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Changing of the guard for Lopez DVSAS A new advocate, the truth about domestic violence and the future of DVSAS This is part two of a two part series about DVSAS, their advocates and future plans for the prevention By Cali Bagby
Suzi Marean’s own experience as a survivor of assault and childhood abuse has
helped her to become an advocate. She recalls one point in her own therapy when she decided she was no longer going to be a victim. After working as a chemical dependency counselor she eventually came to Lopez in
the 1980s and later started working at DVSAS as the sole advocate for the island. Six years later she is finally stepping down and handing the job over to Kim Bryan. Bryan worked as a pediatric nurse for 16 years and was
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the director of a domestic violence shelter in Spokane for 10 years. She moved to San Juan Island about a year ago to work for DVSAS. She and her husband plan on moving to Lopez this month. Bryan is also a survivor. And during her time as a pediatrics nurse she often saw victims come through the door who had been abused. “I felt like I was patching up injuries and thought I had to get to the other side Weekly photo/ Cali Bagby to prevention,� Bryan Suzi Marean, left, and Kim Bryan, right, stand outside the DVSAS said. “It just breaks office on Lopez. your heart.� A dark underbelly as an idyllic place with peacedence and self worth. Most of the phone On the down side, Marean ful and pastoral scenery -— calls Marean has received are domestic violence issues, and has been exposed to the dark away from the crime, drugs, rape and violence of big cities over time she has watched underbelly of Lopez Island. When she first moved transformations from women SEE DVSAS, PAGE 6 who have gained self confi- here, Marean thought of it
SIXTH ANNUAL LOPEZ FARMER’S MARKET 2012 POSTER CONTEST The Lopez Farmer’s Market is holding their sixth annual Poster Contest. The contest is open to Lopez residents and 2011 Farmer’s Market Members. Finished poster size should be 11 x 17, be in full color, with a minimum 1/2 inch white on all sided for printing. The following information needs to be incorporated into the design: Lopez Island Farmer’s Market 2012 May 19 - September 8, 2012 Saturdays 10 - 2 in the Village The winning poster will be used to promote the 2012 market season and also will be available for sale at the market. The Lopez Island Farmer’s Market will have exclusive rights to use the original art work for one year after which the art work and the rights to the art work will return to the artist. Deadline: Finished posters, camera ready, must be submitted no later than February 29, 2012 to: Martha Garcia, 49 Woodhaven Ln., Lopez Island, WA, 98261 (468-2411). This submission may be your original art or a printout of a digital file. Each submission should be accompanied by artist contact information (name, address, phone #, e-mail) Jurying The submitted posters will be hung in the Lopez Post Office for the month of March. Community members are encouraged to submit a vote into the available box at the Post Office. The Farmer’s Market Board will submit the posters with the most votes to the Farmer’s Market members for a final vote at their Annual Meeting in April, 2012. Prize: The winning artist will receive a $400 cash prize and recognition as the 2012 Lopez Farmer’s Market Poster Artist. The winning Artist will be asked to attend a poster signing event at a scheduled Saturday Market in 2012.
Community Calendar TUES, JAN 31
468-4992.
MOVIE: SJC Council Meeting,
MEETINGS: Procession of the
p.m., library.
planning meeting, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Lopez Library. All welcome! Bring your soup bowl. Contact Charlie and Amanda at 468-2951. FRI, FEB 3
Video Conference, 9 a.m. - 12
CLASSES: Jan Phillips Evolutionary Free Creativity Workshop, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., library, free. Call the library at 468-2265 to reserve a seat. WEDS, FEB 1 READING: Storytime, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Helen Anderson Children’s Room at the library. THURS, FEB 2 MEETINGS: Garden Club, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., library. Call contact Linda Zerbst 468-4544.
MEETINGS: Support Group, 1:30 p.m., library. Contact: Bob Gerfy
Species Celebration 2012
MEETINGS: Trails Network, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., library.Trails Network meets.Video conference.
CLASSES: Computer Training, 10 - 11 a.m., library.Walk- ins welcome to learn free basic computer skills. SAT, FEB 4
EVENT: 70th Birthday
Celebration for Carol Steckler,
1-3 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
MOVIE: Free Saturday Movie, 24 p.m., library.
PARTY: Carol Steckler’s 70th
Birthday Celebration, Lopez Community Center, 1-4 p.m., sweet and savory finger food potluck, photo collages of Lopez Theater productions 1977 to present. TUES, FEB 7
FORUM: Coal Hard Truth Forum, 6 -9 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. THURS, FEB 9
MEETINGS: Port of Lopez
Monthly Meeting, 7 - 9 p.m., library meeting room. For more info, contact www.portoflopez. com.
MEETINGS: “Got dirt? - Soil
Development� will be the topic for the Lopez Island Garden Club meeting. Ian Lange, professor of geology at the University of Montana, will be the featured speaker. The meeting will be held at Woodmen Hall, 4102 Fisherman Bay
Road. Coffee and goodies at 9:30 a.m. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Please come everyone is welcome!
7- 9 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
MEETINGS: Sheila Tallmon,
orphanage,10 a.m.to 2 p.m., Lopez Community Church. MON, FEB 13
The Director Of Camp Nor’wester, will be at the Lopez Island Middle School Commons to show the 2011 summer video and answer questions about the program, refreshments at 7 p.m., movie starts at 7:15 p.m. RSVP to 468-2225 or norwester@rockisland. com. Past Directors Paul Henriksen and Christa Campbell will also be in attendance SAT, FEB 11
OUTDOORS: Intro to Birding, 10 a..m. - 1 p.m., library.This 6-week course in $75. Space is limited. Learn the fundamentals of ornithology and how to create the first impression of a bird’s identity. Contact Kim at 376-4795 to register. Feb. 11- March 17.
MOVIE: Free Saturday Movie, 24 p.m., library.
MUSIC: Benefit Concert for LIRFC with Lang Langford,
GARAGE SALE: Huge garage sale to benefit Mexico
MEETING: LCCA Board Meeting,
5 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, free.
MEETING: Public Hearing on Lopez Transfer Station, 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. TUES, FEB. 14: MEETING: Enchanted Quilters Monthly Meeting, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Woodmen Hall, monthly meeting featuring artist and quilt maker Penny Torkington. She brings her story and a fabulous trunk show. SAT, FEB 18
DANCE: Contra Dance, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. TUES, FEB 21 READING: Literary Salon, 7 p.m., library.
WEDS, FEB 22
READING: Storytime, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Helen Anderson Children’s Room at the library. SUN, FEB 26
READING: Author/ Poet Reading, 7 - 9 p.m., library. Join author Elizabeth Austen reading from her new book, Every Dress a Decision, and poet Dorothy Trogden reading from her debut collection,Tall Woman Looking. This event is co-sponsored by: Friends of Lopez Island Library TUES, FEB 28
MOVIE: SJC Council Meeting, Video Conference, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., library.
NOTICE: Lopez Island Hospice
and Home Support sponsors a Caregivers’ Support Group every other Thursday, 1p.m., at the LIHHS office in the Gathering Place. All caregivers on the island are welcome. Call Mary O’Bryant for more information – 4682421.
News Briefs Annual count of homeless; Jan. 26 San Juan County’s annual Point in Time Count of homelessness is Jan. 26. The public health department is enlisting local agen-
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cies and organizations that come in contact with homeless to help in the count. Mandated by a state law passed in 2005, the annual count seeks to reduce homelessness by 50 percent by 2015. The number of homeless in the county increased 39 percent last year, from 79 in 2010, to 110 in 2011. Included in last year’s count were 42 people living in tents, cars, boats (unequipped with liviing facilities) or staying in
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motels (with money from churches, etc.). The remaining 68 people, were in temporary, unstable living arrangements, often with friends or family members. Many of the homeless were children or people with disabilities. San Juan County adopted a Ten Year Homelessness Prevention Plan to combat the problem, and in 2009 the County Council approved a Senior Rent Subsidy Program to help qualifying seniors who have an extremely low income. An archive of the statewide PIT count results since 2006, including San Juan County’s, is available on the Department of Commerce website at: http://www.com-
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Apply for lowincome housing grants, loans by Feb. 15 San Juan County will award grants and loans totaling up to $23,197 in 2012 for projects that help make housing available to local residents of very low income. The Low Income Housing Fund, created by the state legislature in 2002, is funded by a surcharge on each document recorded by the county auditor’s office. Funds may be used for construction, operation or maintenance projects that serve families or individuals earning less than 50 percent of the area
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median income. For a family of four, 50 percent of median income in San Juan County is $32,900. Funding is available to nonprofits and developers, either as grants or loans, for eligible projects in San Juan County. Funding is not available for individual home purchases, or home remodel or rehabilitation. The county allocates 5 percent of its low-income housing funds directly to the Town of Friday Harbor and 5 percent into a reserve account as well. The fund is administered by the county Housing Bank Commission. The deadline to apply for funding in 2012 is Feb. 15. Application forms are available at the county website: http://sanjuanco.com/docs/ Or contact Melanie Rollins, affordable housing coordinator, for application forms or more information; (360) 370-7526 or email melanier@ sanjuanco.com
Health dept. launches new video Flu activity has been low in Washington in the early part of this season, according to the Department of Health, which is why they are urging people to get vaccinated before illnesses start to mount in January through
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March. Be aware that it takes two weeks for vaccine to be effective. If you have questions check out the Department of Health’s new public service video at www.doh.wa.gov. The video features local families along with Secretary of Health Mary Selecky talking about why they get the flu shot every year and encouraging others to do the same. “Influenza is a serious disease that hits some people harder than others and can be fatal,� says Secretary of Health Mary Selecky. “The flu vaccine is one of the best ways to protect against the flu and has a long safety record. It protects you, your loved ones, and your community. SEE NEWS BRIEFS, PAGE 4
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 Contact phone number 468-2809
Al-Anon: Fridays - 9:00 a.m. at the Grace Church Hall, Lopez Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center, Lopez. Contact phone number 468-2510.
Guest Column
State raises bar on chronic pain By Dr. Michael Wingren
Washington State has issued a new set of guidelines for prescribing opioid (narcotic) drugs for non-cancerous chronic pain. These guidelines went into effect Jan. 1 of this year, and they change many aspects of medical practice around chronic pain management. This will, in turn, affect how patients receive care for their chronic pain conditions in local clinics and hospitals. This article will attempt to clarify some of the issues involved. The main impetus for the new state guidelines has been an increase in prescription opioid drug overdoses and deaths in the state over the last 15 years. Over this time, statistics showed a decrease in abuse and overdose from non-prescription opioids (heroin), but an increase in deaths from abuse of prescription opioids. Deaths have occurred at nearly one per day in the state, and half of these deaths occur in Medicaid patients,
for whom the state pays for the drug of abuse, overuse and death. This period has coincided with increasing use of longacting opioids such as oxycontin, to manage non-cancer pain. Improper use of these medications, for example, chewing or smoking it, has been especially dangerous. The new guidelines require a series of evaluations of patient characteristics before and during treatment. Before starting treatment with opioids, it is important to assess depression and other mood disorders, prior and concurrent substance abuse disorders, such as alcoholism, and prior treatment successes and side effects for the patient. Regular clinical assessment of a patient’s improvement in function and pain control is required, as is regular urine toxicology screening for the drug used and others taken concurrently. The guidelines also require specific action for those patients whose use of opioids exceeds the equivalent of 120
mg of morphine per day. This means that patients taking more than the following daily doses of common medications will require consultation with pain specialists: 120 mg of MS Contin; 80 mg oxycodone or oxycontin; 120 mg of hydrocodone; or 50 mcg of fentanyl (duragesic) patches. Though these are reasonably high doses, they are not uncommon, particularly in patients who take more than one medication concurrently for pain control. The guidelines make an important shift in emphasis, from providing pain relief to improving — function. Use of written agreements or “contracts� with all chronic opioid users is now required. Patients who overuse the medications beyond their contracted amounts will have to “go without� until their agreed-upon refill date. Patients who try to get additional medications from other doctors and pharmacies in the state will be easily tracked by an online data base. Longacting pain medications will
Conservation Corps seeking help Contributed photo
The 1st annual Procession of the Species Celebration (POSC) was a great success last year. In April of 2011 Lopez Islands experienced its 1st Annual Procession of the Species Celebration (POSC). The event was Organized by the Lopez Island Conservation Corps (LICC) with sponsorship from the Lopez Island Prevention Coalition (LIPC) and Earthbound Productions (Olympia). The Procession of the Species is a widespread event throughout the world to celebrate Earth Day and the great diversity of life on the planet. Participants choose a species to represent and create a costume or display for a lively procession through the village streets. Over 100 Lopezians, youths and elders, attended representing life forms from sea anemones to sea turtles. Lopez Island Conservation Corps (LICC) is seeking help. SEE CONSERVATION , PAGE 8
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TO LEARN MORE: Join in a follow up discussion about “Chronic Pain Management� at the San Juan Island Library conference room, Saturday, Jan. 21, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Michael Wingren. Guest speakers will include Dr. Burk Gossom of SJ Health Care Associates, a pharmacist with Friday Harbor Drug, and a chemical dependency counselor with Compass Mental Health. Contributed photo
Dr. Michael Wingren, above, will conduct a follow up discussion about chronic pain management at the San Juan Island Library. no longer be prescribed for acute pain, and will not be prescribed by emergency room physicians. The goal of the new guidelines is to rationalize opioid use towards improving function and pain control while
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limiting overdose-related deaths. Both the Inter Island Medical Center and San Juan Health Care Associates have
adopted the new state guidelines. Check with your primary care provider if you have more questions. — Dr. Michael Wingren is a physician at Inter Island Medical Center.
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 2012 and to discuss noxious weed control priorities and weed law enforcement guidelines for 2012. WHEN: Monday, February 13, 2012 at 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 has added three new species for the 2012 Noxious Weed List. These include Oriental clematis (Clematis orienatalis) (Class A), Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and Japanese eelgrass (Zostera japonica) (Class C, in commercial shellfish beds only). Of these, only Japanese eelgrass is recorded from San Juan County. In addition to those species contained in the State Weed List, the following species are listed as weeds of concern to San Juan County: teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), English hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), English holly (Ilex aquifolium), Non-native lupine (Lupinus spp.), bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis), pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana, and C. jubata), English (cherry) laurel (Prunus laurocerasus), Italian arum (Arum italicum), Mole spurge (Euphorbia lathyris), and periwinkle (Vinca minor and V. major). 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. New guidelines for enforcement of state weed law within San Juan County will be discussed. There will also be a review of the County Noxious Weed Program Status Report for 2011. The Noxious Weed Control Board is requesting public participation so that more information about local weed distributions can be gathered as well as suggestions for the 2013 weed list. For further information, contact the County Noxious Weed Control Program (Richard Lee or Judy Jackson) at 376-3499 or by e-mail at rich@sanjuanweeds.org or judy@sanjuanweeds.org)
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Be a sponsor and help bring MirĂł Quartet to Lopez Music supporters are gathering sponsors, donors and volunteers for the famed Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival opening this August on Lopez in celebration of their Crystal Anniversary. Funds will ensure that artist fees, transportation, venue, administration and reception costs are covered for this exceptional Lopez concert. While sponsorship levels for OICMF normally start at the $500 level, for the Lopez concert only sponsors will be acknowledged at giving levels from $50 and up. The “make or breakâ€? date for confirmed sponsorships is Feb. 11. This year’s festival features an opening performance at Grace Church with the internationally acclaimed MirĂł Quartet. A reception to meet the artists will follow the late
afternoon concert. Exact times of the concert and reception will be announced with the opening of ticket sales in May. The two-week Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival presents an astonishing variety of classical music each August to sold-out audiences. Under the artistic direction of Aloysia Friedmann and artistic advisor Jon Kimura Parker, the festival brings to the islands artists such as violinists Chee-Yun, Martin Chalifour, AndrĂŠs CĂĄrdenes and many others, classical guitarists Eliot Fisk and Zaira Meneses, contemporary composer Jake Heggie, clarinetist Owen Kotler, cellists Toby Saks, Anne Martindale Williams and Desmond Hoebig, pianists Jeffrey Kahane, Jamie Parker and of course dynamic Jon Kimura
Parker. Along with the Orcas performances are pre-concert lectures, post-concert receptions to meet the artists, and dozens of outreach activities to students and community musicians. In the past the inter-island ferry schedule has made it difficult for other islanders to attend these exquisitely professional concerts—so this year for the first time the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival will travel to Lopez. As Quartet-in-Residence, the members of the MirĂł Quartet will perform throughout the two-week festival, in addition to opening the festival August 10 on Lopez Island. Described as possessing “explosive vigor and technical finesseâ€?, the quartet is now in its second decade of captivating audiences and critics around the
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It’s also important to use good health habits—washing your hands, covering your cough, and staying home when you’re sick.� To make an appointment for a flu vaccine, contact SJC Health and Community Services at 378-4474, or go to www.doh.wa.gov/LHJMap/ LHJMap.htm, or your doctor, local pharmacy, or call the
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, 378-6310. 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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The MirĂł Quartet 2012: Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, John Largess, Joshua Gindele. world with its startling intensity, fresh perspective and mature approach. Join others to bring this international chamber music group to Lopez. To confirm your sponsorship, call 3766636 and identify your donation or pledge as sponsor support for the Lopez Island concert. Sponsors may also
contribute securely on-line at www.oicmf.org, where you may direct your support to the Lopez Island concert. OICMF is a 501c3 non-profit organization and all gifts are tax deductible. Music CDs and DVDs from previous OICMF concerts are available in the Lopez Library CD collec-
tions, or contact Micki Ryan and Bill Clemens at 468-4442 to arrange to borrow personal copies and previous programs, or to ask about OICMF concert experiences. For more info, visit www. oicmf.org. For more information about the MirĂł Quartet, visit www.miroquartet.com.
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ed a risk assessment planning committee as the first step in the ultimate development of a San Juan County Wildfire Protection Plan. The committee includes representatives from local fire districts, San Juan County, Washington Department of Natural Resources, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, private landowners, and others. Northwest Management, Inc. will facilitate meetings, conduct field inspections and interviews, develop vulner-
ability assessments, and collaborate with the committee to delineate mitigation projects. The plan will be part of the National Fire Plan and Healthy Forests Restoration Act. The assessment will include risk analyses with predictive models indicating where fires are likely to ignite and how they may impact communities and the environment. The project aims to prevent wildfire ignitions, create a more fire-resistant county and provide public wildfire education. The planning committee meetings to discuss preliminary findings and to seek public involvement - dates and locations will be posted in local news outlets. For more info, contact Tera King at 208-883-4488 ext 133 or Richard Parrish at 509-5361226.
Wildland fire risk assessment
The Bureau of Land Management and San Juan County are developing a county-level wildland fire risk assessment. County agencies and organizations have start-
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Proposed regulations perplexing As I read the 51 pages of the Community Development and Planning staff report and proposed CAO ordinance general regulations the other night I broke out in a cold sweat trying to wrap my mind around the complexity of these regulations and restrictions. I am no slouch when it comes to critical analysis and unraveling complex issues, but I have trouble finding the time to keep up with these proposed regulations, much less predicting the impact they will have on our community. San Juan County already has extensive development regulations to protect critical areas and my greatest fear if these additional restrictions are enacted is the Law of Unintended Consequences. For example, our county has done a fine job of supporting and encouraging the development of local farms so that we all have access to fresh, safe foods grown in a sustainable manner that preserves the integrity of our land. I know something about this because my husband and I own and operate a small farm
Lopez, Orcas, San Juan, San Diego, or Miami
on San Juan Island. Yet, if these onerous regulations are adopted by our County Council, farmers may not be able to clear dead trees and debris so that crops can be planted. Orchards may not be allowed. Local farmers may not be able to stay in business. I doubt that is the intent, but that could be the outcome. The Voluntary Stewardship program is a nod toward addressing the particular issue of agricultural land, but if you read the background documents they are vague, undefined and strike me as an additional layer of oversight at a cost to taxpayers (us) and farmers. In any case, farm land is just one example of what could go wrong with these good intentions. I don’t think the County Council has considered or can predict the impact these added restrictions will have on the viability of our community. So beware the Law of Unintended Consequences, and if you think these changes won’t affect you because you don’t have a waterfront home‌ think again. Pay attention to what is being proposed and let your voice be heard. Call or write your County Councilperson today! PEG GERLOCK SAN JUAN ISLAND
Charter: Too many chiefs? Demand of subcommittees a drain on resources By Scott Rasmussen
Talk isn’t cheap, at least not when the County Council gets involved. In fact, San Juan County Administrator Pete Rose contends that the proliferation of council subcommittees, a byproduct of the county’s Home Rule charter, has taken a toll on the effectiveness and the efficiency of local government. Rose said the amount of time and resources required of county staff to fulfill the various requests of those subcommittees is “off the charts�. And the administrator is not immune. “It’s taken me off my A-game,� Rose said of the additional demands. On Saturday, in a presentation to the Charter Review Commission, Rose unveiled a package of mixed reviews regarding the benefits and drawbacks ushered in six years ago by the charter, including that noholds-barred critique of the council’s involvement in day-to-day operations. The Review Commission meets this Saturday on Orcas Island, tentatively at the Orcas Hotel, beginning at 7:30 a.m. On the plus side, Rose said the budget process is improved, computer and electronic capabilites have been enhanced, and
quality of the workforce is increasing. Still, he notes ef ficiencies might be gained by merging the financial departments, all of three which are managed by independently elected officials. “Don’t be afraid to consolidate financial offices,� he said. Scott Rasmussen photo A u d i t o r Milene Henley, Administrator Pete Rose explains the ups and downs of life under the who oversees the county charter in a presentation to the Charter Review Commission. Elections department as well, Elected in November, the mending possible changes followed Rose in offering the commission a 21-person charter review to the charter that voters panel is tasked with recompresentation of her own. SEE CHARTER, PAGE 6
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American Cancer Society Relay for Life kick-off on SJ On Feb. 4, 2 to 5 p.m., the American Cancer Society Relay For LifeŽ of Friday Harbor will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at the Mullis Center for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts and celebrate eight years of Relay For Life in Friday Harbor. With this year’s theme – The Magic of Relay – kickoff will be a Magical Fun Fest with food available by Kiwanis for a fee and activities for all agesgames, prizes and more! This will also be the first opportunity to register a team for the overnight event to be held on July 28 to 29 at the Friday Harbor High School football/ track field.
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on the mainland. But she said all those things can happen here as well. She said she wishes she would have reached out to the community to raise awareness about these issues, because she still encounters people who don’t believe sexual and domestic violence occurs on the islands. “It happens in unexpected ways, in people you wouldn’t think,� Marean said. “There is no personality profile for victims and perpetrators, it crosses economic, social,
The world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups – people from all walks of life, all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s
educational and professional barriers.� And as the economy continues to deteriorate, Marean said people’s use of drugs and alcohol will increase — and with that comes violence. The future DVSAS will continue its outreach to youth, teaching the fundamentals that protect and educate children and prepare them for situations off and on the island. Bryan will be working with each community and hosting forums to talk about violence on the islands. “These types of issues are like mold that grow in the dark, we want to shatter the silence,� Bryan said. “It really
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would then decide upon in November. Ratified by voters in 2005, the charter ushered in changes in the way local government is structured, how it operates and in the amount of influence islanders have over decisions made by local lawmakers, primarily through the process of initiative and referendum. The charter stripped the former county commission of its executive powers — management of personnel and day-to-day business — in favor of an appointed administrator that serves at the pleasure of the council. It divided the county’s previous three legislative districts into six, with a mostly equal number of residents in each, allowed
vision of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Relay For Life began in 1985 with one man who walked and ran around a track for 24 hours and raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society. This year, Relay For Life will take place in nearly 5,100 communities in the United States and 20 other countries and will raise funds to support the Society’s mission of saving lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures and fighting back. To join Relay For Life, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit www. relayforlifeoffridayharbor.org
for each to elect its own council representative, did away with countywide elections for the legislative body — the council. The charter also turned the three former commissioners into six non-partisan, part-time posts, and created a citizens’ salary commission to determine how much county elected officials should be paid. Council members earn roughly $35,000 a year, plus benefits. The Charter Review Commission meets Saturdays (see schedule above), and will have dedicated space for meeting minutes, reports and schedules on the county website in the near future; www. co.san-juan.wa.us/ Pete Rose, in brief: Partisan elected posi-
tions: “Personally, I feel it’s a mistake. I like to think small local governments don’t have to operate like the U.S. Congress.� Six-person council: “It’s been cumbersome at times. Especially when a council member is absent.� Working with eight independently elected officials: “It’s a matter of persuasion and negotiation to get to where we need to be.�
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art exhibits: his opening in Lopez Artist, Steve New York City at Agora Hill, has been selected Galler y (November) to be Fine Art Juror for and the prestigious the 43rd National Ocean 2011 Florence Biennale Shores Juried Fine Art (December) in Florence, Show. This expanded Italy, where he was one show will be held at the of eleven artists invited to new Convention Center, represent the U.S., showApril 20-22, 2012, at Ocean ing with over 600 artists Shores, WA. Nearly from 60 countries. www. $10,000 in awards will be windsweptstudios.com to given to artists from all view Hill’s latest works over the U.S. and blogs from his recent Hill was awarded “Best painting trip. of Show� for his pastel Hill’s work shows painting “Winding Down� in the 2011 exhibit, which Contributed photo locally at Crow Valley was painted en plein air in Steve Hill’s pastel “Winding Down�, above, won Best of Show in the Gallery on Orcas Island and Windswept Fine Art the Skagit Valley, shortly 2011 National Ocean Shores Juried Fine Art Show. Gallery on Lopez Island. before the old farm buildwww.associatedarts.org ing fell down. Juror, Arthur tel at the convention center, scheduled next September at for details about the 2012 Egeli, noted oil painter and in April. He teaches pastel Canoe Island French Camp, Ocean Shores Exhibit. juror, selected Hill’s piece and plein air landscape paint- on Canoe Island, among othfrom several hundred entries ing workshops at Dakota ers. nationwide. He and his wife, Judy, have Art Center in Mt. Vernon, Hill will also be leading a 3 and in the San Juan Islands, just returned home from a 7 day workshop in beginning where he has a workshop week painting trip and 2 major and intermediate level pas-
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