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Search A nose for hidden treasures under way for new schools chief By Elisabeth Murray Staff Reporter
The Coupeville School Board has appointed a search committee to find the district’s next superintendent. Under the district’s usual practice, the committee members will sign a confidentiality agreement. The committee will identify what the school system wants in its next chief and what qualifications and characteristics that individual should possess. One option is to set criteria based on a review of the notes and data collected from staff, students and community members from last spring’s unsuccessful search to permanently replace outgoing Superintendent Patty Page, who last summer accepted a position with the North Kitsap School District to be closer to family. The other option is to start a fresh discussion, Board President Kathleen Anderson said. But “I don’t think our goals and what we’re looking for has changed that much in the past six months,” said Anderson, who will serve on the committee. Karen Koschak, who retired from Granite Falls School District in 2011, is serving as interim superintendent for this school year as the search is conducted. The position will be open from Dec. 3 through Jan. 18, with an announcement posted in November to let potential applicants know of the vacancy. In early February, the committee will screen completed applications and select semifinalists. It will then interview the semifinalists and make its recommendation on finalists to the school board. The school board will then meet in executive session to review the committee’s recommendations and candidate qualifications, and identify up to four finalists. Finalists will visit Coupeville from Feb. 19 to 22 for interviews, with one day dedicated to each candidate. The school board will reconvene in executive session following candidate visits to discuss performance and candidate qualifications. The school district aims to select its new chief by the end of February. “I think this puts us in very good position See SCHOOL, page 8
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Truffle-hunting canine Hawkeye leads the way on a walk in the woods with his owner, Georgia Edwards. Edwards teaches the K9 “nosework” classes offered by the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation Department at which dogs learn scent-detection skills. A oneday class this Saturday is aimed at introducing people and their pups to truffle-hunting – a popular rainy-season activity in the Northwest woods, including here on Whidbey.
Truffle teams head to the woods By Elisabeth Murray Staff Reporter
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ince moving to Whidbey Island 30 years ago, Maureen Murphy has been plucking chanterelles from the woods of South Whidbey. As a nature lover, horticulturalist and botanist, Murphy loves the experience of heading outdoors on a hunt for edible mushrooms. “To get out into the forest is a really beautiful experience,” Murphy said. “The smells, the fragrances are really potent after the first fall rain.” It is at this time, after the fall’s first precipitation that the mushrooms begin popping up and Murphy knows where to look. The fungi is quite particular about its requirements for growth, such as its lighting preferences. It has to be light, but not too light, Murphy said. In addition, like a good bottle of wine,
the forest must be aged just right. The mushrooms won’t grow in young, disturbed forest, she said, as they feast on decayed organic matter of a certain age. Central Whidbey, with its prairie and open areas, lacks the habitat that they prefer, but South Whidbey is prime habitat for growth. Unlike most hobbies trying to attract new blood, Murphy cautions against leaping into mushroom hunting before learning which are edible, and which are not. Taking time to learn the basics will go a long way toward keeping you out of trouble, she said.
Murphy first learned how to identify mushrooms when living near the Oregon coastal mountains. Her friends, experienced in the art and science of finding these seasonal delicacies, taught her how to locate the edible fungi and avoid ones that could sicken or kill her. “I don’t take any risks,” Murphy said, adding that being lazy can gave fatal consequences. “You have to be really, really, really sure.” Look-alike mushroom species can appear to be the edible kind, but on closer See TRUFFLES, page 8
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Balance shifts following Tuesday’s election By Jessie Stensland Staff Reporter
Island County residents elected some new faces, while keeping some familiar ones during Tuesday’s General Election. It appears that the partisan balance of the Board of Island County Board of Commissioners will shift with one of two Democratic commissioners losing in the Nov. 6 election, according to initial ballot results. Jill Johnson, a Republican, is ahead of Democratic Commissioner Angie Homola by 2 percent of the vote for the District 2 position, which represents the Oak Harbor area. She has 17,095 ballots cast in her favor, or 51 percent, while Homola has 16,400 votes, at 49 percent. “It was a clear message and I am really excited to represent the voters of District 2 and all the citizens of Island County,” Johnson said Tuesday night. “There was no indecision in this vote at all.” Incumbent Commissioner Helen Price Johnson, a Democrat, has a lead over Republican challenger Jeff Lauderdale for the District 1 posi-
tion, which covers South and Central Whidbey. Price Johnson has 17,420 votes, or 52 percent, while Lauderdale has 16,019 at 48 percent. “I do think the race will narrow but it looks like my lead will hold,” Price Johnson said. In the hotly contested race for the District 10 state senate seat, Democrat Mary Margaret Haugen, the longtime senator, lost to Republican challenger Barbara Bailey. Bailey has 27,342 votes, or 52.78 percent, while Haugen has 24,457 votes, or 47.22 percent. In the two races for District 10 state representative, the Republican candidates are winning. Incumbent Rep. Norma Smith is far ahead of Democratic challenger Aaron Simpson. Smith has 30,835 votes, or 60.89 percent, while Simpson has 19,809 or 39.11 percent. For the other seat, Republican candidate Dave Hayes has 26,142, or 52.13 percent, and Democrat Tom Riggs garnered 24,002 or 47.87 percent. On South Whidbey, the South Whidbey Fire/EMS Levy Lift proposition is easily passing with nearly
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Oak Harbor resident Amanda Gronwald drops off her ballot Tuesday afternoon in Coupeville. 59 percent of the vote. In the major state initiatives, Island County voters mirrored statewide results in casting ballots in favor of legalizing marijuana, approving same-sex marriage and approving charter schools.
Island County voters also favored Republican candidate Rob McKenna over Democrat Jay Inslee for governor. McKenna earned 53 percent of Island County votes, while statewide he’s losing with just 48 percent.
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, a Democrat, and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell are both ahead. President Barack Obama won in Island County, with nearly 51 percent of the vote as compared to Mitt Romney’s 47 percent.
Island Transit officials looking forward to new digs By Nathan Whalen Staff Reporter
One thing is for sure when Island Transit’s new headquarters is complete, officials want to help knock the current, cramped building down. Island Transit Executive Director Martha Rose said she wants to make the first swing of the wrecking ball that will help demolish the agency’s longtime home that isn’t large enough to deal with
the agency’s expanding fleet. The current building was constructed in the 1970s and isn’t large enough to meet the agency’s growing needs. Workers are currently constructing a 15,000-squarefoot administration and operations center that will include offices, training area, a dispatch center and room for information technology. Construction is also underway for a maintenance building with 12 bus bays.
Rose said the new headquarters campus is large enough to meet the agency’s needs for 20 years. Motorists driving on Highway 20 by the construction site are sure to have noticed the large mounds of dirt that workers have made. Those large mounds will be eventually knocked down and used for new landscaping around the agency’s new headquarters. “We’re going to re-use it,”
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Martha Rose, Island Transit’s executive director said about the mounds of dirt that is soil from the construction site. The mounds are covered to prevent unwanted weeds from sprouting and will be used for berms to help shield the administrative building, maintenance building, large parking lot and fueling center from passing motorists. Island Transit’s headquarters is located within the confines of Ebey’s Landing
National Historic Reserve. Rose said Island Transit staff worked closely with the National Park Service to come up with a suitable design. The buildings were designed to look like large barns and the campus has been designed with a them that Rose describes as a “melodic fog.” The plans for the new Island Transit headquarters were approved by the county’s Historic Review Committee, Rose said.
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Transit officials have been trying for years to build a new headquarters facility. Plans weren’t able to move forward until Island Transit received $17.92 million grant awarded by the Federal Transit Authority’s “State of Good Repair” program. Eversonbased Tiger Construction is building the facility. Construction began in April and it is scheduled to wrap up in summer of 2014. Rose said the project is currently on time and on budget. One question that remains is how the agency’s secondary access will be incorporated into surrounding roads. Martha Rose said plans were originally in place to close the intersections Parker Road and Old Smith Prairie Road with Highway 20. The agency would build a new road between the two intersections. Plans changed, however, when nearby residents voiced concerns about the safety of the new intersection. The Washington State Department of Transportation is currently looking at options for the area. A public meeting will take place to inform residents about the options, but that meeting hasn’t been scheduled yet. Rose said the secondary access is a requirement Island Transit has to meet for its occupancy permit from Island County.
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Repairs help preserve Camp Casey history By Elisabeth Murray Staff Reporter
For the overnight facility at Camp Casey Conference Center southwest of Coupeville, the future is looking bright. “We are very excited,” said Darrell Jacobsen, site manager for the conference center and Fort Casey Inn. The center recently began extensive renovations. For the past 56 years, Seattle Pacific University has cared for this piece of history, but this stewardship has not always been easy. For more than 70 years, the elements have battered the World War II-era barracks and accessory buildings and money has not always been available to immediately care for them. “The ongoing maintenance of a facility like this one is an enormous responsibility,” Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve Manager Mark Preiss said. “It is a huge complex.” The reserve provides technical support to historic property owners. Although owned by Seattle Pacific University, the Camp Casey Conference Center is self-sustaining and it doesn’t get any money from the college to pay for repairs. Nor does it contribute to the college’s coffers. The money the center brings in from groups renting the facilities goes back into caring for the historic property. The camp hosts a variety of retreats including outdoor education, scouting, church meetings and sports camps. For the past few years, the camp has also hosted portions of the Ebey’s Forever Conference. Basing the conference at a historic property made sense, Preiss said, as it
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Nate Kaplan of Sedro-Woolley based Kaplan Homes Unlimited works on replacing the siding on the auditorium at Camp Casey Conference Center near Coupeville. Owned by Seattle Pacific University, the conference center hosts a variety of retreats including outdoor education, scouting, church meetings and sports camps at the decommissioned Army fort. Repairs and upgrades are currently under way at the facility. gave people a chance to visit the site and hear stories about its history. In recent years, the poor economy coupled with the aging facilities impacted the center’s ability to attract groups for overnight visits – especially ones with adults as the primary participants. The reduced revenue led to repairs being deferred, butting the historic structures at risk of further deterioration. But work is now underway to repair these aging buildings. An added benefit from the maintenance project is that in addition to drawing more visitors to the area, it will provide jobs and help the local economy during the construction, said Jacobsen. The Sedro-Woolley-based contractor hired to do the
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system cares for the armaments at Fort Casey State Park, while the housing and parade grounds became the responsibility of the conference center. In recent weeks, the siding was stripped off the auditorium, the building closest to Engle Road, and it was properly insulated for the first time before replacement siding was installed. The roof will also be replaced and windows refurbished. In the coming months four more historic buildings will get much needed repairs. And while the buildings are modernized, the repairs will maintain the historic look. Repairs to the World War II era structures will cost approximately $1.5 million. Mess Hall A, one of the camps eating places, will increase its capacity with additional seating and the kitchen will be updated with a new walk-in freezer added. The improvements to the conference center should also bring in more revenue, said Jacobsen. More adult groups will take advantage of the incredible location overlooking the
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Olympic Mountain range across Admiralty Inlet once upgrades are completed, said Robyn Myers, manager of conference services. While kids appreciated the rustic environment, the noise level at the kitchen, “the hub of Camp Casey,” discouraged adult guests from enjoying the space, said Myers. “Adults don’t want to sit on stools and not be able to hear conversations,” she said, illustrating the need for the upgrades. The space will undergo sound attenuation to make it more conducive to holding conversations, she said. Money to pay for improvements comes from the first sale of the Naas Natural Area Preserve property, a 33acre parcel sold to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust for prairie restoration. A deal to sell 60 additional acres is still in the works. Conference center employees said they hope to have the construction project completed by June 2013. “This is a big undertaking,” Jacobsen said.
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Thanks for a successful holistic health fair Whidbey Island’s first Holistic Health Fair was a big success! More than 50 people attended this free event, with members of the public getting to consult with and sample mini-treatments from a dozen practitioners. With a wide variety from massage, reiki, reflexology and health assessments to Theta healing, animal communication, Therapeutic Touch, aromatherapy and more, there was something for everyone. A big thank-you to Trinity Lutheran Church for generously providing the space. We look forward to making this a regular event to share the wealth of holistic healing practices available on Whidbey Island. For more information on the Whidbey Island Holistic Health Association and future events, including monthly “For Your Health” talks, visit WIHHA.com.
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Thankful for protection NAS Whidbey provides I want to take a moment as we near Veterans Day and sincerely thank our action heroes at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Especially this year with the cruel progressive agitation aimed directly at action heroes whose idea of public service is not pontification, but protection for all of us from terror and for our Constitutional way of life. Me being disabled, the US Navy won’t let me swear an oath to defend the US Constitution against all enemies by all means up to and including my life as I wish to do so — but I am most certainly in awe of those who provide that protection. Let me also add my jubilation at the news the good guys got in 129 comments to the progressive agitators’ 104 as to the environmental assessment for more Growlers to protect America. To those who howled that NAS Whidbey Island be closed down, happy to know from the report, “the Navy has no plans to recommend closing NAS Whidbey Island as it provides a vital national defense mission as the sole homebase for the Navy’s electronic attack community.” In return, we civilians have a vital national defense mission to get their backs for once, that’s what!
Freedom requires sacrifice and thanks to the action heroes at NAS Whidbey Island we have a limited government that “shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” I wish these progressive agitators would realize the angry replies to their agitation is not to bias the First Amendment for conservatism; it’s to get our military families’ backs and make sure nobody comes here to tell us who or what to bow down to. Let me also add that when citizens need our Bill of Rights, our rights to public records as I did to stand up to Washington state government desiring to put a faulty juvenile justice facility in Sedro-Woolley, you better agree with me it is not the progressive agitator, but the American warrior who goes out to secure those rights. I am acutely aware and in awe of the nation I live in because when my family and after that Sedro needed me to repeatedly stand up to the state Department of Social and Health Services to get them to retreat by force of reason. If I could thank every one of you who serve at NAS Whidbey Island in person, I would. Please accept my thanks – and keep making the sounds of freedom.
– Josef A. Kunzler Sedro-Woolley
Island Transit needs a fire lane done right Lighting is already an issue with the construction at Island Transit and I anticipate full involvement by Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve staff and the general public living around the transit facility in determining the level of acceptable light pollution from this large project. We need to know their lighting plan now, because their construction lighting is already polluting the night for up to a mile in all directions. The noise and view is also disturbing to all those who live around the area. Is anyone talking about the lighting, or are they counting on the public forgetting about it – that is, the three or four members of the public who know about the fact that there is no lighting plan approved yet. Boy, write a grant with no money to do something you are supposedly required to do, and then have no lighting plans for a government building in the middle of the Reserve. Goodness. Don’t forget the all but guaranteed light pollution that will inevitably be a violation of Reserve design rules. I don’t hear anyone discussing that, and this area will never be the same once they throw the master switch on that. Already, just the work lights in the huge buildings seriously affect the night sky over here, 500 yards away. Hasn’t anyone followed up on the indication from a concerned owner who was at the meeting when the hearing commissioner ruled that they must have a fire lane, but not a secondary full-use access? How can Island Transit not have money to do something they claim is required in the grant they wrote? Also, it is the understanding of many local residents that the Island County Hearings Examiner required Island Transit to
have a fire lane access, and not a secondary access that would be used on a daily basis. Fire lane accesses can be marked with posts known to the fire department and a flower bed can be planted over them, but with the underlying ground sufficiently prepared to handle fire trucks if they are ever needed. The other obvious place for a second ingress/egress, if they must have one – for which there is no evidence they do – is just to the east of Main Street Collision. If the roads are going to be widened for left and right turns in this area anyhow, then this is a natural and would cost much less.
Making a left-turn lane into the existing entrance is the cheapest and most sensible option that should have been thought of two years ago. All of the area residents thought of that within five minutes of hearing that the triangle was going to be turned into a circus. Again, a fire lane can be done right in front of the buildings, perhaps right where the temporary access is now located for the big earth movers to enter, just east of the entrance to the tree seed orchard.
– Barbara Vaughan Coupeville
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Lawyers provide free legal aid to those in need By Elisabeth Murray Staff Reporter
She wanted to end the marriage. Her husband had become abusive – and she had three young children to protect. But hiring a lawyer would cost too much, and representing herself in court would have been almost impossible. English is not her native language, and the legal documents and court procedures seemed incomprehensible. So she turned to the Volunteer Lawyer Program of Island County for help. The program offers free civil legal services to people who need help, but can’t afford to pay for it. Program Coordinator Margaret Delp recalled how frightened the woman was. “The children were in grave danger,” she said. “They were living in a shelter with less than $100 in the bank.” A volunteer lawyer first helped the woman get a domestic violence protection order, then helped her get a divorce that included financial support for herself and her children. The woman and her three children were able to move from a dangerous situation into a place of safety and financial stability, Delp said, fulfilling the mission of the organization to provide civil legal aid to families in crisis. Clients come for help with a variety of problems, whether they are trying to break free from an abusive relationship, get a divorce, resolve a landlord-tenant dispute, plan their personal estate or deal with the legal ramifications of debt. The economic recession has prompted an increase in requests for help dealing with home foreclosures, Delp said. Cases in which there’s an imminent hearing or emergency situations in which children are at risk of being harmed – are given top priority, Delp said. The program also aims to help people to help them-
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selves. For example, volunteer lawyers offer clinics on divorce, wills and bankruptcy. The program also offers 45-minute appointments to help review a client’s legal paperwork. In certain cases, the lawyers provide direct assistance by appearing in court on behalf of a client. This can be for situations in which the client is too frightened to represent themselves effectively or because a disability or language barrier might block effective selfrepresentation. “When getting a domestic violence protection order, the client may be too fearful to go court to confront the perpetrator alone,” Delp said. In the first six months of 2012, the program helped 93 families, including 117 children. Of those served, 87 percent of the clients were women, 3 percent were veterans and 18 percent were disabled. A small number of Island County’s residents possess the required education and state credentials to provide legal advice, most notably having passed the state’s heartracing and sweat-inducing bar examination. About a third of those with that combination who are actively practicing law are willing to volunteer their time to this nonprofit program to help those who do not have the money to pay for a lawyer themselves. The organization has 17 volunteer attorneys who help in various ways, from conducting workshops, serving on the board and mentoring other volunteers to providing direct representation to clients. From January through June, nine attorneys volun-
teered 82 hours of their time in direct service to clients. The problems that people can face demand a wide range of legal expertise and the program taps into the specialties of their volunteer base to match up the client with an attorney in that specialty. The majority of the cases, up to about 85 percent, are for family law, which includes divorce, housing and foreclosures, tenant rights, consumer debt, employment, estate planning, and domestic violence civil cases. The organization began a decade ago when attorneys on Whidbey Island banded together to use their skills to help those who couldn’t afford their services. Due to funding constraints, the program is currently operating in partnership with LAW Advocates in Bellingham. Although it no longer runs an Oak Harbor office, the program still has a local
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Lawyers with the Volunteer Lawyer Program of Island County give of their time to provide free civil legal services to those who cannot afford it. From front left are attorneys Sara Andrews, Mary Conte, Margaret Delp, Anna Thompson, Carey Rosser, Jacob Cohen, Michael Waller, Leif Johnson, Nathan Manni, Paul Neumiller, Matthew Walker, Douglas Saar, Kenneth Manni and Island County Superior Court Judges Vickie Churchill and Alan Hancock. board and coordinator, and local attorneys providing services to the community. The program receives referrals from churches, Island County’s Human Services, and law firms, for example. Some people also find out about the program on the Internet. Requests for no-cost legal help throughout the state
are processed by the Northwest Justice Project CLEAR hotline and local cases that meet the financial qualifications get referred to the Volunteer Lawyer Program.
“The laws in our state and country guarantee certain rights,” Delp said. “These rights are not just for those who can afford legal representation.”
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Transition of Expeditionary EA-6B Squadrons to EA-18G Growler at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Washington. The U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) gives notice, per the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality regulations in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1500-1508, and Navy NEPA regulations in 32 CFR Part 775, that an Environmental Assessment (EA) has been released and a Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) has been issued for the proposed realignment and transition of Expeditionary Electronic Attack squadrons to Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Washington. The Navy released the Draft EA on July 27, 2012 and received public comments on the document from July 27 to August 31, 2012. The EA evaluates the potential effects of implementing three action alternatives and a No Action Alternative to support the transition of the Expeditionary Electronic Attack (VAQ) squadrons at NAS Whidbey Island from the aging EA-6B Prowler to the newer EA-18G Growler in the 2012-2014 timeframe. The EA considered potential environmental impacts on airspace and airfield operations, noise, land use, threatened and endangered species and other biological resources, water resources, air quality, cultural resources, socioeconomics, and environmental management that would be associated with an increase in the number of aircraft, personnel transition, new construction or renovation of structures, and airfield operations necessary to accommodate the transition of Expeditionary VAQ EA-6B Prowler squadrons to EA-18G Growlers. The U. S. Navy determined that the proposed action will not significantly affect the environment.
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Since this action would not entail significant impacts to the environment, the Navy has determined that the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is not required. The EA, including the FONSI, can be viewed and downloaded at on the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest web site: https:// portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/page/portal/navfac/NAVFAC_WW_PP/ NAVFAC_EFANW_PP. Copies of the EA and FONSI have been distributed to the following libraries: Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor, WA La Conner Regional Library, 614 Morris St., La Conner, WA Coupeville Library, 788 Alexander St., Coupeville, WA Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th Street, Anacortes, WA
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Author shares ‘One More Sunrise’
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By Kathy Reed Staff Reporter
Jack McPherson never intended to write a book, it just sort of happened. The longtime Coupeville resident recently self-published “One More Sunrise,” the story of two young military men with nothing in common but the bond they developed as prisoners of war in Vietnam. The book is fiction, although McPherson did draw on his experiences in Vietnam during his time in the Navy. “It’s not autobiographical. I wasn’t trying to get anything out,” he said, noting this book is a project that took him 40 years to complete. “I just started writing, and every once in awhile I’d drag it out and work on it,” he said. “I spent a lot of time thinking about it.” The story has two main characters, Navy Lt. Jack Walker and former high school football star-turned Marine, Jeff Dunlay. The two may have never crossed paths if it hadn’t been for the Vietnam War. They were captured and ended up POWs at the same camp, McPherson said. But that is really just the beginning of the story. “It’s really the story of the people we meet along the way,” McPherson said. “Sometimes we meet people and they help us, sometimes we meet people and they hurt us.” “People come and go,”
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A variety of activities are planned for those who wish to observe Veterans Day:
Copies of Jack McPherson’s “One More Sunrise” are available for $14.95 at Wind and Tide Bookshop in Oak Harbor, or online at Amazon.com.
• A Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast will be held from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at Harbor Tower Village, 100 E Whidbey Ave., Oak Harbor. Admission is free for veterans, cost for all others is $5. In addition, a gift basket will be raffled. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Help House food bank in Oak Harbor. Call 360-675-2569 for details.
he said. “That especially happens in the military. You run into people, you work with them for a while and then you never see them again. That’s what I was trying to convey.” McPherson said the hardest part of writing the book was trying to get it right and finding a suitable ending. He said he probably re-wrote the opening paragraph 100 times. He also said it was tough writing about the area of Vietnam in which the book was set, because it was unfamiliar to him. But the best part about writing the book, he said, was creating the characters. “That was the most fun of all,” McPherson said. “In my mind, the characters are very real to me. The things they did and said, I suppose that’s me in a way. But creating the characters was easy. That’s the fun of it.” Although he claims he is not a natural storyteller, he also claims that sometimes the words just flow.
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Longtime Coupeville resident and retired Navy officer Donald “Jack” McPherson holds his newly self-published book “One More Sunrise,” the story of two men who met while held as prisoners of war in Vietnam. “Some people have a natural flair for writing but for me, it’s a hard fight,” he said. “But sometimes it just comes spontaneously, it just pours out.” Reaction to his publication has been positive overall, McPherson said. “I’ve had a couple of friends who read it and liked it,” he said. “And a couple of people who told me they didn’t think it was a good book but it would be a great movie.” For the most part, McPherson said he doesn’t put much stock in what the critics say about his book. “I don’t have any expectations, so I’m not disappointed if they don’t like it. On the other hand, if they
like it, it’s very elating,” he said. “But, in the end, it’s my book, I wrote it, it’s done.” “If they like it, fine. If they don’t, I don’t care.” The book is available for purchase at Wind and Tide Bookshop in Oak Harbor and also online at Amazon. com. However, McPherson cautions there are other books of the same title about the Vietnam war, so those ordering online must be sure to specify the author they want. Look for the book under the author name D.J. McPherson – Jack’s first name is Donald. He said he wasn’t about to change the title to make
it easier. “I chose that name in 1967. That’s my title,” he said with a grin. “The other guys are just interlopers.” McPherson, who has now been retired longer than he was in the Navy, claims he’ll never write another book. Writing, he said, is really something he does just for himself. He said he’s satisfied because he met his goal, even though it only took him 40 years. For those who have read his book and are hinting at a sequel… “I’ve got this idea,” McPherson said thoughtfully as he rubbed his beard. “But I don’t have another 40 years.”
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• A Veterans Day ceremony is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Oak Harbor High School Performing Arts Center/Student Union to honor those who have served and those currently serving in the Armed Forces. The ceremony will feature guest speaker retired Rear Adm. Bill McDaniel, musical performances by the Daybreak Trio, First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Oak Harbor High School Harbor Singers and the All-Island Community Band. This event is sponsored by the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League. • Oak Harbor’s first-ever Veterans Day Parade will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 in downtown Oak Harbor. The parade will begin at the intersection of Midway Avenue and Pioneer Way and will proceed through downtown on Pioneer Way. Harry Ferrier, the remaining survivor of the World War II Battle of Midway, will be the grand marshal. Other parade participants will include Pearl Harbor survivors, women veterans of WWII, members of several veteran organizations, the Oak Harbor High School Band and many others. • Members of Disabled Veterans of America Local Chapter 47 will conduct its annual “Forget Me Not” drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at various locations throughout Oak Harbor. All money collected goes directly to the transportation program and the purchase of the DAV’s next van, which helps ferry local veterans to the Seattle VA hospital. Call 360-257-4801 for information. • A Veterans Day Commemoration is set for 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 12 at Veterans Memorial Plaza adjacent to the Island County Courthouse. –The annual event is organized by the Town of Coupeville and Central Whidbey Lions Club, and includes raising of the flags of the various branches of the armed services. Local elected officials and others will offer brief remarks, which will be followed by a program of patriotic music.
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Memorial bench honors town’s ‘hot dog lady’ By Elisabeth Murray Staff Reporter
The wooden bench is tucked beside the Island County Historical Museum with a view overlooking Front Street and Penn Cove. It is the perfect spot for two friends, Vickie Chambers and Chuck Poust, to stop and reflect on the life of Charlotte Christensen, Coupeville’s beloved “hot dog lady.” Christensen passed away in December 2010 at age 63 after a brief illness, and the bench was recently installed in her memory. Charlotte and Maury Christensen had moved to Whidbey Island in 2001, planning to kick back and retire. But once they settled in and began to develop friendships, they decided to become part of the scene on Coupeville’s Front Street. In 2002, they bought a vending cart and set up a hot dog business called Coupe’s Last Stand. The cheerful red-and-yellow hot dog cart was initially located on Coveland Street before relocating to the foot of the Coupeville Wharf, so it made perfect sense to install the memorial bench near the same spot. Chambers bought the business from Maury Christensen the year after Char-
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Vickie Chambers and Chuck Poust show the plaque honoring former downtown merchant Charlotte Christensen on a bench dedicated to her memory. The bench was recently installed next to the Island County Historical Museum in downtown Coupeville. ville Historic Waterfront When the couple first belotte passed away. Association, the Coupeville gan spending time on Whid“She was well loved,” Boys and Girls Club, and Chambers said. “So very gra- bey, the Captain Whidbey the Island County HistoriInn was the first draw. After cious.” cal Society. The pair opened enough visits, they knew In the summer months, they’d found their next home. their home on Madrona Way when Chambers tows the as a bed and breakfast with “We always knew we cart downtown behind her the tongue-in-cheek name, four-wheeler and sets up shop wanted to end up there,” Coupe de Villa. Maury said. for the day, the bench will Charlotte was connected Once here, they immersed provide a place for people to to the community in many themselves in Coupeville’s sit and enjoy their hot dogs small-town spirit. In addition different ways, said close while they take in the view. friend Cindy Olson, who to being Coupeville’s “hot Charlotte Rose Vanderdog lady,” Charlotte served as owns Aqua, a gift shop on Wilt was born in Oskaloosa, Front Street. asubstitute teacher, worked Iowa, in 1946 and Maury In 2009, Charlotte and for several catering compaproudly recalled that she still Maury hosted visitors to their nies, including Bayleaf, and holds the Iowa girls’ basketbecame involved with organi- home on the Holiday Home ball free-throw record of 53 Tour fundraiser for the Island zations such as the Coupeconsecutive baskets. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own plates, cups and utensils to help cut down on waste. The event will feature live music by the Feral Cats, a presentation of “A Tremendous Amount of Wheat” hosted by the Thrashin’ Sherman Brothers – Al and Roger – and a raffle to benefit the Ebey’s Forever Fund.
The Trust Board of Ebey’s Landing National Historic Reserve will host the fifth annual Ebey’s Forever Community Potluck from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 at the historic Crockett Barn, 1056 Crockett Farm Road, just off Fort Casey Road, Coupeville. All are invited to bring their favorite culinary creation to share and enjoy a thhost of other dishes at what The Coupeville Historhas been called the best pot- ic Waterfront Association th again offers its popular Red luck of the year.
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County Historical Society and Museum. That same year, Charlotte’s beautiful, old-fashioned gingerbread house won first prize in The Whidbey Examiner’s first Gingerbread Challenge. “She was known for her dinner parties,” Olson said. “She was a gracious hostess to the whole town.” “She was a sweetheart. Such a nice lady,” said Poust, whose business, Windjam-
mer Gallery, is near the spot where Charlotte sold hot dogs each day during the summer. The bench is intended to keep Charlotte’s memory in the heart of Coupeville. Jim Short, Eric Daigneault and the Coupeville High School shop class helped design and build the bench. Friends and family contributed time and money to install the bench and stonework in front of it. Contributions also came from friends and family in Utah, where Maury now resides and where he and Charlotte had once lived. “She touched so many lives,” Olson said. The Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association managed the fund for the project. “Her radiant smile came directly from the depths of her heart and soul,” Maury said. “Our world will never be the same, but the 32 years were a blessing to be remembered.”
OBITUARY John T. Isler, MD
John T. Isler, MD died at his home in Coupeville on October 28, 2012 surrounded by his family. He struggled with pancreatic cancer. He was born April 19, 1948 in Detroit, Mich. to Robert and June Isler. John grew up on Long Island, N.Y., attended Port Jefferson High School and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1969. John returned to Long Island after college to attend the University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine, then married, Virginia Smith just prior to his graduation in 1978. They moved to Seattle so John could complete his fiveyear surgical residency at Swedish Medical Center. He also completed a one year fellowship in colon and rectal surgery in Grand Rapids, Mich. John has practiced colon and rectal surgery in Seattle since 1984 at the Northwest Colon and Rectal Clinic with offices at Swedish Hospital, Ballard Hospital and Northwest Hospital. He retired in 2008 to Whidbey Island. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, his two children:
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John T. Isler, MD Christie Isler and Colin Isler and his first grand daughter Acadia Isler Owen. He is also survived by his sister Susan Dillmann, of Connecticut, his brother Kevin Isler, of South Carolina, and his brother Mathew Isler, of Washington. A Celebration of Life is 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at Wallin Funeral Home in Oak Harbor with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation (www.lustgarten.org) or Friends of Home Health and Hospice, c/o Whidbey General Hospital. Friends and family are encouraged to offer condolences and share memories utilizing the memory book hosted by Wallin Funeral Home at www.wallinfuneralhome.com
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to get a strong candidate,” Koschak said. During a September meeting, the board identified the composition of the search committee and directed the district to notify staff, parents and students of the opportunity to serve on the committee. School board representatives will be board president Kathleen Anderson and Chris Chan. Tacy Bigelow and John Luvera will represent the teachers and certified staff from the Coupeville Education Association. Deanna Schulz and Tom Black will represent classified staff, in-
inspection small details, like gill arrangements, alert the vigilant mushroom hunter to the imposter. Murphy advises newbie foragers to partner with someone with experience and learn from them. Using a book to distinguish between varieties to ingest can end badly, she warns. And even the seasoned searcher can die from a mistake if they get complacent and fail to double-check that they have a safe variety. But by paying attention and sticking with what she knows, Murphy said she is confident in her mushroom picking. She said she appreciates the culinary reward once these fungi get cooked with butter and garlic, or added to a soup.
cluding the secretaries, custodians and paraeducators in the Coupeville Educational Support Association. Elementary school Principal David Ebersole and Special Services Director Duane Baumann will represent administration. Parent representatives are Carrie Kennedy and Paul Schmakeit. The student representative is Coupeville High School junior Briess Potter. The teamsters declined committee representation. Consulting firm McPherson and Jacobson will continue to assist the district in the search. The firm had been hired last spring.
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Certain rules apply to the hunt, rules that veteran hunters know, observe and teach to others. “Don’t get greedy,” Murphy said about trying to scoop up all of the mushrooms from one location. Over-harvesting an area can kill off that colony - or at the very least weaken it severely, she said. It removes the fungi that would sporulate, eliminating the ability to seed an area. Hunters also should walk lightly and watch where they step, Murphy said. Tromping around is bad etiquette; it’s best to be respectful of the natural environment. As for trying to cut corners in trying to find a tasty treat, asking where someone else has found their mushrooms is a big faux pas. “Don’t ask, don’t tell, but share,” Murphy said, adding
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Leda, a six-month old Bouvier puppy, masters her “hunting” skills by finding dog treats put in boxes. This is the basic foundation training for truffle hunting and the canine scent detection sport of K9 nosework, owner and trainer Georgia Edwards says. that is OK to share the secret with a very close, very trusted friend. “It’s unwise to broadcast. If word gets out, a lot of people could tromp through and they could wreck it. A lot of people don’t know how to step lightly.”
Truffle hunting
Soon more foragers could be entering Whidbey’s woods in a search for a pungent fungus, one that is available all year round – the truffle. But the hunt for this one
requires a trained snout to sniff it out. Covered by soil and debris, a trained dog can smell the distinctive odor and alert its handler to the presence of these culinary treasures. “We don’t know where they are,” said Dr. Georgia Edwards, one of the instructors with the K9 nosework class sponsored by the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation Department. “But the dogs do. It is amazing what dogs can really do.”
An introductory class sponsored by the recreation department to be held on Saturday will expose people to this hobby. It will be taught by Elizabeth Kalik and Kelly Slocum of Northwest Truffledogs. A more in-depth, 12 week course will begin sometime in January. People and their fourlegged pals have been receptive to the ongoing K9 nosework classes that have taught doggy nostrils how to scent clove and birch, said Carrie Monforte, program coordinator for the SW Parks and Recreation, about the popular program. The truffle program is a natural extension to expand the pup’s scent pallet, she said. Truffles grow from British Columbia south to Napa in California and the fungi grows around 10- to 20-yearold Douglas fir. According to Edwards, truffles have already been found on the northern end of Whidbey, and she believes that more locations are waiting to be discovered. In addition to teaching about the truffle’s habitat and how to find these tasty treats, the course will also teach about how to do it sustainably and minimize the ecological impact. A trained dog, once it picks up the scent, will lightly tap its paw on the ground to alert its handler, she said, rather than digging a big hole. “There are ethics to doing this,” Edwards said. The class is limited to 15 canine/handler teams and an additional 20 two-legged auditors. People can register until Friday Nov. 9, or until all the slots have been taken. “This is a fun way to get outside into the woods with your dog,” said Edwards.
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Coupeville Elementary School leadership students recently presented a banner of appreciation to the Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue in honor of National Fire Prevention Week. Students, from left, are Maya Toomey-Stout, Tia Wurzrainer, Avalon Renninger, Megan Thorn, Anna Dion, Megan Behan, Genna Wright, Brooke Ausman, Luci Coleburn, Sean Toomey-Stout, Zoe Trujillo, Catherine Lhamon, James Wood, Tristan Sharma, Marissa Williams, Marenna Rebishke-Smith, Elliott Johnson and Rhiannon Chamberlin. The firefighters at center are Tyson Diffie, Andrew Carroll and Jen Porter.
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Coupeville rallies hard, but comes up short at end By Jim Waller Staff Reporter
Spectators at the Coupeville/ Chimacum football game at Port Townsend Saturday, Nov. 3, were treated to a track meet as the Cowboys won a wild one, 56-39. The game featured a handful of big-yardage plays, many courtesy of the Wolves’ Jake Tumblin. The junior wingback piled up 407 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns. The game also featured a Coupeville rally that included three touchdowns in less than three minutes in the final period. Tumblin, who began his big day with a 97-yard kickoff return in the first period, finished it with an 81yard scoring reception in the fourth quarter. He had TD catches of 67 and 47 yards in between. The final touchdown (with three recovered on-side kicks along the way), trimmed what was a 23-point Chimacum lead with 7:07 left in the fourth quarter to 10 with 4:18 remaining in the game. The Cowboys, however, tacked on another score with 2:24 left to secure the non-conference win in the season finale for both schools. Chimacum (5-5) scored the game’s first touchdown less than three minutes into the contest. It took Coupeville just seconds to tie it up when Tumblin returned the following kickoff nearly the length of the field to make it 7-7 after Josh
Bayne’s PAT kick. Early in the second period, the Cowboys scored. Once again Coupeville (2-8) quickly countered, this time on a 17-yard pass from Bayne to Bryce Fleming to make it 13-13. The tie didn’t last long as the Cowboys matched Tumblin’s earlier kickoff return with their own. That began a string of three consecutive Chimacum scores. The second came just before the half, then the Cowboys went up 35-13 four minutes into the the third quarter. Gunnar Langvold took over at quarterback for the Wolves after the break and was 8-for-15 for 239 yards and three TDs; he also ran for a score. His first touchdown pass was a 67-yarder to Tumblin that cut the lead to 35-19. The Cowboys scored again with 11:08 left in the game, then the Wolves started a run that made things interesting. A Coupeville touchdown with 7:07 left pushed the score to 42-25. After recovering an onside kick, the Wolves scored again in 21 seconds to make it 42-31. It took Chimacum only 66 seconds to score to add a little cushion. Then came Tumblin’s 81-yard reception from Langvold, and the two-point conversion made it 49-39. That was it for the Wolves, but the Cowboys added another TD to finish the wild day. Coupeville coach Tony Mag-
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Jake Tumblin takes off through the Port Townsend mud on one of his four long touchdowns Saturday against Chimacum. gio said Chimacum used a strong ground game to control the ball and then stung the Wolves with a few long passes. The Cowboys completed only four throws but averaged over 30 yards per reception. Coupeville, generally a groundbased team, rushed for only 111 yards, led by Danny Savalza with 49 on 12 carries. Tumblin, Coupeville’s leading rusher for the season, ironically piled up his 407 all-purpose yards
while rushing for only 22. He had four returns for 158 yards and seven catches for 228. Bayne connected on five of 10 passes for 87 yards, and he and Langvold combined to throw for 326 yards. Fleming had 75 yards on four catches. Tumblin also led the defense with 10 tackles, one more than Caleb Valco. Fleming had seven tackles and Nick Streubel and Wiley
Hesselgrave five each. Maggio liked the development of his team over the season, saying, “I felt we were competitive.” He added that the growth would have been greater but injuries, illness and suspensions made it more difficult: “It was tough because we never had them all together.” Maggio said things should improve next year with the loss of only four starters and the strength of the current junior class.
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Fall Fashion Show, 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, Whidbey Golf & Country Club, Oak Harbor. Update fall wardrobe with fashions from the Dress Barn. Tickets cost $25; benefits Oak Harbor Senior Center. Purchase tickets at Oak Harbor Senior Center front desk. Holiday Gift Art Gallery, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. Browse the collection of mixed media, photography, painting and fiber arts items and enjoy refreshments at this free event. Greenhouse Progressive Club Potluck, 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, Bakken and Firehouse roads clubhouse, Greenbank. Bring a dish to share. Mary Hendrickson portrays Sarah Emma Edmonds, soldier, nurse and spy. 360678-4885. Whidbey Audubon Society, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20103 Highway 525, Freeland. Program: “Whooping Crane Migration and the Man Who Made It Possible.” Free. Kathleenkaska.com.
Holiday Gift Market, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9-Nov. 10, Coupeville Recreation Hall. Benefits Whidbey General Hospital Foundation. 360678-5151.
Greater Tuna, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, Island County Fairgrounds, Langley. Outcast Productions play runs for two weekends. Tickets: $12-$16. outcastproductions.net.
Ebey’s Forever Community Potluck, 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 at the Crockett Barn, 1056 Crockett Farm Road, just off Fort Casey Rd., Coupeville. Bring your favorite dish to share. nps.gov/ebla.
Veterans Day ceremony, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, Oak Harbor High School Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League.
“Doktor Kaboom,” 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Interactive, one-man science variety show. Tickets: $10-$15. 360221-8268; wicaonline.com. Greater Tuna, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Island County Fairgrounds, Langley. OutCast Productions presents this show for two weeks. Tickets: $12-$16. outcastproductions.net. Star Party, at dark, Friday, Nov. 9, Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Road, Oak Harbor. Sponsored by Island County Astronomical Society. Free. Cloudy weather cancels event. 360-679-7664; icaspub@juno.com; icas-wa. webs.com. Doctor Kaboom, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Tickets: $10-$15; 360-221-8268; 800638-7631; WICAonline.com.
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Great American Smokeout, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, Whidbey General Hospital, Coupeville. American Cancer Society asks those who use tobacco to stop for one day.
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Community rallies to support injured pastor By Kathy Reed Staff Reporter
Life can change in an instant. That’s about how long it took to turn life upside down for Coupeville Pastor Garrett Arnold and his family. One moment he was trimming a hedge, the next he was dangling from the side of a 35-foot embankment in Ledgewood — having either slipped and fallen or the ground beneath him having given way — he’s still not sure which. “There was nothing I could do. I yelled as loud as I could for anyone who could hear me and I did a lot of praying,” Garrett said Monday afternoon at his home. “But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think of the possibility I could die there.” Garrett said he knew his body was broken, but because of the shock of the fall, he had no idea how badly he’d been injured. He still had hold of the trimmer he’d been using and said he tried to wedge it beneath him to cut his tangled arms and legs free, but he was unable to do so. There he hung for nearly three hours on Aug. 17, knowing the beach beneath him was fairly secluded. “Even when I was hung up on the rocks, I did have this incredible sense of peace,” he said. “As scared as I was, I had this incredible sense of not being alone.” A woman walking along the beach with her dog discovered the pastor nearly three hours after his fall. “I remember the EMTs and the next thing I knew I was in an ambulance, then the helicopter,” he said. “The next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital.” Sylvia Arnold, Garrett’s wife of 24 years, said she could hear the helicopter in the background when she got the call.
“I didn’t know what I’d see,” Sylvia said. “I kept telling them ‘Just tell me the truth.’ They tried to tell me, but until you walk in and see it for yourself, there’s just no way to prepare for that.” Garrett’s injury was very serious. While Sylvia said the doctors never came out and used the “P” word” –paralyzed – until the family did so about a week after the accident, she had a gut feeling. “In my mind, I knew in less than 48 hours that things had changed,” she said. “I came home, walked through the house and started ticking off all the things that would have to be done to the house so I could bring my husband home.” “I can’t remember a specific moment when anyone told me (I was paralyzed),” Garrett said. “I think it just kind of soaks in and you become aware.” “I believe with all my heart that God can heal me if he chooses,” he continued. “But his purposes are bigger than mine and I’m at a place where if he leaves me here, I can accept it. But I am still wrestling with it. I’ve felt anger, grief, pity — it’s a constant battle to not give in.” Garrett now moves about his home in an electric wheelchair, still learning the ins and outs of the controls, still getting used to watching the clock to be sure he tips himself back in his chair every 15 minutes. His life now revolves around a schedule of physical therapy five or six days a week. “The doctors say there’s a lot of promise,” Garrett said. “I would love to get the movement of my hands and fingers back. But I’m thankful to be alive, that I get to spend every day with my wife and my kids. That’s not to say things
don’t frustrate me.” As the Arnolds learn to cope with their new “normal,” they say they wouldn’t be where they are without a tremendous amount of support – beginning with the medical care Garrett received to the outpouring of support the family has gotten from all over the island. “We could never say ‘thank you’ enough,” said Sylvia. “I don’t even know how to say it.” “People I don’t even know in this community have given so much, whether it’s money, their time, whether their story is similar to mine or not, it’s just been amazing,” Garrett said. “We’ll be saying ‘thank you’ for a long time.” The community, through a series of benefits, including a concert, car wash, bowling tournament, basketball game and much more, has raised more than $30,000 for the Arnold family to help with expenses. A team of volunteers came together to made modifications to the Arnold’s home, widening doorways, making adjustments to their bathroom and adding a ramp so Garrett can maneuver through the house in his wheelchair. “I guess we’ve been here enough years that it creates a bigger support group, a bigger support group than Sylvia and I even dreamed of,” Garrett said. “And our church family has been phenomenal, taking care of my responsibilities and continuing with everything a church is supposed to be.” Now that Garrett is home, he and Sylvia and their three children said they are looking forward to establishing a sense of normalcy and spending the upcoming holidays together. Their home is festive, decorated, appropriately enough, for Thanksgiving.
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Pastor Garrett Arnold and his wife Sylvia Arnold said they are looking forward to spending the holidays with their family. Garrett Arnold was paralyzed this summer after falling from a cliff south of Coupeville. Garrett said he looks forward to one day being back in the pulpit, shepherding the flock that has been such a huge source of support. “I would love to be back as soon as possible, but the church has some physical adjustments that will have to be made to accommodate my coming back,” Garrett said. “More importantly, I have to be
mentally and physically ready. So there’s no set date for my return.” “Recovery is tiring,” Sylvia said. “You don’t want to jump in and then realize it was too soon.” “There are still days I’m reminded I’m not ready,” Garrett said. “But I’m looking forward to more moments and memories with this wonderful community.”
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Page 14 November 8, 2012 LEGAL NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICE CALL FOR BIDS ISLAND COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Sealed bids will be received by the Island County Auditor in the Cour thouse Administration Building, attention Michele Tefft, at 1 N.E. Seventh Street, ( P. O . B o x 5 0 0 0 ) , Coupeville, Washington 98239, until 12:30 P.M., November 29, 2012 for the following: FURNISHING ALUMINUM POLE PACKAGES TO ISLAND COUNTY CRP 11-01/JO #00972-0003 Federal Aid Project No. HSIP-000S(279)
LEGAL NOTICES ity, 101 NE 6th Street, Coupeville, Washington, at 1:00 P.M., November 29, 2012. Bids shall be submitted on the forms attached with the bid documents. All envelopes shall be clearly marked “BID PROPOSAL FURNISHING ALUMINUM POLE PACKAAG E S TO I S L A N D COUNTY, FEDERAL A I D N O HSIP-000S(279).” No oral, telephone or faxed bids or modifications will be considered. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Island County Engineer in the Courthouse Annex, 1 N.E. 6 t h S t r e e t , P O B ox 5000), Coupeville, WA, 98239, telephone (360) 679-7331, upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 per set.
Informational copies of maps, plans, and specifications are on file for inspection only at the This project is for the following locations: procurement of materials only. The alumi- Island County Engin u m p o l e p a c k a g e neer specified consists of all 1 N.E. Sixth St. necessary components C o u p e v i l l e WA and hardware required 98239 fo r a s s e m bl y o f t h e pole cap, threaded alu- Island County Camano minum pole, reinforc- Annex i n g c o l l a r , s q u a r e 121 N. East Camano breakaway base and Drive anchor bolt cage. A to- Camano Island WA tal of 78 of these alu- 98282 minum pole packages are needed to support WCR Plan Center the installation of blink- 2 2 1 5 M i d w a y L n ing war ning signs at Suite 208 various sharp turn lo- Bellingham WA cations. 98226-1219 Project Description:
E N G I N E E R ’ S E S T I - Builders Exchange of MATE $38,000 - Washington $47,000 2607 Wetmore Avenue FEDERAL AID PROJECT Everett WA 98201 Island County, in accordance with Title VI Daily Journal of Comof the Civil Rights Act merce . of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 83 Columbia St. 4 2 U. S. C. 2 0 0 0 d t o Seattle WA 98104 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regu- CORA, Inc lations, Department of 10002 Aurora Avenue Transportation subtitle N #36 PMB 3334 A, Office of the Secre- Seattle WA 98133 tary, Part 21, nondis- crimination in federally All proposals shall be assisted programs of accompanied by a bid the Depar tment of proposal deposit in Transportation issued cash, certified check, pursuant to the such cashier’s check, or bid Act, hereby notifies all b o n d i n a n a m o u n t bidders that it will affir- equal to 5 percent of matively insure that in the amount of such bid any contract entered proposal. Should the into pursuant to this successful bidder fail advertisement, disad- to enter into such convantaged business en- tract and furnish satisterprises, as defined at factor y perfor mance 49 CFR Part 26, will be bond within the time afforded full opportu- stated in the specificanity to submit bids in tions, the bid proposal response to this invita- deposit shall be forfeittion and will not be dis- ed to Island County. criminated against on Island County reserves the grounds of race, the right to reject any color, or national origin or all bids and to waive or sex in consideration all informalities in the for an award. bidding. Bids received after the date and hour stated above will not receive consideration. Proposals will then be publicly opened and read aloud in Meeting Room 131, Law & Justice Facil-
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LEGAL NOTICES signed Bishop, White, M a r s h a l l & We i b e l , P.S. will on December 7, 2012 at 10:00 am at the main entrance to City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, in the City of Oak Harbor located at Island County, State of Washington, sell at public auction to t h e h i g h e s t b i d d e r, payable, in the form of c a s h , o r c a s h i e r ’s check or cer tified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in Island County, State of Washington, to-wit;
On November 26, 2012 at 2:15 p.m., the Board of Island County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at the Island County Ann ex B u i l d i n g , B a s e ment Meeting Room, 1 North East Sixth Street, Coupeville, Washington, to consider adoption of Ordinance No. C 129 12. A summary of the proposed Ordinance fol- L OT 2 2 , B L O C K 2 , lows. PLAT OF LOST LAKE G R OV E , D I V I S I O N As allowed by the state NO.6, AS PER PLAT legislature’s adoption RECORDED IN VOLof House Bill 1953 in U M E 8 O F P L AT S , 2011, for the per iod PAGE 81, RECORDS f r o m Ju l y 2 2 , 2 0 1 1 OF ISLAND COUNTY, through December 31, WASHINGTON. SITU2016 the proposed Or- ATE IN THE COUNTY dinance would expand O F I S L A N D, S TAT E the uses authorized of OF WASHINGTON. Island County’s two real estate excise tax which is subject to that r eve n u e f u n d s , t h e certain Deed of Trust Capital Improvement d a t e d Fe b r u a r y 2 4 , Fund (ICC 3.04A.040 - 2009, recorded March REET 1) and the Capi- 2, 2009, under Audital Facilities Fund (ICC tor’s File No. 4245668 3.04B.040 - REET 2), r e c o r d s o f l s l a n d to allow those funds to County, Washington, pay for operation and said Deed of Trust was maintenance of exist- re-recorded on March ing capital projects. 4, 2009 under RecordAdditionally, the Capi- er’s/Auditor’s Number tal Facilities Fund (ICC 4245804, from Liesl A. 3.04B.040 - REET 2) Weaver and Michael would be allowed to Weaver, Wife and Husfund payment of debt band, as Grantor, to service for Capital Im- Land Title Company of provement Fund capi- lsland County, as Trust a l p r o j e c t s ( I C C tee, to secure an obli3.04A.040 - REET 1). gation in favor of MortThe amount authorized gage Electronic Registo be spent from each tration Systems, Inc. is fund for such purposes a separate corporation wo u l d b e l i m i t e d t o that is acting solely as $100,000 or thirty-five a nominee for Nationpercent of the fund (not star Mortgage LLC and to exceed $1 million its successors and aseach year), whichever signs as beneficiar y. is greater. S a i d D e e d o f Tr u s t was assigned on July The full text of the pro- 9, 2012 to Nationstar posed Ordinance will Mor tgage LLC by an b e m a i l e d u p o n r e - instr ument recorded quest made to the un- under Auditor’s File dersigned. No. 4318643, on July 9, 2012. The sale will I n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s be made without any may appear at the pub- warranty concer ning lic hear ing and give the title to, or the cont e s t i m o n y f o r o r dition of the property. against the proposed Ordinance. Persons reII quiring auxiliary aids/ser vices should No action commenced call Island County Hu- by the Beneficiary of m a n R e s o u r c e s a t the Deed of Trust is 6 7 8 - 7 9 1 9 , o r 3 2 1 - now pending to seek 5 1 1 1 , E x t . 7 9 1 9 , o r satisfaction of the obli629-4522, ext. 7919 gation in any Court by (use whichever num- reason ofthe Grantor’s ber is applicable for the default on the obligaarea) at least 24 hours t i o n s e c u r e d by t h e prior to the meeting. Deed of Trust.
LEGAL NOTICES $12,437.04 Accrued Late Charges: $351.05 L e n d e r ’s C o r p o r a t e Advance: $36.60 TOTAL DEFAULT $12,824.69 IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $210,134.82, together with interest from January 1, 2012 as provided in the note or other instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V The above described real proper ty will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on December 7, 2012. T h e p ay m e n t s, l a t e charges, or other defaults must be cured by N ove m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 2 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before November 26, 2012 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashier’s or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after November 26, 2012 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and intere s t s e c u r e d by t h e D e e d o f Tr u s t , p l u s costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms ofthe obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI
A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or ELAINE MARLOW Trustee to the BorrowIII CLERK OF THE er and Grantor at the BOARD T h e d e f a u l t ( s ) f o r following address(es): Post Office Box 5000 which this foreclosure C o u p e v i l l e , W A is made is/are as fol- Liesl A. Weaver 98239-5000 1636 Hemlock Dr lows: C a m a n o I s l a n d , WA LEGAL NO. 431802 i) Failure to pay the fol- 98282 Published: The lowing amounts, now W h i d b e y E x a m i n e r. in arrears: LEGAL NO. 436838 Michael Weaver November 8, 2012 Published: The 1636 Hemlock Dr W h i d b e y E x a m i n e r. Delinquent Monthly C a m a n o I s l a n d , WA November 8, 15, 2012 Payments Due from 98282 2/1/2012 NOTICE OF Bottomless garage sale. Liesl A. Weaver through 9/1/2012: TRUSTEE’S SALE $37/no word limit. Reach 220I 108th Ave SE thousands of readers. 8 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t L a k e S t e v e n s , WA I Go online: nw-ads.com 98258 $1554.63 24 hours a day or Call NOTICE IS HEREBY 800-388-2527 to get Michael Weaver GIVEN that the under- Total: more information.
www.nw-ads.com LEGAL NOTICES 2201 108th Ave SE L a k e S t e v e n s , WA 98258 by both first class and certified mail on July 11, 2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Tr ustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on July 12, 2012, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Tr ustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII T h e Tr u s t e e w h o s e name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds fo r i n va l i d a t i n g t h e Trustee’s sale. X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant With written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be for thwith returned without interest and the b i d d e r w i l l h ave n o right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s recourse against the Tr u s t e e a n d / o r t h e Beneficiary. XI
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N OTA RY P U B L I C i n and for the State of NOTICE TO ALL PERWa s h i n g t o n a t K i n g SONS AND PARTIES County WHO ARE GUARANMy Appt. Exp: 2/25/15 TORS OF THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED LEGAL NO. 422407 BY THIS DEED OF Published: The TRUST: (1) The GuarWhidbey Examiner antor may be liable for November 8, 29, 2012 a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the N OT I C E O F T RU S Trustee’s Sale is less TEE’S SALE Pursuant than the debt secured to the Revised Code of by the Deed of Trust; Washington 61.24, et (2) The Guarantor has s e q . T S No.: the same rights to rein- W A - 1 0 - 3 7 4 3 8 0 - N H state the debt, cure the A P N N o . : default, or repay the S6397-00-00003-0 Tidebt as is given to the t l e O r d e r N o . : g r a n t o r i n o r d e r t o 1 0 0 4 3 1 5 1 6 - WA - G S I a v o i d t h e t r u s t e e ’s Grantor(s): ROBERT sale; (3) The Guaran- S C O T T , M A R Y tor will have no right to S C OT T G r a n t e e ( s ) : redeem the proper ty M O RT G AG E E L E C a f t e r t h e Tr u s t e e ’s TRONIC REGISTRASale; (4) Subject to TION SYSTEMS, INC., such longer periods as A S N O M I N E E F O R a r e p r ov i d e d i n t h e LIBERTY FINANCIAL Washington Deed of G R O U P , I N C A Tr u s t A c t , C h a p t e r WASHINGTON COR61.24 RCW, any action P O R AT I O N D e e d o f brought to enforce a Trust Instrument/Referguaranty must be com- ence No.: 4190408 I. m e n c e d w i t h i n o n e NOTICE IS HEREBY year after the Trustee’s G I V E N t h a t Q u a l i t y Sale, or the last Trus- Loan Service Corp. of tee’s Sale under any Washington, the undeed of trust granted to dersigned Trustee, will secure the same debt; o n 1 1 / 1 6 / 2 0 1 2 , a t and (5) In any action 10:00 AM At the main for a deficiency, the entrance to the City Guarantor will have the Hall located at 865 SE right to establish the Barrington Drive, Oak fair value of the proper- Harbor WA 98277 sell ty as of the date of the at public auction to the Tr ustee’s Sale, less highest and best bidprior liens and encum- d e r, p aya bl e i n t h e brances, and to limit its for m of credit bid or liability for a deficiency cash bid in the form of to the difference be- cashier’s check or certween the debt and the tified checks from fedgreater of such fair val- erally or State charue or the sale pr ice t e r e d b a n k s, a t t h e paid at the Trustee’s time of sale the followSale, plus interest and i n g d e s c r i b e d r e a l costs. proper ty, situated in the County of ISLAND, E F F E C T I V E D AT E : State of Washington, September 5, 2012 to-wit: LOT 3, PLAT O F C L I N TO N V I E W B I S H O P, W H I T E , ESTATES, DIVISION M A R S H A L L & W E I - NO. 1, AS PER PLAT BEL, P.S., RECORDED IN VOLSuccessor Trustee UME 13 OF PLATS, PAG E S 4 2 A N D 4 3 , /s/ William L. Bishop, R E C O R D S O F I S Jr. L A N D C O U N T Y, William L. Bishop, Jr. WASHINGTON. SITU720 Olive Way, Suite ATE IN THE COUNTY 1201 O F I S L A N D, S TAT E Seattle, WA 98101 O F WA S H I N G T O N . (206) 622-7527 A . P . N . : S6397-00-00003-0 State of Washington More commonly known ss. a s : 4 6 8 5 W R I G H TCounty of King SMAN PL, CLINTON, WA 9 8 2 3 6 w h i c h i s On this 31st day of Au- subject to that certain gust, 2012, before me, Deed of Tr ust dated the undersigned, a No- 12/22/2006, recorded tary Public in and for 1 2 / 2 8 / 2 0 0 6 , u n d e r the State of Washing- 4190408 records of ISt o n , d u l y c o m m i s - LAND County, Washsioned and sworn, per- ington, from ROBERT sonally appeared Wil- J SCOTT AND MARY liam L. Bishop, Jr., to B SCOTT, HUSBAND me known to be an Of- AND WIFE, as Granficer of Bishop, White, tor(s), to LAND TITLE M a r s h a l l & We i b e l , C O M PA N Y O F I S P.S., the cor poration L A N D C O U N T Y, a s that executed the fore- Trustee, to secure an going instrument and obligation in favor of acknowledged the said M O RT G AG E E L E C instrument to be the TRONIC REGISTRAfree and voluntary act TION SYSTEMS, INC., and deed of said cor- A S N O M I N E E F O R poration, for the uses LIBERTY FINANCIAL and purposes therein G R O U P , I N C A m e n t i o n e d , a n d o n WASHINGTON CORoath states that they PORATION, as Benefiare authorized to exe- ciary, the beneficial incute the said instru- terest in which was asment. s i g n e d b y M O R TW I T N E S S m y h a n d GAGE ELECTRONIC and official seal hereto REGISTRATION SYSa f f i xe d t h e d ay a n d TEMS, INC., AS NOMyear first above written. INEE FOR LIBERTY /s/ Emily L. Doherty Emily L. Doherty
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FINANCIAL GROUP, INC A WASHINGTON CORPORATION (or by its successors-in-interest and/or assigns, if any), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for the Cer tificateholders of Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust 2007-AR2 Mortg a g e Pa s s - T h r o u g h C e r t i f i c a t e s, S e r i e s 2007-AR2 by EMC Mortgage Corporation, its Attorney in Fact. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr u s t / M o r t g a g e . I I I . The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $ 6 9 , 3 2 2 . 2 6 I V. T h e sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $565,824.78, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 11/1/2009, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real proper ty will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumb r a n c e s o n 11/16/2012. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 11/5/2012 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 11/5/2012 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth i n Pa r a g r a p h I I I i s cured and the Tr ustee’s fees and costs a r e p a i d . Pay m e n t must be in cash or with cashiers or cer tified checks from a State or fe d e r a l l y c h a r t e r e d bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 11/5/2012 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME R O B E R T J S C OT T AND MARY B SCOTT
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www.whidbeyexaminer.com LEGAL NOTICES , HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 4685 WRIGHTSMAN PL, CLINTON, WA 98236 by both first class and certified mail on 7/20/2010, proof of which is in the possession of the Tr ustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Pa r a g r a p h I a b o ve , and the Tr ustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described proper ty. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds fo r i n va l i d a t i n g t h e Tr u s t e e ’s s a l e. N O TICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE S A L E O F YO U R HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR A N AT TO R N E Y L I C E N S E D I N WA S H INGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it m ay h e l p y o u s a ve your home. See below fo r s a fe s o u r c e s o f h e l p. S E E K I N G A S S I S TA N C E H o u s i n g counselors and legal a s s i s t a n c e m ay b e available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance i n d e t e r m i n i n g yo u r rights and oppor tun i t i e s t o ke e p yo u r house, you may con-
LEGAL NOTICES tact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commiss i o n : To l l - f r e e : 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or W e b s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/c onsumers/homeownership/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.h tm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Developm e n t : To l l - f r e e : 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: h t t p : / / p o r tal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in W a s h i n g t o n : http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/ind ex . c f m ? we b L i s t A c tion=searchandsearchstate=WAandfilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and att o r n ey s : Te l e p h o n e : 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid t o t h e Tr u s t e e. T h i s shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no fur ther recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, t h e B e n e f i c i a r y, t h e Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankr uptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMAT I O N O B TA I N E D WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 7/16/12 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Tricia Moreno, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 19735 10th Avenue NE, Suite N-200 Po u l s b o, WA 9 8 3 7 0 (866)645-7711 Tr ustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Cor p. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, C A 9 2 1 0 1 (866)645-7711 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Or L o g i n t o : http://wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA - 1 0 - 3 7 4 3 8 0 - N H A - 4 2 6 9 5 6 6 1 0 / 1 8 / 2 0 1 2 , 11/08/2012
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NO. 424125 Published: The W h i d b e y E x a m i n e r. October 18, November 8, 2012 N OT I C E O F T RU S TEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. TS No.: WA - 1 2 - 5 0 4 7 4 3 - S H A P N N o . : S6600-00-02009-0 Title Order No.: 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 5 4 - WA - G S I Grantor(s): KENT DYE R , TA N I A DY E R G r a n t e e ( s ) : M O R TGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GLOBAL A DV I S O RY G RO U P, I N C . D B A M O R TG A G E A DV I S O RY GROUP, A WASHINGTON CORPORATION Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 4242107 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 12/7/2012, at 10:00 AM At the main entrance to the City Hall located at 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor WA 98277 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the for m of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chart e r e d b a n k s, a t t h e time of sale the following described real proper ty, situated in the County of ISLAND, State of Washington, to-wit: THE WEST 60 FEET OF LOT 9, AND THE EAST 15 FEET OF LOT 10, BLOCK 2, P L AT O F E V E R GREEN TERRACE A D D I T I O N TO OA K HARBOR, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 5 OF P L AT S , PA G E 1 2 , RECORDS OF ISL A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY O F I S L A N D, S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N . More commonly known as: 1652 NE 3RD AVE, O A K H A R B O R , WA 98277 which is subject to that certain Deed of Tr u s t d a t e d 12/24/2008, recorded 12/31/2008, under 4242107 records of ISLAND County, Washington, from KENT DY E R A N D TA N I A DY E R , H U S B A N D AND WIFE, as Grantor(s), to OLD REPUBLIC TITLE AND ESCROW, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, I N C. , A S N O M I N E E FOR GLOBAL ADVISORY GROUP, INC. DBA MORTGAGE ADV I S O RY G RO U P, A WASHINGTON CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was ass i g n e d b y M O R TGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GLOBAL A DV I S O RY G RO U P, I N C . D B A M O R TG A G E A DV I S O RY
LEGAL NOTICES GROUP, A WASHINGTON CORPORATION (or by its successorsin-interest and/or assigns, if any), to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr u s t / M o r t g a g e . I I I . The defaults) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $ 1 7 , 3 2 6 . 9 7 I V. T h e sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $146,131.82, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 5/1/2011, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real proper ty will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 12/7/2012. The defaults referred t o i n Pa r a g r a p h I I I must be cured by 11/26/2012 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if a t a n y t i m e b e fo r e 11/26/2012 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 11/26/2012 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Not i c e o f D e fa u l t wa s transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses): NAME KENT DYER AND TANIA DYER, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 1 6 5 2 N E 3 R D AV E , O A K H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 by b o t h f i r s t class and certified mail on 6/26/2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Tr ustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in
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Pa r a g r a p h I a b o ve , and the Tr ustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described proper ty. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds fo r i n va l i d a t i n g t h e Tr u s t e e ’s s a l e. N O TICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE S A L E O F YO U R HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR A N AT TO R N E Y L I C E N S E D I N WA S H INGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it m ay h e l p y o u s a ve your home. See below fo r s a fe s o u r c e s o f h e l p. S E E K I N G A S S I S TA N C E H o u s i n g counselors and legal a s s i s t a n c e m ay b e available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance i n d e t e r m i n i n g yo u r rights and oppor tun i t i e s t o ke e p yo u r house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commiss i o n : To l l - f r e e : 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or W e b s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/c onsumers/homeownership/post-purchasec o u n s e l o r s - fo r e c l o sure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban
D e v e l o p m e n t : To l l free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: h t t p : / / p o r tal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in W a s h i n g t o n : http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/ind ex . c f m ? we b L i s t A c tion=searchandsearchstate=WAandfilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and att o r n ey s : Te l e p h o n e : 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid t o t h e Tr u s t e e. T h i s shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no fur ther recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, t h e B e n e f i c i a r y, t h e Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankr uptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMAT I O N O B TA I N E D WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 8/6/12 Quality Loan Service corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Tere Camacho, Assistant Vice President Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service corp. of Washington C/O Quality L o a n S e r v i c e c o r p. 2 1 4 1 F i f t h Ave n u e , San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Cor p. of Washington 1 9 7 3 5 1 0 t h Ave n u e NE, Suite N-200 Poulsb o, WA 9 8 3 7 0 S a l e Line: 714-730-2727 Or L o g i n t o : http://wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA - 1 2 - 5 0 4 7 4 3 - S H A - 4 2 7 1 0 5 1 1 1 / 0 8 / 2 0 1 2 , 11/29/2012
filed by the Cler kTreasurer. A public hearing on 2013 Revenues, 2013 Proper ty Tax and the 2013 Budget will be held on Tu e s d ay, N ove m b e r 27, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, at the Island County Hearing Room, at 1 NE 6th Street in Coupeville, Washington. Interested persons are invited to attend and comment, or to submit written comments. Copies of the 2013 Preliminary Budget will be available for public viewing at Town Hall at 4 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, as of Tuesd ay, N o v e m b e r 1 3 , 2012; or on the Town’s website at www.townofcoupeville.org. Judy Thomas Clerk-Treasurer
LEGAL NO. 427856 Published: The Whidbey Examiner November 8, 29, 2012. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TOWN OF COUPEVILLE 2013 REVENUES 2013 PROPERTY TAX 2013 BUDGET Notice is hereby given that the 2013 Preliminary Budget has been
LEGAL NO. 436799 Published: The Whidbey Examiner. November 8, 15, 2012.
ARTS & CRAFTS ISLAND TRANSIT PUBLIC HEARING & BOARD MEETING A public hearing shall be held to receive public input on the proposed Island Transit 2013 Budget on Frid ay, N o v e m b e r 1 6 , 2012, at 9:30 AM, Room 131 of the Law & Justice Building, located at 101 NE 6th Street, Coupeville, WA. Please call Barb Savary, Administration & Finance Manager at (360) 678-7771 if you would like a copy of the proposed 2013 Budget. The Regularly Scheduled Monthly Business Meeting of t h e I s l a n d Tr a n s i t Board of Directors will begin at the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Accommodations will be made available upon ten (10) day advance request for sign language interpreters. The meeting room is accessible and is open to the public. For more information, please call (360) 678-7771. LEGAL NO. 432681 Published: The W h i d b e y E x a m i n e r, October 25, November 8, 15, 2012.
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County conducting appraisals Appraisers with the Island County Assessor’s Office will soon be knocking on Coupeville doors for property inspections. County employees will be out until March 2013 assessing the quality and condition of homes and buildings. The appraisals help determine assessed values for the purpose of determining property taxes for 2014. Approximately 7,000 properties will be inspected.
The area spans from approximately Van Dam Road south to Race Road. State law requires that each property in Island County receive a visit and inspection every six years. State law also authorizes access onto properties for this inspection. All appraisers are deputized. Island County staff will be in official vehicles and have a visible Island County identification badge.
Fair market value is based on comparisons with similar properties that have sold, and are most fair and equitable when based on property characteristics that are accurately recorded in the assessor’s office from property inspections, Island County Assessor Mary Engle said. Individuals with questions may contact the Assessor’s Office at 360-679-7303 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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Bill and Janis Skubi of Coupeville have just completed repairs to the Bearrs/Barrett brooder house with help from a matching grant from the Ebey’s Forever Fund.
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Bill and Janis (Barrett) Skubi stand with beaming faces next to the wooden structure. They completed restoration work on their woodshingled brooder house with the help of a matching grant from the Ebey’s Forever Fund, and they said they couldn’t be happier with how things turned out. “We’re really pleased,” Bill Skubi said. “We really feel supported by the community.” The farm cluster, including the brooder house, has been in Janis’s family since 1910. Since taking ownership of the property from her grandmother, the couple has been working to save the old buildings. In 1995, the couple restored the 1890s farmhouse, the main structure on the property. At the time, the grant program did not exist to assist owners of historic buildings. Their latest project – with the help of the grant – tackled the 12 foot by 16 foot outbuilding that kept young poultry warm when they hatched in the Spring. This is the only brooder house in Ebey’s Reserve with a concrete heater of this configuration. It made use of an old wagon spring. The structure was also used by Janis’s grandfather as his rock shop, to cut and polish stones. Because of the Skubis’ preservation efforts the buildings will be around much longer.
“In tearing history down, we would have nothing concrete to visit,” said Janis, sharing why she will choose the expense and labor of restoration rather than demolition when it comes to aging buildings. Janis stressed that in her family’s efforts to preserve the past, they are also creating a future. The buildings are repurposed and used, she said. Donors contribute from all over the country to fund the one-to-one dollar-matching program that assists owners with restoration and preservation efforts of nationally significant historic structures within the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. The Skubis are one of five grant recipients who recently completed their project. They received $990 from the fund to repair the Bearrs/Barrett brooder house, and matched it with a $3,273 investment in cash and labor. Arborist Bob Bailey Jr. of Coupeville removed trees that had grown up to engulf the building on two of its sides, and trimmed the remaining trees nearby. The non-historic chicken rooster addition was demolished, followed by the lowering and regrading of the site. The grant program instructed the couple to keep track of any artifacts that they might uncover during excavation around the building’s foundation. The couple uncovered ax heads, barn hinges, glass objects, pottery shards and a bed rail - all clues that tell about how people lived several generations ago.
Bruce Berg of Berg Construction in Coupeville milled a Douglas fir on location to replace portions of the damaged walls. Flooring was replaced as needed and the roof was cleaned and treated. Berg’s backhoe also saved the day. The excavation that Bill expected to be easy, demanded the professional equipment. The clay soil was hard to dig through, said Bill. Bill and Janis also worked hard on the restoration efforts. Bill spent in excess of 100 hours working. Projects at Penn Cove Pottery, owned by Steve and MaryBeth Eelkema, the Kinney House owned by Bill and Mary Ethridge, the Keith Outbuilding, owned by Rosehip Farm, Linda Bartlett and Valerie Reuther, and the Leach House, owned by David and Dianne Binder also were completed. “These local stewards deserve our thanks for their stewardship efforts,” said Ebey’s Reserve Manager Mark Preiss about the grant recipients. The Skubi’s restoration work at the farmhouse complex, however, is not complete. They plan on putting a new roof on the barn, an expensive proposition. But with the public’s generosity in a future grant cycle, they may be able to preserve this structure. “I want to thank the public for investing in our efforts to save these buildings - for shouldering some of the burden,” Janis said. “Without the donations, we wouldn’t be able to do do this.”