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THE RETURN OF THE OAK HARBOR COHO SALMON
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In 1982, a fisheries enhancement effort was very successful in the city of Oak Harbor on our great Whidbey Island. Jim Maloney, Dick Trefts and other ambitious citizens had a vision of increasing the numbers of healthy Chinook and Coho salmon in the surrounding waters. The Oak Harbor Puget Sound Anglers chapter, in conjunction with the state fish and wildlife department, built Oak Harbor’s first rearing pens,which would be used to hold juvenile salmon for approximately three months, where they were fed and cared for by club members, students, and other volunteers. These people’s willingness to take on such an effort resulted in thousands of adult Chinook and Coho salmon returning to the Puget Sound and Whidbey Island waters.
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These fat, healthy retuning fish gave added opportunity for backyard recreational fishing to all fishermen, but especially for the young island anglers, as well as some net fishery catches. The rearing program continued to enhance Chinook and Coho salmon numbers into the Puget Sound until the year 2001, when Chinook salmon was added to the Endangered Species list. Oak Harbor was not allowed to raise Kings any longer. From that date forward, Coho was the sole species the state allowed the salmon crew to raise, until 2010. With reduced budget money, the state no longer supported Oak Harbor’s rearing program, along with others like it. Three years later, the last remaining adult Coho returned to Oak Harbor and Crescent Harbor. It is now 2019, my son Zachary Loesher, anxious students, excited Oak Harbor residents and myself have the same vision Jim and Dick had and achieved. I believe now is the time to start taking steps toward the “return of the Oak Harbor Coho.” Unfortunately, recreational fishermen have not yet banded together in the great numbers needed to change the future of our salmon runs. Put all political bickering and wasteful gillnet practices aside, the bottom line is the demand for salmon continues to stay high and wild salmon simply cannot meet the demand alone, and will not recover as most of us would like. So far, recreational fishermen have been unable to turn the heads of most scientists and government agencies, like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to the need of reestablishing well-managed fish enhancement programs like Oak Harbor once had. But an unlikely ally has arrived: Orca whales and their young. NOAA, and agencies like it, have concluded malnutrition and starvation is the leading cause of resident orca whale deaths. The rich fat and protein provided by Chinook and other salmon is missing. I would have
preferred our government agencies listen to people with common sense in addition to scientific studies and begun a serious increase in salmon production many years ago to bring back plentiful recreational salmon fishing opportunities and avoid the loss of orca whale mothers and their young we are seeing today. Last year, the state of Washington put together a task force to get more salmon back into Puget Sound. One of the ways the task force has discussed to accomplish this is the use of rearing pens placed in optimal areas with ideal water conditions and enough local support for the care and feeding of the juvenile fish until their short stay is complete and they are released into the wild. In the last six months, I have made a few contacts throughout the city of Oak Harbor, the school district, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife about the possibility of our community being part of the salmon recovery effort. Like any other request or subject involving city, state, and federal agency, this program has many variables and it will take time to get answers. For now, we have provided genuine written interest and are waiting for feedback from state and hatchery representatives. I have also spent time asking the residents of Oak Harbor their thoughts about getting the Coho program back and have been met with great support, especially from the longtime residents who remember fishing in the harbors. My son, Zachary, is a 2012 graduate of Bellingham Technical College in the field of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences and has been working in this field for the past seven years. He understands the benefits and risks of raising salmon and other aquatic creatures. In addition to his experience, there are the Oak Harbor residents and public employees who have firsthand knowledge of raising and releasing the juvenile salmon. With enough positive interest, I see no reason this program would not be a success and an incredible learning experience for our young people, if given a chance. I will pass along and keep you advised of any and all information and decisions returned to me as soon as possible. It has been said “luck” is preparedness and opportunity coming together, and as luck would have it, Oak Harbor has raised and released salmon before. Opportunity has presented itself through the Department of Fish and Wildlife being tasked with increasing the numbers of salmon in the Puget Sound. Oak Harbor, be prepared. We will get our Coho back! Marine Area 7 is now open for winter salmon; the winds have been pretty bad the last few weeks, but if they lay down and you can get out on the water, the Blackmouth bite should be good. Stay safe and warm out there and GOOD LUCK!
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After returning from several splendid holiday days and holiday nights with our two granddaughters, ages 2 and-a-half, and a-half (why say six months?), it sure is quiet. I am still adjusting.
What happened to the giggling on the treble clef? What happened to the sound of bouncing cowgirl boots? What happened to that incredible six month smiling sweetheart with the big color-to-benamed-later eyes? Nothing happened, but my memories sure have. Fresh ones. The kind that stick around forever, short and long term, with permanent pictures in the proscenium. No wonder our grandparents were always smiling at us. What else could they do? Silence filter Sometimes too much silence goes a short way. Without grand kids to amuse me, I have had to go back to my nightly viewing of old television shows courtesy of my government approved digital converter box. This $59 investment back in the day, not counting the government coupon worth 25-bucks, converting digital/analog signals, has paid for itself ad pleasuredum. Last night, I signaled across to Grit TV to find A Thunder of Arms, a 1961 CinemaScope western MGM release with Richard Boone (Have Gun Will Travel), George Hamilton (Zorro, The Gay Blade), Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare), Charles Bronson (The Great Escape), Slim Pickens (Dr. Strangelove), and introducing Duane Eddy (The original Rebel Rouser). Eddy offered a convincing “Yes, Sir” after a couple of guitar solos and a banjo riff during a Calvary officers’ party or two-timers two-stepping. The most absurd scene was still entertaining. Calvary officer George Hamilton beating up Calvary enlisted man Charles Bronson in a horse corral. Kinda like the WWE out west. Roasted Rickles Again, letting my signal do the walking, I found Get TV featuring a rerun of the September 30, 1970 broadcast of Kraft Music Hall’s Friar’s Roast slamming Don Rickles. Despite obvious edits to satisfy time and censorship, the roasters, featuring Chet Huntley, Dick Cavett, Alan King, Henny Youngman, Milton Berle, and George C. Scott, hosted by Johnny Carson, did not disappoint. In roasting Rickles, Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett shared two of Mr. Warmth’s career highlights. Carson–“Rickles got his start as a heckler at telethons.” Cavett–“Don once was a warm up for an elderly Korean man who gestured obscene hand shadows on his wife’s back.” George C. Scott added, “Don and I met at the Academy of Arts studying drama in New York. I was on the G.I. bill and Don was on a gift certificate from Mussolini.” Milton Berle’s closer was “Ladies and gentlemen, you show me one person who doesn’t like Don Rickles and I’ll show you an average American.” Henny Youngman did not bother to do anything but be Henny. “A man walks into a psychiatrist’s office. The doc says, ‘What do you do?’ The guy says, ‘I’m an auto mechanic.’ ‘Get under the couch’.” Home sweet home Other than being home, is there anything better than getting home? Thanks to driver Jay of Whidbey Sea-Tac Shuttle and passengers Val and Joe Hillers of Coupeville, my early arrival at SeaTac last Saturday enabled me to
get home in time to see the Seahawks almost win.
They even had ice cream cones. Langley’s Mayor Tim If you missed last week’s Whidbey Weekly News, check out page seven online or off for David Welton’s classic photo of Langley Mayor Tim Callison at the annual Sea Float Scramble festivities, held last Saturday around Seawall Park. Thanks to Callahan’s Firehouse and the Langley Main Street Association this annual event is a must. Add the fun to Mayor Tim appearing in his trademark white tuxedo as he hosted. Mayor Tim is a reminder to us all that joy in public service is very much alive on Whidbey Island in the Village by the Sea. Additional kudos to Mayor Tim for sharing his timely high wind warning emails beyond the city limits. We Freelanders depend on you! Quote on With any new year, I get all wound up that I am going to get done what was not done the previous year. Given all the incomplete acts of previous years, my inspiration level is always ramped up despite the absurdity of my being able to complete the previously abandoned tasks. Yet, why not try? Here are some action quotes from my cousin Emma’s recent gift, Quotable Quotes, from the Reader’s Digest compilation published in 1997. Thanks to The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. for their anticipated permission to use quotes they most likely used without permission. Danny Kaye – Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. Robert Schuller – What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? Abraham Lincoln – Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way. Dodie Smith – Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression. Good Reading – People judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold, but so has a hard-boiled egg. Socrates – Let him that would move the world, first move himself. Benjamin Franklin – Well done is better than well said. Duke Snider – Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you’re swinging. Henry Ford – You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. Chinese proverb – Dig the well before you are thirsty. Swedish proverb – God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest. Al Batt – It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
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Worse things could have happened had I not run down the sidewalk pulling my Superman suitcase to arrive in time to be an on-time walk up. Had my Southwest flight not arrived thirty minutes early, I would have missed being able to borrow Val’s cell phone to alert my Freeland Shell station pick up partners, Suzy and Kevin, that I would be two hours early. More importantly, I would have missed the joy-filled company of the Hillers in the back row of the shuttle, where the kids sit.
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James Baldwin – Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. Lewis Cass – Men may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do. Jonathan Winters – If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it. Charles Reade – Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny. Have a great destiny. To read past columns of On Track in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www. whidbeyweekly.com.
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Bits & Pieces Letters to the Editor Editor, Re: Gary Piazzon letter in Jan 3-9 edition I wasn’t going to reply to your letter apparently trying to rebut my letter about the government climate change report, but my wife insisted I answer you. First of all, I’ve never heard of the Heartland Institute you wrote about, so all the blather after it is pretty much irrelevant, it is just another of your famous (infamous?) hair-onfire rants. If you had actually read my letter, you would have read “THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION,” a think tank nowhere near your event horizon. Their reports are well reasoned, factual, unbiased studies, providing a basis for discussion with people, both pro and con. Since you recommended a book, I will do the same. Fueling Freedom, by Stephen Moore, will really open your eyes about fossil fuels and the almost beyond comprehension of the benefits to the world they have brought. As far as I-1631, it was nothing but a thinly veiled Inslee attempt to raise money to create a bigger government by sky-rocketing gas, oil and electric taxes with such a minuscule benefit as to be virtually undetectable. The voters saw through it and turned it down (again) by a substantial margin. Again, that reinforces my point that “climate change/global warming/global cooling” is nothing but a money making machine for a lot of hypocrites to get rich by promoting this nonsense. Rick Kiser Oak Harbor, Wash.
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care. The stated purpose was assimilation (i.e. cultural genocide). The children, their families and the communities suffered grievously. There was abuse of all kinds. The Canadian government apologized for its system in 1998, even paying reparations to survivors. Meanwhile, the USA did nothing until 2013, when Maine launched the first truth and reconciliation commission, which spent two years interviewing survivors. This award-winning film is that story.
“Dawnland: Path to Reconciliation” will be shown Friday, Jan. 18, 6:30pm at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, Freeland. An indigenous-led discussion will follow. All are welcome. The event is free, though donations are appreciated. Sponsored by UUCWI’s Social Environmental Justice Council. For more information, visit www.facebook. com/events/221659378764457/ [Submitted by Gary Piazzon, UUCWI Social Environmental Justice Council, Co-Facilitator]
Island Bohemians Announce “Magic” as Second Annual Island Bohemian Ball Island Bohemians of Whidbey Island has announced its second annual Island Bohemian Ball titled, “Magic.” This event is scheduled to take place Jan. 19 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at Freeland Hall, 151 East Shoreview Drive, Freeland. Members of the general public 21 and older are welcome (and encouraged) to join the Bohemians at this event. Tickets are $20 advance and $25 at the door (if still available). Advance tickets can be purchased at www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NE7S2GBUP5BX2 Look for magic to visit upon you in a number of ways during the evening. You will also have the opportunity to take part in a bohemian costume contest with cash prizes, judged by three notable Island Bohemians. (However, costumes are not required at the ball. Casual dress is fine.) Delicious treats throughout the evening will be yours and two no-host bars will be available. An award-winning mixologist has conjured an exclusive Island Bohemian drink for this ball! The Island Bohemians of Whidbey Island invite you join the fun and dance amongst all of the gala costumes, streamers and lights. A magical experience awaits you! The Island Bohemians of Whidbey Island ask the public to support this event generously as it is its largest single fundraiser and supports activities for the rest of the year. No outside food or alcohol permitted.
Dave Parent describes his circumnavigation of South Georgia Island with a bit of the Falklands, Chile and Argentina as one of the most amazing wildlife spectacles on earth. He illustrates his experiences at the Thursday, Jan. 10, Whidbey Audubon Society meeting. The free program features most of the seabirds, endemics and marine mammals that breed on this remote island. Doors open at 7:00pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation located at 20103 State Route 525, two miles north of Freeland. Parent is a veterinarian, who co-owns the Useless Bay Animal Clinic. He is also licensed to treat wildlife and rehabilitates between 30 and 50 birds, mammals and reptiles each year. He has also participated in wildlife research in the Olympic Mountains, the Selkirk Mountains, Alaska and Madagascar. [Submitted by Susan Prescott, Whidbey Audubon Publicity Chair]
“Dawnland: Path to Reconciliation” For almost 100 years, government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes, sent them to boarding schools, or later, placed them in foster
The Island Bohemians is a community for Whidbey Island artists and creative people active in the fields of visual arts, music, literature/poetry, theater/film, dance, fine craft, design, culinary, and botanical arts. Its mission is to foster an island-wide café culture that encourages creative thought, human connection and artistic output of our creative community through convivial intellectual exchange among peers. To subscribe to the Island Bohemians newsletter visit www.islandartscouncil.org/island-bohemians.html For more information, email whidbey.island. bohemians@gmail.com [Submitted by Loren Iwerks / Island Bohemians press officer]
Whidbey Community Chorus Begins Spring Season 2019 The Whidbey Community Chorus, under the direction of Darren McCoy, will begin rehearsing for its upcoming spring concerts. “Sea to Skye” will celebrate the constant wonder, magnificence and influence of these two natural elements as they appear in folk and classical music, worship and more. Selections will include “Sure on this Shining Night” by Morten Lauridsen and “Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal” arranged by Parker/Shaw.
Registration will be held Jan. 20, from 4:30pm to 5:00pm at the First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland Street, Oak Harbor. A maximum of 100 singers will be accepted for this concert season. Prospective new choristers should arrive early (4:30) to do a voice placement. (See chorus website for more specific information.) Weekly rehearsals are held Sunday evenings from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the First United Methodist Church, and concerts are scheduled for May 3 and 5. Individual dues for the season are $35 for adults and $15 for high school/college students, and must be paid at the time of registration. Women are required to purchase a chorus blouse for $60. Call Kay at 360-678-4148 for more information or visit the chorus website at https://sites. google.com/site/whidbeycommunitychorus/ home. [Submitted by Kay Foss]
The Round Whidbey Island 4 Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) presents The Round 4, Jan. 26 at 7:30pm. This multi-artist event showcases musicians/ songwriters, a poet, and a live painter on the stage simultaneously. WICA invites the public to join in this unique evening of collaborative arts. No Round is ever the same! The Round Whidbey Island was born out of collaboration with Seattle’s Fremont Abbey. This season’s event will feature celebrated islanders Beverly Graham, Nathaniel Talbot, poet Gail Davern, and 15-year-old painter MJ Cooke, as well as Seattle-favorite, Edmund Wayne. Beverly Graham shares delightful and thought-provoking stories through song; a melodic singer, her performances have ranged from busking on street corners in Vermont, belting out rock in bars, to singing at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. for dignitaries. Nathaniel Talbot’s music has dirt under its fingernails, the product of decades of hard work and crafting – retuning, replanting, and retelling. The result is true American roots music that combines the soulful edge of tradition with the Pacific Northwest’s legacy of freedom and innovation. Edmund Wayne is the project of Curt Krause, formerly of the Pullman, Wash. band, Buffalo Death Beam. Edmund Wayne is more introspective, more atmospheric — in short, more essentially a vehicle for Krause’s hushed, lilting, twanging songs. “Harnessing The Mood of Andrew Bird and The Magnitude of Radiohead, Edmund Wayne’s Brand of Alt-Folk Is My New Favorite Thing” — Seattle Weekly Gail Davern, a professor at Skagit Valley College Whidbey Island, “writes haunting news of the heart’s memory, finding its way again and again,” Naomi Shihab Nye writes. Her chapbook, From the Island at the End of Winter was published in August 2018 by Finishing Line Press. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for youth and are available at the WICA Box Office, 360-2218268 or online at https://tickets.wicaonline. org. Zech Hall Piano Bar opens one hour prior to the performance. [Submitted by Fritha Strand, Marketing Manager, WICA]
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What’s Keeping You From Protecting Your Family’s Future?
Think about your loved ones. What will their future be like? Can you picture them living in your house many years from now? Can you picture your children going to college? Can you picture your spouse or partner enjoying a comfortable retirement? These are all pleasant visions – but what if you weren’t in these pictures? If you were no longer around, you’d leave a gaping hole in the lives of your survivors. The emotional element would be tough enough, but the financial aspect – the permanent loss of your income – could be devastating to all the hopes you’ve had for your family members. Fortunately, you can help prevent this “worst-case” scenario from happening – if you have sufficient life insurance. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t – even when they recognize the need. LIMRA and Life Happens, two organizations that provide education on life insurance, report the following: Only four in 10 Americans own an individual life insurance policy – although 85% say that most people need life insurance. More than one-third of all households report that they would feel an adverse financial impact within one month of losing a primary wage earner’s income, while nearly half would feel an impact in just six months. What’s keeping people from providing adequate insurance for their families? Here’s a sampling of the most common reasons: “I just don’t want to think about it.” Let’s face it – like almost everybody, you probably don’t like to think about death. And consequently, you may well be inclined to postpone thinking about life insurance. But if you can just envision what your loved ones’ lives would be like without you, in terms of their financial situation, you will find it easier to address your insurance needs in a calmer, more analytical manner. “I have other financial priorities.” You will always have financial obligations – mortgage or rent payments, car payments, credit card bills, student loans, etc. You can’t ignore these expenses, but ask yourself this: Do any of them really take priority over the future happiness and welfare of your loved ones? Since the answer to this question is obviously “no,” you will likely conclude that maintaining adequate life insurance is one of the most important financial moves you can make. “I can’t afford life insurance.” If you think life insurance is prohibitively expensive, you’re not alone. In fact, 80% of consumers think life insurance costs more than it does, according to LIMRA and Life Happens, while nearly half of the “millennial” generation estimates the cost at five times more than the actual amount. In reality, some types of life insurance, such as term insurance, is highly affordable. “I don’t know how much insurance I’ll need.” To determine an appropriate level of coverage, you’ll need to consider a variety of factors, such as the number and age of your dependents, size of your mortgage, spousal income, amount of employer-provided insurance, and so on. A financial professional can help you calculate the amount of protection you need. As you can see, none of the reasons listed above should really keep you from adding life insurance to your overall financial strategy. So, take action soon to help ensure that your wishes for your family’s future will become reality.
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Plan calls for 16 new ferries to stabilize the fleet and provide reliable service
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These findings are among the recommendations of the newly released 2040 Long Range Plan (www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/planning/ long-range-plan/the-plan), which WSF submitted to the Washington State Legislature Jan. 3.
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www.whidbeyweekly.com LOCALLY OWNED “This Long Range Plan provides a blueprint to guide WSF’s investments and meet our customers’ service expectations,” Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton said. “We need to invest immediately in building new ferries, developing our workforce and upgrading technology and terminals to provide reliable, sustainable and resilient ferry service through 2040 and beyond.”
tation, is the largest ferry system in the U.S. and safely and efficiently carries 24.5 million people a year through some of the most majestic scenery in the world. For breaking news and the latest information, follow WSF on Twitter (twitter.com/wsferries)
The Long Range Plan builds upon WSF’s 2009 Long Range Plan (www.wsdot.wa.gov/Ferries/ Planning/ESHB2358.htm) by focusing on a set of investments and service enhancements for the agency to implement over the next 20 years. The plan addresses four major themes:
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Reliable service Customer experience Managing growth Sustainability and resilience In addition to recommending the state build new ferries immediately, the plan includes investments in terminal improvements to support more reliable service, a focus on new technology and strategies to improve the customer experience and manage growth. A greener future For the first time, the WSF Long Range Plan includes recommendations for greening the ferry fleet and preparing for climate change and seismic events. Based on guidance from Gov. Jay Inslee, the plan calls for electrifying the ferry fleet to reduce fuel use, emissions, noise and maintenance costs. The plan reflects extensive input from ferry customers, the public and stakeholders, including nearly 900 comments. More than 7,500 people participated in 32 public meetings on land and on board ferries and in two online open houses over the last 18 months. Next steps The Long Range Plan will help guide future funding decisions. WSF will use the plan to guide projects and adapt to changing conditions through 2040. Washington State Ferries, a division of the Washington State Department of Transpor-
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News From Skagit Valley College
Skagit Valley College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management (BASAM) is pleased to announce priority applications are now being accepted for the 2019-21 program, which begins in Fall 2019. The program has its own admissions process and applications are available by attending an information session. Information sessions will take place weekly in January and February and include opportunities to learn about the program and meet with program faculty. To register for a session, visit www.skagit.edu/basam The inaugural BASAM class started in Fall 2018. This year’s class is comprised of a variety of professional/technical backgrounds including Aviation Maintenance, Business, Education, Computer Information Systems, General Studies, Human Services, Office Tech, Paralegal Studies, and Welding. The class has an average age of 35 and those who identify as female represent 66-percent of the members. SVC’s BASAM program is a two-year, career-oriented degree designed for students who have completed an associate’s degree (AAS-T, AAS, or ATA). The 90-credit program combines upper-level managerial and general education courses to provide students with occupationally contextualized business skills and knowledge for advancement to managerial-level positions or to operate an entrepreneurial venture. With a focus on excellence, Skagit Valley College aligns its Workforce Education programs with regional and state economic development strategies. By maintaining strong
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to making ends meet and getting ahead. Through preliminary research, WFA has learned women are the primary consumers of community and technical college education and workforce training programs as pathways.
For program information, visit www.skagit. edu/basam, or contact the Applied Management Instructor Sunaina Virendra, (pronounced sue-nay-nah ver-en-dra) basam@skagit.edu.
Registration is free, although RSVP is requested: https://wfalliance.org/event/ women-thrive-convening-mt-vernon/ Registration includes coffee, light breakfast, and lunch. To learn more, contact Ayesha Badar, WFA Program Manager, ayesha@wfalliance.org.
Skagit Valley College Hosts Discussion of Pathways to Living-Wage Jobs for Single Mothers
Skagit Valley College’s Automotive Technology Program Selected as the Number One Training Program in Washington
Women’s Funding Alliance (WFA) is pleased to host the Women Thrive Convening 2, Friday, Jan. 18 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. This free event will take place at Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon Campus in McIntyre Hall. Student mothers, community and business professionals, and college leaders are invited to join in this open conversation. Welcoming attendees this year will be Anne Clark, Vice President of College Advancement and Executive Director of SVC Foundation and Dr. Claire Peinado, Vice President of Student Services.
Skagit Valley College is pleased to announce SVC’s Automotive Technology program has been recognized by Auto Mechanics School, an organization that serves as a resource for aspiring and existing automotive professionals (www.automechanicschooledu.org/washington).
This half-day event is focused on clearing the pathway for single mothers – especially for women of color – to help them secure livingwage jobs. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of some of the challenges faced by student mothers, share best practice solutions, and strategize about how to accelerate change on campus and statewide.
Part of Auto Mechanics School’s mission is to help students identify high quality programs available in their area. “We recently published an article which features your Automotive Technology degree and certificate programs as one of our top recommendations for 20182019,” said Trent Richardson, Outreach Assistant. “After looking at hundreds of programs available at accredited schools, we feel yours deserved to be recognized among the best of the best, so we’ve named it as our number one recommendation for students in Washington.”
Women’s Funding Alliance was founded in 1983 by a small group of passionate people who wanted to make a difference in the lives of women and girls. While they have grown considerably over the past three decades to more than 6,000 supporters statewide, the heart of their effort remains the same. When women and girls are supported and have tools to succeed, their individual triumphs have positive ripple effects, which impact their families, their communities, and the state.
The SVC Automotive Technology program includes an 18-bay repair shop, which is the largest in Skagit County. Students gain hands-on experience in a facility that includes a real-world automotive shop, using the latest technology on late model vehicles. SVC’s Automotive program is nationally accredited by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. www.skagit. edu/automotive
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Transit Park, 201 S Main St.; or at 9:00am at Walgreen’s in Oak Harbor (after SR 20 turns 90-degrees left at Pioneer Way traffic light, the entrance comes up immediately on the right.) Cars parking at state park will need a Discover Pass. Questions? Contact Sarah at www.whidbeyaudubon.org/#upcoming.
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Thursday, January 10, 3:00pm-6:00pm Island Herb, Freeland Representatives from Fireline will be on site with product displays and information. Must be 21 or older. Island Herb is located at 5565 Vanbarr Pl, Unit F. For more information, call 360-331-0140 or visit whidbeyislandherb.com. Marijuana has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Keep out of the reach of children.
Star Party Friday, January 11, 6:30pm Fort Nugent Park, Oak Harbor Explore the night sky and view distant galaxies, planets and nebulas at this free public Star Party hosted by the Island County Astronomical Society (ICAS). No telescope is needed and people of all ages are welcome to attend. Be sure and dress warmly and note that the event will be canceled if the weather is cloudy. For more information, contact Bob Scott at ICAS_ President@outlook.com or visit www.icas-wa. org.
Live Music: Doug Roraback Saturday, January 12, 7:00pm-10:00pm Penn Cove Taproom, Coupeville Doug Roraback shares his love of music – especially country, folk and gospel – with local audiences everywhere. No cover. For more information, call 360-682-5747 or visit www. penncovebrewing.com
Live Music: Just In Time Jazz Duo Sunday, January 13, 11:00am-1:00pm Rustica Café, Oak Harbor Come hear the amazing keyboard stylings of Nick Nicholai and mellow vocals of Judy Nicholai bringing the timeless tunes of the 30s, 40s, 50s to you with love.
Willamette University Chamber Choir and Willamette Singers Concert Monday, January 14, 7:30pm First Reformed Church, 250 SW 3rd Ave, Oak Harbor The Willamette University Chamber Choir and Willamette Singers, under the direction of Wallace Long, will perform. Choirs from the Oak Harbor High School, under the direction of Willamette graduate, Darren McCoy, and Anacortes High School, under the direction of Carol Leander, will also perform in the classical portion of the concert. The concert will open with a vocal jazz performance by the Willamette Singers, followed by the high school groups and the Willamette Chamber Choir. The concert is free and open to the public, although a goodwill donation is encouraged.
Whidbey Audubon Free Field Trip Tuesday, January 15, see times below Deception Pass State Park See hundreds of Red-throated Loons gathering to feed in the outflowing current of Deception Pass. Sarah Schmidt and Joe Sheldon are the field trip leaders and plan to look for other birds on the beach and lake. Meet at 9:30am at the north end of West Beach parking lot, Deception Pass State Park. Participants may bring a spotting scope if they have one. Depending on weather and interest, they’ll end at about noon, with a possible stop at Dugualla Bay on the way back toward Oak Harbor. It’s advisable to bring water, a snack or a hot drink. Dress warmly and prepare for wind. To carpool, meet at 8:00am at Trinity Lutheran church at the Freeland Park & Ride; 8:30am in Coupeville at Prairie Station
Friday, January 18, 7:00pm-10:00pm Penn Cove Taproom, Coupeville Mussel Flats is a classic rock/blues band living and playing music on Whidbey Island. No cover. For more information, call 360-6825747 or visit www.penncovebrewing.com
Island Herb Vendor Day Thursday, January 17, 2:00pm-5:00pm Island Herb, Freeland Representatives from Western Culture will be on site with product displays and information. Must be 21 or older. Island Herb is located at 5565 Vanbarr Pl, Unit F. For more information, call 360-331-0140 or visit whidbeyislandherb. com. Marijuana has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Keep out of the reach of children. penncovebrewing.com
Book Lover’s Bus Tour Saturday, January 19 Come aboard Island Transit’s fare free bus for a tour of libraries and bookstores from Coupeville to Clinton. Discover library services, upcoming events, meet local authors, check out movies, books or music, get tips on technology and take home some page turners for winter reading. To RSVP call 360-678-9536 or email: Travel@islandTransit.org
Live Music: Ronnie Nix Saturday, January 19, 7:00pm-10:00pm Penn Cove Taproom, Coupeville Ronnie Nix plays a variety of music from the 50s to today. No cover. For more information, call 360-682-5747 or visit www.penncove brewing.com
Lions Club Blood Drive Thursday, January 24, 11:00am-5:00pm Coupeville United Methodist Church, 608 N Main St. Sponsored by the Coupeville Lions Club. One pint of blood can save three lives and together we have helped save hundreds of lives in our community hospitals throughout Western Washington. To donate, just drop in or schedule an appointment: DonorSched@Bloodwork snw.org or call 1-800-398-7888. For more information, call Sue Hartin 503-789-3595.
Open Skate Fridays Every Friday, 6:00pm-8:00pm Roller Barn, 98 NE Barron Dr, Oak Harbor Proceeds support Boys & Girls Club. $5 per skater and $3 for general admission. Last Friday of the month, skate with the Whidbey Island Roller Girls! Sorry, checks not accepted, credit card fees apply. For more information, call 360-240-9273.
Upcoming Sno-Isle Library Events See schedule below Cost: Free Lit for Fun Book Group Thursday, January 10, 9:00am-11:00am Freeland Library Join us for a discussion of Lisa Halliday’s “Asymmetry,” a singularly inventive and unforgettable debut novel about love, luck, and the inextricability of life and art. For adults. Ready Readers Preschool Storytime Thursdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, 9:30am & 10:30am Coupeville Library Meeting Room Let imaginations run wild with fun books, sing-along songs, and creative activities that prepare young minds for the adventures of reading. Playtime or craft may follow. For ages 2 to 5 years. Caregiver required.
Friday Fun with SAM (Sensory, Art, and Music) Fridays, January 11, 18, 25, 10:00am Freeland Library Join us as we explore stories through the lens of sensory activities, art, and music. For toddlers and preschoolers. Each week will include stories along with activities that emphasize that week’s focus - sensory, art or music. Caregiver required. 2nd Friday Nonfiction Book Group Friday, January 11, 10:30am-12:00pm Coupeville Library Meeting Room Enjoy reading nonfiction? Bring a friend and join the discussion of “Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea’s Elite” by Suki Kim. STARS Training Series: Art to Learn Saturday, January 12, 10:00am-12:00pm Coupeville Library Art with preschoolers isn’t just fun, it’s full of learning! 2 STARS credits. Registration required. Adults only. https://sno-isle.libnet. info/event/1282127 Maker Space Meet Up - Demonstrations and Exhibits of Maker Tools Saturday, January 12, 10:00am-11:30am Freeland Library Tony Baltazar from the SnoCo Maker Space group will demonstrate tools available to Maker Space members. Typical interests enjoyed by the maker culture include electronics, robotics, 3-D printing, and the use of CNC tools, metalworking and woodworking. Tai Chi and Yoga Workshops Saturday, January 12, 11:00am-2:00pm Oak Harbor Library Explore the benefits of Tai Chi, yoga, massage, acupuncture and tea for body, mind and spirit at this free event. Local instructors will lead you in starting 2019 off well. No equipment needed; dress in warm, loose clothing, and bring a water bottle. Presenters include: John Pendleton - Tai Chi; Luz Rivera Kundalini yoga; Sammy Evans - massage; Lindsey - acupuncture; Renee LeVerrier - Yoga for Movement Disorders; Maria McGee - benefits of tea. Humanities Washington: Civil Conversation in an Angry Age Saturday, January 12, 3:00pm-4:00pm Clinton Community Hall, 6411 S. Central Ave.
Join us for a great book discussion of John Leland’s “Happiness is a Choice You Make.” You don’t need to be a member of South Whidbey at Home to attend - everyone is welcome! Books2Movies Friday, January 18, 2:00pm-4:30pm Freeland Library This group will focus on books that were made into movies. Read/Listen to the book then join us for the movie and a lively talk. This month we will discuss “Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin. Enjoy candy and popcorn and meet with fellow book lovers. Brandon Henry, who you may have seen at The Clyde Theater, will lead the discussion. Friends of the Clinton Library Book Sale Saturday, January 19, 10:00am-3:00pm Clinton Community Hall, 6411 S. Central Ave. Thousands of books for sale at bargain prices. Additional fiction and nonfiction every month. Proceeds support community programs at the Clinton Library.
Religious Services South Whidbey Community Church Sundays, 9:00am-9:45am Adult Bible Study 10:00am-11:00am Worship Deer Lagoon Grange, 5142 Bayview Rd, Langley
Prayer Group Every Tuesday, 4:00pm-5:30pm St. Hubert Catholic Church, Langley Charismatic Prayer and Praise group. Everyone welcome. For more information, call Bill at 360-222-4080 or email Sobico@comcast.net.
Filipino Christian Fellowship Sundays, 2:00pm Meets at Church on the Rock, 1780 SE 4th Ave., Oak Harbor. www.ohcfellowship.com
Healing Rooms Every Thursday, 6:30pm-8:30pm 5200 Honeymoon Bay Road, Freeland The Healing Rooms are open to anyone desiring personal prayer for physical, emotional, or spiritual needs. There is a team of Christians from several local churches that are dedicated to praying for healing the sick in our community. All ministry is private, confidential, and free. Teams are available to pray for individuals who drop by on a first-come, first-serve basis.
At what point does a conversation become a battle? Why do some opinions inflame our emotions, leading to anger, fights, and even the end of relationships with family and friends?
For more information, contact Ann at 425-263-2704, email healingwhidbey.com, or visit the International Association of Healing Rooms at healingrooms.com.
Philosopher David E. Smith takes a deep look at those moments when civility breaks down. By mapping the structure of how we converse, and digging into the root causes of both civility and uncivility, Smith explores how we can have meaningful, respectful conversations on notoriously difficult topics like politics, religion, and morality. In our increasingly polarized political environment, Smith provides participants with the tools needed to embark upon more thoughtful, fruitful discussions.
Sunday service, 9:30am Bible Study & Sunday School, 10:4 5am 590 N. Oak Harbor Street
Ready Readers Baby & Me Storytime Mondays, January 14, 28, 9:30am-10:30am Coupeville Library Meeting Room Wiggle and giggle with your baby through silly stories, happy songs, rhymes, and activities that inspire a love of reading. Playtime follows. For newborns through 24 months. Caregiver required. Aging in Grace Support Group Monday, January 14, 10:00am-12:00pm Freeland Library Come laugh, cry, make friends, and connect with others as we accept and adapt to the limitations that aging brings. Everyone is welcome.
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For more information, visit www.concordia oakharbor.org or call 360-675-2548.
Teaching Through God’s Word Sundays, 9:00am & 11:00am Calvary Chapel, 3821 French Road, Clinton For more information, visit ccwhidbey.com.
Unitarian Universalist Sunday Service Sundays, 10:00am Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Freeland All are welcome. Values-based children’s religious exploration classes and childcare will be provided. Visit www.uucwi.org for more information. The Unitarian Universalist Congregation building is located at 20103 Highway 525, two miles north of Freeland.
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North Whidbey building Hearts and Hammers division By Kathy Reed Whidbey Weekly Hearts and Hammers, long known for its groups on the south and central part of our island, is expanding to North Whidbey. Anyone interested in joining the effort to bring an official Hearts and Hammers group to the north end of the island is invited to attend a meeting Thursday (Jan. 10) at 6 p.m. at Rock Island Coffee on Midway Blvd. in Oak Harbor. The nonprofit group brings volunteers together to help repair and rehabilitate homes for those who are either financially or physically unable to do so. “Hearts and Hammers has been established on central and south Whidbey Island for years,” said Marilyn Faber, one of two Oak Harbor women leading the charge to build a north Whidbey unit of the nonprofit. “Oak Harbor has had a long list of families needing services, but there’s never been a north Whidbey division,” Faber said, noting Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers reached out last year to begin helping north Whidbey, her home being the group’s first in Oak Harbor. “I had been applying to Hearts and Hammers for six years; my home was the first home they chose to do in Oak Harbor” she shared. “So now we’re putting it out there – we are starting a north Whidbey division so we can offer assistance to more homeowners in the area.” “Every year Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers gets calls from people on the north end asking for help,” said Jim Short, with Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers. “We’ve chosen the Coupeville School District as our area of service. It’s frustrating to tell people we can’t help them, so we’re very pleased Hearts and Hammers is now expanding north.” Local realtor Anita Johnston is working with Faber to build the new north end group. “Hearts and Hammers is the perfect bridge between my work with Habitat and being a real estate agent,” Johnston said. “Rehab and home renovation is also part of my story. I flipped houses to be a stay-at-home mom. I love taking that knowledge and sharing it with others, especially women. In a world in which females are needing encouragement and empowerment, it’s a perfect avenue to teach others how to fix a sink, toilet or increase equity in their home with easy improvements. I have taught numerous clients and friends how to install flooring, lighting, etc. and the best part of my house flipping is that I learned from my sisters.” As with the other Whidbey Island Hearts and Hammers groups, anyone with the heart to help is welcome to join. Hammers can be provided. “We’re obviously looking for people who have a heart for giving back to those in need,” Faber said. “We need people with skill sets that include accounting, project
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Jeff Hogan Photo Courtesy of Orca Network There will be several classes offered on orca whales at this year’s Sound Waters University, which will be held Feb. 2 at South Whidbey High School in Langley. Deadline to register is Jan. 20
SWU celebrates a quarter century of education-to-action By Kathy Reed Whidbey Weekly
Public Lands since 2017 and oversees the Department of Natural Resources and 1,500 employees and directs the management of more than 5.6 million acres of state and private forest land.
From lighthouses to land use, crabs to climate change, fish to fault zones, oysters to orcas, just think of all you can learn at the upcoming Sound Waters University, taking place Saturday, Feb. 2 at South Whidbey High School in Langley. But you’d better hurry - classes are filling up fast and time is quickly running out to register to attend this “one-day university for all.” (Registration ends Jan. 20.) Organized by a team of Sound Water Stewards volunteers, the 25th anniversary of SWU has nearly 60 college-level classes to offer, more than two-thirds of them new this year, taught by more than 70 instructors from Whidbey Island and all over the greater Puget Sound region.
“We want to create a hopeful dialogue,” said Cushing Post. “There are a lot of things we can do to make a difference. People want to know what’s happening in their own back yard, which in our case is Puget Sound.” From the obvious topics to those which could perhaps be classified as more obscure, each course at SWU is selected and designed to fit what organizers feel are the topics of choice. For instance, there has been a lot of interest in the Puget Sound’s orca population. Photo Courtesy of Washington Department of Natural Resources The state’s Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary Franz, will give the keynote address at this year’s Sound Waters University, which will take place Feb. 2 in Langley.
“We try to offer a wide variety of classes to meet people’s interest in the natural world in and around Island County,” said Anne Cushing Post, the publicity chair for the Sound Water Stewards’ event. “It’s a broad range of topics this year, but we’ll be addressing things like emergency preparedness, the impacts of climate change on the Salish Sea and all kinds of different subjects people will find of interest.” Besides being incredibly diverse, most of the courses would qualify as college-level instruction, said Cushing Post.
“What makes Sound Waters University unique is the high quality of the presenters, who donate their time to do this,” she said. “They’re excited about getting their message out and how the community can learn more about it. It’s pretty cool.” One of the basic principles on which SWU is founded is the idea of turning knowledge into action, equipping people with information they can use to take action in some way on whatever effort or cause that appeals to them. This year’s keynote speaker, Hilary Franz, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, is a good fit, according to Cushing Post. “We’re excited about our keynote speaker,” she said. “We’re always trying to give people enough knowledge to equip them if they want to take positive action. I think Hilary’s speech will be right along those lines. It fits in well with our theme.” Entitled “Shared Values, Shared Success: Uniting to Protect Our Waters,” Franz will discuss facing environmental challenges with hope and optimism, seeing those challenges as opportunities rather than obstacles. Franz has been the state’s Commissioner of
“We know people are quite concerned about that, so we have at least three sessions on orcas, because there are so many different issues affecting them,” Cushing Post explained.
Howard Garrett, from the Orca Network, will lead one of the sessions about orcas and will help students get acquainted with the subject matter. “I’ll tell about the southern residents as individuals and family members, their relationships and joyful behaviors and how unique they are in so many ways,” he shared. “Also about the wonders and natural history of orcas worldwide, especially along the Pacific coast. And I’ll describe the stresses and deprivations they’re enduring and what needs to be done to get the most chinook into their habitat in the shortest possible time.” From orcas to abalone, first-time presenter Henry Carson, from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, will share his knowledge about one of Puget Sound’s smaller inhabitants. “My presentation will be focused on the pinto abalone, a large marine snail prized as food and for their beautiful shells,” Carson said. “There was a popular subsistence and recreational fishery for them that was shut down in 1994 due to low population levels and evidence of significant poaching. Unfortunately, the populations continued to decline after fishing was closed. “I’ll discuss the biology of abalone, try to explain the mysterious decline, and talk about what WDFW and its partners are doing to recover the local population,” he continued. “Beyond just an interest in Washington’s only abalone species, people might be
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FRIDAY, DEC. 7 7:20 am, Zylstra Rd. Reporting party advising white male in black jacket is walking up and down the road with luggage and baseball bat. 9:51 am, SW Heller St. Caller advising transiet woman continues to knock on door; is there now. SATURDAY, DEC. 8 12:17 am, SR 20 Reporting party states there appeared to be a motor vehicle accident, vehicle versus curb; subject driving got out and left. Another caller advising reporting party is not involved. 9:39 am, Strawberry Point Rd. Caller advising saw elk with blanket wrapped around head in a grassy area visible from road. 3:04 pm, SR 20 Reporting party was driving northbound on SR 20 last night and ran over a mattress with SUV; advising damage to SUV and trailer, reporting party didn’t notice last night.
2:55 pm, Wintergreen Dr. Caller states he was approached by male who said he was going to exterminate reporting party.
7:18 pm, Honeymoon Lake Dr. Reporting party has alarm going off in bathroom, has no idea what kind of alarm it is, does not know how to turn it off.
7:59 pm, SW Terry Rd. Advising wife just received a threatening text message. Female is yelling in background, hard to hear reporting party. Now both parties are yelling at each other.
11:07 pm, Kinzie Rd. Caller states neighbor just fired one shot out of the back door of his residence.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 12:01 pm, Leroy Cir. Reporting party requesting assistance at location, referencing ongoing issue with neighbors. States loose animals, suspicious materials near property line. States no one can see what occurs at location due to property layout. 3:12 pm, Harbor Ave. Advising vehicle stuffed with junk has been there for one-and-a-half hours; something alive on driver’s seat stuffed in a pillowcase. THURSDAY, DEC. 6 1:34 am, Crockett Lake Dr. Reporting party accidentally cut finger, when she was opening crackers, with a knife. 5:11 am, Boe Rd. “You’re being a dick and I need an ambulance;” reporting party yelling and cussing at call taker.
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Whidbey Quakers Sundays, 4:00pm-5:00pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Freeland Whidbey Islands Friends Meeting (also known as Quakers) meet in silent worship and community, with occasional spoken messages, every Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist building. For more information, contact Tom Ewell at tewell@whidbey.com or go to www. whidbeyquakers.org.
First Church of Christ, Scientist Worship, 10:00am Sunday School to age 20, 10:00am Wednesday Testimony Meeting, 2:30pm Christian Science Reading Room Tuesday & Friday, 11:00am-3:00pm Wednesday 3:30pm-5:30pm The church and Reading Room are located at 721 SW 20th Court at Scenic Heights Street, Oak Harbor. Call 360-675-0621 or visit christianscience.com Services and Sunday School are also held at 10:30amon South Whidbey at 15910 Highway 525, just north of Bayview and across from Useless Bay Road; testimony meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm.
Galleries & Art Shows 2nd Annual Whidbey Island Waldorf School Student Art Show Experiencing Color: Waldorf Student Art, Kindergarten to Grade 8 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 10, 1:30pm-3:00pm Show runs through February 25 Bayview Corner, Langley There will be yummy baked goods and hot apple cider to greet you! Free admission, all are welcome. Come in and see the beautiful and powerful student art work!
Meetings & Organizations Republican Women of North Whidbey Thursday, January 10, 11:30am Oak Harbor Elks Club, 155 NE Ernst St. Wanda Grone, RWNW vice president, will be doing an informative presentation on the bills and initiative process in our state legislature. Come and join a great group of ladies and learn more about current issues and making our voices heard. Cost is $10 for lunch. For more information contact Barb Pearson, president at bpearson0626@comcast.net or phone 360-632-1931.
North Whidbey Hearts and Hammers Thursday, January 10, 6:00pm Rock Island Coffee, Oak Harbor Items to discuss: 1. Creating a 501(c)(3) 2. Positions within the group 3. Funds/Fundraising 4. Creating a slideshow presentation that can be shown to Lions Club, Rotary, churches, Soroptimist, etc., to create awareness of the group and get volunteers for a project day. Individuals that would like to show presentation. 5. Scheduling a (small) project day 6. Website
South Whidbey Garden Club Friday, January 18, 9:00am-11:45am St. Peter’s Church, Clinton January’s program: “Happiness with Hellebores and Other Shady Characters.” Cyndi Stuart is an author, perennial plant grower, former field biologist and NW Flower & Garden Show speaker. She will give a slide presentation focusing on plants that will brighten up your shade garden. Refreshments provided and the public is welcome.
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Featured speaker will be George Lawson, senior story researcher for a National Geographic book, “Veterans Voices: Remarkable Stories of Heroism, Sacrifice and Honor.” A seasoned military veteran, Lawson was responsible for investigating and connecting with hundreds of potential veteran candidates that were needed to create this book. The public is invited to attend. Call 360-240-9500 for directions and more information.
A support group for people with impaired vision. Learn and share techniques to be more mobile. For more information, call Paul Bovey at 360-544-2561 or 360-679-8293.
Adult Children of Alcoholics Meeting
Coupeville Chess Club Second and Fourth Fridays, 6:45pm-9:00pm Coupeville Library All skill levels welcomed. Please bring a board if possible. Spread the word and come down for some leisurely play. For information, call 631-357-1941.
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A meeting dedicated to dealing with the problem and solution for recovering from the effects of growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional family. For more information, contact Clay at 360-989-4248 or visit www. adultchildren.org
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Photo Courtesy of Whidbey Island Film Festival “The Killers,” based on an Ernest Hemingway short story, stars Ava Gardner alongside Burt Lancaster. Gardner is one of the “Femme Fatales of Film Noir” featured at the Whidbey Island Film Festival Sunday at noon.
interested in our effort to list them as endangered in the state (in which they can participate now), how we are trying to save them with a hatchery and reintroduction program, or scuba diving research in Puget Sound.” According to Cushing Post, SWU has valuable information to offer to both new and longtime Whidbey Island area residents. Photo Courtesy of Whidbey Island Film Festival Viewers can weave their way through a web of crime and intrigue as they enjoy Mary Astor and Humphrey Bogart in “The Maltese Falcon,” showing Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Whidbey Island Film Festival in Langley.
Photo Courtesy of Whidbey Island Film Festival Barbara Stanwyck is featured in “Double Indemnity” at the Whidbey Island Film Festival, showing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in Langley.
Celebrate cinematic femme fatales at WIFF By Kathy Reed Whidbey Weekly
The leading ladies of classic film noir set the stage for women in film today, and Whidbey Island’s first film festival pays its respect to those “Femme Fatales of Film Noir.”
can also be important to the community by bringing tourists and local interest to another signature event on the island.” Organizers hope by delving into film history, they can inspire new creativity.
A program of Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in Langley, the Whidbey Island Film Festival will take place this weekend, offering a two-day celebration of what it is calling the “bold, brash and smart actresses” who were featured on the big screen in postwar America. These femme fatales of film introduced a whole new model of femininity to generations of women, a trend organizers hope will continue.
“I chose film noir, and femme fatales in particular, because I’m entertained by the actors, the great story lines and direction,” said Everitt. “I believe we are all looking for good stories to be told, whether in a book we read, a play we experience, or film we watch. Our goal is to exhibit great stories. Our goal also most definitely includes encouraging budding filmmakers to create their own film noir-inspired short films.”
“This is a specialized festival, in that we are featuring femme fatale films from the 1940s,” said Verna Everitt, executive director of WICA. “It gives this community a chance to experience film history together, while at the same time, introducing a new genre to a younger audience.”
The deadline to submit original short films has come and gone, but Duncan said entries were coming in every day, giving them enough submissions to have a 30-minute ShortsFest, which will run one hour before the main screenings Saturday and Sunday.
The festival will feature two films each day, plus guest speakers, a ShortsFest competition and other special events. Everitt, who has an extensive background in film production, said the idea to do a film festival came up when she attended her first Langley Arts Commission meeting last August. “As soon as the meeting was over, Tom Felvey (Langley Chamber of Commerce, Country Cottage of Langley) approached me to express a long-held desire he and others had to bring a proper film festival to Whidbey,” she described. “I was immediately keen to the idea and so, standing outside City Hall on 2nd Street, I said ‘Let’s do it!’ I took the idea back to WICA and was greeted with much enthusiasm by the staff.” “WICA founded the first Whidbey Island Film Festival as another platform for telling a great story,” said Deana Duncan, WICA’s artistic director and co-producer of the festival, along with Everitt. “We exist as an arts center dedicated to creating dialogue with artists and audiences, and film gives WICA another medium to explore those conversations. A Whidbey Island-based film festival
The four films selected include “Gilda,” starring Rita Hayworth, which will kick off the festival’s feature screenings at 5 p.m. Saturday. “Double Indemnity,” featuring Barbara Stanwyck, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Sunday, “The Killers,” with Ava Gardner, will run at noon and the festival will conclude Sunday at 5 p.m. with “The Maltese Falcon,” starring Mary Astor and, lest we forget, Humphrey Bogart. The festival will also include special events such as a “Conversation with Beth Barrett and Robert Horton” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Barrett is the artistic director of the Seattle International Film Festival and Horton is a Seattle-area film critic. The two will discuss the relevance and importance of film festivals for today’s filmmakers and the role of femme fatales in film. Other events include “Black and White Opening Night” before “Double Indemnity” on Saturday, “Mimosas and a Movie” Sunday before “The Killers” and a closing night celebration following “The Maltese Falcon.” WICA certainly has much practice producing live theater and community festivals such as Djangofest Northwest. However, film is a
whole new kind of experience for the Langley arts hub.
“This is a brand-new concept,” said Duncan. “We’ve shown films before at WICA, but this time we are creating an entire film festival from scratch. The theme caught fire immediately and was the brainchild of our new executive director, Verna Everitt. Her enthusiasm and knowledge have helped guide the process as we figure this out. “I have such a combination of excitement and anticipation for WIFF,” Duncan continued. “I approach it with some awe at the power of this art form to connect in so many ways, including story, music and visuals. I hold strong hope WICA’s love for not shying away from difficult questions or intriguing stories will find another showcase in this festival. We hope to see WIFF grow to a larger event, attracting participants and audiences to our seaside village for screenings, expert panels, new works and conversations around the themes explored that year.” Tickets to the festival have been selling quickly, according to Jason Dittmer, WIFF’s marketing director. Those interested in attending are encouraged to purchase tickets or ticket packs – more were just released for sale – in advance. Single screening tickets are $10 each. Festival packs of four, six or eight vouchers can be purchased (if still available) in advance at www.whidbeyislandfilmfestival. org.
“The overwhelming response, especially from people new to Whidbey, is that it’s such an amazing introduction to the island,” she said. “From an environmental standpoint, we see this web and we sit right in the middle of it – it’s all connected.” “My hope is people will learn, care about and honor the ecosystems that sustain us and enrich our lives every minute of every day,” said Garrett. “This appreciation and respect for the natural world often translates into new actions and ways of living, and new laws and policies, that help conserve the beauty of our natural world.” The deadline to register for classes at Sound Waters University is Sunday, Jan. 20. No tickets will be sold at the door and no walk-in registration is available, so those interested in attending must register online at www.soundwaterstewards. org. Cost is $60 per person and includes the keynote address, three class sessions and admission to the exhibits. Cost for students, active teachers, Americorps volunteers and active duty military is $30. An optional catered lunch is available for $15. “For those who live on Whidbey Island, it’s a great way to see how you can make a difference,” said Cushing Post. “And the education component - it’s so inexpensive for college-quality curriculum. Plus, it keeps your brain alive, you can catch up with friends and neighbors. But most importantly, it shows us a path of how to make a difference and improve our beautiful, Puget Sound backyard. We can’t take it for granted. The rate of change we are going to continue to see is frightening. This is a way we can feel more empowered about that.”
“Filmgoers are encouraged to visit each film’s web page for trailers, run times, cast and crew information and content from our blog – biographies, commentary, reviews, articles and more,” said Dittmer. “These classics are still such an important part of our cultural landscape and we hope movie lovers enjoy getting to see them again on the big screen and sharing that experience with friends old and new,” said Duncan. “Where else but a classic film festival can you sit in a room with 200 other people and view these beautiful films? Add on the expert panel, the closing gala and WICA’s new popcorn machine and open bar, and it should be a lot of fun!”
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HEARTS continued from page 7 manager, roofing, electrical, general contracting – anyone with basic organizational and fundraising skills will be a huge asset in getting this project rolling.” Becoming part of the group does not take a huge time commitment, according to Faber. The group meets regularly the second Thursday of each month and there may be a few supplemental meetings as needed. Possibly two days per month as needed. Meetings last one to two hours. Otherwise, there is one full work day in May (date still to be determined), when volunteers will carry out the repairs on the house or houses chosen. “It’s a very small amount of time to donate for a huge payback to someone in need in our community,” Faber said.
make mortgage payments, let alone make necessary repairs,” continued Faber. “Just that little bit of effort to help repair someone’s roof so they can sleep more soundly at night means so much. Patching the walls in my home was one of the biggest parts of my own healing process.”
Photo Courtesy of elinormoorephotography.com Volunteers with Hearts and Hammers of Central and South Whidbey spend one day a year making repairs for homeowners who are unable to afford them or unable to do the repairs themselves. A new North Whidbey division of the nonprofit group is being formed and those interested are invited to attend a meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at Rock Island Coffee in Oak Harbor.
“The other component of Hearts and Hammers is community building,” said Short. “We provide a place where neighbors can come together and help neighbors. Anyone considering joining the board for North Whidbey Hearts and Hammers should know the program is very successful, easily adoptable, it just needs a few people to make it fly.”
ex-husband, Faber knows the work done by Hearts and Hammers repairs more than just leaky roofs or troublesome plumbing.
A single mother whose home was damaged by an abusive
“There’s so many homeowners out there struggling just to
“My shower had been unusable due to damage for six years,” she said. “The first morning I was able to take a shower after the repair, I just broke down and cried.
Funding for this year’s North Whidbey Hearts and Hammers is being provided by the organization’s other divisions. The north Whidbey group has applied for its nonprofit status and will be selecting board positions and creating a plan to carry the group forward at its Thursday meeting. A website for the group is coming soon. In the meantime, the group is organizing, and you can get in on the ground floor at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Rock Island Coffee in Oak Harbor. “To own a home and have financial struggles is scary. To have a roof leaking or a broken water heater and not be able to fix it can be scary,” Faber said. “There’s elderly people who are just trying to hang onto the home they raised their kids in, people trying to sustain their independence. To be able to bring a group together that can help take those worries away is truly special.”
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Aquaman: If you happen to see a lot more ladies than is the norm for a comic-book movie lining up to buy tickets, it’s because we are thirsty and Jason Momoa as Aquaman is a tall drink of water. ★★★ (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 23 min.) Bohemian Rhapsody: This Queen biopic just won all of the Golden Globes. (Right? It won all of them? I was too busy Googling “Fiji Water Girl” to notice who won what.) And no one was more surprised by that than everyone on Earth. ★★★★ (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 15 min.) Bumblebee: What happens when someone finally has the good sense to wrest this bloated film franchise away from the unimaginative self-indulgence of Michael Bay? You get the first decent “Transformers” movie in franchise history, starring Hailee Steinfeld and everyone’s favorite canary-yellow Autobot. ★★★★★ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 54 min.) Escape Room: As soon as escape rooms were invented, it became inevitable someone would stage a horror movie in one. It’s not even an original idea considering half of horror flicks deal in some way with people being trapped somewhere they can’t escape. Try harder, Hollywood. ★★ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 40 min.) The Favourite: After making audiences uncomfortable and critics happy but also uncomfortable with “The Lobster” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” director Yorgos Lanthimos makes everyone happy with an 18th century royal rumble starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and an incredible turn by Olivia Colman. ★★★★★ (R • 1 hr. 59 min.) Holmes & Watson: The funniest thing about this movie is how mad people get after wasting their time and money seeing it. ★ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 31 min.)
If the movie itself is as good as the casting, you won’t need a spoonful of sugar for this medicine to go down. ★★★★ (PG • 2 hrs. 10 min.) Mary Queen of Scots: Walking Oscar nomination Saorise Ronan plays one regal and Margot Robbie is her queenly counterpart in this costume drama that, refreshingly, places its focus firmly on two of history’s most powerful women and the battle for the throne they both believe to be theirs. ★★★★ (R • 1 hr. 52 min.)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Remember when this animated multi-Spidey movie was announced and everyone was all, “Cool, a movie with a bunch of Spider-Men!” And then people caught wind that not all the Spider-Men would be white and not all of them would be men. It did not go over well. Now the movie stands at 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and is a massive hit. Representation rules. Diversity means dollars. Get on board, world. ★★★★★ (PG • 1 hr. 57 min.) The Upside: Serious question: How badly do you think writer Paul Feig and costars Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman wish someone other than Kevin Hart had been cast in their inspirational true story right about now? Real badly? All of the badly? ★★ (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 6 min.) Vice: Not the tour de force of my dreams, but well worth it to see Christian Bale (not old, hot, Welsh) play former Vice President Dick Cheney (primordial, ogre-adjacent, lives under bridge) and Sam Rockwell (charismatic, clever as hell) play George W. Bush (not so much). ★★★ (R • 2 hrs. 12 min.)
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THE YEAR OF THE PIG This year, 2019, is the year of the pig. Of course, we know all too well humans have the uncanny ability to domesticate animals, particularly to form the basis of the diet. It’s interesting (though not surprising) to know humans began domesticating pigs from wild boars in what is now modern-day Turkey, as well as around east Asia, some 9,000 years ago. Researchers apparently traced back contemporary porcine lineage and theorize ancient pig herders over time, selectively bred pigs with desirable traits to try and eventually ‘water down’ the wild boar genes. Boar is a tough, gamey meat, so it would stand to reason pigs were bred in such a way it resulted in a less-chewy end product. It’s thought Hernando de Soto is the ‘father of the American pork industry,’ as he is said to have brought with him 13 pigs when he landed in Tampa Bay, Fla. Thank you, Mr. de Soto. By the end of the 17th century, your average farming family typically kept four or five pigs, primarily to supply salt pork and bacon for the family and if anything was left over, it was then sold. During my research, I also found out Cincinnati was nicknamed ‘porkopolis’ due to the fact it was the country’s largest pork packing area in the mid-1800s. It’s said approximately 250,000 pigs were processed there per year. Today, the U.S. is still one of the world’s largest producers of pork, with more than 100 countries purchasing U.S. pork products in 2016 alone. Pork is a very high protein food with the total content in lean, cooked protein comprising almost 26-percent by fresh weight (which includes fluctuating water content) and almost 9-percent protein making up the content by dry weight (which is everything but the moisture), so this is one meat that packs a pretty decent punch as far as protein goes. Providing a host of minerals and amino acids, pork is a great dietary constituent, as it helps supply us with all the necessary components needed for growth, repair and maintenance. But pork doesn’t just contain protein. It is also made up of fat, in varying amounts. We use the clarified pig fat to cook with quite often, probably more so many years ago, in the form of lard. Until the Industrial Revolution, lard was
considered the cooking fat of choice over butter in many homes. In fact, quite a few chefs today still keep a little secret about lard – they love to use it for its versatility and the ability with which it turns out delicious pastries and crispy fries and chips. So, while our nanas might have used the drippings from a pan of cooked pork to make gravy and other such delectable wonders, today it can be found in chic dishes as a garnish or in canapés to add a little something to the food. But how does one cook pork? I’ve found that while versatile and tasty, it can be very easy to overcook pork, thus rendering it dry and unpalatable. There are clearly some cooking mistakes to avoid when cooking this meat, especially pork chops. One of these mistakes is to avoid opting for bone out cuts. When you’re purchasing your pork per pound, it makes sense we want to get the most out of our meat, so it may not seem logical to pay for the weight of a bone you can’t, of course, eat. So boneless is often a go-to option for most people, including myself. However, if you want to ensure moisture stays in your pork, opt for a bone-in cut. Next, choosing thin sliced cuts can contribute to the dryness, so even if you do get your pork chops boneless, then try and look for thicker cuts (at least an inch thick). Lastly, not allowing your pork to rest after cooking is supposedly a fairly big no-no. When we cook a piece of meat, it contracts, pushing the water away from the center, which means if you cut into your piece of pork before it has gotten the chance to rest, those juices will just spill out onto your plate, instead of racing to the center of the pork to make it moist and juicy. About three minutes resting time after moving the pork from the heat source to a plate should be plenty of time to ensure each bite is nice and tender. Which brings me to my next question. Which pork recipe is the best? I mean, there are countless recipes, each boasting about just how yummy and filling they are. How do we choose which one is ‘the best?’ We can’t. It’s purely because we humans have distinct and individual tastes which are subjective, so what one finds positively scrumptious, another might find revolting. It’s the nature of personal preference. I’ve come
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across and tried so many different pork recipes even I can’t choose which is my favorite! There’s brown sugar and garlic pork, honey and garlic pork chops, ranch pork chops, roasted pork loin and onion gravy, honey and Dijon pork tenderloin - honestly the list goes on and on. I happen to like a little sweetness with my pork, so for this reason alone, I will be including the recipe for brown sugar and garlic pork I found at www.dinnerthendessert.com, and let me tell you, it’s marvelous! Dear Readers, I hope your year is off to a good start and you see it in with a pork dish or two! Please feel free to send any and all comments, questions and definitely recipes you’d like to share, to letsdish.whidbeyweekly@gmail.com and we can do just that – Dish!
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Classes, Seminars and Workshops Brown Sugar and Garlic Pork 2 lbs. pork loin, excess fat trimmed 4 to 5 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon canola oil 4 tablespoons brown sugar 2 lbs. peeled and sliced carrots 2 lbs. potatoes, washed, peeled and cut into cubes ¼ cup canola oil for veggies Salt and pepper Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix ¼ cup canola oil, salt and pepper with carrots and potatoes. Mix the tablespoon of canola oil with brown sugar and garlic and rub all over the pork loin. Place foil on a large baking sheet and spread out the carrots and potatoes on this. Make an area open amongst the veggies for the pork loin. Add the pork and roast 40-50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 150° at the roast center. Remove from heat and transfer the loin to a plate and allow to rest for approximately 10 minutes, covered. Only plate the veggies when you’re ready to cut and serve the pork so they’re nice and hot and enjoy! https://dinnerthendessert.com/brownsugar-garlic-pork-with-carrots-potatotes/ https://thespruceeats.com/biggest-mistakes-when-cooking-porkchops-4174221 www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/ pork www.pork.org/facts/milestones/funfacts-about-pork-history/ www.nature.com/articles/525008c To read past columns of Let’s Dish in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www.whidbeyweekly.com.
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with the very people doing the most to aid your cause. Recognizing your true allies can be difficult on the 12th.
CHICKEN LITTLE & THE ASTROLOGER By Wesley Hallock
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You may soon get the chance to complete something on that long list of things you insist on doing your own way and in your own time. Credit the completion to a compassionate intervention, made perhaps by a witness to your recent struggles for fulfillment. The identity of the secret benefactor working in your behalf is almost certainly someone well known to you. Identifying clues are a part of the 12th. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Of the many ways to make your heart glad, one you might not have considered, is slated to appear. It’s the kind of week in which the surprises tend to be happy ones. The good outweighs the bad, and problems are easily paired with solutions. While you play an active role in what happens here, you are not the sole agent. Give credit where credit is due, and don’t spoil the show by trying to run it on the 12th. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Feelings of being under someone’s thumb add extra pressure to the week’s activities. The sweet demeanor of people who rub you the wrong way makes protest difficult (how dare you be so ungrateful!). Little you can do at the moment to change anything, so bide your time and do your best to take all in stride. You may see that, annoyance factor aside, events on the 12th are moving in a desirable direction. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Savor the satisfaction of making the lives of others easier this week. Feelings that you’ve made a difference in the life of another can be the vehicle that carries your own life higher. It may become a question of who gains more, you or the one you help. If the answer becomes a toss-up, you are right where you want to be. The 12th presents the opportunity to view the question from numerous angles. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Whatever you attempt this week will feel as if you work against long odds. The purer your intentions, the greater the likelihood of a successful outcome. The more you think in terms of “we,” and less of “I, me, mine,” the better off you will be. Disciplined thinking can work in your favor, if it means sticking with a well-planned course of action. With the 12th comes a major test of your resolve and adaptability. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Everything that happens this week happens as if in slow motion. Impatience with the slow progression of events won’t do anything to speed matters up. You will do well if you resign yourself to the fact that quick fixes and instant cures are probably not in the cards. Impatience puts you in competition
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You are under a bright star this week, financially, despite some tension over the people and activities involved. Differences of style may keep you on edge wherever the situation demands teamwork. The maturity level of the players will decide how those tensions work out, but the odds favor outcomes that are mutually beneficial. Clear communication on the 12th eliminates problems arising from a tendency to act in secrecy. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Working independently this week is preferable to getting yourself involved in situations over which you have no control. Too many cooks in the kitchen is definitely to be avoided, whatever that means in your individual case. The decision-making process should be clearly yours for best results. Justifying your actions may be difficult or impossible on the 12th. Trust yourself and let the results speak for themselves. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your uncompromising stance on that matter of great personal importance may or may not be the way to go. Before you continue your hardliner approach, ask yourself, for whom are you really fighting? Goals whose benefits extend far beyond you, personally, are the ones that can truly be justified. Be wary if you’re thinking only of yourself. Events on the 12th bring these issues into clearer focus.
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49. Region of the U.S.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Everything you get this week will be earned, but the price is not so high you can’t have fun while paying it. A live and let live outlook will serve you best when it comes to justifying essential expenses. Whether the outlays be financial, or of time and perspiration, you will ultimately benefit, even if only down the road. The growth phase you are in all but guarantees it. Factor this into your decisions on the 12th.
12. Religious building
21. Monetary unit
1. Bullfighting maneuver
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb 18) You may have to discipline yourself mightily to get it, but the reward for perseverance is yours for the taking at present. Whatever your chosen arena, belief in yourself and the determination to keep moving forward all but guarantee that you will end the week better than you started it. You can afford to be generous if the situation on the 12th calls for you to share the wealth. There is more than enough to go around.
24. The Eye Network
2. Egyptian Sun god
44. Folk singer DiFranco
27. Moving with a bounding stride
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45. Email folder
30. Figures
4. Register formally
46. Throbbed rhythmically
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5. Eating houses
51. English rockers
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6. Japanese port
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55. American model and TV personality Katherine
10. Mistake!
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11. Women’s __ movement
57. Tough outer layer
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your considerable investment of emotional energy makes the new direction you are taking that much more exciting. Your time of disciplined focus is not yet done, but the rewards for your toil are by now becoming more real and readily visible. The future is never fixed and must always remain uncertain, but even so, your probability of success continues to increase. The events of the 12th strengthen your position.
15. Intrinsic nature of something
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28. Bowel movements
61. Pirate novel
16. Safe to drink
63. In a law-abiding way
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18. Letter of credit
64. Where one sleeps
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19. Single Lens Reflex
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20. Keeps you cool in summer
39. Doctor of Education 41. Something to take 42. Remove the edges from 44. Inattentive
12. Greeting
40. Death 43. __ and flowed
58. __ Spumante (Italian wine) 59. Troubles
13. Songbirds
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48. Latch for a window
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60. Negative 62. Camper Answers on page 15
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Life Tributes Loretta Hall Lasley Why fear death, What is death? It is not leaving, it is arriving. It is not saying, goodbye. It is saying, welcome. It is not saying, someday. It is saying, eternity! ~Loretta Lasley Our sweet Loretta Hall Lasley, age 95, passed away Dec. 16, 2018 at her home with her beloved daughter by her side. Loretta was born Aug. 24, 1923 in a small farming community in Fayette City, Pa. She was a twin and one of eight children - her twin, Lorraine, passed away at 6 weeks. Loretta is preceded in death by her youngest son Jonathan Lasley (1988), her husband William Murray Lasley (2012), and all her siblings. She is survived by her children, William C. Lasley (Sandy), and Darla Duchessa, as well as seven grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild due in March. Loretta’s father, William Hall, worked in the coal mines and died suddenly from Black Lung after his and Pearl’s eighth baby. Family pulled together and Loretta’s grandparents supported and helped from their local farm. After graduating high school, Loretta decided to help in National Defense in the World War II war effort. She went to Baltimore, Md. to work as a time keeper at Martin Marietta Aircraft plant on the bomber production line. There, she met her handsome husband, William (Bill) Lasley, who inspected aircraft. Shortly after they were married, Bill was drafted into the Army Air Corps and sent to the South Pacific. Loretta went to Lancaster, Pa. and worked as a shell inspector. After the war, they lived in Illinois and had three children. They moved to Boulder, Colo. in 1954, and came to beautiful Whidbey Island, Wash. to be with their children in 1987. Bill and Loretta were active members of Island Church in Langley, Wash., where Bill loved the choir and Loretta regularly greeted and read her poetry on special occasions. Her many poems will be passed on to her family as treasured gifts. We will miss her greatly. A special and private memorial service will be held by her family. I love you all so dearly, Will you call my name in heaven, As you did when you were children? “Mother, where are you?” I will be listening. How swiftly the years go by. Childhood to great Grandmother. I would like to gather you all Under my wings And keep you safe forever. ~Loretta Lasley
Mark Calim Mark Calim passed away Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in his home. He was born May 17, 1955 in Sidney, Ohio. He grew up the youngest of four children to Joseph and Jauneth Calim. During his childhood, the family moved to the Bay Area in California. Mark had a love for mechanics and fixing things from a very early age. He used to take apart household items to learn how they worked - radios, lawn mowers, motors, and anything else not screwed down. Some of the stories Mark shared over the years touched on his love for his dad; as a child, he used to pretend to fall asleep on the couch, just so his dad would carry him to bed. He told funny stories of getting in trouble with the nuns at his Catholic school; riding his bicycle everywhere as a teenager; and getting away with driving cars when he was not supposed to. In his early 20s, he moved to Colorado, where he married Diane and had two children, Jauneth and Greg. In 1980, Mark and the family moved to Craig, Colo., which was a small community suitable for raising kids. Mark’s career as an automotive technician really took off while there; he worked for several dealerships, as well as independent shops. Mark was devoted to his craft and was one of the lucky people who absolutely loved his profession. He was intrigued by how things worked and took pride in the challenge of fixing the impossible. He always wanted the jobs no one else could figure out and he would spend hours troubleshooting and diagnosing the most difficult car problems. He was an ASE Master Technician for many years, and he earned numerous dealership-specific qualifications (Ford, Subaru, Chevrolet, etc.). In 1996, Mark married Aggie in Hayden, Idaho. When Aggie joined the Navy, they moved to
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Whidbey Island where she was stationed from 1998 to 2003. After leaving the Navy, Mark and Aggie decided to stay in Oak Harbor and start a family, as well as their business. Mark worked out of their home for a few years trying to establish his clientele. The business expanded over time, at which point it was relocated into town and eventually moved to its current location. Mark always cared for his customers and took pride in everything he touched. He wanted people to feel welcome at his shop and he took time to answer any questions they had. His goal was for his customers to trust him and know he would give them honest advice. Mark was kind, caring and very loving. He loved spending time with his children - teaching them about the world around them - and they will always be his legacy. He had a heart for people and was always eager to serve them. In 2016, along with his brother, Bruce, Mark went on a mission trip to Haiti as part of the Heal International Medical Missions. When his three youngest children were little, Mark used to volunteer at Crescent Harbor Elementary School. He also helped out at the snack shack during Saturday football games of the Oak Harbor Youth Football and Cheer League. Mark was willing to give his time and talents wherever they were needed. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Aggie; his children: Jackie, Jacob, Matthew, Greg (Liz), and Jauneth (Earl); his grandchildren: Greyson, Jenny, Xavier, Pete, Nate, Treyton, James, and Brandon; his brothers Greg and Bruce (Kay); his father Joseph and his wife Susie; as well as extended family and many close friends. He is preceded in death by his mother, Jauneth, and his sister, Lenor. Family, friends, customers and others who loved Mark are invited to his memorial service at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Living Word Church, 490 NW Crosby Ave. in Oak Harbor. There is nothing more important to our family than to know how Mark’s kindness and generosity touched others. It is our hope you will be able to join us in celebrating Mark’s life.
Philip R. Snover Philip R. Snover passed away Jan. 1, 2019, at his home in Coupeville. He was the youngest of eight children born to George and Minnie Snover Aug. 27, 1931 in Hoquiam, Wash. He moved to Whidbey Island with his parents when he was 14 and attended Coupeville School where he met his future wife. His father passed away when Phil was 16 and he was forced to go to work to help support his mother. In 1950, he joined the Army and was stationed in Maryland. He returned to Coupeville in October 1952 to marry his high school sweetheart, Lyla Libbey, before going to join the war in Korea. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1959, and he and Lyla returned to Coupeville to raise their four children. He worked as a career firefighter at NAS Whidbey until his retirement in 1985. Phil was a hard-working man with many talents and worked at many different jobs, sometimes two or three at a time. Before and after retirement, he worked at various projects, including building and working a family-owned restaurant, four houses, as well as owning and operating an apple orchard. Even at the age of 80 he could outwork most men half his age. Some of Phil’s favorite things to do included spending time with family, camping, and hunting; but as a member of the Whidbey Country Club, golfing was his passion. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, five sisters and his only son, Roger Philip Snover. He is survived by his wife, Lyla; daughters, Gail, Debbie and Tonya; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was always willing to help family and friends. He will forever be remembered as the strong, loving, caring, devoted man he was. Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m. at Nordic Lodge in Coupeville. Memorials may be made to Children’s Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle.
Shari Beth Brooks Shari Beth Brooks was born Aug. 29, 1946 and died Jan. 2, 2019 surrounded by those who loved her most. Shari was adopted by Edward and Mildred Robinson and raised along with her older sister, Nancy Roeder, in Albuquerque, N.M. Shari grew up and found the love of her life, Robert Brooks, and they married June 4, 1966. They had three children - Tina, Anna and Robby. Shari raised the children as Bob spent years working in the U.S. Navy. In 1980, the family settled in the small town of Oak Harbor, Wash. She started Shari Brooks Daycare and enjoyed caring for many children for more than 30 years. Over the years, many of those children became part of her family. She had a total of six grandchildren, loving each and every one dearly: Alexandria, Ethan, Isabella and Christophor from Tina and Michael Gudgel; Austin and Ashley from Anna and Henry Reola. She loved being a grandparent and being a part of their lives. Over the years, she accomplished many things. She loved talking and being around people from TOPS to Bunco or all the scrapbooking groups she was involved with. She loved card games and word search puzzles but most of all, she loved her four legged friends over the years. She is now reunited with the ones she loved and lost. May the Lord be with her. The family will be having a Celebration of Life Memorial Jan. 20, 2019, noon to 5 p.m. at the family home.
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