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Proposition 1 for the Replacement Educational M & O Levy concerning educational funding has passed with 797 votes, 71.93 percent of the votes. Voter turnout for the Feb. 11 election was 49.22 percent. The Lopez School Maintenance and
Operations Replacement Levy will replace the current levy that will expire at the end of 2014. The levy supports approximately one quarter of the district’s operating costs for educating the students of the community. Tax amount: $886,103 ($0.73/$1000) in 2015;
$896,036 ($0.73/$1000) in 2016; $922,917 ($0.75/$1000) in 2017, and $950,605 ($0.76/$1000) in 2018. The owner of a $400,000 home would see an annual increase of approximately $24 in 2015, over 2014 costs. The levy pays for: basic education (additional staff,
classroom materials, etc), athletics, arts, Farm-toSchool and food service, utilities, custodial, routine maintenance, special education, bilingual education, student transportation, and other school costs. The Replacement Levy funds will not go toward
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expenses such as those Lopez School proposed in a bond measure last spring, according to Superintendent Bill Evans.
These levy funds are for supporting the academic and day-to-day operations of the school, he added.
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Preserving farmland and open space bill By Rebecca Gourley
WNPA Olympia News Service
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All Members Art Show BENEFIT: Opening Reception:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 5-7:00PM Art Sale Donations to benefit ‘Lopez Center for Community and the Arts’ and ‘LAG Scholarship/Grant Fund’. Exhibit runs through March 31st.
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A proposed change to a law aimed at preserving farmland and open space could result in higher taxes for some Washington property owners. House Bill 2306 would expand a tax classification on land actively used for agriculture, timber production or undeveloped open space. While property tax is generally assessed on the market value of a parcel, the state’s Open Space Taxation Act allows land to be taxed at a lower rate based on its current use, such as farming. Under the current law, if a
farming operation is 20 acres or more, the parcels must be contiguous in order to be eligible for the lower tax classification. The bill proposes to take out the “contiguous” stipulation, opening up this tax classification to farms that have multiple parcels that total 20 acres or more but aren’t necessarily touching each other. “It’s the preservation of farmland ... that is my ultimate goal,” Rep. Kristine Lytton, D-Anacortes, the bill’s primary sponsor, said at a Jan. 21 hearing before the House Finance Committee. Allen Rozema, executive director of Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, says the
bill could help preserve farmland and open space that is not currently eligible for the lower tax rate. “This is an innovative and unique approach to keeping agriculture viable in Washington state,” he said. “This approach and similar approaches need to continue to be pursued by the Legislature. It helps to elevate the preservation of farming to the same level as our state’s other critical resources.” Farming is an essential part of Washington’s economy. The Washington Department of Agriculture valued Washington’s agricultural production in 2012 at $9.89 billion, exceeding 2011 figures by 6 percent and setting a new record. Lytton said the bill is aimed at preserving farms with small, non-contiguous parcels. In Washington, the average farm size has decreased by about 12.5 percent from 2003 to 2012, but the num-
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ber of farms has increased by about 7 percent in the same time period, says a report from the United States Department of Agriculture. The number of small farms is still increasing, Rozema said. It’s hard to know how much of a tax shift could result from allowing more parcels to qualify for the lower tax rate, as there’s no estimate of exactly how much land could be eligible, says Yakima County Assessor Dave Cook. Some county assessors are concerned that extending the current-use tax rate to more land could mean higher tax bills for other property owners. Each county collects a specific amount of propertytax revenue, with the total amount spread across all taxable properties. When some properties are assessed at a lower rate, the other properties in the taxing district must make up the difference. Depending on how much property is eligible to be assessed at the lower agricultural rate, the increase in property taxes paid by others in the district could be significant. Cook says the legislation could result in a $70 million loss of assessed property value in Yakima County because more farmland would be assessed at its current use rather than market value. Property owners with a decrease in assessed property value will likely pay less in taxes, a difference that would have to be made up by other taxpayers in the county. “The tax-shift implications are significant when you go SEE FARMLAND, PAGE 6
Community Calendar FRI, FEB. 21 ART: Lopez Artist Guild Benefit Art Show “Profiles
Lopez Island
of Lopez Island”, 5 – 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. The show runs until March 31, 2014.
SUN, FEB. 23 MUSIC: Concert of Celtic
Music and Stories with Jamie Laval, U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion with Dan Compton, guitar, 7 p.m., Home of Kip & Stanley Greenthal, Lopez (call 468-2572 for reservations and address). $15. Reservations required, as seating is limited to 40. For more info, www. BrownPaperTickets.com or call 468-2572.
MON, FEB. 24 CLASS: Tech Talks: Session 2. 4:30 – 6 p.m., at Lopez Library. $10 fee.
Join Lopez Island computer tech, Glen Maxson, for this talk on platforms and operating systems. For more information, call the LIFRC at 4684117 or go to www.lifrc. org. CONSULTS: QuickBooks Coaching or Training. By appointment, Family Resource Center. $35/session if paid before appt., $40 afterwards. Consult done by Intuit Pro Advisor, Kelly Pederson. For more information and/or to set up an appt. time, call the
LIFRC at 468-4117 or go to www.lifrc.org.
SAT, MARCH 1 EVENT: Thai Dinner Fundraiser, 5 - 7 p.m. Woodmen Hall. $20, ages 13-plus and, $10 ages 12 and below. EVENT: San Juan Channel Beach hike and clean up, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Fisherman Bay Preserve. This is an all beach walk two and half to three miles total along the San Juan Channel, west side of Lopez Island. The group will meet at the
Fisherman Bay Preserve lot and van pool to the starting point and then beach walk back to the cars. Bring a small pack for food, drink and clothing adjustments, plus a trash bag for beach clean up. Advance sign up is not required for this walk, but car pool to the preserve if possible. For more info, call 468-3706 for Charlie or 468-3397 for Bob. The hike is sponsored by the Lopez Community Trails Network. For more info, www.lopeztrails.org.
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Thanks for M&O support
The Lopez School administration and board of directors would like to express our deep appreciation for the strong show of support demonstrated by the initial results of the Feb. 11 election and the strong approval of the M&O Replacement School Levy. While the results are not official until the County Elections Office certifies the election, the results
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of the election clearly show the voter approval of the levy. The voters of the Lopez, Decatur and Center Islands communities are to be commended for their strong support of the Lopez School and the day-to-day work of the dedicated staff, board and administration. The levy approved on Feb. 11 will begin to be collected in 2015, and will replace the current levy which expires in 2014. The levy funds suppor t approximately one quarter of the general operating budget from which expenses are made for basic education, extracurricular and athletics, arts, general maintenance, special education, Farm-toSchool and other costs of running the school.
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The students of Lopez School are the direct beneficiaries of this generous gift of support. On their behalf we want to extend a heartfelt thank you for the support of our Lopez School and the approval of the M&O Replacement School Levy. On behalf of the Lopez School board and administrators, BILL EVANS Lopez School Superintendent
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available, inter views of several witnesses and parties involved in the event, and discussions with other law enforcement agency executives I have come to several conclusions. I have taken action to address these concerns and will take further action as necessary as a result of this review. Deputy Menjivar was right to stop the pickup and trailer. The inherent safety concerns of having up to 30 people riding on the trailer, even at low speed, without taillights, signals or brakelights are obvious. While there has been extensive criticism of Deputy Menjivar’s actions during the course of the stop, the behavior of others contributed to the actions of the deputies. There are lessons to be learned through this experience. Even though the stop looked ugly, it was a dynamic and stressful situation, for all
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involved. Ultimately it was a verbal confrontation. To keep all this in perspective, let’s not lose sight of the facts that in the course of the 15 minute traffic stop, there was no use of force, no one was injured, no citations were issued and everyone went safely on their way. Regrettably, things were said that should not have been said. Both deputies have been debriefed extensively to critique their actions throughout the stop, and examine the decision points throughout a rapidly evolving set of circumstances. Moving forward: Appropriate discipline has been applied for policy and rule violations that occurred in the course of this event. Disciplinary action is consistent with the county personnel rules and the collective bargaining agreement. The body-worn cameras have been removed from service and will undergo a forensic examination and functionality check. As resources allow, I will begin outfitting patrol cars with in-car video systems and implementing policies on their use, and the preservation and retention of audio and video files. SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ROB NOU
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Spotlight on Lopezians by Gretchen Wing
Nona Idelle Johnson, Lopez Island When you’ve lived nearly a century, you appreciate the big picture. At 99 the oldest living Lopezian (unofficially, but how official does Lopez need to get?), Nona Idelle Johnson notices the parallels between these days and those of her youth. “You had to work like heck [back then] to make a living, and some of ‘em couldn’t,” she says. “For some of ‘em now, it’s just as hard as during the Depression.” Nona can relate deeply to this similarity. One of her grandchildren is currently moving from Lopez to Arizona following job opportunities, just as her own parents migrated to the small town of Terrace, near Wenatchee, from the Midwest early in the last century. Nona was born January First, 1915, and came of age during the 1930s. With admiration, she remembers Dust Bowl migrants from Arkansas, comparing them to the Mexican farmworkers populating eastern Washington
today. “You gotta have something in you to get yourself to a whole new part of the country,” she says. She also appreciates how, over the past century, opportunities for women have expanded, with “more different kinds of jobs they can do now.” When you’re ninety-nine, history is personal. Nona Ives met Peter Johnson working in the apple orchards when both were still teenagers. They married in 1938, at the Depression’s height, and their family of five began only a year later, spanning the war years. “Those days you went where the work was,” Nona says, so the family migrated to coastal Washington and moved around. Peter drove a truck, laid pipe, and did whatever job came his way to give Nona something to feed the family with. When the war began, a collarbone injury kept Peter out of the military, but the work stayed hard. Still, Nona makes no complaints. Her youngest daughter, Cheryl Johnson, participating in the interview, remembers ration stamp-books and tokens from the war years, but Nona sticks with the big picture: they made do. Life isn’t all about hard work, though: another fundamental Nona understands. Her mother was a
music teacher, and Nona and Cheryl relate the story of how she had her piano shipped from Minnesota, all the way around the horn of South America (in those pre-canal days) and up the Columbia River. There, the piano-carrying boat may or may not have wrecked— depending on whose version you prefer—but the piano was saved, and the message is clear: following one’s passion matters. Nona’s is cooking. “She loves to make soup, and bread,” says Cheryl. Although her mom self-deprecates her skills, Cheryl tells the story of bringing some homemade cake in her school lunch one day, and having the Home Economics teacher ask for a taste…and next, the recipe. “Mom said, ‘Well, it’s just a pinch of this and a pinch of that,’” Cheryl laughs; Nona never bothered to write her recipes down. Indirectly, Nona’s love for cooking is what brought her to Lopez. Around ten years ago, Nona moved into an assisted living facility in Stanwood with her sister. But the place offered no cooking facilities, and Nona was not ready to be waited on. “I didn’t want that,” she says. The family encouraged Nona to move to Lopez, where Cheryl had been living since the mid-
nineties, and Nona’s eldest son, Jan Johnson, owned the Islandale Store. They got her settled, comfortable and independent, in a home not far from the store. Photos from her ever-expanding progeny decorate the house, but many family members are only a short drive away, because Nona now shares Lopez with three succeeding generations. Besides Jan and his wife Ingrid and daughter Tisha, there are granddaughters Cadynce and Camden. Then Cheryl has her daughter Kira, and Kira has Alexa and Ava. And that’s not even to mention all the cousins. These branches of the family tree share another trait besides locality: a name. When Nona was trying to decide what middle name to give Cheryl, her mother said, “Why don’t you give her yours?” Thus: Nona Idelle Johnson. Cheryl Idelle Johnson. Kira Idelle Gates. Alexa Idelle
Three FH teens injured in rollover Three San Juan Island teens were taken to the medical center in Friday Harbor with non-life threatening injuries following a single-car crash in mid-afternoon, Wednesday, on Turn Point Road. According to the San Juan County Sheriff’s Department, a newly licensed 16-year-old Friday Harbor girl and three passengers, 15-17 years in age, were involved in the rollover collision. All four were wearing safety belts at the time, Sheriff Rob Nou said in a press release. The girls were not identified by name. The four were westbound on Turn Point Road, near the intersection of Pinedora Lane, when the driver failed to negotiate a turn and flipped the Toyota 4Runner the four teens were traveling in while trying to get the vehicle back on the roadway. Authorities believe that alcohol or other drugs did not play a role in the collision, which occured shortly before 2 p.m. The crash remains under investigation; no charges have been filed at this time.
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Clockwise from left: great-granddaughters Ava and Alexa, Nona, daughter Cheryl, granddaughter Kira. Ogden. The name strengthens the generational bond. Nona’s family has seen its share of hard times. In 1960, she lost her husband Peter during a botched surger y. Two decades later, she lost a son to lymphoma. But Nona remains vibrant. A discussion with
Cheryl over the number of her great-grandchildren yields a lengthy storm of generational arithmetic. Clearly, the correct answer (eleven?) is less important than the process itself, each recited name renewing the connections. That’s the big picture.
NOTICE OF BUDGET EXTENSION ADOPTION LOPEZ ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 144 CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 2013-2014 Notice is hereby given by the school directors of Lopez Island School District No. 144, San Juan County, Washington, that the district has prepared a Budget Extension for the Capital Projects Fund to allow expenditure of funds to reimburse General Fund for expenditures incurred in development of the district’s capital facilities plan. A draft copy has been placed in the school district administration office and the Lopez Island Library. A copy will be furnished to any person who will call upon the district for it. The board of directors will meet for the Capital Projects budget extension hearing and for the purpose of fixing and adopting the budget extension for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. Any person may appear at the meeting and be heard for or against the budget or any part thereof. The meeting will be held at 6:00 pm. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Lopez Island, Washington in the school district library. Bill Evans, Secretary to the Board
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Scottish Fiddle Champion in concert Jamie Laval creates rapt audiences with his passionate performances of traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Quebec, blending an ancient art form with stunning virtuosity and contemporary flair that resonates with families, youth, seniors, and devotees of ethnic, jazz, and classical music. Concert of Celtic Music and Stories with Jamie Laval, U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion with Dan Compton on guitar is 7 p.m., at the home of Kip and Stanley Greenthal, Lopez
(call 468-2572 for reservations and address). Tickets are $15. Reser vations required, as seating is limited to 40. For more info, www.BrownPaperTickets. com or call 468-2572. A concert experience with Jamie combines toetapping melodies, amusing stories, foot percussion, poetry, and delicately nuanced accompaniment from guitarist Dan Compton to create a beautiful atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands. A native of Seattle currently residing in North
Carolina, Jamie initially studied classical violin at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and made his living as a professional symphony musician, recording studio artist, improvising violinist, and contra dance fiddler. But his passion for the haunting sounds of rural Scottish folk music eventually usurped all other preoccupations, and he now devotes himself exclusively to Celtic music. In 2002 Jamie won the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championship and is now hailed as “One of North
America’s finest practitioners of traditional Scottish
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Stewardship coalition celebrates 20 years By Julia Vouri
Stewardship Network Coordinator
Few things draw more passion from San Juan County residents than threats to the pristine environment of their archipelago. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Stewardship Network of the San Juans, which was formed in 1994 to meet those challenges. The coalition was founded when a group of conservation-minded islanders posed a simple question: “Wouldn’t it be great if all of the stewardship organizations in the county could gather together regularly to network, share information and resources, and collaborate on projects?” said Shona Aitken, one of the Network’s founders and Education Coordinator for Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. “We wanted to learn what everyone else was doing, because our combined mission was the same: caring for our home.” That was the beginning of a coalition of public and private conservation-based organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting a stewardship ethic in the San Juans. The current membership includes two dozen members representing Lopez, Orcas and San Juan. Membership dues are not mandatory, but by donation only. Current members are the The Whale Museum, Friends of the San Juans, San Juan Nature Institute, San Juan County Conservation District, San Juan County Marine Resources Committee, Salish Sea Press, Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Islands’ Oil Spill Association, Agricultural Resources Committee of San Juan Island, The Sea
Doc Society, The Nature Conservancy, The San Juan Preservation Trust, Port of Friday Harbor, San Juan Visitors Bureau, Friday Harbor Film Festival, San Juan County Land Bank, San Juan County Marine Resources Committee, San Juan County Parks, San Juan Island National Historical Park, University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs, Friends of Lime Kiln Society, Keepers of the Patos Light, Bureau of Land Management, The Madrona Institute, Lime Kiln Point State Park, Puget Sound Partnership, and San Juan County Lead Entity Program for Salmon Recovery. The first collaborative effort was a Stewardship Fair held at Camp Orkila on Orcas Island in 1999, made possible by a $30,000 Public Involvement in Education grant. “This was the first time that all the islands came together,” said Shann Weston of the Salish Sea Press, and one of the Network’s earliest members. “Over 130 people came from San Juan, Lopez, Orcas, Shaw, Stuart and Waldron to participate in six sessions on marine conservation, public use, education and volunteerism, watershed/land conser vation, human wildlife interactions, and government/infrastructure.” The fair’s coordinator was current Washington State Sen. Kevin Ranker, who later became the Stewardship Network coordinator. “What happened was incredible,” he said. “Businesses and nonprofit organizations found they had much in common as they discussed shared goals, values, and opportunities. Since that first gathering, conversations have continued in powerful and
Beach walk and clean up San Juan Channel Beach hike and clean up, Saturday, March 1, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Fisherman Bay Preserve, is the first in a series of eight monthly hikes/walks from March through October. This is an all beach walk two and half to three miles total along the San Juan Channel, on the west side of Lopez Island. The group will meet at the Fisherman Bay Preserve lot and van pool to the starting point and then beach walk back to the cars. Bring a small pack for food, drink and clothing adjustments, plus a trash bag for beach clean up. Advance sign up is not required for this walk, but car pool to the preserve if possible. For more info, call 468-3706 for Charlie or 468-3397 for Bob. The hike is sponsored by the Lopez Community Trails Network. For more info, www.lopeztrails.org.
productive ways.” Under Ranker’s leadership a directory for the Network was created, and members began to meet regularly, led by a steering committee whose co-chairs included Aitken, Weston and Julie Knight of Islands’ Oil Spill Association. The Network currently sponsors three major activities/events annually: Earth Day has been celebrated each April since 2008, rotating among Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands. “Good Steward Awards” are nominated by members of the community and presented each year to recognize individuals and organizations that have been exemplary stewards in the islands. (Go to www.stewardshipsanjuans.org for a list of award categories and winners.) Over the last five years, the Network has organized the “Green Village” at the San Juan County Fair. Through displays and demonstrations, the Village emphasizes and promotes the many aspects of conservation opportunities in the San Juans. The Stewardship Network has also endorsed the recent establishment of the San Juan Island Conservation Corps and the Orcas Youth Conservation. Together with the Lopez Island Conservation Corps, youth conservations corps are now active on all three islands during the summer, engaging island youth in stewardship of our public lands. Over the years, funding has become available to the Stewardship Network for conser vation-oriented projects. Most recently the Puget Sound Partnership
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(PSP)—which is charged with the cleanup of Puget Sound—has provided small grants to ECO Net, a collaborative network of 12 Puget Sound counties that promotes environmental education, communication and outreach to help engage the public in the recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem. In 2008, the PSP designated the Stewardship Network as the ECO Net touchstone for San Juan County, with the fiscal responsibility of receiving and spending grant monies rotating among different members of the Network. Fiscal sponsors are allowed to charge indirect costs to administer funds, generally 10 to 15 percent, to cover grant accounting and reporting. For example, The Madrona Institute received $1,323 to administer the two grants totaling $14,114 for the two years it served as fiscal sponsor. The San Juan Islands Conser vation District is the current Network sponsor. Puget Sound Partnership funding has allowed the Stewardship Network to hire a part-time coordinator—currently Julia Vouri – to serve the combined interests and responsibilities of the Network and ECO Net. Vouri facilitates monthly
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Keepers of the Patos Light, which manages the lighthouse on Patos, is a member of the Stewardship Network of the San Juans. meetings, publicizes and coordinates events, maintains communications, and fulfills other grant deliverables. For more information
about the Stewardship Network of the San Juans, go to www.stewardshipsanjuans.org. For information about the PSP, go to www. psp.wa.gov.
LOPEZ ISLAND OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, March 4, 2013 Woodmen Hall 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. HIGHLIGHTS: • Hunter Bay Dock, Float, Ramp Replacement • Odlin Park Float and Pile Replacement • Gravel Road Conversions – Cape St Mary Rd – Cousins Rd – Tekoa Ave • Shore Access Program PLUS: • Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) • Shoreline Regulations • Lopez Village Plan Please plan to stop by, meet staff, and give us your thoughts on our upcoming projects.
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Bob Jarman is recovering Tamara’s sculpture is saved Councilmember Bob Jarman was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital/ Peace Health in Bellingham on Jan. 27 for what now has been diagnosed as an aggressive bacterial infection – Strep A, commonly known as “flesh eating bacteria.” Jarman extends his deep appreciation for Dr. Gossom and staff at the San Juan Island Peace Health Hospital and the EMS Flight Crew, who got him to the hospital in time to receive life saving treatment.
In a statement regarding his condition, Jarman wrote, “I will be in the hospital most of this week while I continue on a program of intensive antibacterial treatment to help balance out all systems. Talking on the phone has not been possible, but I have been keeping up with emails and texts through family members. I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and good wishes through this ordeal.” Jarman also wrote that he is on the road to recovery. “I will keep up with coun-
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With just a few days left to go, Lopezians donated the remaining $500 needed to purchase local artist Tamara Shane’s wheel-like copper sculpture “Recycles of Life” so that it can remain permanently on display in the village. There will be a celebration of the sculpture on the lawn at Isabel’s Espresso on Saturday afternoon Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. Words, poetry and, weather permitting, musical instruments are welcome. The nonprofit conservation laboratory Kwiáht now owns the sculpture in trust for the community. It will remain on the lawn in front of Isabel’s as long as that site is available. Tamara will be consulted if a move to another location in the village is ever necessary. “A great big thank you to everyone that contributed,” says Tamara. “I hope that this sculpture serves as an inspiration for other artists to come forward with their creations in support of Kwiáht’s vision of bringing more color, texture and culture to our village and our island.” “This project was a collaborative effort in many ways, and a very rich experience to share its creation with other community members,” Tamara adds. “May it be enjoyed by all for many years to come!” “We hope that the Lopez community establishes a legal entity to hold public art like this in trust, or the county acquires an appropriate site for public sculpture within the village,”
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says Kwiáht director Russel Barsh. “The Lopez Community Trails Network may also create new opportunities for installing art in the village.” Barsh also challenged the county to adopt a public arts acquisition program, like Seattle’s One Percent for Art program, now 40 years old. “The county should support our island artists with more than fine words,” he says. He points to the success of the county’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in promoting local events, and suggests that a similar broad-based advisory process be entrusted with acquiring art for public places. Tamara and Kwiáht would like to extend special thanks to Scott Rozenbaum, John Bostick, Mark O’Bryant, Jim Parker, Kreg Trani, Steve Ruegge, the South End Book Club, Laura Simonian, Jordan Schultz, Marlatta Langford, Diana Bower, Nikola Chopra, Isabel’s Espresso, Lynda Colombo, Faith Vandeputte and Treehouse Healing Arts and many others for their contributions to building “Recycles of Life” and giving it a home. Thanks also to businesses that helped collect funds for “Recycles of Life” including Blossom Grocery, Vortex, The Bay Café, The Love Dog Café, Gallery 10, and the Lopez Bookshop. For further information write: kwiaht@ gmail.com.
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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 11:45 Channel Road. Please check at www.theharborofhope.com for information on “The Bulletin Board,” or call Pastor Don 468-4019. COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings. Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service. Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org 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 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Call 3782910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
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art materials and continuing education through classes and workshops. Financial grants were recently awarded to five local artists. Lori Taylor will be using her grant to attend a workshop at the American Mosaics Artists Annual Convention. Marie Luckhurst was able to purchase a French Taboret (a specially designed cabinet for an artist’s work space and materials storage). Stephen Carter will be using his grant to purchase special glazes for his ceram-
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Assessor opts out of run for re-election By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter
San Juan County Assessor Charles Zalmanek decided after his unopposed 2010 election to retire after completing his second term in office. He recently reiterated that decision as part of a wide-ranging interview with the Journal about current issues and future plans at the assessor’s office.
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tence as a Home Economics Club in 1924. It evolved into the Lopez Arts and Crafts Association in the 1970s and most recently into its current status as the nonprofit organization, “Lopez Artist Guild” in the 90s. Its mission, “to encourage and promote the visual arts on Lopez Island” is pursued with vigor and variety. LAG sponsors art shows featuring local artists throughout the year at both Lopez Center and The Gathering Place in the Village. The guild is also the current sponsor for the hugely popular Lopez Studio Tour that happens annually over
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An abundance of creative individuals live on Lopez Island: musicians, performers, craftsmen and fine artists. The Lopez Artist Guild has a membership of more than 100 actively practicing artists and supporters. On Feb. 21, LAG will be sponsoring an All Members Benefit Art Show at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts titled “Profiles of Lopez.” Donations from the sales of artwork in the exhibit will be given to the center and will also help replenish the LAG Scholarship/ Grant Fund. The opening reception is Friday, Feb. 21 from 5 – 7 p.m. and is open to all. The exhibit will run through March 31. LAG first came into exis-
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$6.24 billion in 2013. “I made fairness, uniformity and equity my goal when first elected assessor, and I’ve achieved those goals and embedded them in the entire staff,” he said. “The best thing about my job has been that I’ve had a competent, supportive staff. I’m proud to have been able to promote from within and to mentor John Kulseth, the chief appraiser, and the other appraisers to a high level of daily performance.” Just as Paul Dossett mentored Zalmanek and encouraged him to run for assessor in 2006, Zalmanek is encouraging Kulseth to run in 2014. Kulseth confirmed that he intends to file for the position when candidate filing begins in early May. Zalmanek said the current spat with the county council over farming and open space current use assessment reductions did not affect his decision. “I decided not to run at the time of my 2010 election,”Zalmanek said.
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Charles Zalmanek. But the current use assessment reduction for farmlands, timberlands and open space is an important and troubling issue, he concedes. With both the state Attorney General and the Legislature getting involved with the issue, Open Space Act tax exemptions will likely remain an important 2014 election issue - one that John Kulseth and his opponent will have to address on the campaign trail.