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Got green waste? Need mulch? Check out ORS
by Mandi Johnson Staff reporter
Burning yard debris adds carbon monoxide to the environment and directly contributing to climate change along with being hazardous to the health of humans. There is an alternative to burning
yard waste, however. It can be taken to Orcas Recycling Services. “We decided a couple of years ago that it was crazy to have people pay to put green waste … in the garbage and truck it to the landfill 400 miles away. That just makes no sense at all,” ORS Executive Director Pete Moe said.
“So, one of the first things we did when we took over a few years ago [was create] the green waste program.” ORS will take green waste, garbage and noxious-weed free, store it and grind it into mulch for $100
per ton. That’s ⅓ the cost charged for garbage. “A lot of the stuff we’ve got now has composted really nicely. It’s really good stuff,” Moe said. “We’ve got this product for sale. … This is the first, real full-circle
Stand Up Men’s message is resonating State by Mandi Johnson Staff reporter
A movement is spreading like wildfire across the country, fueled by brave individuals coming forward to share their stories of domestic and sexual abuse. The men of San Juan County are doing their part by uniting to stand up for victims. The Stand Up Men’s group was formed in 2015 as part of SAFE San Juans, which provides services to victims and educates the community about domestic violence and sexual assault. It all began with a fundraiser seeking 100 “stand up” men to donate $100 each. “There was such an overwhelming response, and many of the men asked what else they could do in addition to giving money. So this action group naturally evolved,” said SAFE San Juans Board President Angela Douglas in a Rotary presentation on Jan. 12. “These stand-up men are helping spread awareness in the community.” In 2017 more than 280 hotline calls were made to SAFE San Juans, and it assisted 64 domestic violence survivors: five male, 59 female and 10 between the ages of 18 and 24. The agency also supported 48 survivors of sexual assaults in 2017: seven male and 41 female; six between the ages of 13 and 17 and 12 between the ages of 18 and 24. “I could go on and on about all the statistics and how things need to change. But [what] I really want you to understand is that these statistics are only from the men and women who stood up, who reported it or came for help,” said Douglas, who lives on
Orcas. “I am so proud to be part of an organization that is bringing awareness, making a change, helping victims and educating the community.” The Stand Up Men is a group of community members who work together to spread the message that men are willing to be active against domestic and sexual violence. It’s a grassroots movement that began on Friday Harbor and is coordinated by SAFE San Juans Prevention Advocate Isaac Berg, who lives on Lopez. “SUM (Stand Up Men) is important to me personally because I love my community and want it to be safe for everyone. Even with how peaceful and idyllic it is here, intimate partner violence and family abuse still exist,” said Berg. “As a husband and father, I’m happy to join with other husbands, fathers, brothers and grandfathers who want to stand up for this in many ways.” From accusations this past fall against film producer Harvey Weinstein to those against Roy Moore, a former Alabama Supreme Court judge who ran for a Senate seat, allegations against actors, directors, producers and politicians are on the rise. The #metoo movement, for survivors to share their stories, launched on social media. Nearly all attendees of the 2018 Golden Globes wore black in a show of solidarity for the anti-sexual harassment group Time’s Up. Closer to home, the weekly sheriff ’s log contains calls regarding domestic assault and abuse. “Other men should be interested in joining SUM because society needs more visible examples of
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capital budget passes by Hayley Day
Journal reporter
The state legislature approved the allocation of nearly $4 billion for construction projects across Washington on Jan. 18. The decision comes roughly six months after Washington lawmakers closed the last, elongated legislative session without passing the two-year capital budget, holding up San Juan County projects including those for affordable housing developments, land conservation and salmon recovery. “It put a strain on many departments and created uncertainty,” said San Juan County Councilman Jamie Stephens about the delayed
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Above: ORS Director Pete Moe. Left: The mulch available. product that we’ve come up with. We’re taking local stuff that used to go into a landfill and we’re making a product out of it that can be resold into the community.” The green waste disposal project hasn’t been advertised much, Moe said, so the community hasn’t really taken advantage of it yet. He said he hopes to get the word out and have more people take advantage of both disposing of their yard waste and purchasing locally
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Help those with Alzheimer’s Make a difference in the life of a family caregiver. The Alzheimer’s Association is currently recruiting local volunteers to facilitate Family Caregiver Support Groups in San Juan County, including Orcas Island and Friday Harbor. Family Caregiver Support Groups provides a consistent and caring place for caregivers to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss. Trained volunteers receive ongoing support, resources and continuing education opportunities. Individuals who are often best qualified as support group facilitators include: working or retired social workers, nurses and other healthcare professionals, educators, clergy, counselors and former family caregivers. Commitment of at least one year is required. Interested in learning more? Contact Linda Whiteside, director of community support, at 1-800-848-7097 or (206)529-3875, or email lwhitesi@alzwa.org.
Request for salmon recovery projects
The San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery is requesting salmon recovery project proposals for two different grants for 2018 and 20192020 funding cycles. Private citizens, nonprofit organizations, local, state and tribal govern-
ments, and special districts are invited to apply for funding through the Salmon Recovery Funding Board Lead Entity process for salmon recovery. Projects must be located in the San Juan Water Resources Inventory Area (WRIA 2), which is the San
Juan Islands and adjacent waters. A one-page description (letter of interest) for your project is due by 5 p.m. Feb. 16. Mail to San Juan County Public Works, PO Box 729, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, or deliver to the office located at 915 Spring Street Friday Harbor. If you plan to submit a letter of interest, please contact the Salmon Recovery Lead Entity Coordinator, Byron Rot, for further information: (360)370-7593 or byronr@sanjuanco.com.
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WSF sees rise in riders A surge in boardings in 2017 pushed Washington State Ferries to its highest ridership since 2002. Last year the nation’s largest ferry system carried nearly 24.5 million people, enough to fill CenturyLink Field every day of the year. Ridership grew by more than 250,000 over 2016, increasing for the ninth consecutive year. “We expect our ridership to continue to grow as more people move to Western Washington,” WSF Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton said. “As part of the state highway network, the ferry system is a critical link between more affordable housing on the west side of the Sound and key employment centers on the east
side. Not to mention, we’re also a major tourist attraction and an iconic part of the state.” The increase in ridership includes an all-time high on routes serving the San Juan Islands, despite a decrease in total sailings due to vessel breakdowns during the busy summer months. In 2017, state ferries completed 161,072 trips and travelled 901,288 miles — nearly four times the distance to the moon. The largest growth came on the Fauntleroy/ Southworth segment of the “Triangle Route,” where ridership was up 8.2 percent, or more than 70,000 customers over 2016 totals. The Seattle/Bainbridge Island
route had the biggest jump in total riders with nearly 100,000 more passengers compared to the previous year. System total: customers up 1 percent from 2016; vehicles up 0.8 percent. Anacortes/San Juan Islands: record ridership despite summertime service disruptions for unplanned maintenance with customers and vehicles up 0.2 percent. Anacortes/Sidney, British Columbia: noticeable drop because of summertime cancellations due to vessel breakdowns with customers down 10.1 percent and vehicles down 9.3 percent.
Candidate filing for proposed Orcas Island Hospital District The San Juan County Council has approved, based on petitions submitted last summer, a proposition for the formation of a public hospital district on Orcas Island. The question of formation will go to the voters of Orcas Island on the April 24, 2018 election. Also on the ballot will be the election of five commissioners for the new district. If the formation measure fails, the results of the commissioner races will be voided. Persons who are interested in serving as commissioners for the new district must file to run for office. Candidate filing week is scheduled for the week of Feb. 5 through Feb. 9. During filing week, candidates may submit their filings online, by email, by fax or in person at the San Juan County Elections Office at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Online candidate filing will be available Monday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. through Friday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. In person, emailed and faxed filings will be accepted Monday, Feb. 5 at 8 a.m. through Friday, Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m. Mailed filings will be accepted if they are received at the elections office no earlier
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than Monday, Jan. 22, and no later than Friday, Feb. 9. If filing by mail, forms should be mailed to San Juan County Auditor, Elections Office, PO Box 638, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Candidates should consider filing online. Those who file online will receive not only confirmation of their filing, but also updates when other candidates file for that office. Candidates can file from home on their personal computers or on a computer at the elections office. To file online, go to the elections webpage at www.sanjuanco.com/ elections and navigate to “Candidate Filing Online.” The following offices will be open for filing for the San Juan County Public Hospital District no. 3: San Juan County Public Hospital District no. 3 Position 1; San Juan County Public Hospital District no. 3 Position 2; San Juan County Public Hospital District no. 3 Position 3; San Juan County Public Hospital District no. 3 Position 4; San Juan County Public Hospital District no. 3 Position 5. For more information about filing, call the elections office at (360) 378-3357.
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Airplane accident, runaways recovered, costly car key kept | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log The San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office responded to the following calls: Jan. 10 • A Friday Harbor deputy arrested a town resident who had two outstanding warrants. The subject was booked into jail and a report was completed. • A Friday Harbor deputy responded to the report of a found bike at a local business. The deputy recovered the bike but was unable to locate the owner. The bike was submitted as found property and a report was completed. • A Lopez Island deputy was called to pick up a dog running at-large on the south end of the island. The dog had no tags or identifying information, so it was taken to the kennel until it is claimed. Jan. 11 • A deputy stopped a driver in Eastsound. The driver did not have a valid license, so she received a citation for not having a valid operator’s license with a valid identification. She also received a verbal warning for speeding. • Deputies on San Juan Island investigated a report of malicious mischief at a residence in Friday Harbor. The investigation continues. Jan. 12 • A deputy stopped a driver in Eastsound for speeding and having expired registration. The driver also had a
suspended driver’s license and didn’t have an ignition interlock, a breathalyzer used to start vehicles, which was required of her. She was issued criminal citations for having a suspended driver’s license and no ignition interlock. • A San Juan Island deputy was contacted in reference to a juvenile problem. The caller reported that her granddaughter had not returned home. The reporting deputy located the juvenile and returned her home. • A Friday Harbor deputy was contacted in reference to a runaway juvenile. A parent reported that her daughter had not returned home by her curfew. A juvenile pickup order was completed. Jan. 13 • A San Juan Island deputy was dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the Friday Harbor area. The deputy arrived and contacted the involved persons. The incident was found to be verbal only. The involved persons agreed to leave each other for the night. • An Orcas Island deputy stopped a vehicle on Mt. Baker Road. The driver, a local man, was issued a citation for speeding 37 mph in a posted 25 mph zone. Jan. 14 • A Lopez resident turned in a dog he found running loose in the Lopez Hill preserve area. Deputies con-
tacted the Lopez Animal Protection Society and the dog’s owner was eventually located. • A deputy responded to a report of vandalism at Brickworks in Friday Harbor. There are no witnesses and no suspect information at this time. A report was made and an investigation is ongoing. • Deputies responded to a plane crash at the Friday Harbor Airport. A singleengine plane with one person aboard landed on the grass 120 yards short of the runway and slid for 100 yards, tearing off the wheels and causing extensive damage. The pilot received minor injuries and the plane was totaled. • An Orcas Island deputy stopped a vehicle on Mt. Baker Road. The driver was cited for speeding 49 mph in a 35 mph zone. The driver was also issued criminal citations for driving with a suspended and false registration. He was given a warning for not having proof of insurance and the vehicle was impounded. • An Orcas Island deputy stopped a vehicle on Lindsay Way. The driver, a local woman, was arrested for driving under the influence and with a suspended in the first degree. She was issued citations for weaving out of her lane and speeding 59 mph in a 35 mph zone. Jan. 15
• A San Juan Island deputy responded to a delayed report of a private property hit-and-run in Friday Harbor. Currently, there is no evidence to investigate. • A man turned in a remote entry car key that he found along a gravel lane near Odlin Park on Lopez Island. The key had nothing else with it, and likely would cost $300-$400 to replace. The property is being held until claimed by the owner. • A deputy on Orcas stopped a driver for speeding. The driver was issued a citation for speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. • A deputy on Orcas stopped a driver because the vehicle had an obstructed license plate. The driver was issued a citation for no insurance and expired registration over two months. • A Lopez deputy performed a welfare check at the request of a regional senior service center. The person was found to be in good health and did not require medical assistance. • A deputy on Orcas stopped a driver for speeding. The driver was issued a citation for not having insurance. • A Lopez deputy investigated a disturbance at Otis Perkins Park. All involved parties were contacted and a report was completed. • Deputies responded to a Friday Harbor address for a dog complaint. The
American Legion to hold its annual fishing derby The following was submitted by the American Legion Post #93. Get your reels out for the annual fishing derby. American Legion Post #93 will be hosting its 39th Annual Fishing Derby the weekend of Jan. 27–28. Registration for the derby is from 4–11 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, at the post home (793 Crescent Beach Dr., Eastsound). The cost is $50 per person; all parties on the boat must be registered. The derby fee can be paid by credit card by calling the Legion Post between 4 and 10 p.m. at (360)376-4987. First prize for the largest fish is $1,100. All registered
fisherpersons are eligible to participate in the door prize drawing Saturday night, after the final weigh-in of that day. All great door prizes are donated by many local businesses. Dinner will be available all three days: burgers on Friday, lasagna on Saturday and pulled pork tacos on Sunday. Bring the family and check out the potential winning fish. Prizes for the winning fish will be awarded after the final weigh-in on Sunday. Come join in the fun. See you there. All proceeds from the derby go toward supporting the post’s ongoing local and veteran projects.
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dog was already inside and found to have a proper dog run, water and food bowls. The owner stated their dogsitter had to leave early and placed the dog on the run until they could get home. • A deputy on Orcas stopped a driver because the vehicle had expired tabs. The driver was issued a citation for no insurance. • A Friday Harbor deputy made a traffic stop. The driver was found to be driving with a suspended license. The driver was arrested and the vehicle was impounded. • An Orcas Island deputy stopped a vehicle on North Beach Road. The driver was subsequently issued a citation for speeding 45 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. He was also given a verbal warning for not having proof of liability insurance. Jan. 16 • A Friday Harbor deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with expired registration. The driver was issued infractions for operating a vehicle without registration and no insurance. • A deputy responded to a report of vandalism in Friday Harbor. The deputy gathered the information and completed a report. There was no evidence, no witnesses and no video surveillance. • A deputy on Orcas
responded to a two-vehicle collision. A report was taken. • San Juan Island deputies arrived at a residence in Friday Harbor to investigate a report of domestic disturbance. Deputies settled the matter by contact. • An Orcas Island deputy stopped a driver on North Beach Road. The driver was issued a citation for having an expired registration. • A deputy on Orcas issued a driver a citation for not having a valid operator’s license with ID and not having insurance. • A deputy on Orcas stopped a driver because the vehicle displayed expired registration. The driver was issued a citation for not having insurance. • A deputy on Orcas stopped a driver because the vehicle had a defective headlight. The passenger was issued a citation for not wearing a seat belt. • Deputies checked on the status of a Friday Harbor resident and found he was deceased. • An Orcas Island deputy stopped a driver on Orcas Road. The driver was issued a citation for speeding 50 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. He was also given a warning for a defective right headlight and expired insurance. • An Orcas Island deputy stopped a driver on Dolphin Bay Road. The driver was issued a citation for speeding 53 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. He was also issued a criminal citation for driving with a suspended driver’s license in the second degree.
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STAND FROM 1 healthy males. This need is seen today when examples of sexual misconduct are everywhere, and there is a silent majority of males who care but don’t necessarily have a platform to express that,” Berg said. “For some men, standing up means physically standing every week at the courthouse in Friday Harbor. For other men, standing up is ideological by donating to support community needs through SAFE San Juans.” At monthly meetings in Friday Harbor the Stand Up Men share impactful stories and go through training. Almost every Friday they
meet at the courthouse lawn with banners and signs. Every Valentine’s Day they hand out 200 flowers with tags that say, “Everyone deserves to live free of abuse.” The group has a presence at the county fair, farmers’ markets, SAFE San Juans fundraisers and the Fourth of July parade. In April, sexual assault awareness month, participants hold a rape prevention campaign that includes passing out drug test coasters to local bars. Stand Up Men has a goal to raise $10,000 each year to be added to the SAFE San Juans’ budget. “I have noticed how much they each have a unique perspective of why they want to be a part of the group and
ROCK ISLAND Rock Island Communications provides modern, scalable and reliable broadband services to homes and businesses in San Juan County. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orcas Power & Light Cooperative. Started in 1996, Rock Island has been serving the interests of our local community for over 20 years. Our latest mission involves bringing fiber optic broadband to the home, lighting up a T-Mobile LTE network countywide and delivering a way for our county’s first responders to communicate in hard-toreach-places. No small feet indeed. In our first year of the project, we’ve accomplished an incredible amount of work, and we are poised to wage forward this year stronger than ever! Startup highlights: (IN BLACK WITH WHITE TEXT) Startup highlights: • October 2014 – Established Island Network, LLC, and formally separated from wholly-owned parent OPALCO • February 2015 – Purchased 100% Equity in local ISP Rock Island • May 2015 – Signed a joint venture agreement with T-Mobile to deploy fixed wireless and improve cell coverage throughout San Juan County • December 2015 – First customers deployed LTE Fixed Wireless • May 2016 – Complete repayment of initial $7.5M loan from OPALCO • December 2016 – Annual Revenue of $2.3M • January 2017 – Over $1.9M invested directly by customers to cover construction costs • June 2018 – Expected financial breakeven • 23 LTE sites online now, 38 sites online by YE2017
have an underlying love for their community and safety in it that drives them forward,” Berg said. “My goal is to introduce the Stand Up Men group to Orcas and Lopez Islands in 2018.” SAFE San Juans, formerly Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of the San Juans (DVSAS), began in 1997 as two volunteer groups: Volunteers against Violence and Citizens Against Domestic Violence. In 1998, the newly formed Violence Against Women Act hired its first executive director, Anita Castle, and in 1999 it was accredited to provide sexual assault services, and DVSAS officially began. When Castle retired in 2014, current Executive Director Kim Bryan was hired to replace her. The agency changed its name from DVSAS to SAFE San Juans in 2016, with SAFE standing for social change, advocacy, transformation and education. SAFE’s mission is to use education, community awareness and victim services to prevent and eliminate domestic violence and sexual assault. It also seeks to promote social change. “This organization is very near and dear to my heart,” said Douglas, who was raised in an abusive household, molested at the age of six and then raped at 19. “I knew I wanted to break this spiraling cycle. I didn’t know there was an organization out there or that there were these types of services back then. I wish I could have had the opportunity to utilize them. But I did know I no longer wanted to be a statistic.” For information,visit http://safesj.org/.
MULCH FROM 1 sourced mulch. According to the Washington Department of Ecology, particle pollution from burning yard waste can travel long distances via the wind or in water. Over time, these particles can cause acidic streams, alter the nutrient balance in the oceans and rivers, cause soil nutrient deficiencies, damage forests and crops and change the diversity of an ecosystem. Burning yard waste is equally hazardous to the health of the human body. The particles in yard waste smoke can cause asthma attacks, bronchitis, respiratory infections, chronic obstructive lung disease and lung cancer as well as irregular heartbeats, heart attacks, cardiovascular dis-
BUDGET FROM 1 passing. Republicans stalled the budget approval to fix a 2016 state Supreme Court ruling about rural water disputes, which Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee called “unfortunate and, frankly, irresponsible” in a statement. Inslee signed the budget to make it official and dispense funds on Jan. 19. Lopez Island Schools will receive $1.8 million. The funds are for an extensive remodel, according to Stephens. San Juan County Public Works and Health and Community Services departments will receive
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ease and strokes, according to the department of ecology. The department equates smoke from outdoor burning to that of cigarettes. “It’s one of the many programs that we’re proud of and hopefully the first of many programs to come like that,” Moe said. Another project Moe said he’d like to bring to ORS is glass-crushing for use in gardens or as fill. A goal of the facility is to have recycling separated when it comes in so that ORS can use a bailer – which it has not yet purchased – to prepare recyclables for being shipped off the island, resulting in a discount both for ORS and the public. The Exchange Since reopening on the day after Thanksgiving, ORS has been busy receiving, cleaning and selling the community’s used wares, clothes and toys.
Appointments to drop off items for The Exchange were filled all of December and most of January, but now drop-off times are becoming more open while product still cycles through. “We were overwhelmed with customers on our opening day—November 24th was the biggest sales day in the history of The Exchange,” Moe said. “We are so pleased that the reservation system that we used to bring in donations really worked. We expected a tsunami, but the system worked and we managed it all very well.” The Exchange, located on Orcas Road at the recycling and transfer station, is open Thursday-Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can schedule your drop-off and find prices for other ORS services at exchangeorcas. org.
about $160,000 for the planning, implementation and enforcement of safety and environmental regulations during the disposal of waste. This includes enforcing rules on illegal dumping and helping the public dispose of waste. “Without funding, we are only able to respond to complaints where an imminent public health threat exists and provide limited technical assistance,” said San Juan County Environmental Health Manager Kyle Dodd. Funding for five grants to support San Juan County salmon recovery projects and the department’s sole employees’ salary will now come through, said Byron Rot, the department’s coordinator. Those include nearly $170,000 for the San Juan Preservation Trust and Friends of the San Juans to purchase conservation easements on properties with shoreline with high salmon populations from willing landowners. It also covers roughly $400,000 for the Friends of the San Juans and Washington State Parks staff to remove a road that crosses a salt marsh on Sucia Island. “Removal [of the road] will unbury [the] forage fish spawning habitat…reconnect the tidal wetland and restore passage for rearing fish,” said Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans science director. OPAL Community Land Trust on Orcas Island was
expecting $1.5 million from the state to construct 45 affordable townhouses in Eastsound. When the capital budget didn’t pass, OPAL Executive Director Lisa Byers said staff collected private donations instead of going after the state funds. These donations allowed them to apply for a federal tax credit program. If they receive the federal grant, construction will start in the fall of 2018 to be completed by 2020. Byers said they are still short on private donations to make up for the loss of the state funds, but their chances to receive the tax credit is higher, now that other grant applicants, who needed the state funds to apply for the tax credit, could not do so before state monies were allocated. San Juan County Land Bank staff was also slated to receive two grants for roughly one million dollars, each, to cover two loans for the purchase of San Juan Island preserves: Zylstra Lake and Mount Grant. When funds didn’t come through last year, San Juan County Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann said staff used land bank monies to clear the loans. Now that the budget has passed, the grants will be used as reimbursements. “We’re looking forward to getting the money and going forward with the projects,” he said. Other local projects, not listed, will receive funds too.
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Consider a donation to Camp Orkila
Why Orcas needs health commissioners
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amp Orkila’s 280-acre, waterfront facility is a major part of our community’s foundation, but it often goes unnoticed. We forget how gorgeous the property is and what incredible work goes on there. For more than 100 years, YMCA Camp Orkila has been educating, inspiring and challenging thousands of children. Many of the campers are from cities and towns that are in stark contrast to the natural beauty and seclusion of Orcas Island. The day camp serves mainly island kids in the summer, and one in five scholarships to Orkila goes to an Orcas child. Orkila is so much more than an incredible camp for children. The facility is open year-round and offers programs that range from day camp to women’s wellness week to teen expeditions. It also has programs like camp to classroom, which involves teambuilding with fourth and fifth grade classes, and partnering with Kaleidoscope to provide day camp for kids who need child care in the summer months. Camp Orkila has joined forces with the Funhouse to offer Spanish and English courses for islanders since last fall. They have become so popular that there is waiting list for the next round of classes. See page 9 for more on this story. Every year Orkila holds a fundraising drive. Island volunteers solicit donations to help provide scholarships to kids in need, and this year’s goal is $92,000. Donations made to the annual campaign will provide scholarships for campers and support local programming. Donate at: http://campaigner.seattleymca.org/goto/Orkila. The Islands’ Sounder is holding a subscription drive to benefit Camp Orkila. From Jan. 24 to April 25 we will donate $5 for all new subscribers. For more information, visit http://www.islandssounder. com/subscribe/ or call 360-376-4500.
The proposed Orcas Public Hospital District presents many issues for consideration, but none as significant as the election of public hospital district commissioners. Orcas residents already pay taxes for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue, and they have also donated generously to build the Orcas Medical Center facility and to subsidize multiple Orcas physician practices. Yet why have all these past investments achieved neither selfsustaining primary care nor 24/7 urgent care for Orcas? One reason is that Orcas has never put a health care governance system in place. Think about the difference which local health commissioners might make. First, elected commissioners will work for Orcas residents, not the providers, in assessing Orcas-wide health care needs and planning for services. They should assess provider services and coverage as a condition of public subsidies. Tax funds will flow through one public source rather than multiple private channels, and the Commissioners will be held to standards of trans-
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We are very lucky to have a gem like Orkila in our community. It is enriching for us all.
Public meetings Thurs., Feb. 8 • Orcas Island Park and Recreation District, 4–6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station. • Port of Orcas Commissioners, 4:30 p.m., Airport conference room.
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parency and fairness via the elective process. Second, any licensed physician can legally practice on Orcas, but probably cannot establish a viable practice without subsidies. Even if pre-existing physicians are “grandfathered in,” the commissioners may still choose to tax-subsidize any future new providers only if they avoid redundancy, coordinate their services with OIFR, fill unmet needs and meet other specified criteria. Third, the commissioners can establish budget priorities. Instead of subsidizing only weekday care, they can target some funds to urgent care outside of office hours. They can even require that any subsidized practice must participate in after-hours care. They can finally think beyond weekday-only clinics and start addressing Orcas urgent care needs on nights, weekends and holidays. Orcas doesn’t need a hospital yet, but we certainly do need better medical care outside weekday clinic hours. If you believe, as I do, that Orcas deserves to receive sustainable 24/7 medical care in exchange for the next bundle we
Correction The Jan. 17 story “County employers learn about new paid sick leave law” stated that as of Jan. 1, employees, over the age of 16, accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every hour worked, including overtime. However, they accrue one hour for every 40 hours worked, for any age.
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invest, then let’s elect some wise and brave PHD commissioners. Let’s empower them with dependable tax dollars so that they can leverage future Orcas health investments where Orcas residents and visitors need them to go. Norm Zimlich Orcas Island
Erosion is not a new problem Erosion of beach roads and railroad beds is an old problem. The usual solution is visible from the Anacortes ferry dock: the rockwork along the beach from Ship Harbor toward Anacortes, built by the Great Northern Railway about a century ago to stop erosion of the railroad line which served the cannery at Ship Harbor and the sawmill in Burrows Bay. Keith Sternberg Lopez Island
Thank you, Orcas To Orcas Pets Search and Rescue, OIFD, and all pet lovers: I want to thank everybody who participated and supported the search for my two furry kids, Jack and Volkie. Both were found quite randomly, but getting the word out was the most helpful. Thanks to social media and very caring pet lovers in this community, my guys are safely back home no worse for the wear. You have my deepest appreciation. Times have been tough and this sprinkling of love and light lends hope. Thanks again. Carla Weston Orcas Island Periodicals postage paid at Eastsound, Wash., and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Please send address changes to The Islands’ Sounder, P.O. Box 758, Eastsound, WA 98245-0758.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018 • The Islands’ Sounder
Hyak may be decommissioned in 2018 by Hayley Day
Journal reporter
After roughly half a century of service, one of Washington State Ferries’ oldest vessels may set sail for the final time this year. “It’s always sad when boats are decommissioned,” said Retired WSF Captain Jon Tegnell of San Juan Island, “but you have to make room for the new ones.” According to Justin Fujioka, with the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Hyak could sail its last run by this fall or the summer of 2019. The 51-year-old vessel was originally slated to be replaced by the newest WSF ship, the Suquamish, in 2018 to keep the Hyak as a relief vessel, which would expedite maintenance on other ships. That requires additional state funds, said Fujioka, that the department has yet to receive. The M.V. Hyak has been sailing
the Salish Sea and Puget Sound ever since President Lyndon Johnson was in office and “The Graduate” first hit theaters. Today, it has the most backlogged repairs of any of the WSF 22-vessel fleet at $37 million, according to Fujioka. You can tell the roughly 382foot vessel’s age by a line — not a wrinkle per say — but the gold strip on its stack, which it received last year, to symbolize 50 years of service. What makes the Hyak special, said Jon Tegnell, who retired from WSF last June after 30 years, is the way the vessel moves. “It’s ability to stop is very good,” he said. “There’s more of a human element in there.” The manpower in the ship’s mobility is just that — engine room workers who alter the boat’s speed and direction by hand instead of captains doing so with automated machinery. Modern ships don’t have
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equipment like this. You might recall one of these Engine Order Telegraphs in the film “Titanic,” when crewmen crank a brass lever on the bridge to commands like “slow” and “full speed,” which the engine room staff reads below and follow the orders. Docking with this equipment requires faith, said Jon Tegnell’s wife Donna. “That’s the old-fashioned way to stop,” she said. “There has to be a lot of trust in a telegraph landing.”
Donna should know — she worked on the Hyak just last week as a second mate. She’s been with WSF for 15 years and intermediately worked on the vessel, which she admits is a bit rusty by now. Yet, when the Hyak debuted, it was a pristine model of a modern vessel, just like its sister super class ships; the Elwha, Yakamia and Kaleetan, which also came out in 1967. The Hyak first set sail from San Diego that year and primar-
News from Senator Kevin Ranker Carbon tax
Senate Democrats heard the governor’s carbon tax proposal on Tuesday, Jan. 16, Senate Bill 6203, in the Senate Energy, Environment and Technology Committee. “From increasing forest fires to rising ocean acidification impacting shellfish and the Salish Sea, Washingtonians are
witnessing firsthand the impacts of climate change,” said Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island. “We have both the responsibility and the capability to take meaningful action to reduce carbon emissions while building a clean energy economy. By holding carbon polluters accountable, we can invest in efforts to reduce emissions, spur new jobs and
technology, and support communities that endure the impacts of climate change firsthand.”
Trump pushback Senate Democrats are sponsoring bills to push back on the Trump administration’s continued efforts to roll back regulations on community health, sci-
ence and protected lands. Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, and Ranker are lead sponsors. Maintaining public health, safety and environmental standards (SB 6083) This bill prohibits state agencies and regional air pollution control agencies from reducing environmental and public health standards to ensure that if the federal “minimum” standards are lowered during the current presidential administration, no state standards will be lowered. Preserve Public Lands Act
ily served the Anacortes to the San Juans route in the 1990s. Currently, it’s on the Edmonds to Kingston run but has also served the Seattle to Bainbridge route and as a maintenance relief vessel, when others are not in operation. The Hyak’s beige, vinyl chairs can even be moved for public activities. Jon Tegnell recalls about a dozen times when passengers moved them, often to square dance, “back in the old days.” It was around that time when he met his wife, while she was working in the galley and he on the deck, before they married in 1998. According to WSF, the Suquamish will begin sea trials in mid-2018 and start carrying passengers in the fall. This newest ferry will be on the Mukilteo to Clinton route in the summer and serve as a relief vessel in the winter. Yet, as far as when the Hyak will actually make its final docking, said Jon Tegnell, that’s as fluid as the sea. “Nothing about the schedule of the Hyak is set in stone,” he said. “This boat is leaving, that one is coming, but you never know for sure until it happens.”
(SB 6103) This bill discourages the federal government from transferring ownership of public lands to private developers for resource extraction in Washington State. Several state agencies such as the Fish and Wildlife Commission, Board of Natural Resources, and the State Parks and Recreation Commission, are directed to take efforts to protect against unauthorized federal public land conveyances or the repeal of any federal lands designations such as presidential designations under the federal Antiquities Act. Defend Scientific Information and Research
Act (SB 6104) Scientists, attorneys, engineers and other professionals working for the federal government or federally funded research entities are usually licensed and credentialed under state law. Professionals who report improper governmental activity, such as violations of law, unethical actions or cover-ups of dangers to public health and safety, may enjoy federal whistleblower protections but could lose their state certification. This bill prohibits a licensing entity to take disciplinary action against a public employee or contractor who reports improper governmental activity.
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Obituaries Virginia Lucile (Ginny Lu) Wood Virginia Lucile Wood (November 22, 1952 – January 5, 2018) “Ginny,” “Ginny Lu” or “Lu” to her family and friends passed away peacefully in her Orcas Island (part of San Juan Islands, WA) home after a strenuous and determined five-year battle with cardiovascular disease. Ginny was a genuine, personable, extroverted, dynamic, energetic, charismatic, community and ocean activist (always had a blue marble to give you!) with a unique ability to light up any room or occasion. Ginny Lu was born and raised in Los Angeles. A graduate of the University
of Southern California, she later developed a life and career in television production while living in Del Mar, California but her real home was Orcas Island. Her successful and eclectic “Wood's Cove” gift shop located in the center of Eastsound was a fixture, like her, for over 25 years. “Lu” was loved by anyone and everyone that had the
chance to be in her company. If you ever needed a friend, she would have been the first by your side, even in your toughest times. Her two biggest loves were Orcas Island and the ocean. She would appreciate donations in her memory to be made to either the Orcas Island Community Foundation (www.oicf. us and click on “Make a Donation,” then select the “OICF Ginny Lu Wood Memorial” fund) or the Wild Dolphin Project (wilddolphinproject.org). There will be a celebration of her life on Saturday, April 7 at 1 p.m. It will take place at the Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound on Orcas Island. Another celebration in Del Mar will be held at a future time still to be determined. Stories and photos will be welcome!
Tribute to Francis Racey by Dennis King
Executive Director, Lahari
Francis Racey, the inspiration and energy of the Lahari Hospice and Respite Care Center and Lahari Volunteer Hospice, has passed. Francis, a long-time Orcas resident, brought compassion, comfort and dignity to islanders and their families facing end of life. Francis’ initial project, started over twenty years ago, has evolved and expanded, and continues to support residents through the challenges of aging on our beautiful island. The summer of 1996 found a number of islanders facing the impending death of a dear friend who was homeless at the time. In response, Francis Racey opened his home and over the next 5 plus years many hospice/respite patients were attended to by a dedicated group of island volunteers. Generous donations of land and capital ensued, enabling the construction of a residential facility for short-term hospice care in the Deer Harbor area. Simultaneously, the non-profit, Lahari Volunteer Hospice, was established with the mission of providing compassionate, quality care in the final phase of life, whether at home or at the Lahari facility, helping people to live and die with dignity and hope and to support their families and loved ones. However, over time, most of those who required hospice care on the island chose to utilize the in-home services of Lahari hospice volunteers and off-island providers. While the usage of the Lahari Hospice Facility may have been disappointing, the fact that Orcas Island residents did obtain hospice services in their own homes better met the needs and wishes of the hospice clients and their families. After the sale of the facility in 2012, the Board expanded the Lahari Mission to address the wide spectrum of the challenges of aging, including end of life care while a group of hospice volunteers formed an informal network. Francis’ and Lahari’s contributions to the community went beyond end of life care.
Above: Francis Racey
Noah Racey photo
In the fall of 2004 Lahari decided to sell its unused land in Deer Harbor to OPAL at an attractive price, which was a key to the creation of OPAL’s Lahari Ridge Development. Also, Lahari launched Hearts and Hands: Neighbors Helping Neighbors (previously Faith in Action), which continues today under the Senior Center to provide volunteer companion care. Francis planted the seeds and now the community is benefiting from the fruit: island caregivers have access to training and continuing education, residents have benefited from safe home evaluations resulting in installed grab bars and wheelchair ramps and the recently launched Orcas Door to Door program is providing rides for homebound residents. The living legacy that Francis created has indeed come full circle as Lahari sponsored the training of the full time, live-in caregiver that attended to Francis’ needs for the past two and a half years. Molly Roberts, Suzi Rose and Don Webster contributed to this tribute.
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Scott Gianola Scott Gianola passed away in his home on Orcas Island on Dec. 19, 2017. He was born March 5, 1954 in Seattle, Washington. Scott moved to Orcas Island in the late 1980s. Scott was fortunate to have occupied an Opal home since 1994. Orcas was his home, and Scott touched many lives in many different ways. There will be a potluck celebration of Scott’s life at the Odd Fellows Hall on
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 1 p.m. Let us break bread together (bring your favorite dish). Scott would love it if you brought your own plate, cup and silverware. Oh, and bring your own drink. No waste!
Edgar Francis Racey, Jr. On Jan. 12, 2018, Edgar Francis Racey Jr. (Francis) passed away peacefully in Seattle, Washington from natural causes. He is survived by his children Mathew Racey, Susan Taylor, Claire Racey (predeceased 2017), Caitlin Racey and Noah Racey; and grandchildren Corinne Taylor, Tony Racey, Max Racey, Gannon Racey, Aidan Honeyman and Rose Honeyman. Francis was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on November 19, 1929, to Edgar Francis Racey and Hortense Lance Cobb Racey. He was a passionate scholar and professor. Through the GI Bill (Navy) he earned his undergraduate degree at Ohio State; he won a Wilson Fellowship and earned his Masters at Stanford University, and his Phd in English at Claremont College. He taught at Colorado College and the University of Washington before being named Chairman of the Humanities Department at Penn State, Harrisburg. Francis’ life took him on many extraordinary adventures: forming a communal living collective in Southern Oregon; foreman of a Seafood Processing Ship in Alaska; editor at Master Works Publishing house on San Juan Island; and founder and co-creator of Lahari Hospice on Orcas Island. When he landed on Orcas in 1980 he felt he had truly arrived home.
It was there that he found his deepest connection to being of service; as teacher, care taker, and spiritual counselor - pastor to hundreds of new couples tying the knot on Orcas, and 10 years of leading a Sunday morning devotional called Circle of The Spirit, which touched the hearts of so many.
Scott was an avid, bicyclist, yoga instructor, barista, cook and a musicologist, of sorts. Scott is survived by his cat Sarah Vaughn, his mother Peggy Gianola, brothers, Fred, (Gino) Gianola, Jack Gianola and his sister, Marie Gianola, plus six nephews, Tommy, Gabriel, Micah, Joshua, Tristan and Jack. Donations in memory of Scott may be made to the Orcas Island Food Bank or the Orcas Animal Shelter. Francis’ family gives special thanks to Amelia Edgeland, Richard Valenti and the circle of close friends on Orcas Island who helped take such good care of him, especially during the last three years of his life. He lived a truly unique and authentic life, bringing as much love, light, mirth, compassion and sacred mischief to the moment as he could. His motto was: THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WHATSOEVER. He will be so dearly missed. A memorial potluck and celebration will be held at Oddfellows Hall on Sunday, April 15, starting at 4 p.m. and going until the music stops.
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Vikings basketball update
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by Marty Zier
Sports contributor
The Lady Vikings easily beat the Concrete Lions, 53–26, on Jan. 15, and had one of their most exciting wins against Mt. Vernon Christian, 40-37, to the joy of a raucous Orcas crowd on Jan. 19. Controlling the game from the tip-off against the Lions, Orcas nudged a 16–3 lead late in the second quarter and went into the half up 22-11. Never really challenged, the Vikings entered
the fourth quarter with an 18-point lead looking solid and shaking off past lategame meltdowns. Fourth quarter composure became pivotal for the Vikings in the most dramatic win of the season against the previously undefeated Hurricanes. The match-up had the ingredients for a tough battle from the start with both teams in a fullcourt press and clean, open shots difficult. With the Hurricanes up 7–6 after the first quarter, defenses tight-
ened but the Vikings found a slight scoring edge, leading by as much as six points and edging the Hurricanes 21–19 at the half. With neither team yielding, the Hurricanes took the lead going into the fourth quarter 32–29, but foul trouble had the Vikings at the free-throw line and key Hurricanes on the bench. Reminiscent of the Friday Harbor game, the Vikings were up with 5.5 seconds left in regulation but defensively shut down the
Hurricanes for the win. “This was a sweet victory for our team,” said Head Coach Gregg Sasan. “Our defense really stepped up. Our game plan was tight defense since they like to shoot and they shoot well. I told my team: if you leave them open they will hit their shots. If you contest their shots, different story. But our free-throw shooting was not good. We have to do a lot better job. The score should not have been that close. And we need to be more patient. We throw the ball away at times. We had 22 turnovers to their 17.” Scoring against the Hurricanes was Katy Minnis 9, Journey Howden 9, Jessie Nichols 8, Birdie Greening 7, Olivia Brunner-Gaydos 4 and Maia Lewis-Shunk 3. The Vikings near the end of the regular season tied with Friday Harbor at (4-3), both chasing Mt. Vernon Christian (7-1) and La Conner (5-1). Darrington is (1-6) and Concrete is (0-7). The Lady Vikings traveled to La Conner for a game on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and will play against Darrington away at 4:30 p.m. The next home game will be against Friday Harbor on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 5 p.m.
Kellen Maier and Vanya Bullock. Above: Maia Lewis-Shunk. The Viking boys’ team had dominant victories last week with a 73-50 advantage over Concrete and 84-44 stomping of Mt. Vernon Christian. The Jan. 16 match-up against the Concrete Lions brought back 6-foot 4-inch Yusuf Duni after an injury. “We eased Yusuf back from his injury with controlled bursts of time, and his leg appears to be doing extremely well,” said Head Coach Corey Wiscomb. But as much as height is an undeniable factor in rebounding, Wiscomb noted, “Kellen Maier, the shortest guy in our starting lineup, was our leading rebounder purely from his tenacious go-for-the-ball attitude. Maier played excellent defensively and offensively.” Scoring against Concrete was Vanya Bullock 25, Hayden Simpson 23, Maier 11, Duni 7, Max Clark-Mattila 6 and Tomas Holmes 3. Finishing the week, Orcas controlled the Mt. Vernon Christian Hurricane game from the first tick on the clock to the last.
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“Max Clark-Mattila continues to shine on defense, and game by game I see him making more mature decisions on the floor. While we definitely have things to improve upon, we’ve arrived in a really good place, one where the whole coaching staff has been aiming us towards all season,” said Wiscomb. “Our senior trio of Bullock, Simpson and Duni has become a powerhouse in the league and our supporting cast have proven they can rise as well. That makes us a well-rounded team who, hopefully, is finding their best stride right as we move to the end of the season. We fully expect to be in the playoffs and district tournament, and we’re looking forward to a shot at making state. But for now we’re going to work on staying healthy and take it one game at a time.” Scoring against the Hurricanes was Bullock 23, Simpson 21, Duni 16, Holmes 9, Clark-Mattila 8, Maier 4 and Garrett Ballanger 3. With only three regular season games remaining, the (5-2) Vikings are one game behind Friday Harbor at (6-1) and three teams bunched up mid-pack: La Conner (3-3), Concrete (3-4) and Mt. Vernon Christian (3-5). The Vikings traveled to La Conner on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and will play Darrington at Darrington at 5:30 p.m. The next home game will be against Friday Harbor on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 • The Islands’ Sounder
English, Spanish classes for adult learners
by Colleen Smith Armstrong Editor/Publisher
Possessing the gift of language can open doors around the world and in your own backyard. Camp Orkila has been offering Spanish and English courses for islanders since last fall. They have become so popular that there is a waiting list for the next round of classes. “Orkila is doing more than just summer camp,” said Haley Cruz Winchell, who is the site director and oversees outdoor environmental education. “It has a lot of untapped resources, and YMCA is moving towards supporting all people better. We want to serve more adults and just more of the local Orcas community.” Language teacher Wendy Vallejos and Cruz Winchell had the idea to present a 10-week long course after seeing islanders who needed help with both English and
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Above and right: Participants in one of Orkila’s language mixer dinners. Spanish. “The biggest barrier for new immigrant Latinos is the language barrier,” said Cruz Winchell. Orkila joined forces with The Funhouse to offer weekly English as a Second Language (ESL) and Spanish as a Second Language classes. The teachers are Vallejos, Heidi Bruce and Pamela Jimenez. Bruce is an editor, researcher and educator and serves as board president of the Orcas Island Forest School. Vallejos, originally hailing from Los Angeles, grew up in a Salvadoran immigrant family where she developed her passion for language and human rights. Jimenez was born in Saltillo Coahuila, north of Mexico City and works at the Outlook Inn. Each weekly session is two hours and there is a minimum of two hours of homework every week. “Adult learning is challenging. You have to commit the time,” said Cruz Winchell.
The first ESL class had 12 students and the SSL class had nine. This time around, both courses have 14 participants each. To sign up for the waiting list to be in the fall course, email hwinchell@seattleymca. org. The cost is $100. Orkila has also been holding language mixer dinners for students of the classes to mingle and speak each other’s languages. They are also open to anyone in the community. The evening includes a free meal and games. “These classes are ultimately bringing the Orcas community together,” said Cruz Winchell.
Annual fund drive Each winter, Orkila holds a fundraising drive. Island volunteers solicit donations to help provide scholarships to kids in need, and this year’s goal is $92,000. Donations made to the annual campaign will provide scholarships for campers and help support local programming. To donate, go to: http://campaigner.seattleymca.org/ goto/Orkila “We know camp strengthens skills and builds character in young people,” said Cruz Winchell. “A camp experience can give youth important values they will use throughout their lives. Investing in youth is an investment in our future.”
Clases de inglés y español para estudiantes adultos Poseer el don del lenguaje puede abrir puertas alrededor del mundo y en su propio patio trasero. Camp Orkila ha estado ofreciendo cursos de español e inglés para los isleños desde el otoño pasado. Se han vuelto tan populares, que hay lista de espera para la siguiente ronda de clases. “Orkila está haciendo más que sólo campamento de verano,” dijo Haley Cruz Winchell, quien es la directora del sitio y supervisa la educación ambiental al aire libre. “Tiene bastantes recursos que aprovechar, y el YMCA se está moviendo hacia una manera de apoyar mejor a todas las personas. Queremos servir a los adultos y residentes que no hablan inglés.”
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Las maestras de idiomas Wendy Vallejos y Cruz Winchell tuvieron la idea de presentar un curso de 10 semanas de duración, después de ver a los isleños que necesitaban ayuda con el inglés y el español. “La barrera más grande para los nuevos latinos inmigrantes es la barrera del idioma,” dijo Cruz Winchell. Orkila unió fuerzas con el Funhouse para ofrecer clases de inglés semanal como segunda idioma (ESL) y español como segunda lengua. Los maestras son Vallejos, Heidi Bruce y Pamela Jiménez. Cada sesión es de dos horas y hay un mínimo de dos horas de tarea. “El aprendizaje de adultos es un reto. Tienen que dedicar el tiempo,” dijo Cruz Winchell.
La primera clase de ESL tenía 12 estudiantes y la clase de SSL tenía nueve. En esta ocasión, ambos cursos tienen 14 participantes cada uno. Para inscribirse en la lista de espera para estar en el curso de otoño, envíe un correo electrónico a hwinchell@seattleymca.org. El costo es $100. Orkila también ha estado sosteniendo cenas para mezclar idiomas, para que los estudiantes de las clases se alternen y hablen el idioma de uno al otro. Cualquier persona en la comunidad que quiere atender, puede hacerlo. Las cenas están abiertas al publico. La noche incluye una comida gratis y juegos. “Estas clases están uniendo a la comunidad de orcas,” dijo Cruz Winchell.
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Calendar WED., JAN. 24 EDC HEALTHY DESK WORKSHOP:
10–11 a.m. at Heritage Bank on San Juan Island. For more info and to register, call 360378-2906 or email jeanne@ sanjuansedc.org. Free.
and projections. Tickets are available at Darvill’s Bookstore and online at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3212769.
FEB. 14 - APRIL 11 TAX HELP: To be offered at
presents the New York Met’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca” streaming live in high-definition at 1 p.m.
the Orcas Senior Center, Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jim Biddick (Lions Club) and John Carl (Kiwanis Club) will be available to assist with taxes. The service is for low to moderate income taxpayers ($52k). The program is not associated with IRS TaxAide and is not a for profit program. The taxpayer will be responsible for all information provided and for the correctness of the tax return. Returns must be filed by mail. The service is free, but a donation of $5 is appreciated. Contact Jim Biddick at 376-2488 for an appointment or via email at JimBiddick@aol.com.
FEB. 1 TO 4
SUN. – ONGOING
TEATRO TITIKOOKOO: Come to the Seaview Theatre at 7 p.m. for a Rock On The Rock Choir mash-up with Enchanted Forest Cabaret. Conceived and directed by Grace McCune Deborah Sparks and Jake Perrine. The show includes dances, rock choir ensembles, solos
MEDITATION: Our House building, Clinic of Tibetan Medicine, 10 a.m. to noon with Anam Thubten.
THURS., JAN. 25 STREAMING: The National Theatre production of “Young Marx,” broadcast live from London’s newest venue, the Bridge Theatre, streams live to the Orcas Center screen at 7:30 p.m.
SUN., JAN. 28 STREAMING: Orcas Center
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:
5:30-6:30 p.m., Emmanuel. ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7-9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:
5:30-6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel. AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Need a partner? Call 376-3104 or 376-2220. BAND REHEARSAL: Orcas Island Community Band weekly rehearsal, 7-9 p.m., September to June, Orcas School Band Room.
Sunday Worship 10 am Wednesday Testimony meeting 7:00 Last Wednesday of the month Orcas Library Meeting Room 376-5873
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Serving Orcas Island For 133 years Sunday Worship 9:30 am (Nursery & Kids Sunday School) 5 p.m. Vespers Service, Eucharist. Weekday programs for all ages. Info @ www.OrcasChurch.org Or call Pastors Brian Moss and Ryan Carpenter, 376-6422 In Eastsound on Madrona
EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL Parish of Orcas Island The Rev. Berto Gándara Eastsound (by the water) • 376-2352 SUNDAYS: Holy Eucharist 8 and 10 am Church School THURSDAYS: Holy Eucharist 12:15 pm Misa en español primer sábado de cada mes a las 6 pm
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Orcas - St Francis Church in Eastsound Mass 10:30 am Sundays Lopez - Center Chuch Mass 10:30 am Saturdays
New art shows at center
A graphite drawing by Leon Rosenblatt.
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TAI CHI CHUAN: 9 a.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall taught by Robin Kucklick. Mondays, $5 fee; and Wednesdays, free.
TUES. � ONGOING
KIWANIS CLUB: 12:30-1:30
p.m., Community Church. FOOD BANK: 12:30-2 p.m. next to Community Church. HEALTHY HABITS CLUB:
Support, develop and maintain healthy habits. 5:306:30 p.m. at the fire station. AA: Women, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; men, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel. CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 6-8 p.m., Community Church family center. ECSTATIC DANCE: Odd Fellows Hall, 7:30 p.m.
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Community Church. LADIES BRIDGE: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Long House. More info, call 360-376-4941 or email ccond376@gmail.com. LIONS CLUB: Every second Wednesday, 11:45 a.m., Senior Center Multipurpose Room. Every fourth Weds., 8 a.m. at Island Skillet. AA: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. SLAA: 5:30-6:30 p.m., 12-step recovery, Senior Center Conference Room. ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7-9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2.
THURS. � ONGOING STORYTIME: 11 a.m., library. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 p.m., Orcas Longhouse. AL-ANON: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church. FOOD BANK: 5:30-6:30 p.m. next to Community Church. BINGO: 5:30-7:30 p.m., first Thursday, American Legion. SOCIAL BIKE RIDE: 6:30 p.m. at Wildlife Cycles.
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p.m., Community Church. ROTARY: Second and fourth Friday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Orcas Fire Station. AA: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.
The Orcas Center is proud to introduce its most recent gallery exhibit, “Manmade.” Organizers are requesting artwork from the community. “Manmade” will be in the lobby and “On and off the Wall” is in the Madrona Room of Orcas Center. Intake for artwork is
Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Orcas Center. An opening reception for the show will be held Friday, Feb. 3, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All local male artists are invited to submit their work for the Gallery Show and all other artists are invited to submit their work for
the “On and Off the Wall” show. All media will be accepted, including painting, photography, other wall art as well as three-dimensional work. Up to two pieces may be submitted. All wall art must be ready to hang, including hardware and wire. Three-dimensional pieces must be in a stable condition for mounting on provided stands. The works on display may be offered for sale if the artist so chooses. The Visual Arts Committee offers monthly exhibits at the Orcas Center and welcomes and encourages all members of the Orcas Island community to participate and share their work. For further information or questions, call Leon Rosenblatt at 415-302-8116.
Why Friends is appealing update to SMP | Guest column by Stephanie Buffum
Executive Director of Friends of the San Juans
The decline of the Southern Resident killer whales now down to 76 members, is mostly blamed on the disappearance of their favorite food, Chinook salmon. Often overlooked is the importance of shorelines as habitat for juvenile salmon and the forage fish they depend on for sustenance. In 2017, the Southern Resident killer whales spent just 24 days from April through June in the inland waters of the Salish Sea, well below the 1990-2016 average of 60 days. Southern resident visits to our inland waters of Puget Sound and Georgia Strait are becoming more and more infrequent in the spring and early summer, as are Chinook stocks in the Salish Sea. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries scientists have identified that our local marine shorelines support young chinook salmon from across the region, including 20 of 22 listed Puget Sound stocks and the Fraser River spring Chinook juveniles the whales rely on when they return as adults. A strong San Juan County Shoreline Master Program can help orca by ensuring numerous stocks of their favorite food, Chinook salmon, have healthy places to rest and plenty of insects and forage fish to eat during their critical first season in marine waters. On Dec. 22, 2017, Friends of the San Juans appealed several provisions of the county’s recently updated SMP to do just that. Since 2011, concerned citizens and groups like Friends have been providing comments about the importance of protecting the crown jewels of our county – the 10 miles of forage fish spawning beaches and 30 miles of bluffs that create and feed our beaches. The purpose of an SMP update is to incorporate new information and make sure our policies reflect community values. Our County said that protecting orca and Chinook salmon is a priority, yet this SMP failed to designate protections for the vast majority of forage fish spawning beaches and failed to use the designation process to limit new incompatible development. For example, the designation of critical beaches where surf smelt and sand lance forage fish spawn declined in the new SMP. Only 2 percent of the 10 miles of spawning beaches are designated as “natural” under the new SMP. Instead, Friends argues that the entire 10 miles should be designated at “natural” making new development in these special areas very protective of wildlife and eroding bluffs. Our understanding of the essential role of forage fish in supporting salmon and marine food webs has vastly increased since the last SMP update of 1998. Despite new mapping of forage fish habitat and bluffs created throughout 2001–2016, the new SMP failed to get it right. Additionally, the new SMP also permits extensive shoreline modification through new armoring, tree removal, and extensive developments within the important 100-foot zone from the high water mark. These provisions conflict with Washington’s Shoreline Management Act, ignore the latest best available science, represent a regressive rollback of prior standards and fail to protect our orca, salmon, forage fish, and beaches. The Shoreline Master Program provides a key opportunity to protect what we love.
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Puccini’s melodramatic thriller ‘Tosca’ triumphs
Orcas Center presents the New York Met’s new production of Puccini’s “Tosca” streaming live in high-definition on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. Come and see Puccini’s tragic tale of revenge and murder.
Sir David McVicar’s lavish new production offers a splendid backdrop for extraordinary singing and a detailed telling of a story about sanctimony and sexual blackmail in a 19th-century papal state. Sonya Yoncheva stars in the title role of the jealous prima donna; Vittorio Grigolo is Tosca’s revolutionary artist lover, Cavaradossi; and Željko Lučić is the depraved police chief Scarpia. Tickets for the Met’s “Tosca” are $20, $15 for students and $2 off for Orcas Center members. They may be purchased at orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center box office, open Tuesday–Friday from 12–3 p.m. Subsidized tickets are available for $5 from the box office. This show is rescheduled from Nov. 26 and those ticket holders have tickets available in the box office for the Jan. 14 event.
Study results on what draws visitors to San Juans by Hayley Day
Journal Reporter
The results of one San Juan County visitor survey are in and it’s the islands’ isolation that draws crowds. “People don’t come here for the Jersey shore, they come because they want to have more solitude,” said Dona Wuthnow, executive director of San Juan County Parks, Recreation and Fair department. For the first time, San Juan County staff has insight into why people visit the islands. County and San Juan Historial National Parks Service staff administered surveys to Washington State Ferries passengers and visitors at local attractions last summer to answer the question, why are the islands a tourist attraction? Wuthnow presented results of two county-led parts of the study to the county council on Jan. 9. The presentation included a survey of WSF passengers and an inventory of lodgings used by tourists. Wuthnow said the full report will be available in February. WSF About six times as many tourists as locals completed a survey given to WSF
passengers from last May through September. Of the 772 passengers questioned in the ferry lines when leaving the islands, the majority said they most enjoyed the county’s rural scenery. They also enjoyed hiking on beaches, viewing marine wildlife and the friendliness of locals. The “lively village scene” was the most unpopular selection from 14 pre-written answers. Most of the visitors came to hike, either on trails or the beach. The least popular options were to whale watch on their own, charter a sailboat and go on a bike tour. When asked about overcrowding, most reported that parking at attractions and in villages was highly congested, but parking at trails and beaches was not. Those surveyed were in favor of the county acquiring more public beaches, improving traffic during ferry rushes and increasing village parking. They were least interested in increasing RV camping and developing the county to accommodate more people. Lodgings The report also included an inventory of local accommodations. Hotels are the most common type
of accommodation on San Juan Island, while on Lopez it’s campgrounds, and on Orcas it’s vacation rentals available online. The report estimates that the county has a little under 900 vacation rentals available through Airbnb and VRBO, which stands for Vacation Rentals by Owners. These companies allow people to rent out accommodations online. Countywide, the Airbnbs, VRBOs and campgrounds offer the most units to onvernight visitors. Project Wuthnow said the project was commissioned by the local terrestrial managers group, which is comprised of managers of county public land agencies and nonprofits involved in public lands and conservation. The county and the national parks service staff financed the study, she said. “The purpose of the project is to understand more about visitors to the county and to get some real data about public land use and available capacity,” said Wuthnow. San Juan County Councilman Rick Hughes noted that the study’s findings could be used in the update of the county’s comprehensive plan, which
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NT Live’s ‘Young Marx’ to stream at center The National Theatre production of “Young Marx,” broadcast live from London’s newest venue, the Bridge Theatre, streams live to the Orcas Center screen on Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m. Rory Kinnear (“The Threepenny Opera,” “Penny Dreadful,” “Othello”) plays Karl Marx and Oliver Chris (“Twelfth Night,” “Green Wing”) plays Friedrich Engels in this new comedy from Nicholas Hytner and the creative team behind Broadway and West End hit comedy “One Man, Two Guvnors.” “Young Marx” is a historical comedy, based on true events from the time when Marx lived in Soho, London. The play is set in the 1850s and introduces a young Marx at 32, broke and restless .This young revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, satiric wit and child-like emotional illiteracy. Creditors, spies, rival
revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures as he struggles with writer’s block, endures his marriage falling apart and his best friend Engels despairs at his wasted genius. But there’s still no one in the capital who can show you a better night “on the piss” than Karl Heinrich
Marx. Tickets for NT Live’s “Young Marx” are $20, $15 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at orcascenter. org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center box office, open Tuesday–Friday from 12–3 p.m. There are subsidized tickets for $5 available.
manages local growth for the next two decades. Part of the update ensures local infrastructure, like roads, can support the summer’s population increase. Councilman Jamie Stephans said results could be used to determine the distribution of lodging tax funds. This charge is
a local sales tax visitors pay for accommodations, like hotels. Funds support facilities that promote tourism and promotions that attract tourists to events. Understanding visitors’ interest would help to allocate those funds better, he said. “Up until now it’s always
been anecdotal,” said Stephens about suggestions to use lodging tax funds. Public meetings and workshops on the study will be held the week of Feb. 26 on different islands, but the exact dates and locations have yet to be set.
San Juan County (SJC) Public Notice 2018 Docket deadline for proposed amendments to the SJC Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations
The deadline for proposed amendments to the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan and Uniform Development Code (UDC) is 4:30 pm March 1, 2018. The Growth Management Act at RCW 36.70A.470(2) allows interested persons including applicants, citizens, hearing examiners, and staff of other agencies, to request amendments to the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan maps, policies or development regulations. This process is known as the “Annual Docket of Comprehensive Plan Amendments” or “Docket” process. Development regulations are those contained in Titles 16 and 18 of San Juan County Code. Completed applications must be submitted by 4:30 pm March 1, 2018 to the SJC Department of Community Development, P.O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA 98250; or delivered to DCD at 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA; or emailed to adamz@sanjuanco.com. Application fees will not be required for 2018 land use designation changes/docket applications if you indicate on your application that you would like your request considered under the comprehensive land use analysis of the SJC Comprehensive Plan update and not individually. Application forms and additional information are available at: https://www.sanjuanco.com/1179/Annual-Docket or the DCD office, 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor during weekday business hours from 8 am to 4:30 pm (except holidays). Please contact Adam Zack at (360) 370-7580 or via email at adamz@sanjuanco.com if you have any questions or need additional assistance.
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At left: Annalisa Pappano
Treble viol, baroque guitar and flute, the opening performance among seven in the 2018 Salish Sea Early Music Festival, features Annalisa Pappano from Cincinnati, one of the world’s foremost players of treble viol, who also plays the pardessus de viole, lirone and viola da gamba and directs the Catacoustic Consort, and Michael Freimuth from Kiel Germany, one of Europe’s most active performers on baroque guitar and theorbo, along with Renaissance and Baroque flutist and artistic director Jeffrey Cohan.
This opening concert takes place on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church. For additional information, visit www. salishseafestival.org/orcas or call (360) 376-6683. Admission is by suggested donation of $15, $20 or $25 (a free will offering), and those 18 and under are free. Pappano is the artistic director of the Catacoustic Consort. She performs throughout the United States and Europe on treble viol, pardessus de viole, lirone and viola da gamba. Freimuth is among
today’s most highly sought after lute players both as a soloist and in ensemble with others, including well known German baroque orchestras such as the Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin with whom he toured the United States, the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Thomanerchor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. He has worked for many years alongside conductor Ivor Bolton in opera productions in Munich, Paris, London, Amsterdam and for the Salzburger Festspiele. Cohan has received international acclaim both as a modern flutist and as one of the foremost specialists on transverse flutes from the Renaissance through the early 19th century. He won the Erwin Bodky Award in Boston, and first place in the Flanders Festival International Concours Musica Antiqua for Ensembles in Brugge, Belgium with lutenist Stephen Stubbs. First Prize winner of the Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Competition in New York and recipient of grants from the Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music and the French Government, he has performed in more than 25 countries.
San Juan County (SJC) Public Notice Getting ready to develop or build? Do you want a seamless permit application review process that SAVES YOU TIME? Please plan ahead! Request a Critical Area and Archaeology Map Review of your property early during your planning process.
If you are contemplating land development such as installation of a well, septic system or driveway, demolition or construction of a building including expansion or exterior remodeling, or shoreline tree removal, please submit a request for a Critical Area and Archaeological Map Review of your property to the SJC Department of Community Development (DCD) PRIOR to submittal of your permit application. There is no fee for this service. This review will help you determine what reports may be required with your permit application and identify site constraints that may affect your project design, location, and site plan. Without the appropriate information in your application and on your site plan, your permit approval may be delayed while you obtain that information, or make site plan revisions. The map review request form is available at: https://www. sanjuanco.com/1301/Pre-Application-Assistance or the DCD office, 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor during weekday business hours from 8 am to 4:30 pm (except holidays). The form may be submitted to dcd@sanjuanco.com, dropped off at DCD, or mailed to SJC Community Development P.O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.
If you are contemplating land development such as installation of a well, septic system or driveway, demolition or construction of a building including expansion or exterior remodeling, or shoreline tree removal, please submit a request for a Critical Area and Archaeological Map Review of your property to the SJC Department of Community Development prior to submittal of your permit application. There is no fee for this service. This review will help determine what reports may be required with your permit application and identify site constraints that may affect your project design, location, and site plan. Without the appropriate information in your application and on your site plan, your permit approval may be delayed. The map review request form is available at: https://www. sanjuanco.com/1301/Pre-Application-Assistance or the DCD office, 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor during weekday business hours from 8 am to 4:30 pm (except holidays). The form may be submitted to dcd@sanjuanco.com, dropped off at DCD, or mailed to SJC Community Development P.O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.
San Juan County’s 2018 Ag Summit coming soon The sixth annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit will take place on Lopez Island on March 16–17. Grow your inspiration at this gathering of over 150 local farmers, food producers, businesses, and food advocates for two days of events, education and camaraderie in our local food community. Agriculture in the San Juan Islands is gaining momentum strength, but there are still many challenges to overcome. Value of San Juan County agricultural products increased 35 percent from 2002 to 2012 (USDA Census). Today our farmers are producing more food than they were 10 years ago, and they are making more money doing it, but while there are many challenges to farming in San Juan County overcome, farmers are producing more food than they were 10 years ago, and they are making more money doing it. The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is the only annual event in the islands that brings local farmers, food producers, businesses and food advocates together with national, regional and local experts. It is well on its way to creating a more sustainable local food system and the Agricultural Summit provides a place where islanders can gather to learn from regional experts and network with each other. Last year, 80 percent of respondents indicated that they would make a change to their enterprise because of the Summit. In order to maintain and increase this positive momentum, the Ag Summit needs more education and networking opportunities for our farmers, food producers, businesses and local food advocates. When the local food system prospers we all win. The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is the only annual event in the islands that brings local farmers and food and farm advocates together with national, regional and local experts for two days of education, networking and inspiration. The purpose of the Ag Summit is to unify, inspire and inform participants so that together the community can continue to grow the local food network. The 2018 Ag Summit is led by San Juan County WSU Extension with support from farmers and the collaborative event organized by a number of hard-working local organizations. However, in order to provide need-based scholarships and keep this event affordable for all, organizers still rely on donations from sponsorships to cover part of the budget. Sponsors are essential to making the event sustainable year after year. Schedule of events: Friday morning and afternoon will consist of several hands-on workshops in a variety of locations on Lopez Island. More information to come. The whole community is invited to the always-delicious Taste of the San Juans at the Lopez Community Center on Friday evening. Enjoy small bites from your favorite chefs in the county in this fun and family-friendly event. Entrance to the events costs $5 and a tasting ticket is available for an additional $2. On Saturday, gather to learn and be inspired at Lopez School. This year there are 16 sessions in four different tracks including production, marketing and finance, perspective, and agricultural programs and policy. Sessions include adding value to local products, wireworm research and solutions, and an update on the San Juan County Food Hub and more. Schedule of sessions will be available Feb. 1. Breakfast and lunch are included in admission. Social hour at the grange begins after sessions have ended. Join friends new and old for refreshment and good company at the Ag Summit Social. Registration for Friday workshops and Saturday Sessions will launch Feb. 1. Friday workshops are $25, Saturday sessions are $70 in advance or $80 at the door. Sign up for Saturday on or before Feb. 15 and save $15. Scholarship and work-trade available. Applications will be accepted starting Feb. 1. New this year is the Networking Room. A lot of the best learning comes from the chance to dive deeper. To that end, the event will have a dedicated room for informal conversation and meetings throughout the day. Make an investment in our local agricultural community by becoming a sponsor. Contact Ag Summit Coordinator Rhys Hansen for more information about sponsorship packages. For more information, visit https://goo.gl/LF6Bm8 for the latest information, email sji. agsummit@wsu.edu, or call (360) 370-7667. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact sji.agsummit@wsu.edu or (360) 370-7667 at least two weeks prior to the event. Extension programs are available to all without discrimination.
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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.
HEARING NOTICE SAN JUAN COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT PURPOSE: To review and adopt the San Juan County Noxious Weed List for 2018 and to discuss noxious weed control priorities and weed law enforcement guidelines for 2018. WHEN: Friday, February 2nd, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. WHERE: Community Room, Skagit Valley College, 221 Weber Way, Lower Level, Friday Harbor. The Washington State Noxious
Weed Control Board adopted the 2018 Washington State Noxious Weed List on November 1st (2017), with the following additions: “ Small-flowered Jewelweed, Impatiens parviflora, Class A (eradication required); “ Malta Starthistle, Centaurea melitensis, Class B (control required); “ European Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara, Class B (control required); “ Spotted Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, Class C (control recommended); “ Eurasian Watermilfoil hybrid, Myriophyllum spicatum x M. sibiricum, Class C (control recommended).
The State Weed Board also changed the status of spurge flax (Thymelaea passerina) from Class A to Class B. None of the above species are thought to exist in San Juan County at this time. The San Juan County 2018 Noxious Weed List must be adopted by February 28. In order for this list to become accepted for San Juan County, it must be approved by the County Noxious Weed Control Board based on public input received at this meeting. The Weed Board requests the public’s insights about local weed distributions as well as suggestions for the 2019
weed list, closing April 30. For further information, contact the San Juan County Noxious Weed Control Program at (360) 376-3499 or by e-mail at jasono@sanjuanco.com. A draft copy of the proposed 2018 San Juan County Noxious Weed List will be online at: h t t p : / / ex t e n s i o n . w s u . e d u / s a n j u an/noxious/ LEGAL NO. SJ792479 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder January 17, 24, 2018.
Public Meeting Notice: Clean Water Utility Open Houses & Information on Proposed Service Fee Adjustment •San Juan Island - January 30 5-7pm Brickworks 150 Nichols St Friday Harbor •Lopez Island - January 31st 5-7pm Lopez Center for Community & the Arts 204 Village Rd •Orcas Island - February 2nd 5-7pm Orcas Senior Center 62 Henry Rd. Eastsound LEGAL NO. SJ793197 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder January 24, 2018.
nance, lawn care, and park oversight. A business license, sole proprietor, or LLC is required. Necessary equipment includes mowers, weed-eaters, and hauling vehicle. Mandatory bidder walk-through with
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LEGALS Buck Park Seasonal Maintenance Contract Orcas Island Park and Recreation District is seeking bids for 2018 2019 maintenance season for Buck Park. Services include basic mainte-
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Women’s march in Eastsound See our insert inside this edition for more than 175 items on sale!
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Hundreds of men, women and children gathered to stand up for women’s rights in Eastsound and Friday Harbor on Saturday, Jan. 20. On the one-year anniversary of the inauguration of President Donald Trump, women and men across the country joined together to march in support of reproductive, civil, worker, disability, LGBTQIA and immigrant rights, support environmental justice and to end violence.
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