I would really like to see Catherine Spiga, except that I've been running into some problems.  She apparently will not accept any of my out of town references.  Does anyone has some words of advice about how I should approach this question?

independents have to protect themselves. it is usually that simple. out of town refs are difficult to check and unreliable sometimes. i've been told that sometimes you have to befriend a member who is a little more open (and in Minnesota) to gain favor to a lot of other girls....