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Sheriff slapped with $10-million claim Attorneys say former employee neglected to report pedophile coach By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
Attorneys representing five women who say they were sex-
ually assaulted by a swim coach for the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District in the 1990s have filed a tort against the Island County Sheriff’s Office, demanding $10 million to $20 million in damages. The claim states that a district commissioner who also worked at the sheriff’s office was aware of the coach’s inappropriate conduct with young female swimmers as early as
1994 but didn’t report the problems to the appropriate authorities. Andy King, the district’s former swim coach, is a serial pedophile who preyed on girls at a series of swim programs in Washington and California during a 30-year career. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison in 2010 after pleading guilty to 20 child molestation charges in a California courtroom. The five women named in the
claim say they were sexually abused by King while he was coach of the Aquajets swim team, which is under the North Whidbey Park and Rec umbrella. The attorneys first filed lawsuits against the district for failing to protect the young girls; the claims alleged the district performed inadequate background checks, provided insufficient supervision of King and did not adequately respond to
the evidence of his inappropriate behavior. The district’s insurance provider has paid out $6.3 million to the five women, according to the women’s attorney. The final two victims settled this month for a combined $1.4 million. Seattle attorney Jay Krulewitch, who represented the women SEE CLAIM, A24
Homeless count casts a wide net By JANIS REID Staff reporter
A grouping of several broken down campers and tents is tucked away less than 300 feet off a main North Whidbey road. Living there is a man, a woman, the woman’s two adult sons intermittently and two Chihuahuas. The couple pulled into the wooded area two weeks ago to get their nonlicensed camper off the road and it stopped working. Both are dogged with multiple health conditions, have to rely on public transportation to carry them to the North Whidbey Help House for food and warm themselves around a fire they build in a beat-up standing grill. They said they’ve been homeless for about a year, but it’s not the first time. When asked about the island’s homeless population, the woman said, “There’s a lot of kids out there.” The encampment is one of many lesser-known areas county-wide where the homeless congregate and find shelter. It was included in the annual point-in-time homeless count Thursday. More than 100 volunteers at four locations offered free food, clothing and necessities while outreach groups explored wooded areas and abandoned structures in search of the county’s homeless. Those who connected with volunteers were assist-
ed in filling out a brief form about their circumstances and the nature of their homelessness. The federally and state mandated survey will allow the county and other governmental agencies to paint a clearer picture of the area’s homeless population. The outreach portion of the county is new and expanded this year, according to Joanne Pellant, who said it has been a “monumental task.” That task seems to have yielded good results, according to housing program coordinator Catherine Reid, who said just on North Whidbey the number of survey’s collected jumped from five to 30. “We had a great turnout,” said Reid, who participated at the open house at Oak Harbor’s Spin Cafe. “It was really wonderful.” Although unofficial numbers won’t be available for weeks, Reid said it looks like they have been able to “identify a lot of folks who are experiencing homelessness.” “My takeaway is that it was a great continuation of last year when we did the open houses for the first time,” Reid said. Faith Wilder, who led the outreach team on South Whidbey, said the number of people at the open house grew from about a dozen last year to more than 60 this year. “We know we’re way over what last year was,” Wilder said.
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Above, Georgia Weyland, left, Jade Dawes, Paula Seaman and several of the schools’ chickens show off the Seahawk team spirit at Hillcrest Elementary. Below, Loraine Goen, lead cook at Oak Harbor Middle School, organizes the Seahawk-themed lunch.
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Super Bowl fever heating up at Oak Harbor schools By RON NEWBERRY, MICHELLE BEAHM Staff reporters
For a festive occasion such as this, Shane Evans allowed a few exceptions. Ordinarily, the principal at Oak Harbor Middle School wouldn’t approve of Skittles served at lunch time. But since it’s Marshawn Lynch’s favorite treat and the Seattle Seahawks are back in the Super Bowl, Evans relaxed a few rules Friday.
“They’re not on the menu,” Evans said with a laugh. “They don’t meet the nutritional standards.” In celebration of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl appearance against the New England Patriots Sunday, many students and staff in the Oak Harbor School District decked themselves out in Seahawks’ colors and let their blue hair down. At Hillcrest Elementary School, they even went a little cuckoo, dressing up live chickens in blue-and-green SEE HAWKS, A24
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Whidbey area leaders discuss new squadrons, jet noise By JANIS REID Staff reporter
The coming years will be marked with broad changes at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station as it prepares for new squadrons, works with the community on jet noise concerns and begins renovations throughout the base. Capt. Mike Nortier said that the coming transitions will be made possible in part because of the ongoing support of the community. “We certainly appreciate your support of our sailors and their families,” Nortier said. Nortier led Thursday’s annual NAS Whidbey Island Community Leadership Forum, comprising a Navy presentation similar to the State of the Station followed by a roundtable discussion with local leadership. Those in attendance included county, city and school leadership from Port Townsend, Skagit County and Whidbey Island.
The EIS for the P-8As has been completed and six squadrons, or 42 aircraft, will replace the existing three P-3 squadrons with 24 aircraft. Construction began this month on P-8A simulators and this will be followed by renovations and additions to the existing P-3 hangers to accommodate new aircraft, Nortier said. The base will also bid farewell to its last EA-6B Prowler this year and hold a sunset celebration during its annual open house this summer, Nortier said. The Prowler has been replaced by the EA-18G Growlers, the number of which will be determined by the Environmental Impact Statement to be completed in 2017. Operations Officer Cmdr. Wallace Gaber said that the base continues to try to work with resident complaints about the Growler jet noise. Complaints about low flights are investigated by recorded radar, said Gaber, who added
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that no Federal Aviation Administration rules have been broken except in the rare case of an emergency. The base has expressed interest in building a “hush house,” which would muffle some of the on-ground jet engine noise, Nortier said. And in response to complaints on Lopez Island, pilots have been instructed to keep landing gear up during touch and go operations at Ault Field until they are away from the San Juans and over the water, Gaber said. Gaber reported that the Navy saw 825 complaints in 2013 made by 289 individual callers and 797 calls made by 283 individuals in 2014. “What you will see is that a lot of callers are calling more than once,” Gaber said, adding that one individual called 145 times in 2014. Despite Central Whidbey complaints, Gaber told those assembled that Outlying Field Coupeville remains essential to the training of the Growlers because of its altitude and its darkness as compared to Ault Field. A result of the base upgrading two of its main aircraft will be improvements and changes to facilities, stor-
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Capt. Mike Nortier discusses the Navy’s effort to mitigate jet noise at Thursday’s Community Leadership Forum with the assistance of Operations Officer Cmdr. Wallace Gaber, right. age areas and equipment throughout the base, Nortier said. Nortier said the impact of the additional sailors and their families will affect both the local economy as well as area schools.
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Car slides into ditch
Whidbey students nominated for academies
By MICHELLE BEAHM
Two Whidbey Island students received top nominations to military academies this week from Congressman Rick Larsen. Each year, Larsen picks three principal nominees to the military service academies among students in his district, which includes San Juan and Island counties, as well as the western parts of Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties. He also makes 24 other nominations to the academies after the principal ones. “Each year I have the privilege of nominating exemplar y young people from our community to attend a service academy, and each year, I am impressed with the breadth of academic and personal achievement of our students,” Larsen said in a press release. “I commend these bright young students for choosing to apply their talents at military academies and pledging service to our country.”
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No one was injured when a car went into a ditch near the corner of Penn Cove and Monroe Landing roads Wednesday morning. Holly Mason, the driver of a sports utility vehicle, said she was reaching for her drink when her car went over the side of the road around 11 a.m. “I literally just went to get something to drink and I slid off the road,” Mason said. “The more I tried to correct it, the worse it got.” North Whidbey Fire and Rescue and the Island County Sheriff’s Office responded. Ambulance ser vices weren’t needed, and Deputy Lane Campbell said they were simply waiting for the tow truck. Mason said she couldn’t see any damage to her vehicle, but she could only see one side of the car.
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Marisa Sligh is one of two students from Whidbey Island nominated by Rep. Rick Larsen to military academies. Zachar y Johnson of Coupeville was chosen to be the principal nominee to the U.S. Naval Academy. An Oak Harbor High School student, Johnson is
a member of the National Honor Society and is a battalion commander for the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. He also serves as a mem-
ber of the Civil Air Patrol, practices karate and participated in the USA Junior Olympics in 2008. Another Oak Harbor High School student, Marisa Sligh, was chosen to be the principal nominee to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Sligh is also a member of the National Honor Society, has participated in varsity sports including cross country and golf, plays piccolo in the high school’s wind ensemble and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity. “It means a lot to me,” Sligh said. “I’ve been working hard all my life, and when I got it, it just proved that hard work pays off in the end.” Sligh said she grew up in a military environment, as her dad’s in the military, and she’s been living that lifestyle since she was little. “I can’t imagine living a life without being surrounded in the military, and I want to give back to my country,” she said.
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Oak Harbor City Council MEETING AGENDA 6:00 p.m. · Tuesday February 3, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance Excuse Absent Councilmembers 2. HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS 3. PRESENTATIONS a. CADA (Citizens Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse) Cynde Robinson b. Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Presentation – Annual Report for 2014 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD 6. CONSENT AGENDA a. Minutes of 1/20/15 Regular Meeting and Workshop meeting on 1/28/15 b. Approval of Accounts Payable and Payroll Check Numbers c. Letter of Engagement with Attorneys of Sebris Busto James for Labor Relations and Negotiation Services d. Reclassify Position from Associate PlannerEngineering to Civil Engineer II e. Resolution 15-02: Authorizing Posting of Signs in City Parks Restricting Smoking in Certain Areas f. Ordinance 1717: Infraction and Civil Penalties Code Amendment g. Ordinance 1719: Amending Park Code Chapter 6.12 h. Ordinance 1721: Code Amendment regarding the Youth Commission i. Waste Water Treatment Plant – Professional Services Agreement with ERCI – Amendment No. 3 j. Waste Water Treatment Plant – Legal Counsel Perkins and Coie LLC Engagement Letter 7. STAFF, MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS a. City Administrator b. Mayor c. Councilmembers 8. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS/ PUBLIC MEETINGS 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 11. NEW BUSINESS a. North Reservoir Project –Final Contract Voucher Certificate
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Food columnist cooks burglar’s goose By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
An 82-year-old recipe columnist for the South Whidbey Record tricked a burglar into incriminating himself last year. The burglar, Freeland resident David De Spain, was sentenced to an exceptional sentence of more than nine years in prison Friday morning during a hearing in Island County Superior Court. It was a predictable ending to an unusual case. “It was one of the most bizarre adventures of my entire life,” Margaret Faltys said in a phone interview Friday morning. Faltys writes the “Whidbey Recipes” column in the South Whidbey Record under her maiden name, Margaret Walton. Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Eric Ohme laid out the story of the crime in court Friday. Last summer, the widow, who was then 81 years old, hired a landscaper to trim a hedge at her Clinton home, and the man brought De Spain to help. Unknown to Faltys, De Spain has a lengthy criminal history.
De Spain noticed that she had a large collection of fine wood in her garage. He talked with her about the collection and said he was a woodworker; she gave him the valuable wood as a gift. About a month later, Faltys discovered that her jewelry case and a handgun were missing. She called the cops and a deputy came to investigate. Faltys then called 51-yearold De Spain and left a voicemail claiming that she had surveillance cameras in her home. She said she had proof he had stolen her jewelry, but said she wouldn’t call the police if he returned it. De Spain called her back, apologized and said he would return the jewelry. He arrived the next day and handed her the jewelry bag, but all the high-value jewelry was gone. So she left another voicemail. He came back the next day and promised the get the rest of her jewelry back but never did. He even showed her how he broke into her house by slipping the lock on a door. Ohme said Faltys’ ruse was key in convicting De Spain. “That showed a lot of guts on Ms. Faltys’ part,” he said.
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David De Spain faces a judge on burglary charges Friday. De Spain was arrested but didn’t confess to police. Instead, he went on trial last month and was convicted of residential burglary and theft in the second degree. Faltys said the most ridiculous part of the trial was that De Spain and his fiancé took the stand and implied that the octogenarian was scorned because he had resisted her advances. They claimed she gave him a long, close hug when he came to her house to ask her why she was falsely accusing him. “We are calling it the ‘big hug defense,’” she said, referring to her friends. She said she audibly snorted in the court when he made the claim.
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“It was so weird,” she said. “If it hadn’t been so bizarre I would have burst out laughing.” What wasn’t funny, she said, is that she lost a collection of family heirlooms. She had a garnet ring that her grandfather, a policeman in Canada, won during a gold-rush–era poker game in Victoria, British Columbia. She had planned to pass it down to a granddaughter whose birthstone is garnet. She also lost pieces her late husband had made for her. “They can’t be replaced,” she said. Ohme asked Judge Alan Hancock to sentence De Spain to an exceptional sen-
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tence beyond the standard range. Such sentences are only allowed if there are aggravating circumstances. In this case, the jury found that Faltys was “especially vulnerable or incapable of resistance.” In addition, De Spain’s criminal history was so long that the standard sentencing range couldn’t take into account his history and the current crimes. Both Ohme and Hancock said that De Spain’s criminal history was one of the longest, if not the longest, either of them had ever seen. Ohme said many of the convictions involved the theft of firearms. In Faltys’ case, Ohme said he wasn’t able to prove that De Spain stole her gun because of timing issues. Neither De Spain nor his attorney argued against the lengthy sentence. De Spain apologized for his actions and said he was ashamed. He said he hopes he doesn’t die in prison because he won’t let his family visit him there and he wants to see them again someday. His attorney, Andrew Rice, said his client has a drug problem and hopes to get help in prison. Hancock agreed with the recommendation and sentenced him to 113 months in prison. Hancock criticized De Spain for lying on the stand and said that he “is essentially a career criminal.” He said he hopes Faltys, who couldn’t be at the hearing, will feel some sense of justice from the lengthy sentence. “I hope this will help her to move forward with her life,” he said.
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Hillcrest gets green award Sex offender returns to prison By MICHELLE BEAHM Staff reporter
Hillcrest Elementary School in Oak Harbor is working toward becoming a green school, and it’s well on its way. Recently validated a Level 1 Certified Washington Green School, Hillcrest has been nominated by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award. The school is doing many things to be more ecologically sound, teacher Jodi Crimmins said. With chickens for eggs, composting bins and a Green Club that works to boost composting efforts and to help
educate students and families on how to reduce waste, Hillcrest has been certified on a “grounds and garden” level, Crimmins said. “We began the process and quickly got certified, and it got really exciting, so we just started asking ourselves, what else can we do?” When they learned of the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, they put in an application, summing up everything they do to be more green. That includes the aforementioned, as well as energy efficient lighting and efforts to reduce water waste and to teach students and their families how to live more sustainably and produce less waste.
When Gilda Wheeler, the sustainability program supervisor at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington, wrote to Hillcrest, it was to tell them they were one of only three schools from Washington to be nominated for this national award. The Green Ribbon Schools award is given to schools or districts that reduce environmental impact and costs; improve the health and wellness of schools, students and staff; and provide environmental education, according to the Green Ribbon Schools website. This year’s winner will likely be announced in April.
By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
A registered sex offender who raped an Oak Harbor girl while under supervision by the Department of Corrections is headed back to prison. Last December, 20-yearold Caleb Clark pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court to one count of third-degree child molestation for having sex with a underaged runaway. At a sentencing hearing Monday, Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Eric Ohme recommended that Clark receive a top-of-therange sentence of three years and five months in prison.
Both the defense attorney and the Department of Correction officer recommended a three-year sentence. Judge Vickie Churchill agreed with Ohme that the crime warranted the maximum sentence. Ohme pointed out that Clark was released from prison in October of 2013 after serving time for a child molestation in the second degree conviction. “Less than one year after release, he committed the crime of rape of a child in the third degree,” Ohme wrote in an email. “The defendant has no regard for the court’s orders, the law or his victims, and the top of the sentencing range was the
appropriate sentence, which the court rightly imposed.” Court documents state that Clark allowed a 15-yearold girl who had run away from home stay at his home and had sex with her, according to court documents. In all, Clark violated Department of Corrections supervision 12 times. The violations included contact with a minor, possession of ammunition, failure to participate in a job search and use of a controlled substance, according to the presentence investigation. When he was 18 years old, Clark was charged and later convicted of molesting a 13-year-old girl, court records state.
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Express an opinion, but stick to the facts One thing that has defined Americans over the years is a history of pushing back on our government when we disagree with its direction. And it is essential to evaluate and discuss the relationship between government and its citizens. Ultimately, a democratic system should exist to serve its constituency, and when the balance between personal liberty and governmental agendas is tipped, we can and must inform our leaders and communities when government is infringing on our quality of life. As we make our arguments and contribute to the community dialogue, it’s important to stick to the facts. An ongoing discussion on the island concerns the Navy’s operations at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and when, or if, its operations are encroaching on resident quality of life. Residents have been talking about jet noise for a long time. The arrival of the EA-18G Growler last year, however, has raised the argument to a fever pitch. Because the Navy exceeded its promised 6,120 touch-and-go operations at Outlying Field Coupeville during 2010-13, some Central Whidbey residents pushed back. The Navy acquiesced and brought the number of practice OLF landing practices into line during 2014. This is a perfect example of how residents used valid information, informed the community and enacted change. Because emotions run high, however, it’s sometimes easy to slip into hyperbole and make weak connections to bolster an argument. A recent letter writer tried to debunk the Navy claim that flights over the Olympic National Forest will only increase by 10 percent, or a flight per day, during the updated electronic warfare range there. It’s a topic worth of conversation. But the writer makes her case by misusing information. Warfare training has been going on over the Olympics for years to the tune of around 1,250 flights annually. The writer claims that this number will increase by 2,900 “training exercises,” far exceeding the Navy’s 10 percent claim. But the writer is confusing flights with exercises. Multiple exercises are completed on each flight and 2,900 exercises represent how many training events are currently folded into the existing flight schedule. These numbers will increase by around 10 percent SEE EDITORIAL, A7
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Make cigarettes more expensive to buy Editor, Smoking: While I agree with you that raising the legal age for smoking cigarettes is unlikely to be effective, the implication of your editorial is that it’s no one’s business but the adult smokers. In fact, it is every taxpayer’s business, since we are the ones who pay in the long run for those who choose to smoke. We pay billions directly in medical expenses picked up by Medicaid and Medicare costs for heart disease, lung cancer and other smoking-related respiratory illnesses. We also pay indirectly in lost productivity — that means less tax revenue locally, state-wide and federally. Education is a wonderful thing, but kids think it can’t happen to them. What they do notice is the price of
a pack of cigarettes. Making poison more expensive and using the extra revenue to pay for its effects has more impact. Janie Pulsifer Freeland
Phone scam
Sheriff says beware of jury duty scam Editor, Attention all citizens: Many Island County residents are reporting being a target of a phone scam in which someone claiming to be a law enforcement official calls and tells the intended victim they need to pay to have a warrant “lifted” for missing jury duty. If someone who claims to work in law enforcement or for the courts calls you asking for payment over the phone or for other sensitive information like your Social Security number, you can guarantee this is a scam. Mark Brown Island County Sheriff
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Thankful for the help at thrift store Editor, We would like to thank Tony and April Maggio for the wonderful and thankless job of handing out sack lunches to the needy. These were provided by the Whidbey Presbyterian Church and dispensed at the thrift store, My Father’s House, for the last three years. It saddened us to learn of the store closing. They graciously and with a true Christian spirit handed out these lunches to help those in need. We wish them well and happiness in their future. This program will be continued under a different direction and new leadership. Thanks again for all you did, Tony and April. You will be missed. Carol Chaplin Sack Lunch Ministry Whidbey Presbyterian Church
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CONTINUED FROM A6 when mobile signal emitters are included into the training this year. The same writer also claims that the Growlers will be flying over the Olympics 260 days a year. That figure is also misleading because 260 is the number of days available to the Navy, not the actual number of days flights will take place. Another letter writer claims that those voicing concerns about the Navy are only 1 percent of the island’s population. While many support the Navy and its operations, there is a silent group of people who might prefer the Navy fly less often or relocate the Growlers completely,
“I think it’s pretty bad.”
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Oreste Joseph ‘Rusty’ Berta Oreste Joseph “Rusty” Berta, age 91, of Freeland, longtime former Rock Springs, Wyo., resident, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Maple Ridge Assisted Living.
Rusty was born in Diamondville, Wyo., May 18, 1923, to George and Rose (Baronetti) Berta. His father died in a mining accident when Rusty was an infant. His mother later married Leo Silvestri, who raised him. Rusty grew up in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School. Following high school, Rusty worked for Wyoming Automotive as a traveling salesman. He married Carmen Culver June 12, 1943. He
began working for City Auto Sales in Rock Springs in 1946 and purchased the store in 1957. He expanded to six auto parts stores throughout Wyoming over the years. During this time he also gave accordion lessons and played professionally. After retirement, Rusty and Carmen enjoyed summers at their cabin on the Rim in Wyoming and wintered in St. George, Utah, for a number of years. Rusty moved to Maple Ridge Assisted Living in Freeland, Wash., in
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September 2010. He loved music (especially playing the accordion), hosting parties for his friends, mushroom hunting, fishing and camping in the mountains of Wyoming. He was a member of the Italian-American Lodge, Elks, Eagles the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Musician’s Union. Rusty is survived by three daughters, Diana Georgis and husband Les of Lakewood, Colo., Wendy Sines of Freeland, and Susan
Berta and husband Howard Garrett, also of Freeland; five grandchildren, Tony Georgis and wife Cristin of Denver, Mandy Trolinger and husband Steve of Denver, Russell Horn and wife Ambika Beck of Seattle, Austin Sines of Lynnwood, Wash., and Dillon Sines of Oak Harbor, Wash.; five great-grandchildren, Andrew, Alexis and Aiden Ker, Brandon Trolinger, and Jasper Georgis; one brother, Raymond Silvestri and wife Judy of California. He was preceded in death by his wife Carmen in October 2004, daughter Janet Horn in November 1988,
but choose not to enter the fray. Minimizing legitimate concerns and misusing information to strengthen a weak argument does nothing for the public discussion and inhibits our progress toward a solution we can all live with. While the newspaper strives to adhere to the facts, we rely on letter writers to do their due diligence and strive for accuracy as well. Sometimes nuanced information can be hard to police. Letter writers must do their research, be reasonable and stick to the facts. Ultimately, it lends to a stronger, more persuasive case.
granddaughter Sheila Horn Ker in September 2012 and infant brother Victor Silvestri. A private family graveside service will take place in Pinedale, Wyo., at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Orca Network, 485 Labella Vista Way, Freeland, WA 98249. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www.whidbeymemo rial.com
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Langley unsure how to handle rabbits By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record
Worried that a mass culling or relocation of Langley’s abundant rabbit population would be wildly unpopular, Mayor Fred McCarthy has decided to let the bunnies be. Despite fielding several complaints about the booming bunny population in Langley, the city will not hire a trapper or authorize the slaying of rabbits under McCarthy’s governance. “I don’t think we’re going to get into the business of trapping and euthanizing rabbits,” McCarthy said. “I don’t think that would go over well in Langley.” Residents are split on their opinions of the furry critters. Some have taken to feeding and sheltering the big-eared bunnies, which in Langley are largely a combination of semi-wild/feral rabbits or hares and non-native eastern cottontail rabbits, according to Russell Link with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Other Langley folk, such as Fran Johnson, are fed up
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Fran Johnson scowls at a pair of bunnies in a Langley neighbor’s yard. The longtime resident was sorely miffed with rabbits for devastating her recently landscaped yard. with losing their gardens and landscaping to the voracious herbivores. At her home, a recently landscaped slope in her backyard is pockmarked with holes dug by rabbits scrounging up young plants. Johnson pointed out several shrubs and trees, many of them well withered when they should be leafy or covered
in needles, that she will have to replace. She estimated the damage to be around $300, nearly half of the cost to have the whole area landscaped last year. “I’m not going to plant anything,” Johnson said. “It’s a waste of money. They come in and eat everything right to the ground.”
Out in her front yard, she points out a circle planter that is just beauty bark, dirt and a stone bird bath. Once it was filled with vegetation, even a corner for cabbage, which unsurprisingly did not survive a bunny’s appetite. “I had some stuff in there,” she said. “Now it’s gone.” Some residents expressed
fears about coyotes preying on the rabbits in Langley, which would eventually move on to household pets. A request on The Record’s Facebook page for any stories of losing pets to coyotes or noticing an increase in coyotes was met with little comment other than request to leave the bunnies alone. Dave Marks, Langley’s police chief, said he has not responded to any calls about coyotes attacking pets. He did notice an anecdotal increase in sightings, saying he spotted one in December near the Langley fire station, even taking video of it. “They are pretty good size,” Marks said of his coyote sightings. “But I don’t know how you prove that they’re coming into town because of the rabbits or not. There have always been coyotes around.” “Cats do vanish quite a bit, but it’s hard to say if it’s raccoons or eagles,” he added. Rabbits became such a nuisance for one resident that he ended up shooting them with an air-powered gun. That led to a citation by the Langley Police Department and a
criminal charge, Marks confirmed, because it violated the ban on discharging a firearm in city limits. Trapping and hunting rabbits is a more complicated series of rules. According to the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website, “Living With Wildlife,” the best way to sort it out is to contact a local wildlife office for the most recent legal status and restrictions. Three species — Nuttall’s cottontail rabbit, Eastern cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare — are classified as game and require a hunting license and an open season. Domestic rabbits, the kind most often spotted in Langley, are unclassified and may be trapped or killed year-round without a permit. Trapping device restrictions still apply. But just because it’s legal, doesn’t mean it will be popular, and that includes Langley police. “I’m not into killing animals for no reason,” Marks said.
Whidbey Island violinist to solo J.S. Bach sonata as part of concert series Gloria Ferry-Brennan, Langley resident, will perform a violin solo sonata by J.S. Bach, violin concerti by Barber and Mozart and compositions by Debussy and Paganini in the next installment of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island’s Concert Series.
The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Feb. 6-7 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island in Freeland. Eileen Soskin will provide piano accompaniment. Ferry-Brennan, now 18 years old, began playing the violin at age four. She is cur-
rently studying under Simon James, according to a recent press release. The young virtuoso recently returned from The Perlman Music Program in Florida and was a student at Itzhak Perlman’s summer camp in 2014, according to the release. She has performed as a soloist with the Seattle Symphony
Orchestra and will play with them once more on March 14 as a soloist in Ravel’s “Tzigane.” The release states that in 2012, FerryBrennan appeared on NPR’s “From the Top,” and last year she was selected as a finalist in the highly competitive Menuhin International Violin Competition.
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Senior moment ’Cats honor 12th-graders with win over Chargers By JIM WALLER Sports editor
The Oak Harbor High School wrestling team’s Senior Night celebration was capped with 56-22 thumping of visiting Marysville Getchell Thursday, Jan. 29. “It was great; it was fun,” Wildcat coach Peter Esvelt said about the big win over the Chargers (0-5, 4-9) which wrapped up the regular season and helped Oak Harbor (2-3, 5-6), the defending North champions, finish in a three-way tie for third in the division. The victory also helped Oak Harbor rebound from a 43-34 loss at Stanwood Tuesday, Jan. 27. Three Wildcat seniors wrestled Thursday, and all finished their home careers with a win. A fourth senior, Jeremy Vester (138 pounds), won by forfeit. The match started at 285 pounds, and a senior fittingly set the tone for the night.
Jackson Constant won with a first-round pin (1:36). Junior William Nickelson followed with a forfeit at 106, then Oak Harbor won three straight to take a 28-0 lead. Junior Garrett Stahl (113, 1:04) and freshman Aaron Fletcher (113, 1:53) each earned falls, and senior Christian Bertram (126) won 9-0. After sophomore William Stuntz (132) lost 15-2, Oak Harbor won four more bouts, starting with Vester’s forfeit. Junior Dymond Piper (145, 3:20) and sophomore Nick Dugin (160, 2:33) sandwiched pins around Mark Johnston’s 14-4 win at 152. That lifted Oak Harbor to a 50-4 lead. From there, the Wildcats lost three of the final four matches. The only win was a forfeit for junior Martin Powers at 182. Sophomore Nate Mecom (170, 1:06), sophomore Cameron Robards (195, :20) and junior Austin Taylor
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Oak Harbor’s Garrett Stahl pins Marysville Getchell’s Cameron Finch-Bridge in the first round of the 113-pound match Thursday. (220, 1:53) all lost by falls. Oak Harbor winners at Stanwood were Robert Pennington (106, fall, 1:16), Fletcher (120, fall, 1:40), Johnston (160, fall, 2:40), Constant (285, fall, 1:44), Stahl (113, 14-6) and Eriq
Boler (152, forfeit). In a bout between the state’s top-two ranked 3A wrestlers at 138 pounds, No. 1 West Wienert of Stanwood stopped Vester 5-2. Oak Harbor will compete in the eight-team subregion-
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Coupeville girls play strong ‘D’ for ‘W’
Bad 2nd quarter leads to CHS loss
The Coupeville girls basketball team surrendered only two firsthalf points in a 46-22 romp at Chimacum Tuesday. The Wolves (5-0, 11-5) played Klahowya (3-2, 3-11) last night. Results were not available at press time, but a win would wrap up the Olympic League title for Coupeville in its first season in the conference. Coupeville hosts Port Townsend (1-4, 1-14) at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3. The Wolves gave up just two free throws in the first quarter and built a 25-2 halftime lead in the lopsided win over Chimacum. Makana Stone tallied 18 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks; Madeline Strasburg had five points, four rebounds and three steals; Hailey Hammer netted eight points and six rebounds; Mia Littlejohn registered three points and three steals; Kacie Kiel collected two points and two steals; Julia Myers finished with eight points; Monica Vidoni had two points; and Wynter Thorne grabbed four rebounds.
One unsteady quarter has stung the Coupeville boys basketball team in many of its losses this season, and the trend continued at Chimacum Tuesday. Coupeville scored only six points in the second quarter and couldn’t recover in a 67-59 loss to the league-leading Cowboys. After the low-scoring second period, Coupeville trailed 35-21 at halftime. The deficit grew to 22 in the third period, and the Cowboys led 53-38 heading into the fourth. Then, even without the services of two starers out with injuries, the Wolves worked their way back into the game. Coupeville cut the deficit to five late in the game but couldn’t quite catch the Cowboys. Risen Johnson scored a career high 21 points, Wiley Hesselgrave 13, Aaron Curtin nine, Joel Walstad seven, Ryan Griggs six, Matt Shank two and C.J. Smith one. The Wolves (1-4, 5-10) go to Port Townsend (2-3, 2-13) at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in a game that will most likely decide if Coupeville qualifies for the postseason
Visiting Stanwood received 20 first-quarter points from Karsten Chaplik and cruised to an 86-51 win over the Oak Harbor boys basketball team Tuesday. Chaplik, who scored 10 consecutive points in the opening period, helped Stanwood roll to a 26-14 first-quarter lead. From that point, the Spartans’ lead hovered around 15 points until midway through the third quarter. Both coaches emptied their bench early in the fourth period, and the Stanwood reserves outscored Oak Harbor’s 19-1. Chaplik finished with 26 points. Dyllan Harris, who left the game in the third quarter, paced Oak Harbor with 19 points. Zach Jones had 14, Sean Erskine seven, Jake Sturdevant four, Diangelo McKinney three, Josh Cote two, Anthony Powell one and Ben Fikse one. Oak Harbor (2-4, 3-13) goes to Marysville Getchell (0-6, 3-13) at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Oak Harbor girls fall in hoops to Stanwood The Oak Harbor girls basketball team lost 63-35 at secondplace Stanwood Wednesday. The Wildcats, who have dealt with offense troubles all season,
al tournament at Stanwood High School at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, and 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. The finals will start about 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The tournament will include the six Wesco 3A North teams and Hazen
managed only three points in the opening quarter and trailed by nine. Oak Harbor’s scoring improved each quarter, but it couldn’t keep pace with the Spartans, who led 25-11 at halftime. Stanwood outscored Oak Harbor 22-10 in the third period to cement the win. Eight different Wildcats scored, led by Janae Payne with 10. Bryn Langrock added seven, Deja Bunch five, Rashanna Graham four, Julie Jansen three, AnnaBelle Whitefoot two, Lydia Peplinski two and Jinai Guzman two. The Wildcats (1-5, 2-14) return home to face Marysville Getchell (2-5, 8-9) at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Gorman earns win in Jackson swim meet Joe Gorman’s win in the 500yard freestyle was Oak Harbor’s only first place in a 115-54 loss to undefeated Jackson at West Coast Aquatics in Mill Creek Thursday. The Wildcats will take part in a last-chance qualifier meet at Marysville-Pilchuck at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, and then head to the district meet at Snohomish Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14.
and Kennedy Catholic, the only two 3A schools in the Seamount League. The top four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to the regional tournament at MarysvillePilchuck Saturday, Feb. 14.
SPORTS IN BRIEF NWLL accepting forms North Whidbey Little League will be accepting completed registration forms 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday through Feb. 14 at the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Forms can be downloaded at the league website (northwhidbeylittle league.org) or picked up at Big 5, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King or Dairy Queen. Call 360-679-1522 for more information.
Soccer holds meeting North Whidbey Soccer will hold its annual general meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. The meeting is open to the public. Board positions that are open for nomination and election are president, directory of academy, director of recreation, director of uniforms, treasurer and registrar/ webmaster. For more information, visit wysnwsc.affinitysports.com or email northwhidbeysoccerclub@gmail.com
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Rockhounding cuts to core of veteran Oak Harbor man works to educate next generation about active hobby By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter
Paul Carter’s final years in the Navy were largely spent working long hours on deployments. When he returned to Oak Harbor after retiring in 2013, the shop in his backyard became his space to unwind. “Right after I retired, I kind of hid away to decompress from the Navy,” Carter said. “I was deployed about 70 percent of the time my last three
Rock Show The 50th Annual Rock & Gem Show is Feb. 7-8 at the Oak Harbor Senior Center. Several vendors and demonstrators will be at the event, hosted by the Whidbey Island Gem Club. There will be demonstrations in silver smithing, cabbing, intarsia, stone bead making, wire wrapping, knapping and primitive tools. The show is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 7 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 8. Admission is free to the public; however, there is a cost for food. Oak Harbor’s Roger Anglum will be providing barbecue. There will be door prizes and a spinning wheel. The senior center is located at 51 SE Jerome St.
years. Just to decompress, I went in there and started making cabs.” Cabs are a rockhounder’s shortened term for cabochons, which are rocks that are cut, shaped and polished into a domed formation for use in jewelry, pendants and other items. The art of cutting and polishing such stones is called lapidary. Carter, 50, has held a lifelong love for rockhounding, lapidary and some of the other skills associated with his hobby. After finishing 30 years in the Navy, he found others who shared his passion in Oak Harbor and became a member of the Whidbey Island Gem Club.
His enthusiasm quickly recognized, Carter found himself in deep as he was picked as the club’s vice president and now oversees the group’s signature event that is as old as he is. Carter is chief organizer of the 50th Annual Rock & Gem Show, which will take place Feb. 7-8 at the Oak Harbor Senior Center. As a former aviation operations warrant officer in the Navy in charge of a mobile command center in locations all over the globe, Carter won’t lose too much sleep over his new responsibility. Nevertheless, it’s an event he wants to see go well, showcasing a hobby and associated craftsmanship he and other club members are eager to educate younger generations about. Silver smithing, cabbing, knapping, wire wrapping and other skills will be demonstrated at the event, which is free to the public. “It’s not getting any more popular,” Carter said of the Whidbey Island Gem Club, which was formed in 1936 and currently has 107 members. “I’d say the average age of the club is about 60 years old. I’m probably the youngest one in the club.” Carter caught the rockhounding bug at the age of 5 when he and his brother used to comb the Mojave Desert in search of agates, jasper and other stones with their father, who was then stationed at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Their mom also would often go on family rockhounding adventures. “He had an old Jeep Scout,” Paul Carter said of his father, who died two years ago. “We’d get in the Scout and take off. We’d be gone all day long. We’d have stayed overnight if we could have.” Carter took his father’s name and followed in other ways. His dad also spent a career in the Navy and was president of a gem and mineral club in Paradise, Calif. After his father passed away, Carter took a trip to Paradise and brought back about 1,000 pounds of rocks
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Paul Carter uses a buffer in his shop to smooth out a small stone and create a cabochon used in jewelry, pendants and other items.
A thunder egg, left, found near Bend, Ore., reveals small holes that can be a rockhounder’s clue to what might have formed inside. Thunder eggs are solid inside, while geodes are hollow. Carter and others in the Whidbey Island Gem Club focus on education. his dad collected, along with some of his power tools. In Carter’s shop are various polishers, buffers, trim saws and other mechanical devices used to transform rocks. Carter’s wife, Cindy, had the shop built for him during one of his deployments. He still spends most days in his shop, creating cabochons for use in jewelry, belt buckles and pendants, among other things. He and his wife both work together in the art of wire wrapping, something longtime member Dick James teaches during classes at the senior center on Thursday
nights. The Carters have sold some items to help pay for their hobby, but that’s about all they can hope for. “It’s an expensive hobby,” Paul Carter said. “That’s why being a part of the rock club is such a great deal. They have all the machinery you need.” The club makes it a point to reach out to younger generations. Carter and other members visit North Whidbey Middle School to teach rock identification and the club has inspired the formation of a group of junior rockhounders. “A lot of people are sur-
prised at how ugly a rock can be, yet when you cut it open and see inside, it’s a thing of beauty,” James said. “It really amazes them.” Whidbey Island isn’t necessarily a mecca for rockhounders; however, the beaches can offer a prime place to uncover some interesting geological finds as junior rockhounders have discovered jade, dinosaur bones and even mastodon teeth, Carter said. However, rockhounders typically have to travel to Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington to find soughtafter rocks such as thunder eggs and geodes.
Carter has traveled the globe looking for rocks during his time in the Navy. It’s a passion he and his wife share with their children and grandchildren. “Kids nowadays are always on computer games,” Carter said. “It gets you outdoors. It gets you to see a lot of the country. It teaches you to take care of our resources, too. If you see litter, you pick it up. You don’t leave trash out there. If you dig a hole, you fill it back up. You always leave a place better than how you found it. There are certain rules of a rockhounder. It’s just an appreciation of the land.”
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One-day workshop: Sound Waters 2015 is all day Saturday, Feb. 7, at South Whidbey High School, Langley. Sound Waters is a “one-day university for all,” bringing together people passionate about life in Puget Sound. Held since the early 1990s on the first Saturday in February on Whidbey Island, Sound Waters now attracts 500 to 600 people yearly. No prior knowledge is required to attend. More than 60 fun and informative classes and presentations about the natural world and the fragile environment. www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu WWW.WHIDBEYNEWSTIMES.COM
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games. Children will learn fitness and have fun along the way. Families can use library resources for more ways to beat the winter doldrums. No registration required. For children ages 5 and up.
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The Fishin’ Club Meeting is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the M-Bar-C Ranch, Freeland. Freeland resident Russell Christianson will speak on the evolution of West Coast salmon sport fishing tackle. Christianson is a sport fisherman, salmon sport fishing historian, and author of books and magazine articles on salmon sport fishing history and fishing tackle collecting. He will bring a range of vintage lures, rods, reels and miscellaneous tackle for display, as well as some of his books.
Saturday Jan. 31
The Island County Amateur Radio Club Meeting, 9 a.m., Jan. 31, at the County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Coupeville. Longtime Oak Harbor radio operator and club past president Ken Sousa will talk about the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). APRS is an amateur radio-based system for the real-time exchange of
information like emergency messages, alerts, announcements and bulletins among a large number of stations in the local area. Volunteer radio license examiners will be on-site to provide information and to administer federal ham radio operator exams for interested persons. www.w7avm.org or email k7na@w7avm.org Keepers of Admiralty Head Lighthouse Annual Meeting, 10 a.m., Jan. 31, at the Coupeville Library. Immediately following the meeting, the public is invited
to a presentation given by Al Sherman, a Coupeville native, on the journey of the Big Guns from the Philippines to Fort Casey State Park. Sherman was involved in this project that enhances the visitor experience to Fort Casey State Park. 360675-7269. Families in Motion with Fitness Trainer Claudia Losada, 2-2:45 p.m., Jan. 31, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Parents and children play, dance and move together with music and active
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Lavender Wind Farm Presentation, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Feb. 2, at the Coupeville Library. Sarah Richards, creator and owner of Lavender Wind Farm, will talk about the extraordinary growing climate of middle Whidbey Island. Richards started the Lavender Wind Farm in 2000 with 400 lavender plants. Currently selling lavender food and scent from a restored 1910 bungalow, Sarah’s thriving business attracts worldwide visitors.
Tuesday Feb. 3
Seattle Opera Preview — “Semele,” 2-3 p.m., Feb. 3, at the Coupeville Library. Join Seattle Opera education department for an engaging hour-long multimedia presentation that covers the basics of history, music and stagecraft of “Semele” by George Frederich Handel.
Wednesday Feb. 4
Baby and Me Storytime, 9:30-10:15 a.m. and 10:30-11:15 a.m., Feb. 4, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Stories, songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a love of reading. Playtime follows. For newborns through 24 months. Caregiver required. Free. AARP Tax-Aide, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, at the Coupeville Library. Free tax-return preparation and e-filing for taxpayers with low and moderate income, especially those age 60 and older. Call 360678-3000 to schedule an appointment. Supported by AARP Foundation. Cancer Survivor Luncheon, Relay for Life of Whidbey Island, 1 p.m., Feb. 4, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 3031 Goldie Road, Oak Harbor. Join other cancer survivors for free lunch. RSVP with Sandy Blondin at 360-675-3969 or Diane Small at 360-675-5387. Wednesday Night with the Stars, 5:30-7:15 p.m., Feb. 4, at the Coupeville Library. Call the library at 360-678-4911 to find out what’s playing. Popcorn provided. Free.
Thursday Feb. 5
Coupeville Garden Club Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Feb. 5, at the Coupeville Rec Hall. There will be snacks and coffee. Meeting starts at 10 a.m. The program will be on the care and pruning of hydrangeas. Everyone is welcome. 360678-6914 Whidbey Weavers Guild Meeting, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 5, at the Pacific Arts Center, Coupeville. There will be a short business meeting followed by a
“show-and-tell” of members’ recent fiber activities. The speaker this month will be Anita Luvera Mayer, speaking on garment construction. The public is invited. www.whidbeyweaversguild.org Coupeville Lions Club Blood Drive, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 5, at the Coupeville United Methodist Church. One pint of blood can save three lives, and they have helped save hundreds of lives in community hospitals throughout Western Washington. To donate, drop in or schedule an appointment by emailing donorsched@psbc.org For more information, call Sue Hartin at 503-789-3595 or 360-678-4105. Alzheimer Family Support Group Meeting, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Feb. 5, at Summer Hill Assisted Living, Oak Harbor. For anyone who is dealing with a loved one’s memory loss and dementia. Support, education and resources available. Light refreshments will be available. Bring a friend. DAV Chapter 47 Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m., Feb. 5, at VFW Post 7392, Oak Harbor. The meeting is held in the back conference room. The VFW hosts a prime rib dinner Thursday evenings prior to meeting time. The public is welcome, but liquor is available only to post members and their guests. Fishin’ Club Meeting, 7 p.m., Feb. 5, at the M-Bar-C Ranch, Freeland. Freeland resident Russell Christianson will speak on the evolution of West Coast salmon sport fishing tackle. Christianson is a sport fisherman, salmon sport fishing historian, and author of books and magazine articles on salmon sport fishing history and fishing tackle collecting. He will bring a range of vintage lures, rods, reels and miscellaneous tackle for display, as well as some of his books.
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Bennett, and “Second Prelude,” by George Gershwin. On the lighter side, they will perform the music of Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach. The SCB featured soloist will be flautist Valerie Smith performing “Rhapsody for Flute.” Band members come from all over Whidbey and surrounding areas. Tickets
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ner will be at Penn Cove Gallery Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, to demonstrate her pastel methods. Skinner finds inspiration in the rolling wheat fields and rural scenes of Eastern Washington, where she grew up, and the tall firs and shorelines of her present home on Whidbey Island. Penn Cove Gallery on Front Street in Coupeville. 360-678-1176. www.penncovegallery.com The art displayed in OAK HARBOR’S CITY HALL for January and February is the work of advancedplacement students under the guidance of teacher Kit Christopherson at Oak Harbor High School. Artists and their artwork are: Irene Gribble, “Irene’s Sister”; Joey Tirrado, “Growth”; Angelique Guina, “Blue”; Yuki Betcher, “Peacock Prince”; Aaron Kelley, “Owl in White”; and Alana Acosta, “Girl with the Smile!” AKEMI WALKER is Penn Cove Gallery’s featured artist for the month of February. Walker, a jewelry designer, will be at the gallery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, to demonstrate her work and methods. Walker’s special love is art clay silver, a mixture of fine silver and organic material, which, when fired, becomes fine silver sculpture pieces. She uses freshwater pearls, semiprecious stones and Baltic amber with sterling silver to finish her designs. Living on Whidbey Island, her sculptured fine silver pieces are inspired by the nature that surrounds her. www. penncovegallery.com WHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE’S “Monty Python’s SPAMALOT” is on
stage Feb. 6 through March 1. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays. The musical is lovingly ripped off of “Monty Phython and the Holy Grail.” Show features sumptuous sets and costumes, a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, a killer rabbit and more madcap mirth than a headless knight. For tickets and more information, visit www.whidbeyplay house.com ROB SCHOUTEN GALLERY presents “Adornment, the Jewelry Show, Feb. 6 to March 2. A Sunday afternoon reception is 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the gallery. During this month of valentines and romance, find something special for yourself or for your sweetheart at Rob Schouten Gallery’s February show “Adornment,” featuring the work of four jewelry artists, Morgan Bell, Barb Mundell, Mary Ellen O’Connor and Tammi Sloan. Adornment with jewels is a 7,000 year-old practice that has developed through all the greatest civilizations. From the great queens of Egypt and the Roman Empire to today’s contemporary European houses of fashion, jewelry has played its part in a woman’s ability to express herself in a visual way. Whidbey Island artists are creating beautiful pieces of jewelry that continue to burst with new ideas of form, color and design in this diverse and decorative art form. www.robschoutengallery.com
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) TO SOUTH WHIDBEY FIRE/EMS FOR WEBSITE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT S o u t h W h i d b ey F i r e / EMS is soliciting proposals from qualified website development firms for contract services to update, improve, and maintain the distr ict’s website. An interested firm should propose services to satisfy this need for the period of Februar y 2015 – December 31, 2017. The requirements and qualifications are contained in the project descriptions. Each proposal should address these requirements and qualifications. SWFE identifies that the most important factors in determining the appropriate provider, in order of importance are: 1. Price/costs. 2. Term. 3. Ability. 4. Capacity. 5. Experience. 6. Quality of previous performance. 7. Compliance with statutes and rules relating to business practices, 8. Reputation. 9. Responsiveness to SWFE’s obligations and time limitations. The combination of these important factors will form the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated by SWFE. All proposals must be received by mail at South Whidbey Fire/EMS, 5535 Cameron Road, Freeland WA, 98249 FAX at 360-321-9385, email at chief@swfe.org or in person no later than 3:00 pm on February 6, 2015. Questions about the RFP should be directed to H.L. “Rusty” Palmer, Fire Chief, at 360-321-1533 or chief@swfe.org. Found
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An open bid auction will be held at Christian’s Towing, 685 Christian Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 98277 on WEDNESDAY F E B RUA RY 4 , 2 0 1 5 . Viewing will take place from 12:00pm to 3:00 P M F E B RUA RY 4 , 2015. Auction begins at 3:00pm on FEBRUARY 4, 2015. 82 TRVCT 25/MMH 1FDKE30L2CHA90839 535WUU 91 CHEV 17HM 1GBEG25K9M7107783 AAF0777 98 JEEP JPCH 1J4GZ58S2WC372660 AMX6873 Legal No. WCW612517 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 31, 2015.
Legal Notice: The Island County Finance Committee will hold a Special Meeting on February 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm In the Island County Administration Building, 1 NE 7th Street, Room 101, Coupeville WA. Agenda The Island County Finance Committee will consider a change in location and date/time of future Island County Finance Committee meetings. Action is expected to be taken on this matter. Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider 360-679-7367, P O Box 5 0 0 0 , C o u p ev i l l e WA 98239 Legal No. WCW612638 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 31, 2015. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND N AT I O N S TA R M O RTGAGE LLC D/B/A C H A M P I O N M O R TGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, vs. ESTATE OF MARY L. LOFTUS; THOMAS LOFTUS; CATHERINE BOLTE; CAMANO VISTA WATER DISTRICT; S E C R E TA R Y O F HOUSING AND URBAN D E V E L O P M E N T; U N KNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF MARY L. LOFTUS; DOES 1-10 INCLUSIVE; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT R E A L P RO P E RT Y; PARTIES IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY; PARTIES CLAIM-
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ING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN P E R S O N S O R PA R TIES CLAIMING ANY R I G H T, T I T L E , E S TATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; Defendants. Case No.: 14-2-00562-2 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: Estate of Mar y L. Loftus; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES O F T H E E S TAT E O F M A RY L . L O F T U S ; DOES 1-10 inclusive; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS of the subject real property; PARTIES IN POSSESSION of the subject real proper ty; PARTIES CLAIMING A R I G H T TO P O S S E S SION of the subject proper ty; and also, all other unknown persons or parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: Yo u a r e h e r e by s u m moned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 27th day of December, 2014, and defend the above entitled action i n t h e a b ove e n t i t l e d cour t, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, N AT I O N S TA R M O RTGAGE LLC D/B/A C H A M P I O N M O R TGAGE COMPANY, and serve a copy of your answer upon the unders i g n e d a t t o r n e y s fo r P l a i n t i f f, M c C a r t hy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 1356 Pilchuck Dr., Camano Island, WA 98282, ISLAND County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: December 19, 2014 M c C a r t hy & H o l t h u s, LLP /s/ Jessica Grape [x] Jessica Grape, WSBA #46436 [ ] Mary Stearns, WSBA #42543 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 300 Seattle, WA 98104 (855) 809-3977 Attorneys for Plaintiff Legal No. WCW606981 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. December 27, 2014, January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015.
shuttle service for the Whidbey Island Marathon to be held on April 19, 2015 and April 17, 2016. The intent of the proposal is to provide safe and efficient passenger shuttle service for marathon and half marathon race participants. The shuttle service is needed to bring runners to the start of both races and to return runners from the finish area to designated areas throughout the City of Oak Harbor. The closing date for receipt of proposals is 4:00 p.m. February 20, 2015. Late submittals will be rejected. All submitted proposals are subject to p u bl i c d i s c l o s u r e r e quests and will be reproduced for public review. The proposals will be evaluated by City Staff members and the proposal selected will be the m o s t r e s p o n s i ve a n d cost effective proposal to provide a low-cost shuttle service for the Whidbey Island Marathon. Please go to our website for the Request for Proposal Form at www.oakharbor.org. Legal No. WCW613123 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 31, 2015.
estate, lien or interest in the real estate described in the complaint (Legal D e s c r i p t i o n s e t fo r t h herein). YO U A R E H E R E B Y SUMMONED to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to-wit, within sixty (60) days after the 27th day of December, 2014, and defend the aboveentitled action in the Court aforesaid, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiffs, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for Plaintiffs at the address below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The purpose of this action is to quiet title in said Plaintiffs to the following described real estate: Lot 5 in Block 4 of First Plat of Utsalady, as per plat recorded in Volume 2 o f P l a t s, p a g e 1 6 , records of Island County. TOGETHER WITH that portion of vacated alley in said Block 4 which, upon vacation, would attach to the said premises by operation of law. ALSO TOGETHER WITH the portion of vacated Commercial Avenue (Utsalady Road) adjoining said premise that would attach to said premises by operation of law. ALSO TOGETHER WITH the right of access to Tracts “B,” “C” and “D” of said First Plat of Utsalady, as conveyed to all lot owners in instrument dated October 13, 1965, and recorded as Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o. 176790. Situate in the County of Island, State of Washington; DATED this 15th day of December, 2014. JOHN STEPHEN FORDERHASE, P.S. /s/John Stephen Forderhase J o h n S t e p h e n Fo r d e rhase WSBA # 11026 Attorney for Plaintiffs Legal No. WCW Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. December 27, 2014, January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015.
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY I N R E E S TAT E O F MARK TUCKER STEVENS, Deceased. No. 14 4 00286 8 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication o f t h e n o t i c e. I f t h e claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Personal Representative: Kathr yn Stevens. Attorney and Address for Mailing or Service: Margaret E. Delp, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 2 9 2 , L a n g l e y, W A 98260. Date of First Publication: January 24, 2015. Legal No. WCW611380 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbye Record January 24, 31, February 7, 2015.
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF OAK HARBOR WHIDBEY ISLAND MARATHON SHUTTLE SERVICE The City of Oak Harbor issues this Request for Proposals (“RFP)” to solicit from interested persons or firms proposals to provide passenger
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY Mavis N. Hatlen, an unmarried person, Plaintiff, v. Howard O. Vognild and J. Doe Vognild, spouse a n d s p o u s e, a n d t h e marital community composed thereof; Irene N. Vognild and J. Doe Vognild, spouse and spouse, and the marital community composed thereof: The Heirs and Devisees of Howard O. Vognild, deceased; The Heirs and Devisees of Irene N. Vognild, deceased; and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate descr ibed in the complaint, Defendants. NO. 14-2-00691-2 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (60 DAYS) THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: Howard O. Vognild and J. Doe Vognild; AND TO: Irene N. Vognild and J. Doe Vognild; AND TO: The Heirs and Devisees of Howard O. Vognild, deceased; The Heirs and Devisees of I r e n e N . Vo g n i l d , d e ceased; AND TO: All other persons or parties unknown claiming any right title,
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HAWKS CONTINUED FROM A1 knitted sweaters to show their Seahawks spirit. It was all in the name of fun and pride for an NFL team looking to repeat as champions. Loraine Goen, the lead cook at Oak Harbor Middle School, planned a Super Bowl-sized and themed lunch for the second year in a row at her school. The cafeteria was blanketed with Seahawk signs, student drawings and No. 12s and even a large wooden cutout of a Seahawks helmet. Goen went around to community businesses to ask if they’d be interested in donating treats, prizes and other items and was overwhelmed by their support. “She has a bad shoulder and she’s still doing this,” said Goen’s friend, Dale Turner, who came to help. She wasn’t the only one laboring, however. “My husband is a Dallas fan,” Goen said. “You Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times see him in there doing dishes?” When students came to the cafeteria door at the Shane Evans, principal at Oak Harbor Middle School, gives a shout-out to students during middle school, they were greeted by their princia lunch period Friday that served as a Super Bowl rally for the Seattle Seahawks. pal in Seahawks garb and with his hair and beard
CLAIM CONTINUED FROM A1 with co-counsel Lincoln Beauregard, said he hopes the public understands why it was necessary to take this
step. “These women deserve justice,” he said. “They certainly didn’t get it with a criminal prosecution. They are deserving of some measure of civil justice.” The women were ages 11 to 14 when King sexually
assaulted them; the abuse had profound effects on their lives over the last 20 years; and they each continue to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder, according to the claim and accompanying forensic psychiatric reports. The attorneys filed the
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tort claims earlier this month with the county’s risk manager. Island County Sheriff Mark Brown said he wasn’t notified about the claim and only found out when a reporter called this week. The claim states that Steve Hall, a former employee of the sheriff’s office, received information about King that triggered “the mandatory and investigatory laws under Chapter RCW 26.44.” The claim states that Hall was aware of King’s inappropriate conduct even before he was on the park district board. The claim says that Hall actually spoke with King about his inappropriate behavior before Hall became a district commissioner. Hall saw young female swimmers sitting on King’s lap “hundreds of times” during swim practice and was aware that he sent roses to one of the girls, the claim
spray-painted blue and green. Under their trays were tickets that allowed them to get in line for a specific free item such as Skittles or cupcakes. “We all come together to celebrate our Seahawks,” said Carolina Cacho, who worked in the cafeteria. “We’re going to be champions.” Noah Hangan, a seventh grader wearing a Russell Wilson jersey, predicted the Seahawks would beat the Patriots, 36-3. Kory Dyer, a member of the Whidbey Island Sea Hawkers booster club, doesn’t see the outcome being that one-sided. Dyer was on hand at his former middle school to help Goen and others. “I think it’s going to be a lot closer than it was last year,” Dyer said, referring to the Seahawks’ 43-8 victory over Denver. “I think Seattle is going to pull it out.” If that happens, maybe it’ll be because of the spirited chickens at Hillcrest. Kathy Hawkes, a paraeducator at Hillcrest, knitted blue-and-green sweaters for the six chickens to wear, each with a “12” on the back. The chickens don’t wear them for long periods of time, but just long enough to bring smiles to students’ faces. “It’s going to be a blowout for the Seahawks,” Goen said.
states. Yet Brown said Hall, who no longer works at the office, was not a law enforcement officer, as he’s described in the claim, but a non-commissioned officer who worked as an evidence technician. Under state RCWs, law enforcement officers, doctors, teachers and others are required to report if they have cause to believe that a child has been sexually or physically abused or neglected. Beauregard said he believes that Hall was a mandatory reporter whether or not he was a commissioned peace officer. King was both swim coach for the club team and aquatics director when complaints about his behavior came to a head in 1997. The district’s board was scheduled to meet about the allegations when King mysteriously disappeared. It turned out he
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moved to California without telling the district and got a coaching job there. One of the victims came forward three years later — in 2000 — and reported that King had sexually assaulted her, beginning when she was a 12-year-old swimmer. Teri Gardner, a detective with the Oak Harbor Police Department, investigated and interviewed many of the swimmers, their parents and district officials about King’s behavior. Several people reported suspicions about King; they noted that he commonly had girls sit on his lap, took girls to dinner alone, made comments about girls’ appearance, measured girls’ bodies, asked personal questions, paid for their “glamour shots” and generally made girls feel uncomfortable. Others said they had no problems with him. Gardner ended the report by writing “there is not enough evidence to proceed further with this case.” Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Steve Selby handled the referral from Gardner and decided not to prosecute. Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks previously said that prosecutors had no reason to doubt the victim, but he agreed at the time that there wasn’t enough evidence to prosecute and takes responsibility for that difficult decision. Krulewitch, however, said there was enough evidence to try King and that the prosecutor’s decision was devastating to the victim. “Had King been properly prosecuted and convicted in Washington,” he said, “the young girls in California wouldn’t have suffered the same fate.”