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2 [ The Discovery Lab—A Vision Taking Form

[ Fort Worden Eagles Update

3 [ Fishes and the Beach

[ Onshore-Offshore: Marine Ecology for Teachers

4-5 [ Fall Programs & Schedule of Fall Events

[ Stump the Chumps

[ Attracting Birds to Your Yard

[ At the Burke Museum This Fall

6 [ Planned Giving Program

7 [ Northwest Paleontological Society

Insert [ MSC Pen

[ Adopt-A-Critter

New Seismograph at PTMSC

Records Recent EarthquakesBy Judy D’ Amore

The Pacific Northwest is a seismically active area, which makes it a

great place to watch for earthquakes. At the Natural History Exhibit,

we have been able to detect several recent quakes with our new AS-1

seismograph, donated last winter by the IRIS Consortium. IRIS is an

organization of professional seismologists that works to enhance seis-

mology and earth science education in K–12 schools, colleges and

universities, and in adult education.

Our AS-1 seismograph sits on the concrete floor of the Natural His-

tory Building and transfers vibrations, too subtle for us to feel, to a

computer. We have adjusted the computer to filter out small, sudden

motions, and display only long, low frequency vibrations, so most of

the time the screen shows very little activity, even when we walk by or

jump up and down on the floor. So it was exciting for us to pick up

several larger earthquakes from Canada, Alaska and Oregon this sum-

mer, including the magnitude 6.3 quake on July 19th from Vancouver

Island, shown below.

All earthquake activ-

ity along our coastline

results from the col-

lision of the Juan de

Fuca plate, moving

east, with the North

American plate, mov-

ing west. As the North

American plate rides

over the Juan de Fuca

plate, three kinds of

quakes may occur.

Deep earthquakes, generated 30 miles or more below the earth’s sur-

face are caused by the breakup of the Juan de Fuca plate as it encoun-

ters heat and pressure while descending deep into the earth. The 2001

Nisqually Quake was this kind of earthquake. Shallow quakes, less

than 15 miles deep, are produced by fractures in the surface of the

upper plate as it overrides the lower plate. The July 19th Vancouver

quake we recorded on our seismograph was a shallow quake. The largest

deep quakes and shallow quakes recorded in Puget Sound during the

past hundred years have had magnitudes of around 7.

The third type of earthquake, a subduction quake, is what experts are

calling the “Big Quake,” because while rarer, quakes of this type are

often devastating. The last big quake along our plate boundary oc-

curred in 1700 with a magnitude of 9. Since each number on the Rich-

ter scale (used to define the magnitude of earthquakes) represents 10

times the magnitude of the number before it, a magnitude 9 earth-

quake would have 100 times the power of a magnitude 7 quake. We

know our 1700 quake triggered a huge tsunami in Japan, so it must

have been a big quake indeed. Subduction quakes result from a rup-

ture in the plate boundary along the subduction zone, a wide area ex-

tending from several hundred miles offshore to directly below our

coastline. Studies indicate the Cascadia subduction zone under West-

ern Washington has been “stuck” for some time, raising fears that we’re

due for another big quake at any time.

Slow slippage along the subduction zone has been causing low inten-

sity tremors over the past summer, sometimes referred to as “slow earth-

quakes.” These tremors may be relieving plate pressure, or they may

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be a precursor to something bigger. So far we haven’t been able to de-

tect these tremors on our seismograph at the Natural History Exhibit.

Now that our seismograph is up and running and picking up earth-

quakes from around the Northwest, we’re looking forward to putting it

to use in our exhibit and educational programs. Right now it’s located

behind the scenes, but if you ask, our educational staff is happy to take

you back to see it. Before too long we plan on moving it into the exhibit so

that visitors can watch it at work, see some recent earthquakes it has

picked up and learn more about this fascinating and timely field.

Earthquakes and seismology are also topics of great interest to stu-

dents. For that reason we’re exploring the great opportunity we now

have to develop K–12 educational programs that use the seismograph

in teaching about geologic events in our part of the world. For stu-

dents and scientists alike, seismology is a field that integrates earth

science, physics, design and engineering. We can anticipate many in-

teresting activities that engage students and teachers in investigating,

problem-solving and gaining new understanding of the implications

of the dynamic events unfolding below our coastline.

New Seismograph … continued from page 1

From the Director ...

The Discovery Lab—A Vision Taking FormIt’s happening. Corporate donors, individual donors and charitable

foundations are making our dream, of creating a lab where scientists,

students and volunteers come together to conduct research, a reality.

Foss Maritime stepped forward as lead donor in May of this year,

catapulting our capital goal to 53% committed funds. Since then, we

have been seeking the remaining capital needed and excitedly flesh-

ing out program and research plans. Mark your calendars—the Dis-

covery Lab opens in April 2005.

Fort Worden Eagles UpdateBy Alison & Bob Capener

The tale of Fort Worden’s 2004 eagle chicks continues. As early as

July 2nd, both Siete y Ocho were out of the nest, but not very far. They

spent much of the time “limbing” (hopping from limb to limb near the

nest) and exercising their huge wings. Often, they were far out on the

tips of branches, flapping precariously, but hanging on to the branch,

literally, for dear life. Their growing fan club of spectators would hold

their collective breaths, and almost relax in unison as a chick would

settle its wings and rest a bit. Siete, the larger chick (and first hatched)

continued to maintain its headstart by actually flying from the nest

(fledging) to the nearby “stash tree” (where parents were leaving food

to entice the chicks into the air). This first flight was dated July 11th,

around 3 pm. On the 16th, Ocho also flew from the nest tree, at last! It

seems that Siete’s joy in flying was contagious and Ocho just had to

give it a try, too. It must be such a success for an adult pair to bring

two offspring to this critical stage in their development. All observers

were very proud of this beautiful family.

By the 18th of July, both chicks were flying well, following Kah and

Tai along the bluff, in and out of feeding trees and onto the large rocks

on the beach. Hatched April 18th, they were now three months old.

The week of the 25th, it appeared that the parents were being more

insistent that the chicks do, at least, some of their own foraging, so

there was quite a bit of complaining by the youngsters. Having been

conditioned to having their food served to them by a parent, they likely

wondered what was going on. This process of finding and retrieving

their own food is critical to their long-term survival. It was hard to

observe as there was alot of hungry chirping and following and just

sitting around acting … how? Puzzled? Dejected?

Now August and summer have departed, and so it seems, too, all mem-bers of this wonderous family. Off to unknown shores and skies, tolearn more of the life eagles were born to live … Vaya con dios, amigos… it’s been a joy!

“But you were never made, as I,

On the wings of the wind to fly!

the eagle said.”

—Will Carleton

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(3) nonprofit educational organization. Your comments, contributions, and support are

greatly welcomed and appreciated. PTMSC is located at Fort Worden State Park in Port

Townsend, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula.

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Onshore-Offshore:Marine Ecology for Teachers

Getting Better with Age

After seven years of offering

this teacher training program,

the verdict is … “it just keeps

getting better.” A big thanks is

in order to those who made it

a success this year:

Instructors—Judy D’Amore

and Cinamon Moffett, assisted by Libby Palmer in curriculum design

Guest Instructors—WWU graduate student Pema Kitaeff and Wash-

ington Department of Fish & Wildlife Shellfish Team members Dave

Sterritt and Therese Cain

University of Washington’s Research Vessel Centennial Crew—

Scientist David Duggins and skipper Mark Anderson

Sound Experience Adventuress Crew—Under the guidance of skip-

per Wayne Chimenti

City University—Sponsor of undergraduate and graduate credit

Funders—Charlotte Martin and Project AWARE Foundation

Participating Teachers—Lori Battersby, Peter Bertash, Tom Condon,

Jennalee Cook, Judy Cowling, James Endicott, Kathy Farnsworth, Astrid

Feldman, Craig Ferguson, Marguerite Hauberg, Steve Hayes, Robert

Howard, Mike Jannausch, Carol Kegel, Jeanne King, Jason Lunch, Col-

leen Meleady, Diane Michalek, Peter Miller, William Ramirez, Raven

Skydancer, Anna Smith, Brenda Struthers and Marc Vermeer.

PROTECTION ISLANDFALL MIGRATION CRUISES

SATURDAYS, 1 PM TO 4 PM

OCTOBER 9, 16, 23, 30 NOVEMBER 6 & 27DECEMBER 31

Tickets: $45 per person

($40 for PTMSC, Burke Museum, Audubon or WOS members)

Reservations and information:

(360) 385-5582, (800) 566-3932 or cruises@ptmsc.org

Discounts are available for children and groups

Seth Bender Memorial Scholarship Fund

2004 marked PTMSC’s 16th season of week-long, summer, overnight

and day camps. These hands-on Marine Science and Natural History camps

provide educational opportunities for boys and girls ages 8–14. This

scholarship fund—established in memory of Seth Bender—provides tu-

ition assistance for families needing financial help to send their children

to camp.

We sincerely thank the following contributors this year: Sheila Bender,

Alan Rammer, Barbara Adler, Martha Plotkin, Kurt Vandersluis, Judith

Adler, Cynthia and Michael Diament.

Contributions to the 2005 Scholarship Fund can be sent to: Seth Bender

Memorial Scholarship Fund, Port Townsend Marine Science Center, 532

Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

Fishes and the Beach

October 22 & 23

A FREE Workshop for K–12 Teachers

Fish laying eggs on a beach? Beaches changing drastically from sum-

mer to winter? These and other surprising topics will be featured dur-

ing the second year of PTMSC’s very successful teacher workshop,

Fishes and the Beach. Twenty-four Puget Sound teachers will have

the opportunity to attend this free workshop to be held Friday evening,

October 22 and all day Saturday, October 23. Thanks to the generous

support of Washington Sea Grant, PTMSC is able to offer these spe-

cial sessions focusing on forage fish—herring, sand lance, surf smelt—

and nearshore processes. Five Port Townsend/Jefferson County teach-

ers will be invited to attend the workshop, thanks to a special grant

from The Port Townsend Yacht Club.

The topics chosen illustrate the close connections between biology

and geology along our shores, weaving together information about

salmon, food webs, ecosystems, earth science, bluffs and beaches.

This is a hands-on workshop that includes exciting curricular ma-

terials for K–12 students. The workshop will fill quickly. A $35 regis-

tration fee is required to reserve a space. This fee will be refunded

the second day of the workshop. For information, contact the PTMSC

office at 360-385-5582 or info@ptmsc.org.

PHOTO: CAROLINE LITTLEFIELD

FallPROGRAMS

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Mushrooms for Beginners

Join us for a session on basic fungi ecology and identification. My-

cologist Lee Whitford will use slides and mushroom samples in this

presentation where she emphasizes the role of observation in the study

of fungi. Friday evening, October 29, 7:00–8:30 pm. Admission is

$5/adults, $3/youth and members. Registration is not necessary.

Cooking Classes at The Green Eyeshade

are Back by Popular Demand

Save the dates so you won’t miss our cooking classes

with local guest chefs featuring culinary delights to inspire

you for holiday gift giving, entertaining and cooking. Classes will all

be on Tuesdays, from 7–9 pm at the Green Eyeshade.

October 12 Appetizers from the Ajax Cafe

October 26 Soups & Sauces from the Blue Moose

November 2 Enticing Entrées from Fins Coastal Cuisine

November 9 Indulgent Desserts from the Wild Coho

Cost is $25 for nonmembers and $20 for members. Sign up early as

space is limited. $75 for all four classes for members.

SEPTEMBERDATE DAY PROGRAM BLDG TIME

11 SA Sea Star Gazing ME 2:3012 SU Sands of the World NHE 2:3018 SA Life in the Food Chain ME 2:3019 SU What Teeth Tell NHE 2:3025 SA Whale to Scale ME 2:3026 SU Attracting Birds to Your Yard NHE 2:30

OCTOBER2 SA Puget Sound Food Webs ME 2:303 SU Feeder Bluffs NHE 2:309 SA Invisible Life ME 2:3010 SU On a Mammoth Scale NHE 2:3016 SA Stump the Chumps NHE 1–423 SA Glorious Eelgrass ME 2:3024 SU Fossil Fun NHE 2:3030 SA Life in the Food Chain ME 2:3031 SU Volcanoes NHE 2:30

NOVEMBER6 SA Puget Sound Earthquakes NHE 2:307 SU All About Otters NHE 2:3013 SA Animals of the Bluff NHE 2:3014 SU Gray Whale NHE 2:3020 SA Schooling Fish NHE 2:3021 SU Bird Beak Buffet NHE 2:3027 SA Crazy Critters of Geologic Time NHE 2:3028 SU Glorious Glaciers NHE 2:30

“Stump the Chumps” Returns in OctoberCome to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Natural History buildingon Saturday, October 16, from 1–4 pm when a team of geologists andpaleontologists from the Burke Museum of Natural History in Seattle becomeour “chumps” to stump.

Drag out that shoe box from the back of your closet filled from beachcombingadventures, dust off those oddly shaped rocks you have all over your window-sill and bring them in to the PTMSC. Find out if they are, just as you’d alwayshoped, dinosaur teeth!

Dr. Elizabeth Nesbitt, curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Burke, willbe half of the stellar team of experts. Dr. Nesbitt earned her doctorate in pale-ontology from U.C. Berkeley and did her post-doctoral work at the CaliforniaAcademy of Arts and Sciences.

Ron Eng, another veteran to the event, is the collections manager at the Burke.He has also worked as an assistant to Dr. Shephan Jay Gould of Harvard.

Attracting Birds to Your YardBecause many people in our area enjoy attracting birds to theiryards, the Port Townsend Marine Science Center has invitedauthor Bob Morse to describe ways that people can use differ-ent feeders and seeds to be most successful. According toMorse, who started bird watching when he was 12, “Over1,000,000 people in Western Washington watch or feed birds. Birdwatching is fun. It’s easy to get started, inexpensive, healthy and is agreat way to enjoy nature.” Morse is coauthor of the book Birds of thePuget Sound Region, which presents information on over 200 species of birdsseen in the area. Fee: $5, $3 members and youth.

The program, Attracting Birds to Your Yard, will be held at the Natural HistoryExhibit of the PTMSC on Sunday, September 26, at 2:30 pm.

Mushroom Foray

This full-day session starts out with a morning foray in the woods

exploring several different habitats to observe and collect fungi.

After lunch, participants will display their samples. Mycologist, Lee

Whitford, will give an in-

formal talk about what is

on the table, features used

for identification, collec-

tion and eating of mush-

rooms, and resources avail-

able for further study. Lee will

give a brief mushroom identifica-

tion lesson using a simple dichotomous

key. Each participant will receive handouts pertaining to identifica-

tion, consumption, and ecology of mushrooms. Class size will be

limited to 10 participants. Saturday, October 30, 9:30 am–4:00 pm.

Fee is $15 and $12 for members. Preregistration is required. For info

contact 360-385-5582 ext. 104 or info@ptmsc.org.

Lee Whitford is cofounder of Northwest Mushroomers Association in

Bellingham, a member of Pacific Northwest Key Council, and has

been teaching beginning mushroom identification classes for 10 years.

Natural History Exhibit (NHE) is open Friday through Monday, 12 noon–4 pmMarine Exhibit (ME) is open Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon–4 pm

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PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER

SCHEDULE OF FALL EVENTSSee MSC Pen for Volunteer Events

SEPT. 7 TU Fall Hours Begin (at both exhibits)Natural History Exhibit: Friday through Monday 12 noon–4 pmMarine Exhibit: Saturday & Sunday 12 noon–4 pm

14 TU Geology Study Group 5:15 pm NHE26 SU Attracting Birds to Your Yard with Bob Morse 2:30 pm NHE28 TU Geology Study Group 5:15 pm NHE

TU Field Trip to Burke Museum: Members and Docents

OCT. 9 SA Protection Island Fall Migration Cruise 1–4 pm12 TU Cooking Class: Appetizers from the Ajax Cafe 7–9 pm

TU Geology Study Group 5:15 pm NHE16 SA Docent Training 9:30–noon NHE

SA “Stump the Chumps” 1–4 pm NHESA Protection Island Fall Migration Cruise 1–4 pm

22 & 23 F & SA Teachers Workshop Fishes and the Beach23 SA Protection Island Fall Migration Cruise 1–4 pm26 TU Cooking Class: Soups & Sauces from the Blue Moose 7–9 pm

TU Geology Study Group 5:15 pm NHE29 F Mushrooms for Beginners 7–8:30 pm NHE30 SA Mushroom Foray 9:30 am–4 pm

SA Protection Island Fall Migration Cruise 1–4 pm

NOV. 1 M Winter Hours Begin (at both exhibits)Natural History Exhibit: Friday through Monday 12 noon–4 pmMarine Exhibit: Open by appointment only, for 12 or more guestsThanksgiving: Friday & Saturday 2 noon–4 pm

2 TU Cooking Class: Enticing Entrées from Fins Coastal Cuisine 7–9 pm6 SA Protection Island Fall Migration Cruise 1–4 pm9 TU Cooking Class: Indulgent Desserts from the Wild Coho 7–9 pm

TU Geology Study Group 5:15 pm NHE23 TU Geology Study Group 5:15 pm NHE

26 & 27 F & SA Annual Gift Shop Holiday Sale, Fish Printing & Photo Contest 12–4 pm27 SA Protection Island Fall Migration Cruise 1–4 pm

DEC. 14 TU Geology Study Group 5:15 pm NHE31 F New Year’s Eve Protection Island Cruise 1–4 pm

At the Burke Museum This Fall

FAMILY EVENT: BUG BLAST

Sunday, September 19, 2004, 10 am–4:30 pm

Admission: Included with museum admission

Our annual celebration of insects—including their fossil forebears—

is a chance to talk with experts and collectors, make insect art, solve

insect puzzles, and much, much, more!

THE BURGESS SHALE: EVOLUTION’S BIG BANG

Smithsonian Exhibit Coming November 20, 2004–March 6, 2005

This exhibit tells the story of the most important fossil site in North-

western North America. The fossils of the Burgess Shale provided

the world’s first window on early multicellular life. These extraordi-

narily diverse, 505-million-year-old fossils include the ancestors of

virtually all known living animals, as well as mysterious and still

controversial creatures unlike any known today.

FOR INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS CALL THE PTMSCat 360-385-5582 or e-mail—info@ptmsc.org

PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN COOPERATIONWITH THE WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

EVERYONE LOVES A FIELD TRIP!

Tuesday, September 28

PTMSC is hosting a field trip to the Burke Museum in

Seattle to tour the “Dinosaurs of Darkness” exhibit. It fea-

tures Cretaceous specimens from polar regions whose remains

hint at the diverse ways in which these

creatures managed in the cold and dark.

See some really large and small dinosaur

skeletons and bones, and a cast of the

mammal jaw that has upset all standard thinking about their

origin. And you’ll get a glimpse of the business of paleontol-

ogy. Call the PTMSC office at 385-5582 for more informa-

tion and to make reservations.

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Mark Your Calendars!Get your holiday shopping out of the way early this

year. Don’t miss the Annual Thanksgiving Weekend

Gift Shop Sale November 27th & 28th at the Natural

History Exhibit. There will be Fish Printing too!

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LOW TIDEThe mussels and the nudibranch have no where to hide.The little crabs are hustling to salvage their pride.The anemones are struggling to stay inside.Low Tide

I’m feeling all washed up, my poor brain is fried,I’m runnin’ on empty. about to collide.The sun has me baking, I cannot abide.Low Tide

I’m wishin’ those waters would come washin’ over me.Just anticipating the return of the Deep Blue Sea.

The rocks are all crusty, the seaweed has dried,The clams are all gasping, the candlefish died.The ozone is missing, the president lied.Low Tide

Low Tide.Oooh, is that a starfish I see?Hey baby, what’s cookin’ for me?

—Vinny PollinaSong written and performed for Low Tide Fest ’04

Planned Giving Program

The Board of Directors has decided to initiate a Planned Giving Program, in

order to allow supporters a variety of options for contributing to the ongoing

financial health and vitality of the PTMSC. We want to develop a variety of

opportunities for people who want to make a gift, ranging from naming the

Center in estate planning to gifts of tangible assets such as real estate, securi-

ties, stock options, and artwork. The goal of the Board is to investigate the

viability of various alternatives and then inform the membership and inter-

ested others of the advantages (or disadvantages) of these alternatives. While

many other nonprofit groups have had planned giving programs for years, we

have never done so, at least on a formal basis. Informally, we have had many

wonderful donations of assets, including a sailboat and stocks so far this year!

As the Board investigates other planned giving programs and develops our

own options in this area, we will keep you informed. We know that there are

many people out there who, like ourselves, are committed to contributing to a

comprehensive and stable fiscal foundation for the educational and scientific

work of the Center that we all feel is so important.

—Johanna King, Ph.D.

President, 2004 Board of Directors

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Many Thanks are in order to …

Port Townsend Paper Corporation

for sponsoring one of our summer interns.

Port Townsend Yacht Club for their contribution towards scholarshipsfor Jefferson County teachers to attend the fall “Fishes and the Beach”teacher’s class.

Soroptimist International of Port Townsend for their contribution to helpfund our summer college intern program.

East Jefferson Rotary Club for their contribution towards the scholarshipfund for local youth to attend our Summer Camp.

Si Simenstad, Michelle Sandoval and Marty Gay for match funding for ourMAP (Museum Assessment Program) grant.

Ty’s Computers for donating the diagnosis of a laptop computer.

Caroline Littlefield who gave us aninkjet printer. Thanks also, Caroline,for all your time in helping with pho-tos, usually on short notice, and forthe production of our monthly Pro-gram Schedules.

Darren Junt, Sales Manager,Poulsbo RV, for helping us procureand then delivering our new interntrailer from Poulsbo, and helpingCinamon set it up.

Ft. Worden State Park for provid-ing two trailer sites in a fabulouslocation for our intern trailers.

Jane Anderson for the donation ofa large LANDSAT image of theStraits of Juan de Fuca and Georgia.

Port Townsend Sails for sail fabricfor a new flag for the Natural His-tory building.

Dixie Llewellin for the computerand scanner that are much appreci-ated in the Natural History Exhibit.

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NEW & RENEWING MEMBERSThanks! To our New & Continuing Members! The following folks have either joined

or renewed their PTMSC membership since the Summer ’04 OCTOPRESS was sent!

STUDENTKaheya Cunningham

INDIVIDUALBud BabcockMaryAnn BarronGraham CarrJohn ChilesLee ClarkBarbara CookRandy CooperGeoff CusterCarolyn DankersBen EwingPatricia FloydKate FoxPam GrayMarcia Jones HartshornPenny JosephGerald LarsonLarry LawsonPeg LewisNels “Oke” LindhLarry McKinnonRuth MerrymanElizabeth MinterSusan MooreheadMarilyn MullerLynn NadeauPaula OrkandYvonne OtternessAlan RammerRosalyn RobertsVirgil RondeauMike & Kay SmallwoodPatrick SpakAnn SweeneyLisa TaddikenMitzi TaylorJerry ThorntonLorraine TrautmanDoris UnruhFloie VaneChrilo Von Gontard

FAMILYLeslie AickinGeorge & Claire AlkireGalen AllenRosemary AndersonAndrea ArusRobert & Flo BakerBarbara & Alan BeattieKirsten & Tim BehrenfeldMareet BenedictJohn Bodger & Seldon McKeeHazel BoothJennifer BurklundMarguerite ChisickRichard & Esther ConwayPriscilla & Steve CooperLinda & Tom DaconJudy D’AmoreLisa D’AndreaJoe & Julie DaubenbergerPatricia Dawson & Joseph TangneyRon & Ann DeisherMelisa & Jason Donnelly

Tiffany DrewryMary-Cathern & Bob EdwardsCaroleena Einarsen & FamilySteve Enge & Kathy PoolBob & Charlene EngelJohn & Donna EnglishJane EricksonDavid & Terri FessLaurie FinnJoan & Bob FisherGeorge FislerLydia GallagherChris, Jamie & MarGowerCharles GulickfamWilliam HamHanson, Mattos, Weaver FamilyTimothy HarringtonSandra HastonGerry HodgkinsKelly HogaboomPenney Hubbard & Michael EwingJeff Hummel & Bea GandaraSteven & Carol HurleyJulie & Ian JablonskiJanssen FamilyJeff Kelety & Deborah CarrollHarry KellerRobert KellerDavid KennedyDavid & Joyce KlemannJustin Klemann & Marisa JenkinsDenis & Susan LangloisCheryl LawlerH. Warren & Beverly LeitchLois & Dick LindnerSue LucierKathy, Joe & Katie LuckraftStu & Pat MacRobbieSue & Bob MarettMichael & Jane MarshVirginia Marston & Ned HerbertThomas MayerSallie McArthurWilliam W. McCaugheyElizabeth & Pete McGowanMelanie McGrory, MD

& Henner SchroderLisa McKenzieJoyce MitchellDaniel MolotskiRuby NewtonRuby NewtonBarbara & Laurence NoblesMary Jo & G. Peter OlsenCynthia Osterman & Ron KenworthyJulia OwensAndy PalmerJim & Karen PateMarilou & John PerrisMuriel PetersAnthony PintoTomi PlastowPokorny FamilyDave PridemoreDonna ProctorKaren & Harvey PuttermanMichael ReissLiz Reutlinger

Andrew RobertsonGail & Alan RobinsonJames RuppMichelle Sandoval & Marty GayKeira SasserKonrad & Jane SchwenckeBill Seidler & Lynn CaverlyCynthia & Toby SheffelKathy & Philip ShipmanSue & Carl SidleSteve SilbermanRoger Steinfort & Kathleen OhlsonNorm, Wendy, & Robert StevensMarianne StrattonClaudia Streichan SobolJim SundeenGordon ThurnerMargaret & Dusty VandegriftKurt VandersluisPam & Roy WalkerWarren WalvatneMaren WetmoreLloyd & Virginia WhiteDon & Sylvia WhiteMaryAnn & Don WilsonHugh & Ruth WinnRichard Wojt & Carolyn LatteierDonald Yee

FRIENDQuimper Comm. Credit UnionLynn Anderson & Peter AlbrechtDiane Baxter & Garth WareCarol Bernthal & Byron RotErcil Bowman, MDAdrian & Louise DronkertSarah & Owen FairbankBob & Kathleen FrancisMary GriepHugh & Terry HavenJan & Fred Helm & FamilyJim & Dorothy HermansonCarla HoggarthChris Jones & Eileen CooneyPeter & Helen LauritzenCharles Lovekamp & Karen ElliottLen & Emily MandelbaumDon & Barbara MarseilleLinda & Mark MorrisMark & Linda MorrisErnest & Frances OxtonCarol ParksShelli Robb-KahlerAlex & Elena SpearDawn SudlowMr. & Mrs. Gordon TandyCindy & Harry Thayer

BUSINESSP T Shipwright’s Co-opHeidi HechtJane, Mike & Tara HeneryPat & Mike Kenna PrinteryMaite McLuen & Gary McLuenPaula McNeesPatrick VichenaRobert & Marley Yourish

SUSTAININGAnn BambrickJim Bender, MD & Ann VenablesSoozie & Dan DarrowKay & David GoetzSherley HigueraRobert KaySandy & Winnie MacNairCricket MorganHelen PaytonBob & Betty PetrieBeryl & Frank WilliamsonJan Davis & Kaci CronkhiteGary & Karen ForbesJohanna & Mike KingLoren & Robbin MonroeNorm ScrivnerLois SherwoodTonnvane Wiswell

OCTOPRESS SUPPORTERKathleen Mitchell & Scott Landis

NW Paleontological Society

The Northwest Paleontological Society is

holding their November meeting at the

PTMSC on Saturday, November 13. Inter-

ested members and volunteers are invited to

a potluck lunch at 11:30–noon, to be followed

by a brief business meeting and a talk. At

press time, the speaker is not identified. For

information, contact Kitty Reed (385-6002).

PTMSC Wish List

★ A vacuum cleaner with attachmentsto get into the corners and cracks!For the NHE.

★ 12'–16' aluminum skiff(for our beach seines)

★ Portable white board—3’ to 4' or so

★ A color laser printer(with USB connection)

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