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Saturday, March 5, 2016 9 am - 4:30 pm Oak Harbor High School

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BEYOND MOUNTAIN BIKING Now that spring is around the corner, everyone is gearing up for the 30th Annual MusselFest in Coupeville. Beyond chowing down on the briny blues, I am looking forward to the 6th Annual Mussels in the Kettles Mountain Bike Poker Ride. This locally sponsored ride is taking place in, what I think, is the most beautiful region for cross country mountain biking. Not only will this ride get me out into the woods to play, it will bring people from all over the island (and off) to hit up some of the greatest single track in the northwest. Like always, I am thinking about the potential injuries related to cruising through muddle trails, narrowly missing trees and roots. This is why, this month, I would like to give you a few exercises to help prevent some basic injuries.

Chair Dips (in chair) Sit towards the middle of a chair with armrests.

During mountain biking, the arms, shoulders and spine use all three types of muscle contractions: concentric, eccentric and isometric. Concentric muscle contractions are defined as a shortening of the muscle (i.e. biceps curl). Eccentric muscle contractions are defined as a lengthening of the muscle under a load (i.e. lowering your heel at the tail end of a calf raise). Finally, an isometric muscle contraction is described as a contraction where there is no change in muscle length (i.e. your abdominals during a plank).

While the hands and arms are working both concentrically and eccentrically, the thoracic spine is working isometrically. This isometric contraction of the thoracic spine is what usually occurs when we are sitting behind a desk with poor posture; the muscles are turned “on,” but the body is not moving in either direction. With this type of contraction, you will begin to feel a burning or dull ache in the muscle.

Exercise Prescription: Perform 10 dips, 2 sets, 1-2x/day

The following exercises are designed to help prevent injuries as well as minimize the pain which might occur while mountain biking (or sitting behind a desk).

Pinch your shoulder blades down and back.

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Push yourself upwards, while straightening your arms, so that you lift your buttocks off the chair.

Slowly lower yourself back down, using a controlled motion.

If you cannot lift yourself up, gentle press through arms to relieve pressure on your buttocks.

If the exercise is too easy, keep your knees and hips locked at 90 degrees each and lift your entire body (feet included) off the chair and floor.

Prone Supermans While lying face down, arms extended above your head, slowly raise your arms and legs upward off the ground.

Keep your head/neck neutral and do not look up.

Slowly lower your arms and legs back to the ground.

Exercise Prescription: Hold shoulder blade pinch for 3 seconds before lowering Perform 10 reps, 2 sets, 2-3x/day When performed regularly, the exercises prescribed above will help strengthen your upper body to ready itself for the rigors of mountain biking. Conveniently, these would be the ideal exercises for someone who works behind a computer most of the day.

Most of these would be easy to perform at work (maybe not the supermans on the office floor).

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Exercise Prescription: Hold 30 seconds, 3x each side Perform 3x/day

When you think of a mountain bike injury, what do you think of? Usually, the head and neck are near the top of the list. Beyond that, the injury to limbs and spine are scattered across the board. I want to focus on the thoracic spine (middle back), wrist and forearm.

These are definite areas of concern when crashing a bike but they can just as easily be injured without the blunt trauma of a tree or rock. When mountain biking, the hands, wrists and elbows work as shock absorbers to keep you from eating your handlebars while riding over rough terrain. The thoracic spine works to keep your neck and head upright. With repetitive shock or bouncing, these regions of the body work harder, using different types of muscle contractions.

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You should feel a gentle stretch along the topside of your forearm.

Wrist Extensor Stretch Raise your right arm out in front of you with a straight elbow and palm down.

Use your left hand to gently press down on the back of your hand.

Like always, if you experience pain that lasts longer than 24 hours, consult your physician.

If you have more questions regarding these exercises or other exercises you might be performing at home, please feel free to contact us at either our Oak Harbor or Coupeville location.

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Hope your Valentine's Day was as memorable as mine. I stood in a Valentine line for some time, but no one showed.

Good To Go! Have you had the experience yet? Have you received the business size envelope from the Good To Go! family, representing the fine folks at Washington State Department of Transportation, with the notice you owe $2.75 for being in the wrong lane at the right time?

Have you yet received the bright red, in capitals on the front, electronic service requested, TOLL BILL-OPEN IMMEDIATELY, presorted first class greeting? I waited several hours to open my envelope just to show myself I was tougher than the WDOT's envelope threat.

When we were representing clients years ago to help reconcile their “irreconcilable differences” with a divorce, the interpretation of the sign language of Good To Go!, hereinafter referred to as Wish It Went, or good-to-go-in-the-wastebasket (pause here to breathe), while driving 405, 167, 520, or the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, would have surely caused disagreement between driver and passenger.

Being a lover of words and the interpretation thereof, reading and understanding road signage is a required life skill. We had family rules for road trips. Dad got the wheel. Mom got the map. We kids read the signs.

We could not ask Siri or Google or Bing how to get where we were going. We would not have understood what it actually meant to see the blinking sign “toll, 50 cents” if nobody was around to take our quarters.

What does it mean to have a disposable lighter with a lifetime guarantee? What does it mean to turn right after the church if there is no street? If the sign says No shoes, no shirt, no service, what if you are just wearing socks and a vest?

After interrogating a Good To Go! representative for almost twenty-five minutes, my fine was dismissed in light of WDOT's policy of forgiving a first timer's offense. Shades of the vernacular, “don't let it happen again.”

to enjoy hot and sour soup, Mongolian beef, fried rice, coconut shrimp, sweet and sour pork, steamed rice, hot tea, and fortune cookies. Given their healthy servings at China City, our waiter Aaron came to the rescue with carry out cartons for our subsequent culinary delights. It was not until we were reheating our leftovers the next day we noticed our Chinese food was packaged in microwave safe cartons made in the U.S.A. We do what Rural Character Tom Walker sings, “Buy locally, think globally.”

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Patrol Boy Thanks to WDOT for understanding my flight plight. The entire experience of trying to understand the nuances of a sticker pass, a flex pass, or no pass reminds me of my only day in 4th grade as a patrol guard. Because of wind, my stop flag blew ninety degrees in a rainstorm while I was on duty. My inability to hold the stop flag pole caused an accident. As punishment, Miss Hune, our principal at Wickliffe Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio, banned me from further patrol boy service.

Sergeant: Weight?

Top Hatts Took the family to China City the other night

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I love learning about my own ignorance. It is a defense, or is it no defense? Either way, I am offended.

Okay, that was bad. Shall we move on?

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Just so you know, any e-mail you might get stating you owe Good To Go! some dinero for car pool lane violations is bogus. WDOT only solicits by snail mail. As we learned, snails are not wanted in the diamond lane without the S-Car-Go pass.

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Loretta and Timmy A couple of angels flying too close to the ground on Newman Road in Freeland were spotted recently gifting Southern Cross Too coffee to patrons in need. With anonymous donors, expectations of appreciation are not implemented.

While the Lord is said to love a cheerful giver, we coffee folks who worship daily, occasionally receiving freebies at the altar of the barista, are much appreciative. We are cheerful receivers.

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Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home.

Husband: Gee, I’m not sure. A little over five-feet tall.

Husband: Don’t know. Not slim, not really fat.

Sergeant: Color of eyes?

Husband: Never noticed.

Sergeant: Color of hair?

Husband: Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown.

Sergeant: What was she wearing?

Husband: Could have been a skirt or shorts. I don’t remember exactly.

Sergeant: What kind of car did she go in?

Husband: She went in my truck.

Sergeant: What kind of truck was it?

Husband: Brand new 2015 Ford F150 King Ranch 4X4 with Eco-boost 5.0L V8 engine special ordered with manual transmission. It has a custom matching white cover for the bed. Custom leather seats and “Bubba” floor mats. Trailering package with gold hitch. DVD with navigation, 21-channel CB radio, six cup holders, and four power outlets.

Added special alloy wheels and off-road Michelins.

Wife put a small scratch on the drivers door. At this point the husband started choking up.

Sergeant: Don’t worry buddy. We’ll find your truck.

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Our celebrity sighting of Cathy and Dean Hatt, fresh from an international karaoke contest for financial planners, made our evening. Dean and Cathy even took time to autograph the backs of our paper fortunes from our fortune cookies.

Oddly enough, my fortune stated “One must wear many hats to survive on Whidbey,” and here we were, talking to a couple of Hatts.

We won't. We will no longer drive those roads. If we have to pay money, with three people in the car, to go slower in the express lane than the guy driving in the lane next to us for free, well, shut my mouth.

There were no support groups back in the 50s' for rejected patrol boy guards. The peer pressure of my failure resulted in a period of binge drinking cherry Coke, back when it was flavored with fountain syrup. It was a tough time for the family as I had to request, and was denied, an increase in my allowance. How is a 4th grader with a cherry Coke problem going to make it on two bucks a week? At ten cents a glass, it only allowed me twenty glasses of fountain Coke weekly, but only if I did not buy my new Hardy Boy book for a buck.

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Bits & Pieces Whidbey Gardening Workshop 2016 An Opportunity for Area Gardeners to Learn from Experts Puget Sound area gardeners from novice to advanced will be able to choose from over 40 classes covering a wide array of gardening topics at the day-long Whidbey Gardening Workshop held at Oak Harbor High School, Saturday, March 5, 2016.

The workshop is open to the public and will feature classes in garden design, care and maintenance with a focus on sustainability, including classes on growing herbs, vegetables, fruits and ornamental landscape plants and flowering perennials. Several sessions will focus on the challenges of gardening in the Maritime Northwest and on simplifying the garden landscape for easier care and suitability to our climate.

New this year: classes on savvy plant shopping, easier garden maintenance, design with microclimates, water features, fall and winter vegetable gardening, butterfly conservation, why you want bats, keeping bluffs and hillsides in place, plant propagation, mason bees, permaculture garden design, watering strategies, diagnosis and treatment for NW plant problems..and more!

Keynote - “Making Windcliff - the Plan, the Plants” with Dan Hinkley, internationally recognized plantsman, plant collector, lecturer and author, and founder of both Heronswood Nursery and Windcliff on the Kitsap Peninsula.

Described as “the Indiana Jones of the Plant World”, Hinkley is the author of ‘The Explorer’s Garden, Shrubs and Vines from Four Corners of the World’ and ‘The Explorer’s Garden, Rare and Unusual Perennials’, now in it’s fourth printing.

Instructors have credentials in Horticulture, Agronomy, Biology, Hydrogeology, Conservation and Landscape Architecture, and include WSU scientists, Certified Master Gardeners with decades of experience, area garden service providers, nursery staff, local farmers, professional educators and published authors.

The workshop will also feature a Gardening Marketplace highlighting nurseries, vendors and artisans offering the latest plants, garden art, furniture, gardening accessories and books, and featuring a selection of educational exhibits to browse.

Now in its 28th year, the Whidbey Gardening Workshop is presented by the Island County Master Gardener Foundation. The Master Gardener Program is an outreach and education program of Washington State University Extension.

Whidbey Gardening Workshop is open to the public and preregistration with opportunity to secure class preferences online is available at www.whidbeygardeningworkshop.org. Or call (360) 240-5527 to request a registration packet by mail. $40 advance registration, $45 at the door.

age children (babies to 5 years old). At their bi-monthly meetings they host speakers on a variety of topics from budgeting to self defense, or create a craft in a non-kid environment. Their children are happily watched by some wonderful local volunteers/nursery workers. Money earned will go to the groups fund to pay childcare workers, fund scholarships for moms who need MOPS but can’t necessarily afford it and to allow the group to give charity donations to other groups here in the local community.

MOPS will be hosting a community drop off event on Saturday, February 20, from 10:00am to 12:00pm at Family Bible Church, 2760 SW Heller Road, Oak Harbor.

We all have unwanted textiles that are either worn out, or no longer fit. Instead of throwing them into the trash where they’ll simply add to our nation’s growing landfills, give your clothes a second life by participating in this textile collection drive.

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Oak Harbor High School Shipmates-of-the-Month Oak Harbor High School’s 9th grade transition program is called the Island Program. Each island is comprised of an English teacher, a math teacher and a science teacher. They share a total of 90 students who rotate together in classes of thirty for three periods each day. The vision of the Island Program is to have all 9th grade students ready for 10th grade and on track to a 4-year graduation.

A student recognition program, called the Shipmates-of-the-Month, recognizes one student per month based on demonstrable gains in the areas of academic or behavioral growth, community contribution(s), and/or acts of altruism. The following students earned the recognition for December:

Battleship Island - Suraya Johnson: “Without doubt, Suraya’s dedication to excellence and her model work ethic are traits all people can only hope to aspire to. She fastidiously works to ensure her understanding of all subject areas in class and out of class, and she communicates respectively to both teachers and peers.”

Accepted items: clothing of any kind/any condition – stained, torn, burned, etc; shoes any kind/any condition (in pairs); towels - bath, kitchen, rags; sheets; blankets; quilts; curtains/ drapery; throw pillows; throw rugs; purses; belts - synthetic/leather; tablecloths; placemats; stuffed animals; suitcases.

All items must be clean, dry and tied in garbage bags.

MOPS cannot accept glass, breakables, electronics, pet beds, bed pillows, carpeting, uniforms or hotel linens.

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Skull Island - Jasmine Schultz: “Jasmine is always kind and good natured with her classmates. She has a great attitude, excellent grades and shows maturity above the freshman level. Her personality and dedication make her a great example for other students.”

Registration for New Advised Students begins February 25. Open Enrollment begins March 10. Classes begin April 5.

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Registration Begins for Central Whidbey Little League

For students who want to begin a new career or upgrade their job skills, Professional/Technical programs are aligned with local and state economic development strategies. High demand areas include:

Registration is now open for Central Whidbey Little League’s 2016 spring baseball and softball season. To register or for more information, visit the league’s website at www. centralwhidbeylittleleague.com. Registration closes February 29. Practices begin in March and games in April.

Culinary Arts, www.skagit.edu/culinary Criminal Justice, www.skagit.edu/criminaljustice Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture, www.skagit.edu/basec , www. skagit.edu/sage Fire Protection, www.skagit.edu/fire Manufacturing Technology, www.skagit.edu/ manufacturing NEW! Craft Brewing Academy, www.skagit. edu/craftbrew SVC also offers Academic Transfer pathways for students who want to begin their college experience and earn a bachelor’s degree. By completing two years at SVC and then transferring to a four-year university, students can study close to home and save money, compared to tuition at a four-year college or university.

Whidbey Playhouse Announces Auditions for “Whidbey Has Talent” Justice Island - Zion Gomez: “Zion is very self-motivated academically. He always has his homework completed, takes the extra steps in daily work, and is willing to learn new things.

He has the courage to ask questions and to voice his opinions on ideas. Zion brings a sense of enthusiasm to class along with a passion for learning. Teachers and peers can count on Zion for support and positivity. He respects his peers and his demonstrates it in all he does.”

For more information, call (360) 679-2237 or email info@whidbeyhastalent.com.

Mount Vernon Campus, (360) 416-7697 or toll free: 1 844 2SKAGIT

MOPS of Oak Harbor is Hosting a Clothing and Textile Drive

South Whidbey Center, (360) 679-5330

MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) is a nonprofit Christian group that provides fellowship and community to moms of pre-school

Marine Technology Center, (360) 766-6282

San Juan Center, (360) 378-3220 [Submitted by Arden Ainley, SVC Chief Public Information Officer]

Auditions are by appointment only and will be held Saturday, March 5, from 10:00am to 7:00pm and Sunday, March 6, from 2:00pm to 7:00pm. The auditions will be held at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Ave., Oak Harbor.

Finalists will compete for scholarships and awards at the “Whidbey Has Talent” Show on Sunday, April 24, at the Oak Harbor High School Student Union Building.

For more information about programs and degrees, financial aid, career options, campus tours, and getting started, visit www.skagit. edu/getstarted or contact:

Whidbey Island Campus, (360) 675-6656

Whidbey Playhouse is pleased to announce auditions for Whidbey Has Talent, an island wide talent show open to all youth grades K-12. The event will promote, encourage and celebrate the performing talents of the youth on Whidbey Island.

To audition, an application must be submitted which can be downloaded on the Whidbey Has Talent website: www.whidbeyhastalent. com.

Get the most up-to-date list of all available courses, visit www.skagit.edu/schedules

[Submitted by Sheri Gerhard]

Castle Island - Asiah Erickson: “Asiah is diligent and stays on task while maintaining positive relationships with her peers. She sets a nice example of how a model student should behave in the classroom. Her smile lights up the room and it is wonderful having her as a part of our island.”

[Submitted by Whidbey Playhouse]

Fortress Island - De Andre Bennett: “De Andre puts forth his best effort in everything he tries. If his best is not enough to earn the grades he aspires to attain, he puts in time working with his teachers to improve those

Viva Vivaldi! with Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra and Oak Harbor HS Harbor Singers Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra joins with the award-winning Oak Harbor High School Harbor Singers for a set of concerts presented BITS ‘N’ PIECES

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By Carey Ross The Choice: I gotta imagine the only reason anyone ever sees a movie based on a Nicholas Sparks book is because they’re secretly hoping it’ll be "The Notebook" all over again.

Or maybe I just don’t know what love is.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 51 min.)

Deadpool: I’ve been skeptical of this Marvel superhero soon-to-be franchise for reasons that begin with Ryan and end with Reynolds, but an R rating (don’t bring your kiddos to this one), an all-out performance by its star, and widespread critical acclaim have turned me from skeptic to believer. The wisecracking, foul-mouthed Deadpool may not be the hero we need, but he most certainly is the one we deserve.  (R • 1 hr. 40 min.)

Dirty Grandpa: Forget what I said about this movie being a harmless diversion from other, better movies. Apparently, it’s so terrible it might as well star Adam Sandler playing opposite Adam Sandler in a film written and directed by Adam Sandler. Yep. That bad.  (R • 1 hr. 42 min.)

The Finest Hours: The kinda true story of an incredible Coast Guard rescue in which the most compelling thing is Disney’s ability to recreate a realistic-looking storm. Skip this and go watch an Oscar nominee.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 57 min.)

Hail, Caesar!: Joel and Ethan Coen made a movie about Hollywood and it features George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Scarlett Johansson, Jonah Hill, Dolph Lundgren, and a singing-and-dancing Channing Tatum. In other words, they read my diary and acted accordingly.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 40 min.)

How to Be Single: This movie boasts a wealth of comedic talent (Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alison Brie) and Dakota Johnson, whose last turn as a funnywoman came via "Fifty Shades of Grey." (Oh, that wasn’t a comedy? MY BAD.), but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s funny.  (R • 1 hr. 50 min.)

Kung Fu Panda 3: I want so badly to mock the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, but I can’t because this bear keeps right on killing it like this is the "Revenant" and he’s got Leonardo DiCaprio in his sights. This time, Po tackles the weighty topic of family identity while marshalling an entire army of kung fu pandas.  (PG • 1 hr. 40 min.)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Is what the title suggests. Based on the bestselling book of the same name. Probably mediocre at best, but the teenaged audience at which it is aimed certainly won’t mind.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 48 min.)

Race: In 1936, Jesse Owens proved he was indeed the “fastest man in the world” when he won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympic Games–and did so in the heart of Nazi Germany at the height of Hitler’s power and in the face of crushing racism both there and at home. I’m pretty sure no movie could ever adequately capture this complex man or his incredible feats, but this one will certainly try.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 14 min.)

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The Revenant: Leonardo DiCaprio survives a bear-mauling, a near-drowning, has his ear bitten off, falls off a cliff and takes shelter inside a dead horse–and that’s barely the half of it. Will someone please give this man his richly deserved Oscar before he actually dies trying to win one?  (R • 2 hrs. 36 min.)

Ride Along 2: Since this movie stars Ice Cube, I’m going to use this space to decry the Academy and its inability to nominate any film for Oscars that isn’t made by and starring white people. This year’s numberone omission: the excellent "Straight Outta Compton." If you haven’t seen the N.W.A. biopic, skip this lowest-common-denominator “comedy” and seek it out.  (PG-13 • 1 hr.

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Risen: One of the producers of this faithbased story about Jesus’ resurrection recently described this movie as a “collision between "The Passion of the Christ" with "CSI," and now Hollywood can close up shop because we have officially seen and heard it all.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 47 min.)

It’s an election year.

Let your voice be heard.

The Island County Republican Party invites you to attend the 2016 Republican caucus.

We will discuss the purpose and principles of the Party and elect precinct representatives for the County convention.

February 20, 2016 - 10 am (doors open 8:30am) North Whidbey: (Deception Pass to Race Road) North Whidbey Middle School 67 NE Izett St., Oak Harbor

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South Whidbey: (Everything south of Race Road) Freeland Hall 1515 Shoreview Drive, Freeland

Open to everyone.

To participate you will be asked to sign a statement that you will not take part in any other political party’s caucus.

To find your precinct number and to register for the caucus go to www.wsrp.org/caucus ICRP contact: Sandi Peterson at IslandCountyGOP@gmail.com or 360.279.1197 Paid for by the Island County Republican Party, POB 293, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

Star Wars: Episode VII–The Force Awakens: One million stars. Give it all of the Oscars and throw in some Grammys, a Nobel Peace Prize and a knighthood, while you’re at it. I’m not picky. Suck it, haterzzzz, this movie rules.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 16 min.)

The Witch: I love an arty, atmospheric horror movie and this one, about a Puritan family living at the edge of civilization in 1630s New England, is exactly that. Things go bump in the night, the family slowly unravels, demonic forces are possibly at play–making it even creepier is the fact that it’s based on the actual accounts of people living at the time.  (R • 1 hr. 32 min.)

Zoolander 2: This movie will interest two types of people: those who are fans of the first "Zoolander" and those who want to just want to see Justin Bieber’s death scene.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 42 min.)

For Anacortes theater showings, please see www.fandango.com. For Blue Fox and Oak Harbor Cinemas showings see ads on this page.

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What’s Going On All entries are listed chronologically, unless there are multiple entries for the same venue or are connected to a specific organization (such as Sno-Isle Libraries) in which case all entries for that venue or organization are listed collectively in chronological order under one heading.

Moon Over Buffalo Thursday, February 18, 7:30pm Friday, February 19, 7:30pm Saturday, February 20, 7:30pm Sunday, February 21, 2:30pm Whidbey Playhouse, Oak Harbor Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950’s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with 5 actors. For tickets and information, call (360) 679-2237 or visit www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Live Music: Frederick Bryan, aka The Lentil Bean Friday, February 19, 7:00pm-9:00pm Ott-Murphy Tasting Room, Langley Musical entertainer Frederick Bryan, aka The Lentil Bean, will perform blues, jazz, and swing. Lentil has performed throughout the Northwest since the late 80s and has recently relocated to Whidbey Island. He’ll be accompanied by his “Eternally Evolving Combo,” which in this manifestation includes Gary Way on keys, Richard Hughes on bass, and Bruce Towne on drums.

The 39 Steps Fridays, February 19, 26, 7:30pm Saturdays, February 20, 27, 7:30pm Sunday, February 21, 2:00pm WICA, Langley Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre!

Adapted by Patrick Barlow. Directed by Deana Duncan. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors/military, $15 for youth/matinee and are available at www.wicaonline.org or by calling (800) 638-7631 or (360) 221-8268.

Relay for Life Fundraiser Breakfast Saturday, February 20, 9:00am-11:00am Zorbas Restaurant, Oak Harbor Cost: $10 adults, $7 kids 5 and under Team IDEX Relay For Life Fundraiser with the money going to fight cancer. Breakfast includes large pancake, scrambled eggs, 3 sausage or 2 bacon along with coffee and juice. Tickets available at the door. For more information, contact Karla at (360) 675-8091.

Coupeville Lions Club 12th Annual Scholarship Auction Saturday, February 20, 5:00pm Elks Lodge, Oak Harbor For $35 you will enjoy dinner served by honor students and Leo’s, wine and beer, silent and live auctions, music and an auction of simply fabulous desserts. The proceeds are 100% dedicated to the graduating seniors of Coupeville High School. For advance purchase of tickets call (360) 678-4105.

Sweetheart Big Band Dance Saturday, February 20, 7:00pm-9:00pm South Whidbey High School, Langley Presented by the South Whidbey High School and Langley Middle School Jazz Bands. The evening includes great music, fancy desserts and punch, raffle and door prizes and lots of swing dancing. The cost is $12 per person ($10 seniors) or $35 for families of 4 and over.

Tickets are available at the door or from any jazz band student. For more information, call (360) 929-9362.

Live Music: Szabo/Vaupell Duo Sunday, February 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm Blooms Winery Tasting Room, Langley Jana Szabo, with her extraordinary keyboard and vocals, will be accompanied by Alan Vaupell on guitar. Some lovely original songs and some old favorites will make a great show.

No cover (please tip appropriately), no minimums. Blooms Winery’s tasting room is at the Bayview Corner Cash Store, 5603 Bayview Rd.

Co-op Kids Wine & Bids!

Saturday, February 27, 6:00pm-9:00pm Coupeville Rec Hall General Admission: $10 Featuring hors d’oeuvres and wine, music by Lisa Toomey & Tishia Malone, and many Silent Auction items to bid on. Please note, this is an adult only event. Order your tickets now at www.coupevillepreschool.org/fundraising.html There will be a raffle that night, and those that pre-order their tickets will have a complimentary ticket in the raffle.

Upcoming Sno-Isle Library Events See schedule below Cost: Free Ready Readers: Preschool Storytime Thursdays, February 18, 25, 9:30am-10:30am Coupeville Library Thursdays, February 18, 25, 9:30am & 10:30am Oak Harbor Library Let imaginations run wild with fun books, sing-along songs, and creative activities that prepare young minds for the adventures of reading. For ages 2 to 5 years with caregiver.

Meet the Author: Edward Drum, MD Thursday, February 18, 4:00pm-5:00pm Coupeville Library “Quarantine Access,” a novel set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic, leads readers through a web of political and medical intrigue. Edward Drum, M.D., is a retired US Naval Flight Surgeon. He resides on Whidbey Island with his wife, Rita Bartell Drum.

Coffee: From Bean to Cup Friday, February 19, 1:30pm-3:00pm Coupeville Library Join us for an afternoon of coffee with Whidbey Coffee. Discover coffee’s rich history and learn about its cultivation. This program also leads participants through a coffee tasting.

Books2Movies: The Help Friday, February 19, 2:00pm 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 on the third Friday of each month beginning at 2:00 p.m. Enjoy coffee/tea, candy and popcorn, and meet with fellow book lovers. Brandon Henry will lead the discussion.

Friends of the Library Book Sale Saturday, February 20, 10:00am-3:00pm Clinton Community Hall, 6411 S. Central Ave. Thousands of books for sale at bargain prices.

Additional fiction and nonfiction books every month. Proceeds support the Clinton Library.

Quality book donations always appreciated.

Toddler Storytime Mondays, February 22, 29, 9:30am & 10:30am Oak Harbor Library Jump and bounce into a magical world of stories, music, and movements that nurture the desire to read in toddlers. Playtime or craft may follow. Ages 2-3 years. Caregiver required.

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.

AARP Tax-Aide Mondays, February 22, 29, 1:00pm-7:30pm Oak Harbor Library Tuesday, February 23, 9:30am-5:00pm Oak Harbor Library Wednesday, February 24, 10:00am-5:00pm Coupeville Library Free tax return preparation and e-filing for taxpayers with low and moderate income, especially those age 60 and older. Call (360) 678-3000 to schedule an appointment.

Supported by AARP Foundation.

Digital Downloads – OverDrive Tuesday, February 23, 2:00pm-3:00pm Coupeville Library Learn how to access Sno-Isle’s growing collection of digital books and audiobooks in OverDrive. Find out how to locate, borrow, and download books to your computer or mobile device. This class provides an overview of this popular service and the information needed to start enjoying it on your own. Bring your library card, device, and device login information for hands-on help after the overview.

Limit of 10, please preregister online or call (360) 678-4911.

Computer Basics: Internet for Beginners Wednesday, February 24, 10:00am Freeland Library Develop your digital literacy skills by learning how to access and use the internet on your own. In this hands-on class you’ll learn how to use the Internet, what it can do, and how much fun it can be to surf the Web. This class is intended for beginning computer users with basic keyboard and mouse skills. A limited number of laptops computers will be available or bring your device. Please preregister online.

For Windows and Mac users.

Lit for Fun Book Discussion Group Thursday, February 25, 9:00am Freeland Library Join us for a discussion of Paula Hawkins’ “Girl on the Train.” Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. For adults.

How to Start a Business Thursday, February 25, 1:00pm-2:30pm Oak Harbor Library Learn how to write a business plan using the Small Business Administration’s format. In the process you will discover some library tools that can save you hundreds of dollars. Seating is limited. Please preregister. Supported by the Island County Economic Development Council.

LOCALLY OPERATED. Rainy Day Revels Friday, February 26, 1:00pm-2:00pm Coupeville Elementary School MPR Too many rainy days this month? Come join us for an hour of fun with building toys, puzzles, and board games. Just bring your imagination and a sense of fair play. For school-age children and their caregivers.

Self-Defense for Girls Friday, February 26, 1:00pm-3:00pm Coupeville Library Self-defense is every girl’s business. Learn the basics of self-defense and assertive boundarysetting in this free 2-hour beginner’s class led by 5th degree black belt Michelle McVadon of Seven Star Women’s Kung Fu in Seattle. Open to girls ages 11-19. Class size is limited to 25, please register in advance to reserve your spot!

Funded by Friends of the Coupeville Library.

Religious Services 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) 221-8174.

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.

For more information, contact Ann at (425)263-2704, email healingwhidbey.com, or visit the International Association of Healing Rooms at healingrooms.com.

Living Circle: Friends on the Path Every Sunday, 11:00am 917 E. Whidbey Ave., Oak Harbor Living Circle is a welcoming spiritual community of friends on the path sharing music, prayers, blessings, stories, and more. They invite you to share your spirit with them. Their building is located next to Big Brothers and Big Sisters. For more information, call (360)3202081, email alivingcircle@gmail.com, or visit livingcircle.us

Oneness Blessings Every Monday, 4:00pm-5:00pm Oak Harbor A hands-on process of awakening the human being to its natural state by sending energy to the physical brain via a Oneness Blessings Giver. Come experience peace, healing & joy for yourself. Contact Netsah at (360)675-3420 for more information.

Teaching Through God’s Word Sundays, 9:00am & 11:00am Calvary Chapel, 3821 French Road, Clinton

Mystery Lovers Book Group Thursday, February 25, 3:00pm Oak Harbor Library

For more information, visit ccwhidbey.com.

Share your love of mysteries! Choose any of the Grace & Favor mysteries by Jill Churchill, and join the discussion. Books available for checkout at the library.

Sundays, 10:00am Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Freeland

Visual Artists’ Roundtable Friday, February 26, 10:00am Freeland Library Join other local artists to share and discuss your artwork. For adults.

Ready Readers: Baby and Me Storytime Mondays, February 22, 29, 9:30am-10:15am Coupeville Library

Oak Harbor Book Group Friday, February 26, 11:00am Oak Harbor Library

Tuesday, February 23, 6:30pm Oak Harbor Library

Share your love of reading! Check out a copy of “Redeployment” by Phil Klay, and join the discussion in the library’s Center for Lifelong Learning. All are welcome.

Wednesday, February 24, 9:30am & 10:30am Oak Harbor Library

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Unitarian Universalist Sunday Service

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.

Unity of Whidbey Sundays, 10:00am 5671 Crawford Road, Langley If you’re one of the “spiritual but not religious” people who questions your childhood faith or is looking for something more, Unity of Whidbey may feel like a homecoming. Visit our website: unityofwhidbeyisland.org

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Whidbey Quakers

Freeland Chamber Luncheon

Coupeville Lions

Sundays, 4:00pm-5:00pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Freeland

Tuesday, February 23, 11:30am-1:00pm Useless Bay Golf and Country Club Lunch: $15

Every Wednesday, 6:30pm Coupeville Methodist Church, Coupeville

Luncheon is sponsored by Island County EDC. Guest speaker is Steve Shapiro, representing WILL (Whidbey Island Local Lending). “Where there’s a WILL, there’s a way.” That’s the informal motto of Whidbey Island Local Lending (WILL), a network intended to connect Whidbeyites interested in helping the local economy with local businesses looking for loans to expand or upgrade. RSVP via email: freeland@ whidbey.com or call the Chamber office at (360) 331-1980.

Every Sunday, 6:00pm WGH Board Room, Coupeville

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, 7:30pm Christian Science Reading Room Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 11:00am-3:00pm Wednesday 3:00pm-7:00pm The church and Reading Room are located at 721 SW 20th Court at Scenic Heights Street, Oak Harbor. Call (360)675-0621 or visit JSH-Online.com Services and Sunday School are also held at 10:30am on South Whidbey at 15910 Highway 525, just north of Bayview and across fromUseless Bay Road; testimony meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm

Meetings & Organizations Island Transit Routes 411W, 411C, and 412 Wednesday, February 17, 5:00pm-6:00pm Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St. Thursday, February 18, 5:00pm-6:00pm Camano Multipurpose Room, 141 N East Camano Dr. Island Transit will hold community meetings to receive public input on routes 411W, 411C, and 412, including schedules and possible fares that may affect these routes and our service on the North end of Whidbey Island and Camano Island. All interested parties are encouraged to attend one of the meetings to provide feedback on these proposed system changes. Comments may also be sent to info@ islandtransit.org.

Governor’s Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Town Hall Thursday, February 18, 10:00am-12:00pm VFW Post #7392, 3037 N Goldie Rd, Oak Harbor Calling all Washington Veterans and their families. Meet area leaders and providers to learn about local Veterans services and benefits. Hear about Veterans issues being debated in the WA State legislature. For more information, visit www.dva.wa.gov or call 1-800-5320132 option 1.

Soroptimist of South Whidbey Island Thursday, February 18, 5:30pm-7:30pm Maple Ridge Assisted Living, Freeland This monthly meeting is the Program meeting for the club. Allison Alberton, MD., from the Whidbey General Surgical Services staff will be discussing women’s health. The meeting will be in the Multi-purpose room.

Soroptimist means “best for women”. The Soroptimist of South Whidbey is a club of individuals from the community who support Soroptimist International’s mission of improving the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

Friends of the Coupeville Library Potluck Business Meeting Thursday, February 18, 5:45pm-7:45pm Coupeville Library Bring a dish and a friend – join this “can-do” group for fellowship and an update on 2016 activities. New members always welcome. For all ages.

Island County Astronomical Society (ICAS) Monday, February 22, 6:30pm-8:30pm Oak Hall, Room 306, SVC, 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.org.

Open House to View Design Plans for New Mukilteo Ferry Terminal Tuesday, February 23, 5:30pm-7:30pm Clinton Community Hall, 6411 Central Ave. Wednesday, February 24, 5:30pm-7:30pm Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave, Mukilteo A brief overview presentation will be at 6:00pm. WSDOT wants your input on 60 percent design plans for the new Mukilteo ferry terminal, including cultural design elements, environmental features, terminal building design and customer experience.

Meet the project team to ask questions and learn more about the project.

At the Mukilteo open house, learn more about traffic analysis results and provide feedback on intersection improvements, and pedestrian and bicycle access on SR 525.

Visit the project website at http://www.wsdot. wa.gov/projects/ferries/mukilteoterminal/multimodal/

Whidbey General Town Hall-Style Talk Wednesday, February 24, 5:00pm-6:30pm Oak Harbor Yacht Club Whidbey General CEO Geri Forbes will attend.

Visit www.whidbeygen.org for updates on the town hall talk schedule. The Oak Harbor Yacht Club is located at 1301 SE Catalina Drive.

South Whidbey Garden Club Friday, February 26, 9:00am-11:45am St. Peter’s Church, Clinton “Exotic Plants for NW Gardens” begins at 10:30am with Kelly Dodson and Sue Millikin, owners of Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend.

With humor and expertise, learn about their rare and unusual plants and their expeditions collecting and exchanging seeds from gardens around the world. www.farreachesfarm.com

Adult Running Group Every Wednesday & Friday, 5:00pm-6:15pm Vanderzicht Memorial Pool, Oak Harbor A running group for adults of all levels, beginner to advanced. Stretching and strengthening and drills as well. The cost is free to start. For more information, contact Brad Sandefur at bsandman50@gmail.com or (360) 675-7665.

Al-Anon Every Wednesday, 9:30am-10:30am 432 2nd St., Langley If a friend or relative has a problem with alcohol, you can find solutions for yourself at Alanon.

Al-Anon Group Oak Harbor Are you troubled by someone’s drinking?

Al-Anon group can help. Call Laurie at (360) 675-4430 for meeting information.

Alcoholics Anonymous Every Day, 12:00pm & 8:00pm 432 2nd Street, Langley For more information, call (360) 221-2070

Chess and Go Every Monday, 6:00pm-10:00pm South Whidbey Senior Center, Langley

Debtors Anonymous

If you are having problems with money and debt and think that you may be a compulsive debtor, the program of Debtors Anonymous can help you. No situation is hopeless. Find the solution that leads to solvency and serenity. Debtors Anonymous is a 12-step program based upon the 12-steps first developed and used by Alcoholics Anonymous. Call (515) 451-3749 for directions to location or for more information.

Duplicate Bridge Club Every Tuesday, 10:30am Sierra Country Club Clubhouse, Coupeville The club is ACBL sanctioned and we encourage anyone interested to come with or without a partner. For more information, contact one of the directors: Mardi Dennis at (360) 675-5044, Sue Thomas at (360) 678-7047, or Peter Wolff at (360) 678-3019.

Eating Addiction Support Group Every Thursday, 11:30am Private residence, Langley Meeting based on Becky Jackson’s book “Dieting, A Dry Drunk.” Meeting time subject to change based on groups needs. For more information and meeting address: DietingRecovery.com, or contact Christina (360) 730-1886; christinamjames@hotmail.com.

Friends of South Whidbey State Park First Fridays, 2:00pm-4:00pm St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods, Freeland The public is invited to attend the monthly meetings of the board of the Friends of South Whidbey State Park (FOSWSP). FOSWSP is a non-profit group that supports, cares for, and promotes South Whidbey State Park. To receive more information or membership information, email foswsp@gmail.com. St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods is located at 5217 S. Honeymoon Bay Road.

Gambler’s Anonymous

HOWLL: Happy Older Women Laughing, Learning First & Third Tuesdays, 2:00pm-4:30pm Discuss current topics and great ideas. For meeting place and more information, call (360) 331-4564.

International Order of the Rainbow for Girls First & Third Mondays, 7:00pm-8:30pm Masonic Hall, Coupeville The Coupeville assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls would like to invite all girls ages 11-20 to attend meetings.

Rainbow Girls is a service organization that teaches girls leadership and life skills. For more information, contact Naomie Robinson at robinsonnaomie32@gmail.com or visit www. nwrainbow.org. The Mansonic Hall is located at 804 Main Street.

La Leche League of Oak Harbor Second Tuesday, 6:45pm Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor Interested mothers and mothers-to-be are encouraged to attend and babies are welcome. For more information, please call Julie at (360)679-3562, Lisa at (360) 679-0307, or Sue at (360) 240-8604.

Meet Feet Co-Ed Hiking Group Every Saturday, 10:00am-12:00pm Locations and terrain vary Occasionally the group goes to the mainland so times can change. The current schedule is available at http://maxxeon.com/meetfeet/.

To join the email list for weekly detailed walk notices and car pool locations, send an email to meetfeetonwhidbey@gmail.com.

NAR-ANON Every Tuesday, 7:00pm-8:00pm St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Clinton NAR-ANON family groups are world-wide for those affected by someone else’s addiction.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is located at 6309 Wilson Place.

Oak Harbor Emblem Club Second Tuesday, 7:00pm Elks Lodge, Oak Harbor For more information, call (360) 675-7111.

Downstairs in conference room near Cafeteria. A new meeting will start in Oak Harbor at the First United Methodist Church Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm downstairs in classroom 3, 1050 SE Ireland Street. Open Meeting.

Every Wednesday, 7:00pm San Remo Grill, 421 NE Midway, Oak Harbor

Gardening Meeting First Tuesday, 10:00am-12:00pm Hummingbird Farm Nursery and Gardens, Oak Harbor

Gastric Surgery Support Group Second Monday, 7:00pm Oak Harbor Lutheran Church Supporting anyone who’s a pre-, post-, or possible weight loss surgery patient through the process and the recovery. We are not affiliated with any specific surgical technique or insurance program. For more information, call Pat Baldridge at (360) 675-8871.

Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island Second Monday, 1:00pm Trinity Lutheran Church, Community Bldg., Freeland Visitors always welcome. For more information, call Ann Wright at (360) 597-2352 or visit www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wagsswi

Habitat for Humanity of Island County Volunteer & Family Selection Informational Meeting Second Thursday, 7:00pm-8:00pm First Reformed Church, Oak Harbor

Coupeville Chess Club

This orientation is to help volunteers, families and individuals learn more about how Habitat for Humanity Island County works, how you can get involved, and why it is needed in Island County. We will provide vital information about our affordable housing programs and how individuals and families can apply.

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.

LOCALLY OPERATED.

Every Saturday, 9:00am Whidbey General Hospital, Coupeville

All ages and abilities welcome. Go is a board game of Asian origin which, involves strategy and tactics and has no element of chance. For more information, call Roy at (360) 341-3230.

Second and Fourth Fridays, 6:45pm-9:00pm Coupeville Library

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Third Thursday, 5:30pm-6:30pm Habitat Store, Freeland

Oak Harbor Lions Club

Dinner available from the menu at 6:00pm meeting starts at 7:00pm. Visitors and prospective members welcome. For information, call Jeanne Wilson at (360) 675-4976.

Open Meditation Group Every Wednesday, 7:30pm-8:00pm Alexander Counseling, 221 2nd Street, #10, Langley Find refuge from the stress of a nervous world. Join for a weekly meditation and cultivate a deeper sense of tranquility and share the joys of peace.

Overeaters Anonymous Every Monday, 6:00pm-7:00pm Langley Fellowship Hall, Langley Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict? No dues and no fees! No weigh-ins, no diets, no judggments. Just caring support, hope and abstinence.

Parkinson’s Support Group First Friday, 1:00pm Cherry Hill Club House, Oak Harbor Second Tuesday, 10:00am Bayview Senior Center, Langley No one need struggle with Parkinson’s alone.

Gain new friends, get the facts. Call (360) 279-1785.

Singles Bible Study Sunday Nights, 6:00pm-8:30pm Calvary Chapel, Clinton Join us for soup, bread, prayer, and study with other Christian singles. For more information, contact Kathie Warren at (425)319-2572.

Babysitting services are provided. Children are welcome.

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Relay For Life Of Whidbey Island

CANCER SURVIVOR TEA Please Join Us In Celebrating You! 11-1pm • March 19, 2016 At the Coachman Inn 32959 WA-20 • Oak Harbor RSVP to Gail 360-240-9429 or Sandy 360-675-3969 Relay For Life is a chance to make the greatest impact in the fight to end cancer.

Each new team brings us one step closer to saving more lives. Join a team or form a team.

Come join us and see for yourself what Relay For Life is all about!

Email: relaywhidbey@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/whidbeyrelay Website: www.relayforlifeofwhidbeyisland.org

RELAY FOR LIFE OF WHIDBEY ISLAND June 3-4, 2016 North Whidbey Middle School

By T.A. McGee

With our friend Punxsutawney Phil predicting an early Spring, some of us are ready to start playing in the dirt. I am going to share a few things you can do this time of the year, in preparation for spring and all the beauty and preparation for bounty, that accompany it.

If you haven’t planned a garden before, I would recommend taking a gardening class.

Some are specific to a subject matter like container gardening or pruning, while others can teach you about native plants that fare well in Pacific Northwest garden plans and provide sustainability to species found in this region. There are experts and hobbyists you can glean a lot of very good information from. I have enjoyed many classes and implemented much of what I have learned.

When planning a garden, whether it is a vegetable or cottage garden, or to add curb appeal to your home, it’s important to think of the type of plants you want in the space or container. Height, width, sunlight, soil, and water accessability, play vital roles in proper planning. What do you currently have in the space? What are you keeping or adding to? Are you creating something from scratch? Do you have to do some maintenace to existing plants?

When I was growing up, we had a beautiful garden and my mother loved her roses.

Pruning intimidated me but I have educated myself and learned a few things. For the most part, roses are pretty hardy. Roses which are pruned on a regular basis tend to be hardier with stronger stems and larger flowers.

Now that winter is on it’s way out, you may have to prune a little again but look at your roses carefully before you do. And, once the roses begin blooming, you may need to remove the spent blooms if you haven’t cut the flowers to enjoy indoors. This is called deadheading and will keep the plant healthy and allow it to bloom again and again.

It’s also good to know when other plants you have in your garden may need some pruning.

Whether it be to help it grow hardier or so you don’t over grow and look scraggly in the garden or cause a hazard for people coming to your property. Research your plant or ask a professional. We have many gardening groups on the island which have people happy to help. Again, I recommend taking a class. They are enjoyable and can really motivate you to step out of your comfort zone. Master Gardeners are often found at various markets throughout the year and I haven’t met one yet who wasn’t happy to help answer my questions.

At this time of year, I am planning my vegetable garden. Growing food for my family makes me extremely happy. If you haven’t done this before, start simple. Recently, I recommended to a friend of mine, who thought

she couldn’t grow anything, to try container gardening last year. I suggested she start with tomatoes and she was so excited to send me pictures of her bounty at the end of summer.

First thing to consider is the same as I mentioned before in planning for flower gardening. Where will your garden be? What is the sunlight? Plants vary with the amount of sunlight they require to reach their full potential so plan your layout or container placement, accordingly. For example, leafy greens do well in shaded areas. My radishes and carrots do well in a good mix of sun and shade but my tomatoes, peppers and corn thrive in full sun. You also want to know your soil. Do you have good drainage? Plants need water but they also need air. If your soil is heavy in clay, your soil won’t drain as well and the roots won’t fare as well. I have found the best way to deal with the rocks and differing soil content here on the island is to do a raised bed. This way you can control the soil better and it’s so much easier. Then, make a plan.

You will know how much space you are working with, how big the plants will grow, etc.

Make sure you leave access room to weed around your plants as well as havesting them later. Also take into consideration items you will need have to help your plants grow, such as a trellis. Of course you can purchase these from the stores but I like to reuse items found in my (or my friends') gardens.

For example, I used pieces of bamboo stalks to form a tee-pee shape to grow my peas. They need to climb and by making it where a portion of the tee-pee was open, I am able to easily harvest my peas and I love the look of it. I have also used larger branches from a fallen tree to create sturdy posts, used an old clothes line between them and planted my beans amongst them. The beans had the stability of the clothes line and the posts to keep them from falling over with the weight of their bounty on them.

If you opt to grow from seed, research when you should plant “starts” and begin your planting in the house or garage. Many of our local stores sell kits but I have reused cardboard egg cartons. Once the seedling is big enough, I just trim the cup from the rest and plant the whole thing. The wet cardboard decomposes so you don’t have to worry about it.

This is a learning process so doing your research will aid you in your success. There is a great satisfaction when you harvest your food and serve it up.

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Nortier says goodbye to command Ryan's House inches closer to goal

By KATHY REED

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The buzz of a woodworking saw may replace the roar of jet engines for NAS Whidbey Island’s commanding officer, Capt. Mike Nortier, who steps down as CO and enters civilian life in a dual Change of Command and retirement ceremony Friday. But as far as Nortier is concerned, he’s going out on top.

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“What better job in the Navy is there?” asked Nortier from his office on the quarterdeck overlooking the flight line, the rumble of aircraft engines a steady rhythm in the background.

“Any other job I’m going to do, while it may be fulfilling, will not be nearly as fulfilling as this job,” he said.

A helicopter pilot, Nortier, 47, came to this duty station for the first time three years ago. The steep learning curve of what essentially amounts to running a small city was smoothed somewhat by well qualified personnel.

“The base is full of subject matter experts,” he said. “As you get here you learn those capabilities, learn those departments and then learn where you can help and lead or shape and build those teams to achieve goals.”

Nortier is pleased by the success of the base, named the Navy’s top large installation for 2016, but there have been challenges as well. Making the transition to the new P-8A Poseiden aircraft while maintaining current operations is one.

A fundraising dinner and auction for Ryan’s House for Youth has brought the organization $15,000 closer to its goal of raising $400,000 by the end of the month to purchase a vacant Coupeville motel.

Kathy Reed/Whidbey Daily News Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Commanding Officer, Capt. Mike Nortier will be relieved of duty as CO in a change of command and retirement ceremony Friday, Feb. 19. Nortier has been the base's commanding officer for three years and will be retiring after 26 years in the Navy.

The other big challenge, said Nortier, has been the lawsuit brought against the Navy by those opposed to the jet noise from operations conducted at Outlying Field south of Coupeville.

“Certainly the lawsuit elevated the public interest, made more of a media story than it had in the past and it certainly got more attention around the region,” he said. “So that changed not necessarily the roles and scope of our public outreach, but reinforced the need to continue that and make sure we had an opportunity to convey information, versus only partial truths or misunderstandings that a great number of people had.”

Nortier said he understands what living next to an airport entails and why some may not like it.

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decades,” he said. “We try to minimize the impact on the community; we can’t eliminate it.”

On the flip side, Nortier said he has never lived anywhere in his 26-year career with more community support.

“In no place have I ever seen a tighter-knit community or more community support than Oak Harbor,” he said. “I don’t say that because I’m the base commander or because I’m retiring here.”

It was literally standing room only, as organizers and performers gave up their chairs to accommodate the large crowd.

“The number attending changes every year,” said drop-in center manager Nicole Sorensen as the evening got underway. “But this is the first time we’ve run out of seats.”

As kinks in the seating were worked out, Whidbey Island’s Shifty Sailors entertained the crowd, setting the tone for an evening of fun, good-natured ribbing by Master of Ceremonies Jim Freeman and generous donations by those in attendance.

Nortier said having the Navy on Whidbey is good for the community.

“There are 150 people in this room, not because we’re serving lamb or chicken, but because you see the value in us purchasing the Countryside Inn Motel,” Lori Cavender, executive director and founder of

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Courtesy of Marti Malloy Olympian Marti Malloy spars at the Judo Grand Prix in Havanna, Cuba in preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

A last minute swing vote from Island County Commissioner Rick Hannold late last month sent the county back to court over beach access. The board was considering a legal settlement with a Greenbank-area property owner who has claimed beach access at Wonn Road as his own. The issue has been the subject of litigation from a few parties, including Island County. More than 100 people attended and around 50 signed up to speak against the settlement they said was a loss for the county. Residents urged the commissioners not to settle but to continue to pursue the issue in court. While initially supporting the settlement, Hannold changed his mind in response to an outpouring of public comment in support of public beach access.

Whidbey's Judo champ headed to Rio Olympics

By JANIS REID

Editor Despite disappointments last year, Marti Malloy is still on track for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Whidbey Island’s Judo Olympian took home a gold medal last month in the Judo Grand Prix in Havana, Cuba.

The win was a welcome victory after tough year, Malloy said Monday.

“I was so pleased to go to Cuba and come back with a gold medal,” Malloy said. “I’m not letting the disappointments of 2015 get me down.”

Malloy said a serious concussion and a defeat in at the Tokyo Grand Slam in December made 2015 a difficult year. Coming home with the gold from Cuba raised her ranking from 12 to six, essentially securing her Olympic spot. Malloy won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games.

“I spend a lot of time every day thinking about the Olympics,” Malloy said. “It all pays off in Rio.” For the next six months Malloy will be focused on training and competing around

TRANSPORTATION the world in preparation for the Olympics. But a return to Whidbey Island is on the agenda.

and early 20s, Malloy said it is not uncommon to see female Judo athletes compete through their mid-30s.

“I’m really looking forward to finishing the Olympics and coming back to celebrate on Whidbey,” Malloy said.

And while Malloy initially envisioned the Rio Games to be her final Olympic competition, she’s rethinking her plan.

She plans to make her decision after the 2016 games. The 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo.

Malloy, born and raised on Whidbey Island in a military family, found that Judo first piqued her interest when her brothers enrolled in Judo classes at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. In short order, Malloy found she had an affinity for the sport and “started winning pretty quickly.”

Malloy was 26 years old when she won her bronze medal in the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games and will be 30 when she competes in Rio next year. Unlike other sports like gymnastics and swimming where athletes peak in their late teens

Tuesday the Island County commissioners approved an agreement between nearly all governmental agencies on Whidbey Island to focus on transportation needs. Island County was essentially dumped from a Regional Transportation Planning Organization with Skagit County last year when the two counties clashed over transportation priorities. The new Island Transportation Planning Organization will enable Island County and it’s governments to lobby as a group for state transportation funds and plan as its own region. Participating governments comprise Oak Harbor, Langley, Coupeville, Island Transit, Port of South Whidbey, Port of Coupeville, Island County Economic Development Council, NAS Whidbey Island, Island County and Washington State Department of Transportation.

“At this point when I go to Rio, I will be the best I’ve ever been,” Malloy said. “If I’m the best I’ve ever been, why stop?”

“To be really good, it takes a lifetime of dedication to the sport,” said Malloy.

For more information or to follow Malloy’s journey to the Olympics through her blog, visit her website www.martimalloy. com.

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Whidbey Faces Performances of the Whidbey Playhouse Production "Moon Over Buffalo" will continue through Sunday, Feb. 21. Right, Eileen (played by Kaitlin Barrailler) laments over the circumstance in which she's found herself.

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Courtesy of Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Whidbey Island Center for the Arts presents Patrick Barlow's stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" through Feb. 27 in Langley. Pictured in front from left are Kent Junge and Katie Woodzick as the “Heavies." In the back row from left are Bristol Branson as Pamela Edwards and Tristan A.B. Steel as Richard Hannay. Tickets and information on this comical production are available at www.wicaonline.org.

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Kathy Reed/Whidbey Daily News Whidbey Island's renowned Shifty Sailors perform for a full house at Saturday's Big Red Event, a fundraiser for Ryan's House for Youth.

Kathy Reed/Whidbey Daily News Lori Cavender, executive director and founder of Ryan's House for Youth, helps serve guests attending the organization's annual Big Red Event fundraiser. The group is trying to raise $400,000 by month's end to purchase a vacant motel near Coupeville.

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Ryan's House, told the crowd.

Acquiring the property has become the fundraising focus of Ryan’s House for Youth, which serves homeless and at-risk youth ages 12 and up on Whidbey Island through its drop-in center in Freeland, a host family program and its outreach van.

The organization has the opportunity to purchase the motel, which would provide 14 rooms, laundry facilities, a large dropin center, clothing distribution center, office space and three apartments.

While the group has been looking for a more permanent facility for a while, Cavender said the ability the motel offers to provide transitional housing is the icing on the cake.

“This is a dream building,” she said, laying out all the benefits of buying the property to the audience.

“Please, please, help us do this for our kids,” she said through tears.

Sorensen, a former Ryan’s House youth, shared her story, telling the audience what a difference the organization made in her life.

Ryan’s House for them to hang in the facility. Susi Krouse said they come to the fundraiser every year.

“We saw the magnificent work Ryan’s House is doing and it’s such a fantastic project,” she said. “The kids get so much out of it. This is a good way to help them get that property.”

One of the items bringing in a large amount of money at the auction was a trip to Hawaii, which included air fare and a stay at a private condo, which sold for $2,350.

event had brought in about $15,000 all together; $5,000 of that is earmarked for the motel purchase and the remaining $10,000 is set aside for general operating expenses. The group has received a matching grant of $30,000 and is trying to raise that amount for the capital campaign.

For information on Ryan’s House and how to donate, visit www.ryanshouseforyouth.org.

For a slideshow featuring photos from the Big Red Event, see our story online at www.whidbeydailynews.com.

Cavender said Monday the

NORTIER Continued from page 1 Kathy Reed/Whidbey Daily News Ryan's House staff serve up dinner at the Big Red Event Saturday night in Coupeville. The event is the organization's annual fundraiser.

“Thanks to Ryan’s House I have a healthy relationship with my family now,” she said.

“Thank you so much for caring about youth like us, because we really need wonderful people in our lives.”

Ginny Nelson, a Ryan’s House volunteer and Project Manager, said people have always been supportive, but feels it even more so this year.

“Everybody loves Ryan’s House and is rooting for us,” she said. “It makes the kids feel good

to know people care about them and that gives them roots in the community.”

Those attending could purchase raffle tickets for a 50/50 drawing and balloons that were loaded with prizes ranging in price from $5 to $100. The auction got off to a good start, with the first item – a stay at a local inn- brought in $300.

E.J. and Susi Krouse paid $500 for a painting of a young Ryan’s House girl, which they immediately donated back to

“There’s a lot of benefit the community derives from the Navy being here, whether it’s economic or things as simple as Search and Rescue availability, air traffic control, so there’s a number of things that come with the Navy being here,” he said.

The skipper did admit to taking the controls of both an EA-18G Growler and a P-3 on occasion, and took his final flight behind the controls of an EA-18G Growler last week. As for whether flying will be part of his future, he said he has no plans to fly professionally, but said it could be a part of his private life.

He is looking forward to doing some woodworking projects when he finishes his command. He does plan on working, although he wouldn’t confirm any specific plans.

While he said the decision to retire was difficult, Nortier said he plans on following the progress of NAS Whidbey’s transition to the P-8A as the base continues to excel. His words of advice to his successor, Capt. Geoffrey Moore, are simple.

“You’re taking over with a great team,” he said. “Trust and learn from one of the best in the Navy.”

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HOODIE HOO BRING ON SPRING (FOOD)!

sSpring brings with it all things new. Mother Nature breathes a warmer breath into the world, encouraging trees to pull out their beautiful leafy green cloaks, whisper into flower buds that it’s now time to blossom, and gently rouse the sleeping animals from their long winter slumber. Yes everyone and everything looks forward to spring, but I think none so much as those who live in the Northern Hemisphere, or at least the parts of the United States which spend seemingly inordinately lengthy periods of time covered in blankets of snow and frost. There is in fact, a day dedicated to expressing the frustration of being housebound due to cold and storms.

People can come out at noon February 20 of each year, wave their hands in the air, and yell “HOODIE HOO!” really loudly! YES! This is a real day, it actually exists. Pretty fun, right? Its purpose is to chase winter away and create room for spring to move in for a while.

I suppose this notion of winter is a lovely one, but in shorter increments for most people.

There comes a point in this chilly season where our bodies begin to yearn for sunshine, and light. Where we can dress ourselves comfortably without feeling like a Sherpa on a mountain climbing expedition. It’s almost as if our body tells us “No more apple pie!” and our taste buds shed their desire for pastry sprinkled with cinnamon, and piping hot soups.

Spring is wafting a delightful scent throughout much of the world, and tantalizing people everywhere with the expectation of warmth, sun, longer days, and a different menu for a while. When I think of spring, I think of foods which are fresh, and renewing, much like the season itself. Things like fresh steamed fish with vegetables all washed down with refreshing tea (perhaps, an Arnold Palmer?) you know, foods along this line. The weather will become more favorable so we might be able to go fishing ourselves. It’s a time when we are able to plant our own little vegetable patches, since the ground is no longer inhospitable and housing only the cold.

Fresh ingredients can teem in any dish we decide to make. Farmers markets begin to gather steam so they can bring joy and delicious foods to revelers in the area for a few months once more. I know towards the end of March I usually find the price of pears drops a little and the selection of these tasty fruits is always of wonderful quality. I don’t have to dig around in the pear section at the store to find one that is okay. I can just pick any pear up, and be on my way. There is always something amazing you can make with pears, it’s almost grainy texture creating whole new landscapes for your mouth to explore. Perhaps chopping up some fresh mint and just eating it with slices of pear of any variety (though to be honest, Bartlett is my favorite). It can make a fantastic addition to any picnic, something as crisp and refreshing as the season it rides in on.

I always find I use more spinach, and scallions in spring. I find it more widely available around about this time of year and more prevalent in late march. I love to add scallions to guacamole, and salsa. The green ends have a sweetness to them unlike anything else I enjoy at this time. It’s a light flavor but definitely something so unique, it becomes distinct in its own right. For a little more zest and spice, the white, crunchy lower parts will give you exactly that. Scallions go great in any dip, in homemade burgers and sauces, on top of pizzas, and as a breakfast accompaniment.

I would not be talking about spring truly,

if I didn’t mention grapefruits. These large citrus fruits have the tendency to be a little sour with a bitter bite to them, but when eaten as part of a salad or even as a vinaigrette, brings a whole new level of tasty to spring’s menu. These big fruits are chock full of vitamins A and C, and can be eaten in so many ways ranging from just plain segments to upping the taste ante of a spinach salad.

Salads though aren’t just a concoction of leafy greens. I feel this dish is something that’s relative to the person making and/or eating it.

Salads can take on any form using any leafy vegetable (if at all) and in spring this tends to be things like butter lettuce, Swiss chard and water cress to name a few.

Spring makes me think of digging out the picnic basket (or cooler) and packing it with all things snacky and small. Kind of like finger foods, or an impromptu rustic ‘tea party’ of some sort. The fine china tea cups will give way to a thermos of its cooler iced counterpart or maybe even some lemonade. The little porcelain side dishes upon which lady fingers might be served at posh tea parties, will yield to plastic ware for ease of use and of course durability. Yes spring will invite finger foods to attend the tea party and grace tables and blankets alike with their presence. Bowls of fruit salad consisting of an assortment of sweet fruits Mother Nature throws at us, can be indulged in. Imagine how satisfying a large bowl, filled with pineapple, honeydew, strawberries, lychees (if you can find them) and apricots (all of which will be in season throughout spring) would taste, especially when it makes itself comfortable in your belly right next to little cucumber finger sandwiches.

Yes it sounds simultaneously invigorating yet calming. A contradiction? I think it more of a balance, like the seasons themselves! I hope you are able to take a few moments at noon February 20, stand and wave your hands in the air to let winter know she has almost overstayed her welcome, and to move along and make way for spring! Don’t forget you have to yell HOODIE HOO, otherwise it won’t work! I am leaving you with one of my favorite finger sandwich recipes. It is one I have long since taken to get-togethers and teas, and it has always proved to be a hit! I hope you enjoy it as much as my friends and I do. If you do try it, let me know how you like it! Please feel free to send any comments, questions, information and recipes of course, because as always I’d love to hear from you so Let’s Dish!

Cucumber Finger Sandwiches 1 Large English Cucumber Peeled and cut into rounds 8 oz block cream cheese 1 teaspoon fresh (or dried) dill Garlic salt to taste Take bread of choice, 12 (or more if you like) slices and remove the crusts. (I’m aware that eating your bread crusts makes your hair curly, however this particular recipe tastes better with the ‘curl-makers’ removed). Mix together the cream cheese, dill and garlic salt. Spread the cream cheese mix onto each slice of bread, top with cucumber rounds, and top with another slice of bread with cream cheese mix.

Cut the sandwich in half, pack in a Tupperware for a picnic, serve on fine china, or just eat and enjoy! www.shape.com/healthy-eating www.wellcat.com www.people.com www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org To read past columns of Let's Dish in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www.whidbeyweekly.com.

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3:35pm, Fox St. Caller called house because daughter was upset because she doesn’t get to go roller skating. Father is home. Caller asked daughter to give her father the phone but daughter refused. Could hear him in the background asking caller to call police.

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10:31pm, Junco Rd. Caller requesting a phone call. Advising he walked outside tonight and there was a red dot on his shirt coming from the trees. Caller advising gun shots were heard in area a couple nights ago.

SATURDAY, February 6 6:20am, NE Goldie St. Caller reporting a “very strange man” at door asking for cigarettes.

4:37pm, Eagle Glen Ln. Two men in black El Camino dragging a tarp behind trailer. Caller very concerned about what is in the tarp.

6:39pm, SE Maylor St. Caller advising ex-boyfriend putting limits on her time spent with her daughter.

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7:23pm, N Oak Harbor St. Caller advising drunk subject being combative and then fell down stairs.

MONDAY, February 8 12:00pm, Condra Ln. Caller requesting phone call. Reporting 3 goats running loose on property. Advising they have been running through neighborhood eating plants.

1:53pm, Cornet Bay Rd. Caller advising she is lost on the beach east of Cornet Bay Rd. Caller denied aid.

8:24pm, SE 6th Ave. Caller reporting “partially” deceased rabbit in the roadway.

TUESDAY, February 9 3:10pm, Monkey Hill Rd. Caller reporting a woman driving with suspended license and dementia.

4:17pm, Zylstra Rd. A dozen loose peacocks near location.

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5:43pm, SW Erie St. Caller reporting disorderly subjects yelling at vehicles.

6:49pm, SR 525 Caller advising father has a live-in and is requesting info referencing how to evict female. Caller advising female sent nude photo to his father via text.

WEDNESDAY, February 10 6:12am, Olympic Dr. Caller advising he got kicked out of his house. Says he was set up for stealing things; roommate laid his hands on him.

10:11am, NW Crosby Ave. Caller reporting lawnmower abandoned on roadside.

11:32pm, NE 10th Ave. Caller reporting roommate banging on his bedroom door.

6:40pm, Livingston Bay Rd. Caller advising has questions in regard to meaning of blue tattoo on forehead.

11:49pm, NE 10th Ave. Caller advising subject is back at residence and threatening caller.

THURSDAY, February 11 7:37am NE Regatta Dr. Caller reporting disorderly male subject scaring children at location.

SUNDAY, February 7 5:14pm, Osprey Rd. Caller advising subject just shoved his truck down a hill with another vehicle.

1:39pm, N East Camano Dr. Message requesting to speak with sergeant referencing cow incident.

Report provided by OHPD & Island County Sheriff’s Dept.

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Life Tributes SARA F. SCOTT Sara Francis Scott, age 85, was called home to the Lord February 3, 2016 at HomePlace Special Care Facility, Oak Harbor, WA. She was born January 30, 1931 in Memphis, Tennessee to William and Grace Fisher. Sara was raised in Memphis.

Graduating from high school, Sara attended college where she obtained her certification as a Registered Nurse. She began her nursing career at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. While in nurses training, she met Hubert Scott. Sara and Hubert were married December 20, 1952.

Sara and Hubert left Memphis some time later and settled in Westminster, Orange County, CA and Sara worked at Westminster Community Hospital. Hubert worked as a house painter for a time and then began a career at Terminal Island Federal Prison.

Hubert retired and he and Sara returned to Memphis, where they purchased a home and Sara returned to the hospital. She also served as a home health nurse for a time.

Hubert died in 1984 and in 1998 Sara joined her daughter and son-in-law in Oak Harbor. She moved to Missouri for a short time, but 2001 made Oak Harbor her permanent home. She lived with her daughter for eight years and then moved to Cambridge Cove. Last year she moved to Harbor Towers and for the final week of her life, she was a resident of HomePlace Special Care Center.

Sara enjoyed crafts, card games, television evangelists, QVC and Jewelry channel, but most of all, she loved chocolate! She was a member of Church on the Rock, Oak Harbor. She also was an animal lover. At one time in California, she had 26 cats, 2 dogs, birds, and other assorted animals in her home.

Sara is survived by three children and their spouses: Sara A. Ruch (William) of Oak Harbor, Patricia S. Rabbit (Kenneth) of Lacey, WA, and Margaret S. Novak of Jane, MO. She is survived by one sister of Texas and eight grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Hubert and one sister Dorothy Scanlon.

Cremation was held with private family interment to follow at a later date. Please visit Sara’s page in the Book of Memories atwww.wallinfuneralhome.com to share memories and condolences. Arrangements entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home and Cremation, LLC, Oak Harbor, WA.

PAULA “PAT” H. BROWN Paula “Pat” H. Brown, 8, of Oak Harbor passed away peacefully Saturday January 30, 2016 in Coupeville, WA. Pat was born in Marianna, PA June 1 to Andrew and Katarina Petras. She skipped the 4th grade, went on to graduate high school early and left home at the age of 17 for the bright lights of New York. She also lived in Miami, China Lake, and Kaneohe before settling into Oak Harbor for the last 54 years. Pat raised two boys and was very active as a den mother while they were in Boy Scouts; she enjoyed camping, reading, and loved to share the harvests from her garden with friends, neighbors, and Help House.

She is preceded in death by her son Mark C. Brown, and her loving husband Billy L. Brown. Pat leaves behind her son William K. “Bill” Brown & his wife Sheri K. Brown of Richardson, TX; Brother Roger (Helon) Brown of San Angelo, TX; and Brother in Law Robert Brown of Ft. Worth, TX. The family would like to thank her neigh-

bors of many years for their help and support; the staff of Regency on Whidbey, Whidbey General Hospital, and Dr. Sanders' office. There will be no services at this time.

The family suggests donations be made in Pat’s name to St. Jude’s Hospital or Wounded Warriors Project in lieu of flowers.

FRANK A. GABRY Frank A. Gabry, 82, born to Felix T. and Philomene (Tange) Gabry July 3, 1933 in Chicago, IL passed away February 2 surrounded by his loving family at his home. Frank resided in Chicago until 1961 when he moved to Lake Zurich, IL until finally retiring in Oak Harbor, WA in 1993. After serving his country in the Illinois Army National Guard, Frank went on to work a variety of jobs including working at Victor Adding Machine (’51-’56), Milwaukee Railroad (’56-’61), Btry”E” 1st MSL BN 202 ARTY (’61-’63), Bourns Cai (’63-’72), Lake County Public Works (’69-’74), Kemper Insurance (’76-’83), and Motorola (’83-’93) before officially retiring to Whidbey Island. Frank was an active member in his community holding many positions within the Masons including Worshipful Master – Blue Lodge (1975), Commandry, Royal Arch, 32nd degree Scottish Rite. He was also a member of the Shriners and the Arlington Heights Shriners Club, as well as Worthy Patron alongside his wife Annetta as Worthy Matron of Eastern Stars 1026. Frank was also a member of ABC Club (later known as Sky Warn) following tornadoes, member of National Rifle Assoc., member of the American Legion Lk. Zurich Post 964 for 19 years, Fleet Reserve Aux. (branch 97), and VFW Aux. of Oak Harbor post 7392. As Licensed Amateur Radio operator (W7APE) (1986) he also became a member of the American Radio Relay League, and member the Island County Amateur Radio Club where he held office of Treasurer, Vice President, and President over the years.

Frank is preceded in death by his parents, and leaves behind a large family, including the love of his life for the last 63 years Annetta; Son Eugene Francis Gabry, his wife Wendy (Gammon), and their children Michael, David, and Brian; Son Glenn Robert Gabry, his wife Violeta (Cayanong), their children Bevileane, and Christopher, and grandchildren Maija, and Anthony; Daughter Gerri Patricia Gabry, and her children William, Joseph, and Andrew, and grandchildren Ashley, Katherine, Jonathon, Jacob, and Rylee; Daughter Deborah Rose (Gabry) Andersen, her husband Timothy, and their daughter Kristina; Son Greg Richard Gabry, his wife Diane (McCartney), their children Monica, and Holly; Sister Maryann (Gabryszewki) Lang; many nieces and nephews; and numerous friends.

Visitation was held Thursday February 4, 2016. A memorial service was held at Burley Funeral Chapel Saturday February 6, 2016. In lieu of flowers please donate in Frank’s name to one of the following of his passions: Masonic Lodge 1089 (101 Oak St Lake Zurich, IL 60047), American Legion post 964 (51 Lions Dr Lake Zurich, IL 60047), Shriners Hospital for Children (2211 N. Oak Park Ave Chicago, IL 60707), Fisher House Foundation (P.O. Box 97229 Washington, DC 20077-7804), or American Cancer Society.

DARRYL C. NEWELL

Darryl C. Newell died February 8, 2016 at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle at the age of 77.

He was born October 9, 1938 in Aberdeen, WA to Charles and Phyllis Newell. Darryl was a retired engineer for the IBM Corporation.

Darryl is survived by his son Dr. Charles Newell of Tallahassee, FL and his friend Clair Sorenson of Oak Harbor.

Cremation was held with private interment to follow.

Please visit Darryl’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com to share memories and condolences.

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on March 5, 7:00pm in Langley at South Whidbey High School and March 6, 2:30pm at Oak Harbor High School. Music Director Anna Edwards will lead the ensemble in musical works by Vivaldi, Bach, Lauridsen and Wagner.

OHHS’ Harbor Singers will again be sharing the stage with the Saratoga Orchestra after last season’s overwhelmingly successful presentation of “Carmina Burana”. Music Director Edwards, a strong advocate for presenting educational experiences for youth, is pleased to showcase Darren McCoy’s select 55-voice Harbor Singers on Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Pacific Northwest composer, Morten Lauridsen’s, “Veni Sancte Spiritus”. Mr. McCoy, Director of Choirs at Oak Harbor High School, was recently acknowledged by GRAMMY In the Schools™ program for his outstanding choral ensembles here on Whidbey Island.

The program will also feature J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 for Strings. Bach’s Six Brandenburg concerti were dedicated in 1721 and exemplify the rich textural writing of the baroque period. The orchestra is pleased to welcome baroque violin specialist and founder of the Whidbey Island Music Festival, Tekla Cunningham, as the orchestra’s guest concertmaster for these concerts. Ms. Cunningham brings a vast knowledge and experience of baroque music as a member of Pacific MusicWorks, American Bach Soloists, Seattle Baroque Orchestra and Musica Angelica.

This season, the Saratoga Orchestra is offering a pre-concert chat beginning 45 minutes prior to each concert to enhance the concert going experience. For this series, Music Director Edwards will be joined by Darren McCoy to discuss the music and musical process for this series.

General Admission tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors/military. Students under 18 admitted free (under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Tickets available with cash and check at Moonraker Books in Langley, bayleaf in Coupeville, and Click Music in Oak Harbor, on-line at Brown Paper Tickets and cash/check/CC accepted at the door. For complete information and tickets, please visit www.sowhidbey.com or call (360) 929-3045.

year terms. The initial terms will be staggered so that one-third of the member’s appointments expires each year.

The CAB is composed of nine (9) voting members that represent conservation and community planning expertise and technical knowledge. Within the nine (9) voting members, there are two (2) members representing each commissioner district and three (3) members representing the county at large.

Applicants must reside within the area they are representing.

The CAB reviews and evaluates applications to acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease, or otherwise, except by eminent domain, the fee simple or any lesser property interest, development right, easement, covenant, or other contractual right necessary to protect, preserve, maintain, improve, restore, or limit the future use of, or otherwise conserve selected open space, wetlands, habitat areas, farm, agricultural, and timber lands for the public use and enjoyment and as one tool for salmon preservation purposes. This process usually occurs during April of each year.

Interested individuals should provide a letter of interest and statement of qualifications by mail, email or fax to: Island County Board of Commissioners, Attn: Pam Dill, Re: Conservation Futures Program Citizens’ Advisory Board (CAB), Post Office Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239. The fax number is (360) 679-7381 and email applications should be sent to pamd@ co.island.wa.us. Application materials should be received no later than 4:30pm on February 26, 2016. For additional information, please phone (360) 679-7353 or e-mail Pam Dill at the above address.

Admission is $165, and everyone of every age and background is invited to attend.

Learn more: visit www.whidbeyinstitute.org/ thriving-communities-2016, email dan@whidbeyinstitute.org, or call 360.341.1884.

[Submitted by Marnie Jones, Whidbey Institute Communications Manager​]

Conservation Futures Program Citizens’ Advisory Board (CAB) The Island County Board of Commissioners is seeking citizen member representatives from each of the three County Commissioner Districts to serve on the Conservation Futures Program Citizens’ Advisory Board (CAB).

The Board of County Commissioners appoints Conservation Futures Program Citizens’ Advisory Board (CAB) member representatives for 3

Sweet Mona’s chocolates have won several awards including Most Luxurious Chocolate Experience at the Seattle Chocolate Salon. Her chocolates have received 5 and 6 stars through various competitions, including the San Francisco Chef’s Roundtable. Her dark chocolate salted caramels have been rated 5 stars through Amazon sales for nearly three years now.

By Melissa Crowe For Sno-Isle Libraries

Forget their seedy past as serious contraband. Teachers and librarians are changing their philosophy about graphic novels and the format’s ability to motivate new readers.

T. Andrew Wahl, an Everett Community College journalism instructor and Humanities Washington comic book historian, laughs when considering the paradigm shift graphic novels experienced over the last 65 years.

Burley Funeral Chapel Welcomes Claudia Kulvinskas

Their power comes from the juxtaposition of words and pictures working together. ”You can immerse yourself in another world,” said Wahl, who has created a list of recommended graphic novels from the SnoIsle Libraries collection.

A new, fast-growing library collection Graphic novels are on the New York Times bestsellers list, they’re behind box-office hit films and successful TV series. They’re inspiring a new generation of readers. From the fringes to the mainstream, the popularity of the graphic novel is soaring.

Sno-Isle Libraries is letting its graphic novels shine by sorting them into a special collection, a change made in 2015.

The Burley Funeral Chapel family is very excited to welcome Claudia Kulvinskas to their team.

Claudia is originally from Texas, but don’t hold that against her, she left as soon as she could.

She’s been living in Washington State for nearly four years, and loves everything about it. Claudia had a bad case of wanderlust and even lived in Kazakhstan for a few years teaching English, but has promised her mother she will finally settle down. She’s joining the Burley Funeral Chapel team as an intern funeral director and is very excited to become part of the Whidbey Island community. When she has downtime, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, cooking, reading and writing.

“Before, they were just lost in the stacks, filed by author with all the rest of the general fiction books,” said Jackie Parker, the district’s lead librarian for readers’ services.

“We weren’t really highlighting them and they weren’t easy to find.”

More than good vs. evil Although Marvel’s 1960s superheroes are the most recognizable graphic novel and comic book characters, the libraries’ collection includes more than good vs. evil plotlines. Whether you prefer Shakespeare and Dostoevsky, history and civil rights, humor and sci-fi, there’s a graphic novel for you.

“If there’s something you like to read in fiction or nonfiction, we can find a graphic novel that you will enjoy too,” Parker said.

“We are here to help customers find books to read.”

For more information about Burley Funeral Chapel and the services they provide, visit www.burleyfuneralchapel.com or call (360) 675-3192.

When words and artwork come together on the page, the storytelling possibilities are endless.

Sweet Mona’s, Chocolate Boutique, Celebrates Ten Years in the Chocolate Business

Becky Buckingham, who is in charge of selecting teen and adult graphic novels at Sno-Isle Libraries, remembers when she was hired in 1982, and there wasn’t a single one on the shelves.

Two weeks after lease signing in the small front portion of a building on February 17, 2006 under the name of 1 Angel Place, Chocolate Bar, Mona Newbauer opened what is now known as Sweet Mona’s, Chocolate Boutique. It is with great enthusiasm that she and her husband, Tony Newbauer would like to celebrate this great success with their community.

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In 2014, Sweet Mona’s realized a dream by purchasing a building in Langley, allowing expansion of manufacturing area, as well as the retail space. Sweet Mona’s also captured the eye of Seattle Chocolates and DandyLine Distributors and both are partnering with Sweet Mona’s to Sweeten the World with confections.

Please join Mona and Tony on Saturday, February 20 from 10:00am to 5:00pm at Sweet Mona’s, 221 2nd Street, Langley. There will be drawings for prizes for chocolates, gifts, and free chocolate tasting throughout the day.

Sweet Mona’s, Chocolate Boutique is a gourmet specialty chocolate shop featuring handmade chocolates and confections, gelato, and offers espresso, tea and other beverages.

For more information, please contact Mona Newbauer at (360) 221-2728.

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Fifth Annual Thriving Communities Conference: Water & Community

The conference will feature short documentaries produced by Thriving Communities on the Methow Conservancy, Dreamrider Productions, Duwamish River Cleanup Coolition, and Whidbey Watershed Stewards. Participants will help one other envision possibilities and practical outcomes, explore how solutions might take root in their own communities, build networks of collaboration and support, and be fed by music, food, art, poetry, the land, the forest, and our community.

During the past 10 years, Mona has been challenged to create that special mix of chocolate products and services that spell success in a small town. It’s been a wild roller coaster ride.

Since opening, Mona has offered everything from bakery to breakfast. In December 2010, she decided to focus on what she does best— chocolate. It was with the decision to focus that helped to create the perfect retail plan to set Sweet Mona’s, Chocolate Boutique on the road to success.

“The stigma came during the 1950s when a psychiatrist blamed juvenile delinquency on comic books,” Wahl said. Now, he said, some of the best fiction being done today is done in this format.

[Submitted by Larry Heidel]

The fifth annual Thriving Communities Conference will take place March 17 to 19 at the Whidbey Institute. Water is a vital, life-giving substance for people and ecosystems, and many communities are touched by challenges to maintaining clean, safe water. As a testimony to the success of this model, over thirty communities have already exchanged and implemented ideas from previous Thriving Communities gatherings, which focused on the topics of food, economy, health, and shelter.

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A regional sensation

By the early 2000s, libraries across the country started jumping on the graphic novel bandwagon. Sno-Isle’s collection started with in the 2000s in the teen section with manga, which are Japanese or Japaneseinfluenced comics and graphic novels.

Graphic novels are a growing part of the

Sno-Isle collection While the manga collection still has fans — girls and women particularly like the romance-heavy shojo manga, Buckingham said — graphic novel offerings have expanded far beyond to include more collectible materials, superheroes and literary works.

“The Walking Dead” is what really got people interested, Buckingham said.

“There’s a community within the graphic novels community,” she added. “It’s not just American. There’s a broad range of people working in it now.”

There’s also a large community in the Puget Sound region.

Willow Wilson, a Seattle resident, created the story of “Ms. Marvel.” The character is a typical 16-year-old until she discovers she has super powers.

Ms. Marvel, known to her parents as Kamala Kahn, is a second-generation American Muslim, the first person with her background to star in a graphic novel series.

“Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo & Me,” by Seattle-based artist Ellen Forney, explores her diagnosis with bipolar disorder and its effect on creativity. Then there are the humor pieces by Matthew Inman, also based in Seattle. Inman, creator of The Oatmeal, wrote a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, “My Dog; the Paradox.”

Keeping up with demand “In July of 2015, we made special shelving for children’s graphic novels and, since then, we have purchased about 20,000 of them,” said collections librarian Lorraine Burdick.

“The librarians tell us that they can’t keep enough books on the shelves.

The most popular children’s title? “My Neighbor Totoro 1,” a comic based on the Japanese film of the same name.

Graphic novels are an alternative for reluctant readers, said Nancy Messenger, collection development manager. “Some people love the artwork of the format, for others it’s a way to get into reading and a way to learn about a new topic.”

For Wahl, who is 45 and a lifelong graphic novel reader, it’s more than the storylines interacting with the artwork. It’s the way the format makes him feel.

Graphic novels are such an important aspect of his life, that he named his daughter, Katja, now 17, after a character in X-Men No. 129.

“She thinks it’s great she was named after a mutant,” Wahl said. “She was raised Geek.”

From the classics like “Dark Knight Returns” and “The Watchmen,” to a Romeo and Juliet inspired tale in “Saga,” Wahl revels in the growing collection in Sno-Isle Libraries.

“As an academic, I can give you 10 reasons why graphic novels are worthwhile,” he said. “The truth is, these are the comics that make me feel like a 10-year-old boy again and there’s magic in that.”

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South Whidbey Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group

Whidbey Island A’s, Model A Ford Club Fourth Monday, 7:00pm Race Road Fire Station, Coupeville

First Tuesday, 10:00am-12:00pm South Whidbey Senior Center, Langley

For more information, call (360) 579-5919.

Expanded quarterly workshops TBA. The Caregiver Support Group, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, Western and Central Washington Chapter, provides emotional, educational, and social support for caregivers of those suffering from memory loss – in a confidential setting. For questions or additional information, contact co-facilitators: Mardell Xavier at (360) 477-5511 or Hestia Laitala at (360) 321-1600.

Second Tuesday, 7:00pm Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, Oak Harbor.

South Whidbey Lions Club Second and Fourth Thursdays, 11:30am M Bar C Ranch, Freeland Lunch is offered ($8) and they enjoy interesting guest speakers. Public is invited. Please contact Herb Bacon at (360)730-3755 if you wish to attend.

“The Most Excellent Way” Support Meetings Every Wednesday, 7:00pm Church on the Rock, Oak Harbor “The Most Excellent Way” is world-wide support group desiring to minister to alcoholics, drug addicts, and their families. “The Most Excellent Way” is a Christ based self-help group for people struggling with addictions of all kinds and-self centered behaviors. Childcare is provided. For more information, please call (360)675-3032.

TOPS® (Take Off Pounds Sensibly®) Every Thursday, 9:00am-11:00am VFW Post 7392, Oak Harbor TOPS® is the short name for TOPS Club, Inc., the original, nonprofit, noncommercial network of weight-loss support groups.

TOPS® offers tools and programs for healthy living and weight management, with exceptional group fellowship and recognition.

Weigh-in from 9:00am-10:00am, meeting is 10:00am-11:00am. For more information, call Sherylann Woodward at (360) 682-5376.

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For more information, call Carol at (360) 675-2306 or Peg at (360) 675-2821, Diana at (360) 675-4866 or Jann at (360) 679-0968.

Whidbey Island Fly Fishing Club Second Wednesday, 6:00pm Race Road Firestation, Coupeville Demonstration fly tying at 6:00pm, social hour at 6:30pm. For more information, visit www. whidbeyislandflyfishingclub.com. Enjoy meeting other fly fishing enthusiasts and venture to lakes and streams for education and fishing.

Whidbey Walkers Every Wednesday, 10:00am-12:00pm The Whidbey Walkers have been happily walking for over 40 years as a group. They follow the wild flowers through the seasons and walk many trails and beaches. If you are interested in walking with them please call Marie Vallquisst at (360) 675-7744 for the next walk location. Please leave a message with your name and number. The group meets at the Oak Harbor Safeway at 9:20am and leaves at 9:30am and they share carpooling each week.

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Private Lessons, Adults, Teens, Children, Wedding Dances, Special Events/Parties. 4 Free Lessons for Unaccompanied Men. Located just north of Oak Harbor (Dugualla Bay). Classes on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday evenings.

Offering classes in: Smooth Dances: Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango Latin & Rhythm: EC Swing, WC Swing, Cha Cha, Rumba, Mambo, Merengue, Bolero, Samba Club Dances: Salsa, Night Club 2-step, Hustle, Bachata

Social Media for Writers – Blogging with Tom Trimbath Thursday, February 18, 6:30pm-8:30pm Old Bayview School, 5611 Bayview Rd, Langley Free for WIWA members; $10 for nonmembers Offered by the Whidbey Island Writers Association (WIWA). Blogging is one of the most powerful tools in social media, the best place to welcome readers to your work, your skills, and you as an author. Build a good blog, and the biggest hurdle in social media is cleared.

You’ll leave this class with a list of what you’ll need to start, post, share, and schedule a blog.

A hands-on session, so bring your laptop. For more information, call (360) 331-0307, email info@nila.edu or visit www.nila.edu

Free Hearing Screenings Wednesday, February 24, 1:00pm-3:45pm South Whidbey Bayview Senior Center, Langley

Check the website www.whidbeywoodworkers.com or call (360) 222-3121.

Free hearing screenings provided by Connect Hearing, Inc. Appointments are 15 minutes each.

For more information, call (360) 331-1415.

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

DUI/Underage Drinking Prevention Panel

Classes, Seminars and Workshops Dan’s Classic Ballroom See website for schedules/fees www.dansclassicballroom.com (360)720-2727. Group &

Thursday, February 25, 6:45pm 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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Therapeutic Touch™ Beginning Class (12 hours) Saturdays, February 27 & March 12, 9:30am-4:30pm Oak Harbor Senior Center Annex House Cost: $160.00 Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a holistic Care practice directing universal energy with intention and compassion to provide an environment for healing. TT is taught in over 100 schools of nursing worldwide and is an effective researched modality for many conditions including but not limited to: hypertension, wound healing, chemo-therapeutic side effects and, pain reduction.

Anyone with the intention of heart and openness of mind to help another and desire to learn can benefit from and learn Therapeutic Touch.

Patricia Connell, RN, PhD, AHN-BC, QTTT, CCHT has practiced TT since 1976 and taught it since 1978. As a nurse she has utilized TT effectively in many health care environments – acute care, home health, hospice, long term care, a nurse managed health clinic and private practice.

Continuing Education credits available for RNs. For information/registration, call (360) 632-5848 or email pconnellhnc@comcast.net.

2016 Whidbey Gardening Workshop Saturday, March 5, 9:00am Oak Harbor High School Registration is now open. Come, be a part of Whidbey Island’s premier gardening workshop.

Choose from 44 classes, 19 new offerings.

Shop in the Vendor Marketplace. Keynote speaker is Dan Hinkley- Internationally recognized plantsman, author, plant collector, and lecturer. Dan in the founder of Heronswood Nursery, in Kingston, Washington. Tickets are $40 at www.whidbeygardeningworkshop.org or call (360) 240-5527.

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partner on the 22nd. A nagging problem yields to your solution on the 23rd. Even clumsy action gets good results on the 24th.

CHICKEN LITTLE & THE ASTROLOGER

By Wesley Hallock

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Emotion runs high as you take action on the 18th. You’re paddling up-river on the 19th, but you have the power. All is not lost on the 20th (tell your inner Chicken Little), friends appear as needed. You’re up more than down on the 21st. If the 22nd pushes your buttons, it’s teaching you about your hidden issues.

Following conventional wisdom on the 23rd only adds to the work. Thinking outside the box helps on the 24th.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Injecting your opinion only complicates matters on the 18th. Another’s brusque actions on the 19th aid your cause. The 20th is not the day for underhanded behavior. The 21st is an easy day to accidentally rub others the wrong way. Good times happen unplanned on the 22nd. Reality intrudes in a way you probably wish it wouldn’t on the 23rd. Your timely words soothe ruffled feathers on the 24th.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) The excitement-loving part of you has much to be glad for on the 18th. You’re in command on the 19th, or at least marching in step. New tricks for old dogs fill the 20th’s roster.

Hard work makes for good outcomes on the 21st. Over-exuberance creates risk on the 22nd. Your optimism on the 23rd does not go uncontested. The battering ram approach to obstacles is a last resort on the 24th.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Strong desire to break your normal routine marks the 18th.

Your direction may change on the 19th but not your determination. Partnering up on the 20th makes a hard day easier.

Your competitive nature and your pride are aroused simultaneously on the 21st. Sweeping statements from a dubious source rate careful scrutiny on the 22nd. Your criticisms could easily miss the mark on the 23rd. Logic, your own or another’s, wins on the 24th.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Unbounded thinking resolves an impasse on the 18th. Meeting a challenge with enthusiasm on the 19th has a liberating effect on you. Holding your position is a struggle on the 20th, despite willing supporters. Tempers may run hot on the 21st. Finances could be the target of critical scrutiny on the 22nd. Normally fun activities drag on the 23rd. A challenging situation on the 24th is best met by acting first and explaining later.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Consensus is least likely where most needed on the 18th.

Willingness to experiment works quite well on the 19th.

Your real problem on the 20th could be your indifference to the problem. Remaining neutral on the 21st may be the most stressful option. Expect unusually clear input from your spouse or

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Trying to please everyone will exhaust you on the 18th. Your word proves good as gold on the 19th. You’re just the person to mediate others’ conflicting desires on the 20th. You’re in the middle once again on the 21st. Working for the greater good takes its inevitable toll on the 22nd. Reluctance to take sides creates conflict on the 23rd. Sheer strength of will is your best asset on the 24th.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your opinion holds clout in a contested situation on the 18th.

Your integrity wins you unexpected recognition on the 19th. A surprise assist helps you to make ends meet on 20th.

Tempers are the hardest thing to control on the 21st. The 22nd ends with you much better off in light of the day’s events. Practicalities are a drag on the 23rd’s cautious optimism. Luck smiles your way on the 24th.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Look for the bright side before concluding the sky is falling on the 18th. Remaining neutral sways the outcome in your favor on the 19th. Either one of the 20th’s opposing strategies can benefit you. Look for the hidden cost of a lofty proposal on the 21st. Determination and personal sacrifice put you ahead of the pack on the 22nd. Impulsiveness outweighs caution on the 23rd. Lack of experience exacts a cost on the 24th.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A unique circumstance pulls you in before you know it on the 18th. Win-win is possible with an attitude adjustment on the 19th. Factors you’ve likely overlooked figure into events on the 20th. The ups and downs of the 21st have advantages both ways. An air-tight strategy is among the offerings of the 22nd.

Rosy optimism conceals an overlooked downside on the 23rd. Fair play on the 24th offers unexpected benefits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb 18) The playing field may look familiar on the 18th but something is different.

Determined sleuthing on the 19th reveals the advantage you’re seeking. Team work on the 20th puts you exactly where you want to be. You have too much going on the 21st to let hot tempers interfere. Chicken Little thinking only complicates an unplanned detour on the 22nd. The needed anchor point on the 23rd is there if you look. Careful logic is the key on the 24th.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your adaptability makes the 18th flow with effortless ease.

Even the problems are no problem on the 19th. You’re heavily invested in the outcome on the 20th, so work to make it happen. The means are present to resolve major obstacles on the 21st. Meet-ups made on the 22nd are best judged later. Resist if you will on the 23rd, but the odds favor the opposition. You find safe refuge in established principles on the 24th. © 2016, Wesley Hallock, All Rights Reserved

Chicken Little looks at what is and fears the sky is falling. The astrologer looks at what is and sees what could be. Wesley Hallock is a professional astrologer and part-time Chicken Little who has been navigating the sea of consciousness since 1982. To read past columns of Chicken Little and the Astrologer in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www.whidbeyweekly.com.

ACROSS 1. Office clamper 8. Postulates 15. Halo 16. Farm laborer of low social rank 17. Baked dish 18. Anxiously 19. Above 20. Dilly-dally 22. Cheesecake ingredient?

23. Islet 24. Arid 25. “Frasier” actress Gilpin 26. Jagged, as a leaf’s edge 28. Apply gently 30. Domestic animal skin disease 31. Some speech sounds 33. Told of an occurrence 35. Happiness 37. Newspaper stories 40. Like some knees 44. Destined 45. “___ any drop to drink”: Coleridge 47. Commemorative marker 48. Construct

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53. Uttered an attraction call 56. Spoil, with “on” 57. Kitty 59. Enthusiastic supporter 61. One reciting in a singing tone 62. Subject of this puzzle 63. Orphaned child with new legal family 64. Puts into appropriate form for publication DOWN 1. A Muslim 2. New Zealand lizardlike reptile 3. Dry gulches 4. Chick’s sound 5. Court ploy 6. Say “Li’l Abner,” say 7. Hold back 8. Acted like 9. Close, as an envelope 10. Dressing ingredient 11. “It’s no ___!”

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13. Blow up 14. Blocked 21. Causing fatigue 24. Blue-ribbon 25. Bring up 27. Texas/Louisiana border river 29. “Wanna ___?”

30. Fair to middling 32. “Do the Right Thing” pizzeria owner 34. Stop on a crawl 36. Big ___ Conference 37. Cleaning chemical 38. Behind 39. Finds an interest (2 wds.)

41. Vernacular 42. Snob 43. Picks up 46. Illicit cigarette 50. “Haste makes waste,” e.g.

53. Copper 54. Arch type 55. Shrek, e.g.

56. Computer info 58. Blouse, e.g.

60. Affirmative action

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NAS Whidbey Island SAR Medically Evacuates Lopez Island Resident The SAR crew of six took off around 11 in the morning amidst patchy fog, low clouds, and heavy rain. They transited to the helicopter pad at the Lopez Island Hospital to pick up a 67-year-old male suffering from acute kidney failure and then flew the patient to the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Wash.

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Compelling testimony from JROTC students helps kill PE waiver bill Unintended consequences may be the best way to describe the effect of a bill that sought to get more students involved in physical education classes and exercise. However, students enrolled in Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) say the measure would have essentially killed that program.

House Bill 2664 died Friday during the Legislature's policy committee cutoff, after the House Education Committee failed to garner enough votes to move the bill forward.

The measure was proposed to prevent students from waiving, substituting or exempting physical education classes in favor of other electives, except for disability or religious belief. However, Rep. Dave Hayes, R-Camano Island, who opposed the bill, said it would have forced students in high schools throughout the state to drop the JROTC program.

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"I commend the intent of the bill to get sedentary kids involved in more exercise," said Hayes, "but this legislation is misguided and aimed at the wrong demographic."

During a hearing Tuesday, school officials and JROTC students from throughout

the state, including Oak Harbor, testified against the measure. "If a PE credit is required, it will prevent a student from being able to take a Junior ROTC course.

One hundred cadets are required to have a JROTC program. With so many students being required to take a PE class instead, many JROTC programs would die, taking that opportunity away from everyone," said Jared Hunt, a senior at Oak Harbor High School, who asked the committee to reject the bill.

Oak Harbor's Naval JROTC program is nationally recognized and is frequently an entry point for eventual military service. Hayes said it teaches young men and women discipline, leadership and the importance of being physically fit. "JROTC students and student athletes typically get more instruction on healthy life skills and more physical activity than they would otherwise get in a PE class," noted Hayes.

"After hearing the compelling testimony of the JROTC students and staff from Oak Harbor High School and other school districts, committee members appeared convinced this is just not the right way to address the issue," said Hayes, who serves on the House Education Committee. "So they let the bill die."

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