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School board to select new chief Thursday Coupeville School District Board of Directors will announce and offer employment to one of three candidates for superintendent Thursday.

A special meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday was postponed until Thursday The board meets 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in the Coupeville Elementary School conference room.

During the meeting they will offer the position, approve an employment contract and also adopt a resolution urging the state legislature to address funding issues.

During Monday’s regular board meeting, president Kathleen Anderson was authorized to evaluate qualifications with consultant Mike Boring and compare feedback from board members and the community to identify the best candidate for superintendent.

Town gearing up for Mussel Festival Friday

Justin Burnett photo

Coupeville resident Mike Haugen (in life jacket) looks at the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that rescued him and his friend, Keith Porter, from their small runabout Monday morning. They were on the boat when it was caught by the wind and blown out of Penn Cove.

Coast Guard rescues two from cove

By Megan Hansen Editor

By Justin Burnett Staff Reporter

Get your bibs ready. Penn Cove Mussel Festival starts Friday.

The three-day event stays true to its roots with nearly every Coupeville restaurant offering chowder samplings.

Vickie Chambers, executive director for the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association, said the event started 27 years ago as a small food festival.

Over those years it has grown, with an anticipated 4,000 people attending this year.

This year event planners even increased the number of chowder tasting tickets, but Chambers still warns attendees to come early.

An estimated 32,000 ounces of chowder will be given out by 16 of the 17 Coupeville restaurants.

“It’s all about showing off Coupeville, showing off what Coupeville has to offer,” said Cindy Olson, event coordinator.

Coupeville is becoming the foodie center of the island, she said.

While the event has grown, it’s still all about the chowder.

“It’s an enormous amount of work for

Two Coupeville men were rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew Monday after their small boat was caught by strong winds and pushed out of Penn Cove and into Puget Sound.

The two men and their dog, were hoisted to safety amidst 46-mph winds and six-to seven-foot seas.

No one was injured but all three were dropped off at Whidbey General Hospital.

“The wind caught us and took us away,” said a cold Mike Haugen, as he stood outside the hospital’s emergency room. “Luckily someone saw us from the beach and called for help … thank God they came.”

Haugen’s ordeal started Monday morning when he and a friend, Keith Porter, attempted to take their 18-foot Reinell runabout out of the water and put it onto a trailer at the Coupeville boat launch.

The situation turned from a chore to an emergency, however, as the unpowered vessel was quickly caught by heavy winds and pushed out of Penn Cove, with the

See MUSSELS, page 20

two men and their dog trapped aboard.

According to Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Hartin, concerned residents began reporting that the two men appeared to be in trouble at about 10:30 a.m.

Firefighters launched an 18-foot rigid inflatable to go after them, but the effort was called off due to the extreme conditions, he said.

The Coast Guard was alerted and the helicopter crew arrived on scene about 25 minutes after the first 911 call, but it took time for the small boat to be located, said Lt. Kelly Higgins, the pilot of the H-65 Dolphin helicopter.

While there is no such thing as a run-ofthe-mill marine rescue, Higgins said hoisting two people and a dog from such a small vessel was challenging and made for a “unique” retrieval.

The heavy weather conditions didn’t make the job any easier.

“It was pretty sporty,” she said.

A rescue swimmer hopped in the water and the three occupants were all hoisted to safety.

By the time everyone was aboard the hovering helicopter, the boat appeared to have drifted several miles from the boat launch.

“They were about as far from land as you could get,” said Lt. Tim Andersen, who operated the hoist.

From the air, the boat did not appear from the air to have been leaking or swamped, and both men were wearing life jackets, but the situation was severe.

According to Andersen, the unpowered vessel had, at times, turned sideways to the wind and was being hammered by swell.

See RESCUE, page 20

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Listing ferries, cancelled trips spark concerns

By Justin Burnett Staff Reporter

Already under fire over a slew of cost and design concerns, Washington’s newest ferries are earning fresh criticism from one state lawmaker as operational statistics reveal new questions about the vessels’ performance.

A review of state Department of Transportation statistics by the Record shows that, in two years of service on the Coupeville-to-Port Townsend ferry route, Kwa-di Tabil class ferries are less used by the public and more susceptible to weather cancelations than their predecessors.

Last year, total ridership on the route — including cars and walk-on passengers — was down 12 percent from 2006, the last full year the 80-year-old Steel Electrics were in service.

That pencils out to nearly 83,000 fewer riders than the 766,843 who rode the ferries six years ago. During the same period, weather cancelations rose 128 percent, from just 64 runs scrubbed in 2006 to 146 last year.

Ferry officials blame ridership numbers on the economy and changing transportation habits of the public. Also, the route was served by a smaller vessel for years after the Steel Electrics were retired in late 2007 and the impacts are still being felt.

“It takes a while to get your ridership back,” said George Capacci, deputy chief of operations and construction.

As for the weather cancelations, he attributes that to brand new boats that crews are still getting used to. He said he would never question a captain’s judgment, and understands that it will take time for them to fully adjust to the new ferries.

Crews had 80 years to dial in the performance of the Steel Electrics, he said.

“In the 60-year lifespan of a vessel, these are still just babies,” Ca-

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The MV Kennewick steams out of Keystone Thursday on its way to Port Townsend. One of three new ferries built to serve the route, the boats have come under fire from those who question their cost and design. pacci said.

“I would chalk it up to new vessels and captains getting used to them.”

The statistics irritate state Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, one of 15 state lawmakers who questions ferry officials over design and cost issues surrounding the three new ferries.

In the rush to replace the Steel Electrics, they claim the state paid too much for the new boats — particularly the $83.6 million Chetzemoka. They also say the new ferries are riddled with design flaws introduced by agency experts, which are adding to maintenance and operational costs.

Smith called the performance statistics another “significant issue” against the new ferries but said of the two, the weather cancelations are far more concerning.

“Communities should be able to expect that modern vessels will have a better performance record than their 80-year-old predecessors,” Smith said.

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There is no ledge to stand on along the outside of the passenger deck so the windows are rarely cleaned.

Ferry workers have grumbled about the oversight since the Chetzemoka hit the water in late 2010.

But the missing ledge is just one of a string of design issues that’s plagued the Kwa-di Tabil ferries.

The initial lack of an adequate rub rail, vibration issues, need for a better rudder and propeller on the second and third boats, high sail area that can be troublesome in high winds, increased fuel consumption; all have been points of criticism.

The biggest complaints, however, were in response to the fact that each vessel has a three-degree list — the result of each boat’s single stairwell being located on one side rather than in the center.

It quickly earned the Chetzemoka the unofficial and unflattering name of “I-lean” among ferry workers.

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She also takes exception with Capacci’s explanation, that weather cancelations are the result of crew unfamiliarity.

“That’s offensive to the outstanding people working on these ferries,” Smith said. “These are professionals.”

Despite the subpar service record, many daily commuters appear satisfied with the new ferries. In fact, some report reliability improved.

“The overall impression (of the commuter community) is that the boats have been at least as reliable as the Steel Electrics,” said Jerry Mingo, a Port Townsend resident who works for Island County.

Rob Harbour travels between his home in Coupeville and a house he’s building in Port Townsend. He said he hasn’t experienced too many headaches over reliability and he doesn’t feel the ferries are unsafe.

He has noticed some smaller issues, however.

“The outside windows are dirty a lot,” Harbour said.

Leading department officials, including Capacci, claimed the boat was designed that way, and that the list goes away once the ferries are loaded with cars. Last week, the agency confirmed plans to spend an estimated $300,000 to fix the problem.

Capacci maintains that the list isn’t a safety or performance issue but that the work is being done largely to address “public perception” of a problem fueled by customer, employee and lawmaker concern.

“It’s become a vocal point … but we don’t see it as an operational issue,” Capacci said.

Capacci said about 80 tons of ballast will be added to correct the problem but confirmed that each boat will still list about a half degree.

No negative impacts to fuel efficiency are expected.

Having the boat and propeller sit lower in the water will make the engines run more efficiently but the added weight makes them work harder, resulting in a financial wash, Capacci said.

Smith argues that correcting the list is not throwing good money after bad, claiming it’s contributed to untimely maintenance issues, such as elevators parts wearing out too quickly.

Last month, a report by the state Auditor’s Office determined the Chetzemoka cost nearly $50 million more to build than a similar ferry built on the East Coast a few years ago.

Smith and 15 other lawmakers asked the Auditor to perform a second audit, this time to determine how the design problems might impact maintenance and operational costs over the lifespan of the ferry.

Smith says legislators were in a pinch to get boats built fast and relied on the judgment and expertise of ferry officials. What they got were vessels riddled with problems and taxpayers are footing the bill.

“It’s simply unacceptable,” she said.

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Assessor delivers baby goat during farm visit

By Jessie Stensland Staff Reporter

Saving a life is all in a day’s work for Island County Assessor Mary Engle.

The elected assessor was called into action last month while she was teaching a new appraiser how to measure farm buildings. They stopped at Central Whidbey’s historic Jenne Farm, owned

by Fran Einterz and Joyce Peterson.

Engle said she noticed as they arrived that a black-andwhite goat in a fenced pasture seemed to be in distress.

She kept an eye on the animal as they worked and finally went to inspect.

She said she quickly realized that the goat was having difficulty giving birth.

The baby goat was stuck

on the way out, with only its head and a leg visible.

Engle called her husband, longtime Coupeville farmer Bob Engle, and asked him what to do.

“He said, ‘I don’t know.

Use your feminine instincts,’” she said. Her instinct was to pull. Engle said she yanked on the little kid, which induced the nanny-goat to contract and the baby was safely born almost immediately.

Engle said they waited until the tiny goat got up and walked, then left as a neighboring farmer arrived to help.

“Being in the field, you see so many weird things,” Engle said, “but that was a new one.”

Einterz and Peterson were in Cuba when the assessor birthed their kid. They found out about it on Facebook.

“I have no doubt that Mary saved the baby,” Einterz said. “We’re very thankful.”

Einterz said he and his wife have nine adult goats on their farm and two kids with more on the way.

Einterz said he and his wife don’t normally name their goats, but the mother goat happened to be a doe they call “Unihorn” because of missing headwear. They named the baby girl “Julia.”

“She’s the most social goat we’ve ever had,” Einterz said, adding that it might be due to her mother — a patient, mature goat that’s had five or six kids previously.

Einterz speculated the birth of little Julia was likely the first time an elected county official helped to birth an animal on the historic farm.

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During a recent visit to a historic Central Whidbey Farm, Island County Assessor Mary Engle found herself delivering a baby goat .

Greenbank Farm welcomes new farmer trainer

By Nathan Whalen Staff reporter

Source: WSU Island County Extension

A Central Whidbey farmer trainer center needed a new teacher and the Greenbank Farm Management Group tapped someone from corn country for the job.

The management group named Jessica Babcock as the training director of the Organic Farm School, which has been breaking in new farmer for the past several years.

She replaces Sabastian Aguilar, who will help administer the farm on a contract basis. Aguilar moved to Oregon to start a farm.

Babcock comes to the Greenbank Farm from Decorah, Iowa, where she worked for the Seed Savers Exchange, a nonprofit organization striving to preserve heirloom seeds.

She learned about Whidbey Island about 10 years ago when she was a student at Northwestern College in Orange, Iowa.

Back then, she traveled to Whidbey Island to participate in an internship at what was then known as the Au Sable Institute.

She kept tabs on Whidbey while she finished her undergraduate degree at the University of Montana and working at organic farms and orchards. She had been thinking about returning to Whidbey.

“It’s a new climate and it’s a new farm, but it’s an existing farm,” Babcock said about moving to Greenbank.

With a new growing sea-

son drawing near, she is busy recruiting people to attend.

She is trying to find local people to participate and offering a 20 percent tuition discount. The program exposes trainees to farming techniques and the skills needed to run a successful business.

“We take seriously not just growing local vegetables, but growing local farmers,” Babcock said describing the training program as a trade school.

She will also continue operating the organic seed

project, which is designed to develop a supply of organic seeds that can flourish in the Whidbey Island climate.

“I think it’s a really good addition to farm school training,” Babcock said.

Greenbank Farm officials

have been searching for new farmer trainer since September.

The new class starts March 11.

For more information about the training center, call 360-222-3171.

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WHIDBEY WEATHER SUMMARY LO Temp

Wind MPH

Rainfall

YTD Rain

Last Year

Fawn Run, Bachert

42

38

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.23

3.97

2.79

Fort Casey, Barnes

51

38

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3.88

4.34

Greenbank, Mercer

49

38

19

0.15

4.48

4.18

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48

32

55

0.32

3.94

3.17

Crockett Lake, Haglund

50 34 32 No report this week.

0.11

3.62

3.43

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Polnell Point (records begin April 9, 2012)

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Many groups make up town There are a lot of interesting groups in Coupeville, groups of people that do a variety of fun activities.

I’d like to start compiling a list of all these organizations and when they meet.

I want to help get the word out. Perhaps there are people new to the area, like myself, who still haven’t even heard of all the fun things they could be participating in.

I’ve been here four months now and I’d like to know who the group is that paints and displays the snowmen around town during winter. And all the groups that do amazing things to help support the schools? Where are they and when do they meet?

In Yelm, I was member of the Yelm Midday Lions Club and we met at noon the fourth Thursday of the month at a restaurant in town.

If you’re a member of a club that meets regularly in Central Whidbey, let us know.

My goal is to have a compilation of all the reoccuring meetings that we can run in The Whidbey Examiner on a regular basis, as space allows.

The Whidbey Examiner is a community newspaper and we need to be providing information to the community, but we need your help.

If you’re a member of one of these groups, send an email to mhansen@whidbeynewsgroup.com with the group’s name, meeting date, time and location as well as contact information for new members.

One meeting I have attended since coming to Coupeville is the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association.

That group has a lot going on, especially gearing up for this weekend’s MusselFest.

A lot of planning and effort has gone on throughout the community to bring this event to fruition each year.

While I’m not a fan of anything seafood (yes I know I live on an island), I’m really looking forward to the event.

There seems to be activities for just about everyone.

I’m most looking forward to taking a tour of the Penn Cove Mussel flats. Tours will be departing by boat at the Coupeville Wharf every hour during the event this weekend.

I hope to meet many new faces this weekend, and perhaps some new groups to learn about.

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Thankful for support of scholarship auction Editor, The Coupeville Lions give their heartfelt thanks to all of your generosity of time and spirit in making the Coupeville Lions Eighth Annual Scholarship Auction an enormous success.

It is clear that this simple fundraiser idea, hatched by a Coupeville Lion nearly 10 years ago, has become Coupeville High School’s largest contributor of scholarships for higher education.

Last year 20 graduates received scholarships totaling $23,600, which was raised in the space of four hours in March 2012.

We have worked hard to cover event expenses by seeking donations of goods, services and funds.

Once again, Walt Blackford, Puget Sound Energy, helped significantly as our primary sponsor. We have clearly met our goal of insuring all monies raised at auction will stream directly into the Lions Scholarship Fund.

The Oak Harbor Elks Lodge provided Lions unrestricted use of their staff, kitchen and tableware.

Our musical talent was brilliantly provided by The Jerry Jones Quintet, with seamless assistance from Barry and Kathy Rix on sound. Beth Kuchynka, bayleaf, every year, attends to our choice of wine and provides spectacular dis-

plays of cheese to stimulate the appetites of over 150 participants. This year was over the top!

Our hardy soups were prepared and donated by Christopher’s on Whidbey, Mosquito Fleet and Front Street Grill, who also donated the green salad. The breads were donated by Kakie’s Bakery, Brett’s Bread, Knead & Feed and Screaming Banshee.

The tender mussels in Christopher’s chowder were donated by Penn Cove Shellfish.

Gloria Mickunas, Whidbey Party Girls, expertly guided 20 eager and totally capable CHS National Honor Society student volunteers as the evening’s waitstaff, busy serving and clearing tables for over 150 guests.

Our student staff also assisted in the kitchen preparing food, during the dessert auction and parading our live auction objects.

We are always so fortunate to have on-board auctioneer, farmer and friend, Dale Sherman and his lovely wife Liz who put up with the antics of Lion Bob Clay to sell a wide-ranging selection of “live” auction offers including fresh cut green cord wood from the Coupeville Lions to an American Pronghorn Antelope head of questionable age, to a dinner for eight, Downton Abbey Style.

The eight years of the continued and increased success of the Coupeville Lions Scholarship Auction are an effort made less daunting by the work of many hands.

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Hired guns missed the protection mark Editor, So Coupeville is being forced to consider outsourcing its police protection?

One of the principal attributes of having our own police force is the personal relationship the officers have with community members, adults and school kids alike.

When they know local people by name, there is a whole different dynamic whereby everyone, both police and citizens in partnership, are responsible together for behavior and safety within the community.

You do not get this dynamic with hired guns from outside the community.

But for those whose single-minded ideology is to cut taxes to the bone no matter the adverse effect on services, I guess this would be the way to go. We will be the poorer for it when our overall quality of life and community spirit are taken into account.

Some things actually are worth the money. You’ll miss those things when they’re gone.

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Best gardeners learn from big mistakes

toni grove sowin ’n’ the trowel If you ask a Master Gardener for advice, chances are good that advice comes with a story. And it’s often a story about what they did wrong before they figured out how to do it right.

After all, the lessons most likely to take root are often the ones that are fertilized with a touch of shame and a smidgen of regret.

One woman I know kept trying to pull up a mystery plant from the flower bed of the home she’d recently purchased, yet every spring it kept popping back up.

Finally, she decided to let it do its thing and see what developed.

“It was a calla lily,” she said. “In an ideal spot. And

I’d spent two years trying to get rid of it. For the next 15 it was a centerpiece of the bed.”

The moral of the story?

“If you don’t know what it is you might want to find out before you try to destroy it.”

Another gardener admits, “I purchased a small, young evergreen plant with a fragrant blossom at a big box nursery that labeled it Sarcococca. It was slow growing and I pruned it regularly.

“The black berries produced by the bush fell to the ground and sprouted new little plants. I was thrilled until I found out that the plant was not Sarcococca, but spurge laurel, a noxious weed.”

An otherwise smart gardener tells me her recurring, self inflicted problem is she keeps testing the very basic concept of “Right Plant in the Right Place.”

“Transplant, transplant, transplant seems to be my motto,” she says, due to the fact she keeps trying to

grow sun-loving plants in dappled shade and shade tolerant plants in the gloom – even after reading the light requirements on the nursery tags.

“Believe the written word!” she warns and admits. Despite now taking those guidelines to heart, she will probably be transplanting for years to come.

Then there are the schemes that should be tested on inorganic objects before being tried on living organisms.

When the time came to move her beloved laceleaf Japanese maple to her permanent home here on Whidbey, my friend’s husband decided the only way to get the tree out of the ground was to put a chain around it and yank it out with his truck.

It broke the top right off of it.

Thankfully, with diligent pruning she was able to give this story a happy ending.

“Today the tree is at least six feet wide and three

feet tall and looks great,” she says.

Finally, another gardener found out the hard way not to put non-composted horse manure on all of her garden beds. She says it was a huge mistake she’s paying for to this day.

“I used non-composted horse manure thinking it was like cow manure, not knowing that you’d just as well throw packets of weed seeds into your garden.

The seeds last for years and years in the manure, so now I have a weed garden instead of a flower garden.”

For more hard won advice from fellow gardeners and gardening experts, check out the Whidbey Gardening Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at Oak Harbor High School.

For more information visit www.island.wsu.edu and click on the Master Gardeners link.

Orchids sale benefits WGH auxiliary It may be dreary outside, but it will be bright and colorful inside on Monday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 5, when A.J. Florals will sell a dazzling array of orchids to benefit Whidbey General Hospital. Many varieties will be available. Most are easy to care for and will last months.

They’re also inexpensive – from $15 - $40 each.

Each purchase includes written instructions on how to best care for your orchid with tips on how to keep them blooming.

A portion of profits supports the Whidbey General Hospital Auxiliary.

The auxiliary raises money through the hospi-

tal gift shop and ongoing events to help purchase items to benefit patient care at Whidbey General.

In 2012, these items included a cordless telemetry unit for the Whidbey Family Birthplace, 17 flat screen digital televisions for patient care areas and a cardiac rehabilitation treadmill for the Life Cen-

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Time to prevent climate control Editor, At noon on Sunday, Feb. 17, thousands of Americans will be gathered on the mall in Washington, D.C. to bring attention to the need for the USA to take a leadership role to combat global warming.

“Forward on Climate” will be the largest climate rally in history. For 25 years we have kicked this most important of all cans down the road. Our inheritors will not forgive us if we continue to ignore their needs.

Worldwide CO2 has climbed to 394 parts per million from 278 ppm when the industrial revolution began.

What is the result? 2012 was the hottest year on record.

44,000 high temperature records were set in the USA. Australia just set a record high at 120 degrees fahrenheit. Their forests are burning like ours did the last two years.

The Arctic, the world’s sunshade, and Greenland underwent unprecedented melting.

The Arctic ice cap, in area is 50 percent of what it was just 30 years ago, its volume is down a unsettling 75 percent.

In 2011 the Mississippi had devastating floods while last year’s heat wave and drought has caused concern that it might get too low to float barges.

Preventing climate chaos and ocean acidification is no longer an option. We are now in Phase II of the CO2 Crisis: mitigation and adaptation.

Venice, London, Amsterdam, Chicago, New York and Seattle are cities preparing for change yet, even so, the ferocity of Superstorm Exxon, Sandy, caused $50 billion worth of damage. Who contributes most? China, producing many of the goods sold here, has surpassed the U.S. as the number one emitter. On a per capita basis, however, we are the exceptional polluters. Each U.S. citizen produces 17.4 tons of CO2 every year. Europeans are second at 7.7 tons.

The rest of the world is way ahead, preparing for a changing world that U.S. obstinacy is helping to create.

It is past time to be the ancestors the future deserves.

According to the International Energy Agency, each year we delay, adds $500 billion to the cost of inaction.

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Kings to rule Coupeville High School softball team Basketball coaches add fastpitch to coaching duties

By Jim Waller Staff Reporter

The Coupeville High School softball team will have a new cocoach tandem this spring, but working together is nothing new for the pair -- they’ve been married for over 25 years.

David King, who coaches the girls basketball team, and his assistant hoop coach, wife Amy, will join forces to led the Coupeville fastball team this spring.

The Wolves adopted the cocoach format last year when David King and Jackie Calkins shared the duties.

Jackie Calkins stepped down and King’s life partner stepped up to help.

Amy King was a volunteer assistant in 2012.

David King was reluctant at first to continue with the softball program after handling the basketball duties and the “various things

that take away from being able to coach.”

He talked it over with Amy, players and parents and decided to return, saying, “Last year some good things happened and the returning group is hard working and is willing to put in the time to help us get better.”

Amy King, too, was reluctant.

She not only coached basketball with David, but coached middle school volleyball earlier in the year.

She called coaching “very timeconsuming and a huge commitment,” adding that the “unforeseen political-type circumstances really wear on a person.”

Amy King added, “We are doing it for the girls. (They) are a good returning group.”

The Kings decided to be cocoaches because work commitments in Oak Harbor make it difficult for each to be present all the time, particularly at the beginning of practice.

David King said, “We are both very lucky that the company we work for allows us to give back to the community and allows us to coach.”

Having worked together for

Jim Waller photo

David and Amy King many years, the pair share similar coaching philosophies.

They will divide responsibilities as appropriate and both will work on developing skills.

Amy King said, “David is great at strategizing and I’ll be there as

a sounding board and support. I’ll take on the responsibilities of the scorebook and help with the behind the scenes (duties).”

So, can a married couple co-exist in the coaching box?

David King said, “I am the lucky

one!” He added that they work well together and are “able to talk things through” because “the communication is very open.”

Amy King chipped in: “And since I’ve been brainwashed to believe David is always right, it’s really not a problem.”

On the field, the Kings will emphasize defense and its key component, pitching.

Off the field, the Kings will “teach the importance of classwork, sportsmanship and being a good representative for the school and community.”

They see a bright future for the Wolves, noting the many good things that happened last season and the potential to build even more.

The players have a great knowledge of the game, according to the Kings, and have played and worked hard in the off season to develop their skills.

David King said, “We do have a strong nucleus of players that are willing to put in the time and effort to make this a good season. They know our coaching style and understand what we are trying to accomplish as a team.”

Signups continue

CHS hoopsters earn honorable mention

The deadline to register for Central Whidbey Soccer

Walstad, Stone, Streubel honored

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Three Coupeville High School basketball players earned honorable mention for the all-Cascade Conference teams selected earlier this month.

Senior Bessie Walstad and freshman Makana Stone

from the girls team and Nick Streubel from the boys picked up the honors.

Walstad, a three-year starter in basketball, grabbed her second honor in two sports so far this school year. She was a second-team, all-league choice in volleyball this fall. She will play softball this spring.

Stone just missed being

selected to the all-league second team in basketball, according to coach David King, finishing 12th in the voting even though she missed a third of the league games because of illness.

Stone was also a starter for the Coupeville soccer team Streubel, who plays football in the fall and track in the spring, is a two-year

starter for the Wolves. Although he was one of the conference’s top lineman in football, the Wolves weren’t eligible for all-league honors because they did not play a full conference football schedule. He was sixth in the discus and eighth in the shot put in last spring’s Cascade Conference track meet.

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“Buying local makes sense for anybody who cares about the health of their customers and the health of our local economy.”

Neil Coburn, owner of Neil’s Clover Patch Café in Bayview

Betty Freeman photos

Above: Chef Gordon Stewart of Gordon’s on Blueberry Hill restaurant in Freeland demonstrates using fresh market ingredients to produce a delectable dish. Right: A variety of local produce can be found at farmers markets throughout Whidbey Island.

Locavores choose seasonal meals

By Betty Freeman

The locavore movement is gaining momentum on Whidbey Island, fueled by foodies who love the local farmers and want fresh homegrown food.

Locavores are people who pay close attention to where their food comes from and

make a commitment to eating local foods whenever possible.

It doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing adventure.

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Instead of buying them in January, think about the luscious local strawberries, kissed by Northwest rain, that will be ready for eating next June, fresh from a local farm.

“All foods in their proper season” is the locavore’s mantra.

Here on Whidbey Island, with the mild marine climate good for growing vegetables and fruit, an abundance of farms and farmers markets and local seafood readily available, being a locavore is a pleasure.

Here are some ways to focus on eating locally: • Visit farmers markets every week. Get to know the growers, ask questions and learn how to use their

products in new ways through chef demonstrations or collecting recipes.

On Whidbey Island, there are several farmers markets to choose from in spring, summer and fall.

Three-Sisters Farm in Oak Harbor and Bayview Market also offer indoor markets in November and December.

The Oak Harbor Public Market opens in June and runs through September on Thursday afternoons.

The new market in Clinton is open Thursday evenings in July and August.

Langley offers a Farmers Market on summer Friday afternoons.

The Coupeville and Bayview Farmers Markets are open April to October on Saturdays.

Tilth Market on South Whidbey and the Greenbank Farm Market are open Sundays.

• Ask about local foods offered at the

supermarket and when eating in Island restaurants. Let your servers know that you appreciate locally grown and raised meats, seafood, cheeses, vegetables and fruits. Patronize businesses that support local farmers.

• Find a local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm and sign up for weekly deliveries of fresh vegetables and other farm products.

Go to whidbeyisland farmandfoodnews. blogspot.com for listings of local food events and a chart featuring CSA farms on the Island.

• Join the Slow Food Whidbey Island (SFWI) group, which meets at Deer Lagoon Grange.

SFWI sponsors the Taste of Whidbey, an annual event bringing together nearby farmers, chefs, vintners, brewers and eaters to sample the bounty of Whidbey Island. They also publish a quarterly

newsletter “Whidbey Nibbles,” and sponsor themed potluck tables, as well as lectures and field trips. Ask for more info at SFWIFeedback@ whidbey.com.

• Grow your own vegetables and fruit, and learn how to preserve your garden’s bounty by canning or freezing. Buy veggie starts or seeds from local growers at farmers markets and garden centers, or talk to the experts at the annual Whidbey Island Garden Workshop on Saturday, March 9 in Oak Harbor. For information go to county. wsu.edu/island/ gardening • Become a label reader. Since most food travels an average of 1,500 miles to reach you, local food has a much lower impact on our environment. By selecting foods that come from this region, you’ll get the freshest, healthiest and most flavorful products of every season.

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Blessing the hands that feed us

By Betty Freeman

$5 a pound!”

“I’m the original tightwad,” said Robin, whose bestselling 1992 book “Your Money or Your Life” launched her writing career and her abiding interest in sustainability issues.

“But then I factored in the cost of raising that grass-fed, local

as sweets, processed foods, and even milk Could we feed ouruntil she discovered a selves on Whidbey local “secret” source Island if some calamity for cow’s milk. forced us to rely on “I learned to make our own resources? my own butter from That’s the question the cream on the raw Vicki Robin answered milk,” she said. “Just with an experimenput some cream in a tal 10-mile diet she jar and shake it for imposed on herself about 15 minutes. It’s in September 2010. good arm Drawing exercise a 10-mile “I found that I now prefer to eat too!” circle foods grown by my neighbors.

Robin with her allowed herIt feels intimate and cozy, and Langley self three makes me happy.” home at exceptions, Vicki Robin, author the cenwhat she ter, she termed set out to “exotics” discover if chicken from egg to – coffee, oil and salt – she could limit herself my table, and I realbut otherwise stuck to eating only foods ized $5 a pound was to her 10-mile rule. grown or produced a fair price for that One happy day, she within that circle for 30 kind of quality and as discovered she could days. compensation for the get honey from Island Robin’s experimenfarmer’s investment,” Apiaries. tal 10-mile diet arose she said.

Robin found herself from a conversation Robin has studied being creative and with her friend, Tricia the data on climate resourceful with her Beckner, owner with change, peak oil and food, another bonus of partner Kent Ratekin over-use of resources the 10-mile diet. of Cedar Circle Farm for 20 years. She has “I learned I couldn’t on Wilkinson Road come to the conclucook from recipes near Langley. sion that food security because I was restrictRobin bumped into involves empowering ed to only local ingreBeckner at the 2010 local communities to dients, but I could Maxwelton Fourth grow more of their combine unusual texof July parade. While own food. tures and tastes,” said they sampled the “I believe we’re in a Robin. “For example, potluck picnic fare, state of collective deni- almost every morning Beckner asked Robin al about our ability to I had a frittata with if she thought she feed ourselves if [and local eggs and any vegcould limit herself when] our resources gies I had on hand.” to eating veggies run dry,” she said. “We While writing one and eggs and maybe think the food system day, she found herself a chicken from is the store, when in “craving crunch,” Beckner’s farm for a reality the store is a so she invented month. stage set for the last “Zackers,” thin zuc“Saying yes at that stop in the industrial chini slices dried in a moment was simple food system.” dehydrator she scored as pie. So Tricia and “My 10-mile diet from Good Cheer.

I began our journey gave me an almost Other results of together,” wrote Robin microscopic view of the 10-mile diet in her blog 10milediet. my food system, and included the loss of wordpress.com. allowed me to see six pounds, lowering “For a while, my what it takes and who her bad and raising only protein was it takes to feed me,” her good cholesterol, eggs,” said Robin. she said. and a deal with her “Then I discovered For 30 days, Robin’s publisher, Viking/ that Long Family diet depended on Penguin to produce Farm’s beef was within regular produce a book about her dismy 10-mile radius. I boxes and eggs from coveries. The book, also bought a roasting Beckner. Since no which will appear in chicken from a local grain is grown within January 2014, is called farmer, but initially I her 10-mile radius, “Blessing the Hands balked at the price – bread was out, as well that Feed Us – What

Betty Freeman photo

In her Langley kitchen, author Vicki Robin talks about her 30-day experiment in only eating locally produced foods.

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Thursday, February 28, 2013 • The Whidbey Examiner

On the Pier in Coupeville 26 Front St

We’re The “Mussel” For Your Business

360-678-3648

A lovely cafe over the water with great views, great coffee, locally made goods, roasted coffee, lavender scented candles, and local artwork, and

Stop in during the MusselFest and have a cup!

natical items.

Thank you for supporting us for over 35 years!

Penn Cove Shellfish, LLC

Fresh from the water, not the warehouse!

Coupeville • 360-678-4803 • 888-743-2033 www.penncoveshellfish.com

Kapaws Iskreme

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Enjoy the 2013 MusselFest, be safe.

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Mussels from the Paella Pan

2013 MUSSEL FESTIVAL EVENTS

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MUSSEL FARM TOURS Performances by: 10am-5pm (Tickets $10) TASTING PENN COVE: Marcus Whiting • 2 – 2:30pm Cruise aboard the Glacier Spirit and visit COUPEVILLE’S MUSSEL MINGLE The Orville Johnson Band • 2:30 – 5:30pm the Penn Cove Shellfi sh Farm.

Tours will 5:30-8:30pm Coupeville Rec Hall The Steve Trembley Band • 5:30 – 9:00pm be led by Penn Cove Shellfish staff and will leave from the Coupeville Wharf.

MUSSEL EATING COMPETITION Length of tour is 1 hour.

SAT., MARCH 2, 2013 3-3:30pm Coupeville Rec Hall • ($5) MUSSEL COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS You do not want to miss this! Who will MUSSEL CHOWDER TASTING 10:00am-3:00pm (Rec Hall) take home the coveted MusselFest 11:30am-3:30pm ($10) FEATURING GUEST CHEFS: Crown? Whoever can eat five 16 oz. cups Sample local restaurant's secret mussel 10 am Steve Clarke of steamed mussels first! Space is limited chowder recipes and vote for your Executive Chef, Penn Cove Shellfish favorite! Chowder tasting tickets sell out 11 am Larry Cordova, QUICKLY, so purchase before 1pm.

Executive Sous Chef, Microsoft Catering 12 pm Chris Garr, WATERFRONT BEER GARDEN Executive Chef, Ivar’s Acres of Clams 11:30am-3pm 1 pm Jeff Maxfield, Sponsored by the Coupeville Historic Executive Chef, Seattle Space Needle Waterfront Association 2 pm Steve Anderson, Executive Chef, Ivar’s Salmon House LIVE MUSIC MUSSEL FARM TOURS 10am-5pm (Tickets $10) Cruise aboard the Glacier Spirit and visit the Penn Cove Shellfish Farm. Tours will be led by Penn Cove Shellfish staff and will leave from the Coupeville Wharf.

Length of tour is 1 hour.

WITH DILLINGER'S CLAMBAKE (1pm-3pm)

MUSSEL EATING COMPETITION 3-3:30pm Coupeville Rec Hall • ($5) You do not want to miss this! Who will take home the coveted MusselFest SUN., MARCH 3, 2013 Crown?

Whoever can eat five 16 oz. cups MUSSEL COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS of steamed mussels first! Space is limited 10:00am-3:00pm (Rec Hall) MUSSEL CHOWDER TASTING to 30 contestants.

FEATURING GUEST CHEFS: 11:30am-3:30pm ($10) 10 am Steve Clarke, Sample local restaurant's secret mussel Executive Chef, Penn Cove Shellfish chowder recipes and vote foryour 11am Larry Cordova, favorite! Chowder tasting tickets sell out Executive Sous Chef, Microsoft Catering QUICKLY, so purchase before 1pm.

12pm Chris Garr, Executive Chef, Ivar’s Acres of Clams PENN COVE SHELLFISH MUSSEL 1pm Jeff Maxfield, & BEER GARDEN Executive Chef, Seattle Space Needle 12-9 pm (Located across from the Rec Hall ) 2pm Steve Anderson, Sponsored by Penn Cove Shellfish Executive Chef, Ivar’s Salmon House Amazing steamed mussels served from 12-5 pm

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The art of making

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1. First step is to peel the skin off the high quality throat fat.

2. Pork meet is run twice through a grinder.

3. Twice ground meat is finely ground a third time in a food processor turning it into a pork sausage paste.

4. Spices and pistachios and ice water are mixed in by hand.

5. The is sausage is ready to put into the casing.

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6. A hand-cranked machine extrudes the sausage paste into the casing.

7. Trussed sausage in its casing is ready for slow poaching.

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Doug and Betsy Hofius and their neighbors Carol Flax and Ed Fickbohm spent Super Bowl Sunday making two kinds of pork sausage from pigs raised on the Hofius farm.

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Clinton neighbors go whole hog

By Betty Freeman

It was Super Bowl Sunday, but two families in Clinton had another game plan that day.

Doug and Betsy Hofius and their neighbors Carol Flax and Ed Fickbohm spent Super Bowl Sunday making two kinds of pork sausage from pigs raised on the Hofius farm.

Hofius raised three pigs last season, bought last June as weaners from a Freeland family. Two little girls from that family gave them names: Ginger, Pepper and Jellybean.

The pigs had a good life on the Hofius farm, eating organic feed and prep scraps from the Braeburn Restaurant in Langley.

“They eat what we eat, but they’re not as picky,” said Hofius.

The pigs could be safely moved around the fields using a pig tractor, and, in turn, they helped plow land with their natural rooting instinct.

“They dug up our nettle roots for us as well as fertilizing our fields for the sheep and chickens,” said Doug Hofius.

When killing time came in January, Hofius hired Vashon resident Brandon Heard of Farmstead Meatsmith, who practices traditional methods of slaughter, butchery and charcuterie, the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham, sausage, terrines, galantines, pâtés and confit, primarily from pork.

On Heard’s website farmstead meatsmith.com, he writes: “We specialize in educating farmers in the preparation of their animals for full culinary use, from grass to butcher block to table.”

Doug Hofius shares Heard’s philosophy of offering gratitude to the animal for the sacrifice of their lives to provide food for families.

“When we moved to Whidbey nine years ago, I wanted to raise our own food,” said Hofius. “So the point of what we’re doing making sausage today is that we’ve put in the time and effort to raise these animals well, and by using all their parts, we’re honoring their sacrifice.”

Neighbors Flax and Fickbohm

Betty Freeman photo

Neighbors Ed Fickbohm, Doug Hofius, Betsy Hofius and Carol Flax spent Super Bowl Sunday making two kinds of sausage at the Hofius farm in Clinton.

raise beef cattle on nearby acreage, and together the two families purchased a quality meat grinder. The couples shared the meat from one pig this year. They’ve made sausage together before, but this was the first time they’d tried mortadella and liverwurst, made from recipes Doug gleaned from the Internet.

The Hofius family has made sausage for the past five years.

“Every year there’s something new to try,” said Doug. “We’ve gotten better at it every year. You’ve got to get the fat content just right, because fat adds flavor and juice to the sausage. It’s an art, not an exact science.”

Making mortadella di Bologna carries on the tradition of Italian pig farmers for whom nothing edible on the pig is wasted.

Finely ground pork is mixed with high quality diced fat (usually from the throat), and for this recipe, pistachio nuts were added, along with a blend of kosher salt, freshly ground peppercorns, cinnamon,

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Spices are mixed in a jar with ice water and incorporated into the meat by hand.

The mixture is then stuffed into a beef or pork casing, tied off and slowly poached according to weight.

After cooking, the mortadella is cooled to stabilize the sausage and give it firmness.

To make liverwurst, the couples used fresh pork liver and heart, as well as ground pork shoulder, finely chopped red onion and spices.

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“It’s really important to keep the meat cold,” said Fickbohm.

Hofius agreed. “The idea is to mix cold meat and fat together so it emulsifies, like mayonnaise,” he said.

To make sure the spices are in the proper proportions, it helps to cook and taste a sample of the sausage before stuffing the casings.

They purchased beef casings from a butcher’s supply house. A simple, hand-cranked sausage-stuffing machine made quick work of stuffing the casings for both types of sausage.

Both families are relative newcomers to farming, and have learned through hands-on experience.

Betsy and Doug Hofius have raised pigs, sheep, chickens, turkeys and bees on their 12.5 acres, as well as keeping up a vegetable garden and orchard.

Fickbohm and Flax raise beef cattle and chickens and also have an orchard and veggie garden.

It’s a great neighborhood for sharing food and the labor it takes to produce and preserve it.

In the summer, Doug celebrates his birthday with a pig barbecue.

Other neighbors, Sara and Marty Benum, host a Zucchini Fest in honor of the ubiquitous vegetable, with a sculpture contest, relay games, music and wacky prizes.

The Hofius pigs benefit from the zucchini used for games and sculptures after the party, so nothing is wasted.

In the fall, neighbors get together at the Hofius’ farm to make apple cider, and also gather for pumpkin carving.

“We all eat pretty well here,” said Flax. She said she enjoys the communal sharing of work with friends as well as the delicious output from their neighborhood.

So does Betsy Hofius, plus she’s pleased that growing and preserving food makes Doug so happy.

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The Whidbey Examiner • Thursday, February 28, 2013

Families make baking a family affair

By Betty Freeman Is there anything more enticing than the smell of freshly baked bread?

Recently, I went on a quest to find out what’s baking at three storefront bakeries on Whidbey Island.

When I visited P.S. Suisse Bakery in Langley, I was specifically looking for fresh bread to serve with soup.

Their small baguettes were the perfect size for a twoperson dinner and had a fresh, yeasty taste, fine crumb and easyto-chew crust. Plus the price, $1.25 each, was a pleasant surprise for fresh European-style bread.

In addition to bread, P.S. Suisse’s owners, Sandi and Peter Boden, serve up elegant Swiss pastries, chocolates, lunch specials, sandwiches, soups, salads,

espresso and tea – all created in their corner shop, tucked away in Langley Village on Second Street.

The Boden’s opened their bakery in 1997. They’re open Wednesday through Saturday, from 9:30 to 5 p.m. For lunch, try the fresh daily soups or bratwurst and homemade sauerkraut. Finish with an exquisite Swiss pastry.

In Coupeville, Brett’s Breads is a welcome new addition to the year-round food scene.

Brett Rebischke-Smith opened his storefront Dec. 1, 2012, in a small house at 606 N. Main St. He got his start in Coupeville selling his baked goods at the Coupeville Farmers Market.

“The farmers market made us,” said Rebischke-Smith. “Not only were we successful selling bread, but

we had great family times there and made a lot of friends.”

Gail and Brett Rebischke-Smith have two children, Marenna, 11, and Ricky, 9, who often help out in the bakery after school and on weekends.

Best sellers at Brett’s Breads include his great Aunt Thelma’s unique challah, Amish white bread, and cinnamon rolls slathered with rich cream cheese icing.

Lately, Brett has been experimenting with making French bread.

“I’ve been learning and experimenting as I go,” said RebischkeSmith.

He uses local ingredients in season whenever he can, such as blueberries from Hunter’s Moon Farm and Five Acre Farm, and raspberries from Milepost 19 Farm. He

Betty Freeman photo

Peter and Sandi Boden display St. Galler bread made fresh that morning in their P.S. Suisse Bakery in Langley.

also features jams and syrups from Mile Post 19.

Brett’s Breads is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. As a stay-at-home dad, Brett gets to the bakery about 9 a.m. so early afternoon is the best time to find that day’s fresh baking.

Another familyowned and operated bakery opened in Oak Harbor last July.

Kakie’s Bakery & Deli is owned by two sisters, Dianne Varshock and Karen Hossfeld.

Karen’s daughter Dianne makes breads and pastries and her other daughter Carmen specializes in cookies and muffins.

Karen’s nickname as a child was “Kakie,” hence the name of their family bakery.

“Karen always wanted to have a bakery since she went to culinary school,” said

Varshock, who moved to Oak Harbor last year from San Diego to join her sister in the new business venture.

In addition to donuts, maple bars, cookies and cakes, the full-service bakery offers New York style bagels that are “like a soft pretzel,” said Varshock. They come in a host of flavors ranging from jalapeno cheese to cinnamon raisin.

Every day of the week has its bread specialty. Tuesdays and Saturdays, customers can find fresh sourdough breads. On Wednesdays, try the cheese bread, and on Thursdays, sample the white or wheat breads.

On Friday, experience the special recipe Jewish Rye bread.

Saturdays also feature Sweet Orange bread made with orange juice and zest.

On Thursdays,

the bakery offers gluten-free breads and donuts.

Aside from using seasonal fruits from local farms such as Crescent Harbor, Honey Moon Bay and Five Acre Farms, Varshock said the bakery also makes muffins and pies from Sherman Farms Hubbard squash and pumpkins. Rhubarb from Case Farm will make an appearance this spring.

“We try to be as local as we can be,” said Varshock.

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Ready Readers Preschool Storytime, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Feb. 28, 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; snoisle.org Holland-America Koffie Klets meets 2:30 p.m.

Feb. 28 at Whidbey Coffee, 31299 W. Pioneer Way. Call Jan at 360-675-2552.

Mystery Book Lovers, 3 p.m. Feb. 28, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Discuss mysteries by Susan Wittig Albert.

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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. 360675-2338.

Fri., March 1 Spring Studio Tour, 10 a.m.5 p.m. March 1-3, studios throughout Whidbey Island.

Meet artists in their studios and watch them work. Free, self-guided tour. whidbeyworkingartists.com Pacific NorthWest Art School Annual Meeting, 4:30 p.m. March 1, Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. New kinetic sculpture unveiled during membership night and volunteer appreciation.

Child Screening, by appointment March 1, Coupeville Elementary School. Families living in Coupeville School District can have children ages birth-21 screened for developmental delays in motor, communication, problem solving, self help and social skills. Make an appointment: 360-678-4409 ext. 3023.

AARP Tax-Aide at Oak Harbor Library, March 5, 1-6 p.m. Free tax preparation; priority for age 60 and up.

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5 p.m., 11 N.W. Coveland, Coupeville. Artists are having a show and sale. 360-6791881.

Mussel Mingle, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Coupeville Rec Hall, 901 N.W. Alexander St. Presale tickets $20, $25 at the door.

Sat., March 2 Penn Cove Mussel Festival, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown Coupeville. Event and activity prices vary.

Musselfest Book Sale, March 2, Coupeville Library, community meeting room.

Used book sale benefitting library. 360-678-4911.

OHHS PTA Fashion Show Auction, 1 p.m. March 2, Best Western, 33175 Highway 20, Oak Harbor. Oak Harbor High School Parent-Teacher Association holds auction of dresses of all sizes and styles.

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Whidbey Allied Artists Show, March 1-3, 10 a.m.5 p.m., 11 N.W. Coveland, Coupeville. Artists are having a show and sale. 360-6791881.

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Sun., March 3 Penn Cove Mussel Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Coupeville. Event and activity prices vary.

Musselfest Book Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., March 3, Coupeville Library, community meeting room. Used book sale benefitting library. 360678-4911.

Whidbey Allied Artists Show, March 1-3, 10 a.m.5 p.m., 11 N.W. Coveland, Coupeville. Artists are having a show and sale. 360-6791881.

Mon., March 4 AARP Tax-Aide at Oak Harbor Library, March 4, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free tax preparation; priority for age 60 and up. 360–678–3000 for appointment.

First Monday Knitting Group at the Oak Harbor Library, March 4, 10 a.m.

Knitters of all levels welcome.

Share knowledge and build skills. Beginners, please bring a pair of #8 or #9 needles and

New Moon

Featured artists at Garry Oak Gallery, 5-7 p.m., March 1. Meet glass artist Ron Apgar and artist, illustrator and author Kim Niles and see their work. Free. 360-679-0925.

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a skein of worsted–weight yarn. 360-675-5115, or www. sno-isle.org Job Club, 3 p.m. March 4, Oak Harbor Library. Drop in for free job-seeking help.

1000 S.E. Regatta Dr. 360675-5115, or www.sno-isle. org Citizenship class, March 4, 6 p.m., Oak Harbor Library.

Free series of six classes beginning March 4. Preregistration required. 360-675-5115, or sno-isle.org United States Citizenship Classes, 6:30 p.m. Mondays March 4-April 8, Oak Harbor Library 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Series of classes prepares you for citizenship. Free. Register: 360675-5115; sno-isle.org

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DIY Teens: Tangle–Free Tech Cords at the Oak Harbor Library, March 6, 3 p.m. Bring your USB or other tech cords and learn how to personalize them with just a simple knot and colorful thread. All supplies provided

by Friends of the Oak Harbor Library. 360-675-5115, or sno-isle.org “Moonrise Kingdom” film viewing, 5:30 p.m., March 6, Coupeville Library community meeting room. Wednesday Night with the Stars film about two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact and run away together in the wilderness, PG-13 movie.

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Thu., March 7 Coupeville Garden Club meeting, 10 a.m., March 7, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 920 N.W. Alexander. Nancy Lane speaks about Hellebores. Public welcome.

Greenbank Garden Club meeting, 10 a.m., March 7, Greenbank Progressive Club, Bakken and Firehouse roads, Greenbank. Doug Kirk of Kirk’s Nursery in Clinton will speak about “A Happy Garden equals a Happier You.” 360-579-5880.

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Island County Astronomical Society, 6:30 p.m. March 4, First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland St., Oak Harbor. Anyone interested in astronomy welcome to attend. 360-679-7664; icaswa.webs.com First Monday Bunko, 7 p.m., March 4, hosted by Oak Leaf Rebekahs at IOOF Hall, 721 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor. $10 donation requested. Prizes awarded. 360-6750128.

Sustainable Small Scale Farming in Thailand, 7 p.m. at Deer Lagoon Grange Hall on Bayview Road. Free. 360321-4027.

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FLOOR SALES PERSON WANTED. Candidate must have ret a i l ex p e r i e n c e , a n d ideally has a knowledge of mixing and selling paint, enjoy helping people with home projects, and be computer literate.

Career oppor tunity for right individual. Competitive wage & benefit package. Pick up application and send resume to: Freeland Ace Hardware 1609 E. Main St. PO Box 535 Freeland WA. 360-331-6799 acehardware@whidbey.com

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Found

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I s l a n d C o u n t y P u bl i c Health is accepting applications for a FT Public Health Coordinator in the Assessment & H e a l t hy C o m mu n i t i e s Section. Will suppor t SNAP-Ed, Tobacco Prevention & Control, chronic disease prevention, and physical activity and nutrition programs and assist in staffing the Community Health Advisory Board. Knowledge of collecting & communicating health data, grant writing, and community interventions. Bachelors degree in Public Health, E p i d e m i o l o g y, H e a l t h Education, Nutrition, or Public Administration or other applicable field.

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for more information.

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for more information.

Island County application is required.

Lawn Care Company

has F/T or P/T position available for exp. lawn maintenance professional. Drivers license req’d Oak Harbor/Coupeville area. (360)678-4509

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Adult Day Services has a 2 day position open, 6 Schools & Training hours per day, Tues. & Weds. Excellent com- AIRLINES ARE HIRINGmunication skills, assist- Train for hands on Aviaing individuals with spe- tion Maintenance Cacial needs, planning and reer. FAA approved profacilitating activities. gram. Financial aid if Call Hestia at: qualified- Housing 360-321-1600. available. CALL Aviation Application at: Institute of Maintenance Bayview Senior Center, (877)818-0783 14594 SR 525, Langley SSIC is an equal opportu- Sell your stuff free in the Super Flea! nity employer General

ACTIVITY COORDINATOR

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NAC’s - LPN’s Full-time. EOE. Applications available online at www.islandseniorservices.org Fidalgo Care Center & Rosario Assisted Living About Us section.

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ASSISTANT COOKS Starting Wage $10.33 Apply in person at 1105 27th Street, For more Info/ Anacortes.

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REPORTER The Whidbey Newspapers is seeking an energetic, detailed-oriented reporter to write quality s t o r i e s a n d fe a t u r e s.

Newspaper and layout experience using Adobe InDesign preferred. Applicants must be able to work in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment, possess excellent w r i t i n g s k i l l s, h ave a knowledge of community n ew s a n d b e a bl e t o write about multiple topi c s. M u s t r e l o c a t e t o W h i d b ey I s l a n d , WA .

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C A S H PA I D - U P TO $28/BOX for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST S T R I P S ! 1 DAY PAYM E N T & P R E PA I D shipping. BEST PRICES! Call 1-888-3660957. www.Cash4DiabeLEGAL NOTICE ticSupplies.com BOARD OF ISLAND NATIONAL BUYER in COUNTY Washington -- Paying COMMISSIONERS cash for your collectibles. We want your Public Hearing old spor ts cards, toys, and comic books. Cash NOTICE IS HEREBY Paid! Call Today: 716- GIVEN that the Board 940-2833 Dogs

TOY P O O D L E S , 8 weeks old. Party Black and White. Shots, wormed, health guarantee. 3 males. $650 each.

360-675-8487

of Island County Commissioners will hold a public hearing in the Commissioners Hearing Room, Coupeville, Washington, on March 11, 2013 at 10:15 A.M. to consider 259/12 Wa-

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t e r S e r v i c e R ev i ew Published: The ( W S R ) A p p l i c a t i o n . Whidbey Examiner The applicant, Scenic February 28, 2013 Beach Water Company proposes to expand their water ser vice boundar y, to include parcels which are currently served, parcels owned by the water company, and other parcels in the vicinity of LEGAL NOTICE their infrastructure, located on northwest Ca- Contract Acceptance Notice to mano Island (north of Brokaw Road and east Subcontractors and Materials Suppliers of Scenic Ave.).

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LEGAL NOTICE Contract Acceptance Notice to Subcontractors and Materials Suppliers Island County Public Wo r k s D e p a r t m e n t , Solid Waste Division, hereby furnishes notice that construction of the Island County Solid Waste TP-150 Compactor Swap-out proj e c t , J o b O r d e r N o.

01079-00001, has been completed under the contract and permit terms and the provisions of the contract have been fulfilled in an acceptable manner

by Recycle Systems, LLC, PO Box 201, Kirkland, Washington 98083-0201, and accepted by Island County.

Island County Public Wor ks Depar tment hereby furnishes notice that construction of the I s l a n d C o u n t y D ave M a ck i e Pa r k Fe n c e Wor k project, Purchase Order No 9140, has been completed under the contract and permit terms and the provisions of the contract have been fulfilled in an acceptable manner by McBride Fence, Inc, 7711 Scatchet Head Road, Clinton, FURTHER INFORMA- Wa s h i n g t o n 9 8 2 3 6 , TION may be obtained and accepted by Island The lien period for filing any liens against by contacting the De- County. this contract’s retainpartment of Island County Planning and The lien period for fil- age percent is now in Community Develop- ing any liens against effect. Notice of any ment, P.O. Box 5000, this contract’s retain- unpaid wages or mateCoupeville, Washing- age percent is now in rials may be made to effect. Notice of any the Island County Enton 98239-5000, 679-7339 unpaid wages or mate- gineer, P.O. Box 5000, ( N o r t h W h i d b e y ) , rials may be made to Coupeville, WA 98239.

321-5111 (South Whid- the Island County Enbey), or 629-4522 (Ca- gineer, P.O. Box 5000, LEGAL NO. 461082 Published: The mano Island). Persons Coupeville, WA 98239.

Whidbey Examiner requiring auxiliary February 28, 2013 aids/ser vices should LEGAL NO. 461147 call Island County Hu- Published: The m a n R e s o u r c e s a t Whidbey Examiner 679-7372, at least 24 February 28, 2013 hours prior to the meeting.

Find your perfect pet ALL PERSONS or authorized representatives interested in or desiring to speak on the above matter should be present at the time and place a b ove s p e c i f i e d , o r should file written comments with the Island County Department of Planning and Community Development before the above date. A copy of the application is available for review.

LEGAL NO. 460231 Published: The Whidbey Examiner February 28, 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 I s l a n d C o u n t y Fa i r grounds Roof Replacement- Burrier & Malone Buildings project, Job Order Nos 01066-0003 & 01074-0003, has been completed under the contract and permit terms and the provisions of the contract have been fulfilled in an acceptable manner

by Rainshield Roofing & Constr uction, Inc, 7711 6067 Portal Way, Ferndale, Washington 98248, and accepted

by Island County.

The lien period for filing any liens against this contract’s retainage percent is now in effect. Notice of any unpaid wages or materials may be made to the Island County Engineer, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239.

LEGAL NO. 461141

in the Classifieds. www.nw-ads.com

NOTICE of APPLICATION with SEPA LEGAL NOTICE Contract Acceptance Notice to Subcontractors and Materials Suppliers Island County Public Wor ks Depar tment hereby furnishes notice that construction of the I s l a n d C o u n t y Fa i r grounds Coffman Kitchen Remodel proj e c t , J o b O r d e r N o.

01076-0003, has been completed under the c o n t ra c t a n d p e r m i t terms and the provisions of the contract have been fulfilled in an acceptable manner

by Au s t i n ’s C u s t o m Creations, LLC, 1242 S t a t e Ave nu e, S t e 1-PMB 247, Marysville, Wa s h i n g t o n 9 8 2 7 0 , and accepted by Island County.

The lien period for filing any liens against this contract’s retainage percent is now in effect. Notice of any unpaid wages or materials may be made to the Island County Engineer, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239.

LEGAL NO. 461108 Published: The Whidbey Examiner February 28, 2013

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.

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or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is required.

6th & Main Street, C o u p ev i l l e, WA b e tween 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; by F A X t o (360) 679-7306.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: must be received by 4:30 p.m. on March 14, 2013 mail to Island County Community D e v e l o p m e n t , P. O .

Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 6th & Main Street, C o u p ev i l l e, WA b e tween 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; by F A X t o (360) 679-7306.

Application files are available for inspection at no cost, and will be provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely m a n n e r. To r e q u e s t notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA determination, or information on appeals contact us at the above address.

LEGAL NO. 461150 Published: The Whidbey Examiner February 28, 2013

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 197-11-355 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.

File Number: 244/12 SHE, Applicant: Sandy Point Owners Association, Location: S8080-00-00R06-0 & S8080-00-01041-0, Langley Proposal: To repair and reinforce 20 deteriorating dock piles.

Project is in or near: shoreline jurisdiction, feeder bluff, flood hazard & vicinity of cultural resources.

File Number: 278/12 SHE, Applicant: Baby Island Beach Club, L o c a t i o n : S6060-00-00027-0, Staff Contact: Jason Langley Johnson, ja.johnProposal: To repair son@co.island.wa.us pilings on existing wood float & gang- The proposal may inway. Project site is clude mitigation under in or near: MFWHCA, applicable codes, and s h o r e l i n e j u r i s d i c - the project review prot i o n , f e e d e r b l u f f , cess may incorporate flood hazard, steep or require mitigation slope, & geo hazard measures regardless of whether an EIS is area. required.

Staff Contact: Nick W h i p p l e , n . w h i p - PUBLIC COMMENTS: must be received by ple@co.island.wa.us 4:30 p.m. on March The proposal may in- 14, 2013 mail to Island clude mitigation under C o u n t y C o m m u n i t y applicable codes, and D e v e l o p m e n t , P. O . the project review pro- Box 5000, Coupeville, cess may incorporate WA 98239; deliver to

Application files are available for inspection at no cost, and will be provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely m a n n e r. To r e q u e s t notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA determination, or information on appeals contact us at the above address.

LEGAL NO. 461152 Published: The Whidbey Examiner February 28, 2013 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 March 22, 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 land referred to herein is situated in the County of Island, State of Washington, and is described as follows: That por tion of the Southeast quar ter of the Southwest quarter of Section 3, Township 32 Nor th, Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest cor ner of said Southeast quarter of the Southwest quart e r, f r o m w h i c h t h e South quarter corner of said Section 3 bears South 87°43’59” East 1336.61 feet; thence South 87°43’59” East along the South line of said Section 3 a distance of 225.00 feet to the true point of beginning; thence Nor th 0 1°51 ‘54” East, a distance of 208.01 feet to the Southeast corner of that certain tract of land described in that instr ument recorded under Auditor’s File No. 231192, records of Island County, Washington; thence Nor th 01°51 ‘54” East, along the East line of said t ra c t , a d i s t a n c e o f 85.00 feet to the Northeast corner of said tract; thence Nor th 15°02’25” East a distance of 194.17 feet to the South margin of For t Nugent Road;

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Returned Item Fee $27.00 TOTAL DEFAULT thence S o u t h $31,577.76 87°50’09” East along IV said South margin, said margin being 3 0 . 0 0 fe e t d i s t a n c e The sum owing on the from the centerline of obligation secured by said road, a distance of the Deed of Trust is: 80.74 feet to the West $263,181.45, together line of that certain tract with interest from Deof land described in cember 1, 2011 as prothat instrument record- vided in the note or ed under Auditor’s File other instrument, and No. 196613, records of such other costs and Island County. Wash- fees as are due under ington; thence South the note or other in02° 16’01” West, along strument secured, and said West line, a dis- a s a r e p r o v i d e d by tance of 482.52 feet to statute. the South line of said V Section 3; thence North 87°43’59” West, along said South line, The above described a distance of 121.61 real proper ty will be sold to satisfy the exfeet to the true point of beginning. Situate in pense of sale and the County of Island, State obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as of Washington. provided by statute. which is subject to that The sale will be made certain Deed of Trust without warranty, exdated June 16, 2006, press or implied, rer e c o r d e d J u n e 2 7 , garding title, posses2006, under Auditor’s sion, or encumbrances F i l e N o . 4 1 7 4 5 0 0 on March 22, 2013. r e c o r d s o f l s l a n d T h e p ay m e n t s, l a t e County, Washington, charges, or other defrom Yosemite Man- faults must be cured by agement Group LLC, a March 11, 2013 (11 California Limited Li- days before the sale ability Company, as date) to cause a disGrantor, to First Ameri- c o n t i n u a n c e o f t h e c a n T i t l e o f I s l a n d sale. The sale will be County, as Trustee, to discontinued and tersecure an obligation in minated if at any time favor of First Mutural on or before March 11, Bank as beneficiar y. 2013 (11 days before S a i d D e e d o f Tr u s t the sale date) the dewas modified on Sep- fault(s) as set forth in tember 11, 2008 under paragraph III, together A u d i t o r ’ s F i l e N o . with any subsequent 4236471. Washington payments, late chargFederal Savings, suc- es, or other defaults, cessor by merger to is/are cured and the First Mutual Bank, is Tr u s t e e ’s f e e s a n d now known as Wash- costs are paid. Payi n g t o n Fe d e ra l . T h e ment must be in cash sale will be made with- or with cashier’s or cerout any wan’anty con- tified checks from a cerning the title to, or State or federally charthe condition of the tered bank. The sale may be terminated any property. time after March 11, 2013 (11 days before II the sale date), and beNo action commenced fore the sale by the by the Beneficiary of- Borrower, Grantor, any the Deed of Trust is Guarantor, or the holdnow pending to seek er of any recorded junsatisfaction of the obli- i o r l i e n o r e n c u m gation in any Court by brance paying the enreason of the Grantor’s tire principal and interdefault on the obliga- e s t s e c u r e d by t h e t i o n 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 adDeed of Trust. vances, if any, made pursuant to the terms III of the obligation and/or T h e d e f a u l t ( s ) f o r Deed of Trust, and curwhich this foreclosure ing all other defaults. is made is/are as folVI lows:

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i) Failure to pay the fol- A written notice of delowing amounts, now fault was transmitted by the beneficiary or in arrears: Trustee to the BorrowDelinquent Monthly er and Grantor at the Payments Due from following address(es): 1/1/2012 through Yosemite Management 12/1/2012 Group LLC 5 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t 1 2 0 5 Fr e e d o m B l v d Ste 2 $2505.00 7 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t Watsonville, CA 95076 $2517.00 Gerald D Fischer 1 2 0 5 Fr e e d o m B l v d Total: Ste 2 $30,144.00 Watsonville, CA 95076 Late Charges: 12 late charge(s) at Yosemite Management $117.23 Group LLC for each monthly pay- C/O CT Cor poration ment not made within S y s t e m , R e g i s t e r e d Agent 15 days of its due date 505 Union Ave SE Ste 120 Total Late Charges Olympia, WA 98501 $1,406.76

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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, Gerald D Fischer C/O Thornton David- the submitted bid will be for thwith returned son without interest and the 2055 San Joaquin St b i d d e r w i l l h ave n o Fresno, CA 93721 right to purchase the property. Recovery of Gerald D Fischer 4999 State Highway the bid amount without interest constitutes the 140 limit of the bidder’s reMariposa, CA 95338 course against the Tr u s t e e a n d / o r t h e Gerald D Fischer Beneficiary.

PO BOX 650 EI Portal, CA 95318 XI Yosemite Management NOTICE TO ALL PERGroup LLC SONS AND PARTIES PO BOX 650 WHO ARE GUARANEI Portal, CA 95318 TORS OF THE OBLIby both first class and GATIONS SECURED cer tified mail on No- B Y T H I S D E E D O F vember 13, 2012, proof TRUST: (1) The Guarof which is in the pos- antor may be liable for session of the Trustee; a deficiency judgment and the Borrower and to the extent the sale Grantor were personal- price obtained at the ly served on November Trustee’s Sale is Jess 1 4 , 2 0 1 2 , w i t h s a i d than the debt secured written notice of default by the Deed of Trust; or the written notice of (2) The Guarantor has default was posted in a the same rights to reinconspicuous place on state the debt, cure the the real proper ty de- default, or repay the scribed in paragraph 1 debt as is given to the above, and the Trustee g r a n t o r i n o r d e r t o h a s p o s s e s s i o n o f a v o i d t h e t r u s t e e ’s proof of such service sale; (3) The Guarantor will have no right to or posting. redeem the proper ty a f t e r t h e Tr u s t e e ’s Vll Sale; (4) Subject to T h e Tr u s t e e w h o s e such longer periods as name and address are a r e p r ov i d e d i n t h e set forth will provide in Washington Deed of writing to anyone re- Tr u s t A c t , C h a p t e r questing it, a statement 61.24 RCW, any action of all costs and fees brought to enforce a due at any time prior to guaranty must be commenced within one the sale. year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last TrusVIII tee’s Sale under any The effect of the sale deed of trust granted to will be to deprive the secure the same debt; Grantor and all those and (5) In any action who hold by, through for a deficiency, the or under the Grantor of Guarantor will have the all their interest in the right to establish the above-described prop- fair value of the property as of the date of the erty.

Tr ustee’s Sale, less prior liens and encumIX brances, and to limit its Anyone having any ob- liability for a deficiency jections to this sale on to the difference beany grounds whatsoev- tween the debt and the er will be afforded an greater of such fair valopportunity to be heard ue or the sale price as to those objections paid at the Trustee’s if they bring a lawsuit Sale, plus interest and to restrain the sale pur- costs. suant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to E F F E C T I V E D AT E : bring such a lawsuit December 17, 2012 may result in a waiver of any proper grounds B I S H O P, W H I T E , fo r i n va l i d a t i n g t h e M A R S H A L L & W E I BEL, P.S., Trustee’s sale.

Successor Trustee X /s/ William L. Bishop, Jr. NOTICE TO William L. Bishop, Jr. OCCUPANTS OR 720 Olive Way, Suite TENANTS The purchaser at the 1201 Trustee’s Sale is enti- Seattle, WA 98101 tled to possession of (206) 622-7527 the proper ty on the 20th day following the State of Washington sale, as against the ss.

G r a n t o r u n d e r t h e County of King deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having On this 19th day of Dean interest junior to the cember, 2012, before deed of trust, including me, the undersigned, a occupants who are not Notary Public in and tenants. After the 20th for the State of Washday following the sale ington, duly commisthe purchaser has the sioned and sworn, perright to evict occupants sonally appeared Wilwho are not tenants by liam L. Bishop, Jr., to summary proceedings me known to be an Ofunder Chapter 59.12 ficer of Bishop, White, Yosemite Management Group LLC 4999 State Highway 140 Mariposa, CA 95338

LEGAL NOTICES M a r s h a l l & We i b e l , P.S., the cor poration that executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath states that they are authorized to execute the said instrument.

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the condition of the fore the sale by the property.

Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holdII er of any recorded junior lien or encumNo action commenced brance paying the enby the Beneficiary of tire principal and interthe Deed of Trust is e s t s e c u r e d by t h e now pending to seek D e e d o f Tr u s t , p l u s satisfaction of the obli- costs, fees, and adgation in any Court by vances, if any, made reason ofthe Grantor’s pursuant to the terms default on the obliga- of the obligation and/or t i o n s e c u r e d by t h e Deed of Trust, and curDeed of Trust. ing all other defaults.

WITNESS my hand III and official seal hereto a f f i xe d t h e d ay a n d T h e d e f a u l t ( s ) f o r year first above written. which this foreclosure is made is/are as fol/s/ Andrew Namkung lows: Andrew Namkung N OTA RY P U B L I C i n i) Failure to pay the foland for the State of lowing amounts, now Wa s h i n g t o n a t K i n g in arrears: County M y A p p . E x p : Delinquent Monthly 5/1/2016 Payments Due from 11/1/2009 through LEGAL NO. 460153 11/1/2012 Publishded: The W h i d b e y E x a m i n e r. 3 3 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t Febr uar y 28, March $1183.22 21, 2013.

4 payment(s) at $1335.39 NOTICE OF Total: TRUSTEE’S SALE $44,387.82 Accrued Late Charges: I $236.65 NOTICE IS HEREBY Property Inspection: GIVEN that the under- $330.00 signed Bishop, White, Escrow Deficiency: M a r s h a l l & We i b e l , $669.32 P.S. will on March 29, Property Preservation: 2013 at 10:00 am at $632.50 the main entrance to TOTAL DEFAULT City Hall, 865 SE Bar- $46,256.29 rington Drive, in the IV City of Oak Harbor located at Island County, State of Washington, The sum owing on the sell at public auction to obligation secured by t h e h i g h e s t b i d d e r, the Deed of Trust is: payable, in the form of $170,688.06, together c a s h , o r c a s h i e r ’s with interest from Octoc h e c k o r c e r t i f i e d ber 1, 2009 as providchecks from federally ed in the note or other o r S t a t e c h a r t e r e d instrument, and such banks, at the time of other costs and fees as sale, the following de- are due under the note scribed real property, or other instrument ses i t u a t e d i n I s l a n d cured, and as are proCounty, State of Wash- vided by statute. ington, to-wit; V L OT 1 3 , B L O C K 3 , N O R T H G AT E T E R - The above described R A C E , D I V I S I O N real proper ty will be N O. 1 , AC C O R D I N G sold to satisfy the exTO P L AT T H E R E O F pense of sale and the I N VO L U M E 1 1 O F obligation secured by PLATS, PAGES 23-25, the Deed of Trust as R E C O R D S O F I S - provided by statute.

L A N D C O U N T Y , The sale will be made WASHINGTON. SITU- without warranty, exATE IN COUNTY OF press or implied, reI S L A N D, S TAT E O F garding title, possession, or encumbrances WASHINGTON. on March 29, 2013. which is subject to that T h e p ay m e n t s, l a t e certain Deed of Trust charges, or other dedated September 29, faults must be cured by 2005, recorded Sep- March 18, 2013 (11 tember 30, 2005, un- days before the sale der Auditor’s File No. date) to cause a dis4149331 records of Is- c o n t i n u a n c e o f t h e land County, Washing- sale. The sale will be ton, from Leonard V discontinued and terS t e w a r t , a n d M i s t y minated if at any time Stewart, Husband and on or before March 18, Wife, as Grantor, to LS 2013 (11 days before Title of Washington, as the sale date) the deTrustee, to secure an fault(s) as set forth in obligation in favor of paragraph III, together Mor tgage Electronic with any subsequent Registration Systems, payments, late chargInc. is a separate cor- es, or other defaults, poration that is acting islare cured and the solely as a nominee for Tr u s t e e ’s f e e s a n d C o u n t r y w i d e H o m e costs are paid. PayLoans, Inc. and its suc- ment must be in cash cessors and assigns or with cashier’s or ceras beneficiary. Bank of tified checks from a Amer ica, NA is now State or federally charthe beneficiary of the tered bank. The sale D e e d o f Tr u s t . T h e may be terminated any sale will be made with- time after March 18, out any warranty con- 2013 (11 days before cerning the title to, or the sale date), and be-

VI A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): Leonard V Stewart 4328 Northgate Dr Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Misty Stewart 4328 Northgate Dr Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Leonard V Stewart 1008 Mountain Cir Oak Harbor, WA 98277

LEGAL NOTICES The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be for thwith returned without interest and the b i d d e r w i l l h ave n o right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s recourse against the Tr u s t e e a n d / o r t h e Beneficiary.

Misty Stewart XI 1008 Mountain Cir O a k H a r b o r , W A NOTICE TO ALL PER98277 SONS AND PARTIES WHO ARE GUARANby both first class and TORS OF THE OBLIcertified mail on Octo- GATIONS SECURED ber 24, 2012, proof of B Y T H I S D E E D O F which is in the posses- TRUST: (1) The Guarsion of the Tr ustee; antor may be liable for and the Borrower and a deficiency judgment Grantor were personal- to the extent the sale ly served on October price obtained at the 2 5 , 2 0 1 2 , w i t h s a i d Trustee’s Sale is less written notice of default than the debt secured or the written notice of by the Deed of Trust; default was posted in a (2) The Guarantor has conspicuous place on the same rights to reinthe real proper ty de- state the debt, cure the scribed in paragraph I default, or repay the above, and the Trustee debt as is given to the has possession of grantor in order to proof of such service a v o i d t h e t r u s t e e ’s or posting. sale; (3) The Guarantor will have no right to Vll redeem the proper ty a f t e r t h e Tr u s t e e ’s T h e Tr u s t e e w h o s e Sale; (4) Subject to name and address are such longer periods as set forth will provide in a r e p r ov i d e d i n t h e writing to anyone re- Washington Deed of questing it, a statement Tr u s t A c t , C h a p t e r of all costs and fees 61.24 RCW, any action due at any time prior to brought to enforce a the sale. guaranty must be commenced within one VIII year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last TrusThe effect of the sale tee’s Sale under any will be to deprive the deed of trust granted to Grantor and all those secure the same debt; who hold by, through and (5) In any action or under the Grantor of for a deficiency, the all their interest in the Guarantor will have the above-described prop- right to establish the erty. fair value of the property as of the date of the IX Tr ustee’s Sale, less prior liens and encumAnyone having any ob- brances, and to limit its jections to this sale on liability for a deficiency any grounds whatsoev- to the difference beer will be afforded an tween the debt and the opportunity to be heard greater of such fair valas to those objections ue or the sale pr ice if they bring a lawsuit paid at the Trustee’s to restrain the sale pur- Sale, plus interest and s u a n t t o R C W costs.

61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit XII may result in a waiver of any proper grounds NOTICE fo r i n va l i d a t i n g t h e THIS NOTICE IS THE Trustee’s sale.

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Yo u h a v e o n l y 2 0 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation.

D O N O T D E L AY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR A N AT TO R N E Y L I C E N S E D I N WA S H INGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it m ay h e l p y o u s a ve your home. See below fo r s a fe s o u r c e s o f help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE 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 your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: T e l e p h o n e : (I-877-894-4663) W e b s i t e : http://www.commerce.wa.gov/site/1356/default.aspx The United States Depar tment of Housing and Urban Development: T e l e p h o n e : (1-800-569-4287) Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/ind ex . c f m ? we b L i s t A c tion=search&searchstate= WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: T e l e p h o n e : (1-800-606-4819) Website: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear E F F E C T I V E D AT E : November 26, 2012 B I S H O P, W H I T E , MARSHALL & WEIBEL, P.S., Successor Trustee /s/ William L. Bishop, Jr. William L. Bishop, Jr. 720 Olive Way, Suite 1201 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 622-7527 State of Washington ss.

County of King On this 20th day of November, 2012, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared William L. Bishop, Jr., to me known to be an Officer of Bishop, White, M a r s h a l l & We i b e l , P.S., the cor poration that executed the fore-

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WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto a f f i xe d t h e d ay a n d year first above written. /s/ Andrew Namkung Andrew Namkung N OTA RY P U B L I C i n and for the State of Wa s h i n g t o n a t K i n g County.

My Appt. Exp: 5/11/2016 LEGAL NO. 441462 Published: The Whidbey Examiner.

Febr uar y 28, March 21, 2013.

N OT I C E O F T RU S TEE’S SALE Pursuant t o R . C . W. C h a p t e r 61.24, et seq. and 62A-9A-604(a)(2) et s e q . Tr u s t e e ’s S a l e N o : W A USB-12012124 Loan 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,

LEGAL NOTICES 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 Beneficia 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 im-

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plied 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.

VI A written Notice of 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 medi-

a 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 legal 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

A.M. ON MARCH 21, 2013. No proposals will be considered after this time. Further information and instructions for submitting proposals can be obtained from the Island County web site http://www.isl a n d c o u n ty.net/RFP.htm or by contacting Island County General Services, during regular business hours Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 1 NE 7th Street, Room 2 0 0 , P O B ox 5 0 0 0 , Coupeville, WA 98239, (360) 679-7373.

DATED: February 20, 2013.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY

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

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES FOR CAMANO ISLAND,WA Island County is seeking a qualified contractor to provide part time animal control services to the area of Camano Island, WA. Contractor will act as the impounding authority for Camano Island and will provide a variety of animal control functions.

Proposals are due NO L AT E R T H A N 9 : 3 0

LEGAL NO. 460237 Published: The Whidbey Examiner February 28, 2013 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND E d wa r d J. Kowa l s k i and Michelle M. LeMoine, husband and wife, Plaintiffs vs.

R o n a l d J. H a l l m a r k and Ryan Hallmar k, and also all other persons or par ties unk n ow n c l a i m i n g a ny right title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein, Defendants.

C a s e N o . : 13-2-00145-9 SUMMONS BY PUBLIC AT I O N I N C O M PLAINT TO QUIET TITLE TO : T H E S TAT E O F WASHINGTON, AND TO: ALL DEFENDANTS AROVENAMED: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of first publication of this Summons, to wi t, within sixty days of February 28, 2013 and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled cour t, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiffs, and ser ve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned Plaintiffs a t 1 7 7 4 4 2 8 t h Ave. N.E., Lake Forest Par k, Washington 98155. In case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of this cour t.

Such action is to quiet title and extinguish Defendants’ interest in the real proper ty legally described in the Complaint, to wit: The North Half of the Northeast Quar ter of the Nor theast Quar ter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 29 North, Range 3 East W.M.: Situate in the County of Island, State of Washington.

/s/ Edward J. Kowalski Estate of Edward J. Kowalski, WSBA #24444 MURIEL C. HENDERSON, /s/ Michelle M. LeMoine Deceased.

Michelle M. LeMoine Pro Se Plaintiffs N O. 1 N 3 - 4 - 0 1 1 1 2 17744 28th Ave N.E. 1SEA Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 The personal representative named below LEGAL NO. 460258 has been appointed as Published: The personal representaWhidbey Examiner tive of this estate. Any February 28, March 6, person having a claim 13, 20, 27, 2013. against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be SUPERIOR COURT barred by any otherOF WASHINGTON wise applicable statute FOR ISLAND of limitations, present COUNTY the claim in the manner as provided in In the Estate of: RCW 11.40.070 by ELLA MAE MADDOX, serving on or mailing to Deceased. the personal represenNO. 12-4-00116-4 NOTICE TO CREDI- tative or the personal TORS OF SUCCES- representative’s attorS E R P E R S O N A L n ey a t t h e a d d r e s s stated below a copy of REPRESENTATIVE the claim and filing the A vacancy occurred in original of the claim the above-referenced w i t h t h e c o u r t . T h e estate commencing on claim must be presentFe b r u a r y 2 0 , 2 0 1 3 , ed within the later of: due to the removal of (1) Thirty days after the the original Personal personal representaR e p r e s e n t a t i v e , tive served or mailed JAMES MADDOX. The the notice to the crediPersonal Representa- tor as provided under tive named below was RCW 11.40.020(1 )(c); appointed on the same or (2) four months after day as successor Per- the date of first publisonal Representative cation of the notice. If of the above estate. the claim is not preAny person having a sented within this time claim against Dece- frame, the claim is fordent must, before the ever barred, except as time the claim would otherwise provided in be barred by any oth- RCW 11.40.051 and erwise applicable stat- 11.40.060. This bar is u t e o f l i m i t a t i o n s , effective as to claims present the claim in the against both the decemanner as provided in d e n t ’s p r o b a t e a n d R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 7 0 b y nonprobate assets. serving on or mailing to the Personal Repre- Date of First Publicasentative or the Per- t i o n : Fe b r u a r y 2 8 , sonal Representative’s 2013 attorney at the address below stated a copy of /s/ James Dean Henthe claim and filing the derson original of the claim James Dean Henderwith the court in which son III, the probate proceed- Personal Representaings were commenced. tive c/o Kurt H. Olson DATE OF FIRST PUB- 1 5 2 4 A l a s k a n Wa y L I C AT I O N O F T H I S Suite 200 S e a t t l e, WA 9 8 1 0 1 NOTICE: 1514 February 28,2013 Personal Representative: Janet Warden 1765 W. Choke Cherry Drive Louisville, CO 800272445

Attorney for Estate

Kurt H. Olson Fahlman Olson & Little, PLLC 1 5 2 4 A l a s k a n Way, Suite 200 S e a t t l e, WA 9 8 1 0 1 /s/ PAUL A. NEUMILL- 1514 ER PAUL A. NEUMILLER, LEGAL NO. 459280 Published: The WSBA#28124 Attorney for Personal Whidbey Examiner February 28, March 7, Representative Address: 390 NE Mid- 14, 2013. way Blvd., Ste. B201 Oak Harbor, WA 98277-2680 Telephone: (360) 675-2567

Searched everywhere?

CAUSE NUMBER: 12-4-00116-4 Island County Superior Court P.O. box 5000 Coupeville, WA 98239 LEGAL NO. 460248 Published: The Whidbey Examiner February 28, March 7, 14, 2013.

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RESCUE: Two men rescued from boat, from pg. 1 At one point, it looked as if the tiny boat was endanger of capsizing, he said.

The rescue earned the praise of Whidbey Island emergency responders. Ian Tully, a paramedic with Whidbey General Hospital, said the aircrew arrived in lightening time and may very well have saved three lives.

“They barely even got their feet wet,” said Tully, marveling that the two men and dog arrived at the hospital cold but largely dry.

Haugen and Porter said they didn’t mean to go out into such extreme weather, that they had checked the forecast that morning and the conditions ended up being much worse than reported.

“They said five to 10 mph but it ended up being 40 mph,” Haugen said.

Hartin said things could have turned out much worse if the boat sank or any of the men fell overboard.

“Survival of people in the water around here, and in the winter, is measured in minutes,” Hartin said.

This is a good example of how winter weather conditions can be both unpredictable and hazardous, he said, urging the public to be extra careful when going out on the water.

MUSSELS: Thousands anticipated, from pg. 1 them (the restaurants),” Chambers said.

All the chowder tasters get to vote on the best chowder and at the end of the weekend a winner gets a plaque and picture in the paper.

Most of the cost of producing the chowder also falls on participants.

Chambers said each participant is provided potatoes, onions and a gallon of cream. The rest is up to them.

Tastings are Saturday and Sunday.

The festival also offers activities, mussel related of course.

There will be tours of Penn Cove Mussels leaving every hour from Coupeville Wharf, a mussel-eating contest, children’s activities, live music, a beer garden and Examiner file photo more.

Contestants eagerly rip open Coupeville’s signature mollusk as part of an eating contest.

One of the highlights of the Penn Cove Olson said this year Mussel Festival is the mussel eating competition. event organizers are really trying to target families, with organizers trying to the passbook to win some so kids activities will be keep everything local — of the $600 in local gift added. from printing, organizing certificates to be raffled Activities will be and gathering volunteers. off. offered in Mariner’s Court “We never have enough There is no limit on across from The Honey volunteers,” Chambers how many passbooks may Bear. said. be entered.

“Throughout all of The event is also Some of the events and this we’re trying to cater about showcasing all the activities cost money to to young families and the businesses in town. attend. foodies,” Olson said. “We Most will stay open late.

Tickets will be sold at work hard to invite people To encourage sales, the Rec Hall on Alexander who live on the island who haven’t been.” attendees will receive a Street.

Free shuttles will be “passbook,” where for For a full schedule of offered around town to every $5 spent, they receive events, see the Whidbey Thousands line up year to sample more than one dozen types help people get around. a stamp.

Flavor special section of mussel chowder. Restaurants and businesses have been MusselFest is a Once a person has inside this edition starting preparing for weeks, even months, for the annual festival. uniquely Coupeville event, spent $50 they can enter on page 7.

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