Contributed photo/
INSIDE
Carolyn Cameron
Green Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3
Lopez Center is looking for photographers. See more info on pg. 2.
Susan Osborn in concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4
Sports: Lobos get top awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5
www.islandsweekly.com t 800-654-6142
The
Islands’ eekly W
70-6.& /6.#&3 t %&$
How solid waste changes affect Lopez Music with a story By Cali Bagby
Public Works Director Frank Mulcahy predicts county residents should see changes in the solid waste system around the end of August. The changes follow the Nov. 8 election when voters rejected a proposal for a parcel fee to help fund the financially troubled county solid waste utility. The rejection
was construed as a vote for “Plan B� — which ends the county’s operation of solid waste facilities and moves to roadside pickups for almost all residential trash and recycling. Since the vote, Public Works, a council subcommittee, and Administrator Pete Rose have worked to flesh out Plan B and create a time table.
10 ~ 20% off select wines & gifts 265 Lopez Road Suite D Lopez Island, WA 98261 360.468.3644 www.lopezislandvineyards.com
Growlers! Now at the Galley
Draft Beer To Go Premium & Craft Beers 25c per ounce
“It’s not quite as easy and financial model. The as just throwing a switch,� CAC put out a poll with 750 Mulcahy said. “We want to responses with what Post calls “an overmake sure we whelming desire have a smooth by the people of transition to the Lopez for local new system, control of the solid which means waste transfer stawe have to coortion.� dinate with a lot Post said the of agencies and port has been in entities.� negotiations with What this the county for means for Lopez Contributed photo several months and further negoMajor stake- Frank Mulcahy tiations should be holders in simple as a plan the transition include the Port of Lopez, has been worked out, which which may take over the includes self haul garbage at Lopez facility, the opera- a reasonable rate, self septor of the Exchange at the arated recycles at no cost, Orcas facility, and the Town and an improved “Take It Or of Friday Harbor — owner Leave It.� The Port of Lopez is schedof the county-operated facility uled to have an agreement on San Juan. About two years ago a with the San Juan County group called Take Back The Council approving the lease Dump formed and studied terms by the first week of the Lopez Transfer Station February, probably taking operations and financial feasi- over operations by the end of summer, according to Post. bility of local control. County’s involvement Later, islanders suggested If the port takes over the that the Port of Lopez could get involved as it is a locally transfer station, the county’s elected body with a mandate role in the solid waste system giving them the authority to will be reduced, but it will take on such a task, said Port have responsibility and costs of Lopez Commissioner Dan for monitoring decommissioned landfills, and providPost. Then the Port of Lopez ing services not offered by formed the Citizens Advisory Committee to create a plan SEE WASTE, PAGE 8
Contributed photo/ Steve Horn
Kip and Stanley Green-thal, will perform on Lopez on Dec. 17.
Songs of tragedy, friendship and cultures around world By Cali Bagby
When Dave Fisher died in a skiing accident on Mt. Baker, and Leta Currie Marshall died suddenly just two days later, Stanley Greenthal sat down with a pen and paper. Shocked by the sudden passing of two members in his small island community, he started writing down wishes he imagined one might experience before dying — and words just started to tumble from his pen. It was like trying
PBR 15c per ounce
A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLS
1/2 gallon glass container ¢6, now $3 off with this coupon Lopez Center Winter Solstice Concert / CD Release
with...
Stanley Greenthal Ensemble $12/Adult, $6 Youth Tickets on sale at Blossom Grocery, PSR & www.lopezcenter.org
Steve Horn photo
Saturday December 17th, 7:30 pm
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18TH 4:00 PM
to catch someone else’s words running around in his head. The words were transformed into lyrics, then came the melody and the song “One More Time� was created. “For me, the impulse to write a song most often begins with a feeling — sometimes vague or mysterious,� Greenthal said. “Or sometimes a clear emotional response to something happening in the moment, or remembered.� Greenthal’s original works and tunes from Scotland, Brittany, Greece and Turkey appear in his recently released album “First Song,� featuring seven musicians and 22 instruments including harmonica, the low whistle and the Greek bouzouki — from the lute family. It took Greenthal years to form such a group of musicians — first enticing his wife to play percussion and harmonize with her voice. Then he befriended Christos Govetas, of Seattle, who plays the Greek clarinet, and Eliot Grasso, of Eugene, Ore., a uilleann piper, flute and whistle player. Those three plus Greethal will perform on Lopez, Dec. 17, 7:30p.m. at Lopez Center, playing songs from the CD and SEE BAND, PAGE 8