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Second life for beloved barn Orcas High School student plans to tear down decaying barn and build a new one so future seniors can continue painting tradition
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The 2012 Orcas High School senior class is the last to paint the historic barn, pictured above. Landowners Rick and Marlace Hughes say the building is unsafe for students to climb on. construct it with the help of five friends. “The paint is the only thing holding it Generations of young islanders have up,” Stanzione said. “I want to get this done swiped paint brushes across the bleached before homecoming next fall so my class can paint it.” boards of the “old barn” on Orcas Road. He has enlisted the help of Now, at 85 years old, the Steve Kline and Gregg Bronn, structure is in desperate need who will lend their expertise of replacement. when needed. The barn is cur“The senior class paints it rently 13 feet by 23 feet. every year,” said landowner “Gregg has really helped me Marlace Hughes, whose fama lot,” he said. “He gave me tips ily has always allowed the barn on materials and drawing up to be used for this commuthe plans.” nity purpose. “I didn’t realize Stanzione hopes to start how many people love the barn demolishing the barn by July. there and like to see it when One fundraising idea is to sell they drive by. It’s part of Orcas pieces of the historic building. Island’s character.” Any money raised would go The barn’s roof is sagging and the entire structure is leancontributed photo towards buying materials for ing heavily to one side. At the Devon Stanzione hopes the new structure. Marlace and her husband start of each school year, seniors to tear down the barn by Rick are happy to see the barn paint colorful murals in honor July and finish construcget new life. of their graduating class. tion by October. “I don’t want to see it go, it’s When high school junior fun for everyone to have this,” Devon Stanzione heard that it would not be safe to paint for his senior she said. “It’s comical, I’ve either had horses class this fall, he took action. For his senior down there and goats and it’s so funny to see project, Stanzione plans to tear down the the kids get over the fence. I enjoy it. It is so barn, draw up plans for a new building and different every year.” by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher
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Obscene phone calls – annoying or dangerous? by Cali Bagby
One of the reasons stalkings go unreported may be a misunderThe phone ringing at midnight standing by the public. “Many don’t think of stalking often conjures up worst-case scenarios, like death or a fam- as abuse,” Castle said. “Many look ily emergency. Lately, on San Juan at abuse as such a black and white and Orcas Island residents have issue. It’s not the direct type of had a sinister experience waiting abuse we know.” Stalking can lead to more danon the other line when the lights gerous activity beyond unwanted go out. Since the end of April, the calls, but when it comes to the San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office recent incidents Nou said it’s hard to say whether or has taken 20 calls not this behavior reporting sexu- “You feel like would escalate. ally explicit telesomeone is “It depends on phone calls in the middle of the night watching you and it the context of the situation,” he said. by a man from a instills fear.” If other behavrestricted or pri— Anita Castle, DVSAS iors of harassment vate number, who accompany the speaks to his female phone calls it could be cause for victims by their name. “That is really scary,” said Anita alarm, but Nou said it’s unlikely Castle, director of Domestic that the caller would resort to Violence and Sexual Assault harassing victims at any other Services of the San Juan Islands. level. Castle said that these types of “You feel like someone is watching situations can be dangerous, but you and it instills fear.” Frequent phone calls can be agrees it does depend on the vicone of many methods stalkers tim, their history and the specifics use to harass their victim, and of the phone calls. She added that according to the Bureau of Justice people who make obscene phone Statistics, one out of four victims calls or other forms of harassment report being stalked through the like flashing or public masturbause of technology, including email tion often never escalate their or instant messaging. Castle said video cameras and GPS systems See PHONE CALLS, Page 6 are also used sometimes to track a victim. But San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou said the recent rash of Display advertising: obscene phone calls is not char Friday at noon acteristic of stalking because the same woman has not been conClassified advertising: tacted repeatedly. Monday at noon He declined to comment further on the specifics of the case because Legal advertising: it is an open investigation. Thursday at noon In general, reports of stalkings Press releases, Letters: on the islands aren’t common, said Friday at 3 p.m. Nou, and are usually tied to a domestic issue such as a breakup, when “one party can’t let it go.” According to Bureau of Justice Office: 376-4500 Statistics three in four stalking victims are stalked by someone they Fax: 376-4501 know, and 30 percent are stalked Advertising: advertising@ by a current or former intimate islandssounder.com partner. But stalkings on the islands Classified: 1-800-388-2527, could be more frequent than that classifieds@ those reported to the police; 59 soundpublishing.com percent of stalking victims do not report the harassment, according Editor: editor@ to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. islandssounder.com Staff reporter
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Baker makes honor society
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Devin Baker of Orcas has accepted membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
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Math Olympiad competition Locals
NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is the nation's only interdisciplinary honors organization for first- and second-year college students. Membership is by invitation only and is based on grade point average and class standing. NSCS has more than 850,000 lifetime members and 300 chapters in all 50 state, the district of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Baker is currently a student at Kaplan University where he has made the dean’s list and the National Honors Society.
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Left, fifth grade: Olivia Brunner-Gaydos, Benjamin Pollard, Ronan Kau, Luke Pietsch, Nate Smith, Meg Waage, Sabrina Bailey, Millie Kau, Henry Moe along with coach David Kau. Right, eighth grade: Claire Bishop-Martin, Lily Miller, Emily Nichols, Anthony Kaskurs, Holden Griskey-Watson, Michael Harlow, Wylie Kau, Reid Ledgerwood with coach Lori Oakes. Seventeen Orcas Island School District students travelled to Bainbridge to compete in this year's Washington State Middle School Math Olympiad on May 5. Each year, teams of three to four students gather at sites across the state to compete in an hour-long long problem session, as well as five 20-minute short problem sessions
covering number sense, probability and statistics, measurement geometric sense and algebraic sense. Three teams of fifth graders and two teams of eighth graders participated from Orcas, taking home an unprecedented number of awards: three medals for superior achievement and three ribbons for excellent achievement.
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Fundraiser for Dairy delicacies debut on Orcas Goodriches
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men with strong backs and are willing to pick up larger items if needed,” say organizers. All proceeds from the event will go to the Joe Goodrich Wellness Fund. Checks can also be donated to the fund at Washington Federal Bank. Contact Sarah Coffelt at 376-6018 or Liz Schermerhorn at 376-2086 or Ginny Lu Wood at 3762900 with questions.
Adams, Thomerson elected to OPALCO
More than 500 people attended the 75th Annual Meeting of Orcas Power and Light Cooperative on the ferry on Saturday, May 5. It was one of the highest turnouts in OPALCO history. The last time that many folks gathered was 58 years ago, when 910 people gathered at OPALCO’s headquarters to cast their vote. This year, voter turn-out was robust with a total of 1913 ballots cast for two board positions in District 2 (Orcas, Armitage, Big Double, Blakely, Fawn, Little Double and Obstruction Islands) – 1763 absentee ballots were submitted in advance and 150 ballots cast on the ferry. The two successful candidates were incumbents Winnie Adams and Chris Thomerson. The final vote counts were Thomerson – 1559, Adams – 1455 and Lance Evans – 733. Voter turn-out was at a historic high of 18.3 percent (2011 turn-out was 12.4 percent). This was also the first time that OPALCO offered online voting and 403 co-op “pioneers” took advantage of it. A festive atmosphere with local musicians at the Orcas, Shaw and Lopez ferry landings set the tone for the celebration. A handful of OPALCO’s 75 Longest-Standing Members (or their family representatives) were in attendance including Betty Hall, Vern Coffelt, Emily Reid, Louellen McCoy, Mildred Sandwith, Ellen Madan, Joanne Johnston, Jeri Ahrenius, Joyce Burghardt and Cal McLachlan. Past OPALCO Board members Frank Bret and Ed Marble were on the boat, as well as Joan Crosby, representing her late husband Roger who retired from the board in 2010. OPALCO honored its members who were 75 or greater with a commemorative anniversary mug. OPALCO’s 75th Anniversary continues through the summer. Go to www.opalco.com/history to get details and view the historic timeline, member stories and more.
Through the winding roads of Victorian Valley Drive, the green foliage and trees hang overhead in a great canopy and as you near the Myers Goat Creamery the sounds of Nubian goat kids get louder. They huddle in clusters in little shelters with their long ears flapping in the air. “They don’t like the wind or the rain,” said Bill Myers, walking out to greet the goats that run toward him, eager to lick his hands and receive a pat on their heads. “And they are really a lot like dogs.” In April, these goats helped Bill and Jenny Myers launch the only goat dairy on Orcas. And it’s been three years in the making. Jenny was inspired by the movie “Girl from Paris,” where a young lady takes on the many challenges of having a goat farm. “I liked watching all the work that goes into it – I love that part of it, I love the whole process,” she said. Then she started researching what it would mean to take on such an endeavor. The next step was to visit Black Mesa Ranch in Arizona for a three-day “immersion” on how to care and raise the animals. Last year the Myers offered unofficial tastings to see if any businesses would be interested. The response was extremely positive. Myers products are served in dishes at the Inn at Ship Bay, in Rose’s kitchen and store, in the chile rellenos at Chilada’s, and on the shelves of the
Jenny and Bill Myers with some of their goats on the farm. Orcas Village Store and Orcas Island Home Grown. With facilities on their property, the Myers create delicacies like feta, chevre, cheddar and gouda. The secret to these fine cheeses? It’s all in the milk, said Bill: “If the milk isn’t good you don’t have anything.” And their secret to making rich milk is keeping their 16 kids, six milkers and two male goats well-cared for and clean. The Myers are up at 6:30 a.m. to feed the babies and milk at 7 a.m., and then there is feeding in the afternoon and milking again at night. “It’s a 24/7 job for us,” Bill said. Letting the goats graze in the open on alder and maple leaves and cedar bark also adds flavor to the Myers’ dairy products.
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“I love this milk, I drink a quart a day,” Jenny said. “It’s creamy and melts in your mouth. It is good in oatmeal, in lattes or if you need a blast of energy.” She added that goat milk and cheese is easier to digest than cow’s milk. “And people that eat goat products live 15 years longer than those who don’t,” Bill said. Because their cheese and milk only travels a few miles to stores and restaurants, it will stay fresher for longer – and the Myers want to keep it that way. “We don’t really want to expand,” Jenny said. “We want to have our products here. We want to be a small little local farm.”
Public safety sales tax on Aug. ballot The San Juan County Council voted unanimously to place a three-tenths of one percent sales tax increase proposal on the Aug. 7 primary election ballot. Revenue raised from the tax would be used to protect existing law enforcement, court and public safety services as the county faces continuing cutbacks. In County Administrator Pete Rose’s latest report on the county’s finances, he projected that without new sources of revenue, county revenue would fall short of the level needed to just maintain services at the previous year’s level for each of the next six years. More than 43 percent of the county’s operating budget is spent supporting
A celebration is taking place at Odd Fellows Hall for Elaine and Joe Goodrich. Joe is battling metastasized cancer. “As a long-time islander, owner of Rainbow Home Services and an Odd Fellow, Joe is an amazingly vibrant man who has always thought of others first,” say organizers. “And now we need to do something for him!” A community garage sale will be held on Sunday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall. People are needed to help with the set up and breakdown, bake sale, silent auction, entertainment, advertising and gathering/delivering stuff. Items can be dropped off behind Moon Glow Arts & Crafts. If you have big ticket items that can be auctioned off, go to Moon Glow, Faraways or Wood’s Cove. “We have a truck and
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district and superior courts, the prosecutor’s office, probation, emergency services dispatch and the sheriff ’s office. In sending the proposed sales tax increase to the voters, the council earmarked the new revenue to insure that substantial cuts do not have to be made to those budgets. The Friday Harbor Town Council voted to support the tax, for its purposes, on April 26. It plans to use its share of the tax revenue for public works projects as well as criminal justice and public safety projects.
The wording of the question to be placed on the ballot will be: The San Juan County Council adopted Ordinance No. 8-2012 concerning the imposition of a sales and use tax for criminal justice and public safety purposes. This proposition would increase the sales tax in San Juan County by three-tenths of one percent (.003) to be used by the county to protect existing criminal justice and public safety services including law enforcement, prosecution, public defense, courts, probation, victim
services, jail, and dispatch services, and by the Town of Friday Harbor for Criminal Justice and public safety purposes and public works projects. Voters will be asked to mark either the “Approved” or “Rejected” box on the ballot.
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he first step is getting visitors out here. The next task is creating such an incredible experience that they will return – and maybe bring some friends. Tourism season is upon us and as the San Juan Islands Visitors’ Bureau highlighted at its recent meeting, a lot of time and energy is being spent getting new folks to our county. Once they step off that ferry, it’s up to us – business owners and community members alike – to make their time here as enjoyable as possible. That means being courteous, helpful and appreciative to travelers who have chosen to spend their hard-earned money in our special communities. In auditor Milene Henley’s guest column last week, she wrote that sales tax for the first quarter of this year was nearly 9 percent higher than the same period last year. It was still about 3 percent lower than 2010, and the second-worst first quarter in seven years. But it signifies an upturn. In addition, through the first quarter of this year, lodging tax revenue is running 50 percent greater than in the same period last year, and 40 percent ahead of county budget. So when families, wedding parties, and bicyclists share our islands with us, be grateful they chose to visit the place we call home. And try some tourism right outside your door. Be a visitor in your own backyard: take your family – or your guests – to neighboring islands. So it’s more important than ever to promote our businesses and create an incredibly positive customer experience so visitors keep coming back. If we want to keep our businesses thriving, we need to attract and keep tourists.
Public meetings Saturday, May 19
• San Juan Preservation Trust’s annual meeting, 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., SJI Yacht Club. RSVP to 468-3202. Tuesday, may 22
District, 4:30 p.m., East side of Airport, at end of Cessna Lane. Thursday, May 24
• Orcas Island School Board, 5:30 p.m., school library.
• Eastsound Sewer and Water
Almanac TEMPERATURES, RAINFALL LOPEZ High Low Precip May 7 67 41 — May 8 60 44 — May 9 55 38 — May 10 56 38 — May 11 60 36 — May12 71 39 — May 13 72 42 — Precipitation in May: .24” Precip in 2012: 10.95” Reported by Jack Giard, Bakerview Rd. ORCAS May 7 May 8
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Orcas Montessori thanks community The evening of April 28 was a big night for the Orcas Montessori School. That night, the school hosted its Annual Auction and Wine Tasting Fundraiser, the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. But the night’s success wouldn’t have happened without the help and support of our community members and businesses. The parents and staff of the school were honored by the number of Orcas Island businesses who donated goods and services to be auctioned, the restaurants who generously contributed delicious food to be paired with the wines, and the individuals who gave their time and talent to working at the auction. The night also saw many members of our community step forward to attend the auction, bidding on items and donating much needed funds to the school’s Appleseed Fund. The Appleseed Fund provides scholarships to island families, helping fulfill the school’s mission of making an excellent preschool education available to every child, regardless of income. The Appleseed Fund is an ongoing effort, and people may still contribute to the fund if they were not able to attend the auction. Donors to the fund receive updates on the classroom and students’ progress. Please contact Director Teresa Chocano at 360-376-5350 if you are interested in helping a child. The Orcas Montessori School heartily thanks everyone in the community who came together to make the Auction a success. Support for the school is support for our island children, and an investment in all of our futures. Jessica Kruger Orcas Island
Response to ‘We have anti-business climate’ Recently you published a letter from a reader lauding the jobs that would be created by a coal terminal in Whatcom County, despite the
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greatly increased ship traffic in San Juan waters that will result. But a close reading of the official Gateway Terminal project documents (available online) reveals these are predominantly low-skilled, low-wage — and probably hazardous — jobs. And an independent analysis commissioned by CommunityWise Bellingham suggests that a NET JOB LOSS could actually occur in that county due to the impacts of over a dozen mile-long coal trains daily chugging through the city’s waterfront redevelopment district. San Juan County will not realize a single new job due to this ill-considered project. But we could lose a lot of tourism jobs if any of the hundreds of enormous coal carriers anticipated annually ever runs aground or collides with another vessel. Unlike oil tankers, these single-hulled Leviathans would navigate congested Rosario or Haro Straits unaided by tugs. If one of them loses power in these swift currents or runs astray in the fog, an environmental catastrophe could easily result, with many thousands of gallons of bunker fuel dumped into our waters. Just think of the impact on our endangered populations of chinook salmon and orcas. It would mean the end of the San Juan Islands’ valued reputation as one of the premier destinations in the world, as recently heralded by the “New York Times” and “National Geographic Traveler.” What would that do the local job scene? We’re all for increasing jobs, but not at any cost. Western Washington does not need low-paid jobs that pose unacceptable threats to our local environment and economy. We need better, healthier, productive work that benefits both. Donna and Michael Riordan Eastsound Mailing/Street Address P.O. Box 758, 217 Main Street, Eastsound, WA 98245 Office (360) 376-4500 Classifieds (800) 388-2527 Fax (360) 376-4501
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CAO does not need to be updated Recently, Vivien Burnett of Friday Harbor complained that San Juan County has had the same critical areas ordinance since 1998. Wow! If that’s the case, we’d better get crackin’ and replace it. Immediately, right? I mean, after all, it’s old! “Nothing is new.” But nobody’s found a single instance of pollution or damage to our beautiful islands since we adopted that old ordinance. And our “old” CAO actually meets nearly every requirement of the interim state law changes. So, do we have to replace it just because it’s old? Wait a minute! That can’t be right; I’ll bet both Burnett and I are a lot older than that old ordinance. Does this mean that because we’re “old” both of us should be replaced? Gosh, I hope not! Or, perhaps she meant we should replace the “old” ordinance because the proposed CAO will give the county a lot more control over our private property? Burnett was right about one thing: the majority of the people of San Juan County oppose government spending and/or any regulations that infringe our “personal freedom” to do whatever we want on our own property. On the other hand, Burnett’s wrong about nearly everything else. All the outstanding organizations she named seek to protect our rights — hers, mine, everyone’s. Those groups know that, while we have a right to do anything we want on our private property, we have a gigantic responsibility that goes along with our liberty. We may not do anything that infringes anyone else’s property rights. For example, if our activ-
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LETTERS FROM 4 ity causes pollution on our private property, we may not allow that pollution to leave our property. Nor may we deliberately damage the overall environment on our or anyone else’s property. Where do we find our private property rights? In the Declaration of Independence and both the United States and Washington Constitutions. In other words, those outstanding groups Burnett criticized are protecting the same rights that are described and memorialized in our founding documents. We think about our personal liberties much like James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and all the other American patriots did 225 years ago. But, don’t feel bad, Ms Burnett, there are folks in history who think like you do, too. They also thought government should be able to either (a) dictate what may or may not be done on private property, or (b) control all that property outright. J B McGuire Olga
Support United Way of SJ County Investing in our community is part of the United Way mission and it is evident here in the San Juan Islands. The dollars United Way provides to support island programs is an investment in the human assets of our community. By continuing the commitment to keep 99 percent of all United Way contributions right here in San Juan County, they are invested in bringing people and resources together to forge smart, strategic solutions to our community’s most critical needs. One program United Way supports locally is the Orcas Island Primary Intervention Program. PIP is specifically designed to provide a nurturing, supportive environment that allows children to feel safe, to learn about themselves, identify feelings, develop interpersonal skills and increase self-esteem. The result: resiliency and success in their life. Children who experience success and positive social development are much more likely to com-
plete their education, make positive lifestyle choices and become productive healthy adults. PIP is nationally certified as a “best practice” prevention program and will be celebrating 20 years in our island public school. On Orcas Island, about 25 children receive program services each year, thanks to many dedicated volunteers and funding from United Way. When you are asked to give, please consider the dedication of United Way in helping our islands’ youth. Your donation will stay in our community and directly support the well being of all of our kids. For more information please contact: unitedwaysjc@rockisland.com Margie Sabine PIP Coordinator
Fond farewell to councilman Fralick We note with regret that we’ll be losing you as our county councilman. Damn! Now we’ll have to break someone else in! Honestly, Richard, we think that you’ve done an excellent job. You quite successfully walked the very fine line between commercial interests and the needs of your individual constituents, which took some extremely clever and thoughtful maneuvering. Also, we have always been pleased by your accessibility and your willingness to listen carefully. Our only disappointment with your performance was in the matter of the roadsidesignage ordinance, changes in which you should have more forcefully pursued. We’re very sorry to see that you are planning to go. Jean and Steve Henigson Eastsound
Concerns about sheriff’s boat Now what is all this chatter from our Sheriff about buying a $750,000 speed boat? It always seems that to make their mark in government many elected officials have to spend money on something. I understand that the county already has three such vessels. One being, in the words of our last sheriff, a state of the
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art vessel that would fill the many marine needs of the county. Now Sheriff Cumming didn’t carelessly spend money. That boat was acquired with cash that inured to the county through a drug bust. He did joke about the fact that he an his deputies would now have to “exercise” the vessel. What people don’t realize when you buy unnecessary equipment, like what our prior fire chief was mandated to do by the commissioners, that it takes a lot of additional money and labor costs to keep that equipment in proper working condition. As a taxpayer, I have some skin in the game, and at a meeting about a year ago our new sheriff admitted on a scale of one to five that the drug problem on Orcas was a five. Frankly, I am for the legalization of drugs, as this war on drugs thing has been perpetuated on society by citizens and bureaucrats alike with billions of wasted dollars. But if you are really engaged in this wonderful excuse to harm your fellow man, rather than driving around the county in newly acquired toys, make more than five arrests a year, stamping out the apparent Orcas drug plague. Walt Corbin Olga
Volunteer at Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope, the Preschool and Childcare Center on North Beach Road is a sweet and fun place to be, to visit, to volunteer at. An invitation to stop by Kaleidoscope was posted in its newsletter. Lloyd Pinneo and I did just that and we stopped in to return again and again. We so enjoyed ourselves there in this world of discovery, wonder and fun that we volunteer with the children and staff alike. Lloyd most likely had some of these kids’ parents riding on his school bus. Full circle of island folk. These children, from one-month-old babes to after school aged kids, are busy learning formative life lessons, cooperation and
sometimes are self directed in their activities. They are safe, content, busy and having fun. Creativity and originality are plentiful at Kaleidoscope. The staff is wonderful to watch and listen to while they interact and teach by doing, interacting and connecting. This children’s place and space of Kaleidoscope here on Orcas brings us full circle in reminding us that we were all children once upon a time. Inspired by our experiences, Kaleidoscope is ready to formalize a Volunteer Program. Whether you are interested in rocking babies, reading stories, digging in the sandbox, playing legos or sharing a delicious, nutritious meal, Kaleidoscope is the place for you-young and young at heart! Call Amber Paulsen at 376-2484 to get more information about how this might fit for you. She is looking to do a Volunteer Orientation in early June so we can start making community connections for the summer. You’ll be amazed at how one visit leaves you wanting more! Hope to see you there! Mary Ann Slabaugh Orcas Island
Re: ‘Who’s got time?’ letter A volunteer is generally a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking and willingly performs it without pay or compensation. Morgan Meadows wrote last week that in San Juan County we have many excellent service organizations and lots of volunteers serving them. These wonderful people donate talent, labor, and funds to meet the needs of our citizens and do so without thought of compensation. I agree, but now we are asked to trade in our unselfish concern for the welfare of others and community and give so that we can get something in return. The idea is not to give your services but to trade them. If this was only about coordinating volun-
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teers throughout the county, a local database for this could be administered and maintained by volunteers. In San Juan County we have the money, expertise, and people to do so. Not a bad idea. TimeBanks USA and isleshare.org need to make money to stay afloat. Grants are sought and, at this time, donations requested. In a presentation at the West Sound Community Club Morgan said there would be a fee to participate. She, the coordinator, would be the only paid staff member. When asked where the money for this would come from to pay her, she said it would come through the fees and grants. The idea that all labor (just like products) are of equal value is not a concept that we support in this great country. Higher education and skills are of higher value. A program like TimeBanks promotes social change “with an emphasis on sustainable economics and social capitol, is a sweet and empowering undertaking.” The program comes complete with a youth indoctrination program. Grants generally come from taxes. This program is designed to sidestep taxes. I doubt you could get enough people into the program to sustain it via individual recruitment avenues. The program is currently attempting to recruit all our successful volunteer organizations to join under the isleshare.org umbrella. Volunteers will no longer be giving, they will be trading. It’s a great loss to our community. Don Pencil Orcas Island
Orcas Library Board opening If you have passion, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to champion the Orcas Island Public Library please keep reading. The Orcas Island Public Library is seeking a new trustee to complete a term ending at the end of 2012, with possible reappointment for a five-year term beginning on January 1, 2013. The Board is composed of five members charged with overseeing the Library’s planning, services, policies, and expenditures. Serving on the library board requires a talent for teamwork, along with a belief in the culture and tradition of public libraries. Candidates should have a commitment to public services, intellectual freedom, equitable access, strong print and online collections, independent learning support and maintaining a community forum for sharing ideas. When you serve as a trustee, you and your colleagues work together as untiring and innovative advocates for the Library’s mission. We grapple with intellectual and interpersonal challenges, and in this process learn more about ourselves. It has been my experience that working together with this diverse group of talented people creates meaningful connectedness to the library staff and patrons. If interested in serving as a Library Trustee, please contact Library Director Phil Heikkinen at 376-4985 or pheikkinen@orcaslibrary. org; and/or Board President Alan Lichter at 376-5595 or crossweave@centurytel.net.
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LETTERS FROM 5 The library will begin reviewing applications on May 25. Phil Heikkinen Orcas Library
Physics class thanks community This is a letter of thanks to the many local folks who have volunteered time, knowledge, and resources to help support our High School Applied Physics program this year. In response to a plea for used tools and materials I would like to thank George Eberly, Bob
PHONE CALLS FROM 1 behavior to physical assault. She said the information released about the phone calls describes a random act of perversion, where the perpetrator is excited by scaring women behind the “cloak” of a telephone – rather than a stalker or crank call. But that doesn’t mean the phone calls aren’t cause for alarm. “If you have a history of abuse it can escalate your fears,” Castle said. “If you have PTSD [Post-traumatic stress disorder] because of sexual assault, phone calls can set off that PTSD. It’s very stressful.” And even if you don’t
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Eagan and Zackaraya Leck. George gave us many hand tools, electrical tools as well as hardware this fall, Bob gave us a model steam engine, and Zack generously donated time and materials to create anvils from railroad track as well as building a custom anvil–vice. These tools will be used in our forging unit. Zack has also offered a class visit to his shop. Pete Welty gave the class a tour of his exhibits in his yard and told us about some of his work and experience as a metalworker. There were others that anonymously dropped off various useful tools to the front office as well. Thanks
as well. Sadie Bailey came in and spent time as a guest instructor for students as well as myself to help us with our glass cutting and fusing projects. Zach O’Brien and Dan Christopherson of Wildlife Cycles have been strong supporters of our new Bike Mechanix class. They have been guest speakers, let us borrow tools, and have offered discounts on tools and parts. We have been very fortunate to have Michael Riordan come to our Advanced Placement Physics, Conceptual Physics as well as our Material Science classes to lecture on atomic structure, graphene,
have abuse in your past, just watching scary movies like “Scream” and “The Ring,” which both involve a phone evoking terror that often leads to the victim’s death, can cause anxiety. Years ago, Castle had her own experience with disturbing phone calls. Someone repeatedly called her and breathed on the line and then would hang up and call again. Every time the phone rang she wondered who was on the other end of the line. Eventually she changed her number. For Castle, the phone calls are part of a bigger issue of gender inequality still pervasive in this country. “We live in a society where women are objecti-
fied in the media, in movies and in video games,” she said, describing graphic rape scenes in these mediums. “We live in a society where we don’t feel safe.” Castle urges anyone who is experiencing anxiety or wants to talk about these phone calls to call DVSAS on Orcas at 376-1234, on San Juan at 378-2345 and on Lopez at 468-4567.
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and topics such as material hardness. How many students get to have a doctorate in physics from MIT who were part of a Nobel Prize winning team that discovered the Quark, come into their class and give a lecture the strength of atomic bonds in everyday materials? Tony Howe has always opened his studio and
shop to my classes, Andrew Moore of Navigator Stove Works has answered many of my rudimentary questions on casting and digitally controlled machining, as well as being open to class visits. Special thanks goes to Orcas Island Education Foundation and Janet Brownell for finding fund-
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CSA’s response to editorial by TIM BLANCHARD
I am writing on behalf of the Common Sense Alliance (“CSA”) to correct the misconceptions that led to the claim in your recent editorial (“War of the press releases,” May 8, 2012) that CSA bears responsibility for the “mess” in the County’s Shoreline Master Program (“SMP”) update, including the “hoax” story concocted and circulated by the county’s communications director. First, the SMP update and the Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) update are two separate processes proceeding on separate tracks. The “mess” the editorial describes concerns the recent deadline for public comment in the SMP process, not the CAO. Second, at a CSA Town Hall Meeting on November 12, 2011, Sandy Mackie, a noted Washington State land use attorney, recommended that shoreline residents review the draft SMP Inventory and Characterization draft report (“I&C”) prepared by the county’s consultants, and prepare comments as necessary to correct information about their individual properties. This was a public meeting, and the county planner assigned to the SMP attend-
ed it. CSA subsequently received numerous complaints about the lack of user-friendly guidance from the county regarding the 300+ page I&C draft, and worked with Mr. Mackie to develop step-by-step instructions and a form to help each shoreline owner prepare comments on the I&C in relation to their property. CSA sent a newsletter to its website subscribers about these resources from CSA with links to “instructions to assist you in preparing 10 Pictures and Your Narrative” and “Sandy Mackie’s form to use as the coversheet” at commonsensealliance. net. On Monday, April 30, 2012, the county issued a press release, and posted a notice on its homepage titled “’Shoreline Inventory Form A Hoax.” Stan Matthews, the county’s website and Communications Program Manager, also sent an email to local media stating: “Currently, we cannot say with any certainty who created and distributed the spurious forms or what the motive was.” As it turns out, it is Mr. Matthews’ motive that appears questionable. Documents obtained through the Public Records Act demonstrate that Mr. Matthews (and other county officials) had been specifically informed on Friday, April 27, that the form in question came from the CSA website. Despite this fact, three days later Mr. Matthews began casting aspersions of intentional misrepresentation, deception and creation of counterfeit or illegitimate documents. Even more concerning, Mr. Matthews was still asserting on May 2 that “[w]e knew nothing of the form.” CSA stands by our efforts to help shoreline residents review and comment effectively regarding the I&C. Tim Blanchard lives on Orcas Island
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theft outside an Orcas Island home. The missing belongings, which include a bottle containing 50 tablets of Oxycodone, reportedly vanished from inside a pickup parked outside the Hemlock Lane home of a 25-year-old Orcas man. May 2: A late-night altercation prompted the arrest of a Renton man accused of striking his girlfriend at a westside Orcas Island resort. The 32-year-old, who allegedly assaulted a 24-year-old girlfriend, was taken into custody at the Deer Harbor Resort at about 1 a.m. May 5: A tip about a possible drunk driver prompted the arrest of a Bothell man for DUI following a lateafternoon traffic stop in the 200 block of Lovers Lane. The 22-year-old was pulled over around 5:30 p.m., shortly after leaving Moran State Park. He was tracked down and then pulled over after park rangers notified authorities about a possible drunk driver who drove out of the park in pickup and in the direction of Eastsound.
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Obituaries Clyde Latta Boice Clyde Latta Boice, MD, 97, of Fulton, peacefully passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Fulton Manor Care Center. He was born in Washington, Iowa, December 10, 1914, the son of Clyde Allison Boice, MD, and Lorena Belle Latta Boice. Dr. Boice married his long time love Frances Elizabeth (Betty) Stephen also of Washington, Iowa, August 24, 1937. Together they raised six children: Sarah B. Mays of Point Reyes Station, Calif.; Stephen Boice (Joan) of La Selva Beach, Calif.; James Boice (DruAnn) of Sheep Ranch, Calif.; Margret B. Randolph (Lance) and Allison Boice, both of Fulton. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1941 with his MD degree. He did his internship at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind. During WWII, he served as a Flight Surgeon on the U.S.S. Bennington aircraft carrier in the Pacific and at numerous Naval Air Stations on the East and West coasts. He left the Navy in 1946 as a Lt. Cmdr. He completed his residency in radiology
at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Oakland, Calif., and in Palo Alto, Calif., where he practiced radiology for 30 years. He was a Diplomate for the American Board of Radiology, Fellow of the American College of Radiology, member of the American Medical Association, the California Medical Association, the Radiological Society of North America, and the American Roentgen Ray Society. He served as Chief of Staff for Palo Alto/ Stanford Hospital during 1961 and 1962. He served as President of the Santa Clara County (Calif.) Medical Society in 1961. He was a charter member of the Los Altos Hunt Club and served on the board to incorporate Los Altos Hills, Calif. He was also a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club (Tiburon, Calif.).
After retirement, he and his wife moved to Orcas Island, Wash. There he served as a member of the Orcas Island Yacht Club, served on the board of the Orcas Island Library Association and was a member of the Vestry of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. In 1993, Clyde and Betty moved from Orcas Island to Fulton, to be nearer their two daughters, Allison Boice and Margret (Peg) Randolph. He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by: his wife Betty, five children, five grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by: his parents; a brother William Allison Boice, MD; two sisters, Mary Myrtle Boice Anderson, Sevilla Ruth Boice Hopp; and one daughter, Susan Boice McMenamin. Clyde has requested cremation and that his ashes be scattered in the Pacific Ocean. A family memorial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Saint Alban's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box, 6065, Fulton, MO., or charity of choice. Submitted by Clyde Boice’s family.
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Thank you to all of you who made two months on the island last fall wonderful. The days and memories from that sacred place kept
us both connected to the bigger picture as his health deteriorated. May the blessings continue. Love, Katherine.
Pet parade to grace Eastsound The 22nd Annual Pet Parade will be taking over the streets of Eastsound on Saturday, May 26. Kaleidoscope is at it again, preparing for the island’s furry friends parade, starting location is school road at 10 a.m. for judging. As usual, the parade will start at 11 a.m. and end at the Eastsound Village Grounds in the heart of downtown. Slight changes to the route were made last year so they could accommodate for the island’s hoofed animals. TThe 4-H club, Orcas Trailblazers will be joining the fun. “BIG thanks to our island
Art, music and food at benefit will have some of the best available for you to own. This year, the Orcas Island Education Foundation’s major fundraiser for the public schools is a “Picnic By The Sea” at Four Winds Camp. Tickets are $40 per person or $75 per couple. Enjoy barbecued brisket, hamburgers, veggie options, all the sides and dessert. Beer, wine and lemonade will be available and entertainment provided by JP and the OK Rhythm Boys. Tickets include free childcare at the camp as well as a free ride. A school bus will be waiting in front of the school at 5:30 p.m. The event starts at 6 p.m. and the bus returns by 9 p.m. “We wanted to make it as easy, affordable and fun as possible this year,” says OIEF President Janet Brownell. “We also want everyone to see what amazing things our public
Dan Kenney, longtime Orcas Island resident, died peacefully on May 4, 2012 at the Islands Convalescent Center in Friday Harbor, where he had been living since December 2011. He was a carpenter, poet,
writer and painter, as well as a great lover of dogs and cats. He is survived by granddaughter Erin Kenney and her children, Isaac and Maia, granddaughter Amanda, and sisters Mary Eileen Kenney and Anne Marie Kenney.
school students create.” Many of the student creations available to purchase with donations to OIEF are currently being shown at the Orcas Center in the Student Art Exhibit. Island artists are also working with classrooms to create oceaninspired artifacts for the event. “Our school is facing the most severe cutbacks created by the lack of government funding it has ever had to endure. OIEF is committed to maintaining the excellent programs our schools offer, and the funds we raise at this event is a huge part of our committed dollars to make it happen,” says Brownell. Tickets are at www.oief.org, at Darvill’s or at the elementary school office. To reserve your seat on the bus, call 376-1500. For childcare, contact Michelle Reed at 376-8815.
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SJIVB is ready for spring Laslo-White wins Islands’
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New SJIVB communications manager Barbara Marrett starts May 29.
Getting more visitors to the islands is the name of the game. In honor of National Travel and Tourism Week, the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau held its spring membership luncheon at the Outlook Inn on May 9. It highlighted a new and improved website (visitsanjuans.com) and outlined media efforts to promote the San Juans. Since the start of this year, there have been 136 mainland and international sto-
ries about the islands. The bureau's spring ad campaign includes TV spots on King 5, Kong and Northwest Cable News, web ads on a variety of sites and print ads on Alaska and Horizon flights. The Washington State Film Office has made the San Juan Islands its “location of the month” for May. The bureau is a non-profit, economic development agency contracted for responsible tourism management and marketing of the San Juan Islands as a year-round travel destination. In administrative news, Jon Kobayashi of the Outlook Inn has stepped down as president of SJIVB, a position he has held since 2009. Taking over is Carl Silvernail of Otters Pond B&B on Orcas. Barbara Marrett of San Juan Island is the new communications manager, starting May 29. She will replace Robin Jacobson. Marrett has lived on San Juan Island for 34 years. She has traveled extensively, giving seminars and presentations regarding boating and sailing. She is a Port of Friday Harbor Commissioner and is currently the marketing and sales manager for Arctic Raven Gallery. “Barbara has very big shoes to fill,” said executive director Deborah Hopkins Buchanan.
Sounder music contest by CALI BAGBY Staff reporter
When the camera starts rolling he raises the instrument to his chin. His fingers are curled and poised for action as the pianist plays the introduction for the first movement of the second violin concerto by Friedrich Seitz. When he raises the bow and begins to play, the notes cascade out – playful, resounding and fluid all at the same moment. “I love the violin, it’s a fun instrument to play and hear,” said Matthew LasloWhite, who was one of three island youths who submitted Youtube videos for Seattle’s KING 98.1 FM music contest last month. When the Sounder heard Laslo-White, Cierra Lutz and Mackie Blackburn play, we launched our own online contest for locals to pick their favorite musicians. More than 160 people turned out to place their votes. Lutz, 11 years old, received 41 votes. Blackburn, 18 years old, placed second with 42 votes, and Laslo-White, also 11, came in first with 70 votes. Laslo-White, who started taking violin lessons at the age of five, said he was surprised to win the Sounder’s contest and described the violin-shaped award pre-
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Instructor Matthew Olsen (far left) and Sounder Publisher/Editor Colleen Smith Armstrong presenting winner Matthew Laslo with his trophy and gift card.
sented by his music teacher Matthew Olsen as “so cool.” The young violinist was also presented a gift certificate for Teezer’s. Although the kids didn’t win the radio contest, Olsen said they loved the process. “They have just been beaming,” he said.
Early birds get the ticket New therapists on Orcas An important date is coming up for music lovers: Wednesday, May 23. That’s the day tickets go on sale for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, which takes place Aug. 9 through 25. “Early bird” patrons get up at the crack of dawn to secure the best possible concert seats. They’re greeted outside Orcas Center with coffee, goodies, music and friends. Ticket orders will be taken starting at 8 a.m. Phone sales will begin at
10 a.m. by calling 376-2281. Online sales will begin at noon on May 23, and continue throughout the festival. For more information, go to www.oicmf.org. This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the nationally renowned festival. This year’s festival features two world premiere works by composer/pianist Jake Heggie, the Miró Quartet as “Quartet-in-Residence,” mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, returning favor-
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ites Andrés Cárdenes, Chee-Yun, Ida Levin, Lorne McGhee, Monique Mead, Anne Martindale Williams, plus world famous musicians appearing on Orcas for the first time. New events are also being planned this summer. There will be a free concert in the Village Green, an Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival concert on Lopez Island, and Hamlet Concerts by the Miró Quartet in Olga, West Sound and Deer Harbor. Go to www.oicmf.org. for complete concert information or call the OICMF Office at 376-6636 with questions.
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Analisa Lee and Brandon Adams. Two new mental health therapists have joined the Orcas Island healing community this spring. Brandon Adams and Analisa Lee recently opened
their private practice office in Eastsound. Adams is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate who is also trained in EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). He works with adults, adolescents, couples and families. In early June, he will complete his training in Play Therapy, and begin accepting children to his practice. An associate member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Adams says he finds great satisfaction in helping people create healthier lives. Lee is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate who works with adults, adolescents and couples. Trained in a variety of psychological healing modalities, including Transpersonal Psychology, Energy Psychology, Expressive
Arts, and EMDR, she says she tends toward a more holistic approach to mental wellness. “Science is continually making discoveries that support the notion of the ‘Bodymind,’ whereby there is flexible interconnectedness between what we think, believe, feel, and experience. It’s a very exciting time in psychology,” she said. Although the couple are both originally from the Midwest, Lee is no stranger to Orcas Island. “I’ve been living here off and on for the past fifteen years,” she said. “It feels good to come home to the islands. We both love it here.” For more information about their private practices, you can find them online at www.brandonadamsmft. wordpress.com and www. heartsong-wellness.com.
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Vikings dominate Braves Golf makes it to Bi Districts by Marty Zier
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In their second meeting of the year, the LaConner Braves arrived at Buck Park for a doubleheader last Thursday, setting the stage for the Vikings last home event. After the Vikings’ annual Hit-A-Thon fundraiser Wednesday, the two games could easily be labeled the same with two Viking wins. The Vikings found themselves down 2-5 by the second inning in game one, but the Viking hitting machine was quietly revving up by the third inning with a single by Shelbi Rogers, a double by Alena Janssen, a 2 RBI triple by Kirsten Fowler and a 2 RBI single by Kathryn Tidwell, reversing the lead to the Vikings, 6-5. Unleashed, Viking power hit full pace by the fourth with two huge home runs, first by Alicia Jo Susol and then Bella Nigretto, both landing in the distant “tall grass,” a sure sign of a monster hit at Buck Park. Pitcher Aliviah Garcia then methodically exited three Braves. A quick double by Tidwell, a triple by Lana Bronn and RBI’s by Susol, Nigretto and Janssen accelerated the Vikings to 13-7 by the fifth. Unrelenting in the sixth, massive Orcas hitting culminated with Rogers sliding into home plate, capturing a 17-7 victory, ten run rule applied. The Braves opened the second game strong with a 5-0 lead after their first chance at bat. However, the Viking machine required no warming up with excellent base running and thievery by Huxley Smart, Tidwell and
The Vikings played an 18-hole qualifying match last week for the Bi District Tournament. Freshman Roo Smith played his best round at the right time and shot a low score for the year of 77 to place second. Graye Parnell shot a 97 and made 11th place. Mara Nutt, also a freshman, remarkably qualified with a 127 to place 5th. For their first time, these three Viking players advanced to Bi Districts on May
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Bella Nigretto taking one deep to center for her third home run of the season. Bronn while Sofie Clure Thixton, Fowler and Bronn gathered RBI’s, advancing the Vikings 9-5. The unmistakable crack of metal hitting ball meant another home run by Susol, advancing the score 11-5 at the bottom of the first inning. Excellent pitching by Garcia and sticky tight fielding spurred by Bronn blasting a homer to deep center, and RBI’s by Rogers, Nigretto, Tidwell and Bronn, extended the score to 18-7 by the end of the third. A Clure Thixton double in the fourth brought in pinch runner Kilee Rogers and sister Shelbi, while Garcia and Tidwell RBI’s and a triple by Susol helped idle the Braves 25-9. “We hit the ball so hard, it was an important game for us going into districts as number one in 2B,” said coach Scott Harris.
Football team Crew heads to pulls weeds regionals Just three more practices then Orcas Island Rowing Association is off to the U.S. Rowing Northwest Junior Regional Championships at Vancouver Lake, May 18-20. Regionals consists of three days of intense racing against the best high school rowers in the Northwest. Despite being the smallest club at Regionals, OIRA has high hopes of sending one or more crews to nationals. contributed photo
On May 6, members of the football team under the direction of Rich Lee, field coordinator of San Juan County Noxious Weed, pulled scotch broom on Betty Corbett’s property. Corbett made a donation to the team’s California trip last year with a promissory note that the football players would help eradicate her scotch broom infestation. Island Excavation donated the use of a backhoe and dump truck, which was operated by Coach Dale Briggs.
10. They had a tough course filled with a large talented field. Smith shot a 93, earning 10th place and qualifying for a berth at the state championships. Although Nutt and Parnell did not make the cut for the state championship, Coach Bobbie Olmstead, who expected a very tough tournament, said “I was so impressed with how these three players have played the end of the year, and Graye missed going to state by just one stroke!” Olmstead commented how well the team handled their work habits and desire to do well and excel in the sport.
Ravin Williams, HCA: “I feel privileged to be part of this caring team.” Ravin Williams is a Health Care Assistant (HCA) and X-Ray Technician at Orcas Medical Center. She joined the OMC staff in 1994. Her interest in health care began while she was still in high school on Vashon Island, WA, where she was a nurse’s aide in a critical care nursing home. “I’ve just always been drawn to caring for people, and to medicine,” she said. Ravin graduated from Vashon High School in 1975. She moved to Orcas Island in 1982 and has been a health care assistant for 20 years. She completed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training in 1988 and served as an Orcas EMT for 20 years.
“I love the people I work with, the patients I serve.” “I love the people I work with,” said Ravin, “and I feel privileged to share the joys, sadness and life experiences with the patients I serve.” Ravin has two “island-grown boys,” ages 22 and 32, and two grandchildren. She lives with her fiancé here on Orcas. When she’s not working at OMC, Ravin enjoys gardening and spending time with her family and friends. Orcas Medical Center is at 7 Deye Lane, next door to Orcas Center.
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Standing atop a stage the size of a coffee table, the dancer turns in precise, nuanced movements, careful not to fall beyond the edge. Orcas Center Director Kara O’Toole, who is also a professional dancer, is passionate about Ten Tiny Dances, a performance that includes 10 choreographers, two towns and one very small stage. “Because of the variety of the dances and the curiosity of performing them on a small stage, I feel confident that audiences will enjoy it,” O’Toole said. “Good choreographers like a restriction. With rules come new possibilities … that’s what keeps it fresh: you can find new inspiration in these parameters.” Ten Tiny Dances was created in Portland, Ore. in 2002 and continues to be produced by founder Mike Barber. This special Orcas version will feature seven Seattle choreographers as well as three island dancers: O’Toole, Charles Dalton and Laura Ludwig. The production is on Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. The 4-foot by 4-foot stage will be set up at the forefront of the Orcas Center stage. Seating will go around and behind it on the main stage as well as directly in front with the regular middle row seating. The side rows will be closed off. While it slightly decreases the number of audience members, it creates an intimate “circle” arrangement. O’Toole has been involved with Ten Tiny Dances for five years. The style is considered contemporary, but the pieces range from technical to theatrical. They have been performed in a variety of venues, including the lobby of Pacific Northwest Ballet. “I have seen a cast of four do a full dance with Colleen Smith Armstrong/staff photo
Left: Kara O’Toole during rehearsals.
lifts and elaborate movements, a tennis ‘love duet’ and a ‘shipwreck solo’ where the dancer is dripping wet and cast away on the stage,” O’Toole said. Ludwig, who is also a dance teacher, created her own performance. Seattle choreographer Corrie Befort produced a piece for Dalton. “I wanted to give Charles a gift that would also challenge him,” O’Toole said. “This dance is tailored for him.” Veteran Seattle choreographer Pat Graney created the piece that O’Toole will be performing. Called “Jesus Loves the Little Cowgirls,” it’s a dance that she has performed in Tennessee, Virginia, Oregon and at the Moore Theatre's 100th Anniversary in Seattle. Through exaggerated sign language and with Patsy Cline’s “She's Got You” playing, it tells the story of sad cowgirl who lost new love. She wears a drill team uniform from the Sam Houston State University in Texas. Graney made the piece as a “bon voyage” gift to O’Toole when she first left Seattle to teach in Memphis, Tenn. The Seattle dancers are Aiko Kinoshita, Juliet Waller Pruzan (choreography by Crispin Spaeth), Dead Bird Movement, Jenna Bean Veatch, MouseBones, Maureen Whiting Co. and the New Animals. “Every audience member will leave with a favorite piece,” O’Toole said. “You’re bound to love one out of 10 – or more.”
Tickets for Ten Tiny Dances Tickets are $25, $19 (for Orcas Center members) and $11 for students at orcascenter.org or 376-2281.
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CALENDAR Thursday, May 17 Non-violent comm.: The
Rebekahs, a branch of the Oddfellows, will host Rena Patty in a presentation and discussion on Non-Violent Communication, 7:30 p.m. at the Oddfellows Hall. Call 376-2323 to reserve a place.
Friday, May 18 Tattered Dress: Acoustic house concert, Rachel and Jim’s House, 7:30 p.m. . Call 360-250-9499 for directions.
Saturday, May 19 Folk music: With The
Wanderers and Tom Rawson, Orcas Senior Center, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12. Info: 376-3613. TEN TINY DANCES: Dance performances at Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m.
YARD SALE: To benefit Orcas Angels, at Country Corner, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 20 History Matinee: With Emily
Reid, 3 to 5 p.m., Orcas Senior Center.
Thurs. – ongoing AL-ANON: Old Emmanuel Parish Hall, 5:30 p.m. Toddler Playgroup: Birthfive, 10-11:30 p.m., Funhouse Commons. Orcas Meet-up Group: 11 a.m.1 p.m., Waterfront Park on Main Street. STORYTIME: For kids, 10-10:30 a.m., Orcas Library.
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dren’s storytime at the farmers’ market in the Village Green, 11:30 a.m. to noon. In case of rain, storytime is moved to the library. Alcoholics anonymous: Steps 3, 7 and 11, 8 to 9 a.m. and Saturday Sober Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
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4-H community meal
4-H Fur and Feathers club member Morgan Limbach is already working towards the county fair this August. Join her and other club members Wednesday, May 16 for the community dinner at the Orcas Senior center. This is the fourth year for the club to put on these meals. The menu includes corn soup, local green salad, roasted chicken and potatoes, vegetables and a rhubarb dessert. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The cost is $5 for kids and seniors, $10 for adults. For more information about this dinner or about 4-H, contact Kathy Morris at 376-5599.
Summer theatre camp Orcas Center Summer Theatre Camp presents “Glee and Theatre Games” with Grace McCune and Jake Perrine. Designed for ages eight to 12, this nine-day theatre arts camp has loads of fun, music and theatre games for children who desire to perform on stage. Camp runs from July 2 to 13, Monday through Friday (no July 4). There will be a short performance on July 13 at 5 p.m. for parents and friends. Perrine will lead the children through a series of fun
and energetic theatre games that will enhance and educate participants in acting and even help some in overcoming shyness about performing. McCune will focus on voice and will teach a contemporary and upbeat song that will later be choreographed, and then performed – just like in the television show “Glee.” For those children who do not wish to sing or dance, they will continue their participation through theatre games and improvised skits with Perrine. All
the activities will be incorporated in the performance on the last day of theatre camp. Tuition is $250 with an early bird special of $200 if registered and paid by June 1. Registration forms are available at Orcas Center. Credit cards are accepted and there are four partial scholarships available on a first come, first served basis, based on need. For more information, call Sparks at 376-2281 or email sparks@orcascenter. org.
‘Salish Sea Early Music’ fest The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents “An Evening with Wilhelmine,” with John Schneiderman, of Los Angeles, Calif., on baroque lute, cellist John Lutterman and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan on Orcas Island, Sunday, May 20, 1:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall, 112 Haven Road in Eastsound. The program revisits the musical establish-
ment of the court of the lutenist and sister of flutist King Frederick the Great, named Wilhelmine, who in the late 1730’s with her husband the Margrave of Bayreuth, who also played the flute, completely transformed that city into a cultural center. The suggested donation is between $15 and $20. Youth 18 and under are free.
Candidates vying for mayor What do a rooster, peacock, pygmy goat, bison and a biped have in common? They’re all running for Honorary Mayor of Eastsound. The mayoral race is an annual fundraiser sponsored by and benefiting Children’s House, a childhood earlylearning center supporting island families for more than 40 years. Voting is open to both islanders and visitors, who “buy” candidates into
office placing as many votes as they want at area polling locations or online. Each vote benefits the toddler and preschool children of Children’s House. Candidates officially hit the campaign trail Saturday, May 26 with an entry in the annual Pet Parade and wrap up July 7 when the winner is announced following the Fourth of July Parade. Over the last several years, mayoral candidates –
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including dogs, cats, chickens, sheep, bunnies, and last year’s hugely successful write-in Bovine April (that’s Ms. Mayor to you) – helped raise more than $20,000 for the nonprofit. This is the first time a biped has entered the race. “Children’s House doesn’t discriminate,” says Children’s House Executive Director, Susan Anderson. “But ‘The Biped’ will face stiff competition from a field of colorful candidates.” Current Mayor Bovine April hasn’t tipped her hand yet. She entered the race late last year as a write-in candidate and swept the field. It’s yet unclear whether she’ll run for re-election or intends to seek a higher post in the governor’s office. For additional details on the race visit oich.org and follow Children’s House on Twitter.
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Fund raising event for DH Women’s Auxiliary Deer Harbor Women's Auxiliary presents “Italy Comes to Deer Harbor” as its annual fund raising event. A meal and entertainment are planned for the evening of Sunday, May 27, 6 p.m. at the historic Deer Harbor Community Club. Lasagna and sausage prepared by the Deer Harbor Inn, bread, Caesar salad and tiramisu dessert will be served. You’ll also get a taste of Italian opera performed by primadonna Sharon Abreu.
Tickets are $20 per person; wine will be available by donation. Tickets are available now at Darvill's bookstore in Eastsound; by calling Joan Crosby at 3762992 to make your reservation; or by sending your check made out to “DHWA” directly to Joan at PO Box 299 Deer Harbor 98243. All proceeds go to the maintenance of the historic school house. “A wonderful evening out at this affordable price is not to be missed!” say organizers.
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Above left: Rosie Cayou James, the Cultural Development Coordinator of the Samish Indian Nation based in Anacortes, visited with the first through third graders at Orcas Elementary school on April 26. Through song, drumming and storytelling, James brought knowledge of her ancestors and their sea faring ways into view for the children and their teachers. Her father attended school in Deer Harbor in the early 1930s. James rode in a canoe to school where she grew up on Whidbey Island. She encouraged the group to keep the ecosystem healthy and happy, especially the ocean. James hopes to return and bring more experiences of the Samish culture.
Above right: On May 2, the sixth grade students of Orcas Island Elementary got a bird’s eye view of Eastsound Village. After studying Newton’s laws of gravity in their science class, students put the laws to test with an egg drop competition. Sixth graders spent weeks building compact, lightweight structures to house their eggs, then hurled their structures from the top of the elementary building to a small target below. School records show that more eggs survived the crash than ever before. The administration isn’t sure whether these results are due to higher than normal levels of calcification in eggshells, or higher brain activity amongst students.
History Matinee: Orcas Center summer ENCORE series Emily Reid For the next popular monthly gatherings sponsored by the Orcas Island Historical Museum, longtime Westsound resident Emily Reid will head up the circle for stories and discussion about the old days. This event will take place Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. in the Lundeen Room at Orcas Senior Center. Admission to the History Matinee is by donation at the door. Reid was born in Eastern Washington on a dry land wheat farm and attended Whitman College and Washington State College with an interest in biology and natural history. Reid came to Orcas in 1957 and is the mother of well-known restaurateur Christina Orchid. She has been a long-standing
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Emily Reid will lead a discussion about the ‘good old’ days on Orcas Island. member of the garden club and is considered to be an extremely knowledgeable gardening consultant.
The 2012 Summer ENCORE Season starts with a bang with the London and Broadway smash hit, “One Man, Two Guvnors,” by Richard Bean on Friday May 25, followed by Danny Boyle’s production of “Frankenstein” on Friday, June 8 and then six Met: Live ENCORES including “Don Giovanni” and “Anna Bolena.” All ENCORES are screened at Orcas Center on Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. Due to popular demand, islanders have another chance to see the smashhit comedy “One Man, Two Guvnors.” Following a sellout run at
the National Theatre and in the West End and a successful opening on Broadway, National Theatre Live presents an encore of this “hilarious tour de farce” New York Post. It is winner of the Evening Standard Award and the Critics' Circle Award. Falling trousers, flying fish heads, star-crossed lovers, cross-dressing mobsters and a fabulous onstage band are just some of what awaits at the most “deliriously funny” (Daily Telegraph) play to cross the pond in decades. The 2012 Summer ENCORES to follow are: • Danny Boyle’s produc-
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tion of “Frankenstein” on Friday, June 8 (NT Live) • Anna Netrebko in Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” on Friday, June 15 (The Met Live) • Rossini’s “Le Comte Ory” with Juan Diego Rorez on Friday, June 29 (The Met Live) • Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Mariusz Kwiecienon on Friday, July 6 (The Met Live) • Offenbach’s “Les Contes
d’Hoffman” on Friday, July 13 (The Met Live) • Anna Netrebko in “Donizetti Lucia De Lammermoor” on July 27 (The Met Live) • Renee Fleming in Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” on Aug. 3 (The Met Live) Visit www.orcascenter. org for more information about the Summer ENCORE season.
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BBQ at the dinner kitchen Spreading the Solstice joy of reading parade This month’s Dinner Kitchen is on Thursday, May 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. The dinner will feature barbecued salmon and sausage and all of the trimmings. There will be something for everyone, including vegetarian dishes and dishes for the kids. Dinner Kitchens are a
monthly celebration of the island, held year-round at Emmanuel Church. They are a free gift, especially for island seniors and Orcas Food Bank participants and anyone in need of a hot meal. Come and enjoy the food, fun and warm community. Call the organizer, Tom
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Storytime at farmers market With the opening of the Orcas Farmers’ Market, the Orcas Library’s Saturday storytimes have moved to the Village Green. Kids of all ages are invited to join children’s librarian Nita Couchman from 11:30 a.m. to noon for summer stories, silly stories, and just plain fun stories. In case of rain, storytime will be held at the library. Kids are also invited to Thursday morning storytimes from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the library. For more info, call the library at 376-4985 or stop by 500 Rose Street, Eastsound.
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Last week was National Children's Book Week and students of the first and second grade multi-age classes, along with their teachers Anne Ford McGrath and Lorena Stankevich, would like to thank the Kiwanis volunteers, especially Velma Doty, for coming to class and reading one on one with students every week. “We also greatly appreciate the financial support of an anonymous donor who helped provide leveled books for students to read in guided reading groups,” said Stanveich, pictured above. “Our reading program would not be what it is without this generous support!”
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10:00 a.m. Sunday 7:00 p.m. Testimony Meeting First Wed. of the month Orcas Elementary School Library 376-5873
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ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH 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
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ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH ORCAS St. Francis Church in Eastsound Mass 1:00 p.m. Sunday
LOPEZ ISLAND Center Church Mass 4:30 p.m. Saturday
LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS Sundays Sundays Every Sunday 9:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 2:15 p.m. St. David’s Church Center Church Emmanuel Church 760 Park St. 312 Davis Bay Rd. 242 Main St. Friday Harbor Lopez Island Eastsound Pastor Ann Hall 468-3025 •lutherans anjuans @rockis land.com
Phoebe is new to the Orcas Animal Shelter. Her person passed away, and no one could care for her. She’s a 10-yearold Border Collle with a loving and sweet personality. Her one ear up and one down presents a quizzical image! Visit the shelter any day 2 to 5 p.m. to see all the cats and dogs, call 376-6777, or check orcaspets.org.
Orcas Islanders and friends from near and far are invited to the 14th Annual Summer Solstice Parade on Saturday, June 23 at noon in Eastsound. The theme this year is “Go Garden Go!” – a celebration of food, farmers, plants, pollinators and everything in, around and about the garden. The always colorful, whimsical procession will once again glide, swirl and dance on Main Street and up North Beach Road. Immediately following the parade, Orcas performance artists will entertain with music and dance at the Stage on the Green. Those wishing to participate in the parade should gather near the Oddfellows Hall by 11:30 a.m. The Oddfellows Hall is located at 112 Haven Road just north of Madrona Point. The parade is a foot parade, including bicycles, wagons, carts and people powered floats. Organizers advise: no motorized vehicles, horses or commercial elements such as advertisements and signage. This lively event is celebration of summer, art and community. Volunteers are always welcome to help create banners, costumes and direct traffic. For more information or to volunteer, call Laura Gibbons at 376-4066.
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Orcas makes ‘best high schools’ U.S. News and World Report issued its “best high schools” report this week, and Orcas High School was awarded a silver medal placing 15th (out of 626) statewide and 571st nationally (out of 22,000). The International School in Bellevue ranked num-
number nine nationally. Friday Harbor gained recognition as the ninth best school in Washington and 317th in the nation. U.S. News and World Report listed college readiness, math and reading proficiency and the school’s student to teacher ratio as “academic
indicators” that boded well for Orcas School. The advanced placement participation rate at Orcas Island High School is 64 percent and was also referred to as a positive by the U.S. News website.
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The Season Opening Party at Orcas Museum on Northbeach Road is on Friday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m. Festivities take place inside the Museum and on the front walkway as weather permits, including finger food, refreshments and live music.
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$450/ $500; 2 seperate rooms in great old farm house to share. Lots of extras. Located between Eastsound & Rosario. For details; lecanarddor@yahoo.com (preferred) or 360-3762209.
Spacious Private waterfront studio in Deer Harbor area. Large deck, wood heat. Pets okay. Septic and water included. F/L/S, W/D. $750. Very Sunny office space close to Eastsound. 500 sq ft. Ample parking. Includes utilities $500. Very Private one bedroom cabin near Eastsound. Fruit trees, garden area. Pets negotiable. N/S, W/D, F/L/S, Includes sewer $825 Newly Remodeled 3 BR 2 BA house close to Eastsound. Large family room. Private setting. Wood heat. W/D, DW, No smoking. Pets negotiable F/L/S $1000. Call Helene Picone (360) 376-8000 or email helene@windermere.com
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Water Views – 1 BR/1 BA guest home, nice deck, 1-car garage, quiet area and local beach close by. N/S, N/P, D/W, W/d, F/L/S $850 Enjoy Island Living from this tastefully furnished and fully equipped 2 BR, 2 BA waterfront home in Friday Harbor. Includes gas fireplace, heated tile floors, office, large deck and nice yard, 2-car garage and harbor views. W/D, D/W, N/S, N/P, F/L/S. $1750 Call Susan Barkshire (360) 378-8600 or email susan@windermeresji.com ROSARIO
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DETACHED STUDIO. Walk to Village. Washer, dryer. $550 month, first, last and deposit. Includes water and sewer. Available NOW! Long Term Rental. Call 360298-5437.
ARTIST/ WRITER couple looking for small, rustic cabin to rent for one year, starting in August. Woodstove is bonus! If you’ve got a quiet place and pictures, contact Justin at: jlewis04@syr.edu 423.653.4841
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Orcas Island Park & Recreation District (OIPRD) seeks to hire a FULLTIME DIRECTOR to oversee, direct and manage all recreational activities, programs and facilities associated with a new Park and Recreation program on Orcas Island, WA. Salary range $44,000-$58,000. Letters of interest and resumes may be mailed to: OIPRD, PO Box 575, Eastsound, WA 98245 Application period closes June 1st, 2012. No email or faxed information will be accepted or considered. Complete job description is at: www.oiprd.org under “Employment�. Employment General
Deer Harbor Cottages is seeking a housekeeper. Part time - year round. Please call or email Ryan at: carp@rockisland.com or 360-298-7153
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Full time position, effective September 2012. The position includes teaching in a multi age k-8 environment with major responsibility in all subjects in the 5th - 8th grade classroom. Application forms and information are available by writing, phoning or emailing. Shaw Island School PO BOX 426 Shaw Island, WA 98286 360-468-2570 - office 360-631-2442 Superintendent office@shaw.k12.wa.us
Deer Harbor Marina is accepting applications for all Summer staff positions
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GREAT WATER view! Rosario area, quiet and private small 1 bedroom, attached guest house. On 1.75 wooded acres. Large storage/ workshop. Private deck, drive and parking. Long term lease. Pet okay. $695 per month. (360)3761099
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CONTEMPORARY home with stunning views near town. Gourmet kitchen, 2 masters, private end of road. $1800/mo. Call Sandi at T Williams Realty 360-298-5180 sandi@rockisland.com
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ORCAS ISLAND CHILDREN’S HOUSE is seeking a qualified
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Full and/or part time. Must be 18 years or older and have a good work ethic, and work well with others. Please email resume to mbroman@deerharbormarina.com Please include the job you are applying for or stop by Deer Harbor Marina in person.
FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS SEEKS Community Engagement Director. Part-time position based in Friday Harbor, WA . Responsible for annual fundraising and communications. 2 years experience in major giving, marketing, communications, and community organizing. For more information visit www.sanjuans.org
The Bainbridge Island Review, a weekly community newspaper located in western Washington state, is accepting applications for a parttime general assignment Reporter. The ideal candidate will have solid reporting and writing skills, have up-to-date knowledge of the AP Stylebook, be able to shoot photos and video, be able to use InDesign, and contribute to staff blogs and Web updates. We offer vacation and sick leave, and paid holidays. If you have a passion for community news reporting and a desire to work in an ambitious, dynamic newsroom, we want to hear from you. E.O.E. Email your resume, cover letter and up to 5 non-returnable writing, photo and video samples to hr@soundpublishing.com Or mail to BIRREP/HR Dept., Sound Publishing, 19351 8th Ave. NE, Suite 106, Poulsbo, WA 98370.
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San Juan County Auditor seeks a
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LAW AND JUSTICE ASSISTANT
Requires an Associate’s degree and two years clerical/legal experience. Must be bondable, pass a criminal background check, and qualify for a notary public license. For job description and application visit www.sanjuanco.com or contact Human Resources at (360)370-7402 Closes 5/25/12. EOE.
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REPORTER Reporter sought for staff opening with the Peninsula Daily News, a sixday newspaper on Washington’s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula that includes the cities of Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks (yes, the “Twilight� Forks, but no vampires or werewolves). Bring your experience from a weekly or small daily -from the first day, you’ll be able to show off the writing and photography skills you’ve already acquired while sharpening your talent with the help of veteran newsroom leaders. This is a general assignment reporting position in our Port Angeles office in which being a self-starter must be demonstrated through professional experience. Port Angeles-based Peninsula Daily News, circulation 16,000 daily and 15,000 Sunday (plus a website getting up to one million hits a month), publishes separate editions for Clallam and Jefferson counties. Check out the PDN at w w w. p e n i n s u l a d a i l y news.com and the beauty and recreational opportunities at http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/section/pdntabs#vizguide. In-person visit and tryout are required, so Washington/Northwest applicants given preference. Send cover letter, resume and five best writing and photography clips to Leah Leach, managing editor/news, P.O. Box 1330, 305 W. First St., Port Angeles, WA 98362, or email leah.leach@peninsuladailynews.com.
ADVERTISING SALES CONSULTANT The Journal of The San Juans’ in beautiful Friday Harbor, WA seeks an enthusiastic, motivated Advertising Sales Representative to sell advertising to our island clients. The successful candidate must be dependable, detail-oriented and possess exceptional customer service skills. Previous sales experience required and media sales a plus! Reliable insured transportation and good driving record required. We offer base salary plus commissions, excellent health benefits, 401K and a great work environment with opportunity to advance. EOE. Please send resume with cover letter in PDF or Text format to
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Life Care Center of the San Juan Islands in Friday Harbor Full-time position is available. Must have medical records experience in a long-term care setting. We offer great pay and benefits, including medical coverage, 401(k) and paid vacation, sick days and holidays.
Aaron Marson, Executive Director 360-378-2117, Fax 360-378-5700 660 Spring St. Friday Harbor, WA 98250
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Free courses will start in May. Class size is limited. If interested, please stop by our facility to fill out an application! Or, for more information, call Jean Staben at 360-3782117. Preference will be given to candidates interested in employment at our facility. Long-term care experience is preferred. We offer competitive pay in a team-oriented environment.
Aaron Marson, Executive Director Phone 360-378-2117, Fax 360-378-5700 660 Spring St. Friday Harbor, WA 98250
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REPORTER The Central Kitsap Reporter in Silverdale, WA is seeking a general assignment reporter with writing experience and photography skills. Join a four-person newsroom in a position that is primarily beat coverage and secondarily generalassignment coverage of a city, an Urban Growth Area, county government and naval base. Coverage stretches from the deeply rural to the “other Washington� in scope. News, narrative features and photography are at the center of the job. Applicants must be able to work in a team-oriented deadline driven environment, display excellent writing skills, have a knowledge of community news and be able to compose articles on multiple topics. This is a full-time position and includes excellent benefits, paid vacation, sick and holidays. Please send resume with cover letter, 3 or more non-returnable clips in PDF or Text format and references to hr@soundpublishing.com or mail to: CKRREP/HR Sound Publishing, Inc. 19351 8th Ave. NE, Suite 106 Poulsbo, WA 98370
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10’ LIVINGSTON Dinghy with oars, $175 or best offer. To see, call: 360376-3802. To buy, call: 206-232-2011
Beads, furniture, household & more! Sat.- Sun., May 19th20th, 9am- 3pm; Orcas Farm, 120 Burl Hall Road, 1/2 mile past Doe Bay Resort.
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23’ SEARAY Weekender 225, 2002. Excellent condition, original owner, 193 hours. Always stored, dry and covered. 260HP Bravo III, Garmin color GPS/ Sounder. Cuddy Cabin sleeps 2 with sink, port-a-potty and portable stove. All accessories ready to go! Asking $24,500. Boat located on Whidbey Island. 203-610-5962 Marine Sail
24’ BAYLINER Buccaneer Sailboat and trailer. Fiberglass, has 2 sails and 2 outboard motors. Comes with life preservers, cushions and port-apotty. Has cockpit steering and can sleep 4-6 people. Great price at $2,800 OBO. Call for more information, (360)373-5379
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1976 33’ RANGER; ONE owner boat & always well maintained! New; 25 HP Universal Diesel, 22 gallon fuel tank, 2 batteries, prop, electric marine toilet, Dodger, interior cushions, sailing electronics. Standing rigging & life lines replaced 2007. Refrigeration, Dickinson fireplace, propane cook stove/ oven. Last haul out October 2011. She’s ready for summer cruising! $29,000. San Juan Island. Call 360-378-5111.
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1981 24.5’ TANZER. Shoal keel, main, jib, spinner. Includes 8 HP, 4 cycle Honda outboard. PFD’s, extra fuel tank. New seat covers, two burner alcohol stove, sink, ice box & drop down table. Forward “V” berth, Porta-potty. Inflatable raft. Very stable boat under sail! Easy to handle! $4,000. Oak Harbor. John 360-2408332. Or email today; john.acton@comcast.net Find what you need 24 hours a day.
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2002 PT CRUISER Hatchback. Gold, moon roof, 83,000 miles. Luggage rack, folding seats, automatic. Has all the goodies! $4,200. 360675-4040 or 250-5806102 (Oak Harbor)
33’ NEWPORT Cruising Sloop, 1982. 4 sails including spinnaker and two poles. Only 2 owners. Perfect for NW cruising. Very well maintained and updated. Lots of gear included. A real steal at $22,000 OBO. Call Marnie at 206-5798994 (Vashon Island) Find your perfect pet in the Classifieds. www.nw-ads.com Automobiles Classics & Collectibles
1979 JEEP CHEROKEE Chief. Automatic 4WD. Completely Rebuilt: Transmission, Engine, Everything! Original Levi-Strauss Interior. Original owner. $4500 or best offer. Located in Friday Harbor. Call for appointment to see: 949637-6351, 949-494-7474 Get the ball rolling... Call 800-388-2527 today.
1930 FORD MODEL A. Rumble seat, Manual Synchro mesh Transmission, Hydraulic brakes, Overdrive, Turn signals, Chrome accents, All steel body, Mohair upholstery, 16” rims and newer tires, Vintage Cream/ Black. Fully restored from ground up! $18,000. Please contact us by email or by phone. Call 360-779-7866. E-mail: tsrenovations@comcast.net Find what you need 24 hours a day.
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1977 CHEVY NOVA, 2 door. 250 straight, 6 cylindar and 350 turbo auto transmission. Only 114,000 original miles. Lots of new parts including recent rims and tires! Runs and drives great! Nice Blue metallic color. Original interior; small driver seat tear, but otherwise excellent! $4,500. For details call 360-6323663. Coupeville, Whidbey Isl.
1981 HONDA Accord. Automatic transmission, 4 door, family owned since new. Green. Low, low 97,000 miles. No rust, no body damage. All records, well maintained. $4000 or best offer. Contact Janet, 360307-8295 (Bremerton) Treasure Hunting? Check out our Recycle ads before someone else finds your riches.
2006 Honda Element EX-P AWD. $17,300. Excellent Condition. Low mileage - 39900. Put in storage for 15 months. Automatic transmission, Air conditioning with air filtration system, Cruise control, Flip up rear seats. Easy to clean interior. Privacy curtain included, Removable skylight, Premium radio with steering wheel controls, AM/FM Radio, CD Playe r, Subwoofer, MP3 capable, 12 Volt power outlet, Alloy Wheels, Power Mirrors, Rear Wiper, Sunroof, Tinted Glass, Cloth Seats, Cruise Control, Interval Wipers, Power Door Locks, Power Windows, Rear Window Defogger, Second Row Folding Seat, Second Row Removable Seat, Security System, Steering Wheel Mounted Controls, Tachometer, Tilt Steering Column, 4WD/AWD, Cargo Area Tiedowns, Class II tow hitch (703)424-1481
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6’x12’ PACE American utility trailer. Perfect for spare room, storage, or traveling! Customized with internal power, indoor window, ventilation, 2 internal fans. Insulated & heatable! Excellent condition! Like new tires, only towed 3,000 highway miles! $2,500. Coupeville, Whidbey Isl. Call John 360-678-6741.
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Motorcycles
100TH ANNIVERSARY Edition 2003 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide in excellent condition with almost 23,000 miles. Screamin’ Eagle pipes, detachable windshield and after market oil cooler plus lots of chrome. Always parked in the garage. $8500. Call 360-969-4097 (Oak Harbor) Tents & Travel Trailers
34’ ALJO, 1994. Clean, tall ceilings, repainted, many built-ins removed. More like small cabin. $6500 obo. You move. Located on Vashon Island. 206-463-3009
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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.
2012 Jackson’s Beach Barge Landings San Juan County announces the availability of the use of public barge landing facilities on San Juan Island for 2012. Anyone wishing to land a barge at the public facility on San Juan Island during 2012 should make a request to do so by completing an application. Application forms are available online at: http://sanjua n c o . c o m / p u b l i c works/pw_index.aspx. You may also call the Public Works Department at 360/370-0500 or stop by the office at 915 Spring St in Friday Harbor. LEGAL NO. SJ386324 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. May 16, 23, 2012. NOTICE OF REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING: The San Juan county Land Bank Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, May 18th at Eastsound Fire Station Meeting Room, 45 Lavender Land, Eastsound, Orcas Island. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. Public comment time is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome at every montly Land Bank Commission meeting. Judy Cumming San Juan County Land Bank 350 Court Street #6 Friday Harbor, WA 98250
LEGALS
NOTICE OF CLAIM OF LIEN Notice is hereby given that the entity named below claims a lien by virtue of the authority granted under paragraph 23 of the Bay Head Marina Moorage Agreement, Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, part 67.250 and RCW 60.72 In support of this lien the following information is submitted: 1. NAME OF UEN CLAIMANT: Bay Head Marina LLC PO Box 15 Deer Harbor, WA 98243 clo Stephanie Johnson O’Day, Attorney at Law
LEGAL NO. SJ387393 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. May 16, 2012 NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 the San Juan County Council enacted the following ordinance(s): ORDINANCE No. 4 -2012: ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OBLIGATION BOND OF THE COUNTY IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $810,000, TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY FOR PLANNING COSTS OF THE SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION; PROVIDING THE DATE, FORM,, AND REPAYMENT TERMS OF SAID BOND AND FOR THE PLEDGE OF THE COUNTY’S FULL FAITH AND CREDIT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AND INTEREST THEREON; AND APPROVING THE SALE OF SUCH BOND The proposed ordinance will authorize a sale of 15-year limited tax general obligation bonds for the purpose of converting existing interfund loans to long term debt. The ordinance identifies that this type of bond is a
PO Box 2112, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (360) 378- 6278 2. NAME OF PERSON INDEBTED TO THE CLAIMANT: Stephen R. Northrop, PO Box 2210, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568. 3. Name and Official Number of Vessel: PUFFIN USCG 565978 (1956 24’ Garden) 4. NATURE OF LIEN CLAIMED: Past due moorage rent, service charges and holdover rent in the amount of $1769.96 as of 2/8/12 and continuing to accrue at $350.10 per month hereafter. Additional attorneys
primary obligation of the county to pay through its existing tax levy. A total of $815,000 will be financed and payments will be made to the lender beginning in December 2012 and ending in December 2027. The ordinance gives instructions as to the form, execution, registration, authentication, and how the proceeds are to be used. ORDINANCE No. 5 -2012: ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 29-2011, REVISING THE SAN JUAN COUNTY 2012 BUDGET FOR BEGINNING CASH BALANCES The Ordinance Revising County Budget for Beginning Cash Balances reduces beginning cash balances for all County funds by about $800,000, with a net increase to the County budget of about $283,000. ORDINANCE No. 6 - 2012: ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 29-2011, REVISING THE SAN JUAN COUNTY BUDGET FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS The Ordinance Revising County Budget for Supplemental Appropriations adds supplemental appropriations in the amount of $351,220. ORDINANCE No. 7 - 2012: ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 29-2011 BY REVISING THE SAN JUAN COUNTY 2012 BUDGET FOR EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
The Ordinance Revising County Budget for Emergency Appropriations increases the County budget in various funds by a total of approximately $95,000. ORDINANCE No. 8 - 2012: ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY A PROPOSITION AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL SALES AND USE TAX AT THE RATE OF THREE-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT ON TRANSACTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN RCW 82.14.450 TO BE USED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE, PUBLIC SAFETY AND OTHER PURPOSES This ordinance will submit to the voters a proposition, which if adopted by a majority of the voters, will impose a sales and use tax on transactions except for sale of automobiles and automobile leases of less than 36 months in the amount of three tenths of one percent to be used for criminal justice, public safety and other purposes, all as described in the ordinance and RCW 82.14.450. Forty percent of the revenue that is received will be distributed to the Town of Friday Harbor. The ordinance is filed at the office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA. The ordinance may be inspected and copies obtained 24 hours a day at the
County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/ordinances.aspx or at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at (360) 370-7470. This notice of adoption serves as the notice of publication required by RCW 36.70A.290(2). LEGAL NO. SJ387555 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. May 16, 2012
fees of $1200 are also owing, pursuant to paragraph 28 of the Bay Head Marina Moorage Agreement Total Amount due as of 2/17/12: $2969.96 5. Mr. Northrop has been in continuing default of the terms of the moorage agreement. The moorage agreement was terminated on August 3, 2011. The vessel is derelict. 6. A copy of this notice is being sent to the owner of the vessel. There are no persons or entities holding a recorded unexpired notice of a elaim of undischarged lien on the vessel, and there are no holders of reerod of any
undischarged mortgage on the vessel. STATE OF WASHINGTON, ss COUNTY OF SAN JUAN Bret M. Thurman, being sworn under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington says: I am the Managing Member of Bay Head Marina LLC, the claimant above named: I have read the foregoing claim, read aQ9 know the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct The claim of lien is not frivolous and is made with reasonable cause, and is not excessive.
/s/ Bret M. Thurman Bret M. Thurman Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of February, 2012 Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Residing at Eastsound My commission expires: LEGAL NO. S387548 Published: The Islands’ Sounder. May 16, 2012
NOTICE The Solid Waste Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, May 24, 2012 starting at 11:30 AM in the Council Chambers at the Legislative Building (55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA). The public is welcome to attend. LEGAL NO. SJ387619 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. May 16, 23, 2012
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