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Navy flights result in noise complaints

By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

Residents of the San Juan Islands, especially those living on the south side of Lopez and San Juan, probably think the name the Navy chose for its new EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft – Growler – is fitting.

Even though complaints from the San Juans represent less than 1 percent of the total noise complaints received at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, according to Mike Welding at NAS Whidbey, residents from as far away as Waldron Island are telling local media and the San Juan Lopez Center Tuesday Feb. 4 • 7:30pm duet of old time fiddle, guitar & vocals

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County Council that they are bothered by increased noise from the new planes, which are gradually replacing the 1970's era EA-6B Prowlers as the fleet's electronic warfare jets.

The naval air station is conducting its third environmental review in 10 years of noise and other impacts from thousands of landings and takeoffs conducted at Ault Field near Oak Harbor and the Outlying Landing Field near Coupeville. The EIS is prompted by the addition of 13 more EA-18Gs and a contract to train Australian pilots on the planes at NAS Whidbey.

The prior reviews were environmental assessments; this EIS is more extensive and is conducted under the more strict National Environmental Protection Act standards and rules.

The perception of increased noise and increased frequency of operations has generated more local complaints on Whidbey, and a citizen's group called Citizens of the Ebey’s Reserve for a

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Healthy, Safe and Peaceful Environment filed a lawsuit against the Navy in July.

The Navy suspended training flights for six months in 2013, but resumed them this month.

NAS Whidbey is a busy place. Last year, according to information supplied by the base, flight operations at Ault Field numbered close to 74,000, which includes ever y departure, landing and engine test. Field Carrier Landing Practices, often referred to as "touch and goes," numbered more than 15,000 at Ault Field and under 7,000 at OLF Coupeville in 2013.

The number of EA-18Gs ("VAQs" is the navy designation) will increase to 79 in 2014 and 92 in 2018. By 2016, all EA-6B Prowlers will be retired.

Because his residency district includes Lopez , closest in distance to the naval air station, Councilman Jamie Stephens has been informally designated as the council point man for NAS Whidbey, but all councilmen have received complaints and have relayed those complaints to the Navy.

"I'm supportive of the military," Stephens said, "but I want NAS Whidbey to work with our communities

The Football Officials Association, which covers all schools from 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B divisions in San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit and Island Counties, has officials working at each game in order to rate the teams and coaching staff. They rate each team in terms of sportsmanship on a grading scale from 1 to ten, with ten being the highest.

They take into account the attitude and respect shown toward game officials and

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Above: The winners of the John Trotto Sportsmanship Award. opponents as the determining factor. The football players and coaches at Lopez Island High School received the highest vote totals and were awarded the 2013 John Trotto Sportsmanship Award.

For info about School District athletics visit, www.lopezislandschool.org.

Community Calendar SAT, JAN 25 CLASS: iPad classes with Susan Young are back.

Two levels. Basic Users 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Advanced Users who have taken classes previously 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Each meets at Lopez Library. Fee $30 if paid by 1/13, $40

after 1/13. Pre-registration req’d. Call LIFRC 468-4117 or register online at www. lifrc.org.

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Letters

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Vote yes on M&O school levy

The Lopez School District’s replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy (M&O levy) will be on the Feb.

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11 ballot that we will receive in our mailboxes next week.

This levy replaces the current 4 year levy that expires at the end of 2014.

While the state legislature continues to be under a court ordered mandate to fully fund basic K-12 education in Washington state, this court ordered obligation has not been met.

Along with other school districts in the state, Lopez

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Security setting and privacies will be covered. Fee: $20 if paid by 1/13, $25 after 1/13. Pre-registration req’d. Call LIFRC 468-4117, or register online at www. lifrc.org.

THURS, JAN 30 FOOD: Evening Meal at School, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., at the Lopez School MultiPurpose Room. The Lopez Locavores invite the community to celebrate a feast of food from our local farmers, who supply us with the season’s best produce. Admission by donation, all are welcome.

Please consider bringing a non-perishable food donation for the Food Bank – this is the hungry time of year on our island.

TUES, FEB 4 MUSIC: Eli West and Brittney Haas Duet of old time fiddle, guitar & vocals, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center. Advanced tickets $13/adult $5/youth.

At the door $15/adult $7/ youth www.lopezcenter. org, PSR, Lopez Book Shop.

WEDS, FEB 5 EVENT: Zipper Dance: Partner Dancing Through Co-Leadership, 6 p.m., Lopez Center. Admission: by

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School District is dependent on these local levy dollars to operate our school.

This levy will continue to be at the maximum levy lid allowed, as was the expiring levy, covering approximately 23 percent of the school’s annual budget. Your vote is crucial for the operation of our school.

Please vote YES when your ballot arrives so we can meet the voter turnout requirement to validate the vote and so our students can continue to count on us to receive the support they need and deserve.

CAROL STECKLER Lopez Island

Yes for the levy We, as high school seniors, support the Lopez Island School and its methods of education. We feel that the staff of this school does its best to provide us, the students, with the tools that we need to succeed in the future.

There is an upcoming M&O levy on the Feb. 11 ballot and we strongly urge the people of Lopez Island to vote “Yes!” Failure to pass this levy will result in a 25 percent cutback of district funding. In other districts where a cutback of this magnitude has occurred, athletics and other extracurricular activities are the first programs to be slashed.

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SAT, FEB 8 MUSIC: Lane Langford and Friends Concerts, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center. Advanced tickets $13/adult 5/youth.

Tickets at the door $15/ adult $10/youth.

SUN, FEB 9 FOOD: Lopez Locavores Winter Film Series presents “American Meat,” 4:30 p.m., Port Stanley School. The movie is a solutions-oriented documentary looking beyond our current industrial meat production system, showing how the

Athletics and the “Farm to School” program are two of the factors that make this school so unique, and in losing them, we would lose the very identity of our school. I hope that the voters pass this levy so that this school can continue the high standard of education and individuality that it currently exhibits.

CHASE SCHOBER SAM HELLER FLETCHER MOORE SARAH REEVE DEREK CRAM Lopez Island

Hope to end the jet conflict When I joined the military the first thing I was told was “this is not a democracy, you do as you’re told and do not ask questions.” I fear the longer one lives under this mantra the more it becomes

AA Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Fridays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809

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OUTDOORS: Soggy Bottom Golf Tournament, brunch and sign-in at 10 a.m.; tee off at 11 a.m., Lopez Island Golf Course. Fundraiser for Lopez Island Hospice.

Contact Vaughan Williams to register: 468-2922 or vewilliams@centurytel. net

SAT, FEB 15 MUSIC: Joe Reilly and Allison Radell with Lopezians Jaime Cordova and Colin Doherty, 4 p.m., Lopez Center. Tickets: $15/adult $5/youth

a mindset. Witness the atrocities committed in the name of “just following orders.”

Unfortunately, change happens. The nature of war changes as does the nature of communities; as a community grows so does the need for peaceful co-existence.

One group cannot assume a business as usual attitude when that attitude puts a strain on the community in which said group resides which is exactly the case with the Whidbey NAS [Naval Air Station]. Loyalty and obedience are the driving force of the military. In a democracy one is called to question and speak out. When two opposing forces meet there is conflict. In a civilized society this can lead to lawsuits, again the case here. Hopefully, elected mediators can sort out the problem to the satisfaction of all. If not, the ill feelings will only increase which, in the end, serves no one.

One of the sounds of freedom is the sound of protest, in this case protest to the military excesses.

JACK PEDIGO Lopez Island

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Guest Column

A road map to living well with diabetes Contributed Photo/PIMC

Nurse and diabetes educator Joann Mayo prepares to test the blood-glucose level of a participant in a state-funded free diabetes class, at Peace Island Medical Center.

By Kristen Rezabek

Peace Island Medical Center was awarded a grant by the Washington Of fice of the Attorney General to provide three series of diabetes classes over the course of this next year.

"On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes" is a free program open to all persons with pre-diabetes and diabetes and their spouse/caregiver.

The next session starts Tuesday, Jan. 21, from noon to 2 p.m., at the

Skagit Community College classroom.

Taught by a dietitian/ diabetes educator and nurse/diabetes educator, topics include; meal planning, medication management, glucose management, physical activity, and disease prevention.

Special guest speakers include a pharmacist, ophthalmologist, and a physical therapist to address topics and answer questions and concerns.

The first session of six classes wrapped up before the holidays and participants received free blood pressure, blood cholesterol and A1C screening.

Results show participants in the class had a significant improvement in their A1C, a measure of their blood glucose levels.

Individuals also demon-

Replacement levy for Lopez School Submitted by Lopez Island School District

On or about Jan. 24, ballots will be mailed out to Lopez Island School District voters seeking consideration of a four-year replacement Maintenance and Operations school levy to replace the current levy that will expire in 2014.

The levy is an important part of the district’s overall school budgeting, and helps fund up to approximately one quarter of the district’s annual budget. It helps pay for the day-to-day operation of the school, and supplements the money the district receives from the state, federal government, and other non-tax sources to pay for education of its students. This levy will replace the current levy that expires in 2014. The new replacement levy will last for four years and will cover 2015-2018.

It is estimated to increase taxes on a $400,000 home a projected total of $24 in 2015 and up to $36 a year (over 2014) by 2018. This annual increase is to compensate for increased student enrollment and inflation. The total annual tax collection on a $400,000 house is projected to be approximately $292 in 2015, rising to $304

in 2018, from a current estimated $268.

The levy funds that the school district receives from this tax help pay for its ongoing educational programs in such areas as basic education (including additional board-approved staff beyond what the state pays for extracurricular activities, arts, athletics, enrichment), district-wide support and operations (including utilities, routine maintenance, custodial, etc.), food services (including farm-to-school), special education and bilingual, and student transportation. Levy funds may not be used for large capital improvements, such as proposed by the district last spring. Those projects are funded by bonds and the district has not yet determined when to again place a revised request for such bond funding before the voters.

This replacement levy provides important funding to the school district and is critical to the sustainability of many of the programs upon which Lopez students rely for their continued quality education. Contact district Superintendent Bill Evans at bevans@lopez.k12.wa.us, or 468-2292, for further information.

Abandoned fire extinguisher labeled 'suspicious'; bomb squad sent to San Juan

By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

This time it was an abandoned fire extinguisher that prompted the Washington State Patrol to send a bomb squad to San Juan Island.

Local authorities closed a portion of Second Street to traffic at about 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, after an abandoned and somewhat beat-up fire extinguisher was found on the sidewalk across the street from San Juan County Courthouse. Someone apparently placed the extinguisher near the base of a parking sign pole on the southwest side of the roadway.

Undersheriff Bruce Distler said photographs were taken of the fire extinguisher and sent to the state patrol, which then determined it to be "suspicious" in nature. Distler said the state ferry system rerouted one of its boats to pick up a state patrol bomb squad and that officers were expected to arrive in Friday Harbor at about 5 p.m. to inspect the extinguisher.

"We defer to the state patrol in these situations," he said.

It's the fourth time in the past four months that a so-called "suspicious package" has prompted the state

patrol to send a bomb squad to San Juan Island. The previous incidents include: an abandoned typewriter found at the gravel pit in mid-September, a package outside Friday Harbor Drug Store later that month, a suitcase by the Market Place parking lot in late October and a suspicious package by the US Customs headquarters at the Port of Friday Harbor in late December, which contained electrical equipment and wiring.

Like the fire extinguisher on Tuesday, the previous incidents were all treated as "suspicious," but none were armed with explosives.

strated improvement in their blood pressure and knowledge of how to better manage diabetes and improve their health.

All participants rated the class as very helpful in achieving control of their diabetes and preventing diabetes associated complications such as heart disease, kidney disease, eye damage and stroke.

There are 26 million people in the U.S. with diabetes and, of those, seven million are undiagnosed. In addition, another 79 million people have pre-diabetes, a condition that increases their risk of developing diabetes.

Diabetes affects 27 percent of people age 65 and older. Diabetes increases the risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and nerve damage, but these

complications may be prevented or minimized by making lifestyle changes in diet, physical activity and medications.

On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes aims to help people get the information they need and feel empowered to make positive changes, and to improve their health.

The class series will repeat again on May 6.

For more information about the class or to register, call 360-317-6250 or email jmayo2@peacehealth.org.

— Editor's note: Kristen Rezabek is a professional dietitian and diabetes educator, and executive director of Nutrition First, a San Juan Island-based nonprofit.

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SJ resident missing after plane crash off California coast

By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

A part-time resident of San Juan Island is believed to have died when his airplane crashed off the coast of Pismo Beach, Calif., Tuesday afternoon, according to

The San Luis Obispo News Tribune.

Tony Cipolla of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s office said that unidentified human remains and a wallet with David B. Casey’s identification were found about one mile offshore, near the site

of the crash. Casey is a parttime resident of California and San Juan Island, with a home and airplane hanger on Cessna Avenue, near Roche Harbor Resort airstrip. He reportedly has not been seen in the Roche Harbor area for several months.

Federal Aviation Administration records list David Casey, 63, and Timothy J. Casey of Avila Beach, Calif, as co-builders of the aircraft, a single-engine Morrisey 2150, made from a kit.

According to the Tribune, witnesses heard a plane fly-

ing low overhead and saw a splash in the ocean about a mile off-shore on the afternoon of Jan. 14, at about 2:15 p.m. One witness reportedly heard an explosion. Pismo Beach is roughly 100 miles north of Santa Barbara.

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and human remains, Cipolla said a search-and-recovery team found an airplane seat in the area of the crash.

Authorities believe the plane went down in an area where the depth of water is about 80 feet.

Nearly a half-dozen agencies were called in to help search for the wreckage and the pilot of the plane. Cipolla said authorities have spoken with members of the Casey family but no other information about David Casey or his whereabouts are available at this time.

Get first shot at county parks’ camping The San Juan County Parks department is continuing its “residents only” opportunity to pre-reserve campsites at county parks.

This year, the popular County Parks program offers residents a chance to make prime-time summer camping reservations between Jan. 13 and Feb. 27.

This offer is available for camping at San Juan, Odlin (Lopez), and Shaw Island county parks and the county fairgrounds R.V. campsites. Camping reser vations for the general public will begin March 1.

All three of the county campgrounds are located on the waterfront, with spectacular views, beautiful beaches, and small-craft boat launches. The county fairgrounds offers R.V. camping with water and electrical hook-ups, close proximity to downtown Friday Harbor and a public beach. Proof of residency will be required (verifiable local address and phone number, driver’s license, or voter registration).

Additional information is available on the county parks website: sanjuanco. com/Parks/camping.aspx.

County residents can email (parks@sanjuanco.com) or call 378‑8420 for a reservation form.

Hospitals now required to disclose health care policies

By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

Responding to a directive from Gov. Jay Inslee, the Department of Health enacted new rules, effective Jan. 23, 2014, that bring any change of control of a hospital under the Certificate of Need process and require hospitals to fully disclose policies for end-of-life care and reproductive care.

The new rules are another response to questions raised in 2012 by women’s health care activist Monica Harrington and others about the provision of services by Peace Island Medical Center, a Catholic Church-affiliated hospital that receives about $1 million per year from property taxes paid to the San Juan County Public Hospital District.

Harrington believes that the state constitution and state law preclude provision of public funds to a health care institution that restricts access to health care based upon the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services issued by the Catholic Church.

Some of Harrington’s contentions were supported by a 2013 Attorney General’s opinion issued in response to a request from state Sen. Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas).

The new rules require hospitals to obtain approval under the Certificate of Need process whenever a “change of control” occurs, whether that change is a result of sale, purchase, lease, affiliation, corporate restructuring, merger or other arrangement. Several previous hospital mergers, such as the acquisition of Swedish Hospital by Providence Health Services, have avoided state oversight by claiming the takeover was an “affiliation.”

The rules also require hospitals within 60 days to “sub-

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to limit flights that go overpeople's houses at night."

Stephens has visited the base and communicated the recent concerns of Lopezians, some of whom have told him of more overflights and a "different sound" from the new planes.

"I've heard complaints from all the islands," said Councilman Rick Hughes. "I support the military mission on Whidbey, but I also want to make sure the naval base is considerate of their neighbors."

Welding acknowledges that the EA-18Gs have a different sound than the EA-6B Predators. He doesn't think the decibel level is higher, but admits the more powerful EA-18G engines have a "lower frequency" that may be more noticeable and that the more powerful engines and the shock wave from the planes may rattle windows more than previously. People on Whidbey Island have complained of broken glass after EA-18Gs have roared over their homes.

"We perform a critical mission at NAS Whidbey," Welding said, but he also acknowledges that a full-scale environmental impact statement is important to both the

base and the community. "We are studying various alternative actions and schedules, and we'll have a full EIS for review and comment in 2015," said Ted Brown, public affairs officer with the Fleet Force Command in Norfolk, Va., which is conducting the EIS. Even though the Navy has held three community scoping meeting for the EIS, Welding says the base still wants to hear from local citizens who are affected by the aircraft. Comments and noise complaints should be provided to NAS Whidbey at (360) 257-6665, or via email:comments. NASWI@ navy.mil. For other questions and information, call NAS Whidbey Island Public Affairs Office at (360) 257-2286.

mit to the department their policies related to access to care” in the areas of admission, non-discrimination, end of life care and reproductive health care. After review by the DOH, each hospital must post the policies on its web site.

Harrington responded in a written statement, “The rule changes are an important first step, but they don’t go far enough, especially given the Catholic institutions’ long and now well-documented pattern of obfuscation and secrecy with respect to reproductive and end-of-life issues.”

Harrington concluded, “We’ll get there because it’s the right thing to do and because the central argument of the opposition – that three unelected religious bishops should control health care policy for half the state, even in taxsupported facilities – is dangerous and disrespectful to patients and offensive to the vast majority of Washington voters and taxpayers. Besides, of course, being unconstitutional.”

In a press release issued by the ACLU, Leah Rutman, policy counsel, said, “Significant changes are necessary to make sure that religious restrictions do not limit patients’ access to health care. A comprehensive review and revision of state health regulatory programs is needed. The State of Washington has a responsibility to ensure access to best care and medical services for all its residents.”

“We appreciate the work that the Governor and the Department of Health have done, but the new disclosure regulations do not go far enough to protect patient access,” said Rachel Berkson, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Washington. “If we want to address potential gaps in access to care, we need to look for some more solutions.”

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Orcas home invader to stand trial

By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

An Orcas Island man accused of breaking into a Rosario-area home and demanding money at gunpoint from the couple who live there is slated to stand trial on a trio of felonies in early March.

On Jan. 3, Bradley Kenneth Stoner, 25, pleaded not guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to first-degree attempted robbery, first-degree burglary and to second-degree assault.

If convicted of the most serious of the three offenses, first-degree attempted robbery, a Class A felony, he would face maximum penalties of life in prison, a $50,000 fine, or both.

Stoner, who turned himself in at the sheriff's office in Eastsound Dec. 23, the day after the alleged home invasion occurred, remains in custody in Island County jail pending trial. Bail was set at $10,000.

According to prosecutors, Stoner wore a black hooded sweatshirt and a red bandana that covered his face,

and was armed with a rifle, an AK-47, when he broke into the couple's Geiser's Way home at about 10:30 p.m. He allegedly pointed the weapon and demanded money from the man that lives there, who reportedly recognized the would-be robber by his voice.

Moments later, when the bandana fell from his face as he racked the weapon, authorities claim that Stoner then fled from the home, having been recognized by his voice and by sight by both the man and the woman at the home.

The couple has reportedly been acquainted with Stoner since he was five years old, according to court documents.

Authorities recovered an AK-47 ammunition cartridge from the floor of the home.

Class B felonies, firstdegree burglary and second-degree assault carry maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both; however, the standard range of sentencing set by the state is typically 4-12 months in jail.

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$500 saves the sculpture SJC Sheriff Nou responds

Fundraising co-chairmen Russel Barsh and Scott Rozenbaum announced today that they are just $500 short of their goal for purchasing Tamara Shane’s dramatic copper and wood sculpture “Recycles of Life” which has been temporarily installed in Lopez Village overlooking Fisherman Bay. The fundraising drive has been extended

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to Jan. 31 in the hope that the last dollars can still be raised.

“We are 75 percent to the finish line,” says Barsh, whose nonprofit organization Kwiaht originally commissioned the sculpture for a series of public art installations that began in June 2012. He explains that materials and installation for such a large work can exceed half the total cost. “A public art installation of this quality in Seattle would cost much, much more,” he adds.“This is a bargain for Lopez.”

Donations can still be made through Jan. 31 by using the Donate button on Kwiaht’s website (www. kwiaht.org/donate.htm), or by mailing a check to Kwiaht, Post Office Box 415, Lopez Island, WA, 98261.

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to Christmas Eve incident Submitted By San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou

On Christmas Eve deputies were involved in a traffic stop in Friday Harbor that involved a hay ride of Christmas carolers and ultimately a heated and disturbing confrontation that has triggered great concern and emotion in our community.

I have been hesitant to make more than general public statements about the incident because I felt it important to ensure that anything I said was based on a complete and accurate understanding of the events. Today, in response to requests from the media and the parties involved, I am releasing copies of documents, including the officer's incident reports, audio from the radio dispatch call, and others.

There are a number of facts that the parties involved agree upon: • The stop occurred at 5:40 p.m. near the ferry landing.

•Deputy Menjivar stopped a truck that was pulling a trailer, which carried several children and adults. The taillights on the trailer were not

working, and he had a justified concern about the safety of the passengers.

• The driver got out of the truck immediately when stopped and approached the deputy quickly.

• When Deputy Menjivar became concerned that the situation was getting out of control, he called for backup.

• There was no violence or use of force, however voices were raised and some of the children present understandably became upset.

• After the call for backup, Deputy Korth arrived on the scene less than two minutes after the initial stop, and the situation calmed down.

Contrary to one report, no one was ordered to get off the wagon or lined up against a storefront or wall.

• Deputy Korth followed the hay wagon to its destination to ensure its safe arrival.

• The incident lasted less than 15 minutes.

• No citation was issued.

The dispute in this case concerns the actions of Deputy Menjivar, the driver of the truck, and others on the scene. The confrontation began almost immediately after the stop.

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In his report, Deputy Korth stated that when he arrived on the scene (within two minutes of the time Menjivar initially radioed in to report the stop) the driver of the truck was shouting at Deputy Menjivar and stated he would not provide his driver’s license and vehicle registration to Menjivar.

According to Korth's report, 4-5 other people at the scene were gathered around or approaching Menjivar, shouting and making derisive comments, including insulting remarks about his ethnicity.

This was an extraordinary and stressful situation, but one that the public expects our law enforcement officers to deal with professionally.

Deputies are trained to call for backup as soon as it appears necessary. Deputy Menjivar did that promptly, and by accounts from both sides, Deputy Korth did an excellent job of separating the contentious parties and defusing the tension after he arrived.

Several facts remain in dispute. The primary area of concern is how and why the situation became so volatile so quickly before the second deputy arrived, and how each deputy reacted and responded to the stress of the confrontation.

I have asked several times publicly for witnesses to come forward. Reportedly several witnesses may have photographs or cell phone video of the incident. To date, no one has come forward. I plan to talk with additional witnesses, and will consider all of the evidence before I make a final decision on what administrative action to take in this case. Our own internal review is not yet complete.

I am working with the county council and the county manager, as well as the professionals in and outside of my department to ensure that we have all of the appropriate training for our deputies, and that clear channels of communication with the community remain open.

The men and women of the San Juan County Sheriff's Office, who enforce the law and protect the public safety, live here, work here and many are raising children here. Community trust is essential for the health of our agency and the effectiveness of the Sheriff’s Office. I am mindful that trust must be earned every day.

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It is easy to understand why James and Nicole Coddington are increasingly comfortable with learning to expect the unexpected.

After a dozen years together, the Orcas Island

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In addition to a newborn son, James said the couple has been on the receiving end of a string of good fortune and countless “blessings” ever since the baby was conceived, on Easter, and they decided to “surrender to the universe”.

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“He’s brought us an amazing amount of luck in so many different ways.”

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January 10, 2014, was Orientation Day for the tenth anniversary session of the LSJI professional development program. This first of 12 sessions was held at Harrison House of Friday Harbor.

A gourmet breakfast and scrumptious lunch nourished both students and staff, with gratitude to the caterer. Ron Zee and Jim Skoog (co-founders) shared the history of LSJI’s begin-

nings and progression.

With over 120 alumni to its credit, the positive impact on professional development locally is increasing.

This year’s co-directors are Lee Taylor, Tara Dalton, and Morgan Meadows, representing program support on San Juan, Lopez, and Orcas islands respectively. After introduction activities and an overview of the next five months, the cohort engaged in animated dialogue regard-

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already living on the planet.

They underscored that decision on Valentine’s Day, agreeing that James would have a vasectomy. And he did.

End of story? Not by a long shot. Evidently, the universe had something else in mind.

On Jan. 2, at 7:16 p.m., Nicole gave birth to the couple’s first and only child, Michael Victor Coddington, at University Hospital in Seattle. So much for family planning.

“You could say it’s mostly my fault,” James said. “I was supposed to have my sperm level checked but a couple friends who’d had it done told me that it wasn’t really necessary, that you don’t need to do it and that it would all be okay. So I didn’t.”

Weighing in at 7 pounds and 13 ounces, and 21

inches in length, Michael arrived in this world after an arduous 38 hours of labor and about a week past his due date (Christmas Day).

“It was rough,” she said.

“I’m just glad to be on the other side.”

And the couple are way beyond glad that forces other than themselves apparently were at work in determining the future size of their family.

“He’s just cute as a button,” Nicole said of her newborn son. “He’s so adorable, so precious. You can go ahead and call it the universe but it feels like there was some kind of higher power at work to make it happen. Now it feels so right.”

Born on the second day of 2014, little Michael earns the distinction of being the first baby of the year born to parents living in San Juan County. It’s the second year in a row that San Juan County’s first baby was born on Jan. 2.

With Michael as the first baby of the year, the Coddingtons, who moved

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First Baby of 2014: Michael Victor Coddington

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At left; Back Row: A. Saxe; R. Parsins; G. Withers; D. Harsh; J. Parker; E. Derzay; T. Whalen. Middle Row: G. Graham; P. Long; P. Green; C. Gutierrez; J. Murphy; L. Williams; A. Eltinge. Front Row: L. Taylor (Co-director); H. Gladstone; L. Orton; J. Bolwinkle-Smith; T. Hayes.

(Missing from photo: K. Pascuito). ing leadership qualities and methods, including an introduction to systems thinking and mental models. Steven Hushebeck, treasurer and cohost for the day, assisted the cohort members with finalizing documents. Executive Committee Chair, Gretchen Krampf, concluded the session with a preview of the upcoming Use of Self retreat, to be delivered at Heartwood House in Eastsound on Jan. 24 Participants will then discover more about their personal leadership styles, and engage in various processes of facilitative learning, building group cohesion and diving deeper into session goals.

Friday’s session ended by 1:30 p.m. and Cohort X was off to an exhilarating start.