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VOLUME 35, NUMBER 9 • february 28, 2012

Putting down the books, seeing history in the making Lopez elementary students are making the annual trip to the state capitol

By Cali Bagby

Every year, Alex Nellie’s students get to put their history books down and head to the state’s capitol — to not just learn, but to see government in action.

“Our legislators are very welcoming and often stop the proceedings to introduce the class or come and meet to answer questions in a special meeting room,” said Nellie, who started taking Lopez fourth graders to the state’s capitol in Olympia about 13 years ago.

One year legislators were deciding what to do with school funding and Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, introduced himself to

the class and explained what was happening.

“We were studying Washington state government, and I thought why don’t we go there?” said Nellie. “It’s such an awesome marble building. It’s very powerful and there is a certain kind of awe evoked in a building with that kind of history.”

This year, Nellie’s literacy and math class, which is third and mostly fourth graders, will make the trip.

Lawmakers are in a short 60-day session so the class is heading south the first week in March.

And like every year the kids will get to reenact a case in the State Supreme Court.

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Nellie hopes that this year’s fundraising efforts will pay for the two-day excursion.

The class already had a bake sale fundraiser, and Nellie is organizing a Bikea-thon, March 2, 3:15 p.m., which covers six miles from the school to the village.

She said she got the idea because she is an avid cyclist and she wants to promote bike riding.

“It is a healthy way to raise money and raise safety and awareness for biking on the roads,” said Nellie. “And the kids are really excited.”

If you would like to support a rider, call Nellie at 4682201 ext. 2104.

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Alex Nellie’s literacy and math class, which is third and mostly fourth graders, will make the trip to the state’s capitol in Olympia, March 2.

See LOPEZ SCHOOL, page 6

Land Bank purchases conservation easement The San Juan County Land Bank has purchased a more than 100-acre conservation easement. The property, owned by Bros Farms, Inc., lies between Fisherman Bay and Dill Roads at the entrance to Lopez’s center valley. The transaction was made in partnership with the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office.

“We’re pleased to be successful in protecting a property with such agricultural and historical significance,” said Land

Bank Commissioner Nancy Greene. “It has been a priority for us to protect farmland on Lopez since the Land Bank’s inception in 1990. This property is really important given its location.”

The easement prohibits development on agricultural fields, but will allow farming to continue.

“People have farmed this land for more than 140 years,” stated Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann. “The easement helps keep that tradition alive.”

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Lopez School Drama Club

• Meet the new PUBLIC WORKS DIRECtOR

Dinner Theatre

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San Juan County Public Works is hosting an Open House on Thursday, March 1 at Woodmen Hall from 1:00 to 3:30. Lopez Island projects listed on the 6-Year Transportation Improvement Plan will be displayed. Please plan to stop by and give us your thoughts on some of the upcoming projects.

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An aerial view of the San Juan County Land Bank recently purchased conservation easement The property was originally homesteaded by Joseph Burt in 1871 and Otto Kjargaard owned and ran the farm from 1944 to 2006.

“We know Otto would be really happy that the farm won’t be developed,” said M.R. Buffum. “It was a big part of his life.”

The acquisition was made possible because the Land Bank successfully secured a grant for $300,000 from the See LAND BANK, page 3

Community Calendar

tues, feb 28

art: “The Odyssey” Puppet Show, 10:15 - 11:30 a.m., Lopez School Gym. For more info, visit www. nwpuppet.org.

meeting: SJC Council Meeting,

Video Conference, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., library. weds, feb 29

slideshow: “Wooden Boats

— Spirits On The Water: A Celebration,” 7 - 9 p.m., Orcas

Center. For more info, visit www.orcascenter.org. thurs, march 1

meeting: Monthly Lopez

Grange Meeting, 7 - 9 p.m.,

Lopez Grange. Come to a meeting and join the Grange.We are

looking to expand our Lopez membership. For more info, www.wa-grange.org/localgrange. html. sat, march 3 movie: Free Saturday Movie, 2 4 p.m., library.

classes: Personalize your

web experience using iGoogle tools, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Lopez

Family Resource Center.Two part workshop with instructor Susan Young. See www.lifrc.org for details and cost. Part 2 is Saturday, March 10.

classes: Social networking

for business, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.,

library meeting room.Two part workshop with instructor

Susan Young. See www.lifrc.org for details and cost. Part 2 is Saturday, March 10. mon, march 5

classes: 2 part workshopOne on One Business Consults,

9 - 9:30 a.m., Lopez Family Resource Center. By appt. only.

See www.lifrc.org for details and cost. Part 2 is on March 6. tues, march 6

classes: 4 part workshop

- Quickbooks 101, 1 - 4 p.m.,

library. See www.lifrc.org for details, cost and a full schedule.

Art: Opening Reception for the Lopez Artist Guild, 5 - 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Featured artists are: Christa Malay and Sara Waugh. thurs, march 8

meeting: Port of Lopez Monthly Meeting, 7 - 9 p.m., library. meeting: Lopez Gardeners Monnthly Meeting, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.,Woodmen Hall. Coffee and goodies at 9:30 a.m.The

meeting beginning at 1 p.m. on the corner of Lopez Road and Fisherman Bay Road. Bring your pruners. Kevin Murphy and Mary Hayton from Lopez will be the featured speakers at our March meeting. Their topic is “Pruning from Top to Bottom and Inside Out.” fri, march 9

meeting: LCCA Board Meeting, 5:15 - 7 p.m., Lopez Center for

art: Lopez Artist Guild Art Show, 5-7 p.m., Lopez Center for

blood drive: Puget Sound

Community and the Arts. For more info, visit www.lopezartistguild.org. sat, march 10 DANCE: Contra Dance, 7:30 - 10 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.Tickets at Door: Adult $8,Youth $5. For more info, visit www.lopezcenter.org.

mEeting: Native Plant Society

Meeting, 1-3 p.m., LOHO

Gathering Place. Annual meeting Includes elections and a working session to develop a list of the locally rare and significant native plant species in the San

Juans. Speaker and excursion location TBA. For more info, call Madrona Murphy at 468-2808. mon, march 12 Community and the Arts. For more info, visit www.lopezcenter.org. fri, march 16

Blood Center Blood Drive, 12 - 6 p.m., Lopez Community Church.

art: March Community Performance Night, 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Admission: by donation.

For more info, visit www.lopezcenter.org.

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 info, call 468-2421.

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.

Upcoming Events ‘The Bach Family’ — music from the baroque master and his sons

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents “The Bach Family” with Harpsichordist Jan Weinhold of Lübeck,

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Harpsichordist Jan Weinhold of Lübeck, Germany will play baroque music, Sunday, March 4, 7 p.m. at Grace Church on Lopez.

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Germany and Baroque Flutist Jeffrey Cohan, Sunday, March 4, 7 p.m. at Grace Church on Lopez, Monday, March 5, 7 p.m. at the Madrona Room in Eastsound, Orcas Island and Tuesday, March 6, 7 p.m. at St. David’s Church on San Juan Island.

The two musicians will play pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, and his sons Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.

The program will include sonatas for flute and harpsi-

chord, and organ solos by both Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

The organ was built to replicate organs used in the baroque period by Martin Pasi of Tacoma for Grace Church. Performances on Orcas and San Juan will feature harpsichord solos.

The suggested donation is $15 to $20. Youth 18 and under are free. For more info, on Lopez call 468-3477, on Orcas call 376-2281, on San Juan call 378-5360. For more info, visit www.concertspirituel.org.

Early Italian trio sonatas at Grace Church

Mercure Galant, an early music ensemble, will perform Leclair, Locatelli, Boccherini and a selection of early Italian trio sonatas at Grace Episcopal Church, Friday, March 2, 7 p.m.

Mercure Galant, began in 2009 by baroque violin-harpsichord duo Olga and Fred

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1570-1622) and Biagio Marini (1594-1663) all forced the violin to new technical heights and contributed to the formulation of the first sonata form, a series of very slow to very fast musical ideas, all strung together into one movement. Pietro Antonio Locatelli’s “Trio #8” from 1744 will end the first half of the program. This late Contributed photo baroque work shows This year Mercure Galant is com- the development of bining the talents of Olga and Fred violin technique with Hauptman with Marka Young, its brilliant bow work shown above, on the baroque violin. and the dramatic long lines of its slow movements.

After a short interHauptman, has performed in mission the program will convarious formations. This year tinue with a short and sweet Mercure Galant is combining work by Christoph Willibald the talents of Hauptman with Ritter von Gluck (1714-1787), Marka Young on the baroque who is more well-known as violin, Laura Kramer on the baroque cello and John Lenti See upcoming events, page 4 on the lutenist and baroque guitarist. Young returns to Lopez with great anticipation: her father, Steve Young, is a longtime Lopezian and she fondly remembers summers on the south end of the island when she was a child.

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Lopez Port Has Broad Powers

By Prem, Attorney

Special to the Islands’ Weekly

As a resident of Lopez and as an attorney, I was asked by County Council member Jamie Stephens to analyze whether our Lopez Port District is authorized to operate our Transfer Station. Specifically, I was asked to comment (i) on the opinion of the Port District attorneys (who are located in Bellingham) and (ii) on the opinion of our County Attorney, Randy Gaylord.

1. Summary.

Both written opinions are ostensibly deficient (i) in failing to correctly identify the question at hand, (ii) in describing falsely or misleadingly the nature of operations at the Transfer Station, (iii) in failing to identify or to analyze the pertinent authorizing sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW 53.04.010 and 53.08.020), and (iv) in failing to acknowledge the broad scope of authority granted to governmental agencies, such as Port Districts, which are engaged in commercial activities.

In my opinion, in view of the deficiencies in the two attorney opinions, their resulting conclusions would not be upheld by either the Attorney General or by the courts of this state.

2. Question and Conclusion.

The question at hand, as properly formulated follows. — Does the Lopez Port District have statutory authority under RCW 53.04.010 and 53.08.020 to operate the Transfer Station in view of the character of the actual operations at that facility?

Our Transfer Station is not a “disposal site” as defined in RCW 70.95.030(6).

Additionally, at this facility, there occur no

actual disposal operations such as “energy recovery,” “incineration,” “landfill[ing],” or material conversion as by “recycling.” These four quoted terms are each given specific definitions in RCW 70.95.030.

The Port does have authority to operate the Transfer Station. This is clearly stated in RCW 53.04.010 and 53.08.020. Both of these statutory sections expressly authorize a Port District to operate “motor vehicle transfer and terminal facilities.” RCW 53.08.020 also expressly authorizes a Port District to “perform all customary services including the handling, weighing, measuring and reconditioning of all commodities received.”

There are no known prohibitions in the RCW which would restrict the Port with respect to the nature of the materials passing through the Transfer Station. Therefore, the Port’s express powers encompass its authority to receive at the facility, and to transfer away from the facility, those materials scheduled for offsite recycling as well as those materials scheduled for offsite landfilling.

3.

Detailed Description and Characterization of the Transfer Station.

The Transfer Station receives incoming goods which are delivered by motor vehicle.

The incoming goods are separated into three streams: (i) the reusables go to the Take-It-orLeave-It area, (ii) the recyclables are placed in tanks or bins, and (iii) the goods which are neither reusable nor recyclable are placed in drop boxes. These last two streams of outgoing goods are subsequently transported by motor vehicle to off-island sites either for disposal by recycling or for disposal by landfilling.

No actual disposal of any goods occurs

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Local attorney Prem writes, The Lopez Port does have authority to operate the Transfer Station.

The Lopez Transfer Station is shown above.

at the Transfer Station. All goods deliv- apparently arrive at erroneous conclusions ered subsequently leave this facility unaltered because of their respective misunderstandin character. In contrast, a disposal facil- ings of the operations at the Transfer Station. ity or “disposal site,” as defined by RCW In the written opinion of the Port attorneys, 70.95.030(6), is a “location where any final the Transfer Station is repeatedly described treatment, utilization, processing, or deposit as a “Waste Facility”. However, that opinion of solid waste occurs.” Some specific final does not describe or define what is meant by disposal procedures used at disposal sites that term. This loose characterization sugare defined by that same RCW section. The gests that it is a waste treatment facility, which following disposal terms “energy recovery,” it is not. In the written opinion of the County “incineration,” “landfill[ing],” and “recy- attorney (Randy Gaylord), the Transfer is falsely described as a “waste disposcling” are each respectively defined San by sepaJuanStation County al facility”. No disposal of waste occurs at the rate sub-sections of RCW 70.95.030.

4. Attorney Misunderstandings of the Transfer Station, and it is not a “disposal site” as defined by RCW 70.95.030(6). Therefore, Transfer Station.

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Guest Column

How are we doing? Reserve fund keeps county on track

By Auditor, F. Milene Henley Special to the Islands’ Weekly

I breathe a big sigh of relief at the end of each fiscal year.

The struggles to meet last year’s budget are over; the wrangling over next year’s budget has been (largely) resolved; and the new year seems full of promise. It’s a good time to step back and take stock of how we’re

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Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program’s farmland preservation account.

The Land Bank has used funding partners to make up for revenues that have fallen dramatically in the last several years.

“We’ve been lucky to find other funding and great partners in these times,” Bormann said.

For more info on the Land Bank, call 378-4402 or email www.sjclandbank.org.

For more info on the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office visit www.rco.wa.gov/index.asp.

Thinking doing. beyond the 2011 ended on a current year, I good note. We colwould also say lected just over our that the general targeted sales tax fiscal health of revenue, and came San Juan County within half a peris pretty good. cent of achieving To the County total general fund Council’s credit, revenue projections Milene Henley we have respondfor the year. On the ed quickly and expenditure side, we ended the year about 1.5 on an ongoing basis to changpercent below budgeted gen- ing economic conditions. The result has been both staff and eral fund expenditures.

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programs. unions have in the county’s current finanservice in each ofSounder, To: reductions The Journal, andThe Weekly the last three years, but those also contributed, by accept- cial success is its reserve reductions have kept us on ing furloughs, years with policy. A government’s fiscal publish ONE timeno 3 columns 4” in both thehealth Journal and the Sounder is measured largely by in COLAs X(cost-of-livinganPlease even keel. its bank account. adjustment), and a significant The voters also did their week of February 22, 2012 and publish in the Islands Weekly on February 28, 2 Ending cash balance in the part by approving the 2009 change in the county’s medicounty’s general fund dropped levy lid lift which saved sever- cal benefits.

The other crucial element al valued, but non-mandated, GUEST COLUMN, page 4

SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE

Comments Requested on the revised SMP Update Inventory and Characterization Report, now available The SMP Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report is a vital element of the County’s SMP update process.

The report splits the County’s 440+ miles of shoreline into management areas and then subdivides these based on the presence of different environments, land use patterns, or ecosystem processes.

The Inventory and Characterization Report is intended to set the baseline for the County’s shoreline ecological functions and values. It is this baseline that ‘no net loss’ calculations will be based on and therefore determine the level, if any, of protection needed for a specific resource.

The County will collect comments, criticisms, and corrections from the public until 1 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012.

The Inventory and Characterization Report is approximately 340 pages long and is accompanied by 110 different maps. The report and maps are available online at: http://www.sanjuanco.com/smp/SMP_CoreDocs.aspx, Electronic copies are available on CD, free of charge, from the Community Development and Planning Office (CD&P) at 135 Rhone Street in Friday Harbor.

Please send your corrections, comments, or criticisms to Colin Maycock, AICP at colinm@sanjuanco.com, or mail to SJC CD&P at P.O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250. If you have any questions, please call Colin Maycock, AICP at 360-370-7573.

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Opalco offers scholarship program and youth rally Application deadline: March 23

College-resume building, making friends and screaming down an avalanche water slide are a few scenes from the 2012 Orcas Power and Light Cooperative’s Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth Scholarship Program and Youth Rally. The scholarship program will award three high-school sophomores or juniors with a $500 scholarship and all-expenses paid trip to the Youth Rally leadership camp at the College of Idaho this summer.

“The Youth Rally was a fantastic experience,” says Susanne Mietzner, 2011 scholarship winner. “I learned a lot about how the political process and co-ops work, made some great friends that

I’m still in touch with – and we had a ton of fun together.

I’m pretty shy but I was welcomed with open arms and made to feel I was a part of something amazing.”

This year, the three students from San Juan County, along with an OPALCO chaperone, will join with up to 100 peers from rural electric coops in Idaho, Alaska, Oregon and Wyoming for a packed schedule of social and leadership building activities including a water park visit, roller skating, an ice-cream social, bowling, dances and a talent show. The rally, established in 1986, is hosted by the Idaho Consumer Utilities Association.

All sophomores and

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2011 OPALCO Scholarship Award Winners: Susanne Mietzner, Connar Smith and Samantha Swanson 2011 Youth Rally students on steps of Idaho State Capital

juniors from OPALCO member households are eligible to apply to the scholarship program. The competition guide book and application are available online at www. opalco.com. Scholarship winners will be chosen based on a personal interview and will receive their awards at OPALCO’s 75th annual meeting on the ferry scheduled for Saturday, May 5. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 23.

Last year’s recipients were Connar Smith of Friday Harbor High School, who received $800 in scholarships and was elected by his peers to return to the youth rally in 2012 as a youth director, Samantha Swanson of Spring Street International

School, who received $1,000 in scholarships and Mietzner of Orcas Island High School, who received $1,000 in scholarships.

The OPALCO Board of Directors established the scholarship program in honor of Nourdine Jensen, a long-time board member and advocate for the Cooperative.

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sharply after its high point in 2007. September 2009 cash was so low we deferred paying part of our liability insurance until the next month in order to avoid running out of cash. County-wide cash looks even worse. Five funds ended 2009 in the red, which resulted in an audit finding for that year.

Although general fund cash is recovering, countywide cash continues to fall.

Worship Services in the Islands

Sudoku

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!

A large part of the drop has been in the Land Bank, as real estate transactions, and the resulting Land Bank tax, have dried up. In 2008, the Land Bank held almost 60 percent of the county’s cash; today it has barely one-third.

Spurred by falling cash, the council adopted in 2009 a reserve policy that addressed operating cash, rainy day funds, and capital reserves.

As a result, San Juan County’s cash position is in relatively good shape.

Many counties have so little cash that they routinely borrow money to cover

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 13.

Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8

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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uneven revenue and expenditure flows. Grays Harbor County—which may be only the first of many—for 2010 received an audit finding for a declining “financial position”.

The audit report cited declining tax revenues, decreasing cash, and expenditures exceeding revenues. The county’s response included a goal “to replenish cash reserves”—a step San Juan County has already taken.

Unfortunately, reserves are a tempting target. Some would use cash reserves to fund operating expenses, and would modify the policy to make it harder to reserve rainy day funds. Although the

county is in relatively good shape now, it still faces an uncertain future as expenditures continue to outpace revenues.

The council is focusing this year on trying to achieve a truly sustainable budget. That effort, plus a firm resolve to continue reserving, will keep San Juan County at the forefront of fiscal health among Washington counties.

UPCOMING EVENTS

lin and accompanying continuo imitate the sounds of animals in nature and on a farm. The program will conclude with the dramatic and rollicking sounds of Luigi Boccherini’s (1743-1805) Terzetto. Boccherini was an Italian virtuoso cellist who also wrote for guitar and strings.

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the composer of such operas as Orpheo and Euridice.

Young will perform the entertaining and sometimes ridiculous “Sonata Representiva” from 1669 by Heinrich Biber (1644-1704), in which the vio-

— Editor’s note: Auditor Milene Henley’s quarterly finanical reports are published regularly by the the San Juan Journal.

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Senate honors career of Kari Koski

County amasses $350K for 2012 tourism grants A boost in lodging tax revenue means San Juan County will be able to match the amount it handed out last year in tourism facility grants and have a bit left over for reserve.

This past year, the county collected nearly 8 percent more in lodging revenue than it did in 2010. A total of $350,000 in grants is expected to be awarded this year from the county’s tourism facilities fund.

The Lodging Tax grant program is financed entirely by a room-rental tax collected by the county’s lodging providers. Proceeds are dedicated, by law, to promoting and enhancing tourism in San Juan County.

The bulk of the facilities fund has traditionally been awarded to theaters, museums and parks, leaving a relatively small amount available for new projects. However,

OPALCO CELEBRATES 75 YEARS!

May 5: June 4: June 29: July 18:

Annual Meeting on the ferry Open House on San Juan Island Open House on Orcas Island Open House on Lopez Island

See tourism, page 8

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Kari Koski, shown left, and Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, shown right.

The Washington state Senate passed a resolution today honoring the career and lifelong dedication of Kari Koski, director of the Whale Museum’s Soundwatch Boater Education Program for the past 18 years.

Senate Resolution 8684, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, was read on the floor and unanimously approved.

“Kari’s dedication over the past two decades to the education of safe boating practices on whale-inhabited waters has proven invaluable to the San Juan community,” Ranker said. “Throughout her years of service promoting responsibility on the water, Kari has taught both visitors and residents the ideals of environmental stewardship and peaceful coexistence.

Her years of dedicated service have won her the respect and admiration of colleagues and neighbors alike, including myself.”

Koski wished the Legislature good luck as they continue to grapple with ecological and public safety issues critical to the wellbeing of all Washingtonians.

“I would also like to thank the Senate for recognizing the importance of the education program and all those who continue to work so hard to protect the Salish Sea,” Koski said.

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2012 ‘SHARK REEF’ online San Juan Preservation Trust Local writers Gretchen Wing of Lopez Island and Jill McCabe Johnson of Orcas Island are among the writers and artists featured in “SHARK REEF Literary Magazine’s Winter 2012 Edition,” online now at sharkreef.org.

Submissions to the issue came from the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Founded in 2001 by Lopezians Alie Smaalders, Laurie Parker and Lorna Reese, “SHARK REEF” is now in its second decade.

Current editor Lorna Reese works with different local co-editors for each issue.

Her co-editor for prose submissions — fiction and creative non-fiction —- for the winter issue was Orcas Islander Jennifer Brennock.

In the introduction to the Winter 2012 issue, Brennock writes: “Whether you are an admitted geek or a casual consumer of current culture, a great story affects you. It’s like hearing a voice paradoxically both known and stranger.

There is something in the story that compels us, that affirms a resonant experience within, in our deepest place, in — dare we say it — our souls.

We’ve known something like it, exactly like it, in fact, but we didn’t have the words at the time. But this particular writer did find the words, and we are in awe because they defined something inside of us previously unnamed. A literary journal is a quest for your moments

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of awe. Collectively, this issue of ‘SHARK REEF’ is a kaleidoscopic presentation of those moments.”

Poetry co-editors for the last two editions were John Sangster and Elizabeth Landrum, both Lopezians.

Judy Connor, of St. Paul, Minn., was art editor.

Writers interested in collaborating on an issue email editor@sharkreef.org.

“SHARK REEF” has a Facebook page (Shark Reef Literary Magazine) where readers subscribe to receive email updates.

The magazine is accepting submissions of writing and art for its Summer 2012 edition. Deadline is March 31.

Launched in 2001 as a

“SHARK REEF” publishes two issues a year, one in the summer and one in winter.

Submission deadlines are March 31 and Sept. 30. The literary magazine considers solicited and unsolicited material: fiction, non-fiction prose, poetry and dramatic writing. It also features artwork by visual artists in each issue. Go to sharkreef. org for submission guidelines, current offerings and archived issues.

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, announced this week that the San Juan Preser vation Trust has been awarded national accredited status. The Preservation Trust joins a prestigious group of 157 other land trusts, out of 1,700 nationally, which have achieved this distinction since this new accreditation program was launched in the fall of 2008.

“Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever,” said Commission Executive Director Tammara Van Ryn. “The accreditation seal lets

the public know that the accredited land trust has undergone an extensive, external review of the governance and management of its organization and the systems and policies it uses to protect land.”

The Preservation Trust has 33 years of history and over 270 properties under their protection.

“The accreditation application process turned out to be a herculean effort for us,” said Tim Seifert, executive director of the San Juan Preservation Trust. “But as our staff revisited old project files and as our board debated our policies and priorities, it quickly became evident that this was exactly what we needed to do to ensure the

long-term viability of our projects and our organization.”

The San Juan Preservation Trust may now display the land trust accreditation seal, a mark of distinction that indicates to the public that the organization meets the highest national standards for excellence, upholds the public trust and ensures that conservation efforts are permanent.

“Receiving this seal of approval from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission is really just the beginning of a perpetual responsibility,” said Steve McKeon, the president of the Preservation Trust’s board of trustees.

“This should help to assure everyone that supports the San Juan Preservation Trust that the conservation work we’re doing today is truly positioned to stand the test of time.”

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It will be fun to go to the capitol to learn about how they work and make laws. — Anna and Liz We learned lots of things about laws, legislation and history. Everything was incredible. — Garrett, who went on the trip last year.

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treasurer.

Both former Freeholders spoke in favor of the existing charter and advised against major changes. They also spoke against full-time council positions.

The working model of the CRC includes a three-member full-time council, countywide elections and maintains the powers of initiative, referendum and mini-initiative.

At upcoming meetings they will address the potential consolidation of departments, whether any currently elected positions should be made appointed, partisan vs. nonpartisan elections, the role of the county administrator and the separation of power

between the administrator and the council.

The schedule of meetings through March can be found at the CRC website at www. sanjuanco.com/committees/ charterreview. The March 3 meeting will be at the Orcas Hotel from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

You can also find documents relevant to the charter review process on the CRC website.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend CRC meetings and to contact any member of the commission to voice their opinions (contact information is also available at the website).

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public comment periods they also heard from former Freeholders Greg Hertel and David Bayley.

Peterson spoke in favor of a six-member county council and against the return of partisan elections. He also expressed his support for changes to the separation of power between the county council and administrator.

Rosenfeld spoke in favor of maintaining a the current separation of power and expressed openness to considering a five-member council.

Turnbull spoke against the consolidation of departments and in favor of an elected

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Commissioner and former Clallam County freeholder will speak to the Commission via speaker-phone.

The CRC is charged with reviewing the Charter to determine its adequacy and suitability to the needs of the County. Changes that they propose will be put on the ballot for the public to vote on in November.

At their last meeting the CRC heard presentations from San Juan County Council members Rich Peterson (San Juan North) and Howie Rosenfeld (Friday Harbor) and from former San Juan County Treasurer Kathy Turnbull. During the

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The following was submitted by review commission member Madrona Murphy, District 6 (Lopez/Shaw).

The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission is on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the San Juan Grange from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Public input is welcomed and there is time set aside to hear public comments at 8:30 a.m. and at noon. At this meeting the CRC will hear presentations from former San Juan County Sheriff Bill Cumming and former San Juan County director of administrative services Dave Zeretzke. Mike Doherty, Clallam County

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Wooden Boats — Spirits on the Water by Peter Fromm Sailor, photographer and storyteller Peter Fromm will tell stories and show slides of wooden boats and the people who love them, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 7 p.m. at the Orcas

Senior Center Peter.

Fromm is a third-generation photographer who has been taking pictures for more than 50 years. He is based out of his 30-foot yawl “Uwila” and

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and people he has encountered during his travels.

The event is a fundraiser for the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands, a nonprofit dedicated to the continuation of maritime traditions in the island.

The Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands also promotes the restoration, use and enjoyment of wooden boats.

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the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee this year formally announced a desire to earmark a percentage of available funds to finance innovative projects or new events.

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Sailor, photographer and storyteller Peter Fromm will tell stories and show slides of wooden boats and the people who love them, Wednesday, Feb. 29.

The committee will present its funding recommendations to the County Council for consideration and final approval early this summer.

The 2012 grants are oneyear awards for projects or events that take place the following year. Only non-profit groups and government agencies are eligible to apply.

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Shoal Bay Waterfront Home 42 feet of low bank No bank waterfront backed by 1.75 acres. Fixer 3 bedroom home close to Odlin Park boat launch and the ferry landing. Picturesque pond on the east property line. $325,000 For more information contact Gary Berg at Lopez Island Realty 360-468-2291 • Toll free 866-632-1100 lopezisland@rockisland.com Website lopezislandrealty.com

Deadline for applications is Friday, April 6. You can find detailed information, award history and grant applications forms at the county website: http://sanjuanco.com/LTAC

Correction: Gretchen Wing is the new author of “Senior Spotlight,” and last week’s story about Mireille Paulson, was incorrectly attributed to Rita Larom.

I grew up in North Carolina, but fell in love with the Northwest and moved to Tacoma, Wash.

I taught high school history and English there for 20 years, and I have been coming to Lopez as a parttimer since 1998. In 2010, with both kids in college, I moved here full-time with my husband Ken. Now I work part-time at Holly B’s, and I write.