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OPALCO is ready to speed up broadband project By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

Advocates of broadband expansion and local companies who want to deliver the latest technol-

ogy to San Juan County followed up on recent communications problems with renewed motivation to bring broadband technology to all county businesses

and residents. The meeting room at the Orcas Power and Light Cooperative San Juan Island office was jammed Nov. 21 with about 50 islanders who wanted to see how the co-op Board of Directors would respond to the week-long telephone and internet outage. The OPALCO board

grabbed the brass ring, unanimously endorsing a resolution directing management to speed up deployment of broadband infrastructure to San Juan County. The board resolution, written and moved by San Juan Island board member Glenna Hall, authorized use of OPALCO

money in an effort that Board Chairman Chris Thomerson estimated might cost as much as $12 million over the next three years. The resolution specified that, “Deployment will be supported and funded by OPALCO assets, including equity and rates.” The resolution was accompanied by more than

an hour of public input and almost an hour of board discussion. Some members of the public, such as Wally Gudgel of Orcas Island, Mark Anderson and Mark Madsen of San Juan, and Victoria Compton of the San Juan County Economic SEE OPALCO, PAGE 3

PIP returns to Lopez Elementary By Lorna Reese Special to the Weekly

There’s a newly outfitted cozy playroom at the Lopez Elementary School this fall, home to a nationally acclaimed project developed to help primary grade children make the most of their school experience. PIP, familiar to parents and teachers throughout San Juan County from its earlier local success, is the acronym for the long-standing Primary Intervention Program developed at the University of Rochester, New York.

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Once a week kindergarten through third grade children participating in the school-based program come to the imaginatively stocked play room with a specially trained caring adult to engage in one-on-one sessions of child-led play. “Awesome,” was one first grader’s reaction to the abundance of figures, sand-play trays, miniature planes, cars, people and animals, art and dress-up supplies, and much more. “Kids can express what they experience through play when they don’t have words,” says Carol Weiss who is co-ordinating the program with Jeanna Carter, school counselor. A licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of experience, Carol is especially interested in young children and their families, and has been consulting to PIP programs in the islands for 20 years. “Some children need additional individual attention,” SEE PIP, PAGE 8

Annual Craft Fair Sat., Dec. 7 10 am-3 pm and Sun., Dec. 8 10 am-3 pm Available at: Sunset Builders, Ark Veterinary Clinic, & Lopez Animal Protection Society. For more info: www.sanjuanco.com Search “dog license”

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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. Runs Nov. 29-Dec. 7. FUNDRAISER: Used Book Sale! Friends of the Library, 10 - 3 p.m., Lopez

Community Center. Red bag sale! Fill one of our red bags with books for only $20. All proceeds benefit the Lopez Island Library.

SAT, NOV 30 FUNDRAISER: Lopez Island Preschool Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lopez School Gymnasium. FUNDRAISER: Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support’s Jingle Dinner and Silent

Auction, 6 p.m., Lopez Community Center.

SAT, DEC 6 EVENT: Robert S. Harrison Photography Opening, 5:30 p.m., the Hamlet. Come and join the community for an opening starting at 5:30 featuring photographs by Robert S. Harrison. Refreshments will be served. SAT, DEC. 7 FUNDRAISER: Thrift Shop

Annual Christmas Sale, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Lopez School in the multi-purpose room.

DEC 7 - 8 OUTDOORS: The Lopez Wilderness Survival Summit, 8:30 p.m., held on a private 40-acre property located on Vista Road. For more info or to register, call Jeff at 468-4798 or send an email to saunacamper@ yahoo.com (subject LWSS).

SAT, DEC 14 EVENT: Ladies Christmas Tea, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Lopez Community Church. Bring baked goods. MEETING: Lopez Community Fireworks, 9 a.m., Lopez Fire Hall. ARTS&CRAFTS: Port Stanley Holiday Sale, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Port Stanley School. Features 11 artists.

Crime briefs Would-be robbers sentenced to 15 months

Two San Juan Island men who forced their way into a Friday Harbor apartment in pursuit of prescription drugs and ended up in an altercation with the couple living there will each spend 15 months in prison for felony burglary. On Nov. 19, Travis James Webster, 26, also known as Travis White, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty in mid-October in San Juan County Superior Court to one count of first-degree bur-

glary, a Class B felony. He was ordered to pay $1,345 in fines and fees, which includes $495 in restitution to the couple who fought off the two would-be robbers. Webster’s accomplice, Taiya Autumn Speed, 24, was also sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,345 in fines, fees and restitution. He pleaded guilty in superior court to one count of first-degree burglary in midOctober as well. According to court documents, the two men barged their way into the Linder Street apartment of a man

whom they both knew in mid-July, plotting to steal prescription medication that they believed to be in the home at the time. They both wore masks to disguise their identities. An altercation ensued when the would-be target answered a knock on the door of his apartment, shortly before midnight, and tried to prevent the two masked men from entering the home. Speed and Webster reportedly muscled their way into the home, demanded that the man hand over the medication and pounced on him when he refused.

The couple’s two young daughters were asleep in the living room, in the vicinity of where the fight brokeout. The man’s wife came to his aid and became involved in the altercation as well. Webster and Speed reportedly fled the apartment after being unmasked during the struggle. The two were identified by name on the heels of the invasion and arrested by authorities the following day. A Class B felony, firstdegree burglary carries maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both; however, the standard range of sentencing set by the state is 21-27 months.

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A 21-year-old Kirkland man faces up to five years in prison on two separate sex crimes after admitting that he raped two teenage girls in the haze of a late-night alcoholfueled party in Eastsound a year ago in mid-October. On Nov. 18, Peter John Anderson pleaded guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to two counts of thirddegree rape, a Class C felony. Anderson, who will be required to register as a sex offender as a result of the conviction, is slated to be sentenced on Feb. 28. According to court documents, prosecutors accused Anderson of forcing himself upon two 15-year-old girls and of sexually assaulting each at separate times on the same night. In addition to being under the age of consent, both girls reportedly were incapacitated by a

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combination of alcohol and marijuana at the time each was sexually assaulted. Anderson, then 20 years old, was five years older than both victims at the time. In addition to two counts of third-degree rape, Anderson was initially charged in midJune with two counts of thirddegree rape of a child, as an alternative course of prosecution. A Class A felony, thirddegree rape of a child carries maximum penalties of life in prison, a $50,000 fine, or both. Anderson, who initially denied the charges and had been slated to stand trial in late August, pleaded guilty this week to each of the two lesser felony sex crimes. A Class C felony, third-degree rape carries maximum penalties of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both; however, the standard range of sentencing set by the state is 15-20 months. While the felony conviction stands as a first for the Kirkland man, it is not the first time the 21-year-old has been prosecuted in local court for an alleged sex crime. In June 2010, Anderson, then 18, was charged with second-degree rape for an alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. The case was dismissed six months later after the girl, reportedly fearful of the potential of confrontational court proceedings, opted against taking the witness stand to testify at trial. As with the 2010 case, Anderson is represented by attorney Charles Arndt of the Coupeville-based law firm of Arndt and Walker. Arndt is a former San Juan County public defender. – Scott Rasmussen, editor of the Journal, contributed to these stories.

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Facing the reality of fossil fuel economy and climate change By Chom Greacen Special to the Weekly

My heart wrenched as I followed the news of the Super Typhoon Haiyan hitting the Philippines. One of the strongest storms on record, Haiyan made Katrina and Sandy look like “weak cousins.” How many more lives and losses will it take for us to stop our sleepwalking march toward climate change catastrophes? When will we figure out how to cut greenhouse gas emissions? Yet over 1 billion people in the world are still without access to electricity. The problem is not that we don’t have energy to go around. Rather, the benefits (and costs) of energy production are not shared equally. Ironically, the countries whose citizens are “energy poor” are often the ones whose energy wealth is exported to consumers in richer countries. Myanmar is a case in point. Its energy exports are among the top in the Southeast Asian region. Yet, only 26 percent of its population has access to electricity. The primary issue is gross inequality. Forty percent of the world’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of the top 1 percent while 80 percent of humanity lives on less than $10 a day. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The world has

enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed.” Is there a better way to equitably meet everyone’s energy needs without hurting the planet and each other? How about “green energy” (energy conservation, efficiency and renewable energy)? There is no doubt that green energy opportunities should be exploited to their maximum economic potentials before unsustainable options such as nuclear and fossil fuels are pursued. But there is no magic energy bullet; even in countries where green energy is embraced, CO2 emissions have hardly decreased. Fossil fuels are not easily replaceable by other energy forms. Having evolved with and turbo-charged capitalism, fossil fuels are key inputs in industrial processes (to make plastics and various other goods) and ingredients (synthetic fertilizers) in food production. They enable creation of a mobile yet dispensable work force; the relocation of production bases to areas where cheap labor can be obtained; the abstraction of geography (resources anywhere are now fair game for multinational corporations). They are time- and labor-savers, conveyors of international trade, yardsticks of progress, supposed guarantors of “national security” (from energy, food and economic perspectives), as well as addic-

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Development Council, were unequivocal advocates of bringing a fully functional, modern broadband communications system to the county. Anderson was emphatic: “This is about every part of the economy and our demographics. The internet is the great enabler of our century and every person, every child, needs to have access to the technology that only some of us have now.” Others, such as Steve Ludwig and Dwight Lewis, both from Lopez, were skeptical. Ludwig was contemptuous, calling the board “stooges” and saying the matter should be subject to a vote of the membership. Proponents and opponents reminded the board and OPALCO executives (General Manager Randy Cornelius and his deputy, Foster Hildreth, listened intently) that OPALCO’s financial well-being must not be damaged. A statement from board member

donation to P.O. Box 113, Lopez Island, WA 98261. Donations will be matched dollar for dollar. Lopez Community Land Trust has secured a $30,000 matching gift to Double your Donation between now and Dec. 31. The land trust’s 2014 plans include: building two new affordable homes, building a ‘TinyHouse’ rental, upgrading 10 existing homes with energy retrofits, funding the seed librarian and more.

Vince Daucinius that the long-term cost might be as much a $72 million elicited several variations of the question, “Where’s the money coming from?” Daucinius allowed that “financing is the issue, not technology. We’ll need a sensible, phased approach that will take a while to do. We’ll need patience to stay with it for the long haul, and we need to work with the business community to make it a shared resource.”

Board member Bob Myhr added, “We don’t want the misperception that we’ll do it alone. It must be understood that OPALCO won’t be alone. There will be other funding — grants and so forth.” Cornelius insisted that the co-op was up to the job. “We can handle this in a fiscally responsible way, and we will work with Rock Island and CenturyLink to SEE OPALCO, PAGE 4

tive drugs in the guises of convenience and comfort. It is difficult to come to grips with how deep the “fossil fuel” hole is that humanity has found itself in. It is even more challenging to grasp the full implications of the changes needed to save humanity from itself. Green energy is a step in the right direction, but is just a small part of the changes needed. Without changing the fundamentals of our capitalist economy, our production, our sense of “security,” our relationship with wealth and inequality, it is difficult to make a real climate difference and meet everyone’s needs. So what can be done? If you have ideas, do share. Perhaps, I can report more on this in the near future.

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Lopez Union Cemetery, established in 1882, and Center Church, built in 1887, has been historically supported through the annual wreath and gift sale. This year the sale runs from Nov. 29 through Dec. 7 at the cemetery workshop. The land for the Cemetery and Church was donated by individual pioneer families in the community and has never been on the County Tax Rolls. Look for the “Snowman,” which is their mascot. The ongoing wreath project is sponsored with local volunteer labor and energy. Proceeds from the sale maintain the grounds, buildings and improvements to both facilities. “We thank our patrons and encourage visitors to come by and see what is happening in the workshop. Hours are daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.” say organizers. Contributed photo / Rex Ritchie

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build out our robust fiber system,” he said. “Rates will have to go up to pay for it, but the board is offering something we can do.” OPALCO also released spending and budget figures for broadband, stating that $1.26 million has been spent on broadband expansion since 2011 and that $1.7 million has already been budgeted

for design, permitting and licensing for “middle mile expansion.” “We will continue to grow like a co-op does,” said Hildreth in response to the board resolution. “Just as when electricity was being rolled out in the late 1930s, we can quickly hook up those who are closest and then expand the system to connect more members incrementally as our data communications network reaches fur ther and further out.”

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League of Women Voters host forum on Catholic Hospitals By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

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Call 376-4500 and book today! 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.

Hospital Districts, Cynthia Stewart, board member of the League of Women Voters of Washington, and Monica Harrington, women’s health care advocate, presented their perspectives on health care and religion, and answered audience questions. Miller focused on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article 11 of the Washington Constitution, both of which, according to Miller, preclude application of the Bishops’ health care rules for Catholic hospitals funded in part with tax dollars. He emphasized the “public money” sentence in Article 11: “No public money or property shall be appropriated for or applied to any religious worship, exercise or instruction, or the support of any religious establishment.” Mero, long-time lobbyist for hospitals and now executive director of the Washington Public Hospital District Association, opined that the issues under discussion were “very, very important” to delivery of health care in the state — and the issues were almost certainly going to be decided by the Washington courts within the next ten years. Reminding the group that “it’s hard to argue against religious freedom,” Mero pointed out that property taxes support 50 local hospital districts and 43 hospitals, many in rural areas and many, including PeaceIsland Hospital on San Juan Island, owned and operated by nonprofit corporations affiliated with the Catholic Church. Mero, who avoided taking sides on the issues (“We all must be willing to listen and talk on both sides of the issue,” he said) reminded the crowd that the people of the state voted for reproductive rights for women and voted for life-ending options for terminally ill patients. He said, “Hospitals across the state are sensitized to these issues, and women SEE HOSPITALS, PAGE 8

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ASHFORD COUNTRY Spinner spinning wheel $400. 30 lbs Raw New Zealand Carded Clean Fleece. Assorted dyed raw fleece. Assorted natural fleece. Assorted weaving and spinning tools and dyes. Call or email Patti at 360-3782257. Friday Harbor. pksterk@rockisland.com

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BERNESE Mountain Dogs for Christmas, pups were born on 9/18/13. We live on 2.5 acres, all puppies and parents roam the property as our family pets. Puppies all have vet check, health guarantee, dewclaws removed, and pedigree. Can be registered AKC. Parents have championship blood lines. Make no mistake these are exceptional puppies! $1500. (360)271-2377

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GERMAN WIREHAIR Pointer Pups. AKC Registered. 8 Weeks Old. 2 Males, $700 Each. 6 Females, $800 Each. Bred by Pro Dog Trainer. Natural Retrievers on Land or Water. Good Pointers, Easy to Steady. Very Stylish and Athletic. Help Available with Training. Wormed, First Shots, Health Guarantee. Call: 360-3837164

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OUR BEAUTIFUL AKC Golden Retriever puppies are ready to go to their new homes. They have been raised around young children and are well socialized. Both parents have excellent health, and the puppies have had their first wellness vet check-ups and shots. The mother is a Light Golden and the father is full English Cream Golden. $800 each. For more pictures and information about the puppies and our home/ kennel please visit us at: www.mountainspringskennel.com or call Verity at 360-5209196 YORKSHIRE TERRIER / YORKIE

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AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS 2 males, Tan Sable 1st shots & dewormed, vet checked. One year hip and health guarantee. $500. 360-636-4397 or 360-751-7681 poorboybud@ earthlink.net

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360-468-2291 Est. 1972

View the Olympic Mountains from a Traditional 1928 Farm House on 33+ acres dividable into 3 parcels. This remodeled old farm house with 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths is like a newer home with all the character of a old Farm House. A good sized barn offers a shop area, space for animals, hay and your projects. REDUCED $519,000 Owner Terms For more information contact Gary Berg at Lopez Island Realty 360-468-2291 • Toll free 866-632-1100 lopezisland@rockisland.com Website: lopezislandrealty.com

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says Lopez Principal Lisa Shelby, “and PIP will help us detect and prevent school adjustment difficulties. It will help children learn to manage and understand their behaviors and emotions as well as promoting positive social interactions. Then they can better focus on academic achievement.” Carol adds, “Grades K-3 provide the foundation for kids’ academic and social learning. In PIP children feel seen and valued just as they are, which increases selfesteem. Non directive play is children’s language, their best form of communication.” Jeanna and Carol lead a crew of PIP-trained adult volunteers, designated under this program as Child Associates. All have experience working with children and create an atmosphere of non-judgmental acceptance in which children thrive. Leslie Quenell is a retired inner city elementar y school teacher with specialized training working with at risk students. Micki Ryan is a grandmother of six and former volunteer in primary programs in California. Ellin Evans is a retired Washington State educator with 30 years expe-

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rience as an elementary school teacher and administrator. David Bill, a long-time Lopez resident and father of two daughters, was a volunteer in a previous PIP program for Lopez Elementary. Sasheem Silkiss-Hero is a licensed marriage and family therapist associate with extensive training in childled play and sandplay, who attended Lopez schools as a youngster. Child-led play and the development of the child’s confidence in decision making are key PIP principles. The Child Associate supports the child in his or her choice of activities and through the play encourages the child to become more self directed, self assured, and competent in solving problems as they arise in the play. “I rejoined the program as a volunteer because I believe the non-directive play has profound impli-

cations for all involved,” says David of his interest in returning to the program: “Both the kids which the program is ostensibly for and the adults who get a fantastic training in the non-directive play that is so unusual in today’s world.” Leslie adds, “I love to work with children, and in doing so provide some part of the support they need to become happy, caring, productive members of the community.” “If we want children to be successful in the academic classroom, we have to attend to all of their needs,” Shelby continued. “We’re lucky our school is small enough that we can know our children well, and we’re proud to be able to offer PIP as one more support for educating the whole child. We want to help them be as successful as possible in the school community.” PIP is funded by a San

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raised a Catholic and attended Catholic schools as a child, reviewed two “horrific” examples of women in Washington subjected to enforcement of abortion prohibitions in Catholic hospitals, and later pointed out that women affected by enforcement of Catholic health care directives “don’t want to get out front” on issues involving their own terminated pregnancies. Harrington emphasized that the issues were about “more than abortion.” Pointing out that some Catholic hospitals, including PeaceIsland, were now saying that birth control was

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Juan County Community Mental Health grant and all children in grades K-3, including those homeschooled, are eligible to participate. Referrals to the program come from primary grade teachers and parents, who seek assistance for a child struggling with common life changes that interfere with academic achievement. For more information about PIP, or to inquire about referring a child or becoming an adult volunteer, contact Program Coordinators Carol Weiss at 468-3571 (carolweissmft@ gmail.com) or Jeanna Carter at 468-2219, extension 2214 (jcarter@lopez. k12.wa.us). – Carol Weiss and Micki Ryan contributed to this article. strictly a matter to be decided “in complete confidence” between a woman and her physician, Harrington reminded the audience that complete medical records showing birth control use must be made available for all healthcare purposes. She also said that Catholic hospitals would not perform vasectomies or tubal ligations for contraceptive purposes and that the all-male bishops’ position required close linkage of all sex acts to procreation and conception. “I’ve probably never had sex in my life in a way that a Catholic bishop would approve of,” said Harrington to a few chuckles and raised eyebrows.

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Alternatives to Hunger from Bellingham Food Bank will be at Grace Church, Dec. 6 at 1 - 2 p.m. This is the first year that the Food Bank will be here on another date than the Friday following Thanksgiving. For more info, call Anne Worley at 468-3548.

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