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Former Orcas student allegedly part of drug ring Feds break up Bellingham meth and heroin ring supplying San Juans by SOUNDER STAFF
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Islander Alex Huppenthal took this shot at Cascade Lake during a recent clear night sky.
Justice on the ropes Prosecutor and sheriff grapple with upcoming budget cuts by SCOTT RASMUSSEN
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Not all misdemeanors are created equal. And the prosecution of some misdemeanor charges might just fall by the wayside beginning this year, as the San Juan County prosecuting attorney’s office shifts priorities in anticipation of a $30,600 cut in its 2012 budget. That’s according to Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord, who, in a prepared statement released Dec. 20, said to offset that pending $30,600 cut he will be forced reduce the hours of the attorney assigned to handle misdemeanor cases by half. Gaylord said the department will take the first two months of the year to trim down the District Court caseload, where most misdemeanors are prosecuted, and to implement new guidelines for handling future misdemeanor cases. The cut is slated to take effect March 1. “We will refocus on those cases that involve injuries to people, and especially domestic violence, driving under the influence, and other serious charges involving reckless and damaging conduct,” Gaylord said. “My goal is to keep the community safe, but it
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Left: Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord. Above: Sheriff Rob Nou. is not practical to expect that offenders will be held accountable in the same way that we have been able to do in the past.” The prosecuting attorney’s office will begin 2012 with a budget of $954,783 and, according to Gaylord, a total of 8.5 full-time employees. The prosecutor’s office is funded through the county general fund, which, along with $3 million in outside grants, totals roughly $16.9 million in 2012. The sheriff ’s department, funded largely through the general fund as well, will operate next year with a $110,000 cut in a budget that totals $2.4 million. Sheriff Rob Nou said the department will be unable to fill a deputy position on Orcas Island, which at this point remains vacant, and must do without a part-time dispatcher, also an unfilled post, because of the drop in 2012 funding. However, Nou said the department’s deputies and detectives will continue to pursue investigations and enforce the law regardless of any priority shifts by the prosecutor. “It isn’t really going to change the way we do busi-
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Federal authorities have arrested Orcas Island High School graduate Denali Wood, 23, and her boyfriend, alleged drug ring leader Todd Hamilton, 34, and charged them with conspiracy to distribute black tar heroin and crystal methamphetamine in three Washington counties. “The couple distributed extensive amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties,” the U.S. Attorney’s office announced on Dec. 22. “During a court authorized wiretap investigation, the conspirators discussed their drug deals, how to launder drug money, and the beating one drug customer received when he failed to pay a debt,” said Jenny Durkan, U.S. attorney for the Western district of Washington. “Information obtained during the course of the investigation revealed how Hamilton used a Washington State Department of Corrections officer to try to get information regarding law enforcement knowledge of him and his girlfriend. That corrections officer resigned his position earlier this year and has now been charged in the drug conspiracy.” Wood and Hamilton each pled not guilty to all charges at Dec. 23 and Dec. 27 hearings. The case is being investigated by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as local law enforcement. San Juan County sheriff Rob Nou declined to comment on whether county detectives are involved. Prosecutors allege that many of Wood’s customers and re-distributors live on the San Juan Islands. Orcas School District superintendent Barbara Kline said Wood came to Orcas from Lynden in 2003, graduating with the Orcas High class of 2006. “This is very surprising,” Kline
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Denali Wood and her boyfriend Todd Hamilton in an undated photo from her Facebook account.
said. “We had no problems with her in high school.” Readiness to Learn advocate Julie Pinardi remembers that Wood lived in an apartment complex on her own during her Orcas high school years. “That is very, very hard for teenagers to do,” she said. “She wanted to graduate and be successful. I am very saddened by this whole story.” In 2006 Wood received a $500 Orcas Island Education Foundation scholarship; a $500 President’s Scholarship from Western Washington University; and was offered a matching $2,500 aviation scholarship by the
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Spreading holiday cheer Orcas Island storytellers contributed photo
At left: Members of the Key Club lent a helping hand to the 50th Annual Holiday Silver Tea at the Orcas Library on Dec. 2. Pictured (left to right) are Kathryn Tidwell, Huxley Smart, and Claire O’Neill.
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Cantering carolers hoof it through Eastsound
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The Orcas Island Trailblazer 4H Horse Club and the Orcas Brass Quartet trotted around Eastsound last week, filling the air with brassy, merry carols.
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Orcas Island storytellers Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo just returned from a monthlong adventure in China. The couple taught storytelling theater to hundreds of middle school students at the International School of Beijing. “It was incredible – the people, the food, the everyday street life,” said KikuchiYngojo. They taught storytelling skills, movement, gesture and vocal tricks and coached the kids on final projects. Wang and KikuchiYngojo split their time
between Orcas and San Francisco, where they spend the winter months. They founded the artistic group Eth-Noh-Tec and held their fourth annual Orcas Storyfest this summer. “Winter time at the close of a year is a time for reflection, introspection, a time to see our personal lives in the context of the greater picture,” Kikuchi-Yngojo said. “Perhaps it is a time to ask ourselves: ‘How have our lives made an impact in the world? What story are we willing to create that will make an impact in a world of so many stories?’” Read a blog about the trip at www.islandssounder. com.
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Greater girth means fewer berths aboard WSF Coast Guard changes weight capacity for passenger vessels across the country by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Associate Publisher
Americans weigh more than they used to and passenger vessels are feeling the impact. The Coast Guard’s new boat stability rules, which took effect nationwide on Dec. 1., raise the estimated weight of a typical adult passenger to 185 pounds from the previous 160 pounds. As a result, a handful of vessels in the Washington State Ferries fleet have had weight capacities reduced. “We are responding to the Centers for Disease Control’s new findings that folks on average are 185 pounds, so the old calculation no longer applies,” said Coast Guard Lieutenant Eric Young. “It’s one factor among many that
goes into vessel stability … (these rules) are to achieve pas- Yakima and Hyak are going from a capacity of 2000 passensenger safety and make sure vessels are operating within gers to 1782. All three boats serve the San Juans. their stability standards.” “They have never gotten to 2000 in George Capacci, Deputy Chief of the past 50 years,” Capacci said. “It’s not “This won’t have Operations and Construction for WSF, going to have a big impact on us; it’s the an impact on our isn’t worried about the new regulations, as smaller vessels (in the country) that will the boats affected have never reached their have a problem.” customers. For us, full passenger weight capacity anyway. The Evergreen State is going from “This won’t have an impact on custom984 to 882. Capacci says that vessel has it’s much ado about ers,” he said. “For us, it’s much ado about also never come close to its capacity. nothing.” nothing. It’s a trend that the Centers for “Our limiting capacity is the car — George Capacci, WSF deck, and that’s not a weight probDisease Control recognize and the Coast Guard has been working on this for a long lem,” Capacci said. “This whole average time.” assumed weight per passenger is tarAccording to the Coast Guard regulations, this new rule geted more at sight-seeing boats and dinner cruises … these is to “prevent passenger vessels from operating in over- regulations are not a big concern for us.” loaded conditions.” Of WSF’s 23 vessels, the super-class boats Kaleeten,
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San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to the following calls: Nov.
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pulled over near Woodmen Hall on Fisherman Bay Road at about 5:15 p.m. Dec. 13: Firearms were used to shoot holes in numerous road signs in an apparent episode of vandalism on Lopez Island. At least three handguns and one shotgun are believed to have been used at various road sign locations and shell casings were recovered at several. Replacement costs reportedly total $2,000 to $5,000. Dec. 17: Three large fir trees in Orcas Island’s Golf Estates Road neighborhood were cut down in an apparent confusion over property lines.
$5,000 of jewelry vanished from an Orcas Island home in an apparent theft. The jewelry, identified as miscellaneous antique, was kept in a gold-colored tin container at the time it disappeared from a home on Pea Pod Lane. Dec. 2: A 15-yearold San Juan Island boy was arrested for having a marijuana pipe on him at school. The boy was taken into custody at about 11 a.m. and later released to his parents. Dec. 9: A Lopez Island man was arrested for driving with a suspended license following an early evening traffic stop for lack of tail lights.
The Douglas firs, one of which measured two feet in diameter, were situated at the entrance of a shared driveway and cut down by a man renting a home from one of two property owners who use that driveway. The man reportedly was instructed by his landlord to fell the trees and agreed not to cut down any others until the confusion clears. Dec. 16: An early evening traffic stop prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island man for possession of pot and paraphernalia. The 19-year-old was pulled over near the intersection of Blair Avenue and Guard Street at about
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disoriented and bleeding from the head, an Orcas Island man wound up lost and on the deck of a Langell Road home following an apparent early morning crash on nearby Myers Street. The 34-year-old’s heavily damaged SUV was found near Myers shortly after a Langell Road homeowner discovered the man on his deck at about 5 a.m. A mailbox, landscaping and a home on Myers Street were reportedly damaged in a collision earlier in the day. Dec. 17: An Orcas Island man faces criminal charges after his dog allegedly bounded from its yard and attacked a beagle that was walking with its owner past the man’s Blanchard Road home. The 21-year-old
Test of ballot equipment next week A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the Feb. 14 Special Election is scheduled for Jan. 10, 10 a.m. in the Elections Office located at
55 Second Street, Suite A, in Friday Harbor. The test works by tallying the results of a prepared set of ballots to see if the results match the votes cast.
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was issued a criminal citation on the heels of the alleged attack, which reportedly left the 12-year-old dog with a puncture wound on the back of its neck. Dec. 21: The cost to clean up a mess left by someone spinning their tires in the parking lot of Lopez School totaled about $100. A walkway near the parking lot was reportedly splattered by mud and rocks from the spinning tires. Dec. 22: An early evening traffic stop for expired tags prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island woman for driving with a suspended license. The 24-year-old was pulled over near the intersection of Carter
Avenue and Guard Street at about 8:45 p.m. Dec. 26: A Lopez Island man who reportedly had been banging on the door of a woman’s Port Stanley Road home in the late afternoon, demanding to be let in, was arrested for trespassing. The 35-year-old violated a no-contact order by going to the woman’s home. • Someone wielding a sharp instrument damaged the front door of a Friday Harbor video rental store in an attempt to break into the building after hours. The door of the First Street sustained $100 in damage. – Scott Rasmussen
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Editorial
Colton had better use his time in jail wisely
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e’re nearing the end of the Colton Harris-Moore saga, after his sentencing in December. Did the punishment fit the crime? Not really, but we’re hopeful this whole mess will have a somewhat happy outcome. Harris-Moore is one very fortunate criminal. He is lucky that his antics captured a nation’s attention. He is lucky that he secured accomplished lawyers and that he’s from a small, middle-class town. He is lucky to have never hurt anyone with the guns he stole. He is lucky that when he stole planes, it was not considered a threat to homeland security. If the circumstances were different, the Barefoot Bandit would be spending a lot more time behind bars. His recent sentencing has given him a second chance at living, but left a sour taste in some people’s mouths. Harris-Moore, now 20, received a prison sentence of just over seven years for his extensive list of property crimes. Island County Superior Court Judge Vickie Churchill cited the non-violent nature of HarrisMoore’s crimes and his difficult upbringing as reasons to tread lightly on the young man. The Orcas community is familiar with his exploits. Harris-Moore violated islanders’ homes, stole boats and airplanes and vandalized businesses. He cost us our sense of safety, not mention thousands of dollars in property damage. He showed wisdom when vowing to pay back all that he owes to his victims through his movie deal with 20th Century Fox. But for many, it’s just not enough. Once innocence is gone, it cannot be returned. We think Harris-Moore’s sentence was too light, yet we admire Judge Churchill for showing compassion to someone whom she believes deserves a life beyond his criminal past. In the spirit of the season, we extend that mercy to a man who turned our community upside down for two years. We hope the Barefoot Bandit realizes how lucky he is. Despite what his lawyers say, we don’t believe he has diminished mental capacity. He had better use his time in prison to learn, grow and mature. Don’t squander this second chance, Colton. You may never get it again.
Public meetings Thursday, Jan. 5
• Eastsound Planning Review Committee, 3 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station. Tuesday, Jan. 10
• Orcas Island Public Library Board, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., public library. Wednesday, Jan. 11
• Ferry Advisory Committee, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Lopez Library, 2225 Fisherman Bay Rd.
• Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Community Center. SATURDAY, Jan. 7
• Charter Review Commission, 9 a.m., Council Chambers, Friday Harbor. Thursday, Jan. 12
• Orcas Island Park & Recreation District, noon to 1:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station.
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To the Editor: Thank you, Key Club Kudos to Key Club for support with our 50th Annual Holiday Silver Tea at the library on Dec. 2! I chaired the tea, which is a “Thank You” to the Orcas community for their support of the library. Huxley Smart, Kathryn Tidwell, Claire O’Neill, Sofie Thixton and Zack Wolford helped immeasurably with all the intricacies of serving and interfacing with Santa and more than 800 members of the public. Thanks also to Doug Schliebus who tirelessly has made tea and coffee for so many of these events. This was his last year. Thank you from Friends of the Orcas Library for your help putting this on. We really appreciate all you have offered. Jean Soderquist FOIL
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of legal consequences – a prosecuting attorney who openly advises would-be thieves that if caught the only penalty they will suffer is the possibility of having to pay for the goods they stole, but who promises them no prosecution, no criminal record, no fine, no probation, no community service, no jail time. This is Mr. Gaylord’s idea of how to serve and protect the public. Being a merchant in San Juan County is hard enough without having to deal with thieves who know that there will be no penalty for stealing from them. It’s not as though Mr. Gaylord doesn’t have alternatives. He could re-assign prosecutors who normally work on less vital civil issues to assist in District Court prosecutions. He could drop some but not all shoplifting cases, so that thieves would at least face some risk of criminal penalties for their crimes. He could spend some time of his own time prosecuting District Court cases. He could take a temporary cut in his very generous salary and use the money to restore the lower paid half-time position he claims to need. But he prefers to give aid and comfort to criminals who may
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choose to prey on hardworking local merchants. This may be his version of responsible public service. It certainly isn’t mine, and I don’t think it’s the view of very many local residents. Since Mr. Gaylord publicly admits that he can’t fulfill his responsibilities as Prosecuting Attorney on the budget allocated to him, it’s time for him to resign and let the voters elect somebody who can. Christopher Hodgkin San Juan Island
Thank you to all the holiday helpers Orcas Family Connections, Family Resource Center would like to thank the many community members who helped out this season. The Giving Tree was a huge success once again. The staff at Island Market, Orcas Family Connections, and Kaleidoscope worked diligently to organize and distribute gifts. The three groups really worked well together to make sure each child was taken care of. Donations were also collected by many island businesses and came
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LETTERS FROM 4 in the form of new toys, gift certificates, and cash contributions. These businesses included Ray’s Pharmacy, Windermere, Lions Club, Cherry T’s, NAPA, and many individual donors. Altogether, more than 200 children were served this year through the Giving Tree program! There were even groups that got together to sponsor entire families for this holiday season! The employees of NAPA, OPALCO, Children’s House Board and Staff, and the members of the Unitarian Fellowship each sponsored families in need. Their gifts included toys, basic necessities and even paying some bills for their chosen families. One business even sponsored their family to send them on a special trip. The giving didn’t stop there. The Orcas Trailblazers put together stockings for many island children. The Orcas Food Bank put together beautiful dinners for those in need. The Orcas Medical Center and Island Hardware worked hard to make certain that every island kiddo will be warm this winter by providing new coats to many Orcas children. And the Lions’ Club made a very generous contribution to the Giving Tree fund that covered any extra funding needs. Thank you to those who have donated their time, money, and other resources to making this holiday season special for all island families. We really appreciate all the help we received and were able to give these past couple of months. These are all wonderful programs that help greatly during the winter months. Please keep in mind that these families are in need year round, and if you would like to continue in their support, you may make donations to Orcas Family Connections. We are at PO Box 931, Eastsound, WA 98245 or stop by the office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays at 1292 North Beach Road in Eastsound. Email OrcasFRC@gmail.com or phone 376-3184. Orcas Family Connections Board and Staff
Don’t water down CAO protections We live in one of the most strikingly beautiful places on the planet.
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In 2011, The NY Times placed the San Juan Islands #2 on its list of “Places To Go.” National Geographic placed the San Juan Islands #3 on its list of “World Travel Destinations” this year. From 1980 to 2000 our population increased by 80 percent, faster than any other county in Washington. Projections are that we will continue to see our population increase at a comparable rate. This influx of people has lead to more building, which has put pressure on our critical areas. It’s time to draw the line. It’s time to increase protections for future building. The current draft of the revised Critical Areas Ordinance takes protections that have been in place for the past 25 years and waters them down so much that what was once black coffee is now more like weak tea. For example, I don’t understand the pressure to offer mitigation options. To me the only time anything should be allowed to be built that would require mitigation is if it is for public use, when there is no good alternative. As for private homes, they should all be placed outside of all critical areas and their buffer zones, and built using the guidelines of Limited Impact Development. San Juan County is a treasure that has been here long before we showed up and started calling parts of it our personal property, and one that will be here long after all of us are dead and gone. We might be five years late in submitting an updated CAO, but we have the chance now to do an impressive job of it. San Juan County should now make global headlines for a Critical Areas Ordinance extreme in its protections so future generations can enjoy the pristine beauty that is here. Liza Michaelson San Juan Island
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Glories of the mighty dandelion by BETTY DENSMORE Special to the Sounder
“Do you like butter?” asked my mother when I was a little girl, while holding a golden dandelion under my chin. I never did know if it was the yellow reflection of the petals or the dusting of pollen that provided the answer. There were plenty of dandelions in our big yard and my sisters and I loved to blow the seeds from the mature heads and watch them float away in the breeze. Dandelions were an accepted part of life here in our island community, though our family did not eat them. As an adult living in the city, I learned that homeowners were expected to keep their lawns free of that despised weed, the dandelion. One could take the time to dig them or use weed-killer to eradicate the enemy at the roots. Highly regarded by early emigrants to North America for their food and medicinal value, dandelion seeds were packed along with other valuables for the ocean voyages to the New World. Once planted, the seeds spread quickly in plowed soil and dandelions are now ubiquitous across the continent. What was it about dandelions that made them so precious to our forebears? Can we regain an appreciation of dandelions that will make them an important plant to us once again?
History The common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has long been used in Chinese herbal medicine and its use is documented in Arabic medical literature in the 10th and 11th centuries. The plant is widely used in Europe as well as in Asia as food and medicine and is popular in the United States among some ethnic groups.
Health benefits Dandelions are rich in
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minerals, vitamins and a number of active chemical constituents that may have therapeutic effects on the body. Dandelions are wellknown for treating liver ailments and increasing bile flow with positive effects on the entire digestive system from stomach to bowel. Viral, fungal and bacterial infections, chronic inflammation, cancer, hepatitis and diabetes have been known to respond to dandelion usage. Warts may diminish with the application of the white sap, which has also been used as an insect repellent.
Culinary uses The challenge of eating dandelions lies in their potential for bitterness, a flavor that is hardly noticed by some individuals, and not tolerated at all by others. In “Making Dandelions Palatable,” Dr. John Kallas of Wild Food Adventures based in Portland, has several recommendations. Years of testing have revealed that the leaves are less bitter when grown in moist, rich soil in the shade and harvested in cool weather. Two methods of preparation can reduce bitterness. Bring a pot of water to a boil, drop chopped leaves into the water and cook three to five minutes until the bitter flavor is reduced. Drain the water and use the leaves in any recipe that calls for greens. Adding the blanched greens to soups, casseroles, meatloaf or sausage, lasagna, an omelet, or grilled cheese sandwich are excellent ways to incorporate the rich nutrition of dandelions in the diet. Bitterness can also be masked with fats and oils. A combination of both methods is the most effective way to introduce dandelions to taste buds unfamiliar with this wonderful food. Dr. Peter Gail’s classic book, “The Celebration of the Dandelion” contains
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health information and more than 70 recipes for dandelion leaves, flowers, crowns and roots, including dandelion wine and beer. Several books on cooking with dandelions and other garden plants are available for a reasonable price from Dr. Gail’s family business at www.dandyblend.com. My favorite is “dandelion coffee,” which is actually a richly flavored tea made by simmering roasted dandelion root in boiling water. Roasting the chopped root until brown gives it an almost chocolate-like aroma. It’s also an ingredient in dandelion root ice cream! Digging roots, washing them until clean, chopping and roasting is a lot of work. If you develop a liking for this beverage, chopped or powdered dandelion root can be purchased by the pound from herb suppliers.
Garden benefits and pollinators According to Rhonda Barbieri of La Campesina Project, plants with long taproots such as dandelions are termed “dynamic accumulators.” The deep roots draw nutrients to the surface making them available to shallow-rooted plants around them. Beneficial soil microbes, insects and worms live beneath the leaves and around the roots,
leaving behind the fertilizer of their excrement to enrich the soil. “It’s what you leave alone,” says Barbieri, “that may be the most important part of your garden, so give yourself permission not to weed.” John Steward, owner of Maple Rock Farm, says of dandelions, “They are beautiful and I don’t worry about them. Dandelions are not a big deal compared to pigweed, which out-competes root crops.” Of course, the brilliant yellow blooms of dandelions attract scores of pollinating insects, vital to our food supply, so it behooves the wise gardener to maintain a healthy lawn and garden without the use of herbicides and pesticides. Even “natural” weed killers such as vinegar and citric acid affect the health of the soil and the creatures that live in it. Barbieri suggests a generous flushing with water following the use of any weed killer. To read this story in its entirety, go to www.islandssounder.com. Betty Densmore, trained in Food and Nutritional Sciences, enjoys gathering wild edibles on walks through the woods surrounding her home in Olga, and keeping her family and friends healthy with organic bone broths and traditional fermented foods.
DENALI FROM 1 AirHawk Aviators, which she didn’t complete. At the time she told Sounder staff her professional goals included “travel, independence, success.” Wood and Hamilton lived on the 500 block of Bellingham’s Darby Drive. Investigators, citing extensive surveillance and cell phone taps, claim that the two have conducted many drug deals from their residence and in the parking lots of nearby businesses like Bellis Fair, Walgreen’s and Fred Meyer. In court documents, DEA special agent T. Lance Wheeler writes that Wood has her own clientele of customers and re-distributors, and that Wood and Hamilton were recorded discussing the best ways to melt down and repackage heroin for resale, financial arrangements for drug deals, and customers’ abilities to pay. The recordings indicate frequent transactions with suppliers involving cash exchanges of $10,000 to $20,000. Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 2, investigators believe Hamilton paid his suppliers $104,650 for 57 ounces of heroin and 6.5 pounds of meth. According to court documents, Wood delivered narcotics using a 2004 gray Lincoln Aviator. She bought the vehicle from a Bellingham dealership in July 2011, paying $11,500
cash, mostly in $100 bills. The official complaint names two alleged suppliers, former state corrections officer Christian Benjamin Knight, and seven alleged re-distributors as complicit in the drug ring. Some initial suspects in the case are affiliated with or members of an Aryan Nationaffiliated gang known as “8854” or “Hated;” and Hamilton is alleged to be the gang’s leader. Many of the suspects are believed to have affiliated within and/ or operated from within state correctional facilities. Wheeler said one alleged member of the group who acted as a drug debt collection enforcer for Hamilton has been charged with 2nd degree murder and drugrelated homicide during the past month. Code words used in the wiretapped conversations included “paper” and “checks” to refer to money; “strap” for a gun; “Q” for quarter ounce of drugs; “go” for meth; “clear” for meth; and “ferria” for cash. Knight, the former corrections officer, was recorded agreeing to help Hamilton with drug deliveries in exchange for $3,000 per month. The prosecution says he accessed law enforcement databases and gave information to Hamilton, and once physically helped Hamilton remove drugs from his residence in the middle of the night and move them to a storage unit he rented on Hamilton’s behalf. The two allegedly also discussed sell-
ing laptops and an X-box received as payment for drugs.
Upcoming trials Hamilton and Wood are both being held at the SeaTac federal detention center. Durkan requested on Dec. 20 that Wood and Hamilton be kept in custody because the alleged drug offense carries a maximum sentence of 10 years or more; and due to “serious risk the defendant will flee,” as well as “serious risk of obstruction of justice, including intimidation of a prospective witness or juror.” “There are no conditions of release which will reasonably assure [both the] defendants’ appearance as required [and the] safety of any other person and the community,” read the document. Wood has signed an Appearance Bond and is scheduled for release following a course of inpatient drug treatment. She is banned from contact with any of the co-defendants and subject to pretrial supervision, travel restrictions, drug testing as well as monitoring through the Global Positioning Satellite Program. Jury trials for both Hamilton and Wood are set for Feb. 27, 2012. Failure to appear in court is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. If Wood commits a felony while on release, her sentence could be increased by another 10
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years. Hamilton’s detention hearing was held Dec. 27. He pled not guilty to all charges, and was remanded to custody.
Background After treatment, Wood must reside in Lynden with her grandfather, Herbert Lehfeldt. Wood’s grandmother, nurse Constance Lehfeldt, passed away in 2010. Constance’s daughter is listed as “Barbara Chenoweth (Randy) of Lynden” in her obituary. Whatcom County case records indicate that in 2003, Lynden residents Barbara Joyce Wood and Randal Lee Chenoweth were found guilty of manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine. Court documents say Wood already has a criminal history, including possession of methamphetamine, obstruction of law enforcement, and rendering criminal assistance. Wood’s Facebook page says she studied international relations at Western Washington University, in the class of 2010. Wood is listed as a consultant at Desert Sun Tanning Salons in Bellingham; her manager was reached, but declined to comment on the situation. Under activities and interests, Wood lists “cash” and “sleep.” Her favorite TV shows include Law and Order and CSI. Hamilton, who was on probation with the Department of Corrections at the time of his arrest, has a lengthy criminal history that began with allegations of assault as a juvenile and includes at least 62 arrests, some for violent crimes. He has been the subject of prior narcotics investigations, assault investigations and other violent crimes investigations. Hamilton’s Facebook page lists his employer as “up and down the interstate,” his education as “Washington State Department of Corrections, Class of 2001,” and his high school as “roaming the streets.” This September he posted photos of two shiny black vehicles, a BMW and a latemodel Jeep, with the caption, “me and my rides.” He commented on Sept. 14, “freedom has been good to me so far.”
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Obituary G. Ross Lowry G. Ross Lowry Jr. passed away on Monday, Dec. 26,
2011. He is survived by his four children: Sean Lowry, Melanie Pubigee, Andrew Lowry and Bobbi Lowry.
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He added what it will mean is that the criminal justice system will be FROM 1 “unbalanced” as more cases ness,” he said. “We’re still are sent to the prosecutor going to investigate crimes, than can be handled. “This is a sad day for do our reports and make arrests like we always have. San Juan County criminal We’re going to do our level justice,” Gaylord said. “An best to hold people account- unbalanced system with an able for their behaviors as overloaded deputy prosecutor will lead to inequalbest we can.” Though it may take some ity, unfairness, and a lot of time, Nou believes the unhappy people.” San Juan County’s 2012 department will be able to restore itself to full strength budget, which totals $51.2 million across all funds, and in the future. “The ground keeps mov- includes a $10.4 million ing under our feet constant- road fund, was approved by ly,” he said of budget woes the County Council Nov. 29. that plague the state and Two weeks later, the council the county. “I don’t expect agreed to add $5,500 back the revenue problems the into to the prosecutor’s budcounty faces right now to get to keep the department be permanent. I expect to funded at its 2011 level over fill those positions when we the first two months of the year. can.” According to Deputy Gaylord anticipates many lower level misdemeanors Administrator David Kelly, will be “dismissed outright” the council agreed to that “add-back” in or resolved part to “buy with pre-filing “This is a sad some time” diversion. He while it waits to said those cases day for San find out which receiving the Juan County local programs lowest prioror departity will be: anicriminal ments may mal cases that justice.” be affected by do not involve injuries to peo—Randy Gaylord, further cuts in ple, commercial prosecuting attorney state spending. Councilwoman and recreational Lovel Pratt, hunting or fishing violations, killer whale South San Juan, believes or boating offenses, criminal those cuts are coming but code-enforcement offenses, that it may take some time public nuisance and so- before they materialize. “We probably won’t know called “status” offenses, such as pubic intoxication, pos- until March what those cuts session of small amounts will be,” she said. Still, Gaylord maintains of marijuana and driving with a suspended license. the council has options In addition, he said cases of other than cutting $30,600 misdemeanor theft, shop- from the prosecutor’s office lifting and mischief will be in order to balance this year’s referred back to the report- budget. He noted roughly 8 ing party along with a refer- percent of the general fund ral to small claims court as is held in reserves and the a means of recovering what- council has resisted using ever loss a business or prop- a “diversion” from the road fund to help pay general erty owner may suffer. Gaylord said although fund expenses. “I hope the council memit may be unusual to announce what crimes will bers find a way to fund this be considered a low priority, position,” Gaylord said. “public safety may require “This is really about prisome exceptions,” and “citi- orities of the work we do for zens deserve to know what a the county.” budget cut means.”
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Have a pizza for the food bank Vandalizing public signs can be dangerous and costly said San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou. And in a worse case scenario bullets could hit a Each island tends to have a signature bystander. Damaged signs on all three islands, not when it comes to traffic sign damage. On Lopez, vandalism involves bullet only pose a safety hazard, but could also holes, but on San Juan the inclination is affect islanders’ pockets. “Vandalizing stop signs is certainly putsimply to pull signs out of the ground and leave them on the side of the road. On ting people at risk, also sharp curve signs all three islands, San Juan County Public – things like that,” Nou said. “The main Works has had to clean signs shot with thing right now is that with tough economic times, public works has to go out paintball guns. and replace signs, which The damage often occurs during certain times of year, “Sign vandalism is is a very unnecessary extra cost for taxpayers.” like during Christmas break part of our regular Harvey estimates that it and graduation, according to costs more than $130 to Russ Harvey. routine, but replace a sign and post. “Right now we only seem shooting a sign is Only a couple of peoto have bullet hole problems ple are caught each year on Lopez,” said Harvey, Public more ominous.” for sign vandalism, said Works’ operation manager. — Russ Harvey, SJC public Nou. But those caught “Sign vandalism is part of our works are charged with maliregular routine, but shooting a cious mischief, a criminal sign is more ominous … and offense where the court just irresponsible.” This is not the first time signs were found decides the penalty. In Harvey’s 30 years working for Public with bullet holes. In February, someone Works he has only seen two or three people fired several rounds of ammunition into a stop sign near the intersection of Airport prosecuted for vandalizing signs. “They don’t get caught very often,” Nou and Shark Reef roads. On Dec. 13 the San Juan County Sheriff ’s said. “These are late-night, opportunistic Office reported more signs damaged with kinds of things.” Vandalism not only costs money, but it bullet holes on Lopez. Harvey doesn’t have an exact number of also has the potential to affect visitors’ views how many signs on Lopez were vandalized, of the islands. “It’s like any other vandalism,” Nou said. but he says they were numerous. The danger of shooting signs is that “It’s right out there and out in the public bullets travel a long way before they stop, eye on display and it sends a message – not whether in flight or when they ricochet, necessarily a good one.” by CALI BAGBY Journal reporter
Farm intern program expires The legislation authorized in 2010 that gave Skagit and San Juan Counties the ability to take on farm interns expired on Dec. 31 of this year. The Small Farm Internship Pilot Program was the first of its kind in the nation, designed to create a legal structure by which farmers could take on interns and interns could have an opportunity to learn from experienced growers. For more about the project’s inception, read the March 2011 Sounder story:
http://goo.gl/1cfTS. The 2010 Washington State Legislature authorized the pilot project after hearing concerns that farms weren’t following applicable labor laws for interns and that there were few opportunities for inexperienced people to learn hands-on farming practices. Under the program, interns can work for room, board and a stipend, and the non-standard compensation arrangement is not subject to minimum wage – but the workers are safely covered by L& I.
Xmas tree recycling The San Juan County Public Works Department is sponsoring a Christmas tree collection program this year. Trees will be chipped for mulch for use at a public project and not sent to a landfill. A $5 fee per tree will be charged for trees brought
in between Jan. 2 and 15, in addition to any other applicable fees.
This year, San Juan County farms Synergy Farm, Sweet Earth Farm and Maple Rock Farm participated in the program. Go to http://goo.gl/yfkcA for more information. As the state legislature heads into its regular 60-day session on Jan. 9, it will decide whether to extend the Small Farm Internship Pilot Program into the coming year.
In January, the Doe Bay Cafe is donating one dollar of each pizza sold during its Thursday night Open Mic to the Orcas Island Food Bank. “So gather up the kids and friends and head for Doe Bay Cafe on a Thursday night
in January, enjoy one or several of their delicious handmade pizzas made with local organic produce and products and know a local family will be benefiting from it, too,” said food bank board member Madie Murray.
Man born on Orcas turns 100 Arlington’s Henry Boede reaches a major milestone
by KIRK BOXLEITNER Arlington Times Reporter
Henry Boede has been a Washington boy all his life, and while many local residents can say the same, few can boast of having been born on Orcas Island 100 years ago. Boede celebrated his centennial birthday at the Olympic Place retirement and assisted living community in Arlington with family and friends on Dec. 26, and reflected on a life that he lived with practical sensibilities firmly in mind from an early age. “I knew I wanted to work for the government even before I graduated from high school in 1930, because I knew I wanted to be able to retire,” laughed Boede, whose civil service career included a decade each with the Navy, the Army and the General Services Administration. “My grandfather always said, ‘You’ll never get rich working for the government, but they’ll never turn you out either.’” As far as Boede is concerned, the most interesting technological development of the past century is still the radio, which he recalls discovering when he was 10, although he also rated the advances in medical science during those decades quite highly as well. “I used to be scared to go to the dentist as a kid,” Boede said. “Medicine and
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dentistry have progressed tremendously.” Boede has also bid farewell to more than one wife during his life, with his second wife passing away from cancer when she was 44 years old. He was 65 years old when he married his third and final wife, and it was the only one of his three marriages that didn’t yield any children. “I picked up three stepchildren from my second marriage,” Boede said. “If I had time, I could tell you how many grandchildren I have, but it’d take me quite a while. I have more greatgreat-grandchildren than anything else. I get them mixed up with the greatgrandchildren sometimes, but I know them all when I see them.” When asked what lessons he passed down to his children, he smiled and said, “To behave themselves.” Boede himself seems to have taken his own advice, leading a steady life without smoking or drinking, and only indulging in coffee or
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tea every once in a while. “I’ve been a member of the Oddfellows Lodge for 80 years and a Democrat all my life,” Boede said. “I’ve enjoyed traveling. I’ve been to about half the states, including Hawaii and Alaska, and I visited my youngest son when he was serving with the Marines in Okinawa. Of course, I’ve dipped into Mexico and Canada as well.” Ultimately, Boede believes that you’re never too old to learn. “I’m long past giving advice to anyone else,” Boede said, when asked if he had any wisdom to pass on to others. “I’m getting information now.”
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PET OF THE WEEK Okay, I want to start the year right. I’m Libby, representing all the healthy senior felines here at the Orcas Animal Shelter. You humans think we’re getting old after 10 years of life. I think we’re just beginning to live! We’ll know how to behave and be useful in our new homes. Please ask to visit with the “seniors” when you come, any day from 2 to 5 p.m. Call 3763441, or see us all on www. orcaspets.org. The shelter also has some neat perks, if you adopt one of us!
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Are snowy owls coming to the San Juan Islands?
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The majority of San Juan county residents have never seen a snowy owl in their neighborhood, but as more of these birds are spotted in the region, it may be possible to see white wings gliding through the air. Snowy owls have been spotted throughout Washington and other states this fall, said Barb Jensen, president of the San Juan Islands Audubon Society. This “irruption,” which refers to an abnormally large number of birds, includes snowies spotted in Connecticut, Maine, New York, Vermont, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and North Dakota. In Washington, sightings of snowies range from Skagit County to the Pacific Coast. “It has to do with food,” Jensen said. “They go where the food is.” Biologists think the owls’ sudden upsurge south from the Arctic occurs when lemmings are in short supply, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. Most of the recent sight-
ings are for juvenile snowies, so it’s possible the adult snowies are kicking younger birds out of their aortic territories, said Jensen. The snowies will stay in Washington or wherever they find food throughout the winter, and head to the arctic in the spring to breed. Jensen has only had one unconfirmed report of a snowy owl on San Juan Island in 2011. “They hardly ever stop here on the islands,” she said. “When we do see them its most likely in November on American Camp or San Juan Valley.” There are reports of at least 10 snowies at Boundary Bay, which is almost directly across from Orcas Island. But Jensen doesn’t see the islands as an ideal place for snowies, as the birds prefer wide open spaces. She says even pastures in the San Juans don’t harbor many rodents and other areas are too marsh-like. Another reason the snowies stay away is that land surrounded by water may be difficult to get to, but Jensen heard of a report
of a snowy found on Hawaii in November. If the birds are doing any island hopping they might head to the south end of Lopez, said Jensen. Russel Barsh, director of Kwiaht, the Lopez-based Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea, said he has not heard of any reports of snowy owls on Lopez. “I used to see them every winter when I lived on Samish Island, though, flying across the flats at night,” Barsh said. And they are a sight to see. Snowies have striking yellow irises and are the heaviest owls in North America – weighing five pounds – and have a wingspan that can reach nearly 5 feet. Juvenile owls are white with black streaks. Unlike many other owls, snowy owls are active in the daytime. They tend to perch at high points overlooking sites such as beaches and airports. “It’s pretty amazing,” said Jensen about snowies popping up across the country. “And really interesting.”
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Bat Crazy
Everything you wanted to know about local bat populations
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by LIZ NEEDHAM
Special to the Sounder
ats are some of the least studied animals, and much of their lives remain a mystery. Very little is known about the abundance of bats in the San Juan Islands, and researchers don’t really know if bat populations are healthy. For this reason, Kwiáht, a nonprofit scientific organization run by islanders and based on Lopez, has launched a “Lopez Island Baseline Bat Status Assessment.” The Status Assessment will map out where Lopez bats live and estimate population numbers to use as a baseline for future research. In the spring of 2010, Kwiáht helped Moran State Park design and construct a demonstration “bat tower” for relocating a large maternity colony of rare Long-eared Myotis from the park manager’s office. Russel Barsh, Kwiáht’s director, describes a bat tower as “like a small toolshed on stilts, closed except for narrow slits for bats to use, with rafters and a shingle roof that bats find attractive for roosting.”
Why like bats? “If you are a gardener, farmer or don’t like being bitten by mosquitos, you should encourage lots of local bats to live nearby,” said Shona Aitkin, education coordinator at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehab Center. Our neighborhood bats are amazing little animals. “The only mammals that can fly under their own power, bats play crucial roles in ecosystems worldwide, including being pollinators,” said Barsh. “In the Pacific Northwest, all of our bats are insectivores, and eat many pests such as
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A Townsend’s bat in Crow Valley. mosquitoes, termites, and moths. One small bat that weighs less than an ounce can eat hundreds of flying insects in an hour.” Orcas Islanders Bill and Susan Fletcher of Turtleback Farms have enjoyed local bats for many years. “We like bats!” Bill said. “We think they’re beneficial and no trouble ... When we’re eating out at night, we can watch them soaring around, and we appreciate them. If I were an insect I wouldn’t like them. But I’m not an insect, so I like them... Yeah, I think they’re super critters.”
Threats to bats According to Barsh, the main threats to bats in the islands are associated with humans: clearing woodlands, cutting down old trees with cavity nests, tearing down or burning decaying old buildings, re-roofing or re-siding buildings where bats are living in the attic or walls. Cats and rats also kill bats near the homes they share with humans. Growing regional interest in wind power raises concerns for bats in the islands. Largescale wind energy production uses very large rotors that can attain speeds of more than 200 miles per hour – strangely attractive to bats, and too fast for bats to avoid. Migrating bats such as Hoary and Silver-haired bats are most at risk, but researchers do not see evidence of largescale migrations in the islands. Smaller rotors designed to supply electricity to one, or a few households, do not seem to pose the same risks as commercial scale turbines, and they can easily be shut down during the few hours of dusk and dawn when bats are most actively flying and foraging.
Facts about bats
At least five species of tiny mouse-eared bats in the genus Myotis, such as the Little Brown, make the islands their home. Mouse-eared bats look similar from a distance and use the same
frequencies to navigate and target their prey, but they vary somewhat in body proportions and behavior. Two local mouse-eared species are actually quite rare. There are also several larger bats: Townsend’s Big-Eared, Silver-Haired, Hoary, and Big Brown. Bat species divide the night, hunting at different times and focusing on different kinds of insects. Big Browns are fond of beetles, for example, while Townsend’s bats think moths are divine. Bats eavesdrop on insects’ own high frequency broadcasts to locate, identify, and track them. Bats typically mate in the fall and give birth in early summer, but female bats can slow their pregnancies until there is adequate food to support nursing. Individuals of some species have been recorded to live to over 30 years of age! Barsh says that most of the island bat colonies he’s visited are occupied year-round by at least some of the bats. Many island bats appear to abandon summer colonies in the winter, and to reduce their activity during wet or freezing weather, but do not appear to stay in sleepy “torpor” for long periods of time or to leave. Barsh said we should use the same commonsense precautions with bats that apply to all wildlife. Never approach or handle a wild animal; if you see a bat that could be injured or sick, call Wolf Hollow Wildlife at 378-5000. For info on how to exclude bats from human spaces and safely clean up droppings, go to http:// wdfw.wa.gov/living/bats.html.For info on bats and public health go to www.batsnorthwest.org/ bats_my_health.html. If you have bat info or stories, call or email elizabethneedham@hotmail.com or 509-9690664. You can read more about bats at www. batcon.org and www.batsnorthwest.org. Liz Needham is the Bat Survey Coordinator for Kwiáht.
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New Year wishes from mayor April What an incredible gift, words canoooot describe my feelings of gratitude and looove for my constituents. I signed on as Mayor to dooo whatever I can tooo improve the environment of my beloooved bipeds. I never dreamed, yes quadrupeds dream, that you would be doooing that for me. I am incredibly moooved by the love and support generated by the letter tooo the editor raising the idea of an ooold fashioned barn raising. My assistant opened a bank account for me at Key Bank and some of you have made generous depooosits. We have been able tooo greatly improve my office area for more comfortable
winter living. In the spring we hope to raise enough resources tooo build me a new barn/office. We have a way tooo goo. I know, with your continuing help, we’ll get there in time. Thank you from the booottom of my big heart, the place where I hold all of you! You have been wonderful in trying to help me through this cold, wet, difficult time of year. Please remember the ooother quadrupeds in your life. They all need warmth, clean water and goood foood to get them through the season. My assistants and I want tooo wish you all a very happy, healthy New Year and may our town’s exam-
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OCS to host first free community meal of season Orcas Christian School will hold its first of three free community meals on Tuesday, Jan. 10. On the menu for January’s meal is Asian food featuring Chinese egg drop soup, chow fun noodles, fried rice, egg foo yung, eggrolls,
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Asian salad, fortune cookies and tea. These all-you-can-eat dinners are open to everyone and there is no charge. The doors open at 5 p.m. and the meal is served until 7:30 p.m. The gym will be open for play from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. “It’s such a gift to bring people together,” said Deb Lloyd, an island resident who has been coming to the dinners for seven years. “It’s nice to see everyone join in. I meet old friends there and make new friends, and the food is wonderful. I wouldn’t miss it!”
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Kaufmann in the title role, René Pape as the devil, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award– winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season. Airs at Orcas Center, 1 p.m., $11-13.
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pregnant women and partners. Every first Monday, 6 p.m. potluck, presentation 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Children’s House. AL-ANON: Emmanuel, 7 p.m.
TUES.– ONGOING OPEN MIC: Lower Tavern open mic night at 5:30 p.m. KIWANIS CLUB: Meets at 12:30 p.m., upstairs at Orcas Homegrown. Different speaker each week. FOOD BANK: 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Food Bank building next to Community Church. Also on Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. CAMERA CLUB: First Tuesday of the month, Orcas Senior Center, 7 to 9 p.m.
WEDS. – ONGOING LIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch and meeting, 1:45 p.m., Legion. INDRALAYA LIBRARY:
Theosophical study group, 7:30 p.m. Library open thru May, 1-4 p.m. on Weds. DVSAS: Domestic abuse support group for women, 6-7:30 p.m. Free and confidential. Free childcare. Call for all details: 376-5979.
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Islanders: prepare for an influx of athletes at the end of January. What used to be known as the “Fat Ass Race” on Orcas Island is happening again – but over two separate weekends. This year there will be a 25k Race on Saturday, Jan. 28 followed by a 50k Race on Saturday, Feb. 4. These racers tackle the trails in Moran State Park, with each race made up of 400 entrants coming from all over the West Coast. The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce is working with local runner and Funhouse Commons director Pete Moe, and race organizer James Varner to reach all the race entrants with special offers available to them when they visit the island. Chamber President Michell Marshall welcomed the runners at the 2011 event, and will do the same again in 2012. A volunteer group will greet the runners and cheer them on during race days.
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Library and Orcas Center Bud Anderson to lead course join forces for ‘Our Town’ on Lopez about raptors “Our Town,” a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder, is a character study of the citizens of an average early 20th century American town. America’s unfolding history is depicted through their everyday lives. Orcas Center is presenting “Our Town” with a cast of island youth, ages 10 to 1, in partnership with Orcas Island Public Library’s “Orcas Reads” in the month of January. Grace McCune is making her directorial debut with the production.
Wilder set the play in a 1930s theater and used the stage manager’s narration to create the town of Grover’s Corners for the audience. Our Town will show on the OffCenter Stage at 7:30 p.m. from January 19 to 21. Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for students ($2 off for Orcas Center members) To purchase tickets or to find out more about this production, call Orcas Center at 376-2281.
West Sound Cafe gives back to the community Throughout the year, the employees of West Sound Café have been putting the small loose change from their tips into a piggy bank dedicated to Orcas Island Food Bank. After tallying it all up, the piggy bank yielded $326.33. With matching funds from restaurant owners Richard and Nanae Fralick, café employees will be gifting a total of $652.66 to the Orcas Island Food Bank. Participating in the gift are Eros Belliveau, Roze Bortoletto, Genevieve Brooks, Serena Burman, Joe Cain, Anthony Eckerson, Pamela Evans, Kevin and Sujinda Gregus, Edith Leonard, Chanda McKeaver, Sommer McKenzie, Sami Messinger, Miri Plowman, Justine Pope, James Reid, Margaret May Schaller and
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David Wiltfong. In a separate “Give Back to the Community” program instituted at the restaurant from Nov. 25 through Dec. 18, West Sound Café committed to giving 10 to 15 percent of endorsed restaurant sales receipts to Orcas Island nonprofits. A total of $213.84 will be distributed to the following as a result of the program: Deer Harbor Community Club, Montessori School,
DVSAS, the Funhouse, OICF, Indralaya, APS, Orcas Open Arts, IOSA and Orcas Food Bank. The West Sound Café hopes to expand its “Dine and Give” program and develop it into an Orcas Island year-end tradition that more community nonprofits will take advantage of in the years to come. For more information, call Nanae Fralick at 3762500.
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Bud Anderson, director of the Falcon Research Group of Bow, Wash., will give a two-day course on raptors on Jan. 21-22. The course is sponsored by the Lopez Library, Friends of the Lopez Library, and San Juan Islands Audubon Society. The class is free and open to all. “This is a great opportunity to be with one of the world experts,” say organizers. Raptors are birds of prey that primarily hunt vertebrates, including other birds. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh. The classroom work will be on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. at the Lopez Library, and may be followed by a short field trip from 12:30-2:30. Those from other islands are encouraged to come, as the ferry schedule accommodates class times. On Sunday, Jan. 22, Anderson will lead a field trip for most of the day on the Skagit Flats, starting at 9:30 a.m. Reservations are required. This field trip will be limited to a maximum of 20 people, or 4-5 carloads, for carpooling. For reservations send an email to myhr@ rockisland.com or call Bob Myhr at 4682258 between Jan. 9 and 20 for trip details. Anderson founded the Falcon Research Group in 1985. It is committed to the conservation of birds of prey. Anderson believes that “education is the best way to achieve their survival in the rapidly chang-
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ing future.” The Falcon Research Group provides a “portal” for the average person to engage with raptors in an up close and personal manner. The group conducts several longterm field research projects that focus on a variety of birds of prey. They are also involved in raptor breeding, migration, wintering and genetics studies both locally and internationally. Other programs include hawk-watching classes in cities throughout western Washington. The Falcon Research Group is primarily a volunteer-driven organization with around 1,000 members, the majority of whom are from western Washington. For more information, go www.frg.org.
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Sundays Sundays 9:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. St. David’s Church Center Church 760 Park St. 312 Davis Bay Rd. Friday Harbor Lopez Island Pastor John Lindsay 1st & 3rd Mondays 10: a.m. Emmanuel Church 242 Main St. Eastsound 378-6310 • lutheransanjuans@rockisland.com
COMMUNITY CHURCH ON ORCAS Madrona Street, Eastsound Sunday Worship Services 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m., with a Nursery & Sunday School Pastor Dick Staub Pastor Scott Harris Pastor Grant Myles-Era 376-OICC
ORCAS ISLAND UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 2nd and 4th Sundays at 11:00 am West Sound Community Hall All are welcome! www.orcasislanduu.org
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH ORCAS St. Francis Church in Eastsound Mass 1:00 p.m. Sunday
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Live in HD: opera ‘Faust’ ‘Tracking killer whales: spew, poo and goo’ lecture to air at Orcas Center
Dr. Brad Hanson will talk about the dirtier side of orca whale research on Jan. 11. Submitted by the SeaDoc Society. Some people think it is glamorous to study killer whales. But how would you like to spend your day following southern resident killer whales and trying to collect the feces and mucus they leave behind? More like an episode of the “Dirty Jobs” show, this smelly job gives scientists unbelievable insight into the health of the local whale population. From the spew, poo and goo scooped up
with nets, researchers like Dr. Brad Hanson of NOAA Fisheries learn not only what killer whales are eating but also what chemicals are present in their prey and how stressed the animals are. Hanson will present “Tracking Killer Whales: Spew, Poo and Goo” on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Eastsound Fire Hall Community Room. The lessons learned have implications for the larger marine environment.
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“Whales are at the top of the food chain,” says Hanson, “and if they aren’t doing well then something lower in the food chain is likely in trouble too.” Hanson is the team leader at The Center for Marine Mammal Ecology, which conducts research on Southern Resident Killer Whales. His focus is on habitat and foraging ecology. “Join YMCA Camp Orkila and the SeaDoc Society for what promises to be a fascinating lecture,” say organizers. The 2011/12 Marine Science Lecture Series is designed to inspire the general public and to highlight the fish and wildlife of our region. Lectures are free. The Lecture Series is presented The SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila. For more information visit http://www.seadocsociety. org.
Begin the New Year at the Met with “The Met: Live in HD’s” sixth opera of the 2011 season, “Faust” by Gounod. It airs at Orcas Center on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. Three of opera’s biggest stars – Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, and Marina Poplavskaya – take the lead roles in a new production of Gounod’s beloved opera. Tenor superstar Kaufmann sings the title role for the first time at the Met; worldfamous Méphistophélès Pape reprises one of his greatest roles; and the riveting singing actress Marina Poplavskaya takes on the iconic role of the victimized Marguerite. The new staging of “Faust” is by the Tony-winning director Des McAnuff of “Jersey Boys,” “Tommy,” Broadway’s upcoming “Jesus Christ Superstar,” in his Met debut. His production, which sets the action in the early part of the 20th century, casts the opera’s timeless themes of sin, temptation, and redemption in a more contemporary light. The traditional setting for “Faust” is 16th-century Germany, a time when alchemists and philosophers were familiar characters in real life. McAnuff ’s new Met production places the action in the first half of the 20th century. Gounod’s score is famous for a variety of well-known arias and ensembles, including Marguerite’s coloratura showpiece “Jewel Song,” Faust’s longing ode to Marguerite, “Salut, demeure chaste et pure,” Méphistophélès’ irreverent hymn about the pleasures of sin, “Le veau d’or,” and the final trio, in which all
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Jonas Kaufmann in the Met’s production of “Faust.” three voices join in a battle for Marguerite’s soul. The gifted young conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who led the critically acclaimed Live in HD transmissions of Carmen and Don Carlo in recent seasons, conducts his first Met performances of this opera. Gounod’s opera was performed on the opening night of the old Metropolitan Opera house in 1883, and has been a staple of the Met’s repertory ever since. It was the most-performed opera at the Met for much of the early twentieth century and is still among the top 10 most frequently performed operas at the Met. “Met superstar Jonas Kaufmann was a vocally
splendid Faust. Marina Poplavskaya’s sound was shimmering, plush, and penetrating. René Pape’s Méphistophélès was all suavity and calculation,” raved The New York Times when McAnuff ’s new production premiered at the Met last week. The live transmission is hosted by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Running time is approximately four hours. Tickets for Faust are $15 for adults, $11 for students and $2 off for Orcas Center Members and may be purchased at www.orcascenter. org, by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or by visiting the box office open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, noon - 4 p.m.
‘Backyard Forest Stewardship’ guide The Washington State University Extension online store is now offering a guide to backyard forest stewardship for download, free of charge. Entitled, “Backyard Forest Stewardship in Western Washington,” the guide offers insight into forest health, including animal and human impact, insects and diseases; hazard trees; wildfire risk management; wildlife habitat; noxious weed management; and forest tending skills such as thinning and pruning. The guide can be found at http://goo.gl/mQRE2.
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To all affected by the local real estate and construction industries: the real estate market is improving. We at Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands will end up 2011 a bit ahead of 2010, which was ahead of 2009 by 15 percent. Further, the 4th quarter of 2011 has been very active in both showings and sales. Many of the sales that are taking place will actually close in the first quarter of 2012 so we should be starting off the New Year comparatively well. We are also seeing increases in people making plans to come up and look at property next spring and summer. The day before Thanksgiving was a notable point in time. We have a list posted in our office that shows what properties we have sold and on that day
we posted 20 sales. It was the first time in years we had reached that point. To put things into perspective, at the height of the market we would generally have 25 to 35 sales on the list. At the depth, in the winter of 2009, there were 3. As of this writing there are 16 sales on the list due to some of the sales having closed. That’s good that they are closing, though. The ratio of sales closing vs. falling through is getting better too. We’re also working on more than a handful of new offers. Three primary factors we use to track the market are number of sales, dollar volume and pricing. Looking back we can see the downturn in our local market started in January of 2006, our lowest inventory point. We left bottom as far as dollar volume and number of transactions go in the spring of 2009. Pricing is
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still bouncing along bottom due to more supply than demand. A reputable real estate industry analyst was recently being interviewed on TV. He reported that sales of existing homes nationwide were up 10.6% and that a third of the sales were to investors. The person interviewing him said she hopes more people wanting to purchase homes as residences will be able to get in on this market too. I agree. The window of opportunity that is open now is likely a once-in-a-lifetime event when considering prices, selection and interest rates. For our market, it doesn’t take much of an increase in demand over supply to substantially affect it. We have been going through the greatest drop in the real estate market since 1929. Following the greatest drop will eventually come
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the greatest rise. There are many solid demographics that will help this occur. For instance, in addition to our normal sources of demand, we now enter the first year of 79,000,000 “baby boomers” reaching retirement age and we certainly live in one of the most desirable places to retire. The job market in the Seattle area is one of the best in the nation. There are 118,000,000 “echo boomers” (children of the baby boomers), that are starting to buy homes of their own, which will allow the baby boomers to move to places they want to retire. Steve Buck is the finance manager for Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands. Real Estate for Rent San Juan County
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The Cancer Support Group meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. in the Fireside Room of Orcas Island Community Church. This month the meeting is on Jan. 12. This is a monthly, no cost, confidential support group for anyone touched by cancer whether personally, as family member, friend, caregiver or in any other capacity. Call Bogdan or Carol at 376-4198 for more information.
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RESIDENTIALS FOR RENT: ORCAS ISLAND Waterfront Home in Spring Point. Dramatic view with two story living room. 2 BR, 2 ½ BA. Large south facing deck. Spacious kitchen. Lots of windows and light. Daylight basement, shop/storage area. Private cove beach. F/L/S, W/D, D/W. Pets negot. $1400 Close to Orcas Ferry – One bedroom lower unit, furnished. F/L/S pets negotiable. Includes propane, water and septic. $600. Stunning Panoramic Views and great exposure from this private, single level 3BR, 2 BA home on Mt. Woolard. Master suite with private deck. Fenced garden area. Garage. F/L/S, W/D, D/W. Pets negotiable. $1800 Call Helene Picone (360) 376-8000 or email helene@windermere.com BOTTOMLESS GARAGE SALE All you can say and more! No word limit! Advertise your upcoming garage sale to thousands of readers in your local community newspaper and online for only $37! Call: 800-388-2527 Fax: 360-598-6800 Go online: www.nw-ads.com or Email: classifieds@ soundpublishing.com
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SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES San Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.
PUBLIC NOTICE OFFICIAL NOTICE OF San Juan County February 14, 2012 Special Election, Close of Voter Registration, and Canvassing Board Meetings NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 14, 2012 there will be held in San Juan County, State of Washington, a Special Election for voters in the San Juan Island School District No.149 and the Orcas Island School District No. 137. Notice is also given in considera- tion the San Juan County February 14, 2012 Special Election, that the last day for new voter registration, transfers, or updates online or through the mail is January 14, 2012. Voters who are not registered in Washington State may register in- person at the Elections Office, 55
Second St., Suite A, through Febru- ary 6, 2012. Notice is also given that assistance is available for elderly and disabled voters with registering to vote and vote-by-mail ballots. Any voter may also use the Accessible Voting Unit located in the San Juan County Elec- tions Department, 55 Second St., Suite A, Friday Harbor WA 92850. Please call (360) 378-3357 for more information. Voters may register and transfer their voter registration by completing the Voter Registration Form avail- able at the Elections Office, Schools, Fire Stations, and Public Libraries, or by contacting the Elections Office. Applications by mail must be post- marked by the date of the close of voter registration. The Voter Regis- tration Form and Online Voter Regis- tration are also available at:
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elec- tions/register.aspx . Elections in San Juan County are conducted entirely by mail. Voted ballots may be delivered in person to the San Juan County Elections Of- fice, 55 Second St. Suite A, Friday Harbor, WA, during normal business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mon- day through Friday, and from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on election day. Ballots may also be deposited until 8:00 p.m. Election Day in recepta- cles located at: San Juan County Courthouse 350 Court Street, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island Orcas Island Senior Center, 62 Henry Road, Eastsound, Orcas Is- land Ballots returned by mail MUST be postmarked no later than February 14, 2012, and should be addressed
to the San Juan County Auditor, P.O. Box 638, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Standard first class postage is re- quired when returning ballots by mail. Registered voters may request a ballot by contacting the Elections Of- fice at 55 Second St., Friday Harbor, PO Box 638, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, elections@sanjuanco.com, or by calling (360) 378-3357 or by ac- cessing “My Vote� at www.vote.wa.gov. Notice is also given that the San Juan County Canvassing Board, or its duly appointed representatives, pursuant to RCW 42.30, will convene at 8:30 a.m. February 24 for the pur- pose of canvassing vote-by-mail and challenged ballots cast in the Febru- ary Special Election. This meeting will convene in the San Juan County Elections office at 55 Second Street,
Suite A, in Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Canvassing Board will again convene at 8:30 a.m. on February 28, in the San Juan County Elections Office to sign the certification docu- ments for the election. Additional information concerning the Special Election or voter registra- tion may be obtained by contacting the Elections Office or visiting the Elections Office webpage on the San Juan County website at www.sanju- anco.com/elections. F. Milene Henley San Juan County Auditor LEGAL NO. SJ4250 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder January 4, 2011
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