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VOLUME 38, NUMBER 44 • NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Adams, Steckler in the lead | 2015 election news By Cali Bagby
Preliminary election results are in. The total number of voters counted so far is 6,308 out of 12,177 registered voters, or 39 percent of voters. Stephen K. Adams will likely again be Port of Lopez Port Commissioner 2. He has received 70.11 percent of the vote with 788 out of 1,124 ballots tabulated. “As port commissioner I look forward to
serving the needs and desires of our community,” said Adams. Edward Kilduff has received 336 votes in a Q&A with the Weekly. Lopez Island School District #144 School Board Del Guenther, director 3 Dixie Budke, director 4 Port of Lopez Port Commissioner Kenn Aufderhar, position 1 Carol Steckler is looking like the next
Lopez Island School District #144 School Board Director 5. She has a 61.49 percent lead, meaning 642 votes. “I am excited to be a participant in bringing [the remodel] project to fruition within budget and on time with the best value for dollars spent,” said Steckler in a Weekly Q&A. Georgeana Cook has received 38.51 percent of the vote with 402 votes. The Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District
Proposition No. 1 LSWDD Operations and Capital Property Tax, concerning an excess levy for the District, looks like it will pass with 80.75 percent of the vote with 923 out of 1,143 votes. In addition, state measure Initiative 1401 on animal trafficking has 75.5 percent approval in the county, while the Initiative 1366 on state taxes got a 59.01 percent “no” vote. The Weekly will publish updates as more ballots are counted.
San Juan County 2016 budget work continues By Leslie Kelly
A modest 1 percent increase in the total amount of property taxes levied is being proposed for San Juan County property owners for 2016. County Manager Mike Thomas said last week that the proposed 2016 budget is based on a conservative fore-
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cast of a 3 percent growth in sales tax, and a 2 percent growth in property tax. That includes the 1 percent increase in existing property allowed by state law, and the value of new construction added to the tax rolls. “Our goal is to continue to provide current services at existing levels,” Thomas said. “The county does not have sufficient funding to add much in the way of news staff or new programming.” According to John Kulseth, San Juan county assessor, for the owner of a home in
the town of Friday Harbor with an assessed value of $350,000, if the assessed values in that area remained the same, (which is unlikely,) that person’s property taxes would increase $25. Hence, increases are expected to be less. The first public hearing on the budget was Nov. 10. Four more public hearings left on the calendar as San Juan County Council members continue to review the 2016 county budget as proposed by Thomas and Milene Henley, county auditor.
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The $17.43 million budget was introduced to the council on Oct. 19. While it’s being called a “status quo” budget, it represents a 4.3 percent increase from the current year budget. In order to have a balanced operating budget for 2016, the county plans to use $656,000 of its available cash and reserve funds. The council met Nov. 2 during which members briefly spoke about the budget and heard a presentation by Kim Herrenkohl, deputy auditor, who detailed
the county’s 2016 capital budget and six-year Capital Improvement Plan. The council also heard in detail about the 2016 parks and fair budget and fees schedules from Dona Wuthnow, parks and fair director. Among the projects being proposed in the 2016 capital budget is $120,000 for the planning of the Centralized County Campus Plan. There’s $400,000 allotted for fleet replacement which is the local share of the road transportation improvement plan. More than $2.4 mil-
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lion is proposed for Orcas road improvements. There’s $360,000 proposed for the Orcas Village park and ride, and within the capital expenditures is the purchased of a patrol car and a truck for the parks department, each at $70,000. The 2016 Capital Improvement Plan includes a list of projects recommended by the capital committee to be funded with capital improvement funds. Parks Director Dona Wuthnow presented a fee schedule to council members that outlines increased fees based on park location and season of renting. On average, campsites are proposed to increase about $2 per night. (For an entire list of proposed fees go to www. sanjuanco.com/council/ video.aspx.) Included in the proposed budget is an increase of 2.5 FTE positions. Thomas said personnel and payroll continue to be the largest cost to the county, although cost-cutting measures have reduced staff by 10 percent since 2008. Positions being considered include an additional mechanic, a storm water engineer (already budgeted, but not filled) increased hours in the land bank field assistant positions, an increase in the facilities maintenance hours, and changes in the duties of the emergency management assistant director which will provide more administrative hours to the 9-1-1 center. Bob Jarman, chairman of the council said he looks forward to hearing more public comments on the budget at the coming hearings. SEE BUDGET, PAGE 4
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
Lopez Island AA Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809
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download eBooks! Free 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. WED, NOV. 11 CLASS: Vessels of Intention. 6-9 p.m., Lopez Library. In this evening of meditative weaving with Mike Kaminskas, you will transform a Mason jar into a beautiful vessel while learning about its history, sacred geometry and the meaning behind the designs. Bring a mason jar; other supplies
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THURS, NOV. 12 CLASS: Lopez Island Garden Club Meeting - “DroughtProofing Your Garden through Permaculture,” 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Tired of schlepping hoses all summer only to watch your lawn, garden, or orchard whither and brown anyway? There are easier, more efficient, and effective ways of keeping your land green and productive and they’re not limited to complex irrigation systems or expensive tanks. Nathan Donnelly of Reverence Permaculture Design and Orchard Care, will teach you the basics of making water and your landscape work together with a low-to-no maintenance approach, using resources you probably already have. If you’d like to turn the flood-mud-drought-repeat cycle to one of harmony and usefulness, while learning what Permaculture is all about, come to this event. FRI, NOV. 13 EVENT: Nelson Treehouse, 7 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Lopez Island Library hosts its third program in its SHELTER series as Daryl McDonald of Nelson Treehouse presents through discussion and images, the most beautiful treehouses in the world. As foreman of Nelson Treehouse & Supply he and the Nelson team have
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built 200 treehouses in 6 countries. Nine out of ten Nelson Treehouses are built for adults, not children. If you have ever been inspired to live in the trees this program is for you. Free to all. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lopez Island Library and a gift from the Ramsey Shirk Fund.
SAT, NOV. 14 CLASS: Content Marketing: Attract and Retain Customers. 9-noon, Sunnyfield Farm. This workshop with Tim Fry turns business owners into content marketers, giving participants a framework for creating compelling stories and then getting those stories in front of customers through a variety of media channels. $35 if paid by 10/31 $40 thereafter. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org. MON, NOV. 16 CLASS: Excel Spreadsheets for Beginners: Mac Users, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Lopez Library. Hands-on introduction with Ian Byington to the most used and versatile spreadsheet program. Learn to create and format workbooks, use formulas, format and sort data, set up a mailing list, and much more. Requisites: Basic
familiarity with accessing programs on the computer. Bring your own Mac laptop (2011 or above, with Excel installed) to class. Fee is $35. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org. CLASS: Excel Spreadsheets for Beginners: PC Users. 1-4 p.m., Lopez Library. Hands-on introduction with Ian Byington to the most used and versatile spreadsheet program. Learn to create and format workbooks, use formulas, format and sort data, set up a mailing list, and much more. Requisites: Basic familiarity with accessing programs on the computer. Borrow our PC or bring your own (Excel 2007 or later required.) Fee is $35. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc.com.
TUES, NOV. 17 CLASS: Digital Photo Management, using Picasa. 1:30-3:30 p.m., Lopez Library. Let’s look at a way to get organized and make your photos look better! Bring your laptop (Mac or PC) with Picasa (a free online software) already downloaded. Not sure how to download it or need to borrow a PC laptop? Come 20 minutes early and Ian Byington will help
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For the last two months, Catholics, Episcopals, Lutherans, and others without a church affiliation have been meeting to read and discuss Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality. Our consideration of the Pope’s call to action on this subject has generated a variety of “small” (local) and “big” ideas in response to climate change. In this context, an initial step in any action is an understanding of the Pope’s scope of the problem. The concern is not simply about the destructive impact of global warming on the natural world and all those who live in it. Our impact on nature can be
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viewed and addressed in a variety of ways. We can agree to buy less stuff wrapped in plastic, drive our cars less frequently, work to stop additional oil exploration in Alaska. In short, we can continue to do things that are already being done. Those worthy steps are not what the Pope is talking about. The Pope’s focus is not on protecting “Nature” but “Creation.” The concept of “Creation” is a big one. Creation includes powder post beetles, black holes 150 million lightyears from earth, the guy living in a cardboard box under a bridge on I-5 and the cat sleeping on your bed. The Pope’s concern is for all of creation.
set you up! Bring your photos on a USB stick if borrowing a laptop. Fee is $30. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org. CLASS: SWITCH: How to change when change is hard. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Lopez Library. Explore ways of looking at the ways we change (and the ways we don’t, sometimes!) and practice approaches that work. Whether you’re involved in business, family dynamics, relationships, or just making things different, you’ll find this grounded approach useful and easy to apply. Fee is $20. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc.org.
SAT, NOV. 21 CLASS: Learn How to Bake Bread. 12-2 p.m., Instructor’s Home. Bake an artisanal country-style loaf of bread with Marney Reynolds using Lopez wheat and organic white flour in this hands-on class. Fee is $25. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org. SAT, DEC. 5 EVENT: Port Stanley Schoolhouse Holiday Craft Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Historic Port Stanley Schoolhouse, 2970 Port Stanley Road. It can’t be divided into small pieces and addressed piecemeal. We’re talking about everything everywhere; all one thing. In caring for Creation then, there are no “small” or ‘big” ideas or specific actions to be taken. The Pope suggests that an initial step in addressing climate change is a new understanding of our existence. We’re all part of creation. In reducing our individual global footprints, for example, we’re caring for our world, our community, ourselves. Any caring action on anyone’s part is addressing creation. The Pope simply suggests that some caring action is mandatory. It’s time to pick a task and do it! DAVID W. CORBIN Lopez Island
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School Financial Improvements and Tech Levy Submitted by Lopez Island School District
Improving School Finances The recently closed books for Lopez Island School District’s 2014–15 fiscal year show a significant improvement in the District’s financial status. The report shared at the October School Board Meeting showed the district’s yearending fund balance rose to $260,000 or 7.2 percent of expenses. This is a significant increase from last year’s closing balance of $86,000. It places the district well on its way to a target balance of nine percent of expenses. This positive improvement was primarily the result of a 10 percent reduction in administrative and nonclassroom expenses and a small increase in the student-to-teacher ratio at the school. The district’s associated overall cost per
student dropped by 10 percent . In light of these results, Superintendent Brian Auckland recommended and the Lopez School Board accepted restoring the five furlough days school support staff had contributed in this year’s current budget. While the district remains committed to reaching its nine percent fund balance goal, given the significant improvement already accomplished it was determined this further sacrifice by school staff did not need to be made at this time. The District continues to look at ways to reduce its non-educational expenses, both to continue restoring its financial reserves and to direct a greater share of resources towards student education. Technology Levy Recommendation A community and staff member educa-
tional technology committee is planning to recommend that a technology levy be placed on the February 2016 ballot. This recommendation and the details concerning the recommended levy amount, the assessment rate, and the needs it will support will be presented to the school board at its November 18 public meeting. The district’s last technology levy was approved in 2007. The technology provided by that one-year levy has been used ever since and is considerably out-of-date and unable to support current needs. The levy to be proposed will cover items such as student and teacher computers, digital curriculums, and technology training and support. It will complement the technology improvements being made to the school building by the school renovation project
(whose capital funds, by law, can only be spent on items that are a part of the school building such as: computer cabling, routers, classroom projectors). The committee is still developing its recommendation and importantly the levy amount to be considered. That amount and the overall recommendation will be presented at the Wednesday, Nov. 18 School Board Meeting. The meeting will begin at 6 pm, School Library, and the technology levy item will be near the beginning of the agenda. Public input will be welcomed as the school board considers the committee’s recommendation and whether or not to place a technology levy on the February ballot.
San Juan County Sheriff’s Log The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls. Oct. 28 • A Deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a death investigation. The death appeared to be from natural causes. • Deputies responded to residence on San Juan Island to investigate a report of a dog being shot and injured. • A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a suspicious circumstance in the harbor. It was reported that a person was yelling and screaming and revving up his boat engine. Oct. 29 • A reporting party said her her boyfriend violated a protection order. • Deputies in Friday Harbor received a report of a domestic dispute. The investigation showed that the two parties involved were having a verbal argument.
Oct. 30 • A deputy was notified that a citizen turned in a wallet at the Orcas Island Fire Department. The wallet was collected and booked into property at the Orcas Substation. • A San Juan Island deputy received a report of possible fraud. The reporting party stated he found an unauthorized charge on his bank account so he closed it. He was advised to put a fraud alert on his credit report by contacting the credit reporting agencies. • A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of an order violation. Oct. 31 • A deputy responded to a business in Friday Harbor to investigate a report of a burglary. Sometime during the night or early morning, an unknown person gained entry into the building and stole cash and checks. There was no forcible entry.
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• A Lopez Island woman reported finding a rifle in a roadside ditch. The responding deputy located a BB rifle, which was taken for safekeeping. • A San Juan Island deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for an illegal tint on the driver’s window. He subsequently arrested the male driver for DUI. The traffic stop and arrest occurred within the town of Friday Harbor. Nov. 1 • A deputy was dispatched to a dispute in Eastsound. The parties were separated. • A vehicle was found unoccupied off the roadway but partially blocking the lane of travel in the area of Boyce Road and San Juan Valley Road in Friday Harbor. Deputies attempted to contact the owner with negative results. The vehicle was then towed from the roadway and impounded.
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Nov. 1 and 2 • The protected person of a restraining order was contacted via text and voicemail repeatedly by the restrained party. The contacts were full of profanity and threats to the protected person. This incident occurred in Friday Harbor. • A San Juan Island deputy received a report of a welfare check on Point Caution Road. The deputy observed that the person in question was fine. Nov. 3 • Deputies in Friday Harbor received a report of a domestic dispute on Paradise Road. The investigation showed that the parties involved were having a verbal argument and no assault occurred. • A deputy in Friday Harbor followed up on a trespass complaint in Pear Point Road at the gravel pit. It had been reported that people have been sleeping in their cars in the parking lot.
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• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a barking dog on Spyglass Hill
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Content marketing for social media Our increasingly digital world makes it imperative for organizations to adjust if they want to get their story told. Websites, Facebook and Instagram that didn’t even exist 15 years ago are now a primary way to communicate. Today, many successful companies are using social media to tell their stories. Instead of the more traditional advertising of product features, they use stories about people and place to sell their products and services. In the communications industry this is called content marketing. Content marketing is the art of communicating with your customers and prospects without selling. Small businesses have all of the powerful tools – websites, blogs, Facebook, YouTube – to authentically engage prospective customers through content. To make effective use of those tools, you need to tell stories that capture attention and spread. If you are interested in learning more about how to effectively tell your story, you can register for Tim Fry’s Content Marketing workshop being held at Sunnyfield Farm 9:00Noon on Saturday, November 14. This workshop will help turn business owners into content marketers, giving participants a
framework for creating compelling stories and then getting those stories in front of customers through a variety of media channels – from company websites to social media platforms. Instructor Tim Fry Tim, shown left, is a global communications consultant. He has a background in storytelling, opinion research, brand campaigns and product launches for clients big and small. He has been recognized with several industry awards, including Ad Age’s “40 under 40” and PR News’ “15 to Watch.” Tim has a bachelor of science degree in foreign service from Georgetown University. When he’s not helping people tell their best stories, you’re likely to find him riding his bike, kayaking or catching Dungeness crab. He is the creator of the blog Project 468. The blog seeks to capture and promote the stories of people and place on Lopez Island. You can view his work at www.Project468.com. Register for the Content Marketing workshop online at www.lifrc.org or contact the Lopez Island Family Resource Center at 468-4117 for more information.
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“The 2016 budget can be characterized as a ‘status quo’ budget,” he said. “It provides for the continuation of existing services at current levels within the financial means provided by the taxpayers of the county. The budget supports the implementation of new technologies and processes that are key to obtaining operational efficiencies that should equate to a reduction in the annual cost of doing business. It also provides for fair wages and benefits for represented and non-represented employees. “There are some minor tweaks that need to be done over the next couple of weeks, but all in all it is a budget that is responsive to the needs of our citizens.” District 2 Councilman Rick Hughes said he didn’t expect to see much controversy over the budget and hopes it can be passed on Dec. 1 “It’s really just status quo,” he said. “We’re all pretty much on board with the budget as it is. We’re maintaining the same levels of county services without increasing taxes.” Some of the items in the budget that remain important to Hughes are a dedicated marine facilities fund, and an additional emergency dispatcher. “Because we are islands, it’s important to have a dedicated marine fund. It’s something that needs to be done.” Hughes also said he supports an additional dispatcher in the county’s 9-1-1
center. While it isn’t part of the budget being proposed, it was among the “add-ons” yet to be decided. San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs has requested funding for another dispatcher. “There are times at night when there’s only one dispatcher on duty – times when the dispatched is on a call and another call comes in,” said Hughes. Adding another dispatcher to the county’s personnel will eliminate that, he added. District 3 Councilman Jamie Stephens said having a status quo budget was important. “We are pleased that our department heads submitted status quo budgets which means we will be able to continue to deliver the current level of services and begin construction on some exciting public works projects,” Stephens said. “Creating a balanced budget is always a challenge in light of the structural imbalance created by the State Legislature where expenses rise faster than the ability of counties to raise revenue.” Public hearings are set for Nov. 23 and 24 and 30 and Dec. 1. All meetings are at 9:15 a.m. in the council hearing room 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, except the Dec. 1 meeting which is in the Lopez Center for Community and Arts, 204 Village Road, Lopez Island. Final action on the budget is expected Dec. 1. To view the entire budget go to www.sanjuanco.com/ Auditor/docs/Budget_ Reports/2016_Preliminary_ Budget_Book.pdf.
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Climate change headlines annual Indian Island report Contributed photo
Indian Island Ochre Stars are recovering while other intertidal animals are showing signs of stress.
The “blob” of unusually warm water that has dominated North Pacific weather for the past two years is the focus of this year’s Celebrate Indian Island event at Orcas Center on November 19, sponsored by the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory and the conservation nonprofit Kwiaht. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and as always the event is family friendly and free, with finger food and refreshments accompanied by the music of Sharon Abreu and Michael Hurwicz. This year’s event marks the seventh consecutive year of community monitoring and stewardship at Indian Island, where the number of visitors has increased significantly topping an estimated 8,000 in summer 2015. The island is a part of the
San Juan Islands National Monument proclaimed by President Obama and administered by the Bureau of Land Management. “There is good news and bad news,” says Kwiaht director Russel Barsh. “We are seeing a strong recovery of Ochre sea stars from last year’s episode of wasting syndrome. Some of the fish species we monitor have also done better this year. But other inter-tidal marine animals, including other sea star species, as well as crabs and sea slugs, appear to have declined since 2009.” Barsh observes that the eelgrass meadow around Indian Island is slowly thinning, and hard-shelled clams are gradually being replaced beneath the beach by species that are better adapted
to muddy sand than to coarse sand and gravel. “These changes are likely to be connected to rain runoff from Eastsound streets, which makes shallow waters cloudier, reduces the sunlight reaching seagrasses, and feeds the beach more fine sediments.” Algal blooms can also benefit from, and add to the shading effects of nutrient rich runoff. Muddier water can affect marine animals that filter suspended food particles, such as sea anemones and the Flattop Porcelain Crab, the mascot of the Indian Island program, Barsh says. “Add to this a long summer of very hot dry days and warm water, and inter-tidal animals have a problem staying alive. Those that can, move to deeper waters.”
Unprecedented summer temperatures, drought, and severe winter storms will all contribute to making our nearshore habitats less attractive to many marine species, Barsh says. “The most we can do for now, is reduce stress from sources under our direct control such as pollution and the physical disturbance of inter-tidal habitats.” The Kwiaht sponsored program has made significant progress restoring uplands at Indian Island by designating a single viewpoint and access trail, and encouraging visitors to avoid disturbing nesting birds. Native wildflowers are blooming again on a half-acre of the island that had been heavily trampled over the years, leaving patches of bare earth and rock. Oystercatchers, killdeers, rough-winged swallows and white-crowned sparrows all nested on the island in 2015. “We need to consider carefully what we can do, if
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“To infinity and beyond!” is the best way to describe Community Shakespeare’s 14th Annual Fall Festival, playing from Nov. 18-21 at Lopez Center. The company blasts into an uncharted galaxy in The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged). This legendary spoof of all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays has been reinvented for the Lopez stage by writer/ director Richard Carter, with a cast of more than 20 student and adult actors portraying 60-plus characters. The show was originally created and performed by only three very gifted improvisational artists, under the admiring gaze of some local talent. Veteran Lopez actress Mary Wondra watched the birth of the Reduced Shakespeare Company at a California “Renaissance Faire.” So did contributing CSC artist Jack Tate, who helped the talented trio cultivate the “Reduced” concept. He recalls admiringly: “From the time they went from great big Shakespeare to Reduced Shakespeare, they were the top comedy act at the original Renaissance Faire. Adam shimmied up a tent pole to play the balcony scene, Jess tossed Yorick into the crowd, Daniel’s doddering slow death of Polonius was breathless. Ye Daffye Ducke.” On the Lopez stage, this zany spirit will be recreated by firsttime actors as young as 4th grade, together with returning students in middle and high school. Adults rounding out the cast include actor/musician Jesse Hammond, local favorite Rosie Sumner, and CSC stalwart David Rucker, who doubles as Stage Manager. Costume delights by Tracey Cottingham will lend even more than their usual flair, and Greg Ewert’s original Globe Theatre set has been lovingly restored by Jack Tate. Company co-founder Richard Carter, directing his 25th
production, observed: “This is by far the funniest show we’ve ever done. I’ve been dying to do farce, but it’s not easy to find a script that works for this diverse company of actors. By envisioning Compleat Works for 20-plus kids and adults, we’ve created an absolutely unique theater experience – very Lopez. Did I mention that it’s hilarious?” Carter cautions that some of the humor is sexual in nature: “Shakespeare’s plays are full of sexual humor but modern audiences often don’t understand the language; this time they will! People need to know this before buying tickets.” He gives the play a rating of “B” for “Bawdy.” Compleat Works (abridged) will play at Lopez Center from Nov. 18 through 21, with two performances on Saturday and the annual “pay what you can” preview on Wednesday evening. Student tickets are $10 for Thursday through Saturday; adults are $15. Wednesday is “admission by donation.” The Saturday matinee begins at 2 p.m. and the evening performances at 7 p.m. The show lasts, well, about 97 minutes.
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anything, to conserve the inter-tidal ecosystem better,” Barsh says. “This is a community decision. The island may not be able to sustain more tourism and still be here for local families and students.” Kwiaht also announced the launch of a Grade Six class project, supported by the Rose Foundation, that is learning about the chemistry of household soaps, cosmetics, and emulsifiers in the marine environment, and will be making a video “informercial” on this topic working with Milla Prince, winner of this year’s Orcas Island Film
Festival feature film competition. Learn more about the changing Indian Island and East Sound marine ecosystem; enjoy a musical serenade of new and old songs by Sharon and Mike; share a light buffet catered by Orcas Village Store and local volunteers; and find out how you can be a part of caring for Eastsound’s “window to the sea” Celebrate Indian Island, at Orcas Center, Thursday, Nov.19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For info contact: kwiaht@ gmail.com.
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
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MONTHLY FIBER MEETUPS Monthly Open Meeting Join us next month for this general information session. All are welcome! Next Meeting: November 4, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monthly Group Organizer Meeting Learn more about organizing your group at this session. Next Meeting: November 11, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Both meetings held in Friday Harbor this November (meetings will rotate islands every month) 345 Court Street Friday Harbor, WA 98250 rockisland.com
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Warren completed college at California Polytechnic State University. Their only daughter, Christine, was born in Fresno, Calif., in 1952. Many job changes and a restless desire for new beginnings took the family to Sacramen to, CA, Camden, NJ, Duluth, Minn., the San Francisco Bay Area, and Davis, CA. During her child-raising years, Elaine pursued volunteer work and her own design and art projects. Together the family traveled and shared a love of the outdoors. Once with an empty nest, Elaine began working in retail. The couple moved to Seattle in 1971, where she eventually became manager of the Pacific Science Center gift store. In 1980 Elaine and Warren started their own retail business in Seattle, The Elements, where Elaine thrived as manager. Later, the couple moved themselves and their shop to Lopez Island. On Lopez, they began raising sheep and eventually closed their store in Lopez Village. Elaine and Warren moved their sheep operation to the Yamhill Valley, OR in 1994. In 2002, they moved to Butteville, Ore., devoting themselves to gardening and their dogs. After Warren’s death in 2010, Elaine remained in the Butteville/Wilsonville area. In 2013, she moved to assisted living in Portland, where she remained until her death. She is survived by daughter Christine Bourdette and son-in-law Richard Lovett of Portland; cousin Betty Templeton, Sarasota, FL; sisters-in-law Jane Bourdette, Mishawaka, IN and Agnes Bourdette, Coldwater, MS; and several nieces and nephews. The family held a private celebration of her life. Remembrances may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
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