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Isi~II-d J«:»-..~II.~I VOL 2, ISSUE 12 $1 .00 inc. GST island journal Swallows, hummingbirds and other wonders of the natural world

One flew over the proverbial nest ... and another is eagerly waiting to settle in ... The first swallows of the year have returned, Just like this Barnacle, arriving ~sit does through winging in from their southern wintering grounds your mailbox each week with the vague promise of and spotted on the morning of March 19 at Weston riches to come. Expectations, naturally, that are Lake by Hank Doerksen. He was kind enough to fulfilled in a browsing of each instalment. For that's phone and let us know about the renewing what it is really, a kind of running commentary .. . northern cycle of this yearly ritual, occurring as it 0 K. 0 K. Back to that shell thingy we were did on the cusp of the equinox. talking about. The one that won't go away. Hummingbirds are doubtless resurfacing too, could equally apply to the varying elements of this The natural history of the pesky critters was for with their peculiar dive-bombing buzz, a distinc­ publication. There was something striking, for centuries a bit of a mystery - even the simple fact tive whirr somewhere over your head. Apparently example, about last week's issue, a fact that more that they are relatives of crabs and shrimps wasn't a few have already been spotted around Demetri than a few readers have commented upon. Its known until the mid 1800s. One of the more Way. Their bodies hovering impossibly still in the air blend of 1940s nostalgia and 1990s retro- an indis­ salient discoveries eventually helped explained the while producing a staggering 200 wing beats a tinct sailor with an obscure journal in his hands ... noble barnacle's remarkable potency. second, these tiny denizens of the sky must surely a suggestion of pending excitement. They are hermaphrodites: each possesses a long be one of the more fascinating creations of nature. And that was just the cover. penis that it extends into its neighbour's shell, Come to think of it, though, consider adding our More of that later ... I promised to tell you about where gametes are mixed. On the biological front, trusty namesake to that list. our sticky friend. The real barnacle: the one you that's at least as intriguing as the bird-dinosaur Indeed, I learned a few things about the fasci­ don't want around. evolutionary conundrum, a treasure hunt to which, nating world of the barnacle last week. Not the bit Well, good luck. thanks to some crafty research by local teacher of newsprint you're holding, there, in your hands. For one thing, barnacles produce one of nature's David Denning, we were able to add a few pointers No, no. Not at all. I'm thinking specifically about strongest glu~s. A well-informed source recently in our last issue ... the species of crustacean itself. The hard-shelled reported that it's such an impenetrable cement, Sorry. Singing praises again. Couldn't help it. little simpleton you're forever trying to scrape off chemical analysis of its composition may reveal The really interesting thing is, the location that a the hull. Left unchecked, it can quickly spawn a future dental, medical and industrial uses. barnacle finally chooses to settle down into a miniature mountain range . .. blossoming on the Once established, it seems, there's very little you permanent lifestyle is anything but arbitrary. It sea's underbelly as it were, prolific and always can do about it. And if that weren't enough, there always ensures there is the necessary room for liable to surprise you. are at least 20 known species of barnacle along the future growth and, when developed, plays an It's true, on any given day that last description shores of the Pacific Northwest. Dispose of one essential role in the local ecosystem.

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Cemetery Club, Swing to Seattle, Swing Dance with Swing ArtSpring, 8pm, runs to Shift, Fulford Hall- 8pm March 27 Laurie Rolland Workshop, ArtSprin g lOam to 4pm Qi Gong Workshop, Cedar Lane Studio llam to lpm Bellydance Workshop, Cedar Lane Studio lpmto 3pm Lisa Maxx & KC Kelly, Dares to be Different - 6pm RAW, Salt Spring Hysterical Society, Beaver Point Hall - 8pm GISS Workshop, Multi-Purpose Room­ lpmto4pm Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Food Seminar; Lions Hall- 2pm to 5pm 1 APRIL SSI Golf & Country Lisa Maxx & KC Kelly, Dares to be Club Ladies Spring Different - 6pm Luncheon - 12:30pm Barrington Perry at the Piano, Alfresco's Gypsy Moon Dinner 8:30pm Theatre, Hart Bradley Lions Hall

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2 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 • -the Ha.:r:n.a.cl.e ~'>; P • .4.4 ,..,. ------.. 'h!JJJ·,m?J •t· .··$ •• 'Jl::!• · ··· .,."~,..·. ~ ·· I 0% Off With· ____is_Ia_n_d_ ~ news , · 4#'-('' ' " · .·· • .. ·· · 0 this ad 1 I <;)(Y~'.:t~Y :•<·, .; . ·.;.•. ; Watch 11or our I Brooks Point campaign heating up •'i -'··' . "·l G~~~t;r~r~~G 1 ISLAND PLANT by Joanne O'Connor several hundred thousand dollars over the I I Mon-Fri 9-5; sat 10-4 SALES & SERVICE With a mandate "to preserve and protect past year. Tania Tanguay, Secretary for the I 134 HEREFORD AVE • Indoor Plant Sales & Accessories I the trust area . .. for the benefit of the Coordinator of The Islands Trust Fund, (cnr of Jackson & Hereford) • Rental Service residents," the Islands Trust relies partly on laments the lack of secure funding and notes 537-4311 • Maintenance Package .. .. the purchase of land to fulfill that purpose. that the Fund relies heavily on donations With this goal in mind, the Islands Trust is from the private sector. ------currently involved in a campaign to purchase The current land owners have offered, in "one of the few remaining unspoiled coastal the interest of the conservation project, to headlands" in the Trust area. sell the property for $200,000 less than the Brooks Point is situated on South Pender appraised value. In addition, they have Island between Drummond Bay and the already extended that offer for an extra year. beach access of Gowland Point. According to Despite these concessions, money is still the Islands Trust the point "is located in the needed. With a June 1999 purchase deadline primary focus area of the joint provincial and looming, the Trust has less than four months federal Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy pro­ to raise the remaining $195,000 needed to gram." The program is an ambitious marine complete the deal. Should the deal fall conservation project. through, the land will be zoned for three res­ Brooks Point is a mixture of grasslands, idential lots, and the natural environmental woodlands and coastal bluffs and offers many beauty of the area will be compromised. rare pleasures. Tidal pools yield coral and If Brooks Point is purchased as planned by N orthem Abalone, and a wide grassy meadow the Islands Trust, the intention is to let it sports many colourful wildflowers. From the remain as a natural conservation area. The :::: CUSTOM HOMES water, the shoreline boasts beautifully etched Trust plans to reintroduce native plant Iii! j!i & cliffs, home to numerous species of birds. species and eradicate non-native plants, as D Mink and otter frequent the area, so do orcas. well as monitor the existing plant and animal IIIBIIi RENOVATIONS The Trust hopes to ensure that this head­ species for changes. It is hoped that the land remains available for the enjoyment of diverse characteristics of this majestic head­ "Building Salt Spring Island the public and the wildlife. Fundraising is land will be preserved for all to enjoy. since 1983" being coordinated by two other organizations Those interested in making a donation to as well; Friends of Brooks Point and Pender the Brooks Point campaign can reach Islands 653-9206 Islands Conservancy. According to an article Trust Fund coordinator, Carolyn Stewart at submitted by the Trust, efforts have yielded (250) 405-5174. ur flog Could Je Keeper Of His Ow" Lighthouse Licence your dog by March 31, 1999 and you will automatically be entered in the draw to win this #3 - 327 Rainbow Road doghouse- a replica of Race Rocks Lighthouse. Tel: 537-4545 Fax: 537-4585 PLUS: You will avoid paying $10.00 extra dollars applied to licence fees after March 31, 1999. JEBJsrte;r You will have a chance to win H~mdq~~~ one of three Vet Health Checkups Pre-made or custom designed Exquisite EASTER EGGS Colourful MARZIPAN CRITTERS and the finest Callebaut Belgian

CHOCOLATE Licence Vendors in this area: Enterour w I -...... T Salt Spring Island: Bow Wow & Company, Saturna Island: Saturna Pt. Store draw to ..&. ~ Foxglove Farm & Garden, Gulf Islands Vet Clinic, Galiano Island: The Corner Store Panersons Store, Salt Spring Insurance. a13CUNeNYiate Pender Island: AT General Store, Pender Island Mayne Island: Mayne Island Building Centre Lumber, Southridge Farms CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT Ian's ANIMAL CONTROL CHOCOLATES CJ2D 206-2780 Millstream Road, Victoria, B.C. V9B 3S6 537-4434 • Mon-Frl 8:30-5; Sat 9-5 100 Lower Ganges Rd (next to Pharmasave) Phone: 1-800-665-7899 toll free or 537-9414 on Salt Spring Island

-t;he :Ua,r:n.n,c:,Ie • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 :J ______En__ a_il_~_b_o_~------Freemasonry not well understood Last year, as happens every seven or eight years it seems, Freemasonry was the RRDEN OUPPLY subject of a television pro­ gram. The details of the various rituals used during the meetings were shown and described, and the "secrets" revealed. While this caused concern to some masons, it aroused interest and curiosity in a number of quarters. More recently several people have asked the basic question, 'What do Masons do?" While this is a simple ques­ tion, the answer is not quite so straightforward. A man does not join a freemasons' ''IFS PO!Sc::>N IVY." lodge to "do" something, rather, he joins to "be" Freemasonry is a world­ finance the operation. A on vehicle purchase and something or someone. wide organization and at number of vans and cars operating costs, or approxi­ Freemasonry is not a service that level some $3 million is were purchased and have mately $8,500 per vehicle in organization, therefore a contributed to charitable been maintained and used service. lodge is not a service club. causes each and every day. to transport patients for At the local level, Admiral This is made clear to anyone At the· provincial level the treatment at the cancer Lodge has for the past num­ expressing interest in the Grand Lodge of British clinics together with family ber of years given financial institution. Neither is Columbia paid out over members, where advisable. support to the Lady Minto freemasonry a religion, $100,000 in response to These vehicles operate in Hospital and Greenwoods although each new member requests in the last operating the Vancouver, Vancouver Long Term Care facility. must profess a belief in a year. This included a Island and Okanagan areas. Rooms at both the hospital Supreme Being or Deity, $25,000 transfer to the Each lodge is assessed a and Greenwoods were thus members of all religions Bursary Fund. The principal dollar sum per member as a furnished by the lodge. are welcomed. The true amount of this separate contribution to this project, More recently me~bers mason binds himself to like­ Bursary Fund now exceeds but the individual contribu­ have become involved in a minded men irrespective of $1 million and some 101 tions of members combined more practical way by volun­ religious persuasion, ethnic, individual bursaries were with fundraising efforts by teering time to assist resi­ cultural, social or education­ awarded to students taking the lodges always exceeds dents of Greenwoods over to al differences. post-secondary education. the projected figure of the the Legion to enjoy the Now, what do masons do? These bursaries are not lim­ levy. The operating costs are monthly Afternoon Social Members of the lodge ited to students of masonic kept to a minimum as all provided for their benefit, meet regularly to share ideas families, but are awarded on drivers and despatchers are and to cook and serve the and ideals and to reinforce the recommendation of the volunteers - masons in the popular barbecue lunches their individual concepts of various universities and community who give their during the summer. On justice, truth, honesty, chari­ colleges. time on a regular basis. special occasions, such as ty, and generally seek to A continuing project of BC The Vancouver Island the Special Olympics, the become better men and citi­ masons is the Cancer Car system alone requires 236 Thanksgiving and Christmas zens in their communities. Project. In 1989 an ongoing individuals to keep it work­ dinners, members are in They naturally look for ways to commitment was made to ing, with an overall require­ attendance to give help contribute to the welfare of the Canadian Cancer ment of 406 personnel. For where needed. others and make improve­ Society to provide vehicles the operating year 1997/98 a This list is not exhaustive, ments where they are needed. and drivers, and also to total of $108,947 was spent but is meant to give some examples of the kind of things masons do. Usually such activities are not adver­ tised and are not done as a requirement, nor out of any feeling of obligation, except that of being a good man and a contributing member of the community. Masons do "do things" and it is hoped that these examples will serve to explain the role they play quietly and consci­ entiously in the community. KEN STRIKE Secretary Admiral Lodge # 170 Salt Spring Island

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VENICE: STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS w~ f\(., w~ ... 11)~ A~ ~ Somewhere in a moulder­ gate-crash every day to ing photo album at the back mooch food from Venetians of a cupboard in my house and tourists alike. pigeons have got to go - problem. emits screeches and squawks there's a black and white These pigeons are which has naturally It wouldn't have been a designed to frighten the photo of me and my friends. extremely friendly - aggres­ unleashed a complete problem in the old days of Geese. Mayor Giuliani is You'll have to take my word sive, even. They don't take firestorm among animal­ course - just send a squad of willing to try anything short for it that that is me in the 'no', for an answer - even rights activists. They say the paysans armed with double­ of measures that might harm middle of the photo - I am when it's pronounced, nien, birds shouldn't be killed - barreled four-tens down to a feather on those little bird­ 30 years younger, 50 pounds nyet, non or geddoudda here they should be cured, steril­ the square for a couple of brained marauders' heads. lighter and have actual hair ya bums! ized and set free once more hours some Tuesday after­ After all: one photo of an growing out of my head. The pigeons are a pesky to crap on St. Marks Basilica noon - but that's not about to injured bird in The New Even my mother could be tradition of St. Marks and dive-bomb tourists. happen in these Bambified, York Post could cost him his forgiven for not recognizing Square, but perhaps not for politically correct times. Not job. me, because all that actually too much longer. The mayor in Italy, not on this side of Ah, well. New York will shows of me is a pair of skin­ of Venice has declared war the water either. survive and so will Venice. In ny legs standing in front of on the airborne squatters. In New York City, a flock fact, Venetians should count some church pillars. The Their droppings are damag­ of Canada Geese 200 strong their manifold blessings. rest of the photo is a blur of ing the ancient, fragile build­ has taken over a meadow in After all, if they moved the feathers. ings around the square. Central· Park. pigeons out, that would Pigeon feathers. I am sur­ Moreover many of the The birds are systematically create a vacuum. And we all rounded by so many pigeons pigeons are diseased. More eating the grass and replac..: know that nature abhors vac­ it looks like they're trying to than 50 percent of pigeons ing it with their droppings - uums - even feathered ones. pick me up and carry me off. caught in a recent health about two pounds worth Get rid of the pigeons and It could happen to any­ inspection roundup were each day. Mayor Giuliani is something would take their body in the Piazza San found to be carrying salmo­ promising action - a brace of place - like maybe a raucous, Marco - St. Marks Square - nella or chlamydion bacteria, Let us take pity on the border collies maybe, to feisty band of big, scrappy in Venice. The square is which can be transmitted to good folk of Venice. It's not scare the birds. There's even Canadas. famous . for two things: it's humans and ultimately lead enough that their city is sink­ talk of sending in a battery­ THEN Venice would have architectural beauty and the to blindness. ing into the Adriatic. They operated scarecrow which a problem. thousands of pigeons that The mayor says the also get to have a pigeon comes with a tape deck that

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You must re­ Used Boats enter to be eligible for each draw. I & Motors Winner will be announced here and will have 1 Salt spring's ~I 14 days to contad the Barnacle to claim their prize. I Largest Boat Broker .,List Now" I Name I Call Vane. Harbour : A~reu ROSS THE BOSS Vane. Harbour f arine & Equipment •May stop at Maple Bay (Vane. lsi.), Miners Boy (Mayne lsi.), Telegraph Hrbr I I (Thetis lsi.), Bedwell Hrbr (S. Pender lsi.), Lyall Hrbr (Soturno lsi.), Ganges (Salt Phone 537-9908 Spring lsi.). One way fore to/from these islands is $63.00+GST, one way. I ------____ ..I Entry valid March 16 · 26, 1999 Ticketing available through your local travel agents. ·------t;h.e :Ua,:rii.a,cl.e • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 ~ ~') RENOVATIONS island ~ news DISPUTE RESOLU-TION From fixing faucets Sid Filkow - Barrister & Solicitor to building homes. Family Law - Family Law Mediation - Conveyancing 551 Community Radio ICBC Claims - Criminal Law- Non-Profit Societies For personal attention call Independent Schools - Land Trusts PETER Society a live and waiting Reasonable Fees - 30 Years Experience BLACKMORE Wondering what ever happened to that Salt Spring Island By Appointment - 537-9596 radio station project? · 537-4382 It is still alive and well- and WAITING! In June of 1997 the SSI Community Radio Society submit­ ted to Revenue Canada an application for Registered Charity status, which would enable it to issue tax receipts for contri­ Display deadlines for the butions and to approach Foundations for establishment grants, seed money, etc. APRIL 6th In August of 1998 that application was denied, but the Society appealed, sending off a slightly enhanced revision in the hope that certain points might be clarified. In October of issue of will be :.:milD--am.---. B~!!!~le 1998, the application was denied once again. This time the group sought the advice of Salt Spring \¥EDNESDAY, Barrister & Solicitor Joanne Elizabeth, and of the three . similar Canadian radio stations which have enjoyed charitable MARCH 31st at NOON status for many years. The application was expanded consid­ erably - it was now a virtual legal brief -and it was sent off in early December 1998. The Society is in regular phone contact with Ottawa, but to date no decision has been made; the department is "back­ logged" and is moving as quickly as possible. In the meantime, the lively and indefatigably patient Board continues its monthly meetings, and is busy planning for eventual funding activities, for its second Annual General Meeting, for a transmission tower site, for possible alternate methods of broadcasting, such as the Internet, and of course for enlightening and entertaining radio programming. There is much work to be done and that hoped-for, on-air target date of December 1999 may not be met, but enthusi­ asm for a Salt Spring-based radio station has not waned. The Society would be happy to hear from anyone who has an inter­ est in contributing time, talent, experience - or money - to the project. Call Society secretary Denise Beck at 537-1240. Home Support undergoing changes Over the past year, Home and home support workers Support agencies in the at each site will remain in Capital Health Region place. Service to clients will (CHR) have been preparing not be affected. proposals to provide home Other services such as the support services to CHR Home Emergency . Alert residents. This process came Line and Meals on Wheels about as a result of a CHR will also continue as usual. decision to reduce the num­ The proposed new society ber of contracted agencies will have the benefit of the providing home support experience of board members services within the region and staff who are currently from 15 to 9. providing home support . The CHR has now accepted services on the Southern a joint proposal to provide Gulf Islands. home support services to the There are many unique Southern Gulf Islands, challenges involved in offer­ submitted by Salt Spring ing high quality, efficient Island Home Support service in a rural area, with Services Society and the services provided on each of Pender Island Health Care the five different islands. Society (current provider of Our proposed new society, these services to outer Gulf with its board composition Islands residents). and organizational structure, A new society, the has been designed to Southern Gulf Islands address these special needs. Home Support Services Transfer of our current -Mouats- Society, will be formed programs to the new society to deliver home support is planned to take place in CLOTHING services to the Southern July 1999. Gulf Islands. Further infonnation can be Co. Existing site offices will be obtained from Marg Mullin, every- n ig ht clothing - dresses, skirts retained on Salt Spring Salt Spring Island Agency H ush Puppies, Aerosoles, Bandolino, Nine West Island and Pender Island, Administrator, at 537-9955.

6 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 • "the :Ua,:r:n.o,ci.e ~~ · ______i_s_I_a_n_d_~~_n_e_~ __ s______HOROSCOPES

ARIES- March 21/Apri120 SCORPIO- Oct 24/Nov 22 Think before you speak when it Control your ego when meeting with comes to a run-in with a family mem­ business associ~tes this week , ber late in the week, Aries. Letting Scorpio. They already respect your 'KISS ME your anger get the best of you only work. Talking about yourself only will make matters worse. Remain will make them think less of you. A I'M IRISH' calm, and try to see your loved one' s loved one asks to borrow money. Do point of view. A friend needs some­ what you can. but don't get yourself one to talk to. Be there for him or her. into financial straits.

Kirsti Stubbs got into TAURUS- April 21/May 21 SAGmARIUS-Nov 23/Dec 21 costume to celebrate Don't stress out when you realize Don't let a disa~reement with an how many things you have to do this acquaintance spon your good mood the spirit of things week, Taurus. You can handle it all early in the week. You have a lot Irish on St. Patrick's if you just stay calm. Turn to that going for you: this minor setback special someone when you get too shouldn't ruin your attitude. The per­ Day at Harlan's nervous; he or she always has been son whom you've been seeing wants able to help you relax. A business to get more serious. Say yes - this Chocolates, associate asks for your advice. Be is what you've been waiting for. complementing her honest with him or her. attire with a cheeky CAPRICORt~- Dec 22/Jan 20 GEMINI- May 22/June 21 A loved one asks you to make an green tattoo. While you generally like to be on the important decision. Don't let him or go, enjoy the peace and quiet you get her pressure you into doing some­ thi s week, Gemini. It 's been quite thing that you disagree with. Look at some time since you've been able to the situation, and think about what is do nothing. Revel in it. That special best for evervone involved. A friend Damaris Rumsby someone takes you out for a night on of a friend drops by unexpectedly. the town this weekend. Enjoy your­ Li sten to what he or she has to say. photo self. Cancer plays a key role. AQUARIUS- Jan 21/Feb 18 CANCER- June 22/July 22 You· re on your own this week when A business associate lets you in on a it comes to your personal life, company secret. While it 's enticing, Aquarius. While you are upset .at don't share what you've been told first. don' t be. You finally have the with anyone. It's not your place to time to do things for yourself instead spread the news. A close friend of for everyone else. Pamper your­ makes a big announcement. While self - you deserve it. Leo plays an you are surprised, be happy for him important role late in the week. or her. Libra is involved. PISCES- Feb 19/March 20 LEO- July 23/August 23 You feel like a third wheel at a Ferries' refits liable to result in sailing waits A loved one turns to you in a time of social outing this week. Don't stay at crisis. While you're upset with him or the event just because you think that Spring refits to both the Queen ofNanaimo commission until Mo_Dday, April 12. The her for getting into such a sticky situ­ you have to. Sometimes, you must ation, offer your assistance. Once the do things for yourself- this is one and the Howe Sound Queen mean ferry Kahloke, the only replacement vessel avail­ matter is resolved, you can yell at this of those times. Go out with some passengers can expect delays while replace­ able in BC Ferries' fleet, will be operating on person all that you want. An acquain­ friends, and enjoy yourself. No one tance hopes to get to know you bet­ will fault you for this. ment vessels are in use. the Vesuvius-Crofton route during this time. ter. Think about how you really feel The Queen of Nanaimo will be going into The Kahloke has a much smaller capacity at before answering him or her. refit on March 24 and will be out of action only 25 cars, so sailing delays are to be VIRGO -Aug 24/Sept 22 until May 7. During this time it will be expected. Customers are encouraged to Don't make a rash decision when it comes to your finances early in the replaced by the Queen ofTsawwassen, which choose sailings outside peak travel times, week, Virgo. While you're offered a carries fewer vehicles and passengers. whenever possible. potentially lucrative deal, isn't it too risky? Look at all of the pros and Because of this, BC Ferries is warning that Two Friday sailings have been added to the cons before giving your answer. The some sailing delays may occur on the regular dangerous good schedule in order to person whom you've been seeing doesn't calL Build up your courage to Southern Gulf Island routes. provide adequate capacity for fuel delivery call him or her. It will be worthwhile. Customers travelling to the Southern Gulf trucks while the Kahloke is in ·service. On Islands are advised to make their reservations Friday March 26, Friday April 2 and Friday LIBRA - Sept 23/0ct 23 There have been so many things that early, especially for the busy Easter week­ April 9, the 12:30 pm from Vesuvius and the you've wanted to do lately. Well. end. 9:30 am sailing from Crofton are reserved for you have the chance to do them this week. Your schedule is clear, and The Howe Sound Queen went into refit as dangerous goods only. Passengers will not be you have the energy. Get moving' allowed to board. You' ll be glad that you did. Aries of Monday, March 22 and will be out of plays a key role on Thursday. The Community Store that g1ves you more!· _ Monday · Friday 7:15am · 7:30pm Saturday 8:30am · 7:30pm Buy an ad this size in Sunday ··B~!J!~~le :::ryS6030 1O:OOam · 5:30pm +GST Patterson Mar Ltd. Our family serving your family since 1915 FULFORD HARBOUR • 653-4321 Advertising must be pre-paid. Offer expires April 15/99 Drop by 324 Lower Ganges Road or phone 537-4040

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Now Available Last weekend my mother turned 87 and the house was on Salt Spring! overflowing with family. The youngest great grandchild was there so my brother brought the old highchair down from the Herbs & Spices, Dip Mixes, attic. Pepper Jellies, Honeys & Mustards, Chocolate Sauce, The paint is chipped and cracked, layer upon layer peeking Oils, Vinegars, Peppercorns, through - mustard yellow, petal pink, shutter green, even the Salsas, Baking Spices and an natural wood is visible. extensive line of Bets were placed on how many generations have sat in that professional cooking tools. chair. It came down to four. No preservatives My mom recalled that old Uncle Lionel Beddis built it NoMSG around the turn of the century. It even has a flip lid potty Low Sodium built right in. I figured there's been 19 babies flinging count­ Home Party less bowls of mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, milk and tapi­ & Individual Service oca pudding to the floor. When dinner was over, back up the stairs the highchair Please call Lianne, went, to take its place again beside the other treasures and Independent Sales Consultant for more infonnation keepsakes my mother has squirreled away. It made me won­ 537-9636 der if when that youngest great grandchild has a baby of her own, it too will take its place in history, in that wonderful highchair so lovingly made by my Uncle Lionel's hands. It made me think how life can go by in the blink of an eye.

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~ TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 • ~he Da,:r:n..a,cJ.e living; well Don't Let Allergies Ruin Your Day! ------ell, ------Yoga retreat coming up at Salt Spring Centre As simple as listening to and understanding to Ayurveda. Through yoga postures, breath­ OOmg 14 ~~9 your own body and how it works; as simple as ing exercises, meditation and cleansing tech­ Live well with· niques that awaken the deepest self, partici­ learning ways to cleanse and heal your body Open Mon.-Sat. I ~ : , ~ ~ t T Lower Ganges naturally: take the Yoga & Ayurveda Retreat, pants learn the specific effects of these on Ho l ;ty~~~&ll-5 : : ; lJ r.r}t.rU =I 53;~;~34 April 9 - 11, at the Salt Spring Centre. the different body types. Ayurveda is a system of health care that Not only does Yoga and Ayurveda open dates back more than 5,000 years. Usually each person up to the world insi~e the body, translated "the science or knowledge of life," but also to the world outside the body. The Ayurveda teaches how to listen to the rhythm mind/body balance extends into family, com­ that beats and breathes through all things. munity and nature and aids in building Income Tax Each body knows what is good or bad for it; responsible relationships. CANADIAN &AMERICAN the key is to listen. At the Yoga and Ayurveda The Salt Spring Centre Health Collective Personal & Corporate Tax Preparation Retreat, participants discover how to main­ will be on hand to offer health treatments a tain, or regain, perfect health in a natural la carte. One treatment available is Ayurvedic JAMES T. FOGARTY and simple way, restoring mind and body Swedan - a relaxing cleansing technique that Tax Accountant balance. leaves the body refreshed and renewed. It 653-4692 Guided by skilled Salt Spring Centre teach­ combines a warm oil body massage with a By appointment only • Fulford Harbour ers and Steven Cox of Water's Edge Herb herbal steam bath to detoxify the body and a Company in Sidney, everyone can seek out light barley scrub to exfoliate the skin and that balance by learning how to determine remove the toxins. their own body type or "dosha." Are you Anyone wishing to share in this weekend TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU Vatta, Pitta, or Kapha type, and what do each can sign up by calling Sharon at the Salt of these types need to stay healthy? Spring Centre office at 250-537-2326, open SAW IT IN THE BARNACLE! Hatha Yoga is considered the sister science Monday to Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m.

FUNDAMENTALS OF SELF-ACUPRESSURE WORKSHOP MARCH 28 • 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Learn to locate and palpate 25 acu-points on yourself. Help relieve stress and pain. 25-page illustrated handbook. TEMPORARY SCHEDULE CHANGE To register call VALERIE HAMILL 537-4906 VESUVIUS .. CROFTON or JUDI HORVATH 537-4319 MARCH 22 .. APRIL 12, 1999

The Howe Sound Queen will be going into refit from mid-day on Monday, March 22 until Monday, April 12. The Kahloke will operate on the Vesuvius - Crofton route during this time. Display deadlines for the Because the Kahloke is a much smaller vessel, sailing delays may occur. ~ APRIL 6th We encourage our customers to choose sailings outside peak travel times, whenever possible.

issue of the Barnacle will be Schedule in effect March 22 to April12: WEDNESDAY, . . MARCH 31st at NOON Leave Vesuvius Bay Leave Crofton @ 7:00am 3:00pm *7:30am 3:30pm # 8:00am %4:00pm % 8:30 am 4:30pm 9:00am 5:00pm $ 9:30am 5:30pm Now that the long battle is over lO:OOam 6:00pm 11:00 am 6:30pm and ArtSpring's doors are finally open for 2ood ... 11:30 am 7:00pm ! 2:00pm 8:00pm $ 12:30 pm 8:30pm 1:00pm 9:00pm 1:30pm 9:30pm 2:15pm !O:OOpm I'm ready for Anything! .A 10:30 pm .A 11:00 pm

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537-9124 TSAWWASSEN .. SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS Fine Construction & Project Management As of Wednesday, March 17, the Queen of Nanaimo will be refueling at the Tsawwassen terminal "A quarter century of every Wednesday morning. As a result, there will be no morning sailing from Tsawwassen to craftsmanship" Sturdies Bay, Village Bay, and O tter Bay on Wednesday momin~:s only. All other Wednesday sailings remain the same. Please refer to the new spring brochure for details.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 0 BCFERRIES www.bcferries.bc.ca

'the :Ua.:r:n.a,cie • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 tJ living 4 well EXHAUSfEU? ------~------A new muffler will bring peace and quiet and renewed performance. It's March. Even the rains cannot keep us Swiss naturopathic physicians, observed that from thinking about gardening at this time of the extract from the nasturtium plant killed the year, so let's go ahead and do some insects when he sprayed the afflicted plants planning. with it. Dr. Vogal had 30 years of experience The nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) studying and experimenting with natural belongs to the mustard family. It is not always remedies. Let's look into another aspect of appreciated as much as it deserves to be, but this plant's values with him. mix it ® you might want to consider planting it in your In the 1920s he observed that by eating garden this year. nasturtiums people became consider­ shake it Try growing a few near your ably more resistant to disease, espe­ match it! radishes and broccoli to keep cially catarrhs and infectious ([ them free from the aphids that diseases. (They do taste good in COLO RIS T live their life on young shoots salads. Pickled seeds are a COLL£CTI ON and foliage and sometimes famous delicacy.) IS HERE! on the roots. Squash bugs Thanks to research work Protect your hair colour investment will be repelled by it. done by a Dr. Winter of with ARTec hair colour maintenance Potatoes are said to really Cologne, the value of nastur­ system. Let us personalize a colour enhanci ng benefit from having one of tiums was established once shampoo and conditioner blended to these lovely flowers here and and for all as an item of diet. suit your hair colou r. there around their border. Scientific investigations have It is also a beneficial compan- since proven that it does contain . ion plant for fruit trees. The substances capable of achieving philosopher Dr. Rudolf Steiner wrote, spectacular results. "Under the apple trees that suffer from In 1952 Dr. Vogal wrote in his book that woolly aphis a ring of nasturtiums should be this plant may contain substances which sci­ plante

What is the A reminder: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Church presenting a seminar on food production and storage this Saturday, March 27, at the Lions Hall (103 Bonnet Avenue). The seminar runs future of your holding food from 2 pm to 5 pm and admission is free. What you can do to prepare, and how to utilize basic foods and goods, Regional Parks? production. will be the thrust of this seminar. Also, there will be a presentation and • discussion on emergency preparation - you and your home . sem1nar There will also be a "tasters table," recipes for simple three-ingredient ur draft plan says we need more parks a nd trails. dishes using your food storage, and a demonstration on how to calculate 0 Do you agree? How are we going to pay for them? on Saturday your yearly food storage, tailor made to fit your family's needs. Come out and tell us what you think about the future of your regional parks and trails. Peace DATE LOCATION Serenity Mon'day, March 29 Salt Spring Island, Gulf Island Secondary School Tra · ity Tuesday, March 30 Galiano Island Community Hall Wednesday, March 31 Pender Island Public Library

OPEN HOUSE: 6:30 to 7:30 pm PUBLIC MEETI~G: 7:30 to 9:30 pm 169 south Ridge Drive Salt Spring Island. B.C. Pick-up newsletters at libraries, CRD offices, and usual locations on the Gulf Islands. ••IDEAL FOR THE SMALL FAMILY.. . Wa for Eight-year old chalet-style home on 1.5 forested, park-like new things at Information: Contact CRD Parks at (250) 478-3344. acres, with majority of property fenced. Three bedrooms plus Website: www.crd.bc.ca/ parks loft, one and a half bathrooms, wood floors and pine ceilings. Custom-built wood shed, insulated storage shed, small pump­ house, sundeck. Short walk to Fulford ferry, village, school and iiji Capital Regional District daycare. Very private. $195,000. ~=tiOH¥"D49 Sft4 4 de Sea. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY PLEASE #2102 Grace Pt. Square -PARKS 653-9175 537-8807 •0 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 • "the Dn,:r:n.o,c•e This article is the second in a series of four providing general information on Salt Spring Island's new Development Permit Areas (DPA's) adopted in June of 1998. Each is meant to be a general overview of: the reasons for creating the DPA; where they lie; the types of activities that require permits; some voluntary actions that can be taken; and some answers to commonly asked questions. Specific information is available at the Islands Trust Office in Ganges, as are free copies of this article.

This article deals with Development Area 4- Lakes, Streams and Wetlands. This was established for the protection of the natural environment. In the coming weeks we will be publishing two further articles in the following order:·

• DPA3- Shoreline created for the protection of the natural environment and to regulate the form and character of certain types of development; and • DPA5 - Community Well Capture Zones created for the protection of the natural environment.

DPAJ - Island Villages and DPA2 - Non-Village Commercial and Industrial, apply only to certain types of commercial, industrial and multiple family development. As such, we will not be publishing articles about these two DPA's. However, If you require information on these, please do not hesitate to contact the Islands Trust office located at 1206-115 Fulford Ganges Road or by phone at 53 7-9144 .

Salt Spring Island is experiencing development pressures that can threaten our natural environment. Key areas of concern are our island's lakes, streams and wetlands. hey supply drinking water to many islanders and provide crucial fish and wildlife habitat. These areas are some of the most productive and diverse on the island. They are important for an unusually large number of different species that are not found elsewhere on the island. They are also complex, easily a disrupted and difficult to restore. Poor water quality in our streams and lakes can result in higher public costs for drinking water treatment. Salt Spring Island's recently adopted Official Community Plan includes a new measure in the form of a Development Permit Area to protect our most significant water bodies and wetlands. Development Permit Area guidelines aim to protect water quality and the habitat of the many species susceptible to disturbance.

This Article gives you a summary of the new regulations and how they might affect you. It also talks about some voluntary actions you can take to help ensure these important areas are.protected for future generations.

a WHAT ARE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS? " WHAT KINDS OF DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES REQUIRE A - PERMIT? Development Permit Areas (DPAs) are areas of land that have been given additional protection by a community because of special features such as Removal of large trees within 10 metres of the natural environmental sensitivity. Within a DPA, certain kinds of development can take boundary of a lake or stream shown on the map (300 metres place according only to the conditions on a Development Permit. DP As are not for Lake Maxwell) meant to prohibit the type of buildings and land uses that are permitted by local Removal of other vegetation within 10 metres of a lake or 2 2 zoning. They do provide an opportunity to carefully guide the way in which stream that exposes more than 9 m ( approx. 100 ft ) of bare permitted development actually takes place. soil removal iri a wetland Installation of septic fields within 61 metres of a lake (or within 300 metres of Maxwell Any development of an impervious surface (driveway, building, etc.) within 10 metres of the natural boundary of a lake or stream (300 metres for Lake .~ Any works or installation of structures within a stream or

. below the natural boundarv of a lake shown on the T Any subdivision that creates new lots in the Development Permit Area.

..... SPECIFIC EXEMPTED ACTIVITIES

- Farmmg activities are exempt on agncultural land as long as they are normal farming activities and are no closer than 3 metres from most lakes and streams. Some emergency works are also exempt such as the removal of a hazardous tree. Activities such as habitat enhancement work that has already been approved by the Ministry of Environment or Department of Fisheries and Oceans do not require a permit. The Official Community Plan has more details about exempted activities.

IIIII WHERE ARE THE LAKES, STREAMS AND WETLANDS DEVELOPMENT - PERMIT AREAS LOCATED?

The map on the following page is found in the Salt Spring Island Official Community Plan. It indicates all of the lakes, streams and wetlands that are in Jllllll!ll WHAT DOES THIS DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA MEAN FOR Development Permit Area 4. This map is also available at a much larger scale. The - LANDOWNERS? map shows the existence, but not the exact location of lakes, streams and wetlands that are within DPA 4. The specific boundaries need to be determined as part of a If your property is in DPA 4 (see Map) and you are planning to construct buildings, Development Permit application. alter the land or vegetation, or subdivide, you may need to apply for a development Permit first. Only certain types of development and subdivision require that you The width that the DPA extends beyond waterbodies is also defmed in the OCP. In obtain a Development Permit. The followirig box outlines the main activities that general these widths are: require a Permit in these areas - all other activities are exempt. There are also some 10 metres measured horizontally from the natural boundaries of streams more specific exemptions outlined below. shown on the map; 300 metres from the natural boundary of Maxwell Lake; and 61 metres from the natural boundary of all other lakes on the map (between 10m & 61m this applies for septic fields only).

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t;h.e :Ua.:rii.a,ci e • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 ll .... ARE THERE OTHER REGULATIONS TO PROTECT THESE AREAS ON SALT IIIII WHY DOES THE LAND NEAR WATERBODIES NEED PROTECTION? - SPRING ISLAND? - The land and vegetation found beside waterbodies are important for the Some of these areas may overlap with other Development Permit Areas. You should health of the aquatic environment. check with the Islands Trust Ganges office prior to development to determine if you are in more than one DPA Protects fish habitat Protects sensitive habitat and unique species Some land uses near water bodies are also regulated under our community's zoning that depend on it · bylaw. For example, most buildings must be set 7.6 metres (25 feet) from water Migration corridors and natural habitat for bodies. Septic systems must be set back 61 metres (200 ft.) from lakes (or plants, animals and fish watercourses leading to them) that are used for potable water. Ensures biodiversity of the island environment Wetlands act as natural water purifiers, regulate It is an offense under the Fisheries Act to do anything that results in the harmful groundwater recharge, and can act as "safety alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat. While DPA 4 extends only 10 valves in" in flood control metres from the natural boundary of some streams and exempts some activities, the Protects the quality of drinking water supplies federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the B.C. Ministry of Environment (Water storage and purification) recommend that the area within at least 15 metres of the top of the bank of streams More pleasing surroundings be left undisturbed to ensure that fish habitat is protected. Places for rest, recreation and enjoying and learning about nature Property owners with land that lies within 15 metres of the top of the bank of a fish-bearing stream should ensure that they take appropriate precautions for the Protects valuable commercial , sport and protection offish habitat even ifthefr land is not within DPA 4. aboriginal fisheries Tourism Increased property values Reduced public costs for flood control and water treatment.

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Most food for the aquatic food chain comes from outside the actual water body. The Riparian zone provides habitat for insects that drop into the water and become food for fish. Organic material and leaves and needles provide food for which fish feed Fallen dead trees and snags, eroded roots and logs provide streambed and lakebed stability, cover and habitat for young fish.

A developed vegetation canopy provides shade that helps keep water temperatures suitable for fish and other water dependent species. The canopy also provides cover and shelter for other insects, birds and animals, and natural corridors for wildlife movement. Vegetation in the riparian zone plays an important role by providing cover and shelter that reduces stress and losses from predators of juvenile and adult fish Trees, roots, vegetation and fallen trees limit bank erosion and stream Streamside vegetation slows down flow of upland surface runoff and filters out some sediments and reach the watercourse.

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• ,. TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 • ~he Da,:r:n.n.c:J.e ~~~~~~ HOW WILL IT WORK?

- If you are planmng to undertake work m DPA4 that reqmres a permit, you must apply and obtam the permit m advance. The permit will contam conditions (such as steps to prevent siltation) that you will have to meet in order to proceed. You will not be able to get a building permit in DPA 4 without a development permit or an exemption. It is an offense to undertake an activity without a Permit. Serious situations can be stopped if necessary by court injunction. a HOW MUCH DO PERM ITS COST? .. Most routine permits cost as little as $50.00. Application costs rise for very complex development proposals. If you fall within more than one DPA,' you will be required to pay only one fee.

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO PROTECT OUR LAKES, STREAMS AND WETLANDS?

..BANK EROSION

- The root systems of trees and shrubs hold the soil in place along the banks of streams, lakes and wetlands. Some erosion takes place naturally, however when vegetation is removed or is disturbed by human activity, banks can become unstable and soil material is washed into streams, and other watercourses. These sediments can smother stream and lake bottoms damaging fish and other habitat. You lose part of your property and wildlife loses part of their habitat.

What Can I Do? Leave streamside vegetation intact - do not remove natural vegetation, logs and rocks. Limit access to the riparian zone beside streams, lakes and wetlands, and avoid wearing away banks. Keep buildings, lawns, concrete and asphalt as far ji-om the stream as possible. If you are "cleaning-up" remove only non-natural materials such as garbage, tires and batteries. =LOSS OF VEGETATION IN RIPARIAN ZONES , . Trees and shrubs shade the water keeping it cool in the summer. They also provide cover and shelter fish from predators. Leaves, twigs and other debris that fall into watercourses provides food sources for fish and other habitat. When vegetation is removed, water temperatures and levels fluctuate, banks can erode and fish and wildlife habitat is reduced.

; What Can I Do? Wherever possible, keep trees and shrubs that are established on , .._ · ~ · ~.!,.. • your property intact, and particularly in riparian zones. Restore areas beside lakes, . · · ~- streams and wetlands by planting native species. a CHANGES IN DRAINAGE PATTERNS a O N-S ITE S EWAGE ,. The replacement of natural vegetation with pavement, buildings and other ,. If septic sewage systems are not properly built and maintained, bacteria, hard and impermeable surfaces prevents water from soaking into the ground. Water viruses and nitrates can enter watercourses, wetlands and groundwater. This can runs off of these areas rapidly and is not buffered by soil and vegetation. This has present serious health risks for fish and wildlife and well as for humans impacts on the quality of watercourses, the flow rates of streams, flood levels and the erosion ofbanks. What Can I Do? Know where your septic tank and drainage field is and have it checked every 3 years. Have the tank pumped when needed and have the drainage What Can I Do? Pave and create impermeable surfaces as little as possible - use field repaired if there is any sign of sewage surfacing (If in doubt, contact the loose gravel and flagstones instead. Try to use rainwater from roof drainage in Capital Health Region). If your septic field drains toward a lake or stream, be sure yards and backyards. Do not add gravel, sand, boulders, concrete and other to use non-phosphate detergents. materials to the riparian zone or in watercourses. .._ GARBAGE ACCUMULATION a POLLUTED WATER .. Plastic containers, tires, newspapers, batteries, metal .scraps, etc. can Clean water with h1gh levels of oxygen IS essential to a healthy reduce water quality, damage habitat and make the watercourse unattractive. watercourse, but fertilizers, pesticides, car oil, and other wastes can end up in the watercourse polluting or destroying habitat. What Can I Do? Don't dump garbage in the riparian area or in watercourses. Remove garbage from these areas, but leave woody debris and natural vegetation in What Can I Do? Keep fuel spills, paint products, solvents, detergents and place.

other toxic substances out of the riparian area and watercourses. Reduce ~ the use offertilizers and pesticides and control soil erosion, manure and WHAT ELSE CAN I Do? septic runoff so it does not flow into lakes, streams and wetlands. In addition other things you can do to ensure these areas remain healthy =are: Stay on designated trails in parks that are close to protected watercourses Keep pets, livestock and their fecal wastes out of the riparian zone and watercourse Whenever you disturb the soil on your property, contain\ runoff to prevent sediment and debris from entering the watercourse Participate in local fish and habitat enhancement projects Make sure new neighbours and visitors are aware of the importance of nearby water bodies

For a copy of the Salt Spring Island Official Community Plan - Development Permit Area 4 - Lakes, Streams and Wetlands Guidelines, an application package, more copies of this article, or any other information, you can contact the Islands Trust Ganges office at 1206-115 Fulford Ganges Road or by p!1one at 53 7-9144. Illustrations By Phil Testema/e

~he Ha.:rn.u.cl.e • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 •a COillillliDity profile

From top left: Nearing the Carrier's starboard side; the Scholarship approaches; Skipper Don Layard at the Graduate's helm; a US Petty Officer enjoys a break aboard the Riding the umbilical cord to USS Graduate; Leslie Hughes scans the horizon from the Abe Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln Lincoln's deck.

Friday, March 12, 1999 - 0700 the carrier's bulk is slow to react and hours ... Story by the access barge at her stem is The chain thunders from the bow Peter exposed to the wind and seas. The and drives a 30-ton anchor into the Clarke boats swarm the carrier like angry mud eight fathoms below. It sets wasps trying to get into a blocked immediately, and ever so slowly the nest, but inevitably the ultimate con­ 95,000 tons of steel attached to it cern of safety forces a few trips to swings into the wind and comes to tum back. rest. Victoria now has two islands in The cord holds, the link from the its outer harbour, Work Island and aircraft carrier to the shore is main­ the USS Aircraft Carrier CVN 72 Photos by tained and this unpleasant day, like Abraham Lincoln, although at 4.5 Peter an unwelcome pop quiz, is passed acres the carrier is by far the larger Clarke and tossed aside .. . done. of the two. and Jeff Even without its 80-plus war Outerbridge Tuesday, March 16- 0900 ... planes onboard and a good portion It's over. The barges are removed of her 5,500 crew off ship, the carrier from the carriers starboard side and brings an ominous air to the Capital Layard, Dudley Nielson, Cliff Carey 'shuttles' create an umbilical from stem and the Scholarship pulls away City - it exudes brute power and and Victor Gent will share the heavy ship to shore filled with an interest­ and heads for shore, carrying her last force. In spite of this, or rather work load, spelling each other every ing mix of Canadian tourists and passenger, the Canadian agent, back because of it, the Lincoln is com­ 12 hours for the duration. American sailors all toting cameras, to Canadian soil. As they come pletely helpless in one sense, she has Two and a half months of planning pamphlets and the other countries' alongside the pier, the Lincoln is no boats. Fifteen hundred feet away have come down to the next five days currency. already weighing anchor, en route to at Ogden Point's Pier A, lines of and over 10,000 passengers. Little is a six-month refit in Everett, Canadians are already waiting for said about the federal public Friday afternoon, Saturna Washington. As for the Hughes and their chance to tour this curiosity employees strike that is underway, Island ... their crew family, spring break is while on board, the crew and officers but the possibility of the visit's can­ The last of the Gulf Islands' stu­ almost over and it's time to take the are eager to get ashore for some R cellation is impossible to ignore. Jack dents steps off the water taxi on to boats home, unload the memories of and R. They need boats. can only shake his head. With four the Lyall Harbour wharf. It's the last a job well done, and get on with the aircraft carrier jobs under his belt, stop on the last run before spring next one. Thursday, March 11 ... he's learned to expect the unexpect­ break and The Graduate is now free Jack Hughes runs his Gulf Islands ed, but this strike came out of to join the rest of the fleet. The Water Taxi Scholarship from Ganges nowhere like a sucker punch. weather is deteriorating quickly and down to Ogden Point. Behind him Tom and Michele pound into it all he leaves Neil and Karla Wilkinson Friday morning March 12 ... the way to Victoria. The Graduate to run the shop. The weather is good The strike almost does them in. The gQes straight to work but Tom is and he arrives in time to fuel up and barges needed at the carrier for given a few hours to catch a second join Leslie at the hotel and collect his access can't be moved to the ship and wind - he's been at it since 0430. thoughts for the next day. she may indeed have to leave There are about eight boats to Victoria. But whether by luck or fate, Saturday, March 13, all day ... coordinate: their own 40-seaters - Johnny Jorgensen is reached on Mother Nature gets through security Scholarship and The Graduate - Oak Galiano and after braving heavy seas and steps to the front of the line for Bay's Pride of Victoria, and five oth­ he and his tug Grapple arrive to set her visit - she doesn't like waiting. A ers including the 300-seat Sunset things straight. rising wind shifts to the south, dri­ Bay. There are the crews to sched­ The first boatload of sightseers ving eight foot rollers into the har­ ule: skippers Don Layard, Don leaves Pier A on schedule. Abe's visit bour and pushing the water taxi Baxter, Tom Toynbee Jr. and Alec has been highly publicized and the crews to their limits. It gets worse: At Provan and deckhands Michele public responds enthusiastically. The one point, the wind veers again, but

... TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 • "the Hn-:r:n.a,cie ACTIVE P.A .S.S. Presents around ~ the dock TJ{f£ ------Cf£:Mf£TE!R!)' CL U '13 by IVAN MENC H ELL A Hilarious Cot~tedy Starring Rz.chel Jacobson, Lynda Jensen, Debbi Toole, ~T~ ••• -w~P~~ Rusry Marshall & Leslie Corry. Diruud by Margaut Jardin~ MARCH 25 , 26, 27 • 8:00 PM Of you saw the last scene in Close So we took Jeff to see the bombs. ArtSpring on Salt Spring Encounters Of The Third Kind then you The bomb technician was an eloquent Tickets: $12.00 from et cetera know exactly what it felt like to board the young man with an obvious affection for the Produced by special arn.ngement with Samuel French, Inc. Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln. If you explosive devices lying on the deck in front of didn't catch the movie, then simply picture him. As he described the character-istics of yourself stepping through a portal from your each one, he'd give it a friendly pat. I kept own familiar world into an alien universe and expecting a wet tongue to slide out of one of you've also got the picture. these deadly things and lick his hand while We climbed a series of surprisingly narrow, he was fondling it. He had three favourites: rickety steep ladders into the clammy interi­ the one with the flns that you could move by or of the Hangar deck. It was dark- my eyes remote control and make fly through towns, never really adjusted to it. At any other time, around buildings, under bridges and right to this cavern would have been jammed wall to the house you wanted to blow up; the one wall with F -18s, helicopters and other flying that when it hit a wall would bore through as machines, but in our honour the American much as six feet of concrete to more effec­ Navy had, instead, removed the planes and tively kill the occupants; and number one on set up card tables with Lincoln baseball caps, his list, the one that was so heavy that the jets belt buckles and T-shirts for sale. could take off with it, but couldn't land with The Carrier's anchor weighs 30 tons. In a it. "This sucker's got to flnd somebody," he pinch, you could take Robin Reid's Bobcat, told us, giving it a pat on the nose. chain it to Larry Baders John Deere 200 These people can get a plane in the air - DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS excavator and throw that over the side. Same from the lower Hangar Deck to the Aircraft thing. Add seven more Bobcats and you've Elevator to the Flight Deck - in four min­ ~ $5.75 got an Aircraft Carrier rudder. utes. That's less than half the time it takes to :! LUNCH ...... Tues.-Fri. 11:30-2:00 The flight deck of the Carrier is 4.5 acres. make Kraft Dinner (if you like it a bit soggy). ~ DINNE~ ...... Tues.-Thurs. 5:00-10:00 If you go and stand in the middle of Portlock Out of a possible 5,500, we met six, okay Fn.-Sat. 5:00-11 :00; Sun. 5:00-9:00 Park and look all around you at everything seven, of the crew if you count the officer UCENSED - CLOSED MONDAYS ~~ but the tennis bubble and the parking lot, that caught us out of bounds and yelled at us. Golden you're looking at less than half the area of the We had a great ride on one of the four air­ CHINESE RESTAURANT Abraham Lincoln. The average lot size on craft elevators that sticks from the ship's side Upper Ganges Centre- Ganges • 537-2535 Salt Spring is about the same size, you can like a giant pause button, and we got to the keep that in my mind if you're looking for bridge and admired the floating, deserted property. Or if you're on a boat leaving city from a dizzying 206 feet. Ganges Harbour, take a good look at the last According to our friend, Russ, a really, real­ islan d, the Second Sister, as you go by. Nice ly expensive waterfront property on Salt island ... but the Lincoln is bigger. Spring would cost you $200,000 an acre. The To be honest, I was a little let down. Jeff big boat (mind you it's waterfront, waterside, was expecting to have lunch with the waterback and all ocean view) cost $777 Carrier's commanding officer Jay Jay and get million per acre. his picture takenj n the cockpit of an F-18. I I was happy to get home, to Salt Spring, wanted to get a haircut and flnd one of the and to smaller and better things. I neede.d to shops, or the newspaper or TV station - clear my head, pump out the Carrier trivia maybe catch a show - but alas, it wasn't to be that was already beginning to stagnate. It's ... no lunch, no barbers, no shopping mall, no working ... I've almost forgotten how much DJs and no Planes of Abraham. hamburger meat it consumes in one day. WEDN~SDAJ NIGHT IM HOSTED BY MR. CHARLES WILTON 0 J;J;J;J; 0- SIJNDAJ ...--- DINN~R $imonc ISL.n HD H.fl.Jl VI D.t:O (irasky 156C Fulford Ganges Rd- 537-4477 THE SEQUEL Quartet 392 Lower Ganges Rd - 537-8334 Late Night Menu 'til Midnight ... OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ALWAYS!

t;h.e :Ua.:r.-..n,ci.e • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 ·~ ______e_n __ t_e_r _t_a_~____ e_n ___ t ~_a__n_d __ t_h_e __ a_r_t_8 ______Diana Hayes unveiling Hysterical Society .,Choreography of Desire., to play in 'Raw' As this year's literary event utterly transcendent." at Be_aver Point for the Erotic Festival '99, "She writes the alchemy of Raw, a Salt Spring Hysterical Theatre Alive! and Active pain and desire in excruciat­ Show, is playing at Beaver P.A.S.S, along with Rainbow ingly beautiful, almost crys­ Point Hall Saturday, March Publishers, are launching talline images," writes Brian 27 at 8 pm. The Choreography of Brett, "all somehow flowing Raw is a comedy of Eros. Desire, a collection of poetry like smoke in a distinctive The Hysterical Society will and photography by Salt voice." take you to erotic places you Spring writer Diana Hayes. The combination of poetry have probably been to but The book will be launched and photography has been a have blocked from your on Sunday, March 28, from 3 creative focus for the past memory. The Society has pm to 6 pm at The Studio, several years and her photo­ been working closely with 116 Langley Road in graphic narrative sequences the Army Corps of Vesuvius (above Gulf Island have been shown through Diana Hayes Engineers to develop the Picture Framing). There will the Vancouver Association of new combat bra, which will be an exhibit of her photog­ Photographic Arts and the transformation. Based on a Diana Hayes writes: be unveiled for the first raphy, a poetry reading at 4 Exposure Gallery in series of dream images, it "Everywhere the landscape time. They are also attempt­ pm, as well as book signing, Vancouver. Images in this "narrates the five stages of is shifting and changing, ing to get production rights refreshments and music. collection describe three dis­ this process: sleep moving ebbing and flowing. The to the folk tale "Rumpled Vancouver novelist and tinctive dream sequences, through impatience, accep­ impermanence of nature is Foreskin." All to unfold with editor George Payerle taking the viewer through ·tance of light moving nowhere more apparent the usual gang of idiots - describes this collection as "the arid expanse of the through transubstantiation, than at the seashore. Arvid Chalmers, Mary "a work of great physical Sahara" to the shores of and finally the achievement Creatures rise up and reveal Williamson, Reid Collins, intelligence. In her poems Santorini where she is "sum­ of grace." their frailty and their Shilo Zylbergold and Sid and photographs, Diana moned to the body of a near­ The poems take the reader strength as each wave wash­ Filkow. There may even be Hayes e.q>lores the bound­ drowned fisherman." The on a quest through the es our eyes. Yet it is this sug­ a visit from the CRD's new aries between male and final photographic sequence, underworld of grief and loss gestion of the infinite that Relationship Inspector as female, passionate and mys­ entitled Delphinium's Tran­ to the exquisite dance of arouses our vitality and well as other erotic guests. tical, in language and image substantial Dream, explores Eros, the "choreography of brings us to the lap of Eros Tickets are at Patterson s at once utterly sensual and the subject of human desire." In her epigram, wishing to sing." and et cetera. Last Week's Mystery Photo ••• _, ,1.1. tt tCV .· · ~:;::iJ ~ DIC£'1 ·· · "Prime Minister of the Blues" DUTCH MASON & THE TORNADO Make An HEAD WEST Impression Tour '99 with special guest Brighten someone's with a bouquet of TERRY EDMUNDS flowers, for a special ••• IS SnLL A MYSTERY! Here's a better look ... 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t;he :Ua,:riu.aeie • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 ·~ OFFICE Have we got MACHINE YOUR number? entertainJnent ~ and the arts CLINIC with Ron Gallery·walk quickly up and running Thursdays· If Salt Spring Island is a tourist destination gallery on Tuesday March 23, 6 pm. 9:30am and listed as one of 'The 100 Best Small Art to 1:30pm Jill's, husband, Duart, has been instrumental Repairs - Cleaning Towns in America', then why do most busi­ in getting the Gallery Walk 'on its feet'. He Problem Solving nesses shut down by 5 pm, even on a Friday points out that when weekend tourists arrive 537-5115 night? on Salt Spring late on a Friday, they have · This is what Kathy and Deon Venter of often been disappointed to learn that the art Vortex Gallery asked themselves and others galleries they've heard so much about are after meeting John Villani, author of a book open only for window shopping. Plant Your Hanging Baskets with the above title (published by John Muir Duart feels that with so many talented and Publications, Santa Fe, New Mexico,l998). creative people living here, the arts really are Now For Best Results Jill and Duart Campbell were quick to get Salt Spring's niche, and should be promoted. on board, other galleries were contacted, and With cooperation between the various This Summer! within weeks the Gallery Walk became a groups he sees the island becoming a year­ reality. Rack cards are printed with pictures round destination. A typical weekend could NOW IN STOCK of each of the 10 participating galleries on begin with dinner and the Gallery Walk on 2-1 /2" Proven Winner the front. On the back is a map of Ganges Friday evening; plenty of time at the Market Bacopa, $ marking the location of each gallery. on Saturday, followed by dinner in a local And if the first Friday night was any indica­ restaurant and a play at ArtSpring; that Scaevola 129ea & Bidens tion, the Gallery Walk will be a resounding leaves Sunday to enjoy the studio tour before ------success. Kathy Venter reported having more heading home. Lamium, than 40 visitors to Vortex. Comments from Other galleries, slightly further from the Lotus Vine, ¢ off-island visitors who stopped to browse downtown core, were not quite as busy, but Brachycome etc 99 ea after dinner included: "It's wonderful!" and Gwen Denluck at Coastal Currents was . "About time!" pleasantly surprised by the amount of traffic. Lobelia At Naikai Gallery, Don Monteith had an All are optimistic that the walk will be exceptional response with 40 to 50 customers, increasingly popular throughout the spring All colours 69!. about 15 of whom were locals. Jill Louise and summer. Campbell was on hand at her gallery to greet The first Gallery Walk was held on Friday, approximately 40 people who viewed the March 19, to coordinate with 'Spring onto current show: Doors and Pathways, Salt Spring'. Rack cards are now available at Mouat's Centre • 537-1522 • 8 am-8 pm, 7 days a week Celebrating the Limitless Potential Within. galleries and accommodations, and should Local artist Matthew Coleman will be at the soon be on the ferries.

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·~ TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 • 'the :Ua,:r:n.a,c:J.e ______e_n_t_er_t_a_inin __ e_n_t ~ _a_n_d_t_h_e_a_r_t_s ______Last chance to ioin Big blues on bill Blues fans get ready to have your ears The Cemetery Club whacked. Still running in the theatre at ArtSpring from March Dutch Mason, Prime Minister of the 25 to 27, Active P.A.S.S. presents Ivan Menchell's play Blues, and Johny the Tornado are wheel­ The Cemetery Club, about three Jewish widows. ing into town for a gig in the Harbour Rachel Jacobson, Lynda Jensen and Debbie Toole play House's Wheelhouse Room on Thursday Ada,Lucille and Doris, whose long-standing friendship AprilS. gets put to the test when Sam, played by Rusty Dutch Mason has been performing for Marshall, and Mildred, played byLeslie Corry, come more than 35 years and has played with on the scene. The play is directed with care and atten­ some of the greatest blues artists in the tion to pacing and subtlety by Margaret Jardine. Doors world. Johnny The Tornado is no new­ open at 7:15pm. Tickets are available at etcetera and comer to the scene, either, billed as hav- . ArtSpring. Cemetery Club playing three more nights. ing played 'damn near every juke joint The grand opening of Gypsy Moon Dinner with special guest appearances by. Mary Williamson and roadhouse in North America. Theatre is coming up April 1 at Hart Bradley and Vancouver's Act 1 Scene 1. Dinner music is by Special guest is Terry Edmunds. Tickets Memorial Hall. The evening of comedy includes the Brent Streeper, singer and pianist, and Marcelle are $10 in advance at the front desk. Salt Spring Geezers (Sid Filkow and Arvid Chalmers) N okony, violinist. ~M usic and Munch ~ working on weekly summer concert series by Dayle Gaetz the beautiful ambience of All Saints where from 25 to 90 people. All those who wish to stay for You have probably seen the sign. by the Sea Anglican Church. The music is free and held in the 'munch' buy their tickets before the It most likely has caught your eye Music and Munch began in the church itself. The purpose, Lottie concert. This gives caterers time to dozens of times in passing, you summer of 1996 following a sugges­ explains, is to invite people "to prepare what Lottie describes as "a thought it looked interesting, won­ tion from one of the Anglican enjoy the ambience and share the delicious lunch suitable to the sea­ dered what it was all about. Maybe Caterers .. Monthly concerts are now wonderful acoustics in the church". son". Lunch is served in the upper you even ventured in on your lunch held from September to May, but Mostly they present classical music hall with a wonderful view of the hour, sat back, let the music flow by June a concert will be offered but the society manages to arrange harbour. Any profits are used for through you, relax you, entertain every week. Lottie Devendisch, a an eclectic mix. A trumpet and organ the church, particularly the organ you. Then before continuing your member of the Liturgy and the Arts recital on April 7 will feature Mitch fund. Next time you see the "Music busy day, you enjoyed a tasty lunch Society which plans the music, says Howard. Summer programs will and Munch" sign head on in and along with pleasant company and a summer audience ranges any- include organ, instrumental, and voice. enjoy!

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t;h e Dn.:rn.ael.e • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 •• Canadiana Crossword - # Trials and Tribulations life in the v~ garden The cool vagaries of growing the exotic ginger plant

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They also has white to pale orange outdoors in our climate. I require generous amounts of flowers. The rhizomes are ACROSS DOWN have one of the more cold­ fertilizer during their grow­ used for perfumery in Asia. 1 Have it or eat it? 1 Corn container 5 Possess 2 Assistant hardy species in my own ing season. H. densiflorum can grow up 8 Partner of roll 3 James hate trial garden. The species we can The more cold hardy to nine feet tall, but expect 12 Louis sedition trial 4 Note in Guido's scale grow in our climate is varieties are native to the four to five feet in our 13 Prevaricate 5 Clifford murder Hedychium, or ornamental Himalayas and cooler areas climate. Its flowers are a soft 14 Open wide trial 15 Notion 6 World Champion skater ginger. It produces spectac­ of Asia. Divisions of plants orange colour. Hedychium 16 Dagger 7 Not one nor the other ular flower displays and very should be taken in the spring yunnanese is new to cultiva­ 18 Importune 8 Canadian whiskey exotic foliage. There are for best results, and all tion and is similar to H. spi­ 19 Slogan 9 Cereal grains 20 Supersonic plane, abbr. 10 Hundredweights, abbr. many species of Hedychium, Hedychiums should be catum, but H. spicatum is by 21ASAP 11 Bowline or sheepshank, . but only a handful are cold grown in partial shade in a far the most cold hardy of 23 Fodder e.g. hardy enough for the south­ warmer location of your the Hedychiums. 25 Malodorous 17 Friable soil 27 Peter _ _ murder trial 19 Fashionable, slang west coast of our province. garden. In the fall a mulch of Hardy gingers are not all 31 Deserve 22 Piggery noises The UBC Botanical Gardens leaves or straw provides that common in nurseries 32 home and native 24 Long grows half a dozen species of enough protection for the and most of these types of land 25 Calendar ref. hardy ginger outdoors all plants' root system. The first exotic plants have to be pur­ 33. Brief interjection 26 Receptor 34 Applying the brakes 27 Excavated year long. heavy frost will kill the tops chased through exotic plant 36 Hillsides 28 Colin murder trial Some have been in the of your plants, but the roots growers. We carry a few 37 Drunkard 29 Shoe size ground for more than a will be dormant over the varieties of these beautiful 38 Kinswoman 30 Rural municipalities, 39 Mineral source abbr .. decade. Although most winter. In the spring you will cold hardy exotics at our 42 Opposite of heads 32 Most populous province Hedychiums are listed for see new ginger shoots nursery. Check some of 44 Compact Discs 35 Tiniest bit Zone 9, many will do fine in emerge from the ground. these gingers out for your­ 4 7 Paul murder trial 36 Transit vehicle Zone 8 growing conditions They flower in late sum- self. You'll be impressed! 49 Blue flowered plant 38 By oneself 50 Giant 39 Woodwind 51 Charged atom 40 Regulations, for short 52 Chest muscles 41 Strays 53 Oil Company 43 Graven image 54 A way to cheer 45 Evelyn __ murder trial 55 Sacred chests 46 Spunk Island Plant Sales and Services Starn, Ganges Electronics prides itself on 48 New, prefix 134 Hereford Avenue offering fast on-island repair and service. 49 Certified public accountant, abbr. Phone and Fax: 537-4311 'We believe there is a need for a fast and reli­ Answers on page 23 A new business that opened in the second able on-island service. We pick-up and deliv­ week of March; hours are Monday to Friday er." .Estimates available. 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. Business owner Brenda Hadden offers an Epicure Selections (Lianne Fidler) excellent selection of indoor plants, with dec­ Ph: 537-9636 orative pots and plant accessories. She also Epicure Selections is the catalog4e division 537-4346 offers plant rental service and maintenance. of Victorian Epicure Inc., a Victoria company "No hassle, no risk, no maintenance. formed in 1991. Excellent personal service." The focus of the company is to produce A full-service shop offering information on quality specialty food products emphasizing plant care, choosing the right plants for your convenience and good taste with no preserv­ home or work environment based on lighting atives and low· sodium. Epicure Selections and temperature, choosing the right plant carries mixed herbs and spices, dip mixes, foods, reviving old plants and more. Special pepper jellies, honeys and mustard, choco­ orders welcome, from small plants to potted late sauce, oils, vinegars, peppercorns, salsa trees and palms. mixes, baking spices and an extensive line of professional cooking tools. I'd like to welcome you Ganges Electronics The food and cookware products are to Salt Spring #3- 102 Purvis Lane presented through home parties, where Ph: 537-8893 guests are able to taste-test the various items Call Jill Urquhart cell537-7823 in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. to receive your personal welcome along with gifts. greetings & helpful information E-mail: [email protected] Epicure Selections is represented on Salt about your new community. Ganges Electronics is a full service TY, Spring by Lianne Fidler. Lianne has been VCR, stereo, marine, fax and answering involved in the food industry for a number of LCOME. · machines, commercial and residential elec­ years, at one time operating her own catering AGON tronics repair facility in Mouat's lower mall. business and for the past four years making Sincel930 53] -543J Owned by Les Sharratt and partner Rudy desserts for Moby's Marine_Pub.

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II 0 • IN MEMORIUM 140 • UPCOMING EVENTS 140 • UPCOMING EVENTS 140 • UPCOMING EVENTS 140 • UPCOMING EVENTS COMMUNITY BULLETIN HAYWARD'S board now at the Barnacle - display your notices and FUNERAL SERVICE posters for upcoming events ~0 on our giant bulletin board. ANNUAL Drop-off during office hours or 6P'5Gnlil use our mail slot. 11n GENERAL SSI PRESCHOOL, a coopera­ presents another tive preschool, is now MEETING PATRICK BEATTIE enrolling for September 1999. YOGA& Wednesday Funeral Director If your child will be 3 by December 31, and you are April21 320 - #2 Upper Ganges Ad lookin9 for a stifT!ulatmg _Pro­ AYURVEDA Salt Spring Island gram m a nurtunng environ­ 7:30pm ment, please call Sandy at Classified deadlines for Tel: (250) 537-1022 537-4450. Classes are filling RETREAT - CLUBHOUSE - Fax: (250) 537-2012 up so register soon! 1399 April9 -11, 1999 the APRIL 6th issue of By order of the Board 110dn SSI GOLF fr COUNTRY Club Learn: Debbie Cade, Ladies Spring Luncheon, Secretary to the Board D~rJ!~le 120 • MESSAGES Tuesday, March 30, 1999, +how to listen to and understand your own body will be OF THANKS 12:30 p.m. Tickets must be THURSDAY, purchased in advance by +how to cleanse and heal THANK YOU to all our volun­ March 27, 1999 at the Pro your body through daily APRIL I st at 4:00 PM tary subscribers. Voluntary Shop. S 11.20, gratuities yoga practice 145 • COMMUNITY for both Regular and Subscriptions are a way in included. New members wei- which readers can show their come. 1299 +how to bring your mind SERVICES Hold the Press appreciation and help us with and body into balance classified ads the cost of publishing. If you THE CHURCH of jesus Christ would like to purchase a vol­ of Latter-Day Saints is sponsor­ +the different body types untary subscription please ing a seminar on Family and what each type needs 160 • BIRTHDAYS send your cheque for $10.43 Preparedness, focussing on YOGA to remain in balance (3 months), $20.86 (6 food storage and use, on at the months) or $41.73 (12 Saturday, March 27, 2 to 5 Special Guest Older months) to the Barnacle, 324 p.m. at Lions Hall, 103 Bonnet CENTRE STEVEN COX Lower Ganges Road, Salt Avenue (no admission fee). of Waters Edge Herb Co. Wiser Spring Island, B.C., V8K 2V3. There will also be a "tasters We appreciate your continued table" with 3-ingredient dish­ Islander rate of S155 includes Dearer support. 11n es, and recipes, from your ~0 professional instruction and ... your community basic food storage. 1299 delicious vegetarian meals. THE GIRL GUIDES thank the foundation. Farmers Institute for their SPRING YOGA classes be~in c5P'f!;Gnlil grounds and buildings for our March 30 with Christ1ne callS:tar-m Help enhance the quality of life Revel Rally on March 6, 1999. Torgrimson, 15 years' teaching starting the week of 537-2326 in your Island community. You It was great! 1299 experience. For beginners, can do this by contributing experienced students, families, MARCH 29th to our/your community AS A MONTREALER, I know meditators. 537-9654. 1399 Monday endowment fund. Even $10 will a great bagel, and Gulf Islands help make a lasting difference. Bagels in Gasoline Alley are the POST/PRE-NATAL Yoga 9-10:30 am All Levels, Celeste All contributions are pooled best! Thanks, guys! 1299 Tuesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., and preserved in the endow­ upstairs in the Lancer Buifding, Tuesday ment fund. The interest earned Room #202. For more infor­ TOONIE mation call Natalie, 653-4455. 9-10:30 am Yin Yang Yoga, on it is distributed annually to a IBUTES Lokesh wide range of worthy island Happy 5:15-6:45 pm ofYoga charitable organizations. These (ff{A'1 An inexpensive way Joy for Beginners, Christine vary from year to year as to say thanks in the community priorities change. Birthdai Barnacle. Up to Wednesday Send a special 20 words WHAT'S 0 N You can help also by having 9:30-ll,am Forgiveness your purchases at Thrifty's and birthday greeting for only in the Barnacle. two dollars at th e Aspnas, Rajam at GVM credited to includes GST. 10-12f.m Joy ofYoga in the SSI Foundation. Further Only $15.00 inclGsr Ads must be CENTRE Dept , Chnstme information, including latest SAVE$4.50 placed by annual report, is free! y (•2• ad with photo _L ~ 4-5 pm Family Yoga , p.m.- - . Joy of available upon request, without - This is actual size) r 1!!:SaJt.. ~~ Christine obligation. Must place order before Thursday 4 p.m. Friday 140 • UPCOMING EVENTS rt~ Phone 537-2501 pn ~1111-e 4-5:30 pmAII Levels, (Regular price $19.50 plus GST) 2 BY 6 SHOW - Call for c9 Celeste (Bob Rush) Ph: 537-4040 Entries. All Gulf Island wood- ~ .Er.iru!y 160.dn workers, crattspeo~le,_ artists Kirtan . _ Le & Buy a and students are 1nv1ted to 9•30 11 am( alive 11 . 2• Buy a DISPLAY 190 • BUSINESS NOTICES enter. The object? To take a •W e:h:s:i:¥' 7:30 pn Bever!ee f to regtster DISPLAY single lumberyard 2 by 6 by 8' • • for Fndays class) CLASSIFIED NOW OPEN - Ganges board and using only glue, Sutra Dtscusston Fer :infrrrrat:icn, CLASSIFIED this size (1-1/2") Electronics, downstairs Mouats Mall. Full service electronics p~int an~~~genuity tra~SfOrm 0 s.n:i¥ I 3:00 pn aill. 9'J 1:"al 537-2326 this size (2"} in the Barnacle 3 shop repairing TVs, VCRs, It mto ... 0 0 0 The results. To be • th Barnacle seen in the ArtSpring Gallery Satsang In e . for only stereos, marine communica­ onApr!116, 17an?1B(Official • a...... t.. . pn Tell our for only tion and navigation equie­ ArtSpnng Openmg.) Entry ...u....u..r ' 4• 00 ment. Pick-up service avail­ able. Open Mon. - Sat., 9-5. forms and guidelines available Full Moon Ya1na Advert'lsers S· from Windsor Plywood, llltyd . :J • s19 - SO* {plus GST) 537-8893, call Les or Rudy.1299 Perkins (653-9392) or Rob • Gill tiecffire frr t::Jm:s d · · • *Frequency discounts available Denny (653-9374). Sponsored . YOU rea It In ( The Classifieds by Gulf lsl~nds Commu~ity Far m:::r:e :info' ..ua:rfiftCl-. plus GST) PLEASE RECYCLE THE continue on .. Arts Counc1l and Westwmd ail537-2326 .)_It? *Frequency discounts available BARNACLE Page 22 Hardwoods. 1299 . __·--- --~ .. _..~_...... ,

IH!•f}i!@[fNitiH~'J MERCHANDISE300·399 EMPLOYMENT400-499 540Garbag~ . 690Rea1EstateWanted CLASSIFIED LINER RATES: • • 300 Arts & Crafts 400 Help Wanted • 545 Gardenmg/Landscapmg RENTALS 7110·799 First two words BOLD & CAPITALIZED. Taxes extra. ANNO~NCEMENTS 1D0-199 301 Clothing 410 Employment Wanted 546 Heati~g. . 700 Houses for Rent "Regular Ads": First 20 words: $6.25, each additional 100 B1~s . 305 Antiques 420 Business Opportunities SSO Machlmng/Wel?m_g 71 0 Apartments for Rent word 25¢. "Hold the Press": First 20 words $8.25, each 105 Obltuanes_ 310 Appliances 430 Skilled Trades 551 Auto~y & Painting 720 Room & Board additional word 30¢. "Run Until It Sells": First20 words 110 In Memonum 311 Equipment SERVICES 500·599 S55 Plumb1ng 730 Shared Accommodation $12.50, each additional word 40¢. No copy changes. 120 Messages of Thanks 31 3 Firewood 500 Accounting S60 P~ls/Spas 740 Holiday Accommodation Advertiser m~ coli to cone~. Private party _"For Sale" ads only - 130 Church_Events 315 Free/Recyclables 501 Office Services 565 All- ~ound Handy 750 Storage no commeraa/ or home busoness ads. Max1111um run: I0 weeks. 140 Upcomm~ Even~ 320 Garage Sales 50S Business Opportunities 570 Mus1c Les~ns 760 Business Rentals 145 Commumty Services. . 325 Musical Instruments 506 Education S75 Health & Fitness 790 Rentals Wanted CLASSIFIED DISPLAY RATES 150 Engagements/Weddmgs 3 30 Pets 51 0 Contractors 576 Beauty TRANSPORTATION SOD-899 $9.25 per column inch, based on 6 columns per page, 160 Bi~days . 335 Food Products 511 Drywall 580 Rentals 800 Cars/Trucks 9picas 6pts width ( 1-1/2"). Includes your logo. $1.00 extra 170 Anmversa~les 340 Sporting Goods 512 Painters S85 Tr~vel . 810 Motorhomes/ for regular line border. $3.00 extra for designer border. 180 Leg~! Notice~ 345 Furniture 515 Child Care S95 Miscellaneous Serv1ces Campers/RVs DISCO~NTS for display classified: 10% off for 4 week 190 Busmess Notices 350 Paint 517 Dental REAL ESTATE 6110·699 820 Boats/Marine run; 15% off for I 0 week run; 20% off for 16 week run. PERSONALS 200-299 35S Computers - Hardware/ 520 Janitorial 600 Houses for Sale 830 Aircraft Errors or Omissions: Advertising is merely an offer to sell aod may be withdrawn at any time. Advertising is accepted 200 Personals Software 521 Cleaning Services 610 Farm Land 840 Motorbikes/Scooters on the condition that in the event of typographical error. that 210 Business Personals 385 Wanted 525 Computers 620 Acreages/Lots 890 Vehicles Wanted portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous & otem. together with reasonable allowance for si~ature, will 220 Lost Found 390 Miscellaneous 530 Electronic 630 Commercial Properties not be chal"!:ed for but the balance of the advertisement will 230 Travel 399 Loonie 535 Finance/Mortgage 640 Open Houses be paid for at the applicable rate. No liability for ad omission. We reserve the right to reject any advertisement. -the Da,:r:n_a,cJ.e • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 :a• continued 320 • GARAGE SALES I~I•D~It1!~•tHI:C•llft 400 • HELP WANTED IM•D:t•llf13'i~•1;11!1•1 from FULFORD AREA: Eight-year­ CliiSSifieds Page ~I -u~~I!~Ie From our old chalet-style home on 1.5 Planning a to your forested, park-l ike acres, with IP1•D:llf11Wf'i1U•1ir!3'1 230 • TRAVEL majority of property being home .•• invites applications for fenced. Three bedrooms plus loft, one and a half bathrooms, MARKET IN the Park - Day oara e Sale? student employment for vendors interested in vending A complete wood floors and pine ~eilings . can register at the first Market selection of Custom-built woodshed, insu­ Saturday April 3, 1999 at 7:30 lated storage shed, small a.m. Seasonal space has been -Mt~r'99 pumphouse, sundeck. Short filled . For further info call PARC 156 Fulford-Ganges Road BLINDS, (3 positions available) walk to Fulford ferry, village, (in Creekhouse) DRAPERY & at 537-4448. 1299 Apply in writing to: school and daycare. Very pri­ UPHOLSTERY vate. $195,000. By apfOint­ M.S. SOCIETY MEETING 537-5523 FABRICS. G.l. Community menfonly please. 653-9 75.ttn Thursday, March 25, Seniors for Seniors at 7 p.m. Info, 537- Arts Council FIVE ACRES - One bedroom plus loft, sundeck, pond with 9913. 1299 ~~-- 114 Rainbow Road SSI, BC V8K 2V5 cascading waterfall, two out­ THE BARNACLE is delivered buildings, park-like setting, free every Tuesday to every or phone: 537-2053 ocean view building site. Salt Spring residence and busi­ u~i:i~ED $222,200. Call 537-4786. tln ness maill:>ox ... That's circula­ FREEDOM!! Deadline: April 2, 1999 tion of over 4,650! tln - Busabout Europe - Hop on and off coach pass. and receive our 620 • ACREAGES I LOTS SEAMS RIGHT Sewin~ School FREE CARACE - Register now for kids sewing ~~~ent $399 Adult $549 41 0 • EMPLOYMENT THREE ACRE lot for sale on classes, 6 and up. Adult pro­ - Britrail Pass - SALE KIT! WANTED Mt. Belcher, ocean view, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY $155,000. 537-4269. 1299 grams too! Call Kim Mcintyre, Student $258 $322 537-8916. 1599 from · Adult *Based on 20 words, 25 cents for MAN WITH full-size pick-up - Eurail Flexipass - each additional word, plus GST and chainsaw will do hauling, flll•D:t•IIfi4ii•1;1;J@ai landscaping, raking, lawns, ~~~h $388 Adult $554 GARAGE SALE KIT digging, fibreglass - whatever! SPACIOUS 1 BEDROOM near Black. Also single country railpass and INCLUDES: Reasonable rates. Clayton, beach with views of Fulford Rail & Drive available •2 signs •Inventory List •25 Price 537-4489, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Harbour. Gourmet kitchen, Stickers •4 Balloons plus a list of wood and electric heat, wood 8 hints & suggestions to help you floors. $750/month to single have a successful garage sale! Open 10 am - 5 pm 521 • CLEANING person. 653-4386. tin White 324 lower Ganges Road Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Sat. SERVICES TWO BEDROOM duplex, Developed on site. Ph: 537-4040; Fax: 537-8829 Friday 11:30 am-5 pm large back yard, space for a YES! We sell e-mail: bamacle@sa~spring . com vegetable garden, N/P, long 30 I • CLOTHING BUY- SELL- TRADE Culf Island term. $700/month plus utili­ black & white film! Please call first ties. 537-4998 days, 537-2837 GRADUATION GOWNS. 325 • MUSICAL evenings. un Timeless elegance. Shop local­ 537-9874 WINDOW ly. Unique selection and afford­ INSTRUMENTS Downstairs APPLE able. Rent or Buy. Deja Vu, Mouat's Mall CLEANERS 800 • CARS I TRUCKS Mouats Mall, 537-8806, Tues. DRUM MAKERS: Rawhide for sale. Goat, deer and cow hide. CoiJiple~ Janitor Servi~ ~ Sat., 1 0-5. 1299 1979 DODGE 1/2 TON, 318. PHOTO Call Tony, 657-3544 cell. 1399 New tires and brakes. $800. 105 Hereford Avenue 537-5054. 1599 537-9917 Mon.-Sat. 9:30-5:30 31 0 • APPLIANCES 330 • PETS 1996 DODGE RAM 4x4, APPLIANCES AVAILABLE at extended cab, Lariate SLT, 5 the Home Design Centre. $5.00 TOENAIL TUESDAYS, speed, fully loaded, toneau Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool, professional dog grooming cover, nerv bars, etc. Low WE BUY Maytag, G.E., Sub Zero, and and pet supplies. Call Andrea mileage. $27,500. 537-1905. more. Call Dave at Sandpiper at Bow Wow & Co., 537-4676, LOGS! Upper Ganges Centre. ttn 1993 ASUNA SUNFIRE, All species. With local Supply, 537-5035. · 1699 521.ttn 1 00,000 kms., good condi­ delivery point Burgoyne EASTER PUPPIES! 1/2 Black tion. $6500 obo. 653-4605. Bay, Salt Spring Island. Lab and 1/2 Border Collie. First 550 • MACHINING/ 313 • FIREWOOD come, first served. Free to lov­ 1989 CHRYSLER MINI work Call John at ing homes. Call 537-4884.1299 WELDING van, good condition, $3000. FIREWOOD. CUT, split and Call Nathen, 537-2917. 1999 250-754-1962 delivered. Please call Walter WELDING, MAC:iiNING. or Scott Royal Rumsby 653-4877. un 390 • MISCELLANEOUS Small fruit$ · ~vegetables Fabricating, specializing in alu­ 1991 CHEVY S-10 TRUCK, minum and stainless steel. 126,000 kilometres, very good 250-653-9040 Island Marine Construction, #2 for prices & details. THE BARNACLE is continuing are ready for planting. condition. $4000. Mark, 653- 315 • FREE I - 156 Alders Ave ., behind the 9994. 2099 to deliver free every Tuesday to ~ ambulance station. 537-9710, every Salt Spring residence CAll (OASTLAND RECYCLABLES fax537-1725. tin 1990 VW VAN. CUSTOM L.!J Wood Industries Ltd. and business mailbox 000 Drop rfffraser)s camperized. Auto, good tires, us a line and tell us how we're sink, stove, ice box. Water and doing! Drop off or mail to 324 551 • AUTOBODY & Lower Ganges Road, Salt J rrfiimbfe rann holding tanks. Port-a-pottie. 1r------• Spring Island, B.C., V8K 2V3, Open 7 days a week PAINTING $14,500 obo. May be seen at AnENTION or drop off to the "Barnacle I Oam-4:30pm Murakami's. 537-1098. 2199 GOLFERS! · Basket at KIS Office Services. 537-5788 dn 810 • MOTORHOMES I 175 Arbutus Rd. CAMPERS I RVs SKUTT C181 CERAMIC kiln. • Expert body & frame work A LIONS • PROJECT Paints, glaze colours, moulds 35' PROWLER 5TH WHEEL. and clay, all for $575. Two sky­ • Custom painting. glasswork Lots of extras including storm RECYCLE YOUR lights, single glazed, 30" x 45" 399 • LOONIE • Certified body men windows, new 2-way hot opening, $60 each. 537-9684. • ICBC claims, rust check water tank, and 20' awning. OLD GLASSES 1599 METAL THERMOS brand ice $11,500. 537-8764. 1999 Your old prescription lens· chest, 14 x 23, like new, $15. UPRIGHT, APARTMENT size 537-5225. 1299 MOTORHOME 20', SELF-con­ es can be a gift of sight. piano - Daewood Sojin, ebony tained. Low mileage, good Boxes are located at: lacquer finish . Recent tuning. LARGE SALTON heat tray, 12 condition. $7000 or near offer. New $7500, asking $3500 X 25, $20. 537-5255. 1299 653-4655. 2099 ./ Pharmasave obo. 537-4358. 1799 ./ Bank of Montreal SEGA GAME Gear plus tour 820 • BOATS I MARINE ./ Bank of Commerce games, an adapter and carry­ Something to Sell? ./ Island Savings Credit Ing case, $125. 537-2637.1799 BOATBUILDING SUPPLIES for less. Fibreglass, epoxy, - Union LOONIE 56' DELHI ANTENNA tower, AD hardware, fasteners oo• Best 12~· ~. ./ Gulf Islands Optical CDE rotor, bearing and mast. 576• BEAUTY prices; will ship anywhere. The IJ.lackbur . 3-element beam antenna. Marine Supply Store, 1-888- 748-1149 or lmarine.com. ttn ., )'VIeadows $675. 537-2100. 1899 for$f00~ SALT SPRING Solar Nails. UV :~ cure nails, gelsets, fills and I GOLF CLUB · I 320 • GARAGE SALES SEARS POSTURPEPEDIC onl!/ + GST \..&.;::::~ The Classifieds I I manicures. Be good to your­ mattress and boxspring base, *Private party ads only. Limit self. Call 537-7956. 1<99 continue on . ... 1 269 Blackburn Road 1 LIONS GARAGE Sale, 1 03 excellent shape, $395. 1 0 words or less, one item . Page 23 I 537·1707 I Bonnet Avenue. Every Craftsman All Steer ride-on only per ad.'· Maximum value Thursday, Friday, and lawnmower, $1150. 537- of each item: $25:00. Ad runs 580 • RENTALS ·------· Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. 9684. 1999 under our Loonie classified Buy a 220 • LOST & FOUND Come and browse, we just heading. PARTY TIME RENTALS We may have it. New merchandise FORTY-FIVE inch counter-bal­ Drop by: 324 Lower Ganges rent dishes, glassware, cutlery, DISPLAY LOST: BLACK, white and arnving daily. Good, clean ance, four-harness loom. Road or phone 537-4040. linen, tables, chairs, assorted orange Persian cat, in the merchandise wanted. Call Complete with bench, extra party supplies. 537-4241 days, CLASSIFIED vicimty of Mount Baker 537-2000 for pick-up or info. reeds and shuttles, plus lots of 537-4577 evenings. un Crescent. "Kitty" may be hard ttn yarn to begin weaving. $400. 400 • HELP WANTED this size to catch, but if seen please call Phone 537-9261 . 2099 537-5670 or 537-4040. 1299 MOVING SALE Saturday and FLAGGERS WANTED on a (2-1/2") Sunday, March 27 & 28, 191 FOUR ALL-WEATHER tires, part-time, on-call basis. Vehicle FOUND AT Bank of Montreal P205/755 R15, $70. New in the on March 16/99: Brooch with Tripp Road, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and phone number required. FOR SALE by owner. House in safety chain. Owner may claim Oak table and chairs, 33-gal­ ladies mountain bike, $60. First aid or certified ticket help­ Crofton, 4 years old, 1506 Barnacle at the Barnacle. 1J99 lon aquarium on stand, rock­ Men's mountain bike, $25. ful but not mandatory. 537- square feet, ocean view. 3 bed­ ing chair, bed frame, tools, Microwave stand, $25. 537- 2300. 1299 rooms, 2 bathrooms. Asking tons of small stuff, too. 1299 2372. 1~9 for only Classified Deadline $163,900. By appointment. Every Tuesday, the 537-1464, 246-9913. 1799 for the Barnacle is delivered MARCH 30th issue •" Please FREE to over 4,700 FOR SALE or rent to purchase: $24.13· of the Barnacle is \.~Recycle 3 bedroom house in (plus FRI .• MARCH 26 Salt Spring homes Brinkworthy. Available March. csn at 4:00pm the Barnacle & businesses. 537-9101. 1899 *Frequency discounts available 22 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 • CALLEBAUT . BELGIAN chocolate - the finest available! The only choco­ ______r_d ______- ~ cl olslfleds c:f~1:d late we use at Embe Bakery. Come s_e_o_r_e_ ~_b_o_a see the Easter treats made from our HOLD THE PRESS antique chocolate molds. USING ANTIQUE molds - each piece PLEASE NOTE: Hold the Press clas­ crafted by hand - once agam at Chess mates tie in speed tournament sified ads are accepted up until 10 Embe Bakery we have a full selection a.m. Mondays at the rate of S8.25 of Easter goodies, all made from for 20 words or less and 30¢ for Callebaut Belgian chocolate. Ted Baldwinson and Conrad Koke tied for organized speed chess tournament. each additional word. first place in the recent 10-minute speed The Chess Club now meets at 7 pm FOR SALE 24" Westinhouse stove, SWING DANCE with Swing Shift! works well S75; General FF fridge, chess tournament at the Salt Spring Island Tuesday evenings in the Seniors Services March 27, 8 p.m., Fulford Hall. very clean, exc. cond 55H,22- Tickets $1 2/S8 at Choices, Acoustic l/2W,21D, S125. Spindrift Resort Chess Club. Mac Mouat was second and building. Chess players of all ages and ability Planet, GISS. Benefit for GISS Music. 537-5311 Th-Mon 9-lOam Fred Gent third. are welcome. HYSTERICAL SOCIETY - "RAW", THE 1999 TVs ARE coming! last Mitchell Sherrin and Mathias Knoth both For rrwre information, call Conrad at 537- Beaver Point Hall, Saturday, March year's prices plus new features such 27, 8 p.m. (see Upcoming Events as headphone jacks on selected played extremely well in what was their first 1304. ad). 1299 models. Don't buy 'til you see what's coming! Q.S.I. Electronics, your HOUSE CLEANER available, c/w Panasonic, JVC and Radio Shack own supplies and towels. Pager 537- dealer. 537-4522. 8244. Evenings 537-4147 Kim . Have Salt Spring TV Vacuum - Will Travel. 1299 MOVING SALE. Household items, ~~~ ... -w$.R~H~ Current Week's books and garage clean-out. 210 Schedule SEAMS RIGHT Sewing School - Tripp Road, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday morning Seniors: Edie Gear-211, John Register now for kids' sewing classes, Saturday, March 27/99. No early Wed., March 24 , 1999 6 and up. Adult programs too! Call birds. Richardson-210, 200, Isabelle Richardson-232, Wallace 5:00 p.m. Talk Around the Rock Kim Mcintyre, 537-8916. 1599 UNDER-COUNTER Kenmore fridge, Brown-201, Bev Brown-208. 7:00 p.m. Chester Ludlow Earth Changes #3 CASUAL VANNING. 1 /2 ton car~o brown, good working condition, Tuesday afternoon Seniors: Don McCardia-206. van and driver for hire. Moves, deliv­ Sl 00. 537-4939. 9:00 p.m. Satsang with eries, errands. Call Waterfall, 537- Golf Ladies: Mary Campbell-219, Lorraine Toller-219, GangaJi 1419. let's help each other.1299 ENTERTAINMENT FOR rainy days this summer! Treat your summer VIS­ Kay Booth-234, Becky Armstrong-205. Sun., March 28, 1999 HAVE YOU HEARD ... ??!! The itors with a satellite video system Special Olympics: Terry Swing-175, Gloria Dale-171, Barnacle now has a drop off box at from Q.S.I. Get the details on 6:00 p.m. Talk Around the Rock Patterson Market, Fulford. A conve­ Starchoice or Expressvu Canada sys­ Sharon Way-160. 8:00 p.m. Satsang with tems. From S399.00 less program­ nient way to drop off your classified ming credits at time of sale. Q.S.I. ~ooney Tunes: Ron Cunningham-230, 216, 261n07, Ruth GangaJi ad in the South End. Deadline: 4 pm Electronics (Radio Shack), 537-4522. Fridays. Patterson Market open M-F Hume-202, Ben Cooper-221, Jamie Sayer-243, Linda Wed., March 31 , 1999 7:15am-7:30pm, Sat. 8:30am- IF YOU recorded the Oscars and Schwagly-205, Lisa (Brent's girlfriend)-242, Rene Sutherland- 5:00 p.m. Talk Around the Rock 7:30pm, Sun . lOam-5:30pm would be willing to let us borrow it, please call Jennifer, 537-4382. 203. 7:00 p.m. Chester Ludlow Earth FOR 29 YEARS at Embe Bakery Changes #3 we've used the finest Belgian choco­ PARTS CAR - 1 982 Oldsmobile Friday morning Seniors: Ken Robinson-248, 210/626, 9:00 p.m. Satsang with late to make Easter treats. Come by Omega - 4 door, V6, near new tires, GangaJi and see them today. battery. Sl 50 obo. Call 537-4595. Gordon Parsons-202, Jim Southern-208, Cliff Jory-236.

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This Saturday March 27th 9:00am-5:30pm join us for a FREE coffee & donut {available from 10 am to 3 pm) ... watch our demonstrations and see what Spring c99 has in store for you. DEMONSTRATIONS 10am-3pm WATCH FOR GREAT LAWN & GARDEN SPECIALS IN EFFECT FOR ONE DAY ONLY! LIVE G.I.S.S.musicians performing to raise MUSIC! money for Seattle Band/ehoirTrip WEST COAST TROPICALS UNDER­ STONE GROWING HOWTOMAKE SEEDS &SUB­ STANDING WALL TOMATOES AVICTORIAN with Varieties &Heritage HANGING Mary Bailon FERTILIZERS TROPICALS &Plant Nutrients BUILDING Tomatoes BASKET with 4-HPETTING Joe "Palm Boy" with with with . with zoo Clemente Lyn Kumpula Andrew Currie Marsha Goldberg Donna Budd

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