South Whidbey Record, June 25, 2014

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COER leader ordered to stay away from Windermere realtor By JANIS REID South Whidbey Record A district court commissioner has ordered that jet noise critic Michael Monson stay away from South Whidbey Windermere Realtor Joe Mosolino. The order for protection from harassment was requested June 6 but was made final Friday.

Court Commissioner Linda Kipling ordered Monson to refrain from contacting Mosolino, and he must stay 300 feet from Mosolino’s residence and 30 feet from his person at all times, according to court documents. Monson has been critical of Mosolino for leaking what he considered confidential information on the Whidbey NewsTimes website in January.

An increasingly vocal opponent of the Navy’s touch-and-go operations at Outlying Field Coupeville, Monson claims that his brokerage, Windermere, did not offer him a noise disclosure to sign when he purchased his home near the field. However, upon reviewing his file, Windermere Realtors SEE REALTOR, A10

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Geology buffs to seek tsunami data By JANIS REID South Whidbey Record

lawn. One vendor drawing lots of interest from organizers is the Lunch Box, a rolling food trailer that has been on Whidbey Island for years. Janae Cameron and husband Kelly Cameron, wood turners by trade and owners of Turncoat Wood Goods, bought the trailer and are trying a program to

Each year there are 317 earthquakes within 35 miles of Coupeville. This factoid, offered by local oceanographer Jim Rich, shows the instability of Whidbey Island’s geologic makeup. While most of these earthquakes are too small to notice, if an event is large enough it could trigger local landslides and even tsunamis. “The one thing you don’t want to do is overstate the threat,” Rich said. “You don’t want to understate it either. You want to hit it right on the head.” Rich, a volunteer with the county’s Department of Emergency Management, presented this information to county commissioners this month as part of a push to research Whidbey Island’s history of tsunamis. A team comprised of local scientists and volunteers, along with state and national experts, will be starting research in Crescent Harbor and Dugualla Bay July 8-17. “This is big,” said Eric Brooks, deputy director of the Department of Emergency Management.

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Emily Wandress, Victor Ramos and Laura Hudson with their mascot and dog, Marv, will be at the Clinton Thursday Market every week serving food out of the Lunch Box trailer.

Seasonal Thursday market to include new space, vendors By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record Big changes are coming to the Clinton Thursday Market when it opens for the third year next week. The market, perhaps best known for its flower selection, will move closer to the ferry at the Clinton Community Hall. Market organizers hope the location switch will increase visibility and accessibility for travelers and commuters.

“People can walk from the ferry,” said Carol Flax, the market coordinator. “Maybe people from the other side will walk on. It’s so convenient.” With about a week before opening, Flax said 15 vendors are signed up for the entire season from July 3 to Aug. 28, and an estimated 10 more are likely to appear periodically. Wares, goods, farm-fresh produce, flowers and food will be in abundance at the little market, with vendors taking space inside the hall, in the parking lot and on the


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