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Snowy owls on Lopez? By Cali Bagby Journal reporter
The majority of San Juan county residents have never seen a snowy owl in their neighborhood, but as more
of these birds are spotted in the region, it may be possible to see white wings gliding through the air. Snowy owls have been spotted throughout Washington
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wide open spaces and even pastures in the San Juans don’t harbor many rodents, while other areas are and other states this too marsh-like. fall, said Barb Jensen, Another reason the president of the San Juan snowies stay away is Islands Audubon Society. that land surrounded This irruption, which by water may be difrefers to an abnormally ficult to get to, but large number of birds, Jensen heard of a includes snowies spotted report of a snowy in Connecticut, Maine, found on Hawaii in New York, Vermont, November. Illinois, Michigan, If the birds are Minnesota, Missouri and doing any island hopNorth Dakota. ping they might head In Washington, sightContributed photo to the south end of ings of snowies range Archimedes — the adult male snowy owl at the Cascades Raptor Center Lopez, said Jensen. from Skagit County to the in Eugene, Ore. Russel Barsh, Pacific Coast. director of Kwiaht, the “It has to do with food,� Most of the recent sight- in 2011. Lopez-based Center Jensen said. “They go where ings are of juvenile snows, so “They hardly ever stop for the Historical Ecology of the food is.� it’s possible the adults snows here on the islands,� she said. the Salish Sea, said he has Biologists think the owls’ are kicking younger birds out “When we do see them, its not heard of any reports of sudden upsurge south from of their Arctic territories, said most likely in November on snowy owls on Lopez. the Arctic occurs when lem- Jensen. American Camp or San Juan “I used to see them every mings are in short supply, The snowies will stay in Valley.� winter when I lived on according to the Washington Washington or wherever There are reports of at Samish Island, though, flyDepartment of Fish and they find food throughout the least 10 snowies at Boundary ing across the flats at night,� Wildlife Service. winter and head to the Arctic Bay, which is almost directly Barsh said. across from Orcas Island. in the spring to breed. And they are a sight to see. But Jensen doesn’t see the Snowies have striking yellow Jensen has only had one unconfirmed report of a islands as an ideal place for irises and are the heaviest snowy owl on San Juan Island snowies — the birds prefer
Lopez Island Historical Society Annual Meeting Sunday January 8, 3pm Lopez Historical Museum Please join us for a "behind the scenes" tour of our new collections area, and learn about our exciting plans for 2012. Please call 468-2049 for more information.
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Open season on traffic signs? By Cali Bagby
Each island tends to have a signature when it comes to traffic sign damage. On Lopez, vandalism involves bullet holes, but on San Juan the tendency is simply to pull signs out of the ground and leave them on the side of the road. On these islands and Orcas, San Juan County Public Works has had to clean signs shot with paintball guns. The damage often occurs during certain times of year, like during Christmas break and graduation, according to Russ Harvey.
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“Right now we only seem to have bullet hole problem on Lopez,â€? said Harvey, Public Works’ operation manager. “Sign vandalism is part of our regular routine, but shooting a sign is more ominous ‌ and just irresponsible.â€? This is not the first time signs were found with bullet holes. In February, someone fired several rounds of ammunition into a stop sign near the intersection of Airport and Shark Reef roads. SEE VANDAL, PAGE 8
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Community Calendar TUES, JAN 3
MEETING: SJC Council Citizens
Access, 10 -11:30 a.m., library. WEDS, JAN 4
CLASSES: Free Senior tai chi, 9-10 a.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. THURS, JAN 5
MEETING: Monthly Lopez
Grange Meeting, 7 -9 p.m., Lopez Island Grange. FRI, JAN 6
OUTDOORS: The Fisherman Bay
Marine Health Observatory Bird Survey, 2-4 p.m., Fisherman Bay Preserve parking area.
SPORTS: High School Basketball
Games, Away, Against Grace, 3:30
- 6:30 p.m., Grace Academy. Girls Game at 3:30 p.m., Boys Game at 5 p.m. SAT, JAN 7 MUSIC: JEM Jazz Trio, 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
MOVIE: Free Saturday Movie, 2-
Community and the Arts. If you would like to address the board please contact either Janet Baltzer (director) at director@ lopezcenter.org or Lexi Taylor (chair) at sealexi@gmail.com. or call 468-2203.
MEETING: 4-H Meeting, 7-9 p.m., Lopez Firehall. Kids 3rd grade thru 12th can join. Many projects to choose from.4-H general meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month at 7:00 pm at the Lopez Firehall. All family members welcome to attend. For more information call Delores at 468-2707. WEDS, JAN 11
4 p.m., library.
CLASSES: Free senior tai chi,
CLASSES: Purify With The Transformational Fire Of Yoga,
9-10 a.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
9 - 11 a.m., Down Dog Studio, $25.00, only 12 spaces available, please pre-register. For more info, call 468-4076. MON, JAN 9
SPORTS: High School Basketball
Games, Home against Concrete,
Meeting, 7 p.m., library meeting room. For more info, visit www. portoflopez.com.
MEETING: Garden Club Meeting, 10 a.m.,Woodman Hall, 4102 Fisherman Bay Road. Diane Dear of Lopez Island T & D Farms will be the featured speaker. Her topic is “Let’s Get Started,�a talk about starting seeds at home for your garden. She will tell you everything you need to know for success. Sponsored by Lopez Island Garden Club. FRI, JAN 13
MUSIC: Community Performance
Night, 7-9 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Performers include Run Deep — Psychedelic rock. Cafe style seating, no-host bar of beer, wine and juice. Popcorn and tea provided. This event is free to the public and donations are greatly accepted.
MEETING: LCCA Board Meeting,
5--8 p.m., Lopez High School. Girls Game at 5 p.m., Boys Game at 6:30 p.m. THURS, JAN 12
9:15 p.m., Lopez Center for
MEETING: Port of Lopez Monthly
Storytelling, 6:30 -7:30 p.m.,
tion to ensure that tabulation hardware and software equipment are compliant with Washington State rules and will accurately count the votes.
sions: Agricultural Resources Committee – two positions Eastsound Design Review Committee – one position. Fair Board – one Lopez District, one Friday Harbor Ferry Advisory Committee – one position, Lopez Island Board of Health – one position Housing Bank Commission – one San Juan Island position Human Services Advisory Board – Five positions, all islands Business Center – one Lopez seat Noxious Weed Board – one Lopez/Shaw Open Space Advisory Committee - two positions
SJC Park Board – one San Juan Island, one Lopez Island Solid Waste Advisory Committee – five positions Veterans’ Advisory Board – two positions, San Juan and Lopez. Water Resources Management Committee – two positions. For more info, visit www. sanjuanco.com, call 378-2898 or email maureens@sanjuanco.com.
READING: Sleepy-time
Lopez Island library.Wear you pjs and bring your teddy bear for lullabies and storytelling with Rosie.Toddlers to six years.
OUTDOORS: The Fisherman Bay Marine Health Observatory Bird Survey, 2-4 p.m., Fisherman Bay
Preserve parking area.
SPORTS: High School Basketball Games, Away against Lummi, 3:30 --- 6 p.m., Lopez High School. Girls Game at 3:30 p.m., Boys Game at 5 p.m. SAT, JAN 14 MOVIE: Free Saturday Movie, 24 p.m., library. MON, JAN 16
MEETING: The Friends of Woodmen Hall’s second annual Spaghetti Dinner, 4:30 p.m., Woodmen Hall.Tickets will be on sale after Christmas. WEDS, JAN 18
CLASSES: Free senior tai chi, 9-10 a.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
Lopez Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Fridays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center
NOTICE: Lifelong San Juan Island resident Ed Johnson passed away suddenly Wednesday morning while feeding his cows. Graveside services will be held on Monday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m. at the Valley Cemetery on San Juan Island. There will be a reception immediately following at the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor. Please join the family in this tribute to Ed’s life.
News Briefs Ballot test on Jan. 10 A “Logic and Accuracy� test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the Feb. 14 Special Election is scheduled Jan. 10, 10 a.m. in the Elections Office located at 55 Second Street, Suite A, in Friday Harbor. The test works by tallying the results of a prepared set of ballots to see if the results match the votes cast. It is performed before every elec-
Positions open on San Juan County boards The county council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commis-
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Recycle Christmas Trees Last year’s Christmas tree
to do it again by mulching trees for a public project. Reduce the volume of holiday trash by bringing clean, undecorated natural trees to your island’s solid waste facility during open hours. There will be Contributed photo no charge for trees brought Recycle your Christmas trees this year. by Dec. 30, but chipping program diverted between Jan. 2 approximately three tons of and 15, each tree is $5. Christmas trees from the For more info, call 370landfill. So the County Public 0503. Works Department decided
Greater girth means fewer berths on WSF By Colleen Smith Armstrong Editor/Associate Publisher
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weighs more and passenger vessels are feeling the impact. The Coast Guard’s new boat stability rules, which took effect nationwide on Dec. 1., raise the estimated weight of a typical adult passenger to 185 pounds from the previous 160 pounds. As a result, a handful of vessels in the Washington State Ferries fleet have had weight capacities reduced. “We are responding to the Centers for Disease Control’s new findings that folks on average are 185 pounds, so the old calculation no longer applies,� said Coast Guard
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Lt. Eric Young. “It’s one factor among many that goes into vessel stability ‌ (these rules) are to achieve passenger safety and make sure vessels are operating within their stability standards.â€? George Capacci, Deputy Chief of Operations and Construction for WSF, isn’t worried about the new regulations, as the boats affected have never reached their full weight capacity anyway. “This won’t have an impact on customers,â€? he said. “For us, it’s much ado about nothing. It’s a trend that the Centers for Disease Control recognize and the Coast Guard has been working on this for a long time.â€? According to the Coast Guard regulations, this new rule is to “prevent passenger vessels from operating in overloaded conditions.â€? SEE WSF, PAGE 4
Are Lopez shorelines changing? Volunteers from Kwiåht’s Fisherman Bay Marine Health Observatory and the San Juan County Land Bank installed four benchmarks to measure changes in erosion and the shape of Fisherman Bay. Kwiåht researchers say there is an urgent need to determine where roads, homes, utilities, and critical habitats such as salt marshes are in danger of flooding or damage as the islands experience a trend towards stormier winters. According to Kwiåht director Russel Barsh, wave erosion, accelerated by stormier winters and higher storm tides, will be most severe along low-lying south and southwest facing shorelines. In the islands, Barsh explains, it is important to
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Oystercatchers — more than just a catchy name By Peggy Butler
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hey don’t catch oysters or even prefer them for dinner. And whoever named anything oystercatcher has never caught oysters, because you don’t. You put on big rubber boots, wade into thick mud at the water’s edge and step between slick rocks, risk broken ankles or cracked knees to pick them. Or you tong them with long ‘rakish’ like tongs -- from a boat -- or dredge them with a weighted net if you are a very serious oystermonger. There is no chasing or lying in wait to get your oyster. Oystercatchers eat little shellfish like mussels, chitins and limpets according to Wikipedia, which knows everything. Some of them may eat oysters sometimes. I am writing about oystercatchers because I want to nominate them for a parenting award. Most small birds take only a few weeks to become independent, which means they can get food for themselves. At our house we call it “FFY�, which means “fend for yourself.� Very large birds, like eagles, may actually teach their offspring to hunt. For the hunting-challenged this may take a few months. But oystercatcher parents must
work tirelessly for a year teaching by example how to hunt and husk while they feed the oystercatcher kids already peeled bivalves and mollusks from their own plates. Baby oystercatchers cannot hunt and gather like an oystercatcher. They must be trained and protected. What could happen? An inexperienced fledgling may get his or her beak caught between the two powerful half shells of a bivalve as it quickly snaps shut. How would one even call for help? Little oystercatcher kid would be clasped tight by the beak as the tide comes and perhaps drown without a peep. According to Greg Laden’s science blog, the young birds have a weak and ineffective beak for about a year. Gradually the beak becomes hard, sharp, doubleedged and long, and effective for prying open bivalves. In the meantime, they follow their mother around constantly observing how she gets food. By the time their beak grows to an amazing 4.5-inches long, they know how to chisel into food stores by themselves. The conscientious oystercatcher parents tend their young until that happens. That may be why they don’t migrate. Anyway, how would you manage helpless and
distinguish between sea level rise, storminess, wave fetch, and the zone of marine influence. Changes in sea level affect the height and location of the highest tides of the year. Storminess can make high tides much higher, however. During stronger storms, wind speed is greater, and wind travels farther (“fetchâ€?) over the water, pushing waves. As a result, waves gain more energy and height before they crash onto shore. More energetic waves carry away more sediment, and can throw driftwood and trash farther ashore, increasing the land area affected by salt spray and battering. Nathan Hodges, landscape architect at KwiĂĄht, has made maps of Fisherman Bay showing where flooding and beach recession seem most likely. His preliminary forecasts will be included in an Ecological Atlas of Fisherman Bay, scheduled for publication this
winter and public release at Lopez Library on Feb. 3. Homeowners and businesses around Fisherman Bay are invited to participate in the study by establishing benchmarks on their property, and measuring the distance from their own benchmarks to the water’s edge on each year’s highest tides. The Fisherman Bay Marine Health Observatory will provide special copper posts for benchmarks, data forms, and gift certificates to buy rustproof measuring tape from Sunset Building Supply. If you are interested, contact fishermanbaymho@gmail. com. An automated weather station for Weeks Wetland is also under consideration as a high school project to provide rainfall, wind speed and wind direction data to accompany tide data.
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four or five of the 210 oystercatcher couples of the Salish Sea, take a walk along the coves at American Camp on San Juan Island. Watch the low rocks nearest the shoreline. If you would like to see an oystercatcher in your own living room, you can look up “racerocks preserve� on the internet. You can watch them feed, hatch, and mate. Apparently privacy is not for the birds. A large round unblinking eye will stare back at you.
Image is courtesy of Audubon’s Great Washington State Birding Trail Drawing by Ed Newbold; ednewbold.com catcher? It was John James Audubon himself, along with his friend John Bachman, in 1838. Apparently, neither of them studied oysters. It may not be a very accurate sort of name, but you have to admit-it is catchy. If you would like to see
bored fledglings while traveling? (“Mommy, he’s flying in my air!’). Mostly they like to stay home all year close to food and family, which makes them my kind of bird. A recent survey suggests that there are a total of 210 nesting oystercatcher pairs living on rocky coves in the whole of the Salish Sea. They are being studied by all kinds of agencies in British Columbia, San Juan Islands, and Alaska. They stay married for as long as 20 years. That’s the longest recorded pair. They set up housekeeping by scraping out a little indentation in the rocks and lay their eggs, probably two, sometimes three. Two is better. Have you ever talked to a mother with three children? Three is not a good number—someone is always left out. There is fighting and hurt feelings.
But then it does give you a spare if something bad happens. Speaking of bad things happening—this spring I saw a fox rushing down and around the rocks at water level and I was amazed at his dexterity. I wondered what he was doing. Back to nests. The nest is for sitting on eggs, which have inside cushioning so they don’t mind the rocky indentation. The oystercatcher does not sleep in a nest. It sleeps with one pink leg grasped to a rough rock while hitching up the other somewhere warm while it tucks its head and unwieldy beak under a wing. From my own observations I can tell you that they select safe off shore rocks to sleep on. So far I have not seen a fox swim out to get one. So, who named the oyster5Ă°Ă *ÝôÊÜÏÝ 8ĂĂĂłĂ´Ä r ÿÿÿ ùÝôÊÜÏÝÿĂĂĂłĂ´Ä ĂŤĂˇĂľ r January 3, 2012 – Page 3
A practical composer on Lopez By Cali Bagby
living on Lopez since the fall, and commutes to San Juan Island for his teaching assistant job with Spring Street International School’s music teacher ,Grisha Krivchenia. In a few weeks he plans on living in Friday Harbor full time and teaching music
Matt Bachmann is a practical composer — writing songs with the intent that they will be heard by an audience. That’s why over the last year he has been creating music for his own group — the JEM Jazz Trio “I know them,� said Bachmann, who plays the upright bass and “I’m all about getting is the M in JEM. “And music out. I never what they are good at and play up their want there to be a strengths.� And he’s not the only barrier between the one making up tunes. All three members of music and the people.� the trio, which include — Matt Bachmann on free music Ethan Maier, of Seattle, on piano and James Ford, Portland, Ore., on drums, write the origi- while Krivchenia takes a From left to right, members of the James Ford and Matt Bachmann. nal compositions that will be two month leave. heard for the first time at their He also teaches private Rumor Mill. upcoming show 7 p.m. at the music lessons and occaBack in his native Chicago, Lopez Center for Community sionally subs as an upright Bachmann played elecand the Arts. bass player for the San Juan tric bass with a rock band Bachmann, 23, has been Quintet on Sundays at the - inspired by the sounds of
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JEM Jazz Trio, Ethan Maier, Radiohead, Neil Young and The National. He also plays piano and guitar. The upcoming show on
Lopez will be his trio’s first gig on the island, but Bachmann said he didn’t have to twist any arms to get the other two members to play on the beautiful San Juan Islands. “We’ve been looking for a venue to play and we miss playing together,� said Bachmann. “It’s a win-win.� The three musicians met while at Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Wash, and formed to create instrumental music that blends new and old jazz and emphasizes the group rather than the individual. The trio is influenced by Bill Evan’s first trio and the Bad Plus. Bachmann is also inspired by rock, and like the Bad Plus who mixes jazz, pop, and rock - the JEM Trio has an eclectic range of sounds including old-school jazz and modern tunes. During his time teaching at Spring Street and watching Krivchenia work with students, Bachmann has found a new excitement for playing and writing music. Living on the island in the quiet months of winter has given Bachmann a chance to
be completely immersed in music and he can focus without many distractions. The performance is free, similar to the Community Performance Night, which was recently been introduced by the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. “We try to find ways to get the community involved,� said Robert Harrison. “Bachmann’s concert is under the same vein as our free Community Performance Nights. It’s a way to bring free music to the people by inviting great musical talents to perform.� Bachmann said he has embraced the idea of free music, especially since it is inevitable with so many different ways of sharing music without cost like downloading online or burning CDs. “I’m all about getting music out,� Bachmann said. “I never want there to be a barrier between the music and the people.� Donations will be accepted at the concert, which will have cafe style seating. Call 468-2203 or visit www.lopezcenter.org for more info.
Small farm internships for Skagit, SJ Counties due to expire The legislation authorized in 2010 that gave Skagit and San Juan Counties the ability to take on farm interns is due to sunset on Dec. 31 of this year. The Small Farm Internship Pilot Program was the first of its kind in the nation, designed to create a legal structure by which farmers could take on interns, who could have an
opportunity to learn from experienced growers. For more about the project’s inception, read the March 2011 Sounder story online at http://www.islandssounder.com/news/118365349. html. The 2010 Washington State Legislature authorized the pilot project after hearing concerns that farms
Worship Services in the Islands LOPEZ ISLAND CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, Now meeting at 10:00 AM at the Lopez Elementary School in the multi-purpose room. Find us on the web: www. CTKonline.com/lopez or email lopez@CTKonline.com GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:30 am. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome! LOPEZ ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH, 91 Lopez Road. Sunday School: pre-school through adult 9:30 am; Worship at 10:30 am. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS, Sundays at 11:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 9:15 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 2:00 p.m. in Emmanual. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025. QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Meetings will be Sundays at 10 am at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2129. Email: lopezfriends@gmail.com ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 10:45 am on Saturday. Call 3782910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
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weren’t following applicable labor laws for interns and that there were few opportunities for inexperienced people to learn hands-on farming practices. The interns work for room, board and a stipend, and the nonstandard compensation arrangement is not subject to minimum wage - but the workers are safely covered by L&I.
This year, San Juan County farms: Synergy Farm, Sweet Earth Farm and Maple Rock Farm participated in the program. As the state legislature heads into its regular 60-day session on Jan. 9, it will decide whether to extend the Small Farm Internship Pilot Program into the coming year.
Sudoku Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty ranges from 1-10 (easy) 11-15 (moderate) and 1620 (hard). Today’s puzzle is level 14. Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8
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Of WSF’s 23 vessels, the super-class boats Kaleeten, Yakima and Hyak are going from carrying 2000 passengers to 1782. All three boats serve the San Juans. “They have never gotten to 2000 in the past 50 years,â€? Capacci said. “It’s not going to have a big impact on us, it’s the smaller vessels (in the country) that will have a problem.â€? The Evergreen State is going from 984 to 882. Capacci says that vessel also has never come close to its capacity. “Our limiting capacity is the car deck, and that’s not a weight problem,â€? Capacci said. “This whole average assumed weight per passenger is targeted more at sight-seeing boats and dinner cruises ‌ these regulations are not a big concern for us.â€?
Sales tax revenue, real estate sales down from last year in San Juan County By Meredith M. Griffith Islands’ Sounder reporter
After looking at 2011 San Juan County sales tax revenue as well as real estate sales, the results are down slightly from 2010. Sales tax numbers Total county sales tax revenue for 2011 will be 2.7 percent lower than it was in 2010. County sales tax
Real Estate Sales Sales from 2010 No. of sales Dollar volume San Juan 151 $59,394,000 Orcas 110 $40,851,000 Lopez 42 $12,956,000 Others 32 $10,063,000
Sales from 2011 No. of sales Dollar volume San Juan 133 $49,598,000 Orcas 90 $31,500,000 Lopez 38 $15,387,000 Others 19 $4,349,000
Percentage change in number of sales from 2010 San Juan Orcas Lopez Others
-11.9% -18.2% -9.5% -40.6%
Percentage change in dollar volume from 2010 San Juan Orcas Lopez Others
-16.5% -22.9% 18.8% -56.8%
Lodging tax by island Orcas Paid $390,232, or 50.89% San Juan Paid $269,606, or 35.16% Lopez Paid $107,020, or 13.96% Total: $766,858
revenue, which includes criminal justice, juvenile justice, lodging tax, mental health tax, and rural sales and use tax, totaled $5,087,083 in 2010 and will total roughly $4,950,000 in 2011. Local option sales tax revenue, which makes up the largest part of county sales tax, was $2,900,904 in 2010. For 2011, that figure is $2,808,050, or 3.2 percent less. “We have projected a modest increase for next year; I am concerned that we may not achieve even that, based on economic projections,� said County Auditor Milene Henley. She said data in the Northwest Washington Labor Market Review notes that most economic projections are calling for a slowdown in recovery over the next year. Lodging tax numbers are up county-wide from last year. In 2010, the total was $766,462. In 2011, it is $766,858. The Town of Friday Harbor is calculated separately. Those numbers are 2010: $95,000; 2011: $100,000. San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau public relations manager Robin Jacobson said lodging tax numbers have been rising consistently, even throughout the recession. “People are coming and they’re spending money
on lodging,� said Jacobson. “Some are not spending as much on purchases; they’re putting their dollars into the experience ... They’re going out whale-watching; they’re going out kayaking, but are they buying as many souvenirs? We don’t think so.�
Safely travel roads this winter Winter travel can be tricky particularly if you find yourself heading for snow or get caught in icy rain. Make sure you’ve weatherized your vehicle. Check the tires, battery, brakes, hoses, radiator, wipers, heater and all those parts that could compromise the safety of your trip. Keep the fuel tank full, don’t let it drop below half just in case you find yourself in less than favorable road conditions and make sure you’re prepared with jumper cables, chains, road flare and a good spare tire.
Most islanders carry extra blankets and water, just “in case� they miss the ferry but add to that list a flashlight, snacks, warm gloves, boots and a first aid kit during this time of the year. A five gallon bucket with a lid makes a
great “car kit� and keeps all the items from rolling around in the trunk. It’s always a good idea to do a practice drill with your teens on how to safely change a tire; “jump� start a battery or put on a pair of chains. If you’re traveling with an infant or baby, double check the installation of their safety seat, and bring along a few extra diapers and warm clothes. As we greet the new year, The Lopez Island Prevention Coalition would like to remind everyone to drive and be safe.
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Federal authorities have arrested Orcas Island High School graduate Denali Wood, 23, and her boyfriend, alleged drug ring leader Todd Hamilton, 34, and charged them with conspiracy to distribute black tar heroin and crystal methamphetamine in Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan Counties. “The couple distributed extensive amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan Counties,� the U.S. Attorney’s office announced on Dec. 22. “During a court authorized wiretap investigation, the conspirators discussed their drug deals, how to launder drug money, and the beating one drug customer received when he failed to pay a debt,� said US attorney Jenny Durkan. “Information obtained during the course of the investigation revealed how Hamilton used a Washington State Department of Corrections officer to try to get information regarding law enforcement knowledge of him and his girlfriend. That corrections officer resigned his position earlier this year and has now been charged in the drug
San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls: Nov. 30: About $5,000 of jewelry vanished from an Orcas Island home in an apparent theft Dec. 2: A 15-year-old San Juan Island boy was arrested for having a marijuana pipe on him at school. The boy was taken into custody at about 11 a.m. and later released to his parents. Dec. 9: A Lopez Island man was arrested for driving with a suspended license following a early evening traffic stop for lack of tail lights. The 20-year-old was pulled over near Woodmen Hall on Fisherman Bay Road at about 5:15 p.m. Dec. 13: Firearms were used to shoot holes in numerous road signs in an apparent episode of vandalism on Lopez Island. At least three handguns and one shotgun are believed to have been used at various road sign locations and shell casings were recovered at several. Replacement costs reportedly total $2,000 to $5,000. Dec. 17: Three large fir trees in Orcas Island’s Golf Estates Road neighborhood were cut down in an apparent confusion over property lines. The Douglas firs, one of which measured two feet in diameter, were situated at the entrance of a shared
conspiracy.� The case is being investigated by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as local law enforcement. San Juan County sheriff Rob Nou declined to comment on whether county detectives are involved in the investigation. “Through this investigation investigators have learned that many of Wood’s customers and re-distributors live on the San Juan Islands,� read court documents. “Wood is believed to originally be from Orcas Island, which explains why she has so many contacts there.� Orcas School District superintendent Barbara Kline confirmed that Wood came to Orcas High School from Lynden High School in 2003, graduating with the Orcas High class of 2006. “This is very surprising,� said Kline, saying Wood’s high school years were uneventful. In 2006 Wood received a $500 Orcas Island Education Foundation scholarship; a $500 President’s Scholarship from Western Washington SEE METH, PAGE 8
driveway and cut down by a man renting a home from one of two property owners who use that driveway. The man reportedly was instructed by his landlord to fell the trees and agreed not to cut down any others until the confusion clears. Dec. 16: An early evening traffic stop prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island man for possession of pot and paraphernalia. The 19-year-old was pulled over near the intersection of Blair Avenue and Guard Street at about 6:15 p.m. Dec. 19: Dazed, disoriented and bleeding from the head, an Orcas Island man wound up lost and on the deck of a Langell Road home following an apparent early morning crash on nearby Myers Street. The 34-year-old’s heavily damaged SUV was found near Myers shortly after a Langell Road homeowner discovered the man on his deck at about 5 a.m. A mailbox, landscaping and a home on Myers Street were reportedly damaged in an apparent collision earlier in the day. Dec. 17: An Orcas Island man faces criminal charges after his dog allegedly bounded from its yard and attacked a beagle that was walking with its owner past the man’s Blanchard Road home. The 21-yearold was issued a criminal citation on the heels of the alleged attack,
which reportedly left the 12-year-old with a puncture wound on the back of its neck. Dec. 21: The cost to cleanup a mess left by someone spinning their tires in the parking lot of Lopez School totaled about $100. A walkway near the parking lot was reportedly splattered by mud and rocks from the spinning tires. Dec. 22: An early evening traffic stop for expired tags prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island woman for driving with a suspended license. The 24-year-old was pulled over near the intersection of Carter Avenue and Guard Street at about 8:45 p.m. Dec. 26: A Lopez Island man who reportedly had been banging on the door of a woman’s home in late afternoon, demanding to be let in, was arrested for trespassing outside the her Port Stanley Road home. The 35-year-old violated a no-contact order by going to the woman’s home. -- Someone wielding a sharp instrument damaged the front door of a Friday Harbor video rental store in an apparent attempt to break into the building after hours. The door of the First Street sustained $100 damage. —Scott Rasmussen Editor of the San Juan Journal
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US Attorney’s office public affairs officer Emily Langlie said Wood has been released into the custody of her grandfather, Herbert Lehfeldt. Wood’sgrandmother,nurse Constance Lehfeldt, passed away in 2010. Constance’s obituary in the Lynden Times lists “Barbara Chenoweth (Randy) of Lynden� as her daughter. Whatcom County case records indicate that in 2003, Lynden residents Barbara Joyce Wood and Randal Lee Chenoweth were found guilty of manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine. Wood’s Facebook page — under activities and interests, Wood lists “cash� and “sleep.� Her favorite tv shows include Law and Order and CSI. Hamilton, who was on probation with the Department of Corrections at the time of his arrest, has a lengthy criminal history that began
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owls in North America — weighing five pounds — and have a wingspan that can reach nearly 5 feet. Juvenile owls are white with black streaks. Unlike many other owls, snowy owls are active in the daytime. They tend to perch at high points overlooking sites such as beaches and airports. “Its pretty amazing,� said Jensen about snowies popping up across the country. “And really interesting.�
On Dec. 13 the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office reported more signs shot up on Lopez. Harvey doesn’t have an exact number of how many signs on Lopez were vandalized, but he says they were numerous. The danger of shooting signs is that bullets travel a long way before they stop, whether in flight or when they ricochet, said San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou. And in a worse case scenario bullets could hit a bystander.
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cation as “Washington State Department of Corrections, Class of 2001,� and his high school as “roaming the streets.� He commented on his profile page on Sept. 14, “freedom has been good to me so far.�
Damaged signs on the islands pose not only a safety hazard, but could affect islanders’ pockets. “Vandalizing stop signs is certainly putting people at risk, also sharp curve signs — things like that,� Nou said. “The main thing right now is that with tough economic times, Public Works has to go out and replace signs, which is a very unnecessary extra cost for taxpayers.� Harvey estimates that it costs more than $130 to replace a sign and post. Only a couple people are caught a year for sign vandalism, said Nou. But those caught are charged with
malicious mischief a criminal offense where the court decides the penalty. In Harvey’s 30 years working for Public Works he has only seen two or three people prosecuted for vandalizing signs. “They don’t get caught very often,� Nou said. “These are late night opportunistic kinds of things.� Vandalism not only cost money, but it also has the potential to affect visitors’ views of the islands. “It’s like any other vandalism,� Nou said. “It’s right out there and out in the public eye on display and it sends a message — not necessarily a good one.�
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Durkan requested on Dec. 20 that Wood and Hamilton be kept in custody due to the following factors: drug offense with a maximum sentence of 10 years or more; serious risk the defendant will flee; serious risk of obstruction of justice, including intimidation of a prospective witness or juror; At Wood’s detention hearing on Dec. 23, she pled not guilty to all charges. Wood was released after she signed an Appearance Bond agreeing to travel restrictions, pretrial supervision, drug testing and other conditions. She must complete in-patient treatment at a facility, and participate in an active Global Positioning Satellite Program. A jury trial is set for Feb. 27. Failure to appear in court is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. If Wood commits a felony while on release, her sen-
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that he accessed law enforcement databases to pass information on to Hamilton, and once physically helped Hamilton remove drugs from his residence in the middle of the night and move them to a storage unit he rented on Hamilton’s behalf.
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University; and was offered a matching $2,500 aviation scholarship by the AirHawk Aviators, which she failed to complete. Wood and Hamilton lived on Bellingham’s Darby Drive, and extensive investigative surveillance and cell phone tapping indicates that the two have conducted many drug deals from their residence and in the parking lots of nearby businesses like Bellis Fair, Walgreen’s and Fred Meyer. In court documents, DEA special agent T. Lance Wheeler writes that Wood has her own clientele of customers and re-distributors. Wood and Hamilton were recorded discussing the best ways to melt down and repackage heroin for resale, financial arrangements for drug deals, and customer’s abilities to pay. The recordings indicate frequent transactions with suppliers involving cash exchanges of $10,000 to $20,000. Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 2, investigators believe Hamilton received 57 ounces
of heroin and 6.5 pounds of meth from Guillen and Rodriguez, paying them $104,650. The official complaint states that Elido Jesus Guillen and Israel Jasso Rodriguez, alleged drug suppliers; former state corrections officer Christian Benjamin Knight; and Anton Robert Moore, Gary Dean Aardema, Brandon Monroe Fisher, Rosie Castaneda, Frants Trushkov, Timothy James Gardner, Andrew Medina, alleged redistributors, “conspired to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.� Investigators initially identified 16 suspects; some are affiliated with or members of an Aryan Nation “White Supremacist� gang known as “8854� or “Hated.� Code words used in wiretapped conversations include “paper� and “checks� to refer to money; “strap� for a gun; “Q� for quarter ounce of drugs; “Go� for meth; “clear� for meth; and “ferria� for cash. Knight, the former corrections officer, was recorded agreeing to help Hamilton with drug deliveries in exchange for $3,000 per month. There is evidence
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