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Facing the ultimate foe
Orcas Islander tells his story of cancer survival by COLLEEN S. ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher
His life is one of extremes. Scaling mountain peaks, skiing beside the clouds, helping the disabled achieve their outdoor adventure dreams. And when Mark O’Neill was diagnosed with a devastating cancer, he met it with the same fortitude. “In my development as a mountaineer, you learn that getting stressed doesn’t help any situation,” he said. “One of my favorite authors, Corrie Ten Boom, said, ‘Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.’” O’Neill was left with significant physical challenges after the treatment for his cancer. But he has learned that life is what you make of it. “A big part of cancer
survivorship is the quality of life,” he said. “You don’t get over cancer. It’s always with you. You’ve still got that blood flowing in your veins … but every day is a successful day if that’s how you chose to look at it. You choose how you see it.” O’Neill’s affection for the outdoors began as a kid in the Boy Scouts in 1969. It led to a life of loving – and teaching – mountaineering, skiing and rock climbing. One of his first climbs was Mount McKinley – or Denali – the highest mountain peak in North America. Located in Alaska, it’s a brutal climb. O’Neill was only 200 feet away from the peak but had to turn around due to weather conditions. He has rock climbed throughout Southeast Asia, Mexico, and the western United States, including scaling the famed El Capitan in Yosemite. Like many who are diag-
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Mark O’Neill during a climb to Hozemeen Peak, near the Canadian border. Both before and after his cancer diagnosis, O’Neill has been an avid outdoorsman. He is a ski and snowboard instructor and a mountaineer guide for those with disabilities. nosed with cancer, O’Neill thought his symptoms were from a minor ailment like an obstructed bowel. After an ultrasound in early 2000, it became clear that he was dealing with something much more serious. Just seven months after his father passed away from cancer, O’Neill discovered he had an enormous tumor nestled deep in his intes-
tines. It was both a carcinoma and a malignant fibroid cyst, a form of cancer that originates in the breasts. Measuring 14 inches long and weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces, it was the size of an infant. It was dubbed “Bertha the tumor” by the kids who O’Neill volunteered with on the island. Because the cancer was very slow growing, chemo-
therapy and radiation were not an option. The only solution was removing the tumor during a 13-hour surgery. And there was a 25 percent chance O’Neill wouldn’t make it off the table. “I had to sit down with my wife and kids and have a real heart to heart,” he said. “I told my kids: ‘I believe in you. I trust you to make the
Initiatives, candidate statements and more at forum by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher
Orcas Islanders know how to ask the tough questions. A large crowd gathered for the League of Women of the San Juans election forum on Saturday, Oct. 13. Lisa Byers moderated the event. Audience members heard from representatives on each side of the charter review propositions and candidates running for both Colleen Smith Armstrong/staff photo state and local positions. Audience members at the election forum on Sat., Oct. 13.
Charter Review Commission Propositions Charter Review Commission Member Steve Garrison spoke in favor of the amendments and County Councilman Richard Fralick, Orcas West, spoke against them. The propositions would cut the council from six part-time members to three full-time members (prop. 1); replace the executive county administrator position with a county man-
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right decisions if something happens.’ It was the most difficult discussion I have ever had.” While the surgery was successful in removing
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Film class releases zombie movie Seniors tour lighthouse on Stuart The “How to Make a Zombie Movie” class has released its finished project, “Zombe' DIEm.” Taught by filmmaking enthusiast and Orcas Island native Conrad Wrobel as a summer class at The Funhouse Commons, middle through high school students learned the basics of filmmaking in one week. They learned how to design a plot line, write a script, create special effects and makeup (on a $100 budget), film, record audio and the basics of editing. The film stars Jake Nelson, Ben Pollard, Peter Karmin, Holden and Liam Griskey, Grace and Baird Nuckolls, and Armando Nunes. The DVD can be viewed at the Funhouse Commons in Eastsound or at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koHtnJBY858.
‘History Mystery’ blog to debut As part of the daunting project of taking a general inventory of the complete collection at the Orcas Museum, new director Dr. Douglas Brewer is
announcing the roll out of a new blog called “Orcas Island Artifact Mysteries.” It is hoped that this website will be the venue for online interactive conversations
concerning items in the collection that were originally brought in with little or no related information. They can be seen at http://orcasislandmysteries.wordpress. com/ or via email alerts. The museum also invites islanders to submit photos of their own mystery items.
It was a beautiful day for the 12 seniors to travel to Stuart Island. On Oct. 8, the group arrived on Stuart and was greeted by Linda and Jim Bergquist, Turn Point Lighthouse Preservation Society board members, who drove them to the light station. Jim put up the American flag and gave history of Turn Point while they lunched. Dick Thompson on Orcas organized the trip. The seniors said they were impressed with the renovation of the oil storage building next to the fog signal building, where the lightkeepers worked. This renovation was done by Jim Bergquist and Bill Benjamin.
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Standing in front of the Turn Point Light House Museum are (back row, left to right) Jim Bergquist, Cam Weaver, Toby Hiller, Dick Thompson, Lawrence Jackson and Linda Bergquist. Front row: Margo Walberg, Robert Walker, Robbie Walker, Katie Jensen, Adele Pinneo and Karen Hiller. The lighthouse received a $3,000 grant from funds
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Orcas woman to make Kenya trip Next summer, Orcas Islander Mary of the world.” Ann Slabaugh will bid the Pacific Long in the planning, Slabaugh’s Northwest goodbye to spend a full heartfelt hope is nearly ready to year living and voluntake flight. She plans teering in the Kenyan to divide her time village of Chwele with “No other country between volunteering her friend, Chwele-born local Chwele schools or continent has in author Grace Kuto. and building a veg“No other country called me to live etable garden for the or continent has called Chwele Community ... as an African me to live, work and be Development and part of a culture as an Peace Center. country has.” African country has,” Slabaugh met Kuto — Mary Ann Slabaugh 17 years ago at an said Slabaugh, who visited Tunisia, Egypt and International Women’s Senegal among 12 ports Day in Portland, Ore. of call during a semester at sea with Kuto had just published her first ediChapman World Campus Afloat in ton of “Harambee! Stories and Recipes 1975. from the Family Circle.” In Swahili, “While in high school growing up Kenya’s national language, “harambee” in a small university town in Oregon means “Let’s pull together for the good ... I knew it would be important for of global community.” me to experience another culture, a Kuto accomplished just that, using country far different than my own – a her book proceeds and associated calling of ‘home’ where I was the dif- donations to fund the renovation of a ferent one, to stretch my perception 1948 Quaker medical station that had
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stood inoperable for 50 years. Kuto will visit Orcas on Oct. 21 to speak at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church for both services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Thanks to Kuto’s work and Chwele community development project, “lives in this village in western Kenya have seen great and wonderful transformations,” says Slabaugh. Every other year, Kuto and her husband Paul lead teams of volunteers to Chwele to help support ongoing projects – this year, Salbaugh’s got her ticket to fly. “It is time, and I am grateful for the opportunity,” says Slabaugh. While she’s saved up for her plane ticket, Slabaugh is still working to raise funds to cover basic living expenses. Slabaugh and Kuto are planning a fundraising dinner in March. Slabaugh will depart for Chwele in July of 2013. For more info, go to chwele.wordpress.com or kenyankalling.blogspot. com.
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OPALCO receives $38.4 million loan by Steve Wehrly Journal reporter
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Oct. 11 that it had approved a $38.4 million loan to Orcas Power and Light Cooperative, including $24.3 million for smart grid technology. Some of the loan will be used to build or improve 109 miles of distribution line and is part of a nationwide USDA Rural Utility Service loan and grant program that, according to USDA, “will enable rural electric cooperatives and utilities to adopt smart grid technolo-
gies in their operation.” OPALCO applied for the loan as part of the utility’s four-year capital construction plan, much of which is related to the proposed broadband initiative. About $8 million of additional funding will be required to implement the broadband project, but OPALCO spokeswoman Suzanne Olson lauded the OPALCO board for laying the financial groundwork for the project while interest rates are low. Some smart grid technology is already in place, and OPALCO has installed
fiber-optic cable to every electrical substation in its system. Using smart grid technology’s distribution systems makes it more efficient and provides usage and related information to electricity distribution managers. This has been a goal of private and public utilities for several years. The proposed broadband initiative now under consideration by the cooperative will extend smart grid technology and high-speed internet to most of the cooperative’s member customers, as well as provide expanded and improved cellular
Understanding CRC prop. 1 Auditor Milene Henley released the following statement about the charter review proposals. It is not an approval or rejection of Proposition 1. Its purpose is to clarify the statutory electoral process. The Charter Review Commission has proposed a significant change in the structure of county government. If adopted, Proposition 1 would return the county from six districtelected council members to three council members elected county-wide. As supervisor of elections, my interest in the election is ensuring that the process is understood, regardless of the outcome. Should Proposition 1 be rejected, the council will continue to consist of six members and the three members elected in the Nov. 6 election will take office in January and will serve full four-year terms. Should Proposition 1 pass, the three newly elected council members elected will take office in January, but their terms will end in May, following the election in April of three new council members to the three new council positions. Sitting council members may choose to run for the new positions, but will, like other candidates, have to file to run again. For the new positions, candidates must reside in the designated “residency districts,” but will be both nominated (in a “primary” election) and elected (in a “general” election) in county-wide elections. The filing period for the new positions will be Dec. 12-14, 2012.
Because this will be a filing period unique to San Juan County, neither online filing nor online payment of filing fees will be available. All filings must be in person, by mail, or by electronic means (fax or email). However a candidate files, the filing fee must be received in the Elections Office by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14. If three or more candidates file for any one of the three council seats, there will be a countywide “primary” election on Feb. 12 to winnow the field down to the top two candidates. Positions for which only one or two candidates file will go straight to the April “general” election. That election will take place on April 23. Two weeks later,
on May 7, the April election will be certified, and the new council members will take office the following Monday, May 13. At that time, the terms of the six sitting council members will end. Following the initial election in 2013, council members will be elected at the normal August and November dates. The next council elections will take place in 2014 (for Lopez/ Shaw) and 2016 (for San Juan and Orcas). If you have any questions about the process, or would like more information on becoming a candidate, please contact me or elections staff at 378-3357.
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and completes some of the construction. The loans are also contingent on OPALCO meeting “due diligence” requirements contained in the terms of the loan agreement, some of which have already been met. If the broadband project is not approved by the OPALCO board, the money will not be lost, Olson said,
but a whole new package of documentation will have to be provided to USDA to redirect the money to other projects. The OPALCO monthly board meeting, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19 in Friday Harbor, will discuss the business plan for the broadband initiative, with a decision expected by the end of the year.
Islanders Bank food drive Islanders Bank held its first fund and food drive for the Orcas Island Food Bank last year and decided to repeat it again with the goal of surpassing last year’s results. Previously, an entire carload of groceries were purchased with coins and bills and $200 in checks to the food bank – a value of $515 in all. “We have very compassionate customers and employees,” said Barbara Ellenwood of
Islanders Bank. “Raising money and food for the food bank will always be one of our favorite projects.” A huge bin is at the entrance to gather food donations, and coin bins line the teller windows and office desks for cash donations. Their goal is to significantly surpass last year’s drive, and a “gauge” is set up in the lobby so all can see how they’re doing. The drive lasts until the end of December.
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The Islands’ Sounder handed over a $210 check to the Orcas Island Education Foundation on Oct. 4. The Sounder donated $5 from new and renewed subscriptions for the past five months to the organization. OIEF secures and distributes donations to the Orcas Island School District, helping in such areas as sports, transportation, science, farm to classroom, field trips, knitting club and restoring cuts to staff. For more info, visit www. oief.org.
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Islands’ Sounder publisher and editor Colleen Smith Armstrong is pictured at left presenting a check for $210 to OIEF board president Janet Brownell.
Hold Your Vote! On Sunday, October 21 at 2 p.m., six Charter Review Commissioners will meet with voters at the Eastsound Fire Station to directly and deeply go into the specific issues behind each of the proposed Charter amendments. All Orcas voters will have received their ballots by this date. You owe it to yourself to cast a fully informed vote on the issues that will govern your life as a resident of San Juan County for the next decade. The Charter Review Commission’s platform is simple. Stop, downsize, and get your house in order. Put all voters in charge of all Council positions and the Council in charge of administration. Make Council business fully transparent. We need our government back. Please come to the forum, listen and comment. We believe that you will decide to vote for the Charter revisions. paid for by
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he wore red lipstick and her neck was often adorned with a colorful scarf. She was an artist who painted watercolors with scenes of vibrant bouquets and shorelines of calm waters. She loved martinis and silver jewelry from her travels to Mexico and Europe. She was known for her witty charm, bright smile and a cigarette constantly held between her fingers. But by the time I knew my grandmother the smoke that often lingered behind her was replaced by the smell of nicotine gum that she constantly chewed. And by the time I was a teenager, the gum was no more. In its place was a plastic tube and tank of oxygen. Emphysema had ravaged her lungs and she described life without the tank akin to breathing through a thin straw. By the time I reached 16, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Colorful scarves now appeared on top of her bald head and the martini glasses were kept in the cupboard. She was too weak to indulge in those night caps. She died on Valentine’s Day and at her funeral we all spoke of how she had 78 years – a full life with loving family and friends. But as the years went by, I began to doubt those sentiments. I graduated from high school and looked up into the crowd still half-expecting her to appear with her cheerful wave and flashing that wide grin. During the next couple of years, I competed in singing competitions and my grandmother – my biggest fan – was not there. And at night I dreamt of her. In one of these visions, she pulled me close to her and demanded to know why I had not been looking for her. “When you sing, look for me in the back of the room. I’m there,” she said urgently. She was gone, but her memory lived on with determination in the caverns of my mind. But it was in life that I wanted her. As the years continued and more milestones were met, as my younger cousins grew older with only fuzzy memories of the vivid grandmother I had known, and as I grew into an adult and formed more mature relationships with my living grandparents, I felt robbed of the years I had lost with my grandmother. And this thing, this disease called cancer that claims so many lives each year, seemed a one-dimensional villain hell bent on breaking my heart. But cancer is a thing without feelings and can be defeated. Just read Mark O’Neill’s story of survival on page 1 to see how we are not helpless against the disease. But for those of us who have lost a loved one to cancer, it will remain a near and ever present danger and a reminder that our days are limited and that even 78 years on this planet can feel like not nearly enough time.
Public meetings Friday, Oct. 19
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• Eastsound Sewer and Water District, 4:30 p.m., end of Cessna Lane. Thursday, Oct. 25
• Orcas Island School Board, 5:30 p.m., school library.
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I’m writing to encourage a YES vote on the proposed county charter amendments. Much misinformation is circulating about the process of the Charter Review Committee, but the falsifications have been dealt with in previous letters and at this point what matters is voting for effective and fair county government. Everyone in San Juan County lives with the separation caused by a geography that divides us. Do we really want to continue to exacerbate this balkanization by maintaining a political structure of six separate legislative voting districts where each of us can only vote for 17 percent of our governing body? Our only hope of survival in the tumultuous times to come is to pull together as a county, not to pull apart. Currently, when voting by district, each council member is voted on by, and thereby only represents approximately 1,950 voters. It’s too small a number. If this isn’t the smallest county voting district in the United States I’m sure it is very close to it. Every one of our residents should be allowed to vote for ALL of our council. The following are facts, not opinion: The proposed charter amendment (Proposition 1) has a residency district which means that no one island can have two council members. It guarantees “at large” voting for ALL county voters in both the primary and general elections. Nobody can be elected to the council unless she or he has received over 50 percent of the entire county vote. Vote for common sense. Vote for a wholesome democracy. Please vote YES. Winnie Adams Waldron Island I urge all to vote “YES” and APPROVE the changes to the County Charter as recommended by the citizen-elected Charter Review Commission. I speak from experience. I have been personally involved with San Juan County government over the past 20 years as a county
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committee volunteer and as an elected official. Between 2005 and 2011, I served both as a county commissioner and a county council member. I was the first chair of the six-member county council in 2007. I know both the commissioner and charter forms of our government and have first hand knowledge as to what works best for San Juan County. Under the current charter provisions, our county council is fragmented and not directly accountable to all voters. Our government has been more expensive, and it has been subject to the separate and independent actions of a county administrator and staff who need not take direction from our elected council. An option to hold county meetings behind closed doors may continue, because all meetings are not required to be open to the public. The recommended changes to the charter refine our county government structure so it will work better for all of us (they do not repeal the charter). These provisions will: • Make all of our county council members elected by all of the voters in the county • Provide that our county manager will be fully accountable to our elected council members • Reduce costs of government • Assure that all council committee meetings are open to our citizens Please vote to approve Propositions 1, 2, and 3. Approve our citizen-recommended refinements to the charter. Bob Myhr Lopez Island
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A passionate defense for an unrevised charter might make sense if San Juan County residents are satisfied that government has improved in the ways we hoped it would when we voted to make a change six years ago. The revisions that are being proposed are practical solutions to observed problems. They speak directly to three qualities of good government: representation, accountability and transparency. Aspects of the charter which hinder rather than foster these aims have been identified and need to be changed. Our local “constitution” needs to work in practice, not just theory. Propositions 1, 2 and 3 do not jeopardize any charter provision that reflects the charter’s main intent: greater local control and greater citizen control over county government. The power of each individual’s vote was dealt a serious blow by the elimination of county-wide voting in council elections. An even-numbered council begs split decisions and has encouraged the formation of a three-member voting block, making compromise difficult or meaningless. With a six-member council, state law regarding open public meetings remains subject to interpretation and we lose the guarantee of transparency afforded by a governing body of three. The historical division of our county into three districts has to do with where representatives reside, not where voters reside. As San Juan County residents we have more in common with other islanders than we have differences. When it comes
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LETTERS FROM 4 to county government, no one benefits by identifying only with his or her own particular island or district. The strict separation of powers obstructs timely government response to citizen concern. It gives an unelected administrator/manager independent power and confuses the issue of accountability, allowing one branch of government to blame the other when things go awry. Propositions 1, 2 and 3 do not “gut the charter.” They bring it closer in line with its original intent. Please vote YES to improve the charter. Angie Ponder Lopez Island I have been reading some of the letters submitted in opposition to the charter changes and find some of them misleading. For example, one reads that the county-wide voting recommended by the Charter Review Commission results in “unequal representation,” or a violation of “one-person, one-vote.” But as I see it, when you have all voters vote for all three positions, there is no unfairness. I like to think of San Juan County as one community, with some differences among islands. We elect one council to govern us. All the council should be voted on by all of us since many of the decisions the council makes have an impact on all of us. If the councilor from Lopez is going to make decisions that affect Orcas or San Juan, those islands should get to vote on who that councilor is going to be. Likewise, Lopez should have a say in voting for the councilors in the other districts. Best of all, with countywide voting, candidates will have to connect with islands other than the one they live on. We used to see candidates from Orcas and San Juan here on Lopez. And our candidates campaigned on Orcas and San Juan. Now we do not see candidates from other islands. They do not have to learn what our concerns are. The goal should be to make all councilors represent all voters. That is what the first charter proposition would accomplish. Another misleading theme in some of the letters has to do with “separation of powers” The writers claim the second proposition, having the county administrator or manager under the direction of the
council, violates some sort of principle. Actually, having the administrator or manager under the council just assures that the elected councilors govern the unelected administrator. Otherwise, the administrator is a power unto himself or herself. Is that democracy? Separation of powers makes sense when you have an elected mayor or county executive, but we do not have that system. I hope the public is not being confused or misled by some of these anti-change letters. Study what the commission is recommending and I believe that you will see that these changes will result in an improved charter, fair representation and better government. Liz Scranton Lopez Island The suggested changes to the charter provide one thing for each and every citizen of this county: empowerment, and I support all three recommendations. When I was a commissioner, I noticed that few people at the state level took our part-time council member counterparts seriously. They simply were not “in the know.” I have personally sat in Olympia in the offices of the Department of Ecology, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health, the Department of Labor and Industries, the Department of Commerce, and with the head of the State Parks Department, Department of Natural Resources, and what is now Puget Sound Partnership, advocating on behalf of citizens. I have sat on a State/Federal panel for oil spill protection with legislators, the Coast Guard, and the shipping industry. I personally visited the Vessel Traffic System in Vancouver, BC, to learn best how to protect our waters. When I asked to speak with these department heads and staff, they listened, because they knew I was full-time, represented by all the voters in the county, and because I had administrative experience, which is their role in government.
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The other part of empowerment is the simple ability to hold our county employees accountable to the public. Government and politics are messy in a democracy, but that comes with the territory. Citizens have a right to be heard and taken seriously. When the council members lost administrative ability and had to funnel every concern through the county executive about a department’s handling of the public, the citizen was left yet another step away from having any impact. There are other issues as well, such as the huge increase in cost of operating county government under the present system, but a full-time administratively functioning commissioner can make those budget changes, because they represent the public’s needs, not the need of the bureaucracy. Please vote Yes on these changes. Rhea Miller Lopez Island Much has been written about the larger issues involved in Proposition No. 2. Large issues are easier to debate. But, as in many cases in life, the devil is in the details. Notwithstanding criticism that the CRC didn’t do its homework, the CRC paid a lot of attention to detail. Here is just one example: Section 3.43(1)(e) designates the administrator as the official responsible for preparing and presenting the county operating and capital budgets. Section 6.20 designates that official as the official to whom county agencies and departments are to submit budget requests. Section 6.10(1) further specifically designates the Administrator (not the Auditor) as the official to prepare and present the budget to the council. RCW 36.40.010, 030, and 050 provide for this. Under our charter, the administrator is charged with the full obligation of budget preparation and presentation. Our auditor disagrees with the charter’s policy. She recognized that charter
Section 3.20(2), after listing various county offices (including the auditor) provides “These offices shall be re-created by this charter and, unless amended by this charter, shall have the same powers and duties as in the past … .” In our auditor’s view as expressed in writing to the CRC, the charter’s assignment of budget responsibility to the administrator has led to inefficiency. She asked that her statutory budget responsibilities be restored to her office. The legal and functional dynamics of separately elected and charter-appointed officials at the same level are such that neither can dictate to the other. Our prosecutor can’t resolve this, as both parties are his clients. For four years, our auditor to carried out her pre-charter budget function and our administrator ignored the charge placed upon him by the charter. The fifth year, our administrator sought to carry out his mandated duties resulting in confusion and inefficiency. The troublesome charter provision remains in effect today. The CRC agreed with the auditor’s policy analysis. Proposition No. 2 restores efficiency by deleting budget responsibilities from the executive and replacing them with proposed Section 4.41. Bill Appel CRC Member Waldron
No to CRC measures 1) Representation – Isn’t it better to actually know your representative? Voting for someone you know, because they live in your community versus having everyone select representatives that we have never met or may have only met during a campaign function? Proposition 1 has us voting for candidates that we may have never met and will allow other islands to help select our representative. 2) Spending – Isn’t it better to keep a structure that has led to lower spending increases? The six member council structure has demanded significantly lower increases in spend-
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ing AND has put in place reserves. During its last five years in existence, the three commissioner system proposed higher increases in spending and did not build reserves, even during some of our best economic times. 3) Getting the Job Done – Isn’t it better to have a council that is willing to tackle the tough controversial issues that face our community versus one that continuously kicks those issues down the road? The current council is tackling those issues. Yes sometimes it takes longer to get such a diverse group to a consensus or majority vote but don’t we want them to work for solutions that work hard for our equally diverse citizens? 4) Compensation – Haven’t we attracted qualified individuals under both systems regardless of compensation? We have dedicated council members who care about resolving the county issues so maybe there is still some truth in “public service.” 5) Leadership – Are we not better off having a
highly qualified professional running the day to day operations of the county versus a manager who may be worried about their job changing at the whim of the council? In these economic times we need to know we have the best person managing our precious tax dollars. Long and short of it is we all must ask “Are we in better shape today than the “good old way” days? I think we are, so I will be voting to REJECT Propositions 1 and 2 Charter Review! I hope you will join me in rejecting these propositions. Velma Doty Eastsound County-wide elections are not logical. The current method of voting only in your district ensures that all voters are properly represented on the council. This system provides objective and reasonable representation for all citizens. The existing model is similar to U.S. House of Representatives and is the best method for our county.
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Ferry dock closure Fall photo show welcomes autumn Washington State Ferries is closing the Orcas Ferry Landing for repairs from Oct. 22 (following last sailing) to mid-day on Oct. 26. All Orcas Island automobile traffic will be affected; foot passengers will still be able to board and disembark during this time period. Read about the repairs at www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr20/orcastransferspan/.
Island photographers will celebrate the arrival of autumn with an exhibit of their recent work to be held in the Orcas Center gallery beginning Tuesday, Nov. 6, and continuing throughout the month. The exhibit will open with a reception for participating artists and their guests in the center’s Madrona Room beginning at 5:30 p.m. The show, sponsored by Orcas Island Camera Club, is open to photography enthusiasts at all levels of skill and experience, from amateur to working professional. They need not be members of the club. To include your work in the exhibit, bring it to Orcas Center from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. After the show is up,
the photo club will hold its monthly meeting. As always, guests will be welcome to attend. A major goal of the exhibition is to present as broad a representation of local talent as possible. The show is not a competition, and there will be no judging, awards or formal critiques. Although most submitted photographs will probably be framed, that is not a requirement; simple inexpensive frames or mats will suffice. For additional information about the show, contact Joe Floren at joefloren7@ gmail.com or Martin Taylor at martin@ednainc.com. Derk Jager photo
Right: a photo in the show.
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ELECTIONS FROM 1 ager (prop. 2); and mandate that all county council meetings be open to the public (prop. 3). To see how prop. 1 would change the elections, see page 3. Audience member Bob Distler asked Fralick if balkanization (division of a region into smaller, hostile groups) is a concern when having voters only choose representation from districts not county-wide. “The council looks at the welfare of the entire county as a whole,” Fralick said. “You have less individual access to council members when it’s just three – plus you lose diversity on the council.” He added that the council regularly meets on smaller islands like Lopez, Waldron and Shaw. Garrison argued that in the CRC’s survey of island residents, many felt they did not have access to council members who live outside their district. CRC member Ralph Gutschmidt asked Fralick if going back to three members would improve fiscal responsibility and downsizing in other departments. “I don’t think the size of the council has anything to do with fiscal responsibility,” Fralick said. “We used to have 257 county employees and now we have less than 230. We have cut back.” In regards to prop. 2, Garrison argued that it eliminates the wall between the county council and the manager by having the council take a more hands-
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Rick Hughes (left) and Scott Lancaster (right). on approach. Fralick felt that separation of power is needed, particularly when council members may not be equipped to manage the day-to-day operations. “The council sets policy and the administrator handles operations,” he said. “To turn it over to amateurs is just not good governance.” Garrison said that 34 of Washington state’s 39 counties currently have a structure similar to prop. 2. “Surely San Juan County is not that complicated,” he said. “The three council members can delegate issues to staff members.” Fralick said the current council has been “dealing with past issues that were not addressed” in the previous government structure. He also said prop. 3 is irrelevant because, per the state’s Open Meetings Act, three or more council members cannot meet in private. Garrison countered that it had happened in the past. “Those were planning meetings with staff and the county administrator to go over dates on the calendar,” Fralick said.
GMO-free initiative Initiative 2012-4 would make it unlawful, in San Juan County, to propagate, cultivate, raise or grow plants, animals and other organisms that have been genetically modified, and it provides for penalties and destruction of such organisms. For a guest column on the initiative, see page 15. Orcas Islander Ken Wood spoke for the measure; no one was in attendance to speak against the initiative. “This is an historic opportunity,” Wood said. “As farmers, we desire to save the purity of our seed.”
County Council Rick Hughes and Scott Lancaster are running for county council, district #4 Orcas West. Hughes cited his work experience at ESPN and running Ray’s Pharmacy for seven years as preparing him for a seat on the council. “My number #1 priority will be economic development in the areas of tour-
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ism, construction and real estate,” he said. “I also want to improve the permitting process and look at revising county code.” He supports OPALCO’s broadband initiative, wants to put the Critical Areas Ordinance “to bed,” and institute a media commission that would foster relationships with the entertainment industry. Many films are shot in British Columbia; Hughes hopes to drive some of that business to the islands. Lancaster said his seven years on the school board and running Island Hardware and then owning Ace Hardware give him ample business experience. “I can lead and move forward and bring new ideas to the council,” he said. “I am running for this so I can continue to give back to the community … on the five-member school board, we have made some really difficult decisions. I’ve also worked with our representatives in Olympia.” Byers asked what the candidates hope to accomplish after their four years in office. Hughes wants to see an international port of entry at the Port of Orcas. Lancaster hopes to improve the permitting department and create more jobs in the county.
Almanac TEMPERATURES, RAINFALL LOPEZ High Low Precip Oct. 9 57 44 — Oct. 10 53 42 — Oct. 11 54 47 — Oct. 12 57 48 .23 Oct. 13 58 51 .38 Oct. 14 60 52 .37 Precip in October: .98” Precip in 2012: 17.08” Reported by Jack Giard, Bakerview Rd. ORCAS High Low Precip Oct. 9 55 40 — Oct. 10 51 37 — Oct. 11 53 44 — Oct. 12 57 48 .05 Oct. 13 61 51 .44 Oct. 14 64 52 .67 Precip in October: 1.16” Precip in 2012: 18.85” Reported by John Willis, Olga Sunrise, sunset Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23
Sunrise 7:36a.m. 7:37 a.m. 7:39 a.m. 7:40 a.m. 7:42 a.m. 7:43 a.m. 7:45 a.m.
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We're all voting YES on the School Bond. We hope you will too! More info: www.orcasforhealthysafeschools.com Jeanne Beck Helen Bee Katie Blaine Greg & Lisa Bronn Tina Brown Janet Brownell Julie Brunner Sandi Burt Hilary Canty Janna & Phil Carter Andrea Cohen Joe Cohen Adina Cunningham Hank Date Rylan Date Lauren Schuler Donner Richard Donner Maria Doss Velma Doty Dan Drake Linda Drake April Duke Clyde Duke Lance Evans Pamela Evans Martha Farish Kathy Faulkner Kyle & Kim Freeman Laurie Gallo Joe Gaydos Randy & Marny Gaylord
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LETTERS FROM 5 It has been proposed that three council members will be better than the present six members. There is no evidence to support this proposal. It is nonsense to have one council member from Lopez Island, one from Orcas Island and one from San Juan Island when the population of these three islands is not equal. The answer is the best-qualified six people are selected to be council members. This is the responsibility of the voters of each district. Council members should not be responsible for daily management of general functions of the county. A professional county manager who is responsible to the council should supervise these activities. This method provides improved accountability and performance.
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Vote no on proposition one and two. Tom Ritter Orcas Island From 2004 to 2011, I served as your county engineer working under both the county commissioner board and the current charter-based county council forms of government. Based on this experience, it is my opinion the county council together with a professional county administrator following the charter best serves our needs. Look at the results: Workplace stability so work can get done without political interference or threats. Several long overdue management plans and road projects were completed: Rosario Master Plan, Deer Harbor Hamlet Plan, Orcas Village Plan, Lopez Village Growth Area Plan, the Fisherman Bay Road project, the Buck Bay Bridge on Orcas, and the Roche
Council Members: Richard Fralick Patty Miller Rich Peterson Council Candidates Rick Hughes Scott Lancaster Orcas Island Voters Tony Ghazel Mike Stolmeier Harvey and Liane Olsan Jim and Kathy Youngren Rollie Sauer Lee and Mike Brown Tom and Karen Ritter Helen Bee Gene and Judy Flath Phil and Marta Branch Jim and Bev Ohlman Barbara Bedell Richard Evans Meg and Joe Massey Art Lange Alison Shaw Bill and Kathleen Tudor Chuck and Marguerite Greening Barbara Courtney John and Annette Mazzarella Rolf and Ruth Needleman Mike Malaspina Carol Lee Terry Mullan
Harbor dock and float for outer islanders, just to name a few. The part-time county council accomplished more work than the full-time board of county commissioners could ever get done in the same time frame. Isn’t getting work done what we pay our legislators to do? Why would we want to go back to the past? This progress was possible because of the two time-tested principles in the charter: equal representation based on population and separation of powers. If approved, Propositions 1 and 2 will eliminate these principles by amendment. Proposition 1 would take us back to the threemember BOCC where the district with one-sixth the population would have three times the power as San Juan and one and one-half times the power as Orcas. Is this equal representation based on population? Under the charter’s sepa-
ration of powers section, the professional county administrator carries out the daily operation of the county under policies, ordinances, and resolutions passed by the county council. Do we really want to go back to the past when the threemember BOCC would give conflicting orders to staff resulting in dysfunction, turnover, and poor productivity? Let’s keep politics out of the daily operations so the county’s work can get done. The choice couldn’t be clearer. Don’t be fooled. Those folks supporting the propositions are: those who wielded power in the past and miss it, those who desire power and have been denied, and those who now think they have it. Keep the key charter principles and give the charter time to work. Please vote to reject Propositions 1 and 2. John Van Lund San Juan
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Vote no on the Charter Review Commission recommendations. There is no monetary savings in going from six part-time council members being paid more than $20,000 a year to three “full-time” council members being paid more than $60,000 a year. There will still be an “administrator,” only the name will change to “manager.” Changing the name of that position, and doing away with the separation of powers, gives way too much power to a “Good Old Boys” council, and doing away with the current one vote/one person process would end up with unequal representation which could be legally challenged. Frank M Penwell Friday Harbor Over the past three years we have spent hours observing council meetings and we are as frustrated as others by the members’ inability to
take decisive action on local issues that impact us all. We have asked ourselves, “Is it the Home Rule Charter or the people involved?” Our conclusion is “the problem” is a holdover of the ways of the previous three commissioners and refusal to relinquish power to the new administrator. Consequently, they never implemented the structure or the intent of the HRC. To add to this, our first administrator (hired by Senator Ranker and Councilmen Lichter and Myhr) was weak and ineffective. This was not a fair test of the intent of the Home Rule Charter. Moreover, the council has never let go of the former commissioners’ propensity to micro-manage. We are not in favor of electing candidates countywide. While it would be the intent of the three to
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LETTERS FROM 8 represent all residents, we have seen time and again that each council person makes their decisions based upon the benefit of those to whom they answer. Just imagine the Lopez councilman having voted to allow cell sites on Lopez? To add to this are our concerns about the high cost of campaigning countywide (estimated to be in the neighborhood of $40,000). We believe these costs will further erode the nonpartisan intent of the HRC and encourage candidates to accept campaign funding from political parties and special interest groups, from within and outside the county. Let’s look at the bright side. Nov. 6 represents an opportunity to elect half of the council as new members, and hire a well-qualified administrator. It is time they/we citizens insist upon following the HRC, as written. Vote No on Proposition 1 and 2 and elect three new council members and hire a strong administrator! We need strong leadership, and local representation, not less. Jane and Dave Cable San Juan Island
Several ‘prop. 1’ initiatives The Nov. 6 ballot contains a potentially confusing situation for Lopez and Orcas voters in the form of multiple Proposition No. 1s. Lopez voters will be presented with San Juan County Proposition No. 1, which addresses charter amendments to reduce the number of Council members from six to three, and Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District Proposition No. 1, which concerns the oneyear levy to fund Lopez Solid Waste disposal activities. Orcas voters will also see two Proposition No. 1s on the ballot: the County Charter measure plus a school bond measure, Orcas Island School District #137 Proposition No. 1. Sarah Eppenbach Lopez Island
Vote yes for School bond We are hoping you join us in voting “YES” for the $11.9 million construction school bond on your November ballot. In early 2011, the school board engaged local building professionals, lead by
contractor Clyde Duke, to examine the middle school classrooms, the library, the cafeteria/music rooms, OASIS classrooms, and woodshop (CTE) space to see how these 30-year-old structures could be saved in order to save cost. In conjunction with the advice of Mahlum architect and local Orcas resident, Butch Reifert, a recommendation was made to the school board to rehabilitate these buildings to correct seismic, ADA, and health/safety issues. Outdated classrooms will also be improved for better learning. It was recommended to use existing foundations, and as well as replace hard-to-maintain building materials with those that are newer, lower-maintenance, and more efficient. This rehabilitation will save on energy consumption immediately reducing energy costs. The bond on the November ballot reflects the recommendation of the local building professionals. Now to cost: bond rates are historically low there is no better time to build. This new bond will replace the capital levy expiring next month. Your property taxes for this new bond will stay the same as the retiring levy, but will extend for 20 years. For more information on the bond, we hope you will visit: www.orcasforhealthysafeschools.com. Or visit us on Facebook, search for “Vote Yes For The 1980s School Bond.” Please vote YES for the school bond – it is the right time to do right for our Orcas Island schools. Lisa Bronn Janet Brownell Velma Doty Clyde Duke Cathy Ferran Wally Gudgell Kate Long Madie Murray Patricia Slabaugh Our family chose to stay on Orcas in part because of the quality of the school. Our son Ry will graduate from Orcas Island High School this year, having attended since Kindergarten. Over the years, we have had some great successes and a few challenges, but the overall experience has been very good for our family. We are grateful to the folks who lived on Orcas so many years before we arrived for their forethought in building the brick elementary that has served our community for generations. And to whomever planted that fabulous maple, bravo!
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The upcoming bond request is a great opportunity to both thank those who contributed to the school in the past and to pay it forward. The School Board has been remarkably diligent in assessing the needs, listening to concerns and crafting a plan that will serve our community well. Our school needs and deserves long overdue repair and construction. Our community has invested in the school for generations and it is now our chance to invest for future generations. Please join us in voting yes on the school bond in November. And, congratulations, Ry, you’re almost done! Hilary Canty and Hank Date Olga
Yes to GMO ban A ban on genetically modified organisms in San Juan County would protect our island agriculture from genetic pollution and legal and financial burdens that inevitably descend wherever GMOs are planted. It also would help people eating vegetables, fruits, and grains grown in the islands to know they are avoiding GMOs, an important feature in a country where GMOs are not required to be labeled. Additionally, our geographic isolation, if protected by a legal ban on GMOs, could allow our islands’ agriculture to become a safe-haven from the genetic pollution spreading slowly across mainland landscapes. The islands could become an ideal location for developing new non-GMO seed varieties, both for local use and for export. As the demand for organic and other non-GMO agricultural products continues to climb worldwide, having a clean source of genetically acceptable seed-stock will become essential and valuable. At one time, these islands were the “Fruit Basket of the Northwest,” with all the concomitant benefits to the local economy and ecology. With the protection of this ban, we could one day become the “Seed Basket of the Northwest,” signaling another revitalization of the local economy and ecology. Vote yes on Initiative 2012-4. Brian & Jennell Kvistad Lopez Island The members of San Juan Island Grange #966 voted at
their membership meeting Oct. 3 to endorse the No GMO Initiative 2012-4 on the San Juan County ballot this November. If passed, the initiative would ban the cultivation of genetically modified plants and animals throughout San Juan County. Members heard a presentation by Elaine Kendall, Grange #966 member and proponent of Initiative 2012-4. Kendall’s presentation focused primarily on rebutting the issues outlined in the opposing viewpoint statement found in the Voter’s Guide. Viewpoints on both sides of the issue were aired prior to the vote. For the wording of the Initiative, Grange #966 encourages voters to go to https://wei.sos. wa.gov/county/sanjuan/ en/Documents/SOS-%20 San%20Juan.pdf. San Juan Island Grange #966
Hughes for council I am writing to offer my wholehearted support for Rick Hughes for county council. I have known Rick since he married his wife, Marlace. Rick has quietly shown an amazing support for our community, and I think that needs to be told. His common sense approach and open communications with county departments will serve the taxpayers well. When all the flags were stolen from the cemetery on Memorial Day several years ago the veterans were devastated. Rick replaced them all! Rick has contributed heavily to the Skateboard Park, where the kids have a place to play after school hours. Rick and his wife organize and run the Roller Skate Night which runs for 26 weeks a year. Rick is also the PTSA president. Rick also makes regular donations to the food bank, and he is instrumental bringing local eggs to the food bank. He helps with the Farm to Cafeteria program. As you can see, he really cares for our community and its future and has a positive attitude. He is how I would like to see our community thrive together. Susan Fleischer Orcas Island
Lancaster for council This year’s election is approaching soon, and all of us will be faced with some important decisions.
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One is our choice for our next county council member. I have thought about this often. My choice and my vote will be for Scott Lancaster. I have known Scott and his family for several years, and I served with Scott on our local school board. These are elected positions, one fact which has persuaded me to support Scott in this race for the county council. I have served on many boards and commissions, as both an appointed and an elected member. I have found that those positions to which I was elected require a different and more complex approach than those to which I have been appointed. Being an elected official creates more difficulties in reaching common ground, conclusions and results. Scott Lancaster has proven to be a very good elected official. He has shown me that he has the wherewithal to carefully weigh issues and options, as well as to work conscientiously with his peers. I believe Scott Lancaster is the right individual to hold this position, and I hope a majority of you join me in supporting Scott for the County Council Orcas West position. Bruce R. Orchid Westsound
Yes to legalizing gay marriage It is frequently said that marriage is between a man and a woman. But that merely specifies participants. “Marriage” requires a fuller definition. It is a union, generally including sexual, financial, and living arrangements. Plus an emotional bond and a long-term commitment. There is nothing in this definition that limits marriage to opposite-gender couples. Further, marriage in our society is a civil function, licensed by the state. Even the clergymen who formalize marriages end with the statement “By the authority granted by the state of xxxx, I pronounce you...” But you don’t need a clergyman. You can be married by a county clerk or you can go to Vegas and be married by a justice of the peace who looks like Elvis. The point being that the religious aspect, the sacrament, is an optional extra that the couple may elect to add to the bedrock civil union. Conventional marriage is said to be traditional. Quite true. But traditions change; if not, we would still have slavery and women could
not vote. And there is a minor semantic objection about the meaning of the word. Words mean what people agree they mean, and that frequently changes over time. I remember when “gay” meant giddily happy. R74 seeks to make samesex marriage legal in our state. Similar measures have failed in several states. This is hard to understand, except as springing from a distaste for homosexuality, because legalization: 1. Would not affect my conventional marriage or that of anyone else, now or in the future. R74 does not abolish opposite-sex marriage. 2. Would not change religious aspects, for those who embrace them. No clergyman would be forced to marry same-sex couples if he or she does not want to. 3. Would eliminate legal barriers to what is primarily a private matter. Nobody else’s business. I see no reason for me, or anyone else, to stand in the way of another citizen’s unalienable right to pursuit of happiness. Especially since it does not affect anyone else. Wally Gilliam Art Lange Eastsound
Don’t legalize marijuana Regardless of the outcome of I-502, the marijuana legalization initiative on our ballot, the following facts remain. Marijuana is a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance. Marijuana will still be unlawful to possess, manufacture or deliver under federal law. Marijuana is addictive and it impairs a person’s ability to function. If I-502 were to pass, marijuana would become more available and more pervasive in Washington, placing our youth and our communities at further risk. Under I-502, marijuana remains unlawful for people under 21, similar to alcohol. It puts the state in the marijuana business, in competition with the current drug traffickers. If having the state in the liquor business was a bad idea, how can this even be considered? Many of you have expressed grave concern about the drug problems in our island communities. I-502 is a bad idea, it is bad public policy and creates more problems than it will solve. Read the measure very carefully before casting your ballot, and join me in voting NO on I-502. Sheriff Rob Nou San Juan Island
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Doe Bay hosts benefit dinner
Attention foodies — here’s an event you won’t want to miss. For the fourth year running, Doe Bay Resort is hosting a dinner and wine event with all proceeds benefiting The Funhouse Commons. Each autumn Doe Bay invites one of their favorite Washington vintners to match wines to each course of a multi-course dinner. Periodically throughout the evening, the vintner talks in detail about each wine and their winemaking methods and philosophy. The dinner will be on Sunday, Oct. 28. The cost is $75 per person, which includes food and wine, tax and gratuity are extra. This year, Doe Bay wine steward Shannon Borg has invited the Masquerade Wine company of Bellingham to host the event. Masquerade’s wines will be matched with a menu featuring mostly local seafood, including oysters, dungeness crab, geoduck and salmon. You will find the entire menu on the Funhouse Commons website: www.funhousecommons.org/ A vegetarian menu will be available but only if requested in advance. There will only be one seating, and there is room for 40 to 50 people. Call Doe Bay Café at 376-8059 for reservations. Organizers say the dinner is also a chance to experience the work of Doe Bay Cafe’s new chef Seamus Platt.
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Water flushing in Eastsound Eastsound Water Users Association will be conducting a water main and fire hydrant flushing program in the village core from Oct. 23 to 25. This work is scheduled to coincide with the Orcas Ferry Terminal construction to minimize visitor impacts and is being initiated in response to several recent unanticipated “cloudy water” events. This effort will improve water quality, reduce the potential reoccurrence of recent issues and confirm area fire flow capacity. Temporary signs will be placed on streets prior to and during the water main flushing program. EWUA is undertaking this initiative after 8 p.m. each evening to minimize any possible disruption. The following observations may be associated with this flushing effort: off
colored water; reduced water pressure; cones blocking off parking spaces at specific hydrants; flushing water running in the streets; hydrants left slightly open to clear the water lines after flushing. If you notice color in your water, it is best to flush your service line for a few minutes from an outside hose bib, and to avoid using hot water until the color has cleared. They also suggest that residents refrain from doing laundry on the nights of the scheduled flushing. There is no public health risk associated with off-colored water. If you have any questions or if you experience any persistent water quality problems as a result of this maintenance program, call EWUA’s General Manager Paul Kamin at 376-2127 or pkamin@rockisland.com.
EWUA secures water rights
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The Washington Department of Ecology has approved three Eastsound Water Users Association’s water rights applications. Each are linked to previously developed groundwater wells within Eastsound in areas north of Mt. Baker Rd. The applications were for 18 gallons per minute, 87 gpm, and 150 gpm, for a combined award of 255 gal per minute. These awards roughly double EWUA groundwater rights and will provide more than 700 new connections.
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The group Nanda presents a high energy show of acrobatics and action by CALI BAGBY Staff reporter
There are certain key elements that keep audiences on the edge of their seats during action flicks – driving music, tight sound effects, dramatic slow motion and killer moves. Somehow a group of performers have brought the elements of the big screen to the stage. While most theatre productions try to avoid replicating the cinema, Nanda has embraced special effects to enhance their performances. “We thought how can we make the show more like a movie experience without making a movie, so we incorporated sound effects,” said Nanda performer Misha Fradin. “In any music score, you notice tight tracks that go with the visuals you are seeing. Sounds make the show more captivating because you are hitting different senses.” The four performers of Nanda from Port Townsend, Wash. are bringing the high-energy show “The Jacket” to Orcas Center, Saturday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. It is a live action show that combines comedy, juggling, acrobatics, martial arts, video, music, dance and pop-culture references. It takes a special kind of talent to blend juggling, Charlie Chaplin-esque comedy and ninja fight sequences. It takes an even higher level of skill to do it well. “‘The Jacket’ is so completely entertaining it was one of the most enjoyable theater experiences I have had in a long time,” said Orcas Center Director Kara O’Toole, who saw the show in Seattle last year with her 11-yearold son. “We loved the athleticism, the humor (lots of humor), the surprises, the energy, and the extreme creativity.” The Jacket contains humor for adults and slapstick action for kids. Fradin said that the inspiration for the “Jacket” came from the group’s love of the larger than life fantasy genre of “Lord of the Rings,” and the skill and comedy of Jackie Chan movies. “We can be total dorks and then be super bad-ass all in one show,” Fradin said.
How it all started Fradin started juggling at age five after spending countless days at various festivals he attended with his mother, who was an herbalist. It was on these trips that Fradin was left with plenty of time to kill and a look at a world where people lived outside of the “box.”
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The members of Nanda
As he began to master juggling, his best friend Tomoki Sage wanted to learn the talent as well. “And when he learned to backflip, I had to do that … so that’s how it started,” said Fradin about how he and Sage began a long and exciting journey of learning new talents. They pushed each other in break dancing and acrobatics. They both received scholarships to dance at a local studio and were joined by the other Nanda members, Tomoki’s brother Kiyota Sage and Chen Pollina. Soon after that the creation of the show, now known as “The Jacket,” was born. And people seem to like their creation. A Youtube video featuring several minutes of the show, has reached more than 800,000 views online. “All of us collaborated. We all create together help each
other move forward and create higher art,” Fradin said. While on Orcas, Nanda will also present a 45-minute presentation at the high school on Friday as part of their educational outreach program. It includes a 20-minute show and a lecture that breaks down how they create fight scenes and other action on the stage. “I grew up learning from other jugglers. I wanted to pass on that knowledge and skills,” said Fradin. “And what we are doing is new and we want to teach kids safe ways to do what we are doing to let kids push their limits in positive ways.” For more info, visit http://www.nandatown.com/. Tickets are $25, $19 for Orcas Center members and $11 for students.
CANCER AWARENESS
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There is no time to lose | Guest column received a breast cancer diagnosis. Too sick to work full time, it is a challenge to just keep a roof over her daughter’s head, let alone affording her cancer treatments. A friend in Bellevue shared a story about her cousin who, lacking health insurance, couldn’t afford to pay for breast cancer screenings. She has just been diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer. When I hear these stories it touches me personally, and it reinforces the urgency of Komen Puget Sound’s mission. Women and families in our community are hurting today. We need to stop this madness, provide the support that they need today and find a cure for breast cancer now. Lives are at stake. There is no
by Cheryl Shaw Exec. Director, Susan G. Komen
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very week, more than 100 women in Washington state are diagnosed with breast cancer. Being diagnosed with this disease is as scary as you can imagine. I would know. Two years ago, I was diagnosed. Because I had the unending support of my family, a great job with a compassionate staff, health insurance and – most importantly – an early diagnosis, I was fortunate. For far too many women – and men – in our community, this is not the case. I hear these stories every day. I heard about a woman in Renton, a single parent who
time to lose. All of us at Komen Puget Sound bring this personal sense of urgency to the work we do every day, as we have for nearly 20 years. Komen Puget Sound is the single largest provider of breast cancer services to women in Washington state and the largest private provider of free mammograms to low income women. Last year, Komenfunded mammograms resulted in a breast cancer diagnosis for more than 240 women in our community. Our Komen Patient Assistance fund provided financial assistance to over 500 local, low income breast cancer patients, covering their basic needs while they undergo treatment. While I am proud of what we
have accomplished, I am even more mindful of all that still needs to be done. Too many of us have lost a wife, a sister, a mother, a daughter, a friend to breast cancer. While we at Komen certainly had our share of setbacks early this year, the setbacks have only strengthened our sense of urgency. We refuse to be distracted. There is too much work to do and too many women who rely on our support. Most importantly many of our donors, sponsors and volunteers understand our urgency and continue to help during this critical time. But it is clear that we need increased support to ensure that every woman faced with breast cancer is not a victim of the setbacks we have experienced.
Mercy flights ease the burden by CALI BAGBY Staff reporter
The aftermath of a cancer diagnosis can be a web of grief, fear, confusion and financial worry. Add the trouble of living on an island far from major hospitals and the web becomes more tangled. That’s when Mercy Flight pilots can ease the burden. The Mercy Flight program, which started about 10 years ago, makes around 60 flights a year for islanders undergoing cancer treatments or who have an injury that is not life threatening. The pilots donate their time, but the Mercy Flight program, administered through the Orcas Aviation Association, reimburses them for their fuel. A handful of local pilots participate and often make numerous trips throughout the year. Some volunteers fly up to twice a week. About 95 percent of the patients on Mercy Flights are dealing with radiation treatment, so they have to be at the hospital five days a week.
Once on the mainland, patients can use a courtesy car at the airport to get to appointments. Pilots often go the extra mile and drive passengers to the hospital and then sit in the waiting room. Pilot Dwight Guss said many of the patients he has transported throughout the years have become like family. And seeing those people struggle with cancer, makes the “donation” of piloting the flight seem small in comparison. “Anybody who was with people who are facing a lifethreatening disease are not thinking about themselves,” Guss said. For Guss, flying is all about helping the community. “I’m a people person, I’m also a volunteer firefighter and paramedic,” he said. “I mainly do it because I am enjoy it.” The Sounder thanks the sponsors for this week’s cancer awareness section – 10 percent of the proceeds will go toward the local mercy flights for cancer patients.
15 years in remission
Marilyn Erly In Honor of a Survivor. All my love John
Tricia Erly A caregiver extraordinaire. We could not have done it without your tender loving care. Love Dad
Island Hardware I will never be able to thank you for your support. John Erly
In honor of mercy flight pilot Pat Muffett – Cherie Lindholm Real Estate
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Above: Cheryl Shaw is executive director of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Puget Sound.
Together we can win our fight and end breast cancer forever. To learn more about Komen Puget Sound and our mission, please visit us online at komenpugetsound.org. And please do so today. There’s no time to lose.
Support for cancer survivors by Sue Lewis
Special to the Sounder
The Orcas Island Cancer Support Group was founded in July 2010 by Sue Foulk, a stage four cancer survivor, and Bogdan and Carol Kulminski, organizers of a cancer support group in San Diego. They came together to form a group where people whose lives had been touched by cancer could come and share their feelings. It a no-cost, confidential group that provides a safe place to share for cancer patients and their families, friends or caretakers. The group meets at 5 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Community Church. “It is hard to describe or define the cancer support meetings,” says Carol. “Each month, there is a topic or discussion that touches the heart of the matter and we are left changed by the experience.”
Michael & Jeffri Crow Valley Pottery The support of friends is hard to put to words. Love John
Robin Erly In Honor of a Survivor. Love Dad
Ray’s Pharmacy Over the top!! Thanks for your fantastic support. John Erly
Been there, done that. Support it to help others – Therese and Scott Lancaster, Orcas Island Hardware
Staff of the Islands’ Sounder
In loving remembrance of Connie Hanson Bagby
In Memory of: Fran Steele and Galynn Toombs from Bob and Gail Toombs
Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce
Orcas Island Community Church
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O’NEILL FROM 1 “Bertha,” it also took out portions of O’Neill’s intestines. His body cannot assimilate vitamins or digest food the way it used to. He takes weekly vitamin shots and medication to control his digestive process. He eats a highly restricted diet, as he can only consume 18 to 20 grams of fat per meal. Also, any kind of scarring (skin, bone, tendon) creates cells in O’Neill’s body that could develop into cancer. If that occurs, he has to undergo CT scans to make sure he is cancerfree. O’Neill says he must
be mindful and careful to avoid any injuries. “It took me five years to adapt to my new body,” he said. “Now on my expeditions, I plan my meals very carefully … I am never going to get over this, but I get to choose my quality of life.” O’Neill hasn’t slowed down as a result of his physical changes. He is employed at Orcas Sewage Design and is a volunteer firefighter. He also works with Lance Armstrong’s Live Strong Foundation and is a ski and snowboard instructor and a mountaineer guide. He continues to teach summer and winter sports to chil-
CANCER AWARENESS dren and adults with a range of disabilities from brain damage to spinal injuries to amputations from war. Prior to his cancer diagnosis, O’Neill had an understanding of what it meant to live with physical challenges from his work with disabled athletes. One of his favorite skiing partners is blind and his grandfather Jack Barfoot lost an arm as a teen in a motorcycle accident. “I learned that if I wanted to do something, I can,” O’Neill said. “It just might be a little different. I have a very different life than I had before. But it feels great because I am alive. I am here.”
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Above: Mark O’Neill skiing on the southwest face of Mt. Adams in Washington.
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Under 30 and diagnosed with cancer Emotions ricocheted. I can’t leave my sweet new baby without a mommy. I can’t leave my beloved husband as a single father. I did my own pounding on the gates of heaven. I’m not leaving. Okay, I’m not leaving unless you promise they’re going to be okay without me. But like a strong current beneath our grief ran an impossible, inexplicable and illogical peace that all would be well. Not that I would necessarily live – but that all would be well. I could fill a book with the kindnesses of that time. I have never felt so loved. Friends came over to gather around me and pray. They brought vitamins, a juicer, cards, flowers, meals and supplies to clean our bathroom. I was told that hundreds of praying people around the country were asking for my life. Islanders held a bake sale and started a bank account to help with medical bills. Our landlords refused payment.
We found out it was lymphoma, and began chemotherapy with an overnight antibody infusion. After a hellish reaction, I found the next morning that I could walk almost normally. The first miracle. The next few months were a revolving blur of surgery to install a port to my jugular, rounds of chemotherapy that left me too weak to hold a phone and $6,000 injections of a white blood cell-boosting drug that felt like getting hit by a truck. The best way to cuddle my baby was to let her crawl on me. Seattle pals were gracious when I puked on their floor. When my hair fell out, a friend on a pilgrimage to Santiago shaved her head. If the tumors weren’t gone after eight chemo cycles, my last chance would be a desperate and risky bone marrow transplant. During this time, a friend wrote, “Mer, you have always had a warrior in you, and now is the time to let
her rise to full height. All of the strength of will, focus, passion and love that you’ve always known was in you must now rise, converge and storm this cancer.” That December, after my last chemotherapy, scans showed no trace of malignancy. I’ve been in remission now for six years. If I hadn’t such a thick skull, I would wake up daily dazzled and thankful instead of chafing at my limited energy. When I happen to remember, the realization of grace shoots through me and I am floored again by the kindness we have been shown. I don’t know why I am alive; but I know that every day is an incredible gift. Because in truth, we are all dying; our limited days are precious. To you who are now fighting for your lives in the dreadful, horrific immediacy of cancer, I pray that you will find immeasurable peace in the valley of the shadow. Fight this with all
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by MEREDITH M. GRIFFITH Sounder contributor
It is a rare gift to be told you are dying. In May 2006 I was diagnosed with stage IV nonHodgkins lymphoma and given a 25 percent chance of being alive in five years. I was 26, and our baby girl was 10 months old. I’d been in excruciating pain for months, unable to walk normally, laying awake nights shaking and sweating despite narcotic painkillers. Finally, an MRI turned up tumors scattered throughout my body, with a six-inch tumor growing through my pelvic bone. I was sent immediately to St. Joseph’s for a biopsy. I phoned my family in shock. On Orcas awaiting biopsy results, spring was surreal. The doctors feared it was fatal.
that you are and with every good thing you love. I found strength in everyday acts of kindness and the support of our faith community.
And to you who are fighting alongside, your strongest weapon may be to show your survivor that they are loved.
Get Fit ~ Fight Cancer
Join Orcas Spa and Athletics for our October Group Fitness Launch and we will donate all ticket proceeds to Cancer Support.
Saturday October 27th 8:30am – 12pm $5 per Class
9-10am Water Aerobics 9-10am CrossFit 9-10am Ball Pilates 10-11am Group Ride 10:15-10:45 Zumba 11-12pm Group Power 50% of the new membership enrollment fee will also be donated to local Mercy Flight Pilots
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CALENDAR Thursday, Oct. 18 FILM SHOWING: Free docu-
mentary screening of “GreenFire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time,” 6 to 8 p.m., Orcas Library. Por el Flamenco: A night of
Jesus Montoya of Sevilla, guitarist Bobby de Sofia, as well as dancers Savannah Fuentes and Ricardo Chavez, 8 to 10 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall.
Oct. 18 to 20 Enchanted ForesT: “Fly Me
To The Moon,” Orcas Center OffCenter Stage, 7:30 p.m.
Flamenco featuring Singer
Since we're not going anywhere, we might as well eat!
Sat., Oct. 20
Senior Center, no charge.
p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
KINGS FOOTBALL: The Kings
CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING:
Orcas Chamber of Commerce annual membership meeting, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Beach House at Rosario Resort and Spa. RSVP to 3762273 or info@orcasislandchamber.com.
Sun., Ongoing Alcoholics anonymous: Open meeting, 5:50 to 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish.
Thurs. – ongoing
BIRTH WORKS Class: First
youth football team will play Sedro Wooley in Friday Harbor.
Basics of Home Remodeling:
Seminar led by Richard Russell, Skagit Valley College, San Juan Island, 9 to 4 p.m., call 378-03220 to register. BIG BAND BASH: Dinner and dance, Orcas Senior Center, 5 p.m., $20 tickets at Darvill’s and senior center.
Sunday, Oct. 21 Grace Kuto: Kenyan author
to speak at Emmanuel Episcopal Church about the Chwele community development project at both services, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Ferry closure special Monday to Thursday, Oct. 22 to 25, 5 to 9 p.m. Three courses for $30 Grilled romaine salad, any pasta on the menu, and tiramisu Reservations required – 376-6394 www.dinneratsazio.com Located in the Our House Building in Eastsound 123 North Beach Road
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Monday, Oct. 22 KILL-A-WATT WORKSHOP:
OPALCO workshop on how to trim the waste from electric usage and monthly bills, Orcas Library, 10 to 11 a.m.
Weds., Oct. 24
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP:
Information about how acupuncture can help those with Parkinson’s disease, licensed acupuncturist Ian Van Gelder, 1 p.m., Orcas
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.
Fri., Ongoing 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.,
Eastsound fire hall.
STORYTIME: Orcas Library
children’s storytime at the Farmers’ Market in the Village Green, 11:30 a.m. Alcoholics anonymous: Steps 3, 7 and 11, 8 to 9 a.m. and Saturday Sober Meeting, 7-8
MON.– ONGOING Monday, 6 p.m. potluck, presentation 6:30-8:30 p.m., Children’s House. AL-ANON: Old Emmanuel Parish Hall, 7 p.m. DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Mondays, 6:45 p.m. at the Longhouse.
Alcoholics anonymous: 5:506:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall. Lions Club: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion. IsleShare Timebank: Third Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., SJC libraries, video conferenced. Theosophical Study Group:
Indralaya Library, 7:30 to 9 p.m. For further information call Rosalyn at 376-6765.
Alcoholics anonymous:
Mission trip sale
WEDs. – ONGOING
The Orcas Christian School will hold its annual garage sale on Sunday, Oct. 21 from 12 to 4 p.m. in the gym. All proceeds will go towards a mission trip where students will be involved in building projects, clothing distribution, vacation Bible School and teaching. There will be furniture, housewares, antiques, books and toys at the sale. Donations are very much appreciated and can be dropped off at the OCS gym.
TUES.– ONGOING 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. Mom’s Group: Playgroup for birth to three, Funhouse Commons, every Tues., 10 a.m. to noon, free.
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Orcas Fire drafts 2013 budget Staff reporter
Orcas Fire and Rescue is in the process of finalizing the 2013 budget. “We strive to be the best possible stewards of your hard-earned money while seeking sensible advances in our services,” Fire Chief Kevin O’Brien told the Sounder about the process. “We assure that every penny spent is directed at maintaining and improving our service to Orcas Island.” The proposed 2013 operations budget is $1,619,723 and the estimated revenue is $2,103,100. The operations budget for 2012 was $1,524,053 and the estimated revenue is $2,059,600. The proposed 2013 increase in operations is $95,670, which is a 6.28 percent rise from 2012. The projected revenue increase for next year is $43,500, a 2.11 increase. “The 2013 budget will be a budget that allows us flexibility to catch up on some programs and items that we have not been able to carry out in the past few years,” wrote Rick Anda, the district’s financial officer, wrote in a memo to OIFR chief and commissioners. The budget includes these main components: legislative: $48,296; employees and administration: $888,475; operations: $200,900; public education: $17,826; fire marshal: $56,400; training: $85,165; facilities: $74,500; maintenance: $119,180; EMS ambulance and operations: $79,281; communications: $49,700; bond payment: $0 ($184,400 was paid last year); capital projects: $300,000. Upgrades
and replacements for equipment under capital projects include a pickup truck, radios, a telephone system, computers and software and a medical device called a glidescope. The majority of salaries have not had any increases in three or four years, so this year the budget has a 3 percent cost of living allowance. “I truly believe this is the year to catch up on items,” Anda said. “This will allow us to build for the future.” Recommended improvements include: • $5,000 for strategic planning, which includes staffing, hosting citizen focus groups, advertising, printing and documentation costs. The planning would also include meetings with stakeholders to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of OIFR. At the end of these discussions a report would be published online. O’Brien said they will not hire a facilitator for the planning, which would save the station up to $25,000. • $75,000 for replacing the part-time firefighter mechanic with a full-time position (to be held by an EMT or a firefighter that can also hold a day shift responder position). This position would also replace the current part-time responders filling in at the station. • $19,000 for a public information, human resources and admin support position, which would replace the current $10,800 temp position. • A potential cost of $87,200 for improved medical insurance for family
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members of OIFR full-time staff. Orcas has the only fire district in San Juan County that does not have medical coverage for staff families. • $1,800 data storage systems • $1,920 for website link on the Islands’ Sounder, $1,100 for Orcas Issues link and $5,000 for a quarterly newsletter • $17,225 for incident command training • $41,791 for incident reporting software, hardware and training The current levy, expiring at the end of 2014, funds all operations and has provided funding for the construction of Eastsound Station 21, Deer Harbor Station 24, the purchase of Westsound Station 22, new apparatus equipment and volunteer benefits. O’Brien said they are considering asking voters to approve a new levy in 2013, a year before the current levy expires. “While we must plan for future upgrades to equipment, repairs, and maintenance, by allocating funds to a capital replacement fund, we are looking at ways to lower the overall cost to community,” O’Brien said. He added that OIFR has $340,000 in reserve “which is consistent with prudent finances of a district our size.” A meeting to discuss the budget is set for Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. at the fire hall.
by KEN AKOPIANTZ
GMO-Free member, Lopez Island
Our generation inherited a world contaminated with PCBs. They were considered as safe as mineral oil and table salt. PCBs were used in hundreds of applications from insulating fluids, plasticizers in paints, pesticide extenders, caulking, adhesives, to carbonless copy paper. We now know that PCBs are toxic at extremely low levels. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, PCBs are a known carcinogen and cause a variety of adverse health affects on the immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems. They are an “environmental hormone” entering into the network of natural hormones and disrupting critical stages of embryonic and immune system development. PCBs can cross placenta into the ginfant and be stored in breast milk. PCBs do not readily break down. They bioaccumulate and work their way to the top of the food chain stored in fatty tissue. Ninety percent of our exposure to PCBs is from our food. Most people have detectable levels of PCBs. Our present levels of exposure to PCBs are expected to cause a number of the health effects mentioned above. As early as 1937 it was apparent that PCBs “were certainly capable of doing harm in very low concentrations.” By 1966 PCB contamination of the worlds food supply was documented. It was not until 1979 that the production of PCBs was banned by the EPA. PCBs still and will for decades contaminate the environment from improper disposal and hazardous waste sites. The Monsanto Company, the primary producer
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of PCBs in the U.S., maintains that “it acted responsibly in the manufacture of PCBs”. Like PCBs, there are many “technological advances” today. One of these is genetically modified organisms. Monsanto the leader in this field says that GMOs are “as wholesome, nutritious and safe as conventional food” and that they are “acting responsibly” with this new technology. Like PCBs in the 1930s, the human and environmental effects of GMOs are not understood. The unintended consequences of forcing DNA to combine from unrelated organisms have raised concerns with geneticists around the world. Independent studies have linked GMOs to immune and digestive disorders, food allergies, cancer and antibiotic resistance. Unlike PCBs, genetic contamination from GMOs does not break down. Small amounts of genetic pollution from GMOs have the potential to grow exponentially. Compared to previous generations, we have easy access to this information. It is time that we allow human interests (not corporate interests), common sense and sound independent scientific research determine the legacy which we leave. Vote yes on Initiative 2012-4. It will make our county a GMO-Free growing region. It will not affect what is sold in stores or the raising of hybrids. Only those who knowingly violate this law will be responsible for abatement costs. Approving this initiative will show that the residents of our county are united with concerned citizens around the world, believe in appropriate uses of technological advances, and care about the planet and its inhabitants. For more info, visit gmofreesjc.org.
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Library landscape gets makeover Kill-a-watt
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Some of the new landscape at Orcas Island Library. Under the leadership of island landscaper Emily Aring, a volunteer crew
transformed the library landscape with new soil, new plants, and new vital-
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ity on Sept. 29. The deer-, drought- and wind-resistant plants not only beautify the library for the occasion of its 20th anniversary at the Rose Street location, but also serve as models for the challenging conditions island gardeners face. During the morning session, volunteers learned landscape design principles from Aring and were riveted by islander Rolf Erickson’s story of “humanure.” Erickson has pioneered the transformation of Orcas septage into safe soil, eliminating the labor and expense of transporting the contents of septic tanks 400 miles across the mountains to a treatment plant in Kittitas. Volunteers Phil Heikennen, Margaret Payne, Pierrette Guimond, Joan Pedrick, Ladd Lindholm, Anita Holliday, David Hughes and Michelle Barach pulled on their gardening gloves and headed outside to execute Aring’s design. Funds for the project were donated by The Friends of the Library. Erickson donated 10 yards of “humanure,” and Ray Brogi hauled it for free. Charlie Nigretto donated 10 yards of his compost.
Church Services EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL Parish of Orcas Island Eastsound (by the water) Bishop Craig B. Anderson, Rector Baptisms & Weddings SUNDAYS: Holy Eucharist 1st Sunday in month - 10:00 a.m. Other Sundays - 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Church School & Nursery THURSDAYS: 12 noon Rector’s Forum & Holy Eucharist 376-2352
10:00 a.m. Sunday 7:00 p.m. Testimony Meeting First Wed. of the month Orcas Elementary School Library 376-5873
ORCAS ISLAND UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Madrona Street, Eastsound Sunday Worship Services 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m., with a Nursery & Sunday School Pastor Dick Staub Pastor Scott Harris Pastor Grant Myles-Era 376-OICC
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
2nd and 4th Sundays at 11:00 am West Sound Community Hall All are welcome! www.orcasislanduu.org
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH ORCAS St. Francis Church in Eastsound Mass 1:00 p.m. Sunday
LOPEZ ISLAND Center Church Mass 4:30 p.m. Saturday
LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS Sunday Sunday 9:00 a.m. 1:15 p.m. Center Church Emmanuel Church 312 Davis Bay Rd. 242 Main St. Lopez Island Eastsound Pastor Anne Hall 468-3025 •lutherans anjuans @rockis land.com
Sunday 11:00 a.m. St. David’s Church 760 Park St. Friday Harbor
workshops In recognition of National Energy Awareness Month, the Energy Advisors from OPALCO have teamed up with local libraries to present a series of workshops in October to help members learn how to trim the waste from their electric usage and monthly bills using a Kill-a-Watt meter. There are phantom electrical loads lurking in homes, haunting electric bills. Walk around your home at night and look for the tell-tale eyes: the colored lights on device chargers, computers, game systems and appliances. These phantom loads may seem harmless, but they can add up on your power bill. Co-op members are invited to join OPALCO for a hands-on workshop at
each island’s library to learn how to use a Kill-a-Watt meter to test a variety of phantom load producing devices. Orcas Library: Monday, Oct. 22 from 10 to 11 a.m. Lopez Library: Thursday, Oct. 25 from 2 to 3 p.m. San Juan Library: Friday, Oct. 26 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Shaw Community Center: TBA These workshops are free, and OPALCO has provided Kill-a-Watt meters at each island library that can be checked out and used at home.
Guest column
Domestic violence from the criminal justice perspective by Sandi Burt
Prosecutor’s Victim Advocate
The dispatcher recognizes the victim’s voice. The deputies know the address. The prosecutor remembers the prior incidents. The advocate knows the victim. The defense attorney, judge, probation officer, counselors, domestic violence perpetrator treatment provider know the abuser. We all take our deep breaths, conjuring hope that, perhaps, this time, change will come. We hope our small piece of the puzzle can, this time, help to make the difference. Why? Because violence escalates. In 2011 in Washington: • 42 people were killed by domestic violence abusers. • 13 abusers committed murder- suicide. • 83 percent of victims killed by partners were women; 17 percent were men. • Three domestic violence
fatality cases involved samesex partners. • The youngest victim, killed by her boyfriend, was 13 years old. The oldest victim, killed by his wife, was 83 years old. • 17 children witnessed a domestic violence murder. • In at least 55 percent of homicides by abusers, the domestic violence victim had left the abuser or was trying to leave. (WA Coalition Against DV, 2012) Victims call 911 when things are so out of control that they fear for their lives. When they survive, and calm returns, they face the challenging effects of their partner’s arrest – practical and emotional. When victims also have mental health, substance abuse, or other problems, the challenge of holding abusers accountable is further compromised by their own desperate needs. They call the
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advocate, asking for charges to be dropped, no contact orders to be lifted. What many do not understand is that victims do not decide whether charges are filed. This is the sole responsibility of the prosecutor. If victims were responsible for these decisions, how high might the DV homicide rates soar? No contact orders forbid defendants from contacting victims. Paradoxically, when all a victim wants is to reunite with the defendant, the “system” becomes another experience in feeling no control – much like life with an abuser. Most victims want treatment, not jail, for their abusers. This goal is shared by the criminal justice system, especially for first offenses. Many believe counseling and chemical dependency treatment will solve the problem. Though substance abuse and mental illness often coexist with DV, these problems are separate and distinct from the unique problems of abusers. Domestic violence has roots in the way abusers relate to partners. It’s not “caused” by substances or mental illness. State law sets strict standards for DV perpetrator treatment, but our local state certified program closed a few months ago. Offenders now must get treatment on the mainland – in these economic times, a significant hardship. The alternative? Some time in jail? Fines? Give up? We hope for a program to resume services here soon. We keep breathing, hoping and caring.
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Obituaries Maurine Iles Taylor Maurine Iles Taylor, age 100, of Orcas Island and Palm Springs, Calif. passed away Oct. 4, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur R. Taylor. She is survived by her two sons, John and Stephen, daughter-in-law Trudy, three grandchildren and their spouses and eight
great grandchildren. Maurine was a member of several organizations
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Call for actors in new play Orcas Center is seeking actors of all ages to audition to play multiple parts in “Galileo,” a play by Bertolt Brecht, translation by David Hare, directed by Robert Hall and performed on the OffCenter Stage Jan. 24 to 26 and 31 and Feb. 2. Open auditions are Oct. 22 and 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the OffCenter. The play is about the beginning of the renaissance: the telescope, astronomy, and the dawn of science. Filled with an exciting blend of real drama and biting humor, “Galileo” represents a story about the bridling of new truth and of history’s most famous conflict: reason and faith. Call Robert Hall at 376-2171 for more information.
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The Orcas Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual membership meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Beach House at Rosario Resort and Spa. All chamber members are invited and non-members interested in learning more about the chamber are welcome to attend. The night begins with a social hour featuring hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and a no-host bar. At 6:30 p.m. the meeting will get underway with updates from the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau and County Economic Development Council. There will an overview on various chamber initiatives such as Washington Business Week, support for new “shoulder season” events and Fourth of July activities. The board will present awards – as nominated by chamber members – to three people in the following categories: Community Service; Environmental Excellence; and Customer Service (now known as the Island Friendly Spirit Award). There will also be door prizes awarded throughout the evening. To RSVP, contact the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce at 376-2273 or info@orcasislandchamber. com. A $10 fee per person will help offset room and food costs.
Join Children’s House for an evening of frivolity. A wine pairing and live auction event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish. Tickets are available for $50 per person and proceeds benefit the toddler and preschool program. A complete list of all live auction items will be announced soon. Call 3764744 to reserve an auction paddle or visit www.oich. org.
Comment on coal terminal project FRIENDS of the San Juans and the Orcas and Lopez NO COALitions are hosting comment-writing workshops for the proposed
Gateway Pacific Terminal’s Environmental Impact Statement. The public will have an opportunity to officially express concerns about the proposal during a period called “scoping.” Comments made at official sessions or submitted in writing during the scoping process will help inform the type and the geographic scope of impacts to be included in the EIS. Workshops are on Lopez Island, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 5-7:30 p.m., Lopez Center, 204 Village Road. San Juan Island, Thursday, Oct. 25, 12-1:30 p.m., San Juan Island Grange. Orcas Island, Thursday, Oct. 25, 5-6:30 p.m., Orcas Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Lane RSVP at 378-2319 or Katie@sanjuans.org.
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Byron Dean Otten Byron Dean Otten, longtime Orcas Island resident, passed away on Sept. 21, 2012, as his two and a half year battle with cancer came to a close. Buoyed by his faith, and the love of his family he maintained his sense of humor and concern for others. By was born in Ortonville, Minn. in 1937. His childhood was spent in the Willmar, Minn. area where he graduated from high school and attended St. Cloud State college. He joined the Naval Aviation Cadet program and earned his wings as a Naval Aviator. He excelled in aviation and
was selected as an attack pilot flying the carrier passed A-4 Skyhawk. Following his tour as a Naval Aviator, he attended the University of Minnesota and flew in the Navy Reserve. He flew with many reserve pilots who were commercial pilots with Northwest Orient Airlines. This exposure prompted him to look into commer-
cial aviation. By interviewed and was hired at Northwest. He flew Boeing 707, 727 and retired as a 747 Captain. While flying from Seattle, a group of Islands drew his attention. While the clouds covered the mainland, the sun seemed to favor the San Juans. Here he found his forever home on the San Juan’s Orcas Island. By leaves behind a loving wife and family that will miss him immensely. They have found comfort in knowing that he had a great sense of completion and had accomplished all he wanted in life. He has now made his final flight west after a life well lived. Many will miss him.
Fire danger is now rated low Due to the recent rain and a near term forecast for more, the fire danger throughout San Juan County has been designated as “low.” With the expiration of the Governor Christine Gregoire’s ban on outdoor fires throughout western Washington, burn permits are now available.
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The Vikings lost to the Grace Academy Eagles 5-0 on Oct. 9. Coming off a huge victory over long-time rivals Shoreline Christian, the Vikings were excited to play the Eagles, the second ranked team in the district. “We knew the game would be tough, we started strong and held even with them for the first half hour, even after conceding a very soft penalty kick,� said Coach Matt Stolmeier. By half the score was only 2-0, but the Vikings had a tough time linking up with one another on the fast field and combined with fluid attacks from the Eagles. The Vikings had a victorious but close home rematch at Dahl Field against Cedar Park Christian Lions on Oct. 12. The Vikings won 3-2. “We knew that even though we had beaten them a few weeks ago, we could not take this game lightly,� Stolmeier said. “We learned that lesson against La Conner.� The Vikings stuck to their game: team play, passing and possessing the ball throughout the pitch. Throughout the first half, Vikings Chase Drake and Rhys Thompson dominated possession with passing combinations. After at least a dozen shots on goal and exceptional foot work, Thompson punched in the first goal off a pass from Eric Eagan on the wing. Minutes later, Drake placed a perfect corner kick for Jack Russillo on the far post to nail a header into the far netting. Before the half, Drake landed his own goal to go with his assist, making the score 3-0 at halftime. The second half “was a bit more nervy� according to Stolmeier. After a few Viking errors late in the game, the Lions took advantage and mounted a comeback scoring two quick break away goals. Buckling down, the Viking defense solidified and repelled further attacks due to excellent play and hard work, in part, by Caleb Dean, Juan Diaz and Michael Harlow.
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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.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 2013 - 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a Resolution Approving the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program 2013-2018. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 beginning at 9:30 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 Resolution. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the
Resolution that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Resolution may then be adopted with or without modifications. 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 Resolution 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 Resolution may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/displayagenda.aspx#home. A copy of the pro-
posed Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470 and/or Rachel E. Dietzman, P.E., County Engineer at 360-370-0509. LEGAL NO. SJ430555 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. October 17, 24, 2012. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO RE-CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL SALES, RECYCLING AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS, REGARDING AMENDMENT OF SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE SECTIONS 18.20, 18.30 AND 18.40, AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO SJCC 18.30 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 relating to agricultural sales, recycling and clarification of
terms, regarding amendment of San Juan County Code Sections 18.20, 18.30 and 18.40 and adding a new section to SJCC 18.30. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 beginning at 9:30 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: 1) Correcting and aligning the terms
“designation” and “district” throughout all of 18.30; 2) Shortening and clarifying abbreviations for land use permits; 3) Clarifying agricultural sales, making new definitions for “agritourism” and “farm stand” and creating permit review levels in Tables 3.1 and 3.2; 4) Adding a new definition for composting and permit review levels in Tables 3.1 and 3.2; 5) Adding new definitions for “recycling collection and/or processing”, “recycling collection only” and “neighborhood solid waste and recycling collection site” and creating permit review levels in Tables 3.1 and 3.2; 6) Establishing residential density for the unincorporated portion of the Friday Harbor UGA; 7) Removing footnotes that are outdated, repetitive or unnecessary from Tables 3.1 and 3.2; 8) Moving veterinary clinic out of the footnotes and into Tables 3.1 and 3.2 and making permit review levels where none existed; 9) Moving notes about cottage enterprises out of the footnotes into the correct section of code; 10) In-
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serting the adopted Fairgrounds The Ordinance may also be viewed Public comment time is scheduled overlay district into the code; 11) De- 24 hours a day at the County web- for 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome leting reference to wireless commu- site at http://www.sanjuan- at every monthly Land Bank Comnication service facilities as a subar- co.com/Council/PendingOrdinanc- mission meeting. ea plan because it was previously in- es.aspx. A copy of the proposed Or- LEGAL NO. SJ430331 corporated into the code; 12) Delet- dinance will be mailed without Published: The Journal of the San ing performance standards for recy- charge upon request. For more in- Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. cling collection points because the formation please contact the Clerk of October 17, 2012. information can be found elsewhere. the County Council at 360-370-7472 All persons wishing to be heard on and/or Lee McEnery 370-7589. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO this matter are encouraged to attend. LEGAL NO. SJ430652 Sancomments Juan County Planning OBTAIN CUSTODY. Written mayCommunity be submittedDevelopment Published: & The Journal of the San 135 Rhone Street, P. O.byBox in advance of the hearing mail947, or Friday JuanHarbor, Islands,WA. The98250 Islands’ Sounder. Per RCW 79.100, San Juan County intends to take custody of the follow(360) 378-2354 (360) 3782116 (360) 378-3922 at the hearing by delivery in person.Fax October 17, 2012. ing derelict vessels on November 3, Please deliver 8 copies of all written Permits@co.san-juan.wa.us www.co-san-juan.wa.us 2012; “Knotty Otter�, with registration comments to the Clerk of the San NOTICE OF REGULAR # WN664BU in Friday Harbor, Juan County Council at 55 Second SCHEDULED MEETING: “Aahhh Yes� with registration Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA The San Juan County Land Bank #WN1191RE in Westcott Bay and To: The Journal & Sounder 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the Commission will hold its regular “Otterlicious�, with no registration Office of the County Council, 55 Sec- monthly meeting on Friday, October number held in Friday Harbor. After at the Craft Room, Mullis taking custody, San Juan County on 10/17/2012 and2012 bill Community Development & Planning ond Please Street, publish Friday once Harbor, WA and 19, may be inspected and copies ob- Community Senior Center, 589 Nash may use or dispose of them without tained at the Council offices during Street, Friday Harbor, San Juan Is- further notice. To retain custody of any of these each business day between the land. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. vessels before the Custody Date, the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
owner must: 1) obtain authorization to moor or anchor the vessel in its current location, or 2) move it to a moorage facility that has authorized the vessel, or 3) remove the vessel from the water. To redeem the vessel once San Juan County has taken custody, per RCW 53.08.320 (5) (b), the owner must commence a lawsuit to contest San Juan County’s decision to obtain custody of the vessel, or the amount of reimbursement owed, in the superior court of the county in which the vessel was located. The written request can be submitted immediately but cannot be filed any later than the tenth day after the date of custody, which will be November 13, 2012 for all three vessels. The right to a hearing is deemed waived if a request is submitted late, and the owner is liable for any costs owed to San Juan County. These costs may include all administrative costs incurred by San Juan County,
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removal and disposal costs, and costs associated with environmental damages directly or indirectly caused by the vessel. In the event of litigation, the prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. San Juan County reserves the right to pursue any other remedies available under law. For more information, contact Joanruth Baumann, representing San Juan County, at 206-999-0547 or Baumann@rockisland.com. LEGAL NO. SJ429598 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. October 17, 2012.
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Parcel Number Other Existing End Date End Date** Applicant / Agent Name Date of Date SEPA Hearing Hearing Hearing Project Location Required Environmental for SEPA for Project and Address Application Complete Threshold Body Place Date Island Permits* Documents Comments Comments SEPA DNS, Jasper Point LLC, c/o Keith 140624007 Islanders Revised HPA PSJ000Moorage float Hearing 8/22/11 11/14/12 Dearborn, 2183 Sunset Ave SW 781 Elliot Rd Bank adopted 10/2/12 Corps 11-0008 (revised proposal) Examiner Seattle, WA 98116 Lopez Island Annex 9/7/11 Roadway realignment camp250241001 SJC Parks c/o Quin Clements, HPA; PSJ000Hearing Islanders 9/26/12 9/26/12 Numerous DNS 10/24/12 11/7/12 12/12/12 site relocation and wetland 148 Odlin Park P.E., PO Box 1132 Section Bank 12-0008 Examiner enhancement at Odlin Park Rd Lopez Island Freeland, WA 98249 401;Bldg. Annex SEPA Determination: San Juan County has determined that the projects SEPA Comments: Anyone desiring Application Comments: Any file may be NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner noted above with a DNS or MDNS will not have probable significant adverse to comment on the Threshold examined by appointment during regular business meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the impacts on the environment and has issued a Threshold Determination Determination can do so by hours at the San Juan County CD&P, Courthouse Islanders Bank Admin. Building downstairs meeting pursuant to Sections 197-11-310 and 197-11-340 WAC. An Environmental submitting a written statement to Annex, Friday Harbor. Anyone desiring to room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Impact Statement will not be required under Section 43.21C.030 (2)(c) RCW. CD&P, P. O. Box 947 (135 Rhone comment on the Notice of Application can do so by Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person This determination was made after review of the environmental checklist and Street), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no submitting a written statement to CD&P no later desiring to comment prior to the hearing shall submit a other environmental information on file at Community Development and later than the comment date specified than the end date for project comments specified statement in writing to CD&P, PO Box 947, Friday Planning (CD&P). The County has determined that the requirements for above. The Threshold Determination above. Anyone who desires to provide testimony Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures have been may be appealed by submitting a in the public hearing or desires a copy of the submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for adequately addressed in the development regulations and comprehensive written statement of appeal along with decision for this project may do so by requesting this hearing may be obtained generally 7 days prior to plan adopted under Chapter 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, the basis for the appeal and a fee to such from CD&P. A copy of the staff report for this the public hearing from CD&P at the address above. state, or federal laws or rules, as provided by Section 43.21C.240 RCW and CD&P within 21 days after the end of project may be obtained from CD&P generally 7 * As directed by applicant, per UDC18.80.030.A.3.f Section 197-11-158 WAC, or as may be conditioned within any MDNS. the SEPA comment period. days prior to the public hearing. ** Suggested, Per UDC 18.80.030.B. Permit Number
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LEGALS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SKAGIT In the Matter of the Estate of BYRON D. OTTEN, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS PROBATE NO. 12-4-00347-5 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Publication: October 17, 24 & 31, 2012 Personal Representative: Attorney for the Estate: ROSALIE LINDBERG LAWRENCE A. PIRKLE PO Box 574 WSBA # 18392 Eastsound, WA 98245 321 W. Washington, Suite 300 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 LEGAL NO. S430262 Published: The Islands’ Sounder. October 17, 24, 31, 2012.
NOTICE Public timeline announcement for the review of the 2013 Orcas Fire and Rescue Budget. September 11: First draft of expenditure budget. Review, discuss, modify at BOFC September 27: Second draft of expenditure budget and proposed revenue budget. Review, discuss, modify at BOFC working session October 9: Subsequent drafts of budgets, include capital budget. Review, discuss, modify at BOFC October 23: Same as Oct 9th, if needed, working session November 13: Budget hearing and final approval of the 2013 budget, including Resolutions LEGAL NO. J424343 Published: The Islands’ Sounder, September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 2012 NOTICE The Orcas Island Park and Recreation District Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing for consideration of the proposed 2013 budget at the Regular Meeting to be held at 4PM, Thursday, November 8 at the Eastsound Firehall, Mt. Baker Road, Eastsound, WA. The public is invited to attend. LEGAL NO. S419948 Published: The Islands’ Sounder, October 17, 24, 2012.
NOTICE The Port of Orcas will discuss the 2013 budget during regular meetings scheduled for October 11 (6:00pm) and October 25 (12N) in the conference room of the terminal at the Orcas Island Airport. LEGAL NO.: S428786 Published: The Islands’ Sounder, October 10, 17, 2012.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In the Matter of the Estate of: NIKI JEANNE BERDAN, Deceased. NO. 12-4-05053-6 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representatives or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditors as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: October 10, 2012 Personal Representatives: Roy Leslyn Berdan Attorney for Personal Representative: Christine R. Kenady Address for mailing service: P.O. Box 107 Eastsound, WA 98245 LEGAL NO. S428132 Published: The Islands’ Sounder, October 10, 17, 24, 2012.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In the Matter of the Estate of: CRISTINE L. CHANDLER, Deceased. NO. 12-4-05048-0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representatives or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditors as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: October 3, 2012 Personal Representatives: James P. Connell Attorney for Personal Representative: Christine R. Kenady Address for mailing service: P.O. Box 107 Eastsound, WA 98245 LEGAL NO. S426258 Published: The Islands’ Sounder, October 3, 10, 17, 2012.
SUPERVISOR VACANCY - Appointed An unexpired board seat on the San Juan Islands Conservation District is available for appointment by the Washington State Conservation Commission. Conservation District Board Supervisors are public officials who serve without compensation and set policy and direction for the ConPage 1This of 1 position exservation District. pires in May 19, 2014 and is a threeyear appointment. For more information, or to obtain an application form, please contact Carol Maas at the San Juan Islands Conservation District 360-378-6621 or e-mail c.maas@sanjuanislandscd.org, www.sanjuanislandscd.org) or visit the Conservation Commission website at http://www.scc.wa.gov. The Washington State Conservation Commission must receive applications no later than October 26, 2012 by 5pm. LEGAL NO. SJ424333 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. September 26, October 3, 10, 17.
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