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ON STAGE FILM A Fine and Pleasant Misery: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Studio Theatre 06. .08 22 20 Twelfth Night: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. SUNDAY WORDS MUSIC Chuckanut Radio Hour: 7pm, American Museum ON STAGE of Radio Dearly Departed: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild 18 Spoken Word Wednesday: 8-10pm, Bellingham McManus in Love: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Studio

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Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre VISUAL ARTS 8 King Lear: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. BETTIES HOLD A “SOLSTICE SMACKDOWN” Kinsey Talk: 2pm, Whatcom Museum The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre JUNE 21 AT THE BELLINGHAM SPORTSPLEX

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Strawberry Stomp: 6:30-9:30pm, Lynden Pioneer Performing Arts Center Theatre 6 Museum Fritz & the Freeloaders: 7pm, Bellingham Public Twelfth Night: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. MONDAY

Market Hellingham: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre VIEWS WORDS WORDS Dorothy Hearst: 7pm, Village Books Open Mic: 7pm, Village Books WORDS DANCE 4 Family Story Night: 7pm, Fairhaven Library Ballroom Dance #1: 9-11pm, Blue Moon Ballroom Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso

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3 06.20.08 Solstice Labyrinth: 3-8pm, Fairhaven Park MUSIC WAG Meeting: 7pm, Bellingham Public Library 3 Halleck Street Ramblers: 2-6pm, VFW Auxiliary DO IT IT DO DO IT FRIDAY GET OUT Dino Macris: 6pm, Lynden Community Center Solstice Run: 8:30pm, Sehome High School Sax Awareness Concert: 7pm, Heiner Center, WCC 06. .08 ON STAGE 24 08 Upfront Unscripted: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITY .18. McManus in Love: 8pm, Mount Baker Studio Theatre Solstice Gallery Walk: 5-10pm, historic Fairhaven Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts TUESDAY 6 Dearly Departed: 8pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Center

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4 34: Presidential palaver sociates 4 ô distro@ the WWU faculty in the begin- determined that the roundup Canada geese from the lake, MAIL MAIL MAIL CASCADIA cascadiaweekly.com ning of May clearly stated that should also include Bloedel changes must be made to the I feel I am grossly underpaid, Donovan Park. To make mat- area to discourage the geese Letters 3 ©2007 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by Send letters to letters@cas- making the same as a Ferndale ters worse, the City of Belling- from living there. This means Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly cadiaweekly.com. Keep letters

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PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 shorter than 300 words.# [email protected] we both deserve more. “service” of DFW. is not geese-friendly. This is Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia

08 Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing Of course I support all levels While the recent TMDL and easily accomplished by having papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution ALAN RHODES, P.6 RUMOR HAS IT, P.20 FREE WILL, P.29 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE

.18. HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND LOWER B.C. of education from kindergar- other reports have pointed out all residents adjacent to the SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send * * * 6 6.18.08 :: #25, v.03 :: FREE material to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be lake participate in a program returned of you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be ten through graduate school. the need to reduce the amount considered for calendar listings, notice of events must be received in

.03 Furthermore, I feel the state of fecal coloform entering the that removes lawns and replac- writing no later than noon Wednesday the week prior to publication. 25

# Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompa- of Washington needs to recog- lake, this is not the way to es these areas with the types nied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and nize the importance of all fac- achieve that goal. Rounding of native plants that are not content. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. SOUNDINGEXPLORING BELLINGHAM’S NOISE ORDINANCE OFF ets of education in this state up and removing the current attractive to the geese. Not In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does SOLSTICE STROLL: FAIRHAVEN GALLERY WALK, P.18 WATER RIGHTS: NEW RULES FOR LIQUID ASSETS, P.8 PRESIDENTIAL PALAVER: OBAMA SETS THE TABLE, P.34 not publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your and support its teachers with resident goose population is only will this permanently limit letters to fewer than 300 words. SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year $70, six months $35. Back issues $1 for walk-ins, COVER: Photo illustration of better pay! a very short-term solution. the unwanted geese, but will $5 for mailed requests when available. Cascadia Weekly is mailed at third-class Ian Chant, author of this week’s —Garth Amundson, Other geese will promptly re- provide the added beneﬁt of rates.Postmaster: Send all address changes to Cascadia Weekly, PO Box 2833, story about Bellingham’s noise Bellingham, WA 98227-2833 ordinance, by Jesse Kinsman Western Washington University place this population due to lowering the amount of phos- CASCADIA WEEKLY the area being an attractive phorus entering the lake. The

4 LAKE ACHES habitat for these animals. The city’s own phosphorous report It has just come to my at- money and time expended states that the lawns contrib- NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre tention that in response to will have been wasted and the ute 65-80 percent of the loading in the lake and fecal matter is ing geese, which will not prevent far less of a factor. new geese from establishing resi- In areas that must remain grass, dency. such as Bloedel Donovan Park, per- —Wendy Harris, Bellingham haps the summer prohibition of dogs should be rethought. They are Editor’s Note: Mayor Dan Pike re- 34 an effective method of discourag- ports there will be no fowl play or Mini Me FOOD ing geese without adverse effects forced extradition of critters from You complete me.

to the animals. If the dogs are con- Bloedel Donovan Park on his watch... 28 trolled properly by their owners, on the other hand, he’s in Spokane the impact on other park-goers will this week! be minimal. While we can all agree that the A HERO FALLS CLASSIFIEDS resident population of Canadia Will Duplantis died peacefully in geese is problematic at the lake, we his sleep June 5, 2008. He was a 24

must think about the consequences Vietnam War veteran and a proud FILM of our actions and pick a solution member of Veterans for Peace and

that is not only humane, but also a supporter of the Whatcom Peace 20 effective. To kill perhaps hundreds and Justice Center. Just this past Try a Fiamma Junior made with all-natural beef, ketchup, of birds and still not alleviate the Memorial Day, Will was at Peace Arch mustard, pickles, and onions on a fresh-baked bun. MUSIC problem is unconscionable when Park setting up markers to honor the www.ﬁammaburger.com 1309 RAILROAD AVE. other methods are more efﬁcient, American war dead in Iraq. Now, with have a positive impact on the envi- great sadness, we will honor Will. 18 ronment and are long lasting. I was introduced to Will by his ART I urge all those concerned to look wife, Turtle Robb, during the crazy- R THE ATTR into this matter immediately and making days of 2002-03, leading up FO ACT OME ION 16 prevent this unnecessary destruc- to war criminal George W. Bush’s C tion of our native wildlife. attack on Iraq. I did my homework Win your share of $1,000 a day all summer long! STAGE —Sue Brown, Bellingham and had the advantage of having

heard Daniel Ellsberg (in Seattle, 15 KILL LAWNS, NOT GEESE promoting his book Secrets) say, Next week, while the Canada “It’s about the oil!”, so I was rant- geese are molting and cannot ﬂy, ing, writing and calling everyone Silver Reef GET OUT the City of Bellingham intends to and anyone (including Oprah and use city funds to pay for U.S. Fish members of Congress!) that we had Fast Cash Frenzy 14 and Wildlife to trap the geese resid- to stop the proposed insanity of ing on the lawns of Lake Whatcom killing innocent people. Will was WORDS waterfront residences, and Bloedel the ﬁrst person to ever call me a June 23 – August 28

Donovan Park. This is being done “radical.” I protested, “No—I’m a 8 pursuant to a request by one of the reasonable, rational, mainstream 2pm to 11pm Random Hot Seat waterfront residents, and without a middle class American.” Will just Monday through Thursday Drawings public hearing. smiled. Soon, being called a radi- CURRENTS Must be actively playing at table games or at slot machine to win. MManagementMaanaganagementeement reservesreessserrvvveeess allall rrirights.igights.ghtss. DDeDetaDetailsetaeettaailsaaiils atat D DiamonDiamondiamond The geese have become a problem cal by Will was more flattering to Dividends. Please see official rules forr moremoreore information. informainfoforrmattiioion. because the homeowners in Silver me than being called beautiful, 6 Beach who live on Lake Whatcom witty or wise, and his smile always maintain lawns. Lawns attract geese touched my heart. VIEWS and are also a primary source of During the last five years plus Washington State Cruiserweight 4 phosphorus loading. The appropriate of anti-war protests, meetings and CHAMPIONSHIP 4 MAIL MAIL solution is for these homeowners to civil actions (including Bellingham’s MAIL

replace their lawns with landscaping Troops Home Now Resolution), Will that discourages geese and reduces stood as a strong, tall, unwavering SATURDAY, 3

stormwater runoff. Lawns are the and reassuring presence in the web IT DO JULY 12 • 7PM single highest source of phosphorus of life that is the Bellingham/What- Tickets Start at loading in Lake Whatcom. Pet waste com County peace community. $40 08 Available at Diamond Dividends is only a medium level of phospho- — Judith A. Laws, Bellingham .18. 6 rus loading.

Requesting that geese be killed .03 25 so we can enjoy our manicured LLASTAST MANMAN STSTAANDINNDING...... # lawns is irresponsible and inef- fective. Given the severity of the CONTEST: YOUR water quality, and the stringent LIFE IN PORN We get books every requirements set out in the TMDL, Open 24/7 it is crucial the city use its funds now and then, and we’re ready to give this one Toll FFreere (866) 383-0777 wisely, and in a manner that most away: My Life In Porn: CASCADIA WEEKLY beneﬁts the 80,000 people who rely The Bobby Blake Story. SilvSilverReefCasino.comer It’s yours if you can tell ) %XITs-INUTES7EST) %XIT on Lake Whatcom as a water source. )NTERSECTIONOF3LATER2OAD(AXTON7AY )NTERSECTION 5 Restricting lawns on lakefront us about your life in property is a much more effective porn in fewer than 50 words. Send your entries to [email protected]. and permanent solution than kill- STAY FOR THEHHEE AACTION!CTION! ©3ILVER2EEF#ASINO THE GRISTLE

ATOP A VOLCANO: Rumblings ran strong last month when Puget Sound Energy held a series of public meetings to ﬂoat the sale of the energy supplier to an Australian

investment bank. Adding to the injury, PSE proposed a 34 34 whopping 11.8 percent boost in residential electric rates views and a 5.7 percent rise in natural gas rates. The meetings FOOD OPINIONS THE GRISTLE were required by the Washington Utilities and Transpor-

28 28 tation Commission, the regulatory agency that must approve the $7.4 billion sale of the investor-owned utility. The UTC decision is expected by the end of the year. The region’s largest energy provider, Puget Sound En- CLASSIFIEDS ergy serves more than one million electric customers and 735,000 natural gas customers, but has fallen on 24 hard times. The company’s credit rating was recently re-

FILM FILM duced by Standard and Poors to B- —junk bond status. Unsurprisingly, this news mixed into a noxious com- pound that did not pass the smell test of most rate- 20 20 payers who attended the meetings. Comments univer- BY ALAN RHODES sally panned the rate hike; and public reaction to the MUSIC notion of placing our regional power in the hands of

foreign investors was comparably unenthusiastic. 18 The Public Counsel section of the state Attorney Lesser Bellingham Redux

ART ART General’s Ofﬁce, which represents residential and small business customers in utility rate cases, got into the CONTINUING THE LILLIPUTIAN CRUSADE discussion last week, barking dislike of the rate hike 16 and urging that all but a small fraction of the requested LAST NOVEMBER, in bility. “But wait,” you say, “now

STAGE STAGE rate increase be rejected. In remarks to the UTC, Public these very pages, I founded it’s harder for me to get places.” Counsel analysts said a reasonable revenue increase for Lesser Bellingham, an organi- A small price to pay. Sure, you

15 PSE should be limited to $4.3 million from electric rates zation that goes beyond tepid have to connect in Seattle, but and $7 million from increased gas rates, about $226 antigrowth measures, advocat- remember how pleasant Belling- million less than the requested amount. ing instead the bolder concept ham’s dinky little airport used GET OUT Ratepayers in Skagit and Jefferson counties took their of municipal shrinkage. Lesser to be? You could arrive shortly annoyance a notch further, urging their water-service Bellingham follows a guiding City Council did, however, before your ﬂight, park close to 14 public utility districts to become electricity providers. principle: the town has gotten wisely nix WinCo’s scheme to slap the terminal and whisk through. A grassroots effort in Island County proposed a new too big, so let’s get small and an 89,000-square-foot monster- So what if you have to hang

WORDS PUD to service Whidbey Island. Whatcom County, with insigniﬁcant once again. mart across the street from a around Sea-Tac for a couple of a public utility district already providing power to its It’s nice to see the phrase huge Fred Meyer. Our suggested hours? You can get a massage,

8 smaller cities and larger industries, leads with a special “Lesser Bellingham” appearing alternative for the 10 acres: a have a tasty panini, then relax edge. in print, in The Bellingham Herald grizzly bear sanctuary. with an espresso. If you’re Mister “Because PUDs are publicly owned, nonproﬁt utili- and other media. Name recogni- A pleasant moment for Lesser Big-Shot-Jet-Set, who has to be

CURRENTS CURRENTS ties, the power they sell to their customers is sold at tion matters, so be sure to use Bellingham came with the an- in Atlanta immediately, should cost, without a markup to provide investors with a the expression in conversation 6 6 hefty proﬁt,” notes Steve Johnson, executive director several times daily. of the Washington Public Utility Districts Association. Let’s review recent months to VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS “In the case of a PUD, the investors are the customers see how things are progressing “STRATOSPHERIC PUMP PRICES ARE who beneﬁt from owning their own local distribution or (regressing?) for our visionary 4 generation facilities. As a result, PUD customers enjoy fellowship. RATHER PAINFUL FOR THOSE OF US

MAIL MAIL some of the lowest electric rates in the state. We had a victory in February “Conversely,” Johnson continues, “if the UTC ap- when Bellingham City Council WHO LIVE HERE, BUT MAYBE THIS WILL

3 proves PSE’s latest rate request, the company will have approved a dramatic reduction INCREASE THE USE OF BICYCLES, FEET

DO IT IT DO the highest electric rates in the state. And as PSE chief in the size of the city’s urban

executive Steve Reynolds acknowledged, the company growth area. Unfortunately, last AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. LESSER

08 also has a poor credit rating, which makes it difﬁcult month the council seemed to BELLINGHAM EMBRACES THE NOTION OF

.18. and costly to raise money for necessary improvements, be wafﬂing on the issue. Come 6 which likely will lead to signiﬁcant rate increases in on, guys, this is no time to get FEWER CARS CLOGGING THE STREETS.”

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# Under federal law, PUDs are entitled to the power ham thought a mere reduction they need from Bonneville Power Administration’s was too timid. We preferred a clean, renewable hydroelectric energy. In the eastern negative UGA number, actually portion of the state, some PUDs also own and operate subtracting acres that are al- nouncement that Delta Airlines you really be living in the City their own generating facilities, including hydroelectric ready in the city but don’t have was shutting down operations of Subdued Excitement? dams. Some even sell surplus power to other utilities. anything built on them. In the between here and their Salt Lake On a related note, Bellingham But public power is about more than low-cost electric- spirit of Henry David Thoreau, we City hub. This makes it harder has the highest gasoline prices CASCADIA WEEKLY ity. It also is about local control and accountability. Vot- advocate wilderness areas in the for people to get here. Lesser in the state, another deterrent

6 ers in a PUD district elect their board of commissioners. middle of town. Bellingham supports inaccessi- to would-be visitors, and a plus Commissioners, who meet regularly in open session, are accountable to the voters for their decisions. VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY for inaccessibility. The stratospheric pump prices are rather painful THE GRISTLE for those of us who live here, but maybe this will increase the use of Tom Anderson, feisty former general bicycles, feet and public transpor- manager of Whatcom PUD, recently went tation. Lesser Bellingham embraces public with a notion to buy—perhaps the notion of fewer cars clogging even force the sale of—PSE assets in 34 the streets, fondly recalling those order to gain that local control of our FOOD halcyon days when Lakeway Drive power.

didn’t look like gridlock on an Los “Whatcom has an advantage over most 28 Angeles freeway, and you could other western Washington counties in turn left into Sunset Square in less that it already has an active PUD with than 45 minutes. electric authority,” Anderson explains. INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE Important news also arrived from “So perhaps the next step would be for CLASSIFIEDS the condo-ﬁcation sector. The folks the citizens of Whatcom County to re-

360-441-1704 24 planning to erect the 23-story Bay quest their elected board of PUD com- [email protected] View Tower on State Street ran into missioners to act on their authority to FILM problems and refunded deposits. The purchase the local assets of PSE. Acquir-

wealthy out-of-towners who were ing those assets would place provision 20 snapping up these pricey abodes may of electric utility service under local have to look elsewhere. Some may control through elected government. MUSIC a branch of choose to stay in California, where “At that point,” he reasons, “all the Lakeway Realty, Inc. the free-falling housing market is commissioners have to do is decide to churning up new bargains daily. Our pursue it, to do a study of the value ver- 18 suggested alternative for the prop- sus the cost of acquiring Puget’s assets. ART erty: a native plant garden. And that might lead to the political will In the angry mob department, of actually acquiring those assets with- 16 Lesser Bellingham was happy to see out a legal ﬁght.

torch-waving townsfolk comman- “Ultimately,” he adds, “since PUDs have STAGE deering a meeting in which develop- condemnation authority, we could wade

ers were explaining the desirability through a legal ﬁght, but a condemna- 15 of a huge gated community on Gov- tion would require a substantial amount ernors Point. No phrase is more like- of political will. Crossing that boundary, ly to infuriate local greenies than you would lose a lot of political support GET OUT “gated community,” with its imagery because we have a culture of mistrust of of wealthy out-of-state hedge fund government” Anderson thinks is largely 14 managers moving in and settling misplaced. down for a lifetime of voting against “The larger point, looking forward,” WORDS levies for parks and schools. Rowdies he continues, “is we’re in for hell-to- are already gearing up for throwing pay with energy costs. Having local 8 themselves in front of backhoes and control—particularly to make decisions chaining themselves to woodpeck- and force the debate into a truly local ers. Our suggested alternative for arena, to have the debate about levels CURRENTS Governors Point: Governors Point. of conservation and levels of support for 6 So, while there has been some renewable energy—I think is huge.” 6 good news, we’re still in a hold- Nearly 80 percent of the electricity VIEWS VIEWS ing pattern. Things are being done sold by PUDs in the state comes from VIEWS that hamper growth, but they fail to hydroelectric dams—the ultimate in 4 take the next step: civic downsiz- renewable, emissions-free power gen- ing. Since residential development eration; PUDs also get power from wind MAIL presents

around the Lake Whatcom Reser- farms, landﬁll-gas generation and meth- voir has been trashing our munici- ane extraction from dairy waste. 3

pal water supply, that’s probably a “And,” Anderson adds, “geo-thermal. IT DO good place to begin deconstruction. Don’t forget we’re sitting on top of a

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a watershed building moratorium, “Whatcom is one of the strongest sup- .18. 6 but Lesser Bellingham prefers build- porters of Puget’s green energy program, Opening Night: June 28 - 8:30 pm

ing removal. Our suggested alterna- but there’s no way for Puget to invest music by Jake Hemming & ﬁlm Austin Powers .03 25 tive for the land: forest (the thing that money back into Whatcom County; Coming Soon.... July 5: Reid Kerr & Bee Movie. . . July 12: Laura Overstreet & We Are Marshall # that saner communities already have it has to go into Puget’s whole rate July 19: Casey Connor & The Neverending Story. . . July 26: Matt Novak & Juno around their reservoirs). maze. Instead, we could have a local Aug 2: Tyler Graves & Edward Scissorhands. . . Aug 9: Doug Allen & Shrek the Third For those of you who have been green power rate, and all of that money Aug 16: Chuckanut Radio Hour w/ Sherman Alexie & The Business of Fancy Dancing asking about the Lesser Bellingham could get plowed back into renewable Aug 23: Ron Hardesty & Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. . . Aug 30: Amber Darland & Horton Hears a Who! Reading Club, it should be up and energy sources.” running soon. Our ﬁrst two discus- It’s a discussion that’s time has come; sions will cover the books Small is and with two very bright, capable candi- CASCADIA WEEKLY Beautiful and Better Not Bigger. We’re dates running for an open seat on What- 7 still searching for a meeting place com’s PUD commission, perhaps it’s a small enough. discussion voters will insist upon in this election season. Produced by: Epic Events - 360 733-2682 - www.EpicEvents.US currents news commentary briefs

from streams and aquifers while also technical, but extremely important, requiring more conservation. Quickly, decision. though, more rights were claimed to “In the face of climate change, this is water than water existed—and salmon a major step forward,” said John Osborn, were still owed their share. board president of the Center for Envi- “Municipal water rights, like every ronmental Law and Policy, one of the other water right, are subject to legal plaintiffs. He said the law “changed 100 tests intended to protect senior water years of water law to benefit the few.” users and the environment,” said Ra- Historically, to obtain a right to a chael Paschal Osborn of the Center for certain amount of water drawn from a Environmental Law and Policy. “With stream or aquifer, a party had to put this ruling, we can finally evaluate pa- that water to good use, such as by serv- per water rights under these legal tests ing a home or irrigating a field; if the and ensure orderly and responsible de- water right holder didn’t use the water, velopment of state water resources.” he risked losing the right to use it. Critics said Linville’s bill exacer- But many cities and developers plan bated water shortages by allowing for excess capacity to accommodate growing cities and developers to cash growth, and for a time the state grant- in on water rights that had long gone ed water rights based on how much a unused, at the expense of farmers, system’s pumps and pipes could han- others with current water rights, and dle, rather than how much was actually fish habitat. needed. In 1998, the state Supreme Court found that practice illegal. The Municipal Water Law in 2003 told cities Essentially, Rogers ruled that: and developers that water rights they t*UXBTJMMFHBMGPSUIFTUBUFUPIBWF had been granted under “pumps and given away millions of gallons of pipes” remained valid. water to certain water users retroac- Tom Geiger, outreach director for the tively and potentially cause harm to Washington Environmental Council, valid water rights that have been in said the problem is that Washington’s place for years. rivers are already over-allocated, and t *U XBT JMMFHBM UP SFEFmOF DFSUBJO gave this example: If a town obtained a “developers” as “municipalities.” permit 40 years ago to pump 8 million Because the law gave municipalities gallons of water a day, but only actu- the right to retroactively get water ally uses 1.5 million gallons, the town that they did not have valid rights would have lost the right to the water on, and redefined certain larger de- it didn’t use, and that water would have velopers as municipalities, the law been allocated to someone else. Blow to Builders itself gave those special water rights Under the Municipal Water Law, how- to developers. ever, that town could claim it has a DEVELOPMENTS NOT CITIES WHEN IT COMES TO right to all 8 million gallons, he said. WATER RIGHTS “You could go back upstream and The decision resets the clock on grab those water rights back,” he said. state water law back to where it was “It’s unfair, and it’s inconsistent with DEVELOPERS AND cities will have a tougher time hoarding unused water in 2003. the way the law has worked in this rights under a King County judge’s ruling last week—a victory hailed by environmen- Rogers said the Legislature over- state for basically a hundred years.” talists, Indian tribes and fishermen. stepped its bounds by redefining de- Shaun Goho, an attorney with the Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers ruled the state Legislature overreached when it velopers as “municipal water suppliers” environmental law firm Earthjustice passed a law classifying developers as local governments for the purposes of obtaining and by saying that water rights granted who represented the plaintiffs, said state-granted rights to use water taken from rivers, streams and the ground. under a process later struck down by the case isn’t about limiting reasonable The Municipal Water Law—originally sponsored by Rep. Kelli Linville (D-Bellingham)— the Supreme Court remain valid. growth by cities. has been controversial since it passed in 2003, with environmentalists, the state and He upheld five sections of the law “You wouldn’t know it to look out utilities disagreeing about lawmakers’ intent. The bill was originally designed to pro- that had also been challenged. the window today, but water is a very vide more certainty and flexibility for cities, utilities and developers that draw water Environmental groups called it a scarce resource in the state of Washing- 130 E. Champion Street Downtown Bellingham 360 . 527 . 1600 “IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THIS www.whatcomwinemakers.com

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holders in the state,” he said. the state Supreme Court. 20 The state attorney general’s of- ﬁce said it will review the deci- Article courtesy Progressive NewsWire MUSIC sion, as did the Washington Water with law background from Associated

doctrine of “first in time, first in right”— STAGE GOVERNORS POINT the first people to secure a water right have More than 50 years ago, the City of priority in using water. Imagine water right

Bellingham extended water service to 126 15 holders as standing in long line for a ﬁnite acres north of what is now Larrabee State number of tickets to claim water. Those in Park, far south of city limits. The property the front of the line—the older rights— was purchased by Carl V. Sahlin in the GET OUT can use all of the water they are entitled 1960s and subsequently owned by the to before those in the back of the line are Sahlin family ever since, who paid water permitted to use any. And new users cannot 14 bills for maintaining the four-inch water diminish the supply of older users. line, which served just two homes on Gov- Developers have not traditionally been

ernor’s Point. In May, the property owners WORDS considered “municipalities” under Washing- proposed the development of a gated ton water law; however, in 2003, the state community for 141 houses, which they

Legislature passed MWL 1338 in order to 8 say could use the potential but unserved 8 provide special advantages to developers. capacity of the four-inch line. Barring that, The King County Superior Court ruling lim- developers say they’ll build a desaliniza- its the status both of claimed but unused tion plant to serve water to the proposed CURRENTS CURRENTS water rights, and of developers claiming CURRENTS Governors Pointe community. rights as municipal water suppliers. No CONSEQUENCE?: Under the new ruling, current water uses are endangered by the 6 both the unused water right and the devel- ruling, but these planned projects may see oper’s status as a municipal water supplier

difﬁculty ahead: VIEWS might be challenged. NORTH BELLINGHAM SQUALICUM MOUNTAIN In the 1940s, a private developer, C. V. 4 Vineyard Development LLC has proposed up Wilder, acquired a paper water right in

to 66 homes on rural forestland on Squali- MAIL Whatcom County for 450 gallons per minute cum Mountain owned by Gordon Iverson.

(gpm) and 375 acre-feet per year (afy).

More than 90 percent of this development 3 For comparison, a typical multi-person lies within the Lake Whatcom watershed; household uses around 300 gallons of water DO IT IT DO

and its construction has met with resistance per day. Wilder later transferred this water from the City of Bellingham. Lake Whatcom right to a private water association, the Water District 7 proposed serving water Belden Acres Water Association. The Belden 08 to this north shore development, but has Acres system used only about 32 gpm and 7 .18. been restricted from doing so by prior 6 afy. Thus very little of Wilder’s paper water agreements with COB. Lake Whatcom Water right was ever put to actual use. Under the

and Sewer District (WD10) then proposed .03 old law, the unused portion of the right 25

serving water to the development from # could be as large as 418 gpm and 368 their new well and 105,700-gallon reser- afy—enough to supply tracts north of Bell- voir on Agate Heights Road. ingham, an area currently eyed for home CONSEQUENCE?: Under existing instream development by CAITAC USA Corp. Belden ﬂow restrictions, does LWWSD currently Acres later transferred this unused water have an irrefutable right to draw water right to Deer Creek Water Association. from the north shore of Lake Whatcom? It’s CONSEQUENCE?: The ruling could roll a complex debate, one likely additionally back the transfer of these water rights and encumbered by this ruling. CASCADIA WEEKLY deny both Belden Acres and Deer Creek —Tim Johnson 9 SOURCES: Center for Environmental Law and Policy; Washington Environmental Council; Earthjustice; City of Bellingham; Building Industry Association of Washington currents THE WEEK IN REVIEW

34 34 dies after he is crushed under a boulder. The accident occurred near the party’s campsite in the Squauk Gla- FOOD BY TIM JOHNSON cier area on the south side of the mountain. PASSAGES 28 28 A 34-year-old Sedro-Woolley man dies after he was shot in the head while driving through Burlington after midnight. Investigators are looking into a possible CLASSIFIEDS connection between the victim and the shooter.

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ART ART approve the university’s ﬁrst union contract with STEPHANIE 06.10.08 faculty. The United Faculty of Western Washington KOUNTOUROS 38% (UFWW) membership recently ratiﬁed the contract, HUE BEATTIE 27% 16 TUESDAY PAUL GONZALEZ 20% with 98 percent in favor of an agreement that in-

STAGE STAGE Two teens are arrested in connection with Monday’s devas- cludes pay increases and third-party arbitration for tating ﬁre that gutted Lynden’s Delft Square Mall. The Lynden- future contracts.

15 area boys, ages 13 and 14, face ﬁrst-degree reckless burning and second-degree burglary charges. 06.14.08

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state Legislature. 8 06. 08 8 11. WEDNESDAY 06.16.08 MONDAY CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS After weeks of searching, Bellingham Police capture murder suspect Derek Collier in a trailer on Yew Street Road. Collier, 23, The year’s weirdest story just got weirder: a ﬁfth 6 is taken into custody without incident and booked on suspicion human foot washes ashore off the coast of British of second-degree murder in connection with the May 11 stab- Columbia, and this time it’s a left one. Investigators VIEWS VIEWS bing death of David Datskiy. Bail is set for $1 million. say there’s no indication this severed foot is related to the other cases. 4 06.12.08 Chet Dow steps down as the chair of What- com County Republicans, saying his family MAIL MAIL Rep. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale)—by now a senior THURSDAY needs him. An original thinker and energetic voice of the opposition party—demands an investiga- party organizer, Dow rocked the state GOP 3 Kulshan Middle School appoints its assistant principal, tion into a report Gov. Chris Gregoire received more with his strong support for presidential candidate Ron Paul. DO IT IT DO Jeannie Hayden, to replace Principal Gordon Grissom. Grissom than $650,000 dollars in campaign contributions

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was going toward the moon which was On May 21, the owner of property east STAGE south and it either went in the moon of Sedro-Woolley evicted a squatter

or around the moon. Or it landed on from her land. Angry at his eviction, the 15 the moon. Seeing the UFOs it gave us a squatter left behind a mess, including a weird feeling,” the reporter concluded. can of fecal matter. WEATHER EXTREMES REPORTED worldwide the week of May 31. GET OUT Most of them were within the United States. On May 16, a Bellingham observer re- GODDAMN THE PUSHER MAN 81 ported “two green wobbly lights hover- On June 5, witnesses saw a man car- 14 ing at my second story window, three rying a small case walk into the woods WEATHER EXTREMES REPORTED worldwide the previous week. times about 10 minutes apart lasting near Mount Erie Elementary School in 500 WORDS ﬁve seconds each.” The observer con- Anacortes. The man left the woods with-

8 tinued, “It was as if someone was shin- out the case and drove off. Witnesses PERCENT INCREASE IN "heavy rain events" (greater than 2 8 ing them to look inside my window. checked the woods, found the case and inches in one day) logged over the past 50 years. Severe rain They were around the top part of my called the police. Police found possible 14 events (greater than 4 inches in one day) increased 20 percent. CURRENTS CURRENTS window near the roof. There are no drug paraphernalia and smoking items, CURRENTS traffic lights in my residential neigh- which were logged into evidence. CHANCE IN 10 (high level of confidence) that global mean borhood.... The lights wobbled and surface temperature was higher during the last few decades of the 6 then went away. I thought it was just On May 29, an Anacortes homeowner ar- 20th century than during any comparable period during the pre- a reflection of something inside the rived home in the evening and found an 8 ceding four centuries, according to expert review by U.S. National VIEWS Science and Technology Council. house. Then it happened again and I unwanted man sleeping on her couch. 4 awoke my dog to go out onto the deck The woman kicked the man out, but PAGES IN A newly released NASA IG report that details politi- with me to see if anyone was there. No- later found a bag hidden in her living cal appointees of the Bush Administration "managed the topic MAIL

body was. So I came back inside and room. The bag contained various bong of climate change in a manner that reduced, marginalized, or went into my bedroom and it happened parts and related drug paraphernalia. 42 mischaracterized climate change science made available to the 3 general public." again.... My dog saw it too and his ears She gave them to police. IT DO went up.” VOTES, LED BY U.S. Senate Republicans, to block a bill that AVOIDING A COLLISION 08 would require major reductions in greenhouse gases, linked to

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DO IT 3 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 8 WORDS 14 GET OUT 15 STAGE 16 ART 18 MUSIC 20 FILM 24 CLASSIFIEDS 28 FOOD 34 out the Slum Doctor Programme, scout and eagles soar while cormorants cut through WHAT: Craig Ro- stands, this volume is an acces- a local nonproﬁt that helps peo- choppy currents.” Romano’s guide has all of the usual mano reads from sible access point to learn about COMMUNITY ple impacted by AIDS in Africa,

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.18. ratings, mileage, etc.—and should be a welcome ad- Cascades that stretch back nearly 15,000 WED., JUNE 18 6 Table: An Ethiopian Dinner” at WHEN: 7pm Tues., WEDNESDAY MARKET: The dition in every local trail rat’s library. years. Don’t be scared off with 6pm at Bellingham’s Depot Mar- June 24 Wednesday Market takes place ket Square. Cost is $35. .03 visions of a dense academic WHERE: Village from 12-5pm at the Fairhaven 25 224-1644 OR SLUMDOCTOR.ORG. # BACK ON THE FIRE: ESSAYS Books, 1200 11th tome—Kirk is a skilled visual Village Green. GARY SNYDER St. storyteller whose past titles in- 647-2060 OR MON., JUNE 23 Shoemaker & Hoard COST: Free clude Exploring Washington’s Past BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG. COST OF WAR: Iraq native 671-2626 Speaking of trail rats, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and The Olympic Rain Forest: An Dahlia Wasﬁ talks about “The THURS., JUNE 19 Human, Environmental and Eco- and wilderness philosopher Gary Snyder returns with Ecological Web, both of which are DIAPER DRIVE: Donations of nomic Cost of the Iraq War” at a collection of writings, recently released in paper- essential titles for any respectable Paciﬁc Northwest diapers and other baby-related 7pm at the Whatcom Peace and back. Over the course of this journey, Snyder manages natural and cultural history bookshelf. The pages are products will be accepted at the CASCADIA WEEKLY Justice Center, 100 E. Maple St. 4th annual Diaper Drive happen- to touch upon no less than Paleolithic cave art, Japa- rich with photographs of Northwest landscapes, exca- The event is free. ing from 7am-7pm at all local nese haiku, deep history and deep ecology, the death vation scenes and historical artifacts, and also include 734-0217. 14 Haggen stores. of Allen Ginsberg, coyote myths, Smokey the Bear, a wealth of maps, line drawings and easy-to-navigate 676-2178 OR HAGGEN.COM. “the thousand-year forest plan,” the Greater Sierran sidebars of interest. doit

THURS., JUNE 19 FITNESS FORUM: Race walker Cindy Paf- fumi will lead a free Fitness Forum on “Walking Workouts” at 7:15pm at Fairhaven Runners & Walkers, 1209 11th St. get out 676-4955 OR FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM. HIKING RUNNING CYCLING FRI., JUNE 20 SOLSTICE RUN: Celebrate the longest day of the year by taking part in a free Solstice Run starting at 8:30pm at the parking lot at Sehome High School, 2700 Bill McDonald Parkway. Participants will run up to the Sehome Hill Arboretum to catch the sunset. 676-4955 OR FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM. STORY AND PHOTO BY JOHN D’ONOFRIO SAT., JUNE 21 RUN FOR LITERACY: The 9th annual Walk/Run for Literacy kicks off at 9am at the Fairhaven Village Green. The 5K in- Reluctant Spring cludes a half-mile run and race for kids. Entry is $10-$15 (or $20-$25 per family) and proceeds will beneﬁt the Whatcom IN SEARCH OF THE SUN Literacy Council. 676-4955 OR 671-2626. exposure and lakeside orientation make it an excel- ROSE FESTIVAL: Workshops, competi- tions and a keynote speech by Ciscoe lent choice on a sunny day. To get there, take North Morris will be part of the 5th annual Rose Shore Drive along the lake to the county trailhead Festival from 9am-6pm at Mount Vernon’s parking lot. The trail descends gradually to the Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Rd. En- lakeshore and then turns left up the lake. try is free. The trail meanders along the lake for three miles, (800) 585-8200. BERRY RUN: As part of Berry Dairy days,

never straying far from the lapping water. Along 15 take part in a Road Run starting at 9am at the way, several waterfalls are passed, cascading Burlington’s Railroad Park. down mossy green chutes and the occasional rem- (360) 510-4288 OR ACTIVE.COM. GET OUT nant of old-growth tree—impressive reminders of BIODIVERSITY IN BLOOM: Master gar- what once was. There are a variety of spots to stop deners will lead a “Semiahmoo Biodiver- along the lake’s edge, soak up rays and listen to the sity in Bloom” walk at 10am at Semiah- small sounds of the water. moo. The event is free. 733-2900. The hike to Oyster Dome from the Samish Lookout BIKE RODEO: A free “Get Movin’” Bike may seem an odd choice for a sunny day, threading Rodeo happens from 12-3pm at Civic Field, 1355 Civic Field Way. 671-BIKE OR EVERYBODYBIKE.COM. “LUCKILY THERE ARE PLACES TENNIS FEST: Take part in today’s “Rally for the Cure” starting at 1pm at the Bell- TO INDULGE A CRAVING FOR ingham Tennis Club, 800 McKenzie Ave. Entry is $20. VITAMIN D CLOSE TO HOME.” 733-5050. SOLSTICE SMACKDOWN: The Bellingham Roller Betties will finish off their season with a “Solstice Smackdown” bout at 5pm HERE ON the shores of the northern Puget Sound, at the tail end its way as it does through dark forest for its entire at the Bellingham Sportsplex, 1225 Civic Field Way. Tickets are $5-$12. of an unusually reticent spring, we can find ourselves acutely sun-de- length. The payoff comes at the end, when you step BELLINGHAMROLLERBETTIES.COM. prived. On those rare sunny days, we must get outside and feel the balm out onto the smooth top of the Dome and survey WAKE EVENT: The Whatcom Associa- of sunshine on our faces. Luckily there are places to indulge a craving the blue San Juans, the green Skagit flats and the tion of Kayak Enthusiasts will lead a

Kayak Symposium starting at 9am at the DO IT 3 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 8 WORDS 14 GET OUT 15 STAGE 16 ART 18 MUSIC 20 FILM 24 CLASSIFIEDS 28 FOOD 34

for Vitamin D close to home. distant iconic cone of Mt. Rainier. A scenic ride down Chuckanut Drive provides access to the short and There are several ways to access Oyster Dome. Lake Padden Park swimming area, 4882 Samish Way. popular hike to Clayton Beach, part of the Larrabee State Park com- The easiest, and quickest, begins at the Samish 08 738-3617 or wakekayak.org. plex. Park at the trailhead parking area on the left, cross the road and overlook on Blanchard Mountain. From the parking .18. 6 descend a staircase to the start of the trail. The sometimes-muddy trail lot at the end of the road the Oyster Dome trail JUNE 21-22 GARDEN TOUR: The Whatcom Horticul-

gently descends through coastal forest and then drops steeply to cross plunges into the woods and traverses shadow-filled .03 tural Society will hold its 22nd annual 25 railroad tracks. Beyond the tracks, a final section of trail winds through slopes. Continue past the left turn to the Bat Caves Tour of Private Gardens from 11am-5pm # poetic Madrone trees to the beach. and climb beside a tumbling creek to the turnoff at six “spectacular” Bellingham gardens. Depending on the tide, there may be opportunities to explore along (another left) for the Dome. A short ascent brings Tickets are $15-$18. the wildly carved sandstone to the north, dropping into little pocket you to the edge of the rock at 2,025 feet. 738-6833 OR WHATCOMHORTSOCIETY.ORG. beaches here and there and finally reaching the main beach at the state Surely there is no better place in western What- SUN., JUNE 22 park. If the tide is low, pools with a colorful array of starfish and anem- com County to sprawl in the sun and contemplate TALL SHIP: The historic tall ship Zodiac ones can be investigated. The sandstone cliffs are beautiful, eroded the glory of our geographic good fortune. An after- will offer 9am and 2pm three-hour sailings CASCADIA WEEKLY into fantastic patterns and gleaming in the light of a sunny day. Bring noon can be blissfully whiled away on this resplen- around Bellingham Bay. Tickets for the a blanket and a book and enjoy a respite from the wet grey. dent perch, high above the shimmering waters. Whatcom Museum fundraiser are $80. 778-8938 OR WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG. 15 The Lake Whatcom Trail—or Hertz Trail, as it’s officially known— Bring a meal and dine al fresco—no restaurant has winds along the northeast shore of Lake Whatcom and its southern a finer view. stage doit THEATER DANCE PROFILES STAGE JUNE 18-25 BEACH BARD: Twelfth Night and King Lear show at various times during the week at Bard on the Beach at Vancouver B.C.’s Vanier Park. The plays will run in repertory with The Tem- pest and Titus Andronicus through Sept. 27. Tickets are $18-$33. BY CHRISTOPHER KEY (877) 739-0559 OR BARDONTHEBEACH.ORG. THURS., JUNE 19 GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Catch “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm at the Upfront Theatre, A Howling Success 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick around for “The Project: Mad Comedy in the Making.” Cost is $5 MCMANUS STORIES AT MBT STUDIO for the early show, $3 for the late one. 733-8855 OR THEUPFRONT.COM. I WAS shaking violently, unable to make a coherent JUNE 19-22 sound. Tears were streaming down my contorted face. My MOON OVER BUFFALO: Watch a variety of lungs were straining for air. It was not a seizure, actually. I mishaps and misadventures when Moon Over Buffalo shows at 7:30pm Thurs., 8pm Fri.-Sat., was just reading one of Patrick McManus’ screamingly funny and 2pm Sun. at the Anacortes Community The-

16 books, which have been adapted for the stage in the form of atre, 918 M Ave. Tickets are $16 and additional McManus Stories. shows happen through June 28. (360) 293-6829 OR ACTTHEATRE.COM.

STAGE If these adaptations are even remotely as funny as the books, make sure you use the facilities before entering the DEARLY DEPARTED: Head to the backwoods Mount Baker Studio Theatre to avoid unfortunate accidents. of the Deep South with the beleaguered Turpin family when the comedic Dearly Departed shows If you’re unfamiliar with McManus, he is a native of Sandpoint, at 8pm Fri.-Sat. and 2pm Sun. at the Belling- Idaho, and a graduate of Washing- ham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. Tickets are ton State University. His columns $7-$11 and additional shows happen through ran for many years in Outdoor Life June 22. before being collected into his first 733-1811 OR BELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILD.COM. book, A Fine and Pleasant Misery. Mc- JUNE 13-14 Manus’ humor has been compared to MIXED BAG: See “Upfront Unscripted” at that of Twain and Benchley and it’s 7:30pm at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At not hyperbole. 9:30pm, stick around for “Hellingham.” Tickets are $8-$10. The tales from all his books are 733-8855 OR THEUPFRONT.COM. based on somewhat exaggerated experiences from his life as an out- ATTEND doorsman. To hear McManus tell it, WHAT: A Fine and DANCE he’s the most magnificently incom- Pleasant Misery: The Humor of McManus FRI., JUNE 20 petent hunter, fisherman and camp- WHEN: 7:30pm, June BALLROOM MOVES: A free Ballroom Dance er since Liberace. 18-19 Party happens from 8:30-10:30pm at the Blue Populating his tales is a continu- WHAT: McManus in Moon Ballroom, 1213 Cornwall Ave. Music for ing cast of characters including the Love “PART OF MCMANUS’ DIFFICULTY IN ballroom, swing, salsa and Argentine tango aromatic old woodsman, Rancid WHEN: 8pm June will be provided. An East Coast Swing lesson 20-21; 7:30pm June 22 starts at 8pm. Crabtree; McManus’ terrifying older WHERE: Mount Baker FACING THE GREAT OUTDOORS WAS 647-9778. sister, referred to as the Troll; Retch Studio Theatre, 104 N. A FEAR OF THE DARK, WHEREIN SHAKE, RATTLE: An East Coast Swing dance

DO IT 3 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 8 WORDS 14 GET OUT 15 STAGE 16 ART 18 MUSIC 20 Commercial FILM 24 CLASSIFIEDS 28 St. FOOD 34 Sweeney, McManus’ companion in party dubbed “Shake, Rattle and Roll” happens outdoor mayhem; and Strange, the COST: $29 DWELT SOME OF THE MOST from 9-11pm at U & Me Dance, 1027 N. Forest INFO: 734-6080 or St. Cost is $10-$12. 08 world’s most ill-mannered dog. mountbakertheatre.com HORRIFYING FIGMENTS OF HIS 676-0292 OR UANDMEDANCE.COM. .18. Part of McManus’ difﬁculty in fac- 6 ing the great outdoors was a fear of WARPED IMAGINATION.” SAT., JUNE 21 DANCE PARTY: A Ballroom Dance Party hap- .03 the dark, wherein dwelt some of the most horrifying ﬁgments

25 pens from 9-11pm at the Blue Moon Ballroom, # of his warped imagination. By the time he overcame his fear of the dark, another monster called puberty had arrived and his Before he passed on, legendary actor Jack Lemmon called 1213 Cornwall Ave. 647-9779 OR THEBLUEMOONBALLROOM.COM. misadventures with girls are, pardon the term, hysterical. it an “outstanding performance! I relished the joy of a per- MONTHLY DANCE: A monthly Ballroom Dance Tim Behrens, the son of two actors, has devoted much of his formance that obviously knocked the audience out. People held by U.S.A. Dance Bellingham happens from life over the last 15 years to bringing McManus’ characters to should see this show!” 8:45-10:45pm at Melody Hall, 4071 Home Rd. life onstage. He and his wife founded CenterStage in Spokane There are actually four stage adaptations of McManus Sto- Entry is $7-$10. and he continues to serve as artistic director while touring ries, two of which will be presented this week at the MBT Stu- 734-5676. CASCADIA WEEKLY with the McManus Stories. Behrens plays more than 12 different dio Theatre. A Fine and Pleasant Misery will be performed June SOLSTICE MOVES: A Summer Solstice Dance characters by simply changing his voice, posture or movement. 18-19 and McManus in Love will the take the stage June 20-22. begins at 8pm at the Conway Muse, 18444 Main 16 St., Conway. Entry is $10. Those may be simple changes, but they’re not easy ones. Tour Will you wet your pants laughing at the tales of one man’s tri- THECONWAYMUSE.COM. de force would not be an exaggeration. als and travails against nature and love? It Depends®. INJURED? Auto Accident •Fall •Defective Product Free consultation (360) 312-5156 Michael Heatherly northwestdrg@ Attorney mhpro57.com

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17 visual doit EVENTS GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES WED., JUNE 18 SUMMER ART: Registration has begun for the upcoming Summer Art Classes at the Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr. Classes start June 23 and continue through July 31. 733-6897 OR WHATCOMCOUNTRY. RECWARE.COM. SAT., JUNE 21 BY AMY KEPFERLE ART AUCTION: Attend the 16th annual Art Auction starting at 5pm at La Conner’s Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. More than 300 unique works of art will be up for sale at the Gallery Walk fundraiser. Tickets are $80. (360) 468-4446 or museu- FOCUS ON: REBECCA OGDEN mofnwart.org. ANNIVERSARY SHOW: New artwork 18 18 from 30 gallery artists can be seen

ART more traditional mediums on canvas, someone told when the 23rd annual “Anniversary her about Xerox transfers. By using paper, acrylic Exhibition” opens today from 10am- paint, oil pastels and a process that transfers pho- 5:30pm at Friday Harbor’s Water- works Gallery. tographic or digital images to a canvas, Ogden is WATERWORKSGALLERY.COM. able to create works of art that are both ethereal and concrete at the same time. SUN., JUNE 22 “I’ve always had a love for photography and pho- FOCUS ON KINSEY: Local photogra- pher Gary Meader will give a free talk, tomontage, the idea of lay- “Focus on Darius Kinsey: Looking at ering multiple images to the Northwest” at 2pm at the What- convey a new feeling, a new com Museum, 121 Prospect St. concept and a new image,” 778-8930 OR WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG. Ogden explains. “My work MON., JUNE 23 usually consists of many WAG MEETING: Anyone interested layers. I strive for the view- in the arts is welcome to attend the er to look deeper, to ﬁnd in Whatcom Art Guild’s monthly meeting the background underlying at 7pm at the Bellingham Public Li- SEE IT brary, 210 Central Ave. texture, color, meaning.” 384-4045. WHAT: Summer Because of the way she Solstice Gallery Walk WHEN: 5-9pm Fri., transfers the layers of im- June 20 ages to canvases, Ogden ONGOING WHERE: Historic says there’s an element of EXHIBITS Fairhaven surprise to her pieces. Al- ALLIED ARTS: A photography exhib- COST: Free though she picks the pho- it featuring works by Gary Meador and 671-5769 or INFO: Donald Simpson shows through June Fairhaven.com tos in advance—whether it’s a self-portrait, a pic- 21 at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. 676-8548 OR ALLIEDARTS.ORG. ture of her kids or an aban- EAST COAST ARTWOOD: Lummi Island wood- SUNRISE doned warehouse at the old GP site—the added crafter Alan Rosen will be featured layers of paint, gels and ink often result in a ﬁn- through June at Artwood Gallery,

DO IT 3 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 8 WORDS 14 GET OUT 15 STAGE 16 ART 18 MUSIC 20 FILM 24 CLASSIFIEDS 28 FOOD 34 1000 Harris Ave.

ished product that’s a surprise even to her. LATE AT night, while her children slumber and the denizens of the world as “Some things turn out totally unexpected,” Ogden 647-1628. BELLINGHAM RAILWAY MUSEUM: 08 she knows it rest their weary heads, Rebecca Ogden comes alive. She goes to her says. “I never have a plan about what it’s going to The museum is open to the public .18. studio—otherwise known as her garage—turns on her favorite indie music and be. I don’t spend a lot of time on the planning—it’s 6 from noon-5pm Tues. and Thurs.-Sat. spends hours at artistic endeavors whose end product is one-of-a-kind canvases very spontaneous.” at 1320 Commercial St.

.03 that combine elements of graphic design, photography and acrylic paint. To see more of Ogden’s original work and meet 393-7540. 25

# “I like doing art when everybody’s sleeping,” Ogden says. “Even without her in person, drop by the Paperdoll June 20 during BLUE HORSE: Figurative, mixed- kids, I think I’d still do my work at night.” the Summer Solstice Gallery Walk, when Fairhaven media works can be seen at Janet Fa- Although Ogden has a two-year degree in graphic design, she’s since given will be alive with gallery displays throughout the gan-Smith’s “New Paintings” exhibit up on it as a career choice and has instead chosen to focus her work and her district, as well as live music, refreshments and a through the month at the Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. life on art. It wasn’t a bad choice: the layered works she’s created and ex- “Midsummer Fire” lighting on the Village Green. 671-2305. hibited locally and regionally have sold well, paying for her ﬁrst semester at Ogden will be front and center at the biannual GOOD EARTH: Stoneware and por- Western Washington University, where she’s getting a major in studio art. event, so don’t be afraid to ask questions about celain artist Patricia Morse will be CASCADIA WEEKLY Because she was raised in a family where it wasn’t considered practical to her creative impetus. “I used to get really nervous featured through June at Good Earth Pottery, 100 Harris St. 18 be an artist, Ogden says she originally chose graphic design because it seemed about showing,” Ogden says, “but by the time it a safer bet. In 2005, while looking for a way to combine digital work with goes up, the process has already happened.” 671-3998 OR GOODEARTHPOTS.COM. Ready to Ride?

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HISTORICAL MUSEUM: View “Lost Cities of Skagit: Rediscovering Places The Best Choice for Immediate Medical Care of Our Past” through Nov. 2 at La Con- ner’s Skagit County Historical Museum, WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED! 7 Days a Week ➲ No Appointment Necessary 501 S. 4th St. Board Certified M.D.’s on Staff (360) 466-3365 OR SKAGITCOUNTY. NET. ➲ Flu & Other Immunizations INSIGHTS: Gallery artists are on dis- ➲ Injury & Illness Treatment play through July at Insights Gallery, ➲ Lab & X-Ray Available 516 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. ➲ Mammography & Ultrasound Available (360) 588-8044 OR INSIGHTSGALLERY. ➲ Occupational Health Care COM. ➲ School, Sports & DOT Physicals IRON STREET GALLERY: “On the Wa- ➲ Travel Consultations terfront,” a series of black-and-white ➲ Work-Related Injuries photos of the Bellingham shoreline by Bill Lewis, shows through June at the Northwest Ave. Clinic Squalicum Parkway Patients: Iron Street Gallery and Salon, 1846 4029 Northwest Ave. Please See Us at Our New Location One block north of Jerry Chambers Chevrolet Iron St. 671-7284. (360) 734-2330 Urgent Care for Medicare & DSHS Patients Welcome LA VIE EN ROSE: Oil landscapes by Nancy Woodward can be viewed through June 30 at La Vie en Rose, 111 W. Holly St. 319-6115. LUCIA DOUGLAS: Sculptures by Ann Jewelry Designers & Manufacturers Morris, mixed-media works by Jasmine Valandani, and John Cole’s woodblock Original Designs Pink Impressions Tulip #P353 prints can be seen until June 29 at 14k Pink, Green Fairhaven’s Lucia Douglas Gallery, & White Gold Pink Diamond Tulip #P351 1415 13th St. $ 00 Pink & Green Gold 399 733-5361 OR LUCIADOUGLAS.COM. also available in $ 00 MINDPORT: “Feets,” an exhibit fea- 799 Silver $5995 also available in Silver $7995 turing a collection of whimsical wood- Rhapsody Tulip #P352 en sculptures by Mark Scherer, will be 14k Pink & Green Gold on display until July 31 at Mindport Petite Pink Diamond Tulip #P350 $ 00 also available Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. Entry is $2. 399 in Silver $4995 647-5614 OR MINDPORT.ORG. Pink & Green $ 00 PEACE ARCH PARK: The annual Gold 199 also available Peach Arch Park International Sculp- in Silver $3995 The Official Tulip Festival Jewelry ture Exhibit is open through Oct. 1 at Buy online at warrenjewelers.net Blaine’s Peace Arch Park. 332-7165 OR PEACEARCHPARK.ORG. In stock or made-to-order. Your choice of white, QUILT MUSEUM: “Spice of Life” and yellow, pink or green gold or any combination of golds. “Creative Clothing: One Woman’s Jour- ney” will be on display through July 3"URLINGTON"LVDs"URLINGTON – in the purple building across from the Cascade Mall s 13 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Mu- TH!VE.%s+IRKLANDs sTOLLFREE seum, 703 S. 2nd St. (360) 466-4288 OR LACONNERQUILTS. COM. SEASIDE: View “Le Belle Mer” at La Con- LZmnk]ZrFhkgbg` ner’s Seaside Gallery, 112 Morris St., through Aug. 11. ;k^Zd_ZlmIZgbgb LACONNERSEASIDEGALLERY.COM. BEFORE THE MARKET, NOW OPEN SMITH/VALLEE: Peruse Todd Hor- AT 9AM ACROSS FROM THE HERALD. ton’s “Present Tense” exhibit from DO IT 3 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 8 WORDS 14 GET OUT 15 STAGE 16 ART 18 MUSIC 20 FILM 24 CLASSIFIEDS 28 FOOD 34

11am-pm every Fri.-Sun. through July TUES–FRI 11–6 & SAT 9–5 27 at Edison’s Smith/Vallee Gallery, GGJFbDghUhYgh@XckbhckbV=\Ua 5742 Gilkey Ave. 08 .18.

(360) 305-4892. 6 VILLAGE BOOKS: View photographs from Whatcom Places II through July at .03

Village Books, 1200 11th St. 25 # 671-2626. WHATCOM MUSEUM: “John Franklin Koenig: Northwest Master, Home and Away,” “Logging Days: Recent Dona- tions of Darius Kinsey,” “The Melville Jacobs Legacy,” and “World of the Ship- wright” are currently on display at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St. CASCADIA WEEKLY 676-6981 OR WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG. ;>EEBG@A:F%P: 19

d\PILFDMINDHFOFZlPILFDMIIDIGLO Rumor Has It IN 2002, WHEN a group of kids with big ideas and a foolish amount of energy decided to take over an old police and ﬁre station in

Anacortes and turn it into a live-in, all-ages 34 34 music music and art space, I recall thinking theirs was a great concept that, frankly, could FOOD PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT just as easily fail as succeed. After all, even

28 28 though Anacortes has a surprisingly sizey music community for a small town and tends to be supportive of the arts in ways other communities are not, all-ages venues are CLASSIFIEDS notoriously tricky to keep operational, the BY IAN CHANT concept of a music venue/art gallery/’zine 24 library/darkroom/residences seemed a bit

FILM FILM scattershot at best and, let’s face it, Ana- cortes is a pretty sleepy town and not just a little out of the way. 20 20 20 ROCK ‘N’ However, this month the Department off MUSIC MUSIC Safety celebrates its

sixth birthday, and forr

18 ROLL AIN’T all intents and pur-

ART ART poses, the experiment with every potentiall for failure has been a 16 resounding success. BY CAREY ROSS

STAGE STAGE The reasons for this are many. Despite the di-

15 versity of their vision, the founders of the DoS, as well as their suc- cessors, have shown a distinct clarity of pur- GET OUT pose—not to mention an eagerness for hard NOISE work and an adaptability that bodes well for 14 the organization’s longevity. Also, due to the uniqueness of what they’ve managed to cre-

WORDS ate, the arts collective has enjoyed its fair POLLUTION share of publicity—including a 2003 piece

8 on CNN called, if memory serves “Punk Rock PART TWO: REWRITING THE WRONGS for Your Grandma.” As well, the venue has consistently attracted a level of musicians,

CURRENTS CURRENTS OWNING A music venue in Bellingham is an often-thank- artists, ﬁlmmakers and the like that people less task. The hours are long, the work is backbreaking, and are willing to make the trip for. 6 the monetary compensation is usually less than staggering. But, while all those factors have contrib- But if a venue is unlucky enough to ﬁnd itself on the wrong uted to the Department of Safety’s success, VIEWS VIEWS side of complaints about noise from nearby residents, the bur- there can be no denying the reason the orga- den can become too much to bear. That’s why a coalition of nization is celebrating six years of operations 4 musicians, nightlife employees and members of Bellingham’s is the DoS is wholeheartedly and enthusiasti-

MAIL MAIL City Council are working to ﬁx what many see as a broken law cally embraced by the community as a whole, and help local law enforcement gain a sense of objectivity and has been since the day they took up resi-

3 when it comes to dealing with the sounds of downtown. dence there. Instead of eyeing it suspiciously

DO IT IT DO As it stands, Bellingham’s noise ordinance criminalizes “... as a site of potential trouble and mayhem,

frequent, repetitive or continuous sounds which emanate from Anacortes clearly looks upon the Department

08 any building, structure, apartment, or condominium, which un- of Safety as one of the jewels in the crown of

.18. reasonably interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of a its arts community, and the DoS thrives be- 6 person or persons on public or private property...” Interfering cause of that.

.03 with the “peace, comfort and repose” of your neighbors can cost Sadly, this is not the case in many com- 25

# violators $250 for a first offense, and is punishable by jail time munities—Bellingham included—where arts for repeat offenders. But what exactly is unreasonable interfer- organizations in general and all-ages organi- ence? If you’re having trouble deciphering exactly what that zations in particular have to struggle against means, you’re not alone. municipal indifference or, in some cases, “The way it is right now, it’s a subjective ordinance with no outright disapproval. What makes Anacortes metric attached,” says City Council member Barry Buchanan. so special that they’ve figured out how to “When there’s a complaint, the officer on the call has to make support a wide range of arts groups with- CASCADIA WEEKLY his or her own assessment.” In other words, when a resident out favoring some and marginalizing others?

20 complains about noise from a music venue, the responding of- Frankly, I have no idea. I just know we could ﬁcer essentially has the ﬁnal say on whether or not the noise use some of whatever it is they’ve got. NOISE, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Happy birthday, DoS. musicPREVIEW non-clubMUSIC THURS., JUNE 19 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS: Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends will perform country tunes from 6-8pm at Elizabeth Park. The

free concert is part of Bellingham Parks 34 34 and Rec’s summer concert series. 778-7000. FOOD BELLINGHAM’SB NOISE ORDINANCE, AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS: STRAWBERRY STOMP: Music by the

“Public Disturbance Noise” is deﬁned as “Frequent, repetitive or continuous Prawns, strawberry shortcake and sun- 28 ssoundso which emanate from any building, structure, apartment, or condominium, daes will be part of the fun at tonight’s “Strawberry Stomp” fundraiser from A handheld wwhich unreasonably interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of a person or decibal meter 6:30-9:30pm at the Lynden Pioneer Mu- pepersons on public or private property, other than the property from which the sound seum, 217 W. Front St. Entry is $10-$15. CLASSIFIEDS ememanates, such as sounds from musical instruments, audio sound systems, band ses- 354-3675. sisions, or social gatherings.” FRI., JUNE 20 24 A violation of the noise ordinance can result in ﬁnes of as much as $250. Subse- VIOLA & PIANO: Local viola master Eric

qquentu offences can result in ﬁnes of as much as $500 and/or as many as 90 days in Kean and Croatian pianist Kristina Stank- FILM jail.ja (BMC 10.24.120) ovic will play classical favorites at a concert at 7pm at the Firehouse Performing 20 20 20 20 B’DAMN’S PROPOSED NOISE ORDINANCE INCLUDES: Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave. Tickets will be $10-$15 at the door. » An overall citywide maximum deci- » A one-violation/one-ticket policy MUSIC 441-2981. MUSIC bel level of 75, and a decibel level of for residential noise offenders rath- SAX SHOW: Saxophone Colussus, a docu-

85 in the downtown core. er than issuing a citation to every- mentary about sax man Sonny Rollins, 18 » The creation of “quiet hours” of one at the residence. shows at 7pm at the American Museum of

10am to 10pm in residential areas » An automatic four-year review so Radio, 1312 Bay St. The showing is free, ART and 2am to 7am downtown. the ordinance can be adapted to the but tickets are required. 640-1066 OR JAZZPROJECT.ORG. » Lowering of ﬁnes for both ﬁrst-time needs of the changing city. FRITZ, FREELOADERS: A variety of tunes 16 and repeat offenders. Removal of can be heard when Fritz and the Freeload-

jail time as a sentencing component ers present a free concert of originals and STAGE of the ordinance. covers at 7pm at the Bellingham Public Market, 1530 Cornwall Ave. 15 714-0800. SAT., JUNE 21 GET OUT TRADITIONAL JAZZ: The Halleck Street Ramblers will play jazz tunes from 2-5pm

at Bellingham’s VFW Auxiliary, 625 N. 14 State St. Entry is $8-$10. tertainers and servers whose mouthpiece organization like out that B’DAMN looks at the 527-8611. NOISE, FROM livelihoods depend on a vi- B’DAMN, which came together current noise ordinance as WORDS SAX AWARENESS: Local musicians will PREVIOUS PAGE brant nightlife are standing out of a “somebody has to just one aspect of a “venue perform a tribute concert to the great

up. Spearheading the efforts do something impulse.” “We crisis,” in which music and Sonny Rollins at a “Practicing Sax Aware- 8 is “unreasonable.” to bring an objective noise didn’t know what was going entertainment venues in Bell- ness” concert at 7pm at Whatcom Com- Buchanan, himself a musi- ordinance to Bellingham’s on,” Bula says. “We decided ingham are closing without munity College’s Heiner Center Theater, 237 W. Kellogg Rd. Tickets are $11-$15. cian, likens the noise ordi- downtown are the folks at that the best way to do some- being replaced by similar es- CURRENTS 650-1066 OR JAZZPROJECT.ORG. nance to a speeding ticket. B’DAMN, the Bellingham thing about venue closures tablishments. ELVIS LIVES: Award-winning Elvis 6 “When you get pulled over Downtown Alliance for Music was to form a conduit of com- B’DAMN found a lot of support Presley impersonator Dino Macris chan- for speeding, they don’t look and Nightlife. Board members nels the King at a performance at 6pm at your car and think about Richard Hartnell and Kat Bula at the Lynden Community Center, 401 VIEWS how fast it’s going,” he says. have spent the last year work- Grover St. Tickets are $10-$12. “NOISE WAS AND IS A BIG ISSUE, 4 “Why, if there’s a way to do ing with venue owners, indus- 354-4501. it—and there is—would you try employees and downtown AND WE’RE TRYING TO TAKE A SUN., JUNE 22 MAIL MILLIE AND THE MENTSHN: Attend

be any less objective about residents to bring Belling-

LEADERSHIP ROLE HERE.” 3 noise violations?” ham a noise ordinance that a CD release concert for Millie and the —KAT BULA, B’DAMN Mentshn at 3pm at the Bellingham Uni-

In addition to lobbying for respects the rights of sleepy IT DO tarian Fellowship, 1708 I St. Admission an objective level of sound residents and the musicians, is by donation.

the community can agree to bartenders and security staff munication between the mu- for a common-sense approach 676-1808. 08

live with, Buchanan feels that trying to make a living after sic community and the pow- to sound levels downtown, RALF & LENEDRA: Orcas Island musi- .18. 6 the unique nature of Belling- the sun sets on the City of ers that be.” one that treats downtown mu- cian Lenedra Carroll and composer and guitarist Ralf Illenberger will perform at

ham’s downtown business Subdued Excitement. Bellingham’s notoriously sic venues as participants in a .03 7pm at the Church House, 1601 Mill Ave. 25

and entertainment district B’DAMN took shape last year vague noise ordinance be- thriving downtown arts scene # Tickets are $15. The Bellingham Inde- warrants special consider- as venues such as Chiribin’s came the group’s primary con- and economy rather than a pendent Music Association will also host ation for nighttime sounds. and the State Street Depot cern, mostly because it didn’t noisome burden on the area. a “Creative Success” workshop with the At present, the criteria for un- began to shutter under often seem to be anyone else’s. “Just about everyone we musicians during the day. reasonable noise on a Friday unclear circumstances, and “The noise ordinance was talked to thought it was ri- 714-1630 OR BIMA.COM. night downtown can be the venue owners throughout the the ﬁrst item on our agenda diculous,” Hartnell says, re- TUES., JUNE 24 same as that for a neighbor- downtown area found them- because it was the thing that ferring to the existing noise CREEK BOYS: Bluegrass, western and hood call. “To me,” Buchanan selves being arrested and ﬁned no one else wanted to touch, ordinance, “but no one knew gospel tunes can be heard when the CASCADIA WEEKLY Bird’s Creek Boys give a free concert at says, “it’s a huge problem that due to noise complaints. Bula says. “Noise was and is a how to approach it.” 21 12:30pm at the Whatcom Museum, 121 there is no distinction.” The lack of understanding big issue, and we’re trying to Working with Bellingham’s Prospect St. Buchanan is not alone in of the situation was a driv- take a leadership role here.” City Council, venue own- 778-8930 OR WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG. this sentiment, and the en- ing force for the creation of a Hartnell, meanwhile, points NOISE, CONTINUED ON PAGE 23 “RIGHT NOW, BARS HAVE NO STANDARDS TO FOLLOW. IF THERE ARE

34 34 STANDARDS, THEN BARS WILL BECOME BETTER NEIGHBORS.” —KAT BULA, B’DAMN FOOD 28 28 CLASSIFIEDS 24 FILM FILM 20 20 20 MUSIC MUSIC

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14 WILD BUFFALO WORDS police, bars and residents on the Diggs, that depends on the band, the issues the area will face with

8 NOISE, same page for once. and even on the song. residents and mediators, and hopes “Right now, bars have no stan- One thing Lightner, B’DAMN, to seek a happy middle ground. FROM PREVIOUS PAGE dards to follow,” Bula says. “If and Buchanan have all noticed “The garden adds such a posi-

CURRENTS CURRENTS there are standards, then bars will is a distinct lack of dialogue tive aspect to downtown,” Light- ers, law enforcement and down- become better neighbors.” between bar owners and the ner says. “To not have music there 6 town residents, B’DAMN is on But will a revamped noise ordi- residents who seem to have the would be a shame.” the verge of bringing a proposal nance work for all of downtown? most problems with music venues But Diggs is less optimistic. “To VIEWS VIEWS for a revamped noise ordinance Janet Lightner, general manager of downtown. Bula emphasizes that make everyone involved completely based on the laws of several cit- Boundary Bay, isn’t so sure. Light- B’DAMN “isn’t trying to slip this happy, it’s just impossible.” 4 ies across the country, includ- ner describes Boundary Bay as hav- past anyone. We want this to work But that’s what compromises are

MAIL MAIL ing the musical Mecca of Austin, ing a generally good relationship for everyone involved.” In fact, about—groups of people coming Texas. The proposal would set a with nearby residents, and sin- Bula encourages dissenting voices together and not being completely

3 decibel limit of 85 for noise vio- cerely wants to be a good neigh- to come forward and offer input. happy, but happy enough. As Hart-

DO IT IT DO lations, and train police ofﬁcers bor. But she also wants to continue “We don’t have a sense that ev- nell points out, “We all have to

to use fairly inexpensive decibel hosting a diverse array of music in eryone agrees with us, but a lot of have neighbors. And we don’t have

08 meters to determine, in black and the beer garden and being a com- people do. And it would be really to like each other, but we do have

.18. white terms, what is a violation munity center. nice if those people who didn’t to get along.” 6 and what is not. The proposal also “We want to ﬁgure out a way to agree with us would talk to us so But as Bellingham continues

.03 sets out “quiet hours” for the city, be good neighbors and have that we can take their opinions into to grow and those neighbors be- 25

# with these hours starting later in respect come back from residents consideration.” But it’s not too come more tightly packed, living in the downtown core to reflect the to venues,” Lightner says. As late, and these reticent folks will peace with one another is going to unique nature of the area. The aim downtown’s only outdoor venue, have their chance to make their become more and more difficult, is to bring the final draft of this Boundary’s beer garden faces spe- voices heard when the proposal especially without an agreed-upon proposal before the city council cial challenges in working with comes up for public discussion set of rules and standards. and make it available for public neighbors and keeping sound lev- later this summer. “We’re going to be faced with comment by midsummer. The hope els down. Do Boundary Bay’s out- Can residents and venues learn these challenges in other districts CASCADIA WEEKLY is the clarity and easily measured door shows exceed 85 decibels? to get along downtown? Lightner as well,” Buchanan says. “So we

22 nature of this ordinance will have According to employee Casey looks forward to talking through had better get on it.” See below for venue addresses and 06.18.08 06.19.08 06.20.08 06.21.08 06.22.08 06.23.08 06.24.08 phone numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

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MAXWELL SMART, the clue- CLASSIFIEDS less, bumbling secret agent created by Don Adams in the popular ‘60s TV series 24 24 Get Smart, has gotten a major I.Q. boost FILM FILM FILM FILM REVIEWED BY PHILIP MARTIN in the Steve Carell movie version. This is not a smart move. Brought up to date, and turned into an “action comedy” by 20 20 writing team Tom J. Astle and Matt Em- ber and director Peter Segal, the hero of MUSIC The Visitor Get Smart is now a compulsively efﬁcient

MARCHING TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER analyst for the spy agency CONTROL who’s 18 eager to abandon his desk job and take to

ART ART nancy) junior colleague. So he travels to the city, the ﬁeld, just like the agency’s dashing, to his pied-a-terre near Washington Square Park. macho superstar, Agent 23 (Dwayne John- There he discovers an immigrant couple Tarek son, a.k.a. The Rock). Of course, when he 16 and Zainab (Haaz Sleiman and Danai Gurira) who gets his big chance to foil the crime syn-

STAGE STAGE have been conned into subletting the space. After dicate KAOS’s plans to detonate nuclear some initial confusion, they apologetically agree weapons—and also gets to work with the

15 to leave. glamorous Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway)—he As we might expect, Walter relents and allows harpoons himself in the face with one of them to stay, but not before they’ve packed up his Bond-ian gadgets and falls out of an GET OUT and removed themselves to the street. Walter’s airplane over Russia without a parachute, decision isn’t impulsive but rather an act of vo- just as you’d expect. Except the next mo- 14 lition—a deliberate blow against the comforting ment he morphs into an expert marksman numbness of his life. As he watches the huddled with sharp instincts for foiling KAOS’s evil

WORDS pair, their belongings gathered about them in the schemes. You can’t have it both ways and street, we see something breaking over his face. expect us to keep laughing. In this dis-

8 Walter has tentatively begun to resurface. tressingly generic spy spoof, it’s not Max- Tarek and Zainab are illegal aliens, but both are well who’s clueless, but the ﬁlmmakers. hard-working, honorable people who contribute Carell is fast becoming a national

CURRENTS CURRENTS to the economy. While Zainab continues to re- comic treasure, but 20 years from now, gard Walter with suspicion, the more outgoing when he’s getting lifetime achieve- 6 Tarek notes the professor’s interest in his drums ment awards, there won’t be many clips and begins to teach Walter to play the djembe. from this performance. His Smart never VIEWS VIEWS This relationship indirectly leads to a confron- achieves deep comic traction. His bick- tation with police in the subway, which brings ering relationship with the lovely but 4 trouble for Tarek. . out-of-her-element Hathaway, which, of

MAIL MAIL While all the performances are quite ﬁne, Jen- course, blooms into a romance, gener- kins’ work is remarkable, especially given that ates an occasional mild chuckle, but no

3 he doesn’t seize the role of a lifetime but wears heat. I knew the movie was in trouble

DO IT IT DO it lightly, maintaining a kind of weary gravity when Smart is mistaken for a terror-

The Visitor is precisely the sort of ﬁlm Hollywood has abandoned: a throughout. He is a decent man who is ashamed ist on an airplane and gets tackled by

08 literate and low-key character study of an ordinary man in depressingly of his slide into mediocrity and determined to do a security agent—it’s almost identical

.18. average straits. It honors measured gestures and suggests small acts whatever he can for his new and genuine friends. to a gag in Harold & Kumar Escape From 6 of kindness can be heroic and life changing.. There’s a ﬁerceness that steals into him as he be- Guantanamo Bay, except this time it isn’t

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# subtle The Station Agent in 2003, wrote this film especially for Richard tice he’s facing, a quality of bitter ecstasy that’s CONTROL’s boss, but the script is tooth- Jenkins, a 60-year-old character actor whose face is more recogniz- released in the final frames. less: the writers’ idea of scathing satire able than his name. And watching the finished product, it’s difficult to McCarthy has not made a political movie, al- is to have the president (James Caan) fall think of another performer who could play Walter Vale, a melancholy though it shouldn’t be lost on viewers that Wal- asleep during a concert. Director Segal— professor of world economics at the center of the story. ter is a global economist who understands the responsible for the dismal Nutty Professor Walter is still in shock from the death of his wife, a classical pianist, absurdity of borders. It is ironic that he’s a man II: The Klumps, the grating Anger Manage- some years before. He sleepwalks his way through his single class and attempting to open himself up even as his coun- ment, and the misfired 50 First Dates—is CASCADIA WEEKLY office hours at a Connecticut university. try is closing itself down—that past an age when a comedy specialist lacking any apparent

24 Walter’s routine is disturbed when he’s designated to travel to a most of us have calciﬁed our attitudes and ideals, sense of humor. Making Smart smart is a conference in Manhattan to present a paper by a debilitated (by preg- he has begun to hear a different drummer. classic example of missing the joke. Friday Saturday June 20th June 21st Music by Jeff Troy Fair Peters Band 34 34 7pm 9pm The Exciting Subaru Impreza WRX STi FOOD

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20 20 BY ARI LEVAUX “ALTHOUGH THE FARM BILL IS FAR FROM PERFECT, I MUSIC SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZES THE

18 Talking Food IMPORTANT ROLE OF AMERICA’S FARMERS AND RANCHERS,

ART ART WITH BARACK OBAMA AND THE NEED TO DEVELOP OUR RURAL ECONOMY.” 16 Cascadia Weekly: You voted for the Farm Bill, fruits and vegetables. But the eating habits

STAGE STAGE despite the enormous subsidies it provides to that children develop when they are young wealthy farmers. Why? will last with them for their entire lives. As

15 Barack Obama: The Farm Bill has many positive president, I would use the bully pulpit of the provisions, in particular, an increase in fed- ofﬁce to encourage parents to devote more eral funding for the development of renewable time to ensuring that their children are eating GET OUT fuels, which will help reduce our nation’s de- healthy meals. pendence on foreign oil. The legislation pro- CW: Your hometown of Chicago is served by An- 14 vides an additional $10.3 billion for nutrition gelic Organics, a local family farm featured in assistance programs, such as food stamps and the 2007 documentary, The Real Dirt on Farmer

WORDS school lunches. John. Small farms that market to local commu- Although the Farm Bill is far from perfect, nities are vital components of healthy local food

8 I support the legislation because it recognizes systems. What policy initiatives would you pro- the important role of America’s farmers and pose to strengthen local food systems? ranchers, and the need to develop our rural BO: Unfortunately, I have not had time to see

CURRENTS CURRENTS economy. It is regrettable that John McCain the ﬁlm, but I am very familiar with the great [who voted against it] does not agree. work of Angelic Organics and other communi- 6 While the Farm Bill does lower signiﬁcantly ty-supported farms. These types of farms can the income limits of farmers eligible for sub- provide an important source of fresh fruits and VIEWS VIEWS sidies, it doesn’t provide as much reform as I vegetables to inner city communities that do have advocated. not have easy access to grocery stores that sell 4 CW: As president, how would you work to hogtie organic foods. Moreover, farms like Angelic Or-

MAIL MAIL this piece of runaway pork? ganics that sell directly to consumers cut out BO: In part, this is due to the disproportion- all of the middlemen and get full retail price

3 ate role that lobbyists play in the legislative for their food, which increases the ﬁnancial vi-

DO IT IT DO process. As president, I would work with farm ability of small family farms.

state legislators to pass additional reforms to As president, I would implement USDA

08 reduce wasteful subsidies. policies that promote local and regional food

.18. CW: You’ve been praised for showing backbone in systems, including assisting states to devel- 6 opposing the so-called gas tax holiday. Can you op programs aimed at community-supported

.03 give a food/agriculture example of disconnect farms. I also support a national farm-to- 25

# between what Americans might want to hear school program and am pleased that the Farm and what they might need to hear? Bill provides more than $1 billion to expand BO: We have a serious obesity problem in this healthy snacks in our schools. FOOD AND agriculture issues might not make the headlines country not only among adults, but also among CW: You support ethanol and other biofuels as very often in a presidential race, but they affect everything from children. As the number of obese children has clean and renewable alternatives to foreign oil. health to the economy and touch on a lot of ethical, environmental, increased, so has the number of children de- As president, how would you make sure enough energy and other issues along the way. That’s why I’ve been trying veloping serious health conditions, such as agriculture land stays planted in food? CASCADIA WEEKLY to reach the presidential candidates for some comments on food and diabetes. Given the busy lives that working BO: I have been a longtime supporter of home-

34 agriculture policy. parents lead, I know it’s easier to take your grown biofuels, but I believe that corn etha- I ﬁnally made some headway with the Obama campaign, which in- children to a fast food restaurant than it is nol should be a transitional fuel source as we vited me to email questions to the Senator. Following is our exchange. to cook a balanced meal at home using fresh move toward more advanced cellulosic etha-

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nol, which can be made from agricultural MUSIC waste products, switchgrass, sustainably

harvested forest biomass and other renewable feedstock. 18 CW: A recent study by the Pew Commission Bellingham Family Health Clinic ART on Industrial Farm Animal Production concluded that factory farms pose unaccept- 16 able risks to public health, the environ-

ment and animal welfare. As president, STAGE what would you do to ensure a safe, hu- Be Satisfied With Your Health Care.

mane and clean meat supply? Men & Women’s Health plus Families 15 BO: As president, I would direct the Envi- Flu, Coughs, Sore Throats, Skin Issues and Rashes, Birth ronmental Protection Agency to strictly OBAMA FAMILY Control, Menopause, Allergies, High Blood Pressure, GET OUT monitor and regulate pollution from CHILI RECIPE Depression and Well Primary Care. large factory farms, with tough ﬁnes for AL: What’s your favorite dish 14 those that violate environmental stan- to bring to a potluck? Immunizations: We have Gardisil: HPV. “People are dards. I also support efforts to provide BO: I’ve been using this Cholesterol Screening, Strep Throat Tests.

happy seeing WORDS more meaningful local control over these chili recipe since col- Sports Physicals, Travel, Pap Exams. factory farms. lege and would bring it Nurse Monday – Friday 8am to 6pm As for protecting our nation’s food to any potluck: Practitioners” 8 supply, USDA and the Food and Drug Ad- Located next to the College 1 large onion, chopped Bookstore in Sehome Village. ministration need more authority to is- 1 green pepper, chopped sue and enforce recalls for contaminated Several cloves of garlic, Bonnie Sprague, ARNP Kirstin Curtis, ARNP Renee Wilgress, ARNP CURRENTS food. I support efforts to improve fed- chopped

for appointment call: 6 eral food safety surveillance to better 1 tbsp olive oil Insurance Accepted 1 lb ground turkey or beef improve our ability to identify, contain www.bellinghamhealth.com 1/4 tsp ground cumin VIEWS and prevent outbreaks. We also need to 360-756-9793 1/4 tsp ground oregano expand resources to inform the public

1/4 tsp ground turmeric 4 when an outbreak happens. With regard 1/4 tsp ground basil

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Several tomatoes, depend- 3 tory cattle from slaughter. I would also ing on size, chopped

increase funding for meat inspectors to IT DO 1 can red kidney beans ensure compliance with current federal

laws. Sauté onions, green pepper 08 and garlic in olive oil until CW: What would you be looking for in a Sec- .18. soft. Add ground meat and 6 retary of Agriculture? brown. Combine spices to-

BO: I would select a Secretary of Agricul- gether into a mixture, then add .03 25

ture who shares my commitment to Amer- to ground meat. Add red wine # ica’s farmers and ranchers, and the impor- vinegar. Add tomatoes and let tance of developing the rural economy, simmer until tomatoes cook down. Add kidney beans and yet is not afraid to challenge entrenched cook for a few more minutes. special interests in Washington. Serve over white or brown CW: What else is on your food policy agenda? rice. Garnish with grated ched- BO: I believe consumers have a right to know dar cheese, onions and sour where their food comes from. For that rea- cream. I can’t reveal all the se- CASCADIA WEEKLY crets, but if you make it right, son, I support the immediate implementa- it’s just got the right amount 35 tion of the Country of Origin labeling law, of bite, the right amount of which will require meat products to indi- oomph in it, and it will clear cate their country of origin. your sinuses. Win a Boat from Clearwater Marine Service, or a Camper from Lifestyles RV or a Sack full of Cash!

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