p.16
Reporting from the heart of Cascadia | 8/16/06 | 1.23 | Free
The
world
of Tom
Wood, p. 14
Border Crossings: Peace Arch rally says ‘no’ to war, p. 10
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SUNDAY
MONDAY
On Stage
Words
Hamlet: 2pm, Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon
The Comedy of Errors: 8pm, Edgewater Park,
Mount Vernon
Cinderella Puppet Show: 2pm, Whatcom Museum
Paul Piper and Charles
W. Luckmann: 7:30pm,
Village Books
Poetry Night: 8pm, Fantasia Espresso
Music
The Banana
Slug String
Band merges
eco-education with music, theater,
puppetry
and audience
participation
at a free gig
Aug. 19 at
Bloedel Donovan Park
d it
Vicki Carr: 4pm and 7pm, Skagit Valley Casino
The Eskalators: 4-7pm, Fairhaven Village Green
Anna Schaad: 3:30pm, Big Rock Garden Park
Words
Lynn Dralle: 5pm, Village Books
Community
Honor Day: 11am-4pm, Maritime Heritage Park
Visual Arts
Sculpture Walk: 2pm, Big Rock Garden Park
Community
Bocce Ball: 5pm, Fairhaven
Village Green
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TUESDAY
Words
Jane Porter: Flirting with
Forty, 7:30pm, Village
Books,
Community
Hot Summer Chess Grand
Prix: 6pm, Bellingham
Public Library
Mudfl at Safari: 10am,
Breazeale-Padilla Bay
Interpretive Center
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WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
On Stage
On Stage
On Stage
On Stage
Community
Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof: 7:30pm, Underground Theater, WWU
Hamlet: 8pm, Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon
Good, Bad & Ugly: 8pm,
Upfront Theatre
Cody Rivers, Volume
#10: 8pm, iDiOM Theater
The Sound of Music:
7:30pm, Performing Arts
Center
Hamlet: 8pm, Edgewater
Park, Mount Vernon
Cody Rivers, Volume
#10: 8pm, iDiOM
Theater
Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof: 7:30pm, Underground Theater, WWU
Theatresports
Competition: 7:30pm
and 9:30pm, Upfront
Theatre
The Sound of Music:
7:30pm, Performing
Arts Center, WWU.
Open House: 8pm,
Anacortes Community
Theatre
The Comedy of Errors: 8pm, Edgewater
Park, Mount Vernon
Cody Rivers, Volume #10:
8pm, iDiOM Theater
Theatresports Competition: 7:30pm and 9:30pm,
Upfront Theatre
The Sound of Music:
Center
The Comedy of Errors:
2pm, Edgewater Park,
Mount Vernon
Hamlet: 8pm, Edgewater
Park, Mount Vernon
Open House: 8pm, Anacortes Community Theatre
Farmers Market: 10am3pm, Depot Market Square
Northwest Washington
Fair: Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, Lynden
San Juan Fair: 10am-9pm,
Friday Harbor
Flotsam Fair: 10am-10pm,
Guemes Island
Warbird Weekend:
9am-4pm, Heritage Flight
Museum
“Wines, Vines and
Canines”: 4-8pm, Samson
Estates Winery, Everson
Dance
Visual Arts
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream: 7:30pm, McIntyre
Hall, Mt. Vernon
Latin Night: 9-11pm,
Melody Hall
Sudden Valley Arts
Group Show: 10am-4pm,
Le Rendez- Vous Gallery
Music
Latin Expression,
Yambique: 5:30-9pm,
Downtown Sounds Alley Concert
Chamber Players:
7:30pm., St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church
Words
Poetry Open Mic:
8pm, Stuart’s at the
Market
Women Writers’
Support Group: 7pm,
Barnes & Noble
Kris Saknussemm:
7:30pm, Village Books
Community
Wednesday Market:
3-7pm, Fairhaven Village Green
Northwest Washington Fair: Northwest
Washington Fairgrounds, Lynden
San Juan Fair: 10am9pm, Friday Harbor
Music
Duke of Uke: 7pm,
Lincoln Theatre, Mount
Vernon
Gypsy Lou Band: 6-8pm,
Elizabeth Park
Words
Mike McQuaide: 7:30pm,
Village Books
Community
Bellingham Bay History
Cruise: 7pm, Squalicum
Harbor
Northwest Washington
Fair: Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, Lynden
Dance
Public Dance Party:
9-11pm, U & Me Dance
Music
Nancy Stewart: Noon,
Bellingham Public
Library
Words
Family Story Night:
7pm, Fairhaven Library
Community
Northwest Washington Fair: Northwest
Washington Fairgrounds, Lynden
Flotsam Fair: 10am10pm, Guemes Island
Visual Arts
Snapshots from France:
12:30pm, Whatcom Museum
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listings to
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Music
Banana Slug String
Band: 7pm, Bloedel Donovan Park
Festival Orchestra:
Center, WWU
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listings to
calendar@
cascadiaweekly.com
Feel Maggie’s
heat for the
last time
when Cat on
a Hot Tin Roof
closes its
Summer Stock
run Aug. 18 at
WWU
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Views & News
4: From Caitac to Nooksack
6: The Gristle gets a LIFT
7: Out on a limb in Sudden Valley
8: Big, Baggy Bellingham, part III
10: AWOL at the Peace Arch
Culture
ners, Commissioners and Council
members that it is imperative
this property be added to Bellingham’s UGA. In actuality, just
the opposite has been shown.
Larry Horowitz has proven and
Mark Springer confirms the City
has ample land for the next 20year planning period.
Our hope is that the Whatcom County decision makers
are open to this information
and will not be bamboozled by
slick presentations, behindthe-scenes “coffee and lunch
chats” and tons of legal looking
paperwork.
News Editor:
Emily Weiner
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Arts & Entertainment
Editor: Amy Kepferle
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Music & Film Editor:
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12: The politics of solidarity
14: Allegory in art with Tom Wood
Production
15: Shakespeare without words
Art Director:
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16: Make a new Freund
17: A legend in Lynden
20: Candy in high school, snakes on
planes
23: Crossword, Help Wanted &
Buy/Sell/Trade
24: Rentals & Sudoku
25: Rentals & Real Estate
26: Real Estate
27: This Modern World, Mannkind &
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MIDSUMMER NIGHTS
Ballet with the Bard, p.15
TOM FREUND:
The best songster you’ve never heard of, p.16
Reporting from the heart of Cascadia | 8/16/06 | 1.23 | Free
The
world
of Tom
Wood, p. 14
Border Crossings: Peace Arch rally says ‘no’ to war, p. 10
Newspaper Advisory Group: Yvonne Cartwright Bianchi, Robert Hall, Seth Murphy,
Michael Petryni, David Syre
Cover: “Bad Bunny” by
Bellingham printmaker
Tom Wood. Story, p.14
Visions of Caitac
Compliments to Cascadia
Weekly on a courageous article
regarding Bellingham land supply/Caitac.
We purchased our home 40
years ago, next to a 1,000 acre
cattle ranch (Wilder Ranch).
Over the years beside cattle
and hay, they successfully grew
corn, peas, carrots, etc. The
land is categorized as prime
agricultural land by the USDA.
When Caitac purchased the farm
it was zoned R10. They did not
buy the ranch to continue farming. Immediately they submitted an application for a Planned
Unit Development (PUD).
Spring 2003: Caitac hosted
“Visions for Larrabee Springs.”
Mayor Asmundson gave the
opening remarks. Like most visioning processes, the forum
was purportedly to gain information from the community. We
attended two meetings. Most of
the people in attendance were
developers, realtors, Caitac advisors, etc. The first thing that
happened, two Huxley students
were escorted out of the building because of making polite
comments. Mac and I were asked
what our thoughts were regarding Larrabee Springs. We told
them we wished to retain the
rural character. Next week we
received two maps. One map,
where our house is, was a fire
hall and the other map had “tall
buildings” in the pasture directly across the road. Needless to
say, we informed them we did
not think either was appropriate
and would not attend any future
“visioning” sessions!
When the final version of this
“Vision for Larrabee Springs”
was printed, in the list of participants was a neighbor that
had passed away the previous
winter!
Currently Caitac advisers and
lawyers are working extremely
hard behind the scenes to “educate/persuade” our County Plan-
Thanks to Emily Weiner for her
well-researched article re: the
Nooksack Tribal Casino. We finally get what appears to be the
whole picture viewed with objectivity and no editorializing.
My own opinion after reading
her piece is that we need to examine honestly what the objections are all about. The Tribe’s
contributions to the county
should be welcomed and graciously accepted. As they have
shared their wealth, maybe we
can share our goodwill.
—Belle Shalom, Bellingham
Says ‘no’ to article
Considering your cover article
was about “Soldiers who say no
to Iraq,” one would think that a
thorough journalist would take
the time to actually find a real,
live soldier to interview, rather
than just quoting their lawyers.
—Carrie Bergin, Bellingham
No toxics
”This is not a question of
what it’s going to cost to control
mercury, but what it’s going to
cost all of us if we don’t control
mercury. This is an issue of who
you are for: either you are for
the mercury producers or you are
—Elisabeth Darby Britt, Bellingham
Never netherland
In the last issue of Cascadia Weekly,
Wendy Steffensen claimed that “there
has been no definitive answer to whether the lagoon is” an upland or water site.
She characterized the lagoon or Aerated
Stabilization Basin (ASB) as being in “a
nether land.”
At the City Planning Commission
meeting on March 16 of this year, an official from the Department of Ecology
said the following: “Under the Shoreline
Act, we consider the ASB filled, even
though it’s a lagoon. It’s a wastewater
treatment plant, much like a sewage
treatment plant. It’s not a water body
of the state. It’s uplands.” (I encourage
everyone to listen to the Ecology official
make this statement at www.bbayf.org/
uplands.mov. You’ll need QuickTime.)
Ecology does not have the word “nether” in its lexicon. It does have the word
“upland.” Although one can speculate
about what might become of the ASB in
the future, it is an upland site now. This
fact is incontrovertible.
On June 8 of this year at the Open
House for the People for a Healthy Bay,
I sat right next to Steffensen when she
told the audience the ASB has mercury
concentrations at levels as high as “300
parts per million.” This is simply false.
Dan McShane was not trying to “argue”
with her on this point. He was simply
trying to provide accurate data to the
public and elected officials. I suppose
the truth is Mr. McShane’s unacknowledged “agenda.”
In the July 2004 issue of Whatcom
Watch (www.whatcomwatch.org), Wendy
Steffensen wrote the following:
“RE Sources’ position has been that all
contaminated sediments likely to have
an adverse effect on the environment
(roughly 1,100,000 cubic yards, according to the 2000 and 2002 documents),
should be removed from the aquatic
environment entirely, using the least
disruptive method possible. RE Sources
came to this position because caps and
CADs are not necessarily long-term solutions. They can be disrupted by vessel
traffic, dragging anchors, storm events,
tidal action, invertebrate burrowing and
even gray whale feeding.
“RE Sources also believes that the
liable party must be held accountable
for the costs of cleanup. If this were to
entail hydraulic dredging of the contaminated sediments from the Whatcom
Waterway into the lagoon, followed by
upland disposal, so be it.”
So be it indeed. More recent statements made by Robyn du Pré and Steffensen suggest they no longer hold this
“position,” particularly with regard to
capping. What has changed? If they do
still hold this “position,” I’m delighted.
As for who pays for the cleanup, the “law
is the law,” to quote Jim Darling, and
the only “liable party” now for the Whatcom Waterway site (RCW 70.105D.020)
is the Port of Bellingham. (Funny how
that worked out for Georgia-Pacific. Cf.
“Agreed Order Amendment – Whatcom
Waterway RI/FS” at www.ecy.wa.gov/
programs/tcp/sites/whatcom/ww.htm.)
Dealing with cleanup responsibly is the
sole and solemn obligation of a governmental entity that acquired more than
100 acres of property for $10.
—Kevin Cournoyer, Bellingham
Dept of Corrections
Space in the last Gristle did not permit
an accurate detail of Greenways relationships. Greenways Legacy represent volunteers promoting an expansive Greenways acquisition program by means of a
20-year levy. Greenways 2006 promoted
a less expansive acquisitions program
purchased through a 10-year levy; this
proposal was most similar to the actual
Greenways III levy approved by voters
last spring. Greenways 2006 committee
volunteers included Jack Weiss, John
Blethen and Del Lowery, named in the
column. The purpose of these two committees was to work toward passage of
the Greenways III levy. Once passed, the
Greenways Advisory Committee formed
to make recommendations to City Council for the actual expenditures; the GWAC
was recently renamed simply the Greenways Committee. We regret the errors
and confusion.
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Letters 4-5
for the children who could be injured by
mercury.”
—Senator Patrick Leahy, April 1, 1998
Mercury is a toxic, persistent, bioaccumulative pollutant that can interfere
with the neurological development of
children exposed through fish consumption, and fetuses exposed through their
mother’s consumption of fish. Or, in rarer
instances, from contact with mercury
vapors or contaminated soils through
exposure at industrial sites, like the former GP property. Methylmercury bioaccumulates to a greater extent than other
forms of mercury. Elimination of methylmercury in living organisms takes place
at a very slow rate, resulting in tissue
half-lives ranging from months to years.
Who would want to live, work or play
on a site that remains so contaminated
after cleanup that residential living is
prohibited on the first floor of certain
buildings? Where digging and routine
utility maintenance on the property will
be prohibited by deed restrictions, due
to heavy mercury soil contamination?
Who would want to live, work or play
on a site where mercury vapor monitors
must be installed?
Not me! And hopefully not you!
More than 6,300 Bellingham residents
agree - cleanup comes first!
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Come in and test drive an eon today
The Gristle
LEVERAGING LIFT: High praise to our state
Rep. Kelli Linville (D-Bellingham) for spearheading a special financing tool that’s long
been available in 49 states in the sluggard
and equity-challenged 50th: tax increment
financing.
Tax increment financing (TIF) captures the
future tax benefits of real estate improvements in a designated area to pay the present cost of those improvements—in a very
real and practical way, allowing development to pay for itself. The tool is designed
to channel funding toward improvements in
distressed or underdeveloped areas where
development would not otherwise occur. And
if that doesn’t sound like Bellingham’s central waterfront then, reader, you’ve not been
paying attention.
Cash-strapped cities across Washington
have been clamoring for such a financing
tool, saying it will boost economic development efforts and infrastructure improvements. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the tool
into being last March at the Bellingham
Cruise Terminal—fitting, as Bellingham may
be the first of three cities in the state to
benefit from this “local infrastructure financing tool,” or LIFT.
A downside of LIFT, Linville cautions, is
that improvements may tend to displace lower income residents and uses in redeveloped
areas. More on that shortly.
If managed efficiently, the City of Bellingham could eke from the state up to an additional $1 million per year over the next 25
years (the term of the LIFT) to repay bonds
issued to finance waterfront improvements.
Here’s how LIFT works: A base value is established for the improvement district—ideally early on (2007), before major improvements occur. In later years (2009-2033), the
City can capture up to $1 million per year in
local excise and property tax revenues above
that base. The state will match that amount
to repay bonds for public infrastructure improvements. Bellingham Finance Director
Therese Holm explains it is not a new tax,
as only increases above the base value may
be captured.
City Council this week sent forward a draft
ordinance to meet the LIFT application deadline of Aug. 25. Because of the looming deadline, the state agreed to accept this draft in
advance of official legislation. The City expects to hold a public hearing on an official
ordinance Sept. 18.
In its haste to meet this deadline, the City
made public an array of documents detailing
the “wish list”—in the words of Public Works
Director Dick McKinley—of possible public
infrastructure improvements imagined for
the redeveloped waterfront. All told, those
improvements top $196 million. Comprising almost half the expense are bridges and
roads into the New Whatcom site.
“Some of the items on this list are likely,”
McKinley explained. “Other items are less
likely and may never happen at all. But if you
don’t list them, you can’t apply for possible
grants to fund them.”
Unmoved, stalwart council member Bob Ryan
your opinion
the gristle
By Deck Deckert
Chainsaw Massacre
Development changing Sudden Valley
The chainsaws are It all began when an
eight-year
building moratorium ended—originally
implemented because of an inadequate
sewage facility. One of the first signs
of what was to come became apparent
when the lot next to us, the one that
was that not to be built on for many
years, was put on the market without
our knowledge. We first learned of it
when my wife, Alma, saw surveyors in
the street and discovered the lot had
been sold to a builder who was putting
up houses on speculation.
The Association never bothered to tell
us that the lot that wasn’t to be sold had
been sold after all. After a lot of negotiation, we managed to buy it from the
builder—for $6,000 more than he had
paid for it the week before.
An orgy of development began. Hundreds of oversize homes are being built
on undersize lots. Trees towering 100 or
more feet are crashing down. Some lots
have been essentially clear cut, others
stripped of their biggest trees while a few
saplings were left.
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roaring right outside my window, destroying trees that were young when
Abraham Lincoln was in the White House.
A snarling bulldozer is ripping the soil,
uprooting smaller trees near the creek.
It’s a sign of “progress.”
Three years ago we moved into a house
in a forest. We bought an existing home
on a double lot in Sudden Valley, a hilly
community filled with homes set among
huge trees, small streams, waterfalls,
parks and nature trails. Homes were hidden between the cedars, Douglas firs,
hemlocks, spruce, beech and maples.
Rhododendrons, dogwoods and other
flowering trees made spring bright with
promise. Summer was a hundred shades
of green; fall an impressionist painting.
Winters were mild, with snow as an occasional seasoning.
We had no illusions that the community would never change, but it had been
first platted in 1969 and had grown slowly over more than 30 years. The Association itself owned many lots, we were
told, that would never be developed. In
fact, the lot next to us had a moratorium
on it. We were assured that the community, the Association, honored the ecology, revered the forest. When a house
was built, 40 percent of the trees would
have to be retained.
In fact, trees were so respected, we
were assured, that we could not remove
one without permission. Shortly after
we arrived, we needed to take down a
dead tree among the 100 or more trees of
varying sizes on our steeply sloping lot.
Three people came out from the Association that managed our community and
solemnly declared that we could take out
that one tree.
Three years later, our community in
a forest is becoming a subdivision with
some trees.
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new format, and readers should see that quality continue to improve during coming weeks. We
decided, along with other changes, to introduce a hipper, more visually interesting body font; we
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The Gristle
remarked, “I still would like to see where this
money comes from, other than city taxpayers.”
Aye, there’s the rub.
According to development timetables, it
may be a dozen years before any meaningful
development occurs on the existing GP property. Indeed, the state Department of Ecology
is not expected to even begin to assess the
land side of the equation until 2009, according to DOE’s Lucy McInerney, who is in charge
of cleanup plans for both Whatcom Waterway
and the mill site.
Recognizing that half the LIFT lifespan
might pass before property is developed, the
City drew the boundaries to LIFT’s revenue development area (RDA)—the area from which
the improvements will be assessed—larger
than the 137-acre footprint of the GP site.
Portions of Old Town and the Central Business
District are now part of the newly defined New
Whatcom RDA. This way, even if no significant
GP site improvements occur for half of the
LIFT’s life, value may still be captured from
property improvements in RDA borderlands.
That does raise the concern—as Kelli
warned—as the City finds motive to allow value increase (i.e., rent hikes) in the RDA fringe
to achieve early-year TIF targets, threatening
added burden on downtown residents and merchants. No new taxes… but maybe something
worse: a probable increase in the costs of doing business downtown.
Worse still, the City is restricted from collecting later-year value from core RDA properties by myopic agreements the City signed
with the Port of Bellingham. Major tenants
sought by these agreements include tax exempt state and federal agencies (WWU, NOAA).
While there’s suggested compensation in lieu
of taxes for these entities (Interlocal Agreement Article VI, Sec. 27), this compensation
will not leverage the LIFT.
Worst of all, the City has unduly burdened
itself by agreeing at the outset (and contrary
to public policy) not to charge New Whatcom
developers impact fees for parks, roads, sewer,
water and other infrastructure (Article III, Sec.
9 d) and will develop—at taxpayer expense—all
parking (Sec 9 e and f). Also contrary to rational public policy, developers are not required to
provide parking for their buildings (Sec. 9 f).
All told, it means that up to $196 million
(less—at most—$25 million from the state)
will be stripped from Bellingham taxpayers to
fund “waterfront welfare” for millionaires (Article V, Sec. 19).
City officials nervously pray the Port—who
engineered the asinine interlocal agreement—
might chip in their future excise and property
tax revenues to help leverage the LIFT, and indeed the Port might. They have similar hopes
for the County, but we suspect the County is
not nearly so dimwitted as the City of Bellingham in signing agreements that surrender
without discussion the opportunity to compel
those who benefit most from development to
pay the costs of development.
If not for this little LIFT by Kelli and the
Legislature, Bellingham taxpayers might be
knocked fl at.
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In the beginning, the extent of the destruction was masked. Cleared building
sites were still surrounded by trees. The
problem was, of course, the trees were on
adjoining, as yet uncleared, lots. When
the builders moved on to the next lot,
often months later because building was
in a hopscotch pattern, the trees magically disappeared.
Realtors are now happily touting homes
on “sunny lots,” meaning most of the
trees have been cleared away. A rich,
diverse forest is being replaced with the
monoculture of suburban lawns.
The forest teemed with animals and
birds—deer, Douglas squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, jays, juncos, woodpeckers,
thrushes, grosbeaks, chickadees, owls.
Some of the animals still remain. Squirrels, for example, have always managed to
coexist with humans. But the deer are all
becoming more and more scarce; rabbits
rarely seen. Birds too are becoming scarcer, some of them disappearing entirely.
When something like this happens, as
it so depressingly often does, the usual
suspects of excuses are trotted out.
You can’t expect to be the last person
to live in such a beautiful place.
Population is increasing, and we have
to put the people somewhere.
A man can do what he wants to with his
own property.
You can’t stop progress.
That last is the killer. “Progress” is defined only as that which makes the rich
elite richer.
The builders and developers are getting
richer, the rest of us are getting poorer.
A unique community built in a forest is
disappearing, and is being replaced by
another subdivision, a bit more upscale
than some, but a cookie-cutter subdivision nevertheless.
Something wonderful and precious is
disappearing and we are all the poorer
for it.
“Progress” is another word for destruction.
Deck Deckert is a Sudden Valley resident.
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“Caitac is understandably pleased with the City
Council’s approval of a UGA expansion, given that
Caitac spent tremendous resources seeking to
obtain just such an outcome.”
—Seattle attorney David Bricklin
townhouses, houses on smaller lots, small homes on
small lots with shared courtyards, garages on alleys,
narrower streets for pedestrians and bicyclists, and
mixes of housing types and uses in neighborhoods.
Many of these, he noted, exist in older neighborhoods but are blocked by current code.
Safety Factors
BIG
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By Tim Johnson
Part III: Safety factor and
fudge factors
The City presses forward, concerned
about a looming land supply shortage that requires
adding 2,167 acres of county land to Bellingham’s
Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). Under the state’s
Growth Management Act (GMA), cities are required
to periodically review their land supply and recommend additions to their UGAs; these additions
are then considered by county governments. Last
spring, Bellingham officials asked County counterparts to consider approving all of these acres for
incorporation into UGAs.
Currently proposed additions include roughly
1,800 acres on either side of the Guide Meridian
north of Bellingham, acres largely owned by Caitac
U.S.A. Corp., proponents of a planned urban development there, Larrabee Springs.
Stakes are high. Vested and successfully built out,
Larrabee Springs would reap hundreds of millions
of dollars in profits for Caitac, its subsidiaries and
agents.
“Caitac is understandably pleased with the City
Council’s approval of a UGA expansion, given that
Caitac spent tremendous resources seeking to obtain just such an outcome,” Seattle attorney David
Bricklin commented dryly. Bricklin has observed
many of Whatcom County’s GMA challenges. “The
administrative record reflects that Caitac also invested a great deal of time and money attempting
to influence the City’s land supply analysis, the central planning document driving the City Council’s
decision,” he alleged.
Yet opposition is considerable as well.
If Bellingham is required to add 2,000 acres every
five years into the future, the city will be an additional 20,000 acres larger by 2055. To put that into
future context, Bellingham would sprawl outward
an additional 31 square miles, more than doubling
Bellingham’s current size of 26 square miles.
Putting it into historical context, UGAs established
in 1997 expanded the city’s urban footprint 44 percent. Over the same period, building permits in the
City’s mixed-use zones—designed to allow the high
densities favored by modern urban planning—were
built out to only 40-48 percent of capacity.
City officials obeyed what they perceived as their
lawful duty to accommodate growth; however, the
resulting development was scarcely more dense than
Bellingham’s average of four-to-six homes per acre.
Observers at the county and state level complain
Bellingham failed to encourage infill and did not
require developers to achieve the densities established in their zoning. Indeed, they could not.
At a recent public hearing, Bellingham Planning
Director Tim Stewart told listeners that certain City
ordinances make it difficult to promote things like
Of course, not all of Bellingham’s land supply woes
are actual or imminent. The City’s calculation is fattened up by at least 25 percent as a safety factor.
This factor—its size, its necessity—is a matter of
fierce debate for, if removed, the City evidently has
enough land to accommodate anticipated population growth without expansion of its UGAs or more
than minor infill of existing neighborhoods. Without
the safety factor, Bellingham’s 2,167 acre shortfall
all but evaporates.
Representing Caitac, attorney Robert Tull cited
recent case law to County Planning Commissioners:
“This excess land supply may be called a ‘market
factor’… or a ‘safety factor’ or a ‘cushion.’ What a
county chooses to call such excess land supply does
not matter so much as that such a factor is explicitly quantified and expressed as a percentage of land
beyond the minimum necessary to accommodate…
projected growth,” [his emphasis].
Tull has filed more than a dozen briefs, memos
and letters on this topic from Nov.2005 to July of
this year, stressing the importance of safety factors
and market hedges in intelligent planning. Not everyone agrees with his conclusions.
“Caitac argues that the only proper thing to do
in the face of scant information is to dramatically
expand Bellingham’s UGA (and, as luck would have
it, allow Caitac’s development to proceed),” Bricklin
summarized.
Ellen Gray of Futurewise agreed. Futurewise is a
statewide public interst group working to ensure that
local governments manage growth responsibly. “We
have told the City previously that the use of both the
safety factor and market factor are not appropriate
in a UGA capacity analysis where the land use supply
can be closely monitored,” such as in five-year review
periods adopted by Bellingham. “We think the City is
closely monitoring land use and supply needs and has
supported its use of these factors and the assumptions underlying them,” Gray argued.
Bricklin furthered, “Whatcom County has the discretion whether to apply any safety factor in the
first place. Contrary to Caitac’s arguments, Whatcom County should take a precautionary approach
in deciding whether to expand Bellingham’s UGA
and allow sprawl. Whatcom County is not bound by
Horowitz compares the “Net Population Capacity” results from the City’s final
version of its land supply analysis (based
on a minimum density assumption) with
a revised version (based on a maximum
density assumption). “The difference
in capacity of 8,433 people is a ‘hidden
cushion’ and is not disclosed anywhere in
the City’s documents,” he alleged.
“When City officials provide population
‘capacity’ information, the presumption is
that the capacity amount is actually the
maximum number of people that can be
accommodated,” Horowitz maintained.
“If the City’s capacity data is based on
something other than maximum, the
difference between maximum and the
number provided must be fully disclosed.
Otherwise it can and will be considered
intentionally misleading, based on the
actual definition of capacity.
“The City has failed to include this
‘difference’ as a component of the safety factor and has therefore understated
the true safety factor built into its land
supply analysis,” he concluded.
“The City overstated the amount of unavailable land in calculating the City’s current land supply, understating the amount
of available land by at least 830 acres—
and thereby falsely inflating the apparent
amount of new growth acreage Bellingham will in fact require,” Hall agreed in
his challange.
Attorney Bricklin summarized, The
City Council recently acquiesced to a
major expansion of Bellingham’s growth
area, under tremendous pressure from
sprawl-promoting development interests. A small army of consultants related
to Caitac’s Larrabbee Springs proposal
have submitted an overabundance of
self-serving argumentation.
“Unfortunately, at the end of the day,
the City Council’s decision was based on
erroneous data and improper assumptions, all of which was compounded by
inaccurate analysis, evidencing internal
inconsistency with the City’s comprehensive plan,” Bricklin alleged. “If not
corrected, the City’s decision will be
subject to challenge before the WWGMHB on several levels.”
Putting it into perspective, Hall
wrote, “If the elected officials in charge
of Whatcom County were to today announce a plan to sprawl Bellingham to
more than double its present size within
our childrens’ lifetimes, it is difficult to
believe the public would respond warmly. However, giving in to the demands
of well-financed special interests such
as Caitac is tantamount to following exactly such a plan. It will inevitably and
cumulatively lead to that result.”
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the City of Bellingham, and has absolute
discretion to apply some or no market
safety factors. Finally,” Bricklin argued,
“as a matter of policy, Whatcom County
has discretion under the GMA to decide
that growth need not be accommodated
with ex-urban sprawl.”
“The City has applied an impermissibly
large safety factor,” downtown developer
Robert Hall recently charged in a letter
to Bellingham City Council. “Presumably,
virtually any level of sprawl can be justified if the assumed margin of error is large
enough, which is exactly why the Growth
Management Hearings Board strikes down
comprehensive plans that adopt excessive
safety factors,” Hall wrote.
“I didn’t want to challenge Caitac at
all,” Hall admitted. “I didn’t want to get
into the middle of it; I have other things
to do with my time,” explained the largest property owner downtown.
Hall noted that other downtown developers harbored similar concerns about
decisions on the city’s fringe that pull
energy from Bellingham’s urban centers.
“But they have projects going forward,”
Hall explained. “They can’t afford to get
embroiled in a controversy and make
enemies with the Planning Department
when their proposals are being looked
over by them.
“There came a point when somebody
with knowledge had to stand up to these
guys,” Hall said of Caitac.
Hall has followed with a more detailed
complaint.
“It’s not condos versus single family homes,” Hall asserted, denying it
is his special interest versus that of
Caitac. “Condo sales are outstripping
home sales. Many condos are cheaper
than houses new or old, which is why
first-time homeowners and retirees are
buying them, because it’s the only thing
they can afford.”
“The City’s land supply analysis methodology is fatally flawed,” Hall continued in
his letter. “The City’s analysis overstates
the impact of critical areas (which reduce
land supply), by failing to account for the
fact that City code allows for clustering
of houses on property containing critical areas. The City’s analysis includes a
reduction of land availability for critical
area protections, ignoring the effect of
City clustering laws, creating a doubledip reduction in the City’s analysis.”
Larry Horowitz agreed. Horowitz, together with other citizens, recently filed
an additional challenge to the City’s land
supply methodology with the Western
Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (WWGMHB). Formerly an auditor with Price Waterhouse, an international accounting and consulting firm,
Horowitz complains of additional, hidden
“fudge factors” in the City’s analysis.
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Rally Supports War Resisters
Vets of Iraq and Vietnam meet at Peace Arch
“Take me with you,” Kyle Snyder said over and over again, only half joking, to U.S. anti-war activists at the end of
a picnic and rally on the Canadian side of
Peace Arch Park. “I want to be able to visit
my home country. I love my country, still.”
Snyder, 22, couldn’t board the return buses that had carried hundreds of people from
the Veterans for Peace national convention
in Seattle to the Canadian border on Aug.
13. Snyder went AWOL from the U.S. Army
in April 2005, after serving five months in
Iraq. He is one of about 30 deserters from
the U.S. military who have applied for refugee status in Canada.
The purpose of the Peace Arch gathering
was to lend them support. It attracted about
400 people. It was organized by Canadian
and U.S. activists—including Ellen Murphy
of Bellingham—who oppose the Iraq war
and are helping war resisters in their quest
for sanctuary in Canada.
Snyder wasn’t the only Iraq war resister
at the Peace Arch. Two young women, Sarah and Oni, weren’t ready to give their full
names or speak publicly about why they’ve
left the U.S. military. But after the rally,
they told Snyder he had inspired them.
Snyder is working in the oil fields of
Alberta while waiting for the Canadian
government to decide whether to grant
him sanctuary.
Wearing desert camouflage with the insignia of his unit, the 94th Engineers, Sny-
Kyle Snyder (left), who has applied for refugee status
in Canada, and Iraq War resister Camilo Mejia, who
was jailed after going AWOL from the National Guard.
equipment operator because he wanted “to
reconstruct Iraqi civilization.” Instead, he
ended up a gunner in an escort unit.
“I wasn’t supposed to be in combat,”
he said.
Snyder joined the U.S. Army at age 19, recruited as he was completing a federal Job
Corps program. He said he joined for a lot of
reasons, none of them patriotism.
“I wanted a nice car,” he said. “I was 19
years old. When someone comes up, really
professional, I’m going to do anything that
man says so I can be a hero.”
Another speaker, Fernando Suarez del
Solar of San Diego, spoke about his 20year-old son, Jesus, who was killed in
Iraq in 2003.
“Today I find my son in the faces of the
war resisters here,” he said.
three U.S. diplomats who resigned in 2003
in protest against the war in Iraq. Wright
had also served in the U.S. Army/Army Reserves for 29 years and attained the rank of
Colonel. After the rally, she gave Snyder a
T-shirt with the words “Veterans for Peace,
Camp Casey Chapter, Crawford, TX” on the
front and “In Bush’s Backyard” on the back.
Vietnam-era war resisters at the gathering also made sure to speak to Snyder after
the rally. Jesse Perrier of Boston served
time at Leavenworth because “I gave them
back their rifle and they put me in prison
for two years,” he said.
Perrier took Snyder aside and spoke in a
quiet, intense voice. “Stay with your convictions,” he said. “The biggest thing is, you’ll
look in the mirror and say ‘I did the right
thing.’ You’ll have your integrity in life.”
Mike Wong lives in San Francisco now, but
lived in Canada for five years after deserting
the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He
wanted to assure Snyder that most of Wong’s
generation of resisters now have college
degrees, professional jobs, homes, families
and spouses.
“Not only that,” he said, “we’re still activists. We’re still fighting for the right causes.
You have a life of glory ahead of you.”
An Iraq War resister, Camilo Mejia, who
was jailed for nine months after going AWOL
from the National Guard, hugged Snyder
Learn More
War Resisters Support Campaign is online at
www.resisters.ca
Vets for Peace is online at
www.veteransforpeace.org
Soldiers, Say No! is online at
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der told the crowd, “I feel I was betrayed as
a soldier. I feel I was betrayed and lied to by
the administration. ”
Snyder said he isn’t a conscientious objector. Rather, he believes the Iraq war is illegal
under international law.
He signed up to be a heavy construction
“The biggest thing is, you’ll look in the mirror
and say ‘I did the right thing.’ You’ll have your
integrity in life.” – Jesse Perrier, Vietnam Deserter
He’s concerned that “ninety-nine percent of Latin boys and girls are going into
the military for green papers and for college.” He’s been hearing stories that some
are denied citizenship even after serving
in Iraq.
Another speaker was Ann Wright, one of
and told him “anything you need, you let
me know—if you want information, connections, contacts.”
Snyder told Mejia, “I was really moved by
you.”
Mejia told Snyder, “Seeing you here makes
me feel like it wasn’t in vain.”
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Bay Initiative
headed to court
Cat killers
Bellingham City Council
voted unanimously Aug. 14
for the City to ask a court
to determine whether the
Healthy Bay Initiative will
be sent to voters.
More than the required
3,652 Bellingham voters
signed petitions to put
the initiative on the ballot in November. Here’s the
wording:
A statement issued by
the City Council says local
governments usually defer
oversight of remedial action to the Department of
Ecology. The City Council
statement concludes:
“The initiative misses
the point of a best sciencebased comprehensive cleanup based on the plans that
the City and Port will be
forging for use of the land.
City Council is committed to
the same healthy cleanup of
the land as it has been to
date with the Bellingham
Bay Pilot Project. Nothing
will change.”
Comments
sought on
electronic
recycling
A public hearing will be
held in Everett Aug. 24
on rules to implement the
state’s new electronics recycling law, which passed
in March 2006.
The law is the first in the
nation to require manufac-
On Aug.. 10, an orange and white tabby was found
disemboweled along Old Fairhaven Parkway. On Aug.
1, a grey and white shorthaired cat was found similarly mutilated on 14th and Mill streets. A Whatcom
Humane Society veterinarian confirmed both deaths
were caused by a person or persons unknown. On Aug.
5, another Southside cat was found dead with wounds
that may have been caused by a person or an animal.
In 2002, five cats were found mutilated in Fairhaven
in a single month.
Bomb dogs
Every year tons of electronic trash goes unrecycled
turers to offer consumerconvenient and comprehensive electronics recycling
services, from collection
through processing, for
computers, computer monitors, laptop and portable
computers, and all televisions.
Written comments may be
submitted until 5pm Sept.
7, by mail to Jay Shepard,
Department of Ecology, PO
Box 47600, Olympia, WA
98504-7600, or e-mail at
wa-recycles-electronics@
ecy.wa.gov.
The Everett public hearing is at 7pm Aug. 24, at
the Snohomish County PUD
Electric Building Headquarters, 2320 California St.
Sen. Cantwell
supports Lamont
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell
(D-WA), issued a statement
the day after Ned Lamont
defeated U.S. Sen. Joseph
Lieberman in Connecticut’s
Democratic Party primary:
“I
congratulate
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Democrats in choosing their
nominee and I will support
him.”
Resource
database is
online
A new web site, Community Counts, includes a fast
way to find local service organizations and government
agencies. The online database is at whatcomcounts.
org. Click on local resources
in the left-hand column.
Whatcom
Community
Counts is a project of Whatcom Coalition for Healthy
Communities. The web site
also features statistics
that indicate how Whatcom
County compares to other
communities on a variety
of health and quality of life
issues, a “promising practices” feature, a community
conversation about current
issues and reprints of regional news stories.
WWU Visitor
Center moving
Western Washington University Visitors Center is
moving south.
Starting Aug. 21, campus
information and short-term
parking passes will be available at the Campus Services
building, which is near the
corner of Bill McDonald
Parkway and 21st Street.
Two drive-up kiosks have
been installed there with
two-way audio and video
connections with attendants and pneumatic tubes
for receiving maps, parking
passes and other paper. Or
visitors may park and come
into the building.
The Visitors Center at the
north end of South College
Drive—a small brick building with a drive-up window,
constructed in 1980—will
be demolished to make
room for construction of
the new Academic Instructional Center.
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On Aug. 4, the City of Bellingham responded in Whatcom County Superior Court to a lawsuit in which an
Alaska state ferry employee says she was bitten by
Bellingham’s bomb dog during a routine sweep for explosives. The employee was directing cars at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal onto the M/V Columbia on April
23, 2004. Officer Striker’s handler allegedly closed the
tailgate of a vehicle on Striker’s paw, causing pain.
The suit claims Striker lashed out at the nearest person, causing more than $11,000 in damage to the ferry
worker’s hand.
Call Moses
On Aug. 8, Bellingham Police responded to a report
of a burning bush on Cordata Parkway. Spiritually underwhelmed officers chalked the event up to malicious
mischief.
Tough times for SUVs
On Aug. 12 at 3:20pm, a gas ‘n’ dash was reported at
Sunset Shell. On Aug. 6 at 4:34pm, a gas ‘n’ dash was
reported at Meridian Shell after prices there soared to
$3.29 per gallon. On Aug. 5 at 9:50am, another gas ‘n’
dash was reported on Meridian. On Aug. 5 at 9:11am,
a gas ‘n’ dash was reported on Meridian. On Aug. 3 at
10:01am a gas ‘n’ dash was reported at Sunset Shell.
On Aug. 1 at 4:47pm, another gas ‘n’ dash was reported
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Days of Rage
Civil disobedience and the politics of solidarity
Hear
WHAT: Author Dan Berger discusses Outlaws
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Out of
the dark days of the Sixties, one incendiary group above all took
their civil war into the comfort of America’s living rooms.
The Weather Underground Organization charged out of the radical left intent
upon a series of militant actions designed
to achieve the revolutionary overthrow
of the United States. They distinguished
themselves by carrying out a campaign of
bombings, jailbreaks and riots that raged
into the following decade, until their
organization imploded shortly after the
U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam in 1975.
With their departure also came the general disintegration of the New Left.
Author Dan Berger interviewed former
Weather Underground members, Black
Panthers, Young Lords, and other longtime activists to trace the group’s evolution in relation to the civil rights, Black
Power and anti-war movements.
Cascadia Weekly: What sparked your interest in the WUO?
Dan Berger: When I was a new activist
in a conservative region, I was looking for mentors—people who had been
around the block politically and could
help me find my footing and learn les-
sons from the past. One of them was
David Gilbert, who was not the first but
was the one with whom I developed the
closest relationship. David is a former
member of Students for a Democratic
Society and the Weather Underground,
now serving a life sentence for his role
as a white ally and getaway driver in a
failed and ill-advised Black Liberation
Army attempted robbery in 1981.
I plied him with questions about
his activist history and analysis of the
present. What worked, what didn’t work,
why did he follow certain paths at certain times—and what does any of this
mean today?
CW: You write that, “A mythology of the
Sixties is unhelpful, even detrimental,
to any attempts at understanding what
happened, let alone forging progressive movement strategy today.” Why do
these mythic stereotypes endure?
DB: They endure because they’re an
easy—far too easy—way of packaging
the story, and a way of keeping the history consigned to an over-and-donewith past rather than informing current
geopolitics. If we record “the Sixties”
as split into two periods—a long period
of hopeful liberalism corrupted by the
quick burst of violence from an isolated
and uncreative few—it protects the
status quo in several ways. It separates
the militancy from its mass base and
demonizes the radical turn as aberrant
and unnecessary.
CW: How do the Sixties resonate today?
DB: This is a huge question, of course. I
think there are several ways the Sixties
still resonates, including a succession
of insurgent right-wing administrations
that have been consistently trying to
overturn the “Vietnam Syndrome” (i.e.,
that U.S. military might can be defeated) through “shock-and-awe” wars of attrition against civilian populations—in
Nicaragua and El Salvador and Panama,
in Iraq and Afghanistan (and currently
supporting similar campaigns by Israel
in Palestine and Lebanon).
Such campaigns are continuing with
the grand jury harassment of former
Black Panthers in the Bay Area—and are
taking on new forms through the “Green
Scare” throughout the Northwest.
CW: Clearly, today, Weathermen would be
considered terrorists.
DB: You’re certainly right that the Weather Underground would be considered
terrorists today, although I think it’s
important to not resign ourselves to
accepting such designations of them or
similar groups (then or now). Slapping
the “terrorist” label on any presumed
enemy has been the Bush administration’s favorite tactic for controlling
debate and pushing through a range of
repressive policies. It is to our peril if
we let them control the debate on this
issue, particularly given that it tacitly
condones the range of state terrorist
actions to fly under the radar.
But yes, the fate of clandestine
militants would surely differ today. The
slew of cases against radical environmentalists in Oregon—what many are
calling “the Green Scare”—is an example of this: people facing life in prison
for massive property destruction that
caused no human injury. The Earth Liberation Front is a different organization
than the Weather Underground, but I
think we all should be watching these
cases carefully, for they could very well
prove to be bellwethers for a wider
crackdown on any form of dissent.
CW: Is revolution even possible in today’s
America?
DB: Fundamental change is always possible, although there are moments when
the opportunities are more ripe or the
demands more urgent. History moves in
cycles, but it is the persistent organizing that enables sweeping, revolutionary change to occur. The Civil Rights
and Black Power revolutions built off
decades of patient work in black communities. Our job, as lifelong radical educator Myles Horton said, is to continue
working diligently in the more pervasive
“valley times” to best take advantage
of the “mountain times” when history
moves more quickly.
WORDS
Wed., Aug. 16
SPOKEN WORDS: Attend the poetry-driven Spoken Word Wednesday at 8pm at Stuart’s at the
Market, 1530 Cornwall Ave. For more info: 7140800.
ZANESVILLE: Kris Saknussemm reads from Zanesville at 7:30pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St.
The event is free. For more info: 671-2626.
Thurs., Aug. 17
OUTDOORS INFO: Mike McQuaide gives a free
slideshow based on his new book Insiders’ Guide to
Bellingham and Mount Baker at 7:30pm at Village
Books, 1200 11th St. For more info: 671-2626.
Fri., Aug. 18
FAMILY STORIES: Attend Family Story Night led
by members of the Bellingham Storytelling Guild
at 7pm at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St.
Sat., Aug. 19
STORIES & SNACKS: Bring the kids to readings from
books about modes of transportation and stay for
snacks at 11am at Barnes & Noble, 4099 Meridian
St. The event is free. For more info: 647-7018.
Sun., Aug. 20
MONEYMAKING MADNESS: Lynn Dralle shares
tips from her book, More 100 Best Things I’ve Sold
on eBay: Money-Making Madness, at 5pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The event is free. For
more info: 671-2626.
Mon., Aug. 21
POETRY NIGHT: Spoken word and acoustic performances can be shared at Poetry Night at 8pm every
Monday at Fantasia Espresso, 1332 Cornwall Ave.
For more info: 715-1632 or poetrynight.org.
X STORIES: Paul Piper and Charles W. Luckmann
read from X Stories: A Personal Side of Fragile X
Syndrome at 7:30pm at Village Books, 1200 11th
St. The event is free. For more info: 671-2626.
Tues., Aug. 22
FLIRTING WITH FORTY: Seattle romance writer
Jane Porter reads from her latest, Flirting with
Forty, at 7:30pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St.
Wed., Aug. 23
ACTION-ADVENTURE: Skagit County author Ken
Coffman shares excerpts from his newest actionadventure tale, Bad Medicine, at 7:30pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The event is free. For
more info: 671-2626.
COMMUNITY
Wed., Aug. 16
WEDNESDAY MARKET: The Wednesday Market is
open from 3-7pm on the Fairhaven Village Green
(behind Village Books, 1200 11th St.). For more
info: 647-2060 or bellinghamfarmers.org.
Aug. 16 - Aug. 19
NORTHWEST WASHINGTON FAIR: Live music from
the likes of Merle Haggard, a carnival, agricultural displays, vendors and lots of food will be part
Thurs., Aug. 17
HISTORY CRUISE: Whatcom Museum’s Richard
Vanderway helms the final Bellingham Bay History Cruise of the season at 7pm from Squalicum Harbor. Cost is $10 for museum members,
$20 general. For more info: 676-6981 or whatcommuseum.org.
VIGIL FOR PEACE: All denominations are welcome at the monthly Prayer Vigil for Peace in
the Middle East at 5:30pm at Assumption Catholic Church, 2116 Cornwall Ave. For more info:
733-1380.
Aug. 18 - Aug. 19
FLOTSAM FAIR: Blues music, an arts festival
and lots more will be part of the Flotsam Fair
starting at 6pm Aug. 18 and continuing from
10am-10pm Aug. 19 at Mangan’s Landing on
Guemes Island. Entry is free. For more info:
(360) 770-8584.
GARGANTUAN GARAGE SALE: Lydia Place will
hold “the mother of all garage sales” from 9am7pm Aug. 18 and 8am-7pm Aug. 19 at the Sportsplex, 1225 Civic Way. For more info: 671-7663.
Sat., Aug. 19
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FARMERS MARKET: Attend the Bellingham
Farmers Market from 10am-3pm every Saturday
at the Depot Market Square. For more info: 6472060 or bellinghamfarmers.org.
STREET LAW: Get free legal advice and referrals at Street Law from 1-4pm every Saturday
through Aug 26 at the corner of Railroad Avenue and Magnolia Street.. For more info: 6716079.
MAGNETISM: Learn about the principles of
magnetism at today’s “Magnets and Electricity” workshop at 1pm at the American Museum
of Radio & Electricity, 1312 Bay St. Entry is $5$10. For more info and to register: 738-3886.
WARBIRDS: Take part in “Warbird Weekend”
from 9am-4pm at the Heritage Flight Museum at the Bellingham International Airport.
Weather permitting, there’ll also be solo and
formation flybys. Entry is a suggested $5. For
more info: 733-4422 or heritageflight.org.
WINES & CANINES: Attend “Wines, Vines, and
Canines”, a fundraising auction for Paws With
a Cause, from 4-8pm at Samson Estates Winery in Everson. Tickets are $15. For more info:
966-5959.
HOME HISTORY: Attend a free workshop dubbed
“Researching the History of Your Home or Property” at 8:30am at the Washington State Archives Building, 808 25th St. For more info and
to register: 650-2813.
20-60% OFF
Summer Styles
Sale Continues!
Historic Fairhaven 7 3 4 . 7 8 0 3
Sun., Aug. 20
HONOR DAY: Acknowledge and honor the many
contributions made by American Indians as
part of Honor Day from 11am-5pm at Maritime
Heritage Park. Speakers, music, a Great Circle
Ceremony, vendors and storytellers will contribute to the free event. For more info: 647888- or honorday.org.
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of the Northwest Washington Fair through Aug.
19 at Lynden’s NW Washington Fairgrounds. Entry is $8 for general admission. For more info:
354-4111 or northwestwashingtonfair.org.
SAN JUAN FAIR: Head to Friday Harbor from
10am-9pm for the San Juan County Fair. Music, a tractor pull, rabbit races and more will
be part of the festivities. Entry is $5-$10. For
more info: (360) 378-4310.
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visual
galleries
openings
profiles
By Amy Kepferle
Bad Bunnies and
Venezia Bouquets
The allegorical world of Tom Wood
When longtime
Bellingham printmaker and painter Tom Woods
and I make plans to meet at a local coffee
shop to discuss what’s behind his art and
he doesn’t show up, I’m not too surprised.
Creative geniuses are allowed a bit of leeway, and I spend a pleasant hour reading
The Stranger, making life lists and downing
beefy cups of coffee on the chance I got
the time wrong.
When I return to the office and call
to check on his whereabouts, Woods is
immediately apologetic. He lost track of
time in his studio, he says, and it wasn’t
until he sat down to lunch that he realized he’d forgotten our get-together.
If you’ve been in Bellingham any
amount of time, it’s likely you’ve seen
Woods’ work. This month alone, he’s in
group shows at both Fairhaven’s Lucia
Douglas Gallery and downtown’s Blue
Horse Gallery.
The 54-year-old artist’s work often
merges allegory within the context of
the natural world. Prints such as “Bad
Bunny” (see right) and “Venezia Bouquet” (a Venezian street performer holds
a gargantuan bouquet complete with
flowers, bees, instruments, angels and
turrets) make it clear that while Woods’
retains a sense of the playful, he’s also a
master of detail.
His art has been called “fanciful and
marvelous,” “intimate and compelling”
and “cryptic.” I agree with all those
things, but wonder where in the heck
the images come from. “A lot of it comes
from my own subconscious,” Woods explains. “Europe has a real tradition of
myth and allegory that I can draw from.
More Info
WHAT: Works by printmaker Tom Wood
WHEN: Through August
WHERE: Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415
13th St.
Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St.
COST: Free
MORE INFO: 671-2305 or 733-5361
I also feel like my work is connected to
the area and my lifestyle.”
The current exhibit at Lucia Douglas,
“Northwest Printmakers in Florence,” is
the product of Woods’ and gallery owner
Linda Gardner’s efforts to bring artists
to Italy’s Il Bisonte School for the Study
of Graphic Arts. The 12 artists in attendance spent April of this year working on
intaglio printmaking—works etched and
printed from copper plates—and experimenting with mono-print techniques.
“People worked really well together,”
Woods says. “I got three prints made,
which is a lot for me.”
Woods can afford to take his time.
He’s been a full time artist for more than
20 years, and his art is his work. He’s
homegrown, too, having come to Western Washington University in 1973 and
starting art school here in Bellingham.
His advice for aspiring full-time artists? Don’t get in debt. “We live within
our means,” he notes. “It’s common with
artists who make a living doing art to
live more simply than other people. We
have a comfortable living now, but it
took a long time. You have to be pretty
practical to make a living as an artist.
It’s more than a full-time job.
“Actually, it’s more of a lifestyle than
a job.”
ONGOING EXHIBITS
ALLIED ARTS: Paintings and pottery by Nancy
Leshinsky and Lynn Dee will be featured through
August at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. For
more info: 676-8548 or alliedarts.com.
BELLINGHAM RAILWAY MUSEUM: The museum
is open to the public from noon-5pm Tuesdays
and Thurs.-Sat. at 1320 Commercial St. For more
info: 393-7540.
BLUE HORSE GALLERY: “The Blue Horse Artists”
exhibit can be seen through August at the Blue
Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. Tom Schlotterback, Tom Wood, Rachel Foreman, Helen Dorn,
Lanny Little, and Tracy Powell are among the artists being displayed. For more info: 671-2305.
BOUNDARY BAY: Peruse “Salmon at the Bay”
through Aug. 26 at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107
Railroad Ave. Bid on the pieces throughout the
month to benefit the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association. For more info: 715-0283.
IVERSON OPENING: Attend an opening of Mark
Iverson’s latest works from 6-9pm at La Conner’s
Café Culture, 109 E. Commercial St. The exhibit
will be on display through Aug. 24. For more info:
(360) 421-0985.
FIREHOUSE ART: Pamela Willett’s “Photos of Nepal” are on display through Aug. 31 at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave.
For more info: 676-5387.
HANDPRINT ARTS: See works from more than 50
local artists at Handprint Arts, 1611 N. State St.
For more info: 647-9087 or handprintarts.org.
INSIGHTS GALLERY: New paintings by Anne Schreivogl can be seen through Aug. 31 at Insights
Gallery in Anacortes. For more info: (360) 5888044 or insightsgallery.com.
LYNDEN PIONEER MUSEUM: “Putting Old Dobbin
Out to Pasture,” an exhibit featuring buggies,
antique cars and photos, shows through April
2007 at the Lynden Pioneer Museum, 217 Front
St. Entry is $3-$5. For more info: 354-3675.
LUCIA DOUGLAS: “Pacific Northwest Printmakers in Florence” shows through Sept. 9 at Lucia
Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St. Heidi Epstein,
Thomas Wood, Tom Sherwood, Gerald Purdy,
Dana Mattson, and Courtney Lang are among the
contributing artists. For more info: 733-5361 or
luciadouglas.com.
MINDPORT GALLERY: View paintings by Alan
Weydert, Kathleen Harris, and Dawn Kimberling
at the “Three Views” exhibit through Aug. 20 at
Mindport Gallery, 210 W. Holly St. For more info:
647-5614 or mindport.org.
MoNA: “All in the Painted View” presents the
Northwest landscape through the eyes of various artists through Oct. 8 at La Conner’s Museum
of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. The Benaroya
Glass Gallery will also feature a tribute to legendary artist Italo Scanga. For more info: (360)
466-4446.
MOUNT BAKERY: Works by Robert Finnigan can
be seen through August at the Mount Bakery,
308 W. Champion St. For more info: 715-1772.
VIKING UNION: Haida and Apache artist Andrew
Morrison’s “Beyond Words” can be seen through
Aug. 18 at WWU’s Viking Union Gallery. For more
info: 650-6534 or onestaa.com.
WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Contrasting Objectives:
Fifteen Pacific Northwest Photographers” and
“Bert Huntoon and the Mount Baker Lodge” are
currently showing at the Whatcom Museum of
History & Art, 121 Prospect St. For more info:
676-6981 or whatcommuseum.org.
OPENINGS/EVENTS
Aug. 16 - Aug. 20
FARM FOR LIFE: Peruse the “Farming for Life”
agricultural photo display from 10am-10pm
today through Aug. 20 at Lynden’s Northwest
Washington Fairgrounds as part of the NW Washington Fair. For more info: (360) 354-1337 or wcfarmfriends.com.
Thurs., Aug. 17
PROJECT LABYRINTH: If you’re interested in creating a permanent outdoor labyrinth, meet with
Project Labyrinth at 6:30 pm to discuss the particulars at Fairhaven Park’s upper level. For more
info: 715-1244.
Fri., Aug. 18
PERSNICKITY OPENING: Drop by the grand opening of Persnickity Designs Studio Boutique from
5-9pm at 114 W. Magnolia St. For more info: 2010107 or persnickitydesign.com.
Sat., Aug. 19
SUDDEN VALLEY ARTS: Attend the Sudden Valley
Arts Group Show and Sale from 10am-4pm at Le
Rendez-Vous Gallery, 202 E. Holly St. Fiber art,
clothing, jewelry, photography and more will be
available for purchase. For more info: 527-1137.
Sun., Aug. 20
PARK WALK: Marilyn Boysen leads a Big Rock
Park docent walk focusing on the permanent
sculptures at the venue at 2pm at Big Rock Garden Park, 2900 Sylvan St. Entry is free. For more
info: 676-6985.
Tues., Aug. 22
FRENCH SHOTS: John Lieberherr presents “Snapshots from France” at 12:30pm at the Whatcom
Museum of History & Art, 121 Prospect St. The
event is free, and you can bring your lunch
along. For more info: 676-6981.
theater
dance
profiles
ON STAGE
By Amy Kepferle
Aug. 16 - Aug. 18
A Midsummer Night’s Ballet
Fairies, magic and mistaken identity
Forget everything you thought you knew about
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. When Northwest
Ballet Theatre presents the Bard’s classic story of mistaken identity and magical hijinks in the forest, you won’t have to interpret the dialogue between Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, and
Oberon, king of the fairies. Instead, the timeless tale of romance
and comedy will be explained through dance.
“The story will be told by movement set to music,” furthers
John Bishop, NW Ballet’s Artistic Director. “There’s no dialogue,
but it’s pretty easy to understand through the choreography.
People have actually told me they enjoy the ballet version of it
more because it’s easier to follow the drama through the dancers.”
Bishop says this is the third year the eight-year-old company—
which also has studios at its original base in Anacortes—will be
highlighting the whimsical play, but notes it’s the first since he
took over the roomy space at Bellingham’s Pacific Dance Company
following the death of PDC’s Eleise Kerman. Dancers of varying
ages from Whatcom and Skagit counties who have taken part
in Bishop’s six-week Northwest Ballet School summer dance intensive will make up the bulk of the Midsummer cast, with more
seasoned dancers at the helm.
Bishop will also be in on the fun when he takes on the role of
the aforementioned Oberon. He says last summer they had an accomplished dancer from Russia playing the part of the mischievous
fairy king, but he couldn’t make it this year. “I’ll do it,” says the
48-year-old Bishop, who started his dancing career at the age of
16 with the Milwaukee Ballet. “It will likely be my last one…I keep
saying that.”
Because of the looser nature of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
CAT ON A ROOF: Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a
Hot Tin Roof finishes its run at 7:30pm Aug. 16
and 18 at WWU’s Underground Theater as part of
Summer Stock. Tickets are $6-$10. For more info:
650-6146.
Aug. 16 - Aug. 20
HAMLET: Shakespeare Northwest performs the
dramatic Hamlet at 8pm Aug. 16, 17 and 19 and
at 2pm Aug. 20 at Mount Vernon’s Edgewater
Park. Tickets are $12. For more info: (877) 7546284 or shakesnw.org.
Thurs., Aug.17
atre, 918 M Ave. Tickets are $14. For more info:
(360) 293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
Aug. 18 - Aug. 19
THEATRESPORTS SUPREME: Upfront Theatresports Championships kick off this weekend
with 7:30pm and 9:30pm shows at the Upfront
Theatre, 1208 Bay St. Championships continue
through Aug. 26. Tickets are $8-$10. For more
info: 733-8855 or theupfront.com.
Aug. 18 - Aug. 20
BARD COMEDY: Shakespeare Northwest stages
The Comedy of Errors at 8pm Aug. 18 and 20 and
2pm Aug. 19 at Mount Vernon’s Edgewater Park.
Tickets are $12. For more info: (877) 754-6284 or
shakesnw.org.
Sun., Aug. 20
PUPPET SHOW: Seattle’s Carter Family Marionettes bring their puppet-friendly version of
Cinderella to the stage at 2pm at the Whatcom
Museum, 121 Prospect St. Entry is $3-$4. For
more info: 676-6981 or whatcommusuem.org.
Mon., Aug. 21
AUDITIONS: Adults, teens and kids are invited to
audition for the Barn Theatre’s musical version of
Heidi at 7pm at the Dance Barn, gate 2, Sudden
Valley. For more info: 671-5970.
DANCE
Thurs., Aug. 17
LATIN NIGHT: DJ LucyBella heads the new Coco
Loco Latin Night at 9pm at Wild Buffalo, 208 W.
Holly St. Salsa, merengue and reggaeton dancing
will be part of the package. Entry is free. For
more info: 752-0848 or wildbuffalo.net.
Fri., Aug. 18
DANCE PARTY: Join along in a Public Dance Party
from 9-11pm at U & Me Dance, 1027 N. Forest
St. Entry is $5-$10. For more info: 676-0292 or
uandmedance.com.
Sat., Aug. 19
LATIN NIGHT: All are welcome at tonight’s “South
of the Border” Latin Night from 9-11pm at Melody Hall, 4071 Home Rd. Arrive at 8pm for Rhumba
lessons. Entry is $7. For more info: 734-5676.
GOOD, BAD & UGLY: Sketch comedy, stand-up
and improv can be experienced at The Good, the
Bad & the Ugly at 8pm every Thursday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. Entry is a paltry $5.
For more info: 733-8855 or theupfront.com.
AWAKEN YOUR CREATIVITY: Sheila Goldsmith
leads a free introductory improv class titled
“Awakening Your Creativity” at 7pm at Mindport
Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. For more info and to
register: 756-0756.
Aug. 17 - Aug. 19
CODY CONTINUED: The Cody Rivers show has
added on another weekend of showings of Volume #10 at 8pm at iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall
Ave. Tickets are $5 Thursdays, $10 otherwise.
Reservations are recommended. For more info:
201-5464 or idiomtheater.com
SOUND OF MUSIC: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
version of The Sound of Music shows as part of
WWU’s Summer Stock season at 7:30pm Aug. 17
and 19 at the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are
$8-$10. For more info: 650-6146.
OPEN HOUSE: New playwright Tom Donahoe’s comedic Open House shows at 7:30pm Thurs. and
8pm Fri.-Sat. at the Anacortes Community The-
A naughty nun finds love with a stern captain when the
Summer Stock version of The Sound of Music finishes its
run Aug. 17 and 19 at the Performing Arts Center
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ON Stage
STAGE 15
stage
compared to other full-length ballets,
Bishop says there’s wiggle room to upgrade and tweak things as they plan the
ballet each summer. He adds that the
choreography isn’t set in stone, and says
sometimes it’s the youngest dancers who
grab the limelight.
“Little fairies can steal the show,”
Bishop laughs. “They charm the audience.
But there’s also a lot of drama, romance
and spells being cast. When those things
come together, it’s very humorous.”
But lest you think the one-time showing of NBT’s seasonal production is simply
a summer recital ensuring everybody gets
a slice of stage time, think again.
“We have some very unique and talented people doing the lead roles,” Bishop
emphasizes. “They’re as good if not better than a lot of the people I worked with
in my professional career. At this time in
their lives, they’re doing it because they
love it. If you’ve been in a company for a
number of years, you don’t see that freshness and joy to just be out there on stage,
making people happy.
“It’s not a recital. It’s a different thing.
You’ll come away with the feeling you’ve
seen a professional production.”
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Rumor Has It
music
previews
reviews
By Carey Ross
Tom Freund
Someone you should get to know
Tom Freund, when he’s not making albums and touring, likes to spend his spare time collaborating with Ben Harper, jamming with Graham Parker, and singing duets with Victoria
Williams. When it comes time for him to work on his own
musical projects, he enlists the likes of Ben Peeler (The
Wallflowers), Michael Jerome (Blind Boys of Alabama), and
WHO: Tom Freund
X’s D.J. Bonebrake to help him out.
WHEN: 9pm, Sat.
The question then becomes: If Freund is so well known Aug. 19
among musicians, how come you’ve never heard of him?
WHERE: Green
The answer seems to be, simply, that Freund is a song- Frog Café Acoustic
writer’s songwriter. Like many amazing but virtually un- Tavern, 902 N.
known songwriters, Freund’s work is often namechecked by State St.
other, more famous, musicians—Brit rocker Graham Parker MORE INFO:
called Freund one of the two “best singer/songwriters op- tomfreund.com
erating today”—but, as far as the mainstream public is concerned,
Freund is not exactly front-and-center on most people’s radar.
Freund, a New York City native, first began brushing with fame
in 1992, when he hooked up with the then-unknown Ben Harper in
Live
Harper’s hometown of Claremont, Calif. The
two hit it off, both musically and otherwise,
and went on to record the vinyl-only, limited-run album Pleasure and Pain together. Almost immediately thereafter, Harper signed
with Virgin Records and has gone on to
fame, fortune and millions of albums sold.
These days, although Freund and Harper still
hook up and jam out, their circumstances
have changed a bit, with copies of Pleasure
and Pain selling for more than $500 each—a
tidy sum, even if collectors aren’t buying it
specifically to hear Freund’s contribution.
It would be unwise, however, to judge
Freund by his more famous collaborators. Far
from sounding like a Ben Harper knockoff,
Freund has fashioned and honed a style all
his own. Whereas Harper envelops you in the
warm blanket of his soulful voice, Freund’s
vocals are made of slightly rougher stuff. His
gravelly, whiskey-soaked voice is the sound
of pure Americana, and on each of his three
critically acclaimed full-length albums, it becomes clear that this is a man more comfortable living life on the back roads than in the
fast lane. That said, Freund’s musical stylings
can be a bit tough to pin down. Sure, his voice
is reminiscent of that other, more well known
Tom, Tom Waits, and he shares a similar knack
for innovative arrangements with the leg-
WHILE YOU’RE casting about for something to do this weekend, you should
consider rocking out for a good cause.
The cause in question: a benefit for
Dave Byrum, father
of local musician
Jamie Byrum, who
you may recognize
from his stints in
Dolphin and Black
Breath. Dave is a
musician in his
own right, along
with being an allages
advocate,
By Carey Ross
talented artist and
all-around
good
guy. Apparently, Dave also has a bit of
a dicey ticker, as he found out recently
after suffering a heart attack. He’s recovering, but the whole health debacle has
left him with some seriously sizey medical bills. Dave, like most of us who earn
a living in this town doing something we
find rewarding, is without health insurance. Clearly he needs our help.
Fortunately, he had the good luck to
give birth to Jamie, who has sprung into
action, organizing a benefit to take place
Sat. Aug. 19 at the Nightlight Lounge.
Both of Jamie’s bands—Black Breath
and the reunited Dolphin—will play the
show, as will the Dandelion Junk Queens,
Malakai, and Andrew Jackson Jihad.
The benefit kicks off at 8pm with food
catered by Cap Hansen’s and the music
starts at 10pm. Suggested donation is
$7—but you’d pay that anyway just to
see Dolphin again, right?
Speaking of things you’re going to
be only too willing to pay for, Merchbot, the website that brought you meat
wristbands and broccoli T-shirts, is
opening a downtown store soon. The
mastermind behind all this kooky kitsch
is, as many of you are aware, Django
Bohren of the more locally well-known
Seatthole Shirts. Django has long been
a supporter of all things having to do
with local music, so I expect to see the
Bellingham music community well represented among Merch-bot’s customer
base. If you have been paying attention
the past week, you probably already
know this piece of not-so-breaking
news, but it’s exciting enough that it
bears repeating: hip-hop group Blackalicious will pay the Nightlight Lounge a
visit later this month. The last-minute
show takes place Aug. 27 and is one
of only two North American dates the
group will play this summer. Tickets are
on sale at ticketweb.com as we speak. I
don’t have to tell you to buy them early
because this show will surely sell the
hell out.
Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane.
Tickets are $45. For more info: (877) 275-2448.
ESKALATORS: Ska fusion by the Eskalators can
be heard at a free concert from 4-7pm at the
Fairhaven Village Green. For more info: 5922413.
CELTIC FUSION: Hear Celtic and blues fusion
when Anna Schaad performs at 3:30pm at Big
Rock Garden Park, 2900 Sylvan St. Entry is free.
For more info: 676-6985.
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SUMMER SOUNDS: Latin Expression and Yambique will provide the tunes at the final Downtown Sounds Summer Alley Concert of the season
from 5:30-9pm in the alley between Mindport and
Wild Buffalo. For more info: 527-8710.
FESTIVAL OFFERING: Bellingham Festival of
Music’s Chamber Players perform at 7:30pm at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2117 Walnut St.
Tickets are $22-$25. For more info: 734-6080 or
mountbakertheatre.com.
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DUKE OF UKE: See 98-year-old ukulele legend
Bill Tapia—the “Duke of Uke”—at 7pm at Mount
Vernon’s Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St. Tickets
are $18. For more info: (877) 754-6284 or lincolntheatre.org.
GYPSY LOU: British rock by the Gypsy Lou Band
can be heard at a free concert from 6-8pm at
Elizabeth Park. For more info: 739-3660.
Fri., Aug. 18
MOTHER GOOSE: Nancy Stewart sings Mother
Goose songs and more at noon on the Bellingham Public Library’s lawn, 210 Central Ave. Entry is free. For more info: 676-6985.
Sat., Aug. 19
SLUGS & STRINGS: The Banana Slug String
Band presents a concert and community event
focusing on the environment—specifically Lake
Whatcom—at 7pm at Bloedel Donovan Park,
2214 Electric Ave. Entry is free. For more info:
676-6961.
BYRUM BENEFIT: Black Breath, Dolphin, Malakai, Dandelion Junk Queens, and Andrew Jackson Jihad perform to help all-ages music supporter Dave Byrum pay medical bills starting at
8pm at the Nightlight Lounge, 211 E. Chestnut
St. Suggested donation for the benefit is $7. For
more info: 527-1531 or nightlightlounge.com.
FESTIVAL FAREWELL: The Festival of Music ends
its run with the Festival Orchestra performing the
overture to The Barber of Seville at 7:30pm at the
Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $22-$25. For
more info: 734-6080 or bellinghamfestival.org.
Sun., Aug. 20
VICKI CARR: Grammy Award-winning singer
Vicki Carr performs at 4pm and 7pm at Bow’s
Johnny Cash is often considered
country music’s biggest outlaw. But, the
truth is, when it comes hard living, Cash
looks like a mildly rebellious schoolboy
when compared with country’s true
badass, Merle Haggard. While Cash was
performing his now-legendary concert
at San Quentin State Prison, Haggard
was watching him play—not as another
performer, but as an inmate of the
maximum-security prison, where he
ran a gambling racket and rudimentary
brewery from his cell.
But committing a string of semi-serious crimes does not a musical legend
make. The other part of Haggard’s story
has to do with his legacy as a country
music pioneer. Haggard, eschewing the
silky-smooth variety of country popular
at the time, instead drew from the hardcore honky tonk of his youth, almost
single-handedly ushering in the era of
amplified country. However, it should
be noted the musician also has four
decades worth of undeniably solid—and
sometimes controversial—songwriting
under his belt.
See Haggard perform such hits as
“Mama Tried” and “Okie from Musgokee” at 8pm Aug. 18 at the Northwest
Washington Fair in Lynden (I’m sure
I don’t need to point out the humor
in country’s biggest outlaw playing in
Whatcom County’s most law-abiding
locale). Tickets are $10-$20 and, I’m
told, a select few are still available. For
more info: nwwafair.com.
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endary musician. Lyrically speaking, on
the surface, Freund’s songs seem simple
enough. However, upon further listening,
it becomes clear that this is a man, who
chooses his words carefully, crafting layered songs rich in meaning.
Although Freund toils in relative obscurity, there is one arena in which he
has made his mark. During a time when
music television plays everything but
music, primetime dramas like The O.C.
and Veronica Mars are the new proving
grounds for songs by up-and-coming
musicians. Freund’s songs have been featured on such shows as One Tree Hill and
Las Vegas, and have appeared on several
movie soundtracks. So, maybe you have
heard the music of Tom Freund, but you
just don’t know it.
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Eve Kerber’s Goin’ to
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thurs august 17
Prozac Mountain Boys
fri august 18
Finding James & Soul Wagon
sat august 19
Tom Freund
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WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Clinton Fearon, Yogoman
Burning Band
Robert Blake (early),
Sideways (late)
Jam Night/Open Mic
The Farewell, The
Moondoggies
Fairhaven Pub
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No-Fi Soul Rebellion, The
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Black Eyes
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Commodore
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Downtown
Sounds
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SATURDAY
SUNDAY
The Contra, Strait A
Students
Byron Lee and the
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Wolf Parade
The Retros
Comedy
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Lucas Hicks and Friends
Scot Ranney’s Jazz Jam
Karaoke w/Poops
The Jim Beam Medicine
Show
Open Mic w/Chuck D feat.
Krista Stahl
College Night
Latin Expression,
Yambique
Karaoke
Spaceband
Fantasia
Espresso & Tea
Full Frontal Assault, Black
Eyes and Neckties, Scatha
Poetry Night
Luna Tart
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Green Frog Cafe
Acoustic Tavern
Main Street Bar
& Grill
Nightlight
Lounge
Holmes Brothers
Rockfish Grill
Rogue Hero
The Royal
Rumors Cabaret
Finding James
Tom Freund
Open Mic w/Chuck D feat.
Street Named James
Tony and the Tigers
Tony and the Tigers
Karaoke
Karaoke
Black Breath, Dolphin,
Malaki, Dandelion Junk
Queens, Andrew Jackson
Jihad
Don Caballero, Zombi
Full Frontal Assault, The
Wastelanders, Sweaty
Sweaters
’80s Night
Pacific Northwest Ambient
Music Night
Poppe’s Lounge
Richard’s on
Richards
Prozac Mountain Boys
Jean Mann
Dandelion Junk Queens
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Manchester
Manchester
Homestyle
Firkin Fridays
Christopher Gross
Ensemble
Plain to Paris, Amish
Warfare
The All Nighters, Lone
Bird
Legal Limit, Brunette
Sweat, Neon Nights
Live Jazz
Karaoke w/DJ Komodore
Silver Mt. Zion
‘80s Night
DJ Flex, DJ Izzy B
Ladies Night
Party Night w/DJ Flex
Betty Desire Show w/DJ
Velveteen
Bump w/DJ Dougee
Full Out w/DJ Scooter and
DJ Q-bnza
Bang w/DJ Marcus Purnell
Jimmy Wright Band
Jimmy Wright Band
Jimmy Wright Band
The Hitmen
The Hitmen
Vicki Carr (Pacific
Showroom)
Karen Fitzgerald
Paul Sorensen & David
Carlson
Tritones
Silver Reef
Casino
Skagit Valley
Casino Resort
Skylark’s
Gadjo Gypsies
Stuart’s at the
Market
Spoken Word Wednesdays
The Wild Buffalo
Acoustic Oasis Open Mic
feat. 2 x 4 Marimba
Mondays w/Marcus
Casey Conner
Happy Hour w/Alfredo
Barranco and Ed Solem
(early) DJ Lucy Bella
(late)
Bump Kitchen
Back Beat Revival
Weekly Blues Invitational
Jam feat. Gypsy Lou
Szeptvolgi
Archer Ale House 1212 10th St.• 647-7002 | Bay Street Coffeehouse 1302 Bay St.• 734-3868 | Boundary Bay Brewing Co. 1107 Railroad Ave • 647-5593 | Commodore Ballroom 868 Granville St., Vancouver • (604)
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DVD: Inside Man
film
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Reviewed by Rob Thomas
Strangers with Candy
The best Afterschool Special ever
If Steve Martin was right, and “comedy is not pretty,”
then Amy Sedaris’ Jerri Blank must be the funniest character on
the planet.
Sedaris, a perfectly pleasant-looking woman in real life, transforms herself into a lipstick-smeared grotesque to play Jerri, a
wigged-out ex-con, ex-junkie and ex-prostitute who believes that,
at age 47, it’s time for a do-over. With her ill-fitting ‘80s refugee
clothes, jutting overbite and Big Boy hair swoop, Jerri is like all
teenagers’ worst nightmare about how they’ll look in 30 years.
The core joke of the subversive and very funny Strangers With
Candy, the film version of the Comedy Central series, is that Jerri is
completely and utterly oblivious to the heebie-jeebies she inspires
in everyone around her and her own inability to “reinvent” herself.
“Can people really change?” her opening narration asks rhetorically, as we see fl ashbacks of Jerri knifing a fellow prison inmate.
“Yup,” she offhandedly answers. I
guess that settles that.
The movie serves as sort of a
prequel to the series, introducing
us to Jerri as she’s released from
prison and on her way home. She
finds out that her mother is dead,
and her father, traumatized by
his wife’s death and Jerri’s general failure as a human being, has
lapsed into a coma for the last few
years. The one thing that might
snap him out of it, the family
doctor (Ian Holm) tells her, is if
she can somehow redeem herself.
For Jerri, that means rewinding
the clock to high school, before
she dropped out and everything
went bad.
But there’s nothing more dangerous than good intentions, and Jerri moves through high school like
a mascara-covered wrecking ball,
angering her teachers and making
the fresh-faced young students
uncomfortable with racial slurs
and unwelcome sexual come-ons.
The film’s thin plot follows the arc
of an ABC “Afterschool Special,” as
Jerri must make several moral decisions as she and her new friends
try to win the school science fair.
She makes the wrong choice every
single time, selling out her pals
and ruining the project, and then
somehow salvaging a “life lesson”
from the wreckage.
The screenplay, by Sedaris with
Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello,
is so clever and dark that some of
the lines just sandbag you with
the depth of their political incorrectness. Colbert is fantastic as
the self-absorbed school science
teacher, a born-again Christian
who refers to the Bible as a “science text.”
But the movie belongs to the
fearless Sedaris for a crazed, utterly committed performance.
Sedaris is at that level of fame
where she’s probably getting
offers to play things like Diane
Lane’s wisecracking best friend
in the romantic comedy of the
month. It’s gratifying to see she’s
dodging those vanilla roles and
pursuing her own, weird path.
What makes
Spike Lee’s
thriller so
compelling?
Aside from its
stellar cast
(Denzel Washington, Clive
Owen, and
Jodie Foster
all shine) and
taut script,
the reason
Inside Man
works so well
is because Lee manages to avoid veering off into “Spike
Lee Joint” territory. While Lee sprinkles in some familiar
themes (racial profiling, gangsta rap culture) and relies
on familiar camera techniques, for the most part, Inside
Man stays true to its heist flick roots, letting the plot’s
myriad twists and turns hold the audience’s attention,
rather than relying on pontification or gimmickry. As
the story of “the perfect crime” winds its way to a
thrilling climax, Lee allows the tension to build through
an ingenious combination of dialogue, score and camerawork, keeping his film visually and aurally stimulating without overpowering the material. Washington and
Owen dive headfirst into their respective roles as cop
and robber, and Foster injects an icy sensuality into
her briskly paced scenes. While not as moving as Do the
Right Thing or Get on the Bus, nor as grand as Malcom X,
Inside Man provides further proof that Spike Lee is one
of the truly great American filmmakers. Special features
include commentary by Lee and a making-of featurette.
(Movie +++++) Rated R • 2 hrs. 9 min. (Universal)
–Reviewed by Kasey Anderson
DVD: Don’t Come Knocking
Those who
subscribe to the
belief that a
whole is greater
than the sum of
its parts probably haven’t seen
Wim Wenders’
vapid, meandering rumination
on parenthood
and mortality.
How Wenders managed to assemble a cast that includes
Sam Shephard, Jessica Lange, and Tim Roth and still
churn out such drivel is mind-boggling. The film follows
Howard Spence (Shephard), a past-his-prime actor,
who splits from the set of his latest Hollywood Western
in search of his estranged son and, of course, his own
identity. Think Jim Jarmusch’s Broken Flowers without
any of the humor, warmth or intelligence. Instead of
any meaningful interaction, we get Spence’s reprobate
son plucking a guitar and singing an insipid song
about his long-lost dad (“Who is Howard? / Where is
Howard?”). Shephard penned the screenplay, so he has
only himself to blame for the atrocious dialogue and
razor-thin character development. Wenders doesn’t
help matters, using film-school camera tricks to try and
liven up a film that was dead on arrival. For all of his
soul-searching and realization, there’s no sympathy to
Howard (or, for that matter, any character in the film)
and, as such, absolutely no reason to care one whit
about who or where Howard is, was or will ever be. The
special features, like the film’s redeeming moments, are
few and far between.
(Movie +) Unrated • 1 hr. 51 min. (Sony)
–Reviewed by Kasey Anderson
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By Rachel Leibrock
Snakes on a Plane
Believe the hype?
It started off as just another sure-to-be-bad B-movie. So how
did Snakes on a Plane turn into the
most anticipated film of the summer?
You can thank a cheeky movie title,
the blogosphere and, of course, hundreds of snakes for the season’s biggest pop culture phenomenon.
Snakes on a Plane, is a movie
about—well, the title says it all:
Snakes. On. A. Plane.
Directed by David Ellis (Cellular)
and starring Samuel L. Jackson, it’s
the story of an FBI agent (Jackson)
transporting an important witness
from Hawaii to Los Angelas. The mobster the witness will implicate tries
to prevent his testimony by loading
cartons of poisonous snakes onto the
plane and arranging for them to open
in mid-flight over the Pacific. Hissing,
biting and screaming ensue.
Sounds like simple B-movie fare.
But the hype surrounding Snakes on a
Plane escalated into a full-scale rattle
before the film even finished shooting. As such, some experts say, it
could forever change the ways movies
are made and marketed.
The urban legend goes something
like this: Jackson signed on to do
Snakes at least in part because he liked
the film’s campy title. He balked when
the studio tried to change the title to
a yawn-inducing Pacific Air 121.
Then interest was sparked among
movie buffs in August 2005 after
screenwriter Josh Friedman (War of
the Worlds) used his blog to praise the
film. Friedman wrote: “It’s a concept,
it’s a poster and a logline and whatever else you need it to be.”
It was just a matter of megabytes
before Internet dwellers caught on
and SoaP (as it’s commonly referred to
in the blogosphere) became the hot
topic on numerous forums and blogs.
And, in an unprecedented case of life
imitating the Internet, the film’s studio, New Line Cinema, responded to fan
requests by allowing Ellis to amp the
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movie’s rating from PG-13 to R. Now
your SoaP dollar gets you more violence,
more gore and more swearing—including Jackson’s already-infamous declaration, “I’ve had it with these motherfkin
snakes on this motherfkin plane.”
Now, like The Blair Witch Project before it, Snakes on a Plane is considered
revolutionary for the way it has used
the Internet. But unlike that 1999
film, which garnered buzz through a
Web campaign that tried to get viewers to believe that the horror story it
told was true, the Snakes push came
via a mostly fan-driven approach.
In this era of YouTube and incessant
e-mail forwards, Snakes on a Plane
may be the first mainstream movie to
truly capitalize on the Web’s viral nature. And while the Snakes buzz may
be impossible to duplicate in another
film, this example of viral marketing
could very well change the very nature of filmmaking.
The multi-million dollar question,
of course, is: Will Snakes on a Plane’s
Internet success translate into big
real-world dollars?
Only time—and box office returns—
will tell.
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By Carey Ross
Accepted: A high school slacker can’t get
into college, so he invents his own. Other
slackers enroll. Slacker shenanigans take
place. + (PG-13 • 1 hr. 30 min.)
Sunset Square 12:35 | 2:50 | 5:05 | 7:15 |
9:25
An Inconvenient Truth: Former Vice President Al Gore addresses the “myth” of global
warming using an army of frightening facts
and sobering statistics. ++++ (PG • 1 hr.
35 min.)
Pickford 7:00
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals:
More animated animal antics, this time
centering around Otis, a “carefree party
cow,” who is thrust out of the party scene
and forced to become the leader of the
pack. +++ (PG • 1 hr. 23 min.)
Sunset Square 12:30 | 2:45 | 4:55 | 7:20 |
9:30
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Commune: A documentary about 40 years
in the life of the Black Bear Commune, featuring revealing archival footage combined
with insightful present-day interviews.
+++ (Unrated • 1 hr. 18 min.)
Pickford Cinema Sat. & Sun. @ 2:30
The Descent: A group of attractive 20something women descends into a cave and
are killed, one by one, with escalating gore
by bloodthirsty cave-dwellers. +++ (R •
1 hr. 33 min.)
Sunset Square 12:15 | 2:35 | 5:00 | 7:30 |
10:00
John Tucker Must Die: Three high school
girls all find out they share the same boyfriend and, instead of turning on each other, they decide to ruin his life. + (PG-13 •
1 hr. 27 min.)
Sunset Square 4:00 | 10:10
Material Girls: The ladies Duff, Hilary and
Haylie, star as sibs in this riches-to-ragsto-riches comedy about two cosmetics
heiresses who must save the family company after scandal leaves it teetering on the
brink of collapse. ++ (PG • 1 hr. 37 min.)
Sunset Square 12:40 | 3:00 | 5:15 | 7:35 |
9:55
Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs have traded their trademark pastel garb for black on
black—always good in the Miami heat—but
the lifestyle is still just as decadent and
the criminals as colorful in Michael Mann’s
big-screen adaptation of his small-screen
trendsetter. +++ (R • 2 hrs. 12 min.)
Sunset Square 1:00 | 7:05
Monster House: Animated flick about three
kids who realize that the house down the
street is haunted—and angry enough to
want to eat everyone in sight. They vow to
destroy it before it destroys the neighborhood. ++ (PG • 1 hr. 31 min.)
Bellis Fair 12:30 | 2:55 | 5:20
Oliver!: Classic 1968 musical about a
plucky orphan who runs away from the orphanage and hooks up a with a group of
boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. ++++ (G • 2 hrs. 33 min.)
Bellingham Public Library Sat. @ dusk
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s
Chest: Johnny Depp reprises his role as
troublemaking buccaneer Jack Sparrow.
Expect swashbuckling aplenty when Davy
Jones shows up to lay claim to Sparrow’s
soul. +++ (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 25 min.)
Sehome 12:15 | 3:30 | 6:55 | 10:15
Pulse: Kristen Bell takes a break from solving whodunits on Veronica Mars to take on
a big-screen mystery about a mysterious
force that transmits itself to unsuspecting
college students via e-mail. +++ (PG-13 •
1 hr. 30 min.)
Sunset Square 12:20 | 2:30 | 4:45 | 7:10 |
9:35
Sideways: I don’t mind saying that overlooking Paul Giamatti for a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Miles, a
wine-lover on a road trip in the midst of a
midlife crisis, was a shocking crime, even
for the generally clueless Academy. ++
+++ (R • 2 hrs. 3 min.)
Boundary Bay Beer Garden Thurs. @ dusk
Snakes on a Plane: See review on previous
page. ++ (R • 1 hr. 46 min.)
Bellis Fair 1:45 | 2:20 | 4:20 | 4:55 | 7:00 |
7:30 | 9:35 | 10:05
Step Up: A boy with mildly criminal tendencies and a penchant for dancing meets
a ballerina in need of a partner. + (PG-13
• 1 hr. 38 min.)
Bellis Fair 1:50 | 4:25 | 7:10 | 9:45
Strangers with Candy: See review on previous page. +++ (R • 1 hr. 37 min.)
Pickford 4:40 | 9:15
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky
Bobby: Will Ferrell turns his attention toward the comedic goldmine of NASCAR with
predictably hilarious results. +++ (PG-13
• 1 hr. 50 min.)
Bellis Fair 1:55 | 4:35 | 7:20 | 7:50 | 10:00
| 10:30
Whale Rider: This 2002 film gave a us a
glimpse into the culture and history of New
Zealand’s Maori people, and introduced us
to the powerhouse acting force of Keisha
Castle-Hughes. Historical folk by the Wanderers opens the show. ++++ (PG-13 • 1
hr. 41 min.)
Fairhaven Village Green Sat. @ 7:15
World Trade Center: Oliver Stone puts his
politics aside and makes a film about Sept.
11 that is, by all accounts, touching and
inspirational. ++++ (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 5
min.)
Sehome 12:00 | 12:30 | 3:15 | 3:45 | 6:40 |
7:15 | 9:45 | 10:25
Zoom: Tim Allen stars as a former superhero who is called upon to shape the future
generation of superheros at a private academy for the abnormally gifted. Sort of like
X-Men meets Home Improvement. ++ (PG •
1 hr. 23 min.)
Bellis Fair 12:40 | 3:00 | 5:20 | 7:40 | 10:10
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washer and dryer in unit,
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a left at light, take a right
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take the Samish Way exit,
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Frigidare dishwasher $50,
40” GE electric range $40,
and Admiral 21.6 cu ft sideby-side refrigerator with ice
maker $75. All work but are
innocent bystanders of a remodel project. If that doesn’t
work, I have a Whirlpool,
nearly new stainless steel
refrigerator for $800, OBO.
671-3158
Entertainment Armoire
Beautiful Broyhill Fontana
unit with room for a 33”
wide, 28” high tv. Victim of
downsizing! Was $1315 new,
now $500 OBO. 671-3158
Trade Seedling Douglas
Maples 4 Yr Plants I have
mucho volunteer douglas
maples in my garden--hate
to kill them and would love to
trade em for what have you in
yer garden ;-0....I would love
any climbers (no ivy) or succulents or maybe some other
type trees? Come over and
coose yer maple---they range
in size from 1 to 4 ft tall. Call
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Rentals: WWU
Perfect for the returning
student or single Available September 1st; A
smaller, clean and bright,
one bedroom, one bath, one
of a kind flat in a Victorian
building. •The rent is 485.00
per month, single occupancy.
W/S/G/Heat paid. NONSMOKERS and NO PETS,
please. •Magnolia Court
is located in the 500 block
of East Magnolia between
Garden and High streets. It is
a short walk from dowtown,
on the bus line, and about
eight blocks to WWU. •Call or
email for more information
or a showing. (360)671-1992
/ duffy98225@yahoo.com I
have included some exterior
photos of Magnolia Court
Open House: Brand New 2
and 3 Bedroom Apartments
Near WWU Park & Ride Open
House! New apartment
complex now renting 2 and
3 bedroom units starting at
$775. Open house hours are
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Monday - Friday. Walking
distance from WWU Park
WWU-2 blocks to
campus-brand new home
Brand new, 7 bedroom house.
Stainless steel appliances,
washer/dryer. All rooms have
internet/phone, cable. Be
the first to live in this perfect
college rental. Off-street
parking for 7 cars. Won’t last
long. First months rent and
deposit of $750 moves you
in. Available to view anytime.
Call first 360.255.1615.
Cute house, walking
distance to WWU park’n ride
shuttle 2 bedrooms, 1 bath.
Cute bungalow on cul-du-sac.
Storage shed. Great back
deck. Washer/Dryer/Propane
heat. Small dog or cat okay.
Within walking distance to
WWU Park’n Ride. Off street
parking for 2 cars. No smoking. Available August 1, 2006.
Contact: Bonnie Ebenal at
360-319-1375.
Condo Walk to WWU,
2br furnished, 9 mo lease,
$650, Very quiet, n/s or pets,
380-3379
Huge 1 bedroom walk to
WWU, downtown Giant 750
sq. ft. one bedroom. Old Victorian duplex on Sehome Hill
with Pergo floors, a jetted
tub big enough for two. Sunroom, island kitchen with gas
Jenn-air stove, gas fireplace,
veiw of bay and city, organic
garden and much more. $800
deposit call 360.510.6225
Spacious, one-level
home, close to grocery, wwu,
and on busline. 5 bedroom,
2 baths. Wood burning
fireplace & electric heat. Two
car garage. Washer/dryer.
No dishwasher. No smoking.
Walk to WWU and Haggens
Grocery. Spacious floor plan.
Will consider cat or small
dog. Available Sept. 1, 2006.
Rental application available
online at http://www.
ebenalpropertyrentals.com/
rent_applic.htm Contact:
Bonnie Ebenal at 360-3191375 or Erika Andersen at
360-941-4105.
Great location! Close to
grocery, bus line and WWU.
3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath. Quiet
location, yet a block to many
amenities. Walk to Sehome
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Haggens Grocery. On bus line
to WWU (1 mile from WWU).
Two car attached garage,
with plenty of parking and
large yard. Gas heat and gas
hot water. Washer/Dryer.
No smoking. Will consider
cat or small dog. Available
Sept. 1, 2006. Rental application available online at
http://www.ebenalpropertyrentals.com/rent_applic.
htm Contact: Bonnie Ebenal
at 360-319-1375 or Erika
Andersen at 360-941-4105.
4 bedroom house for rent
on Southside 4 bedroom 1.5
bath house with huge yard,
W/D, D/W. Walking distance
to WWU. Call 360-820-0399.
Rooms for Rent Rooms are
available at a house with a
hot tub and a pool table. It’s
a ten minute walk to classes
off red square and about
the same distance to the
downtown area. Rent for the
rooms vary around 300. Bills
last month were 35 a person
for internet, cable, heat,
and electricity. email: anon192736370@cascadiaweekly.
com
1 Bedrm/1 Bath nr WWU
Cute and clean, 1 bedroom/1
bath apartment near WWU
at well maintained apt.
complex. Owner pays W,S,G.
Close to shopping, on bus
line. Two story building
w/ample parking, coin
operated laundry facilities,
locking mail boxes, full time
maintenance, groundskeeping, office staff, and security.
$425 security deposit plus
$30 application fee. May contact rental agent M-F from
10:30-5:30 at 360.734.5863.
Rentals:
Bellingham
2 bedroom townhouse
near bike/walk greenway
Vaulted ceilings, 1 1/2 bath, 1
car garage and gas fireplace.
Cable, water, sewer and W/D
included. $1000/month and
minimum 1 year lease. Sorry,
no pets and no smoking. Call
(425)268-8057 if interested.
York District Funky &
Doggy Rental September 1st-Room for rent in 4 bdroom
house---$325 per month
plus utilities---Large room
w/ walk in closet--- Need
to sign One year Lease-Washer/ Dryer, Internet,
No cable---Share Fridge
and one bathroom---Lots of
room for Organic Gardening! :-P Two blocks from
Nelson’s market--5 mins walk
downtown---on WTA line to
WWU (5 mins) About you;
please be non smoking, non
republican and easy-going...
Oh, and gotta love animals
cuz we have 3 dogs!! (sorry,
no more pets :-(... About us;
brother and sister and one
other dude-two students, one
restaurant slave To see place
call 756-0362 and ask fer
Graeme or Gilly
One Room in a Beautiful,
Old House One room is
available in a lovely, old (i.e.
built in 1892) house near the
services
rentals
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intersection of Broadway
and Meridian (near Wilson’s
Furniture). The new lease
(one year) begins September
1. We’re looking for a clean,
cool individual. I am 26, work
full-time, and see the house
as a sanctuary. The other
two roommates are 42 (a
teacher in training) and 21 (a
student). We like to chill with
others and don’t mind others
doing so respectfully, but we
don’t want roommates with
designs on regular parties.
We share all the chores and
utilities, so a sense of group
obligation and financial
reliability are required
qualities. No dogs or cats.
Other than that, just call
(305-1324). We can chat and
get a sense of one another.
Features: --10-15 minute walk
to downtown (I walk to work
downtown every day). --A
few blocks from Haggen’s,
right next to a bus stop,
near Fountain Drugs and the
Asian markets. --Large yard
with open space, fruit trees,
flowers, and plenty of space
for gardening. --Big kitchen
that allows for a couple
people to prepare food at
the same time while others
can hang out. --Washer and
dryer --Lots of interior space
Rent is $370. Give me a call at
305-1324 if you’re interested.
Kevin De Liban
3 blocks from downtown
Fairhaven I need a mature
and reliable person to live
in my house. This person
will be responsible to make
sure the other two bedrooms
stay rented. One is already
rented, so I have two rooms
available at the moment, but
that can change. The person
in charge will be able to
select their housematesThe
three housemates will divide
gas and electricity bills. I
will pay water/sewer and
garbage (collected every
two weeks). The full rent is
$875 + gas and electricity.
I normally rent rooms for
$350 apiece + a share of the
utilites. No animals of any
kind in the main house. No
smoking of any kind in the
house or cabin. This is a great
quiet neighborhood, arguably
the best in Bellingham. It’s
right off the interurban trail.
Contact Mike @ 469-9645199 after 10 a.m. or email
him at pestolover@yahoo.
com
Room for Rent in 3 br
Condo Room for rent in new
upscale 3 bedroom, 2 bath
condo. Located conveniently
near two I-5 freeway enterances, this ground floor unit
is inhabited by 2 college
students. Unit has upgraded
appliances including dishwasher & full washer/dryer,
granite counter tops, radiant
heat, gas fireplace, 2 patios
and clubhouse access w/ exercise room. The room itself
has a fullsize hanging closet,
and built-in lighting. Rent include all utilities. For further
information, please contact
Sam @ (360) 739-2008.
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located upstairs are the
two bedrooms and the large
bathroom with shower and
a old clawfoot tub to soak in
after skiing at Mount Baker.
First/last and Damage Deposit-WSG Pd. Call Steve @
(206) 683-1913 (9am-8pm)
Available Sept. 1 (or earlier
if requested) Nice area for
barbecues. Nice neighbors.
E-mail for walk - through.
Bus leaves every 30 minutes
to WWU. E-mail & I’ll e-mail
pix. $675.00 or $700.00 with
new carpet. No dogs, cats,
ferrets or rabbits. Some
caged animals ok (just ask)&
10 gallon aquariums. I’m the
current tenant. If you like
it after the walk-thru, then
you may apply at the rental
agency Chukanut property
management. E-mail and
you can arrange a time to
see it Saturday or Sunday.
No smoking inside - outside
is okay. One year lease. Ask
about getting September’s
month free rent with signed
1 year lease*. * certain qualifications/restrictions apply
email: anon-192880676@
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place. Secured underground
parking, community room
and exercise room. Ideal for
non smoking professionals,
no pets. $1350 per month.
Call (360) 671-5310 or e-mail
lrgbt@earthlink.net
Outstanding Bay View
Amazing bay view from
almost every room. Spacious,
well maintained 4 bedroom
home with vaulted ceilings,
family room, rec room and
main floor master. Almost
1/2 acre of nicely landscaped
grounds with circular
driveway. Bellingham’s most
prestigious neighborhood.
Call Sherry for your private
showing. 360-739-8888
How to Sudoku: Arrange the digits 1-9 in such a
way that each digit occurs only once in each row, only
once in each column, and only once in each box. Try it!
ner of Mill and 17th St (one
block over from Harris, and 5
blocks up from 12th). Small
1+ bebroom House. 5 Blocks
to Fairhaven. Secluded, Convenient. Temporary (6mo 1yr) Rental. W/D Dishwasher,
Large Deck and Fenced yard,
Cat door and Dog door. Available Early to Mid September.
$790/mo. References. Maia
360 752-1166
CONDO FOR RENT Cute,
well maintained 1 bdrm/1
bth ground floor condo with
washer/dryer & dishwasher.
Complex is on trail system
and has a private beach on
Lake Whatcom. Cats okay.
$550/month. First/Last/$250
damage deposit due upon
lease signing. Available August 31st. Call 360-220-3296
to view. (Alabama Hill/Lake
Whatcom) email: see below
Apartment in private
home on South Side 1 Bedroom/ 1 Bath apartment with
seperate entrance attached
to private home. Close to
trails, bus line, and WWU.
Cute and clean with Pergo
wood floors and carpet, and
a bay window. Approx. 550
sq. feet. Large yard. Rent
includes WSG, power, and
internet. Renter responsible
for filling propane tank for
stove and oven. Option to
sublet from Sept. to June
with partial furniture (bed,
couch, table, and chairs). No
smokers/ No Pets. Available
Sept. 1st. First and last
month’s rent plus $300.00
deposit. 360 - 393 - 3081
Geneva Neighborhood
Apartment Large apartment
with 2 oversized bedrooms 1
bath an open floor plan, additional storage room, W/D on
site, no smoking, all utilities
paid including gas, electric,
basic cable and wireless
internet. $1000.00 month
$900.00 deposit contact Tara
@ 360-319-7704
Share Chuckanut Bay
View Home: Short lease
Do you need a short lease
in a comfortable setting?
Now until November or
December? Busy and active
professional woman desires
to share home with graduate student or responsible
adult for short term. Private
bedroom and bathroom.
Share kitchen and living
areas. Home is located on
interurban bike trail for easy
commute or recreation.
Lovely setting, yard, and
deck with spectacular views
of San Juan Islands and sunsets. Cat on premises. email:
madride1@yahoo.com
Apartment near Broadway Park Broadway Terrace.
Nice 2 bedroom upper floor
apartment available Sept
1st. Just one block to Gorgeous Broadway park. Big
picture window, well kept
older building with mature
landscaping. Water Sewer
Garbage paid. free tv cable
included!! Absolutely no
smokers or pets!!!! 675/mon
675 deposit one year leases.
676-0458
1234 Grant St “B” Rent
$550. Deposit $500. WSG
paid. Availability: August.
2 bed, 1 bath duplex, small
yard, gas heat, near WWU,
no smoking, no pets. Windermere Management by Ebright
Wight, LLC 4601 Eliza Ave,
Bellingham 98226 (360)7337944 (360)733-7969 Fax
properties@ebrightwight.
com www.ebrightwight.com
9:00 to 5:00 Monday-Friday
Room For Rent In Fairhaven
Room for rent in my apt,
shared with myself a 23yo
college gal. Only Utility is
heating. Free cable, W/d
on site, close to WWU and
Busline. Has a view of B’ham
Bay. looking for prefertably a female to rent for 1yr
lease and a damage deposit.
Can email me or call (360)
510-5528
Open House on New
Apartment Complex - Now
Renting! Open House! New
apartment complex now renting 2 and 3 bedroom units
starting at $775. Open house
hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday and 3
p.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Walking distance from WWU
Park & Ride. Deluxe units
w/ washer and dryer in unit,
gas fireplaces, decks and/or
patios dishwashers, microwave and more! Directions:
From I-5 southbound take
the Samish Way exit, take a
left onto Samish Way, take
a left at light, take a right
just after the Park & Ride on
Ashley, take first left onto
Consolidation. New complex
on left. From 1-5 Northbound
take the Samish Way exit,
take a left onto Samish Way,
go straight through the light,
just after the Park & Ride,
take a right onto Ashley, take
first left onto Consolidation.
New complex on left. email:
Clean-Quite-And well
Maintained Located on a
dead end culdesac with alley
access to a 2 car-attached
carport. Fenced front yard
witn sun decks off the front
door, the master bedroom
upstairs and a large deck
in back. Electric heat and a
woodstove which cuts your
utility bill in half will keep
you warm and comfortable
during the cold winter nights.
2209 Lincoln St. Bellingham House Large 2 car
Garage 2209 Lincoln Street,
Bellingham, WA 98225
NO SMOKING NO PETS
(sorry we are not making
any exceptions) Available:
End of August 2006/Sept
1st $895. per month. W/S/G
Paid by landlord 2 nice sized
Bedrooms 1 Bathroom 2 Door
Garage/Shop in back. Shop
benches and cupboards in
garage. Large Parking area in
back with alley access. Gas
Heat Washer/Dryer/Dishwasher included Updated
house with new vinyl windows, newer paint, counter
tops, insulation, roof, appliances and more! Nice new
flooring being installed end
of August 2006 Little garden
area in back Great central
Bellingham Location (near
bus lines, schools, and walking to many great Bellingham
stores.) Great neighbors
First/Last/Deposit (payment
arrangements may be considered for last months rent.) 1
year lease Feel free to drive
by and take a look at the
house. 360-392-1903 360-9615533 House is located near
Hardware Sales and King
Street Dairy Queen. North on
Lincoln from Stampadoodle
and Paper Zone, past the new
Doggy Daycare.
brand new 1bd apt. Take
over remaining 9 months of
year lease in this apt. with
approved credit check from
Apex properties and you get
my damage deposit ($575)
for free. It is a brand new
1Bd. with garden courtyard
and wilderness views, granite
countertops, contemporary
maple cabinets, laminate
wood floors, carpet in
bedroom, stacked closet
washer\dryer in apt., dish
washer, microwave, oven,
fridge all new, beautiful
bathroom, reserved parking
space. This is a great apt.
for a great price. No pets. If
you see it in person, you will
want to live here and you can
keep the damage deposit.
Call me at 360-715-1383 for
directions.
Free Sept. Rent- Southside
duplex 2 bedroom duplex,
washer, dryer, dishwasher,
large storage area, yard
- lawn care included, 1
bathroom, about 5 parking
spaces, 675.00 + utilities.
Large 2 Bedroom Nice Residental Area 2 Bedroom 1 Bath
upper unit in 8 plex Close to
downtown and Meridian in a
quiet residental area. Remodeled Bath. Water, Sewer,
and Garbage Paid. Laundry
Room. Off street parking for
tenants only. NO SMOKING
NO PETS. Call 360-734-4321
for showing.
Townhome on greenway
Vaulted ceilings Raised beds
for gardening Cable Washer/
dryer 1 1/2 bath 1 car garage
Gas fireplace Minimum 1 year
lease No pets and no smoking
Call (425)268-8057
Charming Sunnyland
flat (duplex unit) near downtown Two bedroom lower
duplex apt for rent, available
September 1 or shortly after.
Rent $800, deposit $400,
month to month (no lease
required). No application
fee, local owners. Water,
sewer, garbage paid by
landlord (a $75 value). Gas
heat and range. Washer and
dryer on premises. Charming
downstairs apartment in
1920s era house with large
front porch and back deck.
It makes for a good shared
space with roommate. Front
bedroom off living room,
back bedroom off deck with
separate entrance. One
bathroom with shower and
laundry area, dining area,
updated kitchen with side
entrance. Parking area off
alley, small landscaped yard
maintained by owner. Small
pet consideredLocated just
off Alabama Street near
Cornwall in a nice Bellingham
residential neighborhood
(Sunnyland). Close to Bellingham HS and Assumption
Catholic church. Convenient
to downtown, on bus line.
Call Jean at 360-738-9542 to
view inside by appointment,
or email response.
Luxury Condo 2 bdrm./2
bath, 4th floor luxury
condo in a highly desirable
location. Granite counters,
stainless steel sink, upgraded
cabinets, black appliances
(stove, side by side fridge,
and dishwasher). Complete
with full size washer and
dryer, radiant heat and fire-
Great Studio Cabin I have
a really great studio cabin
for rent. I am looking to rent
to a quiet person ideally a
student. The cabin is located
just off North Shore near the
Britton Road (10 minute drive
to WWU and 15 minute drive
to WCC). Rent is $550 per
month everything is included
except propane. The cabin
has 2 large rooms, 1 bathroom, a new propane fireplace and newly refinished
hardwood floors. Washer
and dryer on site. Length of
lease negotiable. 1st and last
month’s rent plus a $150 refundable deposit due at move
in. Available for move in now.
Sorry no pets...well, maybe
a fish or bird but no dogs or
cats! If you are interested in
taking a look, please email
me and I would be happy to
show you the place. email:
Rentals: Birch
Bay
Birch Bay Cottage Cozy
Birch Bay Cottage with Knotty Pine Interior, new carpets,
double pane windows and a
fireplace for those cool evenings. Vaulted ceiling, large
yard, attached carport, with
storage shed. The backyard
features a covered patio and
a “”bunkhouse”” for the kids
or over night guests. Wooded
park with trails and the bay
nearby. Pets considered Only
$750.00 month Call 360-3719080 to view. Application and
infornation on our website
outstandingrentalhomes.com
(Birch Bay) email: outstandingrentals@comcast.net
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Lynden
Farm Cottage -avail. Sept.
20th Looking for responsible,
quiet, friendly person to rent
my country cottage (small
1bd/1bth). Located next to
my house on my peaceful
farm, between Bellingham &
Lynden with easy Vancouver
BC access. Contribute to
tending and share the surplus
of a big vegetable garden,
flowers galore & fruit, while
enjoying stunning views of
Mt. Baker and tranquil sunsets. Includes endless country roads for biking, great
neighbors/community and
beautiful big yard (perhaps a
homemade berry pie, every
so often!) Includes utilities,
secure covered parking and
storage available, furnished
or unfurnished. Sorry no
pets (This is a no smoking/no drugs environment).
Available around Sept. 20th.
$550.00/ mth. (+ security
deposit & last mth’s). 302 Ten
Mile Road, Lynden Washington 360-398-1372
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): I was at an airport bookstore.
A businessman near me plucked Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted
from the shelf and said to his companion, “I’ve heard this
book makes some people actually vomit. Listen to this
passage.” He read it aloud. It was about a guy who eats
ten freeze-dried turkey dinners, and dies when his stomach
literally explodes. Moments after reciting this gruesome
tale, the businessman collapsed and went into convulsions.
I knelt down and cradled his head. A saleswoman called
paramedics, and 15 minutes later he was fine. “That never
happened to me before,” he said. “I don’t have epilepsy. It
must have been a reaction to what I read.” The moral of the
story, Aries: Words will have potent effects on you in the
coming days. You should therefore surround yourself not
with Palahniuk-type curses but with good news and uplifting stories and people who dispense articulate blessings.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I heard a guy on the radio tell
the following story. He and his wife stopped to enjoy a sunset. After a few minutes, they noticed that its breathtaking
beauty remained static; the scene wasn’t evolving. Upon
further investigation, they registered the embarrassing
fact that they had actually been admiring an image on a
billboard. Make sure a similar event doesn’t happen to you,
Taurus. Avoid getting hooked on substitutes, stand-ins, or
simulacrums. Insist on the real thing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In her song “Deeper Well,”
Emmylou Harris says she’s “looking for the water from a
deeper well.” Make that your assignment, Gemini. And if
you’re feeling brave, extend your search to an even more
challenging quest: what Harris refers to as searching for a
“holier grail.” According to my reading of the omens, your
biggest, brightest dream isn’t as big and bright as it could
be. Raise your standards.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The omens suggest that you’re
most likely to be happy and healthy in the coming weeks
if you treat the whole world as your classroom. Thank God,
then, that you won’t suffer anytime soon from sophophobia
(a fear of learning) or optophobia (fear of opening one’s
eyes). It’s my duty to inform you, however, that you could
experience politicophobia (fear of politicians) or myxophobia (fear of slime). Ironically, that would be quite lucky, because it’s crucial that you avoid manipulative power-brokers
and mud-slinging know-it-alls who might confuse you about
the educational experiences you need to pursue.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Raising kids is like making pancakes,” muses Brian Copeland in his show Not a Genuine
Black Man. “You always mess up the first one.” A similar
idea might apply to a certain multi-pronged project you’ve
been working on, Leo. I’m not saying you should abandon
or throw away your initial effort. On the contrary, like
rookie parents whose inexperience has slightly tweaked
their first-born, you should be thorough in trying to undo
your mistakes. But I also suggest that you immediately get
started on the next creation in the series, being sure you’ve
learned all you can from the consequences of your earlier
ignorance.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): My old philosophy professor
Norman O. Brown would periodically interrupt his lectures,
tilt his head upward as if tuning into the whisper of some
heavenly voice, and announce in a mischievous tone, “It’s
time for your irregular reminder: We’re already living after
the end of the world. No need to fret anymore.” The implication was that the worst had already happened. We had
already lost most of the cultural riches that had given humans meaning for centuries. All that was going to be taken
from us had already been taken. On the bright side, that
meant we were utterly free to reinvent ourselves. Living
amidst the emptiness, we had nowhere to go but up. What
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remained was alienating, but it was also fresh. Use these
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Novelist Jeanette Winterson
told a TV interviewer about her mother’s strongest belief:
“You can be happy, or else you can be like normal people.”
This idea applies to you right now, Libra—maybe more than
you realize. From what I can tell, you’re at a crossroads in
your relationship with happiness. You could go either way,
and it’s mostly up to you: Will you tame your urges for
wild joy, repress your instincts to follow your lyrically crazy
heart, and surrender to the dull insanity of the maddening crowd? Or would you prefer the scarier, more eccentric
and action-packed route that will constantly push you to
enlarge your capacity to feel good?
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sculptor Luis Jiminez was
renowned for making large pieces with political themes
that incited controversy. In “The Barfly,” created during
the Vietnam War, he depicted the Statue of Liberty as a
drunken floozy. “Vaquero” shows a Mexican cowboy riding a
bucking stallion and waving a gun. It not only satirizes the
pretentious statues of military leaders on horses that are
often found in parks; it’s also a reminder that the original
cowboys of the American West were Mexicans. “It’s not my
job to censor myself,” Jimenez said. “An artist’s job is to
constantly test the boundaries.” Whether or not you’re an
artist yourself, Scorpio, your next assignment is aligned
with Jiminez’s approach: Don’t censor yourself as you test
the boundaries.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are now as many
people working at Wal-Mart stores as there are high-school
teachers. Can anything be done to change this depressing
state of affairs? Well, it so happens that the time is ripe for
you Sagittarians to cultivate your skill at sharing what you
know. It’s also an excellent phase to cultivate your ability
to inspire and energize your fellow humans. So if just one
percent of you use this pregnant moment as a springboard
to launch careers as high-school educators, Wal-Mart
employees would no longer outnumber you and your heroic
colleagues. And even if you personally decide not to go in
that direction, I hope you at least think more about what
you have to teach the world, and take steps to give your
gifts more aggressively.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Philosopher Robert Anton
Wilson said that “the universe acts like a chess game in
which the player on the other side remains invisible to
us. By analyzing the moves, we can form an image of
the intellect behind them.” The coming weeks will be an
excellent time for you to gain insights into that other chess
player, Capricorn. You will have an extraordinary capacity
for setting aside your own subjective mind-chatter and
seeing the objective truth. You’ll also be more skilled than
usual at understanding what’s going on in the shadows and
darkness. The hidden world is whispering secrets in codes
you can crack.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s time for you to fall in
love, Aquarius—though not necessarily with a person. You
could swoon with infatuation for a place where your heart
feels free, for example. You could dive into new music that
liberates you from your past, or give yourself with abandon
to a fascinating task that brings out the best in you. You
might lose your heart to a mind-expanding mentor, a
mysterious animal, or a thrilling fight for justice. It really
doesn’t matter exactly how or what you fall in love with,
Aquarius, as long as it incites you to break open the doors
of perception.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Last week’s symbol was a
boot kicking with futility at a closed door that was locked
in response to your kicking; it bespoke a frustrated strength
that provoked even greater resistance. This week’s symbol
will be dramatically different: bare feet climbing a rope ladder to a dance floor on a roof where a telescope is trained
on the planet Jupiter. In this new phase, there will still be
obstacles for you to overcome. But the emphasis will be on
craft and agility rather than force and instinct. And this
time around the most grounded part of you will find lots of
luck and slack.
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2 Bd 1Bth mobile home 800
sf double wide mobile home,
resently remodeled, big back
yard. pergo flooring. Avalible
in one week. Deposit $600
360 201 1487 Eugene
Rentals: Skagit
Home for rent 3BD/1BA
1700 sqft house for rent.
Commercial or residential
use. Available August 1st,
new carpet, flooring, doors,
electrical, gas heater, water
heater. $1200.00 per month,
$1000.00/deposit, nonsmoking only. screening fee
206-459-5441
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Wanted
Wanted to rent Mature,
stable woman seeking
room/yurt/travel trailer?
to rent, can pay up to $200
per month. Sublet or LT
housesitting also a possibility? Possible trades for all or
partial rent? (I’m a Massage
Therapist). I have no pets,
non-smoker, I like my privacy
and will respect yours. Excellent references. Jessica (360)
738-4121.
Small House (rent to
own?) I am looking for a
small house to rent in the Mt
Vernon area. Sedro-Woolley,
Clearlake, or ? Coming to the
area for a job in September. I
have a older large goofy dog.
If a rent to own situation, I
will entertain having a house
that is perhaps less than
perfect. Some sort of garage
or outbuilding is prefered.
In fact, If you only have the
garage or outbuilding, I have
a RV that I could live in for
a while. Send me an email,
and tell me what you might
have that would work for me.
(Sedro-Woolley) email: anon193483167@cascadiaweekly.
com
Apt, House or Cabin
Looking for a cozy apt. small
house or cabin to rent by
Jan.1. Mature (young at heart
) 54 year old woman with 2
well-behaved, clean felines.
I am a non-smoker/drinker.
No drugs. Quiet, clean, enjoy
gardening, outdoors. I work
in Mukilteo and would eventually like to move up north.
Perhaps a rent-to-buy situation, take over mortgage; negotiable/creative financing.
Please contact through email
and we will communicate via
reg. email and phone. email:
Student and dog need
place I need a place starting
september 1, earlier if possible. I am in my 4th year of
college at wwu with no car,
so i need to be close to a bus
or to campus. i have an 8 year
old lab too. Im looking for
a room, studio, loft, apt or
whatever. Would be willing to
exchange housing for childcare. I have 2 years nanny
experience. Im on orcas
island now, but come to bham
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Need a house- NOW Me and
my boyfriend are looking for
a 2 or 3 bedroom house. Our
price range is about $1000
or less. We also have a small
house trained dog who is
very well behaved. We need a
place to move into by sept.1.
e-mail Breanne at moviestar804@hotmail.com
druggies. Looking for a balanced individual with little or
no baggage who is looking for
a nice situation with a nice
roomate. Utilities include
elec. and gas. Internet and
cable TV are optional. Free
phone usage within continental U.S. No deposit. Available
immediately. Call Michael @
933-4487.
tuesdays and wednesdays.
no contact phone, only email.
email: sms411@hotmail.com
Female Professional
needs home!!!! Stable
professional female needs a
home to rent in Bellingham,
WA. Condo, House, Mobile??? Preferable northern
area. Would like 2bd 2ba with
a garage. Non smoker, no
drugs, no pets no BS. Must be
quiet with low crime area...
Hoping for the counrty??? I
even own my own stainless
steel appliances and lawn
care equipment. Looking for
a very long term stable home.
I guarantee your home will be
cared for as if it were mine
and I would be leaving it in
better condition than I found
it. Please dont rent to me if
you plan to sell. email: anon193315853@cascadiaweekly.
com
Female, 19, Looking for
room in house/apt Hey, my
name is Kim and I am a 19
year old female attending
Western. I am looking for a
room in a house or apartment
hopefully near WWU. I am
clean, active and easygoing.
I like mountain biking, camping, hiking, and kayaking.
I love to have fun, but am
respectful of other’s things,
time, and space. I would love
to bring my black lab Mollie
to school with me (but do
not have to) so a place that
allows dogs would be great!
Please email me if you have
a place like this, or are just
looking for a roommate.
email: kimstanford@hotmail.
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bedroom W/bath/
clean,quiet & serene
Mature gentelman wishes to
share his 2 bedroom home
with a responable clean &
tidy indivdual woman or
man near Sedro Woolley.
Home has new floor covering
thruout.Has large modern ki
tchen,laundry,Satellite T.V.in
all areas Including covered
deck,HI Speed internet.NO
DRUGS,no in house smoking
lite drinking O.K..$285.00 per
month including utillities plus
150.00 Refundable damage
deposit.Available Sept.1st
. call 425-238-0471 or 360856-2514. Small dog house
trained O.K.
1ST MONTH RENT FREE!!
TAKE OVER LEASE! Take over
our lease and get the first
months rent free! The lease
ends April 30th 2007 for this
spacious 2 bdr 1ba one level
duplex. Minutes from Barkley
Village and Lake Whatcom.
Walk to the grocery store
on one of the two trails.
W/D in unit. Vaulted ceilings,
fireplace, off- street parking. Large patio with large
backyard with creek views.
Quite neighborhood close
to busline and 10 minutes
from WWU. W/S paid.
Need someone to take over
lease- moving out of town in
September. Our loss is your
gain! 2527 Superior St #2
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Roommates
Wanted
Roommate Wanted
to share a 2 bedroom
apartment in Happy Valley.
Close to WWU and near
busline. 312.50 a month plus
electricity. Must be a WWU
student. Please call Caitlin @
360-510-7245
Share a cool and cozy
house in Lakeway We have
a room available right away
for $435 a month, which
includes utilities, plus a $100
refundable deposit, month
to month, for the next one to
three months. The house is
on a dead end street, plenty
of parking and on the bus
line. It has three decks and
it’s pretty much in the woods
with a creek running through
it. Within walking distance
to trails and Whatcom Falls
Park. Your room has french
doors that open onto the
back deck with a view facing
the beautiful ravine. Digital
cable, wireless internet,
house phone with free U.S.
long distance. Washer and
dryer facilities inside the
house as well. NO PETS
please (no exceptions on this,
landlord won’t allow them).
Live with three laid back,
respectful roomates. Room
would be great for someone
looking to save money for a
couple of months or a student
new to the area. Call or email.
360-656-6051
Gay/Bi friendly male
housemate wanted Looking
for laid back, responsible,
employed male to share
house near Ferndale. Large
yard, view of Mt Baker.
Washer/dryer, dishwasher, 1
shared bath, room available
is approx. 10’ x 14’. Bedrooms
are on opposite sides of
house. Sharing house with
one other settled gay male,
and one very aloof cat. Not
into drama, codependent,
deceitful or manipulating
individuals, alcoholics, or
2 Bedroom Apt. to share
with great roommate WWU
junior/girl needs 1 roommate
to share sunny 2 bedroom
apartment 2 blocks north
of WWU. Rent is $375 plus
1/2 of elec/gas. (Water/
sewer/garbage is paid.) This
is a newer 6-unit apartment
building, reserved off-street
parking. An easy walk to
campus. Wired for highspeed internet access and cable. Laundry facilities on-site.
The apartment is currently
occupied by different renters, but the manager showed
me another of the units that
had been prepared for new
renters. It was cleaned,
including carpet, repainted
and looked practically new. I
am confident that this apartment will be in equally clean
and great condition. I’m easy
going, but not a big partier.
Clean, but not excessive.
Non-smoker. The apartment
is available September 1.
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Room For Rent in large
LGBT-friendly house US: We
are a diverse and independent group (2 guys, 1 gal, and
a trannyboi, ages 21-35, no
kids, one cat, two students)
seeking a compatible, communicative roommate. THE
ROOM: Available now $300/
mo + $75 flat-rate utilities
FREE WIRELESS INTERNET
included w/rent! This room
has it’s own sink & toilet THE
HOUSE: Front & back yard
with gardening potential
Near bus lines and downtown
Bellingham Washer/Dryer
5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
No cable TV (we like it that
way) Smoking is outside only
Plenty of parking Cool landlord Please leave a detailed
message telling us something
about yourself and what you are
looking for in a living situation:
360-224-4669
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Roommates In Town?????
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the best people you’ll ever
live with. One dog.(not the
annoying yappy kind)Seeking
A fun mature person, male
or Female, to live with us.
Nearish downtownish. Would
prefer lease through june of
‘07(neg.) or more. 1/3 util.
No creepy old guys please.
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Houses:
Bellingham
Must Sell before Bubble
Burst (Fairhaven) Eastern
craftsman quality 3 BD,
plenty of space for outhouse
toilet. Exquisite details. Sophisticated & huge gourment
kitchen to cook freedom fry.
Special bonus room for orgy
party. I would like to see this
house before bubble burst.
Don’t buy overpriced houses.
Buyer market is emarging.
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Keith Cook
739-5600
Price Just Reduced
3 BD, 1.5 BA, 1368 SQFT
craftsman style home
on 1.72 acres. Beautiful
tile & hardwood flooring,
fireplace, attached garage.
Restored to better than
new condition. $375,000
3bdr,2ba S. Lake Samish
home on 6 acres. Very
private. Completely remodeled, 1400 sq ft,Huge covered
porches, woodstove, french
doors throughout. Lots of
light and sun year round.
Very clean inside and out. NO
PETS! $1000 deposit/ $1000
per mo. Call (360) 752-1299.
Keith Cook
739-5600
Gorgeous New
Construction
Elegant 5 BD, 3.5 BA, 3090
SQFT home on ¼ acre in
highly residential upscale
neighborhood. Beautiful
master suites on both main
and 2nd floor. $619,900
Walk to Two Parks! MoveIn Ready Tastefully updated
home near Whatcom Falls
Park and Bloedel-Donovan
Park, 3 br, 1.75 ba, 1824
square feet. NEW: windows,
garage, driveway, granite
counters, new carpet in family room, new appliances, new
light fixtures, freshly painted
& More! Large bedrooms,
lots of closet space. Light
and bright inside. All appliances included. Solid exterior
cedar siding. Large fenced
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backyard, BIG deck. Great
schools! Geneva Elementary,
Kulshan Middle, Sehome
High School. Quiet, charming
neighborhood. This home is
in excellent condition! Anne
Inman, Realtor, The Muljat
Group, 360-201-2918, www.
AnneInman.com, email:
anne@muljatgroup.
99 Sudden Valley Drive
(Gate 3) Unique 1,800 square
foot home on double lot on
greenbelt; 3 bedrooms, 3
baths, living room (with
woodstove) and family
room, utility room, indoor
cedar-lined sauna (not currently operational); 3 new
decks including a large one
on the main floor - great for
entertaining; new roof. This a
great family home with separate spaces on 3 levels. Easy
commute to Bellingham for
work or school. 206/853-2330
Gorgeous Home &
Views Beautiful Northwest
Contemporary Home in
unique gated community.
Majestic views of the Bay and
Islands situated on 20 acres
of low maintenance natural
landscaping. This 3200+ sf
like-new custom home features an open floor plan with
gourmet kitchen and tasteful
built-in bookshelves. Perfect
for entertaining, a must
see! For more information,
please call Bryant Davis with
RE/MAX Whatcom County at
360-815-1262. (Chuckanut
Drive) email: bryantdavis@
nwhomes.net
Incredible Mid-County
Estate With Mt. Baker View
Stunning ultra-custom home
with spectacular Mt. Baker
view. Enticing, open floor
plan is packed with features:
Brazilian cherry and slate
flooring; gorgeous custom
cherry cabinetry; honed
granite counters; enormous
main-floor master suite;
pond with bridge and waterfall; RV parking and so much
more. Private setting on
lush 4.79 acres in one of the
county’s prettiest locations,
next to Shuksan Golf Club
and a quick drive to Bham,
Lynden or Ferndale. Wow
factor 10! Full details and
photo tour at http://www.
BellinghamGuide.com. Kirk
Ghio (360) 739-6248 The
Muljat Group Realtors
Bellingham rambler
with big yard and RV parking
Here’s that hard to find
rambler, and at this price it’s
going to go fast. Great corner
lot has a big, fenced yard
with large deck and storage
shed, play fort, sprinkler
system, plus side yard
parking for RV, boat or 5+
cars. House is in very good
condition with living/dining
rooms, tiled family room, 2
car garage, new range, vinyl
windows, and new roof in
2004. Gas fireplace heats
house with supplemental
baseboards. Excellent southside schools. Trails through
woods at end of street. Full
details and photo tour at
http://www.BellinghamGuide.com. Kirk Ghio (360)
rentals
To place an ad
real estate
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buy sell trade
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Real Estate
739-6248 The Muljat Group
Realtors.
Houses:
Ferndale
Country Living just
Minutes from the City FIVE
plus acres in ideal location!
Spacious Home is Remodeled
with new Mother-in-Law
Suite. Marvelous Living
Room with Mt Baker View.
Formal Dining, Kitchen Eating
Space. Level Acreage with
30x50 Barn, 30x40 Shop, Fruit
Trees, Pond, Extra Storage
Shed. The list goes on! Bring
your horses, hobbies, and
enjoy the peace this property
has to offer. MUST SEE!! Call
Jane@360-371-2151.
Houses: Maple
Falls
Like New Manufactured
Home 3 BR, 2 BA manufactured home in excellent
condition Open floor plan,
vaulted ceilings and skylights
Washer, dryer, range, &
refrigerator Furniture
negotiable Large front deck,
wooded lot Mt. Baker School
District Keith Cook - ABR,
CRS, SRES Associate Broker
RE/MAX Whatcom County
Inc. (360) 739-5600 http://
www.buyermax.com
Beautiful Mt. Baker 4 BD,
3 BA, 2600 SQFT home on
double lot. Vaulted ceilings,
skylights, walk-in closet,
3 car garage, huge master
suite, fully fenced with a
gated entry. Mt. Baker school
district. Keith Cook - ABR,
CRS, SRES Associate Broker
RE/MAX Whatcom County
Inc. (360) 739-5600 http://
www.buyermax.com
2 bedroom mobile home on
lot 2 bedroom mobile home
on secluded lot in cul-de-sac.
New carpet, paint and plenty
of parking, with propane
furnace & hot water heater.
1st month’s rent & small
damage deposit. Call Richard
(360) 599-2232 or e-mail to:
rfbanel@aol.com
Houses:
Whatcom
2 Bedroom/ 2 Bath 24 x 40
Manufactured home NEW I
have a brand new 24 x 40 2
bed/2 bath. Straight from the
factory manufactured home.
GREAT VALUE!! Call 360 3548577 Ask for PAUL
Liberty Park Model for
sale Liberty Park Model For
Sale... BRAND NEW!! Call 360
354-8577 ask for PAUL
For Sale By Owner, 1.25
acres, territorial Mt. views
For sale by owner, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath home, large
master bedroom and bath,
walk in closet, open floor
plan, nice kitchen with lots
of cupboards space, located
on sunny 1.25 acres flat well
drained useable lot, mostly
Keith Cook
739-5600
Silver Beach
Building Lot
1/3 acre building site
sloped with sunny
southwest exposure.
Possible Bay & pleasant
territorial views.
Bellingham Schools.
$149,900
Swann
Home Inspections
experienced
•
licensed
•
insured
visit our website for details:
SwannHomeInspections.com
Call Jerry
319-7776
bulletin board
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cleared with some big trees,
very nice territorial mountain
views. Located in Northwest
Washington north of Seattle,
between Burlington and
Bellingham, only 5 minutes to
freeway, quick and easy commute north or south. e-mail
Latrans1@wavecable.com or
Call (360) 724-3277
survey and geologic report.
Test holes were dug and
found no rock to complicate
excavation. Easy to build with
all city utilities in the street.
Sale includes plans for a 3500
sq. ft. house that have been
engineered and are ready to
submit for permit. Details at
BellinghamGuide.com. Kirk
Ghio (360) 739-6248
Property for
Sale
Marine View Building
Site Gorgeous, panoramic
views from the highest lot in
Parkhurst II. This lot is adjacent to Samish Highlands,
where comparable view
parcels are currently selling
for $650,000. Seller has topo
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Property
wanted
Wanted small buildable
acreage on hwy 9 Looking for
buildable acreage anywhere
around hwy 9 around 1 up to 5
acres for stick built house. Interested party seeking within
distance or the general vicinity
of hwy 9. Susan London All Pro
360.220.2913
Interfaith Forum Free
Representing Home Buyers
Let me show you any home
available in Whatcom County
Sally Webb
#360.224.1270
600
Bulletin Board
group for sharing religious/
metaphysical experiences
without trying to convert others.Meets sunday evenings
7pm Bay Street Coffee House
first meeting Sept. 10th ph.
360-223-2552
Lost & Found
NECKLACE FOUND Large
triangle cut piece of Jasper.
Big beads and a little silver
mermaid charm. Found in
Fairhaven. email me and I
will mail it to you. marisa@
cascadiaweekly.com
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"Best sex ever!" That's what people are
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Anne.
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Love Zone's been around since 1996,
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Better sex more often is the direct
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Food To Bank On
Featured Mentor Farmer
Steve Powers of Big Sky Garden Food To Bank On
is generously volunteering
his time and 15-plus years of
farming experience to help a
new Whatcom County farm
get established.
Help us say thanks!
Look for Big Sky
Garden’s FRESH
salad mix at the
Community Food Co-op
and Terra Organica.
Food To Bank On is a project of:
grows new farms and
feeds the hungry by
connecting brand-new
farms with markets,
training and mentorship
while providing fresh
veggies to area food banks.
For more information
about the program, or
if you are a farmer who
would like to apply for the
2007 season, contact
COMMUNITY FOOD CO-OP
Sustainable Connections
360 647-6902 or
shonie@sconnect.org
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Aug 22 - Cascadia Weekly

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