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Good news, bad news FIVE-YEAR DATA SHEDS LIGHT ON INDIAN ISLAND
Quarterly review of county finances by F. MILENE HENLEY County Auditor
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False ochre stars (Evasterias troeschelii) began declining years before the outbreak of wasting syndrome. Submitted by KWIAHT
The following five-year monitoring report at the Celebrate Indian Island event on Nov. 20. Below are the key findings, conclusions and recommendations. Pacific Northwest sea surface temperatures were unusually high in summer 2014, and were still five degrees above the historical average as late as October. Warmer water brought more visitors to the islands, put more stress on inter-tidal animals and increased the spread of diseases of marine animals. That’s a key message of the fifth annual report of the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory, released on Nov. 20 by the director of Kwiaht, Russel Barsh. At the local level, several key indicators are down including eelgrass density, Bay Pipefish abundance in the eelgrass meadows, and the abundance of hard-shell clams such as “butter clams” in the beach. According to Barsh, silt loads in stormwater runoff from Eastsound streets may be a common factor driving these changes. The county’s detention pond has reduced annual silt discharges, Barsh says, and appears to have put a dent in the pesticide accumulations in clams, but the impacts of decades of untreated street runoff are probably cumulative and to some extent, irreversible. Another impact factor is suggested by the fact that eelgrass declined faster in the shallower parts of Fishing Bay, which are exposed more often by low
tides, and are used more by visitors. Recreational use may also be responsible for failure of the Indian Island oystercatcher pair (documented for the first time on special solar-powered cameras) to hatch any of their eggs last summer. The report notes that some sea star species, such as “false ochre” stars, appear to have been declining at Indian Island since 2010 when monitoring began, although Sea Star Wasting Syndrome was not observed there until last winter. Nearly all SWS cases have been in ochre stars, which until last summer had remained conspicuously abundant at Indian Island while other seas stars decreased. SWS affected barely 2 percent of Indian Island ochre stars from January to June but symptoms spiked in July. Ochre star numbers fell as the summer continued, not only because of disease, Barsh says, but also the heat, which in previous years drove sea stars into deeper water. By summer’s end, the incidence of SWS decreased, and many healthy small sea stars were observed around the island. One positive trend has been an apparent increase in plainfin midshipmen, one of the most remarkable and fascinating fish that uses Indian Island to mate and brood eggs. Unlike Pipefish, which hunt and brood their young in the eelgrass meadows, midshipmen nest in rocky reefs and may be not be affected as much by losses of eelgrass. Other good news is that terrestrial wildflower
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This is a very late third quarter financial report. It’s been a tough one to write, in part because I’ve been busy with the 2015 budget. But more than that, this report has been tough because it conveys a mixed message. The good news is that the local economy has continued to perform well this year, and as a result, county revenues have outperformed projections. Sales tax revenue will come in around 5 percent above budget. The San Juan County Land Bank’s real estate excise tax has topped $2.1 million, and will likely finish the year 50 percent above budget – though still barely more than half its historic high of $3.9 million. Lodging taxes have hit a record $1 million, running about 15 percent above budget. Planning and permitting activities did not experience the drop-off expected earlier this year, and will also finish 12-15 percent above budget. The bad news is that revenues to the county’s general fund are still not keeping up with needs. In such a good year, one has to ask, “Why?” Part of the answer has to do with the nature of county funding. Many sources of funding are restricted in use; that is, they can be used only for specific purposes. Land Bank funds, most obviously, can be used only to purchase and maintain Land Bank properties. Capital Improvement real estate excise taxes (.5 percent of real estate sales) can be used only for capital expenditures, such as buildings, roads, park facilities and storm water projects. Lodging taxes can be used only for tourism promotion, activities or facilities. Planning and building permit revenue, by design, pays only for the people who issue the planning and building permits. Most of the county’s sales tax revenue can be used for any purpose, but part of it is restricted to expenditure on criminal justice activities. Since criminal justice expenditures all come out of the general fund, those activities con-
Auditor Milene Henley.
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sume a lot of the general fund revenue. That leaves the bulk of general fund expenditures – for administration, finance, legal, courts, policing, cooperative extension, health, senior services, planning, etc. – largely dependent on property taxes, unrestricted sales taxes and grants. Yet grants are shrinking and property taxes are growing slowly, more slowly even than the consumer price index. And all of our expenses, including pay-
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Vikings play LaConner by MARTY ZIER Sports contributor
The Lady Vikings traveled to Skagit Valley for an 81-46 loss to the LaConner Braves on Dec. 16. Facing the top team in the league with a 6-0 record, the 2-2 Vikings led after the first quarter, which Coach Gregg Sasan felt “surprised” the Braves. But LaConner came out in the second quarter with a stiflingly full court press that Sasan said his girls could not handle. “It was like getting hit with a buzz saw, dug us a pretty deep hole that we could not catch up,” he said. Outside of 4 out of 17 free-throw shooting, which Sasan frowned at, he was pleased with his team for the remainder of the game. “We kept our composure in the second half Kilee Rogers, Hannah
Brunner-Gaydos and Halle Thompson all did really well for us, and that's encouraging,” Sasan said. “But the younger kids have to step up. I had to use a couple because of foul trouble and they did really well. " Orcas scoring was lead by Brunner-Gaydos with 16, Emma Minnis 15, Thompson 10 and Katy Minnis with 4. Coupeville is next on the schedule for the Vikings. The 2-3 Viking boys took a run at the 4-1 LaConner Braves in a 68-32 loss. “They are one of the powerhouses of the league. We went at them hard, but their experience showed and they wore us down,” said Coach Corey Wiscomb. “We opened strong, they kept making adjustments and they were able to go farther down the
rabbit hole than we could.” The rabbit hole was defined by Wiscomb as LaConner’s full-court press. “LaConner came out with a full-court press almost the entire game. We broke it easily the first quarter, they made adjustments and we were forced into a scheme not that strong or familiar with our team,” he said. Wiscomb saw improvement in his team’s outside shooting but would like to see more looks in the paint. “We have some big guys and we are not pounding the ball down low like we could – and that would help our game,” Wiscomb said. The Vikings next take on Coupeville for a nonleague contest.
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roll, services, utilities and supplies, are growing more rapidly than either CPI or property taxes. So while it’s true, and wonderful news, that the local economy is recovering, local governments still find themselves in a place where revenues are growing more slowly than expenditures. This structural imbalance made the preparation of the 2015 budget particularly challenging. To resolve it, council had to elect to use about $650,000 of cash to plug the
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ISLAND FROM 1 meadows are recovering gradually, helped by demarcation of the “driftwood trail” three years ago. Indian Island volunteers report that most visitors respect the closure of meadows for recovery, and this year they were rewarded with the most extensive vistas of blue camas, pink sea thrift and creamy rein orchids observed on Indian Island in over a decade. Even after five years of data gathering, many puzzles and uncertainties remain. The report used a crab-abundance index based on four species that feed, hide and brood their eggs under rocks at the island, which were counted every two weeks in spring and summer. Index crabs increased steadily from 2010 to 2012 and then declined to 2010 levels. It is too early to tell
gap between revenue and expenditures. Projections for 2016 and 2017, based on current growth rates, show that the gap will increase in future years. Ultimately, the state will have to address the problem by allowing property taxes to grow more than 1 percent (plus new construction) each year, or the county will have to make some tough choices about service reductions. Not much of a holiday message, I know. But knowing what lies ahead prepares us better for dealing with it. Enjoy your holidays, and I’ll check in with you again next year.
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whether crab abundance at Indian Island is cyclical, and if so, why. One possibility is that infaunal crabs, like organisms as varied as rodents and oaks, survive only by periodically producing vastly more offspring than their predators can eat, Barsh says. Indian Island’s diverse, colorful sea slugs vary unpredictably. A few species are seen consistently, but each winter, one or two new species drift into the bay and produce a swarm of offspring that dominate the community for another year or two. This makes it difficult to learn about the health of the bay from sea slug numbers, Barsh says. However, “sea slugs tend to be very picky eaters, like butterflies,” he adds, so that in principle, the variety of sea slug species visiting Indian Island over the years is an indicator of diversity and abundance of everything they eat from barnacles and bryozoans
to sponges. Fourteen species of sea slugs have been recorded at Indian Island since 2010. “The adventure begins here” is the motto of the Indian Island monitoring program, and the report makes it clear that the adventure of discovery and community involvement is just beginning. At the same time, trends in the 2010-2014 data suggest that more can be done to keep Indian Island and Fishing Bay healthy and diverse, including more treatment of street runoff and containing foot traffic in inter-tidal habitats. Special training for current and prospective volunteers at Indian Island and other marine monitoring sites around Orcas is available from January to June 2015. Contact the Indian Island team by email, kwiaht@gmail.com, on facebook or by visiting the website, http//www.kwiaht.org.
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Hearing examiner Chamber Music hires executive director rejects pot permit By SCOTT RASMUSSEN Journal editor
While the County Council wrestles over whether – or what – rules should apply to marijuana cultivation, the county hearing examiner drew a line in the regulatory sand Dec. 10, sending a determination of non-significance back for another round of review and revoking a building permit for a marijuana grow operation on San Juan Island’s west side. In a first-ever ruling of its kind in San Juan County, Hearing Examiner Phil Obrechts determined county planners lacked sufficient information to assess whether odor from the farm and noise from an array of greenhouse fans, 54 at full build-out, would have undue impact on surrounding properties or whether the spill-over from the marijuana operation required mitigation measures, or not. As part of a 68-page ruling, Obrechts said the county erred in determining that the marijuana production would have no significant impact. He also noted that the county erred by giving the Fieldstone Road growoperation too much deference under local “right to farm” provisions. He said the full weight of state environmental rules should apply on impacts created by the newly established industry, such as noise, odor or use of pesticides. “In this case it is not yet known whether all reasonable measures have been taken to control odor,” The ruling states. “It is also unclear whether the noise generated by this facility will exceed the [Department of Ecology] standards.” The ruling stands as yet another legal hurdle faced by Sweet Water Farm’s Jenny Rice and brother David, owner and operator of San Juan Sun Grown. Neighbors are attempting to block their use of a shared, private road as part of a lawsuit filed in
early October in San Juan County Superior Court. The county council is also weighing whether to impose a six-month moratorium on acceptance of pot production-related permits to allow time for possible creation of rules targeted specifically for impacts of marijuana cultivation. The council will conduct public workshops on the topic Jan. 12 and Jan. 26. In his ruling, Obrechts sided with neighboring property owners of the west side marijuana farm that contested the countyapproved determination of non-significance, or DNS. Whether remand of the DNS or revoke of a building permit undermines production at San Juan Sun Grown remains to be seen. One of three local marijuana cultivation facilities approved for production by the Washington State Liquor Control Board, it operates under a state license that requires compliance with land-use regulations of the local jurisdiction, city, town or county, in which it’s located. Sweet Water Farm attorney Carla Higginson said the permit revoked by the hearing examiner applies to a single “Texmo” building on the farm. Permits are not required for the greenhouses where marijuana is produced under local regulations, she said. Higginson maintains that noise and odor concerns identified by the hearing examiner can be addressed and remedied. She said David Rice has offered to install equipment that would muffle the fans and reduce odor from Sun Grown. Still, she believes the power to revoke a permit rests solely with the county building official, and that the hearing examiner may have overstepped his authority by doing so. “We know the prosecuting attorney is looking into that,” she said. “And we’re looking into to it, too.”
The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival has announced the appointment of Leslie Rae Schmitz as Executive Director effective April 1, 2015. Most recently, Schmitz, pictured at right, worked with the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle as Director of Education/ Membership/Pilot Funding with the Institute of Translational Health Sciences. “I have great respect for this organization and the people who have created such success. I look forward to joining the festival going forward,” Schmitz said. Her life-long attachment
to Orcas Island began as a YMCA Camp Orkila camper, then as a staff member for 10 years. She has been a full and parttime resident of Orcas since 1999 and held consulting appointments with OPAL Community Land Trust, San Juan County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services, Orcas Island Parks and Recreation, San Juan Island Community Foundation and Frontline Call Center. Her husband Brian works for the Washington State Ferry system and they have a daughter, Vivian. OICMF Board President Sam Coleman welcomed Leslie, saying, “During her
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interviews, Leslie has shown the warmth of her personality. She’s a people person as well as a skilled manager.” Schmitz holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. She began
her career in Washington, D.C. as the special assistant to the senior vice president for National Security Policy for Science Applications International Corporation. Her work with the U.S. Department of Energy/ Defense Programs to restructure national security programs at the end of the Cold War led to the receipt of the Hammer Award for Reinventing Government. She has provided operations, event and project management leadership and oversight in a myriad of sectors, including foundations, nonprofit, technology, medical research, academia, capital improvements, human resources, financial and government.
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Editorial
How Christmas ‘as we know it’ came to be
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t the Sounder, we are well aware of the powers of the pen. So it came as no surprise to learn that Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was one of the major influences that has instilled the idea of Christmas as a celebration of family and friends in addition to it being a religious day. And as Orcas Center just finished its production of the famed tale, many islanders are reminded of the spirit of Christmas. John Jordans, who heads the Dickens project at UC Santa Cruz, said in an NPR radio show several years ago that “the Cratchit family or Scrooge’s nephew are models for how to hold a one-day family celebration with the goose or the turkey or whatever.” “A Christmas Carol” was published in 1843 just before Christmas on Dec. 17. Despite selling out in just three days, Dickens made just £130 profit, according to an article in “The Telegraph.” In 1853, 10 years after the book’s publication, Dickens began performing readings and was known as a great actor bringing each character to life. Due to the popularity of the tale, Dickens was also asked to write Christmas stories almost every year up until 1857. It’s amazing that now, 143 years after Dickens’ death and 170 years after “A Christmas Carol” was published, the story lives on. There have been opera and ballet versions, a musical called “Comin’ Uptown” in 1979 and even a 1973 mime adaptation for the BBC starring Marcel Marceau. “A Christmas Carol” has been adapted to film more than 200 times and has even been made into a muppets’ movie. So what is the lesson that Dickens left with us? As we celebrate Christmas it’s a time to remember that Dickens’ notion of the holiday was not the dread of family feuds, bright lights on our eaves, loads of presents or even decorating a tree, but a story of redemption, love and the meaning of life. Dickens’ book is not only a way to celebrate Christmas, but a way to reflect on our purpose in this life. With that, we at the Sounder wish you a Merry Christmas and a life of good cheer.
A short history of winter celebrations Compiled from History.com
Centuries before the arrival of Jesus, early Europeans celebrated the winter solstice. In Scandinavia, the Norse celebrated Yule from Dec. 21, the winter solstice, through January. The tradition involved fathers and sons bringing home large logs to burn. People would celebrate and feast until the log burned out. In Germany, the god Oden was honored during the mid-winter. He was a terrifying god who decided who would perish or prosper as he flew over the sky at night. The Romans celebrated the week leading up to the winter solstice and continued for a full month. At this time, food and drink were plentiful and the normal Roman social order was turned upside down. For a month, slaves would become masters and peasants ran the city.
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To the Editor: Help with a kidney transplant My wife and I have lived in the San Juans for seven years and we are now asking our community for help. We have a son who is 33 and dealing with end stage renal disease. He has never smoked or used drugs or alcohol yet his kidneys have deteriorated to a state where he is currently on home dialysis.
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He is currently healthy and stable while waiting for a kidney donor. We are writing in the Christmas spirit that someone may be interested in donating one of their kidneys to our son. If anyone will consider this life-giving donation, all medical and personal expenses will be taken care of through insurance and specific donations. We have hospital contacts for all the in-depth information for donors who are interested. Thank you for your consideration. You can reach us at 661-6095251 or sabre39RG@aol.com. The following people and centers are the ones to contact for specific and in-depth information on all accounts of the donor process and will help greatly with the decision making. The following transplant centers and contacts that Justin Clark is listed with are as follows: • University of North Carolina Hospitals. The contact is Amy Woodard, RN, BSN, CNN, CCTC, donor coordinator at the UNC Center for Transplant Care. Call 919 966-3079 or 888-263-5293 or email awoodard@unch.unc.edu. • Carolinas Health Care System.
The contact is Tania Feemster, BSN, CNN, CCTC, donor coordinator at the transplant center. Call 704-355-8817 or 800-5625752 or email Tania.Feemster@ CarolinasHealthCare.org. Allen and Frankie Clark Lopez Island
Thank you, Phoebe! Thank you for the care and kindness you brought to Orcas Island! Phoebe Hershenow joined our team nearly six years ago. She has brought insight, perspective, improvements, growth, laughter and really great bread to Orcas Family Health Center and we will certainly miss her when she departs on her next journey. Phoebe has been a wonderful addition to our office and we would like to invite friends and patients to join us in bidding her and her husband, Nick, farewell and bon chance! We will have light snacks in the Victorian Room at The Outlook Inn on Monday, Dec. 29 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Orcas Family Health Center
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The Polar Bear Plunge is coming soon Feel alive on New Year’s day with an island tradition: Orcas Island Rowing's “Polar Bear Plunge.” Residents and visitors alike charge headlong into Cascade Lake en masse. Within a few seconds they re-emerge happy that they accomplished the feat, shocked into a clearer perspective of the world and ready for what 2015 may bring. The plunge is open to all comers. All you need is the attitude! The event starts promptly at 11 a.m. on New Year's day. This year the theme for the event is “Disco Dive.” There will be a hot fire and hot drinks to help with recuperation after the deed is done. This year the plunge will be at the traditional location at the “swim area” at the
north end of Cascade Lake. Easier access and parking and the big fireplace in the day use shelter make for a more comfortable location when there is a big crowd. The event is a low-key fundraiser for the Orcas Island Junior Rowing Club. Donations are accepted.
Each year a commemorative T-shirt is created. This year’s features a design by one of the team’s rowers, Melanie Flint. She is a senior and it is her last year with Orcas Rowing. The shirts will be available at the event, or by contacting the club. Some rare historical shirts from past years will also be available at the event. There are sponsorship forms available from the rowing club website, www.orcasislandrowing.org, in case you need some motivation to “take the plunge.” “Let your friends and family know how brave you are and raise a few bucks
for the junior rowing club. The club is always in need of funds. It’s a win-win. Do the plunge for yourself and do it for Orcas Rowing,” say organizers. This will be the 18th annual plunge. The first one was on Jan. 1, 1998. That year local sheriff ’s deputies Ray Clever, Ed Commet and Herb Crowe were auctioned off to jump in the lake. To buy shirts call Jay Zier at 376-4507 or email jayzier87@gmail.com. For information, contact Martin Taylor at 376-6935 or martin@orcasdigerati. com or visit www.orcasislandrowing.org.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1. Bandy words 5. ___ four 10. Order taker 14. Decline 15. "Home ___" 16. 100 cents 17. Song and dance, e.g. 18. Catalogs 19. Ballet move 20. Restaurant host, French (2 wds) 23. Baptism, for one 24. Conceit 28. Buttonhole 31. "Fantasy Island" prop 32. "Comprende?" 33. Twisted shape 36. Mozart's "L'___ del Cairo" 37. Enlarge, as a hole 38. Dust remover 39. Like a stuffed shirt 40. ___ grass 41. Region surrounding Earth where clouds form 45. Schuss, e.g. 46. Accident 47. Coffee server 48. Modus operandi 50. Dirty coat 51. Impossible to enter 57. Bowed 60. In pieces 61. Bounced checks, hangnails, etc. 62. Face-to-face exam 63. Plunder 64. "The ___ have it" 65. Characteristic carrier 66. Andrea Bocelli, for one
67. Bind Down 1. Did laps, say 2. Legal prefix 3. The "A" of ABM 4. Comfort station 5. Atelier item 6. Say "Li'l Abner," say 7. Brit's "Baloney!" 8. "What's gotten ___ you?" 9. Exam takers 10. Quartet member 11. Cast 12. Victorian, for one 13. Coxcomb 21. Classic board game 22. Auspices 25. Chemical cousin
26. Safe 27. Inadequate 28. Down's opposite 29. Decrepit 30. Omnivorous mammals resembling racoons 31. ___-mutton (2 wds) 34. Discontinue 35. 40 winks 39. In a place where something cannot be removed (2 wds) 41. Not us 42. Barricade 43. Military lookout 44. "D" 49. Deed 50. Self-regulating
feedback mechanism 52. Fencing sword with blunt point 53. Indian bread 54. British term for young man 55. Onion relative 56. "___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto) 57. Impede, with "down" 58. "... ___ he drove out of sight" 59. Masefield play "The Tragedy of ___" Answers to today's puzzle on page 16
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Gifts for the elderly By LIZ TAYLOR
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As the season of gift-giving descends upon us – Hanukkah, Solstice, Kwanzaa and Christmas – you might be having trouble thinking of the right present for a frail older person. Among my parents and many clients, I’ve observed that the more impaired we become, the less “stuff ” we want. In fact, for people living in small spaces, like a nursing home, assisted living or adult family home, more is less – less wanted and appreciated. Research shows that the kinds of experiences (and gifts) that make us happy tend to change over time; the older we are, the more we prefer the ordinary. When we’re young and expect to live a long time, we prefer unusual things that excite us. But when our time is more limited, the emphasis is on savoring what we already have, on what’s most meaningful. What’s most meaningful isn’t usually a gadget or a tie or a new sweater (unless it’s really needed), but experiences. And it’s better if you (and other family members) come with them. It can be hard -- even when you live close -- to get the family together for an older person’s holiday, and sometimes you just can’t. But here are some ideas that might fill the bill or inspire you to come up with some meaningful gifts on your own. Begin by putting yourself in a frail older person’s place – what’s more lacking than easy access to stores, thrift stores and even the internet (if not internetsavvy)? Items most of us take for granted can be hard to obtain, especially when one stops driving. Pretty soaps, stationery and stamps, colognes and special foods like good cheeses, nuts or wine might be welcome. Think hand-made. A calendar of family photos for every month of the year, a quilt for the wall, a compilation of grand-kids’ drawings, a crocheted lap rug, a fabric basket to carry things in on a walker (make sure it’s washable). A home-cooked meal. What might an older person enjoy all year round? Ideas: a subscription to a newspaper or magazine; a hummingbird feeder – with food; favorite music on tapes or taped messages from family members who can’t visit; a book of Sudoku or crossword puzzles. For the visually impaired, there are many sources of helpful gifts. From our local library comes large print books, audio books and loaned equipment, as well as musical instruments. The Washington Talking Books and Braille Library offers free, taxsupported access to a wide variety of magazines and books, plus the equipment to play them on anywhere in our state, at 800-542-0866 or www.wtbbl.org. For a wealth of devices for visually impaired persons, be sure to check out SightConnections, at 206-525-5556 or www.SightConnections.com. When your fingers and eyes don’t work as well as they used to, who wouldn’t like easy-wear, easycare clothes, underwear, shoes and gadgets designed for people with disabilities? A long-time clothing company with excellent customer service in Seattle is Buck and Buck, at 800-458-0600 or www.buckandbuck.com. Whatever you do, I hope your holiday is peace-filled.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 • The Islands’ Sounder
Why we like lichens
by RUSSEL BARSH AND MADRONA MURPHY
Lichens are most conspicuous in winter when vascular plants turn brown or lose their leaves: crinkly green rosettes on rocks and tree trucks, stringy greenish hair draped over branches, balls of pale “reindeer moss” resting on darker green carpets of moss. The lichens of the San Juan Islands are exceptionally diverse and ecologically significant. But what, exactly, is a lichen? Lichens are multi-species communities that can reproduce themselves. A lichen is composed of members of not one but three kingdoms: the fungi, protists (algae), and bacteria (cyanobacteria), living symbiotically. The fungal partner (or mycobiont) builds the physical structure that safely encloses, and controls the reproduction of the algal and bacterial partners (the photobionts), which use solar energy to manufacture carbohydrates to share with the fungus. If the lichen includes a cyanobacterium, it can also harvest nitrogen directly from air instead of recycling nitrates from decaying organic matter (like plants), or consuming and recycling the protein in organisms (like animals). Fungi were one of the first life forms on earth, appearing over a billion years ago, and like animals, fungi feed on other organisms. Most of the fungi parasitize living plants or animals, or obtain energy and nutrients by decomposing ones. But lichenized fungi are farm-
ers: they build tiny gardens of carefully selected algae and bacteria to produce food. Indeed, lichenologists refer to the “domestication” of algae by fungi. We maintain our best potato and apple varieties by propagating them vegetatively (asexually) rather than letting them go to seed. Similarly, the photobionts in lichens may be restricted to reproducing clonally by cell division, which preserves particular algal or cyanobacterial variety. The fungal partner continues to reproduce sexually, however. Lichen reproduction is complex and puzzling. Sometimes the lichen grows brittle stalks (isidia) that contain both fungal and bacterial cells. Isidia simply break off and roll, blow or wash away to grow into new lichens: asexual or vegetative propagation. At other times lichens produce fibrous balls (soredia) that contain fungal spores and a tiny starter set of photobionts: a spaceship with a seed packet. Soredia can survive longer trips than isidia, whether borne by wind or rain, on animals’ fur or inside animals’ stomachs. As some lichens grow larger, they switch from making isidia to making soredia. Other lichens grow isidia if they are growing close to the ground, and soredia if they are growing high up on a tree truck or boulder, exposed more to the wind. This may help disperse soredia farther than isidia.
There are even reports of lichens simply dispersing fungal spores without a supply of photobionts. Fungal spores can only become new lichens if they happen to encounter appropriate algal or cyanobacterial cells in the environment and capture them. Is this a way of creating new kinds of lichen communities? We simply do not yet know how most kinds of lichens reproduce, or the frequency with which new combinations of mycobionts and photobionts may arise from generation to generation. Slugs and snails are major consumers of lichens in the islands. Sporedia that pass through these animals’ digestive tracts unharmed are “planted” in slime trails. But some lichenizing fungi produce powerful molluscicidal compounds. If they poison slugs, does this favor dispersal by birds or small mammals that sometimes eat lichens or collect them for nesting material?
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Lichens grow anywhere there is light, even in deserts, on icy mountain peaks, in the far North and Antarctica. Since lichens absorb water directly from air, they need no roots. Lichens need very little water to grow, and can remain viable for months or years with no water at all: crisply desiccated, but able to revive and resume photosynthesizing within minutes of being wetted. This capability suits lichens perfectly for environments where much of the year is dark, cold and dry. The flip side of lichens’ extraordinary ability to survive in marginal habitats such as boulders and mountaintops is very slow growth, ordinarily barely one millimeter (one twenty-fifth of an inch) per year. Accordingly, lichens are mainly found in habitats such as bare rock, thin soils, roofs and walls where faster-growing mosses and vascular plants have difficulty gaining a roothold. Lichens can play a crucial role in the colonization of geologically young habitats, such as freshly cooled lava, newly formed islands or in our region, bedrock scraped bare by glacial ice. Over centuries, lichens form living mats on rocks and gravel that gradually contain thin reservoirs of nutrients and water, the beginning of moist soils in which seeds can sprout and grow. Kwiaht researchers have been studying the impact of human activity on carpets of lichens and mosses in the San Juan Islands National Monument. Barsh is the director of Kwiaht, the Lopez-based science laboratory. Murphy is a Kwiaht botanist.
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Orcas Fire Chief report by KEVIN O’BRIEN Orcas Fire Chief
Orcas Fire and Rescue logged the following notable alarms in November. Power lines down, tree fire On Nov. 6 at 4:51 p.m. Orcas Fire responded to the Olga area to assist with a downed tree and energized power lines on Olga Road. Upon arrival, OIFR personnel found active fire and sparking involving the tree and power lines blocking Olga Road. OIFR worked with sheriff ’s deputies and San Juan County Public Works to shut down the road and isolate the hazard until OPALCO was able to secure the lines and the tree was cleared. Carbon monoxide poisoning On Nov. 10 at 4:49 p.m., OIFR personnel were dispatched to a home in the White Beach/Foster Point neighborhood for the report of an adult male who had experienced carbon monoxide poisoning. Arriving personnel found an adult male who was unconscious and unresponsive. Due to the length of time the man was unconscious and unrespon-
sive, resuscitation efforts were not initiated and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Motorcycle accidents On Nov. 15 at 9:15 a.m. OIFR responders were dispatched to the Deer Harbor area for the report of a motorcycle accident. Arriving personnel found an adult male who had sustained traumatic injuries from a motorcycle accident. Due to the length of time the man was unconscious and unresponsive, resuscitation efforts were not initiated and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Also on Nov. 15, at 1:18 p.m., personel responded to the Orcas Medical Center parking lot where they made contact, in the back of a van, with a 53-year-old male who was involved in a motocross accident, striking a tree. The patient was treated for multiple injuries and transported in stable condition to Eastsound Airport and transferred to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham via Airlift Northwest. Fall victim On Nov. 19 at 3:15 a.m. OIFR personnel responded to the Deer Harbor area
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Obstruction Pass neighborhood for the report of a chimney fire. The occupant had reported a “red hot” stove pipe and a chimney fire and extinguished the fire in the wood stove with water. Arriving OIFR personnel found light smoke with no fire and thoroughly inspected the chimney inside the home and on the roof. No fire extension was found. Medical problem On Nov. 30 at 2:27 a.m. personnel responded to the West Sound area to assist an 81-year-old male with a significant medical problem that did not require immediate transport to a hospital. EMS remained on scene
Over the weekend of Nov. 8 and 9, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue hosted a comprehensive class for search and rescue at Camp Orkila. Participants included OIFR responders, sheriff ’s deputies, and other San Juan County emergency responders. The class focused on the skills required to find people lost in all land areas of San Juan County. Formal approval of the 2015 budget occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m. at Eastsound Station 21. Last April, Orcas voters approved the passage of a 10-year operational levy that in 2015 will reduce the amount the district taxes our community by 1.7 percent. Additionally, we were fortunate to receive notification of a Federal SAFER Grant award to improve volunteer response. Through the months of
October and November, the Board of Fire Commissioners and Administrative Staff have engaged in multiple public meetings creating the 2015 proposed budget which reflects the spirit of the strategic plan and financial projection and contains adjustments dictated by Washington State BARS reporting laws. Staff members from OIFR have been working to assure a well planned response to emergencies involving infectious diseases such as the Ebola virus. Some of the preparation has included local training and meetings and coordination with other emergency response leaders in San Juan County On Nov. 4 and 5, OIFR members attended a conference in the Seattle area hosted by the Washington State Fire Chief ’s Association that focused on the improvement and interoperability of emergency medical and nonemergent medical care services through “Community Pa r a m e d i c i n e” / Mo bi l e Integrated Health Care.”
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he rain falls and the wind blows – it is winter in San Juan County. Don’t let the bluster of colder weather stop you from putting on your gardening gloves and digging in the soil. Due to our temperate weather and low elevation, frost rarely occurs in our garden beds and a light mulch on the surface can easily solve that problem. So as long as you are willing, fall and winter gardens are a must for the island.
Vegetables According to the Washington State University’s gardening extension programs’ experts, the following vegetables can be planted in summer or early fall for fall, winter and early spring harvest: pole and fava beans, beets, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrots, cauli-
flower, onions, parsley, peas, garlic, kale, shallots and rutabaga. For info on when to plant these crops, google “WSU gardening extension fall and winter vegetable gardening pdf.”
Shrubs The dogwood creek shrub, also known as red-osier dogwood has beautiful reddish bark and shows off clusters of creamy white flowers, followed by white or bluish berries that persist even through winter. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture website, Native Americans smoke the inner bark of red-osier dogwood in tobacco mixtures used in the sacred pipe ceremony. Indian plum is often known as the first deciduous native shrub to flower in late winter. The shrub, which features pendulous clusters of green and white flowers that emerge in late win-
ter, provides nectar for hummingbirds, moths and butterflies and native bees. Salal is a small evergreen shrub, known for its large, leathery, evergreen leaves. The plant makes an exciting winter addition to your garden because its dull green leaves become reddish in winter. You do have to wait until spring for the white-to-pinkish bell-shaped flowers, which turn to large bluish-purple berries in late summer. The white inside-out flower is a deciduous herbaceous groundcover. It has delicate starlike flowers on stiff stalks in spring. You will find a bright yellow color in these flowers up until the late fall, adding a little light to your backyard when you need it the most. Pearly everlasting has gray-green leaves and tiny yellow flowers with white bracts that bloom in early fall. The flowers are commonly dried for flower arrangements. For more info, visit gardening.wsu.edu/.
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Ranker re-elected to Ways and Means The Washington State Senate Democratic Caucus Reorganization, Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, was re-elected by his peers as the No. 2 Democrat on the senate’s powerful Ways and Means Committee. Ranker, who served in the same role during the 2014 legislative session, will be tasked as one of the leads to write a budget that addresses critical K-12 funding while protecting the integrity of other institutions, such as higher learning, health care and the environment. “It’s a delicate balance, but we must be sure that while we repair one vital area of our state we don’t do so at the expense of another,” Ranker said. “It is possible to give our kids access to a world-class education while making sure they have a healthy home, breathable air and freedom from want.”
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Were you a member of OPALCO in 1989? If so, you may be among the 4,158 people who will get a check from OPALCO later this month as capital credits are distributed. Once a year, as OPALCO’s finances permit, the co-op returns capital credits to its members on a 25-year cycle. The decision is made annually by the board after a thorough examination of
the co-op’s financial position. What are capital credits? Because OPALCO is a not-for-profit cooperative, it does not retain profits. Instead, any revenues above the cost of doing business are considered “margins.” These margins are allocated to members as capital credits at the end of the year. We all receive a statement in our bill each summer showing the amount of capital credits allocated for the previous year. This member capital allows our co-op to finance operations and some construction projects, with the intent that this capital will be repaid to us in later years. The amount of capital credits members earn in a given year is based upon the amount of capital each of us contribute to the cooperative through payment of our monthly bills in a formula that compares each member’s ratio of usage to the rest of the co-op. The more electric service a member buys, the greater their capital credits allocation. The total amount being distributed this year is $727,061, with check amounts ranging from $5 to thousands of dollars (large users like schools and grocery stores). The majority of the checks are in the range of $100 to $250. Because OPALCO distributes capital credits on a 25-year cycle, keep OPALCO updated with your current address – even if you are no longer a member. The capital credits of a deceased member may be paid, on a discounted basis, upon approval of the board. See www.opalco.com/members/capital-credits for full details. If you have questions, call 376-3500.
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Advocates call for Orca protection Empathy by EMILY GREENBERG Journal Reporter
In the wake of the death of J32, a pregnant female of the southern resident orca whale community, a call to action has resurfaced for a whale protection “no-go zone” off the west side of San Juan Island. Orca Relief Citizens Alliance is urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to adopt its outline and begin the formal public process of establishing a no-go zone. “This is only an immediate solution to a dire situation,” said Orca Relief Executive Director Bruce Stedman. “When salmon levels are so low, the whales are very stressed when searching for food. Pursuit from whale-watching boats causes more stress.” Declared endangered in 2005, the southern resident's population is at a 30-year low, with only 77 remaining whales. Orca Relief 's proposed no-go zone comes on the heels of four orca deaths in 2014, including the death of the first new calf born to the southern residents in nearly two years, L-120. The boundaries of the suggested zone would extend south to either Eagle or Cattle Point from the northern tip of Mitchell Point, and stretch three quarters of a mile offshore. It would be in effect April through October. Boats that need to transit through the area would be expected to adhere to no-wake rules, for example those coming in to and out of Snug Harbor. The main purpose of the protection zone would be to minimize noise and disturbance from vessels while whales are hunting for their main food source, chinook salmon, which has become increasingly scarce. The particular noise being singled out by Orca Relief is that of commercial whalewatch boats. At a Dec. 16 public meeting on the whale protection zone at the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor, organized by Orca Relief, the organization's Mark Anderson said that while the protected area could impact whalewatch businesses negatively, if it could help with orca recovery it would be well worth the effort. “If we turn this around you'll be in business forever,” Anderson said in
response to criticism from whale-watch boat advocates. Stedman and Anderson also pointed out that the proposed zone on the west side is but a tiny fraction of the orcas’ entire critical habitat, .5 percent of it to be exact. The entire critical habitat, as determined by the Fisheries Service when the southern residents became listed as endangered, is approximately 2,650 square miles in inland Washington waters. "What this looks like is a whale protection zone for J pod in July," Pacific Whale Watch Association President Brian Goodremont said at the meeting. "I would hate to see our community divided over this again." Ac c ord i ng to Goodremont, in 2013 the whales were only seen on the westside 23 days of the year. NMFS proposed a similar no-go zone in 2009, extending half a mile offshore. Met by substantial opposition from whale-watch companies, kayakers and others, the Fisheries Service abandoned the effort in 2011 in favor of speed-limits, increased buffers and public education efforts. In 2012, the topic surfaced again on NMFS's accord and was once again met with opposition. “We didn't fully evaluate the economic impacts,”
said Lynne Barre, Fisheries Service's branch chief. If a no-go zone is adopted under Orca Relief 's guidelines, commercial fishing boats would be allowed to operate in the protection zone, and continue to fish the area, under the presumption that those types of vessels have less affect on orca recovery. According to Stedman, special provisions on how to operate in the zone would be worked out in the public process for those vessels deemed to have "less of an impact." “Whale-watch boats follow all day long. Whales just swim by fishing boats,” he said. Ken Balcomb, founder of the Center for Whale Research, begs to differ. “The no-go zone is an absurd waste of concern and a futile effort legally,” Balcomb said. “The whales will go where the chinook salmon are in abundance, and it is these fish that should receive our concern.” According to Balcomb, a paradigm shift needs to occur in order for the orcas to survive – and that shift begins by leaving salmon in the water until the population can recover. He suggests taking down dams and limiting fishing permits as logical first steps, instead of limiting whale-watch boats off the west side. As far as noise is con-
cerned, even commercial container ships and tankers don't pose much of a threat to orca livelihood according to Balcomb. Container ships and tankers operate at a noise level of about 195 decibels; the average whale watching boat operates at about 165 decibels. This 30 decibel difference means that whalewatch boats emit "one onethousandth" of the noise that commercial ships do, Balcomb said. “I have routinely seen southern resident killer whales within ten yards of big ships, and they pay these ships no attention,” he said. However, in his many years as a whale scientist, there have been instances where Balcomb has seen orcas retreat from areas impacted by noise. Evidence of noise ramifications can also be seen in the tactics used to capture orcas up until the 1970s. Explosives charges were dropped into the waters of the Puget Sound to herd the whales in a particular direction towards a bay. NMFS has identified the threats to southern resident orcas as lack of food, exposure to toxic pollutants, and vessel noise and presence. Barre said NMFS has received Orca Relief 's conceptual proposal, but would not be addressing it until after the new year.
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Empathy can provide precious companionship for the stresses, challenges and joys of parenting. Empathy gives children a stable foundation of knowing that they matter and are loved through all the opportunities and challenges they face in life. Rena Patty, pictured above, will present “Empathy for Parenting,” 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Orcas Senior Center. A certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, Patty is recognized for her mediation and workshop facilitation through the Orcas Healing Arts Center. The presentation, developed for families of preschoolage children, will include hands-on learning activities so families can practice “lis-
tening with empathy,” and learn to “transform conflict into empathy for self and others.” The workshop is part of the “Strengthening Island Families” series developed by and offered to families of Children’s House, Kaleidoscope, Montessori and Salmonberry. Evidence shows that children who experience sensitive caregiving in the first five years have better socialemotional, language and learning outcomes, which later translate into positive behavior and academic success in school. Armed with this knowledge and funding support from an OICF grant with matching ECEAP funds, the four local preschools are working together to ensure families on Orcas have adequate, affordable and consistent access to quality programs. The centers support their families by providing care free of charge for students whose parents will be attending the series. The programs, care and lunch are free, but reservations before Jan. 2 are required. Reservations can be made to any of the preschools.
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1983 Chrysler LaBaron Town and Country Woodie. Great island car Same owner past 14 years. 4 cylinder FWD Mitsubishi engine - new head, new valves, new carburetor, new water pump, new radiator, new ignition parts. - Doesn’t burn oil - good tires and brakes, new paint, never wrecked, 123,000 miles, airlift rear shocks, trailer hitch, asking $2,500, Call 370-5395 j.f.dunn@hotmail.com
IMMACULATE RARE 1968 Chevy 3/4 Ton 4x4 R20 Truck with fresh 327 V-8. A/C, PS with only 28,000 miles! Garaged 47 years in hidesert. Zero rust, pale Green, original camper shell. Missouri oak bed’s never seen sunshine. See on Orcas Island Dec. 20th thru Jan. 4th. $35,000 firm. Rick cell/text: 949-632-5411 Automobiles Others
AUTO INSURANCE STARTING AT $25/ MONTH! Call 877-9299397 Vehicles Wanted
CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Makes!. Free Towing! We’re Local! 7 Days/Week. Call 1-800959-8518 CASH FOR CARS! Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay MORE! Running or Not. Sell Your Car or Truck TODAY. Free Towing! Instant Offer: 1-888-545-8647 DONATE YOUR CAR 866-616-6266 FAST FREE TOWING -24hr Response – 2014 Tax Deduction - UNITED BREAST CANCER FDN: Providing Breast Cancer Information & Support Programs FREE GOLD IRA KIT. With the demise of the dollar now is the time to invest in gold. AAA Rated! For free consultation: 1-866-683-5664
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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 Island Skillet Breakfast everyday 8 am–2 pm Dinner Fridays 5:30 to 8 pm prime rib, full breakfast menu, beer, wine; Closed Thanksgiving, Open Friday Nov. 28 325 Prune Alley, 376-3984 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
Mijitas Mexican Kitchen Open Mon–Sat 4 pm Happy hour 4–5:30 pm 310 A. Street (at N. Beach Rd) 376-6722 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 Pizzeria Portofino Dine-In/Take-Out Tues–Sat noon–9 pm for lunch & dinner 274 A St (Off N. Beach Rd.) 376-2085
Rosario Resort & Spa The Mansion Restaurant • 8am–11am Breakfast Menu, Thurs-Mon • Noon–9pm Lunch/Lounge Menu, Thurs-Sun • 5pm–9pm Dinner Menu & Lounge Menu, Wed-Sun • Noon–9 pm Beer & Brats Happy Hour Specials Sundays
ORCAS LANDING
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West Sound Café (Closed for the Season) Thank you for your patronage. See you in the Spring 4362 Crow Valley Road www.westsoundcafe.com
Deer Harbor Inn Restaurant Open Fri, Sat, Sun nights from 5–9 pm deerharborinnrestaurant.com 376-1040
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
Winnie and the Orcas Animal Shelter wish you the best of everything this holiday season!
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES
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
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