Whidbey News-Times, March 03, 2012

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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012 | Vol. 113, No. 17 | www.whidbeynewstimes.com | 75¢

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Mayor picks Merrill as fire chief, council OK needed

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter

Following a national search for candidates, Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley said he is recommending the appointment of longtime community firefighter Ray Merrill as the city’s new fire chief.

The mayor is expected to put his choice before the city council for ratification at its meeting Tuesday, March 6.

The meeting will be held at City Hall on Barrington Drive and begins at 6 p.m.

If selected, Merrill would replace 24-year veteran Fire Chief Mark Soptich, who

was one of those fired in a housecleaning of seniorlevel city officials by Dudley shortly after he took office in January.

The council will also be asked to approve Merrill’s employment contract.

Including benefits, the new fire chief would earn $135,731 a year.

Merrill, the current training officer for North Whidbey Fire and Rescue, was selected from a pool of eight candidates. He was the second choice of a special selection committee and the first choice of the mayor.

“Ray is focused and he truly has heart and passion for the Oak Harbor Fire Department,” Dudley said.

“He was hands-down what I think was our best candidate,” he said.

Merrill, 60, has more than 36 years of firefighting experience. Before he went to work for North Whidbey in March of 2011, he spent 22 years in Oak Harbor as battalion chief --- the equivalent of assistant chief --- and 16 years of that was as fire marshal.

Prior to that, he spent 13 years with the fire department in Federal Way and

Ray Merrill more than a year with the Westport Fire Department.

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Bail for the man who allegedly robbed an Oak Harbor convenience store at gunpoint earlier this month has been set at $100,000.

Chance Gill, 18, appeared before Judge Alan Hancock in Island County Superior Court Wednesday afternoon. He was arrested the evening before by Oak Harbor police detectives in connection with the robbery of DK Market on Feb. 15.

In Gill’s first court appearance, Deputy Prosecutor David Carman recommended bail be set at $100,000.

Gill has no prior criminal history, but Carman argued he represents a flight risk and asked bail to be set at $100,000.

Carman said Gill is unemployed, has been living with his mother since November and there are indications that the robbery was not spontaneous. Also, the nature of the crime should be considered, he said.

“This was a very violent incident,” Carman said.

A member of Gill’s family did petition for a lesser amount, arguing that he had completed a drug program, but Hancock agreed that Carman’s recommendation was appropriate.

Gill faces a charge of first-degree armed robbery.

If convicted, the standard sentencing range is from 31 to 41 months in prison.

According to Lt. Tim Sterkel of the Oak Harbor Police Department, Gill was taken into custody at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting on Regatta Drive Tuesday evening after detectives received a tip from the suspect’s mother.

The woman called police and alerted them that she had found items in her home --- a backpack, gun and sunglasses --- that she believed connected her son with the February robbery.

Video footage of the crime depicted a young black man who was wearing a black backpack, a hooded sweatshirt and white-rimmed sunglasses.

The man got away with cash, a carton of cigarettes and a Monster brand energy drink.

tionship with the council has given birth to much speculation that his choice for fire chief will meet with resistance. Some council members even say they are expecting it.

“I think everything this mayor is going to try to do in the near future will meet with push back,” Councilman Jim Campbell said.

Campbell, who supported Dudley during his campaign, called Merrill a “good choice” and a “good man.”

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Navy airplane accident zone back on agenda

Mom’s tip leads police to robbery suspect

By JUSTIN BURNETT

code, the fire chief’s job is an appointed position. He serves at the will of the mayor and is appointed by the mayor.

However, the selection of a new chief is subject to the city council’s approval.

Dudley, a former council member, has had a rocky relationship with some council members that has only soured since his election this past November. The problems largely revolve around the mayor’s staff changes, which are expected to cost taxpayers more than $480,000 in severance-related costs.

Dudley’s strained rela-

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

Justin Burnett / Whidbey News-Times

Chance Gill, 18, appears in Island County Superior Court Wednesday following his arrest the evening before. Police believe he is the man who robbed DK Market on Feb. 15.

He was last seen running across Highway 20 toward Burger King. Although police were in the area quickly, they found no trace of the robber. Sterkel said the man may have changed or shed layers of clothing to avoid capture.

“He just slipped away from us,” Sterkel said.

Gill wasn’t unknown to police. In fact, Sterkel said he was one of four suspects detectives were investigating but that they did not have enough evidence to make any arrests.

The controversial issue of “accident potential zones” is landing back on Island County’s agenda.

Representatives from the Island County planning department and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will be at a meeting concerning the county’s APZ at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 7 at the conference room of the Oak Harbor Library.

The county and Navy officials will be available to answer questions and listen to comments, but there will be no formal presentations or slide shows.

North Whidbey resident Becky Spraitzer and several of her neighbors have been pushing county officials for years to amend the APZ restrictions. The APZ ordinance creates an overlay zone that limits encroachment on the Navy base by restricting development in

the accident potential zone, which is a racetrack-shaped area around the base where aircraft take off and circle.

Former Commissioner Mac McDowell spearheaded the ordinance, which greatly increased even the Navy’s recommendation for the size of the zone. He explained at the time that aircraft accidents occur most commonly at take off and landing, so limiting densities in these areas would save lives.

For property within an APZ zone, the ordinance sets restrictions on subdivisions and on uses, specifically those that would result in a number of people congregating at one spot. Uses that are restricted in APZ1, the area See apz, A4

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Council standardizes city standing committees

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter

Beginning in April, 7 a.m. standing committee meetings in Oak Harbor will be a thing of the past.

The city council last week passed two measures to standardize the times and locations of all four of it committee meetings. Each will now be held at City Hall and begin at 3:30 p.m.

The city’s standing committees include Public Works, Public Safety, Government Services, and Finance. They are currently held at three different times — two start at 7 a.m. — and in three locations scattered across town.

The varying times and venues has been a source of public criticism for years and was, most recently, the subject of much discussion during the November general election. Tuesday’s council meeting was no exception.

Several Oak Harbor residents and meeting regulars took to the podium to voice their feelings on the matter.

“You’re not going to come

up with a perfect time but 7 o’clock in the morning is just about the worst time that I can imagine,” Mel Vance said.

“Seven o’clock in the morning is what I call babysitter abuse,” Robyn Kolaitis echoed.

The discussion Tuesday revolved around three issues: scheduling, location, and taping of committee meetings. While all council members either expressed willingness or voted to make changes to the existing format, each issue saw a range of opinion.

Standing committee meetings began being taped last month at the behest of Mayor Scott Dudley. The cost is being estimated at between about $6,500 and $9,700 per year, depending on whether the meeting are at City Hall or other locations.

Tara Hizon, who was elected this past November, called the 7 a.m. meetings “awful” and advocated for them to be held at City Hall to save money on filming

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Members of the Oak Harbor City Council discuss the fate of standing committees, which recently began being videotaped, during its regular meeting last week. The body voted to standardize both their times and locations. costs. Her sentiments for a change in location saw support from the majority of the

council.

Councilman Rick Almberg was the only one to vote

against the change. Despite several employees during the meeting saying they could make the adjustment, Almberg said he was concerned about a loss of productivity due to staff having to travel to City Hall during their work day.

He was also hesitant to alter meeting times, though he ended up supporting the 3:30 p.m. change. He said it didn’t make sense to do so if the city is going to make the investment of video taping meetings and that early meetings aren’t too difficult to attend.

“I don’t have any problem getting out bed in the morning to go to those meetings,” Almberg said.

Councilman Joel Servatius, who was appointed earlier that same evening to fill Position 5, said early meetings can be a “convenience filter” and that isn’t always a bad thing. Those who do come will be those who are “involved and concerned” about the issues, he said.

While that may exclude some people, he said 3:30

p.m. isn’t much more convenient for the general public than 7 a.m.

“At 3:30 p.m. I’m gearing up to pick up kids from school,” Servatius said.

Two other times were also suggested; Councilman Jim Campbell suggested 10 a.m. and Councilman Bob Severns proposed noon but both plans were rejected for the later time as that is when the finance committee currently meets.

In a later interview, Dudley said he applauded the council’s action. Changing the times and locations of standing committees was one the primary drums he beat while on the campaign trail.

“Anything we can do to open up local government so people know what we’re doing just makes sense,” he said.

Formal ordinances are expected to go before the council for adoption on March 20. While the council has already voted to make the changes, they need to make them official and part of city code.

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State auditor slaps Oak Harbor’s hand

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter

A combination of deficiencies in Oak Harbor’s bookkeeping practices resulted in significant financial misstatements in 2010, according to state auditors.

In its audit for the calendar year, the Washington State Auditor’s Office determined the city lacked several internal controls that, when taken together, represent a material weakness in financial reporting.

“We have to make sure we report these issues as a finding,” said Sadie Armijo, audit manager for state’s Bellingham office.

Armijo and three other auditor officials met with the city council, Mayor Scott Dudley, and several department heads at City Hall last week to go over what they found in their annual examination of the city’s books.

They determined the city was missing documentation needed to validate more than $1.6 million in transfers between city funds and was not able to demonstrate it is accurately reporting its liabilities related to a longclosed landfill.

It was also found to have an insufficient review process to prevent or detect significant reporting errors or omissions and lacked adequate policies for the reconciliation, tracking and reporting of city assets.

Although Armijo qualified the results as draft determinations, she said the problems constitute a single finding that will be released to the public on the agency’s website sometime in the next several weeks.

Doug Merriman, city finance director, addressed each of the issues during the exit conference. Concerning fund transfers, one of the problems auditors cited was that some were made based on estimates.

Merriman said it’s a historical practice that has withstood many previous audits without raising red flags.

Similarly, the issue concerning the city’s liability for its long-closed landfill, which focused on the lack of documentation for an estimate created in the 1980s, has been reported the same way for years.

However, Merriman said fixes for both problems are already in the works and should be in place for the 2011 fiscal year. The city is also trying to improve its finance statement review process and is looking at a new tracking application that should solve the problems with its asset inventory.

In a later interview, Merriman said he thought that audit was fair and does not resent the finding.

“It improves accountability so it’s not a bad thing,” Merriman said.

In response to a question from Councilwoman Tara Hizon, Kelly Collins, deputy director of state and local audits, confirmed that audit standards are increasingly stringent. And with staff cuts resulting from the poor economy, findings such as Oak Harbor’s are not uncommon, she said.

“We’ve been writing a number of these findings,” Collins said.

But she went on to say that the issue concerning fund transfers required the

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Suspect identified in high school graffiti case

By REBECCA OLSON Staff reporter

Justin Burnett / Whidbey News-Times

Oak Harbor City Councilman Rick Almberg, right, speaks during an exit conference with state auditors last week. The city is expected to be issued a single finding. issuance of a “qualified” opinion, which is unusual.

She said this is the first time she knows of that auditors had to do that.

A qualified opinion means that numbers in a financial statement were found to be misstated or contain material errors. Collins said that was discovered in multiple funds.

“It is a little bit of a new territory for us,” she said.

It was also noted in the meeting that two findings issued for 2009 were only partially resolved. Both had to do with a lack of internal controls for cash receipting; one was in the finance department and the other at the marina.

Finally, state auditors said that it did not receive information for this audit in a timely manner and there were instances when city employees didn’t respond to requests.

“There were a lot of situations where people didn’t get back to us or even acknowledge they were working on things,” Armijo said.

It delayed the audit’s completion and drove up the

total audit cost from $57,369 for 2009 to $66,847 for 2010.

Armijo acknowledged that part of the higher cost can be attributed to an increase in auditing fees.

Councilman Rick Almberg, who noted earlier in the meeting that the increased auditing standards create a ripple effect felt by local government, pointed out that the city didn’t receive such a budget increase.

He expressed concern over staffing levels within the finance department, asking if Merriman had the staff needed to cope with the state’s requirements.

Merriman said he isn’t much of a squeaky wheel and didn’t want to use the forum as a platform to lobby for additional staff. An extra person might help at times but he suggested prioritization might be a better focus.

Also, with the Pioneer Way Improvement Project and staff out sick, this was a particularly difficult year.

“This was the perfect storm of years to have everything go wrong,” Merriman said.

Oak Harbor High School was vandalized with graffiti last weekend but it was painted over on Monday.

The police came to take photos of the graffiti, which consisted of symbols but no foul language, said Bruce Worley, executive director for maintenance and operations for the school district.

“We jump right on graffiti because it reminds us people do bad things,” Worley said.

The graffiti occurred in an outdoors area that security cameras can’t see. However, from watching a number of students go back and forth through that area via other cameras, staff members were

able to narrow down a list of suspects.

One of the suspects admitted to the vandalism.

The people involved will pay for the damages, including the time used by staff to deal with the graffiti. It took a staff member all day to paint over the graffiti and he will have to go over it again later, Worley said.

“I think they were just trying to get a rise, get some recognition,” Worley said of the students involved.

The campus has approximately 60 motion-activated security cameras that monitor inside and outside the school, including the stadium, sports fields and parking lots, Worley said.

Four groups win lodging tax money Four Oak Harbor organizations have been awarded grants from the city’s Lodging Tax Grant Program.

Of the $16,000 doled out this year, $2,500 was given to the Oak Harbor Arts Commission for Driftwood Day, $3,000 for the North Whidbey Car Show, $5,000 for the Whidbey Island Marathon, and $5,500 for the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce for branding and marketing.

Money for the grants is

derived from a 2 percent tax placed on lodging industry businesses. Organizations with events that promote tourism and attract visitors apply for grants through the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee.

The body reviews the applications and then forwards its recommendations to the city council for final approval. The council reviewed the suggestions last month and approved them unanimously.

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TWO NEW MEMBERS: Ranvick Beach House, a vacation rental on Keystone Spit, and Sandpiper Haven, a waterfront cottage on Penn Cove.

Wind & Tide Bookshop on Pioneer Way will host a BOOK SIGNING today for Sharon Nicholson, the author of “Their Place in History: An Anthology of WWII Autobiographies.”

The event begins at 1 p.m.

The bookshop also now has Kuerig Coffee, new Whidbey T-shirts and Theo chocolates.

It’s Your Turn toy store in downtown Oak Harbor held a GRAND OPENING Friday, which will continue today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The shop relocated from Traders Village to the space previously occupied by La Moda Rocks on SE Pioneer Way.

Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce has

Hummingbird Farm Nursery and Gardens will host its GATHERING FOR GARDENING forum Tuesday, March 6, from 10 a.m.

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a solid reputation in the fire department and will get his support.

Councilman Bob Severns, one of those who recently voiced concerns about the high cost of Dudley’s staff changes, said he doesn’t know if there will be push back or not. He said he has a few questions about the process and hasn’t made any decisions yet.

Councilwoman Tara Hizon, who was elected in November, said she also hasn’t made any decisions.

She plans to attend the meeting with an open mind and hopes everyone else does the same.

“It would be unfortunate if politics came before the best interests of the people of Oak Harbor,” Hizon said.

She also applauded the process used to find a new

Regency on Whidbey is hosting a RESOURCE FAIR Saturday, March 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Senior Center. For more information, call Roxann at 279-4583 or Sande at 279-0933.

Family program seeks volunteers Mother Mentors, a project of the Readiness to Learn Foundation, supports mothers, fathers and other primary caregivers of young children by providing families with trained volunteer mentors, free of charge. Train to be a volunteer Saturday, March 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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young children thrive on love, care and support. Mother Mentors provides that care to families by bringing volunteers and families together.

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tired and stressed and struggle with how to manage it all.

Mother Mentors is active on the South end of the island but the North end needs volunteers.

For information and directions to the training location, email wamothermentors@ gmail.com or call 279-5514 or 360-221-0484.

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with the highest risk, include daycare facilities, schools, veterinary clinics, bed and breakfast facilities, and community gathering places like churches.

Many North Whidbey residents who live within the zone were upset about the restrictions on their property. Spraitzer unsuccessfully challenged the

fire chief. While city code allows Dudley to have simply put forth a recommendation for ratification, he instead elected to conduct a national search for candidates that began in January.

According to Human Resources Director Jessica Neill Hoyson, of the eight applicants that responded to the city’s search, four were selected administratively to be reviewed by a panel composed of Councilwoman Beth Munns, Oak Harbor Battalion Chief Mike Buxton and Anacortes Fire Chief Richard Curtis.

The initial screening was made based on minimum job requirements and the city’s own criteria for fire chief.

The panel interviewed four candidates and selected two finalists to move forward. Steve Able, a retired fire chief from Mount Vernon, was the group’s first pick with Merrill coming in a close second.

“He was one of the two but not the top choice,” Munns said in an interview this week.

Munns added that it was a tough choice and that she believes both candidates have the qualifications to do a good job. She declined to comment about possible friction over Dudley picking the group’s second choice.

Dudley, who interviewed both finalists, said he chose Merrill largely for his dedication to the department, his drive to be chief, and his past experience in Oak Harbor. Merrill knows the department, the job and the area, which should enable him to take over without missing a beat, he said.

“He’s going to be able to step in and do a phenomenal job,” Dudley said.

“I think the city council would sleep comfortably knowing our fire department is led by Ray Merrill,” he said.

ordinance before the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board.

Spraitzer said her goal is to get the issue on the county planning docket this year. She said small but important changes can be made to the ordinance without opening up the entire comprehensive plan process, but the planning department is somewhat resistant to the idea.

“Everyone in the planning department is new to

this,” she said. “They don’t have a clue what this is about.”

Navy officials, she said, have been more open to the idea of change.

Spraitzer said many members of the public, including some planning department staff, mistakenly think the issue is about aircraft noise.

“It’s not about noise. It’s about encroachment,” she said.

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The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

Tuesday, Feb. 28 At 3:54 a.m., a Highway 20 resident reported a drunk person was refusing to leave her driveway.

Monday, Feb. 27 At 7:27 p.m., a NW Frigate Street resident reported some gang members drove by.

At 5:31 p.m., an E. Coral Sea Avenue resident reported his estranged wife was smashing the windows out of his car.

At 1:33 p.m., a caller reported vehicles were egged at a SW Heller Street apartment complex.

At 12:44 p.m., a caller reported a man hit a dog in the face at the intersection of Highway 20 and NE Faber Street.

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At 8:01 a.m., a caller reported someone broke into a Highway 20 office.

Sunday, Feb. 26 At 4:44 p.m., a caller reported a man ran out of the Jumbo Buffet without paying his bill.

Saturday, Feb. 25 At 6:47 p.m., a SW Eighth Avenue resident reported several cars were egged.

At 3:16 p.m., a NE Melrose Drive reported a neighbor continues to antagonize his dog.

At 12:38 a.m., a caller reported a homeless sex offender harassing little kids at a Highway 20 location.

At 11:55 a.m., a caller reported a suspicious man was picking up items in the woods near NW Columbia Drive.

At 11:40 a.m., a SW Eighth Avenue resident reported a beagle wandered into the yard.

At 11:11 a.m., a SW 10th Avenue resident reported a blue truck had been egged.

At 7:40 a.m., a caller reported a car on SW Capital Drive had been egged.

At 3 a.m., a SW Seventh Avenue resident reported seeing people, driving an

SUV, throwing eggs at his home.

At 2:19 a.m., a NW Upsala Drive resident reported a truck had been egged.

At 1:06 a.m., a caller reported a man appears to be intoxicated in front of a Highway 20 location.

Friday, Feb. 24 At 11:05 p.m., a NW Third Avenue resident reported a home had been egged.

At 10:18 p.m., a caller reported a bicycle taken from a Highway 20 location.

At 7:04 p.m., a caller reported a man tried to forge a prescription at a SW Erie Street location.

At 4:31 p.m., a caller reported a man spit on a car.

At 10:57 a.m., a caller reported someone threw a rock at the front window of a SE O’Leary Street home.

At 10:14 a.m., a caller reported a customer drove her car into another car at a NE Midway Boulevard location.

At 9:55 a.m., a caller reported someone stole items from four storage units at a NE Goldie Street location.

At 9:35 a.m., a caller reported a man came from behind the dumpsters at a NE Izett Street location and tried to talk to the caller.

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Trailhead at Scenic Heights named Scenic Heights Trailhead An Oak Harbor park that marks the starting point for the city’s waterfront trail system has been officially named Scenic Heights Trailhead.

The park officially opened in April of 2011.

It serves as the anchor for the west end of the trail system, which snakes along the shoreline for about three miles all the way to Maylor’s Point on the Seaplane Base.

Two months after its grand opening, the Oak Harbor Park Board submitted two possible names for the city council’s consideration: Scenic Heights Trailhead and Scenic Heights Overlook.

Push back over the choices resulted in the council sending the issue back to the park board for further consideration. As suggested, the advisory board rehashed names

this past November.

Returning last month, it once again recommended one of its original two proposals as it follows naming criteria that says park names should reflect the neighborhood, geography, or common usage identification.

This time the council approved the board’s recommendation unanimously.

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IN OUR OPINION

Zombie Days in Oak Harbor Whidbey Island has the Mussel Festival this weekend in Coupeville, soon to be followed by other celebrations too numerous to count. Some are patriotic or honor our traditions and natural wonders, but others are blatant efforts to draw visitors to one of Whidbey’s three downtowns to part them from their money.

We thought we had plenty of festivals but then some high school kids come up with the idea of “Thrill the Island,” in which lots of folks will dress up like zombies on Saturday, March 10, and take over Oak Harbor’s Pioneer Way from 9:30 a.m. to noon. It’s a one-time exercise to film an island version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” but it’s way too good an idea to let it fade away after a single episode.

Just last weekend Langley attracted hundreds of visitors to town with its annual Mystery Weekend, in which people costumed as Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie dash around town trying to solve a fictional murder. It’s a moneymaker, much like the future Zombie Days might be if Oak Harbor sets its sights on becoming the destination for the Northwest’s Living Dead one weekend each year.

Zombie movies have been part of American culture since George Romeo sprang “Night of the Living Dead” on an unsuspecting public in 1968. Basically, zombies arise from the grave in ragged clothes, drool a lot, and clumsily chase panic-stricken characters. Dozens of similar movies have followed, and there’s talk of a zombie production on Broadway.

Next Saturday we’ll have dozens of zombies in Oak Harbor, which will provide a training opportunity for our future Zombie Days. Zombies have to eat! Fortunately, raw food is a present day fad. Civic clubs can sell raw corn and unboiled hot dogs, fancy restaurants steak tartare, carpaccio made from raw beef tenderloin, and the ever-popular raw oysters and sushi. Some say zombies enjoy brains, but that’s off the menu. We don’t want to deal with zombies suffering from mad cow disease.

And since these will be pretend zombies, the won’t want to go home in the rags they wore to town for Zombie Days.

Clean, fashionable clothing should sell well at the end of the day, as should makeup remover and fresh makeup for the female zombies. The males may need a shave, a giant spray can of deodorant and a few beers.

Oak Harbor residents should go downtown March 10, support the zombies in “Thrill the Island,” and start making plans for next year’s Zombie Days.

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Letters to the editor Throw Dems out of office It should come as no surprise that the Secretary of Human and Health Services recently attempted to use Obamacare as an excuse to force church organizations to provide services they find morally repugnant. AntiChristian and anti-Catholic bigotry lie at the core of Democrat ideology, after all.

At least as bad, however, is the “compromise” granted to his subjects by His Holiness, Barack the Magnificent. The compromise consists of forcing private businesses to provide something for free that is easily affordable at any pharmacy. “Free,” of course, is Democrat code for “rob from everyone (including the poor) to provide something to people who didn’t ask for it, don’t need it, and

could afford it if they wanted it.”

Just imagine it: If the secretary of HHS determines that having a pony is required for “preventative health care,” she could just as easily require insurance companies to provide everyone with one of those for “free” as well. I counted the phrase “as determined by the secretary” in the Affordable Care Act no less than 118 times. Apparently, the Obamacare law is whatever the secretary feels like it should be.

The only solution to this breathtaking seizure of dictatorial power is to vote Democrats out of office at all levels of government, from president through county commission. November is just around the corner. Get active now!

Jeff Adams Coupeville

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Peace activist has second thoughts The last letter I wrote to this paper was about demonstrating against the war in Iraq (“Soundoff,” Dec. 2003).

I can’t believe I’m writing this. I turned into a conscientious objector and an infantry medic helping other medics and calling in Medivac as a RTO. This was in 1969 and ‘70 in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Since that time I have demonstrated many times against many conflicts and wars, including Iraq and Afghanistan.

Now we have Syria, another dictator slaughtering men, women and children as he tries to keep control. This horrible situation has really gotten to me: Killing almost 8,000

civilians with tanks, mortars, artillery, ground forces plus those brave armed militia executing many men and older boys.

Also, the devastating suffering of fear, hunger, separation of families and all other human needs and rights taken away. This makes me sick and very, very angry. You cannot believe how much I hate violence and war but this Syria situation has deeply affected me to a strange point.

A part of me wishes to get a battalion of mechanized infantry, several batteries of 155 self-propelled artillery pieces, six Cobra gunships full of TOW missiles, a SEAL or two and go look for some Syrian tanks.

Tim Deiotte Coupeville

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Homola faces two more foes for county commissioner

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

Island County Commissioner Angie Homola will have at least three challengers in this year’s election.

Jill Johnson, director of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, and Phil Collier, owner of Hilltop Auto Service and Express Lube in Oak Harbor, announced their intentions this week to run for the Commissioner District 2 seat.

Commissioner Homola has already said she will seek reelection, while Oak Harbor City Councilman Jim Campbell announced last December that he will run for the office. The candidates will be whittled to two, regardless of political party, in the Aug. 7 primary election.

The current four candidates are a diverse bunch.

Johnson and Campbell are Republicans. Homola is a Democrat. Collier is running as an independent.

Johnson grew up in Oak Harbor, graduated from Oak Harbor High School and was a hotshot political fundraiser for 12 years before returning to the island, where she worked at Whidbey Island Bank and then became the chamber director. She describes herself as a moderate Republican.

Collier also went to Oak Harbor High, but purchased a business in the same month he graduated and has run it successfully since then.

He describes himself as the “common sense candidate”

and believes government ought to be run like a business.

Campbell became a member of the city council after a career in the Navy and then as an engineer and project manager for Lockheed Martin. He’s known as an independent-minded member of the city council.

Homola is an architect and a former employee of the county planning department.

She was active in promoting environmental causes before running against, and defeating, longtime commissioner Mac McDowell in 2008.

Both Johnson and Collier came to the News-Times office this week to announce that they are entering the race.

Jill Johnson Johnson, who was just married last October, said she cares a great deal about her community and is seeking a larger platform where she can have more of an impact.

“It’s very personal,” she said. “I’m from here.”

Johnson said she can help end the current in-fighting and division that she believes has crippled the current board of commissioners.

“Across the board there seems to be a desire to be right and push an agenda, more than to listen and to problem solve,” Johnson said.

Johnson describes herself as a fiscal conservative and has a background with the Republican party. But she

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Phil Collier

said she’s not anti-tax, she’s not a Tea Party member and she’s thinks for herself.

“I’m my own person and I’m not a big fan of group think,” she said.

If she’s elected, she said she will play well with her colleagues on the board, but she’s not likely to team up with fellow Republican Commissioner Kelly Emerson to do anything rash, like closing the county’s juvenile jail. She believes in making informed decisions, listening to people with different opinions and cooperating with fellow decision makers.

She’s helped several conservatives, including Island County Sheriff Mark Brown, with their campaigns. But this time she wants to speak for herself and run her campaign by her own rules.

If she’s elected, Johnson said one of her top priorities will be economic sustainability in the county. While county government may not

have a huge role in the economy, she feels the issue isn’t even on the commissioners’ radar. While Oak Harbor city officials, for example, have been working to help Nichols Brothers Boat Builders find a place on the island to build a new facility, she said the county has been noticeably absent from the effort.

“You need to fight for those private sector jobs,” she said.

Johnson is knowledgeable about many county issues, from urban growth areas to budgets; she looks forward to rolling up her sleeves and finding solutions.

“I’m kind of a geek,” she admitted. “I love budgets. I like policy. I like land use.

I’m just not cool. The job of county commissioner is perfect for me.”

Phil Collier Like Johnson, Collier said he was spurred to run for office because of the dysfunc-

tion he sees on the board of county commissioners.

He wants to bring his small business know-how to county government.

“I can save the taxpayers some money and do a better job,” he said. “And bring some harmony.”

Collier’s life is a great Oak Harbor success story.

He purchased his business, Hilltop Auto Service and Express Lube, when he was just 18 --- and gas was just 62 cents a gallon --- and has run it successfully for 37 years by paying attention to details and especially costs. During an interview at the NewsTimes, he took time to take a phone call to discuss with an agent where he could find the best fuel prices. He said people travel all the way from South Whidbey to go to his business because he’s able to offer low-priced oil changes and other services --- as well as free popcorn and pop for customers.

Collier said he is “the common sense candidate” and a “conservative environmentalist.” He is running as an independent, is not affiliated with a political party and hasn’t been involved in government before. All of this, he said, should be considered as positive factors. He said the board of commissioners needs some new blood.

As an independent, he’s not obligated to anyone’s pet agenda. He is definitely a fiscal conservative, but grew up watching the moderating influences of “60 Minutes” and Walter Cronkite.

With his campaign only just beginning, Collier is still educating himself about many of the intricacies of county government. But he read through the budget and believes there’s still some fat that can be cut. He said, for example, the sheriff’s office is paying too much for vehicle maintenance, an issue near and dear to his heart.

He said it was ridiculous that the county paid a consultant $90,000 to come up with a parks plan.

Collier said the county should have a purchasing agent who researches the best prices and gets a number of bids for larger purchases. Coincidentally, it’s similar to a proposal Commissioner Homola has been pushing but has gotten little traction.

Collier doesn’t hesitate to criticize Homola, who he claims has a “no expansion, no development agenda.”

He said it took a year to get her to meet with him about his plans for developing lowincome, senior housing on a piece of land he owns outside the city limits, but she scotched the idea.

“She shut the door in my face,” he said, adding that he will continue to wave the banner for more affordable senior housing if elected.

Collier and his wife Kathi have been married for 33 years. Their three adult children either live in the Oak Harbor area or help him at his Midway Boulevard business, according to his press release.

Gordon makes another run at county commissioner

By JIM LARSEN Staff reporter

Longtime South Whidbey businessman and elected official Curt Gordon is trying again to win his first islandwide position.

Gordon is running, as he did in 2008, for District 1 Island County Commissioner as an independent. Regardless of his party, or lack thereof, if he finishes in the top two in the Aug. 7 primary election he will advance to the general election in November.

Four years ago, Gordon fell 53 votes short of finishing second in the primary. That honor went to Phil Bakke, who went on to lose the finale to Helen Price Johnson, a Democrat who is nearing the end of her first term.

Gordon, 54, owner of Island Asphalt for nearly three decades, was first elected as a commissioner of the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District. He served 19 years in that position. After losing his 2008 run for county commissioner, he was elected in 2009 to the three-member Port of South Whidbey board of directors.

The port is presently occupied with increasing the size of the Langley Marina.

“If everything goes well we’ll go out for bid in June and begin construction in the fall,” he said of the marina.

The project was scaled back to a cost of $2.5 million after voters rejected a bond issue to pay for a much larger marina.

Curt Gordon As a small business owner experiencing his own problems in a poor economy, Gordon would spend part of his time as a county com-

missioner trying to improve the economy. He’d like to see regulations on single family home construction eased. “We need policies to make medium income families more comfortable here,” he said.

He particularly wants to see commuter parking in Mukilteo expanded so Boeing and other workers would see Whidbey Island as a friendlier place to live, as well as for tourists to park, walk on the ferry and catch a bus to shopping areas. He’s been working on that complex issue as a port commissioner.

Gordon’s community involvement includes many years on the citizens’ advisory board for how Conservation Futures tax revenues should be spent. The fund has pur-

chased such properties as Double Bluff, Ala Spit and the Greenbank Farm. He said he would like to see the commissioners open the process more to the public and pay less attention to “special interest” groups. He also worries the county is spending too much to maintain the open spaces it purchases, a job which should be done by community volunteers.

Politically, Gordon sees his independent status as a remedy to the partisan politics that he disdains. The board of commissioners presently consists of one Tea Party Republican and two Democrats and they rarely agree on major issues. If he should displace Price Johnson, he said he has a good working relation-

ship with Republican Kelly Emerson and Democrat Angie Homola — or whoever wins the seat — due to his position on the Island County Council of Governments.

“People should elect candidates who are impartial,” Gordon said. “Independence is what I believe in. … People are tired of polarization.”

Price Johnson will run for another term. Also in the District 1 race is Republican Jeff Lauderdale, who announced his candidacy last summer but will formally launch his campaign at a party gathering on South Whidbey next week. No other District 1 candidate is listed on the Island County Republican Party website.

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‘Bids for Kids’ auction set for March 10 in Roller Barn Staff, board, and volunteers are hard at work preparing for the upcoming “Bids for Kids” dinner and auction on Saturday, March 10, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Roller Barn, to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of

Oak Harbor.

The evening features live and silent auction items, a “Diamonds in a Glass” raffle of a Hearts on Fire ring donated by Gloria Carothers of the Jewelry Gallery and a sit down dinner.

OBITUARY Mark D. Fey

Mark David Fey died on Feb. 23, 2012, at the age of 75 from multiple medical conditions including pancreatic cancer. He was born Sept. 10, 1936, in Portland, Ore., the son of Mark H. and Leona (Stark) Fey and brother to Virginia Ann Fey, who all predeceased Mark.

Mark’s lifetime goal was to serve the Lord in whatever he did and he found many opportunities: Minister, teacher, road construction, longshoreman, roofer, business owner, mentor and professional photographer. His multi-media presentations of God’s creation set to Christian music were seen by thousands of people throughout Asia, Canada and the Western United States.

He spent several years with Campus Crusades showing their multi-media at their conferences from California to Washington.

Mark was an active member of the Gideons International and gave service to the Lord by handing out scriptures at the Island County Fair and to students near many of the learning institutions on Whidbey Island. For many years Mark’s cabin, Koinonia, near Lake Cushman, was used for Christian retreats and family gatherings. Many great family memories came from visits to the cabin. Mark loved being outdoors in God’s creation and spent many hours sharing it with his children and grandchildren.

Whether it was Mark’s photographs or his stories, you knew that Mark always saw God in nature. From his early childhood years until the time of his entering heaven, Mark loved going on hikes or taking a trip to a favorite spot to capture whatever photograph the Lord would give him.

Mark is survived by his

The club kids have been working, with the guidance of Nora O’Connell-Balda, building and decorating bird houses that will be auctioned off as table centerpieces. They are also rehearsing for their performance during dinner and enjoy volunteering during the event.

According to Lexi Jones, club member, everyone is looking forward to the auction.

“It’s nice to meet the people who support the club. We’ve also been really busy practicing our entertainment for that night. It’s going to be really fun,” she said in a release.

This year’s auction theme is “home and garden.”

Themed rooms are being designed to be auctioned.

The rooms include garden areas, custom furniture, a fire pit, garage organizer room, a custom built arbor, exercise equipment and more.

Live and silent items are varied and range from gift certificates to local restaurants and stores to gift baskets and art work, to activities and events for groups ranging from 2 people to 100 people.

Tickets are available by calling Peg Fenstermaker, club director, at 240-9273, or by stopping by the Roller

Barn between noon and 6 p.m.

On Friday, March 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. there is a free event preview where community members can come see all the live and silent items while enjoying free refreshments.

Fenstermaker said the success of this event is paramount to the continued success of the club, which is busier than ever.

Membership is currently over 200, with an average of 70 members attending every day, up considerably from last year.

She credited the increased membership in large part to the van the Boys & Girls Club received

from the Island Transit surplus van program. Staff is currently making three trips ever y afternoon to local elementary schools to bring youth back to the club for activities, and a morning program has been added.

“We are counting on the community to once again come forward and attend our auction to help ensure our programs can continue to flourish and make a difference to the youth of our community,” said Duncan Chalfant, a member of the advisory board who has been hard at work preparing for the auction.

OBITUARY Mark D. Fey wife, Nancy and their combined family of five children and nine grandchildren.

Mark’s sons, Richard Fey of Tempe, Ariz., and Brian Fey of Mexico; also Nancy’s children, Steven Costner (Kathryn), Pam Costner (Allen Chery) and Peter Costner (Brenda) survive him. On frequent “grandbaby hugging trips,” Mark and Nancy would visit Sundara, Dakota and Jazmine Fey, Joseph and Allison Costner, Kinsley and Katie-Blaine Costner, Christopher Latsha and Jenna Latsha (now with God in heaven).

Mark also kept in contact with many young men who were like sons to him and some more mature men who were like the brothers he never had. Mark’s easy going personality and his winning smile was always a welcomed sight. His probing questions made us all think and often go to God’s Word to find an answer. Mark was buried at Cromwell Cemetery in Gig Harbor in the family plot.

There will be a Celebration of Life service for Mark on Saturday, March 3, at 2 p.m. at First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor. Memorials in Mark’s name may be made to Gideons International or Gospel for Asia via First Reformed Church, 250 SW Third Ave., Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

Burley Funeral Chapel 30 SE Ely Street Oak Harbor, WA 360-675-3192

Friends may go online at www.burleyfuneralchapel.com to sign a guestbook and leave memories for the family

Cecil E. “Ed” Wallace, Sr.

Cecil Edward “Ed” Wallace, Sr, 68, died Feb. 25, 2012, at Whidbey General Hospital, Coupeville. He was born Aug. 9, 1943, in Sprott, Ala., one of four sons born to Jonah and Mary Wallace. Ed was raised in Alabama and at the age of 17 enlisted in the U.S. Navy.

He was married the Marilyn Sherman in Long Beach, Calif., on April 4, 1964.

Ed’s military service took him to San Diego, Tenn., and finally to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Ed retired from the Navy on Nov. 12, 1979, as and EDC (E-7).

That same year he was hired by the Oak Harbor Police Department as a patrol officer and Ed began a second career. He also went on to receive his Associate of Arts degree. Ed loved his service to the community of Oak Harbor.

As collateral training, Ed also completed certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and maintained that training level for many years, providing medical treatment to the sick and injured he encountered as a police officer. Ed retired from law enforcement in 1997 as a sergeant.

Ed was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing and guns. He was also a very skilled gunsmith.

Ed is survived by his wife

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Cecil Wallace, Sr of 47 years, Marilyn at the family home; one son, Cecil Edward Wallace, Jr. of Oak Harbor; and one daughter, Lorinda Niemeyer and husband Drew of Virginia.

His mother Mary Wallace of Florida, three brothers Charles, Kurt and Ricky Wallace and two grandchildren, Cynthia Cota of Las Vegas and Miles Niemeyer of Virginia also survive. His father Jonah preceded him in death.

Ed. requested no formal funeral services be conducted. Cremation was held with private family inurnment to follow. Memorials may be made to Concerns of Police Officers, Inc, PO Box 3199, Camdenton, MA 65020 or www.nationalcops.org. Friends and family are encouraged to share memories and condolences atwww.wallinfuneralhome. com. Arrangements entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC, Oak Harbor.

allin Funeral Home & Cremation 1811 NE 16th Ave Oak Harbor, WA 360-675-3447

Condolences may be offered at www.wallinfuneralhome.com

Scott Raines, regional representative for Matthews Northwest Caskets, and Toni Kotschwar, executive director for Toddler Learning Center, hold checks for the grant money made possible by Martha and Gary Wallin, at right.

Wallins benefit toddler learning Gary and Martha Wallin of Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC presented a $1,000 grant to the Toddler Learning Center through the York Children’s Foundation. In addition, the Wallins contributed $500 to the organization.

Toddler Learning Center is a nonprofit organization committed to serving children from birth through 36 months that have a handicap or developmental delay.

The center provides developmental screenings and evaluations, speech and motor therapy and educational and parental support.

Most services are provided in the home or in an inclusive classroom with peers.

All services are provided at no cost to families.

The York Children’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization designed to support local child-focused charities across the United States while paying tribute to the memory of those who have passed away. Since its inception in 1992, the foundation has given more than $3.5 million to communitybased children’s organizations nationwide. Every quarter, the foundation awards grants to numerous charities that were selected by local funeral homes.

For information about the YCF, call 800-223-4964.

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Whidbey Boxing Club result of coach’s passion for sport

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

Forty years ago, Rob Sturdevant succumbed to the badgering of a neighbor to give boxing a try; now he can’t get it out of his blood.

His passion for the sport led to the opening of two boxing clubs, first in Arlington, where he coached for eight years, and then after a move to Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island about five years ago.

“The neighborhood I grew up in (in Carnation, Wash.) had a boxing club, and the guy who ran it bugged me to try,” Sturdevant said.

At 15 he gave into the requests and was hooked.

He continued to box through a stint in the Marine Corps, and his coaching career began in 1992.

Sturdevant, who has two college degrees, is a mechanical designer by trade.

“I love amateur boxing, so I thought I would like to get a team together, to help kids out. It’s kind of a hobby.”

In amateur boxing, the

participants must wear head gear and mouthpieces and the gloves are larger than the pros. The boxers are checked by doctors before and after each fight.

For competition, the boxers are classified by age, weight and skill level.

As an instructor, Sturdevant has to be certified every two years and is tested on boxing skills, safety, nutrition and conditioning.

Sturdevant runs the Whidbey Island Boxing Club out of a make-shift gym on his property off Hastie Lake Road. Currently there are eight regulars, ages 11 to 24, on the team and a dozen others who drop by periodically.

“My goals when coaching are to provide the skills and conditioning necessary so that a fighter will be able to compete in a USA boxing sanctioned Olympic-style boxing match,” he said.

“The ultimate goal with these kids is to get them to the national level…and eventually international competi-

10 athletes named 1st-team all-league Ten Oak Harbor High School athletes received first-team all-Western Conference honors when the league announced its awards Monday, Feb. 27.

In addition, seven Oak Harbor and Coupeville basketball players earned honorable mention honors.

In basketball, senior Mike Washington Jr. earned his second consecutive 3A first-team selection for Oak Harbor, and senior teammate Kevawn Brooks was an honorable mention choice.

Washington, who will play for Princeton next year, was also nominated to play in the Washington versus Oregon all-star game. He finished his career with 1,526 points, an Oak Harbor High School scoring record, and was a second-team, all-Wesco 4A selection his freshman and sophomore seasons.

Wildcat sophomore Annie Leete earned hon-

orable mention on the Wesco girls team.

Coupeville seniors Katie Smith and Cassidi Rosenkrance received honorable mention honors in Cascade Conference girls basketball, while senior Mitch Pelroy and sophomores Gavin O’Keefe and Nick Streubel were honorable mention choices for the boys.

In wrestling, Oak Harbor juniors Cody Fakkema and Joshua Crebbin and sophomore Ray Quinday were first-team selections among the boys, and seniors Jennifer Fremd and Brittany Johnston for the girls.

In Wildcat swimming, senior Jacob Jepsen (200 free, 100 back) and junior Josh Jepsen (200 IM, 100 breast) were first team in two events and sophomore Caley Powers in one (100 butterfly).

The trio and sophomore Kevin Levy received firstteam honors in two relays (200 free, 200 medley).

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Rob Sturdevant, left, works with Walter Hernandez at a recent Whidbey Island Boxing Club practice. Sturdevant opened the club five years ago after coacing in Arlington for eight years. tion including the Olympic games.”

He developed a two-time

national champion while in Arlington, and Oak Harbor’s Devon Burgess competed at

sports in brief NWLL evaluations reset After being postponed because of rain last weekend, North Whidbey Little League will conduct evaluations for baseball today, March 3, at Windjammer Park, and softball tomorrow, March 4, at Volunteer Park.

Baseball times: 12-year-olds, 9 a.m.; 11-year-olds, 11 a.m.: 10-year-olds, 1 p.m.; and 9-year-olds, 3 p.m.

Softball times: 13- to 16-year-olds, 1 p.m.; 11- and 12-year-olds, 2 p.m.; and 9- and 10-year-olds, 3 p.m.

New players can register at the fields each day with completed forms, supporting paperwork and payment.

Forms are available at Big 5.

Call 679-1522 for more information or visit the website at eteamz.active. com/NWLLOH/.

Bike ride launches today Mussels in the Kettles, a non-competitive mountain bike ride through the Kettles trail system, is slated for today, March 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This event will feature cross-country, single track and trail routes for the beginner to expert.

The ride includes event socks, a free poker run, homemade cookies, a free beer, ice cream for kids and more.

The cost is $20 plus $5 for each family member.

For more information, visit www. whidbeybicycleclub.org or email administrator@whidbeybicycleclub.org.

the national championships this week.

Burgess, 23, entered

BR schedules tryouts The Oak Harbor Babe Ruth baseball team for 13- and 14-year-olds will conduct tryouts at the Oak Harbor High School field Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Registration is onsite and free for tryouts.

The Skagit Valley Babe Ruth League is a competitive baseball league dedicated to player development and preparation for high school baseball.

Contact coach Bill Young at 6794843 for more information.

CWLL slates tryouts Central Whidbey Little League will hold tryouts Sunday, March 4, at the Coupeville Middle School gym.

Baseball will begin at 3 p.m. and softball at 4 p.m. All players ages 9 and above are required to tryout and are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior to their scheduled time.

Players will need an original birth certificate and proof of residency to register.

For additional information, email info@centralwhidbeylittleleague.org or visit the website at www.centralwhidbeylittleleague.org.

Coupeville hosts clinic Girls 7 to 13 from Whidbey Island and beyond are invited to attend a fastpitch softball clinic at the Coupeville High School gymnasium Saturday, March 10, from 8 to 11:30 a.m.

The cost is $30 per child.

Participants should bring a glove, gym shoes and a bat if they have their

the tournament with a 28-1 record and as the Region 12 (Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho) champion.

At a recent Gold Gloves tournament, Mike Rettus won the 156-pound class for 15-year-olds, Mike Farrell took the 200-pound division for 16-year-olds and Nathan Sapanza placed third in the 178-pound, 17-year-old division.

The club next competes in Bellingham March 17.

Winning isn’t Sturdevant’s only goal: “In addition I try to instill discipline, leadership, confidence, academics and the willingness to be an allaround good citizen.”

He added, “I’ll give you the tools to accomplish your goals.”

The club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. and sometimes on Saturdays for cross country runs.

For more information about the club, contact Sturdevant at robsturdevant@comcast. net or 360-929-4207.

own. Wearing long sweatpants is recommended; they are best for sliding practice.

Contact coach Jackie Calkins at 360678-4409 or jcalkins@coupeville.k12. wa.us for more information.

CWCP plans run/walk The CWCP Shamrock 5K run/walk takes place Saturday, March 17, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Coupeville track.

The event is open to everyone, no matter his or her pace. The course is on track, trail and sidewalk and will be hand timed. Baby strollers are welcome.

Included is a free children’s dash (3 to 10 years) of about 400 meters, and all participants will receive a prize. (No T-shirts for kid dash participants.)

The cost is $25 for preregistration, $30 the day of the race. Post-race refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Childcare for children 3 and up will be available at the Coupeville Elementary playground.

For more information, contact Christi Messner at shamrock5k@ coupevillepresschool.org or 360-9294632.

Pool offers goldfish grab Catch a live goldfish at the Eighth Annual Goldfish Extravaganza Sunday, March 18, from 4:30 to 5 p.m. at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.

Participants must wear a swimsuit and bring their own catching device.

The cost is $1.25 and the event is open for anyone 3 years old and up.

For more information, call 360-6757665.

ISLAND LIVING Whidbey

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God comes in solitude

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Creative animal art supports WAIF

FAITHFUL LIVING

By Joan Bay Klope

Walk with me and work with me --- watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.

--Matthew 11:28, The Message Bible.

For years I have talked about looking for God in events and through daily relationships. It’s part of my life that has, over time, fine-tuned my own senses. I see God’s imprint on a daily basis.

Such awareness has not only enriched my personal life, but provided me with hundreds of topics to write about over the 18 years I’ve penned Faithful Living. When I asked God in my youth to “open my eyes,” He’s been faithful to do that.

Those of us who are spiritually wired often find this to be an uncomplicated exercise. We embrace the task of seeing God at work so we build into our schedules time for prayer, worship, Bible study and activities at our churches. I’ve come to understand this methodology is uniquely tied to American cultural thinking, encouraging us to go after what tugs at our hearts. Some of us, at times of trauma, even desperately seek God. As I walk through this season of Lent, when I contemplate Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, His victory over death, and my personal responses to such events, I’ve been introduced to an entirely new idea: In solitude, God will come my way.

Here’s how this process works. Each day I’ll step away from all this striving and set aside time to quiet myself. I’ll disengage from my iPhone, errands, music, TV and Internet to wrap myself in quiet. I’ll start learning how to turn off the chatter in my head that prevents me from hearing the gentle messages God promises He will present to me.

Some people call this meditation. So be it. Call it what you like. I’ll be right there with you in spirit. But I don’t plan to simply sit in my study and wait to hear God’s voice. I’ll spend time in the quiet but I’ll also begin to practice lectio divina, a Latin phrase that means, “divine reading.”

Here’s how it works. I’ll take a short passage of biblical scripture and read it through the first time for simple understanding. After a few moments of quiet I’ll read it again, this time looking for words or phrases that stand out or seem particularly applicable to my life at this moment.

After a few moments I’ll read it a third time and consider my emotional response to the passage.

How does this information feel? Following a few quiet moments I’ll read the passage one last time, asking myself what God seems to be saying to me and how He might want me to respond.

When you approach scripture in this manner you view it as alive, relevant, and God inspired.

You are entering into His presence and sharing space with God. No doubt it will take some practice. No doubt we will experience God in new ways.

Rebecca Olson/Whidbey News-Times

Barbara Lister stands by her art at the WAIF Thrift Store on Midway Boulevard. Left and right are examples of her art.

By REBECCA OLSON Staff reporter

Barbara Lister’s art is a piece of her personality. From lifelike drawings of cats and dogs to sassy cartoons, Lister’s art inspires laughter and joy, and she’s using her art to benefit WhidbeyAnimals’Improvement Foundation in Oak Harbor.

After surviving five different cancers, more than 130 surgeries, the loss of a lung, an artificial stomach and much more that keeps her mostly housebound, Lister’s method of helping others is through her art.

Her art is on display and for sale at WAIF Thrift Store.

Proceeds benefit the nonprofit shelter organization.

View her cartoons, such as one that depicts an owner calling her cats while they hide and say, “Never answer till the 15th ‘kitty, kitty,’” and comical and realistic drawings of cats and dogs.

Lister has lived in Oak Harbor since 1989 and she said she is known throughout the community for her vibrantly decorated home off Fort Nugent. She decorates for every holiday; it’s her “greeting card” to the community, Lister said.

“It’s my way of saying I’m still alive and glad to be in this place,” Lister said.

“Every inch of me has some-

thing attacking it,” Lister said.

But she said she knows nothing can attack her true, inner self, where her drive to help others originates.

Lately, Lister has been focusing her efforts on WAIF because she’s worried that few realize they moved from their old Pioneer Way location to a location on Midway Boulevard in 2010.

Due to her illnesses, she can’t be out handing out pamphlets to raise awareness but she can do art.

“This is a labor of love. I’m doing this for the animals,” Lister said, adding that anyone can help the animals by investing their time. “You say somebody has to do something, somebody, somebody, not I have to do something. I am somebody.”

Helping injured and homeless animals is dear to Lister’s heart. A year ago, she adopted a cat whose previous owner had “used her as a football,” Lister said. Baby Girl, as Lister named her, was badly injured, with mangled hips and a fear of humans.

Lister cared for Baby Girl and is now the only one who Baby Girl allows to hold her.

“I can’t believe how someone can hurt a cat,” Lister said.

Lister is no stranger to pain, but her sense of humor, which

finds its way into her art, keeps her from getting too down.

With a journal full of humorous sketches like tear “ducks” and a foot “bawl” and a life of creating cartoons, Lister has much humor to draw on.

Even about her body, she can make jokes. She likes to say that she was made on the same day as the platypus.

“Duck bill, beaver body, stinger, lays eggs. Who was quality control that day?” Lister said.

What she takes seriously is helping others. She raised 10 teenagers, including homeless children, helps others cope with major illnesses and now focuses on WAIF. Lister has been drawing animals since she drew such a realistic horse at age 6 that her mom didn’t believe she’d really drawn it. Her cartoon strip was published for a couple of years when she lived in Nevada and she taught art at Skagit Valley College and in Coupeville, among other places.

The WAIF Thrift Store is one of Lister’s favorite places. From furniture to couture clothing to kitchenware, the store has thousands of unique buys, all donated or created by animal lovers.

Lister’s art is on display in the sizable clothing section.

Upstairs, thousands of books are available and always half-

price, alongside party supplies, videos and toys.

“It’s just a great place to come to help the animals,” said store manager Mary Anna Cummings. Whether you’re a volunteer or a shopper, the animals love anyone who helps them, Cummings added.

WAIF volunteers rack up 10,000 to 14,000 hours of volunteer work per year, with volunteers from the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, NJROTC and other Oak Harbor High School students, community service youth, adults, interns and more, Cummings said.

Next to the thrift store is the cat center to care for cats as they await adoption.

WAIF runs a “Seniors for Seniors” program, in which adoption fees are waived if someone age 65 and up adopts an animal age 8 and up.

A pet food bank is also available. Community members can donate or take food and some food is taken to pets at the senior center.

Lister’s art is available at WAIF, located at 50 NE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. She is also available to talk to about cancer, lupus and raising teenagers by calling 675-3790.

For information about WAIF, call 279-9504.

ACTIVITIES Whidbey

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Republicans get together today Republicans in Island County will get their chance today to help choose the party’s nominee for president. The Republican precinct caucus for North Whidbey voters will be held at 10 a.m. March 3 at Oak Harbor High School. Registered voters residing in one of the 40 precincts located on North Whidbey and part of Central Whidbey will convene for a pooled caucus in the Student Union Building at Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. Meanwhile, The caucus for South Whidbey Republican voters will be held at the same time in the New Commons Room of South Whidbey High School, 5675 Maxwelton Road, Langley.

Enjoy those luscious mussels The Penn Cove Mussel Fest, sponsored by the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association, takes place today and Sunday. The festival features live music, tours of the mussel rafts in Penn Cove and tasty recipes to prepare the flavorful mollusk. Guest chefs from Whidbey Island and Seattle will demonstrate new mussel recipes at the Coupeville Recreation Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

The Coupeville Recreation Hall serves as the Mussel Festival headquarters and sells tickets for the various events. For information visit www.thepenncovemussel festival.com.

Lighthouse opens this weekend Admiralty Head Lighthouse opens this weekend for the 2012 season. March hours are weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring family, friends and school groups to see what’s new at the lighthouse this spring. Climb the tower and enjoy the view; see the two beautiful Fresnel Lens displays and learn from docents about early lighthouse history.

Group tours can be scheduled for Admiralty Head Lighthouse and Fort Casey, for a donation. Contact Julie Pigott, WSU Lighthouse Program coordinator, at 240-5584.

Lions dine and bid for scholarships Everyone is welcome to join the Coupeville Lions Club March 3, at 5 p.m. at

the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge to raise your bid paddles at the seventh annual Coupeville Lions Club Scholarship Auction & Dinner.

Auctioneer Dale Sherman will excite winning bids on everything from Dungeness crab (caught locally and delivered fresh from the pot) to a week at Ocean Shores, and much, much more. The proceeds of this exciting evening of auctions supports the Coupeville Lions Scholarship Fund. The $25 tickets are available at Bayleaf in Coupeville. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 678-5124.

Follow the money in Bayview Occupy Whidbey Island presents “Follow the Money... Corporate Corruption in America,” with Michelle Darnell of Occupy Foreclosures NW. The free workshop and open discussion will take place March 3 at the Bayview Community Hall. The event will begin with a meet-and-greet at 2 p.m. Darnell’s presentation will go from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by light snacks and the movie, “Inside Job,” beginning at 6 p.m. There will be free popcorn.

Birders go loony at Deception Pass The Whidbey Audubon field trip March 3, “Loons at Deception Pass,” begins at 10 a.m. at the north end of West Beach parking lot, Deception Pass State Park.

Participants will bird beach and forest, and hope to see hundreds of red-throated loons gathering to feed in the outflowing current of Deception Pass. Bring a spotting scope if you have one. Depending on weather and interest, the trip will end at about 1 p.m. To carpool, meet at 9 a.m. in Coupeville at the new park&-ride lot behind the dermatology office on the east side of South Main St.; or at 9:30 a.m. at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor, at the end of South Beeksma near the water. A Discover Pass will be needed for those cars parking at Deception Pass State Park. Contact Sarah Schmidt, 678-8396 or one4bats@comcast.net.

The public is welcome.

World War II stories shared In Sharon Nicholson’s book titled “Their Place in History: An Anthology of WW II Autobiographies,” the stories are told of 20 young men and women who enlisted at Fort Lewis. Here, boys became men, courage turned to fear, loneliness and trench foot. American blood saturated foreign soil.

These stories are told by the veterans themselves,

Writers get together: The Whidbey Island Writers Conference begins Saturday, March 3, in Langley. Enjoy writing workshops, meet authors and share your work with others. See Activities listing for more information.

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revealing bravery, dedication and modesty. Now, only a few remain. Come hear a few of our veterans join with author Nicholson at the Wind and Tide Bookshop in downtown Oak Harbor at 1 p.m. on March 3. Call 675-1342.

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Artists host spring tour The ninth annual Spring Art Studio Tour March 3 and 4 features more than 32 visual artists. Whidbey Island studios are open to the public free of charge. For more information visit www. whidbeyworkingartists.com or look for a brochure at local businesses.

Artists flex their mussels The free Whidbey Allied Artists show will be held during the Penn Cove Mussel Festival March 3 and 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View a variety of art media and see artists in action. The show takes place across from the Coupeville Recreation Hall on Coveland Street. Call 360-969-2111.

Whidbey Reads tours nature The first of many events scheduled around Whidbey Reads 2012 is on March 3, beginning at 10 a.m. Join Whidbey-Camano Land Trust site stewards at preservation sites across Whidbey and experience the beauty and nature of Del Fairfax Preserve, Rhododendron Park, Trillium Community Forest, Saratoga Woods and Hammons Preserve. Tour times are 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. Dress for the weather.

Maps and information are available at Sno-Isle Libraries. Call 675-5115.

ICIPIC meets in Freeland IDIPIC presents its next South Whidbey DUI/Underage Drinking prevention panel on March 3. Open to all, doors open 12:45 p.m., no late admittance, at Trinity Church’s Grigware Hall, Highway 525, Freeland.

Required by local driving instructors for both driver’s education student and parent. Contact 672-8219 or www.idipic.org.

Writers confer in Langley The 2012 Whidbey Island Writers Conference will be March 3 and 4 at Langley Middle School.

This weekend enjoy enjoy a keynote speech by David Handschuh about travel writing and hear from authors, meet with agents and participate in workshops.

The newly formed Island County 4-H club, “Weather or Not,” and sponsors Gary and Lois Fisher, recently made a donation of $1,000 to Island County 4-H to help cover administrative costs. Pictured are club members, in the back row, Steven Johnson, Grace Cash, leader Gary Fisher, Island County 4-H program coordinator Jackie Vannice, Avery Scharwat and Nathan Thomas. In front are Glen Thomas, Dustin Scharwat and Isaac Cash; not pictured is Koby Schreiber. Since 2009, Island County 4-H has operated without any county or state funding.

“Weather or Not,” led by Gary Fisher, focuses on meteorology both locally and throughout the world. Vannice received the donation on behalf of the Island County 4-H Youth Development Program. For more information, contact 679-7328 or jackie.vannice@wsu.edu.

Cost is $250 for members and $290 for non-members.

For information visit www. writeonwhidbey.com or call 360-331-0307.

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Whidbey Reads in Coupeville

View and discuss the film “A Sense of Wonder” as part of the Whidbey Reads program March 5, 5:30 p.m. at the Coupeville Library.

Call 678-4911.

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How to build a bird feeder

Hummingbird Farm Nursery and Gardens is hosting its Gathering for Gardening forum March 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. The first hour’s presentation is free and will focus on “Designing and Building a Bird Feeding Station.” The second hour will be a “hands-on” project building a feeding station

(fee for supplies). To sign up for the building project, contact lee@ hummingbirdfarmnursery. com or 360-679-5044. All gardeners and bird lovers are invited to attend. Guest speakers are always welcome to share their gardening expertise at the monthly forums. Light refreshments provided. Hummingbird Farm is located at the corner of Ft. Nugent and Zylstra Roads (www. hummingbirdfarmnursery. com). Look for the Periwinkle Barn.

Meet your whale friends “Your Friendly Neighborhood Whales,” a free slide show and lecture, will be presented by Orca Network on March 6 at 2 p.m. at HomePlace Special Care, 171 SW Sixth Ave., Oak Harbor. All are welcome.

Call 279-2555.

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Become a Beach Naturalist Rosario Beach Naturalist Training 2012 will be held each Wednesday in March from 7 to 9 p.m. at Deception Pass State Park.

It’s for people who enjoy

being on the beach and are passionate about marine education. All are welcome, from teens to seniors, for this free training. Contact sammyek@iglide.net or 6753767 ext. 31, or visit www. deceptionpassfoundation. org/naturalist. Registration ends March 5.

Do you qualify for health help?

You might qualify for help to pay for some health care and prescription drug costs. Jim Ross, a Medicare enrollment counselor, will explain Extra Help, Medicare Savings Programs, how Medicaid works, the PACE program for nursing home needs, Supplemental Security Income and health care programs for grandchildren, on March 7 at 10 a.m. at the Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St.

Parenting teens presentation set Nationally known author Dr. Anthony Wolf will give a free presentation on “Parenting Teens” March 7, 7 to 9 p.m. in the Oak Harbor High School auditorium.

Childcare will be provided on site. Wolf is a psychologist who has been working with children and teens for 25 years. He is the author of five books on parenting and has appeared on The Today Show, Fox Morning News and more.

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Baby leaps forth at Whidbey General

By REBECCA OLSON Staff reporter

Anastasia Graham was the only baby born on Leap Day, Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Whidbey General Hospital.

Anastasia Graham weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces.

Anastasia’s parents are Kassandra Kast and Joshua Graham, of Oak Harbor.

She met her older brother, Chase Kast, and sister, Kara Kast, Thursday.

Kassandra Kast said they will celebrate Anastasia Graham’s birthday on March 1 each year because that was Kassandra’s mom’s birthday, who passed away

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last year.

“I guess ever y four years, she’ll have like a really amazing birthday,” Kassandra Kast said, adding that regardless of the unusual day her daughter was born, she’s just glad her baby is healthy.

Thanks to donations from community members, Anastasia Graham received clothing and blankets decorated with leaping frogs through Whidbey General Hospital’s first annual baby shower program, which supplies newborns with necessary items like a quilt, clothing and diapers.

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Anastasia Graham, born on Leap Day to mother Kassandra Kast, meets her brother, Chase Kast, and sister Kara Kast.

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Pacific NorthWest Art School will have open studio time with artists. Artists of all mediums can work on personal projects alongside their peers and let the facilitator help take their work to the next level.

Gary Shallock, a watercolorist, will facilitate Mondays through March 26, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Wendy Lee Lynds, a collage and mixed media artist, will facilitate Thursdays, March 8, 15 and 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Anita Johnston, a painter and ink drawing artist, will facilitate Saturdays, March 17, 24 and 31 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Each session is $10. Any and all sessions can be attended with no commitment needed.

The art school is located at 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville.

Call 678-3396 or visit www. pacificnorthwestartschool. org.

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religion notes Bible study during March All are welcome to St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Freeland for a Bible study on the Lenten Epistle Texts and Their Contexts. Evenings will

begin with a light supper of soup, salad and bread followed by study and discussion led by Rev. Tom Johnson and Rev. Fletcher Davis.

Program dates and times are March 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The church is located at 5217

S. Honeymoon Bay Road, Freeland. Please RSVP to formation@whidbey.com or call 360-331-4887.

Quakers welcome all to worship Join the Whidbey Island Quakers for one hour of silent worship together, every Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m., followed

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by conversations on ways to enhance peace, justice and simplicity in our communities.

The Quakers meet in the Unitarian Universalist meeting hall, 20103 Highway 525, two miles north of Freeland.

For further information, visit www.whidbeyquakers. com or email Toni Grove at tgrove@whidbey.com.

Service is their practice The weekly affirmation states that service is the practice of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

What does this mean? Is the congregation doing what it proclaims as a central value? John Long, a member of the congregation, as well as a board member of

Habitat for Humanity, will share his thoughts about how service transforms not only those served but those doing the service. All are welcome Sunday, March 4, at 10 a.m., 20103 Highway 525, north of Freeland.

Children’s religious exploration classes and childcare will be provided.

Check www.whidbey.com/ uucwi for more information.

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Promote Your Place Of Worship In The Whidbey News-Times For Only $11.25/week For A Single Size Ad. Please call 360-675-6611

First United Methodist Church

United Pentecostal Church Sunday Service - Noon Wednesday Bible Study 7pm Pastor Mark Dillon 404-661-4653 mdillon@oakharborupc.com Mailing Address: 41 NE Midway Blvd Suite 103 Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Whidbey Island Messianic Fellowship Where Yeshua is Lord Come Learn the Hebraic Roots of Your Faith

We welcome you to join us for worship and celebration

Meeting at: The Oak Harbor Christian School Bldg A 675 E. Whidbey Ave. Oak Harbor, WA 360-675-7189 Saturdays at 10:30am

CALVARY APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE (The Pentecostals of Island County)

SOULS HARBOR

A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME Sunday Morning...............10am Sunday Evening............ 6:30pm Wednesday..........................7pm

632-7243

Youth Ministries-Choirs-Bible Studies

Dave Johnson, Pastor Chet Hansen, Music Minister Shelly Carman, Youth Director

555 SE Regatta Dr. • Oak Harbor Services in All Saints Chapel in the A-frame building The Episcopal Church on North Whidbey Island A Member of the Anglican Communion Worldwide

Join us for Sunday Service at 10:00 AM

360-279-0715

www.ststephensofoakharbor.org

John Brandt, Interim Pastor

Sunday Service 10 am

Celebration Service/Kids’ Ministry 10 am Mission Emanuel Spanish Services Sunday Evening at 6pm Child Care Provided 319 SW 3rd Avenue www.oakharborag.org

675-2441 • www.ohfumc.org 1050 SE Ireland St • Oak Harbor

360-675-4852

Whidbey Island Church of Christ 3143-G North Goldie Rd Oak Harbor

Sunday Worship ........9:00 a.m.

Sunday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening ........5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Evening .6:00 p.m.

For more information call: Gary 675-5569 Jerry 679-3986

God-Centered Worship Christ-Centered Preaching Verse-by-Verse Teaching Worship: 1 PM 1411 Wieldraayer Road (off of Swantown Road) Pastor Keith McFaul 360-279-9713 www.GraceEvangelical.org

Oak Harbor Church of Christ 1000 NE Koetje Street (Just North of Office Max)

“To Know Christ & Make Him Known”

Sunday Morning:

Worship Assembly.......................9:30 am Bible Classes for all ages............11:00am

www.churchofchrist-oh.org oakharborchurch@gmail.com

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Pastor Greg Adkins

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

Assembly of God

Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30 A.M. & 10:30 A.M. Wednesday Midweek Worship Service 7:00 P.M. 1560 S.E. 9th Ave • 679-6959 “It’s By Grace!”

185 N Oak Harbor St. ~ Oak Harbor

On the web: www.staugustineoh.org

St. Mary’s Parish 678-6536 207 Main St. ~ Coupeville

Masses: Sunday Thurs

11:15 am 12:00 noon

(360) 678-4612

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675-4837

679-1288

Pastor Jeffrey Spencer Pastor Marc Stroud, Caring Minstry Lynne Ogren, Music & Children Ministry

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490 NW Crosby Ave., Oak Harbor 675-5008

Sunday Services 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am

(“Kids on the Rock” Ministry for Children ages 3mos.-5th grade meets at all services)

“Amped” Jr. High Youth: Sun., 5:00 pm “Legacy” High School Youth: Sun., 7:15 pm Small Groups Women’s Ministry • Men’s Ministry Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastor

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Missouri Synod

Worship Service ......................Sunday 10:00am Adult Bible Study & Sunday School...11:15am Evening Service ................Wednesday 6:30pm Nursery Available

Pastor Juan Palm 360-675-2548

Preschool 360-679-1697

590 N. Oak Harbor St • Oak Harbor www.concordialutheranwhidbey.org

Sunday

Bible Study 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am Evening Service 6:00pm

Come Worship With Us! Thursday Bible Study 7:00p.m.

950 S.W. Upland Ct • Oak Harbor Pastor Dr. Thomas Stoneham Sr., Minister Donald Cole

Oak Harbor

Nursery Available

Concordia Lutheran Church

721 S.E. Barrington • Oak Harbor 360-632-3642

(NEXT TO U-HAUL BLDG.)

Sunday Evening Prayer 6:30 PM at St. Mary Catholic Church in Coupeville

679-3579

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620 A/B Erin Park Drive Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Sunday Worship ....8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School .........................9:15 a.m.

Child Care is available and Everyone Welcome

Sunday Morning Services • 9:00am Traditional Worship • 10:00am Sunday School (All Ages) • 10:30am Contemporary Worship Children and Worship

Church Telephone Number (360)679-1003 Bishop Charles And Pastor Effie Boyles (360)929-3127

Saturday Worship ................. 5:30 p.m.

www.whidbeypres.org

(Behind K-Mart)

Monday Prayer Meeting - 6:00 P.M. Tuesday Night Bible Study- 6:30 P.M. Friday High Praise Service- 6:30 P.M. Sunday Celebration/Children’s Ministry – 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 A.M.

NW 2nd Avenue & Heller Road Across the street from OHHS Staadium

Dave Templin, Pastor Bethany Popkes, Youth Director Kurt Imbach, Adult Facilitator

250 SW 3rd Avenue • Oak Harbor

House of Prayer Faith Tabernacle of Praise

Lutheran Church

11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship

Word Of Everlasting Life & Faith Church

Sunday Worship 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00

50 SW 6th Avenue

Bible Study For All Ages.....9:15 a.m.

Worship Services.....10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Services..................6 p.m.

Prayer Meeting & Student Ministries Child care for all services.

Pastor Grafton Robinson Associate Pastor Lemuel B. Villano 675-6686 www.ohsbc.org

1148 SE 8th Ave Oak Harbor

Minister: Rev. Elizabeth “Kit” Ketcham Childcare Year-Round Religious Education Sept-June All are welcome 360-321-8656 www.whidbey.com/uucwi uuadmin@whidbey.com

www.trinitylutheranfreeland.com Woodard Road, Hwy. 525, Freeland

Oak Harbor Southern Baptist Church

Whidbey Presbyterian Church

Sunday Service at 10:00 am

331-5191 • Freeland

Nursery provided

Sunday School 9:15am Worship Service 10:30 am

20103 State Route 525 Freeland

Trinity Lutheran Church

James Lindus, Pastor Dennis Hanson, Pastor George Brunjes, Pastor Eric Ottum, Pastor Karl Olsen, Minister of Music

(Just two miles south of the Greenbank Farm)

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island

St. Augustine’s Parish • 675-2303 5:00 pm 8:00am & 9:30 am 9:00 am

874 Plantation Drive Greenbank, WA

Calvary Chapel Oak Harbor

The Catholic Church Invites You….

Masses: Saturday Sunday Wed & Fri

WHIDBEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

A Church, A Family

A Spiritual Home Grace By The Sea An Anglican Expression of Faith The Rev. Paul Orritt

SUNDAY SERVICE

8:00 am TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE 9:30 am FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE 11:23 am CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP SERVICE www.gracebythesea.org

Island Vineyard Community Church Pastor James Gallagher

6:00-7:30 PM SUNDAY NIGHTS www.islandvineyard.org 2 CHURCHES - 1 BUILDING

555 SE Regatta Dr. Oak Harbor 679-3431

ISLAND VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH

3143 Goldie Rd Unit B • Oak Harbor (behind Precision Tire)

Sunday Worship.........8:30 am & 10:45 am Classes For All Ages........................9:45 am

Oak Harbor

GRACE BY THE SEA • AN ANGLICAN EXPRSSION OF FAITH

Oak Harbor

Matthew 28:18-20

• Nursery All Services • Small Groups • Sunday School • MOPS • AwAnA • Youth Groups Come worship with us!

Worship Services Sunday 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

679-1585 2760 N Heller Rd • Oak Harbor

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Real Estate for Rent Island County

Oak Harbor

Spacious 2BR Clinton Apts

FOR SALE BY OWNER: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1floor (suitable for seniors or family) Mariner H e i g h t s c o n d o. S p a cious, quiet. Large Master Bedroom w/Walk-in Closet. New (20102011) stainless steel kitchen appliances.

Built-in Bookcase, matching TV Cabinet, China Cabinet. Gas Fireplace. Car pet, Blinds/Drapes. Ready to m o ve i n . O ve r l o o k s Freund Marsh and Walking Trail. Water/Mountain Views. Single Car Garage; Additional Parking. Outdoor Mainten a n c e p r ov i d e d f r o m H OA d u e s. C l o s e t o To w n / S e r v i c e s . $209,000. Call 360-6825577 for appointment.

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3 BEDROOM, 2 Bath, 1548 SF Rambler. .44 Acres. 4 miles from Poulsbo, 2 miles from Suquamish. Easily Maintained Landscaping.

L a r g e D e ck w i t h H o t Tub. Quiet, Serene Setting. Close to Kingston and Bainbridge Ferries.

Close to Waterfront and O l y m p i c Pe n i n s u l a . $217,500. Call 360-7792217 or 360-434-4108

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3 B E D RO O M , 2 b a t h home on acreage. PriCOMMERCIAL building vate setting. $900 month and shop with live in i n c l u d e s w a t e r . a p a r t m e n t , K i m b e r l y, (360)341-1668 Idaho. 4,000s.f., Walk to COUPEVILLE bank, postal, grocer y and restaurants. Ver y Secure compound, $265,000 owner financing (208) 420-4129

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OAK HARBOR

BEDROOM Cottage!

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OAK HARBOR

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1 + B E D RO O M , l o f t a r e a , Fr e e l a n d a r e a , $800/ month negotiable.

Washer, dryer, garage, wood floors in living/ dining & wood stove.

Acreage. First, last and cleaning deposit. No smoking. Cell: 503-3413799.

Freeland

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2 BEDROOM WITH washer, dr yer, yard & small fenced garden in C raw fo r d R o a d a r e a .

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3 BEDROOM, 1 BATH home. Remodeled Saratoga rambler in woodsy setting. Near town, on busline. Washer, dryer and attached garage. No smoking/ pets. $950 month plus utilities, first, last, deposit and 1 year lease. 360-321-4042

4 BEDROOM, 1.75 bath h o m e o n t h e p r a i r i e.

Near schools & stores! HOME WITH STUDIO $1,000/ month plus de- U s e l e s s B ay. 2 b e d posit. 360-678-4675. room, 1.5 bath with additional 1 bedroom, 1 bath FREELAND HOLMES HARBOR Wa- Mother-in-Law or Studio. terfront! Cozy 1 BR with Electr ic and propane. Langley a boat house! Single car Double garage. Some parking at 5349 B Bercot view. Garden area and Road. $1,100/ Month. fruit trees. No pets or Available 4/1 by appoint- smoking. $1200 month.

C a l l B a r b, ( 3 6 0 ) 2 2 1 ment only 360-319-3410 2151 The opportunity to make a difference is Greenbank right in front of you. L AG O O N P O I N T. O n 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Main Bus Route. 2 BedRecycle this paper. room, 1 bath mobile. In- Apartment on 5 acres, 10 minutes from Freecludes washer, dr yer, land or Langley. SpaFREELAND/ LANGLEY 1 BEDROOM energy ef- dishwasher. No smok- cious, sunny, peaceful ficent cabin on 1/3 acre i n g , p e t s n e g o t i a bl e. and secluded. All black in Holmes Harbor. Sara- R e fe r e n c e s r e q u i r e d . a p p l i a n c e s , j a c u z z i . toga Beach key access. $800 month, $400 de- S m a l l p e t O K . $ 9 0 0 Olympic mountain peek- p o s i t . 3 6 0 - 3 3 1 - 5 8 7 0 . month. Call Mon-Thursa-boo view! Washer & Photos at www.photo- day, 10am-4pm; JOHN dryer included. On bus- bucket.com/Greenbank- 360-321-2402 Home line $650 206-595-4731. k9cartswest@gmail.com

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3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Admiral Cove home! All appliances with washer & dr yer. Includes fireplace & 32’x36’ garage/ s h o p. Tr a n s i t s t o p i n front of home. Pets with pet dep. Available May 2,838 SF, CRAFTSMAN 1 st. $1,000 month, $300 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 3 damage/ cleaning. No c a r g a r a g e h o m e . smokers. 360-969-0067. $1,800 + deposit. New Oak Harbor neighborhood in Hillcrest Elementary school district. Close to NASWI located at 2733 SW Fairway Point Drive. Please call Matt first for an appt 360-320-1932.

SIERRA $70,000 Wonderful view lot on upslope with paid water share.

House plans available, 17-ft height restriction in this area.

Community pool, clubhouse and beach access nearby.

Western views forever! #236717 John Carr 360-678-5858

OAK HARBOR $179,000 3-bedroom, 2-bath townhome with view of bay, city and nature reserve. Approximately 1,531 sq ft of living space with large bonus room, all gas appliances and private garage. #319625 Debbie Merritt 360-929-6897

3 B E D RO O M , 2 b a t h w i t h 1 c a r g a ra g e i n quiet neighborhood.

Woodstove and laminate downstairs, carpet upstairs, fenced backyard. $1250 month, 12 or 18 month lease available. $1250 security deposit and first months rent up front. Pets negotiable.

Call Diana for informa2 BEDROOM Dugualla tion, 360-929-5495.

Bay beach front! Com- Oak Harbor plete quality furnishings included with this beautiful log home. Open floor plan, basement rec room, quiet, on approx 3 acres. No smoking/ pets. $1,825 per month, first, last, damage deposit, a n d c r e d i t c h e ck r e - 3 B E D R O O M u n f u r quired. Available now! nished house. 1.75 bath, Please call 206-729- 16’x24’ bonus room.

2599 for details.

Large yard, porch, fireOak Harbor place and updated interi3 BEDROOM, 2.5 bath, or. Available now! $990 2 car garage on private month. (904)553-6309 cul-de-sac. 10 minutes OAK HARBOR from NAS. $1150 month plus deposit. Available now! 904-287-3202 before 7pm.

South Whidbey

OAK HARBOR $255,500 Wonderful floor plan makes this 4-bedroom, 2.25-bath house a home. Clean and move-in ready; all appliances stay. Near 4 schools and short commute to Navy base.

Beautiful landscaping. #230419 Clay Miller 360-969-2058

COUPEVILLE $369,900 Beautiful 4-bedroom, 3.25-bath home on 5Âą acres of level pasture land. Large kitchen, huge deck with hot tub, walk-in closet and jetted tub in master plus much more! #323265 Craig McKenzie 360-929-1712

Coupeville 360/678-5858

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MAXWELTON BEACH 15 minutes West of Ferry dock. 2300 SF upper u n i t o f h i s t o r i c fa r m house. 4 bedroom, 2.5 b a t h , w a s h e r / d r y e r, small yard, large deck, view of Useless Bay and hay far m. Car por t, infloor radiant heat, limited beach access. $1200 month, $200 month for heat, hot water and water. No smoking, pets negotiable. 1st, last month rent plus $1000 damage/ cleaning deposit. (206)949-3625 Clinton

MAXWELTON BEACH. 2 bedroom, 1.25 bath, 1300 SF daylight lower u n i t o f h i s t o r i c fa r m house. Clean, br ight, and modern. On hillside with sunset, valley views and limited beach access. Small yard and p a t i o. C a r p o r t . $ 7 5 0 month, 1 year lease, 1st and last month rent, $500 damage/ cleaning deposit. Washer/ Dryer.

No smoking or pets.

(206)949-3625 Coupeville

MADRONA VALLEY APARTMENTS 1 Bedroom $555 2 Bedroom $620

DOUBLE BLUFF $535,000 Prime water and mountain views from shy 2.5 acre, fully fenced, 3-bedroom, 2.75-bath home with 2-stall barn.

Main-level living with large deck and bonus family room/ den/office downstairs. #296808 Sharon Boyle 360-331-6006 GREENBANK $79,000 Building lot with views of the lake and bay. County approved 3-bedroom septic design and partial gravel driveway installed. Partially cleared with water and electricity at road. #27245 Jim Short 360-331-6006

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3 BR, SINGLE STORY in 5 unit building. Beautiful San Juan Island view!

New interior, yard, parking. No laundry/ hookups $645. 360-679-1103.

OAK HARBOR

FREELAND $374,950 Spectacular northwest view of Holmes Harbor from the sunroom or deck of this spacious 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home. Easy walking distance to Freeland shopping, post office, library, park. #324183 Marlane Harrington 360-331-6006 COUPEVILLE $325,000 The workmanship of this view home shines through.

Kitchen features Italian tile counters, living room solid teak floors, large study/den with fireplace. Large cedar deck. Beach access, boat launch. #255190 Carmen McFadyen 360-969-1754

NEWER 3 BEDROOM, 2.5 Bath, 1800 SF Home. Washer and dryer included, 2 car garage, fenced yard. 5 minu t e s t o b a s e. $ 1 , 2 0 0 month. No smoking or pets. Available March 1st. 509-638-9334

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Central Whidbey OAK HARBOR $229,950 Immaculate 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home with granite kitchen counter tops and new carpeting. Conveniently located near Deception Park Estate picnic and fishing areas and the north gate of NAS Whidbey Island. #319918 Judith Zappanta-Borras 360-914-7759

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North Whidbey

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Freeland 360/331-6006

Langley 360/221-8898

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B E AU T I F U L wa t e r / M t $300 Security Deposit view 3 Bedroom, 1.75 Income Limits Apply Bath home. W/D, Gas/ Call 360-678-3522 pellet fireplace. Attached 360-320-1057 garage. New carpet, no p e t s / s m o k i n g . $ 1 3 0 0 Freeland mo. Call 360-929-0758.

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OAK HARBOR GREAT BALCONY View Ground floor, own enth of July 4 fireworks and t r a n c e , u n f u r n i s h e d . stunning harbor land- Lovely west sunset/wascape. 3 bedroom, 2.5 ter view. No smoking, bath home, hardwood p e t s n e g o t i a b l e . floors, double garage, all $ 6 5 0 / m o i n c l u d e s appliances & some fur- utilities, wi-fi, cable. 360nishings. $1,200 gets 730-2490 you into a quiet cul-de- Langley sac! Close to bus, schools, churches & stores. Secur ity, first, last, $500 damage deposit. Available 3/1. 360579-1809.

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Water, sewer, garbage paid. Contact Ross: 206628-2447 or rjacobson@wkg.com

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Video Production

S o u t h W h i d b ey F i r e / EMS is soliciting proposals from a qualified video production firm or person for contract services to create a series of videos for the District’s volunteer recruitment/retention program.

Each proposal should address these requirements and qualifications: 1. Professional Ability – Explain why you should be chosen for this project; 2. Price – Your charges to produce, film, and edit one long (6+ minutes), and three brief (3+ minutes) videos; 3. Experience- Provide link to online examples of your work, or provide DVDs (we will return); 4. Reputation – Provide at least three current references with contact information; 5 . R e s p o n s i ve n e s s – Filming may begin on South Whidbey Island as soon as March 30.

Interested firm or individual must have the ability and flexibility 1) to cover events with short lead times; 2) to meet deadlines; 3) and to stay on budget.

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S o u t h W h i d b ey F i r e / EMS will solely own and retain any/and all intellectual rights to all draft and final products and all media.

Proposals must be received in person or by mail at South Whidbey Fire/EMS, 5535 Cameron Road, Freeland WA, 98249, FAX at 360-321-9385, or email to bids@icfd3.org no later than 3:00 PM Friday, March 16.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference No.: 4215207 and 4215283 Grantor : John Barrett and Jean A. Barrett, husband and wife Grantee: Whidbey Island Bank Legal Description: Section 11, Township 29, Range 2, Ptn. SW SW (aka Lots 1-4) SP#406/04 Assessor’s Tax Parcel N o . : R22911-034-0250/8087

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6 0 ; R22911-014-0220/8087 61; R22911-020-0420/8087 6 1 ; R22911-010-0390/8087 63 #572 & #222 Pursuant to the Revised C o d e o f Wa s h i n g t o n , Chapter 61.24 RCW: I N OT I C E I S H E R E B Y GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, Michael D. B o h a n n o n , w i l l o n March 16, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., at the main entrance of the Island County Courthouse, located at 101 NE 6th Street, Coupeville, State of Washington, sell at p u bl i c a u c t i o n t o t h e highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following-described real property and personal property, situated in the County of Island, State of Washington: Parcel A Lot 1 of Short Plat 406/04.R22911-023-034 0, as approved March 21, 2008 and recorded March 21, 2008 under Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o.

4224452.

Parcel B Lot 2 of Short Plat 406/04.R22911-023-034 0, as approved March 21, 2008 and recorded March 21, 2008 under Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o, 4224452.

Parcel C Lot 3 of Short Plat 406/04.R22911-023-034 0, as approved March 21, 2008 and recorded March 21, 2008 under Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o.

4224452.

Parcel D Lot 4 of Short Plat 406/04.R22911-023-034 0, as approved March 21, 2008 and recorded March 21, 2008 under Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o, 4224452.

Situated in the County of Island, State of Washington.

TOGETHER WITH all existing or subsequently erected or affixed buildings, improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, and appurtenances; all water, water rights and ditch rights (including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); and all other rights, royalties and profits relating to such real property, including without limitation all minerals, oil, gas, geothermal and similar matters; and TOGETHER WITH all equipment, fixtures and other articles of personal proper ty now or hereafter owned by Grantors, and now or hereafter attached or affixed to the real proper ty; together with all accessions, parts, and additions to, all replacements of, and all substitutions for, any of such property, and together with all issues and profits thereon and proceeds (including without limitation all insurance proceeds and refunds of premiums) for any sale or other disposition of the proper ty; and TOGETHER WITH all of the Grantors’ right, title, and interest in and to all leases, rents and profits of all of the real property.

All of the above is collectively referred to as the “Property”.

The Property is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated October 29, 2007, recorded October 30, 2007 under recording no. 4215207, and rerecorded on October 31, 2007 under recording no. 4215283, (the “Deed of Trust”), records of Is-

land County, Washington, from John Barrett (“Borrower” and “Grantor”) and Jean A. Barrett (“Grantor”), husband and wife, (collectively, the “Grantors”) as grantors, to Lane Title Company-Oak Harbor, as initial Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Whidbey Island Bank (“Beneficiary”), as beneficiary.

The Deed of Trust secures, among other obligations, all of Borrower’s obligations under (i) that certain Promissory Note dated October 29, 2007 in the principal amount of Three Hundred Five Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Seven and 00/100 Dollars ($305,297.00); and (ii) that certain Promissory Note dated November 12, 2009, in the principal amount of Eighty One Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($81,500.00) (collectivel y, t h e “ P r o m i s s o r y N o t e s ” ) , exe c u t e d by Borrower as maker in favor of Whidbey Island Bank as payee.

All obligations of Borrower referenced herein are guaranteed unconditionally by Jean A. Barrett under that certain Commercial Guaranty dated October 28, 2008 as to the 2007 Note, and by Jean A. Barrett under that certain Commercial Guaranty dated November 12, 2009 as to the 2009 Note.

Whidbey Island Bank is the Beneficiary and the owner and holder of the Promissory Notes and the other obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

II No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Tr ust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligations secured by the Deed of Tr ust in any Cour t by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantors’ default on the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

III The Promissory Notes matured and were due and payable in full on September 30, 2010.

A s o f N o ve m b e r 2 3 , 2011, the Beneficiar y declares that you are in default for failure to pay principal, interest and o t h e r fe e s, ex p e n s e s and charges as herein set forth: CURRENTLY DUE TO PAY OFF ON NOVEMBER 23, 2011 2007 NOTE Amount (a) Principal Balance $305,297.00 (b) Interest at 6.25% from 9/26/10 to 11/23/11 24,063.34 (c) Late charges 82.15 TOTAL $329,442.49 2009 NOTE Amount (a) Principal Balance $81,367.66 (b) Interest at 7.25% from 9/26/10 to 11/23/11 7,597.97 (c) Late charges $36.60 TOTAL $89,002.23 TOTAL 2007 NOTE and 2009 NOTE $418,444.72 EXPENSES (a) Attor neys’ fees & costs (FC #1 & Ch. 13) $12,547.86 (b) Trustee’s fees 500.00 (c) Advances by Beneficiary (appraisal) 2,650.00 (d) Trustee’s sale guarantee N/A (e) Ser vice/posting of notices 150.00 (estimated)

(f) Postage/copying expense 175.00 (estimated) (g) Recording fees 67.00 (estimated) T O TA L C H A R G E S , COSTS AND FEES ($16,089.86 estimated) T O TA L E S T I M AT E D AMOUNT AS OF NOVEMBER 23, 2011 $434,534.58(estimated) If any other events of default under the Deed of Trust exist at any time pr ior to the Tr ustee’s sale, they must also be cured. The foregoing amounts will increase with the passage of time.

You should contact the undersigned Trustee for a current payoff amount.

IV The sum owing on the obligations secured by t h e D e e d o f Tr u s t i s : Principal $386,664.66, together with interest as provided in the underlying loan documents and such other costs and fees as are due under the Promissory Notes or other instr uments secured, and as are provided by statute.

V T h e a b ove - d e s c r i b e d Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligations secured by the Deed of Tr u s t a s p r ov i d e d by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on March 16, 2012. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured before the date and time of sale. The sale may be terminated any time before the sale by the Borrower, Grantors, any guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or the Deed of Trust, paying all other amounts owing on the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI A written Amended Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borr o w e r, G r a n t o r s a n d Guarantor at the following addresses: John Barrett (Borrower/Grantor) Jean A. Barrett (Grantor/Guarantor) 6423 Admiralty Way Freeland, WA 98249 John Barrett (Borrower/Grantor) Jean A. Barrett (Grantor/Guarantor) P.O. Box 115 Freeland, WA 98249 by both first class mail and cer tified mail on May 4, 2011, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on May 12, 2011 the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real proper ty descr ibed in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such posting.

VII T h e Tr u s t e e w h o s e name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fe e s d u e a t a ny t i m e prior to the sale.

Michael D. Bohannon 19586 10th Avenue NE, Suite 300 PO Box 2326 Poulsbo, WA 98370 360-779-6665 VIII The effect of the sale will

be to deprive the Grantors and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantors of all their interest in the above-described Property.

IX Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they br ing a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s Sale.

X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the Property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantors under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summar y proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied proper ty, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060 XI NOTICE TO GUARANTORS The following notice is provided to Jean A. Barrett, as Guarantor under that certain Commercial Guaranty dated October 28, 2008, and that certain Commercial Guaranty dated November 12, 2009, under which Guarantor guaranteed the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust, in accordance with the terms of the Guaranty, in order to preser ve the Beneficiary’s rights under the Guaranty to the extent that any guaranteed obligations are owing by such Guarantor as of the date of any trustee’s sale under the Deed of Trust: NOTICE TO ALL PERS O N S A N D PA RT I E S W H O A R E G UA R A N TORS OF THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST: (1) the Guarantor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the trustee’s sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) the Guarantor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the Grantors in order to avoid the trustee’s sale; (3) the Guarantor will have no right to redeem the Proper ty after the trustee’s sale; (4) subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 R C W, a n y a c t i o n b r o u g h t t o e n fo r c e a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the trustee’s sale, or the last trustee’s sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) in any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the trustee’s sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its

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liability for a deficiency t o t h e d i f fe r e n c e b e tween the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the trustee’s sale, plus interest and costs.

DATED November 28, 2011.

Michael D. Bohannon MICHAEL D. BOHANNON, Trustee For further information p l e a s e c a l l (360) 779-6665 STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss.

County of Kitsap ) On this day personally appeared before me MICHAEL D. BOHANNON, to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he signed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

GIVEN under my hand and official seal this 28th day of November, 2011.

Melissa S. Colletto Printed Name: Melissa S. Colletto NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washington. Residing at: Poulsbo, WA My Commission Expires: 10/19/13 LEGAL NO. 363684 Published: Whidbey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. February 11, March 3, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE The Port of Coupeville announces the auction of the 37 foot Islander sailing vessel, CARPE DIEM, which had been anchored in Penn Cove near Lovejoy Point until recently and is now moored at the Coupeville Wharf. The owner has conveyed ownership of the vessel to the Port and, by authority of WA State Law, the Board of Commissioners of the Port wishes to dispose of it to the highest bidder. Sale will be final and in “as is / where is” condition. Sealed bids should be mailed to the Port of Coupeville, P. O. Box 577, Coupeville, WA 98239, or delivered to the Por t Office at #24 Front Street, Coupeville.

Bidding will close at 5:00 pm, March 13, 2012.

There is no minimum acceptable bid. Bids will be opened and the winner announced at the regular monthly public meeting of the Board of Commissioners on March 14, 2012 at the Sno-Isle Librar y, #788 Alexander St., Coupeville. The winning bidder will be responsible for moorage fees after that date.

LEGAL NO. 369414 Published: Whidbey News Times, South Whidbey Record, March 3,7,10, 2012.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF CHELAN IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES R. CLARK, Deceased.

NO. 12-4-00036-2 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim

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would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020; or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: Fe b r u a r y 1 8 , 2012

By JANE H. CLARK Personal Representative Address: P.O. Box 1678 Oak Harbor, WA 982771678 Attorneys for Personal Representative: JEFFERS, DANIELSON, S O N N & AY LWA R D, P.S.

By BRYCE J. MACKAY, WSBA NO. 43292 2600 Chester Kimm Road P. O. Box 1688 Wenatchee, WA 98807-1688 CHELAN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE Ms. Kimberly Morrison, Clerk Chelan County Superior Court Chelan County Law & Justice Facility 401 Washington Street, Fifth Floor P.O. Box 3025 Wenatchee, WA 98807-3025 LEGAL NO. 366469 Published: Whidbey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. February 18, 25 March 3, 2012

the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: February 18, 2012 Personal Representative: D o u g l a s A .

Saar 791 SE Barrington Drive Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Attor ney for Personal Representative: D o u g las A. Saar 791 SE Barrington Drive Oak Harbor, WA 98277 360-679-1240 LEGAL NO. 366470 Published: Whidbey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. February 18, 25 March 3, 2012

City Of Langley Design Review Board. The Board currently has an opening for a lay person or merchant who is educated in, or has practical experience in planning or related design discipline or interest in planning and design concepts. This is an alternate position to serve in the absence of a regular board member.

The member must reside within the city limits.

Interested persons please send a letter of interest to Clerk-Treasurer, City of Langley, P.O. Box 366, Langley, WA 98260.

Posted: City Hall 2/27/12 LEGAL NO. 369418 Published: Whidbey News Times, South Whidbey Record, March 3, 7, 2012.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In the matter of the estate of: JEAN E. FROMAN, Deceased.

NO. 12-4-00040-1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND IN THE MATTER OF EDWIN J. UPTON, Deceased NO. 12 4 00039 7 AMENDED NONPROB AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS (RCW 11.42.030) The Notice Agent named b e l ow h a s e l e c t e d t o give Notice to creditors of the above-named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this Notice with the court, the Notice Agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as Notice Agent or of the appointment of a Personal Representative of the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington.

According to the records of the cour t, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other Notice Agent and a Personal Representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed.

A ny p e r s o n h av i n g a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the Notice Agent or the Notice Agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the cour t.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Notice Agent served or mailed the Notice to the Creditor as provided u n d e r R C W 11.42.020(2); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is

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forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

D a t e o f f i r s t publication: February 25, 2012 The Notice Agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington on February 14, 2012, at 791 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA, that the foregoing is true and correct.

Notice Agent: Douglas A. Saar Law Office of Skinner & Saar, P.S. 791 SE Barrington Drive Oak Harbor, WA 98277 360-679-1240 LEGAL NO. 367647 Published: Whidbey News Times, South Whidbey Record, February 25, March 3, 10, 2012.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KING COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of JACK M. WILDE, Deceased.

No. 12-4-00987-0 SEA NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.42.030 The notice agent named b e l ow h a s e l e c t e d t o give notice to creditors of the above named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the State of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed.

A ny p e r s o n h av i n g a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the notice agent’s d e c l a ra t i o n a n d o a t h were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty d ay s a f t e r t h e n o t i c e agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: 02-25-12 The notice agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington on February 21, 2012, at Seattle, Washington that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Beverly M Templin BEVERLY M. TEMPLIN, Notice Agent Address for Mailing or Ser vice: 5706 156 St. S W, E d m o n d s , WA 98026.

Court of Notice Agent’s oath and declaration and cause number: KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT King County Courthouse 516 3rd Ave, E609 Seattle, WA 98104-2386 Case No. 12-4-00987-0 SEA LEGAL NO. 367662 Published: Whidbey News Times, South Whidbey Record, February 25, March 3, 10, 2012.

SERVICES The Freeland Water and Sewer District (the District), a Washington Municipal Corporation, is seeking statements of qualifications from firms experienced in providing a full range of engineering ser vices to Water and Sewer Distr icts.

Your interest must include serving as “Engineer of Record” for the District.

Experience and qualifications in the following areas are desirable relating to Water and Sewer systems: 1. Preparation of Comprehensive Plans and obtaining approval from applicable agencies.

2. Preparation of Water a n d S ew e r Fa c i l i t i e s Plans and obtaining certifications and approvals.

3. Preparation of plans and specifications for water and sewer system improvement projects.

4. Pursuit of grants and l o a n s fo r c a p i t a l i m provement projects.

5. Establishment of Local Improvement Districts (LID and ULID).

6. Obtain and maintain Groundwater Rights certifications.

7. Demonstrate capab i l i t i e s i n C A D, G I S, GPS and other design and mapping technologies.

8. B i d d i n g a n d C o n struction management.

9. Support with Develo p e r E x t e n s i o n s, f i r e flow, ERU calculations, assisting Developers/Engineers.

10. Public Outreach.

11. Other relevant experience including but not limited to annexations and land acquisitions.

The Freeland Water and Sewer Distr ict is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency operating an expanding water system servicing nearly 1,000 proper ties in a mixed residential and commercial service area of about 2 square miles.

The District has a need to update its Comprehensive Sewer Plan within the next 12 months, begin implementing a sewer system, pursue pending applications for expansion of ex i s t i n g g r o u n d wa t e r rights, and potentially developing a 200,000 gallon storage reservoir and other system improvements preferably with grant and low interest loan financing.

Four paper copies of Statements of Qualifications, limited to 15 pages, and one electronic copy (.pdf format) should be submitted by March 30, 2012 to: Fr e e l a n d Wa t e r a n d Sewer District 5492 S. Harbor Ave P. O. Box 222 Freeland WA., 98249 Phone: 360-331-5566 Fax: 360-331-7525 Email: info@freelandwsd.com ATTN: Sandy Duncan, Administrator LEGAL NO. 368390 Published: Whidbey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. February 29, March 3, 7, 10

• Replacement of an estimated 1,300-1,500 lighting fixtures • Replace with T8 type lights • Disposal of all old lighting to be included • Labor warranty for o n e ye a r a n d b a l l a s t warranty for five years min.

• Project to include Middle School, Annex, Elementary, Multi-Purpose Room, District Office , Maintenance Shop, Transportation, Parking lot lights as an option.

• Room sensors as an option as needed in the Middle School • Contractor responsible for PSE paperwork and submittal of project. o C o n t r a c t o r will w o r k with PSE to ensure the proper r e b a t e forms are p r e p a r e d and in c l u d e d in the bid package • The scope of this project will require the work to be done in off hours of the School day.

There will be a walkthrough on March 14, 2012, beginning at 2:45 PM at the district maintenance shop (605 South Main Street , Coupeville, WA 98239).

Interested vendors and inquiries may be directed to Scott Losey, Maintenance and Transportat i o n S u p e r v i s o r, a t (360) 678-3035 to request further specifications, if necessary .

Bid opening is scheduled for Thursday March 22, 2012 at 1:00 PM in the District Office (2 South Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239).

It is anticipated that the District’s Board of Directors will act on the bids at its regular meeting on M o n d ay M a r c h 2 6 t h , 2012.

To be advertised: Saturday March 3, 2012 Saturday March 10, 2012 Pursuant to RCW 28A.335.190 and Board Policy #6240 Resolution of Award to award bid is scheduled for March 26, 2012 LEGAL NO. 369524 Published: Whidbey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. March 3, 10, 2012.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In Re the Estate of M A RY M O R G A N L I VINGSTON, Deceased.

NO.12 4 00035 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must , before the time the claimwould be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided und e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: Saturday, February 18, 2012 Personal Representative: Sandra Polzin Attor ney for Personal Representative: M. Douglas Kelly, Kelly & Harvey Law Offices, LLP, PO Box 290, Clinton, WA, 98236.

(360) 341-1515.

DATED this 13th day of Feb, 2012. /s/Sandra Polzin, Personal Representative.

Attorneys for Personal Representative: / s / M . D o u g l a s Ke l l y WSBA #6550 Kelly and Har vey Law Offices, L.L.P. P.O. Box 290 Clinton, WA 98236 LEGAL NO. 369534 Published: Whidbey News Times, South Whidbey Record. March 3, 10, 17, 2012

PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE THE FREELAND WATER & SEWER DISTRICT REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING

Coupeville School District No. 204 CALL FOR BIDS & BID SPECIFICATIONS Lighting Retrofit The Coupeville School District No. 204, Coupeville, Washington, is advertising its intent to implement a lighting retrofit program.

The specifications the District has designated for this purchase are as follows :

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Saturday, March 3, 2012 • Whidbey News-Times

Middle school band instructor earns top award

By REBECCA OLSON Staff reporter

To Oak Harbor Middle School band instructor Patrick Manuel, real-world experience, responsibility and learning how to work under pressure are vital to education. Manuel fills his band classes with these experiences and earned recognition for his band, and in turn was named Music Educator of the Year by the San Juan Music Educators Association.

The Oak Harbor High School graduate has been teaching for 13 years, eight of which have been in Oak Harbor. Before Oak Harbor, he taught in Coupeville and Stanwood. He even attended Oak Harbor Middle School as a beginning band student.

“I was pretty excited about it,” Manuel said of his award.

The SJMEA encompasses a region from Blaine to Coupeville, plus the islands and Mount Vernon, which includes approximately 22 middle schools. He was presented with his award at the Washington Music Educators Association conference in Yakima.

Manuel teaches approximately 240 students in three middle school bands of different skill levels.

His constant belief in his students may be one reason he earned the honor. He teaches his students to pursue their dreams no matter who tries to crush their dreams

and said youth shouldn’t be underestimated.

“I think kids have a lot of potential to do great things,” Manuel said.

And his students have.

Since 2004, Manuel has taken his advanced band to the regional SJMEA competition and earned “superior” ratings every year. “Superior” is the highest honor a band can achieve at the competition. For a few years in a row, his band received the highest scores of any bands before the competition was changed into a festival without such competitive scores, Manuel said.

In 2010, the band auditioned to get into the WMEA convention as a showcase band. They were selected to play during the morning concert hour at the conference in Yakima.

“After performing at the WMEA convention, I thought it was fun to get students to experience playing outside of Oak Harbor,” Manuel said, adding that students should get the experience of playing for other audiences than their parents.

The following year, Manuel wanted to go even bigger so his band and band parent support group raised money to take 56 students to the Heritage National Band Festival in Anaheim, Calif.

The band raised $55,000 in 10 months, which covered everything from a charter air-

plane to buses to hotels.

“I liked seeing the community come together to support us. It says a lot about our community that they support the arts,” Manuel said.

The band received second place at the festival.

This year, Manuel took his students to the WMEA convention in Yakima again but this time, the band was chosen out of 46 applications to play during the evening concert hour, which is a highly sought after performing opportunity.

While they may be enjoyable, these trips aren’t vacations, Manuel said.

“I consider them a real world experience for students. Just the learning how to pack the right things, being responsible for luggage, being on time, packing their instruments and music really teaches them responsibility and professionalism,” Manuel said.

Taking their music outside of Oak Harbor also teaches students what it’s like to be professional musicians.

Professionals travel a lot and have to perform in front of strangers and adjudicators, not just in front of parents, Manuel said.

“Experiencing performances out of their comfort zone improves their ability to perform in different high pressure situations, which builds confidence and character. I feel these high pressure, high

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Oak Harbor Middle School band instructor Patrick Manuel was named Music Educator of the Year by the San Juan Music Educators Association. stress experiences will carry over into other parts of the students’ lives,” Manuel said.

When it comes time for the student to do a job interview in front of four people, the student can remember playing in front of 2,000 people, Manuel said.

Band class alone teaches students math, reading, writing, science, art, physical edu-

pushes his students to reach their full potential; if he didn’t, that would be the same as a math teacher not correcting all the problems on an assignment, which doesn’t teach students.

“The joy of success after a great performance will remain with them for the rest of their lives,” Manuel said.

“I would like to thank my parents and my wife for supporting me with my musical endeavors. I am very fortunate to have students, parents, fellow teachers and community members who support the Oak Harbor Middle School band program,” Manuel said.

cation and real world skills like learning to work together, responsibility and problemsolving, Manuel said.

“Music teaches students to be more expressive. Music is good for the brain and teaches students to be able to execute several academic disciplines all at once. Music teaches students to become passionate and passionate about life in general,” Manuel said. “They learn how to recognize the beauty in art and how to create beautiful art.”

That doesn’t mean band is easy, though. Rehearsals are difficult and learning music takes work. Manuel said he

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