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Robert “Al” Baker appeared in court Monday to request a bail reduction, but was unsuccessful.

Accused killer was also a sex offender

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Officials from the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation inspect piles of dirt from the Pioneer Way road project. Native American ancestral remains were discovered in the piles.

Cost may grow to $4 million

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City-owned property may be transformed into a Native American cemetery someday.

Oak Harbor officials confirmed that they are working with the Swinomish and other tribes to figure out how best to handle ancestral remains that were unearthed during a construction project on Pioneer Way nearly two years ago.

Archeologists and tribal workers have been working for many months to sift through piles of dirt that were taken from the road project. The remains discovered in the piles will be placed in handmade cedar boxes and then reburied.

In addition, the piles of earth that contained the human remains will be re-interred along with the cedar boxes. Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley said he was told that it may be as much as 150 truck loads of soil.

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The costs associated with the inadvertent discovery of Native American remains during a downtown Oak Harbor road project could approach $4 million.

And that doesn’t include the unknown expense of reburial, which could potentially be very costly.

The huge price tag associated with the discovery of the human remains has been a touchy political issue over

the last couple of years, especially when it turned out that city officials ignored a warning from state experts.

Years before the project began, Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation officials alerted city officials that a known Native American site was nearby and there was a possibility cultural artifacts might be found under Pioneer Way.

City may build cemetery for unearthed remains

A 62-year-old pizza man and Antarctic scientist accused of killing his wife and dumping her tarp-wrapped body behind their Greenbank home will remain in jail on $5 million bail after the prosecution exposed him as a sex offender.

Robert “Al” Baker’s trial was also moved to July 16, at the request of the prosecution. He was originally scheduled to go to trial Feb. 25 on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 53-year-old Kathie Baker.

The couple owned Harbor Pizzeria in Freeland and they were well known in the community. They were both also scientists with ties to government programs in Antarctica.

Baker appeared in court Monday, looking much different than he had previously.

His white beard has grown long while he’s been in jail over the last seven months.

Baker’s attorney, Tom

Pacher of Coupeville, asked the judge to reduce Baker’s bail to $50,000. He said that circumstances have changed since Baker’s bail was originally set at $5 million. He pointed out that Baker’s assets are all tied up in court after his wife’s family invoked the “slayer statute” to prevent him from profiting from the alleged murder of his wife.

In addition, Pacher argued that Baker could help with his own defense if he was out of jail and had access to legal materials. Plus, Baker is willing to relinquish his passport.

Senior Deputy Prosecutor Eric Ohme, on the other hand, argued that Baker’s bail should remain extraordinarily high. Ohme said he’s been able to uncover

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New park commissioners appointed Hoffmire, McDougall get sworn in Feb. 21

By NATHAN WHALEN Staff reporter

There will be two new faces on the board tasked with overseeing the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.

The commissioners for the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District in January filled two vacancies by appointing Steve Hoffmire and Allan McDougall to the elected board. They will be sworn in during an upcoming meeting.

The appointments comes at a time of controversy for the taxpayer supported district. Longtime coach Neil Romney and administrative assistant Vicki Robinson were fired last fall and lawsuits have been promised.

The Washington State auditor’s office is also investigating the finances of the swim club.

Steve Hoffmire

Allan McDougall

Hoffmire moved to Whidbey Island in 1999 and is currently an employee for the Department of Defense.

He has children participating in pool programs.

He noted during the meeting that the recent levy took two attempts to gain voter approval and he doesn’t want to see future votes being so close.

“I want to see all programs succeed. I want the

North Whidbey Park and Recreation District healthy,” Hoffmire said.

McDougall was a former park and recreation commissioner who finished up his term just over a year ago. He didn’t run for re-election. He is also a master swimmer at the pool.

McDougall said he was committed and worked hard during his term on the elected commission. McDougall said he understands the people and could help the members on the administration side of the district.

Hoffmire and McDougall will replace Harvey Prosser

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and Scott Vogt on the commission. Longtime commissioner Prosser resigned from his position in November because of health reasons.

He was a commissioner on the park board for 25 years.

Vogt, who is an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, resigned in early December because it turned out his election to a public board without proper approval violated Department of Defense regulations.

Park District officials spent about a month searching for replacement candidates. The then-threemember board interviewed three candidates during their January board meeting. Tina Baldwin was also interviewed.

The two new appointments will be the third change on the board in less than a year. In April, Lori Clark filled a seat vacated by Ron Rhinehart, who resigned in the spring of 2012.

McDougall and Hoffmire will be sworn in during the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District meeting scheduled for 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21 at the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool located at 85 SE Jerome St.

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Former mayor begins jail term Former Langley Mayor Larry Kwarsick checked into Island County Jail this week, serving the first of what will be a 15-day sentence.

Kwarsick, who is also the former planning chief for Coupeville, reportedly checked into the jail at about 9 a.m. as was required by the sentence handed down by Judge Vickie Churchill.

The ousted mayor and long-time public servant for several governments on Whidbey Island pleaded guilty to misdemeanor malfeasance in Island County Superior Court this past December.

He altered the conditions of a permit for a family member’s home while working as the planning chief for Langley, before being elected the city’s mayor in 2011. The crime came to light as the result of a whistle-blower complaint.

Kwarsick is eligible to receive visitors between the hours of 1:30 and 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Parts of downtown lose power Work crews are en route to repair wires that knocked out power to parts of downtown Oak Harbor Thursday morning.

A Puget Sound Energy spokeswoman said a downed wire just before 11:30 a.m. knocked out power to about two square blocks in downtown Oak Harbor. The outage affected 56 Puget Sound Energy customers. She didn’t know yet what caused the downed wire.

Because the outage occurred at the end of a circuit, the customers will have to wait for workers to repair the damage. She estimated power will be restored by 4:30 p.m.

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Hearings board to Island County ­­— hurry up County officials expect to struggle over six-month deadline to update regulations for conservation areas

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter

Island County’s development regulations for fish and wildlife conservation areas are more than seven years out of date and a state regulatory board has given the planning department just six months to get them up to speed.

The ruling, issued late last month by the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, was in response to a failure to act petition filed

by Whidbey Environmental Action Network, commonly known as WEAN, in December.

Steve Erickson, litigation coordinator for the South Whidbey-based watchdog group, said this week that the decision achieved WEAN’s primary objective, which is an enforcement order that will ensure the update process begins soon.

To that effect, Erickson said, “We’re satisfied.”

He added, however,

that the fire that’s been set beneath the feet of the planning department may in fact be a little too hot. The goal was for was compliance, but a six-month deadline may be unrealistic.

“The county just doesn’t have the resources,” he said.

Like many departments, staffing levels at Island County Planning and Community Development are down and the department will be hard tasked to effectively complete such a big project in so short a time, according to planning chief Bob Pederson.

Not only would a consultant need to be hired to perform some of the more specialized work, but the rules would need to be fleshed out by the planning commission before going before the Island County commissioners for final approval.

“There wouldn’t be time for any meaningful public comment, which is one of the requirements of GMA,” Pederson said.

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Steve Erickson, litigation coordinator for Whidbey Environmental Action Network, speaks at a recent meeting of the Island County commissioners. A state regulatory board has supported a December petition from WEAN that the county has failed to update its development regulations for fish and wildlife conservation areas.

The Growth Management Act of 1990 was adopted by the Legislature and required counties and cities to adopt comprehensive land-use plans and development regulations. The goal is to coordinate and manage growth and development while protecting natural resources and critical areas.

In 1998, the county adopted its comprehensive plan and

its critical areas ordinance, which addressed wetlands and agriculture to geologically hazardous and frequently flooded areas.

Subject to continual review, the state established a Dec. 1, 2005, deadline for Island County to updates all its rules with the best available science. With the exception of fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, all have been

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According to hearings board records, county officials acknowledged the rules are out of compliance and asked for a full two years to complete the work. WEAN, recognizing the county’s limitations, requested the job be completed in a year and a half.

The enforcement order said the two parties were

requested to reach an agreement for a compliance schedule, but were unable to do so. In response, the hearings board required the work be finished in six months, which is actually the maximum amount of time allowed except in cases of “unusual scope or complexity.”

Erickson said he and county officials are now working together and plan to go back to the hearings board with a request to push back the timeline due to the extenuating circumstances.

Whatever is decided, Pederson said the work will delay some other longrange projects, particularly other planned updates to the county’s comprehensive plan, which are due in June of 2016.

Getting this done has become a top priority.

“It will have to be,” Pederson said. “We have to allocate all our resources to complying with the growth board’s order.”

There may also be some budget ramifications due to the need for a consultant.

The department has applied for some grant funding and a new decision by the hearings board would impact when funds are needed.

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baker CONTINUED FROM A1 information about Baker’s criminal background since the original bail hearing which shows that the pizza man is dangerous and at risk of fleeing if released from jail.

Baker is a convicted sex offender, though he somehow was able to work for Raytheon and Lockheed Martin as part of the United States Antarctic Program.

He met both his late wife and alleged love interest through his work at the South Pole.

Court documents written

by Baker’s former attorney state that he is “an internationally recognized expert in cryogenics,” the study of materials at very low temperatures.

According to Ohme, Baker was arrested in Cloverdale, Calif., in May 1991 on suspicion of 10 felony sex crimes.

He was convicted six months later on three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. His victim was his stepdaughter. Baker was sentenced to five years in prison, with four years suspended.

In September of 1992, a warrant was issued for Baker after he violated probation by failing to register as a sex offender, according to Ohme. He was arrested in Bend, Ore., two

months later and extradited back to California. He was ordered to serve the four-year suspended sentence.

Baker was released from prison in February of 1997.

Ten years later, he married Kathie.

Ohme said Baker also violated a court order by contacting his alleged former mistress, who is a witness in the

Kathie Baker was last seen alive June 2, 2012. Deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office started investigating her disappearance after Kathie’s boss at Raytheon Corporation in Denver reported that he couldn’t get hold of her.

After finding bloody drag marks in the house and getting contradictory stories

“He’s an extreme risk of flight and poses an extreme risk of committing a violent offense. He has shown he does not respect and will not follow court orders.”

Eric Ohme, Senior deputy prosecutor

case. Baker was supposed to split a $10,000 cashier check with his late wife’s trust.

Instead, he mailed it to the woman in Alaska with a personal note.

“He’s an extreme risk of flight and poses an extreme risk of committing a violent offense,” Ohme said. “He has shown he does not respect and will not follow court orders.”

Ohme said he could have asked to have Baker’s bail revoked altogether, but it seemed pointless because it was already at $5 million.

In the end, Judge Alan Hancock agreed with the prosecution and maintained the bail at $5 million.

Court documents indicate that Baker has hired a mental health expert to explore the possibility of a defense based on insanity or diminished capacity.

from Baker about his wife’s whereabouts, detectives obtained a search warrant for the home and called in the state patrol’s Crime Scene Response Team to help process the scene, according to court documents. Baker was arrested June 9.

Kathie’s body, wrapped in a tarp, was found in a ravine near their home. Her cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head and ligature strangulation. Investigators found a ball-peen hammer with hair stuck to it in a garbage can in the garage.

A detective’s report on the case indicates that the motive for the alleged murder may have been another woman.

Baker’s alleged mistress was staying with him at his Greenbank home soon after Kathie was murdered, court documents state.

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Pool to improve program for low-income swimmers

By NATHAN WHALEN Staff reporter

The North Whidbey Park and Recreation District leaders are looking to improve the way the district helps needy families.

The publicly funded district, which operates the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool, has long offered discounts to children who receive free and reduced lunches in local schools.

But now officials want to find a way to cover their costs and figure out a way to offer discounts to adults who would have difficulty paying pool fees.

Bill Walker, executive director for the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District, said during a recent board meeting

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that the district “eats” the cost of the discount offered to children, but nothing is available for other people.

Approximately 10 percent of the families participating in swim school and the North Whidbey Aquatic Club receive a discount in their fees. Children receiving free lunches in the school district receive a 50 percent discount and students receiving a reduced price lunch receive a 25 percent discount. Dues for the swim team range between $48 and $90, while the swim school costs $40 for eight classes.

Walker said the district needs to develop some kind of scholarship program to help offset the costs of the program. He contacted the

Municipal Research and Services Center; the organization said the park district is correct in using an external resource to determine eligibility for children.

He said staff members should examine other park districts that have an outside foundation. Walker and at least one commissioner will visit the Fidalgo Pool and Fitness Center to learn about its “Friends of the Pool” group. He noted the Anacortes booster club manages the swim meets at the pool, while the park district manages events directly.

Commissioner Sean Merrill recommended a committee be formed to further examine how to improve ways to reach lowincome people.

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Museum seeks storage space during canoe restoration

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter

Restoration of one of the oldest known Native American canoes in Washington is nearing completion and Island County Historical Society officials have high hopes the artifact will soon be on display inside the Coupeville museum.

Believed to be about 170 years old, the canoe once belonged to renowned Central Whidbey tribal leader Chief Snakelum, and later his equally famous son Charlie Snakelum.

Now under the stewardship of the historical society, the famous craft has been undergoing a long needed overhaul in a barn south of Coupeville since February of last year.

If all goes well, and the weather warms soon, the work is expected to wrap up this spring.

And museum officials are hoping to make the finished canoe a centerpiece in a Native American and natural history exhibit in the museum’s basement.

But to do it, the museum is putting a call out to the community for help.

The basement is currently used for storage and much of it will need to be moved to another location to make room for the new exhibit.

The museum is searching for at least 600 square feet of climate-controlled storage

space at a very affordable rate.

“It would be a huge thing for us,” said Rick Castellano, executive director for the historical society and the museum. “The museum was designed to have that floor open to the public when it was built in 1991.”

But equally important, it would help preser ve Snakelum’s old canoe, which is one of the museum’s, Central Whidbey’s, and indeed the state’s, great Native American treasures.

“We want the restoration work to last another 170 years,” he said.

Believed to have been built from a single piece of red cedar sometime in the 1840s, the 27-foot craft is not only one of the oldest known canoes in the state but it appears to be continually teaching historians about Native American art.

During the restoration, panels of vertical, light blue paint were found on the craft’s inside walls. The discovery is still pending verification by state experts, but if true, it would be no small thing.

“Light blue is just a color that doesn’t appear in Native American art,” Castellano said.

“That was really an interesting discovery and one that was totally unexpected,” he said.

The restoration began by

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Gordon Grant, a master woodcarver with a background in Native American Art, works on one of the oldest known canoes in Washington. Estimated to be about 170 years old, it was once owned by renowned Central Whidbey tribal leader Chief Snakelum and is in the process of being restored by the Island County Historical Society. canoe expert and Sequim resident Steve Brown.

A prior commitment took him away early on, however, and the majority of the refurbishment has been completed by Gordon Grant, a master woodcarver with a background in Native American art.

Grant said it was an honor to be asked to do the work and says the canoe is nothing short of a marvel, starting with the building material.

While the canoe is 170

years old, he estimates the tree it was made from was about 800.

“The grain is so fine you can scarcely see it,” Grant said.

It’s made patching holes and replacing rotted sections somewhat tricky because the grain has to be a close match.

Fortunately, he was able to secure sections of a downed tree from Rockport

matter of respect as well as carrying history forward.”

Work has slowed somewhat this past winter largely because of frigid temperatures — it has to be warm enough for some of the glues used to set properly.

Grant believes work should be complete by March.

Those with potential storage space for the museum are encouraged to contact Castellano at 360-678-3310.

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Letters to the editor Election

Levy will help support progress Editor, The goal of the Oak Harbor School District is to ensure that each student is academically prepared upon graduation with a clearly defined set of skills that will lead to a realistic training path to success.

This path can be a traditional four-year university, community college, technical college, the military, an apprenticeship or a job with future career training potential.

The key point is that success means different things to different students. For public schools to produce focused and competent young adults requires a wide variety of learning opportunities.

This approach is good for students and essential for our country.

It would be disastrous for our country to be reliant on others for the practical skills essential for everyday life in the 21st century: automotive technicians, welders, robotic designers, graphic artists, architects and small business entrepreneurs, to name a few.

These are all potentially wellpaying, long-term careers.

To become entry-level proficient in these fields or ready for a traditional, fouryear university requires training opportunities. Oak Harbor’s Career Technology Education program and Advanced Placement classes are great examples of such opportunities, opportunities which are now in jeopardy.

Funding cuts over the past five years have brought our schools below the basic amount required to operate continuously without a seri-

ous backslide.

The proposed school levy will not restore all funding support lost in the past five years, but just enough to continue our progress forward.

Our community leaders recognize the need for a certain minimum level of funding for any quality organization to survive.

That is why Sen. Barbara Bailey, Representatives Dave Hayes and Norma Smith, Commissioner Jill Johnson and Mayor Scott Dudley have endorsed the school levy. We are asking for your support as well. Please vote “Yes” for the school levy.

Peter Hunt Oak Harbor School Board

Levy issue is about getting local control Editor, When it comes to the future of our community, one everlasting truth is “we are all in this together.”

Our decisions today about our school levy will determine who we are as a community. This levy opens doors for our kids. I know. I see it everyday.

As principal, I have had the pleasure of watching thousands of students at Oak Harbor High School discover their futures through the kinds of opportunities supported by this levy.

Our kids find the road toward success whether they are interested in pursuing college and professional careers, entering trade schools, volunteering for military service, or entering the workplace.

Our school levy helps make that happen.

It pays for Advanced Placement courses, supports our music programs and afterschool activities, and makes it possible to provide tutoring

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to struggling students. It also keeps our computers up to date and replaces needed textbooks.

These kinds of opportunities are not provided by the state. They are the result of a community choice. And it takes tax dollars.

When our school board conducted a six-month analysis of school needs, sensitivity about the impact of taxes was a big part of every discussion.

In the end, the board supported a levy that addressed our most vital needs, but covered only about half of the problems before them. They stuck to the must-haves, not the want-to-haves.

Our levy is about local control of what we want to offer the next generation through our schools. It’s not about property ownership or whether you currently have a child in school. We are all in this together.

I don’t drive in eastern

Washington much, but when I do, it sure is nice to drive safe roads. That is our tax dollars at work.

We are citizens of the greatest country because we offer opportunity to all, not some.

Dwight Lundstrom Principal, Oak Harbor High School

Students need more class time Editor, Oak Harbor needs to pass the school levy. After almost 30 years flying in the Navy and a few years spent running an aerospace manufacturing company, I went back to school and earned my teaching certificate as a secondary science teacher.

I spent five years teaching science at North Whidbey

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Middle School.

I was mentored by enthusiastic, focused, tireless and devoted professionals … both teachers and administrators. I found teaching middle school students to be the most challenging job mentally, physically and emotionally that I have ever had the privilege of doing. No group has been affected more in the last few years than our middle school kids.

Budget cuts reduced their time with teachers 30 minutes a day … these young teenagers are in, arguably, the most influential time of their lives and state-forced budget cuts reduced the minutes they spend learning.

At the same time, sports and clubs have been cut to the point that only half of the students who want to play sports are even given the chance.

These are the years when students need more time in

school and more to do after school … not less. Where once we had six science teachers teaching sixth, seventh and eighth grade science at North Whidbey Middle School, we now have four.

Fewer teachers equate to larger classroom sizes and less time spent with each student.

My most successful tool was opening my classroom after school for tutoring and as a place for students to do homework in a supervised environment.

The loss of funds for the late “tutoring bus” all but removed that option. Oak Harbor’s school levy will restore the full middle school day and bring back middle school tutoring and sports.

Please join me in voting yes.

Capt. John R. Worthington, USN, Ret. former science teacher

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Clarifying some recycling plan confusion SOUND OFF

By JERRY MINGO

Passage of the curbside recycling ordinance is generating discussion and even interest in rescinding the new county code. It is useful Mingo to consider the current system.

Let’s first understand why curbside recycling has been proposed.

Reliance on recycling centers without a curbside program produces an expected recycling rate of 32 percent, below the nation’s 34 percent and statewide 50 percent.

Jurisdictions with combined trash and recycling service have rates from 40 to 45 percent, and those with aggressive mandatory programs that collect from the harder-to-get sources recover 50 or 60 percent of the waste stream.

By state mandate, solid waste disposal is a priority after waste prevention, re-use and recycling and accordingly curbside recycling is prescribed in the county’s solid waste management plan.

Whidbey Island is surrounded by counties with access to curbside recycling, including San Jan County, where curbside recycling was preferred over a new transfer station.

Skagit County has opened such a new transfer station at an eyepopping $18 million. While we operate well within the capacity of Island County’s transfer station, the recovery of more recyclables will extend the infrastructure and delay

expensive expansions.

The curbside ordinance has been called “mandatory.” Residents of the city of Oak Harbor and town of Coupeville are required to receive and pay for trash and recyclables collection, services also automatically provided to residents of naval base housing. Those families are not affected by the new ordinance.

By contrast, residents of Whidbey Island living outside of those areas can continue to electively subscribe to trash and recycle service.

The option to subscribe separately to trash and / or recycling was carefully considered but discarded as expensive and ineffective. The estimated price of such separate recycle subscription, $22 per month, was over twice that found in similar programs across the state.

Participation in those separate subscription areas range from 20 to 40 percent. Comparatively the estimated $11 per month for the adopted recycle service is within the range of similar systems in the state and participation is typically 95 percent. Trash service customers not presently recycling stand to decrease that added cost by downsizing trash service to reflect those newly diverted recyclables.

Nationally we’ve found that separate subscription programs increase the recycle rate over self-haul-only recycling by three percentage points, while programs that combine trash with recycling service increase by up to 14 points.

Some note that their trash is picked up and recyclables are self-hauled for “free.” In fact Island County pays its contract recycler $60 per ton for household recy-

clables collected at its recycle parks.

The contractor’s revenue is supplemented when delivering the goods to market. After payroll, fuel, insurance, business taxes and equipment costs, some profit is made. Recycling costs the county money, but less than the cost of disposing of trash at $115 per ton.

The county collects $4.49 from each vehicle delivering trash to a transfer station, which is used to pay to the contract recycler. This common arrangement encourages residents to recycle by reducing the amount paid through the trash tipping fee.

This means that those self-hauling trash pay the cost of the drop box recycling system, and those with collection service pay 1/400th to 1/500th of the cost as route trucks collect trash from 400 to 500 homes and then pay the same $4.49 at the scale. We note that some residents self-hauling trash do so every other week or even weekly; that’s $8.98 or $17.96 paid monthly for all to access the recycling parks.

To review: Recycling is not free, it costs the county less than trash disposal, the county does not make money and the cost of recycling is covered by self-haulers of trash.

There is disappointment that curbside recycling doesn’t include container glass. The state-coordinated “Beyond the Curb” study by recycling professionals lists separate glass handling as a best management practice.

It was found that glass shards lower the market value of recovered paper and plastics by damaging machinery; that China increasingly sources domestic waste paper and plastics resulting in decreased

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demand and increased standards for imported feedstocks. Material brokers are beginning to prefer waste paper from the Midwest, as that from the Pacific Northwest gains a reputation for glass contamination; offshore buyers have warned that contaminated loads will be refused at the dock.

These issues compound previous challenges of low-to-negative value, weight and expense of shipping container glass. Recycling glass nets the least energy savings, 2.7 million Btu’s per ton, of all of the household recyclables. Island County will continue to collect glass at its recycle parks. Some challenge the efficiency of large collection trucks relative to individuals delivering recyclables to recycle centers.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM) is a management tool created to compare handling methods for waste and recyclables, and is based on a lifecycle analysis by material and distances traveled.

This compares energy used for refinement of materials from natural resource with the recycling of materials from the waste stream. When the U.S. recycling rate increased from 28 to 34 percent, 900 trillion Btu’s are saved, the equivalent of 156 billion gallons of oil.

These considerations are reflected in the WARM calculator, which has also revealed that curbside recycling results in the largest greenhouse gas reduction identified locally. As the curbside ordinance is now being revisited and will possibly be rescinded, we hope that the Board of Island County Commissioners will hear from constituents.

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I am so tired of literally being run off the road by some hot shot that gets in the right hand lane to try and bypass the courteous drivers who are waiting their turn.

The signs clearly mark that the lane ends but that doesn’t seem to make any difference to those who want to get that slight edge.

I’d be curious to find out how many accidents occur at that intersection as a result of lane cutters.

I have had drivers try to force me out of the way all the while yelling and flipping me off like I am in the wrong.

City officials, there must be something we can do to regulate this nightmare?

I for one do not want to wind up in a fatal accident because some numbskull has to be at the head of the pack.

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cost CONTINUED FROM A1 Scott Dudley, then a councilman, criticized the former administration’s handling of the project in his campaign for mayor and won.

Today, Mayor Dudley is still sore about the subject.

“It was a very costly mistake and no one has ever taken responsibility,” he said.

“It’s the citizen’s money. It’s the ratepayer’s money.”

Yet the question of whether the city’s disregard for the state archaeologists increased the costs of dealing with the bones is under debate. Former City Engineer Eric Johnston has argued in the past that the cost would have been about the same, whether or not

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the city was prepared ahead of time.

Dudley disagrees.

“It’s absolutely clear,” he

“It’s absolutely clear.

We could have saved the ratepayers a whole lot of money by listening to the experts.”

Scott Dudley, Mayor of Oak Harbor

said. “We could have saved the ratepayers a whole lot of money by listening to the experts.”

Joe Stowell, the current city engineer, said he simply doesn’t know. He said the remains were very shallow,

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High costs of recovery Stowell recently presented a City Council standing committee with a pie chart and spreadsheet showing both the actual and projected costs of the archeological work and associated items.

The city has spent $2.3 million so far on archeology, security, rental equipment and miscellaneous costs. He estimates that the rest of the work, which should be done

by July at the latest, will cost from $869,000 to $1.6 million more.

In the worst case, the work

Clarence Rosford Ness

Clarence Rosford Ness, 88, of San De Fuca, passed away on Jan. 24, 2013.He was born on April 27, 1924 in Redmond, Washington to Anton and Stella (Rosford) Ness. He grew up in Gold Bar, Wash. After serving in the Army during WWII he attended Western Washington University in Bellingham where he met and married Margery Traulsen. After they both earned teaching certificates, they moved to eastern Washington where they settled in Ritzville for the next 15 years. Both of their children were born there. They moved their family to new opportunities on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. After two years there they moved to Whidbey Island and lived there for the next 45 years.

Overall, Clarence worked as a classroom teacher for 10 years and then served as a elementary principal for 20 years. He was the principal here in Oak Harbor at Broadview Elementary and later at Crescent Harbor.

Clarence was a longtime member of the Lions Club for more than 50 years.

He loved children, fishing, woodworking, cutting firewood and visiting his many friends. He had a lifelong love of geography. He especially enjoyed his grandchildren. He was loved by many

so any roadwork likely would have disturbed them. Some sort of project was necessary in the area because of leaking pipes under the road.

“It’s a very difficult question to answer,” he said. “It would be complete speculation.”

Allyson Brooks, the state historic preservation officer, also said she wouldn’t speculate on the costs. But she said the city could have developed an archeology plan, with consultation with the Swinomish tribe, before the project started.

She said the plan likely would have saved the city a lot of time in the long run and prevented the distribution of the remains in fill piles across the city.

will pencil out to $3.9 million, bringing the total cost of the Pioneer Way project to $10.26 million. The project to convert the road to a one-way thoroughfare was budgeted to cost $8.35 million.

City Administrator Larry Cort sent out an email to council members this week, detailing the costs. He pointed out that the price tag associated with the discovery of the remains puts the street project well above budget and that the options are limited for dealing with the expense. He proposed that the council discuss the issue with members of staff at the Feb. 9 retreat.

He pointed out that the cost projections don’t include the costs of reburial, which the mayor warned could be extremely costly.

Troublesome road project The downtown road construction project was controversial to begin with as some downtown merchants were opposed to the idea of transforming SE Pioneer Way into a one-way road, though it would allow for angle-in parking and wide sidewalks.

Then the project came to a halt when construction workers unearthed human remains in June of 2011. The discovery delayed a stretch of the projects for months as archeologists studied the

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bones CONTINUED FROM A1 “It’s an important issue for the tribes, so it’s an important issue for us,” City Administrator Larry Cort said. He said the city’s goal is to be as respectful of the tribes’ culture as possible.

Cort said no decisions have been made about how to conduct the reburial, but he said the city is looking at the possibility of creating a new cemetery. One of the ideas, he said, is to use city-owned property and then possibly transfer ownership to the Swinomish tribe.

Cort, however, cautioned that the city’s attorneys are investigating the laws regarding the handling of ancestral remains and the creation of cemeteries, as well as the possible transfer of city property; the details are still being ironed out.

“It’s a fairly complex issue,” he said.

site and worked with tribes to decide how to deal with the remains.

The costs skyrocketed as officials realized that dirt excavated from the road had been dumped at a site on Pit Road, three other private properties and a city-owned property. The city hired an archeology firm and workers from the Swinomish tribe to sift through the soil in search of cultural artifacts.

The archeological work on Pioneer Way was completed more than a year ago. Stowell said the work at the private properties is also complete and he expects the work on Pit Road to be done in another month. That leaves only the city-owned site to

complete.

Stowell said about 10 archeologists and 15 tribal members are working at the Pit Road site five days a week.

The piles of soil brought in from Pioneer Way turned out to be a lot larger than the original estimate. The officials originally thought that 3,000 cubic yard of material would need to be processed, but it turned out to be about 5,200 cubic yards.

“We didn’t start out with a good idea of where the bottom of the piles were,” Stowell said. “The volume is a bit more than I thought it would be.”

Still, he said the Pit Road project is on time and within costs estimates.

Clarence Rosford Ness and will be missed by all who knew him. Clarence is survived by his wife of 65 years, Margery, his children, Laurie Starr and her husband Stan of Bellingham and Dave Ness and his wife Karen of Winthrop, three grandchildren Adam (Connie) Starr, Betsy Starr, and Brita Ness, one great granddaughter Lucy Starr, sister Stella Walcker of Chelan and sister-in-law Mildred Ness of Monroe and a cousin Arlyn Vallene of Redmond. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother George Ness. The Ness family would like to thank their many friends who have offered their love and support. In lieu of flowers the family encourages all to make a donation in Clarence’s name to the Oak Harbor Lions Club Scholarship Fund, PO Box 21, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

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ObituarY Christine (Chris) Lanz

Christine (Chris) E. Lanz, 60, passed away at her home in Coupeville on Jan. 23, 2013. She was born on June 15, 1952 in Tacoma to Thomas Lanz and Mary (Pokrifchak) Lanz. Chris graduated from Tacoma’s Lincoln High School in 1970.

In 1976 she married her life partner, Len Eserhut, and they built a house in northeast Tacoma. In 1986 they decided to simplify their lives and moved to Whidbey Island, building a home near Oak Harbor. When Chris’ father passed away in 1995, they built a second house on their property for her mother and enjoyed Mary being a part of their daily lives until her death in 2008.

Chris loved working for Dr. Neal Manor, until his

sudden death in 2001. She later worked for her dentist and good friend, Dr. Gary Berner, in Oak Harbor until treatments for her ovarian cancer made work difficult. Throughout her life, Chris’s passion was cooking and baking, much like her mother. Chris is preceded in death by her grandparents, parents, sister and step grandson, Andrew. She is survived by her husband, Len, her stepdaughters, Ann Tjhung, and Jennifer Pack, step grandchildren, Nicholas, Jasmine, Olivia and Nora, and her beloved “Auntie Marge” Cooper, her mother’s only surviving sibling and Chris’ dear friend, as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the Whidbey General Hospital Foundation.

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Secretary of Navy Ray Mabus will visit Whidbey Island Naval Air Station today, Feb. 6.

Mabus will speak with sailors and civilian personnel about issues affecting today’s Navy, according to a news release.

As Secretary of the Navy, Mabus is responsible for conducting the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including recruiting, organizing, equipping, training and mobilizing.

Additionally, he oversees the construction and repair of naval ships, aircraft and facilities.

Mabus is responsible for an annual budget in excess of $170 billion and leadership of almost 900,000 people.

Ray Mabus is the 75th secretary of the Navy. Upon assumption of office and throughout his tenure, Mabus has prioritized improving the quality of life of sailors, marines and their families, decreasing the department’s dependence on fossil fuels, strengthening partnerships and revitalizing the Navy’s shipbuilding program.

In June 2010, as an additional duty, President Obama appointed Mabus to prepare the long-term recovery plan for the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

obituary John Hoffelt John F. Hoffelt, 97, died suddenly on Feb. 1, 2013 at Regency. He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia on

Dec. 1, 2012. Funeral services are pending. Arrangements are pending with Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC. A complete obituary will follow.

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Wildcats qualify 9 boys, 3 girls for regional wrestling

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

Three Oak Harbor High School boy wrestlers won individual championships and nine qualified for the regional tournament at the subregional meet Feb. 1 and 2 at Stanwood High School.

As a team, the Wildcats finished third out of six teams from the Wesco North and Ferndale.

The Oak Harbor girls, although it fielded only 10 wrestlers, finished sixth out of 16 teams in the subregional at Bellingham. Three, Zaiha Sams, Desiree Dillaman and Aimee Oliver, qualified for the regional tournament at Sedro-Woolley Saturday.

In an additional honor, Oak Harbor coach Mike Crebbin was named Coach of the Year by his peers.

Ferndale used its depth to win the boys meet with 322.5 points, followed by Stanwood (299.5) and Oak Harbor (285). The Wildcats had nine wrestlers reach the finals (top two) but none finish third. Ferndale had four in the finals and seven others grabbed thirds. Stanwood earned five firsts, five seconds and two thirds.

Oak Harbor also didn’t have any wrestlers in two weight classes (113 and 120), while Ferndale and Stanwood had three place in each.

Coach Crebbin said, “I feel good about our efforts. They met most of my expectations, and we have two more wrestlers going on than I expected.”

He added, “We wrestled the best that we could; Ferndale and Stanwood just

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Oak Harbor’s Jeremy Vester puts Ferndale’s Adaeus Wilson-Premo on his back. Vester won the semifinal match 11-4 and then went on to win the 126-pound championship. showed their depth.”

The top three boys advance to the regional at MarysvillePilchuck at 10 a.m. Saturday.

At the regional, the Wesco North schools and Ferndale will meet the Metro 3A teams. The first four in each weight class qualify for the state meet Feb. 15 and 16 at the Tacoma Dome.

Mount Baker won the girls subregional with 267 points; Oak Harbor had 84.

Firsts for the Oak Harbor boys came from Jeremy Vester (126 pounds), Cody Fakkema (132) and Jacob Fitzgerald (138).

In the 132 and 138 weight classes, Oak Harbor qualified both wrestlers for the finals.

Crebbin chose to not have the teammates wrestle off to

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avoid injury. Underclassmen Jahleel Vester (132) and Mark Johnston (138) yielded to seniors Fakkema and Fitzgerald.

Also finishing in second place were Christian Bertram (106), Joshua Crebbin (160), Courtney Shavers (170) and Jackson Constant (285).

Brody DeDobbeleare (160) and Terry Joll (220) finished fourth, Kekai Tarrant (152) fifth, and Jon Laningham (182), Jacob Dugin (195) and Ray Quinday (220) sixth.

Zaiha Sams (118) led the Oak Harbor girls by placing second. Desiree Dillaman (118) and Aimee Oliver (155) placed fourth, Pristinavae Nina Manning (130) and Olivia Hunt (155) fifth, and Isabel Garcia (100), Tricia

Harbor Middle School, was the only girl north of Bellevue to receive the honor.

The Islanders are coached by Mike Lonborg.

Islanders’ Collier earns all-tournament honors Babe Ruth schedules Oak Harbor’s Kailye Collier, a member of the U11 Islanders soccer team, was named to the alltournament team for the Washington State Cup, which concluded in December.

Collier, 11, found out last week she was chosen by the tournament’s coaches as one of the Cup’s top 11 players.

The Islanders went 6-1-1 in the tournament, their best finish ever, losing to the eventual champions in the quarterfinals.

Collier, a sixth grader at Oak

baseball tryouts

Tryouts for the 2013 Babe Ruth baseball team will be 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and 3, at the Oak Harbor High School baseball diamond.

The Oak Harbor Babe Ruth teams are primarily for 13- and 14-year-old players who want to play in the competitive Skagit Valley Babe Ruth League.

For more information, contact coach Bill Young at 360-679-4843.

Desquitado (112) and Kylene Ayer (124) sixth.

Boys results Christian Bertram (106), second place: Bye, won by pin (1:03), won by pin (3:21), lost by pin, 3:08.

Garrett Stahl (106): Bye, lost by pin (:38), bye, lost by pin (:48).

Jeremy Vester (126), first place: Bye, won 16-0, won 11-4, won 4-2.

Austin Figueroa (126): lost by pin (1:34), bye, lost by pin (3:58).

Cody Fakkema (132), first place: Bye, won by pin (2:08), won 10-2, won by default.

Jahleel Vester (132), second place: Bye, won 15-0,

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won 12-3, lost by default.

Jacob Fitzgerald (138), first place: Bye, won 8-1, won 4-1, won by default.

Mark Johnston (138), second place: Bye, won by pin (:32), won by pin (:32), lost by default.

Sebastian Ceasar (145): lost 9-7, bye, won by pin (2:56), lost 12-8.

Gage Runkle (145): lost by pin (3:10), bye, lost by pin (2:25).

Kekai Tarrant (152), fifth place: Bye, lost 9-5, won by pin (3:58), won by pin (4:52), lost 6-3, won 10-0.

Cayden Cosper (152): lost 14-6, bye, won by pin (4:13), lost by pin (4:52).

Joshua Crebbin (160), second place: Bye, won by pin (:03), won 9-5, lost by pin (3:12).

Brody DeDobbeleare (160), fourth place: Bye, won 14-9, lost by pin (:57), won 11-3, lost by pin (:25).

C.J. Shavers (170), second place: Bye, won by pin (3:01), won 9-7, lost by pin (3:43).

Jon Laningham (182), sixth place: Bye, won by pin (4:41), lost by pin (2:30), lost by pin (3:45), lost by pin (2:25).

Jeremy Alonzo (182): won by pin (5:24), lost by pin (3:18), lost by pin (5:40).

Jacob Dugin (195), sixth place: won by pin (2:58), lost by pin (:08), won by pin (3:13), won by pin (3:22), lost 14-1.

Kenny King (195): lost by pin (2:49), bye, lost by pin (3:13).

Terry Joll (220), fourth place: Bye, lost by pin (5:21), bye, won by pin (3:01), won by pin (4:06), lost by pin (2:13).

Ray Quinday (220): Bye,

the NWSC website: nwhidbey soccer.org or email northwhidbey soccerclub@gmail.com.

Soccer club opens spring registration Registration is currently open for North Whidbey Soccer Club spring recreational soccer.

The season runs from April 13 through June 8 and is open to age groups U6 to U15. Games are played on Saturdays.

Registration fee is $75 by Feb. 28. Late registration begins March 1 ($80 by March 22). No registrations will be accepted after March 22.

Find additional information and register for all NWSC programs online at www.nwhidbeysoccer.org/.

lost by pin (2:56), lost by pin (4:06).

Jackson Constant (285), second place: Bye, won by pin (:33), won by pin (1:55), lost by pin (1:36).

Peter Case-Smith (285): Bye, lost by pin (1:30), won by injury default, lost by pin (:07).

Girls results Isabel Garcia (100), sixth place: Bye, lost 10-3, bye, lost by pin (2:42).

Tricia Desquitado (112), sixth place: won, lost 6-1, bye, lost by pin (3:20).

Rebecca Holloman (112): lost (score not reported), bye, lost by pin (1:34).

Zaiha Sams (118), second place: won by pin, won 11-7, won 11-7, lost by pin (4:49).

Desiree Dillaman (118), fourth place: Bye, lost by pin (1:33), won by pin (3:55), won 15-0, won 9-4, lost by pin (1:59).

Kylene Ayer (124), sixth place: lost by pin, bye, won by pin (3:58), won by pin (4:47), lost 15-0.

Alexia Mobley (124): lost by pin, bye, lost by pin (3:50).

Pristinavae Nina Manning (130), fourth place: Bye, lost by pin (1:54), bye, won by pin (3:25), lost by pin (3:25), won by pin (3:46).

Aimie Oliver (155), fourth place: Bye, lost 6-2, bye, won 5-2, won 8-2, lost 4-3.

Olivia Hunt (155), fifth place: Bye, lost by pin (1:31), bye, won by pin (3:34), lost by pin (1:15), won 9-8 (overtime).

Email northwhidbeysoccerclub@ gmail.com for more information.

NW Little League continues registration North Whidbey Little League will be registering players and accepting documents at North Whidbey Middle School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Feb. 16.

Registration forms can be picked up at Big 5, McDonald’s, Dairy Queen, Burger King, Wendy’s and the league’s website, www.north whidbeylittleleague.org.

Call 360-679-1522 for more information. for a recap of COupeville basketball, please see A20

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Creative

to the core Joe Hunt photos

Cyndey Syzpula takes in the art displayed at the fifth annual Night of the Arts show, featuring artwork by middle school students in Oak Harbor. Pictured at upper left, Grace Westcott performs for the audience at Night of the Arts, and lower left, Oak Harbor Middle School student Rachel Mioduski strikes a statuesque pose as part of her performance.

Middle schoolers show off their artistic talent at annual Night of the Arts

By REBECCA OLSON Staff reporter

When middle school students get creative, they go all out. Their art embraces everything from painting and sculpture to photography and music, and they had the opportunity to showcase their talents to the community at Night of the Arts.

The fifth annual Night of the Arts featured artwork by students of Oak Harbor Middle School and North Whidbey Middle School.

Hundreds of photos, films, drawings, paintings, sculptures and performances filled Oak Harbor Middle School as students celebrated creativity from every angle.

Family and friends joined in, a chance to witness their loved ones’ talents.

“I think it was wonderful. It was a great way to get the community involved between the two schools,” said Lowell Sipes, North Whidbey Middle School art teacher. The event was packed with enthusiastic kids, he added.

“Students were excited to see their artwork and those of their peers formalized in a somewhat professional show,” said Matt Young, Oak Harbor Middle School art teacher. “They were impressed with the performances by stu-

dents.”

Art wasn’t abridged to two dimensions at Night of the Arts as students sang, danced and played the guitar and ukelele. Other hits were posters by North Whidbey Middle School students, portraits, still-life paintings, drawings and even furniture and fashion design.

Christina Bromme’s environmental class “created artwork from recycled, reused materials,” Young said. They created sculptures, twodimensional art, baskets, paintings and more.

The event also included a display about Young’s class’ annual field trips to the Seattle Art Museum and to photograph art elements at Windjammer Park.

“If that didn’t do it, the food won them over,” Young added.

The Parent-Teacher Association prepared tons of goodies for the event and donated more than $400 to make the memorable evening happen.

Navy partners linked with Oak Harbor Middle School donated their time to the event, and “that really helped with the show,” Young said. Volunteers were from commands FRCNW, NIOC and VAQ142.

“They were wonderful,” Young added.

Cathartic experience As hundreds of family members, friends and community members explored the realms of the middle schoolers’ imaginations, Young said he only received positive remarks.

“They all really liked it. I didn’t get anything negative,” Young said.

“It just gets so many nice compliments.”

“Everybody needs a time out like that where they go to events like that. … I think it removes families from the everyday setting,” he continued, adding that it allows families to surpass problems at home and connect with their children on a different level.

The event inspired younger children and showed the community the level these middle school students have reached, Sipes said.

“It’s a lot of goodness in that show. … There was nothing terrible going on; it was a great event for us as human beings,” Young said.

It’s also important to the artists of the show.

“Artists need a culminating event.

They need that film to be shown, they need that art to be hung on the wall … they need their voices to be heard. That is the importance of the show. It allows their voices to be heard and provides closure,”

Winners Photography 1. Ebony Campbell 2. Ezekiel Hocking 3. Lydia Wells 4. Phoebe Keliikupakako 5. Tauni Keyes HM. Jennifer Herbert Drawing 1. Cameron Caudell 2. Keiryn Vick 3. Makalyn Miller 4. Baelle Whitinger 5. Camden Anderson HM. Crysten Truex Computer Generated 1. Juan Smalls Painting 1. Baille Carroll 2. Uma Bernarolo 3. Christopher Keith 4. Jacklyn Curtis

Young said.

Young thanked the businesses that donated prizes and gifts to the event: Gallery Salon and Day Spa, Applebee’s, ACE Hardware, Midway Florists, Blue Fox Drive-In, Popsie’s, Just Because, Whidbey Coffee and Gene’s Art. Numerous volunteers made the event possible, including Terri Jackson, in charge of writing cer-

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tificates, Nikki Oldham, prizes and awards, Wendy Lamb, food and drink and Maria Hoyt, curator, as well as judges Melinda Blakely, Socorro Moran and Oak Harbor High School students Jessica Fisher and Nekeesha Gooding.

Every student whose work was inducted into the show received a certificate. Winners of each category are listed above.

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High school students help fifth-graders put on a pirate musical that’s history in the making been without its hurdles, though, with scheduling dates and getting the kids to With the help of pirates, the high school. students at Oak Harbor To begin the process, 16 High School and Broad high school students came View Elementary School to Broad View Elementary forged a dramatic relationto divvy up the tasks. ship. Together, they put on “They’re spending their a musical last week to the own time. It’s not during excitement school, it’s of friends after school. and family.

It’s pretty “Pirates: cool they’re The willing to do Musical” that,” Hall featured said. more Together, than 100 high school fifth-grade students and students about 120 performfifth-graders ing on the worked on high school creating cosstage. Fifthtumes and grader sets, as well Niyah Reid as learning Renee Hall photo played Gillian Guerra, Cavan Schmid, Emily Stanek and Maxine lines. the main “They all Nichols work together to create costumes for the fifth graders’ part in the have to work musical, musical. together to which feaput on the tured just show,” Hall said.

From the students at a meeting before one adult: Oak Harbor experience the students she called.

School District Assistant have learned, “Teamwork.

“Before I’d even asked, Superintendent Lance Hard work. They have to they had the idea in their Gibbon, who shared his multi-task … and just a love head to help elementary singing talent. for drama and music put students,” Hall said.

“It’s The musical tells the together,” Hall said. history in the making. story of a young stowaway, “It’s been a real rewardElementary schoolers have played by Reid, who wants ing experience, challenging never put a musical on to become a pirate. Packed and very fun,” said Hailey the new stage (at the high with singing competitions Pearce, president of the school).” and laughs, the play was OHHS Drama Club. “The Superintendent Rick fun for all the students, said Broad View kids are very Schulte wanted the younger Renee Hall, Broad View excited to be able to put on kids to have the experience Elementary School music such a performance and of performing on a real teacher. stage, Hall said.

It hasn’t When she first had the

By REBECCA OLSON Staff reporter

idea for a musical, Hall called Charles Smothermon, high school teacher and coach for the Oak Harbor High School Drama Club, to ask if his students would be willing to help. To her surprise, the high schoolers had discussed how to get involved with younger

Joyce Swanson photo

Above: Broad View Elementary School students put on a musical with the help of high school students. At center is Niyah Reid as the main character, a stowaway, with fellow stars Sam Gibbon, Ethan Meissner, Andrew Lof and Gillian Guerra. Below: Assistant Superintendet Lance Gibbon played the part of King of the High “C” in the musical. Far below: Catherine Wicker and Zoe Gray work on sets and costumes for the musical. we’re all so happy to see it.”

“I’m hoping that they like this so much they’ll join art,” Hall said of the fifth-graders, adding that she hopes the students take part in everything from dance to band to art. “That’s what we need, a colorful world like that. That helps them shine.”

It wouldn’t have been possible without help from the community, Hall said.

Walmart donated $50 for costumes and makeup and staff helped with costumes and set. Nicolette Harrington, Broad View art teacher, contributed tremendously, Hall said.

“She has been instrumental in getting all the props painted, the backdrops. It was really cool to work with the art teacher on this,” Hall said.

“This stuff is really fun.

The kids have had a wonderful time,” she added.

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Ready Readers Baby and Me Storytime, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Feb. 6, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive. Newborns through 24 months enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a love of reading. Caregiver required. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.

AARP Tax-Aide Free Tax Preparation, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Feb. 6, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Schedule an appointment by calling 360678-3000.

African Textile Art for Teens, 3 p.m. Feb. 6, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Teens use markers and bags to create wall hangings based on African textiles.

All supplies provided free.

For teens in grades six through 12. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.

Wednesday Night with the Stars, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville.

View the movie “Groundhog Day.” Popcorn provided by Friends of the Coupeville Library. 360-678-4911.

Feb. 7

thurs.

Ready Readers Preschool Storytime, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Feb. 7, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive; 9:30 a.m., Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St. Ages 3-5 enjoy books, songs and activities that prepare young minds for reading. Caregiver required. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.

Coupeville Garden Club, 10 a.m. Feb. 7, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 920 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Program: “My Favorite Gardening Tool.”

Public welcome.

Whidbey Weavers Guild, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 7, Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. Susan McGehee presents “Weaving with Wire and Metal.”

Greenbank Garden Club, 10 a.m. Feb. 7, Greenbank Progressive Club, Bakken and Firehouse roads, Greenbank. Mark Laska of Ciao restaurant will present “Cooking Close to the Earth.” 360-579-5880.

Earthquakes Documentary, 2 p.m. Feb. 7,

Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville.

4H-D Video Club presents their documentary about preparing for earthquakes on Whidbey. 360-678-5789.

Get a word in about plays: Help the Whidbey Playhouse select future plays with the Play Reading for Fun Troupe. Drop by their next meeting Feb. 14. See Activities listing for more information.

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Whidbey Playhouse: “It Runs in the Family,” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 17, Whidbey Playhouse, 730 Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Enjoy the British farce. 360279-2237; whidbeyplayhouse. com.

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Earthquakes Documentary, 2 p.m. Feb. 8, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. 4H-D Video Club presents their documentary about preparing for earthquakes on Whidbey. 360678-5789.

Fifth-Grade Fundraiser Dinner, 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 8, First Reformed Church, 250 SW Third Ave., Oak Harbor. Valentine/ Italian dinner raises funds for Oak Harbor Christian School fifth-graders to go on Washington state field trip. Tickets: $5 per person or $20 per family. RSVP: 360-675-2831.

Al Anon Weekly Meeting, 7-8 p.m. Feb. 8, Trinity Lutheran Church annex, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland. Friends and families of alcoholics get help. 360-3412180.

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Penn Cove Water Festival poster viewing, 2-4 p.m. Feb. 10, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 NW Alexander St. Celebrate with food and entertainment and learn more about the festival and the Native American canoe races on Saturday, May 18.

North Whidbey Coupon Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Fridays, Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, 32630 Highway 20, Oak Harbor.

All are welcome to learn about coupon-clipping and money saving. Donate coupons at Oak Harbor Senior Center or Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

360-675-2338.

Fishin’ Club, 7 p.m. Feb. 7, M-Bar-C Ranch, Shore Meadow Road, Freeland.

Washington State Fish and Wildlife Game Warden speaks about fishing.

Feb. 10

English as a Second Language Talk Time, 3 p.m. Feb. 10, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Adults practice speaking English in a supportive setting. 360675-5115; sno-isle.org.

Alzheimer’s Family Support Group, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 7, continues every Thursday, Summerhill Assisted Living, 165 SW Sixth Ave., Oak Harbor. Support group to help families coping with challenges of memory loss and dementia.

360-279-2555.

Disabled American Veterans, 7 p.m. Feb. 7, Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, NE Ernst Street, Oak Harbor.

Open to all veterans. 360257-4801.

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This bronze sculpture “Hammers and Wren” by Georgia Gerber, Randy Hudson and Virginia Keck is one of many pieces that will be for sale as part of Rob Schouten Gallery’s South Whidbey Hearts and Hammers benefit exhibit showing through Feb. 25. Fine art from 40 Whidbey Island artists was contributed to this fundraising exhibit. The gallery is located at the Greenbank Farm.

For details, call 360-222-3070.

Feb. 9

sat.

Mount Baker Snow Bus, began going to mountain Jan. 5 for eight weeks.

Sign up forms available at Oak Harbor High School or www.winterride.mtbaker.us.

360-675-9586.

American Association of University Women, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 9, United Methodist Church, 608 N. Main St., Coupeville. Linda Gibson, nursing officer at Whidbey General Hospital, talks about women’s heart health.

Getting Ready for Medicare, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Whidbey General Hospital, 101 N. Main St., Coupeville. For people going on Medicare in next six months. Learn about plans, benefits and rate.

Bring list of your drugs.

Free. 360-678-8328.

Mother Mentor Training, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 9, Playscape, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. Volunteer to help mothers and caregivers of young children by providing in-home support.

RSVP: 360-321-1484. wamother mentors@gmail.com.

Whidbey Vintners Red Wine and Chocolate Tour, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Feb. 9-11 and 16-18, various winery tasting rooms on Whidbey. Sample wines and chocolates and enjoy live music, art and shopping.

Tickets: $20 in advance or $25 at the door. 360-3210515; blooms@whidbey. com.

DUI/Underage Drinking Prevention Panel, 12:45 p.m. Feb. 9, Oak Harbor Library room 137, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Open to all; required by local driving instructors for driver’s education student and parent. No late admittance. 360-672-8219; idipic.org.

Remembrances of the Heart, 2 p.m. Feb. 9, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1508 Highway 525, Freeland.

Whidbey General Hospital staff host memorial/celebration for lost loved ones.

RSVP: 360-678-7605 or 360-321-6659.

Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers Dinner, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Coupeville High School, 501 S. Main St., Coupeville.

Spaghetti dinner for volunteers, past and future. Donation: $5. Work day will be May 4. central whidbeyheartsandhammers. com.

Tilth Market Orientation, 2 p.m. Feb. 10, Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland. Vendor market policy will be discussed and selling spaces assigned. Market runs Sundays April 28-Oct. 27. 360632-4451; southwhidbeytilth. org/market.

Feb. 11

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AARP Tax-Aide Free Tax Preparation, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor.

Schedule an appointment by calling 360-678-3000.

Job Club, 1-2:30 p.m.

Feb. 11, Oak Harbor Library meeting room 137, 1000 SE Regatta Drive. Get help finding and applying to jobs.

Attendance is drop-in and free. The club is hosted by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Social and Health Services. 360-675-5115.

Crash Course Collage, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. All supplies provided to create collage.

RSVP: 360-678-4911.

“Storms of My Grandchildren” Movie, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 11, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Climate Reality Education and Advocacy Team presents science behind weather. 360-678-4911.

Feb. 12

tues.

Oak Harbor Garden Club, 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 12, First United Methodist Church, 1050 Ireland St., Oak Harbor. Co-owner of “The Rusty Chandelier” shares crafty ideas. 360675-0392.

Operation Homecoming NAM-POWs 40th Anniversary, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 12, O Club/Skywarrior Theater, Oak Harbor. Commemorate the 40th anniversary of Operation Homecoming, the beginning of the repatriation of American POWs from captivity in North Vietnam. 360-6721771; anawhidbey@comcast. net.

AARP Tax-Aide Free Tax Preparation, 1-6 p.m. Feb. 12, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Schedule an appointment by calling 360-678-3000.

Free Thinker Meeting, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 12, Freeland Library. Atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, secular humanists and others meet.

Feb. 13

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AARP Tax-Aide Free Tax Preparation, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Feb. 13, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Schedule an appointment by calling 360678-3000.

Literature and Laughter Book Group, 6:15 p.m.

Feb. 13, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Discuss “Swamplandia.” 360-678-4911.

Feb. 14

thurs.

Ready Readers Preschool Storytime, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Feb. 14, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive; 9:30 a.m., Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St. Ages 3-5 enjoy books, songs and activities that prepare young minds for reading. Caregiver required. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.

Play Reading for Fun Troupe, 2-5 p.m. Feb. 14, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive. Share ideas and read scripts for the Whidbey Playhouse. No experience necessary. 360544-8668.

Greenbank Progressive Club, 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Greenbank Hall, 3090 Firehouse Road, Greenbank.

Monthly potluck and meeting. Jerry Mercer presents his books. 360-678-4885.

Valentine Sweetheart Dance, 7-9 p.m. Feb. 14, Harbor Tower Village, 100 E. Whidbey Ave., Oak Harbor. Navy volunteers are partners or bring your own.

Cost: $2. 360-675-2569.

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ISLAND COUNTY AUDITOR I S L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON

LEGAL NOTICES

2013 INVITATION TO BID FOR OFFICIAL COUNTY LEGAL NEWSPAPER ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

SEALED BIDS for the selection of an Official County Legal Newspaper that all county officers and departments will utilize for advertisement of all legal notices and delinquent tax lists, will be received by the Island County Auditor, 1 N.E. 7th St., Room 103, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, Washington, 98239. All bids must be accompanied by a copy of a Superior Court order approving the newspaper as a legal newspaper.

Bids are due not later than 9:30 a.m., March 7, 2013. Bids received after this time will not be considered. All envelopes shall be clearly marked “BID PROPOSAL - SELECTION OF OFFICIAL ISLAND COUNTY LEGAL Ads with art attract N E W S PA P E R – more attention.

March 7, 2013.” Bid Call 800-388-2527 to opening will be contalk to your customer ducted March 7, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. in the Isservice representative. land County Auditor’s Office, located in the Island County Administration Bldg., 1 NE 7th Street, Room 103, Coupeville, WA. Island County reser ves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive all informalities in bidding.

wheels Vehicles Wanted

garage sales - WA Garage/Moving Sales Island County OAK HARBOR

SATURDAY ONLY Sale!

Tools, fur niture, some Ethan Allen, two freezers and more!!! Open from 10am to 2pm located at 475 Piper Trail off of Fakkama & Taylor.

LEGAL NO. 444829 Published: The Whidbey Examiner February 7, 2013 ISLAND TRANSIT BOARD MEETING The next regular ly scheduled monthly business meeting of t h e I s l a n d Tr a n s i t Board of Directors will be on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 9:30 AM, at the Island County Law & Justice Building, 101 NE 6th Street, Room 131, Coupeville, WA. Accommodations will be made available upon advance request for communications assistance. The meeting room is accessible and is open to the public.

For more information, please call (360) 6787771.

LEGAL NO. 451461 Published: The Whidbey Examiner.

February 7, 14, 2013.

LEGAL NOTICE Contract Acceptance Notice to Subcontractors and Materials Suppliers

Island County Public Wor ks Depar tment hereby furnishes notice that construction of the Jones Road at Henni Road Outfall, CDP 08-02, has been completed under the contract and permit terms and the provisions of the contract have been fulfilled in an acceptable manner by Sound Slope & Shoreline, Inc., PO Box 573, Bids will be submitted Freeland, WA.98249, for consideration by and accepted by Island the Island County Au- County. ditor to the Board of Island County Commis- The lien period for filsioners at the Board ing any liens against m e e t i n g o n A p r i l 1 , this contract’s retain2013, at 10:00 a.m. age percent is now in Award of the contract effect. Notice of any f o r O f f i c i a l I s l a n d unpaid wages or mateCounty newspaper will rials may be made to be made at the meet- the Island County Ening. gineer, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239.

Additional information can be obtained from LEGAL NO. 455249 the Island County Au- Published: The ditor, 1 N.E. 7th St. Whidbey Examiner.

P.O. Box 5000, Coupe- February 7, 2013. v i l l e, WA 9 8 2 3 9 , (360) 679-7367, email:s.crider@co.island.wa.us Continued on

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AIRLINES ARE HIRINGHealth Care Employment Train for hands on AviaGeneral tion Maintenance CaBUSINESS OFFICE reer. FAA approved program. Financial aid if ASSISTANT, FT. Experience in medical q u a l i f i e d - H o u s i n g Useless Bay Golf billing required. Com- available. CALL Aviation Shop Institute of Maintenance petitive wage & benefits. is hiring (877)818-0783 Apply in person or Part Time Reach the readers send resume to: Driving Range Staff the dailies miss. Call 311 NE 3rd St 1-2 hours, 3-4 days/wk. $9.50/hr start. Must have Coupeville, WA 98239 800-388-2527 today or va l i d d r i ve r s l i c e n s e. to place your ad in careage2@whidbey.net Apply in person. the Classifieds.

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LEGAL NOTICES

25th February,

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I S L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON Persons requiring auxiliary aids/services should call Island County Human Resources, 679-7372, 629-4522 ext. 7372, or 3 2 1 - 5 1 1 1 ex t . 7 3 7 2 (use whichever number is applicable for the area) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

LEGAL NO. 455302 Published: The Whidbey Examiner.

February 7, 14, 2013.

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In the matter of application for the renewal of a franchise submitted by David Christ i a n H e n n y Testimentary Trust for an existing water distribution system located in the Plat of Sunlight Shores and along a p o r t i o n o f B ay v i e w Road situated in Sections 19 and 20, Township 29N, Range 3 East, W.M., Island

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County Washington

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the Board of County Commissioners of Island County, Washington, that they have set February 25th, 2013 , at the hour of 2:15 p.m. at their LEGAL NOTICE usual meeting place in COUNTY the Courthouse Annex COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF PUBLIC in Coupeville, as the time and place for a HEARING public hearing in the grantIn the matter of appli- matter of cation for the transfer ing of said franchise. of a franchise s u b m i t t e d by C e d a - All interested persons rhearth Water System, m ay a p p e a r a t s a i d Inc. for an existing hearing in person, or water distribution sys- by their duly appointed t e m l o c a t e d i n t h e representative, and be Plat of Cedarhear th, heard for or against the Div. 1 situated in Sec. granting of said fran.

7, Twp. 33N, Rge. 2E, chise W.M., Island County, Dated this 28th Washington day of February, NOTICE IS HEREBY 2013.

GIVEN, by the Board o f C o u n t y C o m m i s - BOARD OF COUNTY s i o n e r s o f I s l a n d COMMISSIONERS County, Washington, I S L A N D C O U N T Y, t h a t t h e y h a v e s e t WASHINGTON February 25th, 2013 , at the hour of Persons requiring aux2:15 p.m. at their i l i a r y a i d s / s e r v i c e s usual meeting place in s h o u l d c a l l I s l a n d the Courthouse Annex C o u n t y H u m a n R e in Coupeville, as the s o u r c e s , 6 7 9 - 7 3 7 2 , 629-4522 ext. 7372, or time and place for a public hearing in the 3 2 1 - 5 1 1 1 ex t . 7 3 7 2 matter of grant- (use whichever number is applicable for the ing of said franchise. area) at least 24 hours All interested persons prior to the meeting. m ay a p p e a r a t s a i d hearing in person, or LEGAL NO. 455297 Published: The by their duly appointed representative, and be Whidbey Examiner. heard for or against the February 7, 14, 2013. granting of said franchise.

Dated this day of 2013.

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Dated this day of 2013.

28th February,

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I S L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON Persons requiring auxiliary aids/services should call Island County Human Resources, 679-7372, 629-4522 ext. 7372, or 3 2 1 - 5 1 1 1 ex t . 7 3 7 2 (use whichever number is applicable for the area) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

LEGAL NO. 455289 Published: The Whidbey Examiner.

February 7, 14, 2013.

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In the matter of application for transfer of a franchise submitted

by Richard and Susan Stables for an existing sewer transport system located in the Plat of Sunrise Hills situate d i n S e c . 5 , Tw p.

33N., Rge. 2E., W. M., Island County, Washington

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the Board of County Commissioners of Island County, Washington, that they have set February 25th, 2013 , at the hour of 2:15 p.m. at their LEGAL NOTICE usual meeting place in COUNTY the Courthouse Annex COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF PUBLIC in Coupeville, as the time and place for a HEARING public hearing in the grantIn the matter of appli- matter of cation for the renewal ing of said franchise. of a franchise submitted by Mark and Bon- All interested persons n i e G r e e n f o r a n m ay a p p e a r a t s a i d existing water distribu- hearing in person, or t i o n s y s t e m l o c a t e d by their duly appointed along por- representative, and be tions of County road heard for or against the granting of said franright-of-way known as Campbell Road, Olm- chise. stead Road and Bob 25th Galbreath Road Dated this February, situated in Sections 14 day of and 23, Township 29N, 2013.

Range 3E, W.M., Island County, Washing- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ton I S L A N D C O U N T Y, NOTICE IS HEREBY WASHINGTON GIVEN, by the Board o f C o u n t y C o m m i s - Persons requiring auxs i o n e r s o f I s l a n d iliary aids/services County, Washington, s h o u l d c a l l I s l a n d that they have set County Human ReF e b r u a r y 2 5 t h , sources, 679-7372, 2013 , at the hour of 629-4522 ext. 7372, or 2:15 p.m. at their 3 2 1 - 5 1 1 1 ex t . 7 3 7 2 usual meeting place in (use whichever numthe Courthouse Annex ber is applicable for the in Coupeville, as the area) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. time and place for a public hearing in the matter of grant- LEGAL NO. 455303 Published: The ing of said franchise.

Whidbey Examiner.

All interested persons February 7, 14, 2013. m ay a p p e a r a t s a i d hearing in person, or by their duly appointed Reach the readers representative, and be the dailies miss. Call heard for or against the 800-388-2527 today granting of said fran- to place your ad in chise . the Classifieds.

NOTICE of APPLICATION with SEPA Island County has reviewed the proposed project for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination of non-significance (DNS). The optional DNS process established by WAC 197-11355 is being used. The public comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the following proposals.

File Number: 008/13 SHE, Applicant: Therrien Family Trust, Location: 4443 Honeymoon Bay Rd, Greenbank Proposal: To replace single family residence stairs from top of bank to the toe of the bank.

Project is in or near: MFWHCA, shoreline j u r i s d i c t i o n , fe e d e r bluff, steep slope & geo hazard area.

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

Island County has reviewed the proposed project for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination of non-significance (DNS). The optional DNS process established by WAC 197-11-355 is being used. The public comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on t h e e nv i r o n m e n t a l impacts of the following proposals.

lished by WAC 197-11-355 is being used. The public comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on t h e e nv i r o n m e n t a l impacts of the following proposals.

TER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE M E R I D I A N , LY I N G SOUTH OF THE COUNTY ROAD R I G H T O F W AY K N OW N A S G L E N DALE ROAD; EXCEPT ANY PORTION THEREOF CONV E Y E D TO I S L A N D COUNTY IN VOLUME 2 9 , PA G E 2 1 , RECORDS OF ISL A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON. SITUAT E I N I S L A N D COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

File Number: 012/13 CGP, Applicant: Audrey & Hunter Black, L o c a tionR32912-185-0440,Langley P ro p o s a l : C l e a r, grade, re-contour several areas, install noise attenuating berm near county ROW, re-vegetate area near bluff & trim some vegetation f o r v i e w s i n s i t e ’s upper geo-hazard area. Project is in or near: wetlands, eagle habitat, geo hazard area & steep slopes.

Staff Contact: John B e r t r a n d , johnb@co.island.wa.us

The proposal may include mitigation under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation The proposal may in- measures regardless clude mitigation under of whether an EIS is applicable codes, and required. the project review process may incorporate PUBLIC COMMENTS: or require mitigation must be received by measures regardless 4:30 p.m. on February of whether an EIS is 21, 2013 mail to Island required.

County Community D e v e l o p m e n t , P. O .

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Box 5000, Coupeville, must be received by WA 98239; deliver to 4:30 p.m. on February 6 t h & M a i n S t r e e t , 21, 2013 mail to Island C o u p ev i l l e, WA b e C o u n t y C o m m u n i t y tween 8:00 a.m. and D e v e l o p m e n t , P. O . 4 : 3 0 p . m . M o n d a y Box 5000, Coupeville, through Thursday; by WA 98239; deliver to F A X t o 6 t h & M a i n S t r e e t , (360) 679-7306.

C o u p ev i l l e, WA b e tween 8:00 a.m. and Application files are 4 : 3 0 p . m . M o n d a y available for inspection through Thursday; by at no cost, and will be FA X t o ( 3 6 0 ) 6 7 9 - provided at the cost of 7306. reproduction in a timely m a n n e r. To r e q u e s t Application files are notice of hearings, reavailable for inspection ceive a copy of the deat no cost, and will be cision or SEPA deterprovided at the cost of mination, or informareproduction in a timely tion on appeals contact m a n n e r. To r e q u e s t us at the above adnotice of hearings, re- dress. ceive a copy of the de- LEGAL NO. 456182 cision or SEPA deter- Published: The m i n a t i o n , o r Whidbey Examiner. information on appeals February 7, 2013 contact us at the above address.

Staff Contact: Joe W i l l a u e r, j . w i l l a u e r @ c o . i s land.wa.us

LEGAL NO. 456183 Published: The Whidbey Examiner.

February 7, 2013

NOTICE of APPLICATION with SEPA

NOTICE of APPLICATION with SEPA

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Island County has reviewed the proposed project for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination of non-significance (DNS). The optional DNS process estab-

File Number: 306/12 CGP, Applicant: Andrew & Hannah Rathburn, Location: R23334-501-2210, Oak Harbor

Proposal: Clearing of approx 2.5 acres of a 5 acre parcel for future homesite & grading of approx 865 cu yds for access roadway. Parcel may be near wet- which is subject to that lands. certain Deed of Trust dated March 21, 2007, S t a f f C o n t a c t : B i l l recorded April 2, 2007, Po s s , b i l l p @ c o . i s - under Auditor’s File land.wa.us No. 4198553 records o f I s l a n d C o u n t y, The proposal may in- Washington, from Wilclude mitigation under liam F. Shepherd, a applicable codes, and S i n g l e P e r s o n , a s the project review pro- Grantor, to Chicago Ticess may incorporate tle Insurance Co., as or require mitigation Trustee, to secure an measures regardless obligation in favor of of whether an EIS is F i r s t H o r i zo n H o m e required.

Loan Cor poration as beneficiary. Said Deed PUBLIC COMMENTS: of Trust was assigned must be received by on August 22, 2008 to 4:30 p.m. on February J P M o r g a n C h a s e 21, 2013 mail to Island Bank, National AssociC o u n t y C o m m u n i t y ation by an instrument D e v e l o p m e n t , P. O . recorded under AudiBox 5000, Coupeville, tor’s File No. 4236239 WA 98239; deliver to on September 8, 2008.

6 t h & M a i n S t r e e t , S a i d D e e d o f Tr u s t C o u p ev i l l e, WA b e - was modified on March tween 8:00 a.m. and 10, 2008 by an instru4 : 3 0 p . m . M o n d a y ment recorded under through Thursday; by A u d i t o r ’ s F i l e N o .

F A X t o 4223948 on March 14, (360) 679-7306.

2008. The sale will be made without any warApplication files are ranty concerning the tiavailable for inspection tle to, or the condition at no cost, and will be of the property. provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely II m a n n e r. To r e q u e s t notice of hearings, re- No action commenced ceive a copy of the de- by the Beneficiary of cision or SEPA deter- the Deed of Trust is mination, or informa- now pending to seek tion on appeals contact satisfaction of the oblius at the above ad- gation in any Court by dress. reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligaLEGAL NO. 456184 t i o n s e c u r e d by t h e Published: The Deed of Trust.

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February 7, 2013 III NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Bishop, White, M a r s h a l l & We i b e l , P.S. will on February 15, 2013 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; THE EAST 363.35 FEET OF THE WEST 666.97 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUAR-

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 February 15, 2013.

T h e p ay m e n t s, l a t e charges, or other defaults must be cured by February 4, 2013 (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 February 4, 2013 (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 February 4, 2013 (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 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):

The default(s) for which this foreclosure Estate of William F. is made is/are as fol- Shepherd 4646 Handy Rd lows: Clinton, WA 98236 i) Failure to pay the following amounts, now Heirs and Devisees of William F. Shepherd in arrears: 4645 Handy Rd Delinquent Monthly Clinton, WA 98236 Payments Due from 1 1 / 1 / 2 0 1 1 t h r o u g h Jane Doe Unknown Spouse of 10/1/2012: William F. Shepherd 5 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t 4645 Handy Rd $1918.57 Clinton, WA 98236 7 payment(s) at $2316.57 Estate of William F. Shepherd Total: 3518 Fremont Ave N $25,808.84 430 Accrued Late Charges: S e a t t l e , W A $ 479.65 98103-8814 TOTAL DEFAULT Heirs and Devisees of $26,288.49 William F. Shepherd IV 3518 Fremont Ave N 430 The sum owing on the S e a t t l e , W A obligation secured by 98103-8814 the Deed of Trust is: $305,152.55, together Jane Doe with interest from October 1, 2011 as providContinued on ed in the note or other

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Unknown Spouse of William F. Shepherd 3518 Fremont Ave N 430 S e a t t l e , W A 98103-8814 by both first class and certified mail on June 25, 2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Tr ustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on June 25, 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

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(1-877-894-4663) W e b s i t e : XI http://www.comNOTICE TO ALL PER- merce.wa.gov/site/135SONS AND PARTIES 6/default.aspx WHO ARE GUARANTORS OF THE OBLI- The United States DeGATIONS SECURED par tment of Housing B Y T H I S D E E D O F and Urban DevelopTRUST: (1) The Guar- ment: antor may be liable for a deficiency judgment T e l e p h o n e : to the extent the sale (1-800-569-4287) price obtained at the Website: Trustee’s Sale is less http://www.hud.gov/ofthan the debt secured fices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/inby the Deed of Trust; d ex . c f m ? we b L i s t A c (2) The Guarantor has tion=search&searchthe same rights to rein- state= state the debt, cure the WA&filterSvc-dfc default, or repay the debt as is given to the The statewide civil leg r a n t o r i n o r d e r t o gal aid hotline for asa v o i d t h e t r u s t e e ’s sistance and referrals sale; (3) The Guaran- to other housing countor will have no right to selors and attorneys: redeem the proper ty a f t e r t h e Tr u s t e e ’s T e l e p h o n e : Sale; (4) Subject to (1-800-606-4819) such longer periods as Website: http://nwjusa r e p r ov i d e d i n t h e tice.org/what-clear Washington Deed of Tr u s t A c t , C h a p t e r E F F E C T I V E D AT E : 61.24 RCW, any action October 17, 2012 brought to enforce a guaranty must be com- B I S H O P, W H I T E , menced within one MARSHALL & WEIyear after the Trustee’s BEL, P.S., Sale, or the last Trus- Successor Trustee tee’s Sale under any deed of trust granted to /s/ William L. Bishop, secure the same debt; Jr. and (5) In any action William L. Bishop, Jr. for a deficiency, the 720 Olive Way, Suite Guarantor will have the 1201 right to establish the Seattle, WA 98101 fair value of the proper- (206) 622-7527 ty as of the date of the Tr ustee’s Sale, less State of Washington prior liens and encum- ss. brances, and to limit its County of King liability for a deficiency to the difference be- On this 15th day of Octween the debt and the t o b e r, 2 0 1 2 , b e fo r e greater of such fair val- me, the undersigned, a ue or the sale pr ice Notary Public in and paid at the Trustee’s for the State of WashSale, plus interest and ington, duly commissioned and sworn, percosts. sonally appeared William L. Bishop, Jr., to XII me known to be an Officer of Bishop, White, NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS THE M a r s h a l l & We i b e l , FINAL STEP BEFORE P.S., the cor poration THE FORECLOSURE that executed the foreS A L E O F Y O U R going instrument and acknowledged the said HOME. instrument to be the Yo u h a v e o n l y 2 0 free and voluntary act DAYS from the record- and deed of said coring date on this notice poration, for the uses and purposes therein to pursue mediation. mentioned, and on D O N O T D E L A Y . oath states that they CONTACT A HOUS- are authorized to exeING COUNSELOR OR cute the said instruA N AT TO R N E Y L I - ment.

C E N S E D I N WA S H INGTON NOW to as- W I T N E S S m y h a n d sess your situation and and official seal hereto refer you to mediation a f f i xe d t h e d ay a n d if you are eligible and it year first above written. m ay h e l p y o u s a ve your home. See below /s/ Andrew Namkung fo r s a fe s o u r c e s o f Andrew Namkung N OTA RY P U B L I C i n help. and for the State of Wa s h i n g t o n a t K i n g SEEKING County ASSISTANCE My Appt. Exp: H o u s i n g c o u n s e l o r s 5/11/2016 and legal assistance may be available at lit- LEGAL NO. 431823 tle or no cost to you. If Published: The you would like assis- W h i d b e y E x a m i n e r. tance in determining January 17, February your rights and oppor- 2, 2012. tunities to keep your house, you may con- N OT I C E O F T RU S tact the following: TEE’S SALE Pursuant t o R . C . W. C h a p t e r The statewide foreclo- 6 1 . 2 4 , e t s e q . a n d sure hotline for assis- 62A-9A-604(a)(2) et tance and referral to s e q . Tr u s t e e ’s S a l e housing counselors N o : W A recommended by the USB-12012124 Loan

LEGAL NOTICES No. 6850028799 I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES OF WASHINGTO N , I N C, w i l l o n March 8, 2013, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at THE MAIN ENT R A N C E TO C I T Y HALL, 3075 300TH W E S T, O A K H A R BOR, WA, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real and personal property (hereafter referred to collectively as the “Property”), situated in the C o u n t y o f I S L A N D, State of Washington, to-wit LOT 4, ADMIR A L S C OV E , D I V I SION NO- 5 ACCORDI N G TO T H E P L AT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 9 OF P L AT S , PA G E S 4 7 AND 48, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON, AND LOT 16, ADMIRALS COVE, DIVISION NO. 7 , AC C O R D I N G TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLU M E 9 O F P L AT S , PAGE 73, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SITUAT E I N I S L A N D COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Tax Parcel No: S6010-05-00004-0, commonly known as 1271 RICKOVER DRIVE, COUPEVILLE, WA. The Proper ty is subject to that certain Deed of Tr ust dated 3/19/2007, recorded 3/30/2007, under Audit o r ’s / R e c o r d e r ’s N o.

4198182, records of I S L A N D C o u n t y, Washington, from ARC H I E F. M E LT O W A N D C I N DY M E TLOW. HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Grantor, to CHICAGO TITLE INS U R A N C E C O M PA NY, as Trustee, in fav o r o f M O RT G AG E ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which is presently h e l d by U. S. B A N K NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. 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 Trust III The default(s) for which this foreclosure is/are made are as foll o w s : FA I L U R E TO PAY THE MONTHLY PAY M E N T W H I C H BECAME DUE ON 3/1/2011, AND ALL S U B S E Q U E N T M O N T H LY PAYMENTS, PLUS LATE CHARGES AND OTHER COSTS AND FEES AS SET FORTH. Other potential defaults do not involve payment of the Beneficiar y. If applicable, each of these defaults must also be cured. Listed below are categories of common defaults, which do not i n vo l ve p ay m e n t o f money to the Benefici-

LEGAL NOTICES a r y. O p p o s i t e e a c h such listed default is a brief description of the action/documentation necessary to cure the default. The list does not exhaust all possible other defaults; any defaults identified

by Beneficiary or Trustee that are not listed b e l ow mu s t a l s o b e cured. Other default, Action necessar y to cure Nonpayment of Ta xe s / A s s e s s m e n t s Deliver to Trustee written proof that all taxes and assessments against the proper ty are paid current Default under any senior lien Deliver to Trustee written proof that all senior liens are paid current and that no other defaults exist.

Failure to insure proper ty against hazard Deliver to Trustee written proof that the property is insured against hazard as required by t h e D e e d o f Tr u s t .

Waste Cease and desist from committing waste, repair all damage to proper ty and maintain proper ty as required in Deed of Tr u s t . U n a u t h o r i ze d sale of property (Due on Sale) Revert title to permitted vestee. Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr u s t i s : P r i n c i p a l $257,911.07, together with interest as provided in the note or other instr ument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instr ument secured, and as are provided by statute. V The abovedescribed real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale arid 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 March 8, 2013. The default(s) r e fe r r e d t o i n p a ra graph III must be cured

by February 25, 2013 (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 February 25, 2013, (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Tr ustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated at any time after February 25, 2013, (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 of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

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Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: ARCHIE F. MELT O W, 1 2 7 1 R I C K OVER DRIVE, C O U P E V I L L E , WA , 9 8 2 3 9 C I N DY M E TL O W, 1 2 7 1 R I C K OVER DRIVE, C O U P E V I L L E , WA , 9 8 2 3 9 by b o t h f i r s t class and certified mail on 05/08/2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Tr ustee; and on 5/8/2012, the Borrower and Grantor were personally served 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 Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII The Tr ustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of ail costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor arid all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all of their interest in the above described property. IX Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same 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. 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 on this notice to pursue media t i o n - D O N OT D E L AY. C O N TA C T A HOUSING COUNSELOR OT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to access your situation and refer you to mediation if you eligible and it may help you save your home.

S e e b e l o w fo r s a fe sources of help. SEEKI N G A S S I S TA N C E Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep house, you may contact the following: o The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and r e fe r r a l t o h o u s i n g counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commiss i o n : Te l e p h o n e : 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) Web site: www.wshfc.org o The United States Depar tment of Housing and Urban Developm e n t : Te l e p h o n e : 1-800-569-4287 Web site: www.hud.gov o The statewide civil le-

gal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing: Telep h o n e : 1-800-606-4819 Web site: www.ocla.wa.gov 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 D e e d o f Tr u s t ( t h e o w n e r ) a n d a n yo n e having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants and tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants and tenants by summar y proceeding under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. Sale Information Line: 714-730-2727 or Website: http://www.lpsasap.com DATED: October 26, 2012. PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES OF WASHINGTON, INC., AS TRUSTEE 2505 3RD Ave., Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121 By: Lilian Solano, Trustee Sale Office r A - 4 3 2 7 3 4 1 0 2 / 0 7 / 2 0 1 3 , 02/28/2013

tate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim wo u l d b e b a r r e d by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address below stated a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided u n d e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, t h e c l a i m i s fo r eve r barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the deced e n t ’s p r o b a t e a n d non-probate assets.

LEGAL NO. 452897 Published: The Whidbey Examiner February 7, 28, 2013.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: February 7, 2013 Personal Representative: Robert J. Caron 42 Elm Street Wethersfield, CT 06109

Solid Waste Advisory Committee (S.W.A.C.) Meeting FRIDAY, February 15, 2 0 1 3 10:00A.M.–12:00 NOON BOARD OF ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARING ROOM Courthouse Annex, 6th & M a i n , C o u p ev i l l e, WA AGENDA: Curbside Recycling Level of Service Ordinance(LOS) & tentative timeline 2013 Comp Plan Update R e - U s e Fa c i l i t y Coupeville Other Program Issues & Updates Committee Action Items LEGAL NO. 454213 Published: The Whidbey Examiner.

January 31, February 7, 2013

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Coupeville hoop teams begin district tournament play Lyncs defeat girls in opener

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

Perennial power Lynden Christian took its first step toward winning its eighth state championship by overwhelming the visiting Coupeville High School girls basketball team 55-18 in the opening round of the district tournament Monday.

The Wolves also lost their regular-season finale 59-32 at King’s Friday.

Coupeville (6-15) will try to avoid elimination when it travels to South Whidbey (1111) for a loser-out game at 7 p.m. tonight.

Lynden Christian (18-3) used a relentless defense to roll by the Wolves. Coupeville handled the Lyncs’ pressure early, but midway through the first quarter what was a trickle of turnovers became a wide-open faucet.

Lynden Christian turned four turnovers into eight points to jump to a 12-5 first quarter lead. Then came the flood.

Coupeville started the second period with five consecutive turnovers which the Lyncs converted into 10 points.

By the time the quarter was over, Coupeville failed to score and LC led 30-5.

For the game, the Lyncs scored 27 points off 40 Coupeville turnovers.

Bree Messner hit a hoop with 3:12 left in the first quarter, and the Wolves wouldn’t sink another field goal until Bessie Walstad scored 90 seconds into the third quarter, a span of 14 minutes.

Lynden Christian pulled off its press in the second half, but its aggressive manto-man defense continued to frustrate the Wolves. LC led 40-10 heading into the final period.

Walstad scored six points and had two assists to lead Coupeville. Messner finished with four points, while Kacie Kiel, Lauren Escalle, Makana Stone and Hailey Hammer had two each. Hammer collected a team-high eight rebounds.

Against King’s, like the LC game, the Wolves struggled with the press.

Coach David King said although the Wolves’ execution was lacking, their effort wasn’t.

Stone finished with eight points and eight rebounds.

Strasburg had five points; Amanda Fabrizi, Messner and Walstad four each; Escalle, Hammer and Haley Marx two each; and Jai’Lysa Hoskins one.

Kings tops boys in finale

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Coupeville’s Jai’Lysa Hoskins, left, fights to get by the defense of Lynden Christian’s Karley De Jager.

The Coupeville boys started district tournament play last night at Lynden Christian (15-5), but the results were not available at press time.

The winner and loser of that game meet their counterparts from the South Whidbey/Meridian game on the road at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Wolves (0-14, 1-19) lost their final regular season game to visiting King’s 66-36 Friday, but the result on the scoreboard doesn’t reflect the effort left by the Wolves on the court.

Coupeville’s Aaron Curtin ran into the baseline wall try-

ing to save a loose ball during the final minute of the game with his team down 30 points.

“That’s our M.O.,” said coach Anthony Smith. “We are going to play hard. We are going to go after them, with mistakes or without mistakes. We are going to let them know they are in a battle.”

King’s (12-2, 15-5) led 15-7 after the first quarter and the lead grew to 22, 34-12, with 2:57 left in the half thanks to a handful of transition baskets from Coupeville turnovers against the Knights’ press. It was 35-19 at the break.

Coupeville finished the game with 33 turnovers to King’s 12.

The Wolves were in foul trouble throughout, and King’s hit 22 of 35 free throws.

Coupeville was 9-for-15.

Nick Streubel led Coupeville scorers with 10 points. Curtin had seven, Wiley Hesselgrave six, Caleb Valko five, Morgan Payne four and Carson Risner four.

Before the game, Coupeville honored seniors Valko and Drew Chan.

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