Whidbey Weekly, February 12th, 2015

February 12 - February 18, 2015

Is there any family secret that should be kept?

Other Desert Cities

A smart new play of high family drama, serious laughter and repartee.

By Jon Robin Baitz

Directed by Andrew Grenier

February 13–28, 2015

Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 / Sunday Matinee @ 2:00 Adult $22 / Senior $18 / Youth $15 / Matinee $15

Friday, Feb. 13, Opening Exhibit Reception “ABSTRACTION” Sunday, Feb. 22: Talk Back after the matinee with the director and members of the cast

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A Blue Start to February I don't know how most of you feel but February started off as a big bummer for me. Getting ready for Super Bowl weekend is a week filled with anticipation and excitement. I was eager for February 1 to get here since my wife and I were having some friends over for a get together to watch the game and purchase tickets for the Anacortes Salmon Derby which were supposed to go on sale the same day. As many of you already know, and heads up to those who don't, the Derby was canceled. Our spirits took one to the chin but we had the game to look forward to and well we all know how that ended. But I still say Go Hawks!

Anyway, according to the Salmon Derby web site, Anacortessalmonderby.com, tickets for the 9th Annual Anacortes Salmon Derby have been consigned to the trash heap as Derby organizers received the official Department announcement of a severe curtailment of opportunity in Marine Area 7. The announcement came the same day the WDFW issued an emergency rule change for Marine Area 7 closing the salmon fishery Monday through Thursday so anglers are resigned to only fishing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with a one fish limit.

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The fishing has been good this winter, though.

Maybe it was too good judging by the WDFW changes. With higher than normal catch rates it seems we dug into our recreation fishing quota a bit faster than they planned. For many who only fish the weekends the new rule won't have too much of an impact other than the one fish limit.

And with the very mild weather we have been having it has been nice to be on the water as often as weather has permitted us.

Normally this time of year, when salmon fishing is slow, I still like to get out on the water. I tend to fish for greenling, a fish not targeted by too many, as I enjoy the tug and the constant action in the boat and, let's face it, it's always better to be fishing than working. My wife turns those little white fillets into some incredible fish tacos as well. A win-win situation for this angler.Â

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As of this writing, there were no rule changes for Marine areas 8-1 or 8-2. Salmon fishing is still open 7 days a week with a 2 fish limit for Chinook 22" or larger. I haven't received any report from the east side of Whidbey but if I was going to go out and give it a whirl I would try the west side of Camano Island. Always looking out for the tell tale signs of bait. Either marking them on my fish finder or seeing birds feeding. When it comes to set-ups during the winter

months the sky's the limit. I tend to change gear often until I get something to hook up or even do a drive by. One good thing about the winter is using cut plugs. During the summer I am pretty much done fishing with herring. Like many, I get tired of feeding and releasing the dogfish that are plentiful during their breeding season months here in the Puget Sound. If fishing isn’t on your agenda then maybe a trip to the coast for one of the next rounds of digs coming during the middle of the month.

These tentative dates and low tide times are as follows but please check out the website for the confirmed dates: Feb. 15, Sunday; 3:47 p.m., 0.2 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors Feb. 16, Monday; 4:37 p.m., -0.5 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors Feb. 17, Tuesday; 5:24 p.m., -0.9 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors Feb. 18, Wednesday; 6:08 p.m., -1.1 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors Feb. 19, Thursday; 6:51 p.m., -1.1 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors Feb. 20, Friday; 7:33 p.m., -0.7 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks Feb. 21, Saturday; 8:16 p.m., -0.1 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks and Copalis Feb. 22, Sunday; 9:00 p.m., 0.6 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors and Mocrocks I think one of these days I will make the trek out there and give it a shot. I have always been happy going after local clams here in Penn Cove and other beaches. Now that I think of it that might not be a bad idea because a nice bowl of clam chowder sounds delightful. With the hunting seasons behind us I would like to thank a reader for a recent email asking about waterfowl opportunities on the island. It has changed a lot since I was a young man chasing ducks and geese around the island. Back then I remember chasing geese out of the country club or spending long hours on Dugualla Bay but those days are behind us. Like all hunting on the island, opportunities are getting fewer and fewer each year. Crockett Lake is one of the only lakes on the island I know hunters frequent and that's becoming harder each year as well. I have pretty much moved my pursuits to an off island location in the Skagit Valley. If any locals know any spots on island and would like to share please drop me an e-mail at whidbeyfishfurandfowl@gmail.com.

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On Track with Jim Freeman

After being married for forty years, a wife asked her husband to describe her.

He looked at her for awhile, then said: “You're an alphabet wife...A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K.” She asks: “What the

heck does that mean?”

He said: “Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful, Elegant, Foxy, Gorgeous, and Hot.”

His wife smiled happily and said, “Oh, that's so lovely, honey, but what about I, J, K?”

He said: “I'm Just Kidding!”

The swelling in both of his eyes is now down, and the doctor is fairly optimistic her husband will be able to walk again soon.

Overheard At Paul's Pizzeria, in Langley, Super Bowl Sunday, after The Interception: “I wouldn’t have called that play, and I don't even play football!”

At Texaco Short Stop, by the smelly chicken: “When I moved to California, I took off my bra.

When I moved to Washington, I took off my make-up.”

At Payless, in Freeland, by the rice: “I know 'the Lord is my Shepherd' is in the book of Psalms, but that is about all I know.”

At Freeland Cafe, by the window: “You know, you have a child-like face, but, that’s because you are still child-like.”

On some television station showing an old western movie called Gunslingers: “You're prettier than a bucket of lemon pies.”

Sounds like a lot of meringue to me.

Residuals While my movie career has not been quite as newsworthy as the folks celebrated nightly on Inside Edition, I am the only one in my family to be receiving periodic Residuals Payment Statements from the Screen Actors Guild.

My most recent attempt at economic security fell short with check #3406513 in the gross amount of $12.19.

I was hoping for $12.09 as the gross, as we used to live at 1209 West First Street, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, in the 60s'.

For you curious folks, let me take you behind the scenes to the economic breakdown of those twelve bucks.

Internet rentals of Prefontaine (the Disney film about Steve Prefontaine, Oregon's trail blazing track star) brought me $7.73.

Pay TV kicked in $3.83.

Basic cable showed the film, generating my residuals of thirty-two cents.

Free TV reigned in twenty-six cents. How can I get paid if the movie was free?

Video and DVD rentals for the pay period of the last quarter of 2014 generated a Lincoln nickel, appropriate with today's birthday celebration for Abe.

Given that my two speaking parts were limited to eleven words, I feel very fortunate to be paid anything at all.

The wife hung her head, “I have to tell you the truth, his name slipped my mind about ten years ago, and I'm scared to death to ask the cranky old fart what his name is.”

Hot-watered Brits Thanks to my mate Peter Lawlor, one of the sweetest, and most child-like nonagenarians I know for sharing his prose before burning our January 22 issue of Whidbey Weekly.

Hey Mate, I am in the habit of reading old newspapers as I crinkle them up to light fire, which is probably the only way I might have come across your piece about boiling water – a gem.

I would like to add to it that boiling water is a big British habit for it makes tea, a tedious process from which the saying “a watched pot never boils.”

It also boils the odd egg which is put in an eggcup and dipped in with fingers of bread.

The tea process is religious.

The pot must be hotted with boiling water – poured out and the tea put in first, and water added – never the other way round.

The pot has to draw 4 minutes and is activated by pointing to the ancestors paintings on the wall, then poured MIF (milk in first) into Bone China teacups.

The ensuing euphoria is to recall days of past glory.

I am heading for New Zealand three weeks Thursday to meet family in Auckland.

Will report on return.

Carry on Mate, Peter Thanks Much Thanks ever so much to Susan and Heather of Coupeville for their recent e-mail of appreciation.

The couple had been married almost seventy

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For you, we are most thankful.

It is not often we hear from self-proclaimed “avid readers” of the Whidbey Weekly.

However, I do have a file marked “rabid readers” which I hope to publish after my name change clears the courthouse.

Picky, Picky You may have noticed more and more color pictures appearing on our pages. Given the black and white world in which some of us co-exist, I have been encouraged to change my above selfie (taken years before Ellen figured it out) from black and white to color.

Am I confident enough to let you folks see my basset colored, no longer baby blues?

If you see in high def, will my low def face frighten you, our readers, in this world of color?

Remember when Disney's “Wonderful World of Color” TV show first aired in 1964?

It made me want to spread my wings to fly like Peter Pan.

Valentine's Dinner An elderly lady, widowed, was invited to an old friend's home for dinner on Valentine's Day. She was impressed by the way her lady friend preceded every request to her husband with endearing terms such as Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart and Cupid.

Heather and Susan, who pick up their copies of Whidbey Weekly at Coupeville Bistro, shared how the lighter side of our approach to journalism often brightens their days.

Maybe this is why my name was duct taped to my dressing room door on that dressing room trailer parked outside the old Buckhorn Tavern, in Fremont.

Who would have thought, sixty years ago, while riding my bike down Mountview Road, in Upper Arlington, Ohio, that someday I would be drinking cheap beer in Fremont and getting paid for it because of Walt Disney?

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While the husband was in the living room, her lady friend leaned over to her hostess to say, “I think it's wonderful that, after all these years, you still call your husband all those loving names.”

I about lost it every time Tinkerbell came zooming around, fireworks exploding, to wave her wand into reds, yellows, and blues, celebrating another exciting Sunday night with our heroes.

Oh well.

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years, and clearly, they were still very much in love on Valentine's Day.

Maybe the folks at Disney anticipated my role as Bar Patron #2 would be overshadowed by Academy Award winner Jared Leto's spot-on portrayal of the “James Dean of Track.”

Maybe the producers saw something not in me that I was unable to not see.

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Instead, probably because we were in central Ohio at the time, far from any major airport, we settled for the NBC peacock to do our wingspreads.

The more I pass by the mirror, and rapidly I must say, the less I want to share a color picture of me.

How about a picture of my bunny Goldie eating a non-organic carrot?

How about a picture of my caboose, with Rita Hayworth on the backside, waving?

Maybe a picture of our Whidbey Weekly staff?

With all thirteen of us crammed into that space, way up there in the black and white corner, I might look like I have more hair.

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Bits & Pieces “The Comprehensive Planning Process is designed to establish guidelines and policies for land use, economic development, transportation and natural resource management that will shape our landscape for the next 20 years,” said Helen Price Johnson, Chair of the Board of Island County Commissioners.

Letters to the Editor Editor, “If it’s wrong to wreck the planet, it’s wrong to profit from the wreckage.” – Bill McKibben

Join us Friday 2/13/15 on the corner of Highway 20 and Main Street in Coupeville from 3:30pm to 5:00pm for a Divestment Day rally/ demonstration. 2014 was not a good year for the fossil fuel industry. Their stocks have fallen and the divestment campaign is gaining momentum. Even the Rockefeller Foundation has committed to divesting. It is estimated that when the carbon bubble bursts it will be 5 times the magnitude of the housing bubble of 2007. The polar ice cap is shrinking. The ocean is souring. The sea is rising. The evening news looks like the Book of Revelations. The Pentagon is worried. According to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, “Among the future trends that will impact our national security is climate change. Rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, climbing sea levels, and more extreme weather events will intensify the challenges of global instability, hunger, poverty, and conflict. By taking a proactive, flexible approach to assessment, analysis, and adaptation, the Defense Department will keep pace with a changing climate, minimize its impacts on our missions, and continue to protect our national security.”

(DOD 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Road Map). Let’s make the leaders of our suicide economy have an even worse 2015. Join us.

Bring a sign. We’ll reimburse you for supplies.

Suggestions: Human Change, Not Climate Change; Save the Humans; Create the Future Don’t Frack it; Abolish Fossil Fuels; Don’t be a Fossil Fool; Just Say “No” to Fossil Fuels; Don’t Frack with Us; Coal Ports = Coal Bombs!; Oil Trains = Car Bombs; Keep the Oil in the Soil; Courage Not Coal; Divestment Yes!; Don’t Rest Divest! If you can’t join us go to FossilFree.org and see how you can help. Have a fossil free day.

Gary and Dianna Piazzon Coupeville

Editor, The Northwest Clean Air Agency has posted a short, unscientific survey on several web pages to find out how the public feels about who we are and what we do, and to learn about the public’s interest in a variety of air quality issues.

We’d appreciate it if you took the survey yourselves and shared it with your readers, viewers and listeners.

We’ll use the responses we collect to improve what we communicate and how we communicate it.

You’ll find the survey on our website, www. nwcleanair.org, or by going directly to the Survey Monkey address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nwcleanair_aware.

Katie J. Skipper Communications Program Manager, Northwest Clean Air Agency

IslandCounty2036.org Designed to Increase Public Feedback In an effort to engage and involve the communities of both Camano and Whidbey Islands in the 2016 Comprehensive planning process, the Board of Island County Commissioners is releasing a website, www.IslandCounty2036. org.

“The Board collectively feels that giving the community accurate and timely information as well as a way to share their thoughts about the future of Island County is vital to a successful process. We are proud that we have this tool available.”

The website was developed by the County’s Planning Department and is envisioned to serve as the main outlet of information throughout the Comprehensive Planning Process, including documents, meeting schedules, and links to surveys.

Currently the County is in the process of reviewing the existing Comprehensive Plan to determine what areas within the plan need to be updated. To that end, a survey is now available that will help solicit information to ensure the County is focused on the areas of highest priority to its citizens. The survey can be found under the “Get Involved” tab on the website.

“This is just the first in a series of outreach steps the Board of County Commissioners will be taking throughout the process. I can say affirmatively that this Board is committed to ensuring each and every citizen has an opportunity to be heard,” Price Johnson said.

[Submitted by Debbie Thompson]

WICA Opens “Other Desert Cities’ Set in Palm Springs, Brooke Wyeth is the troubled daughter of a prominent California family, who comes home for the holidays after a sixyear absence. She presents her family with her about-to-be-published memoir exposing a pivotal and tragic event in the family’s history ─ a wound they don’t want reopened. In effect, she draws a line in the sand and dares them all to cross it.

American playwright Jon Robin Baitz said he’d rather drink hemlock than harangue an audience with liberal pieties.

Visit wicaonline.org for more information or to purchase your tickets online. Online tickets are available until noon the day of the show. For tickets by phone, call the Box Office at (800) 638-7631 or (360) 221-8268. You can also buy tickets in person at the Box Office at 565 Camano Ave in Langley between 1:00pm and 6:00pm Wednesday through Saturday, or two hours before any show.

[Submitted by Whidbey Island Center for the Arts]

Governor Isaac Stevens Chapter NSDAR Receives New Member On Wednesday, February 4, the Governor Isaac Stevens Chapter NSDAR received a new chapter member, Lou Ellen Deveau, of Oak Harbor.

Lou Ellen, and her husband Michael, recently relocated from Florida to Oak Harbor. Lou Ellen was a member of the Three Rivers Chapter NSDAR located in Milton, Florida.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history and support better education for the nation’s children. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 177,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations.

This chapter is passionate about preserving history, educating children, as well as honoring and supporting our veterans and active military personnel.

Any woman 18 years or older-regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background-who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership. All women interested in DAR membership are invited to contact Pam McCunn at (360) 941-4407.

[Submitted by Pam McCunn]

Knights of Columbus Team Up with Local Boys Scouts to Bag Hunger in Oak Harbor

A finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Baitz’s Other Desert Cities involves a family with differing political views and a long-held family secret. But, Baitz said his play is more about humility than politics.

Andy Grenier directs (and acts in) the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts’ production, which opens February 13 and runs through February 28. “Jon Robin Baitz was a student of mine years ago in New York so I am delighted with the success of his play. It’s a well-crafted play with wonderfully developed characters. Each of the characters is strong enough to be the lead in a story of their own, this one happens to be about Brooke,” said Grenier.

Deana Duncan plays Brooke, and said the cast talked a lot about the code of ethics demanded of a writer. “This play for me is about the cost of telling the truth and then realizing I (Brooke) didn’t know the truth,” Duncan said. “It’s about the courage and strength it takes to finally stop trying to please everyone and finally just say what needs to be said.”

Brooke’s mother, Polly Wyeth, is not having it.

Polly considers the book’s publication to be a betrayal of her friends-of-the-Reagan family “that has so valued discretion and our good name.”

Meanwhile, Polly’s sister Silda is also visiting, after having spent some time in rehab.

Polly and her former American Ambassador husband Lyman are Republicans, while Silda is a liberal. Privately, Silda tells Brooke to stand by her book.

The play shows at 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays; and at 2:00pm Sundays; February13 through February 28. Tickets are $22 for adults; $18 for seniors; $15 for youths; $15 for everyone at any matinee.

This past Saturday the members of Knights of Columbus Council 3361 teamed up with Boy Scout Troop 4097 to support the North Whidbey Help House. The K of C’s have been bagging potatoes and providing them to the local food bank for years in the fall. This year Grand Knight Ralph Byars wanted to do more than one event so he asked for help.

Enter the Boy Scouts of Troop 4097. Once the scouts heard about the event the Patrol Leaders Council of the troop volunteered to help.

So, on a wet and dreary Saturday morning, 27 adults and youth gathered at the K of C hall and bagged over 5000 pounds of potatoes. It was inspirational to watch these two groups work together, the young and the young at heart. All working to help those that need. In a brief three hours the potatoes where sorted, bagged and delivered to the North Whidbey Help house. There the potatoes will help feed the families of their clients for the next two months.

Special thanks to Maple Wood Farms of Mount Vernon. Without their continued support and donations of the potatoes and supplies needed this event could not have happened.

Financial Preparations for Spouse Can Brighten Every Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is almost here. And while it’s certainly fun to give and receive chocolates and roses, why not go a little deeper this year?

Specifically, if you are married, consider using this commemoration of love as a starting point for taking care of your spouse in the future — even if you’re not part of it.

Actually, both you and your spouse could designate Valentine’s Day as the beginning of your joint efforts to provide financial security for the surviving spouse when one of you is gone.

Your strategy should involve at least these three key elements: • Understanding your household’s finances — In some marriages, one spouse handles all the household financial matters, including investments. If this person were to pass away first, it could leave the surviving spouse with the dual responsibility of managing day-to-day finances and tracking down all investment information. These tasks could be overwhelming to someone who is unprepared to deal with them, so you’ll want to take steps to ensure you and your spouse are aware of your joint financial picture. For starters, keep good records of all your financial assets, including investment accounts, life insurance policies and legal documents — and make sure both of you know where these records are kept. Also, if you use the services of a financial professional, it’s a good idea for you and your spouse to meet regularly with this individual to ensure both of you know where your money is being invested and how close you are to achieving your financial goals.

• Creating a future income plan — You and your spouse should discuss your sources of income and identify which ones are specifically tied to each spouse and may be affected by a death, such as pensions and Social Security benefits. You’ll also want to talk about options to boost future income upon the death of a spouse.

Do you have adequate life insurance? Have you considered investments that can be structured to provide a lifetime income stream? Have you thought about having the higher-earning spouse delay taking Social Security to maximize the survivor benefit for the surviving spouse? These are the types of questions you’ll want to answer as you think about providing adequate income for the partner who outlives the other.

• Leaving a legacy — If you and your spouse haven’t already done so, take this opportunity to discuss your estate plans. For example, you may want to talk about the need to consult with a legal advisor to determine if you, as a couple, could benefit from setting up some type of trust arrangement. You should also discuss how, when the time comes, you want to handle any retirement assets, such as IRAs, that were titled in the deceased spouse’s name. Do you both want the assets to immediately roll over to the surviving spouse, or should you name your children as beneficiaries? Estate considerations can be complex and involve many different aspects of your financial resources. So you and your spouse need to be “on the same page” with your desires and goals.

Valentine’s Day will come and go quickly.

But if you use the occasion to start having the types of discussions described above, you can create something that will last a lot longer than candy or flowers.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Jeffery C. Pleet, CLU®, ChFC®

Financial Advisor 630 SE Midway Blvd.

Oak Harbor, WA 98277 (360) 679-2558 jeffery.pleet@edwardjones.com

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Let’s Dish! with Kae Harris

Mardi Gras: When overindulgence is celebrated!

Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Carnival, Masopust; whatever you choose to call it is celebrated by millions of people. This colorful, loud, auspicious, time period packed with fun, friends and family is not just celebrated in Louisiana but typically in areas where there is a large Roman Catholic demographic. This is because it is celebrated the day (or week, depending upon which country you live in) before Ash Wednesday which marks the commencement of Lent, hence the over indulgence in all sorts of things (certain food and drink mainly) people will refrain from during this penitential period. For this reason the over indulgent day prior, is called "Fat Tuesday." It's important to note Mardi Gras has no official standing in the Catholic Church, it's sort of become a tradition associated with an aspect of the Catholic faith.

Traditional foods for this celebration vary between regions. Although one dish that is collectively loved by everyone in Louisiana is king cake. The name is derived from the story where the three kings came bearing gifts for the baby Jesus. In keeping with this theme, a small figurine of a baby is stuck into this purple, gold and green pastry ring, and whoever's slice contains the baby figurine is

supposed to host the next Mardi Gras party or so tradition dictates. But King cake is not the only sweet indulgence available on this day. Beignets and its lesser known sweet companion, calas, are found to be enjoyed too. The calas is a type of pastry made from rice dipped in sweet egg batter and deep fried to golden perfection. Street vendors used to sell these sweet fritters as far back as the 1800s. The word calas supposedly stems from one or more African languages but is widely believed to come from the Nupe word for "fried cake."

Since Mardi Gras is a major event in Louisiana, I wanted to know what the origins of some of the food eaten on this day are.

I sometimes get confused between Cajun cooking and Creole cooking, so I perused the Internet to work out the origins of each culinary style. According to my research, Cajun and Creole both represent a group of people in Southern Louisiana. Cajuns foundations are rural and they are generalized as being more cloistered and religious. Their ancestry is in fact Acadian; resultant from French settlers moving to Southern Louisiana after the British in Canada displaced them.

Creole people have urban origins and are less private, generally speaking. Their heritage is in large part, a mix of Spanish and French.

Now the difference between the Cajun and

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Creole food lies in their lifestyle and location.

Due to Cajuns living in a more rural setting and tending to live off the land without much outside influence, their culinary technique and flavors are highly influenced by the French as is in keeping with their lineage.

Creole food on the other hand, due to its urban origins, the close proximity to markets, and thus the higher availability of different ingredients, coupled with the fact that many Creole people tended to have African American slaves, is more Afro-American with a European (French) twist. A few friends of mine who come from Southern Louisiana have said a major difference between Creole and Cajun cooking lies in the way each group makes a roux, and also in the fact that the Creole use tomatoes in their food, while authentic Cajun food typically does not.

Mardi Gras however, takes no side when it comes to food. You can find all sorts of traditional cuisine being served by vendors and restaurants on this day, regardless of whether it's Cajun, Creole or any of the cultures that have created such a diverse array of tastes. Gumbo, crawfish etouffe, jambalaya, red beans and rice, muffulettas, king cake, beignets, calas, the list goes on and on.

The food in Southern Louisiana is not only reminiscent of Afro-American and French cooking, it is also steeped in Italian culture.

New Orleans saw a large influx of Italian immigrants in the 1800s and they in turn established social clubs, each representing a town in their homeland of Italy. This way, their culture, food and traditions were preserved and continued to thrive. Muffulettas are an Italian contribution to the Mardi Gras menu. It was apparently invented in 1906 at a place called the Central Grocery. This towering cold cut sandwich attracts locals and tourists alike. With ingredients such as pimentos, celery, capers, olive oil, garlic, vinegar, Genoa salami, Cappicola ham and provolone cheese, it's not hard to see why.

If the mood takes you, a Mardi Gras party can be thrown in your own home with all the usual culinary pleasures found in Louisiana, making their way into your kitchen.

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Of course you will more than likely have to make them yourself but that's all part of the fun! Creating your own Mardi Gras Menu can be a learning experience as well as an exciting endeavor. You can learn about the different cultures that each added something special to the dishes served on this day.

I have never had the pleasure of experiencing a Mardi Gras celebration so this has given me some "food for thought." Maybe I should have a little "homemade Mardi Gras" this year! I'm sure some of you may have a jambalaya or gumbo recipe you use so I will include a recipe for the lesser known AfroAmerican sweet treat calas, to compliment your traditional Mardi Gras menu. I'd love to hear what traditions you may have or foods you make for this indulgent day, so Let's Dish! Email me at letsdish@whidbeyweekly. com Calas 1 1/2 cups cooked long grain rice 1 cup water 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil for frying 1 cup flour 3 eggs beaten Mash rice and water together in a large bowl until almost smooth. Add baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Gradually add flour and eggs to the rice mixture and stir until well blended. Heat vegetable oil in a pan and drop rice mixture into the oil by tablespoonful and fry on each side until golden brown.

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Getting Ready Previously, I mentioned preparing for a 5K. It’s come to my attention that some of you don’t know what a 5K entails so I want to address it. A 5K is actually 3.1 miles. While it sounds daunting to a beginner it is a great walk/run to start with.

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What I like about working with the 5K App trainer on my smart phone is it is a combination of walking, running and resting, which helps your body adjust to preparing for the 5K. For instance, it tells me to walk a certain distance (it is tracking me), then it tells me to do a light jog. Now the jog can be as mild as you need it to be since this is truly to be at your own pace, so if the jog is barely above a fast walk, then so be it. You will go so far and you are then instructed to walk and breathe. What I have found is, while I feel more like the turtle than the hare, there is a sense of accomplishment that I made it through the short jog burst and am doing something really good for my body. As the weeks progress the App increases the duration of walk and jog time. If I can’t last, guess what? It’s no big deal and you get to try again the next day. Between now and the marathon I have about 9 weeks to train. The App is a 7-week program. From everything I have heard, there are a lot of people who enjoy the 5K. For those not quite ready to run the half marathon they have a 10K too.

If you do not have a smart phone and want to try to train yourself for the 5K, the formula is pretty simple. Begin by finding where you want to walk. If you have music to listen to, that’s even better. Begin by stretching. You can prevent injuries by properly stretching prior to any exercise routine. Next, start walking. Once you have walked a few minutes and warmed up, begin a light jog for 15-20 seconds in your head. That’s right, seconds. Then walk for 30 seconds while deep breathing. Breathing properly in any exercise is important. Then repeat going between the two for 20 minutes. The next week do the same alternating between walking and jogging but extend the jogging to 30 seconds, walking to 45 seconds and build up to doing these intervals for 30 minutes. The next week increase your jogging to 45 seconds jogging and 45 seconds walking still in the 30 minutes. The goal is to grow to more seconds jogging than walking. I have a few songs I listen to when I do this on a treadmill and I know when the song gets to a certain verse I start walking, then another verse I jog. I am more focused on my action of movement then the time. What is exciting is knowing I am steadily getting stronger.

My App suggests starting at 4 days a week. Giving yourself time in between to rest. What I am finding is I am motivated to walk the days I am not ‘training’ because being active feels so good. And here’s another fun thing about a 5K, it’s great for older kids! Granted the marathon has a kids run but if you have older kids why not make this a family event?

According to the American Heart Association, physical activity produces overall physical, psychological and social benefits. Not only is training to run a 5K, as a family, beneficial to you and your family's health, it is a great activity and goal to accomplish, together.

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You can join an experienced marathon runner coordinating training runs for full and half marathons. Group runs start Sunday, February 22 and will run Sundays at 9:00am. They'll meet at Flintstone Park at the cement car on SE Bayshore Drive in Oak Harbor. Everyone will stretch and can talk but the group will be leaving at 9:10am sharp. Their first targeted marathon is the Whidbey Island Marathon (April 19).

Donna Hinshaw said the group will run 8 miles and progressively get longer, up to 22+ near target date. Some route sheets available at start. 8:30 pace +/-. Â May break into several groups of different paces.

Shorter routes available each week. Race walkers welcome – separate coordinator. If you want more information you can contact Donna at (707) 235-3717.

There are also a couple of running clubs you can get involved in on the island, as well as walking groups for those who want to walk and not run. There are a lot of benefits to training with like-minded people to ensure your success. And who knows, maybe next year some of us can start training for the longer runs. This is our island marathon – all levels can get involved from walking or running the 5K to running the full marathon. Come on Whidbey Island, let’s Get Moving.

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By Carey Ross A Most Violent Year: With "Margin Call," writer/director J.C. Chandor made a stunningly self-assured cinematic debut. He proves it was not a fluke with this, his third effort, which stars Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac as a couple trying to seize the American Dream during the most violent and corrupt time in New York City’s history.  (R • 1 hr.

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American Sniper: Bradley Cooper, surprisingly good actor (I can’t be the only one who thinks that), nabbed an Oscar nod for his portrayal of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the deadliest and most effective marksman ever to serve in the U.S. military.  (R • 2 hrs. 12 min.)

Birdman: If you didn’t see it the first time, don’t miss it during its encore run. Unless you hate watching movies of unusual vision that feature career-defining performances (especially for Oscar frontrunner Michael Keaton) and innovative direction, that is.  (R • 1 hr. 59 min.)

Black or White: I want to say that director Mike Binder has made a good film in the past, but I don’t think that would be the truth, and this movie isn’t going to be the one to turn the tide. I’m sure Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer turn in their customary fine performances, but there’s only so much they can do.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 1 min.)

The Boy Next Door: This film stars Jennifer Lopez as Teacher and some other dude as Hot for Teacher. Steamy love scenes ensue before the stalking starts and things get creepy. Since this flick bears a striking resemblance to all my favorite Lifetime movies, I’m having a hard time judging it objectively, but the fact that I just likened it to a Lifetime movie is probably all the info you need to know.  (R • 1 hr. 31 min.)

Fifty Shades of Grey: I managed to make it through nearly 100 pages of this book before suffering a rage breakdown due to its horrible writing and throwing it across the room. This is the one time in cinematic history when the movie will have to truly blow (pun intended) to be worse than the book it’s adapted from.  (R • 1 hr. 50 min.)

Human Capital: An Italian drama/whodunit about haves and want-to-haves that is characterized by unorthodox narrative structure and excellent performances.  (Unrated • 1 hr. 50 min.)

The Imitation Game: Alan Turing cracked an unbreakable Nazi code, built the first working computer, saved countless lives and helped bring about the end of World War II. This movie about Alan Turing received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley), and Best Director (Morton Tyldum). Not on par with stopping a war, but an impressive achievement nonetheless.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 54 min.)

Into the Woods: A few weeks ago, I made a joke about how Meryl Streep would no doubt be nominated for her 19th Academy Award for her role in this Stephen Sondheim musical, and apparently I joked her Oscar nod into existence. Just another day at the office for our greatest living actress.  (PG • 2 hrs. 5 min.)

Jupiter Ascending: After the directorial dynamic duo of Andy and Lana Wachowski made me buy Keanu Reeves as an action hero, I believe them to be capable of anything–but trying to sell Mila Kunis as the savior of the universe might be taking things too far, even for them.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 5 min.)

Kingsman: The Secret Service: Colin Firth effortlessly spoofs British spy movies with surprising action-star skills and flawless fashion.

Move over, 007. Firth has a license to thrill.  (R • 1 hr. 40 min.)

The Loft: Just what the world needs right now: a tone-deaf movie about a bunch of elit-

ist rich dudes who get themselves into some trouble they probably deserve. Yawn.  (R • 1 hr. 44 min.)

Paddington: Since every other character from every other beloved children’s books gets a film franchise, I guess its Paddington’s turn.

The fact that the animation in this bears a striking resemblance to the animatronic beasts found at Chuck E. Cheese is just so much icing on the cake.  (PG • 1 hr. 35 min.)

Project Almanac: A middling found-footage movie about a group of time-traveling teens who wreak havoc on their world by going back to the past and messing with shit. Am I the only one who smells the start of another unwanted film franchise?  (PG-13 • 1 hr.

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Selma: Somehow, this film went from being the assumed Oscar frontrunner to wholly and thoroughly snubbed by the Academy, which, perhaps coincidentally, is comprised almost entirely of rich white men. I’d like to make a statement about the Academy marginalizing a movie about the struggle for Civil Rights, but it’s hard to think clearly through all the irony.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 8 min.)

Seventh Son: I read about a billion reviews of this movie and I still have no idea what it’s about.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 42 min.)

The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water: I don’t know about you, but the sight of SpongeBob SquarePants in 3D is the stuff my nightmares are made of.  (PG • 1 hr.

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Strange Magic: This is described as a “madcap fairytale musical� based on "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" with animation

by Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic and voice work by Alan Cumming, Maya Rudolph, and more. It seems to have a lot of things going for it, yet I still have my doubts.  (PG • 1 hr. 39 min.)

Still Alice: As a woman diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, Julianne Moore turns in an exquisitely acted performance, earning her a richly deserved fifth Oscar nomination.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 39 min.)

The Theory of Everything: Stephen Hawking is the Smartest Man Alive, a feat made all the more amazing by the fact that he’s done the bulk of his big, universe-changing thinking while also battling ALS. But before all that, he was a college kid with a giant brain, a mysterious medical condition only beginning to manifest and a love interest that would be tested by both his limitless intellect and limited body.  (Unrated • 2 hrs. 3 min.)

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The Wedding Ringer: Kevin Hart stars in a comedy with a premise so thin–he’s a best man for hire–it can only be rendered funny by the presence of Kevin Hart. Or not.  (R • 1 hr. 41 min.)

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Unbroken: Cinematographer Roger Deakins, who is responsible for the most beautiful movies you have ever seen ("The Assassination of Jesse James, No Country for Old Men, The Shawshank Redemption"), has been nominated for 12 Oscars during his lifetime, but has never won one. I’m not saying this is the travesty of our time, but this is the travesty of our time.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 17 min.)

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All My Sons Thursdays, February 12 & 19, 6:30pm Fridays, February 13 & 20, 6:30pm Saturdays, February 14 & 21, 6:30pm Oak Harbor High School Tickets: $12 adult, $7 ages 8-12 Set in the backyard of the Keller household a few years after WWII, the audience is introduced to the protagonist, Joe Keller, his family, and his neighbors. Joe is a charismatic patriarch who lied about his involvement in knowingly sending out faulty engine parts that caused twenty one pilots to crash during the war. His wife, Kate, wholeheartedly believes that their missing son, Larry, will return after three years of being declared MIA, while their youngest son, Chris, is set on marrying his missing brother’s fiance, Ann. Things quickly go from sunny to chaotic as Joe’s lie starts to pull everyone down into a downward spiral within the span of a single day. Presented by the Oak Harbor High School Drama Club. To reserve tickets, email ohhsdramaclubreservations@gmail.com. For reserved tickets doors open at 6:15pm. The performance begins at 7:00pm each night.

Monty Python’s Spamalot Thursdays, February 12, 19 & 26, 7:30pm Fridays, February 13, 20 & 27, 7:30pm Saturdays, February 14, 20, 21 & 28, 7:30pm Sundays, February 15, 22, & March 1, 2:30pm Whidbey Playhouse, Oak Harbor Tickets: $20 A new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Discounts for groups of 10 or more. For tickets and information, call (360) 679-2237.

panied by Jess Monett, the choir will perform such songs as, “Set Me As a Seal” , “What Is A Heart?”, “You Made Me Love You”, “I Will Always Love You” and their theme song, “What Matters Most.”

Other Desert Cities Fridays, February 13, 20 & 27, 7:30pm Saturdays, February 14, 21 & 28, 7:30pm Sundays, February 15 & 22, 2:00pm Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley Adult $22 / Senior $18 / Youth $15 / Matinee $15

Enjoy dinner served by honor students and Leo’s, wine and beer, silent and live auctions, music and an auction of simply fabulous desserts for a ticket price of $35. The proceeds are 100% dedicated to the graduating seniors of Coupeville High School. For advance purchase of tickets call (360) 678-4105.

It’s Christmas Eve in Palm Springs when Brooke presents her Reagan-adjacent parents with a tell-all confessional novel that turbo-charges the holidays and the Wyeth family dynamic with ever-shifting alliances and politics. Pulitzer Prize finalist Jon Robin Baitz’s smart new play of high drama, serious laughter and repartee that dazzles and decimates was one of the hottest tickets on Broadway last season. For tickets and more information, visit wicaonline. org or call the Box Office at (800) 638-7631 or (360) 221-8268.

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Coupeville Lions Club 11th Annual Scholarship Auction Friday, February 13, 5:00pm Elks Lodge, Oak Harbor

Friday, February 13, 7:00pm Island Church of Langley Saturday, February 14, 2:00pm United Methodist Church of Coupeville Suggested Donation: $15 adults, $12.50 seniors & military, $10 children Presented by Chanteuse Women’s Choir as a fundraiser for Mother Mentors of Island County. Directed by Cheryl Veblen and accom-

Saturday, February 14, 11:00am-5:00pm Sunday, February 15, 11:00am-5:00pm Various venues Tickets $20 in advance, $25 days of event This annual event takes place at five venues, where local winemakers and distillers will be pouring a selection of exquisite hand crafted wines and spirits paired with specially selected chocolates. Tickets include souvenir glass, wine

Open to all ages. Live music by Mojo Filter begins at 7:30pm. Wine tasting available to those 21 and over. Proceeds support the nonprofit Greenbank Farm Management Group that manages the 151 acres of publicly owned space for the Port of Coupeville. For more information, call (360) 678-7700 or visit www. greenbankfarm.org.

Fort Ebey Kettles Trail Run Sunday, February 15, 10:00am 10k, 20-mile, half & full marathon. For registration information, course description, schedule and fees, go to www.nwtrailruns.com.

Online pre-registration closes February 13.

Day-of-event registration is available.

Shoe and Jewelry Surplus Sale Sunday, February 15, 10:00am-4:00pm Coupeville Recreation Hall Presented by the Handbag Consignment Shop this one day sale features over 350 brand new shoes and over 1000 pieces of costume jewelry. For information, call (360) 682-5251.

Over 300 brand-new, brand name shoes and jewelry. The store will also be open.

“Reel Women” Sunday, February 15, 3:00pm South Whidbey High School PAC, Langley Tickets: $25/person Presented by Seattle Women’s Chorus as a benefit concert to support CADA (Citizens Against Domestic & Sexual Abuse). Tickets are available at bayleaf in Coupeville; Useless Bay Coffee in Langley; and at the CADA office or Wind and Tide Bookstore in Oak Harbor. For more information, call (360) 675-7057.

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The Royal Father & Princess Ball Sunday, February 15, 5:00pm-7:00pm Elks Lodge, Oak Harbor Tickets: $5 each Dress up in formal attire and enjoy this fun family event that includes buffet style appetizers and hors d’oeuvres. Guest speakers will be Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley and Lisa Mayfield. Everyone welcome. Presented by E.M.P.R.E.S.S. Network. For more information and advance tickets, email empressnet. events@yahoo.com or call (360) 969-940 and ask for Art.

Record Release Party Sunday, February 15, 5:30pm Click Music, Oak Harbor Oak Harbor’s own Cornerstone are headlining their record release party in The Garage at Click Music. This will be an all ages show.

Admission is $8, doors open at 5:30pm and the show will start at 6:00pm. Bring your earplugs and get ready to rock. For more information, please contact David Stern at (206) 356-6829 or DavidS@Clickmusic.biz.

Star Party Friday, February 20, begins at dark 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 Dan Pullen at (360) 679-7664 or icaspub@juno.com, or visit www. icas-wa.webs.com.

Upcoming Sno-Isle Library Events See schedule below Cost: Free Lit for Fun Book Discussion Group Thursday, February 12, 9:00am Freeland Library

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AARP Tax-Aide Thursdays, February 12, 19 & 26, 1:00pm-6:00pm South Whidbey Senior Center, Langley

Third Tuesday Book Discussion Group Tuesday, February 17, 9:30am Freeland Library

Tuesdays, February 17 & 24, 1:00pm-7:00pm Mondays, February 23, 9:30am-5:00pm Oak Harbor Library Wednesdays, February 18 & 25, 10:00am-5:00pm Coupeville Library AARP Tax-Aide, offered in cooperation with the IRS, is partnering with Sno-Isle Libraries to bring free tax help to Whidbey Island again this year. Trained volunteers will help with tax return preparation and e-filing for taxpayers with low and moderate income, especially those age 60 and older. Appointments are not required but are highly recommended. Please call (360) 678-3000 to schedule an appointment and to get more information. Supported

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Geek Speak: 3M Cloud Library Thursday, February 12, 2:00pm-4:00pm Coupeville Library Discover the 3M Cloud Library collection and learn how to download free eBooks using your computer or mobile device.

2nd Friday Nonfiction Book Group Friday, February 13, 10:30am-12:00pm Coupeville Library Bring a friend and join the discussion of “This Changes Everything� by Naomi Klein.

Files and Folders-Organizing Your Digital Life Saturday, February 14, 10:00am Freeland Library Learn practical techniques to create a streamlined, user friendly file storage approach for all your digital assets. Experienced library tech staff will offer valuable insights into the basics of managing your files. For Windows and Mac

Join us for a great book discussion of Kate Morton’s Secret Keeper.

Slow Reading Wednesdays, February 18 & 25, 9:00am Freeland Library Join the growing movement of slow readers who are switching off their pinging electronic devices and cozying up with a good book.

Enjoy such benefits as improved ability to concentrate and reduced stress. At this before hours library event, we’ll brew a pot of coffee and provide a warm, distraction-free space to read for an hour. Computers and customer service will not be available during this event.

Hands on Tech Help - Files and Folders (follow up session) Wednesday, February 18, 10:00am Freeland Library Expand your computing skills by organizing your data into easy to use folder structures.

This tech help session will address your questions on creating and structuring file folders for documents, email, music and photos.

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The Wild West Rides Again: “Little Big Man�

Wednesday, February 18, 5:30pm-7:30pm Coupeville Library Rated PG. Popcorn provided by Friends of the Coupeville Library.

SWELL Book Discussion Group Wednesday, February 18, 6:30pm Freeland Library Looking for an evening book discussion group? Join us for a discussion of “The End of Your Life Book Club� by Will Schwalbe. This is an inspiring story of a son and his dying

mother, who form a “book club� that brings them together as her life comes to a close.

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Religious Services Ash Wednesday Service Wednesday, February 18, 6:30pm Coupeville United Methodist Church Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a time when Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. Pastor Jing Ming Ma will present a talk on “Spiritual Living Water,� and the congregation will be invited to receive a traditional ash cross on the forehead which is an outward sign of sorrow and repentance. All are invited to the service at 608 North Main Street in Coupeville.

Galleries & Art Shows “Artists in Love, with Life and Each Other�

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 14, 1:00pm-4:00pm Show continues through March 4 Raven Rocks Gallery, Greenbank Raven Rocks Gallery owners Mary Jo Oxrieder and Windwalker Taibi consider February to be their month, “The Love Month.� In celebration, they are filling the gallery with hearts of all kinds. Additionally, they will be showcasing the newest works by their resident gallery artists. Light refreshments will be served.

Meetings and Organizations Whidbey Audubon Society Thursday, February 12, 7:00pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Freeland The ecologically rich waters of the Salish Sea host a variety of wildlife, including large concentrations of wintering birds. Joe Meche WHAT’S GOING ON

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Island 911

Seriously, we do not make this stuff up!

SUNDAY, January 25 12:45am, Longhouse Ln. Male advising female was coming at him with a handsaw. Male picked up a baseball bat and the female went back inside.

Parties separated.

8:37pm, Fort Ebey State Park Caller refusing to give name. Advised he was at state park earlier today in Ebey Prairie and people were making “tapping gestures” towards him. Thinks they think he is someone he is not. He thinks this is a case of “mistaken identity.”

MONDAY, January 26 7:02am, Fort Ebey State Park Caller called yesterday saying large group of people were targeting gays by making gestures with their hands. Appeared to be flash mobs, possible religious extremists targeting gays. Caller was unable to provide specifically why he thought this.

Said he wishes to remain anonymous. He already gave his phone number.

1:38pm, Rhododendron Dr. Reports neighbor behind him has a rooster who makes too much noise.

8:48pm, E Squire Rd. Horse ran by in a green blanket. Caller called neighbor who said it wasn’t his.

Not sure how to reach other horse owners. Heard it from her hot tub.

TUESDAY, January 27 12:49am, Schay Rd. Releasing subject from detainment. Advising they are dropping him off at Ault Field & Langley Blvd. He is wearing digital navy camo and carrying large trash bag.

Calling himself the “Prince of Norway.”

Advising he had an altered mental state.

6:13am, Schay Rd. For information only. Subject just outside of property line, “Prince of Norway” left in newer grey sedan southbound on Oak Harbor Rd. Male subject driving, last seen wearing orange fleece jacket.

8:18am, Olympic Dr. Reporting subject who lives behind them in blue house has rooster who is interfering with caller’s sleep and is a nuisance.

WEDNESDAY, January 28 11:48am, Harbor Ave. Caller advising someone defecated all over their outside wall. Occurred within last hour. No known suspects.

FRIDAY, January 30 4:53am, SW 6th Ave. Advising there is a light on in garbage can. She doesn’t believe it’s on fire but believes someone may have put a light in it to mess with her.

9:09am, N Sapphire Dr. Caller’s 50-year-old daughter who lives at location is being evicted by caller. Has been sending harassing/threatening text messages to caller for the past 2 days.

SATURDAY, January 31 12:27am, Moonlight Dr. Advising someone just burnt down his house and killed his kittens. Is looking for his kittens’ carcasses to make artwork out of them. Male was saying he was not allowed to leave but wants to go try and find them.

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5:50am, SE Barrington Dr. Caller wanted to just speak with the police behind him but said “I’ll record it for you.” Caller advising he just woke up, took a shower and the ants in the house are going crazy. He has run science/ psych experiments on the ants and they are going nuts. They don’t want food or sugar and they don’t sleep. They are looking for chemicals. “The ants in my house are stuck on crack. I have a dealer upstairs who is probably cooking right now.” As he came to the police department to report the incident, a vehicle came out of the fog and damn near hit “his ass” making a drug run. “I bitched him out, stopped in the middle of the road and waved him down and called him an asshole for almost hitting me and not paying attention. Then I ran into another druggy working at the Whidbey NewsTimes storage area.” Currently in police department lobby for contact.

6:07am, Moonlight Dr. Recalling advising his power charger has burned up and people have killed his kittens. Sobbing and yelling at call taker.

Brother in New York at contact number wants to talk to law enforcement.

8:55am, Brooks Hill Rd. Loose sheep in parking lot. Chased caller inside building.

9:05am, SR 20 Male subject on south side of store by ice machine. Requesting he be removed.

States he is yelling at customers referencing germs in store.

2:10pm, Olympic Dr. Caller advising neighbor has rooster in garage who starts crowing around 2:00am and continues all day. Requesting call referencing noise ordinances.

SUNDAY, February 1 2:17am, SW 2nd Way Subject pulled into caller’s driveway, tried to go to sleep in vehicle. Caller contacted him and he just stared at caller, waved her off, and put his head back down. When caller’s husband came out he “half-assed saluted him” and drove off.

3:59pm, SE Pioneer Way Immediate hangup, nothing heard. 2nd caller from location advising someone “attacked her residence with radio frequency.”

MONDAY, February 2 1:28am, Olympic Dr. Caller reporting a rooster crowing the last 15 minutes. this is ongoing problem every day from 1:00am to 8:30pm. Rooster is in back yard and caller believes owners are home.

TUESDAY, February 3 9:43pm, NW Crosby Ave. Reporting party states his brother-in-law is at his front door wanting to “kick his ass.” Nothing physical yet.

WEDNESDAY, February 4 3:01pm, SW 16th Ave. The caller advised of an alarm going off in her closet. She is unsure how she activated it.

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Life Tributes Dorothy Helen Ingwersen Dorothy Helen Ingwersen of Coupeville passed away at the age of 102 January 28, 2015 in Coupeville. Dorothy was born June 9, 1912 in Seattle Washington to Henry and Hedwig Ingwersen. She lived in the Sunset Hill area of Ballard in Seattle and eventually moved to Camano Island with her parents. She then moved to Whidbey Island where she has resided for the past 64 years. Dorothy participated in the Special Olympics in swimming events and won many medals. She enjoyed her family, her friends in Oak Harbor, her “family” at Living Word Church who were so good to Dorothy, the beach, swimming, and animals (especially dogs).

She is survived by her nieces Carol Hallquist (Seattle) and Pamela Somers (Avoca, MN) along with numerous grandnieces and nephews. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents Henry and Hedwig Ingwersen; her sister Dolores Whitmire; and nephews Gary Lodell and Larry Lodell. Donations can be made in Dorothy’s memory to: Special Olympics of Washington, 1809 7th Ave Suite 1509, Seattle, WA 98101. The family would like to thank Suzan Bartlett of the Oak Harbor Adult Family Home who took exceptional care of Dorothy for seven years. Suzan was a blessing to Dorothy and her family. The family would also like to thank the caregivers at Careage of Whidbey in Coupeville for the wonderful care and compassion they gave Dorothy.

Friends and family may go online at www.burleyfuneralchapel.com to sign a guest book and leave memories.

Tammy A. Norton Tammy A. Norton, age 56, of Oak Harbor, passed away in Everett January 31, 2015. She was born December 12, 1958 in San Jose, California to Bob and Barb Cook. Tammy worked for the state of Washington for 23 years. She was an amazing daughter, sister, mother, and friend. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and loved being near the ocean. She is survived by her children Jeremy, Ashley, Alex, and Jordan; her grandchildren Austin, Hailey, Anthony, Lily, and Kaiden; and her father Robert Cook. She was preceded in death by her mother Barbara Cook, her siblings Ken and Kymberle Cook, and her Grandmother Gene Greene. A memorial service will be held at Burley Funeral Chapel, 30 SE Ely Street in Oak Harbor Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 2:00pm to remember the life of Tammy.

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Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation Recognizes WAIF with a $3000 Grant For the second year in a row, Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation (WAIF) was recognized for its work on behalf of shelter animals with a $3,000 grant from country music star Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation.

Miranda and her mother Bev Lambert, founded MuttNation Foundation eight years ago to support shelters and other rescue groups focused on high live release rates above 90%, exceptional volunteerism, fiscal responsibility, spay/neuter advocacy and those who have an active presence in the community.

Through MuttNation Foundation, an initiative was launched to select one shelter from each of the 50 states entitled “Mutts Across America: 50 States/50 Shelters” and WAIF was once again selected as the Washington state recipient with a grant of $3,000. Organizations do not apply for funding but are selected based on the hundreds of research hours conducted by the board of directors of MuttNation Foundation and rewarding those who meet their criteria.

According to WAIF’s Executive Director Charles Vreeland, “To be recognized for the second year in a row is a true testament to all the hard work of dedicated staff and compassionate volunteers, along with the ongoing support of the community. This donation reenergizes our uncompromising commitment in providing quality care and comfort for our shelter animals while they wait for new homes.”

WAIF recently released its 2014 Live Release Rate showing an overall rate of 94.9%. A live release rate above 90% demonstrates that efforts are successfully being made to save all healthy and unhealthy but treatable animals in its care while they wait for adoption into loving homes.

For more information about WAIF, please visit www.waifanimals.org.

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Local Business News 10th Annual Dentist with a A Heart Day Coming February 13 Each year for the past nine years, Dr. Luke Wezeman, Dr. Tim Wezeman and the team at Whidbey Avenue Dental Care has provided a day of free dental care for anyone in the Whidbey Island community who could not otherwise afford to receive care. Over 560 patients have been served since the first event in 2006.

Whidbey Avenue Dental Care is located at 926 East Whidbey Avenue across from the Oak Harbor Fire Department. The 10th annual Dentist With A Heart Day event will kick off at 8:00am. Patients interested in receiving a filling, extraction or emergency treatment will be served in the order of arrival. All patients desiring a cleaning need to call (360) 679-1581 to make an appointment.

Help for Stressed-Out Parents There is a new resource on Whidbey Island for overwhelmed and frustrated parents: Happy Home Parent Coaching is now accepting new clients. Coaching is an effective and exciting way to achieve meaningful and lasting change in your life. Unlike therapy, coaching focuses not on the past and healing, but on the present.

It’s a technique that draws upon your inherent strengths and values to create positive growth.

Happy Home Parent Coaching was founded by Mark Roughsedge. After working as a counselor, interventionist, and therapist with youth and families for over 25 years, Coach Mark became a Certified Professional Coach and a Certified Youth, Parent & Family Coach in order to continue pursuing his passion for helping others achieve their dreams and goals. He is ready to assist you and/or your family members in developing and implementing a plan for building a functional family.

If you or someone you know is struggling with family discord—whether it be a parent or child, or both—check out www.happyhomeparentcoaching.com to learn more about what services offered and to request a free 20-minute consultation to see if coaching can help you achieve your own dreams. Reclaim the joy of parenting!

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American Association of University Women (AAUW) Saturday, February 14, 9:30am Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland

Coffee and social hour from 9:30am-10:00am Beginning at 10:00am, Laura Lopez, master Guatemalan weaver and artist, will be demonstrating her craft and will have some of her beautiful woven and beaded items available for purchase. Prospective members welcome.

Island County Astronomical Society (ICAS) Monday, February 16, 6:30pm-8:30pm First United Methodist Church, Oak Harbor Anyone interested in astronomy is invited to attend. There will be short presentations on current topics in astronomy and a good time is guaranteed for all. For more information about ICAS or club events, contact Dan Pullen at (360) 679-7664 or icaspub@juno.com, or visit www.icas-wa.webs.com.

South Whidbey Republican Women Tuesday, February 17, 11:30am Useless Bay Country Club, Langley Guest speaker, Kathy McLaughlin McCabe, Executive Director of Good Cheer, will be explaining the logistics of their Food Bank, where the food comes from and how it is disbursed. In addition she will talk about their garden and its relativity to their food bank.

Lunch will be $16 which includes tax, tip, tea and coffee. For reservations, please call Mary Willman at (360) 331-4556 or Jean Goodfellow at (360) 579-5348 before Saturday, February 14.

Whidbey Island Camera Club

Tuesday, February 17, 6:30pm-8:00pm Oak Hall, Room 306, SVC, Oak Harbor

Guest speaker, Jim Dicecco from Canon USA, a trainer and technical adviser, will present a program “From Snapshot to Photography”. The theme for February is “before and after photo program processing of photographs”. You may submit up to 3 photographs for discussion during the meeting to absolutescience@hotmail.com. Whidbey Island Camera Club, a community club, is open to the public. If you have questions, please email tina31543@comcast.net or visit www.whidbeyislandcameraclub.com

South Whidbey Garden Club Meeting Friday, February 20, 9:30am St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Clinton The doors open at 9:00am, the business meeting starts at 9:30am, and the program starts at 10:30am with refreshments provided.

Program: “Spice Up Your Cooking” with Chef Jess Dowdell of the Roaming Radish. Watch and sample how adding that perfect herb can turn a simple dish into a wonderful tasting experience. The public is welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Co-President, Diana Bublitz at (360) 341-2033.

For more Meetings and Organizations, visit www.whidbeylocal.com.

Classes, Seminars and Workshops Dan’s Classic Ballroom & Moonlight Dance Cruises Featured on The Price is Right, March 2012 & 2013 See website for schedules/fees www.dansclassicballroom.com (360)720-2727. Group & Private Lessons, Adults, Teens, Children, Wedding Dances, Special Events/Parties.

Located just north of Oak Harbor (Dugualla Bay).

Classes on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday evenings. Anacortes classes meet on Wednesday evenings.

Offering classes in: Smooth Dances: Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango Latin & Rhythm: EC Swing, WC Swing, Cha Cha, Rumba, Mambo, Merengue, Bolero, Samba

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Pruning for High Fruit Production Saturday, February 14, 11:00am-1:00pm South Whidbey Tilth Sustainability Campus, Langley Gary Ingram will discuss and demonstrate the best times to prune different types of trees, organic pest and disease control and fertilization, tree selection for maximum fruit production and tree health. There will be classroom time as well as an outdoor demonstration in the orchard. The workshop cost is $8 for South Whidbey Tilth members and $15 for nonmembers; register with Michael Seraphinoff at (360) 544-2278 or by email mjseraph@whidbey.net.

Participants should dress for the weather, bring pruning tools if you have them. Complimentary hot beverages will be available. Following the workshop a hot lunch will be served and a work party for those able to stay and help mulch around the fruit trees.

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DUI/Underage Drinking Prevention Panel Saturday, February 14, 12:45pm Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room Open to all, no late admittance. Required by local driving schools for driver’s education students and parents. For more information, call (360) 672-8219 or visit www.idipic.org.

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February 13 & 14 7:30pm

After teaching countless students about the saints, venial sins, limbo, and more, Sister is now offering up hilarious lessons on the Sacrements of Marriage & the Last Rites as only the Sister can!

Open to all, no late admittance. Required by local driving schools for driver’s education students and parents. For more information, call (360) 672-8219 or visit www.idipic.org.

Shalom Orca Retreat February 26—March 1, 2015 The Whidbey Institute, Clinton $650 (includes meals and lodging).

Classroom participation is a must!

So bring your sweetie and your sense of humor for some quality time with Sister, the feistiest new couples counselor in town!

The Shalom process offers a path to being more conscious, loving and fully alive. Learn more and register: www.whidbeyinstitute.org/ shalom-orca-retreat. For more information, email info@whidbeyinstitute.org, or call (360) 341-1884.

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Tai Chi Introduction Tuesdays, March 3 - March 31, 12:00pm-1:00pm Island Dance, Camano Ave, Langley

Saturday, February 21 7:30pm Expect the unexpected!

Tai Chi is an exploration of “Stillness in Movement”. This is a brief introduction to the Cheng Man-Ch’ing style of Tai Chi with Simon Leon, an approved instructor with many years of experience in Tai Chi and other internal arts.

The cost is $50 for the 5-week series and preregistration is required. For more information or to register, call (360) 661-7298 or email dosho56@hotmail.com

Explore what it means to live fully, even while facing serious illness. Learn more and register: www.whidbeyinstitute.org/awake-alive-retreat2015. For more information, email info@whidbeyinstitute.org, or call (360) 341-1884.

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March 30—April 3, 2015 The Whidbey Institute, Clinton $795-1095 (includes meals and lodging)

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DUI/Underage Drinking Prevention Panel

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The Paperboys March 13 Sierra Hull April 18 10 Strings and Goat Skin May 29

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Chicken Little & the Astrologer

By Wesley Hallock

Remember your knee-high pre-schooler days, how everything good in mom’s kitchen was so very high and beyond your reach? And, being desperate to reach the Sugar Smacks and mom not around, you discovered where there’s a will, there’s a way? Necessity, the mother of invention!

A chair pushed from the dining table over to the counter, a climb up onto the chair, followed by another climb up and onto the counter. Now we’re getting somewhere!

Open the cupboard door and—darn! Just out of reach. But wait—by turning to face slightly left, while stretching the right hand up, up. . .getting closer. . .lean into it, and push that right hand higher by standing on the right foot tippy toe. . .almost. . .touch the left ear to the left shoulder, which curves the spine right, which drives the right hand upward another smidgen. . .the left foot lifts up and off the counter, but no matter. . .up, up, stre-e-e-tching up. . .fingers closing on a box. . .pull back and. . .Hey! Down come the Sugar Smacks! You were not too short to reach them, after all!

Uh-oh, here comes Mom . . .

Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who has no problem reaching the Sugar Smacks. Bolt is owner of six Olympic gold medals and holds the world record at 100 and 200 meters. He also owns the second fastest 100 meter time and was the anchor runner in the world’s fastest 4X100 meter relay. Sweet. If there is a height problem, it is by conventional thinking, Bolt at 6’ 5” is too tall to be a world class sprinter.

Height and long limbs have long been regarded as disadvantages in the sprints.

The first few strides coming off the starting blocks supposedly favor the shorter, more compact runner. Bolt proves this not to be true. The data—and six gold medals—do not lie. Although a head taller than the rest of the field, Bolt stays with the shorter guys right out of the blocks. How does Bolt solve his “too tall” problem? Ironically, with moves identical to those of our too-short pre-schooler.

Beginning at the instant of the starter’s gun, Bolt torques the short powerful muscles of his hips and torso to curve his spine, giving his body a short side and a long side. His bent legs straighten, driving him forward.

The short side reverses with the next stride and becomes the long side. This produces a counter rotation of hips and shoulders, resulting in Bolt’s reaching knees pointing successively left and right. Head, shoulders, hips, every part of Bolt is in motion in multiple directions.

As a newcomer on the world scene, Bolt with all his flexion and rotation drove the high priests of track and field mad. Medaled runners, their high-tech sprint coaches backed by computer graphics, seasoned TV commentators, all began to foam at the mouth. As Bolt began to set world records, they declared that, yes, Bolt is fast, but if only Bolt would clean up his form, then he could run really fast.

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his own rigidly 2-diminsional form (“Efficiency makes you faster. Except for my arms, you don’t see any movement at all in my torso. . .relaxed, upright posture. . .shoulders in line, head still. . .”) while tearing down the 3-diminsional Bolt (“His bio-mechanics need to be cleaned up. He runs very raw. He’s not a clean sprinter. His lateral movement is horrible. And that’s why you see the side to side movement in him. The sides of his body are collapsing, as opposed to having good efficient technique up top. . .”), implying that somehow, the fastest man in the world got to be fastest without knowing how to run.

The post-run analysis of Bolt’s 200 meter world record drew this from a TV commentator: “Usain Bolt just doesn’t care about technique! Look at him—shoulders all over the place!”

Sprint coach Lance Walker saw Bolt’s moves clearly, but, like everyone else, perceived them as flaws: “His thigh is actually pointing into the other guy’s lane. . .to compromise for that, he has to do some side-bending and de-rotation. . .so now he has to do this transverse, back and forth thing. . .it’s scary to think if he could clean up some of that.”

Such blind comments fail to appreciate that Bolt’s form is not flawed; it is an advance on winning technique. While wondering what would be the result if Bolt ran 2-D like everyone else, all fail to ask, “What could others accomplish by running 3-D like Bolt?”

In previous columns we saw how Norwegian physicist Kristian Birkeland’s discovery that Earth is linked electromagnetically to our Sun drew him the cold shoulder of rejection. Why, we asked, would it take more than sixty years before science grudgingly accepted that Birkeland was right?

In Usain Bolt, we have our answer: Most athletes, most scientists—most people—are not going for the gold, are not reaching for the Sugar Smacks in whatever form.

They are reaching for ways to reinforce their already existing beliefs. They seek only to prove themselves right. No matter how much they protest to the contrary, their goal is to preserve their world the way it is. The data shows this. The data does not lie.

All pioneers, it seems—Usain Bolt and Kristian Birkeland being two—begin as misunderstood outcasts.

Are there no exceptions? Happily, there are.

Next week: The pioneer flop whose floppy style caught on.

Confidential to BZ in Oak Harbor. Relax, dear reader, you don’t need a private session. The surest way to know the future is to create it. The future is not fixed, and it is not decided for us–it is decided by us. Future outcomes always are the result of our past actions. What you do today affects what happens tomorrow. Who better to tell you about the happiness of other people in your life than those people? Talk with them. Out of the conversation will come answers to your questions. You will also hear what you need to know to decide your next action.

The answers are always there. When we fail to see or hear, usually it is because we are asking the wrong questions.

Wesley Hallock is a professional astrologer, navigating the sea of consciousness since 1982, and an avid connecter of dots.

Chicken Little in the 1943 Disney version of the folk tale was the gullible dupe in Foxy Loxy’s scheme to raid the hen house. Connecting dots and dupes and reporting on the result is Wesley’s special delight. He calls this “the dot nitty gritty.” Send your nitty gritty questions and comments to Wesley at planetbiz4u2@gmail.com. To read past columns of Chicken Little and the Astrologer in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www.whidbeyweekly.com.

Across 1. A lot 6. Hot spot 10. ___ Cooper, Am. actor 14. An inverted circumflex diacritic mark 15. ___ vera 16. Fencing sword 17. Foe 18. Pink, as a steak 19. H.S. class 20. Measure of antiknock properties of gasoline (2 wds) 23. Chocolate trees 25. Successful runners, for short 26. Type of beds with curtains and canopy (hyphenated) 30. Halo, e.g.

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