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Why huffing is dangerous By the Lopez Island Prevention Coalition Special to the Weekly
People do not typically think of household products as drugs because they were never intended for that purpose. However, many products readily found in the home or workplace, such as glue, nail polish remover, lighter fluid, spray paints, deodorant and hair spray, whipped cream canisters and cleaning fluids, contain volatile substances that have psychoactive (mind-altering) properties when inhaled. These products are especially (but not exclusively) abused by young children and adolescents, and are the only class of substance abused more by younger than by older teens. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future survey, 13.1 percent of eighth graders have used inhalants. Parents and children need to know that even sporadic or single episodes of inhalants abuse can be extremely dangerous. Inhalants can disrupt heart rhythms and cause death from cardiac arrest, or lower oxygen levels enough to cause suffocation. Regular abuse of this substance can result in serious
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harm to vital organs, including the brain, heart, kidneys and liver. Most abused inhalants other than nitrates depress the central nervous system in a manner not unlike alcohol. The effects are similar – slurred speech, lack of coordination, euphoria and dizziness. Inhalant abusers may also experience light-headedness, hallucinations and delusions. With repeated inhalations, many users feel less inhibited and less in control. Some may fee drowsy for several hours and experience a lingering headache. People tend to abuse different inhalants products at different ages. New users ages 12 to 15 most commonly abuse glue, shoe polish, spray paints, gasoline, and lighter fluid. New users ages 16 to 17 most commonly abuse nitrous oxide or “whippets.” Adults most commonly abuse a class of inhalants known as nitrites (such as amyl nitrates or “poppers”). The Lopez Island Prevention Coalition encourages community members to make a concerted effort to help prevent this unsafe activity among our youth by being aware and alert to the dangers. For more info, visit drugabuse. gov.
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Lopez Island Prevention Coalition presents information for National Drug Facts Week from Jan. 26 – Feb. 1 Did you know? • You are bombarded with messages about drugs in songs and movies. • A study of the most popular songs found that about 1 in 3 songs said something about drug, alcohol, or tobacco use. • Three in 4 rap songs said something about drugs, alcohol or tobacco use. • A study of the top 90 movies over the last two decades, almost 7 in 10 movies showed characters smoking. • One in 3 movies showed people getting drunk.
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• Vicodin is a medication prescribed to relieve pain. • Prescription pain medica-
tions were involved in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined.
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• Most people who start smoking in their teens become regular smokers before they’re 18. • Four hundred and forty thousand Americans die from diseases associated with tobacco use each year
Did you know?
• Repeated drug use can reset your brain. • Repeated drug use can reset the brain’s pleasure meter, so that without the drug, you feel hopeless and sad. Eventually, everyday fun stuff like spending time with friends or playing with your dog doesn’t make you happy anymore.
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•There is hope and help • It takes time to recover from addiction – not only for your brain to re-adjust, but to make life style changes to avoid drugs 1-800-662-HELP is a confidential hotline.
‘Warmth in Winter’ benefit show By Cali Bagby
Lopez Center 19th Century Parlor Concert
VOLUME 38, NUMBER 4 • JANUARY 27, 2015
Weekly editor
Last year the temperatures dropped so low that when Lane Langford started singing he could see his breath. In his unheated studio, musicians gathered despite the 20-degree weather and played even as the chill forced their guitars out of tune. The reason they were playing was for a simple goal: hope. “There is satisfaction in knowing that this concert contributes to hope,” said Langford. “I really believe that the hope of humanity lies in our children and our families and Lord knows we need a lot of hope these
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Lane Langford days.” This is Langford’s fourth concert, “Warmth in the Heart of Winter,” to raise funds for the Lopez Island Family Resource Center and the Lopez Children’s Center. Last year his musical endeavors produced $1,000 for each organization. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for youth $12 and can be purchased from the Lopez Center Office, Paper Scissors on the Rock, Blossoms Organic Grocery and the Lopez Bookshop. Once agin he will be joined by Byl Leonard from
Hawaii, along with Byl’s brother James, also from Hawaii, who will be handling the sound. The rest of the performers are local island musicians. They will be playing what Langford calls an eclectic set of music including original tunes and covers of well-known tunes. The last three years’ performances have been completely sold out and Langford attributes high turn out to the fact that people like to “share good feelings and like good music.” For this year’s concert he
said he would be happy to raise the same amount of money as last year, but it wouldn’t hurt to raise more. “If we can break record and make more money that would be great or that maybe that [$2,000] is the max we raise,” said Lanford. Either way Langford, his fellow musicians and the audience will have a good time sharing “Warmth in the Winter.” For more information visit the Lopez Center’s website at www.lopezcenter. org.
Community Calendar ONGOING, JAN 27 MAY 26 GAMES: Pinochle card games, 7 p.m., Woodmen Hall. $2 per player. THURS, ONGOING EVENT: Thursday Tech Time, 6-7 p.m., Library Community Room, led by Library Director Lou Pray. Lou will be on-hand to help you learn how to use your Kindle, tablet or iPad. She will assist patrons in learning how to download free electronic movies, music and books on to
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
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 to come to groups or businesses.Thursday Tech Time is one of the offerings through May 2015 during the library’s Digital Outreach programming, which will also feature a roster of Digital Skills Classes. Pick up a brochure locally or visit lopezlibrary. org for info. Made possible by funding provided by
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
TUES, JAN 27 CLASSES: Conversational Spanish for Beginners, 5:15 - 6:30 p.m., at instructor’s home. A class for those with little or no exposure to the Spanish language who want to learn basic cultural expressions, grammar and more! Ages 18 and up, $35. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org. WEDS, JAN 28 MEETING: San Juan County Birth to Six Interagency Coordinating Council meeting, 3 p.m., Staff Room at the Friday Harbor Elementary School. For more info, call Martha Sharon or Tamara Joyner at 378-4474. CLASSES: Evening Meal at School, 5:3 -7 p.m., Lopez School Multi-Purpose Room. Please consider bringing a donation of non-perishable food for the Lopez Food Bank at Grace Church. The Lopez Locavores invite the community to share a delicious meal made with organic, Lopez-produced food. See what can be produced, even in the winter months! Pay what you can.
Al-Anon: Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center, Lopez. Call 468-4703.
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THURS, JAN 29 EVENT: The monthly government food distribution, 1 - 2 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church in the hall. SAT, JAN 31 CLASS: De-Clutter, Downsize and Organize. 9-11:30 a.m., Jan. 31 at the Lopez Library. With professional organizer and founder of Organize It, Patricia Bolding, we’ll brainstorm and plan ways to effectively save you time, space, and energy as you organize your life. Ages 18 and up. $15 if paid by 1/21, $20 thereafter. Preregistration required; visitwww.lifrc.org. CONCERT: Up Close and Personal with Andrea Rackl, Piano and Leslie Johnson, 2 p.m., Lopez Center. MON, FEB 2 CLASS: QuickBooks Coaching or Training. Feb. 2 and March 2 by appointment at the Lopez Island Family Resource Center. Individual consults available with QuickBooks Intuit advisor Kelly Pederson tailored to your specific needs. You will be contacted by LIFRC to set up an appointment time after you register. $45 for each one hour session scheduled at least one week in advance, $50 thereafter. Ages 18 and up. Pre-registration
required; visit www.lifrc. org. CLASS: An Introduction for Planning for Your (or your parent’s) Aging. 5:30-7 p.m., Grace Church. Come learn about how you can plan to age deliberately and on your own terms, $15. Ages 18 and up. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org.
TUES, FEB 3 CLASS: Excel Spreadsheets Coaching. Feb. 3 and March 3 by appointment at the Lopez Island Family Resource Center. Individual consults will address your specific spreadsheet needs – from beginners wanting to learn how to create spreadsheets and use formulas to those with higher level needs. Mac or PC users welcome. You will be contacted by LIFRC to set up an appointment time after you register. Ages 18 and up. $30 for each onehour session scheduled at least one week in advance, $35 thereafter. Preregistration required; visitwww.lifrc.org. SAT, FEB 7 EVENT: Opening reception of “Art from the Heart of Winter,” 5-7 p.m. Chimera Gallery invites you to a group show. See what our members have been working on during these cold and rainy days. Show runs
through March 13. Hours: Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. -5 p.m., Sunday 10-3. Lopez Village Plaza. 360-468-3265. For info, visit www.ChimeraGallery. com. MUSIC: “The Heart of Winter” Lane Langford and Friends Concert, 7:30 p.m. Lopez Center.
SUN, FEB 8 EVENT: Tenth Annual Soggy Bottom Golf Tournament Benefit for Hospice, Brunch by the Galley; raffle prizes, 10 a.m. sign in; 11 a.m., tee off. Entry fee $35 ($25 for members of Golf Club). To register, contact Vaughan Williams at 468-2922 or vaughanewilliams@gmail.com. MON, FEB 9 MEETING: League of Women Voters of the San Juan will host Duncan Wilson, Friday Harbor Town Administrator, who will deliver his talk “Government 101,” noon to 2 p.m., SJI Library Conference Room. In addition to talking about Friday Harbor, he will talk about the structure of local government in general, relating that to federal and state systems. He will also talk about both Town and County issues, revenue sources and expenditures, commissions and committees.
County Board of Health Adopts Patient’s Bill of Rights San Juan County’s Board of Health adopted a revised Patient Bill of Rights at their regularly scheduled Board meeting December 19, 2014. The Patient Bill of Rights was generated to address concerns expressed by county residents regarding the delivery of health care services throughout San Juan County. The board adopted the document after significant discussion and believes that it clarifies health care issues that were confusing and disconcerting to many of our citizens. The Patient Bill of Rights is available online at: http://www.sanjuanco.com/health/hcs_ BillOfRights.aspx For more information, contact San Juan County Health and Community Services at 378-4474.
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Historic marriage licenses now online A treasure trove of genealogical information has been added to San Juan County’s website. Records of all marriages performed in San Juan County are now available online. The oldest dates back to 1874, the first year in which a marriage was recorded here. The happy couple was Enoch May and Miss Elizabeth Caham, married Feb. 2, 1874, on Orcas Island. Edward D. Warbass, the auditor at that time, used his personal seal on the document, “there being as yet no official seal provided for the office.” Kira Sable, Customer Service Specialist in the auditor’s office, worked with the oldest of the county’s marriage records. Paper documents that hadn’t been touched for 140 years were carefully unfolded and scanned, and the historical names within entered into an online database. “It was a powerfully moving and deeply satisfying experience, working on these marriage documents,” said Sable. “It was like seeing history unfold in front of me.” Marriage laws have undergone a lot of changes since 1874. In the days of yore, a groom had to sign an affidavit stating that he was “not feeble-minded, an imbecile, insane, a common drunkard, not afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis in its advanced stages, nor any contagious vene-
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Records of all marriages performed in San Juan County are now available online. real disease.” The bride’s affidavit was exactly the same, but without the contagious venereal disease question. (Apparently young ladies of that time were not deemed likely to have venereal disease.) The occupations of both parties were also requested on the application, and the answers for the women were often “spinster” or “farmer’s daughter.” Many of the old records are hand-printed with beautiful calligraphy; others are scarcely legible. There are several records of double weddings. Many brides were 16 years old. The names are often familiar: Jensen, Guard, Boyce, Sundstrom and Wold. Mr. Jasper Coffelt and Miss Rozilla M. Richey, both of Lopez Island, were married by Thomas J. Weekes, minister of the Presbyterian Church on San Juan Island, on April 20, 1885. Their descendants are likely still on Lopez Island. Take a moment to explore www.sanjuanco.com/auditor,
and search for historical marriage licenses. From the auditor page, click on “Search Recorded Documents” on the left-hand navigation bar. Then choose “Marriage License.”
Orca survival means taking action By Bruce Stedman Special to the Weekly
That the local orca whale population (“Southern Resident Killer Whales,” or SRKWs) is in dire trouble is not in dispute, even as recent widespread press reports have focused on the positive news of the birth of J-50, a new calf in J-pod (J, K and L pods together make up the endangered southern resident orca). While this is great news, and we all hope for this newborn to survive and prosper, it is far from guaranteed. And we must at the same time be reminded that J-50 is the only calf born to this population to survive – so far – since 2012. Historically, the southern resident orca population has averaged four surviving calves every year. One surviving calf in three years is not enough to sustain this endangered population, let alone help it recover. With the death, in December, of 18-year-old J-32 and her almost full-term calf, the number of reproductive female Puget Sound orcas has also dropped to an estimated 15, the lowest in seven years. This is another serious problem for population recovery. There are now only 78 SRKWs, down from the high of 90 in 2005. The Puget Sound orcas are headed for extinction, and the onus is upon us to do everything within our power, as quickly as possible, to enhance their recovery. What are the most immediate steps we can take to give our treasured resident orcas their best chance of survival? According to the National
Marine Fisheries Service – the federal agency entrusted with protecting the endangered orca – three primary factors combine to harm orca health in Puget Sound: Low Chinook salmon counts year after year (the orcas’ highly preferred food in the summer), leading to periods of starvation very high toxic load in the whales’ blubber and noise and disturbance from motorized vessels, particularly from commercial whale watching vessels and the private boats they attract. Unless we take action today, these trends and their causes might very well lead to the extinction of the resident orcas whales of Puget Sound. While the first two factors—more salmon and reduced toxic pollution—are certainly needed, those solutions will likely take decades, and huge expenditures of scarce public dollars, before standing a chance of success. This is not an affordable time frame for the orca. But the third point gives us an opening to make a dif-
ference now. A reduction in noise and disturbance can be achieved at little expense and relatively quickly, by creating a Whale Protection Zone, which would, at minimum, give the orca one relatively quiet area in which their sonar (which is how they find the food crucial to their survival) is less blocked, their ability to communicate with one another would be less disturbed and even their socializing would find a place away from the constant loud noise of motorized vessels currently operating near them all day long from May through October. After years of consideration and input, Orca Relief Citizens’ Alliance is proposing that NMFS create a whale protection zone off the west coast of San Juan Island; a speed zone for all boats and a permit system for motor-
ized whale watching. Inviting a public discussion is the next step in doing all we can to save our resident orca whales. To launch both our proposal and a public discussion, Orca Relief has submitted a blueprint to NMFS showing how a whale protection zone might be designed, managed and enforced (see www.orcarelief.org). All of us care deeply about the survival of the southern resident killer whales. Establishing a whale protection zone is something we can do now to try and ensure their survival and their residence in our waters. This is the only measure we have the power to enact today, before we “love our whales to death.” — Editor’s note: Bruce Stedman is executive director of Orcas Relief Citizens’ Alliance
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HEARING NOTICE SAN JUAN COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT
PURPOSE: To review and adopt the San Juan County Noxious Weed List for 2015 and to discuss noxious weed control priorities and weed law enforcement guidelines for 2016. RCW 17.10.090 directs each county weed board to create its own noxious weed list within ninety days of the adoption of the state noxious weed list. This county weed list automatically includes all Class A noxious weeds and all Class B noxious weeds that have been designated in that county for control by the State Weed Board. WHEN: Monday, February 9, 2015 at 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. WHERE: Community Room, Skagit Valley College, 221 Weber Way, Lower Level, Friday Harbor.
The Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board has added four new species (or groups) for the 2015 Noxious Weed List, one of which is designated for control: Ravenna grass, Saccharum ravennae, is a Class A noxious weed. Eradication is required. Pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana, is a Class C noxious weed. Jubata grass, Cortaderia jubata, is a Class C noxious weed. Italian arum, Arum italicum, is a Class C noxious weed. Shiny geranium, Geranium lucidum, is reclassified from a Class A to a Class B noxious weed, designated for control by the WSNWCB everywhere except Clark County.
Scientific names of three species will be updated: Cardaria draba à Lepidium draba Cardaria pubescens à Lepidium appelianum Centaurea jacea x nigra à Centaurea x moncktonii
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Finally, State Weed Board officer terms will increase from one year to two years under WAC 16-750-130(4). In order for this list to become accepted for San Juan County, it must be approved by the County Noxious Weed Control Board based on public input received at this meeting. Current and future operations of the County Noxious Weed Program will also be discussed. Also, the Board is requesting public participation so that we can gather more information about local weed distributions as well as suggestions for the 2016 weed list. For further information, contact the County Noxious Weed Control Program at (360) 376-3499 or by e-mail at judy@sanjuanweeds.org or jason@sanjuanweeeds.org
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Reservations about Reservations
Let’s say the whole area of Capitol Hill or Alki Beach was told they had to have reservations in order to return to their neighborDoing 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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hood after going on an outing to downtown Seattle. That would not be right. Nobody would accept that burden. Lopez is my home and has been for 35 years. As a tax-paying resident of this county, I resent being told I must have a reservation to return to my home. It might make sense to ask tourists, visitors and secondary home owners to call in reservations. They often know when their vacation time is, well in advance. My husband’s and my needs to leave Lopez are not often planned. Occasions arise and we run off. We are not, nor do we care to be,
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cell phone owners. The reservation system is designed for use by people with cell phones. Sure, you can laugh and call us Luddites, but that is simply a technology we choose to live without. In his presumably well researched “letter to the editor” (1/20/15), Herb Schiessl, points out that an appalling 200 millionplus dollars will be spent to bring us these unjust and unneeded changes. If this reservation system is here to stay (no matter how ridiculously expensive to implement), there should at least be preferential loading for island residents – not just a few spaces left for the lucky. Living on an island admit-
tedly comes with the reality of using the Washington State Ferry Service, but just as residents in other communities pay for road and highway maintenance and bridge work and coastline erosion upkeep etc., they may still come and go from their homes without reservations. I do not mind paying whatever fare the ferry system deems necessary (although I can’t imagine what they’ll have to bump ticket prices up to, in order to pay for the $200,000,000 changes!) but I really must get home without calling in first. IRENE SKYRIVER AND GREGG BLOMBERG Lopez Island
Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor is pleased to be offering a new $2,000 “Educational Opportunity Award.” This award will help women in overcoming financial difficulties and bettering their lives through education and training. The recipient may use the cash award to offset any costs of higher education, such as tuition, books, childcare and transportation. The award goes to a woman, living in San Juan County, who is enrolled in an undergraduate or vocational degree program of study, including online educational programs. An applicant does not need to be the primary wage earner in a household to be eligible for this award. For information on how to apply, visit the Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor website at www.sifri.org. Applications are due by Feb. 15, 2015.
Weekly launches poll to rate sheriff’s department
Crossword Puzzle Across 1. Crow's home 6. Gangster's blade 10. Fix, in a way 13. Birdlike 14. Desert sight 16. Victorian, for one 17. Bring back into original use 19. Be in session 20. Bosses 21. Vacation souvenirs (hyphenated) 23. Shoestring 25. Warm, so to speak 26. Cheat 29. Duck's home 31. Arm bones 33. Artist Chagall 35. Bakery buy 37. Belief in God based on reason, not revelation 39. Skating jumps 41. Bill and ___ 42. Taste, e.g. 43. JapaneseAmerican 44. Chinese dynasty 46. Accommodate 47. Power glitch 49. Tablet 51. Blonde's secret, maybe 52. Coquette 53. Checked item 55. Having flat polished surfaces, like on a gemstone 58. Ancient upright stone slabs bearing markings 62. Airline's home base 63. Argue in protest 65. "Is that ___?" 66. Insinuating
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The Islands’ Sounder, Islands’ Weekly and the Journal of the San Juans are launching a poll to find out what you think about the San Juan County Sheriff’s Department. You can find the poll at www.islandssounder.com
and search the word “poll.” Results of the poll will be posted online and in our print edition in late February. Stay tuned for more info, or email Cali Bagby at cbagby@islandssounder.com for questions.
Sudoku
12. Gangster's gun 15. Police officers' badges 18. English race place 22. Wife of a raja (pl.) 24. Legislate Down 26. F.B.I. operative 1. Hawaiian tuber (hyphenated) 2. "... happily ___ 27. Part of a plane after" (hyphenated) 3. ___ Piper 28. By reasonable 4. Artist's stand assumption 5. Bag 30. Sag 6. Blubber 7. "Stop right there!" 32. English exam finale, often 8. Egyptian fertility 34. Divine goddess 36. Bartender's supply 9. Hindu deity, protector of worlds 38. Allocate, with "out" 40. Washington and 10. Held back Franklin on the 11. Western blue flag, Constitution e.g. 67. 68. 69. 70.
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Luster Scope Second of two ___ cotta Holding as much as possible 56. Arabic for "commander" 57. Birdbrain 59. 1968 Chemistry Nobelist Onsager 60. Above 61. Mysterious: Var. 62. Accident 64. After expenses
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 15. Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8
Leadership San Juan Islands opens 11th year The LSJI professional development program began its new session on Jan. 9 with its “Orientation Day” held at the Harrison House in Friday Harbor. Thirteen islanders from San Juan, Orcas and Lopez make up the 11th cohort, who will meet for 12 sessions around the islands during the next five months. Co-directors Morgan Meadows and Tara Dalton will lead the group, with several of LSJI’s more than 120 alumni participating in specific sessions. These sessions include presentations and discussions with local leaders in business, government, education, local economics, agriculture, nonprofit, the arts, social welfare and environmental issues.
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From front to back and left to right: Katie Wilkins, Kim Bryan, Becki Day, Erin Corra, Bella French, Annette McCullough, Sara Waugh, Jodi Spitalli, Liz Taylor, Gregory Maynard, Daniel Vekved, Robert O’Connell, Dave Sather. The second session planned for Jan. 23 and 24 is an overnight retreat on Orcas where participants will discover more about their personal leadership styles and engage in various processes of facilitative learning. For more information on LSJI and to learn more about volunteer and donation opportunities, visit www.lsji.org.
Guest Column
Exports in Salish Sea, risks beyond climate change Journal photo / Emily Greenberg
Concerned citizens took to the streets Jan. 13 in Friday Harbor to publicly oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline. The demonstration was part of nation-wide protests that day.
By Stephanie Buffum Special to the Weekly
The Keystone XL oil pipeline has earned much national attention recently for the damage it would do to the climate. But another potential climate disaster is playing out in our region that we must all be actively involved in stopping. Coal and oil exported from our area, and transiting around our islands, would be capable of delivering enough fuel to release 277.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide when burned. Keystone XL could emit 149 million metric tons of CO2 per year. When burned, the fossil fuels exported from our region contribute to our global carbon footprint
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which has the highest concentrations of greenhouse gases the Earth has experienced in more than 800,000 years. The industrial release of pollution from power plants, vehicles and industries has boosted global temperatures, led to the acidification of oceans which now threatens our state’s $120 million annual shellfish economy, changed global weather patterns resulting in increased flooding, caused sea levels to rise, has led to more forest fires and increased asthma rates for children in areas where pollution is concentrated.
The biggest risk beyond climate change – an oil spill Over the past three years,
new or expanded exports for coal, oil and now liquefied natural gas have resulted in vast increases of export from ports in British Columbia and Washington state that must transit through the southern Strait of Georgia, around the Gulf and San Juan Islands and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. During this time, three vessel oil spill risk assessments have been completed for projects in the Salish Sea. The most comprehensive evaluation of all vessel traffic is the 2014 Vessel Traffic Risk Assessment. According to the VTRA 2010 Study, the projected growth in ship traffic greatly increases the spill risk. Kinder Morgan’s tankers alone would almost triple the risk of an accident in Haro Strait and Boundary Pass and more than double the risk in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Rail traffic and marine waters
The expanded oil refiner-
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ies in Anacortes off March Point require rail traffic over marine water bodies. Recent derailments have caused explosions and multiple deaths. Forty-seven people died in an oil train derailment in Canada last year that also destroyed the down town of Lac-Mégantic and left an ecological nightmare along the lake and river’s shoreline. Our marine system needs to assess its capacity to anchor and bunker larger ships; to ensure safe shipping with increased tug and pilotage assistance; and to study the risks of human health, treaty-protected
rights, environment and our economy from increase cumulative rail and vessel traffic.
Get Involved
1. Comment on the Shell oil-by-rail facility on Jan. 29 in Mt. Vernon. The Skagit County Hearing Examiner is holding a public hearing on this proposed facility, which would route six new oil trains per week through our region. The risks of increasing train traffic on our communities and waterways should be thoroughly studied. 2. Support Governor Inslee’s comprehensive Oil Transportation Safety Bill
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(SB 5087) during the 2015 legislative session. 3. Stand with the Lummi Nation and ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny a permit to build the Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal. On Jan. 5, the Lummi Nation formally requested that the Army Corps deny this permit because it violates their treaty rights. They need our support. — Editor’s Note: Stephanie Buffum is the Executive Director of Friends of the San Juans. Visit www. sanjuans.org for more information about commenting opportunities.
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SJI Agricultural Summit 2015 on Lopez Island The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is back in 2015. This year it’s on Lopez Island, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28. Food-lovers, farmers, regional experts, chefs and local food and farm advocates will gather for two days of education, inspiration and camaraderie. Keynote by internationally renowned writer and visionary, Gary Nabhan, will inspire and inform on the benefits of maintaining local heritage and place-based food systems.
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CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10:00 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at www.ctkonline.com/lopez. Email: lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421-4CTK ext. 819. 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. 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! LOPEZ QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Please join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m., at Sunnyfield Farm, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2406. Email: Lopezfriends@gmail. com. 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. 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.
Under a bill sponsored by Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, those same contractors would also need to share taxpayer values in order to earn taxpayer dollars. Senate Bill 5462 would require agencies to make sure contractors are in compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination laws. If a bidder is found to not be in compliance with these laws, agency directors will no longer consider them for these contracts for no more than three years. “Washington’s history of tolerance is a source of pride,” Ranker said. “We should hold those with whom our state does business and those whom we pay with taxpayer dollars to the same high standard. I hope this will encourage those who do Doing business not respect the rights of all without advertising Washingtonians to change is doing exercise their like ways.”
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The Moonshine The stringband The Moonshine plays at the Galley on Friday, Jan. 30. The band features the autoharp, fiddle, banjo, upright bass and guitar. The Moonshine is from Portland, Ore., and are known for applying traditional stringband techniques to an eclectic palette of influences. After the release of “And Now… The Moonshine,” the band has been touring all over the West Coast and out to The Rocky Mountains.
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along with the wondrous notes from the Viola. “A few years ago I asked a local musician if she had a suggestion for a piano concert. Andrea Rackl was high on her list. I’m very excited to have a unique concert to offer our community. My plans are to hang the green curtains in the center of the main hall, bringing the energy and intimacy of a true parlor concert,” said LCCA Director Janet Baltzer. “I have been trying to bring the Bellingham duo to Lopez for two years; it should be a wonderful afternoon.” Stay after the program for sweat treats and tea. Visit the center’s website
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The expressive duo of Leslie Johnson and Andrea Rackl are coming to Lopez Center as a part of their 2015 tour. They will perform on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. The two women, playing viola and piano, present the music of Bach and Brahms along with other modern masters. Johnson and Rackl talk with the audience about the works and the composers, bringing the music and its stories to life. The intimacy of chamber music, the interaction between the two and the music itself make “Up Close and Personal” an afternoon not soon to be forgotten. Lopez Center has its variety of concerts, from our talented local bands to Ireland’s traditional music. Now is the time for the center’s Steinway to shine
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How to keep wild animals wild By Shona Aitken
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Would you like to have raccoons living in your attic or a river otter under your house? If you enjoy sharing your home with these wild creatures – great! It can be a wonderful opportunity to observe their behavior. But, cohabitating with some wild critters can be noisy and/or smelly, and larger animals can do a lot of damage to insulation, etc. So, if you would rather not have a wild creature as a lodger, right now is the time to take a careful critter’seye look at your house and do some preventive maintenance. “Why now?” I hear you say. “Can’t it wait till spring?” October through January is the best time to do this kind of work because most wild animals that make their homes in people’s houses are females trying to find good places to raise their young.
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Would you like to have raccoons living in your attic or a river otter under your house? Young wild mammals are mostly born in spring, but expectant mother raccoons or otters are searching for good den sites long before you or I are even thinking of spring. By February, they may already have a place picked out and be starting to prepare it for the birth of their kits in March or early April. So, put on your jacket and go out and take a look around the outside of your house. Are there: • Loose or missing screens on vents. • Small holes that might look inviting to a little bird? • Gaps, loose boards or places where siding meets loose dirt, which could provide easy access for a raccoon or otter? Try thinking of it from a wild critter’s point of view. They are just looking for a
quiet, dry, dark, safe place to raise their young. This may be a hollow log, a hole behind some big rocks or the space under your shed or house. Vacation homes are particularly inviting because they often stand empty and quiet all through the winter. So what should you do if you find a couple of loose boards, or an uncovered vent hole that would be very inviting for sparrows? Fix it soon! Wolf Hollow’s website has some suggestions on ways to prevent potential problems: wolfhollowwildlife.org/education/livingwith-wildlife/. As a general guideline, remember that lightweight wood or screen may work to deter small birds, but materials have to be heavy duty to keep out raccoons or otters. Why put effort into something that may never be
a problem? First, a bit of thought and effort now may save you a lot of time and money repairing damage to your house, or trying to get rid of pungent “eau de otter” at a later date. Second, it is easier and more humane to deter a wild critter when she is looking for a possible site than it is to force her out once she has an established den and newly born young. Even the best-intentioned efforts at that stage can lead to the death of the mother and/or her youngsters. It just might be worth taking that critter’s-eye look at your house today.