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China – a year of growing, learning and teaching By Cali Bagby
Jessica Burton has hundreds of memories from her time in China, but one that sticks out is teaching a young blind girl to play basketball. As the girl shot and missed the net for nearly a half-hour, other students came to cheer her on. Finally, the ball went in. The crowd went wild. Another girl, who lived an extremely
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impoverished life, said to Burton, “It makes me so happy that someone that has so little can achieve something so amazing.” It made 17-year-old Burton look at the world differently – with new-found perspective. “I really grew,” Burton said about the year she spent in China teaching the blind and poor minor-
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ity Chinese students at the GuiZhou Forerunner College in a rural province of southern China. Her parents, Nigel and Anne Burton, have been volunteering for the China Red Cross for the Blind – Bright Angel Fund for years. In the last two years, they have worked to build the school and help fund tuition. Opened in 2011, GuiZhou is the first college in China that is not government operated, but has official degrees recognized by the ministry of education. Anne said it may be hard for blind students to get a job even if they graduate, but the Bright Angel Fund is working with international companies like Microsoft to set up work possibilities. “The biggest problem in
China for blind kids is that they basically get education up to middle school,” Anne said. “In poorer provinces, there are two problems: poor kids don’t go to high school and secondly for blind kids there is not a blind high school and exams there [similar to the American SAT] are not in Braille.” And for the crucial first year of the school, the whole Burton family, including 14-year-old Sophie, relocated to China to help. “More blind students need a lot of staff, part of the building was still under construction. Volunteers are needed to make sure the environment is safe,” Anne said. “It was complicated … we needed to be there for the first year.” See China, page 8
Lopez Artist Guild Art Show Featuring Members:
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Nancy Edwards, Jules McLeland, Richard Singer and Joan Thomas
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Outdoors: Lopez Golf Clinic,
Offered for ages 9- Adult, this 3 day clinic will teach the basic fundamentals of golf: grip, stance, swing, ball contact, putting, chipping and driving. Classes will take place at Lopez Golf Course. For more info, contact the Resource Center at 468-4117 or visit www.lifrc.org. Fri., June 29
Art: Lopez Artist Guild Art
Show Reception, 5-7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and Arts. Featuring the mixed media paintings and sculpture of Richard Singer, watercolor paintings of Joan Thomas, photography of Nancy Edwards and jewelry of Jules McLeland For more info, visit www.lopezartistguild.org. Sat, June 30
fundraiser: Lopez Island
Family Resource Center’s 4th Annual Literary Fundraiser,
6-9 p.m., Lopez Center for
Community and the Arts, tickets $25. For more info, visit www.lopezcenter.com. mon., July 2 & 3
Outdoors: Kayak Lessons, 9
a.m. -12 p.m. Offered through the Kids Summer Workshops. Classes introduce kayaking in a safe, fun, and supportive learning environment. All kayaks, paddling and rescue gear provided. To sign up contact the Resource Center at 468-4117. Tues., July 3
Music: Overton Berry Trio with
vocalist Stephanie Porter, 3
p.m., on the lawn at Edenwild Inn. Admission by donation suggested. Presented by Lopez School Music Advocacy Foundation. Supporting music
education in our school. Weds, July 4
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Registration starts at 7 a.m., race begins at 8:30 a.m., Islander’s Bank. Questions? Contact Jerry Hancock: jerryhancock@rockisland.com or Ian Lange at ianlange@ rockisland.com.
Book sale: Friends of the
Lopez Island Library. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and Arts. The Book Sale features a great selection of used books, videos, and audiobooks! Shop at The Friends Corner Store offering book bags, sweatshirts, T-shirts, hats, mugs and Christmas ornaments for sale.
Winners of ‘Above and Beneath the Sea’ News Briefs Contributed photo/ Gene Helfman
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The San Juan Islands Museum of Art and Sculpture Park announced the winners of “Above and Beneath the Sea,” a photo competition sponsored in conjunction with Ernest H. Brooks II’s photography exhibition and island visit. A world renowned underwater photographer, and former CEO of the Brooks Institute of Photography, Brooks volunteered to be
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the honorable judge. The contest was open to San Juan County photographers, with five categories: Marine Life; Marine Landscape; Vessels Sailing Under Heavy Seas; Macro Close up Beneath the Sea; and Underwater Life. Winners on Lopez: Gene Helfman received honorable mention in the Underwater Life category. Cathleen Wilson received first place in the Marine Landscape division. For more info about winners on San Juan and Orcas, visit islandsweekly.com and click on the news tab.
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Long criminal record for accused obscene phone caller
A Burlington man accused of making a series of latenight obscene phone calls to women in the San Juans beginning in mid-April was released from state prison six weeks before those alleged calls began. Eric Nathan Lawson, 35, a convicted sex offender, recently served time in prison following a 2009 conviction for second-degree assault, a felony. He was released March 1, according to court documents. Lawson, who pleaded not guilty in San Juan County Superior Court on June 8 to 21 counts of telephone harassment, a gross misdemeanor, was in custody in the sheriff’s office in Friday Harbor as of late last week, on $2,000 bail, pending trial on the alleged phone call offenses, Aug. 8. Lawson identified himself as homeless when he registered as a sex offender with Skagit County authori-
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ties shortly after his prison release. In 2008, he was convicted of felony burglary and theft, negligent driving and failing to register as a sex offender. His criminal history includes 15 convictions for felonies and misdemeanors. Lawson was convicted of Indecent Liberties, a felony sex crime, in 1996 and of first-degree molestation of a child in 1990, according to court records. A gross misdemeanor, telephone harassment carries maximum penalties of up to a year in jail, a $5,000 fine or both. Lawson is represented by county public defender Stephen Brandli. He will be prosecuted in Superior Court, generally reserved for felony trials, because two alleged victims are district court employees.
computerized auctions. Bidders register and provide deposits, then bid over a pre-set time period, just like people bid on online auction website eBay, for Weller pottery. Things can get interesting at the close of the auction, when all bidders can keep bidding until five minutes pass with no higher bid entered for the item. That’s how the liquor board sold the state-owned liquor stores recently, and that’s how Mike Copas, manager of the San Juan County Equipment Rental and Revolving Fund, plans to dispose of more than 40 items of equipment worth over $150,000. Most of the trucks, backhoes, forklifts, and other assorted equipment are now used by the Department of Public Works and managed by Copas’ equipment fund. “It’s an experiment,” said Copas of using the fastgrowing public surplus website to sell the equipment. “We’ll start with just a few items and expand the sale gradually over the summer to see how it works,” said Copas, who seems pretty sure the online auction will result in increased revenue for the county. Copas routinely sets a minimum starting bid at 60 or 70 percent of the fair market value of the item, resulting in final bids approaching full market value. The county council passed a resolution June 12 directing Copas to sell the surplus property, which is listed on the county website here: http://sanjuanco.com/ docs/hottopics/PW/198_ Copy%20of%20Surplus%20 Items%20052412%20for%20 publication%20-PRELIM. pdf. Copas expects the first online auction to start by the end of July.
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Waters surrounding SJ islands at risk for becoming highways for oil exports By Chom Greacon
Special to the Islands Weekly
This article is the second in the three-part series. The first one can be found at islandsenergymatters.blogspot.com. The image of orcas and other marine life suffocating from a sticky coat of tar sands oil will be devastating not just for our souls, but probably for our economy and ecosystem as well. I hope that day will never come. But if the fossil fuel industry has its way, the risk of major oil spills will grow significantly as plans are underway to make the Salish Sea a major tanker highway for exporting coal and tar sands oil to Asia. In April, Texas-based energy company Kinder Morgan announced plans to expand its oil pipeline running between the Alberta oil sands and Vancouver, B.C. The move would roughly triple the number of deployed tankers operating in the area, each carrying about four times as much crude oil as the Exxon Valdez.1 In the same month, SSA Marine, a division of the world’s largest cargo terminal operator Carrix, also filed an application to build North America’s largest coal export at Cherry Point.2 The oil tankers from Vancouver would skirt Waldron, Stuart and San Juan islands on the west while the coal shipping vessels would come down the Rosario Strait east of Orcas and Lopez, before heading out to the Pacific Ocean. These two projects alone will add approximately 1,700 more large vessel trips each year3, averaging about one every five hours. It’s simple math: the more traffic you have, the higher the likelihood of an incident. One engine failure, bad storm or imperfect maneuver between the reefs, rocks and other ships could mean devastation to the people and marine life that rely on the special ecosystems along these coasts, warned Lovel Pratt, a San Juan County Council representative, as quoted in the Huffington Post.4 “When the Gulf spill hap-
pened, we had days before any of the oil came to any shore. Here, we would have hours. And we’re dealing with the unique challenges of our ecology and geography that includes so much coastline and sensitive ecosystems,” said Pratt in the news article. The bulk coal carriers each carry upwards of 10,000 tons of bunker oil, one of the most toxic fuels. But the worst is tar sands oil. Unlike conventional crude, tar sands oil is a mixture of sticky tar and a cocktail of toxic solvents that allow the thick bitumen to be pumped through a pipeline. In the event of a tar sands oil spill, the solvents evaporate into the surrounding air hindering the rescue efforts, and the heavier bitumen sinks -- rendering useless the conventional clean-up equipment designed to recover floating oil, as seen in the recent experience of the million-plus gallons of spilled tar sands chemicals in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. Twenty months after the spill the expensive recovery efforts continued, and 30 miles of the contaminated River remained closed to swimming, boating, fishing or even wading for the foreseeable future.5 If a Suezmax-class tanker, each carrying Alberta diluted bitumen 50 times the Kalamazoo spill amount, were to leak or spill in SJ waters, it is unclear if we have the technology, let alone the capacity, to handle such an incident. The issue is further complicated by the fact that the Salish Sea straddles the U.S.Canada border. If the ships
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Large vessels and tankers carrying coal and sticky tar sands “bitumen” (left) mixed with toxic solvents will course through the rocky Salish Sea (Right), posing risks to the SJ residences and sensitive ecosystem. are coming out of Canada and don’t stop in a U.S. port, then Washington state has no jurisdiction. Island residents will bear the risks but have to rely on the Canadian government for setting standards and prevention.6 Meanwhile, the Canadian government recently decided to remove oil spill staff from Vancouver at the same time that the plan to increase tanker traffic in the area was announced.7 As for the Washington side, the Department of Ecology estimated that a major (conventional) oil spill would cost 165,000 jobs and $10.8 billion dollars in direct economic impacts and could even wipe out the resident orca population, blanket productive fish spawning beaches with crude, and circulate aging oil throughout the Sound for
years to come.8 So what can be done or where we can learn more about these developments? For the coal-related projects, go to www.powerpastcoal.org, www.re-sources.org and www.coaltrainfacts.org. For the tar sands/tankerrelated issues, check out wildernesscommittee.org/tankers, http://www.re-sources. org/programs/baykeeper/ oil, and the footnotes. Let’s get involved. Please sign petitions, talk to your neighbors and call relevant government agencies.
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Sheriff’s Log SJC Sheriff ’s Department reported responding to these calls: May 26: A Lopez Island home belonging to a Seattle man was ransacked some-
time during his recent two-month absence from the Watmough Head Road residence. The 45-year-old had last been at the home in late March. Upon his return, he reportedly found
windows and screens broken and torn, artwork and appliances tossed outside, clothing scattered throughout the interior, and a stockpile of food and supplies consumed. – A Kirkland couple escaped a rough landing without injury after a brake pedal failed during a midafternoon touchdown at the Roche Harbor Resort airstrip. Failure of the left brake pedal caused the small two-seater, a 1994 KIS, piloted by the husband, 47, to lurch to the right and veer into a fence on the airstrip’s south side before it came to a stop. – A San Juan Island woman accused of throwing knives at a roommate during an early evening dispute at their Park Street home was arrested for assault. The 26-year-old, who was taken into custody at about 8 p.m.
was charged with seconddegree assault, a felony, at the time of the arrest. May 27: A San Juan Island woman who allegedly slapped her boyfriend on the face and scratched his neck was arrested following a late-night altercation at their Pear Point Road home. The 33-year-old, who was taken into custody shortly before 9 p.m., faces one count of misdemeanor assault. – A pair of warrants issued in Island County prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island man following an early morning traffic stop in Friday Harbor. The 33-year-old, who was pulled over near the intersection of First and Court Streets at about 7:30 a.m., allegedly violated court orders related to prior convictions for burglary and trespassing. June 1: A Portland, Ore., man was arrested for
driving with a suspended license following a late afternoon two-car collision at the intersection of Mount Baker and North Beach roads. The 44-year-old, who was behind the wheel of his mother’s pickup when he struck an Orcas man’s Volkswagen bus, was also ticketed for failure to yield and for driving without proof of insurance. His license reportedly had been suspended because of an offense related to driving under the influence. June 3: The smell of burning plastic led to a ticket for an Orcas Island man following a late-night investigation of outdoor burning in a Point Lawrence Road neighborhood. The 45-yearold, who reportedly set fire to a number of prohibited items, was confronted by authorities about the burn pile at about 11:30 p.m. He
was ticketed for illegal burning and faces a fine of up to $500. June 7: Efforts to revive an unconscious Lopez Island man came to an abrupt halt after authorities discovered a “do-not-resuscitate” directive inside the man’s Junco Road home. A deputy had reportedly been trying to revive the 78-year-old without success for about 40 minutes before the DNR order was discovered. June 9: A San Juan Island woman was bit by a dog during a shopping trip at the Friday Harbor Market Place. Neither age or breed of the dog, nor extent of the 27-year-old’s injuries, were listed in the report of the incident. The owner reportedly provided authorities with a statement and with the dog’s record of vaccinations. Read more at www.islandsweekly.com.
New county effort to clean up harbors San Juan County and the Department of Natural Resources are working together to identify and deal with problem vessels before they sink and pollute the water. The county’s Derelict Vessel Removal Program has been proactive, according to coordinator Joanruth Baumann, but she said the statutes that define the program make it difficult to address vessels that have a high- risk potential, but may not be clearly ready to sink. The recent incident in Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, where a vessel owner ignored state laws and repeated calls for the vessel’s compliance or removal, which led the vessel to remain in the water until it burned and sank, releasing hundreds of gallons of fuel into the water, has propelled the county and DNR to improve the program. Many of the coves in our islands have vessels that have been left out on buoys for years, some in rough shape and clearly abandoned, said Baumann. A few local owners have been responsible for multiple derelicts. This winter, one local owner let three derelicts sink in Friday Harbor in less than two months, costing the public over $21,000 and dropping debris, fuel and chemicals into the harbor, she added. Under Washington state marine laws, the county
and DNR will work with volunteers and the Sheriff’s Department to document vessels with expired registrations, those anchored or buoyed out on unpermitted buoys for far more than the 30 days allowed, and those that seem to have been abandoned, which are liable to break loose in storms and cause damage to other boats or sink. By that time, the pollution has been released into the water and a far greater amount of public funds are needed to deal with the cleanup and disposal of the hulk, according to Baumann. This project will help document boats with problems, and then the county may encourage compliance and work with owners to make needed changes. And the sheriff will enforce the laws as he deems necessary. DNR will step in by working with vessel owners and with funding. The county has received both a grant to pay for program startup from the San Juan County Action Agenda Oversight Group and some operating funds from the Port of Friday Harbor. Additional funding will be required but will potentially be matched by DNR. For more info, call Joanruth Baumann, DVRP coordinator at 206-999-0547 or baumann@rockisland.com.
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A draft report on Lopez Island The future of Lopez graduates 2025 is ready for review Montana State University where she will seek out her options in different careers. She hopes that her future will go smoothly. She wants a home and solid career. Nathanael Drahn will be attending Hendrix College in Arkansas in the fall. In the future, Nathanael hopes to have a career that builds strong relationships with a variety of people, something that will keep him smiling every day.
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Lopez Island population age distribution according to the 2010 U.S. census. This graph is a nugget of informative findings from the 100 page report “Lopez Island 2025: Sustainable Transformation towards Resiliency” by a group of Monterey Institute of International Studies students. The culmination of a Monterey Institute of International Studies class titled “Islands and Sustainability” is a 100page report called “Lopez Island 2025: Sustainable Transformation for Resilience.” This hefty report is the fruit of labor of 11 graduate students who took the four-month-long class, taught mostly via teleconference by Lopez residents Chris and Chom Greacen. Nine of the students also came to visit Lopez Island and met with community members to learn various aspects of island life, from transportation, agriculture, energy use to waste generation. The report presents an overview of the current practices in several of the island’s key systems, highlights some potential risk areas for the island and then suggests potential solutions to help Lopezians bring about sustainable transformations for
resilience. It contains informative data such as those shown in the population age distribution chart. Lopez community members are invited to review the report and provide feedback. The report will go into the final editing process and will be formatted for online publication next month. The
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In 2009, 17 poison hemlock exposures were recorded by the Washington Poison Center. In 2010, a Bellingham man was hospitalized after having eaten what looked like a baby carrot growing in his garden. The same year a Tacoma woman died after accidently ingesting this deadly plant. Poison hemlock is a potently toxic member of the parsley family and when young, is easily confused with other more benign members of this family, such as Queen Anne’s lace, wild chervil or domestic carrot. It may be distinguished chiefly by its lacey, fernlike leaves, its height (up ten feet), its smooth purple-blotched stalk and unpleasant odor. Often called “fool’s parsley,� only small amounts can sicken or kill both humans and animals. Poison hemlock can also cause birth defects when consumed by pregnant livestock. In ancient Greece, hemlock was a classic executioner’s potion and used to assassinate Socrates. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Livestock normally avoid fresh plants, but when dried they lose their characteristic “mousey� odor,� becoming more palatable, but remaining toxic. Poison hemlock is a Class B designated noxious weed in San Juan County, and control is required. Although commonly seen along roadsides, and in open fields on the mainland, it is only sparsely scattered throughout the islands, with Lopez
Jeanne Marks, 78, passed away at her daughter’s home in Boise, Idaho, on June 11, 2012, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Jeanne was born December 21, 1933 to Lucille and Wallace (Bob) Butts in Belle Fourche, S.D. She graduated from Olympia High School in 1951. She played the flute in the marching band and was valedictorian of her class. She attended the University of Washington and graduated in 1955 with a degree in pharmacy, receiving Phi Beta Kappa honors. At the UW, she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority where she made many lifelong friends and continued friendships from high school, reconnecting often at reunions around the west coast and in Lucca, Italy. Jeanne married Stanley G. Marks in 1957 and had one daughter, Melinda. After living in Boise and Los Angeles, they moved to Bellevue, Wash. They enjoyed skiing, fishing and boating as members of Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club. They took many memorable adventures, traveling to Greece, Hawaii and Mexico among others. In 1974 they purchased property at Davis Head on Lopez Island and built their treasured summer home. They became passionate salmon fishermen as members of the “Pig Fleet.� They
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Poison Hemlock. and San Juan Islands having small patches, and with less on Orcas. In San Juan county, it has been found in gardens, pastures, gravel pits and in other disturbed areas. It thrives in cool, moist climates, making it well adapted to the climate of the San Juan Islands. Originally from Eurasia and introduced to North America as an ornamental garden plant, it has become, unfortunately, a common contaminant in gravel and soil. Wear protective clothing (including a long sleeved shirt, gloves and eye protection) when working with poison hemlock. Read more about this issue at www. islandsweekly.com.
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also enjoyed to the fullest all the best of Lopez -– crabbing, clamming, beach picnics and Fourth of July fireworks. Jeanne was a dedicated pharmacist for Group Health for 27 years and retired to Lopez Island in 1995. She was actively involved in the island community, volunteering and on the Board for Lopez Hospice and Davis Head. She had a soft spot for animals, especially cats, and befriended strays, welcoming many into her home. She found peace in the natural beauty and wildlife of the islands. Jeanne was kind and compassionate and had a love of nature, gardening, opera and cooking delicious meals. She had a wonderful sense of humor and a quiet charm,
which drew to her people of all ages and backgrounds. Jeanne spent much of the last year in Boise with her family, displaying grace and patience and retaining her sweet disposition despite her illness. Her faith in the Lord comforted her throughout her life and in her final days. She was preceded in death by her parents, former husband Stanley, and sister Cherie Howry. She is survived by her daughter Melinda Marks (Brett Troyer), grandchildren Camille and Stockton Troyer, niece Jenny Gooding and her children Tessa and Jake Gooding, and many other nieces and nephews who loved her dearly. A memorial service is planned later this summer at Center Church on Lopez Island, with a graveside service to follow in the Lopez Island Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Lopez Animal Protection Society or Lopez Island Hospice.
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VINTAGE STORY and Clark walnut spinnet piano with unique, matching seat and heel mat. Always kept tuned. In very good condition. $450. Call: 360-376-3128.
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BICHON FRISE puppies. AKC Registered. Taking deposits. $900 each. For companion only! Will be vet checked and have first shots and be dewormed. Call for information: 360-8747771, 360-621-8096 or go to website to see our adorable puppies! www.bichonfrise puppies4sale.com www.bichonfrisepuppies4sale.com
14’ ALASKAN Smokercraft: aluminum. New galvanized Salt Water King trailer. 25 HP Johnson outboard and electric Kicker motor. 4 life jackets, Eagle depth finder, rod holders, seats, cushions, anchor, tag lines, crab pots with bouys and leaded lines and too much more to list! $3,000 obo. Coupeville. Call Richard 425218-0213. 1986 HEWES CRAFT, 50hp Honda with controls, trailer, depth finder, Bilge pump. Trained in: duck hunting, fishing, crabbing, prawning, clamming. Owner purchased new. Vessel serviced by Roche Harbor Marine. $5100. Contact: (425)238-9100 or (425)778-6414 26’ Tollycraft fly bridge. Strong, safe, roomy. Single Merc cruiser direct drive. Newer trim tabs. Large head, pressure water, propane galley, a/c fridge. VHF, depth, stereo. Anchor windless, new cushions. Ready for cruising or fishing. $12,500. Oak Harbor Marina, B-2. 360-9291776 28’ ASPEN C-90 Cruiser, 2011. Like new, 135 hours. Current Price: $150,000. Washington Sales tax paid. Located in Friday Harbor. For contact, email: aspenc90@centurylink.net. Manufactured locally in Snohomish County. More info about boat at: www.aspenpower catamarans.com www.aspenpowercatamarans.com
GOLDEN DOODLES F1B Puppies! Low allergen, low shedding and long lived companions! Home raised. Parents are smart, gentle and tested for hips, knees and eyes. Vet check with first shots & wormed. Ready for homes mid July. Will range from 35 to 65 lbs. 5 Black. 1 Cream. 2 Beige/ Apricot. 2 Black Females. Starting at $975. 206-4633844. www.vashonisland goldendoodles.shutter fly.com allison@dancingleaves. com vashonislandgoldendoodles.shutterfly.com/
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36’ UNIFLITE SPORT SEDAN, 1976. Double berth, hanging/linen lockers. Shower stall. Galley down, propane range, microwave, large refrig/fr, dining counter. Teak interior. Sleeper sofa. Diesel heat. 2-250 Cummins 1200hrs, new fuel tanks. Winch, chain rode. Radar, GPS, inverter. Inflatable and outboard. No bottom blisters. Now only $29,500. Port Orchard. 360-871-5907
ULTRA PRISTINE 2003 56’ Meridian 580 Pilothouse Motoryacht. Meticulously maintained and moored in freshwater since new! Only 723 hours; twin 635 HP Cummins. Includes 1800 GPD, watermaker, furnace, 14’ Avon dinghy with 50 HP Yamaha, full electronics! Too many options to list! Only $598,000. Mercer Island. Call Dale 503-519-4235. Marine Sail
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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1973 DODGE Charger. One owner, engine rebuilt to approx. 340, automatic transmission, complete service records, original paint and top. New Edelbrock carburetor, radiator, alternator, electronic ignition, power steering pump, battery, rear springs. Great drive. Many other items rebuilt or replaced. $15,500. Contact Al 360-6780960 Whidbey Island Automobiles Ford
2006 FORD FOCUS ZX4 SE. Nice, smooth ride! Metallic grey with grey upholstered interior! 5 speed standard shift, 4 door, new tires. Low miles, only 83,800, used very little! Mostly towed behind our motor home. Excellent condition! Only owner. Dealership maintained. Records included. $7,500. Coupeville. Call Bill 360-720-6283.
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2002 HYUNDAI Accent, 2 Door Hatchback. 5 speed manual, 37 MPG, 94,000 miles, much new work done. Nice body, clean interior. $3,700. 360-678-1053 Automobiles Others
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1988 FORD F-150 with Canopy. 5 speed manual. Only 80,800 miles!! Clean Interior, Many Extras. Recent Tune-Up. New Wiring Harness and Windshield. 6-ply Tires. Load-Lifter Rear Springs. Asking $2,400. Call for info, (360)6798385 Whidbey Island 2000 FORD F-250 extended cab with short bed. 93,500 miles, V-10 6.8L, AT, 4WD Lariat. Many options. Remote start, alarm system, air conditioning, power windows, power door locks, power/leather seats, cruise control, power steering, sliding rear window, rear air bag shocks, tow package, sprayed bed liner. $9,965. (206)567-4222 Vashon Motorcycles COUPEVILLE
2007 HONDA VT100C Shadow Spirit with windshield. All Silver and chrome. Excellent condition with only 5,761 miles. Rides nice and handles well! Perfect for your summer road trip! Only owner, well maintained & garaged. Ready to go! Double seat. NADA average retail: $5,274. Asking only $4,585. Coupeville. Call Art 360-678-5603. Motorhomes
30’ TRAVEL QUEEN Motor home. Very clean all fiberglass! Fully selfcontained, ready to roll! Built in blender, perfect for margaritas making. Twin roof air conditioners, built-in vacuum cleaner system, 65 KW generator & 440 Dodge engine. Sleeps 7 comfortably. Priced to sell quick $2,500 obo. Coupeville. Call Richard 425-218-0213. Tents & Travel Trailers
23’ JAYCO Eagle SL, 1997. Very good condition. Refrigerator, water heater, shower, toilet, air conditioner, heater, microwave, stove top and oven. Sleeps 4-5 comfortably. Comes with hitch assembly. $4,500. Call: (360)730-1387 Whidbey Island
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Be the icing on their cake... 1949 CHEVY 1/2 Ton, 5 window pickup. Exceptional condition. Full frame off restoration approx. 15,000 miles ago, and well cared for since. Cosmetically superb (no dents, damage or rust) and runs better than it looks! Continuously stored in garage. 3 speed with overdrive. Very nice for highway driving. Original working tube radio. Finished oak bed. Looking for a fun old truck that looks and runs great? This is it! Asking price $14,500. Contact Info: 206-7800235, 206-321-4075 or rbrain@tousley.com 1985 FERRARI Mondial Cabriolet, 2+2, 3.2L, red with black top, 44,000 miles, new belts and fluids, great condition!! This car has a 5 STAR rating for reliability. $25,000. Call Tom; (206)842-2744
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And in the school’s debut 300 students including 32 blind students were in attendance. For the Burtons, living abroad was nothing new. They had lived in Beijing previously, but the rural and isolated mountain landscape of the school’s location created a set of new challenges. A nearby chemical factory often exploded, which cut off the Internet, and many
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sites were blocked by the government, making longdistance school studies for the girls difficult. On top of a full course load, Jessica started training to become an instructor and spent 15 hours a week in the classroom with students older than herself. Jessica was a sought-after volunteer because of her fluency in Mandarin and ability to read and write Chinese characters. In January, the family took a break and returned to Lopez. The girls re-enrolled in school and Jessica helped
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the future, Cly said he hopes for world peace. Jamie Cummins will be attending Evergreen State College in the fall. There she hopes she will learn academically and more about her personal self. In the future Cummins dreams on traveling and searching for a place that she can call a permanent home. Vilina SanburnBill will be attending Hampshire College in Massachusetts where Contributed photo she will pursue her pas- The 2012 Lopez High School graduates. sion for math, science and a teaching degree. University in the fall. In the future, Schober’s goal is In the future Sanburn-Bill future, Hobi plans to earn a to become a doctor with a hopes to fall in love, get degree and find a way to bet- strong background in differmarried and return to Lopez ter others’ lives. ent cultural, historical and Island. Sanburn-Bill said it Mollie Kohring will social factors of medicine. would be great to have a be attending Whatcom Tak Peralta will be attendteaching position at the Community College and ing Western Washington high school and to raise her taking dance classes at a University to study kinesichildren on Lopez. local studio. Kohring said ology and possibly join the Matthew Haber will be she would like to become military. Peralta’s dreams attending Cornell College a dance teacher and create for the future consist of in the fall where he hopes her own choreography. “becoming an athletic trainto learn, grow and possibly Keldon Jardine will be er, playing basketball and join the ski team. attending North Idaho marrying my girlfriend.” Sarah Stanley will College where he will get a McLeod Paton will be attending Central degree in law enforcement be attending Central Washington University and hopes to play basketball. Washington University. In where she will pursue her In the future, Jardine said he the future, Paton wants to love for athletics and fitness dreams of making a career go to art school and becomin every way she can. In out of the military and later ing a photojournalist. the future, Stanley hopes coaching basketball. Alexa Ogden plans on to reach her athletic goals Brooke Schober will be attending Skagit Valley and create some life-long attending Northeastern Community College for two friendships. University and plans to years and then transferring Hannah Hobi will be attend- study cultural anthropology to a four year college where ing Western Washington with an addition of some she will pursue a career in science and Spanish. In the advertising and marketing.
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restaurant/shop located on his land. Charles Diller is working for his father in property management. He might be
attending a few online college classes at Bellevue College. He hopes that in the future he will have a decent paying job that is enjoyable. Angelo Cly has decided to take some time off and start anew. He is open to the many possibilities of life. In
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“In the future I want to be happy,” Ogden said. Thomas Kramer will be attending Central Washington University where he intends to major in paramedicine. Kramer’s dream for the future is to work as a paramedic firefighter. Marina Steinbrueck will also be attending Central Washington University in the fall, where she will study early childhood and special education. Steinbrueck plans to play either CWU volleyball or be a part of the Elllensburg rodeo. In the future, Steinbrueck would like to live on a large ranch in a small town where she will be a special education teacher. - Cook is an intern for the Islands’ Weekly
organize a high school dance, donating the funds to GuiZhou. When a Chinese student there had kidney failure, the funds went toward her surgery, which inspired other GuiZhou students and the community to chip in what little money they had. The student survived the surgery and is now back at school. The connection between China and the island grew even closer when students from Lopez visited China on a recent trip and volunteered at the school. Now back on Lopez, Jessica hopes that she can help the relationship between the island and China grow by focusing her senior project on the college. There are many lessons she has learned from her time in China, but now that she’s sitting at the desk instead of standing at the chalkboard, she appreciates the hard work it takes to be a teacher. “I can’t believe how much time is put in and how much of your life is given to the students,” she said. “It’s amazing that someone takes on this job to help others grow.” For more info, visit www. forerunnercollege.com/en/.