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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 2 • JANUARY 12, 2016
the power of suction
By Heather Spaulding Journal reporter Northern clingfish don’t look like much at a glance: basic brownish coloring, dower mouth, typically growing no larger than a few inches, but it has an unbeatable knack for attachment. The suction disc located on its belly is so powerful its attachment forces ranges between 150-250 times its body weight. To put that in perspective, humans are only one or two times their body weight. The fact its suction disc is able to adhere so well to rough surfaces, or substrate, is part of what drew scientists attention. According to Friday Harbor Labs researcher Petra Ditsche, if their ability could be replicated, there could be countless benefits to technology. Surgeons, for example may be able to benefit from a device like this. A tool that could stick to human organs without dam-
aging them could literally be a life saver. There are potentially countless uses for a super strength suction disc. A suction cup so powerful it could stick to the skin of marine mammals for an extended period of time, even during steep dives, could allow researchers to track say, an orca. One major issue researchers have in trying to understand marine mammals has been only being able to observe a small fraction of their life without being invasive. For these scientists, a water proof, durable suction cup could be invaluable. Once clingfish were analyzed under the microscope, it was possible to see why their disc was so effective. To aid with flexibility, the edge of the disc is made of hierarchical structures called papillae. Each papillae is lined with hair, or rods. This elaborate design helps the animal grasp on to the rocky substrate and
prevents water from seeping underneath, ruining the suctions lower pressure.For the last two years Ditsche has been researching clingfish at the Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington. “I was impressed with their ability to stick to slippery surfaces, and their strength.” Ditsche said. By looking at the way that nature uses certain processes, humans can glean information for their own uses as well. “We look at nature, learn from nature and try to copy it. But biological systems are complicated, usually much more complicated than technical ones,” Ditsche said. “So the first step is we study the underlying mechanisms thoughtfully, but in the next step we usually have to simplify the design in order to make it technically doable. Usually nature is still better, but we can come closer. Nature’s solutions have
often been proven over sometimes millions of years of evolution. Why not make use of that?” Ditsche and her research team molded sandpaper, the commercial kind from the hardware store, and they easily adhered to the surface. They then made rougher sandpaper by hand, gluing little pebbles to cardboard and making it steadily rougher. “The cardboard was incredibly rough before they started having trouble,” Ditsche said. “Its really quite amazing.” She began studying animal attachment in
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Northern clingfish are unique because of their powerful suction ability.
Germany, where she met Adam Summers, a professor from the Friday Harbor Laboratories. The two of them began to talk clingfish. Approximately 110 species of clingfish can be found, including one in Hawaii that can climb waterfalls reaching 300 feet. The northern clingfish are fairly common in the intertidal areas of the Pacific Northwest. Their favorite meal is limpets, according to “Attachment Challenging SubstratesFouling,
Roughness and Limits of Adhesion in the Northern Clingfish (Gobiosox Maeanuricus)” written by Ditsche, along with coauthors Dylan Wainwright and Adam Summers. “They can hold on to smooth surfaces, but they do even better on rough surfaces.” Ditsche said. This is because the clingfish need to be able to hold on to slimy algae covered rocks to keep from being
said. “So I ran down to the engine room with a flashlight to find out, but there wasn’t anything there.” Confused, Damon returned to the galley to check out the rest of the boat. When he found everything untouched, he thought it must have been an explosion on Orcas Island, or an earthquake. Damon would later find out the disturbance was a 4.8
magnitude earthquake that hit at 11:39 p.m., Dec. 29. The quake was 7.2 miles off the west coast of the San Juan Islands and 34 miles underground. “I went to sea for years for the Merchant Marine, and I’ve never experienced anything like that before, so that was a first for me,” Damon said. “It must have been a heck of an after shock.”
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Earthquake wake up call by Anna V. Smith Journal reporter
It was cold, crisp night, just before midnight, and Scott Damon had settled down to watch a movie on his boat, docked at West Sound
Marina on Orcas Island. He had turned on his TV with the volume up high when he felt his 85-foot boat start to shake violently. “I thought it was an explosion on the boat,” Damon
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Contra Dance at Lopez Center
This Saturday, Jan. 16th at 7pm
Rip n’ Snort (Carol Noyes, Matt Hummel & Tom Collicott) with Tony Mates Calling
$10 adults / $5 Youth Come enjoy the first dance of our Winter Contra Dance series!
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 tutorial.
TUESDAYS ON-GOING: Pinochle night, 7 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Pinochle lovers unite. We will refresh your memory if you can’t quite remember how to play. Want to learn? We’ll teach you how.
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
MONDAYS ON-GOING: Learn a foreign language with the digital tool Pronunciator, www. pronunciator.com. Free tutorials, 4-5 p.m., in the library’s community room. TUESDAYS ON-GOING: Learn how to 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.
SAT., JAN. 16 GALLERY OPEN HOUSE: 5-7 p.m. Chimera Gallery invites you to a reception to celebrate the new carpet and the annual new look of the gallery. The group show will be on display Jan. 16 through Feb. 12. The gallery is open every day Jan. 16 - 31; Monday Saturday 10-5, Sundays 10 3. Open Thursday - Sunday in Feb. DANCE: Are you ready to dance? Come to the Lopez Community Center at 7:00 pm for some amazing live music and dancing! Matt, Carol and Tom Collicott will play the music and Tony Mates will call the dances. All dances will be taught, no partner needed. All ages are welcome! See you there!
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washed away during currents, tide changes, or strong wave action. Ditsche gave an example of lotus and taro leaves that have the ability to self clean. Careful study of these plants led to the development of self cleaning paint.
Al-Anon: Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center Call 468-4703
JAN. 16 - 18 WORKSHOP: “Painting in Pastel,” January 16–18. Steven R. Hill will be teaching a comprehensive, hands-on and techniquedriven work shop, where students of all skill levels will learn to use the soft pastel medium to “paint” successfully and with confidence. The workshop runs from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day. Cost is $300. MON., JAN. 18 FREE ENTRY: 7 a.m. Spencer Spit State Park. No Discovery Pass Required. SAT.,JAN. 23 EVENT: Salmonation 2016: The Big One. Music, food (including salmon, of course), Lopez Island Vineyards wines, and an annual research update and slideshow by Kwiaht director Russel Barsh. Admission free.
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There is a section called “trending stories” on your online Islands Weekly paper. There are two OLD stories (one concerning Dr. Bob Wilson, one concerning Charlie Walker) of Lopez residents that keep being listed here as if they are current stories. I don’t understand why/how these keep being kept front and center. The one on Dr. Wilson is very disturbing as it was resolved with the clinic board years ago, and his wife has terminal cancer and is in any out of hospital, and who needs this?? The one concerning Charlie Walker concerns some very nasty charges that were dropped. Many residents on Lopez find this unsettling and disturbing to keep seeing this listed looking like it is current news. Is there any way this can be stopped? Laura Adams
Council to hold special meetings about SMP
EVENT: Chili and Bingo, Woodmen Hall, Chili feed costs $7 and will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by Bingo at 7 p.m.
San Juan County Council is expanding public participation in the Shoreline Master Plan update and will host a presentation on the current draft ordinance Thursday, Jan. 14, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. A question and answer period will follow. County Council and staff will be in attendance. Shoreline Master Program documents can be found on the County’s website at: http://www.sanjuanco.com/smp/smpdocs.aspx
Ditsche teaches at the Friday Harbor Labs, and usually a few students are interested in the biomechanics of clingfish. It really isn’t surprising, her enthusiasm for these fish is contagious. Recently she started researching the capability of clingfish sticking to ice. They found dead fish were able to attach by the passive suction mechanisms, live fish however did not.
“Theoretically were able to stick to ice, they just didn’t like it. Not that anyone could blame them,” Ditsche said. “As soon as we get closer to a proto-type, we will test it for different applications and under varying environmental conditions.” There has been a lot of talk about global warming and ocean acidification, but Ditsche is not aware of either one currently effect-
ing the Northern clingfish. However, she warned, everything is interconnected, often times it is difficult to make those kinds of predictions. If its prey, most commonly the limpet, were effected, then obviously clingfish would be impacted. That is good news, since we have so much still to learn from these little fish.
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The San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery is requesting salmon recovery project proposals for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) 2016 and 2017-2018 grant funding cycles. Everyone is invited to apply for funding through the SRFB Lead Entity process for salmon recovery. Projects must be located in the San Juan Water Resources Inventory Area (WRIA 2), which is the San Juan Islands and adjacent waters. You can submit your project proposal to SJC PW Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery, PO Box 729, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, or deliver to the office located at 915 Spring St. A one-page letter of intent must be received by February 12, 2016. The letter of intent will be reviewed by a technical committee, successful
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proposals will be asked to submit a pre-application by April 5, 2016. In 2015, San Juan County received Salmon Recovery Funding for the following projects: Cascade Creek Acquisition, Orcas Island ($492,500, San Juan County Land Bank); Mud Bay, Sucia Island salt marsh restoration feasibility study ($91,260, Friends of the San Juans); Ecology of resident Chinook in the San Juan Islands ($196,383, Long Live the Kings); and Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Rehabilitation, Shaw and Orcas Islands ($172,176, Friends of the San Juans). Further information on these projects can be found at the Habitat Work Schedule, http://hws.ekosystem.us/. Please contact the Salmon Recovery Lead Entity Coordinator, Byron Rot, for additional information at 360-370-7593, byronr@sanjuanco.com.
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Jan Sundquist, Lopez Island A couple of contradictions stand out in Jan Sundquist’s life. The daughter of a woman born tenth of 13 children, Jan is an only child. Raised in Salina, Kansas, with the nearest water the little pool her dad used for fly-casting practice, she and (fellow Kansan) husband Bob somehow fell in love with ocean sailing. Yet these contradictions have helped shape Jan’s story. Jan and Bob met at Kansas State University in the late 1950s. Upon receiving their degrees—Jan, home economics and journalism; Bob, electrical engineering—they both got job offers in Saint Louis. Jan signed on with
a company car and take them on delightful picnics at wineries, creating a market for both affordable and high-end wines. After a few years, now with a baby daughter, Jan used her contacts to join a friend in starting a consulting firm, Creative Communiques, promoting small wine and food businesses. As a commodity, wine meant no more to Jan than Pet milk. But some people are genetically vulnerable to wine’s effects, and Jan slipped into alcoholism even as the family grew. “I tiptoed through both my pregnancies,” she says, emphasizing that the hereditary force of alcoholism would probably have exerted itself no matter her line of work. By the mid70s Jan was confronting her condition. Sober since 1980, she describes herself still as a “recovering alcoholic,” because “it never leaves you.” But, ironically, alcohol led Jan to her life’s work. In 1976, Bob’s career required a move to Redmond, WA, which in those days comprised “one blinking light at the corner of Redmond Way and Marymoor Drive.” With the girls in school, both parents pursued their Masters. Bob got his MBA, learning technology marketing, but Jan, awakened by her experience with alcohol, made a more dramatic career change. At Seattle University, she studied rehabilitation
Pet Milk Company, marketing their new evaporated milk, and Bob with Wagner Electric. At that point “Bob said the magic words, ‘I’ll help you move,’” says Jan. She accepted the offer, and their mutual commitment grew. Jan loved her life in St. Louis. But knowing Wagner’s habit of transferring its employees, Jan and Bob decided to get married in order to stay together. In 1961, the Sundquists were sent to California. Two years in Los Angeles were followed by 13 in San Francisco; they have been Westerners since. In San Francisco, Jan got a job with the California Wine Board. “It was my fun job to promote California wines,” she says. “In 1963 to 65, it was, ‘California wines? Isn’t that Gallo?’” Jan would pick up wine industry bigwigs in
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psychology and counseling. “I wanted to learn more about the physiology and psychology of addiction, and be helpful to people,” she says. “It’s what I felt called to do.” For the first half of the 80s, Jan worked 32 hours a week at Eastside Alcohol and Drug Center while going to school and parenting. The family held meetings to divide up the workload, and “we got through it.” When she earned her degree in 1985, her daughters wrote her a card saying, “Does this mean we never have to have another fish stick?” By then, Jan had started her own practice. “I LOVED my job,” she says. When asked why, she describes realizing how, as a precious only child, she had simply to practice the piano, or flycasting, to be “the glue for my parents,” keeping everyone happy. “I loved being integral. I loved being asked what I thought.” Her solitary childhood, Jan implies, was as much a prompt toward her counseling career as was her struggle with alcohol. The Sundquists’ transformation into Lopezians followed their surprising love affair with sailing. Harbored off Sucia one night, Jan says, Bob began musing about retirement in the islands. Though taken aback at first, Jan says, “the idea stuck.” In the late 80s the couple bought property in Hunter
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Bay. Originally planning a home to include Jan’s mother, they put those plans on hold when she developed cancer. When Jan’s mother died in 1989, the family took a while to work through their grief; they still set a place for her at holidays. But by the early 90s, Bob was living fulltime on Lopez. After a couple of years commuting to Lopez on weekends, Jan re-directed her clients and closed her beloved practice. Jan’s calling, however, defied retirement. For 18 months she managed grants
for San Juan County, supporting alcohol and drug treatment and counseling and educational programming in Lopez and Orcas schools. And when that job ended, “I found my niche in Lopez Hospice,” Jan declares. Working with grief groups, helping people to adjust to the end of life, “this is home for me.” Along with Hospice, Jan remains active in Lions Club and the Lutheran Church. Like that little girl in Salina, she helps keep her Lopez “family” glued together.
New Business: Update Holman Land Surveying, Inc. The Elwha Washington state ferry, servicing routes from San Juan Island to Anacortes, was recently out of commission again, causing route cancellations and delayed ferry times. The ferry had issues with propulsion controls on the morning of Dec. 28, and was replaced by the Hyak on Dec. 30 while repairs were done. According to WSF spokesperson Brian Mannion, the last three times it went out of service was for the same problem, propulsion control, andWSF staff is now taking the issue up with the parts manufacturer. It was repaired the same day Nov. 15 and Nov. 18, and this time it was expected to be out of service until at least Jan. 8 “The goal right now is to permanently resolve the issue,” Mannion said about the Elwha repairs. “There are no plans to replace it, we keep on top of service and repair to hit that 60 year service mark.”
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Andy Holman, a thirdgeneration land surveyor, is pleased to announce the formation of his new business, Holman Land Surveying, Inc. Andy is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Washington and specializes in all aspects
of land surveying, from initial research and field data collection to permitting and planning. “Holman Land Surveying, Inc. serves all islands in San Juan County and is committed to providing professional and accurate services in a timely manner,” said Andy. “As our customer, you will work with a professional land surveyor throughout the duration of your project.” If you have any questions or would like to request a quote, visit: www.holmansurveying.com. To contact Andy directly, e-mail: andy@holmansurveying. com or call: 360-378-0338.
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The earthquake was felt by a number of islanders, and 301 people on San Juan Island reported feeling light shaking to the U.S. Geological Survey. 60 people reported to USGS on Lopez Island, and 108 people on Orcas Island reported feeling shaking. There have been no reports on the islands or elsewhere of damage to buildings or people. While USGS measured the quake at 4.8, its Canadian counterpart Natural Resources Canada measured it a 4.7. “For the islands, this is a notable event. It’s one of the biggest quakes on the
islands in decades, and it’s not common,” said Brendan Cowan, director of San Juan County Department of Emergency Management. “That being said, it’s not surprising in any way shape or form to seismologists and scientists.” In this case, no tsunami warnings went into affect. The depth of the earthquake hindered the tsunami threat, because it did not cause a vertical shift in the sea floor. Earthquakes either cause the land to move up and down or side-to-side. If land mass moves up and down, one side will be higher than the other. If this movement occurs underwater, water is displaced and creates a tsunami. The large earthquake due to hit the Pacific Northwest,
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 hundreds of construction projects countywide. Here are some of the groups we’ve been working with to date: Current Group Projects: Matia View on Orcas Island Morning Light on Orcas Island 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 Upcoming Group Projects: Cayou Valley on Orcas Island Gary Oak on San Juan Island Portland Fair Area on San Juan Island Panorama Place on San Juan Island Brown Island on Brown Island Salmon Point on Lopez Island You Can Get Connected Too! Learn more about organizing at rockisland.com, or attend one of our monthly meetings.
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Monthly Open Fiber Meeting: Join us this month for our general information session. All are welcome! Meeting: January 6, 2016 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monthly Group Organizer Meeting: Learn more about organizing your group at this session. Next Meeting: January 13, 2016 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Both meetings held on Orcas Island this October (meetings will rotate islands every month). Rock Island Communications 208 Enchanted Forest Rd., Suite D Eastsound, WA 98245 rockisland.com
often referred to as the “Big One,” is expected to be a 9.0 or higher, and could happen any time. The last one was Jan. 26, 1700, and the Cascadia subduction zone has regularly released pressure on a 300 year basis, meaning that the Pacific Northwest is nearly 16 years over due for it. “From my perspective this earthquake was perfect. It got a lot of people’s attention, there was no damage and no one got hurt, and it’s a good reminder to people that they need to be prepared for that,” Cowan said of the Big One. After talking with a number of emergency response groups, Cowan said that many islanders called 911 to find out if an earthquake was occurring and to get more information. He said that while it’s natural to want to know what’s happening, the number of callers overwhelms the dispatchers and takes emergency responders away
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from dealing with actual emergencies. “In the big quake, we’re not going to have a clear picture of what happened, which is going to be uncomfortable to people. The best thing is just to sit tight and not plug up the phone lines,” Cowan said, and recommended tuning into a radio or checking the USGS websites if internet is still operational for more information. Damon was on Mercer Island in 1964 when the 9.2 magnitude earthquake ripped apart Anchorage Alaska, sending tremors down the west coast and causing tsunami waves in Oregon and California, causing multiple deaths. He remembers telephone poles leaning back and forth, and power lines whipping around above him. “It sure gives us pause to think about all the things that could happen, and what we should be ready for,” he said.
Sudoku Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty ranges from 1-5 (easy) 6-10 (moderate) and 11-15 (hard). Today’s puzzle is level 7. Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8
Crossword Puzzle
1. Class of aromatics 5. "___ the night before..." 9. Bagpiper's wear 13. A chip, maybe 14. Fit 15. Kind of jar 16. A public place where refreshments are grown (2 wds) 18. In pieces 19. "The Joy Luck Club" author 20. "Help!" 21. River in a Strauss waltz 23. Break 25. Calmly, quietly 27. Lentil, e.g. scared 28. The America's 51. Kickback Down Cup trophy, e.g. 53. Salivates or 29. "Malcolm X" 1. Used to combine slobbers director images 54. Oolong, for one 30. "Lohengrin," e.g. 55. African antelope 2. Anxiety 33. Bologna home 56. Bequeath 3. Attitude 36. Spinal cord 4. Bar order 57. Trick defect 60. Didn't dawdle 5. Pang 38. Sideshow spiel 61. Casting need 6. Bankrolls 40. Bungle 7. A pint, maybe 62. Capital of 41. "___ we having ancient Chinese 8. Letter getter fun yet?" 9. Dead, as an empire 42. Black cat, engine 63. Live wire, so to maybe 10. Rossellini of speak 44. Cantina cooker 64. Appear “Blue Velvet” 48. Surprised, 11. Danger for 65. Delhi dress
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sailors 12. Discharge letters? 15. Power or prestige 17. Death on the Nile cause, perhaps 22. Aimless 24. Assume 25. Cleaned a wound 26. Assent 28. Victorian, for one Answers to today's puzzle on page 8
Flight Operations Schedule Growler update from Quiet at OLF Coupeville for the Skies over San Juan County week of Jan. 10-16, 2016 Guest Column
HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Growlers are definitely back in force. They started at 8:12 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, and finally stopped roaring at 8:10 p.m. We’ve had several inside measurements of 90dBA - one at 117dBA - on the south end of Lopez and are aware they are flyingn all over Lopez and possibly beyond. A FEW THOUGHTS: All the counties around us who are affected by the Growlers would love to have a map like the one San Juan County has provided for us. (sjcgis.org/aircraftnoise-reporting/) HERE’S WHY: It’s a way to record our data and how the Growlers are affecting our lives. Because this data is collected by a government entity (SJC) it can be sent to other government entities (Legislators, State officials, Navy) and WILL carry more weight than our indi-
vidual complaints. The Navy, and our legislators, cannot tell us that we are not affected. San Juan County is sending the data monthly to our legislators and the Navy. HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO IMPROVE THE MAP DATA AND MAKE IT MORE USEFUL: 1.COMMENTS SECTION: Including wind direction and cloud cover is helpful. 2 . C O M M E N T SECTION: Be sure to say if the noise is from an overflight or from Ault Field training or both. WE DO NOT GET COUPEVILLE NOISE. 3. USE the COMMENT SECTION to send a message to Legislators AND THE NAVY. ANOTHER MAP TIP: Enter your telephone # with NO SPACES. Example: 3604686666
IS THIS MAP HELPING US? To date, we have entered 3,891 noise reports since May 8, 2014. Take a look at all the reports on the map since 5/6/14: http://sjcgis.org/ aircraft-noise-map/. We are making an impact. We need to keep pushing hard for mitigation and letting our legislators know that we are not willing to be collateral damage. Use the map as often as you can. Spread the word to neighbors, friends and folks who visit. Thanks to all for working to reclaim our Quiet Skies.www.quietskies.info / https://www.facebook. com/quietskiesoversanjuancounty P.S. The Lopez Library now has a paper copy of the current Noise Map on the bulletin board. Take a look!
No Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville, Wash., the week of Jan. 10-16, 2016. The FCLP tempo is driven by the Fleet Replacement Squadron student training curriculum and predeployment carrier EA-18G Growler squadron flight qualifications. It can also fluctuate due to weather, maintenance and operational requirements. NAS Whidbey Island remains open continuously to support flight operations and training. Flight schedules for OLF Coupeville will continue to be released weekly for community planning purposes. Comments, including noise complaints can be directed to NAS Whidbey Island’s comment line at (360) 257-6665, or via e-mail: comments.NASWI@ navy.mil.
Comments regarding flight operations should note the time an event occurred, where exactly the event occurred and as much detail as possible about what was seen. We also ask that people leave their contact information for our tracking purposes. All other questions can be directed to NAS Whidbey
Island Public Affairs Office at (360) 257-2286. The Navy’s OLF at Coupeville is a critical national security asset that provides essential training for Navy pilots based at NAS Whidbey Island to conduct safe and effective aircraft carrier flight operations around the world.
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Talk on healthy grieving Jennifer Janeway, MA, LMP, is offering an educational talk on healthy grieving on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m., at Lopez Island Library. She became a Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist (along with Deb Langhans of San Juan Island) in December. This last summer she decided to make sure she was healing from the death of her intimate partner of 23 plus years.
She traveled several weeks to Mount Vernon to participate in a group process through Hospice. The process was simple but exciting in its ability to help bring to light the common patterns that hold a griever in place and often stuck - not able to allow for the fullness of life or fullness in other relationships. There was also a process to free up those patterns. She says,
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ter from the Social Security Administration saying that the attached list of employees’ social security numbers did not match their names. I had kept meticulous files replete with copies of their driver’s licenses and social security cards along with their other employee records. I flipped to the attachment thinking I might find one or two mismatches that, with time and effort, I could resolve by providing the necessary paperwork. I turned the page over to find a list of every single employee in the back of the house. I could not believe my eyes. This was devastating, not only to our business operations, but to us personally. We knew these people, celebrated with these people, and worked hard together to build a better business. We conferred with our employees who were honest with us. They could pay for new, false documents and prolong the process but, in reality, there was no possibility for them to get a work permit. I had to fire each and every one of them. Overnight I had to figure out how to staff my operation, when unemployment was non-existent in Seattle – there was no one to replace them. It was a six month struggle to rehire qualified staff. This experience opened my eyes to the conflict between our current immigration framework, which did not permit these workers, and the economic reality that our food industry is highly dependent on immigrant labor from the fields to your favorite restaurants. Please join me Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m., at Grace Church to hear Jorge Barón of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. This will be the first of what we hope will be many Community Conversations, a collective project of several community partners including Lopez Island Family Resource Center, Lopez Community Land Trust, Leadership San Juan Islands & Transitions Lopez. Our goal is to practice coming together around issues on which we might not agree, to learn more about them and engage in civil discourse. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. Bring questions and an open mind.
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And yes, when used with respect and moderation alcohol brings us spirit, but using these powerful substances on a daily basis sets us up for a life time of depression and addiction- devastating lives, keeping us from being engaged citizens. Current rhetoric around addiction centers on morality, i.e. the addict makes a “choice” to use. Mental health and addiction must be understood from a physiological standpoint. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, has been quoted as saying, “All health begins in the gut!” When was the last time your care provider asked about your diet, stress level, and gut health? In my decade of study on herbal medicine, psychology, and nutrition, I have found that gut health, i.e. content of healthy bacteria, is directly related to mental health,
and thus, to overall health. For example, alcohol converts to sugar in the body, feeding Candida, a naturally occurring yeast in the gastrointestinal tract which, when overgrown, can cause yeast infections and chronic inflammation and can also affect mental functioning. There really is no separation between body and mind. Writer and teacher Martin Prechtel says many drink because they do not weep. Do not let the drink become substitute for your tears. There is much to be wept for this day and age. We weep because we care. This is a sign of life! Let this dark time of year remind us to draw close all we love- friends, family, animals, nature, music, books, good food. Weep with a friend. You may find the want for the drink or drug lessens.
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With the new year here, it is good to reflect on the past year. The word reflect is rooted in Latin and Old French, showing up around the 15th century, and means to “turn or bend back.” When we turn or bend back to 2015 what do we find? From school shootings, to the Alberta Tar Sands, lack of affordable housing here and across other communities, centuries old racism rearing its head in Baltimore, Md. and Charleston, S.C., to the largest species extinction rates since the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, deaths of loved ones, fear and heartbreak are ever present. Many wonder what world we leave our children? Sorrow and
anger can take root and grow into apathy and depression, two conditions which hinder our ability to act and experience joy and peace. Sorrow and anger are not conditions to be solved; they are companions on the road. Winter months with short days and lack of sunlight can be hard. Without proper tools of self-care, many turn to alcohol and marijuana to cope. In the short term the sedating, depressing actions of alcohol on the nervous system, and the dopamine (“feel good” chemical ) elicited when smoking marijuana, are quick ways to de-stress, calm down, relax. In lieu of extended family/friends and meaningful community engagement, people get their social needs met at the bar, and enable addiction. What is an old time word for liquor? Spirits!
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Eleanor Burke studies Herbal Medicine with Dr. Aviva Romm, and grief and redemption with Stephen Jenkinson of Orphan Wisdom School.
Orca calf found dead was part Obituary of a transient pod of whales Barbara E Porter By Leslie Kelly
Special to the Weekly
The baby orca that was found dead on the west side of Vancouver Island on Dec. 29 is not a member of the J-pod or L-pod, Michael Harris, executive director of the Pacific Whale Watch Association, confirmed Monday, Jan. 4. The whale was a female transient whale, not a member of the Southern resident population of orcas that fre-
quent Puget Sound waters. “Nothing is absolute until we get the results of the DNA tests back,” Harris said. “And that will take months. But we are pretty confident that this calf was a transient.” He said they made comparisons of a photo of the dead calf to the group’s catalogue and found no shot that matched. He added that there are as many as 500 transient whales that swim up and down the coast.
Although a determination of how the whale died won’t come until the DNA results do, Harris said there was no trauma to the whale. “Right now the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada believe it died due to an infection,” he said. “There was no trauma. It was not attacked and we can safely say it had nothing to do with any military activity in the area or ship strike.” Whale advocates worried that the dead calf might have been one of the eight new babies born over the last year to the J-Pod or L-pod group of killer whales in the Puget Sound waters. “Baby whales often die,” he said. “Their mortality rate is about 50 percent. Sometimes it’s just not a viable calf.”
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December 26, 2015 body copy here Barbara Porter, 82, a long time resident of Burlington and Lopez Island, Washington died Saturday the 26th of December 2015 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Barbara lost her long courageous struggle and twelve year battle with cancer. It was only through her unwavering faith and continuous optimism that she was able to continue, without complaint, her many complications and treatments. She was a compassionate nurse, wife, mother and grandmother and a friend to all. She will be forever missed and will remain unforgettable in our hearts. Barbara was born in 1933 in Bellingham, Washington and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1951. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Public Health Degree from the University of Wash. in 1956. On October 29, 1955 she married Robert Porter and they began a long and memorable sixty year marriage that was celebrated just recently with her family at Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. After her graduation from the U of W she joined her husband in Killeen, Texas where he was stationed with the U.S. Army Joint Forces Special Weapons Project at Gray Air Force Base. Barbara began her nursing career at Killeen General Hospital. After her husband was discharged they moved to Monroe, Wash. where she worked as a Public Health Nurse for the Snohomish County Health Department. In 1959 they moved to Burlington, Wash. and she continued her career as a school nurse with the Burlington-Edison School District. The birth of two daughters began a few years as a stay at home mom. When she returned to nursing she was employed by the Skagit County Health Department and later as a school nurse for the LaConner, Conway and Mount Vernon school districts. Barbara was an active competitive sports and outdoor enthusiast and always adventurous. She enjoyed ski-
ing, camping, golf, gardening, fishing, boating in the San Juan Islands and her family. She was actively involved with Hospice on Lopez Island and was a long time member of the Lopez Island Golf Club and a volunteer with the San Juan County Land Bank. She attended the Lopez Island Community Church and was a member of the Allen Blanchard United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband Bob Porter and daughter Karla Jones and husband Kenneth of Anchorage, Alaska. Karen Yang and husband Russell of Honolulu, Hawaii. Grandchildren Daniel Jones, Abby Yang, Alex Yang and Andrew Yang. Niece Kelly Sooter and nephews Will Osbrink, Kevin Larson and Craig Larson. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Eva Larson, brother Howard Larson, sister Shirley Osbrink, grand daughter Emily Lynn Jones, niece Kristie Osbrink and nephew Kenny Larson. A graveside service will be held later this spring for family and friends in Seattle at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Barbara’s name may be given to: National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association, 2001 Beacon St. #104, Brighton, MA 02135 or Hospice of Lopez Island, P.O. Box 747, Lopez Island, WA 98261 or Lopez Island Community Church Elder Fund, 191 Lopez Road, Lopez Island, WA 98261