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VOLUME 38, NUMBER 9 • MARCH 3, 2015
Lopez School welcomes a new superintendent by Cali Bagby Weekly editor
Brian Auckland, shown right, has been named the new superintendent of Lopez Island School District.In August of 2014, Auckland was hired as the interim elementary principal and special services director, replacing Lisa Shelby who has returned to Alaska. Auckland's aunt lives on Lopez so he visited the island often throughout his life. What drew him to the “friendly isle” was Bill Evans who he met about 15 years ago. Auckland was looking for a place to fulfill his superintendent internship and thought Evans would be an ideal mentor. “His genuineness, his caring and deep commitment to student learning and the fact that you can count on Bill to keep students first is what I respected about him and want to follow,” said Auckland. In December, the staff recommended Auckland for the position of superintendent as Evans had turned in his resignation. In January the school board asked for Auckland to apply for the position.
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“It's a natural fit. I enjoy the staff and kids,” said Auckland. “And the board is supportive … It's just a good fit.” Auckland's wife and two kids, a fourth grade son and second grade daughter, still live in Arlington, Wash., and he sees them on the weekends. His family plans on moving to the island in June. Auckland takes this position in the aftermath of a few big changes at the school. Evans resigned last April, but stayed in the position until his replacement was found. At the time Evans cited financial oversight as his main reason for stepping down, writing in a press release to the Weekly that, “We need a superintendent whose skills include a high degree of financial savvy.” The new superintendent describes himself as “number- oriented.” Auckland has been an administrator for more than ten years. He worked at an elementary with more than 700 kids and large budgets. “I've always kept a balanced budget,” said Auckland.
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He also comes to the district in the wake of the November election where voters passed a $9.6-million capital projects bond. The bond represents significant revisions from the $16.5-million renovation project proposed in 2013, which did not meet with voter approval. School officials say the bond will provide sufficient funding for critical upgrades and renovations to meet basic safety, health and educational standards, by reducing originally proposed new additions and site improvements, trimming back on refurbishment of classrooms, and eliminating original plans for water catchment for irrigation. With these changes on the horizon, Auckland said his goal is to listen and ask questions to find out what the community truly needs. Auckland said he got into the education business because he has always loved watching kids learn. “It's a gift to teach kids how to learn everything from sports to the arts,” said Auckland. “That is at the heart of what I do – a passion for student learning.”
Sheriff responds to crime survey by Cali Bagby Weekly editor
San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs said he was not surprised to find that 59 percent of 240 participants in a recent poll said drug activity
was their main worry when it comes to crime in our island communities. “I knew that was a primary concern,” said Krebs. He already has some plans in place to address these issues, but cannot share specific tactics with the public at this time. “We are going to be paying more attention to places where there are known drug hangouts in Friday Harbor
and other places where there are concentrated areas of activity,” said Krebs. “We will also focus on the way drugs are getting on the island.” Drugs was one of several topics in the poll, which was created by the Islands’ Weekly in January. A total of 268 islanders responded to the poll – 33 answers were skipped. See the results of the survey on page 7. What Krebs found most
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startling about the poll was that only 16 percent of survey responders checked excellent in response to deputies’ professionalism in their interactions with the community. “My goal is to change that quickly,” said Krebs. “There is absolutely no reason that our deputies should not be professional and friendly in our community.” Krebs said the perception of unprofessional deputies may be because the memory of the Christmas Eve incident in Friday Harbor. The incident involved Deputy Felix Menjivar pulling over a San Juan Island man driving a trailer, which carried more than a dozen holiday carolers including several children. The ensuing verbal exchange between the driver and Menjivar became heated and, according to several witnesses, that dispute nearly escalated into an altercation. Witnesses say that at one point the deputy lunged at the driver, but was restrained by a second officer who arrived at the scene. Krebs said he would not be surSEE CRIME SURVEY, PAGE 5
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: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809
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 by funding provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
MAR. 4 - APRIL 28 EVENT: “Years of Living Dangerously” film series and community conversation, 7
– 9 p.m., The Gathering Place at the Hamlet, Lopez Island. Showing of “Years of Living Dangerously,” an Emmy-Award winning Showtime nine-week series on climate change from the perspective of people living through its hardships, dangers and challenges. Each episode will be followed by special speakers and community conversation.
FRI, MARCH 6 ART: Lopez Artist Guild Presents: Ann Vandervelde, 5 - 7 p.m., The Gathering Place at the Hamlet. Join Vandervelde and friends for the opening of her new art show: “Harmonics creating images that speak to geography and culture through multiple voices.” The artist will discuss process and viewer interpretations at 5:30 p.m. SAT, MARCH 7 EVENT: Lopez Beach Walk and Cleanup, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Shoal Bay to south of Spencer Spit State Park (northeast and east side of Lopez, along Lopez Sound). This is the third annual Lopez beach walk and cleanup of the Lopez
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Community Trails Network and part of the 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. 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
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should have priority without having to make reservations. We must get home. There are about 12 houses south of a line extending from Metzger’s Otis, due east one and a half miles to the middle of Watmough Bay. Only about three are occupied by primary (full-time) residents. If I, a full-time resident, have priority boarding over my neighbors, I would feel very uncomfortable “going to the head of the line” and to say nothing of my annoying in-line tourists whose dollars contribute significantly to our local economy, and who, therefore, should be welcomed. What ferry system in the world gives residents priority? This pervasive notion of “unfair” now gives me warrant for resubmitting the essence of my apostrophe
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the world’s economy. Sponsored by Friends of the Lopez Library and the San Juan Islands National Monument. MUSIC: Bach Sonatas, 7 9 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, $15, $20,$25 donation; Youth 18 and under always free. he Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents period instrument chamber music of J.S. Bach.
THURS, MARCH 12 MEETING: Lopez Island Garden Club, 9:30 a.m., Woodmen Hall. Doug Benoliel, botanist, landscape designer, author, and wild edibles expert will present: “Small Shrubs and Ground Covers: Seven Favorites for the San Juan Islands!” Everyone is welcome. SAT, MARCH 14 SPORTS: 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. ART: Opening reception for TJ Anderson’s “Illumination
of the Orb,” 5 - 7 p.m., Chimera Gallery. Enjoy this rare opportunity to see a large collection of TJ’s beautiful and inspiring works of wood. Show runs through April 10. Hours: Thursday through Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-3. Lopez Village Plaza. 360-468-3265. www.ChimeraGallery. com. EVENT: The Beauty and Complexity of Vietnam: A Different Light, 1-2:30 p.m., in the Lopez Library Community Room. The final program of the Lopez Library’s Winter Wanderlust Series. Lopez locals Jack Pedigo and Parvin Baharloo present photographs, videos, impressions and discussion of the country today. The program will include numerous elements of Vietnam including its natural wonders as well as time for discussion at the end of the program.
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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contra Ludwig, previously deleted by quantitative, rather than qualitative, constraints: So the universe is unfair: The extent to which God’s will guides the universe is unknown, hence many beliefs flourish: Dante believed God is the un-moved mover, the un-caused cause of everything. Frost, in a more secular age, sensed that the universe may be a cosmic joke, a vacuum fluctuation: “Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee// And I’ll forgive Thy great big one on me.” The attempt to justify God’s ways to man has been a stumbling block since before Job’s biographer wrote his deathless but rambling prose. The death toll of the Lisbon earthquake (1,755) shook Voltaire’s faith. “Unfair,” he
cried. Nevertheless, whether you believe that human intelligence is the product of divine design, or merely the happy result of the “roll of the dice,” all should agree with Galileo and the NAACP that “the mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Perhaps you also agree with Schultz Axiom #3: Humanity is best served by diligent use of mind. “Authority comes from right reason, not t‘other way ‘round.” (John Scotus Erigena). Only if you reason rightly need your neighbors take you seriously. Earthly practices mirror ideal verities? LBJ pleaded: “Come, let us reason together” (Isaiah I, 18). JM SCHULTZ Lopez Island SEE LETTERS, PAGE 6
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Guest Column
Islands’ first naturalist By Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy
More than 150 years ago, before the American Civil War, and even before the so-called Pig War, the San Juan Islands were already a subject of serious study by American and British scientists. Scientists accompanied American railroad surveys that crossed the continent in the early 1850s searching for practical routes to the Pacific Ocean, and some of them remained in California and the Oregon Territory, collecting more specimens. When the British Empire disputed U.S. claims to the San Juan Islands in 1855, both governments appointed boundary commissions to survey what they believed to be the correct dividing line. The British team arrived at Victoria in 1857 accompanied by David Lyall, a widely traveled botanist, as well as a zoologist and a geologist. The U.S. team recruited three researchers who happened to be on the West Coast already: George Suckley, an Army surgeon and amateur zoologist stationed at Steilacoom; George Gibbs, Harvard educated lawyer and student of Native American languages in Puget
Sound; and C.B.R. Kennerly, a young Virginian fresh out of Dickinson College where he had studied ornithology with Spencer Baird, director of the National Museum (now the Smithsonian). Baird had arranged for Kennerly to accompany the railroad survey to the Pacific Coast, and recommended him to the boundary commission. Kennerly was just 28 years old when he accepted this new assignment. He was supplied with copper cans, laboratory alcohol, a primitive camera and instructions to collect animals and plants throughout the sound and send them back to Washington, D.C., by any ships available. He was also told to evaluate the natural resources and potential economic value of the San Juan Islands. The Americans built a camp of tents and shacks at Semiahmoo Bay near present-day Blaine where Kennerly was to live for the next three years, venturing to the islands whenever he could secure a suitable boat. His first visit, in December 1857, began with a gale that
forced his crew ashore for a week near present-day
Eastsound. A more systematic exploration of the islands was undertaken over a period of six weeks in 1860. At the time there were fewer than 50 settlers on San Juan Island, perhaps a dozen on Orcas and none on Lopez. One “horrible” road penetrated the central valley of San Juan Island, and when trying to explore the north end of the island, Kennerly’s party was stymied by “the almost impenetrable
swamps which we encountered. It was by far the worst traveling that we have yet had. It was absolutely awful. We got lost repeatedly and but for our compass might have had trouble in returning.” Kennerly’s notes provide a window to island ecology before it was transformed by a century of EuroAmerican farming, logging, sheep and roads. He saw elk on Orcas, wolves on Lopez and San Juan. He visited an “oak prairie” on central San Juan Island where relic trees can be seen today, but did not mention oak stands anywhere else in the islands. Kennerly realized that the most fertile land was “prairie” or low-lying seasonal wetlands covered by bracken ferns where they had been “cleared by fire”. He observed extensive burntover areas on west Orcas, Blakeley, Decatur, Lopez, south San Juan and Shaw. He described the woodlands as “thrifty,” by which he meant young, tall thin trees, consistent with extensive fire clearing by Native peoples. Kennerly made unusual observations for a naturalist of his era and relative youth. “All of these islands appear to be gradually rising as
Climate change issues tackled by Transition Lopez Island group By Ande Finley
Harrison Ford hikes through Indonesian forests and goes head to head with government officials over deforestation of rain forests for palm oil plantations. Don Cheadle visits a drought-ravaged Texas town and talks to climate change disbelievers. Journalist Thomas Friedman finds a strong link between the recent Syrian revolution and three years worth of crop failure. This is just the first of nine episodes in “Years of Living Dangerously,” an Emmy-Award winning Showtime program presenting global climate change from a unique angle – the perspective of people living through its hardships, challenges and dangers. With its mission of bringing increased resilience and sustainability to our island, Transition Lopez Island chose this series to raise awareness about these critical issues facing our planet. The group hopes to translate that focus into a slate of activities that will harness our island-grown community activism and encourage people to thrive in these uncertain times. Each episode will be followed by community conversation led by members and special speakers from the co-sponsors, including the Lopez Locavores, Friends of the San Juans, Bureau of Land Management, San Juan Islands Conservation District, Islands Energy and the Lopez Community Land Trust. “Although some of the footage in this series is pretty bleak,” steering committee member Scott Finley clarified, “we want to make sure that attendees take away a message of hope and inspired action.” One anticipated outcome is the establishment of a chapter of Carbon Washington, a team tackling environmental tax reform. In April, they will kickoff a campaign to gather sig-
natures to put a revenue-neutral carbon tax on the ballot in November 2016 and Transition is hoping to do its part here in the San Juans. Kyle Murphy, campaign co-director, will be sharing Carbon Washington’s proposal after the second episode on March 11. Assisting like-minded local organizations, Transition Lopez Island has been wrestling with issues around local economy, labor share, energy use, movement of goods and people and food and water security since members started to gather under its banner in 2011. Recently, the group achieved official status becoming the 152nd Transition Initiative in the U.S., joining a movement of over 300 initiatives worldwide. “Years of Living Dangerously” debuts on Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m. at The Gathering Place at the Hamlet and runs through April 29. For more information, send an email to andefinley@gmail.com or call 468-5199.
shown by the marks on the bluffs and the character of the alluvial soils,” he noted in his journal. He also recognized that island streams were mostly seasonal, and that species diversity in the islands was relatively low. He made major errors, too, such as his report that “good grass abounds everywhere in the hills” of the islands based on mid-winter observations at a distance. He saw little grass on the hills he actually scaled, and on Stuart Island he observed: “On these grassy summits and slopes, grow in quantities a kind of Kamas, which the Indians gather for food.” Camas does not compete well in grass, we have found. What Kennerly probably saw on hilltops in winter were early shoots of camas, brodiaeas and onions, which can form a dense turf. Kennerly and Gibbs employed Coast Salish people as collectors of specimens and turned to Native languages for insights into the classification and ecology of local species including fish, birds and mammals. Kennerly even traveled to Point Roberts to participate in the Native reef-net fishery and collect specimens. His use of local knowledge, novel in the 1850s, only became widely recognized as a tool
of field biology in the 1980s.. Tragically, Kennerly did not live to publish his findings; he died on shipboard on his way home around Cape Horn on the eve of the Civil War in 1861. His field notes and specimens went into cabinets and drawers throughout the Smithsonian where hundreds of specimens can still be found, although many were lost, including pressed plants and glass plate photographs. His meticulous analysis of salmon species, based on Native languages, was disregarded when Suckley published the first monograph on Pacific salmon and trout in 1874, but was largely vindicated by genetics in the 1990s. Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy are following in C.B.R. Kennerly’s footsteps by continuing to document the biodiversity and biogeography of the San Juan Islands as researchers for the Lopez-based nonprofit Kwiaht. Russel has been annotating Kennerly’s papers and studying his collections since 2002, producing articles and conference papers on Kennerly’s salmon science and Native dogs. His biography of Kennerly will appear on History Link as part of the San Juan County Writing Our History Project.
LOPEZ ISLAND CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10:00 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at www.ctkonline.com/lopez. Email: lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421-4CTK ext. 819. COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings. Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service. Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org. GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome! LOPEZ QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Please join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m., at Sunnyfield Farm, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2406. Email: Lopezfriends@gmail. com. LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Beth Purdum, 370-0023. ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday starting January 3. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
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Merle Lefkoff and the new eco-economy Neighborhoods get on Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m at Woodmen Hall when Friends of the Lopez Library and the San Juan Islands National Monument will welcome social change entrepreneur Dr. Merle Lefkoff. The program, “Can Capitalism be Saved? The New Eco-Economy,” will address challenges to the present economic system which many world leaders are proclaiming is ending as we've known it. Do we need reform? Do we need revolution? Do we need restructuring? Do we need to replace an endless growth model that is destroying the planet? How do we stop spiraling economic madness such as potential new drilling schemes to tap a carbon
reservoir trapped beneath our oceans? We all know the statistics about rising inequality, stagnant wages and unemployment, openended war and corrupted governance. What's coming next if we don't take action now? Join Dr. Lefkoff in a discussion on pursuing the new eco-economy. Listen to
success stories and non-violent campaigns around the world that can be adopted, nurtured and scaled up as the architecture for a new global eco-economy. What if wellness, youthful entrepreneurship, creative disruption, networking, biomimicry, humane technology, mindfulness and generosity were just some of the elements of that new architecture? Dr. Lefkoff is a social change entrepreneur whose practice is devoted to the application of nonlinear complex systems thinking to whole system change. She holds a doctorate in political science from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., and has been a mediator, facilitator and leadership trainer in conflict zones around the world.
She is founder and CEO of the Center for Emergent Diplomacy and last year led the planning group of NGO leaders at the United Nations launch of the Gross National Happiness Index. Dr. Lefkoff is also a member of the Global Advisory Board of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network begun at Columbia University in New York. She was the first environmental lobbyist at the Georgia State Legislature in the early 70s and also worked in the Carter White House helping to write the first public participation regulations as a consultant to the Administrator of EPA. She is a co-founder of Leadership San Juan Islands.
Crossword Puzzle Across 1. "A Nightmare on ___ Street" 4. Not honored 10. "A jealous mistress": Emerson 13. Certain surgeon's "patient" 14. Sartre novel 15. ___ constrictor 16. Face-to-face exam 17. Flowering plant's reproductive organ 18. Certain digital watch face, for short 19. Fir tree seed producers 21. Australian runner 23. "Come in!" 24. Weightlifting maneuver 27. "I" problem 28. Bull markets 31. Of more dubious character 32. Note prolongation 34. Bamboozles 35. Unwanted item (2 wds) 38. Lentil curry 39. Sudden outburst (hyphenated) 40. Logarithmic unit of sound intensity 42. "To ___ is human ..." 43. Crumb 46. One who twists threads 47. "M*A*S*H" role 49. Baby carrier? 50. Telephone circuit connecting multiple subscribers (2 wds) 54. Elephant's weight, maybe 56. Masked man with a stick
board for broadband by Colleen Armstrong
Islands’ Sounder Publisher, Editor
Wondering if broadband is coming to your neighborhood? Now you can go online to see where in the San Juans high-speed internet is going to be installed. In mid-Febr uar y, Orcas Power and Light Cooperative announced it had acquired Rock Island Communications.
The company merged its staff, infrastructure and operations with OPALCO to deliver broadband services for homes and businesses in San Juan County. As the parent company, OPALCO is providing the funding for start-up costs and working capital for the new entity. SEE BROADBAND, PAGE 6
Thriving Communities conference features LCLT The Fourth Annual Thriving Communities Conference at the Whidbey Institute is featuring the work of Lopez Community Land Trust. Past conferences have highlighted regional thriving community efforts around the topics of food, economy, and health care. This year’s conference focuses on “shelter.” Shelter is a topic that connects everyone. Homelessness is not going away, affordable housing is a mainstream concern and efforts to help elders and veterans stay in their homes are essential to strengthening the fabric of our communities. Lopez Community Land Trust is currently celebrating 25 years of service to their community. The sixth neighborhood of affordable housing, Salish Way, is under construction, due to be completed mid-May. A seven-minute video will be presented at the conference featuring Lopez citizens involved with Lopez Community Land Trust. Other videos will include “Cocoon House” in Everett, tiny houses in Olympia and more. Representatives from all these organizations in the region will be present at the Conference, March 19-21 at the Whidbey Institute. Everyone is welcome and can register on their website: whidbeyinstitute.org/event/thriving-communities-2015/. Meanwhile, the following trailer, which includes Lopez, will give you a sense of what is being offered. For more info, visit vimeo.com/120090652
Sudoku
washing 11. ___ v. Wade 12. Bit 13. Pith hat 20. Salad oil holder 22. Like the Marx Brothers 24. Woodworking tool 25. Copper Down 26. "48___" 1. Astray 2. Shack (hyphenated) 29. Favor 30. Common sense? 3. Donnybrook 4. So unusual as to be 31. About 1.3 cubic yards surprising 32. Entering a legl 5. Indian bread document into 6. "No problem!" public record 7. Federal agency 33. C.S.A. state for mail delivery (abbrev.) (abbrev.) 8. Formerly known as 35. "That was close!" 36. Main house on a 9. Lead sulfide ranch (Spanish) 10. Ritual hand 58. Keats, for one 59. "That's ___ ..." 60. Chronicles 61. Colors 62. Oolong, for one 63. Wish undone 64. Balaam's mount
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37. "Faster!" 38. "Silent Spring" subject (abbrev.) 41. Pauper 43. Loathsome 44. Wife of a rajah (pl.) 45. Allowances for waste after deduction for tare 48. Beginning 50. Qualm 51. Apple spray 52. Anger, with "up" 53. Makeup, e.g. 54. "Sesame Street" watcher 55. "___ to Billie Joe" 57. "___ moment" Answers to today's puzzle on page 8
Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty ranges from 1-5 (easy) 6-10 (moderate) and 11-15 (hard). Today’s puzzle is level 11. Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8
Salish Sea Early Music Festival The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will feature German harpsichordist Hans-Jürgen Schnoor from Lübeck and viola da gambist Susie Napper, director of the Montreal International Baroque Festival, along with flutist Jeffrey Cohan in an Johann Sebastian Bach performance. The concert will have exciting new transcriptions of trio sona-
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tas for viola da gamba, baroque flute and harpsichord in Bach Trio Sonatas on Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m at Grace Episcopal Church. Bach Trio Sonatas will include the Musical Offering trio sonata, BWV 1079, the organ trio sonata, BWV 529 and the sonata for violin and obbligato harpsichord, BWV 1019, all in new
Susie Napper transcriptions for flute, viola da gamba and harpsichord by the ensemble. Admission is a suggested donation: $15, $20 or $25, 18 and under free. For more info, visit www.salishseafestival.org.
Newborn No. 3 bumps population up to 80 by Emily Greenberg Journal Reporter
Scientists aboard NOAA Fisheries' research vessel Bell M. Shimada confirmed the sighting of a newborn calf in L-pod. The calf was spotted Feb. 25 about 15 miles off Westport, Greys Harbor. The vessel was tracking the pod via a satellite tag on L-84. Dubbed L-121 by the Center for Whale Research,
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Newborn calf L-121, spotted alongside its presumed mother, L-94.
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prised if this image of the deputy was still fresh in the community’s memory. “They should remember,” said Krebs. “It was fairly recent and a big incident in our town.” Krebs, who was sworn in as sheriff in January, has several goals to improve the sheriff’s department. His three-month plan includes getting his deputies “back on track.” The new sheriff said the recent sheriff election in November and a lack of morale in the department has been a problem. Now that the elections are over, Krebs said, “We can focus on keeping the community safe, which is our job.”
His other goal is to increase training on dispatch due to complaints about a lack of unprofessionalism. “We are building a strong foundation and building on that,” Krebs said. Other plans in the works are to hold town hall meetings so he can stay informed about the issues affecting each island. “Without knowing people’s concerns, it’s really a guessing issue,” said Krebs. “I know there are big issues out there and I want to focus on those concerns and make people feel safe.”
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• When asked how well the sheriff’s department is enforcing laws, 41 percent out of 243 rated the department as average, 25 – poor, 12 – well, 11 – very poor, 8 – very well and 3 – excellent. • When it comes to safety in our community, 90 people responded with safe, 67 felt very safe, 53 – average, 16 – safe and 14 very unsafe. • When asked if people feel like the sheriff and deputies are keeping you safe, 134 people of 217 responders said yes and 83 said no. • Thirty-five percent of 238 people related that the sheriff’s department is average when dealing with suspected drug activity. Thirty percent said poor, 23 – very poor, 7 – well, 3 – very well and 2 – excellent. • When questioned if people feel that the sheriff and/or deputies discriminate 2
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the calf is the second baby born to its apparent mother, 20-year-old L-94. While the birth of L-121 marks the third baby to join the Southern resident population in the last two months, survival rate of calves within the first year is 50 percent, according to killer whale biologists. Does a third newborn in the first two months of the year signal a baby boom for the Southern residents? Center for Whale Research based on a person’s ethnicity, 94 people said untrue, 87 – very untrue, 32 – true and 15 – very true. • When it comes to the sheriff’s department role in providing information to the public, answering questions or fulfilling requests, 37 percent of 238 people said average, 23 – poor, 17 – good, 11 – failure and 11 – excellent. • How would you rate deputies’ professionalism in their interactions with the community was answered with the following: 33 percent – good, 31 – average, 16 – poor, 16 – excellent, 6 – failure.
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Director Ken Balcomb says most likely not. Rather, Balcomb said there's been a more concentrated effort by NOAA and the center to keep track of the orcas during the winter. In years past, Balcomb said that the whales were only studied closely
during summer months. "We know they've been having babies in the winter before," he said. "But they weren't surviving through the summer." The birth of L-121 brings the population of Southern residents up to 80 whales.
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Charles William Diller of Bellevue and Lopez Island passed away Feb. 7 in Bellevue. A celebration of Charle’s life will be held at The Lopez Islander Resort, Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m.; 2864 Fisherman Bay Road, Lopez Island, WA 98261. Friends are invited to view photos, get directions and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com. Flintoft’s Funeral Home, 425-392-6444.
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nicity, religion, age and nationality. Joe, whose background is Italian, Irish and Cherokee, was raised in a creative household by musical parents who encouraged him to find his own voice. He inspires others to do the same and to water seeds of compassion, joy, wisdom and peace in our collective consciousness through music. Allison is an inspiring, creative pianist, singer and songwriter. She studied classical and jazz piano and performs with a jazz trio, a rock band and as a solo artist, as well as with Joe. She teaches piano and hopes to open her own music school. A fancy shawl pow wow dancer, Allison enjoys dancing for her Powhatan ancestors and elders in the sacred circle, honoring their contributions in her life. Many on Lopez remember Allison leading the whole audience of adults, teens and children in a Native circle dance at the culmination of their show last year.
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to perform with such great musicians.” This year’s concert features several new songs composed by Allison and Joe for their first joint album, Spirits Rising, which combines jazz, blues, folk and Native American music. They will also perform favorites from Joe’s previous albums and from Allison's debut album, Peachy Keyn. Those who have not heard Joe and Allison are in for a treat. Joe’s songs are playful, clever, engaging, joyful and always have something meaningful to say. The core of his message is an invitation to heal relationships with each other, the earth and ourselves. Joe’s powerful music brings people together across lines of race, class, gender, eth-
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For the 9th consecutive year, Michigan singer/ songwriter Joe Reilly is coming to Lopez Island. In the early years, Joe performed at Isabel’s Coffee Shop, the library or at house concerts, sometimes collaborating with Jaime Cordova. As Joe’s show expanded, his Lopez audience grew. This year, as in his past two Lopez concerts, Joe and partner Allison Radell will present their eclectic, heartwarming, family-oriented music along with Jaime Cordova and Colin Doherty at Lopez Community Center. Joe is always happy to return to Lopez. “We appreciate the unique intergenerational quality of Lopez. As always, our show will appeal to all ages. We are thrilled to have Jaime and Colin join us. It’s a real treat
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“As a human being, living in the world, I know it’s all a game. But what if I don’t know the rules? This is the question I am asking myself as someone flashes their high beams in my rear-view mirror.” These are the first three lines of a short story by Greg W. Taylor in the Winter 2015 edition of Lopez Islandbased SHARK REEF Literary Magazine. The story, along with additional, equally-compelling stories, essays, poems and visual art, is online now at sharkreef.org. As with the past six editions, SHARK REEF editor and co-founder, Lopezian Lorna Reese, partnered with Jeremiah O’Hagan on the prose selections. O’Hagan has returned to teaching again, part-time at an alternative high school in Washington State, after writing for a local newspaper. He says being with teenagers every day thrills and terrifies him. Poets Gayle Kaune and Richard Widerkehr chose this issue’s featured poems. Judith Connor continues on as art editor; for the summer issue, she chose work by Matthew Felix Sun. “There’s great spontaneity, emotion and depth in his work,” she said. Kaune and Widerkehr are in their second turn on the editorial team. Kaune,
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from Port Townsend, is published widely in literary journals, and her poems have won numerous awards. Widerkehr, also an awardwinning poet, has had two collections of poems and a novel published. He lives in Bellingham. Connor, an artist from St. Paul, Minn., is currently creating mosaic fish. “We’ve been fortunate to work with such brilliant co-editors over the years,” says Reese. “Our publisher, Iris Graville, met Jeremiah while both were students in the MFA program of the Whidbey Writers Workshop. Earlier poetry co-editors John Sangster and Elizabeth Landrum were well-known Lopez poets. When they stepped down, John introduced us to the next two and they in turn brought us to Gayle and Richard.” About her prose coeditor, Reese notes, “I can’t say enough about Jeremiah O’Hagan, who is exceptionally skilled in the art of the essay and never misses a deadline. His introductions to each issue are thoughtful, probing and often lead to surprising places.” Prose co-editor Jeremiah O’Hagan introduces our current issue with a reflection on writing rules. “I’m teaching again,” he writes. “Since I last taught five years ago, they’ve
taken to calling my subject ‘language arts’ instead of English, which is likely more accurate ... Labeling it an art, however, perpetuates the misconception that literature and writing are subjective endeavors. They are not.” He goes on to explain the selection process he and Reese follow when reading prose submissions. “Each of us divides the pieces into three piles: yes, no, maybe … The rules wobble in submissions in the ‘no’ pile. These are the essays and stories that don’t bear weight because the words, sentences and paragraphs are not squared with one another… They still need to be worked into finer versions of themselves … Those in both our ‘yes’ piles aren’t up for debate. These pieces stand on their words and breathe something true and we can’t help but be moved.” We believe you’ll be moved by the poems, fiction and art our editors selected. Founded in 2001 as a venue for Lopez Island writers, SHARK REEF, now in its 15th year, welcomes submissions from writers and artists living wherever the Internet reaches. “We’ve published compelling pieces from all over the world in SHARK REEF, including work by numerous local writers and artists,” notes Reese. “We’re looking
forward to what the next 15 years will bring. We also want to bolster our art submissions and would love to see more local submissions of art in our email box. We appreciate the support of our readers, too, and hope people will keep turning to SHARK REEF for good writing and visual art.” Originally published by the Lopez Writers Guild, SHARK REEF has, for several years, been published by Lopez Island author and publisher, Iris Graville. Readers can subscribe to SHARK REEF at no cost at sharkreef. org. Updates about the publication also are posted on the magazine’s Facebook page (Shark Reef Literary Magazine). SHARK REEF publishes two issues a year, one in the summer and one in winter, with submission deadlines of March 31 and September 30, respectively. The literary magazine considers solicited and unsolicited material: fiction, nonfiction prose, poetry and dramatic writing. It also features artwork by visual artists in each issue. Go to sharkreef.org for submission guidelines, current offerings and archived issues.