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VOLUME 37, NUMBER 1 • JANUARY 7, 2014

Waldron declared drone-free zone, lobbies county to do the same By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

Despite its preeminence in the aerospace industry, Washington is not among the six states recently selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to develop test sites for drones. Which will probably come as welcome news for almost everyone living on Waldron Island. At a community meeting in November, residents of the sixth-largest island in San Juan County voted in overwhelming numbers to declare Waldron a “dronefree zone.” Of the 20 people in attendance at the Nov. 9 meeting, the declaration was ratified by 16, rejected by two, and two abstained from voting. A statement? You bet, but it’s not one without prec-

edent, according to Ryan Drum, community meeting chairman. “Our community voted in the majority at a monthly community meeting to declare ourselves a dronefree zone, much as we declared ourselves a nuclear-free zone in 1984, as a statement to the U.S. government condemning the use of military drones to kill innocent civilians in other countries, and other unethical drone use,” Drum said. “We hope that by speaking out, we will encourage other communities to speak out against the use of drones in ways that do not support the health and well-being of members of a community.” In reality, the resolution approved by the county commission in 1984 declared San Juan County to be a “nuclear weapons-free

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zone,” -- not just nuclearfree -- making it unlawful for any person, business or governmental agency to possess, use, test, deploy or store nuclear weapons, or to manufacture components for nuclear weapons, and gave local authorities broad powers to enforce the law in the event of a violation. Deputy Criminal Prosecutor Charlie Silverman said that he cannot recall a single a case involving the nuclear weapons-free zone in the nearly 30 years that the ordinance has been on the books. But unlike nuclear weapons, which could be viewed as a tangible threat to public safety, Silverman doubts the county would have jurisdiction to regulate what comes and goes in the airspace above its borders. Still, the residents of

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San Juan County’s top law enforcement official issued a statement Tuesday defending his officers and department in the wake of a controversial traffic stop in downtown Friday Harbor on Christmas Eve. On that night, a San Juan Island man was pulled over near the ferry landing parking lot shortly before 6 p.m. while driving a trailer

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the FAA, the agency is seeking to develop guidelines for commercial purposes and, according to the Associated Press, projects that as many as 7,500 commercial drones could be operating in U.S. airspace as soon as five years from the point they gain access to the skies across the country. Drum said the drone-freezone declaration is intended to signify the community’s displeasure and frustration with the expanded use of unmanned aircraft for military purposes and for domestic surveillance as well, and with the anti-democratic policies that they represent. Especially when, he added, congressional leaders are making cuts to beneficial public programs, like education, research and unemployment benefits. “There’s no net-gain with

the amount we’re spending on defense and the military,” he said. “It’s bizarre what they’re doing with taxpayers money.” County Councilman Rick Hughes of Orcas Island, whose District 2 boundaries include Waldron, read aloud the letter from Waldron to the council at a midDecember meeting. Like Silverman, Hughes doubts the county has jurisdiction over its airspace does not foresee any attempt by the council to legislate a dronefree zone. Still, Hughes said that he wanted to make sure that the sentiments of his constituents were heard. “I have huge respect for the Waldron community, but we can only do what our mandate allows us to do,” he said.

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Waldron didn’t simply stop at their shore, but also sent a letter to the County Council on Dec. 4, asking that the council follow suit by declaring the county to be a drone-free zone as well. Petitions in support of the declaration were to follow, after a sufficient number of signatures were collected. “We have two petitions, one’s posted at the general store, and both are about three-quarters full,” community meeting Secretary Caroline Mills said in midDecember. Alaska, New York and Texas are among the six states chosen by the FAA to create test sites for what may will lead to an expanded use of drones for commercial, security and research interests in the U.S. While commercial use of drones is currently prohibited by

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decorated with Christmas lights and lined with hay bales, and which carried more than a dozen holiday carolers, including several children. The ensuing verbal exchange between the driver and the deputy that pulled him over quickly became heated and, according to several witnesses, that dispute nearly escalated into an altercation. Witnesses say that at one point the deputy lunged at the driver, but was restrained by a second officer who arrived at the scene shortly after the trailer was pulled over. The party of revelers were all ordered to stand against the wall of a nearby convenience store while the deputies conducted their investigation, according to one witness. Sheriff Rob Nou said the driver was stopped

for allowing people to ride on a trailer and for operating a vehicle without signal lights, taillights and without brake lights. He acknowledged that the traffic stop “unfortunately” erupted into a confrontation between the deputy and driver. “As your law enforcement officers, we have a fundamental duty to protect life and property,” Nou said. “We also have a duty to enforce the law. This includes the enforcement of traffic laws. This was a traffic stop that needed to happen—not to dampen the Christmas spirit, but to try to prevent a Christmas tragedy.” No traffic tickets were issued and the man was allowed to drive the trailer home, under police escort, Nou said. Still, it’s not the first time this year that the Sheriff’s department has

become the target of criticism for the conduct of its deputies during traffic stops. A multitude of complaints about overzealous enforcement and unprofessional conduct were aired during a three-hour town hall in March, in which Nou declined to discuss specifics of any particular case or incident, or matters involving personnel, in a public forum. At that time he encouraged anyone with a complaint to seek him for a discussion of the issue in private. Nou said the Christmas Eve traffic stop is under review. “I am reviewing the incident, and the conduct of all involved,” he said. “If you witnessed this stop, I would appreciate hearing from you.” Contact the SJC Sheriff’s office at 378-4151.

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THURS, JAN 9 EVENT: Lopez School Proudly Presents Winter Arts Night, 6:30 - 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Art, Music, and Drama presentations by Secondary Students. MEETING: The Lopez Island Garden Club, Coffee & Goodies at 9:30 a.m., the meeting begins at 10 a.m., Woodmen Hall on Fisherman Bay Road. Sunni Wissmer will be speaking on “Native Plants of Lopez - and the use of native

plants to act as filtration to road and storm runoff to protect our Salish Sea.”

JAN 10 - 11 CLASSES: Growing a Great Business: “The 2 Day MBA,” Create a Business Development Plan on Jan. 10, 9 a.m. – noon. Create a Financial Plan on Jan. 10, 1 – 4 p.m. Create a Marketing Plan on Jan. 11, 9 a.m. – noon. Create a Business Operations Plan on Jan. 11, 1-4 p.m. Each session is $30.00, or

the entire class is $75. Instructed by James Dunn at Lopez Library. For info, call 468-4117 or go to www.lifrc.org. Preregistration required.

SAT, JAN 11 ART: Chimera Gallery Group Show, ,” 4:35- 7 p.m. Celebrating a Successful 2013. Come see the Gallery’s New Look and join in our thank you to all of our customers. Chimera Cooperative Gallery, Lopez Village Plaza, 468-3265. www. ChimeraGallery. com. Open Jan. 10-Feb 7, Thursday – Saturday, 10 a.m. -5 p.m., Sunday 10 am-3 p.m. SUN, JAN 12 FILM: Lopez Locavores Film

Series presents “In Organic We Trust,” 4:30 p.m., Port Stanley School. A food documentary that looks beyond organic for practical food solutions such as farmers’ markets, school gardens, and urban farms. Hot cider, tea, popcorn and lively discussion will accompany the film. Free admission, donations to the food bank appreciated.

TUES, JAN 14 MEETING: Enchanted Quilters,” Refreshments at 9:30 a.m. Meeting begins at 10 a.m., Woodman Hall. Join us to learn paper piecing techniques THURS, JAN 16 CLASS: Create a Website or Blog with WordPress. Meets 3 Thursdays, 5 - 7 p.m., at

Lopez Library. Instructor Adrienne Adams teaches how to to use this free online service to create a site for business or personal use. $45 fee if paid by 1/9, $55 after 1/9. Pre-registration req’d. Call LIFRC 468-4117 or register online at www.lifrc.org.

SAT, JAN 18 EVENT: SalmonAtion, 5:30 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center. Lopez’s volunteer salmon researchers bring the fifth annual SalmonAtion celebration and report. Music is organized by Lance Brittain and Chicken Biscuit, treats by Bruce and Peter at Vita’s, wine from Lopez Island Vineyards. SAT, JAN 25 CLASS: iPad classes with

Susan Young are back. Two levels. Basic Users 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Advanced Users who have taken classes previously 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Each meets at Lopez Library. Fee $30 if paid by 1/13, $40 after 1/13. Pre-registration req’d. Call LIFRC 468-4117 or register online at www. lifrc.org. CLASS: Social Networking 101 for Personal Use with Susan Young, at Lopez Library, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Learn how to Skype, Twitter, and use Facebook in this hands on class. Security setting and privacies will be covered. Fee: $20 if paid by 1/13, $25 after 1/13. Pre-registration req’d. Call LIFRC 468-4117, or register online at www. lifrc.org.

Letter to the Editor Lopez Island AA 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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ers before they get the chance of hurting a member of the community or themselves. My enforcement actions will not stop. I have spoken with Sheriff Nou and will continue to arrest the impaired driver, I will stop the speeder, the person talking with the cellphone to their ear, the person not wearing their safety belts, or not stopping at stop signs. I will address the vehicle equipment violations, especially the lack of tail lights and brake lights. This I do for the safety of the community as a whole. I do not make the laws and I am not the venue to rant and rave about them. For those few that do not agree on the law then contact your legislators, they make the law. I took an oath to uphold all of the laws - I don’t have luxur y

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to agree or disagree with them. In addition, my family is being verbally attacked both in person and online. My wife and kids are now being publicly questioned for my enforcement actions of Christmas Eve. There is a small but loud group of people in this county that believe they should not be subjected to the laws of the state of Washington because they live here or were born here, I hear it on a regular basis at my traffic stops. They firmly believe we have better things to do than to bother them. The good old boy system is gone. All of the Deputies in the state of Washington are trained by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission and they mandate the highest ethical and moral standards of the officers they

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certify. For those who cowardly attack my family because of what I am required to do, you should be ashamed. If anyone has a problem with my duties then address them with my supervisors not my family. My family and I did not surrender our civil rights when I became a deputy. For those who quietly come to us and tell us that they feel bad for what is happening, thank you for your concern. Stand up for what you believe and do not let the loud few make policy for the entire county. Whoever you are and whatever you do, do it correctly, using the proper venues. Stop the personal attack, the rumor mongering and the downright viciousness. FELIX MENJIVAR San Juan Island

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Spotlight on Seniors by Gretchen Wing

Polly Ham, Lopez Island This interview almost wasn’t. After two years of caregiving for an aged fellow Lopezian, Polly Ham had been saying her goodbyes as he slipped toward death. Her heart was too much with him. Maybe another day. But after he passed, Polly realized she wanted to talk…about caregiving, and its roots in her life. Lopezians may know Polly best as an art teacher, a gifted potter, or the creator of the life-sized papier-maché elephant head from the Procession of the Species. For Polly, caregiving and art are a balance: one intimate, one solitary, but both from the heart. At the age of 23, Polly lost her older brother to suicide, a tragedy with long-felt effects. 18 years later, Polly was about to move, with new husband Steve Horn, to Lopez from Cambridge, Massachusetts, when her sister Lola was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Polly felt torn. For three years, she traveled back and forth. During the last six months of Lola’s life,

Polly lived in Massachusetts full time, caring for Lola and her twin daughters. “It was really powerful,” Polly says. “With my brother, there was no chance to do anything, to soften it. It was very healing, caring for my sister.” Since then, Polly has seen a number of elders through their final days, including her mother. “I’ve never put myself on any list,” she laughs; people asked her, and she accepted. “Some people think this work must be really depressing…but it’s such a meaningful time. In a way it’s a real gift…to be with somebody as they’re coming to the end of their life.” As part of a caregiving team, Polly’s strength is “finding what’s special to them, and trying as much as I can to bring that into their life.” For one friend who loved gardening, Polly picked flowers and cooked her fresh vegetables; with another, Polly listened to opera and Mariners games. Polly’s artistic life began at age 11 with a clay class in Cleveland. She made an elephant. Today, Polly still loves making animals, learning about them as she creates. For a time, elephant poaching upset her too much to sculpt, but then she received an image of a life-sized matriarch walking beneath prayer flags. With the help of the pup-

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peteer Stephen Carter and many others, Polly created “CJ,” carrying her head on a backpack frame. CJ’s lush eyelashes, flapping ears, and flexible trunk made her the star of the Procession. That old Kelty backpack frame symbolizes Polly’s beginnings in both art and caring. In the late 1960s, doing education research, Polly felt called to teach rather than simply obser ving teachers. So she earned a teaching Master’s from Harvard and began work at the Pilot School in Cambridge—public, innovative, and dedicated to providing opportunity to

students from diverse backgrounds, affirming Polly’s commitment to civil rights work. English teaching wasn’t her favorite—early on, Polly misspelled “grammar” on the board—but she shone in art and Social Studies. One student-initiated project, focusing on the survival story Alive, led Polly and some other teachers to create a mini-Outward Bound program, complete with ropes course and a White Mountains solo. This experience made students clamor for more, launching Polly as Wilderness Program coordinator. CJ’s Kelty backpack saw a lot of use then.

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Left to right, Polly with the Wilderness Program and Polly with CJ. After seven years, Polly needed a break. A former principal once told her, “You have the pace of a sprinter, and I need you to be a long-distance runner.” But Polly wanted “exciting things to happen. I know I can’t last forever…and I didn’t want to be a tired-

out teacher.” Leaving the familiar behind to pursue a passion, Polly says, is especially valuable for teachers. So she spent a few years working and teaching at the Radcliffe pottery studio. Meanwhile, a Pilot colSEE POLLY HAM, PAGE 6

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Opinion

Christmas Eve traffic stop? The driver’s side — Editor’s note: The information below was submitted to the Journal by Brandli Law, attorney for Mark McCutcheon. — Mark E. McCutcheon comments on the Christmas Eve traffic stop. After dark on Christmas Eve, approximately 30 Christmas carolers on a “hay ride” through Friday Harbor were pulled over by Deputy Felix Menjivar. During the ensuing 25-minute traffic stop, Deputy Menjivar, with his hand on his service weapon, angrily charged the driver, Mark E. McCutcheon, requiring Deputy Brad Korth to physically restrain Deputy Menjivar. The events of that evening were witnessed by the carolers and by numerous bystanders. “We were just carrying on our family tradition of caroling through Friday Harbor on Christmas Eve,” states Mr. McCutcheon. “I am not sure what set off Deputy Menjivar. If it had not been for Deputy Korth, I do not know what would have happened. Deputy Menjivar was so angry that I was fearful that he would do something rash.” The children on the hay ride were crying due to this event. Two days later, I was driving with my children when, upon seeing a patrol car, they crouched down in fear. This event was traumatic for all of us, but most traumatic for the children who were present. “Deputy Felix Menjivar’s lack of self-control concerns me. I am concerned that Deputy Menjivar’s anger could cause a serious accident or could result in false criminal accusations if witnesses are not available. We are a small community who work together to solve problems. I hope that Sheriff Nou reviews this incident with our community in mind.” “I want to express my appreciation for Deputy Brad Korth’s actions Christmas Eve. In addition to restraining and calming down Deputy Felix Menjivar, Deputy Korth

escorted us through the rest of our caroling route and back home. His actions Christmas Eve are what I would expect from our police.” Mr. McCutcheon is represented by Stephen A. Brandli of Brandli Law. Please direct all inquiries to that office; 360378-5544, One Front Street N. Ste D-2, Friday Harbor, WA. (Editor’s note: events below are presented as a “fact sheet” by Brandli Law/M. McCutcheon) Fact sheet: • Deputy Felix Menjivar pulled the carolers over due to inoperative tail lights on the trailer. The trailer was decorated with approximately five hundred Christmas lights. • The carolers were sitting on hay bales with their feet to the inside of the trailer. The trailer had side boards and a tail gate to prevent the hay bales from sliding off of the trailer. • The carolers had been caroling for about an hour throughout Friday Harbor prior to the stop. The truck and trailer never exceeded 10 MPH and mostly traveled at around 5 MPH. • The carolers passed two churches engaged in Christmas Eve services. The church attendees joined the carolers in singing Christmas carols.• Prior to Christmas Eve, Mark E. McCutcheon had not had any significant contact with Deputy Felix Menjivar. • In the first few minutes of the traffic stop, Deputy Felix Menjivar became angry. In response, Mark E. McCutcheon told him, “You need to get another officer. I cannot deal with you.” • Apparently, Deputy Felix Menjivar put out an urgent request for backup. Deputy Brad Korth responded with lights and siren and arrived approximately two minutes into the traffic stop. • During the traffic stop, with Deputy Brad Korth present, Deputy Felix Menjivar accused Mark E. McCutcheon

Governor Inslee proclaims January as School Board Recognition Month Governor Jay Inslee has proclaimed the month of January as School Board Recognition Month. This marks the 19th year of the annual obser vance initiated by the National School Boards Association in 1995. The Washington State School Directors’ Association, along with fellow educators and the broader community, take time in January to honor the 1,477 elected school board members from Washington’s 295 school districts. “There is no more impor tant elected of fice when it comes to our children’s future,” said WSSDA President Mari Taylor. “School board members put in long hours to guide public education in their communities. This recognition is well deser ved.” All told, school directors in Washington State govern districts with more than one million students, a combined annual budget

of nearly $13 billion, and more than 160,000 employees. School board members play a crucial role in developing policies and making tough decisions on complex educational and social issues. These issues affect the entire state. They are also directly accountable to the citizens in their districts, serving as a vital link between members of the community and their schools. “Universal public education is one of our country’s greatest contributions to the world,” Taylor said. “It remains one of our most important assets and one that we need to continue to nurture.” During January, school districts across the state will honor their local school boards and publicly thank board members for their hard work. Lopez Schools are represented by Board Directors Dixie Budke, Del Guenther, Patsy Haber, John Helding, and

Clive Prout. These five people, duly elected by the community, serve long hours and devote a great deal of energy and commitment in the service of the young people of the Lopez

and Decatur communities and the professionals who also serve them. “It is an honor to work with such dedicated and SEE SCHOOL BOARD, PAGE 6

of threatening to harm him. When Deputy Menjivar made this accusation, numerous witnesses exclaimed that Mr. McCutcheon had made no threats. • Deputy Felix Menjivar charged Mark E. McCutcheon with his hand on his gun. He took three steps toward Mr. McCutcheon before Deputy Brad Korth physically restrained Deputy Menjivar. Deputy Korth was clearly exerting physical force on Deputy Menjivar to restrain him. • Contrary to prior reports, most of the carolers remained in the trailer during the entire traffic stop. There were numerous bystanders, who may have been mistaken for carolers. • There were 15 to 20 children among the carolers, ages five to 16. The children were crying during the traffic stop. • At one point, one of the carolers asked Deputy Felix Menjivar to turn off his lights because they were scaring the children. Deputy Menjivar refused to do so. • Toward the end of the traffic stop, Deputy Brad Korth had calmed down Deputy Felix Menjivar. Deputy Menjivar returned to his patrol car. At that point, the carolers, in an attempt to calm the children, began singing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. Deputy Menjivar appeared to get agitated again. He grabbed his camera and took flash pictures of the trailer and scene. His actions further frightened the children. Mark E. McCutcheon has not been issued a citation.

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A 25-year-old Orcas Island man remains in custody following an alleged home invasion in which he reportedly broke into a home in the Rosario area on Sunday, Dec. 22, demanding money and threatening the people living there with an

assault rifle. Although he wore a mask at the time, the man reportedly was recognized and fled the home when those living there identified him and called him out by name, according to local authorities. No shots were fired or injuries reported. The man allegedly forced his way into the home at around 10:20 p.m. Sheriff’s deputies were unable to locate the suspect on the night of the breakin, but the alleged would-be armed robber turned him-

headed east, she suggested, “‘Why don’t you look up my friend Polly Ham? She likes Chinese food and whitewater canoeing.’” The two hit it off. Lopez exerted a strong pull on Steve; he owned property there even as he did woordworking and taught challenging kids at another Cambridge school. After their exhausting work in urban education, the couple discussed trying a rural life, and Polly realized that Lopez fit. They were set to move when her sister received her diagnosis. Lola’s final wish for Polly was that she might

start a family of her own. In her mid-forties, Polly was resigning herself to childlessness, but still yearning toward motherhood. To her delight, following Lola’s death, Polly became pregnant at age 45. Daughter Laurel now teaches special education in a low-income Washington, DC school, where she was recently one of three finalists for DC Teacher of the Year. “[Laurel] really cares about developing a sense of community,” Polly says. “She’s passionate about what she’s doing.” Anyone might think Polly was describing herself.

bomb technicians arrived and were able to “render safe” the item, which contained an assortment of electronic parts and wires. No explosives were found.

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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 10:00 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at www.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 www.theharborofhope.com for information on “The Bulletin Board,” or call Pastor Don 468-4019.

self in at San Juan County Sheriff’s headquarters in Eastsound Monday morning. He was taken into custody without incident and faces felony charges of firstdegree burglary with a firearm, first-degree attempted robbery, first-degree assault with a firearm, and malicious mischief, a misdemeanor. Bail was set at $10,000 following a preliminary court hearing Tuesday, and the case remains under investigation, Sheriff Rob Nou said.

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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 10:00 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.

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Special Collections Purse seiners in Richardson, Lopez Island, circa 1914. Read an excerpt from an essay about the town of Richardson. to an extremely wide audience. HistoryLink subscribers receive a weekly newsletter highlighting recent additions and events from “this day in history.” Subscriptions are free. Strehlou said fundraising ideas are in the works to help finance the Writing Our History partnership with HistoryLink, and that more essays on island history are expected soon, such as the history of Friday Harbor’s water front, American Camp, the Land Bank, the lime kilns of Ocean (Orcas Island), notable doctors and providers of health services on San Juan Island, to name only a few. Below is an excerpt from the recent contributions to HistoryLink. A town called Richardson

Billionaire Paul Allen sold Allan Island to space travel entrepreneur Eric C. Anderson for $8 million, less than one-third of the original $25 million asking price. The 292-acre island, located west of Anacortes between Skyline Marina on Fidalgo Island and Lopez Island, was

originally purchased in 1992 by the Microsoft co-founder, but the original idea to build a vacation home was abandoned after Allen bought and constructed a vacation home on the larger Sperry Peninsula on the east side of Lopez Island. Wally Gudgell, the Orcas Island realtor and private island specialist who listed

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The rise and decline of the town of Richardson on Lopez Island is told by Kathi Ciskowski and Woody Ciskowski of Orcas Island in their HistoryLink Timeline essay, “George Richardson receives land patent for his property at the south end of Lopez Island on November 25, 1879.” Richardson was blessed with a deep-water harbor. The town played an important role in shipping lucrative island produce to mainland markets. This was before government-sponsored irrigation projects increased agricultural production in eastern Washington, and before new railroad lines provided fast, inexpensive transport of goods from eastern Washington farms to cities nation-wide. The same public works projects that enabled other

areas to prosper made San Juan Islands’ produce inconvenient and uncompetitive. The Ciskowskis’ essay reveals much about farming, trade, and the lives of islanders living in those days, including this description from the Fagerholm family. The abundance of fish and fruit in those years is illustrated by a quotations from an article by descendants of Lopez settler Philip Fagerholm (1867-1954): “Philip raised beautiful strawberries he would take by rowboat to Richardson from Huggins Bay. He worried that the sockeye would jump into the board and ruin his strawberries!” For more info, email sstrehlou@fridayharbor.org.

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Allan Island in 2005 for $25 million, said that the recession has taken a significant toll on the value of private islands. In 2009, the asking price was reduced to $13.5 million. AI Project LLC, the holding company set up to complete the transaction for Anderson and a group of private investors, closed the deal a few days before Christmas for $8 million. Although the island reportedly has 44 tax lots, Gudgell said he believed the investment group is planning only a dozen vacation residences on the island for the ownership group. The island is reachable only by boat or

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airplane; an airstrip is located in the center of the island. Eric Anderson, born in Colorado and a 1992 graduate of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., according to Wikipedia, has a computer science and aerospace engineering degree from the University of Virginia. He was a cofounder of the first spaceflight tourism company, Space Adventures Ltd., and is the chairman of Planetary Power, Inc. and co-chairman of Planetary Resources, a company which is reportedly developing and deploying technologies for asteroid mining. Anderson lives in Bellevue.