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Whidbey Crosswind The Puget Sound Veterans’ Monthly | October 2012

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Community comes together for an Oak Harbor vet

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ee Sutton is breathing easier these days.

The veteran and Purple Heart recipient is a perfect example of how community and government can work together to make a difference in someone’s life.

Sutton, who has lived in Oak Harbor nine years, is settling into a new home, thanks in large part to the combined efforts of the Opportunity Council, Island County Veterans Services and volunteers from the community and from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

Dan Ceaser, with the Opportunity Council, was doing a weatherization inspection on Sutton’s mobile home last April. He discovered issues with the home that went beyond simple weatherization. Water damage and leakage turned into issues with mold. Sutton was heating his home with a wood stove, but problems with the ventilation meant the stove was actually venting everything inside. Soot was everywhere. It was clearly not a healthy environment.

And so began the effort to clear out Sutton’s old home and get him moved into a new one.

“We volunteered on weekends, during the week. Everybody I called was extremely ready to help,” Ceaser said. “These opportunities don’t come along often and it was something we all jumped on.”

The biggest expense was moving the new home from Bellingham. Westgate Homes in Oak Harbor cut its price in half and employees donated their time to move the home.

“Island County Veterans Services covered half the cost along with the Opportunity Council as far as transporting the trailer and getting it set up,” said Gerald Pfannenstiel, Island County Veterans Services Coordinator.

“This was a collaborative effort. Agencies came together and helped this very deserving individual out.”

Since then, other volunteers have also stepped up to the plate to get Sutton settled, said Sutton’s caseworker from the Opportunity Council, Monica Lopez.

“I love to do volunteer and outreach work,” said Lopez, who is also the Navy family ombudsman for her husband’s unit. “Of

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Lopez said many of the Navy volunteers have forged a special relationship with Sutton, because they can relate to him.

Sutton’s old mobile home was moved off its foundation and was still sitting there after his new home was brought in. The process took a little longer than normal because workers found problems with the sewer line that had to be fixed by the property manager before the new home could be put in place and connected.

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“It’s got the full energy package,” Ceaser said. “He should notice a huge difference.”

Sutton, who said he enjoys encouraging children from the neighborhood to pursue their studies and stay in school, is delighted with his new home.

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Left: Lee Sutton stands on the deck of his “new” mobile home. The Opportunity Council, Island County Veterans Services and Navy volunteers helped Sutton get into a new home when serious health problems were found with his former mobile home, visible on the left.

Top: Sutton’s former home had issues with water leakage and mold, as shown in this photo provided by the Opportunity Council.

Above: Because of a faulty draft, the wood stove Sutton used to heat his old home left a thick layer of soot over everything in his home, including the windows. Photo provided by the Opportunity Council

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The following veterans organizations can help you get in touch with a service officer:

Local veterans organizations across the country provide volunteer service officers to help veterans access the benefits they have coming.

Island County Veterans Services: 360-678-7805

Island County Veterans Resource Center: 360-678-7978

Veterans Resource Center of South Whidbey: 360-331-8081

“The VA is the largest bureaucracy in the federal government,” said Oak Harbor VFW service officer Gary Cosper. “You name it, they win.”

The Veterans of Foreign Wars recently named Cosper the VFW Service Officer of the year for the state of Washington. Cosper’s name may be on the plaque that hangs on the wall of local VFW Post 7392, but it’s an award he claims is shared equally by fellow VFW service officer Ben Bunnell.

Both men have one reason and one reason only to explain why they do what can be a frustrating job: they love serving their fellow veterans.

“I feel strongly that I really need to pay back my fellow veterans,” Cosper said recently at the Veterans Services office at the Family Resource Center in Oak Harbor. He and Bunnell are there every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon and at the VFW Post on Goldie Road from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday, ready and waiting to serve veterans from all over who have come to seek their assistance applying for VA benefits.

“I feel good inside that I can help,” Cosper said.

“For me, it makes me feel good I can give back. I get a lot of personal satisfaction from it,” agreed Bunnell. “We’ve had some marvelous successes and some abject failures.”

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Gary Cosper, left, and Ben Bunnell are the service officers at the Oak Harbor Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on Goldie Road. The two men see 40 to 60 veterans a month, helping them fill out paperwork to send to Veterans Administration.

The failures they speak of must have come early on in their volunteer service officer careers. Cosper has been doing this for five years, Bunnell for three. Right now their batting average, or claim success rate, is 100 percent. It’s no wonder veterans from all over the region come to Whidbey Island to see them.

Bunnell and Cosper will see any veteran who comes to them for information or for assistance with their VA claim paperwork. The two help veterans fill out their paperwork, then check and cross-check the claims before sending them to the VFW’s regional office in the Federal Building in Seattle. When the regional office has checked the paperwork again, it is hand-carried upstairs to the VA offices.

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“There is no front line over there,” Bunnell said. “These kids are in combat mode 24/7 and are coming back messed up. The VA is neither staffed nor funded to handle them.”

“The sad thing is the amount of time it takes to gt a claim approved,” Bunnell said. “My So Bunnell and Cosper do what they can to Island County Commissioner District 2 (D) original claim took five years.” see veterans file their paperwork with the VA.

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On the Cover: Going Fishin’ Disabled active duty military and veterans are seeking healing. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is one organization that is working hard to help heal more than just the visible wounds. Cover photo courtesy of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing.

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Service officers at our various veterans organizations do what they do because they want to help fellow veterans slog through the quagmire of Veterans Administration paperwork and regulations (page 3). And they do it for free.

Even if they were allowed some form of compensation, I don’t think they’d take it. They do it because veterans care about other veterans.

It’s that simple.

But it’s not just limited to veterans. Several members of team Whidbey came together to

help move an Oak Harbor veteran into a new home when it was discovered his was virtually uninhabitable (page 2). Navy spouse Dee Heinz is mounting a one-woman effort to bring a different kind of healing to families of those veterans lost in the line of duty (page 12).

And then there are groups like Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, whose volunteers share one of the most important commodities there is with veterans — time (page 6). Or two Freeland men who needed a worthwhile project and thought of building a better boat; one that will help disabled veterans as well as any person with a disability get out and enjoy a day on the water (page 10).

We could all strive for the example of community set by veterans. Imagine how much richer our lives would be if we spent even half as much time caring for our friends, neighbors and coworkers as veterans spend caring for each other.

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VRAP program gets 45,000 veterans

The Buzz Boating safety class offered The Deception Pass Sail and Power Squadron will conduct a general boating safety class from 6 to 8 p.m. starting Tuesday, Oct. 2.

The class will meet each Tuesday and Wednesday through Oct. 17 at Fire Station 54, 3253 Day Road, Greenbank.

In addition to teaching the fundamentals of safe boating, the class will include on-thewater training and qualify students for their Washington Boater Education Card. The cost is $50 per person.

Contact Jeff Campbell at 360-682-6104 or at jefcamp bel@comcast.net to register for the class.

’Tis the seAson for scarecrows Celebrate autumn by handcrafting a scarecrow at the Island County Fairgrounds in Langley. The second annual

Scarecrow Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4.

Want to hunt on Navy Turf?

Cost is $10 per scarecrow plus at least one non-perishable food item for the Good Cheer barrel. All materials will be provided.

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Thursday, Oct. 4 at Gallery Golf Course (Bldg. 130), 3065 N. Cowpens Road, Oak Harbor.

This family-friendly event will feature free hotdogs, hamburgers and tractor hayrides around the fairgrounds .

Scarecrows will be available to purchase for those who don’t have time to build their own.

Proceeds from this event will go to the Island County Fairground Association Call 360-221-4677 for information.

DAV meeting coming up Disabled American Veterans Chapter 47 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Oak Harbor Library community meeting room.

Contact the DAV office for information at 360-257-4801.

Information handouts will cover on-base hunting permit requirements, hunting areas and base access procedures.

Hunters may register, pay the $13 permit fee and receive an installation hunting permit at the meeting.

In order to be issued an installation hunting permit, hunters must have a Washington State hunting license, which are not available on base.

For information on the documents required and other questions regarding hunting on base, contact John Phillips at 360-257-8873.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has approved applications for all 45,000 slots available in fiscal year 2012 under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) and is in the process of approving applications for a total of 54,000 slots available in FY 2013.

VRAP is a new training and education program for unemployed veterans who want to upgrade their skills for high-demand jobs.

The goal of VRAP is to train a total of 99,000 veterans over the next two years in more than 200 job skills that the Department of Labor (DOL) has determined are the most soughtafter by employers.

The joint VA/DOL program is a provision of the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, which Congress passed and President Obama signed into law in November 2011. The program allows qualifying veterans to receive up to 12 months of education assistance equal to the current full-time Montgomery GI Bill.

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“We’re gratified that 45,000 unemployed veterans can begin the retraining they need to compete for in-demand jobs,” said VA Undersecretary for Benefits Allison A. Hickey.

Veterans approved for VRAP are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible and begin training full-time in a VA-approved program of study at their local community college or technical school. The program of study must lead to an associate degree, a non-college degree, or a certificate for a high-demand occupation as defined by DOL. Potential applicants can learn more about VRAP and apply online at www.benefits. va.gov/VOW, or call VA toll-free at 1-800827-1000.

VA Reaches Million Mark for claims processed in 2012 The Department of Veterans Affairs announced in September that the Veterans Benefits Administration, which oversees the delivery of disability compensation and other benefits to the nation’s veterans, processed over one million disability claims during fiscal year 2012, the third year in row claims processors have exceeded that mark.

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Going fishin’

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Veterans find healing through fly fishing Photo courtesy of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

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ow, one may ask, can going fishing help heal wounded warriors? Turns out, it can be helpful on many levels.

“It’s therapy. If you’ve ever spent a day fishing on a nice river or lake, you know it’s very therapeutic,” said Chuck Tye, a retired Marine and regional coordinator for the Northwest region of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing.

The nonprofit group helps in the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active

duty military personnel and veterans through various activities and fishing outings.

“We work primarily with Veterans Administration facilities or military medical facilities,” Tye explained. “We have them tie flies, get them out on the water casting, teach them how to tie knots, have them put rods together; it’s an all-ecompassing program.”

Project Healing Waters was founded in 2005 by Ed Nicholson, a retired veteran who served 30 years in the Navy.

“It started by just being down at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when I was going through my own troubles,” Nicholson said.

“Seeing all those wounded warriors recovering planted a seed that I wanted to do something on a personal level. Now it’s morphed into something much larger.”

Nicholson said Project Healing Waters is beginning to take on international flavor, as its program now stretches into Canada, Australia and soon, Germany.

toward those coming back,” he continued. “But it’s expanded to cover active duty, reserve and retired personnel. We cover just about every veteran out there.”

Tye, who had gotten involved as a certified casting instructor in Virginia, was asked by Nicholson to expand the program when he moved to the Northwest. There was only one program at the time at the VA in Seattle. Today the Northwest region includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.

The program begins with the basics of tying flies. The movement involved helps patients learn to manipulate the tools. Over time the movements and the flies get more complicated.

“We’ve got 13 active programs in the Northwest and hopefully we’ll stand up another two next year,” said Tye. “All the programs are a little different. Most are attached to a VA facility, but there are two attached to a warrior transition unit.

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Left: Many times military members left with disabilities fear they won’t be able to do “normal” things again.

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing mentors disabled personnel and veterans and helps them learn to work around their injuries, leading many to discover, or rediscover, a passion for fly fishing.

Right: Volunteers and fly fishing clubs located around the country take Project Healing Waters participants on fishing trips. Some are one-day outings, some are overnight. Some involve fishing from boats, some from shore.

No matter the trip, the cost is covered by Project Healing Waters.

Photo courtesy of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

FISHING FROM PAGE 6

With the help of volunteers from the Federation of Fly Fishers, Trout Unlimited and independent fly fishing clubs like those located here on Whidbey Island, Project Healing Waters is able to conduct the program. Volunteers are experienced fly fishers and guides who donate their time and knowledge to help support participants.

“We get them to local water or destination spot. If we go to a local river, we’ll tie flies a week or two before to use on that river,” said Tye. “You name it, we do it. The ultimate goal is to get them together so they can be around fellow veterans. It’s just a good healthy way to heal.”

Nicholson said it’s more

than just administering a program and taking someone fishing for a day, then dropping them off. It’s about making healing connections.

“We teach, we mentor, we build relationships. We involve ourselves on a personal level,” Nicholson said. “Through that personal approach and our long term commitment, that’s where the healing comes in.”

Tye said vets don’t have to have physical injuries to overcome to benefit from the program.

“Just because there aren’t any bullet holes doesn’t mean there aren’t some sort of PTSD or readjustment issues,” he said. “If you can help someone get better, readjust and get back into the game here in the States, it’s working.”

“It’s not tied to a Purple Heart,” said Nicholson. “It’s

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tied to being disabled. I don’t care how they got disabled.

They could have physical issues I can’t even see.”

For the program to be a success at any location, Nicholson said, it requires three things: Volunteers on a local level; a VA or military medical center that is willing to host the program; and service personnel and veterans who are willing to participate.

“Voluteers have to commit to building relationships not only with the participants, but with staff at the hospital,” he said. “Everybody working together optimizes results.”

The camaraderie and fellowship military veterans find with other veterans — and other fishermen — can help them open up and begin to heal, said Tye. And the program can be invaluable for veterans who

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have suffered severe physical wounds and have mobility issues.

“If we can get them out and work with them, get them casting out on the water doing things they didn’t think they’d be able to do again, it’s healing. It’s good for everybody,” said Tye. “I’m a retired Marine. I certainly didn’t get beat up half as bad as some veterans do, but after a day on the water I feel mentally sound.”

Anyone who needs information or who would like to contact Tye can go to www. projecthealingwaters.org and find the contact box for the Northwest region. Donations to the organization can also be made online and can be designated to stay in the Northwest, if desired.

About the photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Frost, a native of Campbell, Calif., joined the military in 1996. He was trained as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist.

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Above: The Accessible, the first handicap accessible boat, makes its debut at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival in September, where it passed its first cursory inspection. Water trials on the vessel begin this month and designers and builders Mike Mayes and Ralph Brotherton hope to have several boats on the water and available for use by April, 2013.

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Mike Mayes and Ralph Brotherton are the founders of Fishing Access Network and their goal is to provide anyone with disabilities the opportunity to go fishing.

“My dad was an amputee and my brother-in-law is a paraplegic,” said Mike Mayes, Freeland. “I just remember how difficult it was to go fishing with either one of them.”

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debut at the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend in September, where it passed a cursory inspection. The unique vessel sparked a lot of interest, said Mayes.

“It was really good, positive feedback all the time,” he said.

The Accessible is 15-feet long, 6-and-a-half feet wide.

It is a pontoon-style craft for stability, and features a wooden deck, metal stanchions to hold the rail and an aluminum ramp donated by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland. (Who also donated the metal stanchions.)

“She is non-sinkable,” Brotherton said with pride.

“The only way to keep this boat down is to park a big truck on it,” agreed Mayes.

They will put this to the test in just a week or two, when they’ll begin water-trials with the vessel.

It took the men just over two months to build the Accessible, working on it in their spare time. Mayes figures they spent about 20 hours a week on the project, some of that time being spent raising money, which has been the biggest challenge.

They have also teamed up with the nonprofit group Fishing Has No Boundaries, becoming a chapter of the group which helps people with various disabilities get out on the water.

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a good reason the two men couldn’t find another product like the Accessible.

“It’s a limited market,” she said. “That’s one of the issues when it comes to adaptive equipment. We’re another resource, kind of a network of information.”

Overman said she is impressed with the vision Mayes and Brotherton have shared with her.

“It’s a real plan,” she said.

“It’s not something so big it will take forever to happen.

That’s exciting. Sometimes dreams take forever.”

The ultimate goal of the Fishing Access Network is just that — providing access to various lakes in the region.

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Debra Staley is the owner of Quilter’s Workshop on Pioneer Way. The quilts are the project of one of her former students, Dee Heinz, who took quilting classes while her husband Sean, was stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

“She was a brand new quilter,” Staley said.

“She was a great student and what she is doing now is heartwarming.”

Heinz, who now lives in Pensacola, said she was inspired to do something after reading Luttrell’s book, “Lone Survivor.”

“It’s an eye-opening account of what these guys go through,” Heinz said. “It inspired me.”

Heinz sends her completed quilt tops to Staley, who adds the batting and backing, then quilts them with her longarm sewing machine. She does the binding and hanging sleeve by hand. The two quilts she was working on Sept. 20 were bound for a very special event.

“Marcus started the Lone Survivor Foundation which each year gives a place for wounded warriors to go and heal,” said Heinz.

“He raises funds through a gala each year.

One of these quilts will be signed by Marcus

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each quilt costs between $150 and $200 to make, but she doesn’t accept any compensation or contributions.

Staley, a Navy veteran herself, said she is very proud of her former student.

“As a teacher, I’m just so happy one of my students has decided to do this,” she said.

“This is all Dee. She’s taken the bull by the horns.”

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Debra Staley shows off the quilt made by her former student, Dee Heinz, which will be presented to the lone survivor of Navy SEAL Team 10.

and auctioned off at the gala. The second quilt has all of the men involved in Operation Red Wing on it, and it will be presented to Marcus by his twin brother, who is also in the military.”

Heinz said her goal is to make a quilt for each of the Red Wing families. She has made six so far.

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“It will take me a while to get there,” she said. “But this is my way of showing these families that their loved one has not been forgotten.”

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When she finishes the quilts for all the Red Wing families, Heinz said she’ll continue to make more. Perhaps for the families of the 30 servicemembers killed in August, 2011, when their Chinook helicopter was shot down by insurgents in Afghanistan, she said.

“Sadly, there’s no shortage of Gold Star families in our country,” said Heinz. “Not a single quilt gets made that I don’t shed some tears.

“This is just a quilt,” she continued. “I’m able to do it safely in the comfort of my own home because of the sacrifices they’ve made.

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When I think of the places where I received my basic and advanced infantry training, primary and advanced helicopter training, I think of these places as a “home away from home” and associate mixed feelings of challenge, accomplishment, discipline, and achievement with each. These places were my “home” for a few months each.

Fort Polk, La., had a reputation for being one of the toughest places to complete your basic training. It was the designated base for training potential helicopter pilots.

I must admit it included a wake-up call for me. There were bugs, and snakes and critters I had never heard of; humidity and red mud and cockroaches the size of my thumb; and drill sergeants

who scared the hell out of me.

There were live bullets and gas chambers, and grenades, and marching. There were sights, and sounds, and smells that were all new and foreign to me. At one point I wondered if I would get out of there alive. But I did — a lot stronger, more physically fit and I made some great friends along the way.

In Texas, at Fort Wolters, west of Fort Worth in Mineral Wells, for primary flight instruction, I almost got the “heave ho!” Not for lack of flying ability, for my lack of awareness of attention to military order and discipline. I spent two months marching by myself up and down in front of the barracks on the weekends to equalize the demerits I accumulated during the week for inspection of my area.

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My salvation was a former sergeant/ warrant officer candidate, (who I believed ate broken glass for breakfast), saw me going down in flames, and for some reason unknown to me, cared enough to teach me how to “play the military game.” Later we would be in the same company in Vietnam and both flying as team leaders of the first and second gunship platoons in our Assault Helicopter Company. He said he knew he could trust me. We have

remained life long friends.

It was a personal story for me of the care that one soldier has for another and the profound effect it has had on my whole life. I grew enormously in the face of these challenges and this adversity in many ways due to his mentorship.

This past summer, (2012), in June my wife, Shannon, and I returned to my third “home away from home” at Fort Rucker, Alabama, for a reunion of the Tigers (transports) and Vikings (gunships) of the 121st Assault Helicopter Company. The occasion was the dedication of a monument to 27 flight crew members from the 121st who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War. It had been 44 years since I had seen many of these men.

One named Bart said “I have a picture of you playing the guitar on the flightline in Soc Trang with some orphans at a party held by our company. Would you like to see it?” As I anx-

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My mother, an Army nurse in World War II told me that I would have a great adventure in Vietnam. She was right. My father, an Army Lieutenant Colonel in WWII, enjoyed the details of my flying adventures. Each of them secretly worried about me every day. Each of them encouraged and supported me. Each of them welcomed me home upon my return.

“Coming Home” this summer completed a cycle for me.

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ACCESSIBLE FROM PAGE 11 “We’re looking forward to getting on the water, finalizing the design and making any adjustments and scaring up the money.”

“We want to have the appropriate number of boats (based on the size of the lake) on lakes that can be used at any time,” Mayes explained.

“A host property can moor the boats, providing easy access for anyone with disabilities and we would have people volunteer to take folks out.”

The men have already secured a host property at Lone Lake, so the first group of boats will go there. There are also plans to place boats at Goss Lake and Deer Lake.

They hope to have the four first boats on Lone Lake by April, in time for trout season.

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Since the project is still so new and in it’s beginning phase, Mayes and Brotherton aren’t quite sure which direction they will turn.

“We’ve kind of been taking all the hurdles as they come,” Brotherton said. “But it’s been a real positive experience.”

Brotherton, who served two years in the Army, is a building contractor. The stalled economy has been bad for business and he has welcomed the Fishing Access Network and the project.

“It’s helped our attitudes, he said. “It’s given us something to do again. We’re both productive people.”

“Building things has always been part of my life,” said Mayes. “We’re having a good time.”

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World Rabies Day By: J.M. Kiel, DVM

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he most fatal disease in the world is not cancer, heart disease, or other conditions of which most people may think. The most fatal disease in the world is rabies, and it has plagued mankind as long as written histories have been available.

Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by a virus. The disease infects domestic and wild animals, and is spread to people through close contact with infected saliva via bites or scratches. rabies facts you should know:

• Rabies occurs in more than 150 countries.

• Worldwide, more than 55,000 people die of rabies every year.

• 40 percent of people who are bitten by suspect rabid animals are children under 15 years of age.

• Dogs are the source of 99 percent of human rabies deaths worldwide.

• Every year, more than 15 million people worldwide receive post-exposure treatment, which is estimated to prevent 327,000 rabies deaths annually.

• In the U.S. the most commonly reported rabid wildlife species include raccoons, skunks, bats, foxes, coyotes, rodents, and rabbits, while in domestic animals it is found in cattle, horses, cats and dogs.

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Second, effective human rabies vaccines and post-exposure treatments have been developed. orld Rabies Day is an international campaign coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control with the endorsement of the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the United Nations, and other organizations to raise awareness about the impact of rabies on humans and animals, provide information and advice on how to prevent the disease, and how individuals and organizations can help eliminate the main global sources.

World Rabies Day takes place each year on September 28, the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur, who, with the collaboration of his colleagues, developed the first effective rabies vaccine.

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What can you do about rabies?

• You can start by keeping your pets vaccinated against rabies —this directly helps protect them, as well as you, from the risk of rabies.

• Comply with local ordinances regarding the reporting of animal bites or scratches — while the risk from rabies in the U.S. is small, it still occurs and usually with fatal consequences.

• Teach your children not to approach strange dogs — there are over 800,000 dog bites annually in the U.S. and an average of 12 people die each year from dog bite injuries.

• Use your community’s animal control resources in the event that you are bitten or scratched by a dog or cat or you notice any wildlife acting ill or abnormally.

Dr. Kiel is the U.S. Army veterinarian currently supporting NAS Whidbey Island and Naval Station Everett. Please send questions or comments to Dr. Kiel at joseph.kiel@navy.mil.

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490 NW Crosby Ave., Oak Harbor 675-5008

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

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“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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Preschool 360-679-1697

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

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

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

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Pastor Greg Adkins

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Child Care is available and Everyone Welcome

Oak Harbor Lutheran Church

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

Sunday Worship ......8:00 & 10:30 am Sunday School......................... 9:15 am Nursery Available

Sunday Evening Prayer 6:30 PM at St. Mary Catholic Church in Coupeville Pastor Jeffrey Spencer Pastor Marc Stroud, Caring Minstry

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Sundays at 10:00 am

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

Wednesday Evening .6:00 p.m.

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Bavaria IN YOUR BACKYARD

Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce

By RACHEL BRANT

Kathy Reed photo

Photo courtesy of Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce

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Left: Leavenworth in the fall.

Top: Leiderhosen abound during Oktoberfest in Leavenworth.

Bottom: The Bavarian village draws tourists all year long.

Leavenworth offers a taste of the Alps

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The unique town is located at the base of the Cascade Mountains west of Wenatchee on Scenic Highway 2, which is roughly a three-hour drive from Whidbey Island, depending upon stops along the way.

“As most know, the main attraction of Leavenworth is the Bavarian theme,” Jessica Robinson, the media relations manager of the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, said.

“We feel this makes Leavenworth the most unique destination of Washington state.”

The town didn’t start out Bavarian, though. First inhabited by the Yakama, Chinook and Wenatchi, the three tribes lived off the abundant land and co-existed for years.

Pioneers eventually settled in the area, searching for gold, furs and fertile farmland.

By 1890, the original town was built on the Icicle Flats.

At the end of the century, the Find out more about Leavenworth Great Northern and its celebrations at leaven Railway comworth.org and leavenworth pany laid oktoberfest.com. track through Leavenworth and the town became a thriving logging and sawmill community. The Railway eventually re-routed and pulled out of Leavenworth, leading to the subsequent closure of the sawmill, which left the town floundering.

In the early 1960s, community leaders decided to turn Leavenworth into a Bavarian-style village in hopes of drawing in tourists.

And that it did. More than a million people visit Leavenworth every year, with many coming in October for the town’s annual Oktoberfest celebration.

OKTOBERFEST Oktoberfest starts Oct. 5 and 6 and takes place the first three weekends of October. It is one of the top-rated Oktoberfest celebrations in the country and event chair Bob Kelly says Leavenworth itself has a lot to do with it.

“We happen to have the ambiance of the whole town with the Bavarian theme that adds to it,” he said. “(The town) is very much like Bavaria in a lot of ways.”

Kelly estimates around 30,000 people attend the festival each year, including people from as far away as Germany.

“People from Germany will come and say this is probably the most authentic Bavarian village and Oktoberfest they’ve been to,” Kelly said.

There will be four venues throughout the town hosting music, dancing and entertainment. Bands and dance groups from the United States, Canada and Germany will perform throughout the festival.

German foods, including bratwurst and German-style cake, will be available, along with barbecue ribs, chicken or pulled pork sandwiches.

Then, there’s the beer. Six different German beers have been imported from Germany for the festival.

“Our strongest distinction among other destinations is our ability to host visitors for world-class festival and events during all four seasons, many of which are unique to Germany,” Robinson said.

Forty vendors will sell goods at the street fair and Kinderplatz will be a great place for the kids to check out.

Admission is $10 on Fridays and $20 on Saturdays, with children under 12 getting in for free.

Active duty military members and their families get into Oktoberfest free with ID. SHOPPING, DINING and LODGING Leavenworth is full of various shops, including some that sell traditional Bavarian items, like nutcrackers, cuckoo clocks and beer steins.

Handcrafted soaps and candles, specialty chocolates and sweets, cheeses, meats, clothing, fine china, jewelry, you name it. Robinson said many shops offer a military discount too.

People can, of course, dine on a traditional German meal in Leavenworth, but American, Mexican, Italian and French foods are also served at various restaurants throughout the town.

Leavenworth also is home to many world-class wineries.

The town has many fruit stands and markets selling local produce. And — fun fact — Leavenworth just hap-

pens to be the nation’s number one grower of organic pears.

Since there is so much to see and do in Leavenworth, it may take more than one day to explore it all. The town has various types of lodging to accommodate everyone’s needs, including hotels, bed and breakfasts, cabins and campgrounds.

OUTDOOR EXPLORATION Winter or summer, there is plenty to do outdoors in and around Leavenworth.

“Our scenic beauty is unsurpassed; we offer an unlimited recreation mecca, which draws visitors year-round,” Robinson said.

Nearby Mission Ridge and Stevens Pass offer skiing accommodations. Backcountry skiing, nordic skiing, dog sledding and snowshoeing are just a few of the winter activities available in and around Leavenworth.

In the warmer months, tubing, rafting and kayaking on the Wenatchee River draws people to the area. The Wenatchee River even has Class III rapids for more skilled rafters and kayakers. Adrenaline junkies can test their skills on the Class IV “Triple Shot” and “Tinley Falls” rapids.

Nestled in the Cascade Mountains, climbing is quite popular in Leavenworth. Rock and Ice Magazine named Leavenworth one Kathy Reed photo of the top 10 climbing cities in the United States. Within 10 miles of town, there are 50 crags with climbs of varied difficulties, according to the Leavenworth Chamber.

NOVEMBER IS MILITARY MONTH November in Leavenworth is military month, as the Chamber launches its “Welcome Home Troops” campaign. While various shops, restaurants and lodging facilities offer military discounts year-round, the month of November will feature the largest discounts of 10-30 percent at many businesses.

“We love to say that a trip to Bavaria is in your own backyard, no passport needed,” Robinson said.

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Firewood for sale. A 1/2 cord of split, dry, seasoned choice cut Alder delivered for $100.

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Meet the all-new 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek. It’s a Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle7 with 33 MPG6 and road-gripping Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. Love where it takes you.

Standard on 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek models. PZEV emissions warranty applies to only certain states. See dealer for complete information on emissions and new car limited warranties. 6EPA-estimated fuel economy for 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek CVT models. Actual mileage may vary.

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2013 SUBARU

2012 SUBARU

LEGACY

OUTBACK

2.5i

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OUTBACK

2.5i Premium

2013 SUBARU

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Subaru, Forester, Outback, Tribeca, Legacy, Impreza, WRX, STI and SUBARU BOXER are registered trademarks. 1-EPA-estimated fuel economy for OUtback 2.5i CVT models. Actual mileage may vary. 2-2011 Top Safety Picks include the 2012 Subaru Forester, Legacy, Outback and Tribeca. 3-2012 Top Safety Picks include the 2013 Subaru Outback. All vehicles are one only subject to prior sale. Price excludes sales tax, license and a $150 negotiable documentary fee. Vins posted at dealership. Sale price ends 9/30/2012.