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Agency reverses findings on OLF barrier By JANIS REID Staff reporter
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Lilly Goodenough, 10, of Coupeville found the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day in Oak Harbor to be a chilling experience. About 60 people took the plunge into the lagoon at Windjammer Park in a first-time event organized by Flyers Restaurant and Brewery and the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. The plunge followed a 5K run along the waterfront. See story and more photos on page A11 of today’s Whidbey News-Times.
A state agency reversed its determination about cement blocks placed at Outlying Field Coupeville, saying that they, in fact, have an “adverse effect” to the historic landscape of neighboring Ebey’s Landing National Historic Reserve. More than 1,000 cement barriers were installed earlier this month at the Navy’s outlying field, part of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. The Navy uses OLF Coupeville for touch-and-go operations for the EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler. The Navy said it is also planning to install fencing at the entryways. While the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation initially issued a “no adverse SEE AGENCY REVERSAL, A20
N. Whidbey Park & Rec launches search for new director and Recreation District commissioner chairman. Because of the holidays, Merrill said Thursday, the human resource specialist recommended waiting to release the announcement because most prospective employees aren’t looking for jobs at that time of year. The board does hope to have the position filled by mid February, Merrill said. “We want to fill the position quickly, effectively and efficiently as possible so that it’s a good fit for the district and the
By SARA HANSEN Staff Reporter
As a new year begins, so does the search for a new director by the North Whidbey Park and Recreation Board of Commissioners. Bill Walker resigned as director at the end of a commissioners’ meeting Nov. 21. Walker’s last day was Thursday, Dec. 19. The board is working with a human resource specialist to rewrite its job notice, said Sean Merrill, North Whidbey Park
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Whidbey Realtors draft more detailed noise disclosure BY JANIS REID
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Above: Workers prepped the site around the General Store at Deception Pass Marina last week as they got ready to move the store. Below: The store is propped up on wheels and gets pulled to new location nearby this week so soil cleanup may take place.
$1 million cleanup project gets under way at Cornet Bay marina By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter
Alan Hall can’t complain about where he works these days. When he steps out of his portable office, he can stare out at scenic Cornet Bay and sometimes even catch a glimpse of a hovering bald eagle. “I did see a salmon,” Hall said. “A real nice salmon.” Hall is project manager for Mukilteo-based Glacier Environmental Services, which is the general contractor that is handling the soil removal and groundwater cleanup project at Cornet Bay. The project, estimated to cost most more than $1 million, got underway in the middle of December and will continue through mid April. The plan is to remove an estimated 8,400 cubic yards of contaminated soil near the Deception Pass Marina and replace the timber bulkhead with a new sheet pile wall made of steel. Studies by the state Department of Ecology showed that the soil and groundwater on the property was contaminated by several fuel line releases in 1989. After years of testing and planning, state funding didn’t become available to handle the project until this year. Crews last week were busy preparing the site for soil removal. Preparation included gutting and stabi-
lizing the general store to prepare it to be lifted and moved to get at soil around and underneath the building. The store was placed on wheels and moved across the property this week and will return to its original site once the cleanup is finished. “We will cut the floor out from the bottom and lift it up,” Hall said before the move, adding that the floor was in too poor of shape to consider transporting it. “We’re basically taking the four walls and the ceiling and moving it.” Moving the store now makes way for building to begin on a new steel bulkhead. It will be placed in front of the existing seawall in an effort to prevent any contaminated soil from entering the bay once the timber bulkhead is removed. A water treatment system also will be installed on site. The plan is for soil excavation to begin by late January, said Larry Altose, spokesman for the state Department of Ecology. Once that begins, about 10 to 15 trucks will be making about three trips a day to transport the soil to a facility in Everett for incineration, Hall said. This will go on for about three-to-four weeks with trucks traveling over Deception Pass Bridge, he said. More time will be
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Whidbey Island Realtors have drafted a more detailed noise disclosure after some homebuyers claimed they weren’t properly warned about Navy jet noise. The Navy suspended operations at Outlying Field Coupeville in May, but announced plans to resume practices Jan. 6, to the chagrin of jet noise opponents on Central Whidbey. In response to residents’ complaints about what they maintain was a lack of disclosure about jet noise, the Island County Board of Commissioners directed Planning Director David Wechner to draft a memo concerning the county’s ordinances about aircraft noise. Wechner, hired to the position in July, said he found the county has two noise disclosures in its code. One disclosure is in the county building code. The other is in the “Airport and Aircraft Operations Noise Disclosure Ordinance,” and is to be used for real estate transactions. Currently, local real estate agents give prospective home buyers a shorter version of the building code disclosure that was copywritten by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. “It has been brought to the county’s attention that the Northwest Multiple Listing Service copyrighted a document in 2001 titled
Form 22W, apparently used by some real estate agents in Island County as a noise disclosure statement,” Wecher wrote in a memo to the commissioners. “This department does not have involvement in the daily activity of the real estate market, nor is this department aware of what disclosures are being provided by the real estate community in real estate transactions,” he wrote. “However,” he said, “it appears the copy of Form 22W provided to this office does not contain both required disclosure statements, nor cite applicable county code.” Whidbey Island Association of Realtors met Friday morning to review and discuss a newly-drafted noise ordinance addressing concerns of both Island County and its residents, said Jason Joiner, government affairs director for the association. Joiner said Friday the association worked with the Multiple Listing Association to come up with a new form that includes language from both of the county’s existing noise disclosures and cites corresponding code. In a statement, the association states that it is the aim of local Realtors “to ensure that the noise disclosure from utilized by our members, and other licensees, is in compliance with Island County code.”
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Retiring dentist reflects on years in industry By SARA HANSEN
A Staff Reporter
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Above: Gail and Harry Turner said they are excited to travel and be more spontaneous, while still keeping their home in Oak Harbor.
Photo at right, over the years, patients have given Turner ornaments as tokens of their appreciation.
fter more than 35 years in dentistry, with 23 years in private practice, Dr. Harry Turner is officially retiring. “We want to do some traveling,” Turner said. “See the USA in my Chevrolet.” Turner sold his practice, Acorn Dental Clinic, to Dr. Joseph Keyes. Turner plans to help Keyes with the transition and slowly phase out of the practice. It will take about three months, working four then three days a week, to eventually be retired. Some of his patients have been coming to him for 25 years, and that’s the hardest part about leaving, Turner said. One even brought him a note. “It said, ‘Your application for retirement has been rejected. Please reapply in 20 years,’” Tuner said. All the patients have been so generous and thoughtful, said Gail Turner, his wife. “It’s going to be a big change,” Gail Turner said. “They’ve become friends,” Harry Turner added. One of his philosophies that has made him popular with patients is making sure he’s not creating “dentalphobes.”
To make this happen, he said he liked to have humor in the office. It keeps the staff happy and helps put the patients at ease. “If people see you having fun, they’ll recognize it as a friendly atmosphere,” he said. “Any business working as a team is what makes the office.” Over the years, he’s had people so full of nerves they’re rattling in the chair. “I don’t want to create dentalphobics,” he said. “I want to take them through the process.” And for children that can be challenging. Sometimes he’s stopped procedures to find a better option, such as referring them to a children’s dentist. “We’ve come a long way making the experience more comfortable for patients,” he said. He didn’t plan on becoming a dentist at first. At 8 years old, Harry Turner wanted to be a naval officer aboard a battleship. He joined the Navy and ended up on a research submarine. He decided to take a different path when there wasn’t an opportunity for advancement. He decided to go into dentistry because he thought he would be good at it. “For one, I was good with my hands; two, I liked SEE RETIRING, A5
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home. “It was important to raise our kids in a small town,” Gail Turner said. The couple raised three daughters, all who graduated from Oak Harbor High School. Even though he’s retiring, he is going to keep his license and try his hand at being a “rent-a-dentist” — offering his services to relieve other dentists from their practice if they’d like a vacation. Both Gail and Harry Turner are excited to have his schedule freed up. “Now we can do spur-ofthe-moment things,” Gail Turner said. Before they’d have to plan everything months in advance because of his practice, but now he can
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By Bill Walker
“I must recuse myself due to my personal interest in this decision.” With these words, ethical public officials maintain the sworn integrity of their oaths to serve us impartially. Ethical officials recuse themselves from participation in actions that will affect them personally or otherwise represent a conflict of interest. Taxpayers of North Whidbey have experienced something far removed from this ideal. As reported in the Whidbey News-Times, I recently resigned as director of North Whidbey Park and Recreation District rather than continue to report to a Commission that serves its own members’ interests ahead of the interests of the district at large. The NWPRD Board of Commissioners, tasked with setting policy for the Oak Harbor Pool and its programs, is made up of five elected members who serve without pay. Citizens should be grateful for their willingness to serve. But, the current commission consists of four North Whidbey Aquatic Club (NWAC) team parents and one North Whidbey Masters swimmer. Given that NWAC & Masters represent but one of 10 programs owned and managed by the district, serving just over 100 of its 39,000 citizens, the commission’s impartiality becomes increasingly suspect. If those with a financial interest in team funding decisions were to recuse themselves, there would be nobody left to vote.
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n Nine of those 10 NWPRD programs either contribute dollars toward the cost of running the pool, or are within a couple of thousand dollars of breaking even. n The NWAC/Masters program, after coaches’ salaries and program expenses are subtracted from dues revenue, comes in at a deficit of over $40,000 per year, which is covered by you, the taxpayers. n In a six-year levy cycle, that’s a quarter million dollars in subsidies to this small segment of our citizenry. n NWAC and Masters have exclusive use of over 6,000 lane hours per year, fully 20 percent of the available pool time that you, the taxpayers, are paying for. Since the program already runs at a deficit before they get in the water, there is effectively no charge to the program members for any of these hours. n In spite of this deficit, and in spite of the program’s free use of 20 percent of the available pool time, NWAC and Masters members are additionally allowed to use the pool SEE WALKER, A7
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jet noise
Wonder about need for OLF? Look at China Editor, The Outlying Field Coupeville disagreement sparks my interest for two reasons. First, since 2012, I am a homeowner in Coupeville. I bought here for the natural environment and because OLF Coupeville is here. I like the noise and enjoy watching magnificent technology manned by brave and talented American aviators. It reminds me they are at work day and night. I was born at NAS Whidbey and, if I get cut, I bleed red, white and blue. Second, I lived in the Peoples Republic of China for more than 10 years. I personally observed the rise of nationalism on the mainland. It is a potentially dangerous situation being cultivated and fanned by Chairman Xi Jinping. The recent bullying by China over the Senkaku Islands is pointing toward a much larger conflict that is going to
require trained U.S. aviators to defend not only Japan, but those countries bordering China’s claim to the islands found within the boundaries of the nine dashed line map. The Chinese public cry for revenge at any opportunity and demand muscle flexing at perceived territorial challenges by an outside country. China is quite greedy now that they have power to challenge disputes. This situation is not going to go away. It will escalate. If those people who complain about noise would educate themselves on this brewing regional conflict and the coming challenge by the rise of China, and see it is our aviators from NAS Whidbey that would participate in potential regional conflicts, they may quiet down long enough for those of us, who made our homes here because of the noise, to enjoy the noise in peace. Ralph Gamble Coupeville
Not willing to remain silent on OLF debate Editor, On Dec. 14 a former Marine gall-
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ingly told a Skagitonian Navy Leaguer and aviation photographer to “keep your opinion to yourself.” Yet, he had no complaints about outside Sierra Club influence? One reason why this aviation photographing Skagitonian, excited at being 525 feet away from Outlying Field Coupeville, speaks is, while my fellow Skagitonians use OLF Coupeville to train for our common defense, we also have two unsafe bridges over the Skagit River endangering more people that need replacement. Therefore, since Congressman Rick Larsen said he doesn’t support closing OLF Coupeville, if Central Whidbey gets a likely more expensive new OLF instead of fair compensation to exfiltrate for horribly lame noise disclosures, then Skagitonians deserve two new bridges from the same federal government also. In all fairness, I gave the U.S. Navy a scoping petition with 1,600plus signatures of support for OLF Coupeville plus costing of alternatives which merits fair press coverage please. Joe Kunzler Sedro-Woolley
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WALKER CONTINUED FROM A6 during public lap swimming or family swim time, at no additional charge. The commission would not consider eliminating this benefit. n NWAC “returning seniors” are offered free workout time when they are home on breaks from college. In recent years, such swimmers have qualified for nationals, which is awesome. But, the taxpayers have covered airfare, lodging, meals and salary for their coach to attend the meets with them — while these swimmers were paying no dues to the district. The commission has refused to end this unpaid benefit; one commissioner, in public session, referred to this as an entitlement they earned. n For the past four budget cycles, including the 2014 budget recently approved, the commission has made no budget room for long term facility reserves — and no planning for repairs to a physical plant that is more than 30 years old — but has continued to use taxpayer money to subsidize competitive swim programs. n NWAC allows families who qualify for free or reduced lunch to receive discounts on their dues. These scholarships provide a terrific competitive opportunity for kids who wouldn’t be able to afford it, but there is no system in place for the taxpayers to recoup these funds from another source. n Unlike nearly every other
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swim club, NWAC/Masters has no booster club tasked with bridging the funding gap, no ongoing fundraising method of any kind in place, and no requirement for members to volunteer their time for the good of the district and its taxpayers who make the program possible. Clearly, the NWPRD commissioners are happy to benefit their families by keeping their own team dues low, membership benefits high, and accountability nonexistent, with the burden falling on the taxpayer. Citizens who willingly and enthusiastically voted to continue paying $0.17 per $1,000 to support the pool are shocked to find that NWAC and NW Masters are not private clubs that rent time at the pool, but in fact are, to a large extent, funded by those tax dollars. During my tenure as director, I repeatedly emphasized the community benefit of a publicly funded team in terms of character development and good citizenship on the part of our young local swimmers. But I also — sometimes gently, sometimes not so much — encouraged the commission to acknowledge the taxpayers’ concerns and to move the team programs toward independence, which would free up precious dollars for more responsible uses. If the commission voted to eliminate the NWAC and Masters programs, they would have more than $40,000 available every year to allocate to facility reserves, reduce class sizes in swim school, or add more aerobics time for our seniors. That would be a rash move.
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The right move is to push the district’s publicly funded competitive swim programs aggressively toward independence from taxpayer largesse. The follwoing changes are absolutely necessary: n Immediately establish a booster club to raise funds for the district to help cover costs of the swim team. n Use booster club funds to cover scholarships for those who can’t afford dues. n Immediately eliminate freeswim privileges for NWAC and Masters swimmers. n Revise the district’s bylaws to a) require commission candidates to disclose their personal interest in district-funded programs; b) allow no more than two sitting commissioners who are affected personally by policy changes to a specific program; and c) require commissioners to recuse themselves during any action financially affecting them. Without a paradigm shift on the commission and in its budgeting priorities, our community pool will, at worst, bankrupt itself before the 2017 levy, or will, at best, lose the public’s trust and funding at that time. Please don’t allow this to happen. Support your community pool and all of its programs. Attend a commission meeting and let your voice be heard 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month at your Oak Harbor pool. Or, contact the NWPRD Board of Commissioners with your comments. They may be reached through the district’s web site at www.oakharborpool. com
What are your predictions for 2014?
“The Mariners make it to the playoffs.”
“The Seahawks winning the Super Bowl.”
Nate Hansen Sedro-Woolley
Vickie Chambers Coupeville
“I will predict it will be a sunny summer. It’s what I’m hoping for.”
“Penn Cove full of Orcas.”
Anjuli Scheftner Coupeville
M. Denis Hill Coupeville
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ISLAND SCANNER The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Department.
Friday, Dec. 20 At 6:29 a.m., a “good samaritan” called police after checking on an accident victim whose car had fallen into a ditch on East Camano Road. At 8:20 a.m., a caller reported that money was stolen from his father’s checking account by his housekeeper at a North Whidbey location. At 4:23 p.m., a caller reported a man who tried to pass a forged check at a Main Street grocery store. At 6:37 p.m., a caller reported that a man had attacked a bartender at a Second Street bar. The man was removed and the doors were locked. At 11:32 p.m., a caller told police that his girlfriend would not let him leave their Goss Lake Road residence. She was grabbing onto his leg and laughing.
Saturday, Dec. 21 At 1:49 a.m., a caller said he had been pepper sprayed at a State Highway 525 restaurant. At 5:52 a.m., a caller reported a structure fire at a State Highway 20 residence. At 12:01 p.m., a caller reported that they were missing a white female goat with red folded ears from a Waterloo Road location. At 12:56 p.m., a caller reported two males walking through a Guemes Avenue neighborhood looking into windows and carrying a basketball. At 1 p.m., a caller reported a gray Jeep off Highway 525 with no license plate and a Rottweiler inside of it. At 2:53 p.m., a caller reported a man standing on the side of Highway 525 with what looked to be a large gun, all-in-camouflage clothing and camo stripes on his face. At 3:39 p.m., a caller reported that a driver threw a full soda can at his vehicle while behind him in traffic on North East Camano Drive. At 8:20 p.m., a caller reported that his friend was having a hard time staying awake one hour after eating marijuana cookies at a Bailey Road location. At 11:07 p.m., a caller reported that he’s been getting calls from people trying to scam him out of money at his Bayview Road residence.
Sunday, Dec. 22 At 4:18 a.m., a caller reported that a cart full of groceries was stolen from an East Camano Drive store. At 8:22 p.m., a caller asked police to come and take his wife from their Mackenzie Drive residence. At 12:46 p.m., a caller said he was attacked at a Fir Lane location by three people. At 5:13 p.m., a caller reported a burglary at a Bretland Road residence.
Monday, Dec. 23 At 5:32 a.m., a caller reported that someone he knew had broken into his shed at a Cabrini Court location and was nearby hammering loudly. At 7:53 a.m., a caller reported shots fired, possibly hunters, in the preserve near Iverson Road. At 9:19 a.m., a caller reported a GPS device stolen from an unlocked car on Mutiny Bay Road. At 9:29 p.m., a caller reported items stolen, including a tamale cooker and a 32 ounce corded pot, from a vehicle parked on Wilkenson Road. At 12:17 p.m., a caller told police that people were loading his neighbor’s Ford Mustang onto a trailer. His neighbor was out of town. At 1:18 p.m., a caller reported that, while delivering flowers to a Rashelle Road address, he observed two malamutes in small crates sitting outside. At 7:05 p.m., a caller reported a woman walking in the middle of Highway 525 carrying a shopping bag. At 9:28 p.m., a fast food employee reported that a customer at the drive-through window near Storkson Drive had slurred speech, ran into the curb multiple times and was revving his engine randomly. At 10:19 p.m., a caller reported a burglary at a Mercer Drive residence, where he heard a large amount of yelling and people smashing things with bats.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 At 2:41 a.m., a caller reported finding a wallet at Belmont Place and Campbell Drive and wanted to give it to police. At 8:18 a.m., a caller said a vehicle was stolen from a Greenblower Lane location. At 11:46 a.m., a caller reported a burglary after observing a man jumping out of a Sidney Street home wearing all black. At 2:38 p.m., a caller reported that juveniles with a small bonfire near Fish Road were possibly doing drugs because they were sitting under an umbrella. At 3:47 p.m., a vehicle was reported missing from Highway 20 and Jones Road. At 5:50 p.m., a caller reported interrupting a burglary in progress at an Old Pietila Road residence. The caller said he had the suspect with him and he wasn’t being a problem. At 7:02 p.m., a caller reported the burglary of a Plantation Drive church.
Wednesday, Dec. 25 At 12:32 p.m., a caller reported a small fire in the crawl space under the kitchen at a Millman Road location. At 12:48 p.m., a caller reported a woman laying in the front yard of a Whidbey Drive location. She would become violent and belligerent when approached. At 1:15 p.m., a caller reported two sports cars tearing up the grass off Golf Course Road. At 4:14 p.m., a caller reported a large tree in flames on Robinson Road.
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June A. Dushek June A. Dushek passed away Dec. 3 at Providence Hospital in Everett, Wash. She was 78 years of age. June was born Jan. 27, 1935, to Weltha and James
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MEETING AGENdA 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / PLEDgE Of ALLEgiAnCE / invOCATiOn / Election of Mayor Pro Tempore HOnORS AnD RECOgniTiOnS: Councilmember Danny Paggao - 20 years of service 2. APPROvAL Of AgEnDA 3. CiTiZEn COMMEnT PERiOD 4. COnSEnT AgEnDA a. Minutes of 12/17/13 b. Approval of Accounts Payable Vouchers c. Agreement with AA Sports LTD for marathon timing support d. Appoint Otto Haffner to the Youth Commission e. Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office for Mini-Chain Use f. Advertise for consultants for professional engineering services for the Liszak Outfall Project 5. STAff AnD COUnCiL COMMEnTS City Administrator Mayor Councilmembers 6. ORDinAnCES/ RESOLUTiOnS a. Resolution 14-03: Lodging Tax Grant Awards for 2014 b. Resolution 14-02: Providing a Market Rate Salary Adjustment 7. PUBLiC HEARingS/ PUBLiC MEETingS a. Approve a Nightclub License for the Hookah Lounge b. Ordinance 1657: Relating to the Binding Site Plan c. Resolution 14-01: Declaring Surplus and Authorizing Disposal of Refuse Trucks d. Ordinance 1681: Relating to Recreational Camping in City Parks 8. UnfiniSHED BUSinESS 9. nEW BUSinESS a.Regular workshop meetings 10. ADJOURnMEnT
Smith in Greenbush, Maine. She was one of 10 children. She attended school in Greenbush and Old Town. She moved to Boston and worked at the Stride-Rite Shoe Company until her marriage to Perry “Duke” Dushek in December 1952. June was a dedicated Navy wife and moved with her husband to his many assignments that included New York, Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland, Puerto Rico, California and finally Oak Harbor, where they chose to make their permanent home. In 1968, she worked alongside her husband in his appliance repair business. She also worked as a cook at the Steak House for several years. Not content to sit home, she then went to work at K-Mart and retired in 2000. June was a charter member of the Oak Harbor Emblem Club, holding an office nearly every year, and served as president in 198182. She worked on fundraising events and many committees. June was voted “Sister of the Year” in 1986. Her favorite project was making soups for the rummage sale luncheon and bazaars. Her beef barley soup was always a “must have” item, and when asked for her recipe, she always said: a little bit of this, throw in that and add whatever you have available. June was preceded in death by her husband, Duke. She is survived by her sons Lawrence of Sheridan, Wyo., and James of Oak Harbor; daughters Joan (Bruce) Rohm of Oak Harbor and Judy (James) Paradiso of Kent, Wash.; and granddaughter Bethany (Robert) Wright of Oak Harbor. She is also survived by four sisters; Sandra LaVertu of Orlando, Fla.; Bertha MacDonald and Donna
Jackson of Olamon, Maine; and Sheila Thibideau of Old Town, Maine; and two brothers: Albert Smith and Thomas Smith of Orono, Maine. A joint memorial service will be held for June and Duke 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Wallin Funeral Home with Gary Wallin as Life Celebrant and the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge and Emblem Club also officiating. A reception will follow at the Elks Lodge. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Oak Harbor Emblem Club Scholarship Fund and the Washington State Elks Therapy Program for Children. Friends and family are encouraged to share memories and condolences in the Book of Memories hosted by Wallin Funeral Home at www.wallinfuneralhome.com
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Thomas H. “Tom” Asmus, retired AVCM and conference facilities manager for Camp Casey, died Dec. 28, 2013, at the age of 71. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at Whidbey Presbyterian Church. Please sign the online Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com A complete obituary will follow.
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Air Force Airman JACLYN J. MARTIN graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic war-
fare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Martin is the daughter of Teresa Martin of Coupeville. She is a 2007 graduate of Oak Harbor High School.
CHURCH NOTES
n WHIDBEY ISLAND FRIENDS MEETING, also known as Quakers, holds their regular meeting for worship 4-5 p.m. Sundays at the Unitarian Universalist building, 20103 Highway 525, two miles north of Freeland. This time of silent worship together may include spoken messages. As the founder of Quakers, George Fox, wrote: “Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone.” For more information, visit www.whid beyquakers.org or email Tom Ewell at tewell@whidbey.com n COFFEE BREAK BIBLE STUDY will continue their study of the Gospel of John. Through the apostle John’s eyewitness account of Jesus’ life and ministry, together discover who Jesus is, why he came and how he continues to touch lives today. This study will meet weekly 10-11:15 a.m. Thursdays at the Oak Harbor Christian Reformed Church, 1411
Wieldraayer Road (off Swantown Road). Coffee Break is a non-denominational small group Bible study that is open to all women of the community, and no previous Bible knowledge is needed. To receive study material, call Launa at 360675-4706, or call the church office at 360675-2881 for more information. n OAK HARBOR’S CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Reading Room is open for study and prayer 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; and 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays. It is a public bookstore and more with magazines, The Christian Science Monitor weekly newsmagazine, Bible concordances in print and online, and an online record of more than 125 years of verified healings through prayer alone. You can find more information at christianscience.com or christiansciencewhidbey.com. We are located at 721 S.W. 20th Court at Scenic Heights Street. Call 675-0621 for information.
BIRTHS WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL Abraham Jeffrey Linaberry, 5 pounds, 10 ounces, was born Dec. 20. He is the son of Jeffrey Linaberry and Moanalei McManus of Clinton. Madelyn Rose Allen, 6 pounds, 10 ounces, was born Dec. 20. She is the daughter of John and Danielle Allen of Oak Harbor.
NAVAL HOSPITAL OAK HARBOR Evelyn Mae Stewart, 7 pounds, 6 ounces, was born Dec. 12. She is the daughter of Jordan and Melissa Stewart. Mikaela Grace McCoppin, 5 pounds, 9 ounces, was born Dec. 18. She is the daughter of Matthew and Robin McCoppin. Gabriel Payton Graham, 7 pounds, .05 ounces, was born Dec. 19. He is the
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Records, awards, titles: Sports had it all in 2013 By JIM WALLER Sports editor
School records, nationallyranked swim times and world medals highlighted the second half of the sporting scene in 2013. The highlights of January through mid-May 2013 appeared in last Wednesday’s News-Times.
May The Oak Harbor High School softball team defeated Marysville Getchell 7-4 in eight innings in a tie-breaker game to qualify for the district tournament for the first time in 10 years. Shawna Steele had two hits, including a home run, in the win. Steele set a school season record with five home runs and tied the school record for career home runs (seven) and runs (23). OHHS’s Annie Leete broke a 39-year-old school
record by firing a 70 in the first round of the girls district golf tournament on the way to winning the individual title by 20 stokes. Leete followed up that effort by placing ninth in the state 3A tournament. At the 1A state golf tournament, Coupeville siblings Christine and Austin Fields placed 15th and 29th. At the state 3A track meet, Chirs Hailer placed second in the high jump and John Rodeheffer and Alex Laiblin both ran to sixth in the 3,200. Rodeheffer’s time of 9:20.19 was a new school record. Coupeville’s Madison Tisa McPhee finished third in the 100 hurdles at the state 1A track meet. Tisa-McPhee teamed up with Jai’Lysa Hoskins, Sylvia Hurlburt and Makana Stone to take fifth in the 4x200 relay. At the district meet a week earlier, Tisa McPhee set a school record of 48.01 in the 300 hurdles.
were selected the school’s Athletes of the Year.
June
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Oak Harbor graduate Marti Malloy, right, defeats Hungrey’s Hedvig Karakas to win the Miami judo Grad Prix in June. Malloy went on to finish second in the world championships in August. Doug Pierce won the 48th annual Whidbey Golf Club
Men’s Invitational May 25 and 26.
Boys team closing in on first win By JIM WALLER Sports editor
The Oak Harbor High School boys basketball team inched closer to winning its first game of the year as the three-game Bellevue College Tournament progressed, but the Wildcats couldn’t quite snag a victory. Oak Harbor took an early lead but lost 68-58 to Inglemoor Friday, Dec. 27. The Wildcats came from 12 points down to catch Meadowdale, but the Mavericks recovered to win 69-65 Saturday, Dec. 28. Oak Harbor rallied in the fourth quarter to tie Renton but fell 73-69 in overtime Monday, Dec. 30. The Wildcats started strong against Inglemoor, using a full court press to zip to an 18-12 first-quarter lead. The Vikings, however, closed out the half on a 12-2 run to knot the game at the break. Fatigue and lack of depth was a factor in the game, Oak Harbor coach Mike Washington said. Each time he subbed to give the starters rest, Inglemoor surged. It remained close until into the fourth quarter, then Inglemoor (4-3) steadily pulled away. Drew Washington and Dyllan Harris each nailed five threes for Oak Harbor; Washington piled up 27 points and Harris 18. Sean Erskine and Zach Gibbs
had four points, Gabe Groenig and DiAngelo McKinney two and Elijah Smith one. Washington also had five assists and Groenig collected seven rebounds. Coach Washington said, “I feel things will turn around here soon. The kids don’t quit and have great attitudes.” Meadowdale upped its lead to 47-35 in the third quarter, then the Wildcats sliced the gap to 51-49 by the end of the period with a 14-4 run. The ‘Cats took the lead in the fourth quarter, but the Mavs, with strong offensive rebounding at the end, recovered to nip the Wildcats. Drew Washington had 29 points (including six threes), seven rebounds and three assists. Gibbs added a double-double (18 points and 10 rebounds). Harris finished with 11 points, Smith three, Groenig two and Jake Sturdevant two. In the Renton game, Drew Washington drilled a 25-foot shot with six seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime. Oak Harbor jumped on the Indians early, finishing the first period on top 18-10. Renton (3-4) chipped away, cutting the lead to 31-28 at halftime and moving ahead 45-44 late in the third quarter. Discussing overtime, Mike
Washington said, “We gave up several offensive rebounds at key times and they capitalized on them. “We have to become more efficient on the defensive end. Giving up 26 offensive boards is not going to get anyone a ‘W.’” Renton, in a rarity, snared more rebounds on offense than defense (26 to 24). In all, the Indians outrebounded Oak Harbor 50-36 and outscored the Wildcats 24-14 in second-chance points. The Indian bench outscored the Oak Harbor reserves 24-2. The Wildcats received a boost from Smith. The 5-6 sophomore guard made his first start, hit three three-pointers and scored 15 points. Drew Washington tallied 22 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots. Harris collected 16 points and four assists, Gibbs had 12 points and nine rebounds, Groenig scored two points and grabbed 10 boards and Shane Huttula had two points and four rebounds. Oak Harbor (0-2, 0-8) entertains Marysville Getchell (0-3, 1-9) at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times
Oak Harbor sophomore Elijah Smith made his first start against Renton and scored 15 points.
Amanda d’Almeida and Danny Savalza of Coupeville
Christina Wicker and Josh Crebbin earned Oak Harbor High School’s Athlete of the Year honors. Oak Harbor’s Marti Molloy followed up her Olympic bronze medal in judo with a gold medal at the Miami Grand Prix June 15. Oak Harbor graduate Allison Duvenez finished her collegiate track season at Northwest Christian University (Eugene, Ore.) with school records in the 400 meters, 400-meter hurdles and 3,000-meter steeplechase. Cathy Chapman and Lori Johnson won the 39th annual Whidbey Golf Club Women’s Invitational by five strokes June 27 and 28. SEE 2013, A10
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July Central Whidbey, coached by Bob Brown, and North Whidbey, coached by Jerry Newton, placed second and third respectively at the 11/12 Little League District Tournament completed July 6 in Sedro-Woolley. The North Whidbey 9/10 Little League softball team (which included two players from Central Whidbey), coached by Dan Abbott, thumped Sedro-Woolley 17-7 to claim the District 11 championship and a berth in the state tournament. Robert Tercero came from four strokes down to capture the first Whidbey Amateur Golf Tournament. Lilly Hammitt of the Island Flyers won her flight in one event and finished in the top 10 in two others at the National Tumbling and Trampoline Championships in Kansas City.
August North Whidbey Aquatic Club’s Olivia Tungate, 12, was selected to the Pacific Northwest Swim all-star team after recording six times that were among the top 25 in the country in her age group. Oak Harbor’s Andy Wyman won the second annual Race the Reserve Aug. 10. Bill VanCleef’s twoday total of 150 was good for a three-stroke victory in the 36th annual Men’s Invitational at the Gallery Golf Course Aug. 17 and 18. Malloy added another prestigious medal to her collection Aug. 28 by placing
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The Oak Harbor High School cross country team, coached by Eric Peterson, finished second in the top division in both the boys and girls standings of the 171-team Three-course Challenge in Seaside, Ore., Sept. 21.
October Nalani Gabbert’s golden goal in double overtime lifted the Oak Harbor High School soccer team to a 1-0 win over visiting Stanwood Oct. 1, recording the Wildcats’ first conference win since 2010. Emily Huffer, a Running Start junior at Oak Harbor High School, earned a spot on this year’s USA Swimming Scholastic All-America team. Coupeville High Schools’ Ben Etzell and Aaron Curtin placed first in doubles and Sebastian Davis finished second in singles at the 1A district tennis tournament Oct. 15. Etzell and Curtin then placed third in the tri-district tournament Oct. 29 to earn a berth in the state tournament. Rodeheffer was the boys individual champion at the Western Conference 3A cross country championships.
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Oak Harbor High School volleyball coach Kerri Molitor, right, and her team members are all smiles after completing a surprising postseason run and finishing sixth in the state tournament. individual effort by a girl in the history of the program. The Oak Harbor High School volleyball team, which entered the district playoffs as the seventh seed, began its surprising postseason run with back-to-back upsets in the district tournament. The Wildcats, coached by Kerri Molitor, finished second in district and went on to place sixth in the state 3A tournament. Jake Tumblin ran for 315 yards and the Coupeville High School football team closed out the season with a 54-0 win over Chimacum. Oak Harbor swimmer Marissa Morris won the district 200-yard freestyle and finished second in the 500 to qualify for the state meet. At state, Morris recorded the best OHHS finish with a 13th in the 500. The Oak Harbor football
November Rodeheffer added the district title Nov. 2 and placed 11th at state Nov. 9. The Oak Harbor girls, coached by Peterson and Andy Wesley, finished 11th as a team at state. Among individuals, Jonalynn Horn placed eighth and Alex Laiblin 13th. Horn’s finish was the second best
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team, coached by Jay Turner, had a solid season but lost 40-7 to Mount Si in a quaddistrict playoff game The Wildcats finished second in the Wesco North and defeated Meadowdale in a seeding game. Oak Harbor’s Mary Johnston was invited to train with the United States Soccer Federation GU-14 team. Duvenez, running cross country for Northwest Christian College, earned allAmerican status by finishing 25th (18:24) in the national NAIA championship race.
December Tungate was awarded two top-10 certificates by USA Swimming for her
performances at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Long Course Championships. Then at the PNS 14-andunder championships Dec. 13-15, she placed second in the 200 backstroke (2:07.98) and 11th or better in five other events. In the same meet, Oak Harbor’s Kelly Huffer, swimming for the Bellingham Bay Swim Team, earned high point honors. The eighthgrader swam personal bests in all six of her events, winning five. Coupeville High School senior Nick Streubel was named to the Associated Press 1A all-state football team as a second-team offensive lineman.
Hot foes shoot down OH girls hoop team Two hot-shooting teams gunned down the Oak Harbor High School girls basketball team in the Prostock Winter Classic at Mount Vernon High School Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27 and 28. The Wildcats fell to Bellingham 49-30 Friday and to Cedarcrest 74-35 Saturday. Bellingham shot 55 percent in the first half to jump to a 29-14 lead and shot 48 percent for the game. Oak Harbor put up two more shots than the Red Raiders in the game but hit nine less, a 25 percent clip. Cedarcrest shot over 50 percent in both halves, finishing 26-for-48, 54 percent, while rolling by Oak Harbor. The Wildcats shot 32 percent
(12-for-37) in the contest. Oak Harbor also struggled on the boards in both games. Bellingham out-rebounded the Wildcats 37-19, and the Red Wolves owned a 31-14 edge. Against Bellingham (6-3), Annie Leete topped Oak Harbor with 11 points. Natalie Fiallos had six, Jinai Guzman five, Hayley Lundstrom four, Liz Lym two, Brook Peplinski one and Deja Bunch one. Against Cedarcrest (8-1), Leete scored 16 points; Bunch 11; AnnaBelle Whitefoot, Guzman, and Julie Jansen two each; and Lym and Fiallos one apiece. Oak Harbor (0-7) hosts Sedro-Woolley (1-5) in a nonleague game at 7:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6.
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Mt. Baker ski bus still hanging on By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter
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Shocking start
Those who braved the waters for the polar bear plunge in Oak Harbor felt the shock of the cold water and didn’t take long to get back on dry land.
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t was one of the rare times Scott Dudley could be seen in public with his hair out of place. However, it was clear to Oak Harbor’s mayor that a messy head of hair was a small price to pay for the fun he had with his family and with the community. Dudley and his two teenage sons were among the brave souls who submerged themselves in the chilly saltwater as they participated in Oak Harbor’s first Polar Bear Plunge on an overcast New Year’s Day. About 60 people took the noon plunge into the lagoon at Windjammer Park after roughly 120 participated in the 5K Resolution Run along the Oak Harbor waterfront. Dudley covered the 5K course before cooling off in the lagoon. “It was refreshing, invigorating,” Dudley said. “It was very enjoyable.” Not everyone shared that same sentiment as the shock of the cold water set in, especially the youngsters who gave it a try. While some took the true plunge from the dock, the majority walked or ran into the water from the beach, with some reversing course almost immediately. Jamie Goodenough, wearing a polar bear suit, and her four kids all held hands as they ran in.
“I kind of fell and took them all with me,” Goodenough said. “That outfit took me down.” “It was awesome, Conner Goodenough, 7, said. “It was freezing,” said his sister, Lilly, 10. “It felt like there was sand on my arms but there was no sand.” Just goose bumps. The event was organized by Flyers Restaurant and Brewery with help from the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Jason Tritt, one of the owners of Flyers, grew up in Oak Harbor. He said participation in the run and plunge exceeded his expectations. “There wasn’t an event like this in town,” Tritt said. “A lot of the towns around us do a polar bear plunge resolution run. The base offers one; it’s not open to the public. So a lot of people travel out of town for it. So, we thought it would be fun to organize an event here locally.” “We thought the park was a perfect location with the lagoon,” Tritt said. “It’s a safe environment for kids and family and everybody.” A large number of Oak Harbor Fire Department members were on hand to show community support and be on site if help was needed. The event appeared to go off without a hitch, however. Tents were provided so participants could change clothes quickly and start to warm up.
About 60 people celebrate new year with plunge into chilly waters of Oak Harbor lagoon
Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley chases his son DeVere shortly after both entered the water. Jade, a canine partcipant, looks on. Kimberly Rath Gabler and her daughter Ambyrlie, 9, ran into the water with their German shepherd, Jade. While the freezing water stopped Ambyrlie in her tracks, her mom and Jade ventured deeper. “We do quite a bit of running,” Rath Gabler said of Jade. “We decided to do the run today and what better way to cool off than to freeze yourself.” That’s sort of how Dudley saw it. Standing chest deep in water, he dove forward, surfaced then splashed water at his 18-year-old son, DeVere. He playfully wrestled a bit with DeVere with son Govan,
16, nearby trying to get out of the way. The whole Dudley family participated in the run, including his wife, Christine, and their daughter Gianna, 13. “He’s always wanting to do these types of things,” Gianna said. “He always wants to do stuff with the community.” Dudley said he and his family have participated in the polar bear plunge at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in past years. This one in the lagoon is special because it was in the heart of the town he serves. “We’re already looking forward to next year,” he said.
A longtime winter ride program that shuttles young skiers from Oak Harbor to Mount Baker is back on course after doubts crept up in recent weeks about its future. A group of parents worked with the Oak Harbor School District as well as Mount Baker Ski Area to extend a ski bus program that’s been around North Whidbey for more than 20 years. The group signed up 18 high school and middle school students and secured a school district employee and other chaperones to keep the program alive. The parents had until Jan. 2 to report to Mount Baker whether they’d have enough participation and qualified supervisors. Although participation fell short of their goal of 25, the parents and a coordinator with Mount Baker Ski Area worked out an arrangement so that the program would cover six trips to the mountain instead of the usual eight, with the first one happening Jan. 11. Through the winter ride program, students must pay $150 each to cover transportation costs then receive discounted rates on lessons, lift tickets or season passes, and rental equipment. Last year, parents used a charter bus to transport Oak Harbor kids to Mount Baker, but the cost was steep, according to Lori Holt, who’s son participated. This year, the Oak Harbor School District agreed to allow a school bus to shuttle kids and chaperones, however, it required that one of the chaperones be a school district employee during all of the trips. Coreen Lerch stepped forward to take on that role, however, the parent group is still seeking another school district employee to keep Lerch from having to attend every trip. The parents also are looking for more student riders and additional chaperones. There is hope that more riders and chaperones could possibly extend the program to eight weeks. The winter ride program is aimed at high school and middle school students. Single riders may join the group for $33 a trip. Students and parents qualify for that rate. n For information about Oak Harbor’s program, or to sign up, call Lori Holt at 360-544-4107, or email to her at lorih1999@gmail.com
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Saturday Jan. 4
SPIRIT OF WRITING: Celebrate the Spirit of Writing at 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at Oak Harbor Library. Join winners of Whidbey Island Writers Association Spirit of Writing Contest as they read from their new anthology, “In the Spirit of Writing 2013.” Programs are one hour, with refreshments and an opportunity to meet the authors afterward. Event is free, open to the public and supported by the Friends of the Oak Harbor Library. 360-675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org
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vention panel, 12:45 p.m., Jan. 11, Oak Harbor Library conference room 137. Open to all. Required by local driving school for driver’s education student and parent. 360-672-8219.
Kids workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, Jan. 4, The Home Depot, Oak Harbor. Bring your kids and help them build and decorate a desk calendar for the new year. Kids will receive an apron, pin and certificate of completion. Free.
Acting auditions, 1-5 p.m., Jan. 11, Whidbey Playhouse Star Studio, Oak Harbor. The Whidbey Playhouse will hold auditions for the musical “1776” Jan. 11 and again from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 12 at the playhouse, 730 S.E. Midway Blvd. Call-backs, if needed, will be 6 p.m. Jan. 14. The show, directed by Gaye Litka, will run weekends during the month of April.
Kindle basics class, 10 a.m., Jan. 4, Oak Harbor Library. Learn how to download free books from the library to your Kindle. 360675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org
Sunday
Resolution Run and Polar Bear Plunge, 11 a.m., Jan. 4, Gallery Golf Course, Ault Field, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. For those with base access only. 5K run begins at 11 a.m., followed by plunge at noon at nearby Rocky Point Recreation Area. Food Forest work party, noon-2 p.m., Jan. 4, next to Hal Ramaley Park on Bayshore Drive, Oak Harbor. Volunteer work parties to meet every Saturday at noon to help prepare for community garden downtown. Efforts will include soil building activities such as laying cardboard and compost as well as sharing ideas and plans for the future of the community garden. Volunteers will meet beside Hal Ramaley Park. Dance for actors workshop, 1-3 p.m., Jan. 4, Whidbey Playhouse, Oak Harbor. Eight-week workshop that will be taught jointly by Daunne Zinger and K. Sandy O’Brien. Begins Jan. 4 and is Saturdays, 1-3 p.m. $75. Must have a minimum of 12 participants. Preregistration required. 360-6792237, or office@whidbeyplayhouse. com Saturday matinee at the library, 2 p.m., Jan. 4, Oak Harbor Library. “Oz: The Great and Powerful” is showing. Popcorn provided. Free. 360-675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org German chat group, 5:30 p.m., Jan. 4, Northwest Language and Cultural Center, 5023 Langley Road, Langley. German chat group open to public. Meets Saturdays. 360-321-2101, or programs@ nwlanguageacademy.com Whidbey Art Gallery artist reception, 5-7 p.m., Jan. 4, 220 Second St., Langley. Artist reception for twins Dand and Mike Burroughs. 360-222-0336, www. whidbeyartists.com
Sunday Jan. 5
Meet the artist, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Jan. 5, Penn Cove Gallery, Front St., Coupeville. Fine art photographer Kelly Kellogg has more than 20 years experience capturing the scenic wonders of the Pacific Northwest. Kellogg uses a variety of camera formats and photographic techniques in his art, bringing composition, exposure and light together in an interesting way. The end results are
Jan. 12
Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times
A paddleboarder dressed in a skirt glides through Oak Harbor on New Year’s Day while others chose more relaxing ways to spend the afternoon at Windjammer Park. frequently realistic, sometimes impressionistic. 360-678-0857, or www.penncovegallery.com
Monday Jan. 6
Download books from Overdrive, 2 p.m., Jan. 6, Oak Harbor Library. Learn how to download free eBooks and eAudiobooks from the library using the OverDrive Media console. Discover the collection of titles available from Sno-Isle libraries. Bring your library card, Adobe ID and your Android phone or tablet or your IPad, IPhone or IPod Touch charged and ready to go. Space is limited; please pre-register. 360675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org Whidbey to the Arctic on a Bike, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Jan. 6, Coupeville Library. In 2006, Pat Rodden took off on his bike from his Whidbey Island home and rode 2,000 miles through the Canadian wilderness to the Northwest Territories. Hear the stories, enjoy the photos and learn some tips on bicycle touring. Funded by Friends of the Coupeville Library. 360678-4911, or www.sno-isle.org
Tuesday Jan. 7
Alzheimer’s Association support group meeting, 10 a.m.-noon, Jan. 7, Bayview Senior Center, 14594 Highway 525, Langley. Free. 360-321-1600.
Wednesday Jan. 8
Daughters of American Revolution meeting, 11:30 a.m.,
Jan. 8, San Remo Restaurant, 421 N.E. Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Governor Isaac Stevens chapter meeting. 360-941-4407. Senior Affairs Series, 2-3:30 p.m., Jan. 8, Coupeville Library. Rick Castellano will be showing the new video documenting the unique history of the Sunnyside Cemetery. It features stories and images of the pioneers that settled here. General discussion will follow. 360-632-5687.
Thursday Jan. 9
Ebey’s Forever grant workshop, 5:30-7 p.m., Jan. 9, Coupeville Library. If you own one of the many historically significant buildings within Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, you’re encouraged to attend a workshop on how to apply for a 2014 Ebey’s Forever Grant. You’ll find out how the grant works and what it means for your historically significant building. Hosted by the Trust Board of Ebey’s Landing NHR, this is a free workshop and open to the public. If you’re not sure if your building is on the National Historic Register or need help in determining a workscope on your project, please call 360-678-6084. Fishin’ Club meeting, 7 p.m., Jan. 9, M-Bar-C Ranch, Freeland. Matt Malone, owner of the Whidbey Rod Company, will be the speaker for the Fishin’ Club’s meeting. Care, maintenance and storage of fishing and boating gear is the topic of his presentation.
Friday Jan. 10
Second Friday Nonfiction
book group, 10:30 a.m., Jan. 10, Coupeville Library. Enjoy reading nonfiction? Bring a friend and join the discussion of “John Adams” by David McCullough. Supported by Friends of the Coupeville Library. 360-678-4911, or www.sno-isle.org Seattle Opera preview: Rigoletto, noon, Jan. 10, Freeland Library; 2 p.m., Coupeville Library. Join Seattle Opera educator Robert McClung at the library for an engaging hour-long multimedia presentation that covers the basics of history, music and stagecraft of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. Hugely popular ever since its Venice premiere, Verdi’s tense and brutal tale of a deformed court jester caught in a web of corruption, lechery and revenge runs the full emotional gamut in true operatic fashion. The iconic melodrama boasts an action-packed plot, memorable complex characters and a hit parade of brilliant music. 360-331-7323, or www.sno-isle.org
Saturday Jan. 11
Legislative Brunch, League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island, 9:30 a.m., Jan. 11, Whidbey Golf Club, 2430 S.W. Fairway Lane, Oak Harbor. Speakers will be Sen. Barbara Bailey and Representatives Norma Smith and Dave Hayes. Cost $20. Checks may be sent by Jan. 6 to: LWV, P.O. Box 1933, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, or you may pay at the door. 360-6755596. Closet design workshop, 10-11:30 a.m., Jan. 11, The Home Depot, Oak Harbor. Learn how to design and build a custom closet for your home. Free. IDIPIC North Whidbey DUI/Underage Drinking pre-
Island Consort concert, 2-4 p.m., Jan. 12, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Members of Island Consort perform an afternoon of chamber music, with works by Handel, Mozart Schubert and both Robert and Clara Schumann. $15 adults, $10 youth. 360-321-5294, or www.wicaonline.com
Monday Jan. 13
Monday Morning Knitters, 10 a.m., Jan. 13, Oak Harbor Library. Share knowledge and build skills in the supportive atmosphere of the library’s Center for Lifelong Learning. Beginners, please bring a pair of No. 8 or No. 9 needles and a skein of worsted-weight yarn. 360-675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org Kindle Basics, Downloading free eBooks, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Jan. 13, Coupeville Library. Learn how to download free OverDrive eBooks from the library to your Kindle device. For a fully interactive experience, bring your library card number and fully-charged Kindle with its USB cable. You will also need your Amazon login and password. Space is limited. Please pre-register at www.sno-isle.org or call 678-4911. Camera class, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Jan. 13, Coupeville Library. Introductory class with local photographer Dave Sharpe, who will help you set up your new camera to make great images. Learn about ISO, aperture, white balance and other settings. 360-678-4911, or www.sno-isle.org
Tuesday Jan. 14
Oak Harbor Garben Club monthly meeting, 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Jan. 14, Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church, 1050 S.E. Ireland St. Cathy Rooks will lead program “Making Your Ornamental Garden Beautiful and Tasty too.” Rooks is a lifelong gardener with degrees in ornamental horticulture and landscape design. She will share information on her active role in the City of Langley beautification project. 360-6787056.
ISLAND DIGEST ACA poses problems for fire districts n The Affordable Care Act may force local fire districts to pay health insurance costs starting in 2015. A clause in the legislation states that companies with more than 50 employees pay health insurance or pay a fine of $2,000 per firefighter not receiving coverage. The Internal Revenue Service considers volunteers as employees if they work more than 30 hours a week. South Whidbey Fire/EMS has 85 volunteers, six full-time staff and a full-time chief.
Masked man breaks into Langley home n Law enforcement officials are looking for a masked man who broke into a Langley area home last week. The suspect is described as an unknown masked male who entered the home through a window and pointed a shotgun at residents. He did not make any demands. Sheriff Mark Brown said last week his department didn’t have any suspects yet.
off on Langley’s Shoreline Master Program. City staff worked on the document for two years and the 60-day appeal process started Dec. 2.
Crabbing closes for the season n Recreational crabbing in the Puget Sound region closed at 5 p.m. Dec. 31. Sports crabbers are required to report their winter catch by Feb. 1, even if they didn’t catch any crab. If they don’t file the report, then they will be fined $10. Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1, catch reports may be submitted online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ wdfw/puget_sound_crab_catch. html or mailed to WDFW CRC Unit, 600 Capitol Way N., Olympia, WA 98501-1091.
Langley street project starts Jan. 20
The Bayview Valero station was robbed in December by a shotgun-wielding man.
n Work to overhaul the roadway and utilities on Langley’s Second Street will begin Jan. 20. The $2.2 million project will replace the existing street and utility lines from Cascade to Anthes avenues.
Contact the sheriff’s office at 360-678-4422, 360-679-9567 or tips@co.island.wa.us
Federal and state grants are covering $1.4 million of the project’s cost.
Man survives after People needed 15 minutes in harbor for impact panels n A boater was transported to Whidbey General Hospital last week after falling out of his boat and spending approximately 15 minutes in the cold waters of Holmes Harbor. Clinton carpenter Forrest Hill heard pleas for help.
The Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Island County seeks volunteers for its DUI/ Underage Drinking prevention panels.
n The Washington State Department of Ecology signed
Call 672-8219 or email idipic@ idipic.org for more information.
He grabbed an inflatable dinghy and rowed out to retrieve the man. The man in the water wasn’t wearing a lifejacket.
Come Worship With Us! Concordia Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Adult Bible Study & Sunday School......9:00am Worship Service ......................................10:15am
Pastor Mark T. Hanson 360-675-2548 Preschool 360-679-1697
590 N. Oak Harbor St • Oak Harbor www.concordialutheranwhidbey.org
Oak Harbor Southern Baptist Church 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
Whidbey Island Messianic Fellowship Where Yeshua is Lord Come Learn the Hebraic Roots of Your Faith
We welcome you to join us for worship and celebration
Meeting at: The Oak Harbor Christian School Bldg A 675 E. Whidbey Ave. Oak Harbor, WA 360-675-7189 Saturdays at 10:30am
Worship Hours: Adult Sunday School: 9:00 am Worship Service: 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School 10:30 am
331-5191 • Freeland
www.trinitylutheranfreeland.com
Everyone is welcome to join us! Youth Ministries-Choirs-Bible Studies Dave Johnson .........................................Pastor Jake Howell Director of Children & Youth Ministry Chet Hansen ............................Music Minister
675-2441 • oakharborfumc.org 1050 SE Ireland St • Oak Harbor
Word Of Everlasting Life & Faith Church
Best Western Hotel Conference Room 33175 State Route 20 Oak Harbor, WA. 98277-8713 360-682-2323
SUNDAY Bible Study 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am Come Worship With Us!
Ordinary People Discovering an Extraordinary God Sunday Service 10:30am
Thursday Bible Study 7:00pm
A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME Sunday Morning...............10am Sunday Evening............ 6:30pm Wednesday..........................7pm
632-7243
555 SE Regatta Dr. • Oak Harbor The Rev. Rilla Barrett The Episcopal Church on North Whidbey Island
A Member of the Anglican Communion Worldwide
360-279-0715 www.ststephensofoakharbor.org
1000 NE Koetje Street (Just North of Office Max)
“To Know Christ & Make Him Known”
679-3579
Sunday Morning:
Tuesday Bible Study 7:00pm Sun Service 11am • Sun Children’s Church 11am We Welcome All Pastor Yvonne Howard & the C.O.R.C.C. Family
656 SE Bayshore Dr, Suite #2 • 675-0935
NW 2nd Avenue & Heller Road Across the street from OHHS Stadium
Sunday Worship ......8:00 & 10:30 am Sunday School......................... 9:15 am Nursery Available
Sunday Evening Prayer 6:30 PM at St. Mary Catholic Church in Coupeville Jeffrey Spencer, Lead Pastor Pastor Marc Stroud, Associate Pastor
679-1561
oakharborlutheran.org
250 SW 3rd Avenue • Oak Harbor
490 NW Crosby Ave., Oak Harbor 675-5008 Sunday Services 9:00, 10:30 & 11:45 am
(Behind K-Mart)
675-3441
www.frcoh.org office@frcoh.org
Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastor
www.churchofchrist-oh.org oakharborchurch@gmail.com
675-4837
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
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island 20103 State Route 525 Freeland
Sunday Service at 10:00 am
Minister: Rev. Dennis Reynolds Childcare Year-Round Religious Education Sept-June All are welcome 360-321-8656 www.whidbey.com/uucwi uuadmin@whidbey.com
185 N Oak Harbor St. ~ Oak Harbor
“You Have The Right To Be Free”
Lutheran Church
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
St. Augustineʻs Parish • 675-2303
The City Of Refuge Christian Church
Oak Harbor
Sunday Morning Services • 8:45am Traditional Worship • 9:50am Sunday School • 10:30am Contemporary Worship Children and Worship
The Catholic Church Invites You….
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES WITH YOUR COFFEE
James Lindus, Pastor Dennis Hanson, Pastor Eric Ottum, Pastor Jerry O’Neill, Pastor Karl Olsen, Minister of Music
Bible Classes for all ages..............9:30am Worship Assembly......................10:30am Wednesday Night ..........................6:30pm Matt Oliver, Preaching Minister
Whidbey Presbyterian Church
• Small Groups • Community Outreach • Youth and Family Ministries • Childcare All Services • Much More! www.whidbeypres.org
Nursery provided for both services
Oak Harbor Church of Christ
Located on Goldie Road
SOULS HARBOR
Fall Schedule Sunday Worship 8:00, 9:30 &11:00 am Sunday School and Adult Ed 9:30 am
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Join us for Sunday Service in the Main Sanctuary at 11:30am
40 NE Midway Blvd, #103 • Oak Harbor Pastor Dr. Thomas Stoneham Sr., Minister Donald Cole
Woodard Road, Highway 525, Freeland
319 SW 3rd Ave 360-675-4852 www.oakharborag.org
(The Pentecostals of Island County)
Worship Services 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
P.O. Box 1200 • 107 S. Main St, Ste E101 • Coupeville, WA 98239 360-675-6611 • www.whidbeynewstimes.com
Trinity Lutheran Church
First United Methodist Church
CALVARY APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE
1148 SE 8th Ave Oak Harbor
COMPLIMENTARY
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
Promote your place of worship in the Whidbey News-Times for only $12.50 per week for a single size ad. Please call 360-675-6611
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Masses: Saturday Sunday Wed & Fri
5:00 pm 8:00am & 9:30 am 9:00 am
On the web: www.staugustineoh.org
St. Maryʻs Parish 678-6536 207 Main St. ~ Coupeville
Masses: Sunday Thurs
11:15 am 12:10 pm
www.oakharborfamilybible.org
www.elivingword.org
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
Ecology endorses shoreline plan
IDIPIC is looking for people who have been injured in a DUI crash, had a friend or family member injured or killed in one, caused DUI injury or fatality, worked with DUI victims or offenders, gotten a DUI or a family member has, or has been in alcohol/other drug recovery.
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ISLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK Full Time Position - 40 Hours Per Week
Full Time, Sun-Thurs, 12pm-8:30pm
Island Transit is accepting applications for an Administrative Clerk position. The successful individual in this position will provide receptionist and clerical suppor t functions to the agency. Must have the following demonstrated abilities and qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent and minimum one year of experience working in an office environment. Must have knowledge of office procedures and be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel); type 55 words per minute accurately; possess basic math skills; maintain a valid Washington State Driver’s License. The star ting wage for Administrative Clerk is $13.36 per hour. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing the following: an employment medical examination to include drug testing in order to be certified for the position; an employment reference check; criminal background check; and five year motor vehicle history check. Position description and application form can be obtained from our website at www.islandtransit.org or at the Oak Harbor C i t y H a l l , C o u p ev i l l e Town Hall, and Langley City Hall. Applications must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, January 8, 2014 and will be accepted only if mailed to the following address:
APPLY IN PERSON AT Careage of Whidbey 311 NE 3rd Street Coupeville, WA 98239 Or email resume to careage2@whidbey.net
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ISLAND COUNTY JOB OPENING Public Health Nurse II Public Health Coordinator www.islandcounty.net/hr
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Skagit Farmers Supply Oak Harbor Countr y Store is now accepting applications for the following full time position:
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Lawn & garden supplies and equipment knowledge a plus. It’s a great time to join our growing business! To read full job descriptions and instructions for applying, please visit: www.skagit farmers.com/careers Applications may also b e o b t a i n e d a t a ny Skagit Farmers Supply Country Store location. www.skagitfarmers.com/careers
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REPORTER T h e C ov i n g t o n / M a p l e Valley Reporter, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a seasoned general assignment reporter with writing exper ience and photography skills. This is a senior position and is based out of the Covington office. The primary coverage will be city government, business, sports, general assignment stor ies; and may include arts coverage. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a Reporter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to: generate 8-10 by-line stories per week; use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover ; post on the publication’s web site; blog and use Twitter on the web; layout pages, using InDesign; shoot and edit videos for the web. The most highly valued traits are: commitment to community jour nalism and ever ything from short, brieftype stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; to be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; to be comfor table producing five bylined stories a week; the ability to write stories that are tight and to the point; to be a motivated self-starter; to be able to establish a rapport with the community. Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to work effectively in a deadline-driven environment. Minimu m o f t wo ye a r s o f previous newspaper experience is required. Position also requires use of personal vehicle, possession of valid WA State Driver’s License and proof of active vehicle insurance. We offer a competitive hourly wage and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) Email us your cover letter, resume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to:
REPORTER The North Kitsap Herald, a Friday newspaper and daily online site located i n b e a u t i f u l Po u l s b o, Washington, is accepting applications for a fulltime sports and education reporter. The ideal candidate will have solid repor ting and writing skills, have up-to-date k n ow l e d g e o f t h e A P Stylebook, be able to shoot photos, be able to use InDesign and contribute to Web updates. This position includes health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave and holidays, and a 401k (with company match). The Herald, founded in 1901, was a 2012 Newspaper of the Year (Local Media Association) and a 2013 General Excellence winner (Washington Newspaper Publishers Association). If you want to work in an ambitious, dynamic newsroom, we want to hear from you. E.O.E. Email your resume, cover letter and up to 5 non-returnable writing and photo samples to hr@soundpublishing.com Or mail to EPNKH/HR Dept., Sound Publishing, 11323 Commando Rd W., Main Unit, Everett, WA 98204 www.soundpublishing.com
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Program Supervisor (71000) - FT (40 hrs/wk). Mount Vernon. Responsible for clinical and administrative supervision to Clinicians I and II serving Adult Extended Care clients. Provides on-site super vision to meet the needs of the clients. Provide direct treatment to caseload as needed. MA degree in Behavioral Science or related field; and Meet educational and training requirements for designation as a Mental Health Professional; and Four years of direct clinical service experience in behavioral healthcare with adults and older adults; and Experience with case management, individual and group treatment; and Knowledge of DBT (exper ience preferred); and 1-2 yrs. experience with providing clinical supervision in a mental health setting preferred. CDP p r e fe r r e d . C D B a c k ground required. Clinician II (41601) – FT (40 hrs/wk) in Mount Vernon on the Program for Asser tive Community Treatment (PACT) team. Clinician II serves on an interdisciplinary team providing case management, treatment planning, and crisis support and intervention services. Position wor ks to suppor t participants with severe m e n t a l h e a l t h n e e d s. Po s i t i o n r e q u i r e s a MA/MS in psychology, social work, or human services with at least two years of intensive outpatient case and crisis management experience with adults. LMHC strongly preferred. MHP eligible and Agency Affiliated Counselor required. Must be able to work in an on-call rotation and be comfortable working in at-risk situat i o n s ( h o m e l e s s n e s s, drug use, suicidal and other crisis-based behavior) and making team-based clinical decisions. Clinician II (93000/95000) – FT (40 hrs/wk) in Coupeville. Provides primary clinical therapy, case management and/or group treatment in various settings (i.e. home, school, respite, residential and/or clinic) to mental health clients and their families. Qualification: MA Degree in counseling or one of the social sciences. 2 years mental health exp. MHP. Registered in WA State. Valid WSDL w/insurable driving record. Union membership required. Wage is DOE + excellent benefits. Visit our website at www.compasshealth.org to learn more about our open positions and to apply. Send rÊsumÊ and cover letter to resume@compassh.org. EOE.
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legals COUPLE SEEKING TO ADOPT Loving couple seeking to ADOPT an infant. We can offer your baby a lifetime of opportunity, humor, adventure and financial security. We will provide a happy home, sharing our interests in the outdoors, travel, music, and sports. Let us help support you with your adoption plan. Contact us at direct at 206-920-1376, toll-free at 877-290-0543 or email AndrewCorley@outlook.com You can also contact our attorney at 206-728-5858, ask for Joan file #0376. Scout Troop 14 is conducting our annual South Whidbey Island Christmas tree removal on Jan. 11th. Visit swtroop14.org to schedule pick up and more information. Lost
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CHRISTIAN’S TOWING 615 CHRISTIAN ROAD OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 (360) 675-4887 office (360) 679-5142 fax F O R P U B L I C AT I O N ON: JANUARY 04, 2014 RE: CHRISTIAN’S TOWING ABANDONED VEHICLE AUCTION An open bid auction will be held at Christian’s Towing, 685 Christian Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 98277 on WEDNESDAY J A N UA RY 0 8 , 2 0 1 4 . Viewing will take place from 12:00pm to 3:00 PM JANUARY 08, 2014. Auction begins at 3 : 0 0 p m o n JA N UA RY 08, 2014. 96 ACURA SLX JAEDJ58V9T7B02123 097XAN 78 CHEV SUBWEX CCU168F200435 352XCH Legal No. 536141 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 4, 2014. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF THE PORT DISTRICT OF SOUTH WHIDBEY ISLAND’S COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME 2013-2019 PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will b e h e l d b y t h e Po r t Commission of South Whidbey Island on Januar y 14, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at 5475 Maxwelton Road, Langley, WA for the Comprehensive Scheme for the Port District of South Whidbey Island. The Comprehensive Scheme has been prepared and can be found on the Port’s website: www.por tofsouthwhidbey.com. For convenience, a hard copy of
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the document will be on file for viewing at the Port office at 1804 Scott Rd, Suite 101, Freeland WA. Questions regarding this Hearing may be directed to the Port Finance Manager Angi Mozer at 360-331-5494, or Emailed to portfinance@portofsouthwhidbey.com. The regular monthly meeting will be held on January 14, 2014, and will follow the Comprehensive Scheme Public Hearing at approximately 7:30 p.m. Legal No. 536143 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 4, 2014.
day, January 9, 2014: Address of auction: 6423 Humphrey Rd. Clinton, WA 98236 Time of auction: Auction begins at 11:00am with viewing from 9:00am to 11am. Information on auction vehicles: 1995 Chevy Astro Van, WA License # 507XPX, V I N # 1GNDM19W9SB109204 1998 Mazda Pickup, WA License # B39408F, VIN # JM2UF3130J0331345 If you have any questions please call Gary at 360-341-5274 or 425-330-1763. Legal No. 536160 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 4, 2014.
Facilities Planning Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue (CWIFR) invites architectural firms experienced in performing facility assessment and evaluation of existing facilities to submit qualifications for assessment of district facilities and development of a long term facilities plan inclusive of facilities requirements over the next 50 years. Fir ms must d e m o n s t ra t e r e l eva n t and recent experience (within the last five years) in the design of fire stations. Interested firms should contact Office Manager Kim Harpe to request a copy of the RFQ via telephone (360) 678-3602 or e m a i l cwfire@cwfire.org. Statements of qualifications must be received no later than 3:00 pm on Friday, February 7, 2014 Legal No. 530537 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. December 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, 2013 and January 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 2014.
Information Technology (IT) Services Request for Proposal (RFQ) Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue (CWIFR) invites firms experienced in providing IT support ser vices and networ k management. Firms must demonstrate a minimum of three years relevant and recent exper ience providing IT services in a similar computing environment to the District. Interested firms should contact Office Manager Kim Harpe to request a copy of the RFP via telephone (360) 678-3602 or e m a i l cwfire@cwfire.org. Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 pm on Friday, February 6, 2014 Legal No. Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record FOR AUCTION: December 21, 25, 28, S i m m o n s Tow i n g I n c . 2 0 1 3 , a n d J a n u a r y has two vehicles to be 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25,29, auctioned. and February 1,5, 2014. Date of Auction: Thurs-
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ISLAND COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SERVICES for ALA SPIT RESTORATION DESIGN & PERMITTING I s l a n d C o u n t y P u bl i c Health Department is soliciting interest from consultants who wish to be evaluated and considered to provide services for 90% design plans and per mitting for the preferred alternative in the Feasibility Assessment (Coastal Geological Services Inc., 2013): par tial removal of the rock groin and full removal of the remaining bulkhead segments (435 feet) and restructuring of the parking area at Ala Spit County Park. The Feasibility Assessment, additional background infor mation, full RFP, and selection scoring criteria are available online: http://www.islandc o u n tyeh.org/Projects/246. Questions regarding the project should be directed to Lori Clark at 360.679.7352. The submittal must be received no later than 4:30PM on January 24, 2014. Legal No. 532133 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 4, 2014.
LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID CRUSHED ROCK SUPPLIES FOR 2014 - 2016 ISLAND COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DIVISION
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Sealed bids will be rec e i ve d by t h e I s l a n d County Auditor in the County Administration Building, 1 NE 7th St., (P.O. Box 5000) Coupeville, WA 98239, until 1:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 for the following: Bayview, Coupeville, & Oak Harbor Road Shops: 9,000 tons, Crushed Surfacing Top Course (CSTC) 27,000 tons, Cr ushed Surface Base Course (CSBC) 18,000 tons, 3/8” #4 Aggregate for Bituminous Surface Treatment Camano Island Road Shop: 3,000 tons, Crushed Surfacing Top Course (CSTC) 9,000 tons, Crushed Surface Base Course (CSBC) 6,000 tons, 3/8” #4 Aggregate for Bituminous Surface Treatment Bids will not be accepted after 1:00 P.M. Proposals will be publicly opened and read in the Law & Justice Building Meeting Room 131, 101 N.E. 6th Street, Coupeville, Washington. All envelopes shall be clearly marked “ATTN: M I C H E L E T E F F T. SEALED BID CRUSHED ROCK SUPPLIES - TO BE OPENED ON WEDNESD AY, J A N U A R Y 2 2 , 2014 AT 1:30 PM”. SPECIFICATIONS are available without cost at the office of Island County Public Wor ks, Roads Division, 360-679-7331. Electronic copies of the bidding documents, planholders list, and any addenda for this solicitation can be accessed through an external link to QuestCDN from the website shown below. The bidding documents may be downloaded for free from the following website. W E B S I T E : http://www.islandcount y. n e t / P u b l i c Works/DoingBusinesswithICPW.asp. CONTACT INFORMATION: Matthew Nien-
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huis at the Island County Public Wor ks Depar tment M-Th 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. by phone at 360-678-7964 should there be questions regarding this solicitation. All inquiries must be received by the County a minimum of four business days prior to the bid opening date. Island County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive all informalities in the bidding process. BOARD OF ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I S L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON Legal No. 535834 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 1, 8, 2014. The Island County Finance Committee Meeting Schedule for 2014: Meetings are held the 4th Monday on a quar ter ly basis, commencing January 27, 2014. Committee members: BICC Chair, Treasurer and Auditor. M o n d ay J a n u a r y 2 7 , 2014 - 10:15 am Monday April 28, 2014 10:15 am Monday Jul 28, 2014 10:15 am M o n d ay O c t o b e r 2 7 , 2014 - 10:15 am D u ra t i o n o f m e e t i n g s 30-45 minutes Island County Administration Building, Room 116, 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville WA Static Agenda 1) Approval of Minutes 2) Treasurer’s Investment Report 3) Old Business 4) New Business 5) Public Input, if any Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider 360-679-7367, P O Box 5 0 0 0 , C o u p ev i l l e WA 98239 Legal No. 534903 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 4, 2014.
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NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OBTAIN CUSTODY. Per RCW 79.100, the WA Dept of Natural Resources (DNR) intends to take custody of the derelict ~32-ft cementhulled sailboat with unknown name/registration located at Deception Pass in Cornet Bay, Isl a n d C o u n t y, o n 1/22/2014 (Custody Date). After taking custody, DNR may use or dispose of it without further notice. The owner is responsible for all related costs. To retain custody of the vessel, before the Custody Date, the owner mu s t : 1 ) R e m ove t h e vessel from the water, or 2) Move it to an anchorage area or moorage facility that authorizes the vessel. If DNR removes the vessel under a temporary possession action, owner must pay DNR for costs incurred to date and pick up the vessel from its storage location. To redeem the vessel once DNR has taken custody, the owner must file a written request (one original and one copy) for a hearing with the Pollution Control Hearings Board, in person at 1111 Israel Rd, Tu m w a t e r WA , o r b y mail to PO Box 40903, O l y m p i a W A 98504-0903, and serve o n e c o p y o n D N R ’s Aquatic Resources Division at 1111 Washington Street SE, MS 47027, O l y m p i a W A 98504-7027. The appeal must include the following information: a copy of the decision you are appealing; your name and address (mailing and legal, if different) and, if applicable, the name and address of your representative; a daytime phone number; a brief statement why yo u a r e a p p e a l i n g ; a statement of what you want the Board to do; the signature of you or your representative. [This signature certifies
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Variance for a property (SEP-13-06), Transporlocated at 1771 SE 10th t a t i o n C o n c u r r e n c y Avenue in Oak Harbor (TRC-13-02), Landscape LIBRA Plan (PLN-13-07), and ( P a r c e l Looking at# some special deals Variance on vacaAdministrative S7738-06-00001-0). The (VAR-13-01) to your the seat City tions might you to book applicant is proposing to inspire of Oak Developconstruct a two-stor y, flight on the next out. Harbor, You feel in urgent duplex residential struc- ment Services Departa vacation, it won’t take much ment,and 865 SE Barrington ture on the siteneed withofothDrive, er improvements includ- you to persuade to go.Oak Harbor, WA ing driveways and land- 98277 scaping. The residential Lisa Bebee SCORPIO units will have either Permit Coordinator Legal 536090 three or four bedrooms, You realize that yourNo. health is of utmost r a n g i n g i n s i z e f r o m Published: The Whidbey importance. 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this notice with the court, o f t h e n o t i c e. I f t h e the notice agent has no claim is not presented knowledge of any other within this time frame, person acting as notice t h e c l a i m i s f o r e v e r agent or of the appoint- barred, except as otherment of a personal rep- wise provided in RCW resentative of the dece- 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 5 1 and dent’s estate in the state 11.40.060. This bar is WEEK AccordOF JANUARY 19 TO 25, 2014 of Washington. effective as to claims ing to the records of the against both the dececourt as are available on dent’s probate and nonTHEtheLUCKIEST SIGNS assets. THIS WEEK: the date of filing of probate this notice with the court, CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS, DATE OF AND FIRSTPISCES. PUBLIa cause number regard- C AT I O N : Ja nu a r y 4 , ing the decedent has not 2014. been issued to any other C H A R L I E R A N G E L , notice agent andARIES a per- Personal Representative sonal representative of c/o James L. Kotschwar, thorough clean-out at home, as well as the decedent’sA estate Attor ney for Personal has not been appointed at the office, should allow youWSBA to see Representative, A ny p e r s o n h av i n g a #10823 things from a better perspective. Some claim against the dece- 265 NE Kettle Street; rest isthe advisable youBox don’t get sick. dent must, before Suiteso1,that P.O. 1593 time the claim would be Oak Harbor, Washington barred by any otherwise 98277 applicable statuteTAURUS of limi- (360) 675-2207 t a t i o n s , p r e s eYou n t may t h e very wellNo. act536139 the hero in some Legal claim in the manner as Published: The Whidbey You really help a person in disp r o v i d e d i n way. RC Wcould News Times, The South tress who be grateful to you for a long 11.42.070 by serving on will Whidbey Record. or mailing to thetime notice January 4, 11, 18, 2014. to come. agent or the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a GEMINI copy of the claim and fil- SUPERIOR COURT OF You spend part of the week at WASHINGTON ing the original of the a good COUNTY claim with the court in home, perhaps because oneOFofSAN your chilwhich the noticedren agent’s is in need of hisJUAN or her favourite d e c l a ra t i o n a n d o a t h In the Matter of the Esnurse. If you tate:don’t have children, you were filed. The claim K Etaking N N Ecare T Hof another D A V I faD must be presented withlikely end up in the later of: (1) Thirty TUCKER, d ay s a f t e r t h e mily n o tmember. i c e Deceased. agent served or mailed Probate No. the notice to the creditor 13-4-05069-1 CANCER as provided under RCW PROBATE NOTICE TO some strange dreams this CREDITORS 11.42.020(2)(c);You ormight (2) have R CtoW 1 1 . 4them 0 . 0to2your 0, four months after week.the Be sure talk about date of first publication 11.40.030 They’llPersonal be able toRepresenhelp you uno f t h e n o t i c e. loved I f tones. h e The tative below has claim is not presented derstand them and named find a way to resolve within this time frame, been appointed as Perthem. Representative of t h e c l a i m i s fwhat’s o r e v ecausing r sonal barred, except as other- this Estate. Any person wise provided in RCW having a claim against LEO 11.42.050 a n d the Decedent must, beYou mayis have sudden urgetheto claim redecoforea the time 11.42.060. This bar would barred by possiany effective as to rate. claims You look morebeclosely at the against both the dece- o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e bilitynonof buying a homeofandlimitations, moving in the statute dent’s probate and probate assets. near future.present the claim in the Date of F i r s t manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by servPublication: VIRGOing on or mailing to the December 21, 2013. R O S E M A RY EYou’re L A I N in E anPersonal excellentRepresentative position to negoor the Personal RepreKUNOW, Notice Agent tiate something with someone. If you’reofa attorneys c/o JAMES L. KOTSCH- sentative’s at one theofaddress WAR, WSBA #10823 fan of socialrecord networks, your com265 NE Kettle Street; stated below, a copy of ments mightthe go viral. claim and filing the Suite 1, P.O. Box 1593 Oak Harbor, Washington original of the claim with Cour t. The claim 98277 LIBRA the must be presented with(360) 675-2207 your is going to be a thebatteries later of: (1) Thirty Legal No. 534558Recharging in the forces PerPublished: The Whidbey necessity, as(30) yourdays state after of health News Times, The South s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i ve you to rest. You could also devote served or mailed the body noWhidbey Record to the as December 21, 28, and2013 soul to tice someone you creditors love. p r ov i d e d u n d e r R C W and January 1, 4, 2014. SUPERIOR COURT OF 11.40.020(3); or (2) four SCORPIO (4) months after the date WASHINGTON of first publication of the COUNTY OF ISLAND Now is the time to leave your cocoon and In the Matter of the Es- Notice. If the claim is stop acting like a hermit. An active social not presented within this tate the claim is life starts withtime betterframe, organization and some of barred, except J O H N ( J U A Nplanning ) forever careful of activities with friends. as otherwise provided in RANGEL, RCW 11.40.051 and Deceased. RCW 11.40.060. This NO. 13 4 00247 9 SAGITTARIUS N OT I C E TO C R E D I - bar is effective as to You find thatclaims a lot ofagainst responsibilities both have the TORS probate non-to The personal represenlanded in your lap. assets Everyoneand seems probate assets of the tative named below has on you.Decedent. Perhaps it would be a good been appointed rely as perDATE yourself OF FIRST sonal representative idea toofsequester for aPUBLIwhile in CATION: December 28, this estate. Anyorder person to fulfill all your commitments. having a claim against 2013. the decedent must, be- Lori T. Miller, Personal fore the time the claim Representative CAPRICORN would be barred by any c/o Law Office of DougA dream requires some organio t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a b l e vacation las F. Strandberg, P.S. statute of limitations, 220 Spring Street zation and determination on your part in present the claim in the P.O. Box 547 order forinit toF come manner as provided r i d atrue. y HAafew r b changes o r , Ware A RCW 11.40.070 by serv- necessary sometimes 98250 to reach your goals. ing on or mailing to the Attor ney for Personal personal representative, Representative or their attorneyAQUARIUS at the Douglas F. Strandberg, address stated below, a WSBA Some feelings seem#926 to be disturbing you. copy of the claim and fil- 220 Spring Street It’s important emphasize your prioriing the original of the P.O.toBox 547 claim with the court in around F r i d afor y the H anecessary r b o r , inspiWA ties. Look which the probate pro- 98250 to-realize a great masterpiece. c e e d i n g s w e r eration com Legal No. 535429 m e n c e d . T h e c l a i m Published: The Whidbey must be presented with- News Times, The South PISCES in the later of: (1) Thirty Whidbey Record. days after the personal Sometimes you’re very docile and at and other December 28, 2013 representative served or January 4, 11, 2014. times you’re rather inflexible. You’re not mailed the notice to the alwaysuneasy to understand, despite your creditor as provided Find your perfectwill pet d e r Rimmense C W generosity. Consistency help 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) in the Classifieds. you in your relationships. four months after the www.nw-ads.com date of first publication
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of SUSAN LEE MULLINER CONSIDINE, Deceased. NO. 13-4-00241-0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) JULIE HADDEN, the Personal Representative (PR), has been appointed as PR of this estate. A ny p e r s o n h av i n g a claim against the Decedent that arose before the Decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the PR or the PR’s attorney(s) at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the cour t in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) 30 days after the PR served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided u n d e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication o f t h e N o t i c e. I f t h e claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 or RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication of Notice to Creditors: January 4, 2014. Name of Personal Representative: Julie Hadden Attorney for the Personal Representative: Christy C. Newman, Attorney at Law, WSBA No. 21101. Address for Mailing or Service: Chr isty C. N ew m a n , A t t o r n ey a t Law 7470 Bailey Road Clinton, WA 98236 Legal No. 536161 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 4, 11, 18, 2014.
to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after the 4th day of January 2014, and defend the aboveentitled action in the above entitled court and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a c o py o f yo u r a n sw e r upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff, at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demands of the complaint in this action which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of this action is to quiet title in plaintiff to real estate located in Island County, Washington, described as follows: Government Lot 4, Sect i o n 1 3 , Tow n s h i p 2 8 North, Range 3 E.W.M and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, To w n s h i p 2 8 N o r t h , Range 3, E.W.M., EXCEPT the North 555.30 feet; and EXCEPT the South 650 feet of said Government Lot 4 and Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; and EXCEPT those portions conveyed to Island County for road purposes by Deed dated May 23,1959 and recorded as Auditor’s File Nos. 131011 and 131012; and EXCEPT the following described tract: Beginning at a point on the West line of said Gover nment Lot 4, of said Section 13, which point lies 555.30 feet South of the Northwest comer of said Government Lot 4; t h e n c e E a s t , p a ra l l e l with the Nor th line of said Government Lot 4, 70 feet to the Nor theast cor ner of a tract of land conveyed to Island County, under Auditor’s File No. 131011, said point being the true point of beginning; thence South 16°18’30” West along the East line of said tract of land conveyed to Island County, 28.8 feet; thence south 17°44’40” West and continuing along the East line of said tract of land conveyed to Island County, 29 feet, more or less, to the South line ofthe Nor th 610.79 feet of said Gover nment Lot 4; thence East, along the South line of the North 610.79 feet of said Government Lot 4, a dist a n c e o f 5 5 . 4 9 fe e t ; thence North 17°44’40” East 29 feet, more or less; thence North 16°18’30” East 28.80 feet to the South line ofthe North 555.30 feet of said Government Lot 4; thence West, along the South line of the North 555.30 feet of said Government Lot 4; a distance of 55.49 feet to the true point of beginning Also together with Tidelands of the Second Class, as conveyed by the State of Washington, situate in front of, adjacent to and abutting thereon. Also together with a nonexclusive easement for ingress and egress and utilities, over and upon the North 20 feet ofthe last excepted tract described above. Ta x : P a r c e l N o s . R23813-069-0150 and
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY THOMAS H. LEE, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN P. DOHERTY and JANE DOE DOHERTY, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof, and their heirs and devisees, and MARY C. ODELL and JOHN DOE ODELL, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof and their heirs and devisees, Defendants. NO. 13-2-01012-1 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION The State of Washington to the said John P. Doherty, and Jane Doe Doherty, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof, and their heirs and devisees, and Mary C. Odell and John Doe Odell, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof, and their heirs and devisees; and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein, defendants: You, and each of you, are hereby summoned
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CONTINUED FROM A1 the search committee. “It’s going to be a long-term, good fit for the community,” Commissioner Kirk Huffer said during the Dec. 19 meeting. “If we push this, we’ll be selling the director position short.” Also during the meeting Dec. 19, a transition plan was discussed with the staff. Because no interim director was named, the board approved temporary pay adjustments for the senior staff members who are taking on more work with added responsibility. The aquatic director, senior cashier, payroll and team administrator will receive a
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Bill Walker resigned as North Whidbey Park and Recreation director in November. 20 percent temporary pay increase, and the maintenance supervisor will receive a 10 percent increase. North Whidbey Aquatic Club head coach Bill Patterson declined a 10 percent increase
in pay allocated to him at the meeting. He said he did not want to take away from his other colleagues who would be doing more than him. The board asked the staff how often they meet and work together. “I believe all of us realize that we have a strong team,” said Aquatic Director Erika Miller. “And we support each other really well.” Miller said the staff already meets on a regular basis when it comes to running the pool. “As a team we are able and regularly do this,” Miller said. “Moving forward, this is
how this team will continue to operate. “If we’re stuck, we go to each other. If we’re all stuck, we go to the advisory committee.” Walker told the board that the team in place is able to take on the added responsibility while the district works on hiring a new director. “It’s amazing the level of collaboration and respect they have for each,” Walker said. Commissioner Steve Hoffmire volunteered to advise the staff, if needed. Hoffmire said he’s at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool almost every day and has a good relationship with the staff. The board held a special meeting Friday, Dec. 27, to review the hiring timeline and announcement, and decided to wait until after the holidays. An update will be presented during the Jan. 16 board meeting.
AGENCY REVERSAL CONTINUED FROM A1 effect” determination in September, the office retracted its statement last week citing “new information about the project.” After receiving questions from the public, the project was reviewed, said Allyson Brooks, the state historic preservation officer. It was found that, while the Navy addressed archaeological concerns, it did not address affects the blocks may have on the historical nature of the area. Under the National Historic Preservation Act, or NHPA, projects involving national parks like Ebey’s Reserve must be reviewed by the state Historic Preservation Officer. “Clearly the Navy consulted the state archaeologist but did not consider the effects to the historic landscape,” Brooks said. Whether the blocks will be permanent is also a concern, according to Brooks. In correspondence to the state historic preservation officer’s office, Kendall Campbell, archaeologist and cultural resources program manager, said that the blocks are a temporary fix to address OLF’s security issues. “Ebey’s Reserve is adjacent to the northern boundary of OLF Coupeville,” Campbell said. “Since the concrete blocks are short
(less than 3 feet high) and easily removed, they do not permanently impact the ‘viewshed’ of Ebey’s Reserve or historic properties (like a solid fence, for example).” “The blocks are a temporary solution to a long identified security risk at OLF,” Campbell said. A more permanent solution to the airfield’s security issues would be treated as a separate undertaking, requiring a “more robust NEPA” process, said Campbell. A “no adverse effect” determination was sufficient for this type of barrier for up to five years, Brooks said. However, when the Navy was unable to furnish a solid time frame for the blocks, she said she factored this into her decision to reverse the determination. “For a period of longer than five years we contend that the visual impacts to the historic Ebey’s landscape will alter the characteristics that make the area nationally significant,” Brooks said in her determination letter. Because Brooks concluded that the project has an “adverse effect,” the Navy now moves into mitigation with the state agency, during which additional organizations will be consulted to determine a solution. A Memorandum of Agreement will need to be
drafted with the agreement of all affected parties. “The base’s cultural resources program manager continues to consult with the state on these projects, as well as with the National Park Service and the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve,” said Mike Welding, public affairs officer for NAS Whidbey. Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER, is calling for an immediate removal of the cement blocks at OLF. COER is a citizen group seeking closure of OLF Coupeville because of noise. “The shame is that none of this needed to occur if only the Navy had followed the rules established to protect the public,” said Michael Monson, COER president. “By making this decision to put a cement barrier wall at OLF, where the Navy had cut down a historically significant hedgerow barrier that had served security purposes for years, the Navy ignored the intent of the National Historic Preservation Act, as well as local civilian processes and procedures as published on the town of Coupeville’s website listed under Ebey’s Reserve’s building guidelines.” Bill MacMillan, NAS Whidbey airfield manager,
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The state’s Historic Preservation Officer has found that the Navy’s installation of cement blocks for security at Outlying Field Coupeville causes an “adverse effect” to the historical environment of the area which borders Ebey’s Landing National Preserve. said he has proposed additional security at OLF since he took the position in 2005, but it took a drunk driver to cause damage to OLF’s arresting gear in 2007 to raise the priority of the project. Some blocks were put into place in 2009, but Navy officials said NAS Whidbey recently received funding to complete the project this year. Brooks released a questions and answers document Thursday in response to “so many records requests for the OLF project.” The Department of Historic Preservation does not have approval over Navy actions, Brooks states, but
does make the “initial determination on the effects of their undertakings on historic properties.” It is incumbent on the Navy and other federal agencies to consult with her office, federally recognized tribes and other consulting parties based on size and controversy, Brooks said. Brooks defines a consulting party as an individual or organization who would have some duties or participation under a Memorandum of Agreement. These could include Ebey’s Landing Trust Board or the National Park Service or the Island County Commissioners.
The public can get involved when an adverse effect is determined “and/ or there is sufficient public controversy.” Brooks added that the Navy should have a public meeting about this undertaking under Section 106 of the NHPA. “Ultimately it is the decision of the federal agency, but should they refuse we will consult with the Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,” Brooks said. “The agency can, however, refuse to have a public meeting and just request public comments. We would prefer a meeting that is strictly moderated.”
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Whidbey Island Naval Air Station is scheduled to resume flight carrier landing practices at Outlying Field in Coupeville in the late afternoons and early evenings of Monday, Jan. 6, and Thursday, Jan. 9. Residents living in Coupeville and around the OLF Coupeville should anticipate an increase in jet noise Jan. 6 and 9 because of landing practice
operations in preparation for combat deployments around the world, according to NAS Whidbey officials. Landing practices are driven by the Fleet Replacement Squadron student training curriculum and predeployment carrier EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler squadron flight qualifications. Schedules can fluctuate based on
weather, maintenance and operational requirements. A comment form is directly available at www.cnic.navy.mil/ content/dam/cnic/cnrnw/pdfs/ NASWIfactsheets/NASWI%20 Comment%20Form1.pdf Questions can be directed to NAS Whidbey Public Affairs Office at 360257-2286.