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Top stories of 2014 #1 Navy noise complaints
The noise from thousands of engine tests and training runs by new EA 18G “Growlers” and other planes at Naval Air Station Whidbey and Outlying Landing Field Coupeville has generated outcry this year, mainly from Lopez Island. The conflict has sparked many community meetings with the county council, Rep. Rick Larsen and representatives from the Navy. Islanders are asking that the Navy conduct sound testing in the islands, informing the community when there would be jet noise, restricting flights over the island and having Congress require the Navy to make a quieter engine. The noise may be muffled to a significant degree if navy officials heed a request of two senior members of the Washington state’s congressional delegation. Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Rick Larsen last week asked the Navy to consider a funding recommendation earmarked for construction of a so-called “hush house” hangar at Naval Air Station
Whidbey Island, groundzero in a rising controversy over the impact of noise created by air and ground testing of the naval station’s fleet of EA-18G Growlers.
#2 CenturyLink fined for outage
In August, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission released its investigative report on CenturyLink’s November 2013 voice and data outage in the San Juan Islands. In the report, state regulatory staff recommended the commission order more than $170,000 in penalties against the company. A penalty would be in addition to credits, totaling $271,000, that the company credited in February to the accounts of customers affected by the outage. The company has also committed more than $500,000 for system improvements to ensure back-up service in the event of a future outage. The investigation found that the 10-day service outage resulted from a severed under water fiber cable that separated the Friday Harbor switch
LOPEZ LOBOS Varsity Basketball: 1/7 vs. Highland Christian – Girls 4:30 p.m., Boys 6:00 p.m. ‘The Pack’
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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island anticipates arrival of 10 new Growler fighter aircraft, like the one shown right. from the CenturyLink network. The investigation also concludes that the company violated state laws and rules related to major outages, as well as requirements for communicating outage information to the public.
#3 Superintendent Evans resigns
In April, Superintendent Bill Evens turned in his resignation. To explain his reason for leaving he cited “some shortcomings of late in our financial oversight functions, resulting in significant negative impact upon staff, and financial resources… I am deeply sorry that these shortcomings have happened to the district on my watch and as the leader of the organization, I accept responsibility for them.” Evans has served as superintendent of the Lopez Island School District from 2005-09, and most recently from 2011 to present. After submitting his resignation the school board asked him to stay with the goal of restructuring the district office and eventually hiring a new superintendent with more financial expertise.
Evans offered to go on a month-to-month contract to give the school board flexibility in restructuring and in replacing him. The school board eventually released a statement in October that they did have a serious financial processing issue a year ago. “We discovered that issue, fixed and reported it and hired NCESD to do this work ongoing. Moreover, recognizing the changes we’ve made, the state auditors put us back on an every-otheryear audit schedule indicating they have confidence in our new approach,” wrote a board member in a release. Evans now plans to stay until the end of the school year.
#4 Voters approve Lopez School bond
In November, voters approved Lopez Island School District #144
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Proposition No. 1 concerning a $9.6 million capital projects bond with 63.36 percent of the vote. Only 36.64 percent opposed the bond. Taxpayer cost is estimated to be an additional $0.30$0.35 cents per thousand dollars of assessed property, or approximately $124 a year for a $400,000 house. This tax impact reflects an estimated interest rate that continues to be attractive and below historical averages. According to school officials, Lopez School District facilities are falling apart, and district officials have been worried about keeping up with safety, health and educational standards. The bond represents significant revisions from the $16.5 million renovation project proposed in 2013, which did not meet with voter approval. This new bond is approximately 40 percent less than the original request, but officials say it will provide sufficient funding for critical upgrades and renovations to meet basic safety, health and educational standards. By reducing originally proposed new additions and site improvements, trimming back on refurbishment of classrooms and eliminating original plans for water catchment for irrigation, the district is able to present a responsive revised request to the voters.
#5 New sheriff
Deputy Ron Krebs, a first-time candidate for public office, ousted incum-
bent Rob Nou in a race for San Juan County sheriff in November. Krebs, an eight-year veteran of the force and former deputy guild president, collected 3,372 votes of 5,211 ballots tallied on election night, earning 64.71 percent of the Nov. 4 early election returns. For first-term incumbent Rob Nou, the election night results signal a decided turnaround from the same race four years ago. He drew 66 percent of the vote in 2010 to become the county’s first new sheriff in more than two decades. Four years later, Krebs made leadership and communication, or the lack of it, the centerpiece of his campaign. He vowed to mend and to restore lines of communication within the department and with other agencies that regularly deal with the sheriff’s office. He pledged to create a stronger bond between the department and the public it serves as well.
#6 Orca whales are dying
With four deaths in the last 12 months and not a single surviving newborn for more than two years, the fate of the southern resident killer whales grew even more precarious in 2014. Then this winter, J-32, a pregnant female of the southern resident orca whale community, was found dead. Her passing sparked a call to action for a whale protection “no-go SEE TOP STORIES, PAGE 5
Community Calendar
WEDS, JAN 7 ARTS: Airs of the Baroque, 1 - 3 p.m., Grace Church. on Sunset Lane on Lopez Island. For more information, visit www.salishseafestival.com. Admission is by donation.
THURS, JAN 8 ARTS: Winter Arts Night, 6:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Secondary drama, art and music students will present to the community. EVENT: Lichens on Lopez, Coffee and goodies at 9:30
Lopez Island AA Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809
a.m., the meeting starts at 10 a.m. at Woodmen Hall, Fisherman Bay Road. Local researchers Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy will lead you through an exploration of the improbable partnerships between the three kingdoms: fungi, bacteria and algae, that make up lichens. You’ll hear how lichens are ecosystem pioneers, soil builders, water reservoirs, nitrogen fixers, sources of dyes and interesting chemical compounds, and just plain weird.
Mexico by Linda Koenig and Maxwell, 5 - 7 p.m., The Gathering Place at The Hamlet. Join Linda Koenig and friends to admire sculpture and assemblage artwork. Opening reception is Friday, Jan. 9, 5-7 p.m. at The Gathering Place. Open to the community.
SAT, JAN 10 ART: Opening reception for Fresh!, a group show celebrating a new year, a fresh paint job and a fresh arrangement of the gallery space, 5 - 7 p.m., Chimera. Show runs Jan. 10 through Feb. 6. Chimera is closed January 1 through 8 for the renovation, reopens January 9; Thursday through Satu rday 10-5, Sunday 10-3 . Lopez Village Plaza. 360468-3265. www.
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ONGOING EVENT: Thursday Tech Time, 6 - 7 p.m., at the Lopez Library Community Room. Led by Lopez Library Director Lou Pray. Lou will be on hand to help you learn how to use your Kindle, tablet or iPad more effectively. She will assist our patrons in learning how to download free electronic movies, music and books on to their devices and computers. Lou will tutor patrons in setting up email, operating a smartphone, dropping apps on their devices or designing a presentation. Patrons will be assisted in accessing software at their own speed with Microsoft IT Academy and Lynda.com. Another interesting feature is that
the opportunity is mobile! The library is available on demand to come to local groups or businesses, Thursday Tech Time is just one of the offerings coming Lopez’s way December 2014 through May 2015 during the library’s Digital Outreach programming, which will also feature a roster of Digital Skills Classes all designed with patrons in mind. Pick up a brochure locally or visit lopezlibrary.org for additional information. Digital Skills Development is being made possible by funding provided to the Washington State Library by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
News briefs Ski bus to Baker from Friday Harbor
Calling all ski bunnies and bums – the Winter Ride Ski Bus to Mount Baker
Lopez Island Al-Anon: Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center, Lopez. Call 468-4703.
returns in 2015. The program will leave from Friday Harbor and head to the winter wonderland of the North Cascade Mountains every Saturday for eight weeks, beginning Jan. 10. It includes bus ride and ferry, lessons, rentals and lift ticket. The cost will depend on your needs and wants. See price breakdown below. In years past, the ski bus was only available to students in grades six through 12, but now any age can
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FRI, JAN 9 MEETING: Lopez Village Planning Review Committee regular meeting, 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Lopez Island Library - meeting room. The LVPRC is using community input from planning workshops to develop draft plans for community review. They are working to develop an Urban Growth Area Subarea Plan. Barbara Thomas is the chairperson. Other members include Annie Albritton, Sandy Bishop, Dan Drahn, Nancy Greene, Madrona Murphy and Dennis Ryan. They invite everyone to participate in the development of the subarea plan and regulations. These regular meetings are open to the public. EVENT: Lopez Artist Guild Presents: Stories From
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catch a ride to the slopes. Although anyone is welcome to ride the bus to Mount Baker, the main purpose is to get kids to the mountain. The trips are not school-sanctioned – however they will function much like a school field trip with a chaperone to ensure safety on the bus and the mountain. Sign-up forms are available in high school and middle school offices and include a lesson and rental form, and emergency and release form. Forms and payment must be returned to the San Juan Transit office at Cannery Landing or mailed to San Juan Transit, PO Box 2809, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. For the experienced skier that doesn’t need lessons or rentals only a bus reservation is required. There are 21 seats available on each trip. For more information contact John Pachuta, the Winter Ride Ski Bus coordinator at 317-6027, or johnpachuta@exede.net. To reserve a seat call Kraig Hansen at San Juan Transit, 378-8887. Winter Ride Price Breakdown Bus and Ferry Ride: $35 Lessons: $12.50
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Rentals: $20 Lift Ticket: Ages 11-15, $34, ages 16-plus $49
OMWBE Certification Workshop offered through the EDC
The Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprises, in partnership with the San Juan County Economic Development Council, will offer itsOMWBE Cer tification Workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 9 a.m. until noon at the San Juan Island Library, and videoconferenced at both the Lopez Library and the Orcas Island Library. The OMWBE Certification Workshop is a course where attendees can learn about state and federal certifications for lucrative government contracting. Attendees will learn who is eligible for the program, and they will receive valuable assistance with the application process. In addition, benefits of certification will be highlighted, which include free advertising through the OMWBE website, a free subscription to the Daily Journal of Commerce and loan assistance for those who are state certified through the
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Sheriff’s log
Rollover on Redoubt, vending machine vandalized, busted at beach party San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls: Nov 28: A vehicle was damaged in an attempt to break into it while parked at Turtleback Mountain on Orcas. • An Orcas man was cited for unsafe backing up after a minor collision on Orcas Road at Uff Da Lane. • A vehicle at Turtleback Mountain on Orcas was broken into, and property that was visible in plain view was taken. Entry was gained by breaking windows. Nov 29: Deputies responded to a residential burglar alarm in the Eastsound area. The residence was found secure. • Deputies responded to a commercial burglar alarm in Eastsound. The front door was found unlocked, but nothing was disturbed inside. An employee failed to lock the door when leaving the business. • Orcas deputies are investigating a
hit-and-run collision that damaged an unoccupied vehicle in the Island Market parking lot. • A Friday Harbor man turned in cash found on the sidewalk outside a Friday Harbor business. • An Eastsound woman reported that her car had been entered while parked at Orcas Center. Personal property was taken from the unlocked vehicle. Nov 30: Two vehicles parked at an Eastsound business were broken into, and property was taken. • Orcas deputies responded with EMS personnel on a medical call involving a combative patient. • The upper toll booth at the Orcas Ferry Landing was damaged in a break-in. • A prowler was reported looking into windows at a Friday Harbor residence. The suspect was gone when deputies arrived. Dec 1: Washington State Ferries person-
nel reported that a vending machine aboard the Hyak had been vandalized. • Orcas deputies responded to a residential burglar alarm near Eastsound. The house was found secure. • An Eastsound woman reported fuel stolen from her car while it was parked at Eastsound Airport. • Two underage males were arrested for MIP after being observed sitting on an Eastsound beach drinking. • An Eastsound juvenile was arrested for shoplifting at an Eastsound business. The youth was released to parents and referred to juvenile authorities. • A San Juan Island juvenile was cited for Negligent Driving and Violation of Intermediate License restrictions after a rollover crash on Redoubt Road in American Camp. The driver had two 15-year-old friends in the car at the time of the crash. Nobody was injured.
Dec 2: Lopez deputies checked Mud Bay at the request of the Coast Guard about a report of kayaks adrift. • San Juan deputies investigated a reported prowler around a rural San Juan Island home. • San Juan deputies were called to a disturbance outside the hospital emergency room. • A San Juan Island youth was cited for violation of intermediate license restrictions after a rollover crash on Beaverton Valley and No. 2 Schoolhouse roads. • A 62-year-old San Juan Island woman escaped injury in a single-vehicle crash on San Juan Valley Road. She lost control in icy road conditions. — Editor’s note: Information above is published as written and submitted by San Juan County Sheriff’s Department. It is not compiled nor authored by Weekly staff.
Winter Lecture Series debuts Sunday at the Hamlet If your New Year’s Resolutions include enlivening your intellect and indulging your appetite to learn something new, you’re in luck. Lopez Island’s first annual Winter Lecture Series kicks off this weekend with the first of four monthly lectures. Created and presented by Lopez Hamlet, the four one-hour lectures will be held at The Gathering Place on Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m., January through April. Open to the whole community, the lectures are free. “The idea behind the series was simple,” states Charlie Janeway, co-chair of The Hamlet Board of Directors. “Warm up the cold winter months by offering excellent speakers, tantalizing topics and an inviting place to enjoy them. We think we’ve hit the jackpot this first year.”
The line-up:
January 11: Alie and Oscar Smaalders, Memories of WWII in Nazi-occupied Netherlands Februar y 8: Richard Fagen, Quo Vadis? From Rome to the Pyramids, Tourism 2,000 Years Ago March 22: Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy, Sailing the Salish Sea in the Dog Days April 12: Nancy McCoy:
Memorable Islanders, Lopez and Beyond
Alie and Oscar Smaalders
With fewer and fewer people old enough to have memories of World War II, Alie and Oscar’s lectures are increasingly important. “Many of the people who were a bit older than we are, soldiers and eyewitnesses, are gone now,” says Alie. She and Oscar were between the ages of 16 and 21 during the occupation and lived in different parts of The Netherlands. (In fact, they wouldn’t meet until years later when both were attending UCLA in Los Angeles.) With two distinct sets of memories, their lecture is a valuable opportunity to hear first-hand experiences about one of the most traumatic wars in human history.
Richard Fagen
Being a professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies at Stanford University for 32 years prepared Richard well for a second “career” as a lecturer. Following his retirement in 1993, he and his wife Deborah moved to Lopez. The very next year he began lecturing, mainly aboard small expedition
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Oscar and Alie Smaalders will present a lecture on their experiences during World War II this Sunday at 2 o’clock at The Gathering Place. Theirs is the first of four talks being offered free to the public this winter by Lopez Hamlet. ships bound for destinations such as Cuba, New Guinea and Antarctica. His topics on his ensuing 38 trips: exploration and history. Richard titled his lecture Quo Vadis: From Rome to the Pyramids, Tourism 2,000 Years Ago. He developed the topic while sailing in the Mediterranean 15 years ago. “In a certain way, tourism made sense back then. Well-to-do Romans knew they had this empire and they thought, ‘let’s go see the place!’ They wanted to see the sphinx, to travel the Nile, to go to Alexandria. It was fun to develop material that wasn’t the same old stuff.” Richard will have a handout. Please bring reading glasses if you need them.
Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy
Russel and Madrona, experts on Native people in this region, will bring that topic to life in their lecture:
Sailing the Salish Seas in the Dog Days. Dog days? Russel says the term, a play on words, refers to the time before Europeans came to the Americas. “Before Europeans brought horses to Mexico, Native people in the prairies used dog sledges to move their families around, while here in the islands, Native families wore clothing woven from dog hair. We also like to highlight that seafaring in the Salish Sea is far older than European ships with canvas sails. Native people were already going everywhere by sailing canoes in the 1790s when the first Europeans arrived. It’s not what we were taught in grade school!” Russel studied at Harvard,
taught at the University of Washington and worked for many years at the United Nations on indigenous peoples and their ecosystems.
Co-presenter Madrona Murphy, a Reed College graduate in botany and SEE LECTURE, PAGE 8
OPALCO Bylaw Change The Board approved changes to the bylaws on 12-18-14. The new bylaw document is available at www.opalco.com. A marked-up document of proposed changes is included in the December board packet, also online. Not all proposed changes were approved at the December board meeting.
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Marketing Demystified for Business Owners Submitted by LIFRC
Get inspired. Get motivated. Come think outside the box with instructor James Dunn. His new workshop has small group breakout sessions to give more individual attention. Whether you have an existing business, or an idea for a brand new business, this will be an excellent opportunity to create your 2015 marketing plan and better understand what you are really selling, and the methods and messages you can use to reach your ideal customers and move your business forward. James has been teaching small business classes at Seattle’s Washington CASH
(Community Alliance for Self-Help) for eight years. He is no ordinary instructor. “James has that rare combination of being extremely well informed about his topic, amusing and very insightful about the participants’ ideas and proposals. I’m still quoting him whenever I can,” said Teri Murray, Orcas Island resident. After starting several failed businesses himself, he has learned the keys to starting and running great businesses, and loves sharing that knowledge and enthusiasm with entrepreneurs. James draws on his diverse background as an
artist, musician, writer and street performer, as well as the corporate jobs such as internet marketing director, sales director and vice president of business development. James helps business owners develop intelligent plans to create successful businesses. He creates a co-op learning environment involving all participants that allows everyone to shine and flourish. He takes great pleasure working with entrepreneurs to help them follow their passions and build the lives they want to lead. The three-hour workshop starts Saturday, Jan. 17 at 9:30 a.m. Optional break-
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James Dunn. out sessions are available only to workshop participants and will be scheduled for Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Breakout session participants are encouraged to bring their business fliers, cards, website or other promotional pieces for group and professional advice. Cost for the workshop is $35 if paid by June 9, $45 otherwise. Breakout sessions available for an additional $30. The workshop is subsidized by the Lopez Island Family Resource Center as part of their Employment
Crossword Puzzle Across 1. Bull markets 4. Pillow covers 9. High school formal dance 13. ___ juice (milk) 14. Type of poem, e.g. ode 15. Allotment 16. Public place in ancient Greece for athletes 18. Small coins of ancient Greece 19. Centers 20. Highest heaven 22. Slow-witted person (British) 23. Marienbad, for one 24. "___ Maria" 25. "For ___ a jolly ..." (contraction) 26. 007, for one 28. Head newspaperman 31. Crumbs 33. Diacritic mark over German vowels 36. Enthralling novel or play 40. Big test 41. Convene 44. Casual eatery 47. "___ rang?" 50. "Tarzan" extra 51. Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. 52. The "p" in m.p.g. 55. Leader born in Georgia, Russia 57. Improbable story (2 wds) 60. Medieval surcoat 61. Iron/nickel/carbon alloy used in watches 62. Anesthetized 65. Industrious 66. Complain 67. Armageddon
and Life Skills program in Classes are open to all San collaboration with the Lopez Juan County residents, and Library, and with financial the LIFRC will help with support from the San Juan ferry pickups and drop-offs Economic Development if needed. Pre-registration is required for workshops and Council. The LIFRC is committed can be done online at www. to helping islanders gain lifrc.org or call Patsy Haber, 100% recycled pixels. self-sufficiency through program coordinator, at 468education and training. 4117.
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68. European language 10. Echo 11. Printed sheet of 69. Cat calls paper folded three 70. Undertake, with times "out" 12. Nastier 15. Carry on Down 17. Parenthesis, 1. Person in a mask, essentially baseball 21. Song of joy 2. One who hunts illegally on another's 22. Even if, briefly 27. Christmas season property 29. Clinker 3. Musicians who perform individually 30. Any thing 32. Advance, slangily 4. Makes smooth and 34. "Dilbert" cartoonist glossy Scott Adams has 5. European mint used one: Abbr. in perfume 6. "A jealous mistress": 35. Easter flower 37. "To ___ is human Emerson ..." 7. Entangles 38. Drug to treat 8. Little rascal Parkinson's disease 9. Dock
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Answers to today's puzzle on page 8
Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty ranges from 1-5 (easy) 6-10 (moderate) and 11-15 (hard). Today’s puzzle is level 10. Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8
New calf discovered today in Jpod Submitted by Orcas Network
Contributed photo / Ken Balcomb and Dave Ellifrit Center For Whale
Yesterday Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research confirmed seeing and photographing 42-year-old J16 (Slick) with her newborn baby - now known as J50. During an encounter off the south shores of North Pender Island in Canadian Waters, Ken discovered J16 with her newborn calf, only a day or two old, snuggled in her slipstream and looking healthy and energetic. No other female has given birth at over 42 years of age in the four decades of demographic field studies of the southern resident orcas. J16 was not expected to be carrying a calf due to her advanced age. Researchers probably won’t know the calf’s gender for many months, until they are able to see and photograph the calf’s ventral markings. The southern resident community was listed as endangered under the
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Calf J50 and mother J16. Endangered Species Act in 2005, after dropping in population to only 78 members, but had recently lost a pregnant female, J32 Rhapsody, bringing their numbers down to only 77 members. This birth brings the southern residents up to 78. Most of J pod was seen on Dec. 24, west of Orcas Island, but J16, known as Slick, and her family were not among them. Then on Dec. 26 the Orca Network Sightings Network received a photograph of J16’s oldest offspring, 23-year-old J26 (Mike) and another orca off the north end of Lopez Island, indicating that J16 was probably nearby, because maternal families remain in close proximity their entire lives.
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zone” off the west side of San Juan Island. Listed endangered in the U.S. in 2005, the southern residents consist of three tightly knit clans, J, K and L pods. The population was afforded protection under federal law in the wake of a 20 percent decline in the mid 1990s. As of 2010, the population totaled 87 animals. The southern residents are designated endangered by Washington state and in Canada as well.
#7 Marijuana store opens
No other county in Washington state embraced the legalization of recreational use of marijuana by adults by a wider margin than the voters of San Juan County did two years ago, weighing in on Initiative 502 with an approval margin of 68 percent. That was then. By 2014, the cultivation of marijuana had sprouted into one of the more divisive “N.I.M.B.Y.” issues (Not In My Backyard) that the San Juans had seen in quite some time. Token Herb on Orcas is the first retailer of marijuana in the county.
#8 ‘Bomb scare’ on ferry?
On Sept. 11, two Lopez men threw over five pieces of luggage into the Salish Sea after incorrectly assuming that the bags contained bombs. After a confusing and unfortunate string of events, a man was separated from his luggage. When two Lopezians realized they had bordered the ferry with
someone else’s bags they opened the bags and found electrical equipment including a black box with wires sticking out. They proceeded to throw the luggage overboard near the northeast portion of Decatur Island.
#9 Broadband
For those who are willing to pay the connection fee, broadband was made available in several core areas of San Juan County, including most of Friday Harbor, Eastsound and Lopez Village and a few other areas close to fiber lines. Broadband is defined as high-speed internet and other communication services. As OPALCO investigated a county-wide broadband solution in early 2013, a moratorium was placed on new island network connections. The board lifted that freeze in February. While many islanders endorsed the idea of broadband, many Lopezians were concerned about negative health aspects associated
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Above: The winners of the John Trotto Sportsmanship Award. with wi-fi.
#10 Lobos receive award
In January, the football players and coaches at Lopez Island High School received the highest vote totals and were awarded the 2013 John Trotto Sportsmanship Award. The Football Officials Association, which covers all schools from 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B divisions in San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit and Island Counties, has officials working at each game in order to rate the teams and coaching staff. They rate each team in terms of sportsmanship on a grading scale from one to 10, with ten being the highest. They take into account the attitude and respect shown toward game officials and opponents as the determining factor.
The 2015 Salish Sea Early Music Festival commences with special guest soprano Lydia Brotherton from Berlin, Pacific MusicWorks Director Stephen Stubbs on theorbo and Salish Sea Early Music Festival Director and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan in “L ydia Brotherton: Airs of the Baroque” on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. at Grace Church. This fifth annual 2015 Salish Sea Early Music Festival includes seven programs of 16th to 19thcentury chamber music on period instruments in 54 performances in nine cities around the Salish Sea, with special guests from Berlin and Lübeck, Germany, Montreal,and from around the Northwest and the U.S. Suggested donation is $15, $20 or $25; a series pass is $90 for five concerts; 18 and under enter for free. Doing business without advertising is like doing exercise in the dark… You know what you’re accomplishing but no one else is watching!
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State Supreme Court rules in three Orcas cases The following press release was issued by the San Juan County Prosecutor’s Office. The Washington Supreme Court issued decisions on three San Juan County cases on Dec. 11. Two cases involved land use appeals by Deer Harbor resident Michael Durland. The third case involved a 10-year-old rape case that received a fresh look due to changes in the rules regarding “open courts.” Prosecuting Attorney Randall Gaylord said
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LOPEZ ISLAND CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10:00 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at www.ctkonline.com/lopez. Email: lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421-4CTK ext. 819. GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome! COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings. Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service. Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org. LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Beth Purdum, 370-0023. QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Meetings will be Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2129. Email: lopezfriends@gmail.com. ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday starting January 3. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
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resourcefulness,” she says. “It describes so much of what happened out here.” A sampling of tales she will share: Amelia Chadwick, a Native woman, who married a Civil War veteran and homesteaded at Watmough Head; and Christopher Carruthers, postmaster at Mud Bay circa 1900. “Christopher was always trying to incite neighbors to feuds. He was a fascinating character,” Nancy reports. Some of Nancy’s stories have not been publicly shared before. “Of course there will be plenty of time for questions. Lopezians always have their own versions of a story.” For more information about the Winter Lecture Series, contact The Hamlet at 468-2620. While the events are free, donations are always welcome. Space is limited.
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Self-Therapy for the Stutterer is the classic selfhelp guide by the founder of The Stuttering Foundation. It is written for the many adults and teens who stutter. The book is available at most public libraries. If you stutter, you do not need to surrender to your speech difficulty because you can change the way you talk. You can learn to communicate with ease rather than with effort. There is no quick and easy way to tackle the problem, but with the right approach, self-therapy can be effective. This book outlines a selftherapy program which describes what the person who stutters can do to work toward better communication. It is often used as a supplement to speech thera-
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Christmas comes a little late this year for the avid avian watcher. The annual Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the San Juan Islands’ Chapter of the Audubon Society, is set to take flight Jan. 3. Grab your binoculars and get ready to tally. “The thing that’s exciting here is that we have fresh water birds, sea birds, land birds, raptors,” said Barbara Jensen, president of the local Audubon Society. “We’re looking for every single bird, and those that are hard to find.” Keep an eye out this year for rarities in particular, like ospreys which won’t fly south unless there’s a freeze, golden eagles, winter duck species and the elusive redbreasted sap sucker.
The Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count (which started in 1900) runs Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, and delegates some of the counting responsibility to local chapters. The San Juans’ designated area is a circle 15 miles in diameter. The center is the University of Washington Labs in Friday Harbor, and its girth includes parts of San Juan, Orcas, Lopez and Shaw. For the seasoned birder and for the novice, the bird count offers as little or as much involvement as one desires. Identify feathered-friends solo from your own bird feeder in the backyard or tag along with experienced birders to an assigned area. Wherever you choose to count make sure to contact Jensen at 378-3068 so she can set you up with paperwork and make sure there’s no double-dipping as far as areas to cover are concerned. The San Juans’ Christmas Bird Count, which got its start in 1987, has shown variations in population during its 27-year history; some good, others not so good. The number of bluebirds and Anna’s hummingbirds are on the rise, while the population of seabirds and shorebirds have dropped over the years.
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Nancy’s lecture picks up where Russel and Madrona’s leaves off, with European settlers’ arrival in the San Juan Islands. Nancy is well suited to speak on the topic. She organized and set up The Lopez Museum, beginning as a volunteer, writing grants and eventually was funded as its first director. She led the museum for 24 years. “I love the word