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Baby season in full swing School changes athletic policy by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG
it’s going to change kids’ behavior. I think there are broader conversaStudent athletes who are caught tions that need to happen in the at parties where there is alcohol community.” It’s a change that went against the or socializing with students under the influence will no longer be recommendation of some memremoved from their sports team bers of the committee charged with streamlining for a first offense. the handbook. The school board “I am not in “I am not in made changes agreement, but agreement, but to the drinking the board gets and drug section the board gets to to decide those of the athletic said decide these things.” things,” handbook, after High School prompting from — Superintendent Barbara Kline Superintendent Orcas parents. Barbara Kline. “I respect that “Most schools the school board heard what was said and were will- have policies that state students ing to make a significant change,” on sports teams cannot be at parsaid parent Amber Paulsen, who ties with the presence of drugs spoke at the board meeting on July and alcohol. You want to give kids 26. “It was a change that was not that protection, so they can turn to their friends and say ‘we shouldn’t made lightly.” Orcas School District has a be here.’” Every spring, the handbook is set of athletic requirements that must be signed before the season See ATHLETICS, Page 6 begins. In addition to stipulations about maintaining a certain GPA and sportsmanlike conduct, kids agree not to use, sell or provide Display advertising: alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs. Friday at noon In the past, they have also pledged not to be in the presence of unlawClassified advertising: ful use of alcohol or drugs, under Monday at noon penalty of being disqualified from Legal advertising: athletic play. Now, kids who are caught at parties or socializing Thursday at noon with students under the influence Press releases, Letters: will not be removed from their Friday at 3 p.m. sports team. Board member Chris Sutton says it was a tough call for the board to make. Office: 376-4500 “There are multiple sides to Fax: 376-4501 those words, ‘in the presence of.’ What if someone is smoking pot Advertising: advertising@ at a concert? What if someone is islandssounder.com being driven to school and the Classified: 1-800-388-2527, driver lights up a joint?” Sutton said. “We’ve been doing it this classifieds@ way for a while and we thought, soundpublishing.com ‘let’s try it this other way.’ I really Editor: editor@ don’t think this is going to make or islandssounder.com break the policy. And I don’t think Editor/Publisher
A look at Wolf Hollow Wildlife’s summer workload
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During the summer, Wolf Hollow Rehabilitation Center resembles the emergency ward at a hospital. There is a room for x-rays and blood tests and quarters for injured “patients” that will be released as soon as they are healthy. Outside, a giant white board lists the types of patients currently in care at the center. “It changes all the time,” said Shona Aitken, Wolf Hollow’s education coordinator. “It’s baby season, that’s why we have so many animals right now.” But, unlike a hospital, the white board describes ducklings, seal pups, bald eagles, raccoon kits, baby minks and finches instead of listing patients in need of an appendectomy or tonsillectomy. And unlike the ER, volunteers, staff and interns busy themselves with tasks like feeding the seal pups or slicing up fresh roadkill or examining an injured songbird. Aitken said it takes two full-time staff, two sea-
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Top: Curious raccoon kits in their enclosure at Wolf Hollow. Above: Staff examine a songbird. sonal staff, five interns and on any given day one to two volunteers to run the center during these busy months. Wolf Hollow, located on San Juan Island, has served San Juan and Skagit County for the past 30 years. The 40-acre property hosts 40 animal enclosures, including an eagle flight enclosure,
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Sailors finish challenging week by Jules Mann
Orcas Island High School senior and captain of the sailing team
Quinn Freedman during the WIND Youth Clinic and Regatta in early July.
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The second week of July saw Orcas Island High School sailors Annie Ryder, Taj Howe, Quinn Freedman and myself take to the rough waters of the Columbia River Gorge to participate in the 2012 WIND Youth Clinic and Regatta. WIND is an intensive training clinic for youth sailors interested in furthering their skills in high wind conditions. For three days participants are trained in tactics, sail trim, and boat-handling by an accomplished staff of champion trainers. Sailors experienced winds of up to 30 knots in heat above 80 degrees, and after three days of capsizes and sunburns they were ready for the WIND regatta. Competition was fierce with the laser radial class, composed of 20 sailors, trying for
the number one spot that would take them to the Smythe trophy competition in San Francisco, Calif. Saturday began with low winds and some slight rain, but the day improved with winds up to 12 knots and six races completed. Ryder started off the day with a first place finish in the laser 4.7 fleet. As the final day of racing drew to a close, Jack Toland from Overlake High School proved to be the frontrunner of the radial fleet and finished the regatta in first. He will be traveling to San Francisco in August to compete for the Smythe trophy. Ryder placed third in the 4.7 fleet, and San Juan Island’s Mars le Baron placed first in the full rig fleet. “I see huge gains in a skippers’ skill and confidence when they have completed a week of sailing in the challenging sailing conditions the Columbia Gorge provides,” said Orcas coach Burke Thomas.
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Yo-Yo Ma leading the Tanglewood Orchestra. Oliver Aldort is pictured on the far right. Cellist Oliver Aldort, a native of Eastsound, was selected to become a Fellow of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center. He is returning Fellow of the BSO’s summer music academy for emerging professional musicians of exceptional ability. He served as assistant principal cellist in the July 14 Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra performance of works by Sarasate, Haydn and Tchaikovsky, which will be broadcast on PBS channel’s Great Performances on Aug. 10. This season, as part of the TMCO, Aldort has worked with world famous conductors, including Gunther Schuller and Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Throughout the season, Aldort will perform in a number of other concerts with the TMCO and in the Festival of Contemporary Music.
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Congrats, Miguel Orcas Islander Miguel Villarreal won the Islands’ Sounder writing contest for “Run dog, run,” a missive about his wily border collie/blue heeler mix. You can read the winning story plus the two runners up at: http://goo.gl/ElDDQ Villarreal’s grand prize was a $50 gift certificate to Pawki’s, which he donated to the Orcas Animal Shelter.
Help with future ferry reservations
Washington State Ferries is establishing a “Community Partnership Group” to assist with planning for a vehicle reservations system on the San Juan Islands routes. The group will consist of 20 members from all four ferry-served islands and will begin meeting this fall. It will meet every six weeks for up to 1.5 years to establish the reservation plan for the San Juans. Meeting schedules and locations are not yet set, but will likely alternate between in-person and online meetings. “I look forward to beginning this very important process with our customers in the San Juan Islands,” said
Assistant Secretary David Moseley. “We have engaged this community partnership process on two routes in the system to great success. This process has been essential to understanding the unique needs of our customers, and to exploring ways to meet these needs.” WSF will make the final group selection and has asked the San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee to solicit interest and make recommendations. Interested residents should send an email to fac@sanjuanco.com by Aug. 13. Include contact information, a brief background and description of your interests and how you’ll contribute.
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Watch artists in their element by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher
Sometimes it takes the push of a deadline to get the job done. “The studio tour makes me wash my windows!” laughs printmaker and collage artist Tina Brown. A group of Orcas artists will welcome the public into their studios for three days. The free offering features 35 islanders working in painting, print making, stone cutting, woodwork, blacksmithing, encaustics, ceramics, fiber arts, sculpture, photography, jewelry and more. This is the second year of the event. The Orcas Artists’ Three Day Studio Tour is on Friday, Aug. 17 through Sunday, Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch demonstrations, meet the artists and purchase their most recent work. A pre-tour show will be held at the Orcas Center from now through Sept. 4. Brochures with maps and directions can be picked up at the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce office or online at www.OrcasArtistsStudioTour.com. Call 376-6957 for more information. Brown shares a two-story studio with weaver Geoff Shilling, whom she collaborates with frequently. “It pushes us both and gives us a homework assignment,” Brown said. “We’ve done three significant pieces. We made an eight-foot tall tree. He wove the trunk out of wood blocks and wire and I made the branches out of laminated decorative paper pieces and wire ... it will be re-installed on the outside of the studio for the tour.” Other artists are: Josie Barrow, water color, pastel, oil; Barbara Bentley, fiber artist; Joe Ciskowsk, woodworking; Siouxz Duncan, assemblage/mixed media; Mary Jane Elgin, ceramics; Chris Emmert, mosaic art and sculpture; Lori Fast, charcoal, pastel, watercolor; Peter Fisher, photography; Peter Fromm, photography; Marguerite Greening,
Orcas Park and Rec hires director
The Orcas Island Park minister at the Church in Adjusting to island life is and Recreation District has Eastsound. From the age their three-year-old corgi, hired Marcia West to serve of seven on, she went to Dinah. as the first director of dis- school all over the country “The park and recreation trict. as Father West completed position blends all my past “Marcia (pronounced his career as a Chaplin in experiences and gives me Mar-see-ah) has had three the Air Force. West is sister the opportunity to serve incredible career moves, to Orcas Islander Deborah Orcas,” West said. “It allows each involving skills we see Hansen, and her moth- me to focus on things I as integral to the success of er June and aunt Thelma love: Orcas, seniors to kids, OIPRD,” said board chair- Kallem live in Olga. park development and reccontributed photo man Bob Eagan. “We feel so Nine years ago Marcia and reation activities. Plus, I am lucky to have her on board.” her partner Cynthia Fugate an admitted computer wonk Marcia West. West completed a career purchased a cottage at Sea and the opportunities of a in the Army and Washington Acres, which will be their start-up, online registration The public is invited National Guard as a major retirement home. Fugate is systems and accounting – to a reception for West at in engineering and logis- currently the senior associ- all those system set ups are the OIPRD offices at the tics. After active duty she ate dean of libraries at the challenging and actually fun Funhouse Commons on returned to school to get a University of Washington. for me.” Sept. 16. masters degree in landscape architecture that led to 20 years in the private sector working as project manager for a variety of large scale projects. Subscribe to the Islands’ Sounder Six years ago, West returned to school to earn and stay up to date every week on news, art a teaching certificate. She became a middle school and issues relevant to island living math and science teacher at Brighton Middle Home School,News Calendar Blogs Sports Entertainment Business Lifestyle Community Opinion About Us In 2010, she was honored Contact Us as middle school teacher of Subscribe the year. Advertise West was born in Advertiser Services Bellingham and as a one Other Towns year old moved to Orcas Work With Us Island along with her mother Publisher: editor@islandssounder.com Box 758 Eastsound, WA 98245 and father, June and Father Terms of Use (360) 376-4500 Johnson West, Episcopal Privacy Policy
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have a fear of birds, which I suspect originated on a beach trip with my father when I was eight. He thought it was hilarious to put bits of bread on my head to feed the seagulls. That event compiled with Hitchcock’s horror film “The Birds,” instilled in me a great fear of those winged-creatures equipped with cold, beady eyes and sharp talons and beaks. So in college, when I volunteered for close to a year at the local raptor center, home to birds of prey that were either too injured ever to return to the wild or were in the process of rehabilitation, I was terrified. But I told myself, if you are not afraid to do something, it’s not worth doing. Otherwise, I can’t explain why I took on this adventure. I spent months trembling as I cleaned the golden eagle cage or looking away in disgust when I had to cut a dead mouse into pieces to feed an ill bird. Then one day there was no one else in the clinic to help feed the sick birds and I was asked to hold a great-horned owl. The birds have to be held with a special maneuver to ensure that they are not injured while simultaneously ensuring their talons don’t rip the feeder’s flesh to shreds. To say I was horrified of this task gives you some idea of the green shade of my face. Luckily, for me, not him, the owl was very dazed with sickness and was practically limp when I reached into the cage to retrieve him. I gingerly rested his back against my sternum and held his tiny legs with my hands, as I had been taught to do. He felt so un-wild, forlorn and helpless, but then I looked down and he looked up at me with his bright yellow eyes still full of that alarming beauty you find only in wild creatures and he hooted several times. And I could feel the music of his hoots resonating in my chest. That was three years ago and I still remember it as one of the highlights of my life. When I recently visited Wolf Hollow for baby season, see our story on page 1, it reminded me not only of the fierce magic of holding that great-horned owl, but of how little we really understand animals and how we so easily destroy them with our everyday lives. At the same time, we still have such a high capacity to fear creatures we don’t even understand. At the top of the food chain, humans have great power and with it, as Voltaire once wrote, great responsibility. Maybe humans and the rest of the animal world will never communicate or fully understand one another, but if we destroy wild things we will close the door of possibilities forever. – Cali Bagby
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The school board is enabling our kids As a parent, I am greatly disturbed that the Orcas School board would change its historic “no tolerance” policy regarding illegal (emphasis added) alcohol and/or drug use as regards extracurricular activity participation by offending students. The board, by its actions, has taken a position that runs directly contrary to learned position of the Washington State Attorney General’s office, the horrifying statistics and scientific studies Mothers Against Drunk Driving have compiled, information compiled by the Washington Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, etc. Just search “underage drinking” and “impacts.” The returns of that search will truly horrify you. Crosses by the roadside (yes, even on Orcas Island). Unintended pregnancies. Families disrupted. Educations ruined. Criminal charges. This is not hyperbole. This is fact! Until now, the strict adherence to the “no tolerance” policies in the athletic handbook has proven to be a valuable tool in the district’s efforts to curtail and discourage this type of illegal behavior. With this, however, the district sends a devastating message to those very “at risk” young people they aim to serve: maybe you can give in to peer pressures, since they won’t do anything that bad to you if it’s the FIRST time. It is precisely those “first timers” who you’re most desperately trying to turn away from this type of behavior. It must be remembered that a quality education is indeed a RIGHT to which all are entitled. However, playing sports and participating in extracurricular activities in school is a PRIVILEGE. It is earned – scholastically, physically and behaviorally. Another critical life lesson is also lost: that bad (illegal) actions have negative consequences. Our board does our children no favors by bending to the pressures applied by the few and thereby disavowing these fundamental and critical life lessons. There is anti-drinking ad from the U.S. Ad Council where a young
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girl bemoans the fact that her mom is an enabler. “I want her to be my mom first, not just my friend,” she laments. The school board has similarly taken on the role of “enabler” by reversing their earlier stance. I am dismayed and greatly disappointed by our board’s action in this matter, and I fear unintended consequences. Jack Coe Orcas Island
Thanks for changes to athletic policy I’d like to thank the parents, coaches, and community members of the Athletic Policy Review Committee for their recommended changes to the Orcas School District Athletic Handbook. They persevered for seven months through a sometimes adversarial process to the worthwhile goal of a more sensible policy. I’d also like to thank the school board for adopting the long overdue changes and recognizing the importance of more equitable rules and consequences for student athletes. Suzanne Morrissey Orcas Island
Response to letter about coal plant If Joe Davis wants to tout the economic benefits of the proposed Gateway Terminal project (see “Questions over Coal Terminal Study,” 25 July 2012, pg. 5), he should begin by double-checking his numbers. A quick glance at official project figures, as published online by Martin Associates and by Finance and Resource Management Consulting of Bellingham shows they are far overstated. 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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For example, they estimate not the “4,400 construction jobs” he mentions in his letter but only about 1,700. And jobs working at the terminal itself are projected to top out just above 250 — not the “1,250 operating jobs” Mr. Davis cited. Perhaps he inadvertently included the estimated “indirect” jobs in Whatcom County due to the increased economic activity the project may induce. But these are highly speculative, as the differences between the two studies indicate. And another, independent study by Public Financial Management that was commissioned by CommunityWise Bellingham suggests the County may well suffer a NET JOB LOSS due to the adverse impacts of many mile-long coal trains on the downtown and waterfront redevelopment areas. Meanwhile, the Martin report shows the terminal raking in revenues of $1.4 billion per year while paying less than 1 percent of that in state and local taxes. It is truly amazing that Washington citizens would be willing to allow coal exporters, who will reap billions in profits and ship them to Wall Street, to degrade the quality of life around the Puget Sound and in the Salish Sea for a few hundred jobs loading coal and so little in tax revenues. The bloated economic claims being made by project promoters are nothing but an empty public relations myth. Michael Riordan Eastsound
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LETTERS FROM 4 rupt our county government. Be careful! Be wary! Be informed! The Charter Review Commission has finished its findings and are presenting them as “fact.” I would have been one to say the commission must surely have done the due diligence to come up with their recommendations – and I likely would have accepted them. Except I was at two of their meetings where it was clear to me that the direction was not to find out what was not working with the government structure the majority of the citizens voted for. Instead I saw a goal to go backward to a three-member council with unequal representation. They say all past commissioners agreed that a threemember council was best. No surprise there! What they ignored was that the majority of the county citizens passed the Home Rule Charter, which put SIX not THREE at the helm. The validity for that holds true today. I have been on Orcas more than 40 years and never has there been a perfect/everyone is happy time. Over time, different departments have been under attack and issues debated, as they should be to ensure solutions were sought. Why would we be better off changing the whole structure of our government versus fine tuning the one we adopted a few short years ago? Why does unequal representation better serve us? Why do we want to give to Lopez and San Juan the vote to decide who will represent Orcas? How do we really get the knowledge to help decide who represents the other islands? We all turn to our own elected person or persons to best represent us and the rest of the county. The person willing and able to raise the most money will be able to run a campaign that most likely will secure the position – not necessarily the best for the job. Put the right people in office and we all get a fair shake. I hope you will vote no on Proposition 1 and 2 in November. I will. Velma Doty Eastsound
Pesky Scotch broom Just when I think I’ve conquered all invasive everything, rats and raccoons
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included, I find rampant Scotch broom in my upper field. Didn’t I clear all of it about seven years ago? As I’m again weed wrenching and pulling my way through the swatch of dense young shoots, I find charred large root remnants, evidence that these plants are growing from underground large root complexes, seemingly having been stimulated by the Turtleback fire a few years ago. So, I write this annual reminder to be ever-vigilant about invasive plant species. Hopefully, you read the excellent Sounder articles on Scotch broom, tansy ragwort and poison hemlock written by the County Noxious Weed Program (rich@sanjuanweeds.org, 376-3499) Get weed wrenches and advice from them. Remember that we’re paying them to do their work and be there for us. Back to Scotch broom. People ask when is the best time to sell or buy a house. The answer is when the buyer or seller is ready. The best time to attack Scotch broom is when you are ready to do the work; and do it as many times as is necessary, keeping in mind the prevention of seed production and dispersal. Now I have to go up the hill and finish my broom-pulling job. Margot Shaw Westsound
Olga Daze thanks Thank you for being part of Olga Daze on Saturday, July 21. The sun came out, the live music was wonderful, the food was spectacular, there were loads of things to buy from the barn sale and the silent auction, the parade took place amidst much flag waving and smil-
Almanac TEMPERATURES, RAINFALL ORCAS July 30 July 31 Aug. 1 Aug. 2 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 5
High Low Precip 67 57 — 71 57 — 66 52 — 71 57 — 78 51 — 85 55 — 85 59 — Precipitation in July: 1.49” Precipitation in 2012: 17.53” Reported by John Willis, Olga
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ing participants, many dogs joined the day with nary a hostile growl and lots of tail wagging. A good time was had by all. We particularly want to thank the Orcas Island Fire Department for their generosity. We love having the fire truck shepherd us for the parade. Thank you Dean Dougherty and Chief Kevin O’Brien. I, personally, want to thank the many people who worked very hard to make this day a success: the Directors of the Olga Community Club, Paul Groeninger, Chris Morris, Jan Ehrlichman, Lynn Emmes, Dale Mattson and Judy Slater. Olga Volunteers: Jane Barfoot-Hodde, Kitty and Dave Baxter, Stephen Bentley, Susan Bentley, Janet Booth, Carl Burger, Irmgard Conley, Steve Emmes, Alexandra Gayek, Robbie Gelnaw, Deana Grato, Erin Grato, Noel Jeffrey, Pat Jeffrey, Jackie Kempfer, Shelley and Ron Kinner, Dorothy Lundquist, the MacMillan family, Betty Marcum, Felice Mourning, Mary Nash, Irene O’Neill, Tim Ordwing, Maria Papademetriou, George Post, Sandy Playa, Barbara Saul, Tina Rose, Stefan Schultz, Jenny Welch, Tom Welch, John Willis and Lori Wilson. The fantastic quilt made up of scenes in the San Juans was won by Cathy Ferran of Eastsound and will stay on the island. Twenty fine businesses in Eastsound and Olga donated items or services to our silent auction, all of which were gratefully purchased. We hope these bring business to the donors. Thank you again. We look forward to doing it again next year. Barbara Wheeler Olga Daze Chairwoman
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Distracted driving kills by Brad Fincher
Did you know that 25 percent of the drivers in the United States report that they regularly talk on their cell phones while driving? Did you know that the younger you are that percentage raises dramatically to 40 percent in the age group 18- to 29-year-olds? We should all know by now this is dangerous and illegal. But, it gets worse. Did you know that nine percent of the drivers in the United States report texting or emailing regularly using their cell phones while driving? Staggeringly, 52 percent of the 18- to 29-yearolds reported texting while driving in the last 30 days. Texting takes your eyes off the road for almost five seconds. At 55 mph, that is like driving the length of a football field blindfolded. I have one more statistic. Each day 15 people are killed in crashes that are caused by distracted drivers. To me, it is more than a statistic, because on Dec. 27, 2011, my mom was one of those 15 people. On that day, in east Texas, a man was traveling on a two lane highway driving his three-quarter-ton pickup truck at a rate of 70 mph,
which was the speed limit) and received a text, which he chose to read (determined by cell phone records and a Texas highway patrol investigation). He did not see the car in front of him at a complete stop apparently waiting to cross over traffic to get to a road-side park. His truck rear-ended the stopped car (at 70 mph with no skid marks that would indicate breaking) killing him instantly as well as the driver of the rear-ended car. The wreck caused the car to be shoved into oncoming traffic where it “T-boned” another car killing the passenger and severely injuring the driver of that third car. My mom Suzan Fincher, was the passenger in the third car, traveling with her friend to a funeral. It was two days after Christmas, and at least we got to talk on the phone Christmas day and said, “I love you” before we hung up. She died that day because someone was using their cell phone while driving. It was negligent, it was preventable, and it was not an accident. Every day on San Juan Island I see people using their cell phones while driving. My friend Joe Caputo,
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recently wrote a letter to the editor with his observations of these egregious violations. Because of my experience, I take it personally that these people violate the law endangering my family and community. If you go to the San Juan County Fair, please stop by the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition booth. We are partnering with Right of Way Driving School to educate our community on the dangers of distracted driving and encourage drivers to put down their cell phones while driving. After all, it is the law, and you could be preventing a tragedy and saving lives. Brad Fincher is the chair of San Juan Island Prevention Coalition. All the statistics were from www.distraction. gov and www.cdc.gov and by surveys conducted by the National Highway Safety Traffic Commission.
County-wide school reunion The bi-annual get together for all alumni and former students of San Juan County schools will be Sept. 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held at the Bayview Community Hall at 12615 C St. in Mt. Vernon, Wash. “It is a time to connect with old friends and make
new ones,” say organizers. A potluck lunch will be served. Meat and cheese trays will be provided and
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ATHLETICS FROM 1 reevaluated by a committee made up of school staff, community members and counselors. This year, the group recommended that the punishment for a “first offense” in the alcohol/drug section be diminished. That section was looked at closely after a group of parents voiced concern over the fairness of the rules. Last year, nearly a dozen Orcas
Island high school students were suspended from the football, soccer and volleyball teams for underage drinking at a party during the fall sports season. The athletes were eligible to play winter sports. Now there is a “redemption clause” for first time offenders. Instead of suspension, they will miss one game and have to undergo drug and alcohol evaluation and 90 days of probation, which includes possible
urine analysis. A second offense means losing sports privileges for one year. If a third offense occurs, the student cannot play for the remainder of his/her time in school. “I think we have created a better way to deal with a first offender,” Kline said. “We keep them attached to the team but they are put on probation and have to go through certain things.” Kline says the committee was divided down the middle when it came to whether or not kids should be punished for attending parties with underage drinking and drug use. Ultimately, Kline says, the committee chose to leave the “in the presence of ” clause in the handbook. When it came time to approve the 2012-13 hand-
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book last week, the school board heard from parents who thought kids shouldn’t be punished for hanging out with friends who are drinking.
Parental perspective One of those parents was Paulsen, who was part of a group of coaches, teachers, students and law enforcement members who started meeting this past winter about creating an athletic policy that “reflects the standards and values” of the community. She said it is unrealistic to think kids are not drinking on Orcas and that students can help their friends avoid the dangers of drunk driving, drug and alcohol abuse, date rape and poor decision making. “I strongly believe every drunk teenager needs a sober friend,” Paulsen told
ANIMALS FROM 1 seal pools, a deer enclosure, and a songbird aviary. So far this year, Wolf Hollow has treated 435 animals. Some are with Wolf Hollow for only a few days, while others need care for several months. One recent case was a seal pup found on Orcas Island with bloody puncture wounds on its head. It joined several other pups, who spend their days bobbing around the center’s pool, poking their heads out of the water to stare curiously with black, bright eyes at their surroundings. “These pups will be released in small groups when they get up to normal weaning weight [50 pounds] in the wild,” Aitken said. In a small room across from the pools is the seal pup nursery. There are no
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the board. “As I parent I would be ashamed of my child if she left a friend in a dangerous situation to save her position on a team.” She also addressed the wording in the handbook that says students must leave a place with alcohol or drugs in a reasonable amount of time. She said this is unrealistic because kids may not even know drugs or alcohol is present and the definition of “reasonable” is subjective. “We, as parents, need an opportunity to allow children to make good choices,” Paulsen said. “ Our school needs to allow parents to parent. The policy as it exists is not working.” But counselor Mari Gardner, who was on the school’s handbook committee, felt the board was “hijacked” by a group of
parents who think it is “okay to be present where illegal activity is happening.” “It violates all health and safety curriculum taught in Washington schools,” she wrote in a letter to the editor in the Aug. 1 Islands’ Sounder. “Athlete or not, why would any parent or guardian of a young person give their teen the ‘job’ of policing other young people engaged in illegal and unsafe behavior, with the responsibility of ‘rescuing’ another teen? …. A teen who refuses to attend an event where alcohol and other drugs might be present sends a positive message to other teens.” The policy change goes into effect with the 2012-13 fall sports season.
baby rattles or pink mobiles dangling from the ceiling. Instead there are several bath tubs with wooden tops that do actually resemble the walls of a crib. When the two pups, now in the pool, first came to Wolf Hollow, they spent every night tucked into these tubs because they were too weak or sick to swim all day, said Aitken. As they became stronger they could swim for a few hours each day. Now that they are in good health they stay in the water for 24 hours and eat fish on their own off the bottom of the pool. Beyond the nursery is 40 acres with numerous cages tucked into heavily wooded areas, so the creatures feel at home while they recover from their injuries. A young bald eagle stands in the corner of his cage like a man with a large cloak wrapped around his shoulders. When the eagle gets healthier he will be moved to the flight cage, a 140-foot-long and 20-foot-high enclosure that will help him get back to the air. The flight cage is a unique structure because it is built at an angle, allowing for birds to practice turning in air, said Aitken. Another cage quite a distance away is home to several young mallard ducks, who will be released when their flight feathers grow in. “So they can get away from predators,” Aitken said. And beyond that there’s the raccoon cage where seven fuzzy black and white
faces crouch together. Some people may not like the idea of the center rehabilitating animals that are in an over abundance on the islands like deer, raccoons and rabbits, but Aitken said Wolf Hollow doesn’t discriminate when it comes to the animals they treat. Only a few animals have suffered injuries that have left them unable to return to the wild – a rough-legged and red-tailed hawk are used as education animals at schools and summer camps. As education coordinator, Aitken’s job is to help people learn more about local wildlife and human impacts on these animals and their habitats. Aitken hopes the animals at Wolf Hollow may inspire people to “just simply be aware.” For instance, cutting down a tree during nesting season may cause unnecessary songbird deaths or injuries when it is easy to cut down a tree in the fall or winter, she said. She also wants people to know that Wolf Hollow is there when you need them. “Maybe their cat brings in a songbird, their dog chases and injures a baby raccoon, a small hawk flies into their window or a they hit an owl when they are driving home one night,” said Aitken. “They then realize that we provide a service not just to the wild animals, but also to the people in the local community.” For more info, visit http:// wolfhollowwildlife.org.
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Obituaries
Michael Flaherty Michael Walker Flaherty passed away at home in Mt. Vernon, Wash. on July 15, 2012 at the age of 88. Mike was born Sept. 19, 1923 on Orcas Island. Come celebrate his life with family and friends on Orcas Island at the American Legion Post #93, Aug. 18 at 12:30 p.m. Donations may be made to Voyle B. Martin Post # 93 Building Fund. Mike was a member of the post for 67 years.
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Cristine Chandler, Ph.D Cristine Chandler passed away at home, in her sleep, on Thursday morning, July 26. Jim, her husband of almost 30 years, was at her side. For the past five years, Cristine and Jim have lived on Orcas Island. Cristine was president of the Buck Mountain Home Owners Association and had served as president of Kaleidoscope Early Childhood Center. Cristine was born in Tulsa, Okla. February 13, 1950. She received her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and her master’s degree in experimental psychology from Western Washington University. Cristine graduated from the University of Denver in 1981, earning two PhDs, one in clinical and the other in developmental psychology. Cristine and Jim lived in Rochester, New York, from 1981 to 1993 where Cristine held academic and clinical appointments in the departments of psychology, education, psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Rochester. She worked as a psychologist
in the University Affiliated Clinic for Developmental and Learning Disorders. She also maintained a private practice in parenting and adult psychotherapy. From 1993 to 2005, Cristine was in private practice in Philadelphia, where she worked with hundreds of families, children and adult patients. Early in her career, Cristine realized that the most effective way to help children with discipline problems was to work effectively with their parents. With her in-depth understanding of what motivates behavior change, she honed her philosophy of discipline into a clear and effective set of parenting techniques tailored to stages of child development. In
Writers sought for voters pamphlet ‘History Lives Here’ County auditor Milene Henley has secured people to write the “in support of ” arguments for the voters’ pamphlet. Writers are now needed to write the “against” arguments for four local measures on the November ballot. • An initiative banning the propagation and raising of genetically modified organisms in San Juan County. • A bond measure for Orcas Island School District. • A tech levy for Orcas Island School District. • A property tax measure to support the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District. For more information, contact Henley at 370-7558 or mileneh@sanjuanco. com.
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The Orcas Island Historical Society will sponsor a Tour of Historic Barns on Oct. 13 and 14. This self-guided tour will include seven barns and the historical museum. Demonstrations and special talks will take place and a “barn dance” is planned. The barns tour committee would like to hear from anyone who may have historical information about the following barns: Piaget and Henderson in Deer Harbor, Perry (the Apple house) and Schmidt on Crow Valley Rd., Camp Orkila’s, Knapp on Buckhorn Rd., and the Buddha barn (Brennan). Email Margot at mshaworcas@yahoo.com or call 376-3441. OIHM is offering mem-
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2004, Cristine described these proven strategies with clarity and conviction in her widely acclaimed book, Four Weeks to a Better Behaved Child. It has been translated into five languages. One of the world’s leading pediatricians wrote about her book: “Generations of parents and children will benefit from this important guide.” Cristine is survived by her husband Jim; her sister, Nancy Morrison and brother-in-law Michael, who live in Tulsa, Okla.; her nieces Marnie Morrison Fitzgerald and Jennifer Morrison McClellan; grand nieces Livi, Annabel and Sarah; her sister Susan Buck and brother-in–law Jim, who live in Sarasota, Florida; and her step-mother Francis Chandler who lives in Tulsa. Cristine’s family and friends have shared the fol-
lowing about her life. Cristine’s brilliance showed in ways beyond her academic credentials and professional accomplishments. She had a way of communicating knowledge clearly and gently. She was always reading, listening and seeking to learn more. She was committed to sharing her gifts to benefit others. The family portrait (at left) with this biography was taken three days before her passing and helps tell parts of Cristine’s story. Between 1981 and 1984, Cristine brought Jim annually to the Northwest and to Orcas Island. During these July or August trips she “convinced” him that they belonged on Orcas Island. On their last trip, they were able to purchase a beautiful piece of land on top of Buck Mountain where this picture was taken. This land and the home they built on it will always hold her spirit. Just three months before her passing, Cristine “convinced” Jim that their beloved kitties – Cecil (15) and Alice (6) – would benefit from two additional siblings. Phoebe and Lillian (the latter named after Cristine’s grandmother) became part of the family in late June. Cristine finished her life
at home, on a beautiful July morning, with her kitties and her husband. She was grateful to be in that beautiful space and grateful to be a part of a loving and mindful community. We are all grateful she was living her kind and courageous life with us one day at a time. Since Cristine deeply cared about mental health care and affordable housing on the island, if you wish to make a contribution to honor Cristine’s memory, please send your contribution to the Orcas Island Community Foundation, in memory of Cristine Chandler, at P.O. Box 1496, Eastsound, Wash. 98245.
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OPALCO ambassadors earn honors
Six local high school students participated in the Idaho Consumer-Owned Utility Association “Youth Rally” through Orcas Power and Light’s scholarship program. Two of the students brought home top scholarships. Those selected as OPALCO’s Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth contributed photo
Left to right: Paige Carlson, Connar Smith, Cameron Schuh, Joe O’Bryant, Marne Cook, Me’Taire Kilpatrick-Boe and Suzanne Olson at the youth rally.
Scholarship award winners are: Cameron Schuh (Orcas), Marne Cook and Joe O’Bryant (Lopez), and Paige Carlson and Me’Tairie Kilpatrick-Boe (San Juan Island). Connar Smith, of San Juan Island, returned as a youth director at the rally, a week-long leadership camp at the College of Idaho. Smith traveled to Idaho in March to plan the programming for the rally. Schuh received the top scholarship award of $500 and was elected youth director for the 2013 program. O’Bryant received a
$400 scholarship and Cook received a $100 award. The students participated in forums with regional leaders from the power industry and put their knowledge to work in team building exercises and games. Check out a slide show of the rally at www.opalco.com/ programs/youth-rally-scholarships/. The scholarship program is open to sophomores and juniors of OPALCO member households. Go to www.opalco.com for more info. Applications for the program will be accepted beginning in January 2013.
Funds for ferry projects Wedding party stops traffic by Steve Wehrly Journal reporter
It’s a good day when somebody else wants to pay for just one project in San Juan County. So it’s “double your pleasure” day for San Juan and Lopez Islands when state and federal officials announced they’ll pay for projects in each location. On San Juan, the Washington State Ferry system, and everyone else, has noticed the crowds at Front and East streets. Ferry “walk-offs” spill into the street and crowd the sidewalks, lurching in front of
cars and holding up traffic as they head in all directions when coming off the ferry. Friday Harbor Administrator Duncan Wilson said the corner of Front and East streets “is the only place in town where people and cars need another few degrees of separation so somebody doesn't get hurt.” The state Department of Transportation has filed paperwork for a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit to reconstruct the sidewalks and replace the signage at the corner of East and Front Streets.
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On Thursday, the Friday Harbor Town Council scheduled a special meeting at noon Aug. 14 to consider the shoreline development permit. On Lopez, the pavement on the terminal trestle is wearing out. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a $600,000 grant to rebuild and repave the trestle between the island and the ferry loading ramp. In Friday Harbor, the ferry system has decided to combine about $241,000 of federal money and nearly $63,000 of state money to rebuild the whole street corner across Front Street from Cannery Landing. New stairs, ramps, and pedestrian walkways – and lots of new signs – will be constructed in front of the historic house referred to by locals as the “Doctor's Office.” Town council approval of the permit is expected ON Aug. 14. Construction is set for the spring of 2013. Orcas Medical Center
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Local photographer Martin Taylor took this image of a wedding party walking through Eastsound on the way from Odd Fellows Hall to Waterfront Park. The bride and groom were Heather Sawyer and Kyle Mullen, who are both doctoral students in anthropology at the University of Kentucky. They were married on July 28.
Yard sale donations sought
The teachers of Orcas Island Children’s House will be hosting their Annual Yard and Bake sale at the school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25. Funds from the sale will be used for materials to expand the program for the toddlers and preschool children. Children’s House will accept donated items through Aug. 24 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. They are unable to accept heavy or large items ahead of time, but donors can bring large items the day of the sale if they agree to remove unsold large items the same day. For more info, contact Mary Carol Britt at 360-5999.
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ames Lobdell visited the Library Fair when he was a kid in the 1960s. He remembers watching his grandmother help organize when the fair was held across from the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish. And now, as the director of the fair, he is able to see his grandchildren, nieces and nephews enjoy the same event. The fair is celebrating its 56th birthday this summer, and Lobdell said it’s not just a testament to the endurance of books, but a “great comment on sustaining the library even in this recession. And it has taken lot of volunteers to make it happen.” He said it’s those volunteers who have inspired him to help organize the fair for the last eight years. The annual Library Fair is Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Village Green and the Friends of Orcas Island Library’s Book Sale will be open from 10 a.m.– 3 p.m. Sandra Wilson, Orcas Island Library board member, describes the fair as kids running on the green grass, people enjoying delicious treats and vendors chatting with visitors who happily walk out with purchases. “It’s part of what you do when you live on Orcas,”
Wilson said. “It’s a wonderful small town fair.” There will be an art auction, entertainment, kid’s booths sponsored by the library, and food and craft booths. The Saturday Farmer’s Market in the Village Green will also be open for business.
Book sale There will be many books available that have been newly donated since the Winter Book Sale in February. They sell for a fraction of their original costs, said Wilson. She added that it is kind of an island tradition to buy books at the fair for curling up with in the winter and then re-donating them to the library to be put out on the table at next year’s fair. Frequently, A people will come to the sale, buy a dozen books and then donate back them to the library, she saod. Wilson calls this circle of giving “wonderful.”
Art auction The art auction will have its own tent at the fair. Inside will be a variety of art pieces that are currently on display in the Madrona Room at the library and can be “silently” bid on now. As with the book sale, all proceeds of the auction go to the library.
The funds are important because it goes toward items and staff support that the library doesn’t have in their budget. “A whole list of things have been done,” said Wilson. “We [Friends of the Orcas Island Library through funds raised at the fair] made being open on Sunday possible, paid for an intern, provided a CD display and bought shades for the kids’ room.”
Children’s booths The children’s booths give kids a chance to sell cookies, pictures that they have drawn and made into notecards, games, jewelry and even manicures. Nothing can cost more than $5 and they keep the money they earn, said Wilson. The children’s librarian Nita Couchman helps the kids run the booths from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. To reserve a kids’ booth, sign up at the libary or call Couchman at 376-4985. For Wilson, the fair is a fun event, but more than that is supports a place that gives the community a great deal and asks for little in return. “I think the library is one of the centers for the community,” said Wilson. “It’s a beautiful, pleasant space and costs patrons nothing. ”
Meet the entertainment line up for the Orcas Library Fair Kailley Grantham is a 2011 Orcas graduate. She will wow audiences with her tenor or alto saxophone, the piccolo and flute at the fair from 10:30 - 11:30 p.m. Her back-up is grandather Ron Meyers, on the piano.
Dylan Cragle is a 16-year-old singer and songwriter from Puyallup, Wash. He will be performing original and cover popular country, adult contemporary and musical theater pieces from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Jaz Lund, daughter of Martin Lund, is co-founder of the Seattle based band The Monday After. They will play from 12:30 2:30 p.m. The band performs sparse yet beautifully written music.
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Orcatrazz at Music in the Park Orcatrazz Swing Band will perform at Music in the Park on Sunday, Aug. 26. It marks the 13th year of performances by the group. The free concert is in the Village Green at 5 p.m. The band plays music from the swing band era up to modern time favorites. Orcatrazz personnel are bandleader, Ken Speck; clarinet, Bob Littlewood and
Gil Blinn; saxophones, Steven Bailey, Sam Winsor, Kailey Grantham, Judy Whiting and Ginny Hawker; trombones, Karen Key Speck and Bruce Heller; trumpets, Pat Muffett and Russ Harvey; piano, Ron Meyers; bass, Christian Bailey; guitar, Jack Becker; drums, Randy Jezierski; vocals, Beth Baker and Pam Evans.
OPALCO billing change All OPALCO members on Orcas, Lopez, Shaw, Decatur, Blakely, Center, Obstruction, Crane, Canoe, Bell, Fawn and Double islands will move to a new mid-month billing cycle beginning in September. Members on San Juan, Henry, Brown, Pearl, and Spieden islands and Island Network members will remain on the current end-
of-month billing cycle. Switching half of the membership to a second billing cycle will improve cash flow management and work flow efficiency, says OPALCO. For those members affected by the change, the August billing will be the final month-end billing. In September, those members will receive the mid-month billing for a 15-day period
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Thurs., Aug. 9 Chamber Music concerts:
Chamber Music Festival concerts at Olga, West Sound and Deer Harbor Community Centers. The Miro Quartet will perform. Call 376-6636 for tickets.
Friday, Aug. 10 DEER HARBOR COMMUNITY POTLUCK: Deer Harbor
Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Bring a dish to share, place setting, and drink.
Sat., Aug. 11 Library fair: Lots of books
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The chamber is offering two seminars on Weds., Aug. 22 in the Outlook Inn’s Victorian Room. “Social Media Marketing for a Small Business” is from 8 to 9 a.m. and “Email Marketing” is from 9 to 10 a.m. The events are free for chamber members and $10 for general public. The presenter is Bobbie Bailey, pictured above, from Marketing Puget Sound. Call 376-2273 to reserve a spot.
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Monday, 6 p.m. potluck, presentation 6:30-8:30 p.m., Children’s House. AL-ANON: Old Emmanuel Parish Hall, 7 p.m.
AL-ANON: Old Emmanuel
Parish Hall, 5:30 p.m. 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.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE:
Mondays, 6:45 p.m. at the Longhouse.
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Alcoholics anonymous:
Women’s meeting from 5:50 to 6:30 p.m., men’s meeting 7-8 p.m., Emmanuel Hall. Kiwanis Club: 12:30 p.m., upstairs at Orcas Homegrown. Different speaker each week. Food bank: 12:30 to 2 p.m., next to Community Church. Also Thursdays, 5:30-6:30. CAMERA CLUB: First Tuesday of the month, Orcas Senior Center, 7 to 9 p.m.
Alcoholics anonymous:
‘Back to Basics,’ Orcas Community Church, noon to 1 p.m. ‘As Bill Sees It,’ 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall. LGBT and F, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
Sat. – ongoing The People’s Cafe: 4 to 6
p.m. at the Eastsound fire hall. STORYTIME: Orcas Library children’s storytime at the Farmers’ Market in the Village Green, 11:30 a.m. to noon.
WEDs. – ONGOING Alcoholics anonymous:
5:50-6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish. Hall. Lions Club: Weekly lunch and meeting, 11:45 a.m., Legion. IsleShare Timebank: Third Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., SJC libraries, video conferenced.
Alcoholics anonymous:
Steps 3, 7 and 11, 8 to 9 a.m. and Saturday Sober Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
Sun., Ongoing Alcoholics anonymous:
Drop In Youth Running Club: At Funhouse
Open meeting, 5:50 to 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
Commons, 4 p.m. free, through the summer months.
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‘Warre’ beekeeping class The Orcas Food Masters are hosting “An Introduction to the Warre Method of Beekeeping in the Pacific Northwest” on Sunday, Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Coffelt Farm with a potluck lunch at 1:30 p.m. The cost is $40. Preregistration is required. There are limited worktrade opportunities and or
scholarships available upon inquiry. Participants will learn about the Warre hive and method of beekeeping with considerations for the climate in the Pacific Northwest. The Warre hive method is a more sustainable alternative to some common bee keeping practices, say organizers.
Instructor Ernie Schmidt has been passionate about bees all of his life. He is currently a mentor associated with the Olympia Beekeeper Association, where he is also working toward his Master Beekeeper Certification. To register, email sharksneedfins@gmail.com or 376-3427. Registration by Aug. 11 is recommended.
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Folk quintet plays on Lopez Cancer Improv workshops Elephant Revival (shown at right) comes to Woodmen Hall, August 15, 7:30 p.m. for their sixth performance on the island as part of the Home on the Grange series on Lopez. Tickets at the door are $15 for adults, ages 12 to 16 are $8 and kids 12 and under are free. Elephant Revival, selfdescribed as a neo-acoustic transcendental folk quintet from Nederland Colo., play a vast repertoire of original
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material. In one show, the quintet can be seen delving into original folk pieces mixed with traditional style ballads, Scottish/Celtic fid-
dle tunes, psychedelic country, indie rock, powerful reggae grooves, 40s/50s jazz standards and an occasional hip-hop beat.
Carl Burger at Brown Bag Emmanuel Episcopal Parish and the music committee are presenting Carl Burger at the Brown Bag concert on Aug. 15 at noon. Burger is a state park ranger turned Spring bay Innkeeper. He began playing the guitar/ banjo in 1962 He also sings with island
The Cancer Support Group will meet at the Orcas Community Church Fireside Room on Aug. 9 at 5 p.m. This is a no cost, confidential support group for anyone touched by cancer. “Finding out how others manage the special problems that cancer brings might help you find ways to cope with the problems that come along for you,” say organizers. Call Bogdan or Carol at 376-4198 for more information.
Susan Slapin, a local visual artist and poet will lead improvisational theater workshops in August. They are for ages 13 through adult. The classes are on Sunday, Aug. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m., site to be announced, and Sunday, Aug. 26 at the Oddfellows Hall. Each workshop is $25. Call 376-8855 to register.
neighbors John Liger and Marc Cohen. His musical muses are Peter Schickele, Spike Jones and Weird Al Yankovic. Admission is free but donations are welcomed to fund the Virgil Cleveland Memorial Scholarship.
Islander Parkinson’s support turns 100 group to meet
The next meeting of the Parkinson’s support group is on Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center. The meeting will feature a presentation by islanders Walter and Margaret Schulz about the good health they are having because they only eat and drink nutritious foods. For more information, call Ted Grossman at 376-4979
Marcialee Lambiel (above) will celebrate her 100th birthday on Aug. 13. Marcialee taught school for more than 40 years, mostly the second grade, in California. In 2004, she moved to Orcas Island to be near her son Leo. She enjoys lunches and playing bridge at the senior center. She now resides at Orcas Loving Care, where she has become part of the family. Submitted by Marcialee Lambiel's family.
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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
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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.
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ate and consider modifications to the NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF A OBTAIN CUSTODY. Ordinance that are proposed by ROSTER OF VENDORS, AND Per RCW 79.100, San Juan County members of the public, county emSOLICITATION FOR NEW intends to take custody of an unployees or the Council. The proVENDORS named derelict sail boat with no reg- The San Juan County Auditor main- posed Ordinance may then be istration on August 30th, 2012. The tains a list of vendors available to the adopted with or without modificavessel is at anchor in Westcott Bay, County for the purchase of materials, tions. San Juan County near the 400 block supplies, and equipment under RCW Summary: The proposed ordinance of White Point Rd. After taking cus- 39.04.190. To view that list, or to be is intended to complete the review tody, San Juan County may use or included on that list, please contact and update of critical areas reguladispose of the vessel without further the County Auditor at (360) 378- tions regarding fish and wildlife habinotice. A letter has been mailed to 3357 or auditor@sanjuanco.com, or tat conservation areas (“FWHCAs�) the owner’s last known address. stop by the Auditor’s office in the pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130. The To retain custody of this vessel be- County Courthouse. In order to be proposed ordinance modifies the list fore the Custody Date, the owner added to the list, please provide of official maps and procedures for must: 1) contact the coordinator be- proof of your registration as a busi- their use; adds, deletes, and modilow, and 2) obtain authorization to ness in the state of Washington and fies definitions related to FWHCAs; moor or anchor the vessel in its cur- a brief description of the materials, and generally replaces existing rent location, or 3) move it to a moor- supplies, and equipment which you FWHCA regulations with new regulaage facility that has authorized the sell. tions. The proposed ordinance devessel, or 4) remove the vessel from LEGAL NO. SJ411329 scribes its applicability; identifies and the water. Published: The Journal of the San classifies various types of FWHCAs; To redeem the vessel once San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. provides for the use of maps; estabJuan County has taken custody, per August 8, 2012 lishes protection standards including RCW 53.08.320 (5) (b), the owner standards for aquatic FWHCAs inmust commence a lawsuit to contest cluding streams, lakes over 20 acres AN ORDINANCE REGARDING San Juan County’s decision to obtain in size, certain ponds, and marine CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS custody of the vessel, or the amount shorelines; establishes protection FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE HABIof reimbursement owed, in the sustandards for upland habitats and TAT CONSERVATION AREAS; perior court of the county in which specific species; and establishes a AMENDING SAN JUAN COUNTY the vessel was located. The written process for nominating species or CODE SECTIONS 18.10.040, request can be submitted immediatehabitats of local importance. The 18.20.010, 18.20.070, 18.20.080, ly but cannot be filed any later than proposed ordinance also updates 18.20.110, 18.20.140, 18.20.170, the tenth day after the date of custoterms for consistency with other por18.20.190, 18.20.230. AND dy, which will be September 9th, tions of the code. 18.30.160. 2012. All persons wishing to be heard on The right to a hearing is deemed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the this matter are encouraged to attend. waived if a request is submitted late, San Juan County Council will con- Written comments may be submitted and the owner is liable for any costs duct a public hearing for the purpose in advance of the hearing by mail or owed to San Juan County. These of receiving testimony on a proposed at the hearing by delivery in person. costs may include all administrative ORDINANCE REGARDING CRITI- Please deliver 8 copies of all written costs incurred by San Juan County, CAL AREA REGULATIONS FOR comments to the Clerk of the San removal and disposal costs, and FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT Juan County Council at 55 Second costs associated with environmental CONSERVATION AREAS; AMEND- Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 damages directly or indirectly caused ING SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA SECTIONS 18.10.040, 18.20.010, 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the by the vessel. In the event of litigation, the prevail- 18.20.070, 18.20.080, 18.20.110, Office of the County Council, 55 Secing party is entitled to reasonable at- 18.20.140, 18.20.170, 18.20.190, ond Street, Friday Harbor, WA and torneys’ fees and costs. San Juan 18.20.230. AND 18.30.160. may be inspected and copies obThe public hearing will be held in the tained at the Council offices during County reserves the right to pursue Development San Juan County Community & Planning Council Hearing Room at 55 Second each business day between the any other remedies available under 135 Rhone Street, P. O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 Friday Harbor, Washington hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. law. (360) For more information, contact FaxStreet, 378-2354 (360) 3782116 (360) 378-3922 on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 begin- The Ordinance may also be viewed Joanruth Baumann, representing Permits@co.san-juan.wa.us www.co-san-juan.wa.us San Juan County, at 360-378-6362 ning at 10:15 AM. The hearing may 24 hours a day at the County webbe continued from time to time and site or Baumann@rockisland.com. at http://www.sanjuanplace to place as may be desired by co.com/Council/PendingOrdinancLEGAL NO. SJ410422 Published: The Journal of the San the Council without additional written es.aspx. A copy of the proposed OrThe Journal & Sounder Juan To: Islands. The Islands’ Sounder, notice. dinance/Resolution will be mailed At the hearing, members of the pub- without charge upon request. August 8, 2012 For lic will invited to Development speak and/or promore information please contact the Please publish once on 8/8 / 2012 and billbe Community & Planning vide written statements regarding the Clerk of the County Council at proposed Ordinance. After the pub- 360-370-7472 and/or Shireene Hale, lic testimony portion of the hearing Planning Coordinator at has ended, the Council will deliber- 360-370-7569.
LEGAL NO. SJ411349 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. August 8, 2012. AN ORDINANCE REGARDING CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS FOR WETLANDS; AMENDING SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE SECTIONS 18.10.040, 18.20.010, 18.20.020, 18.20.040, 18.20.080, 18.20.090, 18.20.120, 18.20.130, 18.20.140, 18.20.170, 18.20.180, 18.20.190, 18.20.200, 18.20.230, 18.30.150, and 18.60.170; AND REPEALING APPENDICES A, B AND C OF SJCC 18.30.150 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance REGARDING CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS FOR WETLANDS; AMENDING SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE SECTIONS 18.10.040, 18.20.010, 18.20.020, 18.20.040, 18.20.080, 18.20.090, 18.20.120, 18.20.130, 18.20.140, 18.20.170, 18.20.180, 18.20.190, 18.20.200, 18.20.230, 18.30.150, and 18.60.170; AND REPEALING APPENDICES A, B AND C OF SJCC 18.30.150 The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 beginning at 10:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinance. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Ordinance that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifications. Summary: Summary: The proposed ordinance is intended to complete the review and update of critical areas regulations regarding wetlands pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130. The proposed ordinance: modifies the list of official maps and procedures for their use; adds, deletes, and modi-
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fies definitions related to wetlands; and generally replaces existing wetland regulations with new regulations. The proposed regulations describe its applicability; address the minimum size of regulated wetlands; classifies wetlands and assigns them water quality/sensitivity and habitat sensitivity ratings; removes the prescriptive buffer width protocol and establishes a site-specific sizing procedure for determining required buffer widths; describes the activities allowed within wetlands and their buffers; provides for the reduction of buffer width in certain circumstances; adds reference to the official manual to be used for wetland delineations; establishes the required contents of and expiration for wetland reports; and repeals Appendices A (San Juan County Wetlands Rating System), B (Mitigation/Enhancement Plan Contents), and C (Bonding) of SJCC 18.30.150. The proposed ordinance also amends the County’s requirements for exterior lighting and updates terms for consistency with other portions of the code. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 8 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx. A copy of the proposed Ordinance/Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472 and/or Shireene Hale, Planning Coordinator at 360-370-7569. LEGAL NO. SJ411353 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. August 8, 2012.
SEPA Suggested Existing Threshold End Date Project Environmental Determinat- for SEPA Comments Documents tion Comments End Date** SEPA DNS 8/22/12 8/22/12 checklist
PSEPA0Private road 262632003, 263632004, Shaw Island Trust, c/o Jack Lowe, 10230 NE 7/12/12 7/12/12 12-0010 improvements 263631002; Gratzer Road, Shaw Points Drive, Suite 200, Kirkland, WA 98033 PPROV0Vacation 252752015, 97 Hanson Lane, Rachel Patterson for Robin Van Hyning, 6/1/12 6/1/12 exempt 8/29/12 12-0014 rental Lopez PO Box 1456, Friday Harbor, WA98250 PPROV0Vacation 263550001, 39 Hilltop Way, Marvin Koorn, 1923 Hastie Lake Road, 6/4/12 6/4/12 exempt 8/29/12 12-0015 rental Lopez Island Oak Harbor, WA PPROV0Vacation 271156001, 41 Timber Lane, Jeff Stribling, c/o Teri Williams, 7/16/12 7/16/12 exempt 8/29/12 12-0016 rental Orcas Island PO Box 1001, Eastsound, WA 98245 PPROV0Vacation 462421009, 78 Husky Lane, San Mark Baute c/o Travis Mager, 7/30/12 7/30/12 exempt 8/29/12 12-0017 rental Juan Island PO Box 2717, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 PPROV0Vacation 241143003, 224 Vista Road, Ken Klimpel, c/o Karlena Pickering, 7/30/12 7/30/12 exempt 8/29/12 12-0018 rental Lopez Island 134 Eads Lane, Lopez, WA 98261 PSEPA0Forest 262811007, 262811008, Newton Timothy Pontz, 37 Melrose St., SEPA 7/6/12 7/6/12 FPA DNS 8/22/12 8/22/12 12-0009 practices Beach Road, Shaw Island Arlington, MA 02474 checklist SEPA Determination: San Juan County has determined that the projects noted above with a DNS or SEPA Comments: Anyone desiring to comment Application Comments: Any file may be examined by appointment MDNS will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment and has issued a on the Threshold Determination can do so by during regular business hours at the San Juan County CD&P, Threshold Determination pursuant to Sections 197-11-310 and 197-11-340 WAC. An Environmental submitting a written statement to CD&P, P. O. Box Courthouse Annex, Friday Harbor. Anyone desiring to comment on the Impact Statement will not be required under Section 43.21C.030 (2)(c) RCW. This determination was 947 (135 Rhone Street), Friday Harbor, WA. Notice of Application can do so by submitting a written statement to made after review of the environmental checklist and other environmental information on file at 98250 no later than the comment date specified CD&P no later than the end date for project comments specified Community Development and Planning (CD&P). The County has determined that the requirements above. The Threshold Determination may be above. Anyone who desires to provide testimony in the public hearing for environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures have been adequately addressed in appealed by submitting a written statement of or desires a copy of the decision for this project may do so by the development regulations and comprehensive plan adopted under Chapter 36.70A RCW, and in appeal along with the basis for the appeal and a requesting such from CD&P. A copy of the staff report for this project other applicable local, state, or federal laws or rules, as provided by Section 43.21C.240 RCW and fee to CD&P within 21 days after the end of the may be obtained from CD&P generally 7 days prior to the public Section 197-11-158 WAC, or as may be conditioned within any MDNS. SEPA comment period. hearing. * As directed by applicant, per UDC18.80.030.A.3.f
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USDA Choice
lb.
Fresh Boneless Pork Loin Top Loin Chops
39
¢
New Crop
Nature Source Boneless Beef Top Sirloin Steak
Fresh Boneless Pork Loin Top Loin Roast
ea.
Lb. Lb.
‘Our Own’ Fresh Ground Beef
85% Lean, Extra Lean, Family Pack............................
Quarter Sliced Boneless Ham
Kentucky Legend Regular or Brown Sugar........
3 3
$ 59 $ 99
Lb.
$ 49 lb.
/5
10 $
Fresh Yellow or White Sweet Corn
New Crop ................................................
Red Ripe Extra Large Lb. Roma Tomatoes...................
99
GREAT GROCERY BUYS
¢
lb.
Applewood, 1-lb. Package ................
Hillshire Farm Deli Sliced Lunch Meats
Selected Varieties, 8 to 9-oz. Package .....
Jennie-O Turkey Franks
12 oz...........................................................
5
Fresh Dover Sole Fillet U.S. Wild
SEAFOOD
$ 99
General Mills Western Family Cereals Cranberry Cocktail Kid Trix, 10.7-oz. Cocoa Selected Varieties 64 oz.
/4
2 $
Wesson Canola or Vegetable Oil
lb.
48-oz. ...................................
FROZEN Kellogg’s Eggo Frozen Waffles
S&W Canned Beans
Selected Varieties, 15 to 15.5-oz. .......................
/4
Selected Varieties, 11.6 to 12.3-oz.
2 $
Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches
Selected Varieties, 13.6 to 18.4-oz.
4
$ 99
Franz Breads
Selected Varieties 24 - 26 oz.............................
DAIRY
Tillamook Shredded or Chunk Cheese
Marie Callender’s Western Family Hashbrown Potatoes Fruit or Cream Pies
/5
/4
2 $
Selected Varieties, 30 to 32-oz.
Selected Varieties, 28 to 46-oz.
7
$ 59
Nestle Coffee-mate Creamer
Selected Varieties, 32-oz........
Selected Varieties, 6-oz.
3 ¢ 89 $ 79 2 $ 89
3
Pastrami.............
$ 49 Swiss
/5
10 $
Cheese................
Stouffer’s Party Size Entrees
Selected Varieties, 13 to 19-oz. ..........................
Breyers Ice Cream
Selected Varieties, 48-oz. ...................................
Florida’s Natural Orange or Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
Selected Varieties, 59-oz.....
5 $ 99 8 $ 99 6
99
3 $ 29 4 $ 29 3 $ 99 2 $ 99 2 $ 39 4 $ 19
BAKERY
$ 99 K.C. Breads ......... lb.
10
$
Family Size 57-oz or Meat or Italiano Lasagna, 90-oz.
Marie Callender’s Frozen Dinners
DELI
Scooby-Do...........
Selected Varieties, 8-oz.
2 $
/5
2 $
Puffs, 11.8-oz. Cheerios, 14-oz. Cinnamon Toast
Yoplait Yogurt
Barry’s French Twist lb. Pastries.................. Just Jane Date Bars or Sea Salt Brownies lb. ..............................
ea.
pk.
pkg.