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Update on Shoreline Master Program By Anna V. Smith Journal reporter
San Juan County Council has begun the public hearing process on updating the county’s Shoreline Master Program, which applies to the more than 400 miles of shoreline in the county and concerns landowners, public access points, private businesses and research property. The first SMP was adopted by San Juan County and approved by the Department of Ecology in 1976. According to Linda Kuller, planning manager and deputy director at the Department of Community
Development, the last major update was in 1998, with several amendments made in 2002. Though the county was initially on a deadline of June 2013, Kuller said that a number of factors delayed the deadline including a Critical Area Ordinance review and approval process required prior to the SMP, limited state funding and county staffing, and a lengthy public involvement process. As of Dec. 3, the department has received approximately 115 comments and more than 50 people providing verbal testimony. The first day of the public hearing on the proposed
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SMP on Nov. 30 brought an overflow of commentators to the council chambers from all ferry-serviced islands. The majority of public commentary focused on the proposed changed designation of Snug Harbor Resort on San Juan, currently a non-conforming structure, to a port, marina, marine transportation shoreline designation. While some residents supported the designation change in order for expansion at the resort, others including the Mitchell Bay Homeowners Association opposed the port, marina, marine transportation designation for fear of over-development, intrusion on wildlife and other issues. According to Erik Nelson, coowner of SJ’s Snug Harbor Resort, the original plan to add 11 slips to the marina was denied, and at this point they will not be adding marina slips, whether or not they are designated as port, marine and marine transport. Nelson said the resort is designated as noncomforming use because it should not have been allowed in the current zoning, which is conservancy, but was grandfathered in since it was built
in the 1960s. Due to requirements from Department of Natural Resources, the Snug Harbor docks need to be moved further from shore to avoid “grounding out,” meaning that the dock rests on the sea bed at low tide. Nelson said they will also take out creosote pilings and styrofoam blocks, and replace the old docks. After the redesign of the marina and moving further from shore, the docks will project into the bay approximately 96 feet. “We are just trying to be good neighbors, hopefully satisfy everyone but still end up with a viable project,” Nelson said. “There’s a definite safety hazard with the age of the docks, in terms of stability and overall condition.” The upland portion of Snug Harbor is designated as rural residential, and at the shoreline it has a split designation of conservancy and aquatic. The conservancy designation means that no new marinas or expansion of existing marinas is allowed in the water, Kuller said. The SMP proposes a change in designation to port, marina, marine transportation, making the marina a conform-
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ing use and allow the docks to be expanded into the water. A number of people who spoke at the Nov. 30 public hearing said not enough time was given from when the draft proposal was made available and the end of the public comment period, which included two power outages and two federal holidays. According to councilman Rick Hughes, the council extended public comment one week, to Dec. 8 for comments to go on public record. Hughes said that public comment will be received until deliberations, the Dec. 8 deadline is only for comments to go on public record. “We’ve been working on this document for so long and a good chunk hasn’t changed for a long time, so I do feel that the info has been available to the public for a period of time in one form or another,” Hughes said. “Plus we added on one week and will be accepting comments until deliberations mid-January.” Speakers were also disappointed that certain aspects of the SMP were allowing looser definition of nonconforming use requirements and repealing the forage fish protection clause amongst other issues. Kyle Loring of Friends of the San Juans told the council that the proposed update of the SMP is generally less restrictive, and asked the council that if they did not take the Friends’ submitted comments into account, that it keep the existing SMP because the original “is more protective than the one you are proposing.” Lovel Pratt discussed the future of commercial aquaculture operations, including fish net pens and geoduck operations, saying the proposed SMP does not address them,
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and now is the time to be proactive, since residential and aquaculture operations are priority shoreline uses. Pratt recommended that the county draw from Island County’s plan. Billie J. Swalla, director of Friday Harbor Laboratories, voiced her concerns about the proposed change in designation of the labs research areas, False Bay and Argyle Lagoon. “It is not hyperbole to state that the labs’ existence in San Juan County relies on the quality of the marine resources and the field sites accessible researchers and students; thus this designation affects us directly and significantly,” reads a letter written by Swalla and research professor at the labs Megan Dethier to the council. “The most recent versions of the shoreline designations directly adjacent to our marine life preserves will significantly downgrade the protection of those marine resources.” Around False Bay, the last SMP designated dual designations of rural residential/ natural and rural farm forest/ natural. The proposed SMP eliminates the dual designation, to be rural residential and rural farm forest. Around Argyle Lagoon, near Jackson Beach, the proposal looks to change the designation from natural to port, marina and marine transport, as well as from natural to rural residential to accommodate barges coming into Jackson Beach and the houses on the north shore. “Because the University owns and controls all of the tidelands and the critical area regulations protect the functions and values, no significant impacts to the environment are anticipated with the proposed change to aquatic,” Kuller said. He added that the Department of Community Development proposed early in the process to try and eliminate dual designation. According to Kuller, the council may review the comments at the Dec. 15 meeting, but will likely not complete the bulk of the review until late January. Once approved by the county, the Department of Ecology reviews the plan and may choose to hold a public hearing and allow a 30 day comment period. Kuller says it may take up to six months for Department of Ecology to review and choose to approve or deny the SMP.
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I want to voice my support for the upcoming levy, designed to upgrade the teaching and learning technology in our community school. As a longtime teacher and technology consultant, I have personally seen the computers in the school and in my opinion they are below capacity to process our modern expectations of what our children’s skills and knowledge should be. Very few of my adult clients, in my computer business, would accept the conditions and obsolete hardware that the school struggles to work with as they educate our future generations . The levy amount is very modest and will provide
a minimum of computers, software, and training to the school. It is clear that the Technology Levy will make a more efficient and effective use of our school staff’s and student’s time, skills, and abilities. I urge you to vote for our kids in favor of this measure. BRUCE ELLESTAD Lopez Island
I am writing in support of the Lopez School Tech Committee. I am appreciative of all the time and energy they have taken to research the most compatible and financially responsible computers and computer components to support our students and staff. I am very excited to be able to offer my students
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.
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ligent citizen could believe. “Sí, Laudata,” is noble in intent and seriously deficient in content and Pierre gives me warrant for the following: Paragraph 77 is particularly disturbing: 1) “Even the fleeting life of the least of beings is the object of his love, and in its few seconds of existence, God enfolds it with his affection.” If a bed bug had written this, I would believe, but coming from the Pontiff, I merely deem his planks need fixing. The statement has no bearing on our Gradus ad Parnassum, the 7 Storey Mountain. (But, then again, Pio Nono had some wacky ideas, too). 2) Dante Alighieri spoke of “the love which moves
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SUN, DEC. 20 MUSIC: Stanley Greenthal & SeaMuse will perform at Lopez Center on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Adult $15 and Youth (6-17 yrs.) $6, kids 5 and under free, and are available from Paper Scissors on the Rock, Lopez Book Shop, Blossom Organic Grocery, Lopez Center office and www. lopezcenter.org.
the sun and the stars” (and) consequently, we can ascend from created things “to the greatness of God and to his loving mercy” Here there are 2 errors in one basic statement: a) “the sun and the stars” is a mistranslation of “il sol and l’altri stelle” b) “Consequently” is a non sequitur. Now comes David Corbin, who, with a soaring Icarustype imagination, concludes that the Pope has enjoined us to care for black holes in galaxies further away than Andromeda, which, we are told by scientists, will collide the Milky Way in around 5 Billion Years: As Don Trump says: “Gimme a break” But Most Reprehensible is the Pope’s co-option of the popular belief that our earthly environmental problems may be addressed primarily by limiting individual consumption (rationing) rather than reducing the number of consumers. The life-style of the average U.S. citizen could be had by everyone on earth if the world population were two billion. (Thus Spake Deng Xiao Ping) Until we grab the bull by the tail and face this problem squarely, all ad-hoc “solutions” and palliative proposals are destined for failure. (The Pope gives only one phrase to population control, and a wimpy one at that.) I am indebted to the sweet lady at St. Francis parish in Friday Harbor for directions on the Vatican website. JERRY SCHULTZ Lopez
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Steady improvement for Lopez soccer team By Gene Helfman Special to the Weekly
While every coach would like to see games end in victory, equally important is a sense that his or her team has improved as a season progresses. Soccer coach Miles Becker can feel more than satisfied in his team’s improvement during 2015. The Lobos’ overall record was five wins and ten losses, but the way the kids played against strong opposition, and especially their improvement, was nothing short of great. Coach Becker said the team, “made a remarkable transformation half way through the season when they started playing together. They held possession longer and created more scoring opportunities than their opponent in almost every game. Everyone on the field made a valuable contribution and fans on the sidelines can testify to the exciting and proficient style of soccer demonstrated by the team.” The home match against Cedar Park Christian on Oct. 23 is a good example. The final outcome was a 3 to 2 loss, but two of Cedar Park’s goals were on set pieces, one a penalty kick and the other an impressive direct kick over the Lobos’ defending wall and into a corner of the net after a Lopez foul. This means Cedar Park scored only once in regular play. The Contributed photo/ Gene Helfman
Spanish exchange student Angel Lopez (#8) heads the ball towards the Lions’ goal in Lopez’ 3-2 loss at home against Cedar Park. Angel was the Lobos’ top scorer in 2015.
Lopez Hospice and Home Support offers volunteer training class Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life, including your own? Want to do something highly satisfying? Want to learn important skills to help you respond with compassion and be more confident in navigating through difficult times? Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support (LIHHS) is in need of volunteers who are willing to give a few hours of time to offer comfort and support to fellow islanders who are dealing with illness, injury, and/or loss. Volunteers might read to a patient, play games, run errands, help with meals, or simply listen and provide companionship. Often, respite time for primary caregivers is an invaluable gift you can give. As a volunteer, you
will be able to decide how, when, and with whom you want to give your time. Your work will be supported and supervised by our staff and other volunteers. The volunteer training class will begin with a full-day session on Saturday, March 12, and will continue with four Tuesday evening sessions, ending April 5. Topics include communication and listening skills, grief and loss, understanding end-of life needs, assisting people with dementia, managing stress, and physical and spiritual care. Volunteers who have participated in past trainings have often entered with anxieties and uncertainties about being effective help-
ers in difficult situations, but throughout training developed new skills, deeper understandings, and increased confidence. The only qualification required to be a LIHHS volunteer is a desire to help your neighbors in need. Please call the LIHHS office if you have questions or are interested in applying. All applications will be followed by an in-person interview to learn about your interests, availability, and any concerns you might have about volunteering. You may apply by printing the form on our website, www.lihhs.org, or by calling the office at 468-4446.
Lobos scored on a penalty kick by exchange student Angel Lopez in the first half, and then again at the end of game as a cluster of Lobos players managed to get inside the Lions’ goal box, a Cedar player deflecting the ball for an “own goal”. Lopez outshot their opponent and cleared the ball regularly before any Lions players could challenge Lopez goalie Gavin Goodrich. Much of both halves was played on the Lions’ end of the field. The Cedar Park goalie had to make several athletic saves, and several Lopez scoring attempts hit the bar or slid just past a post. Lopez’ relatively young co-ed team posted victories against La Conner, Cedar Park, Shoreline, and Grace Academy this year. With only one senior, Dawson Hall, coach Becker relied heavily on his younger players. Three exchange students contributed greatly both in their play and in sharing their knowledge of a game so popular outside the U. S. Angel Lopez from Spain, Jorge Solis from Mexico, and Antonia Bock from Germany will be sorely missed, but a young team this year means plenty of experience as Lopez looks forward to the 2016 soccer season.
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LOPEZ LOBOS 2015-2016
WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW Good athletes, Lopez Lobos work hard Lady Lobos return ready for the court 2015-16 Lobos
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By Kat Barnard Special to the Weekly
With 15 league games on the schedule this year, every game counts for the Lopez
Lobos boys’ basketball team. The team starts the season against the Orcas Island Vikings, coach Buffum says he’d “like to make the district playoffs this year.”
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Left to right, back: Dylan Moore, Austin Reinmuth, Alex Aas, Angel Lopez, Conor Dye, Jorge Solis, Vinny Kramer. Front: Tj Hobi, Nick Zoerb, Kevin Dye and Miguel Velazco. Last year, the Lobos won 4 games, and only losing one senior means the team consists of many veterans. Six players are returning to give it their best including seniors Vinnie Kramer, TJ Hobi, Conor Dye, and junior Austin Reinmuth. Many of the new players include exchange students, one thing the Lobos are familiar with. Ako Kiparoidze, Dawson Hall, Jorge Solis, Alex Aars, and Miguel [last name] join juniors Dylan Moore, Angel Lopez, sophomores Kevin Dye, Nick Zoerb, and fresh-
man Marvin Snap. Point guard TJ Hobi will come back to lead the team this year with most other players spreading out in the wings. Not a lot of height, excluding Conor Dye at 6’, means their skill in shooting will play a big role in winning more games. Most of these guys play either football or soccer in the fall, and baseball, track or golf in the spring. These are athletic guys, but so are their competition. The season starts with three tough games Dec. 2nd against Orcas Island (home),
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Dec. 8th against Providence Classical Christian (home) and then on to the undefeated Lummi Nation (away) Dec. 11th. Their biggest assets against teams like Lummi and Tulalip are shooting and moving the ball. The team doesn’t have height, but “they have speed and can put a lot of pressure on the ball,” says coach Buffum. He says “We have a really good bunch of guys, who don’t really get in trouble and have good grades. I think we are going to be okay on the court.” “It takes a little time to get the communication worked out, it’s hard to get the communication down,” says coach Buffum. But, as
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New coach Pete Gruenwald has a goal this year to keep the energy up. Last year the Lobos won 14 games and ended first in the league. This year, the five returning girls are all taking leadership roles and will have to work with the new players as the season progresses, says Coach Gruenwald. Seniors Emalie Hobi and Sophie Burton have experience on the court, even with losing two seniors to graduation. Every girl matters on a small team like this. With only eight high schoolers coming out for the team, every girl will get playing time. There is even potential to get some 8th graders (Siri Dye, Sonnette Roberson, and Autumn Miller) on the team this year, pending league approval. This means more experience over the years, and that shows when looking at the results from last year. Even with a short team, these girls won 11 games in a row, playing hard. Juniors Paula Gende, Antonia Beck, sophomores AnahKate Drahn and Jana Gruenwald, and freshmen Zoe Reinmuth and Grace Zoerb all plan on working hard and
Standing left to right: Paula Gende, Autumn Miller, Jana Gruenwald, Emalie Hobi, Zoe Reinmuth, Siri Dye, Antonia Bock. Kneeling: Grace Zoerb and Emma Patrick. maintaining the momentum from last year. 1B basketball changes a lot every season with such small teams, one player graduating can change the whole game. Therefore, nobody knows what’s in store this season as far as competition goes. The Lady Lobos are really aggressive and smart basketball players and they continue to make lofty goals, and achieve them. Emalie, Sophie, Anah-Kate, Jana, and Zoe all play together in many sports. Their numbers may be small, but returning player Jana proved herself in scoring and Zoe controlled the paint and dominated in rebounds. Last year, the Girls’ Basketball team showed up big-time with major wins over the Tulalip rivals. With only 6 players at the game on Dec. 17th, “the team focused on passing, shooting, and having fun” said prior coach Deanna Brant.
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they’ve done in the past, the older kids will have keep it all together. The Lobos prove year after year that basketball is a universal language, and they end up playing really well together and having fun. The major challenge is beating Lummi and Tulalip, teams that have strong teams year after year. Lopez boys plan on using their first game against the Orcas Vikings to prepare them for this tough competition. This is MR Buffum’s 24th year coaching basketball.
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Three ton frog sculpture at Lopez Center for the Arts Lopez preschoolers helped unveil the newest resident at the Lopez Community Center for the Arts, better known as The Center. She is “Miss Pippi,” a granite sculpture of the native Lopez leopard frog, rana pipiens, carved by Bruce Richardson, also an indigenous Lopezian. Miss Pippi’s new residence on a
rock in a gravel “pond” greets Center visitors and welcomes more intimate contact with the younger generation. Richardson, who donated his creation to the Center, has been a wood carver for many years before taking up stone sculpture when he moved to Lopez three years ago. He’d spent many
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468-3477. Everyone welcome! COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings. Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service. Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org. LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025.
generous support of an anonymous donor, the backing of the Board of Directors, and the amazing skill of Lopez backhoe operator Ron Fowler. All Lopezians young and old say “thanks” to them and will continue to do so until the next Ice Age moves Miss Pippi again.
School wins big award
Lopez Island School District received the School of Distinction award for 2015. “This is a big-deal in the world of education and only the top 5 percent of schools in the state receive this award,” said Superintendent Brian Auckland. The school will be recognized at the Dec. 16 school board meeting by NWESD’s superintendent,Jer r y Jenkins. This is the first time Lopez School district has received this award. “This is quite an honor to receive this award and we are very honored to be receiving the award,” added Auckland. “This award goes to the hardworking Lopez Island School District staff that are dedicated to educating our children. It is an honor for me to be a part of the amazing team here on Lopez.”
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday starting April 12. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
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“I’ve written some new songs, such as ‘Unbuilding the House,’ which I wrote after finding some old cabinet doors I built many years ago, and stored for decades after remodeling our house, thinking to use them for another project. But lack of storage space won out over nostalgia, and I turned them into kindling for a warm winter fire… We’ll also perform another new song, ‘Solstice Fire,’ specifically devoted to celebrating the Solstice. Kip will read poems by Mark Strand, Olav H. Hauge, and Adam Zajewski, Christos has arranged pieces from Epirus in Greece, and Kim brings us lively tunes from Crete and Appalachia. The evening will be full of musical surprises
and festivity, that’s for sure.” Stanley Greenthal is an internationally acclaimed songwriter and instrumentalist, who stretches musical borders from Scotland, Ireland and Brittany to Greece and the Balkans. He sings and plays guitar, bouzouki, laouto and lavta (Greek and Turkish lutes). With five recordings to his credit, Sing Out! magazine described his latest, First Song, as “…a fascinating voyage to the highlands of Scotland, the Breton lands and the islands of the Mediterranean.” His wife Kip Greenthal adds harmony vocals and percussion, and compelling spoken word pieces set to music. Christos Govetas has performed extensively in the
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Stanley and Kip Greenthal, Christos Govetas and Kim Goldov. U.S., Canada and Greece. He sings and plays clarinet, oud and bouzouki and performs regularly with his group Dromeno in Seattle, and across Canada and the U.S. Christos is the 1999 recipient of the prestigious Northwest Folklife Fellowship Award honoring his cultural contribution to the Greek-American and Folk dance communities. He also recorded and performed with Bill Frisell’s group, The Intercontinentals. Kim Goldov plays violin in several groups specializing in folk music from around
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spirit which inspires how we play and arrange music together,” says Stanley. “The name came from Christos and his wife, Ruth Hunter, who noted that much of the repertoire we perform comes from coastal regions and islands where the presence of the sea is a strong element in the life of people and their musical and dance traditions. Also, the image of the Muse, who brings gifts to the imagination, if one is lucky enough and courts her with patience!” says Stanley.
Celtic and Balkan tunes and seasonal songs and poems, strings plucked and bowed, clarinet and drums will fire up the longest night of the year. Celebrate the winter solstice with Stanley Greenthal and SeaMuse. Stanley and Kip Greenthal, Christos Govetas and Kim Goldov create new instrumental compositions and unusual arrangements of seasonal songs not heard at other holiday concerts. “We have named our ensemble SeaMuse to celebrate the collaborative
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the world, including the popular Balkan dance band extravaganza, the Bucharest Drinking Team. He also plays klezmer music from Eastern Europe, and was a member of Yeni Ses ttraditional and modern folk music of Turkey. Stanley Greenthal & SeaMuse will perform at Lopez Center on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are Adults $15 and Youth (6-17 years.) $6, kids 5 and under free, and are at Paper Scissors on the Rock, Lopez Book Shop, Blossom Organic Grocery, Lopez Center office and www.lopezcenter.org.
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