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VOLUME 38, NUMBER 40 • OCTOBER 6, 2015

Island schools are prepared for disaster by Cali Bagby

Weekly/ Journal editor

This October states across the nation will be participating in the Great Shake Out earthquake drill. “Being prepared is simple and straight forward,” said Brendan Cowan, director of San Juan County’s Department of Emergency Management. On Oct. 15, at 10:15 a.m,

you just practice drop, cover and hold. It is also a time to review quake preparedness efforts. By signing up, you will receive information and reminders. This year, Cowan is excited that all of the public school districts in the islands are signed up. Stillpoint School, a private elementary school on San Juan is also participating. “The schools are our

most responsive and willing partners,” said Cowan. On Orcas, several members of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue will be on campus following the drill right next to students. “Keeping students safe and preparing them for a safe and bright future is our mission as educators,” said Orcas School District Superintendent Eric Webb.

“Participating in this national shakedown drill is paramount to that mission.” For superintendent of San Juan Island School District Danna Diaz, earthquake drills are imperative to design, organize and practice what to do when an earthquake strikes. “Most importantly, it is critical that we have a strategy in place to com-

municate with families and the community during the emergency,” said Diaz. Her district has created an emergency preparedness committee. If you want to serve on the committee email at dannadaiz@sjisd. wednet.edu. “I look forward to creating a plan for our students and employees that will ensure everyone is safe

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Candidate Q&A

(Editor’s note: In last week’s edition of the Weekly, Steve Adams answers were accidentally omitted from the paper. We are including his answers from part II below. To read part III from the candidates go to page 3.) Questions: 1. Please name three specific goals you hope to achieve while on the Port. 2. Name three specific challenges you see facing the Port and what strategies you have in mind for navigating solutions. Steve Adams (Port of Lopez, commissioner, position 2) Make Lopez Airport safer. Trees on both ends of the runway have made landing dangerous, particularly at

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and united with their loved ones,” she said. Lopez School Superintendent Brian Auckland said practicing for any emergency helps students follow a planned emergency routine that will keep them safe, establish a pattern of good choices and create a sense of orderliness.

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night. On Sept. 19 2012, the FAA listed both ends of the runway unsafe. “Not solving this problem is a hazard and liability to our community.” (Jim Ghiglione, Lopez Fire Chief). As commissioner, I have made removing this hazard a priority. On the north end, after exploring multiple options, the owner chose to sell. The Port owning this property, removing the trees and maintaining pasture is the best solution. This purchase qualifies for FAA reimbursement. The commercial grade trees will pay for their removal. On the south end the port has an easement to trim trees. Unfortunately, the high topping costs repeated every decade, and past precedent of the Port paying these costs, makes trimming unfeasible. The owners of a key property offered to sell, which allowed the Port to remove the trees and gain valuable rental property. For long range financial security and safety the Port is ahead owning these important properties. Keep the port operating economically at the lowest tax rate listed in the Washington State Airports Public Ports Association survey. Continue making wise long range fiscal decisions, reaching NetZero energy use, adding new rental income, decreasing financial liabilities (tree trimming). Port tax rate is lower than the school, fire, library or solid waste.Complete a new FAA airport long range master plan with public input. For info, www.steveadamsforport.com/Campaign.htm.

Community Calendar

ON-GOING: Ancestry.com Tutorials, available by appointment at the Lopez Island Library. Learn to use this remarkable tool available as part of your library’s digital access and discover where your family comes from! Call 468-2265 or stop by the library to schedule your 30 minute appointment.

MONDAYS ON-GOING: Learn a foreign language with the library’s digital tool Pronunciator! www.pronunciator.com The library is offering free tutorials, 4-5 p.m., library’s community room. TUESDAYS ON-GOING: Learn how to download eBooks! Free

AA Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809

tutorials every Tuesday in the library’s community room, 4-5 p.m. Bring your device and log-in information (for Kindles your Amazon log-in info).

WEDNESDAYS STORYTIME: Wednesday Morning Story-time at the Lopez Island Library, 10-10:30 a.m. Baby and Toddler Story-time; 11 -11:30 a.m. Preschoolers Story-time. Join us each Wednesday morning for rhymes, songs and books. You’re never too young to become a fan of stories! In the Helen Anderson Children’s Room at the Lopez Island Library. SAT, OCT. 3 EVENT: “How Birds Fly: Photographs and Stories” with Peter Cavanagh, 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.

Al-Anon: Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center Call 468-4703

MON, OCT. 5 CLASS: Conversational Spanish For Beginners. 5:15-6:30 p.m., Six Mondays, at Instructor’s Home. A class for those with little or no exposure to the Spanish language who want to learn basic pronunciation, cultural expressions, and conversational starters with instructors Dandy Porter and Catalina Sandoval. $40. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc.org. WED, OCT. 7 CLASS: Conversational Spanish For Advanced Beginners. 5:00-6:15 p.m., 6 Wednesdays, at Grace Church. For those with prior class or practical experience. Alaya Battalia and Veronica Ramirez will help you improve conversational skills and grammar while using a thematic based approach to language learning! $40. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org. THURS, OCT. 8 MEETING: Lopez Island Garden Club Meeting “Biodynamic Farming,” 9:30 a.m., Woodmen Hall. We will carpool to S & S Homestead Farm at 2143 Lopez Sound Rd. Then, join Henning Sehmsdorf for a tour of the farm from 10-11 a.m. Here they raise their own food, and food for others, in accordance with biodynamic processes. The farm is a place where plants, animals and people sustain each other. In addition, the S & S Homestead

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BREAKFAST 8:30 Sat/Sun LUNCH 11-4:30 p.m. DINNER 4:30-9 p.m. Sun-Thurs 4:30-10 p.m. Fri/Sat

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Farm serves as a classroom, training ground, and resource for educational programs. The Farm also provides the community with a source of naturally grown meat and produce. Then we will return to Woodmen Hall at 11 a.m. for our regular meeting. EVENT: WURST golf tournament and blues and zydeco music with dinner fundraiser for Lopez children’s center. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. October fest with adult beverages, oysters, jones family farm sausages, salads, desserts. Scramble golf game with prizes for players. Fun for the non golfers with food and dancing. Support the Childen’s center fundraiser. EVENT: Zydeco blues band New Iberians live at the Lopez Golf Club, 5-9 p.m. Food and beverages available. Admission by donation. Benefits Lopez Children’s Center. ART: Chimera Gallery hosts an opening reception for its October show - re-ori-ent, , 5-7 p.m. at Chimera Gallery. The show runs through Nov. 6 and will feature new basketry by Sally Anaya, paper arts by Iris Graville, and botanical art and silk scarves by Linda Ann Vorobik. CLASS: Enchanted Quilters, 9:30 a.m., coffee and goodies. 10 a.m. This month Peggy Schuld will teach a

“Quilt As You Go” technique.Woodmen Hall. Join us for coffee, program and the ever popular “Show And Tell”. Everyone’s welcome!

FRI, OCT. 16 EVENT: Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Services of the San Juan Island, community screening of the film “Private Violence,” 7 p.m., Lopez Island Library Community Center. One in four women experience violence in their homes. This HBO documentary reveals the stories of two women who once victims then survivors advocate for justice. DVSAS will be on hand to facilitate discussion. Snacks provided. SAT, OCT. 17 EVENT: Speak of the Devil: Jersey Devil Design with UW Professor Steve Badanes, 7 p.m., Woodmen Hall; the first event in the library’s new series SHELTER. Badanes is the co-founder and principal of the Jersey Devil design/ build firm who for 30-plus years has been constructing their own designs, living on job sites in tents or Airstream trailers on locations around the world. One of the artists behind the “Fremont Troll,” Steve Badanes is the Howard S. Wright Professor of Architecture, Director of the Neighborhood

Letters

Steckler for school board

We would like to recommend Carol Steckler for the Lopez School Board. Carol is a long-time Lopez resident, community member, community builder, activist and friend. Over the 20 -plus years we have known Carol, she has been involved and passionate about the school and the well-being of all children. She believes that every child deserves to have their passions and talents supported and developed, using the resources, ideas

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and experience of teachers, parents, community members and fellow students. Her interest, energy and willingness to serve has not diminished over the years. She recently served on the school’s finance committee (2015) with superintendent Brian Auckland to help put the school back on sustainable financial footing. She gives credit to Brian and the rest of the committee and believes the effort was only successful because of strong parental involvement. We believe Carol brings a unique perspective

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SUN, OCT. 18 EVENT: “Belief,” Exploring Beliefs Around the World, 8 p.m., library community room. Library screens the premier hour of OWN’s landmark TV event which examines the rituals, stories and relationships that bind us all together. MON, OCT. 19 CLASS: QuickBooks Coaching or Training. Monday, at LIFRC. Intuit Pro Advisor, Kelly Pederson, will help you with questions. Individual consultations available in one hour increments tailored to your needs. You’ll be contacted to setup an appointment time after registering. $55. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org. TUES, OCT. 20 CLASS: Create a Website/ Blog with WordPress. 5:307:30 p.m., three Tuesdays, library. WordPress is a free online service used to create your own blog or website for personal or business use. Adrienne Adams will teach you how to get your site up and running! Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with accessing programs on computer and using a browser. $55. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org. that both honors the history of our school’s accomplishments and struggles while holding a progressive vision for the future. She has the integrity and intellect to effect positive change. Please join us in voting for Carol. DAN AND TERRI DRAHN Lopez

Adams: Fair and balanced Steve Adams is the best choice for port commission position #2. He has a firm grasp of airport operations and understands the economic benefits for Lopez. He understands the need for the port to be able to See LETTERS, Page 3

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handle emergency flights and to be able to function in the event of a catastrophic situation. He has demonstrated fiscal prudence in developing projects that significantly cut airport electric costs and is pushing the airport toward a goal of NetZero energy use. Steve has been instrumental in implementing improvements to address safety issues at the airport in fiscally responsible and practical ways. These improvements will also reduce operating costs and insure FAA capital funded projects in the future. Steve, along with the other two commissioners, voted to have the Port purchase the marine property on Fisherman Bay. It provides the opportunity for public access and recreational opportunities asked for by many people. His approach to port projects includes seeking community support; developing a realistic and sustainable financial plan based on this community input; using local professionals to research projects and develop a plan; and finally, to implement the plan. Steve’s approach to issues facing the port has always been fair, balanced and practical. He respects diverse viewpoints, seeks public input and is transparent in port deliberations. Steve is committed to working collaboratively to develop practical and sustainable solutions. These are some of his val-

ues I observed as principal at Lopez Island High School and that we can continue to count on every time. Steve’s talents, skills, experience and long time commitment to our community make him an excellent port commissioner. Please vote for Steve Adams. ROLAND AND TERRI MACNICHOL Lopez

Adams for commissioner We have known Steve in a number of different capacities since we moved to Lopez in 2003. Since long before that time, Steve has been serving Lopez in more ways than we can count – as a schoolteacher, a firefighter, a member of the County Planning Commission and most recently, as a Lopez port commissioner. As a port commissioner, as in his other roles, Steve has contributed not only his time and intelligence, but a deep knowledge of the Lopez community, an open mind, and an ability to work collaboratively with diverse viewpoints in order to solve problems that inevitably arise in public service in a small community. In addition, as a licensed pilot, Steve brings a special expertise to matters involving the Lopez Airport operations. These attributes do not make Steve an “insider” as claimed by his opponent. Rather, they are proof of his dedication to the Lopez community and his qualifications for the job of port commissioner.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION TO FORM THE MACKAYE HARBOR WATER DISTRICT AND TO ELECT COMMISSIONERS IF DISTRICT IS APPROVED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be an election held on November 3, 2015, at which, a ballot proposition authorizing the proposed MacKaye Harbor Water District to be created shall be submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection. In addition, the election of commissioners shall be voted upon should the District be approved. The election will be held via mail, and ballots must be postmarked or dropped off at a collection box by the date shown on ballot. Summary: MacKaye Harbor Water Company is currently an investor owned water system. The Company is seeking the formation of a water district for the purpose of construction, maintenance, operation, development and regulation of the water system. Resolution 21-2015, approving the ballot measure may be viewed on the San Juan County Council website at www.sanjuanco.com/council/resolutions.aspx Or you may contact the Council office at 360-378-2898.

We too have served on many boards and committees on Lopez and in our experience it is critical that members be able to work closely and respectfully together, despite their differences, to solve problems through consensus. It is not enough, and is in fact often detrimental, to just point out possible problems and try to impose one’s own view of a different course of action on others. Steve understands this well, and has demonstrated his willingness to put in the time and energy necessary to work well with others on difficult issues in order to achieve practical and long term progress. If you have questions about specific issues the Port of Lopez is addressing, we urge you to visit Steve’s website www.steveadamsforpor t.com/Campaign. htm, including the FAQ page, for a thorough and thoughtful discussion of these issues. We are voting for Steve and hope you will too. TODD GOLDSMITH AND DIANE DEAR Lopez

Candidate Q&A | Part III

The Islands’ Weekly is running a series of Q&As with the Port of Lopez Commissioners candidates. The Q&As will run Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 . Questions: 1. Do you use the airport and/or other port property, if so please describe your use? 2. Do you have a business(es) or business interest on and/or off island? Kenn Aufderhar (Running for port commissioner 1) 1. Yes, I use the Lopez airport regularly. The airport has been very beneficial for transporting family when the ferry schedule would not work and for picking up critical parts or supplies that were needed immediately to keep our business running. Our off island employees have also been flown in when the ferries have been canceled or delayed. This has enabled us to keep appointments with customers. It has also been my privilege to assist in flying Lopez residents to and from the mainland hospitals and

doctors when they could not travel another way. 2. Our business on island is Bayview Dental. I work the accounting, payroll and budgeting side and have recently built the new office. Commercial construction has been my career and more recently, property management. The Lopez airport has and will continue to be a very important part of island living by bringing business to our island and in many cases making it possible to live and work here. As other port projects are developed, I am sure they will also serve the residents

of Lopez as well. Steve Adams (Running for port commissioner 2) 1. Lopez airport is a valuable resource used by all the citizens in our community. During a disaster situation our airport will be a vital off-island link. The airport is important for Med-Flight and is the only medical airplane access. Currently, 90 percent of all Lopez Airport traffic is from offisland providing valuable local commerce by offering alternative access to the island for businesses, visitors, workers, homeowners, SEE CANDIDATE, PAGE 4

FIBER UPDATE Rock Island Communications has been busy installing ﬁber optic broadband to homes and businesses around the county. This historic undertaking will provide fast, reliable Internet up to 200Mbps to those who want it. We’re currently managing over 250 simultaneous construction projects countywide. Here are some of the groups we’ve been working with to date: Current Group Projects Suncrest on Orcas Island Whiskey Hill on Lopez Island Cape San Juan on San Juan Island Mineral Point on San Juan Island Spring Point on Orcas Island Mineral Heights on San Juan Island The Highlands on San Juan Island Completed Group Projects Alder Forest on Orcas Island Eagle Lake on Orcas Island Seattle Paciﬁc University on Blakely Island Alder Cottages on Orcas Island Upcoming Group Projects Gary Oak on San Juan Island Matia View on Orcas Island Portland Fair Area on San Juan Island

You Can Get Connected Too! • Start by indicating your interest online at: rockisland.com/connect • Learn more about organizing at rockisland.com, or attend one of our monthly meetings

MONTHLY FIBER MEETUPS Monthly Open Meeting Join us next month for this general information session. All are welcome! Next Meeting: October 7, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monthly Group Organizer Meeting Learn more about organizing your group at this session. Next Meeting: October 14, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Both meetings held in Eastsound this October (meetings will rotate islands every month) 208 Enchanted Forest Rd., Suite D Eastsound, WA 98245 rockisland.com

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Garfield Jazz Band stages eighth show By Gary Alexander Special to the Weekly

How do you get to Lincoln Center in New York City? Practice, practice and more practice. The Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble has been delighting Lopez Island audiences since October of 2008. That band went on to win the #1 spot in the national “Essentially Ellington” high school big band competition in Jazz at Lincoln Center, led by Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis. Then the band toured Europe and recorded a CD from that tour called “An Italian Love Affair.” This year, the Garfield band will return to Woodmen Hall, 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. The Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble is a 33-member jazz band (with two complete saxophone sections and a deep bench in the rhythm section), including students from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds. Garfield is a Seattle-based public high school with such an interest in jazz that it maintains three levels of jazz bands in its curriculum. The “Jazz Ensemble” that will visit Lopez this week is the top jazz band in this highly competitive student program. Garfield’s jazz band has been under the direction of Clarence Acox since 1979. The music of Duke Ellington and Count Basie form the cornerstone of Garfield’s swinging band book at jazz festivals across America and in 11 European tours over the last 25 years. Since 1999, they have been invited to the Essentially Ellington finals 12 times and have won the top spot a record four times. (The winner

last May was Portland’s American Music Program.) The Garfield band has been named Outstanding Instrumental Ensemble at the Reno Jazz Festival a record four times and Outstanding Festival Band at Idaho’s Lionel Hampton jazz festival a record seven times. Here’s a sample school year agenda for Garfield’s Jazz Ensemble: First public concert: Lopez Island in October Mid-year appearances at West coast jazz festivals Final school-year goal: Lincoln Center in May Summer break: Jazz festivals in France and Italy Some of the band members form a connection with Lopez that lasts far beyond their high school years. Last year, three brass players from the 2006-09 Garfield bands (along with trombonist Andy Clausen from Roosevelt High) released an album which they recorded on Lopez Island the previous year. Calling themselves “The Westerlies,” the four musicians called their CD, “Wish the Children Would Come on Home.” Well, they came “home” to Lopez earlier this year at Port Stanley School! Two Garfield brass players in the Westerlies – trumpeter Riley Mulherkar and trombonist Willem de Koch – were in that first band that visited Lopez on Oct. 18, 2008. Garfield has a tradition of excellence in every section. At the 2015 Awards Ceremony in New York, Garfield received three Outstanding Section honors – for their Trumpets, Trombones and overall Brass Section. In addition, some of their Outstanding Soloist award winners on several instruments will be coming to Lopez this week – Fedor Paretsky

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on alto sax and Ben Lindenburg, tenor sax, as well as trombonists Michael Dalton and Isaac Poole. Whatever fortunes await this band in the spring, we on Lopez can say “we heard them first.” You don’t have to travel to France – or even Seattle – to hear this world-class youth band. Come to Woodmen Hall on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. for the best big band you’ll ever hear….here. Gary Alexander programs jazz and The Great American Songbook on KLOI, 3 to 6 p.m. each Friday and Monday. Tune in for an extended sample of Garfield’s big band recordings this Friday on KLOI, 102.9-fm or streaming live audio at www.KLOI.org (click box: “Listen Live”) Special thanks to Dean & Carolyn Jacobsen for making this series possible, along with Friends of Woodmen Hall, Clarence Acox, Garfield Jazz Foundation, band members and their families.

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and delivery of overnight mail. Many local pilots contribute to the community by flying residents for medical emergencies and care and are often on standby to fly expecting mothers off. Being able to fly off-island for work makes it possible for some citizens to live here and contribute to our community. Our airport is the second most important access to Lopez and brings thousands of dollars into our community. On Lopez, one of the most important tasks for the commissioners is to serve as airport managers. My many years as a FAA pilot and aircraft mechanic has been invaluable for making responsible decisions and saving expenses for the port, operating at one of the lowest tax rates statewide. 2. I am currently retired from teaching (science/ technology) 30 years at Lopez Island High School and 25 years running successful businesses on Lopez. I will continue my long history of community service, including 20 years on the Lopez Fire Department, eight years on San Juan Planning Commission, four years as Port Commissioner and most recently helping move and maintain our community nonprofit gym “Lopez Fit.”

For more info: http:// www.steveadamsforpor t. com/Campaign.htm. Ed Kilduff (Running for port commissioner 2) 1. I have no conflicts. Unlike the other port candidates, I am not an airport hangar tenant, and I don’t have storage there either. I use the airport as much as any average member of the public might. By contrast, my opponent is a hangar tenant in Upper Hangar C, which is one of those hangars where our port collects no rent from hangar occupants. The lease for that hangar is set to expire next year, and it remains to be seen what the new lease will look like. If you are confused by the complicated lease and property arrangements at our airport, I explain it all on my website at www.kilduff4port.com. 2. Yes, I have business interests here. From my home on Lopez and from my office in Friday Harbor, I still do quite a bit of work for the federal government related to groundwater and environmental cleanup, in addition to growing local work. I have more than two decades worth of experience complying (and sometimes fighting) with federal rules and regulations, especially the requirements for federal contracting, government accounting, public participation, and environmental compliance.

MEETING NOTICE Citizens’ Salary Commission The Citizens’ Salary Commission will meet to discuss compensation of elected officials on Thursday, October 22, at noon, in the first floor Hearing Room of the Legislative Building, 55 Second St., in Friday Harbor. The public is invited to attend. Written submissions and agenda items for the Commission must be received by 10/08/15 to be considered. Send to CSC, 350 Court Street, #5, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. A draft meeting agenda will be available one week prior on the County website at sanjuanco.com/ calendar.aspx.

Yes, Lopez, there is a dump wizard – actually, several Contributed photo / Rhea Miller

Povl Lasbo on the left and David Zapalac, LSWDD manager on the right.

by Gretchen Wing Special to the Weekly

Lopezians know our dump is unique; who else uses a capital “D” for dump? Most know it takes dozens of volunteers to run; many know it won Recycler of the Year in May. Few know the behind-thescenes wizardry that took our dump from ballot to booth. Povl Lasbo is a dump wizard. Early in 2012, he said, “I was dumb enough to mention that I am a systems analyst and could help with whatever system was needed to run the People’s Dump.” Once the levy was planned, board member Larry Eppenbach took Lasbo up on his offer. Eppenbach brought in Bill Clemens, who had also volunteered to help implement a point-of-sale system for transactions at the kiosk. Board member Bruce Creps joined the group to brainstorm the dump’s requirements. They settled for a web-based system, allowing this small group of wizards to work it from home. And work they did. Once the levy passed in November 2012, Lasbo, Clemens and Creps had only eight weeks to get the system, known as LISSY (Lopez Island Solidwaste System) operational. For Lasbo, “It was a more than full-time project

… with much anxiety over whether it could be done… working reliably and tested in time.” The nail-chewing paid off upon opening when, “to the great joy of Bob [Chonka] and Neil [Hanson] it not only worked, but worked much easier and more reliably than the county system had.” The wizards’ reward was a new task: design a system for volunteer coordination – now. The new dump required a coordinator to manage more than 100 shifts per month, with volunteers able to select shifts and view schedules from home. Once they determined what was needed, Lasbo, Clemens and Eppenbach completed the new system,

with helpful input from the first volunteer coordinator, Micki Ryan. Since neither part of LISSY offered any models to follow, the only troubleshooting course was, as Lasbo tells it, “Find out, work like crazy, find out more and make changes, and then test, test, test and keep your fingers crossed and your breath bated on launch day and every opening day for a long time thereafter.” The work never ends. Says Lasbo, “Nobody really understands how even a small change can take hours or days because it…affects many other places in the system, and has to be thoroughly tested and then monitored for a while.” Now three years into the process, Lasbo, who ana-

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says Bishop, “shows us that the community has our back.” Levy passage would also allow LISSY’s wizards and other volunteers to maintain low garbage rates and lowcost or free recycling, while proceeding with 2016 plans for repaving the lower lot and adding covered storage and work areas. It would also make those hard-working wizards very happy.

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Many Lopezians don’t know how much of the dump’s daily operations are subsidized by volunteers, says current board chair Sandy Bishop. Treasurer Bruce Creps also fills the CFO position and Dan Post drives the dump’s truck off-island, each saving thousands of dollars annually, and volunteer coordinator Carol Steckler puts in hundreds of hours implementing that system. Passage of the upcoming dump levy,

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Volunteers at the event. aks they were instructed by the San Juan Islands Leave No Trace Master Educator Mehgan Herold on how to kayak responsibly. The event ended triumphantly at Odlin County Park with refreshments and a raffle. The culinary offerings incorporated several donations from locals including bread from Barn Owl Bakery and apples from multiple orchards around the island. Raffle prizes included several educational books from the Lopez Bookshop which ensured that the learning continued long after the event was over.

Athlete of the week

Each week throughout the school year, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association recognizes 12 varsity athletes, a male and a female from each of the six classifications, who exhibited an outstanding performance for the previous week. Vinny Kramer, a senior from Lopez High School was nominated by a community member and selected by WIAA staff as one of the Athletes of the Week for achievements in football. Kramer ran for 162 yards on 11 carries, and three touchdowns to defeat Tacoma Baptist. He added 20 yards receiving and six tackles on defense. In recognition of their accomplishment, each Athlete of the Week winner receives a congratulatory letter from WIAA Executive Director Mike Colbrese, a commemorative WIAA State Athlete of the Week T-shirt, and a certificate. Winners are also posted to the WIAA website at www. wiaa.com.

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hobbies and crafts. In early spring, Friends of the Lopez Library will host a sale of gardening and home improvement books. The library is accepting good condition books on these themes at its book drop inside the library, across from the rest rooms. Bring books for the 2016 July 4 “Everything” book sale too! The famous Red Bag Special applies: pick up a Friends of the Lopez Library red book tote at

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Lopez Center, which this past year featured speakers such as Donn Charnley, Garth Stein and Nancy Pearl on topics ranging from grey whales, owls, and woodpeckers to geology, volcanos, weather and great literature. The Friends of the Lopez Library sponsor children’s and Young Adults

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“These patterns help to reduce student anxiety, fear, and emotional stress,” he added. “It is beneficial to practice each possible emergency with a sincere approach that outlines the importance of everyone’s safety.” Cowan said that often when kids are taught something their parents will learn by extension. Plus kids will carry this idea of being prepared for the rest of their lives. “We know it’s going to happen,” he said. “We have 100 percent certainty it will happen so I want to build earthquake preparedness into our culture.” According to the DEM’s webpage entitled Common Tsunami Questions, “In the most likely scenario, San Juan County will have plenty of warning (due to the large quake we feel) before a tsunami in the form of an extremely large earthquake.” The tsunami could come in 45 minutes or less after a large quake, which is defined as rating 5.0 or greater on the logarithmic scale. Although

9.0 would be incomprehensibly larger than a 5.0, Cowan describes both as large enough to cause concern. But not all quakes cause tsunamis. The quake has to lift the sea floor to be followed by a tsunami, and according to Cowan, the majority of undersea quakes don’t cause a tsunami. For many years quake experts believed that the closest fault, the Cascadia subduction zone, was safely aseismic. When they found mysteriously sunken Northwest forests that appeared to have been killed by salt intrusion in the year 1700, their conclusion changed. It turns out that the eastward-moving Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is not sliding smoothly beneath the westward-moving North American plate; instead, it’s bunching up, building up tremendous pressure that scientists believe will eventually let loose in the space of a few minutes. If the fault’s five segments all “go off” at once, a 9.0-plus magnitude megaquake could launch twin killer tsunamis, one toward the Pacific coast and one toward Japan. Seismologists now believe that’s what caused what is known as the Orphan Tsunami, which

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programs such as the annual Teddy Bear Picnic, the Musical Instrument Petting Zoo, the summer teen intern program and the summer reading program to encourage young readers. They also purchase much needed equipment and furnishings that keep our library up to date and cozy.

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The Friends of the Lopez Library announce a new twist on the Library’s Fall Book Sale, which has traditionally been held the day after Thanksgiving at Lopez Center. In lieu of one gigantic book sale in November, the Friends offer three themed book sales taking place through fall, winter and spring inside the library, plus the traditional 4th of July book sale at Lopez Center in 2016. Come peruse your favorite reads, and get an early start on holiday gifts on Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library community room, where the “BOO-ks” on sale feature mystery and fiction. In early December watch for another sale featuring holiday themes, cookbooks,

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Live Music by noted Northwest Zydeco Blues Band, the New Iberians Saturday, October 10, 5 p.m. Lopez Island Golf Club Music by donation Start with Oktoberfest style food court featuring local food and products, libations, silent auction items featuring local arts, services, ski trips or golfing in Mexico. proceeds benefit Lopez Children’s Center. Call Jane at 360-468-4896 for information.