Whidbey Weekly, January 5, 2017

January 5 through January 11, 2017

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Whidbey Weekly about where you can submit your samples for a soil test and recommendations.

Tip #2 – Build Soil through Composting to Promote Soil Health & Reduce Waste Transform your daily “waste” into a valuable product. Compost food scraps and yard debris to save money, reduce waste, recycle nutrients, and turn your leftovers into a valuable soil amendment for your garden.

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Compost Food Scraps with a Worm Bin: A worm bin is a great composting tool for food scraps from your kitchen. WSU Extension Island County’s Waste Wise Program’s website has great information on Worm Bin Basics and the value of food scrap

By Kelsi Franzen

Marketing, Education, & Outreach Coordinator Whidbey Island Conservation District

CHEERS TO THE NEW YEAR! START 2017 AS A RESOURCE STEWARD WITH THESE FIVE CONSERVATION TIPS

Conservation District is here as a resource to you.

With the tick of a clock and the turn of a dial, 2016 swiftly makes its exit and is welcomed by the arrival of 2017. For a moment, on both an individual and global scale, all of us around the world pause to reflect, assess, and resolve in the New Year to remain hope-filled and committed to improving our lives moving forward.

In 2017, if you live on Whidbey Island, you have many reasons to celebrate. Our little corner of the world is a unique place, rich with natural beauty, underlain with historical legacy, and brim full with exceptional, diverse communities all intertwined by geography.

On your resolution list this year, consider conserving your natural resources. How might you go about doing this? Start by contacting the Whidbey Island Conservation District. As one of 45 conservation districts in Washington State, Whidbey Island Conservation District was created to help you conserve natural resources on your land through voluntary, incentive-based education and technical assistance. 2017 marks the conservation district’s 50th anniversary.

Since 1967, whether you’re a farmer or forest owner, or a resident in town, Whidbey Island

Conservation of natural resources starts on an individual level, right at home, and the following five tips can help get you started in 2017.

Tip #1 – Get to Know Your Soils No matter what resource goals you have, knowing your soils is a key first step in understanding your land.

Visit Web Soil Survey: Curious about what lies beneath your feet? The USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey is a fantastic online tool that provides soil survey data. With just a few clicks, this interactive mapping tool will display your land’s historical soil survey data. Why does this matter? Understanding your soil is the foundation for understanding and addressing a variety of natural resource goals and issues. Check out https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/ HomePage.htm to try Web Soil Survey out.

Get a Soil Test: If you wish to take soil knowledge a step further, consider doing a soil test for an area of interest on your land. After selecting an area you’d like to have tested, gather at least 15-20 soil subsamples from that area at a depth of 6-8 inches (where plant roots grow). Mix these subsamples together to form a soil sample in a clean container, and contact Whidbey Island Conservation District to learn more

composting at https://extension.wsu.edu/ island/2014/02/composting/.

Compost Yard Debris with Cold or Hot Composting: No fancy equipment is needed to compost your lawn clippings, twigs, or leaves! Several systems exist, including cold and hot composting. Cold composting is as simple as piling debris in a well-drained area on your land. Hot composting, however, is more effective at breaking down materials quickly and can kill weed seeds and diseasecausing organisms. For more information on how to get started, check out USDA NRCS’s Composting Tip Sheet www.nrcs.usda.gov/ wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/ features/?cid=nrcs143_023542.

Tip #3 – Control Weeds Noxious weeds are invasive, non-native plants that out-compete native plants and reduce land productivity. As a landowner, there are ways you can help control and remove noxious weeds and promote ecosystem balance on your land.

Get Up To Speed on Island County Noxious Weeds: Check out Island County Noxious Weed Control Board information at http:// extension.wsu.edu/island/nrs/noxious/, including the most recent year’s weed list.

Sign Up for Whidbey Island Conservation District’s Weed Bulletin: Interested in receiving regular updates on local weeds of concern?

www.whidbeyweekly.com LOCALLY OPERATED. Check out WICD’s Weed Bulletin webpage at www.whidbeycd.org/weed-bulletins.html to see past Weed Bulletins and to sign-up for future issues.

Tip #4 – Increase Habitat for Pollinators & Wildlife Your backyard can be both beautiful and functional, promoting habitat for pollinators, beneficial insects, birds, and other wildlife.

Through the use and arrangement of native trees, shrubs, and ground covers, food, water, shelter, and space requirements for wildlife can be met.

Habitat for Bees & Butterflies: Check out a wide array of resources for promoting pollinator habitat through the Xerces Society’s at www.xerces.org.

Habitat for Birds: The Whidbey Audubon Society has additional information about birds on Whidbey Island, including a Birding Class that occurs from September – May. For more information, visit www.whidbeyaudubon.org/ Check out the National Audubon Society’s Creating Bird-Friendly Communities Web page for information on how to promote bird habitat in your backyard at www.audubon.org/conservation/creating-bird-friendly-communities.

Habitat for Other Wildlife: Check out USDA NRCS’s Wildlife Habitat Tip Sheet at www.nrcs. usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/features/?cid=nrcs143_023553.

Tip #5 – Conserve Your Water Water quality and quantity are Whidbey Island’s top natural resources.

For tips about how you can protect water resources, check out WICD’s publication Living Responsibly in Your Community at www. whidbeycd.org/uploads/1/1/6/8/11683986/ lrycweb510.pdf.

In 2017, as the New Year inspires you to pause, reflect, and plan for your future, with hope, consider the positive impact that applying a few conservation practices has on this unique place we all call home. Just like the health of your mind and body, the health of this landscape we share starts with you.

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ON TRACK with Jim Freeman

Are we cold enough yet? After just forty eight hours of this sub-thirty degree weather, I am pleased to report that while indoors here at the caboose I am still cold enough to not only see my breath, but also to hear it.

Second opinion Our thanks to Tom Jedinak of Columbus, Ohio for sharing the following story with our 2017 readers. We can only hope it is true.

Ever since I was a child, I've always had a fear of someone under my bed at night. So I went to a shrink and told him, “I've got problems.

Every time I go to bed I think there's somebody under it. I'm scared. I think I'm going crazy.”

“Just put yourself in my hands for one year,” said the shrink. "Come talk to me three times a week and we should be able to get rid of those fears.”

“How much do you charge?" I asked him.

“One hundred fifty dollars per visit,” replied the doctor.

“I'll sleep on it,” I said.

Six months later the doctor met me on the street. “Why didn't you come to see me about those fears you were having?” he asked.

“Well, $150 a visit, three times a week for a year, is $23,400. A bartender cured me for $10. I was so happy to have saved all that money that I went and bought a new pickup truck.”

“Is that so?” With a bit of an attitude, the psychiatrist said, “And how, may I ask, did a bartender cure you?”

“He told me to cut the legs off the bed.

Nobody under there now.”

Der Bingle Did you happen to hear Bing Crosby sing White Christmas recently? According to an excerpt in Golf Digest of a bio of Bing Crosby by his son Nathaniel, 18 Holes with Bing, daddy Bing's recording of White Christmas is the best selling single of all time. Furthermore, the Times of London wrote once that Bing Crosby's voice had been “heard more often by more people than that of any mortal in history.” According to the article, “between 1927 and 1962, Crosby had 368 charted records.” As a point of reference, “The Voice”, Frank Sinatra had 209 charted hits, The King, Elvis Presley, had 149, and the Fab Four, The Beatles, had 68.

The second greatest selling single of all time had me surprised, as did # 3 and #4. While Bing's White Christmas has sold over 50 million copies since 1942, the #2 greatest seller is Elton John's charity single honoring Princess Diana, Candle in the Wind/Something About the Way You Look Tonight. Since 1997 Elton John's single has sold over 33 million records.

Bing Crosby garners third place all time with Silent Night, selling over 30 million copies since 1935.

Knowing the fourth place all-timer could win you some trivia contests. Mungo Jerry's 1970 classic, In the Summertime, has also sold over 30 million records. Somebody out there must have more than one copy. Are you kidding me? Maybe if I repeat the title enough, I will warm up.

Salt Infusion Many parts of the world have traditional New Year's Day menus. Our southern rooted family would always try to include the good luck of black-eyed peas, cornbread, collard or mustard greens, and pork.

As kids, we were always told the black-eyed peas symbolized coins, the greens resembled money, the cornbread looked like gold, and the pork meant prosperity because pigs root forward. Of course, Dad also used to tell us when cows gathered under a shady tree

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on a hot day it meant it was going to rain. I believed it for thirty years, until I moved to a farm.

A few days ago, since I was eating solo, I wavered on whether to make all those family good luck dishes for myself, or just get something easy. Maybe start my own tradition. So, given most of Freeland was locked up New Year's, I went to Rite-Aid to get my meal.

Surely there would be something in the dollar aisle that would hold me until the Mexican Taco truck was back.

Knowing other cultures use fish or grapes or ring-shaped cakes or doughnuts or other fun foods to symbolize luck, I decided to go with an international cuisine—Annie Chun's Hot and Sour soup, a plastic soup bowl container with three plastic packets of noodles, sauce, and little green things.

As soon as I got back to the caboose, I quickly stored my newly purchased twenty-four hearing aid batteries, and returned to the microwave for Happy New Year fun with Annie Chun.

My mind was filled with possibilities. If I followed the cooking directions properly, and I worked with an agent, maybe down the road Annie and I could do a cooking show together, maybe for a local food channel. We could call it Fun with Chun.

After reviewing the nutrition facts and cooking directions with my magnifying glass, I got my tools ready. I would need scissors to cut the three plastic packets once I liberated them from the plastic bowl. While the air-free sealed noodle packet was tougher to cut than the sauce packet or packet of little green things, I was able to get beyond the look of freeze-dried noodles to proceed.

The sauce, about the texture and color of a 90 weight motor oil, was easy to apply once I remembered the technique of rolling up a toothpaste tube to free the final fluoride.

Squish, squish, and there we were. Add that packet of little green things and we were ready to add the water up to the line inside the plastic bowl.

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The directions on the side of the box indicated a cooking time of two minutes in a 1200 watt microwave. Not knowing the wattage of my caboose microwave, I always pray before heating any foods. Why wait until I am going to eat?

Upon tasting the overly-heated broth, I sighed. Something was not right. While I had plenty of hot, there was no sour. In fact, there was no flavor. Faster than you can say bok choy, I was back at the box to review the directions. While my left eye was reading, my right eye began to wonder to a word in bold, Sodium. It was followed by 1550 mg, 65%.

Holy sodium, Batman. Here I was, about to add soy sauce to get some color in my new year's day bowl, when I realized by doing so I would more than likely exceed my daily allotment of salt.

How could I have popcorn with popcorn salt and salted butter later that night while watching another episode of “The Untouchables?”

How could I have a salted caramel latté in the afternoon? That's right, I don't do lattés.

Well, here I was, all alone, wondering already on the first day of the year. There goes that resolution of not wondering and worrying.

How could I wonder as I wander if I had too much salt? Would I not race my thoughts along with raising my blood pressure?

So, after going outside with my soup bowl, I tossed the sodium filled soup over my shoulder. It was not unlike throwing salt after a wedding ceremony, on the church steps, just in case it snows.

Yep. So far, thanks to Annie Chun and her team in Fullerton, California, this has been a very lucky year. Already, I have avoided being bowled over by a tsunami of sodium soaked noodles. Be careful out there. Slippery noodles may be on your tires.

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Bits & Pieces Presented by the Coupeville United Methodist Church on Tuesday, January 10, 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

[Submitted by Robin Hertlein]

Revised Whidbey Bird List Reflects Changing Climate

Letters to the Editor Editor, It was with a great deal of sadness and disappointment that I read Ann Adams’ letter in the December 29 edition of the Whidbey Weekly.

I couldn’t help but recall a similar letter written

by Angie Homola after the National elections on November 8.

Ms. Homola’s letter was devoted to expressing her disappointment in Senator Barbara Bailey’s landslide victory when she ran against Senator Bailey for the 10th LD Senate position. In that letter, Ms. Homola made some very nasty comments about Senator Bailey which were untrue and uncalled for. I thought to rebut her accusations but then decided against it because the election was over, the people had spoken, and it was my hope that we would all enter the Christmas season with love and forgiveness in our hearts.

But, alas! It is clear and unfortunate that neither had any such sentiments.

Instead, Ms. Adams endeavored to strike fear in the hearts of all with her forecast of impending doom wrought by Mr. Trump’s election. To paraphrase her statement, she reminds me of no one so much as Chicken Little. “We are all going to die.” “He will kill us all.”

Well, I’ve got news for you, Annie. We all grow up knowing that one day each of us will die. I see no reason why you should insinuate that we will all be killed by Mr. Trump. Oh, I get it! You believe in conspiracies! Either that or it’s wishful thinking on your part that Mr. Trump’s presidency will go down in flames.

And what exactly do you mean by “If Trump is not stopped …”? Is that a threat?

You, Annie, and you, Angie, need to get a few things straight. Both elections, those of Senator Barbara Bailey and President Elect Trump, were won fairly and squarely. Nobody doctored the ballots and, apparently, all those dead people across the US decided they didn’t want to vote Democrat anymore either! There was no hint of a recount being necessary in our State elections, and the recount in the National election was a huge failure costing millions of dollars – a typical Democrat stunt!

I suggest you both give yourselves a good talking to and pull up your big girl panties. It’s time to move on – forgive and forget. Please try to find a little love in your hearts for your fellowman and woman – you need to accept what you cannot change and try to make your part of the world a better place. Remember to breathe and to smile.

Happy New Year and may God bless and keep you.

Mary Jane Olson, Clinton

View “Before the Flood” at Coupeville United Methodist Church The community is invited to a free viewing of “Before the Flood,” a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we can take locally, regionally and globally. Created by Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens, the film shows DiCaprio visiting various regions of the globe exploring the impact of global warming. Free coffee and optional pie social will follow the movie.

The year 2016 was noted for being “Pelican Summer” on Whidbey Island when the rarely seen White Pelicans visited in significant numbers. Bird populations are rarely static, as that influx of big white birds to the Deer Lagoon area certainly proved. The Thursday, January 12 program of the Whidbey Audubon Society highlights some of the more dramatic changes that have occurred. The organization maintains a Birds of Whidbey checklist for bird watchers. It was just revised from the 2012 edition to reflect the changes in birds that visit and inhabit the Whidbey area and it will be distributed to everyone attending the program, Wings of Change: An Overview of Whidbey’s Bird Populations, by Steve and Martha Ellis.

They will address which birds appear to be in trouble? How are bird populations estimated?

Can anything be done for species in decline?

How are the eagles doing? Which areas of Whidbey’s avian life need research going forward? Where did all those pelicans come from, and will they be back? This program will consider these and other important questions at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20103 State Route 525, a mile and a half from Freeland. Doors open at 7:00pm for socializing and the free program begins at 7:30pm.

Anyone with an interest is welcome.

Steve and Martha Ellis have led birding field trips and have given natural history talks for over 25 years. Steve is the current Whidbey Audubon Society vice-president and Martha is a former member of the board.

[Submitted by Susan Prescott]

VAQ-130 Returns Home for the New Year after Combat Deployment The “Zappers” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 returned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island after completing a sevenmonth deployment to support Operation Inherent Resolve, December 30.

VAQ 130’s pilots and electronic warfare officers flew the squadron’s EA-18G Growlers back to NAS Whidbey Island from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), while support and maintenance personnel reunited with their families Friday afternoon via airlift from Norfolk, Va. “I am just as proud of the families back in Whidbey as I am of the Zapper Sailors,” said Cmdr. Brendan Stickles, VAQ-130’s commanding officer. “Our squadron was gone from home nine months during the last year. We are incredibly fortunate to have the support of all the Zapper friends and families.”

The Zappers are attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 commanded by Capt. Marc Miguez.

VAQ-130 left NAS Whidbey Island May 2016, where they began flight operations off the coast of Virginia and continued east across the Atlantic Ocean to the Azores.

In transit to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), the Zappers conducted flight operations off the coast of Spain, France, and Italy.

Following, the Zappers, as part of the CVW-3 and CVN-69 team, entered the 5th Fleet AOR through the Suez Canal as CVN-69 relieved the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

The Zappers supported joint and coalition forces on the ground in Iraq and Syria for approximately seven months where they flew 226 combat sorties and executed 1,596 combat flight hours During the deployment, VAQ-130 also employed and honed skills to maintain, fly, and operate the Navy’s premiere electronic attack platform with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and their joint partners.

The Zappers, along with CSG-10, then returned to the Mediterranean and continued to support Operation Inherent Resolve from the 6th Fleet AOR. The ship and air wing conducted joint flight operations with the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), which demonstrated the continued cooperation between the two countries and their steadfast resolve in the fight against ISIL. [Submitted by Mike Welding, NAS Whidbey Island]

ABCeeS of Chamber Music with the Saratoga Orchestra Saratoga Orchestra presents “ABCeeS of Chamber Music”, a set of programs on January 21 at 2:30pm at Island Church of Whidbey in Langley and January 22 at 2:30pm in Coupeville’s Nordic Hall. Music Director Anna Edwards will lead the orchestra in musical works by Malcolm Arnold, J.S. Bach, Caroline Shaw and Edward Elgar.

J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 will begin the program and include soloists Saratoga Orchestra’s principal flute, Wendy Wilhelmi, Whidbey Island Music Festival founder and baroque violinist, Tekla Cunningham, and early music specialist, Jonathan Oddie on harpsichord. Ms. Wilhelmi will also be featured on Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto for Flute.

Other works on the program include “Entr’acte” for string orchestra by exciting new American composer, Caroline Shaw, who at the age of 30 became the youngest ever to receive the Pulitzer Prize for composition in 2013; Sir Malcom Arnold’s “Concerto for Flute and Strings” featuring Wendy Wilhelmi, and Sir Edward Elgar’s “Serenade for Strings,” a very early work of this “Pomp and Circumstance” composer.

General Admission tickets are $25 Adult and $20 Senior/Military. The January 21st concert is a suggested donation. Students under 18 admitted free (under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Tickets available at Moonraker Books-Langley, bayleaf-Coupeville, and Click Music-Oak Harbor, on-line at Brown Paper Tickets and cash/check/CC accepted at the door. For more detailed information and tickets please visit www.sowhidbey.com or call (360) 929-3045.

[Submitted by Larry Heidel]

Whidbey Community Chorus Begins Spring Season The Whidbey Community Chorus, under the direction of Darren McCoy, will soon begin preparation for its annual spring concerts, “Songs for America.” This year’s concerts will feature a wide variety of music, including favorites like “Simple Gifts” and “Amazing Grace” and less familiar tunes such as “Fresh and Fearless” by Daniel Elder.

Registration will be held January 22, at 5:00pm at the First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland Street, Oak Harbor. Weekly practices are on Sunday evenings at the Oak Harbor Methodist Church, and concerts are scheduled for May 5 and 7. Individual dues for the season are $35 for adults and $15 for high school/college students, payable at registration. Women are required to purchase a chorus blouse for $52-$60, depending on size.

There is no audition for membership, but new members will participate in a vocal placement procedure to determine their best voice range.

Call Kay at (360) 678-4148 for more information or visit the chorus website at https://sites. google.com/site/whidbeycommunitychorus/ home.

[Submitted by Kay Foss]

An Evening with David Whyte Thresholds: Navigating the Difficult Transitions of Life Every new epoch in the life of an individual or society announces itself through difficulty, confusion or a sense of losing anchorage. To navigate this threshold we must find a deep

www.whidbeyweekly.com LOCALLY OPERATED. internal solid ground to maintain a conversation with the intangible, the numinous, and the just about to happen. Through humor, commentary and the insights of poetry, David Whyte will look at the part of us that can in fact go ahead, even amidst uncertainty and difficulty, to move beyond the boundaries of a small defended self into a larger more generous participation with the world.

Long time Langley resident, Poet, author and philosopher David Whyte will give a rare Whidbey Island appearance on Thursday, January 26 at 7:00pm in the Langley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall located at 301 Anthes Avenue in Langley. He has been bringing his own and others’ poetry to large audiences around the world for over 25 years, using a unique combination of poetry, deep insight and humor to illuminate what it means to be fully here and fully human.

Tickets are $22 from Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/2730480 Benefits The HUB, an after school program for teenagers in Langley.

[Submitted by Eve Carty, Langley UMC]

Sno-Isle Libraries News Release: New search tool knows where to look for answers Whether you’re a fifth-grader needing a report on goldfish, a high-school senior facing the SAT or a voter trying to understand the Electoral College, doing a bit of research is the first step.

Sno-Isle Libraries has a new way to make sure that first step is in the right direction. It doesn’t look like much, just a box on the website labeled “Search All Databases,” but, don’t let the simplicity fool you, said Information Services Manager Terry Beck.

“It is a powerful tool,” Beck said. “Enter a term like ‘goldfish.’ For many searches, the first result is called a ‘Research Starter,’ an overview. Then, you can filter the results by things like source type, publication, geography, language and much more.”

A drop-down menu can even re-order the results by publication date, oldest or newest listed first.

The new tool is called EDS, for EBSCO Discovery Service. Each search accesses many databases at the same time, including more than 60 sources of information, ranging from newspaper archives and auto repair manuals to business reference guides and the Oxford Dictionary.

Before implementing EDS, separate searches were often required for each source of information. “If you didn’t know where to look, well, you missed it,” Beck said.

EDS searches were added to the Sno-Isle Libraries website in the fall. It’s getting good reviews from staff and customers. One popular feature is the easy ability to share search results.

“Our librarians are there to help our customers—online, on the phone and in person,” Beck said. “Regardless of when, where or how, search results can be saved and shared by email.”

Actually more than just email. A click on the “Share” button brings options to email, add the results to a folder, create an email alert or RSS feed, create and copy a permanent link, or even access and then share via nearly 200 social media options.

The system does have a few limitations.

EDS doesn’t access every database at Sno-Isle Libraries. However, those additional sources are listed prominently under “Additional Resources” and a previous search can easily be applied.

“Adding this tool to make research and accessing data easier is a real benefit to our customers and communities,” Beck said.

[Submitted by Jim Hills, Sno-Isle Libraries]

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Let’s Dish! with Kae Harris

IT’S IN THE BOWL A New Year, a fresh start, clean slate, blank page, chapter one, first step in the recipe for the year. A new year often sees hundreds, millions, more likely billions of resolutions floating out into the cosmos. The resolve to travel, see new places, experience new things, taste new foods - all of it seems to be crammed into the first half of the year, the first day. And why not? There is no time like the present, but a new year seems to symbolize something fresh and – well….new!

So at the beginning of a new year, I often resolve to eat healthy. My adventurous taste buds, and the predilections of an exotic palate sabotage this resolution several times throughout the year, and I’m actually okay with that. I think trying new things is wonderful, especially when it comes to food. And when I think about it, trying exotic foods, brand new foods, doesn’t have to have the sometimes ‘unhealthy’ connotation it’s associated with. It would be completely reasonable to combine the two, healthy and ‘new/exotic’ and build up a wonderful thing, something totally unique and perhaps even a dish we continue to make and eat.

One of the things that piqued my interest recently was this idea of ‘power bowls’. Maybe you have heard of them already and I am just a little behind the curve, but for those who might not yet know what these are, I’ll tell you

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what I know. First of all, I need to stress the importance of always seeking the advice of your primary care physician before undertaking any lifestyle or dietary change, as they are the ones qualified to help you make informed and professional medical decisions. Now, a power bowl is just what it sounds like. A bowl, filled with ingredients that comprise the entire dish, a meal which ‘powers’ you up and energizes you. By tossing some things into a bowl together, you can actually make a really nutritious meal. It’s all dependent on your ingredient choices (which are nearly limitless).

Power bowls aren’t the only kind of ‘one dish wonders’ we can eat to fuel our body. There are bowls called ‘Buddha bowls’, ‘nourish bowls’, ‘smoothie bowls’ and countless others. Each respective bowl has its own guidelines, if you will, but the concept is the same – bowls to power and nourish your body.

So let’s start with a smoothie bowl. It is as it sounds, a smoothie in a bowl only a little denser. What’s so awesome about this when I can just make a smoothie and drink it from a cup/glass? Well it’s awesome because not only can you eat the smoothie with a spoon (which is more of a novelty) but you typically aim to include foods such as granola, muesli, fruits, nuts, and whatever else you like that can’t be slurped up through a straw so easily. The combinations are as far reaching as the boundaries of

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your imagination, and I think a favorite of mine would likely be a peaches and cream smoothie bowl. Now your favorite could be anything, and basically all you do is blend your fruit, with yogurt (as much or as little as you like –or completely omit or substitute it if you don’t want to use yogurt), honey or maple syrup, seeds of any kind (pumpkin, sunflower etc) and spoon into a bowl. Sprinkle with some granola or any other cereal, like a puffed rice cereal or corn cereal, add some nuts to it, perhaps little bits of fruit for texture, eat and enjoy! It really is simple, and anything can make up a smoothie bowl.

But if you prefer to have something else for breakfast, a smoothie isn’t your thing, that’s absolutely fine, and in that case I am going to move on to a Buddha bowl. Now these have been called glory bowls as well, but whatever you choose to call it, the basic definition, acording to www.urbandictionary.com, is a “bowl which is packed so full that it has a rounded ‘belly’ appearance on the top much like the belly of a Buddha.” Which sounds delightful!

These bowls are generally vegan, consisting of a wide variety of plants, root vegetables, seeds, and other such goodies. It would be awesome to prepare a vegetarian or vegan curry, something with sweet potatoes, lentils, spices like garam masala, curry powder, coriander, and a bay leaf or two, all simmered in coconut cream or milk. Perhaps even you could serve it over basmati or jasmine rice, but personally I would leave the rice out of it completely. What would your ‘Buddha’ bowl look like?

I am going to include a nourish bowl in this and while it seems very much like a power bowl in that you mix together food items (in a bowl) which provide your body with good fats, nutrient dense vegetables and fruits, healthy complex carbohydrates and high quality proteins, I’m just going to talk about it as though it were a sub category of a power bowl. A nourish bowl should do exactly as its name suggests – nourish us. Roasted vegetables are a definite plus, and perhaps some form of lean protein would be an excellent add in, (i.e. baked chicken breast, white fish, shrimp, and so on). I make my own nourish bowls from time to time, and they consist of baked chicken breast, roasted carrots,

broccoli, zucchini, yellow squash, sweet potato, and cabbage over which I add the smallest little bit of sweet chili sauce, because that’s how I like mine. My other family members eat theirs plain, with barbecue or teriyaki sauce. That’s the beauty of these bowls. They are so malleable and versatile; they can be made for breakfast lunch or dinner, just switch up the ingredients.

Add a little of this, don’t put in that and you have steered your bowl in the direction your palate has decided it will go in, and these bowls are a sure sign it can be done healthily and tastily!

Happy New Year dear readers! I hope your celebrations were filled with fun. I am including a simple recipe, something fresh to start the New Year – a smoothie bowl. If you try it, let me know how you like it and if you prefer it to a plain ol’ smoothie. Send in any comments, questions, information and of course, any recipes you would like to share because as always I’d love to hear from you, so Lets Dish!

Pineapple Peach Smoothie Bowl 1 cup of Pineapple (either fresh or canned) 1 peach, diced 1 banana ¼ cup Greek yogurt, coconut milk, or coconut water ¼ cup honey or maple syrup (optional) ¼ cup sunflower seeds ¼ cup granola Slices of banana A few pieces of pineapple A few pieces of diced peach Blend 1 cup of pineapple (if using canned, drain the juice off) with the peach, banana, yogurt (coconut milk or water if that’s what you are using instead) and honey or maple syrup. Blend to the desired texture and consistency. Spoon into a bowl and top with sunflower seed, granola, banana slices and pieces of pineapple and peach. Serve, eat and enjoy!

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Whidbey Fly Fishing Club Wednesday, January 11, 7:00pm Race Road Fire House, Coupeville 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.

Tingstad and Rumbel - Twelfth Night Tradition Saturday, January 7, 7:30pm Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley All Seats $22 For the past 30+ years, Grammy Awardwinning artists, Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel have been home for the holidays, creating a longstanding tradition with Northwest families. Join them as their holiday presence illuminates the enduring spirit of the season with the gift of music. For tickets or more information, call (360) 221-8262 or visit wicaonline.org

“Before the Flood” Tuesday, January 10, 7:00pm-8:30pm Coupeville United Methodist Church The community is invited to a free viewing of “Before the Flood,” a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we can take locally, regionally and globally. Created by Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens, the film shows DiCaprio visiting various regions of the globe exploring the impact of global warming. Free coffee and optional pie social will follow the movie.

Community Dance Wednesday, January 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm Bayview Community Hall, Langley Bring the whole gang for a free Community Dance, featuring local band Rusty Fender & The Melody Wranglers. The event is free and family friendly, although donations (and Western attire!) are encouraged to support our hardworking musicians and to support the venue. Beer, wine, and soft drinks will be available for purchase.

Star Party Friday, January 27, begins at dark Fort Nugent Park, Oak Harbor Explore the night sky and view distant galaxies, planets and nebulas at this free public Star Party hosted by the Island County Astronomical Society (ICAS). No telescope is needed and people of all ages are welcome to attend. Be sure and dress warmly and note that the event will be canceled if the weather is cloudy. For more information, contact Bob Scott at re.bob. scott@hotmail.com, or visit www.icas-wa.org.

Upcoming Sno-Isle Library Events See schedule below Cost: Free Friends of the Freeland Library Used Book Sale Saturday, January 7, 10:00am-2:00pm Freeland Library Large selection of great books for all ages at bargain prices! All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Freeland Library.

Youth Stress, Depression, and Suicide: Prevention Works Sunday, January 8, 1:30pm-3:30pm Monday, January 9, 5:30pm-7:00pm Coupeville Library There is a good chance that a young person in your life is struggling with stress, depression, and thoughts of suicide. It can be difficult to find ways to help. In this presentation, Catherine VanWetter will present the facts and help you to gain an understanding of what youth depression looks like, learn to recognize warning signs, and how to discuss the topic in a direct and supportive manner.

End of Life Planning & Advanced Directive Seminar Monday, January 9, 1:00pm-4:00pm Coupeville Library Learn how to talk to your doctor and family about end-of-life concerns and the choices available, including hospice, palliative care, voluntary stopping eating and drinking (VSED), and Death with Dignity. Take part in a practical hands-on class preparing your end-of-life documents. Leave with a completed advance directive. Presented by Karen Griffith and Judy McCay, End of Life Washington. Please preregister at www.sno-isle.org. For adults.

Homelessness Here: A Sno-Isle Issues That Matter Forum Tuesday, January 10, 6:30pm-8:00pm Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley Join this public forum, as experts and audience members explore the causes of homelessness in our Whidbey Island community and share ideas for solving the problem. Whidbey Island Center for the Arts is located at 565 Camano Avenue.

WorkSource Orientation Wednesday, January 11, 9:30am-11:00am Freeland Library An overview of the services available at your local WorkSource office to assist with all phases of the job search. You will be introduced to an array of employment and training services and to WorkSourceWA.com, your premier online resource to look for work in Washington. This information is appropriate for any job seeker to assist with your specific needs.

Clinton Book Group Wednesday, January 11, 10:00am-11:00am Clinton Branch Library Everyone is welcome to join our discussion of “Reconstructing Amelia” by Kimberly McCreight”, a novel that questions how well any parent really knows their child and how far one mother will go to vindicate the memory of a daughter she couldn’t save. Next month’s selection is “Behind the Beautiful Flowers” by Katherine Boo. Books are available to check out a month prior to the discussion at the Clinton Library.

gallery is located in the building’s entrance foyer. There are no regular gallery hours but artwork can be viewed by those attending events and meetings in the building. Phone (360) 321-8656.

Meetings & Organizations Coupeville Garden Club Thursday, January 5, 9:30am Coupeville Rec Hall Come watch Cheri Bruckner-Burnett show how Wire Art can protect your plants from deer and rabbits. Come for the program and refreshments, and stay for the meeting if you like. The Coupeville Rec Hall is located at 901 NW Alexander St.

Fishin’ Club Meeting Thursday, January 5, 7:00pm M-Bar-C Ranch, Freeland Speakers for the evening are members and guests who wish to share highlights from the 2016 fishing season. Topics will be fishing trips and experiences from the shore, boat, on rivers, lakes and salt water. Prepare your favorite story to share with everyone, include crabbing, shrimping and clamming. Bring photos and any show and tell items that you wish.

Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Monday, January 9, 1:00pm Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland The speaker, Mary Roddy, will discuss FamilyBrowse - FamilySearch.org has millions of images on its website, many of which are unindexed and not searchable. But if you know how to get into the catalog and browse around, you can find images of birth and death certificates, naturalization papers, deeds, wills, estate inventories and more. And FamilySearch is adding more and more such images every month. To take advantage of this everincreasing bounty, it’s important to know how to find these types of records.

Beginning genealogy class meets at 11:45am “Family Stories and Artifacts” The New England / New York Focus Group meets at 11:45am

Opening Reception: Sunday, January 8, 11:00am-12:00pm Additional Reception: Saturday, January 14, 3:00pm-5:00pm Show continues through February UUCWI Art Gallery, Freeland The black and white photography of Marsha Morgan and the stone sculpture of Sue Taves are featured in the foyer Art Gallery at UUCWI during the months of January & February. Each local artist explores shadow and contrast and the interplay between shape and pattern.

UUCWI is located approximately 2 miles north of Freeland at 20103 State Route 525. The

This evening’s program will be presented by Chief Ed Hartin of Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue. For more information, please call (360) 678-6630. For rental of the Greenbank Hall, please call (360) 678-4813.

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

Group & 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

CWSA New Member Orientations Saturday, January 7, 10:00am-11:00am Sunday, January 8, 12:00pm-1:00pm Monday, January 9, 5:00pm-6:00pm CWSA Range, 397 W Safari St., Coupeville

For more information go to www.cwsaonline. org.

Guest Dee Doyle will be demonstrating encaustic painting. Dee has belonged to Art League North and Skagit Artists Together in Skagit Valley, she has been a member of Whatcom Art Guild in Bellingham, and Stanwood Camano Art Guild in Stanwood. Dee demoes, shows and sells watercolor, mixed media, acrylic and encaustic paintings.

Introduction to Mindfulness

Audubon Education committee member and OHGC program chair Ruth Scrivner will talk about the species of Hummingbirds on Whidbey Island, their fascinating life and how to attract and enjoy these little “jewels” in your garden. All are welcome.

Light and Stone

Meet and greet will begin at 6:00pm with dinner at 6:30pm. Everyone is invited and asked to bring a dish to share and their own table service.

Tuesday, January 10, 11:30am Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland

Successful job seekers take the time to learn what employers want. Convey to a prospective employer who you are, what you know, and what you have to offer. Learn what resume and cover letter format best displays your skills, knowledge, and abilities in order to attract employers and lead to more interviews.

Galleries & Art Shows

Thursday, January 12, 6:00pm Bakken & Firehouse Roads Clubhouse, Greenbank

Artists of South Whidbey

Oak Harbor Garden Club

Join us for a discussion of any book by Oliver Sacks. All are welcome!

Greenbank Progressive Club Monthly Potluck Dinner

Central Whidbey Sportsman’s Association will be having three, new member orientations.

Monday’s orientation will be followed by the general meeting. Attendance at an orientation is required for membership along with membership in the NRA. Membership is $115, first year, and includes a key to the facilities.

You can also sign up for NRA membership at the same time. CWSA is an active club with training and shooting competitions most of the year.

WorkSource: Resume Reboot Wednesday, January 11, 1:30pm-3:00pm Freeland Library

Literature and Laughter Book Group: Oliver Sacks Wednesday, January 11, 6:15pm-7:45pm Coupeville Library

Social hour starts at 6:30pm so come join the fun. Everyone is welcome including beginners and seasoned veterans. Hear the member’s swap fishing stories and find out where our next adventure might take us. For more information, contact Clayton Wright at (253) 653-8217.

Tuesday, January 10, 8:30am First United Methodist Church, Oak Harbor

ASW welcomes painters of all levels and media to join their meetings. They begin with a sack lunch at 11:30am. The meeting will begin at noon with the demonstration at 1:10pm. Please bring artwork to share or for gentle critique.

For more information, please call Deon Matzen at (360) 341-1835.

Suicide Grief Support Group Wednesday, January 11, 6:00pm-7:30pm Hospice of WhidbeyHealth, Coupeville This is a time for individuals who have had a loved one die of suicide and would like to

Wednesday, January 11, 7:00pm-8:30pm Langley United Methodist Church A free Orientation to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Speakers: Kurt Hoelting and Josh Berkowitz.

MSBR teaches you to relieve stress and manage pain more effectively through practical mind/body awareness techniques and offers an invitation to move toward greater balance, control and participation in life.

This free orientation provides an intro to mindfulness and an overview of the 8-week MSBR course that begins on January 18.

Details & registration at: http://bit.ly/mbsrwhidbey for 8 week course For more information, email kurt@cascadiamindfulness.com or joshua.berkowitz@gmail. com

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Photo Courtesy of Langley Main Street Association Hundreds of sea floats of various sizes and colors will be up for grabs Saturday in the annual Sea Float Scramble, to be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Seawall Park in Langley.

Treasure seekers scrambling to Langley

By Kathy Reed Whidbey Weekly Ready, set, it’s Sea Float Scramble time in Langley.

More than 500 people are expected to flood the City by the Sea in hopes of bringing home a bona fide treasure – a one-of-a-kind blown glass sea float produced by Callahan’s Firehouse in Langley.

The City of Langley, the Langley Main Street Association and Callahan’s Firehouse have teamed up once more for the Sea Float Scramble, set to take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 at Seawall Park off First Street.

This year 500 sea floats will be hidden in plain sight, double the number of floats hidden in past years.

The whole idea was cooked up by glass artist Callahan McVay, owner of Callahan’s Firehouse, as a way to liven things up a bit during a typically slow time of the year for businesses.

“I was kind of following different events they have along the Oregon coast,” McVay described.

“I thought Seawall Park was the ideal setting for something like this and I thought it could be really good to bring people to town. The first week of January there’s not usually much going on.”

Photo Courtesy of Langley Main Street Association Langley glass artist Callahan McVay produces hundreds of blown glass sea floats every year for the Sea Float Scramble.

McVay began working with the Langley Main Street Association on the project a few years ago. The Sea Float Scramble is now something that brings hundreds of people to Langley, giving them lots of enjoyment and bringing local businesses a nice boost following the holidays.

“It’s real economic development,” McVay said.

“Every restaurant and business is open and really busy.”

“We like the fact it’s a free event and people don’t have to pay a fee to participate,” said Lorinda Kay, program manager for Langley Main Street Association. “It takes in our natural seaside beauty and gives people a great feeling while it promotes our community. This is a great way to accomplish all that at a time of the year when we typically don’t have a lot people in town.”

Of course, the fact people can go home with a work of art created in Langley is also part of the charm of the Sea Float Scramble.

According to McVay, it takes about ten minutes to complete each sea float. While the City and Main Street together worked with him to purchase the 500 floats for the scramble, that’s about half of what they produce each year.

Photo Courtesy of Callahan’s Firehouse Hundreds of sea floats wait outside Callahan’s Firehouse in Langley to be hidden in plain sight for the annual Sea Float Scramble, to be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Seawall Park in Langley.

“It’s a substantial amount of time,” acknowledged McVay. “We made, like, 900 this year because we sell them year-round. Each one weighs about a pound, so that’s almost a half a ton of sea floats.”

A section of Seawall Park (along 1st Street) will be roped off Saturday, and there is second loca-

tion at 2nd and Anthes Streets for children age 5 and younger and a for children and adults with disabilities who need easier access.

When the ribbons are dropped, people scramble to find their glass treasures. All floats are easily accessible – meaning there is no need to dig or to disturb the bushes, although this year finding a hidden sea float may prove a bit more challenging, according to McVay. “They’re usually various sizes and colors and they’re hidden in plain sight,” he said. “But this year we thought we’d try to be a little more deceptive. They have a more transparent theme to make them a little harder to find.”

“Not only is this a fun event, but people have the possibility of taking home a great piece of local glass work,” said Kay. “Each one is handmade, hand blown and there’s a variety, so it’s a great opportunity, with so many available this year, we want to guarantee more people will be able to find their treasure.”

“It’s a really fun thing,” said McVay. “The weather is cold but people come prepared for that.”

“It’s a great way to bring family all together for an event that it’s outside, by seaside,” said Kay. “This is a great little community to visit. There’s lots of charm in Langley.”

More information is available online at www. langleymainstreet.org, www.visitlangley.com or on Facebook (search Langley Sea Float Scramble) or at callahansfirehouse.com.

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South Whidbey School garden program close to challenge grant goal

By Kathy Reed Whidbey Weekly Success is so close they can almost taste it!

The Goose Grocer and Goosefoot in Langley have nearly hit the goal for a $30,000 challenge grant to benefit the South Whidbey School District Garden Program.

As of last week, community donations were just about $3,500 shy of hitting the goal and Goosefoot personnel say they are really hoping to be able to present the school district with the full amount.

“We are really hoping to keep to the schedule to present a check in January, and I think we’ll do it,” said Marian Myszkowski, director of programs for the South Whidbey nonprofit group Goosefoot. “If we raise more, maybe we’ll match more than $30,000, who knows?”

This is the third year for the challenge grant.

The goal was to match $15,000 in 2014, and the community raised more than $20,000. Last year the community raised about $26,000 in donations which was matched, so this year organizers bumped the challenge grant up to $30,000.

The garden program is the result of a collaboration among Good Cheer Foodbank, Goosefoot, South Whidbey School District, Whidbey Institute and Whidbey Island Nourishes. There is a large garden behind the South Whidbey Academy on Maxwelton Road and smaller gardens at the Langley elementary, middle and high schools. All are used as part of school curriculum and the gardens also provide fresh, organic produce to the school cafeterias.

It’s a program the Goose and Goosefoot were pleased to help because it directly benefits South Whidbey’s most important crop – kids.

“It’s raising our children and students to be good eaters and to enjoy vegetables,” said Myszkowski. “That’s number one, but it’s also a way to integrate the gardens with the school curriculum, so teachers are actually using the gardens as part of their lessons.”

About 550 elementary school students participate in weekly classes at the garden, where they learn everything about how to plant and grow vegetables. Kids also volunteer over the summer, spending one day a week helping to water and harvest the produce.

Most of the harvest is timed to coincide with

the school year and much of the produce is sold back to the company that runs the cafeterias for the school district. That money also helps keep the program afloat, since it is not part of the district’s regular budget. The challenge grant means the garden program will receive about $60,000 for the 2016-2017 school year.

Myszkowski said she is pleased with how the Goose and Goosefoot have been able to rally the community around the garden program.

“I think a lot of it is the program itself, but we’ve just felt like we’ve really been able to incubate the program with the community,” she said.

“Giving to kids benefits so much of the community and the fact that it’s been incubated by another nonprofit within the community shows that it is truly a community-wide partnership with a lot of people involved.”

The challenge grant was a three-year arrangement. Whether it continues is a decision that will be made in the future.

“We’ll be discussing what we want to do with the program and how we want to collaborate moving forward,” said Myszkowski. “The program will continue to need support from community.”

Kathy Reed/Whidbey Weekly Picking and eating freshly-picked carrots is just one of the reasons Max, 7, said he liked to volunteer during the summer at the South Whidbey school garden.

Myszkowski said they hope to present the check to the school district by mid-January but any donation is welcome at any time.

“Every donation counts,” she said. “Whether it’s $10 or $1,000, it all counts. We’ve gotten a lot of new people donating this year, too, which is one reason why we’ve gotten almost to our goal so fast. We’re looking at mid-January to specifically meet the matching grant, but the school garden program needs money anytime, so people can donate anytime.”

Anyone interested in learning more about the South Whidbey School District Garden Program can find information online at https:// whidbeyschoolgardens.wordpress.com/. Those interested in making a donation can visit www. goosefoot.org and type “school garden program” in the comments field or can mail checks payable to Goosefoot to P.O. Box 114, Langley, WA 98260.

As far as Myszkowski is concerned, the benefit of the program can be summed up with four simple words: “Healthy, vegetable-eating kids,” she said.

Kathy Reed/Whidbey Weekly Children who volunteer at South Whidbey School District’s school garden during the summer learn from many adult volunteers who help maintain the garden. Regular classes are offered at the school district’s gardens during the school year.

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Life Tributes TEODORA M. NAVARRO Teodora M. Navarro of Oak Harbor, WA passed away December 22, 2016. A public visitation will be held Wednesday January 4, 2017 from 2pm-7pm at Wallin Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday January 5, 2017 10am at St. Augustine Catholic Church.

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MONDAY, November 14 10:42am, N East Camano Dr. Transfer from snowpac. Female on line stating “honey, what do I say, where are we, we are in a vehicle.” When asked for location, line disconnected.

1:21pm, Fort Nugent Rd. Requesting phone call regarding his criminal history. States filling out employment paperwork and not sure what to mark in certain boxes.

TUESDAY, November 15 9:59am, Maplewood Loop Reporting party requesting call, was told he has warrant for public urination.

10:16am, Heller Rd. Reporting small horse/pony or donkey running loose through trailer park, brown.

3:16pm, SR 20 Reporting “mentally deranged man” in neighborhood. Advising was told by police she should call whenever he’s out, he’s supposed to stay in his home.

1:12pm, April Dr. Ongoing issue with neighbor's barking dogs. Now also defecating in yard.

1:43pm, Golf Course Rd. Requesting phone call referencing subjects she interviewed for a lawn service job posting negative comments on her Facebook posting about the job. States subject posted pictures on her page that were alarming to her.

SATURDAY, November 19 10:16am, Marie Way Reporting ex-boyfriend/roommate left Thursday, was supposed to be home that night. Haven’t heard from him since.

12:53pm, Parkwood Dr.

6:02am, N East Camano Dr. Reporting theft. Subjects took soap from car wash maintenance room and bucket.

8:55am, Lake Ave Requesting phone call. Neighbor lets dog urinate and defecate on beach. Wants to know if this is legal.

By Carey Ross Arrival: Denis Villeneuve, director of the upcoming "Blade Runner" movie, helms this near-future, sci-fi, alien-invasion story featuring what is sure to be an Oscar-nominated performance by Amy Adams for her turn as a linguist attempting to communicate with our alien overlords.  (PG-13 • 1 hr.

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Fences: Denzel Washington directs and stars in this adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play of the same name. Powerhouse performances by Washington and the truly, madly, deeply amazing Viola Davis will no doubt catch the eye of Oscar and his esteemed Academy.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 13 min.)

Hidden Figures: Real talk: 2016 was a year in which it kinda sucked to be a woman and/ or a person of color. Start 2017 off right with a heady dose of girl power by seeing this inspiring true story of the three heretoforeunknown African-American women who helped put astronaut John Glenn into space.

Glass ceiling or no, I think we know who runs the world.  (PG • 2 hrs. 7 min.)

La La Land: First filmmaker Damien Chazelle blew our minds (and got national treasure J.K. Simmons a well-deserved Oscar) with "Whiplash." Now he’s back with this endlessly engaging confection of an old-school musical set in present-day Hollywood and starring my boyfriend Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The vast majority of this year’s Oscar talk begins and ends with this

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States a mother went into woods 2-3 hours ago and left 4 children in car.

WEDNESDAY, November 16 4:57am, Sonic Ln. Neighbors won’t let reporting party sleep, sounds like they are on PA system outside talking to him. Not sure which neighbor.

FRIDAY, November 18 6:50am, Katelyn Way Missing two black angus cows, 500700lbs. Will be going to look for them when it is light out. Will call if found.

Film Shorts movie, so expect to be wowed accordingly.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 7 min.)

Manchester By the Sea: Director Kenneth Lonergan grippingly sad and surprisingly funny (note: this is not a comedy) story of grief and familial dysfunction in a Massachusetts coastal town. Come see the movie and watch Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams earn Oscar nominations right before your very eyes.  (R • 2 hrs. 15 min.)

Passengers: I live with someone who is able to parse the finer nuances of how Donald Trump became president, but is at a total loss when it comes to figuring out how Chris Pratt became a genuine movie star. I fear this truly dismal sci-fi effort will only deepen that mystery for him.  (PG-13 • 1 hr. 56 min.)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: When "Episode One" came out, I gave it one million stars, a first for my highly advanced internal rating algorithm. According to that same algorithm, this film also achieves a coveted one-million-star rating. Oh yeah, and suck it, haterzzzz, this movie rules.  (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 13 min.)

Underworld: Blood Wars: I’m pretty convinced the only reason this franchise still exists is to remind us that Kate Beckinsale is alive and evidently continues to have a film career of sorts.  (R • 1 hr. 31 min.)

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7:00pm, Strawberry Point Rd. Reporting elk in area has a bicycle stuck in its “rack.” Appears to be in distress.

SUNDAY, November 20 1:26am, NE 6th St. Caller advising male he worked with tried to record him into a confession. Caller took his phone and drove away.

6:48pm, Driftwood Ln. Vehicle drove into ocean, sinking.

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5:51pm, E Frostad Rd. Reporting large cow in roadway.

6:31pm, Saratoga Rd. Reporting male just came to her door, looking scary and asking for gas. Just left prior to calling. White male 5’5, about 32 years old, blue jacket and soaking wet.

THURSDAY, November 17 5:59pm, Classic Rd. Male advising bomb went off at location 48 hours ago. When asked if anyone was injured, male said “that’s up to the deputies and investigators.” Did not see anything…”familiar with how bombs sound.” Sounded like “large black powder bomb.”

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8:18pm, Golf Course Rd. Reporting party rambling, unable to form a thought. Advising he was threatened three times over the phone. Not allowing call-taker to ask questions.

8:27pm, Main St. Reporting party wants to turn self in. Has a black coat and backpack, no weapons.

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CHICKEN LITTLE & THE ASTROLOGER

By Wesley Hallock

ARIES (March 21-April 19) If your feelings are hurt this week, it’s natural to react as if you’re being picked on unfairly.

But look at yourself carefully before you lash out at your critics. In your haste to achieve your objectives, have you bent some unbendable rules? Chances are good this week that you did, however unintentionally. If so, do what you must to make amends. The 11th is an excellent day to earn the good graces of those you’ve offended.

ACROSS

44. Many a Floridian

17. Personal heroes

1. Cowboy boot attachment

46. Bone-dry

18. Round lot’s 100

47. Axis of ___

22. Soon, to a bard

5. Icy

48. Small animal related to a weasel

24. Bank

9. Forest growth 13. Look somewhere ____

51. A cut of pork

14. Call to a mate

56. Not gaseous or liquid

26. Bums

55. Bunches

15. “I had no ___!”

16. Malay Archipelago (2 wds)

58. Exclusive

19. Marathon

60. Knight fight

20. Another word for strode

61. Merlin, e.g.

21. Bob, e.g.

63. Cantina cooker

27. Blow 29. Flight segment 30. American symbol 31. Flat

59. Durable wood

33. “___ moment” 36. First canonical hour 37. Ancient

62. Didn’t dillydally

23. Pepsi, e.g.

25. Humpback, e.g.

38. Eyelet creator 40. Arid

24. All there

41. Mixes up

DOWN

25. Four-_____ (ATV)

1. Attends

43. Milliner

28. Provokes

2. ___ du jour

44. Complain

32. Brass instrument family

3. “Back in the ___”

45. Got around

4. Quiet

48. Come together

5. Holds a flame

49. ___ vera

6. “My!”

50. Lady Macbeth, e.g.

7. A little lamb

51. Berth place

38. “Roots,” e.g.

8. Blonde’s secret, maybe

52. Commuter line

39. Chop (off)

9. Environs

53. “___ be a cold day in hell ...”

40. Dressing ingredient

10. Aroma

54. ___ carotene

41. Motionless

11. E-mail, e.g.

57. Harvest goddess

42. Artsy one

12. Kind of palm

33. Microwave, e.g.

34. Sylvester, to Tweety 35. Adjoin 36. Bison features

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Others are more likely to follow your wishes this week if you don’t behave as if their purpose in being is to please you. This is especially true in situations where your gain becomes their loss. Can you find the joy in seeing others prosper? Life is easier if you can. There is a way for both of you to succeed, if you don’t automatically assume you know what’s best for all, particularly on the 11th.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) The price of success this week may be higher than you are able or willing to pay, due largely to a lack of cooperation on the part of certain key people. You have a lot to hash out with the ones involved if you hope to remedy the situation. Differences of style and approach are the first thing to address. Seek the balance point between hard-line control and slower acting wait-and-see tactics.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) A trusted ally may take on the role of adversary this week over a disagreement on how you should pursue your goals. The 8th offers you a mutually agreeable path in this regard.

Your own volatile and impulsive tendencies early week are likely to set things rolling in ways that will take you all week to patch up and iron out. If you haven’t done so before, the 11th is good for restoring lost rapport with key players.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) The winds of fortune are shifty and unreliable for you all week.

Putting together a consistent approach is made harder by your reliance on certain key elements that prove less reliable than you thought. Time spent bemoaning what is not to be is time wasted.

Gather yourself and make the best of what you have on hand to move forward. The 11th is your best bet for making it all come together smoothly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) It’s easy to wander off track in pursuit of your chosen goal this week. It’s also hard to recognize and openly admit the fact when you’ve done so.

Bluffing your way along when in truth you are in over your head will lead inevitably to difficulties down the road. The contradictory nature of well-intended advice

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Thinking that money will solve your problems this week is only likely to add to your woes. The financial quick fix you’re hoping for does little to improve your lot in the long haul. Accept your wins and your losses graciously on the 8th and don’t pin too much significance on either outcome. Balance is always your best objective. Unexpected reward is a clue you’re on target, on the 11th in particular.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Feelings that responsibility for your fame and fortune rests largely in your own hands are on the mark this week. Others may disagree, especially if you can’t find a way to honor your commitments to them while still being true to yourself. Your task is thus to keep the peace while doing what you must, a difficult but not impossible role. The 11th is your best day for finding the common ground.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Living up to your obligations this week is a challenge that brings out the competitor in you.

Financial commitments are among the binding vows that you must keep, but they are not the only ones. Promises made to family and close friends are also likely to be on your mind. At the root of your concerns are little twists of the sort life delights in delivering.

The 11th is your best day for pulling everything together.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) It’s likely to seem at times this week that everything you want has a built-in difficulty factor making its acquisition difficult.

This is due in part to not fully understanding the hidden rules of the game you’re playing. Learning from your failures means the situation is never completely lost. Watch the 7th for the opportunity to streamline your game by eliminating some unworkable elements.

You’re better off without that which does not serve.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb 18) Tempting though it may be to throw all your resources into achieving your goals this week, stop to think before you act.

The real delay is likely to be not the problem as you see it, but in factors you’ve not considered. The inclusion of those into your situation analysis stands to alter the overall picture in ways that benefit you. The 7th is your most promising day for changes, both voluntary and involuntary.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Getting caught up in self-limiting points of view could easily work against you this week. If you find yourself in difficult Catch-22 situations that seem inescapable no matter what you do, it’s time to stop and think. Chances are good that a simple change of objective could resolve the matter. Go back to basics and make sure that by achieving one goal, you’re not excluding yourself from gaining another. The 11th could prove enlightening. © 2017, Wesley Hallock, All Rights Reserved

Chicken Little looks at what is and fears the sky is falling. Wesley Hallock, as a professional astrologer looks at what is and sees what could be. Read Wesley’s monthly forecast with links to Facebook and Twitter, at www. chickenlittleandtheastrologer.com. To read past columns of Chicken Little and the Astrologer in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www.whidbeyweekly.com.

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