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Tour de Lopez celebrates 10 years By Cali Bagby Weekly editor
It all started with an idea. Daren Holscher thought other cycling events in the state were successful so why not hold one on Lopez. Becky Smith recalls that the Chamber of Commerce was interested in the event. And so the Tour De Lopez was born. “We started talking about bicycling because it is one thing people come here to do – the terrain makes it an ideal location,” said Smith, chamber vice-president and Tour de Lopez coordinator. This year marks the tenth
anniversary for the non-competitive ride that is still going strong. Registration has closed
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for the ride, but you can still jump aboard for the lunch the day of the ride, April 27, at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts with a beer garden while listening to the music of the Lucky Dawgs from 12-3 p.m. For visitors, there is free parking in the upper lot at the Anacortes Ferry Terminal, Thurs.-Sun., courtesy of Washington State Ferries and Diamond Parking. WSF also offers an extra unscheduled sailing from Anacortes to Lopez at 7:35 a.m. on
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A look at riders during last year’s Tour de Lopez. Saturday to accommodate riders coming for a day trip. There are four routes (5, 12, 17 and 31 miles) that begin from the ferry landing or Lopez Village and are marked with “unique” recycled bikes. The event started as a way to help the chamber pay for operation and maintenance of the public restrooms and See tour, page 6
Volpone, or T he Fox By Ben Jonson
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Community Calendar fri, april 26 meeting: Grief and Loss Support Group, 10 a.m., Hospice and Home Support Office. 178 Weeks Road. For info call 4684446 or email admin@ lihhs.org. sat, april 27 tour: 10th Annual Tour de Lopez, For info, visit www. lopezisland.com or call the chamber office 468-4664.
sun, april 28 lecture: Beth Terry, author of “Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How you Can Too” gives presentation, 5:30 p.m., Woodman Hall. tues, april 30 due date: Nominations for directors’s positions for Catherine Washburn Medical Association, The board nominates Don
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thurs, may 2 theater: “Volpone,” 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Runs from Thursday May 2 through Sunday May 5 at 7:30 p.m. with a special matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday May 5. fri, may 3 screening: Child Development Screenings, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Lopez Elementary School. Parents of young children (birth to 5 years), Do you have questions about your child’s
Speech? Hearing? Vision?, Development? Motor skills? To make an appointment for a free screening. Call Laurie at 468-2201 ext. 2127. sat, may 4 fundraiser: Lopez Island Community Fireworks Presents a Mexican Dinner and Live Auction Fundraiser, 5- 9 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Begins at 5 p.m. with auction preview and drinks. Authentic Mexican threecourse meal including beer, wine and margaritas available to purchase. For more info, visit www.lopezfireworks.com. sun, may 5 fundraiser: “Dinner on the Move: An Elegant
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skills, are good listeners, and have a wealth of experience in working with and for the County. Lovel has represented the County in Olympia and has the trust and confidence of our elected representatives there, Lisa has successfully managed affordable housing efforts on Orcas Island, and Jamie has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life
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for all Lopez residents--and ably serves as the current council chairman. Please join us in supporting Lovel, Lisa and Jamie for county council. John and Carol Whetten Lopez Island
Support for Byers I have known Lisa for many years and worked with her on several county wide projects. Lisa has a remarkable ability to work with divergent points of view, listen carefully and help everyone in the group thoroughly understand the situation then come to useful and effective solutions. Even folks who have a different point of view understand the reasons the choices were made. She is very much a systems thinker who deeply
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Evening on the Rock for an Exceptional Cause” for DVSAS, 4- 9 p.m., Lucky participants will be chauffeured through a fivecourse meal prepared by Lopez chefs at three locations. 28 tickets are left. For tickets and info, contact Kim Bryan at 468-3788 or email kim@ dvsassanjuans.org.
thurs, may 9 meeting: Lopez Island Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale and Silent Auction, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Bring a box to take home all your new plants. Donated plants can be dropped off Wednesday, May 8 from 3-5 p.m.
respects the individual. This is a much needed trait in our council member as every policy decision made at this level has many seen, and too often unseen, consequences throughout the county leading to contradictory or confusing policies. Lisa brings this strength of clarity to every conversation and decision making task. She has demonstrated exceptional managerial experience as director of Opal and in every other position she has held. We could not find a better qualified candidate than Lisa Byers to lead the county through the coming years of lean budgets and the need to integrate and streamline county policies so residents have a clear path to permits and all other ways citizens interface with county government. Identifying and solving these problems are long overdue. We will get a balanced budget and more effective and efficient county government if we elect Lisa Byers. Carol Steckler Lopez Island
Yes for School Bond I would like to share why I intend to vote in favor of the proposed school renovation bond. This is not a decision I came to without a great deal of thought, and I believe it is the right decision for Lopez. I served on the Lopez
thurs, may 18 meeting: Annual meeting of the Catherine Washburn Medical Association, 10 a.m., Lopez Library meeting room. Reports will be provided and directors elected to three vacant positions as specified in the By-laws. The board nominates Don Poole, Sherry Brummell and Ron Shively. Nominations will be taken from the membership; nominees must be members of CWMA, permanent residents of Lopez Island, and have the written endorsement of ten CWMA members. Nominations must be postmarked by April 30, 2013 and sent to CWMA PO Box 309, Lopez Island, WA 98261. Island School Board for six years, and I have been awed by the wonderful support this community has always shown for the school district. I have been equally awed by the important role the school has played in the life of the students and their families. This is an opportunity to once again show that incredible support and connection between school and community. I have worked with the members of the current School Board, and I have observed first hand the commitment and dedication with which these volunteers do their job, often without any thanks or recognition. I know for a fact that this board spent many hours working to bring forward a bond proposal that they sincerely believe will for many years serve the school, its students and staff and the Lopez community. I have read and listened to the opinions on both sides of the bond proposal. I know and have great respect for those on both sides of this issue. Ever yone recognizes the bond, if approved, will require a significant financial contribution by the taxpayers. I believe it is a contribution worth making, and I hope you will join me in voting yes. Diana G. Hancock Lopez Island
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Natural History with Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy Plastic feast Annual world production of plastics exceeds 300 million tons and continues to grow. That’s about 100 pounds of new plastics per year for every human on earth. Of course, plastic use is not evenly distributed. People in North America, Europe and Japan consume about two-thirds of the world’s plastics. Even in wealthy countries, less than half of the plastic produced is recycled. The rest is destined for landfills, officially; but a great deal of it ends up in the oceans. No one can say just how much or how it gets there. Illegal dumping almost certainly accounts for more than half of it. The fate and impact of marine plastic debris depends a great deal on the types of plastics that are involved. To a chemist, we are talking about “thermoplastics,” materials
that soften and flow when heated, so they can easily be molded. Most thermoplastics are polymers simply composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, although other compounds or metals are added to them to alter their elasticity, strength, stability or color. Five polymers account for nearly all thermoplastics in use today. Polyethylene is manufactured from petroleum and is a bit less dense than water, so it floats. Lowdensity PE is used in food wrapping and plastic bags; high-density PE is used for home insulation (Tyvek) among other things. Sunlight slowly de-polymerizes PE and bacteria metabolize it into carbon dioxide and water. Polypropylene, used for packaging, textiles and bottles, is manufactured from natural gas. Like PE, PP floats and slowly breaks down into
carbon dioxide and water. Both PE and PP are easily recycled. Polystyrene, used in disposable utensils, jewel cases, Styrofoam cups and packing peanuts; and polycarbonate, used in CDs, electronics and windows; are denser than water and tend to sink unless “puffed up” with air. They are relatively stable and do not degrade in the environment, just abrade into smaller and smaller pieces, producing plastic sand. In last place is polyvinyl chloride or PVC used extensively for plumbing. It sinks and is very stable chemically, but if burned it releases carcinogenic dioxins. PS, PC, and PVC are not often recycled, and tend to account for a disproportionate amount of micro-plastic debris. Significant accumulations
of plastic debris can be seen on some south-facing San Juan County beaches, deposited by high storm tides and winds. With the help of Marta Branch, her high school class, and Orcas intern Quinn Freedman, we studied the plastic “midden” on the public beach at Eastsound in summer 2012. Although thousands of preconsumer plastic pellets (nurdles) were recovered, most of the plastics we sifted from the sand and woody debris were post-consumer: bags, candy wrappers, bottles, housewares, and an astonishing
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SHARK REEF Poetry reading at Library SHARK REEF Literary Magazine and the Lopez Library invite poetry lovers to a reading by four poets on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m.
at the library to commemorate National Poetry Month. Lopez poet John Sangster, a past poetry co-editor of SHARK REEF, will introduce
fellow poets, Tom Aslin, Gary Thompson, Gayle Kaune and Lopezian Ande Finley. Aslin and Thompson are currently serving as poetry co-editors for SHARK REEF. Finley has been published in the magazine. “I met Tom at the Centrum Writer’s Conference several years ago,” said Sangster. “When Elizabeth Landrum and I were ready to pass on the poetry co-editor baton, I thought of him. He, in turn, brought in Gary Thompson, both of them graduates of the University of Montana. SHARK REEF editor Lorna Reese and I thought it would be fun to do a SHARK REEF poets, plus one, event for the next reading.” Recently retired from driving Metro buses in Seattle, Aslin published a chapbook,
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“Sweet Smoke” (Red Wing Press, West Sacramento, CA), and a full-length collection, A Moon over Wings (Clark City Press). A Moon over Wings will be re-issued in a new edition later this year from Tebot Bach, Huntington Beach, CA. That book was a finalist for the 2009 Washington State Book Award. Aslin holds an Master’s in Fine Arts from the University of Montana where he studied with the late Richard Hugo and Madeline DeFrees. “I enjoy public readings,” Aslin says. “I just remember that everyone comes because they want to. It’s not like teaching 7th or 8th graders where most of them probably wish to be anywhere else.” Thompson’s latest book of poems, “To the Archaeologist Who Finds Us,” published by Turning Point in 2008, joins three previous collections. He also holds an Master’s in Fine Arts from the University of Montana and remembers fondly those Hugo-DeFreesKittredge days. He taught in the creative writing program at California State University, Chico, for over 25 years. He and his
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wife Linda have lived in the Northwest for fourteen years and, five years ago, moved to San Juan Island, bringing their old trawler, Keats, home to the waters they have come to love. Fish Bay on Lopez is one of their favorite stopovers. Kaune has won several Washington Poets Awards, a Ben Hur Lampmann Award, and has been nominated for Pushcart and Pulitzer prizes. Her books include “Still Life in the Physical World,” published by Blue Begonia Press and the chapbook Concentric Circles, which won the Flume Press Award judged by Gary Thompson. Her newest book, “All the Birds Awake,” was published by Tebot Bach. Kaune met John Sangster and Tom Aslin at the Centrum Writer’s Conference and finally met Gary Thompson this past year when he came to her home town, Port Townsend, to give a reading. Lopez poet Finley, who has been writing most of her life, confesses she imagined early
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Above: Gary Thompson and below: Tom Aslin. on she would someday be a famous novelist. After dabbling a while with children’s books, poetry became her imaginative focus. Living on Lopez has nurtured the passionate connection with the natural world that shows up in many of her poems. “In our forest, I often get the feeling I’m merely a conduit for the creative energy swirling around out there,” she says. “It’s endlessly inspiring.” Finley admits the supportive audiences at well-attended Lopez Writers Read events help her overcome her intense performance anxiety. “Rain or shine, Lopez always comes out for poets,” says Sangster. “We get bigger audiences than they do at Elliott Bay Books and I expect this event will prove just as popular. These are wonderful poets and great readers so I’d recommend you get there early to get a good seat.”
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Left to right are: Mike Hobi, Gary Alexander, George Keeler and Josh Eide (in background). The Lopez Community Theater production opening on May 2 will be “Volpone,” or The Fox, a classic but seldom performed comedy by Shakespeare’s contemporar y and friend, Ben Jonson. The production will be directed by Meredith and Steve Young, a father-daughter team. Steve has been an actor in a number of Lopez productions, and this marks his return
to directing after many years. Meredith has joined the team from Los Angeles, where, after graduating from Cal Arts with a degree in directing, she has been working as an editor in film and television. The cast includes both seasoned veterans of the Lopez Theater like Josh Eide, George Keeler, and Mary Wondra, and introduces some newcomers, notably Kestrel Arps, and
Mike Hobi, as Corvino. “Volpone” is a timely satirical play which brings to life the ridiculous antics of characters who will do anything in their pursuit of wealth, and presents what may be the earliest example in literature of the Ponzi scheme. Two con men played by Kestrel Arps, and Mosca, his side-kick, played by Josh Eide, pretend that Volpone is fabulously wealthy, deathly ill and has no heirs. Wealthy Venetians (and a silly English tourist) visit Volpone daily, bringing him gifts, encouraged by Mosca to believe that they will inherit all Volpone’s treasure. As Mosca and his patron devise ever more complicated schemes to fleece and humiliate their victims, more and more characters are drawn into the scam, until they all end up in court, and justice (of a kind) is done. Jonson’s brilliant language reveals a group of complex characters that move beyond comic stereotypes and
Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents Baroque Trio The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents a quartet of international soloists including leader of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra and violinist Ingrid Matthews, baroque cellist and director of the Montreal Baroque Festival Susie Napper, harpsichordist HansJürgen Schnoor from Lübeck, Germany and baroque flutist and festival artistic director Jeffrey Cohan in the Baroque Trio Sonata. The show is Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m.
reveal, in their twisted dreams and frantic stratagems, how the desire for wealth can degrade an entire community. All performances will be at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, from Thursday May 2 through Sunday May 5 at 7:30 p.m., with a special matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday May 5. General Admission Tickets: $15, available for advance sale at Paper, Scissors on the Rock, Blossom, and Islehaven Books. All proceeds from the production will benefit The Lopez Historical Society. Suitable for ages 13 and up.
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at Grace Church, 70 Sunset Lane in Lopez Village. The performance of some of the greatest baroque chamber music by outstanding composers of the baroque includes Jean-Baptiste Lully, Arcangelo Corelli, George Frideric Handel and Georg Philipp Telemann Suggested donation is $15 or $20, 18 and under are free.For info, visit www.salishseafestival.org or call 468-3477.
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shower in Village Park. “Until the Tour de Lopez we were trying to fund that out of our dues and it got to the point that we could not do that anymore,” Smith said. The success of the tour has eliminated the chamber’s concern about funding and has even gone a step further. The tour brings tourism without detriment to Lopez’s landscape. “Bicyclists tend to be very conscientious of their impact,” said Smith. “It is a good match … by Sunday morn-
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used chalk to point out the routes, but the rain washed it all away. Smith’s solution was to get old bikes at the dump, decorate and paint them and use the bikes as markers. “They are unique and people love them,” said Smith. She added that Christa Campbell and the 50 or so dedicated volunteers that help out each year make the event successful. “We couldn’t do this without volunteers; it’s a group effort,” Smith said. “Just ask my family, they get recruited every year.” For more information about the tour, visit www.lopezisland.com.
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2 BR, 2 BA Condo on Orcas Island / Eastsound (upstairs bright corner unit in lower section) keyless digital entry, wood floors, all kitchen applianaces and window coverings. Walk to town. No smoke / no pets. $795/month, First & security. Ask about discount. 1 year lease minimum, references required. Alan 714-2711215 nordicstr@aol.com
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COLFAX RIVERFRONT. 9 acres was $75,000 now only $39,500. Lender Repo sale. Beautiful valley views, quiet county road with electric. Excellent financing provided. Call UTR 1-888326-9048.
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BAJILLIONS STILL AVAILABLE for good R.E. Contracts, Notes and Annuities. Receiving Payments? It may be time to give us a call. Skip Foss 800-6373677. LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at (425) 803-9061. www.fossmortgage.com
IF YOU USED THE MIRENA IUD between 2001 present and suffered perforation or embedment in the uterus requiring surgical removal, or had a child born with birth defects you may be entitled to compensation. Call Johnson Law and speak with female staff members 1-800-535-5727
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FISHERMAN BAY Spacious 3 BR, 2 BA with 2 car garage on .5 acres. Close to village. $1200/mo. Carol (360)468-3177 **************************** OWNERS! We want your rentals! Property management & lease services avail. Great rates. Shawn (360)378-8600 ***************************** see more at: www.windermeresji.com ORCAS ISLAND
BEAUTIFUL HOUSE BY owner for summer rental. Beach view & access Fully furnished 2 BR, 2 BA home (sleeps 4). Located in central Eastsound on Orcas. 1 block from market. Non smoking. No pets. Renting by the month. 1 month free for 6 month lease. $2,500. Contact John 360-376-8874 or email johnmazz@centurytel.net
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LOPEZ ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT Seeks qualified applicants. HS ART TEACHER .4 FTE SPECIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ASSISTANT 5 hours/4 days per week Accepting applications until filled. For information or an application packet please contact Christina at 360.468.2202 ext 2300 or www.lopezislandschool.org AA/EOE
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is seeking a Noxious Weed Program Coordinator. For a detailed job description and application, visit www.sanjuanco.com or call (360) 370-7402. Closes 5/02/13. EOE.
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DIVORCE $155. $175 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member. (503) 772-5295. www.paralegalalter natives.com legalalt@msn.com
ETHAN ALLEN bookcases, Two 6 shelf, $200/each. Two 3 shelf, $100/each. Like new cond. ETHAN ALLEN girl’s bedroom set. Twin bed with head and foot board, side table with drawer and shelf, 3 drawer dresser, oval mirror, 3 shelf bookcase, elegant and like new. $900/obo. Located in Poulsbo. (360)394-1818
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1 TANNING BED by Dr Kern. Blue Dream model CX 424 high performance bed! 11 minute salon quality bed. Perfect for a salon or great for home use! Middle level pressure bed comes complete with high pressure facial panel. Bought new 2003 for $8,500, bulbs replaced March 2008. Personal home use only since August 2008. Excellent cond! Moving, must go! Please call and make your best offer $1,500 OBO. Call 206-755-8412. Kitsap County.
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is seeking a Public Health Nurse to provide professional nursing services in communicable disease investigation, immunizations, and maternal child programs. Residence in Friday Harbor preferred. 40 hours per week, plus benefits.
San Juan County SEEKING TO ADOPT Loving couple seeks to ADOPT an infant. We can offer your baby a lifetime of love, opportunity, and financial security. We will provide a happy home, sharing our interests in the outdoors, travel, music, and sports. Let us help support you with your adoption plan. Contact us at 206-920-1376 or AndrewCorley@ outlook.com or our attorney at 206-728-5858, ask for Joan file #0376.
Aaron Marson Phone: 360-378-2117 Fax: 360-378-5700 660 Spring St. Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Aaron_Marson@LCCA.com Visit us online at: LCCA.COM. EOE/M/F/V/D – 39811
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CABLE NELSON PIANO Walnut Spinet has been recently tuned. One owner, well cared for and in excellent cond! Medium brown color and includes matching solid wood bench. Great deal, asking only $1,200. Moving, must sell, unfortunately no room to take with us. Please call with questions 360-675-1416, Oak Harbor, Whidbey.
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PICCOLO, Roy Seaman, Grenadilla wood, silver keys, $1400/obo. Located in Poulsbo. (360)394-1818
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EVINRUDE LONGSHAFT Outboard, 28hp. Steering wheel mounted on console. Includes all components for motor. 15’ King trailer. $1600 takes all. 360-370-5273 Friday Harbor, San Juan Island Automobiles Porsche
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1990 DODGE Ram 250 Turbo Cummings diesel. New rear slider window. Good tires. Runs good. $2800. (360)929-6046 Whidbey Island Campers/Canopies
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1 TANNING BED BY SUN MASTER This 28 lamp unit is a 20 minute bed. Great for home use or perfect for a salon! Middle level pressure bed. New in 2003 for $3,000, bulbs replaced in March 2008. Personal home use since August 2008. Excellent condition! Moving, must go! Please call and make your best offer $600 OBO. 206755-8412 Kitsap.
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3 CARLIN PINSCHER male puppies available. Black and rust colored. First shots, tails docked and dew claws removed. $500 each. 1 adult male and 2 adult females also available, please call pricing. Oak Harbor 360929-1451.
2001 KAWASAKI Concours Sport Touring Motorcycle. Excellent condition. 84,000 miles. Two sets of hard bags, OEM and color matched. $2,000. 360-331-7384 Freeland, Whidbey Island
THE ISLANDS’ WEEKLY • WWW.ISLANDSWEEKLY.COM• April 23, 2013 - PAGE 7
Tue. – Sat. 11-5 • 77 Village Road, Lopez Island
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LOPEZ ISLAND COMMUNITY FIREWORKS
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Look around you. Chances are a family member, a friend, or a neighbor volunteers for a nonprofit organization on Lopez. Perhaps you have the satisfaction of serving our community in this way too. We don’t know exactly how many individuals volunteer here or how many hours are
given, but we do know this island would not be what it is without the generosity and dedication of volunteers. It’s time to celebrate them during National Volunteer Week, April 21 – 27. National Volunteer Week is about the people who make it possible for so many of us to stay on the island. It’s about taking action in the community. And it’s about encourag-
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As the needs of local families grow and we continue to expand our programming, United Way funding remains vital to our success. Our programs like Lopez Fresh, Family Support and Primary Intervention Program are made possible through the ongoing support of United Way. Thank You United Way of San Juan County! From the Board and Staff of the Lopez Island SignFamily up Ad #1 Resource Center
OPALCO is proposing a new telecommunications system to provide much better Internet plus phone service for about what you’re paying now.
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ing individuals to volunteer. Do you ever wonder what living on Lopez Island would be like without volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians and Firefighters? Fifty-two of your neighbors respond to emergencies day or night, rain or shine, to try and make what may be the worst day of your life better. “Our volunteers dedicate themselves to you because they love living on Lopez Island like we all do, and they make this a better place to live,” said Fire Chief Jim Ghiglione. Mary O’Bryant, Manager of Client Services at Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support, says “I can’t tell you how much we appreciate what our volunteers do. Many of our clients would not be able to stay at home without their help. Our great thanks go out to them all.” Gale McCallum has been a volunteer for Hospice and Home Support since its inception in 1997. She understands the returns in being a volunteer.
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Lopez Fire is considering their role in the San Juan County Sheriff Department’s plan for a new emergency vessel. “It’s really a financial issue,” Lopez Fire Chief Jim Ghiglione said. In November, the Sheriff’s Office was awarded a Federal Port Security Grant of up to $785,000 to acquire an emergency response boat for fire agencies and emergency medical services as well as law enforcement. The grant
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Generously sponsored by: Islanders Insurance, Spencer’s Landing Marina, Richardson Fuel, Lopez Island Pharmacy, Lopez Village Market, Mitrebox Contracting, Jamie & Lauren Stephens, Cloud Islands, Edenwild Inn, Hayward Design & Construction, Doug James Floor Coverings, Karen Rousseau, Lopez Sand & Gravel, Steve Horn Photography, Ralph Bladt & Barbara Fulton, Mike Halperin & Jodi Green, Nancy & Charles Givens, Spud & Karen Grimes, Gary & Karen Alexander, Ken & Linda Rose, Duane & Audrey Bordvick, Dianne Pressenda, Raiti Waerness. With additional support from Humanities WA
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As she commented, “You get back so much more than you put into it.” During National Volunteer Week, take a moment to thank the volunteers who work with so many organizations on Lopez Island. And please consider becoming a volunteer yourself. As it’s said, “To the world you may be one person. But to that one person you may be the world.”
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requires a local match that can be satisfied by staff time and other planned expenditures that should not increase costs to local taxpayers. The Marine Operations User’s Group includes all the public safety organizations in San Juan County and is tasked with overseeing the marine operations program. As a financial participant, OIFR would have been responsible for approximately $25,000 per year in maintenance and operational costs for the program. “We know that for Lopez we can’t rely on the ferry system for transport of patients by boat and transport of firefighting personnel interisland,” Ghiglione said. “We need a cooperative agreement with other agencies, but it’s such a small issue for us – we have 1.6 boat transports per year. So is this a good use of taxpayers’ money?” Ghiglione says the new PeaceHealth hospital on San Juan is also an option for patients instead of St. Joseph’s in Bellingham. “If the helicopters can’t fly and the Navy or Coast Guard isn’t available, we are more than likely going to take them across the pond over to San Juan,” he said. “Plus, before we go to the boat, we explore every air aspect first. Air is our primary method of transporting patients.” The Lopez Fire board will discuss the matter at its May 13 board meeting.