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How can we fix a system that is broken? Local filmmaker wants to make a difference in the way we treat young ‘criminals’

Contributed photo/ Heather Dew Oaksen

Left: A still frame from the documentary “Minor Differences.”

by CALI BAGBY Assistant editor

Putting a drug addict in a box for six years doesn’t solve the problem, according to Matt Stafford, who went back to what he calls “shooting stuff in his arm” as soon as he got out of prison. “I got clean because the drugs stopped working, the highs became less and less, and all that was left was negative consequences,” he said. Stafford and five other Washington state juvenile offenders in maximum security lock-up are featured in the documentary “Minor Differences,” which will be screened at the Sea View Theater on Thursday, April 30. This is the first in a spring film series called “Conversations” presented by Orcas Open Arts and co-sponsored by the Islands’

Sounder newspaper. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with live music, soup de jour and beer and wine in the Sea View lounge, followed by the film at 7:30 p.m. After the viewing there will be a “Q&A” with two of the film’s subjects featured in this article, producer Caroline Cumming and filmmaker Heather Dew Oaksen

followed by a reception for an informal discussion about how the community can help at-risk youth. There will be representatives from the mentorship program at the Funhouse, Orcas Family Connections and the Orcas Island School District. Tickets are available at Darvill’s and online at http://www.brown-

papertickets.com/event/1476362. Adults are $10, $8 seniors and students are free. When making the film, Oaksen hoped the stories from the young men she interviewed would inspire people to make positive changes. Since moving to Orcas two years ago, Oaksen has felt that this community is the perfect

Spotlight on Orcas Power and Light: broadband questions answered by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher

Since Orcas Power and Light Cooperative launched its full-scale broadband project in San Juan County this winter, the work has been non-stop. “We can’t keep up with the demand,” said Gerry Lawlor, executive vice president of Rock Island Communications, the new for-profit subsidiary of OPALCO. “We can’t get it out fast enough; we are a small team. We figured most early adaptors would want it cheap and easy by using a wireless adaptor, but most neighborhoods are opting for fiber installation.”

Since the co-op’s acquisition of Rock Island, Lawlor has been working 100-hour weeks. He spends a lot of time speaking to homeowners’ associations (there are 130 in the county) and property owners about the broadband process. There are currently 80 neighborhoods at various stages of the design process.

Broadband history In 1999, in order to improve electric system reliability, OPALCO started installing fiber optic lines, connecting its offices to field devices and the mainland.

Since then, it made high-speed data connections available to institutions like the public schools, libraries, medical facilities, government offices and certain small businesses. In 2011, the San Juan County Economic Development Council and the San Juan Island Community Foundation asked OPALCO to explore how its fiber option network might be used to bring broadband services to most of San Juan County. The result was a proposed $34 million project to build a hybrid fiber-wireless infrastructure that would serve at least 90 percent of the county.

That initiative was shelved in the summer of 2013 after insufficient monetary support from members. Although the scope was scaled back, OPALCO still worked on expanding the backbone of its fiber optic network to improve the safety of field crews and increase reliability of its electric operation. In February 2015, OPALCO announced it had purchased Rock Island Communications, which merged its staff, infrastructure and operations with OPALCO to deliver broadband services for homes and businesses in San Juan

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place to start looking at the way we deal with young people who are in trouble. “This community has so much heart,” she said. “We could do this successfully.” The film has been used in classrooms as a way to start a dialogue with young people who are struggling with difficult issues. Part of the film’s power comes from Oaksen’s follows-up with the same men 18 years later. The audience is able to watch the boys grow to men as they explore their inner demons. For Casey Stentz, also featured in the documentary, it represents potential light in the aftermath of a dark period in his life. “If I went through that so someone could learn something, my loss becomes so much more bearable,” said Stentz at a recent screening of the film for Orcas Middle and High School students. It’s clear from both men that watching themselves on a large screen going through the juvenile system and then on to prison can be taxing. “It’s a highlight reel of your worst times,” said Stafford. “I relate

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Ferry worker pinned by cars

Wednesday, April 22, 2015• The Islands’ Sounder

by CALI BAGBY Assistant editor

A Washington State Ferry employee was crushed between two cars on the Elwha last Friday at around 5:30 p.m. The ferry worker was flown by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center, ferries spokesperson Susan Harris told KOMO on Friday, but his condition is not known. According to San Juan County Undersheriff Brent Contributed photo/Bob Connor

Left: A ferry worker in the aftermath of the accident.

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a large flatbed truck slowly loading onto the boat. A few minutes later she heard a “loud impact noise.” She then saw a ferry worker pinned between the truck and another car. The truck immediately backed away from the ferry worker, who then fell to the ground. “It was horrifying,” said Meg. “It happened so suddenly.” Bob added that in the aftermath of the accident it was remarkable that several bystanders ran toward the injured ferry worker to help. “It was really heartwarming,” he said.

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Johnson the incident was investigated and is classified as an accident. “The driver’s foot slipped off the clutch and the car jerked forward,” said Johnson. According to witnesses Bob and Meg Connor, who have lived on the island for 40 years, the accident occurred as the ferry was docked on Orcas. Meg recalls that it was odd that cars were being loaded while she and her husband were waiting to unload. The couple was parked on the left back of the ferry near the stern when they noticed

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Orcas High School receives Lady Vikings fall to Forest ‘overall excellence’ award Ridge, boys beat Darrington Orcas Island High School has once again been recognized by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington State Board of Education with the “Washington Achievement Award for Overall Excellence.” A total of 401 schools earned Washington Achievement Awards for 2014. This award is chosen using the State Board of Education Revised Achievement Index and is based on statewide assessment data for the past three school years. Schools qualify for the award if they are among the top 5 percent of schools, based on the Composite Achievement Index rating. The rating is based on proficiency and growth for schools.

This year students at Orcas Island High School, Middle School and Elementary School will be taking the new Smarter Balanced Assessment. This new assessment has been designed to test college and career readiness and is aligned with the Common Core Standards. It is also considered more rigorous; nevertheless, we expect that our students will continue to perform at a level that places their achievement among the highest in the state of Washington. The award-winning schools will be honored during an award ceremony on April 28 at Spanaway Lake High School in Bethel School District, itself an award-winner for “High Progress.” This is the sixth year of the Washington Achievement Awards.

Artworks is back home

A beloved Orcas Island institution has come back to life. Thanks to community support and contributions large and small, the historic Strawberry Building in the hamlet of Olga has been restored after its devastating fire in July of 2013. The Orcas Island Artworks, celebrating its 35th season, will reopen its doors on Saturday, April 25. The Artworks, founded in 1981 to showcase the art and fine craft scene on Orcas, is a not-for-profit cooperative, structured so that the maximum proceeds from sales go to its members, who run and staff the gallery. This has helped make it possible for dozens of artists and craftspeople to make a living from their work for more than three decades. The 45 members of the Artworks are thrilled to return to their beautifully renovated home. The Strawberry Barreling Plant was built in 1938 to process the 450 acres of strawberries being produced in the Olga area at that time. The building

was re-purposed as an art gallery by the Artworks in 1981 and was placed on the Washington State Heritage Register of Historic Places in 2004. The nonprofit Olga Strawberry Council was formed in 2004 to acquire the building and to ensure its use as a part of the cultural, economic and artistic community. In the aftermath of the fire, the volunteer board of the Strawberry Council shouldered the responsibility for restoring and renovating the building. “This challenge would not have been met without the tireless efforts of our little board and the band of volunteers, the enthusiastic support of our tenants and the huge response of this wonderful community,” said Patsy Stephens, the board’s president. “This unexpected loss brought out the very best in all.” Seattle architect Ben Trogdon was chosen to design the restoration. His challenge was to preserve the historic elements and appearance of the building

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while bringing it up to current codes. “It has been such a rewarding and fulfilling experience to help the Orcas Island community breathe new life into the much-loved building, and to extend its useful life for many years to come,” he said. “I hope the elements of design serve not only to support both the artists and the new cafe, but to re-establish the building as a true community landmark for all to enjoy.” Contractor for the restoration was Terry Gillespie of Sound Construction. Project manager was Jim Nicol. The finished building is full of details that attest to their personal care. Opening together with the Artworks is the brand new Catkin Cafe and the James Hardman Gallery will return to its perch in the refinished loft. “This is a whole new beginning,” said Carol Anderson, one of the Artworks managers. “There has never been a more exciting time to be part of the Artworks.”

by MARTY ZIER Sports contributor

The (0-5) Lady Vikings lost to Forest Ridge Friday, April 17, 9-3, and continue to look for their first win. Head Coach Jason Nichols said the challenges were the same as they’ve been: pitching and defense. “I am starting to sound like a broken record, but that’s what we need to improve on. We dug ourselves too big a hole too early,” he said. However, Nichols said a couple of players had strong performances. “Bethany Hansen went three to three and had three runs and Madie Hance went three to three and had three RBIs,” he said. Nichols also took a squad of younger players to a tournament in La Conner and came away with three wins after three games and commented that, “Tori Sturk did a great job pitching.” Looking at the remainder of the season, Nichols says, “We’ve played each team in the league once, we know what we are up against and we play each team two more times. So we control our future.” The Viking baseball team came away with a 3-1 win against Darrington, April 14. The win was needed for Orcas to keep pace with the new league leader LaConner with a 7-4 overall record. Friday Harbor and Orcas are tied for second with 7-2 records with Darrington, 4-4, and Concrete, 2-6. This week both Viking teams travel to Concrete to take on the Lions.

Orcas Viking Gwydion Marreth hitting the ball. The Vikings golf team hosted Friday Harbor (4-14) and Cedar Park (4-16) for some great golf. The weather has finally turned and the Orcas Golf Course challenged our high school golfers. Coach Dan Drake says Mara Nutt is playing strong her senior year and shows

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potential to place high in the high school league. Luke Bronn, Serei O'Toole, Rowan Lister and the rest of the Viking golfers have set their sights to play in the league tournament in May, all of them showing improvement each match.

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he Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office recently reported that nearly half of the 15 salmon populations listed under the federal Endangered Species Act are increasing. What basis are they using to measure this increase? Are populations doing better than when listed under the ESA (already a crashed population) or a century ago? A concept overlooked by fish managers is called “shifting baseline syndrome,” a term coined in 1995 by fisheries biologist Dr. Daniel Pauly. What this term essentially means is that in order to maximize recovery efforts, biologists must look at the real historical abundance as a baseline. If we base our counts off of salmon in an already degraded state, we will only see an incremental lowering of standards over time and thus harm real progress for our efforts. An article entitled “Gaining Perspective on What We’ve Lost: The Reliability of Encoded Anecdotes in Historical Ecology” (tinyurl.com/ HistoricalEcology) further explains this concept. In order to make valiant strides in salmon recovery, we must look back to a “pre-dam” landscape, a time when free-flowing, cold and oxygen-rich rivers were the natural habitat for millions of wild adult salmon and steelhead returning from long ocean journeys back to their native spawning grounds. Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbit recently stated, “In the space of two decades, dam removal has evolved from a novelty to an accepted means of river restoration.” In that time, federal agencies have spent nearly $10 billion on recovery in the Columbia/Snake River basins, yet according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, “There is little conclusive evidence to quantify the extent of their [recovery actions] effects on returning fish populations.” Breaching dams shows much promise for salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest. The removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams in the Olympic National Park were the largest in U.S. history. This shows that Washington state can lead the country in habitat restoration. It has been five years since demolition began,and researchers are already seeing a “Return of the River” for the first time in over 100 years. In 2014, 432 chinook were counted between the former sites of these dams. It is amazing how efficiently wild stocks and habitat provide us with a “return on investment” once aged and costly structures are removed. Another group of dams that have been debated for removal for decades are the four lower Snake River dams in southeast Washington. A majority of fish experts agree with breaching these dams, which would open the gateway to 5,500 miles of intact spawning and rearing streams that run through 15 million acres of wilderness. A revision of the lower Snake River feasibility report shows that these dams are costing Washington taxpayers $160 million per year. After the last dam on the lower Snake was completed in 1975, salmon populations began a journey toward extinction that continues today. The recently passed Clean Energy Initiative requires large utilities in Washington state to obtain 15 percent of their electricity from new renewable resources, such as solar and wind, by 2020, and to undertake cost-effective energy conservation. Dams disrupt and kill migrating fish, reduce water quality and degrade waterways. Hydropower is not deemed a new renewable resource under this initiative. Now is the time to breach the four lower Snake River dams to recover wild salmon and steelhead, habitat and wasted taxpayer dollars. – Scott Herning, Sounder graphic artist and a member of the Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Salmon Initiative.

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Scotch broom is back The Scotch broom is again in bloom. As the wicked wolf said, “The better to see you with, my dear.” You can easily spot the bright (and I might say beautiful) yellow blooms which, if left to go to seed, will send thousands of unwanted clones of mamma plant into the environment. Weed wrenches can be borrowed from the County invasive weed office in the Senior Center building ... 376-3499. I can also loan you mine. Margot Shaw West Sound

The road to universal tolerance is hard I agree with Senator Kevin Ranker’s frustration resulting from inaction by the Washington State Legislature to pass an anti-discrimination statute. A recent column in the Seattle Times spoke to the societal intolerance within our country. As this issue has unfolded during the past two weeks following legislative action in Indiana and Arkansas, I have been distressed that none of the political pundits, including my favorites on “Morning Joe,” has pointed out that this country fought among ourselves 150 years ago at the cost of 600,000 lives to

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protest the second-class status of an entire ethnic group of Americans. We have faced this question!! Why are we still dealing with this issue 150 years later? If the legislation in Arkansas and Indiana is changed in a legal context, does that change the hearts and minds of those Americans who live there? If the revised legislation states that discrimination of any of a long list of social or ethnic groups is illegal, what other excuse will our fragmented society find to single out one group for second-class treatment. Will America deconstruct into religious wars between Baptists and Mormons over an interpretation of God’s word? Will we battle like the Sunnis and the Shias over whose leader was the rightful successor to Mohammed? For 1,500 years? Why are we intolerant of folks who are slightly different from those we each hold dear? Does not every mother, everywhere in the world, wake each day and hope that her children will be safe, happy, healthy and well fed? Why, as a species, are we so intolerant? If we regress to the hatreds of 150 years ago as expressed by Henry Wise in the Seattle Times column, what is the future for our grand-

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children, and that of their grandchildren? We must speak up and push back against the hatred and intolerance expressed in Indiana and Arkansas. We must all become like Ghandi and Martin Luther King. It is apparent that the road to universal tolerance is very, very long and hard. Ed Sutton Orcas Island

Exhibit for veterans At this time we are preparing an exhibit to be displayed at our Orcas Island American Legion, Post 93, located at 793 Crescent Beach Road, Eastsound. The community is invited to visit the display between noon and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday following the Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery from noon to 4 p.m., and by special arrangement during the week if desired. We are honored to have this opportunity to show our gratitude to those who have given their lives for our freedom, veterans who

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LETTERS FROM 4 served during the war years and their families. If you have mementos (uniform, medals, photos, certificates, etc.) you would like to share during the exhibit to honor their service, call 376-5413 for further information. We look forward to honoring our Orcas Island service men and women and their families by displaying their mementos. Our committee is committed to recognizing and honoring those who have served our country to preserve the freedom we enjoy today. We look forward to serving you. Freedom is Not Free Committee American Legion Post 93

Lions health screening thank you We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the many individuals who contributed their time and effort to make the Lions Health Screening on April 6 and 7 possible. More than 161 man-hours went into this project. We would like to thank the following Lions for their help during this event: Jim Biddick, Bill Buchan, Merry Bush, Pam Harney, Karen Hiller, Toby Hiller, Mike Jonas, Leif, John Lofland, Paul Losleben, Dave McPeake, Kay Miller, Kim Rose, Grant Stone, Mac Trunkey, Don Webster. A special thanks to non-Lions helping us this year: Miklos Preysz, Paul Carrick and Patricia Ayers from the Orcas Island Fire Department. Additionally, our gratitude for the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing for developing the van and providing the accompanying Screening Unit crew, Lions Mike and Pat Parker. Thanks guys – we couldn’t have done it without you. We would also like to convey our thanks to the Islands’ Sounder for helping us get the message out about our event. If the community doesn’t find out about us, all our efforts are in vain. Last, but most important, we would like to thank the community who participated in the event; it’s a way to thank islanders who so generously support our causes and events throughout the year. Ninety-nine islanders, including several children, participated in the health screening process, making our efforts worthwhile.

For those of you who discovered potential health problems, we hope you followup with the appropriate care. If we can help just one person prevent an emergency or improve their health status, it was all worth the effort! If you missed this year’s screening, look for us next year! Toby and Karen Hiller Orcas Lions

Thank you for marine science lectures The SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila would like to give a BIG shout of gratitude to the businesses and individuals who made our “2014-2015 Marine Science Lecture Series” possible. This was our 13th year of hosting the series, and talks were supported by Tom Averna (Deer Harbor Charters), Barbara Brown, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Glenn Prestwich and Barbara Bentley, Audrey and Dean Stupke, West Sound Marina, WWW Foundation (Bryce and Sue Rhodes) and Martha Wyckoff in honor of Lee Rolfe. Thanks to our sponsors, hundreds of people had a chance to hear top scientists and authors share their research and insights about our amazing marine ecosystem. For those of you that missed a lecture or saw a great talk you would like to revisit, you can find video archives for most of the presentations at www.seadocsociety.org. Our 14th season will run from October 2015 to March 2016, with lectures on the second Tuesday of each month. We hope to see you there! Jean Lyle The SeaDoc Society Haley Winchell YMCA Camp Orkila

Vote Thomerson and Adams We thank all the candidates running for OPALCO’s board of directors. We are grateful for the many years of service Randy Cornelius provided as General Manager of OPALCO, and we believe he would make an excellent member of the board, but at a future date. More than a few months are needed for there to be an effective transition from the role of general manager to that of a board director. The current OPALCO board of directors has taken

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important steps to provide essential broadband infrastructure for our community. CenturyLink will not step up to provide the reliable and high-speed Internet that is essential for the viability and success of our businesses and schools, as well as home use. It’s up to OPALCO to provide the necessary bandwidth, reliable service and reasonable rates. As OPALCO members we need the current board and administration to stay the course and see the broadband directives through to implementation. We hope you’ll join us in voting for OPALCO board member incumbents Chris Thomerson and Winnie Adams. Boyd and Lovel Pratt San Juan Island

Vote for Cornelius and Adams We recommend voting for Randy J. Cornelius and Winnie Adams (incum-

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bent). (You can find out more about the full slate of candidates and their bios by visiting www.opalco.com/ news_article/opalco-boardcandidates-announced/). OPALCO is going through rapid changes, and many issues have risen to the forefront. It is our belief that Randy and Winnie are best suited to help mitigate the negative impacts of these monumental shifts in our coop. The three primary issues to watch are: 1) The board’s approval of a rapid and unprecedented rate increase. If the board does not change direction we will see a residential base rate of $79/ month by 2019. 2) Transparency of decision making and 3) Keeping our electric co-op strong and vital as OPALCO gets into the new business of broadband. In March the following statement appeared on the OPALCO website: “Despite real hardships across the

membership, this rate structure is the right thing to do for our co-op.” We strongly disagree with this statement and want the board to consider a rate structure that does not unfairly burden those on fixed incomes, those who use the least electricity and those who are low-income. We support affordable fiber Internet service access in the San Juan County. If they have impacts on electricity rates, broadbandrelated investments must be done with full disclosure of information and participation in key important decisions by members-owners. We have been disappointed in the board’s track record in these areas lately. Randy: Until his retirement a few months ago, Randy served as the general manager for OPALCO. He is well versed in the financial position of OPALCO, the physical infrastructure of our electrical co-op and he has a genuine passion for the members and the over-

all well being of our co-op. Winnie: Is currently an OPALCO board member. Her primary contribution is on conservation, renewables and member relations. Winnie stated at a recent candidate forum, “We will have to re-examine the base rate issues.” We encourage you to vote in this very important election. For more information on current issues please visit the websites of Salish Rocks and the Islands’ Sounder. Chom Greacen Sandy Bishop Lopez Island Eric Youngren Orcas Island

Vote for Cornelius and Sutton Thank you for the great report on Orcas Island’s director candidate meeting and also for publishing Chom Greacen’s excellent article about OPALCO. Her

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LETTERS FROM 5 facts on the rate increases are correct. Her questions are valid. OPALCO board members insist their facility increase is the best plan to offset unforeseen expenses. I’m saddened that the board is floundering in finding a solution to adjust for lowincome electricity users. The easiest and most fair plan would be to raise the kwh rate and maintain the former facility charge. My husband and I are full-time residents: debtfree, low-income senior citizens with no pension. We use electricity sparingly. Our March OPALCO bill was $76.26 (facility, $38.90 plus $33.35 (390 KWH), actual electricity usage lower than base rate. We can pay bills now. Although low income, we do NOT qualify for the PAL program. Our medical copay expenses have begun. What will happen next as the facility charge climbs to above $70? I urge your readers to please vote for Ed Sutton and Randy Cornelius for

new directors. We need a change. Lois Ludwig Lopez Island

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We members of the OPALCO electric coop are fortunate that retired General Manager Randy Cornelius stands willing to volunteer for the OPALCO board, to help us enjoy a safe, satisfying and productive future in the San Juans. He started his career as a lineman and worked his way to the top. No one knows all the aspects of OPALCO as well as Randy. He was our GM for more than a decade. Some OPALCO employees agree that he looked after the best interests of both members and employees. Randy is a team player with a can-do attitude. We need his experience, his acumen and his vision to help secure our future excellence in electric service and fast 21st century communications. He will make an outstanding member of the

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Recent OPALCO announcements on the need to increase customers’ rates in order to recoup a $1.4 million revenue shortfall in 2014 and to plan for future capital improvements raise fundamental policy questions. Utilities generally charge customers a low basic charge and a usage charge (per kilowatt-hour). The basic charge is based on number of days of service and the bulk of the revenue collected is through the usage charge. In March 2014, the OPALCO “Basic Charge” was re-branded and called a “Facilities Charge”, which in 2015 was increased for all members. For residential members this increase is 36 percent and will continue to rise. This raises the following questions with respect to rates: Why do small commercial members pay 1.5 and residential members pay 1.2 times more than large

At a recent Orcas Island Lions meeting, Camp Orkila Director Dimitri Stankevich updated the group on the variety of services that Camp Orkila provides to youngsters of all ages near and far. “We learned that many of our local youngsters benefit from the services of the

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commercial members? Is this what is meant where each member pays their fair share? How does the new rate structure encourage conservation or the installation of renewable energy sources, when the “facilities charge” is substantially increased while the usage rate stays the same in future years? Why would anyone pay 2.4 times more than the cost of electricity saved by spending $30,000 to install a grid-tie 8,280-watt roofmounted solar system producing 10,000 kilowatt per year, and take out a 20-year loan at 4.5 percent to pay for it? As noted in the recent OPALCO advertisement (Islands’ Sounder, April 8, 2015): “It no longer makes sense to have 75 percent of our fixed costs recovered through energy usage (kilowatt-hour charges) because it leaves the co-op vulnerable to revenue shortfalls, as we experienced in 2014.” Our revenue shortfall occurred because the usage rate was set too low. Other utilities raise usage charges when facing a shortfall and to plan for future capital improvements. Some even have a reduced usage charge for low-income households.

Without conservation, energy demand will grow ,and the need for further expensive infrastructure will accelerate. To encourage conservation and the installation of alternative energy sources raise the usage rate and lower the “basic charge.” Please tell the board members how you feel, demand changes to the rate structure so that it is fair, encourages conservation and efficiency. After all, it is our co-op. John Van Lund San Juan Island

Thanks OPALCO In light of the conversations going on regarding Orcas Power and Light and the recent acquisition of Rock Island I personally would like to thank Foster Hildreth and the current OPALCO board for having the foresight to make this very difficult decision to move forward with providing broadband service to San Juan County. Not having high-speed Internet is a challenge to anyone currently doing business in the county and a hindrance to new businesses and individuals wishing to move here. Vital county services are also at risk as became

very apparently when service was cut last year. As the owner of one of the companies working with OPALCO and Rock Island to install the infrastructure for this project we see it as a great opportunity to help the struggling construction industry and add a vital service for the entire community. Some of you may think that the only reason I would write this letter is because my company stands to make money from this project. I would answer that yes, I hope to make a profit, which allows me to offer stable employment to more people and be able to pay them a living wage. While out in the field I have heard much more positive than negative toward this endeavor. I would ask that before voting you look at all of the facts surrounding this issue, not just those of people making statements that may or may not be fact. I am proud my company is able to be a part of this and would encourage a vote for the incumbent board members who stepped up to the plate to make this a project a reality. John D. Thompson Earthworks Company, Inc., Orcas Island

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has been at the forefront of this ongoing effort with the generous assistance of one of its fellow clubs, the Bellingham Central Lions Club, which operates a “Wheelchair Warehouse.” In the past two years alone the program helped 558 islanders, loaned out wheelchairs 112 times, walkers 206 times, bath aids 122 times and other equipment. This is a free service of the Orcas Lions, and anyone interested in receiving this help should contact the Orcas Senior Center.

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Symposiums, nature walks and more at Birdfest Sounder staff report

From gardening that attracts and benefits wildlife to nature walks on scenic landscapes to a colorful parade, the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce’s BirdFest has it all. “There is a lot going on this year, it’s very exciting,” said Kim Middleton, who is biologist and one of the speakers for the upcoming event. (See below for details.) “There are a lot of activities for people to choose from.” The festival, which runs April 30 to May 3, is a celebration of birds shown through nature tours, workshops, a fine art exhibition and scientific symposiums.

Festival highlights The All Things Birds and Beautiful Art Show and Sale is a juried fine art exhibit running April 22 to May 16 at the Orcas Island Historical Museum. There is also a live online show and sales from April 22 to May 31 at www.AllThingsBirdsandBeautiful.org. An opening reception is Thursday, April 30, 5 - 7 p.m. at the Historical Museum. This year’s scientific symposium “May Day! The Future of Salish Sea Birds” brings delegates throughout the region together to deliberate on the health and future of the birds in the Salish Sea on April 30 and May 1. Afterward, scientific discussions with festival attendees addressing the changing weather, lands and seas and how it affects

SYSTEM FROM 1 little to that person ... Life is an evolutionary process.” At the school screening, a student asked what could have helped them to change their lives as juveniles. Both Stafford and Stentz said that having just one person who was a positive role model could have changed their path in life. For Stentz, who was homeless in Seattle at a young age, selling drugs was a necessity for survival. After he went to prison he joined a carpenters union

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birds will enlighten and give grassroots solutions on May 1 and 2. “Bird-Friendly Gardening for Beauty and Sustainability” is Friday, May 1 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Orcas Island Library and two local garden locations. This workshop will provide you with information about triedand-true plants, design techniques and maintenance practices that will attract and nurture the kinds of wildlife that become a benefit to your whole garden. “Interpreting Birds through the Arts” with Kim Middleton is Friday, May 1, 1 – 2 p.m. at the Orcas Historical Society. Middleton is a nature artist and ornithologist. She is an award-winning artist who focuses on painting birds in transparent oil paints. Middleton is also a biologist who has worked with birds for more than 20 years and conducts scientific surveys and site consultation. Also on Friday, May 1 is a conversation with Richard Bach, author of “Jonathan Livingston Seagull,” at Random Howse, 3 p.m. The “No Rules!! Birdhouse Contest” is Saturday, May 2 on the Village Green from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Participants can create bird houses, feeders or baths in their own unique vision. Bring your bird houses/feeders/ baths to be displayed. Special recognition and prizes given to craftsmanship, creativ-

and has since worked in the industry for 17 years. He also is active in mixed martial arts, which he said provides an outlet for creative expression. “It’s a place to get my feelings out,” he said. For Oaksen, the 18 years working on the film made her come to the conclusion that the prison system is not working. According to her, many young offenders get into the system for minor offenses and find themselves forever trapped in a downward spiral. “The message is let’s not lock up kids,” she said. “We need to abandon prisons.”

A great blue heron soars over the waters of the Salish Sea. ity, complexity or the lack thereof. On Saturday, May 2 there will be an Orcas Island BirdFest banquet and mixer at Inn at Ship Bay. The featured speaker is Dr. John M. Marzluff of the University of Washington and author of numerous books. Marzluff will talk about his research with birds and how best to live with wildlife. He

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will be signing his latest book “Subirdia: Sharing our Neighborhood with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers and Other Wildlife.” Register for events at www.orcasislandbirdfest.com. The $20 fee helps fund BirdFest activities. For a full schedule of activities visit www.orcasislandbirdfest. com/schedule-of-events.html.

On her website, Oaksen asks, “What do a thief, kidnapper, two murderers and a heroin addict have in common with your child, brother, father?” Her answer, “Take away the labels and you’ll find these imprisoned teenagers are an awful lot like people you know,” is not only the heart of the film, but at the core of her ideas on how we can change the broken system. For more info, visit www. minordifferences.com/. Watch the Sounder for more details about the “Conversations Film Series” at Sea View Theater.

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OPALCO FROM 1 County. OPALCO General Manager Foster Hildreth is president of the for-profit company. As the parent company, OPALCO is providing funding for the start-up costs and working capital for the new entity. The business plan projects a positive return on the total investment by 2020. For the next two years, $3 per month on co-op members’ bills will go toward costs associated with Rock Island. OPALCO’s total loan investment will be $7.5 million. For a map of broadband installation, go to rockisland.com/home/ how/maps.

Current projects Fiber for broadband can be installed in two ways: overhead or underground. Michaels, a utility company based out of Wisconsin, has been installing all of the overhead fiber work for OPALCO and Rock Island. “Michaels has the equipment and the manpower to do it,” Lawlor said. Local contractors are completing the underground fiber installation with specialty machines called directional drills. The conduit for broadband is at the most two inches in diameter and as small as a quarter inch in diameter. “OPALCO linemen have nothing to do with neighborhood fiber installation, but they do work on the

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backbone,” Lawlor said. For broadband installed in neighborhoods, Lawlor says there is the “middlemile,” which is the primary fiber line, and then the “last mile” of hooking it up to different homes. Crews just started laying fiber in the Spring Point neighborhood on Orcas, servicing a total of 117 homes. The cost for each household is $2,500 for middle-mile installation. The additional cost of getting broadband to each home varies, but Lawlor says countywide, the average total cost is around $4,000. There are several variables: how many people commit to paying for the middle-mile and how difficult it is to get fiber to individual homes. Rock Island offers a $1,500 instant rebate on installation or $20 per month off the service bill for life. Of the $7.5 million that OPALCO has committed to investing in the project, $4.5 million of that goes toward rebate incentives. If someone in a neighborhood opts out of the process now but they come back at a later date and want to hook up, they have to pay for both the middle and last mile, and they are not eligible for the $1,500 incentive. If a home sells, the new owners will not be subject to those additional costs but simply the last mile fee. Once broadband is hooked up to people’s homes, Rock Island provides technical support.

Lawlor is currently working on setting up a 24/7 “network operating center” that will be manned by both employees and a computer monitoring system. “This is a very different beast and is managed differently,” he said. “It’s not necessarily human-intensive.” There is an existing backbone of broadband surrounding Eastsound, but laying fiber down Main Street and North Beach is in the works, pending agreements from property owners. Lawlor says some of the “cool” things Rock Island is working on is hosting a local Netflix server with 700 of the most popular titles in San Juan County. It is also collaborating with the fire department to improve emergency communication. Rock Island has set up three redundancy back-ups for 911 to avoid an outage like the one that occurred after a CenturyLink cable broke in late 2013.

Lawlor says the recent letters to the editor in the Sounder and Journal regarding concerns about the Rock Island acquisition and its “for-profit” status represent a minority. “We have had hundreds of emails congratulating us,” Lawlor said. “People demanded that broadband had to be self-sufficient, so it has to be for-profit in

The nurses are particularly good. They are on top of their game and are friendly and compassionate. Rosario is warm, clean and just what we expect in our senior years, ﬁlled with love. I also enjoy the philosophy of making Rosario an oasis for residents and staff alike. . I love having young people around and the vitality that they bring. The whole team at Rosario really does strive to not only meet my needs but get to know me as well. It’s very homey at Rosario and I have really enjoyed the family involvement that I see here. The staff is constantly inviting our families to join us.

I would encourage anyone in the community to come and check out Rosario and see the difference for yourself.

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and functional on its own, it is possible it could become a co-op like OPALCO. Lawlor is particularly passionate about the boost that the islands’ economy will see from broadband installation.

“Seattle is the fastest growing city in the country and the San Juans can reap the spoils of that,” he said. “Where do those people buy second homes? They either go east or north.”

Part II: Drama students in ‘Across the Universe’ concert

Responding to criticism

I had lived at Chandler Square for a two years and really enjoyed it. I unfortunately fell and broke my hip. I ended up having surgery at Island Hospital performed by Dr. Mourning. The surgery went well and I was very pleased with his services. I went to Fidalgo Rehabilitation after my surgery and got exceptional care and support while I was there. When it came time to leave Fidalgo, I knew I was going to need more medical assistance than Chandler Square could provide. I decided to move to Rosario Assisted Living and I’m so happy that I did.

Some years ago, I raised exotic birds, parakeets, java temple birds, African love birds and many others. It has been so nice for me to be able to come out of my apartment and check on Rosario’s birds. Having animals around can make such a difference. That’s part of the oasis philosophy as well!

order to do that. We are very lucky to have a parent organization that will make the initial investment. At the end of the day, people want this.” Lawlor says once Rock Island becomes sustainable

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The high school drama class. Back row, l-r: Matia Schwartz, Taj Howe, Felicia Gossett, Emily Reinhart, instructor Jake Perrine, Rowan Lister and Celestine Jensen. Front row: Simone Hansen, Lilly Miller, Lily Ater, Madeleine Treneer, Luke Bronn, Keith Light and Braeden A. Smith. Not pictured: Lesley Ferrell, Mason Brown, Kyle Masters, Demitri Pence and Emily Foster. The Islands' Sounder is running a series on “Across the Universe: A Celebration in Concert,” a benefit for Orcas Center. The production weaves Beatles songs into a tale of love and revolution. Directed by Grace McCune and Jake Perrine, the concert will feature the Rock on the Rock Choir, local dancers, a live band and the high school drama class. The show will run Friday and Saturday, May 8-9 and 15-16 at 7:30 p.m. Featured below is a profile of the drama class. by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher

When the high school students step on stage and sing songs about love and social revolution, it will be the culmination of a yearlong drama class. Orcas School’s 18 theater students will be in “Across the Universe: A Celebration in Concert” coming to Orcas Center in May. The production showcases Beatles songs and brings together the Rock on the Rock Choir and local dancers and musicians. “Performing gives you the opportunity to try something that is beyond yourself,” said Jake Perrine, who helps teach the drama course and is also co-direc-

tor with Grace McCune of the upcoming concert. “The students all accept each other in a beautiful way,” Perrine said. “I hope it's the Beatles music doing their magic on them. I can’t wait to see what happens when there is an audience in front of them.” The high school theater class is being paid for by an Orcas Island Education Foundation grant. After high school teacher Val Heller held a well-received theater literature class in 2013, OIEF and principal Kyle Freeman collaborated to make it a two-year program run through the English class. Heller leads the academic portion one day a week, while Perrine works with the kids on performing two days a week. “Jake knows a lot – he is over the top and very enthusiastic,” said junior Keith Light. This fall, the students studied dramatic plays, wrote their own theatre pieces and performed in small groups. This spring they have been examining musical theater and working on their parts in Across the Universe. For Light, this semester has been the most enjoyable. “I like the fact that we’re

actually doing something in a production,” he said. “I love musical productions. They convey so much more through song and dance than dialogue can.” Light says the first album he purchased on iTunes was “Abbey Road.” He also owns the vinyl album. Perrine couldn't be happier that the Orcas Center benefit concert is dovetailing with the drama class. “We aren’t going to see anything else enrapture so many people,” he said. Four of the drama students are also in the adult choir: Emily Foster, Celestine Jensen, Madeleine Treneer and Mason Brown. Foster and Jensen are singing a duet of “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Perrine says the students do not have a lot of context for the social change of that era, but are learning about it and how it parallels with modern issues. Dave Roseberry, who is in the Rock on the Rock choir, spoke to the class about his time in Vietnam. The students will perform “With a Little Help from my Friends,” “I Want You (She's so Heavy),” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” “The students really carry the trajectory of the production,” Perrine said.

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Building a Resilient Community

e are fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Most of us came to the island because we were attracted to the water, the park, the shoreline. But we stayed because we connected to the community. We love living in a place where neighbors still help neighbors. As a community, we are remarkably giving: we give our time volunteering and serving on boards, we give our resources to support the many amazing programs that help keep our community vital and vibrant. This year, Orcas Island Community Foundation and the Sounder are partnering to connect you to information and opportunities. OICF runs an annual Community Grants program to help those serving the island reach donors and resources. It is a great opportunity to learn more about the work of these organizations and how they serve island residents.

“When you give, you gain as well.”

When you give, you gain as well. You feel more connected to the people and ideals that you most care about. When you help fund a needed project, a fabulous performance, a meal for a family, you are helping to create the kind of community that you want to call home. When you give where you live, we all benefit. The proposals listed on the following page have been ranked and vetted by the OICF Grants Committee (comprised of 10 community members and four OICF trustees). The requests vary in size and impact, and the team at the Islands’ Sounder has gathered community statistics to provide a little more context for the requests.

Some call this form of philanthropy crowdsourcing, but we consider it more of a community barn-raising. It is a chance to support the programs that are of value to you and build their capacity to serve all the residents of Orcas. Donations of any size are welcome and can be made online through www.giveorcas.org, or by mailing a check to OICF, PO Box 1496, Eastsound, WA 98245. All donations are taxdeductible and can be made anonymously if so desired.

Investing in our Future Notwithstanding the current generosity of our Orcas Island community, serious human needs will always be with us. Crises will occur. New problems will arise. Opportunities and challenges that we never imagined will emerge.

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Fortunately, we can prepare now. OICF’s Community Endowment offers a form of insurance to guarantee that funds will always be available to improve our island’s quality of life. Contributions of any size to the endowment increase the amount of money that OICF can invest in our community every year for the foreseeable future. The Orcas Island Community Foundation has been building the Community Endowment, currently $1.2 million, for 20 years. These funds are invested for the long-term under the guidance of a team of expert money managers. Currently, distributions are about $48,000 each year, half of which goes to OICF’s programming in support of island nonprofits and the other half of which goes into the community grants program. Gifts from you, as a Partner in Philanthropy, help fund a majority of the annual proposals.

Other Ways to Give

ith 110 nonprofits and faith-based organizations serving the Orcas community, there are a multitude of volunteer opportunities. Board service can be a very rewarding experience, providing you knowledge and expertise to build capacity. OICF offers a Board Boot Camp to help hone skills. Contact info@oicf.us for more information. Orcas Fire and Rescue is currently seeking recruits for both fire and emergency medical response. Both the far Eastside (Doe Bay and Olga) and the Westside (Deer Harbor) could use several new team members. Call 376-2331 for more information. The Senior Center could use help baking for their teas. Contact Jami Mitchell or Marla Jones at 376-2677. Pick up a directory of nonprofits at the OICF office to review all your options.

We can imagine a day in the not-too-distant future when OICF will have the resources, tools and commitment to meet our island’s highest priority needs in perpetuity. To that end, we are committed to building the Community Endowment. We are also fine-tuning our grant-making. We are developing a needs assessment process that allows us to identify highest current and emerging priorities and direct our attention and funds toward them, through both our Community Grants program and our Focused Area Investments (e.g., the Dental Van and Ask Orcas programs). OICF is investing in the organizations meeting those needs, building their capacity and tracking key measurements to be able to provide data to measure their impact. If you’d like to help keep the ball rolling, contact OICF Executive Director Hilary Canty to discuss a gift to the OICF Community Endowment.

Send Us Your Thoughts! We’d love to hear from you! For more information about this special edition, contact Hilary Canty at the Orcas Island Community Foundation, 376-6423, hilary@oicf.us. To give to one of the annual grants listed here, go to www.giveorcas.org. Complete a brief survey and send us your thoughts and ideas at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6W3KGTW.

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Give where you live Grant Opportunities for Donors

The following proposals were submitted to the annual Community Grants process. Each proposal has been fully vetted by the OICF Grants Committee. The Committee assigned each opportunity to a category--Critical, Important or Opportunity, based on the following criteria: • Does the request address basic needs? • Is the need currently going unfulfilled? • Does the request impact a large sector of our community? • Is the request well-thought out, and is there a strong likelihood the organization will be successful? • Is the request a collaborative effort (where appropriate)? If you are interested in reading more about any proposal, or to make a contribution, go to www.giveorcas. org. Thank you for your generous support of the Orcas community.

Critical Needs in Our Community • DVSAS: Prevention Education Program and Operations, $30,000 • OISD Primary Intervention Program: Introduction of Skills to Promote Academic and Social Success, $5,000 • OPAL Community Land Trust: Complete a Business Plan for a nonprofit Community Loan Fund, $ 10,000 • Orcas Family Connections: Strengthen Our Safety Net to Support the Orcas Community, $25,000 • Orcas Island Food Bank: Weekend Packs for Kids--Year-Round, $11,520 • Orcas Island School District 137: A Mental Health Counselor to Promote Student Success and Well-being, $25,000 • San Juan County Health Department, Market Bucks Program: Promote Healthy Habits, $1,500

Important Needs in Our Community • A-OK (Art for Orcas Kids) / OIEF: Bring Art Instruction to Orcas Elementary and Middle Schools, $5,120 • Farm to Cafeteria/OIEF: Help us Raise the Hours of our Amazing School Garden Keeper!, $2,500 • Funhouse Commons: Expand and Enhance the 2015 Summer Ninja Camp Program, $13,617 • Islands' Oil Spill Association: Spill Response Equipment Drill and Wildlife Rescue Training, $2,450 • KWIÁHT: Protecting Native Pollinators for Food Security and Flowers, $1,600 • Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture: Empowering Islanders to be Creators of the Food that Nourishes Them, $2,500 • Orcas Island Fire and Rescue: Smoke Detectors and Bicycle Helmets for Island Residents and Visitors, $2,393 • Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps / Madrona Institute: Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps 2015, $6,000 • Orcas Senior Center: Expand Senior Lunch and Home Delivered Meals Program, $11,000 • Senior Services Council of San Juan County/Hearts and Hands: Helping Seniors by Coordinating Volunteer Services, $4,500

Opportunities Vetted and Approved by OICF • Booster Club of Orcas Island: Implement Positive Coach ing Curriculum within Youth Sports,$15,100

• Orcas Medical Foundation: Promote Early Childhood Literacy, $9,000

• KWIÁHT: Help Kids Discover the World with Quality School Microscopes, $2,485

• Orcas Montessori School: Outdoor Education Upgrade, $3,500

• Orcas Center: Support Subsidized Ticket Program, $10,000

• Sail Orcas - A Sailing Education Foundation: Upgrade and Replace Sailing Equipment for our Youngest Sailors, $2,300

• Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: OICMF Summer Tune-up!, $2,500

• San Juan Nature Institute: Inter-tidal Life and Diver for a Day for sixth grade, $2,387

• Orcas Island Historical Society: Installation of Security Cameras and New Wireless Security System, $2,000

• San Juan Nature Institute: Watersheds, Grades K-6, $5,131

• Orcas Island Rowing Association: Rescue Launch: 24 foot Twin Hull Launch, Trailer and Rescue Equipment, $18,404

• Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehab Center: Wolf Hollow Education Displays and Volunteer Outreach, $2,292

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Orcas Island Statistics Homeless livin San Juan C g in ounty Countyw ide

2013: 64 hom eless, 44 living outd oors 2014: 134 ho mele 74 living outd ss, oors.

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Sheriff call s Orcas Islan d Domestic vio lence calls 2012: 39 2013: 56 2014: 31

2012: 3,983 2013: 4,448 2014: 4,544

2012: 553,06 6 2013: 577,69 4 2014: 631,26 4

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f calls Sherif and Isl Orcas ls heck cal c s s e n l l We 4 2012: 7 9 2013: 7 4 2014: 8

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Sheriff call s Orcas Islan d Drunk drivin g arrests 2012: 10 2013: 13 2014: 13

2012:740,250 2013: 684,500 2014: 811,262

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How many hous eholds own an OPAL ho me? 2012: 96 2013: 94 2014: 99

How many hous eholds rent an OPAL ho me? 2012: 30 2013: 35 2014: 34

How many peo ple live in an OPAL-owned h ome? 2012: 212 2013: 209 2014: 224

Sheriff call s Orcas Islan d Drug-related arrests 2012: 2 2013: 4 2014: 4

Domestic Vio lence and Sex ual Assault Servic es â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Orcas Island 2013: 20 new clie nts; 60 clients served; 76 crisis calls; 484 ap pointments/conta cts 2014: 19 new clie nts; 50 clients served; 115 crisis calls; 437 ap pointments/conta cts

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Orcas Chamber Music Islanders earn black belts Festival to kick off

Opening day of ticket sales for the 2015 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is Thursday, April 30. The traditional “Early Birds” will start at 4 p.m. For years, loyal patrons have lined up in order to make their concert choices before sales open online or by phone. All are welcome to come to the Madrona Room at Orcas Center beginning at 4 p.m. to select your favorite seats and concerts. The friendly festival staff will be there to help with ticket orders and answer questions about this summer’s music and musicians.

Then at 5:30 p.m., the kick-off celebration continues with a reception for festival volunteers! Leslie Rae Schmitz, new executive director for the Chamber Music Festival, will welcome the team of volunteers, and staff will preview the much-anticipated concerts and events. Hors d’oeuvres from Orcas Village Store and Thurston Wolfe wine will complement the occasion. The 18th Annual Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival takes place Aug. 6 through Aug. 22. Cellos play a big part this year, including one concert

Community briefs Island Hospital ranks third for quality Island Hospital ranked third in Washington for earning high scores for quality from Medicare patients who received care in 2013, according to an article in the Seattle PostIntelligencer. In the survey, 79 percent of Island’s patients scored their care a 9 or 10. The PI based the rankings on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-required surveys of patients who have stayed at Medicareeligible hospitals. The PI ranked Washington State’s top hospitals based on how these patients scored their care on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being highest. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires all Medicare-eligible hospitals survey patients, with the results published in the annual Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare

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Community concert for Pete Seeger A community concert celebrating the life and legacy of Pete Seeger will be held on Sunday, May 3 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Odd Fellows Hall. Pete passed away in January 2014 and May 3 would have been his 96th birthday. Admission is free; donations welcome to cover costs. Bring songbooks, instruments and beverages or snacks to share (glutenfree encouraged). In true Pete Seeger form, any and all are welcome and encouraged to sing along. Songs will be led by local musician song leaders. To request a song, lead a song, sign up to help with set up or cleanup, or learn more about Pete Seeger, you can contact Sharon Abreu at sharmuse@ gmail.com or by phone at

with eight cellists on stage. Opening and closing weekends feature the two-piano music of Rachmaninoff. Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann and Artistic Advisor Jon Kimura Parker, pictured above, welcome saxophonist Timothy McAllister, fresh from winning a 2015 Grammy. He will perform everything from Gershwin to William Walton’s colorful “Façade.” Metropolitan Opera’s principal oboist Nathan Hughes brings his warmth of sound to Mozart and more. Add masterworks of Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schönberg’s haunting “Verklärte Nacht” – all being performed by superstar musicians. If you can’t join them in person, online ticket sales open April 30 at 9 p.m. Visit www.oicmf.org to purchase tickets. Phone sales begin May 1 by calling the box office at 376-2281. To view the complete concert schedule and performing artists, visit the website or call the festival office at 376-6636 for further information.

376-5773. If the group ends up raising money, it will be donated to three nonprofits: Indian Island Marine Health Observatory, Irthlingz Arts-Based Environmental Education and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, founded by Pete and Toshi Seeger in 1966.

OHS multi-class reunion Save the date for an Orcas Island High School multiclass reunion for almuni, families and staff who graduated in 1990 or before. It will be held on Saturday, July 25. For more information, call 376-6009 or email curtis@rockisland.com.

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Taj Howe, 18, earned his black belt on February 28 under the training of Chuck Silva. Howe earned his belt with his training partner Alex Rogers, 19. These two students will be Silva’s last black-belt-level students of his long career in martial arts. Silva is known on the island as a personal trainer, exercise class guru and Sensei. Howe describes Silva as one of the most amazing teachers he has ever had. “Just being in his presence is inspiring, and his commitment to my training and development during my teen years has profoundly influenced my life,” Howe said. For Howe, the experience is classified as one of his greatest achievements, which took six years of work and requires a threehour-long test. Martial arts is not only a physical workout. It also teaches focus, perseverance, diligence and discipline. The practice also brings different people together to train.

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Howe trained with his art teacher Corey Wiscomb, classmate Cameron Smart and other community members. “Martial arts instills confidence and independence within a supportive and respectful network of men and women who are on a similar path,” said Howe. Despite heading down different paths – Howe, valedictorian of the OHS class of 2015, is headed to a four-year college and

Rogers is at basic training to become a Navy Seal – both young men carry the knowledge they gained from their practice. “Martial arts will always be a part of me. The Japanese word for blackbelt or Shodan can be literally translated to ‘beginning degree,’” said Howe. “I still have lots to learn about the arts, but I’ve successfully taken my first steps on a long and rewarding journey.”

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Campaign to save Mt. Grant Two productions on The San Juan Preservation Trust announces the launch of a major fundraising campaign to create a new nature preserve in the heart of San Juan Island. The Campaign to Save Mount Grant, if successful, will permanently protect one of San Juan’s most valuable gems and make it accessible to the public. The 141-acre property, valued for years by locals as a hiking destination, was identified on historic maps as “Mt. Grant” as late as 1920. Known by various names since then, it was most recently marketed as

the “Lawson Ridge” residential community. The property hosts important native plant and animal habitat, lush wildflower meadows, serene hiking trails, and, with some improvements, easy road access to the summit so that people of all ages and physical ability can enjoy the spectacular, 360-degree views. From the top, one can gaze northeast to Mount Baker and the Twin Sisters, southeast down into San Juan Valley and Lopez Island, and north/northwest to Stuart Island and beyond to the Canadian Gulf Islands.

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Serving Orcas Island For 131 years Sunday Worship 9:30 am (Nursery & Kids Sunday School) Weekday programs for all ages. Info @ www.OrcasChurch.org Or call Pastor Dick Staub, 376-6422 In Eastsound on Madrona

On March 9, the Preservation Trust and the Land Bank made a $1.0 million down payment on the $3 million purchase. A $2 million seller-financed loan is secured by the land itself; should this conservation partnership default on this loan, the sellers would likely re-list the lots for sale as private residential estates. The Campaign to Save Mount Grant is being overseen by a steering committee of 22 community volunteers. The $4.2 million fundraising goal includes transaction expenses related to the acquisition as well as a $1 million endowment for stewardship of the new preserve and maintenance of visitor amenities. The County Land Bank has committed $1.5 million in public funds to this effort; the Preservation Trust is now responsible for raising the remaining $2.7 million. To launch the campaign, an island family has offered to match every gift received before Sept. 1, 2015, up to $500,000. This follows on the heels of a gift fundraising period that yielded $765,000 from 80 island households. For info, visit www.sjpt.org/mountgrant.

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End this year’s opera season with The Met: Live in HD’s production of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” This pair of shows at the Metropolitan Opera which mix jealousy with inebriated men for murderous results, will stream live to Orcas Center on Sunday, April 26 at 1 p.m. Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from Sir David McVicar, who sets the action

across two time periods in the same Sicilian village. Marcelo Álvarez rises to the challenge of playing the dual tenor roles of Turiddu in “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Canio in Pagliacci. Rae Smith has designed the moodily atmospheric 1900 village square setting of “Cavalleria,” which transforms to a 1948 truck stop for the doomed vaudeville troupe of Pagliacci. Eva-Maria Westbroek (“Cavalleria”) and Patricia Racette (“Pagliacci”) sing the unlucky heroines, and

Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium. According to the Wall Street Journal, “David McVicar’s new Met production provides a splendid, subtly contemporary view of the two verismo chestnuts, demonstrating that these fast-paced tales of jealousy and murder, with their explicit, hair-trigger emotionalism, still have the power to shock. We go from Greek tragedy to piein-the-face vaudeville.” Tickets for The Met: Live in HD Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci are $18, $13 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www. orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from noon - 2 p.m.

OPAL annual meeting and hour tour April 29 OPAL Community Land Trust’s annual meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 29, and include a house tour and brief business meeting, followed by a potluck dinner. Beginning at 5 p.m., community members are invited to tour three recently “recycled” houses on Mountain View and Seaview streets. Two houses, moved from

Belfair and Poulsbo, have been lowered onto new foundations, remodeled and readied for their new owners to move in. The third house, from Seattle, is in the process of being renovated. Then at 6 p.m., at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall on Main Street, there will be a brief business meeting, including a thank you to out-going trustees Helen Bee and Allen Smith, the election of four new trustees, and an update from Executive Director Lisa Byers, followed by a potluck dinner. Those planning to attend

are asked to RSVP to the OPAL office by 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 28. Call 3763191 or email office@opalclt.org. Attendees are also asked to bring a salad or dessert to share and their own place settings. Incorporated in 1989, OPAL serves 132 rental and ownership Orcas Island households and continues to accept applications from people who are not able to purchase a house in the traditional market. For more information, go to: www.opalclt.org or call 376-3191.

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Saints’ flag football team sweeps rivals Osborn in hall of fame

The Orcas Christian Saints are off to a hot start in their 2015 Northwest Canadian-American season. Last week, the flag

football team defeated their longtime rival the Skagit Adventist Academy Timberwolves 19-7 in Burlington, Wash. After a grinding start

the Saints got their offense and defense on the rails. Running Back Michael Harris, tight end Cyrus Amour and Wide Receiver Corey Aragon made several big plays on the offensive side of the ball with explosive rushes and acrobatic catches. On Defense, the Saints shut-out the Timberwolves in the second half, much to the help of a steaming pass rush and a huge interception in the end zone from cornerback Joey Fowler. The Saints and Timberwolves met in the first week of the season in a game that saw 25-12 in their NW Canadian-American League flag football home

Granny’s Attic is this weekend Antiques, kitchenware, sporting goods, furniture, collectibles and innumerable other interesting items are overflowing from the Orcas Senior Center in preparation for Granny’s Attic rummage sale, this Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The window for donating items has closed, but if you want to contribute by volunteering for set-up, cleanup or helping at the event, please contact Jami Mitchell via orcasseniorcenter@ gmail.com or 376-7929. This annual sale is one of the largest fundraisers of the year for the Senior Center, and the Operations Committee greatly appreciates the support of the Orcas community.

opener at Orcas Christian School. Aside from Orcas and Skagit, the league is made up of teams in Washington, Oregon and Canada. The Saints and Timberwolves rivalry is a historic one that dates back to a little over a decade. In their 20 games, the Saints have emerged victorious 15 times, bringing the all-time win loss record to 15-5 in favor of Orcas.

Birds in Our Paradise By: CLARK MCABEE ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM

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Millie Vetterlein displays a few items for Granny's Attic rummage sale this weekend at the Senior Center.

Ranker proposal funds education, income inequality Senator Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, released a plan to tax 7,500 of the wealthiest in the state in an effort to solve Washington’s school funding crisis and combat income inequality. He also introduced a constitutional amendment which will prevent the capital gains threshold from dropping below $250,000 for an individual and $500,000 for a household without a vote of the people. Ranker’s high-earners tax is part of a larger plan by Senate Democrats to fully fund Washington’s schools. “Without question, and we have the research to support us, Washington’s tax system is the most unfair in the country,” Ranker said. “We also must significantly increase funding to our schools. This plan

asks the wealthiest among us – not even the top 1 percent but the top 0.1 percent – to start chipping in to help Washington’s one million school kids receive the world-class education they deserve.” The plan taxes Washington’s multi-millionaires and billionaires a modest seven percent on the sale of stocks and bonds. The average capital gains of those who will be taxed is $1.6 million. The plan also exempts homes and other gains. Forty one states already tax capital gains. Ranker also made public a letter signed by more than 100 Washingtonians asking to pay a highearners capital gains tax. “Many of the wealthiest Washingtonians want to do more to give back to the great state they love,” Ranker said.

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Marilyn Castilaw (l) and Susan Osborn (right) were inducted into the South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their band “Garden.” Osborn lives on Orcas Island.

Over the next few weeks the historical museum has the pleasure of hosting the Orcas Island BirdFest Art Show. It is only natural then that this month’s History Nook delves into birds and Orcas history. Coast Salish peoples made extensive use of nature’s bounty and especially so in the San Juan Islands where fish, fowl, mammals and plants were plentiful and could be made use of in an almost infinite number of ways. Birds provided not only sustenance and deep spiritual inspiration but also material for tools and decorations both beautiful and ingenious. One need only mention the Seahawks mask recently on display in our state and the power of a symbol is readily apparent. Visit the BirdFest Art show for a graduate study in the beauty and symbolism of birds. Birds were used in a variety of ways by Coast Salish cultures. The hollow bones of birds lent themselves well to beads for adornment, needles for delicate sewing, awls, fish hooks, pins and more. By blocking the ends of large hollow leg bones such as a heron bone and perforating the middle with one or two holes a whistle could be made. Particularly ingenious was the use of the hollow bones of large birds such as swans, herons and eagles for use as drinking tubes. Surviving examples exhibit precisely cut ends achieved by abrasion and incising. These tubes were used on long canoe journeys to access a lidded water box through an unplugged hole. What an elegant solution to the problem of one’s spilling fresh drinking water

while navigating the Salish Sea. To learn more about Orcas birds and the upcoming BirdFest attend our History Matinee April 26th at 3 p.m. at the Fire Hall for a special presentation by guest speaker Kim Middleton: “Although Washington is not considered a birding hot spot on the level of High Island, Texas for its warbler fallouts or Cape May, New Jersey’s shorebird migration, birding in Washington is a wellkept secret. Find out more about the factors that combine together to make birding in this state rewarding any time of year. Learn about the different movements birds make through the state, the bird specialties of our area and when and where to see birds in Washington. Washington is a birding mecca in its own right.”

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EVOLUTION OF ENERGY: Author

Robert Arthur Stayton will speak at the Parish Hall at 5 p.m. about a change thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming that will set human civilization on a new course as he traces the history and evolution of energy.

APRIL 23 TO 26 AMERICAN TUG SPRING FLING:

The Deer Harbor Marina will be home to the West Coast American Tug Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and their fleet of tugs for the annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Fling.â&#x20AC;? Weekend events are: potluck dinners at the Deer Harbor Community Club, a marine

swap meet on the marina party barge, Eastsound shopping and a send-off dinner on Saturday night at the Deer Harbor Inn.

APRIL 24 TO 27 YOGA: Orcas yoga instructor Marcelo Hamui is offering a yoga and wellness retreat at Doe Bay, April 24 to 27. There are day passes available for $35. Visit http:// www.epicislandadventure. com/ for more details.

SAT., APRIL 25 YARD SALE FUNDRAISER:

A local nine-year-old is holding a garage sale on Sunset Ave. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise money for

the International Justice Mission. GRANNYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ATTIC: Grannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attic from 10 to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center. This annual sale is one of the largest fundraisers of the year for the senior center.

SUN., APRIL 26 AMERICAN LEGION PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8 a.m. to noon,

Orcas American Legion Hall.

APRIL 25 AND 26 HEALING ARTS FAIR: Spring Healing Arts Center Fair offers discounted sessions of bodywork, acupuncture and more, as anonprofit fundraiser. Call 376-4002.

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WEDS. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ONGOING AA: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. LIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion. ANSWERS IN THE HEART: An S.L.A.A. 12-step recovery, 7 to 8 p.m., Episcopal Church. ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 p.m., Orcas Longhouse. AL-ANON: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

FRI. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ONGOING AA: Noon, Community Church. AA: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 7 to 9 p.m., Orcas Island Senior Center.

SAT. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ONGOING AA: 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church. Potluck last Saturday of the month.

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SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES San Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECT SALE OF THE PROMONTORY POINTE WATER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED EASEMENTS LOCATED ON LOPEZ ISLAND ON PORTIONS OF TAX PARCEL NOS. 263632002, 263632008, 263650005, 263650006, 263650007, 263650008, 263650009, 263650010, 263650011, 263650012, 263650013, AND 263650014 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Resolution. The public hearing will be held at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA on Monday, April 27, 2015 beginning at 9:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Resolution. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Resolution that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Resolution may then be adopted with or without modifications. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person.

Please deliver 5 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 350 Court Street #1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Resolution is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. A copy of the proposed Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470. LEGAL NO. SJ626380 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder April 15, 22, 2015. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECT SALE OF THE ODLIN SOUTH ‘WELL PROPERTY’ ON LOPEZ ISLAND, TAX PARCEL NO. 250244003 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Resolution. The public hearing will be held at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA on Tuesday, April 27, 2015 beginning at 9:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or pro-

vide written statements regarding the proposed Resolution. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Resolution that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Resolution may then be adopted with or without modifications. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 5 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 350 Court Street #1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Resolution is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470. LEGAL NO. SJ626279 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder April 15, 22, 2015.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PETITION TO FORM A WATER DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a Petition filed by the MacKaye Harbor Water Company to form a Water District in accordance with Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Title 57. The public hearing will be held at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA, on Monday, April 27, 2015, beginning at 9:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice. Summary: MacKaye Harbor Water Company is currently an investor owned water system. The proposed Petition seeks approval for the establishment of a water district for the purpose of construction, maintenance, operation, development and regulation of the water system. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Petition. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate, and will decide within 60 days of the hearing whether to approve or not approve the District. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver all written comments

to the San Juan County Council Office at 55 Second St, Friday Harbor or mail to P.O. Box 350 Court Street, #1, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250. The petition is on file at the office of Health & Community Services, 145 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA, and may be inspected and copies obtained Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Petition may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/ Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx. A copy of the proposed Petition will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact Kyle Dodd at 360-370-7524 or by email at kyled@sanjuanco.com LEGAL NO. SJ626378 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder April 15, 22, 2015.

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COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS & HEARINGS Tax Parcel Number, Applicant/Agent Name Other Required Existing SEPA SEPA Project Date of Date Hearing Hearing Hearing Project Location, and Address Permits, If Environmental Threshold Comments Comments Application Complete Body Place Date and Island known Documents DET End Date End Date 462650053, 131 Robert L. Moore c/o San Juan PCUP00Hearing Vacation Rental Garrison Drive, San Vacation Ventures Inc., PO Box 4/7/15 4/7/15 NA Exempt 5/13/15 Key Bank 5/28/15 15-0009 Examiner Juan 488, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Warren and Harandody c/o San 461411001, 969 Hearing PCUP00Juan Vacation Ventures Inc., PO 4/7/15 4/7/15 NA Exempt 5/13/15 Key Bank 5/28/15 Vacation Rental Afterglow Drive, Examiner 15-0010 Box 488, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 San Juan 462451036, 313 Thomas Teuwen, c/o Edward and PPROV0 Vacation Rental Westcott Bay Drive, Nancy Hilton, 104 Yakima Ave NE, 4/10/15 4/10/15 NA Exempt 5/13/15 -15-0018 San Juan Renton, WA 98059 Env. Dane Armstrong, c/o Permit 351314001, 95 Private Hearing HPA; USACE PSJ000Checklist; MDNS 5/6/15 5/20/15 Key Bank 5/28/15 Laurel Point Lane, Resources, Teri Williams, PO Box 12/29/14 4/14/15 desalination Examiner Sec. 10 14-0018 Biol. Eval. 1001, Eastsound, WA 98245 San Juan system SJC Public Works, Colin Replace Channel Near 260723007, Huntemer, c/o Exeltech Consulting PSJ000- Road bridge over Hearing Channel Road, Key Bank 14-0013 DeerHarbor/Cayou Examiner 5/28/15 Inc, Karl Kirker, 8729 Commerce Orcas Pl. Dr. NE #A, Lacey, WA 98516 Lagoon LAND USE DECISIONS: Hearing Examiner Decisions: www.sanjuanco.com/cdp/hearingexdecisions.aspx Planning Commission decisions: http://www.sanjuanco.com/planning/planningcommissionactions.aspx County Council decisions: http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/ordinances.aspx and http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/resolutions.aspx BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED: Permits issued by the Department of Community Development are searchable at https://services.sanjuanco.com/Default.asp. Select “Citizen Services,” then “Permits and Inspections,” then “Permits Inquiry” and enter search parameters To search a date range, use two periods between the date entries, i.e., after “Issue Date,” enter 11/17/2014..11/21/2014 and after “Permit Status,” select “Issued.” This will return a table of permits issued for the date range in question. There is no need to enter a permit type, unless you want to narrow your search. There are also links available on our website. (San Juan County is providing this information as a public service, in recognition that there will be occasional down times due to system updates.) SEPA COMMENT AND APPEAL: Anyone desiring to comment on the SEPA Determination can do so by submitting a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947 (135 Rhone St), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no later than the comment date specified above. The SEPA Determination may be appealed to the Hearing Examiner pursuant to SJCC 18.80.140 within 21 days of the date of the SEPA Determination. APPLICATION COMMENTS: Any file may be examined by appointment during regular business hours at the Community Development, located at 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor. Comment on Notices of Application can be submitted in writing to Community Development at P. O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, no later than the end date for project comments specified above. Requests for copies of project decisions or staff reports or requests to provide testimony in a public hearing for a project, may be made by contacting Community Development: (360) 378-2354 * (360) 378-2116 * Fax (360) 378-3922 dcd@sanjuanco.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the Islanders Bank Administrative Building downstairs meeting room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing should submit a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for a hearing may be obtained from Community Development seven days prior to the hearing. NOTICE OF PERMITS: Information regarding all land use and building permits is available on the County’s website. A link is available on the Community Development homepage at: sanjuanco.com/cdp Permit Number

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LEGAL NO. SJ1301087 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, APRIL 22, 2015

LEGALS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In Re: The Estate Of RICHARD EUGENE SCHNEIDER, Deceased. NO. 15-4-05013-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The personal representatives named

below have been appointed as personal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representatives or the personal representatives’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the

claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representatives 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 of the notice. If the 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 non-probate assets. Date of first publication: April 22, 2015 Personal Representatives: Candice A. Bodenhamer Rockney A. Nigretto Attorney for Personal Representatives: Derek Mann, Derek Mann &

Associates PLLC Address for Mailing: P.O. Box 399, Eastsound, WA 98245 Address for Personal Service: 296 A Street, Eastsound, WA 98245 Derek Mann, Attorney for Personal Representatives LEGAL NO. S627573 Published: The Islands’ Sounder. April 22, 29, May 6, 2015.

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PET OF THE WEEK

EASTSOUND The Barnacle Fri, Sat 5–2 am Nightly Cocktail Specials 249 Prune Alley

Mijitas Mexican Kitchen Open Tues–Sat 4 pm Happy hour 4–5:30 pm 310 A. Street (at N. Beach Rd) 376-6722

Enzo’s Caffé Open 8–4 daily Creperie open Sat & Sun from 9–3 pm N. Beach Rd, 376-3732

The Loft at Madrona Dinner Fri & Sat 5 pm Sunday Brunch 10 am to 2 pm Starting Sunday April 10 Main St, Eastsound 376-7173

Island Skillet Breakfast everyday 8:30 am–2 pm Dinner Fridays 5:30–8 pm Full breakfast menu, beer, wine; 325 Prune Alley, 376-3984

The Madrona Bar & Grill Lunch & Dinner 11:30 am–9 pm (Sun–Thurs) 11:30 am–10 pm (Fri & Sat) 3 pm–6 pm Happy Hour (M–F) 310 Main St , 376-7171

Lower Tavern Lunch & Dinner Open daily at 11 am Food to 10 pm (Sun–Thurs) Food to 11 pm (Fri & Sat) 46 Prune Alley , 376-4848

Pizzeria Portofino Dine-In/Take-Out Open 12 noon Tues–Sat Open 4:00pm Sunday Closed Monday 274 A St (Off N. Beach Rd.) 376-2085

White Horse Pub Open from 11:30 to midnight 7 days a week Serving food until 10 pm Happy hour M-F 3 to 6 pm 246 Main St, 376-PUBS Rosario Resort & Spa The Mansion Restaurant • 8am–11am Breakfast Menu, Thurs-Mon • Noon–9pm Lunch/Lounge Menu, Thurs-Sun • 5pm–9pm Dinner Menu & Lounge Menu, Wed-Sun • Noon–9 pm Beer & Brats Happy Hour Specials Sundays

WEST SOUND West Sound Cafe Dinner: Wed-Sat 5–9 pm 4362 Crow Valley Road 360-376-4440 www.westsoundcafe.com

DEER HARBOR Deer Harbor Inn Restaurant Open Fri, Sat, Sun nights from 5–9 pm deerharborinnrestaurant.com 376-1040

ORCAS LANDING Orcas Hotel / Octavia’s Bistro Dinner 7 nights a week 4-8:30 Happy hour 50% off small plates 4:00-5:00 Orcas Hotel Café Open daily 6am to 5pm www.orcashotel.com, 376-4300

Call the Sounder to advertise 376-4500 Cost: $12.50 per listing 6 lines max.

If you’re tired of listening to chatty Tabitha, last week’s Pet of the Week, when you come to the Orcas Animal Shelter, ask for me, Claudia. I’m a bit shy, but love petting, and will add lots of love to your home. Come any day from 2 to 5 p.m. Call 376-6777. We’re all on the web, too: www.orcaspets.org.

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