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Glowing EndorsementDr. Mae Lary and Dr. Kelly Evans

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All Women, All Mountain...6

Six Months of Fabulous Color...12

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Dear Residents,As we slip into the summer months, Hamsters’ focus definitely turns to the

outdoors. And why not? It’s beautiful here. I really don’t want to be anywhere

but here during the summer.

To celebrate the great outdoors, why not try some kind of new outdoor activity?

Women may want to check out the Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition’s Joyriders

Club, free, all-women’s mountain biking club for every level. Read more about it

on page 6.

Summertime tradition, the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema, is back this year, start-

ing on June 25. What a great way to enjoy our spectacular summer evenings with

the family. Get the schedule on page 8.

Too hot to cook? Salt, Pepper & Oil is a new business that does all the prep for

meals, so all you need to do is the final cooking . Sounds to me like a sure bet to

keep summer meals quick and easy. Read more about owner Oleg Vetkov in this

story from out content partner Bellingham Explorer on page 29.

If you are hanging out at the pool or the lake this summer, be sure to bring

Southside Living along with you for a fun summer read!

Until next month,

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Serving the neighborhoods of Chuckanut Drive, Edgemoor, Fairhaven and South Hill

Inside | June 2016

Glowing Endorsement: Families Choose Southside for Homes, Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

All Women, All Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema Offers Great Movies, Entertainment in 2016 Summer Line-Up . . . . . .8

Exhibition Colorfast: Splashes Color Across the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building . . . . .9

Capturing Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Six Months of Fabulous Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Lean on Your Trusty Tripod for Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Our Greatest Skill; Our Biggest Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Whatcom County Businesses Lead the Way in Sustainability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Three Entrepreneurs Join Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Market Listing Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

It Is Always The Simple That Produces The Marvelous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

The Reason You’re Not Happy with Your Body May Be In Your Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Bot Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

What’s cooking at Salt, Pepper & Oil?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Inspiring Partnership Fosters Peace & Understanding for All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

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Frameworks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Radley Muller Photography . . . . . . 5

Son-Rise Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

North Cascades Health & Rehab . . 7

Vibrant USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Mindset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Windermere Real Estate (Beasley) 8

Internal Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Village Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

WECU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Bellingham Smiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Glow Mediclinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Cedar Male Medical . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Terra Firma Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Barron Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Advanced Medical Massage. . . . . 16

Birch Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Favinger Plumbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The Glass Guru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

A+ Window Washing. . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Remax, Josh Feyen . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Fairhaven Bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chuckanut Bay Gallery . . . . . . . . . 19

Bellingham Tennis Club. . . . . . . . . 19

Waddell & Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Pak Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turner Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Indigo Enterprises NW Inc . . . . . . 21

Haven Design Workshop LLC. . . . 22

Windermere Real Estate . . . . . . . . 23

Bellingham Pet Supply . . . . . . . . . 24

City Dogs Grooming . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Northwest Writing Arts . . . . . . . . . 25

Rock Solid Martial Arts . . . . . . . . . 25

Elder Law Offices of Barry Meyers . .25

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Northwest Sleep Solutions . . . . . . 26

Core Physio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Roger Jobs Volkswagen Inc . . . . . 27

Home Attendant Care. . . . . . . . . . 28

Country Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

A-1 Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Upfront Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Roger Jobs Volkswagen Inc . . . . . 29

The Chrysalis Inn & Spa. . . . . . . . . 30

Brookdale Senior Living Solutions . .30

My Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Moceri Construction . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Banner Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Digging clams at low tide in Mud Bay off Chuckanut Village, June 1951.

Photo by Jack Carver. Whatcom Museum #1995.1.6704

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By Hilary Parker

Southside Living readers may know Dr. Mae Lary and Dr. Kelley

Evans as the doctors of Glow Mediclinic, who recently opened

their practice in a tidy little bungalow across the street from the

Fairhaven Haggen. What readers may not know is that Glow is a

family business – Mae and Kelly are related by marriage.

Mae’s husband Ali, is Kelly’s husband Sean Bozorgzad’s uncle.

That would make their relationship on the family tree that of aunt

and niece, but in real terms the two women close friends, says Mae.

The families have been close for 20 years, says Kelly, following

each other’s move from the West Coast to southern Illinois before

finding their way to Bellingham.

Mae and her husband moved to Seattle from Tampa for Mae

to pursue a fellowship in bone marrow transplants as part of her

continuing education in oncology. It was then the couple fell in love

with Northwest, especially Bellingham. Their long-term goal was to

move back, although it took almost twice as long as they’d hoped.

Now that they’re here, they couldn’t be happier.

“This is just a jewel of a city,” Mae says.

Kelly and Sean, too, wanted to eventually move back to the

West Coast to be closer to family in Vancouver, and when Kelly’s

mother’s health began to decline, they decided Bellingham made

good sense. The small-town feel beat out a move back to the busy

city of Vancouver as the place they wanted to raise their children.

Kelly ended up moving to Bellingham first, setting up their home

and getting the children settled into school. Sean followed after a

few months, then Mae and Ali followed about a year later.

Kelly, Sean and Mae are all physicians. Kelly practices family

medicine at PeaceHealth; Sean is director of the Emergency Depart-

ment at PeaceHealth’s United General in Sedro-Woolley; and Mae,

who practiced oncology for more than 20 years, now has her own

private practice in internal medicine.

For Kelly and Mae, deciding to go into business together was a

natural outgrowth of both their family ties and

their desire to find a more “lighthearted” way

to practice medicine after their initial intense

practices.

Mae considers her work at the mediclinic an

avocation, and likens it to someone who takes

up painting later in life. There’s an art to facial

rejuvenation, too, and Mae says she enjoys

perfecting the craft.

For their clients at Glow, they bring their

medical expertise into the mediclinic practice

for what Kelly calls a “relaxed but professional”

atmosphere.

For those not familiar with the idea of a medi-

clinic, Glow offers minimally invasive treat-

ments such as Botox and other injectable fillers,

laser facial rejuvenation and laser hair removal.

Both Mae and Kelly say they love the ability

to give clients an added boost of confidence by helping them look

their best before a job interview, a wedding or just because.

Outside of their practice, both Kelly and Mae lead rich lives as

spouses and parents – to their children and their fur children.

Kelly and Sean have three children, a daughter, age 17, and twins

– one boy and one girl – age 15. Their four-legged family members

include Bichon-Poodle mix Ginger and their newest addition,

Golden Lab pup Jax.

Mae and Ali, have two children ages 22 and 19. Both are in col-

lege, but still love to come home to visit, including catching up with

Kelly and Sean’s family.

“Our kids are like close cousins – almost brothers and sisters

together,” Kelly says.

And Mae jokes that their kids were like the characters on the

kid’s cartoon “Rugrats” – right down to the bossy older sister and a

set of twins.

The other member of Mae and Ali’s family not to be forgotten is

Optimus, the Great Dane. Optimus is well known around Boule-

vard Park and Taylor Dock, where he and Mae often walk.

Living in the Park Place condominiums right above the park,

Mae says it’s like have the whole park as their front yard.

One thing Mae loves about their Park Place home is its proxim-

ity to both her internal medicine practice on Cornwall Avenue and

Glow in Fairhaven. With the onset of warmer weather this spring,

she bought a Vespa to commute between home and her offices, and

she is thoroughly enjoying her new ride.

Kelly and Sean ended up settling Fieldston Road in Edgemoor,

and they, too, love where they’ve landed. After some major remod-

eling to their 1960s home, they have their ideal abode.

“We’ve been really happy where we ended up,” Kelly says. “We

have great neighbors.”

With their homes and their business on the Southside, all the

pieces have fallen into place for Mae and Kelly. And Glow is fast

becoming a second home to the women.

As Mae puts it, “I don’t feel like I’m coming to work when I

come here.” SL

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Dr. Mae Lary, left, with Optimus, and Dr. Kelly Evans, right, with Jax.

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By Yvonne Worden

More men are mountain bikers in the

United States than women, but this

gender imbalance is becoming a thing of

the past in Whatcom County. The Whatcom

Mountain Bike Coalition’s Joyriders club is

a free, all-women’s mountain biking club

for people who want to try out the sport,

improve their skills and just have fun.

The club caters to beginner, intermediate

and expert riders. Led by IMBA ICP-

certified guides, rides are offered twice

a month on Thursdays at 6pm through

September. In typical Bellingham fashion,

meetings wrap-up at local breweries for

post-ride libations.

Mountain biking, in its cross-country,

enduro, downhill and freeriding forms,

has been growing in popularity since the

1980s. Mountain bikers number about 40

million in the United States. While men

and women both participate in mountain

bike competitions and have Olympic

teams, women often have a hard time

breaking into the sport.

“I think the major barrier for women is

being scared of two things, getting hurt

and not feeling adequate, and neither of

those things will happen with us,” said

Tanya Storm, co-founder of the WMBC

Joyriders.

A total of 80 riders from Seattle, Olym-

pia, North Bend and Bellingham attended

the Joyriders launch in April 2016. The

turnout was much higher than expected.

“There’s no doubt we are filling a need

in Bellingham,” Storm said.

The WMBC Joyriders club was created

by two busy Bellingham moms who love

to mountain bike. Co-founders Tanya

Storm and Zoae Spackman have been rid-

ing together in Whatcom County for about

six years. They have casually guided rides

with women over the past four years, but

didn’t become an official club until joining

forces with the Whatcom Mountain Bike

Coalition.

Both Storm and Spackman were intro-

duced to mountain biking by their boy-

friends (who later became their husbands).

But they say that riding with a partner isn’t

the best way to learn. Also, good riders

don’t necessarily make the best teachers.

Storm is from North Carolina. After

learning some mountain biking basics

from her boyfriend, she joined a women’s

mountain biking group there called the

“Dirt Divas,” which, she said, was an

inspiration for the Joyriders club.

“It was really important in my develop-

ment as a rider,” Storm said.

Storm and Spackman said men and

women typically approach mountain bik-

ing differently from each other, which is

why having a women’s mountain biking

club is helpful for new riders.

“[Women] are very detailed – we take

a more measured, intelligent approach to

doing dangerous things,” Storm said.

Rides are no drop, meaning no one is

left behind. Each group has a guide in the

front and in the back so everyone can stick

together. “I love the slow people because

they give me reasons to hide in the back,”

Storm said, laughing.

On rides, each section of the trail is

workshopped. Whether it’s riding over a

log ramp or landing a jump, each rider has

the chance to try it. Groups will repeat fea-

tures when people want to master them.

Watching other riders execute features

successfully is part of the learning process.

But no one is forced to try a feature if they

don’t want to.

“Plenty of people we’ve helped and who

have started out with us are much better

than us today,” Storm said. “It’s a great

compliment.”

Spackman and Storm say that guiding

mountain biking rides is most rewarding

when they see women master their skills

and just have a really good day on the

mountain.

“It’s just pure, unbridled joy and em-

powerment,” Storm said.

To learn more about the WMBC Joyrid-

ers club and their upcoming rides, visit

wmbcmtb.org/joyriders or follow them on

Facebook and Instagram. SL

Yvonne Worden is the social media and

digital marketing assistant at Bellingham

Whatcom County Tourism. Check out

Bellingham.org for more fun things to do

in Bellingham.

RECREATION

All Women, All Mountain Whatcom Mountain Biking Coalition’s Joyriders club is a hub

for women who love riding on the mountain.

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By Christina Claassen

This summer, the Whatcom Museum’s

Lightcatcher building will feature an

exhibition bringing bright colors, texture

and three-dimensional site-specific artwork

to the space.

In the exhibition Colorfast: Vivid Instal-

lations Make Their Mark, guest-curated by

Amy Chaloupka, artists Ashley V. Blalock

(Calif.), Elizabeth Gahan (Wash.), Damien

Gilley (Ore.) and Katy Stone (Wash.),

respond to the unique configuration of the

museum with dazzling patterns of color.

The exhibition will be showing June 5

through Sept. 18.

Using a wide range of media and pro-

cesses, the four artists in this exhibition fuse

color with a comingling of movement, light,

shadow, and striking hue. Viewers will be

able to walk through, around, over and

under active fields of color.

During the past year, the artists visited

the Lightcatcher building to develop their

design concepts in relationship to the

architectural spaces. Each artist has selected

an area in which to work, including the first

floor Markiewicz Gallery, the end of the

Lightcatcher passageway, and the exterior

entrance to the building.

Colorfast marks the first time site-specific

installations fill the Lightcatcher’s entire

gallery space and spill out into prominent

non-gallery areas. Visitors will be able to

experience the artists’ varied processes of

creating their work during open hours prior to June 5 from the

second floor gallery, passageway and entrance.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, and having curated

exhibitions for nearly a decade with the Kohler Arts Center in

Sheboygan, Wisc., Chaloupka relishes the opportunity to work

closely with artists from this region for Colorfast.

“One of the most exciting aspects of curation for me is work-

ing directly with artists as they envision new artworks,” she says.

“With site-specific installation this often leads artists to take risks

with their work and seek out new pathways and concepts as they

problem solve in response to the space.”

The contemporary artists gathered here continue in the vein

of color field painters of the 1940s through 1960s, such as Mark

Rothko and Barnett Newman.

Chaloupka will lead an exhibition tour on Sunday, June 5,

12:30pm in the Lightcatcher building. The tour is a $3 suggested

donation; museum members free. Chaloupka will also present

slides and discuss the exhibition concepts at the Museum’s brown

bag program on Thursday, July 21, 12:30pm in Old City Hall. SL

By Doug Borneman

Comedy, adventure and animated hits are all included in the

2016 Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema schedule presented by Ben

Kinney & Keller Williams Realty.

Now in its 17th season of Saturday night movies, the series kicks

off on June 25 with locally filmed rom-com favorite “10 Things

I Hate About You,” followed by the 2015 blockbuster “Jurassic

World” on July 2.

The series continues with the classic comedy “Ferris Bueller’s

Day Off” on July 9, “Aladdin” on July 16, “Star Wars: The Force

Awakens” on July 23 and a tribute to David Bowie in “Labyrinth”

on July 30.

August showings include Golden Globe winner “The Martian”

on Aug. 6, animated sensation “Zootopia” on Aug. 13 and an all-

time classic “Casablanca” on Aug. 20. In true Fairhaven Outdoor

Cinema tradition, “The Princess Bride” will be featured at the series

finale on Aug. 27.

More than movies, the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema includes a se-

lection of live music, dance and circus style entertainment through-

out the series.

Movies are shown on the 30-foot screen at the Village Green in

the historic Fairhaven community of south Bellingham. Events

are rain or shine with ground seating available on grass and very

limited chair seating on the surrounding brick areas. Admission is

$5 per person and includes entry for live entertainment, giveaways

and all event festivities. Ages and under are free. SL

Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema OffersGreat Movies, Entertainment in 2016 Summer Line-Up

ENTERTAINMENT

2016 Fairhaven Outdoor CinemaJune 25: 10 Things I Hate About You, with music by Brian Ernst

July 2: Jurassic World, with music by Stay Tuned

July 9: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, with music by Amber Darland

July 16: Aladdin, with music by Kuungana

July 23: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with entertainment by Strangely

July 30: Labyrinth, with music by Aaron J. Shay

Aug. 6: The Martian, with entertainment by Azara Tribal Bel-lydance

Aug. 13: Zootopia, with entertainment by Aloha Hula NW

Aug. 20: Casablanca, with entertainment by Bellingham Dance Co.

Aug. 27: The Princess Bride with music by Tom Sandblom

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and caught the gentle morning light. The

same castle was far more dramatic with fog

rolling through its hollow shells, peaceful in

a sleepy meadow.

For serious photographers, I recommend

taking a tripod and capturing the same scene

in the evening. The magic begins when the

sun drops, bathing the earth in gold. The sky

following a storm is also quite dramatic as

rainbows push back the darkness.

Understandably, there are times when

you will be taking pictures during the

harsh light of day. In this case, use your

flash. This will fill out the shadows in the

faces of your families and friends, captur-

ing a far more flattering image.

Consider the composition of your

photograph. Don’t just stand there – move!

Try out different angles or put an object in

the foreground to show scale. Get off the

beaten path!

When going to Ireland, everyone wants

to visit the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle

and the Guinness Storehouse. The Ring of

Kerry is often so clogged with tour busses

you can hardly make your way through

Killarney during the daytime. And while

there is value in going to those places, ask

the locals for advice.

One of the best pieces of advice I got was

to visit the Beara Peninsula. It’s one of the

well-guarded secrets in southwest Ireland.

Between megalithic sites, sandy beaches

and passes, it’s heaven on earth for the bud-

ding travel photographer … and none of

the tourists seem to have discovered it yet!

Above all, don’t be afraid to put the cam-

era down and savor the moment. Talk to the

locals and listen to the lilt of an accent. Enjoy

the fragrance of a peat fire lacing the air with

its earthy sweetness. Feel the way your nose

tingles after a few sips of Guinness. There’s

so much that can’t be captured on camera.

Of all the lessons I learned in Ireland,

the most important was this: dare to dream

beyond the borders of your hometown.

Travel, if you can. Have adventures, big

and small. Fall in love with the world and

your one precious life. That’s the real ticket

we should all purchase. SL

Story & photos Jolene Hanson

If you were in a position to sell your home, car and other pos-

sessions to finance a dream, where would you go? Last year, I

quit my corporate job and booked a one-way ticket to Ireland. My

dream was to rent a cottage by the sea and explore the rugged Wild

Atlantic Way with my camera, building a portfolio that could one

day lead to freelance opportunities. Giving up a steady paycheck

to take pictures may seem foolish, but I contend that travel is an

investment in the soul, gold in your life’s vault of experience.

Seeing the world through a viewfinder also taught me valuable

lessons about travel photography. There is an art to it, and whether

you’re a seasoned photographer trying to catch the eye of a Na-

tional Geographic editor or a casual tourist with a selfie stick, there

are several ways to make your travel photos more memorable.

First of all, you are not at a disadvantage without an expensive

digital SLR and a bag full of lenses. A friend of mine used to say,

“The best camera is the one you have on you.”

I wouldn’t trade the quality and clarity of the photos produced on

my DSLR for landscapes, but I could go without the inconvenience

of lugging that beast through the streets of big cities. Not only did it

attract attention, it was heavy and I got tired of carrying it around.

A good point-and-shoot or cellphone camera would have been

a viable alternative, something I could have easily slipped in and

out of a purse to snap stealthy pictures of buskers and Dublin

street scenes.

Whatever your camera choice, I recommend taking a walk

through your destination before the first shutter actuation.

Explore, gather a sense of the local ethos. What emotion do you

want to evoke with a photograph?

I lived in Sneem last summer, a village in southwest Ireland

along the popular Ring of Kerry. Say it out loud: Sneem. It sounds

like a fictitious place, a hobbit stop on the way to Mordor.

Pastel buildings line what passes for a main street, the corner

store sells duck eggs that bulge out of repurposed cartons, and

tourists wander in and out of ice cream shops in a trance. A river

thunders down from Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, bisecting the village

with waters the color of a freshly poured Guinness. I could have

taken pictures of everything! But, I wanted to photograph the

right subjects at the right time.

This meant getting up early and staying up late. For example, a

castle I was particularly fond of filled with tourists during the day,

and the sun cast harsh shadows on it – elements unfavorable for a

good travel photograph. Instead, I woke up early before the tourists

PHOTOGRAPHY

Capturing Ireland

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age and perfumes the area with orange-blossom like blooms. Because

of this amazing fragrance, its common name is Mexican Orange. On

top of all that, it is evergreen and requires very little upkeep.

MAY

HYDRANGEAS – You will be hard pressed to find a more re-

warding shrub that requires so little care. The “mop head” variet-

ies can be tweaked with chemicals so that you get blooms that are

more bluish or more pinkish. A few of my favorite varieties are

Paniculata Pinky Winky with its red/pink/white conical blooms;

and Aspera with its fuzzy, deep green leaves and lace-cap blooms;

Lemon Daddy with dazzling golden foliage; and, finally, Lady in

Red with deep red stems and burgundy rose lace-cap blooms.

PEONIES – Keeping with my theme of low

maintenance and wonderful fragrance I am

a huge fan of peonies. Once again there are a

ba-zillion varieties and colors but one worth

mentioning is a fairly new cultivar called the

Itoh. The Itoh is a cross between the herba-

ceous peony and the tree peony. The result

looks very much like a tree peony but it will produce up to 50

blooms on a mature plant and it has a very vigorous growth habit.

This plant is a tad pricey, but it will be a treasure in your garden.

JUNE

SALVIA – This is a huge family of plants,

and I love almost all of them for their amaz-

ing scents and glorious flowers. A couple of

my absolute favorites that you will always

find at My Garden Nursery are Salvia elegans

Tangerine and Salvia Hot Lips. Tangerine is

an annual that grows incredibly quickly into

a 3-foot ball covered in vivid red tubular flowers that humming-

birds LOVE! The leaves smell like tangerines and can be used as

a garnish in your summer drinks. Hot Lips can be a perennial if

you give it good drainage and once again the hummingbirds will

flock to it.

NEPETA WALKERS LOW – A close rela-

tive of catnip, it’s very hardy and a wonder-

ful addition to the border of your flowerbed.

With grey-green foliage and lavender-blue

flowers, this award-winning perennial will be

a superstar for you. Cut it back by 25% after

the first bloom and you will have a perfectly

shaped plant that will flush out in blooms again. Nepeta will

never be bothered by bugs, rabbits or deer! SL

By Bill Raynolds

At My Garden Nursery in Bellingham, we have signs throughout

the store with bullet points indicating what is wonderful about

many of the plants. This helps customers quickly zero in on the key

attributes of the particular perennial, shrub or tree. In the article that

follows, I will be focusing of a couple plants for each month during

the first half of the year. These plants would require several pages of

bullet points to fairly describe just how fabulous they are, but here’s a

small sampling of why you need these in your garden.

JANUARY

SARCOCOCCA – This gem is evergreen and will create clouds

of jasmine-like fragrance in January-February from masses of

tiny white flowers. Sarcococca comes in two primary varieties:

Ruscifolia, which will grow to be a nice 3-foot shrub, or Hooke-

riana, which only grows to 12-24 inches and spreads slowly like

a groundcover. All sarcococcas do very well in the shade and are

fairly drought hardy once established.

HELLEBORES – What started out many years ago as the

“Christmas Rose” available in a few colors of downward facing

blooms, has exploded into myriad varieties. You can now buy

single or double type blooms with colors ranging from bright

white to yellows and purples to almost black. Many of the variet-

ies now have upward facing blooms so that you can more easily

appreciate their beauty. And did I mention that the deer and

bunny rabbits have no interest in munching hellebores?

FEBRUARY

HEUCHERA – Here is another family of

plants that has exploded to fit almost any

landscape situation. Quite honestly February

is not the heuchera’s best month but it is a

good time to explore My Garden Nursery’s

vast selection and pick the color you would

like to add to your garden or container. Many heucheras in shades

of chartreuse need to be primarily in shade, and at the other end

of the spectrum the dark-leaved heucheras show best in a sunny

location. By the way, hummingbirds love the flowers.

VIBURNUM DAWN – This is one of my favorite shrubs be-

cause it pops into bloom as early as December through February

with pink intoxicatingly fragrant blooms before the leaves make

an appearance. Selected as a Great Plant Pick.

MARCH

EPIMEDIUMS – No spring “best of” list would be complete with-

out the amazing epimedium. Tough enough to grow happily in dry

shady locations and yet sweet enough to produce clouds of orchid-like

blooms. This is one of the very few plants that you can plant under

that menacing cedar tree. Most epimediums have green foliage but the

rubrum has reddish markings that make it noteworthy all season long.

DAPHNES – Clusters of the most exquisitely delicious blooms

appear in February-March making this a must for most land-

scapes. Daphnes have a bit of a reputation for being picky but the

reality is that if you place them in a location with morning light

or dappled afternoon sun, they are very reliable and rewarding.

Several varieties including Marginata and Summer Ice have leaf

variegation that make them especially attractive year round.

APRIL

DECIDUOUS AZALEAS – Some garden-

ers avoid this gem because it loses its leaves in

the fall but I believe that this shrub more that

makes up for this shortcoming by producing

sweetly fragrant blooms and growing happily

in full sun. The brightly colored blooms of the

deciduous azaleas are one of the awesome

signs that spring has arrived.

CHOISYA – One of my absolute favorite shrubs because it bright-

ens up the landscape with its lush green or glowing chartreuse foli-

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four-section legs. The tradeoff is they don’t collapse as short and

may not fit your luggage when flying. They also both have flick-

lock leg clamps, with levers that open to adjust the legs and close

to lock them in place. The other system is twist locks. I think it’s a

matter of personal preference which to get.

When you’re shopping for a tripod, remember that the heavier

it is the more solid it will be. It will also be more work to cart

around. Carbon fiber legs are stiff, strong and lightweight, but

expensive. Aluminum legs are a lot cheaper and work just fine,

but weigh more. You need a bigger tripod for long lenses.

One trick to make your tripod heavier when in use is to hang

your camera bag (or another weight) from it. I keep a carabiner on

the haul loop of my camera pack so I can quickly clip it to a ring

on my tripod, instantly adding a lot of mass. I usually only hang

my pack when I’m using my 70-200mm or 300mm lenses because

I’ve found from experience that if I don’t, the movement of the

SLR’s mirror can shake the camera and cause blurring.

Since one of the reasons to use a tripod is to avoid camera

shake, you also want to use a cable or wireless remote release to

trip your shutter. You can also use your camera’s self timer, but

you can’t control the exact moment you release the shutter that

way. For many images that’s not a problem. I use the 2-second

timer on my G12 because I haven’t purchased the remote release

for it yet. I use a wired cable release most of the time with my

DSLRs, but also have a wireless remote.

If you’re not currently using a tripod, maybe this is the time to

invest in one and start using it. I think you’ll see a big improvement

in your photos. SL

Mark Turner is a Bellingham professional photographer who creates heir-

loom portraits of families, high school seniors and pets. He is the photogra-

pher and co-author of Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Trees & Shrubs

of the Pacific Northwest, Bellingham Impressions, and the smartphone app

Washington Wildflowers. His photography has been published in national

garden books and magazines for more than 20 years. He teaches iPhone

photography at Whatcom Community College and offers basic photo classes

in his studio. His website is turnerphotographics.com.

By Mark Turner

I love the freedom, flexibility and creativity

that comes from hand holding my camera,

especially my pocket camera. There’s some-

thing liberating about being able to point it

anywhere I choose and quickly change com-

positions, clicking off multiple variations in

a short time span. Yet most of my photogra-

phy is done with my camera firmly clamped

onto my trusty tripod. Why?

The first reason most people think about

using a tripod is to hold the camera steady

and avoid the blur that comes from trying

to hand hold at too slow a shutter speed.

That’s definitely a good reason to use a

tripod, but it’s not the only one.

A tripod forces me to slow down and

think critically about my composition.

With the camera mounted securely I can

carefully examine all four edges of the

frame. I don’t want any distracting ele-

ments that can take attention away from

my main subject. It’s hard to look for those

details when hand holding.

A tripod lets me focus critically on the

part of my composition that I want to

be tack sharp. The distance between my

camera and subject doesn’t change when

the camera is on a tripod (unless the wind

is blowing and I’m photographing plants).

I can choose my focus point and check

depth of field. With my Canon 5D Mark III

I can use live view and magnify the image

on the back of the camera for critical focus.

A tripod gives me creative choices. I can

choose to use a slow shutter speed to blur

a waterfall, an ocean wave, grasses blow-

ing in the wind, moving people, traffic or

anything else that is moving.

A tripod allows me to make brack-

eted exposures that I will later merge to

an HDR (high dynamic range) photo to

capture a brightness range greater than my

camera will record in a single frame.

A tripod-mounted camera can be set

to capture a series of images of the same

scene over a period of time that can then

be animated into a time-lapse sequence. I

haven’t made any of these myself but have

seen some fantastic examples on the web.

So you see, my tripod does much more

than just hold my camera steady.

What do I use? I have two tripods that I

use most of the time.

For my SLRs and other big cameras I have

a Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 carbon fiber tripod

that I bought in 2013. That’s just the legs. I

use an Arca Swiss B1 ballhead with a quick-

release clamp that I’ve had for more than 20

years. I like the ballhead because by loosen-

ing just one knob I can position the camera

at any angle I want. Most nature and garden

photographers prefer a ballhead.

I use a smaller tripod for my Canon G12

pocket camera. This lighter tripod is a Van-

guard Espod Plus 203AB, which includes a

small ballhead. I picked it up for under $100.

Both of my tripods have three-section

legs, which are stiffer and stronger than

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This photo of a Pacific Dogwood blooming along the Merced River

in Yosemite National Park was exposed for ¼ second, with the

camera on a tripod, to blur the movement of the water.

I combined six frames for this panoramic

landscape of Mount Baker from the Lake Ann

trail, made last autumn. With my camera on

a tripod, it was easy to shoot multiple frames

and stitch them together later.

This forest landscape, from Rockport State Park,

is a HDR (high dynamic range) image made from

seven individual exposures to hold detail in both

the bright and dark areas of the photo.

This Giant Sequoia, in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Grove, was photographed

at ½ second on a rainy afternoon. My tripod helped control the com-

position, eliminating some dead branches that were just outside of my

final framing.

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Fairhaven Merchant Association Meetings @Village Books, Wednesday, June 9, 9amMonthly merchant meetings are open to participation by all members. Non-members are welcome. Discussion items include marketing, events, news, publicity, introductions of new business owners, and often a presentation on a relevant Fairhaven issue. Enter through the Colophon Cafe door off the Village Green.

Summer Solstice Art Walk @Fairhaven Shopping District; Friday, June 17; 5-8pmWander the Fairhaven Historic District on the longest Friday evening of the year and take in an immense variety of local art exhibits and demonstrations – all mediums – featured in scores of Fairhaven galleries, shops and restaurants.

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formances, Scottish country dancing and

more. All set into a country fair atmosphere

for the whole family.

Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale

$10-$30

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salute to the farmers of the Pacific North-

west! Lynden celebrates its 125th anni-

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shortcake 1,250-feet long!

Downtown Lynden

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Fidalgo Island on for the 26th Annual Ana-

cortes Waterfront Festival. The Anacortes

Chamber of Commerce produces the an-

nual Anacortes Waterfront Festival, which

is a sometimes boisterous celebration of

marine heritage that pre-dates Seattle’s

Seafair... the exciting schedule of events

ranges from “tried and true” elements

such as free boat rides with the Anacortes

Yacht Club to the always exciting Quick

and Dirty Boat Building competition and

rowing demonstration to benefit the Ana-

cortes Small Boat Center. Food and enter-

tainment round out the festival’s offerings.

Free

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masters of these traditional logging skills

plus enjoy a BBQ meal, woodcrafters and

camping.

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Lake Padden TriathlonJune 26This annual event offers a competitive

sprint event beginning at 8:30am with a

0.5-mile swim, 21-mile road bike, 5.2-mile

trail run. It also offers a recreational super-

sprint event at 1pm with a .25-mile swim,

10-mile bike, 2.6-mile trail run.

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run through Salmon Woods; 1.5-mile

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find yourself driving too fast, your foot’s brake pressure had better

be proportional to the distance of an approaching cliff edge, eh?

Instead, mainstream culture keeps our accelerator jammed to

the floor. “Grow or die” remains the predominant world view.

Ratios continue to deteriorate while captains of industry and

their compensated spokespeople seem to care less. They consider

personal freedom and access to private wealth more important

than a healthy environment. Restraining growth, they claim, is not

the foundation of this great country, disregarding the fact that over

time things have changed, radically.

Since my birth in 1951, U.S. population has more than doubled

and during that same footprint of time the square footage per per-

son in newly constructed homes has tripled.

Now that’s some radical change! Two times as many people each

wanting three times more space. Can the same rules apply? Is it

any wonder that virtually all measures of environmental health are

plummeting? Ratios be damned, say the fundamentalists or origi-

nalists: “We humans are in charge; to hell with Mother Nature!”

Sorry! Humans are not in charge, though some may think so.

Approaching the cliff edge is clearly our direction of travel, and col-

lapse will surely serve as the reset button on deteriorating, human-

induced ratios. Sure wish we could reverse direction proactively

instead of allowing our greatest skill to be overwhelmed by our

biggest liability.

What faith do I have that humanity can re-establish healthy ratios?

Given our current performance and direction of travel, none

frankly. We will grow and die. Then and only then will healthy

ratios reassert themselves; the planet stripped of its biggest liability

— us. Mother Earth will do just fine without us, but I sure wish

humans could remain part of its mix.

I’m no longer surprised by how polarized the political right has

become. Their assault on reason feels necessary because they’ve

got no other tool

left; they seem

no longer reason-

able! Scientists are

screaming “over-

shoot” and the

captains of industry

simply don’t want

to hear it anymore,

so their style is to

abrasively stand up

and yell “shut up.”

Or, worse yet, as

Donald Trump said

to roaring applause

in Las Vegas to a

demonstrator who

was ushered out of

an event by his se-

curity guards: “I’d

like to punch him in the face.” No dialog anymore, just “shut up.”

An essential step in the right direction is to remove money from

the election process. Captains of industry cannot remain at the

helm. Decades ago author Paul Hawken wrote: “… our business

practices are destroying life on earth. Given current corporate

practices, not one wildlife reserve, wilderness, or indigenous cul-

ture will survive the global market economy. We know that every

natural system on the planet is disintegrating. The land, water, air

and sea have been functionally transformed from life-supporting

systems into repositories for waste. There is no polite way to say that

business is destroying the world.”

Restraint is essential if we’re to manage healthy ratios.

This camper, for one, is not optimistic, and I will not shut up. I

can still hope, at least. SL

“Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism.

It is not the conviction that something will turn

out well, but the certainty that something makes

sense, regardless of how it turns out.” – Vaclav Havel

Rick Dubrow is the First Hammer at A-1 Builders and a Southside

resident.

By Rick Dubrow

Just got back from a solo adventure in Death Valley National

Park. I wasn’t supposed to go alone. Stephen Trinkaus and son

Cody were to join me, but illness stopped them cold… the night

before departure. I went anyway, completing, in addition to nu-

merous day hikes, the three-day, two-night, 32-mile Cottonwood

Canyon/Marble Canyon backcountry hiking loop.

Preparation for the wilderness loop brought me into the park’s

visitor center in Furnace Creek, where I spent some time amidst

their museum-like displays, showcasing the fauna and flora of the

park; its natural and human history; its mining history; the oppres-

sion of Native Americans. Most everything was focused upon this

question: How do humans, or any living thing for that matter, survive in

this place of extremes… one of the hottest and driest places on Earth?

One of the displays about human impacts included this language

about our ability to modify our environment:

“Our Greatest Skill; Our Biggest Liability.”

Their point seemed clear: human resilience, intelligence, tool-

making and ingenuity allow us to survive in such extremes, but this

skill set creates both incredible greatness and pathetic destruction.

What better way to experience the contrast between this double-

edged sword than by flying into and out of Las Vegas, with eight

wilderness days sandwiched in between? A city on steroids located

in a desert deserved of our nation’s largest National Park? Say what?

“There is no shortage of water in the desert, but

exactly the right amount, a perfect ratio of water

to rock, water to sand. There is no lack of water

unless you try to establish a city where no city

should be.” – Edward Abbey

How can we rein in this apparent drive to over-develop? How

can we sustain nature’s gift of the perfect ratio? Will voluntary

restraint be enough? What about our laws and regulations? The

answer is clear enough, given that these are the very tools that have

resulted in Las Vegas; given that Las Vegas continues to gobble up

more land and resources.

Does this mean we need stricter laws and regulations?

I can hear the screaming and imagine the lawsuits from the

champions of commerce and their compensated spokespeople —

often referred to as politicians. Can you hear the drumming to the

tune of “gobs of jobs”?

The problem appears to be that, as for all plants and animals,

we’re driven to fill our particular ecological niche. Plants and

animals fill their space. Same with humans, but our enormous ce-

rebrums allow us to break through classic, natural barriers, thereby

violating our perfect ratio. Simply put, humans fill their space and

then some – a whole lot of “some.”

“Plants and animals die to make room for your

fat ass.” – Anonymous

Given our “gift” of technology – our greatest skill – isn’t restraint

essential to prevent it from becoming a liability? Without restraint,

how else can we sustain something akin to nature’s perfect ratio

and not over-develop? Seems as though a social mechanism to

retain a sustainable limit to growth is essential if we are to avoid

overshoot; if we are to sustain anything close to a perfect ratio.

My car ride from Death Valley to Las Vegas reminded me of

WWU Professor Dan Warner’s comment: “Growth is good for a

while; then it’s not.”

So when should growth stop; when is it not good? Seems clear to

me: Growth beyond that which is sustainable violates a healthy ra-

tio and restraints must be imposed. Restraints: laws and regulations

duly enforced. Granted, laws and regulations would help if their

intensity were proportional to the insanity of the ratio. Isn’t that the

very logic of most all successful negative feedback systems? If you

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they provide nourishing locally crafted

lunches and encourage open dialogue and

feedback in order to actively engage their

team members. From small gestures to

large, they consistently strive to provide

a healthy and supportive workplace

environment.

Buying Local First: Pizza’zzaWith the success and introduction of the

Pizza’zza Mobile, this foodie hub went

beyond its regular local support and sought

out two Bellingham manufacturers, Trivan

Truck Body and Woodstone, to have a 100%

Whatcom made pizza truck. In addition,

they’ve donated 5% of their proceeds from

their recent Indigogo campaign to Sustain-

able Connections Food to Bank On pro-

gram, which support new farmers in the

region. They have been devoted to support-

ing the local food economy since day one,

sourcing local ingredients from Skagit and

Whatcom counties for many of their menu

items. In fact, their local food purchases

equate to more than $60,000, which is rein-

vested in our local food economy each year.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Marty Jelinski of Bay City Supply

Marty is a long-standing member of Sus-

tainable Connections, and has involved Bay

City Supply in almost every sustainability

program that Sustainable Connections

offers. He was one of the first Community

Energy Challenge participants, has been a

strong advocate for the Towards Zero Waste

Campaign, and has also dedicated a portion

of his businesses property in order to cre-

ate a green storm water treatment system.

As the owner and operator of this janito-

rial supply and distribution business for

more than 25 years, his values have always

shown through and strengthened the work

that his company does. He continues to

work hard to provide low costs, innovative

products and sustainable cleaning solutions

for workplaces and homes. In addition, he

also frequently donates to local organiza-

tions that he believes are key to the success

of our local economy.

“We are fortunate to work every day

with leaders and pioneers crafting the fu-

ture of best business practices,” said Becca

Taber, membership coordinator at Sustain-

able Connections. “This community has an

incredible wealth of knowledge, innova-

tion, and heart.” SL

By Diana Meeks

Sustainable Connections awarded five Whatcom County busi-

nesses as sustainability champions at the organization’s 14th

annual All Members Meeting in March.

The Sustainability Champion Awards are an annual recogni-

tion of Sustainable Connections members who are pioneers in our

local economy. Drawn from the four tenets of Sustainable Connec-

tions mission, the awards recognize leaders in the following four

categories: Strong Community, Healthy Environment, Meaning-

ful Employment and Buying Local First, as well as a Lifetime

Achievement Award for an individual who has lead the way in

making positive changes within their business and the greater

community. The winners are as follows:

Strong Community: Saturna CapitalAs a values-based asset management company, Saturna strives

to create long term value for all Whatcom residents and our

community as a whole. Since its inception in 1989, the firm has

had a strong focus on the triple bottom line: people, planet and

profit. Most recently, they have introduced sustainable funds,

which allow community members to invest directly in issu-

ers that are environmentally and socially responsible. They are

financial sponsors of WWU’s Sustainable Business Lab, donate

at least 5% of their profits to local organizations each year, and

have a team of dedicated staff that volunteer and donate to

charitable organizations throughout the region – this year they

raised $145,000 during the 2015 holiday season alone.

Healthy Environment: The Chrysalis Inn and Spa

The Chrysalis has long recognized the importance of integrating

environmental initiatives into their business practices. They were

one of the first Community Energy Challenge participants in 2011,

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Ezra Moore with Plain English Technology posts on social me-

dia, “We had five people working in our office this morning.

The office was brimming with ambition, motivation and excite-

ment. It was exhilarating.”

The true affect of collaboration: like-minded and motivated

people coming together and finding success.

That’s what Ezra Moore, Brian Hardy

and Jennifer Dodge have collectively

done with their three businesses.

The three entrepreneurs met at a local

networking group meeting and imme-

diately saw the synergies between their

businesses. Now, after working with

each other and even passing referrals and

clients…they’ve taken up residency in the

same office space.

Moore, owner of Plain English Tech-

nologies, provides IT services to small to

medium businesses without internal IT

departments including web hosting, server maintenance and wire-

less technology solutions and does with explanations that are easy

for owners and employees to understand and implement.

Brian Hardy, owner of FizzPop Media, a full-service marketing and

advertising agency providing web and graphic design to businesses of

all sizes from planning and strategy to design and creation. A life-long

entrepreneur, Brian started his first design and marketing company at

the age of 18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Among the businesses that

Brian has successfully owned and operated are a trade show exhibit

house, a full-service sign company and a fully-automated printing

company. Wanting to experiment with a new business concept, he cre-

ated FizzPop Media, a completely unique marketing agency helping

companies become extraordinary. One of Brian’s goals was recently

realized: expand into a new office that would result in a great col-

laboration center for creativity. Coming together with Plain English

Technologies and Say It Better has done just that.

Jennifer Dodge, owner of Say It Better and co-founder of Then-

ticate, LLC, provides content marketing services from strategic

planning and business education to the actual content creation and

publishing. With 20 years experience working with businesses writ-

ing and creating brand messaging that es-

tablishes positioning and image, Jennifer

is passionate about creating authenticity

through real-life stories. She believes that

true experiences are the cornerstone of

any customer engagement initiative that

looks to promote and grow business.

Three separate businesses under the

same roof creating a dynamic scene for

collaboration, brainstorming, sharing of

resources…and overall support for each

other’s own business growth.

All three recognized the value of this

opportunity. While each business is distinctly different but comple-

mentary, each of them brings a great strength to the group resulting

in new business, growth ideas, and even joint work on the same

projects.

“We’re almost like a one-stop-shop business service, says Hardy

of the successful arrangement. You can get your IT support, your

marketing and design work all done right here. It’s a hub for people

looking to take their business to the next level.”

Stop by and say hello. You’re bound to find the place hopping

with enthusiasm and energy as the work gets done by these three

individuals collectively committed to the success of their clients. SL

Three Entrepreneurs Join Forces

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Rule #4

Be careful what you drink.

Beverages don’t fill you up in the same way that foods do,

and a lot of beverages don’t contribute many nutrients. Some

drinks contain more calories in them than an entire meal. Don’t

be fooled by fruit juices, they contain a lot of sugar and calories!

For example, 1 cup of apple or orange juice can have from 105

to 115 calories per cup as compared to 1 cup of broccoli, which

has about 27 calories in it per cup. And don’t forget: Water has

zero calories, folks!

Rule #5

Exercise!

Exercise and diet always go together. One is not nearly as ben-

eficial without the other. Find ways to exercise that you enjoy.

So there you have it, five simple steps. SL

“Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” – Arnold H. Gasow

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By Penny Simpson

“It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.”

This is a favorite quote of mine, by Amelia Barr, author

of “Remember the Alamo.” It’s become a mantra as I try to find

my path through a world of ever-changing advice.

I know my life is incredibly busy, and it makes my head spin

every time I read an article pertaining to diet telling me to eat cer-

tain foods at certain times of the day. Oh, and please don’t ask me

to count calories. I abhor counting calories! And what you mean

I’m supposed to measure everything? Who has time for all that!

When I was growing up we ate three square meals a day. At

some point in my life, I began a journey of trying to develop

superior eating habits to those of my parents. I was told that

eating smaller amounts throughout the day was better. Like

six times a day. Yes that’s right, it’s supposed to speed up your

metabolism. Now, I’ve just read an article about why eating

three meals a day is better. Ok, which is it? Three meals or six!

All of this diet stuff not only becomes time consuming, but it

gets to be really complicated and confusing.

So, here it is, my basic philosophy on diet: Keep it Simple.

As a fitness instructor with a martial arts background, I tend

to take a well-rounded approach to fitness and diet in general.

One of my favorite poems is a based on a fable that was told

in India many years ago written by John Godfrey called “The

Blind Men and the Elephant.”

Six blind men went to “see” an elephant, each experiencing

a different part of the elephant’s body. One man thought the

elephant’s broad, sturdy side was a wall; another thought its

ear a fan; a third its trunk a snake, and so on.

The poem ends this way:

And so these men of Indostan

Disputed loud and long,

Each in his own opinion

Exceeding stiff and strong,

Though each was partly in the right,

And all were in the wrong!

This is how I look at certain aspects of diet. Loads of informa-

tion about this study and that study bombard us. We have to

make sure that we are not just looking at one tiny aspect of diet

and nutrition, and forget to take into account the big picture.

Gauging simplicityI tend to agree with Sally Solo, who said, “The remedy for

eating better isn’t deprivation, blandness or a rigid diet – it’s

incorporating good habits into your life.” And good habits are

so easy when you keep it simple.

Rule #1:

Is it real?

Real food grows and dies. It isn’t created. It doesn’t need an

ingredient label. It doesn’t make health claims.

Rule #2:

Know yourself.

What matters is that you find a healthy way to cook and

eat that works for you. If you love a large, sit-down dinner,

especially if meal time tends to be “family time,” then do it.

Just follow my first rule and you’ll be

sure to keep it healthy. If your are a

busy person like me, and sitting down

to eat seems to be extremely difficult,

then snacking all day long probably

works best for you. Just make sure you

have healthy food all around you – in

the car, in your desk at work, etc. And

make sure you are not overeating at

night when you finally have time to sit

and relax.

Rule #3

Eat less meat.

Personally, I try to eat meat sparingly.

A goal to aim for is eating only meat

twice per week, and one of those two

meals should be salmon. Remember,

there are lots of other foods besides

meat that contain protein. For example:

Green leafy vegetables, lentils, nuts and

seeds. I would also include avocado for

your needed fat.

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By Jackie Ellis

Heard this before? Don’t eat junk food. Work out more. Lift

weights. Drink more water. Sleep. Lose weight. Choose or-

ganic. Eliminate gluten. The list of advice from health and fitness

professionals, including doctors, goes on and on. It’s confusing,

contradictory, complicated and, well, long. It’s no wonder you are

confused about where to begin making healthy changes in your

life so that you can be truly happy and healthy.

But what if I told you that you didn’t actually need to worry

so much about those “rules” I listed before? What if I told you

that there’s one factor that makes all the difference more than

any of the others? It’s true. And it’s all in your head.

Your mind is the most powerful tool you have. What you think,

read, believe and the way you speak to yourself affects every

aspect of your life. It greatly affects how you see yourself, how

others see you, and how successful you are at reaching your goals.

Most importantly it affects your health and your happiness.

According to a poll on the website happify.com, 39% of wom-

en surveyed say they worry enough about their weight to affect

their happiness. Considering we make about 200 decisions based

on food alone each day, that’s a lot of time spent worrying. My

guess is that you don’t even realize the negative thoughts that

run through your mind when you are tempted by a pepperoni

pizza, are invited out to happy hour with your friends, walk

by the doughnuts in the break room or try to figure out what

to make for dinner. More likely than not, you worry. Or stress.

Even the littlest bit. And if your weight is of concern to you,

these situations can become very stressful and negative.

And that’s just situations dealing with food! Now think about

all the other opportunities throughout the day that beckon you

to worry and diminish your happiness. How about that bath-

room scale that calls out to you every morning when you brush

your teeth? Or the mirror that is impossible to avoid as you step

out of the shower? How about the pair of jeans you see every

day in your dresser drawer that haven’t fit in more than a year?

What do you tell yourself about these things? Quite possibly,

they bring up feelings of negativity or even anxiety.

Hundreds upon THOUSANDS of times per day you could

be having bad thoughts about yourself. It’s no wonder you’re

struggling with the same five or 10 pounds you have been for

the last few years; or that you haven’t seen a change in your

body composition; or that you just don’t feel that good about

your body. Your mind, your thoughts, are getting in the way of

you becoming your best you and being truly happy.

The good news is that with practice you can flip each and ev-

ery one of those hundreds or thousands of potentially defeating

thoughts into positive experiences. To do that, you must change

your mindset. It will be uncomfortable at first. Your brain will

fight you against this habit that you’ve created (speaking to

yourself a certain way). But I have created some quick steps to

get you started.

Step 1 – Listen closely. Become aware of negative self talk. Be-

fore you can change your behavior, you need to become aware of

exactly what it is you are trying to change. Pay attention to your

thoughts and habits. You might be surprised how often these

thoughts pop up.

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Step 2 – Make a swap. Replace negative thoughts and self-

talk with the positive. You have to catch yourself in action! You

can tell yourself “STOP” or immediately follow up that thought

with a stronger, positive one. It’s even better if you can say it out

loud. Driving in your car? Perfect. Many times I repeat my man-

tras out loud over and over until I feel confident saying it.

Step 3 – Recognize and avoid triggers. Like becoming aware

of negative self-talk, pay attention to what triggers these

thoughts to arise. For many, social media is a big trigger. Beauty

magazines may make you feel ugly. It’s easy to compare yourself

to others. Don’t do it. Spend less time on social media and skip

the magazines all together.

Once you’ve become aware of your negative self-talk and

begin taking steps to eliminate it, you can focus on bringing in

the reinforcements! SL

Jackie Ellis is assistant manager and fitness

director at Fairhaven Fitness at the Bellingham

Tennis Club.

BONUS Tips for the Healthiest

and Happiest YOU• Fill your life with great people who raise you up instead of

bring you down! Support from peers, mentors and coaches is priceless. They become your biggest fans.

• Constantly feed your brain with positive and motivational tools. Try reading books about personal development.

• Start the day strong with a workout and good breakfast. When you start the day with these positive actions, you’ll feel great and be more likely to make good choices the rest of the day.

• Limit access to magazines, news, social media. It’s “brain trash” that you don’t need in your life.

• Instead of a physical goal (looking a certain way, weighing x, etc.), focus on what your body CAN DO (strength, flexibility.

• Practice gratitude. Each morning before I get out of bed I send a mental letter of thanks to a friend or acquaintance.

• Create a mantra that works for you and repeat it to yourself every day. Out loud.

• Prioritize YOU. When you are healthy, you’ll be happier. When you’re happier, you can do more for others in your life.

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By Silvia Reed, Bellingham Explorer

It’s been just a few months since Salt, Pepper & Oil opened its

doors in Bellingham. Owner Oleg Vetkov shares his culinary

story with the passion of an artist and the enthusiasm of an

avid entrepreneur. Although Salt, Pepper & Oil is fairly new in

Bellingham, Oleg is an accomplished chef who has known his

way around a kitchen since he was a young boy and was trying to

create his own recipes.

Oleg has a long history in the hospitality and food industry.

Working as a raspberry sorter at Rader Farms he learned to ap-

preciate farm-to-table efforts and the value of sustainably farmed

produce. Later on, Oleg started working as a dishwasher at Il Café

Refugio in Deming, and, shortly after, he graduated from the Culi-

nary Arts Program at Bellingham Technical College.

After his graduation, Oleg spent time in France mastering his art

and upon his return to Washington he started working at the pres-

tigious Canlis restaurant of Seattle while attending school full-time

at South Seattle College for his bachelor’s degree in Restaurant and

Hotel Management.

His experience and passion in the culinary arts are reflected in

Salt, Pepper & Oil where nowadays Oleg spends most of his time

creating new recipes designed to save time in the kitchen while

enjoying a high quality meal. Salt, Pepper & Oil offers a selection

of ready-made meals perfect for anyone, with generous portions at

affordable prices. Customers have the option to have their meals of

choice delivered to their homes or work place.

Oleg sources from local farmers and artisans to guarantee the

quality of his ingredients. He identifies food as an adventure all

people should experience.

Let’s face it. After a long day at work the last thing most people

want to do is start cooking and do dishes for another afterwards.

Most people are simply too tired to enjoy dinner, and most of the

time end up sacrificing quality and nutritional value in their meals.

Salt, Pepper & Oil gives people the opportunity to enjoy delicious

meals that take an average of 15 minutes to have on the table.

So give Salt, Pepper & Oil delicious a try, spend less time in the

kitchen, and spend more time with those you love. SL

Salt, Pepper & Oil is located at 4073 Hannegan Rd. saltpepperoil.com

What’s cooking at Salt, Pepper & Oil?

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the Taliban. His name was Khial Akbar Afredi and a plaque in his

name was unveiled on that Sunday as part of the Memorial Garden.

The TLC has been successful in reaching out to Muslim leaders

lately and Father Treacy stood in front of a Christian bible, a Jew-

ish bible and a copy of the Koran.

Inspirational Inter-Faith meetings are common here. Guests

have included the Swinomish Tribe, Muslim Imams and Noemi

Ban, a Holocaust survivor who lives in Bellingham’s Edgemoor

neighborhood. One of our guests, Sister Lucy Kamen, has built

shelters for women and children throughout India.

The TLC hosts camps throughout the year celebrating mind,

body and spirit. Music and art camps, karate and soccer camps, a

quilting symposium, a sound healing event and Reiki programs

have all found their way to TLC, in addition to my film program.

Lately, our board of directors, with the full support of Father

Treacy, has decided to focus more on our humanitarian mission

and so we are considering selling the property to a like-minded

organization that will allow us to keep a scaled down version

of TLC, including our chapel, the Memorial Garden and Father

Bill’s residence.

In August, the TLC will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of a spiri-

tual journey that is the enduring legacy of two very remarkable men.

If anyone is interested in a tour of this beautiful spot, you can

contact Thomas Howell, the executive director, at 425.508.1812. SL

Mel Damski is an Academy-award nominated American film director

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By Mel Damski

A priest and a rabbi walked onto a dairy farm…

It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it is actually the

genesis of an amazing journey

that continues on almost 50

years later.

Father William Treacy and

Rabbi Raphael Levine bought

the 200-acre dairy farm and

founded Camp Brotherhood at

Lake McMurray near Conway

in Skagit County. Their mission

was to promote understanding

and common ground between

different religions and cultures.

I happened onto this amazing

place when Sharyn Peterson invited me to adjoin

my Cascadia Film Workshop with her music

camp. Blown away by the peaceful and bucolic

setting, I asked Sharyn “What is this place?”

She told me the genesis of Camp Brother-

hood and, for many reasons, not the least of

which is that my wife is Catholic and I’m Jew-

ish and we’ve raised a mixed brood, I immedi-

ately volunteered to be on the board.

Now I have a new best friend. He’s a Catholic priest and he’s

96 years old, and you can call him Father Bill. He’s a remarkable

man, sharp as can be, articulate about his mission to bring har-

mony to the human family.

Rabbi Levine, born in Lithuania, and Father Treacy, born in

Ireland, co-hosted a television series on KOMO-TV in Seattle

for years entitled Challenge, where

they discussed both the differences

and similarities of their faiths, never

proselytizing.

Tragically, Rabbi Levine died from

injuries sustained in a car accident in

1985. Father Treacy sat at his deathbed

and vowed that he would keep the

flame burning.

Recently, a memorial garden was

dedicated at what is now called The

Treacy Levine Center (TLC). Father

Treacy hosted the event, which was

witnessed by, among others, 28 teenagers from

Palestine, Israel and the United States as part of a

Kids4Peace event that takes place on the site every

summer.

Father Treacy shared the podium with the great

niece of Rabbi Levine, Rabbi Daria Jacobs-Velde,

who led a rousing song version of Hallelujah, which

is a word in English, Hebrew and Arabic.

In a more somber moment, Father Treacy told the story of a

delegation from Pakistan that came to the site in June of 2009. On

his return to Pakistan, one of the delegates was killed, allegedly by

Inspiring Partnership Fosters Peace & Understanding for All

For more information about the music and film camp, now called Arts Adventures, email cascadiafilmworkshop.com for film and pcmusical.org for music.

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