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VOLUME 37, NUMBER 39 • SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Luggage thrown off ferry after ‘bomb’ scare By Cali Bagby Weekly editor
On Sept. 11, two Lopez men threw over five pieces of luggage into the Salish Sea after incorrectly assuming that the bags contained bombs. “The guys who threw the bags overboard were probably acting out of the idea that they were protecting people on the boat,” said San Juan County Undersheriff Bruce Distler. That morning a man from California flew to Seattle and caught a shuttle from the airport to the ferry ter-
minal in Anacortes. He was traveling with five bags of luggage and his dog. He was on his way to Lopez to do electrical work for a client. On the shuttle he met another man from Lopez and asked him if there was a luggage cart at the terminal to help him carry his gear, weighing about 50 pounds each, on the boat. According to the deputy, who later filed the official report, the man from Lopez was suspicious about the Californian, who had claimed to live on Lopez, but “seemed to know very
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little about the island.” Despite these suspicions the Lopez man offered to help the California man. The Lopezian was meeting another Lopezian at the terminal who was driving a pick-up truck. The two Lopezians helped the California man load the bags in the vehicle. Then the property owner took his dog for a walk, but misjudged the timing of the ferry loading traffic. As the pick-up rolled onto the boat, the California man ran to catch up and found himself on the boat
not able to find the vehicle. Meanwhile the two Lopezians searched the boat for the property owner. “They were both looking for each other and missing one another,” said Distler. “And to make things more complicated it was 9/11.” The significance of the day donned on one of the Lopezians as they realized that they had carried on bags to the ferry and were unaware of the contents. “They probably started to panic,” said Distler. Back at the pick-up they opened the bags and found
electrical equipment including a black box with wires sticking out. They proceeded to throw the luggage overboard near the northeast portion of Decatur Island. The Californian later told a deputy that the bags contained “most of his earthly possessions” and that none of the items were for making bombs, but were used for electrical work. The two men later explained to ferry workers what had happened and they notified the Sheriff’s Office, leading to a deputy
meeting all three men at the Lopez landing. The deputy reported that the two Lopezians’ actions would not be written up as a criminal act as they were not acting with “malicious intent, but rather genuine concern.” The case is considered civil in nature and the men will be responsible for replacing the items or providing restitution to the property owner. “It’s obvious they cared, but there are different ways to take care of it,” said Distler. “When in doubt call the ferry workers first.”
County-wide bat study reports results Submitted by Kwiaht
The best available scientific evidence is in, and it’s a fact: San Juan County is very batty, and Orcas is the battiest island. Kwiaht director Russel Barsh has announced results of the first systematic survey of the county’s bats in 75 years. The study included 105 nights of ultrasound recordings, visits to homes and barns where bats were reported roosting, and visual observations includ-
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A California myotis, one of the county’s most common bats. ing dead or injured bats received by Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. “Over 10 thousand bats were heard,” Barsh says, “and that is only perhaps one percent of what’s out there.” The most bat flyovers per hour were heard above lakes and ponds on Orcas. Nine species of bats were identified by acoustic analyses; a 10th species (Keen’s myotis) is probably also present but must be confirmed genetically. “This is a significant portion of the 15 species of bats that are known from Washington State as a whole,” says Barsh. All nine confirmed species were observed on
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Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands, but in different proportions, which Barsh attributes to differences in the kinds of habitats that are available on each island. “For example,” Barsh says, “Yuma myotis, which like to hunt over open water, were more abundant on Lopez, while California myotis, which seem to prefer to hunt wooded areas, were more abundant on Orcas.” Results of the 2014 study are consistent with an acoustic survey of Lopez in July 2013 conducted by Western Bat Working Group Co-Chairwoman Ella Rowan with assistance by Barsh and Kwiaht. That study has already been submitted for publication. The Kwiaht study also confirmed that San Juan County is an important reservoir of Townsend’s bigeared bat, a federal and state
species of concern found at only about a dozen maternity roosts in Washington. Townsends were identified on four islands. The reason for their relative abundance in San Juan County remains unclear, but farmers and gardeners should rejoice: this relatively large, sociable bat specializes in eating moths, in particular the moths that are most destructive of orchard trees. “Older, untended orchards must be a feast for them,” Barsh says. The Kwiaht study also confirmed that many species of bats remain in the islands over the winter, dispersing locally rather than migrating to the mainland or hibernating. “Next year’s focus will be the dispersal pattern of winter bats,” Barsh says, “and what it is they are eating.” He is particularly interested in a tribe of moths that SEE BATS, PAGE 4
Community Calendar
WEDS, OCT 1 MEETING: Leadership San Juan Island Open House, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Lopez Island Library meeting room. 2015 marks the 11th year of the Leadership San Juan Islands (LSJI) program, a local leadership training course that helps introduce islanders to the interconnecting “systems” that make up daily life throughout the county. During the
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sessions participants meet with current leaders and professionals, discuss and interact over local issues, visit key locations throughout the county and practice valuable facilitation and leadership skills.
THURS, OCT 2 FOOD: Evening Meal at School, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Lopez School Multipurpose Room. The Lopez Locavores invite the
community to celebrate the Great Island Grown Harvest Festival with a meal of locally-sourced food. Menu: Moussaka with roasted Lopez lamb (vegan option available), Tzatziki, local greens salad and spiced apple crisp. Everyone welcome – pay what you can.
FRI, OCT 3 BBQ: ‘Miracle Man’ Kevin Zoerb Back to Work: Community BBQ,12 - 3 p.m., OPALCO Crew Station. A BBQ to celebrate Kevin’s Zoerb’s amazing story and return to work. Hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixings will be provided. All are welcome.
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Concerns about Lopez School
I attended the July 24 Lopez School board meeting. At that time the 2014-
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2015 school budget was adopted and superintendent Bill Evans presented his 9.6 million dollar bond proposal. I see on the front page of the Sept. 16 Islands’ Weekly that nothing has changed since the July meeting. All the school can do is tell us what they are not going to do with the money. When asked what it would cost to plumb or wire the school, his reply was “no idea”. So what the superintendent and school board are asking the taxpayers to do is give them 9.6 million dollars and they will pick a committee of people they choose
TUES, OCT 7 MEETING: Lopez Village Plan Review Committee Public Outreach Meeting, 5 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Offered by San Juan County Community Development and Planning and Lopez Village Plan Review Committee. MEETING: U.S. Representative Rick Larsen will listen to the Lopez community and San Juan County concerns about EA18-G Growler noise, 2 3 p.m., Lopez Center in Lopez village. Councilman Jamie Stephens is hosting this meeting and has scheduled it to coincide with the interisland ferry so other islands can participate. To reserve a ride
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SAT, OCT 11 ART: Opening reception, 5 - 7 p.m., Chimera Gallery, Lopez Artists Cooperative, invites you to attend the opening reception for Ancient Stories, Woven and Felt, featuring new work by Sally Anaya, Marie Luckhurst and Island Fibers. The show runs Oct. 11 through Nov. 7. MON, OCT 13 MEETING: LCCA board meeting, 5:15 p.m., Lopez Center. All are welcome to sit and listen. If you would like to address the board please call 468-2203 or
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and decide how to spend it. Let’s not forget that on the front page of the May 6 Islands’ Weekly Superintendent Bill Evans stepped down due to” financial oversight.” Let’s take a look at some of our school’s numbers. From 2012-2013 through 2014-2015 the physical enrollment at Lopez has declined from 212.69 to 193 or 19 students. At the same time the budget has increased $413,747. These numbers can be found in the 2014-2015 Lopez school budget. I then went to the Office of the State Superintendent
of Public Instructions website where they have all the school budgets for the state. I wanted to see how we compared to the other two public schools in the county. 1. Last year it cost $11,074 per child to attend school on Orcas. It cost $11,478 per child to attend school on San Juan, and $18,451 per child to attend school on Lopez. That’s a difference of $7,377 more per child than Orcas and $6,972 more per child than San Juan. 2. Last year U.S. News ranked San Juan school district the 11th best in the state out of 55 and Orcas was ranked 23. Lopez didn’t
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even make the top 55. Looking at the numbers and being a taxpayer I wouldn’t give this superintendent or school board 9 cents to manage let alone 9.6 million dollars of taxpayer money.
DAN KOVAC Lopez Island
Vote yes on the School Bond In a few weeks voters on Lopez and Decatur will be asked to approve a construction bond for Lopez School District. The proposed bond will be significantly different from the one that failed to gain voter approval last year. This bond omits improvements some voters felt were unnecessary or too expensive in the previous proposal. And it will cost 40 percent less. Please pay attention to the information that the school district will be providing in SEE LETTERS, PAGE 4
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Guest Column
Vote yes for prop 1 for solid waste levy By Rhea Miller
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Citizens for Lopez Solid Waste Levy
The Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District has had another successful year. Through July 2014, 267 tons of garbage (up 12 percent from this time last year) and over 167 tons of recyclables (up 17 percent), not counting metals, batteries, E-waste, and this year textiles, departed Lopez on local trucks – including our own truck– with local drivers. In July 2014 the District diverted an average of one ton a day of goods through Take It or Leave It. A cheery, competent group of volunteers joins the professional staff of David Zapalac and Gary Lawrence, who both share the management role, and the ever-positive Bob Chonka as facility operator. Volunteers have logged more than 1,624 hours of generous labor through June 2014. This year saw the demise of the mangled cardboard recycling bins. The clean reclaimed plastic bins that replaced them are transportable by a manual forklift and have a drain in the bottom to release any gathered rainwater. Textiles have been added to the recycling menu, and new clear signage has been installed. The signs in large part are made from recycled road signs. A quick comparison with other island communities reveals a $20 minimum fee at the San Juan Island Transfer
Station and $9 per can charge at Orcas (a dollar more than Lopez), with recycling at $4 per can. The Lopez Dump remains on track with free self-separated recycling, $8 per can of garbage, Take It or Leave It, and a clean and tidy facility operated with local talent. Garbage fees alone cannot pay for a responsible disposal service like this in a small island community. Lopez’s innovative system requires a small amount of dependable tax support to join with the lower disposal fees, sale of recyclables and volunteer labor and donations. Until the law can be changed, which legislators say is a daunting endeavor, the Lopez Sold Waste Disposal District must go to the voters for a levy vote every year. And every year the vote is critical to the continued operation of the Lopez Dump and the well-being of the island we love. To assure that the district continues to be successful into the future, a volunteer group of citizens has formed to support Lopez Proposition No. 1, the Solid Waste Levy of $115,000 for 2015. The 2015 levy will be assessed at a rate of 10.7 cents per $1,000 of taxable assessed value, down from 11.155 cents in 2014. The lower rate, with slightly increased
Bringing the old and the young together By Felicity Green Special to the Weekly
I am 81 years old and one day I realized that I missed having a little girl in my life, with that wonderful innocent youthful energy. My grandchildren are gone and do not live on the island. Thinking about this I decided I could become proactive. There is a little girl of about 7 who has always greeted me with sweet enthusiasm, running up to give me a hug. So I phoned her mother and asked if Alix would like to visit me. She said, “Let’s ask Alix,” who said yes. So at the appointed time she appeared at my door. Little round cheeks and shiny brown hair. This was just before Christmas and I was making bead bracelets for my gifts. She looked around my house and said, “Hmm I don’t think I have ever seen feathers in a vase in any other house.” I had peacock feathers in a vase to show off their beauty. She joined me and picked
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out her beads and made three bracelets for friends. Then we had an English tea party with milk and sugar and cookies. The thing she was most fascinated with were the porcelain cups and saucers and the tiny little teaspoons. When it was time to go home, she politely said, “Thank you. When I came I thought you were just an old lady.” Another day she asked if next time we could cook something out of the Felicity American Dolls Cookbook. Five days before, she phoned to check that I had all the right ingredients which were whipping cream, an orange, a lemon, raspberries and a fizzy drink like Kombucha. It was mostly whipped cream with a little of the other ingredients. We had a small
amount to have with our tea and then she said, “Do you mind if I don’t finish it? I have a delicate stomach and if I eat too much rich food, I throw up.” Very wise at 7.” We have been to the beach and picked up agates. We have read books, played cards, written stories and painted; but the tea is usually the highlight. She is very careful with the cups and chooses different ones each time for us to use. It gives me the opportunity to play each week, something we forget at my age. I find she is a charming, intelligent, wise little girl and I advise any other older person who feels lonely to get a shot of youthful energy and enter into it frequently. Her latest was to announce she was all “plumbed” out. When I asked her what she
meant she sad they had a large bowl of yellow plums and one of red plums. She was just “plummed” out.
property values, will generate the same $115,000 levy for 2015 as for 2014; a $54 bill for a property value at $500,000. That is a small price to pay for a well-managed community program that enhances property values and helps keep our beautiful rural island healthy and clean. The November 4 ballot will present several levy propositions, so please remember that the Lopez Dump is Lopez Proposition No. 1 and join others in voting YES to keep it local. To see a fact sheet about the 2015 Solid Waste Levy visit www.lopezsolidwaste.org.
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JOIN US FOR A COMMUNITY FORUM Thursday, October 2nd at 5:30 P.M. Skagit Valley College Community Room “MEET THE SHERIFF CANDIDATES” Sheriffs’ candidates Rob Nou and Ron Krebs will state their positions on policing in the San Juans, and answer questions: • How do they differ on their approach to illegal drugs? • What do they mean by “community policing”? • How does each candidate view the Sheriff’s responsibilities to the citizens of San Juan County?
“MEET THE COUNTY COUNCIL CANDIDATES” The District 3 County Council position currently held by Jamie Stephens (Lopez) is now being contested by Mike Pryce, a WRITE-IN candidate for County Council. Both have been invited to come to this Community Forum to share and contrast their positions on County governance.
Please attend to meet and hear these candidate’s positions and answer your questions. The election is just a month away! Sponsored by Friday Harbor Grange #225, Refreshments will be served. The Islands’ Weekly • www.islandsweekly.com • September 30, 2014 – Page 3
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the coming weeks. If you were a “no” vote last time, you might wish to vote “yes” this November. And a visit to the school to see and learn about its serious needs for refurbishment and updating is likely to be convincing as well.
Preview of measures, races By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor
Midterm elections rarely draw the bigtime voter turnout typical of a presidential election year. But with three contested county office races, including sheriff, and no fewer than six local property tax or bond measures on the Nov. 4 election ballot, San Juan County voters have plenty to pay attention to in the run-up to the 2014 general election. “That’s an unusual number,” Auditor Milene Henley said of the property tax measures. “No one would be affected by all six, of course; the most would be three (Friday Harbor). But at least one or two would apply to everyone. I’d say that’s probably the most interesting thing about the ballot.” But certainly not the only thing. In fact, rules governing firearms, purchase or possession of, could become more
onerous or less restrictive depending on the outcome of statewide Initiative 591 and Initiative 594. And, the Legislature would be required to allocate enough funding to reduce class size and increase staff support for all K-12 schools – more for high-poverty area schools – should Initiative 1351 pass. In the federal arena, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, must fend off a challenge from Republican opponent B.J. Guillot to secure an eighth consecutive two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Closer SEE ELECTION, PAGE 8
LETTERS
RICHARD WARD Lopez Island
The U.S. Constitution protects us The first amendment of the United States Constitution reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exer-
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cise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The latter part of the amendment is one we rarely acknowledge but it is as important as all the other rights. The question is: do we want to exercise our rights (in order to maintain our system of government) or do we want to toss them (out of fear)? Remember we are not in a state of war nor has martial law been declared. Some advocate we stop making waves because it might hurt others people’s feelings. Unfortunately, no matter what we do someone’s feelings will be hurt. I and many others feel betrayed when others try to shame us for taking action against something we feel is wrong. Each of us should do our part in helping to maintain our freedoms. It needs to be said and understood some things are worth criticism, ostracism, imprisonment
and even death. Even writing letters (no matter how disingenuous) is a fundamental part of our liberties. However, to advocate we pass the job of maintaining our freedoms on to another is not the way to keep our freedoms but rather it is a way to lose them. Some time ago a person running for office told the story of his imprisonment in a Vietnam camp. He said one method used in his torture was being shown film and newspaper clips of the numerous protests to the war. Being a little more astute than some he refused to let this bother him. He told his captors the system he was fighting for guaranteed people’s right to protest that for which they disagreed. Finally, with the recent revelation of the Navy spying on private citizens, I would ask if the Navy protects us from the “bad guys” who or what protects us from the Navy? The answer: we and the U.S. Constitution protect us.
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Conservation Foundation helped fund the Kwiaht study. Barsh also expressed appreciation for the professional support and encouragement of Ella Rowan, Greg Falxa, and Nancy Williams, and the generosity of homeowners that allowed him to record on their property. For further info, contact Russel Barsh, RLBarsh@ gmail.com.
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tend to emerge in January and February in the islands’ woodlands. Data summaries and graphs will be posted on the Kwiaht website and Facebook page in the next few weeks. The American Wildlife
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School news
Science in the classroom Lopez School hosts forum and tours about bond Submitted by Lopez School
This year, the Lopez Island School District is partnering with several organizations to enhance and increase its science instruction. Lopez-based Kwiàht continues its tradition since 2006 of providing hands-on experience in fieldwork and laboratory research to Lopez middle and high school students to complement classroom learning. This school year, Kwiàht’s activities with science teacher Jen Romo will run the gamut from measuring the strength of storms, to separating out the different pigments in plants using chromatography and spectrophotometry, and will include a fifth year of monitoring change in the chemistry and microbiology of Weeks Wetland, with results reported to the Lopez Village Planning Committee and the county storm water program. For a third year, Kwiàht will also engage Lorri Swanson’s elementary school science classes in a major research project to acquaint them with scientific tools and experimental methods. The topics of the last two years were the ecology of light and importance of darkness in ecosystems; and the biological effects of strong magnetic fields. This year, Kwiàht Botanist Madrona Murphy will meet weekly with grade three and five students to explore heredity and genetics through growing, crosspollinating, selecting and grafting plants in the school greenhouse. Activities will also include extracting DNA, and using gel electrophoresis to confirm diversity and changes in the genes of plants such as mustards, peas, and apples. Ordinarily, students do not learn to do PCR and genotyping until they take advanced university courses, but Murphy says that elementary students have a better grasp of genetics and basic biology when they can carry out lab procedures themselves.
Principal Dave Sather also took notice saying, “Where else in the country do you have elementary kids doing lab work that other high schools don’t even try?” The elementary looks forward to another year of studying marine invertebrates brought to us by the San Juan Nature Institute. This will also be the fifth year elementary students have raised salmon in the classroom. This opportunity is provided to us through both San Juan Nature Institute and Long Live the Kings salmon hatchery on Orcas Island. Having these opportunities provided for our students has made science exciting and tangible. Marcia deChadenèdes of the Bureau of Land Management developed a grant in coordination with the San Juan Nature Institute allowing Lopez students to perform a baseline survey of the Chadwick Marsh. “The San Juan Islands National Monument is thrilled to have this opportunity to work with the Lopez Island students. Chadwick Marsh is the perfect place for a ‘Hands On the Land Outdoor Classroom’ and an ideal location for budding scientists to get their hands dirty!” says deChadenèdes. Sather is focused on increasing the school’s activities towards science, technology, engineering and math programs. “There’s no doubt that last year’s budget reductions took a toll on how we approach technology, but training staff to embed technology into their classroom instruction is key and a step forward.” Sather went on to note that already the secondary is offering astronomy and calculus in conjunction with the University of Washington so that students can earn college credit. A new biology course is also in development for the spring that focuses around anatomy. A grant is also being pursued to develop an engineering class. “We’re a small school doing big things” exclaimed Sather.
Community Solar for schools solar even when they can’t install it on their own home. Lexi Taylor is a retired teacher and the Taylors like that the program will support the Lopez Island School District.
“Plus, we’ll get paid back,” said Kirm Taylor. According to Boyd Pratt, former San Juan Island School board member who is contributing to the SEE SOLAR, PAGE 10
Lopez Village Subarea Plan Public Meeting Tuesday, October 7, 2014, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Lopez Center for the Community and the Arts The Lopez Village Planning Review Committee is working with Lopez Island community and County staff to prepare the first Lopez Village Subarea Plan. The plan will be a component of the SJC Comprehensive Plan.
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“By investing in solar energy, we are lowering utility costs for our schools,” said Janet Brownell, president of the Orcas Island Education Foundation. “That means more money for our classrooms and students. But it is not only about saving money, it is also about education for our students. What a winwin proposition. Lance [her husband] and I have bought our ‘share’ and we hope you will too.” “It was a no-brainer for us,” said Kirm Taylor when talking about contributing to Community Solar for Our Schools. Kirm and Lexi Taylor wanted to install solar panels when they built their home on Lopez Island in 2008, but couldn’t without removing a lot of trees. Community Solar provides people like the Taylors with an opportunity to promote
In an effort to provide vide $9.6 million for critical shown for the safety, health the Lopez and Decatur upgrades and renovations and education of our young communities with oppor- to the Lopez and Decatur people.” Not only will the district tunities to learn more school facilities to bring about the upcoming capital them up to safety, health, be addressing long-term projects bond request on and education standards. At sustainability of its facilities, the November ballot, the approximately 40 percent but by focusing on critiLopez School will host pub- overall reduction from the cal maintenance and utillic forums and presenta- district’s previous unsuc- ity needs the district will be tions as well as two oppor- cessful request, district offi- able to redirect money to tunities to tour the Lopez cials have responded to the learning and teaching that School and campus. School large amount of community is currently having to be officials are continuing input they have sought and used for maintenance needs to share about the bond received, by significantly and paying for significantly with as many community paring down and eliminat- larger utility bills than most service organizations and ing project components that districts of Lopez School other groups as they can voters indicated were of size. For further information schedule. concern. School officials have “While less funding than about the Lopez School scheduled two pub- before,” said Superintendent November bond request, lic forums at the Lopez Bill Evans, “The current readers are encouraged to Community Center for the requested amount of $9.6 attend any of the communiArts on Oct. 8 and 15, at million will allow us to go ty presentations or contact 5:30 p.m., to further inform after some critical needs. Superintendent Bill Evans the public about the revised We appreciate the support at 468-2202 or bevans@ bond, and to answer ques- the community has always lopez.k12.wa.us. tions about the capital projects it will fund. On Oct. 4 and 18, Lopez School will be open from 10 a.m. - noon for guided tours of the school and campus, to see firsthand some of the facility needs the district hopes to address with the passage of the November bond request. The Lopez School Board 25, 2014 willDate: also be September providing time at its regular board meeting To: The Journal and the Islands Weekly on October 28 for public discussion and input regarding publish time in 3 columns X 4” in the Journal, the Sounder, and the thePlease bond. The boardONE meetingOctober begins at1, 6 2014. p.m., in the Lopez School Library. The bond request the district is making will pro-
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Please come to a public meeting to learn about the project and provide your input. After a project introduction, you will have the opportunity to discuss and comment on the first draft of the Lopez Village vision, and goals and policies that are intended to guide future growth and development in the Village. Your comments are important! They will be incorporated into the draft Lopez Village Subarea Plan. For the meeting agenda, project information, and FAQ bulletins including the draft vision, please see the project website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/cdp/LopezVillage/ lv_default.aspx. You may also sign up for future project notices at http://www.sanjuanco.com/mail/ optin.aspx (select Lopez Village Subarea Plan). If you cannot attend the meeting, written comments may be sent to lindak@san juanco.com, or Linda Kuller, SJC CD & P, P.O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250. Please call Linda at 360-370-7572 if you need more information. The Islands’ Weekly • www.islandsweekly.com • September 30, 2014 – Page 5
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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! 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 (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School 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 Beth Purdum, 370-0023. 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 starting April 12. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands. BAHÁ’ÍS OF LOPEZ ISLAND Meet regularly for devotions, study of the Bahá’í Writings, and spiritual discussions. For dates and times, please email bahaisoflopezisland@gmail. com, and visit our blog at www.bahaisoflopezisland.blogspot. com for additional information about the Bahá’í Faith.
receive annual energy production incentive payments that are anticipated to fully pay back participants for the cost of the solar units purchased. Participants can also choose to donate their incentive payments to the San Juan County school district of their choice. Solar for our schools is a concept coming to life. The energy is there, the students are eager to learn and installation is slated for early 2015. Please consider contributing. There are three ways to sign up: • Email solar@sjislandscd.org • Online www.sjislandscd.org • Call 378-6621 or 3766621 Community Solar for Our Schools was developed by Islands Energy, which is a collaborative group of local and regional nonprofits and community volunteers led by the San Juan Islands Conservation District and sponsored by OPALCO. They are working together to increase energy efficiency and conservation, increase local energy generation and keep energy costs lower.
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Artist Pamela Maresten. dition of quilting circles. “I’ve made things all my life and look for a way to put material together,” she says. “These button blankets have become my signature for shape and color.” Maresten said her fascination with ceremonial rituals began as a young girl. “I’ve always loved making costumes,” Maresten says. “Making things with fabric and dressing up can be a transformative experience and take a person out of time.” When she moved to Lopez, she was influenced by Gregg Blomberg and his knowledge of Northwest Coast art and traditions. His wife, Irene Skyriver, initiated the blanket process by wanting to make one for her father’s birthday in a
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to home, incumbent state Rep. Kristine L ytton, D-Anacortes, is vying against San Juan Island’s own Daniel Miller, Jr., Republican Party challenger, in the 40th District legislative race. The outcome of the November election will also determine who will manage three county offices for the next four years. The treasurer’s race pits two candidates making a first-ever bid for public office, Tony Fyrqvist and Rhonda Pederson, while two-term incumbent Joan White faces political newcomer Nancy Vejvoda in the non-partisan contest for clerk of the court (the position oversees business affairs of superior and juvenile courts).
Puzzle Answers Northwest Coast-style. After their collaboration 20 years ago, two or three blankets a year have been created by the community. “I am attracted to the concept that button blankets
are stitched by many hands and then wrapped with love around the one who receives it,” she said. Each blanket is an honoring, Maresten says, and tells its own story.
In arguably the highest profile of the local races, first-term incumbent Rob Nou takes on Deputy Ron Krebs in the race for San Juan County Sheriff. Nou garnered 66 percent of ballots cast in 2010 to earn a four-year term in the top tier of local law enforcement. A repeated landslide appears unlikely this year, however, as the San Juan County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild, which represents the department’s sworn officers and dispatch staff, 28 in all, up-ended the status quo last week by throwing its support behind Krebs’ candidacy, endorsing the eight-year department veteran and first-time sheriff candidate. Since pocketbook issues tend to draw voters and with a half-dozen local property tax or bond measures on the ballot, turnout for the Nov. 4 could be big, mid-
term or not. All voters in all precincts will have opportunity to weigh in on San Juan County Proposition 1, which would replace (and continue for another six years) a property tax increase approved by voters in 2009. That measure came with a “sunset clause” built in. The ‘09 increase expires in 2015 unless renewed by voters. At 18 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, Prop. 1 would generate roughly $1.1 million beginning in 2015 and is earmarked for 10 functions within the county fold, including parks, public health, senior services and maintenance of Islands’ Oil Spill Association equipment. “Assessed values have gone down since 2009,” Henley said. “The 18 cents is merely replacing what was there before at the same level. It’s not a new tax.”
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Artist Pamela Maresten speaks softly as she refuses to take too much credit for the remarkable array of button blankets now being shown at the Lopez Library. If you look carefully over shelves of books and into the corners, a hummingbird or frog, turtles and ravens, a kingfisher or flicker, even a seal will jump out at you, stitched to a rectangular form in lush shades of wool illuminating their shape. Abalone buttons brighten their stories of flight or song. Looking closer, you will see each blanket belongs to a person who lives on Lopez. These blankets have been given to them as a gift – usually a surprise – and Maresten is
at the heart of their invention. In the same way Pamela invented her last name – Maresten, “a place where stone and water meet,” she herself has become a meeting place for people seeking an image or design for a button blanket they wish to give to someone. It’s alchemy, going to her studio with the big window, with an idea you wish to give. For some, images emerge in traditional Northwest Coast designs, for others in folk art or in true “eclectic Lopez style.” With her sewing kit in hand, Pamela listens to someone’s idea and sets the image on the blanket, weaving design elements around it. She then prepares the blanket for friends to come together and stitch, much in the tra-
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Blankets that tell a story
In addition to county Prop. 1 and a school bond measure, Lopez voters will also weigh in on a new tax, a one-year “excess levy” that would generate $115,000 for the Lopez Solid Waste District. Voters on Orcas will cast votes for county Prop. 1 and a school property measure, for technology and facility upgrades as well. On San Juan, voters will weigh in on Prop. 1 and an extension and increase in the public hospital district’s property tax.
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