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VOLUME 38, NUMBER 8 • FEBRUARY 24, 2015
How to prepare for a tsunami on the islands By Cali Bagby Weekly editor
Big tsunamis come every 300 to 600 years and the last one for the west coast was 315 years ago, which means a disaster could be headed our way. “There are a number of quake scenarios that could impact the islands,” said Brendan Cowan, director of the county’s department of emergency management. “All are real, and could potentially happen tomorrow.” The good news is that when the tsunami comes islanders can be ready. According to the DEM’s new webpage entitled Common Tsunami Questions, “In the most likely scenario, San Juan County will have plenty of warning (due to the large quake we
feel) before a tsunami in the form of an extremely large earthquake.” The tsunami could come in 45 minutes or less after a large quake, which is defined as rating 5.0 or greater on the logarithmic scale. Although 9.0 would be incomprehensibly larger than a 5.0, Cowan describes both as large enough to cause concern. “In general, the larger the quake, the bigger the tsunami, but there’s an almost limitless number of scenarios that could cause a tsunami,” he said. “By focusing on the 9.0 quake with our maps, we’re looking at the most studied/best understood and one of the potentially most damaging events.” What complicates matters is that not all quakes
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cause tsunamis. The quake has to lift the sea floor to be followed by a tsunami, and according to Cowan, the majority of undersea quakes don’t cause a tsunami. To understand how likely it is that a tsunami is headed our way one has to look back to 1700 – and a forest submerged by salt water. For many years quake experts believed that the closest fault, the Cascadia subduction zone, was safely aseismic. When they found mysteriously sunken Northwest forests that appeared to have been killed by salt intrusion in the year 1700, their conclusion changed. It turns out that the eastward-moving Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is not sliding smoothly beneath the westward-moving North American plate; instead, it’s bunching up, building up tremendous pressure that scientists believe will eventually let loose in the space of a few minutes. If the fault’s five segments all “go off” at once, a 9.0-plus magnitude megaquake could launch twin killer tsunamis, one toward the Pacific Coast and one toward Japan. Seismologists now believe that’s what caused what
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The map created by county geographic information system staff, shows levels of tsunami inundation on Lopez Island. Orange represents 16 - 18 feet, dark pink 14-16, purple 4 - 6 and blue 0 - 2. is known as the Orphan Tsunami, which killed 1,000 people in 1700. When the plates finally slipped free, the pent-up Pacific Coast dropped by about five feet, submerging the forest. Predictions as to when the plates will roar again vary, but the Washington State Department of Natural Resource Chief Hazards Geologist Tim Walsh has said six past earthquakes affecting Washington have occurred 500 to 550 years
apart. The year 2015 will make it 315 years and counting since the last big event. Canadian and U.S. experts have offered probabilities of 14 to 29 percent that the event could occur during the next 50 years.
Where to run?
The DEM just released an online map tool that allows islanders to view the tsunami risk following a Cascadia quake. You can see the maps at http:// sjcgis.org/tsunami-inunda-
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tion/. According to Cowan, this is the first time that the department has had a datadriven picture of how the tsunami will affect San Juan County. This data has been collected over the span of 10 years. Prior to that, predictions of the tsunami effects were based on speculation or interpretation from work done on either a larger scale or for locations other than the San Juans. Since the tsunami hit Japan in March 2011, Cowan said there has been a lot of confusion in the community about tsunami risks. “The very idea of them can understandably bring up strong emotions, likely due to the extremely vivid images we’ve seen from Japan and the Indian Ocean,” he said. Some of the most common misunderstandings Cowan hears from the public is that what happened in Japan would be replicated here, and that if you know it’s coming you should get in a boat and ride it out. Apparently jumping in SEE TSUNAMI, PAGE 4
Community Calendar ONGOING
THRU 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 their devices and computers. Lou will tutor patrons in setting up email, operat-
Lopez Island AA Meetings:
ing 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
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FEB 24-25 CLASSES: Adobe Photoshop Element, 5 - 8 p.m., Lopez Library. Learn to make basic adjustments to photos and techniques to manipulate images for a variety of programs. Ages 14 and up. $55. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc.org. THURS, FEB 26 EVENT: The Board of Friends of Lopez Island Pool, 4 p.m. in the Fire Hall Meeting Room in Lopez Village. The public is invited to share discussions related to construction of a year-round pool on Lopez Island. FRI, FEB 27 EVENT: Speaker Thor Hanson will speak as part of the Ag Summit reservation, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center. SAT, FEB 28 CLASSES: Spaghetti Dinner, 4 - 7:30 p.m., Woodmen Hall by the Lopez Seniors for the maintenance and
MON, MARCH 2 CLASS: QuickBooks Coaching or Training, 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 1 week in advance, $50 thereafter. Ages 18 and up. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org.
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operation of Woodmen Hall. Tickets are $10 for an individual and $30 for a family of four. Togo dinners available. ART: Art in the Library Reception for artists Brooks and Karen Hattman, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Lopez Library. Artist reception for two artists showing in the Lopez Library. Brooks, “Winsome,” mixed media collages and Karen Hattman, “Birds of a Feather” wood decoys and sculpture.
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about San Juan County and Washington state that not everyone knows: • Tourism is the fourth largest industry in San Juan County and Washington state. • Washington is the only state in the U.S. that does not have a robust tourism promotion program. • We’ve been losing our share of the tourism pie – to other states – since our legislature closed the state tourism office in 2011. We are poised to fire up this economic engine again. This week representatives from the San Juan County Council and the San Juan County Visitors Bureau will be joining tourism industry representatives from all over the state in Olympia. Our goal? Ask our congresspersons to support bills that would allow our alluring state to tell its story
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SAT, MARCH 7 EVENT: Lopez Beach Walk and Cleanup, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Shoal Bay to south of Spencer Spit St. Park (northeast and east side of Lopez, along Lopez Sound). This is the third annual Lopez beach walk and cleanup of the Lopez Community Trails Network and part of our annual Go Take A Hike series. This is a one-way beach walk with transportation provided back to Lopez School. Meet at the Elementary school parking area off School Road. The full walk is about 5.5 miles, with a shorter option available by exiting at Spencer Spit State Park. We will supply trash bags and dispose of litter as we depart. Bring gloves as well as other weather-appropriate clothing. Call to sign up or for answers to any questions. Visit www.lopeztrails.org or call Bob Walker, 4683397. SAT, MARCH 14 EVENT: Calling all island basketball players. Here is your chance to represent
your island in the third Annual 5-on-5 Basketball Tournament on Orcas on March 14 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $75; proceeds go to the Booster Club.
MON, MARCH 16 LECTURE: Mediator and social change entrepreneur Dr. Merle Lefkoff. 6:30 – 8 p.m. Woodmen Hall. “Can Capitalism Be Saved? The New Eco-Economy.”.A discussion on the architecture of a new global ecoeconomy including success stories and non-violent campaigns for change around the world. Applying hope, generosity, mindfulness, humane technology, diversity, and networking toward a new environmentally sound basis for the world’s economy. Sponsored by Friends of the Lopez Library & the San Juan Islands National Monument. SAT, MARCH 28 EVENT: Fun and Funky Flea Market, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
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once again, by creating a program to raise $7.5 million in promotional funding. When visitors are drawn to Washington they discover the islands as well. The former state tourism office was a powerful partner to the San Juan County Visitors Bureau, sending us media leads, maintaining a film and photo library for us, archives and much more. Their support has been greatly missed. In 2013 (the latest year with economic data available), visitors infused $171 million into the San Juan County economy. Locally, visitor spending increased in 2014 based on a 16.6 percent jump in county lodging tax. Although county figures are positive, thanks in a large part to the Visitors Bureau promotional efforts and a strong economy, statewide tourism spending slowed in 2013 and is
expected to have slowed in 2014, as well. There is light at the end of the tunnel for the state. The Washington Tourism Alliance is making a final push toward re-establishing a robust statewide tourism marketing program. WTA is an organization established by industry stake holders with the sole mission of sustaining Washington state destination tourism marketing. To find how assessment will be structured and managed, visit www.watourismalliance.com. This time it will be different. The state will not be able to sweep funds and the new industry-supported, private, nonprofit funding mechanism will be unlike any other in the nation. All funding will be generated by the visitor industry itself (not just the lodging industry) through assessments SEE LETTERS, PAGE 6
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Word from the Editor
Is spring here? by Cali Bagby
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es we live on an island. Many of us moved here for the temperate climates. The founding American pioneers came here to escape the grueling snowstorms and freezing temperatures in the east and the extra inches of rainfall on the mainland. Many of us living in this beautiful place still look forward to white winters, including those early
morning ferry rides and the long drives to Mt. Baker, Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass in the hunt for fresh powder and blue skies. This year there is truly no point in waxing one’s skis with Snoqualmie Pass closed until future notice. Stevens Pass and Mt. Baker are also dismal destinations with snow reports of zero inches day after day. It is as if winter was skipped this year and fall has bled into
spring. Flower bulbs are popping up everywhere, and gardeners from the east side visiting our isle are envious. For some, this is proof that global warming is happening. For skiers and boarders, this weather is just a drag. According to weather experts like Cliff Mass, the current weather conditions do not necessarily point to climate change. According to Mass areas like the Pacific Northwest and Alaska will become wetter as climate change progresses. The Pacific Northwest in itself is an interesting region to explore when it comes to
climate change because of how little it has warmed. Our weather is controlled by the Pacific Ocean, and research has shown that the Eastern Pacific has not warmed. On a Feb. 7 blog post Mass wrote that winter technically ends the third week in February in this part of the state: “We are now close enough to that period to know that it is unlikely that we will get a major event [i.e. snowstorms] before the typical transition to spring.” The bright spot for powder chasers is that the Cascade snowpack typically increases until roughly April 1. Mass does go on to say
that “virtually every tool at my disposal suggests that the preternatural warmth will continue.” So although Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this year – thus predicting that there would be six more weeks of winter – he obviously meant in Boston and not in Eastsound. So our best recommendation is that you put your skies in storage and trade your puffy gloves for gardeners’ garb and head to the garden to watch the cherry trees blossom and to eradicate the fastgrowing weeds. Spring is here. To stay on top of the weather, visit cliffmass.blogspot.com/.
OPALCO and Rock Island merge to deliver Internet General Manager Foster Hildreth announced last Thursday that Orcas Power and Light Cooperative has acquired Rock Island Communications. Rock Island will merge its staff, infrastructure and operations with OPALCO to deliver modern, scalable and reliable broadband services for homes and businesses in San Juan County. “The full transition may take a little time,” said Hildreth, “but we can hit the ground running, thanks to the tireless efforts of Gerry Lawlor, who will serve as the executive vice president of Rock Island.” Mike Greene, founder of Rock Island, calls the situation a “win-win.” “We have the expertise and a long history in the community, and OPALCO has the infrastructure backbone to take us to the next level,” he said. Greene will continue to manage the system as Vice President of Technology. “The sale satisfied all my criteria,” said Greene, who has entertained a number of offers. “This acquisition meets my personal and professional goals, protects the interest of our
employees and benefits the community with an exciting new line of services.” For existing Rock Island and OPALCO customers, the transition should be seamless: the same local customer service and increasingly faster, more reliable Internet services. Rock Island Communications will build on its foundation to provide several new types of services. Learn more at http:// rockisland.com. Rock Island’s Friday Harbor office and retail store on Court Street will remain open. A new office at 208 Enchanted Forest Road, adjacent to the Orcas Rental and Saw shop, will open on Orcas. Each location will feature a “Giga Bar,” a n interactive area for the community to experience high speed Internet including streaming TV services demonstrations, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Micro Cells for cellular connection and more. OPALCO, as the parent company, is providing the funding for start-up costs and working capital for the new entity. The business plan (available at www.opalco.com) projects a positive return on the total investment by 2020. After Rock
Island Communications has met that goal, the business will grow at the rate of member demand, potentially creating a new revenue stream for OPALCO. This short-term investment in a long-term solution will contribute to the cooperative’s financial health and improve quality of life. “I thank the OPALCO board of directors for their thoughtful decision making,” said Hildreth. “We now have the team and resources in place – we’re off and running. I’m very excited to see this project accelerate and grateful to the team who are working so hard to build a local and sustainable solution.” Lawlor urges patience as the new company makes the transition. “For current Rock Island or OPALCO’s Island Network customers, no action is necessary. Stay tuned for further announcements and service offerings as Rock Island Communications gears up our high-speed Internet and phone services and as we deploy solutions beyond connectivity for homes and businesses.” Go to http://rockisland.com/ for more info.
Oil spill preparedness and response workshop Residents of the San Juan Islands who are concerned about oil spills along the coastline are invited to a community workshop on oil spill response and readiness sponsored by the Northwest Straits Foundation and the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee. The free workshop on Community Engagement in Oil Spill Response and Readiness will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, in the Commons building at Friday Harbor Labs, 620 University Road, Friday Harbor. Residents may see increased oil tanker and cargo ship traffic in the Straits. For example, a dramatic increase in tanker traffic could result from a Trans Mountain pipeline proposal - from about five tankers a month currently to more than 30 tankers a month. The tankers could carry oil from the Trans Mountain pipeline through
Haro Strait and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Other proposed terminal projects will further add to commercial marine vessel traffic in the Straits. How does an increase in tanker traffic affect the potential of a major oil spill? What will happen if a major oil spill occurs off the shores of San Juan County? How will it impact our coastal habitat and resources? Who is in charge of spill response, and what happens behind the scenes? What is the role of elected officials and emergency managers during oil spills in our community? How can citizen volunteers be involved in the cleanup? These questions and others will be answered for community members at the workshop. Local, state and federal agency staff will describe their roles as a part of “Incident Command,” how they plan for and make decisions during spills and how
they strive to protect valuable natural and community resources. Learn from the U.S. Coast Guard about the decisions they face when oil is spilled. Meet spill response managers from the Department of Ecology and Department of Fish and Wildlife to hear about their roles in the event of a major oil spill. Learn about the role of the Northwest Area Planning Committee and Regional Response Team in spill response. Learn about the challeng-
es spill responders would face in dealing with a spill in our community and how you can help before, during and after a spill. RSVP for the March 7 workshop by Thursday, March 5 to Heidi Lehman, Nor thwest Straits Foundation at lehman@ nwstraits.org, 733-1725. The workshop is sponsored by the Northwest Straits Foundation, the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee, the Washington State Department of Fish and
Wildlife, Washington State Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, with funding support from the Environmental Protection Agency. The workshop
is presented by VEDA Environmental in partnership with the Northwest Straits Foundation, the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee and Northwest Straits Commission.
Have you noticed increasing jet noise over San Juan County? Learn more: www.quietskies.info The Islands’ Weekly • www.islandsweekly.com • February 24, 2015 – Page 3
Another baby for JPod by SCOTT RASMUSSEN Journal editor
The well-seasoned hands at the Center for Whale Research pretty much had written off J-19 for another go around at motherhood. The 36-year-old female had last given birth nearly a decade ago, but it turns out she had a little surprise in store. The center believes J-19 is the mother of new calf sighted off the west side of San Juan Island in mid-morning of Feb. 12. Center biologist and photographer David Ellifrit said the calf appeared to about a week old and seemingly healthy as it traveled north, tucked between J-19, AKA Shuchi and its first-born, J-41, a female also known as Eclipse. “It’d been almost 10 years since her last calf,” Ellifrit said. An unexpected surprise and hint of a minibaby boom for the southern resident orcas , whose population, with the addition of two J-pod calves in less than two months, now
totals 79. Ellifrit said J-50, a newborn first sighted in late December, was among the orcas seen Feb. 12 and appears to be thriving. The arrival of two newborns stands as an uptick for endangered killer whales. The population, which consists of three tightly knit clans, J, K and L pods, fell to a 30-plusyear low, 77 individuals, as recently as late fall. Five of its members, including a newborn, vanished in 2014 and are presumed dead. Prior to the birth of J-50, and now J-51, no member had given birth to a calf that survived in the past two years. The mortality rate is roughly 50 percent for newborn orcas in the wild, according to the center. Granted federal protection under the Endangered Species Act in 2005, the population of Southern residents was 86 at the time. The National Marine Fisheries Service, tasked with restoring the population, estimates 2.3 newborns would need to survive each year for the population to recover.
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your boat has worked in outer coast areas where deep open water is close at hand, but will not work here because of the complexity of island waters, which create an unpredictable environment and current speeds approaching 15 knots or more. Another myth is that a tsunami would only impact the west side of San Juan or Lopez. According to recent data, Crescent Beach and Lopez would be most impacted by a tsunami with flow depths up to 18 feet. Cowan wants people to understand that the tsunami is not so much a wave but more like an extremely fast-
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moving and amplified tidal cycle. “We want this to be a tool that educates islanders about the risk and teaches them that in the event of a big quake, people near the water should calmly collect their family and things and head for high ground, say 35 feet or more above the water,” Cowan said. “In the islands, high ground is never too far away.” The vast majority of the islands will not be inundated by tsunami water. According to Cowan, islanders should be aware that the first surge is often not the biggest. Tsunami impacts can continue for 12 hours or more after the first effects.
How to stay alive
Cowan hopes the launch of the online maps will offer reassurance to those who fear the tsunami will be catastrophic. At the same time he wants to raise awareness that tsunamis are worth paying some attention to. “The whole idea is to strike a balance between needlessly sowing fear, but also not putting our heads in the sand,” he said. “The worse thing for me would be if when it happens there’s someone killed or injured who had no idea at all that a tsunami was a possibility.” The hazard from tsunamis is not so much in the wave, but what it carries in its wake.
According to the department of emergency’s website, “the danger comes from rapidly rising water, as well as fast-moving debris entrapped in the flow, which includes boats, docks, driftwood logs and other items become potentially devastating battering rams.” Avoiding these objects is the first step to surviving the disaster. On the islands it is likely that people will be cut off from the mainland for weeks, meaning there will be a shortage of food, fuel and medical care. Water and septic systems could be compromised. Ferry service, electricity and Internet might be lost for a long period of time. Cowan recommends that islanders should be prepared to be completely self-sufficient for seven to 10 days. For detailed information on how to be self-reliant after an tsunami, visit sanjuandem.net. “Steps to prepare don’t need to be especially expensive or time consuming, and there’s no good reason not to start preparing,” said Cowan. “My office is always willing to help any person, family, business or organization who needs some help getting going.” You can contact Cowan by email at dem@sanjuandem.net or by phone at 3707612.
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intellectual 45. Harvest goddess 48. Is repentant 50. A U. N. agency concerned with flight (acronym) 52. Small, sealed glass vial 53. Bond player 54. Machine used to cover a road with asphalt 55. Spinachlike plant 57. Caesar's farewell 59. "I'm ___ you!" 60. Biology lab supply 61. Farmer's place, in song 64. ___ roll 65. Alkaline liquid Answers to today's puzzle on page 8
National Monument recruiting for positions By Marcia deChadenedes
Contributed photo / Tom Reeve
SJI National Monument
Lighthouse on Patos Island.
The San Juan Islands National Monument has gotten to work with the Resource Management Planning effort, which is anticipated to be a four-year-plus effort. An important component of this process is the involvement of the Monument Advisory Committee. This team of 12 individuals represent a spectrum of the interests of the region, and how those concerns apply to managing these public lands. We had a terrifically successful recruitment period for the team that exists now, but committee position terms last only three years. In order to keep a core team involved we are cycling out four positions a year for the next three years. We are grateful for the energies of the public who have filled these four seats this year, and they are certainly welcome to reapply. This is a great opportunity for folks to be engaged directly in the planning process, representing the community of those specific interests. We have held two day-long meetings thus far and expect to meet again four more times by October. Other ways that the public can participate in the creation of the management plan is by communicating with the Monument Advisory Committee, privately or at their
public meetings, and at our public scoping meetings. The first are coming up the second week of March, in Anacortes, on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan. Look for our notices of dates and times! Nominations are being accepted for: • One member representing recreation and tourism interests. • One member representing wildlife and ecological interests. • One member representing cultural and heritage interests. • One member representing education and interpretation interests. The application deadline is March 20, 2015. Nomination forms can be picked up at the Spokane District Office or the BLM’s Lopez Island Office at 37 Washburn Place, Lopez Island, WA 98261, by calling 509-5361200 or from the website: www.blm.gov/or/ rac/sanjuanac.php. The BLM will review the applications and submit recommended nominees to the Secretary of the Interior, who is responsible for making the appointments. Appointed members must reside in the state of Washington. Resource advisory committees generally hold meetings four
times a year. Although members serve without monetary compensation, travel and per diem expenses are reimbursed. The National Monument encompasses approximately 1,000 acres of public land spread across a uniquely beautiful archipelago of over 450 islands, rocks and pinnacles. The National Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation to protect BLMadministered lands with historic, cultural, natural and scientific significance.
To learn more about the National Monument, the makeup of the Monument Advisory Committee and representatives for the various categories, see www.blm. gov/or/rac/sanjuanac.php. For more information on the committee or to discuss alternate ways you can be a participant in the National Monument planning effort, contact me at 468-3051 or ormdechade@blm.gov.
Senate unveils $15 billion bi-partisan transportation plan By Cooper Inveen
Reporter, WNPA Olympia News Bureau
After 22 months of negotiations, four senators – two Republicans and two Democrats – have unveiled a $15 billion transportation package with an 11.7 centsper-gallon gas tax increase at its revenue core. “It’s been a thorough and tough negotiation, but we did it with an honest appreciation for each other’s needs,” said Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Curtis King (R-Yakima). Feb. 17 and 18 the Senate Transportation Committee hears testimony on the 11 bills that make up the package. King and senators Joe Fain (R-Auburn), Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens) and Marko Liias (D-Mukilteo) announced the package during a press event on Feb. 12. The proposal would raise Washington’s 35.7 centsper-gallon gas tax by five cents in July, 4.2 cents in July 2016 and another 2.5 cents in July 2017. Not all of the projected $15 billion would come from the gas-tax increase. Yearly car-tab fees would be raised by $15 in the program’s first year and then by an additional $8 in 2022. The classified skill examination fee for obtaining a
carbon-fuel standards or greenhouse gas reduction requirements are implemented by Gov. Jay Inslee, that money would be withdrawn and reallocated to the state’s roads and highways. King explained: “It helps by having them not implement a carbon-fuel standard.” Hobbs quickly interjected; “One little issue that we’re going to have to work out.”
commercial driver’s license would increase from $100 to $250.
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The 16-year program would dedicate $8 billion to highway and road-maintenance projects with a primary focus on what King called Washington’s areas of economic significance. The package would fund widening projects on I-405 east of Seattle, I-90 through the Snoqualmie Pass corridor and I-5 near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Tacoma as well as a new north-south I-395 corridor in Spokane. The plan includes $1.2 billion for completing the west side of the new Highway 520 bridge between Seattle and Bellevue, funding that otherwise would have been gathered through a toll on the I-90 floating bridge. The proposal also includes a measure that would allow Puget Sound residents to vote on $11 billion in tax increases – ranging from sales to property taxes – to fund light-rail extensions. Other areas of the state – specifically legislative districts 1, 10, 20 and 40 in the Puget Sound area and Lewis County – would see no improvements. The Olympic Peninsula would see only minor improve-
ments on a highway stretch near Elma in Grays Harbor County. The package includes some funding for rural transit, vanpools, safety programs, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways. But there’s a catch: if any 2
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two of Inslee’s signature issues. Republicans have opposed both ideas, citing fears that corporate costs would be passed on to consumers. Costs for maintaining California’s emissions cap have led to a 10 centsper-gallon increase in gas prices since the program began. “We must make progress on funding transportation and reducing carbon emissions this session,” Inslee said in a press release following the package’s unveiling. “We need to see how much support the bill has in the Senate, and then we can all work on the next phase of negotiations.” The Senate transportation package sponsors said
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that because the four of them were able to reach across party lines to come up with the proposals, they are confident that they can muster the votes needed to get some version of it passed. But the carbonreduction provision isn’t the only part of the package that has Democrats worried. “In addition to that, funding is removed from a critical environmental cleanup account that is essential to maintaining a healthy environment,” Sen. Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas Island) said in a joint statement with Sens. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) and Cyrus
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(D-Seattle) and Cyrus Habib (D-Kirkland), “As it is currently constructed, I will not be able to support this plan.” The proposal also includes a provision to move approximately $350 million from the state’s general fund to the transportation fund. The Legislature is under court order to significantly increase education funding and some Democrats worry that taking money out of the general fund will
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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.
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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.
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LOPEZ CHAMBER DIRECTOR Lopez Island Chamber of Commerce is seeking to hire a Director. This is a part time position with salary range of $18K to $22K DOE. Director is responsible for all Chamber activities and office and will report to the Board of Directors. Contact the Chamber office for a full job description and application by email lopezchamber@ lopezisland.com or phone 360-468-4664 Employment General
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veterinary technicians from the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canada and the Seattle Aquarium. Gaydos and Seattle Aquarium Veterinarian Dr. Lesanna Lahner are working with NOAA Fisheries to import the protocol into Washington and Oregon. SeaDoc researchers have only attempted one disentanglement in Washington so far, and once the sea lion was darted with anesthesia, they discovered that the material had broken off and they were just seeing a scar. Efforts are being made to find out what type of materials are most often entangling sea lions. Researchers plan to work with the companies that make these plastic materials strong enough to hold packed boxes, but will also rot and break free once in the water. “We’ve done a lot of things to harm the ocean, which is a shame because it does so much for us that
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Rescuing a wild animal is no easy feat. Rescuing a 1,400-pound sea mammal is an entirely different feat. A few weeks ago, Joe Gaydos found himself facing a Steller sea lion entangled by a piece of plastic packing strap off Fanny Bay in British Columbia. “The biggest challenge when working with a 1,400pound animal is obviously safety - for the people and for the animal,” said Gaydos, chief scientist and regional director of the Orcas-based SeaDoc Society, which conducts and sponsors scientific research in the Salish Sea. “You don’t want anybody to get hurt and you don’t want the animal to get hurt.” Marty Haulena, the veterinarian at the Vancouver Aquarium who pioneered a popular disentanglement technique, has been training SeaDoc staff to disentangle animals. The rescue efforts include the remote
injection of an anesthetic to sedate the mighty creature. According to Gaydos, the beauty of the drug combination is that the animal will go under anesthesia enough to permit approach, but not so much that it stops breathing. In the case of the sea lion, once it was sedate the team was able to cut the packing strap loose and reverse the anesthesia with an antidote, allowing the sea lion to swim away free. According to Gaydos, “the Vancouver Aquarium and Department of Fisheries and Oceans have done this numerous times in British Columbia and animals have been re-sighted weeks to months after the disentanglement and have learned that the trauma heals quickly once the packing strap is removed and the sea lions gain weight and go back to looking like robust healthy animals in no time.” The technique required a skilled team of boat drivers, biologists, veterinarians and
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It was a team effort to free a Steller Sea Lion from a piece of plastic packing strap that was wrapped around its neck. If left alone, the 1,400-pound animal would have slowly strangled to death.
we ought to be taking better care of it,” said Gaydos. He added that saving one sea lion from a slow strangulation is about making
one wrong right, but sadly not all animals suffering this fate will be rescued. “Hopefully this will remind people that trashing
the ocean has consequences,” Gaydos said. “Maybe the next time they go to throw something off the boat they will reconsider and dispose of it properly. We owe it to the ocean.”
Eagle feasts on Giant Pacific octopus
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Non-profit, 501(c)(3), organizations on Lopez Island interested in receiving a grant from Lopez Thrift Shop is invited to submit an application. The application packets will be available at the Lopez Thrift Shop and Lopez Library beginning March 1st and must be post marked by March 31, 2015. Mail applications to: Lopez Thrift Shop PO Box 274 Lopez Island, WA 98261
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Kwiaht volunteer Lisa DiGiorgio captured a photo of an eagle feasting on a giant Pacific octopus in Fisherman Bay on Sunday, Feb. 15. Giant Pacific octopus have been reported around San Juan Channel and Fisherman Bay peninsula, and occasionally wash ashore where they become food for seagulls, and other scavengers, but this is the first time that we have seen photographic evidence of an eagle enjoying an octopus meal.
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tussis (whooping cough), including cases reported in Washington state. While no cases related to the current outbreaks have been reported in San Juan County, San Juan County Health and Community Services encourages individuals and family members to review their vaccination status.
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If vaccinations are not up to date, or you have questions about vaccinations, this is a good opportunity to contact your health care provider to discuss vaccine options for you and your family. Remember, Community Immunity is the best prevention. If you have any questions, contact San Juan County Health and Community Services 3784474. SAN JUAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
How does one say “thank you” to an island? I came up to Lopez, to stay, about a month ago -– and baby – I’m never going to leave – well, maybe some day, if you know what I mean! But I have never been so happy as I have been since arriving here. There seems to be a natural, built-in “welcome to Lopez” feeling that really makes one want to stay.
I felt I had friends immediately, and what a wonderful feeling! I really feel I should also thank my son, Jeff, who lured me up here, and who has helped me beyond all expectations. What a wonderful son! I feel so blessed to have him to rely on! Just wanted you to know how very happy and delighted I am to be part of Lopez! I love it! CONSTANCE A. NICHOLS