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Building tips to avoid attracting bats Most homes in San Juan County are still being built without regard for the way they attract bats, says Kwiaht ecologist Russel Barsh. The result is scores of preventable conflicts between people and bats each year, which in the past have frequently led to the eviction of bats and decimation of bat populations in the islands. Bats are San Juan County’s most diverse and abundant mammals. Barsh has been able to identify nine species of bats in the islands since 2013 by recording and analyzing the sound spectra of bats’ echolocation chirps. “I’ve recorded more than 500 night passes by bats over some of the islands’ lakes and ponds in summer,” Barsh says. Island bats fly less often in winter, he found, and tend to hunt in wooded areas rather than open waters. To better monitor bats’ seasonal movements, and response to changing weather patterns, Barsh has been installing weatherproofed ultrasound recorders on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Islands that will continue to “eavesdrop” on bats nightly for years. He has identified bats from nearly 20,000 flyovers recorded thus far. “Once or twice a month,” Barsh says, “I get a call from BLACK/ SIZE WHITE FULL PAGE $875 HALF PAGE $545 (VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL) QRTR PAGE
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an island homeowner who has found a live bat inside a bedroom, bathroom or storage area; or found evidence of a bat colony living inside an attic, roof or crawl space; or discovered dozens of sleepy bats while re-roofing or re-shingling.” While there is little cause for fear—there has been no case of humans contracting rabies or another disease from contact with a bat in San Juan County—homeowners are often concerned about smell, dampness, unsightly guano (good in the garden but not on the carpet), Kwiaht helped 156 San Juan County homeowners with excluding bats from living space, or from roofs or walls so that homes can be insulated or re-surfaced. Kwiaht has also designed and built 11 custom bat houses for displaced bats colonies. Some boxes are large enough for 200 bats. Re-homing a bat colony is tricky. Barsh says that a 50 percent success rate is very good. A better approach, cheaper and less stressful for humans and less likely to harm any bats, is to design and build our homes with bats in mind. Tiles, shingles, unscreened vents, and cracks or spaces greater than half an inch in
width on the roof or exterior walls of a home offer day roosts for bats, especially if they have rough surfaces such as cedar shakes or unfinished sawn timbers. Bats try to squeeze into small spaces to conserve body heat. A single tile roof can be home to a hundred or more bats. Day use of exterior surfaces rarely interferes with human activity, in any case, and tiles, shingles and clapboards can be replaced in fall when bats disperse for winter. If an exterior gap leads into an attic, wall or crawl space, however, bats may form a maternity colony with dozens to hundreds of related females gathering every year from April to August to birth and nurse bat pups. Colonies are few; only about one in ten of the homes that Barsh has been asked to assess. But warm, dry, safe colonies are critical to the survival of our islands’ bats, and may be protected by law. Enticing a colony to a new home such as a custom bat house, and discouraging it from returning to its original home, can be a two- or three-year process. Bats are easy to exclude from potential entry holes with hardware cloth. Unlike rats, they do not gnaw through wood or metal. But installing hardware cloth patches after a home has been built can be tedious and costly. Barsh says that gaps around the ends of roof beams, loose flashing around
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chimneys and sky lights, and narrow spaces between overhanging roofs and walls are the entry points he finds most frequently. These defects, and the choice of materials for roofs and exterior walls, can all be addressed when houses are designed and built. “Bats are beneficial neighbors, nonetheless” Barsh says, pointing out bats are the main predators of the moths whose caterpillars damage orchards and gardens each in the islands, as well as the principal natural control of mosquitoes and biting flies. “You don’t want bats to leave your property; just not necessarily to live inside your home.” Kwiaht’s recommended solution is including an exterior space for bats in the original designs for a house. “It can be as simple as a deep, narrow slot beneath the eaves, warmed by the heat from inside the house, that can be detached tem-
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Lopez Island high schooler nominated to Naval Academy – Submitted by the office of Congressman Rick Larsen
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced his three principal nominees to the military service academies. The nominees, from Lopez Island, Arlington and Sedro-Woolley, will be granted spots in the academies this coming fall pending successful completion of their final year of high school. Larsen will also make 24 other nominations to the academies. “Our communities are home to so many talented and dedicated young people, and it is my privilege each year to nominate exemplary students to attend military service academies. I am always impressed by our students’ many academic and personal achievements, and this year is no different. I applaud these bright young women and men for choosing to apply their talents at military academies and pledging their service to our country,” Larsen said. Harrison P. Goodrich of Lopez Island will be Larsen’s principal nominee to the U.S. Naval Academy. Goodrich is ranked number one in his class and serves on the student council at Lopez Island High School. He is a varsity athlete in four sports, serving as captain of both the football and baseball teams. He is a volunteer firefighter and a Student Emergency Medical Services member, assisting with the Island paramedics and EMTs. Anna J. Fujinaka of Arlington will be Larsen’s principal nominee to the U.S. Military Academy and William W. Wing of Sedro-Woolley will be Larsen’s principal nominee to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
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. 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
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
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). 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. 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. JAN. 13- MAR. 12 EVENT: Talk Time. 6-7 p.m., Vortex. Practice Spanish one-to-one atmosphere. Free; includes childcare For more info, contact the LIFRC JAN. 5 - MAY 27 CLASS: Inglés para la Expresión Personal. 9:1510:30 a.m. Biblioteca de los martes; Grace Church los viernes. Para más información, póngase en contacto con el LIFRC JAN. 28 - MAR. 10 CLASS: 6 - 8:30 p.m., Lopez Library. Relationship skills class. All are welcome! Register by calling 4683788. (No class FEB. 10) THURS., JAN. 21 MEETING: The Friends of Lopez Island Pool. 4 p.m.; Lopez Library Meeting Room. Open general meeting for discussion of the revised plans for a smaller and smarter swim center on Center Road, and construction timeline. Join us! THURS., JAN. 28 EVENT: Evening Meal at School. 5:30-7:00 p.m., Lopez School MultiPurpose Room. Pay what you can. Winter is the hungry time on Lopez - please bring a donation of non-perishable food for the Grace Church food bank.
Al-Anon: Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center Call 468-4703
FRI., JAN. 29 FOOD: Government Food Distribution will take place at Grace Church Hall, from 1-2 p.m. There is always lots of food. ART OPENING: Simultaneous shows of paintings plus three-dimensional work by long-time Lopez artist Richard Singer and pottery by Jeffrey Hanks. Reception and introductory talk 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Lopez Library meeting room, with both new and retrospective works shown in the Library’s public rooms. The show runs until March 11. Free.
Orcas Island Shakespeare Fest needs you! The Orcas Island Shakespeare Festival is looking for local talent! Do you want to participate in Shakespeare performances, festivities on the green or the parade? Would you like to be a volunteer? There are also opportunities for vendors at the street fair. For more information, contact Lance at the chamber at info@orcasislandchamber.com or Tom at fiscustj@gmail.com.
San Juan County Sheriff’s Log Jan. 12 - Jan. 19 The San Juan County Sheriff’s Department responded to the following calls: Jan. 12 • A 44-year-old Lopez Island man was arrested on a charge of domestic violence after deputies were called on a reported disturbance aboard a boat in a Lopez marina. The man was also held on an outstanding arrest warrant from Kitsap County. He was lodged in jail pending a court appearance. Jan. 13 • A deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding on Orcas Road. The driver received an infraction for speeding 54 MPH in the posted 35 MPH Zone. • A 17-year-old male came
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Jan. 17 • A Friday Harbor resident reported that she believes her phone line was cut as part of an ongoing dispute. Deputies checked the box and spoke with the suspect and cannot confirm this. It was suggested the reporting party contact the phone company to examine and repair the lines. Jan. 19 • A deputy contacted a reporting parting regarding a child custody issue. • A Lopez Island deputy discovered a vehicle left parked in the roadway creating a hazard. The vehicle was removed by the responsible party after being contacted by the deputy. • A Lopez Island woman reported suspicious males loitering near a Lopez Island business. All involved had left prior to the deputy’s arrival.
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From the Fire Chief Lopez Island Property Owners & Residents we need your help. Many of your driveways and private roads have become too narrow and low, due to encroaching trees and brush and are damaging your fire and emergency aid vehicles. A minimum of 12 feet horizontal & vertical clearance is needed. Also the lack of an address at the entrance to your driveway is causing delay. We, your Lopez Island Firefighters and EMTs are neighbors helping neighbors. We are ready to respond to your emergencies. We carry pagers, so that during the day or in the middle of the night can respond to help you, our neighbors. Lopezians, using the tax dollars you have generously provided to Lopez Island Fire & EMS, we have purchased vehicles & equipment to render assistance in your time of emergency. Your Firefighters & EMTs respond safely and try to reach you with a minimum of delay. Minutes are precious to us when trying to save a life or stop a fire. Your firefighters and EMTs need your help to avoid delays in reaching you with your emergency equipment. Our aid vehicles and fire apparatus are 8 feet wide, have extended wheelbases and are 10 feet high. 12 foot wide and 12 foot high driveways provide a minimum 2 foot clearance for your emergency vehicles. These vehicles carry your life saving medical supplies and firefighting water & equipment. Many of the private roads and driveways we respond on are too narrow, have overhanging tree limbs and/or sharp turns and are causing delays and damage to your emergency vehicles enroute to help you in your time of greatest need. As spring approaches we are asking you to keep your roads a minimum of 12 feet wide and 12 feet high and if there are sharp turns to widen the drive at that point to 14 feet. Clearly marking the entrance to your driveway with the house numbers a minimum of 4 inches high on signs with a background different than the color of the numbers allows us to quickly identify that we have reached the correct driveway. In severe medical, trauma or fire emergencies these simple steps can mean the difference between life and death.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and please help us by maintaining your roads and driveways so we can reach you without delay.
JIM GHIGLIONE. FIRE CHIEF Lopez Island
In support of the School tech Levy I am writing in support of the Lopez Island School District Tech Levy. As a former Teacher-Librarian in the East Wenatchee School District, I saw the benefits of current technology equipment, education and training for students and staff. In the library, I taught students how to use the library catalog to search for reading materials and how to use the internet safely and effectively as a tool. Yes, students know how to surf the net, but they need training on how to find reliable and viable research sites and how to use the internet responsibly. Current technology and training for both staff and students will allow this to blossom. For example, current technology will allow staff to use collaborative technologies such as Skype to enable their students to learn from others all over the world. Many educational organizations offer free access to lessons and communication forums on environmental & social issues, current events and more worldwide. Both staff and students need current technology so
to be successful. Over the Christmas/New Years period, my wife and I traveled to Minnesota to visit family. While there, our granddaughter was assigned to give a project presentation in her Fourth grade Spanish Immersion class. We were impressed as she and her fellow students utilized “power point, video and smart board” technology tools in their presentations. It was then I realized that none of our Lopez students have access to these basic tools. Therefore, our Lopez students are entering into the university and job arenas illequipped to compete. I fully understand the urgency and absolute critical need for the Lopez Community to support funding for our Lopez school. It is unconscionable to deny our students the necessary tools and skills for their success. The proposed Tech Levy will start to address this issue in a structured, programmed approach over a period of four years. The cost is minimal ($155,000 per year) or approximately $52/year in property taxes for a $400,000 property. The Levy will provide funds for acquiring necessary devices, as well as additional tech training for our Lopez teachers and administrators. Fortunately, through careful planning, the required hardware infrastructure (capital cost) is covered by the recent Bond that was approved previously by Lopez voters. Please join me in voting “yes” for the Lopez School
they can do their jobs more efficiently: teachers to take professional development training and teach their students 21st century skills, and students to practice and become proficient in these skills for college, for work, and for daily life. Without updated technology, students and staff will fall behind. Technology is one of many tools that educators use to prepare students for critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity skills in all avenues of life. I believe this Tech Levy is critical for equipment and training to provide guidelines for students, support for teachers and parents to set responsible guidelines, and providing a balance between the teaching of technology and fundamental life skills. Please support the Lopez Island School District Tech Levy. BETH ST. GEORGE Lopez Island
I am writing to ask your support for the upcoming Lopez School Tech Levy. Much has changed since the last Levy was passed in 2007. Significant improvements in systems have been achieved since that time, so upgrading at this time is significantly important. The over-arching goal for students graduating from our school is to equip them with the appropriate skill sets/ tools to be competitive in college and in the job marketplace. They must have critical thinking, collaborative skills and technology tools in order
Tech Levy on Tuesday, February 9th, 2016. GORDON JONASSON Lopez Island
Please support Lopez School’s tech levy Lopez School last passed a tech levy nine years ago. Since then computers have become outdated (some no longer even functional), educational software has advanced greatly, and the need for training teachers in current applications has grown. On the February ballot a levy proposal will be offered to address these needs. The proposal was developed over an 18-month period by a committee of parents, students, teachers, and tech-sav-
vy community members. It is not an extravagant proposal. The cost per average household is modest. Our young people are graduating into a society that requires technological proficiency. We need to enable the school district to provide that on an ongoing basis. For this reason the levy extends for four years. Voters may ask why the levy is separate from the current building bond. The reason is that things like equipment and software do not qualify as construction. They must be approved separately. Please support the tech levy on the February ballot. RICHARD WARD, Lopez Island
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: Elderberry on Orcas Island 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: LCLT Tuatara Rd on Lopez Island 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
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Lane Langford to hold a benefit concert for LIFRC/LCC
Lane Langford will be presenting a concert at Lopez Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. The concert will benefit both the Lopez Island Family Resource Center and the Lopez Children’s Center. Langford has created an entourage of performers
he describes as “beautiful people and wonderful musicians, all from Lopez.” Some songs may be familiar, and some will not, including five original songs written by Langford. “‘Warmth in the Heart of Winter’ has nothing to do with global warming. It has to
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do with love and hope,” said Langford. “This is a chance for the community of Lopez to come together and give their gift to the Lopez Island Family Resource Center and to the Lopez Children’s Center through an evening of music.” “Our children represent humanity’s ultimate hope in the future. The LIFRC and the LCC also believe in
that hope,” said Langford. He says that is why he has chosen to have the performance benefitting these two organizations for the past few years. All net proceeds will be divided evenly between the two. Last year’s concert was able to generate well over $1000 for each. Over the past four years, every concert has sold out. The tickets will be available
on Monday, Jan. 25 at PaperScissors-On-the-Rock, the Lopez Bookshop, Blossom Grocery, and at the door the
night of the performance. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for youth.
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10. "To ___ is human..." 11. Cremona artisan 12. Advises 13. Chimera 18. Ornamental part at front of vehicles 22. Cabernet, e.g. 26. Captain, e.g. 27. Consumer Down Reports employee 28. Trade 1. Drag one's feet 30. Cooking meas. 2. Like "The X-Files" 31. Density symbol 3. The "L" of XXL 32. "___ we having 4. Arctic sight fun yet?" 5. Marienbad, for 34. Bewitch one 35. Anger 6. Kitchen closets 36. Balaam's mount 7. Very old 38. Sped forward at 8. Lieu full speed 9. Study of plants 39. "How ___!"
40. Beloved of Aphrodite 42. Tapioca plant 44. Discordant 45. Stop on a crawl 47. Divisions 48. Arm 49. "Silly" birds 50. Central pillar of a spiral staircase 51. "All kidding ___..." 52. Remus ____ (Harry Potter character) 53. Conquers 57. Abandon 59. Fla. neighbor 61. Arid Answers to today's puzzle on page 8
Being prepared for an oil spill (part 2)
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In addition to responding to spills in San Juan County, training residents to be spill responders and the many other things noted in part 1 last week, Islands’ Oil Spill Association is involved in a number of other activities that are not well known in our community but equally important if there is a large oil spill affecting our islands and/or surrounding waters. For the past several years, IOSA has provided crew for Emergency Operations Center “Worst Case Discharge” spill response drills on the mainland, involving initial response planning,
locating resources, identifying staging areas for oiled wildlife search and rescue operations and more. Since 2008, IOSA has provided crew for an annual training and practice set-up of mobile oiled wildlife response facilities in different locations on the mainland, which will be used for oiled wildlife treatment and rehab in the event of a large spill anywhere along the WA coast involving oiled wildlife. IOSA served as a member of a Wildlife Response Task Force conducted by the US Coast Guard to develop plans for marine mammal response during a spill, specifically pinnipeds, sea otters and whales. IOSA was invited to attend
and give a presentation for a Washington State Maritime Cooperative conference with over 100 participants in the oil spill response/oil industry. After the presentation, several people, including past US Coast Guard Captains, stated that they know of no other similar organizations in the United States or Europe! The unique nature of this beautiful archipelago and the people who call it home makes it possible for a communitybased organization like IOSA to work. In May 2013, IOSA had the opportunity to provide instruction and orientation for a spill response team from McMurdo Research Station at the southern-most point of
Antarctica. It was a two-day training in Barlow Bay and included boom deployment, containment and recovery and use of a skimmer. In addition to sharing our knowledge and experience with a group from so far away and the sense of helping to protect this amazing place on Earth, we also earned IOSA some income to help pay for the other things we do! IOSA has become an organization that is having an impact on oil spill response beyond the San Juan Islands, and we cannot do all that we do without help from our islands’ community. There are all kinds of ways receives support, including the many island residents who take the time and energy to get the training required in order to be certified to respond to oil spills. Some support IOSA in other ways, such as all the time donated by people to work on equipment maintenance and repair, in-kind donations from both individuals and industry, the annual $10,000 from San Juan County that is specifically to help cover our everincreasing equipment costs,
We could not make it without the support from each of you. If you would like to help support IOSA in any of these ways, please visit our website at: www.iosaonline.org or call our office on Lopez at 4683441.
and the grant awards from San Juan Island Community Foundation, Orcas Island Community Foundation and the Horizons Foundation, as well as those individuals who have been regular financial contributors for many years.
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February 6 at instructor’s home. Prepare an authentic Persian meal using fresh, local ingredients. $40 if paid by 1/28, $45 thereafter. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc.org. -Inglés para la Expresión Personal. 9:1510:30 a.m., los martes y viernces; 5 de enero a 27 de mayo. Biblioteca de los martes; Grace Church los Viernes. Si quiere inscribirse en las clases de inglés, o para más información, póngase en contacto con el Family Resource Center a 468-4117, o pase por la oficina. -Baking Brioche in the French Tradition with Marney Reynolds. 12-2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 5 at instructor’s home. This class will focus on creating a yeasted, somewhat sweet, pastry dough, using traditional baking forms as well as what is available in your kitchen. $25 if paid by 2/24, $30 thereafter. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org. Additional classes are in the works! Be sure to check back again soon, since additional classes will be posted as they become available!
Lopez Island Prevention Coalition to hold classes on Youth Mental Health Maybe your child is merely having a bad day, but maybe it’s something more. Nine in ten adolescents who take their own lives were previously diagnosed with a mood disorder such as depression. Depressed people often retreat into themselves, when secretly they’re crying out to be rescued. Many times
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Talk” community meetings asking those who attended what were their concerns and thoughts about mental health and substance abuse. Resources and information were two of several needs identified by the groups. In response to those identified needs the LIPC has identified funds in their newly awarded Drug Free Community Support Grant to help address some of those concerns. A free eight-hour Youth Mental Health Training will be made available to all community members who work with youth, Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Lopez School Library. The course is designed for adults who regularly interact with adolescents (school staff, coaches, youth group leaders, parents, teachers, business leaders, faith communities, law enforcement and the general public). The course teaches participants the risk factors and warning signs of variety of mental health challenges common among adolescent, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, ADHD, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorder. Participants do not learn to diagnose, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling; rather, participants learn to support a youth developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotion crisis. If you have an interest in attending this free training, please register with Georgeana or Paula at LIPC at 468.3770 or email lopez.
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The WIC (formally known as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children program) office has been offered a five-year lease from the Navy, without excessive building lease fees. WIC offers supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for pregnant women, infants, and children up to age five. “I want military families to count on support in the communities in which they live. That is why I worked with other local leaders to keep open the WIC office on NASWI. In touring the WIC office today, I learned more about the hundreds of families who visit the office each month and the other services families
Two veteran Lopez artists, multi-media artist Richard Singer and potter Jeff Hanks, will be featured in a joint six-week show of both new and retrospective paintings, art boxes and pottery at Lopez Library. The opening, from 3:30 to 5:30 on Friday, February 29th will feature brief talks about the work and a reception with refreshments and goodies in the Library meeting room. Singer’s show is titled “Tripping Out: Maps, Memories and Miracles without GPS.” The 3:30 talk is “Finding Our Way” plus other subjects which attendees express interest in. Jeff Hanks will also speak on creating wood-fired ceramic art. Art viewers will see many changes in the style of the art pieces from the 70’s to the present. Singer commented,
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“I try to include some prizewinners and pieces that have been particularly favored. I also try to avoid boring people with pieces than aren’t accessible. And I want some humor in there, too!” The work will reflect more than 85 years of combined art creation by the two artists. Singer’s work reflects a long-standing interest in and love of maps – both internal and external – as well as, in his many years of travel, taking time to stop and sketch anything that catches his eye. These many travel sites and cultures have led to a pursuit of new visions in his art, such as the use of Kanji writing from Japan and ancient written languages. The current show also draws on his influential recent trip - this time to the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific - with
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can access in the same building. Streamlining these resources means families can focus on their futures by getting the services they need quickly and easily. I am grateful to the office staff and to the base for helping young military families give their children a healthy start,” Larsen said. “Serving Navy families on the base has been a priority for us for many years, and we are grateful for Congressman Larsen’s efforts to make sure young military families continue to have access to WIC services,” said Bill Henkel, Executive Director for Community Action of Skagit County. “Today we were pleased to share first-hand the way that WIC provides young children a strong, healthy start here on Whidbey. We also appreciate our strong relationship with NAS Whidbey Island and look forward to continuing to provide accessible support and services to our military’s families.” Larsen worked with Senator Murray to push the Navy to keep the WIC office open. Larsen and Murray wrote multiple letters to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter urging him to avoid closing the NAS Whidbey Island WIC office.
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Rep. Rick Larsen, toured the WIC office at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island on Thursday, Jan. 21, and met with staff to talk about the critical services offered to military families and applaud the U.S. Navy’s decision to keep the office open. The Navy previously had planned to close the base’s WIC office, which is run by Community Action of Skagit County, but reversed its decision
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re-creation of mysterious “stick maps” used by ancient Polynesian mariners. Jeff Hanks’ wood-fired ceramic art results from a traditional way of firing used before the onset of electric kilns. It introduces some interesting surprises in the pottery as the pots go through a less-controlled heat process, producing more unusual effects on the glazes. Hanks started ceramic arts when he was a teenager in the early ‘70s, so he is a master at getting the shapes, colors and patterns he imagines at his advanced level of creative skill. His ceramics will be clearly seen in the glass case near the library entrance. “It’s great to show at the library,” said Singer. “I can include some extra big pieces and the people traffic is fantastic - folks from all walks of life. I think everyone can find something stimulating and fun here. And Jeff can show his vulnerable pieces in the viewable glass cabinets at the entrance. Parents don’t need to be concerned about little ones juggling pots.” The library art show will be open during all the library’s normal hours. It is free to all. Meg Ryan coordinated and assisted the artists for the show and reception, an enormous help for the participants and library. Both Richard and Jeff’s art can be seen at Lopez’s artist co-op gallery, Chimera Gallery.