https://www.southforkvalley.org/details daily 0.75 2019-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1555206833678-97GT68GM2Y3ETCFLRC6V/IMG_20190302_105656.jpg Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1555206833678-97GT68GM2Y3ETCFLRC6V/IMG_20190302_105656.jpg Details https://www.southforkvalley.org/aboutus daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1622679258329-0W5QDET7JI5OYWYVWOMC/Jeff_mug+%282%29-596x768.jpg About VZS - Jeff Margolis - Chair Jeff Margolis, has been involved in the growth of the Van Zandt Community for over half a century. He left Brooklyn, New York in his youth and went on to be educated in politics and philosophy which he subsequently taught at the college level. In 1970 he and his wife opened the region’s first and most famous organic and exotic grocery, Everybody’s Store. Both he and Amy were veteran performers in local symphonic, choral and theater groups. Both were active participants in civic groups and cultural boards and for a decade Jeff volunteered as a Firefighter and First Responder on Whatcom County FD #16. At the turn of the century Jeff spearheaded the creation of the Josh VanderYacht Park. Shortly thereafter he and Amy founded KAVZ-LP FM, the Voice of the South Fork Valley. Jeff recently retired as Chair of the Whatcom County Parks Commission. The Margolis’s retired Everybody’s Store in 2019 and Amy passed on in the following year. Currently Jeff spends much of his time gardening and cherishing the progress of his family including: daughters Beth, an artist, and Elea, a musician and wife to Andy, a physician and parent of grandkids Zach and Natalie, both engineers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/4eef6c3c-5d41-46c1-866f-7fab40915398/BenTownsend.jpg About VZS - Ben Townsend - Treasurer After many years working in tech in Seattle, Ben is now semi-retired here in the South Fork Valley. He has a keen interest in the intersection of technology, renewable energy, and permaculture. One of his big interests is in building community strength by learning and sharing with each other. Ben has been involved in both local volunteerism, such as helping at food banks, and in volunteer work abroad, such as building village roads in Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1622679361400-PFYJ6SY21C21CQ1EV9T9/breanna_mug+%282%29-593x768.jpg About VZS - Breanna Anderson - Secretary Breanna Anderson has been a Van Zandt resident and a member of the South Fork Valley Community Association Board since 2017. She is a software engineer and pioneering technology entrepreneur known for founding MSNBC in 1995. Breanna is enthusiastic about the potential for grass roots community building in rural Whatcom County and is grateful for the steadfast work of SFVCA over the years in creating a place and space for folks to come together and build community. Breanna manages the Community Radio Station KAVZ 102.5 FM and focuses on infrastructure and technology for the organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1622679432520-E9OWQ8OXVK4SMNQP04UF/Maggie+Metcalfe+profile+2021-682x768.jpg About VZS - Maggie Metcalfe - Director Maggie Metcalfe has been a Van Zandt resident and member of the South Fork Valley Community Association Board since 2017. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. She appreciates communities built with respect and democratic processes to create strength and resilience among neighbors. She wants to maintain a space where people can have potlucks, dances, movies, parties, poetry and studies, where community members can create a class or demonstrate a skill. Where we can learn about each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/9c057668-89e6-48e2-8dad-c9fc4282a6d4/Will+mug.jpg About VZS - Will Radecki - Director Will Radecki attended a New Year’s party at the Van Zandt Community Hall in 2010. He was greeted by a very old woman with a cane in one hand, and a box of wine in the other. “My kinda people,” he thought, and moved to the Valley soon after. On the SFVCA board, Will is a “utility player” who has written grants, managed projects, MC’d events, and built the free library/community exchange in front of the Hall. He is a consistent voice for moving things along, and a reliable provider of libations at board meetings. Recently, Will has managed the Renovation Committee and guided the design and work for the community hall renovations as well as providing leadership in fundraising and communications. Will also writes and publishes the South Fork Scoop Newsletter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1684905924433-EHFVUDD7R21E72HHRVEM/image-asset.jpeg About VZS - Jessica Bee - Director Biography forthcoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1684905948938-JN0SUVLYFKP29BCK0689/image-asset.jpeg About VZS - Bruce Myers - Director Biography forthcoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/f47961a4-7d77-4c21-9e3e-14e401587700/waving+at+entrance.jpg About VZS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1622679258329-0W5QDET7JI5OYWYVWOMC/Jeff_mug+%282%29-596x768.jpg About VZS - Jeff Margolis - Chair Jeff Margolis, has been involved in the growth of the Van Zandt Community for over half a century. He left Brooklyn, New York in his youth and went on to be educated in politics and philosophy which he subsequently taught at the college level. In 1970 he and his wife opened the region’s first and most famous organic and exotic grocery, Everybody’s Store. Both he and Amy were veteran performers in local symphonic, choral and theater groups. Both were active participants in civic groups and cultural boards and for a decade Jeff volunteered as a Firefighter and First Responder on Whatcom County FD #16. At the turn of the century Jeff spearheaded the creation of the Josh VanderYacht Park. Shortly thereafter he and Amy founded KAVZ-LP FM, the Voice of the South Fork Valley. Jeff recently retired as Chair of the Whatcom County Parks Commission. The Margolis’s retired Everybody’s Store in 2019 and Amy passed on in the following year. Currently Jeff spends much of his time gardening and cherishing the progress of his family including: daughters Beth, an artist, and Elea, a musician and wife to Andy, a physician and parent of grandkids Zach and Natalie, both engineers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/4eef6c3c-5d41-46c1-866f-7fab40915398/BenTownsend.jpg About VZS - Ben Townsend - Treasurer After many years working in tech in Seattle, Ben is now semi-retired here in the South Fork Valley. He has a keen interest in the intersection of technology, renewable energy, and permaculture. One of his big interests is in building community strength by learning and sharing with each other. Ben has been involved in both local volunteerism, such as helping at food banks, and in volunteer work abroad, such as building village roads in Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1622679361400-PFYJ6SY21C21CQ1EV9T9/breanna_mug+%282%29-593x768.jpg About VZS - Breanna Anderson - Secretary Breanna Anderson has been a Van Zandt resident and a member of the South Fork Valley Community Association Board since 2017. She is a software engineer and pioneering technology entrepreneur known for founding MSNBC in 1995. Breanna is enthusiastic about the potential for grass roots community building in rural Whatcom County and is grateful for the steadfast work of SFVCA over the years in creating a place and space for folks to come together and build community. Breanna manages the Community Radio Station KAVZ 102.5 FM and focuses on infrastructure and technology for the organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/1622679432520-E9OWQ8OXVK4SMNQP04UF/Maggie+Metcalfe+profile+2021-682x768.jpg About VZS - Maggie Metcalfe - Steward Maggie Metcalfe has been a Van Zandt resident and member of the South Fork Valley Community Association Board since 2017. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. She appreciates communities built with respect and democratic processes to create strength and resilience among neighbors. She wants to maintain a space where people can have potlucks, dances, movies, parties, poetry and studies, where community members can create a class or demonstrate a skill. Where we can learn about each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb2634cd74562129deac577/9c057668-89e6-48e2-8dad-c9fc4282a6d4/Will+mug.jpg About VZS - Will Radecki - Steward Will Radecki attended a New Year’s party at the Van Zandt Community Hall in 2010. He was greeted by a very old woman with a cane in one hand, and a box of wine in the other. “My kinda people,” he thought, and moved to the Valley soon after. On the SFVCA board, Will is a “utility player” who has written grants, managed projects, MC’d events, and built the free library/community exchange in front of the Hall. He is a consistent voice for moving things along, and a reliable provider of libations at board meetings. Recently, Will has managed the Renovation Committee and guided the design and work for the community hall renovations as well as providing leadership in fundraising and communications. 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