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Change in store for Discover Pass Revisions advance to governor’s desk By Maida Suljevic WNPA Olympia News Bureau
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Dr. Joe Gaydos of SeaDoc Society dissects the head of L112 in an ongoing search for clues in the untimely death of a 3-yearold killer whale, March 6, at the Friday Harbor Labs.
Digging deep for clues Speculation grows around cause of killer whale’s death By Scott Rasmussen
With the body of evidence still under scrutiny, local biologists remain guarded about whether the recent death of a 3-year-old killer whale is the result of unnatural causes. But some local killer whale experts are ready to draw their own conclusions. “It didn’t die of disease or starvation,” Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research said of the young female killer whale, known as L112 at the center. “Clearly the animal was blown up.” Balcomb, director of the San Juan Island-based killer whale
research center, contends signs of trauma on the body and on the head and, more importantly, among the tissues in the rear of the killer whale’s jaw are strikingly similar to those of the injuries that he witnessed in a group of stranded beaked whales several years ago in the Bahamas. He said those whales stranded themselves on a beach shortly after a military ship traveling in the same vicinity passed by with its sonar engaged. “Basically it’s what happens when you blow up the head of a whale,” Balcomb said of L112 injuries. The body of L112, also known as “Sooke” was found on a beach just north of Long Beach, Wash., on Feb. 11. Its body was battered bloodied and bruised, and biologists estimate it had been dead several days at the most. Sooke was a member of the Southern resident
killer whales, which make their seasonal home in the San Juans and were declared endanagered under federal law in 2005. According to Amy Traxler, coordinator of the San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network, its injuries appeared inconsistent with those expected if the young female had been attacked by more powerful, predatory killer whales. She said that the injuries also are mostly inconsistent with those that occur when a killer whale, or a marine mammal, is fatally struck by a ship. A team of biologists performed a necropsy on the carcass of the killer whale immediately after it was discovered on the beach. Tissues samples were taken and its head removed so that a CT scan could be conducted on its skull. The National Marine Fisheries Service, the federal agency in charge See necropsy, Page 4
A bill to revise a 2011 law concerning recreational land access pass program that helps create additional operation funds for state parks was approved March 8, clearing the House and moving to the governor’s desk for final approval. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2373 was originally sponsored this session by Democrat Representatives Kevin Van De Wege and Steve Tharinger, both 24th District legislators living in Sequim. An amended version passed the Senate March 6, and the House March 7. The bill proposes changes to the Discover Pass, which was created during last year’s legislative session and implemented in July. It is required on every vehicle that parks on state recreational lands. An annual pass costs $30 while a day-use pass costs $10. Vehicles failing to display the pass are subject to a $99 fine. Revenue generated by the pass is distributed to Washington state Parks, the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. The measure approved by the Legislature includes a variety of changes, including the transferability of the pass between two vehicles. The access pass would provide space for two license plate numbers, and become active once it has been marked rather than when purchased. Officials at state Parks, DFW and DNR would also be able to create a family pass, fully transferable between vehicles. The legislation stipulates that the price of
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that pass must not exceed $50. The measure also expands a donation program. When vehicle owners renew their license plate tabs, a $5 donation is included in the total cost. It allows owners to opt-out of the charge, and also expands the donation program to include licenses for mopeds, offroad vehicles, trucks and buses. State Parks is granted discretion when accommodating events. Park officials may waive the pass or set fees they deem appropriate. State Parks is also granted the authority to use pay stations to collect fees and sell the pass. Park patrons deposit the payment, using cash or check, in the pay box and a parks’ employee collects the money daily. The measure is on its way to the governor’s desk for final approval.
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Firewise program takes on new twist The San Juan Island Fire Department is putting a new twist onto a popular safety program to help residents protect their homes from wildfire. In previous years, the Firewise team aided communities in joining the National Firewise program, which concentrates on communities as a whole. The new emphasis of the program is to assist property owners in protecting their homes from a major wildland fire and learning how to survive such a threat in the event one
breaks out. That new direction commenced March 3, as six Firewise specialists canvassed Hillview No. 3 Firewise Community and, along with homeowners, evaluated the neighborhood's homes and grounds. Property owners were offered advice about the best way to maintain driveways, outbuildings and adjacent structures, and general fire protection steps. Property owners benefit from those evaluations by learning effective and
inexpensive steps to better protect their home, property and family from fire. Following those steps also helps firefighters better protect property and neighborhoods. Whether you live in a Firewise Community or not, islanders can participate in this no-cost program, request an evaluation or learn more about the Firewise program by contacting Ron Garner, firewise coordinator, at 378-7722 or rggarner@centurytel.net.
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Sheriff’s Log San Juan County Sheriff ’s Department reported responding to these calls: Feb. 23: A Lopez Island family reportedly found no clues as to the whereabouts of their missing cow despite a frantic, but failed, fourday search. Authorities were notified of the animal’s prolonged disappearance in the event that the 7-month-old Holstein, reportedly cared for by a family son, has been rustled by a cattle thief.
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Feb. 25: The mens bathroom at a Lopez Island resort sustained extensive damage after someone apparently let out their frustrations on its fixtures and walls. Someone reportedly smashed several holes into the walls, broke a faucet, ripped a dry erase board off a wall and wrote rude comments and slurs on the walls, all directed at someone named “Bill”. Management believes that the damage was done by someone other than a disgruntled former employee. Feb. 27: An Orcas Island man accused of provoking an altercation with another and who then came out on the losing end was later arrested on a warrant on an
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unrelated matter. The 41-year-old reportedly refused to leave a man’s Spruce Street home when asked and, according to a witness, instigated the fight that ensued. He was treated for facial injuries later at his home while being taken into custody on a warrant unrelated to the earlier assault. Both combatants declined to press charges. Feb. 29: Excessive speed led to a trio of moving violations for a Morton, Wash., woman following a noontime traffic stop near the intersection of Kirchoff and Orcas roads. The 42-year-old was ticketed for driving with a suspended license and without insurance, and for speeding. She was pulled over shortly before noon. n A San Juan Island woman claims that a man in her former hometown is using social media to harass her, including sending death threats.
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She claims the 41-year-old Port Angles man has posted threats of bodily harm on her Facebook page. March 1: Excessive speed prompted the arrest of an Orcas Island man following an early evening traffic stop near the intersection of Haven and Orcas roads. The 48-year-old’s previous license, issued in California, reportedly expired in 1999. He reportedly was driving without identification or a license at the time he was pulled over, shortly before 6 p.m. He also was ticketed for speeding. March 2: A Bellingham woman who succumbed to drug overdose-like symptoms in Eastsound in late afternoon was treated at the scene and later escorted to the ferry landing, with instructions to return directly home. The 31-year-old told authorities she came to Orcas seeking assistance of a doctor for treatment and detox, and ended up in a bathroom in the village square, where she report-
edly consumed a quartergram of heroin. A local doctor was notified of the incident and of the woman’s chaperoned departure. March 4: The rear door of a Friday Harbor convenience store sustained $500 in damage following an attempted late-night breakin that apparently failed. Someone reportedly tried without success to pry open the lock on the rear door of the Spring Street-facing shop, which opens onto an alley in the back, sometime after business hours March 7: A San Juan Island woman escaped a 360-degree rollover with only minor injuries after hitting a patch of snow and ice in a predawn single-car collision near the intersection of Halvorsen Lane and Roche Harbor Road. The 30-year-old’s car flipped and landed with its rear wheels in ditch, and with its nose in the oncoming lane of traffic, after she reportedly lost control on the snow-covered roadway and then collided against
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Bringing technology to the home, biz Tech-savvy Ray Jackson ventures out on his own By Steve Wehrly
Ray Jackson is well aware there’s a recession going on, but he also knows there’s a steady demand for satellite and other low-voltage equipment installation and servicing here in the San Juan Islands. He knows this because he’s been coming from Tacoma every week for two years to install Dish Network service in area homes and buildings on the island. Jackson took the big plunge a week ago and on March 1 opened Island Satellite & TV, which provides sales, installation and service from his newly furnished storefront on Web Street, located next to The Little Store. He hired Corinne Morell to help out in the office and showroom and has a technician in training who will be back in a few weeks to help him as the busy summer season approaches.
“I’ve done it all in communications for 25 years,” Jackson says with confidence. “My personal motto is, ‘It ain’t bragging if you can do it,' and I can do it and do it right,” he adds. Noting that he served in the Navy, Army, and Air Force, and received communications equipment training from all three, Jackson thinks that training combined with the two years that he’s worked in the San Juans has helped him to be fully prepared to open and operate a new business here. Jackson will continue to install and service Dish Network satellite TV systems, and he’ll be offering equipment for satellite internet connectivity soon. “I’m also putting in a complete HD system in my showroom so customers can experience the latest technology before they buy, and I'll be selling Sony televisions and installing home theater systems,” he said. “Most importantly, I want everyone to know that Island Satellite & TV will be a competent, reliable part of the community,” Jackson said. “I’m not worried about the recession because there are people on every island who need the satel-
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Business briefs Free financial planning ‘talk’, March 22
Islanders Bank and the local accounting firm of Lake Kennedy & McCulloch have joined forces to provide a free financial "planning conversation", March 22, at San Juan Community Theatre. The conversation, led by Lake Kennedy & McCulloch CPA Jose Sanchez, aims to help islanders with financial planning and will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Jose Sanchez theatre's Gubelman Room. Sanchez will discuss topics related to financial planning and Islanders Bank staff will discuss opportunities in today's mortgage markets. For info, visit Islanders Bank's website; www.islandersbank.com
ism dollars in 2010. House Bill 2190 funds construction of a second 144-car ferry, which could be assigned to the San Juan Islands route. In addition, the budget contains no service cuts to ferries or increase in fares. The budget also provides for critical transportation infrastructure and increased highway safety statewide, and could create over 43,000 new jobs. “As a resident of one of the most ferry-dependent areas of the state, I know well the effect ferry service cuts, rate-increases and inadequate capacity can have on communities,” said Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island. “I’m extremely pleased that we were able to avoid both service cuts and rate increases while constructing another new 144 car ferry. But most important, we’re putting 43,000 Washingtonians to work.” The budget preserves the current level of service, while providing funds for a second ferry boat, according to Rep. Jeff Morris,
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D-Mount Vernon. Rep. Kristine Lytton, D-Anacortes, said the funding is clearly important and that the transportation budget is an example of what can happen when we leave partisanship out of the mix. “When we put Washington first, we win,” she said.
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an affiliate of Scotland’s St. Andrews University, the area of the jaw tissue that shows sign trauma is also the location where a killer whale draws in air to enable its echolocation, which it uses to navigate. A member of the whale museum’s board of directors, as well as the museum’s former science curator, Wood said that the cause of that trauma would be difficult to pinpoint. He did note, however, that the underwater network of hydrophones that ring the west side of San Juan Island, and that reach to Port Angles and out to Neah Bay, on the outer coast, picked up sounds of sonar about four days before L112 was found on the beach in southern Washington. He said the series of sonar pings recorded on the hydrophone network are proceeded by a series of four “explosions or implosions”, which remain undetermined and unexplained.
Continued from page 1 of plotting the course for recovery of the endangered population of killer whales, turned over the body and the head of L112 to the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, which is also home to the local marine mammal stranding network. On March 6, Dr. Joe Gaydos of SeaDoc Society and lead biologist of the stranding network, led a team of biologists as they dissected the head of L112 to collect more tissue samples and to get a closer look at the condition of the killer whale’s brain and skull. As part of that in depth examination, Gaydos said the team found no fractures of the skull or jaw, but that tissues in the rear of the jaw area show signs of trauma. According to Jason Wood, a scientist with the Sea Mammal Research Unit,
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Scott Viers, who help to monitor the hydrophone network, said a two Canadian military ships were in the area at the time the sonar was picked up on the hydrophones. One of those ships, Viers said, ventured into the Strait of Juan de Fuca while the other is believed to have remained out in open ocean, off the mouth of the strait. Lynne Barre of the National Marine Fisheries Service said that the agency hopes to collect information about activities of Canadian ships during that time, and to include that information as part of the agency’s final report on the death of L112. At this time, however, Barre said the NMFS will wait for results of the necropsy before speculating on the cause of death. “It’s too soon to tell,” she said. Meanwhile, Wood said members of the Southern resident were photographed and detected on the hydrophone network 18 hours after the sonar pings were recorded. They were behaving peculiarity, and huddled in Discovery Bay, near Sequim, at the time, he said. Balcomb also has heard the hydrophone tapes, the pings and the series of explosions. “I’m former Navy,” Balcomb said. “I appreciate the value of training. But you don’t have to blow up the world in the process.”
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ing new at Wolf Hollow, unless its a Stellar. Its typical patient is a Harbor seal, much smaller in stature and generally less aggressive and far less voracious than a Stellar. In fact, Mojo is only the second Stellar the center has treated during its 30 years as the region's leading wildlife rehabilitation center. Six years ago, the center restored a young Stellar female, nicknamed "Sedna," back to health. She was released back into the wild near the mouth of the Columbia River at a location where Stellars are known to congregate. Aitken said that Mojo's condition is still under observation and that it is too early to say when he may be released. Though not commonplace, when it comes to Stellars, Wolf Hollow is 2-for-2, and still batting 100 percent.
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Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, received a Humane State Legislator Award from the Humane Society of the U. S. Feb. 23. Ranker was recognized for sponsoring Senate Bill 5688, which prohibits the sale, trade or distribu- Sen. Kevin Ranker tion of shark fins or products derived from sharks in Washington state. The bill was signed into law in 2011. “Shark populations along the west coast continue to shrink,” Ranker said. “This is a new way to combat the problem that will make a positive difference in the long term for our shark populations.” Ranker is the first Washington state legislator in three years to receive the distinction.
SJ Community hits the airwaves
Thanks to some last minute help from Skagit Valley College, San Juan Island now has its own community radio station. KSJU, 91.9 FM, is on the air. Five years of work by Michael Calhoun, president of the Board of Directors of San Juan Island Community Radio, nearly went down the tubes because the FCC permit was scheduled to expire on Feb. 10. Jodi Calhoun, also a board member, spent more than three years researching the FCC requirements for the non-commercial station, assisted by other board members, including Jackie Altier-Roth, a radio performer from the golden age of radio in the 1930’s. Just before the permit expired, Rip Robbins, sta-
PUBLIC MEETINGS tion manager for the Skagit Valley College radio station in Mount Vernon, stepped in to provide the equipment and know-how to set up the transmitter and aerial for the station. Skagit Valley College has provided programming during the start-up phase, but San Juan Island Community Radio is working on a program lineup, which is expected to include local news, sports and community events, supplemented with music and possibly some old-fashioned radio theater, utilizing the talents of Altier-Roth and other islanders.
County seeks input on solid waste plan
It’s not too late to weigh in on the county Department of Public Works’ solid waste plan. Released Feb. 7, the draft of solid waste and hazardous waste plan contains strategies in converting the county solid-waste facilities from a primarily self-haul operation to a route-based collection system on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands. Many comments collected so far focus largely
on that pending conversion, according to county planner Elizabeth Anderson. Comments will be accepted until the plan is adopted by the County Council, targeted for August. The public is encouraged to provide comments early on, however, so that they can be reviewed prior to the council’s March 19 discussion on the proposal. That discussion is expected to continue at the council’s March 20 meeting. The plan must be approved by the state Department of Ecology before it can be adopted. Comment by mailing Elizabeth Anderson, solid waste program planner, at P.O. Box 729, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250, or by emailing elizabetha@sjcpulbicworks. org. For info, 360 370-0531. —Hazardous Waste roundup Public Works’ annual hazardous waste disposal roundup is back. This year’s collection is April 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Businesses must pre-register at 3700503. For more info about materials accepted at the roundup and disposal fees, visit http://www.sanjuanco.com/ publicworks/Haz_waste. aspx; or call at 370-0503.
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SJI School Board of Directors: Special session, March 14, noon, district office, 285 Blair Ave. OPALCO Board of Directors: March 15, 8:30 a.m. OPALCO Friday Harbor office, 1034 Guard Street. San Juan County Public Works Open House: March 15, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Skagit Valley College San Juan Center, 221 Weber Way
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Opinion Letters to the Editor
Fair, objective... I think not
I have a number of reactions to Gordy Petersen’s overly intense response to my guest editorial (“Charter Commission: the cart leading the horse”, Feb. 29, pg. 5, which suggest his prejudices against the Home Rule Charter is a liability in what should be an impartial role as chairman of the Charter Review Commission. Petersen says he agrees with my statements on working to improve rather than throwing the charter out. He writes, “This is precisely what the CRC is doing. There is currently no discussion about throwing the charter out.” Let’s lift the rock and see: In the voters pamphlet for the CRC election, Petersen states he was “one of several (3 out of 21) freeholders who voted against this charter.” At the first CRC meeting, according to the minutes, he said, shortly before a chairperson was elected, that he would “entertain a ballot option to rescind the charter.” At the second meeting, the first motion on the floor was to rescind the charter and return to the previous form of governance. It was referred to committee and for later discussion. Not a very neutral image on the subject, is it? But something went wrong. Rescinding the charter meant eliminating
provisions for referendum and initiative. The solution? To “gut the charter,” thereby backing into the old Board of County Commissioners structure. Next? On Jan. 14—with nothing to go on but opinions of members present, barely two-thirds of the total— the CRC passed motions to: have the number of legislators be three, go back to three legislative districts, return to countywide elections, and define voting districts on the basis of the old county commission districts, that’s just for openers. Petersen concludes a recent letter to the press with: “…we need to end some of the experiments that were built into the charter and get back to the structure we know has worked in the past.” The reason the charter passed by a landslide five years ago was that voters were disgusted with the state of affairs and the sitting commissioners elected by the very process Petersen is so eager to bring back. How can we hope for a fair review of the charter with the CRC chairman making it clear he despised it from the beginning? Charlie Bodenstab San Juan Island
In praise of county planners
We attended the standingroom-only San Juan County Planning Commission meeting at the Friday Harbor Grange on March 6 and heard four hours of testimonies given regarding the revised critical areas
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ordinance which is nearing completion. In the midst of heated criticism, we admire the patience and professionalism of the San Juan County planning commissioners, Shireene Hale and Janice Biletnikoff. They have spent years hammering out the revisions, striving to form a CAO that is flexible enough to allow individuals to develop their property to the fullest extent possible while still protecting the functions and values of our critical areas. Credit to be given for sod roofs and permeable driveways are examples of creative ways the team has responded to the pleas of the public for more flexibility and an individuallytailored approach. We support the openminded, fair work they have done and want to see this process wrapped up soon. Our desire is to see San Juan County in compliance with the states Growth Management act, and to protect the long-term environmental health of our islands for future generations. Thank you. Liza Michaelson/ Shaun Hubbard/Gretchen Gubelman/Peter Kilpatrick San Juan Island
More praise for planners, council
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I am pleased that John Evans is looking for inconsistencies in the proposed regulations. While I applaud John for his careful reading of the CAO drafts, his concern about “needing a permit to turn over a spadeful of soil” is being addressed by the county council. A recent press release from our county states, “At least one additional adjustment to the general section is likely. During the initial council review, Councilwoman Patty Miller expressed concern that the proposed review process for new development could be interpreted to require a review of even very small-scale land development or land disturbance activities. At its meeting on Feb. 28, the council revisited that issue and voted unanimously to direct staff to propose
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alternative language to eliminate unnecessarily burdensome requirements for development activities that do not otherwise require a permit. Janet Alderton Orcas Island
GMO-free county is laughable
If this initiative passes, it would be “unlawful ... to ... raise or grow plants, animals, and other organisms that have been genetically modified...” Yeah, right. Well, folks, I guess it’s time to kill all of the dogs, horses, cows, and sheep we’ve got, and to plow under and sterilize all of the hay, milo, corn, tomatoes, and other human and animal feed crops. Got a lawn? It goes too. Oh, and so do fruit trees. There remains not one See letters, Page 7
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As I See It
In celebration Checks and balances in jeopardy Out-of-court settlement sets of Women’s a poor precedent; charter fails History on promise
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e’re excited about a documentary film that will be shown on Orcas Island this weekend. And it’s all thanks to a high school senior who is hoping to make a difference for women. We have our fingers crossed that the film will be aired on San Juan Island, too. The award-winning documentary “Miss Representation” will be screened at the Odd Fellows on March 18, 2 p.m. It exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and the consequences that has for youth, culture and politics. The film will be hosted by Anita Castle, director of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services, and Julie Hagn, a senior at Spring Street International School in Friday Harbor. It takes the interest, energy and dedication of young people — like Hagn — to bring about significant change in this world. We commend her for organizing this film showing. The event coincides with the national Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment.” The website www.womenshistorymonth.gov reads, “Although women now outnumber men in American colleges nationwide, the reversal of the gender gap is a very recent phenomenon. The fight to learn was a valiant struggle waged by many tenacious women — across years and across cultures — in our country.” The San Juans are no stranger to having women in positions of prominence and power, whether it be political, cultural or civic in nature. And we hope teachers and parents talk to their kids about the long and winding road of women’s rights. There are numerous sources on the Women’s History website, including a slide show of females at work throughout history, interactive games and a look at the role that women have played during the most recent wars. There are also words of wisdom from famous women, like these from author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston: “Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it doesn’t make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.”
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By Bud Sears:
I have been known around the county for most of the last 38 years, as Bud. I worked for San Juan County 21-plus years, retiring as facilities manager in 2009. Those who know me well will tell you that I like to keep a low profile and therefore have written few letters to the editor. But my heart is heavy, and I am almost ashamed to admit that I ever worked for our new Home Rule form of government after reading the outcome of George Johnson’s lawsuit against the county, which gave him a rather large settlement. Mr. Johnson, formerly the county’s information services manager, and husband of Milene Henley, county auditor, was dismissed for reasons the county administrator stated were justified and provable in court. But the Risk Pool to which the county belongs is known for looking for the easy way out and for avoiding taking a case to court. That put the onus back onto a county that’s already financially strapped. The county made its decision—not the most ethical—to settle out of court. This just establishes a precedent for more lawsuits that would be equally ridiculous. George Johnson and Milene Henley, along with others, were instrumental in getting the Home Rule charter placed on the ballot, in part by convincing enough people that this new form of government would be revenue neutral and an
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Continued from page 6 that has not seen the meddling hand of man. They have all been “genetically modified,” although it has previously been called “selective breeding.” For example, when I compare the cows I used to milk when I was a teenager to the cows I see on dairy farms today, the differences astound me. Today’s “bags” are huge. Modern milk cows are the product of very careful, human-moderated genetic modification that has increased their, um, production to levels unimaginable 55 years ago. Do you enjoy eating an ear of sweet corn? Well, if it were not for the guiding hand of man, selectively genetically modifying the original teosinte stock, there would be no ear, and no sweet corn upon it either. Do you like the new “jazz” apple? It’s the product of human-moderated genetic modification, too. You see, apple trees do not breed true. Seeds from even the most “natural” apple will not produce a tree that will duplicate exactly the same apple. People have to select,
graft, and direct apple trees, of they want to duplicate the special taste and texture of the “jazz” apple. Gene transfer and splicing, on the cellular, or even on the molecular, level, is what genetic modification is frequently taken to mean. But genetic modification is not limited to such fiddling. It also includes ordinary, everyday selective breeding. Selective breeding transfers and modifies genes also, just as much as does any other form of genetic modification. Genetic modification is not necessarily bad. As with everything else man does, it can be used for good just as well as for bad. By outlawing it wholesale, we would also outlaw the good that it has already done, and can continue to do, along with whatever bad you can imagine. That seems foolish. “New” is not necessarily bad, and we should not forbid the new in a panic, just because it seems strange. I think, therefore, that the proposed initiative is a big step in the wrong direction. Steve Henigson Orcas Island
improvement. Five years later, we are floundering with even higher expenditures that cannot be attributed solely to the recent economic downfall. We haven’t saved anything by going from three full-time commissioners to six part-time council members, all of whom earn salaries and benefits. We added another upper tier to government by hiring an administrator and additional support staff, as well. Bud Sears To offset these costs, many successful Home Rule counties pay their council members stipends only for travel, and for weekly or monthly meetings. Our council should be responsible only for legislative activities and budget approval. The administrator should be responsible for running day-to-day operations and for producing a balanced budget. Now, we have a few very aggressive individuals attempting to create even more powerful positions for themselves by convincing the Charter Review Commission that some elected positions that manage several county financial departments should become appointed jobs, and that those departments should be managed by one individual, a financial director. They will tell you that such a move will be more cost effective, but in reality it will be very expensive. I believe it will be difficult to find anyone with the knowledge of the state, federal and local laws that pertain to the function of each separate department. That is what each elected official does now, besides managing daily activities. Why do we need to add yet another tier to county government by See AS I See IT, Page 8
Advice for wouldbe rulemakers
Americans once shared their Founding Fathers’ views that government was a necessary evil that was to be granted limited, enumerated powers. This, history’s most nearly perfect state of governance, has long since lapsed. Here in San Juan County, with the empowerments granted by our (Growth Management Act), we’ve moved far from the notion that citizens, and not a bureaucracy, should properly retain sovereignty over their affairs and their property. The debates about “best available science” or “best practices” or whether wet ground ought to be a protected wetland or etc. or etc., are relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things. Of manifestly greater importance is the choice of who shall be empowered to obtain the goal: the citizen or the bureaucrat. In the 20 years that I’ve resided in Friday Harbor, the citizen has consistently lost in this debate. Interestingly, proponents of ever more regulation should be required to
cite an example of successful implementation of any proposed regulation. The consequences of our evermore-empowered-bureaucracy have not created the environmental nirvana hoped for. Instead, they have (predictably) moved us ever closer to being like Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and Aspen… and all at great cost and with great loss of comity and community. Whether the topic at hand is land development or other matters, decision makers ought to keep the below questions in mind. The record is that locally these questions have been consistently subordinated or ignored. These questions are: n Does the proposed regulation require a bureaucrat to enforce? n Can a citizen fully implement the intended result by a plain reading of the regulation without having to hire an expert or get a bureaucrat’s interpretation or permission? n Does the proposed regulation presume citizen compliance; or the alternative, that citizens are presumed non-compliant until See LETTERS, Page 8
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Letters: Continued from page 7 a bureaucrat says otherwise? Our county’s Vision Statement states that “[w] e are self-governed by informed citizens [and] that activities of government [would] recognize the independent, self-reliant nature
of its citizens.” Are we citizens, in fact, going to be accorded the sovereignty presumed by our Constitution and specifically called for in our Vision Statement? Albert B. Hall Friday Harbor
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Many (Journal) readers know the the Island Arts League for their famous art raffle. IAL is offering two great art classes this March. A drawing class, “Mastering the Quick Sketch”, with Chinmayo is set for three sessions. This course is designed to provide the student with the tools for travel sketching or using an art journal. The “Beginning Acrylic Painting”, with Roxanne Angel, is encouraged for beginners but intermediate and advanced are welcomed as well. Look for fliers for costs and more information. Classes fill quickly so
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Considered one of the greatest accordion players in the Creole culture, Broussard and his band are ready to shake things up on the Whittier stage. Plus! The island’s Bill Ament teaches zydeco line dancing at 6:30. Reserve your spot with the box office. Business Partner: BEST WESTERN PLUS FRIDAY HARBOR SUITES Tickets: Adult $27; Student Reserved $14; $5 Student RUSH Ask COHO about their special Creole Dinner before the show! 378-6330
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don’t hesitate to register with Dave Price at 378-3871. Both are energetic and excellent instructors who are sure to stimulate the artist in you. Island Arts League is a non-profit group of artists promoting adult art education on San Juan Island. Membership includes discounts on classes, studio use, art exhibits, art education in a variety of mediums and other benefits. For more information on membership email: IslandArtsLeague@Gmail. com or write Island Arts League, P O Box 1365, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. What a wonderful place we live that such talented artists share their knowledge with us! Marie DiCristina, IAL San Juan Island
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More importantly, if that happens you would give up the right to vote for those positions, and odds are you won’t get it back. Your ability to con-
trol your government would then slip another notch. If the department heads who handle valuing your land for tax purposes (assessor), collecting the revenue including taxes (treasurer) and spending the funds (auditor) become appointed positions, you as a taxpayer will have lost the ability to directly affect those monies, and the accountability, and checks and balances upon which our country’s democratic system is based, will have been lost, as well. I know there will be responses to my opinions, as there should be. For clarification, my wife, Jan, is in her second term as county treasurer. She is eligible to retire in September and her prior-
ity therefore is not keeping her job or having a more powerful position. Our livelihood doesn’t depend on whether the Charter Review Commission recommends that her position remain an elected one or an appointed one. What matters to us both are the people of San Juan County. Things are changing faster than many of us might like, but, believe me, the key to a more effective government will not be found in the way that the county settled the George Johnson lawsuit, nor by eliminating your right to vote for key elected positions. If you love San Juan County as much as I do, let you voice be heard.
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Eight Wolverines earn post-season awards The spring sports has already sprung for the athletes of Friday High. But the honors for this past winter's sports season just recently arrived, and the Wolverines brought home a bundle. A total of eight Wolverines earned individual honors for their performance on the hardcourt or the wrestling mat. Senior Willy Dunn earned his fourth consecutive trip to the Division 1A state tournament, the coveted Mat Classic in Tacoma. Dunn bowed out of the tournament following backto-back losses, by decision, after claiming first place in the heavyweight bracket of the 1A regional tournament. Six of Dunn's teammates also qualified for the regional playoffs. On the hard court, senior Mandy Turnbull was named first-team all-league for the 2011-2012 Northwest 1A/2B League season. Senior Larissa Nash earned all-league secondteam honors, and senior Liz
Turnbull, Williamson each earn first-team all-league awards
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Taylor was named all-league honorable mentioned. On the strength of a lateseason surge, the Friday Harbor girls basketball team claimed its second league champion in three years and finished the season 2011/12 season at 12-2 in Northwest 1A/2B League play and 14-7 overall. The boys team reached new heights in the 20112012 season by defeating two of its three Whatcom County 1A rivals, Meridian and Nooksack Valley, twice in regular-season play. By virtue of those two victo-
Wilson lands two—with one Friday Harbor’s Bob Wilson reeled in a 16.43-pounder to take the top prize in the second Blue Water Bar and Grill fishing derby, a $1,000 check, Saturday, March 3. Wilson won the toss between his teammates for first chance at a salmon and didn't wait long, 10 minutes, before landing the prize fish. A field of 15 boats braved blustery conditions to compete in Bluewater’s second derby of the year. With the 16.43-pound prize, Wilson also snagged second place in the Frank Wilson Memorial
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Above, junior Collin Williamson, first team All League.
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ries, the Wolverines hosted their first post-season playoff game since the three Whatcom schools became regular-season opponents. Junior Collin Williamson earned first-team all-league honors and junior Donald Galt was named to the Northwest 1A/2B League’s second team. Sophomore Otis CooperWest earned league honorable mention honors.The Wolverines finished the 2011/12 season in second place in league play, at 11-3, and 16-6 record overall. The Wolverines also gar-
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Left, senior Mandy Turnbull, first team All-League.
3.07 collective GPA, respectively. The Friday Harbor Cheer squad also received distinguished academic honors, with a collective 3.38 GPA, the highest of all the school’s winter sports teams. — Scott Rasmussen nered academic honors in the winter sports season, as the girls varsity and junior varsity squad received “distinguished” honors, with a 3.27 collective GPA and a
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FH grads dominate Dean’s List The months of autumn may seem long gone by, but it’s never to late for recognition of academic excellence. Not at the University of Washington, where a total of eight graduates of Friday Harbor High School earned a spot on the college’s Dean’s List Christine Olshefsky for their performance in the classroom. To qualify, students must complete a minimum of 12 graded-credits in the quar-
ter and earn a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. The University of Washington, a fouryear state school, released the names of its autumn quarter honorees Feb. 21. The list includes, UW freshmen Jennifer Dunn and Diana Eisehauer, sophomores Forest Dayton, Hana Dubail, Charlotte Guard and Christine Olshefsky, junior Hannah Snow and senior Michael Fyrqvist. Freshman Moira Crawford of Lopez Island also made the UW Dean’s List in the fall quarter.
Flu season persists, parents urged to take extra care The duration of this year’s flu season is the longest in decades, according to local health officials. The strain of influenza circulating locally is covered by this year’s flu vaccine, however, and public
health Manager Susan Leff notes it is not too late to be vaccinated. Leff also urges parents to take extra precautions in treating children for fever. Anyone under 18 should not take aspirin to treat a
fever because of the danger of Reyes syndrome. Parents using Tylenol to treat a fever need to read instructions carefully because concentration of the liquid medication has changed. Health officials urge people to use common sense to protect themselves, and to look for symptoms that indicate serious problems. Stay home and rest, avoid close contact with well people in your home, drink plenty of water, and treat fever and cough with medicines available without a prescription. For more info, visit the county public health website at www.co.san-juan. wa.us/health/default.aspx
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FH team Baltimore bound Marine science squad scores third consecutive regional title
Friday Harbor's 2012 marine science crew left competitors from 16 different schoolss in its wake to claim Friday Harbor High School's third consecutive Orca Bowl championship Saturday at the University of Washington. This year's six-member squad bounced back from a loss in a preliminary round, clawed its way into the title bout and then outpaced their Garfield High School counterparts to claim the regional championship. They prevailed in 11 of 12 matches en route to capture the school's third regional title in three years. Washington state Contributed photo Congressman Jim Friday Harbor High School’s 2012 Orca Bowl team, front to back; McDermott attended Emily Guard, Audrey Olshesky, Libby Snow, Stewart Bell, coach Saturday's regional champi- Nick Frazee, Gavin Guard, Michael Barsamian, Aaron Prager , onship and set the competi- coach Marc Vermeire... identity of diver, background, unknown. tion in motion. “These scholars are the the national title. The national championfuture stewards of our ocean, and I know this experience encourages them ship, a three-day event, begins April 19 in to continue to learn how the ocean works Baltimore, Maryland. The format of the annual Orca Bowl and how to wisely use our ocean resources competition features a mix of buzzer-style for generations to come,” McDermott said. With the victory, the 2012 team secured multiple choice questions and open-ended a berth in the 15th Annual National Ocean challenge questions fielded by all memSciences Bowl, where they will compete bers of the team. The members of Friday against 24 other regional champions for Harbor's 2012 team are: seniors Audrey Olshefsky and Stewart Bell, juniors Michael Barsamian, Gavin Guard and Aaron Prager, and sophomores Emily Guard and Libby Snow. Olshefsky and Guard also were part of the 2011 regional title team. Faculty advisors of Friday Harbor's Orca Bowl team are Nick Frazee and Marc Vermeire. — Scott Rasmussen
Community dinner, ‘Southern Style’, March 28
The Food for Thought Program will offer a “Southern Style” dinner, March 28. Proceeds from the dinner, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in the high school commons, benefit the high school’s Food for Thought Program, led by coordinator Liz Varvaro. Suggested donation is $10 adults, $5 for chilren under 12. For info, call 370-7106.
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What’s Happening! Wednesday, March 14 n Benefit concert, FHHS Band Families & Friends, 7 p.m., SJ Community Theatre. Performances by FHHS Jazz Band, One More Time Band, and acclaimed Seattle trumpeter Chad McCullough. Tickets, $15 adults, $5 student reserved; available at SJCT box office and www.sjctheatre.org. n SJ Island Trails
Committee annual potluck, 5-7:30 p.m., Friday Harbor Grange Hall. BYO table setting, beverage and dish to share. 3705104, www.sanjuanislandtrails.org.
Thursday, March 15 n Adonna Khare
Exhibit, San Juan Island Museum of Art, “A” St., Friday Harbor. Winter hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibit runs through March 23.
Saturday, March 17 n Book Signing,
2-4 p.m., Harbor Bookstore, 22 Cannery Landing. Bellingham-based author JoeAnn Roe visits San Juan Island to sign her latest work, “The San Juan Islands : Into the 21st Century”.
n Author Talk with Sam
Buck, 7 p.m., Griffin Bay Bookstore, 155 Spring St., free. San Juan author Sam Buck talks about his new book, “Believe Your Experience.” Co-sponsored by the San Juan Island Library.
n Soroptimists
St Paddy’s Day Extravaganza, 5 p.m., Mullis Center. Annual fundraising event sponosred by Soroptimists features entertainment, live and silent auctions; dinner begins at 6 p.m. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 children. Take-out dinner available. 3787232, 298-0458 for info. See Calendar, Page 14
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Misadventures and felonies revealed Orcas Island author captures ‘Barefoot’ in print
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Orcas author Bob Friel traces the escapes, crimes and misdemeanors of the so-called Barefoot Bandit, from beginning to the end of his twoyear hide-and-seek from the law. Left, the cover of his book.
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It’s a story that took over a local writer’s life. Bob Friel’s interest in teen burglar Colton HarrisMoore began as personal curiosity. The saga later became the focus of a meticulously researched book, “The Barefoot Bandit: The True Tale of Colton HarrisMoore, New American Outlaw,” published by Hyperion this month. Friel says it’s been a unique opportunity to write about a crime story that he actually experienced. “We lived through the birth of this thing,” he said. “Orcas was ground zero for this … and I was able to separate fact from fiction. I think people will enjoy seeing what really went down in what has become island
lore.” Friel will be signing copies of his book on Friday, March 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Darvill’s Bookstore. He will give proceeds from books sold at Darvill’s to local children’s charities.
Camano Island native Harris-Moore was on the lam for two years, hiding out in Orcas Island homes and the woods before finally being caught in July 2010 in the Bahamas. He reportedly spent time hiding in an airplane hangar
owned by Mike and Dawn Parnell, waiting until they flew off so he could drive their car to their home, eat their food and wear their clothing. He stole six boats and airplanes from San Juan County, crashing one plane and damaging two others during landings. His exploits grabbed national headlines during a crime spree that spanned nine states and prompted an international manhunt. His owes his victims an estimated $1.4 million in damages. Harris-Moore, who will turn 21 in a few weeks, pled guilty to 33 state charges and seven federal charges, including stealing an aircraft, possession of firearms and piloting without a license. He is serving a sixand seven-year sentence concurrently. In August 2011, HarrisMoore signed a movie deal worth $1.3 million, all of which will go to his victims. The 20th Century Fox film will be based on Friel’s work and the screenplay is being written by Oscar-winner Lance Black. Friel’s book is part true crime adventure, part jourSee BANDIT, Page 12
Library set for Earth Day If a book about the Barefoot Bandit doesn’t float your boat, perhaps “A Sand County Almanac”, by Aldo Leopold, will. The San Juan Island Library and The San Juan Preservation Trust encourage you to read Leopold’s influential essays, learn about the ideas of the legendary conservationist, and then watch “Green Fire,” the full-length documentary focused on Leopold and his work. The film shares highlights from Leopold’s extraordinary life and career, explaining how he shaped the 20th century conservation movement, and why he still inspires people today. A discussion of Leopold’s life and ideas follow the film.
Audience members are invited to share a favorite passage or discuss Leopold’s legacy. Copies of “A Sand County Almanac” are available at the library. The free film will be screened at the library at 7 p.m., April 27, sponsored by Friends of the Library. Library hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Library cards are provided at no cost to San Juan Island residents.
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Last week I stopped by Griffin Bay Books to check out the new door going in. The trim had not yet been installed, revealing clues that Friday Harbor Brick and Tile Company's decorative concrete block was used to build Griffin Bay Bookstore. The bookstore's stucco façade hides the fact that when the building was constructed it probably looked more like its neighbor, what is today the Daisy Bloom building. The original façade was made of painted concrete block in a square-within-a-square pattern. The stucco we see today, the entrance and the half-moon windows are the product of a more recent remodel carried out by Sam Buck Sr., prior to 1994. The Daisy Bloom building (formerly the OPALCO office) was built in 1924, so the bookstore may have been built at or around that time. In addition to its decorative block façade, the original bookstore building likely had a recessed entrance. Recessed entrances made up of large plate glass windows were a favored architectural feature of Friday Harbor's early commercial buildings. This is still evident in a few of the town's historic buildings: the BBQ Shack (Dos
Diablos), Daisy Bloom, Sandpebble, and the Coldwell Banker building. The next time you step inside Griffin Bay Bookstore, look at the area of the brick you are standing on. Then look up to the ceiling—there you will see an area of the same size delineated in the ceiling. The fun is looking for the clues. The Brickworks on Nichols Street (the new home of the permanent farmers market) was originally the Friday Harbor Brick and Tile Company. In its heyday, the Brick and Tile Company produced the concrete block used to build many buildings in Friday Harbor's commercial core, including historic sites known today as Friday HarborTown Hall, Daisy Bloom, King's Marine and part of King's Grocery Store, King's Video, the Toy Box, and more. Now we can add to this list Griffin Bay Bookstore. The Brickworks is an historically significant local landmark today because it is the last of the original industrial buildings in town. Its products (a variety of concrete block styles, other building materials and services) were instrumental in building the town and influenced the look of Spring Street for 100 years and counting. — Sandy Strehlou is historic preservation coordinator for the Town of Friday Harbor
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Bandit Continued from page 12 nalist’s memoir. He conducted hundreds of interviews with victims, witnesses, law enforcement, and locals who tried to capture Harris-Moore, as well as the young man’s friends, family, teachers, and prison buddies. Friel turned over every stone in Harris-Moore’s past. He worked on the book from September 2009 to January 2012. While Friel says he wrote a “very balanced” account of HarrisMoore’s story, he discov-
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ered painful details about the young man’s childhood. Because he never committed violent crimes, took drugs or joined a gang, Friel hopes the Barefoot Bandit’s saga will illuminate the struggles of disadvantaged children. “There are people who have known him since he was a kid and tried to help him … this could have worked out totally differently, there are points where his life could have changed,” Friel said. “Those same people and others are now paying to give him specialized help when he is in prison … this is for him to grasp. He needs to man up and accept
this therapy.” Friel, who lives on Orcas with his wife Sandi, has authored hundreds of articles for magazines such as Outside, Islands, Boating, Philadelphia, Sunset, Caribbean Travel & Life, and Smithsonian Air & Space over the span of his 25-year career. “It was bad luck for Colton that he picked an island with an investigative reporter,” joked Friel. “The good thing about me being the one who wrote this is that almost all of these stories are now being told from the point of view of the victim … people think I’ve become rich doing this – and they are very wrong. I’ve made less doing this book than if I was doing freelance magazine work full-time because it took so long to write.” While Friel says he's covered kids who've committed far worse crimes than Harris-Moore, the effect the Barefoot Bandit had on Orcas remains palpable. “I don’t like that I lock my doors every night,” he said. “And that is directly attributed to Colton.” — Contact Islands Sounder Editor Colleen Armstrong at editor@islandssounder.com or (360) 376-4500.
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Around Town Soroptimists St. Patrick’s Day extravaganza
The Soroptimists will be holding its biggest, most important fund-raiser of the year, the St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza, Saturday, March 17, at the Mullis Center. All proceeds from this event support the service club’s many activities, which primarily benefit the island’s women and girls. Doors open at 5 pm. The event features beverages, appetizers, live music and silent and live auction items. Tickets raffle items will be available for sale. Dinner, catered by Vinny’s Ristorante, begins at 6 pm, and features traditional corned beef and cabbage, or a vegetarian entrée. After dinner, Farhad Ghatan (one of three male Soroptimists in the local club) will preside over the live auction, which includes a week’s stay at an oceanfront condo on Kauai. Seating is limited. Tickets can be purchased at the Toy Box or Spa d’Bune, or from any Soroptimist; $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (65plus), and $10 for children (10 and under). To-go dinner is also available; $12 each. Take-out dinners must be picked up between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. For info, 378-7232 or 298-0458.
Know Your Island Walk, March 24
Meet Marilyn O’Connor, director of the Port of Friday Harbor, for the next in the Know Your Island Walk series. Billed as “Walk the Port” (airport to boat harbor), the walk is March 24, 1-4 p.m. O’Connor will describe air-
port history, spinkled with local color of the area. Meet and park at Skagit Valley College parking lot. The walk spans two miles, roundtrip. Terrain is sidewalks, wooded trail and pavement, and it’s rated moderate. Dogs on leashes welcome. Rain or shine. Info: sanjuanislandtrails. org.
Community preparedness forum
What’s in your emergency kit? The San Juan Island Grange and Department of Emergency Management are teaming up to help islanders be prepared in the event of a natural disaster, and to help ensure that their neighborhoods are also ready to weather the storm, earthquake or tsunami. Co-sponsored by the two groups, the “Preparedness Forum” will get under way Thursday, March 29, at the Grange Hall, 152 N. First St. Local leaders will discuss types of disasters possible in the San Juans and how individuals and neighborhoods can best prepare. Grange members will display their own preparedness kits and discuss steps to become self sufficient. Billed as an “informal, interactive discussion,” sponsors encourage questions about preparedness plans. Light refreshments served or bring your own dinner. For more info: 378-6632.
First Aid, CPR classes by Island Rec
A First Aid Class begins Monday, March 26, and a CPR class begins Wednesday, March 28. Both classes meet at the Aid Unit on Spring Street and run from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Cost is $27 per class; pre-registration is required. Register for either or both classes at www. islandrec.org or in person at Island Rec, 580 Guard Street, M-F between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. through Friday. Call 378-4953 for more info.
Lavendera Massage hosts ‘community service’ night
Expect community service night to beome a monthly event at Lavendera Massage, 285 Spring St. Owner Ciely Ti Gray will launch the inaugural “Third Thursday Community Service Nights,” this Thursday, March 15, beginning at 7 p.m. A trio of massage therapists will be on hand to offer complimentary treatments as part of the event. For more info, call 3783637.
Author Sam Buck: ‘Believe Your Experience”
After sharing insights about overcoming obstacles, such as dyslexia, or about his background in farming, construction, fishing and working in restaurants, people would often say to Sam Buck that he should write a book. So he did. O n Saturday, Sam Buck will talk a b o u t Sam Buck that book, “Believe Your Experience,” at an author event cosponsored by Griffin Bay Bookstore and San Juan Island Library. Buck will read from the book and discuss its elements as part of the event, which begins at 7 p.m. at Griffin Bay Bookstore. Buck’s book contains personal insights based on his own life and suggestions of how people can improve their lives by trusting their own experience.
Buck, a third generation islander, says, “I am completely confident that each of us has an important purpose for being here.”
Book signing: author JoAnn Roe
Bellingham-based author JoAnn Roe is very familiar with the past. It’s the more recent history of the San Juan Island that Roe, author of 16 books, focuses on in her latest work, “The San Juan Islands: Into the 21st Century.” Published by Claxton Press, Roe’s book explores the farming of lavender rather than wheat, raising of alpacas rather than cattle, development of land-use regulations and the endear-
ing magnetism of the San Juans resident killer whales. Roe, a historian by heart and by JoAnn Roe trade, and a Blakely Island property owner since the early 1960s, believes a whole lot has happened in the last 50 years that has shaped the San Juans, but remains mostly unexplored. Roe will be at Harbor Bookstore, 22 Cannery Landing, Saturday, March 17, to sign and discuss her latest work. For info, 3787222.
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■ Understanding Your Life Energy, 7 p.m., Lavendera Massage Center, 285 Spring Street. John Robertson and Patricia Golem present “an introduction to the energetic dimension of daily living”. Suggested donation, $10. For info, 378-3637.
1-4 p.m. Meet Marilyn O’Connor, Director, Port of Friday Harbor, to “Walk the Port” (airport to boat harbor), learning history and local color. Meet and park at Skagit Valley College parking lot. Length is 2 mi., RT. Terrain is sidewalks, wooded trail and pavement. Rating is moderate. Dogs on leashes welcome. Rain or shine. Info: sanjuanislandtrails.org.
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Dance, SJI Grange Hall, 7-9p.m. Dance to Eric Anderson on piano and Alan Roberts on fiddle, with Cindy Holmes calling. No partners needed, no experience necessary. $10/person donation
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■ Island Rec’s 3-on-3 adult basketball tournament, Teams can be made up of 3 or 4 players. The tournament will be held in Turnbull Gym. Games will start at 11:30 a.m. The tournament is open to everyone 16 yrs. and older. Cost is $10 per player in advance and $15 per player after March 20th. Register online or stop by the Island Rec office on 580 Guard St. For more information call 378-4953.
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happened to their missing husbands. One granddaughter finds out by going there. And we will learn the same by coming to the film, Rosenstrasse (in German with English sub-titles), Sunday, March 25th at the San Juan Library, 7 p.m., east entrance. Presented by GIG, the German Interest Group, Karen Woldtvedt, hosting. Free!
Wednesday, March 28 ■ Community Dinner,
5:307:30 p.m., Friday Harbor High School Commons. Southern style menu. Suggested donation; $10 adults ($5 for children 11 and under). Proceeds support the Food for Thought Program. For info, 370-7106.
Thursday, March 29 ■ Community Preparedness Forum, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Friday Harbor Grange, 152 N. First. Co-sponsored by the San Juan Island Grange and Department of Emergency Management. Find out if your “kit” is good to go in the event of a natural disaster. Light refreshments served, or bring your own dinner. More info: 378-6632.
Wedding bells for DeMuth and Reid A summer wedding is on the horizon for James Alexander DeMuth, son of Dennis Alden and Jodie Lynn DeMuth, of Friday Harbor and Bellevue, and Leah Christinne Reid of New Hampshire. The couple plan to marry in Pleasanton, Calif., Contributed photo in August. James Alexander DeMuth and Demuth, a Leah Christinne Reid. 2004 graduate of Seattle's The Northwest School, attended Santa Clara University as an undergraduate, where he earned a bachelor's of science in mechanical engineering (2008), and then earned a Masters of Science in mechanical engineering at Stanford University (2010). He is a mechanical engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. The daughter of Ronald and Christinne Reid of Jaffrey, N.H., Leah Reid earned a bachelor's of music degree at Montreal's McGill University (2008), a Master of Arts in music composition at Stanford (2010) and is a fourth-year doctoral candidate at Stanford.
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New quiet living. 1 bedroom view apartments, downtown Eastsound. Newly remodeled exterior and interiors. Includes: stove, fridge, laundry room, and paved assigned parking. No smoking or pets. $495 month with EPD, 1st and security. Call Alan 714-271-1215 or email nordicstr@aol.com FRIDAY HARBOR
BEAUTIFUL 1 and 1+ bedroom condos. Prices start at $895 month! Long term. Walk to town. References required. 360-734-2222 FRIDAY HARBOR
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REPORTER Reporter sought for staff opening with the Peninsula Daily News, a sixday newspaper on Washington’s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula that includes the cities of Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks (yes, the “Twilight” Forks, but no vampires or werewolves). Bring your experience from a weekly or small daily -from the first day, you’ll be able to show off the writing and photography skills you’ve already acquired while sharpening your talent with the help of veteran newsroom leaders. This is a general assignment reporting position in our Port Angeles office in which being a self-starter must be demonstrated through professional experience. Port Angeles-based Peninsula Daily News, circulation 16,000 daily and 15,000 Sunday (plus a website getting up to one million hits a month), publishes separate editions for Clallam and Jefferson counties. Check out the PDN at w w w. p e n i n s u l a d a i l y news.com and the beauty and recreational opportunities at http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/section/pdntabs#vizguide. In-person visit and tryout are required, so Washington/Northwest applicants given preference. Send cover letter, resume and five best writing and photography clips to Leah Leach, managing editor/news, P.O. Box 1330, 305 W. First St., Port Angeles, WA 98362, or email leah.leach@peninsuladailynews.com.
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San Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388. MT BAKER ROAD AND TRAIL members of the public, county em- tained at the Council offices during PUBLIC NOTICE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ON ployees or the Council. The pro- each business day between the ORCAS ISLAND posed Resolution may then be hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. MEETING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the adopted with or without modifica- The Resolution may also be viewed Citizens’ Salary Commission San Juan County Council will con- tions. 24 hours a day at the County webduct a public hearing for the purpose At the hearing the County Council site at http://www.sanjuan- The Citizens’ Salary Commission of receiving testimony and making a will determine whether or not to exer- co.com/Council/PendingOrdinanc- will meet to discuss compensation of final decision on a proposed Resolu- cise its power of eminent domain un- es.aspx. A copy of the proposed Or- elected officials on Thursday, March tion Determining that the Acquisition der the laws of Washington State dinance/Resolution will be mailed 29, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., at the first of Property is Necessary for Public RCW 8.08 for the purpose of con- without charge upon request. For floor Hearing Room of the Legislative Purposes (Right of Way) for a por- demning real property for public use. more information please contact the Building, 55 Second St., in Friday tion of the Tax Parcel listed below If the County Council decides to use Clerk of the County Council at Harbor. The public is invited to atand Directing the Prosecuting Attor- its power of eminent domain it will di- 360-370-7470 and/or Rachel Dietz- tend. Written submissions and ney to file a Petition to Determine rect the Prosecuting Attorney to file a man at 360 370 0509. agenda items for the Commission Just Compensation for the Mt Baker Petition in San Juan County Superior LEGAL NO. SJ369759 must be received by 3/15/12 to be Road and Trail Improvement Pro- Court to determine that the use of Published: The Journal of the San considered. Send to CSC, 350 jects. The public hearing will be held the property is a public use and to Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. Court Street, #5, Friday Harbor, WA in the Lopez Center for Community determine just compensation for Tax March 7, 14 2012. 98250. A draft meeting agenda will and the Arts, 204 Village Road, Lo- Parcel 271234003. be available at least one week prior pez Island, Washington on Tuesday, All persons wishing to be heard on on the County website at http://sanMarch 20, 2012 beginning at 10:30 this matter are encouraged to attend. juanco.com/calendar.aspx . AM. The hearing may be continued Written comments may be submitted The Solid Waste Advisory Commit- LEGAL NO. J4277 from time to time and place to place in advance of the hearing by mail or tee will meet Thursday, March 22, Published: The Journal of the San NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO as may be desired by the Council at the hearing by delivery in person. 2012 starting at 11:30AM in the Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder CONSIDER A RESOLUTION without additional written notice. Please deliver 8 copies of all written Council Chambers at the Legislative February 29, March 14, 2012 DETERMINING THAT THE At the hearing, members of the pub- comments to the Clerk of the San Building (55 Second Street, Friday ACQUISITION OF A PORTION OF lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- Juan County Council at 55 Second Harbor, WA). The public is welcome TPN 271234003 (WEBER LANE) IS vide written statements regarding the Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 to attend. Looking for your NECESSARY FOR COUNTY proposed Resolution. After the pub- Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA LEGAL NO. SJ371753 PURPOSES AND DIRECTING THE lic testimony portion of the hearing 98250. The Resolution is filed at the Published: The Journal of the San dream house? Go to pnwHomeFinder.com PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO has ended, the Council will deliber- Office of the County Council, 55 Sec- Juans, The Islands’ Sounder. to ďŹ nd the perfect FILE A PETITION TO DETERMINE ate and consider modifications to the ondNotice Street, Friday and Harbor, WA and March 14, 21, 2012 San Juan County Community Development & Planning Combined of Application Public Hearing To: The Journal & Sounder home sale or rent. JUST COMPENSATION that are proposed by may be inspected and copies ob135 Rhone Street, P. O. Box 947,FOR FridayTHE Harbor, WA.Resolution 98250 Please publish once on for 3/14 / 2012 (360) 378-2354 (360) 3782116 Fax (360) 378-3922 and bill Community Development & Planning #/-").%$ĂĽ./4)#%ĂĽ/&ĂĽ!00,)#!4)/.3ĂĽ ĂĽ(%!2).'3 Permits@co.san-juan.wa.us www.co-san-juan.wa.us Page 1 of 1
NOTICE OF REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING: The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, March 16th at the Craft Room, Mullis Community Senior Center, 589 Nash Street, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. Public comment time is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome at every monthly Land Bank Commission meeting. Judy Cumming San Juan County Land Bank 350 Court Street #6 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 SJ371722 Published: Islands’ Sounder, Journal of the San Juans. March 14, 2012
Permit Number
Project Description
POPNSP-110010
Farm and Ag Conservation Land , current use open space taxation program Current use, open space taxation program
Tax Parcel Number, Project Location, and Island 463634002, 2898 west Valley Road, San Juan Island
Applicant/Agent Name and Address
Date of Application
Date Complete
Other Required Permits*
Existing Environmental Documents
SEPA Threshold Determination
End Date for SEPA Comments
Suggested Project Comments End Date**
Hearing Body
Hearing Place
Hearing Date
Ken Arzarian, 2898 West County Council 4/3/2012, Valley Road, Friday Harbor, Council Chambers 10:15 am WA 98250 th 4/3/2012, County Council Elizabeth Ellis, 19707 67 POPNSP-11252422001, SW corner of Council Chambers 10:15 am 0012 Hummel Lake and Port Stanley Ave. NE, Kenmore, WA roads, Lopez Island 98028 County Council 4/3/2012, John and Bertha Posel POPNSP-11- Farm and Ag Conservation 253444001, 253441001, and th Council Chambers 10:15 am 253414002 7233 130 St NE 0013 Land, current use open space taxation program Arlington, WA 98223 PPROV0-12- BUSEY Family Vacation 140750308, 254 Captain Leison Ann K. Busey/Virginia Ferrari, 0005 Rental Lane, Lopez Island 308 Colonial Way, Rio Vista, 2/21/12 3/8/12 exempt 4/4/2012 CA 94571 PPROV0-12- Vacation rental 271413019, SE corner of Lovers Clyde and April Duke, 215 4/4/2012 2/29/2012 2/29/2012 Enchanted Forest Road, 0006 Lane and Enchanted Forest exempt Eastsound, WA 98245 Road, Orcas Island Numerous Numerous—see SJC Public Works, Dan 271243001 plus others from PPROV0-12- Widen, rebuild portion of 3/8/2012 3/8/2012 -see file file DNS 3/28/2012 4/4/2012 Vekved, PO Box 729, Friday MP 0.0 to MP 1.1 on Mt. Baker 0007 Mt. Baker Road and add Harbor, WA 98250 Road, Orcas Island pedestrian path NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS: SEPA Determination: San Juan County has determined that the projects noted above with a DNS or MDNS will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment and has issued a Threshold Determination pursuant to Sections 197-11-310 and 197-11-340 WAC. An Environmental Impact Statement will not be required under Section 43.21C.030 (2)(c) RCW. This determination was made after review of the environmental checklist and other environmental information on file at Community Development and Planning (CD&P). The County has determined that the requirements for environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures have been adequately addressed in the development regulations and comprehensive plan adopted under Chapter 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, state, or federal laws or rules, as provided by Section 43.21C.240 RCW and Section 197-11-158 WAC, or as may be conditioned within any MDNS. SEPA Comments: Anyone desiring to comment on the Threshold Determination can do so by submitting a written statement to CD&P, P. O. Box 947 (135 Rhone Street), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no later than the comment date specified above. The Threshold Determination may be appealed by submitting a written statement of appeal along with the basis for the appeal and a fee to CD&P within 21 days after the end of the SEPA comment period. Application Comments: Any file may be examined by appointment during regular business hours at the San Juan County CD&P, Courthouse Annex, Friday Harbor. Anyone desiring to comment on the Notice of Application can do so by submitting a written statement to CD&P no later than the end date for project comments specified above. Anyone who desires to provide testimony in the public hearing or desires a copy of the decision for this project may do so by requesting such from CD&P. A copy of the staff report for this project may be obtained from CD&P generally 7 days prior to the public hearing. * As directed by applicant, per UDC 18.80.030.A.3.f ** Per UDC 18.80.030.B.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the Islanders Bank Admin. Building downstairs meeting room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing shall submit a statement in writing to CD&P, P. O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing as well. A copy of the staff report for this hearing may be obtained generally 7 days prior to the public hearing from CD&P at the address above.
NOTICE OF DECISIONS: Hearing Examiner decisions are posted on the County website at: sanjuanco.com/cdp/hearingexdecisions.aspx
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TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR LEGAL NOTICES AGENDA - TOWN COUNCIL Town Council Chambers 60 Second Street March 15, 2012 at 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Call to Order / Roll Call / Flag Salute / Public Access 12:05 PM Confirmation of Historic Preservation Review Board members 12:10 PM Resolution No. 1890 - Authorizing the Mayor to terminate a renewal lease with option to purchase agreement for one used Spartan Van Pelt fire truck with the Friday Harbor Firefighter’s Association 12:15 PM Ordinance No. 1480 - Repealing Ordinance No. 1108 and Chapter 2.13 of the Friday Harbor
Municipal Code concerning the Town of Friday Harbor Fire Department 12:20 PM Council discussion of the Town Solid Waste Management Plan, Chapters One through Six Administrator’s Report Payment of Claims Approval of Minutes Future Agenda Items Citizen Response Adjourn March 15, 2012 at 5:30 PM Town Council Chambers 60 Second Street 5:30 PM Call to Order / Roll Call / Flag Salute / Public Access 5:35 PM CONTINUED PUBLIC
HEARING - To consider a request for Conditional Use Permit Application No. 67 for installation of a mural within the First Street right-of-way located at 105 Spring Street commonly known as the Coldwell Banker building 5:55 PM Council discussion of a proposition to voters to impose a sales and use tax in accordance with RCW 82.14.450 for criminal justice and other public safety purposes County Council Update Future Agenda Items Citizen Response Adjourn LEGAL NO. FH371726 Published: Journal of the San
Juans. March 14, 2012 AGENDA HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Call to Order / Roll Call / Approval of draft HPRB meeting minutes for 02.29.2012. 7:05 PM Communications from the Town & Citizens 7:10 PM New Business: Brickworks Design Review (Rehab) 8:30 PM Old Business: Board Member Recruitment Partners in Preservation Award Plan-
ning 8:50 PM Staff Reports & Announcements 8:55 PM Board Reports and Announcements 9:00 PM Adjourn LEGAL NO. FH371730 Published: Journal of the San Juans. March 14, 2012
MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with RCW 36.77.070 that the San Juan County Council approved the following roads improved by County Forces (using County crews and equipment) Road / Project Name Sign Replacement Program CRP# Various Type Of Work Sign Installation Proposed 2012 $351.000 Road / Project Name Mt Baker Road Improvement CRP# 020606 Type Of Work Chipseal Proposed 2012 $120,000 Road / Project Name Point Lawrence Road Culvert Replacement CRP# 020506 Type Of Work 3rd lift chipseal Proposed 2012 $ 30,000 Road / Project Name San Juan Island Gravel Rd Conversion CRP# 511004 Type Of Work Chipseal gravel roads Proposed 2012 $160,000 Road / Project Name Lopez Island Gravel Rd Conversion CRP# 031102 Type Of Work Chipseal gravel roads Actual 2011 $135,550 Road / Project Name Pt Lawrence Road Culvert Replacement CRP# 020506 Type Of Work Chipseal Actual 2011 $17,177 Road / Project Name Roche Harbor Dock, Float and Gangway CRP# 011003 Type Of Work Walkway to dock Actual 2011 $15,545 Totals: Actual $168,272 Proposed $661,000 Date this 8th day of March 2012.
Rachel E. Dietzman, P.E., County Engineer San Juan County Department of Public Work LEGAL NO. J371346 Published: Journal of the San Juans, The Islands’ Sounder. March 14, 2012
OPALCO BOARD NOMINEES OPALCO’s Committee on Nominations has named the following candidates for two position openings in OPALCO’s District 2 (serving Orcas, Armitage, Big Double, Blakely, Fawn, Little Double and Obstruction Islands): Winnie Adams, Lance Evans and Chris Thomerson. All members will voteat the annual meeting May 5, 2012, or by absentee ballot. Any 15 or more members may make other nominations from their particular district by petition with their signatures. Nominations by petition are due to the Eastsound office by 4:30 pm on March 21, 2012. For more information, contact Bev Madan at 376-3549. LEGAL NO. J371354 Published: Islands’ Sounder and Journal of the San Juans, March 14, 2012. SAN JUAN ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT Request for Proposals-Capital Projects Management Services For more information contact Rick Thompson, Superintendent at (360) 378-4133 Reference: San Juan Island School District Policy and Procedure 6925 San Juan Island School District #149 “District” is seeking proposals from qualified architectural/engineering firms “Respondents” to assist the District with project management oversight of capital projects for the
time period of 2013 to 2016. District voters approved $3.76 million in capital projects at a February 14, 2012 election. The expenditures will pay for facility improvements at a variety of District sites, with the majority of work being completed in Friday Harbor, Washington. The projects include roofing, siding, windows, flooring, painting, HVAC, electrical, locker room renovation, parking and grounds. For a complete list of projects please see List of Proposed Capital Projects 2013-2016 located on the district’s website at www.sjisd.wednet.edu . Proposals need to address the following: • Description of professional staff and respective roles for each; • List of projects completed during the past two years and contact person; • Status of current contracts; • Description of typical site supervision; • References-bank, bonding, three clients • Exhibits of cost estimates for two most recent projects. Please note the District is located in a remote region of northwest Washington State with commercial public access by Washington State Ferries and by airplane. Respondents should be sensitive to issues of public school finance, have experience working on public projects, and be familiar with state competitive bidding laws. Emphasis on safety around staff and students is a requirement. Respondents should become familiar with the preliminary work done by the district facilities committee as published on the District website at www.sjisd.wednet.edu. Proposals will be evaluated by a
committee appointed by the District’s Board of Directors, following which the Superintendent will attempt to negotiate a fair and reasonable contract with the successful firm. Minority and Women owned firms are requested to submit proposals. Interested firms shall submit a statement of qualifications and performance data addressing the ability to manage the list of projects along with the proposed fee for service by April 13, 2012, 12:00 noon, PST, to PO Box 458, Friday Harbor WA 98250. The district will also accept hand delivered proposals at 285 Blair Street Friday Harbor, WA 98250 by the same deadline. LEGAL NO. J369038 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands March 7, 14, 21, 28 April 4, 2012 Superior Court of Washington County of San Juan Revocable Living Trust of Richard J. Kardack and Ken D. Andrus as Trustee, Plaintiffs, Vs. David S. Rider and Janice Lee Rider, Husband and Wife, if living, and if deceased then the unknown Heirs at law of David S. Rider and Janice Lee Rider and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right title, Estate, lien or interest in the real Estate described in the Complaint herein Defendants. No. 12 2 05004 1 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION The State of Washington to the said David S. Rider and Janice Lee Rider, if living, and the unknown heirs at law of Estate of David S. Rider and Janice Lee Rider, if deceased, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien,
or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein, defendants: You, and each of you, are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after the ___ day of ___, 2011, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court and answer the complaint of the plaintiffs and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for the plaintiffs, at their office below stated; and, in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demands of the complaint in this action which has been filed with the clerk of the court. The object of this action is to quiet title in plaintiffs to real estate in San Juan County, Washington, described as: Lots 17, Block 38, Islandale, Division # 2, According to the plat recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 30, records of San Juan County, Washington. Tax parcel number: 141866017000 More commonly known as: 357 Mackaye Harbor Road, Lopez Island, WA 98261. Against the claim of the defendants and anyone of them. /S/ Steven M Bobman Steven M. Bobman, WSB No. 9,045 Attorney for the Plaintiffs 8701 45th Street West University Place, WA 98466 (253) 302-5409 LEGAL NO J371459 Published: The Journal of the San Juans. March 14, 2012.
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