FRIDAY OCT 18, 2013 VOL. 40, NO. 21
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Power couple re-ignite local martial arts
Applefest success
Meet the Editor
A thank you from Bowen Heritage
A brief introduction to The Undercurrent’s new editor
New taekwondo teachers at Artisan Square studio
Espresso shots and Taser blasts
Bowen coffee wiz returns from Seattle competition Tyler Orton CONTRIBUTOR
Pumpkin pie for everyone! This year, Tom and Kelly Matzen with the help of their son Tyler decided to grow pumpkins in front of their house. They had no idea these gigantic gourds would soon over take their front yard, literally stopping traffic, “I would look out my window to see tourist stretching their hands through the fence to take photos of our pumpkin patch.” explains Matzen. The kids in Deep Bay shared in the fun, with Tyler in the middle proudly showing off his crop to his friends, new comers Brigitte and Hugo who will be experiencing their first Thanksgiving here on Bowen. Little Melia, content playing with some freshly picked lavender, is thrilled to be sitting on one of these massive gourds just hanging around with the big kids. Debra Stringfellow Photo
Tsleil-Waututh Nation looks to Bowen council for support in opposing pipeline expansion Meribeth Deen EDITOR
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representative from the Tsleil-Wauthuth Nation told Bowen Island’s Mayor and Council that Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project puts the entire Salish Sea at risk by a increasing the number of tankers carrying raw bitumen. Carleen A. Thomas is the Intergovernmental Relations Manager for the Nation’s Sacred Trust Initiative, which is mandated
to oppose the project. “Tsleil-Waututh means people of the Inlet, and it is our sacred obligation to protect the land of our people,” Thomas told council. “In our Grandparent’s generation, we could sustain ourselves on what we found in the Burrard Inlet, things like herring and sea urchins, which, because of industrialization, are no longer available to us.” Thomas said the Tsleilcontinued, PAGE 6 Waututh are working hard to
Downing a caffeinerich shot of espresso barely makes Gino Rutigliano blink. But when the owner of the Bowen Island Coffee Roasting Company was caught in the middle of a “robbery gone right” the night before competing in a Seattle espresso tournament, the ensuing adrenaline rush left him with more than just caffeine shakes. Rutigliano and his wife had travelled to Washington state Oct. 3 after he was selected to compete at the 2013 America’s Best Espresso Competition. They spent the afternoon preparing the equipment for the espresso competition and taking more than a few sips of the caffeinated brew. Afterwards, Rutigliano recalled popping over to a corner store to pick up groceries and some wine, when a man allegedly tried to make off with some goods. One of the store workers would have none of it, according to coffee maestro, and the accused shoplifter was hit by a blast of electricity. “I don’t know if
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you’ve ever heard a Taser gun live, but these things are loud,” Rutigliano said. “You could see the blue, 50,000(-watt) bolts. It was really, really freaky.” The couple was ushered into the back of the store, while the worker carrying the Taser blocked the entrance until police showed up. The coffee brewmaster said he eventually left the scene once authorities arrived, but “at that point, we were still frazzled.” And it didn’t help that he had to defend his thrid-place title at the 2013 America’s Best Espresso Competition while his body was still buzzing from all the caffeine and excitement. “It was like 2:30 in the morning and I looked at my wife and we were both looking at the Space Needle, going, ‘I can’t sleep,’” Rutigliano said with a chuckle. Sleep deprived and physically drained, he showed up a few hours later at the espresso showdown only to discover the computer programming that dictated the temperatures, speed and taste infusions for
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