Contributed photo
INSIDE
Read about the Lopez golf team and who qualified for the state tournament and other successes on the green this season on page 3.
Guest column
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3
Summer workshops
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
High School Musical
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
www.islandsweekly.com 360-468-4242 • 800-654-6142
The
Islands’ eekly W
VOLUME 36, NUMBER 21 • MAY 21, 2013
Search for county manager continues By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter
May 29th 6:30 - 10:30 pm Multi purpose room A local bank that serves the community is worth its weight in gold! Thank you Islanders Bank for serving our needs over the past two decades.
A day and a half of closedsession interviews with applicants for the open county manager position has reduced the field to two undisclosed finalists. County Human Resource Manager Pamela Morais said the council has asked for more information about the two finalists, and will meet again in executive session Tuesday, May 21, to further discuss the two finalists. A final decision must be made in an open council meeting, which is expected, but not guaranteed, to occur the same day.
With the help of the Prothman Company of Issaquah, an executive search consultant that specializes in finding local government managers, the county council winnowed 44 resumes down to seven, two of whom declined to proceed further. Five San Juan County residents applied, and several other applicants had historical or family ties to the islands. Morais declined to name any names beyond the six finalists previously released to the media. After spending Monday, May 13, touring the county and meeting local resi-
dents at open houses on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan islands, the five candidates (read thier bios at www. islandsweekly.com) spent Tuesday rotating through three meeting rooms and three audiences at county headquarters. Separate panels of citizens and department managers met with the candidates, but whether the panels presented findings to the council was not disclosed. The council itself spent most of Tuesday meeting in executive session, interviewing the remaining five candidates. Two finalists were asked
Lopez Community Land Trust
Kindergarten Round-up at The Children’s Center
Wednesday, May 22nd 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Any child who will be five years old by September 1, 2013, is eligible for Kindergarten in the 2013-2014 school year. If your child will be starting Kindergarten next year, please come to the Kindergarten Round-up. Childcare available – please call 468-3896 for more information
DOES YOUR HOME NEED REPAIRS? The LIFRC can help you apply for weatherization assistance! This free program can help increase the safety and energy efficiency of your home and reduce your energy bills! The program is open to home owners or renters (with landlord’s permission) and qualifying income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. (A family of 4 can earn up to $4,089/mo.) Interested and think you may be eligible? Call the office @ 468-4117
MAY 19 - 25, 2013 EMS WEEK
San Juan County Fire District 4 Appreciates And Would like to Thank the following Lopez Island EMT Volunteers, EMS Providers and Student Aid Unit Members for their Time, Effort and Commitment to the Lopez Community!
Suzanne Berry Janis Miltenberger Richard Carter Laine Nichols Marty Clark Nicole O’Bryant Tracie Red Elk Pamela Pauly Donna Hasbrouck Travis Potter Ben Kercsmar Sally Reeve Liz Malinoff Tommer Roush Terry Marshall Dayvid Rypinski Monte Midkiff Audrey Wakefield Student Aid Unit Members Nia Bartolucci Breton Carter Eryn Dye
back for the private interviews the following day. All five finalists were selected from a larger first-cut list of applicants recommended by Prothman for the job. The new county manager will replace the prior county administrator, a position originally created by the county charter, then eliminated in one of three amendments endorsed by the Charter Review Commission and approved by voters last November. That vote also reduced the county council from six part-time legislators to three full-time elected positions vested with both legislative and executive duties. The county manager, who will be paid about $150,000 a year, will assist the new three-person county council in overseeing the functions of local government and those departments not managed by another elected county official, such as the sheriff, auditor or prosecuting attorney. San Juan County’s only administrator, Pete Rose, hired in 2006 as part of the implementation of the charter, resigned in 2012. Since then, Bob Jean has been acting administrator and then acting manager. The five candidates selected as finalists for job are: David Wilbrecht of Mammoths Lakes, Calif., Suzann Sinclair of Seneca Falls, N.Y., Michael Pence from Flathead County, Mont., Jim Pascale of Hopewell N.J., and Michael Thomas, of Enumclaw.
Lopez School
Musical Theatre Students ✶ present ✶
Sunday, May 26th An original musical mystery
Wednesday, May 22 7 pm at Lopez Center Free admission!
Show lasts less than one hour. Appropriate for all ages
Yard Sale begins @ 11:00 Auction begins @ 1:00 Lunch served all day
Hot dogs, sausage, home made potato salad and desserts! Cooking class for 8 to 10 with Mary Jenison, Jewelry by CiCi, and others. Furniture galore, rugs, tools, artwork, antiques, lots of vintage pieces, kitchen items, lamps, beautiful dishes and glassware, (we even have a kitchen sink!) Visit our website for just a small sampling of the items that will be available: www.friendsofwoodmenhall.org
Join us for a fun filled day…
Help us finish the insulation project at Woodmen Hall The Friends are committed to the renovation of the Hall for the entire Lopez community
SEE YOU AT WOODMEN HALL ON THE 26TH