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Teetering on the edge of extinction Real The basking shark estate is now a rare sight in local waters update

by CALI BAGBY Journal editor

With a massive body and a mouth that emerges from the deep blue like a man-made dungeon cell, the basking shark resembles a great and terrible monster. But this is an animal whose terror resides only in its appearance. This harmless creature floats through the water with its mouth agape under a bulbous nose feeding mainly on plankton.

It is only its size and the industry of man that has brought the basking shark from an abundant population to the brink of extinction.

Twenty years ago kayakers and boaters in the Salish Sea would have had a chance to see a fairly common dorsal fin that did not belong to a whale. The basking shark, who is named for “sunning”

SEE BASKING, PAGE 5

by ANNA V. SMITH Journal reporter

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A basking shark from the book “The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest” by Joe Gaydos and Audrey Benedict.

WSF: reservations are here to stay

by KATHRYN N. BARNARD Sounder correspondent

Washington State Ferries made rounds to all the islands last week to preview results of the reservation system that debuted this year.

The numbers are preliminary, but WSF representatives said at an Orcas town hall meeting on Oct. 15 that ridership from this year increased by 3.2 percent overall, even with the loss of one vessel in early spring, which reduced potential riders by approximately 18 percent. Use of the ferry reservation system accounted for 59 percent of riders in February and continued to increase to 83 percent by the end of August.

There was also an increase of 5.2 percent in passengers. It is possibly because the reservation system makes some believe they have to make a reservation to get on the ferry, so when they cannot get a reservation they decide to walk on instead. This issue was addressed

by Reservations Program Manager

Brian Churchwell, who stated that the 10 percent standby spots for vehicles may not be enough to reduce the risk some feel when they cannot make a reservation but urged people who can arrive early to utilize these spots.

This is one of the changes that was brought before residents at the meeting. In San Juan County, 56 percent of the respondents of the voluntary survey sent to reservation system users stated they were satisfied with the reservation program.

As in earlier reports by the Sounder, the reservation system is not going away; the legislative directive being to make better use of resources and shift vehicle traffic to under-utilized sailings.

Director of Community Services and Planning Kristina Arsenault said responses to the survey are being taken seriously.

Based on feedback, 7 percent of the reservations are not used, taking space away from those wanting to make reservations. Then,

because the standby option is perceived as a risk, vessels are sailing with space left.

Attendees said that one part of the perceived risk would be mitigated if ferry workers were able to state how many spaces in standby were available with confidence.

Reservations not used within the day have been linked to those making “insurance” reservations and willing to forgo the $10 noshow fee by making multiple reservations for their trip and not cancelling them before 5 p.m. the day before the scheduled sailing.

In order to reduce this unpredictability and make the reservation system work better for the local community and the tourists, three issues and options were put on the table.

• Change the no-show fee from $10 to $15 or even charge the full fare ($26.85 to Orcas Island from Anacortes).

• Change the cancellation policy from 5 p.m. the day before to a sliding incentive policy where

cancelling two days ahead would have no charge and the charge would increase as one gets closer to the sailing time.

• The biggest complaint, it seemed, was on the tiered release.

Complaints included: too complex, unable to meet demand, cannot make a round-trip, 7 a.m. is too early and stressful to be waiting online or on the phone for the release. The call center has seen a 95 percent call increase, resulting in increased wait time on the phone.

Many options were presented, including the current release of 30 percent, 2 months; 30 percent, 2, weeks; 30 percent, 2 days and 10 percent standby as well as a new scenario of 20 percent standby (to lower the risk if unable to make a reservation) and 80 percent released two months prior.

Concerns with the latter are that the tourists would take up all the reservations in May and June

SEE WSF, PAGE 5

The median price of residential and condominium listings in San Juan County have gone up since 2014, according to a report by Northwest Multiple Listing Service. This year’s yearto-date median price is listed at $695,000, up from $639,000 in 2014. Although median price was up, overall number of listings was down.

For San Juan Island, the number of total active listings for the yearto-date was lower than in 2014, although the median price was up to $688,000 so far this year compared to last year’s median price at $620,000.

According to Merri Ann Simonson’s real estate summary, the number of transactions this year is down 6 percent compared to the same period in 2014.

“This decrease is attributed to the higher number of high-end sales that have occurred this year,”

SEE PROPERTY, PAGE 2

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015• The Islands’ Sounder

Flu shots now at OMC OCS students visit Stuart

The Orcas Medical Center is now scheduling flu shots for Oct. 22 and 29.

For adults, flu shots will be administered by appointment beginning at 8:30 a.m. by calling the center at 3762561. Or, if preferred, they

for children 6 months to 18 years old. Children under nine years of age may need a second dose.

The Orcas Medical Center is located on Deye Lane, off Mt. Baker Road next to the Orcas Center.

may be scheduled as part of a regular OMC office visit.

Children’s flu shots are by nurse appointment only and will not be given during the adult clinic dates mentioned above. State-supplied (free) flu vaccine is available

Candy needed for OPAL

Contributions of candy to help with Halloween trick or treating at OPAL Bonnie Brae may be dropped off at the OPAL office on the corner of Lover’s Lane and Enchanted Forest Road. Bonnie Brae is a main Halloween location for island children. Donations can also be made to by check towards the purchase of candy (PO Box 1133, Eastsound).

Senior Faire is next week How do I apply for Medicare or Medicaid?

How do I find and hire caregivers on the island?

These and many other questions about aging on Orcas will be answered at the 2015 Senior Faire on

Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Orcas Island Senior Center.

The faire consists of informative panels dealing with the sometimes unique challenges of aging on Orcas, as well as information tables describing local senior ser-

vices. Sessions will include “Medicaid, Medicare and You,” “How to Fall, or Not!” “Lions Mobility Assistance Equipment Loaner Program,” “How to Hire a Caregiver,” “Emergency Flight Insurance Programs” and more.

This free, day-long event begins at 8:30 a.m. for coffee and registration, and the first panel begins at 9 a.m.

A one-hour lunch break begins at 11:45 a.m., with lunch for seniors provided by donation and the conference will end at 4 p.m.

RSVP if you will be joining lunch by emailing orcasseniorcenter@gmail. com.

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Students from Orcas Christian School took a boat ride to Stuart Island and spent the day visting the island last week. They hiked from Prevost Harbor through the middle of the island to the school house where they walked through library and museum. Continuing on to the northwest tip of the island, they ate their lunches on the grounds of the Turn Point Lighthouse.

Jim Bergquist, who has lived on Stuart Island for more than 20 years and has written a book “The History of Stuart Island” talked with the students about the lighthouse and its history. Bergquist is part of the Turn Point Lighthouse Preservation Society that is restoring the lighthouse station. He opened up the museum and the keepers’ quarters that are being restored so the students could get a feel for that time period and a working lighthouse. Each student received a postcard of the lighthouse and a BLM junior activity book. Turn Point Lighthouse is part of the San Juan Islands National Monument.

PROPERTY FROM 1 Simonson said. “Fewer transaction numbers but higher sale prices contributing to the volume.”

Simonson, a real estate broker on San Juan Island, said that the market recovery is still gradual, but the two brackets of home sales that are showing the most recovery are sales under $400,000 or over $1,000,000, and predicted that by next year buyers would be unable to find homes under $300,000 that qualify for bank financing.

“Currently it is very difficult to find a nice home under $275,000. This has a detrimental effect on our

community’s affordability and a direct impact on our first time home buyers,” Simonson said in the report.

The MLS report combines Orcas Island, Shaw Island and Obstruction Pass in residential and condominium listings which has a similar story, with an uptick in median price from $775,000 in 2014 to $795,000 in 2015. Despite the increase in 2015 median price, 2014 actually had 34 more new listings.

September 2015 was a buyer’s market for Orcas Island. According to Mariah Buck, managing broker of Windermere Real Estate Orcas Island Inc., the buyer’s market is transitioning to a seller’s market as available

listings shrink. The average cumulative days for listings on the market in 2014 was 255, while the average for 2015 was just 155.

“The median sales price is also going up because we are finally seeing higher priced homes selling,” Buck said. “For example in the past week, we have had three homes priced over one million go pending.”

Lopez Island, combined with listings on Frost Islands, had 11 more listings in 2015 than in 2014, but median price dipped down from $625,000 in 2014 to $595,000 in 2015.

Seminar on cyber security Islanders Bank is offering a free community seminar on cyber security on Thursday, Nov. 5 at Orcas Center.

Topics covered will include: cyber threats and security, securing your computer and mobile devices, safe internet browsing and social media use, and tips for parents and kids.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 • The Islands’ Sounder

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Food bank fund drive

by THE FOOD BANK BOARD

When a family moves to Orcas Island for seasonal work or chance of a better life, loves the community and its openness, the education systems offered and the closeness to nature and water, they’re assured a good chance of staying on the Island as bridges are created to assist them in obtaining work and home.

The Orcas Island Food Bank is one of those bridges. Through offering food twice a week at the Food Bank building, the OIFB Senior Outreach Program and association with the Weekend Pack for Kids Program at the Public School, it stretches the possibilities of security and support while this family moves towards a permanent home on Orcas.

OIFB operates with just one paid employee, Jeannie Doty, to oversee the deliv-

ery and connections with county, state and local agencies. All of the other hands, seen and unseen, are of 54 volunteers helping the Food Bank to be one of the most successful in the area. We average 193 volunteer hours per month.

How the food bank is supported: Thirty-eight percent by community food and produce, 25 percent through community donations of money, 19% from Federal food and State grant money, and 18 percent products from Northwest Harvest.

For an island our size with a population growing in the summer months, the Orcas Island Food Bank has been able to distribute an average of 4.5 tons of groceries and some personal items to an average of 318 households or 646 household members each month. Your donations help make this happen.

Much needed dollar donations may be made online through OICF (https:// oicferp.smalldognet.com/ erp/donate/create?funit_ id=1089) or in the form of checks payable to the Orcas Island Food Bank mailed to PO Box 424, Eastsound, WA 98245. Local businesses are encouraged to plan events prompting attendees to bring donations of food items for the Food Bank; and at any time, anyone may bring factory sealed items, no more than two years outdated (no home-produced goods) to our drop box on the north side of the Food Bank building located at 116 Madrona Street; or to the Senior Center, Key Bank, or to the post offices in Orcas and Deer Harbor.

There are also donation jars at Ray’s Pharmacy.

The board and volunteers sincerely thank you for your continuing support!

County Sheriff’s Log The San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office responded to the following calls.

Oct. 7 • An Orcas deputy was dispatched to an Olga address on found property resulting from probably a trespasser. Evidence was recovered.

•A 53-year-old Lopez Island woman was cited for driving with a suspended license after being stopped for speeding on Fisherman Bay Road. She was released from the scene with a citation to appear.

• A San Juan deputy arrived at the scene of a single vehicle roll-over accident east of Scheffer Drive.

The driver was transported to Peace Health Hospital for treatment.

Oct. 8 • A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report attempted malicious mischief on A Street. The

unknown suspect put two large screws under the victim’s tires in an attempt to pop the tires. The victim noticed the screws before any damage was done.

Oct. 9 • A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a report of a suspicious postcard received by a Lopez woman. The card did not contain threatening information, and was stamped “rejected” and returned to sender.

• An employee of an Eastsound business found two sets of books. She called the Sheriff ’s Office to turn them in as found property.

Oct. 10 • A deputy responded to a residence on San Juan Island to settle a dispute involving a camper trailer.

• A San Juan Island caller reported that her child had not returned home. The caller reported the child advised she would be staying with some older boys.

The caller provided a first

name. After a short search the child was located and returned to a family friend.

Oct. 11 • A man walked through the parking lot of Friday Harbor expresso stand and took an unknown amount of money from the tip jar in the drive through window.

The man was located.

Oct. 12 • A San Juan Island resident reported an aggressive driving incident that occurred in the area of Mitchell Bay and West Valley Rd. The resident said the other driver became aggressive because he had discouraged the marijuana farm on Fieldstone Rd. in recent months.

• An Orcas deputy took a report of an attempted fraudulent phone call she had received. The reporting party did not provide her banking information but requested the incident be taken down in case it happens to another person.

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Homecoming this week

Submitted by OIHS Student Leadership class.

Orcas Island High School would like to invite all of our alumni and community members to join in the 2015 Homecoming activities beginning on Friday, Oct. 23. At 1:15 p.m., we will be having our homecoming assembly in the high school gym.

This is the biggest assembly of the school year and is quite entertaining! This is a free event for our community and we would love to see you there, whether or not you have a child who attends our school.

The theme of this year’s homecoming is “Animated Movies.” Each of the four classes have chosen a movie that the class will build their hall decorations, assembly performance and parade float around. They have been working on dance/lip sync routines that incorporate their movies and will certainly be highlights of the assembly. The high school staff has also been working on a dance/lip sync routine that will be a fun part of Friday’s event.

Rather than our parade taking place right after school, the parade will begin at the high school at 5:30 p.m. and will end at the Village Green in Eastsound. The Orcas Island Booster Club has generously offered to provide chili and hot dogs to all community members who are present at the end of the parade – for free! There will be music and a bonfire as well. We hope that this new parade format will bring our community together and remind all of us that the homecoming celebration is intended to recognize our school, our alumni and serve as a celebration of our school and community pride.

Throughout the week there will be homecoming games for our fall sports: Thursday, 10/22, 2:30pm: Boys soccer vs. LaConner. This is the last home game for boys soccer so our seniors and parents will be recognized.

Saturday, 10/24, 1:30pm: Football vs. Concrete. This is also the last home game for our football team so our seniors and their parents will be recognized, along with the homecoming royalty. Our own OIHS pep band will be playing to help root on our Vikings.

During the homecoming football game on Saturday, the Orcas Island Booster Club and OIHS ASB will be teaming up for the 2nd Annual Homecoming Salmon BBQ. Thanks to Troller Point Fisheries for their generous donation of salmon to make this event possible.

• It was reported that soccer goals were taken and some were damaged at the Friday Harbor Elementary School.

• An Orcas deputy responded to a report of an apparent vehicle prowl and theft of items that occurred in the area of Rosario in Eastsound.

• A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a possible harassment case. Complainant didn’t want the other subject contacted, but wanted the encounter on record.

• A deputy responded to the Friday Harbor area and determined a domestic violence incident had occurred.

One suspect was taken into custody for assault in the fourth degree.

Oct. 13 • Someone brought in a found wallet to the sheriff ’s office. It was found along West Street, directly behind

Kings.

• A Lopez Island man believes his vehicle has been vandalized by foreign substances being added to his fuel. He says this has happened at least twice in the past three months.

• A Lopez deputy arrested a driver for driving under the influence. He initially stopped the person for not wearing his seat belt. The driver was cited for DUI and failure to wear his seat belt and released with a promise to appear in District Court.

• Deputies received a report of a person drinking in public in Friday Harbor.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 • The Islands’ Sounder

Vikings sports update

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Orcas Vikings cheerleaders Emma Minnis, Rayna Coffelt and Amanda Solze with the Lopez Lobos’ mascot at the football game.

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The Lady Vikings volleyball team lost Oct. 12 to Friday Harbor, 3-0.

On Oct. 17, the Vikings lost 3-2 to the Lobos from Lopez in a close but nonleague match.

“Two players stepped on the court in different positions, Lilly Miller as setter and Parker Landsman as middle hitter,” said Coach Rebekah Hardee.

Stats from the Lopez game: Bethany Hansen – 6 aces, 2 digs, 1 assist, 5 kills, Lily Ater – 2 digs, 3 kills, Katy Minnis – 1 ace, 12 digs, 3 kills, Emily Nichols – 1 ace, 2 digs, 1 kill, Parker Landsman – 1 assist, 4 kills, 1 block, Jessie Nichols – 7 aces, 5 digs, 9 assists, 3 kills, Lilly Miller – 2 aces, 2 digs, 6 assists, 1 block.

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Viking soccer team traveled to Shoreline Christian and won 7-2.

“This was the first time for many of the boys playing on an artificial surface but our style of play was brought to a new level,” said Coach Matt Stolmeier. “The pace and bounce of the field took a bit to adjust to but after a while it just made our possession oriented offense flow with ease across the field.

On Oct. 17, the Vikings had a rematch with Grace Academy winning 6-1.

Stolmeier said, “The first half proved difficult to score despite having a majority of possession and getting many shots on goal.

The Lady Vikings soccer team lost 2-0 against Friday Harbor on Oct. 12. Down a couple players, Coach Chris Doherty was still impressed with his team.

“The Friday Harbor defeat was a fine performance from our defense,” he said. “To hold a very large roster of 27 players to our 11 was a great experience for our team. They showed some true grit and stamina throughout.”

The Vikings lost a close game to Concrete 2-0 on Oct. 15.

“The game was 0-0 at half

and we played the best soccer I have seen from this team,” Doherty said. “We had plenty of shots on goal but couldn’t quite finish. In the second half, Concrete became a lot more aggressive and combined with the vocal home crowd, our team felt the pressure and I believe it affected our passing.

On Oct. 17, the Vikings football team lost 20-17 to Bellingham, but it was a great opportunity for the hybrid Lopez/Orcas team to play on their other home field on Lopez Island.

“They have great fans and community,” said Coach Justin Frausto. “Playing a much larger 2A school is always going to be tough.

We started with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Miles Harlow to Jordan Randolph, giving us a 6 to 0 lead. In the 2nd quarter we drove down to the 1-yard line behind the running of Vinny Kramer who ended the day with 13 carriers and 170 yards rushing. We capped that drive with a 1 yard touchdown pass from Harlow to Pasha Bullock. We were up 13 to 7 at half.”

Bellingham started the second half with a 72 touchdown catch which tied the game at 13. Bellingham scored late in the 4th quarter, winning 20 to 13.

For a full schedule of homecoming games and events, see page 3.

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BASKING FROM 1 itself on the surface of the water, is called “sunfish” or “sailfish” in some parts of the world. Basking sharks in this region are often referred to as the gentle giant slaughtered almost into oblivion.

“It’s absurd. They weren’t a threat,” said resident shark expert and author Gene Helfman.

The shark’s sharp decline started in the 1990s because high numbers were getting caught in fishing nets and the Canadian government authorized ramming to keep them from being a nuisance.

For shark lovers like Helfman, driving these marine animals into near extinction is a travesty. He is a Lopez resident and the author of “Sharks: The Animal Answer Guide.”

By the time Helfman was 13, he had read almost every book ever published about sharks. That passion still drives him today as he easily ticks off facts about the basking shark, an animal most islanders these days know little about.

This species is known to enter bays and estuaries as well as venturing offshore.

Basking sharks are often

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Recovery?

The basking shark is currently listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, basking sharks are listed as a species of concern dealing with the is a priority.

There are also plans in the works to get WIFI at the ferry landings and a third party will be re-creating the website to account for user issues. The hospitality industry maintains the reservation system may have damaged “last minute” travelers seen in the past and caused more hotel reservation cancellations by those traveling from outside the western corridor who are nervous about obtaining reservations.

According to WSF representatives, now that peak tourist season is over, local residents will have a much easier time obtaining the reservations they desire (online or by phone), but there is still work to do with the tiered release system to account for planned, commercial and last-minute trips.

Eastern North Pacific population. Like many sharks, basking sharks are very slow to reproduce with up to a 14-month gestation period.

According to Helfman, a lot of sharks take a year off to reproduce.

“So you’ve got an excess of two years in a animal that doesn’t mature until it is 20 years,” he said. “They were never super numerous so they were easy to wipe out and will be slow to come back.”

According to the Vancouver Sun, eight basking sharks were spotted in 2014 off the west coast of Vancouver Island but also as far north as Haida Gwai, an archipelago on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada.

NOAA researchers reported five sightings in the Puget Sound area in between August and November of 2014.

In 2010 and 2011, NOAA Fisheries funded two projects studying the habitat and movements of basking sharks along the west coast.

According to a NOAA press release, Southwest Fisheries Science Center has been examining historical records of basking shark

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sightings, coordinating with international partners on research and data collection, and deploying satellite tags on basking sharks.

Three satellite tags have been deployed, one in 2010 and two in 2011. Tracking data from one of these tags show that basking sharks travel from the California coast offshore to waters close to Hawaii.

Basking sharks primarily eat plankton and are entirely passive feeders – there is no suction involved. Because plankton is so abundant the impact of the loss of this species in our waters is hard to measure. Plankton are tiny animals that can be found near the water’s surface.

“I would be very surprised if ever a major population consumed a significant portion of the plankton,” said Helfman. “Plankton is an incredible resource.”

And because there is a wealth of other marine animals that eat plankton – including whales, herring and baby fish – the plankton is not in danger of becoming too great in number.

What may be lost if the species never returns is further research on some of the

mysteries of the animal. For instance: what do they do for the winter?

Research shows that basking sharks “disappeared” from the northern Atlantic in winter. It was speculated that they went into deep water and hibernated or mated. According to Helfman, more recently, with the help of satellite tags, researchers found they migrated south, as far as Brazil, but stayed as far down as 1,000 feet rather than feeding near the surface as they do in our waters.

“In all likelihood, they are following food such as zooplankton aggregations that are also in deeper water off Brazil,” said Helfman. “This isn’t surprising given that many marine animals that occur in shallow water at high latitudes tend to live deeper at lower latitudes.”

But many questions remain about these creatures.

Helfman recalled one story of a basking shark that was found at the mouth of the Amazon river. What was it doing there? We may never know. If the shark passes into extinction we definitely will not get those answers. For Helfman

and other researches the inquires will never end.

“It’s a fascination I have never grown out of,” said Helfman.

Did you know?

• The basking shark is the second largest living fish, after the whale shark.

• Basking sharks have the largest liver: 2,200 pounds on land, seven pounds in water.

• They can grow to more than three feet in width, 5.2 tons and 30 feet long.

• They can travel as far as 3,000 feet under water.

• One female was found with about 80 pups with different DNA. If you see a basking shark in West Coast waters, contact the basking shark sighting hotline at (858) 334-2884 or email basking.shark@ noaa.gov.

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Film screening, fall potluck October is National Co-op Month and the Orcas Food Co-op is hosting a community showing of “Food For Change,” a new film that looks at the current resurgence of food cooperatives in America, and their unique historic place in America’s economic and political landscape.

The film is being screened free of charge and everyone is welcome to attend, though donations are welcome to help cover the screening fee and hall rental. It will be at the Oddfellows Hall on Sunday, Oct. 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. with a community fall harvest potluck to follow.

Those planning to attend the potluck are encouraged to source as many local ingredients as possible.

Bring your own dishware to reduce waste going into the

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“Food For Change” tells the story of the co-op movement in the U.S. through a combination of interviews, rare archival footage, and commentary by co-op leaders and historians. No other film has examined the key role played by consumerled food co-ops during the decades-long debate over profit-driven capitalism vs. locally controlled economic enterprises.

Filmmaker Steve Alves describes his documentary as “one part food, to two parts politics, to three parts economics.” Alves tracks the co-op movement’s quest for

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Other possibilities include a 50-30-20 standby and a 3-month, 3-week, 3-day option. All options were voted on by attendees and results from this and similar meetings on Lopez, Sand Juan, and Shaw islands will be considered before making any changes.

In an attempt to keep the dialogue going, Trevor Sharp, the Anacortes Terminal Manager, insisted that changes will be made that will “Work for locals and support tourism.”

While the reservation system is still not favored by some individuals, it seems that businesses that are far from the ferry are seeing an increase in sales because those leaving the island are more relaxed and do not have to get in line hours before the scheduled departure. Businesses at the ferry landing have shown some reduction in sales, but many riders appreciate not waiting much more than 30 minutes.

At the end of the meeting, it was evident that some unfortunate instances are still fueling the dissent for the reservation system, and WSF has stated that resolving these personal injustices

seen traveling in pairs and in larger schools of up to a 100 or more.

Unlike the great white shark or hammerheads, basking sharks are known for being tolerant of nearby divers or boaters. Although there are reports of these sharks ramming boats while being harpooned.

These fish are further described by Helfman as large, innocuous and slowmoving like the shark version of the manatee.

In the British Isles basking sharks are an eco-tourism highlight and there is an extensive online database to alert visitors of potential sighting areas.

“A diver could get in the water with them,” said Helfman. “But you wouldn’t want to ride on them – they are sharp with scales.”

People have reported brushing up against a shark and receiving bad scrapes.

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Support the Vikings at homecoming!

Enjoy a salmon BBQ at the football game that will be jointly hosted by the ASB and the Orcas Booster Club.

Cost for the BBQ will be $15 and will include salmon, salad and bread. Booster Club Pass Holders and Student ASB members are $12.

Game time is 1:30 p.m. BBQ will start at 1 p.m. and run through the first half (or until we run out of salmon!)

All of the salmon is being donated by Troller Point Fisheries in support of Viking Athletics!

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Sounder and Journal earn state awards

Vote for Heinmiller

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he Islands’ Sounder and the Journal of the San Juans both took home general excellence awards and individual recognition during the 2015 Washington Better Newspaper Contest.

The awards were presented Oct. 9 at an awards dinner during the 128th annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Convention in Everett.

The Sounder, circulation 2000, competed against other newspapers in Group I. The newspapers were judged on work produced from April 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015. The contest drew 2,034 entries from 58 community newspapers; entries were judged by members of the Kansas Press Association.

The Journal won first place for general excellence and took home nine awards.

The Islands’ Sounder brought home second place in general excellence and won for the following in news, editorial, arts, page design, special sections.

Best special sections First place, Wellness Guide – Sounder and Journal staff Third Place, Holiday Guide – Sounder and Journal staff Second Place, Weddings in the San Juan Islands – Sounder and Journal staff First Place, Springtide – Sounder and Journal staff First Place, San Juan County Fair Guide – Sounder and Journal staff Second place, Women in Business – Sounder staff Editorial and design awards Second Place, best profile, “Partners Together on the Journey of Life” – Colleen Smith Armstrong Third place, best editorial, “Stand up together for what is right” – Colleen Smith Armstrong First place, best crime and court story, “Young rape victims speak out” – Colleen Smith Armstrong Second place, best environmental story, “The little stake that could” – Cali Bagby Third Place, best environmental story, “Are the sea stars dying?”

– Cali Bagby Third place, best lifestyle feature, “A story of nuns and cheese” – Meredith M. Griffith First Place, best personality profile, “Grief and motherhood” – Cali Bagby Third place, best personality profile, “Small hands, big ideas” – Colleen Smith Armstrong Second place, effective use of small space, “Wild and Scenic” – Scott Herning First place, best feature page design, “Winter Bliss” – Colleen Smith Armstrong Second place, best feature page design, “Winter Gardens” – Cali Bagby

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I am writing to recommend Wes Heinmiller to you as a candidate for Fire Commissioner. Wes is an accomplished business owner and an active member of our community. He is bright , energetic and honest, qualities that are critical for elected officials representing us all.

Wes is committed to OIFR’s existing model of “neighbors helping neighbors”. He also has a solid understanding of the critical priorities facing Orcas Island Fire and Rescue: 1) Spending taxpayer monies in a fiscally responsible manner, 2) Maintaining high quality training for all our career and volunteer responders, 3) Making responder and citizen safety always paramount, 4) Maintaining our present high rating with the Washington Survey and Ratings Bureau which significantly reduces our insurance premiums.

Wes is focused on how to continue to maintain a high level of service. He would be a fresh, positive and analytical set of eyes on the Board of Commissioners. He has no agenda or ulterior motives other than to ensure that the members of our community are served well and that we can all be assured that we are safer with OIFR available 24/7 when we need them.

Please consider voting for Wes Heinmiller as our Fire Commissioner.

Art Lange Orcas Island I’m voting for Wes Heinmiller for the position of Orcas Island Fire Commissioner because he is a terrific fit for the position. He has knowledge of our fire department’s strengths as well as the needs. He has a history of bringing groups

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together and he has demonstrated a commitment not only to the department but to Orcas, having lived, worked and volunteered here since the 1990s.

I respect the background of knowledge and experience that Wes will bring to the position of OIFR Commissioner. I am grateful to have such a qualified person willing to volunteer!

Coleen O’Brien Orcas Island

Pass budget with increased funding for science Scientific research is the most powerful tool we have against disease. Incremental discoveries made in the lab today are vital in developing new treatments for cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and other conditions affecting our community.

Federal funding fuels research in Washington. In 2014, the state received $906 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), $143 million from the National Science Foundation, $45 million from the United States Department of Agriculture, and $23 million from the Department of Energy

Public meetings Weds., Nov. 4

Thurs., Nov. 5

• San Juan County Cemetery District #3, 5 p.m. Orcas Library.

• Eastsound Planning Review Committee, 3 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station.

Office of Science in research grants.

And the San Juan Islands play a vital role in the research funded by the federal and state governments.

Between 1961 to 1988, working at the Friday Harbor Laboratories of the University of Washington on San Juan Island, Osamu Shimomura collected around 1 million specimens of the bioluminescent jellyfish Aequorea victoria that live in the waters surrounding the San Juan Islands. From these jellyfish, he extracted a fluorescent protein called the green fluorescent protein, or GFP. In the years since, GFP has become a powerful research tool that allows scientists to unravel amazing details of the inner functioning of living cells.

In 2008, Shimomura and two colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work.

Today, scientists, students, and support staff continue to rely on funding from the US government.

Their efforts yield new discoveries and train our high-skill workers.

But limited funding could hinder scientific advances. When adjusted for inflation, the NIH budget has declined by nearly 25 percent in the past decade. This jeopardizes our country’s global leadership in science and technology.

Please join me in urging Washington’s congressional delegation to complete its work and pass a 2016 spending bill that includes increases for federal science agencies. If Congress doesn’t act, critical research will be disrupted, and those who are waiting for cures will pay the price.

Tom Baldwin Eastsound

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LETTERS FROM 4 Thoughts on the grow operation I recently attended a meeting of the owners of North West Connoisseurs, a local 502 licensed marijuana grow-op, and concerned business owners in the area of Mt. Baker Road and Hope Lane, where the new facility would be located.

The main concerns were potential odor and/or possible contamination from waste materials. There will be no odor as they have invested thousands of dollars in state of the art filtration systems to comply with state regulations, and to be good neighbors to the local population.

Also, what little waste is produced, will have little or no THC content and will be contained and disposed of properly on a regular schedule. Realistically, the vehicles that come and go in that neighborhood now create more toxic fumes or leak toxic substances than the 502 will ever produce.

Apparently there are still a lot of misconceptions regarding the production and use of marijuana, mostly due to false propaganda, fear or ignorance. Education is a beautiful thing and it was really nice to see these people get together to discuss their concerns, as well as their willingness to comply with those concerns, and, ultimately, become good neighbors that can be trusted and welcomed into the local business community and neighborhood.

This law should have been passed long ago, everywhere. It has created a multitude of job opportuni-

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ties and revenue for many local people and businesses, as well as the state of Washington.

It is a proven fact that marijuana helps relieve chronic pain, from stress related muscle tension to many other illnesses, including terminal cancer.

It has also put an end to incarceration of people who are not criminals, or social liabilities. They are honest, hardworking, taxpaying members of communities everywhere. We could discuss alcoholism but that would be redundant and take way too much time.

Thank you to Uzek Susol for helping to organize the meeting in an attempt to resolve some legitimate concerns. I think it went well and it was a real pleasure to observe intelligent individuals working towards a common goal; coexisting and rebuilding our broken down economy.

Good luck to all!

Mick Stevens Eastsound

Are you ready to be a stand-up man?

by RICHARD LOW

Advocate and Stand Up Men Coordinator at DVSAS

Has domestic violence been something that has touched your life? Is there someone you know who has been sexually assaulted or had unwanted contact? The reality is, one in three women, and one in five men have or will experience something like this in their lifetime. You likely have a friend or family member struggling with these issues right now.

In spite of this prevalence, it has been so rarely challenged by men in our society. However, many feel it is time; men MUST step up beside the women who have fought so hard against this, and take a stand together.

That is the call of the Stand Up Men groups forming in our island communities. We are groups of concerned procommunity men who seek to lead other men, both young and old, to a greater education of, and preventative attitude towards, the sexual and domestic abuse that grows in our culture. We have members from many walks of life; community and faith leaders, students, business men, authors, and even our county sheriff. Many people, but one vision, to take a stand together on behalf of those we care about, in hope that tomorrow will offer a safer world than today.

Our group’s efforts have included helping support the fundraising initiatives of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services, spearheading the Labor Day weekend “Drink Smart, Drink Safe” campaign as well as an ongoing vigil on the courthouse lawn every Friday from noon to one. The groups also meet monthly.

These Stand Up Men will be leading out in the “Remember my Name” Vigils on each island to honor those who have lost their lives to domestic violence in 2014 in Washington

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News briefs Fall carnival at community church The community is invited to an annual fall carnival at Orcas Island Community Church from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 31. The free event will include fun activities and games, face painting and adult bingo, with chances to win candy and prizes. There will be hot apple cider, popcorn, cheesy nachos and cotton candy for all to enjoy.

Trashion Fashion is here It is almost here. On Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Orcas Island all are invited to the Grange Trashion Fashion Show to benefit the building maintenance fund.

Contestants are finishing their fashions made of recyclable materials to parade on stage for your enjoyment and fun. Carl Burger will host with his running commentary and spontaneous tunes. The Devil’s Fruitcake Band with Kira, Mary and Lulu will also play. Following the show there will be bite-sized desserts, coffee and cider while the judges decide the winners. Tickets are at Darvill’s Bookdtore, Cottage Gift Shop and Kay’s for $15 a person. They will also be available at the door.

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DVSAS held a “Silent Witness Vigil” in the Village Green on Orcas to honor those who have died from domestic violence.

State. These will be held at the site of the Silent Witness Silhouettes Installations on the following dates: San Juan 10/23 at noon, Lopez 10/29 at 5 p.m. The Orcas event was held on Oct. 15. See the above photo.

It is at this vigil (and weekly at San Juan Court House) that we would invite you to come and speak to one of our members to find out how you can “Stand Up” with us. Or you can email Richard Low at richard@dvsassanjuans.org.

If you are struggling with a past or present situation of sexual assault or domestic violence please reach out – San Juan: 378-8680, Orcas: 376-5979 and Lopez 468-3788.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1. Recedes 5. Popular mints, brand name 10. Early pulpit 14. Civil War side, with "the" 15. Mimicry 16. "Buona ___" (Italian greeting) 17. Vestments, e.g.

18. Merchant ship's petty officer 19. ___ du jour 20. Lieu 22. Gives an account in speech or writing 24. Forwarded 26. "-zoic" things 27. The Flathead people 30. Afternoon service (2 wds) 32. Missouri feeder 33. Cast 34. Mozart's "L'___ del Cairo" 37. Regards with awe 39. Organized group's informal gatherings 41. Assent 42. ___-friendly 44. Amasses (2 wds) 45. Style of fast electronic dance music 47. Sharp, rugged mountain ridges 48. Stallion, once 49. Tanya ___, country singer 51. Fluent and prolific writer 53. Rein, e.g.

57. Ashtabula's lake

58. Part of "the works" 60. Copter's forerunner 61. Long, long time 62. Taste, e.g.

63. Affirm 64. "Schindler's ___" 65. Cold shower?

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2. No angel 3. In need of resupply, maybe 4. Person devoted to luxury and pleasure 5. Hack 6. Lyric poem 7. Minds 8. Persons who hold

title to property for others' benefit 9. Harmony 10. Shoot for, with "to" 11. Dry, crisp, thinly sliced bread (2 wds) 12. Hillsides 13. Feed bag contents 21. Destroys intentionally after rocket launch 23. Treatments for severe nervous disorder (2 wds) 25. Expression of mild annoyance 27. Active 28. On the safe side, at sea 29. Bathrooms

31. Arctic jacket 35. Murder mystery game name 36. Dangerous biters 38. Guard 40. Krypton, e.g.

43. Unvarying procedure 46. Firstborn 48. Literally, "dwarf dog" 50. Decided 51. Prosperity 52. Forest growth 54. Bank of Paris 55. Length x width, for a rectangle 56. After-dinner drink 59. After expenses Answers to today's puzzle on page 16

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‘Getting the carbon out’ Draft budget for county Internationally acclaimed energy-policy expert Daniel Kammen will deliver an Orcas Currents lecture on “Getting the Carbon Out: Decarbonizing Energy Systems” on Sunday, Oct. 25.

His presentation begins at 1:30 pm in Orcas Center.

After that, local energy experts will briefly offer their individual perspectives on this pressing global imperative.

“Dramatic changes are taking place in the energy options available to people, communities and nations interested in pursuing lowcarbon pathways,” observes Kammen.

He serves as the Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he founded and directs the Renewable and Appropriate Energy

Daniel Kammen Laboratory. He also holds UC Berkeley appointments in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and the Goldman School of Public Policy.

In 2010-2011 Kammen was the World Bank’s Chief Technical Specialist for Renewable Energy and

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In his talk, Kammen will describe successes and challenges in implementing low-carbon alternatives, which are now taking place from rural Africa to the United States. These efforts range from residential to community-scale systems to actions on national levels — including in China and the European Union. He will also discuss the hopeful prospects for global accord in the upcoming Paris climate talks.

After his lecture, wellknown islanders Bill Anders, Chris Graecen and Eric Youngren will offer individual perspectives on the energy transformations we face both locally and globally.

This will be inaugural event in a new Orcas Currents series featuring widely recognized authorities “In Conversation With” local experts, with which our fair islands abound.

For more information about Orcas Currents and this lecture, please consult: http://research-now.org/ orcas-currents/.

On Monday, Oct. 19, County Auditor Milene Henley and County Manager Mike Thomas presented the San Juan County Council with a preliminary 2016 budget proposal designed to maintain county services at current levels. The document is the starting point for the council's budget deliberations that lead up to the budget's adoption during the first week in December.

The preliminary budget proposes to increase the County's Current Expense (operating) budget by 4.3 percent to $17.34 million.

The increase is slightly more than anticipated revenue and would make use of $656,000 in “available cash” to bring it into balance.

County Manager Thomas noted, “We continue to see the cost of providing the same level of service with existing resources rise faster that our revenue can with current limitations.”

While assuring the Council that the County's cash reserves are adequate and the proposal includes contributions to both the Budget Stabilization (“rainy day”) Fund and Capital Reserves, Auditor Milene Henley warned, “Balancing the budget with available cash is not a good longterm practice.”

Wages and benefits continue to account for the largest portion of the County's costs. Costcutting measures have reduced the staff size by more than 10% since 2008.

Since then, employee wages have actually decreased as a percentage of the budget,

but that has been offset by the increases in the cost of medical and other benefits.

Under the preliminary budget proposal, the County's workforce would increase by about 2.5 people, most of that in special revenue funds.

Thomas listed utilities and facility maintenance costs as other major factors pushing up costs. Some of the problem, Thomas noted, is the cost of maintaining aging buildings.

“County Councils have long recognized the financial costs of having older county offices scattered across Friday Harbor, many in re-purposed buildings, as well as the inconvenience to the public who have to travel from building to building to transact business,” he said.

The 2016 budget will earmark some of the County's real estate excise tax (“REET”) fund to a master plan process to develop a concept for a consolidated, cost efficient, and publicly accessible Civic Campus in Friday Harbor and consolidating Public Works' maintenance shops, its vehicle pool, and materials storage at the County's property on Beaverton Valley Road.

Operationally, Thomas acknowledged that County services can't maintain quality by continuing to conduct business in traditional ways. “We are dedicating resources to training and technology, including a new website, to, at a minimum ensure – and we hope improve – the quality of the service we provide,” Thomas said.

Since early last spring, representatives of three county departments have been working with experts from the state, guided by the principles of LEAN, to develop more efficient permit approval processes that are less subject to delays than the current system.

The first major product of that work, a new permit application process for residential construction, is now being tested and is expected to go into operation in the first quarter of 2016.

On the revenue side of the budget, the auditor is projecting conservative growth. Nearly 40 percent of the county's operating revenue comes from its property tax and, due to legal limitations, it is expected to increase by only 1 percent in 2016. The other major revenue source, sales

tax, has rebounded since the recession, with major increases over the past four years. But after two years of greater than 7 percent increases, the auditor is budgeting a more modest 3 percent increase in sales tax revenue in the coming year.

The preliminary budget document notes that some restricted county funds begun to rebound from historic lows. The Land Bank, which is financed by a real estate excise tax, anticipates a 15 percent increase in 2015 after tough times during the real estate downturn. The Noxious Weed board is expecting a 17 percent increase after staff performed a thorough inventory of land parcels subject to its special assessment.

According to Thomas and Henley, the county's largest department, public works, is in stable financial condition. It benefits from the road fund property tax and receives significant grant funding. The department's stormwater division will undertake two major construction projects this year – Lopez Village Farmers’ Market and Prune Alley in Eastsound.

The Lodging Tax Fund has also rebounded. Its revenue is generated by a tax on hotel/motel/vacation home rentals. The revenue is earmarked for the promotion of tourism and the development and maintenance of tourism facilities. The preliminary budget proposes channeling $50,000 more from that fund to the Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Island Chambers of Commerce.

Thomas and Henley summed up their joint budget message with the note, “We continue to provide the same or better level of service to our constituents in an era of increased costs and stagnant revenue.” But followed with the warning: “Long-term, we still need to either advance legislation to increase revenues, or reduce services in order to reduce costs.”

Washington Law requires that the council hold its final hearing on the preliminary 2016 budget no later than Dec. 7, 2015 with adoption before the end of the year.

The 2016 proposed preliminary budget will be available for download on the county's website http:// sanjuanco.com).

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Orcas Island couple’s schooner snagged in Pt. Townsend Charlie BermantPeninsula Daily

Recovery efforts for the schooner Phoenix continued for nine days.

by CHARLIE BERMANT Peninsula Daily News

After nine days, the owner of a schooner that was dashed onto the Boat Haven breakwater in Port Townsend by a storm finally got relief: the boat was lifted out of the water.

“This situation has changed three or four times every day all week,” said Jim Kruse, an Orcas Island resident who had anchored the vessel outside the breakwater last week.

On Thursday, Kruse and his fiancee, Libby Garcia, were in the Boat Haven observing the rescue and raising the $15,000 deposit required by the Port of Port Townsend to remove the boat from the water and store it in the Boat Haven until it can be repaired.

“I don’t want to talk about what’s happening now because it won’t be true by the time you get it into print,” he said.

The Phoenix, a 60-foot, 51-ton schooner, was anchored outside the breakwater when heavy winds and high tides pushed the boat onto the rock wall last Friday afternoon, according to Capt. Roger Slade of Vessel Assist in Port Hadlock.

Slade initially worked on the recovery, stabilizing the vessel and patching a hole on the starboard side, but Kruse has since changed to Craftsman United for the rescue.

Slade, who had said renting a crane can cost as much as $15,000 a day, said he understood Kruse’s decision and “there are no hard feelings.”

Deputy Port Director Jim Pivarnik said of Kruse: “He’s been very respectful and

agreeable and said he wants to work together to make this happen.

“We agreed to haul and store the boat but wanted to make sure the taxpayers weren’t on the hook for the expense.”

The masts were removed Wednesday and Thursday of last week as workers attempted to dislodge the vessel from the rocks and tow it into the Boat Haven.

Pivarnik said he hoped crews would be able to

Terry Khile said he took representatives from the state Department of Ecology to view the vessel and they determined that no pollutants had leaked from it.

Kruse has owned the Phoenix since 2006 and had just finished applying a new coat of paint and replacing the mast before relaunching the boat days before the storm.

Kruse and Garcia have an emotional attachment to the boat, which served as their home.

The couple’s three cats had been left in Orcas Island and fortunately were not on board when the storm hit, Garcia said.

“She was really beautiful,” Garcia said of the Phoenix.

“She’s still beautiful, but she looks a little awkward right now,” Kruse said.

To donate towards paying for the boat’s repairs, go to https://goo.gl/IdRqq3.

drain the water out of the boat before bringing it into the Boat Haven.

“It already weighs 51 tons but will be much heavier if it is filled with water,” he said.

“If that’s the case, there is no way that a 75-ton lift will be adequate; we’ll need to use the 300-ton lift.”

Kruse said he is insured only for $7,500 toward the boat’s recovery, a shortfall he blamed on “me not reading the policy carefully.”

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Bring the family and come with us to the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow on Saturday, October 24 at 6:30 pm to see Giselle one of the most well known and cherished ballets in the world.

This treasure of romantic ballet is one of the oldest and greatest in classical repertoire, touching upon the great romantic themes: a doomed love affair ending in tragedy, a dive into fantasy and ultimate redemption through the power of love. The Bolshoi, renowned for its intimate and emotionally intense interpretation of this beloved drama, presents Giselle, one of the most romantic and visually striking works in the classical canon.

A simple peasant girl who loves to dance falls for a dashing prince in disguise.

When she discovers his betrayal, her weak heart stops. This is a ballet about secrets and lies. The two lovers at its core know nothing about each other. Count Albrecht is full of deceptions, including the fact that he’s engaged to someone else. The peasant girl of the title suffers from a weak heart and knows that dancing could kill her. Neither confesses these truths to the other. Giselle dies when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her own will, she joins the Wilis, vengeful spirits who now turn against Albrecht and condemn him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. Giselle’s ghost, along with a host of vengeful Wilis, haunts her beloved, ultimately transcending death with forgiveness

The old tale — which has its roots in the medieval reports of dance mania in the Rhineland — of first love, class distinction, deceit, heartbreak, madness and love beyond the grave comes to life showing dance as a vital force.

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www.orcascenter.org Tickets are $18, $13 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 3762281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office.

There are $5 Subsidized tickets available at the Box Office.

‘National Friends of Libraries week’

The Orcas Island Library will be spending the week of Oct. 18-24 celebrating its Friends of the Library group as part of the 10th annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week.

The Orcas Island Library Association was established in 1954 as an all-volunteer lending library. When voters approved the library district in 1988, the association became the Friends of Orcas Island Library. Currently over 100 community members contribute annually, and 20 of these are volunteers who help with fundraising efforts like the Library Fair, Holiday Tea and Winter Booksale.

“The Library has always played such an important role in my life and in my family’s life,” said Friends Treasurer Lynn Carter.

Other officers of the Friends are Tim Lunde, President; Elane Phipps, Vice-President; and Jean Soderquist, Secretary. “Love letters” to the Friends from the community will be posted throughout the Library for all to view.

A history of the early lending libraries will be on display.

“Just as the Orcas Library is a source of pride for our community, our Friends group is a huge source of pride as well,” said Library Director Phil Heikkinen. “Our library is much richer because of the Friends, who contribute so much of their time and expertise to significantly enhance our services. The funds they raise support children and adult programs, Sunday hours, collection purchases, computers and technology, and much more. The Friends have pledged $100,000 to the Books & Beyond: The Next Chapter expansion project.”

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FRI., OCT. 23 HOMECOMING EVENTS: At 1:15

p.m. is the homecoming assembly in the high school gym. The parade will begin at the high school at 5:30 p.m. and will end at the Village Green with chili, hot dogs, music and a bonfire.

SAT., OCT. 24 EAGLE FORUM: Dinner and speaker, 5:30 p.m.,

Eastsound Fire Station. Todd Meyer of the Washington Policy Center and Don Easterbrook, Prof. Emeritus of Geology at WWU will talk.

SUN., OCT. 25 AMERICAN LEGION PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8 a.m. to noon,

793 Crescent Beach Drive.

WEDS., OCT. 28 SENIOR FAIRE: Orcas Island Senior Center, 8:30 a.m.

SUN. – ONGOING ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:

5:30-6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church.

ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15

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MON. – ONGOING ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Benson Hall,

Emmanuel Church.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Monday Night Duplicate Bridge Group. Need a partner?

Call Cheryl at 376-3104 or Marguerite at 376-2220.

BUDGETING WORKSHOP: The discussion of budgeting, saving, and investing basics, first Monday of each month, 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the library’s community room. Led by Michael Kulper.

The Barbican is Europe’s largest multi-arts and conference venue presenting a diverse range of art, music, theatre, dance, film and creative learning events. It is also home to the London Symphony Orchestra. This is the first HD production from the Barbican.

If you’ve not yet experienced great theatre streaming live from London to Orcas Center this is your opportunity for an awesome evening performance viewed from the best seats in the house.

Check out Hamlet trailers, behind the scenes, cast

p.m., for men, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel Church.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 7 to 9 p.m., Orcas Senior Center.

WEDS. – ONGOING LIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch,

11:45 a.m., Legion.

AA: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

ANSWERS IN THE HEART: 7 to 8 p.m., an S.L.A.A. 12-step recovery, Episcopal Church.

ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2.

THURS. – ONGOING

FRI. – ONGOING

STORYTIME: 11 a.m., library.

AA: Noon, Community Church.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30

AA: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

AL-ANON: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

SAT. – ONGOING

BINGO: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., first Thursday of every month at the American Legion, in support of Kaleidoscope.

AA: 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church. Potluck last Saturday of the month.

FARMERS MARKET: At the Odd Fellows Hall through the end of October, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

p.m., Orcas Longhouse.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS:

5:30 p.m. at the Community Church Family Center.

TUES. – ONGOING KIWANIS CLUB: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Community Church.

AA: For women, 5:30 to 6:30

Cumberbatch as Hamlet Here’s your opportunity to see star of stage, film and television Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet in the heralded production at London’s Barbican Theatre (in partnership with the National Theatre) production streaming to Orcas Center on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 pm.

Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Star Trek) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy, directed by Lyndsey Turner and produced by Sonia Friedman.

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Cumberbatch, one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, takes on one of the greatest and well known A strikof stage roles. ingly eloquent Hamlet in an evening of fitful illumination, Cumberbatch says the streamed performance “is just a great way of making the play accessible.”

Variety says “This is a Hamlet for a world on the edge: a warning from history and a plea for new ideas from a new generation.” The Daily Telegraph calls Benedict Cumberbatch “a blazing five-star Hamlet!”

Time Out raves “one of the most visually and atmospherically stunning productions I’ve ever seen, of anything, ever.”

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and photos at www.orcascenter.org Tickets for NT Live’s Hamlet 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 to 2 p.m.

There are $5 subsidized tickets available at the Box Office. For more information about Orcas Center’s 2015 season visit www. orcascenter.org.

Salubria By: TOM WELCH

For the Orcas Island Historical Museum

T

he small white house situated at the head of what was then known as Stockade Bay, now called Buck Bay, was once the home of a brave and widely acclaimed American mariner.

In the fall of 1897, word reached the U.S. that 265 American seamen were aboard eight whaling ships trapped in the Arctic field ice north and west of Point Barrow, Alaska. The vessel owners appealed to the President, who ordered the Treasury Department, in charge of the Revenue Cutter Service, to attempt to rescue the men. The nearest vessel available was the Cutter Bear, commanded by Captain Francis Tuttle, only recently returned from patrol duty in the Bering Sea and now at Port Townsend.

Captain Tuttle recruited an all volunteer crew, re-provisioned the vessel, and embarked in November of 1897 to rescue the trapped whalers. Sailing north against winter gales, unrelenting cold and ice, and fighting great hazards, the Bear reached Cape Vancouver, Alaska.

Unable to sail further north, Captain Tuttle dispatched a rescue party overland, directing them to enlist the local natives and purchase a small herd of reindeer.

The Overland Relief Expedition, as

it became known, embarked from the Cutter Bear on December 16, 1897, and arrived at Point Barrow on March 29th, 1898. After traveling over 1500 miles in the Arctic darkness, braving fierce cold and wild, relentless storms, the men succeeded in delivering 382 reindeer to the starving whalers. Thus provisioned, the men were able to survive until the ice broke up and they could sail home.

Captain Tuttle and his crew were celebrated far and wide, having completed a rescue mission many thought to be impossible. His many friends included Robert Moran, who built an apartment in his mansion, Rosario, for the Captain. Captain Tuttle’s daughter lived in the small white house, named Salubria, at Stockade Bay, where Captain Tuttle lived for many years.

Travelers through Olga today can still see the remains of Salubria’ s fire place and chimney, resting on a small hill, looking out over the bay. Captain Tuttle no doubt considered our island a safe and harmonious refuge from the wild adventures of his Arctic rescue.

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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 a Public Hearing to Adopt an Ordinance Regarding Public Records Procedures; Amending Chapter 2.108 SJCC and Repealing Chapter 2.96 SJCC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony to Adopt an Ordinance Regarding Public Records Procedures; Amending Chapter 2.108 SJCC and Repealing Chapter 2.96 SJCC. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Monday, November 2, 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 Ordinance. After the pub-

lic testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Ordinance that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifications.

SUMMARY: An Ordinance regarding Public Records Procedures amends portions of Ordinances 10-2008 and 6-2005 codified at SJCC Chapter 2.108 to provide current information and give clarification to the County procedures for providing public records and repealing Chapter 2.96 related to electronic records.

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 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinance 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.

The Ordinance 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 Ordinance will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472 and/or the Public Records Officer at 360-370-7410.

LEGAL NO. SJ663837 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder October 21, 2015.

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 http://www.sanjuanco.com/ council/resolutions.aspx Or you may contact the Council office at 360.378.2898.

LEGAL NO. SJ660520 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder October 7, 14, 21, 28, 2015.

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS (Planning Commission – PC; Hearing Examiner – HEX; County Council Hearing Room - CCHR) Permit Number

Description

Tax Parcel Number, Project Location, and Island

Other Existing SEPA SEPA Project Date of Date Hearing Hearing Hearing Required Environmental Threshold Comments Comments Application Complete Permits, Documents Body Place Date DET End Date End Date If known

462334006 (site of dock) and Encore Family LLC and Second Wave Key MDNS 11/4/15 11/20/15 HEX 12/17/15 462334005, 1713 White Pt. Rd. LLC, c/o Jeff Otis, 393 Bobbyann Rd. 5/11/15 9/15/15 HPA, Bank San Juan Island Eastsound, WA 98245 Corps PPRVO0 350322010, 64 Eureka Dr., Lew and Deborah Dickinson, PO Box 11/11/1 Vacation rental 10/9/15 10/9/15 Exempt -15-0048 San Juan Island 1681, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 5 PPROV0 350450002, 335 Woodpecker Ln, Lew and Deborah Dickinson, PO Box 11/11/1 Vacation rental 10/12/15 10/12/15 Exempt -15-0049 San Juan Island 1681, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 5 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 10:30 a.m., in the Key Bank, Downstairs, Garden Rroom, 95 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. In the County Council Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. 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 PSJ00015-0003

Joint use dock (including use by floatplane)

Applicant/Agent Name and Address

LEGAL NO. SJ1442769 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, OCTOBER 21, 2015

legals The Orcas Island Park and Recreation District Board of Commissioners will hold a public meeting for consideration of the proposed 2016 budget at the regular Meeting to be held beginning at 4PM, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Eastsound Firehall, Mt. Baker Road, Eastsound,

Washington. All are welcome.

LEGAL NO. S663331 Published: The Islands’ Sounder October 21, 28, 2015.

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Here’s puppy #8, ready for an adoption request, to acknowledge Adopt a Shelter Dog month. The Orcas Animal Shelter recently took in nine (!) pups, all siblings. They are a great mix of black lab, border collie, pit and shepherd and each sport different colors and patterns. Come visit before they’re all gone, any day from 2 to 5 p.m. or call 376-6777. The shelter also has kittens and cats.

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