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Tunes for Owls

Local violinist brothers to perform in support of a Great Horned Owl

Jim AndersonMarch 14, 2018March 19, 2025

It’s safe to say that the Oncken brothers, 9-year-old Ezra and 11-year-old Nicolas, have spent their lives growing up with the sounds of violin strings. Elder brother Nicolas can distinctly remember the first time he heard a violin and how powerful that moment was; and so can his mom, Akiko. “From that first day Nicolas […]

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Spiders in the Northwest

Revisiting hobos, widows and violins

Jim AndersonApril 20, 2016March 5, 2025

Judging from the phone calls, emails and text messages, things have gotten out of hand in the spider world, especially regarding those thought to be dangerous. Hence, right from the get-go, let’s put the real “Bad One,” the brown recluse, also known as the violin spider—behind us. One, it does not and cannot live in […]

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