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Schulte says he’ll be stepping down as superintendent

Prosecutor: Cooper’s death was result of self-defense

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

The Island County prosecutor said Thursday that no charges will be filed in connection with the Nov. 17, 2012 death of Christopher Cooper in downtown Oak Harbor.

Cooper’s father, Terry Cooper, said he hopes that outrage over the case will lead to changes in state law to protect people from

trained fighters.

Prosecutor Greg Banks concluded after “an exhaustive analysis” of all the evidence — including an iPhone video recording made

by Cooper — that Oak Harbor resident Jason Ellis, 29, a mixed martial arts champion, acted in lawful self defense when he struck Cooper, causing the fatal injury.

See COOPER, A5

By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter

An image Christopher Cooper captured on his iPhone shows Jason Ellis just prior to the fatal fight.

Tribe suing City of Oak Harbor

Rick Schulte admits that the idea of change at this stage of his career doesn’t come without some apprehension.

Yet his desire for a new challenge was strong enough that he told the Oak Harbor School Board he will be stepping down as superintendent of the Oak Harbor School District following the 2013-14 school year.

Recent interest in his leadership from the Richland School District could bring his departure much sooner.

Schulte, 64, learned this week that he’s one of three finalists for that district’s superintendent post with a decision expected by the end of the month.

“It’s exciting to think about doing something new.

It’s also a little intimidating See Schulte, A5

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Firefighters wrap up after extinguishing a kitchen fire in a West Beach Road home Tuesday evening.

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The discovery of Native American remains halts the Pioneer Way project in 2011.

Swinomish seek $9 mil in damages

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is demanding $9 million in damages from the city of Oak Harbor for the desecration of a burial ground.

The tribe filed a complaint for damages with the city Tuesday. The claim accuses city officials of violating law and breaching their legal duty by digging up the known site of an

ancient tribal village and burial ground.

The excavation occurred during the 2011 road project on Pioneer Way. Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley said he is “perplexed” and “disheartened” by the filing of the claim, which is the first step taken before a lawsuit is filed.

Dudley claims Brian Cladoosby, chairman of the Swinomish See SUING, A11

Quick response prevents stove fire from spreading

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter

A burning pot of beans nearly destroyed a home on West Beach Road Tuesday.

A 911 caller reported a fire at a home south of the intersection at Fort Nugent Road just after 6:30 p.m., according to Mike Brown, assistant chief of North Whidbey Fire

and Rescue.

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Court overturns decision on growth management

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter Another chapter was added last week to a 15-year legal battle between Island County and a environmental watchdog group over critical area rules.

On April 2, a Thurston County Superior Court judge overturned a 2006 decision by the Growth Management Hearings Board that the county can use farm plans as a management tool to meet state environmental protection laws.

“It is clear to this court that the methodology adopted by Island County to protect critical areas from agricultural uses on lands in agricultural use prior to 1998 violates the Growth Management Act,” Judge Chris Wickham said in a letter opinion.

Whidbey Environmental Action Network, or WEAN, appealed the 2006 case to Thurston County.

It was the latest in a long series of litigation concerning the county’s critical areas rules.

Steve Erickson, legal coordinator for the group, is chalking up Wickham’s ruling as a victory in the ongoing legal battle, but not surprising.

“It was really pretty predictable,” Erickson said.

Dan Mitchell, civil deputy prosecuting attorney with Island County, said no decisions have been made yet but the county has the option of appealing to the Division One Court of Appeals.

He noted that before WEAN’s appeal, the county’s rules were found to be sufficient by the hearings board, a three-member panel of judges who specialize in land use law and are appointed by the governor.

“The judge clearly disagreed with the panel of experts,” Mitchell said.

The hearings board decides on issues revolving around the Growth Management Act of 1990.

The GMA was landmark legislation aiming to limit urban sprawl by keeping rural areas rural and urban areas urban.

It established a series of requirements for municipalities, ranging from the creation of comprehensive plans to adoption of ordinances that protect five types of critical areas: wetlands, drinking water aquifer recharge, fish and wildlife habitat, frequently flooded and geologically hazardous areas.

The legal battle between the county and WEAN has roots stretching back to 1998 when the group challenged the county’s new comprehensive plan and other regulations adopted by the county.

They have duked it out in court since, with the latest argument focused on the adoption of new agricultural rules in 2006.

The ordinance sought to exempt farms that existed before 1998 from having to comply with more stringent sections of its agricultural rules, which were adopted to satisfy requirements of the management act.

Instead, grandfathered farmers would be allowed to develop a standard or custom “farm plan” based on best management practices of the National Resources Conservation Services.

The underlying foundation of WEANs argument is that the loose regulations allow livestock near wetlands or other water sources, and that it could result as a major source of pollution to Puget Sound.

Wickham ruled that best management practices were not the same as best available science, the standard required under GMA, because they were not designed to

“protect” the “function and values” of critical areas nor give “special consideration” to the presence of salmon.

Farm plans would not “provide a bench mark or base line to determine existing conditions until six or more years after implementation of the program” and allowing the landowner to select from a list of of controls to modify or restrict agricultural practices provided “minimal oversight,” Wickham wrote.

“There is no assurance that critical areas will be “protected” by this methodology,” he wrote.

In addition, the county “failed to adequately fund any oversight of the program” and the plans are exempt from public disclosure unless certain conditions are met, the judge wrote.

While Wickham’s decision was clear, the issue is not over as it was remanded back to the hearings board. The county can appeal the decision to a higher court or comply and rework its existing rules.

“The county is keeping all options on the table while it reviews the decision,” Mitchell said.

Anacortes man charged with breaking into vehicles

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

Discovery of a pillow led deputies to crack a series of vehicle prowl cases on Central Whidbey, according to court documents.

The suspect, Andrew W. Tibbles, 24, of Anacortes, is accused of breaking into as many as 15 vehicles and stealing items on the night

of July 24, 2012.

Prosecutors charged Tibbles in Island County Superior Court April 1 with two counts of identity theft in the second degree, possession of heroin and vehicle prowling in the second degree.

Deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office investigated a series of thefts

from cars in the Coupeville area on July 25.

At the same time, a couple of other deputies responded to a report of an abandoned car on Keystone Hill Road.

But when they arrived they found Tibbles, who was being sought on a warrant issued in Skagit County.

Deputies said they noticed that the car was filled with

Woman wakes to alleged rape

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

A 44-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of raping a woman while she was sleeping, according to court documents.

Prosecutors charged Mark E. Shawley in Island County Superior Court April 4 with rape in the second degree.

If convicted of the charge, Shawley could face from six and a half years to eight and a half years in prison under the standard sentencing range.

Shawley is being held in jail on $25,000

bail.

On April 2, a 22-year-old woman reported that she awoke in the morning to find Shawley having sex with her without her consent, according to the report by Detective Laura Price with the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

The alleged victim said she had a lot to drink the night before and went to sleep feeling sick.

She said Shawley stopped raping her after she woke up, according to the report.

Another woman said Shawley admitted to having sex with the young woman and called himself a “monster,” according to the report.

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A “memory foam” pillow was on the front passenger seat.

Deputies said they remembered that a pillow was reportedly among items stolen during the car prowls. They asked the owner of the pillow to drive over to Tibbles’ car and identify it.

Deputy Lane Campbell then interviewed Tibbles, who admitted to entering “10 to 12 vehicles” the night before and stealing items, including a pillow and electronics.

He said he parked his vehicle and walked through the neighborhood, looking for unlocked cars, according to Campbell’s report.

Tibbles said he was

unemployed and living in his car for two weeks. He said he shot up heroin after stealing The deputy obtained a warrant to search the car.

Numerous stolen items were found, as well as a bag containing suspected heroin, according to the report.

They stole items were logged, photographed and

returned to their owners.

Oak Harbor choir gets superior ratings at district choral festival Oak Harbor High School’s two premier choral groups earned the highest ratings possible at a district choral festival in Bellingham.

Oak Harbor’s Harbor Singers and Treble Choir each got “Superior” ratings in both sight reading and performance at the San Juan Music

Educators Association conference, held March 28 at Western Washington University.

“More or less every school district is there … from Bellingham to Mount Vernon,” said Darren McCoy, choir director at Oak Harbor.

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Port commissioner alleges ‘scheming’

By Nathan Whalen Staff Reporter

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A P-8A Poseidon takes off. Congressman Rick Larsen announced Wednesday the Navy’s plans to make spend $127 million on construction projects, much of which will be put toward the new jet-powered sub-hunters.

Larsen says $127 million in budget for NAS Whidbey

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter

Congressman Rick Larsen delivered good news about Island County’s largest employer this week.

The Second District Democrat said in a news release Wednesday that the Navy is hoping to spend more than $127 million on construction projects at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station over the next few years.

That includes $85 million for a hangar and training facilities for the incoming P-8A Poseidon, the Navy’s planned replacement aircraft for the P-3 Orion.

“The Navy is making the kind of long-term commitment for NAS Whidbey that I’ve been fighting for and that the community has wanted,” Larsen said in an interview.

“Overall, it’s really great news.”

Larsen made a similar announcement last month when he issued a news release confirming the Navy’s intention to spend $7 million on the design of a new P-8A hangar.

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, chairwoman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued a news release Wednesday announcing her support of the Navy’s plans for the new P-8A hangar.

“Whidbey Island is one of our nation’s premier naval aviation installations and I applaud the administration’s decision to base P-8A squadrons in Washington State,” Murray said.

“Outfitting Whidbey Island

to host Poseidon squadrons will be a boon for the local economy, and the Navy’s confidence in Whidbey Island reflects the installation’s record of excellence and strong support from the community.”

Base commander Capt.

Mike Nortier was unavailable for an interview. A statement was to be provided to the News-Times by email but it did not arrive by press time.

Larsen said the Navy’s plans are outlined in President Barack Obama’s draft budget.

The proposal includes $85 million for the P-8A hangar and training facilities, $32 million for facility improvements for the expanded EA-18G aircraft presence and $10 million to replace the fuel pier breakwater on the Seaplane Base.

Larsen had few details about the facility improvements for the Growler, but office aides said the breakwater would replace an existing WWII-era pier, which is currently acting as the breakwater for the fuel transfer pier.

The project will replace the aging structure with a stone breakwater, providing “increased security and stability of the fuel barge” while transferring aviation fuel from the seaplane base to Ault Field via a fuel pipeline.

The capital projects would create a substantial ripple in Island County’s economy as it would result in “hundreds” of new construction jobs, Larsen said.

The base has a history of hiring local, he said.

“When this comes, it will

be a major shot in the arm for Whidbey Island.”

Island County Economic Development Council Executive Director Ron Nelson agrees.

Projects totaling $127 million mean a lot of paychecks, and much of that money will be spent at local businesses, he said.

“You bet it’s great news.”

If construction contracts are awarded locally, it will provide much needed relief to Whidbey Island’s construction industry, hit hard by the recession, Nelson said.

While those jobs will be temporary, there will be lasting benefits, especially the new

hangar as it is what will make the arrival of the Poseidon aircraft possible, he said.

“Long term, we get the P-8As and the jobs that go along with them.”

As a budget request, Larsen said there is no guarantee the funding will be approved by Congress but he said he doesn’t expect any hiccups with this specific allocation. Any problems will likely come in the form of delayed approval of the overall budget.

Larsen is a member of the House Armed Services Committee which will consider the defense budget proposal in the months ahead.

After a little more than a year into her six-year term on the commission for the Port of Coupeville, Laura Blankenship resigned this week from her elected position.

In a resignation addressed to commission Chairman Marshall Bronson, she accused the head of the three-member elected body, and Port of Coupeville Executive Director Jim Patton, of using their skills as political operators to the benefit of the Greenbank Farm Management Group rather than port district taxpayers.

“In my opinion, your backroom scheming and conspiring ensures the farm will not only fail to become the economic driver the taxpayers were promised, it will continue to drain port district resources unnecessarily,” Blankenship wrote.

Contacted by phone, Blankenship said Tuesday she didn’t have any additional comment.

Patton laughed when asked to comment about Blankenship’s resignation letter.

“I don’t think I can improve on it,” he said.

He also denies back-room scheming among the port and management group.

“There was never any of that,” Patton said.

Blankenship also penned a letter to the taxpayers and residents living within the Port of Coupeville’s district.

“I have absolutely no reason to believe that my continued participation will achieve

a better outcome for port district taxpayers,” she wrote.

Since Blankenship took office in January 2012 there were arguments over how the port handles its budget, how it would make reductions during a recent budget shortfall and how it doles out grant dollars.

Most recently, the threemember board argued about how to best implement recommendations formed by a volunteer group examining how the Greenbank Farm should operate once the agreement with the management group expires.

Blankenship tried to get several recommendations approved in January, but she was outvoted by the commissioners Bronson and Benye Weber.

With Blankenship’s resignation, the process will begin to find a replacement.

The remaining two commissioners can appoint Blankenship’s replacement up to 90 days after her resignation. If a replacement hasn’t been named then the Board of Island County Commissioners can step in and name a replacement, Patton said.

The vacant seat will be up for election during the November election. Whoever is elected will serve the remaining four years left on Blankenship’s term. The filing period for the election is May 13 through May 17 The vacancy means there will be two new commissioners on the three-member board after the election. Weber said she isn’t seeking a third term.

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Chamber raising money for OH firework show

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

For the first time, Oak Harbor community members at large have a chance to put their money behind the city’s patriotic pyrotechnics.

Kathy Reed, the new director for the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, said the organization is running behind on its annual fundraising campaign for the Fourth of July fireworks show over the water.

The chamber traditionally raises cash for the fireworks from within its membership, but this year the group is running short on funds.

Reed is now looking for ways to involve the public.

“I don’t think that people in Oak Harbor realize that the business community puts on the event,” she said.

“This will be another way for the community to really get involved and take ownership.”

Starting May 1, everyone

will be able to donate to the fireworks fund online at the chamber’s website or at the chamber’s visitor center along State Highway 20.

There are different “levels of sponsorship,” Reed said. A $10 contribution, for example, is “Firecracker” and $25 is a “Sparkler.”

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“You can even choose the day, but hurry. They’re going fast,” Reed said.

Reed said the chamber is working with a different pyrotechnics company this year. She said the company that puts on a popular July 3 fireworks show in Freeland submitted the low bid and promised a great show.

Total cost of the fireworks show is $14,000.

The Oak Harbor chamber

has only raised $6,000 so far, Reed said.

Reed blames the years of economic upheaval for the shortfall.

Seattle is experiencing the same issue as the group responsible for raising money for the big fireworks show gave up after being unable to find the dollars.

In the past, one business each year would agree to be grand sponsor of the fireworks program and finance half the cost of the colorful

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They are each contributing $2,000.

Though it may take some cajoling, Reed said she’s confident Independence Day will be properly explosive.

“We’re going to have fireworks, even if I have to stand there holding a sparkler.”

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COOPER CONTINUED FROM A1 Christopher Cooper, 23, was an Oak Harbor resident.

He was found unconscious in a parking lot of Whidbey Furniture early in the morning. He suffered a severe head injury and later died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

The case made regional headlines after Oak Harbor police arrested Ellis last year, in defiance of the prosecutor’s office advice that it was a case of self defense. The prosecutor quickly released Ellis from jail without charges.

Cooper’s family and friends, including Mayor Scott Dudley, were upset that Ellis wasn’t charged.

Banks said last year that he will withhold final judgment in the case until all the evidence was collected.

Since then, police conducted an extensive investigation.

Banks received the complete medical records from

SCHULTE CONTINUED FROM A1 getting out of your comfort zone,” said Schulte, who’s been superintendent of the Oak Harbor School District for 20 years. “You establish routines. You know people and have relationships. When you leave that behind and go into a place new and different, you look forward to the new and different, but you always worry about what you’re leaving behind.”

Schulte said his plan to not renew his contract after the 2013-14 school year was shared with the Oak Harbor School Board on different occasions in recent years, and he shared it with some administrators around the state.

He issued a statement Thursday publicly announcing his plans after news from Richland surfaced that he was

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Harborview and the autopsy report. He discussed the findings with the King County medical examiner and Island County Coroner Robert Bishop.

Banks said the evidence shows Cooper was the aggressor and Ellis first tried to diffuse the situation before resorting to violence. Rumors that Ellis beat Cooper after he fell to the ground are false.

“The weight of the evidence shows that Mr. Ellis delivered only one punch.” Banks said.

Oak Harbor Police Chief Ed Green previously said he hoped the detectives could gather enough evidence in the case to convince Banks to file charges. Friday, he said he “stands by the prosecutor’s decision.”

Banks said he talked to Cooper’s family this week and sent a press release explaining his decision.

“The fact that this is not a criminal case does not minimize the tragedy of the young Mr. Cooper’s death,” he said. “My decision is the result of a careful analysis of

the law in Washington and a thorough evaluation of the evidence gathered in the police investigation.”

According to Banks, Cooper was at the Element nightclub prior to the incident. He got into a scuffle with a woman earlier in the evening and was subdued by bouncers, according to Banks.

The following is the sequence of events, according to Banks’ press release: Cooper left the club on foot at about 2 a.m. and followed Ellis; the two men were both at the club that night, but there’s no evidence they interacted.

Cooper made a video recording of his pursuit on his phone and whispered that he was going to harm “this guy.”

Ellis tried to diffuse the situation, saying he had “no beef” with him. Cooper placed the phone in his pocket just before the fight.

The actual physical fight appeared to last for less than five seconds. Ellis can be heard swearing and saying,

“We ain’t got beef. That’s how we lay it!”

Ellis ran off.

A newspaper delivery driver discovered Cooper in the parking lot about eight minutes later.

Two days after the incident, Ellis called the police.

He said he heard about Cooper’s injuries and felt he may be responsible.

“Mr. Ellis described the initial interaction between the two men, and said that Mr. Cooper took a swing at him and missed,” Banks wrote.

“Mr. Ellis said he then quickly punched Mr. Cooper once in the head with a right hook.

He stated that he fled because he was concerned that Mr. Cooper’s friend might be on his way there to fight, and was concerned Cooper may have had a weapon.”

Banks said Cooper looked battered at the hospital, but that was the result of “invasive brain and skull surgery, which resulted in facial swelling and discolorations.”

Banks said the injuries were consistent with a single

punch.

“My consultation with the forensic pathologist at the King County Medical Examiner’s office led me to the conclusion that Mr. Cooper was likely struck one time in the head, which rendered him unconscious. An accelerated, unbroken fall to the pavement likely resulted in a second brain injury,” he wrote.

Banks said Washington is a “stand your ground state,” which means a person doesn’t have an obligation to run from a fight. Under state law, the prosecutor would have to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Ellis did not act in self defense in order to convict him of manslaughter.

Banks said Ellis’ martial arts training does not limit his ability to defend himself, though such training can be a factor in cases involving excessive violence.

Terry Cooper said that is was clearly a case of excessive violence. He claims Ellis’ hand was bruised black from the punch.

among of the district’s finalists for the superintendent job there.

Schulte said he wasn’t actively seeking a new job when the Richland School District came calling.

“They called me and said, ‘We heard you might be willing to move,’” Schulte said.

“I said, ‘Well, maybe. Tell me more.’”

Richland School District is about twice the size of Oak Harbor’s with 11,700 students and 1,500 employees.

The Richland district recently passed a $98-million bond to build five elementary schools and a middle school.

Schulte said his experience overseeing school construction projects in Oak Harbor, including the high school and stadium, are of particular interest to the district, located in the Tri-Cities.

Schulte came to Oak Harbor in 1987 as assistant superintendent and took over

his current role in 1993 when Roger Woehl stepped down.

His tenure of 20 years leading the same school district is believed to be the second longest active streak in the state.

“It is just the right time to move on to something new,” Schulte said. “We’ve come a long way as a school district and a long way as a community.”

“The best years in Oak Harbor are yet to come.”

School board President Gary Wallin praised Schulte’s leadership efforts over two decades. Wallin has worked with Schulte for 12 of those years.

“Rick has always been the right guy at the right time for Oak Harbor,” Wallin said.

“His leadership and his dedication to Oak Harbor’s kids has kept a strong educational program going, even during financially difficult times.”

Schulte will return to the

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Schulte said he believes Oak Harbor’s Assistant Superintendent Lance Gibbon is a natural choice to succeed him.

“We already have someone who has proven himself for six years, who is a great educational leader, who has a thorough understanding of school finances, knows how to work through tough problems, and is an active member in the Oak Harbor community,” Schulte said.

“No matter who might interview for the position, there is no one we know better and have more faith in than Lance.”

Wallin agrees with Schulte that Gibbon is a natural successor.

He said the school board will have this discussion soon, probably during its next meeting, set for April 29.

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“That is excessive.”

Terry Cooper said trained fighters like Ellis should be held to a higher standard and maintains an MMA fighter’s hands and feet are as dangerous as a handgun.

“An MMA fighter can take a hit by someone who’s not a trained fighter and not even feel it,” he said. “He should have taken the hit and walked away.”

Cooper said he hopes the case will compel lawmakers to consider a law that would hold trained fighters accountable for violence unleashed on the unsuspecting public.

Oak Harbor City Council

MEETING AGENdA 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDgE Of ALLEgiAnCE invOCATiOn APPROvAL Of AgEnDA PRESEnTATiOnS & nOnACTiOn iTEMS Proclamations: Pay it forward Day; national Day of Prayer, Arbor Day; Earth Day; Planning Commission Annual Report; fire Department Annual Report CiTiZEn COMMEnT PERiOD COnSEnT AgEnDA 5. a. Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 2, 2013 b. Accounts Payable vouchers c. 2013 interlocal Cooperative Agreement with Whatcom County for Mini-Chain Services d. Hearing Examiner Services Agreement with Michael Bobbink e. Set Date (TBD) for a Council/Staff Retreat to Develop Healthcare Benefit goals HEARingS & ORDinAnCES /RESOLUTiOnS 6. Ordinance 1655: Relating to the Marina Advisory Committee nEW BUSinESS 7.a. Agreement with Campground Automation Systems for the installation of an automated pay station at the Windjammer/ Staysail Rv Park, and authorize staff to solicit bids to construct a shelter for automated pay station b. Extension to the contract with Weed, graafstra and Benson, inc. P.S. c. Discussion – Council Travel Policy and Budget EXECUTivE SESSiOn 8. Property Acquisition and Potential Litigation CiTY ADMiniSTRATOR COMMEnTS COUnCiLMEMBER’S COMMEnTS MAYOR’S COMMEnTS ADJOURnMEnT

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IN OUR OPINION Swinomish Tribe should drop suit The Swinomish Indian Tribe is seeking $9 million from City of Oak Harbor after construction unearthed a burial ground on Pioneer Way in 2011.

Since the discovery of the remains, the city has worked diligently with the tribe to ensure the remains are handled appropriately and reburied.

Filed now to beat the impending statute of limitations deadline, the Swinomish Tribe lawsuit is apparent backtracking on earlier promises to not sue if the city jumped through all of its hoops.

Estimated cost to the city so far to rectify the matter is about $4 million.

Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley said this week he was “perplexed” and “disheartened” to learn of the tribe’s intent to sue the city.

Dudley said tribal Chairman Brian Cladoosby assured him the city wouldn’t be sued if they handled the situation appropriately.

“We were operating under the understanding that we would complete the recovery work and the reburial and that would be sufficient,” Dudley said.

Cladoosby declined to comment to that assertion because the impending litigation.

If Cladoosby indeed made that promise to the city, it should be honored.

In its suit, the tribe wants an additional $9 million for economic losses and “severe stress, anguish and spiritual and emotional distress.”

City staff were warned prior to the 2011 construction project about the “close proximity” of the archaeological site. It was “strongly recommended” that the city “retain the services of a professional archaeologist to monitor and report on ground disturbing activity … and help develop and implement a plan for cultural materials.”

City officials conceded employees overlooked the warning and acknowledged the city messed up. Since then, Oak Harbor has worked in good faith to rectify the situation.

The city has already forked out $4 million to fix its mistake.

Cost to properly rebury the remains could cost as much as an additional $2 million.

Of that initial $4 million, more than $600,000 was already paid to the tribe for work performed by spiritual leaders, monitors and handlers at the archaeological site.

The city is living up to its promise, the tribe should do the same and drop its lawsuit.

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Letters to the editor Greenbank Farm

Focusing on life’s achievements Editor, I ran for the Greenbank commissioner position on the Port of Coupeville because I naively envisioned three elected officials coming together in public meetings with an open mind to thoughtfully and thoroughly discuss issues and reach a consensus on how to proceed.

I am sad to say this has not been my experience as your District 3 commissioner for the last 15 months.

I had hoped to be a part of establishing a sensible management structure for the Port of Coupeville and the Greenbank Farm, which could actually add energy to the port as a whole, and support the farm in achieving its potential to contrib-

ute to other port economic development projects. At this point, I see little hope for that.

In fact, I believe the port executive director and commission chair have worked in concert with the president of the Greenbank Farm Management Group to maintain a power structure that serves their personal agendas at the expense of the port district taxpayers.

I have absolutely no reason to believe that my continued participation will achieve a better outcome for port district taxpayers.

For this reason, I am writing this open letter to the people of the port district to let you know I have submitted my resignation as the District 3 commissioner of the Port of Coupeville. I apologize to those who had hoped I could make a difference.

I plan to focus my time, energy and spirit in the other areas of my life where positive outcomes can be

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Laura Blankenship Port of Coupeville

Resignation won’t disrupt farm focus Editor, In response to recent stories and statements in the press concerning the Port of Coupeville and the Greenbank Farm Management Group, including the resignation letter from Commissioner Laura Blankenship, we offer the following perspective.

The management group joined the port, before Blankenship’s arrival, in spearheading the drive for the conservation easement, resulting in $325,000 of Conservation Futures Funds for the port.

In addition, we rescued the Agricultural Training Center in 2011 when the Northwest Agriculture Business Center could no longer support it.

We created an organic seed development program that is gaining regional attention.

In 2012 alone, we brought in almost $250,000 in grants for projects and programs that improve the farm, in line with the community driven Master Site Plan that was approved by the Port of Coupeville.

Last, but certainly not least, during one of the harshest economic downturns of our lifetime, we earned a strong endorsement from the Farm’s business tenants.

We believe that this record of accomplishment speaks for itself.

We have, and will continue, to focus on the health and vitality of Greenbank Farm, and the wide variety of opportunities it affords the Port of Coupeville as well as all who care for this very special place.

Judy Feldman Executive Director Greenbank Farm Management Group

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OBITUARY

FIRE

Morgan Fick Williams

Morgan Fick Williams, a devoted and much-loved daughter, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, died from injuries sustained in a tragic car accident on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the age of 58.

Morgan was born on January 30, 1955 at Skagit County Hospital and grew up in Oak Harbor, Washington. She attended Oak Harbor schools and was an active and outstanding student, serving as Student Body President – the first girl ever to hold that position at OHHS -- her senior year.

She attended the University of Washington and graduated cum laude in three and a half years (in January, 1977) with a double major in Business Administration and Accounting. She remained an avid Husky fan her entire life, and she enjoyed longtime rivalries with co-workers and friends who had the misfortune of attending WSU or the University of Oregon.

Morgan was a hard worker who held various jobs throughout junior high, high school and college.

She first worked for Eddie Bauer part-time in college and began working there full-time upon graduation.

She left a couple of times to work for other companies but eventually returned to Eddie Bauer, working there more than 30 years in total.

The day after she died, all of her co-workers, including the WSU and U of O grads, wore purple in her honor.

Morgan was optimistic, energetic, and fun-loving; she was an active and lifelong Democrat; and she was an eager and adventurous world traveler. Her most special attribute, though, was her gift for developing deep and sustained relationships with family and friends. She stayed in frequent contact with not only her immediate family but also her extended family, making regular trips to California, the Midwest, and eastern Washington to visit and stay in touch. She remained close friends with many classmates from the Oak Harbor High School Class of 1973 and with many roommates from the UW’s Haggett Hall. She cared about what was happening in the lives of others and she had a knack for remembering important things about them. In recent years she helped many friends who

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OBITUARY Richard M. Johnson, Jr.

Morgan Fick Williams were dealing with illness; on the day she died, she had driven her car to work rather than take the bus because she had planned to spend the evening with a highschool friend who is in hospice care in Bellingham.

Morgan’s father, Lawrence P. Fick, with whom she was very close, died when she was 13; many of us felt that her devotion to her family and her desire to stay connected to those she loved were in part a result of losing her Dad at such a young age. She is survived by her mother, Jeannine Smith, and stepfather Charles Smith; daughter Erin Kinch (Jarren), son Jonathan Williams (girlfriend Chelan Shero), and former husband Greg Williams; siblings Maggie LaRue (Andre), Matt Fick (Jan), and Mark Fick (Michelle); nephew Morgan LaRue (Elizabeth), niece Maggie Fick, and nephew Charles Fick; and a large extended family. She is also survived by her partner Jerry Esterly, with whom she has enjoyed several international trips, including most recently to London and Morocco.

The family has established a fund to provide an annual scholarship at Oak Harbor High School to be awarded in honor of Morgan’s zest for life and her example of service to others. Donations to the fund can be made to the Morgan Fick Williams Scholarship Fund at any branch of Key Bank or mailed to Scholarship Fund, 271 Wyatt Way NE, Suite 106, Bainbridge Island, Washington, 98110.

A memorial celebration of Morgan’s life will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 20, at Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Avenue North in Seattle.

The family wishes to thank the paramedics of Seattle Fire Department’s Medic 1 Program and the doctors and staff at Harborview Medical Center for their dedication and professionalism.

Richard M. “Dick” Johnson, Jr., was born April 15, 1944 and entered heaven on April 7, 2013. He was an active parishioner of St. Augustine and St. Mary Catholic Churches and a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus and the Whidbey Golf & Country Club.

Richard will be missed by his loving wife Lissa of 46 years, his twin brother Raymond Johnson, his children Laura Lucas (David), Sandi Johnson, Melissa Seyler (Michael) and Rich Johnson (Tory). His grandchildren Tyler, AnneMarie, Ryer, Alexander, Nicholas and Tessa will also miss their “Opa”.

Dick’s favorite pastimes were crabbing, boating, raising oysters, traveling with his wife and being with his children and grandchildren.

His friendly, outgoing personality and his well-known

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Richard M. Johnson, Jr. “gift of gab” will be missed by all who knew him.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Oak Harbor on Friday, April 12, 2013.

Husband, father, grandfather and friend, you will be missed.

Friends and family are encouraged to offer condolences and share memories utilizing the Memory Book hosted by Wallin Funeral Home at www.wallinfuneralhome.com

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Warren said he went outside and, sure enough, smoke was coming out of the building. He helped the female occupant out of her house and into his own, where she waited while firefighters tackled the fire next door.

Brown said the woman was treated at the scene by an ambulance crew, but she declined to go to the hospital.

Though it was Warren who reported the fire, he gave the credit to firefighters by complimenting them with a swift response time.

“I always wondered what would happen in an emergency,” he said. “It’s nice to see it was so fast.”

Death Notice Donald D. Milliken

Donald D. Milliken, 1918-2013. A memorial service/celebration of Don’s life will be held 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, at the Bayview Senior Center in Langley.

ObituarY Cody Alexander VanCott

Larry Allen Goth

Larry Allen Goth, age 58, of Oak Harbor, passed away at Whidbey General Hospital following a brief illness.

Mr. Goth was born on March 26, 1955, in Madison, WI. He was raised in Madison, and graduated from DeForest High School.

He served in the US Army.

Larry married Linda Sue Prichard on June 27, 1992, in Kissimmee, FL. The couple remained in Florida until 1996, when they relocated to Whidbey Island. Larry had been employed by Whidbey Furniture from 1997 until 2011. He also worked there briefly in 2012.

Larry had been a member of VFW Post #7392. He was an ardent John Wayne fan, and enjoyed fishing, story telling and motorcycle riding. He was friendly to everybody and known for

were able to snuff out the flames before they could cause major damage.

The fire could have been much worse, however, as it was beginning to spread into the vent above the stove.

“There was some significance to it. It was on its way,” Brown said.

One person was inside at the time but it’s not clear why she was unable to extinguish the fire before it got out of control, according to Brown.

It was a vigilant neighbor, Steve Warren, who called 911.

“I heard what I thought was a strange bird,” said Warren, referring to the building’s chirping smoke detectors.

Larry Allen Goth being kind hearted.

Friends are invited to join Larry’s family for a celebration of his life at Whidbey Furniture, 290 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor, from 7-8 pm on Tuesday, April 16.

Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 728 134thSt. SW, #101, Everett, WA 98104.

Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences a www. whidbeymemorial.com.

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June 29, 1985 - April 2, 2013 Cody Alexander VanCott, founding member of the annual Turkey Box Tournament, died at home on Tuesday April 2, 2013.

Cody was an artist and storyteller, who was determined to do things his own way, even when it was not in his best interest. He rarely used cross walks and ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich everyday during the peanut butter ecoli scare of 2007.

His curiosity and interest in new things led him through a wide range of hobbies including dancing, playing guitar, skate boarding, walking, skim boarding, Geocaching, and hair cuts.

He would meander through several hair styles before he found one he liked. His family estimates twelve hairstyles between 2007 and 2009.

Cody looked handsome in a hat and most people will tell you so.

Oak Harbor was Cody’s home for his whole life, although he did get to travel. His traveling highlights

Cody Alexander VanCott include visiting Hawaii and buying a squishee and a pink iced donut at a Manhatten Kwik-e-Mart.

Cody’s family; parents Kenneth and Charlene VanCott of Oak Harbor, sister Rebecca Maberry of Port Hadlock, and sister Breeanna Prata of Kirkland, enjoyed lively family gatherings. Holidays were always anticipated. During family game night on Easter Sunday - March 31, 2013 just two days before he died, Cody rolled a Yahtzee while wearing pink bunny ears.

Some people go their whole life without rolling a Yahtzee surrounded by people that love them.

A memorial service was held for Cody on Friday at Wallin Funeral Home.

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Briefly NWLL opens season North Whidbey Little League hosts its annual opening day ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. today at Field A in Windjammer Park.

The teams, however, got a jump on the season and began play Monday.

Pool promotes safety April is water safety awareness month and John Vanderzicht Pool is offering April Pools Day from 2-4 p.m. April 20.

Admission is free, and the event will feature raffles, hot dogs, water scavenger hunt (so bring a swim suit), swim lesson demonstrations, aerobic demostrations, kayaks, paddleboards and much more.

For more information, call 360-6757665 or visit the pool on Facebook.

CWSA sets women’s class The Central Whidbey Sportsman’s Association is offering a women’s safety course at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 27.

For more information, call Al Lindell at 360-678-0960.

OHMS offers 3-on-3 hoops “Support the Court” 3-on-3 basketball tournament is slated for Saturday, May 18.

The tournament will be divided into three divisions: middle school, high school and adult (18 and older). Each team may have five players and will be guaranteed three games.

The cost is $50 per team and the registration deadline is May 6.

The event will include prizes, music,

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Oak Harbor’s Dayne Herron tosses a personal best in the shot put during the Wildcats’ win Thursday.

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The sun shone on Wildcat Memorial Stadium and the Oak Harbor High School track teams as both the boys and girls swept their double dual meets Thursday.

The boys defeated Meadowdale 100-45 and Marysville Getchell 77-68.

The Wildcat girls thumped Meadowdale 107-42 and Maryville Getchell 82-68.

Sophomore John Rodeheffer paced the Oak Harbor boys with wins in the two distance races (1,600, 4:37.9; 3,200, 10:00.65).

The girls produced two double winners: sophomore Jessica Hollins (100, 12.91; 200, 27.1) and senior Ciera Wiser (javelin, 105-05; triple jump, 31-05.5).

Other winners for the boys were Clayton Richardson (800, 2:05.17), Tyler Adamson (discus, 127-03), Piikekai Tarrant (javelin, 136-05) and Chris Hailer (high jump, 6-02).

Also winning for the girls were Jonalynn Horn (3,200, 12:28.33) and Taylor Deconzo (shot, 33-10).

The Wildcats go to Snohomish to meet Glacier Peak and Everett at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

bake sale and T-shirts for sale. All fees and donations will go toward renovating the Oak Harbor Middle School courtyard.

Informational flyers are available at Big 5, 7-Eleven and Oak Harbor Pet Center.

For more details, visit www.ohms.net.

Prep Roundup Oak Harbor High School The softball team lost 11-1 at MarysvillePilchuck Tuesday. Lexie Findley’s double was the Wildcats’ only hit.

The soccer team fell 4-1 at sixth-ranked Shorecrest Tuesday. The Oak Harbor score was on an own goal.

The boys golf team finished fourth in five-team meets Wednesday and Thursday.

Jerin Applegarth (87, Wednesday) and Mac Kerfoot (90, Thursday) led Oak Harbor in the two matches.

Annie Leete won medalist honors for the girls golf team as it lost to Kamiak Tuesday and finished second in a threeteam meet Thursday.

The tennis team lost 7-0 to Mountlake Terrace Tuesday and 4-3 to Meadowdale Thursday. Brittany Rigby, Chelsea Admire/ Jamie Estrella and Caterina Amsler/Hannah Gluth won matches.

Coupeville High School The tennis team topped Grantie Falls 5-2 Tuesday with Amanda d’Almeida, Allie Hanigan, Iris Rycheart, Emily Gallahar and McKenzie Bailey/Sydney Autio winning.

The baseball team lost 11-1 at Archbishop Murphy Wednesday as Aaron Curtin rapped the only Coupeville hit.

The boys and girls track teams both finished fourth in a fourth-team meet at Sultan Thursday. Makana Stone (100, 13.63; 400, 1:03.72), Sylvia Hurlburt (200, 28.72) and the girls 4x400 really team (Stone, Marisa Etzell, Anna Bailey, Kirsten Pelroy, 4:30.69) placed first.

For more detailed results of these contests, visit whidbeynewstimes.com/sports.

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Wildcats topple Spartans

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

Stopping Stanwood twice this week, the Oak Harbor High School baseball team moved into a tie for second place with the Spartans in the Wesco 3A North.

Oak Harbor won 5-2 at Stanwood Tuesday, then 4-2 at home Wednesday.

Strong pitching performances by Jack Richter and Danny Wolfe and a big day at the dish for David Kusnick Tuesday led the Wildcats to the two wins.

In Tuesday’s win, Richter carried a one-hit shut out into the sixth inning. After loading the bases with walks, Richter gave up a twoout, two-run single for Stanwood’s only runs.

Grant Schroeder came in and got the third out and picked up the save with a scoreless seventh.

The short stint was the only time Schroeder, one of Oak Harbor’s top hitters, played in the two games because of an illness.

Kusnick’s single drove in the game’s first run in the opening inning, plating Richter who walked and stole second.

Then in the fifth, Kusnick made it 4-0, stroking a three-run triple with Anthony Stewart (walk), Brent Mertins (hit by pitch) and Richter (single) aboard.

In the sixth, Clay Doughty walked, Andrew Snavely singled and Stewart walked to set up a one-run single by Richter.

Kusnick and Richter finished with two hits, and Stewart, Wolfe and Snavely added a single apiece. Doughty walked three times and scored a run.

In Wednesday’s win, Wolfe got the call to the mound in part because of Schroeder’s illness. The sophomore right hander pitched a three hitter with two strike outs, three walks and no earned runs.

All of the game’s runs came in the fourth inning.

A walk, error, double steal and single resulted in two runs for the Spartans (5-5, 5-8).

Oak Harbor, with the help of mother nature, responded with a four-spot.

Richter singled, Kusnick was hit by a pitch and Wolfe bunted them up a base. Cory Cameron’s single scored one run. Stewart walked to load the bases, then Brandon Bailey’s ground out to first score another to make it 2-2.

After Doughty walked to reload the bases, Mike Maletto lofted a fly to center field into a strong wind. The Spartan outfielder couldn’t catch up to the ball as the wind blew it back toward the infield and it dropped for a two-run single.

Oak Harbor (5-5, 5-7) had only four hits (singles by Maletto, Richter, Kusnick and Cameron) off Stanwood’s Tyler Givens.

The Wildcats go to Everett (0-8, 1-10) at 4 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, and the teams meet in Oak Harbor Wednesday.

Flyers produce 2 state champions Lauren Bayne and Paris Quinn of the Island Flyers each earned a first-place medal at the Washington Association of Tumbling and Trampoline Championships in Renton April 6.

Four other Flyers from the Leaps and Bounds Dance and Tumbling Center in Oak Harbor also finished among the top five in individual events.

Bayne, 13 and a seventh grader at Coupeville Middle School, won the Level 6, Division 13-14 trampoline title. This was her third state title in four years.

Quinn, 11 and a fifth grader at Broad View Elementary in Oak Harbor, took first in Level 4, Division 11-12 tumbling in her first state competition.

Bayne added a second place in Level 6, 13-14 double mini and a fourth in Level 5, 13-14 tumbling.

Quinn also placed fourth in Level 4, 11-12 trampoline and fifth in Level 5, 11-12 double mini.

Kaia Crebbin (Level 4, 9-10 double mini) and Lilly Hammitt (Level 6, 11-12 double mini) both earned

second-place honors.

Finishing third Crebbin, Level 4, 9-10 poline; Natalie Hahn, 5, 11-12 trampoline,

were tramLevel (tie)

Level 5, 11-12 double mini and Level 4, 11-12 tumbling; and Kelly Gruenwald, (tie) Level 5, 11-12 double mini and Level 5, 11-12 tumbling.

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Paris Quinn, left, and Lauren Bayne won state championships at the tumbling and trampoline finals in Renton last weekend.

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God teaches us to rely on Him for our toughest challenges FAITHFUL LIVING

By JOAN BAY KLOPE

We live in a world of distractions, don’t we. We’ve got Facebook and Pandora and Pinterest. We’re so media exposed we’re no longer sure what to do with the quiet. With little thought most of us routinely stuff ear buds into our ears to stream music and turn on the TV the minute we wake up in the morning. We multi-task on our computers, blog, and text message ­­— simultaneously!

Even people who are “spiritually wired” like me struggle with the incessant noise and stream of distractions. But we also know better; we regularly ask ourselves this question: What can I do today to stop for a moment and hear God’s voice?

Each week I meet with a group of friends and we visit over coffee. To say that I look forward to our time together does an injustice to the admiration and deep love I have developed for these women.

We traverse this life together, talking about topics near and dear to our hearts. We discuss issues, share life experiences, and pray for one another.

We even post information we think will be helpful to each other on a private Facebook page. We laugh a whole lot and cry tears of happiness and sorrow, whenever they hit. We drink a lot of coffee. We talk a lot about what evidence we see that God is at work among us.

I’m particularly close to a couple of these women and we sneak off for additional face time whenever our schedules allow. The story of how God brought my friend Bebe and I together in such an obvious and direct way is a story for another day, but it was a conversation we shared on Wednesday‚ and an insight we contribute to our loving God, that really has us thinking.

Bebe and I are planners. We are forward thinkers.

We like to prepare ourselves for conversations and future situations we consider important and want to handle with care and dignity. And as we talked this week about this “life rehearsing” that comes so naturally to us both, we each experienced a real “Ah ha!” moment as I sipped my green tea and she her iced latte with almond milk.

When you spend regular and sustained mental time rehearsing your life, you spend considerable mental and emotional energy on a situation that may never happen. You willingly distract yourself from living in the moment and all those moments can gift you with. You take issues into your own hands and leave God out.

We will never stop being a planners. It’s how God wired us, after all. But our greatest strengths can also be our greatest weaknesses and this week two dear friends, sitting in a coffee house, were gifted with a lesson from God: I’ll take your worries when you hand them over. Be intentional.

Plan. But don’t work overtime.

For those issues that are not easily solved ... those that hurt your heart ... hand them over to Me. This will leave room for you to experience My hope and My peace and My wisdom.

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AM2 (AW) Autumn Flaig, left, will be reenlisted into the Navy by Lt. Cmdr. Jack Curtis after running the Whidbey Island Marathon.

Radical reenlistment Sailor from VAQ-139 takes up Maintenance Officer’s challenge to reenlist at finish line of Whidbey marathon

By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter

For a few hours Sunday, Autumn Flaig won’t feel quite like herself.

Not only will she be fighting nerves and fatigue from running her first marathon, she’ll also be experiencing life as a civilian for the first time in eight years.

But only for a matter of hours.

Flaig, an aviation structural mechanic second class at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, recently asked Lt. Cmdr. Jack Curtis, the maintenance officer with Electronic Attack Squadron 139, to reenlist her for another four years.

Curtis said he’d happily oblige, but with a twist.

Curtis, an experienced marathon and ultra-marathon runner, invited Flaig to join him in running the Whidbey Island Marathon Sunday, then reenlist in the Navy after the race.

Flaig agreed.

That set the stage for a small, informal, unusual military reenlistment ceremony

Sunday morning in downtown Oak Harbor.

It will start with a discharge ceremony shortly before the 7:15 a.m. race begins near Pass Lake at Deception Pass State Park. Curtis said the paperwork will already be complete by then, leaving only the ceremony to take place.

“Technically, she’ll be a free woman for 26 miles,” Curtis said. “Then we’ll cross the finish line and I’ll administer the oath to her and she’ll be on active duty again.”

Flaig said she can’t wait.

A runner most of her life, she already was strongly considering tackling Sunday’s Whidbey Island Half Marathon. With additional urging, she opted for her first full marathon.

“I’m nervous and excited,” she said.

The Whidbey Island Marathon and Half Marathon will draw nearly 2,000 participants Sunday with close to 1,600 competing in the shorter race.

The races will wind through North Whidbey with both

finishing on the Oak Harbor waterfront at Windjammer Park with awards ceremonies beginning at 11 a.m.

The half marathon starts at Windjammer Park at 8:15 a.m., while the marathon begins at Pass Lake an hour earlier. The Deception Pass bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic from 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

A 5K run/walk will take place Saturday, leaving and returning to North Whidbey Middle School. That event will start at 9 a.m.

Flaig — pronounced Flag — is no stranger to running, following in the footsteps of her mother, Sharon Reyes, who retired from the Navy.

Flaig, a track and field athlete in high school in Norfolk, Va., once was part of a running club while attending Olympic View Elementary in Oak Harbor when her mother was stationed at the Whidbey base.

“I’ve been running my whole life,” said Flaig, who’s 26.

But never a marathon,

Whidbey Island Marathon The Whidbey Island Marathon and Half Marathon both take place Sunday. The marathon begins at 7:15 a.m. at Pass Lake near the Deception Pass bridge, causing the bridge to be shut down to vehicle traffic until 7:45 a.m.

The half marathon starts at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor at 8:15 a.m.

Both races end at Windjammer Park with awards ceremonies starting at 11 a.m. A 5K run/walk will take place Saturday, beginning at ending at the Event Expo at North Whidbey Middle School. That event starts at 9 a.m. For more information, including details on the event’s speaker, see whidbeyislandmarathon.com

although attempting the 26.2mile journey was something she had put on her “bucket list.”

Urging from sailors with the VAQ-139 Cougars sped up that process.

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SUING CONTINUED FROM A1 Tribal Community, assured him that the city didn’t have to worry about a lawsuit as long as ancestral remains were handled appropriately.

“We were operating under the understanding that we would complete the recovery work and the reburial and that would be sufficient,” Dudley said.

“We were under the impression that it would never come to this.”

The city engineer projected that the city will spend $4 million in the ongoing effort to recover the remains and cultural artifacts. Dudley said it could cost as much as another $2 million to rebury the remains in a newly-created cemetery.

Cladoosby said Thursday the tribal community decided to file the lawsuit this week because of the impending statute of limitations. A lawsuit must be filed within two years from the discovery date of June 16, 2011; the claim for damages must be filed 60 days before a lawsuit.

“Hopefully we’ll be able to sit down with the city and come to a settlement in the next 60 days and avoid going to court,” he said.

Cladoosby said he couldn’t discuss details of the impending litigation.

Swinomish isn’t the first tribe to sue over a grave disturbance.

Lummi Nation sued a firm that dug up a site of a former village to put in a wastewater-treatment plant; Golder Associates agreed to pay $4.25 million in damages in 2004, according to the Seattle Times.

Five years ago, the state paid the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit for the Hood Canal Bridge project that disturbed Native American graves.

The Swinomish Tribe’s claim against Oak Harbor seeks $6 million in general damages and $3 million in special damages. It states that the city already reimbursed the tribe $611,000, the amount the city paid the tribe for work performed by spiritual leaders, monitors and handlers at the archaeological site on Pit Road.

The claim also states that members of the Swinomish community sustained and continue to suffer economic losses and “severe stress, anguish, and spiritual and emotional distress.”

The claim includes a brief history of Indians on Whidbey Island.

“For hundreds, if not thou-

sands of years,” the claim states, “a native village and burial ground was located on the shores of Oak Harbor north of Maylor’s Point at a place called Tequcid.”

The Skagit and Swinomish people lived in the permanent village.

Under the terms of a 1855 treaty, the Native American people were required to move to the Swinomish Indians Reservation, “leaving behind generations of their ancestors who were buried there.”

The claim argues that the location of the ancient village and burial ground in the area of what is now downtown Oak Harbor was well known. The site was documented by archaeologists in the 1920s and the 1950s; it was formally registered as a state archaeological site in 1953. In 1983, the Whidbey News-Times published photos of Native American remains being removed during construction work on SE Pioneer Way. The city’s big construction project Pioneer Way, which turned the road into a one-way street, began in 2011.

An official from the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, known as DAHP, warned the city staff prior to construction about the “close proximity” of the archaeological site.

DAHP “strongly recommended” that the city “retain the services of a professional archaeologist to monitor and report on ground disturbing activity along SE Pioneer Way ‚Ķ and help develop and implement an Inadvertent Discovery Plan for cultural materials.”

City officials conceded employees overlooked the warning.

The roadwork came to an abrupt halt on June 16 as a worker discovered human remains in the earth beneath the street.

The city hired an archaeological firm to help with the complex process of dealing with inadvertent discoveries of cultural materials. It turned out that a great deal of dirt was moved from the site and dumped at a gravel pit on Pit Road, the old city shop, three private residences and an environmental clean-up site in Everett.

At the urging of the tribe, the city hired a firm and Swinomish workers to sift through all the dirt.

“The excavated and removed materials contained numerous Indian burials, thousands or prehistoric and historic artifacts and fragments, and other archaeological resources,”

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the claim states.

The Swinomish claim city employees treated the sacred burial ground with “callous disrespect.”

“As a result of the city’s actions, one of the Tribe’s ancient villages and burial grounds has been partially destroyed and permanently desecrated,” the claim alleges. “Many of the Tribe’s ancestors have been dug up from their final resting places (often by backhoes or other heavy machinery), broken apart, separated from the family members and precious grave good with which they were laid to rest in sacred ceremonies.”

DudleysaidtheSwinomish wanted all the dirt which was removed from Pioneer Way to be buried together with the human remains and cultural artifacts. He proposed accommodating the request by turning the site of the old city shop into a new cemetery.

Discovery of the Native American remains occurred under former Mayor Jim Slowik. Dudley, who was a councilman at the time, was very critical of the administration and argued that the archaeological warnings were ignored in order to push through the controversial project as quickly as possible.

While admitting mistakes were made, Dudley said city officials did everything in their power to rectify the situation.

The city is currently creating a cultural resources plan and may hire an onstaff archaeologist as the giant wastewater treatment facility project moves closer, he said.

“We’re getting prepared to ensure this never, ever happens again.”

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Penn Cove Grange hosts community meeting on OLF noise controversy

By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter

The first of what may become a series of community meetings on jet noise at the Navy’s Outlying Field in Coupeville was held Thursday in Oak Harbor.

Hosted by the Penn Cove Grange, the forum was held at Wind and Tide Bookshop on Pioneer Way. About 30 people attended, including two base officials and Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson.

Crammed into the back of the tiny downtown bookstore, the meeting saw no shortage of heated testimony from Central Whidbey residents.

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station spokesman Mike Welding attended the meeting. He said he would report to base leaders on what was discussed.

The Navy does “take peoples’ concerns seriously,” but there are safety concerns and obligations that take precedence, he said.

“The bottom line is the training requirement is the military’s first priority.”

Complaints were across the board, from issues with accident potential zones and decreased property values, but most complaints focused on an increase in operations at OLF and the noise generated by the EA-18 Growlers.

“Particularly in the last year, it’s ramped up to the point where people just can’t take it anymore,” Paula Spina said, earning applause from the crowd.

Spina is a board member of a recently formed community group, Citizens of the Ebey’s Reserve for a Healthy, Safe, Peaceful, Environment.

The group wants flight operations at OLF to cease.

“It’s five days a week this week, it was five days a week last week; we cannot escape it,” said Stephen Swanson, a Coupeville resident.

“It is affecting property values and our ability to use our own homes and our own gardens,” he said.

Valerie Reuther, an organic farm owner, claimed the noise is so loud that farm crews can’t be in the fields while the jets are flying.

That’s a big problem as they supply food to about 40 families a week, she said.

Reuther said she doesn’t believe the Navy is listening and asked Johnson for help.

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“If you want us to be patriotic and love the military, then we have to feel like we’re being heard and that you care about our livelihood.”

Kelly Keilwitz said he had just come from a Little League game at Rhododendron Park, located at the end of the runway.

Holding up an electronic device, Keilwitz said he took consistent six-second duration readings in excess of 100 decibels.

Players were holding their ears to their shoulders trying to escape the noise, he said.

“This is unacceptable that our kids are out there and we know this is damaging their hearing,” Keilwitz said.

Jennifer Meyer, the base’s community liaison, attended the meeting and answered questions from the public.

She confirmed that OLF operations have indeed increased over the past decade.

The Navy was flying more than 20,000 operations at the airstrip in 1990. That dropped in later years to as low as 2,500 but increased to about 13,000 in 2012 she said.

“The only real solution is compatible land use,” Meyer said.

Addressing wishes for the Navy to move touch-and-go operations to another existing airfield or to build a new facility altogether, Meyer said neither option is realistic due to a lack of funding. She suggested formation of a local improvement district.

Johnson, who was asked to moderate the meeting, grew up in Oak Harbor. She acknowledged that jet noise is a different animal for Central Whidbey residents.

“I’ve been to someone’s home when they are going and thought, ‘Holy smokes,’” Johnson said. “That’s different than the, ‘Please pardon our noise, it’s the sound of freedom,’ sound that we’re used to hearing up here.”

But she made it clear from the beginning that she does not believe closing OLF to be a viable option and that she hopes to foster a conversation of mitigation and solutions.

While their positions differed, several people said after the meeting that Johnson earned their respect for honesty and forthrightness on a complicated and controversial issue.

At the same time, many wondered if any changes will come of the meeting.

“We were listened to,” said Michael Monson, a Coupeville resident.

“Heard, I don’t know.”

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BAYVIEW FARMERS MARKET OPENS: The 2013 Bayview Farmers Market opens on April 27 from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. at Bayview Corner. More than 60 vendors will be selling produce, plant starts, baked goods, hot foods and artisan crafts beginning at 10 a.m. Music for the first week will be provided by the Maxwelton Beach Club. For more information, check www.bayviewfarmersmarket.com www.whidbeynewstimes.com

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April 13

April 17, Elks Lodge, Oak Harbor.

April rally meeting for May 31-June 1 event. Opportunity for those interested in having a team, wanting to be on a team, or wanting to volunteer. Tables are available to for teams to sell fundraiser items.

Free. 360-969-3314, or www.relayforlifeofwhidbeyisland.org

“Treasures Galore and More” sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., April 13, Oak Harbor Christian School, 675 Whidbey Ave. Fundraiser for VFW Post 7392 Ladies Auxiliar and Oak Harbor Christian School’s “Emergency Preparedness” fund.

Meerkerk Magic, noon-4 p.m., April 13, children of all ages may participate in making forest fairies from woodland materials, 3531Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank.

Cost: $5 for adult, children 16 and under free.

IDIPIC North Whidbey DUI/Underage Drinking prevention panel, 12:45 p.m., April 13, Oak Harbor Library conference room 137. Open to public.360-672-8219, or www.idipic.org Marathon speaker, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., April 13, Health and Fitness Expo, North Whidbey Middle School. Indoor marathon world record holder Nichole Porath will speak about her 2012 Olympic marathon trials journey. Free. www.whidbeyislandmarathon.org Coupeville’s Art of the Boat presentation, Noon-5 p.m., April 13, Ryan & Friends Fine Art, Ninth and Center, Coupeville. Coupeville is planning a new celebration for September, “Art of the Boat.”

Claire Acord, Whidbey Island marine artist and watercolor painter, will be on hand to talk about the event. 360-678-2222

Sunday April 14

Whidbey Island Marathon/ Half Marathon, April 14, 7:15

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telling her she could pull it off.

“She’ll make it,” Curtis said. “She has to.”

Flaig’s support network extends to her home. Her husband, Mike, and their two children — Lauren, 5, and Michael, 3 — are pulling for her.

“I know I can do it,” said

3037 Goldie Road, Oak Harbor.

Spaghetti dinner and comedy show featuring hypnotist Kevin Collins and Paid ‘N Full Band. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. $20 for dinner and show; $15 for show only. For tickets, 360-679-4477 or 360-675-4048.

Saturday

Thursday April 18

Septic 101 class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 N. Alexander St. Class teaches proper care and feeding of your septic system. 360-678-7974, or www.islandcountyeh.org Farmers Market Book Sales, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 13, Coupeville Library. Shop locally at the Friends of the Library book nook for your “picks of the day.” Books for all seasons. Proceeds benefit the Coupeville Library. 360-678-4911. www.sno-isle.org

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Veteran’s Coffee Club, 9-11 a.m., April 18, 100 E. Whidbey Ave., Oak Harbor. Social gathering for veterans and their spouses each Thursday. Coffee, muffins.

Free. 360-675-2569.

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A thick layer of fog covers Puget Sound waters on the west side of Whidbey Island near Bush Point late last month near sunset. When fog rolls in like this, ships often announce their presence by sounding fog horns. a.m., marathon starts at Pass Lake in Deception Pass State Park; 8:15 a.m., half marathon starts at Windjammer Park, Oak Harbor.

Both races end at Windjammer Park; awards ceremony at 11 a.m.

Deception Pass bridge will be closed from 7:15-7:45 a.m. Register at www.whidbeyislandmarathon.org Weather presentation, “Storms of my Grandchildren,” 2 p.m., April 14, Oak Harbor Library. Join the Climate Reality Education and Advocacy Team as it explores the science behind weather. 360-678-5131.

Monday April 15

Job Club, 1 p.m., April 15, Oak Harbor Library. Drop in for free job-seeking help, hosted by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Social and Health Services. 360-675-5115, or www. sno-island.org Meet author Jeanne Matthews, 1-3 p.m., April 15, Coupeville Library. Matthews is author of the “Dinah Pelerin” mystery series. Free. 360-678-4911.

Giant pumpkin seed giveaway deadline, April 15. Whidbey Island Giant Pumpkin Contest Seed Giveaway. Deadline to get

Flaig, whose never run farther than 17 miles. “Running is something I’ve always enjoyed. It’s tough but it’s never been like a chore. I have all the confidence in the world with this marathon.

“Another big motivator are my kids. I know how much they look up to me. They think my whole running thing is great. My mom and husband are really proud.

I want to finish and do well because of them. I know how proud they are of me.”

free seeds is April 15. To get them, contact Lee at whidbeypumpkins@ gmail.com or call 360-675-5687.

The contest will be in October at HarvestFest in Coupeville.

Tuesday April 16

Whidbey Island Camera Club meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., April 16, Skagit Valley College Whidbey campus, Oak Hall, Room 306.

Theme for April is photographers’ choice. Up to three photographs may be submitted for discussion to absolutescience@hotmail.com. Open to public. www.whidbeyislandcameraclub.com

Wednesday April 17

Recycling discussion, 5:30-6 p.m., April 17, Ciao Restaurant, Coupeville. Join WSU Waste Wise coordinator Janet Hall on discussion related to latest trends in recycling.

Book reading, discussion, 7 p.m., April 17, Oak Harbor Library.

Jonathan Evison, author of “West of Here,” will present program for hold discussion. 360-675-5115.

Relay for Life Rally, 7-8 p.m.,

Flaig is winding down her first eight years in the Navy. She said choosing an unorthodox way to exit and re-enter the Navy is “kind of cool,” but doesn’t think she’ll feel much differently during roughly four hours of running detached from military service.

“Honestly, I don’t think it’s going to make much of a difference,” she said. “It’s exciting to know that I am going to be discharged and if I wanted to, I could run away

Breastfeeding support and information, La Leche League of Whidbey Island monthly meeting, 10:30-11:30 a.m., April 18. Motherto-mother breastfeeding support group meets monthly, 816 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. Young children welcome. 360-321-2325.

Meet author Jonathan Evison, 2-4 p.m., April 18, Coupeville Library. An afternoon with award-winning writer Jonathan Evison, featured author for Whidbey Reads 2013. Seating is limited.

Book sales and signing at event.

360-678-4911.

Friends of Coupeville Library potluck meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., April 18, Coupeville Library.

Open to public. Bring a dish. Free.

360-678-4911, or lking@sno-isle.org Purses With a Purpose, 5:30-10 p.m. April 18, Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Soroptimist International of South Whidbey hosts charity fundraiser with silent purse auction.

Tickets: $30, benefits awards and grants presented by Soroptimist. eventmanager@sisouthwhidbeyisland. org; sisouthwhidbeyisland.org

Friday April 19

Third Friday Knitters class, 1 p.m., April 19, Coupeville Library. Interested in learning new skills? Instructor Marilyn Dessert will help you hone existing skills or learn new ones.

Relay for Life fundraiser dinner, show, 5 p.m., April 19, VFW,

and never come back.”

But that’s a route she’s reserving for another day.

“I haven’t accomplished everything I want to accomplish in the Navy yet,” she said.

Cmdr. William Fraser, Executive Officer at VAQ139, said Flaig embodies what the Navy and his squadron desire in a sailor.

Flaig works in the base’s Quality Assurance Division, providing oversight and follow-up to ensure other

April 20

Chicken Coup Tour, 10 a.m.4 p.m., April 20, Rock ‘n Doodle 4-H Poultry Club hosts fourth annual Whidbey Island Coop Tour, a self-guided tour visiting some of the island’s funkiest and most beautiful chicken coops. $10 for tickets. Carpools are available at Bayview Corner, and Skagit Farmers Supply in Freeland. 360-9691461, or RocknDoodle@whidbey. com K-9 Kids Read, 11 a.m., April 20, Oak Harbor Library. Read to a patient, friendly dog who loves to listen. Reading aloud to a canine improves reading skills and confidence. Pre-readers and independent readers are welcome.

Caregiver required. 360-675-5115.

Farmers Market Book Sales, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 20, Coupeville Library. Shop locally at the Friends of the Library book nook for your “picks of the day.” Books for all seasons.

Proceeds benefit the Coupeville Library. 360-678-4911. www.snoisle.org

Tuesday April 23

Fermented foods class, 7 p.m., April 23, Deer Lagoon Grange. Learn how fermented foods are good for you and how to get started with Sue Ellen White, who made her first batch of crock pickles in the 1970s. Public welcome. Free. Contributions may be made to Deer Lagoon Grange Building Fund. 360-3214027.

Whidbey Island music teachers monthly meeting, 7:30-9 p.m., April 23, 316 Gramayre, Coupeville. Monthly business meeting and presentation, “The Problems with Repetitive Motion.”

520-456-5782, or thepianobench@ whidbey.com

squadron maintenance work centers are adhering to published procedures and practices. Her role also is to provide advanced level training to other maintainers.

“She is fairly junior to have been placed into the position she’s in ­— and she’s doing a tremendous job,” Curtis said. “Her level of expertise and knowledge in every way gives me a lot of confidence that she will only continue to excel.”

Fraser and Curtis also

have a lot of confidence that she’ll finish the marathon.

“Absolutely,” Fraser said.

“I just hope she doesn’t finish too far ahead of me,” Curtis said.

Flaig smiled at the Maintenance Officer.

“I will wait for you, MO,” she said.

Reach Whidbey NewsTimes staff reporter Ron Newberry at 360-675-6611 (ext. 5070), or rnewberry@ whidbeynewsgroup.com

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Church Note Quakers to explore war and peace through film Tavis Smiley delved into one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s greatest speeches, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” which King delivered on April 4, 1967, at Riverside Church in New York City. This PBS broadcast of Tavis Smiley Reports is the featured film and discussion 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17. This is the third of a four-part films series exploring war and peace held at Trinity Lutheran Church’s old chapel, 18341 SR 525 in Freeland. The event is free. Discussion follows the film. Complimentary popcorn, juice and tea is served.

Sponsored by Whidbey Island Friends Meeting, whidbeyquakers@gmail.com

Naval Hospital Oak Harbor

Whidbey General Hospital Bailey Rayne Shavers, 9 pounds, 6 ounces, was born April 4. She is the daughter of Randolph Shavers and Naomi Jenkins of Oak Harbor.

Aspyn Layne Morgan, 8 pounds, 5 ounces, was born April 4. She is the daughter of Carl and Brittani Morgan of Oak Harbor.

Delaney Rose Hodges, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, was born March 26. She is the daughter of Michael and Katharine Hodges.

Mahleena Aymerie Monsalud, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, was born March 28.

She is the daughter of Jayson and Mika Monsalud.

Nadalia Sue Marie Glenday, 7 pounds, 2 ounces, was born March 29. She is the daughter of Michael and Jobeth Glenday.

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679-3579

Child Care is available and Everyone Welcome

Worship Hours: Prayer & Praise: 9:00 am Blended Worship Service: 10:30 am

Everyone is welcome to join us!

Youth Ministries-Choirs-Bible Studies

Dave Johnson ...............................Pastor Chet Hansen .................. Music Minister Laura Kvam..Children & Youth Ministry 675-2441 • oakharborfumc.org

1050 SE Ireland St • Oak Harbor

331-5191 • Freeland

www.trinitylutheranfreeland.com

Ordinary People Discovering an Extraordinary God Sunday Service 9:00am, 10:30am and 6:00pm Children’s Service at 10:30am 319 SW 3rd Ave •360-675-4852 www.oakharborag.org

Sunday Worship ........9:00 a.m.

Sunday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

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

Wednesday Evening .6:00 p.m.

For more information call: Gary 675-5569 Jerry 679-3986

God-Centered Worship Christ-Centered Preaching Verse-by-Verse Teaching Worship: 1 PM 1411 Wieldraayer Road (off of Swantown Road) Pastor Keith McFaul 360-279-9713 www.GraceEvangelical.org

Oak Harbor Church of Christ (Just North of Office Max)

Sunday Morning:

Worship Assembly.......................9:30 am Bible Classes for all ages............11:00am Matt Oliver, Preaching Minister

www.churchofchrist-oh.org oakharborchurch@gmail.com

675-3441

250 SW 3rd Avenue • Oak Harbor (Behind K-Mart)

Sunday Morning Services • 9:00am Traditional Worship • 10:00am Sunday School (All Ages) • 10:30am Contemporary Worship Children and Worship

675-4837

www.frcoh.org office@frcoh.org

St. Augustine’s Parish • 675-2303 185 N Oak Harbor St. ~ Oak Harbor

5:00 pm 8:00am & 9:30 am 9:00 am

On the web: www.staugustineoh.org

St. Mary’s Parish 678-6536 207 Main St. ~ Coupeville

Masses: Sunday Thurs

11:15 am 12:00 noon

James Lindus, Pastor Dennis Hanson, Pastor Eric Ottum, Pastor Jerry O’Neill, Pastor Karl Olsen, Minister of Music

(NEXT TO U-HAUL BLDG.)

Nursery Available

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

360-279-0715 www.ststephensofoakharbor.org

Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30 A.M. & 10:30 A.M. Wednesday Midweek Worship Service 7:00 P.M. 1560 S.E. 9th Ave • 679-6959 “It’s By Grace!”

679-1561

oakharborlutheran.org

490 NW Crosby Ave., Oak Harbor 675-5008 Sunday Services 9:00, 10:30 & 11:45 am Living Word Kids: 3 mos–5th grade all services Middle School Youth: Sundays 4:00 PM High School Youth: Sundays 6:00 PM Weekly Adult Groups Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastor

www.elivingword.org

Get your religion updates noted in Whidbey News-Times Vacation Bible School, Seasonal Hours Changing, Daycare Updates, Special Holiday Presentations.

Minister: Rev. Dennis Reynolds Childcare Year-Round Religious Education Sept-June All are welcome 360-321-8656 www.whidbey.com/uucwi uuadmin@whidbey.com

Whidbey News-Times $12.50/week Whidbey Crosswind $10.00/month For A Single Size Ad.

Please call 360-675-6611

721 S.E. Barrington • Oak Harbor 360-632-3642

Sunday

679-1288

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

A Member of the Anglican Communion Worldwide

Sunday Service at 10:00 am

“You Have The Right To Be Free”

656 SE Bayshore Dr, Suite #2 • 675-0935

620 A/B Erin Park Drive Oak Harbor, WA 98277

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

Join us for Sunday Service in the Main Sanctuary at 11:30am

20103 State Route 525 Freeland

The City Of Refuge Christian Church

We Welcome All Pastor Yvonne Howard & the C.O.R.C.C. Family

Church Telephone Number (360)679-1003 Bishop Charles And Pastor Effie Boyles (360)929-3127

Lutheran Church

The Episcopal Church on North Whidbey Island

Word Of Everlasting Life & Faith Church

Tuesday Bible Study 7:00pm Sun Service 11am • Sun Children’s Church 11am

Monday Prayer Meeting - 6:00 P.M. Tuesday Night Bible Study- 6:30 P.M. Friday High Praise Service- 6:30 P.M. Sunday Celebration/Children’s Ministry – 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 A.M.

Oak Harbor

555 SE Regatta Dr. • Oak Harbor The Rev. Richard Scott

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island

The Catholic Church Invites You….

Masses: Saturday Sunday Wed & Fri

Nursery provided

Calvary Chapel Oak Harbor

1000 NE Koetje Street

“To Know Christ & Make Him Known”

Sunday Worship 8:00, 9:30 &11 am Sunday School & Adult Education at 9:30 am

50 SW 6th Avenue

Bible Study For All Ages.....9:15 a.m.

Worship Services.....10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Services..................6 p.m.

Prayer Meeting & Student Ministries Child care for all services.

Pastor Grafton Robinson Associate Pastor Lemuel B. Villano 675-6686 www.ohsbc.org

House of Prayer Faith Tabernacle of Praise

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

Whidbey Island Church of Christ 3143-G North Goldie Rd Oak Harbor

Woodard Road, Highway 525, Freeland

Oak Harbor Southern Baptist Church

Bible Study 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am Evening Service 6:00pm

Come Worship With Us!

Thursday Bible Study 7:00p.m.

40 NE Midway Blvd, #103 • Oak Harbor Pastor Dr. Thomas Stoneham Sr., Minister Donald Cole

A Church, A Family

A Spiritual Home Grace By The Sea An Anglican Expression of Faith The Rev. Paul Orritt

SUNDAY SERVICE

8:00 AM TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE 9:15 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE www.gracebythesea.org

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Island Vineyard Community Church Pastor James Gallagher

9:15 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 AM WORSHIP SERVICE www.islandvineyard.org

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2 CHURCHES - 1 BUILDING

555 SE Regatta Dr. Oak Harbor 679-3431

ISLAND VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

Trinity Lutheran Church

First United Methodist Church

GRACE BY THE SEA • AN ANGLICAN EXPRESSION OF FAITH

Concordia Lutheran Church

Matthew 28:18-20

• Nursery All Services • Small Groups • Sunday School • MOPS • AwAnA • Youth Groups Come worship with us!

Worship Services Sunday 8:30, 9:50 & 11:10 a.m.

679-1585

2760 N Heller Rd • Oak Harbor

www.oakharborfamilybible.org

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Volunteer work keeps values of sharing and caring alive and well.

V-O-L-U-N-T-E-E-R-I-N-G 12 letters that make a difference Helping others is a wonderful notion, and finding the time to do good in today’s hectic world can be problematic. Fortunately, it is never impossible. Volunteering is a bit like physical exercise: once you feel the benefits you will be more inclined to make room for it in your schedule. This is even truer during National Volunteer Week, which runs from April 21 to 27 this year.

Volunteers are typically people in their retirement years who want not only to be useful, but also to have a sense of purpose in their lives and to experience the reward of contact with others.

Many charitable organizations and sports associations would have to close their doors without the contributions of these people who bring a ray of sunshine with meals on wheels, accompany the ill to medical appointments, coach youth sports teams, or share their life experience in guiding those who may have gone astray in their own lives.

Volunteering mobilizes people of all ages and all levels of society and provides us with inspirational role models. Volunteer work generates benefits for both those who help and those who are helped. For proof of this, one only has to look

at the rewarding experiences the majority of caregivers report after having put their own lives on hold in order to look after a loved one.

All these people, as well as the help groups they volunteer with, are indispensable to our society.

After having been helped, many people suffering from a disability or a chronic illness feel ready to support their peers in turn. Nothing can be more stimulating than such exchanges between people with a shared reality.

Your Local Community Food Bank To our volunteers & community Thanks for helping us help those in need.

1091 SE Hathaway Street Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Mon, Wed, Thur & Fri 8 - 4; Tues, 8-5 (closed from noon to 1pm for lunch)

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All Other SSIC Programs

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Start Something for Kids in Our Community with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County

Bowl for Kids' Sake Oak Harbor - May 4 • Coupeville - May 11 Sign up to be a Team Captain.

Donate funds to be a Business Sponsor. Join a team.

Find out more by calling (360) 279-0644

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EvEr want to lEarn about thE thEatrE? We are an all-volunteer organization.

You can volunteer on or off stage, & don’t need to be an actor!

www.whidbeyplayhouse.com • 360-679-2237 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Oak Harbor (360) 675-0311

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Send resume and cover letter to: Shari Bibich, WAIF, P.O. Box 1108, Coupeville, WA 98239, waifsmgr@whidbey.net.

No phone calls, please.

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Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Victim Advocate, 2 vacancies. Full Time w/ benefits. Provide 24/7 s u p p o r t fo r v i c t i m s ’ initial, immediate needs. Assess all safety concerns, provide resource information and serve as an advocate for the expressed interests of victims with all intervening agencies. Min 2 yrs specific experience working with victims of sexual assault or victim advocacy and ser vices. Prefer a Bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, criminal justice or related social or behavioral science.

Knowledge of the military (DOD & DON) and SAPR program is also preferred. Subject to satisfactor y background check.

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Suite 2 EEOC. Oak Harbor WA 98277 p o o l a t t e n d a n t . C a l l Rich at 360-678-0536 triplevconsultants@msn.com

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT PART-TIME MAINTENANCE S o u t h W h i d b ey F i r e / E M S i s l o o k i n g fo r a qualified individual to fill the vacant general maintenance staff. Position is an At-Will, part-time, 23 hours per week at $15.25 per hour. Interested individuals should contact South Whidbey Fire/EMS for position description and application at the contact information below.

Needed for the Scatchet Head Community pool this summer. Lifeguards must have Red Cross Certification prior to beginning work and Pool Attendants must have CPR & First Aid training.

Call or email Julie at 360-579-4934, shcc@whidbey.com

INVITATION TO BID JANITORIAL CLEANING CONTRACT S o u t h W h i d b ey F i r e / EMS is seeking formal bids from qualified firms to provide Station Janitorial Cleaning services at our six fire stations located in South Whidbey. Interested fir ms should contact SWFE at the address below or via email to bids@swfe .org for complete bid specification, appropriate forms and locations for service being requested.

For more information on job and classes. Starting salary $10.50/hr. (Oak needed for large Moving Harbor Pool Lifeguard & Storage Company. Lo- courses May 11 -30) cal, intrastate, interstate and O & I moving will be 1.25 million readers the areas of focus. Appli- make us a member of cants must have knowl- the largest suburban Requests for applica- edge of the Moving & newspapers in Western tions must be received s t o ra g e i n d u s t r y a n d Washington. Call us Military moving regulaby: - email to today to advertise. tions. Send resume to: resource@swfe.org, george@ 800-388-2527 - or picked up in person Bids shall be clearly goldenservicesllc.com at the office of marked with the subject South Whidbey o f o r A t t n : S TAT I O N Think Inside the Box Fire/EMS, JA N I TO R I A L C L E A N 5535 Cameron Road, Advertise in your I N G a n d r e c e i ve d by Freeland WA. local community email (bids@swfe.org), Applications are due at fax (360-321-9385), SYSTEMS the same address no lat- newspaper and on mail, delivered, or in perADMINISTRATOR er than 3:00 P.M. on Fri- the web with just son to: d ay, A p r i l 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 . one phone call.

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Circulation Manager Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting applications for a Circulat i o n M a n a g e r fo r t h e Whidbey News Group.

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REQUIREMENTS: Experience with Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat (prepress/print media focus) required. Excellent organization and communication skills needed.

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No.: 13-4-00061-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.020, 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided und e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: March 30, 2013 Personal Representative: John R. Smith, Jr. Attorney for the Personal Representative: G. Kenneth O’Mhuan Address for Mailing: PO Box 1150, Freeland, WA 98249 A d d r e s s fo r S e r v i c e : 5595 Harbor Ave. Suite B, Freeland, WA 98249 LEGAL NO. 468245 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. March 30, April 6, 13, 2013.

sixty days after the date of first publication of this Summons, to wit, within sixty days of March 2, 2013, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiff, and serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned attor ney for Plaintiffs at 390 NE Midway Blvd., Suite B201, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

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 Court. Such action is to quiet title and extinguish Defendants’ interest in the real property legally described in the Complaint.

February 26, 2013 /s/ Paul A. Neumiller Pa u l A . N e u m i l l e r, WSBA #28124 Attorney for Plaintiff 390 NE Midway Blvd., Suite B201 Oak Harbor, WA 98277-2680 360-675-2567 LEGAL NO. 461568 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2013.

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Found in Oak Harbor on 3rd Ave, at the Corner of Dyer & 3rd on March 4th IN THE SUPERIOR at approx. 8am. Contact COURT OF Oak Harbor Police or WASHINGTON FOR call 360-632-2883 and ISLAND COUNTY ask for Eric, to describe Edward R. Hennings and claim. and Wendy Chisholm, Plaintiffs Lost vs.

Simon Haselbauer, Jane Doe, spouse of Simon Haselbauer; the Estate of Simon Haselbauer, and any and all heirs, successors, beneficiaries, and persons claiming any interest in the LOST: WEDDING RING. below referenced real Ye l l o w g o l d . S e v e n property by or through channel set diamonds; Simon Haselbauer, large circular cut dia- Defendants mond in center, three NO.: 13-2-00159-9 smaller ones on either R E V I S E D S U M M O N S side. Custom made with B Y P U B L I C AT I O N I N family heirloom materi- COMPLAINT TO QUIET als. Last seen in area of TITLE ADVERSE POSCrescent Harbor Ele- S E S S I O N , A N D D E mentary in Oak Harbor. C L A R AT O RY J U D G Reward. Call 206-228- MENT 1987 or e m a i l T O : T H E S TAT E O F WASHINGTON, diane.ginn@live.com AND TO: SIMON HASELBAUER, JANE DOE, SPOUSE OF SIM O N H A S E L B AU E R ; T H E E S TAT E O F S I M O N H A S E L B AU E R , AND ANY AND ALL HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, BENEFICIARIES, AND PERSONS CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY BY OR THROUGH SIMON HASELBAUER AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR Legal Notices PA RT I E S U N K N OW N IN THE SUPERIOR CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, COURT FOR ISLAND TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, COUNTY, OR INTEREST IN THE WASHINGTON REAL PROPERTY DEIN THE ESTATE OF SCRIBED IN THE COMA L A V A E S T H E R PLAINT: SMITH, Yo u a r e h e r e by s u m Deceased. moned to appear within

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ISLAND TRANSIT SEALED BID SURPLUS ITEMS Island Transit is accepting “Sealed Bids” for the following surplus items: Steel Mezzanine w/Stairway - 1994 - 24’ x 16’ (deck height = 9’ 2”, design live load = 125 psf) -Mfg. by C&H Distributors, Minimum Bid: $6,500; Four-Post, Heavy-Duty Ve h i cl e L i f t - 1 9 8 8 , 30,000 lb., Mfg. by Rotary Lift - Model SM300 series, hydraulically operated (235” wheel base, single-phase, line voltage power of 208V 230V at 60 Hz, or threephase, line voltage power of 460V at 60 Hz) Minimum Bid: $5,000; QTO22-Guardian Elite Generator with transfer sw i t c h ( 2 2 K W 6 0 H z , 2.4L Propane/Natural gas), Minimum Bid: $3,000 All Sealed Bids must be received no later than 3:00 pm, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 either in person at the Island Transit Facility located at 19758 SR 20, Coupeville WA, or via mail at PO Box 1 7 3 5 , C o u p ev i l l e WA 98239. Island Transit reserves the right to accept the bid deemed in the best interests of Island Transit, or to reject any/all bids. To view these items (by appointment only) and/or obtain a bid form, please contact: Pete Schrum, Facilities Coordinator (360) 632-7193, Mon-Fri between 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Email: schrum@islandtransit.org These surplus items must be disassembled and picked up within one week of notification of availability. (Estimated date of availability: Thursday-May 30, 2013).

Bids will be opened promptly at 10:00 am W e d n e s d a y, M a y 1 , 2013. Members of the public are invited to attend.

LEGAL NO. 468241 Published: Whidbey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. April 13, 20, 27, 2013

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference No.: 4196739 Grantor: Mark A. Miller and Allison K. Miller, husband and wife Grantee: W h i d b e y I s land Bank Legal Description: S e c t i o n 8 , To w n s h i p 2 9 Nor th, Range 3 East, Ptn. SW SW (aka Lot 1, Short Plat No. 020-93.R32908.060-065 0 , Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o.

94002590 Assessor’s Tax Parcel N o . : R32908-049-0960/6901 49 Pursuant to the Revised C o d e o f Wa s h i n g t o n , Chapter 61.24 RCW: I N OT I C E I S H E R E B Y GIVEN that the unders i g n e d Tr u s t e e ( t h e “Trustee�) will on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., at the main entrance of the Island County Courthouse, located at 101 N.E. 6th Street, Coupeville, State of Washington, sell at p u bl i c a u c t i o n t o t h e highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following-described real and personal property, situated in the County of Island, State of Washington: Lot 1 of Island County Short Plat No. 020/93.R32908.060-065 0, as approved February 1, 1994, and recorded February 2, 1994, in Volume 2 of Shor t Plats, page 442, under Auditor’s File No. 94002590, records of Island County, Washington; being a por tion of the Southwest Quar ter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 29 North, Range 3 East of the Willamette Meridian.

Situate in Island County, State of Washington.

TOGETHER WITH all the improvements now or hereafter erected on t h e p r o p e r t y, a n d a l l easements, appur tenances, and fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property, together with all replacements and additions thereto. All of the above is collectively referred to as the “Property�.

The tax parcel number and abbreviated legal description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein.

The Property is subject to that certain Deed of Tr ust dated March 8, 2007, recorded March 15, 2007, records of Island County, Washing-

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ton (“Deed of Tr ust�), from Mark A. Miller and Allison K. Miller, husband and wife (“Borrower� and “Grantor�) as grantors, to Land Title Company as initial Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., whose beneficial interest was assigned to Whidbey Island Bank (“Beneficiary�), as current beneficiary by that certain Assignment of Deed of Trust recorded November 6, 2012, recording no. 4326702, records of Island County, Washington.

The Deed of Trust secure the obligations (as defined in the Deed of Trust), including but not limited to all of Borrower’s obligations under that certain Balloon Note (“Note�) dated March 8, 2007, in the pr incipal amount of $128,000.00, executed by Borrower as maker in favor of Benefic i a r y a s p ay e e . T h e Beneficiary is the owner and holder of the Note and the other obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and is entitled to enforce the same.

Unless otherwise specified in any subsequent notice from Beneficiary or the trustee under the Deed of Trust, any trustee’s sale held pursuant to this Notice of Trustee’s Sale and any subsequent Notice of Trustee’s Sale will be a unified sale of all of the Property, real and personal, pursuant to RCW 62A.9A.604(a)(2).

II No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Tr ust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligations secured by the Deed of Tr ust in any Cour t by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

III The Note matured and was due and payable in full on April 1, 2012. As of January 10, 2013, the Beneficiary declares that you are in default for failure to pay principal, interest and other fees, expenses and charges as herein set forth: CURRENTLY DUE TO PAY O F F O N JA N U ARY 10, 2013 Amount (a) Principal Balance $113,548.57 (b) Interest at 7.875% from 2/17/11 to 1/10/13 11,388.80 (c) Late charges 318.24 TOTAL $125,255.61 CHARGES, COSTS AND FEES (a) Attor neys’ fees & costs $302.50 (b) Trustee’s fees 1,750.00 (c) Advances by

Beneficiary 0 . 0 0 ( e s t i mated) (d) Trustee’s sale guarantee 611.98 (e) Ser vice/posting of notices 160.00 (estimated) (f) Postage/copying expense 125.00 (estimated) (g) Recording fees 100.00 (estimated) T O TA L C H A R G E S , COSTS AND FEES $3,049.48 estimated) T O TA L E S T I M AT E D AMOUNT TO PAY OFFAS OF JANUARY 10, 2013 $128,305.09 (estimated) If any other events of default under the Deed of Trust exist at any time pr ior to the Tr ustee’s sale, they must also be cured. The foregoing amounts will increase with the passage of time.

You should contact the undersigned Trustee for a current payoff amount.

IV The sum owing on the obligations secured by t h e D e e d o f Tr u s t i s : Principal $113,548.57, together with interest as provided in the underlying loan documents and such other costs and fees as are due under theNote or other instruments secured, andas are provided by statute.

V T h e a b ove - d e s c r i b e d Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligations secured by the Deed of Tr u s t a s p r ov i d e d by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on April 26, 2013. The defaultsreferred to in Paragraph III must be curedbefore the date and time of sale. The sale may be terminated any time before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Tr ust, plus costs, fees, and adva n c e s, i f a ny, m a d e pursuant to the terms of the obligationand/or the Deed of Trust, paying all other amounts owing on the obligations secured by the Deed of Tr ust, and curing all other defaults.

VI A written Amended Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower andGrantorat the following address: Mark A. Miller Allison K. Miller 5166 Bayview Road Langley, WA 98260 by both first class mail and certified mail on November 7, 2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and

on November 8, 2012, the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the Property described in paragraph I above, a n d t h e Tr u s t e e h a s possession of proof of such posting.

VII T h e Tr u s t e e w h o s e name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fe e s d u e a t a ny t i m e prior to the sale.

Michael D. Bohannon, PLLC 19586 10th Avenue NE, Suite 300 PO Box 2326 Poulsbo, WA 98370 360-779-6665 VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described Property.

IX Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they br ing a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.

X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the Property 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 summar y proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied proper ty, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060 XI NOTICE TOGUARANTORS NOTICE TO ALL PERS O N S A N D PA RT I E S W H O A R E G UA R A N TORS OF THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST: (1) the Guarantors may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) the Guarantors have the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the

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debt as is given to the Grantor in order to avoid the Trustee’s sale; (3) the Guarantors will have no right to redeem the Property after the Trustee’s sale; (4) subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Wa s h i n g t o n D e e d o f Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 R C W, a n y a c t i o n b r o u g h t t o e n fo r c e a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the Trustee’s sale, or the last Trustee’s sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) in any action for a deficiency, the Guarantors will have the right to establish the fair value of the Property as of the date of the Tr ustee’s sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the Trustee’s sale, plus interest and costs.

D AT E D J a n u a r y 1 1 , 2013. /s/ Michael D. Bohannon MICHAEL D. BOHANNON,PLLC, Trustee For further information p l e a s e c a l l (360) 779-6665 STATE OF WASHINGTON ss.

County of Kitsap On this day personally appeared before me MICHAEL D. BOHANNON, Managing Member of Michael D. Bohannon, PLLC, to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the within and foregoing instr ument, and acknowledged that he signed the same as his free and voluntar y act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

GIVEN under my hand and official seal this 11th day of January, 2013.

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and due by 4:00 P.M. Thursday, May 2, 2013.

Bids will be opened and read aloud at that time. It is the intent to award a contract at the board m e e t i n g o n M ay 1 4 .

S o u t h W h i d b ey F i r e / EMS reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all informalities in the bidding process. Questions about bidding should be directed to Resource Chief Jon Beck at 360-321-1533 or bids@swfe.org.

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