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By Iris GravilleSpecial to the Islands’ Weekly

No one disputes the intrepidness of the handful of Lopez Island artists who opened Chimera Gallery in 1987.

“We all wanted to make art, not run a business,” says Pamela Maresten, one of the co-op’s founders.

Chimera’s business model – a worker-owned cooperative – eased their leap from art studios to ledger sheets.

“Putting your work in a regular gallery cuts into your earnings horrendous-ly,” Maresten explains. “We preferred to trade our time to get a little more for our art. This was a way to make it go.”

The 25 candles on the anni-versary cake at the Chimera Artists’ Cooperative annu-al meeting this year were proof that the approach has succeeded.

For potter Nancy Bingham, selling her art was a necessity back in 1987.

“I was trying to make a liv-ing through art and needed a place to show my work,” she says. “We were looking for venues and it seemed we

had enough good art and good artists to put together a gallery.”

Although no longer active in Chimera, Bingham devot-ed herself to its first 10 years of operation.

“I liked the grass roots way we started things,” she says. “We made all those decisions about how to run it, the hours and what to call it.”

Bingham remembers much debate over “what to call it,” and the list of potential names that includ-ed Art Throbs Cooperative and Main Artery – A Cooperative.

“Nobody could pronounce Chimera,” Bingham says; Maresten, who’s credited with the moniker, recalls it barely got majority approv-al. Patrons still stumble over

the word, even with the pronunciation guide on the cooperative’s business card (ki-meer-a) and definition (a thing of mixed character). But, it fit.

“This is exactly how it started,” Bingham says. “All these different people who had different ideas and different ways of doing things.”

Diana Bower, creator of the gallery’s logo, was among the founders and remains active today. Her linoleum block print – a fan-ciful griffin with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and long, curving tail – symbol-izes the diversity of artists and personalities from the cooperative’s beginning through the present.

Maresten and Bingham recall that in those early

days, gallery operations were, well, “of mixed char-acter.” Members met often, and whoever showed up set the agenda and figured out who would facilitate and who would take minutes. There was no board of direc-tors, and policies and proce-dures were fluid. Any artist who was willing to staff the gallery could join. Now an elected group of five over-sees day-to-day operations and juries in new work, and a written contract delineates membership responsibili-ties and benefits.

Since the beginning, members have jotted notes in a journal during their shifts staffing the gallery, an 800-square-foot store-front just two doors from Holly B’s Bakery in Lopez Village. A leaf through the pages reveals this appraisal: “Soooo many people are here now, browse, browse, browse. If only we could live on compliments. It would be hard to make change though. Imagine trying to cash a standing ovation.”

Chimera – weaving art, business and community

Contributed photo / Jeffrey Hanks

An inside look at Chimera Gallery.

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Make a positive impact on a child’s life and assure all kids start the school year confidently by donating to the Lopez Island Family Resource Center’s Back to School Drive! $50 lets us buy a new backpack, fill it with school supplies and give a gift card to purchase new clothes. Bring gift cards and school supplies to the LIFRC office or mail donations to: LIFRC Back to School Drive, PO Box 732, Lopez, WA 98261. Your support is appreciated! Call 468-4117 or visit our website at www.lifrc.org for more info.

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Screenings! Demonstrations! Door Prizes! Fun Activities! Blood-pressure checks - Eye exams - Women's health - Ultrasound dem-onstrations - Physical therapy presentations - Lopez Fire Department and

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art: Flights of Fancy Artful Birds, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Create your own unique feathered friends with instructors Rita O’Boyle & Carolyn Baldwin.Using two techniques of soft sculpture and papier-mâché to let your imagination fly!

All fabrics, fibers, paper, embellishments, instruction & sewing materials provided. Offered for Ages: 7-Adult, Fee $30. For more info, call LIFRC at 468-4117.

fri, aug 10

art: The Lopez Artist Guild Members Art Show, 5-7 p.m.,

Lopez Center. The show features artwork by four talented Lopez Island artists. It includes pastel paintings by Ginny Neece and Lane Langford, wood sculpture by TJ Anderson and metal sculpture by Ron Norman. The show will run through Sept. 4. Artist will be present at the recep-tion and refreshments will be served.

music: Miró Quartet, 5 p.m., Grace Church. The inter-nationally acclaimed Miró Quartet and violist Aloysia Friedmann perform works by Mozart, Puts and Brahms.

Concert is followed by a catered reception to meet the musicians, featuring Lopez vibraphonist Hawk Arps, in Grace Church Hall. Tickets $25 - adults, $10 - music Students, at Paper Scissors, Lopez Bookshop, or call 468-4442. Tickets at the door if available.

sat, aug 11

art: Chimera Gallery’s ongo-ing celebration of its 25th anniversary year, 5-7 p.m., Chimera Gallery. Show dates Aug. 11- Sept. 7. For more info, call 468-3265 or visit www.ChimeraGallery.com.

event: Concours De Elegance On Lopez Aka Car Party, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lopez High School. We’ll be meeting at the school at 11 a.m., visit for a bit, take a drive including a tour through the village and then on to a picnic. All antique and unique cars welcome. For info, 468-4116.

sun, aug 12

show: Trashion-Fashion Show, 4;30 - 6:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, $10 suggestion donation; under 10 free. For more info, visit http://www.lopezsolid-waste.org.

weds, aug 15

music: Elephant Revival, 7:30 p.m., Woodmen Hall. For more info, visit www.home-

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fri, aug 17

art: Original art, music and poetry, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Debut of Tamara Shane’s short illustrated stories projected on screen accompanied by her music and poetry and select songs from her CD “Traveler on the Road” and more. For more info, visit www.lopezcenter.org.

sat, aug 18

auction: Lopez Children’s Center Auction, 3-5 p.m., Woodmen Hall.

mon, sept 1

oPen house: Lopez Community Land Trust’s Open House, 1:30- 4 p.m., LCLT office on Tuatara Road, off Lopez Road, north of the Islanders Bank. Tour the four new houses being built utilizing state-of-the-art tech-nologies and green designs, including net-zero energy features, double wall framing, and exterior earthen plaster. Completed and well lived-in homes of Common Ground residents will also be open to showcase the project’s award winning features. Donations accepted.

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By Chom GreacenSpecial to the Islands’ Weekly

This article is the last of the three-part series on the planned exports of coal and tar sands oil exports through the waters surrounding our islands.

The proposed plans to ship 48 million tons of coal and 160 million barrels of tar sands oil each year using our waterways is clearly a concern to many of us living here in the beau-tiful San Juans. But how do we make our concerns heard? This article hopes to help answer this question.

First, let’s start with some facts.

We, the residents in San Juan County, have no direct say in the decisions by the Canadian authorities to per-mit the planned pipeline and Vancouver port expansions to vastly increase the flow volume of tar sands oil from Alberta into oil tankers.

Though dredging of waterways to accommodate larger tankers and potential spills in the Salish Sea may affect the orca population, marine and shoreline ecol-ogy as well as our tourism-based economy, the tar sands oil exports remain strictly Canadian business as long as tankers don’t cross the maritime national boundaries.

We do have a stand-ing on the issues of coal exports, however. The plan to build one of the largest coal export facilities on the continent at Cherry Point, Bellingham, is under review right now. One of the main purposes of environmental review process is citizen involvement.

For the Gateway Pacific

Terminal project at Cherry Point to go through, the proj-ect developers, SSA Marine, must obtain various permits and approvals from various agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Whatcom County Council, and Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The Army Corps of Engineers has determined that the GPT project has significant impacts and will require an Environmental Impact Statement. It will conduct the scoping pro-cess and complete the EIS, likely in collaboration with Whatcom County and the Washington Department of Ecology.

The scoping process is an important one for us, concerned residents.This is where our inputs are sought and the scope of impacts established for the EIS. SSA Marine will of course argue for as nar-row a scope possible, lim-iting to mostly immediate impacts of expanding the existing terminal. Residents of Whatcom County, areas around other proposed ter-minals and along the railway routes have organized and voiced their concerns, most-ly about land and shoreline impacts. It will be up to us to make sure our concerns

about impacts of shipping through our waters are also included because no one else will.

The timing for the scop-ing process has yet to be determined but will likely start very soon in the fall and last 90 to 120 days. It is time to get organized and

ready.Friends of the

San Juans has been working with other groups in both the U.S. and Canada to build a coalition to focus on shipping

issues, called the Safe Shipping Alliance of the Salish Sea. A few months ago, Orcas launched the No COALition and been

active in getting Orcas residents informed. In solidarity with Orcas, sev-eral of us Lopezians have star ted the Lopez No COALition (www.lopezno-coalition.org). Waldron is also thinking along a simi-lar line and hopefully other islands will follow suit.

Having a name is a good start, but real action and mobilization need to follow. This is where you come in. All are invited to start con-versations, join, help shape and organize meetings and activities on Lopez. As we gear up for the scoping pro-cess, here are some of the upcoming events:

August 28 at the library: Film “A Dirty Business, Clean Coal & the Battle for our Energy Future,” fol-lowed by a discussion led by Lopezian San Olson.

September 9 at the Lopez Center, Friends of the San Juans is bringing leading scientists/experts to Lopez to share information about impacts of coal/tar sands oil shipping through our waters.

September 23 at the Lopez Center: Film “A Sea Change, Imagine a World Without Fish,” followed by a discussion led by Russel Barsh.

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Elephant Revival comes to Woodmen Hall, August 15, 7:30 p.m. for their sixth performance on the island.

Tickets at the door are $15 for adults, ages 12 to 16 are $8 and kids 12 and under are free.

Elephant Revival, self-described as a neo-acoustic transcendental folk quintet from Nederland Colo., play

a vast repertoire of original material. In one show, the quintet can be seen delv-ing into original folk pieces mixed with traditional style ballads, Scottish/Celtic fiddle tunes, psychedelic country, indie rock, power-ful reggae grooves, 40s/50s jazz standards and an occa-sional hip-hop beat amongst other styles.

“They are also wonder-ful conscious human beings that care deeply about our planet,” Sue DuMond, pre-senter of the Home on the Grange shows. “That joy and hope and love of life comes out through the deep and soothing songwriting of

all five members. They also can get you up to dance!”

The five musicians in Elephant Revival are Sage Cook (banjo, guitar, man-dolin, tenor banjo, bass and fiddle); Bridget Law (fiddle, octave fiddle); Bonnie Paine (washboard, djembe, musi-cal saw, stompbox); Daniel Rodriguez (guitar, banjo, bass); and Dango Rose (double-bass, mandolin, banjo).

All share vocals and write songs. Paine delivers addi-tional beats via footstomps on plywood, her stockinged feet doing near jigs as her hands, encased in antique leather gloves, rub silver nickel against corrugated metal.

“I attribute their immense popularity to the fact that ‘folk based music’ is uni-versal. Elephant Revival has a unique sound that has multi-generational appeal,” said DuMond. “Their particular blend of ‘transcendental folk’ is timeless ... and harkens back to that harmonious feel good music of the 60’s like CSNY with dashes of Celtic like the Incredible Stringband, Pentangle, etc. That coupled with the current neo- folk revival of bands like the Avett Brothers, Mumford and Sons, Iron and Wine, Bon Iver etc.... bridges gaps and unites us.”

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The annual Library Fair is August 11, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Village Green and the Friends of Orcas Island Library’s Book Sale will be open from 10 a.m.– 3 p.m.

Sandra Wilson, Orcas Island Library board member, describes the fair as kids running on the green grass, people enjoying delicious treats and vendors chatting with visitors. For info, http://www.orcaslibrary.org/friends.html.

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A memorial service for Virginia Ross Moore will be held at the Lopez Center Church on August 11 at 1 p.m.

Virginia was born in San Jose, Calif., on March 3, 1918 to Charles Edward Ross and Ruth Mary Dickson and was loving-ly raised amidst a large extended family. After an adventurous youth, which included auditioning as a dancer for a Busby Berkeley film, she met and married Homer Henry Moore in 1940. They settled in the San Diego suburbs and raised their three children; Michael, Kathleen (Roy Whalin) and Patricia (Alan DiBona). Virginia was involved in many community activi-ties over the years includ-ing the Cub Scouts, Blue

Birds and PTA. She was a founding member of the El Cajon chapter of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, an organization of which she was immensely proud and with which she remained involved until her death last September at age 93.

After retirement Homer and Virginia relocated to the Seattle area where Homer passed away in 1997. Virginia then moved to The Fountains at Pacific Regent in Bellevue where she spent many happy years as a member of that close-knit retirement community. In 2008 she joined her family on Lopez Island. Virginia passed away surrounded by her loving family on September 15, 2011.

Virginia is survived by her three children; her grand-

children Patrick Moore, Dawn Howard (Thom), Maureen Luna-Long (Adam Sandman), David Whalin (Annie), Ren and Kai Di Bona; and great grandchil-dren Garrett Whalin, Chloe Howard, and Aidan and Tara Sandman-Long.

Please join all who loved her as we celebrate her life on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the Lopez Island Center Church.

The Lopez Children Center is having a new improved auction on Saturday, Aug. 18 at Woodmen Hall. It was formerly known as the Apron auction and now it is called Experience Life.

“We thought many of us have too much stuff in our lives so we are focusing on life experiences with donations from our gener-ous neighbors on Lopez,” say organizers. “We have many talented people who live on Lopez and give to nonprofits to help them survive. We will have a fun fundraiser for our community to support the Lopez Children’s Center.”

All islanders are invited to attend and there is no admission fee. There will be a variety of different items such as fine art and crafts as well as new learning experi-ences – cooking class, steelhead fishing trip, Mariners tickets, Sounder tickets, golf lessons, cheese making class, art class, overnight stay in a nice hotel, create your own earrings, sailboat cruise and food. There will also be savory and sweet appe-tizers available. Come find out what new experiences might be calling you to bid or purchase at the auction to support Lopez Children’s Center.

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For potter and founding member Jeffrey Hanks, joining the cooperative helped him view himself more seriously as an artist. One of his early gallery notes suggests working there wasn’t all serious, though: “I played music

with a Friday afternoon mainland tourist guy.”

By the time the coop-erative approached its 10th year, several of the original members had moved on, and enthusiasm (and sales) waned. There were murmur-ings of closing the doors. Part of the co-op’s key to success is its good fortune to pull in the right people at the right time. Gerry Gildea, a building contractor who

also turns wood into bowls and spinning tops, sharp-ened his fellow artists’ skills at analyzing expenses and revenues.

Other newcomers such as potter Lydia Lukahnovich, painter and printmaker Sheila Simpson-Creps, stu-dio jeweler Tina Finneran, and botanical artist Linda Ann Vorobik developed a schedule of monthly art openings, a website, an

annual silent auction, and a student art show and schol-arship fund.

“We do get too focused sometimes on the busi-ness aspect,” says Maxine Bronstein, board chair and fiber artist. “We have to make money to pay the bills, but any small busi-ness in a community like this is also a community service.”

Even as she scrutiniz-

es the monthly financial reports, Bronstein acknowl-edges other returns on the cooperative’s efforts.

“There are so many cus-tomers who say it makes them feel good to come in and to see how people’s art is developing,” she said.

Step inside the gallery today and you’ll see work in a variety of media by the 22 members: paintings, original prints, hand-forged steel, glass, wood, fiber, paper, photography, jew-elry, and clay. Seventy-two strips of paper dangle from a beam like a paper wind chime, each with the name of a current or past coop-

erative member; a four-foot long chart lists more detail about their years of partici-pation. Many will join in a group show Aug. 11- Sept. 7 (visit chimeragallery.com for details).

Former members have shown work in the gallery throughout the anniversary year, including Maresten who brought in new paint-ings this spring.

“I totally appreciate the life of Chimera,” she says. “Its history is a part of the rich fabric of our commu-nity.”

– Writer and bookbinder Iris Graville joined Chimera Gallery in 2000.

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CREATIVE ARTISTThe North Kitsap Herald, a weekly community newspaper located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Poulsbo, WA, has an immediate opening for a full-time Creative Artist. Duties include perform- ing ad and spec design, designing promotional materials, providing excellent customer service to the sales staff and clients. Requires excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast paced deadline- oriented environment. Experience in Adobe Creative Suite 2: InDe- sign, Photoshop, Illustra- tor and Acrobat is also required. Newspaper or other media experience is preferred. Must be able to work indepen- dently as well as part of a team. Requires flexibility. We offer a great work environment, health benefits, 401k, paid holidays, vacation and sick time. EOE. Please e-mail your resume, cover letter, and a few samples of your work to:

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2 BARRELL CHAIRS; Pair of black vinyl swivel barrell chairs. Like new condition! $30 each or $50 pair. Olga 360-376- 2826.

2 LG GLASS FLOATS in nets. $75 each. Olga 360-376-2826.

Heavy Equipment

‘86 DUMP TRUCK; Ford F-800: Price Reduced from $9,000 down to $7,000 or best offer! Must sell A.S.A.P! Newly Rebuilt 429 Truck Motor & clutch, 10 speed. In- cludes 16,000 lbs Eager Beaver, triple axel trailer. Call today 360-731- 7402 360-277-4613. Bel- fair, Kitsap.

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Musical Instruments

VINTAGE STORY and Clark walnut spinnet piano with unique, matching seat and heel mat. Al- ways kept tuned but due to be tuned again. In very good condition. $400. Call: 360-376- 3128 Orcas Island

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Cats

BENGAL KITTENS, Gorgeously Rosetted! Consider a bit of the “Wild” for your home. Like adventure? This may be the pet for you! www.seattlebengals.com then click on “Kittens” to see what’s available with pricing starting at $900. Championship Breeder, TICA Outstanding Cat- tery, TIBCS Breeder of Distinction. Shots, Health Guarantee. Tere- sa, 206-422-4370.

Dogs

AKC Red Doberman Puppies. Born 6/15, service quality, parents on site, tails and claws. Ex- cellent family and guard dogs. 6 weeks old on 7/27/12. Starting at $700. Call today to re- serve your pup. 253- 359-3802

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GREAT DANE

AKC GREAT DANE Puppies. Now offering Full-Euro’s, Half-Euro’s & Standard Great Danes. Males & females. Every color but Fawns, $500 & up. Health guarantee. Li- censed since 2002. Dreyersdanes is Oregon state’s largest breeder of Great Danes. Also; selling Standard Poodles. www.dreyersdanes.comCall 503-556-4190.

MINI DACHSHUNDS, 3 Females, 1 Male. 9 weeks old. Parents on site. Mom Cream long- hair, dad Red smooth. In Freeland on Whidbey Is- land. First shots and wormed. $350 each. 360-632-4515

ONLY 1 LEFT! Born 06- 10-12; 3/4 Great Pyre- nees, 1/4 English Mastiff Female! Ideal as pet and guard dog. Large, intelli- gent protectors of you, your family and live- stock. Last years puppies have already saved children! Great health and strength. Shots and wormed. $700. Oak Har- bor, Whidbey Island. 2 5 3 - 3 4 7 - 1 8 3 5 . [email protected]

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HYDROHOIST BOAT LIFT. Will lift up to 9000 lb boat out of water in minutes. Always have a clean bottom. Can at- tach to side of float. Re- cently reconditioned and painted. $5000. 360- 317-4281OUTBOARD MOTOR, 4 stroke, 6 HP Nissan with short shaft and tiller handle. Operater manual, external tank and trans- porter dolly included. Never used. Surgery prevented further use. $1,200. 360-376-3128 Orcas Island

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1978 25’ BAYLINER SARATOGA Boat with trailer. Perfect first boat! Runs well & good cond! Chevy V8 motor, fresh water cooled. Full cabin! Full canvas, marine ra- dio & depth finder. New interior & marine toilet. $2,500 obo. Langley, Whidbey Island. Call 425-754-3794.

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20’ BAYLINER TROPHY 1994. Includes 1994 Es- cort Trailer, Mariner 150 HP motor & 9.9 HP Mari- ner motor. Sleeps 3- 4 in cabin with center table. Stored since 2005. In- cludes depth finder, lad- der, table & porta potty. Good condition! $9,500 or consider best offer. Coupeville, Whidbey Is- land. Call 360-678-3945. [email protected]

26’ CALKINS Bartender boat, 1976. Complete re- fit in 1997. Yanmar 4LH- DTE diesel with trolling gear. 115 hours. Com- plete electronics. In- cludes trailer. $12,000 or offer. 360-378-3074 Fri- day Harbor.

GREAT INTER-ISLAND Boat. 27’ Monk designed hull. Perkins 4-107 diesel, Foruno radar, GPS, VHF, sounder, charger, stereo, Red Dot heater. Forward cabin with bunk, sink and head. Spotlight, chart table and 2 bunks in main cabin. Maxwell windlass 10.5 x 8’ open cockpit with stainless steel bows and covers. 360-317-4281

MarineSail

1976 33’ RANGER; ONE owner boat & always well maintained! New; 25 HP Universal Diesel, 22 gallon fuel tank, 2 batteries, prop, electric marine toilet, Dodger, interior cushions, sailing electronics. Standing rig- ging & life lines replaced 2007. Refrigeration, Dickinson fireplace, pro- pane cook stove/ oven. Last haul out October 2011. She’s ready for summer cruising! $28,500. San Juan Is- land. Call 360-378-5111.

1981 24.5’ TANZER. Shoal keel, main, jib, spinner. Includes 8 HP, 4 cycle Honda outboard. PFD’s, extra fuel tank. New seat covers, two burner alcohol stove, sink, ice box & drop down table. Forward “V” berth, Porta-potty. In- flatable raft. Very stable boat under sail! Easy to handle! $3,800. Oak Harbor. John 360-240- 8332. Or email today;[email protected]

AutomobilesDodge

LOADED 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T. Barely driven; 17,700 miles. Perfect Black exterior with Dark Gray interior. Dealer maintained. CARFAX available. AC, CD, MP3, Nav System, Bluetooth. 5.7L Hemi V8. Only asking $27,800 ($1,500 below KBB). Ready to SELL TODAY. Call Greg: 843- 412-7349. South Whid- bey.

AutomobilesHyundai

2008 HYUNDAI Accent GS Hatchback. Light blue, 33,500 + miles, 5 speed manual, 28 MPG. Good condition! $7,250. Orcas Island. 360-376- 1465.

AutomobilesJeep

1996 CHEVY Marquet 120,000 miles. Very comfortable ride, like sit- ting on your couch! Great around town car, 20 MPG. Power windows & locks. Good condition! $2,995 obo. Oak Harbor, Whidbey. Call Debbie 360-969-0248.

AutomobilesMercedes-Benz

1984 MERCEDES 280SL European model driven off assembly line by original owner! Beau- tiful car! Gorgeous blue paint! Smooth gently cared for grey leather interior. 110,000 miles with new tires! Well maintained; cared for by professionals! Both tops, order/ purchase records & repair manuals included. Asking just $13,500. Sweet deal! Call Peter (360)222-3556. Clinton, Whidbey Island [email protected]

AutomobilesToyota

2010 TOYOTA Corolla LE. Gorgeous metallic mint green with pristine grey int. Only 35,000 miles. Second owner. 80,000 mile extended warranty! All power, 4 door, automatic, CD player & traction control. Excellent inside/ out! Dealership maint. Records provided. Ask- ing only $12,750. Oak Harbor. Call Carter 360- 679-0497.


Miscellaneous Autos

2000 INTERNATIONAL4700 TRUCK

with tuck away lift gate. Engine -- Diesel - T 444E -- 195 HP. 5 speed manual transmission. Box -- 24’L x 102’H x 96’W. Roll-up door. Mile- age 195,600. Well Main- tained. $14,000.

Call Karen,(425)355-0717 Ext.1560

Located in Everett.

Pickup TrucksFord

2000 FORD F-250 extended cab with short bed. 93,500 miles, V-10 6.8L, AT, 4WD Lariat. Many options. Remote start, alarm system, air conditioning, power windows, power door locks, power/leather seats, cruise control, power steering, sliding rear window, rear air bag, tow package, sprayed bed liner. New price; $8,950. (206)567-4222 Vashon

5th Wheels

34’ MONTANA RL, 2011. King bed, second air, washer, dryer, auto sattelite, generator and fireplace. Will consider partial trade for newer Class A diesel pusher. $61,900. Pictures upon request. (360)378-4670 Friday Harbor

Motorcycles

2006 HARLEY Low Rid- er. Fuel Injection Twin Cam 88, 6 speed, 35.7k miles, well maintained. Very low seat height for short or tall riders. Har- ley’s special “Profile” chrome laced wheels. Kuryakyn “Switch Blade” folding-heel-support forward control foot rests, and Kuryakyn Panacea LED taillight. $9,650 obo. diversifiedinte- [email protected] or 253-473-5326 South Ta- coma.

Motorhomes

29’ FOURWINDS Class C Motorhome, 1995. Ap- prox. 54,000 miles. On Ford Chassis. Sleeps 5-6 comfortably. Full kitchen with microwave. Bath with shower. Air conditioned. Located In Oak Harbor. $8,500. Call “Spud” at 360-840-8950 with questions or to view. Or call Jim at 360- 941-3645.

Tents & Travel Trailers

2002 26’ PROWLER Travel Trailer. Seldom used! Ready to roll! Per- fect for your summer trip. Sleeps 6; queen bed and couch into double bed. AC, awning, stereo & new batteries. Excellent condition! Stored inside. Includes silverware & dishes. Ful- ly self contained. Only $8,450. Call Jack 360- 579-1507. Clinton, Whid- bey Island.


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community?

The story behind the musicBy Lorna ReeseSpecial to the Islands’ Sounder

When classical and jazz pianist and composer Michael Golden, shown right, starts tickling the ivories on the Steinway piano at Lopez Center on Saturday, Aug. 11, it will be because of the efforts of numerous people working behind the scenes for months.

The concert itself will be an eclectic evening of piano music, including original works, jazz standards, clas-sical, popular, folk tunes and improvisation.

Director of the cre-ative arts program at Soka University of America in California, Golden has been a regular visitor to Lopez Island since marrying into the Waller family over 20 years ago and “looks for-ward to sharing an evening of music at Lopez Center.”

So why is Golden coming to Lopez Center? Because last fall Julie Van Camp asked Phyllis Nansen to help orga-nize a classical piano con-cert, according to Nansen.

“She said people had been asking why Lopez Center had not offered one for a while,” Nansen says.

Long story short: A few months later, the Steinway Piano Steering Committee – Van Camp, Nansen and Richard and Meg Singer – had a vision and a plan. They would present three concerts featuring the Henderson Memorial Piano (willed to Lopez Center when Lucille

Henderson died) and call it the Steinway Piano Series. Each of them brought their individual expertise and con-tacts to the endeavor.

Recognizing the impor-tance of making classical music affordable for every-one, the committee wanted to offer the concerts “by donation only,” so sponsors were needed to defray costs. And, says Nansen, “the com-munity responded with its usual generosity, making the first concert – Mark Salman in May – a huge success with the Lopez Center filled to capacity.”

Why would islanders con-tribute financially to a series of piano concerts?

“So anyone and everyone can afford to hear the fine musicians who want to play the exquisite instruments LCCA has been asked to steward,” say sponsors Jan and Bob Sundquist, “and so some of our local young people can have a rich expe-rience as performers before enthusiastic fans of keyboard performance art.”

“Because we strongly

support the Center,” adds John and Carol Whetten. “We think it’s a key reason why Lopez is such a great place to live, and we’ve been interested and somewhat involved with the Steinway piano since it was entrusted to the Center and our com-munity.”

“Because it’s important for Lopez Center to present a wide variety of events,” adds Nansen. ”Classical concerts are expensive to produce and we want to make them affordable for everyone. Lopezians are generous and support programs that are important to them.”

The Sundquists, Whettens and Nansens are just some of the numerous Lopezians who have contributed to the piano series. There are at least 20 more.

But there’s one more thing: The Steinway is a big part of this story. In 2007, Lucile Henderson, one of the found-ers of Camp Nor’Wester, gifted her personal Steinway grand piano, built in 1911, to the Lopez Community in her will. At Lopez Center, islanders and visiting art-ists alike have access to this fine instrument as well as to the Center’s other first-rate piano, a Chickering donated by the Rabel family. Caring for these pianos requires a maintenance fund, and Golden is offering his con-cert as a fundraiser.

Another interesting con-nection with the Henderson Memorial Piano is through

Stephen Brady, the Steinway expert who rebuilt and maintains the piano. Brady’s wife, Judith Cohen, a Seattle-based international concert pianist and recording artist, gave the gala dedication con-cert as a donation to the fund in 2007. She also per-formed a duo-piano concert with her recording partner, using both pianos at Lopez Center’s 10th anniversary celebration.

Golden’s upcoming con-cert, billed as a “tossed sum-mer salad,” is the second in the series. In September, Jovino Santos Neto, three-time Grammy nominee and a top Brazilian jazz musician, returns to Lopez. Neto donat-ed a concert to the piano fund when LCCA rebuilt the Steinway and will do so again. Again, the concert will by donation only.

“Creating Lopez Center required remarkable vision, perseverance and energy by my father-in-law, Lynn Waller, and many other Lopezians,” says Golden, “and maintaining it calls for continuing effort. I wanted to make a musical offering to concretely express my grati-tude and appreciation to the Lopez community and all the wonderful times I’ve enjoyed there over 20 years.”

And that’s why Michael Golden is coming to Lopez.

For an appointment call Lopez IslandMedical Clinic 468-2245

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Islands' Weekly, August 07, 2012