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Solid waste collection continues transition
County says big changes for the new system will take place this summer and fall by CALI BAGBY Staff reporter
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Left: Iris Parker Pavitt was one of many islanders in the 14th Annual Solstice Parade and celebration on Saturday, June 23. Above: an Orcas dog also gets into the action. The whimsical and always colorful foot parade made its way up North Beach Road and ended at the Stage on the Green for local entertainment and the Exchange’s “Trashion Fashion” show. For more photos of the day’s events, visit the “Lifestyle” section of www.islandssounder. com.
PeaceHealth pledges to offer women’s services by STEVE WEHRLY Journal reporter
PeaceHealth officials vowed last week that there would be no scale back in women’s services when the medical center in Friday Harbor closes its doors and Peace Island Medical Center takes its place as the main provider of publicly funded health care services on San Juan Island. It will be San Juan County’s first hospital and is open to all residents.
The solid waste system is evolving and county staff like Public Works Director Frank Mulcahy is optimistic that garbage and recycling collection is changing for the better. “It’s such a sensitive time for the county,” Mulcahy said. “There have been lingering issues with garbage, so a lot of energy and momentum is going into the transition. And I think people will overwhelmingly be pleased with what is put in place.” And some of those big changes will occur this summer and fall. Here is an update for each island.
San Juan Island The county is not accepting proposals to run the transfer station because Friday Harbor’s Administrator Duncan Wilson and Mulcahy are attempting to reach an agreement on renewal of the lease that for years has allowed the county to use a portion of town-owned property on Sutton Road for its solid waste transfer station. The Friday Harbor Town Council recently approved a list
Those promises were made June 20 at As designed, it will be a 10-bed critical a meeting of the San Juan Island Hospital access hospital providing expanded primary District Commission and follow in the wake care and specialty clinic, enhanced diagnosof a request from an official with the Catholic tic center, a cancer care suite providing onArchdiocese in Seattle, sent recently to island chemotherapy and cancer services and PeaceHealth’s Bellingham laboratory, asking a 24-hour emergency room. As part of a bindthat the lab stop providing services to Planned ing agreement approved by the hospital comParenthood clinics. mission, PIMC will replace San Juan Island’s At the June 20 meeting, attended by about 38-year-old medical clinic, Inter Island Medical 50 islanders, Peace Island Medical Center Center, once it opens. The hospital district will CEO Jim Barnhart said pass onto PeaceHealth its PeaceHealth has no intenannual property tax reve“Emphasis on human nue – about $1.2 million a tion of denying services to Planned Parenthood. Barnhart year – to subsidize health rights, especially noted that PeaceHealth opercare at the new medical women’s rights.” ates independently of Seattle’s center. Archdiocese despite its Roman A Bellevue-based non— Roman Catholic Congregation Catholic roots. of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, profit healthcare system, “PeaceHealth is not owned, founders of PeaceHealth PeaceHealth owns and operated or governed by the operates St. Joseph Medical Catholic Church,” Barnhart Center in Bellingham, as said. well as medical centers and Peace Island Medical Center, which is slated rural-care hospitals in Alaska, Washington to open in Friday Harbor at the end of the year, is a unit of PeaceHealth. See HEALTH, Page 6
of conditions for continued lease of that site by the county. Mulcahy is optimistic that he will have approval from the town at the end of July and then they will start the request for proposals process.
Orcas Island At a county meeting in May there were four parties interested in taking over the transfer station: the Exchange, San Juan Sanitation, Cimarron Trucking and Kentech USA. Mulcahy said he anticipates that all four operations will put in a proposal by the deadline date of July 13. For islanders concerned about the fate of the Exchange, which offers recycled items for a donation and is located on the transfer station site, Mulcahy said that whoever takes on the transfer station will have to comply with the Exchange. “The real concern is that if no one picks up the operation of the transfer station, the Exchange will lose business,” Mulcahy said. But he said he has seen similar recycling endeavors on San Juan
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Orcas Middle School staff and Principal Kyle Freeman honored and said goodbye to the eighth grade class during a promotion ceremony on June 22. Pictured above, left to right: Javier Orantes, Steven Bodenhammer, Jordan Jensen and Gwydion Marreth.
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Island visitors from afar July 4th and beyond WedS., July 4
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Paul Kamin and his son Peter walked the streets of Eastsound on Saturday, June 23, capturing the many out of town license plates on cars visiting Orcas Island.
County budget report reveals tough choices ahead San Juan County Administrator Bob Jean told the county council at its June 26 meeting that the county has not yet reached the point where current revenues and expenditures for current services meet. Even with the proposed Public Safety Sales Tax, cuts in non-public safety services will be needed. “Because Property Tax growth is limited to 1 percent per year and sales tax revenues have been declining since 2008 due to the recession, the county budget has lost real ground to inflation, and it is ground that cannot be made up without some additional revenue,” Jean said. Jean said that if the county simply continued services at current levels, next year’s expenses would exceed revenue by nearly $800,000. He said that financial projections show the average shortfall would average $1.2 million per year from 2013 through 2015. In response to budget shortfalls, the council has placed a Public Safety Sales Tax proposal on the August 7 primary ballot. Jean said that passage of the proposed sales tax would enable the county to avoid personnel cuts in the sheriff ’s office, essential court services and prosecutor’s office, but it would only make up about half the annual shortfall. The administrator’s budget report projects that if
the proposed sales tax is approved, the county’s work force will need to be reduced by seven positions. If the proposition fails, 14 positions will have to be eliminated – that amounts to more than 10 percent of the work force funded by the county’s general fund. “It’s going to be tough,” Jean said. “Over the past four years, the county has gone through five rounds of budget cutting and 32 fulltime positions have been already been eliminated.” He praised county employees for their willingness in recent years to take furloughs, re-open contracts, and reduce insurance benefits; and the voters for approving a property tax levy lid-lift in 2009, much of which was earmarked for specific county programs such as parks, senior services and the extension services. “The Public Safety Sales Tax won’t get us all of the way there, but it is an important next step toward long-term stability,” he said. His budget plan calls for taking enough cuts in the 2013 budget to make it possible to continue without further reductions for the next three years. “That would give the council enough time to work with the community to decide what level of service the community wants and how it wants to pay for it,” he added.
Festival on the 4th: Old Fashioned Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Village Green with food vendors, a dunk tank, tug of war, music, games for kids and hay rides. Loggers from Deming, Wash. will demonstrate their craft. Eagle Forum will lead a sing-along at 11 a.m. with patriotic speeches and fiddling. FIREWORKS: Music from the Community Band at 9:15 p.m. The Eastsound show is around 10:15 p.m. Rock and soul dance: The Odd Fellows are having a Rock and Soul fundraiser dance to help raise money for its Community Giving Fund. The dance is at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10. There will be music from the ‘60s and ‘70s, and video performances from Woodstock, Cream, Concert for George and more.
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In 2015, the 2009 levy lid-lift would need to be renewed or county revenue would drop by another $1 million per year. While Jean’s report identified areas where positions might be eliminated, he said that his report was intended to be just the start of the discussion. The council has scheduled a follow-up discussion for July 10 and will invite comment on the report and budget priorities from both the public and elected officials. Jean will also provide more information about program budgets and how county services would be different with and without the passage of the Public Safety Sales Tax. Jean summed up his report by saying, “San Juan County is not alone. Local governments nationwide have been struggling to find the ‘new normal’ – the point where revenues and service expenditures match. With the county’s budget cuts since 2008, the voter approved levy lid lift in 2010, and other budget and service cuts in non-public safety areas for 2013-2015, the Public Safety Sales Tax is an important next step toward achieving that goal.”
5K Fun Run/Walk: The FunhouseCommons will host its first annual July Fourth 5K Fun Run/Walk. There will be ribbons for age class winners. The race starts at 8 a.m. in the Village Green. Registration is from 7 to 7:30 a.m. The cost is $35 per person.
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FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 a.m. in the Village Green. HISTORICAL DAY FAIR: Join the Orcas Island Historical Museum in celebrating the 2012 Historical Day Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Eastsound Village Green. Rows of booths will feature crafts, food vendors, various nonprofit organizations and the popular “Pie Booth.” Community Parade: “Celebrate Orcas Farms” is the theme for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual community parade in Eastsound. It runs down North Beach Road and Main Street starting at 11 a.m. Orcas Fire’s PANCAKE BREAKFAST: At the Eastsound Fire Hall, 7 to 11 a.m. Adults $7, kids $5, free for those five and under. Lions’ Club Barbecue: 37th Annual Salmon BBQ, 1 to 7 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall. Advance tickets are $15 adults and $10 for kids at San Juan Vision Source, Kay’s, Cherie Lindholm Real Estate and Windemere Real Estate. At the door: $18 and $12. Barbecue chicken also available.
UW student at med center “These weeks on Orcas Island will be the most time I’ve ever spent in a small, rural community,” said Conor Senecal, a second-year University of Washington medical student who is nearing the end of a month-long study program at Orcas Medical Center. “It’s obvious that a family practice that’s on an island has to be ready to address a wide range of medical issues,” he said. “I’m learning a lot by observing how Dr. Tony Giefer and Dr. Jim Litch go about understanding and responding to so many different patient needs.” Senecal is here as part of the Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program (R/UOP), in which Orcas Medical Center participates with the University of Washington School of Medicine. The program is a four-week immersion experience in community medi-
cine for students between their first and second years of medical school. Students live in rural or urban underserved communities throughout Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. They work sideby-side with local physicians. Senecal, now 26, grew up in Tacoma, Wash., one of five children in his family. His father is an oncologist, and his mother an oncology nurse. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Gonzaga University, majoring in business administration. After graduation, he taught math and science to middle school kids for a year as part of a Jesuit Volunteer Corps team in New Jersey. OMC Medical Director
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Conor Senecal, second-year UW medical student is completing a study program at Orcas Medical Center. Dr. Tony Giefer enjoys participating in the UW program. He believes that experienced family physicians have a responsibility to help educate future doctors.
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A brighter future for solid waste
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t looks like the tradition of “reduce, reuse, recycle” will be carried on despite a shift in how solid waste is handled. We couldn’t be happier. The county announced last week that as part of its transition to a new solid waste system, beginning Sept. 1, San Juan Sanitation will provide recycling service in addition to garbage pickup. San Juan Sanitation is the solid waste collection company approved for work in San Juan County by the Washington State Transportation and Utilities Commission. After voters rejected parcel fees to pay for solid waste last November, we were unsure if the new system of curb-side “If you do what you’ve collection would include recycling. This news is a big always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” relief. Now we just need to know – author Tony Robbins what will happen to the Exchange. The county is currently accepting proposals for the Orcas transfer station facility. The continued operation of those facilities depends on whether suitable bidders come forward. One of those interested parties is the Exchange, which currently offers a place for islanders to donate and pick up reusable items at the transfer station. Even if it doesn’t get the bid, Public Works Director Frank Mulcahy is confident the Exchange will thrive. “It’s a brave new world, still I think those that know and love the Exchange will support it no matter what. I think there is life after self-haul,” he said. We think this new era for solid waste is going to be great thing for our county.
Public meetings Thursday, July 5 • Eastsound Planning Review Committee, 3 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station. Tuesday, July 10 • Orcas Island Public Library Board, 9 to 11 a.m. public library. • Orcas Fire District Com-
missioners, 7:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall. • Eastsound Sewer and Water District, 4:30 p.m., end of Cessna Lane. WEDNESDAY, July 11 • Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Community Center.
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In an effort to improve the look and feel of historic Templin’s Center, all the signage around the building was removed to paint. One of the signs (the Main street sign) for Ray’s Pharmacy was stolen from our loading dock. We, as a family, are doing our best to help improve our corner of Eastsound and to continually serve the community. That sign is over 20 years old and very important to our business and our family. I’m so frustrated with this theft. What importance can this sign be to anyone but our family and staff? We simply can’t afford another expense this year, as we were planning on restoring the original sign so it could last another 20 years. Please, whoever has the sign, please give it back. No questions asked. Rick Hughes Ray’s Pharmacy
A grand thank you to our grand island On behalf of the graduating class of 2012 and their families we would like to say a Grand Thank You to Island Market for providing the Celebration of Success barbecue food, and the amazing bounty of goodies for the senior’s last party together at Grad Night 2012. When Jason Linnes from the Market heard that we were going to gather a variety of snacks and drinks for throughout the night and on into the early hours of the next morning, he generously offered to supply whatever we needed… from pizzas to cold cut and cheese platters, rolls, fruit, drinks, bagels and cream cheese, and oh, lots of chocolate! His feelings were strong, as were the generous donors of Orcas Fire and Rescue and the Sheriff ’s Guild towards supplying the necessaries for a long night of safe fun for our graduates: Keep them safe and be happy on this last night they have together. They have come so far and they deserve this; our last community support before they launch into the next chapters of their young lives. Thank you to the Orcas Island School district board, principals, teachers and staff for guiding our
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children through the past 12 years with your wisdom, tolerance, patience, incredible generosity … and good humor. Our children are better for it. We hope they will serve the community well as they head out into the world, and hopefully come back to serve here someday too. And to our generous community scholarship donors, volunteers, mentors, service providers, officials and friends, we thank you for giving our children this most special of places to grow up in, to become who they will and to so completely give of your spirits and resources to make this possible. With great gratitude, Some of the parents of the class of 2012, Orcas Island High School
DVSAS run a success DVSAS would like to thank every man, woman and child who took part in making the Fourth Annual DVSAS 5K Run/Walk a community success on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Because of you, a record turnout showed up at the event and $1240 was raised to show support for ending abuse. DVSAS would like to take a moment to also share deep gratitude for the generous and continued sponsorship of Island Market. Thanks to Island Market, participants were refueled with water and healthy fresh fruit, which was greatly appreciated by all. Not only did each of you join together for the walk and run against abuse, but you modeled valuable movement forward, showing others how they, too, can stand up and make a difference. Without your assistance, participation, and most thoughtful donations, we Mailing/Street Address P.O. Box 758, 217 Main Street, Eastsound, WA 98245 Office (360) 376-4500 Classifieds (800) 388-2527 Fax (360) 376-4501
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could not collectively help our community challenge abuse and change lives. Please know that if you would like a CD of photos from the race, you can call 376-5979 to request this and we will be happy to have it at the office for you. Also, for those still wishing to donate to the cause, you may still submit checks payable to DVSAS, PO Box 1516, Eastsound, WA 98245, or click the PayPal button on our website: dvsassanjuans.org. We thank you! Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
Thank you for amazing solstice celebration The sun smiled on all of us as we celebrated in the streets and on the Eastsound Village Green at the 14th Annual Solstice Parade and Celebration. Thank you everyone for sharing your music, dance, song and colorful, creative merrymaking. Thank you to our sponsor, San Juan County Parks and to our local Sherrif ’s. Thanks to the many volunteers who shared their abundant, heartfelt talent: Frank Michels, Jon Block, Mark Padbury, Kyle Aider, Ginny Lu Wood, The Sandfleas, The Dustbunnies, Marlene Dickey, Michael Greenberg, the Exchange Trashion-Fashion troupe, Veronica San Martin, Mary Jo Ahern and Alyson Stephens, Becca Gray, Tina Rose, Mandy Zabohne, Kim Anderson, the Oddfellows, Rick Mollner, Lisa Byers, Dave Page, George Budnick, Trish Sharpe, Dave Roseberry, Steve and Kerry Quirk, John Clancy, Brooke and
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LETTERS FROM 4 Jon McVeigh, Heather Moss, Sparks, Nichole Maher, Molly Bastine, Charles Dalton, Doug Bechtel, Dan Larson, Doug and Michel Marshall at the Office Cupboard and so many more in costumes, lining the streets and enjoying the day. The early intention was through art build community, with community go outside and play and through play create a ripple of laughter and fun. Happy summer! Laura Gibbons and Michael Budnick Summer Solstice Volunteers
Help with fire hydrant access We are at the peak of the growing season right now. That’s good for our tomatoes and beans, but not so much for our fire hydrants. Last week, the Orcas Island Fire Department responded to a fire in the Eastsound Urban Growth Area. The firefighters were quickly able to extinguish the fire with the water resources carried on the fire truck. However, it was only after the fire event that the volunteer firefighters were able to identify the nearby fire hydrant. It was hidden behind untended grass that was taller than the hydrant. If the fire event had been larger, the firefighters might have needed the water from the hydrant. Locating a hydrant hidden in the overgrown in the dark of night could take valuable time, when time is of the essence. We would like to ask a favor from our island neighbors. If you have a fire hydrant on your property, or adjacent to your property, would you consider trimming back the growth when you are out caring for your own landscaping? Technically, fire hydrants belong to the local water system. In Eastsound, EWUA does undertake routine maintenance on our hydrants to insure that they are functioning normally. However, with well over 100 hydrants in our system, keeping up with “weed wacking” is a challenging proposition. We expect that other water systems face similar challenge with limited resources to be out and about regularly “weed wacking.” Please consider “adopting” your neighborhood hydrant and helping keep it easily visible and acces-
sible for service. You never know who and when someone will need the service provided by that hydrant! Paul Kamin EWUA General Manager Kevin O’Brien Orcas Island Fire Chief
OWL program gives thanks OWL is a sexuality education program developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association. We give deep thanks to Orcas Island’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community Fund, through OICF, and our local Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, who funded the program for ten 7th-9th graders this year. Their ability to delve deeply into sensitive subjects and hold strong to their beliefs, even when in a minority position, was remarkable. Pre- and post-tests showed increased understanding and comfort with the subject matter. Most importantly, we had a lot of fun, and created a cohesive and well informed group of young teens who are prepared to make good decisions about their own sexuality and act as leaders for their peers. This was a tremendous collaborative effort - we give thanks to so many of the individuals and organizations who partnered with us, including: Dr. Shinstrom, Aaimee Johnson, Phoebe Hirshenow and Orcas Family Health Center staff for teaching and tremendous support as our nonprofit and administrative sponsor; Anita Castle & Lila Richardson at DVSAS for teaching and providing our meeting space; Michelle Marshall at Office Cupboard; Jason Linnes at Island Market; Shelly Carlson; Renee Racik; Virginia Erhardt; Laurie Gallo and Jean Bried of Orcas Island Medical Center; Sarah Lyle, Kevin O’Brien and Jean Henigson of the Islands Reproductive Health Initiative; Rachel Bishop of InterIsland Medical Center; Susan Babcock of Camp Four Winds; OPALCO; Janet Brownell of OIEF; Charles Dalton of the Kitchen; Mia Kartiganer of Mia’s Café; Ben and Megan of Wildflour Bakery; Orcas Island School District and OASIS Staff; Orcas Christian School; Jeffri Coleman; Jeffrey Ludwig; Thaddeus Gincig; the Islands’ Sounder and Orcas Issues. We also give special, heartfelt thanks to our
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panel of six gay and lesbian community members, including Laurie Gallo and Lisa Byers, Dan Coles and Steve Lelievre, and Charles Dalton, one transgendered person, and one survivor of sexual assault, who all openly shared their joys and challenges. Biggest thanks to the students who made this a wonderful experience. Stay tuned for more, and thanks again! Sandi Burt Suzanne Olson OWL program
Ultimate steward of sailing Ray Jarecki was a great steward of the sport of sailing. For many years Ray has kept a close eye on the development of the Junior Sailing Program supported by Orcas Island Yacht Club of which Ray was commodore in 1997. In 2007 this program merged with Sail Orcas, which is now managed by its board member Betsy Wareham. Support for boats, parts, instructors, safety boats has come from fundraising tuitions and in no small part from the support and guidance of Ray Jarecki. Few yacht clubs can foster boating with the young up and coming sailors, yet our program has momentum as 180 individuals take 250 lessons per year on average despite the economic conditions. Burke Thomas, head coach of the Orcas high school team, said, “The importance of the starter programs is immeasurable for the training needed for our team and for entering on instructor level while still in high school. So far we have graduated nearly 40 high school students who started in the Jr. Program. We have gone to Nationals five times and now have placed about 20 graduates in the marine industry with more to come!” I started racing at the age of five in an eight-foot El Toro with the support of my father Howard White and remain an active racer. I understand the importance of parent, coach and program support from an early age, therefore I am personally grateful to Ray’s commitments. Ray is largely responsible for the accomplishments of this program and I applaud him for making the junior sailing program a priority during his life with us on Orcas! For more history of Ray’s accomplishments visit http://sailorcas.
org/?content=jarecki Chris White Sail Orcas and Orcas Island Yacht Club
Thanks, Orcas High School seniors This is a big THANK YOU to the 2012 Orcas High School Seniors. Given the opportunity for your civics and economics classes to distribute a $5,000 donation to worthy causes on Orcas, you Seniors deliberated and elected to dedicate the entire amount to support health care for Orcas Islanders who lack adequate insurance and could not otherwise afford the care. Your decision could well save a life, prevent a childhood disease, return an injured parent’s ability to support or care for the family, relieve an older citizen’s pain – and maybe all of the above. Given the many worthy causes on Orcas, you could not have made any choice which better serves all age groups and all members of our Orcas community than your choice for health care for all. You valued the trust placed in you and accepted the responsibility to make a good fund allocation. You approached the task collaboratively, thoughtfully, and enthusiastically. And when you might have supported more popular teen needs and interests, you instead focused your attention on the broader and deeper needs of our community. Your action displayed the very soul of good citizenship, good government, good philanthropy, and good community service. So while we thank you – along with your donor – for the gift of health care, we thank you seniors even more for your example and inspiration to us all. We hope that this shining choice will be the first of many wise and unselfish decisions you make during your lives. Certainly this choice was one of which your families, your teachers, your school, your community, and you yourselves should be very proud. You have given us all an injection of hope for the future, strong medicine indeed! Seniors, thank you! Norm Zimlich President, Orcas Medical Foundation
Thank you for One World Music WOW!!! Martin Lund’s One World Music Festival was a weekend of sweet nostalgia, high-octane energy, and a level of musicianship
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that knocked our socks off! Our sincere gratitude to the many involved in making this Funhouse Commons fundraiser such an incredible success. Thank you so much to the incomparable Martin Lund, the show’s co-artistic director, for 10 years of unbelievable support! Many thanks to event producer and co-artistic director Donna Laslo for her vision and unbelievable commitment of time and energy. Also thank you to event underwriters Bob and Lisa Rivers, for kindly helping make this festival possible. Heartfelt thanks to our accomplished (and fabulous) island musicians and singers, including Steve Alboucq, Jim Bredouw, Tony Morales, Gene Nery, Sharon Abreu, Khadoma Colomby, Kt Laslo and Grace McCuen. Many thanks to Seattle-based bands Apple Jam and Lee Oskar and Friends Orchestra, and singers Shannetta Brown and Jaz Lund, for sharing their exceptional talent as well. Huge thanks to the many local businesses and individuals who generously supported the show: Eastsound Landmark Inn, Black Dog Farm, Doe Bay Resort and Retreat, Morning Star Farm, Orcas Homegrown Market and Gourmet Deli, Passionate for Pies, Roses Bakery Café, Smugglers
Villa Resort, Orcas Island Community Church, Orcas Center staff Kara O’Toole, Artha Kass, Jeff Ludwig, and Sparks, Susan and Wally Gudgell, Rita and Dr. Steven Bailey, Sabrina Bailey, Cookie Lady Paula Capitano and her assistants, Betty Corbett, Sue Kimball, Marylou Padbury, Libi Geddes, Savvy and Jeni Sanders, Jay Kimball, Debbie and Tom Pawlak, Mary Wachter, Amber and Dickie, Christopher Dolan, Sukima Hampton, Steven Forsythe, Kandis Susol, Marlia Starwater, Alison Weir, Sadie Bailey, Anita Holladay, Kay and Stan Miller, Cheryl McIntosh, Krista Bouchey, Jon Bric, Tara Hubbard, Kate Hansen, Freddy Hinkle, Kt Laslo, Kevin Dickey, Loren Dickey, David Dickey, Marcia Gillingham, Dave Klein, Joe Sumrall, Julia Bailey, Robert Hall and Aiden McCormick. And to our audience, thank you for supporting the Funhouse Commons with your ticket purchases – and for expressing such great appreciation for the talented performers on stage! Thank you all so much! Pete Moe Funhouse Commons, Executive Director Board of Director
What they’re saying ... online How do you feel about the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold virtually all of President Obama’s health care overhaul? “I read of neighbors, friends, workers who are sick with no medical care. We raise money which pays for hours of care. I thank President Obama every day for making health care reality for everyone. I have health care, everyone in this great country deserves this opportunity.” – Ann Marie Shanks, Orcas Island “Thank goodness! There is much refinement needed to the program and I understand there are portions that feel unpalatable to many people. But we have to change the old system. I personally know many, many people who currently have no coverage or catastrophic only. Everyone needs to be covered but now we have to make insurance affordable. It is crazy expensive right now. One of the biggest reasons it is so expensive is that people in this country who aren’t covered by insurance still get health care but in the worst manner possible, when it’s an emergency. It is always going to be far more expensive when the care is delivered in an emergency setting. Uncompensated medical bills get folded in to the overall increase in the cost for everyone else. Either that or the private pay person loses savings, retirement, maybe even homes. The stories about how a illness or injury can financially devastate families is true.” – Valerie Harris, Orcas Island To have your opinions heard, visit the Sounder Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IslandsSounder.
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health FROM 1 and Oregon. It has been a Northwest healthcare provider for more than a century, and is financing roughly two-thirds of the $30 million construction cost of Peace Island Medical Center. Barnhart said that doctors in other PeaceHealth clinics and hospitals provide family planning services, including tubal ligations, vasectomies and prescriptions for contraceptives, and that he expects Peace Island hospital and clinics will continue that policy on San Juan. “PeaceHealth has not discontinued services to Planned Parenthood and will not discontinue services to Planned Parenthood,” he added. PeaceHealth Care System was founded by the Roman Catholic Congregation of
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. In their online “About Us” statement, it states they will continue their founder’s “emphasis on human rights, especially women’s rights.” According to Linda McCarthy, director of the Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood in Bellingham, which also offers services in Friday Harbor, PeaceHealth officials offered assurances but no answers about their next move when she met with them to discuss Archbishop J. Peter Sartain’s letter and its contents. She said that she later received a telephone call from PeaceHealth saying it “will continue business as usual with Planned Parenthood as they tried to find a solution” to the Archbishop’s request and the need for laboratory services for Planned Parenthood clients. If promises are being made, she said that she
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would like them spelled out on paper. “While we are encouraged to hear a representative of PeaceHealth state publicly they plan to continue providing lab services to Planned Parenthood patients, we have not officially been informed of that news,” McCarthy said. “We look forward to receiving that confirmation in writing.” Barnhart said that Inter Island Medical Center doctors who will join Peace Island have not provided elective abortion services at the clinic and have unanimously said they will not provide elective abortions at PIMC. However, Barnhard noted that in emergency situations Peace Island would not interfere in its physician’s medical judgments. Like Barnhart, PeaceHealth’s Michael Garrido, vice president of mission integration, assured those services would continue and that PIMC’s policies will be put down on paper. “We’ll provide these policies in writing,” Garrido said. Following the meeting, Hospital Commission Chairwoman Lenore Bayuk said that written policies “will be developed by the PeaceIsland Board” (which has yet to be named) and would be available before PIMC opens in November. “Those policies will be consistent with what was said here tonight,” she said.
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SOLID WASTE FROM 1 and off island that operate independently of a transfer station. “It’s a brave new world. I think those that know and love the Exchange will support it no matter what. I think there is life after self-haul,” Mulcahy said. “Because of the interest in proposals to take over the transfer stations, I don’t think people will have to worry about life after self-haul.”
Lopez Island On June 26, the county council made it official that the Lopez Island’s drop box and self-haul facility will be operated by a Solid Waste Disposal District. In May, more than 1,200 Lopezians signed a petition asking the council to create a district to take over operation of the Lopez dump and recycling center. Council Chairwoman Patty Miller asked for signatures of 550 registered voters as a “show of support” that Lopez property owners would be willing to help finance the district with property taxes. The petition-signers pledged to vote for an estimated $.08 per $1,000 valuation property tax measure in November. Miller said the district will only work if the property tax measure is passed because otherwise there is not enough revenue to keep the transfer station running. “If people are charged too much for garbage, they won’t utilize it,” she said. According to Larry Eppenbach, district secretary, the district’s advisory board nominees told the council that failure is not an option. “We are not directing any significant energy to this ‘what if?’ However, the community of Lopez has worked toward this goal for 20 years and we will not give up,” he said. “We told the council that we would certainly be back responding to their RFP [request for proposal] with a modified service plan should the ballot measure not succeed.” If the district is successful, Eppenbach said the biggest change for Lopez regarding solid waste will be local control. There will be a suggestion box, and the district will be inviting ideas and inputs from locals. The recycling service will revert to a free sourceseparated operation and will produce the highest return value. The district plans to expand recycling services over time. For a small fee, there will be an option to dispose
of recyclables in commingled form. Other big changes will come in cost savings. The district is working to find an inexpensive means to dispose of waste glass, which because of its weight is costly to transport. The recycling center “Take-ItOr-Leave-It” will be improved with volunteers organized by the district. “With the official formation of the Lopez district, SWAP (the non-profit spearheading the district) will assume an on-going support role as a membership nonprofit organization, charged with public information and education, volunteer recruitment and fundraising,” he said. “We are all feeling very excited to take the next step. The first thing we have to do, though, is get the property tax measure passed in November.”
County-wide County-wide, you can expect to put your trash and recycling bin curbside, starting Sept. 1, as San Juan Sanitation, Inc. will be providing garbage and recycling pickup service. San Juan Sanitation is the solid waste collection company approved for work in the islands by the state’s Transportation and Utilities Commission. Maps of the service areas for garbage and recycling pickup on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez Islands will be on the Public Works website within a few weeks, and county staff will be available at the county fair in August to answer questions about the transition to the new system. The county’s new “Level of Service” regulations require that recycling and garbage route collection services must be purchased in combination; existing route collection customers will be automatically signed up for recycling collection starting in September; the basic monthly recycling service will include two 32-gallon cans; excess recyclable materials can be collected for an additional charge and recycling must occur on the same day as garbage collection. Fees for services can be found at www. sanjuansani.com. To keep track of all these changes regarding the solid waste system, public works has an email news service to provide interested residents with the latest information. To sign up, visit www.co.san-juan.wa.us/mail/ optin.aspx. “We want to be open and transparent and be accessible,” Mulcahy said.
Q&A with Public Works Director Frank Mulcahy THEME: “Crabbed Age and Youth Cannot Live Together?” Forging An Intergenerational Future in a Fragmented Age — ARTISTS — Jeremy Mangan (Fulbright Fellow in Painting) • Jason Carter (Harp Guitarist, producer and composer Sony/EMI, unruly wild man) • Family and Friends (Seattle’s hot indie band) Jeff Johnson and Wendy Goodwin (Celtic Worship) • Luci Shaw (Poet) James Riordan (Rolling Stone Magazine & Biographer of Oliver Stones, The Doors) Nigel Goodwin (UK Actor, purple socks, outrageous childlike behavior) • Dieter Zander (Photographer)
— LECTURERS — Dr. Malcolm Guite (Cambridge University scholar, poet, songwriter, impish Hobbit) Dr. Jerry Root (C.S. Lewis Scholar) Dr. Jeff Keuss (Expert on Spirituality in Youth Culture, 2nd smartest guy in the room, after Malcolm) Panelists: Maureen McQuerry (writer), Jennie Spohr, Jonathan Assink, Sophie Agtarap
— SUNDANCE SELECT — Three films from Sundance Film Festival: (Chasing Ice, Indie Games & For the Bible Tells me So)
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IS: It’s been almost eight months since you took on your position. What has been a challenge and what has been success? FM: The challenge has been learning about the unique nature of the islands. There are so many different people here: tourists, and
part-time, weekend and long-term residents. There is so much diversity and different perspectives here. The biggest success has been the momentum and change regarding solid waste. Lopez’s new district has resolved one big problem. The process of getting
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Obituary Rachel Adams Rachel Helen Adams died peacefully in her home near the top of Mount Woolard on the 21st of June. As she was slipping away from us she was able to look out at her beloved trees and the view of the water and islands and the coast range beyond. Rachel was born in 1926 in Rangeley, Maine, where her father was Superintendent of Schools and her mother had been a teacher. She grew up in Gorham, N.H., where her father was again Superintendent of Schools, and she remained there throughout her years at the University of New Hampshire, graduating at the remarkable age of 19. She then entered the US Army’s physical therapy course at Ashford General Hospital in White Sulfur Springs, Va., graduating in 1946, three days before the end of WW II. She began her Army career at Ft Dix as a 2nd lieutenant in the Women’s Medical Specialist Corps. Following that assignment, she left the Army and spent the summer bicycling with a friend in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland and England. She rejoined the Army in 1948 during the Korean War and spent the next 21 years in various assignments, including stints in Peru and at Walter Reed General Hospital. She also completed a graduate degree in Physical Therapy at USC in 1955. During her Army career Rachel continued her interest in the sports that had been an important part of her high school and college years,
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and in 1956 she won the Women’s All-Army Tennis Singles Championship and in 1957 the Singles and Doubles Championship. Her last assignment was at Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, where she was chief of physical therapy. She retired in 1963 with the rank of lieutenant colonel and at that time was awarded the Army’s Legion of Merit medal. Following retirement Rachel spent 12 years at her cabin on the Belgrade Lakes in Maine and then in, 1975, decided to join Marilyn Anderson on her small farm on Crane Island. On Crane they raised cows, grew and sold vegetables and participated in the activities of the Crane and Orcas communities. While there she began her 34 years of volunteering at the Orcas Library, as well as volunteering with several other island non-profits. Some of us will remember her with the other members of the Orcas Center Grounds Committee patiently tending the grounds each week. But, besides pulling weeds, cutting grass and sorting books, she volunteered and contributed financially to many other non-profits. While still on Crane, she served as editor of the San Juan Islands Audubon Society Newsletter the “Trumpeter,” as president of the newly established Crane Island Nature Preserve, and as a board member of the Crane Island Association. She and Marilyn boated to Orcas regularly as members of the Orcas Island Community Band, in which Rachel played the saxophone. In 2001 she and Marilyn moved from Crane to Mount Woolard on Orcas, where she continued her volunteering. She was a board member of the San
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Juan Preservation Trust for nine years, and also served as a member of the steering committee for the trust’s campaign to save Turtleback Mountain. She remained a volunteer at the library, both at the desk and on the Book Selection Committee, and she served on Orcas Center’s Executive Director Search Committees, was a member of the Center’s Nominating Committee, and its Grounds Committee. In addition, she served as a board member for the Mount Woolard Association, OPALCO’s “Project Pal,” and the Orcas Island Community Foundation. As much as her volunteer and community work meant to her, what truly fed Rachel’s soul was the abiding grace and splendid design in the natural world. This brought her great joy. She was, by nature, a most devoted steward of the plants and creatures that share this world with us. We who knew her will miss her presence in our lives. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a local charity of your choice. We will celebrate Rachel’s life with a memorial service on Sunday, July 29 at Orcas Center. Submitted by Marilyn Anderson and Molly Herzog.
SJC awarded job training grant Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced a $49,378 job training grant for San Juan County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant will be used by the San Juan County Economic Development council to provide job skills training in supply chain management and marine technical training and certification. “I am pleased to see these federal dollars going to work in San Juan County,” Larsen said. “This training will help workers in the San Juan Islands get the skills they need to find new jobs
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Arthur D. “Art” Reddick on June 12 at age 97 years. He was born November 9,1914 in Eastsound, Orcas Island, Washington. Surviving Art are his children Gary Reddick (Patricia) and Barbara Reddick Syre, his sister Madeline Haffey (Richard), five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Art graduated from Orcas Island High School, one of 14 young men. He was the only surviving member of his graduating class. Two years after graduation he married his childhood sweetheart, Edna Taylor. During the Depression, Art became a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps and received an honorable discharge to accept a job with the Inter-Island
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Telephone Company as manager of the Orcas Island branch. Edna was the switchboard operator. He held that position until 1940, when he accepted a position with the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company as a lineman in Bellingham. He retired in 1968 after 50 years of continuing service in the telephone industry. Art and Edna lived in Bellingham and Richmond Beach, where their two children, Gary and Barbara were raised. In later years, Art and Edna lived in Edmonds and spent winters in Arizona. Art was a scout leader for Richmond Beach Boy Scout Troop 325. He loved hunting and fishing and enjoyed sharing his memories of his life on and around Orcas Island. Preceding Art in death are his parents, Arthur and Christina Reddick, his wife of 67 years Edna Reddick,
his brother Roy Reddick and sister Jessie, who died as an infant. A memorial service will be held at Richmond Beach Congregational Church 1512 NW 195th, Shoreline WA at 2:30 PM Sunday, July 15. Remembrances in lieu of flowers can be made to the Orcas Historical Museum, PO Box 134, Eastsound WA 98245 Submitted by Art Reddick’s family.
No ‘statement’ against Prop. 1 by STEVE WEHRLY Journal reporter
The online-only voters pamphlet for the primary election is on the county website. You won't be receiving a printed voters guide. The guide for the Aug. 7 primary election lists candidates for federal, statewide, legislative, judicial and local elections. The county council candidates do not appear on the primary election ballot as state law provides that only when more than two candidates file for a local non-partisan office will a primary election be held. The guide also contains information about voter propositions, such as Proposition 1, which would increase the sales-and-use tax in the county from 7.8 percent to 8.1 percent. The tax increase is for funding criminal justice and public safety programs,
and the revenue would be divided 60 percent for the county and 40 percent for the town. The guide provides space for written statements by citizens supporting and opposing Prop. 1, the only proposition on the local primary ballot. This year, nobody volunteered to write a statement in opposition,
despite efforts by Auditor Milene Henley to recruit an opposing viewpoint. Former sheriff Bill Cumming, Sheriff Rob Nou and Orcas Islander Steve Henigson, prepared the “Argument For” the tax increase. To read more visit islandssounder.com.
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County Auditor releases new financial report San Juan County Auditor Milene Henley has announced the publication of an annual financial report for the county for fiscal year 2011. The county has always prepared an annual report for the state auditor. That report consists of a number of statistical “schedules,” many of which are rather arcane and not particularly user-friendly. Henley’s new format annual report is designed to look more like a corporate annual report. In addition to most of the schedules submitted to the state auditor, it includes some bonus reports of interest, as well as background on the county, its officers, and significant recent events. Among the items includ-
ed in the report are schedules and/or graphs on sources and uses of cash, long-term debt, state and federal grants, building permits issued, unemployment rates (see chart at right), and total county cash. The report is available online at http://tinyurl. com/7gnzytw. You can navigate to this site by going to the auditor’s home page on the county website, selecting “Auditor’s Quarterly Reports” from the left-side navigation bar, and clicking on “San Juan County Annual Report for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011.” Comb-bound printed copies of the report are available at the Auditor’s Office for $10.
Unemployment in San Juan County Average Annual Unemployment SJ County* (*from WA State Employment Security Department) 2007 3.45% 2008 3.74% 2009 6.73% 2010 7.33% 2011 7.18%
Lopez man accused of rape by SCOTT RASMUSSEN Journal editor
A Lopez Island man accused of a late-night sexual assault of a female friend more twice his age will stand trial for rape in late August. On June 8, Johnathan Michael Law, 24, pleaded not guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to one count of second-degree rape by forcible compulsion, a Class A felony. He was released under court orders pending an Aug. 27 trial date. Prosecutors claim that Law made unwanted
advances that were rejected by the alleged victim and that he used physical force despite her protests to first subdue and then to rape her. The woman was at home alone following a mid-May birthday celebration at a Lopez Village bar when Law, who attended the party, reportedly stopped by at about 1:30 a.m. to check out her cabin and the plans she has for it. The woman reportedly told detectives that she was taken by surprise when Law became aggressive and that she recalls going into a state
of shock as he became more forceful and she was unable to break free. A Class A felony, seconddegree rape by force carries maximum penalties of life in prison, a $50,000 fine, or both. According court documents, Law acknowledged having sex with the woman, but claims that it was consensual. He reportedly told a friend that the two shared a kiss as he was about to leave the woman’s home and that the one thing then led to another.
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SHERIFF’S LOG
San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls:
June 12: Expired tags prompted the arrest of an Orcas Island man for driving with a suspended license following an early morning traffic stop in the 1100 block of North Beach Road. The 24-year-old, who was pulled over shortly before 9 a.m., was reportedly driving a vehicle with tags that expired six months earlier, for which he was ticketed for as well. June 16: An ill-conceived decision of where to park prompted a late-night arrest of a Lopez Island man for DUI. The 26-year-old, who was taken into custody at about 1 a.m., reportedly caught the attention of a deputy by leaving his pickup parked in the middle of an intersection in the 1700 block of Fisherman Bay Road. June 18: Three fully loaded fire extinguishers vanished from an Eastsound apartment complex in an apparent theft. All three were in plastic display cases and mounted on the wall of separate apartment buildings at the time they disappeared. June 20: Allegations of assault led to the arrest of an Orcas Island man accused of punching his ex-wife’s
boyfriend in the face. The 51-year-old was tracked down after leaving his exwife’s Eastsound apartment, where the mid-afternoon assault allegedly occurred, and taken into custody for misdemeanor assault. June 21: A former bookkeeper of a San Juan Island couple is the leading suspect in an apparent theft of $8,000 or more in cash from their personal bank account. The couple reportedly became alarmed when the 36-yearold San Juan woman hired to take of their household and business bills failed to show up for work. They later discovered at least $8,000 unaccounted for and missing from a bank account. June 22: A Seattle skipper was arrested for BUI (boating under the influence) following a mid-day encounter with the U.S. Coast Guard in San Juan Channel. The 49-year-old man, piloting a Bayliner that was seized at the time of the arrest, was escorted to the sheriff’s office in Eastsound, where he was booked for the offense. His blood-alcohol-level reportedly was more than three times the legal limit shortly after being taken into custody.
Almanac TEMPERATURES, RAINFALL LOPEZ High Low Precip une 25 71 43 — June 26 63 51 — June 27 69 47 — June 28 70 48 .03 June 29 71 53 .03 June 30 68 53 .12 July 1 66 52 — Precipitation in June: 2.61” Precipitation in 2012: 14.22” Reported by Jack Giard Bakerview Rd. ORCAS High Low Precip June 25 67 43 — June 26 61 52 .05 June 27 70 49 — June 28 72 50 — June 29 72 59 — June 30 64 58 .20 July 1 65 51 — Precipitation in June: 2.62” Precipitation in 2012: 16.04” Reported by John Willis Olga July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10
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Bomb found in Lopez mailbox San Juan County Sheriff Department deputies and Lopez Island firefighters were sent to a Cross Road residence on June 16 at about 1 p.m., on a reported explosive device, which was found in the mailbox. The immediate area was evacuated and the roadway closed for nearly five hours until regional bomb squad members arrived from Snohomish County and rendered the device safe. Examination of the device revealed that it had been made from a collection of “safe and sane” commercial fireworks, altered to manufacture a homemade bomb.
Had the bomb exploded in the mailbox, fragments of that mailbox and elements of the bomb itself would have presented a serious risk to anyone in the immediate area. Investigation into the incident is continuing, according to Sheriff Rob Nou. The voters of San Juan County passed an ordinance that prohibits possession of all personal use fireworks. “As we approach the 4th of July, this will be the first year that the fireworks ban has been in place,” added Nou. The professional fireworks shows will not be affected.
Upcoming county vacancies The San Juan County Council is searching for county citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. The following is a list of current vacancies: Agricultural Resources Committee - (2) Positions Eastsound Design Review Committee – (1) Position (Architect) Eastsound Plan Review Committee – (1) Position
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A lesson in gardening Ridgway returns for solo show David Ridgway returns for a special showing of new work painted just for this Orcas Island art show. Ridgway, well known for his “plein air” painting (painting outdoors or on location) has put the final strokes on a collection of new works in oil for Crow Valley Pottery. The show is presented at the “In Town” gallery, located on Main Street in Eastsound, next to Darvill’s Bookstore. It opens with an artist’s reception on Friday, July 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. and continues through Labor Day. His style of broad brush strokes, contrast of color and good use of shadows has always
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First and second graders from Anne Ford McGrath’s and Lorena Stankevich’s classes visited Doe Bay Garden to get a hands-on lesson in gardening. They learned about parts of the plant, composting, and the chickens role in the garden. “Thanks to Doe Bay for providing this learning opportunity for our students!” said the teachers.
Wedding announcement Malia Burns and Bill Kiolbasa will be married on July 7, 2012 on Orcas Island. The ceremony and reception are to be held at Turtlehead Farm in Eastsound and hosted by Malia’s parents Becky Burns and Stewart Hiester. Malia was born on Kauai, moved to Bellingham at age 12, and graduated from Seattle University. She joined Teach for America, teaching for three years in the South Bronx before moving to Chicago. Kiolbasa is a native of the Chicago area where his parents Ken and Carolyn reside. After attending the University of Notre Dame, he earned his CPA credentials. The couple lives in Chicago and shares a passion for education reform, with Malia leaving teaching to serve as Dean of Students for Muchin College Prep High School, and Bill working as the Director of Finance for a network of four char-
been a favorite of his followers. The majority of the paintings for the show are of Orcas and were painted on the island.
Jean Bried, PA-C: “My craft is promoting sound lifestyle goals.” Jean Bried, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant at Orcas Medical Center. She trained and worked in primary care, adult medicine and surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, before moving to Orcas Island with her husband, Michael.
ter schools. Among many romantic moments during their courtship, Bill will never forget the first time he saw Malia teach in the Bronx – though he was already hopelessly smitten, she changed his professional goals that day, too. Bill and Malia will enjoy a two-part honeymoon, with a quick trip to Los Cabos, Mexico after the
wedding, followed by a two week trip through Africa later this year, with main stops in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and South Africa. The couple thank their parents for all of their love and support. They look forward to a lifetime of shared passions, laughs, adventures, and patiently waiting for the Cubs to win the World Series.
Jean welcomes female and male patients of all ages, from pre-teens to seniors, and believes in helping patients take good care of themselves. “Maintaining our general health and participating in preventive measures is valuable for both men and women throughout our lives,” she said. “Whether this involves making a small but tough change or continuing a healthy lifestyle, we recognize and own that moment.”
“You are the captain of your own ship.” “Each of us has an opportunity every day to do something beneficial for our health,” said Jean. “You are the captain of your own ship; my main job is helping you navigate.” Jean has extensive experience in family medicine, women’s healthcare, family planning and pregnancy counseling. At Emory, she also studied chronic disease epidemiology and preventive medicine and has a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. Orcas Medical Center is at 7 Deye Lane, next door to Orcas Center.
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Slide guitar
KING Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings make first appearance at Orcas Center by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG
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ot long after Roy Rogers picked up a guitar at age 12, he was playing with the high schoolers. A few years later, when his older brother brought home Robert Johnson’s “King of the Delta Blues Singers” album, his whole life changed. “It blew my mind,” Roger said. “I heard slide guitar for the first time.” Ever since then, he has been a disciple of Johnson. Rogers will make his first appearance at Orcas Center this summer. He is one of the premier slide guitarists performing today, well known for his live performances and John Lee Hooker’s Coast to Coast Blues Band. Rogers and his band The Delta Rhythm Kings will perform on the Orcas Center main stage on Saturday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $19 (Orcas Center members) and $11 for students available at 376-2281 or www.orcascenter.org. “We’re really spontaneous,” he said. “Having a power trio, the music takes a lot of twist and turns. I always tell people to bring their dancing shoes.” Rogers, who lives in California, says the music is blues-based but also covers jazz and funk. Their repertoire is split between originals and covers. He has performed at numerous music festivals throughout the world, including Montreal Jazz, Norway’s Notodden Blues Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Prior to coming to Orcas, Rogers is opening up for Steve Miller. He is also an internationally acclaimed produc-
CALENDAR WEDS., July 4 See page 3 for july 4th events.
thursday, July 5 A Midsummer Night’s Dream:
Performed by Island Stage Left, 8:15-10:30 p.m., Doe Bay Resort.
BENEFIT FOR PETER RUTLEDGE:
Auction at Rosario Resort in the Beach House, 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets at Darvill’s, Lower Tavern and Island Hardware.
Friday, July 6 Don Giovanni on screen: Orcas
er, having done recordings for John Lee Hooker and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. Rogers has had eight Grammy nominations as a producer and performer. In May of 2011, he released a collaboration with The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek entitled “Translucent Blues” available on Blind Pig Records. It debuted at #6 on the Billboard charts, and reached #1 on the American Roots Rock Chart. Rolling Stone has written, “Rogers is an exceptionally articulate slide guitarist, either he’s scorching Robert Johnson’s ‘Ramblin’ Blues’ or taking a lovely, lyrical journey … or rockin’ it out. One of the rare guitar heroes who values feeling over flash.” Slide guitar is tuned to an open chord, allowing the
Center On Screen, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Mariusz Kwiecien is the world’s most famous lover in Michael Grandage’s elegant new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi.
saturday, July 7 See page 3 for july 4th events.
Thurs. – ongoing AL-ANON: Old Emmanuel Parish Hall, 5:30 p.m. Orcas Meet-up Group: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Waterfront Park on Main Street. STORYTIME: For kids, 10-10:30 a.m., Orcas Library.
musician to play the melody, base and rhythm all at the same time. “I have established a style that I am known for,” Rogers said. “You have to hear to appreciate it – I can’t describe it.” While he enjoys current music – Norah Jones is one of his favorites – Rogers says he is a “classics” guy, who is most inspired by such musicians as Hooker, Johnson, Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and Little Richard. “John Lee Hooker could walk on stage, sit in his chair, play one note and the audience was with him. That is powerful stuff,” Rogers said.
Fri., Ongoing
Sun., Ongoing
Alcoholics anonymous: ‘Back to Basics,’ Orcas Community Church, noon to 1 p.m. ‘As Bill Sees It,’ 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall. LGBT and F, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
Alcoholics anonymous: Open meeting, 5:50 to 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
Sat. – ongoing
The People’s Cafe: 4 to 6 p.m. at
the Eastsound fire hall. STORYTIME: Orcas Library children’s storytime at the farmers’ market in the Village Green, 11:30 a.m. to noon. Alcoholics anonymous: Steps 3, 7 and 11, 8 to 9 a.m. and Saturday Sober Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
MON.– ONGOING
BIRTH WORKS Class: First Monday,
6 p.m. potluck, presentation 6:308:30 p.m., Children’s House. AL-ANON: Old Emmanuel Parish Hall, 7 p.m. DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Mondays, 6:45 p.m. at the Longhouse.
TUES.– ONGOING
Alcoholics anonymous: Women’s meeting from 5:50 to 6:30 p.m., men’s meeting 7-8 p.m., Emmanuel Hall.
Kiwanis Club: 12:30 p.m., upstairs
at Orcas Homegrown. Different speaker each week. Food bank: 12:30 to 2 p.m., next to Community Church. Also Thursdays, 5:30-6:30. CAMERA CLUB: First Tuesday of the month, Orcas Senior Center, 7 to 9 p.m.
WEDs. – ONGOING Alcoholics anonymous: 5:50-6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish. Hall. Lions Club: Weekly lunch & meeting, 11:45 a.m., Legion. IsleShare Timebank: Third Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., SJC libraries, video conferenced.
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Orcas middle school students share poetry
Book briefs A Bunny’s Tale Theresa Pisani and Dana DiMatteo are a mother and daughter writing and illustrating team. The Orcas residents have released “A Bunny’s Tale,” a children’s book based on the true story of a pet bunny and how she comes to be adopted by a young woman living in the heart of Los Angeles. This book is available on Kindle, Smashwords, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, the Diesel eBook Store.
Pet of the WEek
I’m Rick. My eyes show how wise I am. I have lots of energy and love for the person who will adopt me. So hurry in to the Orcas Animal Shelter any day from 2 to 5 p.m. call 376-6777, or see all of us on orcaspets.org.
by Phil Carter
Seventh grade teacher
Six Inches Tall What would you do if you suddenly found that you were only six inches tall? That’s the premise of the new digital book released by local writer Skip Snaith and artist Tina Rose. Inspired by selected illustrations from Rose’s 1970’s sailing journals, Snaith has crafted a tale of Cora B and the adventures that befall her. Rose’s illustrations breathe life into the roster of characters that Cora encounters on her quest for a new home. The book is available only as a digital download from
‘Island Writers’ contest Do you love to write? Enter your latest written works in the Written Word contest at the San Juan County Fair.
July Events Saturday, July 7: Historical Days Celebration
The Farmers Market shares the Village Green for the Historical Days celebration sponsored by the Historical Museum.
Saturday, July 14: Health & Fitness @ the Market
Do you have 10 minutes? You can learn to save a life! The Orcas Island Fire Department will be teaching the newest method of CPR. Drop by between 10am and 1pm and leave as a trained life-saver. Also, join Cameron Krein as he leads a gentle-yetchallenging workout designed for all levels of fitness. For more info, call Jennifer Pietsch, Market Manager, at 317-8342.
their website www.sixinchestall.com. “Digital imagery is like painting with light,” Rose said. “It’s the perfect medium for images!” It is also the most cost effective way to reproduce such images, a savings that is reflected in the book price of $4.99 per copy. The book is 118 pages long with 120 original illustrations. The pair teamed up earlier to produce and publish the print book “Umiak, an Illustrated Guide.” This is their first foray into fiction. For more info, visit www. sixinchestall.com or email info@sixinchestall.com.
Saturday, July 21: Lavendar Wands!
Orcas gardens are bursting with lavender, which makes it a great time to learn how to save a little bit of summer for the seasons ahead. Jan Koltan-Titus will teach this beautiful age-old art. Beginning at 10:30 am.
Categories include poetry, creative non-fiction, short fiction and children’s stories For specific rules check out the Island Writers website at islandwriters.weebly. com. Entries are due no later than July 15, 2012. Email submissions to islandwriters@gmx.com or mail to Island Writers c/o San Juan County Fair, P. O. Box 1094.
Seventh grade is a wild time – a time of emotional intensity and increasing awareness. Polished, rumpled, plodding, exploring, changing – young lives crash forward. At the end of the year we write poetry. We study old poems in our battered lit books and learn about poetic techniques. They (finally) get to play their favorite songs in class and we look for poetic examples in the lyrics. We play around with line spacing and format. They always whine about the difficulty of using poetic meter. Each student wrote twelve original poems. I asked them to choose one poem and the Sounder kindly offered to share them. To see the collection, go to www.islandssounder.com. These poems are a small, clear window into the minds of our youth. To my students: Well done. Keep your hearts open to the beauty and joy of life.
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by Devon Mann You’re not drowning me In you’re bubbling writhing sea You’re not drowning me In your dirty looks and mean words I am what I am And I love what I am so you’re not drowning
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Christina Orchid shares her favorite egg preparation techniques. Join Christina at the Market Canopy at 11am and 1pm to learn why eggs aren’t just for breakfast anymore. Also, In preparation for the San Juan County Fair, the Orcas Island Fur and Feathers 4-H Club will be presenting information about some of the many exciting breeds of chickens. Join the fun on the Green between beginning at 10:30 am.
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me in your ocean in hate. I will not trade myself for anger. I am not going to be swept up In your ignorance Left in the depths of your self loathing So I’m not listening to your words any more any more. I’m not letting them into my soul because My soul is light and I’m not letting Your darkness in. Because I am a candle glowing strong and You’re not blowing me out Because I am the wind blowing up up Over the sea. Because you’re not drowning me
Forgotten And Remembered by Maddy Hance
Piles and stacks of crumpled paper are cluttered on my desk, From all the mishaps of my chaotic writing, Sitting helplessly like a frightened mouse, Unable to protect itself from my frustrated hands, Waiting for the day when I will rediscover it, In days when I am curious about my scribblings, And there will sit the runts of my writing, But this time they will be greeted with laughing hands and accepting hearts.
Writing contest about dogs
The Sounder is launching a short story contest “The dog days of summer,” giving you a chance to tell us about a canine experience. The contest is open to anyone age 13 and up. Submission deadline is July 18, 5 p.m. Visit http://goo.gl/0J4lD or email editor@islandssounder.com for more info.
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Poison hemlock in San Juan County
The following was submitted by the San Juan County Noxious Weed Control Program staff There were 17 poison hemlock exposures were recorded by the Washington Poison Center in 2009. In 2010, a Bellingham man was hospitalized after having eaten what looked like a baby carrot growing
in his garden. The same year a Tacoma woman died after accidently ingesting this deadly plant. Poison hemlock is a potently toxic member of the parsley family and when young, is easily confused with other more benign members of this family, such as Queen Anne’s lace, wild chervil or domestic carrot. It may be distin-
Cancer support BBQ The Cancer Support Group will hold a barbecue to celebrate two years serving the community on July 12 at 5 p.m. outside the Fireside Room of the Orcas Island Community Church. The event is open to all who have attended at any time in the past two years whether as a cancer patient, a survivor, or a family member or friend of someone stricken with cancer. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month. For more information or to RSVP, call Bogdan or Carol at 376-4198.
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guished chiefly by its lacey, fern-like leaves, its height (up ten feet), its smooth purple-blotched stalk and unpleasant odor.Often called “fool’s parsley,” only small amounts can sicken or kill both humans and animals. Poison hemlock can also cause birth defects when consumed by pregnant livestock.. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Poison hemlock is a Class B designate noxious weed in San Juan County, and control is required. Although commonly seen along roadsides, and in open fields on the mainland, it is only sparsely scattered throughout the islands, with Lopez and San Juan Islands having small patches, and with less on Orcas. In this county, it has been found in gardens, pastures, gravel pits and in other disturbed areas. It thrives in cool, moist climates, making it well adapted to the climate of the San Juan Islands. Originally from Eurasia and introduced to North America as an ornamental garden plant, it has become, unfortunately, a common contaminant in gravel and soil. Wear protective clothing (including a long sleeved shirt, gloves and eye pro-
tection) when working with poison hemlock. In the winter and early spring, rosettes and bolting plants can be dug out. Mature plants can be cut or mowed when they are in flower but before all flowers completely open. If cut earlier, the plants will regrow. Remove all cut plants from gardens, pastures, play areas, since cut plants remain poisonous and chemicals leaching from the decomposing plants suppress the regrowth of other vegetation. Do not burn the remains. Applying a layer of cardboard will suppress poison hemlock and its seed bank, which should only be viable for about three years. For chemical control, a glyphosate product can be applied on individual rosettes. If you choose to use an herbicide, follow label instructions. In some areas of the northwest, the hemlock moth has been used successfully to defoliate large stands, but it has not been particularly effective in the San Juans. To help prevent poison hemlock spread ask for noxious weed free soil and gravel. For more info, call County Noxious Weed Control at 376-3499.
‘Party Birds’
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Michelle DeLong (far right) helped Mathew Chasanoff’s kindergarten class make “Party Birds” (shown behind students) for the OIEF “Food for Thought” event. Donor Millie Vaccarella (right) bought the piece during the live auction. She then donated it back to the school so the class could see it every day as they came into school. It now hangs just inside the front door, and right outside the principal’s office. OIEF and especially the kindergarten class thank Millie for her generosity and Michelle for the artist supervision.
In memory of
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We love you and miss you. – Your family
Bid date: July 16th, 2012
NOTICE TO BIDDERS PROJECT LOCATION: Orcas High School 715 School Rd Eastsound,WA 98245
PROJECT SCOPE: Work includes, but is not limited to, removal of old siding and any compromised sheathing, re-siding of building, replacing and flashing windows. OWNER: Orcas Island School District, 557 School Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245 BIDS DUE: Sealed bids will be received no later than 3:00pm on Monday, July 16th 2012 at the Orcas Island School District Superintendent’s Office, 557 School Road, Eastsound WA 98245. Proposals received after this date and time will not be considered. Bids will be publically opened and read aloud immediately thereafter in The Orcas School District Library. No bidder may withdraw the bid after the hour set for the opening thereof, or before award of contract, unless said award is delayed for a period exceeding thirty (30) days. The Orcas Island School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities. The right is reserved by The Orcas Island School District to postpone contract award for the period of thirty (30) days after the bid opening. Prior to July 16, 2012, it is MANDATORY that all entities intending to submit a bid as a prime general contractor send an employee of the company to view the project building and site(Orcas High School, 715 School Rd., Eastsound, WA 98245) and said employee must sign a sign-in sheet at the Orcas Island Superintendent’s office at 557 School Rd, Eastsound WA for this purpose. To arrange a visit, contact: Cathy Ferran – cferran@orcas.k12.wa.us BID DOCUMENTS: Free of charge access to project bid documents will be available in the Orcas Island School District Superintendent’s office, 557 School Rd, Eastsound WA 98245 AND ONLINE by contacting the Administrative Assistant- cferran@orcas.k12.wa.us BID BOND: Accompany each bid with a certified check, cashier’s check, or surety company bid bond in an amount no less than 5% of the base bid. Make payable to Orcas Island School District No.137 The Orcas Island School District is an EOE. The Contractor will be required to comply with all Local, State, and Federal laws regarding prevailing wages, debarment, working hours, an equal employment opportunities in the performance of a public works contract. District Contact: Cathy Ferran, Administrative Assistant –cferran@orcas.k12.wa.us. Dates of publication in the Islands Sounder July 4TH , 2012 and July 11TH , 2012
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‘Don Giovanni’ on screen The Met: Live in HD’s third opera of the summer Encore Series is “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart airing at Orcas Center on Friday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. “Don Giovanni” is one of opera’s most notorious and fascinating anti-heroes. At the core of director Michael Grandage’s approach to the opera is the complex nature of its eponymous main character portrayed as both the image of youthful vigor and as a villainous, decadent criminal. Tickets for Don Giovanni
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Church Services EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL Parish of Orcas Island Eastsound (by the water) Bishop Craig B. Anderson, Rector Baptisms & Weddings SUNDAYS: Holy Eucharist 1st Sunday in month - 10:00 a.m. Other Sundays - 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Church School & Nursery THURSDAYS: 12 noon Rector’s Forum & Holy Eucharist 376-2352
Madrona Street, Eastsound Sunday Worship Services 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m., with a Nursery & Sunday School Pastor Dick Staub Pastor Scott Harris Pastor Grant Myles-Era 376-OICC
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 10:00 a.m. Sunday 7:00 p.m. Testimony Meeting First Wed. of the month Orcas Elementary School Library 376-5873
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Buttke art show The Orcas Island Artworks will feature watercolors by Carl Buttke through the month of July. These paintings are part of his “Reflections Series” inspired by the dark forest reflections on the flat waters of our lakes and quiet bays. Buttke has been painting for twenty years. These watercolors are examples of his unique presentation of watercolor paper adhered to wood panel and sealed with a
protective layer of wax. The Artworks is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Judy Tepley (above) is opening a new show of her artwork at Washington Federal Bank, July 1-31. She will be on site in the afternoon on July 6 to talk about her work.
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Harvest at school garden Beginning Thursday, July 5 and every Thursday thereafter through Aug. 23, kids, parents, teachers, anyone wishing to dig, eat, harvest and have fun is invited to the school garden between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to participate in the garden’s bounty of lessons and food. Here’s the schedule: 9 to 11:30 a.m. - Garden tasks 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Make lunch in the garden and enjoy some music 1 to 2:30 p.m. - Special events (speakers, crafts, surprises) 2:30 to 3 p.m. - Group art project Donations toward your lunch will be gratefully accepted. Drop-ins welcome. Contact our garden keeper, Chelsea, at 376-3031 for questions. See you there.
Pizza night supports MAG The Music Advocacy Group is a local nonprofit that supports Orcas Island’s public school music programs. Doe Bay Resort promotes and benefits a different island nonprofit each month by dedicating a portion of the proceeds from each pizza sold at its Thursday night pizza/open mic nights. MAG is the recipient of Doe Bay's event for the month of July.
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Orcas students find a good Low tides at Indian Island use for tent caterpillars The Orcas Middle School Science Club was looking for a good indicator of toxic accumulation in the recently completed constructed wetland in Eastsound. After trying a number of different kinds of traps for flying and aquatic insects, none of which collected much testable biomass, the solution simply dropped on them. As toxic chemicals from motor vehicles wash off roads and into the recently built detention ponds, some of the contaminants will stick to clay and organic matter and stay on the bottom. Trees and shrubs around the ponds may take up some of the contaminants and could spread them to insects and birds eating leaves, flowers and fruits. Monitoring changes in the amount of pollution leaving the ponds this way is technically challenging, explains Kwiáht director Russel Barsh, who advises the science club. Indicator species must be found that are abundant but short-lived, accumulate toxics quickly from wetland plants they eat, and are easy to collect and extract. Tent caterpillars should be excellent indicators, he says. They eat voraciously and convert many times their own weight in leaves into body fat each day for up to six weeks before they pupate. Even very small amounts of pollution in plants should be detectable in body fat of the caterpillars. Extracting caterpillars is “really gross,” science clubbers agree, but the result is a clear green liquid that reflects the kinds of plants each caterpillar was eating. Individual caterpillars are frozen, ground up into a
paste with powdered silica and methanol is squeezed through the mixture under high pressure. Toxic compounds dissolved in body fats are extracted into the methanol; the fats stay in the silica. Science clubbers decided to focus on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons because they are found in gasoline, motor oil, road tar and automobile exhaust, and can be highly carcinogenic. Antibodies are used to determine the amount of PAHs in extracts from insects and shellfish – it’s the same technology hospitals use to test blood and urine, and can detect less than a billionth of an ounce of PAHs in a caterpillar. Tent caterpillars collected from trees around the constructed wetland in early June had PAH concentrations of more than 100 parts per billion. This is several times higher than what science clubbers found in Indian Island clams last fall, suggesting that street runoff toxics are already being retained by plants in Eastsound and transferred to insects and to animals that eat insects. A 2010 Kwiáht study of the largely agricultural False Bay watershed on San Juan Island found only one-third to onefifth as much PAHs in aquatic insects. Science classes at Orcas Middle and High Schools and Orcas Christian School studied recently constructed bioswales, and with the staff of Kwiáht, built and tested scale models of their own design. The Orcas Island Community Foundation, the San Juan Nature Institute, and People for Puget Sound contributed to this year’s focus.
During the Fourth of July week there will be big low tides and Indian Island Marine Health Observatory
Zip line days at Orkila
YMCA Camp Orkila invites community members to come out and take a ride on its 1,000-foot zip line. They will be holding by-appointment only community zip days on the following dates: Saturday, July 14: 9-11 a.m. and Saturday, Aug. 11: 9-11 a.m. If interested, call the camp at 376-2678 to sign up for a time assignment. Know the number of people in your party at the time of calling. Children must be entering third grade or older to participate. Plan to arrive at camp 15 minutes prior to the scheduled time. Enter through the main entrance on Mount Baker Road. To see the zip line in action, visit www.islandssounder.com.
Field Research Days. Wednesday, July 4 – 10:30 a.m. (-2.8) – Eelgrass Density Survey Thursday, July 5 – 11 a.m. (-2.2) – Fish Seining Friday, July 6 – Noon (-1.5) – No protocols, but Stewards on the beach You are invited to expand your wonder of the natural world and join us any time. The IIMHO team is always looking for new volunteers if you would like to help. The season extends to all low tides through August 2. No experience necessary,
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REPORTER Reporter sought for staff opening with the Peninsula Daily News, a sixday newspaper on Washington’s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula that includes the cities of Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks (yes, the “Twilight� Forks, but no vampires or werewolves). Bring your experience from a weekly or small daily -from the first day, you’ll be able to show off the writing and photography skills you’ve already acquired while sharpening your talent with the help of veteran newsroom leaders. This is a general assignment reporting position in our Port Angeles office in which being a self-starter must be demonstrated through professional experience. Port Angeles-based Peninsula Daily News, circulation 16,000 daily and 15,000 Sunday (plus a website getting up to one million hits a month), publishes separate editions for Clallam and Jefferson counties. Check out the PDN at w w w. p e n i n s u l a d a i l y news.com and the beauty and recreational opportunities at http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/section/pdntabs#vizguide. In-person visit and tryout are required, so Washington/Northwest applicants given preference. Send cover letter, resume and five best writing and photography clips to Leah Leach, managing editor/news, P.O. Box 1330, 305 W. First St., Port Angeles, WA 98362, or email leah.leach@peninsuladailynews.com. Employment Restaurant
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GREAT INTER-ISLAND Boat. 27’ Monk designed hull. Perkins 4-107 diesel, Foruno radar, GPS, VHF, sounder, charger, stereo, Red Dot heater. Forward cabin with bunk, sink and head. Spotlight, chart table and 2 bunks in main cabin. Maxwell windlass 10.5 x 8’ open cockpit with stainless steel bows and covers. 360-317-4281
ULTRA PRISTINE 2003 56’ Meridian 580 Pilothouse Motoryacht. Meticulously maintained and moored in freshwater since new! Only 723 hours; twin 635 HP Cummins. Includes 1800 GPD, watermaker, furnace, 14’ Avon dinghy with 50 HP Yamaha, full electronics! Too many options to list! Only $598,000. Mercer Island. Call Dale 503-519-4235. Treasure Hunting? Check out our Recycle ads before someone else finds your riches.
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1976 33’ RANGER; ONE owner boat & always well maintained! New; 25 HP Universal Diesel, 22 gallon fuel tank, 2 batteries, prop, electric marine toilet, Dodger, interior cushions, sailing electronics. Standing rigging & life lines replaced 2007. Refrigeration, Dickinson fireplace, propane cook stove/ oven. Last haul out October 2011. She’s ready for summer cruising! $29,000. San Juan Island. Call 360-378-5111.
40’ KETTENBURG K-40. Elegant Mahogany sloop. Ideal racer/ cruiser for Islands & Sound! Extensivley restored. Well maintained! Yanmar 30 HP diesel engine. Excellent cond! $34,500 obo. West Sound Marina, Eastsound, Orcas Island location. Call Mark 360298-2449. Many details available at: www.kettenburgforsale. weebly.com www.kettenburgforsale.weebly.com
2006 FORD FOCUS ZX4 SE. Nice, smooth ride! Metallic grey with grey upholstered interior! 5 speed standard shift, 4 door, new tires. Low miles, only 83,800, used very little! Mostly towed behind our motor home. Excellent condition! Only owner. Dealership maintained. Records included. $7,500. Coupeville. Call Bill 360-720-6283. Find your perfect pet in the Classifieds. www.nw-ads.com Pickup Trucks Ford
1988 FORD F-150 with Canopy. 5 speed manual. Only 80,800 miles!! Clean Interior, Many Extras. Recent Tune-Up. New Wiring Harness and Windshield. 6-ply Tires. Load-Lifter Rear Springs. Asking $2,400. Call for info, (360)6798385 Whidbey Island 2000 FORD F-250 extended cab with short bed. 93,500 miles, V-10 6.8L, AT, 4WD Lariat. Many options. Remote start, alarm system, air conditioning, power windows, power door locks, power/leather seats, cruise control, power steering, sliding rear window, rear air bag shocks, tow package, sprayed bed liner. $9,965. (206)567-4222 Vashon
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1985 FERRARI Mondial Cabriolet, 2+2, 3.2L, red with black top, 44,000 miles, new belts and fluids, great condition!! Fun, good ride and handling. This car has a 5 STAR rating for reliability. $25,000 or best offer. Call Tom: 206842-2744 Find what you need 24 hours a day.
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1993 CHEVY Corvette. Original Owner. 44,000 miles - always garaged. Color is Black on Black. Automatic Transmission. Excellent condition. $14,000 or best offer. Call Don at 360-5881611
TRUCK & CAMPER COMBO; perfect for vacations and hunting! 2011 Arctic Fox model 811, full galley, dinette, comfortable queen bed, slide out, awning, AM/FM/CD player, large heated tanks, adequate storage, many more extras! 2006 Ford F250, Extended cab, 4WD, Diesel, long bed, overload air bags, satellite radio, Operator’s manuals and maintenance records, excellent condition! Great Road Machine! Whidbey Island. $62,500. 360-678-6651 or 360-969-3223.
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SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES San Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 the San Juan County Council enacted the following ordinance(s): ORDINANCE No. 10 -2012: Ordinance Regarding Wireless Facilities, Amending the San Jan County Code Chapter 18.30, 18.40 and Adding a New Section to Chapter 18.40 and Repealing Ordinance 15-2010 Summary: The Ordinance amends and adds definitions to SJCC 18.20 including a new definition for “joint use wireless facilities”, “tower” and “wireless tower”;” co-location” and other definitions, modifies the land use tables 3.1, 3.2 and to make joint use wireless facilities an allowable use in certain districts and establishes the types of review in other districts for joint use wireless facilities and other personal wireless service facilities; amends the use table for the Deer Harbor Hamlet amends Allowable Uses & Land Use Permit Requirements in Orcas Village Activ-
ity Center (SJCC 18.30.430 & Table 3.10); adds a new section to SJCC 18.40 entitled “Regulations for Personal Wireless Service Facilities” with exemptions for temporary wireless facility, some amateur radio facilities, and certain joint use wireless facilities; revises the submissions requirements for personal wireless service facilities, amends permit procedures for discretionary uses (SJCC 18.80.090); removes references to radio frequency matters and power that are preempted by federal law, clarifies existing procedures and requirements in the above sections and makes other changes for consistency and clarity and repeals Ordinance 15-2010. ORDINANCE No. 11-2012: Ordinance Modifying the Boundaries of the Existing San Juan County Solid Waste Disposal District, Establishing the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District and Amending Chapter 8.12 of the San Juan County Code
Summary: Solid Waste Disposal Districts are authorized by RCW 36.58.100 for all or a portion of the County. In 1996, the County established a solid waste disposal district for the entire county. The Ordinance modifies the boundaries of the existing solid waste disposal district to remove Lopez Island from the district and to rename the district the “General District”. Part 1 of this Ordinance modifies and adds definitions in SJCC 8.12.010. It also updates the description of existing solid waste facilities to include the Sutton Road property owned by the County and the adjacent property owned by the Town of Friday Harbor. Other changes are made to the regulation provisions to recognize that the Lopez District will serve as the operator of disposal sites on Lopez Island. Part II amends the existing Solid Waste Disposal District boundaries to remove Lopez Island and makes the appropriate determinations and findings in support of this change. The new amended district is called
the General District. Amendments are made to clarify the role of the County Council, as ex-officio the governing body of the General District and modifies the purposes for which a solid waste excise tax may be used and to eliminate the restriction that such a tax be used only for capital improvements of solid waste facilities. Part III establishes the Lopez District and makes the appropriate determinations and findings in support of this action. The Ordinance sets out authority to impose a solid waste excise tax and sets forth procedures and policies with respect to this tax. Part III also provides details on the rights reserved to the Council as the governing body of the Lopez District and also specifies that the Lopez District will be managed by the Lopez District Managing Board with powers, duties and responsibilities as set forth in the Ordinance. The Ordinance also includes transition provision that will delay the implementation until the electors who reside on Lopez Island have an op-
portunity to vote on a property tax measure to provide a diverse funding program for the Lopez District, and calls for continued operations of Lopez by the County Solid Waste Division until this transition is completed during the time of December 2012 through March 2013. ORDINANCE No. 12 - 2012: Ordinance Amending San Juan County Code Sections 10.16.030, 10.16.040, 10.16.050, 10.16.060, 10.16.070 and 10.28.015 and Repealing Sections 10.16.010 and 10.16.041 Summary: The Ordinance eliminates obsolete parking regulations, update outdated statutory references and clarify parking regulations in the San Juan County Codes, Chapters 10.16 (Stopping, Standing, and Parking) and 10.28. (Watercraft Regulations). The ordinance is also proposed to establish a restricted parking zone with time limits on County Road rights-of-way in Orcas Village on Orcas Island.
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The ordinances are filed at the office meetings at the Orcas Landing Confer8.14.020, 8.14.030, AND 8.14.040 of the County Council, 55 Second ence room located at 8368 Orcas Road in AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO Street, Friday Harbor, WA. The ordi- Orcas Village: CHAPTER 8.14 nance may be inspected and copies July 12th 9:00am-Noon NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the July 13th 9:00am-Noon obtained 24 hours a day at the July 16th 9:00am-Noon San Juan County Board of Health County website at or at the Council July 17th 9:30am-3:00pm will conduct a public hearing to reoffices during each business day be- July 18th 9:30am-3:00pm ceive testimony on a proposed orditween the hours of 8:30 a.m. and July 20th 9:00am-Noon nance amending San Juan County 4:30 p.m. For more information Agenda items include vendor presenta- Code Chapter 8.14, Solid Waste and please contact the Clerk of the tions and establishing criteria for ranking Biosolids Handling and Facilities. vendor proposals. The public is invited to County Council at (360) 370-7470. The public hearing will begin at attend. Juan Development & Planning ThisSan notice of County adoption Community serves as the noon, July 15, 2012, in the Council LEGAL NO. SJ401321 135 of Rhone Street, P.required O. Box 947, notice publication by Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Published: The Journal of the San Juan RCW 36.70A.290(2). Friday Harbor. The hearing may be (360) 378-2354 (360) 3782116 Fax Islands, (360) 378-3922 The Islands’ Sounder. July 4, 11, LEGAL NO. SJ400616 continued to additional times and loPermits@co.san-juan.wa.us www.co-san-juan.wa.us 2012. Published: Journal of the San Juan cations at the discretion of the Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. July Board, without additional written no4, 2012. tice. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO At the hearing, members of the pubTo: The Journal & Sounder CONSIDER PROPOSED lic will be invited to speak and/or proORDINANCE: vide written statements regarding the NOTICE ANCommunity ORDINANCE REGARDING proposed ordinance. After the pubPlease publish once 2012 and bill Development & Planning NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENon that7/4 the/ VenSOLID WASTES AND BIOSOLIDS lic testimony portion of the hearing dor Selection Committee, appointed by HANDLING AND FACILITIES; has ended, the Board will deliberate the San Juan County Council to recomAMENDING SAN JUAN COUNTY and consider modifications to the ormend an operator of the Orcas Island SolCODE SECTIONS 8.14.010, dinance that are proposed by memid Waste Site, will conduct the following
bers of the public, the county employees or Board members. The ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifications. The following is a summary of the proposed ordinance. The proposed amendments would add a new section adopting applicable State Solid Waste WAC’s by reference; add a definition for and amend the requirements for storage, handling and disposal of biomedical waste. The amendment also clarifies residential solid waste handling to include a group of single family residences utilizing a common dumpster prior to pick-up from a commercial hauler. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please send 9 copies of all written comments to the San Juan County Board of Health at PO Box 607 Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The ordi-
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Lopez Islander Resort expansion of existing development
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Noncompensatory enhancement of wetlands
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F. Shaw, Law Office of Stephanie O’Day, PO Box 2112, FH, WA 98250
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OPAL Community Land Trust, Jeanne Beck, PO Box 1133, 6/11/12 Eastsound, WA 98245
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SEPA Determination: San Juan County has determined that the projects noted above with a DNS or MDNS will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment and has issued a Threshold Determination pursuant to Sections 197-11-310 and 197-11-340 WAC. An Environmental Impact Statement will not be required under Section 43.21C.030 (2)(c) RCW. This determination was made after review of the environmental checklist and other environmental information on file at Community Development and Planning (CD&P). The County has determined that the requirements for environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures have been adequately addressed in the development regulations and comprehensive plan adopted under Chapter 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, state, or federal laws or rules, as provided by Section 43.21C.240 RCW and Section 197-11-158 WAC, or as may be conditioned within any MDNS.
SEPA Existing Threshold End Date Environmental Determinat for SEPA Documents -tion Comments
Date of Date Other Application Complete Required Permits*
SEPA Comments: Anyone desiring to comment on the Threshold Determination can do so by submitting a written statement to CD&P, P. O. Box 947 (135 Rhone Street), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no later than the comment date specified above. The Threshold Determination may be appealed by submitting a written statement of appeal along with the basis for the appeal and a fee to CD&P within 21 days after the end of the SEPA comment period.
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nance is on file at the office of the Health & Community Services, 145 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA. The ordinance may be inspected and copies obtained 24 hours a day at the County website at www.sanjuanco/health or at the Health & Community Services offices during each business day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. A copy of the proposed ordinance will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact Mark Tompkins at 360-378-4474. LEGAL NO. SJ401409 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. July 4, 11, 2012.
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Environmental Checklist; DNS 7/18/12 7/25/12 NA Enhancement Plan Application Comments: Any file may be NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner examined by appointment during regular business meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the hours at the San Juan County CD&P, Courthouse Islanders Bank Admin. Building downstairs meeting Annex, Friday Harbor. Anyone desiring to room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning comment on the Notice of Application can do so by Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person submitting a written statement to CD&P no later desiring to comment prior to the hearing shall submit a than the end date for project comments specified statement in writing to CD&P, PO Box 947, Friday above. Anyone who desires to provide testimony Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be in the public hearing or desires a copy of the submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for decision for this project may do so by requesting this hearing may be obtained generally 7 days prior to such from CD&P. A copy of the staff report for this the public hearing from CD&P at the address above. project may be obtained from CD&P generally 7 * As directed by applicant, per UDC18.80.030.A.3.f days prior to the public hearing. ** Per UDC 18.80.030.B.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In the Matter of the Estate of: CAROL JOY BLANEY-TULLY, Deceased. NO. 12-4-05027-7 NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Notice Agents named below have elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the Court, the notice Agents have no knowledge of any other person acting as Notice Agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the State of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the Court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other Notice Agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.452.070by serving on or mailing to the Notice Agents or the Notice Agents’ attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Notice Agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c); or (2) four (4) months after the date of first publica-
tion of the notice. If the claim is not provided within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of filing this Notice with the Clerk of the Court: Date of first publication of this Notice: June 20, 2012. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED at Eastsound, Washington, this 13th day of June, 2012. NOTICE AGENTS: ROGER ALAN BLANEY JEFFREY THOMAS BLANEY Christine R. Kenady Attorney for decedent’s estate P.O. Box 107 Eastsound, WA 98245 360/376-2024 WSBA No. 12206 LEGAL NO. S396602 Published: The Islands’ Sounder. June 20, 27, July 4, 2012 Public Hearing The Directors of Shaw Island School District No. 10 will meet at the schoolhouse on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 2012-2013 school budget. Any person may attend the meeting and participate in discussion for or against the proposed budget. To examine a copy of the proposed budget prior to the meeting, please contact Diane Dallas, Business Manager at 468-2570 or ddallas@shaw.k12.wa.us.
LEGAL NO. J401312 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. July 4, 11, 2012 Public Notice Orcas Island School District # 137 The Orcas Island School District No. 137 will be completing the 20122013 budget, and placing the same on file in the school district office by Tuesday July 3rd, 2012, and a copy thereof will be furnished to any person who will call upon the District for it. On Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 5:30 p.m., in the school library, the Board shall hold a budget work session and public hearing. At the following regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 5:30 p.m., in the school library, the Board shall hold a second public budget hearing and may adopt the 2012-2013 General Fund, ASB Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Transportation Vehicle Fund budgets. Any person may appear at the meeting to be heard for or against the budget or any part thereof. Orcas Island School District No. 137 LEGAL NO. S401315 Published: The Islands’ Sounder. July 4, 11, 2012 NOTICE Orcas Island School District No.137 Eastsound WA 98245 Orcas High School Siding Replacement Submittal Date: July 16, 2012 Orcas Island School District #137 Orcas High School Siding replacement
Bid date: July 16th, 2012 NOTICE TO BIDDERS PROJECT LOCATION: Orcas High School 715 School Rd Eastsound,WA 98245 PROJECT SCOPE: Work includes, but is not limited to, removal of old siding and any compromised sheathing, re-siding of building, replacing and flashing windows. OWNER: Orcas Island School District, 557 School Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245 BIDS DUE: Sealed bids will be received no later than 3:00pm on Monday, July 16th 2012 at the Orcas Island School District Superintendent’s Office, 557 School Road, Eastsound WA 98245. Proposals received after this date and time will not be considered. Bids will be publically opened and read aloud immediately thereafter in The Orcas School District Library. No bidder may withdraw the bid after the hour set for the opening thereof, or before award of contract, unless said award is delayed for a period exceeding thirty (30) days. The Orcas Island School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities. The right is reserved by The Orcas Island School District to postpone contract award for the period of thirty (30) days after the bid opening. Prior to July 16, 2012, it is MANDATORY that all entities intending to submit a bid as a prime general contractor send an employee of the company to view the project building and site(Orcas High School, 715 School Rd., Eastsound, WA 98245)
and said employee must sign a signin sheet at the Orcas Island Superintendent’s office at 557 School Rd, Eastsound WA for this purpose. To Page 1 of 1Cathy Ferran arrange a visit, contact: - cferran@orcas.k12.wa.us BID DOCUMENTS: Free of charge access to project bid documents will be available in the Orcas Island School District Superintendent’s office, 557 School Rd, Eastsound WA 98245 AND ONLINE by contacting the Administrative Assistant- cferran@orcas.k12.wa.us BID BOND: Accompany each bid with a certified check, cashier’s check, or surety company bid bond in an amount no less than 5% of the base bid. Make payable to Orcas Island School District No.137 The Orcas Island School District is an EOE. The Contractor will be required to comply with all Local, State, and Federal laws regarding prevailing wages, debarment, working hours, an equal employment opportunities in the performance of a public works contract. District Contact: Cathy Ferran, Administrative Assistant -cferran@orcas.k12.wa.us. Dates of publication in the Islands Sounder July 4TH , 2012 and July 11TH , 2012 LEGAL NO. S401333 Published: The Islands’ Sounder. July 4, 11, 2012.
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