February 26, 2009 Issue of The Independent newspaper

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New club uses Spring Break to help Nawleans

Overview of Spring sports

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On the cover: Trent Bowman, forward, races for the ball in the men’s game against Adams State College, Tuesday, in the Whalen Gym.MAX HOENER | Photographer

Editor in ChiefTirrell O. Thomas

“Hitting a High C in the Shower”

News EditorKayla Andersen

“Playing Minesweeper”

Design EditorDan Jagaciewski

“Giving Butt Massages”

Photography EditorPeter Wolf

“Greek Dancing”

Multimedia EditorCarly Beaudin

“Egyptian Ratscrew”

Business/ Public Relations ManagerJenny Coddington

“Tap Dancing”

Advertising ManagerJordan Baldwin“Wakeboarding”

Chief Copy EditorsAvery Perryman and Ansley Shewmaker“Finding Useless Stuff” and “Hangman”

Practicum DirectorLeslie Blood

ReportersJason Michaud, Paige Blankenbeuhler,

Chris Parker

DesignersChelsea Flaming, Blair Bunyard

Emily Miller, Siri AustillPhotographers

Max Hoener, Terran Guardipee

Copy Editors Jessica Tso

Offi ce ManagerLaura Beth Waltz

MultimediaWilliam Biga, Amy Brothers, Max Perlstein,

Josh Kellogg, Chelena Coulston, Katy Maxwell, Megan Tahquette

AdvisorFaron Scott

What’s your special talent?

Web ManagerTaylor Kunkel

“My Pancakes Are Good, Yo”

Advertising/PRBrittany Feyen, Kelly Erskine

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Wednesday, March 4

Filmaker Melissa Henry presentataion at 7 p.m., Noble Hall in Room 126

Tuesday, March 3

Monday, March 2

Sunday, March 1

Friday, Feb. 27

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UPCOMING

Movie night with Outdoor Pursuits and the American Alpine Club at 8 p.m, the Student Life Center, by the climbing wall

Catholic Mass Service at 6 p.m. at the Fort Lewis Chapel

“Get Your Shrove On” Camp and Crofton Hall Party at 7:30 p.m.

“Women and Race” discussion at 7 p.m., Chemistry Hall Rm. 130

“Ride Like a Kid! A DEVO Superstar Spectacular,” at 6 p.m., the Fort Lewis Concert Hall

Julie Fowlis Concert at 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall

Saturday, Feb. 28The Low Family Concert at 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall

Knit Night from 5-8 p.m., at Yarn

Outdoor Pursuits Patagonia Wild & Scenic Evniromental Film Festival at 3 p.m., Smiley Building on East 3rd Ave.

Lacey Black plays solo piano at the Mahogany Grille

Student Panel: “Women, Business Leadership and the Environment.” at 3:35 p.m.

Open bluegrass jam 6-8 p.m. at the Durango Brewing Company

Features EditorJon Rezabek

“Interpretive Dancing”

“Sacagawea and Her Sisters,” at 7 p.m., the Center of Southwest Studies

Olde Tymer’s Cafe BBQ Ribs Night, 4-9 p.m.

Olde Tymer’s Burger Night 4-5 p.m.


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to assist in reconstructing homes, Davis said.

“Many universities have Spring Break programs in which students go to a place in need and we’re are trying to bring this to Fort Lewis,” he said.

Although the SBRP is going to New Orleans for 2009 Spring Break, it is not necessarily committed to this location in the years to come, Murray said.

“We want to be able to help people in need all over the world,” Davis said.

With two seniors leading the club, SBRP hopes to continue a legacy for years to come, he said.

“We’ve brought on Ben Hanson who is a junior, he’s going to be here next year,” Davis said. “He will take over for us next year and keep the organization going forward.”

To help finance their trip, SBRP is hosting a Gumbo Dinner from 5-9 p.m. in the Sub CUB on March 4, Davis said.

The event will be catered by the Palace restaurant and a native New Orleans chef will cook the gumbo, Murray said.

This is a fundraiser and is open to anybody who wants to come, he said.

There will also be a raffle with a $1000 of donated prizes, he said.

Promotion for the SBRP will be intense in the next few weeks prior to Spring Break, Murray said.

The SBRP is doing something different by sending students who volunteer to help people in need, he said.

“It’s a different way to see the world and how the people live,” Davis said.

For more information please contact Paige Blankenbeuhler at [email protected].

What started off as a class trip soon turned into an idea for a club with hopes of a legacy that will continue throughout the years at Fort Lewis College.

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College approved the Fort Lewis Spring Break Relief Program as a new Registered Student Organization at the Feb. 18 meeting.

RSO clubs are clubs on campus that are provided funding from student fees which are allocated by the ASFLC and Financial Allocation Board.

The SBRP organization became an approved RSO I by a vote of 10-0-1 during the Feb. 18 senate meeting.

Aside from an anonymous vote abstained, the SBRP passed with overwhelming favor by ASFLC, Aaron Elinoff, the ASFLC president said.

The SBRP will help progress the ASFLC vision statement by allocating student fees in a responsible manner as well as representing student interests and citizenship through benevolent activities, Nicole Balmforth, an ASFLC senator said.

The club formed quickly in a class called “Odyssey Through Promise” which is a general education course, Ian Davis, the SBRP vice president said.

One day, the class watched an Oprah episode about the after effects of hurricane Katrina, Davis said.

Much of New Orleans is currently still in turmoil from when Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005, Matthew Murray, the

student senate elections

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College wants you!

Nominations open Mar 16th, go to the Information Desk or Senate Office in the CUB to pick up your information packet and required materials. On Monday March 30th

nominations will end and there will be a mandatory meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers where you will turn in your information packet. If you have any

questions please contact Senator Meg Book at [email protected]

Paige BlankenbuehlerReporter

Senate supports relief program

SBRP president said.Many people are still homeless, he

said.“The situation hit us all pretty hard,

so we decided that we wanted to do something about it,” Davis said.

SBRP started off as a class trip to New Orleans this year and those who could make it could come, but then the organizers decided to make it a club after realizing how much they felt they could help, Murray said.

The mission of the SBRP 2009 is to provide relief to the victims still suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina this year, he said.

The SBRP will be going down to New Orleans during Spring Break, March 7-14 and is going to be helping a foundation called the United Saints, a Methodist church in the New Orleans area, Murray said.

The United Saints Methodist Church is facilitating all of the work for the 12 members of SBRP that will be going down to New Orleans this year and will provide labor for organized projects, Murray said.

“Wherever they need mass labor is where we will probably be allocated,” he said.

More specifically, the club is going

PETER WOLF | Photography EditorThe Spring Break Relief Program sells cotton candy as a fundraiser to help send the newly approved club to New Orleans to build homes.


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Being a student in Durango can sometimes appear to be a casual, relaxed way of life, but it’s actually quite the contrary, especially when it comes to fi nding a place to live.

In a competitive market, like in Durango especially with the semester halfway through and summer approaching, it is essential to know what qualities landlords look for in a possible tenant and what sets that person apart from others.

The best thing a student can have as a renter is a co-signer on the contract,

Shalene Trujillo, the executive assistant at AREM Property Management said.

In Colorado, students are not a protected class under housing laws, meaning that discrimination based on being a student is allowed.

Even though discrimination against students is legal, landlords and property managers are still required by law to do fair and honest dealings with all people, according the Fair Housing Act.

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With student discrimination being acceptable, not only is it important to make a good first impression, but it is vital for students to try to remain in good standing with their landlord while living on his or her property.

One of the easiest things a student can do to stay on their landlord’s good side is just to always be honest, Trujillo said.

“Just let them be aware of what’s going on,” she said.

The best way to be on the landlord’s good side is to pay rent on time, Dawn Wright, a broker for Durango Property Management said.

Owing rent money is similar to making payments on a car, Christy McGrew, Property Manager for Sterling Property Management said.

If you don’t make a payment, or are late on making a payment, it negatively affects your credit, she said.

A major reason why landlords hesitate to accept students as tenants is because they have no rental history, McGrew said.

A lot of first-time renters aren’t prepared with the amount of money that they are expected to pay, Wright said.

Issues with having enough money and being able to pay rent on time are the major reasons why having a co-signer on the lease is such a positive asset for students to have when trying to compete for housing, Trujillo said.

It’s important for first time renters to understand that they are signing a binding, legal document, McGrew said.

One of the most common mistakes that students make when renting for the first time is not taking the time to read the documents when they move in, McGrew said.

They tend to call and ask questions later about things that are clearly stated in the lease, like fees for pulling out of a lease early, she said.

Another common mistake that students make is bringing a pet with them, Wright said.

Students already have a bad reputation for damaging homes, and pets, especially puppies, don’t help the cause, she said.

Landlords will accept students or pets, but it’s pretty uncommon to find someone that will agree to both, she said.

The biggest reason why people are wary of renting to students is because of horror stories they heard from someone else, usually having to do with a burned carpet or unclean premises, Wright said.

“Students need to realize that this is somebody else’s home and what they do is going to affect that home and their ability to rent again,” she said.

The home should be as good as, if not better than you found it, she said.

First-time renters also need to be aware of their rights as tenants.

According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, no

one may refuse to rent housing, make housing unavailable, or falsely deny that housing is available for rent based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or handicap.

HUD also states that tenants have the right to have repairs performed in a timely manner, upon request, and to have a quality maintenance program run by management.

Many students make the mistake of not calling the landlord or property management company when maintenance is needed until damage has occurred, Trujillo said.

When the landlord is responsible for making repairs, they may delegate the tasks to the tenant in exchange for a reduction in rent, as long as the tenant agrees, however, if the tenant fails to do the job well, the landlord is not excused from the responsibility to maintain the property.

Things need to be fixed in a reasonable amount of time, but the term “reasonable” is such a loose term that it tends to cause issues, Wright said.

“Reasonable to me might mean tomorrow, but reasonable to you might mean 15 minutes,” she said.

The majority of landlords are also required to offer livable premises, including heat, water, electricity, and clean, sanitary, structurally safe premises.

If the tenant has an issue, the best thing to do is to document everything,

including when a phone call has been made, and what the outcome of everything is, Trujillo said.

Making a good impression, knowing what qualities dictate a good tenant, and being familiar with tenant rights are all things to keep in mind when embarking on what could be the hardest part of the students journey to rent a house: Finding a place to live.

In Durango, affordable in-town housing for college students can be difficult to find.

An increasing number of newer homes in Durango make it harder for students to find places to live because student housing that is available are not on the higher end of the housing spectrum, Wright said.

Students should start looking early for their property, Trujillo said.

A lot of students need housing right before the school year starts, so it’s important to set up arrangements early, she said.

Something students should consider before making any decisions is who to live with.

Making sure the person you want to live with is really the person you want to live with is key, Trujillo said.

“You have to think of it as a marriage contract,” she said.

For more information please contact Tara Cunningham at [email protected].

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The semester is halfway through, and Fort Lewis College’s athletics are either coming close to completion or beginning a fresh, new season. Here is where they stand, or soar.

Success has been plentiful for Fort Lewis’ basketball teams the last couple of seasons. Both the men and women set school records for wins last season and have continued to pile up the wins this season.

Fort Lewis women’s basketball team had a 26-4 overall record last season, and an 18-1 mark in conference play.

The team was on their way to an RMAC championship and made their fi rst appearance in the NCAA tournament.

A� er losing just one senior and adding several freshmen, expectations were high entering this season, and the lady Skyhawks have not disappointed.

With two games remaining, the second-ranked team in the nation is 23-2 overall, and 16-1 against RMAC opponents.

“We are looking forward to a strong fi nish,” Mark Kellogg, the head coach said.The Skyhawks already clinched the RMAC west division title with their win against

Colorado State University-Pueblo on Feb. 13.“I couldn’t be happier with progress of the team right now,” Kellogg said. “I

think we sill have room to improve, though, and that is our daily task.”Men’s basketball was 24-6 last season, and 16-3 in conference play. The men won the regular season and post season RMAC champion-

ships, and advanced to their third NCAA tournament in the past four seasons.

This season, the Skyhawks are 22-7 overall and 13-5 in the RMAC. The 22 wins marks the third straight season that the team has record-

ed more than 20 victories. The Skyhawks were 22-9 in 2007 and have won fi ve of the last six RMAC

West Division Championships.“Anytime you win over 20 games it is a successful season,” Bob Pi-

etrack, the associate head coach said. “We’ve let some games get away that we shouldn’t have, but anytime you’ve won 75 percent of your games, it can’t be classifi ed as anything but a success.”

The Skyhawk so� ball team will look to build off the success of their run to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship last season as well.

Women’s lacrosse, meanwhile, is a new program at Fort Lewis. The young team will a� empt to gain valuable experience and

build confi dence in their inaugural season.Women’s lacrosse team will play eight games this season,

Kelley Queisser, the head coach said.Five of the games will be against Division III opponents,

and two others will be against fellow RMAC team, Regis University, she said.

There are 19 players on the lacrosse team. Seven of the players have lacrosse experience, a

few are Fort Lewis soccer players, and the only se-nior, Adrianne De� ler, was a four-year standout in volleyball for the Skyhawks becoming the assis-tant coach this past season, she said.

“I want to see us get be� er each game and be able to achieve the goals we have set indi-vidually and as a team this season,” Queiss-er said. “With improvement every game, we will become the team we want to be.”

The Skyhawk so� ball team got off to a slow start in 2008, losing their fi rst fi ve games of the season, but rebounded nicely by fi nishing the season 28-26-1.

They made an improbable run to the RMAC championship and the NCAA tournament, a� er being picked to fi nish ninth in the pre-season RMAC standings.

This year’s Skyhawk so� ball team is young, with only two seniors, but al-so very athletic, Pam Adams, the head coach said.

“The athletic ability of this team is the best we’ve ever had,” Adams said.What has stood out most about this team is the players’ ability to play just

about any position on the fi eld, she said.“Our expectations are the same every year, earn a spot in the RMAC tournament, and fi ght to win it,”

Adams said.

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Athlete of the Week

#44 Kirk ArchibequeHeight: 6’9”Class: SeniorHometown: Cortez, Colo.Previous School: Northern Colorado (Cortez HS)Position: Center

Athlete of the Week

#14 Erin KerrHeight: 5’6”Class: SeniorHometown: Buckeye, Ariz.Previous School: Buckeye Union High schoolPosition: Guard

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Bryant Liggitt

Speedy Staff StatsWhat do you do with your personal time?

Listen to music, ride bikes, write.

What is your favorite local restaurant?Ken and Sue’s.

What is your ancestry? Ireland/Scotland.

What is your favorite type of music and band?I like all types, top three artists: The Minutemen, Uncle Tupelo,

Frank Zappa.

If you had one day to live, how would you spend it?

Drinking beer, hanging out with my daughter, listening to Funkadelic’s first record and “Rock For Light” by the Bad Brains.

What is your educational background?I graduated from Fort Lewis with a degree in English-

Communications.

What is your favorite meal?Neckbones and Gravy

INDY: What is your position here at Fort Lewis College?LIGGIT: Program Director at KDUR.

INDY: Where are you from? LIGGIT: PG County, Md., just outside Washington D.C.

INDY: What/who brought you to Durango?LIGGIT: The Fort.

INDY: How long have you have you been involved with Fort Lewis?LIGGIT: As student and staff, 12 years.

INDY: What is the most significant accomplishment in your life thus far?LIGGIT: Raising a daughter and helping run KDUR.

INDY: What is something you would like to see changed at Fort Lewis?LIGGIT: Unmanned ski lift up the front hill.

INDY: What is something that you have seen change for the better at Fort Lewis during your time here?LIGGIT: The radio station has grown as well as the campus.

INDY: Where do you see yourself in seven years?LIGGIT: Seven years is far off, and my daughter will just about be a teenager then. Probably putting my daughter in hiding.

INDY: Are you a skier or a snowboarder?LIGGIT: Skier.

INDY: who is the most important person in your life?LIGGIT: Mallory McLean Liggitt.

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On Wednesday, Feb. 18, community activist Riki O� , a former salmon fi sherwoman with a degree in marine toxicology, spoke in Noble Hall about the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on her hometown of Cordova, Alaska.

On March 24, 1989 an intoxicated boat captain ordered the boat operator to avoid some icebergs which caused the Exxon Valdez tanker to spill 38 million gallons of oil into waters of Prince William Sound.

To this day, according to O� , 15 out of the 24 impacted species have not recovered.

The spill killed half a million birds

and over a billion fi sh. O� spoke about how native people in

the area refer to the spill as ‘the day the water died’.

The spill destroyed the economy of local communities that depended on fi sh runs, especially salmon and herring, which still have not returned to the area.

The oil also harmed people’s health. O� detailed the respiratory issues

of people who worked on the clean-up crew a� er the spill and inhaled the back-splash of oil off the rocks as they worked.

The story that O� told outlines a textbook example of a corporation

shirking responsibility. A� er the spill, Exxon assured local

people they would limit the damage and contain the oil.

They said they responded within six hours to the spill.

Twenty years later it seems as if O� and other Alaskans are still waiting.

Local communities have only received one-tenth of the original se� lement of $5 billion as Exxon has worked tirelessly, not to clean up their mess, but to get out of the bill.

O� argues that our legal system has enabled and emboldened corporations to seek an out from the consequences of

their actions.The lesson for our community

comes from the fact that there was no warning twenty years ago when the boat crashed.

When it comes to the corporate impact on our land and water, vigilance must be the order of the day.

From Desert Rock to the Village at Wolf Creek to natural gas drilling in the HD Mountains, stay informed and involved.

Do not let our water or land die for corporate profi t.

--Kaitie Haagenstad

“The Day the Water Died”

I’ve decided for Lent, even though I’m not religious, I’m going to kind of do the opposite and find something I need to add to my life.

I’ve decided to stop not going for what I want, if that makes any sense.

So I’m going to start planning my big move to Ireland after I graduate.

And I’m going to start being more healthy.

I’m going to make the moves to approach someone. I’m going to be more active.

Yes, the whole Spring Fever may be playing a part in this, but what’s wrong with taking a more proactive approach to my life?

The tradition of Lent comes from Christian belief that a person participating in Lent is giving up something to sympathize with Christ’s experience when he wandered the desert for 40 days resisting Satan’s temptations, according to the Bible.

Furthermore, during the 40 days, there are elements within the tradition that haven’t been observed, or at least I don’t know many people who have actually fasted for the entirety, increased their amount prayer time and/or did more community service during Lent.

So, why do people equate giving up junk food, or driving their car to campus, or give up riding the elevator to Christ’s experience while in the desert?

Like, I said, I’m not religious—we’ll just say I’m researching the possibility of belief—not religion.

I may not be an authority, but even I

can tell that there seems to be an imbalance in the impact of the aforementioned life experiences.

So, it will begin with these first 40 days. I will try to systematically incorporate a new mentality to approach life head-on and with a positive, energetic attitude.

Then, I guess it will progress from there.

To be honest, I haven’t given this too much thought. The whole concept just kind of came to me Monday night when I realized that Lent was even approaching.

But I feel this is a better route in approaching the idea of Lent.

For 40 days, and more, I will be able to give myself what I didn’t have before.

With Lent, I would just be taking something away from myself, even if it was just me giving up Reeses’s candy, I would still be able to get that back at the end of 40 days.

This way, I’m not giving up anything, and instead gaining more or enhancing what is already there.

I can respect the nature behind Lent—“suffering” to gain perspective on life—but like I said, Lent has been morphed into something else where it is a hardship to live without Diet Coke.

So, for myself, I’m initiating the idea to make positive changes in my life to get me where I need to go, with the ultimate goal being a life inIreland, are what I will strive for during the next 40 days.

--Tirrell Thomas

For Lent I will become a better person

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Horoscopes

Gemini (May 23 – June 22)Even during midterms it is never appropriate to be grumpy.

Aquarius (Jan. 23 – Feb. 22)Winners never quit, and qui� ers never win, but if you never win and never quit maybe you should reevaluate.

Aries (March 23 – April 22) If you break a chair this week, don’t sweat it. It happens to the best of us. This time, it happened to be you.

Pisces (Feb. 23 – March 22) Go do something sporadic, right now!

Taurus (April 23 – May 22)Want to learn something? Go get yourself a thesaurus, you Taurus.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 22)Don’t be too ashamed, no one knows what is under your bed. Wink, wink.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22)Real World audition tapes are due soon. Are you ready?

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22)Have you ever considered ge� ing waxed? It’s exhilarating.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22)You are awesome. Period. (Yes, I was just redundant, with the word “period” in between two periods.)

Cancer (June 23 – July 22)Go out and be a wild child. But not as wild as your zodiac sign incites.

Sagi� arius (Nov. 23 – Dec. 22)Why bother worrying? Just eat the raw cookie dough. Do it!

Really this whole Mardi Gras thing is a celebration of your coming into the world.

Born this week:

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Capricorn (Dec. 23 – Jan. 22)Cover up! Your epidermis is showing.


11A&EJazz-Funk Drummer, Mike Clark, showcased a drum clinic at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the Roshong Recital Hall in Jones Hall. Clark first jammed on the drum set, then gave a question and answer session.PETER WOLF | Photo Editor

Famous drummer jams out on campus

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Pumps up Durango crowdSome laughed. Some cried. Some

screamed. Others squealed. The Fred Garbo Inflatable Theatre

Company filled the Community Con-cert Hall at Fort Lewis College with great energy from a crowd of all ages on Sunday, Feb. 22.

“My children couldn’t stop giggling,” Pam Moore, a mother of two children who attended the show, said. “I’m sure it will be all they talk about for the rest of the week.”

A child pointed to the inflatable dog when it came out and said, “That’s what I want to be when I grow up.”

The objects of every audience mem-

ber’s attention were of some unusual shapes and sizes.

All of these mysterious objects had a common factor: they were inflatable.

The inflatable props included a living room set, multicolored cylinders, boxes of all sizes, two human suits and a dog.

The different performances during the hour and a half long show continu-ally pleased the crowd and included beautiful dances, artistic tricks, endless juggling and imaginative skits.

Together, the Fred Garbo and Daiel-ma Santos team proved to be a dynamic and spontaneous duo.

Fred Garbo’s career using inflatable objects began after a skydiving trip in 1988 when he was struck by the bright colors, strong material, and its ability to

fit in a really small space, Garbo said. He began performing using inflat-

able art in 1990. His first inflatable prop was a blow

up couch that easily fit in a suitcase, but would blow up to the size of an actual couch, he said.

This proved very convenient for the show because all of the props used in the performances are able to fit into five cases, he said.

“Making the props portable is one of the key things,” Garbo said. “If it doesn’t fit in the trunks, it’s not going in the show.”

Another reason why the show is so amazing is because since it has no lan-guage, the duo can entertain all over the globe, he said.

“It can work cross-culturally,” Garbo said.

The two have performed in Asia, Eu-rope and have toured throughout much of the United States, he said.

Garbo definitely charmed Durango. Ultimately, the children were left

amazed and the adults were left in tears of laughter by the encore, which fea-tured an inflated family with Garbo and Santos in blown up suits complete with an inflated dog.

Though he’s never labeled himself as a performer for a specific age group, Garbo seems to have the ability to en-tertain every audience member that at-tends his performances.

For more information please contact Kay-la Andersen at [email protected].

Photo courtesy | Cory ByrdThe Fred Garbo and Daielma Santos showcased their many blown up and bouncing inflatable art props, Sunday, Feb. 22 on the Community Concert Hall stage.

Kayla AndersonNews Editor

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February 26, 2009 Issue of The Independent newspaper