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Have you ever seen a barred owl on Lopez Island? Bob Porter for Port of Lopez The following former Port of Lopez Commissioners endorse Bob Porter for the Port of Lopez
Jamie Stephens, Charlie Walker, Larry Hendel and Ron Fowler. Bob's past record of service and accomplishments speak volumes regarding his superior qualifications, proven leadership and ability to represent fairly the Lopez community. Paid for by the Committee to Elect Bob Porter 2331 Bakerview Rd., Lopez WA 98261 • (360) 468-3004
By Cali Bagby Weekly editor
Described as beautiful, aggressive and at once both soft and sharp, barred owls are an object of fascination and concern. Recent national news reports that barred owls are displacing spotted owls have the Sounder wondering just how the species fits into our island ecosystem, and did it force spotted owls from our isles?
Community Shakespeare 12th Annual Fall Festival
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (appropriate for all ages)
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Nov. 6, 12 noon & 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7-8-9 at 7:30 p.m. Students $10, Adults $15 Tickets online at communityshakespeare.org, Also at Paper Scissors Rock
Owl versus owl According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the Pacific Northwest barred owls are displacing and hybridizing with spotted owls – their slightly smaller, less aggressive cousins – which are already threatened from habitat loss. That is why this year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published an environmental impact statement explaining why it had approved the removal of about 3,600 barred owls from specific areas through Oregon, Washington and California. According to Seattlebased nature writer Craig Welch, spotted owl populations in parts of Washington are half what they were in the 1980s. “Throughout their range, from Canada to California,
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The barred owl has vertical brown and light barring or streaking. Northern spotted owls are disappearing three times faster than biologists had feared,” wrote Welch in his article “The Spotted Owl’s New Nemesis” in the Smithsonian Magazine. Birds of a feather Barred owls have vertical brown and light barring or streaking on the belly and lower chest, whereas the spotted owl has light spots on its chest. Both owls have dark brown, almost black eyes and their wings and tail are brown and white. Barred owls live in large, mature forests made up of both deciduous trees and evergreens, often near water. They nest in tree
cavities. In the Northwest, barred owls have moved into old-growth coniferous forests, where they compete with the threatened spot-
ted owl. There is some data that suggests they are interbreeding, which is going to change the population, said OWL, SEE PAGE 5
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THURS, OCT 31 EVENT: Community Harvest Party, 6:30-8 p.m., Lopez Island Community Church. Games, prizes, candy, snacks, and costume parade for ages -12.
FRI, NOV 1 ART: Lopez Artist Guild Presents Diana Bower: Prints, Paintings & Broadsides, 5-6:30 p.m., The Gathering Place at the Hamlet in Lopez
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Lopez Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Fridays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809
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Helding, and Clive Prout for the Lopez school board. They all bring considerable knowledge and experience needed to govern a school district. Budke, Guenther, and Helding all have teaching experience; Helding and Budke have extensive business and finance background; and all of them, but particularly Helding and Prout, have considerable skills and experience in group process and facilitation.
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Village. An Opening Reception for Diana Bower’s Show will be Friday, Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m. The show will be in the Hamlet from Nov. 1 through Dec.4.
WEDS, NOV 6 PLAY: Community Shakespeare presents A Mid Summer Night’s Dream, 12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Lopez Community Center. Admission: ticketed.Tickets at door: free. Shows run Nov. 7 - 9.Visit http://www.lopezcenter.org/ for details. I want that kind of expertise and commitment to support and strengthen the school’s strong performance and continued growth. I’m among the 42 percent of Lopez voters who supported last year’s school bond, and I’m disappointed that our school and community missed the opportunity the bond offered. I appreciate the work the school board did to identify the many issues in the facilities needing attention related to safety, energy efficiency, vocational and technology education, and physical education/fitness/ sports. After studying the proposals and attending community meetings, I was impressed by the board’s hard work and skill at examining the
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needs and short-term and long-term financial implications; identifying appropriate designers and architects; and receiving community input. The facility problems and needs addressed in last year’s bond haven’t gone away, and I believe the current board members seeking re-election (Budke, Guenther, Helding, and Prout) have the experience, commitment, skills, and knowledge to build on what they and we learned so the next bond proposal will meet the school’s and community’s needs. We’ve already lost valuable time and money; I believe this team, along with the rest of the board and school administration, can lead us to the next steps efficiently and effectively.
changes of government in the last several years, vote to approve County Charter Proposition 1. If you don’t think that’s a good way to run the county, vote to reject it.
IRIS GRAVILLE Lopez Island
Reject County Charter Prop 1 If you like the chaos and confusion of our frequent
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MON, NOV 11 MEETING: Lopez Center Monthly Board Meeting, 5;15 p.m., Lopez Center. For more info, visit www. lopezcenter.org.
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affair, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Woodmen Hall. It will feature artists from Lopez, Orcas & San Juan. There will be a food drive there.
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No to County Charter Prop 1 False: “Proposition 1 is a small change in the Charter.” True: This represents small change with enormous consequences. This would remove a prohibition on changing County Council districts by initiative. This restriction was originally placed in the proposed Charter by the Freeholders, and passed by voters in 2005. It was retained in the revised Charter proposed by the Charter Review Commission and passed by voters in 2012 granting each citizen the right to vote for all council positions. False: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” True: The original Charter specifically excluded redistricting from the initiative process to allow greater transparency, and to allow citizens input throughout; from recognition of who the
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FRI, NOV 29 FUNDRAISER: Lopez Union Cemetery Christmas Wreath, Craft & Gift Sale, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Center Church. Proceeds to go support Center Church and Union Cemetery.
proponents are, to viewing the initial draft, and in initiating changes throughout the public hearing process. This attempt brings the word “gerrymandering” to mind. False: “Changes can only be made every 10 years.” True: Contrary to the incomplete Pro Statement in the Voter’s Pamphlet that Charter Review Commissions can only be held every ten years; they can thereafter be held as often as every other year. [Section 9.20 - Election Procedures and Period of Office (1) The County Council shall cause an election of a CRC in 2020 and at least every ten (10) years thereafter provided that the CRC election is held in an even numbered year.] The reason for this timetable was to prevent the election for CRC occurring in a low voter turnout year enabling any group from packing the CRC with “their” people. The CRC discussed this. This provision is no accident. It’s very inception was to safeguard citizens from the kind of back-door special-interest politicking exhibited now. False: “There is nothing more or less democratic, or secretive about an initiative than a Charter Commission.” True: This was originally initiated by a small group of people in secret, and submitted in an effort to redistrict the county “their” way. This is in direct contrast with the CRC process which allows for full transparency. Reject proposition 1. MICHAEL JOHNSON Orcas Island
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Left: Jim and Connie with their Lopez Kiwis.
Jim Smith, Lopez Island Next time you drive past Lopez Community Center, take a look at the flag flying out front. After Sept. 11, 2001, some community members felt the lack of an appropriate place to gather and grieve; the center’s flagpole was Jim Smith’s response. Jim designed, commissioned, trucked from the South End, assembled, painted, and erected that 40-plus-foot pole, with help from some friends. He even installed the lights. Although the object of some controversy, that particular flag represents not only pride in America, but also Jim’s canand-will-do spirit. That same spirit, shared by Jim’s wife Connie, is responsible for the existence of Lopez Kiwis. Despite having zero agricultural background, Jim and Connie dived into kiwi farming in 1990 with 10 acres, a tractor, and their own labor. “Everyone thought we were nuts,” Connie laughs. Why kiwis? A niche fruit commanding premium prices, kiwis also ripen after picking, making them easier to transport than perishable fruit like berries or apples. Jim’s expertise and contacts from his previous career helped the Smiths connect with Larry’s Markets in Seattle and other smaller stores, and Lopez Kiwis flourished. Of course, Jim and Connie had to work themselves ragged, erecting endless posts and wires, hauling loads of fruit off-island every week, and, in the winter, pruning “in the wind and rain,” Connie says with a shudder. The Smiths did get a huge leg up from their community of friends, self-nicknamed “the Beavers.” This group formed back in the late 1980s, when Jim and Connie (newly married after the dissolution of previous marriages, and living in Bellevue) started visiting their friends Phil and Jean Weinheimer, and falling in love with Lopez. Whenever they came up, all the Beavers would get together to work on someone’s project. “We had a Sheetrock Beaver, a Structural Engineer Beaver,” Jim remembers. “I was the Electric Beaver.”
When the Smiths bought a cabin on Hunter Bay, the Beavers pitched in, and when they decided to become not only full-time Lopezians but farmers, the Beavers helped get those kiwis started. Engineers make things work, so perhaps Jim’s background in engineering encouraged his confidence in other areas. An Ohio boy who graduated from the University of Toledo in 1959, Jim was hired almost immediately by Boeing and launched into a career focused on aviation. Four years at LAX Airport as a field service engineer, helping airlines troubleshoot the new 727s, led to a further degree in mechanical engineering, and later to sales. There Jim really hit his stride. “I found that working with
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Jim as a young student. the people who make the airline run, that was much more fun,” he says, and Connie agrees: “He’s a people person.” Nowhere has that appellation shown itself more truly than in Jim’s work on the Lopez Home Tour, of which Jim and Connie and their friend John Whetton are founding parents. Ten years ago, they and fellow board members of the brand-new Lopez Center were scrambling to fundraise. “You can only get so far with spaghetti dinners,” Jim says. John Whetton, an avid skier, borrowed the idea of the Home Tour from Park City, Utah, and the board ran
with it. As anyone who has experienced the Lopez Home Tour knows, it is no “Street of Dreams” affair. “Nobody here lives like that,” Jim says. “We wanted something that reflected the Lopez lifestyle.” Hence the range of houses on tour, from straw-bale cottages to high-tech farmhouses and everything in between. Although some off-islanders attend, they are invited only from within the county, because, as Connie says, “We really do it for the locals.” And the locals step up. Each year, eight sets of homeowners, dozens of volunteers, dozens more invaluable sponsors (Jim singles out Lopez Village Market as an especially generous business), and hundreds of ticket-buyers, nearly all local, combine to bring the Home Tour to life. The rewards of the Home Tour, say Jim and Connie, are far beyond financial – although this year the tour raised over $24,000 for the Center (half from sponsors, another idea of John Whetton’s). A week or two after each tour, Jim personally visits with each homeowner and inquires about their experience. No one has ever voiced a regret. “Everybody is happy,” Connie says, and Jim adds that, not infrequently, participating homeowners go on to write generous checks and become volunteers the following year. These days, the Lopez kiwi vines seem to be contemplating retirement, producing smaller fruit, difficult to market. Although the Smiths passed the job of transport on to others a while back, kiwi farming is now barely profit-
able. Unlike their vines, however, Jim and Connie are still going strong, already planning for next year’s Home Tour. If anyone on their committee needs inspiration for the hard work to come, all they have to do is look at that flag flying at Lopez Center.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream They’re at it again! Students from preschool through twelfth grade will present one of Shakespeare’s most familiar comedies - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - at the Lopez Community Center on Nov. 6-9. Tickets are currently on sale at Paper Scissors on the Rock, and online via the company website: www.communityshakespeare.org. Arguably Shakespeare’s most accessible play, Midsummer is set in ancient Athens and the forest that surrounds it. On the eve of Duke Theseus’s wedding celebration, two groups of Athenians make their way to the woods for different reasons: lovers fleeing the law, and local workers rehearsing a play. There they fall under the spells of powerful fairies who also inhabit the forest. Mayhem ensues, but all’s well that ends well. The Community Shakespeare Company’s production includes
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three adult actors and more than twenty Lopez students. Stadiumstyle seating assures plenty of seats with great viewing from both sides of the audience. Preview performances begin Wednesday, Nov. 6 at noon and 7:30pm, with admission by donation. Ticketed performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8-9 at 7:30 p.m. Student tickets are $10, adults $15. There is no reserved seating except for senior citizens; doors open at 6:30 p.m. The play is appropriate for all ages and should last a little over two hours including intermission, so mark your calendars and join the fun. Magic will be in the air!
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Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty ranges from 1-5 (easy) 6-10 (moderate) and 11-15 (hard). Today’s puzzle is level 6. Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8
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Orcas biologist Kim Middleton. In 1990, the Northern subspecies of spotted owl came under the Endangered Species Act (two subspecies in other parts of the country were not affected). Both owls are not migratory birds, and generally stay in the same area. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, of 158 birds that were banded and found later, none had moved farther than six miles away. But what is interesting about the barred owl is that original populations were found in the East and during the 20th century the bird spread through the Pacific Northwest and southward into California. Mark Lewis, the senior author of “Birding in the San Juan Islands,” said barred owls were first noted in the San Juan Islands in the early 1980s when they were considered “vagrants” but were actually the vanguard of a major colonization movement to the West Coast. “They did not become established here until around 2000, a full decade later than Vancouver and Victoria [Canada] (they seemed to colonize parks and suburbs first),” he added. According to the National Audubon Society’s Annual Christmas Count database, barred owls were not reported to be seen in the islands until 2007. The mystery of the spotted owl Local bird experts agree that spotted owls are not found here and there is little in the record books to suggest a significant population ever existed. According to Lopez-based biologist Russel Barsh native people cleared and cultivated a large portion of the islands about 2,000 years ago. Barsh added that when the first wave of settlers arrived in the 1850s they burned the older
coniferous forests that spotted owls would have chosen for nesting. Lewis agrees that when there were large area of virgin old-growth forests on the island it is likely that spotted owls dwelled and thrived here. Middleton, who has lived on Orcas since 2006 and has participated each year in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, concurs with Barsh and Lewis that spotted owls are closely linked to old growth. “We do have old growth on the islands, but that section of forest on the island is small,” she said. She also added that spotted owls rely heavily on flying squirrels for food. More evidence to suggest the unlikely possibility of having a significant population of spotted owls is in the Audubon Christmas Count database where there are no statistics in the last 100 years to suggest that the species has lived on the islands. According to the database, barred owls were not reported to be seen in the islands until 2007, meaning that it was almost impossible that the two species interacted, proving that barreds are not responsible for the lack of spotted owls in the San Juan Islands. Barred owls As barred owls are removed from the Pacific Northwest by wildlife officials in order to help boost the spotted owl population, should we be concerned over the barred owl moving in on animals indigenous to the island? Middleton said that whenever you introduce a new predator to an ecosystem change will occur. “When there are more predators the balance between predators may shift,” she said. It is possible that the barred could kill and compete with smaller owls, Middleton added. Some islanders speculate that they have seen areas with barred owls where great horned owls used to live. “I believe they are displacing great horned owls from
Farmers in danger of losing favored property tax break By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter
San Juan County Assessor Charles Zalmanek thought he had found a way to give local farmers a three-year grace period to make enough money from farming to keep their land assessed as “farm and agricultural land” for property tax purposes. Assistant Attorney General Callie A. Castillo responded to San Juan County Prosecutor Randy Gaylord’s request for an opinion on the plan with a four-page explanation why that grace period would no longer work. Under state law, Zalmanek was told, his “mandatory duty” was “to remove nonqualifying property” from classification as farm and agricultural land if the owner cannot demonstrate that his land remained in active use as a farm. The kicker is that the assessor must “impose additional tax, interest and pen-
alty” as of the date the land stopped being farmed. To retain favorable current use classification, Zalmanek said a landowner must demonstrate that the farm generates “a monetary profit from cash income by producing an agricultural product.” The specific dollar amount required for compliance varies according to the size of the property, according to state law. Responding to property owners and agriculture groups, Zalmanek had hoped to enter into “deferral agreements” with non-compliant landowners. He pointed out that “in most cases the land is actually being farmed, but is not generating net income, even after having been enrolled for many years.” The state attorney general’s office says those deferral agreements are not legal. Zalmanek would not release any details of number or acreage of properties in
danger of losing the favorable tax classification, nor the owners’ names, until after notifications had been sent to owners. He did say, however, “We are at a point in time for many properties where the next step is to send the Notice of Intent to Remove a property from the farming classification.” The only detail he would give was that one 500-acre farm on San Juan Island was in danger of getting that notice of intent.
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former nesting sites, but that they will easily co-exist as they do in the Eastern U.S., said Lewis. There is no data currently that can confirm these speculations. In contrast to what may be happening on the island, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the Pacific Northwest the great horned owl is the most serious predatory threat to the barred owl. She said when it comes to predators, their populations always fluctuate depending on food sources. According to the Audubon Christmas Count, two barred owls were reported in 2007 compared to the four counted last year. As the rodent population increases, the barred owl population will rise, said Middleton and when the rabbit population rises so will great-horned owls. These changes and the fact that the barred found its way across the rocky mountains to an entirely new habitat do not ruffle her feathers. She describes herself as a biologist that does not get wigged out by change. “It’s way cool that people can see these predators. We’re getting to see evolution and migration changes in our lifetime,” said Middleton. “Nature is always moving and we are getting to see it.”
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Rejecting County Charter Prop 1 By Commissioner John Evans, Republican and Senator Kevin Ranker, Democrat
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Appel, Edwin Sutton, Ralph Gutschmidt, Moana Kutsche, Leonard Wood, Stephen Garrison, Madrona Murphy, Larry Hendel, Richard Ward and Barbara Thomas. The County Charter was originally authored in 2004 after significant public process and thoughtful discussions by the elected Board of Freeholders (Freeholders). Serving as Freeholders were Jeri Ahrenius, David Bayley, Charlie Bodenstab, Jeffrey Bossler, Ed Carlberg, Walter Corbin, Lola Deane, Ryan Drum, Frederick Ellis, Richard Fralick, George Johnson, Mindy Kayl, Steve Ludwig, Stephanie O’Day, Gordy Peterson, Bob Querry, Gayle Rollins, Linda Tretheway, Greg Hertel and Gene Knapp. There are two extremely important similarities between these two groups of San Juan County residents who have worked to make a better county government. First, they represent the diversity of conservatives and liberals, rich and poor, senior and young that is our county. Second, they prioritized the stability of our county government moving forward - not allowing major changes every time a new group of islanders gets vocal or loses an election. For this reason both groups proposed, and the voters strongly supported, allow-
ing the most important, major changes to how our government functions only every ten years and only after a thoughtful, public discussion. Why is this so extremely important? The idea that we would allow the leadership of our county to bounce back and forth between being elected by small districts or countywide or have six members or three members on an annual basis is not only extremely costly, it will create total dysfunction. This instability will be extremely harmful to our county’s ability to serve the public – from our roads or Building Department to public health. A diverse group of dozens of citizens on the CRC and Freeholders spent months and months reviewing county government structures throughout the state for examples of what would work best for us and… they got it right. You cannot change the entire structure of how government functions every year. To do so is frankly, crazy and will only cause incredible instability for our communities. The current thoughtful charter gives us remarkable flexibility to make all of the changes we want to, we simply make them thoughtfully and after careful research and consideration. Join us in strongly rejecting San Juan County Proposition 1.
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Worship Services in the Islands LOPEZ IsLand Christ the King Community ChurCh, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at ctkonline.com/lopez. Email: lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421- 4CTK ext. 819. graCe episCopal ChurCh, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome! harbor of hope lutheran ChurCh, invites you to worship at 10 a.m. Sundays beginning Oct. 27 at 1145 Channel Road. Please check at theharborofhope.com for information on “The Bulletin Board,” or call Pastor Don 360-468-4019. lopez island Community ChurCh, 91 Lopez Road. Sunday School: pre-school through adult 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. lutheran ChurCh in the san juans. Join us Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025. QuaKer Worship group Meetings will be Sundays at 10 a.m. at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2129. Email: lopezfriends@gmail.com st. franCis CatholiC ChurCh Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
co-op’s 75th Anniversary celebration. The Excellence in Communication contest recognizes the top communication efforts from Northwest Public Power Association member utilities and associations. NWPPA is an international association representing and serving more than 150 customer-owned, locally controlled utilities in Western U.S. and Canada as well as nearly 300 associate members who are allied with the electric utility industry. The 2013 Excellence in Communication awards received 176 entries from 40 different utility and associate members. The 2012 Annual Report, is at www.opalco.com/history/. The various commemorative items, such as caps, bags, mugs, pins and lunch bags can be seen throughout the islands as co-op members wear them, carry them to work and school and display them in their homes. 75th Anniversary commemorative calendars are still available at your OPALCO offices and 2014 replacement pages will be available in December.
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when the artists turn in the work they have completed. There are also free lectures on “The Role of Art in Landscape Conservation” and “Pre-historic Rock Art” among others. Hill’s work shows in the islands at: Crow Valley Gallery on Orcas, Wm.McCauley Gallery, Friday Harbor and Windswept Fine Art Gallery on Lopez. Visit www.ziopark.org for complete event details.
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cials report that the district’s financial health is good. The financial records are in the process of being finalized for 2012-2013, and school officials are projecting a final 8 percent reserve. This healthy reserve is helped by a growing enrollment, which over the past two years has
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increased from 202 FTE students to this Fall’s 217 FTE. The district’s Moody’s credit rating is in the highest category of “investment grade debt” – at an Aa3 rating. This strong rating for a small district reflects Moody’s assessment of the school’s conservative and prudent budgeting and reduces the tax burden for the community by helping achieve lower interest rates. Lopez officials report that total educational/operating costs per student fall into the middle range of peer, small K-12 Districts - districts with enrollment between 200-
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225 students (Lopez, Lind, Prescott, Inchelium, Odessa, Lake Quinault, ColumbiaStevens, Rosalia, Tekoa, Curlew, and Trout Lake). Only a comparison with like-sized districts has meaning, as larger districts such as Orcas (three times the size of Lopez) and San Juan (four times the size of Lopez) have significant economies of scale that allow them to spread fixed costs such as administration, maintenance, etc. Also, as a small high school, Lopez receives extra state funding to help the school offer the breadth of classes required by the state. This has the effect of raising the cost-per-student and is another reason that a com-
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to eight plein air paintings during the course of one week, as well as present a live, narrated painting demo for the public at the park headquarters. Hill’s demo will be Nov. 7, at the Zion Nature Center . Thousands of park visitors observe the artists, as they paint “en plein air” at this spectacular venue. A special collective exhibit and quick draw competition will be held Nov. 9, 10 and 11,
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ranked Lopez the highest among small high schools in Washington. Lopez was ranked number 21 of all the public high schools in the state, and in the top 5 percent of all high schools in the U.S. This rating is based on assessment of “state proficiency standards and preparation of students for college." (http://www.usnews. com/education/best-highschools) In the current Washington Achievement Index, all Lopez academic programs (elementar y, middle and high school) have moved into the “very good” category, the second highest level. Lopez scored very high for “year-to-year” improvements across all programs and subject areas. In the case of its math scores, upon which Lopez has been aggressively working, the year-to-year improvement was rated “exemplary.” (https://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/ WAI) “Both on an academic and financial basis, the district reports a healthy status quo and, over the past several years, solid improvement in both academic and financial performance,” reports Superintendent Bill Evans. Contact Evans at 468-2202 or bevans@lopez.k12.wa.us.
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