Jonbull & the rest of the board:

Candidate Laurie Caskey-Schrieber is mentioned in the article and she is running for Whatcom County Council. Laurie is my sister, and I'm asking the members of this board who are registered in Whatcom County to support her. She is running against her brother-in-law Al Schrieber (yes, it will be a crazy Thanksgiving this year).

Laurie is for the preservation of farmlands and and against the rezoning of these land for commercial and high density residential usage. She will be doing her best to control growth around pristine Lake Whatcom and improve the water quality of the Lake. Basically, she is a "fish friendly" candidate, however her oponent is not. Al Schrieber is supported heavily by the local gravel & mining industry and is for the proposed Sumas Energy Plant that some say will destroy the natural character of the Sumas Valley. Laurie is against the proposed plant, due to the many environmental concerns and high amount of truck traffic the new power plant will inflict on local roads. Well, I'll get off my soap box now.

Sorry, I didn't mean to get all political here on everybody, but a vote for Laurie Caskey-Schreiber is a vote for fish and salmon recovery!

Thanks!