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Paul Kamin, general manager of the Eastsound Water Users Association, sent a letter to EWUA members on Sept. 18. The document outlined the Guest House Upgrade Initiative, which requires members who have a second living space on their property to upgrade their memberships to reflect two buildings. Members of the Orcas community, Leslie Liddle, Doug Betchel and Susan Malins, responded to this letter with criticism, stating that it was unfair, aggressive and that the cost was too great. “This initiative is poorly thought out, arbitrary and punishing,” wrote Liddle. (You can read Liddle’s guest column on page 6. A letter from Malins is on page 5. Bechtel’s letter ran in the Oct. 15 edition of the Sounder.) Kamin said the upgrade is not meant as a punishment, but rather a way for people to update their
Lolita subject of new documentary by EMILY GREENBERG Journal reporter
The troubling saga of Lolita, the southern resident orca whale in captivity and on display in a Florida marine amusement park, will be in the spotlight at the 2014 Big Apple Film Festival in New York City. “A Day in the Life of Lolita,” is an eight-minute film that follows renowned marine biologist, Dr. Ingrid Vissner, into Miami's Seaquarium, Lolita's home for the last 44 years. “The film is about elevating our understanding of the Orcas, who are deserving of our respect,” Whidbey Island-based Orca Network Co-founder Howard Garett said. “And correcting this injustice.” Director Daniel Azarian paints a compelling picture of Lolita's situation. Her holding tank, 80-by35 feet, is described by Vissner as "tragically small." The filmmak-
er claims the tank's compressed dimensions violate the Animal Welfare Act, and according to Vissner, cause Lolita to demonstrate "stereotypic behaviors" that are both abnormal and repetitive, and actions not seen of an animal in its natural habitat. Such behaviors include chewing on concrete, resurfacing at the same spot and pacing back and forth. Captured when she was somewhere between three to five years old, Lolita still makes the calls in Miami that she learned 44 years ago in her native sea. A highly sociable creature by birth, she has been alone in her tank since 1980, when her tank mate, Hugo, died from perpetually bashing his head against the side of the tank that he and Lolita shared. The Friday Harbor Film Festival plans to showcase “A Day in the Life of Lolita” as its own separate event, as it's too late to enter a film in the festival, which is only a few
weeks away. “This is an important film and we want to showcase it in Friday Harbor,” said Film Festival Director Lynn Danaher. In April 2013, the National Marine Fisheries Service, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, accepted a petition to consider whether Lolita, a member of L-pod, should be included under the Endangered Species Act list-
ing of the southern resident killer whales. NOAA is expected to make its final sometime near the end of January. “I think it’s a pretty sure thing that she will come under federal protection,” Garrett said. “Then we will have someone to communicate with.” As it stands, Lolita is private property and as such belongs to Miami Seaquarium. NOAA has received thousands of public comments about the petition and the plight of Lolita, the last southern resident orca living in captivity. Comments range from support for including Lolita in the ESA, to those that consider including her (which could aid in her return to the Salish Sea) harmful to her health and that of the other residents. If Lolita is deemed part of the southern resident endangered
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properties. The upgrade costs a one-time fee of $3,000. EWUA’s base rate is $45 for 5,000 gallons for each “equivalent residential unit” or ERU per month. The upgrade will now require a single family home with a guest house to be signed up for a 1.5 ERU, costing $67.40 per month for 7,500 gallons. If more than the allotted “gallons per month” allowed are used with the base rate, then the charge is $20 per 1,000 gallons. If you have property with two residences that was built in the 1970s or before then your property is grandfathered in and you do not have to pay the $3,000 charge, but you will have to pay a monthly bill to reflect 1.5 ERUs. Kamin said the initiative may be more cost effective for some home owners with two residences as they now have access to 7,500 gallons and are less likely to use more water and be charged the surplus usage fee. Liddle, on the other hand, is not sure that there will be any cost benefits. “Those in the lowest usage category with a guest house can expect a $200 bill every three months
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County board vacancies The San Juan County Council is searching for citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available at: http:// sanjuanco.com/Council/ AdvisoryCommittees.aspx. Those who are interested should fill out an application or contact the council office at 378-2898 or sueko@sanjuanco.com. The
following is a list of current and upcoming vacancies: Agricultural Resources Position #7– 4 Year term Representative, Position #13 – 4 Year term Representative. Position #15 – 4 Year term Position #11 – 4-year term Board of Equalization Alternate #4 Alternate, #5 – 3-year term Alternate, #6 – 3-year
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Pep band boosts school spirit Orcas Island High School’s Pep Band, under the direction of Darren Dix, got off to a rousing debut for the year at the Vikings Homecoming Game Oct. 11. The sounds of the Viking fight song, “Louie Louie,” “YMCA” and other “pep” songs filled the air and invigorated the school spirit already on display. High School Band members are: Claire BishopMartin, Maggie Paige, Holden Griskey-Watson, Kaya Osborn, Manuel Rodriguez, Devon Mann, McCabe Webb, Kahana Pietsch, Jo Gudgell, Keith Light and Liam GriskeyWatson. A group of community members rounded out the band: Angie
Boucher, Judy Whiting, Ian Lister, Ewan Lister, Beth Jenson, Matt Jenson, Tim Jenson, Lizz Hanks, Russ Harvey and Wally Wallrath. Launching a pep band was one of Dix’s goals when he joined Orcas Schools last year as band director.
“I hope it becomes a tradition. It’s lots of fun and really supports teamwork, both in music and sports,” Dix said. The band will be back for four basketball games this winter.
Orcas artist show in Anacortes Anchor Art Space is presenting “Eidola,” a solo exhibition of new work by Rachel Van Pelt from Oct. 31 to Nov. 23 from noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The public is invited to meet the artist at the opening reception on Friday, Nov. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. Anchor Art Space is a non-profit, artist-run organization in Anacortes. The exhibition title is
taken from the ancient Greek word eidolon, which has two meanings: 1.) an apparition; and, 2.) the image of an ideal. For eidola, the artist has rethought, remixed and remolded homages to invisible spiritual ideals, using a broad range of religious artifacts as templates. Through drawings, paintings, installation and sculpture, she abstracts the formats of
sacred geometries, shrines, Christian icons, hindu murtis and folk remedies into new and novel forms. Van Pelt has exhibited both nationally and internationally, been an artist in residence in Peru, California, and New York and completed her MFA in 2012 at Syracuse University in New York. Visit www. rachelvanpelt.net for more information.
‘Manage the holidays’ workshop There will be a free workshop at the Orcas Island Library on Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. titled “Managing the Holidays.” Michael Elder, a licensed
marriage and family therapist, will lead participants in exploring how they embody the joy, expectation, anxiety, frustration, excitement and anticipation that
arise around the holidays. Participants will learn how to adjust the intensity of their reactions to facilitate a happier and less stressful holiday season. This will be done using the techniques of Formative Psychology and iRest Yoga Nidra, a guided meditation. The workshop consists of two parts: first, using the techniques of formative psychology participants will explore the “anatomical shapes” adopted in response to the holidays, both the joy and excitement and their opposites. Elder will explore the degrees of these experiences as participants practice increasing and decreasing the intensity of experiences at will. Then he will consolidate what was learned using the Yoga Nidra form called Integrative Restoration.
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OPALCO offers $95 a Items stolen from museum month for broadband Submitted by OPALCO
At Thursday’s meeting of the OPALCO Board of Directors, a motion was unanimously approved that includes a $7.5 million acceleration of its efforts to provide member Internet connections to as many members as possible – and, eventually, serve the entire membership. A new organization will be formed to deliver these services, separate in its finances and staffing. The detailed plan and presentation are available at opalco.com. “The plan is do-able, well balanced and does not rely on OPALCO for all of the funds,” commented board member Dr. Jerry Whitfield of Shaw Island. “I’m impressed with the inspired leadership of [Foster] Hildreth and [Gerry] Lawlor, their level of understanding of the problems ahead and their ability to pull it off.” A rate schedule for member connections is now available online (islandnetwork. opalco.com/), beginning with basic Internet (10Mbps down/up data plus home phone) services at $95 per month. Rates include a credit of $1,500 per member connection to help offset the initial costs. OPALCO’s team has been out talking with Homeowners Associations to encourage neighborhoods to work together and share the cost of connection – the most cost effective way to serve the largest number of members. A map in the presentation shows more than 1,300 members ready to subscribe as soon as services are available. The start-up phase of the project aims to connect 25 percent of our membership (about 2,900 members) in the first three years. This community effort would not be possible without the connection to OPALCO’s dynamic grid control backbone: more than 100 miles of a fiber optic network which was built to monitor and control our electrical distribution system. The line crew who built the system, the engineering and operations staff who designed and configured it and the dedicated leadership of Beth Anderson, superintendent of information services, were all critical to this success. All co-op members pay for the backbone through electrical rates over time, but only those who subscribe to Internet services pay
LOLITA FROM 1 orcas, it could lead to a federally mandated relocation to her native waters. But it could also take additional time to get underway if the decision is contested in court by Seaquarium. “We have to be patient,” Garrett said. “We started this campaign in 1995. There's some real prospect that she might come home soon.” According to Garrett, if approved, transporting Lolita back to the Salish Sea would be a relatively simple endeavor. A protected
for those connections. “This plan allows us to limit our risk to a three- to five-year period of capital investment,” explained General Manager Foster Hildreth. “Once the new organization is standing on its own financially, it can continue to grow based on member demand. The revenue it generates will self-fund expansion to meet our members’ needs into the future.” Board member Bob Myhr of Lopez Island noted with regret the absence of fellow board member Vince Dauciunas, who was unable to attend due to illness, and recognized his key role in getting us to this point. “Vince really carried the ball for our team. His technical know-how, dedicated research and diplomacy guided us to the finish line,” said Myhr. “We’ve seen this project evolve and now it can work. A project of this scope could not be accomplished without the tremendously qualified staff and leadership that we have in place.” The first actions will include five pilot projects in areas where OPALCO has construction projects already in the works. These first projects – Cattle Point/Cape San Juan, Mt. Dallas, Doe Bay/Eagle Lake, Deer Harbor and South Lopez – are all located in remote areas where we have field communication and equipment monitoring problems to solve. At the same time, work will begin on connecting neighborhoods throughout the islands where members are organized to share connection costs. As the grid control backbone reaches farther, more members will be able to connect. We encourage members – and especially neighborhood and community associations – to apply for service online by clicking the “Want to Connect?” button at islandnetwork.opalco.com/. OPALCO asks that people please be patient as there is currently a backlog of applications for service. For the latest information about OPALCO, go to: www.opalco.com; sign up for our email newsletter (http://www.opalco.com/about/email-signup/); and follow us on Facebook (Orcas Power and Light Cooperative) and Twitter (@orcaspower). OPALCO is our member-owned cooperative, powering about 11,000 members on 20 islands in San Juan County since 1937.
cove in the San Juan Islands has been chosen; an area in which Lolita would have much more room to roam, the stimulation of tidal action and foraging the sea bottom, and hunting fish. The area would be netted off and a slide-out area on the shore would allow her to be examined periodically by biologists and whale researchers. Garrett said Lolita would need time to acclimate to living in the wild, and that a contingency plan for her perpetual care would need to be developed and in place as well.
A number of items were stolen from the Orcas Island Historical Museum over the second weekend in October. The Sheriff ’s Department was contacted as soon as the theft was discovered. They are still in the process of putting together a complete list of missing items, but the following are confirmed missing: a replica of the Bison Antiquus skull that was found on Orcas in 2003, a Tlingit Buckskin, merchandise items from the gift shop and cash. “The historic items are important pieces of our island’s unique history, and they are desperately wanted back,” say museum staff members. “Thanks to the generosity of a number of locals, we are prepared to offer a reward for any
information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft.” If anyone has any information about the theft of these items or their whereabouts, contact the Sheriff ’s Department at 378-4151.
County sheriff’s log Oct. 1: A San Juan Island man reported vandalism to his well and pump house. • A 36-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested for Violation of a Protection Order. Oct. 2: A Lopez woman reported the theft of money from her job site. • An Eastsound business reported that a padlock to their gate had been damaged, requiring replacement. Oct. 3: A traffic stop in Eastsound resulted in the driver, a 21-year-old Eastsound woman, being arrested for Driving While Suspended or Revoked, and an outstanding San Juan District Court warrant for Failure To Appear. • An 18-year-old Friday Harbor man escaped injury in a single vehicle crash at
San Juan Valley and Wold Road. Oct. 4: An Eastsound woman reported the theft of two plants from her landscaping. • A Lopez man reported the theft of several items taken from his car. • A 35-year-old Indiana man became separated from his party while hiking on Mt. Constitution. A search by deputies, Orcas Fire Department and State Park Rangers quickly found the man safe and reunited him with his friends. Oct. 6: A Rosario area resident reported finding fresh fingerprints on the windows of his home. • A Friday Harbor woman reported the violation of a protection order. • A Friday Harbor woman reported the fraudulent use
of her credit card. • A 12-year-old Friday Harbor girl was bitten by a dog that came out into the street and nipped at her as she walked through the neighborhood with her friends. • A late night single vehicle crash on Lopez Island damaged the guardrail on Center Road at Richardson Road. The driver fled the scene before deputies arrived. Oct. 7: A single vehicle crash on Douglas Road just south of San Juan Valley Road damaged a utility pole. The driver, a 52-yearold California man was uninjured in the crash, which he attributed to swerving to avoid a deer.
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ometimes in small-town elections, things get a little fierce. And it would seem the sheriff ’s race is one of those times. Deputy Ron Krebs is running against current Sheriff Rob Nou. At the League of Women Voters’ election forums, Krebs spent a lot of his time bashing his current boss. According to Krebs, the sheriff isn’t a strong communicator or an effective leader. This attitude leads us to wonder how much Kreb respects chain of command, which is a vital key in law enforcement – not only for teamwork, but for keeping people safe. When asked how he would deal with a lack of coverage on Orcas, Krebs said he would handle shifts himself. How is that a longterm solution? What duties would he not be doing in order to cover someone else’s job? We also question Krebs’ way of dealing with suspected criminals. When asked by a forum audience member how he would handle “rumored drug houses,” Krebs asserted he would park his car in front of the home until the occupants decided to move on. We wonder what the ACLU would have to say about that. We know that Nou has been faced with regulating suspected drug activity and did not solve the issue by forcing the tenants out so they could sell drugs in another area. When citizens from a neighborhood in Rosario aired concerns about an alleged drug-house, Undersheriff Bruce Distler attended a meeting to hear those concerns. Although many still question how the sheriff deals with drugs, the end result of this case was the arrest of the suspected criminal. This is just one case where action was taken under the leadership of the sheriff to make our community safer. Nou displayed professionalism and thoughtfulness at the forums. He listed his accomplishments during his tenure: preserving jobs and avoiding department budget cuts; providing consistent training to staff; upgrading technology; receiving grants; and continuing work with prevention programs. He has not spoken negatively about any of his employees and when asked pointed questions from the audience, he maintained composure. Are we thrilled with how Sheriff Nou has handled everything during his tenure? No. We are not even sure how badly he wants the job. His lack of presence and passion during this election season is disappointing. We agree with Krebs that communication with the community is lacking. If re-elected, we sincerely hope Nou considers holding town hall meetings and increasing transparency, which is something Krebs says he himself would do as sheriff. However, when we recently lambasted the department for switching to electronic filing and thus eliminating our access to the much-loved sheriff ’s log, Nou and the undersheriff listened to our concerns. They even answered with a solution: they send in weekly reports on activity so the public knows about every call. We are troubled by the lack of morale that Krebs (and other deputies) say is permeating the department. The Sounder staff has read many letters from members of the sheriff ’s office that speak of an uncommunicative work environment. And the San Juan County Deputy Sheriffs Guild publicly endorsed Krebs. This disconnect between leadership and staff is another red flag. We hope Nou makes some changes with his leadership style and relationship with certain officers. Even more importantly, we want to see his passion on the campaign trail. If the sheriff is willing to fight for his job we would wholeheartedly endorse him. And if Krebs illustrated a clear plan for improving communication, dealing with coverage cuts and a little more respect for the chain of command, we would be more inclined to consider him as the next sheriff.
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Orcas Island Historical Society thank you Now that the tourist season is winding down, the Orcas Island Museum has shifted to its off-season schedule. It is also time to give some special thanks to the supporters of the society. Our first thank you goes to Dan and Denise Wilk of Eclipse Charters and to Boyd Pratt. On Sept. 7, Eclipse Charters hosted “Cruise into History: Lime Kilns of Orcas,” which was narrated by Boyd Pratt. The day was outstanding and the four-hour cruise led us to many of the old historical sites on the island for a water view. Best of all, the museum was the recipient of a very generous donation from Dan and Denise. The second thank you goes to Christina and Bruce Orchid of Red Rabbit Farm. On Oct. 4, they provided a fantastic setting for the museum’s annual fall fundraiser, the Heritage Harvest Feast. If you have never had a chance to partake of one of Christina’s farm meals, you don’t know what you are missing! We strongly urge you take advantage of one of the many fun-
Almanac TEMPERATURES, RAINFALL LOPEZ High Low Precip Oct. 13 65 49 .52 Oct. 14 60 50 .06 Oct. 15 59 49 .25 Oct. 16 62 50 — Oct. 17 60 50 .12 Oct. 18 68 55 — Oct. 19 69 54 .15 Precipitation in October: 1.45” Precipitation in 2014: 19.51” Reported by Jack Giard, Bakerview Rd. ORCAS High Low Precip Oct. 13 63 54 .03 Oct. 14 60 51 .65 Oct. 15 56 53 .33 Oct. 16 60 53 — Oct. 17 59 52 .15 Oct. 18 65 56 .03 Oct. 19 69 56 — Precipitation in October: 1.57” Precipitation in 2014: 23.05” Reported by John Willis, Olga
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draising events that Christina hosts for the island’s nonprofits. This year it was our honor to be the recipient of one of these wonderful fundraising opportunities. Thank you Christina and Bruce for all that you did for the museum and for all that you do for the community. The third big thank you goes to our business supporters that helped make our Historical Days a big success. They included: Inn at Ship Bay, Rosario Resort, Sea Island Sand and Gravel, Orcas Excavating, Island Excavating, Orcas Workshop, Peter Fisher Gallery and Kangaroo House. A special thanks to the Harvey Family for their contribution of the ever-popular logging show and to Massage by the Sea for her October offer to give 50 percent of the money received from every massage to the museum. Thank you to all those who made pies for this year’s pie booth on the Fourth of July and thank you to all of the volunteers and attendees who came out to support this year’s Historical Days celebration on July 3. The last thank you goes to the societies’ many volunteers that have put in numerous unselfish hours supporting Society as docents at both the Pioneer Museum and Crow Valley School. Thank you to the many museum members that continue to support our efforts to ensure that the history of Orcas Island lives on. Thank you to my 2014 Board which provided a fantastic year of events, exhibits and for making giant steps forward in our continued growth. And lastly, thank you to our many visitors from around the world that took the Mailing/Street Address P.O. Box 758, 217 Main Street, Eastsound, WA 98245 Office (360) 376-4500 Classifieds (800) 388-2527 Fax (888) 562-8818 Copyright © 2013 by Sound Publishing, Inc.
time to tour our museum treasures and support the many other Orcas Island businesses that serve Orcas. You are all part of what ensures the society’s motto of “History Lives Here” is not forgotten. For the 2015 season we are starting to line up volunteers to act as docents for both Crow Valley School and the Pioneer Museum. We also are seeking board members to help continue the growth of the society and to assist us in meeting our future goals. If you have any interest in either of these opportunities, please contact Maggie Vinson at 376-4849. Watch for our upcoming history matinees the third Sunday of each month and for our 2015 calendar of offerings. If you haven’t done it lately, tour the museum during the off-season for free, Wednesday through Saturday between noon and 3 p.m. In May watch for our all-island newsletter, and if you are not a member of the Orcas Island Historical Society, please join to ensure that our island treasures are not forgotten. Jim Biddick President OIHS
Chili cook-off a success The third annual Chili Cook-off is over and it was a great day. First time in three years we didn’t have rain and in fact we had some sun late in the day. Once again Orcas opened its heart for the Holiday Giving Tree ensuring no child goes without a gift during the holiday
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LETTERS FROM 4 season. Special thanks to the Orcas Island Lions Club for all of their work and the loan of the tents and Island Hoppin’ Brewery – James, Becca and Matt – for their continued support of the community, the museum and the Lions Club. Thanks to the many volunteers that came out to help and most of all thanks to the teams that participated. The chilis were as varied as much as the teams were. There was a true Texas chili, an outstanding vegetarian chili, a lamb chili, a home grown pork chili and on and on. This year’s teams were: Hot County Employees – Ron Gillelund (third year); West Beach Farm – Kathy Morris (second year); Washington Federal – Jamie Cier (first year); Texas Road Kill Chili – Tom Burg and Rollie Sauer (first year); Orcas Christian School Culinary Arts Program – Beth Smith (first year); Warm Valley Orchard Bob Nut (first year); Island Skillet – Dave Yerly & Matt Carpenter(second year and last year’s winner); Team Gus – Gus “ The Mushroom Man” Lohman (first year); Lower Tavern – Jim Passer (third year); Red Rabbit Farm – Christina Orchid (first year); Team Gil – Gil Bacera (first year). And the winners were: First Place – Team Gil – Gil Bacera; Second Place – Red Rabbit Farm – Christina Orchid; Third Place – Texas Road Kill Chili – Rollie Sauer and Tom Burg. Through the generosity of the locals, the tourists and the Chili Cook-off, were able to present Orcas Family Connections and Island Market with $2,300, for this year’s Giving Tree. Watch for next year’s event the last Saturday in September at the Orcas Island Farmers’ Market. If you want take part in next year’s competition contact Jennifer Pietsch at 317- 8342 or Jim Biddick at 376-2488 and they’ll put you on the list for next year’s invitation. Thanks again for all of your support. Chili Cook-off Team
Vote for Nou Another election cycle is in full chat. Another group of candidates has had their chance to talk with the people at the candidate forums, concluded just last week, and now we will decide who will be representing all of us for the next few years. One race held my interest me last cycle and it continues to interest today. That
is the race for sheriff. I’ve known Sheriff Nou since he came to San Juan County. I’ve worked beside him on Lopez until he became sheriff. I then shifted to working with him at his direction as sheriff. I’ve also worked beside many of my former partners on Orcas and San Juan during training and on cases which spanned two (or at times more) islands. I’ve had what I consider a good relationship with all. I am, however, disheartened with what seems to be the reoccurrence of a virus which I believe came from some problem between the then Sheriff Cumming and a deputy who seemed to be at odds with almost everything Cumming did or said. The animus was at times hard to avoid, and I took care to know why it might be and how to recognize it. I worked at keeping my perspective centered and keeping a watch on what I believed could be a real problem for the Sheriff ’s Department overall. Since the new election cycle began I’ve again recognized the same animus but it is now more venomous and many more people are involved. When I heard that a large percentage of the Deputy Sheriff ’s Guild had voted to endorse a challenger I was astounded! I know this must have had its beginnings in that one person. That person of course, has the right to speak their mind and beliefs. Deputy Krebs is a good man and a competent hard working deputy. He works hard and is a fair man. He states he has administrative experience but not in law enforcement. He has experience as a deputy but only eight years. Sheriff Nou gained his experience in two other agencies before coming to San Juan County, both in Oregon. He rose to the rank of sergeant in Yamhill County learning supervisory skills. He then gained administrative skills in Burns, Ore., as the Chief of the Burns Police Department. He has credentials from the FBI Law Enforcement Academy. He is the right man for the job of sheriff of San Juan County. James Tyrrell Lopez
Vote for Krebs The upcoming election for sheriff is an important one. I intend to vote for Ron Krebs. Our islands and the resi-
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dents who live here, both full-time and seasonal, are a unique group of people. In general we tend to be educated, mature and not in need of too much close supervision. We’ve chosen to live here because of the peacefulness and beauty of these surroundings. These islands can be, and should be, a friendly place where common sense prevails. When it comes to the style of policing, the past couple of years has seen a trend in what I think is the wrong direction. There seems to be a consistent emphasis on “catch and enforce” rather than “serve and protect”. In a conversation with Mr. Krebs at the county fair, I was impressed at how well he understands the difference between the two. I was impressed by his willingness to listen and his eagerness to find ways to ensure that the islands retain their special character. He understands that the role of law enforcement is a delicate balance that is based on common sense and mutual respect. Now is an appropriate time for change. I urge a vote for Ron Krebs. Ben Collins Friday Harbor I have been a social worker, administrator and community advocate and – most importantly – wife of a police officer for nearly 20 years. We currently live and work on Orcas Island. When I look to the qualities of an effective leader I look at attributes such as honesty, communication, confidence, commitment, creativity, a positive attitude and the ability to inspire others. There are so many problems under the current administration that the general public just doesn’t know (and I cannot possibly list all in the allowed 350 words); but all can be traced back to ineffective leadership. An effective leader would be always honest and take responsibility and accountability when mistakes are made; blame others, minimize or ignore situations, and then remove himself from the problem. However, I believe his opponent, Ron Krebs, when he states he desires to be held accountable and looks to the public to hold him to a higher standard of honesty and integrity. An effective leader shares information. A leader who fails to communicate is one who either doesn’t know the information himself, or one who doesn’t trust people to receive the information. Ron Krebs will have regular
public town hall meetings to give and receive information. He will initiate regular staff meetings with his employees. He will be present in the office more than he is away. He will be available to the public and his employees. An effective leader leads with confidence, commitment and creativity. No longer can the same problems be viewed through the same lens of solution. I believe Ron is a creative leader who’ll look for alternative solutions rather than to give up and say “that’s just the way it is.” Finally, an effective leader is one who can inspire others. The current sheriff has lost the trust and faith of his own employees. There is really nothing left. Ron Krebs will be an inspiring leader because he is already doing so. His department members are looking to him to lead them out of the dark place the sheriff ’s department has become. He is the light at the end of their tunnel and their faith in his being elected is what keeps most of them coming to work each day. I shudder to think of what will happen to the department if Ron Krebs is not elected your next sheriff. Please join me in casting your ballots for Ron Krebs for sheriff. Marla Johns Orcas Island
County democrat endorsements The San Juan County Democrats have announced results of the party’s firstever vote by email on motions to endorse certain candidates and measures in the elections on November 4, 2014. As a result of this vote, a Yes vote is endorsed on the following: Jamie Stephens for San Juan County Council Position #3 (Lopez); Randy Gaylord for San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney; Kristine Lytton for Washington State Representative Position #1 from 40th Legislative District; Rick Larsen for Congressional Representative from Washington District #2; San Juan County Proposition #1 - Six-year lid lift levy; San Juan County Hospital District #1 – Continuation of levy for emergency medical services; State Initiative Measure #594 – Concerns background checks for firearm sales and transfer; State Initiative Measure #1351 – Concerns K-12 education. A no vote is endorsed on: State Initiative Measure #591, which concerns firearms. Only those candidates
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who requested endorsement were eligible for this vote, including candidates running unopposed. Whatever your position on these measures, registered voters in San Juan County are urged to vote on or before Nov. 4. Votes can be cast only via mail-in ballot. Any questions should be directed to David Dehlendorf, Chair, San Juan County Democrats, at 378-1082. San Juan County Democrats
Vote Joan White Joan White has served this county for many years as San Juan County Clerk and in the clerk’s office, and is truly a bright spot in our little system of government. The San Juan County Clerk’s Office is there to give the people access to the Superior Court and other services. It is staffed by a terrific team who do the job in a personal and friendly way that does credit to this county. They operate a modernized record keeping system and help people through the usually difficult process of interacting with the court. Joan has been doing a great job. As an attorney in this County these last 19 years, I hope she is there for another term. Please join me in supporting Joan White on this year’s ballot. Derek Mann & Associates PLLC Orcas Island
Thank you for election forums On behalf of the League of Women Voters of the San Juans, I would like to thank the citizens, press and candidates for office who attended our recent Voters’ Forums. I also want to thank the workers at the San Juan County Elections Office for diligently providing timely information. More than 200 people from San Juan, Orcas and Lopez engaged the candidates and issue representatives in lively discussion. We served cake at all three locations as the LWVSJ celebrates its 20th year of providing information on issues and an opportunity for civil discourse in the islands. Throughout the years many LWV members have worked hard to put these forums together – we thank them and honor our founding mothers and fathers. Thank you for attending, and remember to vote! Diane Martindale President, LWV
Give pickleball a chance I would like to encourage my fellow Orcasians to try out the relatively new sport of pickleball that is currently being offered by Orcas Park and Rec on Monday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. in the old gym at the Orcas Island Public School ($2 fee). It is a cross between several sports – using a ping-pong like racket and a whiffle-like ball on a badminton-sized court with a low net. Pickleball is suitable for people of all ages and abilities and it is active but not as rigorous as tennis. It is a fast-growing sport in the U.S. as well as around the world especially among retired folks. I hear that it is becoming very popular on San Juan Island because it is so much fun. Take a look at it being played on Youtube. com. Without participation, pickleball will be canceled. Hope to see you on the court. Karen Parsons Deer Harbor
Vote yes on Orcas School levy I enthusiastically and absolutely support the levy to enable our Orcas Island school district to continue to do the best job possible in preparing our kids for the future. Yes, we did pass a bond in 2012 for much needed new construction and hurrah for that! It is important to remember, however, there remains the need to keep up the support of ongoing program and existing buildings issues, which are being addressed in this levy. It is critical for our young people to continue gaining skills in technology increasingly needed in so many instances to enter our world’s job force. The levy is also important to allow our children to learn in safe, clean environments and what a golden time when there is a $457,000 matching grant from the state to make those upgrades and improvements! Please join me in voting YES for the Orcas Island SD Facilities and Technology levy! Coleen O’Brien Orcas island
Confusion over EWUA letter I have been a member of EWUA since the early 1990s, and have often
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EWUA FROM 1 for water regardless of how large or small that guest house or the primary home is, or how much water has ever been used by that tax parcel,” she wrote. Kamin said there are two ways to look at how people are charged for water. One argument is that if someone uses 10 gallons a month, they should only pay for 10 gallons a month. The counter argument is that people are not just paying for the water, but also the costs to operate the entire water district. “Somewhere there is a balance,” said Kamin. For instance, he added, if someone is a low-water user and pays less, someone else in the system will have to pay more. Kamin said this does happen: those using more water do pay more.
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“We have a base rate that is a reasonable amount to pay,” said Kamin. Beyond that, Kamin said members have a responsibility to follow the rules. “Properties that have an ‘undocumented’ guest house are out of compliance with EWUA bylaws and the EWUA membership agreement they signed when they purchased the membership, or a property with a membership,” said Kamin. One problem homeowners could run into is if they want to sell their home. According to Kamin, if you have a guest house that is not compliant you will not be able to transfer the water district membership to the new homeowners. For Bechtel, Kamin’s letter about the upgrade said to members, “We [EWUA] know you are out there and we know you are crooks and we’re going to catch you and we’re going to make you pay
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and pay.” He went on to write that, “I wouldn’t be surprised to find Paul Kamin peeking in my windows or the windows of my out buildings to see if I have an illegal toilet hidden somewhere.” Conversely, Kamin sees the initiative as a benefit to all members. The district could charge $6,000 for the upgrade, but is offering a 50 percent discount for members of only $3,000. “We are trying to be gentle and have an incentive approach,” said Kamin. “If we do nothing, we are perpetuating a model that doesn’t support good planning and is not economically fair to a vast majority of members.” For those who have been using guest houses and not paying for an additional membership, Kamin said that is not a fair practice. “We are offering you an opportunity to fix the situation and charging half of what we could and we are not trying to collect back fees,” he said. “There are no punitive actions and no judgment. We want you to help us get upgraded. The intention of the program is to develop ‘fairness’ among the EWUA members.”
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18 I had no idea that I might be violating any EWUA rule. I have never received a copy of the Bylaws or Operating Rules from EWUA, any ‘heads up’ from staff or been otherwise informed of any problem with my water membership. When I put in a garden this summer I had my first “overage” on water usage, and paid the extra charge, understanding that my water expenses are based upon usage. I was as shocked by the content of this letter as I was by its aggressive tone. A years-old bylaw which has
appreciated the cooperation and assistance of EWUA staff. Until I received the EWUA letter of September
Unhappy with EWUA upgrade by LESLEY LIDDLE Orcas Island
I have been carefully considering the letter of initiative that everyone recently received after Sept. 18, 2014 from the EWUA Manager Paul Kamin. Members with a "guest" house, whether large or small, built after 1970, are to be charged $3,000 for a second “half meter” for that guest house if signed up before Dec. 31. Thereafter this new half meter will cost $6,000, plus an extra monthly fee of around $22/month or $66 added on top of the present lowest level three month billing of $135. Those in the lowest usage category with a guest house can expect a $200 bill every three months for water regardless of how large or small that guest house or the primary home is, or how much water has ever been used by that tax parcel. In addition to this, for the next three years another $250 is proposed to be added to these quarterly bills as payment for this new half meter. Some of us who are small water users could be seeing an amazing water bill for $450 every three months for the next three years if this initiative is enacted. A guest house includes vacation trailers, yurts, anything else with a toilet and cooking facility which has been sitting on one’s property which another person could potentially live inside whether or not anyone is actually doing this. Paying just for water and this new half meter amounts to a whooping
$1,800 bill each of the next three years and to $800 per year thereafter. Anyone who hasn't signed up on their own by Dec. 31 will be penalized when found. Such a letter is disturbing coming from a co-operative association. Many of us have lived here for decades in very small cabins or houses with tiny guest houses on a single tax parcel, while large houses with huge water needs have been built and will still be allowed one meter. Levying extra membership fees on low water usage users is not only unfair but makes life difficult for many who were connected legally decades ago post 1970 and who have been conscientiously conservative. This initiative is poorly thought out, arbitrary and punishing. Tiny guest houses make affordable housing and are conservative by nature. When they are not obviously out of line with land use they should be encouraged – especially at this time when there are so many without housing options. One meter adequately monitors all water consumption per residential tax parcel. That is stated clearly in the original EWUA document. Beyond the property line all plumbing is paid for by private property owners themselves. The EWUA is neither the planning department nor the assessor’s office. It would better serve its members by levying monthly fees based on actual water usage.
never been publicized or enforced suddenly requires that 80 or more members in good standing must fork up thousands of dollars in the near future and have 50 percent higher water bills forever? Having nothing whatsoever to do with water usage? EWUA’s menacing tone toward members such as myself, in writing, and the unpleasant visit to my place of business where Mr. Kamin created a lengthy ruckus, motivated me to research a bit and ask some questions. I began with the EWUA website, where some bylaws contra-
Public meetings Weds., Oct. 29 • Eastsound Sewer and Water District, 4:30 p.m., East side of Airport, at end of Cessna Lane.
Oct. 29 and 30 • The Bureau of Land Management’s San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting on from 10:15 a.m. to 3:45
p.m. both days, at the San Juan Island Grange, 152 N 1st Street in Friday Harbor. The meeting is open to the public. On the second day at 2:45 p.m., members of the public will have the opportunity to make comments. Register in person with the BLM by 2 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the meeting location to comment. For more info, visit www.blm. gov/or/rac/sanjuanac.php.
dict each other, and where I could find neither a list of current board members, minutes of meetings nor any financial statements whatsoever. Today I sent a letter to the EWUA board and manager requesting information that all members should have: When and why was this sudden initiative determined? When was the last water system plan submitted to DOH, and when is the next one due? Where’s the annual financial statement? Where are the minutes and records of notifications, specifically regarding adoption of this bylaw amendment? If EWUA is a Group A water system, why are the half-meter requirements of a Group B water system being applied? Are current members who get a new .5 [ERU] membership considered “future members,” paying for expansion of the system? I really want to understand how/if this initiative is in the best interest of EWUA members. Susan Malins Orcas Island
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Ghosts on island? by CALI BAGBY Assistant editor
Robin Jacobson loves local history, whether she is helping people find their ancestors’ graves or digging up island ghost stories. “People are fascinated with the unknown and the concept of death,” Jacobsen. “So when you combine them, it is really a powerful thing.” As a local genealogist, she has spent years researching at the San Juan Historical Museum and Washington State Archives online and in their Olympia office. She has also talked to local residents about historic buildings dating back to the late 19th century and other areas that may be potential haunting grounds for ghosts – not because she believes in ghosts, but because it’s a way to engage people with history. “Ghost tales passed down over time become valuable as part of the lore of the building or site — distinguishable from what we know to be true,” said Sandy Strehlou, Town of Friday Harbor historic preservation coordinator, who is also interested in uncovering ghost stories. And Jacobsen and Strehlou’s research has uncovered local ghost stories abound – from eerie happenings at Rosario Resort to a hanging and haunting in Friday Harbor.
The case of Alice Rheem Orcas Island residents have spotted what is believed to be the spirit of Alice Rheem,
whose husband Donald purchased the Rosario Resort property in 1938. Rosario was Donald’s vacation home for 20 years, but Alice lived there permanently. According to Rosario’s General Manager Christopher Peacock, Alice was quite a character. “She liked to party and was very playful,” he said. “I think her spirit is continuing that playfulness.” Alice was known for driving into town on her Harley motorcycle, dressed in a red negligee, to play cards with the local boys. Most of the ghostly incidences at the mansion involve the sounds of high heels clicking across teak floors. When the mansion was shut down briefly in 2008, caretakers often heard someone moving about on the second floor only to find that no one was there. Another employee felt someone push in a chair that she was seated in only to turn around and see no one there. Peacock added that a paranormal investigation was once held at the mansion and a “high level of activity was found.”
The case of Richard Straub In 1895, Richard Straub killed Leon Lanterman on Blakely Island. Straub, a school teacher with a history of anger management issues, claimed he killed Lanterman while defending a teenager named Irving Parberry. After the incident Straub and Parberry rowed to San Juan Island and Straub confessed to authorities. “It’s a really sad story,” Jacobson said. “He
Calendar of events Candy donations Candy donations are being accepted for trick-ortreaters who come to OPAL homes during Halloween. This helps make it possible for OPAL community residents to provide the bulk of candy for children on Halloween. Donations may be dropped off weekdays (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at the OPAL office on the corner of Lover’s Lane and Enchanted Forest Road.
Trick-or-treat for books Kids and parents are invited to stop by the meeting room at the Orcas Library for a chance to show off their Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat for a book on Friday, October 31 from 3 to 6 p.m. Come in and pick out a book and have your picture taken. For more info, contact Nita Couchman, Children’s Librarian, at 376-4985.
Church Harvest Festival The community is invited to an annual harvest festival at Orcas Island Community
Church on Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This free event will include fun activities and games, with chances for everyone to win candy and prizes. Call 3766422 with any questions. Kids can brave the cakewalk, decorate a pumpkin or have their faces painted while adults drop in for a game of Bingo. There will be hot apple cider, cheesy nachos, hot dogs and cut fruit for everyone. “It will be a night of good, old-fashioned fun,” says organizer Kelly Carpenter.
Odd Fellows events for all ages
children ages one to a hundred are welcome to walk the labyrinth to discover the giant pumpkin at the center and receive a treat.
Celebrate Halloween at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with the Great Pumpkin Walk on Friday, Oct. 31. Starting at 3 p.m.,
Jacobson said she doesn’t believe in ghosts, but she said if spirits did exist, Straub would have a reason to haunt the museum at the scene of the trial, where he was found guilty. Jacobson said there is another possible historical figure who could be haunting the museum: Sheriff Newton Jones. “I’ve heard from descendants that he was never the same after 1895, when Straub was hanged,” said Jacobson. Soon after the trial, Jones’ wife died and he moved off the island, never to return – at least not in human form.
Costume ball
There will be an All Hallow’s Eve charity costume ball benefiting Wolf Hollow on Friday, Oct. 31 at the Brickworks in Friday Harbor. Enjoy nibbles, drinks, an auction, desserts, music and dancing starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $60. Call 378-5000 or email jduke@wolfhollowwildlife. org.
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There will be a Halloween party for kids on Friday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall. All ages are welcome. Enjoy treats, face painting, hot spiced apple cider and more. From 6:30 to 8:15 p.m., watch a free monster movie.The annual Halloween dance for adults will start at 8:30 p.m.
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probably didn’t think he would be hanged.” After the confession, Straub spent two years shuffled between the San Juan Island and Bellingham jails. While in Friday Harbor, he stayed in the jail now located on the San Juan Historical Museum grounds. Straub was tried at the Oddfellows Hall, now the Whale Museum, and found guilty. According to Jacobson’s research, some spectators viewed the hanging, the only one ever held on San Juan, from the second floor of the Oddfellows Hall. That floor is where people now claim to feel a ghostly presence exuding a positive or neutral energy.
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Guest column I-594: common-sense? by STEVE HENIGSON Orcas Island
Recent TV ads promoting I-594 tell us that it will close a “loophole” which lets felons and other violent persons acquire guns at will, without going through any kind of background check or other control. In one example, the Gunbroker. com website appears as a background graphic, while the speaker tells us that you can buy a gun by just going online, going to a gun show or by meeting someone in a parking lot somewhere. Is this true? If you believe that it is, I strongly suggest that you try it. You will be in for a surprise. There are several gun-sales websites, including Gunbroker.com, and to buy a gun through any of them, delivery must be made through a licensed gun dealer, and only after you have passed the legally required background check. You will find that the same
method applies at gun shows, where the promoter provides the backgroundcheck service for the unlicensed participants at the show. As for buying a gun from some stranger in a parking lot, you need to know that law-abiding gun owners don’t behave like that. They will deliver only to someone known personally, or otherwise through a licensed dealer, because they are responsible and obey the law. But, yes, you really could buy a gun from a stranger in a parking lot, without being bothered by the legal niceties. People who buy and sell guns this way are called “criminals.” A criminal, by definition, is someone who does not obey the law. So let’s put all of this together. Passing I-594 will not prevent felons, the mentally ill and the violent from acquiring guns, because these people do not obey the law. So what good will
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I-594 do? Did you know, by the way, that the three most recent gun massacres, in Colorado, Connecticut and California would not have been stopped by a law like I-594? The Colorado and California killers passed their background checks, in the latter case due to the inattentiveness of the local police, and bought their guns quite legally. The Connecticut killer stole the guns he used. What, then, will I-594 do? It will burden and complicate the lives of lawabiding gun owners, but it will have absolutely no effect upon criminals or gun-crime. Under I-594, if my law-abiding friend wishes to borrow my shotgun temporarily, we will have to formally transfer it through a licensed dealer, which includes a 10-day waiting period; and then, when he gives it back to me, we will have to go through the same process again. How, exactly, will that stop crime? Now, somebody might say, “I don’t like guns, or the people who own them. So why should I care if their lives are burdened or complicated?” But someone who voted to pass I-594 for that reason would be a bigot, right? And nobody wants to be a bigot. Please vote “No” on I-594.
Vikings near play-off season
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At left: A Viking (right) goes for the ball against a Friday Harbor Wolverine.
by MARTY ZIER Sports contributor
Boys soccer The Viking boys soccer team (5-8) lost their only game last week 4-3 against Shoreline Christian (4-9) and prepare for away games this week against Friday Harbor and LaConner. Coach Matt Stolmeier said Javier Orantes, William Coe and Gwydion Marreth all scored but, “It was a tough loss. We only had 11 players with many players out due to ineligibility and
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the flu.” Stolmeier says there is still a chance at playoffs but it is “a tough road this week.” The Vikings are fighting for a playoff spot for the 1B/2B Bi-District playoffs that start Oct. 30.
Girls soccer The Lady Vikings sparkled last week improving against a strong Friday Harbor team and achieving their first win of the season against the Concrete Lions. Sebos.com Previously losing to the Wolverines 7-0, the improving Vikings let two goals slip by in the first half but no more. Orcas defenders shut down the Wolverine offense in the second half and lost 2-0 but felt the game was a mental victory. Viking goalkeeper Joanne Mietnzer “had an amazing game with 18 blocks,” according to Assistant Coach Stephanie Shaw, who also noted the improved passing and confidence in
Some Facts About San Juan County Proposition 1
Proposition 1 would replace the 2009 property tax “levy lid-lift”, scheduled to expire next year, with a similar measure expiring in 2020. It will produce approximately the same amount of revenue as the expiring measure. The amount authorized by the proposition is approximately 20% Levy Lid-Lift's portion of your property tax bill of the county’s general fund property tax revenue. Home Assessed Value Annual Levy Cost Monthly Levy Cost $300,000 $54.00 $4.50 In 2009 San Juan County faced a budget crisis which forced emergency cuts $386,040 $69.48 $5.79 – reduced operating hours, positions left unfilled, and all non-mandated $486,442 $87.55 $7.29 county services faced severe cuts or even elimination. Then voters approved $600,000 $108.00 $9.00 a lid-lift with proceeds earmarked for specific programs and services that were in jeopardy (see list below). Non-mandated programs would again be Median Home Value = $386,040 in jeopardy without this continued property tax revenue. Average Home Value = $486,442
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Where will the money go?
Staffing and program support to Senior Services on San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands - $312,000 WSU Extension programs; including 4-H, Master Gardeners, and other volunteer and agricultural programs - $148,000 Maintenance and operation of County Parks - $287,000 General fund support of the County Fair - $45,000 Staffing and program support of Public Health services on San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands - $128,000 Support to Emergency Management Services - $85,000 Maintenance of County buildings and grounds - $20,000 Protection of island waters with equipment maintenance assistance funds to Islands’ Oil Spill Association - $10,000 Corrections / Work Release program - $48,000 Victim Services through the Prosecutor’s Office - $40,000
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her players. Later in the week the Vikings hammered home their first victory of the season against the Concrete Lions 6-1. This was the game the hard working Lady Vikings had been waiting for. Concrete scored immediately but Viking middle forward Oliva Brunner-Gaydos stepped up and ignited her teammates with a three-goal hat trick. The Vikings had second half goals by Adia Dolan, Jacquline Figuerora and Aliza Diepenbrock. A smiling head coach Chris Doherty said, “Pretty exciting game. The girls really wanted to win and they went out and did it.” Next on the schedule is Mt. Vernon Christian.
Volleyball The Lady Vikings Volleyball team dropped matches against Friday Harbor and Concrete last week and will have to travel and focus on pivotal league games this week against teams in Darrington and LaConner.
Football The Vikings traveled to face a much larger opponent, the 2A Bellingham High School Red Raiders for a non-league 49-22 loss in Whatcom County. Viking Coach Justin Frausto walked in 13 suited players into beautiful Civic Stadium against a Bellingham roster resembling the size of the entire Orcas High School population. Undaunted, the Vikings took on the behemoth. The Red Raiders fielded a strong running game that kept the Orcas defense running and the score moving. The Vikings managed some first half highlights including a 68-yard kick off return by Jay Zier and a six-yard touchdown run by Miles Harlow after a beautiful flee flicker pass from Pasha Bullock to Ivan Bullock that nudged the Vikings close to the endzone. The Vikings managed some offensive prowess in the second half with a sixyard touchdown run by Harlow, a 13-yard touchdown run by Zier couple with a two-point reception by Ivan Bullock. Orcas travels to Concrete this week.
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CALENDAR WEDS., OCT. 22
BOOK READING: Paul Roberts,
author of “The Impulse Society” will talk at Emmanuel Parish, 6-7 p.m. reception follows at Darvill’s.
OCT. 28 - NOV. 20 ORCAS TUMBLING: Orcas Christian School Gym, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:10 grades K-2, 4:15 to 5 p.m. grades 3-6. Register at 376-6683 or email valaocs@gmail.com.
SUN. – ONGOING ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., at Emmanuel Church. ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 - 9 p.m., Old Gym, $2.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. AL-ANON: 7 p.m., 197 Main Street, Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.
TUES. – ONGOING AA FOR WOMEN: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. AA FOR MEN: 7-8 p.m., Emmanuel Church. KIWANIS: Tuesdays, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Community Church Family Center.
WEDS. – ONGOING ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30
to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. LIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion. ANSWERS IN THE HEART: An S.L.A.A. 12-step recovery, 7-8 p.m., Episcopal Church. ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 - 9 p.m.,
Old Gym, $2.
THURS. –ONGOING STORYTIME: 11 a.m., Storytime in the Children’s Room at the library. AL-ANON: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 p.m., Orcas Longhouse, 236 Prune Aly, Eastsound.
FRI. – ONGOING ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:
Community Church Family Center, noon. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church. MAGIC THE GATHERING: For ages 12-17, 5 to 9 p.m., the Funhouse Commons.
SAT. – ONGOING ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.,Emmanuel Church. Potluck last Sat.
Skagit Habitat truck is back
By request of islanders, the Skagit Habitat for Humanity Store truck will be back on Orcas on Monday, Oct. 27. This time the truck will only be at the Island Market parking lot (on the west side), and will be there from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until the truck is full. Until the Exchange is up and running, SHFH hopes to fill a need of Orcas Islanders. They will accept serviceable furniture, operating appliances, building materials, windows (vinyl clad), doors, paint (full or nearly full latex paint cans only), tile and tools (power and hand tools), even if they have a bit of rust.
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Troxel’s song benefits DVSAS Orcas Island singer songwriter Mandy Troxel has released a new original song in honor of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness month. The song is available for free download, with the option to “tip” the music, with 100 percent of the proceeds designated towards the San Juan County’s DVSAS office. The song developed from an incident that unfolded adjacent to where Mandy was working. “It was very scary and disturbing,” recalls Mandy. “I couldn’t shake it until I got home and wrote it all out, and then it took the form of lyrics.” At first Mandy was concerned about preserving the anonymity of the parties involved, but then realized that there was anonymity in the fact that it was such a common scenario. She herself does not know the people involved, as they were out of view, separated by a fence. Domestic violence awareness is an issue near to Mandy’s heart. While in her 20s she volunteered as a live-
in house manager at a women’s shelter in San Francisco. “I met some amazing families who were working so, so hard to get themselves into a better place, physically and emotionally. I also learned that domestic violence is an issue that effects all of us, period.” Reflecting on observing a recent incident so close to home, Mandy says, “It was a horrible thing to feel as though there was nothing I could do to help.” Mandy then realized that she could use her skills as a songwriter to raise awareness, and per-
haps also raise some funds for the local DVSAS office. She adds, “This presented a chance that I could help this family directly. That felt really good.” The song, “Why’d you have to do this here?” was recorded at the Olgabowl on Orcas Island. Bruce Harvie and violinist Leah Ballou lent their instrumentation to the song. Visit www.MandyTroxel.com for the song. All tips will go to the San Juan County’s DVSAS office.
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Course on world religions
Maura O’Neill will lead a course on world religions over five Wednesdays from Oct. 22 to Nov. 19 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center. “In today’s world, religion gets much of the blame for violence and strife affecting us all,” O’Neill said. “This course is designed to get to the heart of the beliefs
and practices of five of the world’s religions in order to discern the truth of such claims.” The traditions that will be discussed are Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. O’Neill is a retired professor of philosophy and religious studies from Chaffey College in Southern California. She has her doctorate in philosophy of religion from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Calif., and is the author of two books on women in world religions. There will be a cost of $30 for members and $50 for non-members of the senior center.
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Bill Longworth, 71, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 in Mount Vernon, Wash., with his family by his side. He was born Sept. 16, 1943 in Buffalo, New York to William and Kathleen Longworth. He was raised in California and graduated from Inglewood High School in 1961. He went on to attend Pierce Community College, attaining an Associate’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He met his wife, Cindy, in the summer of 1970 through her brother Scott.
They quickly fell in love and were married by November of that year. They honeymooned at Lake Tahoe and stayed there for the next 20 years, raising their two sons, until they moved to Orcas Island in 1990. After Bill and Cindy married, he worked as a civil engineer until he decided
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that he would rather build houses instead of just designing them. During his career, and with the partnership of Cindy, he designed and built numerous custom homes around the Tahoe basin and, for the next 24 years, in the San Juan Islands. What brought Bill and his family to Orcas Island was the desire to help establish a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses there, because he felt that the community would benefit from learning about the bible. Bill was well known and respected within the islands and had an excellent reputation as a fine craftsman and a kind and honest man. He also loved riding motor-
Bill Pollock No one ever wants to outlive their children, but life doesn’t ask us what we want ... it just happens. My son, Bill Pollock, passed away Wednesday night from what appears to have been a massive heart attack. He was only 49. Too young. Too soon. But, nonetheless, gone from me, his daughter Madison Pollock whom he loved so dearly, and from all those who shared his joys and challenges, his pain and laughter. In the not-too-distant future, those closest to him will be gathering together to sail out to sea to scatter his ashes on the waters where he so loved to be. And like the wonderful poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye, he will become the “thousand winds that blow, the diamond glints on snow, the sun on
Healing arts fair The Healing Arts Center welcomes the community to attend its Fall Healing Arts Fair on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1 and 2. For this fundraiser, offered twice a year, practitioners donate their services, enabling all proceeds to support the nonprofit organization that maintains the historic Eastsound building. The greatly discounted rates allow clients to try out new services and providers. Many styles of massage and bodywork are offered, as well as acupuncture, counseling, mediation and intuitive readings. There is also a Saturday introductory class on non-violent communication, by donation. Several sessions are offered by a coupon that’s redeemable at other times in November. Sessions fill up early, so call the Healing Arts Center at 376-4002, or stop by 453 North Beach Road between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., MonFri. For more info, visit www.orcashealingarts.org.
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cycles and instilled this love in his sons. Additionally, he enjoyed building things just for fun, restoring old vehicles, reading classic fiction, and watching bad “B” old sci-fi movies. Bill is survived by his wife of 44 years, Cindy, their children, Brian and Eric, his children from a previous marriage, Jessie, Jon and Jason, as well as seven grandchildren. There will be a memorial service for Bill on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, in Eastsound, Wash. A reception will immediately follow at the Orcas Center. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
ripened grain, the gentle autumn rain ...” He did not die. An account has been set up at Key Bank on Orcas Island to accept donations towards Madison’s college fund for those wishing to make a contribution to honor Bill’s life. Check may be made payable to Madison Pollock College Fund Donation Acct. and sent to Key Bank, PO Box 30, Eastsound, Wash. 98245. The outpouring of kind thoughts, hugs, prayers, and sweet words has been generous and unrelenting from this loving community, and we want to thank all of you for being the wonderful people you are. Life goes on, life happens and life is precious. Hug your kids a little tighter, and keep your friends and family close. – Madie Murray
Big dreams, tiny boat by EMILY GREENBERG Journal reporter
Two big people and one big dog are puttering around the islands this month on a 13-foot, restored, 1950 vintage ski boat. The Big Dipper, the only “pocket yacht” of its kind, is Jeff and Linda Patterson’s pride and joy, their window to the world, so to speak, and a venture in adaptability. “Flexibility is really important for us,” Jeff Patterson said. “We want to see a lot of places and do a lot of things, but we don’t want to put a lot of money into it.” The Pattersons rescued the Big Dipper in 1998. It sat on a trailer off the street, full of planted Azaleas. They bought the boat for $50, planted the flowers in their yard and began restoring the boat. Step back in time to 1978 where Jeff was on the verge of entering architectural school. That year he and his father came to the San Juan Islands on a sailing trip. A broken engine and a stop-over in Friday Harbor would change his life forever. Patterson apprenticed under yacht designer Jay Benford whose philosophy was to design boats that were affordable to maintain and own. However, he went on to study criminology and became a reserve officer in
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Linda with Polly. Left: The Big Dipper. the islands before returning to Oregon and finding the Big Dipper. Somewhere along the way, Linda and Jeff got married and in the early 2000s returned to the islands, where the Big Dipper functioned as a crabbing boat. Over the years Jeff became a sheriff ’s deputy on Orcas and Lopez and Linda worked as a dental hygienist. Now semi-retired, the Pattersons presently enjoy a life of travel, creativity (she’s an artist and writer, he’s a potter) and construct small pond yachts in Ashland, Ore. At this year’s Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, they happened upon a tiny boat like theirs, but this one had a cabin top. Jeff went to work immediately designing and building a cabin for the Big Dipper. “I built it in eight weeks and lost 20 pounds,” he said. “We wanted to get it done so we could have some time out on the water this fall.”
And so they have it. The tiny boat relaunched three weeks ago and was then trailered up to the San Juans behind their pickup truck, which, as far as pickups go, is tiny, too. Even though the Pattersons stand tall, he at 6-foot 5-inches, she at 5-foot 10-inches and their dog Polly weighs about 85 pounds, there are no plans for a bigger boat. The beauty of the boat is that the Pattersons don’t have to drive it in the water to get to wherever they are going, and they’re happy to camp on land or sea. The San Juans, Alaska, Lake Tahoe, the Columbia and Snake rivers – there are big plans for this little boat. “If you’re in a small boat and it’s raining with a dog and you’re not getting along,” he said, “you’re really not getting along. Everything you do has to be with the other person’s best interest at heart.”
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‘Skylight’ at Tedx: ‘This IS America’ Orcas Center
Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan star in David Hare’s award-winning play about money, class, politics and love. “Skylight” will be presented at Orcas Center on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires. Nighy recreates the role of Tom that he originated when Skylight opened in 1995. Stephen Daldry directs David Hare's Olivier winning play. David Hare is the author of 29 plays for stage, including “Plenty” and “Stuff Happens.” His many screenplays include “The Hours” and “The Reader.” Tickets are $18, $13 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1.
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The TedX Orcas Island Conference is scheduled for Nov. 8 from morning until afternoon at Orcas Center. Early bird tickets have sold out but a limited number of discounted tier 1 tickets are on sale at www. TEDxOrcasIsland.com The event is one day with more than a dozen speakers, musical performances and more. Talks are limited to 18 minutes or less. Lunch will be offered as an add-on by the New Leaf Cafe. The theme is “This IS America” and will explore the relationship between island individualism and our place within the larger collective American experiment. The event is curated by Adam Farish and supported by a team of collaborators. Here is a sampling of the speakers. TJ Martin is the codirector and academy award winner of the 2012 best feature documentary film “Undefeated.” Martin’s Oscar win made him the first director of African American descent to receive an Academy Award for a feature-length film. Following this achievement, Martin was listed on Ebony Magazine’s Power 100 list. That same year, Martin also Reach
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received the award for outstanding achievement in directing from the Seattle International Film Festival. Rhea Miller is a social artist and the Assistant Director of Lopez Community Land Trust. She served more than 10 years as County Commissioner of San Juan County. She has been interviewed on “Good Morning America Sunday” and “CBS Sunday Morning,” and has a long history as a community organizer with international experience. She completed a Master of Divinity in Feminist Liberation Theology from the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Mass., and authored the book “Cloudhand, Clenched Fist: Chaos, Crisis, and the Emergence of Community.” Miller lives on Lopez Island in a straw bale home with a wastewater garden, rainwater catchment, composting toilet and peace gardens full of vegetables and flowers. Paul Freedman is the father of two teenage children and he has been an elementary school teacher for 22 years in both public and independent schools. In 2001 he became the founding head of Orcas Island’s
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REGARDING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS; AMENDING SECTION 9 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2-2014 AND SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE 18.30.150. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for thepurpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance to make technical corrections necessary to clarify the County’s wetland regulations for internal code consistency. The public hearing will be held at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 beginning at 9:15
AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinance. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Ordinance that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifications. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or
at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 5 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 350 Court Street #1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Summary: The proposed ordinance amends San Juan County Code 18.30.150 (Wetlands) to make technical corrections to comply with Growth Management Hearings Board Case No. 13-2-0012c. Two sentences adopted in Ordinance 2-2014 that are remnants of the County’s previously adopted buffer
sizing method adopted in Ordinance No. 28-2012 are proposed to be deleted from the regulations. The sentences are inconsistent with how wetland buffers are applied. Under Ordinance No. 02-2014 both water quality and habitat buffers are used to protect wetlands. The sentences proposed to be deleted are: -SJCC 18.30.150.D.1: When determining the required buffers for a wetland, the stricter (i.e., wider) applies except where otherwise noted, and -SJCC 18.30.150.D.1.b: If the Water Quality Buffer required for the area draining to the wetland is wider than the Habitat Buffer, the stricter (i.e., wider) applies. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/Council/PendingOrdinanc-
ington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 10/31/2014, at 10:00 AM In the lobby of the San Juan County Courthouse, 350 Court Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of SAN JUAN, State of Washington, towit: PARCEL “A” A LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN AND TO: LOT 12, WILD
ROSE MEADOW LONG PLAT SUBDIVISION, A PRIVATE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 6 OF PLATS AT PAGES 35,35A, IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED UPON AS DEFINED BY AND DESCRIBED WITHIN OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MASTER GROUND LEASE DATED JUNE 27, 2005, RECORDED JUNE 28, 2005 UNDER AUDI-
TOR FILE NUMBER 2005 0628025 RECORDS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. TOGETHER WITH A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS ROSEHIP ROAD, AS SHOWN ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT AND AS DEDICATED IN THE DEDICATION OF THE PLAT OF WILD ROSE MEADOW LONG PLAT SUBDIVISION. SITUATE IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. PARCEL “B” ALL EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED UPON
es.aspx. A copy of the proposed Ordinance will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470 or Linda Kuller at 370-7572. LEGAL NO. SJ595464 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. October 22, 2014.
LEGALS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. TS No.: WA-13-546384-SH APN No.: 271160012000 / 10975 Title Order No.: 130057540-WA-GSO Grantor(s): CHARLES E WHITEHEAD, KAREN M. PLUNKETT Grantee(s): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLES BANK MT VERNON Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 2009-0327027 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Wash-
AS DEFINED BY AND DESCRIBED WITHIN OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MASTER GROUND LEASE DATED JUNE 27, 2005, RECORDED JUNE 28, 2005 UNDER AUDITOR FILE NUMBER 2005 0628025 RECORDS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. LOT 12, WILD ROSE MEADOW LONG PLAT SUBDIVISION, A PRIVATE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 6 OF PLATS AT PAGES 35, 35A, IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF SAN JUAN COUNTY,
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WASHINGTON. TOGETHER WITH A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS ROSEHIP ROAD, AS SHOWN ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT AND AS DEDICATED IN THE DEDICATION OF THE WILD ROSE MEADOW LONG PLAT SUBDIVISION. SITUATE IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. More commonly known as: 153 ROSEHIP RD, EASTSOUND, WA 98245 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 3/24/2009, recorded 3/27/2009, under 2009-0327027 records of SAN JUAN County, Washington, from CHARLES E WHITEHEAD AND KAREN M. PLUNKETT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Grantor(s), to SAN JUAN TITLE COMPANY, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLES BANK MT VERNON, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLES BANK - MT VERNON (or by its successors-in-interest and/or assigns, if any), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $48,980.61 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $176,216.00, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 9/1/2012, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 10/31/2014. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 10/20/2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 10/20/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 10/20/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME CHARLES E WHITEHEAD AND KAREN M. PLUNKETT, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 153 ROSEHIP RD, EASTSOUND, WA 98245 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 4/18/2013. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the
above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/hom e o w n e r ship/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=searchandsearchstate=WAandfilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 06/30/2014 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Tricia Moreno, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA-13-546384-SH Trustee’s Physi-
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cal Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 A-4467953 10/01/2014, 10/22/2014 LEGAL NO. S591413 Published: The Islands’ Sounder October 1, 22, 2014. Public Hearing The Directors of Shaw Island School District No. 10 will meet at the schoolhouse on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 3:10 p.m. for the purpose of fixing and adopting a budget extension for the 2014-2015 General Fund. Any person may attend the meeting and participate in discussion for or against the proposed budget extension. To examine a copy of the proposed budget prior to the meeting, please contact Deanna Shannon, Business Manager, at 468-2570 or dshannon@shaw.k12.wa.us. LEGAL NO. S595447 Published: The Islands’ Sounder. October 22, 29, 2014. The commissioners of San Juan County Fire Protection District 5 (Shaw Island) will meet at the Shaw Community Building on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 4:30 PM for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 2015 General Fund Budget and 2015 Reserve Fund Budget. Any person may attend the meeting and participate in discussion for or against the proposed budgets. To examine a copy of the proposed budgets prior to the meeting, please contact Deanna Shannon, Secretary, at 468-4560 or sjcfpd5@gmail.com. LEGAL NO. S595490 Published: The Islands’ Sounder. October 22, 29, 2014. The Orcas Island Park and Recreation District Board of Commissioners will hold a public meeting for consideration of the proposed 2015 budget at the regular meeting to be held beginning at 4PM, Thursday, November 13, at the Eastsound Firehall, Mt. Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA. All are welcome. LEGAL NO. S594964 Published: The Islands’ Sounder October 22, 29, 2014. TS No WA07000391-14-1 APN 152950185000 TO No 8437921 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 11/21/2014, 10:00 AM, At the main entrance to the Superior Courthouse, 350 Court Street #7, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, MTC FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, the undersigned Trustee will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashiers’ check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of San Juan, State of Washington, towit: Lot 185, CENTER ISLAND, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Volume 3 of Plats, at pages 8, 8A, 8B and 8C, in the Office of the Auditor of said County and State. Situate in San Juan County, Washington. APN: 152950185000 More commonly known as 185 CENTER IS, ANACORTES, WA 98221-9461 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of April 6, 2006, executed by ALLYN K WILLIAMS AND JUDITH A WILLIAMS, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded April 17, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006 0417006 and that said Deed of Trust was modified by Modification Agreement and recorded March 24, 2014 as Instrument Number 2014-0324003 and the beneficial in-
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terest was assigned to Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP and recorded November 15, 2011 as Instrument Number 2011-1115009 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Juan County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. Current Beneficiary: Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Contact Phone No: 800-669-6650 Address: 2001 NW 46TH ST., KANSAS CITY, MO 64116 III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From August 1, 2009 To July 16, 2014 Number of Payments 36 Monthly Payment $1,384.85 12 $1,423.05 12 $1,334.82 Total $82,949.04 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION From August 1, 2009 To July 16, 2014 Number of Payments 60 Monthly Payment $55.39 Total $3,323.40 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: April 6, 2006 Note Amount: $185,491.00 Interest Paid To: July 1, 2009 Next Due Date: August 1, 2009 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $177,833.19, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on November 21, 2014. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by November 10, 2014, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before November 10, 2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashier’s or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the November 10, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS ALLYN K WILLIAMS 185 CENTER IS, ANACORTES, WA 98221-9461 ALLYN K WILLIAMS 1 CENTER ISLAND, ANACORTES, WA 98221-9461 ALLYN K WILLIAMS 17224 NORTH ROAD, BOTHELL, WA 98012 ALLYN K WILLIAMS 821 NE 152nd St, Shoreline, WA 98155-7025 ALLYN K WILLIAMS 87 MAKAH ST, ANACORTES, WA 98221-4461 JUDITH A WILLIAMS 185 CENTER IS, ANACORTES, WA 98221-9461 JUDITH A WILLIAMS 1 CENTER ISLAND, ANACORTES, WA 98221-9461 JUDITH A WILLIAMS 17224 NORTH ROAD, BOTHELL, WA 98012 JUDITH A WILLIAMS 821 NE 152nd
St, Shoreline, WA 98155-7025 JUDITH A WILLIAMS 87 MAKAH ST, ANACORTES, WA 98221-4461 by both first class and certified mail on June 11, 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s Sale. X. If the Borrower received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. DATED: July 16, 2014 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Winston Khan, Authorized Signatory MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100 Seattle WA 98101 Phone: (800) 409-7530 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.priorityposting.com P1104378 10/22, 11/12/2014 LEGAL NO. S594559 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands October 22, November 12, 2014. No need to rush. We’ll still be here.
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PET OF THE WEEK EASTSOUND
The Barnacle Thu–Sat: 5 pm–12 am Nightly Cocktail Specials 249 Prune Alley Café Olga 8–3 pm daily (closed Wed) Urner Street, 376-5098 Enzo’s Caffé Open 8 - 4 daily Creperie open Sat & Sun from 9–3 pm N. Beach Rd, 376-3732 Lower Tavern Lunch & Dinner Open daily at 11 am Food to 10 pm (Sun–Thurs) Food to 11 pm (Fri & Sat) 46 Prune Alley , 376-4848
To advertise call 376-4500 Cost: $12 per listing, 6 lines max.
Mijitas Mexican Kitchen Open Mon–Sat 4 pm Happy hour 4–5:30 pm 310 A. Street (at N. Beach Rd) 376-6722
Rosario Resort & Spa The Mansion Restaurant Breakfast: 8 am–11 am daily Lounge: Sun–Thurs: 12pm–9pm Fri & Sat 12pm–10pm Dinner: Sun–Thurs: 5pm–9 pm Fri & Sat: 5pm–10pm Happy Hour: Mon–Thurs 3 pm–5 pm Moran Lounge 3 pm–9 pm Daily (until 10pm on Fri and Sat) Happy Hour 3 pm–5 pm Mondays–Thursdays
The Loft at Madrona Tues–Sun, dinner starting at 5 pm Restaurant, bar, deck Above Madrona Bar and Grill Main St, Eastsound 376-7173
(Cascade Bay Grill now closed for season)
The Madrona Bar & Grill Lunch & Dinner 11:30 am–9 pm (Sun–Thurs) 11:30 am–10 pm (Fri & Sat) 3 pm–6 pm Happy Hour (M–F) 310 Main St , 376-7171
Tee-Jay’s Tacos/ Oddfellows Wed noon–3 pm Thurs & Fri noon–6 pm Tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, rice & beans 376-6337
Pizzeria Portofino Dine-In/Take-Out Open Daily 12 pm–9 pm for lunch & dinner 274 A St (Off N. Beach Rd.) 376-2085
White Horse Pub Open at 11:30 am, daily Serving food until 10 pm Mon–Sun until 9 pm Happy hour is 3–6 pm, discounted food and drink. 246 Main St, 376-PUBS
WEST SOUND
West Sound Café Wed–Sun Starting Oct 9 5:00–8:30 Thurs–Sat 4362 Crow Valley Road
ORCAS LANDING
Orcas Hotel Octavia’s Bistro Mon–Sun Bar 4–9 pm Dinner 5–8:30 pm Orcas Hotel Cafe Mon–Thurs 6 am–5:30 pm Fri–Sun 6 am–6:30 pm www.orcashotel.com, 376-4300
DEER HARBOR
Deer Harbor Inn Restaurant Open Fri, Sat, Sun nights from 5–9 pm deerharborinnrestaurant.com 376-1040
Hi, I’m Sadie. I’m new at the Orcas Animal Shelter. And I’m really shy. But I love to be stroked, once I know you’ll be gentle. I have a pretty coat of brown, tan and white, so I guess you call me a Calico. Come see me any day 2-5, call 3766777, or see us all on orcaspets.org.
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